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eightyeighth ywr no 15 nt tt by ttw fm otflet dapartnant ottawu acton ontario thursday october 4ih 1962 eight pagesseven cants atrial view of new acton limestone quarries just opened for production this week mwiiiarr t- aw w total town assessment 7635925 462 per cent industrialcommercial assessment figures presented al council s tuesday session still in dicate a very favorable residcn tiolcommerual ratio with 462 or the total assessment industrial commercial the residential as sessment is 53 896 total assess ment is 7635 925 made up of land of 875 055 buildings 5069 oso and business of 1072300 r e s i d c n 1 ia i asscvsmenl is 3774815 commireial 1070790 industrial 2170800 and exempt 6i9520 these figures may be reduced byjhe coucl of revision the 200000 increase over last year is accounted for by new building during the year assess ment uppcals must be entered with the clerk by oetober 14th notice of increase in tht cost of the contract with the o p p for munieipal policing was recciv cd under the contncl for 1961 cost of a corporil uill be 6000 and constables will be at s400 no increase in cruiser cosls or 9t a mile is expected possibility of jeuse an the size ul the dc tachment was also diseussid which will incrcisc tost in 1962 5 was budgeted for point costs couneil will hiu to cilher accept the contract with the in crease or set up iheii own poliee department bv januuv 1st 1961 the eontraet has lone hick t the police eommiltee for i report nutiee wis icceiud imm llle ballinafad auction boosts new hall articles i inline from btkitil i antiques will fo up on ilu uie lion block toi sk this siluidtv at bulhu il ul is i ik i i in iss i mi mil ice lot the lie w h illin it id tl ill arc hopeful ul boosliiic the lund dunuts line liun u tic le v lot the mic ami ihis uk ihc e mi ml i toe received sevet d unique ankles pu i ons wilf he ithk tu obtllltl le i mil sihiivvkiics mi itn spot as tluv m ike i bid tot their favorite ii lick progress tin the new buildinc has been held up letup iru ilv but an addition it lisi oi duiiui io dale is published bekw acton and area bank ul nov i se mi b ink ol muntreal mt md mis j is btv don mr and mis wes all in utehhn jewclkis mr md mrs jock holme- cim mt ts mi and mrs j lambtii vlli- t n striktion t id mr wm t i ulv mr o mot fir balttnfad area mr and mrs r i stwiulkhur t mr and mrs c f snow di md mrs clifford re id mi md mrs thomas gibson mr md mi richard shoiuli jr mt md mi john be ik mrs ki mefn r mr and mrs- di in th unpson mr ami mrs d hamv georgetown and area townc sewing machine onii miss jean maekenu mr md mrs lome ckac dr a meln tosh mr wm brown jackson s bargains hams floral mecor micks drug store suiucrctk area mr r pearson mr md mis h hcalcv mr and mr j ir ncre mrs d williamson mia burns mr and mrs b kcip others miss lvdia j snow mr ind mrs s g bennett mr md mrs wm robinwi mr and mrs 0 d vaughn bng jc wallace department or murjietp il affurs that the council will be icquired before january 1 to submit a fiveyear projection ol capital eosls the department letter ex plained this would simplilv and expedite approval of the pro jects included in the forecast will be capital expenditure of the school board the hvdro commis sion paiks board md dl boards authorized to issue dcbentuics the forms md letters ire to be turned over to the hudecl com millce md hinds coneeined approval ol an oakvillc rcsolu lion was given the oakvillc res ilution c ills l i legislation lc m ike it ihk mr and mrs w mino celebrated their 60lh wedding an n versary monday at their home in eden mills the couple were married in rockwood methodist church parsonage and after retiring from the farm moved to their present home they have four ch idren george of toronto nelson goelph bill malton and margarei mrs sid barnes of brookl n on tar o the couple have 1 5 grandch idren and f ve greatgrand children pircnls toi pivmciil in the else ol v in idillvn ulldci present legislation lllelc is lit iceouisc lot pivnietit m ioi dov expiessed dissilisl le hon vvilh the woidinl of the ics lolulion undct wliuh the property ovvnei would he ii iblc lor dam iees i la icil ml del lulled how ever the resolution w is cndoiscd a by i iv w is pissed ippuinting murt i smith to the committee