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what council did at the regular meeting tues- day night aefan council v hifd atvboblnaeb caretaker at the towel ball at a salary of waweekuatllllartoim offlea is moviotheoahe rate win be us week flfcjwaaqm dtseusston about the advisability of calhpg loader for the job policy most cbanctnara aob- fcsrtbed lo bit it agreed time and tha repttatlbnofthe man aired ware suffleleteraaaaaaaot to in this ease accepted the one dollar offer of doq swackhatnec tor tearing down and removal of the barn on main 8c n town property authorised purchase of shel ving for the new vault at acoatof 9100 authorised no z committee to renegotiate the ore budget this year council tuned down aa increase this year and any con templated increase must be sub mitted prior to ims approved the annual levy of the credit valley conservation authority of u9m90 the lav is based on w per capita far each municipality in the water shed bead three times andpsasad an amendment to the official plea as required by the ontario muat- dpal board for tbegoymcglad- rey and ridley properties approved payment of 1- 23722 to zorge constructloa for their work at the town offloe authorised advertisement in the press to sell the three acre plot of land on churchill hd8 formerly occupied by the toast dump for the erection of apart ments council decided the land would only be sold to someoaa whod make a arm offer to build apartment on it approved increases atssner week to town office workers al though some councillors thought the jobs should be classified be fore this was done opposedwer the reeve deputyreeve and councillor tyler approved salary increase to the town office manager of 300 for ims tyler and perry op posed approved a 300 increase in the salary of the town superin tendent for ims tyler and perry opposed approved a 200 increase in the assessors salary perry and hinton opposed approved a 400 increase in the clerkadministrators salary for ibm councillors mckenxle perry and tyler opposed reeves county stipend activities needled by council to increase the m honorarium to 1800 aanually and extend the number of meetings for which councillors are paid weiw vigorously debat ed before council passed them at last nights meeting the proposal to extend the 12 per meeting councillors receive to a maximum of 6g meetings was opposed by beere bert un ion who kit the 800 eounehlort receive now was adequate the reeve stated the town could not afford to pay anymore were inviting all the other boards to raid the treasury clalmedmr hinton wbdtetrthe town should m be asking other people to volunteer their ser- irlesawbenpnnorarinnuf were inpmased to council i dont know how the reeve establishes councillors worth said councillor drinkwalter but ive got a question id like to propose to him how much is the pay on coun ty council and would he be willing to say how much be receives from the county the reevo refused im not going to make comparison- councillor drinkwalter shiihtd hhe question to deputyreeve oaks who said the per diem rate at the- coonty level was 20 ym i no maximum oh the nuktber at- tsoded xi how can you make pojnparf- sons between the county and what acton cahaffdrd to pay asked otsd miivitf h that talk doesnt euteny ice with us answered mr drink- waiter i attended some 70 council and committee meetings plus others which probably pot my attendance up near the 100 meeting mark i said in my estimation it was impossible for acton to pay said the reeve i wonder asked mayor duby if the reeve would be considering this statement if he est county cmihdlv mr hinton add hie served when the stipend was only- 304 a year flgtire he corrected later to 3400 when pursued but honied his interests were tied to the financial rewardst all the years you were on council you served on the county jcouftdl too chargedtbe rnayon you never just worked at the local level mr hinton outlined the mi tri be r of meetings he attended and said he felt his work oo the coun ty was above reproach especially lnuendoes about his convention expenses councillor mckenxle remark ed tbe reeves activities on coun ty council were welt khowespec- lally at conventions its a compute lie a tabrf- cation ueck mr hinton ive pjiid my owriwayio eonr ventions pve done ajrit more there than yoa would have done im not- one bit ashamed ofany thiinj jts vjone jjo lsomethlhg about actoo first be fore you make reqiarks rfbout me he told mr mokenrle thais derogatory remark you always say you pay your way but no one else seems to think so said mr mckenxle mr hinton outlined a trip to an industrial convention in seattle which cost him 600 and work he had done at a convention which brought the subject of elderly citizens housing to the attention of the town youre quite green at thjsheiectufedcpinciuor mckenztev may be green but im not 1 gullible answered mr mckov he- deputyreeve f oakes said- the important thingabpqt conn- dlsrats was it remained the jsame tsthe saw rate for- extra ifteetings there could be asniahy as 85 meetings