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2 the acton free press wednesday april 19 1967 mayor outlines expansion hydro strikes 3792929 budget acton hydro electric com mission struck a capital expen diture budget of 3792929 at their regular bimonthly meet ing thursday although some commissioners felt they might be underbudgetting chairman ted tyler told the meeting they can always go back tor more money in the event its needed the poealblllty more capital might he needed was broached when superintendent doug mason said maintenance was needed on present equipment he explained he didnt include estimates in mr budget be cause he was waiting to see the direction council was tak ing on newly planned areas mayor duby agreed i re alized just since tuesday 43 building permits have been is sued in this town every indication points to considerably more residential development than weve had in recent years he warned the commission building has already started in lakeview subdivision and the superintendent has had re quests from contractors for poles for temporary services an arrangement with the bell telephone co was pending to use their poles earflar in the meeting com missioner doug dawkins ques tioned who gave contractors permission to install one set of stop lights on a dead end pole owned by- acton hydro at the corner of mill and main the question met with a round-fhe- table shrug mr dawkins said it was bad enough installation was done withoutpermission but the lights were hanging cockeyed tool its studid to think people urban board welfare continued from page one ther it would be eligible for grants although nassagaweya and esquesing townships do not belong to the urban board they are going to be reinvited to join and participate in the scheme chairman bob drinkwalter switched the topic to garbage disposal and incinerators with reference to the acton dump which is almost full with no alternative site available he outlined actons intention to purchase an incinerator milton councillor brian best said it was possible the incin erator in mind might not pass new air pollution control laws regulation of the turner wou ld be difficult because of the variety of garbage the chairman said the bur ner is being used in quebec with some success in the demonstration shown acton councillors the burner con- sumed three or four tons of garbage in 20 minutes leav ing only tin cans and ashes to be buried georgetown representatives reeve hunter and councillor emmerson figured george town still had four or five years left in their present dump which uses the land fill method milton repres entatives wondered about the merits of the incinerator me thod which would require a new site the present mil ton dump is in a highly resi dential area actons problem is accute weve only got two or three months left said the mayor sooner or later said mil tons brian best every ser vice is going to be central ized the northern munici palities are going to find it cheaper and more expedient to collect and dispose of gar- barge on a cooperatives basis he suggested councillor tony cousens of milton felt municipalities cou ld cooperate on a more exten sive scale and include nassa gaweya and esquesing in the discussions he asked if there would he any merit to renam ing the board so the two townships would find it more attractive there no objection to the name said actons mayor in fact nassagaweya is quite ready to participate now on afr cousens recomend- ation it was decided to extend an invitation to the townships to the next meeting which will be held in georgetown on wednesday may 10 georgetown representatives left to attend another meet ing and discussion continued on the high cost of education rising tax rates and solutions to problems most municipal ities share chairman bob drinkwalter presided at the meeting which had brian best tony cousens charlie johnson and percy barr attending from milton reeve hunter and w emmer son from georgetown and acton mayor duby charlie perry earl masales bill wil liams and secretary jack mc- geachie as well as the chair man from acton b p expands purchased from other compan ies building products acton plant has facilities for produc ing pipe compound pellets from pvc resin and the various ad ditives which are required the company does its own compounding because it believ es its formulation is better than any of the ready made mixtures presently available building products of can ada limited also has enlarged its die storage facilities its finished stock storage area and its shipping facilities at ac ton to meet constantly grow ing demands for its products especially in the construction industry can move into town and do stuff like this its a town problem the problem for us is who gave them permission to hang lights on the pole said the chairman as an electrician i can fore see trouble continued mr dawkins weve got superintendents and other people to look after this sort of thing lets find out see what caused it be fore we go into a flap replied the mayor an investigation was order ed inside repairs on the large new garage doors had been done satisfactorily by the con tractors so the commission re leased 1100 of a 1700 hold back to them the remainder is being held back until grad ing and repairs and catches on doors and windows are fixed identification cards worth 2 apiece were ordered for the works staff the commission and the press sat on comfortable new chairs the cognac color com plimenting the board rooms decor a spacious new press and utility table also graced the room a 24 x 18 bronze plaque which incorporated the com missions names was ordered from james h matthews mil ton it was also agreed trees and shrubs would be purchas ed to landscape the new building accepting the advice of a local nursery on types