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call for lir plebiscite sunday racing if the councillors of nessagsweya township have their way there will be no sunday racing at mohawk raceway the jockey chib hat requested council to pass a bylaw allowing racing on sunday but said they have no immediate plans for sunday trots at si campehuwue track the request is a result of recent legislation passed at queens park allowing both racing and wagering on sunday although it is up to each irunldpallty to decide whether or not they want it three of the five township councillors spoke against allowing sunday races while the reeve william coulter and deuptyrelve william hoey spoke in favor at last nights meeting council passed a motion staling they would not permit racing or wagering on sunday but left hope for the jockey club by putt ing the issue to a vote at the same time as the municipal elections in decomber those voting against the idea generally felt it was a decision to be mid by the people but vowed that when they cast tbelr bal lot it would be against it clerk j c uclnlyre assured council the jockey club would have no recourse if council pohiuted the racing he said even if the people voted in favor of initiating sunday racing the decision would still rest with council but a favorable vote by the people would be a strong ease tor the jockey club councillor mrs anne uacarthur admitted she was prejudiced and spoke strongly against the idea she suggested six of the seven days in a weak should be plenty or the jockey club to make their money as a teacher i can see the bad effect it has on the students some of them are betting the horses and not getting their homework done she said we would not be encouraging children to uve the right had of life if we allowed this both councillors william llahon and ross gordon supported her they admitted they might be old fashioned hut they did not feel it was light to race horus on sundaylet alone bet on the sabbath reeve coulter said he could not distinguish between watching a ball game and paying admittance and horse racing he pointed out many people were realising a larger annual income because of their jobs at the local track the reeve felt it would be better to have controlled gambling rather than through a bookmaker and said he generally supported the idea deputyreave hoe aid it was a form of relaxation and recreation for some people and he ill ii oppa the legislation he noted many people worked on sunday even when they planned to finish their work in be other six days he said he thought it should be a personally disciplined mgtter and up to each individual to decide whether or not he wan ted to go to the track the only other croups showing concern in the matter to date are campbeuville and haasagaweya presbyterian churches both opposed the new legislation in correspondence to council some urn ago at any rate there will be no sunday racing this year at the cantpbeuviue track the election and sunday racing plebiscite will be held early in december ht jvjdtjtvn jfrtt pitfcss ninety fourth year no acton ontario wednesday august 7 19o8 twelve pages ten cents postpone decision pineview school esqueslng council delayed making a decision oria proposed 9411700 10 rootn addition to pineview school at tuesday nights meeting w r lawson and supervising principal eric balkind repre sented esquesing public school board at the meeting they ask- ed council to approve the building program so the extra room could be ready for the fall of 1969 when another zoo students would tax the already crowded struc ture broken down costs of the ad dition were 350000 for con struction 4000 for alterations 10000 for contingencies 25- 000 for furnishings and equip ment and 22700 for architects fees the addition will be compris ed of six regular classrooms one primary opportunity room one kindergarten pom one lib rary one general purpose room two change rooms and a health room grants of 356512 are avail able on the project as well as a 50 per cent grant on furniture which means township residents would have to furnish approxi mately 40000 for the project if we leave the addition until january wouldnt the new county board take over asked coun cillor pat patterson mr lawson told council that the township wont have to tssufe debentures because the new county board would be- taking over next year why shoo id we get involved if the new board is going to issue debentures heave george curria asked because the building wont be ready by 1669 if we dont said trustee bill lawson we have to have the room figures show 210 additional students will be starting school in 1969 why not wait then if the space isnt urgently needed asked deputy reeve tom hill mr lawson assured council the space would be tilled he said the board needed the two portable classrooms at the school for other places i think this is premature said the reeve trustee lawson didnt agree weve learned sprlngconstruc- hort doesnt get us in by the fall he painted out construction on the stewarttown school was start ed in the spring and they dldnt get in until january making the staff work undefgevere restric tions the projects been approved by thetjepartmentdfeducatlon asked councillor bob lawson cold it was he also asked if student projections in the past had worked out tes stated trustee lawson figures projected had heen ob tained from townshlpassessment rolls that end of the township is growing faster than any other said the reeve mr balkind told council it would cost taxpayers less if they kept up with building like burling ton and oakville do we are trying to plan so we dont have to find accommodation elsewhere