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SHOES HAVE BEEN sold at the same Mill St location for the past 70 years The last three owners met together this week and looked over the latest styles Bill Benson Eugene and Alma Mr started in business in and after years sold to Mr Benson He after and a half years is selling to Alma and David Swetman Before that Kenney Bros sold shoes here Shoe store for 70 years in same Mill St spot or 0 voir s them has boon a shoe slon Mill SI in Ihc mid block This week ownership for the fifth lime- but the commodity and service remain the Hill Benson Is selling his 17 and half viars to Alma Or He Hell Canada inilshi is registered mirst but they lov i In in Acton ami ml They had a iittij from town in Montreal and clad to return with their two boys this summer Mrs is currently liking courses and along with I ill Benson Retting to know the customers in will be helping until he retires Their boys Chris and Mike w ill be doing their bit in thi new family tntirprisc too first Whin button boots were first sold in Ihis location the proprietors win two brothers John Kinnev and Hill John lived on hn house wis demolished way for post Hill lived on SI whin his Nora still lives Ik wis of of thi War thi I rs sold out their weekinds out Mr hid worked in before slirtme in it the of W Then wis com petition hut hi slink eniilitv shoes wis sin i ess fill When he remmisied this week with Hill thi discovered hid si into the shoe business it the ige of SO The arm lying 11 s under is all In Adams Milton and I Acton will remnn is ixperunied License deadline set for Thursday 6 pm Jour thousand gone and lfiOO to go the laiest report from the Acton automobile ant clothing had store tinmen there for months Then the ill the stmk into their one store further down Mill St In the IJJ8 wiih Just fiw pair of shoes a lot lioxcs Ik ijinik trio to Toronto ind brought hoik full so hi would have goods for his first Ik business thrived Ik his in mt mors which hi draws on to tell stonemi years His right hind girl for is his daughter now Mrs Hay and on Wilson bureau says that sticker salts in way Officials feel lhat new plates of other yeirs wen constant reminders but ivcryone Don bother to fill out ownership but bring it in Mr Watson who reminds everyone thit Feb it is the Customers to the local have come from Toronto Kit Milton Hamilton and I inhh just to says the nnnager Ik Georgetown required I stickers i runout of tnnsfcrs in the Georgetown bun brought in purchisirs to the off or two this past week Bouclair recovers Doing well and w to is the latest report on John of Peel St of a truck MUSH Off Peter lram ArblC on the high school On ihipmin Outers weekend hike of the irccn itifru and More onts ltd wbtrc and story recupcnting very inside Horse dog bitten rabies is confirmed owe if owners may have a to swim in a new pool long before they can play hockey in a new or use a new theatrehill The administration committee of Hilton Hills council after i long debate voted to apply for all federal provincial ind Community Centres grants which would he applicable to swimming pool They turned a motion by Hit Morrow to to tin for capital for ill three projects the arena hall ami swimming pool Councillor Dick sild it is impossibk to ipply for financing when noone knows the cost He said it wis time to start talking priorities and choose which recreational item would be first We take all our reserves and all the grants and apply them to the pool then see where we stand He said he could see no way of financing the four projects Including Ihe at the lime Councillor Hie Morrow sold Georgetown had not issued debentures for a number of and were in a position in proceed with the project Nothing has changed he commented He claimed they should apply the if they don approve we know hive to cut one or more projects He emphasized the demind was there stated the citizens had been waiting for years Booth agreed He said Georgetown council had worked hard to bring II to fruition before the end of year said he never hid questioned the need but had ilwuys questioned the money He even if the OMB approved Ihe cost of the whole thing there was no reason lo co Into debt the full Councillor I was no way lie could justify a new library to people In Ward I when they had paid for seven years of the ten year debenture for the new library In Aclon Ik adtocilcd a local basis where the people who ore benefiting pay cost Chairman toy Booth in That is parochialism It is not retorted It as ious as hell to mi that someone in W ird t cannot relate to an arena in Ward certainly not to library they 11 never usi What about thi pool shot back Booth Nobody has asked anything from this council for the Alton pool replied Morrow said if Ingle was larncd further Ward I should pay the fire in 1 and lion of the new recreation program coordinator salary This would make a sham of the town of llnlton Hilts said it looked like it would come down to doing the projects on a piece I can see the pool and the lit rary may be possible the committee voted to help apply for for the Aeton swimming pool is being