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The Acton Fr Press Wednesday March 25 1970 Open House at renovated bank attended by over 300 Saturday A welcome into their renovated bank was given to well over 300 by the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia on Saturday afternoon Manager Chester Anderson delighted by the response and interest of the public estimated between 300 and toured the new premises and enjoyed coffee sandwiches and cookies A special attraction was an amusing collection of old com banks a travelling exhibit from bank headquarters Mr Anderson says he may have other displays of this type later now theres a little extra room the building The 30 by 37 addition at the rear of the bank was built and banking earned on there until renovations were completed in the front section Then both were amalgamated to produce the bright roomy new area that was so proudly shown on Saturday to the public General office space and customer space are both comfortably expanded A lunchroom is located downstairs Big bouquets of flowers decked the counters and office space Mr Andersons office deep carpeted is panelled and furnished in dark wood with NOTES FROM ACTON HIGH By Mary Ann The provincial Conference PIC is to be held Ottawa this year Last week the student council representatives put it to a vote as to whom would represent our school at the meeting Stephanie Mernn from the Student Council Executive and Chris from the student body were elected Set up by the Board of Education it will involve speeches and discussions concerning the school curriculum and power The conference is from April 1 to The end result of the Foul Shooting Contest which has been held in the gym during the two noon periods resulted as follows Boys Division Bill Nicolak 37 Harry Randy Bould Bill Alex Gray Gary Turkosz 21 Bob Steve Van Fleet Jim 19 Girls Division Tnna Van Polder Evelyn Van Den Brink Beryl McEnery Heather Buchanan Scheduled last Thursday and Friday were runs for both and Categories foe those five feet foui inches under and for those above thai were demised Friday a special assembly ra held to triform the students afety on the road Mr is one of ten Rare Drivers who this The speaker mas to The After Ft a rep He thai itrt are Jtt raajo jid curtei Hutu sad the safety saudci then shown The of It I ad been at the Jrdtaf how these dnvers rules Mi then gave the some interesting mixed with amusing anecdotes Four of one thousand drivers do not rtssch the age of winch is one explanation for the high insurance rate Also is a seven limes greater dunce of survival when employed He also warned gainst the leaving of items in cars such as pop bottles He also proved thai there is no use in hurrying He gave sample case to illustrate his point Two drivers employed to travel the tame seven mile stretch of highway through a settlement The fim was to obey all rules of the road The other could break as many rules as necessary with the sole purpose of reaching his After committing over major offences he reached his objective just over two minutes ahead of the other driver Carol Patterson the student council president thanked Mr Cheeseburg for his presence at our school At the same assembly a presentation was made by Carol Patterson Norm Robinson Norm has long been a custodian at the high school and a friend to many of the students and staff comfortable yellow chairs Drapes are sunny orange the counter tops white The former old wooden furniture is all replaced With extra space the Bank of Nova Scotia will be able to relieve the rush on pay days by adding an extra teller Now four can all work at once and theres room for a fifth if necessary Mr Anderson came to Acton as manager in December Presently on the staff with htm are Clark Hooton as accountant Mrs Betty as utility clerk Mrs Mane Brought on Mrs Beverly Bod field and Miss Mary Bos as tellers Mrs Eileen McFadden as machine operator Miss Pat Synnott as clerk and Mrs Sandra Thicsscn as typist secretary The Bank of Nova Scotia first opened a branch Acton on July Special guests at the Open House Saturday included bank officials from Toronto C Meek the regional general manager and Mrs Meek Roy McKay regional supervisor A B Cummings regional supervisor and Mrs Cummings Ranft assistant supervisor of personnel and Mrs Maudlcy regional assistant supervisor of consumer credit and Mrs MaudsleyE regional comptroller and managers of branches of he Bank of Nova Scotia Guclph Brampton Strectsville Oakvillc Fergus and ANTIQUE COIN BANKS shown at Bank of Nova Scotia Open House by Mrs Sandra lessen aro admired Mrs J Graham Manager Chester Anderson hopes other unique displays from head office may be obtained later IStaff Photo Planners favor ribbon Nassagaweya development BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA manager Chester Anderson chats during Open House with A B Cummings regional supervisor and C Meek regional general manager Staff Photo Petition against raceway is