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Oxfams 3Time Veteran Still Walks for Health Happiness When Georgetowns senior road runner Charlie Burns left last year to become a County Centennial Manor resi dent ho took his walking shoes with him The octogen arian who frequently takes stroll back to town was subject of a news feature by Roy Downs In the Milton Cham pion recently It reprinted be low Charlie Burns says I would rather wear out than rust out And so ho walks for a bobby walks for bis health and walks to keep his mind active To a young man a IS mile a day walk seven days a week might be considered soma form of penance But its not penance to year old Charlie it LIFE to him Sometimes known The Happy Wanderer often dubbed the Dean of Pedest rians and frequently scoffed at as a fool Charlie Bums is a resident of Halton Centennial Manor in Milton But ho spend much time is the Manor he spends most of bis days walking around the roads of County INSIDE IN WINTER In summer and fall his seasons the footloose octogenarian completes mile walk in about five hours every day of the week fair weather or foul During the win ter be stays Inside and walks up and down the corridors of the expansive Manor complex for hours on end Just to keep himself In shape Theres one bag underground which connects the and Martin Houses at be Manor and on a cold winters day youre apt to find Charlie walking up and dawn that tunnel for hour on end Walking is a way of life to Charlie Burns good for a person if they are to do It he claims When I came here to the Manor nine months ago my doctor said I was In better shape than the average year old Walking gives you a grand feeling I tell tho ladles it win put bloom in their cheek if they will only do more walk When I get up in the mor ning feel like a boy DRINK I take a million dollars for my health ho as serts And for 83 year old Quells is certainly 1b excellent health Ho doesnt eat very and says be only needs about five hours sleep at night and he has never smoked or drank oil his life Anyone can cultivate a good habit If theyre not Iaiy says Born in England May be was the son of a man who doily walked Ave miles to work and once a year took the SO mile London to Brighton walk which is an old British tradi tion Mr Burns came to Canada years ago and spent 50 years of his life In North Bay wbcro be operated a catering comp any He retired yean ago and moved to Georgetown a few years ago to be closer to bis sons who live in and Georgetown Nine months ego be moved to the Manor ARTHRITIS CUBE A friend told Mm would cure his arthritis about 30 years ago so he took up the hobby in earnest and claims it rid him of tho arthritis Besides he likes walking if I didnt like it I do it Wbensohe went back tho next Satur- you like a thing you can do it day and walked it again this much better bo explains Although his usual dally age la 15 miles recent wet bos kept him down to 13 miles a day But better weather ahead means hell soon bo back to his a day clip It a small day when you don walk is miles ho added Manors happy wanderer has never owned or driven a car I always preferred walk ing Ho t exactly hate the automobile ho just never found ho needed one Modem traffic keeps him on toes as ho does all his walk on highways and I walk on tho left side facing the traffic oil times says Charlie I walk with safety and splendour ONE STEP AWAY He tries to be as careful as bo can when walking along heavily travelled roads keep my head up and my in tuna with tho fact that Im only a step away from annihil ation ho says And hes never bad an accident yet Mentally Charlio rambles on I can enjoy many things when I am walking My feet beat out old melody of a tuno People auk mo what in walking well I say it isnt given to you to see what I The birds pay me tribute and I watch the wheat tho com and the barley swaying In the summer He also sees mall boxes hundreds of them and ho pays attention to tho names on thorn On one district road no can rhyme off names of the owners of the mailboxes a dozen in a row while in a chair in the Manors lounge Im great on observations be adds I have almost an in delible memory and I make it a point to observe these things NO MORE Charlio a veteran of three OXFAM miles for mfllIons walks from the Brampton dis trict and he completed all three 30 walks in about hours His feat throo years in succession raised over TOO for the fund But hes not going back this year Seems the committee promised to give him on award after bis third time around but they