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The Acton Free Press Wednesday April Skateathon participants Board brass fill Community Centre raises The increase is the payee ling Mill L the An estimated 300 students and celebrities were at the Acton Community Centre on Sunday afternoon par in the annual Rotary Club Students from eight area schools took turns in making laps around the arena lee surface with pledges for each lap completed The pledges collected by the participants will go lo pay for the clock installed in the Com Centre according to Rotary member Gary Dawkins All three federal area candidates took time to for the cause Progressive Conserva live candidate Otto Jclinek a former world champion figure skater said to have been Other celebrities on hand for the event in eluded Hills mayor Peter regional councillor Ed Wood and area council lore Lcs and Ross Knctchel Provincial member of parliament Julian Reed was also on hand along with acting skates for the first time Miss Acton Kim Ottoway in ten years while Liberal and Dairy Dr Frank Princess Marie Murray and N P Sonny Townsley Douglas Black looked as represented the cider if they were at home on skaters while Harold skates Employees wages donated to charity represented Hie arena The only ser vice club to send a skater to the event other than the was the Men Club Ken did their skating The staff and man of the Dominion Hotel Mam St will be donating two hours wages and sales to the Cripples Children fund this Saturday Some ten employees including band members have volunteered to take part in the worthy cause Anyone patronizing this business while the cam is on can be as their money is go ing to be put lo good use Donations may also be made on the premises The administration brass at Halton s Board of Education got a per increase in gross salary but only after stern words from the board s former negotiator The negotiator Burlington separate school trustee Bill said the only logic for the increases was the percentage of salaries has become compressed really don see the need and comparably outside profession I here has been more compression ester said He reminded trustees he had difficulty with elementary school than a percentage Later he said if board is to give across the board in creases lo teachers and principals board chief ought not lo talk per eentige increases with respect to staff The pay hike for nine area super Roes lo from 42 for four superintendents 47 from 45 and the one director Em Lavender to from 52 The increase also came under fire from Milton trustee Armstrong ho did not deny the level slipped in relation- to other boirds Denture Therapy Clinic 8781100 Main Street Milton TIRE You can lose two per cent in automobile fuel lcachcrs The economy for every pound fiat rale of tire pressure under the lhe recommended amount Federal election candidates for this riding were out In full force help the Acton Club with their annual skate Ihon Sonny Towniley former local hockey alar and the oldest skater at the tunc Hon gives a helping hand or slick candidates rank Olio Jelinck and Douglas Black Police clear 485 of crimes Police honor Police will recognize 19 council chambers civilians In during Also recognized will be Citizen Appreciation about IB police officers night May 15 in Milton s for long service GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 3 police in District One which in eludes Hills and urban Milton cleared per cent of offences committed in February to statistics released Thursday by police com mission the regional clearance rate was per cent District Ont police recorded one sex offence and four assaults were related offences and 11 frauds Possession of an weapon accounted for cases while oilier infractions of the rimmnl code numbered drug offences accounted for four cases while liquor offences totalled J3 There were 12 other infractions of provincial statutes and six of municipal bylaws The actual number of in February was Police apprehended male adults female adults and 14 juveniles The clearance rate for District One for the year so far is S2 per cent Grant received 60 years of marriage celebrated by Weirs There is no secret to their 60 years of mar according to Thomas and Constance Weir However they both feel they must be a little crazy to put up with each other that long The couple of the Dip Church St celebrated their wedding an niversary Saturday with family at a small party at their sons Thomas Weir home Ave It was no big deal quips Mrs Weir I don know why everyone made such a fuss about it She remarked that she would have understood if it was lheir70thanniversary The couple while working for Canada Cycle and Motor Toronto She was 15 he was much old at least Mr Weir recalls he had no idea his girlfriend was so young until the he kept her out a little loo late her mother revealed her age Thomas went overseas to serve in World War One and Iwo days after his return Constance Jane and he were wed She had done enough waiting while he was going S attributes it partially to grandson and two great the fact that he just sits back and let s her yell when she is angry She can do lhat pretty well he teases Mr Weir retired a few years ago from Able Photo Finishers where he worked for years six years ago the couple found themselves idle and decided lo move lo 10 be closer to and Progressive their son They have Consen candidate great About 19 members of their families were pre sent at their son s home Saturday for a party There they showed off a from Queen Elizabeth and a letter from Con leader Joe grant of lo buy audio visual Librarian Betsy announced to the Hills library board member at their regular meeting last Wednesday evening that the library staff have and one ready ordered the equipment Church St since heir arrival However in spite of their age he is she is they still travel to Tor onto it least once a week to visit with their daughter in Weston We have lived very ordinary life Mrs Weir says So much so that our son name is Tom and our daughter is Con stance They also have three granddaughters and one Coloring contest kids You have one week to enter the first an Acton Free Press for Otto Jelinck The two kid each other about the past years their triumphs and but they even though they young when they were irried Ihey made the ACTON COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE Mill St YMCA KAPLANS HAVING A BALL wait anymore The only reason lor Ihelr long says Mrs Weir is that they ive paper and cither mail Children ages four to len years if age are rthedrawingi apartment Mr Weir Toronto car in collision Church St and Elgin Ave was the scene of an accident March when a car driven by Pearl Roberts Church St was In collision wilh a vehicle driven by Toronto motor 1st Bngid Mullane police said paper of decs before April at pm will be run the same as Christmas coloring con THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorised Second WE APOLOGIZE Duo to an error on the part of Lumber our in paper is incorrect On Page The Gas is not as shown and has 308 inches cooking space On page Fencing are by the loot The Rotary Tiler has steel and rubber wheels We regret any inconvenience that may have been caused COMMUNITY CALENDAR The Acton Chamber of Com merce in conjunction with The A cton Free Press will be running a community calendar column each week Free of Charge when the coming event also appears in The Acton Free Press To take advantage of this double exposure please contact or Bill Cook at The Acton Free Press 8532010 at least one week prior to the time you want the notice in the paper