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crash takes life of ed woynarski last week another highway tragedy the second within five days marred the holiday tea son for acton and district ed woyruumki of r r 2 acton a 36yearold father of two died in the wreckage of his car list tuesday night dec 23 when he lost control of the vehicle which left the road hit a hydro pole and overturned on the seventh line halfmile south of ballinafad about 6 45 p in police suspecting carbon monoxide poisoning called in the centre of forensic sciences to determine causes of the crash no report has been received milton o pp uid the car was a total wreck inside raview the sixties on pages 6 7 asvwvw mayor concerned over drag strips effect on acton mayor lei duby told council lie ii really cuncerned about the possibility of a drag help being constructed on the lliih line ol liquating j few miles ejil of acton the subject was intioduced by a letter from tieardmore and co which cljuncd the tuck would contribute to vandalism noise and add lo air pollution the company which has over a third of its employees living outside uf acton objected strongly to the proposed strip jnd the ellecl ii would have on the aiea the mayor said he had nude enquiries about the ettcct on the municipalities around the raceway at muipurt and u gave him serious concern especially for the extra work involved tor acton police he refetred to the two recent fatalities on 7 llwy thermoid dosing the theimoid division ol ii k porte i has been cloud the free press was told by company officials this week company oflicuk will he releasing a statement in lime lot next weeks papei the division employed approxunately 20 persons the company also operates live disston saw and reliackmo divisions heie commenting that the road was not built to carry hcjvy traffic lie could envision more danger when traffic to the dug strip was added to already dangerous roads council should seriously consider the unplications of the drag strip although it was being proposed in lqucimg township not acton councillor peier marks didnt sec eye lo eye with the mayor especially to the idea it was young people who were always involved in the trouble mr marks claimed the sport is wholesome well accepted and very prolessional ivc no personal objection to a drag strip the mayor replied im concerned about the effect on the town the trmgc benefits wc accrue ate most undesirable i think it is tune council pissed a resolution asking the department ot highways when they are going to give us something besides a roller coaster on the highuay weve had piomiics lor the lat live vcus and the load trom rockwood to georgetown hasnt impiovcd the mayor said the department ol highways had used all the lund available on the western approach to geoigctown where a new bridge was constructed and u was conceivable some money might bo spent in uupioventcnu net year ed woynarski popular and wellknown in this area leaves his wife verna daughter carol ann and son kenneth who reside on their third line erin township home lie has lived in the acton district for nine years son of mrs frances and the late joseph woynarski of wishart saskatchewan ed came to ontario from the west in 1952 he wjs employed in maintenance at standard products in georgetown and also operated the farm he enjoyed carpentry work especially around his home was a member of acton agricultural society where he liked working with poultry he was also a member of the georgetown and halton county poultry association his wife the former verna coxe lost her first husband in an automobile accident several years ago the funeral for lid woynarski was held in st josephs church saturday morning with father v j morgan saying requiem mass interment was in st josephs cemetery the church was crowded for the last riles pallbearers were irkiun tony ostrow i- red kosiwka mike kosiwka steve kosiwka llenrv m kouiwka and fred archibald beside the family in acton and his mother ed woynarski left six brothers und nine sisters brother are john port arthur albert und andy wishart sask peter und stanley of regiiu sask and paul of lormito sisters ure mury kutie und ann of yorkton sask sophie anglta rose und victoria of windsor and julia und stella of toronto the accident was investigated by constable donald hicks ol milton p p georgetown coroner dr a h mcintosh pronounced mr woynarski dead on arrival ul georgetown hospital sm nlnetyflflh year mo j7 acton ontario wednesday december 31 1969 twelve pages fifteen cants democracy dead says greer marks mckenzie back halton- peel wedding but council wants halton jo stay single actons voice is i us l in flic islndcnl prnpjgjuda emanating in he south ill he county and large municipalities in peel aclnn councillors complained during discussion about regional government at lie final meeting ol the year last week councillor jack orecr observed that in his opinion the democratic way of doing things has gone by the board u statement which rankled frcjjiman councillor peter maria un outspoken exponent of regional government the men who are proposing regional government declared councillor marks are not afraid to toss out the old for the better give them credit he urged lor studying the ministers proposals und realizing tlut regional government is u better mode ot governing upshot ol the lengthy pat band on back an unsolicited yulettde pat on the back lor acton citizens band und bandmaster george blluttt came from a georgetown lady last week reeve frank oakes told acton co uncil at their year end meeting last week that a georgetown lady called him with eltuuve congratulations lor the acton bjud two car loads ol ladies from t lie neighboring town were travelling through acton when thev hoard the baud playing a street corner christmas concert they pulled over to the curb to listen enjoying the music very much the lady told the reeve that the loader and the band deserved a lot ol credit lor the calibre ol then nut iit discussion conducted in yuletide rhythm was a resolution endorsing a resolution irom nasvagawcyj township on the lorm regional government should take which precipitated the argument in the first place opposed were c ouncillois mckenie and marks nussagawcyafc resolution asked tlut halton should remain as one unit rather than wed with peel in any regional government ftctup that the resolutions ol the halton reeves be heeded and more important that equalized assessment area and population be considered when mapping out regions regional councillors the resolution concluded should also be elected directly the disappointment of acton representatives on coiihty council over the countys decision to endorse a haltonpecl merger if uurlington was included was evident in kceve rank oakes review ol the situation acton