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Winters debut is hard slow driving Monday Old man winter blew into the roads were cleared By southern Ontario Monday and then workers had to start dumped several inches of another day at work and snow in its path An estimated hope no more snow fell eight to ten inches fell on Mr Morette said gets weather in- between eight and ten Inches formation from the Ministry of snow fell of Transportation and Com In and also listens to the weather AXtS Acton before it was all over reports on the radio The d morning Driving conditions played mis yeW by motorist plows were ready Heis town missed the people with havoc for those having to operation He explained that drive any distance in the there were no cars in the season first major snow ditches for the trucks to have storm Reports of area people to take time to help pull out grateful the town missed the predicted freezing rain enough councillors on hand to make up a quorum Council was rescheduled for Tuesday Hamilton was the worst hit area with the city being totally cut off One Hamilton man who works In Acton t even bother leaving say It took anywhere from minutes to almost three hours longer to get home to their destinations Tuesday afternoon one man ended up driving for two and half hours to get from and only a few vehicles had been abandoned These however had been pulled to the side of the road so the plows could go around them In other storms hesald the cars are left In the middle of did not take his men by surprise as the Pump house Cooksville to Acton a trip the road making it that usually takes him possible to get around them minutes He explained the He said he really op- stalled cars along the route predated the public held up most of the traffic cooperation and hopes it lasts The same man and another for the rest of the winter driving home to Erin said the Because or this help he said north south roads were the main arteries could be alright with just blowing kept open which was his snow but the east west roads deportment main concern were snow packed and Mr said the storm dangerous It was like driving into a curtain The drive to Erin took 35 minutes and normally takes to A Rd man took only 15 to 20 minutes longer to get home from but his shift is over at before the traffic gets heavy Another Acton person working In Rex dale took three hours to get home more than two hours longer ths most days Still another man reported it was the worst driving he had ever en countered Ha It on Hills works crews were out clearing the roads for more than hours ac cording to works tendent Frank The trucks were called out to Acton and Georgetown around three p nearingthe end of their work day By p m all the roads in Acton had been cleared and the trucks headed down to Georgetown to join the others By a says Mr the urban areas were done and the army headed towards the township and rural roads By morning The keerin the car trouble The majority of Actonwhen his midnight shift roads own not ffiwna stopped cars trouble resulted over after listening to the this Mr said snow reports Dinnertime GO trains were After last year s powerful late at Georgetown One train blizzards the Ministry had to push another train into Transportation the Georgetown station during the worst of the storm The train due at 30 arrived about five minutes to pm The trains were packed with people who had left their cars behind in the snow Reporters struggling wu through the snow to attend Because it was one of the first Hills council at the bars a first am kit a can or snow falls and occurred so municipal buildings on the Jar early in the day when most Seventh Line Monday people found themselves at evening eventually got there work the circumstances only to have to turn around were bad He estimated and go home There were not this time Mr Morette said Overtime gas costs etc have to be calculated Another good thing about the motorists Mr said Is that there were very few people out driving at midnight and none out at 3 a He praised the motorists for staying put once they got home or to other shelter Mr did not think of Monday snowfall as being a particularly bad storm Com advised motorists to have their car equipped with special provisions In the event it is stopped up in the snow and the motorist is stranded These provisions include a blanket a shovel extra pair of pants and socks an extra sweater candy of some kind I chocolate Kingham residents prefer store on lot Some people died In Ontario and New York State roads laat winter after being stranded In their cars and freezing to death The Boy Scout motto sums everything up In these con Be Prepared BRUNO THE BEAR was not too smart but he was smart enough to know it was Kristin Her ners third birthday and he gave her a special hello Bruno was part of the Hansel and puppet show put on Saturday at the library by the Pepi Puppet Theatre The play was to a packed house in the library where he kids received it enthusiastically Holding Kristin up is her dad Brian Herner A meeting called to discuss the future of the Main S ranged over