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news of the district embarrassed by smoke ferguscomplaints from some fergus residents about greasy black soot from a local industrybrought quick results frorri the ontario department of health but- it also led to some embarrassment for the town as well t a group of 26 people in the west side of the town sent a petition to the council asking that something be done about the intake from the beatty plant they stated that it should not be tolerated to help their case the situation was also reported to the provincial health department that deals with air pollution an inspectorwas sent here and found spreading smoke over a large part of the town ae a result the town will have to consider nonburning techniques for getting rid of their garbage the health department said this should be done before april 1 next year when the warm weather begins clork david low told council that talks arc going on between the health inspector and beatty bros to solve their problems ilo said that the town should be taking the leadership in the problem of air pollution and whats more fergus hydro rates arc going up 1400000 dtjirion miltonlast weeks milton newspaper had a special section on the 1 400000 expansion program to the high school and two of the teachers shown in the pictures are wellknown here keith black whose wife teaches at the robert little school is shown in the large new resource centre mrs marg gatenby who used to live in acton teaches typing bookkeeping and shorthand there are five new shops including a metal fabrication strop auto mechanics shop two drafting rooms and an occupations room for girls there are 44 teachers on the staff the official opening is dec 4 grant for ambulance georgetownnews that the province will underwrite costs of georgetown ambulance service next year was received by council good news to see some money coming in instead of all going out remarked acting mayor wm f hunter georgetown was the first canadian town to inaugurate a volunteer service a pleasant outofseason thought the dominion seed house at georgetown has its catalogs all ready for mailing with colorful pictures of flowers the books will be out in the mail soon there are 38 employees at the seed house now a dream come true brampton- sunday november 17 was a redletter day in peel county it was the official opening of their museum and art gallery located at 7 wellington street east in brampton it is some years since the peel county historical society set out to establish a museum in the county then the peel county womens institutes took the museum as their centennial project it was with their combined efforts and the cooperation of peel county council who donated the old registry office as well as giving a substantial grant that the dream of a modern educational and interesting museum was finally achieved student power at hillsburg erina seminar was held at the university of guelph when university students guelph high school students as well as teachers from both university and high schools met and talked with a teacher and students of the everdale place hillsburgh bob davis a member of the everdale staff explained the concept behind the school discussion followed with the guelph students and teachers asl mg varied questions about everdale place and the students there the school community is situated outside of hillsburgh and is comprised of 37 students and 1 1 staff it receives no government grants the staff drawing salaries from the company of young canadians parents of the students pay tuition ajeverdale a child is treated as an individual and is held responsible for his own actions he may or may not attend the classes as he wishes any regulations that do exist are set by the entire group veto power is in the hands of every person the everdale place has been called jii experiment in education staff member bob davis summed it up this wjy everdale is not a challenge to the establishment hut rathei a model of one alternative everdale received wider publicity recently when a number of us students appeared on u television interview originating in toronto urge signs flashing lights of silvertreek curve hwy 7 a coroners jury made several recommendations at an inquest into the death of lewis douglas jackson 23 of guelph mr jackson died july 31 when his car smashed broadside into a truck driven by frank penson of georgetown on highway 7 at suvercreek witnesses testified that the jackson vehicle had swerved to miss a truck parked on the shoulder of the suvercreek curve and skidded broadside into pensons truck which was almost stopped at the time of die impact penson drove a tyler transport truck and was westbound at the time of the accident richard pollard of mimico had parked his truck to wipe his windshield when it started to rain penson was not injured but both his truck and the jackson vehicle a 1968 falcon were total writeoffs the jury recommended the erection of no parking signs on the north shoulder of the curve and he installation of amber hashing hghts the jury also recommended serious consideration be given to redesigning highwjy 7 and the seventh line intersection to eliminate poor visibility of vehicles southbound on the seventh line assistant crown attorney murry roulston suggested in his summation the road be widened from its present 23 feet mr jackson died in georgetown district hospital after the crush the jury found the presence of the penson vehicle a twoton stake truck and the slippery road as factors causing jacksons death but claimed mr penson was not at fault they included possible high speed of the car as a contributing factor a penguin can swim at speeds up to 25 miles per hour there are 20 living species of penguins with the largest over three feet tall the acton free press wednesday december 4 1968 gy our readers write the us weather bureau wai established in 1870 and is now a component of the environmental science services administration pictures from rockwood past from the richard harris collection of photographs make money on dogs lose it on quarries dear sir on studying the detailed financial statement of the township of nassagawcya for 1j6h it occurred to me that certain receipts and expenditures arc worthy of scrutiny for example taxes levied on gravel pits arid quarries total si4 fourteen dollars yet taxes levied on dog licences total si 35i one thousand three hundred and fifty six dollars