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Hit and runs taking their toll BROWNIES FEAST At a Joint banquet of all Acton Brownies Girl Guides Cubs and Scouts held last Tuesday at the Aclon Legion these three Brownies took breather from roast turkey Alice j6 Queen St was taken to Georgetown District Memorial Hospital last It with car driven by Doris Bertram of King St In front of the Bertram residence Georgetown and District Hospital report that Mrs McPherson whowason foot at the time of the accident Is In satisfactory condition and has no serious injuries An unknown driver struck a parked car owned by Ernest G Allen 161 Prince Charles Wednesday at the Georgetown Market Place Police estimate damage to Allen a vehicle A car owned by Garfield Sargent Road was parked at St Feb IB at m when it was struck by an unknown driver Police estimate damage to the vehicle An unknown vehicle struck a parked car owned by Irene Wheeler of Cll HUM on Feb at 1 15 a m it parked Main St in Glen Williams Police believe that the unknown car was westbound on on Prince St lost control struck the Wheeler vehicle spun around then truck a p fence before driving off Damage to the Wheeler vehicle was police estimate while the picket fence sustained In damages The Bank of Commerce parking lot on Mill St In Georgetown was the scene of an accident 12 Warn Feb when a car driven by John Mary St was struck by an unknown driver Police estimate damages to the vehicle at The Intersection of 10 and the Ninth I was the scene of an accident Feb at 11 a when a car driven by Do glas W Norton in collision with a truck driven by Jack Coleman of Milton Norton who was slightly Injured but refused medical aid had damage done to his car police estimate while the truck owned by Edgar liowden and Son Ltd of Milton had 300 In damages A grader owned by Hills was in collision with a car driven by Mary Jane Georgetown on Feb 19 at 35 the Fifth Line feet north of Slderoad Police estimate damage to the vehicle at The grader driven by Robert C Lindsay of escaped without damage A car driven by Gall M Williamson 15 Confederation St Glen Williams Feb 19 at m on St HO feet west of Mountolnvlcw Road Harlow who was slightly Injured declined medical Damage to the Will vehicle was police estimate The Harlow vehicle was undamaged A tractor trallor driven by Briar of was in collision with a car driven by Carla J Wood of HR4 Acton on Feb IB at 10 30a m on Mill St East in Acton feet east of Main St DamagtTto the Wood vehicle was3O0 police estimate while the tractor trailer escaped undamaged Helen Mae Crclghton Acton was treated and released from Georgetown and district hospital on Feb after an accident in which she lost control of her car on twotenths of a mile south of 15 The car which sustained 200 In damages spun around and and landed In ditch on the other side of the road A car driven by George Butler was In ion with car driven oy Joad fa Batista 15 Shelley St on tcb at 10 a at 1 St Police estimate damage to the Butler vehicle at 300 to the Batista vehicle at 150 A car driven by Lynda M Palmer C8 was in collision with a car driven by Jacqueline Georgetown on Feb at m Police estimate damage to the vehicle at and to the Palmer vehicle at 25 The accident on the Elghtiyi Line three tenths of a mile south of Maple Ave A car driven by Ross Dryden Norton Cr was In collision with a car driven by Nick Owens Acton on Feb at 12 p The at St Police estimate damage to the vehicle at 300 The Owens vehicle escaped damaged TIIEIIERALD iWi Page ia Holy Cross parents to question Family Life program Parents of students at Holy Cross Separate School in Georgetown are going to have a full opportunity to analyze and question perhaps one of the most analyzed and questioned courses being taught in schools today Family Lfe Education Association has organized a special evening this Thursday at which the objectives and methods of the school s Family Lfe program will bo ex plained The meeting la scheduled to get underway at approximately 30 at the school One of the principle reason for the meeting the associations president Tom la to give an opportunity to provide Input into the course The Family Life program actually begins in the kin dergartcn class at which time the student begins to consider basic questions such as What la a family The course follows through to the grade eight level at which time such problems as Developing ability