Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 23, 1955, p. 8

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t i v paghe kioht the aton frle press acton qnfario thursday june 33rd ims subdivision malton laygffs school costs worry georgetown municipal building addition necessary town expansion affects many branches of pubic service and a larger municipal building fur georgetown la something which must be planned- according to m j arm nelson increases industrial territory neljwm township is asking the on tario department of planning and development to increase its iridus- triallysnaed land by roughlj 200 stores if the department approves amendments to the official land use plan the township will have a total of around 1700 acres upon which factories max- be built trtwawkth t tho tffioit pt itx ckt tomokkow by lillian roth forerunner of the royal canadian navys new antisubmarine aircraft the cs2fu is the grumman s2f shown above with canadian navy m during evaluation trials near toronto the cs2fi is a modified version of the s2f and is being manufactured in canada initiafdelivery is scheduled for next var j natioial defence photo courtesy dehayilland aircra permanent bypass brampton assured col kennedy assured me that we will have a bypass mayor nance horwood told brampton town council last week her wor ship went on to say that in a recent brief meeting with the peel mem ber of provincial parliament she had been informed that a perman ent bypass not simply an alternate traffic be soon a teal- ity relieving the chronic conges tion at the four corners and the parking problems on queen and main sts during rush hours she said that the first lane east and number 10 sideroad would be developed as a kings highway to provide a permanent bypass around the towns business section several councillors felt that this route would only be feasible were the roads brought up to highway standard it was thought too that a permanent bypass should be fur ther away from the eastern out skirts because this area is expand ing and soon would be a busy com- merical industrial and residential community just ne arrived at acto lih- were approved at a meeting of the j rary is muchpublicized til cry burlington and suburban planning tomorrow by lillian- roth she board they must now get approv- j first appeared on this is you life al the four municipalities form- j on television to tell her story tag the area burlington nelson which mingled success and tragedy east flamboro and waterdown be- i i her stage and personal life she lore teir forwarded to toronto about 50 acres were added to the east flamboro industrial use land at the same time bringing the total for the area to about 2000 acres when the official plan was first drawn up industral land accounted for 1745 acres in the nelson changes which were approved by township council in a late meeting with the nelson pland xiing board it was decided to seek a change from agricultural to in- dustrcal use for about 90 acres of j received such a response she d cided to write this book in hopes it might help others she was an alcoholic and several times attempted suicide she has made a minor comeback since there seem to have been quite a few books lately telling all about famous peoples personal lives they are all quite enjoyable to read and would make good hot weathe reading property on the east side of the esgessjabsssssassxs appleby line running from the q way to the cnjl mainline this is the site where the f w feannan co ltd plans to erect its i new meat packing plant on 60 acres the nelson planners informed the are board further study was to be given an additional enlargement of the indusyial land in that area at tending the meeting were r n dooson charman of kelsons board bruce ashcroft its secretary and councillor harold stewart competition hits old flour mill travel over 1000 miles to see latest school developments travelling over 1000 nrfles and- visting 12 newly constructed schools the oakvilletrafalgar high school board saw many things that will be incorporated in the proposed new 1100000 high school to be con structed west of oakville the trip made in company with the various architects of the visit ed buildings was made at the re quest of the trafalgar township and oakville councils for the purpose of seeing at first hand the latest de velopments in high school planning each council allocated 1000 to the hunitngviule que cp a waterpowered flour mill hand ed down through four generations irstnroperalihg m uss rbashsrnr townships village but the present owner kenneth hunting fears operation of the mill is nearing an end because of competition from big milling comp anies our mill is no longer profitable to us because the large concerns ar qu much lower prices than we can afford mr hunting said over the years we have been gradually pushed out of business and our operations now are pract ically nil his great grandfather william huntings built the first grist mill in 1816 a year after he settled in this area which later was named after him the mill driven by wvter from the salmon river was equipped with huge grooved stonel which were rotated to grind the grain the distance between the stones was adjusted by hand to produce the jtype of flour required this cumbersome system was us ed until the early 1800s when the founders grandson herbert hunt- 4ng installed the roller system business administrator george atkins of the oakvilletrafalgar high school who accompanied the board on the trips said we saw many things that will be incorporat ed in the new school but they were not incorporated because of the trip mr atkins said the innova tions had been earma fo the new school before the trip was aifr ticipated the visits to the schools were made on tuesday wednesday thursday and friday of last week the group leaving about 800 am and returning as late as 1030 pm each day give no land until answered more than 100 oakville kerr st property owners after heamg may or lachlan mcarthur predict a 50 per cent traffic increase in five years asked for more information before committing themselves and their land to the widening of the towns second commercial thorough- tare the mayor sharpened his pencil and figured out loud that widening the street would cost all town tax payers 23300 over 20 years if kerr street property owners donat ed a slice of their land and a pro vincial grant were forthcoming totalestimated cost of the widen ing job is 362000 and if a 66foot road were feasible then the govern ment grant would be 50 per cent of 257000 or 128500 the govern ment would pay a grant on only the paving curb an gut cost which the mayor figued at 257000 at- a council meeting last week the mayor suggested thai it is time for a survey of the present building which was quite adequate when it was designed several years ago but now is being outgrown by increased staff council has engaged architect r w hall brampton who designed the present building to look it over and make suggestions for redesign ing it and making additions the building as pointed out by council lor harry hale was constructed so that a second storey could be added when needed the clerks office has become crowded with the addition of nn as