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SI f One Hundred and Third Year No We Wish You a Rainbow over young figure skaters presented a mufti show at the arena on Saturday fortes ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 1978 S Six Pages Fifteen Centj Ask 1 500 cut J for Acton Band Acton Citizens Band will be asked to cut from Its budget to reduce the town grant from the previous 360 II Halton Hills council agrees with a finance committee recommendation Councillor Pat Patterson contended both the Acton Citizens Band and George town Girls Pipe band should have the same grant The amount recommended for the Girls Pipe Band Is Councillor Peter Marks said in addition to having the band and playing for nothing the band offers a training to at no charge who want to play the instruments Treasurer Ray King said their budget states the town grant is the only source of revenue Does this mean the town is funding this organization 100 per cent The treasurer agreed it did Councillor Roy Booth claimed it was difficult to see how the Acton band could spend on instruments last year and another scheduled for this year He Minted out there Is also money set aside for repairs He said the same applies to uniforms and wondered why they had to be bought each year Marks observed that a suggested replacing four or everyone The band covers all ages and both sexes as cost that much opposed to most sports we Morris admitted most subsidize that seem to aim recreational activities are primarily at males between subsidized but argued six and nothing else is completely Booth urged the cut paid for by the town He and said the band could suggested approving the total charge for playing at Tunc amount this year but writing tlons or raise money them a letter saying the grant selves some other way would have to be cut next Marks pointed out the year money was voted to the Acton Marks countered that on a band by plebiscite per capita basis it was not Booth replied the plebiscite that much since arenas to wouldblndonlythecltizensof serve only a certain Begment Acton but since the town of of the population cost much Hills was formed more and were paid by Discuss grant told the next meeting of the the Free Press on Tuesday finance and administration QTTO JELINEK raises a hand to greet sup- that he hopes to have the committee meeting to matter of the Acton ClUzens discuss the question He Pliers as at we conservative band grant postponed at the hopes they will make a full nomination convention Thursday night Jelinek next council meeting presentation detailing their m He will ask the members of financial situation Mr the band executive to attend Marks said J Water flowing from Prospect pump house defeated Art Ross and Lett on the first ballot Since last Friday some residents have been drinking washing bathing In water from the Prospect Park pump house according to a region official Don Morrler Halton Region manager of opera tlons and maintenance con firmed what the taste buds of some told hem The Free Press received reports from a few people who said the waler tasted different from what they were used to Mr Morrler In a telephone interview suggested the difference is In the quality of water Just as there Is a quality difference between here and Georgetown or within Georgetown itself Mr Diner said tor example in parts of Georgetown an Iron liter is needed But elsewhere such a niter is not needed he said He said there are some bugs to be worked out of the Prospect Park pump house but these minor won affect the water taste The pump house on the western end of the park was completed early last fall It can pump one million gallons of water per day but Mr said it is not being used at its maximum capa city The operations manager also pointed out that water is supplied to Acton from several wells The water from the new pump house is used mainly by residents adjacent to the park and area he said Fire victims return home Life is slowly returning to normal for the Harris family Rosemary whose person band would have to home was partially destroyed buy uniforms frequently and by fire last Tuesday Wfiafs inside today Free Pro top speaker store Mr Harris told the Free Press the family stayed with the Dick Lee family until Friday of last week when their home was cleaned up enough for them to move bade In The fire was con tained to one bedroom with smoke and water damage throughout the house A hole was cut through the roof in operations Most of the clean up work Is done now Mr Harris said and the house is back to normal except the one bed room His wife Pat said she was extremely pleased with the work of the Acton Volunteer firefighters She explained that the men did a tremendous job In putting out the fire and helped clean up afterwards She said the family was very grateful for their help Harris a have five children Corrie Chris Bruce 13 Cathy 9 and John 4 Otto Jelinek wins race on first ballot Parking allowed on Churchill Rd Otto emerged from the largest Tory nomination meeting ever to be held in with a mandate to battle with Frank and try to unseat the in cumbent Liberal member for Throngs of Tories squeezed Into every nook and cranny of High School In Oakville to cheer the final announcement showing with 1 votes Dr Art Rosa with 71 and Lett with 317 supporters Clearly the delegates were Impressed with Jelinek winning ways at the polls and hey want him to work the same magic here PC Association president Dorothy Chamberlain said the executive had searched high and low for a place that could more adequately meet the needs of the crowd but there wasn t one to be found What this shows is there Is said it Is room in that is big fashionable now during an enough to hold all of the election to support capital of was elected president of the Sheridan College Student Senate last week Lorella is in the Business Administration course See page 6 Spotlight on firefighters Dinner and dance celebrations honoring Mick Holmes and the town firefighters will begin Saturday 0 In the Music Centre Final arrangements are being made today and almost all the tickets are sold Capacity of the hall is 150 Tickets are still available at Toddlers to Teens Hills Furniture and Nielsen clothing store Councillor Les will read the citation which will bring this years Chamber of Commerce spotlight on the fire brigade There was an outstanding response to the Chambers request for suggestions this year with over names recommending the firefighters Names of all the present men on the brigade will be engraved on one large plaque which will be presented to men Among guests will be M Frank Phllbrook M P P Julian Reed and Mayor Tom Hill Teresa Hartley will again be In charge of the catering for buffet and Discus will preside for dancing afterword Tories Hundreds watched the proceedings on closed circuit TV from gyms a cafeteria and classrooms Tory officials claim the turnout and the enthusiasm Is unequalled In the party history In Halton and bodes well for the up and coming Several Tory officials see the turnout at the nomination meeting as a terrific launch pad and a real show of force told the crowd In his speech that if the turnout was any Indication of what the Tories can do We ve got em beat Us game over He recalled his days as a high school student playing basketball with the Tabbies When the opening whistle went then we were out to get the Red Devils This time when the whistle blows we 11 be out to beat the red Liberals and one red devil In particular The thrust of each of the three candidates speeches reflected pretty much what they had been saying all along but the speeches were well honed In an effort to attract those who had come to tho convention undecided said the economy is still the number one Issue for everyone but it seems He said a Tory government would rework the Insurance Commission restore free enterprise cut government spending and re place the permissive society with law and order In spite of recent events the is still the finest police force In the world and we should demand that the be given more sup port punishment but he noted he was one of only MP who stood In the house to support 1 sick and tired of Trudeau trading off our rights to pacify those who would break up Canada Quebec Is one province and It receives no special Continued on Page There will not be any park Ing restrictions on Churchill between McDonald Ave and Norman Ave That was the mendatlon of works com mittee Monday evening At another meeting in January the committee had been asked by Councillor George Maltby to submit a report with respect to erecting No Parking signs Works staff in the mean time have monitored the situation at the Intersection of Churchill and Cedar Road leading into the high school The problem which was evident at the time was the slight distance problem Continued on Page 2 to the music over high school students raised over for cystic fibrosis research Saturday at the high school Taking impromptu solos are Jeff Ferguson left and Andy Ellerby right Georgetown Kinsmen sponsored the Bump for Life See page