presented to Esquesing An overwhelming per cent of the Township residents contacted in recent weeks signed a petition in Opposition to the establishment of a ay proposed for Fourth Line Several owners by the proposal to McKc Municipal Affairs in to have the The raceway promoters are currently trying to get and sewage services from Copies the petition arc to be sent lo Township Council Planning Board James Snow MPP for Last Hon George Ken for West and Minister of Energy and Resources and Hon McKcougli the Minister of Municipal Affairs The petition states We the undersigned are in opposition to the proposed development of a 1 o Automobile Racewjy Holdings Ltd of lot E and lots and of concession of the Township of for the following reasons Wc agree that this development is he most laud use and that the utmost consideration should be given lo have these developed so as to be beneficial to the community believe that lhi development will a decided still th development other properties abutting or adjacent to properties adjacent abutting to this development will be unduly affccled by a severe noise factor We believe that this development will cause traffic congestion the Provincial County and Township loads systems further suggest no approvals be granted until such time as an Official Plan of land use for Township is approved is further suggested that this Plan should be compatible with those municipalities wliu1i now Zoning ByLaws and cither adjoin or are within I Township If Regional Government or regional planning should overtake loc planning we suggest the ol approvals continue until such tunc as a regional plan for land is ipptoved The presentation of the petition by ratepayer William provoked tittle discussion at Monday nights regular meet nig of I Council However reeve George tunic did ask councillor Ken Marshall if lie had been asked to sign the petition Mr Marshall owns patt of ihc land on which the raceway is to be built I dont sec Did they Planning will begin a review of its official plan and land use requirements members decided during meeting last week The action followed discussions on subdivisions in the township versus ribbon development along the existing roads Several members voiced support for the ribbon development presently discouraged in the official plan Members on the land use committee are John Kitchen Conrad Sweet Alan Ac km an and Reeve A MacArtliur On the committee to review the official plan arc Gordon Pat Redgrave and Don Smith Chairman told members he believed one acre lots along country roads were large enough He suggested the requirement of five acres is a waste of land Opposing subdivisions he noted the township would end up with a lot trouble with separate water systems and additional roads lo maintain Pat Redgrave suggested the Board could formulate a policy to permit one acre tots for those interested in Ihc rural atmosphere Bundling people hi one area can lead lo pollution he observed Member Smith suggested the real restriction was the of house required in the township He noted a square fool house is ridiculous Councillor objected to half acre lots He maintained Hie difference between a half acre and one acre was not significant The cost was in the size of house required Board vicechairman John Kitchen noted members do not have sufficient basic information on which to make decisions He suggested board and staff members should accumulate the information on land use for example Think long and hard before you gel into the hand of the planners again Reeve MacArlhur warned Its costly and you dont always get what you want A suggestion by Cul Mclntyre that the study the po sibility of joining with Acton Milton Georgetown and to form joint planning baord was advanced lie maintained it wjs ridiculous lor each board to be paying planning consultants A joint board would serve an area of J5000 and could engage senior planners and assistants to compile comprehensive plans for the north end of Hal on he maintained Mr Mclntyre suggested then those who wanted to live in subdivisions would be encouraged to settle adjacent to services and those who wanted rural atmosphere could go to the country Councillor emphasized that local planning was still very important He foresaw the possibility of an area however lie said he would oppose a relationship with Georgetown as with the lame on I call on asked facetiously Councillor Marshall had not been asked Reeve Curne thanked Mi for the presentation lie St Patricks Day supper followed by slides of Ireland Green shamrocks decorated he whitecovered tables for the Golden Agcrs pottuck supper on St Day in the Hall An abundance of varied appetizing foods was laid out on a long table buffet style and each one passed along and made their own choice to heap then plates with salads casseroles and various desserts etc Stew Reed was present with his taperecorder and played Irish tunes and dance music while the meal progressed He was thanked by Mis Fryer A short