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Marks wants vote on recreation grant A plebiscite on the question of a specific tax levy for recreation could be held in Acton when the municipal elections roll around in December Board of Parka and Recreation chairman Peter Marks Is in the feasibility of holding a plebiscite He hopes to start action on the matter at the next council meeting Reports on meeting Reporting on the recent meeting at which local sports organizations applied for lee time In the arena vicechairman Bob said representatives were critical of this year a per cent increase In fees Mr replied the board was forced to Increase fees In order to balance a budget reduced by council He suggested representatives apply to clerkadministrator Joe Hurst to have their names placed on council agenda at a future meeting Molt be larger grant Offering his answer to the problem Mr said There has to be a larger grant The town must assume recreation is more Important than they seem to think According to the Ontario Municipal Act If IS per cent of the electorate petition council a plebiscite must be held chair man Marks reported Year No 14 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 WHAT IS IT If you stumbled on this creature or thing Twonly Four Panes Cents on a walk through the woods li might give you a start Turn to the inside pages and see Pass bylaws to regulate racing Sunday sports in Esquesing 60th anniversary DISTRICT FARMERS for many years Mr and Mrs Jim Morrison look back over years of marriage at their an nlversary celebration In the scout hall Sunday Staff Photo Council passed three bylaws Monday night to regulate parking regulating and licensing racing and regulating Sunday sport in the township all Inspired by complaints over the Golden Horseshoe Dragway The parking by law which was opposed by Deputy Reeve Tom Mill and Councillor Ken Marshall prohibits parking between the Sixth and Seventh Concessions on Lots 29 and 30 Signs will be posted to advise motorists parking or leaving vehicles will be punishable by a fine not to exceed for the first offence and for the second and further offences Renew annually Councillor Marshall also op posed the bylaw licensing and regulating the racing or motor vehicles In the License fee for an unlimited track was set at annually a drag strip or straight track at annually and a motorcycle track at annually the license to be renewed annually by council prior to the expiry of the current license Congratulations were extended Sunday by about 100 callers to Mr and Mrs Jim Morrison who were celebrating their wedding anniversary The at home and family dinner party were held In the scout hall on Sunday Grandson Morrison received the guests at the door and granddaughters Mrs Bob Iieatley and Miss Shirley Morrison poured tea Farmed hi area The Morrisons were married in Alton on September 30 1910 she was the former Mabel Bass They farmed In before coming to their farm on the first line of Erin three miles out of Acton Since they retired about 25 years ago they have lived Just on the outskirts of town at ft R Their children are daughters Mrs George Barnes and Lena Mrs BUI who live close by and son William who Uvea on Cook St They have eight grandchildren and a great granddaughter Julie Heatley The couple enjoy good health and Mr Morrison still drives to Milton to work as a guard each day They are Baptists and were happy to receive congratulations from their former pastor the Rev Stanley Gammon Flowers gifts and cards were received for the occasion Summer in Latin America Student exchange program set up at Acton High Principal David of Acton District High School has an formation of a chapter of International Fellowship Inc a student exchange program Mr Kati said that the program has exchanged 15 students between the United States and Latin American countries in the last years Under the program students from Acton High may visit a country of their choice in ex change for hosting a student for three six or nine months For each three months that a student attends Acton District High School one local student may spend a summer In Latin America Since the seasons are reversed Mr Katx points out that Canadian students will at tend school while abroad thus Credit Union hires full time manager becoming versed in Spanish without losing any time from classes at Acton The International Fellowship has established a Canadian office in Toronto since many Canadian schools are participating in our exchange student program Any parents in the community Interested In accepting an ex change student are invited to the High School on Wednesday October when Mr Coats and Mr will outline the Acton Community Credit Union this week announced the ap pointment of a full time manager treasurer to look after expanding Brendan Aherne Mcadvale Road has been appointed to the new post He will be in the office at Mill St five days each week exclusive of Sundays and Mondays Office hours have been extended too commencing Thursday to service expansion of the credit union It was simply a case of having to expand or sit still said Mr Aberne Business of the Acton community credit union has grown steadily over the past few years reaching the point where it requires a full time secretary manager to operate properly Expansion of the credit union is another step In Actons strengthening financial section which now boasts four banks a loan company and the Credit Union The by law restricts race meetings to three in each calendar week and sets hours for June July and August from Monday to Thursday inclusive from 2pm to p m and Friday and Saturday from to pm Racing in Sep tember and October can be held Friday and Saturday inclusive from 3pm to 30 m Racing will be allowed on Dominion Day Civic Holiday Labor Day and Thanksgiving Monday from 30 to 30 Penalties for breaches of the by law will be for each of fence Close hour earlier Big change In the by law which replaced an earlier one was an hour changed from the closing hour through the week It was reduced from 11 to p m but Friday and weekend hours remain unchanged Final chapter In the by laws was labelled 2970 and allows public games and sports on Sundays In accordance with provisions of the Lord Day Act Ask manor doctor to resign position A longfitanding difference of opinion came to a head last week when J McCutcheon of Milton and the Centennial Manor Board of Management decided to part company McCutcheon who has been the home a physician for nine years was asked to resign by the board The dispute centred around periodic health examinations In June the doctor was asked by the Manor board to bring the residents records up to date and Warmer Weather forecast for Wed Thursday and Friday of this week supplied by the On tario Department of Agriculture and Food office MUton Fair weather Is