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tnw aw f ftetael tr tw tprtt- dld tlpltl in the beck com to buy or lilitt do i hear two dollar tkhte dollars thiwctolura tn rho ladlei back thar to 0e4 rrwe cop of coffaai news of the district milton the status of regional government for the halloo area and the situation surrounding hiltons unsuccessful attempts toanrux more land were thoroughly discussed at a special meeting in toronto thursday january 9 halton east 1cpp jim snow hilton west upp george kerr minister ofttfunldpel affairs darcy mc- keough and his deputy minister w h palmer had a meeting and threshed out he two interrelated problems mr snow told the champion we had a full discussion on it mr mckeough ex pects to have a written report on suggestions emanating from the meeting ready in time for the next meeting of milton council if it is not ready by then mr snow expects to visit council person ally and discuss it with them oakville the controversial burllngtonoakville airport at omagh is still a long way from reality inaugural meetings of both southern hal- ton municipal councils last week spelt more gloom for the stormy issue in qakvllle the whole project was turned back for more study and at burlingtons inaugural new mayor george harring ton warned council he wasnt satisfied with the financial arrange ments for the project oakvlue council with mayor mclean and erson casting the deciding vote agreed to a major review of the half minion dollar airport proposal the review was requested by un- scott solicitor fox the ward one ratepayers who have been fighting tbt airport since it was first announced for a site at omagh afr scott bore a 450name petition opposing the airport georgetown over eight million dollars in building permits were issued dur ing 1067 in georgetown according to figures from the building inspectors office april topped the list with over two million dollars issued followed by july with well over the million mark mayor joe gibbons was pleased slightly embarrassed and sub sequently declined to accept the centennial medallion be and walter gray an encouncillor were nominated for by georgetown council the mayor thanked council for the thought but felt as a member of council which makes the choice it would embarrass him to accept it he commended council on their other choice but could not be dissuaded to leave his own name on the us some classes in parks public school are approaching the 40 mark and the scnool board declared the school saturated park schools enrolment has been swelling since the families began occupying homes in the wlmpey development in the west end two portable classrooms have been added to expand the number of grades to 11 and a third portable will be ready sometime this month fergus the report of building permits issued la the town of fergus in 1867 shows that there was what clerk d j low called a fantas tic tic growth here during the 12 months building totalled 4767 323 by far the highest on record of this figure 3547483 was industrial and commercial 046300 was residential and there were no permits issued for industrial or commercial the two large flags that stood on each aide of the war memorial at st james anglican church were taken in the latest act of vand alism in fergus they were on aluminum poles over seven feet tall someone bent the poles over removed the decorative tops and took both flags this is just one of the latest in long series of acts of vandalism in the town the cemetery has been plagued with tombstone toppling and sucfa things u flower bow on the bridge just dont stand a chance the officials concerned includ ing the police have been investigating all these occurrences but there is little they can do abort of catching the culprits redhanded and it is to be hoped they da nothing can be mare stupid than these acts that show a callous disregard for public property caroline nurseries garden centre and flower shop artistic designs by caroline west of acton on highway 7 south side member of ufc vwre service full sautrlo cut tuwtti kttal potted namh floral designs for everv occasion telephone 8533980 anytime omn r davj a vhh am tit 1 pm vv v aucioneer 53 years frank pefch takes his hat out of auction ring auctioneering a profession hes followed for over half a century came to on end official lly for frank patch whon he conducted his last salo on friday december 15 at the homo of mrs caroline collins twomllos south of nerval an afternoon sale in an im plement shed with a groonhouse on one end franks pltchwasnt lessened by the gloom ho sold antiques and fancy harness gar den tools and other brlc brae which accumulates in a country home capturing the attention of a breed of buyers of every description some were horsomon intont on fancy harness others woro an- tlque lovers interested in an ancient vase or a ploco of can- adlanna and somo othors come only for a good buy on some household furniture included in the offering which mr petch dispensed with an energy which belled his years was a cannon ball from the war of 1s12 a full set of books of knowledge a stono dash churn quantity of horse brass a corn shelter rhubarb cartons some lumber and a 250 ft extension cord even a marketing expert would have trouble figuring the value of items uke these i bat when frank potch put your goods under the hammer you got their full value on the market his methods worent coercive he simply appllod the auctioneering techniques ho learned from his fathor ben and which he has enlarged on in 40 years on his own how many auctions