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The Acton Press Wednesday Apr Lloyd has got to be one of Actons most enthusiastic ball fana He rearing now but watches avidly minor league games In Pros Park the same park he smashed curve balls in CO years ago The first of his family to play ball Lloyd had the joy of seeing a younger brother Tinny eon Owen and grandsons Terry and Gary become just as good players and fans as himself Youngsters ployed ball as a matter of course in the early 1900 hard boll then not soft ball as now Never could says Lloyd Boys organized their own teams bought their gloves for saving their nickcb dimes or sticking their family for it and learned the game at Prospect Park For those with a little extra talent the chance to star with the Acton Ball Club became a reality at age 17 or so Lloyd then called Honny for reasons he could never figure the late Art Andersen hung that moniker on him led the County Lea gue with his batting average one year when he played for Acton Those were the days when sports took up a much larger part of lives Without Lloyd Ma sales other forms of entertainment Acton youth exp ended their energy supporting their teams Be ing a member of a representative learn was quite a social coup We had some good players and played some fine teams Lloyd remembers Halton County League included Georgetown Milton Ltmehousc Campbellville Youd be surprised Lloyd comments Lim chouse had a wonderful team so did Brookville and But the team Lloyd recalls with greatest enthusiasm is nearby team Did town lose industry Mayor Pomeroy says no and north of High way adjacent to the present Industrial park However the region while in support of the of plan change has held it up pending deter- but Mayor Peter if the property across the road where Pomeroy says it isn t c serviced there is serviced Mayor Peter Pomeroy j said he aware wfl3 Halton Hills planning ested in locaUon in Acton I some time ago not last Roger Elliott repres bu to because there was cheap land As far as other or staff knew there was no industry which trial interest last year to come to because there appeared an then takeout building the town wasnt moving ahead with the amend ment on the land said the only problem with the site Is It con t be completely viced because of limits on the sewage plant end questions regarding Did foot by Holton Hills lose Acton an industry which would have employed poo pi A Toronto lawyer claims that what Con wrote as 1 know certain members of council are aware my client lost a major indus- true It mokes me up- servicing question is ana- set that a solicitor with no and planning interest In Halton Hills board agreed would send a letter like this and Include it as a public document I would suggest any Industry go trial land If it really In terested In locating an industry This upsets me especially when Its a He Elliott urged the town Implement its amend ment for the to per cent of the site which Is within the urban ser vicing boundary He said They were our biggest opposition and best he says He remembers a gome at Ball Park May 1921 when Players found them selves ploying in knecdeep snow by games end I was cold shivers Lloyd He also remembers fondly the drink that warmed him up Roads werent paved and the team bounced from game to game the back of an old truck sometimes falling out enroute Dusty roads led to more than one escapade by exuberant lads cycle Lloyd explains recalling the time the two rode the machine home from a game Entering Acton the pair saw the Chief of Police standing roadside The devil got Into Joe as he stepped on the gas covering the Chief with a cloud of dust There was dust everywhere Lloyd laughs I was so scared we were going that fast but the Chief never caught us couldnt see who It was The Acton team won the league cup several times during those early years of hard ball but Lloyd is vague about years He doesnt think hard bail survived much into the in Acton Three major rally days were held in Acton in the supported by the Acton Ball Association and the Acton Band on Dominion Day August I Civic holiday fall fair time Lloyd would head the decoration committee to transform Ac ton into a bower of cedar and bunting Tree boughs would be collected for days ahead of time carefully woven all around the wooden street poles and over the top Flags and colored paper completed the array If you asked anybody to do that for nothing lo- dayitwouldbeodifferentstory Despite weekly games and a tannery Job at since age 12 Lloyd found time to coach many youngsters teams In he left Acton for a year the only time he didn reside in town for his year lifespan He managed o Dominion store at Dovcrcourt In Toronto following Ted of Acton into the business However it was a poor and although Lloyd said he was able to bring profits up to an acceptable level the company closed it down after a major robbery Back Lloyd came to Acton By now he had a wife and Infant son Owen behind the taps at Dominion Hotel However coming from a leather family Lloyd says he resist the call of the tannery spent his remaining years of working life at Beard more retiring In 1968 To make ends meet and moon lighted for years at Gregory movie theatre has seen many changes In Acton from his childhood days on the Cres to his young I ve nea erywhe e down own adds He now 1 es alone the new apa on D He h new apartmen espec ally a view of Park and the ball diamond Lloyd hasnt far to walk to league games and he usually found cheering from the bleachers If the weather cold like Monday be 11 his favorite Blue Jays on television He and brother Tinny attend the Jay games frequently follow the team although Tinny is an avowed Cleveland Indians fan I havent as much patience now remarks Lloyd J think the games on television are too long with too much advertising en though he doesnt f oftball he many youngs era are good ay a ugh they wea much experts ba is my game says who an Ac on of ball play Masa fi Jiereare Tommy Masters Hank Kennedy Roy Brown Boyd Clark George Anderson middle row Joe Kennedy Eddie Ryder Beets liynea Lloyd Mosnles front row unknown Frank Mcintosh Bob Scott Bill Arnold BUI Storey Nell Charlie McLeod Photo courtesy of Lloyd Masales to be no movement in planning approval for this site I am told that the employment pros pects from that interest approximated per sons That industrial con has since located outside the province try to register Its plan until servicing of the land Is confirmed Or the Issue could be sent to the Municipal Board with a final decision not being made until vicing of the land is con firmed Clerkadministrator said the solicitor reported agreement with Alteo not to build until servicing Is confirmed wouldn be binding on a subsequent owner of the land and if the second alternative was followed the town would be asked to seek final approval of the amendment at the first hint of an industry wanting to locate on the When region fin had been made the in if there ance and administration crease really about committee ended its percent meeting Thursday they Acton regional conn thought they had nailed Dave Whiting said the Halton Regional they discovered auditors Police budget down to a hod used the wrong base reasonable 15 7 per cent figures and hadnt in increase eluded in Interest However after the on debentures for new meeting staff and a few police buildings which councillors found errors mustbepaidinlSBl Early last year an there is any capacity left Official Plan amendment for growth and develop- approved to allow in Acton industrial development He described Elliotts of property west of High claims as completely Police budget up 21 errors made was servicing He urged the town not implement the amendment until the THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mail Postal Registration Number my name is Lori and until April 30 1981 I am offering off Full Length Spring Coats drop in and see these beautiful coats In Spring Colours Stylos sizes Were just around the corner Fashions 1 Main 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