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ht ttiw sftt pftzs ninetythird year no 32 ininetyinira rear rv o hs board receives gavel for last year of operation acton ontario wednesday february 7 1968 fourteen page ten cents in itaflnalrveaj acton dsrrc hlgri school boardfjnlly his gavel for us chairman a apodal presentation wan made monday evening to chairr j wan duncan moffat a member of cbstrletscliool boards for one 15 years by board soe- retarjr fred salt before the inaugural meeting in january mr salt had made jnoulrles aril learned that the high ecltopl board doesnt have its own gavel in years gone by tamer secretary billy mld- dleton simply borrowed the public school boards gavel each year for the inaugural cere monies so mr salt put in a request to the industrial arts department of the high school for the missing item and a fine walnut gavel mounted on a varnished base was produced since this is our final year its yours to keep mr salt told mr moffat its teacher hiring urns again board members agreed to reserve rooms at the royal york hotel toronto for two week ends march 1 and 2 and march b and 9 if all the teachers re quired are hired the first week end the second reservation will he cancelled an offer from al- thouse college university of western ontario to go there for interviews was not taken up our best source is people living in this area members agreed due to past success 27 more workshops will be held for grade 13 teachers in various locations in ontario through february march and april on fridays and saturdays principal hansen explained he will have more de tails later the town requested the school board again provide the annual five year capital expenditures forecast this is updated each year the pairs and squares square dance club requested use of the larger high school gym for a graduation dance in midmarch learners are completing a 20 week course at the robert uttle school the board agreed they would be subjecttothe same regulations and 50 fee as previously estab lished teacher blucoats was granted a days leaving of absence with out pay to attend the national leadership convention in ottawa early in april he is anatternate delegate and the only person from north halton expected to attend hell he away friday april s after years of discussion attempts at use and recurring disappointment the schools greenhouse may finally he dis posed of it was suggested by the property chairman ray arblc that if george mason does not want the greenhouse tondors should be called for its removal mr masons father gave the reenhmue to the school but its operation has uever been successful yiceprtnelpaf jew tiry ex plained it has been replaced by artificial rrowljg benches repairs to the boiler are com plete and payment h be made m full the staff had been ask to estimate the value of school pro perty for possible insurance ad justment mr bray said the value on contents inoludlngcwks was mkooq without flasks m0d0y the matter of falsing the insurance coverage was tabled for further discussion v salary settlement pending for school caretakers and sec retaries was outlined by mr arbic caretakers allowance for mall pickup was increased micro denies move rumor rumork circulating in acton that micro plastics division of building products ltd were can ts mplihng a move to montreal were vigorously denied by plant officials this week john arnold manufacturing manager of the plastics products division of bp told the free press 15 men were laid off but they could return to work as soon as market conditions changed there was no intention of moving elsewhere mr arnold said the company was conscious of the difficulty a fluctuating market presents and the need to adjust to current conditions he said the is men laid off constituted less than seven per cent of the working force the company has built another similar plant in the west to clrcument high freight costs but the company spokesman could find no basis for relocation and wholesale layoff rumors mr arnold said the company was eeldng the fuu cooperation of employees to retain the sound financial position over a million dollars recently went into improving facilities for material handling in tho acton plant it employs over 200 guineas winner road super planners receive plaques cords of wood dump problem dutch olm disease is causing a new kind of headachy for bs- queaing council sonm unknown person oper- sods saia-councuoi-boblaw- son at mondays meeting pil ing cords and cdrds and cord of elm logs on the township dortuv there they now sit the dump custodian said they must have come fa at njgbt or when ha wasnt working because ha didnt know who brought them in suspicion was thrown ooacrow of men working for the depart ment of highways cutting trees along no 7 but toe reeve echoed councils opinion it was a funny thing no one saw it wood in the form of cut up trees is not a dumpable item declared councillor lawsoti if we did know and told them theyd probably tell you they didnt know they couldnf dump tbem there do you think it would do any good to put a notice up at the dump entrance prohibiting this sort of material asked the reeve several heads nodded but coun cillor pat patterson observed sardonically they could put a gate on the dump and close it and very likely people would dump their refuse at the side of the road a suggestion from the deputy- reeve that alerter tothe custodian pointing out elm logs was one type