Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 8, 1966, p. 3

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ivj9ki aries tha acton gr prasa thursday pactmbar 1966 tuns in the held of education rather than a single boded of education isii iii representatives of north halton school boards met in acton last wednesday and heard suggestions for the for mation of a north halton board of education and also for the formation of a halton board of education a further meeting is planned for mi on early in january when oakvllle and burlington will be invited to sent representatives a date- has not been finalized that would not interfere with in augural meetings acton representatives host ing the meeting advanced a proposal for the formation of a north halton board that would be responsible for ele mentary secondary and even tually junior college levels of education muton representatives erf the public school board and dis trict high school board pro posed a county board of edu cation replacing all the present town and township boards a further meeting on the subject was proposed fqr jan uary and milton representa tives invited the north halton representatives to hold the meeting in milton burling ton and oakvllle boards of ed ucation will also be invited to send representatives in line with the countywide proposal discussions on education boundaries stemmed from the recent plunkett proposals which would split halton and peel horizontally and link ac- tori milton georgetown bol- ton and northern peel and halton townships in one board of education georgetown district high school board has advanced its opposition to the formation of such anorthern group as proposed by plunkett without the inclusion of brampton and bramalea the acton meeting indicated there was general support for a broader education jurisdlc- tlon officials report and the basis is to be studied at the milton meeting representatives from peel and halton county school boards ancfooards of educa tion met last month in oak- vihe with a further meeting planned for that group with some emphasis on study of a twptler administrative struo- tha acton mealing was a closed one this newspaper was advised by acton board chairman vic bristww the pro posal was being presented for discussion and there was no point getting people excited about something fhar tpjgjit not roaterlattte tte necassfy of dlscujiflorm with the county consultative committee prior to action was also cited as a reason for the closed meeting verbatim transcripts of the discussions were taken steno- graphlcally prognssfwe document ytfi litndra kinniv of rr 2 campballvllle was named friday as the county winner in the annual weed control essay competition for elementary school students lendra 11-yoar- old received 5 for being first in her area quarry conservation agreement first of its kind in province auif photo and 25 for lopping u6 other entries in the county compaction halton weed inspector vernon mearthur and warden h h hinton are shown congratulating the brookvllle school student addition obituary continued from page 1 members said they would raise the balance of 919470 from current funds during wot this la a very good price chairman horace filyth said noting it worked out at 1620 per quare foot when the board had hot expected a price below17 the inclusion of industrial arts and home economics is a first for the township senior students presently take in- airucrfpn in acton public school the board reported es- quesing township was inter ested in using the nassagawe- ya facilities as no schools in that township are equipped to provide classes the library members ex- fdained would probably even- tially be well enough stocked to open to residents as a pub lic library at the encourage ment of the department of education councillors were assured the boards need to raise over 9000 from current revenue next year to handle the addit ional cost would not mean an increase in the mhi rate reeve william coulter when council approved a motion ap plying to the ontario munici pal board for final approval on the 283000 expenditure thanked the board members for their cooperation and the close liaison that has existed between the council and school board over the past two years board trustee art gibson predicted brookville would be come one of the most modern and uptodate educational in stitutions in the county and we wont have to take a back seat to anybody dr kb waller practised rockwood for 36 years ceatemua approval halton county museums centennial building this week received the official approval of the province of ontario the addition to the museum com plex in kelso conservation area is estimated at 31857 subject to the approval of the centennial commission in ot tawa the sum will be made up of 10619 from the countv of halton 10619 from the province and 10619 from the federal government in dr kenneth burton waller who practised medicine at rockwood utf the past 36 years except for war service passed away suddenly at tor onto general hospital on wed nesday of last week dr waller was born in bar- tonville ont in 1903 he was educated in hamilton and re ceived his medical degree at queens university graduating in 1929 he interned at hamilton general hospital in 1930 and the same year started in priv ate practice in rockwood he has become a well known member of his profession and respected citizen of the com munity in the intervening years he had been wellington county coroner for over 20 years he was in the reserve army and when world war ii broke out his entire unit the 11th field ambulance corps join ed up and soon went over seas he was discharged with the rank of major he then continued his prac tice in rockwood he was nam ed county coroner for welling ton county in 1945 two years ago he was named life mem ber ol the wellington county medical association he was a member of the board of visitors of homcwood sanatarium lor the past 20 years and was a staff member of st josephs and guelph general hospitals in guelph he was active with the era- mosa township progressive conservative party and serv ed as its chairman for many years an active member of st johns anglican church in rockwood he served as both the