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Georgetown Acton Wednesday Oct TELEPHONE 8532219 and Editorial Office Founded in every Wedneidsy by at Willow Street Acton Ontario Telephone Single year Canada J The Ontario mad Number Ken Bellamy Don Ryder 1 rector of Advertising Hartley Coles Managing Editor The Acton Free on the group newspaper which Aurora Banner The Brampton The Burlington Peat Burling ton Weekend The Etobcoke Guardian The Georgetown Independent Son The Champion Th Mgsitaauoa New The Oakve Bavr Fndev Tha Weekend Richmond Liberal Liberal The Scarborough Minor The SiouH The Liberal Publish Harlequin Enterprise Lvttilod EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT New Editor Paul Sport Muni Holme Darkroom Nancy Pundsacfc Ted Brown ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manager Cook Satae Susan Sandra Wlson Jarrue Frank Carol Hall Circulation BUSINESS OFFICE Otflca Managar Jean Shewed Accounting Public considered We are becoming increas ingly concerned by the ac tion of government offices and utilities to close their doors earlier with the pretext it will speed up ser vice or other such nonsense Surely they realize many working people and today it often means both parents a household work until or p and the time after 5 is the only time they have to do business The latest office to an nounce hours will be chang ed to speed up delivery of outgoing mail is the Acton Post Office The office will close at 5 15 instead of the present 5 so mail can be sent to the Georgetown distribution office that much earlier We know the problems the post office is having with the speed of the mail and it doesnt originate in Acton but we also know that the office should be considering the publics convenience as well as their own For instance surely it would be possible to keep one staff member on duty to sell money orders and stamps until p perhaps starting half an hour later than the others It is presumptuous to sug gest how the staff of the post office should be shuffled to be most efficient but the trend today in many public institutions is to close early so the staff can enjoy longer evenings We are all for it until it interferes with the right of the public to have reasonable hours they can do their business Oh sure the public will adjust but darn it all they shouldnt have to it should be the other way around No conflict Burlington Councillor Joan Littles call for Regional Chairman Peter to resign his job because he secured the Progressive Conservative nomination for the next provincial election sounds like sour grapes Little is reported to have said that if he Pomeroy was a man of honor he would submit his resignation if he wont she maintained perhaps we should ask him She says should follow the example of his leader Bill Davis who resigned because it would have been less than honorable to seek a mandate unless com mitted to serving a full term Little maintains there is a conflict between being the Regions chief negotiator with the Province and being a candidate in waiting for the election Councillor Little may have had a point if she had asked why Pomeroy decided to run for the nom ination when he had hardly stepped into the regional chairmans post It does not take a long memory to note he also resigned as mayor of Halton Hills after only a few months into his second term Fortunately there is only a remote chance he would resign as an MPP if he did win the next election But we have to agree with assessment of the situation when he notes the next election could be called as late as 1986 Im no more a PC now than I was before the nom ination he declared asserting he saw no conflict in holding the two posts And neither do we Politics is often a game of opportunity and since has decided to make a career out of it it would have been foolish to have waited for opportunity to knock again to gain the PC nomination He struck when the opportunity presented itself and won Now of course he still must stand in front of the voters and seek their sup port in the next election Those who oppose this brand of opportunism will have the opportunity to show it in the next ballot Alas for poor Acton Dear Editor With apology to Bill Shakespeare Alas poor Acton I knew It Horatio A of infinite zest or most excellent variety Providing entertainment a thousand ways and now a mere fiction remains My ire raises at the thought Here lived creativity and individual freedom Where now is your Jollity your songs your times merriment that gave many love and amusement No one here will mock your grin Get you tons of makeup Myriad of costume None will breathe life where there Even Alexander lookd this fashion In the earth and smelt so Robert Rennie Clergy comment Choose life Being the spouse of someone on the police force would be a dif role these days I know that if I were wearing such shoes The morning news reports of shootings and deaths would be hard to stomach if uniforms lined the household closets It docs not take much imagine the anxiety level contained in the voices of spouses or in the officers themselves Yes they have a right to be angry and afraid I want to hear those feelings and respond sensitively to their pain Yet beside these emotions running at peak intensity I hear also the word of the Lord