Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 24, 1974, p. 1

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ANTHONY driver of this overturned truck is a lucky young man said a spokesman for In Ltd While driving along number 22 he had apparently gotten too close to the shoulder and his truck went over the edge It is assumed he was One Hundredth Year No thrown through the window and this in effect is what saved him since moments later the truck collided with a tree and burst Into flames He was driving a vehicle owned by Rebco mis WAS all that was left of the cab of this truck after the flames were doused Tuesday afternoon driver Anthony was taken to the Acton Medical Centre in an unidentified ear as seen by a man driving a Maw truck Dr Brian Moore examined the driver and found scratches bruises and abrasions He was sent to Guelph General Hospital with a large laceration on his right hand Later he was released in good condition WEDNESDAY JULY Twenty Six Pages Fifteen Cents Petition gains greater response Organizers of the smell Set It Ion being circulated Acton say they are Retting good response Mrs Brian Iredale of Poplar Ave said that Monday evening she and Mrs Barclay Smith covered the subdivision and procured signatures from all residents if it means the tannery will be closed down and people thrown out of work said Mrs Iredale She said she assures everyone that the organizers of the petition are not trying to get the company closedown only to clear up the Smell She said the pcti Swimmer recovers Clayton St a log diving on Tuesday recovered members of Las week set aside his On Monday removed igelow of Mill hurt when he hit into Fairy Lake July has now according to his family he was able to cervical collar he had stitches lion will only be used as buffer or back up to make certain the smell will be cleared as promised According to Ron Mellon of Crescent St Acton residents who started the petition are anxious to enlist others to assist in getting it signed in the community Mr Mellon says the group can use all the help available to get people aware He gives names of the organizers as people to call if willing to assist Mr and Mrs Brian Iredale Mr and Mr and Mrs Barclay Smith of Poplar Ave Mr and Mrs Hon Mellon and Bob Holmes of are people to call Tie says and adds the number of the air manage ment branch in is Zenith 3220 Residents have already phoned saying they would like to sign said Mr Mellon According to Mrs CHIC radio station In Brampton contacted her and later discussed the problem of the smell over the air The document was one started by residents who feel it s time the Co smell in the town of Acton Is eliminated Residents protesting road discriminatory READY TO steal second Mike Yalowica of the Acton Cycle and Sports atoms watches the pitcher in Monday night s regular season finale Omagh Atoms won easily to end their first in the Halton Rural Minor Softball unbeaten and in first place For story and more pictures see the Free Press sports pages New manufacturer Force Electric line Production of the small appliance line manufactured by Force In Acton hat been acquired by Con Limited of Toronto Force la the change said die new company intends to continue production la Acton and most employees of will be offered employment Kith I- nerco Mot log and disposal of some pieces ol equipment from the Acton plant will be required to Integrate production with the present lines produced by the com Plywood stolen at home site Estimated worth of plywood has apparently been from Norlhdown Homes The missing building materials were reported to Acton OPP last day July Charges are pending on a break and entry Incident at Kingham Rd There was a drug seizure last Thursday and another Saturday A local man has been charged On Sunday a Toronto man was charged by Acton OPP under the Game and I Act He had been snooting robins on Peel St There was only one colli slon investigated during the week with total damage about The Incident occurred in the parking lot at the Church St apartments and involved driver Stewart and parked car owned by Frank Gibbons Both live there became established In Acton 30 years ago next month Since IB23 Force Electric has been producing electric heating appliances stoves hot plates toasters irons etc The products have had wide distribution and acceptance during the many busy years at the plant In Preston Force Electric commenced operations in in a small shop in Preston of less than a feu thousand feet and with six employees The business was by Ft Force and he as later joined by his brothers Ted Force Force They were all active part when the business moved into the old glove factory in Acton In August where it has been located since Staff Harold and Ted Force moved to town then while brother Val stayed in Preston With them came the office staff Miss Rhea Evans and Miss Julia and nine male employees Monte Root William Morris Walker Cordon Wagner Elmer JackCreasey Carl Vondrau Harry Ottcrbein and W Corry The new building then offered plenty of room for expansion Force who Ms been operating the business in recent years made the an of the change to the Free Press Friday P A lawyer for Mr and Mrs Enrlght and other residents of Number Sideroad near Indusmin quarries termed the bylaw which would close partof Third Line a new road around the perimeter of quarries discriminatory and a benefit to to the detriment of the residents when he appeared at Hills council Ills unexpected appearance just prior to the final reading of the bylaw to close the section of road and trade it for another road to be com pletclj built by Indusmin Ltd resulted in Halton Hills council holding up the third reading for further in ligation The section of the road in question is north of Sideroad and is owned on both sides by Ltd Indusmin proposed to build a foot paved road on the west side of their property in exchange Mr said this wis the most direct route for residents travelling to Acton or Georgetown and claimed an alternate proposal to tunnel I under the road was feasible though it might be more expensive for Indusmin but would not interfere with the right of taxpa He said there is no doubt a bylaw can be quashed if it proved discriminatory or passed to benefit one tax payer at of others He quarries are a necessary pirt of the economy but could be done disturbing lite rights of other individuals Particularly for these people who are on a dead end Its official birds get feed Purchase of feed for the ducks and geese at the lake has it last been authorized by Hills Last weeks Free Press pointed out nearby residents had been feeding the birds at own expense since regional government assigned the job to manager Harold Townsley superintendent meals EsiherTaylor talk over the best way of getting the feed to the birds rccrta lion director Doug Collison reported this week He said he was not aware of the problem The park now comes under both recreation and works departments of Hills road He said many letters and petitions protesting the road closure had been sent to Esquesing Mayor Tom Hill said a public meeting had been held by the former township of We were so concerned we brought In the Ministry of Transportation and Communications who advised us to have the road relocated He said the road would be taken over by the municipality when It was brought up to standards Mr Ballachey said the you to reconsider so this action w 111 not be necessary Don Murdy general muniger Indusmin Lid said the road relocation was more desirable from the standpoint of rehabilitation both for the company and the residents Mr said the tun under the existing roid means leaving four pillars within the pit and a deal of fill which would be unsightly Councillor Len Coxe said tsquesing council was to the tunnelling ecause there could be a strip of land possibly 365 feet wide with no growth on it because of lack of water We felt it would be an injustice to the people to leave that unsightly He said council took everything into con and decided this was a better solution The old council was never noted for being too with quarries he added pointed out had the right to quarry the land and will do so whether wt like it or not Councillor Harry Levy asked for a delay in passing the third reading He said he had no first hand knowledge of it and t make an intelligent decision Mayor Hill retorted had the minutes since last Friday you ve had time to have an opinion It your responsibility to find out these things I object to the inference you re making Levy shot back as he said he was not aware of the details Councillor Em Hyde said he had not been aware there were any objections to the road relocation and suggested the people be given the courtesy of a further steep cliffs hearing the road Councillor Morrow said Council voted to hold up a he saw a potentially third reading or the bylaw dangerous situation with and refer It to a committee of cither side or he whole meeting where all interested parties will be Invited to attend The meeting is scheduled for August AGREEMENT HAS been approved by Halton Hills council permitting Hills Estates to work on cemetery property to improve the grade Here a workman slices into the side of one of the steep hills which Back new homes Many trees are lying uprooted along the bank this week as the bulldozer slices into the cemetery s wooded area The agreement called for big trees to be saved if possible and new trees planted Then the cemetery property will be fenced off

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