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1 countyjcoancil briefs at their regular january meeting last week members of ttafeori county council learned reeve austan ledwlth of mflton had been selected chairman of the hal- ton board of health for 1967 and that the boardhad approv ed a budget of 433980 exclu sive of national health grants received a report k from the board of health indicating it was impossible to recruit staff due tothe grey listing by the registered nurses a sociation of ontario miss grace leavey director of nursing advised there was a great shortage of senior per sonnel tin her staff and she is having to use nurses with the longest service as senior nurs es miss leavey suggested ad ditional clerical staff could as sist the nurses tn their work agreed to host and pay luncheonexpenses for the feb ruary meeting of the county assessors named john t armstrong of georgetown to replace col g o brown of esquesing on the county court of revision urged all departments to have their budgets drawn by february recommended installation of a new fire ala system in the administration building at a cost of 960 learned mrs d wood had resigned as secretary at the emergency measures organiza tion office and was replaced by mrs irene mccoy refused a petition from esquesing township council which urged the county to as- sume coverage of no s side- road from highway 25 to the east boundary of halton granted hourly rated roads department employees an increase in wages of 15 cents an hour effective janu ary 1 received warden h h hintons final report on at tendance at meetings and fun- ctions covering 79 occasions in november and december 1966 gave three readings to a bylaw to expropriate 63 acres of land on the ninth line near hornby from joseph s simon- yi for a site for the proposed regional detention centre which will serve halton and peel countie received notice that roads department foreman stan wil son of milton would be hon ored by the ontario good roads association with a long service certificate at the feb ruary con ventionintoronto young peoples conference theme arise end build the first gathering- of the young people within the boun daries of the yearold bramp ton presbytery was held satur day in knox presbyterian church milton conference chairman shirley ella of campbellville reported 127 attended the daylong meeting the theme of which was let us arise and build guest speakers included rev david nicholson of campbell- ville and mission speaker rev a f mcsween rev mcsween of don mills reminded the meeting the young peoples mission for 1967 is the expan- stonof the felowshlpcentre at kenora he showed slides and explained the lives of our thineamn canada give thrlrtdians half a a banquet waa served by the ladies of knox church follow ed by a dance singsong ses sions were staged throughout thc day among the communities rep resented were crungeville ac ton milton campbellville gait guelph kitchener oak- vilte toronto brampton nor- vel maple and erin the executive members of the rally presented 12 red roses to conference chairman and president shirley ella appreciation and thanks were expressed to rev j k l mcgown james schofield and mrs lea wills for their guidance and assistance through the planning and exe cution of the- conference master of ceremonies dur ing the banquet- was john chandler a member of the young peoples group of oak- the new presbyterys first rally of young people will leave many memories miss ella reported it was evident god was with us during the plan ning of this rally and his pres ence was felt throughout the day location said mistake authority ask talks the location of the halton county museum in the centre of r fast growing sports and camping complex is creating problems in the development of the kelso conservation area representatives of the conservation authority told members of halton county council last week reeve g leslie and c gal lagher were named with the warden to meet representa tives of the museum board the conservation authority and the province to work out a solution dr c- a martin vice chair man of the authority suggest ed the plan to start the mus eum in kelso had been a sad mistake little did we dream of the tremendous use of the area he noted he suggested the county should own its own site and the present museum should be more adjacent to the provin cial agricultural museum site planned on land adjacent to kelso dr martta acknowledged the county would want to be reim bursed for its expenditure and would want a site these points could be discussed with representatives of the groups at a meeting authority field officer dave murray traced the develop ment of the initial water reser voir that had produced a recre ation area not at first antici pated the area had been swamped with people as soon as it opened and from an at tendance in the first year of approximately 30000 it had grown to 120000 last year a maximum of 1730 cars were there onpeak days he noted the development that had been necessary and the need to expand camping and service areas the poten tial has grown remarkably he told wmrrrn mr mumy mh the au thority had sold 0 acres of the recently acquired 130 acre service farm to the province for a provincial agricultural museum and it was hoped a cooperative arrangement could be worked out with the county museum he also pointed out the agreement on the present county museum had started as a 10 vear agreement and finally grown to a 99 year lease the problem now is the museum is in the centre of the property and the area has to be restricted to avoid con gestion reviewing statistics on the area use mr murrav told court- cil a 1966 survey showed 59 ner cent were there for swimming and ii per cent for the mus eum the people visiting the area come 30 per cent from metro 15 per cent from oak- ville 20 per cent from milton 10 per cent from burlington 6 per cent from hamilton and the balance from many areas onion reigns for day berne switzerland in a tradition that dates back to 1406 the modest onion reaches the rank of nobility and reigns for a day the last monday of each november at bernes onion market the event orig inated more than five centur ies ago as the housewifes last chance to stock up on winter vegetables now it is a festival for young and old featuring a confetti battle in the streets shopping and indulging in on ion soup and onion pie onions ar offered by the bag or by the braid with bow knots to wear as boutonnieres and as onion and fir wreaths and table centerpieces