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No charges injuries three car accidents Ready to go In Sundays snowmobile races SPECTATORS LINE the shoreline as one heat flag Sunday was bright but icy cold for the of Sunday snowmobile races on Fairy Lake event sponsored by Acton Men gets ready for starter Wayne Robertsons Theyre off I on three lap lake course DRIVERS TURN the power on as they leave Hornby were top winners the starting line during Sunday race results inside Staff Photos snowmobile event Ed Stewart of Ospringc El nil Year ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1971 Pogos Fifteen Cents Train slices ear mornin Woman escapes with bruises Mrs Gibbs R 1 Acton miraculously escaped serious injury when her small car had the front end completely sliced off by an train at the First line railway crossing west of Acton at Tuesday morning The yearold woman was taken to Guelph General Hospital by Dr A Garrett who was passing by She was released after XrayB and emergency treatment for minor injuries Southbound in her IBM said she was unable to avoid the crash She told police she attempted to stop but skidded onto the tracks She got out of the car without assistance after the accident Engine 1917 struck the car and sliced the off like some giant can opener and tossed it about 30 feet to the side of the tracks The cab and back end of the car thrown completely around were virtually unscratched in the collision The train was not damaged Police investigating the collision shook their heads in disbelief Ordinarily the train would have dragged a car into it or tossed it Train driver Michael of Guelph and engineer Lesley Earl of Stratford were able to stop the train first through since Friday at the cut about W mile east of the crossing Meanwhile another late passenger train was stopped just west of the crossing until investigation was complete Trains along the CNR line were unable to operate Saturday Sunday and Monday because of snow which clogged crossings and tracks The First Line crossing was cleared that morning by railway There are no signals or wig wags at the crossing which was the scene of a trainmilk truck crash and resultant fatality in February 1965 but Esquesing township and the railway are making plans for signals at the present time The township council approved plans for the installation Monday night a few hours before the collision High snow banks along the First Line partially obscure a view of the railway tracks for southbound traffic One nearby resident said the heavy snow of the past few weeks and blowing have made the crossing a real hazard Constables Connors and Jordan of the North Halton OPP detachment investigated the accident Groundhogs cross up researcher Maybe the Acton Free Press should have consulted a groundhog Instead of researcher says Murray Smith the recent article hi the Free Press which quoted htm about the ancient institution of ground hog day The animals only hallfulfilled my prediction of their time of emergence Instead of coming out In the last week of February walker spotted the first two animals both adult mates at February 12 This means they emerged day earlier than last year and only 16 days too late for groundhog day Maybe year they wtD come above ground on February Mr Smith on their day First train in three days CONSTABLE CONNORS of North takes notes at the scene of Tuesdays cartrain crash which saw Mrs Gibbs 32 escape with only minor injuries The train can be seen where it stopped down the tracks while the entire front end ot the car right was tossed to one side The rest of the car was untouched in the crash spinning around to face north Staff Photos Gun show Another gun show will be held this Sunday at Acton Meadows golf club The event la being sponsored by the Antique Arms Collectors Association and begins at Spring soon Good news Spring Is around the Joan called the Free Press Tuesday to report she had seen not one bat two crows drifting over the coaatry that morning Alec Johnson reported he had seen one earlier hi the week Perhaps the crows one of the first of Spring can see from their areata height we poor mortals testily living through one of the worst winters decades Three traffic accidents were investigated by Acton police during the past week There were no Injuries and Ulrica bad driving conditions prevailed no charges were laid Wednesday Incident l4nt Wednesday afternoon at two car were involved In Occident nt the corner of MiU Wallace cor driven by Brampton had estimated damage and the car driven by Donald Price Willow St Acton about damn no Conn Investigated the rear end collision on Icy streets On Thursday morning at 1000 am Cons Kressler investigated the accident at and John Driven wore George Komebj Georgetown with estimated damage end Raymond Kempel Kitchener wllh no damage to vehicle On Thursday afternoon at 336 Cons Kroailer Investigated another accident at Acton Blvd and Arthur St The car driven by William Cutler It 1 had estimated damage to the front wllh the car driven by Kenneth Marshall Church St having estimated damage to the right doors License issuers watch the traffic New licenses have been Issued a little faster rate this past week but there has been no real rush yet at tho local office Watsons