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TV I N noly5lxlh Year No 2 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY Sixteen Pages Fifteen Cents County council school link regional govt forces ACTON RECREATION COMMITTEES Cindy and Darlene Weaver summer playground program opened Registrations are down from fast year Monday morning Enjoying a game of but further registrations will take place punch ball are I to r Joanne for the remainder of this week Adopting philosophy of united we stand and divided we fall County Council and County of have decided to Join forces and provide one voice Regional Government for the county At a joint meeting following the meeting of County Council June council and the board agreed to form a small Joint committee to the matter Chairman of the Board of Doug Wood spoke of a real concern about regional government as It affects education particularly An a resident of I t be interested in seeing Peel take the remains of if Burlington goes with Hamilton Im vitally concerned about the fragmen Pharmacy will double size Simpsons move store opens Duo to expansion at Acton Pharmacy Simpsons Soars order office Is moving to the former quarters next door to Dills Stationery Store Renovations at the pharmacy will begin at once Jessie Coles who was manager of the order office will become an agent under a new agreement She will handle catalogue orders as usual although or the lime being at least her display space for Items la limited premises formerly the Free Press Is being renovated this week and she expects to be in operation there Tuesday July 14 She has plenty of storage space for large items Sheet Metal has moved to Acton Pharmacy managers Bill and Gary Barton have been planning their needed ex pension for many months The wall between their present store and Simpsons will come out and the new entrance will bo In the new section of store Their space will more than double so they Intend to add more lines and bettor selection A much larger drug dispensary will be located at the buck of the store They hope the work will be completed by Sept 1 Contractor K will be doing the work in stages no service will not be interrupted Mr also contractor for the new Toronto Dominion bonk The pharmacy is now open six full days as well as Thursday and Friday evening The stuff remains the Home Mr Mr Barton Miss Madeleine Gibbons Miss Phyllis Calls Peel program waste Councillor Ken Marshall ad mil ted it was not council s business but he won why the Peel County Board of Education wanted land in for educational use when there was lots of similar land in Peel Councillor Marshall a con latent critic of money spent by boards of education felt the program was Just another waste of taxpayers money Officials of the Peel Board appeared In front of council Monday night ask for a building permit for a three car garage for their property on Lot near Terra Col tit The Board has plans for washrooms and offices In the garage and it will also be used for a shelter until a Halton awarded 74 plow match has won the right to be the host county for the 197 In Plowing Match it was announced this week It be the first time the big International match and farm machinery show will ever be held In Halton although Halton plowing history goes back over 100 years planning committee is already busy looking for possible sites for the week long series of matches and the tented city that is expected to draw thousands of visitors Promoters here formed a committee chaired by Ross of Burlington which included Ontario Plowmen s Association d rector Jack Taylor of Burlington the agricultural committee of Halton County Council and other interested plowmen from the Halton Plowmen Association They put in their bid at the annual conference in Toronto Feb and the OPA awarded the match to Hilton despite stiff competition from Ontario County This years match will be in Victoria County and the and matches are slated for and Perth Counties Courses in field study will be operated at the property next term in almost virgin wilderness north the Terra Cottn Con park Children arc bussed in now But as far as Councillor Marshall is concerned the entire program is just another way of shelling out money which boards of education take from the public collective pockets Mr who heads the program told Mr Marshall he would like to talk to him after the meeting and explain the program Council told spokesman Mr McArthur that the request for the garage would have to go lo he planning board first before council decides on the request How long will that take I guarantee it will be as fast as any government quipped the The Peel Countj Board pur chased the largetract of land he former Leslie farm for educational purposes about two years ago and intends to have accommodation for students from three to five a week when plans arc completed MackienndMrs Belly Mclnty re with part time help as reeded Another change to the business section Is opening of a Davis Jewellers also have a store in Milton Orange Walk The district Orange Walk laird for this Saturday and local member will be taking part As usual there will be parade and short service here before they Itmt for the mammoth gathering or lodges They will form up 10 a at store an appropriate place since he the oldest lodge mrmber far he been parading for over Sfl he parade will march the cenotaph where there will be the usual short service The groups will for Voodbridge about II lotion and eel Burlington must stay In If we go Peel as a balance of power he said Mr Wood noted 43 per cent of the elementary students In were from Burlington as well as per cent of the special education students and more than half the secondary school students Minister of Municipal Affairs has indicated there would not be an immediate disruption or the educational unit If and Peel were merged he left the door open for two or three years from Mr Wood noted disruption two or three years later could be more damaging than one at the current lime John a trustee with the Board of Education explained there were advantages in size but dangers In being too large He Indicated that Metro Toronto was experiencing the problem of being loo large ft the present lime and he fell Peel joined would be too He said once you reach Youthful bandsmen or pass the optimum in size your costs go up and quality goes down Deputy of Bill Burlington was the vital Issue concerning regional government Id the people of Burlington had voiced their feeling when ihcy 17 to remain In away from Hamilton and added both county council and municipal councils had Indicated ihe desire to minister We should go to lln minister vocally and slate under no do we want regional government without Burlington Thri in too much slake for us to wait for thi minister lo decree what will happen We been pari of he silent majority long nnugh It is time now to speak out while ihere Is a lull he W Johnston a trustee with Ihe Itoard suggested brief brief should Im lo province Reeve of Acton said there was a political battle going on and noted inly one minister will get what lit wunls either McKwugh will subdue Bill Davis or It will be the other way around Young girl Members of both council