never showed up with it Char lie tries to be modest but he feels that an year old should be for going tho whole route three years in a row while many younger dropped out before finish One year he even went the route twice He struck out on tho Saturday be fore the big walk and went the 30 distance just to see where the walk was going to take me He liked scenery Jurors 10 Fee Too Small A grand Jury report released last week recommends increasing pay for persons ser ving as Jurors for Use court and general assises They are currently paid HO day and a travel allows of cents a mile Toe report also made Bote of poor library and recreation fa- In the fa Matoa risks were painted out as bets a hazard tbe Jail and the grand Jury iked the matter be The had saggesttons to make concerning at the county BRIDGE CLUB Heller and Tom Wanes topped 3 teams of EastWest players last week at George town duplicate bridge dub with Jim Kali and BUI Wandel heading the north south div ision In East West Jim Sargtot and Mrs George Walker were second Mrs and Mrs Era Hyde third and Art and Mrs Kay Harm- fourth NorthSouth 2nd Mrs Sea Sullivan Mrs Leo 3rd Mr and Mrs Walter fiiebn and Harry for money OUT BY 8 AM Normal daily schedule sees tho Manor a most active resid ent up at 30 or and out on tho roads by 8 a His mor ning jaunts usually toko him to places like Hornby Campcll vllle Ashgrovo or Kelso In the summer months ho likes to walk to Acton or Georgetown Sometimes he re turns to Manor for lunch sometimes ho just keeps walk ing If back for lunch he might have a little snooze after his meal then out for a short walk before supper After supper his daily routine Is a four mile jaunt around concession down Ontario St west Deny Road to tho hospital north on Bronte St east on Main St and back home down Ontario St That a four mile route and it takes him a little more than an hour Charlie says ho always walks at the same speed three miles an hour I con tell how far walked by the time he smiles People often stop and offer him ride but ho unless tho weather is too foul for walking FAVOURITE SHOES Ho always wears his w bias Irishmade shoes with a sponge sole His favourite socks are nylon He makes sure he THE GEORGETOWN HERALD l THURSDAY JUNE PAGE dresses for the weather and in summer usually carries a nylon jacket in cose of a squall On his head which is covered by a full crop of white hair be plunks a light cap llko a golfers cap A friend once asked him to go walking on tho Bruce Trail but Mr Burns refused Ho prefers good hard packed gravel on shoulders of the road to rough and uneven ground of a country trail through tho bush There a few doubters who believe tho octogenarian can walk 15 or 30 miles in a day But Charlio just smiles at thorn and invites them to fallow him around the next day Needless to say he doesn get any tak era on such on offer Jack Charlton assistant sup erintendent at tho Manor sums up Charlies walking hobby with one final tribute Burns walks miles a day and when he gets tired he runs In Army Hopes To Reach Goal Between and canvas sers blitzed Brampton George town and lost week to collect funds for the Salva tion Army Red Shield Appeal Captain K D Moore of the Salvation Army said overall campaign has brought In some as of Monday He said that fewer than half of the can vassers from the blltt had tur ncd in their money OPTIMISTIC He sold he is optimistic about reaching the campaigns target figure of the amount tho army say It needs to carry on its services to tho people of this area Workers involved in blitz have already turned in and Capt Moore expects to re ceive at least that much from tho remainder of tho canvas sers The remaining will come ho says from mail- out campaign to tho rural areas and apartments and from solic itations from business and in dustry in tho area campaign was to have ended at the end of May but Capt Moore says it ends early In Juno when the last of the donations eomo In CONCRETE GRAVEL BUILDING SAND ROAD GRAVEL FILL and TOP SOIL GARNET BUD HAINES Glen ITS JUST DOWN THI HILL FOR ALL YOUR GIFT ft FLORAL NEEDS f a Stapa of Main St Now An EXCEILENT SELECTION ROSE BUSHES Hybrid Teas and Climbers GRASS GARDEN SEEDS SHRUBS TREES FERTILIZER PEAT MOSS INSECTICIDES WEED KILLERS LAWN ORNAMENTS CEMENT TABLES and BENCHES for PATIOS WATER FOUNTAINS PATIO PLANTERS SIDEWALK BLABS PATIO STONES CURB for DRIVEWAYS CHUNK BARK WHITE MARBLE CHIPS Complete of Free Use of FERTILIZER SPREADER OPEN Days a Week WEBBS Greenhouses 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