peoples warden and rec tors warden fora number of years he was a member of the guelph masonic lodge and he was an ardent hunter and fish erman he is survived by his wife the former bessie sleen son george waller of palmerston three daughters mrs charles greene joyce of gettysburg south dakota mrs richard mcgregor nancy of ottawa and mrs patrick caughey vic toria of saginaw michigan and 16 grandchildren he was predeceased by a sister ada kathleen funeral service was at st johns anglican church rock wood on friday december 2 conducted by the rev edward sewell of erin assisted by dr wallers soninlaw the rev charles greene of gettysburg sd members of wellington county medical association at tended the funeral service in a body and formed a guard of honor pallbearers were keith ham llton george moltby john lloyd joseph steen john jones and james loree in- terment was in rockwood t cemetery j an agreement termed one of the most progressive docu ments ever produced and a foot in the door of the rest of the province by reeve wll- ham coulter was approved monday by nassogaweya coun cil the agreement exchange of deeds and transfer of land the township passed monday sets out a cooperative policy on es carpment quarrying between the ouffcrln quarry and con struction ltd and the halton region conservation author ity the firm has agreed to hold its massive quarrying enterprise back 300 feet from the face of the niagara escarpment on each side of the nassagaweya- esqueslng town line in both townships two hundred feet back from the face has been conveyed to the conservation authority and the third 100 foot block will be used for stor ing overburden from the quar ry operation for backfilling in later years i the company reserves the right to have one 100 foot wide cut in the face of the escarp ment to bring materials to the crusher below the mountain iifa second aaranndcrfssary the first will be refilled and refor- four charges 18 warnings two dockets in opp week members ot the acton mun icipal detachment of the on tario provincial police from november 27 to december 3 patrolled 719 miles during 230 working hours traffic statis tics recorded included 4 char ges and 18 warnings being is sued to motorists two traffic accidents result ed in s450 damage and two in juries a bolton youth was hospitalized with severe leg injuries a total of eight occurrences was recorded including one minor theft one request for assistance in locating relatives of a deceased person two com plaints of persons in an intoxi cated condition and four mis cellaneous calls two safety talks were given to approximately 60 children magistrates court in milton experienced a small court doc ket with lour acton convic tions being registered result ing in si35 in lines and si7 in court costs being paid wo would like to take this opportunity to remind local citizens that property you may have lost is often turned into the police office if you arc- capable of supplying an accur ate description of the item you have lost it will be returned to you without cost corp ray mason points out many motor vehicle accid ents are the result f faulty equipment on a car be cer tain your car is in perfect con dition at all times how many of you are aware that traffic- accidents in the first six months of 1966 produced over 32 million dollars damage in ontario alone cpl r mason if you live on a street with out sidewalks always carry a flashlight after dark or a tote bag or other object with plen ty of luminous tape on it to catch light from approaching car headlights on dark roads it is difficult for the driver to see persons walking unless they are wearing very light clothes or carrying a conspicu ous object tree day at guthries scotch pine tree farm crewsons corners saturday december 10 1x0 m to s rm 100 christmas special pony saddle with hooded stirrups matching bridle martinqale saddle blanket halter leather lead with chain curry comb mane comb hoof pick tin of saddle soap total value at over 78 m fbk special until christmas 0 jt as also wlda variety off english and wastam riding equipment at ill cross harness sho corner 7c2952 of no 10 ssdaroad and highway 25 p estcd the company is granted the rights in the 99year agree ment for a second roadway through the face if needed the conservation authority expropriated the land in the summer of 1961 and solicitor a j nichols explained the pas sing of the agreement finally put into force the plan the quarry and authority have attempting to enact since j 961 reeve coulter said it was the first such agreement in on tario and he expected jt would be a foot in the dooptor oth er areas of the province only objection to the deal came from councillor mrs anne macarthur who com plained of the possibility of a second cut in the face of the rock the first is visible from her home she said and well be looking at them for the next 50 years the next three gener ations are going to look at a misery it shatters me to see the cut in the escarpment and it just appals me to think of another teen dance acton community centre saturday degember 10 930 pm to 11 0 pm featuring the five top1x admission 50c the tallest tree in town went up last week outside the old post office the attractive sputniks are in orbit again this christmas around the hy dro poles the main streets look surprisingly lovely in the fop uuuhahmhhumhmshhhm vs prefabricated j i kitchen cupboards t and tree cutting service two chain saws fast work tret if fire wood for sale mtfhonl 853-27- between 8 and 9 pm raiasanabja pricea asthnaiaa pjaa ben sanders 83 cabmahm rd aden ont i cabinets custom built 5 for complete information s s phone 8530796 umahushsmmbhmammmhh reelect gibson polaroid swinger cameras regular 2493 19 95 acton pharmacy bill yundt manager 2 main st n 531620 as school trustee in nassagaweya township sound intolligmt uackrship in education art gibson monday dkimmi 12 19m on monday december 12 1966 make sure you vote many changes aro in tfora for nassagaweya vote for a man who will bo responsible to you your life savings may be at stake vote allan ackman reeve nassagaweya 18 years munk3pal expesuence for information cel 8244359 v

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