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Lets light large candles for our 100th birthday Carpenter The clerk of the Township scribed In longhand the minutes that as the community had reached the required population figure necessary and from the date set forth the community will become a village Hie year was The by law passed by township paved the way for an election of a reeve and council who would assume office and govern the affairs of the village of Acton commencing on the Day of January Reeve Storey was the man In question and the community is now the Town of Acton It will be years since auspicious occasion In two short years community has survived for a century and those two remaining years will piss quickly Before you know It a most Important will be with us One hundredth birthdays just don I happen every day and they should be marked with appropriate pomp and ceremony rhere hundreds of ways to celebrate a anniversary Tin most Important tiling It should be shared by of the 1074 then he set aside for year of celebration It will not another year It will be Acton Centennial Year Already the irs have gone by and planning for such an i vent Is delayed No project or program is officially fonnuhled Looking over the of the town it Is Interesting to review the evtnls surrounding the Villi The as it wis known Iteoamc point of Interest by some of and through the pages of the Tree Press tiny asked suggested and threatened the town fathers to do something Anything lust don let such an occasion slip unnoticed In June of tin ye meeting was called and the who attended broke up and wint home It appears the did not to attend weeks liter they issued statement the celebrations wire emeriti d you a birthday It there whether you like It oi not And many Aeton liked it With pn on tin town fatlurs iffort was made and in Si mix r tin towneelibniledlls Jubilee it w is 1I23 If someone had mentioned It they mistakenly were a whole ahead and the town could have planned a better and more fitting celebration or It be possible they would thought why bother there an entire year alii ad But that s history It does not bear repeating Out of the and Its weekend of celebration which many reidcrs surely recollect came a permanent memorhl the vent It stands today the gateway to the park whit was named Jubilee Park from that year The two stone pillars stand as a reminder of the year of the town but not i veil a plaque proclaiming their origin What will hen to it minds us of our 100th year on Pane Mm ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY IX CI Mill Is Final day OMB hearing AS USUAL by gas lamp was two hours Postmaster Gordon McKcown transacted at Acton post office Wednesday shown here in the cast by the old morning when power was cut off for almost limp keeps it for emergencies Stiff Photo at post Acton Officer Murray Harrison uncovered large cache of drugs identified as Monxtan Keif from a parcel at post office this week It is believed the packages have a street viluc of of marijuana grown in Morocco Customs officials were notified and the in turn hove notified the Mounted Police Mr Harrison was making a routine inspection of parcels for illegal when he discovered pounds of green like material compressed into cellophane wrapped packages Hidden In blankets The packages were hidden insult two blankets were when Mr Harrison shoved hand down into the large parcel He called Acton on the suspicion it was hashish but this was ruled out Another expert identified the as Moroccan It is the first tune drugs have been discovered at the customs office in Acton although an eirlier disccurv of suspicious looking turned out to be from foreign countries are all searched for nu at which the Food Act Urge parents discuss thefts with children As the result of on into threi break and enters reported earlier in the month Acton police officers have charged a local vouth Other occurrences involving minor thefts local vouths are presently under inv estimation and charges are pending The police ure parents to take the time to talk with their if the suspect that thev might to temptation Many children do not understand the seriousness of taking something that docs not belong to them Often parents can prevent embarrassing situations involving their children and police by taking the tune to Power failure today failure Wednesday morning for two hours was attributed to a break at Guelph The town switched over to a different source of power to return light and power to dark homes and factories The lights blinked ominously twice before power went off completely at am Operations at the Free Press stopped completely for two hours so today s paper is late The ice storm of Wednesday morning indicated a slight drop in temperatures from the preceding week which had been springlike and foggy explain to their children what could happen they are caught No police officer enjoys solv a crime which results in a juvenile having to be charged with committing an offence Unless corrected at an early age habits remain with an individual throughout their In provincial court during the week a total of worth of fines were levied for various offences A local man his privilege to drive for 30 das after being convicted of Careless Driving There were no reportable motor vehicle collisions during the reporting week thefts A number of complaints have been received at the police office Con on Page svb lloikwooil ratepayers fin tin relax now for at hast a month Ontario Board officials said It will be at least that long the conn up with a decision on the continuous si wer water proposals for Uu salon of day hearing took in the town when more was heard anil solicitor summed up their case for the presiding officials I Smith and Roberts llicOMB officials reserved i iliclsion until they had to scrutinize all tin evidence In tin first two Minns October and and I limits and spii tutors for html of the r tin to iiss whit way Uu dee i I wild thouiht the might nut r vvatei and out would in down still others opined tint both would anil start in Bitty lark of It County Health Hint had lot to answer v r state of tanks In Hi anil also took issue wild tin Ontario lit sources If ttuy mi gimilmly about ttuy would have sit up a In by mild money at low mil mi I easily Shi sii many of ins win dm to tin to fix st pile tanks In Uu of a wage installation Hull Christie St Hot wood In Id a five point irgnment at the cost of the projects which hi said would in ike living mighty i for In in iny lie said the additional cost would