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uiiswwwmrukta x nixgrav pit bur ndp mlects gillits the acton free press wednesday february 8 1967 allow nassagaweya industry apfemal for the establlah- it of an industrial enter- by iaw construction co asar csmtpfc junction was granted by nassagaweya council on monday evening ite egiproyal concurred with to bring to the form of a pro posal to council and planning board were saying we wont issue a permit for a sand and gravel business an anphratiow far a permit to establish an indoor wreck ing yard near the old finglish church was turned down plan ning board recommended that action also two requests for land sep arations of 10 acre parcels of land were also denied al though council sympathised with the land owners ed peratisston to operate a gruel- pit on the property would notbe granted the manning board suggested that action credit authority makes appointments for year at the hawstry meeting of council representatives of the tan had indicated an interest m the property for the estab lishment of an industrial enter prise which would include bus- ureas offices and a repair de pot it was indicated the com pany would also be interested m marketing sand and gravel from the property if it proved fluutwbisdlo sleeve wdliam coulter told a company representative at mondays meeting if you wish to develop an industrial site on the property and if it was necessary to bring the land to a certain elevation then this is something you would bave third sister now in canada sunday afternoon miss su sanna chen arrived in canada to join her two attractive sis- ten rosa and susie and all three will be living together in guelph the first two girls in the fa mily came to canada from in dia under the sponsorship of thettar and mrs a h mcken- sje their family originally came from china but they have lived all their lives in in dia eventually all the family will come to canada next to arrive is brother vic tor after be has written ex ams for his bachelor of arts degree mis summer suzanne who expects to train as a nurse has a job already in the ouetph library her sisters arrived in can ada several months ago in light clothes and faced the fall days in short jackets over their saris their sister came better prepared with heavy coat wool skirt and thicker stockings still she was very impressed by the snow and cold 1 am particularly pleased to accept this acclamation r jr j parker chairman of the flood and pollution control advisory board said after his reelection to office last week along with many other members of the credit valley conservation authority i have lived through all the varying degrees of frustration through these past few years now we have two projects the orangevtlle reservoir and the dredging at fairy lake un derway and id like to see them completed poor new representatives were welcomed at this cvca inaugural meeting l bucker oakville f harrison george- town t himm bsquesing twp l meneke toronto twp chairman r k mcmillan conducted the election of offic ers and the following men will make up the executive commit tee for 1967 b m white mo no twp vicechairman r r parker acton chairman of flood control antipollution ad visory board j w pawley brampton chairman of parks and recreation clarence king bast gerafraxa chairman of historical records jack bai ley streetsville chairman of reforestation and land use a m greenaway port credit amuai penny side euchre keu by atton wl friday tears when she saw her sisters at malton airport mr mckenxie and fa mily friends also welcomed the newcomer to canada and she had dinner at the mcken xie home before proceeding to her home in guelph fn her luggage which came a plane later from montreal were gifts for the mckenxie fa mily including unique carv ing set and purses she flew from india to am sterdam and from there to montreal transferring to tor- onto employment down vacancies increase in guelph area the trend toward increased unemployment in the guelph area which started in novem ber continued in january oc cupational categories affected were clerical and related oc cupations sales service agri cultural skilled and semi skilled textile occupations me tal working skilled construc tion occupations transporta tion trade and service mech anics other than auto mechan ics and various unskilled oc cupations male clients registered as unemployed were 711 and 581 females or four percent of the labor force as compared with 488 males and 360 females or 27 percent of the labor force in december 166 in january 1966 763 males and 593 females c 43 per cent of the labor force were unemployed by one groups there were 234 under 20 690 age 2044 242 age 454 and 126 age 65 and over layoffs m several manufac turing industries due to cut backs and excessive inventor ies accounted for part of die it t while at the same time the seasonal factors con tinued to aggravate the situa tion in tiie construction and transportation fndutilcs one encouraging note is the fact that vacancies notified to the canada manpower centre have increased over the pre vious month it is likely mat this trend wql continue end accelerate as the spring season of the activities which i ija saanpower centre is fnajjgait fat is survey of the agricultural labor require ments in the aieaifor 1967 friday evening february 3 despite very cold weather good number turned out to en joy a social evening together at luxton hall sponsored by acton womens institute guests were greeted at the door by the president mrs roy lindsay assisted by mrs sam holmes sixteen tables of euchre were played this was in charge of mrs william evans assisted by mrs cam agnew lunch waa served of sand wiches pickles assorted cook ies tea