of refuse not allowed in the dump was followed up with in structions to the clerk council will wait and see the results of the letter aware elm logs dont burn very well winners in tho public speaking contest at acton public schools are congratulated following the contest in the robert tittle auditorium friday morning sovon finalists spoko for the student audience stovon van fleets talk on tho atomic bomb was judged tops with diane bousfield runnor up left to right m 2 bonnett teacher coach mrs bob bruce steven chairman earl broars wth the b d rachlin trophy diane and robert little coach donna riseborouqh staff photo nassagaweya council present ed awards monday as token of the townshlpsappreciationtotwo retiring planning board mem bers grant campbell and alec near biu lasby was honored for winning the queens guineas prize at the royal winter fair plaques were presented to the retiring planning board members while mr lasby received a desk set with an engraving on the stand grant macmluan nassaga weya road superintendent re ceived a certificate qualifying him as a certified superintendent mr macmluan recently graduat ed from a course held at the un- ivorsity of guolph the award came from the ontario good roads association reevo william coulter pre sented the awards on receiving his award mr near toldeomtcil when you grow old you grow useless and now i can look at this and know i was good some time mrs campbell received her husbands award as he was un- ablo to be there due to 111 health mr macmluan thanked council for making it possible for him to attend the course unreliable forecast last week an article in this journal cast somo cold wator on the ability of the groundhog to forecast the statu of tho weather for the next six weeks because of dependence on a shadow last friday as far as this reporter could make out was a dull day but there was one period in tho morning whon old sol broke through low hanging clouds and flooded tho earth with sunshine if soma hibernating woodchuck stuck his noso out of a hole at that time hed beat a hasty retreat for undoubtedly another six weeks of winter were forthcoming on the other hand if he appeared from his winters nap while tho day was dull hed be confident spring was on its way the only conclusion we can draw from these oplsodes is tho groundhog is as unreliable as the weatherman skunk tested rabies found a case of rabies has bean confirmed following the testing of a skunk killed at harvey baynes farm pk4 rockwood on the everton line mr bayne went to the barn to do chores smelled skunk anddiscoveredthe animal had climbed into a pigpen with seven brood sows mr bayne killed the skunk and informed dr frank oakes tests confirmed the reason tho skunk was behaving so strangely was because of the disease mr bayne was not bitten and at last report tho sows were in good health warn property owners dont sell land to speculators hans to hfopen dossrtod silver spur ranch near ballfnafad were announced nv now owner fred caruk of port credit re cently mr caruk rs already making improvements to the western village and he intends to run i winter sports program in addition to summer attractions staff photo partial approval given zoning bylaw partial approval for actons third attempt at a comprehen sive zoning bylaw has boon re ceived from the ontario munici pal board tho board conflrmod tho de cisions they made verbally at the hearing hore in a report to tho town sevoral changes must be made in an amending bylaw to get the ctubs stamp of approval new zoning for tho dhls print ing and publishing co property and the lolshman park was re fused the dills property was lo bo placed in three zones industrial open space and residential tho qmb rulod it would not ap prove the open space residential zones or repeal of the former bylaw as it applied to the prop erty tho matter was referred back to council the letshman park a strip of land on the north side of mill st running west from acton boule vard fot 5b0 fact was rezonod rosldontlal but it will bo loft as a park adjacent to tho strip is tho seynuck ostate which will bo developed under a plan of sub division it was feared the park area would bo swallowed by hous ing from the subdivision neither changes in zoning ro- quostod by c loathorland and mrs b d rachlin wore allowed tho omb couldnf see any way out for tho unltod church dilem ma tho church intends to build a christian education building but askod tho requirement for offstroot parking bo droppod tho omb suggostod council consldor that accossory build ings not used for human habit ation and which aro normally accessory to residential uses be pormlttod on tho branklowlcz property which abuts on fairy lake because thoro might bo a demand for boat houses property owners in the area of a proposed dam at everton have been warned against selling to speculators james s bauer of waterloo chairman of the grand river conservation authority deliv ered the warning while ad dressing a public meeting at osprlnge public school held to outline the authoritys plans for the dam about 200 people at tended the meeting mr bauor cautioned against speculators who offer big prices poses as inspettor enters clenlen home on friday february 2 a man posing as a water heater inspector entered a glenlea home the housewife growing suspicious began to question tho man and he left her house driving away while she didnt recognize the man or didnt get the license number she