mi re than taxi Ik Two breakins Tuesday break Ins were reported this morning Wednesday to police Dills Stationery and Mackenzie lumber found entry had gained during tin night but apparently nothing was taken Cons continuing investigation taking out durine the power failure to direct traffic at Mill Main corner At Mackenzie a side door lock had been sprung At Dills Stationer a window had been forced and a lock smashed to gain entry to the back of Simpsonshears target Nielsen store was the target twice this week police Investigated complaints of shoplifting and attempted break and entry there Clothing valued at was laktn and reported to police Dec This incident is still under investigation On Dec 10 the attempt to break in by a back door something like a wrench was found and reported to police The attempt was not successful An Acton man was charged Dec 10 with malicious damage following in of a Will build ice rinks Acton Parks and Recreation progrim committee is looking into the possibdity of construc ting one or two outdoor ice rinks in town Members haven t decided on locations of the rinks vet but there a good possibility one will be situated on the Softball diamond in Prospect Park There skaters will be able to take of the lighting to skate after dark Discussion about outdoor rinks has gone on at parks meetings almost every year but this is the first year action has been taken 1 11 make sure I have five or six parents to clear the snow off the one at our end of town committee member Barry Inscoe promised Thursday night Stealing The Christmas spirit was dampened in several Acton homes this week with the loss of Christmas lights and decorations Police were informed of several cases On Lake Ave homeowners not only found their outdoor lighting bulbs stolen and smashed but the wires cut as well window n Mill St Bad hull i Another local man was Die HI with wilful hid trictl to kick in the door of police iffiet Incidents of theft from irked unlocked cars were ri ported to police Dec 12 An Aitin man lost a cassette tape rcTiirdir and tape and an woman a purse and tape Mail delivery 300 homes away With new on the boards and Acton just calls short of mail delivery post office department is keeping i close eye on the postal situation here Member of Hud Whiting this week to Mayor Us 1M reporting on the results of his itinn flic town he reports has 1 mail drops now as determined by post office field personnel thousand arc needed to qualify for home delivery ITic letter reported that In view of the expected 300 new homes hire in the mar future a close eye will be kept on the situation owners on Inrpc Iota would required to pay more lliose on lots when tin llutlon Is occurring Hit problun as he saw It insure I toe wood had a safe supply If the water was up lie fell septic tanks could he dealt with intlivlilii illy Hi disputed the rosldmts would use more water If then was a supply noting residents had no st of water now He concluded the new would Inevitably lead to influx of developers and Shaken up bad crash Acton men and another from received only minor Injuries In a two car collision on Highway Just west rewsons Corners Friday Hoy Goodwin of 122MillSt I suffered to his right knee and ankle and a up In the crash while Harvey Main St received a bruised right knee He was riding in a car driven by David P Bastlen of Calgary who was shaken up Damage to the Goodwin vehicle which came to rest beside a hydro pole on the south side of the highway was estimated at 200 while the Bastien car received In damages North said The car was sideways on the north side of the road VILLAIN Joachim pure unblemished lurks behind the Henry Van Stralen in the Acton high school characters of Maria presentation My Proud Beauty Honesty Jams Hilfman and Mr Good night Turn inside for more pictures promote who weuld spoil growth holler Main St N tiring for the second time at the pointed to the Hoard on the rand watershed which suggests all in the river basin should continue present systims and municipalities on the Speed and I should restrict growth to the rcatest degree He saw this as a confirmation of to defeat sewer and water proposals Mr Schullcr also experiment with his own water supply which he had documented Ik purchased a filtering unit for his water and all the evidence pointed to complete purification of his polluted will He said ho was working on a unit which would require only yearly maintenance but the prototype would not be ready for another month too late for the hearing Mary Rogers and It of Mills both spoke against the projects testifying sewage installation would pollute the ramosa and the pond at Mills Raymond Iaw of Jackson St testified he was supporting the applications and suggested too much emphasis was being put on cost before tenders were out and bids sub mitted I need system he said After several minutes of dickering over the validity of costs from the design report Murray Wilson of the O R testified the cost involved In by passing the conservation area was exclusive of and contingencies which would amount to 15 per cent for a total cost of slightly over Crossexamined Hie solicitor for the and Area Ratepayers Association Gordon Miller cross- examined Mr Wilson on the duplication of service and the by pass and later Harry Jones of Woodstock Engineering who designed proposed Rockwood system Mr Miller questioning alleged the system could have been designed to eliminate pumping stations and depend on gravity flow but Mr Jones testified extra expense for a forced system was balanced by the extra depth pipes would have to go on a gravity flow He said no comparative costs were made on two methods Professor Peter also testified again on the importance of the Grand River watershed report and the fact implementation had started on it with the Guelph reservoir Conclusion of the three hour session was taken up by the two solicitors Gerry Matthews representing the village trustees and Gordon Miller the ratepayers association They reviewed the evidence with Mr Matthews asking the B to endorse the application while Mr Miller suggested they turn It down Mr Matthews suggested most opposed to the projects were from outside the village and there was a real need for the system while Mr Miller said per cent of the 235 paidup members of the ratepayers association opposed to the projects were from Rock- wood He suggested installation of sewers and water could turn into a Frankenstein monster which could turn back on the 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