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40 million worth the acton free press wednesday november 6 1968 only chance to learn of educational changes wom started iast whk on the new rink for the aiton curling club orv churchill rd north the club hopes to be in the new rink before the season ends stiff photo recreation committee people of the area will have only one opportunity to learn about changes in education in haltonand thats at the communications night in the high school wednesday november is the county board will be pending 40 million on education next year viceprincipal joe bray said monday a school board meeting- this is the publicsbest discuss extending use high school facilities criticism launched in the direction of the parks and recreation committee that they were too confined in their activities precipitated a discussion between the committee and two high school board members over use of the school for extra- currlcular activities and fuller use of grants chairman john goy said the department of education has branched out and bob laughlin an employee of the department has approached both the y and the school board over extending the recreation program public use of school properties is one of the oldest chestnuts continued the chairman he asked high school board members to appear at the meeting ray arbic and kerwin mcphail were the only two who could make it mr goy said the committees job was to assess what was going on in town and do what they could to avoid duplication he hoped some arrangement could be made with the school board before the new regional board was elected school trustee ray arbic said the high school board had been hampered in the past by the approach of industrial groups not representative of the area school facilities are not open for public use but he was in favor of a change of policy to make maximum use of these facilities chief problems against their use wjas policing maintenance and carclaking beard members feel loading school facilities was an imposition on the school caretakers if this organization came to the high school board with a planned program would it stand a better chance of being received than individuals asked mr goy groups like the recreation committee will get 1 00 per cent cooperation said trustee kerwin mcphail he said it was simply a matter of gearing the program so it wouldnt interfere with the school mr arbic said sometimes it was difficult to distinguish between recreation and education night classes give you more headaches in one year he said than a recreation program chairman goy said new people in town added a new dimension new families have a heck of a time getting to know whats going on he was interested in the principals suggestion that grade eleven students do a survey and find out what is going on he felt the committee could do a good job as coordinators between groups and the high school over use of facilities at the school board members agreed with the recreation chairman that now was the time to solve the issue not to wait till the new board took over now is the time to do it said mr mcphail there arc lotsof facilities there that could be used- should b used the board- cant go into the recreation business the ohairman said some type of arrangement wasnecded with the high school board trustee arbic agreed he suggested a certain schedule of changes mutually agreed upon recreation courses arc now included in grant structures for adult education groups creating a thin line between education and recreation the school act it seems to mc said trustee mcphail says it is not our responsibility for adult education its not our job cither replied committee member ted tyler jr its not recreation why come to the recreation committee for basic rnglish for instance ask bill davis he knows retorted mr mcphail we must make use of what weve got trustee arbic said it would be wise to take a long hard look before coming to any decision he felt the high school board would be willing to go along with any reasonable operation meanwhile the committee will likely ask high school students to make a survey of existing recreation arena manager harold townsley in his report outlined his difficulties making ice this year because ofwarm weather difficulties had now dissolved and the program was operating at full scam glerjlea park mr townsley reported now had a good catch of grass latest mystery was who swiped dorl prices playground report it is still a mystery the resignation of art cooper from the twinhatted committee was accepted with regret vicechairman brendan aherne will act as property chairman until the end of the year a donation of 50 from the acton agricultural society was gratefully accepted for use of the buildings and facilities the badminton club it was reported had set up its own group and operated independently chairman goy presided for the meeting attended by brendan aherne hugh patterson earl masales t tyler jr h townsley and the secretary doris townsley limehouse opportunity to discover just how it s going to be spent he personally delivered over 2000 invitations to principals of robert little m bennett stcwarttown limehouse speysidc and brookville schools as well as the high school these were distributed to all parents however tire forms ajked for questions and very few have been submitted so tar the evenings discussion is titled simply education in llalton county and will coyer all grades from kindergarten to 13 including retarded children it will bi the most uptodate information mr bray promised on the pianol for the discussion that evening will be robert parker at moderator with tom watson high school board member and member o horace illylh nassagaweya school board chairman and a member of the isoc murray smith acton public school board member and isoc member bill lawson of esqucsing board and isoc committee and cyril bishop chairman of acton public school board the role of the interim committee will be discussed by w l mcneil o g mcdowell and g r crombc all department of education superintendents in the area mondays board meeting only lasted an hour and business was routine a bill for four pairs of soccer boots was questioned by finance chairman chester anderson millinery classes in hall produce new bonnets for 20 a p green wins safety award two years accidentfree work the employees of a p green refractories acton have set up an enviable record of two years plant operation with no accidents at a dinner meeting recently at the skyline hotel toronto attended by the acton plant men and their wives a certificate issued by the industrial accident preventive association was presented by w k stevens vicepresident and general manager of a p green refractories canada ltd during the evening service pins were presented by mr stevens to ed oost and art ford business meeting for rotary rotary president gary dawkins was awarded