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sm fmi eightyseventh year no 42 r acton ontario thursday april 12th 1962 ten pageiseven cents f here ii be an empty chair at the head table for the chamber of commerce dinner tonight thursday fur the towns fifth citizen of the year the name a closely guarded secret will be announced during the program which annually murks chamber of commerce week in town an address will be read to the citizen whom the chamber chouses for its highest honor this year and the usual engraved plaque will be presented rwrner winners have been amos masun g a dills dr w c c kenncy and bill coon last years announcement came as u complete surprise to many at the dinner as well as to the recipient of the award about 150 ore expected tonight in the legion auditorium for a hot turkey dinner served by mem bers of the legion ladies aux lliary head tabic guests arranged for arc chamber president bert hln aufl photo acton skaters took part in the lions club skating carnival saturday evening and some of the young skaters are pictured above left to right are bonnie bristow elaine lamb elaine doherty peter arbic diane lamb and anita braida standing at the back is ltnda braida the young tykes were much enioyed by the large audience in attendance lack of cement floor in arena to restrict summers activities in the near future visitors to acton park will idwrtify the ar cna by the name of acton dis trict community centre follow ing a decision made wednesday evening by the parks board members agreed unanimuush on the name tolltming a rceommen datlon b nmo brudi equipment tor making irtilie lal ice al thenim will ik shut down completely on tuesd i when represent tines i torn j 11 locke engineering co will he on jkand to supervise meanwhile equipment will he left running gurtidenv to keep the brine flowing through the pines but mi at a low enough lemjxrituri 1 continue in iking ice last sk will be hi id suordav niht activity limited summer ictiuts in tin lorn rnnmty- wth iw v vhmn4 ed owing in the lick ol i ui int moor boird numbir iem i that unjt r presinl loiidilums the dirt moor would prevent i kit of milium i utmlies and stass cd the impoilinee of hmd i ii ing io snppoit tm msi dl iliim ul one it w is ijjeed it w is imp sible io insi ill eeiiknt mint with this vc ii s budtit md nu in bers suggested it might toe p i sibtc to investigate lurthcr con tubdtions for this purpose mem bus igreed tins v is not the fun ttion ot the bond but might be h indld bv the unguul canvass lumnuttii dance in arena a deleg uion horn the lions club sulne k lamb uul vie bilstovv were lj tilled use ot the uiilitnmim tot i tun town dime srilutd iv april 28 it i nniil tie til s20 the win in fotnted ihtt doors leading to tin inn i uta would be loikid ind no one adnurtid the lions club wis also ei ini ul ust ol tin pa k loi i thnida iiuiival june t4 is ind 16 at a rent il ice ot 50 or 10 per mil ol llnii net piolii wliuliivii itht iu itest tik dt leeau s siikd thtfw wouul 4h iht fktl li iiii into tin puk md this uld issinm iisptn ihilitv in ele mini l the puk in tune ot sundiv ullmtv request room a nqinsi from ihi hdv hum kin ot ihi eurliiil elub to usi i i n n it itu mniuintv cinui nee i munth fi i nuiiinjs dui in trc jinn siptimbir md o lobii wis diltmd mrlil ihe ncjtt meeting mayor john doy told the board the ladies were mxiuus to plan activities for next curling season and stated ihi did not require hydro or he it birl minlv i place to meet in order to kiep active and draw up le ims nmo br ud i iskcd if there had bun mv mention ol rent lor the toom md wlun old no he slated wi cm t sii i precedent b nol ehirgint munbeis dis eussid idopimg i poliev regard ine until it the cummuniiv ceittn md i bait man o w me kenie nquisted a police be id opted bv the hell meilinc study operations three tnnnbii ulministrition i eonunillee eomprisiii clill brudltv is than mm mrs g ff ir md ji hn cj i wis furmed io- fciudv park uperationv -and- mystery that at dinner tonight for fifth citizen of the year ton who will chair the program and mrs hinton mayor john coy and mrs guy first vice- president the rev a h mckcn zie and mrs mckcnzlc civic com mittec chairman bill benson and ml benson past president ted tyler sr and mrs tyler secre tary murray harrison the guest speaker judge george elliott and thut mystery chair mlubni citizen of year judge elliott is milton s cili zn of the ycarfor 62and he will be among those applauding ac tons first citizen he will introduced by acton lawyer c f lcatherland and thanked by george barbcau mr hinton will propose the toast to the queen and welcome the