its alright for you to talk you dont pay taxes in esojueslng township charged deputy reeve tom hill a poll of council members by the reeve showedcounclllorshlu and patterson opposed to approv ing the scheme now and councll- lors leslie and bob lawson will ing to go along with the school board councillor patterson said al though he was opposed how hed like to hold the decision overuntll the next meeting other council lors agreed it was decided to hold the final decision over until august 19 mesh ow the boat or plane we should say bob bonnette shows off a tyrolean lull from bavaria germany he picked up for around fifteen dollarrs the grey wool jacket is trim- mod with green felt and pieces of deer antlers the green felt veil matches the green hat a cane with the badge of each of the little towns visited in bavaria completes the outfit hardly right for the next rock scene in the arena but it certainty proves hes been there staff photo 4000000 expansion for erindale college plans for the expansion of the present preliminary building and atari on the first phase of the wain complex otbulldlngsforthe university of torontos erindale college were announced at a press conference last week the expansion is necessary to pro vide for future increases in stud ent enrolment which has been projected as 365 in 196869 and 96s in 196970 construction for the first phase of the main complex will include an expenditure of 4000000 for site development roads and ut ility services and for the build ings required for the academic program space needed for the 385 stud ents who it is anticipated will enroll next september will be provided by minor changes in the present building which was opened in september 1967 for the initial enrolment of 155 stud entsy the addition of a relatively small building and the locating of nonacademic administrative offices in a nearby house the additional one storey building 10 feet by 40 feet of brickfaced concrete block in cludes accommodation for a phy sics laboratory for ascend year students and mens athletic change and shower rooms when the building is no longer needed srnimcr storms damage trees and crops thunderstorms in the past few nights have brought a welcome deluge of rain toparebed gardens and farmlands but they have also caused a certain amount of dam age in the area there have been no ares as a result of lightning in town but a number of trees have been struck and many prise petunias lie flat tened in local gardens for farmers in the if otfat and brookville area the stormsprov- ed expensive urs kj knight of rr 1 campbeuville reports ifonday nights storm flattened a held of oats on their farm it looks tike a big band had come down and laid it flat the oats were about two feet high before the storm several other farmers in the area had crops flattened by the heavy rains for academic purposes it will provide space for the grounds maintenance staff and equipment this dual arrangement hasavoid- ed the need for a temporary building the interior of the present preliminary building is being al tered to provide more lecture and seminar rooms faculty of fices and locker space non- academic administrative staff have been moved to a nearby bouse owned by the university moffat home i gutted a twostorey stone and cem ent block house owned by r dudnlk of rr 1 uoftat was completely gutted by fire around 3 am sunday the building was devoid of furniture at the time but in the process of renovation to apart ments ur dudnlk said a neighbor don ulles woke him after be noticed flames coming from the structure the building was insured but company officials have not yet arrived at a damage figure the owner lamented the fact llllton fire department arrived with only 500 gallons of water total capacity for the tire pump ers tank fire department equipment is designed to supplement its stor ed water with that drawn from wells and ponds close to the scene of the blase but there was no suitable body of water on the dudnlk property except for a well which was too close to the house to be reached safely of toronto onmlsaisseugaroad another house and its swimming pool are being made available as a student centre the plan for the main complex provides initially for afour-stor- ey undergraduate laboratory building a fivestorey research building an an office link which will connect with future academic buildings when they are approved and added the buildings wlu overlook the cred it river within sight of the dundas highway a quarter of a mile from the present building the plan provides for a cen tral utilities plant to the north of the main complex connected to it by a short tunnel for power and beat lines installation of roads sewers and landscaping has begun and tenders are being called for the buildings the second stage of the plan includes a library which will be connect ed with the undergraduate labor atory building and other build- coatlnutd on pan 11 acton a tourist cento ye on the pretty shores of fairy lake smallwood have up to 500 guests on en average summer week end in their camping and swimming area on the far side of fairy lake the breeze alto accommodate increasing number of camper turn to inside for story and plcturts staff photo parade skits and candlelighting in playground final night program summer playground winds up another sesson onthursdaynlght with a giant parade through town a program of skits in the park a candle lighting ceremony and a special bodtlme snack before its all over the parade is scheduled to get under way at seven headed by a delegation from the acton cltlsens band the children plan to drag push or carry their hand made creetionafrom the arena to