Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 18, 1971, p. 14

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The Acton Fran Proas Wednesday August Hydro council developer Threeway agreement underground wiring Firm council policy on new housing developments may heal the breach between Acton hydro commissioners and councillors over the underground wiring Issue on the first phase of the subdivision known as Acton Meadows At least commissioners agreed to look over the council proposals seriously They could find no serious objections when Mayor Lea presented them at the last meeting of the Commisdon Thursday Council worked out a new agreement based on rates developed in Ontario when developers installed underground hydro services at cost of a lot plus The owners would also the full cost of in the Hulad subdivision which would amount to per lot Rtlocate line Relocation of the high tension lino now on the farm to the railway tine would also lit absorbed by the developer Negotiations for the balance of the subdivision could place later bill council was anxious to set the home first phase development go ahead Pie developer was prepared to proceed on the agreement as round worked It out lh- mayor Stop Alfalfa winterkill avoid weakening plants By J Paul Fifth Soils Crops Specialist winterkill sew rtl or sum edinj yields will be iUj reduced Alfalfa and all perennial must store food reserves fall and for in their roots during the foil to Pet in I ton count prevent them from killing over ilwbtUmnSql winter Such food makes the plant resistant to low temperatures and is used also to Initiate new growth In the spring and after each harvest Each region in the province has a Rent Insurance In provili best should be nit or for three weeks before or this critical In other wonis period in the fall when cutting or M I not cut or from forming on grating will weaken plants to the n Aug to 30 through level where the will either until Oil to Offer courses for future parents A parent education program particular group entitled Childbirth and reKistrants are referred Expectant Parenthood will through the phvsician again be provided for count b a signed request form residents sponsored the classes In Milton and the County Health Unit Alton area arc IhL Holton through the Public Health County Health Unit in Milton on Nursing Service Tuesday at This program is designed to In order to register for these involve the participants within classes residents are urged to the group fundamental and contact their local health unit essential information so as the office Acton residents expectant parents may Increase their acceptance and awareness of the emotional of pregnancy Gain Insight It Is assumed that parents might gain further Insight into their expanding relationship within each other and with their children Also It is hoped that through the exchange of feelings and reactionary lor the program may assist parents to roundcut their information about pregnancy childbirth and the new family The program provides time for practice sessions in the techniques of relaxation relative to the breathing techniques and comfort positions The growing increase in registration within each area together with an interest of the group involved is a significant and a relative factor of the expressed need within this n call direct by dialing Obituary In supply pasturing luring the iTllual fall storage ptrlod of six 1 r aftermath from a meadow that Is to be plowed down this fall After ml seven frosts late fall browsing inoj practiced on alfalfa that is to be retained minimum top of inches should lx left to hold the snow Insulation low It and prevent ice from forming on the crowns of the plants Never cut or grnzi too close in the lute fall Not enough time Continued early harvest of legumes for protein supplements dots not permit sufficient time for root reserves to be Unless this rtserVL food is stored in the roots the plants an likely to winterkill legumes harvested at this earlv should be all fall to root reserves is essential for forage yields and good persistence A alfalfa crop mm remove over pounds of potash and five pounds of I annually Where ftrtilitv low stands thin more quickly stand life and top vie Ids fertilizing according to soil test prior to the critical harvest date in tht area emphasized appealing to the for their operation at this critical point in the negotiations He said council wanted no more deadend meetings where Issues must be rehashed There was always the possibility other proposals for developing the land might not be ik desirable he cautioned Mil major said the developer had the option to contractor Install underground wiring services at the price mentioned hut falling this would have to rely on the lwnl hydro commission to install them Question he agreed the difference in price between original hydro estimate of per lot for a amp service street lighting per lot for a 100 amp service was in grout part to Ihe use of aluminum rather than in the lndon installations and poles Commission prices were based on the use of copper wire and long lasting steel for street lighting Get moving re s no point council the commission an impasse on this said the mayor got to got the development moving so we don t have to do it all over again We winding up with sidewalks curbs and other services at no cost to the taxpaye r and need new and new homes Aluminum wire he stressed fullv accepted by parent Wilfrid L- McDonald A resident of for man ears Wilfrid McDonald died sudden at his home Milton on Jul Hi was of Ronald and Mar Hume McDonald he w is born in a Township and moved to at an earl age He farmed here on the Fourth I He attended Waterloo School and internum followed in Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown Pallbe irers were James Brown irold Ritchie Chlsholm Hume Gordon fisher James Fisher and Gordon Flower be wen James Pearson l irv Ncilson Cook and Burt Speck Mr McDonald is survived by his wife Ellin Michie a son Thomas of Milton and a member of Boston terian Joan Mrs Lloyd Church Rev funeral service at Harold Funeral Home Georgetown on Aug and of R R Milton McDonald and brother of Georgetown He is a brother ink Local dairy breeders excel in performance By Henry J Stanley The record of performance results have been receiv for all dairy herds enrolled in Halton County The herd ac counted for 66 herds out of the total of The honor of having the highest producing herd goes to Howard Tarzwell of R Georgetown The records averaged 17 milk of butter fat for a of 154 and This Is by far the highest record that has ever been attained in the county Mr no longer has his