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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 1380 Premier William Davis and mother who was a He we Is on and well known in Acton were on hand to cm the ribbon for thereopening of at Canada shoe factory In Brampton had a plant during the and Photo courtesy The Brampton Guard Jt Firm used to be in Acton reopens The of Canada shoe factory In Brampton reopened lost week after nearly permanently closing earlier this year Thx firm had a branch plant in Acton during the and 30s Premier William Divis and his mother who was a and used to come and visit friends here in Acton were on hand for the re opening in Brampton The premier father A Grenville Davis was once president of the company Davis cut the ribbon The plant in Acton was on Church St East at Fellows where the Force Electric factory stood until just this past winter The firm began in Brampton and in the early expanded its operations to Acton The Acton plant operated until the mid and when it closed some workers remained here and com muted to the Brampton plant work while other Actonians pulled up stakes and moved with their jobs to Brampton When shoes was in Acton it em ployed many of the town young people They were a lively bunch putting on plays and dances at the old own and the firm wrn famous for its company picnics at spots like Eldorado Park Many some of whom still work at the factory in Brampton got their start in the shoe trade with moving on later to other shoe plants in the province nearly closed in Brampton but then was sold to Sismans of Canada which manufactures safety footwear Sisman president Ted Rowe said at the reopening he expects the plant to turn out pairs of shoes a day with capacity for growth to 1 In the next eight months is one of the oldest com pa Brampton and its building on Mill Street North is a landmark in the old part of the city Speyside Cable TV offices subject of public meeting Overruling a staff recommendation Hills planning board decided to take another look at an application by Cable systems to build offices television studio and service department In Planning board decided this week to hold a public meeting so residents could air their building on a square foot lot would be built like a house on the outside Tht cable television tower is located half a mile from the proposed building site opposing the application areas the Authority noted the Niagara suggested the front Escarpment Commission Hon would also have to be denied the development raised to assure no permit and painted out damage to the building the Halton Conservation during spring flooding Authority is also op- The planning depart posed claimed the Coble Systems The Conservation commercial use is not contends the site would Authority said the rear compatible with a rural The cut he costs of a return line from the present location on Armstrong Avenue Georgetown square foot The planning staff in portion of the property is setting wet bush and swampy The regional planning and would require office in its first report In substantial fill for the June raised no objection Hurricane Allen affects Actonians Council backs vote on world disarmament In an action far removed from their nor duties Hills Council this week education and cm phnsized that the world spends that amount two weeks on doraed a motion calling arms for a world wide He contended dum on disarmament endorsement of which will be forwarded resolution giving other oread fur everyone in armaments Councillor Pat Pat terson said he was op posed to disarmament the and would prefer to see the Canadian forces better the armed Correction In a letter to Ihe editor regarding litter at Prospect Park the word befoul was changed to fouling The Free Press apologizes for the error by Jennllcr Hurricane Allen the monster that spent most of last week ripping up the and southern United States affected three Acton families who hove foster children on the southern lip of Haiti It was with horror that I listened to reports the storm flattening the where our own foster son lives Charles is housed in a poverty stricken to Port Prince one of the two badly hit and were very concerned about him his very new baby sister father and stepmother They have no resources at all and without their meager garden crops they now have no food Many people one of the poorest countries m the Carribean ore in the same fix According to the Halt office of PLAN Foster Parents Plan of Canada in Toronto a cable was sent from the Port Prince PLAN office Thursday the day after the storm confirm Ing there were no deaths among PLAN families However other informn is very sketchy officials in Haiti have far loo much to do to worry with child your own special facewlth a communicating Toronto- types So far it Is known that the two worst hit areas Port Prince and both on the southern peninsular of amein a crowd Haiti suffered ex tensive damage and there are PLAN ics badly in need of immediate care and assistance This left me shuddering knowing my own young lad was pro bably among this group It Immediately prompted me to send a cheque for my child and his family separate from the monthly payment we regularly moke Debra Seott or the PLAN office In Toronto assures me PLAN Haiti Authority concerns However in a July letter the regional planning department said it could not support the tion since it would