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Elections annual report at St meeting The annual vestry meeting of St Albans Anglican Church was held on Sunday immediately following the morning service with about voting parishioners in attend The Rector the Rev Ewing gave his report for the past year and then the election of officers took place Officers for ore rector warden Grant Puncheon people warden Dave Hunter deputy warden Mary Anderson lay delegates to Synod Pearl Alice Duby and Bert Gould alternate lay delegates Marie and Laura treasurer Pat Secretory parish council George La ma Clarke Cindy Blades Coulson Pitt Rick Mills Bill Denny Rick Tetrord Vic John Last Marie Ttrry Bridge Creasey Bill Landry Alice Bridge Ken Terry Mosaics Lois Joyce Financial report and fore cast for were presented by the wardens and discussed by the congregation and all look forward to another good year at St Congregational meeting at Trinity Sunday An unusually long annual meeting was held Sunday by the congregation of Trinity United Church As well as the usual business and budget a new constitution was debated and approved The meeting began after Legion news Norton l the church service broke for lunch and resumed again afterward Toddlcre were cared for in the church but older children played in the during the time of the meeting Bill Coots presented the by Horry Norton That last week of January was sure a humdinger and a I though the sun is shining now and the roads are open again we will all remember the blizzard of 197B Tor a long time There were tragedies and near tragedies throughout a major port of North America related to the late January storm and as you all know Comrade Frank Toth was in in a serious accident during the worst part of the storm while trying to get someone else out of trouble The Free Press will have details in another section of this paper but I am sure that ill Legion members as well as all members of the com munity hope and pray for speedy recovery for Frank The Ladies Auxiliary an banquet is over the ground hog will soon be hunting for his shadow and Pancake Tuesday Is just around the corner Can spring be far behind Looking out our front window I can see the cars going by for the snow piled on the side of the high way and it is hard to imagine that seven weeks from now spring will be here and a whole new cycle of life will be starting Cnbboge and some other activities were cancelled because of the weather this past week but there are lots of things lined up for the days ahead Don forget the adult skating party on Friday Feb 3 at hours and the family on Sunday Feb from hours on Food will be available both Friday night and on Sunday after If you have not signed up for the Legion Curling on Sunday Feb you better get your name on the list Last week we mentioned the Pee Wee Hockey to be held in Acton on the weekend of Feb and 2G and Allan Hall and Kerwin have their plans pretty well firmed up for this Annual Tournament sponsored by the Acton Legion There will be 16 teams competing all over the province with one team coming from St Marie Bill Cook is looking for goal judges Bob needs help to collect at the arena door as the games will be played night all day Saturday and Sunday till 15 hours Anyone willing to help should contact any of the four men mentioned as lots or help at the arena and at the Legion at meal time will be required Just so you know it is not all work and no play at the Legion the entertainment committee has lined up outstanding bands and groups so members and their guests can cut a rug on Friday and Saturday nights On Friday Feb in the lounge the ever popular Bob and Corey will be entertaining and on Saturday BJ Wright will be swinging in the auditorium The Camilla Show band Jack and the Country Dees will be playing in the auditor later In the month and in the lounge we will be having Roe and the raw constitution Renovations in church basement were approved A wall will removed between two rooms folding doors installed committee had been working on proposal wlnth wis presented Hob Hart New Unified Board members elected are Crawford Caswell Gloria Coils Comfort lltssler Lloyd Dive Salt and Ken Slanij begin a three year term There arc it on the Hoard Link wis trustee to fill Chartered Jims will the books Bob Hart expressed tht congregation ipprcclation to the minister organist caretaker others who contributed much to the life of the church The Rev with Denny he annual reports were all presented and the proposed budget of over There wire a new mem during he year 1J I and 10 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Fob 1978 Farmers overcharged for gas Hanham ERKE VAN DRIEL lights up a cigarette after first half of Rockmosa 100 snowmobile race Saturday The race covered the area all around Rock wood and Eramosa and attracted many participants Details and more pictures on and District pages loss in golf club fire Peter president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture warned many farmers were being over charged Tor gasoline Mr explained that Some farmers are being charged at least six cents and in one case cents a gallon more than service station prices Its ripoff The extra cost of delivering gas to the farm does not justify the difference There Is a surplus of gaso line In Ontario right now The oil companies ore getting rid