herd as it was disposed of some time ago Runnerup was Last year winner Fred Nurse RR Georgetown 33 records milk of fat for BCA of 1S1 and In third position was Claude Pickett Georgetown records milk of fat for BCA s 150 and 149 Fourth was Craig Reld Chipper Court Georgetown records for BCA s of 142 and 150 In fifth position H Mdton records 15 milk fat for BCA s of and Top Jersey breeder Fred Nurse also topped the Jersey Breeders with 10 records averaging 142 and 145 BCA There was tie for second position with Jerseys Limited Hornby Bros R 1 and Mrs S Harper Georgetown all having BCA of and Of the six Guernsey Breeders Involved in HOP Met Mc- Culkmgh 2 Acton tied with Alton Burlington for top position Mel had 29 records 152 and Mr Alton had records with BCA of 154 and 141 Allan Patterson and son topped the Dual Hybrid poplars Developed Forest District will plant two to hybrid poplars next year The trees are being produced Dr Zufa of the department of lands and forests research branch at Maple who hopes to develop a hybrid poplar suitable for Northern Ontario ELEVENTH ANNUAL STEAMERA MILTON FAIR GROUNDS LABOUR DAT WEEKEND FRIDAY SATURDAY MONDAY SEPT 3 SEPT 4 SEPT LARGEST STEAM SHOW IN ONTARIO Tnctlon Engl no Antique Gai Tractor Antique Gai Engines Threading Antique Auto Full Si Sawmill Models Antique Farm Machinery PARADES SOUVENIRS CONTESTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SHEAF TYING LOG SAWING Vinte Mountford Entertaining Dally in front of Granthtend Grandstand Seats Free ADULTS CHILDREN PARKING Ontario Hydro and the developer would have to adhere to their specification iomo fast flKurlng by Commissioner Hob MncArthur showed tho difference tho council price and their amounted to for the first a figure commission It they could handle Lota at mayoi suggested using aluminum wire and concrete poles were not so bad When the steaks are a pound I cat bono he remarked hut when they a pound stay in the butcher Vict chairman Ted admitted ho was a lot happier than he had been at the start of the exposition and suggested council an I the commission work out by Inw so this type of could be avoided in tho future People in town wear the same pair of he said of the cots and it dotsn matter who hits em Farlier In the mi cling correspondence from solicitors representing the velapcr indicated other people might be interested in the sub division an Item which drew groans from both and mayor We d have to go all through this again muttered Tyler as they reviewed the line of would be developers who never quite succeeded in getting Die sub division started COUNrY Dairy Princess Murray 1 Acton was officially crowned at her home Monday niRht by Gordon Sinclair chairman of Lho County Milk Committee and Gordon hold Indian Garden llcvelnlion the cow will be milking in Hit annual competition at the Monday August 23 In the preliminary competitions Pal will go against four other county dairy princesses Winners In the preliminary rounds advance to the finals Aeton and residents join those in all of County in wishing her best of luck Staff Photo Increased returns opp re for milk producers Increased producer returns to Ontario dairy farmers for milk going into certain manufactured dairy products were announced Monday by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board Effective today milk for butter skim milk powder condensed and evaporated milk whole milk powder and casein is raised cents per hundredweight from 3 to Price as quoted is for bulk milk Can milk is ten cents per hundredweight less In making the announcement George McLaughlin chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board pointed out that monies received for the sale of milk by the board arc pooled These increases he said will hive a bearing on the pool price so that producers whose milk is directed by the Board into the manufacture of products other than those mentioned will also benefit from these changes Price support action by the board follows the announcement by the Federal Minister of Agriculture last Thursday of product price support increases for butter and skim milk power The Canadian Dairy Commission Increased its price support for butter by three cents per pound from cents to cents and for skim milk powder by two cents per pound from cents to cents August 10 Mr Mclaughlin explained these increases in the prices of milk for industrial producers were to encourage them to product lUffidcnt quantities of milk to help forestall a shortage of dairy products on the domestic market Ontario Milk Marketing Bo lb a farmer organization working in the interests of milk producers in Ontario The Board totally financed by producers and is dedicated to establishing maintaining the best possible markets for them Two collisions resulted in minor property damage were reported by Aeton this week A rear end smash on Mill Street live Willow Street crosswalk Friday afternoon at 5 caused image to a vehicle driven by Allan Raymond Thompson anil damage to another driven by Maurice Marcel Monday afternoon at 12 10 parked car owned by Joseph of Acton received an estimated damage when struck on Mill Street by car driven by Peter Sweeney of number of prongs on a antlers do not correspond to its age Ted Lawson cards a 78 rifteen yearold Ted carded to wind up in 11th position in the Milwaukee Wisconsin open golf tournament for teenagers in that city recently Ted a grandson of and Mrs Frank Oakes and Mrs Hazel Marzo of Acton He moved to the United States with his parents Paul Peggy both former Acton residents Although he was four strokes better th hi effort in the annual tourney Ted wound up five places behind that sixth place finish Competition this year was much keener forest land Is often scarified or striped so that the miner il soil is exposed to provide a proper seedbed for germinating steds Purpose Shorthorn section with lb records and 145 was Clarence Peacock Milton 15 records with an average of and climatic conditions Through careful genetic selection hybrids have been developed for Southern Ontario capable of growing to feet in height and 15 inches in diameter 10 years Initial plantings will be on frequently travelled routes within the district which will make continuous inspection and care possible just arrived from Europe OOO homos throughout Canada and the United States on Sunday through his television ministry Now by special arrangement you can o North America televison pastor a special rally right here at the National Exhibition On Sunday August 22 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MILTON PLAZA Milton Toronto

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