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B4 The Acton Press Wednesday Aug 19 Lea one Wed wood of rode Apollo at the Western Ontario D Rally Sunday at Hunt Club Interest rates put damper on plans At least something moves around the post office Frank Von Nuland works the recent addition to the Acton Post Office a romp to ease access to th building for the handicapped Over 200 protest mail strike Tauni Sheldon of rode Polyonna In the South Western Ontario tally competitions Sun day at Hunt Club Prekindergarten starts Sept 9 pre- kindergarten school will open In Acton on September Gloria Simmons of Honey Pol Nursery School said the school will be run at the scry in the basement of Drug Mart five afternoons a week and will take a maximum of youngsters The school is primarily for lliosc who out on entering kindergarten next month when the Hall on Board of Education changed the cutoff birthday date for kinder garten The school will be a preparation for kinder yet will offer more advanced than the nursery school which will still run in the mornings Ms Simmons explained older children are urged to attend and although she expects most of the itudenls will have at tended nursery school it is not a Helena Eabach a primary specialist with a masters degree in education will be the teacher at the newly formed school Registration is now being laken For more information coll Ms Simmons at or Honey Pot Nursery at Mayor attending region government concerns meeting Hills will be represented by Mayor Peter at a meeting next week in Toronto of municipalities concerned about regional government Earlier this year St Catharines was asking the province to a How it opt out of the Region of Niagara Since Municipal Affairs Minister Claude Bennett has indicated he Is Inflexible to to opt out of regions St Catharines has its drive to get out of Niagara However because Bennett has said he Is flexible about changes to Improve two tier local government St Catharines will host a meeting on August at the Royal York Hotel for all municipalities which share Its con about regional government Over signed petitions recently protesting the Inside postal workers strike Hallon MP Otto reported Thursday he picked up petitions containing 160 names at various stores In Acton In addition petition coupons with another names on them were dropped off the previous week at the Free Press However I nek says over names were gathered in Acton He notes some merchants mailed the petitions dlr to his offices In and Ottawa and some coupons from this newspaper were also mailed directly to the MP The end of the strike resulted in some petitions being thrown away While he strike was settled the some week he started the petition Inek plans lo go ahead and present It to the government anyway as symbol of Halton riding discontent He wants to pressure the government into out lowing future postal Actario winners Jim Rogers 143 Mill St West was the winner of the weekly Actario draw for Stella Brunette 10 Acton and and Lee Colcro Islington shared all he bonus merchant voucher prizes including the super shopper Mrs went home with vouchers from Acton IGA Acton Bowling Lanes Canadian Tire Superior Shoe Repair Acton Family Cleaners Acton Family Rest ant Nielsens Jolliffe Shoes Jug City Tod dlers to Teens Acton Bakery and Dell Acton Family Shoes and Ed s In Out strikes as well as strikes in other essential legislation In addition he will press for legislation requiring a majority of the mem In all unions in strike votes and push for sector bargain Jel s petition led for a legislated end to the strike but he feels It was valid despite the settlement because it showed people 3 anger over the strike which he and others say cast small business millions and drove out of business He has previously had private member bills before the house to outlaw strikes but they haven produced results I II bring another private mem bill forward I think we can build on the discontent from this strike petition lee ted 14 signatures NEW FOR GUELPH and ACTON Direct telephone line to For Information on GO Schedules and Fares 8530572 Government of Ontario Transit Hon William Davis Premier Hon James Snow Minister No comment corridor Since none of the routes for a new power cor for south western Ontario proposed by On Hydro goes through Hills council lore decided not to make any comments and simply receive and file the report RACEWAY HARNESS RACING POST TIMES No Chars Fan Night Sunday A ft moon pm Btttingimd Tr lactoi tl Exactor WsgarinB Air Conditioned ClubHouu Attention YBC Bowlers