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ijijxsl v t acton ontario thursday may 18th 1961 a 1 hy uw pott otrlrw dapiirinmntt otuwa ten paget seven cent georgetown will protest halton industrial group suk photo rownie enrolment was held monday afternoon when five young girls were enrolled into brownies from tweenies pictured above around the toadstool are left to right helen llngham sharon gordon elizabeth hurst valerie coles and karen ashley standing at the rear are brown owl mrs p dunne and tawny owl mrs b r llngham v the town of georgetown has protested its participation in countywide industrial commis sion which was set up last week and plans to launch an appeal jo county council mayor e t hyde told milton and acton councillors at a meeting of the moth hallon urban board last night wednesday that we dont feci we will have equal chances with other municipalit ies and we cannot take full ad vantage of the dollars were go ing to have to put fnto it not much help he said an industry that loc ates in any other municipality would help pay county expen ditures and yvmild lower george towns share of the county load but it wohld be so small you wont be able to see it the mayor agreed this years pro posed expenditure of is 000 was not unreasonable hut warned lhat ihe expenses would grow in future the industrial commission was forrricd last week aftef the urging of trafalgar industrial commissioner ronald cooksley who was hamed chairman it plans to promote industrial ex pansion within the county and industrial enquiries would be dir ected to the municipality that ihe industrialist is first interest ed in favor idea deputy reevifbcrt hinton of acton and milton clerk jirrt cos- tigan spoke up in support if the commission and mr hinton pro mised each municipality would be treated equally under tho countywide setup mr costl- gah noted the northern munici palities couldnt afford to do this work on their own during inst nights mecting ihe councillors from the three towns made initial plans for a meeting with the northern nas- sagaweya and esqucslng town ship municipal representatives when the subject of regional planning will be aired 60000 arena centre assured early pledges thfifithj cheques 36000 county seeks central school central halton county would be an excellent location for n provincial vocational schooland couhfy coiincir should let the government know about it bur lington reeve f i ryckman told halton county council tuesday he suggested the countys cen tral location between hamilton and toronto suited the popula tion needs for sufficient enrol ment and he added that central halton had the transportation facilities to accomodate students these schools arc given 100 per cent sponsorship by the govern ments but it is understood the county will be liable for some maintenance rman john goy reported morning thursday thai with j36o0o pledged in the first three days of the commtin- ily centre campaign there is little doubt of- ihe ultimate sue- ces of ihe project the response of citiens to ihe campaign has r- v wt t jiumj3 renew fight for fairer voting power south seeks correcting legislation still righting to get a bet share of the voting power in hal ton county council halton s southern municipalities this week successfully urged county council to take some positive steps toward enacting or chaag- l decreasing net return lis puzzler for hydro pont take tew much stock in these three months recommend- ed howard king ontario hydro when he discussed the decreasing pet return with local commiv tdonera i thursdays meeting the local commlnsion had receiv ed at a previous meeting an interim statement for three months which had indicated a profit or 44 per cent on the sale of power during that period mr king attended the meeting at the commissions request and suggested the situation called for ho panic but some concern he listed three factors which influenced the decrease the local commission had purchased more power this year the de mand and kwh were both up the 13th power hill for i960 had decreased from a credit of 1089 compared to a credit of 5758 in 1959 this was reflected in t he- decreased return heutlso report er the domestic revenue- was down 11278 arid the- power rev enue was up 1261 he kit then- was possibly something which was putting the power demand up but there was not a propor tionate increase fit the call lor kwh mr king suggested the tigures could change completely in ihe i next three months chairman beatty requested an earlier audit at the end of the next quarter in order that the commission could watch the situation more clone ly mr king said- i dont feci anything is wrong with the sys tem it is only the customers usage he suggested one solu tion could be a very aggressive sales program eliminate fluctuation the commission was inlormed voltage regulators would