Music Store Watsons and their extra help Mary Anderson alt the show window near the corner and can see by licenses on cars going by that theres a big rush ahead Leu than hall So fur licenses been sold hero less than half of their supply They ordered more than Inst year and have on hand to sell The plates for Acton all start with the letter I and the numbers or so far Two year term This year snowmobile licenses being issued ore good for two years first allotment is none and snowmobile licenses nave boon sold altogether Business In that department has slowed down considerably as the season propoases This is the third year that Mrs Anderson has helped the Watsons at license season Their son Scott also helps after school Wheldon Emmerson is Halton deputy sheriff Former mayor Wheldon Steamer begun new dutios as deputy sheriff at County Monday A now deputy was needed following the promotion of Mac to sheriff when Sheriff Andrew Frank retired Mr served on the Georgetown council for five years from 1066 and one twoyear term as mayor i960 and During his term In office he was primarily Involved with conservation and generating community enthusiasm For example Mr Initiated a barbershop quartet In the town Finally tho pressure from a growing family and a lock of time mode him give It up Alio as ho put it Many politicians become dull after too many years in of fice I thought It was best to make way for new Ideas and I left without any bitterness The duties of the sheriffs office are perhaps some of the most unpleasant in the county They arc under the heading of civil law and include repossessing property and operating county and supreme courts Mr has been Involved with the county for many years in various ways He played Junior hockey for Milton in 1M2 and Is an honorary member of the Georgetown Rotary Club NEW DEPUTY SHERIFF of Halton County Is Steamer Emmerson former mayor of Georgetown He started his new duties this week and is pictured seated discussing the work with Sheriff Mac Sprowl Mr Sprowl was named sheriff earlier this year when Andrew W Frank of Milton retired Photo Plan addition Ukranian camp Additional housing facilities In the form of housekeeping units covering BOO square feet each are planned for the Youth Associations Camp Hemeldaon the Fourth Line of Just east of Acton Steven Km a representative of the association appeared before Eaqueaing Council Monday night requesting approval of the project Mr Kuz told council plans call for construction of about eight units at first on acres of land adjoining the present camp which covers 100 acres Units will be made available especially to young couples of the association who are not able to afford a holiday at a resort The buildings are to be used in the summer only Access roads and separate recreational units are also planned Water for the units would come from a central well report The associations present Camp has been established In for years Facilities Include 1ft cottages several playing fields and an swimming pool Mr Kux said proposed units would be of Umber construction but would have no basements Present at the camp are constructed on a one block pier Materials would be purchased from local companies according to Mr Kux When deputyreeve Russell Miller Mid he thought the buildings should have a three block solid foundation Mr Kuz replied the would comply with any regulations in the townships building bylaw Council decided to discuss he request further at their next committee meeting Reeve Tom Hill promised to have an answer for Mr within a month Parking tips from Carnival queen CHRIS a pretty year old brunette was crowned Snow Queen at Acton District Highs winter carnival last night Tuesday A grade 13 student Chris was chosen from five finalists in the contest Staff Photo During our reporting week of February to February me men at the Acton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police while working a total of hours patrolled town roads Three property damage ac cidents were Investigated during the week The total damage in the three accidents was estimated at The very bad driving conditions were taken into coant and no charges were laid In any of the accidents Nine charges were laid and seven warnings issued to motorists for various infractions the High way TrafcLct Two charges were laid for operating a vehicle without insurance One was the operator of a SkkkKt So forget when you operate your SUdoo on the roads make sure the vehicle insured The operator and the owner can be charged General occurrence investi gated numbered five They were two cases reported a liquor seizure and two olsturbances to local hotels Facewtad Motorists In cold weather you have to sit In parked car for some time always try and chaos a position Into the A tall wind can blow carbon monoxide from the exhaust hack under the car Fran- there the deadly invisible and odorless gas can seep Into the passenger comp if there are cracks or mat holes the flooring And r yon young motorists when yon park favorite to look at the stars raaka sort you dont back into a snow keep your engine could end up with the stars No insurance A local man was charged wit operating a motorized vehicle without insurance on highway The charge by was laid last Friday oaDiw irnd