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Page THE January Valentine retires VUflHt 193 Jimmy J received a gold helmet from hU In area lo on the occasion of his fortieth as a volunteer fighter in January This Mr says his Illness convinced him it was time to quit Herald photo Two bands from Acton head west Herald Sponsored by the Open House Canada Program Ac ion high school band will be taking part In on exchange with a band from Ross Shep- composite school of Ed The two bands will visit each other schools for one week periods in 1380 The Edmonton band will be the first to travel coming to Acton from Feb 16 to While here the band will be touring with the Acton band outside the city with concerts as far away as Toronto and Kitchener according Acton band conductor David Snle We want to give them understanding of what to live in this part of Ontario like Winter Semester January April You can mil register for evening and weekend credit and be admitted on the spot until January I960 the first night of classes It s Easier Than Ever If you arc over and have been out of school for at least two years you qualify for admission An orientation meeting is scheduled for evening course students meet University people who are available for help and support as well as to meet fellow students The meeting is on Monday January 30 p in Room University Centre Degree credit courses are offered in such areas as Accounting Fine An Economics Computing Science History English Psychology Family Studies and more The UnivinitV School of Part time and Continuing Education Guelph With fire department since 1938 volunteer hangs up golden helmet One of George 1 known firefighters is retiring after years with the His age and his health are the reasons CR Jimmy Va for calling it quits I think it time I got out he said last week 1 11 be in June Its time the younger boys took over When the hall was down the street I used to run down and get there before some of the other guys but now that it over on Maple Avenue f can t catch the trucks from home anymore I put my resignation in for the December meeting but they accept it Mr Valnntlno told The Herald They probably accept it at the annual meeting I vc a ready turned in my beeper radio and car light so I have no way of knowing when there a fire now INvo years ago Mr Valan tines fellow firefighters in Area Two presented him with a gold helmet and the town gave him an engraved ice bucket at a surprise party honoring his W years with the volunteer force When he Joined the fire department at the first ting in lt consisted of members In addition to the International truck their then consisted of feet of one inch hose fed from a lank of soda acid a hose reel to tow with feet of two- inch hose and an old lad der wagon with a 60foot lad Their personal equipment consisted of short rubber boots and old rubber coats that got hotter than hell If you got too near the fire They had no helmets Mr Valantine recall cd Mr Valantaine said he has never been injured during his year of eating smoke The closest he come to trouble was when Lumber Mill burned A hydro line burned through and fell on the ground outside the building Both Mr Valantine and the fire chief were stepping over the live line throughout the battle yet neither one of them touched it he said Even if he been paid at all for his work he ha been al it anyway he com men ted because he loved every minute of it Mr Volantineisproudofthe ffepartment efficiency and point to the fact they saved three barns in Police report Glen Williams Campbell near the Union Church and on Trofalgar Road as evidence of that efficiency over the past 10 Mr Valantine was bom on John Street near the arena and Ruth Norton from Glen Williams Mr Valantine nicknames are belter known than his official name of Charles Jim my stuck with him resull of a song his grandmo ther used to sing when he was young about a New York bank robber named Jimmy Valan tine His buddies call him Tracker or Dirt track because he used race his motorcycle on the sand track Georgetown park on Sunday He has also had a long standing association with area Piping was my hobby and was my pleasure he said He belonged to the George town Men Pipe Band in the 1930s and was the first drum instructor for the Georgetown Girls Pip Band in He also belonged the Lome Scots Pipe Band from 1937 to 1H6 Steal Kawasaki smash window The Christmas season means a holiday for most people but not for the Regional Police who were called to investigate several burglaries and acts of vandal The largest burglary occur red at Aulo Service in Georgetown The burglars gained entry to the service station by smashing a panel in Ihe rear bay door The missing property includes a Kawasaki snowmobile a chainsaw and some clothes and equipment The value of stolen property is Someone broke into the Way Club in but nothing to been Nothing appears to be missing following a break in at Curwood Packaging A panel was forced in of bay doors A window was smashed at Wriggles worth Public A Sony AM radio aid pockit talculator were during the break In Two malt have in connect mi with a in at Robert liltk Public In Acton ton a return trip In late May band members will be with Acton musicians during their stay here and will the Acton band on its trip west According to Mr Sale the students involved arc looking forward to the exchange and since they know already who they will be staying with they are all writing letters to their billets find their interests With this sort of information the band members hope to be belter able to plan activities when the two groups meet The Ross compo site school was supposed to have been in Acton this week but technical problems delay them The Acton students have done some to help pay for the buses they will BEAT RISING HEATING COSTS REINSUUTE N0W1 ROGER guirar I FOR YOUR FRFE ESTIMATE PHONE Jim Iw TWIN WINDOWS Made windows nfl Doors Injul Glass SONS LTD HARDWOOD FLOORS 8779551 LOOKING GOOD WALLPAPERS a E A Mitchell REALTORS APPRAISERS MORTGAGES 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