and baby makes new york mr and mrs percy dewey potter who have 12 children became grandpar ents for the 50th time when their daughter mrs doris to- ney gav birth to a girl a small spot may be remov ed from painted walls or wood work by rubbing with a large pencil eraser a backhoe was pressed into service friday to help town workmen clear streets of heavy snow which fell thursday night and most of friday police assisted and flagmen waved autt photo traffic around the block while snow was cart ed away- local police report no accidents dur ing the period of the snowstorm which turned to freezing rain late friday afternoon ten charges laid by op in week during the period january 22 to 28 members of acton police detachment worked a total of 232 hours and patrolled 773 miles two property damage acci dents were reported resulting in total damage of 375 and one person being charged with careless driving a total of eight charges were preferred under the highway traffic act and 16 warnings issued one person was arrest ed and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and lodged in milton jail one pre mise was found insecure and one paason reported that he had lust his wallet and con tents there were 10 convictions registered in magistrates court at milton resulting in total fines of 395 and costs of 66 the docket consisted of seven traffic violations and three liquor violations the acton free- press wednesday february 1 1967 0 i knox congregational meet ing tonight there were four robins re ported seen near milton last week bet the crocuses that came up last week wish they knew how to get back down new officers of the cham ber of commerce will be elect ed at their meeting feb 8 and centennial plans will be dis cussed prizes for fridays wj euchre and pennysalearein the smoke shop window this week plans are underway for a skating carnival to conclude another successful year of fi gure skating lessons following the weekend snowstorm residents werent too happy to see more snow falling tuesday afternoon snow shovels havent really had time to cool off since last friday for motorists fasten seat belt please fasten seat belts please is a customary warning for airline passengers its an ad monition for motorists too your chances of being killed in an accident increase five times if you are thrown from the vehicle using your seat belt can keep you safe ac cident studies show that use of seat belts can eliminate at least onethird of all automo bile injuries j5 seat belts are the best low- cost safety feature available for a car yet many people fail to install and use them con sider their excuses chuiatrophobta clem ask this fellow why he doesnt use seat belts he will tell you if the car should catch fire or submerge i dont want to be trapped inside clem doesnt realize that less than one per cent of all injuryproducing ac cidents involve fire or submer sion by helping you remain conscious for a quick escape seal belts improve your chan ces of surviving they canbe unfastened instantly with one hand poke along polly polly thinks that seat belts are for whiz kids she explains i dont drive fast so i dont need seat belts someone should tell polly that more than half of the accidents caus- suesday ruary 14 valentines day choos hr favorite from myrurgia chanel caron yardley evening in paris take a tip from cupid delight her this valentines day with a gift of fine cosmetics by ckirolyardley shuhon for him spicy shaving lotions combs and brushes cigarette lighters tobacco pouches pipe flash bulbs tobaccos wallets cameras cjgara cigarettes by carlton a large assortment awaits your selection always a valentine gift with affection smiles n chuckles heart boxed chocolates in good taste i acton pharmacy bill yundt manager interest in ix beard-grow- mg contest seems to be in- creasing who would sponsor the contest is the current tick lish problem although other ticklish problems might deve lop later burlington council con templating improvements to the appleby line no 2 side- road intersection learned last week it would cost 25000 to reconstruct 1900 feet of the road officials have been con cerned about accidents there wise diet an olderperson who is care- less about meals may find it af- vfects his or her health being poorly nourished doesnt nec essarily mean that he is getting insufficient food he may ac tually be eating too much of the wrong kinds due to dental troubles he may not be able to cope with the proteins he needs such as meat such foods can usually be put through a meat grinder or cooked so that they are soften ed canadas food guide will help in the wise selection of a diet mr and mrs mel mccul- lough attended the guernsey breeders convention at holi day inn ottawa tuesday and wednesday of last week friends and neighbors will be pleased to learn that floyd hammond retired farmer has moved with his wife and family to acton and they are now residing at 125 longfield road four young people from knox attended the very suc cessful presbytery winter ral ly in milton on the weekend alan and carolyn thompson jane watson and valerie coles about 125 attended those attending the scottish rite ladies night at the amber cupola friday evening from acton were mr and mrs i harris mr and mrs r h el liott mr and mrs c f leath- erland dr and mrs a- j buch anan and mr and mrs c l rognvaldson some from acton baptist church with their minister rev stanlev gammon said farewell to rev and mrs will iam baxter at a socialevening ajt st pauls baptist church georgetown the baxters are going to a home mission church at otter lake quebec mrs fred salt is a patient in guelph general hospital miss rosa chen and miss suzie chen the two girls from india who came to canada sponsored by the rev and mrs a h mckenzie are expecting to be joined by- a younger sis ter miss suzanne chen she has a job awaiting her in the guelph library and will be liv ing with her sisters there experience may be a thor ough teacher but no one lives long enough to graduate ing injury or death involve speeds of less than 40 miles per hour seat belts offer the same protection at low speeds that they give on the jace track short trip sam i never take the car on trips why should i use seat belts sam asks heres vkythree out of four traffic deaths occur within 25 miles of home seat belts give protection in town as well as on the highways john n black ballinafad master feeds dealer dairy 16 bulk beet pulp hog feeds and purmill mixes hogg and lytle grass 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