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Council accepts Oref offer Marks opposed Acton Is a giant step nearer having a new industry following a decision made by council Tuesday evening On the recommendations of the development commission council agreed to have the mayor and clerk sign an offer to purchase made by Industries Industries propose to locate an oil recycling business In the industrial park at the site formerly intended for Frank Heller and Son leather business Hellers instead bought the former Mason Knitting building Special meeting Monday evening the committee of council members of the development commission and the principals of Oref Industries president M and vicepresident P met The administration committee then made the recom mendation to council that the offer to purchase be accepted It now proceeds to the solicitor Some changes had been made from the previous offer turned down by council at their last regular meeting Clerk ad Joe Hurst explained these changes deleting a section on Installation of services and adding a section stating the purchaser would pay costs of the survey The agreement states certain conditions of sale Iand involved is Just over four acres somewhat larger than the Heller properly had Been Change In thinking Explaining the administration committee change in thinking Reeve Oakes said he was more than enlightened by meeting the principals face to face Their statements changed my mind All other councillors agreed but councillor Marks who was also present the night before at the special meeting He voted against all three readings of Ihe resolution Reverie stand Mr Marks told his fellow councillors they had voted eight out of eight not to accept the offer two weeks ago unless they had assurances from the Air Management branch and they had reversed their stand completely without more Infor mat ion Reeve reminded Mr Marks Ihey guaranteed n lot or Verbally fired bock Mr Marks Objects to location Mr Marks said he t question the corporate res of principals or their tlalms and knew the industry would be an asset Ik praised the Industrial com mission Hh objection he stressed is to the geographic location of our industrial park which suited to this type of industry It difficult to assess the possible pollution of reclaiming oil since we have no information on the actual process There is legislation covering pollution However he felt the prevailing north west winds could carry odors over the town Council should consider what would happen In extreme conditions he urged I trying to keep the people Informed this sale is not the bed of roses a unanimous vote would surest he insisted As he voted alone against the resolution the mayor remarked Mr Marks caused us to be cautious Ihadconcemsbutl am satisfied and the reeve added We listened to you with open Ninety Eighth Year No ACTON ONTARIO JULY 26 Fourteen Pages Fifteen Cents At least 1 1 families in Ospringe are affected by hepatitis outbreak It is believed contaminated well water may have triggered an outbreak of infectious hepatitis in the Ospringe area An analysis by the Wellington Duffcrln Health Unit has disclosed one well in the district In which water was unfit for drinking and the infected family has been notified of what steps to take Meanwhile however at least families in the area and probably more Including the family with the contaminated well have members sick with infectious hepatitis Some of them feel the outbreak could have been avoided if the unit had acted promptly when the disease was first diagnosed In June at OsprlnRe public school But Dr B T Dale medical officer of health says the health unit is only aware of six cases and he feels adequate steps have been taken to control the disease He is not sure the one well Identified as unfit for human consumption is the only source of Infection however rwo full time health unit inspectors are busy checking wells in Ihe area now but affected families feel the health unit is trying to close the door after the horse hoi from the bam One R 1 Acton mother told the Free Press of a young student Mark who was on a two week vacation in the Maritlmes when he took ill with the disease and had to be hospitalized In Prince Edward Island Sec news Now the disease will spread through the Maritlmes Mrs Tom Shields predicted because it is highly contagious She feels if parents had been notified earlier incidents such as those that af the Ballantynes could have been avoided intend to get to the bottom of this she said Meanwhile Dr Dale has been quoted as saying he does not believe the situation represents a serious threat to health He said the attack was not severe and some who have It are not sick enough to go to a doctor Mrs who first notified the press of the outbreak her year old daughter home from the hospital but she has been Informed convalescence will take the rest of the summer The girl lost nine pounds in the first few days of the Illness and still has a temperature Mrs McKinnon a grade two teacher at school feels the health unit should have had a public meeting in the school to tell parents how to ward off the infection si Wants full staff of health nurses After being advised County Unit is still two nurses short of their complement of 31 Acton Deputy Reeve Pat McKenzie rawed he would make an issue of it If the complement t full by Sept 1 We seem to be always short and always going to be caught up In a month or so If I hired teachers like the unit hires nurses I have empty class rooms he said Reeve Rom Hill who had Joined McKenzie In a fight to have better health services In the northern part of the county several months ago backed McKenzie s demand that the complement be filled at the meeting of the Board of Health Wednesday I agree with the Deputy Reeve from Acton Why can we get nurses Before It was wait until the contract is settled and now we are still short he said Personnel officer John Watson told the meeting some of the nurses that had considered coming to Halton during negotiations took Jobs elsewhere before the contract was settled He said he and health unit officials felt they could pick and choose their nurses for the money they paid and noted some applicants had been ruled out as not acceptable I wait until Sept 1 but It be done McKcmle Liquor vote set A liquor vote will be taken In Acton Monday November law passed council Tuesday with no objections town municipal election will be on Monday December Reeve explained council believes there will be much less confusion if a separate vote is taken on a different day Clerk administrator Hurst said other municipalities which have tried the liquor vote on the same day as the municipal elections have run into serious problems The rolls of voters are different New Act It expected by then the new Ejections Act will have been passed and the 18ycarotds will be able to vote vote questions the elec torate on dining lounge and lounge licenses in hotels inns and taverns Councillor Greer pointed out the two votes art budget ted for at a cost of about each Corporal death is to community Masons shock Corporal Ray Mason Two hurt Two Acton men were injured when the small European sports car they were driving was in collision with a vehicle driven by William of on highway south of Erin Saturday night David Braida Acton driver of the sports car received cuts and bruises in the crash and Gordon Williams a passenger suffered a broken