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otiv f aivl p ftvrw v r v v k- nlmfsmond yearrno 25 i ii acton ontario rmursdayto6cbiabw 22 1966 thirtytwo pages ten cent m vement actty the storage cap- fairy lake boa been w o by the provincial jnwttttnent the scheme was 2wiwt of ita kind presented to tint department trf energy end resources management for their approval by the cre- dit valley conservation auth- rai provincial grant to the authority announced tuesday amounts to 148500 or 75 per cent of the cost of the pro gram total cost was estimat ed at 198000 aetaava lake will be deepen ed under the provincial water supply reservoir program the lake which makes the town pork so attractive will be dredged to remove silt and aquatic weeds the weed growth is recognized as dense in large areas with increased storage cap acity following dredging there wmi be sufficient water to aug ment the stream flaw in the black creek particularly dur- ing the low flow period of summer months the head waters of the creek ore in the lake the conservation authoritys new concept in water control recently announced involves dredging 15 or 20 existing small reservoirs lit the water shed to their original depth if this first scheme proves suc cessful others should follow r r parker of acton is chairman of the flood control advisory board of the author ity -he- explained that under the small reservoirs policy the provincial government pays 75 per cent and helps the author ity finance the remainder the authority hopes to have the plans completed and ready for tender next june news of the acceptance of the proposal by the provincial government was phoned tues day to this newspaper by mpp george kerr 17 acton convictions in court members of the r acton de tachment of the ontario pro vincial police accumulated 217 work hours and patrolled 1059 miles in and tor the town of acton during tfte past week five traffic citations were is- sued while 19 motorists were warned to correct their drlv- ina habits two motor vehicle accidents one involving male pedestri an and resulting in injuries to the man wdre reported to and investigated by the acton de- tachment charges were laid in each instance two cttsses at the at z bennett public school total ling approximately 60 children were lectured on the proper core equipping and handling of bicycles and on general traf- occurrenaes record ed this week included a theft of christmas tree lights two minor disturbances and four miscellaneous complaints criminal and liquor charges caused two men to be lodged in the halton county jail at milton magistrates court in milton saw a great increase in activi ty with 17acton convictions resulting in 226 in fines and 39 in court costs being paid cpl ray mason said i would like to take this oppor tunity on behalf of the con stables of the acton detach ment and myself to wish each and every one of you a joyous yuletide but urge you to exer cise extreme caution during this busy season as you enter your car this weekend ponder this thought wouldnt it be nice h everyone got back cpl r mason resign igamate in 67 huron carol tabuao was created while the junior choir sang at the united church cgirt and sigmac service sunday evening in the centre the indian joseph is david bit- jorf and indian jnatydiartebousfialdjonthe left the three chiefs representing the wise men are bob manning john hopkins and tom pettitt on therlght 4hethreehunterjjepter senting shepherds are mark wolfe danny- allen and randy coker in front the children representing all of us are john nessett judy engel and miriam engel all members of the recrea- hon committee and parks board have tendered their res ignations prior to the reforma tion of an amalgamated board at last thursdays meeting of the recreation committee all members formally tendered their resignations tuesday secretary art coop- er forwarded to council a let ter which included the names of present members of both boards who would be willing to be reappointed john goy mrs h otterbein hugh pat terson harold townsley and brendan aherne there would also be two council appointees to a seven man combined parks and recreation board new members of the board will be named by council on december 27 and the appoint ments will become effective on january 1 of those who agreed to sit on the new board if named just one brendan aherne is from the previous parks board all the others arc from the recreation committee advantages of an amalgaro ated board have been discuss ed at various meetings and different methods of effecting the amalgamation have been considered at last thursdays final rec reation committee meeting problem- of access to the arena booth was fhe main item of discussion booth operator roy good win who happened to drop in to the arena poin tech out his ugreemenl with the recreation commission stated he had full control of the booth except on nights there is a banquet lic ense curlers who have paid for part of the equipment- feel they also should have access to the booth on curling even ings a more firm