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Acton s Shirley Murray is Halton r new Dairy Princess By PARI DOUGLAS Shirley Murray crowned Halton Dairy Princess Friday night lite to keep it ail in ihe family The 30yearold Acton resident is following her sisters footsteps Marie Murray odd the t tie in 1TO and a married sister Fat Thompson represented Halton in 1971 Pat I as been Dairy Princess coord or the past our years Shirley was disappointed that she was unopposed for this year title I really wanted someone else in it would have been a lot easier she said I have had someone to talk to before I had to make my speech Dairy Pr nccss contestants must go rough interviews and give a speech before being chosen Despite being unopposed Shlrlej had go through the formalities Her speech was about life on a dairy farm A lot of girls who wanted to enter fit into the 26year old age category and others just werent ready this said At l7iyearsofagc I wouldnt have gone font The schedule Is a little too heavy for someone in high school Some of those girls will be ready for next year competition she said Shirley Is looking forward to a very bus year She began her one year reign the day after her crowning when she helped give out ribbons at a dairy show in She has a workshop coming up the next week and will spend her year visiting schools clubs and Wo mens Institute meetings It will culminate in the Dairy Princess competition at Canadion Nat Exh bit ion next August She has to get used to public sp before then she said She has to overcome her nervousness The youngest of nine children Shirley grew up on her parents farm on the Sixth Line in Nassagaweya Township She graduated from School and now works on the family farm called Indian Garden She d like to own a da ry farm someday she said Five minutes away from here if at all possible she said explaining that her is very close She s on active member and she mares and show cattle This year one or her mares took a first place at Acton and Georgetown a fall fairs and a third at Milton She likes to swim and ride her bicycle and she paints and draws in her spare time Shirtay Murray Acton centra crownad Halton Dairy Princes Friday night at Legion Laura Marshall Milton right last winner and Ontario Dairy Princes Mary Atkinson was special bum at the ceremony a e Lepage HEAL ESTATE CES LTD REALTOR 170 STREET GEORGETOWN 8770173 GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN One Hundred and Tenth Year Issue ACTON ONTARIO OCTOBER 1984 Thirty Eight Pages Cents Wins Tory crown stakes by a nose Pomeroy edges out competition By a slim vote margin Pete nosed out Barry to take the Progressive Conservative nomination for Halton Burlington Thursday night In a packed Halton Hills Place former Halton Hills Mayor and Regional Chairman Pomeroy polled votes while Burlington Regional Councillor came right behind him with 426 votes In all votes were cast with six spoiled ballots The magic winning number was 440 and made it with only six votes to spare ballots were issued but some left before voting because of the crowding Should Pete quit Regon Earlier in the even a sea of green hat ted supporters waving banners and chant Win with seemed to out number the quieter Pomeroy supporters but as the hall filled to overflowing the odds out and the tension mounted In victory termed it the toughest com pet It on he had ever been in and said was a man to be proud of He held out the hand of friendship to his opponent pointing out after redistribution when riding boundaries are changed the PCs would have a great candidate In Later he said the very next day he would start putting a team together to work on PC policies and a comeback in the riding The team would include if he is willing said Asked about continuing as regional chair man he there no conflict and he would remain In that spot He said an dec t on could be as late as He quoted the Municipal Act as stating noone can hold two elected offices at the same time I not elected yet he quipped Asked about his quick rise to the candidacy the P C candidate pointed out he had been in politics for eight years work hard all the time In his nomination speech in the people Halton think it time they have a voice in government and an who gets his message across No longer are they satisfied to learn about legislat on affecting them after It s passed He called for a safe environment and ad vance knowledge about legislation creating government agencies such as the Ontario Waste Management Corporation There should be no more action on locating toxic waste disposal sites until a method of treating it is agreed upon argued stressing he wants environmental assessment hearings to in elude the public He said the hearing should deal with the methods of disposal and then there may be no need for a site in Milton or elsewhere He he had been involved with gover ning of the riding had been listening to the people and knew the issues first hand He promised to fight for the riding s future and effect changes where necessary was nominated by long time friend Paul Campbell and Milton Mayor Gordon Krantz Got a little spare time Got a little spare time to share with others and gain new experience at the same me The North Halton Volunteer Bureau could use your help Established with a Georgetown office to help area businesses and nonprofit groups cope with heavy workloads and fluctuating demand the Bureau is hoping to recruit volunteers to help In the following areas D Day coordlnator lo help plan and run Professional Development Day activities for local children at the Acton In conjunction with the Town recrea tion department crafts movies and gym exercises are among the plans needs a Christmas sales co ordinator to order supplies keep books and complete final tallies are needed to chauffeur local senior lo weekly meetings and take patients to medical appointment both locally and outoftown am office with lional abilities is needed to catalogue resource materials type and He hours are flexible in a bright cheery office Just about any other field of en someone nearby could use some help to volunteer call Burlington regional councillor Joan Little said she is trying to decide whether or not to call for the resignation regional chairman Peter Mrs Little said she feels Mr made a firm commitment to remain as regional chairman and that was why he was elected to the post Now Mr Pomeroy Is the Progressive Conservative candidate for Halton Burlington while receiving a pay cheque from Last November when a regional chairman was selected Mrs Little asked both Mr and the other candidate for the job Carol Gooding of OakvlUe if they would