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santa charms children at legion christmas party sunday im drawn ing of a white owlit mat tuesday paper my what long beard youve eat arendnial ctwtaimm eve hi km the bmt tlnm f fauxina lf rtadlno the twtai nt as the free prest wu be tuutehid on tuaaday next week rtthar than wadnafc but the procedure witt rvh tix mt week the paper wih be out widmidty december 31 next week paper wlh be the usual giant christmas card with b fvont ideal martfcams to ah the traders the free prate office will be closed christina bay bemlna day end saturday and new veers day the plant witt be working this saturday to the pett may appear e day early dont look now santa but e cameras watching i j i i t i f i t 4 it h i t i ninety fifth year no 25 acton ontario wednesday december 17 1949 maybe its e piano any maybe im chopin i eltktm ivywyaim citt jan 13 few swtf po staff misprints slow sixes public hearing set to decide agents fate as if the traditional chritlmas ruth wasnt enough the post office this christmas has an additional problemmisprinted six cent stamps the local pott office got instructions to return all their new tix cent christmas stamps to be checked apparently 400 defective tumps were shipped from the manufacturer in the general delivery to pott offices acton postmaster gord mckeown said there were none of the defective tumps hare but their current supply had to go back anyway if told the stamps without the black printing might be worth j 1800 each he estimated of the 400 sumps with out the black imprinting 209 have already been recovered ii it estimated that 191 of the stamps could still be in circulation purchased by customers the design frame wording canada christ mas- no el the denomination 6 and the miniature date 1969 are misting tills week last years six cent christmas stamps were being sold at acton but a new supply of 69 sixers was expected very soon four have been added to the tuff to helpeojte with the christmas onslaught of mail its flowing well the postmaster says there are plenty of christmas cards coming through the four extra assistants for the season are ellen holmes nan reed mamie mellor gnd diane butler a long awaited public hearing will be held in the acton council chambers tuesday january 13 at 10 a m to hear representations for and against removing station agents at acton rockwood elora moorefield preston and hespeler railway stations the railway transport committee of the canadian transport commission announced last thursday that the hearing would be held in acton presumably because the lone opposition to taking the railway service to guelph under a master agency plan was encountered here acton council will oppose the application on the grounds that the railway is taking away much needed service by removing the agent as far at lite town council is concerned it it up to the railway to prove that removing the agent which would virtuauy dote the station will not impose hardship on residents of the town and arearcounclland us rud whiting will confer on ihe case according to railway representatives bora is ready to acknowledge defeat rockwood and eramota townships are almost indifferent and nothing has been heard from the other three communities involved at a hearing in 1968 representations against he action of the railroad in removing services from acton were made by the chamber of commerce federal and provincial members of parliament town council high school students businessmen and women as well as private individuals one merchant declared he wat in favor of hie change when the suggestion wat nude over two years ago hut ihe railway would close up hs acton operation and run the business from a master agency in guelph there was almost general oppoulion public opinion wat hut the cn wat lumpering the towns growth and importance both at a manufacturing centre and commercial hub by taking services elsewhere there was almost general agreement at the informal hearing that the service had deteriorated when the operation at acton was closed down with only a symbolic agent left at the station to preside over an empty station with no duties tq perform the agent could not tell tickett handle freight or express those who wanted these services were obliged to call ihe guelph master agency the inconvenience resulted in toss of revenue to ihe railway when people found other means santarama amounts up for last draw okay haltpnpeel if burlington included with big merry christmai to acton shoppers the merchants will boost the amounts in their final santarama draw this saturday afternoon the total amount to be won in cash vouchers had been upped from 100 to 150 with the top award going from 30 up to 50 cofc annual set for jan21 acton chamber of commerce has set january 21 fur tlieu annual dinner meetmg tins year the event will be held at the hallon heights country club and it is expected a bus service will be arranged to ferry all those interested back and forth election of officers will be one of the main items on the agenda the chamber is asking those who were not home when a surveyor dropped in to pick up completed forms to fill them in and end them through the mail or give them to a chamber member itll be excited winners who receive this last minute gift for a special christmai present following the top 50 in vouchers will be second prize of 40 third