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Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY Pages Cents no 1 50 J 10 ft mm County may stop most donations Refutes Warden fears buying angr exchange charge Superintendent of Program for Halton County Board of Education Kenneth Self last week replied to charges of prestige buying by the board The charges were Issued in recent press reports and ac cording to Mr Self singled out the purchase of IBM electric typewriters and Singer sewing machines as examples In his reply Mr Self noted the manual typewriters retailing for were purchased by the Board at and electric retailing for are to the Board for He noted the electric models were traded In at after six years of heavy classroom use False report Self said the report claimed the Board was paying for their sewing machines and the machines cost to repair each time something went wrong He said the machines cost the board and service calls once a year cost a unit Any repairs other than this were done at no charge to the board with the exception of materials He also refuted allegations about prestige equipment being purchased for the home economics classes Mr Self said refrigerators and electric ranges are supplied free of charge to the Board by the Public Utilities Commissions who change them annually Both those people for and against improvements on 15 in and will definitely get their day in court or at least a hearing before County Roads committee The road has been a controversial subject since persons living on or near the road learned of proposed work to be done on it The road Is recommended for widening and straightening There have been delegations both for and against the improvements Those for it argue the road is not safe and should be fixed and those against fear loss of scenic beauty Warden Dr P the only member of the road committee returning from last year fears the meeting will turn into an angry exchange We go over backwards to do our best for these people in cases like this 1 dont like to think they could dictate policy he said adding he hoped the meeting would stay friendly Esquesing Reeve Tom Hill felt certain the opposition to the project Is more a break down in communication Once they find out exactly what is proposed Im sure theyll support it he said March was the tentative date arrived at but the date will be settled for certain later Acton shivers But when you are warmly dressed as Bonnie Jones of John St skidding mercury doesnt mean very much Reports from different parts of town recorded the temperature as low as 14 degrees below zero during the week Others reported they couldnt register more than four below The disparity is explained by the fact readings were taken by different people on different thermometers In any case people in this district knew it was mighty cold A moderating trend started WednesdayStaff Photo Y future cloudy The future of Actons created a cloudy vision when the annual meeting of the board was held in the Wednesday of last week Present board members and about 10 Men talked over suggestions without reaching any conclusions A nominating committee will prepare a slate of officers for the board Board members are to meet with the Men tomorrow night Thursday to hear the clubs County Council will be asked to discontinue the policy of contributing to charitable and other organizations The decision would affect at least organizations and involve approximately During discussion the finance committee of county council agreed the granting of tax dollars to organizations shouldnt be done at the county level The Intent of the move is to eliminate duplication of grants Different Idea Earlier In the meeting the members had agreed on quite a different solution At one point they had authorized the secretary to notify all town and township councils asking them not to authorize grants because It could all be done on the county level After Georgetown Reeve Rick Morrow suggested there was same doubt about the wisdom of a county councli granting any moneys to charitable organizations Oakvlllc Reeve Allan Masson suggested the county could themselves contributing money from all over the county to projects that certain councils didnt approve of Up to councils Burlington Deputy Reeve David Coons said the motion did not suggest the grants be eliminated but rather that they be channelled through Individual councils Several councillors agreed that organizations were receiving grants from both the county and the towns as well as door to door canvassing The motion came up after discussing requests of grant of to Victoria Order of Nurses and an unspecified grant to Red Cross as well as several smaller grants Both Red Cross and VON are supported by individual municipalities in the county VON asked for the to wipe out a deficit Jim Grey Director of Social and Family suggested both Red Cross and VON as well as similar organizations should take second look at their bad accounts before tapping tax resources He said there is a tendency to take the easy way out and ask for a grant but he added many of the persons who have money owing to these groups could well afford to pay One of the organizations that will feel the pinch the most will be the Royal Gardens Last year the county contributed and this was phased down from in other years Among others receiving grants last year were Mutual Aid Scots Band Muscular Dystrophy 100 Canadian Mental Health John Howard Society Navy League 100 St John Ambulance 200 and Salvation Army 1650 Who pays for relocating high tension line Assured mail delivery eventually in Acton The post office announced a new concept in mall distributlon- the assured mall delivery program It will be Introduced in Toronto February and will gradually be implemented across the country Acton postmaster Gordon said the system would eventually start in Acton but there has been no definite notice of when it can be introduced Assured Mail Is a system whereby the post office offers an assured delivery schedule for first class mail provided the customer deposits It within specified times It will be limited to Canada One day delivery Is assured for all letters posted In any mail box in Toronto City before 11 ajn to all major centres in central southern and eastern Ontario as well as major centres across the country from BC to Newfoundland Letters posted before in special letter boxes will have assured delivery the next day initially to all major centres In Central Southern and Eastern Ontario as well as North Bay Sudbury and Montreal By encouraging earlier mailings the post office hopes it will be able to shift peak loads ahead during the day Assault charge heard in court An Acton youth charged with common assault received GO days probation