crowd of chamber mem bers and their many gucstk frank prousc will lead a sing siung mr harrison will introduce the head table and mr mckcnzlc will introduce new members esquesing seeks site for six room school a resolution to make on otfer of purchase on 12 acres of land at the i urn of c austin at the corner ol 5 sidcroad anti sixth line for a proposed new six room school was defeated during the march 19 meeting of the es quesing school board the board agreed however to secure an op tion on acres of land at the farm uf cliff hunter and the chair mart r j cunningham wos re quested to discuss the situation with the farm owner the boar dtumca down a reso lution w tfcc board to forward copies of the minutes of each meeting to the press in acton md georgetown but agreed to have trustee mrs shirley ann- strong forward the local pap ers minutes and a brief report of business transacted at the meet mgs 100 donation a don ition amounting to 100 was approved for payment to the ffafktt- music festival jkuocto tton the secretary was mstnjct ed lo forward to local newspapers the names of companies tender ing on the new limchouse school the meeting took place at the stcwarttown school april meeting dunng the board meeting held in the spcyside school april 3 members instructed the secretary to complete contracts fur the principals of the school area opfprincipaist r mckluwt glen williams school r gib bons stcwarttown c leiteh spcyside mrs a noble norval and miss g mcmillan milton heights a committee comprising chair man r j cunningham and trus tec william lawson was instruct ed to investigate land values of all possible school sites on num ber 5 sidcroad between the third and ninth concessions and brmg back a report to the next meet ing board members also reviewed the inspectors rc- jusoejar lions ports discussed teacher applica a instructed the secretary lo have bob mcdonald make neces sary repairs lo pipes at the lime- house school old landmarks disappear pave way for post office itviko rpiotrrrnrntrrr houd toi hum ippi ival ch nun m mikenu requested tlli nevvlv idupted eomnilltce to mike i ihiuuh snidv ol paik ing i1i1 guilds pool attend ml ind p irk 1r11iies ispmallv in unking lln tequim mr me ken ii tiled i hopi vou iin find i im th ul n elimin he pirk continued m pili four bricks begin to tumble tar piper roofing flies and walls turn hie while spectators gathered as ihe kepit wrecking and salvage trews began demolition on the lormcr stores glove building to for the new federal post olfiee in atton workmen wen on the job tues day morning md already the top scmon or thtntain antl boiler toom buildings have been derrtol ished old lumber is being sal v iced md pilid readv for sale and ot hi r sah arable materials ire beint kipt done by easter l c rocus georgetown ted era in pee tor lor the demolition is knpinc in eagle eve on the work md reported this week the i oritur ejovc shop as well as he home formerly occupied b mr md mr- kenneth knox will be lompleieh demolished bv april 21 after dl the rubble is cleaned ivv iv ind the ground levxllcd wikhu const im hon company eomrietor tor the erect km of the new building will move m iro- inedntilv to begin construcuon woik kepie wnxking company branlford is subcontractor to wilchar if conditions arc favorable of ficiuls of wilchar construction are hopeful of beating the goeern ment s estimated time of 10 months for completion of the building by four months meanwhile sidewalk supenn tindents art many and with the bright minslum beaming down mans arc 5auntennty to sec the work underway rev d west new rural dean the rex donald west or st alban s church has been ap pointed rural dean of the dcancrv of wellington by the right res walter e bagnall the lord btv hop of the diocese of niagan in wellington deanery arc gucl ph eton fergus arthur mount feinst palmevston roekwoyd enn orangcv ilk glen williams ind eseral rural thunhes mr west will assist the bishop in matters pertaining lo the dean cry and information and inquin is will be passed through him two weekly garbage pickups approved during summer administrative salary adjust mints vmn the object or consld erablc discussion at tuesday s meeting ol acton cuuiull met 1 ing as u committee of the whole under the ehairm uiship of eoun eillor ham peat the meeting tin ally accepted the reeommenda lion ul ihe adininstr dive cum nut tec tluough an oversight the pioposul hud not beep prcs mlid lo council befopfaeecpt- unec uf the budget bmjwd been included m the awnrnistfaion committee s estimates under the increases grunted which were objected tu by eoun eillor peal and wood the salary