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Red sky at night Silhouetted by brilliant flames and smoke Rock wood Firelighters watched helplessly as century old stone barn In Eden Mills burned Saturday evening The blaze could be seen for a radius miles Fireman Chuck Petty who was later injured and Fire Chief Carl Meadows were two of the firefighters on the scene tempting enclose the fire More details In Digest Photo by JENNY Unveil tentative drawings new St Josephs school Tentative architectural drawings for the new St Josephs School due to open In are in the hands of Ha ton Separate School Board administrators for review Recently the property and planning committee on which Hills Trustee Irene sits selected one of four plans for the new school which will be built on Mill Street West Its going to bo real nice I like it McCauley said of plan number three which was chosen by the committee The plans call for a single level building with nine classrooms plus a kindergarten room One of the classrooms is Tor special education programs while one other will bo built larger than the others so It can accomodate a science lab In the future wanted to see facilities for home and Industrial arts programs However that wasn t possible since no other separate schools In have home economics One plus for the new school will be showers for both boys and girls a luxury other separate schools In dont have Besides the classrooms there is a general purpose room which will also serve as a gym said it should also have a stage In addition there Is a library resource centre and a large music room There is a school office principals office health office a staff room staff washrooms seminar rooms and guidance room Space has been set aside for storage storage other storage and an electrical The entrance for the school is off Mill St however there is provision for an entrance off a road allowance beside the site There is parking for I cars and a turning circle beyond the school There has also been a suggestion there be a bus turning area for the possible future road The floor area of the school is 22921 square feet The plans were developed by Michael J Torsney of Hamilton said coats of the new school were not established Last November the Ministry of Education grant of million for 1902 for the new school After the grant was approved the property and planning committee as well as the board decided a special education classroom which la more ex pen to equip than a regulai classroom should be added I At the time Director of Education Cliff Byrnes said it was hoped the special education room could be accommodated without asking for more money from the province But Byrnes also said the mln istry has ahown a willingness to listen to requests for more funding Tentative floor plan Tor the new St Josephs School An Inland Community Newspaper One Hundred and Sixth YearNo 35 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH Eighteen Pages Twenty FtveCents Liberal Leader Dr Stuart Smith Is counting on his energy critic Reed win Burlington for the third time Leathertown Logo is final ready Id use Chris Cutler the youngest member of the Provincial executive of the Ontario New Democratic Party partys hopes in Ha I tonBurlington All candidates meetin Reed loses school vote by Eric Elitone Based on what school students learned from an all candidates meeting MPP Julian would lose the election When asked how they would vote and a few of the or so may based on what they saw and heard from the three candidates Tuesday at Acton High School six said they would vote for the incumbent Reed In a mini poll of students taken at the meeting Reed came second Progressive Conservative candidate Fran came third with four votes The students elected 20yearold New Democratic Party candidate Chri3 Cutler with votes to represent Ha I ton- Burling ton at Queens Park Four students said they were undecided who to cast their ballot for They hove until provincial elec tion day March 19 to make up their minds The candidates answered a wide variety of questions which were peppered at them by students When they tried to dodge or their answers were found wanting they were brought swiftly into line by the stud ents By a draw of lots prior to the Chamber of Commerce sponsored meeting the Cutler got first crack at the Tories and Grits while promoting his party In a reference to the PCs radio and television Jingles Cutler opened upwith Ive been waiting for some time to find out what promise they want us to keep Because after 38 havent kept theirs Fran challenged the time in the four years of minority government the opposition could have defeated us Why t they if were doing such a bad Job The Tory hopeful also pointed out to students that Ontario residents have personal incomes which are seven per cent higher than the rest of Canada The Gross Domestic Product for Ontario in was while that for the notion was billion Were doing far far more than our share Continued on page has been officially bom Last week the steering committee gave final approval to the logo designed by Merv Pryhltka The logo was refined very little from the design Riven preliminary approval last month In the final logo the outline edging is in dark brown as Is the banner across the hide The inside of the hide is tan and the lettering