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the acton free preu wednesday february u 1949 health unit drops plumbing fcofuut front pag i he urged councillor be more thorough concerning any bylaw and tealiae the effect it would have on each and every one of ui clerk joe hunt explained he wu awaiting the result of a fergui bylaw on parking they hid been woiklng on it for several montht and would tend a copy of it to acton when ii wai approved by the department council agreed to continue the beirdtnore iprlng water agreement on a month u month basil until negotiation between the company and the town have been comrteled beanlnjoi and co have been unableas yet to pieef with tlie committee to diicuu negotiation correspondence from the llallon county lleallh unit notifying council that they were diiconllnuing plumbing inspection in aclon precipitated lively diicutuon on the merit of public health nurtei at tuesday hireling the health unit reference to envuonissental sanitation introduced a comical wrinkle into the discussion councillor referred the appointment of a local plumbing impector to commillee for the spirit of nassaoaweya and vicinity was evident saturday a doieni of men converged on the sixth lin alt of th recently burned out horn of me snd me m bonus and family th reconstructed bulldlno it wll on in proorett by mid afternoon th house was habitable by evening staff photo gtobliih fundi for fire victlmi neighbors help rebuild home one of the benefit of living in a rural interdependent community where people still have concern for their neighbor welfare wu reaffirmed for the mervin bomu family during the uf t few days mr bonua hit wife pauline brother clarence and daughter joyce barbara and matilda were left homeless on valentine day when fire twept through their sixth line nittajtweya frame house although the family had accepted offers for temporary accommodation before the day wu out the basic problem of rebulldlng their home ttil existed a meeting of nine area resident at the home of joe wlndmoller last monday evening resulted in the establishment of the mervin bonus benefit fund in the acton branch of the bank of nova scotia ktcretaed traffic activities 1000 licence plates yet to go the of p reporting week of february 16 to february 22 1 069 uw slight decrease in leneral occurrence and an ncrease in traffic activities the majority of the general occurrences were or i minor nature requiring little police attention the traffic division wu busy much to the discomfort of the motorists three traffic accidents were investigated no one wu injured but property damages were estimated at over si 000 to the cart involved twenty three drivers were issued traffic citations of which a large number were radar charges another twenty five drivers were warned to change their driving habits provincial court in milton proceeded on monday morning and eleven people were convicted of various offences and paid 450 in fines and costs have you purchased your 1969 licence plates yet the local issuing office informs us that approximately 1000 licence plates are still to be told with only 3 days left before the deadline remember if you dont get your new plates dont try driving to work on march 1st with your old ones still on or you will very likely find yourself paying a traffic ticket as well u buying your new plates next year why not make up your mind to buy your new plates when they come on tale and avoid the long line ups and general mixup that comes by leaving things to the lut minute since canvassing of funds it continuing an accurate total is impossible to ascertain but speytide merchant henry kelly whose store it also a collection depot noted the fund is growing steadily in addition a roofing contractor hat offered free skilled labor and materials wholesale and wiring tiding and nails have been donated by various other towntlilppert plant are to ulvage the lower section of the house which was damaged mainly in itt second ttorey and a cleanup operation went on through last week early saturday morning a work bee arrived at the sixth line tile north of no is side road and there was a habitable house form there by evening till impromptu group of neighbors also had plans to locate furniture and appluances as the second phase of the work but contact with the north west haiton voluntary service group has alleviated this necessity a bit mrs r e autten a member of the nwhvs reportt the family hat been supplied with tome clothing and assistance will be given with furniture when the family is fully settled further assistance in putting the family back on good material footing will be the responsibility of the complete community a dance has been scheduled for march 22 in brookvule hall with all proceeds to go towards the fund three representatives to meet d mckeough 800 raised in cnib canvas total amount collected in canadian national institute for the blind canvass wu 79924 chairman mrt vic brlstow announces captains wen mrs eileen new mrt josephine force mrt r ii elliott mrs alice waldie mrt val drinkwalter and mrt h arblc canvasser were mrt sandra mccraw mrt roulee dawkins mrt miry mckerute mrt elmi tlmben miss jean barber mrt olive ellerby mrt joanne inscoe mrt rlarrlet llelwig mrt m courtney mrt j buckman mrt m blow mrt r loutelt mrt stella brunelle mrt helen pickett mrs faye