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The Acton Free Press Wed October 1974 Milton resident seeks help of Eramosa township A Milton resident living in Nnssagnweya feels like one of the forgotten people whose lo the governments of either the town of Milton or that or is too far away from to be heard by anyone Robert and Croft live on a 100 acre farm looted on the line One side of the farm runs parallel to the Wellington boundary road and Mr Croft has a problem As well as the farm on which his home is he also owns acres of land across the road on the op side of the boundary road His home farm once belonged to his father William M Croft who brought him and his family the firm in tin spring of 1906 when he was old Mr Croft Hays that as long as he can remember both farms were worked with success with no problems until last year when he found himself faced with a difficulty one which he feels requires mediate attention But Mr Croft is having trouble being Ministry story The well known district farmer a story of taking his problem lo the New proprietors operate Spinning Stone snack bar POND BUILT recently on a acre lot has presented drainage problems for an area far mer Robert Croft feels a trench dug alongside the pond see arrow would allow for natural drainage once diverted through a culvert recently blocked by the built up pond wall IN SERT PICTURE shows a small portionofthe culvert extending from the ground under the road Arrow shows how the water comes through the culvert but is stopped by the built up pond wall to back up onto the road during spring months Rockwood bowling Time move on and and district bowlers are already In the running try Ins to get Into lop position Standings last Tuesday night showed the In tint with points Alloy Cats a Firmer 19 pis till tying with Trotters and bor with IS pis B Country Men pis Norton 13 11 and Four Comers pts 14 s pts along both la cellar positions low took pis straight win over Unpredictable with Jerry Hilton bringing a triple score with single 195 1M and John bowled with 155 and I Jim Heard Joan Springer Jr Farmers the Neighbor as Glen Gray lipped In a triple with single and 228 Harvey Allan bawled BOS With single 1S3 and singles Unpredictable Jim Heard made a triple and Josn Springer Farmers the Neighbor Glen Gray tipped In lUind Harvey Allan bowled with singles 1BJ and 1B0 Doug was the Neighbor with the triple score with singles 1ST 1S4 and as Dune McPhedran bowled 540 tor his triple score with singles 1B7 Country Men look a point win over Optimists as Loot bawled IS1 1M and 1T1 Id triple In Ted trawled 158201 and Optimist bowled beautiful game with his total triple with singles and 354 Jerry made a 475 triple or the Optimists to2wssthcAlavlctory over Carney Kick Roadknlght bowled triple with singles and Hannah a dm J bowled 4U triple lor the Carney brought In a 508 were victorious with their 5 to J win over the Four Comers as Rnndy Peart bowled triple with single 1TB and 170 and Sandy Fair bowled with sin ales 142 and Don was the Four Comer man who brought In a MB triple with single and 155 Nellie Stokman bawled 532 Ingles 161 and Scores were in Ihc triple region for the Norton win against the Ramblers with to the final core Nightingale bowled lor her triple with singles 1B7 and 181 John Gordon bowled 5S3 with 143 and 184 singles Allan Burnett bowled singles and 1 Peggy Ellis brought In a triple with singles and 141 ip Alley over Trotter with pis as Alley Cat Mary Lush brought In triple with singles 145 158 and Ken Lush bowled wllh singles 141 For the Trotters Ted Jestln bowled triple with 273 IN and Single as Roy Jelteries bowled 830 wllh singles 181 and and battled through out to ice the Guclphltes taking a lo 3 lead a Gary Parke bawled well to a triple wllh 200 and singles and Sam bowled and 1ST singles to triple Jestln was the Rocket with the triple with singles and 283 Lois Jesting bawled singles and 152 Women over 500- Lola MS Vlv Nightingale Mary Lush Ruth Kingsbury Rika Loot Peggy Ellis Jerry Hilton 552 Belly Brydge Ivy Ritchie Nellie and Barbara Murray Men over 812 Ted 871 Jestln idNlthtlnalo63a Hoy 820 Barnes tut Randy Peart SIT Rick Glen Gray and Harvey Allan Township considers proposal trustees and secretary Hockey tended the Oct township council meeting where councillors and Tozn of the Ministry of Environment the latest word on the water and sower proposal for Mr Tozn said the lowest ttnder received was Kin portent over the estimate which would mean the tost of a ft lot and dwelling would be opposed to the original estimate of Discussion took place on various alternatives It was decided the township clerk Lloyd would contact the Minister of Environment to arrange a meeting between council village trustees and the minister In an endeavor to obtain additional from the province The meeting has been set with deputy minister Biggs for Friday of this week Bible Society canvass The big red and white sign hanging in front of the Spinning Stone restaurant in rends under new management