Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 17, 1969, p. 2

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trw acton fr praia wednesday september 1 7 1969 snood one mao kaffstntloa number 051 j scooter kevin conroy telle the snout to frw mid frwu thmv do from wpmeions to yelaxhee t i rsjlr meeting of th lit acton troop et the tcout hell thursday scoute oil to strong krtg with th ventured cube end the brownie end girl guide staff photo eyelash et a rjtar rneeting or trie th cn iinwgwwwguniuwingii must stop open oh burning ot dump theres tmuble coming reeve soys ttitrti trouble coming and the letter from the to provide in trance gj therei trouble coming and you can quote me on that reeve george currie told biqueaing totorithip council monday night the reevei wanting wis in reference to letter the township received from the ontario department of energy nd reiourcei management taking thai they uibmit puni for the discontinuation of open air burning it the esquesing township dump by december i 1969 the townthlp received notice from the ontario department of health informing them that between the hours of 4 end 4 is on thurtday september ii burning at the dump wu cauiing tmoke greater than the regulations on the number one tmoke chart i ltir deltas for choir choraliers are holding regular practice preparing to nng at wingham legion in september walker lodge ladies night in october and in toronto in november they have a new eaanht david hams and george iluiielle is back at choir director he hopes to share directing duties with ted hansen the letter from the department of energy and resources management informed council that in the interim open air burning at the townthlp dump may be continued on weekdays only with consideration given to prevailing weather conditions this would require that hours of access to the site be controlled in this connection we understand it is your intention to provide an entrance gate as soon as possible the letter went on in answer to clerktreasurer deliriar frenchs question about whether council should have a meeting with dump supervisor jack harris deputyreeve tom hill replied hes got control of the dump and he should be at our next meeting mr harris is to be invited to councils next meeting urban boards future hongs in balance dunng the seven day penod ending sept 13 officers of milton detachment of the ontario provincial police worked a total of 963 hours and patrolled 9526 miles of roads under their jurisdiction truffle infractions resulted in ss motonsts being charged and in addition to these s were warned for lesser driving faults officers were called upon to investigate 42 general occurrences this week included in the number were three thefts one of which was unfounded two disturbances one assault one fraud complaint which proved to be unlounded one motor velucle stolen from another area was recovered one domestic complaint one complaint of a child being bitten by a dog two investigations and six persons reported trespassers on their property there were many other occurrences however thoses were of a minor nature and required little time to dear officers investigated 10 traffic accidents this week six of which were property damage only and the remaining four resulted in injuries to seven persons total property damage was estimated at 16860 the mishaps were causeds bycarelets driving parking on the highway failing to share half of the road failing to signal and fading to yield the right of way charges were laid against five persons is a result or investigation into the collisions fsjffvs wte don swackhamer won a large silver tray in the oversize toad see at fergus fair saturday he j also recehnd other awards for future of the north hilton urban board a again cloudy as a result of the lack of interest and consequent drop in attendance tlie board which hu survived other crises in us precarious existence may be doomed this time however unlets there is a sudden spurt of interest next meeting of the board is scheduled for acton on september 24 and it is expected that a decision will be nude at that time by representatives from acton milton and georgetown as to whether the continued existence would be beneficial to the three communities purpose of the urban board which never had any legal power was for members to discuss mutual problems and cooperate on utues where there was mutual concern councils of the three communities feel the board has accomplished much in the past but there u some feeling now that perhaps the board has outlived its usefulness the board winch was set up to include all municipalities in north hilton has never been able to attract any interest from tiie townships of nassagaweya or esquesing township councils have felt in the past that the word urban excluded them despite reassurance from tlie urban members that problems of mutual concern would be on the agenda although councils in all three cirticipjtmg municipalities have uded the existence of the board it has always been difficult to get members to attend the spectre of regional government lor hilton and peel has also influenced thinking councils ot all three towns on the board lave been asked to decide whether they want the board to continue acton mayor le duby commented that the urban board has been a valuable basis for mutual discussion in the past and stdl feels it can be worthwhile however in spite of its value mr duby feels the board cannot operate without the full cooperation of all involved it would be better to phase it out than to operate like it hu over the put few months he uid deputyreeve art speight of georgetown is reported to have told georgetown council he felt the time had come to phase out the board and he thought the end of the year would be appropriate hydro notes acton hydro commission took the following action at theu regular meeting thursday night resolved that approval be requested from acton councd that the acton hydro pay delegates to meetings 25 per day as loss of wages remuneration and the ume be retroactive to january i 1969 authorized supenntendent doug mason to calculate the cost of underground wiring in the parking lot at the community centre the commission received a letter from acton board of parks management and recreation committee requeuing removal of a hydro pole in the same parking lot passed accounts totalling 27054 3 i discount shoe store main st n georgetown jacksons bargain centre you cant afford to miss out on our bargain prices see our supply of shoes for the entire family critical of board for