sponsored by Acton I llecreitlon Director Doug pointed out there would greater grints ivaihbli for the pool if the town applied and ten the project questioned the difference in cost between Acton and Georgetown pools when both are being built in schools for Acton and for Georgetown is a big difference he commented The recreation director said he knew only a little about the Acton pool but did know part of the existing school in Acton Is to be used for chingc rooms and of the money through various projects and subscription Collision laid there wis in trust for the pool set aside by Aclon and council grants Council will meet with Alton lions club to discuss thi mnttir further NINETY NINTH YEAR NO ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1974 TWENTY SIX PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS mm waves cm The cost of cemetery plots In both Georgetown and Acton may rise If Hills council accepts the views of the finance committee as expressed at i meeting Monday The committee also hopes to establish uniform price for perpetual plots in both the Greenwood and cemeteries At resent it is cheaper to be in Actonb than Georgetown Green wood but the committee suggested the new uniform price would to be high r than either of a perpetual care package ind plot Alton is ISO for all who wished to be burled there Georgetown are for residents and 125 for residents Sixty perpetual Councillor noted the Aclon 50 seemed low while town treasurer Lloyd said Greenwood this year if the present plot fee was not Increased Costs have increased con he said We should make plication to Increase the fees ind survey the costs in other cemeteries in the Region to sec where stand slid Need approval II was noted that any in crease in fees for cemetery plots would have to have ministerial approval which take a fair amount of time The committee decided to recommend council like a survey to establish a realistic plot sale figure Treasurer Peterson also told the committee wis proposed law to establish rules and regulations and tariff or rates for use in the two cemeteries be passed because those who purchased plots in Georgetown were unable to deeds issued until it was done Some are complaining he said Discussion also centred on selling plots in order so there would be less confusion in plotting maps of the cemetery In the past people have been able to pick their plots at random from developed parls of the cemetery but It created a HIGHEST award in Guiding the all round cord was presented lo Wilson at the Guideand Brownie Mother and Daughter banquet laM week She is a member of the Second Acton Guides Halton Division commissioner Mrs Doreen Georgetown made the Mrs Strongitharm watches proudly Contact Centre request aid from Halton Hills liable dinks throughout the district may be In time for some animals but two in cidents in the area have a number of pets on the quarantine list with families concerned as to out come Confirmation has been received that a white mare found bitten about the face on the arm of Mr and Mrs Eric Johnston 2 on Feb It has been infected by a rabid fox Another fox found on the neiKhborlng farm of Jim and Julie Thatcher across from the Johnston property was The fox was discovered with the Thatcher animals In on Friday Feb 15 It was acting strangely cowed and had porcupine quills in its face Mr Thatcher shot Ihe fox and contacted the Health of Animals Branch of I la lion County in Brampton for instructions The head of the fox was sent the federal lab at Hull Quebec Tor exam nation Confirmed On Monday afternoon con firmation was received The fox had rabies and all animals on the Thatcher farm arc under quarantine Toma the family newly acquired German Shepherd was the only animal who seemed to have been bitten He was found with several scratches and a bleeding face For this reason it Is necessary that the six monthold dog be com isolated and is being kept In the bam Mrs Thatcher said they had since October All the cats their dog and a pony were inoculated immediately the in occurred Regulations decree that biting animals such as dogs cots etc by a rabid creature have to be quarantined for a six month Incubation period The German Shepherd is being kept away from the other animals but under tion The Thatchers also own two race horses which for arc being boarded in Lloyd MoUison of the Health of Animals Branch of Wellington county said that biting animals such as pigs horses etc have a shorter period of incubation and rabies symptoms show up sooner sometimes within four to six weeks Two of Ihe onlicl in requested Ihe committee of Hills council for financnl lo the during at meeting centre ill North in eluding Milton I and Albert Jims said could get on a month budget down into for cleaning for for advertising and miscellaneous ex penses Operating since November the contact centre has had 77 hours of volunteer work and received phone calls Broken down it represented calk with famih and marital problems 98 calls from lonely people those personal crises depression and suicidal tendencies 17 from people and drug related problems The remainder