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Halton Cable rates up 1 likely in Sept Cable customers in George town Acton and Milton fact a rate hike of SI a month next fall On Januarj Cable Systems applied to Ihe Canadian Radio and Tele vision Commission for a rate increase company president Arthur Jamieson revealed in an interview this If the CRTC ihe rale hike monthly sen ice charges jump from to In addition connect ion of cable charges would rise from lo said he I expect Cables appli cation will be heard before April If approved il likely wont lake effect Sep tember Increased material and labor costs ire to blame for connection charge in crease said In an effort attract ntw sub- Day care budget increased again The regional day care budget was increased further by regional committee on community and social vices last week The increase was requested accommodate a jump in the demand for subsidized day care Twenty children representing 15 families are currently on the walling list In response to a question from Milton Councillor Jim Kerr Rene Vivian of social services estimated per cent of the families would eventually have to go on general welfare assistance if subsidized day care was unavailable to them Mr Kerr said it would cost the region less to provide sub sidized day care than to pro vide welfare payments Councillor Ron questioned the marked diffedifference in average monthly cost per child in Halton Hills compared lo Oakvllle Bui Mr Vivian explained more day care users in the north were paying either the full amount or almost full amount of the per diem cost themselves At the time the first budget estimates were prepared the private home day care pro gram was operating under budget However since that Years extension extension has been given Town Hill Restoration Committee give Ihe members time to determine what fund Although time admissions escalated The recommendation is for a total increase of over lhat previously budgeted bringing the day are budget to This represents an increase of per cent in the social services department total budget over 1977 The municipality s share of the budget would from per tent to jJ per cent Church St collision Police estimate then is in darmge resulting from two vehicle mishap on Church Street near John Street morning to driven Don of li comes to 1 police The Grcincir lis east bound Police st it the by Dale of Iongdeld was unoccupied it time of the The vehicle look Iwl of the lice cable has been ab sorbing rising connection but now feel an in crease is needed He pointed out an aerial drop from a pole to home costs while connection of the home to where utilities ire buried costs Jamieson subscriber fees have been p irliolly supporting the high mstal ition costs and w ints to reverse this trend He the monthly rite hike on number of service costs New are nunc added for both radio and television and improv for programming arc on the way including building of studios of a mobile production van made Is also costly This means when a program is being shown on an American station and a Canadian station al the same lime cable must take the show off the American station and insert the one from the Canadian show so Canadian will be seen This also means less of the show will be seen since some time is chopped from American programs being shown In tanadi because more commercial lime is allowed north of the border Jamieson said cable docsnt agree wilh this practice and has fought it both because it is costly and an irritation to viewers Tree trimming and pole rentals have also gone up in George town which said contributed to the request for an increase Tha Acton Free Press Wednesday Fob 1978 3 MORE THAN 30 cars and trucks were towed to Les P Queen St last Thursday during the storm Some were abandoned by drivers who decided to find refuge in nearby homes and some were in car accidents The front parking lot of the garage soon filled and some cars had to be parked at the rear of adjoining Achilles Motors Spending one dollar may save region few Trial is delayed Thursday snow storm postponed a trial for Thomas charged with several counts of break and enter in Halton Region will go to court In London Thursday Feb He also faces similar charges lor break and enter in Peel and Durham regions as well as in London A parked car owned by Gerald of Main SI S was struck by another car which failed to remain at the accident sometime Thursday Police damage to the auto is Bill Johnson heads Local at Burlington William A Bill Johnson Burlington can didate In the last provincial election and an avid letter writer has been elected president of the member Local Public Service Alliance of Canada The Local represents employees at the Canadian Centre Tor Inland Waters Burlington Mr Johnson formerly a stationary engineer at the now defunct plant in Georgetown Previous to that he worked Bcardmore in Acton as an engineer He lives al R Pet of the week night be the story Press wj headline extension i last weeks Etc correct the wrongly mid the as Oct l Ring stolen at pool thief has so far away w ith stealing a diamond engagement ring which left in change room of Ihe Lions Club Pool The police report the ring valued at more than was in a gym bag Guelph couple hurt in crash A couple were in jured in a twocar collision on the Guelph Line Inst sday morning Gino the driver and Nancy Tersigni were slightly hurt In the collision Police estimate damage to the vehicle is Damage to the auto driven by Janis Penick or climbs to according lo police No meetings No Council