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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Jon Deficit B status face fair board AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY elections were part of the annual meeting Monday Seated in the centre is the newlyelected president Brent Marshall with secretary treasurer John Rowe on the left and first vice- president Brian Evans on the right Four new directors on the board of 18 are pictured with them Maggie Hall Bill Irene Swackhamcr and Earl Steckley Brent Marshall heads fair board executive Acton fairs new status a fair and the loss Incurred this year were main subjects of discussion at the annual meeting of Acton Agricultural Society The meeting was held In Knox church hall Monday evening The challenge of the B fair requiring certain high standards ana the problems of the deficit produced pride and promises from directors as they reported on the year Changes were promised by Incoming president Brent Marshall We lost a lot of Issues The executive com will be closely con cerned with money He said he felt other organ in town which benefit from the fair are not aware of the board s problems They make hay on our sweat Were helping them but they re not helping us They are not really aware of the financial picture He said one group will be helping with a big fund to try to offset the deficit The new president ad raising prixe money Wo can stop now He said he would also ex a lot more of the ladles board He challenged the older members to keep up with what they call the young people Ho hopes to generate excitement among a hard working group We are not a small time fair any more said outgoing president Russell Murray It takes organization thinking arguing trying to decide what Is best He pointed out classes and prize money must still be revised and reports made before Acton officially Is Class We re the best of the Class C fairs now we re at the bottom of fairs Secretary treasurer John said Acton has qualified for three years in a row for status with 50 prize money In breeding classes New grants will cover half the prize money Mr con on the excellent financial report prepared Municipal which included recent capital expenditures well as all the current figures Actual expense for 1977 totalled 758 M and receipts making a deficit of 106 13 This in eludes the provision of some capital assets The annual report included 17 pages of figures Additions this year amounting to S3 16 in elude poultry pens bus repairs purchase of a mimeograph machine cement for poultry bam supplies for the horse pull and wiring as well as over spent for wood for different projects Grants totalled With a bank loan all prize money has been paid Past president Ken Murray wants each member to bring a name of a the next meeting He told the young people to thin how long the fair would last without the past presi dents The fair keeps getting bigger with fewer people to do it he declared We vo finally done It Irene commented on rank Weve thought about It for many year Ladies board president Cobham said the women had decided the next prize lists would do for two years and asked for more members Speaking for the Spot in the Park Steve Lister said despite its loss this year it should be carried on 10 was handled but rain on two days was unfortunate If expenses could be trimmed It could be profitable Brian Hammond pointed out the fiddlers contest is finally starting to grow Ken Murray reported cattle was one area that had to grow for class Facilities and room are needed Overcrowding in home crafts and hobbles concerned director Bill Thompson He wondered what could be done to house all the school work Moggie Hall spoke of the need lor help for Miss Acton air and entertainment commit tees An Arts Council grant was received this year but it s a one shot grant She said entertainment Is needed as well as the Miss Acton Fair show on the Friday night Others reported on good success in their categories fair weekend mentioning need for space good entries and rainy weather An unexpected bbill of for a transformer in the park was discussed and deferred Donations were approved to Knox church 25 to the Cancer Society to St John Ambulance and to the Boy Scouts Delegates and Miss Acton Fair were authorized to at tend the annual fairs convent ion In February in Toronto This years fair dates were officially announced Sept is IB and Brent Marshall pre sented with the presidents plaque Monday night as he was elected president of the Acton Agricultural Society He has been vicepresident Tor two years Past president Russell Murray formally handed over the plaque First to Mr Marshall was his grandfather R Davidson a life member who has been attending fair annua meet ings for years Brian was named first vicepresident and Bill second vicepresident Newcomers to the board are Irene Swackhamer the fair s secretary treasurer for many years and three assoc late directors Maggie Hall Earl Steckley and Bill Others returned to office are Stephen Lister Keith Ait ken Paul Thompson