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PROVIDING a helpful reminder that daylight saving time begins officially at 2am Sunday Vicki Taylor sets the hands of her clock ahead to 3 o clock Moat Actonians will probably make the change before they go to bed Saturday night Those fond of shuteye will have an hour chopped off their pleasure but beginning Sunday night outdoor types wilt be able to enjoy an extra hour of daylight D Gibbons photo Police enforce overnight parking ban Some members of council have suggested the overnight parking ban on Acton streets should be re assessed in Ihe wake of several complaints Acton OPP officers have been enforcing by law which prohibits overnight parking all year by issuing warning tickets for the first offense and following up with llekels If offender repeats In the past the overnight parking ban was enforced in winter but police were more indulgent in warm weather Councillor Norman Elliott sold people were now asking why Ihe clamp down when overnight parking In good weather was previously allowed Police committee chairman Orv Chapman replied that the police were just enforcing the by low It was the only means they had to stop vehicles from parking on streets for weeks Unusual Clerk Grant Usher said Ihe by law had been advertised twice but the response to tlckett was unusual One resident was upset because he had been issued a warning before the parking ticket The mayor sold one resident had complained that police were wasting their time Issuing warnings and should be issuing tickets He fell much of the overnight perking was due to lack of responsibility on Ihe part of some automobile owners This is one of the problems we face regarding parking said Councillor Earl and why Ihe I own needs an Independent op on parking such as the Department of Communications and Transportation is soon scheduled to do Tests token three years ago showed no shortage of parking but chants and others have agreed He sided wllh the mayor suggesting many people could solve the parking problems if they had to Councillor Elliott said he had mixed emotions on parking because it sometimes involved trucks which could become a traffic hazard On the other hand boarding houses were permitted often there was no place for boarders to park He assured council he was not pushing for overnight parking from May to Oclober but felt council should review the by law and come up with some answers Reeve McKenzIc said council must uphold the action of police unl I the by law was amended He felt most of the problems could be solved with more Individual Initiative Councillor BUI said he had received complaints as well and felt he by law should be re assessed and it was up to council not the police Ninety Eighth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 1973 ghteen Pages Cants Georgetown councillors A Georgetown councillor cal culatlons showing the North Halton borough getting the short end of the nanclal In the proposed regional government setup is being studied by province Mayor Duby and Reeve Pat McKemle told council Tuesday night they hod been invited to and had attended a meeting with the Georgetown mayor along with Reeve Tom Hill of to discuss Councillor Phil Slddall col with Jim Snow MPP for East and regional government financial experts Although contents of report were ktpt from the press the mayor and reeve divulged the brief studied the grant structure of the four areas in Halton and gave a very despondent view of North Hal Ion s financial picture under the proposed region The central Halton Mil Ion and Oak boroughs would benefit immensely however The reeve said Mr Snow and Ihe government financial men said any Inequities would be balanced by grants which caused him alarm because grants today are not grants five years from now There an imbalance now which could be greater in five years with the higher growth rale In central and southern Mayor said Georgetown has taken a strong position and is trying lo prove to Ihe province that the proposed formula won t work in the interests of North Georgetown feels the region should nave something to break down assessment on a per capita basis Councillor figures are backed by Georgetown mayor Sm said Mr Duby and trap paint a poor picture of the north future The reeve quoted figures which indicated the north would gel progressively weaker while the central and southern parts of the county got stronger stronger financially Mr Snow and the government experts ore lo meet with George town council Friday wllh their answers to the brief Change of heart will pave highway Efforts by the Hon George Kerr West and John Root MPP Wellington to have Highway 25 from Acton to paved have been sue cessful Gordon Carton Minister of Transportation and Com munications advised the two area Members that funds are to be for the paving an ad lbon to this years program of highway improvements Arrangements must be made to complete engineering and prepare the contract and it would appear that they will be calling for the contract by June 27 Mr Root advised the Free Press He also said every effort was being made to improve on that date The recent announcement that Highway will be extended northerly from Ospringe to the Grand Valley area to Highway 89 has made it increasingly important that the section from Acton to Ospringe be paved this year before the extension is assumed into the highway system in Mr Root said Both Members of the Legislature have been subject to pressure from residents who live along the high way to have it paved to reduce flying stones the dust menace and springtime potholes The Department has been laying a primer coat of oil each summer but the fragile surface must be graded in the spring to eliminate winter break up problems and the problems start all over The decision to pave the highway was announced last Wednesday The highway has been called an Orphan because it falls under the political jurisdiction of two MPPs both of whom have ex pressed satisfaction that the program is scheduled this year The Free Press contacted the Department three weeks ago and was told no paving was con for that stretch of road YEAR George Elliott centre accepts congratulations from Braida left and Chamber of Commerce president Edgar Bendicks right