his sixyears perfect attendance pin by immediate past president ralph davis during the regular dinner meeting tuesday night a letter thanking the club for support of the student award srogram was read by ted lansen principal of acton high school miss connie coles attending toronto western hospital was recipient of the rotary award this year mr hansen also gave a brief address on the rotary foundation which has provided si 25 milliun in awards to s40 young people for educational study programs throughout the world following a request from paul nielsen the club agreed to provide some transportation this friday night for the legion poppy day campaign twenty rotaruins a visitor from orangeville and a visitor from acton attended the meeting esquesing issues 226905 permits building permitsworth 226905 were issued by esquesing township in the month of october most were for new hquses and additions the group enjoyed films showing the plant operation of tlie parent company at mexico missouri along with a special film taken by george barbcau of the acton plant and of some fishing trips taken over the years by acton employees by mrs a benton we arc pleased to hear that mr j roughley is able to be home again after his second recent stay in hospital miss betty ann brown was hostess at her home for a shower honoring miss sharon mcpherson a bridetobe of november 9 mr and mrs wilfrid greenlees of campbellville were with the a w bentons on sunday we extend sympathy to mrs angus lawson and mrs william osburn sisters of the limehouse district mr william mcdowell brother of georgetown and husband mr alfred marshall and daughter eileen of toronto in the passing of mrs a marshall on thursday mrs gordon quinton of meaford spent last week with her daughter mrs bert benton and family about 20 attended the second class in advanced millinery in limehouse memorial hall on wednesday evening sponsored jointly by limehouse and ashgrove womens institutes leaders arc mrs j crichton and mrs g wingficld mesdamcs james noble neil anderson and frank brown attended the annual womens institutes convention in guclph last week 68th dance firefighters held their annual dance friday in the legion hall it was their 68th annual dance who noted this wasnt specifically in the sport equipment budget members were surprised to learn the boys share the boots mr salt explained other boards as well include the boots as sport supplies they cost 895 a pair members agreed the eohimunal boots should all be sanitized at the end of each year to pay or not to pay xm was the question when theboavd mccivcd a bill for the theatre hour company which is bringing a dramatic program allied to the curriculum under the auspices of the department of education the program is coming in january- after ie- new board has takcnovcr after wondering momentarily if the present board should approve the january bill members agreed it would be paid it comes off the english hudgct resignation was received from mrs warner who is moving to a farm near timmins she taught girls physical education and some history the position vacant after christmas will be advertised ray arbic reported on a meeting of the recreation and parks board he had attended when a long discussion was held on the use of high school facilities for recreation and classes for adults mr arbic relayed the boards willingness to cooperate he said the facilities arc hercusc them the next meeting night falls on election night so it was changed from the first monday of december to the first tuesday dec 3 a letter from acton agricultural society expressed thanks for the use of chairs for the fair principal hansen reported on two principals meetings this week one a conference of north llalton educators and department personnel at the school for the deaf milton and the other for niagara district headmasters on tuesday present chairman moffat members watson anderson arbic secretarytreasurer fred salt principal hansen viceprincipal bray rent poles cable tv at their last meeting hydro commissioners discussed at length an agreement with georgetown cable tv for rental of hydro poles here a new office billing machine was purchased l thurs fri sat nov 7 8 9 emhovtts of the a p green acton plant honored john chapman fifth from the left last thursday with a gift mr chapman is leaving the company after 15 years service plant manager orv chapman makes the pres entation while other employees assist love and kisses a shopping bag full of extra halloween treats in small bags not required by a generous householder was taken by a ys man up to children in hospital in guelph w k sttvfns of a p green refractories canada ltd pre sents orval chapman john chapman and george barbeau with a safety certificate for the acton plant from the industrial accident prevention association staff photo quality ba products save you money gasolines motor oil biesel fimi fwel oil slov oil m sos oil sooner finance plan 10 years la pay small carrying charges dependable service thompson fuels ltd 44 young st acton phonk essam warm air arte hot water heating modern plumbing pumps and water 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never need repainting 30 year guarantee let u replace your stucco or weedtldlng patios stem designed cak pcjrtj inexpensive and practical aluminum awnings federal industries of canada for free estimates phone collect foot of fortythe st oalcville 8454318 nassagaweya township nominations for reeve deputy reeve and three councillors for the munic ipality of nassagaweya and one representative for the hal- ton county board of education from acton and nassagaweya for the years 1969 and 1970 monday november 18 1968 at the township hall brookville nominations 730 830 pm in the event of a poll being demanded the balloting will be held on monday dee 2 1961 at the following placet polls open at ten oclock in the forenoon and lot at eight oclock in the afternoon list of polling places for polling subdivision no i lota ne 1 to 10 inclu sive in concessions i 2 3 polling location resi dence of beverly ilia campbellville ont charles king dro for polling subdivision no 2 lots no 1 to 10 inclu sive in concessions 4 5 6 7 polling location residence of robert elliot campbellville ont toy wood dro for polling subdivision no 3 lot 11 to 31 inclusive across the whole township polling location brook- vllle hall t kennedy dro for polling subdivision no 4 lot 22 to 2b inclusive and lets 30 31 32 concessions s 6 7 end lot 30 31 32 east half concession 4 polling location residence of duncan moffat art diamond dro for polling subdivision no 5 lot so 31 32 in eon- cessions 1 2 and 3 and the west half of concession 4 polling location residence of hugh metpherasn mr helen macpherson dro nassagaweya november 6 1968 j c mclntyre clerk the tax collector will be in the township hall one hour prior to the hour of nominations to issue tax certificates