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the acton fr pun wadrtaaday augusst 27 1969 fxpfesjom destroys pvmp amu mlltonone nun wat injured uid municipal tewtge pumping ititlon on robert st wat completely demolished when art explosion blew out brick will and lined the roof of the mull building damage m estimated between j 10000 and 115000 ceoege prior i work employee niiterad second degree burnt to mi anm and legs and jo per cent of hit body hi face wi alto scorched he had been on duty at the etallort sines saturday afternoon rain dumped up to flv and i half inthet on the area thf sosmdpf thpttmllnlght blast locked dlshei in adjacent house and frightened neighbor front their beds in the central section of the town it smashed out the- solid masonry walls and talsed the roof of the building which did not settle bads evenly on its supporting walla fin followed the explosion and milton area fin brigade was summoned to extinguish it mr prior wal operating auxiliary pumping equipment at the station because of the downpour and the flooding of sewage lines it is thought the explosion may have been caused by the gasoline powered equipment rah spoils highland games fbkguslt rained that really is the story of the 24th highland garnet held at victoria ivrkth firs complete washout in the 24 years the only bright spot in the downpouiiwhlch started thnut ipw and utied all afternoon and into the evening was that it let up for about 60 minutes to the opening cerernonle could be held gordon sinclair radio and television commentator wis able to make a brief speech sign tome autographs tnd watch about 30 minutes of the events the concesiions and midway uw little in the way or customer activity and the jayceei beefbarbecue was a tottl disaster although the toul paid attendance figures will not be tabulated for several days officials estimated it would be about half of uit yeata 10000 mr sinclair appeared in genuine scottish dreu which he uid was partly inherited from hie father and partly purchased on a recent trip to scotland he spoke of his ties with ferguthls wife gladys was bom in kenitworth and his grandfather lived in feiutand uid that a centennial medal pinned prominently on his cheat was being worn for the tint time none of the crabbineu which it usually associated with mr sinclair from his radio and television appearances showed up at the games but mutt have erupted later when he drove his rolls royce through a tteel fence as he mitud a turn attempting to find a quick route home via orangeville sweep wash repair village walks erinworkmen of the cox construction co swept the village main street last week followed by a washing by the tire department and the heavy rain on saturday the street how presents a much cleaner appearance workmen of tire king paving co have recently completed an extensive repair job to sidewalks in erin village the repairs were made with hot mix asphalt which provides in excellent service at an economical price the sidewalks in erin now appear to be in good condition filters fa the flower bed guelphtheret an elephant in the flowerbeds in guelphbmer the safety elephant whose 10th birthday in guelph has been celebrated by guelph parks department with a flower portrait the flowery depiction it located near a main intersection and hat served at a ufely reminder to school children during summer vacations rockwood evens series salmon strikes out 13 rockwood seniors evened up their best of three orsa playoff tenet with bradford at a game each when they downed the visitors 42 thursday night at rockwood park john salmon threw a brilliant two hitter and struck out 13 bradford batten rockwood picked up seven hits off losing pitcher elliot who fanned eight jim thatchers double and mike kellys triple produced hurrens return after two year stay in england former residents at their farm home rr 3 acton christine and mike hurten with their mother have relumed after a two year ttay in england mike 17 formerly at erin diltrict high school hat attended thomas bennett comprehensive school in sussex he found this to be quite an interesting experience a change from a comparatively amalt school to a school of over 2000 ttudenu- he hopes to return to erin high fat september christine 19 also attended erin high while in england the wal a resident student at the talland school of equitation at cirencester gloucestershire where the studied and obtained her rhsax british hone society assistant instructor certificate now her ambition u to teach hone riding and to eventually have her own school christine mike and mr hurmn are saying liello to their many friends in acton etta and thatrlct rockwoods flrtt run in the second inning in the 5th syd durote and bill ward opened with back to back tingles and norm beattie wat safe on an error by the bradford shortstop ted buciek then belted a bases loaded triple to give rockwood a 40 lead bradford tallied both their runs in the 6th on a tingle by kemp a triple by gibson and a wild pitch syd durose had two singles for rockwood mike kelly and ted buciek both hit triples jim thatcher doubled and bill ward and harry barber each singled line scores t ii b bradford 000002 000- j 2 rnvood 0ioo1ooox4 7 0 rockwood harry briber ib norm seattle ss ted kucuk jb chuk milne c john salmon p jim thatcher if mike kelly lb syd disrate cf bui ward rtdtw bacon iw7 drlhuater acting aloh dr i a hunter milton wat named acting medical officer of health by halton county courted tuesday it wet pointed out dr hunter would flit the position until applicants could be considered the new responsibility will be in addition to hit regular sractlce deputyreeve a peight temporary chairman of the board of health uid dr hunter had agreed reluctantly to accept the short term position he praised dr hunters acceptance to assist the board dr hunter it to be paid sis an hour for not more than 15 haunt a week while filling the position grand river authority acquiring alley land along with lis program of building dams and reservoirs the grand river conservation authority is also active in acquiring valley lands these ate lowlying flood lands on each tide of the river which the authority wants to buy so that they will be preserved fur all time at green belt eventually the authority would like to see a corridor of green stretching throughout