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VOLUNTEERS AND FIREFIGHTERS were able to remove during Tuesday mornings fire on the Fifth line of Up home you lived In some furniture and out In the snow reflects on the some furniture from the Waring farm home of three families Then flames drove them back and the house I js ip Mrs Floyd Foster but Is thankful everyone got out of the house and remaining contents were a total loss Staff Photo Photo Flames level country house 5 homeless t Year No 25 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16 1970 Twenty Pages Fifteen Cents Commission raps Chamber Acton Chamber of Commerce was the target for criticism voiced by Acton Hydro Commissioner Ted Tyler Sr at the commissions final monthly meeting Thursday night Commissioner Tyler concern the Chamber werent ante to find to spend on Christmas street lighting Christmas lighting was to be a three way protect with the Chamber supplying funds the commission providing labour and the town donating power ac cording to commissioner Tyler Chamber Hydro A representative of the Chamber had approached the Bonk blamed commission In October The Chamber rep estimated repairs to present lighting would cost about An investigation since by Hydro superintendent Doug Mason revealed only 350 was necessary for repairs Reminded responsibility for Christmas street lighting used to be assumed totally by the Chamber commissioner Tyler nodded in agreement There are a number of things they used to do they dont do anymore he replied Was under better management Referring to the days the Chamber looked after Christmas street lighting commissioner Tyler added Thats when the Chamber was under better management when they were out to make money not throw It away The Chamber of Commerce used to assume a lot of work to save the legs of council in One time the Chamber of Commerce used to have cars out and take people to vote he recalled Commissioner Tyler went on to compare the Acton Chamber with the relatively new Milton Chamber Acton Chamber of Commerce was organized many years ago he pointed out The Milton Chamber hasnt been organized long and theyre giving a free bus service he continued Not In same park The Milton paper shows the aims of the Chamber of Commerce These fellows arent even In the same park commissioner Tyler concluded Mayor thought perhaps consideration should be given to the town taking over the responsibility for Christmas street lighting Commissioner Tyler said he would be opposed to subsidizing the Chamber for Christmas street lighting rouses council A strong sense of Canadian Whereas the chartered banks identity showed up at Acton of Canadaenjoy protection under council meeting on Tuesday the bank act from foreign evening when councillors Coats takeover and and Marks submitted the Whereas recently the Bank of following resolution to council Montreal transferred its ad- Musical treat Sunday night One of the highlights of the Christmas season in Acton has been the annual Christmas concert of Acton Citiiem Band Once again the band under the baton of band master George Elliiott will present their festival of Christmas and appropriate seasonal music at Acton district high school auditorium this Sunday night Approximately members at the band have been practicing diligently for the concert Once again they will have the Royal Canadian legion as If you dont have that Christmas feeling yet Sundays concert is guaranteed to turn It on Bandmaster Elliott also has an adult beginners and a Junior beginners class both started tins fall The active band program fills up Just about every right on the calendar vertising account from a Canadianowned company to a subsidiary of an American company Be it therefore resolved that the clerk be Instructed to Investigate the financial Implications of transferring all accounts and loans from the Bank of Montreal to other banks In the town of Acton No complaint locally Councillor Coats In presenting the motion said he had no complaints with the local branch and theservice given but this was an action against the head office Cigarettes cash taken An estimated 300 cartons of cigarettes and about in cash was reported missing following a breakin at on the weekend Evidently access was gained through the front door Sunday night or Monday morning with the thieves leaving by the back door Cons Bruce McArthur Is investigating which he felt had instituted action not necessarily good for Canada He pointed out the resolution doesnt withdraw business from the Bank of Montreal but merely Institutes an investigation No problem Reeve Oakes said that he could foresee no physical complications in transferring to another branch He said the suggestion had been investigated six years ago but in the light of these new circumstances a new approach can be made Deputyreeve Tyler said This is pretty drastic action He felt councillor Coats had studied the situation at length but be himself didnt feel well enough Informed on the subject to vote Clerk Hurst wondered If the Bank of Montreal was the only bank in this situation The motion was tabled and referred to committee and the clerk for study OVERNIGHT parking can bring tickets from the police these days Seven cars were ticketed Monday night The snow plow must go through Three families lose possessions Three families with nine children are safe but homeless after a disastrous which swept through a 75yearold frame farm house at on the Fifth line of late Tuesday morning Acton firefighters with two trucks pressed into service were helpless to do anything but prevent flames from spreading to