closing kindergarten expect 240 dogs at milton for shepherd show sat roy wheeler former chairman of the now defunct erin township school board hu taken strong exception to the new wellington county board of educations closing of the ospringe kindergarten mr wheeler expressed his disappointment with the new board in an open letter implying they were not giving every pupil an equal opportunity for education u hu been promised he uld the board had not given one good reason for the closing of the kindergarten and explanations given the delegation which approached them last week he termed excuses the objection the board raised about a teacher not being able to familiarize herself with two different classrooms was dismissed it seems to me mr wheeler staled any teacher who cannot adjust to teach in two different classrooms shouldnt be teaching at all he said students adjust to a high school environment with both new classrooms and teachers the trend to specialization by elementary teachers is no different thin ho help from water act to build five grand dams nobody should hold out iny false hopes lint tlie federal governments proposed cinada water act will help tlie grand river conservation authonty in its plan to build five din s and reservoirs uys james bluer chairman of the luthonty while federll propouls may be applicable to certain puts of canada they are 30 years behind u far as southern ontario is concerned mr bauer maintained if anything is to be accomplished on the five darm i dont think it lies in this proposed legislation mr bauer uid the tederil government is proposing to stirt from scratch by taking inventories of resources in a watershed tills is something that lias already been done in this area tlie conservation authority hat been waiting for the federal government to approve its 30 million fivedim project the province has already approved it and agreed to pay 3714 per cent but ottawa has not approved paying its 37w per cent share he uid he hoped to meet with ontario energy and resources minister george kerr shortly to discuss tlie dam project the estimated coit of tlie project li now three years old and time is running out on the project following this meeting with mr kerr the authority executive might be in a belter position to propose some alternative plans to the next general meeting of the authority slated for october theres got to be a better answer than just sitting and waiting mr biuer uid kindergarten teacher working willi two kindergarten classes he claimed mr wheeler also felt the economics of the change left something to be desired i wonder why they did not think of cutting costs last january when they were dishing out tturies to the higher officials he also attacked puns to close good schools to rebuild somewhere else theie u major expenses where sizable amounts of money could have been saved now when it comes to a minor expense where five yearold children are involved they talk about cutting costs lie criticized he ippealed to the board to take another look and admit they had made a mistake in closing therklndergirten mr wheeler uid tint when the erin board had a kindergarten in each of the tliree schools it worked out very well county jail court house get clean bill of health a grand jury under foreman robert r parker of acton toured the hilton county jill and court house sept 8 and they congratulated jail officials on the state of the uil in their report to mr justice morand only four recommendations were nude by the jury and these included the setting up of an individual cell for the segregation of difficult prisoners the installation of a second fire extinguisher for the kitchen laundry area the installation of controlled radio the jury viewed with favor the alterations now being made in the prison and also in their report noted the excellent housekeeping in cell corridors and other sections of the jail deserves a statement of approval and congratulations all prisoners in the jail were interviewed and it was established by members of the jury that no prisoners in the jail were being held unduly without hearing or sentence on examining the court house the jury said the maintenance and cleanliness of the court house are excellent the jury expresses its appreciation of the courtesy and helpfulneu of the officials assisting the members in the performance of their duties h s holden otnomirti m ooess st eats cuelaf htssmya x1iw boys and girls prepare for the fair decorate your bicycle tricycle doll buggy win cash prizes first 150 second 100 third 50c meet at knox presbyterian church for judging 12 noon saturday fjorqsffl mursiuv frumv sktumuv smlllsm paint brushes 4 olidoen white exterior paint 2 gals 995 wallpapers 20 off general purpose reo m paint roller kit s large trav gnl purpose roller cover jnr trim roller is extension handle lakeview discount centre tne german shepherd dog club of canada will be holding its 47th annual specialty championship show saturday at the sooth end of mohawk raceway and mrs j b southeott of r r s milton will be in charge of the alldsy event mrs southeott who is vicepresident of the german shepherd dog club of cauda uys she expects 140 entries from all parti of canada and the united states the event is being put on this year by members of the mohawk branch of the shepherd club and the judging is to be done by mrs barbara st john of lagranae illinois at the end of the event the grand victor and grand victrex of canada will be chosen the show it open to the public and there is no admission charge another feature of the shew is a noon hour demonstration featuring a trio of trained dog which among other tricks jump through hoop of fire ohtmam canadian cum of haiton county saturday september 30 199 union hall 00 13 do km- we knee mlfcorf om autumn dance abmku6n 153 oukt whcomi i 7m typewriters corsair clipper stirling 6995 1995 m3995 sheaffer count the cartridge contest wm txcitmg phius contest closes sept 20th frvrrv mm avaiabu at bills mnoma vip stick pens by venus blue black red medium ea zljdoi fine point zsaa j sheaffer school special with refill rag tl 70 cabisdge pehs with 7 refills reo t 40 98 reo si 26 asst colors clipboard portfolio maoe of expanded vinyl mo ittt t reg si os 79 no 1183- 1s regs210 109 me ttmr regs23s 129 asst colors ring binders standard 3 ho lei ubs or wvlsd vjv spkiali reg si 66 letter size asst colors vinyl portfolio with writino pad vinyl loose leaf memo books in 3 sizes 98 ea large variety pencil cases 49 to 69 hunt winy other 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