remain regional chairman even if a federal or provincial election was called There was a lot of talk back then about political aspirations so that why I phrased the question to both Pete and Carol In fact I wrote notes to myself a few times to gel the wording correct What 1 said was would they be regional chairman and not leave the job to run in a provincial or federal election They both said yes they would last the full term she said Mrs Utile said she feels Mr Pomeroy has a serious conflict in that on a major issue between Ihe province and the region would he owe his or to the Province CARAVAN ROLLS Boon Comfort waa on hand at tha Peace Caravan retry In Quelph Monday Comfort who belongs to tha local chapter ot Halton Hilts Action for Nuclear Disarmament HAND them are 1000 signature on the Acton petition that will be taken to Ot tawa Oct 20 to be presented in the House of Commons Tha Peace Caravan which started Sept a In Victoria and Johns New foundland vWUng TO Canadian due en route to Ottawa and according to Caravan repreeentath Stephanie Sydtaha nearly 140000 signatures have been collected so The In a eerie of congratulations are shows red on Pats by daughters Janls flail and Jill following the Regional Chairman a closely fought victory over Burlington Regional Councillor Barry Thursday night in Milton The two contendere lor tha nomination In Halton Burlington ware Just 20 votaaaparl whan tha own Officers face trial Three Regional police officers charged with assault in connection with the July fracas downtown appeared in Milton provincial court Monday Ordered to stand tnal Feb arc Constables Brian and Steven Amis and Sgl Michael Eacrelt The charges were la by local young people who allege that tht officers used excessive force in of charges Councilor mum on solid waste meeting A decision on giving Acton its own gar transfer station must wait until the political ramifications are discussed cord to Ward Regional Councillor Jake Kuiken Contacted by the Free Press declined to comment Monday on the con tents of a closeddoor meeting last week involving the Town mayor and four Reg llors and staff from both levels of government inquiry about possibility of establishing a solid waste transfer station in Acton of several topics discussed by chief administrative officer Dennis Perlin Hal I on Hi 11b clerkadministrator Ken Richardson treasurer Ray King and engineer Bob Austin Mayor Russ Miller and councillors Kuiken John McDonald Dave Whiting and Mike Armstrong Other topics also come under the heading of waste management KulkerLSild t plaining that the debate will go before other politicians before going public Acton Is the only one of a five ur ban areas that does not have its own station to which residential and some commercial garbage can be delivered before being trucked to the Burlington landfill site for disposal Anne Bancroft may costar in movie Film and theatre star Anne Bancroft may be among the cast joining Jane Fonda next month at the Academy shoot Agnes of God According to sources at the Academy Fonda has been confirmed to play the psychiatrist in Norman Jewison movie version of the successful Broadway play Preproduction work has been underway at historic Hwy site throughout this month under of location manager MichaelJewtson son of the film director Norman previously noted for his work on Fiddler on Ihe Roof Iceman and most recently A Soldier s Sile preparations included adding a wooden cap lo the Academy surrounding stone walls interior painting and construction creation of a new garden and path and the gathering of several hundred pigeons and farm animals for some scenes Albion Films has hired a unit publicist who is supposed lo arrive In Toronto from California in next few weeks followed by Fonda best known for On Golden Pond and far her highly popular physical fitness guides The title role of Agnes will reportedly go to either Tammy Grimes who played the role on Broadway or her actress daughter Amanda Bancroft a screen star since The Miracle Worker and The Graduate in the early 1960s recently co starred with real life husband Mel Brooks in his comedy To Be or Not to Be Halton Hills is fortunate to escape emotional debate on waste disposal Citizens of Hills are fortunate to I ave been spared confrontations with government over proposals for new landfill and Energy From Waste EFW plants according to an official of Halton Region G members of Ihe Acton Chamber of Commerce an overview of the Region program at a luncheon Thursday project Vicky Henderson said such proposals continue to provoke highly emotional debates between government and the public While a major landfill has not been proposed for Halton Hills In years she said Acton s Beardmore Tannery was among ten locations closely examined this year as a potential home to an EFW plant Chamber members were told that scheduled speaker George who as waste disposal manager for the Region might have shared a broader view of garbagerelated Issues was tied up with budget discussions In his stead Henderson received a warm welcome While the Halton program was supposed to have been shelved indefinitely last monlh after prime site candidates with drew heir support in the face of public pressure Henderson said another company has stepped forward with an Intriguing proposal Regional officials faced a whole new group of concerned citizens last Tuesday when offered build an plant near Regional headquarters at and the QEW and the electricity produced there by burning garbage to Union Carbide she explained The proposal at first glance is very en coinaging to the Region she said but residents of Glen Abbey area near the suggested site are now the ones saying fa my backyard Halton officials were forced to admit that never was a prime candidate for Ihe plant Henderson said Based on preliminary feasibility studies con agreed that the tannery location in midst of a res area created major environmental obstacles Company officials wanted plant positioned at the east end of r property placing it close to Crescent Si homes and at a lower level Ihe surrounding neighborhood As well as concern over smokestack em Is an access for Incoming garbage trucks proved hard to find even when an otherwise unused easement past the sewage treatment was examined The EFW would also be close enough Black Creek and the Fairy Lake marsh to raise concerns with the Credit Valley Con Authority Henderson said ON THE WIND Grade program The balloon each with a stamped return address envelope hopefully be returned to the school by the who Hnd them and help students understand wind currents Leal year project bad responses f ran se far away near Ottawa