Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), January 17, 1963, p. 1

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lvjrjyisfi4i fisas- y- jifcfefeaaiiagqfti lil i r n fa btthtyqmh ymtno 30 4um hum walatt tfeoam kowrttst mrooan in town from the new retervdlr on churchill road iskmth wednesday afternoon pretture throgohout the older mellon of town hat bean tat at 42 pound and hornet- and industry nomr omhe cnr tracki on main street and churchill road north above peal street at 70 poundt turning the main valve oppoilte the spring road on churchill road north are retldant engineer lubec rulke engineer ken hyde town work man bill shepherd turning the valve town superintendent ah duby clerk jack mcgeachie and jack lambert s 15000 hederd eady for february opening ilia new summ peel elflee la to be catnylatt a every de- tfcata the caster kceked al rrata ike deiiattweat el pumlc werfca ftllaia ntt eaetmafinaji teeejeater tv n ch and of mssmr ceeutrurtleei ate etoabtfol they think the kidlalaii will ha ready far oc- ru nancy hy the peat office staff early ta february- alerted hi april il it nine months slncst dc niol i- lion of two old building jsaved the wav for ihc pout office on april v 102 kcpic con struction company braniford moved in heavy equipment and demolished ihc former slotvv glove feuildlnji a well as itu- adjoining heme unnerly occup- rd bv mr and mn kenneth knox within 21 dayv all sign touches the building is at ihc final stage delivery of fire doors tan hy january if next wed jj the main reason for not meet into he january u completion dale ocqrdlng to official esteriotwork hn all been finished with lvjtcepllon of cleaning the brkkworcsatterlne the building and installing uw crest inside db although nuir eroui are small and are being lldied up dally vet to be com pleted in the interior ure wnw woodwork and trim connecting wnic power equipment a final coal of paint and general clcan- vvhcn the doors of the nevvjhist olfice open to ihe public natrons will ee visi chahije fnwn the present federal building erected in 1911 a walnut panel postal screen with modern hanking tmccss will replace the present layout now in use during regtilar hours patrons will have access to the main section for mainng and from i am until 7 jo pm of demolition hail disappeared dallv the lock hos area with mail arisfcvikitaclkr lor the- conmruc- deposit box will he open for the tlonuf ihe new buliding wikharj accommodation of the public construction co dundas had after closing hours an outside de- men on the site and work began fir doors holdup the one storrv building will house hoth post off ue and posit hos is installed near ihc from entrance numerous roans contained in the 7440 square customs oltice and altou ample feet of space on the two floors room for rural mad carriers with art furnace rooin utility room ihe eiveption of a lew minor customs rvsord office postal tv- cords office postal storage space and staff room in the basement on the main floor are customs office vault bond room and cur rent records room in the customs section for the postal depart ment there are a postal work area post masters office vault public lebtiy ck box lobby a ail lobby for shipping and re- cetvitu lavatories and caretakers utilityrsjpm the pastel shades of grocnbulc and yellow will enhance the atmosphere for both employees and pat a reversible convcyoc belt will handle bulky mail between the main area and the basement room steam heating wilk be used and lighting is fluorescent the building o2 8 deep 4 svidc is of poured concrete cement slah and brick construc tion close to 1700 tons of cemcnl and 250 tons of brick and stone went into its copstruction ready for move postmaster gordon mckcown reported this week he had not received otticial word of a mine but his staff is ready for the changeover some new equipment on order is expected lo be deli vered when the post office is reads and other equipment pre sently in use will he -moved- dur ing aweckend he expects little disruption it am in the service folunving the mover to actus lichard ado sssotber btg vettl for tha evettbg pabru- at 1st r f it- will take ihe form of a sports cawbtritus dbuser aad taraonalltlea frtru every feeet of the urnfaaalosial atsd amaleur aporta wttrld have beeta hwhedto he heed labia gumu with the hacket the rimctlon will prrcede the aratte preeratn which will tee richard officiate at a batvmsw to- rohtoa st mlchaela collaajt alarry juvsnlfe team and acton uooa juniors tlelbta lo tha ftukllosi are hy llmllad to eeeom- modal everyone hi the hglon auditorium whar ih dttuter u to take place al ajt pju sharp until i j pm uona club spokesman alee johnson unh ealed over half the available seating has