across the banner is white An arch across the bottom says Acton and Is designed to act as a smile The word Leathertown rises across the banner symbolizing the rising hopes of Acton as Any firms name could be arched across the lop of the logo like Acton Is at the bottom for use on letterhead ad vertising on buildings or even on the side of a truck in lower case letters to make it easier to read while Acton is in capitals The banner even looks like lettering printed on leather Welcome could be arched across the top of the logo for signs around town Members of the committee described the finalized logo as having untold potential The committee is going to allow businesses and Individuals around town to use the logo and stencils are being made in several sizes so people can easily reproduce the logo It is hoped it wont be bastardized by users and that is why the stencils can be used free of charge The committee also wants to see the lettering style maintained Committee members knew of firms which have been delaying ordering letterhead awaiting the logo The logo could soon appear on plastic shopping bags the Acton Business Improvement Area hopes to introduce The bags would slate I visited Leathertown Acton head Larry Greaves is gathering quotes on the bag prices inside Catherine Graham of Lime- house offers a St Patricks Day message on Page 4 Council has watered down Its bylaw governing swimming areas Turn to Page 5 Section is It a spreading cancer More on Page variety questions were wo mere mi mi candidacy of Fran Bues leave Acton Progressive Conservative headquarters for tonights rally at peppered at them by students When more than our share p tnev lrled to or their answers Continued on page What you see is what you need in board budget by Eric By for the biggest chunk of board spending goes to Meanwhile tho consumer price index rose per French Immersion according to Cooper is one of Public transporation costs 80 cents Spending by educators will ring up nearly salaries teachers administrators and others cent We must have Increased service by per the major Items in Bl budget which contribute The boards plan of spending came under on taxpayers this year They eat up or slightly lesa of a perCcn cent in elementary schools and per cent in the the increase in spending Inflation also takes criticism from at least one trustee Jackie Cutmore Halton Board of Education expects to spend tagethanlastycar secondary said some blame Among the other Items are Core wondered that with having 1 high schools by Eric Spending by educators will ring up nearly on taxpayers cash registers this year Halton Board of Education expects to spend Thats hike of Per cent over last years spending of The board has received information concerning what grants it will receive from the province Board staff is still calculating those figures The revenue the budget will be presented March IB Superintendent of Business and Finance Bruce said he hopes the grants wilt amount to the levels they were last year The province contributed per cent of the boards in general legislative grants By far the biggest chunk of board spending goes to salaries teachers administrators and others They eat up or slightly lesa of a perCcn What you see is what you need Burlington trustee Bill said He presented most of the budget Board spending over the last decade is two per cent higher than the cost of living index of per cent ted In 1970 it cost to educate on elementary school pupil In ten years that cost Jumped per cent or reached according toPrlestner The cost of educating a high school student was in The same student education cost in 1980 Meanwhile tho consumer price index rose per cent We must have Increased service by per Cent in elementary schools and per cent in the secondary said Board budget chairman Noel Cooper said it is a product of close scrutiny plus subsequent rcduc tions In terms of percentages debt charges and non- operating expenses decline Everything else i3 up Computer services one of the board new pro grams doubles What Is new in the budget The very new is the French immersion plan to start at Grade 4 next fall which will cost In elementary schools and another in high schools French Immersion according to Cooper is the major items in tho Bl budget which contribute to the Increase in spending Inflation also takes some blame Among the other items are Core French special education energy minicomputer replacements improving facilities and athletic trips for elementary and for dary One Item in lost years budget actually came in under the estimated expense That was the cost of busing It was down mainly because of tlio school bus drivers strike In south The average cost of busing a student each day is according to Acton trustee Bruce Public transporation costs cents The boards plan of spending came under criticism from at least one trustee Jackie Cutmore wondered that with having 17 high schools how much Is the board realistically improving equipment by allocating Its probably not replacing all it should replace replied Lindley Its a question of just bo much money Capital expenditure this year is per student The government pays per stu dent So we expending more in technical and business education More money was spent than expected last year however the board ended up with a surplus of