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Memorial chapel dedication Sunday BUCHANAN MEMORIAL chapel was officially opened and dedicated Sunday afternoon at Fairview cemetery Allan J Buchanan who had the building erected in memory of his wife Bertha is pictured after the service It is now a public building available for all It will be used for committal services in bad weather and by people waiting for funeral services The Buchanan Memorial chapel became a public building Sunday afternoon Allan J Buchanan presented the keys of the building to Mayor Tom Hill during the service which was attended by many friends The group stood in the chapel and outside the door for the short program ranged by former councillor Joe Hurst Councillor Duby ac cepted on behalf of the town two gifts to the chapel He ex plained that as a councillor years ago Billy McLeod saw the need for such a building Now his wife and their daughter gave a lee tern for use there Bruce and Rhode Shoe maker donated a casket car riage which will facilitate the functioning of the building This building will symbol ize the good we may do for others said Rev A H as he led the group in prayer Welcoming everyone Mr Hurst said the chapel will be one wd may be proud of It complements the beautiful cemetery outside It will be used for commit tal services In Inclement ther People gathering from town for funeral vices will be able to wait there In warmth and comfort It could also be used for the arranging of the sale of plots during bad weather he ex plained Today It becomes a public building and it will be avail able for all he concluded Councillor G W McKenzie spoke of the lives of and Mrs Buchanan and paid tribute to them both Dr Buchanan was a school board member when they first became associated in Bertha was born In Kin cardine and in 1904 won a scholarship for having the highest mark in grade She attended normal school and the University of Toronto and came to Acton to teach In 1925 She was an excellent teacher loved sports and was then the Baptist church organist Allan came from Grand Valley He served during World War I with the Battalion and was wounded in France He graduated In den tistry in 1923 and practised at Peterborough and Hillsburgh before coming to Acton in They were married on June Bertha was deeply Involved in the community As a Knox church member she founded the Daughters of Knox group She was a busy supply teacher a member of the Lakeside chapter of the I O D directed plays tutored and continued her Interest In music They left Acton during World War when anan served In the Dental Corps in various cities Major Buchanan and his wife returned after the war and again became involved in their community Buchanan has been In Freemasonry since 1921 and was Master of Walker Lodge In 1951 He has been District Deputy Grand Master Is a member of the Scottish Rite and and Is now a Degree Mason a lifetime appoint They travelled throughout the world and shared their experiences with many groups Buchanan Is a senior elder in Knox and retains his keen interest in the Legion Mrs Buchanan died in 1975 In conclusion Mr lie said We wish to Bay Thanks for their various contributions and their sin cere Interest In the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them Fourteen members of the Legion led by Ted Hansen sang Abide With Me Buchanan explained how he and Bertha first con the Idea of a chapel for Acton and he said how much he appreciated the attend so many friends He had special thanks for Joe Hurst and Bruce Shoemaker for their assistance during the course of the realization of the project The sun shone brightly for the service and the group chatted outside before dis persing Among those attending were Bertha Buchanan sister Mrs Ruth Steele of Mlsslssauga her son Sandy Steele of with his wife Mary Carol daughter and son Scot and nephew Allan Buchanan of with his wife Velma Dune Kingsbury built the architect designed chapel for Buchanan Jon Hurst looked after installing the effective people heaters and the attractive stained glass lights Bob Frank was the painter Fred searched for matching stones and con structed the comers of the to match the pillars at the entrance of the ceme tery The town engineer and staff were commended by Mr Hurst for their cooperation Mystery firm is still interested in Acton Prospects of bringing a large mystery firm to Acton and Scott Paper to Georgetown have not Improved in the last month Region Industrial Development Officer Bill Marshall said in an interview this week He said he knows no definite decision has been made yet regarding the pos sibility of locating in Acton by a large manufacturing firm Marshall said Acton is still very much in the running with two other communities to land the company He said this was just another example of a firm taking a long careful look at the economy before ex Unfortunately companies t moving quickly these days In September this paper reported a firm which would employ to 300 people to start and maybe someday as many as BOO was looking at land northeast of Acton He said Scott which has been eyeing the closed tar factory since last spring is still poring over the town s proposal