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EVENING COMMUTER TRAIN pulls into Acton each day about 6 30 p m On Monday when this picture was taken five people emerged and two trainmen got back on again There were two coaches on the train which had a halt Meanwhile two Grey Coach buses crossed the track signalling changing times This tram will be cancelled Nov Right the station was a focat point of he village at the turn of the cen tury Highway reconstruction slated for spring 76 Drivers of Acton who travel to Guctph anil on hopping or dining excursions will no longer be submitted to the roller ride of Highway No The Phillips Planning and Engineering arc planning he total reconstruction of the highway as It runs from the city of to Acton and gullies will he recon loured and sharp turns re routed Early in September Halloa councillors viewed the plans of the highway senlid project tlnlrmnn of tin Ministry of insporlation and itions In months the Ministry opened forum in the town hall in the villus of to feed nick from residtnts and those who will be affected reconstrm lion Stevenson said the preliminary planning stipes havi been ana the engineering firm is working on showed the highway is wilh the ic idcnl rile between Hock wood ind ibovi the A of 1U70 dtscribis pirformmet as fur fin to traikmg dishing ravelling Passenger service on A cton rail ends The only trains that stop here for passengers are the commuter train from Guelph to Toronto stopping at aoout 7am ana the return evening train at about fl JO two gleaming white Coach buses bounced over the railroad tracks An en is ending cross section of the Highway features feet of pavement With six foot shoulders This will be in to feet of pave ment ind eight foot shoulders to accommoditi i proposed speed limit of fiO MPH I and pissing opportunities ire limited to lit per cent of length or feet of men for each k been purch and red in 1 just five people at tiny glass cubicle which replaced the station Street changes to be debated hall St entering llockwood village from is also under consideration Bottleneck The the of Highways 7 and in town will but not Hilton Hills tnginiir Hob Austin slid recently lint two strips of will hive to Ik icquired lav the town to tour fool wide strip UK to feel long on both sides of the tracks will be used in has widening of shaped intersection used to will be raised four it the intersection mill llighwiy which will illow better vision for drivers turning onto highway 7 from and coming over Hit racks The widened roadwiy fool pa with fool And two of them got right hack on again they were trainmen The train with four coaches stopped here about seconds yet during that time Resigns Hilton recreation director Doug Col I Is on tux hit position with the town It announced at council Tuesday night He October Mr who served at recreation director or the town of Georgetown before Halloo Hills was born Id January will be going to the City where he will be the phytic programing Prior to coming to Georgetown In 1S7D he worked for the Recreation Department Plans for rt building of Acton main business streets and parking will be discussed at a meeting being by Paul Nielsen for Thursday nightat Mr feils lhat some of Ihe new town engineering proposals need commenting upon by concerned and he hopes lhat from meeting will come submission to be presented to council He loipproach his In a positive way Mr Nielsen says He is hopeful merchants anyone concerned will to give their Input on Mill building and parking shoulders two feet rounding to i slope of to nut dmnige which roadw Tin slope of the ditch is two to back lo original ground Mr Stevenson said the final design has started forecast work starting spring with completion iboul a voir later Hundred and Fir ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1971 Eight Ins been font d to tin its to morning tram because Iht success of Iht town do train The decision to I Ihe trait comes just ifltr and result fought hard to ktep sirvicc running The Canadian Irnnsport ive given permission to lions trains IGO Toronto in morning and It lo luilpli in tin iftcrnoon Hit Irani in 1iW2 first the in IOG1 but Hit Nov ml t mission ap plication following In when munltipil and aim flit routi including from and At ton lit Iriiln was bully One oh Ward siid tin I I lion dlsiontiniK part of 1J7 and did of tin vi torn H riding trains should the tindu sul Hard txpliiinul lh mil tgins In I slops In Hoik said r of passengers hoarding various slops along tin ruuk Ihe that Hi at slops had almost wiped nut Million i ii i as Ik kit in Station I Milton Mill I New GO bus service to bring commuters r A this sis Hot k s Iglll It I Inst ah d nkdi I hi id pi of Is also being considered in ihe plans Iramosi township klltr lo questing lanes tie pined south of tin on the lownline drive In Ihursdiv I ransport lie I iph mil torgitown do st ilmn y