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Developers offer to pay for Acton East study Owners of large tracts of land in Acton East McNamara Construction Ltd a member of the Bovls Group Goldfan Holdings Ltd and Ltd are pre pared to underwrite the cost of a study of the im pact of development on the area Latimer General Manager Property Division of told Hal ton Hills planning board this week He explained efforts to develop land had been made for the past several years He said a population of IS for Acton had been sup ported by the town and the region but the Mini of Environment had set a limit of 10 000 until the expansion of the Acton sewage plant had been functioning for some time He said a study by the MOE will show whether the Acton plant can again be ex ponded Latimer said he saw a study similar to one being carried out in Georgetown He said the companies would prefer the town to select the consultant go it would be an unbiased view He said other landowners in the area had offered to share the cost of the study The McNamara representative said the MOE had started taking water samples and would do so until the fall and submit a final report in March next year Councillor Ross Knechtel foresaw problems in drawing up terms of reference for a study when MOE might say there can bo no expansion Are you willing to put the money up front asked the mayor Latimer replied the companies agreed to that Councillor Run Miller contended any studies should be done by the town and charged back to the developers The request for the study was turned over the planning department for a report ft JOB One Hundred and Fourth Year- No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 1979 Twenty Pages Twenty Cents Calithumpian parade for Acton Days Students of Joyce Carpenter Dance School arc readying for their arc lying down Julie Mel lor behind her Is Charlene annual dance recital this Saturday at Acton High Guest artist lure back row left to right Heather ftibble Amanda Deforest Mike from I PhonoDisc records he hand as peeking through Judy Vicky Lynda well as other fluent artists downing run rid during one of their Christine Couture peeking through and Janlta Andrews Photo by MURRAY Medical centre saved by Toronto doctors The Glcnleo Medical Ctntrc has been Two Toronto doctors will be taking the practices of Joseph Vukov and Hans as of July I Brendan Smith will also remain in Acton The medical centre was slated to close this Friday after the doctors attempts to find physic to take over the chn fai led Vukovich is join an emergency hospital In the United States while Grundmann is going back to school in Dr Smithhadplannedtolookfornn Other practice after no doctors stepped fcrward to take over However he told this newspaper a few weeks ago if more doc tors could be found he would stay in town Sam Ng and Peter Wong of Tor onto west end approached the Glenlcs doctors after read about the local pi in a newspaper A desire to be in a fairly rural setting prompted them to consider the practice Final arrangements were will remain in Acton as s sting Smith until the new physicians arrive July Vukovich assures his pat there will be no change in the centre except maybe evening hours which will be deter mined at a later date The new doctors hove agreed to remain in Ihe OHIP Dr feels the new doctors will be a boon to the town He explained there are active family charts with an average of three or four patients on each chart With over patients from Acton and the surrounding area there was no way the Acton Medical Centre four doc He Is pleased that now the patients will be able to remain the clinic The oldfashioned calithumpian parade on the Saturday morning of Back to Acton Days weekend needs some more merrymaking musicians says organizer Pat Wood This doit yourself parade depends almost entirely on people coming out from their houses and joining It along its routes There Is just a bare bones organ ization with the bulk of the joining In spontaneously and perhaps in costume The the belter Again this year there will be three parade routes starting at Kingham subdivision Lake view centre and Becker milk store So far Acton Citizens Bond and a piper are pro mised would create more fun There be three vehicles for the parade marshals Mrs K Browne Fred Wright and Pop Main They II ride In a fire truck convertible or hay wagon depending on the assigning of the routes It expected that children will decorate bikes and doll buggies and there 11 be prizes for the best The parade routes will be indicated in a special section which will be in in the Acton Free Press and the George town Independent next week It also outline some of the program and times or special events Committees are meeting again this week The downtown mall will be thronging with activity Friday and Saturday June and June Then on the Sun day June 31 all the events will be in the park Opening ceremonies will be downtown on Friday June at about pm with Mayor Pete Pomeroy and Julian Reed attending Lined up to perform so far are Joyce Car penter dancers square dancers and Acton Citizens Band Saturday will feature a disco dance demon stration bingo games of chance amateur show pony rides and the comical pet show Amusing contests planned for Saturday afternoon include water melon seed spitting long sawing nail hammering and close shaves as well as a new special drinking contest There 11 be booths and sidewalk sales In the evening there 11 be a rock show and teen dance The Station Hotel will host a beer garden each evening Sunday sees the fish derby horse shoe pit baseball and soccer games Outers club demonstrations firefighters waterball and more And in the evening the grand fire works Anyone wishing to take part with a booth or with any good ideas- should phone Terry at the Commun ity Services Centre in the Y at LES DUBY 1979 Actons last mayor Les Duby dies A former mayor and Citizen of the Year of Acton and present councillor for Hills Les died Saturday in era I in nib Gist year Mr Duby served Acton In many ways both on the political with his church and by other means He was one of he most well liked 1 in town and respected by all who knew him Leslie Albert Duby was born December and Wlnnifred Alice Porter He attended Guelph publ school Tytlcr King Ed ward and Torrance and Continuation school On September 1939 he married Alice Anne Taylor n St Albans church Acton He lived In for eight years before moving to Acton years ago For three and a half years Mr Duby was Royal Canadian Air Force at home and overseas When he returned home