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Ceremonies mark meeting Acton Free Wednesday January 12 Erin township council held the first meeting of 1972 a little earlier in the day than usual this month in order to give members of council municipal employees and guests a chance to say a few words Reverend Wayne Maddock of St Andrew Presbyterian Church Hillsburgh opened the session with verses from the Scripture and a short prayer Reeve Lloyd Lang spoke optimistically of work to be done In 1972 thin called on those present explaining that the Reeve Donald was in Winnipeg Of the speakers at least three had been in public office for some length of time Henry Wheeler of the Village Trustees mentioned this was his 50th consecutive year in municipal affairs Councillor Harold Griffith counting back stated he has missed only three years on council since he first started at the Inaugural meeting 27 years ago privilege to serve the people Clerk present Although consigned to the sidelines because of a recent illness Clerk Elmer was present and said It was nice to be back even as a spectator Mr McKlnnon has been with the township for 20 years of them as clerk Others present and asked to say a few words were Councillors Bill McLean and Bert Wheeler who thanked council for the time put in on behalf of the Fire Department Road Superintendent Ed Building Inspector Jim Treasurer Bert Berry and Wendy Thomson from the Free Press Council and guests adjourned to the Old Hotel Restaurant for lunch then inspected the new fire hall before resuming the council meeting A Christmas story donkey Anna Belle Money shortages trims plans FLAMES CHARRED the outside of the Highway Garage during Wednesday s destructive fire which gutted the back end of the building and caused almost 000 in damage Staff photo Brigade battles fCtmllmod from Page 1 welding equipment and innumerable tools and equipment which Mr Saunders had ac cumulated from his years in the excavating business Fortunately larger pieces of excavating equipment were elsewhere A car and truck In the garage were removed by Mr Saunders before the flames could reach them Attempts to douse the flames with a fire extinguisher first looked successful but they broke out again along the partition which separated the workshop from the two bay garage Firefighters filled their tank again at a nearby creek and emptied it onto the remains of the flaming building Neighbor phones A neighbor telephoned to tell him the building was belching smoke He ran to the workshop while his wife phoned in the alarm Grease and oil in the garage and workshop as well as tires fed the flames Two nearby gasoline tanks were saved from the heal Mr Saunders believes he could have saved the building if several extinguishers had been handy when the fire first broke out but he was helpless to prevent the fire spreading Monday Mrs Saunders praised the speed witn which the Acton brigade responded to the call About an hour after the fire at the Saunders property the firefighters were called to the home of Ed Brown Churchill S where a youngster was cooking some lunch while Mrs Brown- lay In bed sick Flames scorched the stove cupboards and walls of the kitchen Ejectors had to be used to expel acrid smelling smoke There was also some water damage It took firefighters only a few minutes to douse the flames Tight financial restrictions have forced Ha It on County Roads Committee to defer some of their projects by a year In some cases and two years in others The tight money conditions ore brought about partly because of the inclusion of Main St Milton In the county roads system end the reconstruction program required for that road In Not considered In the original five year program no consideration had been given to the Main St because it was under the control of the town at that time It was taken over by the county a year ago While it will go ahead as slated some projects have been shifted back a year Roads chairman Jim Swan borough was provoked when he learned engineer Jack Corbett was recommending the re construction of the Guelph Line in Burlington from Malnway to Upper Middle be left a year Supported Main St He said he had supported the inclusion of the Main St Milton but wasn aware at other roads would be deferred because of it Most cant afford home panel says OPP report another busy weekend Icy roads and bad weather were responsible for motor vehicle accidents on Friday North Halton OPP say The weekend was busy for the district police loo who report investigating at least six ac cidents on Saturday six on Sunday and six Monday A few of the accidents Involved personal injury although most were damage only Two trucks were Involved In a collision on the property of Duffer in Base Line Nassagaweya on Friday The drivers involved were Oswald and Rupert Russell Both men arc from Toronto Estimated damage to the Kirkland truck was to the vehicle Three cars collide There were no Injuries in a three car collision on Highway Just north of Highway on Friday Drivers Involved were Steven Timbers of Acton Jessie Toland of Chatham and Margaret Nichols of Miles St Milton Estimated damage to the Timbers vehicle was 100 to the Toland car to the Nichols vehicle A Milton woman was involved in a collision with nine guide posts on Sunday The site of the accident was Highway and Sideroad The driver involved was Paula Ryan Acton leads both Georgetown and Mil on in per capita senior citizen housing reported Mrs Margaret Willoughby at the meeting of the Women University Club of Milton and District on Thursday January at the home of Mrs Marjorie Milton A panel of Women University Club members presented information on housing problems with emphasis on the three towns Five year budget forecast At their regular meeting last week Halton County Board of Education tabled a five year capital budget forecast of In his presentation superintendent of Business and Finance Bruce Llndley noted the capital forecast was up from the last forecast The budget includes for elementary schools and 000 