and coffee convened by mrs william denny and mrs cecil nelles with the members helping serve prize winners for the euchre were ladies first mrs h de forest st second mrs clin ton taylor mens first ab robinson and mrs bob ander son lucky door prize of a bas ket of groceries went to r l davidson penny sale tickets were in charge of mrs jred anderson with mrs earl lambert and airs m mcauley looking after the prizes and conducting the draw the winners were as follows cup and saucer mrs wil- lard britton box of stationery mrs j mellon mans toilet set mrs viola shortill bal- linafad dish washing kit ella mae patterson roseford terr powder mitt and flower con tainer mr f kingsmill cas serole mrs betty handle box toilet soap mrs chas cutts white pillowcases mrs f rob inson tea towels mrs ken hodgson groceries mrs chas cutts pillowcases mrs a cooper longfield jrd mans wallet mrs b anderson cup and saucer mrs freda gor don place mats mrs chas kings- mill mixing bowls mrs har old harris pillowcases fay henry mens socks and brace set bud james georgetown snow he dont deter members a good turnout at the regu lar afternoon meeting showed that the golden agers were not afraid of deep snow and slippery streets euchre and crokinole were enjoyed win ners were euchre ladies first mrs davidson second mrs robert mcenery gents first a b mclean second mrs robinson crokinole ladies first mrs anna mhler second mrs mason rents first mr warne second mrs healey a dainty lunch was served under the convenership of mrs fryer mrs kennedv and mis mason celebrate their btrth- dav this month the next meeting will be held feb 16 with mrs william evans and bob winton convening the program pink pillowcases debbie thornhill rose and gold towel and wash cloth bob wilklns toronto two pot holders mrs tom gordon apron mrs e allen pair tea towels bruce kresslen nylons miss l campbell georgetown pink towel and wash cloth mrs wjlf mceacnern rainbow stripe towels mrs s sinclair mrs m graham assisted the draw with noting the winners names everyone reported having a very pleasant and enjoyable ev ening 65th anniversary for mr mrs acri the acri family gathered on sunday at anthonys restau rant long branchfor a-din- ner and open house in honor of mr and mrs l p acris 65th wedding anniversary the toronto family spends most of the summer and week ends at their property on the third line south of churchill known here for many years as the fish ponds the acris purchased the property in 1949 mr acri is retired from the construction business and his sons carry on now he arrived in 1892 in canada from italy he returned in 1902 and was married coming back to can ada afterwards they have a daughter flor- rie and five sons jim solly guy william and gordon william who spends a good deal of time at the acton pro perty is presently ill in the hospital but many of the fam ily were there this group now includes over 30 grand children and extends into the fourth generation some relatives came from the states for the celebration although others were storm- staved a family dinner was served to 150 at the restaurant and manv called there in the after noon to bring congratulations gordon sinclair added his congratulations friday on one of his radio broadcasts the couple are in fairlv good health some acton friends attend ed the anniversary partv battle cry elect 67 in 67 chairmtan of information and education the vicechairmen of these advisory boards are a black- well georgetown t j dale toronto twp w weber erin c bryan amaranth twpm c smith port credit other members of the authority will be assigned to the advisory board of their choice these men along with interested members of the public will make up the boards for the coming year ic mayall conservation auth orities branch department of energy and resources man agement was a guest at the meeting mr mayall made the first conservation survey in canada in 1937 and his contin ued interest in this field has been invaluable to the branch ever since robert gilpin and j c mac- millan representing melville united church appeared be fore the authority with the sug gestion that the church built in 1837 might be of interest to the historical records ad visory board mr macmlllan stated that the majority of the congrega tion wanted to see the building remain as an historical site if this could be arranged the board will decide whether tms is feasible heres a good gelatine idea for pretty salads pour gela tin in unsectioned ice trays when it has set push ice cube holder in place to cut gelatin into uniform cubes for salads tack a rubber pad to the bottom rung of your step lad der then as you back down you will know when you hit the last step roll dates in flour before you cut them the slices will not stick together and will not cling to the knife or scissors let the flour used be part of that called for in the recipe elect 67 in w was the bat tle cry on tuesday evehing of last week when halton east new democratic party sup porters began to prepare for the provincial election which will likely be held this year william d gillies 45yearold oakville councillor and for mer nojp provincial candid ate for halton unanimously received the support of the more than 50 delegates in at tendance snowy weather which delay- ed the start of the meeting didnt dampen mr gillies en thusiasm as he predicted with dedication and determination we can elect 67 candidates to the provincial legislature in 1967 he told the gathering the electorate is looking for aif al ternative and we can provide h he condemned the pro gressive conservative party for failing to meet the problems of the province and termed the liberals as perennial political failures speaking for close to half an