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wwm halton peel trust savings a bid to gain control of halton and peol trust and savings company was thwarted tuesday afternoon when directors of halton and peel held a special meeting in oakvllle and unanimously turn ed down an offer from security capital corporation security a toronto company announcedsirurday it was otter ing to purchase a majority of shares in the oakvlllebaaed trust firm its a stinking idea the whole proposition halloa and peel general manager oe manning said they are sneaking in the back door they got a list of shareholders and started to tele phone them halton and peels assets exceed 7 9000000 besides the head office in oakvlue offices are located ui bramptonourllngton slmcoe delhi georgetown cooksvlue and milton the north halton ad visory board of halton and peal includes john goy of acton dr bd young of drookvlue john t armstrong otgeorgetown chair man and mike ledwlth reford gardhouse and maurice beaty of milton dr callartin of milton is the local director mr manning reported a letter was being sent to all sharehold ers on tuesday evening advising thorn of the board of directors stand about 90 of them have already been contacted by tele phone and not one of them is going along with securitys offer he ld i the acton free prea wodneaday september 6 1967 3 school bell electric motor stolen in north halton area during the week of august 27 to september 2 personnel of milton detachment ontario provincial police worked a total of 782 14 hours and patrolled 7098 miles patrol 34 charges were preferr- ed 40 traffic warnings issued and 77 vehicles were safety checked there were 101 convictions regis tered in magistrates court there were five property dam age accidents investigated as well as three personal injury acci dents resulting in five persons being injured total property damige as a result of these acci dents was approximately 3860 causes of accidents we re losing control of vehicle follow too close inattentive driving and a blow out there were four charges laid under the highway trafflc act as a result of these accidents there were 87 general occurr ences during his period lnolud- ing the theft of a school ball valued at approximately 100 and an el ectric motor valued at 109 four liquor investigations resulting in six charges being laid under the liquor contrevact one stolen bicycle was recovered for geo rgetown pd all other occurr ences were of a minor nature cpl k kingman reports halton medical officer of health has distinguished air force career over 20 boys and one girl attended band camp sponsored by acton citi zens band at rockwood conservation park last week instructor was band master dr george elliott who took two sessions each afternoon there was also time for recreation and for a swim when the water was warm enough top the budding bandsmen take a breather from a strenuous session left robbie ellerby and leslie coles enjoy a game of checkers while paul young- blut brian sampson rod gibbins and barry buchan an look on gary masters right proves the invigorat ing air improves muscle tone bottom the beginners are hard at it again staff photos police report quiet week again for acton opp start 25 one break enter and theft and six minor complaints produced a relatively quiet week for mem bers of the acton opp during the period august 27 to septem ber 2 761 miles patrolled during 224 working hours resulted in six traffic charges and 17 warnings being issued one hit and run accident still under investigation and one other minor collision accounted for ap proximately 250 property dam age in magistrates court at milt on on august 28 one liquor and 14 traffic convictions were re gistered defenctents paid a tot- al of 427 in tines and 55 court costs accidents are often caused by- people who drive under the in ference tney are not necess arily bad or reckless people but they rely on the inference that all is well accident tiles are crammed with the sad les sons learned from faulty infer ences thai vehicle ahead will not stop suddenly that school child wont step out into the path of an oncoming car that the dri ver will honor a signal to turn left we infer along until were t wrong theres nothing really wrong in making inferences while driv ingthe real danger lies is not recognizing them as inferences drivers need to preface theirin- ferences i wonder if will he stop is someone coming is the road clear dont drive under the infer ence said corporal ray mason work on the repaying of high way 25 between acton and milton began in earnest this week j workmen posted 15 mile an hour speed limit signs tuesday on the section between highway 401 and five side road where the pavement istobe slightly widened when it is repaved milton 8763272 show times sun thru thurs am m as 79 pm theatre tw oxu matin 2 pi thursfrisat sept 709 texas across the river dean martin joey bishop caraba mackerel mucha cartoon saturday matin at 2 pm sunmontueswed sept 10111213 the liquidator color recommended as adult entertainment rod taylor smarty cat cartoon thursfrisat sept 141516 big mouth color jerry lewis carnival courage cartoon saturday matin at 2 pm dr h b hay 51 who retired from an illustrious career in the royal canadian air force in 1095 has replaced dr a