already been spo ken for for thoee who may want du cats they may be obtained from- art gordon at ihe cana dian tire store ma weal at ac- ion home pumuhbuj or hy phoning cli malcolm i ajs m in spile of a m pound water f treasure novvinthrough pipe n servlces on chutcnflr- road north above peel street and main street north above the cott tracks no breaks have occurred previous pressure in these areas vyus approximately jo pounds at 2j0 pm wednesday valves were turned un and water began to flow through the mains from the new reservoir un churchill koad north twopressure conlrolvalves ln- vt rnliiiter imrfcar aatd faialladlntheloiim main- an axhlbfllou during fair board directors dinner lain the present water pressure bi other sections of town this varies from 18 to ss pounds wa ter from ihe water standpipc on main street south has been shut off and ihe entire fown receives the wafer supply from the rescr voir the standpipc will be drain ed until council decides its future tuwn superintendent alf duby reported this morning thursday ihe water pressure throughout the general area ctf tuwn would remain the same as before with perhaps a slight variation of 57 pounds at times he suggested thut next spring if the pressure dinner tucsdily fit y guest srakcr for tltc evening equally throughout church basement harold dodds of ihc cbc and mr brulda countered opiniuns expressed from time to lime that agricultural societies hud out- lived their usefulness ami fall is boustcd equally through lown every service would have a constant pressure around 90 pounds name chakmm ohtuss v0m retarded at urhm board moat jim emmerson georgetown councillor was chosen imj chair man of the north hallon urban board during its inaugural meet ing in georgetown wednesday milton clerk was rcappointcct as secretary for the year members received u letter from miss mencfordof the victorian ordor of nurses in answer to earlier inquiries regarding a branch in the north hal ton area shi- explained a branch could be established under control of me oakvlll office to handle adah georgetown and milton as well as including ihe townships immediate plans do not call for employment of additional person- nel miss wencford explained but ax ihe demand for the service o i w be nec to employ a futoimc nurse mcm uring a discussiunif wax ixrs trom acton milton and getirgctown learned the cost of the service amounted to 13000 alst rrcommenifed was the pur- hise of a car for ihe nurse miss eneford suggested service clubs ht be interested in a combin- cdsniitvt lo supply ihe vehicle according to miss menefords breakdown on the cosl of the service acton with an estimated population of 420s wxuld pay 2t rvr cent or 441050 georgetown mith a population of 10111 xvoiild pav 52 per cent or s2m0 while mittons share wilh a population ol 4588 would amount to 27 per cent or j1j50 ft uas explained that each mu- nicipahtv wa expected to im- meiiiatetv pav 25 per cent of their share io implement- the service a portion tf the costs would be recreation committee l- wsi sa sa borne by fees charged and il was suggested some of the balance stated the basis fur the cost was much more presentable for each council to consider than any re ceived before it was agreed to investigate the townshlpjt inter est in such a service and arrange ments for a joint meeting are to be made with acton milton georgetown eiquetlng and naa- aasaweya townships a letter from gerry addison president of the north hallon association for retarded child ren asked consideration of addi tional financial support for the retarded childrens school- near hnrnhy ken hyde engineer foi r v anderson anil associates and re- ident engineer lubac rutke of the- same firm- were on hand wed nesday lo assist town superin tendent alf duby and jack lam bert with the necessary adjust ments just a few were present in bclowtero weather to kee the culmination of ihe j 1 76000 pro ject- large valves at the reservoir control station were set a valve on theroadway opposite the lane 16 the churchill north spring was opened valves near peel street closed in order lo adjust the pres sure relief- valves during this period everyone in town received their water supply from the water tank on main street south qnce the pressure relief vahrea were adjusted properly the eeav irol valves at peel street and main street north were reopeiv ed and water from the re flowed through the entire tosstn system 164 miles of ground mains 4 p str n for so agricultural societies a re mure necessary today than they were 50 years ago providing they are always alert to the changes which are taking place in agricul ture and tailor thefr program to the needs of ihe times stressed retiring president nino braida as he