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the acton fn press wednesday august 28 1968 clerk administrator v- continued from pagt i concluded it doesnt work that way an agreement was received from cmhc regarding the financing of the plant more parking spaces for both drivers and pedestrians were voted down by council mr drinkwalter explained a fridays and saturdays survey taken of parking in the downtown area proved there was ample parking space at m tiirfcs there were never any less than 57 mpty spots in- the business blocks and live parking m was not used to any great extent mr tyler pressed for dciciis iii front of ih town office hut others fell they would encoutage loitering why make jooo suffer because of a few viplators he asked the police can handle it however the benches were voled out s to 4 councils other business with final approval from the omb received for the mz bennett school addition and robert little rescource centre a bylaw was passed authorizing temporary advances for financing no i committee will investigate the possibility of having an ambulance station in acton the 20 minute to half an hour wait for the guelph imublance seems awfully long councillor tyler said mayor duby recalled previous investigation showed too high a cost no 2 committee was authorized to proceed with the building of a basic industrial road from main st n into the towns industrial park representatives from georgetown cable tv ltd will attend the next no 1 committee meeting to discuss their request to construct a cable tv system in acton the fair board was allowed to use some of the dredged sand to cover the floor of the poultry building representatives of the ontario housing corporation will be asked to attend a committee meeting they had written the public school board seeking land near the library for a proposed senior citizens apartment the town opposed a county council resolution suggesting acton milton georgetown nassagaweya and esquesing consider the establishment of a county assessment commissioner we feel the only solution is for a full county assessment commissioner system council stated dr oakes pointed out the towns county council representatives voted against it at county level as well kecve ilinton expressed his concern that sand from the dredging was being dumped in large quantity along the far side of the lake beyond the bush at the end of lakcvicw subdivision he declared the town or bcardmorcs should be instructing where the fill would go he wondered if the town was getting the maximum benefit of the fill speaking as hie mayorand nut for- kcjidinorcs owners of she p r o tet i y ma y oi duby explained the contractor ind to nibvc to keep operating aud licis in daily contact with hcarduiorc s unless lie saiidis pumped oil towiror ttcurdniore aiidil becomes the contractors sand to putwhere hc arrangements the dredgers will be colnihuhack up tii where we wall thciir to do thjngs beiiciicialloiis ifked at reve llintnn mr iluliy jtniiuy declared our patience is not lack of activity mr reeve its obvious we will get as much material as we desire we pot every consideration at the last joint meeting of authority contiaclois council ueaidmore representatives and parks board a new meeting place may be available for slime town group or there may be an ambulance station or c railway museum ajjassstw some councillors diwrybfof the negative apmunjcouiicil passed a rcsolufnjffilslpilic clerk try to get inforinstrnn from the cnr about the possibility of the town buying or leasing the cnki station ond freight sheds ifihoyrc closed so the town collld make use of them vwe should still take li strong stand councillor drinkwalter exclaimed whats i he use of a station if the rums dont slop replied councillor oakes mh rud whiting in lownlast week is nrlivdate on he towns wisles mayor duby stated its a matter of economics y unless we can prove to the cn h iheywerc wrung he explained industries when contacted by a special committee hud gcnclally made other arrangements for freight thai were more satisfactory than cnr service five years ago we should have objected said councillor mckenie nassagaweya barn hit levelled in one hour with half their numbers already fighting a barn hlae at ijiiiic masales acton fire fighters were called out to a second file at the home of lou iocius on the tth line at no 20 sidemad nastagcwaya die bam was struck by lightning shortly after six on ihtirsday evening and burned to the ground i lie hociiih family hud been tiltlugiii the kitchen when they heard the lightning hit the pnwer went olf apd mr iocius laid hcimikcd oiil the window ami saw two large black marks oil lift roof of the barn there was a crash some smokeaiid it was hiding lie said hy the iimo acrmi fire department atrivd it wus beyond confrol the miltnji department had been called in as well but when- illey found acinn already there they went back a stroke of ale saved four riding horses in a nearby field said mr pociils i was thinking of putting then in the barn when i saw the storm coming but it started loo quickly ilic first thing he did after the lightning struck was to shut the gate to the bam so they couldnt get inside lire lighters were able to rescue three cows and two dogs mrs iocius had just finished feeding the farm cay and they hadnt- had time 10 ictiirri tothc liuriiamapy of die lucky fplines watched the blaze iroin fence- post positions ten cjiickbns perished iii the barn in the summer of 1120 an old barn oi the vinie site buriiod jo tiicgromid at thailine llie properly was owned liy alf allen stormy calls summon mayor a spate of complaints during thursdays storm took the mayor reeve and town workmen out in the rain seeing to the problems thursday one reported problemswirling water that had closed a business no objections applications for changes following committee of adjustment correspondence town council tuesday did not object to the application for separation of part of lot 303 plan 1008 at the dump no objections were received by last weeks deadline approved the separation of lot 327 plan 1008 owned by r vyse no objections received raised no objection to the redivision of lots 133 134 and 135 plan 603 bottom of elmore dr to