f bull ai medical officer of health for halton county dr bull reslgn- acton car wrecked georgetown mishap both drivers suffered head cuts when cars hit headon on alountainvlew road near guelph street georgetown monday aug 28 ron guyette 12 prince char les drive georgetown was driv ing north and harvey young of acton was southbound when they collided according to police both cars were writeoffs u k mil high school plans special next week a backfoschool night for parents of children in grade nine at acton district high school will be held next wednesday septem ber 13 object of the night is to ac quaint parents and teachers with one another letters are being sent to parents advising them of the opportunity to meet their childs teachers the event will start at 730 pm in the school gym and then parents will visit the various teachers four hundred and fifty students registered at acton district high school on the first day back at school acton band plays concert miltons steamera weekend included a band concert in vic toria park there on sunday aft ernoon and acton citizens band was engaged to play a concert while the crowdenjoyedthe mus ic they bought cider and lemon ade from parks board members oldfashioned costumes and beards were judged the program was arranged and carried out by parksboardmem- bers as a centennial event the afternoon was very plea sant except for one thing bandmaster george elliotts cor net has been missing since ed earlier this year to accept a position with the federal depart ment of health born in edmunston new brun swick dr hay attended mcgill university and left school in 1939 to begin what developed in to a remarkable career with the rcaf he earned a distinguish ed service order distinguished flying cross and bar and can adian decoration while in the air force following the war he requested and was granted a leave of absence from the rcaf to return to school on completion of his schooling dr hay returned to the force while in the air force he was stationed in many places includ ing toronto london england lachlne and trenton in 1969 dr hay retired from the rcaf as commanding offic er at the institute of aviation medicine among his long im pressive list of degrees dr hay is a certified specialist in avia tion medicine he holds his mas ters degree his bachelor of science and master of public health he retired from the air force ranked as group captain in 1965 later in 1d65 he served as a medical admlnstratlve consult ant to the department of health in new brunswick he was stat ioned in fredericton in september of 1966 he moved to moncton to takea job as dis trict medical health officer for the department of public health this included coverage for 190000 people he began his new duties in the throw fruit at passing cars parents of children accused of throwing tomatoes at passing cars this week were advised of it by acton opp who hoped proper disciplinary action would betaken one of the target drivers com plained to police tax notice 1967 municipality of acton third instalment now due attention i drawn to the payment of 1967 taxes which are now payable in four instalment- taxes are payable to the municipal treasurer at the town of acton municipal office y mca building instalments are due as follows first instalment may 15 second instalment july 17 third instalment september 15 fourth instalment november 15 according to the tax collection bylaw a penalty of 1 per cent per month or fraction of a month will be added on the amount remaining unpaid after the 15th dav of may this penaltv applies to each instalment in a similar manner the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penalties and other clauses as printed and explained in detail on every tax bill make payment now and take your tax notice with you when making payment j mcceachie collector halton health unit headquarters in milton on friday he and his family are living on williams ave in milton as director of public health dr hay will be responsible for the health and prevention of ill ness in halton county in time he hopes to have a staff of 12 or 13 sanitary inspectors and 20 to 30 nurses as well as the regular clerical staff although or hay has a very busy schedule he enoys hunting ashing and flying whenever his schedule allows for it featurepacked frigidaire cy cla matte medal foc 14tj 4 ii cm manning electric acton this service will provide you with plenty of hot water for all your household needs hydros new hot water service a low monthly charge covers installation of a modern auto matic electric water heater 41 all service and maintenance including replacement if necessary cost of electricity our staff will be glad to tell you all about this allinclusive hot water service acton hydro electric commission 43 alice st 532410 your savings earn good interest at your local trust company 1 to 5 year guaranteed investment certificates amounts 100 100000 come in and ask us about it georgetown 53 mill street 8772266 john a edgar manager north halton advisory board john t armstrong chairman reford gardhouse maurice c beaty michael ledwith john gov dr b d young halton peel trust savings company head office oakville other branch offices brampton simcoe burlington delhi cooksville milton assets under administration excaad 75000000