many subjects Wednesday night at the Robert Little school Well attended by town staff the meeting was short on interested residents however Just five 15 children would be allowed In that space since there is only one toilet Two super visors would be required The space would allow about children toilet were the need for a day care centre in Acton and chairman Peter Marks declared we can make it happen He suggested Interested people call and leave their names at the Community Snow pillows citizens police Mondav snow storm pro- Fields said at District One one of the quietest headquarters in Georgetown times for police according to He continued by saying the Sergeant Jason Fields police didn t put cruisers on I d class yesterday Mon back roads day as one of our quietest There was one traffic days the sergeant said dent reported from Tuesday He attributed the Monday to the same time nature of the day to the heavy Tuesday he said That was in snow fall and the intelligence all of District One with the of drivers exception of Milton Both There were no reports of Acton and Georgetown areas abandoned cars Sergeant are included Milton reports attended from the Kingham area along with tV other nearby some from other parts of town Also included in the attendance of days about 20 were councillor Peter Marks recreation Everyone present agreed director Glenn Gray assistant planner Brian Kropf arena manager Harold Townsley recreation coordinator Anne Pickering pool supervisor Liz Binsfeld Georgetown recreation director Karen King and Debbie Taylor of the Children s Aid Society One suggested use for the last long on the floor Miss Services centre He said he pump house was as a day care Pickering said in fact the understood there were over centre but this proposal didn building was too small Only names on a waiting list for the hoped for centre in the Pen tecostal church This plan fell through Debbie Taylor of the Children s Aid Society said had not come to headquarters her work proves a need to her Mr Marks said the Com All but one of the district munlty Services Centre has police officers reported for had calls and Anne Pickering work as usual according to the regional day care the sergeant The single fl exception was an officer who centre too lives In Hamilton That city Mr MarkB Mid was closed by the storm centre can support itself In As of Monday morning Georgetown Ihe coat la a none of the country roads lunch He were blocked Sergeant thought rented Fields said downtown would be best say church basement The Georgetown Centre Is not filled and there was a brief mention of bussing children there Lorraine Barton of Honeypot Nursery school said they have had difficulty get ting qualified people and in fact the business Is for sale There are over enrolled with a waiting list The Is half days with no inch so It Is less suited for working mothers than day care She hopes Nursery will be sold to a qualified person who will own With or 50 names we could go to the regional day care Mr Marks said All other towns in have It The region will not invest in a building he said Mr Marks said if no good suggestions were accepted the pump house and site could be sold on the open market atan estimated worth of between and Council would like to use a portion of that income to develop the parkland in Kingham The park area is low lying and swampy Continued on Page Inside this week ColoringPage 10 Santa LettersPage 1 District newsPage 15 SportsPage Classifieds- Page B6 and Th rd Year No Forty Pages F fteon Cents ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER Eventual benefit from leather restrictions The federal government Mr Dunham last week imposed world All the manufacturers wide quotas on Imported foot have had troubles some of wear but Beardmore them arranging layoffs for dent Peter Dunham feels the two weeks at a time decision took too long Its a At Beardmore s there has step in the ght direction been a reduction in the work he says but the cutting sea force The chrome division son Is almost past He thinks has been working four days a there will be few immediate week effects this season He said the company has Fred Dawklns of Frank noticed a modest Increase In Heller and Co also agrees the orders In the past two weeks improvement In business but not enough to indicate the won be felt In Acton for a season has been saved by the while yet new legislation Legislation is designed to In fact at the recent Shoe protect the domestic shoe in Manufacturers conference in dustry from further deter Montreal plans were being as a result or the made to march on Ottawa to growing number of footwear demonstrate the plight of the Imports Industry However represent The quotas will apply atives were assured the mostly to leather footwear would be forthcoming Donald MacLeod chairman soon of the Shoe Manufacturers Mr Dunham says he and Association of Canada says Beardmore s would have legislation should go a long been more optimistic if the way to preserving close to decision had been made in Jobs in the footwear tanning and shoe industries in Canada But the delayed