and local and distant residents are Docking to the establish men see if the home cooking reports are on t level Jackie Hodge describes herself as the chief cook and bottle wisher of the bar department husband Jim is a Stelcn employee who lends himself being in charge of the antique sileend of the new endeavor The couple have five children three boys ranging in age from three to Id Iwo girls one ten years old the other The is a first for Ihi famlh who moved to the area from Misslssnugn in he summer of They lived for short whilt on the Fifth I ilmvi Inter moved to Jackson Si in and the owners of their Alma St business Homework Jackie claim to a cook stems from her preparing food for both her own family and hoarders A former insunnce company office worker she specialized in working with figures but the past ibrec v found her wishing she had more constructive herself it home which I just had to get into something she slid and her husband feels the snack bar is the ideal set up so hat his wife can work home but away from home The family live above the business in one of the three in eluded in the white building Hot beef sandwiches are the specialty of the house along with other light lunches and sandwiches The energetic proprietress in tends to add home pies to the daily menus once the moves along Already the little dining hall of the bar has gamed in popuhnty four and one half times since their Tuesday op ning of week Keeping costs down and food over and above par is way the enthusiastic Hodges hope to put their our the top In the department idmits he is no a speenlist is yet but with many of his friends buffs he has hid i to get into the field for some lime his copy of Complete Antiques Price I plus i philosophy of never selling eh or damiged irticlcs plus his ittilude of fur to customers he ftels his business in the should he i success lim don I know that much yet but I m a good listener listen to those who are authorities m knowledge on whit good and what t Is Goodwill is the main essential as fnr is the denier is con and Jim frequents the auctions to procure much of his wares Hours open Horn last to Sunday the lunching place has been busy Hours ire from to daily all Monday closings My home gravy is whit seems to go over well Mrs Hodge and her husband verifies she s a wonderful cook Already truckers and of servicemen have slopped in at the recently purchased business Spinning Stone has been retained the name on the front Jim Hodge has a background of first class butchers in his family and likes to mike nil the meit choices himself He knows good meal that why hot roast beef sandwiches will ilwnys he a specialty says wifeJickie She admits that for first diy it was friends who vis ted to simple seven days have word is spre ind miny of her customers art already regulars who drop in daily for dinner repeils town council which with regional government Is his nearest council located IB miles away He said he has contacted the town ship council has written letters to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Ministry of Natural Resources and to his own parliamentary rcpresenta tive John Root Mr Croft explains Mr Root tried to contact government departments which could help but in every case the buck was passed ind nobody feels responsible for in his problem The former is concerned he feels the problem could accelerate and cause considerable dimago if not alleviated soon What is Mr Croft dif ficulty For years the farmer prior seeding time to flow easily through a culvert under ihe roadway onto a field located immediately across the road For years spring flooding was a course diverted through the culvert wllh water gradually Into the ground Trouble came when a neighboring farm into which the natural seepage flowed wis divided ana sold if acre parcels of land Unfortunately the lot into which Mr Croft s flow was locited was purchased by resident from Willow dale Ont The resident knew little the of firm draining cooperation and decided put in a large pond on his property According to Mr Croft the completed pond must centre out at approximately to foot depths Sides of the pond have been meticulously and professionally built up all around the outside At top level it appears to measure fully as high as roadway which runs adjacent to the pond tmbankmenl Problems presented them selves when last spring runoff could no longer get away through the culvert but would hit the embankment on the opposite side of the road way resulting in a flooded rond which lasted for i period of weeks Besides losing a number of valuable acres of farm land from his own fields rendered useless for growing this year Mr Croft feels the hazards resented by the springtime is very serious He feels drivers coming along the roadway during spring stand a good chance of hitting the wet highway which could be icy and swerving straight into dilches located on either side of rondw He says he has placed his ease with every ministry and government he can think of but is getting frustrated