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One Hundredth Year No 19 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1074 Th fly 1fConii FOUR DIED in a threecar collision Friday evening on Halton No just north of AS Sideroad It was two and a half hours after the rending collision that Roy Auto Collision was able to attach chains to the crumpled cars and tow them away to Campbellville Two tridents and a Burlington couple died in two sand one passenger escaped A third car was involved but the passengers were uninjured Acton firefighters and North Halton O P were joined in the darkness by doctors ambulances and the Milton emergency van Four people killed in threecar crash A scaring crash on Ihe I mil of No Sideroad left four people deadtridav evening ind one seriously injured The car accident occurred about and the debris is not cleared from road until Dead in Stephen find Council promises lift St Ipl Hen till Dublin Iticlnrdson Si Burlington Hi l British who to i boring hi list for issistanct He is I l mini rid w is rtleisut Tit mi drum I lit according to police A driven Mr was heading north w the vehicles- came into collision A third was involved but the in il were not injured Iolic said Fair will retain identity It tilled more thin fire department wis ilkd in an effort to the victims from their Milton emergency v in is well is doctor Urn Hills council iny fear- Ml So the have liad ibout the con linuance of their own fall fair and its own Identilv Kn president of Alton society said had beard suggesting the two fairs and wtuld amalgamated Councillor said he and the rest of louncil would Into to see ins fall fair stop We have so few links with our past I hope both and Georgetown fairs had in tin i with n I would Hilt Hills told Mr tin tnnt to tht Mayor lorn Hill r ill liltir from inking the iwn for tin snow fuicinj the Its should bt hen new instilled in the tow truck from ind firefighlerb down the road directed traffic ind helped pen tht doors of the cars In the firemen ball wis then Neighboring residents spoke with ipprehension of spots heavy tnffit on I heir road Continued on page Mr n for Mm the Society had received grants from ind in Ihe past and hoped would be continued He ex plained isking lor Ihe we felt had cm ugh to do listening to a bunch of old farmers Worked well The president asked council for a rentwal of a lease in forte sim I961whith gives them free use of Prospect and the arena He asked it be three days since fall fair was continued on Sunday this vear It worked well so we mil do it said Mr Murray Permanent for retreation facilities can a problem for us said Mr Murrav as be explained the concrete bases around swings make it difficult for cattle and trucks when the fair Is In operation He asked to have a voice In such in in be future Minor troubles Mr Murray Wild a few minor trouble areas were the lack of another road lo the park the difficulty of finding keys when needed We lold council the agricultural society them selves would clean up after the fair as they have in Ihe post if they can hove the use of the garbage packer He concluded by saying he hoped the same excellent BEAVER JASON Sharpies Scout Allison and cub Jimmy Mc Veigh test their delicious apples before heading out to sell than Saturday morning Apple Day is an annual fall campaign to raise funds for scout and cub work in town ers are a new group this year ifi hi A move to have the grants lo the Citizens Hand and the Girls Pipe band paid by Ihe areas in which Iney exist rather than the whole town of Hills was turned back at of the Monday night Council voted to pay Hit grant to the Citizens band and Hit grant to the Girls Pipe band Both grants were madi ifter publit plebiscites some years ago in the two towns The Acton Citizens Hand rcctlvcsB2 percent of half a mill and the Junior band was to receive 17 percent The Junior band has now been absorbed into the Acton Citizens hand similar plebiscite in Georgetown voted the Girls Pipe band but after demise of the Georgetown Citiens band Iheir grant upon their Bind Dlitetor lilltr on 3 Edltoiiil pas Councillor Rie Morrow said he was not suggesting the Brants should lie withheld mil simply charged back to until the the laws two towns now im ilgamitcd into one Councillor I said the Aclon Citi7tns Rand had been waiting patiently since for Iheir grant which they had every reason lo expect since It was on by a public vott Count lor rn It may strange but for I with Councillor lit suggested tht two totalled then ptr capita basis said it tan lit done I Pat McKcnzle said indorsed Morrow of a back to each town people art proud of tht band and ire willing to support it MiKenzlt on a per capita basis of band members the grant was dost there are Remembrance service Sunday Ihe traditional community service of rememhrante will held this Sunday morning at the cenotaph and Knox church The will proceed from Hit new hall to Ihe tcnotiph led by Atton Citizens Hand and tht mil begin li i m I president Rob Com John and A II part with George sounding the Post Representatives of com will lay Hill I P Display These ire now incorporated in the pressive Acton Bouquets of mums ind flags form i background for the lists of names of who died in comb it The parade proceeds Knox church whtrc an service will held will Priority of Peicc Tin Acton Legion will sing Inking part in tin service will bt comrades A J itiiihinin and I had m tommunity service held tin Siturday in liowtver he decision wis milt I tins older format Other continue to hold their own services Popples arc on sale also takes in the services il Hock wood and lirookville between and in the orgttnwn PI hand and between and In Citizens band He said tht Acton hand is training young and have built their own hall and maintained it If you want to hill hack to the area I make tin motion It seems lo mi some in have a Ward I charged Councillor They seem to Ihlnk we t operate as a municipality before amalgamation This grant was established by plebiscite for instruttlon in music and band w is granted half a mill of Most of the time have been gelling than We now have