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Five suspected rabid foxes re hi Another Incident of rabies this time within Rock wood limits aroused more concern Fred endows a village resident feels citizens cannot be warned strongly enough to make them of the potential danger prevalent In the area of the village and district at present Thursdays Mow was one dealt to the family of Alan and Hetty of Station Street recent newcomers to from Acton Shortly after noon Mrs heard strange snarling sounds outside her house In the vicinity of the kitchen win dow Atone in the house he lime she thought the family dog a large pedigreed bulldog was upset the approach of a stranger Looking out the window however slit saw the usuall serene locked in fierce combit with a rnbid fox whose fangs and jaw were dripping Contacting the veterinarian N A Hawkins and the or Animals Branch in the were informed that despite their great for the family pet his direct contact with the diseased fox him suspect Although he had been only recently In according lo the authorities the obvious for the anxious family was to have him destroyed Hawkins pointed out that knows then is no place or kennel where suspected of having up the disease eon be as no one wants to run the of relaying the disease to other animals or Sometimes In the case of an animal biting person we keep him for observation the clinic for week period We want to ascertain that it t rabid at time of biting he said Hut when the animal healthy we lit him go The said hat in case of an animal in actual known battle with a rabid hi risk is sufficiently great that the pet should be destroyed mediately The fox on The I propcrtv only one of five seen In the vicinity of village limits over the weekend Two men Wayne Nightingale and BUI Win Rate both of searched for the fox on Friday but to no avail The same diy another fox wis seen by June In the vicinity of thi Mill store Main St another the On Friday one oilier was found and shot In the grain arci of barn on the Bernard farm on the outskirts of the village on tht I iftli Line farmers in that area are greatly alarmed and keeping lose watch on livestock Another Incident occurred on when on the I of I behind tin k wood Conservation opened his I a manure spreader J strange animal I I docilely followed otic dri v lug shed and then on 1 garage and from there to the dent Mrs said the fox followed like a dog making pathetic noises like groans of pain Her husband attempted to catch the fox with a pitch fork but out manage He went to the house to took for pellets but find them so culled the township office for assistance All the time the animals mouth was hanging open as If in dire pain Mrs Meln dertsma said By the lime the mnn from the township had arrived the fox had They looked for at least an hour she said pointing out that her husband on the I in he barn which be if the fox was d on the 3rd 1 a fox lose to h tack door The poss ly of a heal 1 y fox to any bo se In considered inconceivable according to authorities Recognizing the need for action a search was triggered Saturday with the newly fallen snow presenting some assistance for tracking the animals A fox posse consisting of Fred Meadows far Meadows and BUI was and the trio sighted a fox digging Into a gopher hole frightened by the approaching men It ran away and disappeared Saturdays dawn brought three other foxes onto the village scene one in the of he Centennial p grounds one other n the area of the Main Street proper y wl h was trailed to he fa of Harry Bonner but one other was seen n the area of the Just below the village fred Meadows has ap pointed himself a oneman foxhunting committee day he has been going out methodically attempting to run down the rabid creatures Just no way It the same fox each time said Mr Meadows who feels that people just scared enough He Is adamant that dogs should be tied up and not allowed to roam Health authorities point out that saliva on any in combat is what carries the disoaii and If touched by seemingly healthy skin inn be picked up through the lightest break in the skin Any person with the most minute scratch will he con laminated warns the health minorities Mr Meadows feels that running dogs are potential threats By re scaring out the foxes they get into com tat and could pass the disease on to un suspecting Kids are what count the Mr Meadows and for the next few weeks he intends to be on the lookout with the possibility of setting up another posse ery soon McnnwhiU village animal owners are keeping their pets indoors and parents of children wailing for school busts are rightfully worried The have managed a philosophical appro to the necessity of destroying their valuable dog It could have been one of the children who was at ticked Mrs Fastwood said Ninety Ninth Year No ACTON ONTARIO MARCH Twenty Eight Pages Fifteen Cents Power adjusted The annual adjustment in the cost of power for was established at last Thur meeting of the Acton commission with the commission paying out an amount of OK as opposed to the usual procedure of crediting the A letter received from Ontario Hydro instructed the Acton commission to take another took their earlier request for new bucket truck Hydro suggested that equipment on hand was adequate considering the size of the present Acton staff The local