has he conducted in the past 53 vears mr petch has no idea they run into tho thousands in the past yoar ho has conductod over 50 why rotlro ihon whon busi ness is brisk and domands for his sorvlces arc at a poakv want to quit whllo im a- hoad explains lids groy halrod voloran or tho auction ring ho simply didnt want to run tho risk of breaking down during a salo a risk several of his conlomporarlos look and lost although ho has llvod in georgetown and is lust blown tlioro frank lotch was wldoly known in this area and latoly ho lias conduciod dozons of salos in thooakvillo and burl ington areas no hes not going to put his feet up and retlro ho has an other job willi the dominion seed houso in georgetown and ho ox- pocts thai will koop htm out offrouble frank petch lias always boon busy man on top of some times arduous salo duties he found time to act as a george town councillor as secretary of the fair board and ho also did a hitch on county council his auctioneering talents have also been used for charltablo purposes at sales whore ho didnt bother plcklngup tho tab george town liotary club bonefltlod par ticularly at their yearly salos it lent surprising then that the auctioneering profession will have somo large shoes to all now frank lotch has tossod in the towel dont bo surprised if you seo him holplng out somo bud ding auctlonoor anxious to pick up tho throad frank petch cut after 53 years of business sammv mccomb tho jockey who rode hes a smoothie top thoroughbred on canadian tracks this year discuises a bridle he purchased at the mrs caroline collips sale near norvel with mrs collins a 20year veteran of the tracks sammy has rodo mounts in the grand national steeplechase queens plate and at the international in laurel maryland hes now livina near norval staff photo silvei medal bull tho jorsoy bull bramptonso- vonth generation has just boon designated a sllvor modal bull on the high producllpn of his daught ers this bull was bred by b h bull a son of norval and has boon used in tho artificial in- somlnatlon unit at maple he is a tostod sire with 17 daughtors that havo an average production of 8517 lbs milk 472 lbs fat 554 bca 112115 and 25 classified daughtors that average 8108 viva 1 877 4 new models to choose from smooth quiet ride and sports car handling options include console- mounted fully automatic transmission power brakes discs in front and a high performance 69 hp engine vwv ww h4 tucli will duiiu al viva 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succeods the rev stanloy kirk who diod last fall who was tho archdeacon of tho deanery for several years the acton free prets wednetday january 1 7 1968 53 quality ba products save you money a gatolina motor oil diesel fuel fuel oil stove oil o jmjuimaa oil tkkriar hammi plan 10 vesra to pay small carryino charaal dependable service thompson fuels ltd 44 young st acton phone fs33l74 xilnes by l g denby your telephone manager recently someone asked me do you sell telephones of course i said no thats riflhl belf canada doesnt sell telephones we sell service that telephone in your home or office or store is jutt a small part of a very large com plex communication network when you lift the handset a nationwide service organization ol skilled responsible people is placed at your disposal connected to your phone are more wires poles and microwave channels than youd need to string a circuit to the moon and back enough switches tubes relays amplifiers and transistors to wire the world for sound all these elements big and small plus some that we havent even mentioned work in close harmony to build a voice path for you to almost anywhere in the world no we dont sell telephones and we dont sell people wires poles or switches either but were happy to put he whole works at your service for a small monthly charge day or nigh vour telephone isrendy to serve you repairing telephones isnt a dull job at least for one repairman in british columbia one day he went to the forest rangers cabin to find out what was wrong with- the telephone he analyzed the trouble as a short circuit and traced it to a nearby vacant lodge which was on the same line as the rangers telephone hearing movements inside he rattled the door and a huge frightened hear bounded through the side window and disappeared into he forest the repairman entered the cabin and found that the hear had knocked the receiver off the hook causing all the trouble after replacing the receiver getting in touch with the owner to have the window repaired he calmly reported the trouble all cleared do you have a party line its a thrifty and convenient service and it can be very pleasant for everyone especially when simple party line etiquette is obterved it really just following the golden rule you appreciate having the um of the line when you need it and so do your party line partners being sure that the receiver is hung in place keeping alls spaced out and brief teaching your children good telephone manners respecting privacy these are things that help give all partv line users full value from their telephones in those areay where there are several partners on a line and different rings are used to identify the number wanted its courteous and thoughtful to answer your ring a quicklv a possible especially in the late evening hours when youngsters or neighbors who arc ill may be asleep its a real kindness to all the partners on the line to speedily answer vour ring that way vchj get vour call but others are not 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