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The Acton Free Proas Wed August Rain brings relief for Halton crops Town hires 16 crossing guards Heavy ruins last much needed or both dweller and farmers In this area Corn crops and pastures had been Nation Agricultural He Stanley said the rains left corn crops In good shape and saved pastures In the area It been excellent for the corn and we should have a Pastures wire bud shape for a while but they art okay now ho said Mr Stanley noted that i Inches of rain fell recently in 1 1 In Nassngawcya astern and Northern Ontario not it bad lie According to Professor Stevenson tack of rainfall to the present time is having on grain yields pastures and second and third cut hay If dry weather continues In them areas of Ontario the formers affected can expect reduced yields lower quality in their grain crops this year It not enough that the dry weather was crops In the region but country folk and farmers had to worry about their domestic supplies as well Murray Operations Manager of In Hon Regions northern works centre said many wells had run dry contractors engaged In hauling of water wen working a day for whllo trying to meet water demands in Hills and Milton li relief Tankers had been busy drawing water from the three urban centres In north Mr said hi felt hut the recent rains would offer some relief He noted the problem had been aggravated with corals lent dry weather since the spring Its been a dry spring and summer and it has played havoc with the wells lie noted lhat even with the dry spell the three urban centres In the northern part of the region had experienced no problem with water supplies We any Lmcrgcncy situations we haven hod to apply any restrictions he sold Three youths dead in single car crash Hills has hired a total of It crossing guards and fiv alternate guards to work at various corners In he town this Tali whin school returns I Allen James Collins Pauline Kent Harold McLaren Joy Shirley ray been hired for full work in town Mr I Miss I Tuylor William Carnation are being posted at Acton In addition five people have hired for standby duly at school irosslngs I most Churchill tone William Clements and larki an on ready for duty In and Sandra Hit Is fur stand by dutj In Acton Hot air stays at council Hills works committee decided Monday not to upend between and on an air conditioning unit for council chambers The committee did decide to go ahead have a small air conditioner Installed in the planning department offices The town will take another look at air conditioning for count chambers when it conns tlmi to bring down the 1071 budget contracted awarded Hills has a contract li to tyrrle gh Constmcllon Milton for culvert and road to be done in the own this year 90 for 2 sheep Fire spreads second alarm A Hills farmer will reoie from tin town as compensation for twoahetp killed on a wolf farmer whose shep were killed is It Perry lot omission youths are following a single cur crash In at dm Saturday marring McMillan 18 Del fountain Robert It and James l wen pronounced dead at he scene of by coroner K Wilson llillsburgh The accident occurred when the Honda Civic In which he youths were riding went off the road at a railroad crossing In the village Swerving to the the car bit a parked ruck This caused the Civic lo spin around clockwise en ding up smashing a Till passengers were Ontario Provincial Police estimate total damages to be Wayne of witnessed the early morning accident was also scene of the fatal accident on August when Nell Scott 1H also of It was struck down by a car and Instantly killed HAD to extinguish a three to four field ass fire shortly after noon Thursday Firefighters could not teach the with the truck after two attempts and made use of their brooms They were i to the scene later in the evening Allow food stores Philbrook tells town apply for LIP grants kill nil government municipalities o get in Iucal Incentives Program I project- MP I rank told Hills until on that towns to come up with projects and apply for I IP wmu to channel some of hi funds through politics It will hi program credibility anil less af an artsy ap pearance We think have mi roll for the munlclpnlilli program municipalities nave projects which his prognrm can help finance Ii said He noted hi main purpose think of program is tu employment during winter months and asked tin council think I IP Philbrook pointed out a has been set in Million help he govern mint decide which programs should be funded and noted Mayor lorn Hilt and surer Harry Henderson are Hills representatives Resource recovery study about to begin Continued from Pago by provincial leglsln lion Chairman Levy face tlously suggested hat any time the committee started working on something the province got Into he act with a decision such as senior Identity cards moped legislation etc The committee was of one mind that hey did not intend lo close down convenience stores but the difficulty was In defining the term so super markets could be kept closed It was pointed out Hint sever country stores depended on Sunday IradL and yet did not come under Ihe term con a restricts by law would close them down The more I read thai percent line the more I convinced we re stirring up a hornets nest said Levy It looks like the only way we can solve the dilemma is with a definition of he stores and in neighborhood slores He felt this might exclude stores in smaller places if the term neighborhood stores was substituted for lenci stores I d like to know who I the mere turn In themselves are thinking about this said Councillor McKcnzlt noting the had little feen from merchants In their attempts to solve the dilcm It was this Juncture thai Councillor Ernie including food stores In exemption In spile of his personal reluctance to see them open Sundays If we had the food stores in there hen we need a definition Chairman I that also include the chain stores asked Councillor Yes answered remind the committee he was just suggesting not advocating It solve the problem so far as Hills was and it would he still open for discussion by he cntlri council There is a problem here and we have toacecpl it the chairman Acton I Ircfightip- hud to make tun tails Dm I proper at It Thursday lo field Tire which four or five fenced fields him drld weeds burning according unofficial of fighters Tin Acton w win mil lunch and again vinhiL Engine on fire firefightirs n afternoon to tin Mushroom I aim off highway J jus of lown to their grass of tin duj A Swatter ngini on fin behind Mil of It It I Milton lit colli dfm extinguish r and had tin mm hint from the field Hi custom lulling at tht tlmi halted tin I bad dlffuuUy midline hi wllh the truck and ill work was by hand brooms At am pnlnt Ik ruck was moved up a laneway over near tin first lint i fin fighters to closer hi Man position wus still Ihe first tall bud fire fighters on sum for and a half hours bin and DR LA OPTOMETRIST Wishes Announce The Oncninq His At MAIN ST E TRAFALGAR SQUARE BUILDING MILTON ONTARIO TELEPHONE 8783272 8783208 14 frl 15 Sit 16 21 fri HOURS OPEN MONDAY LADIES WEAR 113 Mill St E ACTON PHONE Millions Regions Public Works nmmlitec will be asked to appoint a consultant conduct a study on a III source Plant for Hilton at lis meeting today Tin will Indicate a litre the plan should be Incited when landfill a should be situated a number of other relate I fictors acting engineer Jack sud The study is being con ducted for the region by provina Hilton was one of handful of inns designated is for assistance in selling up resource plants The consultant report is expected to come back to he committee in October or November wllh a series of recommend More studies If at thai point the region decides to go ahead studies will be commissioned lo pro detailed design and following lhat the facility will be commissioned though the stages of the project are progressing there an some serious doubts the project ever gelling goahead from the regional council Tin estimated cost of the plant runs in the neigh of Tin plant would cause con jump in he per on handling cost of and recover l per cent of hi wuste initially Key staffers and members of the public works loiii visited transfer station in Toronto litis spring view operation plant is not as elaborate as what is being proposed in Is doubtful Public Works Jack Ins serious doubts about authorizing such a project has in the past indicated some concern about the cost and the fact hit only per of wastt con rt covert with today technology from Ministry of tin environment claim 111 it greater percentage of wastt in be recovered as lee lino logy progresses recovcrv is still a Continued on Pane IB CARPET STEAM CLEANING QUALITY WORKMANSHIP FREE ESTIMATES Call Betty and Charho Thistle Custodial Service 8531846 FINAL SUMMER CLEARANCE SALEl PRICE f SLACKS PANT SUITS DRESSES GOWNS SKIRTS COTTON TOPS SHORTS HALTERS Lirit Colours Pastels 3 DAYS ONLY SAT AUGUST NEW FALL SELECTIONS ARE NOW