and number accounts amounting to 24- 21095 were authorized paid the commission adjourned to meet later on wage sched ules chairman ted tyler presid ed at the meeting with com missioners o brown w mc- eachern d dawkins mayor duby superintendent d mas on and secretary a urquhart also attending several candidates expected halton west liberal nomination attempts to stop the spread of flames with hand extin guishers were futile in fridays dominion hotel fire scene of the fire start was the back kitchen in the older section of the hotel estimated to be 125 years old flames spread up the partition burned through the ceiling through an upstairs bed room and into the attic before they were extinguished staff photo special centennial certificates music festival medals awarded wire to marriage counsellor thats my side of the story and now ill tell you his never has money been so easy to get and so hard to keep special centennial certificate medals awarded for- music fest centennial year certificates will be presented this year to all the boys and girls who take part in the north halton mus- suicide findings contrary to popular opin ion suicide is not always pre ceded by visible gloom or de jection psychiatrists worlcing at suicide prevention centers have discovered that attempts by patients to take their own lives frequently are preceded bv smiling depression a covering up of inner fears of failings with an air of good humor once the suicide has made up his mind to take his life he may suddenly seem relaxed even happy and re lieved because he has decided a way out of his agony ac cording to dr robert e lit- man of the los angeles sui cide prevention center for one commercial sevenyearold tv performer gets 95 pay minus pension ricky holmes ate a melting ice cream cone with gusto and got paid 95 for it the sevenyearold acton lad who with his father had for gotten that his picture was tak en back last summer at the cne this week concluded negotiations to have the pic ture used as a television com mercial on tuesday his dad robert holmes 219 arthur st receiv ed the cheque for the monev ricky is due for his few mo ments of unconscious pleasure which turned out to be work kit ricky domot get all of his 95 to satisfy union regu lations he has two per cent deducted for pension and wel fare and his total takehome pay is 9310 the boy is going to have a new bicycle with the money his dad says last year at the exhibition mr holmes had his sons terry and ricky and daughter judy with him when he saw a crew of photographers taking dozens o pictures of a wide variety of people children and ad ults while he watched they drew ricky in front of the cameras and gave him a big ice cream cone the day was one of the hottest of the sum mer and the cone melted down the appealing youngsters face someone asked mr holmes for his name and town the family looked in the pa pers that week to see if the picture appeared it didnt and the episode was forgotten then in the middle of march a letter came asking permis sion to use the lad in a com mercial consent was dispatch ed this letter and cheque fol lowed this week the letter comes from an ad vertising agency which has the account for lever brothers the customer for the ad the form implies young student ricky is a member of the as sociation of canadian televi sion and radio artists he had acquired a work permit and standard pay his category is re for recognizable ex tra the commercial name is bright world but when it will appear the family doesnt vet know ic festival the annual event is held this year april 25 and ap ril 26 and includes inspec torates of o g mcdowell and w l mcneil in milton acton and the townships of esques ing and nassagaweya the competitions are at ac tons robert little school audi torium and the public is en couraged to attend any or all of the sessions this years adjudicator is mrs vera e russell who at one time spent 14 years teach ing music in halton county festival officers are past president john bell of milton president mrs j marcoux of acton vice president jack reed norval secretarytreas urer mrs bert benton acton trophy conveners are mrs dick appleyard and mrs sam brunelle on tuesday april 25 compe titions include the triple duets and choir classes scheduled to begin at 845 am and continue throughout the day until about 305 pjn on wednesday morning april 26 at 845 until 11 jo there are solo competitions a centen nial year special each school is permitted one entry the north halton music fes tival association is presenting medals to winners in these classes gold for first silver for second and bronze for third each having a centennial pin at- ached to it wih a chain also the north halton music festival association is present- grass fire sunday afternoon acton fire fighters had a run to ballina- fad where a bon fire had burn ed out of control the flames were soon confined ing a trophy to the choir show ing outstanding performance during the festival the adjud icator will select this winner certificates for centennial year are being presented as a memento to each child who takes part on wednesday evening april 26 at 7j0 triple trios and boys changed voices will be in com petition several winners of the tuesday classes and solo classes will also entertain the home economics depart ment of the robert little school with girls from the m z benrett school serving will provide a luncheon on tuesday to festival executive inspectors adjudicator and supervising teachers music supervisors include tlenn banks of acton mrs lenora vickery nassagaweya lloyd werner milton and mrs mary kidney esquesing the halton west liberal no minations are to be held in the nelson high school audi torium new st burlington on friday april 28 elders reieive rally pep talk the church may not have too long to witness