bom trains or tht of tin in Toronto Hi ginning in Ihtn will full limi Dims strvin from orie Dun I York Mills station in north mliln llotkwooil lirimpton is of into hi ith Minister of li ommunit llhmks tin will on November ind tiki ft out tin told by rain cancellation ir Union llu morning and buses vvi throughout the dav 15 night courses begin at school There irt touiss his fill and winter lo Organizer is with the it iht run the of this On ire ton off loom mug f ind On llnrt I skin diving ind On sdays litre in bookkeeping Brush up your skills shop yofa for P replaces Coxe on conservation Hilton Hills inlet Ill has ri for on Racing Mohawk raceway at Camp bell opens its fall season of harness racing this Sun day Strike planning In the event of a postal strike this month Free Presses regularly mailed to subscribers ill be held at the office In Acton for mailing when the strike ends Subscribers who want to pick up their copy at The Free Press office be able to do so Those not called for will be mailed later Carrier delivery and store sales will continue as usual and only mailed copies will be affected If postal workers decide to go out on strike this weekend slid hi the iv his mint about but he in Hilton and will do his Hum in job Sew vicechairman citing Mr whose Mi death last month fellow of wis mm tht Hi wis replaced in that Kdlv REMEMBER HIM A W Adair and Harold Heath look at an early photograph of the BattalionCEF at their annual reunion at Acton Legion Saturday evening In 1916 there were 750 members in the battalion and members attended this years reunion They shared the SL h mud and smog of World War One and now share memories More photos page two is needed sirviK in luring tin rush hours In llu mornings ilk ru ins In 1171 it i I 1 1 so ninth is null I I i of tin It tin till trim slirlid In of last show tin of piopk ruling tin t d dropri mil I less than Ik MM and llinl siinliis many of stilt using the train vmii mpliivits lo I tin train I transit mil tin inn day an 1 1 llation was rtvi did Dial will skirl strvlu losirvi ind sis JULIAN REED centre signs the register at Queens Park Tuesday afternoon after being sworn m as Halton Burlington With him are wife and Clerk of the Legislature Roderick Lewis D Howitt G Maltby switch committees position of Lights flashing motorists crossing Ihe railroad racks on Mill SI ycslerdiv Tuesday evening had a Hood reason to be con The signal lights would not turn off leading drivers believe a was coming down the racks The cars would stop and wait and wait and wait The lights started their con flashing at A Regional Police of ficer arrived on the scene at clock to wive Ihe traffic on and stop them when an ictual Iram came looming down the racks CNR worker Bertram relieved the police men at six clock and stayed at the site unlil eight when Ihe failure was temporarily fixed He told this newspaper a bond wire had broken and was fixed for the evening but more extensive work will be done today Wednesday to permanently fix the problem Mr said that salt from the road had rusted out Hilton Hi ind idministntion lit in ird two ire ou work lo sw in jobs llov jomid tountil last hi wa month hi was to ill en Hid of ul took 1 ilt spot on v lommit works committee and two thought Hilton Hills should whin at mitlint hi in full aKrecmenl with switch is in nor of il also it unliable it must givt up his torn mship to miki tin r I to fill Iht two gion council Willi Mr den Hilton Hills dead to move to works because he also sit on regional millLc did not of ad ministration and twortgionil each hit had works s regional Commission to meet here of Iht ad wird idled lo the job of Three charged Three Alton district under the Hilton nil in this k following investigation of mm break ins il town liomts Point rings cash ind other propcrtv lelonging to dcnls of five homes One of people was ihosen by ihe people one of them in his hick ml caught him and took nun lo the police station a several charges were laid Tht break ins had been on Mill Chruchill McDonald and Peel trio will appear In court For the first time the Halton regional police commission will meet In Acton The regular meeting is scheduled Tor Acton library meeting room this Thursday afternoon at 2 Meetings are open to the public On the commission are chair man Judge William vice chairman Glen of Georgetown r coramosianers Burlington mayor George Harrington Oak lS vilte mayor H William Hourigan of Chief Skcrrett of Police also attends the meetings which are usually held in mayor Tom Hill has been Invited to attend and any Interested members of the public also watch the open part of the meeting The baa met throughout Halton but not in before The regional force took over Theft of rings was reported lo police from Holland reporti Shop this past week Two chandeliers were re ported token from empty houses in the A hydraulic Jack was taken from outside a Mill W home