ol the olfiee clerk goes fiom j4s lo 48 pel week the ulliee man agei increases lo 4 300 from 40s0 and the eleik goes lo from 000 per veai all incrcus es arc rctioactivc tu january 1st 1962 twice a week garbage collection will revert o t twice weekly schedule for the summer months untie 1 the new sehcduli lo be effective in lute may one section of town will be covered on monday and thurs day the remaining section will hue pickups on tuesday ind fndav the clerk explained this will dlow 1 better distribution of ihe woiks sufr three men and a truck will be on garbage culleeliun lor four days a week the remaining five men will be uvuitihlc foi continuous works depaitmcnl duties a report of the hydro inspector relayed by ihe clerk recommend ed the immediate recovering of the lower floor of the sewage dis posal plant and all outside units the clerk is ffxeeure price im mediaicly on this work inspcc tiun shows that the conduit ex posed und buried in concrete in bill wilson new district governor new district governor of the central ontario district of y s mens clubs is bill wilsun past president of the actlnrclub his appointment to thctiislnct s lop post was announced at the an nual twoday conference in brant ford he succeeds oscjr thompson of the kitchener waterloo ys mens elub local past president g w mckcnzie is also a former district goycrnor doue copeland takis over the presidency of the at on elub trom mr wilson tonight thurs day mr wilson will be visiting elubs throughout the disinet as part of his scars activities the active and keen ys man was recommended tor the posi bs the members of his club 8 5 foot elm sprayed in helicopter experiment the 9 yearold plant has de lei lor atcd badly and has now been dc termincd to be unsufe the rond committee presented their ptoposed wutk schedule lor this summer thiec niajur pro jects will he undcrlikcn ind ten tiers un being called imiuedlulc in- repuving und euihlug ol muln mreet i rum mill lo the school line including widening uf the bridge over the school eicek will be undertaken this project hus been engineered by the depuit ment of highways loi three ycai s the final toil ot initllop will be applied to the loids 111 luke- view subdivision chunhill koud north and the extension ol me donald boulevard sidevv dks on m un street north willow john mill llgin bower ind st all 111 s drive are due for improvement umltj ihi pi ui lo rejuvenate 17 000 squire feet uf sidewalk at an estimated ust of 3 sco new compressor the purchase ol 1 new an torn pressor for the winks depart ment ut a cusl ol 4 300 inelud ing trade- in und all taxes was ap proved the only stipulation on the purchase wan the investlga ol the starting problems ol the unit in cold we ithcr the power is supplied by a diesel unit the clerk was instructed to piepirc a bylaw lo rcslnil md mind pai king on eeitaln streets 1 ihe town under the proposed by law the fine lor illegal park iii be intreised from 1 to 3 a 1 wo hour parking limit will be unpused in the business dis tt let no parking will be allowed the south side of knox from mam to paik the east side of park dum knox to mill and the north side of mill from main lo park auditors report the annual auditors report for 1961 was received and iso copies are to be prepared a surplus of 14 294 95 un 1961 uperations is reported the assessment committee re ported il had been unable to get hold of a qualified assessor and recommended advertising again in the municipal world a tree slump removal program will be undertaken at an csmmal ed cost of 5 per stump the town staff will clean up afle the stumps have been broken up the transfer of the reliable tuxl license 10 peter brockhovem was improved and a third cab vvun licensed owrc contract the contrail with the ow rc fui the water project on chin elll ii road north und the been signed final acceptance of the contract by i ha owrjc and conliaeloih could tuku up lo 30 days the clerk reported conver sations with the owrc indicat mg ipprov il could be ghvch in 10 days and work could start then fo qualify lor winter works pay incuts only work done before the extended deadline ol may 31 will be subject lo subsidy ihe clerk reported ills invesll gitluns had indicated tt would not lie necessary lo huve a petit ion signed by ratepayer to hold 1 plebiscite on changes in the amount of lie annual grants to tin hands ol music ted tylei jr president of the cjiitris band was present and rcquesled permission to um the sceund floui of ihe town hall for band pricllee use of the town h ill would require installation of lights in the auditorium the bind must vucale the rooms at the si