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Steam train proposal takes off on wrong track The Ontario Rail Associations proposal to recreate a page from Canadas steam locomotive history on unused CN railway tracks extending from Cheltenham to Georgetown could be derailed by Incensed residents of the Terra area before the first boiler Is fired It hat already amounts of verbal steam The proposal was attacked by Terra Gotta resident Bill Ztlio at Monday nights meeting of council and he told councillors he was only the vanguard of a of disapproval from township residents who live near the old northern railway which extends from Georgetown to They charge the locomotive page from the past is going to pollute the air nearby houses will be bothered by vibration and It will bring an influx of unwanted city people to the area who will break down fences and trespass on farmers and other residents property Two members of the Ontario Rail Asso ciation Sherwood Hume of Milton and M C Mai Black a director from Georgetown listened to Mr Zlllos charges with astonish ment following their presentation of the steam railroad proposal to council Reeve Tom also strenuously opposed the proposals suggesting the rail association had found some means of getting around the air pollution control branch of the Department of the Environment which had eluded the township If the township cant get a permit to burn garbage in the dump to save tax dollars how do you get one to run steam trains wHchwiucausealotofdustand smoke the reeve asked Mr Hume If the right coal is used and the proper men are firing the engine it would not be ob jectionable Mr Hume replied to the un convinced reeve CbeKenbambase The two man rail delegation explained the group has a charter and would run the proposed steam rail tourist type attraction from a base at Cheltenham Trains would travel to Georgetown for a nominal fee turn around and then go back to Cheltenham There are some or more similar opera tions In the United States Canada and Britain they pointed out operated by enthusiasts with nostalgia for the steam operated railroads of the past The association has acquired four steam locomotives pieces of passenger equip ment and three freight cars so the tourist railroad can operate as authentically as Mr Hume explained the group was there to get township support so the CN could apply for permission from the Canadian Rail Transport Commission for abandon of service on the old northern line The last train had used the tracks about three years ago he said The would apply for abandonment of service in favor of the Ontario Ball Association using the track for a running steam museum He said support for the project had already come In the form of letters from Premier Davis M Terry Connor M Jim Snow and George Kerr He asked the township for a similar approval Hume said the tourist railroad would only operate on summer weekends to begin with but could become a daily operation in summer months if demand warranted The Peel County Board of Education Is Interested In use of the steam railroad by students who had never experienced a ride on one We feel the project has great potential said Hume noting most children under have never ridden on a steam railroad All crossings would have signals or be gated he declared with adequate provision to warn traffic of oncoming trains Tracks would be completely maintained by Ontario Rail to better than ordinary railroad standards which includes keeping culverts and fences up to standard I against it declared Bill ZUlo as the reeve Indicated someone in the council chambers was there to oppose the proposal Any steam engine I ever saw never had clean smoke Mr Black said Ontario Rail Intended to purchase low pressure sulphur coal which met the standards of the air pollution control branch and if the right staff men were operating the engines and they were fired correctly problems would be minimal Problems from smoke In the past had been largely the result of poor operation he said Mr Hume also said that people mistaken ly presumed a full head of steam la pollution men it is not Reeve snorts This brought a snort from the reeve who declared he could distinguish between clean steam and black smoke and had failed to ob serve much of the latter from any steam locomotive Mr Hume said that perhaps residents of the area would consider the proposal more considerately if they were aware the CN did not intend to abandon the railway considering it as a future route to the north circumventing Toronto In his talks with railway officials there was talk of 100 trains a day using the tracks This Is why they would only lease the tracks to Ontario Rail for a 20 year period he said Mr alio Intimated residents would face that problem when It occurred indicating there were many more objectors who would appear at the next meeting of council I hope council t approve this he said until we are given a chance to speak The reeve agreed noting there was a meeting in township that night where many residents had gone to register objections and he predicted a lot of lack Mr meeting in Chinguacousy had drawn only two ob jections and he could not understand their reluctance to accept the proposals