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tr7 tom de vries resigns from planning board t the regular m of plsnnlng board last tjsorsday tom de vries anooun bat at be is being veto- be wfll be nname to at- luiuier ssesflngs of tbe chairman ald braida sn for us su vfcjes on behalf of the board all members were present with die exception of neil the cost of anrveymg the seyuuk proper y and a letter was road from tbe linn of black shoemaker eatdjtohnson along with their why council bad she recent c adtaetnient de in ofh g stewart bufld- brought along with the re bylaw she board was informed of plication for variance o construction tor- the variance req from the committee of adjust ment has been postponed pen ding jmr ferinf of sesto sup plying a plan that conforms with his application the com mittee of adjustment was ad vised that the board could not make any recommendations until the plan was available the the public hearing june 5 has ijeen cancelled until a later date word was received through tbe town office that the on tario municipal board has cancelled the public hearing regarding lezoning of ajax prope until a later date at the recent joint meeting b council and the plan ning board at which the plan ning board had recommended that council give third and final reading to the zoning by law prior to submission to the minister of municipal affairs mf braida pointed out the proposed rezoning of the downtown area was good planning for the future how- 500 damage police report bogus 5 bill in bank issue special warning fire tn car firefighters were called to extinguish a blaze in a car owned by john thomas lazen- by of rr 1 acton at 635 pm saturday evening police said 500 damage was caused by the fire which oc curred after the vehicle back fired stopped and burst into flames at the corner of east ern ave and church st it was proceeding east on church st ever reeve hinton expressed strong disagreement and said he is quite satisfied with spot zoning mr bralda emphasized the point that all parties have a right to appeal any zoning change but no developer would wait six months for zoning approval by the omb the clerktreasurer iain wil liams was authorized to at tend the community plan ning asociation meeting in to ronto june 1 1967 but one local man was arrested charged with care less driving contrary to the highway traffic act and lodg ed in the halton county gaol the acto free press wednesday may 31 1967 9 icelanders coming wlu h fuu n toronto mr john van de boojr is a in guelph general mr by 1 d4w uves m diiueu mrs m mcaaley tbe wedding of hi dau m mary mcanley in toronto recently about 10 couples enjoyed a ladies night sp by ac- tea lions at paradise gardens saturday night t lieut bob pfaff mrs ffaff and their son kick of ottawa were visiting with mrs pfaffa mother mrs j chap man and miss madge chap- mrs jack adams and son bib of buffalo n y visited with tbe formers aunt mrs ruth hulford is tour ing the midwestern dog show circuit with dogs from her own kennels kiltylane and brecon kennels unionville united church conference is being held this week at kit chener and those attending from the united church here include the interim minister the rev john may and mr al lan lauder mr may is being ordained wednesday miss joan cook has success fully passed tbe third year of a four year specialized honors course in political science at york university she is work ing at malton airport for the summer the daughter of for mer mayor and mrs walter cook she lived formerly in acton high school hopkins has student edje from miss winnie vuemrabasie- turned borne from calvin col lege michigan whore she has finished her third year of a four year course she as wor king for tbe summer as a counsellor at grandview school for girls gait returned the rotary sponsored tour to ottawa and montreal to mr and mrs h r force have returned from a trip to europe a series of flights took them to several coun tries including portugal the south of france italy switz erland and holland on saturday mr and mrs howard pearce and baby son are moving from acton to kingston mr pearce was rec reation director here and has a new position in kingston there was a farewell party in hamilton monday evening and one here saturday night the girls softball teams are arran ging a howard pearce night in the park this friday on saturday evening mr and mrs murray harrison hosted a surprise party at their home for mr and mrs how- ani pearce ovt30of their- hxpo she joined a group of students from all across can ada for the annual program she will be ad the ro sary dob and writing an ac count of her experiences for the free press friends were present to spend the evening together and pre sent them with a twotier tea wagon vince montgomery of guelph who works with mr harrison in the customs office and his wife are entertainers much in demand and enter tained playing la piano and the banjo matters requiring police at tention from may 21 to may 27 showed a marked decline over the previous weeks a total of fjve general occur rences including one theft and one disturbance were report ed to the acton detachment opp traffic activities saw two motor vehicle accidents result in 53000 damage to the cars involved while four charges and nine warnings were pre- nursery m y meal service planned in fall a nursery will operate in the ymca in the fall the community welfare council which has been investigating the possibility of a daycare centre herci has discovered that although regular day care necessitates the possessing of a house a small halfday nur sery can be operated in the y they