which addresses every time and place and invites us to make decisions separate from popular opinion or persona preference lift md cunt thai you and your dtxxndmamnylivr When someone actively fires weapon and the death of the recipient results where was the choice to opt for life But lest BM Dtv Minister Acton Baptist Chare Report from Queens Park Legislature back in business Many people had anticipated that we would be on the election campaign trail by now However as you all know the Premier an nounced his intention of stepping down and the Ontario Legislature reconvened as scheduled on toberD During Question Period on the first day of the Fall Session Liberal Leader David Peterson questioned the Provincial Treasurer about the financial icies of the Conservative govern ment particularly as they affected the jobs of He cited the very significant plant closures which have occurred in this pro vince in the last couple of weeks Just to refresh his memory he said in Kingston in Wcllnnd Black and Decker in Barric and Bums in Kitchener 600 Some 2 jobs have been lost according to announcements in the last two weeks and as Mr Peterson point out the Treasurer must be aware that unemployment is up over a year ago In spite of his prophesies of an economic recovery there is no solace for the unemployed in this province In fact the numbers are going up He asked the Treasurer What answ ers does he have for the over people who were laid off per manently and where is the economic recovery for them Rent control inquiry Opposition Leaders at Queens Park have dexanded that the prov incial governments rent control inquiry be abandoned in view of the fact that both tenants and land lords are boycotting it The govern established the inquiry on November 16 1982 and the first phase of its public hearings lasted days Last April a report on the inquiry was submit Stuart by JULIAN REED HalloaBurlington Thorn who heads the commission However this has still not been released It has been revealed that the in has spent the 1 billion which wa3 budgeted by the government Liberal Leader David Peterson maintained that the hear tags have become discredited by the major participants and ask the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations What pur pose was being served in The Minister has indicated that he anticipates having the interim report of the commission by the end of this month However the Opposition has urged that the government lake action immed iately without further hearings and establish a central rent registry as well as getting tougher with landlords who are charging legal rents Under the current rent control legislation landlords who wont to increase rents more than per cent in a year must show a need be cause of higher costs at an open Residential Tenancy Commission hearing Cancer in the Niagara area Liberal Vince Kerrio has issued a press statement sing concern about indications of higher cancer rates in the Niagara Falls region according to the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Health and Welfare Canada Special No Cancer Mortality in Niagara Coun ty Ontario indicates that liver and lung cancers were high com pared with provincial rates and stated that the liver cancer ex cess is noteworthy since it has been associated with chemical ex such as vinyl chloride monomer and arsenic which are being dumped significant amounts in Lake Ontario The report recommends that due to the latent period of cancer and the continuing water problem of the Niagara River and Lake Ontario continued surveillance is required Mr commented I cannot rest easy when our Great Lakes are becoming more polluted with toxic chemicals that you can see taste or feel that affect the people years even decades after Education Funding David Peterson told students at Carleton University that a Liberal Government in Ontario would give million to the province universities and colleges immed lately and make postsecondary education a priority Financing cuts are slowly strangling On education system he said and proceeded to deliver a stinging attack on government policy They have decided post secondary education isn import ant at the present time he said More money could be allocated to colleges and universities without increasing taxes The million could come from reducing the amount of money spent on govern advertising and the sale of some provincial landholdlngs and could be forwarded Immediately to facilitate repair of facilities and the purchase of equipment Junior Citizen nominations due If you know of a good who deserves an award for community work bravery or striving to over come a physical limitation nominate them for an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year award before the end of October Bicentennial history books air line trips across Canada a recep tion with Ontarios Lieutenant- Governor plaques and lapel pins are the prizes awaiting Ontarios 1984 Junior Citizens We are seeking to honor Ontario outstanding young people not just the but also the good ellround kids who are working today to became our leaders tomorrow said Dave Wenger of Mount Forest chairman of the Junior Citizen program Nomination forms are available at this newspaper office and the deadline for nominations Is October The Junior Citizen program