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1 nwssfw ill muaidml ekctions are ofte v u tho acton rrea prats thursday december 15 1966 exciting night received gaweya voters aid ail tne cantlidatet dcervi ed credit since they made the issues clear to the voter ooaneukr anna macarthun congratulated those who made the grade and express ed thanks to the others who put up such a good fjaht it thrills me to bits to head the polls she said and added we fought a bur fight and the voteswe received we received because we did fight she said she will always speak up and try in every way to investigate the township spending and try to keep it down ycpr homes are mortgaged for the next six years and well try to keep it from getting any worse she said councillor roes gordon thanked the voters for their support and promised to con tinue to do the best i can for jhis municipality councillor william mahon thanked those who voted for him and those who didnt vote for him as well speaking to those who didnt vote for him he suggested when i make a decision i do what i think is right and i think you should do the same thing a 1 goutouskt thanked the 320 who voted for him and indicated i hope m two years time youll vote for goutous- ki mrs elva newton thanked the 246 who voted for her and to the others she said you have today dug a grave for democracy in nassaga- weya i hope you live to rue it claude inglis school trus tee thanked those who voted and suggested i think this is an endorsement for what your school board is doing john mcphail school trus tee thanked the voters and said i know the program we have in mind will improve ed ucation facilities in the town ship he also welcomed the new member i carlobryce to the board i know hell be an asset he said arthur gibson school trus tee thanked the voters and said i feel strongly for the education standard in nassaga- seya and i want to help to improve it horace blyth school trus tee mttjescrh affair no one is particulars imarested far fewmrthan so per cent of the eugme electorate turn out and when k comer to waiting for results maybe a few peoplmouy v candidates will gather in the town hall or edmhustnttion building that however is not the story in nassagaweya hi aajbt ki nassaga weya has all the excitement of a mariposa festival maybe even more theres never a shortage of anything except maybe apathy and theres al ways plenty of enthusiasm an ticipation shouting booing cheering and smiles monday night just over iso ratepayers and candidates crowded into brookvule hall to find out who had won in the battle for municipal and school board seats while the ratepayers and candidates watted in the hall for the results township clerk j c mdntyre sat anx iously beside the telephone in the administration building waiting to hear from the poll clerics the pons didnt close until 7 pan and because of the large turnout and a big slate of can didates results didnt start to come in until 20 minutes to eight the polling subdivision from the home of mrs helen macpherson in eden mills was the first heard from and it showed challenger allan ack- man in front of present reeve william coulter 41 votes to 29 anne maearthur ross gordon and a l gus goutouski were in front in the race for council seats and wihiam ma hon and elva newton were tied for fourth spot with 25 votes arthur gibson led the school board candidates horace blyth was runner up robert gregg was third john mcphail fourth and claude inglis fifth carlo bryce mrs frances sweet patrick redgrave and mrs willie essery trailed in that order only 34 ratepayers were seat ed in the hall when the first re sults were posted and it was a long wait until the second results came in the results from the two polling substa tions in campbenville came in and before they could be tab ulated results were called in from ward 4 at the home of duncan moffat the results of the first four polls reporting were a dear indication of the final result after four polls were heard from reeve coul ter had taken over a substan- tial lead in the reeves race anne macarthur ross gordon and william mahon led the race for council and claude inglis john mcphail arthur gibson horace blyth and car- lo bryce were well ahead in tlie race for school board posts b of the heavy vote in ward 3 at brookvule hall the results were the last to come in by that time more than iso had crowded into the hall some dared to offer con gratulations but the candi dates were reluctant to accept them they still werent sure when mr mdntyre posted the final results on the black board there was considerable cheering especially when reeve coulter was declared as the winner and anne macar thur led the council polls then it was time for the candidates to speak reeve william coulter thanked the electorate for their support andexplained be hadnt been campaigning too vigorously he said in the past he had tried to do a good job and he would continue al though he would not be pres sured in any way he thanked his opponent allan ackman for vigorously campaigning and 4atddutts m 22 eharges 31 warnings during milton opp week uohtino thi advent wreath is an ancient custom in churches during december each week of advent is marked by a candle as christmas approaches more and more light is shed by the wreath which represents the kingly crown of the new born christ here the wreath is hung in the main arch of st albans chancel by server john courtney and the rev ritchie mcmurray ebenezer white gift service held mr horace blyth and mr art diamond assisted rev w leeman in the sunday tnorn ing service white gifts were presented mrs malcolm mof fat told the childrens story eighteen ladies attended the ucw meeting on wednesday evening preserves etc were donated to be given to park- wood manor mrs murray hayward and mrs john kitching had pre pared an interesting program among those contributing christmas stories and select ions were mrs art diamond mrs earl ward mrs keith moore mrs jack teasdale mrs wally leeman and mrs ron mclean mrs diamond and mrs charles thomson are the committee to make up the christmas boxes imrs mervyn thomson and mrs moore assisted mrs hay- ward in serving lunch december 20 is the date of the combined sunday school concert and choir candlelight service 2390 accidents new rubs for motorcycles mr walter lucas had the thanked tjie voters for fortune t0 fau a break j- a n tonein wr eifc walter blom is in the gen eral hospital guelph with a slight concussion following a fall from the hay mow imrspasmores many friends will be pleased to know that she is making good progress in st josephs hospital in guelph next sunday two elders are to be elected for a three year term mrs ed wilson is returning by train from kindersley sask where she attended a wedding last saturday their confidence and welcomed mr bryce to the board he thanked the other candidates for waging a clean campaign and said that although the 1966 school board has been ac cused of rushing through the final reading for monies for the new addition at brookvule school the move bad actually saved the township 20000 mrs w essery thanked the voters and said she was dis appointed but