to relate to and accept members of the other sex arc studied All parents of Holy Cross students are invited the special meeting attend Halton Hills actors star in comedies Young Hills actors members of the New Generation Players a youth theatre company will be Involved In two one act plays to be featured together in a double bill performance at Lester Pearson Memorial Theatre In the Civic Centre this Thursday Friday and Saturday Vera Mac dona Id well known locally for her involvement In Georgetown Little it aire also directing one of the plays The Private Ear by Peter Shaffer In this play a girl what else comes between Ted rather flashy flam extrovert played by of George I own Bob duller introverted The other one act play The Heal Inspector by Tom Stop pa directed by Keith Harris is a crazy talc of a play within a play fcalurlng such characters oh Lady Muldoon who is as stiff as she sounds and Simon a bit of a twit played by Mike from town Then there Is Inspector Hound a police dog and Moon critic with a way with words played by Andrew I from town There Is Felicity Cunningham Mrs the name says it all and of course there is Magnus the wheelchair ridden half brother of her ladyship a late husband played by Mark Joynes also from Georgetown Curtain time or the performances each night and tickets will be available at the door HOT DOG SALE Students at Robert Llltle Public School In Acton held hot dog sales to finance a school trip to Ottawa In May BUI 13 cooks Ihe dogs while James Merrin 13 slaps on the works JOINED TOGETHER The Brownies of the 2nd Georgetown East Brownie Pack celebrated Thinking Week with a mother Man will maintain his own road in order to get a house and daughter banquet It was quite on ens Ion for the Pack as all the Brownies with the 2nd Georgetown East attended the banquet Pet Pleas A man who asked works committee to open and 400foot section of 17 at Concession 3 so that he could obtain a building permit for property he proposes to purchase there told the committee when It turned down his request that he would buy a four wheel drive vehicle maintain the road himself L Magarrell appeared before the works committee Monday night and told it he had been advised by the planning committee that a building permit could not be issued for properly on on unopened and unmalntalned road and that It was up to the works committee to service the road who already has approval from the Niagara Escarpment Commission to has offered to buy the land on the condition that he be able to obtain building permit But the works committee turned down Magarrell a request saying that there was not enough money to open and maintain the road When Magarrell asked the committee If he could main tain the road himself Coun Hyde said no one Chairman Mike Armstrong told Magarrell that even though the works committee had turned down his request it did not n building permit would not be issued and ad vised I Im that the item would be put on the planning board agenda for the Tuesday meeting Halton Hills firefighters answer three calls The Halton Hills I- ire OnTucsdoy February 17 the Deportment answered three ji Fire Department Ire calls past week one attended a sawdust ffre in the call In and two fire calls garage of a home at Lot 1 in Georgetown Concession along the Eighth Crosswalks planned for Maple Line Approximately in damages to the garage resulted Friday February the department answered a call to 180 Drive where a chimney fire in the home had begun A build up of soot Is staled the probable cause of the lire which resulted In minimal damage to the home A noon hour fire on Sunday February summoned the Acton division of the fire department to attend a car Ire on Kingham Road in Acton The ire which is believed to have started from faulty wiring had been extinguished by a fire ex tlngulshcr upon arrival of the fire department Town engineer Robert Austin has been asked by work committee to prepare a report on the matter of a sidewalk on the south side of Maple Ave from Market St to Main St The request came about after the works committee had received a letter from the Holy Cross Parents Association regarding the inadequacy of along Mapte Ave for student walking to the school At Monday evening a meeting the committee discussed the students faced crossing Maple Ave but Ihey told a delegation of two from the Holy Cross Parents that the matter of making the route safer for