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The Act Free Press Wed Novembe What next councillors Increased benefits for regional councillors in the form of in the OMERS pension scheme seems more than these people should expect as elected representatives It is certainly more than the taxpayers should be expected to finance Councillors approved their own pension scheme last week a close vote and amid an unruly and hot debate The region share of the plan will cost 5 each year and the councillors drawing from the plan will about a month with veins si i vice if the tnbution stays at the same level With incicascd taxes in lV7 and the federal and governments calls lestiaints this latest trip to the public trough has all tin tions of a irresponsibility Wc only those who judicious enough to oppose the grab and ask the iouncilon who in the it passed the handout Many train at Blue Springs Just three miles from Acton there a successful business going on and few people know about it The product is people leaders of Ontario young boys and The place is the Blue Springs reserve where couises are by the Ontario Council of the Boy Scouts Association foi Scout Cub Beavei Ranger Guide and Brown ic leadeis of the province this season over the astonishing of leaders have taken courses at Blue Springs They have spent differing periods of time ranging from a short weekend to a full week learn ing skills the train course theories and methods having a close association with nihil High old fashioned not at Blue Springs leaders ire fine people with dedic love of people ill pay their own way to come illend these sessions unless then home district helps out Be Sure they are And lot more re ready for anything then lively charges can come up with Dedication is not just enough these days training is very important too Hie camp is booked up with courses and group meetings every single through l77 ex ccpt for New s and I aster Blue Ins been used by Scouts since the World War An Acton scout under the late I i first asked per mission to camp there from A I Murra the donoi of Acton s in later years Scouts been there ever since It is the main training centre for ill of Ontario Its burgeoning sue cess much satisfaction along with slight concern for fu ture funding and accommodation The need for more room re suited in the election of a large bright new all purpose building a couple of making it pos for leadeis to be able to live inside when the weather was not of the camping In the summer of course most of the leaders live under canvass outdoors in attractive campsites tucked away in innumerable loca lions throughout the bushland of the huge site All we see in town may be a few leaders in uniform doing some shopping or a few Scouters attend a church service But out at Blue Springs all year round there are hundreds more A ver hopeful sign for the fu hire of young people all over Ontario Not much chance of change New Member of Parliament Julian took special note when Ontario I Me Keough spoke to Hal ton region council and admitted some defi regional government followed up his siasm asking in the House later if Mi felt the govern mint w is to 1 at least some of the power back to the ihties The wasn t one to rage Spoke Mr Mr Speaker I am sure that these matters are being the Regional Council In the muni and in due course thev i make re commendations to me and to the go eminent for change which wt will consider at that time Mr Reed no doubt had in mind the dissatisfaction of many in Hal ton Hills with regional ways when he listened to Mr ad dress the councillors McKeough costs had not gone down as Queen s Park had anticipated He felt the roles of the two tiers hadn t been properly alio Annoying to him was the duplication of effort However Mr pointed out changes be made the region itself not the pro Mr Reed assumes minds are more open on the subject now but there t seem much chance that changes will be made that would bring form of govern back home to Acton H GLOVL can be seen over the Roof Tops from this overlooking Mill Street Acton A dynamite time in a Rockwood afternoon WORKMEN WENT AHEAD WITH sewer and water pipe installations in but first they have to make deep troughs The picture on top left shows ex plosive experts Mike Clark and Legere com pleting ignitions circuits to 200 lbs of dynamite Top right huge rubber mats are lowered to cover the road where the charges are buried feet down The mats muffle the sound and contain the blast debris Erel Barnes attaches wires from the charges to a detona tor box in the bottom left picture Dust and dirt are scattered by the low rumbling explosion which left the top of the road buckled and cracked WH Storeys enterprise helped the village of Acton to prosper THE LOVELY OLD Storey home at the corner of Mill and John is now the funeral home William was born March in age of Aton Yorkshire England the of George and Jane Canada with his in and the made their first home on Street village of County wis here Store ipprenticcd himself in the saddler Having completed his apprenticeship he business with J in in The firm known as Store and Taylor Saddlers was solved mutual agreement in 1859 Mr Taylor lished a business in Georgetown and Storey maintained business in Acton was about 1B68 when Morc i partner in the Moore Bros Shingle and Storey s and complained about poor quality glots he had to work with and tin work glove on Iht market This was an spirationforW He borrowed the fraved pair of gloves and used htm as a Saltern for the coarser pair hid available within a few days So it was subsequent to this discussion that Ihe Gloe Company later known as The Canada Gloe Works was established in lttea The company prospered and grew to become one of Ihe major industries in Acton employing hands During the late s The Canada Gluu Works was repuled lo be one of the in its class in the Dom The firm over varieties of gloves and mitts from work gloves fine wear for men and ladies reel In firm creeled a tannery lo manufacture their own glove leathers thus eliminating