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THE LINE UP of finalists in the Snow Queen contest at Acton willgooutfordlnnertoalocal restaurant tonight Wed will ride on a float In the torchlight parade from the high School was chosen last Friday by a student vote from a mtil three judges for the final judging The winner will be school to the Community centre Friday Photo by J list of entrants The five girls from left Judy announced at a dance in the school Thursday evening and will Jennings Dianne Timbers Anne and Roma Kuch- be crowned at that time The Queen and her princesses ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1973 Sixteen Panes Fifteen Cents Exasperation fails to show for North meeting Plain nothing was achieved at the special meeting last night Tuesday of councils and staffs to discuss the new North region This assessment was reported gloomily to the Free Press Wednesday morning by disappointed Mayor Lea Reason the no show of Arthur parliamentary assistant to the treasurer who was to answered questions of representatives of i Georgetown 1 Several servants had sent out to the county I chambers but local I apparently dldn t consider tt satisfactory substitutes for Meen Observed Mr a political question and they nisi able to give political answers These men were In certain areas such as taxation or not relevant to the very pressing present concerns of the town and township councils Walked rat Some were so disgruntled they walked out of the meeting by pm All the Acton group remained said the mayor to at least hear what had to bo said The meeting lasted till Mr Meen Is meeting in turn with all areas affected In Halton and Peel Last night was to have been North Halton turn Boundaries concern Things ran hot Mr recalled The meeting disjointed when the man who set it up there Main concern was boundaries and the men from the department had no answers for that Instead their technical expertise was available and we been through that before said Mr Locate source oil spillage The problem of oil spillage into the creek and subsequently into Fairy Lake is still In the hands of the Department of the Environment officials who have authority to lay a charge if they feel It Justified The source of the problem has been located and the people concerned notified Mayor Lea explained this week It was a matter of great concern to us and we think all possible Is being done Apparently all four groups were united in their feeling that the department cannot Justify the decision made on boundaries They say they feel the criteria don make sense Mrs Anne MacArthur of Nassagaweya expressed her concern about the northwest comer of the township and its community of Interest with However some disgruntled councillors from other areas dldn feel It worth while to present their full case before this panel Jim Snow made an appearance on his way to another meeting and rationalized the proposals He optimistically referred to the Halton only region two tier government and retention of Burlington He said certain conditions the four Halton municipalities and said that Peel and Halton are different historically He said the central region will also have restrictions put upon it What now We 11 put our heads together and see If we can come up with another meeting said Mr Duby philosophically Ookpik 3 begins today Crowning of the school s Snow Queen will highlight the annual Acton High winter carnival 3 one in which the student council is hoping the entire town will participate Five girls Diane Timbers and Anne of Acton Judy Thibodeau and Roma Kuchmak of and of Esquesmg were selected finalists in a vote by students Friday The girls will have dinner with the judges it a local restaurant tonight Wednesday and the Snow Queen will be named and crowned at a school dance tomorrow Thursday night The carnival officially began this afternoon Wednesday with a junior boys basketball game between Acton and Milton and a slave auction in which local auctioneer Tack Holmes asked for bids on AHS students The slaves must follow their masters orders carrying books cleaning out lockers all day tomorrow Thursday A paper airplane contest and suckereating contest ire on Thursday afternoons program at the school prior to the evemng dance to the music of Brutus Parade Friday A torch lite parade will leave the school Friday night at on its way to Prospect Park where a host of contests events including car smashing tricycle rices bicycle rices toboggan races chariot races and a tugowar will be held Local service clubs schools organizations or individuals are invited to enter floats in the parade and take part in the Friday events as well We would like the whole community to join in and enjoy this carnival student council president Coultrup told the Free Press The president emphasized that most of the contests will take place after 10 p m to avoid a clash with SabreFergus junior hockey game at the community centre No red tape There are no forms to fill out or red tape to go through beforehand for organizations wishing to enter floats in the parade The school parking lot will be available all day Friday for float decorating A pnzcof25willgotothc best float Service clubs especially are encouraged to line up teams for the tugowar contest They just have to appear at the events and register says Most of the events will take place on the ice surface prepared by parks staffers under the lights of the softball diamond A huge bonfire will be lit near the hardball diamond during the Committee workers Working with on the carnival committee are Mike Albano Malcolm McMillan Janet