agreement it wus agreed is a necessity but presently there is no board to begin drafting one on behalf of the curling club dick lee appeared to ask for improved ice conditions mr goy recommended the ice be shaved every day until it is in better condition recreation director howard pearcc explained the schom- ber sweeper shaver floodcr which was not working prop erly had been repaired added to the physical problem with equipment was the extra prob lem of milder weather caus ing drops on the ice a report oh the building of a trophy case was given by the building and property com mittee the last meeting included a pleasant seasonal note when it was agreed all town employ ees at the arena will be given a turkey for christmas members present at lost weeks meeting were len lov ell john goy owen coultrup and eric lynch other members of the com mission are hugh patterson mrs helen otterbein c f leatherland harold townsley charles perry and mrs george fryer the council appointees last january were c f leather- land and ham peal who later resigned arid was replaced by mrs george fryer their term of office expires automatically fhe end of december parks board members were chairman george williams brendan aherne nino braida cliff bradley gordon harding who replaced alex zbeetnoff and council appointees earl masoles and bill williams joint secretary is art coop- ratepayers brandishing signs biggest party in town protest alleged entertain 650 at beardmores dinner gifts fun on saturday mail volume higher 15 postal employees in acton have been kept busy at a steady pace since december 5 when christmas mail first be gan to flow postmaster gor don mokeown this week com mended patrons for their co operation in handing christ mas cards in at the wicket this type of cooperation saved the staff countless hours of work in handling cards he stated mr mckeown also noted the peak flow this year was de cember 15 when 15730 cards were handled the rush lasted for over six days last year the peak day resulted in over 20000 cards being handled in one day in spite of the lower peak the volume of cards this year is above last year awmwot m scrnno an acton man received a lacerated head when he was pushed- through a window at ab supermarket saturday night constable bruce mo- arthur is investigating the in cident and reported robert rawsell poplar avenue was pushed through two corner windows at the ab supermar ket during the scuffle walking on road man struck by car an acton man colin wil liams elizabeth drivd was hospitalized thursday evening of last week after he was knocked down by a car driven by elmer grischow mr wil liams was walking along eliza beth drive where there are no sidewalks at the time of the accident he was taken to guelph gen eral hospital for xrays and ob servation and received tour stitches in the back of his head to close a laceration he is still in hospital and it is hoped he will be able to return home this weekend constable bruce mcarthur of the acton opp detach ment investigated placardbrandishing ratepay ers milled about nassagaweya town administration building on wednesday night protest ing alleged discrimination by councillor ross gordon at one time as many as 12 placards waved in the chilly winters breeze as ratepayers paraded up and down the park ing lot before finally entering the council chambers w a johnson spokesman for the group said the charges made on the placards were being followed up by an affi davit the placards asserted jesus couldnt qualify for reeve he too was jewish sec ession before slavery nassa gaweya doesnt show your ex- tdrmination camps herr gordon legislation is not dis crimination one of the finest men it has been my pleasure to know lives in nassagaweya he is a jew his name is allan ackman most who carried placards wore a star of david the demonstration followed charges at the post election meeting on december 12 that mr gordon had made remarks concerning the ethnicorigin of allan ackman a candidate for reeve after parading outside for more than an hour the pickets entered the council chambers mr johnson told council he had learned of disparaging re marks made by mr gordon concerning mr ackmans eth nic origins he said he thought discrimination was terrible he council newcomers at next weeks council meet ing the lost for the year new ly ejected councillors will be present to become acquainted with proced the newcom ers are g w mckenrie charl es ferry and ted tyler jr the three not returning art ft- r parker mrs g fryer and charles fatherland said councillor gordon owed the ratepayers an explanation me said ibeheve there is a signed statement concerning the remarks robert j gregg an unsuc cessful candidate for school board said there was definite ly an affidavit signed in guelph mr gordon said i was ask ed if mr ackman was a jew i said i thought he was i dont believe i said anything wrong i think the people who are making these changes owe me an appology charles macarthur charged thats not true you said vote for anyone but dont vote for that jew chester mischuk