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Bus drivers and families attend Burlington picnic beautiful and massive acreage of the H Norton family was the scene of a mammoth bus drivers picnic last Sunday when school and charter bus operators and their families congregated for the annual Norton line bus drivers picnic Located on No Highway in Burlington the farm was Jammed with swimming in the heated pool the popular activity of the of superseded at by races every variety for the very young to the Approximately local drivers from the Guelph and Ernmosa districts attended the rendezvous which was followed up by an outdoor feast of barbecued chicken salads chocolate sundaes pop coffee Everyone had a marvellous time with many drivers congregating from Burlington Hamilton Snelgrove Georgetown Glen Williams and Rock wood and during an In formal ceremony in the ternoon presentations were made to those drivers who deserved special acclaim OUR READERS WRITE Commends Mr Kierans stand Dear Sir May I express my opinion on the postal situation which Is disrupting our country First of ail I am proud of the fact that Canada has a Postmaster General who has stamina enough to stand out for what in his Judgment is sufficient and right That is our money he is handling not his own He is our representative and cannot throw our money around like to sec men and women receive good wiges but this whole hog or none at especially these of much unemployment is things a bit too far Thanks for in Yours truly Mill cent Ont paper NOT REALLY IN NEED of medical assistance Bill Jackson of Brampton President of the Halton Junior Farmers sees how a respirator works The group donated the respirator to the Milton District Hospital Nurse Mrs S demonstrates while provincial director Brian Bessey of Guelph and past president Carol Swackhamer of Acton look on Staff Photo A TRACK AND FIELD MEET was held in the zone field day at Guelph on at Milton District High School Saturday July 18 Competitor Bill Alexander of the by Halton Junior Farmers when winners club is shown in the shot put event ot events were chosen to represent where he placed second Staff Photo Salt and Pepper have thought for I rarely connected as I slapped and peered into the water and up he creek for some sign of the beaver Suddenly 1 noted a coming down the stream straight for the dam I peered closer It looked like there might be a snout behind the strong ripple It circled coming and closer After several minutes of underwater maneuvers a creature emerged from the water and climbed onto a log observing me with a curious look It was an beaver looking on the log like he was the model for the back of our nickel Back he divedjifooled around with the dam and then paddled over to shore where another animal obviously his mate joined him after churning her in the water I back to the car for the camera confident that at last my patience was going to be rewarded When I returned Chips and his mate were rippling a wake some more timber I decided to ailed and ted Fireflies lit their liny lamps by the hundreds the still knew where 1 stood A pair of car creed almost darkness The car stopped and out jumped Neil Benton See anything he asked I explained the situation We both peered into the dark There something coming we both agreed We wailed but the ripples came no further Another car droe up Out jumped Hoy Beaers he said seeing the dam Heard there were some here come from further up the creek But left 1 waned and wailed and waited until the only reflection on the mirrored surface of the water was a star It was my to leave Still no pictures of the beavers but the first two objectives finished The Acton Free Press Tuesday Juno 30 1970 Seek planning officer to project enrolment for Board of Education County Board of Educa tion has approved the hiring of a planning officer effective Aug IS to work for the board in con junction with municipal plan tiers His chief duties would in dude projection of enrolments analysis of population density and movement and assessment tant to the Director S Lavender explained old methods for calculating enrolments were no longer reliable because the patterns of growth have changed Informollon for short and long term accommodation require ments would be a key duty the Planning Officer would have It was suggested he may work closely with the Superlnt en riant of Transportation and the possibility of combining the two positions Into one was con side red The man filling the position would be paid in the area of W to While some trustees argued the man would save money for the board in the long run trustee Ernie remained unconvinced that the move was a good one He feared the man work would be a duplication of municipal services now provided and wondered if a qualified would be able to forecast projected enrolments Are we really getting what we wont when we hire a planner he wondered During the same meeting the board appointed Ron Chapman currently principal of Ctarksdale School as assistant super intendeni They also received a request from Phil Mullen the guidance teacher who had been demoted earlier this year to meet with the board A D ROUTE driver for the eastern corner of WARDEN or Halton right chats with Premier John Twp Ivy Ritchie stands at the bus door awaiting her host Jim Snow at the beef barbecue held at Mr charges for her last home trip before the sum Snows form near Hornby Wednesday Snows youngest daughter muffler I mer vacations I II just take it easy said the affable Jennifer clung to her daddy when the came around to say driver when asked what she d do with her spare time hi Staff Photo without the responsibility of bus riding children Ivy likes children and enoys listening to them as they make Over their daily excursions from the country to the local school Photo by Lorraine Canada NOTICE Jr Farmer field day names Halton winners RE Junior farmer from the tries the zone field meet a Acton and Palermo clubs on July IS got together at Milton District High School Saturday for the included mens 101 annual Junior Farmer yd dash I Campbell girl Children s service Sunday at St Albans The 10 service at St Alban last Sunday was especially designed for while contract members of the Golden Age club were special guests Boys acting as sidesmen were Clifford and Michael Mitchell lessons were read by Carol Staley and Barbara Miss Leah Murchison itcd the lev Dawson in handing out the many 1970 church school awards Paula Kathleen the daughter of Mr and Mrs L M Mitchell was baptised by rector Five children hymns were sung by the congregation David Harris was supply organist for the handed it to the Hector for the After urch parishioners Withered together to d farewell to Rev and Mrs Dawson who with the r link daughter are off Great Britain He is spend ng three weeks at Canterbury followed by a holiday tour The special sessions are being called commemorate the death of Thomas and clergymen from all the world will be part During his absence Rev of Brampton and lay reader will be taking the services here tt rk of the church school Idren was on display after the girl shot put Donna Jackson men yd dash George Henderson girl yd dash Jean Goodfcllow girl Softball throw Donna girl long jump Laurie Max well men s high jump George Henderson men Bill Alexander girl s tug of war Farmers men mile Don Hamilton men Softball Palermo Farmers girl s Softball Farmers men relay Palermo Jr Farmers M A RESTAURANT CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY SUNDAY July and August THANKS FOR YOUR CO OPERATION J I MACKENZIE I SON LTD Men a B JAMES STREET GEORGETOWN TEL Til renin Announcing New DATSUN 1200 at NORTH END B P MILTON its loaded with no extra cost extras and it only costs newest economy car A sharp look door thai on the do but small on the outs It lour adults ly and you can park anywhere Z MPH up to m les from a gal on all the extras are standi New Datsun you moro tor your money than any small car It a Test drive Datsun at NORTH END B P r I I CHURCH Camera shy or Just heading bock 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