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1w zlkt jvtfiw mm tt ymrno 52 acton ontario thursday june 23rd 1960 silvercreek collision injures georgetowners eight pagesseven cenhf staff photo two ifople were hospitalized in guelph general for munes when the car they were travelling in struck a vehicle owned by fred ballentine r r 1 georgetown in front of brown s wrecking yard on number 7 highway late tuesday evening doris kennedy of georgetown end bltt ede a georgetown area resident were tnured and the car they were riding in flthrf above was damaged to the extent of 700 the ballentine car receved an estimated tfiq damage according to investigating police from the north halton o p p detachment a cvftptote story with details appears elsewhere in this paper okay 38021 payment for queen st substation acton hydro commission on monday evening during a special meeting authorized the secretary treasurer to issue a cheque amounting to 138 021 to the oni ario hydro for the purchase of hydro substation numbdr 4wo on queen street thin transaction had been wail ing final approval by the ontario hydro acton hydro commission will assume control of the sub station beginning july 1 cotanmum was given u en terunning a longwnge program with the ontario hydro regard ing hot water healers after re viewing the schedule the com mission agreed in part with hi program bul hesitated to approve of it n lis entirety further consideration will be given to this al a later date the commission amended a previous motion passed may 26 controlling convention expenses to provide for delegates to pro- ducc recei thcyrctum former motion during the one and a half hour deliberation on the subject dur ing the muy 26 meeting the mnj only of the commission agreed to the following resolution spun sored by g beatly and seconded by j goy the a h c will pav fur dele gates from the commission or us staff on the following basis transportation an amount no greater than the first class mil way fare b registration not including any accommodation or meals that mav be a part of a total registration fee total amount will be paid mem bers of the commission or staff only e all other convention expenses shall be limited lo 25 per day show receipts du i he special m t monday commissioner beatly in trodueed the subjeet once more in view of the convention taking place this week in kingston and suggested that expense account riiwtortbepfoduccir by those attending commissioner f oakcs said it was his understanding the quev lion had been settled once and for all during the may meeting mr beatly said he would like some justified lion of the amount received by delegates fish survey a complete fish survcv or fairv take in acton b the department of lands and forests halton game warden r m reid announced this week mr reid said the department would study contour of lake bot torn water temperatures ind ox ygen ton lent with a view lo fu lure stocking of fish he also announced th it be tween now and july 8 iboul 2 200 pheasants would be releas ed in navsagawcva ind esqucv ing townships the birds come rum department hatcheries why spend all that lime and passa former motion if you are going lo wreck it now enquired mr oakcs reminded he was not dcslrov ing the previous motion commis sioner beatly noted he would like to sec some administration o a mr oakcs surges ed the com mission disregard the former mo tion controlling com en lion ex penses and have everyone go on an open expente account if they atdn t intend to honor the mo tion he was told by commissioner beatly thai some justification was forthcoming to eliminate the commission paying for wives al tending conventions adding we should be particularly careful when spending public funds following a lengthy discussion when lompcrs began lo flare ihe following amendment lo he ong tna motion was approved by the majon tv ton hydro commission will pay itemized and when pos siblc receipted convcnlion ex penscs for delegates from the commission or its stall on the following basis balance of mot ion to read as originally pass ed rebuild unes dunne ihe superintendents re poll submitted bv the secretary ll w is noted that sevcial poles would be purch iscd from guelph lot the rebuilding ot lines on john and willow streets two people were injured in a collision on no 7 highway below silvercreek directly in front of browns wrecking yard at 1125 p m tuesday frederick t ballantinc r r i georgetown bieked his car from the wrecking yard onto the high way as he started lo proceed ahead