timing con September when expected The two and half month delay is crucial There Is a natural lapse of time between Town hall historic site The Acton town hall was officially designated as an historic site Tuesday night by Hills council They passed the bylaw which states the should be preserved because of its value and significance The only person opposed to the bylaw was councillor Roy Booth who said he was going to vote against it but didnt want to discussit The is mandatory before the Town Hall project can receive Heritage Foundation grants making of shoe samples the taking of orders and then the production and of shoes for instance Beard more must for retail react on to feel an improve ment in business The sen son is shot he explained Fred says it II at least six months before their company feels the effect of the new legislation About per cent of their business Involves shoe leather and he expects an increase in bus in ess eventually Imports for next summer are already bought he noted An indirect effect of loss of work in the industry has been a decrease in the amount of split leather being produced in tanneries which are ferine business slowdown This split leather has been in short supply as a raw material for such com panics as Hellers Mr Dawklns also mentions what a long drawn out fair the expected legislation has been Reading newspapers and watching television on the decision Mr Dawkins says he feels the news media have been very unfair in stressing the reaction of the Canadian Importers Association He does not agree with their reaction that shoe prices will go up He feels the shoe manufacturers will see to it that prices do not go up With more volume of work prices can be kept down There will also be better use of mach and skills In the new legislation foot wear imports will be restricted to 32 million pairs annually for the next three years This is about onethird reduction from the levels of Continued on Page BRIAN RENNICK is the new minister at Evangel Pentecostal church Brian Rennick new minister kiktikk minister of Evangel Pentecostal church is Brian Ken nick who has been In town about three weeks now He has been an assistant at People church in Hamilton for the past year and a half Mr and his wife Colleen live in the church parsonage at Acton He is looking forward to the new experience of having his own congregation He has been getting to know the people and visiting some of the ins He comes from Monkton Ontario and attended school there before going to high school at Mitchell Then he attended Eastern Pentecostal Bible College Peterborough for three years From there he went to Hamilton where he was assistant to the pastor of People church and was in charge of youth and music He taught a teen class In the Sunday School He is a pianist and enjoys singing He sang in groups and choirs in college He also enjoys Santa writes to children from the North Pole In spite of the slowdown to mall service yesterday morning Tuesday due to trucks being held up on snow packed road one very special letter did get through It placed between the Free Press Dear Children In less than threeweekalshallbemaklngmy rounds throughout the world delivering presents to all good boys and girls My workshop is Just a flurry of activity g with so many orders to fill and not enough time to get However when I load up my sleigh on December will be finished of relief but only until I return At that time I shall 6 have a nap and toon start producing toys for next year youngenyouw snack for many kids A confectionery delight EATING OUT with a difference Stacy Patenaude is really eating out as she takes a mouthful of snow If youre hungry a heavy demand for toys like Stretch Armstrong Mr Mouth raclngcanets building blocks dolls etc that not everyone will get exactly what they want I will try to do my best I am glad to see your area finally has enough snow for my sleigh It was going to be difficult to visit one area with runners on my sleigh and then take them off and replace them with wheels The snow makes my Job much easier I would like to thank all the children who sent me letters I enjoy reading them after a hard day work and have recorded all the requests So remember children you better watch out 1 over the world keeping an you to make sure you are good There are boys and girls all over the world who- do not have a chance to celebrate Christmas for various reasons The children of North America should be thankful for what they get but also thankful for what Christmas day means So many have let the idea of shopping parades gift giving and even myself get In the way and shove the true meaning of Christmas back into the cobwebs of their minds Please remember children on Christmas y day that the day Is celebrated not just as a time of the year when wishes come true but when Jesus Christ was bom December is a joyous day for young and old alike and far more than the commercial season it has I developed into I will be attending in my private chapel here in the North Pole and hope all of you will be attending your local churches g Take care Love Santa