commission decided to have the truck demonstrated with decision topurchasc left pending The commission discussed letter received from Ontario where thev that contrary to expectations of inflationary costs power product costs in not rise to the level expected Higher than anticipated stream flows the exceptional per formance of Pickering station and sub stantial increases in revenue from export sales were according to the letter significant factors that tended to ameliorate cost Official Plan price drops Prices are rising cry where but then a bar gain in Copies of the official plan which first sold for then w is dropped to will now sell for if council adopts a committee recommendation Conies of the official plan for Georgetown and Acton will cost 5 According to own planner Mario the prices v it costs more to print the Fsquesing plan than those of the towns Small scale zoning maps tor the average person who doesnt want the whole phn sell for cents and SI Acton did not Investigate breakin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial laid two for of narcotics an impaired driver two charges of minors consuming liquor under the age of IB and of flcvrs seired liquor on two occasions during the past week In ill OPP in general investigation under- wa into an entry at Bennett school the end in which damage was done and some money taken No charges been laid in connection with that break in Police report a chain saw stolen from a truck parked behind the Station Hotel The investigation continues Officers quelled two disturbances at the Dominion Hotel on Saturday night but no charges were laid Ballon Hoard of dilution members tentative budget at their meeting iliv The volt earned after the board heard suggestions thai the intimitis should be cut five or by up to pint ear described the budget as mind bog Hi said he Hind fiult particular area of iht budget but on ihe staff to cut the budget by five per cent the board w ilh the exception of debt charges Goodvcar noted was the worst it has been for said gov spending was a key factor in ml Lit ion Dick Good in asked that budget be referred locommittec for cuts of up to 10 percent Inside The Free Press Pee Wees do well at Goderich Page Widow farms trains horses Page Tall towers not appreciated Page Bessems have rocks In head Page B5 We get letters A 720foot wide swath of hydro towers will likely be cutting through the centre of the new town of Hills as the result of a report by the Commission revealed this week Ormond Solandt has recommended the north south 500 hydro corridor to the Bruce Generating station cross the Niagara Escarpment just west of and down the centre of Concession to a junction with the east west lines from just north of Highway ap proximately where the farm of well known beef producer Gardhouse is situated The towers will be within view of Acton and Georgetown standing feet high with three double circuit 500 kV Tines two in 1977 and one in and two later 230 kV lines Unveiled Friday The long awaited Commission Report on the volt transmission line Pickering as- unveiled in the Ontario I- riday and it the route lollow where possible the province proposed It extends westward Toronto Milton corridor Jogs north i Milton proceeds skirts Mohawk and before joining up with imatcly it the Wellington border proceeds post before rung abruptly traversing Beverly swamp Solandt the route he picked wis shorter likely cheaper less dam the environment a major contribution to the evolution of thi TorontoCentred lUgionphn He admitted his Cost of dying goes up Acton Mayor expressed concern about cost of dying during a meeting of Hills Council Monday night felt the recommended increases In the cost of ceme tery plots was excessive He argued Acton rates had been considerably less than the former town of George town and yet Acton had ne ver overspent the budget for that service Overspent Councillor Miller said ho had been led to Ac ton had overspent by and Georgetown by last year Duby said that if the budget was overspent it would be because of extra fencing that be con sidered part of the operating costs Councillor frn ex concern about the ton cost of those that were still living He noted that at some point In time the municipality would hove to acquire more land for use Single plots for residents will cost double plots and children s plots Pecs for residents arc percent higher Interment charges run for adults for cremated remains and tin for stillborn children Add lonal costs are lev for residents costs ire charged for emergency openings winter charges ana other special considerations Council endorsed the recommendations of the fin and personnel commit tec in that regard ATHLETIC AND KEEN graceful Lee Anne enjoying all types of sports has thoughts of a is a grade 12 student from Acton High who in physical education She is seen with enjoys participating in the program at Linda Dunchffe Sandy Hewitt Janet Britton the fapcyside school every Friday noon hour In Sankey and McCIure all on the tenor design is one of her greatest interests but ropes Haton Board of Education 52 million budget approved some trustees demand cuts Ask council pass bill it rejected said there were some specific areas where lie felt cut should be made Trustees specific areas to question or urge cuts were invited to attend meeting of the budget