Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 10, 1974, p. 9

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The Acton Free Press Wed July Travel relaxation fun in minds of most people The Acton Free Press atery reporters have been it It again with their hidden cameras and ultra sensitive microphones They have learned what a great number of people In the area are doing for the summer but more important they have discov ered what these people would rather be doing Their first victim was Craig who Is employed by town He does odd Jobs like cutting and little hits of For the summer he likes doing what hes doing now I Hike the Job trie grade nine stu dent Is not dotnK anything this summer or so he says He did admit that he does odd jobs though like cutting Marti lluikcma Absolutely nothing spot in Europe from own is working for Hills recreation department She Is a play ground leader for the full se ven week course What would she like to do for the sum mer Absolutely nothing Mrs P her children down to the pnrk every day because parti cipate In the recreation pro- Mrs P to park Hick 1 Ikes camping Likes courses gram She Buys she enjoys travelling what she docs because this itrlan who works way lets her get out in student services at Acton Hick from High will be Inking a wo Brampton wat visiting In course at Queens University Acton for the day He Is on value and humanistic camping In for a education The rest of his few but Is working for summer Includes babysitting Goshen Itubbcr for the sum- and a trip to before mer There was no doubt In school begins in September his mind of what he could Mr says he likes be doing for the sum- courses He would If he spend his summer camping and take a longer course travelling all over Ontario the rest or the vacation he would like to go camping with his amity In Bri tish Col urn hill linger Acton resident tor 12 years will be working at for the summer Although he travelled from the Atlantic Pacific and from Arc tic to Texas he would like to Dove Kut visions of little town In where lie and ills wife could skiing and mountain walking I hearts content I arc no cars I only carriages What Mr KM Is actually doing fur the sum Is leaching sihooi principals to tie principals lie Is doing this as part of teaching team all Hie kills She does first two September though of Mrs mid like spend travelling In and around and llrllish Isles visitors In town from whole tin- No READERS WRITE Acton history back to 1821 Need of wise stewardship Dear Sir Your July editorial page included an article entitled Food Short age hokum It be wishful thinking on my part but I am assuming that its publication was to arouse reader response rather than to give This has been named he United Nations as World Population Year The Economic and Social Council of the UN has mode available a wealth of researched factual information to alert nil Inhabitants to the many face ted arising from rising population statistics in a world of finite resources Without being an alarmist a thinking person must see he rationale for the wise stewardship of our resources and for the humanitarian distribution of food To get back to the offensive editorial referred to above the writers correct when per cent or us arc overstuffed or another I would add that the stuffing too often includes complacency ana arrogance Canada Is Indeed a land of plenty by global standards and together a more equitable distribution among Canadians we should assume our proper role In sharing our blessings with the have not countries None of us can lake credit for our Canadian inheritance nor should we permit our favored position to create the myth that we arc a more deserving people Nor should we look askance at religions and philosophies that are part of the inheritance in other lands In true humility we should say There but lor the Grace of go I The St Marys writer says we should look around us lo see the true situation But lets look beyond our own well- stocked cupboards A mans stature determines ihc extent of his horizon Sincerely Comfort tt Acton Actons historical back round was assembled by the of Colleges and Universities before the tennlal was A copy of this resume of town history has been sup plied to the Free Press by department to add to our his torical flics The Information follows I In Acton was simply parcel of acres or land In the and third conces sions of Township The first settlers on the site were and Ezra Adams the las r a land A gristmill was of primary importance to the establish ment of an agricultural set tlement Thcrirstgristmllllo serve the Acton area was established near the site of t Mill It was glove making was hamlet by lHi well established business in the Irunk Hull by the In which Aci el to hopefully The two identify lime twill gnu be free spirits addition lo the original then own the site The grant prises already mentioned of Lot Concession Vll had about the middle of the made lo Abraham Aeton boasted carding cord us the son of a Loyalist fulling mills a carriage This grist mill on Ihc West factory shingle mill and a Branch of Ihe Credit and barrel works served settlers in the Acton was also well supplied with area until the construction of stores hotels and livery saw and gristmill on the present site of the town The settlement thai grew about 1840 The first tannery up about this Industrial at Acton was Ihe Nellcs tan- was called opened in IR42 Tanning vltle then Adamsvlllc anil became a leading Induslry in finally by 1844 Acton A post Acton and the office was established at burned In 11152 It spurred That arrival of the railway first village plot lultl out The population of Acton whs at by limi Acton as a Village Comity Council In 1H74 Die became iwn In IU74 tin Iiihiis of ml rebuilt on fairly large scale After another trous fire in the tannery was rebuilt ana was able lo produce between 18000 and sides of sole leather year A related In- WORRIED ABOUT BROKEN GLASS V AROUND THE T Glasses iUnljffihjhlfi not Sweat or THE GIFT SHOP Si 82432 Ltd Need wider base A Masson says School buses are concern July Dear Sir Recently I noticed that the Ontario Min ister of Transportation John Rhodes in tended to suggest to the bus manufacturers that the structure of School Buses be im proved What me was the slack attitude toward the Genera Motors for Mr Rhodes didnt want to make a fuss and said he was asking Ihem in an easy way lo im prove the structure school buses He also said he Isnt sure the province can pass legislation lo forte the improve ments and is satisfied to leave it to the manufacturers This sort of gentle persuasion will not convince any company of Ihc real Intent of many briefs sent to the province by the Consumers Association and the Home and School groups I should like to voice my protest against this weak attempt at Improving the safety of school childrens transportation Trusting lhat more parents who may have missed this bit of news in the election fever will also show their own concern by Yours truly Mrs S Box Mary St Ontario N0B2K0 will have to get more unconditional grants to relieie pressures on property owners Chairman Allan told a press conference claimed old age petitioner and persons on luted incomes were being heavily hit with tax hikes sickening to see people work all their lives to pay off a low and then have to pinch pennies and make meet on a pension allow ance he Mas son claimed Ontario gave Its municipalities a bet ter break than any of the other province did He indi cated the federal government should be funnelling money through provinces to mutiicipalittc He claimed the treasury was the- only level of go with i tax base wide enough to make the necessary funds available He noted the provinces and government had been engaged in hat quarrel lor several vears regain ownership of Noma and Chapel Street schools Doth schools closed their doors at the end of June Wednesday night council passed a motion ashing the Halton Board of Education to deed back the schools Barking dogs disturbance The Editor A great number of barking dogs day and night are breaking the 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