Remove agents Acton Rockwood stations David Katz new principal at high school and station will lose agents who have been sitting twiddling thumbs and thinking up things to do over tin past two years along with fellow agents at stations in Moorcficld Preston and The Canadian Transport Commission accepted Hit recommendations ol Ir import commissioner J M winch came out of hcitiug in Acton January IT and authorized the National Railways remove it the and conduct all business the master agency Tlie Commission made one concession ruling Hi il as long is any ol the six points ire served by trains the must keep the premises in hcited and lighted fir rnlioid It is expected net will look after these duties But then ilmosl in the snne hie the Transport Commission inn the public hearing in he Fifth Year No applications to close up the passenger service between and Toronto The railway claims it lost the operation in 1968 M Whiting champion of the cause to keep the open confessed he was disappointed in the result the hearing in Acton I thought we put up a good fight hut hid the upper hand ill Hie wiy with their background he told The I Press from Ottawa The slide rule boys from the CNR were well versed in the procedure full w since they ve been closing stations ill across the country did the best we could under the lie said The igeut duties will he earned on was heavily weighted the brief from Aeton which chimed railroad service hid deteriorated from the time master was implemented But the railroad claimed it would save in operating expenses by running the master agency at and insisted service was better They produced no witnesses to verify their only si by the stand lor almost a linger who son ihe hours the where the agenl is removed If nit is good is Hie N el mils it Mr Whiting pitr us I vidcnee he ird hearing J Special loud it r ly claims at uric igl but the Commission ruled the agents must go ol agem was just one in series ill steps iken by railway Hi it is led I the almost complete deteriora services in brie the town slid Lxpress wlieii from cost the only Mill month with i nine per minisMon I id Hie id spends I week lor a service less evidence the I from town showed The railroad made no attempt to answer In spite of evidence the Canadian Transport Commission chose to disregard Ihe wishes of the council and people of the town one individu at the meeting commented Wellington MP Hales has jumped into the fray since it has been announced Ihe wishes to close off the Guclph Toronto pjsscnger run as well as Ihe Owen Sound to rim He said he would fight the proposed Ho promised his help to keep the Irains running lie also the railroad with running i poor service tint did not people to save themselves Hie cost of pirkmg in metro Toronto He sud if the improved their stock and service hey I be losing money wide Ihe hearing will like phec in courthouse ii ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH A Sixteen Pogos Cents The Halton County Board of fcdiltjiio tint KjU of Burlington his been appointed the new principal ol Acton District high school Mr will succeed Ted who resigned in I 16 years as principal of the Actun school Newly married Mr Kat has been an pirtieipant on many committees and progrim councils it ion h is been the prune motivation throughout Ins life He is presently vice Central high schod His otlicial duties in Acton will likely commence on August 1 Born in Hamilton the new appointee lived went to school there graduating Irom McMastcr University He then obtained his Master ol Science degree in mathem ities Irom Purdue University in Indiini In he joined Nelson high school and two years I iter is as he id he mathematics depiitniciit Hie same school He received an to his position is vice principal at Central in December 1967 Mr is looking lorward lo moving into the area He told the Free Press lint he was not entirely unfamiliar with small town hie suite his wife Concord I bought firm near two years ago which my brother in law still operates Mr said Hobbies I like kids and keel l llllllc lie hid little time to join service clubs or other groups since he was lied up with ill of education Currently Mr is a member the Council lor the county He served is chairman the Innovations lor two yens Mr hopes be to introduce himself to teachers students at the Aelon school he assumes the principal offiuiHy Police recover stolen tools A break in MacKenie Lumber wjs reported to police Cons is continuing the invest igal ion led It wrenches were taken by police I wis ginicd into the shop by breaking p me of glass and slipping i latch then into the showroom by i repeal perform nice Newsy feathers Maybe humans don feel spring in bones yet but birds apparently foal It coming in thair Many flocks of raucous crows and a low honking geese spatted the grey skies this week High school blaze ruins 1100 clothing A fire in a si ill room clothes closet di trict high school alttinom destroyed SHOO worth clothing md caused minor smoke d mi ige lo the st ill room Teachers Aim md Swallow were in the staff room when hurst I he closet let v used hind extinguishes out the blaze The internal it school wis sounded itcd the building Acton firelighters were called hut the wis under by tune ihey Smoke ejectors were brought into building but Were nut d irefightcrs ipeued doors in he gym resumed hedulc 1 morning The in school the fusl lie memory led Hansen sir when a sir d In the and sntuke the died precaution incisure clou were The hie did not Hie of in exhibition ill lunty Watson team alerts A Hamilton mm brother md sister informed police an it Watson rest lurmt on Saturdiy The quick ell wis Ann Wat on at Hie register hid jusl left when she re ihed wis wrong Brother took eh got hi been number as drove away Cons Doug Nose worthy later Hie chared with Iraud He apparently his similar eh irgcs A CLOTHES CLOSET FIRE in the staff room of hand extinguishers to snuff out the Students Acton Distndt High School Thursday afternoon evacuated the building and Acton Firefighters worth of responded quickly to the call The fire also caused clothing Teachers Alan Eastwood and Robert smoke