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Reed returns surplus after election battle The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 1977 3 Block contact people GEORGE ELLIOTT of Eden House sold tickets on a rug he hooked himself at the Eden House tea and craft sale Public sale The former pumping station on Main Street Acton will be ottered for sale by public lender Hills finance committee mended Monday night The selling price will not be less than a price established by the town planner and clerk admin The disposition of the land was discussed at a public meeting In Robert Little School Acton November Julian Reed MPP for the riding of Halton Burlington returned 397 to his riding office after a subsidy he received in the last provincial election Reed spent against receipts of In the June election an election which cost him 343 more than his last election in September Reed was able lo return the to his riding office after a subsidy His cam advertising cost and he received in contributions of more lhan Gifts of included those from Rex George town Ted Burlington Ontario Ltd George town and Acton Burlington Burl ington South and area provincial candidates spent anywhere between and 30 to win seats in the June election and they defeated some well financed rivals in the process An expensive campaign was mounted by the I re gressive Conservative can for Halton Burlington George Gray Gray spent His deficit of was made up by the subsidy Gray received a 1 gift from Peter G Lush and As some 800 of which was returned under low He had numerous gifts of 500 the limit for donations William Johnson New Democratic Party candidate spent 9 against receipts of He returned 736 to the riding association Financial returns filed with the Commission on Election Contributions and Expenses show area candidates raised hefty amounts of cash yet often spent more than their receipts But the sub sidy enabled them to return a surplus to their respective riding associations The returns of some area candidates were still able when last week dead line passed but they are ex peeled to arrive early this week The law requires the records to be postmarked no later than last Thursday Transportation Minister Jfm Snow report is due Runner up In Liberal Walt Elliott spent with a surplus of 1 while Doug Black spent and finished with a 6 11B Ineachcasc the surplus wcnl the riding association Environment Minister George Kerr raised to more than offset his 29 715 in expenses The 3 270 surplus plus a subsidy of per it ted him to return a healthy 11 to the PC riding association Kerr had total buttons of including for contributions in excess of 100 Campaign vertlsing cost 3 Gifts of came from Livingston Construction Ltd Burlington Consult Toronto O and Associates Agin court James F McLaren Ltd Wlllowdale King Paving and Materials Ltd Hunter Drums Ltd Burlington Other donations were re ceived from Ltd Burlington Con trading Lid Burlington Burlington Acres Consulting Services Toronto TV Appliance Ltd Camp- bcllvilic Ainsley and As sociates Ltd Holland ChcvOlds Burling ton Also Rolling Lands Ltd Phillips Planning Burlington Mayolte Ltd Thunder Bay Brant wood Manor and Nursing Homes Burlington Dallov Holdings Ltd Burlington Moyer Dicbel Rex dale Seaway Mult Corp Ltd Toronto Heart Lake Development Ltd Bramp ton At water Development Ltd Burlington Monarch Construction Ltd Willow dale and Knox Martin Krctch Ltd Burlington also contributed Kerrs cam To improve cations members of the bus iness community will all be contacted eventually by a contact person The new system was talked about at the meeting of Business Association Wednesday There are about 65 businesses In town If these were split Into areas one person would be responsible for getting In touch with tho people In each area Each person would contact six or eight business people The system could be used for information advertising and to get a better sampling of opinions Ed Wood dreamed up he Beard more rental from towni Rental of parcels of land reclaimed as a result of the fl dredging of Fairy Lake i increasing from a token sum paid at present to 600 1978 The town has been paying Beardmore the amount since at least 1970 when last agreement was drawn up In that agreement the town paid all taxes on the lands while in the new agreement is liable Tor ail taxes plan and all present agreed to try Members discussed their advertising plans for the next year deciding they would probably have five or six flyers and at least 12 block ads in the Free Press a year As Wayne Ruse explained the merchants are looking image by advertising together THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized ai Second Clan Mall Postal on May cut hydro to resident who owes WEARING LOOK alike outfits are Evelyn Near and her children Lisa three and Raymond five as they call on Santa Claus Mrs Near made the family set Halton nurses meet postponed For the second time in as many weeks the Halton branch of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario has been forced to cancel a meeting to be held in George town because of inclement weather The meeting scheduled for November 28 was postponed to December and then can celled again Dr C A Thompson and J A Panabaker were to be the guest speakers at the meeting to be held at George town Hospital The meeting has now been notified police last week that One Aclon hydro customer on an equalized billing plan has been sending N S checks to pa his a month and hydro can in touch with him to straighten the matter out When hydro worker go to the door there is no answer nor is there any reply to letters sent to him grant held over A request from Acton Centennial Atom Hockey Tournament association for was held over by Hills finance commit tet Monday night The request will be con in the 78 grants budget The tournament will not be held until March Thefts in town Ransom St res dent They had a problem with this customer before and he come in with assurances there was enough money to The lo the customer a registered letter telling him dear up his accounts hargtne for the hint same envelope as the billings Aclon charges nothing in the Total cost for the books will FRONTIER FLORIST GARDEN CENTRE LTD R R 2 WaatotRockwooil FLORAL DESIGNS FOR ALL OCCASIONS WE A LARGE SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS PLANTS CYCLAMEN AZALEAS MIXED PLANTERS CHRISTMAS AND CEMETERY WREATHS TROPICAL AND FLOWERING PLANTS SPECIALISTS IN PERSONALIZED ARRANGEMENTS FRESH SILK AND DRIED FLOWERS 3 Experienced Designers To Serve You Ft In Acton MBit OPEN DAYS A WEEK CHRISTMAS HOURS the thicks an paid up fuce being cut off They port of his b II cash planned to check with the law He now owes and to find the amount of lime will be receiving another bill they I to ve to settle soon to raise that figure to affairs around In another related It just seem air matter thctommiss on voted said one oner to propose an to can run up a their basic depos to from bill lock up the house and Georgetown charges leave for with no heat Seasons BUD KENTNER Motor Vehicle Licence Office 3 Victoria Avenue MILL STREET ENTRANCE Motor deposit for an electrically healed house meaning all houses pay the same deposit Conservation The commission voted to purchase energy con books called Worth Watching from the govern mini and send them out in the be about 200 So many people beef about the hydro but they don I make one effort lo conserve noled chairman 8222361 postponed until sometime in January Town helps out parking authority tolen skin blanket a thermos and a bag of maps from his car while it was parked at the rear of a local hotel Police report the man had left his vehicle unlocked Another Acton resident reports her snow shovel was stolen from the front porch of her home The town is going to help the Halton Hills Parking Authority out of some of financial difficulties Hallon Hills works commit tee approved charging the Parking Authority only for coin handling Instead of the required fee of 950 Last March the Parking Authority asked the lown lo pay for the coin handling along with for auditing fees for the storage and repair area Acton Citizens Band and Georgetown Choral Society Presents A fan Music for Band and Chorus SUNDAY DECEMBER 8 pm MACKENZIE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL Admission Free W InqlU Wish your friends season greetings in the special day Greetings section of The Free Press Citation Dishwasher Separated rcossod hi cord connect on selected cycles ra f nal rinse water to 140 degrees automat colly Twn spray arms one for each rack REGULAR S4 449 UuC