It will be one of the biggest tourist attractions in the area he felt predicting It would also bring a lot of money Into Esqueaing Yeah thundered the reeve but why should the township have to put up with all the inconvenience for the people of Toronto who would use the railroad We are fighting Centennial planning delayed Chairman secretarytreasurer and committees to arrange the celebration of Acton centennial In were to have been formed at a meeting called for Sunday afternoon but no organizing was done due to limited attendance and some disgruntlement Back to each of the 27 organ izations will go a letter again requesting representation at another meeting This motion was made after about an hour of discussion at the community centre There were 15 people attending This new letter of explanation will go out this week but no date Is set for a further meeting No Commission now The centennial commission had dissolved as Intended originally to make way for working committees which were to have been finalized Sunday All the representatives of organ Izations as well as other volunteers had been Informed of the place date and purpose with the letter requesting a substitute be sent if the person could not attend Organizer Jack Carpenter draped a couple of centennial flags over a table handed out of com mittees and purposes and began to outline his suggestions and tentative plans He had prepared a list of people who had agreed to sit on for program decorations building country market historical youth and At Home Of the 33 named were present It had also been suggested In the letters sent out calling the meeting that a chairman and secretary should be appointed However this point was never Questions answered Some questions were asked about finances and the new plan of organization answered primarily by Mr Carpenter and councillor Bill Coats of the original centennial commission Mr Coats said he feels a paid secretarytreasurer is essential There Is a half mill in the council budget for centennial providing in the operational account This sum Is not for the major project Object to contact Objections were raised by of C president Ed and past president Roy that naa not been made directly with the Chamber of Commerce Mr Carpenter raptotavdhe had contacted their appointed representative Henry Stachyra who had agreed to sit on one of the sub committees They maintained a letter should have gone directly to the Chamber of Commerce since this reorgan is a new ball gome Some Indicated they felt the letter received Friday was too late another relayed objection to Sunday meetings A motion was put that letters again be sent directly to organ izations asking for a repre sentative to attend a general meeting The motion passed and the meeting broke up with no certainty whats to happen now Work for money Noticeably disappointed Mr Carpenter said I in leaving to work for money He had a filming assignment out of the country He added later Weve been through all this before Now we re back at square one We re at some of the deadlines and the chance to reorganize was lost Present at the meeting were Jock Carpenter Bill Coats Harold and Paul Nielsen of the now defunct centennial commission G McKenzie of council Barry for council parks and recreation George Elliott for the band Ivan Harris for the Golden Age Club Mrs Rose Hall for Guides and Brownies Mrs Kay Dills for the Free Press Mrs Marie as a substitute for Acton representative Dorothy Simmons Bob Hart for St John Ambulance Roy Goodwin for iJkeview Centre and the Chamber of Commerce Jim James and Ed Bendicks with two reporters lets talk about HORSES Peter Wilson Peter Wilson of died April In General Hospital at the age of A stonemason Mr Wilson came from Poland to Canada in and in Saskatchewan He came to Ontario in the fall of 1945 to lot 31 con where he Lack info public support Lions postpone station project farmed till 111 health forced him to retire a few years ago He is survived by his wife Anna sons Paul and Frank R 1 Rudy Alberta Edward 2 13 grand children and two great grandchildren He was predeceased by his oldest son Michael Funeral service was held at St Joseph church Acton conducted by Rev J J GUlen Interment was in Fairvlew cemetery Pallbearers were Clarence Allan Jesse McEnery R Acton Fred Shortill Willard Sanderson Georgetown Morgan Madtll 1 and Charles A Thomson R Conn with Jennifer Barr Question My horse is Impossible to worm and yet I want to do what right for him The previous owners told me that he became hysterical If tube wormed yetherefusestoeatany worm powder and I ve tried them all What do I do now Answer Its hard to fool a fussy horse but there arc several things you could try Freeze the powder before feeding to get rid of the smell Some people nave success adding a packet berry or to we feed with the powder to disguise the flavor Be sure to get your horse used to additives before worming such as molasses sweet feed etc The good lady Mary Hatch who has been nursemalding my donkey wormed her effectively by mixing the powder with water and shooting it down throat with a large dose syringe Marvellous Idea if you have a dose syringe However a horsey magazine gave me the bright Idea of using