at Saturday s Citizen of the Year dinner and dance Doctor Elliott received the award as a token for all Acton bandmasters from the days of JohnHill Photo by H Coles Fire destroys barn An early morning f re today Wednesday destroyed a bam located ina field behind the home of Sandy on just east of the Esquesing Nassagaweya town line The barn belongs to Karl who lives next door to the McEacherna Mr Rosley was not home at the me of the fire Although Acton fire chief Mick Holmes has not completed his It Is believed the barn contained only a large amount of hay Calls brigade Archie Ng who lives on about a mile east of the McEachems spotted the fire shortly before 1 a m and notified Acton Firefighters family had gone to bed but were awakened by the barking of their dog Their house and garage Is less than 100 yards away from the barn Firefighters remained at the scene watering down the ruins until almost Water supply of the two was replenished from a pond on the property of Barber on the south side of Flames lit up Ihe sky which was visibly orange from Lake- view subdivision Cause of the blaze has not been determined Acton not in directory will ask Bell to explain SEARCHING for a water reservoir in shale underneath Fairy Lake workmen for the Snider Drilling firm began drilling near the western point of the park Monday A study done by Crowley Ground Water indicated potable water may be located there Drilling will also be done in two other areas of town in an effort to find the best source of water to enable a million gallons a day to be pumped An increase in water supply was recommended to the town by a pro vincial government body Gibbons photo At park well but foil undetermined Councillor Bill Coats suggestion that council Invite a Bell Canada representative to explain why Acton was left out or the new Halton Peel telephone directory was accepted Tuesday night Coats the new directory would include 99 per cent of Halton and Peel excluding Acton and he Ihought it was time Acton voice was heard in the matter He said the free calling area into Georgetown cost Acton users extra and found it ridiculous that Acton ex change was then put n a tory with Guelph He po out Acton would soon be a part of Ihe new North borough which included Georgetown and yet residents In both places would have different directories Bell is taking advantage of us he said telling us a survey showed we wanted to be in with Too harsh Deputy Reeve Peter Marks felt Coats statements that the great monopoly doing Acton dirt were too harsh and likely Acton could be included in Ihe new directory if the request was made The mayor recalled the past history when a survey showed Acton phone users preferred to be included in Guelph directory He said Bell takes its own and arrives at its own conclusions but to remember that Burlington also was left out of the directory Test drilling In Fairy Lake near the western point of the park indicates that a supply of good quality water may lie in the shale table underneath the lake However town superintendent Alt Duby says It may take until the end of the week before drillers can determine how great a supply of water is located there The town Is searching for more water to Increase Its pumping capacity to a million gallons per day At present 300 gallons of water a day are being pumped from existing sources on the Fourth Line oT Erin township and on Churchill Rd Water study Following a recommendation to increase water supply made by the provincial government the town engaged Crowley Ground Water to make a study of un derground water courses In the Acton area The study recom mended three areas where suitable water might be found The Snider Drilling firm of Craighurst Ontario moved its equipment into the park Monday and began test drilling down to a depth of 155 feet in shale Sam pies of the material were taken every two feet Two areas of the lake have been tested and the equipment will be moved today Wednesday to the property on the south side of the The Snider firm recently Midland which is now producing 1200 gallons per minute Plan to build hall on farm Building problem What to do with the cement block building that sits in the centre of the park That the question staring parks board the face every time they s down Tor a meeting The building which was con during the late to house change rooms for swim mers dressing rooms for baseball teams and toilets has become a prime target for vandalism Toilets are often plugged up by pranksters or overflow and recently some copper piping was stolen from the building Anybody walking into our park and that building would not return It needs to be fumigated suggested parks board chair lady Diane Spielvogel Detonated Is the word interjected Councillor Barry with a smile Toilets are still used by plcknickers during the summer time Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197 membership voted Monday night to proceed with purchase of a 10 acre parcel of land abutting Fairy Lake on the west side of Cameron St where they plan to construct a new Legion hall at an estimated cost of Cost of the land which belongs to Cecil is approximately The new building will be single storey and contain an auditorium which will commodate persons at a dance two small meeting rooms games rooms and lounges Branch spokesman Gord told the Free Press the Legion is prepared to proceed with construction as soon as rezoning can be obtained The land is presently zoned agricultural Approximately 34 of the 10 acres Is In the town of Acton and the rest in Esqueslng township The new building will nave ac cess on to Mill SL W It will probably be situated towards the northern section of the property near the lake Ample room for parking spaces will be maintained Engage No plans have yet been drawn up for the building not an architect is to be engaged now that the land purchase has been approved and steps towards getting proper toning changes will be taken Immediately Barring any major the building should be completed in time for some of the Centennial celebrations In It is expected the present Legion building on Main St will be put up for sale The second floor auditorium of that building used extensively by organizations and groups in the Acton area for dances and social functions