hour the newly elected candid ate thanked the delegates for giving me the opportunity to help the new democratic party win in this riding he praised the delegates and others like them who have presented the partys platforms to the pub lic and made it the most pro gressive political party in can ada in attacking the current ad ministration mr gillies stated the governments most recent speech from the throne neglec ted to provide answers to the most urgent current problems he termed the governments home plan home owner ship made easy was a wrong way corrigan pro gram since it is directed at providing rrlore housing in the metropolitan anas these areas owttneed new development they needredeve lopment but what about us halton east is in a state of cri sis as far as housing he said he asked where was the re presentative of the old halton riding when this plan was dev eloped halton mpjp george kerr crown cites drinking drivers s- 27 deaths in 1966 fatalities in halton a total of 27 persons were killed in halton countys 22 fatal traffic accidents during 1966 halton crown attorney p k mowllliams reports in an annual reporton the causes and statistics of fatal accidents in halton the largest single cause was the drinking driver who caused 12 or 444 per cent of the deaths he notes with al arm of the drivers killed six of a total of 10 drivers had been drinking mr mcwiulams report praises the standard of police investigations which he said were improving but he stat es the courts need the help of expert mechanics and automot ive engineers to do a thorough investigation into the causes of traffic deaths there is a lack of any body to provide such expert assist ance and he suggests some thing along the lines of an automotive research centre as recommended by the national research council will be estab lished to meet this need during 1966 two motorcycle drivers were killed one the innocent victim of a drinking church1u ill w meeting new teachers crow m news the regular monthly meeting of the churchill ucw was held on wednesday afternoon february 1 at the home of mr and mrs ron saunders with a good attendance mrs w thompson presi dent opened the meeting with braver and called on mrs r enny who gave the devotions mrs l swackhamer read a chapter of the study book and dealt with the ques and answers mrs b leitdr read the minutes of the last meet ing and passed some thank you notes for all to read some business was dealt with and mrs thompson closed the meeting with prayer a social time was spent while the hostess and her com mittee served a delicious lunch mrs a winter thanked mrs saunders for the use of her home and kind hospitality the united church ladies are holding a world day of prayer service in churchill church on friday february 10 at 2 o clock when ballinafad ladies are joining them all ladies are welcome and bring a friend a short film will be shown mis hilda procd also miss marlene hams both of bur lington student teachers from hamilton teachers college who spent the week with mrs c denny teacher at ospnnge were at the home of mr and mrs a winter mr and mrs harris of bur lington visited their daughter miss marleen while at mr and mrs winters home and enjoy ed a sleighride last week mr gordon mcdonald mr bruce coles and mr bill han- i sen spent the weekend with mr and mrs e e storey and family at onllia and took in some kc fishing mr and mrs william may- nard of brampton mrs c pal let bruce and mary lynn of tottenham visited on sunday with mr and mrs charles bin- nie mr wesley johnston of brampton was also a recent visitor at the same home mr and mrs e l ham mond miss margaret mcdon ald and mrs c w mcdonald all of streetsville and mrs f a williamson of gait spent last wednesday with mr and mrs w j mcdonald the gathering was in honor of two of the guests birthdays while driving on sunday mr and mrs win thompson saw a crow not much like zero weather but spring must just be around the corner driver and the other causing his own death two ratal accidents were caused by drivers with lengthy driving records one had-con- tinued to drive despite the fact his publicliability and prop erty damage insurance had el apsed pointing up a loophole in the law namely that insur ers are nor under duty to notify the department of transport of a lapse of policy these fat alities also showed the need to weed out the drivers who have bad driving records he said there were three double fat alities in halton last year and one triple fatality the 27 deaths were a decrease from the 40 in 1965 there were 22 in 1964 28 in 1963 32 in 1962 and 28 in 1961 he reported five 6f those killed were thrown from their vehicles and three of them were not wearing seat belts had they been wearing them or had the door locks not failed they would probably bave surviv ed two more died on the fork ed end of a guard rail at the same place in burlington bur people have died in this manner in the past two years the crown attorney stated rockwood boy scouts had a real rousing rendition of mountain music for packed halls on both nights of rockwoods centennial concert acton mayor les duby an old rock- woodian also performed jim andrews leaves haltons deputyclerk for the past six years jim andrews is now deputyclerk of the city of guelph clearly these forked ends are a hazard both of these acci dents involved people who were drinking and speeding mr mcwuhanu revealed two of the fatalities involved cor vair cars both of which had tire pressures at a variance with the recommended level two unexplained accidents involved drivers who in day light hours crossed the centre of a highway and drove into oncoming traffic the fact that both trie drivers and pas sengers failed to avoid the crashes