indicated she would try again mrs f sweet congratulat ed the winners and thanked those who voted for her robert gregg thanked jy those in this room who votedjor me he urged the people of the township to get out to the meetings of council and school board and watch what is going on mr ackman mr bryce and mr redgrave were not present at the meeting fiji celebration for fiji islanders christ mas starts at 2 am wtten ca rolers wake the villagers with serenades at dawn when ev eryone is awake and assemb- ed some attend churchrwhile others take care of preparing the feast the 90day instruction per mits for the operation of mo torcycles in ontario will be abolished early in 1967 trans port minister irwin haskett announced today the change is among a set of new regulations governing the examination and licensing of motorcycle riders in the pro vince starting january i anyone applying for a licence to ride a motorcycle will be required to pass an examination in its operation roundtheworld tour for buckners dr and mrs robert buc li ner are back again in acton af ter their speedy round the world tour on pan american world airways at new york they were met by their daugh ter janet who had taken two weeks leave of absence to act as expert guide as far as hong kong their first stop was lisbon for three days leaving there they touched down at barcej- ona and ne ancr then went on to rome glimpsing mar- seillse en route from rome they flew on to istanbul for two days there was a 12 hour stop at beirut a touchdown at tehran and new delhi and then into bangkok fortwo days three action packed days in hong kong and 24 hours in tokyo brought the travellers down to earth with a bump into anch orage alaska with a tempera ture of 17 degrees below zero and finally to san francisco for the last day owingto the chicago airport being closed with an icy run way american airlines flew thern into detroit across coun try to new york and there thev came bv air canada to malton he wlh be issued a drivers licence endorsed for the opera tion of motorcycles only after march 31 it will be an offence to ride a motorcycle in ontario without a drivers licence bearing a motorcycle endorsement at the end of september this vear there were 36827 motor cycles registered in the pro vince 59 per cent more than at the end of september 1965 the 1965 increase was 133 per cent over the previous year also up to the end of sep tember this year motorcycles were involved in 3221 acci dents in which there were 42 fatalities and 2475 injuries in all of 1965there were 2390 motoreycle accidents compar ed with 867 in 1964 many of the motorcycle rid ers involved in these accidents were in the 1619 age group and among these were niany who were learners operating on instruction permits for the period december 4 to december 10 inclusive per sonnel of the milton detach ment ontario provincial po lice worked a total of 841 hours and patrolled 7379 miles of highways in the area result- ing in 22 traffic charges and 31 traffic violation warnings warnings issued were for infractions under rules of the road and faulty equipment during the current week 14 property damage and two per sonal injury accidents were in vestigated resulting in three persons receiving injuries and approximately 11165 in pro perty damage contributing factors in the majority of ac cidents were slippery roads and adverse weather condi tions there were 30 general occur rences reported including theft of tnan gasoline power plant aircraft transmitter car penter tools and electronic radio parts the property of ernest eckert con 6 nassaga weya twp and theft of christ mas tree lights in the glen safe sitter if you are planning to leave your children at home to dine out go to the theatre or visit friends during the christmas holiday season make it a point to employ a baby sitter who knows what to do in case of emergency the canadian underwriters association said tojiay it is a good idea to place a card by the phone with the phone numbers of the fire de partment the police depart ment the family doctor a nearby neighbor and also where the parents may be reached the association said the sitter should know two alternate routes of escape from the house so that she and the children can get out safe ly if one way is blocked by fire these alternate routes should be shown to her and she should be told that in case of fire she is to 1 get the children out of the house and 2 then call the fire depart ment williams area two persons were reported missing and la ter located remaining occur rences were of a minor nature there were four liquor seiz ures made resulting in five charges under the liquor con trol act one person was charged with care and control of a vehicle while ability lav paired with thtrbusy holiday season approaching it is requested that vehicle operators exercise additional care and attention when driving a gift of tu je flowers christmas i j9jkvnnj83 ho most wonderful way in illhlb he world to say merry vjhp ihristmss to your loved ones see our selection of holiday plants and flowers now mowers expressed anywhere at minimum rate e t marks i phone 1530310 acton or town of acton debentures the town of acton wishes to announce that debentures to the value of 700000 are still available to anyone interested in purchasing ejl or any of this balance these debentures are in 1000 00 denominations ancfvwi bear interest at the rate of 6vi retirement for theso debenture will be ii n 2000 in 1971 1000 in 1973 3000 in 1972 1000 in 1975 christmas is just around the corner i hurry have your holiday wardrobe party dresses etc drycleaned now free pickup and delivery the closing date for the purchase of the town of acton debentures it thursday december 22 1966 anyone interested please complete the attached coupon and mail as specified i am interested in purchasing your new issue of bonds to the amount of and prefer the years signed wmvr custom cleaners same day service except saturday in by 10 am out by 3 pan cash and carry main st n phone 8531180 fill in and mail to j mcoeachie clerkadministrator town of acton 40 mill st east acton airline hostess the sky honey pie in pick yours early for best selection of spruce and pine there were 41 motor vehicle accidents in the north halton area served by milton of p during november month end statistics indicate they caused personal injuries to 16 persons and 918760 in property dama- ges to date this year five per sons have died on north hal tons highways and township roads another 162 have been injured in die 416 accidents and the property damage toll has reached 258496 j i he invented toys sir isaac newton english physicist mathematician phil osopher greeted his first christmas and his first day in uneouishirel england fat 1642 frail and ehaktj as a youth he devoted many boyhood dec embers to inventing and raajt- christmas trees calling all santas the best christmas gift ys mens christmas trees at the acton yjvlxa while they last best trees best prices r v fmlcom fmtmrm doesnt go under the tree t it goes in your driveway ford we d0n7 dicker we deal motors acton li thompson j 45 main st n aomsammksaamm telephone 8532370 l c