pink mrt j vanderkooy mrt dunne spiel vogel and one gentleman murray harrison ilallon it likely to have three representatives meeting with the minister of municipal affairs on regional government proposals since county councd verbally rejected the ministers proposal to include the mayors of oakvllle and burlington in the group i originally the minister firoposed three representatives rom each county to meet with hittkand discuss his projected regional government plans for ilallon and pell county reeves urged him to raise the number to seven so each llalton municipality would be represented the minister countered with a proposal for three from county council and the mayors of oakville and burllngtonctounty council during debate last week suggested it had no power to apoint the two mayors and verbally rejected the ministers suggestion warden g currie was considered by the county to be an ex officio member of the llalton delegation county councillors then proceeded by secret ballot to choose reeve g gallagher reeve a day and reeve w hunter to represent the county if peel county accepts the ministers second proposal that countys delegation would consist of ave it had been suggested four be appointed by the peel county council with the mayor of misslssauga to represent that area h rffrtt flrvss news briefs singers for the annual music festival are being selected at the schools a trio of crows was noticed this week by a resident at the outtkirtt of town parentteacher interviews were conducted at the high school this week cant just remember a year when walking has been to difficult some sidewalks have mr lynne dupuu wpssb uztabtozsz mrt janet muckle mrs beryl g ajr ia i aftatllatn nail bennett mrs eleanor mcculloch mrt joan mccrittall mrt jackie nolan mrs julie conroy mrt gillian van blerk mrt r ginger mrt m sprowl mrt j rowe mrt- d lawler mrt l robinson mrt e owen mrs e lynch mrs k kansen misses barbara pratt diane boutefleld sandra vanfleet luclenne pratt debbie hewitt fiona gldman judy gordon shelley roy mrs gldman mrt beryl newton mrt helen jocoue miss jean mclean mrs lillian cook mr d anderson mrt pat kentner mrt pauline gordon mrt h freuler mrt chris houston mrt jean mcptudl mrs brut gibson 1 activities at branch 197 by charlie thomson i by charlie thomson cribbage standings as of feb 20th reliable taxi 147 230 club 132 beavers 131 legion 125 legion 124 firemen 120 clviero 120 legion a 106 coy cartage 98 in mens euchre lut friday night bill marshall took the top spot with 64 h tidier was second with 62 mike mccristau third with 61 gordmccutcheon held the hidden scon of 43 in saturday nights mixed euchre the results were womens joan taylor steaks with 50 sandra andrews steaks 59 jessie price bacon with hidden score of 37 mens sandy mceachem steaks 65 audrey lockery playing u a man steaks 61 janet rogers playing as a man bacon 41 hidden score sick bay jack pink in guelph general hospital shuitieboard the dominion hoiel team had a bye lut thursday futher ttudy after learning that the building inspector checks installations in any new building in town even though he doetn t pretend to be qualified u a plumbing inspector councillor coalt felt it wu ironic that at a time when all services were being consolidated in the county the health unit should be dumping the onus for this back on the municipality councillor mckenile aid he was beginning to lose track of public health service in llalton lie used o see the service but now lie only jeet a nurse at the school a couple of hours aweek perhaps they are giving wider coverage but servicer ae the schools ate bow inadequate and live county board it considering supplementing them lie told council lie- had answered a questionnaire last week stating services were no longer adequate we have an excellent nurse but she is spreading so thin with so many schools to visit deputyreeve ted tyler thought perliipi the reason was the the county staff was down by 15 nurses councillor iloka mora hat gone we l with 67 per cent approval following a local option vote last wednesday a total of 610 of ms eligible voters turned nut to approve live two proposals i the sale of liquor under a dining lounge licence for comsumptlon with meals and 2 the ule of liquor under a lounge licence for comsumptiun on licenced premises both won majority approval of over 70 percent local officials rate the effort of a group called the boost fclora committee largely responsible the committee staged an extensive advertising campaign to convince the town that liquor licences were needed to stimulate retail lousiness and service in the town by bringing in trade from outside a similar wet vote was taken in fergus dec 2 but the community rejected it mr jack pink is a patient in guelph general hospital mr frank heller spent last sunday skiing north of orangeville to celebrate his birthday mr and mrt jim ledger of erin have returned home after a holiday in florida theyre former actonians attending the convention of the ontario weekly newspapers association last week at the chateau laurler hotel ottawa were mrs g a dills mr and mrs david dills mr and mrt hartley coles of acton mr and mrt jim dills mr and mrt roy downs of milton a former hilltburg resident and native of east garafraxa township george llawes celebrated his 100th birthday in st petersburg florida on feb