suggests the need to test for possible carbon mono xide poisoning he summed up n plan to pack bale for frobisher bay st albans parish guild met at the home of mrs e pratt for the february meeting the meeting opened with solemn declaration read by mrs c taylor followed by the guild prayer the secretarys report was read by mrs d lindsay the treasurers report by mrs r hall it was decided to prepare a bale of new and good used clothing for frobisher bay again as a lenten project members were reminded to attend the world day of pray er service at the baptist church friday and the evening service at the presbyterian church sunday feb 12 the business session closed with the mizpah benediction a lively auction was then en joyed everything from a jar of homemade chili sauce to af little girls dainty redwool jumper was sold by the cap able auctioneers mrs g cur- rie and mrs r hall president mrs e pratt and her group served tea coffee and delicious puff pastry fill ed with fruited whipped cream plan prayer service at knox on sunday the daughters of knox held their meeting in the miss el len anderson room on monday february 6 the president mrs betty ashley opened the meet ing with a poem and singing living for jesus in unison eighteen members and one visitor answered the roll call by telling where in canada they would like to live or visit during the centennial year during the business arrange ments were completed for the world day of prayer service on sunday evening february 12 lnda paul and her group conducted the worship service with the scripture from acts 2 3242 the study book was on the church and the west they were favored with a piano duet by mrs betty ash ley and her daughter karen the meeting closed with prayer and lunch was served by lynda paul and her group mr andrews served as assist ant to clerk garfield brown since joining the county staff in march of 1961 he was vice- president of the halton clerk and treasurers association and served as secretary of the halton county museum hal ton planning association hal ton museum board and hal ton industrial committee prior to his departure the museum board presented him with a restored antique chair as a token of appreciation county council presented a desk set complete with an en graved plaque and clock the staff in the clerks and treas urers office presented an at tache case and the planning association provided an honor arium for his two years of ser- ice to that group mr andrews will continue to live near campbellville stores are selling those frilly boxes of candy public school rooms are decorated and messages of love are being bought for mailing next tues day is st valentines day the nearest thing we get to a holiday this month r l crain ltd offers sales opportunities in business forms and systems service we require men between 25 and 35 with grade xii certificate or better background in accounting data processing or systems and methods would be an asset we offer a complete and comprehensive training program above average income and associated benefits a career in one of the most rapid growth industries in i canada a challenging and creative type of selling r l cram umjted 627 mam st e hsnirsa ont phone 5221134 mr gillies indicated they the government have comp letely ignored the financing of education he said the cur rent standard of education must be maintained and fan- proved on but the burden of the cost must be taken away from the local municipalities the candidate struck out at the fuzzyheaded welfare handouts being given by the government and suggested that farmers need assistance not welfare he pointed to the handout mentality of the old line parties and said the mb p wquld instead of handouts offer assistance while on the subject of handouts he said a survey ta ken regarding an airport to be established in this area showed that only 38 people were really interested in one at this time but these people were given a handout to the tune of slightly over 1000000 and we were left with a hefty chunk to nay for maintenance one of these people is jim snswa candidate for the pc nomination he said he said 66 was a year in which the tabor movement took giant steps forward and he blasted the use of injunct ions they should be abolish ed except in the cases of ex treme urgency he noted the candidate touched on the subject of the halton coun ty nurses and suggested it is unheard of in the 20th century that an employer woujdrefuse to negotiate with employees but this has been done right in halton county in closing he suggested time and the electorate have caught up with the conservatives t- their chickens are coming home to roost jehe reet serves om severe cemmfttees mr john root mpp for wellingtondufferin was ap pointed by the ontario legis lature to serve on a number of committees during the session which opened on january 25 mr root was appointed to the select committee to appoint the standing committees other committees were ag riculture and food natural resources and tourism and the private bills committee standing committees per form a very important func tion in the activities of the on tario legislature mr roots on these committees as well as bis responsibilities as vice- chairman of the ontario wat er resources commission and looking after the interests of his own nding of wellington- dufferin all indicate that for the coming months he will be a very busy man acton auto bodyi extends 24 hour towing sutvke day calls atton auto body 8531870 after hours 83531545 r 53lt7d hoover week is back again if s a genuine clearance sale of fine floor care appliances if s your chance to save hoover prices will never be drop in now and of appliances manning electric 54 mm st c acton v f i 1