and the board agreed political pressure should be on Ihe province Mr Hanson suggested a plebiscite of Ihe people In Ihe county would help make ihe point Mr illllen agreed there was merit there and urged vital organizations such as ham hers of tinmen of Agrlcullurt and labor councils be consulted l provide strong united voice Burlington Gordon Gallagher levelled criticism at the province Tor lack of solid leadership He noted recent meetings dealing with the Design for Development of ihe Toronto Centred Hog Ion failed to provide answers for those who asked He said lie rarely criticized the province hut If there was good leadership there failed In find Still in dark on hydro line at Camp loses toes Seven tight momhers of Citizens Band arc attending the Ontario Youth Music Camp at Beaverton this week where the program Includes recreation as well as six hours a day of blowing their own horns The camp is situated on Lake Band music students from all over Canada attend the camp which has an international reputation tending from Acton arc Jim Coles bass Peter Pavll cornet Paul baritone Heather Buchanan comet Mary Watson comet Barbara Pratt clarinet Susan Scott flute Carol Buchanan clarinet Three carloads driven by bandmaster George Elliott Frank Scott and Bill Buchanan band president made the trip to the camp Unable attend In spite of plans was Br en da Kings mill She was stricken with appendicitis and was operated on at Guetph General Hospital She is recovering nicely Seven Diane Her got of It lost Iwo of her Iocs in a power mower accident other home on the Fourth tine township lost week Diane slipped off mower and caught her Tool In the blade She was taken to General hospital where the loes were amputated Friends hope for a swift recovery yo Council Is Milt in Hit lurk the proposed roulc for hydro transmission lint tan the st corner of lilt township night tin now standard Hint no new in format hud been received from Ontario Hydro Property representatives had promised Hit township a map of the roult hi vend ago and dial township an opportunity appear iht lo pnnenl ihe case angling the line across the township In the council did rective acknowledgement from tin Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Minister of b S Mai acknowledging Ihe townships of the Toronto Cent red report The emphasis on locating the proposed hydro line In the park holt or service corridor stretching north of Highway was noled genera manager Ihe Conservation Authority erased any doubt that an earlier letter from the Authority bore full Authority support The letter directed to Miller of Ihe property branch emphasized a letter suggesting an alternate route for Ihe hydro line was not the view of one man Mr Miller had suggested Township the proposal was a view of one man Mr In his letter urged Hydro to choose ihe route that would minimize detrimental effects Scores apathy The apathy of civic officials was scored by Deputy G Agnew at Nassagawcya Council last week as he reported on a meeting to consider the Toronto Centred Region report Twp growth slow New growth can be expected but ll will not be of the iimt magnitude as has been ex perlencedover the past few year In the planning con sultant Larry told a Joint meeting of Council Planning Board and Committee of Adjinlmentat a special session Tuesday June The Joint merting wllh the planning consultant from I Imllrd was called to review the progress of township s Official Plan and Zoning By I aw Also discussed were recent land development In and the effects of the recently released Toronto plan on the future growth of the township In the light of regional plan planners felt growth In he would be restricted Council and Planning Board were told that work on Ihe Of ficlal Plan was regretting to the point where a preliminary outline could be expected toward the end of July Pass bylaw hire for Esquesing dump Council read and passed a by law regulating the supervision and policing of the township dump on the Fourth Line at their Monday night meeting Vance Largille was hired as supervisor to replace Fred Robertson who quit recently Mr Langllle will receive a month and use his own machinery to bury refuse He has exclusive rights on any salvage in the dump The new supervisor also has the power to prohibit dumping of any material from outside the township This feature of the by law annoyed Deputy Reeve Tom Hill who said he thought un wanted material should be named so he onus for refusal to accept certain refuse does not fall back on council again Council decided however that the supervisor should have the right to make the decision and if further amendments to he by law were needed they could be added at a later date Resident complains of Dragway What going on at the Golden Horseshoe Peter Bowman demanded of Council Monday night They have no license but are turning the lights on until 1 in the morning and racing can up and down the strip They were going to erect a fence to stop cars from entering but there none on the line yet and people are parking on my lawn and using it for access to the Mr Bowman complained Why pass a by law he demanded if no one pays any attention to if The exchange between Mr Bowman and council became heated when be deputyreeve Tom Hill demanded proof of alleged racing and late light Perhaps he said the owner had no knowledge of the lights and the cars But Mr Bowman persisted complaining that of course there could be no contravention of the license if the dragway t got Are there any spectators asked the reeve It doesn t make any dif said Councillor Russell Miller It t be allowed until 1 30 with or without the knowledge of the owner We can t do anything about it until there are spectators and they are running a program thought the reeve Thev be disturbing people insisted Mr have to fence my own property in to protect myself and chain my driveway said Mr Bowman The OPP mended I place a chain across or there won t be anything left The reeve admitted he wouldn t want cars left on his property if he was in the same predicament but could see no solution Councillor Marshall contended a man a not compelled to fence against what comes in from outside but be must fence bis own stuff in They fenced the Fifth Line off retorted Councillor Miller Maybe get a licence to sell beer right on the comer said the reeve facetiously Mr Bowman said he would if the township would get one for him It was decided to phone owner Carl Bnstow but when Ihe clerk was unable to contact him enquiries were made elsewhere The clerk reported he was told the lights were on late one night so they could be checked He had no knowledge of harassment There was no further discussion but council indicated they would make further enquiries Most councillors thought that the one incident was Just to focus lighting Mr Bowman Uvea im mediately adjacent to the tail end of the drag strip on the Sixth Line THIS HEAH pistol could be a relic of some outstanding war or duel but gun trader Roy Somers of Creek Is almost as Interested In Bar bara of Trenton one of the other attractions for hundreds who filed In to the Halton Antique Gun Collectors show Sunday at Acton arena See Inside for more pictures and article Staff Photo