this week Its the fifth week an unscheduled one The board of Education meeting Thursday was cancelled because of ihe Car battery was swiped town resident is why his which he parked in the lot in lack of Knox Church on Mam Street failed to start investigation he covered someone had taken the s battery TV Sunday Actoniaas were pleased to sec some of friends on television Sunday night during the tannery sequence in the show A Gift lo Last There will be more Beard more scenes in the series Feb 12 man reported to police thieves made off with a tool box and more than gallons of gaso line from his pick up truck Saturday Regional Chairman Morrow came up with an Idea that just mlghl save region a few dollars by spending one And a principle would be saved To uphold a policy the regional planning committee recommended the region pur sue an appeal over the dedication of feet of land across the front of a half acre lot for road The road widening was not cur rently in the works and It was doubtful the road would ever lie widened The properly owner In volved does not want lo convey the land to Ihe region Milton Mayor Don Gordon was in favor of dropping the appeal calling it a waste of lime and money over a chintzy 17 foot rood allo wance But Oakvllle ill or Arch Donaghey argued It not the feet it the policy that a In question Looking for an alternate solution to the problem Mr Morrow proposed Ihe region Switch chairnan sign a separation agreement with the land owner to pur chase the road allowance for one dollar If the land owner agrees the appeal will be dropped Presumably the owner could buy the land if road t widened The property Involved fronts on Kilbride A house on Ihe lot sits feet from Ihe existing street line The property once en compassed two lots each having a house and each held by different members of the same family ANNUAL MEETING of the VON Halton Branch Wednesday Feb Kings Court Banquet Centre King Road Burlington Dinner 6pm Meeting 8pm Public Welcome Pleasa order dinner ticket by Feb 6 1 878 Claim vote jockeyed Switching chairmanship got a motion passed at regional community and social services committee meeting last week At Issue was a proposal on expenditure of by the region for renovations lo Burlington Joseph Brant Hospital Councillor Ron Planche of vicechairman of the committee took over the chair lo permit chairman Walter Mulkcwlch who represents Burlington to speak to the issue On the sub sequent vote the recom mendationpassedzto with Mr Mulkewich and Hills Councillor Miller voting in favor and Milton Councillor Jim Kerr voting a gains I Elections recently Bern Van was elected district fire chief at the Acton Fire Departments annual elections recently Elected as his deputy Is Herb Wllf Duval and Brent Marshall are the Three captains and Phil treasurer Jim Thornhill was elected chairman of the fire fighters association and vice chairman Is Harold Town There arc men in the volunteer brigade under Hills fire chief Mick Holmes WHEN THE BIBLICAL Samson got his hair cut off he lost his strength When Kevin Grubbes Samson got his hair cut he lost weight is the seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Ken Grubbe Queen St Samson 3 is a purebred Cocker Spaniel who according to Kevin s mother does no tricks and thinks he s human Samson was just back from being clipped when the photographer dropped looked like a big ball of fur Quebec car damaged A two car on laur ml Wright Avenue put it out SI so there was no in dim the vehicle drive Had Mr stayed in the chair the motion would likely have been defeated since Councillor Planche was opposed to the expenditure Councillor Kerr was critical of the switch in chair He said it had set a precedent Renovations lo the hospital arc needed to correct a problem In ihe hospital was expanded Several years later it was noticed the building hud sunk up to three inches in spots The matter was brought to the committee attention in an In camera session in November Councillor ob jected to the region having lo pay for Ihe proposed renovations when the pro blem was not Its fault But Mr Mulkcwich contended the region bad no choice since it had the responsibility to pro vide hospital facilities for Burlington residents 25 off ALL FURNITURE IN STOCK FOR CASH 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 NO ACTON Police the 1 1 Choos0 ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS GEORGETOWN Our WINTER FOOTWEAR CONTINUES All Wlnttr TO CLEAR Children up Ladies Men up SHOES 1 Mil I ST ACTON Clearance Sale CONTINUES Everything MUST Gol Everything MUST Be Cleared MILL STREET EAST ACTON BROADCLOTH Buy 1 Yard get the yard at HALF PRICE Cedar a Pine DISPLAY SHELVES and COUNTER Ideal for Bar 3 Tier CHROME GLASS SHELVING OVEN WARE to STUFFED ANIMALS off Handmade TABLE SKIRT TABLE 2000 PLACE SETTINGS off FCtlL VUE MEAT SPECIALS Canada No 1 Fresh CHICKEN LEGS or BREASTS 99 Devon lib SIDE BACON Fresh Lean MEDIUM GROUND BEEF Fresh Lean STEWING BEEF Schneider a Pie MEAT PIES 79 I Varieties FROZEN FOOD Farm House 24 APPLE PIES 99 FRESH PRODUCE 19oz Tins WHOLE WHITE 3M lOoz Jar POTATOES Maxwell House INSTA COFFEE Kraft Pkg MAC CHEESE DINNERS 389 HiC Tins Save FRUIT DRINKS 49 Nestles 15 Tins RICE TAPIOCA CHOCOLATE PUDDING 289 CORN OIL oz Bottio Save3QC JS9l Proctor Gamble 101b Pkg TIDE Save DOWNE FABRIC SOFTENER Joy 32 Bottle Pre priced 990 LIQUID DETERGENT 89 Grade A Medium FARM FRESH EGGS 79t Prfcas Effective February 1 AB SUPERMARKET 9 Mill Street East Acton 853 0650 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES