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Tho Acton F Wednesday Juno 3 Grand prize winner In the Pioneer Day pet show was Jessie a seven week old beagle pup owned by Kim Stephen Two Utile Pioneer Indians Krishna and JoIUTie added color and authenticity to Saturday Pioneer Day parade In Rock wood A sponge In the face Is not the friendliest of actions Jamie manages to duck this one at Rock wood Pioneer Days held Saturday at the Rock wood Ball Park Fourth Line farm have gravel pit This week the lens CfdmOSd One little Jump please frogs Tony Held gets on his knees to plead with five frogs In the frog Jumping contest held Saturday at Rock wood Pioneer Horseshoe pitching was a popular activity at Rock Day Charlie McLaren plies up the points tossing his shoes away The Camel World War One flying ace Snoopy was the subject of the Sunshine Club float drew applause during Pioneer Day and District Lions Club entry In the Rock wood Pioneer Day Parade Parade Saturday The event attracted hundreds of spectators and participants Saturday from as far away as London Ontario of cute pets for the pet si three wee kittens and a young French Lop rabbit are admired by Paul Jacqule Lister Kyle and Anderson Receive Scout awards Presentations of the Ch Scout Awards look place in Region Administration Building Sunday afternoon June Assistant Provincial Commissioner of Region Jim Dills presented the boya framed certificates signed by Governor General Ed Schreycr The ceremony wos conducted by Bob Carlaw Acton Scouts were Darren Edmundaon Donate McDonald and Calvin Robinson spon sored by Acton Rotary Club Paper next Wednesday The Acton Free Press will publish next Wed nesday July as usual The Free Press office Monday Days Specials Men s Shoes End of Unas Sandals Childrens Sandals Malted Down CHECK OUR BARGAIN ANNEX AND SIDEWALK BINS FOR acton family shoe store tall You Get More Mazda For Your Money At Achilles Motors The proposed listing of tho acre Duenk farm on the Fourth Line south of Highway as a source of gravel for the Ministry of Transportation and Communication stirred up a hornet nest at Halton Hills general committee Monday night The farm was pur chased recently by Construction Ltd and JC Duff Ltd The has requested the listing of pit as a source of material or the con of a of Highway Councillor Miller said the Hon Jim Snow Minister of Iran and com called asking for a decision immediately He noted Halton Hills council had originally said they objected to this farm being listed AlMcFee owner of the neighbouring farm told council he was worried about the water levels noise truck traffic and the loss of good farm land He said It was an excellent working farm I definitely opposed to a good acre arm being turned into a gravel pit He said there are other gravel pits In the area available to the MTC and contended he had been told there are eight millions tons of gravel on the 100 acre site of the farm alone That would take long time to get out Miller claimed the MTC is looking for one million tons of gravel in and is asking for 300 tons from the former He predicted that amount could rise to a million from the land Miller pointed out the can overrule a local council and set up the pit anyway He explained council sets conditions so they have some control over hours of operation truck routes and road construction in the area The Ministry of VISIT US FOR THE COMPLETE MAZDA LINE maza The more you look the you I kel motors SALES and SERVICE Quoon Street Acton 8530200 Resources the Niagara told me to do now you Escarpment still oppose want to do exactly the this gravel operation yet opposite the is asking us to Continuing the mayor say yes before the NEC emphasized there Is hearing stated Miller gravel on the farm and He urged council to say warned it Mould be taken aflat No to the MTC on out sooner or later I listing his property would have gone to the Councillor Marilyn Mln ster and said under Scrjeontson agreed no circumstances do we saying the farm land want a wayside pit there should bo preserved for but gat direction from growing food We need council to do exactly land and opposite so I did what must farms was directed to do Councillor had received direction to Sheldon said the situation fight It that what I was out of council would have done hands since the farm has Councillor Dave been sold to people in the VVhltingarguedltwastha aggregate industry The who had shown bad farmer did sell and faith by asking for a perhaps In the future the decision while land could be re- were still in habilitated progress 1 want everyone to Councillor know had direction Knechtel admitted it was from this council to useless to say the Town discuss an agreement doesn want gravel pits with the Minister to allow does not aggregate extraction listen Ho suggested the through wayside pit Town simply not answer permit and eventually a the request commercial licence Alter more argument a exploded Mayor Pete motion was passed by a This puts me slim one vote margin In an awkward position I saying the Town objects did exactly what council to the listing of the land Optimist Club of Acton t Acton Arena Sat June 27 1981 8 pm lata DOOR PRIZES SPOT DANCES to tho music of The REVOLVERS Lunch included 50 per person ONE More Week No Tax TAX REBATE ON FURNITURE ENDS JUNE 30 SO BUY NOW FOR BIGGER SAVINGS TRAILER LOADS OF FURNITURE MUST BE SOLD OPEN TIL 900 PM EVERYDAY Except WOODS FREEZERS 20 OFF Halton Hills appws 352 QUEEN ST EAST NO ACTON