a fine of 25 and will be required to make restitution He appeared in court in Milton Monday He was charged last week following an incident on Knox Ave when another Acton youth was accosted and punched Moving a high tension line can be a costly business The developer intertilled in starting an 150 home subdivision on the property known as the farm In the east end of Acton doesnt feel he should shoulder the brunt of the cost in relocating the line that runs through his proposed development You would think Ontario Hydro could absorb the cost declared engineer John Curtis who represented developer Joe at the Inaugural meeting of Acton Hydro Commission Thursday They sell a block of power to the town and the local commission in turn sells the power to consumers which puts more revenue in hydro coffers Mr said Insist on railway The Commission has insisted the line should be relocated along the railway rightofway instead instead of along Acton streets where it might have to be moved again The developer is not too interested in spending to put the line along the CN railway rightofway Mr Curtis assured the hydro commission If the line is rerouted on the property according to Information available the Ontario Hydro would pay 96 per cent of the cost He saw it as more sensible to relocate the line along Division George and Eric new streets in the plan of subdivision After all Mr Curtis pointed out the cost of moving the line will only be on lu the home buyer But vicechairman Ted Tyler St was unimpressed by this argument He agreed that seemed like a lot to relocate along the CN property but argued that 18000 spread over the entire subdivision was less than 100 a house Line conflicts Mr Curtis replied that they would try to recoup the sum from the first homes planned which worked out to about a home and the hydro line conflicts with phase one of the development Mr Tyler countered that this particular high tension line had already been moved three times at cost to the town and the people of the town would have to foot the bill again if the developers suggestions were followed He was willing to bet relocating the line already had cost consumers more than the cost of the original line A draft plan of the subdivision produced by Mr Curtl3 to pinpoint other locations for possible rerouting proved fruitless A suggestion that the line be moved to Mill St was speedily shot down If we take it up Mill St well have to knock down trees said Mayor wouldnt want to drive down Mill If we ever chopped those trcesdown quipped Mr Tyler It Just wouldnt be safe The mayor confirmed that councils thinking tallied with the plan of the commission to reroute the line along the railway for aesthetic as well as practical reasons And the towns tree planting proposal of two to one would be upset If the line went down MiU Theres no use planting trees if they ore going to grow Into the wires The trees would soon start looking like ho said May be resolved The entire matter be resolved if a telephone conversation between secretary Audrey and an Ontario Hydro official from Hamilton is confirmed in writing She told the meeting the official said Ontario Hydro would still pay a subsidy on relocation If the line was moved along the tracks Mr Curtis confirmed that the developer would like to get going on phase one of the subdivision soon as possible He intended to pursue the matter further with Ontario Hydro Impaired driver An Acton area man was charged with impaired driving after 2 January He was driving on Queen St when stopped by the OPP HOCKEY used to be boys game but five year old Kerrie doesnt see any reason why girls cant become NHL stars as well Kerrie is one of five girls registered in this years Acton Recreation Committee hockey school The school has a record 103 youngsters enrolled this season For story and more pictures see the Free Press sports pages Staff Photo Two cars school bus collide Freezing rain and icy roads were blamed for an accident last Thursday morning at am Involving school bus and two cars No one was injured and Con Kressler who Investigated laid no charges The Tyler school bus was driven by Roland Height and had about nine pupils on It at the time Theodore Hamilton stopped to make a left turn off Main St onto Agnes The third car Involved was driven by The car and bus slipped on the Ice causing damage to the bus 500 to the Hamilton car and to the car Adverse weather conditions got the blame Holding bylaw hearing slated for February 1 1 All eyes will be on the Esquesing township council chambers Monday February 11 the date announced last week by Ontario Municipal Board to hear objections to or support for the townships controversial agricultural holding bylaw passed the bylaw which prevents the use of land for any other purpose than the one existing November 19S9 then It has been amended by two bylaws 1170 passed February 1970 and passed March Original purpose of passing the bylaw was to prevent uncontrolled development in the township so far as It could relate to the official plan which Is now being prepared legality Legality of the bylaw has been questioned by some Including solicitors for Carl proprietor of the Golden Horseshoe Dragway near Acton Residents in the area of the first discovered a was to be built shortly after passing of the bylaw in Snow show in February Snowmobile racing on Fairy Lake be arranged again this year by the Hens dub years competition the club expects even more Interest year The events be run on Valentines Day February There be cash prizes trophies Ad Innovation will be snowmobile rides for The has also come in for criticism from some township farmers prevented from selling their land to developers because of Its restrictions Receive objections Council received objections either hi the form of letters from Individual ratepayers or petitions that represented over 100 names last August Twenty letters supporting the bylaw were also received Among ratepayers supporting the bylaw Is Peter Bowman whose property borders on the property During early discussions about legality of establishment of the Mr Bowmans solicitor claimed construction would contravene the bylaw A detailed notice of the February It hearing appears under the LEGAL heading In the classified section A MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE aboard the Eusoria a ship very similar to the Adriatica shown in the above picture awaits Acton District High School students and their chaperones Marion Pattersoa and geography teacher Keith Black the liner are front row to Nancy Lee Backrowl tor are Bonnie McKenzie Randy Coker Mrs Patterson Mr Black Sherry Johnston George McPhail and Diane Fisher Students leave March For more about the trip see the Free Press Youth Page Staff Photo