foreign supply and providing employment for The only place ever located on Bower Avenue was the Cana da Glove Works which was housed in a attractive three brick building The first electrically lighted sign in Acton was erected on the roof of the building The sign was 100 feet long and Its message would reflect in nearby Henderson Pond W H Son Mini f I of worked it he hue Works It is said Ihil W hid i rial eon for his employees an I even when business is poor ton period of lime lie would mike effort lo keep those depending on to maintiin i the his ith in Slnrt w is succeeded his son Si rt as presi den of the firm Hi ritired in 191j tic business wis purclnstdb th T The business w is the St until Ihe wis in The fine building irec ted for the Clou Works wis mike or Hit new I Office Storey s anifieti I resdtnee it the rner and Mill Streets in wis built in the e liHWs It is the first me in be steim The steam wis piped under Halton by John McDonald A few residents still remember the hole on Bower Street by Ihe licit in winter time under over The wis token tht Greil rid War Veterans and In 1917 purchased the Id winch had been idle since the depress ion operated his Unite I- Sh pur hast business in ind still the Home from tht old residence It II Storey wh is instrumental in petition of citizens rateActonasa village in 1B71 Mr served as reeve of Acton and as councillor for lflveirs In lBB9hewas War den of Hilton County Hi wis a Justice of the I for over a quarter of a and school board and active in establishing tree I ibr iry Storey was director several insurance torn and served as presi dent of facturers Association Fir over yetrs W Storey was a member of the Church and icted as of the building committee which erected the Id United Church in 1875 In Storey ltd Hannah Smith and three sons and four diughters in He lied March 1898 and w is on his birth indication of his esteem in the community can be realized when one considers over people were unable to gain admittance lo the Methodist during the funeral service Many of the fine public buildings and the beautiful park reflect the influence of W Storey a great Indus trial p and public ittd citizen of early Acton on page B3 The Free Press Back Issues 20 years ago Tnken from the of the Free December 195S Acton will be represented this year at the annual New Year a Day road races in Hamilton Bruce Andrews and Bob Allonby will be carrying the colors of the Acton M C A Track Cluh in the three mile run and Wilson and Ed Mc Hugh will be entering the 10 mile senior Acton Junior Farmers skated onto the Ice at Milton arena Monday evening wear Ing their new sweaters and stockings In purple and gold the outfits have 10inch provincial crests with Acton prominent on them and the names of Acton merchants on the back Minor baseball champs were feted In winning style last week at the Legion Hall where trophies crests dinner and enter were absorbed by Ihe Acton boys who played hall this summer under the donee of Ihe I and Minor Sports As socialion The winning team consisted of Dole Wayne Maishall Bruce Pete Wayne Ridley Wayne Wilson Terry Herb Cook coach Hob Marshall Fred Jim Lindsay Gary Walker Hob Bill Walerhousc manager Raymond Molody Don Lindsay and Bill Shannon Men A M i gave most Interesting and Instructive lecture demonslration in the St Albans Parish Hall on Friday December She was assisted by Mrs Roberta at the piano and by a group of Acton children 50 years ago Taken from Ihelrcr November 1925 School board secretary ftT McDonald reported to council proceedings board In reference lo the purchase of pro perties for school purposes The school board I ad made an offer of for the of land desired from the Sidney Smith estate The hoard requested that an option be secured on the Bell property adjoining In view of the increasing population and in crease in enrollment of pupils the Board the property should be secured Three young men from Guclph essayed lo attend the Orange Ball in Ihe town hall on Friday evening while under the influence of liquor As soon as their condition was ob served they were promptly ejected from Hill en issued requiring them lo appear in Police Court here on Saturday W from Torontoi Jewel Watchmaker and Clockmoker Mill St Aclon and Main St Georgetown Large stock of Christmas specials now on hand A delightful trousseau tea was held by Miss Laura MaeDonald Church St one of our soon tobe brides The elderly ladies at tended in the afternoon and the young ladies in the evening Mason Knitting Mills and the Shoe Fac lory are both working overtime to fill or dent One of the most comfortable of highway in Ontario is road between Main St Acton and years ago Taken from Ihe Issue of Ihr of Thursday November 19 1K7S The Free Press office is now next door to the Post Office on Mill St No more going upstairs to find us We have superior facilities for the prompt execution of book and job printing in the very best style and at low rates In future the Free Press will be published on Thursdays Instead of Eleven ducks and seven were a pretty good steal from the premises of Mr Thos Moore the other night Austin Comedy Troupe announce an entertainment in Matthews hall this even Prof Shaw gave an entertainment last Saturday evening in the Temperance Hall consisting of readings recitations and so- called Spiritual manifestations Building have received a damper this week The walls of the Metho dist require but a few days more of fine weather to be ready to receive the roof be a pity to have them remain thus through the winter The Methodist church In has recently underwent improve ments and on Sunday the reopening vices were held On Monday evening a tea meeting was held One day last week when the Grand Trunk express train from Toronto was be tween Limchouse and Acton one of the couplings broke leaving the three pas curs behind while the engine and baggage car ran on about a mile Beyond a considerable fright fortunately nobody was hurt WILLIAM STOREY THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Busmessand Editorial Office