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i i s h tt eowk rtg bightyfirst year no 3a acton ontario thursday february 2rd 195e ten pages seven cents clear way for final hearing preference for stated as two acton gas firm bylaws signed 1 expect all towns public hearings confirmed uis eek favor local firm for w o public hearings both of them important orgrtown citizens as well after the headon crash of two cnr trains at acton station on monday morning wrecking crews spent the rest of the day work ing to clear the main line of the two burling locomotives the first vas towed back easily but the eastbound engine with its cow- sfwihlriw rirawiriffitwrrsi it slall pott catcher and pony trucks mashed under the front had to be hoisted high by this giant crane the crew above disentangled and cut away the twisted metal underneath the locomotive before it was lowered back on the tracks minus pony wheels and cowcatcher fckccuaabaaismh8j jm m snarls rail highway traffic flyer and express butt heads hard trun traffic through acton is back to schedule toda and excite ment has dwindled following gne of thi most disrupting railway ac cidents here in vears an accident which not hnl plagued east west train time tables monilav but for awhile snarled tin flow of motor traffic through town on no 7 highway snow sifted irri ftouf nit ifmnda mornine s gri white skies ns tlu goderich toronto passt nger fiver ni 2h whistled eastward toward alton behind veteran engim er 5cott di id sons leiceimotivt wen four cuis with some fr torontobound pas sengcrs tlimdt tl unvenlv betvvemi two tul pullmon in tin charm of conductor john kt m through tin thick lace of filling snow tlu red switch lamp near 1 ti tuartti ef 1 milt from acton station vvaiteel to remind tlu on coming ism nui i i nn ot its einlv sieieliuk diursiiin which would hear it steaming past thi standing cnr express trun on th main hni in the swirl of snow tlu switili post wasn t sieti until it was bi side the train ahead on tin pi itform station emplov 1 1 roll buck was unloading parcels to a pull cart from thi four car westbound express thi scrcich of stte on steel tore his attention to thi crossing 0ir it h v and over the cart the ciash punchec out the boiler casing fronts headlights and all from the two locomotives at tlu instant of impact s the passenger triiin shuddered ton halt the heated drive wheels of tlw engine raisikl farm home damaged latest breakin in blast but none hurt w i ri via coal snute windows wen blow n out and considerable damage caused to the farm norm of mr and mrs lerov mcvrthur following an ixplosion thi r on fridav visitors w en able to privint fin from spreading with nut summoning hilp mr mcarthui was at thi barn his wif who has had much svm pathv dm ine her illnes and disabil- itv dm to polio and tin n thrt e voung sons inn not harmed thev art liv ing with hi r patents at pn smt mi mcarthui had apparcntlv bun woi king with a blow torch al- oiu moat cleaver was apparertly hi onl it ward for the tremble takin b intrudt rs who slid down thi iolshu1t into thi basement of i kngthv rt it w of the ledgii s i g a fridav night or forms anthony gas oil bylaw form orajby fuej bd approval of the terms and con ditions of franchise agreements for natural gas supplv between anth- onv gas and oil fxploratmns ltd and the three towns of acton mil ton and georgetown was indicated at the conclusion of a hearing be foie the ontario fuel board in toronto last week unlike previous procedure with rival companv hearings before the board when the agreement form for each tow n w as considered si p aratelv last thursdavs hearing saw all three agreement forms tabled simultaneously the board under the chairman ship of a e croier noted that the three bvlaws under application bv the acton companv were similar milton s agreement varied some w hat in form but not in context aeton s and georgi towns were id- ntical no opposition heard anthony gas was represented h armstrong and charron toronlo with mr churon tht solicitor ap penring companv president t st nuck and seentarv treasurer j ruddick attended but wore not called upon georgetown was well n pn vented bv clerk j d kt llv and solicitor g c htwson with him f helson j e g wesson engineer with the r u wa doiided tht town was tht local establishment and in- one of and georgetown on monday february 2 the ontario fad board will conduct certification hearing with two companies anthony gas a oil explorations ltd and the united suburban gas co ltd who have both signed natural gas franchise agreements with acton milton and georgetown the next hay february 21 the ontario municipal board holds a public hearing in the matter of capital expenditure for a new maria street bridge here both these hearing w ill be held in acton town hall town esquesing seal agreement in compensation preference to the local natural gas company anthonv gas and oil explorations ltd was indicated fit a special meeting jot council mon day night wht n this company and the rival uniud suburban gas co ltd appeared to hear the third reading and approval to their