a meat for the same Job one of those hard plastic tube affairs with a rubber end piece and rubber bulb Don give up on tube worming though it is the very best way to worm a horse so far and another vet might get on better with your horse Please send letters to Jennifer 2 Acton 15 more permits Fifteen building permits for work valued at were Issued by Nassagaweya Town ship during the month of March The permits Include new real three alterations one private garage and one instit ution The months construction brings the total for the year to STEAM LOCOMOTIVES like this one chugging through Acton will pollute the clean country air residents of Terra say their garbage now and this is another prob lem Hill said he had received many phone calls objecting to the proposals and thought about them all day Sunday turning all the problems over In his mind He was con vinced now he had all the answers We have heard Mr Hume and Mr Black said Councillor Coxe quietly It only fair we hear the ratepayers side too Mr Black reiterated that probably a lot of the concern may only be lack of Information He said steam trains on the route between Cheltenham and Georgetown would only be travelling miles an hour which would not cause much vibration The road bed had been surveyed and found In ex cellent condition with replacement of ties the main item We intend to take every precaution and abide by all the rules of the railroad At this point John Cole of R R Acton present with a delegation on roads chortled that the rail group could take the steam proposal to Acton where a station already existed and train service was needed I believe we are doing a service to the community preserving a way of life that has virtually disappeared as well as trains from the past declared Black We will hear both sides April commented Councillor Don t you think they are taking this pollution bit too far asked Councillor Leslie a steam buff himself I just like to know why the township of Esqueaing gets all the things no one else wants grumbled the reeve Mr Hume explained the township was In the centre of the Golden Horseshoe the track was not being used and it was within easy driving distance of a whole lot of people The Reeve concluded the discussion by remarking that the groups friends headed by Premier Davis had made sure did not share in the gold In the Golden Horseshoe by placing the township in a no development area Acton Lions Club has decided to defer any further decisions in connection with their proposal to move the C R station to a piece of parkland on the north side of Fairy Lake near the intersection of Elizabeth and Jeffrey Ave In a letter to Acton Parka and Recreation Committee read at Monday nights regular meeting the Lions Club lack of further Information from the CNR and lack of public support for the project as major reasons for their decision No sapper Because we have heard nothing from the railroad received no public support and much opposition we are holding any decisions in abeyance until such time as something more concrete comes along the lions dub letter stated The letter said the C N has given the club no further indication they Intend to dispose of building at this time We feel that unless there Is something more definite from them there is no sense stirring up any more unrest among residents of the proposed area the letter continued The club was critical of a simulation photograph of the station In the proposed area that appeared In the Free Press Members felt the simulation was very misleading because the shown was not exactly the proposed site and because they said the picture of the site appeared to have been taken before the lake was dredged A lot of water shown In the picture id now actually land the letter claimed The letter also suggested the picture of the station was to a different scale than the property and that the picture was taken from an angle that makes houses on Nelson Gout appear as If they are directly In front of the lot What Is actually super imposed Is a building which would probably be close to 300 feet long the letter charged Apology The letter said any secret regarding use of the building was unintentional The club apologized for any apparent secretive intentions The Intention was that the building would be available to any responsible group which cared to use it We have been approached by a group of Brownies and some members of the Golden Age Club We felt there probably could be others the letter stated The dub said they were also looking into the possibility of opening up a rowing club where people of all could be taught the art of rowing competitive shells ft M23 Tiddler hi 27 CHARLES BRONSON THE MECHANIC Loam on farms lots cottage commercial buildings Monty lor home Improvements of In Tact tor any pur pose or telephone colled to 10 today 24- hour local arnica Prompt Investment Corp Bay St Toronto Evgs 13 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Clock advances one hour shall be adopted for the Municipality of Acton from Sunday April 29th 1973 at 200 to Sunday October 28th 1973 at 200 am and that a proclamation to this effect be published in the Acton Free Press ONE SHOW EACH EVEN AIM Two Apr Apr AdultsSWS SI ChlWrtn