the gear shift handle broke off in his hand he called for help irom the yard and iwo persons came oul one man pro ceeded to push the car back while the othir flagged down cars on the highway fur a warning ba lantinc had alt the lights going on his 1940 ford dldnt slow down a 1956 dodge liavelled down the hill going cast and didn i slow down as it approached ballan tines car ballantinc jumped from his car because he saw the dodge filling lo stow down the dodge ploughed headon into the turd knocking it about 70 feel and flipping it the ford rolled over in the ditch and came to rest on us side ballantinc was not injured there were no skid marks where the crash occur red bill edc from the georgetown area suffered facial cuts when his head wis thrusl purl w ly through the windshield on the right hand side of the steering wheel the left side of his face was badly cut around the chin his hat is still stuck in the wind shield pinned by wheel dons kennedy ot georgetown appe ired to be driving as she was pinned behind the wheel ot iiil dodge the floor of the ear was pushed up and foiw ml she broke one leg and the other is suspected lo be broken norlh halton opp constable allan mites is making further imesllgu tions the iniured pet suns were rushed by ambul incc to guelph general hospital damage to the foitl was estim ated at jsoo and the dodle sul fered an estimated 800 in dim ages there were three wilncvses to the crash besides ballantinc council studies county museum queries two halton legal seals halton county council tossed around ihe idea of a long await ed county museum at monday al lernoon s june meeting and the agricultural committee was urged by warden doug sargent of georgetown to look into its possibilities esquesing deputy reeve wil fnd bird kicked off the discuss ion when he wondered if the re cenllyacquired john coulson es tate al hornby might be a suit able location for a museum to cuntam the counlys century of history but milton deputy reeve mrs mary s pcttlt dee i ired the building although needed should be in milton the county town she noted some old photographs were only with brush paint beauty at captured it lukes an artists eve beauty where most other pconi il thi miss it every du ccrtainlv t was proved last saturday when 35 men and women of the five counties art association converg cd on acton fur their second sketching trip ot this war three groups each with an in slruetur went to difkrent areas dressed in shorts slacks smocks school mill home by visiting artists loil paints souu water colors a two in the tall the net one tew pastels or ink doon in september and huge sunhats the at lists as scssed their areas caretullv squinting their eves to imagine the finished effect belore open ing up alt their equipment and setting to work slews 1 at first then gaining speed and confid cnoe thev captured a vanctv ol most attractive vistas that aeton- lans ignore everv da ot their lives- shady trees after meeting at the parish the instruction comment aboul 3j0 l hex headed back to the parish hall to heai what the instructors had lo sav about the da s eftorls comments were given bv mrs v picrmin and mrs edith smith ol port crvdtt and ma tor newman ul georgetown in the morning mrs smith a y a domonmr ev inside an hour she painted st albans enure h mans picnieked in the robert little sehoul grounds at noon the five counties an associa tion sponsors tour sketching trips each star two in the spring and ocore bowman was m entire of ihe one here and olher acton painters plavmg hosis were miss bcllamaye roszel mis corel beam mrs bud evan mrs w dubois and mrs j whilham paintt rs came 1 1 uin grurct tow n brampton gue iph ki te h tner pin i cndil burlington oranagvilu prelum limiksvitli browing moldy tn thc buildmgs basement and should be rescued soon the antiquated broken down glass case in the corridor of the courkjlousc the county onjjt display of anything historical r museum like was scored by tra falgar reeve f alec phillips the committee agreed to investigate the matter delving further into the coun ly s history council learned that since ihe county s incorporation iwo county seals had been in use the one showing on by law no 1 which was approved in august 1853 to form a county council in halton was not the same crest now appearing on county stationery members who delved into the matter agreed ihe firs i seal was much more attractive and should be pre served for its historical value ll was agreed to obtain a rep lica of the lirst seal for future use the annual