fran chise agreement bv laws both the same in context although count il has approved tht agreement forms for both companies seeking a franchise here the officers of tin firms have yet to sign these by laws avluch nlso are a form of contract too the ontario filed board must yet ex amine at a public hearing for cer tification of public convenience and necessitv tht financial capab- ibtv gis supply economic feasibil ity antt marketing policy of both companies it is at this htaring tentatively st t for ft bruary 20 in acton that pthejttwrt would decide which com- mn will net the governments ap- following montla nights special provil for its franchise in view of met ting of council mimbtrs of the this acton count il passed a motion fin nut comnutue met with the anthonv gas be shown preference rlt rk and two fstiiesing councillors should both companies appear to finali7t iinni kilion compt nsation etpial at thi fm i hoards certific- igieimtnt alion hearing ltvtl of auitement was i cached reason for preference last vtar bv acton and esquesing paramount reason for this stand saturdii morning after mtering for tht latest burg laiv in this town vjhich has had an tpidtmir of such night urk rec- t nth tht i g a intruders broke opt n it cabini t saft in the office found nothing tht re alw found nothink in two ajar cash registers it is belie ved the cleaver was used ti xas companv of fish serv let and management corporation ap peared w ith the anthony gas group but was not called to present a pre pared supplv and marketing report solc4tor j evans with the rivah pf united suburban gas co ltd also appeared but of ft red no opposit ion after routine proofs of service notification and advcrtist ment win exhibited bv solicitor charron the agreement for cton was reviewed clause bv clause as this was dont the contt t of the milton agreemt nt was compared for similantv and a running comparison w as made w ith tht identical georgetown text same for three towns mr htwson stated it was the in tention of the thret towns to kt op the anthonv gas agreements the samt in t ach communitv he citid tht north halton urb in board is the source of this dt cisum mr charron continued the agreemt nt it developed that all throe veould pav 6 000 spi ead ovir a three tt rest of anthony gas and oil ear period with pnvmt nts of 2000 i it is i x peeled milton and georgc- also thi town would assume a por- town councils will record a similar turn of township school dt benturt pref t n nee for the acton firm cop- debt levied irainst tht annexed s of the mondnv night resolution wcrtesont to thi two other -towns- it was to tlev 1st a schedule and i for t ndorsatton illotmtnt of pav nients for the de i strt ngthening this likelihood is lit nturt dt bt assumption that the tht position taken by the urban finance committee mit with esques- board at a special meeting friday ing clerk k c lindsav reeve w j represmtativts of the three towns agree on the similarity of the two company s 1 laws also agree with tht fm ii boards vit ws that only ont comp my should supply- gas to all three towns tthis meeting is re ported in full isewhere on this page at monti iv nights meeting were linham and councillor w bird following signature to this agree mint a bv i iw will bt passed to put it in t ffect t el on stet skidding at full brake and straikht toward the standing express bore in no 28 bob jumoed from tin cart a mailcar workei jumped out though hi thought hi had turned it to opin the cabinet saft the cleaver off is still missing towns wo ild if tht companv were taken into contract hold the offic- irs to a distribution svstem start int date of julv 31 19s6 and a gas dthvirv ditt of december 31 lllfi f rom timt to time minor notat ions win made bv chairman croz- ir to the forms of agreement at me point some talk prolonged the htaring whi claru had te be- f continue d on page ten up when its cow catiher mid pom wheels brokt ami twisted like a bloik under the fionl gliv toll from tnt windows passengers pitch ed forward luggage bouiieeel and steam spiwid high as thi shock of the clash heaved back the standing ovprtss its locomotive battel id in front but the bet- teroff of tlu two jolttd teirvvird piles of panels and some 2s pvingeis rocked and tumbled v crew members anil paseiigers hurried eiut to see the two trains butted hiad to head in fionl of the station thi rejflr of the- passenger fixer stretehed back to bloik tin highvvav crossing it wasnt long before police onlookers a ileict an nurse photogtiphers and rail- w a eifficials mingled around the hissing trains dr d a garrett treated about 12 passengers most of them from the eastbound trin for minor facial injuries two stratford women and a man wen taken to guelph hospital for treatment eif cuts and shock twe ambulances stood bv one from georgetown onlv the local ambulance was put in service for nearlv two hours while passengers crowded the station wait- inx roein tht trains stuck together a relief engine from guelph shunted in latched onto thi highwnv blocking cars and hauled them back later it cltaria off iho