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reroutes Indusmin trucks to 25 on 22 Sideroad council for their cooperation and said he felt something had really been accomplished at Monday nights meeting Two separate An emotional appeal from ratepayers affected by heavy gravel trucks using roads through Limehouae the Fourth line and IT Sideroad pressured Esquesing Council to instruct Quarries they must use 22 to Highway as a truck route through the add re which churned over KcZcTIdZcTZSg teT tP home Both group alto dlcu5i0n later advocated that he said thumping the council table Reeve Currie shaken by pressure from both groups said council wanted to put trucks on 17 to alleviate the number of vehicles on the Sideroad route which involved more children almost I representatives of the Departments of government involved to sec about development road for the use of trucks Only Councillor Ken Marshall voted against the resolutions which he saw as another about turn In the course council had already resolved to follow He felt they should pursue steps they had already taken to wive the problem But ratepayer Marcolinl a resident of 17 thanked the way to more truck traffic on Highway could raise the Ire of provincial high way authorities Both the reeve and Mr Marshall suggested ratepayers who thought council was doing them an Injustice could show their displeasure at the ballot boxes In the next election Frank of suggested perhaps the route could be changed to the Fourth Line to Highway it the council opposed using the 25 Highway route and then asked why the quarries could not build their own roads like they do in Northern Ontario council designate Sideroad and highway as the route for trucks from the quarry which Is situated between the Third and Fourth Lines below Acton P Dick speaking for ratepayers from the Fourth Line and Councillor Marshall backed up the reeve with figures from a Insisted the township council hod the power to designate the Mn survey he made although he told ratepayers he found very few route trucks must take Why are you dragging your feet on this he trucks on either road when he visited on a recent afternoon He op- roIe quarries in the present controversy referring to the asked In a voice husky with emotion There are lives at stake here posed changing the route along with the reeve who said Introduction of Continued on page representative Jim Kerr answered the first part of Mr question by listing the reconstruction of Highway as the reason trucks could not take the Fourth line route He defended the ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1970 Eighteen Pages Fifteen Cenls Election roundu APPLYING THE FINAL polishing to hampers of Juicy red apples In preparation for their annual Apple Day sale last Saturday are I to r Acton Scouts Steve Jeff Patterson Mike Wasters Kevin Harrison and Barry Allan This years Apple Day proved to be the most successful yet Scouts venturers and cubs raised Staff Photo Scout apple days work of sick minds said big success Acton Scouts and their Rotary Club sponsors were more than pleased with the success of this years Apple Day which really operated over three days- Thursday Friday and Saturday It was the most successful apple day yet In Acton declared Dave Muckle chairman of the Acton Scout Group Committee Total Income from the drive amounted to As a result of the success dues for Scouts Cubs and Venturers will be Dave Muckle paid tribute to leaders Kevin Conroy and Murray Harrison for their long hours of work In coordinating the day and to Rotarians who came out to assist assisting were John Andersen plus truck Bruce Carglll Gary Dawklns Fred Alan Hall Del Cook Fred Gordon Ted Hansen HlUman Rick Jackson Ron Lewis George Maltby Ron BUI Pendleton and Kris They drove scouts reduced from six dollars to three around town to homes and or In the case of scouts dustries who worked all three days from six to two dollars Scouts S B Alien and Conroy and Cubs Conroy B and Scott will all receive prizes for their top selling effort in the drive After all registration fees prizes and expenses are paid we have to put in the fund to Councillor Alan deplored the sick minds that desecrated a historic cemetery In north Nassagaweya and smashed tombstones He told Nassagaweya Council Monday the vandals should be pursued with vigor and proposed posting a reward Reeve A reported the township employees would be trying to retrieve the stones and reassemble them as much as possible Councillor Art Gibson observed the cemetery had been slowly pulverized over a two year period He reported noticing some stones out of place arid smashed some time ago and suggested the deterioration had Just been finished off recently Remove tones Council authorized the clerk to the scouting movement in provide for the removal to a safe Acton said Mr Muckle place of the headstones and From GovernorGeneral High St John honor for Mrs Hargrove Next Saturday in Ottawa GovernorGeneral Roland will confer the rank of Serving Sister In the Order of St John on Mrs George Hargrave of the Acton brigade Fellow brigade members agree enthusiastically that It Is a well- deserved honor for the hard working member of the corps This is the first award of this type In Acton although about five others from this area will also be attending the special ceremonies Saturday The highest honor In the order Is Knight or Dame second highest Commander then Officer and then Serving Sister or Brother Sanctioned by Mrs Hargraves letter an nouncing her appointment reads Madam I have the honor to inform you that her Majesty the Queen the Sovereign Head of the Grand Priory In the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem has been graciously pleased to In sanction your admission as a Mr and Mrs will leave Friday morning for Ot tawa and she Is invited to a luncheon at the Chateau Laurier That evening there Is an open house at St John House Saturday the big day when all those receiving honors will assemble at Government House Governor General Michener as the Prior of the Order of St John will make the presentations Will bow Mrs Hargrave will receive a medal and has instructions about the procedure Including her proper bow Both George and Marie have previously received Votes of Thanks for their faithful work in St John Mrs is allowed one guest at the ceremonies Photographs will be taken and one will be published Serving Sister of the Order of St later i the Free Press John as May A reception follows An announcement of this Government House in stones In the Pioneer Cemetery on the west half of lot Con cession 2 Deputy Reeve Gordon Agnew noted some stones in the Moffat Cemetery were also in need of attention and he suggested provincial grants were available Revive night school Night school classes are being revived in Acton under the guiding hand of the county board of education A total of 15 classes are being offered In an ad vertisement in todays Free Press and will begin early In November if registrations warrant A meeting was held Monday night of members of the former night school committees here and county board officials Together they mapped out the courses which they felt would have most appeal in Acton Officials here At the high school for the brainstorming session were W Tom principal of north area night schools and