business meeting held to deal with a few necessary items that could not be delayed Plant were made for the executive to attend a zone executive meeting in Brampton March It wu decided to attend the Holy Week service on Palm Sunday March in Knox Presbyterian in a body Individuals would attend the other services on March and 26 An invitation for members to attend the Figure Skating Carnival April in the for the matinee at pan was duly received and some expressed their intention of taking it at the halfprice admission fee offer on presenting the club membership card Mr Barber past president of Georgetown Horticultural Society will be on hand April to show slides and give a talk on bulbs flowers and gardening facts A question and period will follow Mrs Shoemaker and Mrs were appointed to look after the rest of that evenings program For the Blood Donors in the Legion Hall on March 26 Mrs Smith and Mrs Reed volunteered afternoon and Mrs and Mrs Miller in evening Plans were finalized an open euchre to be held on April 7 and anyone over years is welcome Euchre and will be played and pns given Lunch will be served and a silver collection taken That is April 7 in the Anglican Hall at pm Mrs Jean Smith had made leprechauns of felt in her spare time and sold them and turned in from this to the General Fund The Band though rusty from lack of practice performed four numbers appropriate to the occasion Its a long way to Tipperary My Wild Irish Rose The Old Rugged Cross and concluded with their theme song Mocking Bird Hill Mrs Cam Winns sisters Mrs Leslie Peer and Mrs Harris both of Burlington were present and Mrs Armstrong showed wonderfully beautiful slides of pictures she had taken on her trip through Ireland last Mr Davidson on behalf of the club thanked Mrs An Easter parade of hats concluded Mrs Smith with a pretty gardenparty type won first prize Mrs Reed with a Mexican hat decorated with gaudy flowers won second prize and Mrs with a real Easter number decorated with chickens wee rabbits and spring flowers won third prize All the rest of the hats deserved a pnze or at least honorable mention for their novel and marvellous ingenuity displayed The evening had been enjoyed by about 70 members and guests As Shown Above JOHN BOUGHTON JEWELLERS I J3 CERTIFIED WATCHMAKERS GEORGETOWN 877 4313 Approve rezoning for apartments Id say this report Is quite favorable to your development planning board chairman told Mr and Mr thick of Thrush Construction following reading of recommendations from the town engineers regarding a proposed apartment development on property belonging to Mrs Hazel Oir south of Bower Ave After considerable discussion the board passed a resolution approving the proposed development subject to the recommendations of he engineers as contained in the letter to the board on March also approving rezomng the property from R3 to lo permit construction of apartments Councillor Earl warned the board perhaps they should see whether the conservation branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs ob ted to the proposed development before they went too Tar He reminded the board of the complications which when the Dills property was the subject and the conservation branch ruled on the high water mark on the school creek Member Paul Martiudale also thought the board should hear what the conservation branch said before approval was given Secretary Grant Usher said that when application for was sent out the Department of Municipal affairs would receive a copy Notification would also have to be sent to people living within feel of the property If there were objections a hearing would be necessary The developers were told they would probably have to wait for some time before their application to was dealt with Councillor Masales said the Senior Citizens housing project was number one on the list for rezoning and it had been sitting for months now Ask information re piped wafer from Esquesing Council has received a letter from Holdings owners of 67 acres of land on Lot Concession near Milton asking for information about the possibility of obtaining piped water from the town of Mi I on In their letter the firm explained they have had several enquiries about developing ihe land for industrial use from CAROLINES Check our Large Supply EASTER LILIES HYDRANGEA ROSE BUSHES DAFFODILS CHRYSANTHEMUMS TULIPS HYACINTH POTTED MUMS ALWAYS A GOOD SELECTION of FRESH CUT FLOWERS SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS UPON REQUEST Shop Early Order Now Open Dayi a WeckB a m Til Dark Phone Caroline Flower Garden Shop TWO MILES WEST OF ACTON SOUTH SIDE OF if its an EASTER its a SPRING ensemble- if its if she feels proud wearing it- THEN SHE MUST HAVE BOUGHT IT AT Silvers 3739 Main St Georgetown Ont Phone or AMONG ONTARIOS FINEST CLOTHING STORES THE LARGEST SELECTION OF SPRING FASHIONS IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT ENQUIRE ABOUT OUR FAMOUS BUDGET TERMS NEVER ANY INTEREST NEVER ANYSER VICE CHARGE