equalization of as sessment of all county municip alities was passed this year without objections from anv corner of the county assessor ford rogers reported the taxablt assessment was valued al 1202 90s 687 and the addition of 9693 019 worth of nun taxable hvdru and government properties brought the county assessment value up o s203598 706 as ill municipalities are taxed on count expenditures by their portion of total assessment the following are the percentage levies for this vear based on the i9s9 assessment rolls acton 2 71 burlington 3985 georgi town 6ft7 milton 341 oakvilk 1149 esquesing 311 nassaga weva 1 12 trafalgar 3164 further hospit grants o m hi lllnllllimiihii caledon strcelssillc and clark son the das proved t honaighlv pleasant and as fur all those cur khis talkative ehifjrrn who pop ped up al their elbows well painters are used tu it hall s u w dew street to ihe robert little v hoot grounds to find satisfaction with the deepgreen sweeping trees and sparkling creek i others trekked over to lind says mill and once there tried to decided which wav to face- across the pood or toward the mill itself some went up to queen- st- to reproduce a weather beaten frame home surrounded by trees as for the media almost as different as the views most useg barbecued steaks trimmings comp rotary bo crui a full turnout ul ac ion rutar ians enjoved the annual outing at bclwood lake tuesdav evening when a steak fr with trimmings and a tour of the lake m boats were enjoved president frank prouse and treasurer fred gordon provided their launches for the water transportation and took the mem bers oh a cruise of betwuod lake after which a barbecue was en joyed steaks were the order of ih evening and the charcoal barbe cue was working overtime as chefs were busv preparing the feast for the hungry sailors a full course meal was presid ed as potatoes roasied over the charcoal embers while steaks and other tnmmings were prepared a heartv singsong and games filled out the evening before boats were placed on trailers and passengers piled into cars to head for home construction approved at the june mcclmg included 396 000 for the 66bcd georgetown mil district mcmon il hospital md 386 500 as the second quarter grant to the joseph brant mem orial hospital burlington the county engineer was in st rue ted lo study t rathe at the intersection ol 10 sidcroad and the guelph line burlington and see how improvements could be made he was ilso instructed lo study improvements at the set cnlh line 5 sidcroad intersect ion in trifalgar drumquin cor ncr following a petition fiom trafalgar permission was yr inlcd for the children s aid lo use up to p month for wi assistance to families following a report that the avro and or enda employees emergency fund was rapidly depleting cas director 3 p jolhffc reported the fund had been useful in helping families maintain their homes and keep the children to gether the open deer season or latk of it was again on the agneul tural committees agenda bul no action was taken the town of burlington asked an open season north of highway 5 and the georgetown anglers and hunters association sent a pel ition signed by 14 farmers who asked an open season this vear the commit however report ed the maticr was settled and no season would be held this year however the requests will be given lo the 1961 agricultural committee at their january meeting council by by law rescinded the rabies indemnity on live stock it was noted the depart ment of agneulturc had ceased assistance on the idcmmty library stays open all during summer readers are happv to lear thit the hbrarv will remain open this summer last ye ir for i hi first lime in its hislurv the lib- rirv was closed fur two weeks in julv at their final mee tiny belore september the members of the hbrarv board voted to continue regular open nights throughout ihe vacation period substitutes will replace librarians hol ajfltt raam mmmynty mayor questions weekend park fee claims its commercial enterprise mayor john gov served acton board of parks management notice ol complaints registered i by scvcial ratepayers rcg irding i sunday pai k eh irges during i meeting tuesday evening he oh- 1 jecled to the charge on the has is it was making the piik i com mere ill cntcrpiisc in registering the complaints ihe mavor enquired whit pur pose the charce served noting it wis a piddling imounl to cause so much iicf mi govcnqiuieil while i he line was iliavvn lo iksipi ue children and itlults mil cited i case where i publie sehuol slu