addressed directors and guests at tho annual fair board direc to the taxpayers the retiring president said fx- perts tell us never before in his tory have so many people been fed by so few farmers il is these few whom wc must help and encourage to do a better jub of farming a lurgc percentage mhjtbe raised by a commun fz a ms anneal past their prime and if agrtcul- councillor los duby uf actun past their primi turc is to remain strong and healthy it must have a constant lupply of new blood he sug gested replacement might he ob tained from the members of 4h clubs and encouraged agriculture societies lo lend their support to these worthwhile organiiatlons buys and girls in the 4h cluhs must he made to reallxc that with proper knowledge and research farming con still offer them an independent and rewarding life country calendar hoat wellknown host on country cal endar supported mr braldas statements by sayingthere would always be a place for small fairs ifytheexpensc h remlndadthgdiroclu i w imposslhle to provide a fair for the farm population alone and stressed- ihe importance uf ul- er people to follow in their foot steps he tald that only ii per cent of ihe population are farnv jers and this muat be chanjadby creating niore interest he aua gested this could be done through the medium of fall fair in order to better inform the nonfarm population ufa ml what ship t seven longtime member of the fair board were honored dur ing the evening when they receiv ed life membership pint five were present for the nrcatlna and received a great ovation fmm other membe and aueatt trading the urban residents as welt mrdodds cxplainckfkelncii senting radio and tv programs and gave his audience a clear and cuncise picture of how news and pictures are gathered he urged everyone to realite the highest percentage of farmers today were oust the uge of 40 and stressed the need to have young receiving pins from popular i retarv mrs irene swackhame were smith griffin sr robert kerr arthur swackhamer chart- rs mckeown and duncan waldl unable- to- be present fort tion and work entailed in pre- cation were g a dili and wll- ehi llaa tfiisalila um win n i il ham hampshire mr braida- commended the men for their long and faithful service and ex pressed hit appreciation for the foundation they tald year ago following ihe tasty dinner en- joyed by over 100 reeve mel bar- continued on pan four aaatjnaaajaj courgi i endorses medical plan to include all halton county council tucitday evening agreed to mipurt in principle communi ty enrolment in a prepaid medl- ttl pjaivj thi mtmerwiuruirnvn learned that elementary vhiion in a population area of vooo wilh 880 pupil attendins had a cmt per pupil ratio of 250 per year uhile hornbv school for retarded with 15 pupils attending had a com per pupil arouuntinii to j2trjj ctticns who didnt join the mr addison explained rhat elr- pi itxst yca could join this mentary vchoou received a 100 y per cent grant wiih 40 per 5ent svas pai pslp enrolled citicni in acton in a community plan gerry lynch representing psi told council the plan was being extended this year to cover all citizens in hal- ton county he also vaid any ac paid hv the government and tho remaining 60 per cent borne by the municipal v it was also ex plained the retarded school de pended on w per cent of its cost to be paid by donations while government g ra nk- a mourned to 47 per cent and municipal sup port ip per cent members wcreadicd todis- too distant future authorised fur payment was the account of godson contract ing furthcjermildingjindrepav lai ark mill streets iti 19w total cost ut the project was sjoi41j7 a 5 hold back reduced the amount payabtcto i22w559 provincial grantm on the project reduces the tuwn cost lo 12711 66 in l2 15300 ha 1 been budgrled for the towns share art account tf r v ander- vn for 0q 10 for engineering work on the beaanuh and god son contracts was passed for pay ment all members of council were to appeals po a letter frtuncruwn assets cor poration was s read noting coun ells interest in the old post of lice building the corporation ev j pf pec ted the buildirtg wuuld be turned over to crown assets council also earlv in february an appraisal learned three citizens had is being madebv the corporation j not paid their 2 v share in the to dtwtcrniine a lair market value tree planting nrivgram cuss these matters at their own lor the building the crown cor increased hv bv law mem- nnmtcipatlesrl and bring hack pratim udvised thev would bv bershlp cif the recfratnn corn- suggestions at a later meeting lm touch with council in thcnot j mittee 1mm 7 to 10 members add appointd j goy p o oak- and j bui lough to to cam- mil tec v lgamad th witterreatrvolr charter