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Acton reeve Dr Oakes Halton Warden Acton Reeve F G was unanimously declared Warden of County Tuesday at Halton County Council inaugural meeting at the county buildings in Milton He defeated Milton Reeve Ron Hams Milton Deputy Reeve Percy Barr and Reeve Mrs Anna MacArthur in a fourway race Mrs MacArthur and Don McMillan her deputy voted for Mrs MacArthur Mr Harris and Mrs Barr voted for themselves All others voted for G Oakes years service Hie election as Warden is the high point 33 years of public life for Oakes He served 13 years on Acton School Board and four of those 13 years was chairman of the board He served as mayor of Acton in and from to 1965 he served on the Hydro Commission for three years as chairman He served two years as a councillor two years as deputy reeve and two years as reeve of Acton He is in his second term as reeve Born near Sherbrooke Quebec he moved to Ontario 33 years ago He received his high school and college education in Guelph as well as part of his elementary education Pair board For 20 years he was a member of the Acton Fall Fair Board and a one time chairman of that board He is an active member of St Alban s Anglican Church in Acton In his remarks as Warden Dr Oakes recalled last year when the big issue was regional government and the county council held many special meetings to deal with it In March the province put it in the mothballs and it will stay there until after the next provincial election he predicted He told members they could activate the matter at any time but said he recognized the mixed feelings on council Successful department He spoke briefly about the success of the new department of social and family services in the county and said he expected the council would deal with the matter of representation on the council during this year Judge Allan B Sprague Halton County Court Judge conducted the declaration of office and swore in the members of the council and later of ficiated as the new Warden took his oath Rev Harry J Dawson of St Albans Anglican Church in Acton conducted invocation Election speeches Each of the members seeking election spoke briefly Percy Barr was nominated by Reeve Jim Swanborough of Burlington and Deputy Reeve Harry Barrett of Oakville He said he had been classified as a dark horse and had been criticized for not declaring himself before Christmas He said elections should be more discriminating and noted If elected he would not promise anyone any particular jobs Ron Harris nominated by Deputy Reeve Don McMillan of and Reeve Tom Hill of said the criteria for electing a Warden should be examined He said the turn system is no longer fair except for the man whose turn it is No housekeeping He said he would promise full time to the job and noted he had three years to show his ability This wont be a housekeeping year We 11 have to push regional government right away or have those powers promised under regional government given to the county such as police garbage and fire protection He urged meetings be held where mayors can attend even without a vote because this he said would help with communications Chides method Mrs used the opportunity to criticize the method of electing a warden She said it should be a secret ballot She said she hoped the council would continue as the smooth running body it has been for the last two years She noted a need for better communications between committees dealing with a common problem She called for big and small communities to work together A man running a big community necessarily hive his head screwed on any better than the one running a small municipality She said she expected the only vote for her would be her own More seasoned told members he had served on just about every committee and members had time to know his ability or lack of it He recalled declining nomination last year because he wanted more seasoning and said he felt he was well qualified for the job this term Clerk Administrator Garfield Brown conducted the election Noting six former wardens in the overflowing audience he referred to them as the senate and suggested the senate might be able to solve the problem about how to elect a warden Former wardens op hand were Allan Day John Milne Bill Hunter George Leslie Herb Merry and George Currie Mr Day presented Warden Oakes with the chain of office which he had worn in in New members Seven of the Halton County Councillors are new this year They include Reeve Allan Masson and Deputy Harry Barrett of Oak ville Reeve James Swanborough of Burlington Reeve Rick Morrow of Georgetown Deputy Reeve McKenzie of Acton Deputy Reeve Don McMillan of and Deputy Reeve Russell Miller of DR FRANK OAKES Reeve of Acton and well known veterinarian was elected Warden of Halton at Tuesday inaugural meeting of County Council Retiring Warden Allan Day of Oakville left hangs the chain of office on the new warden in ceremonies at the county buildings Milton Photo Ninety Sixth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY xteon Pages Fifteen Cents Elect R Goodwin Chamber head ACTON BUSINESSMAN Roy Goodwin was elected to head Acton Chamber of Commerce for the next year at the annual meeting of the Chamber Wednesday at the Dominion Hotel Staff Photo The keys of office were turned over by president John to newly elected Chamber of Commerce president Roy Goodwin at the annual election and Installation of of ficers held last Wednesday in the Dominion hotel Without a gavel the symbol of office was the key to the Chamber post office box Roy Goodwin defeated Mike de Jong In his bid for the presidency Mr Jong has served the Chamber as secretary a number of years