children would be coming up later on the agenda The committee later passed a reccomendation from town engineer Robert Austin that pedestrian crossovers be in stalled at all locations that have crossing guards now and to retain the crossing guards Austin said Halton Hills had been waiting on Oakviilo and Burlington to make such a move Bui those towns were not as quickly u hid been first anticipated and to get approval from the region the town will go ahead Austin told the committee he expected the crossovers to be Installed before June Choose it TILDEH ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Market Place OPTICAL ALL DOCTORS PRESCRIPTIONS For eye glasses filled with utmost care EYE EXAMINATIONS Arranged OPEN TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY OPEN THURSDAYS TO 9 PM call Georgetown Market Centre NOW OPEN Corner and Sti Acton v A Cyc MARCH 17 MOVING TO BIGGER BETTER PREMISES AT 15 MILL ST FORMERLY E Z LAUNDROMAT PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION HOUR SERVICE OPENING SPECIAL 1 A n STORE HOURS Mori to Fn 9 Sit noon PRESIDENTS VIEW PROGRAMMES Ash grove Women a Institute celebrated its Anniversary last Tuesday at United Church Viewing all the programmes of the women Institue are Mrs John Mc Nabb foreground present president of the institute and Mrs B Dick first president Among the programmes the one for the depression years was handwritten Programmes during the war years were typed Sheila Jamieson wed iyWInif red Smith Wedding bells were ringing the village on Saturday afternoon when a wedding of much interest was held In Church Although the weatherman dldn co operate the scene inside church was beautiful Miss Sheila eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo of Hal Una tad and Bon of Mr Garnet of Shelburne exchange vowb The catered for the supper to almost 100 In the evening guests and friends were Invited to the community centre where a dance and reception were held Sheila is a popular girl as she was active in church and Sunday School work until her occupation In a Toronto Hospital took up a great deal of her lime Much happiness wished the young couple as they start on this venture of marital bliss The would like to mention that It Is Saturday March 13 not that they have planned a Meet Your Neighbour afternoon from to It Is Just to be a social afternoon no charge where a cup of tea will be served The congregation at church are happy that Mr Stiles has been able to Lake his regular place In the pulpit after his two Sundays absence due to Illness The many friends of Mr Roy who Is well known here will be sorry to hear that he is confined to hospital In after fracturing a bone due to a fall at his place of residence in Mr Is an uncle of Mra Jesse McEnery Mrs Wilfred Burt attended the general meeting of the HO Riding Club at the Brisbane Public School Sun day afternoon Miss Lillian Shortill spent the weekend with her mother Mrs and her friend have Just returned from a threeweek holiday in Las Vegas Grader repairs costly Come out to the kennel of the Hill Animal Control Services and see this lovable pet and all the other at The hours for the kennel are week day evenings from a I p and Saturday from I to Estimates for the coat of repairing Hills grader 101 range from a minimum of to a maximum of town engineer Robert Austin told the works torn Monday night He said that would purchase a new engine a circle and bar and tires and that to gel a used or ditioned grader would not be possible for less than He told the works committee that the town could manage with its three other graders by re arranging the schedule of the trucks He suggested that the committee forestall a decision now and wait to see how grader 102 stands up during summer and fall grading Subsequently the com decided to park the first vehicle and wait to see what happens BINGO ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch Mill St WED FEB 25 11 GAMES EARLY BIRDS SPECIAL GAMES 2nd SPECIAL 104 on IS PLUS of TONIGHTS INCOME 425 JACKPOT Door prim ti Charge of Early birds p Regular games m License No 1 Proceeds to Retards child run Memorial Hospital an Minor Sports TOWN COUNTRY ABATTOIR 126 Steeles Ave W Hornby 8783923 SPECIALIZING III fRHZER ORDERS SIDES OF BEEF 82 HINDS OF BEEF FRONTS OF BEEF PORK SIDES ALL P NEW YORK SHOULDERS PORK BUTTS HAMS 95 89 SIDES OF PORK SIDES OF VEAL- TIME HIM SO COME ON IN AND STOCK UP ON OUR SPECIALS