called police and gave them all the information she could neighboring police detach ments have been notified of the incident sevenyearold struck by ar sevenyearold paul robert elliott of 169 churchill rd n was struck saturday afternoon by a car on mill st john james cooney 45 longfleld rd was driving west on mill st when the boy ran in front of the car ho suffered facial lacerations according to police the accident occurred at 315 pm with a dollar down and 2 a year the authority will pay fair market price for property he said and owners will receive cash the everton dam is one of five planned by the authority in a 30000000 program to be spread over 12 years about so property owners are involved at the everton site they were told that the authority could not give them a definite date when purchases will begin be cause the federal government has not yet approved the program or agreed to pay a 37 12 per cent grant the ontario government has agreod to contribute 37 12 per cent the remaining 25 per cant will be paid by the 71 municipal- ities in the valley mr bauer said current dis cussions about regional govern ment in parts of the valley maybe futile unless the dams are built soon the river wlu soon be unable to take any more sewage and wastes from the vaheysexpanding mun icipalities growth will have to stop because until the dams are built there will not be enough water stored in upstream reser voirs to dilute these wastes thr oughout the year he predicted that by the late 1970s the authority will be look ing for sites for even more dams to ensure a continuing sup ply of clean water in the river mr bauer said the authority hopes to be able to start buying land for au five dams within a yoar the everton dam will be 37 feet high 1900 toot long flood an area of 950 acres and hold about 4100000000 gallons of water a tentative approval for school addition ntw oavfft for th last ywwm to hlqh school board chairman duncan moffat by mcu fnsd salt monday evening the board has baen operating without the tradit lonal symbol of authority the industrial arts department supplied the walnut ovj staff photo tentative approval from the department of education for tho proposed addition to the m z bennett school has boon receiv ed by acton public school board at tho regular mooting tues day night board members were informed grants were available on 277482 of tho ostimatodcost of 356425 area superintendent mcneill also present at tho meeting said grants could possibly be avail able on up to 300000 if separate hills for the utilities were sub mitted it would depend on the now grant structure issuedbythe province the next move said mr mcneill is tor the board to meet council with costs they in turn must get tentative ap proval from the ontario munici pal board then the board can hire an architect we appear to bo beginning to feel the impact of homes in laksvlew subdivision com mented chairman cyril bishop when principal g mckonzk de scribed overcrowding inthe rob ert little idntt riarten theres a total enrolment of 64 31 in tho morning and 3j in thu afternoon a normal class would bo 25 tho board agreed to hire mrs hlnes as a parttime teacher to assist in tho kindergarten overcrowding in the kinder garten and hiring another teach er also necessitates moving tho school library trustee vic brlstow commmtld something his to tk lont ve can move tin library temporarily into tho small staff room at tho stone school until such time 4i other arrangements can bo made a motion passed authorizing tho move a motion sponsored by the vicechairman to entertain tho junior safety patrol at the ice follies in kitchener also passed after dlscussloa on whether the children would like the skating show or a hockey game best the board decided on the form er for a change a request from tho town for a five year forecast on capital ex penditures in tho next five years was turned down whon trustee m smith observed they wont bo affected by capital expend itures when tho county board takes over the secretary was to advise the town of the decision the board after correspond ence with the north halton music festival agreed to follow the policy of last year and under write one quarter of the cost the festival executive hopes to bo able to present a third trophy in each class at this years ev ent as well as rjplaoe some existing cups and shields which are becoming marked both principals e smith and g uckenzle submitted recom mendations for new equipment teachers and supplies for the board to consider in their budget mr mcneill recommended the board increase their purchase of books for the library this year since grants were still available the department recommends schools should have 10 books per student acton rotary club is looking after transportation costs con voying a boy with a broken log to tho robert little school sec retary wrn mlddloton informed trustees principal smith dis closed the m z bennett school had a broken leg casualty too in his report mr smith auth orized the need for a school gym with the information only one physical education class had been able to operate since christmas since the high school gym was not available accounts amounting to 21407 were passed for payment chair man cyril bishop prasidsd for the meeting with all trusts in cluding truatmabct charua heard present the press was excluded from the discussions with the archi tect and reading of confidential teacher reports altar the meet ing