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One Hundredth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 1975 Twenty Page Fifteen Cent Credit River sets limit to growth A combined maximum of population in Georgetown and Acton Is the mosl the Credit river could handle according to the Ministry of Environment studies Homes being build In Georgetown plans approved and Infilling would bring Georgetowns population without any extension across Silver Creek to mntely Actons cipatcd population from homes now being built or where permits arc Issued Is approximately The combined total without any Esqucsing area would be roughly According to these rough figures growth would be 1 ted to population for both urban areas combined because of the receiving stream the Credit river The additions at both Georgetown and Acton plants scheduled to be completed next year would the final additions until new tech EVEN ELEPHANTS GET tired as this one showed as he she began to sit down in front of students of Bennett school before the circus Pictures from last nights two big shows were not available at press time today but there will be plenty for next week paper Addition to double size of scout hall An addition to the scout hall will double its size and by fall all groups be able to meet under the one roof The new project Is spear headed by the scout group committee composed of parents and leaders Scouting has been growing along with the town and some of the girls groups have been cozed out of the hall and are meeting in schools I coders in particular like meeting In the scout hall since equipment can all be left in the one place And lenders to come by tag The project is expected to cost in the neighborhood of It starts with a boost the donation of a prefab building by Beaver Lumber Cub Leader Frank works at the Beaver yard in Milton Still required will be the foundation insulation siding flooring roofing wall covering doors and windows ljibor ill all be volunteer Building permits 3 million jump The value of building Issued in April limped three million dollars over the previous month and topped the of permits issued in April 1974 Permits Issued in Hills last month amounted to 420 while March they reached only 547 Boosting the total was a sharp rise in house permits from five in March to in April Permits for Meadows off Princess Anne Drive five houses on talnvlew Road South all in Georgetown five houses on Young Street Stewarttown and houses In Kingham Hill Estates and North dale development in Acton totalled Store and ware house at Guelph St Georgetown is valued at while an addition to Holdings Armstrong Avenue Georgetown ere office space is valued at Another in permits was added for a horse train mg barn on the First Line Lots and 10 Repairs to Acton arena roof are valued at Swimming pools continue to boom with 13 permits issued in April bringing the total for the year to date to The pleasure and of the backyard pool is evidenced the pools built in Hills In 1974 96 built in Georgetown alone in 1973 and In 1972 The in building per mils added to the town coffers in permit fees 150 in levies in the George town area and in lot levies in the Acton area The Scout and Guide Mothers started off the special building account with donation of Appetl will be made to all people who have benefitted from the scout guide movement here over all its Application will be made tonight i Wednesday by scout group committee represent at the committee of adjustment meeting for permission for a building permit The scout hall is classed is non conforming use since the property it s on is zoned institutional The bylaws of the town list schools as a conforming use but not the existing scout hall Construction will begin as soon as possible after the building permit Is obtained The will convert the rectangular building into shaped one The addition will adjoin the back of the present hall extending east toward the Robert Little school The addition will be the main fund raising project of the Rotary Club tor a while but the group committee has already found excellent response from everyone they have contacted Scouts have been using the scout hall basement The new Venturers group meets in the hall Sundays Guides and Brownies were the groups which had to find other places due to overcrowding In the hall But next fall there will be more groups than ever before It is expected there will be another Denver pack cub pack and brownie group Just one problem to ob tain enough leaders Scouting in Acton started In under Scoutmaster red Coles scouts camped where Blue Springs scout reserve is now The scout hall was built between 1948 and by volunteers High speed chases two men charged ANDREW IS deaf but he talks to his mother Barton through the medium of sign language A course is being taught at the Barton home for other parents Story on page 10 Shed grass fires firefighters busy tollowlng two high speed chases Acton police laid charges of dangerous driving against two men this week First incident happened Sunday afternoon about 10 pm when a was observed at Queen and chill It was chased north on Churchill and 11 miles out into the country An out of town man has been charged with dangerous driving At a m on Monday police began following a car at lane and Main N It led the police through up Cobbl chill and into Nassagawcya before into the ditch Anoutof town man is charged with driving The car is total wreck A fire on a farm occupied by Allan Robinson on the First Concession of Halton Hills completely destroyed a driving shed and all its contents on Wednesday May 14 Acton volunteer fire fighters watered down the surrounding area and nearby bam before the fire could spread but were too late to save the shed A tractor seed drill some bikes and a swing set were some of the items destroyed Another fire the same day at the home of Mrs Wilma Ward on the Fourth Line Esqucsinc needed the at lentlon of the firefighters A combination grass fire and children shed fire were the centre of attention Fire chief Mick Holmes suspects children playing with mat was the cause of the fires A grass fire Sunday evening ended a busy week for the firefighters The men on the property of td Fifth Line sooth of the iideroid ten or fifteen future A scheme fir hooking up Georgetown and to the S Peel system at Streets under study at the wtuld demand a population of in Georgetown area alone or a staggering if George town and Acton both hooked up to the Streetsville point The study done by dlnn British Consultants for the Region showed cost of 000 to hook up Georgetown alone and to hook up both Acton Georgetown on the South Peel system The final scheme ding all lauds In Hills which would mean running sewer throughout squeslng on septic tanks demand population of and a cost of 000 This would be 23 times the present of Haiti tuns Hills planning board received the report with little mine Councillor Hyde