in 1946 he built his home on Churchill He later became assistant Cub leader and was in a group of singers Four Straws This group later expanded and be came known the Acton Chornliers While with the Four Straws Mr entertained locally singing at socials and garden parties throughout south western Ontario Joined by Rino Bra i da and Garnet Rose he travelled w th Vlnce a well known master or and entertainer of the 1950 and I960 Mr was a vocalist and guitarist in the Western Band known as Rhythm Ramblers One of the proudest moments In his long career of singing was when dur Centennial year he sang with the Rhythm Pals of Tommy Hunter fame at a community concert For the past 34 years Mr was a choir member at St Ang I icon Church He is a past Peoples Warden of the Parish Hall building committee Mr Duby was a lay reader for many was recently made Lay reader His political career was long and prosperous starting in 1961 when he led Ihe polls for a council seat Two years later when mayor George Barbeau resigned he was asked by the other members of council to Hie vacancy Once in the top scat hestayedthereunt 1 with the inception of regional government and the town of Hills During his years as mayor Mr sat on the Acton Hydro Comm a position he held until his death and the Acton library board It was during his time on these groups the Acton Hydro build was erected Ihe At Continued on Page 3 Mans body found in van at Toronto Three auto thefts The body of a man discovered in a van in downtown Toronto last week has been identified as David William Jones of Acton Regional Police confirmed identification of the body Tuesday It is believed the body was in the van for about a week The cause of death is under invest however no foul ploy is pected according to Detective Bruce Richards Mr Jones was found In the Ford van he disappeared with about two months ago The time of death has yet to be deter mined An autopsy was conducted at the Forensic Science Laboratory In Toronto Mr Jones is the husband of Doris Jones 37 who faces double murder charges in connection with the April fire deaths of old Brian Jones and yearold Mary Jones on a farm of town Police early in the fire Investigation said Mr Jones was not a suspect in the fire deaths however they were con about his whereabouts He dis appeared without a word after he visited his wife at Guclph Homewood Sanitarium toon after the blaze Metro Toronto Police found the body in the city cost end Thursday How ever as of Monday they had not secured positive identification A plastic bag covered the man head and a spray can of auto starter fluid was found Mrs Jones is undergoing tests at Toronto Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Three cars were stolen in Acton last week one was found gutted later in another Is thought to be headed for Alberta The other was also found A Ransom St woman auto was stolen from the parking lot of her apart building sometime Wednesday night or Thursday morning The vehicle a Thunderblrd was recovered by but fire had gutted it A Church St woman reports to police that her old brother took her station wagon without permission He Is believed bound for Calgary Two other juveniles are thought to be headed west with him Halton Regional Police caught and charged a yearold McDonald man with assaulting a Main St woman last week Police acted on a complaint by the woman who said the incident took place after a dis agreement at her home Nothing appears to be disturbed at the comm unity centre after some one tried to break Into the New union charges Fresh allegations against an Acton manufacturer have been levelled by the union try ing to gain certification The Canadian Union of Brewery Flour Cereal Soft Drink and Distillery Workers is laying new charges under the Ontario Labor Relations Act against Superior Glove Works Ltd ac cording to union lawyer John Monday The allegations will be made to the board this week while results of a previous board hearing concerning the re instatement f Id off workers Is awaited by both sides The board is expected by lawyers for both sides to decide soon if about 12 workers will get back their Under the new atlons tht labor board would have to decide if there are sufficient work in the union for the purposes of acting as the collective bargaining agent First however the board would need to determine If Superior Glove management contravenes provincial so that the true wishes of the em ployees are not likely to be ascertained Much of the Inform in new allegations is the same as in the first however the issue is different in dicatcd the lawyer If Canadian Brewers succeeds In getting the laid off workers rein stated it will pursue the certification bid Mr said Superior Glove and Canadian Brewers went through four days of Continued on Page Tim Taylor dies while swimming by mill A young Acton man died Monday afternoon the result of a swimming mishap in the Eramosa River at Timothy John Taylor was- pronounced dead at the scene according to OPP He had been swimming with friends beside the old Flour Mill in a rocky part Of the Firefighters and Royal City Am Guelph werealsocaUcdtothescene Mr Taylor attended Acton Public and high school Lacrosse team He was the son of William and Joan Taylor and brother of Beverley Connie Vicki Bemie Garth and Donna He was the grandson of Amelia Taylor Funeral service will be held Thursday at Interment will be in Cemetery building according to police The attempt took place mid week One belt driven portable saw was stolen last week from a con trailer on Dr Police have a suspect in mind in connection with damage to wall ashtrays and a fresh air vent in the Maria St apartments Total damage Is said by police to be about One red Bell Canada manhole tent was reported stolen by the telephone crew early last week The tent Is valued at 65 It was taken from an Eastern Ave work site An lBy earold Acton youth was charged with the theft of a latemodel auto from L Ford on Main St The machine was recovered Sunday A 19yearold Main St man was caught by police He had some dope in his possession About was stolen from Meats on Mill St Registration An evening regist ration wilt be held to morrow Thursday for summer activity programs operated by the Recreation depart Registration for all program may be done at the town office in Acton or Gordon arena in Georgetown The programs begin July to prepare wool for spinning Martha an employee at be Ontario Moteam spina weaves la the mill IBM cabin located on the grounds near Milton The museum of fie tally opened its doors June PhotobyPETtlt