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SWX OUR READERS WRITE Restrictive bylaw does favor wealthy Siderood RR Dear Sir Again I find myself supporting the Acton Free against the Canadian Champion this time on the issue of restrictive building by laws A resident of I state that a restrictive by law is discriminatory It does favour the wealthy accident or design our official plan shows those areas designated for the homes suitable for peasants are actually smaller than shown on our official plan A person whobuildsa2000sq ft home today will find as many have found out such a house is far too big when the kids go off to college and Darby and Joan need a P A system to locate each other in the empty mansion In my opinion the writer of the editorial Stop Rural Sprawl has to a disease on this continent a disease that makes those so written think that if something is bigger It must be better A house doesn have to be big to be beautiful Of course the big argument against smaller homes Is taxes High taxation is not the fault of the people it s the fault of the government and the tax formula if education costs etc fall on the shoulders of the home owner If these costs continue to rise people will move to apartments sooner than shoulder the tax burden and that will mean even fewer people to pay the piper The Acton Free Press is correct in claiming the new standards will create a privileged class It will be a privileged class who will need fire protection school transportation etc that will be subsidised by the peasant In the village ghettos Another point worth noting ii If taxes continue to rise people who scrimp and save and stretch their budgets to build houses that conform with these by laws will find their sacrifices have been In vain for on retirement although they find themselves mortgage free they won t be able to afford the taxes The people of do well to examine their proposed by law word for word In Nassagaweya we found the original draft of our zoning by law allowed a veterinarian to practise but forbade a doctor We made a grave mistake in omitting from our by law legislation curbing the activities and expansion of Quarrying William A Rockwood needs village constable The Editor Acton Free Press Goodday Sir I have an astounding proposition to make In your delightful paper viz needs a policeman Not one of 0 men who flit from place to place sometimes effectively but an honest to village constable Not that we arc any worse than any other community but we would feel safer with our gardens our water and products and installations in our homes if we had a police officer I am not expecting this suggestion to be enacted because we are already in debt for a most expensive school two firehalls and what not However it might be wise to keep the idea in view Yours truly Milroy Council confident no plant upset Following is the text of a letter replying to one from H Drlnkwalter published In the Free Press August Dear Bob In reply to letter of August 2 the following information may be of interest to you I fully realize you did not ask for a reply but for assurance that remedial action would be taken I don t make a practice of replying to letters to the editor of the local press However since the problem you discussed affects a large area and population I felt a direct reply was in order so that you will be aware of discussions which are taking place and conclusions reached We members of council are firmly convinced that there has been no upset in the of our new pollution control plant which could cause it to omit odors beyond an acceptable level After discussing the problem with management of the Beardmorc plant I would like to report the following Beard more Company are confident in spite of the prevalent odours which are admittedly unpleasant from time to time that they are satisfying the requirements of the Department of Energy and Resources Management and the Pollution Control Service in their efforts to overcome their specific odor problem There has been no change apparently In the regular effluent control operation This is still being continued However in the process of construction on the new and costly plant which they hope will minimize if not eliminate the odor problem periodic upsets occur in the process of drying up and filling in existing filler beds Construction is proceeding at a good rate and all indications confirm that the new operation should be in process by tober I trust as an experienced councillor you will accept this as an honest and reasonable reply to your query Yours truly Leslie A Mayor Writer doesnt like Roses article Acton Aug Acton Free Press Editor Dear Sir The spread on your page 13 August edition of the Acton Free Press titled Everything not coming up roses surely t researched by any resident on our stretch of Highway south of Acton Some of the comments were amusing especially the old of the lady changing her baby with such disastrous results But one comment pointing out That at one tune there was a strongly held belief that the smell in Acton was good for the health people pointed with to Beardmore who lived well beyond the normal life span Man they t living they were just suffering a little longer and maybe the tanning process prolonged the agony Oh another quote on another occasion probably ninetenths of the year a traveller would have a problem discerning any more than the usual aromas associated with a bustling small community Well sir we have the smell from the first of May till late in October and that more than onetenth of a year Sure it s the bad days that people remember We can put up with the bad its the nights we have to worry about Now on to the remarks about the perfume dispensers we had one last year great ugly thing it was too But not this year no sir Any one with a grain of Intelligence could see through that psychological gimmick Since when could a tew ounces of perfume dissolved in 45 gallons of water even begin to combat the stench of millions of cubic litres of polluted air You might as well throw a peanut to an elephant and expect him to live on It for a month Anyway I m here to tell you that I was NOT one of the people moved in these oddlooking machines with a pleasant smile snuffing orange blossoms Thats a heap of what the town disposal system handles And how about that nonsense of the advantages to the smell blah blah Weary fogbound travellers need no neon signs to identify the precincts of the community How about that Oh boy who wrote that article anyway On our stretch of highwaj the evaporation from the sodden fields where the sprays are working help to create fog and it a wonder the same weary travellers don go off the