butweu enbget paid for 6s what was last years aver- aga asked counduor tyler a latecomer to the discussion it averaged 60 answered the clerk we still attended meetings we werent paid for observed counduor masales i gave a lot of myself to the county 1 like the work and that rebuff came through your stand on the viouoos said the mayor argument qpeluded with tea reeve saying he wouit stand for the criticism of my effort ana the honesty of my mottvis both mqtlphs passed with the increase to the mayor opposed by hinton perry and the raaaor opposed to the ertensioa of rates for coundl were the reava and councillor perry ninetythird yaarno 37 acton ontario wednesday march 13 1968 authoriid fea lucond c1u mult by th vami omn bpt otlnwa for ntm rld 111 cuh t anion oniwio fourleon pofle- ten cents rkv- v northern tackle plant destroyed by fire tuesday northern tackle plantlnrock- wood was completely destroyed by tire tuesday night during a driving snowstorm the factory is housed in a converted freight shed by the rockwood station the old building was one ofthe villages landmarks rockwood andguelphfireflght- rs fought the searing blare for several hours guelph brigade was called about 830 pm intensive efforts proved frult- rct less and tbe building was a com plete loss it housed northern tackle of fice and plant pishing tackle was produced and the machinery involved was lost northern tackle is associated with stag lubricant plant next door monte root of rockwood and bob armstrong of hm 4 acton operate the businesses roy murphy manager of north ern tackle discovered the ore cause of ha fire and estimate of damage have not been deter mined scout cub banquet at knox attended by 150 lads dads fire levels rockwood plant last night youngster dies as flames twvcar accident sweep moffat area house undecided about fire milton fire department has still not decided what caused the are that gutted a speyatde home tuesday afternoon of last weak tbe frame home of mr and mr ron wilson and their two young children caught tire around 230 pm and nearly levelled the house before firefighters brought the flames under control fire chief a k clement said mr wilton thought the oil space heater might baveeausedthe are mr wilson waswohdngandmrs wilson and the children were away whan the are broke out a motorist spotted the ore from the highway and alerted neighbors firefighters were worried for while whan they reached the amokeflued home there might be people inside however the only casualty was the family cat which perished in the flames the wiltons lost all their pos- a neighbors the town of milton welfare department and the sarah martin chapter of the lodx supplied them with some clothing and furniture the family ha since found accom modation with friends in town chief clement estimated the loss at around 1000 which in cludes the contents of the ranted bom he said it ana another instance where a water tank track would have helped the are da- pariment the brigade radioed back to muton tor a tanker with 1600 extra gauoas of water when the fire pumpers 800 gallon teak began running low v one of six children of mr and lira kenneth uw ujb t mof fat died when flames swept part of their home wednesday of last weak the 19monthold boy harvey john was apparently if in front of a wood stove whan it exploded oawd law 12 was taken to hospital suffering from burns and another child had a cut lag guelph bremen arrived at the twostorey atone house when mrs law and a neighbor were rushing the children to the hos pital mr law explained he had put coal oil in the wood stove and it is believed spark ignited and exploded the bra was contained to the kitchen upstair bedroom and bathroom neighbors helped clear away debris aadlookedafter mr laws dairy hard an inspector for the tire mar shals office investigated dr prank farmer weuingtoncoun- ty coroner called the boys death a vary tragic accident aid no inouest will be bald in addition to hi parents brothers and sisters douglas 18 david u kuaabeth 14 rull s and vara 4 the boy 1 eur- esguoshg knses emkdkd tmkry tuesdays storm dumped mora snow on the district than the entire month of march generally bring plows worked all night but ksonsalng school bus did not run wednesday moraine naaaagaweya aad high school buses continued to operate there war many minor acci dents in tbe district vlved by grandparents mr and mrs harvey roelofson and grandmother mrs james law all of hamilton funeral service for the boy was in waterdowo saturday morning at 1010am a two car accident at 280 queen st was reported to acton opp ray evelan driving east was turning into his own driveway on tbe south side of the road when his car was struck by an other driven by steve wolo- shyn rr 4 acton in tuesdays blinding snow storm just about everyone was able to make it to the cub and scout father and son banquet except the guest speaker the ontario water resources com mission representative didnt drive up due to tbe worsening storm dr allan buchanan willingly aad ably tilled the gap showing the iso