sistant clerk the new engineer douglas wilson will require an of fice and the assessors office is not large enough to include an assistant said the mayor there is also the question of a small office for pri vate business of the mayor and com mittees the works superintendent also needs more accommodation we may not need a bigger build ing this year said the mayor it depends on how fast the towrf grows but we certainly will need it in the near future still another new housing subdi vision in in georgetowns future if council approves a proposal submit ted by lcroy dnle qc at last weeks meeting rz mr dale who appeared for the misses moore owners of a 100 acre fnrm on main street north which la one of the last remaining farm properties in town limits introduced miv rrlsnn w qderson ore interested portion of the property ban collecting salvage yards in a sudden move to dress up the township nelson council gave three readngs to a bylaw that com pletely prohibits salvage yards and the collection buying and selling of secondhand goods waste paper rags bones bottles bicycles auto tires old metal and other scrap materials and salvage under the bylaw any person op erating a salvage yard or shop go ing from house to house or along highways collecting purchasing or obtaining secondhand goods will be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 there are exceptions however the bylaw permits such collections for charity under these exemptions nothing in this bylaw prohibits any persons association or incor porated company engaged in the collection selling and distribution of salvage and secondhand goods for patriotic or charitable purpos es even a salvage yard is per mitted providing that such opera tions are a subsidiary part of the normal business and that such goods are used during the normal course of manufacturing operations and are not resold either retail or wholesale county road tobe paved georgetown reeve stan allen who is a member of the county road committee this year told georgetown council last week that definite action is being taken this year to improve the county road be tween milton and georgetown it has been decided mr allen said to dig out the road between hornby and no 25 highway com pact a base artificially and pave it this ycar only four and a half miles of county roads are in condition to be paved this year he said without artificial compacting special y which is still in operation the mill saw tremendous activ ity before reaching its present low kere before the prairies were ebb since much grain was produced plowed into huge wheat fields i i f i h pollock and campbell manufacturers of- high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait it llbuchner optometrist m acton every wed afternoon office at i4timistvtl hours 130400 by appointment childrens dresses ildr mad we have mad a really sensational purchase of a largo quantity of childrens and infanta dresses from one of canadas outstanding manufacturers of higher priced dresses hintons dept store these dresses are made from materials of exceptional quality when you see them note the generous wide hems the fancy stitching the full sixes the pleasing colors and smart styles some in cottons nylons and dotted swiss c d special- ff sizes 3 to pit sale 1 w reg to 398 value price second group pr sale reg to 498 price infants nylon dresses special sizes 123 reg to 298 value with mr in buying for housing these gtmitlomen said mr dale would bo buildlnii some 220 houses within the next two years on some 40 acres of land before council decided to turn it over to the industrial apd town plunninx committee for an opinion there wore two or three council members who wore critical of dr e g fnludls position in working for georgetown on a zoning project while also working for private in- dividunli mr dale submitted a plan of the housing subdivision prepared by dr faludi what docs dr faludi believe said reeve stan allen in a land use map he shows this as an indus trial area and now we seek a sketch for houses mr alien said the town is in no position to allow more largescale housing without definite compen sating industrial and commercial areas there have been layoffs at malton many more are anticipated and many present residents he said will have to be absorbed into local i if we allow any more subdivi sions without industry it could wash up our agreement with mr heslop for delrex he said councillor thomas lyons expres sed concern about rising school costs mr dole said he thought the town should consider the position of old residents like the misses moore whose land is valueless if it cannot be sold they are no longer in a position to farm it and he knows of no offer that has ever been made for purchase by any industry it might be 20 years before in dustry would be interested in this he said and it would be unfair to put such a long term restriction oh land use the cnr he added has held an industrial property for 40 years without selling it xbardan fttrain rr 1 smutpn markers monuments cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phone milton 15tr32 hs holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas tl ouelph r3 f replace your womqut furnace ryr0lt unit with a the furnace with a 10year warranty easily financed through your local sank i scriy serviced knd installed by roys electric service free estimates phone 420 electrical contracting oil heating and air conditioning specialists bands festival quebec cp the quebec gov ernment has allocated 3000 to maurice coutu of shawinigan falls as secretarytreasurer of the quebec amateur bands associat- 1 ion toward cost of a provincial festival of bands acton creamery limited milk bar i 1 now open sundays during summer months 1 pm to 9 pm tijsssaa wa ts- we now have equipment to make our own ice cream and are in a position to supply retail outlets new barn phone 242 don timmings prop fetfctf v- fw w- the stakes surveyors use to mark land boundaries have a way of disappearing and that can mean a whole survey has to be done over again but now theres new allaluminum stake is yoor herd outgrowing your present barn have you enough space to stoce the products of your farm if not perhaps you need a new bam or an extension to your present one doot lee a shortage of ready cash hold back your plans for a better farm whether its a new barn or the renovation of your buildings generally you can get mojoeyxrom the bof m through a farm improvement loan at low interest rates and on a repayment plan to ijourj why not see your b of m manager ststsr wily app to your plans sissssm- has foil suata ss fans loaprov sacnt loan give him dkaooa so help 6a up ymr fain lies co stoaaacal waa ieatcfsadlc he can dottsaoat sac ymr fauaa a that is tough for time t and weather and playful animals to hatuile it wont rust rot or weaken and two barbs open out at right angles underground to prevent jts being rooted out bjreven the most musculathear its a canadi inv mad of canadian aluminum by a canadian company to meet a typically c problem aluminum company of canada ltd alcan b m bank 1of montreaiv -y- acton branch william davey i www wif cawaum m wnm wuum ifis3iiisisflski miljbbjiajw

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