for secondary schools This covers construction of new facilities and renovation of the old The budget also covers the cost of property acquisition The capital budget forecast of whnt will be needed to meet growing demands on the facilities II covers the cost of buildings and land but not salaries or instructional costs flic acceptance of Ihc budget does not bind the board to each project outlined in Ihe forecast of Milton Acton and Georgetown The members of the panel included Miss Isobel Davey Mrs Helen Mrs Beverly Whatmough and Mrs Margaret The moderator was Mrs Agnes People s needs Miss Davey stressed the essentials in Ideal houses as well as the psychological needs for individuals Ail people need ready access to nature space for hobbies and play and especially privacy To avoid ghettolike housing developments she suggested lhat both the old and young live in an area Mrs Whatmough explained what housing was available in Mil Ion and Georgetown Milton has 1321 single detached homes semidetached or duplex and row or apartment units Georgetown has 3 homes 313 semidetached and rental units She concluded that for Its size Georgetown lacks rental accommodation Desperate need Mrs summed up the report Her statistics showed that per cent of the population in Canada cannot afford to buy a home New low cost housing is needed desperately and she urged the Club members to support local groups working for belter housing The next meeting will be on February at the home of Mrs Isabel Thompson The speaker will be Mr Henry John of the Toronto Distress Centre Mr said the county would be in a better position to design that portion of road in another year once they learned what developments take place there The reconstruction of near Limehouse was set for 1975 rather than the Cedar Springs reconstruction was deferred from to 1974 and the construction of the Bronte Rd subway was deferred from 1974 to 1975 The recon slruction of Bronte between the Queen Elizabeth Lake- shore was set for rather than 1975 Move ahead At the same meeting Reeve Tom Hill was successful In having Hie committee move the construction of a bridge to replace whnt he called the old paper mill bridge at the east end of Georgetown on River from to 1973 He and Mr both expressed concern that the bridge was In need of work before because it wasn sturdy enough to wait until Little help While the committee zed with a request from Milton Council asking that Ave from Ontario St to Harrop Dr be widened this year they offered little reason for the town to think the project would be acted upon this year Milton wants the road widened and reconstructed to facilitate heavy and wide loads coming from Polymer Corporation The committee put the project on the books for this year but agreed it could only be done if additional subsidies were received Department of Com munications representative H Donnelly said there t much hope of receiving additional grants Simmons Ofereyouttegrftdf sleep At special sale prices Simquilt Continental Be And what a ft bed Complete mattress Rest Co Is match box ng and legs Cho of headboards out a Sire 3 3 special sale PRICE ODD LETS DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN By Jennifer Bo it CONCLUSION Another big event in Anna Belles life was being entered in the Rock wood Carnival in June This carnival is completely for charity all home grown talent quite large and loads of fun Annr Belle Jingle Belle and Earl Grey were scheduled to Join the parade and then go in the pet show with the children Jingle and Earl were o be ridden and decorated with lowers Jingle sporting a Support your local heart fund sign on her tail Anna Belle was dressed as a flower child wearing a fringed sheet with pence signs on it and lots of flowers all over They really looked sweet when first done up but a half mile walk down a busy highway to the parade meeting place with me hanging on to a very excited pair Earl was ridden by his owner and trying to keep the children from being bounced on suc ceeded In wrecking most of the costumes By the time we found a place In the long parade line Jingle had kicked oft her sign eaten most of Belle flowers and terrified Erica who was to ride her Belle had her blanket round her stomach and kept treading on the fringe anything but peaceful We finally got settled and the parade moved off with two now dignified but tattered animals drawing and aahs from the spectators They all got their pictures taken for the newspaper and had lots of timid pets from wee ad mirers crowning the day by Jingle winning a third prize ribbon for Patrick and by Anna Belle coming first In the most unusual pet for Erica Incidentally she beat a one- eyed frog on a leash Fowl tally all present Thought to be killed or missing a while ago the full complement of ducks and geese Is now counted for at the lake Although dogs the clipped winged birds apparently none have been killed rheyrc all back in the semi domesticated flock anyway They have taken a winter migration over to the water near the dam where the Beardmore keep the water open all through the freeze along too but the birds seem to have no inclination to get housebound Even in last Friday blowing storm they stayed contentedly outside We must end the chronicle of Anna Belles first year She la now a plump sophisticated yearling contenting herself by moaning a great deal and still stealing cat dinners Her favourite time to speak is when I am on the barn phone Shocked silence The shocked silence on the other end as the sobbing Intake of breath is followed by a very loud creaking door sound Is priceless Long distance operators have known to crack up completely after a conversation with Anna Belle And Anna Belle has become attractive to males I enjoy the familiar sight of a donkey mincing around the field with fluttering eyelashes twitching tall a Lisa smile and an entourage of hopeful geldings Three husbands have been found for Belle to choose at the age of three I wonder If she accept a donkey 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