one school by april 30 so llni tljey moy be prepared for use by the high school next fall he also rvporlcd to council ne gotiations underway for the ac quiring ol a siie and cohriiructton ol a building as u home for the hand the she is un wallace ave and il is proposed to erect a concrete block building a mini mum mc of 30x60 construction of he band build ing complies with the zoning by lew except in ihe area require ments the land is zoned 0 1 conservation ii was felt a building permit could nut be issued until suffic ient land u acquired by the band to meet area requirements of ihe by law it was pointed out an am endmenl to the zoning bylaw would iakc up fo 12 months dogs and dog control wen again talked about the pros aid cons in the use of a tranquillizer gun increasing the dog license i fee dog pick up and the appoint men 1 of ihe control officer as a special constable were all sub jet is covered discussions will be held at urban board before any decisions arc made suffers gash bruises in twovehicle crash mrs jack rcid lake avenue was hospitalized bricflv tor treat ment x rays and observation wednesday afternoon following a car accident on maui street south nearthc queen street west intersection on main street when her cai in collision with a panel truck driven by hartley deforest police constable mcrvin har ncss of ihe acton 0 p p detach merrt investigated and staled the deforest truck was proceeding to back from the west shoulder i ul main slrect to a driveway on the east side in order to proceed north on main street at the rime the accident happened mrs rcid suffered a gah oil htf forehead a in ri ct- buw biuls im huck she sva- lakcn lo the emergency ward at gueiph general hospital for treatment and was allowed to re turn home later in the evening damage to the rcid our was es timated at approximately 300 and ihe dcforest truck 100 hmcofttr phot john schultz of dominion helicopters l mited king city pours pailful after pailful of d d t mixture into a tank at the side of h s plane poor to taking off to spray an 65 foot elm tree at the farm home of w a n hoey r r 1 moffat helping with back to camera is dr a kingscote of the ontario veterinary college a spray bar can be seen at tached to the landing gear with small rets to supply pressure v unique method of spraying a duteh ilm tret- was tried wed- tusdax tnornine at the farm borne ul w a hoes rjc 1 molt it whin a helicopter hoser ed mienl limes over the tree and vvl djji the smoot hifch dutch elm iiim ilid to be over 200 years old hid not shown any nsns ut ttk dreaded dutch dm dunc but mr hoes was nol to lose the famih tree vhhh m inds in frqnt of the hous ne vr the roadway their home elm tree farm takes its name from this tall staichr tree watch experiment prcncnt to wtincss the experi ment wen doctor a kntiscotc ind doe tor john mcgnoigor trom the ontario veterinary col lege seseral neighbors and press representatives also hand to take pictures of the ecnt tree sprasirtg is not new but doing the job from a hchcop- ttr is this tree ts muvh too high to pras from the ground as fruit trees are spraved mr hues thought it- wo cu4 in tu neighborhood f 50 of his amount 40 is fur helicopter renui and 10 for ddt the spras mixture eonsistcd of 10 gallons of 25 per cent ddt mtscd with 100 gallons of water a hide tank on the helicopter i held the mixture and a spras bar attached to the landing gear of the machine bckhed out the fine spras passing motootjts were aston- tshed to sec the helicopter buz zing user the tree e with saata handling the helicopter was 1 john d schultz chief puot of dominion he licopter limited king cits who will be familiar to manv who attended the armal of sam i claui in acton seseral sears he handled the hchcoplcrj trom the north pole for the jol- j 01dfcllow chiet piloi svhuiiz admitted this stas his first experience at i spras mg a single tree he has sparved vrups and bushes several- times the hehcuptet hovered oxer 1 be tree the pilot allowing for the slight brecw pressed the con trol which allowed the ddt lo strcamfrom the nozzles attach ed to the control bar dr kingscote stated he thought the experiment was successful as the helicopter took off for home base spectators swarmed into the hoes home for a warm cup of coffee jitsof svftay arc thrown jfbm a hclicoptar a a 200 year- old elm tree 85 fact tall received coat of oil t to pravant any possible bm trac dsaasa- w a n hoty moffat farm owner u shown m the f at ha waa 1h exercise pilot john schuhx landed twice 10 rerinh ttnfct wrtft the mixture and stated at hit xpeinoi of flying it was the first time he had sprayed an ndhndual lre