the watershed creating buffer strip separating one part of the urban sprawl from the oilier these breathing spaces uf green will provide recreational ateas for a growing population and will enable the river to be used as it should he a natuial resource that creates beuuly ind tranquility instead of posing the threat of flood or causing problem of erosion or poor aesllirtics silverwood these flood plains have been formed over many yejra by periodic flooding such lands are essentially a part of the river and because of the danger of flooding or erosion they should not be built upon tint vjlley land acquisition program hat started with riverside land in use kitchener waterloo area and the gallurantford area already purchased the authority is concentrating its effort m the areas where the pressure is the greatest uiban areas where the population is expanding and the land is fast disappearing i ven at tlut the aullmniv still cannot afford to buy jll the land it would like to have as quickly as it it neirssjry but a start has been made and as the program continues rtsote and nunc of these valley lands will cunie under public ownership at monday nights meeting nauigjweya council retained the lease on the townships dump on land owned by mervyn thomson and also agreed to boost the lease price approved use appointment of councillor allan ackmafl to the central ontario regional development commission he joins councilor art gibson who it already serving on the commission agreed to send a letter of protijt to the canadian transport commission regarding the removal of the station agent of the canadian pacific railroads guelph junction station save the goahead to the icsurviy of the police village of campbrllville thousands jammed into the rockwood conservation park over the weekend to wiov delightful mid summer weather with the temperature in the hlei 80s the swimming area top wat e busy spot while the main parking lot below leaves little room for oxpantion staff photo mrs c wiison home asks county from crosscanada trip s ee wiaaew ae l a county committee s by mrs ii scot l mrs c wilson is home arain after a trip across canada with a friend she left home july k and ciossed into the slates at sarma and back into canada in ii c tlic car was put on the boat at prince kupcrt and they landed at maincs ttiey conllmicd on to alaska hy tar and visited i aubanks and aniliorjstc then to dawsun creek and dawson city and back to banff medicine hal sault me mane and home again hy august i they reported many storms and also much fine weather they were glad to come hack to ontario congratulations from silvcrwood community arc extended to mr and mrs k c lindsay who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary al the home of their ton donald and family on sunday august 7 mis w k norton visited mr and mis mullull at mount 1 orcst on sunday august 17 mrs llomholt irom denmark is visiting with her son and family mr and mrs llomholt brian and connie cl well wishes go out to mrs ioidou smith who has been under the weather recently silvcrwood district received 2 41 rain this past week i iki atlsis approximately half the forest fires in ontario are due lo lawlessness in the use of smoking materials matches and camp fires one fifth of forest fires are caused hy lightning a county committee svill be established to conuder garbage disposal for local municipalities members of halton county council decided tuesday deputyreeve ron harris milton proposed the study noting garbage disposal and air pollution were currently major problems he suggested any cooperative effort which the county could take might strengthen the ability of halton to remain as a tingle regional unit reeve i- g oakes of acton suggested that municipality had already incurred a major expense in meeting the problem and would not be in favor of a county setup at additional costs nassagaweya reeve mrs a macarthur supported the study noting her townships concern that garbage dumps can also pollute water supplies ospringe choose judy ellis 4n rep to cne by mrs d g robertson judy ellis was one of 16 411 club member of wellington county chosen to attend the cn e for three days last week sincere sympathy is extended to mrt vic harding and family in the sudden passing of mr harding last week poor lo moving to guelph about six years ago the family lived on the thud lane on the farm now owned by floyd craven mr and mrs george lang and bonnie enjoyed a weekt camping trip in the niagara district mr and mrt gordon ailken have relumed home following a two week vacation spent in british columbia donna munel and francis leitch have been holidaying with their grandparents mr and mrt elgin bayne in guelph mr and mrt ed stewart and sons returned home on sunday following a few days camping at elliott lake and vicinity mr and mrs arnold sunter of niagara falls called on frilnds in the village on sunday afternoon judy and susan stewart daughters of mr and mrt vernon stewart visited in oakville with their uncle and aunt mr and mrs jack johnttone scott million of guelph spent last week with mrs m jackson mr and mrt alan mccrae and daughter peggy enjoyed a two week vacation with relative in vancouver and district mr and mrt byron bruce were guests on saturday at the wedding of the tatters cousin albert osborne and marilyn alguire at calvary united church in london mrs bruce was soloist we welcome mr and mrs fryer sr mr and mrt fryer jr and son to use community they have moved into the house on 2s highway recently purchased from cameron fraser mr and mrt george rudder and family spent a few dayt with mrt rudders parents at their cottage at wasaga beach mr george a grundy spent a few days last week in de moine usa now open for trail riding shiloh ranch over 300 acres with scenic trails through bush and around a river also swimming hiking fishing picnics kan to visit us open dally from 8 am to 7 pm lor morai information and direction phone 8564319 sheet refill show white ialh00uissut- 888 uistisisn nrtic i limited quantify intlsew fmtf pa l liquid defer6intnndismasil save compare at swmw alio save cup 30coff d 200 off 15c off bath0il w ban brylcreem 01 99 62 socoff 20soff 1sc lunch kit dristan bromo seltzer k09 891n 93 78 save on phsaanumummsamm haas uwaysatgvaidum acton pharmacy 2 main street n acton phone 8531620