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esquesing reelects reeve deputy miller marshall leslie to council almost of 30 per cent esquesing townships eligible i per vnships voters turned out monday to reelect the reeve deputyreeve one incumbent councillor and two brand new ones both reeve george currie and deputy reeve tom hill were returned to office by large majorities and councillor wilfrid leslie nosed out councillor c f pat patterson by 25 votes for the third council seat elected to serve their first terms on councif were russell miller and kenneth p marshall mr miller a resident of r k 1 georgetown headed the council poll with 857 votes he was followed by mr marshall with 722 and mr leslie was right on his heels with 713 councillor patterson with 688 votes 115 of them from his norval ward went down to defeat along with james goodlet s23 and percy r hicks with 163 reeve george cwrrie more than doubled the count on challenger malcolm freeman making his first bid for the reeves chair tom hill had a whopping plurality for the deputyreeves post racking up 1019 votes against 424 jim france polled in his first bid for a seat on council mr france ran unsuccessfully for school board in the 1967 elections first returns came into election headquarters in the township offices about 8s0 pm from the hornby district it set the pattern for the race for reeve and deputyreeve as well as showing there would be a close four way race for the three council seats between councillors patterson and leslie and challengers ken marshall and russell miller mr goodlet although he gained considerably in later polls was close but failed to gain enough votes to overcome the early lead mr hicks was never in contention by 920 p jn with five polls in it was evident the reeve and deputyreeve had commanding leads and were shooins for their posts but council was a fourway race mr marshall paced the council vote but he lost the lead to mr miller when the limehouse and glen williams returns arrived home territory for him mr leslie and mr- patterson battled right down to the final pollthe large glen williams vote- which was late in arriving and kept a large crowd of voters who assembled in the township anxiously waiting someone surreptitiously smuggled unofficial returns in before they were put on the board by assessment commissioner art benton who along with clerk k c lindsay and del french and jeff denny tallied results and had them posted the arrival of official returns about 1030 pm made results final and a short postelection meetina followed where both the newlyelected and defeated candidates who remained spoke briefly reeve currio recosnized he had been reelected in the largest vote for the reeves chair yi township history deputy reeve tom hill said the results gave him a pretty good feeling to come back a winner russell- miller said winning the election gave him a wonderful feeling and he hoped to fulfill the trust placed in him ken marshall assured ratepayers he didnt intend to turn things upside down in the township but would give due consideration to all the issues wilfrid leslie said he could see a good council in 196970 and would continue to do his best malcolm freeman said he chose to run for reeve because he did not like to see acclamations and was happy to see the numbers who came out to vote jim france said the peoples choice took the deputys posj but he asked council to do something about the town line north of norval the reeve replied it was quite likely the road would soon be part of the county road system councillor pat patterson defeated in his bid for reelection was last to speak and he congratulated the successful candidates a light vote for the separate school members for the ltalton county board of education saw hugh henderson lead the poll with 30 followed by william priestner with 22 kenneth walsh witli 20 and hubert clohecy with is james langedyk with 38 votes shaded angelo tonelli with 23 for the one seat on the county separate school bd esqukincs three council seals will be filled by loft to right incumbent wilfrid leslie ken marshall and russell miller as voters express ed their choico in mondays election mr miller led tho poll with 857 votes thirty por cent of the township voters turned out staff photo last official meeting for high school board the last official meeting of acton high school board was held tuesday at the high school when chairman duncan moffat expressed his appreciation for cooperation the past year he mrs pearl kennedy is a patient in guelph general hospital i mrs doug price is a patient in guelph general hospital carol patterson broke her leg sunday skating at the arena shes in a cast but able to get back to school mrs alex near visited with friends in kitchener and waterloo during the week mr ross ballentine is a patient in guelph general hospital his many friends hope for an improvement in health for him dr and mrs frank oakes spent the american thanksgiving weekend with mr and mrs paul lawson and ted in milwaukee mr and mrs m l macdonald of detroit michigan mr and mrs norman small of niagara falls and mrs wta bell of toronto visited with their mother mrs r m macdonald over the weekend on his birthday insurance agent bill denny had a successful cornea transplant operation in toronto general hospital he is recuperating at home now and looking forward to improved sight when the bandages are off to stay ys men start sale of trees actontans can start decking the halls on saturday ys mens christmas trees go on sale behind the y then witli proceeds for their community projects how esquesing voted 2 u m c j n is s3 sr 8 it 1 h rt tn c it c to c s 00 co b a orlfc si v sf 1 t ii it is ts ss ii ieevs h so ix w v jj i a so so g currie 976 28 68 73 117 109 68 69 41 57 70 163 113 m freeman 486 38 41 26 49 83 42 29 24 38 25 56 35 deputyreeve t hill 1019 37 58 62 102 112 73 56 43 63 67 207 139 j france 424 28 48 32 69 76 37 39 21 29 21 14 10 council r miller 857 10 35 41 82 101 69 51 55 68 61 150 134 k marshall 722 46 97 75 65 106 61 64 23 28 48 46 63 w leslie 713 21 49 52 83 89 42 35 26 42 54 116 104 c f patterson 688 24 50 56 115 82 48 54 24 37 30 101 67 j goodlet 523 15 26 18 54 91 64 29 25 38 33 57 73 p hicks 163 22 28 15 13 19 9 17 10 5 7 9 9 said he had enjoyed working with the board and with the secretary commented chester anderson its a good thing you enjoy it because it looks as if well be meeting for a while yet although uie county board takes over january 1 the local boards have been told they