neighboring farm buildings The house once the Near home was an inferno when the brigade arrived Flames levelled it to the foundation The families lost all their possessions except for living room furniture belonging to Mr and Mrs Floyd Foster which was removed in the fires early stages They carried no insurance homeless accommodation during the are Mr and Mrs Joe leaving their children in Calzavcra and six children the care of Mrs Hanousek who ranging in age from one month to told the Free Press last night 10 years Mr and Mrs Floyd Tuesday that she had received Foster and their two children offers of accommodation for the Norman and Tammy Lee one stricken family and Mr and Mrs Gilbert The families lost almost all who have one child their possessions including No one was injured as the Christmas presents families evacuated the home I had all my Christmas known as the Honey Locust Farm presents bought and In my after trees by the same name In bedroom but there was no way to front Mrs Foster phoned In the get them out said Mrs Foster alarm after Nancy Calzavera Included among them was a tune- was unable to contact the Acton up kit her husband admired and brigade was bought for Christmas The fire was believed to have Among articles rescued which started In the childrens bedroom gave the young mother some at the back of the house which is satisfaction was the piano which owned by Bert of Oakvllle firefighters and volunteers Mr who stays at the farm managed to save Just ahead of and brings his family up for the flames engulfing the interior weekends was not there during of the house the fire The bouse was insured The farm Is located about two Mr Foster was called home miles south of Highway Smoke from his work from Acton Motors and flames could be seen for and assisted neighbors and miles attracting the curious as passersby to remove furniture well as neighbors and friends from his apartment Second time There it goes five years of to rf fire robbed Hello Santa YOUNG JAMES Kelman appears fascinated by the toy telephone be received as a gift at Building Products employees annual Christmas party at the Acton Music Centre Saturday afternoon Staff Photo the distraught young father of two said afterwards as they watched the front verandah them of almost all their Mr and Mrs Foster were thank ful no one was hurt during the the house collapse In the fire They comforted each Three accidents Two accidents investigated by Acton police this week Involved parked cars Maurice Peel St Acton was driving when bis car struck a perked car owned by Alfred Neumann R Acton The Gerth car was not damaged but the Neumann car had an estimated damage The Incident occurred Friday on Wellington St On Saturday on Churchill N a car driven by Michael R 2 Acton struck a parked car owned by Reg Andrews Acton Each car during week received an estimated In another accident Friday on Churchill a car driven by Hugh Gourley R received no damage while the car driven by Don Grew Acton received S300 damage There were no Injuries THERE ARE more local dances than ever before this New Years Eve Legion band hall curling dub Acton golf club and Golf Club Not long ago only the Legion bad a dance New Years Eve Snowmobiles am no lights private property Daring- the inquiry j Tuesday nights council councillor reported receiving complaints about reported without lights on sidewalks however the municipality also and main thoroughfares and a responsibility to protect the over private property were rights of the majority snowmobiles municipality a agreed that i SliS investigation would be made to operated after against a problem such as this try to find out how other within the Reports of municipalities are dealing with ask parks board at their next thU growing problem meeting to take a look at the mayor felt the onus was on law prohibiting snowmobiling In the municipality to come op with the park He suggested that there a curfew or something was a larger amount of snow this Maybe park year and damage to the grass Councillor Marks said he would might not be so great Mayor- Duby reminded the chairman of the parks board that there were also citizens living near the park on Park Ave and Lake Ave who could be affected fay increased use of the park as a snowmobile range Intense heat Load explosion A propane gas tank exploded during the blaie blasting a gaping hole In the burning build ing and sending debris hurtling over nearby fields Flaming brands landed in a nearby swamp Helpers clustered around the front of the house startled by the explosion were showered with sparks and debris Again no one was injured Firefighters narrowly escaped injury too when a refrigerator on the second floor plunged down to where they were standing moments before playing hoses on the flames Fleeing families and their children were harbored at the nearby home of Mr and Mrs Rudy Hanousek Two of the nine children were In school Mr and Mr Geneau were working at Quarries and Beardroore and Co respectively and did not learn about the Ore until the early part of the afternoon Mr Geneau and his wife and child went to stay with Mi mother who lives to the district with assurances the furniture and clothing could be replaced Mr Foster recalled this was cm Fug Early issues Next weeks sad weeks Issaet the Press wtQ appear a day carry to a dates have West sieved ahead to Taeaiay December TUs Display for the Dec Dee at mat be at by lam Tata Is ear Christmas greetlag lasae e Mr and Mrs Foster and children bad quarters offered them at the borne of Steve Manery on 30 Slderoad The Calxaveras went looking for aatalay a mi Dec mm