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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 27, 1966

Page

5

Stop lights approved for Mill Main corner in Acton

Acton council debated funding for Mill Main corner traffic lights after the Department of Transport indicated it would not cover part of the cost. Reeve Hinton dissented on the lights approval. The council also heard objections to garbage collection changes, promised investigations, and discussed connecting link road proposals with the county. A bylaw for a Centennial library debenture and library renovations progressed, with advance poll timing and municipal election by law notes.

Department of Transport Drinkwalter Reeve Hinton Earl Tebow Earl’s Bakery McGeachie County Road Chairman Acton Hinton County Road Committee Library Progress Kerr Con

Blood donors listed at Acton clinic with new plastic bags

A list of donors from the Acton blood donation clinic shows 232 participants including Grace Townsley, Mrs. Joan Mc Knight, Mrs. Sylvia Foley and Mrs. Marjorie Jordan. For the first time plastic bags replaced glass bottles, a change Red Cross workers find easier to transport and use.

Grace Townsley Joan McKnight Sylvia Foley Marjorie Jordan Acton Red Cross Bill Buchanan Dorothy Jordan C £Arl Jordan Ray Webster Henry Jansen Hugh O'Rourke Cornelis Snocek Harvey Kirkwood Ian

Georgetown Library raises diving cost and city notes

Free press brief reports the Georgetown Library adult Hite card price rising from 10 to 25 cents the first increase since 1898. It notes ongoing winter garbage collection in Lakeview Heights and new home development. Miss Bea Hills turns 85, recognized as Bal linafad historian. Winter ice is in at the arena with high demand for time. UNICEF drives expand across nearby towns as Hallowe en approaches and cautions about festive behavior.

Georgetown Unicef Hallowe'en

Ontario to house agricultural museum at Kelso farm

Minister William Stewarts confirms the Ontario government will acquire 80 acres of the Archie Service farm near Milton for an Ontario Agricultural Museum. The project, tied to the Halton Region Conservation Authority, aims to preserve pioneer tools and methods and provide a home for the Steam and Antique Preservers Association. Expected to begin in 1967, with support from lawmakers and farm and urban communities.

Archie Service Milton Province of Ontario Agricultural Museum Agriculture William A. Stewart Dept .of Agriculture Halton Regton Ontario Agricultural Museum Nerl Tegisliture Stewart Halton Region Conservation Authority Kelso Conservation Authority Department of Agriculture Steam Milton Grounds Ontario United States Milton Fair Service Farm Halton County Duff Alexander Museum Board

Warden Attends Labor Conference in Guelph

Last weekend Warden Bert Hinton attended a federal government backed labor management conference at Paradise Gardens in Guelph. The sessions were sponsored in cooperation with the provincial Department of Labor and he called them formative.

Bert Hinton Paradise Gardens Guelph Department of Labor Hinton

Motorists urged to watch for children on Halloween night

Motorists are warned to be alert for children darting across streets on Halloween night. Parked cars and busy intersections may hide youngsters in costumes near residential areas.

Town considers ambulance rate change and water main tender

Town council weighs raising ambulance rates from 2400 to 3000 annually with 50 percent government subsidy. Kleenway Construction’s 24355 bid for water main from Churchill Rd N to Young St wins over other bids, subject to Ontario Municipal Board approval. Remembrance Dig service set for November 6. $300 payment to North Halton Urban Board and general accounts totaling 7018.62 approved.

Churchill Rd. N Young Street Kleenway Construction Dundas Construction Armstrong Bros. Co. Ltd Decker Contractors Kleenway Ontario Municipal Board Consishant Engine Acton North Halton

McCulloughs Show Slides of Europe

The Knox Presbyterian church group held a Thanksgiving meeting in Ellen Anderson room led by Mrs. McKenzie and others with readings a poem and a solo. Mr. and Mrs. Mel McCullough presented slides and commentary from their Europe trip covering Holland Ireland Scotland England and Guernsey with rural highlights.

Mel McCullough Europe Holland Ireland Scotland England Guernsey

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