membersstart first term with purchase of 500 iceshaver charter mmhrr of the iksi- formed nrvtvationcummittec- held lheir inaugural mevung un thot wdf rsrningtnuarvio sskn two ij them ithn mv and ln lovell akuitt wth rss teaii n ditsvtor lm casrnii wie-auis- orutvd to suivhas4- a s4ind hjiul ut shaih at an tpisiox mimic svsi ul tv the kc shaxct ncj hs ts- guvlph vuthng club hav ixvn cm kuii to the kmiiihec ind ttte tl dvmvmistration ultutits- srr cnncxl the mhnie wm do a gthitsl ka he stmi uvt- redusmg the thukiwss iiv- uc parks tvttssrd rieiislsvrs s h hav carried a dual rvv4c bv ad mtntstermg kan jiar vv- -istc- rvatton vomrifltuybusiesv b- cesm divorvvd fnm ih rxviva iwrt coflsmittce tenptuars chatniuo claude ciak vao ap- nuintedtu cuiulikl the inaugutal btthta rtwhing a ihc new cmmitjee parks hoard members si whirned to ihc- upsiau ol the cummumtv ccniix and res tea t km c mejphers remain d in nc dowisitalts return toft mmdi work former matr gov suggested the ctmwnitiev txmkwr appoint- nwm uf full- rime secretary for both csxrcaiton committer and parks ousro a 6m0 basjs he tettd the wurk ai ib town of frcr was beet mm j too tsrays for j mr gov rclised the seastma the staff v conttnur book work problems of patmihng the at vn a ror uuh kurds n well jsrovhn during runkes gainer as setl as business members agieed tf dis- parking of cars cutstde it vus the suggcslhht al a liter vgcd to install no parinv nuvting i cunltnuesl tm page four park area in glen1ec3 forecast for summer attim bard oi parks managss and sdding patk bernrkv this it ithii et their sights in the -sum- ihc first step in extension ol pail inei hcsjukr during thtrtr tnaug- i and pivnk faciliitco- j uial inevting thursiav evening acton s sestuvd park will be januars 10 and plannes smne n j alviui an ewrc and a hall i bairrecli repairs and ikvuip- i rtlling land behind btiuses ni uient ot the park aiva m the glen- longftrtd rciul and mciwhras lea subdlvtsturt pacv this section ol tand wi alter a hnel meeting h the set aside tor park devvwtpinent f newtv fomsed recivaikui vummit- when the- subdisishn was laid j ttsj partes- buafd wrmms d kairnedlu ihc upstairs uffwe at grading will permit baseball the com muni t centre to rvsu4e nd other ganns prcblems dealing with warm wca- the vs mens vlub lat sear ret thct ctiftirr quested parks nwrd eons ider sle- i alththtgh tniperaiurvs bsissmxj euping this ecirtn a a spurt near jcisx nsembcrs agreed torarea antttggrstcd they could av have repairs to the baseball sist with supers iskm i screen made following us ct4- reaprhnnted as chairman o jlapw under heavy snow jlb- board g w mckeruie wilt wkcoaj prk head the tpjluuint slate if anem- it u aho agreed todewlopsiners kharman cliff brad- the designated park araa in the icy temporary secretary joe t igcnka ubdiwiion by grading ccomuiucd on page four would be p in service onwet nesday official ceremoniea svtn he held on saturday at 10 ajn at the reservoir appointed c w mdcenttato the cornmlttee ofl3justmnt for a three year term a received e surveyors plan fur the 4iiaacres purchased for cemetery espansion proclaimed january ja to february i minor hockey weak in acton otesikmed accounts payable tisird un slatemenls but not aut piirted bv invoice or voucher jnd held up payment filed a request for meealier- ship in- the ontario good koad association learned the credit valley cmscrvailun authority ha pur ihasrd 446 acre in caledon at a price f h0fl0 rcselved m letter from tha north ifjltun reurded children association ddiuil to hold the third nurting in january cm ihe ztill in leave the 2jnd open fur cons- mitltc meetings oum tmmt ol e fcraaoon t head thatr in uqurl nveatino thuttday eveininsj january 10 and mad plana to purchase a aeewsdhend ice ahavar pletvrad above tofl lo right are doug vtfismlcrvjmn irwin ctauda cook j bart wood mrs h ortarbetn or o oafcaw jenn ooy mrm- k jack oohoogri ra dlratier jim caaburn and ian lnvajh appolntrnamt of a chairman wet hold over until tha touowing maetino lort trturtouy st aibans guild follows imaw system at- on wcsuwsdey tuning of srk the ladkrs of the st harvs cnld turkrv and pot luck ihc wrwh hall the ihni mrs urutm currte sidrsj when rhr new proaruai ler ihr cjmmj veer sva i a viaj leader we for rash nsieilh each leader wttk ihc assistance uf other ladle ws he rrvpunslble fiar lion ami carrymf out uf rmli ih that swiltl filkistinf mr cecil neln ssvre nude to cater for mens laslllutc ary 1 it then mad a protect to eaaet lae cttrs k hse rev oamyjkm jm ins nankaa the ladle decided lent aautar tor tea ptdjact i ootid vilitlat tan w tta 3r- 3l the dlscueetd pebruery t la the rev jftem tttaad tka sfefesg tjtila iai4ayija

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