cause a disruption of the rural character and Is not in a One of the nicest things designated hamlet about helping Third Mayor Pete Pomeroy World residents through said he did not think it PLAN is feeling the touch was such the property and con tended the lot was half in and half out the hamlet of Speyside He said the option on the land by Halton Cable Systems wood and surrounding expires this month area Two families in The mayor suggested Acton have children in Haiti Their names can be released because of PLAN regulations on the privacy of their participants Anyone wishing to assist PLAN with feeding hungry children in Haiti may send cheques to Hurricane Relief Haiti Foster Parents Plan of Canada 153 Clair Avenue will be taking care of West Toronto M4V lP8 immediate needs without extra funds coming through for specific families However with their own funds so depleted they will need donations to continue their good work PLAN operates in 17 countries Including Haiti but only Holt was touched by the storm Although the Canadian Government and the Red Cross are moving in with funds and assistance to disaster areas PLAN takes care of specific children and families there be a public meeting and the plan staff recommends tion be defeated By a one vote margin the motion passed The mayor warned Jim of Halton Cable Systems he faced a lot of headaches with all the opposition of agencies I want you to know before you ask for an extension on your option this could take a couple of years Curling club breakin Acton Curling Club was broken into again this week the second time In the pist days Halton Regional Police say someone entered the club betwien August and causing an estimated damage Nothing was stolen BIA wants bypass The Acton Business Improvement Area board of management wants the town to look into a by pass around the own In minutes of the BIA meeting held in July sent to council last week it is noted attempts have been made in the past for obtaining town consideration highway by pass possibilities for Acton The minutes state the main Intersection continues to prove almost un manageable for transport traffic combined with normal traffic flow through downtown it Henry will take this concern up with the Snow fence for fair Hills council is lending its support to the Acton Fall air Council recently decided to loan the Acton Agricultural Society rolls of snow Fence and steel posts though the society must pick them return them after the fair The town will also make a garbage packer and town operator available for the park cleanup after the fiir but the society must foot the hill The town has given permission for banners announcing the air to go up on Main Street south near Ingham Road and on Mill Street East in the of rcdenck The fair board will have to pay for any damage to the park turf during the fair Christmas in August Christmas August That right The Acton Library is celebrating Christmas In the middled summer complete with a visit by Santa and other next Wednesday afternoon at m If the weather is warm there will be prizes for the strangest bathing suit and there will be Christmas games and movies Councillor Roy Booth wondered how a country defends Itself if they have to the federal govern ordinary person a chance ment leaders They in to express an opinion turn will be asked to would be a step forward propose such a world and pointed out 70 vote in the United municipalities have Nations General already done so Assembly Councillor Mike Comfort Armstrong sympathized step toward on ultimate Acton asked council to with the Intent of the goal of world federalism consider the motion He resolution but contended noted everyone wants there had been wars peace but few want to do since before Christ and anything that makes for anticipated they would go peace on forever He asked He explained what would happen to the Operation Dismantle workers in the armament calls only for a vote on industry if they were disarmament and docs closed seek unilateral disarmament nor cancellation of fighter plane purchases Comfort reminded council the countries in the United Nations agreed unanimously in 1961 on the concept of genera disarmament He said billion dollars a year would guarantee everyone in the world adequate food water health housing and with a global police force where no one country would have a sizeable force of their own Councillor Ross admitted the resolution sounded pollyannish but said he served in the armed Comfort claimed the forces with some nice armament industry is people Same capital intensive and for come home and I think the same money three they would want me to jobs could be created in vote for this resolution beer tent Hills council has approved both a wine and cheese party and a beer tent for the Acton Fall Fair The beer tent called Spot in the Park will be operated Friday Saturday and Sunday September 19 20 and while the wine and cheese party will be held following the Miss Acton all Fair contest on Friday night Attention YBC Bowlers LEAGUE PLAY BEGINS SAT SEPTEMBER REGISTRATION DATES Saturday Auaim3- Thursday Saturday 4 BC REGISTRATION CAN BE MADE IN PERSON OR PHONE ACTON BOWLING LANES Registration 2 BOWLING RATES Bantam Juniors and 150 2 RanuliOn Bowling par pair AGE DIVISIONS NOT Years of AgoDecomboi3180 Ago Soniora NOT 1B of Ago 3180 achilles motors Sales and Service 347351 QUEEN ST- EAST ACTON 8530200