of aber- foyle said i fought for can ada for five years and i dont believe in discrimination r councillor anne macarthur said when i knew i had won on monday night it seemed like a mess of pottage i had supported allan ackman and i know him as a sensitive sym pathetic man i have recognlz ed in him an extremely clever person to me it was a dread ful thing that in the opinion of people mr ackman was pre sented as a jew when you fight an election you dont fight it with innuendos you fight it on what you have to give and what you are prepar- ed to give she concluded everybody has the gift to give and i feel very sad that anybody should be hurt reeve william coulter said he would see mr ackman he described the incident as being nasty business and at the end of the meeting indicated it seems to be a matter invol ving mr gordon i will see mr ackman as far as council is concerned it is just a matter of opinion don moffat spoke in de fence of mz- gordon ive heard a lot about democracy tonight he said but i dont think it is democratic to tell someone how he must vote i got a letter in the mail telling me how i must vote and it named the candidates to vote for i think ross gordon de serves credit for taking the abuse he has taken like a gen tleman it looks to me like a bunch of sour grapes why isnt mr ackman here ill stand behind council 400 per cent and i want to know why we have to have these signs cluttering up the office he continued some are very mad because mr ackman has been slandered i think mr gordon has been slandered here by all these placards following reeve coulters concluding remarks concern- mgthe affair a motion was passed unanimously to end the meeting combine santa claus and a clown at the same party and children are bpund to enjoy themselves saturday afternoon beard- more and co employees and their families were guests of company officials during the annual christmas party held at the plant while waiting the arrival of santa children were enter tained with movies and buster the clown who in reality is harold black of scarborough a professional entertainer and magician thousands of hot dogs cold drinks and ice cream cones were consumed by the hungry youngsters adults enjoyed a smorgasbord dinner served by company officials and prepar ed by a guelph caterer cheers echoed throughout the plant when santa arrived as happy youngsters began to line up for their presents of fice workers were santas hel pers as they checked off each name and sorted out parcels for the various age groups company president w j bcatty and plant manager nor man braida along with com- pany directors were on hand to greet guests and help keep activities moving close to 300 adults and 350 children attend ed the annual party machinery had beep moved out or covered and the area used for the party was hardly recognizable as a busy produc tion centre throughout the week a number of company em ployees donned clown outfits and assisted the gateman park cars as guests arrived employees who belong to acton fire department were on hand in uniform to enforce no smoking regulations shortly after the last guest had left company employees were busy cleaning up and placing everything back in or der for the monday work shift baptist chuff h has cantata the wonder of his love was the theme sunday even ing at acton baptist church when choir members present- ed their christmas cantata richard gammon son of church pastor rev s gammon and mrs gammon read the story while the choir sang solo parts were taken by mrs murray harrison miss linda ralston and gerald skirrow miss ralston and joanne landsborough sang a duet holiday skating boys and girls from the y program will be having a pro gram in the arena dec 29 there will be extra public skating during the holidays too jolly red giant greets children of legionnaires iblly mows santa claus and buster the clown gre each other during the beardmore christmas party saturday naturally santa came from the north pole but buster a professional entertainer came from scarborough a veteran with youngsters santa claus arrived in all his splendor saturday afternoon to greet over 160 youngsters of legionnaires and hand out par cels and candy canes the legion hall was jammed with excited children as santa made his entry after climbing the long stairway with his pack of goodies entertaining and handing out balloons before santa ar rived were three legion ladies auxiliary members mrs char lie shultjs m gordon james and mrs robert angel all dressed in clown outfits a sing song was enjoyed children also received choc olate milk and cookies calling names were past president james milne and first vice president gordon james as members of the le gion ladies auxiliary sorted out parcels for santa some of the youngsters sat eagerly on santas knee while others were a little reluctant to face the jolly red giant what h itt bewildered joel pink it encoor- kropek are watching the fhe aged by his father jack to accept the huge christmas party sunday box from santa bill spielvogel and john 4jiiiii r