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4 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Sept 21 1977 Determined to proceed Despite the fact that there is no parking provided for firefighters cars workmen began this week to construct the second storey addi tion to the fire hall The rear of the Old Town Hall will be torn down to make way for it The cost of the project rose to the point where an alternative pro posal a brand new hall at another site seemed to add up to a sum not too far distant from the eventual cost of this present project We are told the subject has drag ged on and councillors are tired of heanng about it But it was act ually only when 200000 was first mentioned in August that some people began to think a new hall would probably be the best thing Townowned land seem a reason able solution Itcameatnocostit would eventually be sold for building lots Other locations are still talked about The CN property could be expropriated which ad would take time Why does council feel there is such a rush about the project they must proceed with such haste des pile all other considerations It is not the firefighters who are adamant about the old site A new pumper or van could ob viously be kept for a while in the town works building until the best solution was arrived at The contract for the second storey will come to about without a neighbouring house yet to be purchased knocked down for firefighters parking The total sum could be as high as And it is not known where the parking will be Yet parking was originally a prune requirement We have been told firmly there is no money to buy land for a new fire hall site Yet there seems to be no such barrier to buying a downtown house and tearing it down and the cost can be assumed to be not too far apart The project seems to be moving along in amazing isolation Perhaps it is true as one coun cillor said at council meeting You can only do one thing at a time The town hall restoration com mittee is very concerned about the loss of the stage They think it will effect their project adversely Yet council refused to meet with them as chairman Elliott pointed out in a letter last week They had the backing of a peti tion signed hastily last spring by al most 2000 remember The town hall committee has had such grudging and slight support from council the restored building might have to restrict itself to ren tats that would produce the most revenue rather than the obviously best town uses Where will the regional police find their desired new quarters In a new building with plenty of parking Why not in the old fire hall if the firefighters had new quarters Its another government that will pay for the police quar ters but thats no reason Halton Hills should ignore the question Where is the senior citizens drop- in centre to be What does council envisage for this group which has little funding A grant from council each year Councillors paid slight heed to Doug proposal that his company built a new hall for His blueprints were soon thrust aside Then the contract was promptly let for for the second storey plus per cent for engineers fees Councillor Peter Marks asked by the Free Press said he would try to have the start of work de layed until parking was found The meeting last week was held behind closed doors with the press and public excluded The workmen are here now so he must have lost the round Other Acton and district coun cillors wish to proceed The full consequences of this determined action will only be ap parent later Police not parents An informal meeting has been held in town to talk over the prob lem of vandalism and there will now be more evidence of police patrols out on the street Chief Skerrett tells us that vandalism is far worse in other places and blames the problems here on just a few people Certainly every town has its problem people They are the ones who dont respond to youth dropin centres to Y courses to night school to anything that offers them a good evening off the streets Some people prefer our streets Organizations cannot be blamed for failing to offer interesting alternatives The youth dropin centre this summer provided enjoyment for many young people but one of the leaders commented youngsters who gathered together in the scout hall and played games together were the ones who would have enjoyed playing games at home too So there we are back at the home It is at home that the start on life is made Where the examples are set Where there is recognition encouragement support and love or where there is not With years of experience in police work behind him Chief Skerett says It was never the intention that police should replace parents How right he is Of this and thats One good thing about all this rain it settles the dust that swirls above the road construction for a while An employee was handed a pay envelope which accidentally con if- We have it on the highest authority that the fair was a success Sugar and spice This week I am perplexed by question and I lurn for possible the only people in the world I in imst for honest fnthful all Tour of them or example whit minih docs ihe Globe and which mill calls itself unidi Newspaper run on its front five minimi In inches pholo of Pierre nj In hair cut Whal is the ih hidden meaning the secret the deep interpretive analysis behind this picture Can anyone help Is Mr symbolic his sails for a fall election Is it show that the M is ill Hi it his hair grows like that of us beings Perhaps its i scerU mime Margaret that t ilk of i neon he snot fine to this and become flower child I but it sure has me Next question When do thine ie lost to It seems to me that wife I hut spent more time this past summer lookinj for things than we ive sit for things were there nekton that counter Looking for things is one of the most frustrating irritating in tins materialistic society of our it has brought many a mam to teetering point and if the union wis drt idj teetering pushed i over the brink tamed only a blank check Just what I thought would happen moaned the worker My diduc have finally caught up with my salary The three R used to be reading nting and Today they are noting rebellion and restless ness If this condition continue well have regret rot and rum What we need is respect religion and responsibility couple of weeks ago she lost the keys 12 hour stop search we had keys for the other car the I itti red old Dodge one catch It is in the the kc less car was right behind it immoviulc four later I called i lock He w out of town but would call me when he got back Just before he did and I had to fork out seven doll irs the lad found tin kes without looking were in the bin with a turnip a butternut sijua i cooking onions It was the 1oliciI place for them men m new black belt went It whs the first belt bought for 1 I w is rather proud of it I it reall lost because I is lime it up with ties It was obvious th it wife in her eternal tidy inc hid stuck it away somewhere as she it doc w ith things then cannot Hut she swore as she always does it she I touched it mentioning in that she is sick tired of for things that I had lost il words followed in which the phrase ir keys popped out times Hut the of the missing bell was readily solved when 1 decided to wear new blue fit like a glove summer trousers I t