was the warning voice of george fcr- nic 30 years an elder of a tor onto presbyterian church and presently assistanf director of presbyterian men at a rally of elders from the presbytery of brampton of the presbyterian church in canada almost all congregations were represent ed at the enthusiastic meeting held in st andrews church brampton on sunday evening april 9 mr ferule pointed out that communism is 50 years old this year and already eight mil lion subscribe to its beliefs the world will only be con vinced when we as elders and a church present something to the world by which it will be attracted he insisted can we not show the joy and power of a life dedicated to the ser vice of the master speaking in the theme help im an elder he outlined briefly the history of the elder ship from the time of moses and discussed the duties of elders which include govern ment and discipline in the church to maintain the fam ily in a wholesome way the admission of members the conduct of worship and the training of the young referring to the number of men relinquishing the minis try he challenged his hearers that many were discouraged by the attitude of their sessions and ome even dreaded bring ing new members into the church because they were af raid of bringing them into the arms of a corpse he pointed out that there is one minister to every 18 elders in brampton presbytery to how that the whole load can not be borne by the minister he added that ciders can get to places and make contacts that the minister cannot what is the gospel according to you mr fernie asked a panel discussion on practi cal questions of the eldership followed panelists included rev r macmillan knox oak- ville rev d r micholson campbellville william wright an elder from port credit and mr fernie the convener of the presbyterys evangelism and social action committee rev d gibson orangeville moderated song loader was jim lain of hamilton the male quartette of knox mil ton brought messages in song amongst the elders was one lady miss mary whale of er- indale church elected to the eldership since the general as semblys historic approval of the ordination of women last june she is director of over seas missions of the womens missionary society wd do it yourself doesnt work in insurance either why run the risk of do it your self insurance our expert help makes it easier safer and less ex pensive call us today be safer save money insurance see your safeco expert dennys insurance agency 17 mill st w acton 1530 1 so residences bill 8532645 harold 8532565 manning 1 electric best refrigerator valuf at frigidaire manning electric acton frank w herman president of the ridings liberal associa tionsaid several qualified can didates willing to represent halton west have signified theyll be in the running and he expects a lively interesting contest special guest speaker at the meeting will be the hon law rence t pennell solicitorgen eral of canada other promin ent mps are also expected to be there all citizens from the new riding which comprises acton burlington nassagaweya town ship and the northern part of esquesing are invited to at tend further information can be obtained from mrs l red ding 1076 maplehurst ave burlington centennial project suggest spring cleanup to make home firesafe for those who donthavea winler accumulation ot rubbish go through your home from attic to basement dont forget the garage and get rid of anything you no longer need make your home more firesafe with a spring cleanup mem bers said and there is a good chance your home will still be around when canada cele brates her second centennial the bureau cautions against open bonfires and grass fires if incinerators are allowed un der your communitys bylaws make sure yours is equipped with a lid and that someone is there to watch it in case em bers spread to grass or nearby buildings the bureau does not recom end burning dead grass at this time of year its too danger ous when the grass is so dry 1967 centennial project under way right now halton county fire prevention bureau has an idea make a spring cleanup your own personal centennial pro ject for 1967 the bureau sug gests on 10000 cleanup posters its member fire departments are distributing the new posters going out lo home and business places in oakville milton acton george town and the north halton townships of esquesing and nassagaweya should prompt homeowners to dig into the project with gusto the bureau hopes artwork on the posters includes a picture of a fire fighter pointing to the heading carelessness costs dollars and a large replica of canadas centennial symbol check your home prevent fires the posters urge re member every fire call is an expense to your community whats the value of a spring cleanup at your home the bureau points out that many homes are filled with fire haz ards every spring following after a heavy winters use your furnace should be cleaned and checked over by a reliable serviceman make sure no stovepipes touch walls or parti tions store flammable liquids in safetyapproved storage cans and check your fire extinguish er sincere thanks is expressed to the acton firefighters for their prompt response and excellent work as well the many people who came to our assistance during our near disaster edward f srartek louis n wasowicz dominion hotel management hintons 5c to 100 store april specials party pak pkg of 5 rpm records 490 value special 99c orange and lemon slices a treat to eat 39c valuf special 29ii olds end boys ankle and knee v odd lines priced to clear plastic dust pans special 19 lamb half sups assorted colors sizes saal 69 ladtis cotton briefs sizes saal valve tperlal 49c i lawn ond garden supplies dwarf fruit trees 249 each rose bushes hybrid tea oniy 97 vigoro rose food and evergreen food 98d pink vigoro 85c 5