the high school grounds in the program to follow var ious groups will perform theat rical feats under suchausplclous titles as canadians england hawaii egypt and usa halght- ashbury region during the evening mayor leg duby and urs mephell wlu pre sent the trophy to the winning float in the parade a candleughtingeeremony in troduced by don price allas- bucky will conclude what will vehicle veers across road flits tree constable bruce kressler in vestigated the only motor vehicle accident reported to police this week it occurred at the brewers retail store on queen st last wednesday night and involved only one vehicle pouee said a 59 chev driven by john norman mckenna of mill st acton was turning around on the parking lot in front of the brewers retail store when the driver lost control the vehicle hit a fence and a sign before veering across the highway where it struck a tree damage to the vehicle was es timated at 300 no doubt be a memorable even ing for playground children in structors snd parents alike ev eryone is welcome to attend then its home with mother for the rest of the summer colin mccoll tried the town prefers trading post life coun maccoll jr has decided that ufe in the canadian wilder ness is for him after three years in acton he returned to the wilds in april to take up residence in stanley mission 330 miles out of prince albert saskatchewan a native of acton coun is the son of mr and mrs coun mac- coll of cameron street he had been out west for a number of years before he was married prior to returning to acton three years ago he worked for the hudson bay company in an isol ated post in northern ontario his present position is man ager of a trading post dealing in supplies to the indians of the region in addition he will be measuring water for the govern ment and in charge of the radio and telephone units to the outside world the post is so isolated that everything has to be shipped in snd out by bush plane mr maccoll is also in charge of making reservations on the planes for people wishing trans portation his wife freda and his three children ingrld nine coun sev en and klmmy two left acton two weeks ago to join him they will travel by bus to a smau village outside of prince albert and then fly in the rest of the trip by bush plane not everyone would like that und of isolation hut thats what coun maccoll wants to do wednesday evening fatal crash at silvercreek one reason experience is such a good teacher is that she does not auow dropouts best front page silver creek curve on highway 7 claimed another ufe last wed nesday evening lewis douglas jackson 23 of guelph died in georgetown hos pital as a result of injuries he received when the car he was driving was struck broad side by a twoton stake truck on the turn ave miles south of acton the accident occurred shortly after six wednesday evening mr jackson was driving a 68 ford falcon toward aeton dam age to us ear was estimated at 2800 the driver of the truck wil liam frank penson of rr 1 georgetown suffered minor lac erations to his leg the truck received 1000 damage constable tom penrlee of the milton opp carried out the investigation free press also judged best allround paper issue 308640 build permits building permits worth 308- 640 were issued by the township of esquesinf for the month of july bulkunglnspeetortom mc lean reported this week most of the permits were for new houses national honors were awarded the aeton free press this week as it woo two first prizes in competitions for weakly news papers all across canada the free press was declared the best allround newspaper in its circulation class and awarded the edward w johnston mem orial trophy during the annual convention of the canadian weekly newspapersasaoc- latlon in saskatoon saskatchewan the local paper also won the grace rove memorial trophy for first place in the best front psge competition dills printing and publishing cospres- ident dave dius is in wwi this week to receive the honors he wiu also be accepting the charles h nolan plaque for the canadian champ- ion milton symbolising its win in the best allround competition in its circulation class the champion also placed second in the competition for the best editorial page winning the leslie e barber mem orial trophy another winner from halton was the burungton gasette which placed third in the competition for the best front page in the circulation grouping over 6000 the free press has bean a consistent winner in the national better newspaper competitions for a number of years start ing with the late g a duia under whose direction the paper scored outstanding marks the free press has almost 40 awards for excellence since first entering the competition these have been for the best allround newspaper best front page and best editorial page as weu as one for community service judges of the competition remarked that hehdosn of the newspapers in the class were tops they also commented that it was obvious the papers were print ed by skilled people using superior equip ment judges also feu the leading papers in the class used good pictures weu placed and with weuchosen captions which teu more than half the story in many in- stances cooperation from staff eorreapand- ants ebb reporters and all people vitally interested in the community and district is the key to a winner said editor h coles of the awards the free press endeavors to effectively cover the town and district and any success eouldnt be achiev ed without the assistance of advertisers and readers the effort which goes late every adit- ion seems all worthwhile when the people of the town and district give you their unsolicited support