at the prospect wilhwintcrtomlngnn a repeat situation will again present itself wllh no out taking the initiative to have something done He again his to the township council last Wednesday night He explained how during Ihc of last spring part of roid embankment broke a presenting a furlhir danger to molorlsls could hit the seeped portion of the road and have a serious iccidcnt He that one point last year a con worker from Milton had noted the are stuck i steel In the ground marking the location as a wirning to drivers Al it time the mnn comment on the fact that It wis i pre carious situation I Mr Croft Hazard Fromosa road Bob Hamilton lold council he had the roadway He said that during the danger weeks Ihe road ditch wns with water approximately four or five feet deep presenting further danger to drivers if their car swerved out of control on the wet pavement and Into the ditch Mr Croft told council that on speaking to tjjo owner of property I Fiorina of Ave Willow dale He Just laughed and said the rond was too low All farmer asks is thnt Mr Fiorina be made to a trench along the side of the pond which will curry excess water away it has in springtime for hundreds of years There Just no wny said the frustrated farmer who is ginning to what governments officials are nil He suggests If representatives ire not pre pared to stand up fnr stand be killed tht road way re not doing their job At Wednesdays meeting council dtcldcd to services of F If I hit to make a report n causing the drninnM for I town of Milton boundary concessions flooding propertv on the north of the road Mr Croft works ird at his mixed farms kttplng his and in rder He thinks when he was a happy resident of who could make with somebody get results Whether his lotatiou the furthest point away from se it on Ihc Milton own boundary is the reason the problem itself just too tmill for anyone consider lie But at this the ambitious but farmer is saying What the use nnd where do I lake it from here the Canadian Bible Society History of the Society in dates back to 1904 Plowing match slated for Oct Wellington County plowing match will be held this year at Wellington Place former county home on County between Elora and Fergus Saturday Oct 19 is the date set for the event and besides open and county classes a special class will be held this year for reeves and deputy reeves with 3 the time planned Plans arc for the Queen of the Furrow competition to be Rockwood PO scrunched in to postal boxes mnshed into the floor at the post office did little to enhance the beauty of the usually maculate building bigger and better this year and the hope is that extra interest will be shown Alt interested entrants are requested to contact president Howard Dunk by Thursday Oct Horse shoe pitching will also be part of the day activities with competition getting underway by This year sees keep com petition accruing as various clubs vie for top honors and capturing prize monies Lunches and refreshments will be provided on the grounds by Living Springs Women Institute Plowmen organizing the event look torward to tremendous crowds participating as both competitors arid viewers provinces as early According to Pearl m0VP lnt action verj Hamilton treasurer and Pearl is anxious convener of this year drive residents realize that is well in the Society ordinary donationo in provides scriptures for the can also be churches missionaries and through funeral people in countries Miss locol Hamilton points out in me at travelling throughout the world people find that for hopes lo see this year drive people In Asia Africa R0 y Latin America and South that in Pacific the sole source of buttons and in Scriptures is the Bible legacies are required each by the Canadian Bible canvass will Society i carry on its work NEW PROPRIETORS at the Spinning Stone snack bar are anxious to serve new customers with homecooked foods the specialty of the establishment Along with the snack bar the industrious couple sen antiques Seen behind the counter at their newly purchased business are Jackie Hodge and her husband Jim Business opened up a week ago and already customers are catching on and are dropping for snacks and light lunches OPEN THANKSGIVING MONDAY am to This Weeks Panel Specials I 999 a MAHOGANY J ELM C79 DANISH OAK 2x2 STRAPPING 35 SPRUCE ALL PAINT IN STOCK 50 ZONOLITE 199 FOLDING ViniL doors Choose torn twelve vibrant and exciting colors in both rubber and lute baching firing in your room measurements for a no cost no obligation estimate mum MOW FROUUIOWU OPEN am to pm Thurs Fri till 9 pm HOME DECORATING CENTRE 25 Steeles Milton 8786400 Adventures SCHROEDER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Guelph St Brampton EDWARD H SCHROEDER Doctor of 416 4590685 OHIP Coverage Bed Cross Royal Life Saving Society SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS COURSE Location Acton Indoor Pool When Weekends of November IS For further information and or application forms 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