Nlnely Year ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER Twenty Four Fifteen Conti Battle for dollar spreads to Acton Reeve by acclamation OR FRANK WAS returned as Reeve of Acton by acclamation at Monday nomination meeting Reeve assured of the post immediately declared he would be a contestant for the county warden chair Apolitical veteran Dr Oakes is chairman of the county finance committee and also serves on the Halton Manor committee of management personnel legislation and bylaw committee and the roads committee Staff Photo Plannin board All Acton food stores have Joined in the current price to attract shoppers with a sharp for discount ledger s store closed to mark down prices and reopened Tuesday Hie corporate chains simply are not going to price organized independents out of business any socalled price war said Dive owner of I It A Mr Manes said the independent who operates his own store offers an additional plus that the consumer can get where else personal service consideration for the individual needs of his customer Joins A Supermarket is also marking down prices to join in the present discount war like II A has an advertisement in this weeks Issue of the Free Press Red and White Stores have served notice they arc very much in the battle In a press release Grocers the states that with its power it is able to provide its groups with products it a cost equal to the chains his also joined the and the inside of this newspaper carry some real bare ins for shoppers All stores claim they will prices with anyone in the tood business and will do so Shoppers meanwhile can hardly believe the current bonanza In rices con list and some arc stocking up while prices are low Others believe price labels will go ccn lower is competition increases Some consumers feel the price is the first roil break in the mil ilion spiral and envision similar happening In other lines of staples Chamber repairs lighting NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR OF ACTON Approve development wide range of homes Planning board Thursday night approved a feasibility study presented to them by Hulad Developments for the Scynuck and Vyse farms Two partners Anthony Mamie were present and will return to planning board with a draft plan The feasibility study included various categories of homes a top price of or so down to perhaps for semi detached homes Start In spring Mr said he would like to begin In the spring on the higher priced homes which would reached off Wallace St FvcntunlN the subdivision will go over to Churchill The semidetached homes would be located near the schools and a green belt would be maintained along the creek bed Both McDonald In Warren Grove and another new road would extend over to Churchill units There could be new units in the subdivision when It is completed Mr request for rczonlng would allow him to be flexible he said He could change his plans when he saw what type of home was selling best He seeks a zoning change from HI to on the farm and from to on the Vyse property All are residential categories with specified requirements the anticipated new zoning Candidates to speak For the first time In township there will be a Meet your Candidates Night Tuesday December has been set aside at Stewarttown school for all candidates accepting nomination In the township to present their platforms and to participate In a question and answer period Time of the meeting Is The meeting Is for the benefit of all residents of EsquesinR Not out of range Mayor said he hoped the price of the homes would not put them beyond the range of average Acton incomes Mr Adamic assured htm it would not Three plans were discussed before the one considered best was approved by the board Secretary Grant Usher informed the board the amendment has been approved and a building permit taken out for the Becker Milk complex at Queen and Churchill Five stores will be built there Joint meeting A joint meeting will held Dec with council to completely read through the zoning by law searching for errors or omissions Project Planning Associates informed the board they have changed the part of the Campbell farm marked conservation to residential on the official plan The proposed change will be advertised and a hearing held of the Commerce has decided to spend a nonexistent to repair existing Christmas lighting in Acton business section and trust to the generosity of nonmembers of the Chamber to help pay back the loan president John said the bill for for rep to existing lights will only make them safe and the total inclu SIM to replace burntout rhe Chamber envisioned iddinf to existing lighting this but funds are just not Mr told The tree Press fhe only the Chamber could repair existing lighting was by borrowing the sum from the He said Acton Hydro produced in old bill for Christmas lichtinL that had to be pnd ind this reduced the budget All we cin do is borrow the money and hope others will contribute to make the town bright for the season Theft About in money other items was taken from