be in stalled and in operation in acton by the end of august this in stallation should eliminate ihe fluctuations in voltage on the svstem mr king will notify the commission when he has further information on the pro gram superintendent mason was in structed to contact the archi tects on the bell telephone buhding in an effort to deter mine their anticipated hydro rcl quiremcnls the huilding is to be eleclricallv heated and could icquirc a new transformer in stallation to service the building the superintendent was to in vestigate li see il there was anv merit in purchasing 360 worth of spa iv parts for the trans- ormcr station the parts are be ing offered jo the local commis- sion by ontario hydro operation- eskimo mr king asked if the com mission was going to participate in ihe provincewide operation eskimo this promotion is sponsored by ontario hydro the equipm manufacturers and loual comissions to encourage the sale of deep freeze units to home owners the local com mission agreed in principle and are to order promotion kits for any local appliance dealers who wish to participate some discussion followed the inclusion of the accounts for rent payroll and postage in the list of accounts presented lor payment these accounts had been authorized by resolution at ihe first of the year commis sioner tyler felt il was necessary to include them on ihe list of accounts each month when they had already been authorized it was finally decided to include these amounts on the lists ol accounts presented atjlie regu lar meetings editorial t- runaway car injures child its now ing legislation toward a m equal balance of votes in the end the legislation com mittee was asked to give a com plete study to either increasing the number of delegates to coun ty council from oakville trafal gar and burlington or giving the existing delegates more votes the municipalities complain that while they provide around 80 per cent of the assessment and popu lation they hold less than half of the voting power meanwhile ihe northern five towns and townships can swing any vote if they band together against the south clerk garfield brown was ask ed to send a questionnaire to each county councillor and each municipal council asking for their viewson what can a done there was discussions or a prp vntc bill in the legislature and amendments to existing legisla tion policy on schools fti tuesdays may meeting or county council members heard a report from the legislation and bylaw committee setting forth a policy on new or additions to re tarded childrens schools the county agrees to pay a grant of 150 per square foot towards the initial or additional capital construction program and this will be paid upon receipt or a certificate of approval from the government together with evi dence thai ihe institution has collected 80 per cent of the ten dered cost of the operation reeve f i ryckman of bur lington said ihe county grant would amount to around id per cent of the capital cost of con struction who put up signs who is responsible asked reeve ryckman for the no parking signs in front of the court house the burlington member sug gested the no parking zone was being used by a member or the bench and wondered if the signs were covered by a bylaw on the town of miltons books the clerk was asked to investigate engineer roy f smith report ed on plans for the new aider- shot highway a job estimated to cost in theneighborhood of 1438- 000 he oxplnined problems of overpasses and widening and in formed county councillors the countys share of the cost would be around 100000 some of which is subject to 80 per cent subsidy and some at 50 per cent subsidy muaeum report the agricultural committee re ported on museum discussions with the members of the 16 mile creek conservation authority arid explained the barn on the- duff alexander farm at kelso had been agreed upon as the best place for the museum meanwhile the committee had toured the midland museum for ideas on establishing a local mu seum bylaws passed at tuesdays meeting included one to grant a further 234000 to the joseph brant memorial hospital at bur lington and one lor 307000 in additional roads y construction plus a 10000 adtfrrinrs to the county garage in milton another bylaw authorized the purchase of forest property in lot 22 con 2 nassagaweva the price for 53 acres was- 6000 and the land will be turned over lo the de partment ol lands and forests lo manage the clerk was given permis sion to purchase pencils bear ing an industrial slogan on them fluff photo knox church was nearly filled to ca pacify sunday even ing when 22 lodges wore represented at the district divine service grand lodge af am guelph speed lodge male choir led the congregation in singing and sang two selection the special service in acton was the first since dean leslie- was district deputy grand