find them High or low Then with a flash of intuition I knew where my belt v is It with the pants because I never unbelt just hang the whole works on a hook It was quite a relief to know where my bell w is It was equally reassuring to But it is slightly dimpening to admit that both were lost The still turned up There two possibilities One is it burglar crept into our bed room sn itched m trews crept off into tin nielli once more modestl attired The second I don t even like to dwell on Hie last time 1 had worn those pants it bell was to a party It wasr a strip poker party but it was a fairly lively one Did I do a strip tease and forget to redress m little by Bill Smiley Did I tear them off on the way home from the party and throw them out the car window Sounds silly but the other mom 1 went out to get the morning paper and there on my bock walk was a pair of brand new blue shoes with thick while rubber soles in a shoebox with only the lid missing Only the Lord knows who for what mad reason in what temporary mental them there But they are just my size and finders keepers And this whole probe brings up the Case of the Missing Socks What in the name of all that is unholy becomes of socks when they arc put through the washer and dryer They never go missing pairs always singles 1 11 bet I have nine single socks in my drawer all different colors or knits I gone down with a flashlight and peered a bit shaken into the interiors of those machines No socks or it would be plugged Do they do a reverse Santa and go up the spout of the dryer with the hot air It s a little frightening as though someone were trying to tell me something About my feef Someone with a feet fetish Just one more question Where were all the editorial writers who are now scream ing about the stupidity of changing high way signs to kilometers instead of miles when I was lambasting the whole metric Celsius nonsense almost a year ago Can you gently reader do a fast bit of arithmetic in your head when you tor a road sign announcing the speed limit is kilometers per hour When your speedometer is marked in miles per hour And will be for years to come Will you happily pay your fine when the cop puts the big blue arm on you and claims you were exceeding the speed limit by seven k p h Must we all start driving with a calculator computer in one hand Now these questions may not be as important as some How old is God How hot is it in hell How long is a straight line How far does a rolling stone Whither the Flat Society Why docs everyone pick on me The Free Press Back Issues 10 years ago Taken from he tune the Free Prew INT Acton Centennial fair will go down In the annals of the agricultural society as the one which broke all records Record crowds estimated at from 11 to to the three days of events and gate receipts were up to a new high Personable Spear 15 shed tears unashamedly when judges picked her as Miss Centennial Queen of Acton Fair at Friday nights performance Nearly were on hand to the Miss Acton Fair contest judged by BigAlofKitchenerTV station Allan Young of the Guelph radio station and George Atkins of the CBC farm broadcast were Jackie Lee and Elaine Johnson Last year winner Maggie Given did the crowning A second motorcyclist this week was injured in an accident with a car on Tuesday evening a Keith Locke 17 of 1 Orton struck the side of a car while driving his motorcycle north from town on Main St 20 years ago Taken from the issue of the Free Pre of Thursday September 1K7 Sparked by the excellent weather over local and district people filed through the gates at Acton Park last Friday and Saturday to enjoy the Agricultural Society s annual autumn presentation of exhibits competitions and entertainment McAdams from the office of the planning consultants was present at the regular meeting of the Acton Planning Board on Tuesday to present and explain the revised statutes of the proposed zoning bylaw After completing the revised bylaw and recommending further changes the Planning Board are taking steps to have a public hearing on the bylaw The increase of one cent a quart in the price of milk In Acton was announced Tuesday by thetwo local dairies to become effective October The increase brings the cost of homogenized and milk up to cents and quarts of chocolate to cents Robert Landsborough spent several days last week with relatives in Toronto while making arrangements to attend the University in Toronto where he will be taking a four year course in electrical 50 years ago Taken from the is sue of the Free Press of Thursday September 1927 When the curtain rang down long after darkness had fallen on the 1927 Acton Fall Fair there seemed to be not one dissenting vote in the verdict that this year was the best fair ever held here President McDougall was radiantly satisfied The program Tuesday night brought more than usual in attendance Winners of the public speaking contest were Misses Isabel Switzer and Audrey McComb In the harmonica contest Tommie Nicol Joe McGeachic and Donald McDougall carried off honors Messrs brought eight horses from Toronto which gave fine exhibitions 100 years ago Taken from the issue of the I- Press September20 1877 If you want to see how the principles of communism are spreading pull out a paper If that tobacco is not held in common times arc improving The Acton Plow Company have been awarded a bronze medal and diploma at the Intercolonial Exhibition held at Sydney Australia for their plow The grand jury last week reported that there are only three prisoners confined in the county jail and the Herald is con strained to lament that they are all from Georgetown The Knights of Pythias some 30 in number held a torchlight parade Thursday to their lodge rooms above the post office The Grand Chancellor of their order was visiting as well as numerous brethren from other lodges Four columns of type are devoted to this account There has been no other local occurrence during the past week demanding our at tention so that we cannot be fairly charged with having neglected matters of more general local interest Mr George Lcvcns the barber wishes to state to those of his customers who have not paid for their shaves for the past several months that if they don anteup mediately he will find a way to mare them do it Hereafter he will trust no one except his regular monthly customers sO mm HIGH SCHOOL students of 1923 or 1924 line up for their portrait The picture has been loaned to the Free Press by Bernice now of Guelph She has identified most of the students Left to right front row Ralph Henderson Art Moms Starkman John Gibbons Charles Olive Cooper Kitty Savage Jessie Morton Vera Hurst Edna Henderson Olive McLaughlin Miss E E Knapp teacher Nellie Hall Genevieve Clarridge Madeline Gibbons Agnes Mann Miss James teacher Addle Hurst Annie Martin Jean Orr Minnie Blair Clarice Boyd Stan Jack Matt Tyler Pete Reid Eugene McPherson Willard Smith Left standing Hector McDonald James Matthews Donald Kennedy Bill James Ross Angus Kennedy Leslie Gregory Dunn Dora Lambert Beatrice Blair Jean McDonald Muriel Grossman Margaret Young Helen McDonald Bernice Ada Thelma Gamble Webster Annie Wiggins Jennie Wiggins Laura Murray Annie Dunn Violet cVossman White Russell Ross Lindsay Jordan Lawson Alt Bishop Joe Hurst Archie Kerr Harvey Charles Landsborough