it would appear that in nassagawcya dog licences arc a ing business whereas quarries and gravel pits arc small potatoes on the expenditure side we sec livestock clahns these claims arc paid out to owners of livestock which has been ravaged by dogs and 116 necessarily dogs owned by nassagawegians and i assume animals shot by vandals these expenditures total 761 seven hundred and sixty one dollars if my arithmetic is correct this means that dog lovers in nassagawcya arc subsidizing nondog owners to the tunc of s55 five hundred and ninety five dollars i certainly hope our new administration takes a new look at the quarrygravel pit licencing regulations for it seems ludicrous to me that caprices of canines should he considered more destructive to our township than the quarry and gravel pit enterprises which removes tons and tons of our water tillering elements from our waterslied and whose trucks do untold damage to our roads and are a constant thorn in the sides of nearby residents who constantly fear or experience damage due to blasting operations on the subject of roads and bridges there is an expenditure of shhmwjo eighty eight thousand six hundred and nine dollars and thirty six cents it would be interesting to know how much of this massive amount has been spent in widening straightening and surfaclilgaccess roads side roads and lines to these quarries william a johnson tt u 2 kockwood to all who helped ma in my lection campaign for board of education hearty thanks horace blyth ha9 from the don hilts collection of early post cards come these two scenic ones rockwood valley road has lost none of its charm harris pond has seen most of its changes in the last few years when the conservation authority groomed its shores for recreation avthority says grand river giant sewer if dams not built soon unless action is taken now the grand river will become a giant sewer and progress and growth in the area will cease brantford jaycccs were told thursday november 28 g m mac coutts general manager of the grand river conservation authority outlined the authoritys dam and water control program including the proposal to build five new dams at a cost of s30000000 we in the grand river watershed have a golden opportunity to create an environment that will permit healthy growth without destroying some of the natural beauty around us he said unless we progress with the proper and adequate control of our water and land resources the great boom in growth that this area is experiencing will peter out he warned the average daily flow of the grand river at brantford is about one thousand million gallons a day this is about 100 times more than was used by all the 400000 people in the valley and all industries in lie valley on the busiest day in i mr coutts said we feel that with the five new dams and reservoirs proposed the grand river will be able to provide brantford and the other municipalities in the grand river waterslied with an adequate water supply for years to coyffc fie said even the authoritys present reservoirs lakes belwood luther and conestogo could be used as sources of interim water supplies by the municipalities mr coutts said the grand river waterslied is comparable m sue and rainfall to the ruhr waterslied in west germany but the ruhr has 14 large reservoirs compared to only three in the grand he said in the ruhr waterslied 6000000 people are served by river water but in the grand watershed only 60000 people arc servctfc by river water 1 the authoritys s30 million fivedam program has been stalled tor nearly two years waiting for the federal government to agree to participate in costsharing one of the dams is to be located near everton on the town line between erin and eramosa townships acton precast concrete supplies manufacturers of septic tanks all slus 36 well tile and lids culvert 12 and ii sidewalk slabs pig slats phone 8531529 roof trusses designed by trans canada truss rockett lumber co special designs for barns sheds low cost and economy mississauga cooksville 2773183 zenith 40350 area rep m pollen 4515661 collect your local trust company announces new rates u 1 notice to motorists i969 019690 ontario arthur a johnson od omomitiiit a opm timury wednesday saturday 34 mjm si t- u3u20 your 1969 licence plates are now available and must be on your car no later than midnight friday february 28th passenger cars dual purpose vehicles and motorcycles 1968 plates expire midnight friday february 28th schedule of fees passenger cars and dual purpose motor vehicles 8 cylinders 3500 6 cylinders 2750 4 cylinders or less manufactured in or before 1933 800 manufactured alter 1933 2000 motorcycles 1000 a certificate of mechanical fitness 1969 plates cannot bo issued when ownership of a used motor vehicle 15 being transferred unless tho prescribed certificate ot mechanical ntness is produced remember your 1969 licence application is on tho 1968 permit make sure you complete fully the application tor renewal and insurance questionnaire those who do not have motor vehicle liability insurance must pay in addition to the registration tee a further j2b to the motor vehicle accident claims fund payment ot thu tee does not provide insurance coverage 0 any kind commercial vehicles for registration dates and foes for trucks buses and trailers consult your local licence issuing agent 3 4 5 years guaranteed investment certificates excellent interest on your money i amounts from 1 00 to 1 00000 interest paid halfyearly by cheque or it can bodeposilodtoyoursavingsaccount legal invostmontfortrust funds 7 for 1 2 years come in for further details to our office in licence plates and permits may be obtained by mail send your completed application torm and fee to the ontario department of transport ferguson block queens perk toronto 5 do not send cash georgetown ss main street north 777mt john a edgar manager local director w j beatty vicepresident north halton advisory board john t armstrong chairman reford gardhouse maurice c beaty michael ledwilh john goy dr b d young lome skuce convenient office hours mon thurs 900 500 fridays iii 600 head office oakville other offices brampton burlinalun simcoe delhi cooksville milton dundai br ontjumo department of transport halktituimiu halton peel trust savings company the miqf of nation ii pl yiuti with canada yrum muion eih mains that all ol our mtvict will b nttinuirftd and au0nwnud by tha facilttiaa ol nation- wida oaanijtatlon