for 25 fourth for 20 and fifth of 15 last weeka winners were mrs a grant mcdonald blvd for 30 bea chew main st n for 25 elma timbers elmore drive for 20 j mcafee mill st for 15 and m charles crescent st for 10 in vouchers at the same time as the santarama draw list saturday draws were made for eramota rower mart winners were d dupuis elmore drive beauty sachet a dempster brampton pottery urn mrs fran tolton eden mills rubber plant h k andrews mcdonald blvd potted mum mrt r hart 341 orvtlle rd potted mum tony reid rockwood bunch cut mums eramosa flower mart is also having a draw again his week this saturdays draw will be made at 3 pm saturday afternoon at the vmca hallon county will ask the minister of municipal affairs to form a regional government unit with hallon and peel on condition that burlington is included in the region the decision at the final meeting of county council tuesday came over the opposition of natsagaweya and acton representatives who fought to remain firm on an earlier county decision favoring hallon as a tingle regional unit a recoided vote on the contentious question the last piece of business dealt with at the wind up meeting showed 28 votes lo 6 of the 14 member council five members opposed the move the vole reflects the weighted voting system related to population in effect on recorded votes support for the action came from oakville burlington georgetown milton and warden currie of etqueting opposed were natsagaweya and acton and deputyreeve tom hill of esquesing reeve gordon gallagher of burlington speaking in supporl reported a burlington council vote had favored that town remaining in a peelhallon unit by a 101 vote the previous evening reeve alan day of oakville sought to delay the decision suggesting ihe county should study the results of the steele report and the recent burlington referendum warden george currie warned members thai this was the most important decision ihey had considered all year and called for bell block building development in acton could come lo an abrupt lull if bell canadas inferences that they would not be able to supply the equipment to service telephone are not backlash from the transport committees hearing rejecting twothirds of a bell plea for rate hikes mayor let duby told the hydro commission that the companys area manager phoned that afternoon to notify him that a six million dollar cut in the budget almost ruled out more than six or seven phones being installed in the churchill rd north subdivision now being constructed bell only received onethird of the hike asked for and this had created a dollar deficit which ruled out much expansion it could senoudy hinder homes being budl in acton the mayor declared if people cjnt have phones the mayor wondered whether the company was trying to get even with the town for opposing the rate increases but later stated the situation was not confined to acton the manager said he wat also irving in hell in the city of guelph over the companys money embaratsment it would be too bad if this happens just when it it our turn to develop the mayor said vice chairman tyler wasnt too perturbed they must provide he declared advising the mayor not to lose too much sleep over it other people will have a say in this too he predicted a letter from council asked the commission t cooperation in future tree trimming by qualified tree surgeons the tree trimming on churchill rd was amazed by mr tyler who said people have been sent to jad for less chairman wdf mceachem presided for the meeting with all commissioners present full debate on the topic entering a plea to stand firm deputy reeve gordon agnew of nassagaweya suggested the ontario government wat running scared he suggetted the government would be very happy for hilton to throw in the sponge its time lo remain damn firm he insisted on the countys earlier request for a single llalton unit i fully realize there will be no regional government of one county at a t ime deputy reeve a speight of georgetown concluded he suggested the time had come hut if were going to save burlington with hallon we have to indicate to ihe minister were willing lo go along with regional government for haltonpeel now is the time to do something deputyreeve bert reeve of burlington pleaded we all want llalton as a unit but 1 dont believe anyone in this room feels we can accomplish it if we dont do something some hung will be done fr ut surely we are not irving under a threat reeve a macarthur of natsagaweya observed if the provincial government it holding a hammer over our heads its all the more reason to stand up and fight what are the advantages the questioned id like to tee milton and burlington make a contliud m pes 4 of travel or shipping express and freight many acton residents have expressed the opinion that if the railway wishes to pull up stakes in acton then let it go and pull up the tracks loo because they dont want to be bothered either by the noise of whittle t of the hazards from crossings others are stdl concerned that moving the service out will continue to work against the beat interetla of the municipality hamper development and completely shut off the passenger service still available industry in acton and district has made no formal protests about moving of freight service to guelph reaction from spokesmen of several companies wat that they had discontinued using