master over 20 years ago pic tured above front row left is rt wor bro dr a j buchanan ddgaa and right dean leslie back row rev a h aackenzie who preached an inspiring sermon and worshipful master of walker lodge stan joe been a s1urcc of pride- to the committee prior to the canvass about 12000 whs pledged by the canvassers firemen council lors ys men llions and rotary club members willi this send- off canvassers were requested to accept pledges when they were only soliciting appointments by telephone when tabulation was made on monday evening over 400 calls had been made and ihe clock in- tjmcalor showed 22000 tuesday evening calls pushed the lotnl to 32000 wednesday evening calls exceeded expectations and the pointer was forced to a total of 3ft00u the committee chairman noted from here to the objective it is anticipated the returns will slow down as the hulk of the canvass has been completed however this can be expected and withlhe continued support op the citizens lor the balance ol ihe campaign there is no doubt of success there is no section of the canvass completed re turns will be coming in for at least another two weeks 40 year jewel for c k browne nunnccnarian charles kelly browne prominent ornngemnn ami businessman in aclon was linnoivil last week during the b5th annual eonventiun of the pro- vineial grand black chapter of ontario west when lie received his 40 vear jewel rl wor c k browne pd gm was a delegate lo the con vention held at windsor and re ceived the high honor presented hy grand lodge of western on tario during the wednesday ev ening banquet in the norton- palmer hotel sic knight c k browne re ceived the medal from rt wor grand master harold watson of london who was assisted by wor sir knight whitney street of guelph the new award vill lie prized hy mr brown and already it it stored safely with his many oili er lodge awards mrs browne accompanied her husband to tho convention vmffortj county assessment thcreis no doubt ti is now early returns on the initial steps in the duve for 60000 for the now community centre project are most encourag ing- the reception ot the project by the citizens of acton and district has been most gratifying leaving little doubt of the citizens desire for the centre it cannot be denied some individual returns have been most disappointing to the committee these have been off set by unparalleled efforts of the many people who be- lievc wholeheartedly irr the project and have signed a pledge which backs up these feelings with procampaign pledging by the committee local organizations and the canvassers gave the drive its first shot in the ami with an amount of over 10000 the early days of the campaign continued this pace with canvasserstum- tng in over 11000 on monday 10000 on tuesday anil over 4000 on wednesday with all scgnicnls of the campaign urujei way canvassers have more calls to make these calls are now taking longer and tho rate of the climb to the goal will progress moic slowly opting the next week there are still more house calls to makethe business canvass is underway and the canvass of local industries has been started in the rural areas where the response was been most encouran the canv is taking longer as a result of the late season tho total amount pledged to wednesday evening was over 36000 there is still a long hard distance to go but with the support already indicated upheld in the remainder of ihe canvass there is no doubt of the campaign success it will take time but in the end the community centre will be completed irvevearold kenneth hurren won of mr and mis ken hurren 45 mcdonald bqulcvard was rushed by car to iuclph general hospital belore one oclock li- ilay thursday alter being run oxer hy a car the youngsters mother re turning trom work had stopped at ihe home ol a neighbor whciv she always picked up her son she let the car in the neighbors j di iveway and belore she could return the voting hoy had started it up aiul with him in il the vehicle backed across the road bucks through fence alter crossing a portion ot one lawn the car backed through a lence on iuidon james proper- j i the drivers door was wrench- i ed oxn ami the youngster was i tossed it the ground the ear continued to hack up knocking j down the i runt portion ol the icucc arul began i mason blvd belore it was vd i a neighboi mis ictl muvse heard the crash and when she i looked out the window she saw ihe ouiigsier i tinning toward i the car oil her lawn nipt realizing the kiddie had been injured mis movse can- i lioned htm about running uv i ward what she believed to be a itinawav car suddenlv the hov collapsed on the mad and was carried into the house- mrs jim mcknight anil the voungstcrs mother look the in jured boy to guelph constable merviii harness of board finalizes business prepares for busy season according to business finaliz ed at