Cathy Lasby Murray Wallace Brian Hammond Swackhamer Robert Mur ray Ted Brown Bert Robert son and McEachern John will again act as secretary treasurer with his salary to be reviewed at the end of next year and In creased if possible Assistant ag rep Mark Leahy conducted the election Consider plowing Continued from Page 1 The building committee passed a recommendation that the construction of the addition begin no later than 1981 addition a by law will be prepared to allocate money from lot levies the next three years In marked for the expansion from lot levies and 291 from 1979 lot levies will go IntolheaddlUonpot The final year I960 a total of 314 will be set aside It was also decided the town will have a policy of putting money raised from the sate of surplus municipal proper In a special reserve fund to help Cay for the administration expansion At the same meeting the committee rejected the idea of adding to the municipal building in stages A suggestion architect Don who made plans for expansion of the building in 1976 be requested to come up with a staging formula for expansion was also rejected The plan would have seen come with a staging formula wit estimated costs making engineering and planning facilities priorities for the first stage of expansion The rejected study wnsn to cost more than All recommendations will be sent to the next council meeting for consideration NOW OPEN Chiropractic Clinic Tom Thompson Intho BUILDING ICQ St North Acton 8533460 250 damages to two cars A car driven by Agnes Miller Nerval Jan Churchill uary IB at p m Hal ton N received an estimated regional police report The damage after It was in Miller vehicle received collision with a car driven by in estimated damage NATURES EMPORIUM If Jumbo ma PR Natural 100 capiulei VITAMIN S745 Thu IF CowdWa 1955 MAIN ST GLEN WILLIAMS Natural Foods Cheeses Continued from Page 1 clearing and doesn t have the equipment or man power to clear all the walks He added children still wolk on the road even in summer conceded there much can be done about teenagers who insist on walking on the road but little children would walk on side walks If there snow covering them In response to Serjeant sons queries Austin said it costs quite a bit for proper sidewalk clearing machines 13 to each It worth it declared Councillor Mike Armstrong said council has been avoiding tackling the snowy sidewalk issue for years and could get away with it because recent winters haven t been too severe He noted the town has a by law requiring property owners to clear snow off the walks in front of then- homes but the town anyone to enforce it Armstrong added it is hard to enforce a by law like that against a senior citizen with health problems or a disabled person Another problem he has noticed merchants have their parking lots plowed out and dump snow on top of the sidewalk He called for an Invest of the of buying proper machines and man power costs for sidewalk Restrict parking Councillor George wants the town to consider imposing parking restrictions on Churchill Road South He said Monday at Ha I ton Hills works committee there arc problems with traffic moving freely when cars are parked on both sides of the street Engineer Robert Austin will examine the situation and report back to com Police check Hal ton Regional Police are on the look out for a car which left the scene of a twocar collision In a parking lot on Mill Street East Saturday The vehicle owned by Muriel J Burns of Bower Ave was parked facing east when another auto hit It on rfght rear fender The left the site Police estimate damage to the Burns vehicle to be 100 clearing in Acton and Georgetown Councillor George Malt by joined him suggesting costing be done on snow removal operations for sidewalks which arc busy such as those leading to schools said he was sure the town could enforce a side walk snow removal bylaw like those in other municl and still take into account alder people culties He warned machines and staff will be a tremendous cost for sidewalk clearing Austin noted mony are rescind side walk snow removal bylaws because they are unenforce able He added many are like Halton Hills by laws full of good Intent but impossible to enforce said with all the people unemployed maybe the own should hire some to clear the sidewalks THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authertud at Second Oat Mail Registration Number NORTHrSIARl The first shoe specifically designed with federation and school standards in mindl FED SPORT Other Stylet 795 to 1695 Non Marking Rubber Sole with a Multi Directional Sole Design Providing Maximum Grip on Varied Surfaces In designing FED SPORT we have achieved maximum performance for both Indoor and outdoor use The uppers made in quality leather or suede combine maximum flexibility with the traditional durability of real leather FED SPORT THE ONLY SHOE RECOMMENDED BY THE CANADIAN FEDERATION OF PROVINCIAL SCHOOL ATHL ASSOCIATIONS FOR SCHOOL ATHLETIC USE SHOES Downtown Acton SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED