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Only Duby supports The free Christmas bus for shoppers In Acton came to a sudden stop Tuesday night when only councillor Les Duby favored another run this year Councillor Joe Hurst who had quoted a a day cost Monday night said he learned the cost would be a day for 14 days totalling Hurst said he was now opposed since the town would be paying the full shot with no cost snared by Ihc Acton Chamber of Commerce He added the free bus should he available to wards three and four if it was available at all Councillor said council had not resolved the differences in the amalgamated areas It is easy to provide service but difficult to take it away He admitted concern about the whole municipality paying the cost and the fact no mention of splitting I he cost had been made Hurst said Inst year people rode the bus in the 13 days it operated from flam to m That about 10 people an hour commented Mayor Tom Hill Councillor Pal admitted it was his letter that prompted the request but said now that he knew I he cost he support it When the cost was shared it was different but with the town paying the whole cost It Is not fair Council discussed the bus service the meeting Monday but left the decision until the next night There was more sup port for it Monday but councillors from wards three and four were antagonistic towards the service The bus service took shoppers downtown for free the rat year and for a 10 cent charge the second year Councillor Joe Hurst said In the two weeks prior to Christmas people rode the first year but the numbers dropped in half when the charge was made tie said Ihu charge was made to cut down on fun riders You mean you re running a free bus service asked Councillor A letter from Paul Nielsen of the Acton Chamber of Commerce asked that the service be operated again from December to December The service has been provided by Tyler Transport Mayor Tom Hill insisted the costs be known before any decision is taken Councillor Joe Hurst said Wards three and four should be included He stated last the cost was a day Councillor Harry Levy said he could not support without knowing the lost in Ward three and four Councillor I said it is simply mailer of repeating a situation which has been in operation in Ward the outlying villages Hani to be bussed too commented Ihc mayor Hurst sud with three areas then more problems and bus could circle both towns I don think Ac ion number of Commerce I vis any funds to contribute Ik added emphasized the approach was made only from ward one and claimed it was not relevant to the whole town It like the arena complex Just because wards three and four wanted an got one Ward one I want it The mayor said the same opportunity should be available to Councillor Mike Armstrong the discussion Nil picking and said the Ac Ion of Commerce requested It to have transportation provided Clerk Administrator pointed out Ihc cost sharing been resolved He said Continued on Pag 3 Would share pointed by th decision on bus service Chamber of Commerce president Mike said Wednesday morning The Chamber Is willing to discuss cost sharing He Is pursuing the matter further and will have more report In the Free next Hundredth No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER Thirty Four Pages Fifteen Cents Could sue if water lost Regional Council supply of water will barely Prospect Park adjacent to could into legal problems meet anticipated peak flows lake opposite Knox in efforts to provide ad in Ave an existing Main on Main St Tanner Acton told the region While hose steps could be hat He said a pumping unit He recommended I 100 nnd the probcm rcc prepared lo sue the Public Works Director Hob the capacity of million of 12 inch supply line be tified for an estimated should Ihe development told Ihc works com per du ind i pump in easement through SI to the region faces hinder that firm h supply of the lowns current house should be located In il park along Knox Ave to problems water First snowaway we got NOT EVERYBODY shudders when the snow arrives Scott Kennedy who is seven and Steven McDonald 10 zoom down the smalt grade on Mill St near the mill More snow this week meant more fun for them Call Guelph Milton tollfree by July Plans are well to establish toll free calling between Acton and and Acton and Milton cording to Llosd Bell manager for area The cost of prowding id ditional lines between these municipalities and the required modifications in of the three swilching centres is estimated at should he completed around mid Jul Mr when toll free calling is established two localities the number of calls between the points increase b up to 1000 per it and people tend to tilk longer Results sun of Acton customer held July 1973 indicated thai Pi percent we re in or of this extended area service When change is made monthly rates for an diwdual residence telephone will go from W to per Residence twoparty telephones from to and multl party lines from S3 to Business charges will also increase Acton customers now have free access to Rock wood and Georgetown with a combined total of 16 tele phones The addition of and Milton will bring this total to almost telephones Rustlers get head of area cattle The thought it died with and the old west but an old problem has arisen lo plague the Miltoi detach rustling cattle total of IB head of livestock has been reported missing in recent weeks from farms in the Nassagawoya township area now part of Milton Cattle thefts in the Luke Huron district have been increasing regularly in recent years but Us latelv the trend has started to move into Ihc North Hnlton area Modern day rustling operatic is point ut the OPP arc operated on a basis by victims of unemployment strikes and the rising cost of meat Men are lorccd to steal or butcher livestock for their own use or for pnvitc sate contend To Ihc problem some far mers arc reluclanl to admit their been stolen prefer to remain anonymous Cattle stolen during spring and summer months arc quite often disposed of through various livestock auction sales while cattle rustled in Ihe fall arc usually butchered by the thieves mule often righl in the far mcrs field an spokesman said Lack of identification hampers police Investigations though problem has been with ear tagging There are two lypes of tags one lor tuberculosis and another for brucellosis Like fin rings Beef steers often wear tallooed brands on their sides shoulders or hips Dairy farmers wilh and black ana white breeds often sketch color patterns of the animals which is akin to finger printing Often cattle and swine are kept in isolated areas of the farm and are not Immediately round be missing This hampers police investigation Farmers are being encouraged to keep a record of ear tags brand markings and Police also urge farmers lo police if they en counter any suspicious persons or If they suspect some of their stock has been stolen of about development expanding residenlial be gallons of ilcr per d Officials of tin concerned that region endanger the supply of The committee greed to apply for ipproval for the by the Hoard and at lh water by providing same get an from same source to from the region lei High schools near capacity of the three northern high schools is at or near capacity lo an enrolment report presented lo I of ducation Thursday night by designate Lavender His report shows Acton with an effective capacity of and a of Georgetown High with an effective of 17B7 a population of and Milton District High School with an capacity of and a population of Lavender s report did not contain rceommendatioas thai would call for building new schools or altering He noted he would be coming in with later reports on long range plans for Milton Acton la while Lavender said George lown will have sufficient for Ihc next few until the area south of west branch of Ihc Credit develops I avendcr expects ihc secondary school enrolment In Acton to bo 800 or BOO by 1978 and claims the existing facility will not accommodate thai many students fie noted that Milton a rate of growth had dropped substantially but suggested the planned high school scheduled forl976 would still be needed Lavender said there were new houses In standing empty Extra holiday for town staff Mayor Tom Hill wants to give Hills office staff a present of a nice long Christmas holiday from noon Christmas until December but council in committee of Ihe whole Monday loo sure the offices should be closed rlday December The mayor said this staff was the only one in Region which worked Remembrance Day He said the same applied to the pro vincial government I we as good as they arc he asked Councillor Harry Levy retorted Were better and its because stick to the rules and Remembrance Day is not a statutory day Councillor Ernie Sykes warned a precedent would be set where Remembrance Day would have to be a holiday next year I suggested if ihe staff didn work on the Friday il will not be tied o the fact Ihey worked Day said the Georgetown offices were not closed more than three days in a row This could be six he added The decision was made Tuesday after the paper had gone to press its beginning to look a lot like Christmas CHRISTMAS SPIRIT HAS hi as the Hydro Electric Commission installed the festive decorations on Monday and Tuesday The lights help brighten the streets at night reminding everyone that Christmas is not Tar away Bomb scare A second bomb scare in a month look place Thursdiy at ink of Mnntrcil about p employee heard the warning from a mile voice and the bank was out in just over a minute The time had improved from the departure the last call at Inspection A thorough inspection was ihc P no bomb was alert has been set up should such a call occur again wo re hopeful wc II get results bank official- The staff main concern w ii for inconvenience to said AGRICULTURAL SERVICE diploma was presented by fair president Ken Murray Saturday Friday to Mel and Mr Murray included Margaret McCuIIough in all his words of praise The surprise presentation was made at the fair board dinner and dance at Brook vi lie