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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 21, 1968

Page

6

Highway painters use spray machines to mark Ontario lanes

Ontario Department of Highways crews are halfway through a 14 000 mile lane marking project costing about 300 000 dollars. Two hundred crews use four ton trucks and spray guns to lay solid white lines and yellow edges while applying glass beads for night reflectivity. The annual effort serves 2 750 000 vehicles and highlights a shift from manual to mechanical painting.

Ontario Department of Highways Mobil Department of Highways King's Highway Tom Sawyer

Police charge youths with malicious damage report week

Milton Ontario Provincial Police investigated 44 occurrences from August 11 to 17 including four assaults with two charges, two malicious damage investigations yielding five youths and four juveniles charged, two thefts, one missing person located, two liquor cases with one Liquor Control Act charge, two vicious dog inquiries with one owner charged, and four unfounded cases. Seventeen accidents occurred, five personal injuries, twelve property damages totaling 7 830 dollars. A reminder urges use of the parking brake to prevent rust.

Milton Detachment Ontario Cpl K. Kingman Kingman

Campbellville plans own fire substation

Nassagaweya Council learned Monday Campbellville aims to establish a Milton Fire Department substation. Trustees Robert Elliott and Gordon Agnew proposed using a building beside Early's Garage and placing a 1,000 gallon water tank on a truck. A committee will meet with a brigade delegation and Ontario Firefighters Association to set up the substation.

Nassagaweya Council Campbellville Milton Fire Ae Robert Elliott Gordon Agnew Early Ontario Firefighters Association

Esquesing Township to share school board trustee

Esquesing Township council discussed recent meeting reports on allocating municipal representation for the county school boards. A proposed separate school board would assign one trustee to Esquesing in partnership with Milton and Georgetown, while the township would have one independent representative on the public school board.

Esquesing Milton Georgetown

Ontario Legislature Wraps Up Long Session Debates

John Root reports on liquor sales 40 hour week and Sunday by law debates during the last Ontario legislature session. Henry Rowe opened the first session. prorogation occurred July 23. The House saw 195 bills passed, including tax and local government reforms, with debates on liquor, 40 hour week, and French language rights.

Wellington-Dufferin Ontario M.P John Root Earl Rowe Atta Rossee Liewtenant Dviice Morton Shulman NDP Root Administration of Justice Ontario Committee of Taxation BIH Liberal Gad Ndp Unawinggus Ben Ontario - Alcoholian and Drug Addiction Reseach Foundation Robert Welesis Robarts Legislattire Ting Canada

Graduate Teacher Still Working Graduates

Marilyn Kirkwood daughter of Mr and Mrs Husvey C Kirkwood, AA 4 Acton, graduated. Troy Hymiltan Teacher's College, completed a second year this summer at University of Guelph. She will begin Grade 5 at Brookville Public School this September.

Marilyn Kirkwood Myx Husvey C. Kirkwood Acton Troy _Hymiltan Teacher's College University’ of Guelph Kirkwood Brookville

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