attending his latest movies he and mrs buchanan just recently returned from an other tripandheshowedplctures of las vegas and hawaii the turkey dinner hosted by the sponsoring rotary club was served by members of tbe scout and guide mothers auxiliary assisted by some of the rangers section leaders mrs earl jordan murray scoyn and hen ry d vrles reported on the two cub packs and scout troop mr de vrles introduced his two leaders one a new leader he said next fall he expects 14 boys will move on into venturers the new group of boys between scouts and rovers mrs jordan outllnedactivities and mentioned future events from march into june both on local and district levels ralph davies rotary president chaired the program rev ah mckenxle said grace mac sprowl introduced the members of the new group com mittee chairman ron lewis secretary mrs alice wilkinson treasurer cordon mckeown howard coles bruce cargll gary dawunsfredgordoajohn toebes andhugh patterson allan lauder with ted hansen at the piano led the group in a singsong net hi son noy the lively tln0 aoncu ofbeout songs the banquet was held in knag church dr a c stewart mem orial hau some ofthehotarians took tbe place of absent father for soma of the lads found wallet last wednesday a wallet was found brought to the police of floe and returned ta the owner nothing was taken from the teat wallet 3800 nftfsiohtius were forced to don scott sir packs when denie cloudi of black moke hampered their ef forts to fight friday morn ings poultry barn fire sf the farm of a neumann rr 1 acton nearly 4000 chickens perished in the blare and extensive dam- ege was done to buildings end equipment it took firefighters e little over en hour to douse the fire staff photo disturbance three youths were charged following a dlsturbanos saturday at jiaikavbmalaaaar the dominion hotel coaatabl mcarthar investigated perish in friday fire fire which apparently broke out in an egg grading room destroyed most of the front end of a modern poultry barn and 3000 chickens friday morning tbe destructive blase was on the farm of alfred newmans rr 1 acton while mr and mrs newmann were away on business mr and mrs gllles bolsculr who also live on the farm were at home but mr boisclalr was in bed sleeping after working the night shift when the fire broke out mrs boisclalr outside at the clothesline discovered the fire she tried to open the doors of the barn to get the chicken out but could not budge them then mrs boisclalr tried to phone in the alarm but the tele phone wires were burned and the phone out of order she woke her husband and he drove into town and raised the alarm at approximatelylodo sum acton firefighter responded immediately with two truck but the front of the barn was mass of flames when they arrived they emptied their tank on the are and one truck made a trip back into town for water meanwhile firefighters dis covered a pond nearby broke the ice and set up the portable pumps dense black amok hampered their efforts but the brigade bad the tire under control and out within an hour the intense heat and smoke destroyed ail tbe 3800 chickens in tbe barn and damaged equip ment as well as burning the front part of tbe building mr newmann arrived noma before firefighter had the blaxe out but mr newmann was at work in qakvilm content and building vera covered by insurance the farm 1 located en no sb mderoad about half a mil south of no 25 highway beware of muskrut ramble warns acton naturalist especially at this time of year when high water may have flood ed them out of their home they could be particularly vicious now b warned muakrats earoute to and from their boles are not to be trusted warns amateur naturalist al lauder in the wake of an acton boy being bit by one last weak mr lauder said a eourae he took at the ualveraity of toronto advised naturalist to beware of muakrat rambling because they invariably bit whan something crops up in their path he had found this to be true on exper iments he conducted on one occasion i parked a track la front of a muakrat and it attacked the ores ha said mr lauder advised children to stay away from the animal broken on saturday stoplights repaired the stoplight did hut that saturday they stopped operat ing two of the sets of lights spent the sabbath under sacks and were repaired monday they ware operated for awhile by hand before getting the greaa light of approval public meetings to decide on street lights public millings la both ste- werttown and glen william will inform resident of the estimated cast of street lighting they re quested a wa dsdded u a re cent meeting of ksoasatef couneil stewarttown which has aa street hghtt will have li 178 watt mercury vapor lamp la- stalled at aa approximate cost of tttto if the project la apbroved coupled with the hydra eat over three year the average ratepayer weald pay wm far the same period nervals improvement la their street lighting will coat m0o for 10 us watt mercury vapor tight spread over thrae yaara a houeehotdar with a ssoo i ooasidsredaveraga weald pay toh