deed part of lot 133 to the town hearing date september 3 raised no objection to the application of william h carr on behalf of karl thier for severance of part of lot 0 to lot 8 to rectify a surveyors error didnt object to the acton public school boards application for a side yard variance to permit the mzb school addition the town will also allow encroachment on their water line casement heres why its so good each piece ot pipinghot chicken is in vitingly crisp on the outside full ot juicy mouthwatering flavor on the in side thats why we call it flavor- crisp its deepfried under pressure so all ot the natural goodness ol the chicken is sealed in rather than cooked out flavorcrisp chicken is never dry always delicious french fries yc special pak 8 pieces of flavor crisp chicken 52 iv ready to serve chicken in a box family pak 3 pieces of chicken french fries cole slaw buttered bun honey ic 139 phone 8531201 14 pieces of am a chicken rolls s399 honev w party pak 20 pieces of chicken 525 open 7 bays a week b 6l m hood driveln came aw wvd and qumm st in astom was all droit cd away by the time mayor duby arrived 10 minutes later he told council tuesday we couldnt begin to charge the ratepayers with adequate tile to take care of thunderstorms the mayor mused while he was out till midnight up to his ankles in water his own driveway at home was a fourinch deep river speaking specially of the tyler ave drain he pointed out the town was awaiting word from the departments concerned so the finances wont all fall in the laps of the ratepayers praise opp as the opp account was approved by council tuesday mayor duby commented our town has kept clear of tumbles so far and we hope to nip this in the bud reeve ilinton commented that in the past week we received terrific value the police showed control and restraint station open for how long with station agent charlie perry back from holidays the cnr station is open again but there is still no phone service the transport commission had informed the town there was no one available to take over his duties during his vacation a submission has been made by the transport commission to close the acton station permanently lightning struck tlu- turn sales on thursday nirilil lovoll stono foundation in little ovor entire harvest in blaze on friday morning all that remained of the ham behind lome masalcss on main street north was the stone silo part of the foundation a pile of smoldering black rubble lightning struck the barn shortly alter 6 pm during thursday nights storm although acton fire fighters were able to keep the blaze from spreading to neighbouring farm buildings they could do nothing to save the barn says jean masales wc saw it strike and it just seemed to burst into flames mr masales and his sixyearold son scott had been working in the hay when the storm broke they had just left the barn and were at the kitchen door when a bolt of lightning hit by the time i got back to the barn it was red all around my head says mr masales all the milk cows the male calves and a horse were in the barn at the time with the aid of firefighters the masales were able to save all but one cow and three calves also lost in the blaze were 00 tons of hay 15 tons of straw so bushels of oats a bail elevator a manure spreader three saddles and bridles and various other pieces of farm equipment the building was owned by ii k porter plant manager tom shields indicated that it was partially covered by insurance ll loriw mn liicfirililrr ji il in vnap lh iiiar from inn ill imf tin- rimliiin to other hoildinq a cow and 111 hour arlnn llio-r- rilv- poriilifcl in till- lun ftlff photo damage at park hotel fight bring increase in patrolling a pay increase was granted office caretaker harvey palmer a temporary sidewalk will be installed along the south side of elizabeth dr and the entrance widened new lighting will be installed on nelson ct mrk see our fresh new materials for fall oav coiok stylish patterns really priced right fall prints broadcloths doscord shipahoy denims crepe woollens corduroy flannel velveteen shantung orion cotton gabardine interfacings linings and lace in our notions department patterns zippers buttons lace trimmings bias tape seam binding buckles and buttons to cover sewin6 notions etc clearance sale table see our clearing lines op prints cotton cord dacron silks ginghams seersucker jersey etc all available at hintons 5c to 1 store lor the second weekend in succession noilh llallon oll officers were called in to assist the acton oim malicious damage at the paik and a distruhance at the station hotel resulted in damage several were charged by the opp following weekend incidents i evening a light broke out in the station hotel aud one georgetown man and one acton iihiii were charged by police a window was broken and four or five tables and chairs smashed just the day before station hotel manager clare anderson reported monday and tuesdays receipts were taken from the second floor office sum missing amounted to s75ol and a sw cheque cons hrucc kresslcr is still investigating sunday tnoiniug about a am two youths at the park broke three windows threw garbage and turned over picnic tables acton police patrolled the streets as much as possible looking for groups of troublemakers various groups of youths were urged to move on or go home the jamlif tcre for school supplies arthur a johnson od optometrist open ewry wednesday and saturday 34 mill si e atkwt 532530 pants dresses blouses tshirts shoes c panties coats raincoats shirts sweaters skirts sox sneakers slips jackets n rubber boots well try to fill your needs remember your money buys more i family store ttoo the great widetrack drive ison pontlac f oritiwwm soort coup one of the joys of widetracking in a pontiac is that it doesnt cost any more than ordinary driving and with 24 pontiac models you can choose your own style of widetracking if youre settling for less than pontiacs exclusive widetrack ride and its standard 250 cuin six or 327cuinv8 stop settling start widetrackingjhe drive is on see your pontiac dealer widetrack pontiac tatff kmimmtutsau i see vour local authorised pontiac deoler- pete masson motors limited 351 aueen jtssict bast acton out