to deal with it as municipality Al prtsent have made proper request for Iheir grant as their only of income They have tutored young and on since with no income ouncillor t mil s lid In nought the original itimw band grant pushed by plebiscite mid been for and after it was tllsbandtd Girls band grant was from to 1 MX He wtrc two types of binds with rcUlremtiiLs Tlitir retiulremcnts have Intn met if give them and Morrow insist he w is not asking to back In both lie made for Ihis year and both bylaws be wiped out be treated on Iheir mtritu when their budgets arc submitted Mayor Tom Hill all other bylaws of firmer areas had been adopted and they should adopt his nt I tike exception 1 Continued on page Watson wants more guards Bank shut 45 minutes bomb threat prank A stupid prink is how police described phoning of i bomb warning to the ink of Montreal I afternoon The bank was hastily and kept out for about minutes while thorough was made There was of tourse bomb Police ind Bank of security branch ire continuing their Invest If caught there 11 be a stiff penalty says Corp Bob grimly The call listed only a few seconds and indicated there was a bomb in the bank due to go off in five minutes Quick work Administration mimger id informed polite and organized Ihe of the and a neighboring store He also phoned polite who contacted North P ind sped half a block lo the Bruce and Cons Murray MtCrae were joined by Corp Bell ami Cons John licks of their rural the North detachment of the Hank manager Ted Pratl wisnt in the bank it the time He liter praised Ihe cool of employees completely according lo routine These Ihings can I he Ire tied lightly lie There was specuhtlon the commented I very proud call was a post en of the staff but for prank of those in the the to so many crowd which gathered across on an unusually the street treated Ihe tall Acton trustee Tom Watson insisted Board of Education take whatever steps are needed lo provide more crossing guards in Hills and particularly In Acton He said there were only three guards in Acton and there was a definite need for more Watson suggested the board might be wise to assume responsibility for placing the guards That function Is now carried on by Region Police Superintendent Bruce I was Instructed lo investigate Ihe problem and report Watson also criticized board for agreeing lo a meeting Premier Davis al Queen Park to discuss the School situation and was further upset because the chairman has asked vice- chairman Judy Alexander of to accompany him but had asked for input from northern trustees Indicated seeking further input on Ihe position would be useless because he did not know w hat Ihe premier was asking for and the hoard had already established a position He claimed the board position was that the school would remain closed until board ordered otherwise PRANK bomb scare brought speedy exodus of the Bank of Montreal last Friday when only the clock kept working Staff watches from across the road Search found nothing everything was back to normal in minutes Consolidated Gravel Delay quarry zoning ruling The Niagara Escarpment Commission will be asked to voice its opinion on whether or not a acre parcel of land at owned by Consolidated Sand and Gravel should be zoned ex tractive industrial An Ontario Municipal Board hearing was adjourned Monday when legal counsel suggested the meeting would be futile until Ihe Escarpment Commission had determined Ihe boundaries of the area to be controlled by the com mission Grace MaltlandCartcr a solicitor representing the Commission said the policy control area had been presented to the Ministry of Housing and was awaiting the approval and subsequent publishing of the develop- control policies and an She pointed out the acre parcel fell within the pro posed boundaries and iddod the policy of the commission was not grant permission for any new quarries or gravel pits until regulations were published She noted there would be in opportunity for the firm and for others lo apply and ask be removed from the restricted zone Solicitors Ray Steele representing Hills and Noel Bates representing Region Council supported the move for an adjournment Both opposed any change to the proposed official plan which would allow a quarrying open ion to function at the site Consolidated is one of five parties objecting to the t official plan and asking that provision be mide to accommodate the operations Other will be held later this week Doug presented a leller on behalf of Town of Milton which set out town council concern about increased truck traffic on Highway coming south Cooper ippeared on behalf of the Spcyside Area Ratepayers and lawyer Harry Funk spoke on behalf of Cigna resident in the area Both object to the requested zoning designation and agreed lo the motion to adjourn Duncan Flnlavson legal counsel for Consolidated Sand and Gravel said the firm was anxious to get an answer one way or the other and suggested the information from Niagara Commission might take lime He pointed out the govern menl policy concerning the Niagara suggested the aggregate industry should be protect and it encouraged certain areas be set aside for that purpose He told member Don Jamicsan he felt the firm be able to present its case in as cogent and com a fashion before the commission as It could before the OMB After hearing preliminary argument Jamieson said the applicant would have to fight someplace but he fell wise to fight it out at the NEC before heard the contact commission and Irv gel a yes or no answer at level and If neither was forthcoming bv the end of i new dale could be set If an opinion is received sooner a hearing can lie held sooner he It was the prospect of quarry operation at Consolidated site that sparked the of the Spcyside and Area Bate- payers That group as well residents along and Highway to the south oppose the development of a quarry I here firm has made presentations outlining proposals for rehabilitation of area The firm proposes lo develop two large lakes and a large park lhat could be developed as a park complex and operated by Region Conservation Authority