LEAGUE PLAY BEGINS SAT SEPTEMBER REGISTRATION DATES Saturday 4 Saturday 4 YBC REGISTRATION CAN BE MADE IN PERSON OR PHONE ACTON BOWLING LANES Registration Fee SO AGE DIVISIONS BontomNOTll Juniors NOT Ago December Seniors NOT Yours of Using Interest rates could force at least one local resident Into sell Ing his 100 acre form Peter of Lot Concession Milton attended Land Division Committee last Tuesday evening re questing a land sever once so he could sell part of his acreage to his brother to help defer the high cost of mortg age The severance was denied but plans to appeal He explained he pur chased the property five years ago far 000 at a mortgage of 12 per cent Ills second age came due this month and he was forced to renew at per cent an increase of a year Since he purchased the land In 1076 said he has turned over all the fields and has had a custom farmer work for him in an attempt to get crops In four years he has spent and brought in Overall he said farm has lost 08 since purchased As working lawyer said he would be very hard pressed he was forced to bring his family up as a community farmer If the severance were granted all the land would be worked ex for the area of the house No more than two acres of the newly formed parcel of acres would be lost If for some reason his brother could not afford the property once the severance Is granted a horse farmer has shown Interest We arc trying to make It a viable farming operation toldthecommittec but I have serious doubts that can continue The possibility of sell the land has been considered but he and his wife would tike to raise their family of four hlldrcn on the farm Hut even if he sold the and the new would have to In vest a further In equipment at per We arc looking Committee member Lloyd path lied with Broad but explained that there Is nothing in of Idol Regional plan laying a separation can be made Ruth of the regional planning office stated the policy Is fairly clear against the pro blems of dividing agricultural land Sever Ing would reduce the viability of the land she said Mclady suggested maybe poor manage ment was problem of the farm deficit Ing thai the previous owner made a good In come from the land pointed out the previous owner had acres to work not just and he was not paying the high interest rates of today Hi took exception Melody claim that horses did not qualify under the viability of the land for agricultural The committee agreed to deny the request slat that even if they allowed the severance the region would pro bably appeal and the separation eventually refused HILLS FUND RAISING DOES YOUR CLUB SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION REQUIRE MONEY LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO EARN NO INVESTMENT AND NO RISK TO YOUR CLUB IN ANY WAYI WRITE AND INCLUDE YOUR NAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NO TO PHILP MAIN 8T Wi NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Subsidiary Planning Board of the Town of Halton Hills will hold Public Meeting to present downtown as part of the Phase section of the Downtown Study Program which relates to the rehabilitation and redevelop of the Central Business Districts of the communities of Acton and George town ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME TIME DATE September 1 1381 PLACE Municipal Administration Bldg formerly Esquosing Municipal Office R R 2 7th Line Trafalgar Road Town of Halton Hills M Venditti Planning Director Town of Halton Hills MA EFFECTIVE AUGUST THE RATE OF RETURN ON ALL CANADA SAVINGS BONDS HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 16 per annum FOR THE MONTH PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER The rare of rerurn poyoble beginning November 1 will be onnounced when of new Series ore mode public in September CANADA SAVINGS RATE INCREASED TO EFFECTIVE AUGUST TO I annuol return on all Canada Savings fonhe year began November 1980 1 for rhe 2 1 for rhe follow 2 and 1 for rema SERIES DATED dated before Ho of the so I the art teluinthroughan he value of The new bonus amount per 1 of each Seres soslolfows 197273 197576 Bondholder Mom Dare Nov Nov 1981 Nov 1 1984 Nov Nov Nov Nov Cosh a HO 65 60 13 51871 SERIES DATED TO INCLUSIVE ei the annual II apply iheyear 1 lore pi mod on cert I Each 17 mem on 1 In add on eguloronnuol nicrtilati Compound In est Gondii compound e Oil 11 lor he and 1973 es then hoi Inreroti lor year be I I I I I I I tdtt or ctrtlcolci is couponi each year and be cash bur coih bonus 197776 Value Nov 295 120 Nov 1931 46 277 144 CANADA SAVINGS DONDS