viceprincipal of Burlington central high school 0 A Gilmour superintendent of instruction for the county board and A administrator of adult education With them were Mrs J Creighton who was chairman of Actons night school committee when classes were at their height and other members of her committee These classes drew each year but seemed to wane in popularity eight years ago and were cancelled Time ripe Since then the board has offered a few classes which were fairly well attended The oil painting group continues meeting together each year having been In the library the past couple of seasons However the time seemed ripe for another fullschool session of adult education Advance registrations may be sent to the address In the ad and registration night will be at Acton High School Thursday October Four Nassagaweya councillors will contest township election At least four out of five Councillors will be seeking reelection this year a poll by this newspaper reveals Mrs A MacArthur will be seeking election as reeve when the township holds its nomination meeting on November She was appointed reeve on the death of W Hoey after having been elected deputy reeve Mrs has served as reeve for months Deputy Reeve Gordon Agnew completing his first two year term after election to council and appointment as deputy reeve will seek election as deputy reeve Councillors James Watson and Arthur Gibson will also be seeking reelection Councillor Alan declined to com ment on his intentions Mr was appointed to the township council after the death of Mr Hoey to fill the vacancy that resulted He had been a candidate in several township elections and once ran for reeve Candidates scarce Other candidates for the five council positions and a Board of Education scat seem scarce A Johnson a frequent critic of council led a delegation Monday night appearing before the township council and declared at the outset he was not running for election told this paper he was definitely considering a municipal post but was un decided about the position he might seek Leonard Chandler who reports township council proceedings for a Guelph paper said he was uncertain about whether he would seek election Both men have previously con tested township positions 20 mile walkathon Sentences to aid UNICEF One of the most highly Date for the mile walk ap- walkathons ever at- enough is Saturday tempted In this district Is being October 31 Halloween by Acton Mens Is being provided to Club in aid of the starting point at the junction Tom Watson will seek seat again before seeking another term of office He noted there was a lot of time devoted to the board and indicated he would not run again without the support of his family John Noble of Milton Is also undecided but said he would probably run Im still un decided right now though said Mr Noble The December election will be the first since the formation of the county board In 1968 Fred was the first chairman of the county board and he served for the first year then gave the post to Doug Wood Nomination date- is Monday Nov 23 with elections if necessary to be held Monday Dec of the Orangevlllc and Fergus highway with the Seventh line above Hillsburgh Route of the follows the Seventh Line to BaWnafad follows the Town Line and comes down the Third Line to the M Z Bennett school the starting point for rides at 8 a m Five mile stops Food and drink will be available every five miles Patrol cars will be on hand for the safety and welfare of walkers Crossing guards will be provided for the Susy Intersections at 24 Highway and As walkers pass each rest station pledge sheet supplied will be signed by an official so they can show sponsors the number of miles completed Washroom facilities are being arranged at the Hillsburgh school and at Anns Barbecue on Highway Walkers still on the road bet ween 4 and will be picked up Elmer Smith of the Mens Club chairman says that all registration forms must be turned in the day of the walk so transportation and food can be arranged arena breakin Three youths charged with breaking and entering Acton community centre were sen tenced at Milton court Monday Peter Carrlere R 1 Georgetown was sentenced to months definite and six months indefinite for the arena breakin He also received 10 months definite and six months Indefinite for a breakin at Kings Snack Bar Rockwood as well as three months for an assault In Hamilton Robert of Glen Williams was placed on ten months probation for the break- in at the community centre and another 10 months for the break- in at David Fisher Hamilton was put on two years probation for the Acton breakin and Fisher were ordered to pay restitution to the community centre No bomb An anonymous phone call to the Acton police office purported to Inform them of an bomb at the post office Cons Corman investigated ActonNasaagaweya school board trustee Tom Watson In tends to run for election to the board again this year However not all north Halton represen tatives on the board have made their minds up yet about running In the upcoming election Mr Watson says since several members are not running again he feels continuity on the board Is Important He is now finishing his year on school boards of one sort or another first the Acton public school board then the high school board and most recently the county board He points out as a county board member he at tended meetings in one six month period Board chairman Doug Wood of Hornby and Georgetown trustee Ernie Bodnar have Indicated they will run again George ting North Burlington and a veteran of 11 years with the Burlington and Boards said he would commit himself soon one way or the other but Is still undecided Bill representing Is still undecided and said he would talk it over at home Damage 2100 Two passengers in one of the vehicles received minor injuries in a twocar collision on Highway just north of Friday evening Lynn Bender who suffered bruises and Henry Alexander who received facial lacerations were passengers in a car driven by Henry Van Stralen of Mowbray Place Acton The other car was driven by local real MORRISONS brilliant second Halton County championship Monday estate brokerSydneyK the District For more pictures and results see In Damage was listed at RIM High junior cross country to the side Staff Photo Test town group for lung disease Acton has been chosen as the launching site for a new program of the Halton County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association The new program is for the early detection of some chronic lung disorders such as bronchitis asthma and emphysema These diseases which are becoming an increasing problem in our polluted society should be diagnosed and brought under treatment as early as possible A simple test is now available to detect changes in the breathing which may be an early warning sign The test which consists of taking one deep breath and blowing it into a machine will be available free of charge to a selected group The method is similar to the familiar TB chest x ray Acton has been chosen according to Association since it is a representative and wellbalanced com munity More details of the program are expected next week Freckleton of the Association has been in town making preparations and the doctors in charge are Dr Ivan Hunter of Milton and Dr S Kober of Oakvllle