expect to be able to see the start of this venture in the fall another innovation for the group in the fall will be meals on wheels which will be brought to persons requir ing a hot meal it was felt that those who were able to pay should give 50 cents per meal just how often meals would be provided was not definite the project is a common one in other centres in some places one hot meal a day goes to invalids and older per sons living alone about a dozen members of the council attended the meet ing monday evening in the lib rary meeting room mrs j bray was in the chair donations were reported from the anglican church u cw lakeside chapter of the iode retarded childrens ferred during 182 work hours and 684 patrol miles parking violation citations were prominent in the weekly statistics as motorists failed to observe the new parking regulations in effect on main and mill streets- before park ing your automobile look about you for signs indicating the parking restrictions in that particular area due to the holiday weekend magistrates court in milton was postponed until may 29 we would like to issue a special warning to local mer chants to pay particular at tention to 500 notes being proffered for payment of goods purchased the bills are being circulated in ontario and quebec and under close scrutiny can easily be deter mined as counterfeit one such bill has been lo cated at an acton bank an easy way of determining a genuine note is to check the serial numbers all authentic 500 bills utilize the letters c or s in the lower portion of the letter prefix in the serial number the 15man icelandic expo team will be guests of the ice landic canadian club at a pic nic sunday afternoon june 11 at the farm home of mr and mrs gordon rognvaldson just south of acton the young men ranging in age from 17 to 25 at the picnic for families of icelandic origin there will be exhibitions of glima and vikivaka dancing if tbe weather should be bad the icelandic visitors and their icelandiccanadian hosts will meet in the acton ymca storage time with stopps cleaners in the milton plaza guaranteed fur and garment storage iliisjlljllllalia call us for all your plumbing and heating installations a repairs business location 17 mill st w behind acton esawash below dennys insurance tor any service work call coucct acton 8530640 a l riemer equi ouelph b212264 pment company for pro mcfcup call 8782972 reformed church several calls for assistance wer reported in the depart ments of babysttting clothing and drives to hospital it was announced the need for lay ettes was especially heavy and more supplies wen need ed the clothing depot is in the town hall this weak the annual con vention of eiseiilng offiuns was bald at the royal con- naught hotel hamilton and local m sttendlngwere william erskine of acton and mr and mrs norman small of niagara baus spent sunday with the letters mother mrs r m mcouuald raymond tbsjn pete homer and ralph vuetstra attended the indianapolis 500 race on tuesday of this week they joined a group travelling by bus micro operators in forklift rodeo two acton competitors from the micro plastics plant plac ed well up in the industrial safety association fork lift ro deo in guelph monday out of a possible 409 points peter van oamm and lloyd gimmer driving unfamiliar machines against top drivers tabulated 346 and 339 points re spectively top driver from guelph earn ed 379 points commission to study acton power needs with the new hydro building spic and span for the official opening this saturday mem bers of the hydro rwmmltsloo l forward to their nest project as ihali regular meet ing thursday chairman ted tyler review ed the pu situation and saw the possibility of a need for a third substation he ask ed the to consid er staiung a fund earmark ing surplus tnonies to it so whan the need was imminent they wouldnt have to go to lor tending this years convention in cornwall all commissioners were pre sent for the meeting decoration day june 4th your remember loved ones with an 1 f artificial wreath in artistic designs w priced from 159 plants and shrubs also available all at hintons 5c to 1 store a going to grow and as it grows it win need mora power wreve been a number of years planning this butthng now we should be looking for a she in the right place nr a third station it coul cost as much as ttoo- 000 said the chatanan sneer to say to the taxpayer money saved goes to the ttin instead of ask ing for money mr tyler con c oenmltslonet laws uawk- ins agreed tjee getting dose to the peak load now we need look into h we havent to work on the site of theyre ion with the ave to the it in from so jsave tne to day doug superintend wfll be at- cm where the action u nassagaweya celebratio friday june 23 8 pjkl saturday june 24 1 pjl ihohamk 3m coffee shop will be open beginning at noon on saturday and youre invited to drop in and see the areas new blobqik jug with its authentic colonial styling the dining room is expected to be open next week 26 motel units are available at i and rooms rich in comfort styled in colonial with pine panelling are now renting completely air conditioned too fr hootenanny centennial queen contest fr floats fr antiques giant centennial cake ft dancing ft parade ft ethnic dancers ft variety show ft hreworks mohawk raceway ietkwfeattwgh-avra-dn- sfumkfk jtt lounge includes an antique bar that once served in a hotel at eden mills barn panelling and hand hewn beams complement the decor that lends charm to the inn jhuink jlh is located on 70 acres of woodland at interchange 38 on highway 401 at campbellville adjoining aaohawk raceway