Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 15, 1962, p. 11

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limestone quarry development opening on 600 acres neartown a new limestone quarry deve lopment near milton bears a name that has been prominent in road construction for over 40 years james l franceschini president of associated quarries and construction co lws an nounced tfifit the new business will be known as he dufferin ouarry and will be operated in conjunction with an associated group of paving and building supply companies now owned by the st lawrence cement co of 6arkson although renowned in the high way construction field in eastern canada dufferln brings to this venture their many years of ex perience in operating limestone quarries at kirlrficld hagcrsullc and elsewhere the dufferin ouarry is located plant superintendent will in about four miles northwest ot lck barker of kirkficld who milton the company purchased has wen with the company tor approximately 600 acres with options on more proporly most 1y on top of the niagara escarp- ififnl directly north of five sidt road and between the esqueslng massagawcya town line and the first line east a frequent isuorsjyjhcguar ry site this winter has been don gricse who is tire general sup erintendent fur all the compan s quarries he savs thai prudiic tion will commence in may and thai a permanent labor force of some 50 men will be em plocd pec shift and others will be required at peak load periods except for key personnel hbor will be recruited locally in addi ion a hrgc number of locil truckers will be hired lo iran sport the crushed stone from the quarry to customers the local oitcr 35 years and recently be clect oiyrch officers during annual meeting intended for last week the annual meeting of the church of christ disciples was held at the tiqme of mr and mrs jack modougall with 25 pre sent a pot tuck supper wis serf cd previous to the meeting peter fountain who had at tended the toe alpha conference in toronto and brian robert son who attended the older boys parliament in london gave interesting accounts of activities a vote of thanks and apprccia tion was extended to the minis ter and the retiring church trca surer t d mccutcheon mrs john mcdougoll present ed the report of the nominating committee which was approved without change elders john mcdougall roy kindlev alex ivungsbury t d mccutcheon william stewart deacons david robertson fr retl curnc don fountain peter fountain duncan kmgsburj brian robertson daid stewart stanley stewart trustee ind pro perty committee duncan kings bury john mcdougall dmd stewart jack stewart da id ro bertson secretary mrs duncan kings- bury treasurer mrs daeid ro bertson assistant treasurer mrs john mcdougall organist miss jjjjsarilyn kingsbury assistant or mrt alan lihie auditors mrs harry hortop miss jennie wrote of thanks was extended to mr and mrs mcdougaihfor their hospitality the meeting closed with a hymn and priyei hy t d mecukhcon mr and mrs giles of guelph visited saturday evening with mr and mrs j p bcnhim mr and mrshancy jestm and mr t d mccutcheon visited on sunday with mr and mrs robert mccutcheon and dianne kitehe ncr mr and mrs roy fuller to ronlo msilcd on saturdas with mrs john allon ind miss jennie tocll bailinafad scouts play erin defeated 7 to 4 intended for last week the bdllmafad bov seoul s piuved a game of hotkey wilh the pun set uls on fndn niht at erin with erin winning 7 to 4 mr and mis alt mimes left on tuesday ior florida mr sam snow is in t iron to hospital undufaoinc treatment on his back mrs donild mclean who his been in guetph hospital is eon eilestmg al her home achieimtnt eln for the home making girls was held in vi 1 1 ton on saturdi quite a number from this com munil attended the acton ladies fair board euchre and penny sate on saturday night imc a permnnent resident milton million tom a year m s gill sales manngcr ol the dual mixed concrete and materials compiny who will be marketings the stone from the duffcna ouarry stated this week we hunt to bcarflfnhvl pro duction tnrget of 1000000 tons per venr and this figure should be inereisetl within the next few cars we expect most of our sales will be in the greater tj- ronto arci and a large quantity or stone will be used by issoeial ed companies in their asphnlt md concrete mixes an arrangement between the sixteen mile creek conscrilion authoni and the new jjuairy owners has resulted in the enn ce hat ion of an expropnahon which wis being considered in order to preserve the amenities of the escarpment the cum pony s agiccment with the au ihonty will ensure that the nn liirnl beauty uf the area will nol be desirojcd and a prugrnm of planting ind seeding will be carried out early last june dufferin s engi nccrs rnoud in with sui eying equipmcnl and since then quarry has been the scene ot much construction activity an acct wad pmftfimt old farm the first line c isl to he base or the escarpment there it widens and forms i euculat ard arci for stone piles a nrul has also bcxh built from the bol lorn almost to the top of the cseirpnunt slope to facilitate opcnlions convey stone to files the quarry proper is located neii the t p ot the escarpment ind the niek ourbuitlen