and returned to the board as a director this year Officers installed Officers were installed by mayor Paul Nielsen returns to the Chamber as first vicepresident he served previously as president and director of the Chamber Moving up on the board of directors to second vicepresident Is Allan Eastwood Secretary Is Don McDonald and treasurer will be Chester Anderson Directors selected were John Don Kevin Fred Gordon Mike de Jong Bob Davis Sydney Lamb and John Auditors are Del Cook and Bill In accepting the presidency Roy Goodwin expressed his appreciation to the past officers for the work durlnf the year and the hope that the same spirit of activity would continue during his term of office Objectives He said one of his first would be to make a thorough sol citation for funds to meet the cost of the past and future Christmas lighting program He though by concentrated effort the costs of the program could be met Another project the president envisions Is the reactivation of the agriculture committee and paid tribute to the work that Nino in past years hod performed In this field President John In his report of the past year said the Chamber was Involved in more varied and many more events than ever before He said that had been a good year We might have lost a few dollars but the Icy road conditions problem roads superintendent C E Bud Snow admits he is baffled about what to do to alleviate the problem of ley road conditions the township conditions Deputy Reeve Russell Miller described as terrible Mr Snow and members of council have been plagued by phone calls from residents in all parts of the township protesting hazardous conditions on roads Use up Mr Snow told council Monday night the township roads crew has never stopped sanding since the first snowfall and has already used up two thirds of their supply of sand Yet Mr Snow says keeping roads in condition has never been as great a problem In the eight years he has been with the township Rapidly changing weather la died by Mr Snowasa possible reason for the difficulty Mr Snow said three of the five trucks used for sanding were out of order for one particular day but other than that they have been operating well Clerk treasurer French read letters protesting road conditions from ratepayers Harold Ritchie and Mrs T J Rees and a letter from Fourth Line resident Mrs Marjorle Thompson claiming her hus band a car was forced off the road because the township snow plow failed to move over Mr Ritchie an employee of the town of also appeared at the meeting and told council this Is the fourth winter he had had to put up with poor road conditions Maybe longtime residents of the township don t have to get out to go to work but there must be hundreds who have to he claimed Referring to the township proposed construction of a new fire hall Mr Ritchie queried What good a fire hall If the truck can t get out Mr Ritchie said he knew the township received grants for road maintenance from the Department of Highways but Reeve Tom Hill reminded him the Department pays only 50 per cent of road maintenance while It pays per per cent of road maintenance In Erin township Why is that Mr Ritchie asked Because we re not a depressed area the reeve replied Sometimes I wonder Mr Ritchie countered Suggests use salt Reeve did agree however road conditions in the township are hazardous Purchase of a load of salt to be used on the roads was suggested by the reeve The reeve claimed sand applied to the roads is Just lying on top of the ice d sooner see us use our budget to make the roads safe In winter and put up with the from ratepayers in the summer Reeve Hill commented Questioned by councillor Dick Howitt what plan of attack he uses in sanding township roads Mr Snow said trucks sand hills and intersections first then straightaways Erin township doesn sand roads at all Mr Snow added Use washed sand Councillor wondered about the comparative merits of using washed sand and pit run sand Mr Snow said the department pays most of the shot and they suggested washed sand Mr Snow was instructed to consider buying ton of salt at a price of about TO per ton Reeve 11 also suggested perhaps council should consider adding a full mill to the tax rate this year to be used for roads Council added only half a mill for roads last A recent roads needs study recommended use ml lb for roads Presently only nine mills out of the total are set aside for roads Ballinafad girl injured snowmobile car mishap OPP told the Free Press Wednesday that charges are pending as a result of a collision- between a snowmobile and a car which occurred In the early hours of Sunday morning at the intersection of the Fifth line and Five Erin township Operator of the snowmobile Karen Shortlll of was taken to Georgetown District Hospital where she was treated for abrasions to both legs and left shoulder She has since been discharged Damage to the snow mobile was estimated at 300 Driver of the car Robert Fuller of Erin township escaped uninjured The Fuller car received an estimated damage Constable Farthing Guelph OPP Is investigating concept of the Chamber is not to make dollars He said the activities of the Chamber had been more social that previously He recalled that previously the Chamber had had a reputation for being square During his term of office the Chamber had tried to get away from that image and it had culminated in the very successful New Year Eve dance Projects undertake He listed some of the projects undertaken by the Chamber which included an attempt to standardize Christmas store hours high school students learning merchandising through decoration of the store windows introduction of a news letter designed to give