Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 1, 1978, p. 15

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Haton Hills Your choices in the November mum election Mayor Thomas J Hill Peter one to be elected Word One Acton Regional Council one to be elected Willum Coats Roy Goodwin Ed Wood Area Council two to be elected Duby J RossKnechtel Dave Whiting Ward Two Regional Council Russell Miller Acclamation Area Council two to be elected Nick George Maltby Pat Patterson The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 1 Attends 60th reunion of first war buddies many of them left but Hen Cast It 1 Georgetown is one of them At years old ho was one of 23 First World War Veterans for mcr members of Battery Canadian Field Artillery who joined their old war at the an reunion at King Edward Hotel Saturday There are 45 comrades of the battalion still alive but only were able to attend the reunion Committee approves job title changes Hilton Public Works Com millet approved changes in job descriptions at its meet mg Wednesday Oct On the ricom men da l ion of Public Works Director J Moore the positions of Senior Supervisor Design Construction Manager Design Construction Chief Foreman District rewmun West District and Chief Mechanic wire chanced to Manager Construe lion District Superintendent District Works Clerk and I Mechanic respec lively Moore said there will be a slight increase in cost but no additional employees The changes come in the wake of council approval for the establishing of an operations centre In at and a similar centre in Die at the Skyway Pollution Control Centre Hie change in Ihe designa lion of lilies Is the result of the forming of operation centres In 1915 and numbered at the start After the war end In 1918 and with memories still fresh the first reunion was held in at the Carls Rite hole in 1Q19 They have been meeting ever since with numbers dwindling each year There s a bottle of Scotch bought in the late 1930s ageing and gathering dust will be opened and quitted when only six old timers turn up for a reunion It can be more than len years away says lien and hope be one that will be sharing It He commented wryly We thought we were fighting the war lo end war Forty years ago three war time buddies or the bought acre farm north of Georgetown near Silver creek and cut It In thret where they built their homes They were James Gordon Smith and Ben Case Ben Is the sole survivor He retired years ago from the T Life Insurance Co and has become known through he yean as an historian of the area VOTE AREA COUNCILLOR WARD 1 ACTON COMPRESSORS AND ELECTRICAL panels were totally destroyed in a fire last Wednesday evening in the bacK of the Vandals are believed to blame for the fire which caused approximately 7 damage Beavers Tool Selection Will Really Work For You Suspect vandals in fire Vandals are suspected of setting fire to a shed in the rcir of last Wednesday evening according to fire chief Mick Holmes Mr Holmes said Ihc shed which was attached to Ihe building stored compressors and electrical panels which were completely destroyed The smoke which hampered vision for blocks was probably caused by the roofing when it started to burn he said Damage is estimated between to in eluding building and con tents Mr Holmes stated FRESH DAILY The Xtra Tool Skil 38 Drill f All ihe of a reversible speed control plus it j a hammer V drill for f work masonry and even hammer Ron

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