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cut bower ave off proposed 1969 town roads program cull in department of highways approval of the 1969 road supplemental by law have forced acton council to postpone plana for roadwork on bower avenue thii year although it li likely work will be completed at the comer of mill si and park ave and paving done fai lkkeview lubdivhlon necessary approval have been received for the work and ertdcrt are to be called councillor bill coats chairman of committee of the whole asked what cutting ilfioo off the parkmill comer would do with the project councillor earl matales answered thai the committee was trying to do the best they could with the money available but freshman councillor peler marks was unconvinced thai the pa tkmill corner should receive priority over bower avenue which in his opinion was a busier street why recommend ihls corner insiead of the olherv he asked priority was decided partly on commitment and partly on direction from the department answered councillor mssales the department decided bower ave is a costly operation and theyd rather tee il done properly when funds are available the commlllee also felt there was a safety factor involved in the parkmill comer which should be cleaned up we cant patch up the millpark corner echoed deputy reeve tyler ii must be done properly bower can brrbalched ii is not a safety item the comer is a safety item i twenty thousand dollar will go a long way n fixing up bower avenue persliled mr marks were not talking 20000 on bower replied mr tyler its two or twoandahalf limes that amount clerk joe hunt said die bower avenue price of s26000 was considered low and llie engineer fell llie job could nol be split the mayor told iouiull llie cluttered situation in front of the federal building on llower avenue could be cleared up with installation of underground wiring deferring the project for a year could allow tllit tuid uve redlining llower fur work jflcr il has been paved the very hectic parks program cotnpuunds the mill park problem adding to llie volume of people using the street he added councillor marks nodded but admitted lie still had reservations about the programs priorities hut i guess im out in left field on tins lie said he suggested llul vi 0000 spent in lakevlew was tint enough tp do the job properly le ml permanent raving on i lljelli drive would e heller than the cold surface treatment we spend j 10000 now and then nuy have to do il again in three years maybe the lender price will change our plans said mr mauler but reminded mr marks that the work was being done in accordance with recom mendations of the department of highways theres no guarantee il wont break up in four or five years said heeve 1 oakes but we had a hlg paving job done a few years ago and still had probleim ninetyfifth year no 7 acton ontario wtdntsoav august 1st iw9 fount hrri ifevrt ttmt regional library system tent its tourlno double feature puppet thow to acton library last friday clustering around the stage with hamilton puppeteers t kathy brisbln mrs judy mcaneneme janice surrette carol vadls teresa souter and leon ball ere some of the audience ken kammlnga john nassett jail gordon nico venderkooy end tlneke venderkooy stall photol date changed to break jinx playground parade tonight any dark clouds on llie horizon yet the playground leaders ploy of changing the night of the annual parade to break the rain jinx seems to be working well the parade sluts at b 10 p m tonight in the past six years the doting parade and program has been on a thursday night and it always rains sometimes during the program one year just before the parade ruining he floats by changing llie night they hope to break the spell with the citizens band in the lead the parade wilt move down mill st from the park lo llie high school where a two hour program will be held in the auditorium playground director don price points out all friends and parents are welcome tlus is the second year the show has been in the gym if all the playground children come there will be 160 taking part in the colorful parade lis theme is fairy tales six floats are all ready to go keep your fingers crossed when you look for clouds in the skycinderella sir thanksalot rumplestillskin jack and the beanstalk snow white and laft and a half the youngsters will be in appropriate costume with tome mrs anne macarthur nassagaweya reeve at a meeting held monday night nassagaweya council paid tribute to the late reeve of the township william hoey and went on lo elect deputy reeve anne macarthur reeve for the remaining term councillor gordon agnew was elected to serve as deputy reeve in accepting the position mrs macarthur said this is one of the greatest honors i could have she went on lo say it is not the desired way to come 200 sidewalks plan acton council authorized no 2 commlllee to proceed with a 9200 sidewalk program at their tuesday night meeting councillor peter marks objected to the priorities on the program which will build sidewalks in five trees of town largest item on the program is 4000 expenditure for a sidewalk on acton blvd from queen st to the m z bennett public school second on the list it e sidewalk from mill st e to aeton blvd at a cost of si 5 50 third on the program is the brock st bridge at a cost of 600 fourth is on wallace st tailing to macdoitald blvd at a cost of 2200 final work on the program will be either elizabeth dr from main st or the cameron st approach a cost of 1 000 the walks will be asphalt with a concrete curb face councillor peler marks asked why elizabeth dr and cameron were lost on the list and the mayor answered that they were taking care of the school traffic problem first mr marks said he agreed with the sidewalks in all the areas specified but he was not satisfied witli the priorities he questioned why 4000 should be spent on acton blvd rather than more on elizabeth dr or cameron st councillor earl masales uld that no requests for sidewalks had come from elizabeth druntil the past year and others hiave been screaming for years previous councillors had committed the committee to this work into this office though the new reeve will continue in her post at county council police raid outdoor party many charges were laid last friday evening when nine police officers showed up at an outdoor drinking party about 30 young people a few of them girls were at the party in llie neighborhood of smallwood acres one of them was discharging a thol gun cons wood and kressler accompanied by seven men from the north llalton detachment or 4he o p p stopped the parly by laying charges break- in this morning wednesday don timmings reported to police a breakin during the night at his dairy on main st n entry had been made by a chute on the south side money had been taken out of truck drivers pouches and from a can estimated at about 30 investigation is underway music on the floats as well pluto and donald duck will