said This means the planned extensions to Georgetown and Alton plants is the last Planner Mario Vendlttl agreed saying the hook up Peel was out of the question unless there was a minimum of population in Georgetown area alone He said the scheme looked ahead at least years He said the report was simply for I certainly hope so there no way I could support any plan for a population like that commented Harry levy Chairman Ernie said the Ministry of are not con sldering any more extensions the sewage plants He said any connections with South Peel system has been ruled ut The extension Is as far as we can go in the foresee able future Decision made on hydro study A decision lias been mane on the feasibility of independent study on the pro posal hydro corridor from Bradley Junction to Georgetown But energy Minister Dennis won disclose the decision until he has conferred with Premier Davis and the Pro vincial Cabinet The corridor is slated to cross the at limehousc cutting Hills In half and then projecting through Township on Its way to the Bruce nuclear power station at Doughs Point Bill Mann chairman of the Citizens Group told his newspaper Andrew phoned him this week at the request of the Minister to advise him a decision been made The Minister Mr rime to coll for turn since ht is in Mr was unable to give any details until Mr Timbrel had discussed the decision with Premier Davis the cabinet However ht did there would be an announcement made probably within a I m hoping for an independent study of the route Mr Mann said in view of the reception of a brief he and other members of the Interested Citizens group presented to Mr Timbrel and Ontario Hydro joint meeting March in Toronto Mann said Ontario Hydro s weak response to the present based on hydro s pub dan and what he termed the Minister of I- s open mlndedncss and sensible approach left him optimistic about the decision We feel the Limchouse crossing of the is not he emphasized and termed rebuttal to the brief Hydro favors a I imehousc crossing of the the entire exercise is designed to get power through to Kitchener and they don know how they ire accomplish it a factor which weighted he wily in fnvirof the brief Ihe route was pushed through with no objectivity Mann said noting the Con eroup feel the Bradley to Georgetown corridor is also totally unnecessary Evidence indicates that definite bias occurred in the material to the Cabinet Ontario Hydro which pro- corridor the roup maintained in a letter Mr Timbrel recently Mr Man said he and the mi Id be willing to CNIB canvass Beginning June canvass for funds for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind will be under way in town Volunteers will he making the calls with letters out to tell the story of the to Indus tries Letters will also be read at churches On Saturday May a special flag will be raised at the Bank of the campaign I osiers will be going up soon Chairman Vic will serve again as chairman for the appeal for funds in Acton This years goal Is and to raise this Mr is counting on the support of volunteers who can find the time to help with this worth while cause All funds raised will help CNIB provide service and assistance to the blind people in the area Ayone interested in canvassing Is to con tact Mr at accept any unbiased non political study of ht proposed corridor preferably by n firm qualified such as Bruce How Inc If the corridor Is necessary they are willing to accept it but they feel the decision has been bulldozed through without the cons Id to similar cor Onlimtt I 2 Know number OPP A rash of bicycle thefts the past week has prompted Corp Bob Arbour to issue a wirning lo bikers and their parents Take precautions he He says everyone should know the serial number of his or her bike Simplest way is through registering it on the bike license Then both the police and the owner have a copy of the bike number In the last month eight bicycles have been stolen In town and In only two cases did the owners know their own serial numbers I- The past week alone there have been five thefts of bikes couple were taken at the high school the rest downtown Corp Arbour has another good idea Owners can stamp their initials or date of birth on some hidden location on the bike with a metal stamp Assault A man was picked up In Kitchener on a issued by Acton police He was charged with assault bodily harm on March while living In He will appear in court July Milton OPP report Murder suicide The Milton OPP into the shooting deaths Sunday of two Nas men now points towards murdersuicide as the cause of the tragedy a spokesman said Tuesday However he said police have not ruled out the of a double murder and Ihe investigation ted by Const Jordan is con Robert James Snelgrove a native of Peterborough and room mate William Ste wart formerly of Toronto were found slain in their rented farmhouse on the Second Line north of Sideroad in the area of Milton Police said both men had been shot once in the head with a calibre rifle The weapon was recovered Element of surprise There was no sign of a struggle police said at the scene but an element of surprise existed because of the way things were arranged inside The officers refused to elaborate The parents of Robert Snel grove had motored from Peterborough to Sunday to enjoy a holi day picnic on the farm and made the grisly discovery of the bodies upon arrival at Police said the men had been dead for hours A post mortem was con ducted on the bodies Monday morning at Milton District Hospital but Investigating officers have not yet released an exact description of the mortal wounds The parents of now reside in Victoria BC Farm rented The two men had rented the farm for two years and the property is believed owned by a resident of Stoney Creek They were breeding horses rather than farming and neighbors were called In by police to feed and care for American Saddlebred horses found in the large brown barn with a yellow metal roof Police said of the horses belonged to Snelgrove and the other five were being boar The value of the horses was estimated by police at As well the two men left three motor vehicles parked neatly on he rolling property owned a beige and white pickup with Snelgrove Stables painted on doors and a black Cadillac Eldorado with a maroon vinyl roof drove a blue Ford Courier pickup he bought In Milton The house and barn are located on the west side of Second Line down a long driveway circling around a clump of trees which hides the white stucco house from the roadway TWO MEN DIED by rifle fire early Sunday morning in this secluded farmhouse on the Second Line in the area of Milton OPP experts combed the house for fingerprints and other clues all day Monday The black Cadillac Eldorado with maroon vinyl roof belonged to Robert Snelgrove while William drove a blue Ford Courier pickup he had purchased in Milton They had rented the farm for two years prior to the tragedy