would likely be asked to sit in an advisory capacity for some months till theyre phased out letters of appreciation from winners of scholarships and school board proficiency prizes were read from trudy morris carolyn thompson valerie coles murray jamleson carol patterson and allan gordon the free press also expressed by letter official appreciation for past cooperation the auditorium was granted at no charge for the citizens band concert sunday december 22 a letter of resignation was read from mrs shirley brown tom watson the newlyelected county board member pointed out in the new year there will be a pool of county teachers to draw from and a vacancy might be filled without the local board advertising due to the coming of the new board an ibm maintenance contract was cancelled a copy of the principals report for the interim committee craft day attracts 79 a crowd of 79 cubs spent saturday afternoon in the acton scout hall making gifts and christmas decorations at the georgetown district cub arts and crafts workshop under the direction of 15 leaders and one mother the boys were divided into six tables each creating a different project they moved from table to table at 20 minute intervals cubs from six georgetown packs glen williams scotch block norval and acton attended convener fur the day was mrs e jordon of acton with the help of district cub master ross coulter of georgetown scout and guide mothers provided a lunch during the afternoon on projected enrolment was read which shows acton high school enrolment as 467 in 1968 and ranging up to 538 in 1972 principal hansen reported two bus trips scheduled and professional development day alias teachers convention and school holiday on january 24 he said the students have packed 62s pounds of gifts for students at sandy lake 200 miles north of sioux lookout new and- used gifts and books are in the shipment for indian final meeting ps board final official meeting of the acton public school board tuesday night was brief but tinged with sentiment as principal g w mckenzie reviewed the past 30 years of operation for trustees the acton board will function only as an advisory committee for the new county- board of education which takes office in january menbers were sympathetic to a request from teacher r cue for a two years leave uf absence si he can teach the children of armed fortes personnel overseas it was agreed the matter was a matter tor the new board but it was also felt a recommendation would expedite mr coes request johns texaco service was awaidcd the tender for snow removal from the two schools at a price of shs0 an hour acton electric co tender of 1383 for rewiring two rooms in the stone school for improved lighting was accepted there wcie two tenders for the job principal e smith outlined purchases he had made of furnishings for the new addition to the m z bennett school all the equipment which could be bought in acton was purchased here and mr smith was pleased with the prices mr smith concluded by remarking he was sorry to see the acton board go a big board may offer some advantages but well still miss the personal contact with this board he told trustees attending the final regular meeting were the chairman cyril bishop trustees charlie heard doug manning orv chapman vic bristow murray smith secretary bill middleton and the two principals students the student council is paying the postage routine accounts and repair problems were discussed and the meeting adjourned at 930 pm all board members were present with principal hansen vice principal bray and secretarytreasurer fred salt repeat open house at rockwood academy so much interest was aroused by the account in last weeks free press of open house at rockwood academy yosef drenters has decided to repeat the event this weekend the academy will be open to the public saturday and sunday fresh lobsters we are arranging to transport via air from nova scotia a shipment of both live and freshcooked lobsters arriving december 18 and 19 orders are being taken in advance and will be delivered to your door prices each live 155 cooked 165 phone 8531583 cyril swim these lobsters will be strictly mesh less than 24 hours out of the ocean these can be frozen ikhhsoiaiurii m halton cooperative r headquarters actons leading florist cut flowers always available christmas anrangerrtents opart 7 day a wlc am till dart mmum u3mb0 say it with flowers they say it so nicely carosae rower garden shop two miub west of acton south side of hwy medical care pays plan all surgical ojsffi until doctors call fcld from hnt visit coultatttwul it anaealhetui servic it xray also major medical m day waluttf period individual or employ croup may enrol at any tlm of th year revised hates monthly sajll slagi monthly 11112 count monthly 11323 family payable quarterly or yearly 1 halyom coop medical slivrcks i 143 mala si milm ptmi ad m lalmna ma ulfatlea i m i adavea jiijirrrrr r gift suggestions for milady coats dresses lingerie hand bags umbrellas hosiery house coats ft suppers blouses skirts sums drop in and see our special discount rack special for the gentlemen courtesy grftwrappiftfj we are always pleased to assist 7tte catnec kcppe the acton free pre wednesday december a 1968 3 feeffofl held by firtfighten firefighter held their election at the ire hill monday night and mick holme wi december 7 and 8 from 12 noon till 6 pm there is a pictorial history of the building and an art display by four members of the family admission is so cents for adtilts children free returned a chief by acclamation deputychief is bern van fleet a company captain dorson frizzell b captain wayne kelly c captain harry otterbein secretary phil mccristall and treasurer wilfred duval guaranteed products and service imperial 2 oil ltd furnace end stove oil creases gasoline diesel fuel motor oil ultimatic furnaces no down payment 1 0 year to pay power humidifiers jerry skirrow 8532340 home owners can now reduce payments 24 hour approvals you as a home ownet are eligible for a low cost second or third mortgage loan from 1500 to 20000 and now take up to fifteen years to repay find out how a low cost home owner loan can pay all your bills glue you additional cash for any worth while purpose and at the same time reduce your monthly payments by as much as half for information about low cost home owner loans telephone mr e j wllgan to 10 pm today prompt investment corporation ltd 62 richmond si w toronto 1 on telephone 3669586 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