ol adjustment lo fulfill he term ol ul hex ol jack doherly who has icsigncd new councillor alec johnson took the oilh of fliee is eoiiiieillor to fill the a e mc on council caused b the ie ilii iikiii il fi ink proiise a k lie t horn hie com iiunitv irotruns br inch idviscd coun i it w mkl be in otdcr tu have ihc puks burd continue to act i i reeic hi m conimillce until the end ot ihc c ir providing iw nicinbcis ol council sit on tht hoard the monlhlv police report how eel s2 c iscs prosecuted and 42 convictions the magistrate re polled lines of 688 collected ihc i hi ii s shaie being 236 17 reeve hirltivc reported a request be i ire countv couneil for iwo court rooms in ihc old court house w is heme ei nsidcrcd at the pre sent time nil c iscs aic bcinj h ud in o ikvilk ihc hutldiiil committee w is in sinicled lo pnpirc i rcporl n tin ulvisihililv f ihc purchase nd rinuwliin i ihc old post ittiee is i munieipil build in annual dinner s in t i ihc mini il dinner l hie i lb in b lid on november continued on pake three 2500000 acton limestone quarry begins operation produce monday a iwo and a hall million doll u investment bee inic moie than speculation tins week as iniclun erv si tried lo hum when pioduc tion began at acton limestone ouirnes iwo miles soulhe isl of acton the site i iv doililiint lot a number of years until specul il us s iw ptssibilltles foi one of c ina da s largest quaincs the lormer lime kilns ii ivi been growing up in gi iss md weeds for ovci 30 years until last year when a cle iring piolr mi began lo remuvc ihc wo ided tie i and level the m our id unelei the n ime of the new ovvneis acton limestone oiiirncs dream come true scollish bom and educated john moore s iw a die im come true as can ul i s newesl lueist md inosi mode in lullv tulum il ed limeslone quarrv bcf in pio duemg etuslicd stone foi the eon sliuetion hide mi mooil ins hpent mon i lis and monlhs it ihc drivving bond desifniiil equip ment and lay uul for the new pl ml the good nalurcd scot has dc mfnct thtce ither pl mis but aclon limestone quiincs is the lirgcsl lo d he barbel giceiie company did he eneineciinl on the crushing plant which is dc signed lor 100 pei ccnl duplie i lion in the event of expulsion constant vigil mi mimin his been on hand d ulv since the fust ground wis biukcn and equipment hcean lo w live ind 1 1 inc willi vice picsi dent uul lcnei tl in in ilci john b retail his itcch keeping i close witch on the developme i 1 ol t the pl nit both men ii ive h id ve irs of experience in the con slruelion field started in 1959 fxploratory work began on ihc site in i he 19s9 when i diamond chilling program was c lined tut lo delermuie ihc lonnage ind quality of limestone uiidlilyiiic the properly at this time in independent geologists repui i indie ited lh it otil or the 2 so iocs involved 180 urts in un del i on bv dolomite lime stone estim iicd lo lot il over 40 mil lion tons it is esiim ited in the compiny prospectus lhal in id hliouil 10 million tons n inch c ited on llle lem lining 26s mis the 2s0 icies owned hv the cinipiliv include puis o lols 21 md 24 concession 4 i squcs nif which wcic bought irom i in moott toroulo this piop ei lv pieviously foimed pin lions ol lh willi un milker i um ilu uv kukwood i um md lh lor uiei lime kilns llndci opti n i picscul lie jppioxim hclv 100 icics irom thorn is ritchie ip piomiualelv 100 icies from mr md mts j r pn iv and ip pioxim tlely ts icies fioin tin mcdinild t iniitv big daddy in mosl t pci m ms of this sit lime uc ilw ivs ilu nun be hind the scenes ind preskknt ol aclon 1 irncsi ne ouitius i unit cd is none ithet lliin iredciick g gihiiiui well known f rinci ell in in in ol meliopolitui toi on lo olhei olhcnls iiielude mi ke l in john d minliv vice piesi lent ind john j lilpaliuk o c see iet iry lie isurcr bcfoie ihc luge expensive mi ehinlry i in be fed with huge chunks of rock to he crushed drilling ind bl tsiing tikes pl ice this lock is loidcd ml font i tike liuiks bv i fully elceliu illy opet ilcd powei shovel for ii lift fei to ihc prim irv trustier i ip tbleof tiushint 2000 tons 1 lock per tioiu tunnel under stockpile trom the pnin iry crusher hie stone is fed onto i 54iruh ton vevor belt bv svntron feeders il ihc i ilc ol 2 000 tons per hour md dumped into a suilc