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Noses turned off as rank new odor turns up Wind changes that developed and sent breezes blowing from west to east were accompanied by a rank smell which per mealed the downtown Acton business section and residential areas or town over the weekend extending into the week The Free Press was called and advised it was the pollution control plant which had had gone haywire However a personal investigation by the editor and another member of the staff that premise false The town plant situated along the Black Creek at the root of Churchill Road South barely caused a nose to wrinkle inside the property Some blamed the plant for the smelly intrusion but it seemed to be a new unfamiliar odor which clung to the downtown business section eventually was carried to other parts of town Smells like liquid fertilizer to me said a knowledgabte nose belonging to another resident never smelted that one before Others however said the odors had been drifting like clouds through the night alighting whenever fancy took it It woke us all up during the middle of the night said one longtime resident An aunt visiting us from Toronto got up and sniffed the dog and cot because it like rank animals It finally left like a spirit with a mission to enter windows open to help the heal wave the area has experienced Residents annoyed by the smell may take some relief In knowing that Govern experts have also taken the sent and arc on its trail When the Free Press checked with the Toronto office of the air management of the Department of the Environment Roger Hi BR Ins district engineer for York and Ontario counties said his office has received 15 complaints about odor from Acton so far in July JTirec of them were phoned In this week He said all complaints have been followed up even to the extent of sending Investigators to town on Saturday nights but added the source of the odor has not been determined The odor seems to be intermittent Our investigators have not been able to record any violations said He acknowledged that his department has previously encountered problems with the tannery However he emphasized that investigations to date have established no proof that the odor is coming from that company operations concluded that Investigations will continue His hopes to be able to verify the source of the odor soon Meanwhile one Acton businessman has donned a nose mask claiming the smell is turning him sick Housewives arc busy with aerosol bombs Those who have fled to the hills on vacation arc beyond the pall One man claimed it was an ill wind that brought the rank odor In and he hoped it would be a strong wind that carried it out Ninety Ninth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 1973 Sixteen Pages Fifteen Cents 2500 signatures approve line Citizens groups have the Pickering line well in hand said John Schneider this week following successful weekend campaigns with survey forms in Acton Erin Hillsburgh and Georgetown The group which wants to reroute the Pickering Nanticoke power line along the Highway from Milton to instead of through farmland in this area reports almost 2 signatures on a petition calling for the reeyaluation of the alternates proposed by Bruce Howlett They propose a modified Q Campaigners report per cent of all those approached both rural and urban residents were interested in the campaign Petitions will be submitted to Bruce a consultant for the Solandt Commission It will undergo a month s study before the full report is issued Schneider is now turning his attention to the Bruce Line the next step in the chain and hopes to propose a route involving fewer farms Suspect rabies shoot porcupine Residents of sub manner bothering dogs m back division In the Ave area yards before it was chased into a were alarmed Monday morning tree at the home of Mr and Mrs when porcupine wandered Into Carl the area Residents called Acton O P P animal was shot in the area to beware Although no tests were made of animals acting in a strange residents of the area suspected manner Pets it is pointed out the animal was rabid because of should be against the its behaviour It is unusual to see usually fatal disease The animal acted In an erratic and with an officer present the thorn in daylight They want to Need proof of citizenship to vote next election The Importance or proof of Canadian Citizenship in order to vote In the next federal election was brought to the attention of Mr and Mrs Cecil of Acton this week Mr Mrs were in Milton at the Court of Canadian Citizenship where Mrs Nolle was applying for her Citizenship to an Impending trip to the nited States In returning to Canada but she was not aware how Important it would also be at the next federal election She was advised that unless proof of Citizenship was available she wnuld not be able to vote although she has experienced no difficulties in the past Born in Canada Mr Nellcs was advised to obtain some proof of tightening by the federal citizenship as well Although a government birth certificate is all that is The couple thought others were necessary he Is not In the position probably not aware of the new of being able to obtain one easily regulations and should have it because of a fire which destroyed brought to their attention before records in County another federal election rolls where he was born around British subjects par Mrs told the Free Press ticularly sometime FIRST CUSTOMERS AT the new that officers of the Court ex they are citizens but they also not sumnsinelv were Jennifer Lister left am plained the new regulations was require proof they are c t of t J part of the immigration law Canada children of the library board members Andrew Wilson expresses surprise at the contents of the book he has opened while and Elizabeth books Coles Photo Power off four hours Acton wai at a for almost four hour this afternoon Wednesday following a fire at a pole on Main St N carrying primary high voltage power to Acton Contamination on intuition coupled with rain caused a short circuit burning cross arms and dropping the high tension secondary lines The fire started about noon and power went off at II 15 An Ontario Hydro crew had difficulty the blaze with picture Hydro crew worked through pelting rain establish the connection A new pole had to be erected Power turned on again at m and the town went back to business The Press four hours UK Acton formerly received an emergency power supply from ramp ton but this was terminated when Ontario Hydro voltage to Acton purchase power hydro