be there in person in a junior version of the fjll fair parade the playground will present mr and miss laygroundone for each public school riding in convertibles will be tire youngsters who won these titles cindy mcgilloway and bruce mcphail for the robert little school denise palton and mike dawson for the m z bennett school mrs peter marks and mayur duby will judge the best float and present the trophy donated by ben rachlin for the second year during the program ski is will be presented by the six groups brendan aherne will speak for the recreation and parks commlllee there will be refreshments fur the boys and girls the playground program isnt completely over afler tonight theres a splash party thursday morning a full length movie tomorrow afternoon with the final goodbyes on fndjy morning then its two weeks holidays for llie leaders before they go back lo school its been the best playground yet don price assent man flees orr home police are contacting persons following a 3 a m breakin on august 7 at the home of mrs a orr bower ave someone had removed the screen from her tide door and lud entered her home but ran off when lights were turned on although slie celled the police the man was not apprehended at that time but the investigation is continuing nothing was stolen from the home catch fugitive outside acton uetpotldllll 111 j 1 1 dn uh lu received jt 7 a tn i liiincjjy murium alton i i con liable hoy woixj idiiil tip willi oil cuaptc from ihllcrcst accept von service acton council decided to accept the service of the victorian order of nurses afler negotiating for several months no i committee of council recommended that services of llie von be accepted beginning sept 3 this year al a cost of s1si which represents one third of the 10 cents per capita for the balance of the year the committee met with miss jean klein of the von of canada miss margaict ieallic of the oakvillc branch of the von and mrs vcrrall of the oakvillc board of directors at j special meeting in july where it was confirmed thai the von services could be nude available lo aclon from llie oakvillc branch 11 was deemed advisable lo postpone the homemaker service to this area until jan i 1970 lo permit a survey tn be made of available qualified personnel council accepted the committees recommendation and doctors in the community are to be advised councillor bill coals said the nurses will make a report after llie service has been developed and then decide whether the homenuking service is needed clerk joe hurst said llul the von will collect rales for the services from those who can afford it councillor oats also told council thai there arc vacancies on the board of duectors of von and people from the northern communities have been invited to sit on the- board car honda in collision when a car driven by wayne gates r r i attempted a left lurn monday it was in collision with a honda dnvcri by david billoif 188 vlam st nacton the car had an estimated sioo damage to the right front door and lender the honda had about 100 damage to the from forks wheel and fender the accident happened about 4 sop m bikes must have lights a c i on police report that children are stlll riding their bicycles after dark with no lights on some with their parent approval if a hrh craclodowit on violator will stop this foolish tactic that will have to ppen they want i runiifil school he hrouriit him hack to aitun where he was turned over o officials of i he uimmii several hoys from the duelph vchool were oil u camping trip with officers mar hock wood when i it lei of them etc aped jimuii t jiii lluiruluy nuirmng one of if ic hoys relumed to cjmp liirlly uftcrwurds i he other two vet out towards acton oiulsihlc wood was patrolling on hirliwjy 7 west of town when he spotted lie two youths along i he road at the tight of the police ciuiur the youths headed for a ncjihy liuui and went their icpjule ways omtablc wood took chase and finally apprehended one of them one mile northwest of crewson comers the boy was barefoot bank gives town clock they may tear the old pott office down and the clock tower might go with il but the town will still have a clock the dank of montreal has advised the town that due to a change in hank policy the clock is to be removed from the bank building the bank has donated the clock to the town the only stipulation being that all bank identification is removed and that it is rcerected at the towns expense council lias accepted llie gift willi thanks and no i committee lias been delegated lo find a suitable place in fronl of llic town offices lo install he clock sixteen year old karen orourke was crowned fiddle queen al the canadian national open old time fiddlers contest in shelburne saturday nluht hy tv personality gordla tepp karen wet also presented with the shelburne kinsmen trophy staff photol v karen orourke chosen shelburne fiddle queen sixteen year old karen orourke of r r i acton was chosen fiddle queen al the canadian national open old time fiddlers contest al shelburne last weekend karen is the daughter of mr and mrs james o rourke to become ebgible for the fiddle queen contest karen tent in an information form in which she answered questions about iter previous musical accomplishments and then competed in the ladles fiddling contest friday night karen relumed home after competing friday night and was very surprised to receive a phone call from contest officials saturday afternoon lo say llial the had been selected fiddle queen accompanied by lier parents her brother and her grandmotlier mrs frank karen relumed to shelburne where she was crowned fiddle queen al the mens finals by cbc entertainer gordie tapp karen was also presented with the shelburne kinsmen trophy and received a replica for herself after the contest finals karen and her family were guests at a dance karen it grade 12 ttudenl at acton district high school and has been playing the violin tince slie was eight years old this was the first year she had entered the canadian national contest at shelburne she has won many other awards in violin competitions in the past take away life savers perks superintendent harold townsley told the free press this week that he reluetentjy took down two of trie life severe the board of perks management had installed around fairy lake reason vandalism which made the floating life rings uselets if en emergency did occur mr townsley uld it wee tough enough to keep tabs en the children who fooled around with the life preservers but worse when parents abused them too he ssid he had to intervene several times when adults took the life savers from the poles they hang on and used them fee water toys shuffleboard champ tsteh photo jeff denny of r r 2 acton brought honors to the area recently by winning the southern ontario singlet shulfleboard championship then placing third in the canadian championships et port arthur here jeff smokes s victory cigar as he edmlret the trophies he earned