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Efficiency spells effectiveness for Acton firefighters The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 17 When the fire alarm rang Friday I- ire Chief Mickey Holmes and his volunteer crew were at the scene within our minutes For the ire Depart mcnt this is nothing unusual According to Chief Holmes the department usually takes between three and five minutes to get to the scene of a fire This sort of efficiency is one reason for effectiveness if the Acton ire Department The members practise every Monday to improve their technique reduce this time even further The practice pays off enjoys one of the lowest in rites in the country according to Chief Holmes Population wise Chief Holmes says is us well equipped as own the last one purchased which pumps an average of gallons of water r minute Pagers Personal pagers were bought last year and have been successful according to Chief Holmes However he continued there are some problems which you just can defeat One of these involves people who work at noisy jobs who just won I be able 1 hear the signal is the problem of spots common to all If the pager is not in the right diret lion the signal fade out is happens with of this tit siren is still being used siren and ore tied into a dispatcher in which immediate responses hours d I Mm When the siren does off there are men ready ti an These peple rmy be ind hive to drop whit they re in rder Real Estate MARKET PLACE ACTON PROPERTIES LAKEVIEW Br good bod n Good oat la go I Ask 55 an CalMu 877SZ610 allot YEAR OLD bed homo Very ly a ly w f anil eat lots of cupboards I roughed and games y lovoly homo Ask Cil JOHNSON CARNEY fe REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES Real Estate Needs Qualified Sales Men and Women CAN YOU QUALIFY Find out Attend Our Really 19761 m tod REAL ESTATE CAREER SEMINAR DATE Jan 22 ISaturdayl TIME Hunch Included PLACE New Port Towers Hotel GET THE FACTS The Career Outlook Sales Opportunities HowToGetStanod NO COST or OBLIGATION ST Ask For Career Enrollment By Invitation Only Enrolment Limited to answer the call The department could not exist without the generosity of the employers who let the firemen without penalmng them says Chief Holmes I like to extend my appre ciation t these men here is 1 lot of experience in the rinks f the Acton I ire Department There are over dozen men m re thtin years on the force Chief and fire Holmes his been for tl fightci been involved him lull lilt wire held recently with the following results nit hie Hern in I leel A ip tun Alfred It Herb I luv is i full lime fin chief ind is not r limns Mil duties tin Depart nielli extend over than just out fires II iK covers resuseit l n fire first supports i liintam Mickey turn lets the indi capped people use the ire It r meetings and tire wns n this list ein wn it in up ml II miv seem is if the Department is the pie let in but then is m re Doors fly open when siren wails Fire truck in action this week Miami Hit cermet iwn fin I st w s ili il example ll il use I in nidi rf fire el stst were Hi illttl the Itntlej went l blip I his sutif tin department with lire then an trucks be by help s only used in fires ml is when 1 1 CONSIDER THIS ON ONE FT LUXURY LIVING LAKEVIEW HEIGHTS IN pel ly J ly 4 1 1 1 In j l let 1 COUNTRY SETTING Tt It k I 1 CI 1 HI a 1 1 a ID a 1 He en Ikout 1 j900 HIGH SCHOOL AREA V pi Selo il 1 lot p to II J loon id A k BUILDING LOTS ly 3 ace pa 1 sou ho let wall a It II A we of Ac 1 it id Johnson 1 ri Dtp s just recently lure 1 full time in I revtntton Officer st duties Hiking I re nil 11 11 ml 1 ritl fire fctv ml prut Hon It le lint Ins v rk is tie ill Ire there fin I thin mi re wire the st 1 ice Hi lints hi si fires in ills 1 1 bee they can to a fin faster arc kept on file irding to Chief Hi lues and cults hive to reapply Receives award 111 1 j in Diparluut in I Hi rci Hart of w ib only nine nurses to from the George town ml District Memorial spital Mil awards wen special pre IIil til Mrs Hart is tl supplv technician at the institute j jut f lilt ft rtere ill rim 111 ilton 1 si ijtd 1 A of icicles he oof of this house to the beauty of Ac Ion REALTOR 2 Mill Street East Acton 853 2086 WHEN IS YOUR NO SECRET AT ALL When Over 15000 People Read It in We cant keep a secret when we get classified information its spread all over town Rely on us to carry your buying or selling message to many likely prospects in the area for the best and fastest results So whether youre looking to sell a house buy a boat run a garage sale whatever It pays to do it our way PHONE Excellent speakers The attendance in recLnl vear Italian farmers ihe an itietline f the Soil and rop it Church president Ed worth of Milton chaired Ihe all dav and handed over to newly president frank 1 1 me house scries if interesting highlighted the floss Milne MP for Peel spoke on Can ad i s future energy supply nother interesting vv is Professor Tom lane of the Soil Science Department I of who vv farmers ire plow ng too deep with their tr ictors They are turning up much subsoil which is lower in fertility not loose enough breaks up in rainfalls he warned He ilso fell irmers are try Speed ind the lower depth use up more he pointed Prf I inc also said some growers are planting too in the spring before the soil is ready I ooperattve rep- re senlalives Id said there is i good supply of seed fertilizer and herb 1J77 J Kcssler secret iry mituer of Ihe I irm Board the iltere will be good supplies of parts and avail iblc this money is light and total sales will likely be down OPP keeps full shifts The Ontario Provincial Police detachment at was kept busy throughout s storm with 14 minor accidents and helping stranded motorists but Ihc staff was not without then own minor due to Ihe storm spokesman for Ihe police said two of their constables IH Bob llnlncs of and PC Jeff Marriott Cambridge found Ihey were to make Ihe drive home during the when they finished llicir A to midnight on Sunday Both constables however were able to find sleeping at friends homes in Milton Iorlunalcly lliey were able to full working shifts by having the midnight shift work overtime The spokesman added Highway was blocked off in the Milton area but he only one lane was open I the