Bos Susan South Ian McMillan Cindy King Sean Ahearne Colin Price Glen Lee Sharon Barber Wendy Hannah Howard Coultrup and Ted Along with the finalists entrants in the Snow Queen contest were Karen Pierce Karen Norton Cathy Tracy Spear Bonnie Bnstow Sue South Sharon Creasey Trevolyn Patrick Caroline Abram Deb Hilts and Sue McPhall Cars damaged three collisions ratepayers endorse waste plans LAKEV1EW RESIDENTS wondered if the safely took off again for parts unknown The federal government had decided to relocate advent of snowmobiles and the long runway the planned International airport at they have traced on the lake makes the Pickering and bring it to Fairy Lake on stretch behind Lakeview subdivision a Sunday and Monday Two light aircraft tempting place to set down especially when landed on the lake in as many days and then cold upstairs j Jennings photo The proposal to transform workedout quarries on its property into a sanitary waste disposal site has been endorsed in principle by the Ratepayers Association However the association has suggested that a thorough pre- implementation study on the possible effects of the site on the areas water supply be carried out and that a continual monitoring system be set up under the guidelines and control Beat the big one heart disease Give generously to the Heart Fund of the Halton County Health Unit or the 0 C In a letter to the company the association also suggested that returning empty trucks be used to carry the baled waste in order that an Increase in truck traffic not result The company has already announced its Intention to transport the bales In returning empty trucks Acton 0 P investigated three collisions during the past week There were no people injured but cars were damaged and charges alid First was last Thursday at 12 at Willow and Church St Involved were a car driven by Stanley and a car owned by Kenneth Marshall of Acton Damage totalled a minimum of On Friday at on Mill St drivers involved were Dale Georgetown and Brian Wilkinson Acton Damage to the cars totalled Monday morning at 11 ajn part of a load of equipment fell off a truck driven by John Pries K 1 The articles one of them a hit a parked owned by Fines levied Several Acton and district people were fined in court in Milton Three nun were fined for obtaining food fraud One one from and one from town Anothtr young man appearing on a charge of theft wat sentenced to nine An assault charge brought a fine one disturbance charge and a second charge Lions would move station to park Acton Lions Club would move the local CNR station to a parkland location somewhere near Fairy Lake if their bid to acquire the building was ac cepted A lions Club delegation the proposal at a parks committee meeting last week and also attended Monday night regular monthly meeting for further discussion The club relayed Its hid for the stations to Acton council through Councillor Norm Elliott at a recent meeting At that time Councillor Elliott said he able to divulge the service dubs plans for the building Chief Art Gordon told parks board Monday night the dub would like to move the station to a piece of parkland on the south side of Elizabeth Drive near the foot of Tyler Ave in subdivision He said the club chose the site west of a small creek there because only one house on the north side of Elizabeth Drive faces It and the three homes on the south side buck on it First choice Asked by Councillor Barry if the club would consider moving the station to the most westerly point of land Inside Prospect Park the Lion Chief admitted his organization first thought of that location but were worried about at a site so dose to the lake and ficulty that could be encountered moving the building down Knox Ave There are cement slabs In there you move with a bulldozer he said Gordon said the dub has been in touch with a mover and has learned that the building could be moved to the Lakeview site location In a relatively short space of time however The budding measures feet by feet Arena manager Harold expressed the opinion at the point in the park might be better than a lot of people think The question of how much land the parks board actually owns on the side of the lake was also raised It was the opinion of some members that a small portion of the lake was during the dredging process and that that land now belongs to Parks board already leases land from the company for a walkway which connects the subdivision and Prospect Park Genera approval Aside from the smaller problems to be ironed out parks board was generally receptive to the Idea of having the building moved on to their land Its a fantastic idea If we could only get services to It it would really set off that part of the park out at the point commented Councillor Chapman There are a lot of if s andsand to be sorted out but I dont think we can in good conscience say no to this project added Councillor Inscoe Chairman Diane explained that the matter will probably come up for further discussion at a regular meeting of Acton Councd tonight Wed nesday Lion Chief Gordon was reluctant to reveal the clubs entire plans for the building until such tune as the lions Club bid for the building is accepted but he did say it would Involve the whole town of Acton Mayor Duby said recently that several outside parties are which must be moved to allow CN STATION boarded up and architecture Acton Lions Club would like to erection of a glass enclosed opened only twice each day for passengers is move it to the park alongside Fairy Lake waiting room for passengers a good example of early Canadian railroad 4L Coles Photo