express train cars to leave tin two battered anil fuming engines ulont earlv afternoon a hulking rail crane with a wrecking crew from stratford crept into town for the rest of tht da after towing awav the express train engine the wreck crew cut and craned at the broken passenger emigine front to lower it back on the tracks it was late night before the costlv operation was completed and tt was late night before sleep came to fiver engineer scot- ty davidson who would hive retired next year after more than 43 years of accidentfree railwav service acton juniors again skate oyer georgetown with 53 win here questions on assessment enliven ratepayers association meeting meeting and pointed out that aclovel corsaues in spileqltlieheaviestsnowrstorm reciation between new and old of the v ear abouu50 were in attend- homis he pointed out that land cording to building inspectors 63 i uercin evidence anci at il meeting mondnv night of values m acton weie as low or per cent of the homes in glinka alton ratepavers asseiciation lower- than in anv part of thewrt unfinished he pointed out r i copies of the constitution of the as- countv that manv of the residents there music of schumann sociation were distributed to all a question period followed j vuiv- wi sviiuinaill i vicepresident ives chaired the addrt muting at the start he explained the staie oi roacis in iront of a n aavs to appeal their assessments that councilloi cook was unable to propertv mr rogers said that he said the assessor had taken in at home highlight of hinn rhnol yar hcitor for the umted vl nign jcnool t ea suburbin gas co ltd george beneath a pittern of colored light ts g hrws who prescnt- throwh on tin coiling bv spotlights n urbrfn hoards satisfaction over 200 cncltd the floor of the w bv lws mllnr tony public school auditorium last fridav b mck jnd jin rnddick pres- evtning at tin annuil high schwl d fetfirv treasurer of the at home music was bv harviv anh r d oil explorations smiths orchestra i lad thr r mr charron thi students council made tht irrnnreme nts for tht social high light of tht schoedvinr marie kerr was the convene rrt tht lunch rom- mittii and had seviral assistants serving thi rtfreshmtnts mrs val- triott s son michael took photo graphs rect i ing the guests as they ar- iived wert e a hansen principal of the school and mrs hansen mr i claude cewk a member of the i north halton high school district v february the skies gave up j beiard and mrs cook wavnc cur- i of the heaviest deluges of snow i rie thi president of oil students f seen this season six to eight in- i council and miss beth ritchie chl the fluffy stuff fell on ac- i the attractive lighting was ar- tem and its rural neighborhood most rangid bj phil caddick of the high coming down on monday j school staff wednesday saw february s debut manv wore beautiful full length arlv blue skies soon overcast i govins while others chose popular k w promise of more snow ballerina and waltz length dresses today groundhog day brings for the occasion little promise of an tarly spring as skies staetl cloud and more snow january makes snowy fadeout januarv faded away this week and its snowv passing is generally loqkedon as a good halfway marie of winter as it gave up the ghost to leap- his had movcd into the homes under is assessment affected bv horrible conditions thev had only hrrl dn pornrhinnc ti of roads m front of a h davs to appeal their assessments u v urwigs hung in the air to give further fuel to prt dictions that february will see the winters heaviest snowfalls although d g mclellan swerved his car to avoid striking a mrs o moran was hostess to the child who ran out onto the road be- be piesent owing to a special meet- properties in new sections did not formation from the drawing boards music studv group for their meet- tween two parked cars a gueldh inc of council mr john allan of rt nrh vi nn ut i e- i i u twj rwi ing of crtuncil mr john allan of nach tkir peak while the subdix- of the builders rexdale was also unable to be pre- ision was in a state of construction sent owing to road conditions values will be increased as the sub- cornspondcnee was read from division becomes settled thi bank of commerce regarding should incomplete homes be as- tax pavments and the increased s at full value ifthej were pavments which were necessarv not complete this should be taken i cr mr cook has wntlen the bank lnt1 consideration mr rogers said i which holds manv of the mortgages dut painted out that an assessor on these glenlea homes and given had to use judgment in arrivmgat facts and figures to explain the tho state of completion problem are garages assessed at a higher mr rogers pointed out that when a dwelling house is occupied it is obviousl liable for assessment continued on page four i ing on tuesda evening the music lad suffered a broken leg in the ac- of robert schumann was under cidint then last thursday mr mc- consideration and a quintet hiard on lei ian was travelling at about 10 records miles an hour the youngster wat plans for the coming vtar were struck by the right front fender