pile so00 tons over a 1 irge lunnel from this stockpile the malen d is iceoveied bv a s4ineh convey or hell bv iw i synlron lecdcrs 1 1 is weighed automatically and dumped onto a scalping hjmntajowjwwaamwiiiwvmv3biwm approve new pa system for community centre improved public add re nounemg and music icproduclion toi skating it the coinmumtv ceniic will result from ihe in st dlalion ol a new sound svstcm lpprovetl bv ihe boatd at their tliuisdav mcctitil the boird accepted the 1 s6s piopisil of aclon tv scr vice tor equipment a lour irtck t ipe recorder will provide eighl hours music mm one i ipe the unplifier will he loc ilcd in ihc office ind the miciophone ind recorder will be pott iblc hetwi j the press box and the olfiee in the aana portion or ihe huildiii l here will be i seven i spc iktr sysiem addilional pc ik crswill be i c ited in ihc ludilor j turn the lohhv md in ihc hisc i meni section makine the instal i 1 tlion more diflieiill ire ihe shcel j me i il ve ills and roof which cause i icousiical problems the new svs tern his hcell destined lo mini mii these problems figure skatml cltsses were ihoncd bv the board wilh ss rcfcisiered lasl week the lieurc has climbed lo 65 ihis week a eeiicril meet nj tl inkrcsted skateis will be he d tucsd iv ewnmj ci isscs will be held thui sd ly f mm 2 30 i 1 10 w hen pie school children md nut hers will don ihe blades f mm 700 to 1000 the iniermcdiitc and senior classes will m ve in tees ii ive been set al 600 b r pieschod children stooo i r intermcdi ile ind 512 00 tor seni is ci isscs will he held lor ipproxiinalcly 20 weeks engage new man alberi b rd w is encienl for the work si ill md will befrn ins duties oil txr is m a salary ol 67 so per week panhine is n iiiiil compklion ind ulvcitismg silns ire bane in sidled in- ihe vvcsl end at the i ist end ol ihe areii i ihc pr fnim is hemf held up pending ihc ar riv d of the new iiiik clock a tins point lurvthrng four inches dnps nlo nvcvoi uul plus i nit inch il is dumped miu ihe see et usher phftio 420 pound pressure sent flames from the exhaust pipe above a dr ming rig soar ng into the sky when number 40 gas well blew n tuesday afternoon the well dr lied by lome mckillop s the latest blown n by anthony gas and oil exploralons lim ted the company s holding open house at the well ihis satur day when demonstrations will be staged open house firemen will be at home in ihe fire hall saturday afternoon and everyone la welcome lo pay them a wilt the fire truck with all their complicated equipment will be on view and ihe brigade members will be answering questions the child ren will be able lo climb right up in the drivers seal if they want to refreshments will be served t rushir building where it in e i celled ig un ill dirt ind for eign miten il taken out and clumped on the west side of ihe building from the tertiary crmh ci nnlcriil is c irned on con icvor belts to ihe first screening iiiim r cunt uning two screen at ihis stuge iwo ind a half null minus md one and a half tiicti minus m ilcn it arc transfer led lo two s 000 ton stockpiles ind ill inilernl over two and a hill nidus is rclurned to the leili irv tiusher again where it is biokcu down lo ihe proper size down lo smalleat from the first screening lower stone is carried lo the second where iwo grades of stone min us one inch and minus three quarter inch ire piled in two so 000 ton stockpiles by ihc time the ihird screening tower has becnrciehed five eighlh inch and thict eighth inch matcri il is stockpiled in so 000 tun piles fioru the lime material begins to flow through the first to the thud screening tower six stock piles hive been made over a i 200 fool lumiel equipped with 12 svniron feeders this enables ihe t imp my to mix any specifi li lion of ip ilenal called for by i contr it lor or irchitcct concrete retaining walls 20 feet high ind ipproximately 160 feel long prevent different siea of irrali rid from mixing stockpiles me isiiiing 208 feet it ihc base cone out lo 80 feet at the top load at siding as ihe onkrs come in material is selected and mixed automatio illy c in led through an elevated tunnel on uuncyor belts to four large bins with a capacity of 1600 ions over i railroad siding where four c irs ire loaded at one time atler loiding ihc cars are moved over