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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1961
Page
1
Armishaw Brothers Demolition from Guelph continues tearing down the old United church building. A crane will move in to knock walls into the basement area and grade the site for a future parking lot. Debris clearance is set for August 19 unless obstacles arise.
Pat Clancy represents the Acton New Party Club with two delegates from Halton for the founding convention in Ottawa this week. About 300 New Party Clubs exist in Canada, eight in Halton with members including teachers lawyers chemists skilled tradespeople housewives and office workers. Over 80 percent of Halton union locals have pledged support and contributed one dollar per member to founding costs.
Engineers completed test borings for a proposed water reservoir on Churchill Road North, assessing subsurface conditions and suitability for future construction. The survey advances planning and design phases for the project.
Rockwood council chambers will host an Ontario Municipal Board hearing on August 4 at 10 a.m. regarding the Wellington county village trustees’ formal application to incorporate. The meeting will allow supporters and opponents to state positions on the plan. Rockwood, formerly Brotherstown, is described as a farming community with a growing population.
In a brief Friday meeting the Acton Hydro Electric Commission authorized superintendent Doug Mason to buy transformers for the new Community Centre. A special session approved payments to J R Kearney Corp 1600.99 A B Crance Co 5.74 Dills Printing Pub 29.25 Line Cable Access 31.23 Elec Power Access 100.80 Y McCallum Service 3.10 Knight Industries 291 HEP C Oni 13654.94 Petty cash 1.3 J K Johnstone Payroll.
Halton County along with Civil Defense plans will run basic rescue training in Acton this fall. Seven industrial workers will train two nights a week for about three weeks under qualified leaders. Courses cover rescue organization equipment ropes knots shoring ladders firefighting casualty handling and practical exercises. Enquiries can be made at the town office.
Four attractive local girls Pat Blundell Wendy Bartram Wilna Abram and Julie Holmes work on two shifts at the Frostee Freeze stand. The stand opened 12 days after construction began and is noted as one of the fastest builds for the type. The site remains shaded along highway No 7 despite some trees being cut. The former Cripps home behind the stand is being demolished to create a paved parking area for pedestrians.
ASP Sandy Best says purchase of the Storey Glove property has not closed. He expects the sale to close sometime in August, delaying construction of the new post office.
Brinks armored money express arrives at noon to begin service in town making pickups at Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal. The new route began last week with trucks visiting Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Ontario Premier Lestie Frost announced a policy against eateries and filling stations on highways 400 and 401, saying throughways should be privately owned and not parallel to the main highways. He cited road access limits and past mistakes on the QEW while noting Michigan’s similar fee plan.
A special council meeting outlined a crash program to complete the property reassessment by September 30. The assessor will be asked to postpone holidays starting August 4, staff will work overtime, and clerical pay is considered to support the effort.
Tenders have been called for the construction of a new community centre after plans were received from architects Venchianaiti and Venchiarutti. Clerk-treasurer Jack McGeachie was authorized to advertise for bids at last week's council meeting. Tenders set for Wednesday, August 6.
Georgetown District School Board plans a $1 190 500 technical wing at Georgetown High School ready by September 1962. The complex will include 19 rooms, a gym cafeteria kitchen and 10 vocational labs, funded 75 percent by federal grants and 25 percent by the province.
The Nassagaweya Township council approved a 4000 dollar purchase of four acres adjoining the Nassagaweya Roads Department property from Elgin Bons. One acre is set aside for road department expansion and a municipal building is contemplated. The resignation of caretaker Fett was accepted and Blanche Elliott appointed for the year.
Eight year old Ronnie Williamson suffered burns to his right arm during a grease spill at home in Acton on Tuesday. His nine year old brother Arnold quickly alerted helpers and retrieved a pail to smother the flames. Firefighters were called and the blaze caused a hole in the floor and smoke damage. Ronnie was treated by Dr. Beaker and both boys were credited with saving the home from total destruction.
More than two hundred teens attended the Teen Town dance despite heat and humidity. Volunteers from the Lions Club served as chaperones while prizes and a band kept a steady beat for hours.
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