of made the car t another letter from the central rale carports mr rogers urban board meeting three towns shape natural gas policy i mortgage corporation dealt with sad he had lme experience with complaints against builders of the ear assessment since thev i homes it stated a meeting with one a nparativel new tvpe of the inspectors could he amno i a assessed on a square tstjt pturn north halton urban boards at- g gas represe uu vesmr mc- natural gas again occupied the before the arrival of the anth- ing could be gained by such a meeting mr ford rogers countv assessor and mr orne lamb acton s assess or were introduced to the audience and took seats on the platform at the outset the chairman explained tjiat the discussion on assessments would have to be on a broad scale and could not deal w ith mdiv tdual cases the meeting agreed w ith this basis of discussion outline tof procedure mr rogexs jive an outline of as- entprocodure the work of ished allowance should but this would bt a tn letter from mr i sessm t- acton juniors came from behind sinclair netted the single to ride over their favorite rivals georgetown tallied first in the georgetown on a 53 victorv friday opening frame followed by sinc- ntght here before an enthusiastic lairs single that tied it up in the crowd of fans second period the visitors again the win was acton s second took the lead onh to have it nulli- against georgetown in o h a jun- fied again on a coal by bob coon tor d league plav and the locals with the game knotted- at twoall i the local assessor his duties and third victory in five starts the in the final frame acton lowered responsibilities he also gave the juniors have dropped one to the boom w ith a three goal splurge background historv of the counts georgetown and one to elmira the their opponents were able o notch assessment and gave the procedure other win was over hamilton onlv one more before the bell i in valuing properties and buddings a pair of goals each was picked tonight thursdav acton jun- he said 1940 values were the pres- up by bob coon and emerson bax- tors faceoff with hamilton in the ent basis of arriving at an assess- ter in friday nights contest ron arena here ment and told of the plan of dep- i be made tention at a special gathering in f lener mr vial differ- georgetown last fnday evening pliin discussions ence in making assessment teorgeiown last fnday evening j a afternoon meetinf in mr cook arrived from council when rnemb heard three repres- the letter he outlined the proced- i entatives of the anthony gas and ure to date of each of the involved oil explorations co ltd plead a companies attempts to gain the i case for their companys franchise i franchise and explained what must i georgetown solicitor fred hew- i follow he told that each of the son of hew son and ord appeared three companies had been given a five accidents county provincial puce repwt sv v five minor accidents in ine dis trict in the past week two mt them oervrred on the hill an n 7 highway near norval one just this side of georgetown one at moffat and the other on ine first line esqnesfng near the no 3 sideromd although all molted in damage to the vehicles involv ed no serions injuries vne re ported- f mondays heavy fall of snow made driving conditions 1 afternoon worse than ordinarily and slip pery roads were partially blamed to many accident eases i before the board following an af- second reading of their bylaw by natural gas company had been in contact with them that day and indicated that they were still in terested in the distribution of gat throughout the district mr sykes said he had informed them to be present at that meeting if they were however no representative had shown up by the time the meetinf was over now mr hewson l i letter ex plained both remaining companies must apply for their third reading of the bylaw and then apply for their certificate of public conven ience and necessity before the ernoon meeting in which he and ch council arid that two of the the clerks of the three towns had companies the anthony gas comp- discussed natural gas franchise ag- 1 any and the united suburban com- reements this meeting had been pany had applied for the hearing requested by the urban board at i of their franchise terms which had fuet board their last rpeeting in order to be becn approv ea by- the ontario fuel sure that the agreements of each of board the third company which i jl municipality must he stress- the gas companies involved were apparently iven notice that j ther decide which one of the identical in the three towns mr the were no longer interested in j remaining companies should hewson held a conference friday i this district had not applied for ave the franchise then give that afternoon with jack mcgeachie hearing i company the third reading of thejr clerk of acton jim costigan as- in reply to this georgetown bv and notify the fuel board sistant clerk of milton and john i councillor alfred sykes stated that i move or ps both by4 kell the georgetqwn clerk y a representative of the halton continued on page three s v l