damage to the staff room Staff Swallow discovered the fire and immediately used Photo HOURS AND HOURS of precision construction over 15 classification of the Sports Corner went into this model of the ancient American building contest Store manager Fred warship Old Ironsides The model won builder presented Mr Collerton with his trophy Bob Collerton of 1 Acton first prize in the Photo One injury JETPORT FOR ESQUESING A rash of surveying throughout Esquesing and Townships in recent weeks has many of the township residents firmly convinced the proposed new super jetport under consideration by the federal government will be built in tho North area To date of surveying parties and a number of other indications point to the jumbo jetport occupying about 000 acres of land in Esqueiing Township or about 80 per cant of the township present acres Official sources refuse to confirm Eiquesing has bean chosen But township residents t waiting to hear it officially announced some have already sold their farms and moved out because they heard from high sources the would soon squeeze them off their lands Residents reported at least two farms the area south of Nerval have been sold for this reason recent months One Esquesing farmer predicted tho jetport would occupy most of tho lands between Third Line end the 10th Line from Georgetown on north to Highway on the south Surveyors now rambling up and down the country roads say they are working for Ontario Hydro Meanwhile a major Hydro lino is boing strung from Georgetown out Sideroad down the Fifth Line to 10 Sideroad Observers note as many as nine new wires are being strung on ordinary hydro poles with Disarm supports Farmers said the surveyors appear to be just taking grades of the land not actual surveys One source reports there are at least three deep wells already installed in the township one of them was put in two years ago on Sideroad near the CNR Milton Georgetown model Esquesing access to four major area highways and Yates qualifies the township as a prime area for such a government Staff p Toronto International Airport at Malton is already overcrowded and its expansion has been turned down Government sources five prospective sites are being considered all of them west of Toronto Meanwhile Halton Region Conservation Authority is circulating a protest against a jetport in Halton County to tho nine municipalities represented on the Authority The petition went to Esquesing Township Council Monday of this week and council took no action Three car crash 4100 damages i air for Nassagaweya Approxim itely 100 Damage a Rambler The collision about damage resulted from a three driven by mil if collision in Highway west ol Pennington St Georgetown I mmerson of Acton near the Mills Ro id was estimated at detachment I invest junction last night A third car a l8 Dodge Charges are pending A l70 Ford driven by driven by Parent of Aeton Tidey Avenue Acton received received an estimated SI damage She suflcrcd abrasions ipproximael d image Mr Fredericks Mr Ice closes Ihe knee Parent schools Acton residents hurt in mishaps Two Acton residents received minor injuries in two separate accidents Friday and both were involved in single car mishaps Friday morning a car driven 29 Patricia Patterson ol do Terrace lelt 7 west of Nassagaweya Sixth Line damage She 950 damage twocar accident Two cars were involved in an accident on Main St N rn Sunday The ear driven by Siena Anckcr Main N was making a turn and received an estimated damage The second car driven by Ticvor Swan Tidcy Ave received damage sufferer head The slight bump on allcmoon This mornings rain and sleet covered country roads with sheets of treacherous ice School buses had to cancel some of their routes and some schools in the country were closed in the area Acton high school is open but not all the students are there Nassagaweya Councillor Allan voiced the fear the federal government could locate the posed jumb i jet airport in his township Monday night at They could locate here he said since we have lots of It s now but not loo easy he complained Mr Ackman s comments came as council was being asked to endorse a resolution from Region Authority opposing Ihe localion of ihe jetport in County The resolution was endorsed Mr explained his tears about the location claiming he had seen surveying crews around Hie township and he also said he had heard engineers for Hie transport department were housed at a local motel Driver fails breathalizer A local man was charged with impaired driving and failed the test early in ihe morning of Thursday Feb He had driven through the Mill Main red light at a high rate of speed according to police A passenger was charged with having liquor in other than his residence driven by yearold Albert Marshall of Terrace lelt the road receiving SI damage Marshall received minor ear and hand lacerations Both mishaps were investigated by Milton OPP Overheated stove summon firefighters Acton firefighters answered a call to the home of Charlie Thomson R Acton early Friday night An overheated oil stove was quickly administered by firefighters No damage resulted Eclipse Saturday at 1222- beware Saturday will be the last chance to see an eclipse of the sun this century and if the weather is right Acton and district people will be out in thousands to observe the spectacle People in this area will see the moon moving between earth and sun begin to cover the sun at p The eclipse should be at its maximum around 30 covering over 80 per cent of the sun face By 230 it should be If you want to see a total eclipse it will be necessary to travel to Halifax or eastern Newfoundland Ed ipse- watchers am warned about looking directly at the sun Permanent blindness can result from tewing the sun directly even for a second or so Safest method is to see it on TV or through two completely exposed thicknesses of black and white film Do not attempt to look directly at the sun either with your through dark glasses or the on a camera The suns radiation remains at full strength through the eclipse and rays can damage the retina of the eye without the viewer being aware of it