The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The Acton Free Press Wednesday 7 A Threeway stops Churchill North Matthew Commander age 4 gets some help making his catch at the CGIT group fish pond at the Knox Presbyterian Church Saturday from Jane Robertson It took a long time but he town fathers hove finally approved three- way stops for two locations on Churchill Road North to help reduce speeding Monday Hills general committee ap proved a rccom mendation from deputy engineer Ted Bollinger calling for threeway stops at Churchill and Norman Avenue and Churchill McDonald Boulevard Back in the spring residents complained about speeding on the street requested atop signs and council referred the matter to staff for a report During the summer staff recommended a reduced speed limit school crossing signs and crosswalks on both Churchill and Acton Boulevard but no stop signs Last month residents came to council asking that stop signs again be considered Ballinger report observes there is a speeding problem on Churchill and there arc a lot of children walking on Churchill to M Z Bennett and Acton High Schools He pointed out residents the police and control without full time Bennett principal radar enforcement Doug are all Police recommended the concerned about the threeway stops as the situation and the safety only possible solution to problem he speeding problem They think It will slow wllora where children recommended tour tte warn of the new stops rcducc volumes be placed on Churchill Churchill reduce traffic volumes or reduce speeding between Peel Street and Norman He also warned of the possibility of more on the street at Norman and McDonald He urged the council approve atop sign ahead signs and an oversized stop stop too Traffic volumes on Churchill arc estimated at cars a day and police admit there is a regular speeding pro blem which they can t Ballinger warned stop signs that effective but will likely slow somewhat at the Inter flashing red light above it may bo needed for the southbound stop sign at Norman With parking already banned on the west side Investigate assault Halton Regional Police arc Investigating on assault outside the Restaurant Thursday An 2 Acton man was leaving tin restaurant at 3D a with a woman when the incident The victim suffered a eye forehead and ribs Milton Ontario Wed 29 Thu 30 Fa 31 1 Nov sections Ballinger said of Churchill from Queen stop signs probably w Trinity TAG UCW hold joint meeting Vandals hit Achilles Care on the lot at Achilles Motors were damaged overnight Wednesday by vandals Police soy windows were smashed cars were scratched and antennas broken Damage to the vehicles is estimated at The matter is under Investigation Snowflake tea St will hold its Snowflake Tea and Bazaar this Saturday November 1 from to 4 Fire hearing will resume The preliminary hearing for three Acton men charged with second degree murder will con November 21 at Oakville Provincial court at Milton heard some of the preliminary hearing evidence Thursday Part of the hearing was held in September Michael Mc Cristall Leonard Cripps and were charged In connection with the death of Dominion Hotel resident Howard Gibbons He died when the hotel burned in August of last year Poppy week Poppy Week in Acton and in fact all of Hills will be from November 11 Hi la council approved poppy week Monday after receiving letters from both the Acton and Georgetown Legions Rememberance Day The town will print programs for this year Remembrance Day services in Acton The Ar Day Service will be held on Sunday November The Acton parade will form up at the Post Office at and march to Trinity United Church and the cenotaph where services will be held The town has been paying to print the programs for several years now and Mayor Peter has urged councillors to attend 200 up in smoke Smoke damage amounting to about resulted from a chimney fire at Lot Con ion in last Wednesday at about 7pm Cause of the fire was a faulty chimney according to fire department spokesman Bob Hyde Lectures for parents A parent allergy seminar at The Hospital for Sick Children will be held at the Hospital Room 1527 on Wednesday November 1980 from 7 30 p to m Dr Milton Gold will speak on the topic of Food Allergy For further Inform Local 1457 Georgetowner wins Actario A Georgetown woman Tennant was the big winner of second trip draw Mrs Tennant will have a choice of a two week vacation In Florida or a six day trip to Las Vegas and San Francisco The weekly draw for won by Mary Fran Dick 14B Elmore Drive Four people who at tended Saturday draw downtown won merchant bonus pouches Lit Williams Peel Street won vouchers from Nielsen and Acton Family Cleaners film from Acton Photo and Camera and buns from Acton Deli Vouchers from and Stedmans as well as three free games at Acton Bowling Lanes went to Karen Gunn Brampton while Myrtle McGerage 1 Acton won vouchers from Shoes Aclon Family Cleaners and Jug City Vic was supposed to make day a draw but didn arrive in me However he did leave the draw smiling after winning a pouch containing vouchers from Acton Family Restaurant Superior Shoe Repair Emily Natural Foods and rolls from Acton by Elile Reed Instead of holding their regular October meeting the Trinity the invitation of the TAG to a combined evening meeting In the Church Parlor Oct All ladies who attended were pinned with a name tag of seasonal colored fruits or leaves Laurie Cook President chaired the meeting pleasantly welcomed the good turnout and opened the meeting with Inspirational readings poems and prayer Several Hymns ap propriate to the season were sung with Ethel Denny at the piano She also accompanied for duets by TAG members A quest Getting to know you caused much surprise and merriment while accomplishing its In tention of breaking the ice Wllderspin first name began with the first letter of the alphabet and her last name began with the letter closest to the last letter of the alphabet Several told they had attended Trinity for twenty years or more and several were new or fairly new members and were heartily welcomed All orders of Business were pleasantly dealt with with Josephine Force President of the speaker for that group Careful plans arc being made ana much skillful and beautiful work done for the Bazaar which is being held Saturday Nov at the Church Con veners for the various tables were arranged and plans detailed A bountiful buffet lunch and social time con eluded a very happy hour where old friends were greeted and new friends made The Senior group was especially pleased to have the opportunity of getting to know many new workers who have recently moved in and arc actively adding new ideas and enthusiasm to the work and worship of the Church Street to McDonald staff could see no reason to Impose further no parking restrictions said the town may need to movo a new crosswalk near Norman If It is moved it should be placed right at the in and a foot sidewalk would have to be built on the west side of Churchill from Nor man south to the school grounds sun 3 Tues Cal for Show Times SINCERE THANKS To all the people who attended our Grand and helped to moke it such a huge success The pictures that were taken with Toronto Maple Leaf If Pa and Robert Picard are on d splay in our showroom Drop in and have a look Pattersons parting shot In a parting shot as he leaves politics after seven years on municipal councils Pat Patterson says he getting out be cause of frustration It s just plain frost rating For example the Region controls a great many of the respon sibilities formerly held by local council They have a great impact on our municipality Patterson noted Halton Hills has only four representatives out of a total of and maintains they are practically all urban dwellers Including the chairman Repeating his favorite theme Patterson claimed the former area gets nothing for Its regional tax dollars expect pal Icing And that leaves a lot to be desired In the rural area he com men ted