Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 3, 1971, p. 3

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Wed Nov 1971 3 Clan Mill Numbw Hydro line in news again township route under study controvtmil lint proposed to through Investigations stili underway TAT FIREFIGHTER friends arc Ktthy McAfee Helen Synnott and Synnott who with balding bigs and bulging Staff Photo Mayor appreciates peoples patience Mayor lis Duby feels Ac tonians deserve council appreciation for their operation in putting up with temporary inconveniences caused by many improvements being carried out around town It behooves us as a council to of those who let us get on with our work Councillor Norm said he hoped the person who submitted the complaint is by no means representative of the town as a whole Elliott also a bouquet in the direction of council public express our appreciation to works and utilities committee for them the mayor said council regular meeting Tuesday October 26 The mayor added that rather become too concerned about one written complaint he had reeeived which suggested Acton streets arc very unkept he would prefer to recognize the patience what he called one of the most extensive works programs in town in years deserve praise for making sure all the programs went through this year I m saying this not as a fellow councillor but as a citizen of Acton he said Christmas seal campaign starts The annual Christmas Seal Campaign will open in County on November it was announced bj Hinton Ac ton president of the Halton County Tuberculosis and Inspiratory Disease Association Appropriate chairman of this year will be C of Burlington who was named this year winner of the Citizen of the Year Award The award is in recognition of his man years of service in the interest of tuberculosis and respirator diseases and other service activities Mr has been with the Association Acton will be represented Mr H Hinton and a new board member Mrs David wet man The of this has been set at for Halton County Last year donations totalled Letters containing Christmas Seals will be mailed to residents of on Mondu November reaching their homes in tune for kiekoff of the campaign on November Mr stresses that donabons will be directed maud towards projects within Halton Countv involving the problem of Accepted the tender of Canada Salt to 70 tons of salt at a price of 50 per ton Following requests from the representatives of Trinity United Church the committee agreed to arrange with the local hydro to supply improved lighting on the parking lot adjacent to the church to have the area policed and to supply calcium to hold down dust there Was informed Dcput Reeve Pat that a street light has been installed on Wellington Street as requested Decided to write the Acton Hydro Commission them to proceed with tht installation of two vapor floodlights along with two dusk to dawn lights at the new town work The reporting week of Oct to Oct 31 proved to be a busy one for the officers of the Acton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police Officers invcstigited the theft motor vehicle and recovered a second A locnl man woi charged with be Drunk in Public after an officer was called to investigate a disturbance A local woman was charged with theft for having stolen propert from a store Of the 23 general occurrences reported officers arc presently investigating the following the theft of a coat from a local beverage room a report of malicious damage and a report of indecent exposure None have yet been solved Five charges Infractions of the Traffic Act resulted in five Open windows create concern In a letter to Council Jack ration a resident of HilIi 25 south of Acton has asked that some action be taken to have windows and doors boarded up on the house located on the former Steele property The interior of the house was destroed fire July Police found the bod of the tenant Joseph inside Mr said neighbors in the area art concerned the house could catch on fire again or that vandals could destroy it further decided to have the clerk write Mr informing him the have no by law to cover the situation and he contact the owners of the charges and four warnings being issued Bent metal and broken was the result of two cars colliding on Main St North 1- there were no injuries One of the drivers involved was charged with failing to yield Despite the Hallowe en pranks there were no reports of serious damage or injuries Cases heard in court during the week ranged from causing a disturbance to impaired driving The total amount of fines added up to Motorists Now is the time to start thinking of preparing your car for the winter months Make sure that your car a exhaust system is in good condition and last the winter Check the car windows and be sure they form a tight fit with the rubber mouldings Have the brakes checked and be sure the brake lines are in good repair and free of corrosion Be sure to have your windshield wipers and washers checked regularly the cooling system heater and lights Replace worn tires and have the car front end alignment checked Remember studded tires are banned from Ontario highwas Winter months are much easier to cope with when your car is in good repair Prov Const Paul Brown ROBERT HAMILTON O OPTOMETRIST a Road S tuberculosis and respirator and is Traffic diseases Special emphasis will Manager Hl is past president of be placed on the Association Halton Count TB and Association and has served on the Board of Directors of Association Since 1960 New member project of Pulmonary function Testing which recipients of the test receive free of charge a specialized medunl test to determine the condition of bach community will be and respirator system represented in the campaign a Function Testing has well known resident of the the pilot project of the community who also serves on association under direction the Board of Directors of the Kober of Remembrance Day service Sunday Remembrance Day church service is In Trinit United church this Sunday following the usual service at the cenotaph The parade leaves the Legion hall at 10 Taking part in the service at the cenotaph will be legion president Bob John McHugh the Rev A McKenzic and trumpeter George Elliott Tht church service Is expected to begin at with the Rev Gordon Turner preaching Poppy sales Da canvassing will be held as usual In Acton Home Furnishing a special Remembrance window draws much attention The veterans dinner is scheduled for Sunday LEST WE FORGET REMEMBRANCE DAY Sunday November 7th ORDER OF SERVICE 10 AM 11 15 AM Formation of Parade for Legion and all other organizations Acton Legion Service at Cenotaph Church Service Trinity United Church Service Nov PM Service Nov 11AM AT Cenotaph 11 A Centennial Public School Auditorium REMEMBER TO WEAR A POPPY OH POPPY DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NOV 6th J REMEMBER OUR FALLEN HEROES IK I he township it the til It the hi I the volt line llirouili tin township is iskt tin tounitl lo me with lo iIislilss i mulls pretermit foi Hi I I in It it iiLssion imposed the I tin former ciiiniillui Mian in Nj private muling L ill in id lbe aid hut if a private unit me it Inn but unit lio to mu line with ind tin people Involved it ir i inn it ijrt not I t limit ivlurt tin route Council to prepare for works program Approval of projects to be subsidized by the government under winter works programs will be of a much wider ranLe than last vcar administrator Joe Hunt told Acton Council at a meeting Tuesday October The clerk administrator backed up Deputy reeve Pat McKenzle prediction that the program would be more expensive this year The deputy reeve one of council two representatives on county council said the Halton body has already petitioned on a wide range of pro jet Is things they even think of last year It behooves us to be reaiy for tins program well told We should eet some work done on the industrial basin he suggested Hurst felt council might be able to work done as early as next month prior to freezeup Hie onus is on us to come up with some programs Mayor Ies added The matter will be discussed at the next publk works committee meeting tots 111 are against It in Nnssnjawtja and whenever it rnUjMvirs in that district will banted with tin It is down sneaky of them to to avoid a illation councillor Art ibson ml tin in Brook villi 1 Nov If and all of the involved will be invited to irl in the meeting I Hunk the people have what tiny want sudituiikitimdny They tinted the provincial rnimnt with a stront man late mil anvthinL the irovmti dots is okay Jim sold with a hint of sari ism Astrogard TV in the Westinghouse tradition GOODLETS Phone DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8772551

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