Marshall aid there really wasn t much new to report since the firm has not come to a decision regarding George town With a sluggish economy everyone is taking a long hard look at all expansion plans and Scott an ex he said The site potential is well understood by Scott and others Marshall said He confirmed in an interview in late September the town and region were not concen all efforts on landing Scott but were also ap proaching other companies Marshall said this week there have been enquiries from some companies regarding Dom tar He said Scott cautious examination of the town proposal is quite understand able Any industry which uses a lot of water must look at long term availability The town proposal gave Scott an allocation of gallons of sewage dally Since a decision has not been reached yet it may give the town more time to solve technical problems with bringing Scott here A regional long time servicing report for Halton Hills is eagerly awaited and should answer some ques Another source reported Scott told the town it is still a 5050 chance the firm will come here and no other arc currently being con Marshall said all efforts to bring Scott here will continue since it would be an excellent industry considering the paper making tradition In Georgetown One Hundred and Third Year Fltuan ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER Twenty Eight Paget Fifteen Cents Sewage capacity is key to growth three urban centres in north Ho lion want compre hensive studies undertaken to show how more growth can take place without running gantic water pipelines to Lake Ontario or constructing expensive new sewage plants According to Councillor Pat McKenzie from Acton technical information that will defeat arguments put forward by the Ministry of the Environment are essential if the northern part of the re gion is going to survive If the north Is going to we have to have this kind of technical information Let not kid ourselves don want to lock the door in Acton at 10 000 if we can grow to IS All we get from the Ministry of the Environment is statements but they wont produce figures or documentation to support the statements ho said Sewage plant expansions In Milton Acton and George town that have just been com or are about to be com in 1978 will be the last expansions to each of the three plants the Ministry of the Environment will allow In each of the three com mumties treatment of sewage Is the key to future growth Couple hurt in accident An Acton girl received minor Injuries as a passenger in a car which collided with a hydro pole on Line Nine Saturday According to Regional Police Kathy Thomson was a passenger in a car driven by Brian Love of Agincourt The driver was also hurt in the mishap Police estimate damage to the Lovell vehicle at There was no damage to the pole Councillor said he had a letter from son and saying the plant could be ex to accommodate people without affect the receiving stream one What we want to know is how this an be done Milton Councillor Jim Kerr to id regional council had deferred Milton s application for rczoning of acres of industrial land to the works committee because commit tee members felt there enough information to en dorse the application He said the terms of reference for any study or the plant should enough to satisfy con about the expansion in Milton the staff called for proposals from consultants interested in taking on the job there were two replies Proctor and Red fern said they could handle the studies on the three plants for 900 Continued on Page 3 Haltons first official plan sets future tone DRIVER ESCAPED injury after this small car left the road and struck a tree north of the curl ing club last night The driver a juvenile wil ap pear in court next week in connection with auto theft according to police Speeding stolen car lands in ditch region official plan is another step closer to com pie t ion Last week the regional planning committee received volume one of the draft official plan The volume is a collation of revised versions of draft policy papers the planning committee has been reviewing for several mon ths Chief Administrative Officer C said the draft was the culmination of three years work This document today marks a milestone In the history of Region Mr Reid said He said the plan was not only a land use guide but a planning guide for all phases of regional development Ed dimming director of regional planning com mented It s important to realize in any project of this kind there comes a time you have to stop trying to make it everything for everyone The plan contains policies on 18 subjects Planner Ed called the policies the key building blocks for the region for the next years He said the plan outlines how regional resources will be used bet ween now and the end of the century Volume one of the plan transportation policies is contains the introduction included in the volume and is goals and objectives policies the only policy paper not and a section on the regional previously reviewed by the concept including Halton committee Policies dealing role in Central Ontario with solid waste management A new paper concerning and with the waterfront will Public forum here tonight