co ordinated by the Ontario Coram unity Newspapers Association Is sponsored by Air Lieutenant- Governor John Aird is the programs patron and additional support is being received this year from the Bicentennial Program operated by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation In its first three years the program received a total of and organizers are hoping tor a new record in num bers nominated in The i2outstanding nominees and their families will be guests of Ontario Community Newspapers Association at its annual conven tion in Toronto next March when LieutenantGovernor Aird will make the presentations and host a special reception for the visitors in his Queens Park suite Each of the nominees will receive a Air ticket to any Canadian destination a family portrait with the Lieutenant Governor a plaque and lapel pin An additional topranking nominees will receive an airline ticket and a certificate to be KM How come kid have to go to bed when their parents get tired presented by their local newspaper publisher All young people nominated in 1984 will receive a Bicentennial book Groups and individuals can be nominated if they have performed single or continuing acts of courage shown Ingenuity resourcefulness for tllude or selfless service Nominees may also be Involved in worthwhile community service have overcome disabling physical or psychological handicaps or have performed acts of heroism perhaps endangering Iheir own lives Any nominee from previous years who continues in their note worthy endeavors is eligible lo be nominated again A Junior Citizen can be aged to years and any citizen resident in Ontario can submit a nomination Good news No gas rate hike Heres good news Union Gas Ltd has advised the Ontario Energy Board that it will not seek a rate increase In 1965 but will cover higher operating coats through its own financial restraint and revenues from increased gas sales It the second consecutive year Union has decided not to raise rales Back issues years ago Octobers A fire this week ended a month long record of no alarms in Acton Acton new swimming pool ran into another snag when final inspections showed the present sewer system would be unable to handle the pool backwash A special council meeting was held and a motion passed which will prevent new industry of a noxious nature coming into A baby staying with her parents as guests woke around four ajn and gave warning that the house was on fire The stone walls and roof were all that was left of the farmhouse owned by G sixth line near Li eh use No one was hurt in the blaze There is no ice yet in the Acton 20 years ago October IS Bruce McGregor is looking for five men from Acton to work as an Acton divi sion of a Halton Auxiliary Police Force Countys population Is now according to figures released this week by Halton County Assessor Ford Rogers This year figure is an increase of 5 people or per cent over the 1963 population Actons population is After an Inquest into the death of Mrs Harriet Waller of Toronto the jury asked for speed reduction on south of but turned down a proposal for mandltory teats in serious ac cidents Mrs Walters was killed in a two car collision Just south of Spey side Apparently the Mill and Main St intersection doesn t need a traffic light despite congestion said a Department of Transportation letter to Acton council 50 years ago Oct 1B34 On Saturday evening this week thieves broke Into and ransacked the CNR station here They secured seven cents from the stamp box for their trouble An unsuccessful at tempt had been made to open the safe The entire grounds of Govern menl building has been covered with- new cement surface with the ex of he block In the front corner where a pool of water gener ally remains after every rain Residents of re ported seeing two groups of deer quite frequently these days It pears the animals may decide to slay in the area as they arc becom quite lame Thieves who perpetrated a tobacco robbery during the week travelled through the section of country about Acton abandoning the big carrier on the roadway near Fergus 75 years ago Oct 141909 Owing to a very simple yet unavoidable accident at the power house Sunday all area churches were without power after the opening of services Respecting Halton County Fair the Canadian Farmer says There was an absence of alt fakirs The only stands were for refreshments candies fruit and one or two base ball games On Tuesday afternoon an auto passing through town going east met Miss Given of Erin at the cor ner of Young and Queen Streets The auto driver who dldn see Miss Given quickly come along side the young womans horse and startled beast Miss Given was thrown lo the ground but luckily no bones were broken 100 years ago October IS One day last week Mr A J Mann threshed for Mr John lot con five 1400 bushels of wheat oats and barley in ten hours with a steam thresher This Is considered an extra big days work Mr G Wells has sold his residence and land adjoining on Mill Street to Mr Robert Wallace and first pur chased double brick tenement house on Main street known as Ihe Ken We believe Acton Cornet Band stock is just a little below par at pre sent Mr Jos is adding a good sized brick woodshed to his residence Grape vines may be priced as soon as leaves fall