Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 18, 1970, page 3

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The Acton Free Press Wednesday February Liberals pick up councillors ideas DRIVERS REV UP THEIR ENGINES before tho start of one of id 1 races on the card at tho Acton s Club snowmobile met on Fairy Lake Sunday Joe Woods of Guolph won seven vents to walk off with most of hardware Tho Attracted a largo crowd and monoy to support Acton Staff Photo Joe Woods Jr big winner in Hen snowmobile races Joe Woods of Guclph walked off with most of the hardware at the Acton Men s Club snowmobile races on Fairy Lake Sunday afternoon Woods driving powerful number captured first place events on a IS race card that attracted a huge crowd A committee comprised of Don Perry Ross Elmer Smith Clark and Stu Robertson organized the event money for the support of the Acton The committee appreciate the thought fulness of trophy donors Cartage Tyler Transport Bank of Montreal Jewellers Lakcview Discount ActoiilGA Murt Allison Equipment Ed Stewart Sales Acton Pharmacy Acton Auto Body Johns Tex Cam and Bet Catering of Acton won the lucky draw for i transistor radio A complete list of winner and their machines follows Stock A Lcn stock Cam user stock Joe Woods stock Joe Woods stock Joe Wood women s A ski doo women s Heather ski women Myrtle Anderson modified A Norman Patterson snow jet modified li Joe Woods modified C Joe Woods modified Woods Junior race Graham special open 10 lap event I d Stewart ski LILL1E OF won trophy in Women A class at Sunday snowmobile races Ross Rlby of Acton Men Club tho presentation Staff Photo Meet ing with the minister of Municipal Affairs has not deflected Alton councillor Jack in his determination lo push a plebiscite on government At the lust meeting it was agreed that the resolution fur a county wide plebiscite on whether residents of the county wish a Hal ton Peel or single I 111 Ion region should go to the administration for further strategy Meanwhile the policy committee of the Liberal in Ontario invests he province should establish riion toveni incuts only if the citizens of he area want it Councillor Greer are being heard on a wider held than anticipated Anyone got more The Ability Fund re very with the amount they collected during the Mothers March this year To data tfiey are 2 39 short of 1 with turned in to campaign chairman Mm S Crippi While almost certain all It in now shed bo delighted if a canvaner came up with another from a very Into call Acton wot aft concerned were well with Tho campaign formerly the March of Dimes benefits handle adults Two car collision Tuesday morning Cons a icemcnt from the Milton of the 0 investigated a two car accident Tuesday at 7 at Queen and Wellington Drivers of the two cars involved were Robert Denny and Ann Acton One of the cars had stopped to pick up a passenger The Denny car had SI 10 estimated damage and the Alicarne car The Liberals thai regional government should be established whenever an urea lias a sense of community identity on sociological characteristics economics geography and history The paper says stringent population requirements are nonsense The paper warns that tho farther removed a government is from the people the more likely it is to be controlled by a bureaucracy It argues the closer government is to the people the ested administration committee of Acton council last week that hey should over regional government proposals with Njssagaweya and bring back to council before they commit themselves to a plebiscite Earlier in the council meeting determined supporter of Mr McKeoughs policies on regional government suggested a more complete investigation be held before any plebiscite is held He felt both committees should study the possibilities of the role under regional been suggested perhaps government before commuting Acton should look towards themselves in a regional government It was agreed to postpone any proposal since like Nassaguweya further action until councillors the town more oriented met with Mr McKcough Attacks Boards propaganda paper No firm decision given to race track promoters Councillor Earl Masalcs agrees with comments from deputy reeve William Gillies that the Board of Education Is sending out a propaganda sheet into county homes and it should be withdrawn from circulation The Ojkvdle deputy reeve was quoted as saying that the Board of their own little newspaper and it is tilled with 1 a bout municipal financing He said Doug Wood chairman of the board is responsible and that council should trv to stop the board s circulating Mr Mu sales told Acton council he fell the paper had nothing in it he thought should be and the board should not be attempting to pump the public with it Defending the paper were teacher councillors Bill Coats and Garnet McKenzie Councillor Coats it was a case where the board was damned they do and damned if they don The Board lias been accused of lack of meat ion on one hand and when it does release information is branded as foisting propaganda on the people Councillor said the Board was not hitting any councils in particular he paper but The Board and haw agreed to disagree Mr Mckenzie felt Mr Masalos agreed that seemed to be having problems but thought criticism of the most recent issue of the tabloid paper was justified Deputy Reeve Ted Tyler was of the opinion that the paper was more informative than opinionated however and could see nothing wronc with it Y board elected Bob was elected chairman of the board at their on rebruar 1 1 Other new executive numbers are vice chairman David Sweet man Mane Tremills treasurer John La program Bob Bruce id Leather land David and to be appointed tin a lice Garnet McKeiUic and John Last publicity Alan and Trenails building Llmcr imith and Jake van dcr Members agreed nuke a concerted attempt to have the Y budding used lulls They plan to place ads in the Free Press fur future program Co held up my final decision on to a building permit to be issued to the race promoters who hope to establish an Indian ipohs type ad circuit dragstrip between Goodman asked council in Ins initial presentation to issue conditional building permit conditional on H A efforts to obtain sewer and water services from Milton He said they had done by their the BUS Chisholm of Mason Boulevard can the four weighed 15 pounds measured to had been discussed ook forward to many tasty meals after hauling in Inches in length and took Bus 25 minutes to engineers with tnl whopping quartet of lake trout during an ice him Bus and son John wore fishing in a irtment fishing expedition on LakoSimcoo last The hut about six miles out onto lake near four whoppers totalled over 50 pounds Largest of Staff Photo Continued on Page Third Fourth study of the area arid the Lines near Milton Now calling themselves the Raceways Ltd the with definite pi ins the rack It s meeting This ill lud been tilled lor by c iin il in help them ike up minds SUNSHINE FRESH Hi undesirable Opposition lawyer Ok he leeway of he say int such a was raised by Howe who the Jehovah s which is situated Me cl the license sales down There II probably be a big last minute rush for license plates in Acton on the Saturday February deadline License distributor Edwin Watson told the Free Press this morning that sales so far arc down over last year at the same time He estimates about 1 car owners in the area have not yet purchased their 1970 plates The local license distributing office on Mill Street will be open Monday February as well as the regular hours To help cut down on last minute confusion and delay Mr Watson would like to make it clear that persons purchasing their 1970 plates must have either a certified cheque or cash have their insurance up to date and have their driver license number FOO STORES Date Nut Bar HEINZ STRAINED FOODS 6 79 SAVE COIOUHEO Parchment MONARCH MARGARINE SWIFT STEWS SAVE on FAMILY SHOES We believe in Happy feet wit rut styling longwearing comfort and money saving value Save on shoes now give the whole family happy feet Discount Shoe Store Mam Street N Georgetown CHECK OUR LOW LOW PRICES DURING OUR CLEARING SPECIALS ALSO BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR All YOUR Lakeview Discount Centre RED WHITE POTATOES US No 1 SIZE MT I ORANGES 69 Canadian KRAFT C SINGLES 39 AVI AMIKOUA TAPIOCA PI CREAMED OH I BEANS CARNATION lit or PIE FILLERS HO lit HAMBURG buns 379 CHCKOLAT1 SARA IB A STILL Chicken TANG orange crystals DELSEY TISSUE BLADE 69 Witt Tnm and frit TINDIItMlATY SHORT RIB ROASTS 69 UAH CMVHK mil STEWING Me BEEF 1 It M LIVER solutions ladao Metis

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