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Snowmobile hours harking loose dogs regulated At their last meeting of the year council passed bylaws regulating snowmobiles and The meeting was held Tuesday of last week in the council chambers with all members present except deputyreeve Ted Tyler Ninety Sixth No 28 Snowmobiles may not be driven in the town between except tor persons leaving or returning home The7am hour changes to for Sundays Snowmobiles ore prohibited en sidewalks boulevards and medians and on the main streets Main Queen Young Mill Park and except for persons coming or going to a specific place Fines were set at not more than for the first offense and not more than for each following offense Allan Holmes and Bruce of the Acton Snowmobile club had attended meeting of the public works committee of council December to discuss the problems relating to snowmobiles The Georgetown snowmobile by law was reviewed The club suggested thai owners of snowmobiles should lie allowed to enter the town on their return from neighboring townships This has been permitted in the new regulations Die dog control by law was extended folio many ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY complaints rhe new section forbids persons to keep log which for health reasons growling or howling endanger or disturb other citizens Hit log control by law had previously forbidden dogs running 1 any time Pages loo Cents Call tenders for clearing Highway 25 Tenders have been called for tenders for the clearing of High way from Acton to the Junction of Highway at Priorities on paving this section of highway have been moved ahead as a result of a government study last year John Root notified the Free Press ho had been advised of the calling of tenders by the deputy minister of highways A T C McNab Contract number is and the official tender calls for clearing on highway from miles south of Acton north limits northerly to highway 24 at Including mite of connecting link a distance of miles Citizens help after scuffle After a scuffle in which Cons Hoy Wood watch was broken and buttons torn off his uniform an impaired driver was charged and failed the breath test The man from Georgetown district was apprehended at a m January in town Citizens came to Cons Wood a 800 damage New Years Eve Damage totalled an estimated and a charge of impaired driving and falling the breath test was laid following an accident at 7 pjn on Churchill S early on New Year Eve A car driven by I Guelph had estimated damage to the front end A parked car was struck driven by Michael Churchill and owned by his father BUI Churchill of Milton The car parked In a driveway also had about 400 damage Charge laid after accident A charge was laid by Cons Kressler on January 3 following an accident at Bower and Mill The accident occurred at Drivers of the two cars ivolved were Douglas Christie Main ST Milton whose car had estimated damage and Wayne whose car had about damage A charge of careless driving Fun turns to tragedy boy 9 dies A tobogganing trip ended in tragedy for a group of children at the camp near Norval Wednesday of last week when one member of the group was struck and killed by a car Dead is Stuart Pederson of Larose Ave Weston The car was driven by Marie of 110 Prince Charles Georgetown Milton said the boy was one of a group of youngsters staying at the camp who were tobogganing on the north side of Highway that afternoon As they returned to the camp and another boy were at the rear of a group with a leader The boy apparently darted into the path of the car He was pollings toboggan Mason Knit NEW YEARS baby is Michelle first daughter for Barbara Churchill and David McMullen The baby was delivered at a m January l in Guelph General Hospital by David van Bent and weighed eight pounds 13W ounces The who live on Park Ave Acton already have two young sons and were delighted with their baby girl Photo by Lorraine Mac Sprowl named new county sheriff Mac deputy sheriff since 1004 is now the sheriff of county replacing Andy Frank Mr Frank retired December 31 The announcement of Mr appointment which hod been expected was made of in the Ontario Gazette The position became effective January Mr Frank became sheriff in October and Mr was appointed deputy sheriff March Deputy expected A new deputy will be appointed later Mr says There are four office employees in the sheriffs office in the county administration building at Milton with court constables working out of the office Mr Sprowl will now be in the office more in his new position As deputy he was often out serving writs of summonses He notes the Increasing votumn of work with each year as he takes over from his predecessor Change robes As sheriff he will change his court robes by adding sets of bars down both sides of the coat Both the sheriff and deputy appear in court with ceremonial robes and the sword which symbolizes their office Mac Sprowl The duties of the sheriff include administering civil law The department serves writs and documents concerning matters to be dealt with in county and supreme courts The sheriff is also responsible tor persons charged with indictable offenses once they reach the courtroom door and for Juries during murder trials Mr inrowlisawcll popular member of his community He lives on the outskirts of Acton on part of the former family form with his wife Joyce daughters Diannc and Mane He was born at Acton in 1927 son of Mr and Mrs John who new live in Acton He has a brother Calvin who lives In Guelph He attended Bannockburn public school and then Acton district high school In 1954 he studied for a year In Great Britain on a Nuffield scholarship Active in organizations He was very active In the Junior Farmers and served on the provincial executive He was on the board of governors of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture He attends Knox church in Acton Is a member of the board of managers and has been an elder for 13 years He a past president of Acton Rotary club and was the president of Acton Agricultural Society in 1S53 For five years from to he was a trustee on the township school area board Plant consolidation creates more jobs Consolidation of the S and Sons Limited of with Mason Knitting