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squeeze THE BIG SQUEEZE begins as the first layers of students construct the telephone booth fall in Saturday at Actons MillWillow intersection at Then the packin THEN THE pack in is complete with bodies including Jane Higgms Donna McClure Debbie Brown Janice Cathy Val Joann Berry Deb Spielvogel Teresa Teresa Norma Cathy Cathy Hunter and Teresa Tarrant Thefeatsetsthelocalrecord Dragway misses council closure Ninety ninth year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL Twenty Eight Pages Cents Town workers threaten strike night out Hide workers of the town of Hills members of Local Canadian Union of Public Sen ice voted 100 if It becomes Local with members includes the outside markers of the three former torn A strike would affect garbage collection roads parks maintenance and grave digging The mean Ihcre will be strike cither now or In the said Kent president of it simply means we can legilly call a strike if the meeting with the conciliation board in three weeks does not Toronto esciped closure night when Ration council overruled councillors Dick and to their license admiiud his not to rmtw license was harsh mnsure but he claimed former knew of the late night from residents ike the Councillor Pat reminded him the hid been reused at councillor suggestion to the license to be revoked it any time Councillor Morrow challenged council right to put someone out of business They have large capital investment out the re 1 one lo put them out business Miller said the people ihi win anting usee to iht vjv it should be ehince to adhere to the new bjlnw We can re v the lie if don l hi Councillor Len Com pointed out iheri seemed to be no to enforce inlaws regional in not covering vet l never infornd v should in ti the Geo l own tlitichmmi of the regional paint isk them if they would inforcc the covering the dragstnp to dose down the Citizen of Year dinner Saturday It s to be trimmings ind iljiicini to The mention in it Hit gib dinner this night honoring Lea Us the annual Citizen of the dinner arranged by Acton Chamber of Commerce and ticket sales ire going will thc re still Mails in the nml in lodiy s Reception and dinner will be followed by the citation to the guest of honor and then dancing it the music centre Hank is a special displa which covers lite polities and various aspects of his many interests Among the guests will be M Terry 0 Connor MPP George Kerr and Hal ton Hills major Tom Hill result In agreement fourteen days after an an swer the conciliation board the union is free to strike The town offer of cents an hour bringing the hourly laborer rate to has been turned down by the union who ore asking a cents an hour Increase which would bring the laborer rate lo an hour The minimum rote In the boring towns of Brampton Burlington and Is re only trying to get up with similar population nine are higher Ihan the amount they ore asking and six are lower Were only seven cents some fringe benefits apart said Mr Robinson The union Is seeking an extension of the health plan coverage to include the total costs glasses At present the members are allowed toward glasses They arc asking five cents an hour premium for shift work and a slight in crease for mechanics and heavy equipment operators They also want the SO per cent allowance for work do be upped lo 100 It would only cost a year extra for the for the men the Ixrcal president Council fininee and personnel committee chairman Councillor Pat said the committee and the union are not far apart and he expects agreement will reached utter a meeting with the conciliation board Then were IS items listed and have with nil but a few said He said the committee offered per cent Increase and the union wants percent Inert Changing times beer tent at fair Parking Acton job Sandy member of the former Georgetown now known as Parking Authority made it clear to council Tuesday night the three authority members feel Acton chants are belter nullified to deal with parking problims Ihere linn an The s problem arose when council discovered under provincial legislation parking are limited to three members Major Tom Hill said a letter had been sent to Ihc province asking permission for i five man which included two Acton members Until we get a reply we cm do no more tin mayor said Potter cant putter in home William Itaddj wints lo mike and sell from his own home but he can I Under the for mer township of holding law passed in November he can make no of land use The generil committee of council were rt to forbid the pottery selling but claimed Ihey had no choice Councillor Booth suggested Mr ask the committee of adjustment for i minor variance but Councillor Dick How ill said the viriances applied to bylaws not zoning which this came This is one of these things which make me shudder to be frank I wish the would lust go iwa and do what thev like remarked ire probably doing no hirm like a shoe repair min who wis turned down but strict j speaking they are the by law suallv complaints pointed out the township t looking for such infringements but were usually a result of i complaint by a neighbor 1 think we re going loo far If I were an artist could sell paintings from the house contended Councillor He chimed the ruling was much too restrictive We had hours and hours of trouble with of people doing in their own homes asked if the by taw if fee ted roadside vegetable and fruit stands How said the council took the position it was fine if the produce was grown on their own land He pointed out under the new zoning law there could be i for home occupations which would Mr The committee recom mended the matter be over lo the committee of ad justment to see if could handle it Barbara Rennick is Kilbride principal Barbara Itennick has been named principal of North Kilbride school Mrs