Say which tap hot NEW BORN LAMBS What do you do when you suspctt a new born lamb might be itching cold You bring him inside the house and ensconce him or her m your bathtub At least that s what Mrs Elizabeth We don nood a bath anyway Say lady have you seen our mothers Ewa may not be mother ON HOEY FARM OFEN END UP IN THE BATHTUB firm two limbs were in I hi tub inii Mrs how than with She there is very little spirt it is lambing tunc on the I irni Read the inside of Nnssagawey township dots at her Tree Farm where lambs ire fist and tutt is only new born Iambs cm be Friday when The Free arrived it the Hocy Ninety Fifth Year No Arrests follow nightlong vigil A ended with in ilolci I Ti lot ind men in I fieri in iletl hi A Ion II 1 1 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1970 iLcnlaia CeM duly seven or TV sen The local hid leirncd was stolen Tumuli and believed lie ilii for Acton irn men drove up ind lie const promptly sin led of i house to arrest mil tlicm with being in of stolen got Both I Tort Winter drought caused by main line break A break in the maul water line on Churchill Road north Saturday night left the town almost completely cut off water from midnight to 10 Sunday while town workmen to fix a leak in the large pipe Town superintendent Duby and six men from the works department dug through several feet of frozen earth in subzero weather by the light of flashlights and headlights to uncover the mam along Churchill Road beside the fish pond properly They had to replace a piece of the pipe before repairs were complete The break was not unexpected since an engineer report last fall recommended the line be replaced It is weak in several places and it is estimated will be required to replace or build a parallel line Mayor Duby stressed the seriousness of the situation but commended town workmen for their subzero struggle to get the system working He along with the town superintendent was deluged with calls Saturday as residents observed water pressure drop and wondered if their own line was frozen Most of the calls were very understanding the mayor observed but there was real concern from ratepayers who coped with the drought as best as they could Some melted snow to shave or make coffee Others managed to squeeze enough water from taps to perform their Sunday morning ablutions Mayor said in the event of an emergency like a fire the system could be switched over to the south spring but it would require large amounts of chlorine which would generate other problems Service was back in operation by 10 a Sunday Workmen had to haul fill Sunday afternoon to refill the huge hole as the mud removed had frozen It was the second leak for town workmen that week Thursday they repaired a break on working to 1 pm in weather with a chill factor of degrees below zero Cutoff that day was restricted to two blocks The Free Press had some calls from residents commending Continued on Page No action from council on strip No action will be taken by the town of Acton on a letter received from and Co Limited in connection with a proposed drag strip in Esquesmg township Members of the administrative committee of council considering the letter expressed concern about the development but felt thai they could not recommend any definite action to council No recommendation was made and the matter was not discussed at Tuesday meeting after being read in committee minutes DECIDE STATIONS FATE IN OTTAWA gl I lout in i subsequently out on bail home In i I wis One mm is frt Acton the hi with till from Toronto Three objections to housing filed Three object his were filed Is ind Willi until to the proposed Construction winch purchased re of lind for the senior lie neighboring Jennings citizens and to income homes in lie All Councillors speedily reviewed three were rejected by the silted and by resolution their meeting fact jt the Inition was the The future of railway stations Elora Preston jnd Acton will reside with the Railwiy Transport Committee of the Transport Commission following a public hearing which took over three Acton Ho approval for drag strip council assures Bowman Council Monday night assured Peter Bowman a resident of the area near the proposed drag strip on the Matthews property on the Fifth Line that owner Karl has been given no approval for his drag strip yet Mr Bowman told council he understood Mr had been interviewed on a Toronto radio station Friday night about plans for the drag strip No matter what Mr said on the radio he a had no approval from this council deputy reeve Tom Hill assured Mr Bowman Mr previously applied for a building permit for a control tower but council refused the application until Mr receives approval from the County Health Unit The Board of Health is realty only a stalling point Mr Bowman contended theyll do whatever the Health Board says Earlier the meeting clerk treasurer French read council letters of objection to the proposed drag strip from township residents iky Charles Mrs Hannah and Mrs Blanche The letters cited noise air pollution vandalism traffic congestion and property devaluation as probable results of the establishment of the drag strip 30 trees toppled The current tree cutting program will be over today Wednesday About 30 trees were earmarked over a period of time awaiting the contractor s arrival Some of the trees which had been known to be rotten proved to be in very dangerous condition when cut down Tuesday No decision handed down but there was promise of a speedy decision Ottawa to the people crowded in the room Support for the application by the CNR to remove station agents at the six points and opposition from the town of Acton was heard in front of Transport Commissioner J M and neither side pulled punches as they outlined their case The railway with Richard Vecnis manager of the Southwestern Ontario Area from London fielding questions from CN commission counsel H J claimed the Master Agency was providing at least as good a service if not better at a lower cost to the railway than existed previous to the inception of the master agency Up to bat for the town of Acton the Chamber of Commerce and the Development Commission were M Rud Whiting Mayor Les Paul Nielsen and John respectively and Marianne Coles representing the students at Acton district high school They claimed both in a combined