is mr hawet now lives with lilt daughter and soninlaw mr and mrt harman leader in orangeville and it vacationing with them in florida he enjoyt excellent health and maintains a cheerful disposition despite fading eyetight visitors from a distance visiting at the home and several older people have suffered bad falls on the slushy and icy walks and roads world day of prayer services friday march 7 in aclon and district guest celebrant and preacher sunday at st albans wu he rev r p e jefrars of natsagaweya and lowviue views on regional government reprints of articles in the milton champion on the proposed regional municipality of llalton and peel are available at the free press office some of the articles are the same as those in the sister paper the free press do it yourself doesnt work in insurance either why run the risk of do it yourself insurance our expert help makes it easier safer and loss expensive call us today be sailer save money see your safeco expert dennys insurance agency 17 huh st w acton u3ois0 residences afkcd insurance milt 8532243 harold 8532565 mckenile said it wat hard to conceive that one nurie could tervice 500 ttudentt in two hours a week council also received a letter from the victorian order of nurses acknowledging information asking that the tervice be instituted in north hilton cost would be based on population and actons share would be approximately s46040 it seems like a very worthwhile oigutlzatlon said the deputyreeve urging no i committee to consider the service he reminded council however that if one municipality withdrew cost could go up and if no 1 recommend that acton participate that they also find out if all the northern municipalities would take part the acton medical group recommended that council investigate the v o n especially for iiomemiker services in aclon defend size ctmiinumd irani p04 i turning to the matter of salaries the subject of tome controversy in the area the chairman laid projections indicate the administrative supervisory coordinating and consulting staff will be five per cent of the total staff and five percent of the total salary budget will be required for their salaries obviously the board of education and hi administrative staff hjve expernced some problems and difficulties during the past two mknlhs but uwte have been no greater or numerous than the problem and difficulties which would be experienced during a transition period of any organization of similar complexity and nature the chairnufleroncluded if your wife is not suspicious when you get home late its later than you think no blame for death recommendations made no blame wai attsclted by the inquest jury for the accident which claimed the life of truck driver george robinson of acton he was working at sangamo co ltd s crimea st plant in guelph whm crushed by a sixton fork lift truck on january 21 however the jury was told the truck had defective brakes and was driven by an untrained operator and the recommendation was made that there should be compulsory training for fork lift truck operators and regular checks of all loading and unloading equipment used in industrial plants the jury also recommended immediate attention to complaints about defective equipment evidence at the hearing had shown the 13yearold trucks brakes had a record of failure dating back several years norman hair a department of labor inspector said the brake pedal pad on the fork lift needed replacing and the brakes could be depressed to within an inch of lite floor hoard he had prohibited farther use of the truck after the accident until repairs were made jury members were carton allen foreman donald lelontaine aldo tomn harold pickering and brady mulvdilll witnesses were questioned by crown attorney richard chaloner presiding coroner dr frank farmer said the jurys recommendations would be forwarded to the chief coroners office and hie department of labor the inquest was held last week inguelpli attending the funeral of the late john c dennis during the weekend were from fergus mr and mrs roy marshall mrs albert dennis and miss marilyn dennis from bridgen mr john e duncan mr and mrs roy macdonald from samia mrt robert t macdonald misses wilma macdonald and eileen macdonald from wyoming mrt victor mlnellly from toronto mrt roy brown misses amy murray and bertha brown from laurel mrt jean lomas from kitchener mr and mrt william near mrt m abram mr and mrt murray brown and jim from shelbume mr and mrt wdmer welkins from guelph mr and mrs roy coulter mr lloyd msrtden mr and mrt ross gordon mr alex and miss elizabeth black mrt clara black mr and mrt r kingsbury mrt jack whale mr and mrt chat mcnahb mr and mrt r dennis mr john denver mrt vdetinla mr and mrs thomas hall mr and mrt clifford hall mr and mrt rot swackhamer and brenda mr and mrt ross patterson misses lila coburn and bema clark mrs f r finder mrs r gordies mr and mrs harvey sprowl john warerots wilton mitt mildred wilson from georgetown mr and mrt norton nelson haiton cooperative medical care plan all sumlcafoaerellea dei cellt pele fw first visit ceallrseesmla aasaatiielistv services xiayt tajlvieuej et esaleyee cewe ey mfll m y ttaeef she year revliei rales uwtfcly f ejji steal umhuy uceeu ueahmy ismpeally ala lacfeeee major medical peyewe quarterly er veaklv j 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