the parks board tuesday meeting acton park promise to lie a busy spot lhs summer and everyone will he assured of plen ty ot entertainment hi cache is may be an added at traction for solthall viewers pro- die towns blanket insur- approve 1394229 bylaw bert watson rr 2 acton was hired as park gale attend- j anl lor the season and ray man- tel crevvsiiis comers received the booth concession caretaker roy arnolt hired following the previous meeting began his duties at the park on halton countys equalized as sessmenl bylaw was passed tues day afternoon al county councils may meeting the bylaw pro vides lor ljol count v expendi tures totalling 139422932 and costs will he shared on an equal ized assessment- has is bv ihe eight member i nun ici polities the lew ol 625 mills will cov er 46 mills or general expendi tures plus los mills lm load costs added to this the live nor thern municipalities will pav a special levy on high schools con struction which was financed through the louutv total jiavincnts lor each until- icjpalilv arc as inflows a ion vs3921 burlington sl7l34 georgilown 132521 milton 677f4 oakville 146206 1s quesing hl 8 1 4 nassaeaw 22305 and tialalgar 412559 start new esquesing quarry wont mar escarpment face associated onarries ltd a sub sidiary ol ihe si lawrence ce ment co this week began strip- pinganddevelopmcnrnt anrw quarry north ol highway 401 on ihe i ist line ol lisqucsjng geologist prank beale em phasized ihe quarry develop ment will have regard for the lace ol ihe escarpment and while a narrow cut niav he ne cessary lor a toiivevor the bal ance ol- ttic qtiurv will not be visible and ihe lite ol ihe is carpmrrit- will not he destroyed presently the mini has 1000 anes under option tor ihe quat- with about 500 acres acquired reason lor ihe large acreage is lo assure ihe quarry will not dis turb -neighbors- mrboatcnoted some machinciy is on the site now and il is expected the first material will be delivered with in a month the crushed stone aggregate will he used in ready- mix cement and lor similar uses it will not be used by ihe si i awrencc co in the manufac ture ol ihe powdcied cement mr beale explained a sm j ialed fjuirries also oper ates dailies al jvirkfield and hageisv tile ancctolicv takes care of anv ac- wednesday mo ning and has cident approval was given the marled o clean up the area to be solthall league to erect portable bleachers when norm morion was prudent lo seek permission mr morion also received the nod ot approval lo skill the suit ball diamond inlield and provide suf ficient till and reserve the use ot ihe diamond monday tuesday and thursday evenings permission vvas also granted lo pete vale and lid owen to use the haidball diamond thurxdav hacking down wettings and saturday mornings stop- tor pee wee baseball a ponv ride concession for lite park was planted to dave manes with reservations tor certain dal es in the agreement the board will receive 10 per cent ul the gross proceeds mavor john gov ex officio a member of the board recom mended that members carefully consider initiating a byuw to grant ihe acton agricultural -so- lictv the use of factlitir at the park two days a year for their annual tall lair in making the recommenda tion mr guy slated the fair boa id needed some assurance ready for ihe summer activities grant permission recreational association lor orenda was g ran ted permission lo stage a lishing derby lor their i children at the park june 2 approval was also given lor the lome scots briss band to hold a concert inthe park in august st john ambulance brigade in- dicated heir willingness io serve j on duty at the park again this i summer but requested certain dales to be exempt i rout chitvonj account ot other commitments r r parker chairman the position ol chairman was the acton opp who investigate before any lone range plan i kai tti 111i111i tn 11 k- il ed believes the car wheel ran ov- could be made it was agracd cr the youngsters face as tire to review a drai bylaw at the i next meeting marks were prominent tilled bv the reappoint men 1 of r r parker g v barbeau will serve again as vicechair man the decision was postpon ed irom the lirst ot the year due to lack of a quurum mayor gov inlormed the board ihe proposed arena building lor the community centre would ex tend to within 26 feet of t he present fence bordering the race irackjjl was agreed this woutd not create uny problem for ac cess to other quarters in the area au moto loa 467 held a church parade sunday afternoon and marched from tho park to lha united church for the service a targe turnout was present from neighboring lodges to participate some pf the marchers pictured above are larvto right are anne fryer truman spencff vin- cert dunne norman rea county aaaster waterloo alvie go don aaaster 467 william mu- ligan halton county mastar and mrs lily wilson 7 n