Queen St home Saturdaj evening police report ACTON LION PRESIDENT Nell Miller presents the keysto the snowmobile and trailer won In the Lions ClutTdraw to lucky winner Clarence Denny Monday as a snow storm blows In with the right ingredient for the machine First rider on the Ski behind Mr Denny was Beryl Diggins who sold many tickets for the Lions Draw was made Saturday night at a successful dance held by the club at the music centre The surprised winner purchased a ticket only that afternoon from Linda Fountain Staff Photo CllLLENGCR BOB DRINKWALTER offered himself INCUMBENT LES DUBY has been challenged for the as an alternative to Mayor Les to electors in a mayors post by former Acton councillor Bob Drink surprise nomination at Monday meeting Mr Drink waiter Mayor Duby says he welcomes the opportunity waiter traded compliments with the mayor in his ac to contest the town top office with a man he has always speech Staff Photo respected and admired Staff Photo FOR DEPUTYREEVE BOARD OF EDUCATION TFD TYLER JR garnet Mckenzie T F WATSON Contest for mayor deputyreeve council hydro of education Of 21 persons nominated for office Monday night only two of them were nominated for the first time Challenges shifts and returns to the race by former councillors and aspirants filled the other 19 places councillor Bob who ran against Mayor Duby 1968 will repeat his challenge this December Last time Bert was in the race too Councillor Garnet with retirement approaching steps up to run against Ted Tyler Jr the incumbent deputy reeve Acclaimed reete Frank Oakes was acclaimed again as reeve He has had two terms and was deputy reeve previously There are people running for six council scats incumbents Jack Greer Orval Chapman Bill Coats Earl and Peter Marks with former councillor BUI Williams C of president John Mrs Betty and Norman Elliott per cent Monday night in the Robert little school per cent of the eligible voters attended the nomination meeting There were about in attendance at the middle of the meeting with fewer at the ends of the evening The women present represented a puny one per cent of the eligible women voters One woman was nominated Other women councillors have been Mrs Dons Fryer and Miss Esther Taylor Weather snowy The first blizzard of the winter had subsided as the meeting began President of the Chamber of Commerce John Shadbolt pointed out he would not represent the Chamber if elected Candidate David Muckle is also active in the Chamber Nominations were received by clerk administrator Joe Hurst and deputyclerk Grant Usher from and Norton wrote the names on large blackboards on the platform Three nominations John was nominated forma or reeve and council and let his name stand for council Of the persons named only two have neer been nominated here before Mrs Eastwood and David Muckle Mr Hurst accepted until clock last night Tuesday and all those who were nominated qualified to run for office except for Bill Denny named for hydro Provided consent Jack Greer and Bob who were absent had provided letters of consent to All positions arc for a two ballot Ixu chaired the meeting and called on all nominees to speak Report abandoned Although he hod a resume in his pocket Mayor Is decided to just Rive a few remarks and then answer questions from the sparse audience He pointed out those present could have attended any of the regular council meetings in the past two years if they had any objections obligations All candidates should be well aware of all that is involved he said Council work is complicated by much provincial legislation In one year he attended meetings many of them on weekends two threeday conventions and five oneday conferences He was Invited to 39 different special events and spent an hour a day in the town office The prestige of the mayor office is far outweighed by its obligations He has been on council 11 years eight as mayor He was challenged by both Bob Drink waiter and Bert Hinton in 1968 Rates tip again Wilfred McEachern chairman of the hydro commission gave a fCcmitnucd on Pagt Whats inside Nominations in the town and surrounding townships have almost turned this week Free Press into an election issue but there are many more items inside to interest readers Perhaps the most nostalgic article this week is on the Rock wood pages where Pretty Fair reports her owners are considering sending her to the glue factory Many of our readers may not be aware that Pretty Fair is for real and her coowners are concerned about her recent failure to qualify in the buggy races at Mohawk Then our Eden Mills correspondent Mrs R Wright has another item on the strange antics of a lost dog The owners found the pooch curled up on a relative grave in the village cemetery Proof that Acton has many skilled craftsmen comes on the second front page Organ Co on Frederick St is the subject and the company most recent creation And of course theres the usual other items of news from town and country to make this bulky issue 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