the railway and found other meant of moving freight bulletin- loeel police maintained roadbloeka through the north helton ana tuesday afternoon following a toonhour robbery at mount hope roadblocks ware called off by opf headquarters at tuppertjme tuesday hydro plays santa clans one local lady will be 229 12 richer this christmas thanks to a red faced santa claus that it the amount overcharged one water heater bdl and acton hydro agreed thursday night they would have to reimburse the customer the lady has been paying a flat rate on the heater since june of 1964 in addition to the metered rate the installation of a new heater uncovered the double charge the customer thought the wat paying only the 358 a month flat rate for a rental heater she la entitled to the rebate agreed commissioner macarthur who along with other members of the commission were mystified by the mixup dental hygienist mary ludiik of the helton county health unit directed the first yeer bruth in in county schools at robert little school tuesday staff photo to joe with love the town office is ready to receive christmas gifts this thursday and friday they have an appeal out for donations and they dontneed to be wrapped in christmas paper and tied with red ribbon whats this on their christmas list its ddt and they want all they can get d dt it banned for home use throughout the province starting in the new year it cant be disposed of at home or put in the regular garbage so clerkadmlnittrator joe hurst has an ad in todays free press stating ddt will be accepted at the town office all day thursday and friday lie expects to just keep it till he heart from the province what decision has been made gofffjt friday km 850 dm9 an accident on queen st at the bp car wash involved two cars friday morning drivers were stewart brown toronto who was travelling west and had estimated 600 damage to his car arid bui landsborough acton whole fathers car received an estimated 250 damage trie landsborough car was making a left turn according to police and when the toronto car braked it skidded on slippery wet pavement lack of liaison with council frustrating to planning boar frustrated by reading in the free press that council had referred their approval for a small shopping plaza back to committee planning board found no answers to their questions at their regular meeting thursday in the council chambers their two representatives from council were both absent councillor g w mckenzie at the school safety patrol dinner and councillor earl matties at work when councillor mckenzie arrived late he explained that the night council had referred the plan back to committee he and mr masiles had again been absent he at parentteacher interviews and mr matties at work he said he was sure if he had been at council he could have explained why planning board had felt approval should be given to the beckers milk plaza at the queenchurchill corner in so doing the board had not agreed with the recommendation of the project planningassociation project planners associates representative denis rood had not attended either meeting when the new shopping plaza was discussed the official recommendation had been that a plaza should wait and be located further down the highway after the subdivisions in that area had been developed planning board felt the plaza would be an asset and the location wat a suitable one i like to read the local paper mused paul martindale but 1 dont like to get information that way there could be better liaison sighed chairman bob dtinkwalter mr mckenzie had contacted fellow councillors after reading fat the paper about the holdup in approval it wasnt rejected he stressed just refemed for further information another item on the agenda cauattr a repeat of the lack of liaison tune december brings the meetmg date when planning board would recommend to council the appointment for the coming year vic bristows term is ending since he joined the board this year to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of charlie petty mr bristow said he had already been approached by a council representative to ask if he would remain on the board the board nevertheless adhered to its perogstive and passed a resolution recommending mr bristow be appointed to planning board again if were going to be a rubber stamp we might as well fold up mr martindale muted after serving as board secretarytreasurer for three and a half years lain williams submitted his resignation but agreed to serve until a replacement can be found mr drinlcwalter wat given authority to contact the town office to see if the duties could be undertaken there and if not to place an ad in the free press in thanking mr williams mr drinlcwalter commented the job is more involved than realized mr mckenzie also agreed that planning goes deeper than most people realize its hard to keep abreast with changes he said at requested by the planning consultant a more detailed plan of the apartment proposed for the ort property wat presented the plan was considered by the board and will be forwarded to project planners for their recorrtttutrubtloris board members expressed particular concern about adequate norm and sanitary sewers and the need for a buffer zone with bushes to separate the area from the neighboring private hornet the drawings of the development of the lot show an entrance off power ave where aw