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Give museum back to people HRCA museum supporters discuss merger Efforts to bring Ha lion Mu under the wing of ton Region Conservation Authority which owns the land at Kelso on which the museum sits moved another step closer to reality Wednes day when members of a new special committee sal down with representatives of the Friends of the Museum group to debate the museums fu ture The Friends alarmed at earlier press reports about a imposed takeover resulting rom a brief by HRCA Chair man Brock Harris to Regional Council had held a meeting earlier and decided to fight the takeover They had also expressed concern about any possibility of mov ing the museum from its loca tion in the centre of Kelso Conservation Area Museum was origin ally a county council project and operated an advi sory committee of citizens ana councillors responsible to the county council When regional government was in troduced this year the mus eum was put under the reg ional councils Community Services Committee and the advisory board wos disband ed Clear The the Museum Is an auxiliary body of citi zens interested in the mus eum which has been helping obtain and restore museum artifacts and raising money for special projects at the museum Wednesdays meet ing cleared the air on a num ber of concerns the Friends group had members Brock Harris Coxe Terry and Larry Smith who sit on the special committee studying the status of the museum explained the mus eum would probably be belter off as branch of the con servation authority working again under an advisory com mittee They suggested a spe cial museum commiUee could be established with about four members and two from Friends of the Museum Maintenance would be eas ier they said because has skilled workmen in the Kelso area all the time The problem of the double admis sion charge its K a car at the Kelso gate plus cents admission to trie museum could be cleared up if mus eumonly visitors received a refund at the gate on leaving This system worked at a re cent festival at the museum and conservation members said there was no reason It could not work days a year Move complain When the Friends delegates Complained about a suggest ed relocation of the museum closer to the new provincial agricultural museum at the east end of Kelso chairman Harris said that was not a proposal only a talking point in his recent brief to the regional council That idea did not come from any pre sent member the move was discussed as early as he said The move suggestion was only put in the brief for discussion purposes he said the brief was only inten ded to say here are a num ber of things which have been said over the years Were almost on over this shot back Friends president Mrs Jud ith of Georgetown The museum main building Is years old and wont stand a move she suggested Friends also felt a new build ing would not sustain the rus tic atmosphere for which the museum is noted Councillor Marine felt the museum would be better ad ministered by the conserva tion authority At he regional committee level it gets lost in the great bulk of business that has to be done and has suffered in budget talks too he said George Jackson of Milton a trustee of Milton Library Board attended the meeting as an observer He said it was a retrogressive step to dis band the museum board be cause that means nobody has particular authority for mus eum affairs He recommend ed the administration should be sent back to the people some and give the Asked by Friends member Mrs Irene Saunders for some assurance the museum would never be moved out of Kelso member Lorry Smith and only three of the elect ed people attendedwhich he was indicative Youll be better off be lieve me under the wing of Coxe added Now youve got on opportunity to strengthen your hand It was agreed will draft a brief to regional coun cils Community Services Committee detailing the museums switch from coun cil to conservation and in cluding projections for future growth management and budgeting The mem bers promised to discuss the brief fully with the Friends before it goes to council replied Even If we wanted to we couldnt Councillor said he was opposed to a relocation Councillor Coxe felt having museum advisory board again would be a good Idea as it would mean Input from citizens who are not politi cians He assured the Friends group there was no thing underhanded In brief suggesting a takeover and stressed the would be better off admin istered by than the region Manned wodcred If the House in Burlington and the Richmond School project could be satellite operations of the main mus eum has offered to start a foundation for the preservation of the Breckon House which was thrcated by development Coxe noted there isnt much interest In the museum among regional councillors He recalled an open house and tour was held for the councillors during the winter New post for C A native of Acton A T has been named chairman of the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority formed to coordinate public transit systems in and around Metro oronto The DeputyMinister of Transportation Mr reportedly said he has worked for government recognition of public transit since he joined the ministry Accordingly an official announcement of his ap pointment must come from Premier William Davis It is reported Mr McNabb feels the increased use of Toronto Transit Commission and GO Transit vehicles in dicates the people are ready to accept transit in the area and it now has to be co ordinated Chairmen of three regional governments affected will also be included in the Authority Metro Toronto Chairman Paul Godfrey Peel Region Chairman Parsons and York Region Chairman Garfield Wright Salaries have not been set for authority members but officials reportedly believe regional chairmen will not be paid extra for their work on the Authority Mr salary as deputy minister is about per year Prescription is forged Acton OPP have a warrant out for the arrest of on out of town man who produced a forged medical prescription at Acton Pharmacy Monday July 29 Investigation is continuing into the incident in which the man tried to secure a drug with a prescription forged with he name of a Milton doctor Cpl Bob Arbour said it Is the case of forged prescription he has ever find to deal with The Free Press Wed August Pet of the week WHATS UP DOC These fuzzy bunnies are en joying one of their favorite pastimes