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KEEP YOUR EYE on the rock advises Mrs as HARRlEITAOTTERBEINwasthehitof the first draw right Harriottas admirers from left to right are Mae Dumarsh Pat Frizzell in grease paint and spots and a handy kitchen as she charms the underwear team outfitted by Mason Knit at McKim Lois Mackenzie and Mellon Staff Photo broom put their heads together at the Ma and Pa bonspiel Saturdays Ma and Pa at the Acton Curling Club Saturday Photo Ladies trounce laddies in Ma and Pa bonspiel ITS NOT PHYLLIS and a cameo from a past decade but Mrs June Gerth and Mrs Beatty dressed for the Ma and Pa which the ladies God bless them won once again Staff Photo Ninety Sixth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 1971 Second Section By Bob Mac Arthur A more happy and Jolly crowd would be hard to find than at the Ma and Pa at the curling rink Saturday Many of the contestants came In costume which helped to enliven the scene A number of costumes were outstanding and many of the participants really played the the part It all helped to make the day an outstanding event The is annually spon sored by Tyler and has been held for the past eight years The men have won the event four times and the women have kept pace The womens teams play the mens teams and the total points of all games decide who has won the spiel This year the women had points and the men So it was Junior Farmers banquet dance A pleasant evening was spent Friday in hall when Acton Junior Farmers held their annual banquet and dance A highlight of the evening was a presentation to Brian Besscy of the trophy for best Junior Farmer of the year The present ation was made by last years winner Harvey Burtt Value of group The guest speaker for the evening was Mrs Wilson of Brampton a Junior Farmer member who spoke of the value of the organization Junior Farmer president George Henderson was master of ceremonies and Rev Bob Hyde said grace I ladles catered to the turkey dinner The groups elections were held In January With George Henderson on the executive are Ross as past president Sharon vicepresident Dave the secretary David Ward treasurer and reporter Ray Swackhamcr up to the men to wash the dishes luck supper And there were no dish casualties so the men must have been practising for the dishes while the women practised curling wins Prizes were given out by lucky draws with the mens president Hob Drlnkwalter and Mrs W Dumarsh ladies president pulling lucky tickets The first ticket drawn was for Harrietta Incidentally was downtown before the curling and parked near the drug store When she came out there was the man In blue not a bit pleased where the car had been parked The policemans greeting to was Madame you wont park there again Hope did not pick up a citation but we all come to it sooner or later dont we Mae Dumarsh accepted the Gwcn Tyler trophy from the donor Then she assisted in giving out the other prizes for the curling Mr and Mrs Hank Hamilton of and Anne Coleman of Acton provided music for dancing following the pot luck supper Write to complain of sidewalk The poor condition of the sidewalk at Acton post office during the winter months has precipitated a letter from Acton council to Rud Whiting to advise him of the lack of proper Councillor Marks felt perhaps the public works committee of council had been hasty consulting the MP before taking steps at the local level to correct However Councillor Greer said the committee felt the post office knew what kind of a deal they were getting so it would be best to have someone else point out complaints to them Mayor said he had several calls one day on the post office sidewalk and had advised the local post office He felt council was taking the right Ratepayers for against Sideroad improvement Two opposite views were expressed when people from Nassogaweyn and met Thursday to discuss proposed Improvements for The road passes through both townships and crosses highway at One segment favored little or no improvement They argued improvements to the road would increase speeds and increase danger for children and people living in the area The second camp claimed safety was their main concern and felt the dangerous jogs In the road should be eliminated in safetys name The proposal urging improvement to the road has been a controversial subject for more than a year now Halton County Councils Roads ACTON TRICOUNTY MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION CLUB CAR DRAW 1971 TORINO 2 DOOR HARDTOP POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES V8 AUTOMATIC WHEEL DISCS RADIO 400 CLUB DRAW RULES Elimination Type Draw will take place Saturday March in Legion Auditorium commencing at PM sharp All Club ticket holders are invited to attend and participate in the draw The first number drawn will receive One Hundred dollars U00 Draws will be made in groups of twentyfive Every 25th number will receive Ten dollars up to the 375 number drawn The 396 number will receive TwentyFive dollars the 397 number will receive Fifty dollars the number will receive Seventyfive dollars the 399th will receive One Hundred dollars and the will receive the New Car The new car will be the grand prize There will be no substitute prizes offered there will be no deals made with the 400 Club Only members who have paid the full twentysix weeks will be eligible for the draw Any numbers that are not paid up will be sold the night of the draw to people on the waiting list Proceeds from the draw will be used to finance Minor Hockey in Acton Entertainment will be supplied by The Acton Legion during the draw A special vote of thanks to Thompson Motors for their cooperation in supplying the car for the draw Committee agreed to the public meeting at the County Buildings in Milton requests from both Nassagaweya and Esqueslng Councils and a number of individuals Annual review County engineer J Corbett told the meeting the section of east of Speyslde is programmed for reconstruction in and 1974 but no work Is programmed yet for the section west of He Indicated that section of road will be reviewed annually and work done according to need and availability of funds