collar bone when he was thrown from the vehicle which rolled over after the impact 0 P P estimated damage to both vehicles at Mr was not in lured Police officers from all over the county and province will be Acton Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral of Corporal Ray Mason who died Monday afternoon at Toronto General Hospital after in Illness of several weeks Head of the Acton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police for tht past years Corporal Mason was a well known figure both as a police officer and sportsman His death came as a shock to this community and to fellow officers who said he would have years In the force on August 1 Corporal Mason expected to retire In February of next year Funeral Thursday services will be held from Knox Presbyterian Church at 2 pm Thursday Eight members of the O P will act as honorary pallbearers and an honor guard of eight corporals will also take part as well as a force of uniformed constables in charge of Staff Sgt Thompson of district headquarters Bob Stanfield to visit Acton Tuesday morn Constables Bruce Mac Arthur Nick tar Ion and Paul Brown from the detachment and three officers from the Milton detachment will act as pallbearers Corporal Mason spent 30 of his in O in this district of them in Acton He was stationed in and Milton prior to coming to Acton where he has told the Free Press he felt at home Ray Mason always took a keen interest In the activities of the community and was actively involved in sports until the last few years He was president of the Acton Tanners intermediate hockey club a member of the executive of the intermediate baseball team which won the Ontario championship and took a real interest in minor sports serving as a coach and manager in both hockey and baseball Respected liked He was respected and liked as the representative of the law in thecommunity He was an officer in Walker Lodge and active in Masonic circles He leaves his wife at home and three sons Ronald of Bolton Gordon of Maple and John of and a host of friends and acquaintances from the community district Corporal Bell of the Milton detachment has been in charge of the Acton detachment since Corporal Mason was ill Bob Stanfield quiet spoken leader of the federal Progres sive Conservatives and a candidate for the Prime Minister s chair will be in Acton for breakfast on Tuesday August to meet municipal officials key Conservatives and local citizens He will be accompanied by Terry Connor Halton C candidate on a tour of the riding which starts with an Acton breakfast at the curling club on Churchill Road There he will meet P C workers and councillors from Acton Milton and township Mr Stanfield has travelled extensively throughout Canada during the past six months visiting every province but Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland so far Tuesday s agenda will see him stopping in Georgetown Milton and Oakville as well as Acton Mr Stanfield will head to Milton following a tour of the Bcardmore plant In Acton He will call at Milton Manor and talk with residents The rest of the morning will be spent in Georgetown where he will visit an Opportunities for Youth program and have lunch at the North Halton Golf club He will visit Blakelock High School in in the early afternoon and tour the Procor plant The evening will be spent at an Picnic in Coronation Park Oakville where five cent hot dogs will be a feature Before leaving Halton Mr Stanfield will return to Milton to meet the young people at the Milton Youth Council coffee house NEW BUILDING is taking shape in the rmde of sections which are bolted together in Industrial Park much like in in arch ft high in the middle and elongated ijJoo the hut will be the icross at the bottom This particular struc workshop of Gibson Con- tun long when it is completed and Sheet The building is Photo by J Jennings Motorcyclist injured Tues Milton motorcyclist Harold Thomas Ferns suffered a broken collarbone Tuesday in an jc a dent at the Foodland Store was coming out of the parking lot and was involved in collision with a car driven David Poplar which was on Mill St He was treated at medical centre and in hospital Involved in an accident were Kurt Eckench Herbert Schubert Churchill Road The collision was at about 4 m at Willow and Mill Only damage estimated was to the car a Saturday another collision was investigated at and Brian Mc Card Gutlph in a van and Ronald Mellon St were the drivers involved Acton police laid a after in estiva tine each of these collisions Question day care centre On the urging councillor Marks a questionnaire on a day care centre for Acton be circulated to all homes by mail This Is a very important social service we should be organizing for the community Mr Marks said Government grants are available he explained when the need is assessed Reeve Oakes pointed out there was very little response to an ad asking to hear from people interested Councillor Chapman also expressed surprise the question was being brought up again Mr Marks felt this detailed questionnaire was a better way of getting response He thought many people did not understand what was Involved Council backs Commission In a formal expression of solidarity council Tuesday un animously voted in favor of a resolution giving full support to the Acton Centennial Commission in their present and future programs for centennial year including the proposed renova tions to the Acton community centre to be completed in three stages This gives them a solid front for arena renovations explained reeve Oakes This project appeared to be the least costly and the most useful Met with committee Representing the centennial commission Jack Carpenter John Shadbolt Ted Tyler Jr and Paul Nielsen had attended the meeting of the administration committee of council on Tuesday attended part of this meeting Commissioners then said they felt it would be futile to continue with their present plans if it was the intention of council to proceed with a survey on the project Mr Carpenter outlined the commission s plans in detail and councillors explained council suggestions After discussion the committee had assured the commissioners that council would give full support as was confirmed unanimously Tuesday evening by the full council New jail tenders in Aug to East Minister of government services Jim Snow tenders for the Centre may be died in August to allow a fall instruction date Snow said plans were still t but all the indications Merc favorable towards tenders in and construction to Ix Kin in the early part of fall He he hoped the complex which expected to take two years to build will provide considerable employment Die complex include three separate institutions and will be situated on an site bounded by Highway and the CNR Accommodate liana call for the establish ment or an adult training centre with a capacity for inmates correction centre for and a medium security reformatory for bout inmates is expected to replace Halton County Milton Brampton Jail ana centre and help reduce the population at Guelph Authorities feel Guelph too lare at inmates It has been reduced in recent yean from 1 According to Ktrr employees at the institutions better opportunity to work with the inmate If the population of the centre controlled has been an dm province since jails became a responsibility in IK0 Great Juries touring the Milton JUI invariably describe it as antiquated