were of a miscellaneous nature hour shifts for Ihi 11 p m to a shift and also provided their own refresh men is Mr said the relieved police of some nuisance calls ind the iravs using the lontnct telephone for hour emergencies No government grants are lo the centre because no one is paid the two suggested if office space was availible in Ihe former eorgetown municipal of it would save them a month If two rooms were available the could also branch out into counselling Mr told the com the centre acted as a referral service directing callers professional and other help available to them Some crank calls were received but often the caller broke the ice with a specious problem and after talking related his real one Mr Jirvis noted the centre recuved wide support several coming from serve and one came ill way from had to training program before serving wen sent out when requested Mr said it wis the feeling of Ihc centre s of Is thai if Hills took them under their financial wing this it would them lime to investigate other sources of revenue Milton people were also interested in establishing a local phone number to con with the centre he said The group received WOO from Georgetown council assist them in getting established and to operate during the two final months of 193 but further consideration hod been left to Hills The finance committee promised to look Into the request for aid after in tcrrogatmg the centre representatives pitchwork effect which was confusing and plot selling precipitated on cemeteries when the matlcr of sale of plots in the Acton cemetery was t of Acton notified council he felt a fee of was Ihe minimum needed to show plots to people interested In buying plots Mr Shoemaker had been doing this in Acton since the inception of the region It was noted it took considerable time and sometimes there wis no sale The committee made no decision on this of the problem In the past the clerk had been responsible for the duty In Acton Authority thwarted Attempts to form a Parking Authority for Hills were thrown a curve when clerk administrator Doug notified council that a five man municipal parking authority was illegal statutes insist that three men may constitute the body but five men were recommended for ap pointment to authority three from two from Mr told council there was a possibility law could be to meet this situation but it would take a long time In of the situation where have two urban part in the same municipality per haps could two park authorities suggested finance committee chairman Harry Then got to a round it said Councillor Miller To suggestions that the authority be re tained Councillor rnie suggested they should also investigate the need for a parking authority in Acton If a need there should be one representative from there on he said Vacant seat at head table already been made bv the Chamber of Commerce for Ihr annual of 1 car dinner on Saturday O Bui will be the honored s what hambrr members don t know vrl and the re asking for help Man tasluood Is in charge of the committee arranging the Although he t lined up IheCltlienorthe he has arranged for the centre the Generation Gap band the Hon George Kerr and Terry Connor Any suggestions for that undesignated seat at Ihe head table NAMED OUTSTANDING member of Acton Junior Farmers for 1973 Sharon Henderson delightedly accept her trophy at the club s banquet last night Alter the banquet at church there was dancing at hall Another picture and story inside Committee okays new 9700 position 00 position of eoordinitor for Ihi recreation department was approved committee of ilton Hills council night Their reeommendilion Ins vet to by director said he present loordinator Glenn ra did not have enough time to is as would like said the advisory eommittets eould be drift with better by in program Councillor Dick asked if then wis i need in Ward since m of Ihe activities take plici in eorgetown ind with the going to these arenas The soccer are looked oer now he added everyone wuh Is euchre dubs other things in the hamlets of l Williams and insisted he eould not see mid in Ward since the recreation nt mil thi is already catering to The llor Lis said Want is a full ere ition said he could now see the need for program to cover hamlets and Acton I hid reservations about this when It first up is know hut t have in and now I satisfied there is a need he w is not if program convener was covering Ward I hut I would object if it win Ward only recommendation was by the Most arc friendly here Things are going to the dogs in former town office where Mrs ma Clarke and Ron Knight are tilling out the new forms required for dog licenses The simple form and lower fee of vesteryeir are out along local government Hills dogs have new forms new and new tags Instead of designating the local canines home as Acton new tags say Hills lorms now seek tht dog a name age breed and disposition Most of hose who have bought dog tags so far chose the same description for their dog nature friendly Several slated frankly Ihcir animals were watchdogs One had to admit the family pet was grumpy bee has increased from to