dent ws rcluseil itlmillanci to the pirk on bund iv without the customary 10 cent charge child rcn were understood to have free id miss ion to the park facilities with adults only bunt chirked the m ivor lskeii hovy much revenue was derived it the set rite to offset ihe trouble it up pcarcd lo be e uising g v b irbt hi icting eh ur mm in thi abscnee of r r pir kcr informed mr gov thil onlv l lew acton pocple visited the pirk on sunday the mayors reply wis quick ind blunl as he rem irked i don t blame them on sunday thi park is becoming i com menial enterprise ik noted something was wrong if one child or adull was deprived ol eramosa central schools rejected by slim margin by a slim isvotc in irem pro perly owners of bi unos i town hip icceled monday i pi in in est tblish cenli il seh mis tn the township tot lis eu 121 oi to 3s6 agdnsl only so pn ecnt yl ihi se eligthli voted a decisive i iel in the eke in n w is the einph hie ii 1 oi e recelion ol the pi m by speed side voteis with only seven in lavor to 77 gainst the new system would h ivc ended one roomed seh mis in lr t nil reduced the numhit fiom 10 to tour the seh mis il eden mills mil oi hiljiwiv 24 wi uid h ivc been extended to tour i ihree t minis mid tin hen il oils k mil uk k ii kw ml i nt il sill ul umilil h n i ilii mm 111 uth moms ni w lonsiiuit 111 v mill h liisi u300oo ol ninth il ul 61 pir ii nl wi old mil in lll ol hdikitiun is torn liitd iii the present fcrant ir 54 per lent soil township sihool ho ird chair man duncan mcphcderan central schools hid thi ipprov al of the minister of education ihe in ioi il v of school bo ltd members and seh mi inspeelois who uc ol ihe opinion th it this type ol sehool would provide bet ter facilities anil cduc ition lor thi ihlldrcn is welt as lending to ill i del better trained teicheis a plebiscite on this issue in novembei 1 9s7 w is rejected wilh 40 per cent in lavoi to 60 per cent igamsl duni in mephedrm churmin ol the ei inios i township school hoird suit the number of vot eis who cieicisetl itmr irinilllsc for this impound qucsti m wis ills ippoinltng while the by 1 iw was dele iteil hv the sin ill m ijor ity ol 35 voles it showed strong voting against the issue trom the tic rlh mi i lavor ihle vote in ihe south perhips thai untie lit postpone garage problem after two hour discussion for a few minutes of their tucsd iy meeting mcmbeis ol acton planning board thought ihcv had an inswer to the ihor ny giragc building problem they ne encountered reeenlty tiny proposed an amendment lo zoning emulations loweting requirements tor buildinc a t ate on ill prcscnl lots with dwellings lliereon leistered plan at the time ol ihubvlau to i 26 side vird wilh i mix imum 6 e ivc protection vie ant lots hovvevir would have to contorm to existing by i iws planning consult inl p alan de icon al lirst m acrcemenl then suggested sever il loopholes which could occur including snacks inv ihdating a cmhc mortfcate ind some board mem bers ihanceil thur minds go over each street a recent hlcmpl to secure prior knowledge ol g irajc build i ml lontimpl iled bv iskinc rale- pa vers to submit plans in ad v vnee elicited sever il responses but mr ix icon winl lunvun cd they were the cross see lion thit would solvi the problem he suggi steel i he board should go over eleh street by lots until thiv hid i solution which w mttt jnbttmrtrnuiintwii entering the park on sunday be cause of the ch irge continuing the mayor stated citizens who wunt to take a walk in the park on sunday have a lustifiablc argument against the 10 cent charge only peanuta mr gov agreed with the gate charge if il was making plenty of money for the board but stated in my opinion it is only pea nuts when he leiinid the amount received from p irk revenue in the pist veil was in the nelgri- borhood of 1 000 the m ivor sug gested direct tixation might bo the solution revenue is present ly used to piy lilcgu ircls litem nits caret ikers ind provide fuc ihties il the pirk cttiens now uc ttxed only 100 per capita lor the pirk grant alec johnson suggcsled the i ixpivers expect to carry the pirk expenses in t ixes or they would h ivc turned down the fcranl lo the bands is no revenue was derived from these sources pay lo hoar concert continuing mr johnson noted townspeople p iy i ixes to sup port the binds and then have to piy ulmittanec to the park to hear the musicians play a con cert board member a irwin en quired wh it ihe solution might be mr johnson suggested dis tributing tags lo citizens admit ting ihcm free and