pole caused blackout Survey results slow coming Bell Canada is disappointed in the number of survey cards they have received regarding extending the toll free calling area of the Acton exchange to include Milton and Manager Lloyd told the ree Press they have received only about 150 answers to the to date and they anticipated many more Dr is urging Bell subscribers to make their wishes known so they can either proceed or forget about he project They hope to have results before the end of August The increased calling area which would cost an extra dollar per month for individual residential lines would connect Acton subscribers telephones Acton telephone users now have free local calling to and which accounts for 15700 telephones This is broken down to 3 telephones in the Acton area 1 in area and 10 907 In Georgetown Bell has said that because expensive modifications are needed to telephone equipment at least per cent of the customers would have to agree before Bell would consider undertaking the roposal Liquor charges fill police books Effects of unsuccessful clashes with John Barleycorn were Familiar sight to Acton OPP who were kept hopping in incidents which led to f liquor charges one of minor consuming and two of impaired during the period of July AM JO m Thursday morning police charged an IB year old Acton girl with liquor in a place other than a residence after they checked a car In the Dominion Hotel parking lot and found five pints of beer A charge of minor consuming was laid against an Erin youth the same night at 10 after police slopped a vehicle town and discovered an underage driver who had been drinking than an hour later a man was stopped and charged with impaired driving and liquor other than residence Check group Friday morning at a Milton man passenger in a car was found In be in possession of liquor and charged with liquor other than residence An hour earlier police had checked a group of youths In the Legion parking lot found a Guelph man to be in possession of liquor and charged Police found a port bolllc of whisky in a vehicle on Mill St at 2 4S am Friday and sub laid a charge of liquor other than man failed the breathalyzer test and was charged with impaired at 4j a m Monday morning after police observed a vehicle being driven erratically on Main St S Monday night a local man was picked up on Queen St and charged with impaired driving loss Parking Ills car in the garden of Mrs Jean Precious Mill St near the Station Hotel cost a Toronto man a charge of careless driving early Saturday evening An estimated worth of vegetables and flowers were destroyed While they were investigating a midnight beating at the Station Hotel Saturday girl Fighting with her father and using obscene language on the street and charged with creating a disturbance The victim of the beating fled from the the incident Is still under investigation Sunday an woman reported a theft From her purse while she was in a local hotel Approximately in cash was stolen from the purse A charge of malicious damage being drunk in a public place was laid by Acton against a local man yesterday Tuesday At a m police discovered paper boxes turned over road signs damaged and garbage littering he streets 63 more homes started in home subdivision CLEARING LAND around an Alteo Condominium on Kingham is part of the work being done in phase two of a building project that will Sixty three condominium units started in Kingham Hilt Estates will be ready for occupancy by the end of November Berry of Alteo Construction informed the Free Press this week One third of the new homes have already been sold This phase two of a building project erecting homes on acres between Cobblehill Mill St and Main St S Entrance to the project is located on Main St S opposite Vimy St Phase one also a condominium project was recenlly finished That protect included con the will not shrink All si rue 1 on of 7G units with electric phase one ices including full heating and broadloom Crews are provided for the are still laying sod around Ihe homes costing buildings and will be planting Twentyeight of Ihe phase trees in September two units will have walk out Owners of a phase one home basements for more had salary limits They could not Sharp increases in building earn more than a year at costs since the commencement of the time of purchase to qualify phase one have accounted for the for the housing Costs started at sharp in prices Phase three won Ownership of a phase two unit will extend requires the purchaser must through two and j i j make more than per year will be a major artery in phase provide 63 homes The new condominium phase two homes are larger than three of the project Units are bigger than the earlier ones and those in phase one and hav steel A subdivision of houses with are built With Steel joists Joist construction foot houses with r Plywood are attached foot frontage and 30 double family scheduled to be built following Alteo with Home Made Easier HOME Presently workmen and laying services division will be Storey under the subdivision site and Berry The double homes will be Contractor Alf Berry also located on Names pointed out there would be levelling land behind the of other streets in the new sub- townhouses in phase three Buffalo youth saved by belt driver killed in crash on Use of a seat belt probably saved the life of a 15yearold area youth when a car in which he was riding rolled over and burned on Highway east of Acton Wednesday evening James Roland of Rome New York was only slightly injured in the accident which claimed the life of the car driver Andrew Kcltos of Buffalo NY Police said was not wearing his seat belt at the time Keltos car a 1972 Mavenck- apparently was attempting to pass another vehicle on a curve on Highway near police said Forced back into his own lane by oncoming traffic the Passenger Roland however was driver braked the car and lost wearing his scat belt and stayed control with the car until it stopped then The car skidded feet rolled over several times and caught Investigating officers said the fire 10 accident demolished the Police said the driver was car The is clearly marked thrown from the vehicle with a double solid centre line Call urgent Hydro meet Another urgent meeting to views discuss the proposed hydro line A meeting held two weeks ago routes will be held InTtdbride drew a crowd of about 200 people next Monday evening and when it was teamed one the residents In the district are in- proposed alternate routes for the to attend and slate thdr KV line is close to Kilbride