expected for Wednesday and Thursday and likely showers on Friday A warming trend Is Indicated during the Utter half of toe week with afternoon temperatures In be mid Wednesday and near by Friday Overnight tern range from 5S0 on Wednesday up to by Friday Hi Scout honor to see that every resident had at least one thorough examination each year This had not been done In the past but was required by the provincial government Wednesday at a board meeting Dr McCutcheon reported to the committee and offered a proposal that he felt would meet the needs He suggested residents should be made aware that the health examination was available and what It includes He said residents should have the privilege to accept or decline the examination and if they ac cepted they should be given the choice of having their own doctor or the home physician do the exam McCutcheon said there was far too much paper work Involved to give each resident a thorough examination He said he was years old and the board should consider a younger man He noted the board might be wise If it did not hire a younger man to hire a semiretired man on a full time basis Dr McCutcheon will resign effective Oct 30 He was paid a year on a part time basis if v TOSS which the has been charged with contravening The by law will motor vehicle and motorcycle rnccs in September and October from 1 to 7 Also allowed will be sports such baseball football soccer curling cricket basketball bowling athletic contests races skating horse show tits tolf flying badminton and tennis Hours for thi foregoing will be from 1 pm until midnight Hasty decision Councillor Marshall opposed the noparking by law because he said council was running the risk of ma kin a hasty decision brought on by the drat strip He felt council should takt a look at all the problems which might arise including as a for instance the possibility for the same action from other parts of the township He was supported In this by the deputy reeve who envisioned problems in the villages of the Lays charges Charges filed against the Golden Horseshoe lor alleged violation of township by laws that set out hours of operation will be heard la provincial court in Milton Oc tober Peter Bowman told council Monday night Mr Bowman contended the charges should have been laid by the township but he decided to go ahead when there was no action from council He has been a consistent critic of dragway operations He Is also laying charges under the Lords Day Act which arc being considered by Attorney General Arthur Eleven charges of trespassing arc also being laid by Mr Bowman against Individuals allegedly using his property which abuts the dragway to see action at the racing strip township But Councillors Miller and supported the by law limlnt it did no Inrm to other They said requests from parts of the township w handled on their merits The reive who broke a tic vote to pass the by law reminded council tiny had passed similar law years at 0 hunters parking on township roads The by law Is subject to approval of of Transport Needs rest Discussion on the licensing and regulation of hours for railnj was Instigated by Deputy Hill who said he sympathized with people in the area of tin drat He the by low to earlier closing so residents who must rise early could enough rest go along with Tom declared Mr Miller an early riser sympathize with people who have to get up a m Councillor Marshall sole op ponent of the by law said hi would go way to 11 p in rather than 10 p m for an earlier closing but thought any sooner than that hour would be unduly penalizing the People must get their rest if In vi to tin I reeve meets Dial way r Carl slipped firward to till council the hours of in would not affect him much hi t ir anyway since he 1 1 only two more race meets on Sundays before he iii it up for tin season 1 ha vi ni to the by I iu r tin of the season hut lit want to start earlier It said not chance of runnini in January and Is there asked the deputy reminded count thin was nothing per toMiowmobltcs the by law but the reeve said Mr lolil him that at no time li allow snowmobiles an the because they tear lull out the Ir Mr affirmed this in stroke in the monthslong discussions and of by was a direction to the clerk prepare copies of the by laws for individual members of council to consult In Die event of from residents claiming were bunt flouted Observe signs board requests Acton Board of Parks Management is asking citizens to observe No Trespassing signs on a portion of land at the foot of Elmore Drive adtacent to Fairy Lake Ownership of the land is presently in dispute but clarification is forthcoming Until the dispute Is settled the board recommends the signs be honored The land is not under Parks Board Jurisdiction to Steven Papillon BRENDAN Hope for ice by October 10 Providing the weatherman co operates anna manager Harold Townsley hopes to have ice by Saturday October 10 Public skating hours this Sunday afternoon from 1 until and Saturday right from until Norman Herbert Scout District Commissioner added another honor to the long list of awards Citixen of the Year Steven has received this year At a brief ceremony witnessed by his mother and father and dignitaries of the Scout world Steven received one of the highest awards in scouting Thursday night the Silver Cross Commissioner Herbert made the presentation of the Thursday and the 12 yearold Acton scout will be presentee with the Silver Cross medal at a fall investiture in Ottawa by the Country chief scout Governor General Roland Rescues HID Steven received the award for las action in rescuing yearold Susan Hill from the waters of Fairy Lake March Susan was playing on the ice when it gave wav and plunged her into deep water Her heavy clothing became waterlogged and began dragging her under Susans sister Vickie tried to hang on but realizing she t take the weight began to scream for help Steven was one of two boys who answered the call One pulled back from the unsafe ice but be caught hold of Susan and held on dragging out of the water and back onto the ice Scout awards are not given lightly saia commissioner Herbert They are considered very carefully investigated and the degree of the award depends on the deed Steven award Is one of the highest First Silver Cross Steven s award Is the first one in the Georgetown district At tending the ceremony were Counsellor Murray Harrison acting Scouter In the absence of Gordon McCann Assistant District Commissioner Gordon Douglas Georgetown Rotary Club president John Anderson counsellors end fellow scouts The brief ceremony followed an outdoor campfire by the 1st Acton Troop SCOUT STEVEN accepts the Silver Cross badge and letter from District Commissioner Norman Herbert with Counsellor Murray Harrison assisting The award Is one of the highest a scout can receive Staff Photo