committee tomorrow iThursdi Tom a Is on of Acton defended the budget told trustees it wa ridiculous to think the budge be cut five or percent without compromising the service offered lit termed the suggestions to cut the budget as false econ omy Watson argued the budget increase of percent was in line the rapid pace of inflation limit Superintendent of Business and finance Bruce the ministry of education had earlier said eight percent was the limit which they would increase the ceilings He noted examining inflation further increases of two and a half lo three were authorized We re right in line with that ho said Trustee Robinson presented the final section of the budget at the meeting Thursday She noted instructional costs would account or or percent of the total budget She noted inflation and a more experienced and better qualified staff were key reasons for the increase a series of charts indicating that a larger per of teachers have higher qualifications and more ex than at any time before All new teachers coming into the elementary schools now have a It A I his in cf feet means the rookie teacher is put into level four rather than level one or Iwo Regional Council will be asked to pass the in tax levy by law it turned down at the last meeting when it meets today Wednesday Councillor McLean Anderson and Oak Major Harry Barrett led the opposition to the passage of the by law They argued the by law if based on equalized assessment would be a precedent and could be interpreted as the way the region would be fimnced Second degree While the Lions Club pool campaign committee awaits the decision of grants from provincial government contractors for the project arc and plan specifications down to scratch in preparation for official sanction Everything ready to move is Ihe word from Art Gordon pioject organizer who feels that everything is lining up nicely with the Ministry of Education and other provincial departments This week wo hope to put up the second thermometer to inform the people how well the canvass is going says the enthusiastic Mr Gordon who adds that the ther mometer already operation is moving up by steady degrees with public participation showing stronger enthusiasm Both argued the region should operate with the benefitting municipalities paying for what costs are incurred During administration meeting Wednesday members endorsed policy of chargebacks for water and sewer services Once that was unanimous approval was given for interim levy The interim levy is a bill the region municipalities The funds are used to finance region operation has continually against levving on equalized clair this mid He control for dev from the area municipality and to the region My com won I e thi rate or type of growth d elated to he says Hi municipalities would be able to grow at the expense of the region This would put those areas who did not want to grow at a disadvantige he said Anderson suggested ing a consultant the question of how region should be financed Amerk teams to visit town Bantam and juvenile hockey teams from Hales Corners a suburb of Milwaukee Wisconsin will be in Acton this weekend for an exhibition series with the local bantam Firefighters and juvenile Lions A bantam juvenile doubleheader will be played in the community centre Friday night beginning at and again Saturday afternoon beginning at 2 While in town the American players will be with Acton boys The series was arranged through former Acton resident and junior hockey star Paul who now lives in Hale s Corners The Acton Minor Hockey Association is trying to arrange for five couples who will travel with the U S teams Anyone able to help should call Harold at or Don Lindsay at 20a7 during the months A meetings study were irgu ible hut suggested then wire no simple easy answers to thi route of the 1GO foot which march five from hydro s new thermal generating station it at I I to the 1itki ring nuclear station iipsrl The mute Or recommends is designed to send corridors through the of ant south to station east Milton widi I in other areas of the new towns Milton Hills l I y he route of I this new piper he spent much time route I before reluctant deciding il was suitable It noted his report differed from the recommendations in that it lollowed in existing Hydro route through Beverly imp mil eliminated the Point option in order to the at HIi and Cost of the month s commission work I MX pointed to look into findinc suit route when residen opposed Ontario main proposal to run lints a more northerly ro Terra fci and townships The lommis hired the Howie to undertake a study whict turn wjs studied by i If is commendations ran still be by Ontario Government but he has urged the province to get on with the job Delays in getting iheapcr nucleir power from Bruce to Metro markets could cost Hydro ft The corridors will have a marked effect in this area marching through Milton and then almost splitting Hills in two with a steel cur tain built on a 720 foot of way for three double lines and feel lor The iist west and north south corridors will meet smack at Milton is ringed on two sides by the towering proposal has ret mm ended use of single shaft improved appearance towers along the route which aceording to Hydro involves an expenditure of Wo million or the million Solandt Report details on page B1