und nassagaweyu representatives along with lsqucung deputyreeve tom hill opposed the peel halton merger they were outvoted 2kd i a r i i e r the seven municipalities were unanimous in favor ot a halton region and this was conveyed to the minister reeve oakes said he put the onus on the municipalities in the south for capitulating to threats that the minister ol municipal allans would pull burlington out ol halton the wellpuhlicicd vote in which burlington went for a peelhalton merger was cited as the deciding factor by deputy reeve ted tyler they were given an ultimatum to take this oi that the deputy declaied and they started to run scared the people in the south will lake anything rather than join hamilton they i or got all about still having a voice mr tyler icterrcd to c ouiicillor jack greers notice ol motion for a plebiscite on regional government as appropriate tight now mi greci agreed commenting thai it looks like the democratic way of doing things has gone by the board it looks like a plebiscite is in order he questioned whether oakville councils decision to agree to a peclllattun region as being representative of opinion in oakville councillor peter marks committee of the wliule chairman contested mr greers statement we elect council lo make the decisions i dont think democracy is gone plebiscite idea to county council wed be defeated hands down the reeve observed gloomily im lumly convinced of the stand we should take mayor duhy said but our opinion just go by the hoard we havent the population lo argue el fee lively burlington had no choice he agreed a subsequent burlington resolution which endorsed the halton peel marriage came undir heavy fire with the reeve firing the fust broadside the big heavy population areas ure taking this stand he declined because they stand to benefit you dont see the townships up here doing it because the little ones up here dont have much uy councillor lor i mutates reminded councd there wjr utto voices in peel which would like to keep peel one region why dont we jump too like bu r lington did when they thought they were going to be gobbled up mr greer demanded tli ere is more guides the action of interested men in the south than lust holding power councillor marks defended the resolution for merger of the two counties give the people credit for studying the mlnisleri proposals ami figuring regional government wd a better mode of government they are nut afraid to toss out the old for the better theyve changed their minds now the mayor reminded mr marks lai her they uid he opposite i havent heard uny real good constructive criticism of the minister proposal yet continued councillor marks who uid he was disappointed in acton councils refusal to recognize the imminent that resolution wont have a flea bite chance against the steele report uid councillor mckenie i agree but id like to tee c continued oh jaa 11 kcnm jwwvkwx snowmobiles present new set problems damage fkefighim two car crash 91 present councillor op chapman opened a new pandoras box ot complaints lor council to mull over at the yearend meeting last tuesday the subject snowmobiles police committee chairman chapman acknowledged the popular machines had been creating problems lor some residents ol town while the o p p were handing out christmas crackers he thought it might be a good idea to put snowmobile operators wise to the laws regarding their operation he had complaints and some sold right out got snowmobiles lor nt get right on them and eighty youngsters and adult from tha laglon town league atom aeries went to mapla leaf gardens in toronto monday morning to witness a toronto mapla loaf practice seaslon trip on a tyler bus was courtesy of the legion league and tickets for the practice were supplied by dominion stores and gabriel rotenbenkv r r 1 actonistaff photo plenty of people christmas but they cu start to enjoy themselv there are no snowmobile licenses to be had in acton georgetown guelph brampton or toronto local licenseissuer ed watson had a few left from last yearimd put in a new order for 1 00 he was only sent so and theyre all sold out when the rest of ins order will come he doesnt know police have had several inquiries from people iwho are anxious to begin enjoying the sport if they are insured they can ride in fields and through bush but without a license the snowmobiles are illegal on public roads police explain fust hand observations about minors operating the ski machines some un sidewalks and pointed out owners ure liable when accidents happen mr chapman advised operators unfamiliar with the laws regarding operation of their machines to gel in touch with the local detachment of ilie opp this drew an immediate amen fiom mayor let duby who related a close brush he had with a snow machine on churchill rd recently when a snowmobile raced across the road in front of his car theyre using sidewalks tearing up and down main st the mayor complained im no prude and i think they are fun the mayor declared but he foresaw some serious accidents unless there were some curbs he pointed out there had already been some mishaps in this area the mayor said he had several calls on the subject some from residents near the park who complained of snowmobiles upsetting tv reception a two car culhuon neai limchouse wednesday afternoon injured four persons and caused 2100 damage milton opp report vehicles driven by david carl bross of k k i lamehouse and david bdww ogier of port credit collided on the fifth lane esquesing mr bross had bruised legs mr ogier head lacerations and two passengers in the ogier vehicle suffered facial and head lacerations ckmmoi liffcls mtssiai acton firefighters received a christmas present they would hive just as soon have done without when they answered a call to a fire at the esquesing township dump at 6 pm on christmas eve mis paddy dunn turned in the alarm when the noticed the huge illumination in the sky from the window of her churchill road apartment mrs dunn feared the fire might have started in a farm house or barn when acton firefighters arrived and discovered the flames coming from the dump deputychief bern van fleet christmas has been slighthlxtrnmedlately contacted the marred in the police books arid esquesting township dark at two homes by the theft of the fire eventually bumad christmas lights during the past week other similar incidents were reported the week previous this weeks incidents occurred on meadvale rd and on willow st in dfie case two nineyearold boys were reprimanded the lights they bad taken were broken itself out tha cause is not known 1 eaquerang council received a letter from minister of energy and resources management george kerr earlier this year asking them to submit plans for the discontinuation of open air burning at the dump by