continue to charge oulof town picnickers thi board agreed lo instruct the gate attendant to keep a re cord of those walking to this pirk ind paying the 10 cent ad mission in an cllort lo deter mine how miny lxit people uso the facilities on sunday consider mower boird members agreed to at lend i demonstration of a heavy duly power mower for cutting grass al the park and it the de monstration proves successful the smill hand uf rep urs is to be in need fixed and be discriminatory towards none members discussing the prob lem from every ingle tor two hours lefl il over for olher meeting saul joe whilham lm fed up villi it all id lo dlont wilh iny re ison ihle solution ask po details a idler irom the department ul publ vrorks asked the boirds consideration lor a change in zoning on the john i smith properly wheie the de pirlment proposed to erect i federal building members re viewed the sile ir ihe proposed building parking considerations and decided to isk the depart ment for more details including i sketches belore anv decision i was given scveril imendmcnts lo zoning bvlaws before ihe onl ino mtm icipal boird were reviewed and clerk j megc ichie inlormcd the board ol receipt ol a letter slit ing one intendment was approv i ed and awaited only the minist er s signature chairmtn butt tv ins prtsukd it the meeting wilh members ii htnlon j whithun and r h elliott also in attendance used lor lighter work park it was also agreed that temp orary installation of a fit t ration plant at ihe wading pool might be possible this year with perm anent housing provided early next season the board ilrccd to forego ajplircc planting this year and leave in aheyance the construction of a sleet lence al the swimming area in order lo pay for the mower and filtration plant other problems arising during the meeting were lell for rinah ation after ihe mower demurt stratum at the park friday even ing when members can view the entire park area a salary increase of j500 a week to the caretaker was ap proved extra inside this week s free press readers will find a multicolor lithographed insert supplied by general foods kitchens all across canada this week hundreds of weekly ers will be inserting the i recipe folder with the regular issue it marks a first for many newspapers who have never used this type of promotion be fore hope you enjoy reading it and ll makes a handy re cipe folder esquesing must pay dam share to 16 conservation authority fsquest to pav i township will have ehased no action was taken on lew toward the kelso ihe rcg conservation arci this vear sprte a motion of nonpayment passed three weeks ago by the township eouncil represent hives met with the silcen mile creek conservation aurhoniv in milton tuesday and were told thai their motion came alur the 30day protest period the township share of the ctsls is him t iioooo or about 10 per cent ot the total cost of the chm hlnit naiislisiiii at eouncil s regular meeting monday nitht m was agreeil obtain the solicitors advice and an estimate of costs for closing the old norval anglican church cemetery and placing the grave- stones in a cairn at the new oeme- tcrv the council learned the cemetery board could not afford to maintain the ancient grounds tn good repair road superintendent bill towrrsend informed council a new road grader should be pur council agreed to permit uaf lime houses and cottages to be moved to township sites proud ed thev conform tu the township hv laws permission was asked to muvc five from toronto new pastor the baptist church has a new minister last night wed nesday ihe rev james m rudd accepted the call cxtend- ed at wiriwg of bershlp of the baptist congre gation he will begin ms min istry here july it mr rudd just rraca gordon divinity college of beverly farms massachus etts a native of niagara falls ontario ne was recently marr ied he and his wite will uve to lakeview subdmakm church members nave al ready met mr rudd he was hen tar their picnic and took ser then he phoned his last night golf champions of the acton open itaged at fairview golf end country club guelph on saturday proudly display their trophies at the conclusion of the match pictured left to right are rev a h mckenzie wmner of the j b mackenzie and sons trophy with the second low net of 77 andy nolan holding the roy butler trophy for the golfer playing with an o g a handicap he hot a 72 tuck cochrane who shot an 83 to win the j bert wood trophy for the best low gross and gord bearry with the coon verey trophy for the golfer with we low net