is pre scnilv being shipped b ihc wlutihall construction compam of milion when ihis his hem ttmplcicd ihc roek will be dull id ind blasted and the loose 101k 1 mied on off liifchu iv dump tanks ind e irnid l the pn mm crushir here the big slones will be reduced in sue and cm vivid b rubber bell to j sure pili at the foot of ihe escarp mini then through 1 reeier lunnel to inolhii iruslm altei hung brikeii down into smaller fngments llu material uill hi screened i it the anous m like i ible sues ind lomcecd i thi bin building r rcsire sink piles for ihc lime being the crushed limestone will be loaded bv ma chine onto trucks at ihe stock piles but ccntually it is hoped to install a sjsirtn of 1 nding irucks automatically uhile thev arc parked on the weight scale tl acton free preti thuudy ffbrunry 15th 962 rosemary campbeu of campbell farms moffat was recently awarded the 1961 ontsr o championship for ciniors compel ng in equ tation and horsemansh p over jumps events at horse shows throughout the province ncluding the canad an naiional exh bition and the royal winter fa r the award is presented annually by the canadian horse shows associa ton rosemary is 13 and is allowed five more years in un or competil on she is pictured with her horse c ndy swsij ma wsmbof tujh joul 1 fm chimneys down it sum claus h is a mister pl in ol ill ihimncs in acton it h d belter be ieised smaitl i mr ehimnes il ihe town hall win i nn il wn h wistnii c nlr t is sever tl wi ki ago council decided the ihimncvs were in a d ulcerous nindi i ion and agreed i hue ihem removed and one n placed with brind new brick old bn ks tumbled down o the ground list week mount flm in sicily his cr upled holcnllv 80 times during the period of wntlcn history saturday excursions to toacrrito good going and returning same saturday only excursion return fare from acton 155 correspond ng fares from iniermed ate points til lukcls lid ml llllll l nhiik i in loc il cn i ekcl otliee canadian national cj obituaiy postmaster at grimsby beach lived in old stone school allan mortimer smith 40 park road n grimsb bcaih foinui postmaster a oninqby lkaili ilkd sundiv jinuniv 21 il obtlms lomnleseont homi iiimshv dicr a lengthy illness dr vfertnmd st john speaker dr victor d fenn acton rcsi dent anil itimci midiiul pi till li ncr in indui w is uucsi spe ikir it tin st ji hn amhuluim meet inn 1 ml iv evening rebiuii 1 ind outlined llu medic il m in s iiewponit oil civil dliuisl li luiii dt dt with the drisiu n suits in i isc ol nucle u v u i in mil i til lined possible illi s s issist mee involving bi john ainhulatrc brigade ihe hiicst speaker wns intro duced bv dm sum bupirintendeni robe i hut who told the nuni bus ih it di i enn who v is bum in the i ist wus cdue iicd in india and iicciicd his medic il degiee i iiim ihe itmusityul calnimi ml hoi st lid the spe ike t had bun ii hui m i whni the j ip in est i uded and dlci t lie win in u iiktrf jlji unici r di pclin was iii itfkeil oi his most intciistlilg mil liitoiiil illic tdk todays thought somi lind the kit il lliiii n this w irld is nol si nnuh where we stand as in what diicetluu wt ux moving to n uli the poit ol heuven we must s irl some tunes wjili ihc wind ind sonu limes ik ii isl hut we must sail ind not drill noi tie h mill r mr smith was well known thtoiiiihoiii i hi community both is pusini isici ind i roll grower hi ind resided m onmsby beaih hime 1v10 moving here from ttv lotilo tukuik oe the postal position hi tarriid out ihc ex tensive duties irum ih until 1957 hui illness hixed his part jil iciircnunl he was born in ail in sun ot ihe lute mr and mis clinics sidney binhh thur in me i iiivtew is ihc old stone seho 1 pi shmeiiin hv tailh the de ie isi i w is ii uiivi idlurcnt ot si j im s piishvtcil in church tljllshv dut ng hi first iwi rjd war hf enlisted is a gunner in ihe 6vih hitteiv ill ulud ti llu c midiin ailllluv loiee he sirred ill 1 1 inn w th llu si iid division aiiiniuml in iliiuit suing ae lion in bdgiuin hi uasn grand son ol c 1 wm all in loundcr ol llu hniton loinc rines or the argvll itul siiiheihnd highland ns humlton he is survived by his wile the i iinici may ciiiieiulen one urn sin si liny anderson fallihaise i loud i ind one mice mrs ncl son ii iwi all uncd i c dilornla rililei it siniee wis held flies d i ilietn in j urn hv 23 will kei kissell ii 01 iillinaiing in titiiieiit was m tdc it oueen s i iwn cum ten for appliance and tv repairs manning electric call 8532950 always be at your best at home at a party or uit vis i ng always kep your dolhat it their sparkling bast with our modern finishing services m co custom cleaners seme day service exctjmeeturday v in by 10 ajn out by 5 pan cash and carry main st n phone 8331180 148 guelph street georgetown ont telephone tr 66331 home freezer specials hind quarter f beef 4 side of beef 43 side of pork 39 cut and wrapped at no extra charge free 10 margarine free boneless shoulder pork roast otdb up to maich 3rd extra lean minced beef 4 lbs for 100 round sirloin or tbone steaks lb 69c tender juicy cube steaks lb 59c nun pork chops lb 49c we always did buy and shall continue to buy from government inspected packing houses m9mm mem mrfmmmmm

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