an aulomalic track sc ik ind the weight recorded on tapes hie sc ile is one of three in existence and will be owned ouinghi by ihe company with the exeeptton of intricate parti on continued cm fag five smash two windows at school bnakin two windows were smashed and doors opened to admit thlev es dunng ihc weekend at the ro be n little public school thieves appiantlv left empty handed af ler ransacking the principals of tlcl a smalt w1ndowtnrhff tfuor of ihe kindergarten class was smash ed io allow the robbers to reach in and unlock ihe door from the inside after gaining entrance to ihe schxil ihc pnncipal s office i was the next target and the win i dow in the door was smashed in i in lie ime manner tu allow cn- trv io be made discovery ol the incident was m ide hv teacher keith martin who visited the sehool monday morning to do some work during the h ihdav police were called mmedj tidy and fingerprints were obtained principal g w mckcnzic rf p irtcd this week nothing had been taken that he could asccr- fire razes garage truck 3000 blaze at flour mill aelun firefighters scuied a ie lorv sundav c v e tiuil when ii tines and spaiks rum burnine liid threatened mam buildmes it lindsiv s houi mill an csiunaled s3 00u d un ie was shinvai when mi lmniv- tin f ii ife st ike dump tiiuk uul olhei c utile ills ol tlu hulldllll el cumpleulv k ii ve 1 ll s nlicied that chikheii smoking it plavmj with mil he vau e 1 tin riidi midtufhl blavi the tile w s tits j nercd bv a itcubv resident wlu didu i liiu a telephone m the house bul i an to a neighbors to raise ihe alarm when firemen inivesj at the scene harms jnd spirks were h h nn skvw ud irom tin bla tlh building several ii e ol hose were hasiitv hid and streams ul water pl is d n the tire spray nearby elevators v irbv ldui ekv itois were spi ivvd with witer and the n i ind siiks ol ihe main buildmp vvvtted down to prevcni spjrks tartmg mother tin fxpl sion f trusk tires startled spectators and it was tx sieved the gas tank hid eplcxlctl firemen who vere bat fine tbi blae nht inside the liraee didn t realize till later lhal the ljs lank wis siill half lulljol pcriiil firemen man spectator fds which uhliu hlve iplkkd 1 hmed the flovv in ihc sliv i spreading iht ha t i other build iik itv ihc potcntiallv very serruu infs to a i h the flimcon blic men kll ke 1 tl e tin w ills t ihe the loll ivmiil morning tu gllae over vvth pike poles tl 11 hid mkk he ime s md consuhl the lluek r rurhii 1 tud etptnrttrs am police well 1 h mi t pii la lllllll i il ihe seen vet 1 hi k t iii luimilll vel 1 h 1 r th 1 inn uc un k lines a 11 i uiuss ihe u p i r 1 their paienls hav roadwav ai d s p un irom him kin i ktvd thieves steal two cars later found abandoned car thieve- broke inio beviav tar sales m nutimt after 1 am m ndiv rmsi ked the ollisc draw 1 1 s ind tilts smashed in emptv site in 1 hurled it ouisidr alonj with se ol ir kevs bttore nikme oil with iwo lumpanv eat abandon cars the ihevcs levied 19s and iso model ears for their escapade the iwo vchisles wen reeivercd short v before noon the same dav the 7 mode i w as tound abandoned in the lanewav ai the alben in gils farm on the second line and the later model was loea ed in a dith on a side road near georgetown herb jobb discowred the the it n f breakin around 10 a m mon i iv when he armed to open ihe hue h and ross ballon line ire vat net in ihe car sales busi ness mr jobb had found even ihinj in order when he made a i isi minuic check after midnight lond iv when he d smcrcd the incident tv side window sash had been rem ned lo allow ihc thieves lo jin eniran e alier an attempt had hem made to lorec opn i the door pohee were cailcd when the of kl wa found in i shambles and unstable ron rupert is investi baling acton fwotghtbb vis feci acton and district schools wed- nesday morning and conducted fire drills during fire prevervj tion week firefighters also inspected schools for possible fire hazards and checked fire extinguishers pictured above are two i of the umot grades from the m z bennett school as they hear i an explanation regatd ng fire fighting equipment the child ren were allowed to ask questions and some were able to ut on the driver s seat of the truck firemen on doty we chief mick holmes milliard price phil mccristall and sam tarmant