brief and in testimony at the heating that railway service in Acton had deteriorated since the inception of the master agency and traced a phasing out process beginning when the first passenger trains were cut off in Acton was the only community to oppose the application M Whiting changed the complexion of the meeting from a dull dry mutual question and answer forum between the two railway represcntatrves Mr Veenis and Mr by charging that the methods used by the CN were irresponsible and had no regard at all for the community and the hearing was Ihc first opportunity to present views on the erosion of railway service in Acton Counsel H J G denied Mr WhiUngs allegations and the Halton MJP got only a few vague answers from Mr Vecnis regirdim nil operations in Acton Was the railway getting their share of the business Getting a good share said Mr Was the Acton operation successful a monetary point of view It is growing with the economy answered Mr Express business is picking up but later information showed express is less than half whit it was before the introduction of a master agency Are people happy with service As as we cm determine Mr Veenis replied One passenger train stops in Acton each way each day Would you keep the station open for one trim Yes as long as we an using the station was the reply The railway represents lives continually impressed the hearing with the opinion that it made no difference whether a station was making losing money when it was incorporated in a master agency The railway claimed in testimony however that it was saving 000 a year by operating the master agency from Guelph a challenged by Acton representatives Development Commission chairman John Goy said express service in 1963 under the old plan was operated in Acton for a month with a per cent express commission for the agent Express service now costs over a week under the master agency You arc not saving 10 a year in Acton he cheerfully Eavesdropping Overheard by an eavesdropping Free reporter during th lunch break at Tuesday railroad hearing Out official of the ratfway told another ho was anxious to to Toronto after thtnaaring How could he go ha Could he catch a tram from Acton No the repfy Ben thing to do would be to go to Oafcville board a GO train and peed in from there Couldn he phone Guelph and get a train to stop in Acton the repfy was negative Trapped by their own policies am irked one bystander told representatives who midc no attempt to the figures He also disputed tint the doll irs and cents figures did enter he picture As trucker 1 feel every doll he testified Me asked the C men to put themselves in the place of an wishing loeitc and they were taken to Georgetown who have agents Acton none He piek any of the other three places because they had agents at tic Mr Coy Industry was attracted to Acton when there was a full time service Mi y but the town I been too successful attracting industry An everyday agent is imporlant to the community Our experience said Mr Veenis Ins been that the accnl presence of insignificant industry Clumber of Commerce representative Paul Nielsen told the hearing Acton suffered frt in lie express ever for three ye ir period 195 198 he master agency but idm it had ved since the list hcamif to he mils My contention is the railway look ill the work so it could the service Mr Nielsen said He also the C N started implementation of the master agency in when the express removed Mr Vecnis said express was I iken off the passenger trains to ike passenger better Passenger service The N operated to service the as they saw fit barber railway representatives rehashed reasons for implementing the master agency chiming that all services were retained and improved The witness out vinous pom is in objections to the closing of Acton services addressed to the Railway on Page Tuesdiy flic matter goes to Objectors were neighbors Mr and Mrs R Olscn Vieti Ave a up of had been able to find much searching The planning board had the to all for the Ontario Housing Three newcomers elected to parks recreation board By vote Mrs Diane gel was by council to parks board and recrcatnn commission for a three year term both Gil Malcolm and Art Gordon fi a two year term All three are newcomers to board Terms were determined by Hie number of votes ballots were cast by before the clerk announced the names chosen Parks board and rccrealion commission had recommended three names Art Gordon Norman Elliott and John However as the ling beg in Peter Marks said Mi wished his name withdnwn S NEW elected at County adjusted by last years warden George Council afternoon was Reeve Cumo right JudgeAlonB Sprague of the County Allan Doy Mr Day was one of three nominated Court left officiated at the swearingin for the position and his election was unanimous ceremonies of the now warden and County Warden Day center Is seen having his chain Council Staff Photo Deputy reeve Tyler briefly reviewed attempts have a woman on boaid and staled the names of three who laid would nsider it another year Mr int the name of Mrs Spielvogel whom he had approached Three other names were also tabled with one of ihcm withdrawn as the man had not been I concerned about stacking the for commented Mr Tyler During enquiries at the end of the meeting councillor Marks returned to the subject of parks and recreation appointments charging the procedure was an ice age approach Council should establish the validity of the endorsed candidates and the present method of naming members would increase public apathy This good enough for those who are willing to stand This could have been said at administration committee meeting rebuked Mr McKenzie Our procedure is very much in order retorted Oake- The board is Idee a nominating committee and at Other nominations were made from the floor I had a reason Mr Marks continued urging the method be changed Advised Mr Tyler Get on the agenda at a committee meeting and propose a change Maybe you get shot down like did at county council but itTJ get recorded Let tenders Hilton East MJPf Jan Snow reported this week that the Department of Highways will let tenders for a contract for the charing grubbing and fencing of a seven mile stretch of Hajfnvay 7 between Acton and Georgetown The contract calls for the preparation far planned road reconstruction in the area