Ltd into one Acton under the Mason name will create from 25 to more jobs a company spokesman told the Free Press this week Owner of Toronto expects that the expanded plant will have more volume than the two combined when renovations arc complete hopefully by the end of Regular I company will continue to produce the regular Mason children underwear lines which been so popular In Hie past underwear linos for sporting wear in various checks and colors as well as items like golf shirts and the lines Imnards have made famous Company spokesman Charles said the decision to close the plant and loci te here was due to the efficiency and modem macl in the Acton pant We have some pretty up-to- date equipment hero he said It will be augmented by machines from Dundas which are still efficient Some employees of the unprofitable operation will be making the move to Ac ton Employees at the Dundas plant of I and Sons were notified of the closure by an announcement which explained the company old inefficient equipment mode It impractical to operate from In the highly competitive textile Industry The company was losing money In order to save both companies consolidating Into one operation was necessary Consequently It was decided to close the plant on December Carter dropped Mr said Mason Knitting found their own lines had always been profitable but venture Into the Carter line had not been as successful as anticipated It has been dropped He enthused about the new duofold un for those with sporting Instincts who prefer colors and checks I got pair on now and they ore just dandy he told the Free Press reporter Underwear Is what Mason Knitting has been about since the company first started operations In Acton about years ago Mason who later was elected Actons first muyor founded the business with limited equipment and five employees among them Ray Ancw who is still with the company Sells out The company became Mason Limited In February of 1968 when Mason who succeeded his father Amos at the helm of the company sold to a group headed by new plant president Brendan Swan In turn of Toronto bought B of remains as towns bank Acton council will not withdraw the towns accounts from the Bank of Montreal At a mid December council meeting councillor Bill Coats had Introduced a motion for the clerk to the transfer of accounts and loans from the Bank of Montreal since that bank had transferred Its advertising account from a Canadian owned company to a subsidiary of an American company Manager explains Ted Pratt manager of the Bank of Montreal branch here had attended a meeting of the administration committee of council on December 22 to explain the way in which the bank advertising contract was awarded to Mills and Bates Fight submissions from agencies had been submitted which were narrowed down to four Interviewing and evaluation of all facets followed and finally Mills and Bates was considered the most suitable Letter passed on A letter from the senior vicepresident Ontario Division John was passed on to the Mayor by Mr Pratt The letter explained Mills and Bates had been operating in Canada since and the association with Ted and Company in the began in 1960 The agency with offices In Toronto and Montreal has all Canadian accounts and a staff of over 170 Just one of them an American Decisions are made in Canada Most of the stock is owned by Canadians Mr Pratt also reviewed for the council committee the ad vertising methods of other hanks The administration committee recommended to council that no further action be taken in the matter Borrow Acton unci passed a bylaw at Tuesday Inaugural meeting the borrowing of from the Bank of Montreal a figure approximately per cent of the 90S Income the town receive to the cur ecu t year Reeve Frank Oakes chairman the budget committee out 11 directors in and another in tie growth of the home assume of the grown industry which has been in company forefront of the children a at Acton plant is underwear business since Inau Mayor urges early start on projects In his address to the Inaugural meeting of Acton council Tuesday Mayor urged immediate arrangements be made for early work on a Mill St and Park Ave corner and culvert paving and sidewalks on Mill St from Park to Victoria Avenues b Underground hydro from Alice St to Willow SL on Bower Ave Bower Ave to Mill St on John St River SL to Church SL on Willow SL c Resurfacing and storm sewers on Bower Ave d Resurfacing of Churchill Rd N These preliminary works along with budgeting should keep us busy unbl the early part of May when we can move into newly budgeted programs he told council after they had the oath of office administered in an impressive ceremony conducted by clerk treasurer Joe Hurst To those interested in a plebiscite late last year we should advise them to approach council early so we can give them direction as to procedure the mayor continued Parks and recreation should submit an early estimate for the balance of repairs required at the arena and community centre the mayor advised Urging a continual check on trees in town removing only where absolutely necessary the mayor also suggested they should be replanted at a rate of two for every one destroyed Recent aerial photographs indicated older parts of town had plenty of foliage but he felt effort should also go towards producing shade trees subdivisions Referring to the project for senior citizens and housing on Road the mayor said he would meet with the contractor early to clear the required subdivision agreement so a start could be made before spring if possible He also urged councillors to keep the objective in mind of a Planning Community not a planned community Planning must be woven Into the fabric of council and considered one of the most important functions he said Continued on Pag LIBRARY BOARD will hold its meeting in the library Wednesday of next week SNOWMOBHiNG IS the popular winter sport in town and i iiiiwi nwtwTWHHMiWi district as numerous brands of the machines load the market and clerk Joe Hurst Standing are councillors until SSStSbSJS Norm Elliott Peter Marks BmoateOrvalCliapmaiL Jack A toSpTulrm Greer and Earl Masales StaftPhofoT XSOSSSiH Oakes Mayor A Deputy Reeve Garnet McKenrie commented own to operate Photo