the road serves as a rural collector and the majority of the motorists using it have their origins and destinations In the immediate area between Line Highway 25 Stewarttown and Georgetown Mr explained Outlining the problem he noted the road base Is deficient and there are 11 deficient curves eight deficient grades and six locations with Inadequate stopping sight distance These deficiencies either singly or In combination provide the potential for accidents and as traffic increases the chances for accidents will also increase A motorist can presently drive at an average of mph but the safe speed on many of the Jogs is considerably less than mph Much work needed His brief outlined improvements to the road which are being considered He noted the base would be strengthened OPP report drainage improved and Jogs steep hills and sharp knolls will be straightened The engineer noted plans called for a foot hardtop road with eight foot shoulders The wider shoulders will provide needed room for snow storage emergency manoeuvres and stopping or parking he noted Mr Corbett said the road would be programmed for a speed of and a speed limit of will be allowed He assured people every effort would be taken to minimize damage to trees Fears more traffic William Johnson one of several residents of 15 Sideroad who spoke at the meeting said he was concerned about the road being used for a quarry operation He said the province was cracking down on quarry operations operating on the escarpment face He suspected the road would be the main route for quarry trucks if they decided to quarry at the front or back of the quarry instead of on the face Glen accused the county of being too dollar- conscious He opposed the foot road and asked why the speed limit on the road could not be made miles per hour He said the county was tempted to make the road at DHO standards so they could receive provincial grants He asked the committee to use county funds and make a road suited for the people of the area He opposed any change In the rural character of the road Children danger Ft told of a series of Investigations court reported A personal injury accident In which an eightyearold girl suffered a fractured shoulder was the only accident reported to the Acton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police during the reporting week of February to March The that occurred on a crosswalk was Investigated by Const General occurrences investigated during the week were a case of Indecent Exposure A Guelph man was arrested as a result of this investigation and will appear In Provincial Court to answer to the charge A theft from a motor vehicle is under Investigation and two minor disturbances were reported The rest of the oc currences were of a minor nature and needed little Investigation In court A total of 14 charges were laid for infractions of the Highway Traffic Act seventeen other motorists were warned for less minor infractions In Provincial Court held in Milton on March a total of convictions were registered in Criminal and Traffic Court A total of in tines was paid as a result of the convictions An Acton man was convicted of Robbery with Violence and will be sentenced by Judge on March 15 Weekly warning Automobile collisions In winter are often the result of cars being driven too fast for conditions Always make sure you drive at a safe speed and adjust to changing road weather and traffic conditions Remember that safe driving the kind that keeps you out of collisions depends on your ability to be aware of driving conditions and to adjust to them Dont forget such adjustments can help prevent needless collisions To paraphrase Winston Churchill Never Is more risked by so many for so little Const Roy Wood eight accidents an one Jog last year He recalled an where a car landed two feet from a house he owns If the children in that house had been playing in the yard they would have no doubt been killed he said At least two people were con cerned about the distance a house has to be from the road Mr Cor said there was no hard and fast ruling but where possible the houses are left and where they have to be taken all attempts to negotiate a fair deal are made Take a beating J told the committee if they widened the road and made the proposed Improvements they would do it for those who travelled it not for those who lived near it It Is my personal view that if this goes through well take a beating again This road is not for us he declared An elderly man Norman Bird added a light touch to what might have been a hot meeting He warned against spending too much money to save trees Not only the contractors but the motorists are tough on the frees he noted Since the- road had been hard- topped he had six cars hit his fence Three went through It and Jus cattle got loose The other three didnt go through but they hit the fence and didnt really help it he quipped Jogs still there He spoke of a discussion he had with the reeve of Esqueslng In 1950 Dont put up a permanent fence were going to take the jogs out of the road the reeve had said That was over years ago and the jogs are still there Mr Bird noted He said the road was being used more all the time The One folk from Georgetown use it to get to Mohawk he added Ron Davis a farmer on 15 and one of several who have favored widening and improvements on the road since the beginning said the road couldnt be built and maintained unless it was wide enough and the water and snow had some place to go He said it the road needed to be 100 feet wide to be maintained and be a safe road thats what should be done He said the road was impassable several times this year and school buses couldnt get through Guys coming around there dont know about the sharp turns he said adding that children shouldnt have to travel to and from school on the poor road Why rack doit He and Joe told of occasions where they spent a full day and several times where they worked for an hour and a half J to get their bucks up the bills during bad weather They urged that work be done No decisions were made at the meeting but the road committee will consider suggestions made by ratepayers at future committee meetings