road when they hit that smell And something else not mentioned in this Roses article Not one word about the depreciation of property NOT ONE WORD I had two properties to sell and as soon as prospective buyers heard tannery mentioned It was Willie One final word about that second last paragraph of that article about the farmer Not all the manure is on the fields That writer used up quite a heap himself note Enough said from all sides on this Issue The Roses article drew broadstdci from both ends of the argument proving really straddling a fence SteCLf ALONG THIS RIDGE on Spirit Valley farm splendid Spanishlooking horses Indians lived two residents of the valley are supposed to in the area at one time and an Indian burial have seen a tribe of Indians mounted on ground is nearby Photo family has anniversary Several Milton and Acton residents were among 72 descendants of the late Richard and Blanche Mahoney who celebrated years of summer cottaging at Ye Am Cottage on Utile Doe Lake near Kntrlne recently A family picnic was held at the cottage Among the celebrants were seven surviving children of the family 13 grandchildren and great grandchildren They attended from Guelph Eden Mills Peterborough Milton Newmarket Acton and BC woman wins contest Magazine editor to advertise and compete with all Peter Newman picked Joan P their services Stuchberry s article on Our It must beat the drum for Hometown Poper as the progress with anticipation of winning entry in the Canada wide better things to come praise the contest which several Free Press organizations it helps them try a Toronto It was in Mr and his children built the cottage using logs that ere cut on the property Attending from this area were Mr and Mrs T A Hutchinson Mary of Milton Mr and Mrs V I Nclimarkkn Joan and three children of Peterborough Mr and Mrs N I Pickett Edith of Milton Mr and Mrs Doug Vaughan Blanche and three children of Milton Mr and Mrs Richard Pickett and daughter of Toronto Dr and The Acton free Press W August Spirits on Trail Continued from Page Bi peculiar modem people might be In which it should have been doing existing in the parallel one of Factual or figments of whatever era It belonged Instead imagination Folks around of having been hung over Into our Indian Trail have long congec- The gentleman has the feasibility of such tales reportedly never been seen and parapsychologtsts continue again and said the narrator we to delve Into the realms of the have been able to approach the unknown bridge without feelings of anyone Discover artifacts being there unless there are Whatever It might be It Is fact people there fishing or something that artifacts of Indians long gone of that description from the district have been Neighbours concur with uncovered arrow heads other similar experiences and with an similar remains and according awareness of someone on the to Hazel Mack as late as a same bridge have skimmed on skeleton identified as that of an car brakes only to find no one Indian was found beneath rocks there upon reaching It near the Eramosa River close to Indian folk lore The narrator the Indian Trail on property felt It could have been some belonging to Edgar Young earlier settler who had perhaps was discovered when layers trangressed in some horrible of rock were removed to start a manner and needed some well The Neutral Nation of assistance to find his own Indians who lived there were a spiritual dimension When asked branch of the Iroquois who have what her reaction was to the been called the craftiest most apparition she replied that it was daring and most Intelligent of one of Intense relief all North American Indians and It was not frightening she in a Jesuit father wrote that said Only concerning their chief was renowned and Other stories of phantom at Indians with leaders In full with Was the apparition on the hill regalia standing magnificent Spanish horses In columns stretching from the top of the hill of Spirit Valley Farm to about a C third from the base were also J narrated They were seen as Trail district ruddy skinned type men who carried lances with only the leader wearing heavily feathered ZJ plurrunage higher of type than J lrl our photographs of Canadian StSies Asthev looked down Such questions are often raised eye te Mrs Brian Moore Anne and mat they had decided to lour children of Acton Mr and take another look at what those gap of those who Mrs Peter Mary of Milton listen Playground happenings Frances Barcns won the guessing contest at Friday summer playground 71 penny carnival Big event in this week roper conical un hi i and have picked entry from directions a once In order to for afternoon The annual windup parade takes place Thursday August readers entered The winning entry came from Granthams landing and was entered through The Peninsula Times Judge Newman said I have gone through the entries to the Our Homtown Paper contest Hie Peninsula Times as the winner Believe me it was not an easy choice and I was frankly amazed at the high quality of the contributions It also gave me a chance to read some of the weekly newspapers being published In Canada and I am now convinced that much of the best writing beint done in this country is appearing in this little known you for the opportunity of me to be a in this very worthwhile endeavour Following is the winning article which wins the Dominion Textile prize By Mrs JoanP Granthams Landing A newspaper should be like woman provocative all the time not prone to gossip sure of its ground but very of all that is going on A local encompasses the whole spectrum of life from birth notices to our accomplishments and our failures are duly reported The written word is powerful and that power should be used with tare It make live or ideas and people It must of tin write with sense of humor it we can at our own problems it can lift the burden monotony of every da life A subtle barb cloaked In humor can often re ieh its target much faster than the poisoned arrow and with a more desirable effect A paper needs the courage to make our public officials smart a little when the are their local business needs its pages little harder followed by constructive criticism to help them correct their faults An editor is an author who must write a best seller every week or go out of business a kind of Don Quixote who must romp on his horse and ride off In all meet his press deadline modern day martyr Indeed who damned if he does and damned if he doesn t NOTICE OFFICE CLOSED The office of Veterinarian DR F G OAKES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THREE DATS Aug 23 24 DR F G OAKES ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Road GEORGETOWN