The public forum scheduled for tonight Wednesday in the Robert Little school is designed to offer answers to any questions in the community Sponsoring Chamber of Commerce members planned the event and hope for a good attendance Expected to take part in the forum are Halton Industrial development officer Bill Marshall Halton Hills planner Mario Venditti councillors Peter Marks Les Duby and Pat board of education trustee Bert Hinton Business Improvement Area chairman Henry Stachyra Town Halt Restoration committee member Doug Business Association Alma Swetman and Arthur Meumer long time prisoner who has hopes of establishing a Boys Town here Chairman of the meeting will be Chamber president Louis Charlebois The forum participants will introduce them selves and speak if they wish and then there will be questions from the floor The meeting starts at 8 m need to be added at a future date Mr Cum rig said Volume two to be given to councillors next week will outline implementation of the plan and provide definitions Milton Mayor Don Gordon said he was surprised how closely the regional plan corresponds to Milton of ficlal plan He added he was pleased to see amendment seven to Milton s plan In eluded in one of the maps Mr Gordon suggested copies of the document be circulated to local planning staffs for comparison to local official plans Burlington Councillor Ben Cipnetti said no major changes should be made to the plan at this stage of proceedings In response to a question from Councillor Ron Planner Bob White said approximately acres of agricultural land will be lost in total acres in Milton very little in George town and the remainder in Burlington and Councillor Arch said the emphasis should be on how much agri cultural land will be saved by the plan Georgetown Councillor Roy Booth said he foresaw a conflict arising between Continued on Page A stolen auto which reached speeds of about SO 128 k p ended up in a ditch north of the curl club on Churchill North last night The driver a 15 year old mole escaped Injury cording to police The car landed against a tree Some of the tree branches rubbed The driver classed as a juvenile because of his age will appear in court next week In connection with the theft of the small car from the Chalet Gas Bar Police not identify the driver because he is a juven He The car had been left at the station for service Two police cruisers were alerted to the theft and followed the car north on Churchill Road irefighters were called at aboul 10 pm An Acton truck was also brought the scene be cause some of the overhead wires were sparking against the tree The accused was taken to District One police head quarters in Georgetown Man injured mishap An man received some slight injuries in a single car mishap on Esquesing First Line Saturday Joseph was at the wheel of his vehicle when it left the road and came to rest against a hydro pole Regional Police estimate damage to the vehicle at Also according to police there was approximately metres of tire marks in the ditch to the rear wheels of the vehicle Crawlers short of goal MAKING THEIR WAY towards Georgetown by knee and palm power are Glen Van Rijk right and Mike Ashley Mikes mother Elizabeth with other people tended the pair during the Crawl A Saturday Two Acton high school students failed in their bid to break the Guinness World Book of Records crawling record Glen Van and Mike Ashley left Acton Saturday morning to crawl to Georgetown and part way back to break the current record of 10 miles set only a few weeks ago A third student Dave Medland had to bow out due to health problems The two grade nine students crawled on all fours for six miles Tailing over four miles short of their goo Ten hours and several huge knee blisters later the boys decided to call it a day They were just west of Georgetown when they collapsed and mode the mous decision to quit Glen and Mike were companied by someone walking with them at all times Kim Break and Rob each walked over four hours followed by Kathy Barber and Nicky Fields Also accompanying them were their parents As they made their six mile trek passing motorists would honk their and wave to them or stop their cars getherandvisitwiththcm As they were nearlng George town one woman came from her home and gave them each a bottle of pop In spite of their sore knees and shoulders the two returned to school Monday morning where they were greeted with congratulations from friends and strangers alike They had sought out sponsors for the crawl and raised a total of for the school They had made the crawl as part of an English project called Walkabout in which they were to do something they had never done before The boys project was to ex the breaking of a world record Although they are still stiff and sore several days later In spite of knee pads donated by Acton Home Hardware the boys hope to try again in the spring Mike says maybe by then they will have re cuperated from Saturdays crawl PRINCIPAL SEAN BRIGGS talks informally with the Most Rev Paul Reding Bishop of Hamilton and Rev James Smye pastor of St Josephs parish at the official opening and blessing of St Josephs school Sunday afternoon Story and more pictures on pages 11