Itennick has served as vice- principal at Robert I School in Acton for one year and to that taught at r appointments confirmed by Ihc board Thursday saw in moved from J In Milton where he had not yet begun to Robert I I tie school in Acton and John as vice principal and at J li Itrendan Kt llj wis appointed to the position of pure and ipplicd sciences I with Hal ton Hoard of I ducalmn Mr appointment fills a created by Arnold iar decision to on a le we of absence for two years mil work in Australia Two major changes in for lh fall fair next year it will he operating on Sunday Second here will he a beer garden Itolh lieen by he fair board after lis and voting Sunday operation will In the midway and as many exhibits and boot tin as wish lo remain for the third Horse show A highlight will be a horse show and exhibits a in w attraction for Aclon fair of district trail riders clubs have asked lo a meeting with the fair lo plan for Ihc event It ex peeled to draw many entries School for Deaf student killed A good round student at the Milton School for the Deaf Thomas John Mac tragically lost his life when struck by a tiain near his homo Wednesday He hid had dinner his family in apartments Churchill ltd and was apparently walking alone to visit a friend Jim Jordan another OSD student when Ihc accident occurred There were no witnesses to police He was hit by the westbound CNR express about and taken to by am Neighbors summoned assistance sold Tommy was and had transferred from Belleville last November to the Milton School far the Deaf He was described as profoundly deaf He was born in Toronto Roy Wollaston the superintendent at Albert and Jack friend recalls Tommy as a good Jim Jordan and an official student near top of his from the School for the Deaf class who enjoyed athletics Interment was In He got in his share of scraps Cemetery Acton but he was a good boy he said His stepfather mother brothers Joe Albert and Jack and baby sister Charlotte moved to Acton from Toronto five months ago Mr Amos works Beaver Lumber In Milton Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Waller and Mr and Mrs Richard Amos Rev Robert or the hi angelical Church for the Deaf in Toronto came to Acton to assist Tommy parents who are also deaf and conducted the funeral on Saturday at the Shoemaker funeral home He also repeated his words in sign language for the benefit of deaf family members and friends Pallbearers were brothers many spectators as more and more It in the have an interest in horses again There Is a possibility some of the or pony classes might lie shown on the Sunday as well or ably midway new group this year and good midways I easy to by The arena floor has to be cleared out for tht fair night dance Saturday but tht ward hopes exhibits will remain in he hall upstairs for for Sunday crowds Display of cars and equipment and booths on the grounds will likely also agree to remain Tht mini farm and poultry exhibits arc expected to stay as well ITie feeling for Sunday opining- has been growing for years Many other Faint have tried It successfully I After all work wc ve done lo get he ready It seems loo bad to close up sooner than necessary Ken Murray sums up his board s feelings Sunday hours will be from to fi with lowered admission fee Security officers will patrol Iht grounds at nights I Ion project Tin oilier innovation the beer garden will be span Saturday by Acton I ions club It will be In a tent on the grounds Details are yet to be worked out for tht addition the attractions but approval the club him Toronto mail cut There a been no mall from Toronto arriving here since Tuesday morning at Acton post office simply has been informed the truck bringing mall from Toronto had been cancelled A walkout In Toronto is cause of the problem but the employees here have no specific Information and know when the mall situation will change Missing On April 14 police learned four evening dresses and winter coat were missing from a home on Bower Ac was apparently gamed through an unlocked dqor New town emblem new town lgnlfylng thr Town of HUM researched and designed by local artist Dorothy Stone was endorsed by Hilt council Stone showed a blue gold and armorial shield with a tall pine dominating the centre from the pine tree which of tail pines black lines denoting Black reek In join sliver lines Sliver at the bottom of the shield reads Integnlas rritai The arm must be registered before they can be officially accepted as of Hills Wins 1000 in lottery nights televised lottery brought shouts of excitement to several Acton homes There was a winner at Tyler Ave where Gail and Bob were the show had one ticket which Gail had bought They think they 11 spend the money around the house The Jarretts have two daughters six and Lori three Wagner Willow St saw her number come up in the first draw to get for the last three digits Her number was just one digit out from the number which won the Stjepan loung St and Don Ryder Bower Ave arc other winners Mr has sent away for his money already but Mr Jarrctt is wondering about the mail strike in Montreal The Free Press would like to pass on the good word of any other Olympic lottery winners so let us know Legion draw Saturday Steve Garrett was the big winner of COO In the Legion and Means committee elimination draw About 100 attended dance enter tatnment and lunch at the Legion Saturday that went along with the conclusion of the draw Other lop winners were Pete Turkosi Paddy Dick and Bill and every lenth name of the night A couple of streakers added dash to the evening program SATURDAY S FINE spring weather brought youngsters out to the park for a preview of summer fun Wesley Romano four and Jennifer Coates three and a half get help on the swings from Cindy 11 and Diana Romano 10 was a perfect day to be outdoors but Apnl chill has returned since