of it by lowering prices in some areas but not all If the oil companies would back up their dealers right across Ontario we would all benefit from better prices As it is now you have to push the dealer to get a reasonable price Fuels are a major farm expense Last year Ontario 80 farmers spent million on gasoline Mr urged far mers to fight back Farmers should shop carefully I know of cases where good bargain has knocked five or even six cents off the price You can get an even better price If you own your own bulk tank Kit s big enough it gives you a lot more ing clout Farmers are caught in a frightening cost price squeeze concluded Mr Hannam Here is a way we can lower our costs If we all start wheeling and dealing we can drive the price down to a reasonable level WEVE GOT EM 1978 Hondo Civic OPEN SATURDAYS LESS Prep Chiign Standard hKt or Automatic No Down Paymant Bank Plan Immediate Delivery AT MOTORS WE CAR El BAZ MOTORS LTD A fire late afternoon with clouds of black smoke visible all over town a large equipment it the Country is estimated at in loss of most tht clubs machinery iquipmenl One caller whin reporting fire told of an This later to an welding tank found than feet from the The was in inferno when Georgetown arrived They prevented two storage tanks side the building eont lining gallons of isolmt mother will gilloas of fuel from exploding new tinker making its proved in Reelect chairman Farms in trouble the v ere ham pcrcd bj ley roads and the lack of access to the building They hosis nearly feet through three feet of snow to reach the fire Insecticides poisons stored in tin building made their jobs more hazardous Cause of the fire Ins not yet been but in milfunction is The Regional Hoard of Health met briefly last week and approved the con of George Gray and Cramp is chairman and respectively of the board In other business the board approved subject to approval of the Ministry of Health and the Hoard fee increases for the Order of Nurses and the Red Cross Service VON fees will increase from to per visit and Milton Home- making fees from to Mi per hour plowing match in Burlington The 1978 Plowing Match is scheduled for October In the Burlington area A committee of George Cameron Mar shall and Ross Sega worth are to locate a site for this annual event Directors of Halton Plowmen Association were very pleased with the match held in Hills especially with the at tendance of the H Tractor Club at their match Officers and directors chosen were as follows Past President John reckon Burlington President Dwight May Hornby First VicePresident Lloyd Pickering Second VicePresident Murray Burlington secre tary treasurer Jack Taylor Burlington Assistant Secre tary Treasurer George Milton O A Director Dwight May and Furrow Queen Nancy McKlnnon Milton Directors are Hills John A May John Wilson Two cars collide Clifford Wrigglcsworth Oak Harold Jack Pickering Lloyd Pickering Burlington John M Murray worth Milton Sherwood Hume Claude Bryan Marshall William Andy Lloyd Stokes George Swann Associate directors are Keith Merry John Middle brook John Itcid arl Sin Honorary I C Cunningham Hoy J Marshall frank Peacock George Ross Scgsvorth Henry Stanley Spencer Wilson first signs are begin to appear showing that the province agriculture is tn serious trouble Peter president of the Ontario of Agriculture loans to farmers ruse by million dollars to 1 total of 1 billion dollars in increase of per firm debts are now early billion dollars Mr It pointed that 1 armors are no borrowing to They art borrowing to survive I real incomes have dropped over per since As a result they were hiving to cover their expenses with loans Mr warned that You have a sound well run industry if it money If things don t change soon we can expect more bankruptcies and a further ixodus Irom farms The worst part Is that it is the younger farmers who wilt be hurt the moat They will ilso lie first to Who is to meet future food requirement Mr the governments should the trade and tariff structure to curb dumping of foreign food stuffs North 8771211 SO Terra Cbttalnn WINTER HOURS FRI SAT SUN The English Pub til wlilt In Hi 1 N man II Get to Metro Trust You may be paying too much for your And not even getting a guaranteed rate of return Mil in 1 I I I 1 Mai 1 I I 111 Mel irt 1 I iil SI 1 lUp I IK in I iiilk It III li pi in Metropolitan I nisi In 1 IIKt r 1 Metro Trust J Kohan D T J Novak D T GEORGETOWN 106 Street Ion 7 beside Post Office DENTURE therapy CeiNIC Phone 877 2314 A twocar collision in a The car driven by William parking lot resulted in no Denny of 11G Elizabeth domagetooneofthevehides was damaged police reports and damage to the state other January afternoon 25 off DO A ROOM OR A HOUSE CHATELAINE FURNITURE IN STOCK FOR CASH LIGHTING Bright Ideas For Alt Your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Lamp Door Lamps Vanity Cabinet FlrsKTMnt Accamrltn Catttral Vacuum Cleaning Syttami Lamp Parti Etc Vantllatton Hood Fan etc 1 Table FREE PARKING OPEN DAILY 30 TILS SATURDAYS Lamps Pictures Bedroom Dining Room and Living Room Suites Etc ONE WEEK ONLYSALE ENDS FEB CASH CHEQUE CREDIT CARDS CONTRACTS ALTON ILLS QUEEN ST E HWT NO ACTON SELECT FROM OVER 1000 SQ YDS IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY MORE OUR HIGHEST PRICE IS YD REGULAR VALUES ELSEWHERE UP TO 14 320 STEELES AVE MILTON an till to yd