members Queen Park thinking on some of the legislation passed the Citizen of the Year dinner and award repainting the signboards at the entrances to town Mr reported the Chamber had had two very successful meetings with Whiting the local member of parliament and Alt Hales from Profit on show The September sportsman show was highly successful In that this was the first vear In which a profit had been made He felt the show could be developed to provide much greater good for the town The cooperation of the other service clubs in putting the show together was very much appreciated by the Chamber The ability of all groups to work together showed that much could be accomplished He hoped that more of this type of cooperation can be generated in the future He reported briefly on the briefs the Chamber hod made to council on the industrial park members Also reporting to the annual meeting was Allan Eastwood who gave a resume of the various activities of the year Mike de Jong gave the membership report indicating there were 66 members of the chamber He said some of the better paying members had not renewed their membership Paul Nielsen reported on the activities of the committee on the parking problem Specific role Mayor Duby in his remarks while Installing the new officers congratulated the Chamber on their every attempt to help the town He hoped the Chamber could continue the spring clean up campaign to help improve the appearance of the town Hi looks on the Chamber of Commerce In the specific role they have to play and not as a dissident ratepayers group The centennial year for the Continued on They could have danced all night A set of guidelines for the use of the Township Hall when It Is rented will be prepared Councillors agreed after Deputy Reeve Don Mc Millan reported on one recent rental A teen age dance was held in the hall under the sponsorship of a Hamilton group When the caretaker arrived the next day to clean up she found some of the teenagers had slept there He emphasized he t recognize any of the guests as township residents He suggested that they clean up their spaghetti lunch and clear out and he reported on problems but he called for some control and guidelines on the use of the property Fire strikes farm home second time Fire struck a bouse in Nassagaweya for the second time within two months Sunday night in almost the same manner- sparks from the chimney igniting the roof Twelve yearold Bernd Von Cube turned in the alarm after noticing the fire while feeding ducks He saved the house from more serious damage November 14 In a similar fire by dousing names with a fire extinguisher This time Von Cube and the family confined damage to a two foot square hole in the shingles at their farm home at 23 on the First Line Nassagaweya Acton firefighters made the 10 mile run to the house but the family quick action had the fire out when they arrived Damage was estimated at about George says no People underestimate the power of the rib According to the Scriptures God took a rib from Adam and as a result today we have Eve Friday night the Hon George Kerr ended speculation that he might run for the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party by stating he considered the idea but decided against it His reason Fight monster The official version was that the Halton West P a popular pollution fighter was going to devote his time to fighting the pollution monster But the real reason might be that he broke a couple of nbs skiing and this affected his decision At least George said they might have anyway when he ad dressed 100 members of the Halton West PC Association Many of those who attended weren there to rib George though Some of them brought signs backing Kerr as a candidate But George said spearheading the pollution drive would be his most important task over the next five years and the audience had to agree Delegates named Elected as delegates to the Feb 1012 convention in for Halton West are David Coons Davis Smith Mrs Audrey Mrs Grace Freelton Mrs Gerry McMillan John McLean Preston Peter Lush and Gordon Andrew Frame an executive member in the Hamilton Association and Burlington Reeve James a candidate in the last federal election also have votes at the convention Education bill stuns council A January bill for from the County Board of Education stunned Nassagaweya township councillors Monday They faced the decision of whether the township should borrow the funds or whether they should delay payment until tax revenues are received in which case the Board would charge Interest Councillors finally agreed to pay the account and borrow the funds themselves Twice a month bill Bruce Lindley the Boards superintendent of finance reviewed that last year requisitions were forwarded to the council twice each month for payment on the 15 and He reported this was satisfactory last year and the Board would continue the same policy this year Until the budget Is set the requisitions are on the basis of 1970 apportionments Councillor noted that in months when the Board receives provincial grants the requisition could be almost nil No consultation Clerk Campbell Thompson suggested the method of requisitioning last year had been agreed on but he had not felt it would be continued in the new year without further consultation He wondered why the requisitioning could not be done quarterly In background When Senator Keith Davey was a guest on the TV show Front Page Challenge Monday night a reader tells us the front page of the Acton Free Press was plainly showing in the background CHRISTMAS MAY BE PAST but Scrooge Is still with us Turn Senator Davev headed the topagethreeaDdthereismcTCevidracetheretoproveit inve8U8a