of scam pering through the grass on a warm sunny af ternoon Lovable that rabbit with the knowing look in her eye and her younger sister are ac tually fond of quite a number of things For example they like eat lots of carrots and all types of greenery they like to get their ears scratched but more important Lovable loves to get her neck scratched Ron and Mark of Church Street owners of Lovable and a few other cottontails keep their pets clean and fed Of course Lovable is special so they let her in the house sometimes a YOUR HEADQUARTERS Black A White Color TVs Stereos and Components and Appliances With less than one per cent of the worlds population Canada has nearly 15 per cent of the worlds fresh water surface Campbell charges capitulating to technocrats Phone J More noise from Everton A NEW FACE IN TOWN is the one belonging to Gordon McMillian new Canadian Tire Formerly of Mr was Vicepresident of Diesel Ltd and in the business years He wanted to run his own business and chose Canadian Tire The company sent him to Acton He said he thinks its a great place He and wife Linda plan to move to town with their two daughters and son as soon as possible Limehouse Trips visits highlight civic holiday In a letter this week to WJ Chairman of the Halton Board of Education Ken Campbell of Halton Renaissance Committee has protested the failure of the Board to reconsider the dosing of the Norvul School as indicative of an abandon ment of trustee responsi bilities to the parents and ratepayers and an uncons cionable capitulation to the dictates of civil servants Campbells letter was written from Edinburgh Scotland on the eve of Tils departure for a two week mission which he is leading In the north and south of Ire land In his letter Campbell suggests with respect that in capitulating to the cruel and inhumane policies of the educational technocrats the trustees are disenfranchis ing another segment of Canadian society Citing British historian Arnold Toynbees analysis of the progressive depersonaliz ation of life as the cause of a general worldwide spiritual crisis whose most glaring symptoms are the civil strife tearing at the vitals of such countries as Northern Ireland Cyprus and even the S today Campbell appealed to the trustees to take such action in the situation as will 19M Norval may be an in significant 1974 file en route to the realization of the brutal tyrannies of an Orwell 1384 said Campbell or It could be remembered with a name like in the south where civil rights triumphed over the repressive tyranny of therettionary name like Spadlna in the north where quality of life was given priority over the smothering wheels and choking fumes of progress designed and dictated by the technocrat A healthy happy com munity Campbell con cluded is surely a higher achievement than a smug and satisfied efficient bureau cracy is scheduled to present a brief to the Board August Accompanied by three musicians the Milton evangelist has Just completed a week in England and a week in Scotland as part of Operation Reconciliation an interchurch crusade which has taken the Camp bellReese Team into nearly BO Canadian centres from coast to coast including each of the provincial capitals and Ottawa over the past eight months May I identify myself as an I also grudgingly admit that as a former city dweller I have been thoroughly exposed that tragic sociol ogical phenomenon urban values I further plead guilty to helping to change the character of Everton population and perhaps contributing to William Petri definition of my home as a formerly pleasant community But his reference to piddling buffoonery and personal vendetta leaves ones mjnd somewhat boggled Mr letter of July 31 while raising some valid offissue points in re ference to snowmobiles and motorcycles is an exceptionally good illustration of how the emotion of anger tends to cloud per spective and stimulate rhetoric Hopefully the following will clarify the discussion In the early summer my wife and I were experiencing a problem with noise from large loud dogs whose pen is a short stones throw from our bedroom window We com municated our feelings with candor to our neighbor asking if the problem could be controlled or eliminated The problem was not eliminated nor controlled to our satis faction We therefore exercised a demo cratic right and notified an authority the Township whom we felt might officially emphasize our point Our complaint focussed entirely on the issue that noise from the dogs seriously dis rupted cherished peace and quiet We had no intention of Initiating public controversy of this type and do not sanction the use of our neighbors name in your paper In the last few weeks my neighbor has made a concerted effort to control the noise and as far as I am concerned the issue is closed I question Mr motive for subtly challenging his neighbors to editorial debate his shallow use of Biblical reference and curious forms of name calling I congratulate him on the other hand for candidly coming to the defence of his neighbor I agree with him that the world is closing in on but his rather severe judgment of its people con tributes nothing to community togetherness and the perpetuation of what believe is a beautiful place to live At Leading Florist Do Your Planting Nowll SHRUBS PERENNIALS EVERGREENS POTTED ROSES POTTED SHRUBS ETC FERTILIZERS SEEDS ETC DickPawlcy Ontario Aug 1974 ALWAYS A BIG SELECTION OF CUT FLOWERS Complete Line of Landscape Service Foundation Planting Our Specialty Open Day a WeekI Til Dark WE WIRE FLOWERS ANYWHERE Caroline Flower Garden 5ho Art Benton Mr and Mrs Brian Mr and Mrs J Forester Kevin and Graham spent the holiday weekend camping at Shalemar Lake Niagara region The previous weekend they entertained friends from Chicago We regret the removal of the George Rogers from the village will live near North Bay Mrs Ted Morrow of Toronto spent the weekend Mr and Mrs John and Heather and Mrs R H Mitchell arc home after a flight holiday to the Canadian west coast Miss Sandra Ross of Mr and Mrs S Mileham have been holidaying at their cottage near Lake Dairy Opsteen herd tops By it J Stanley The Dairy Herd Improvement results have been obtained for the herds in under the super vised plan The average herd size was 34 cows with an average production of 11433 lbs of milk lbs of erf at and per cent test This Is a Breed Class Average of US for milk nd US for fat The top three herds in wereFrankOpsteenRR Milton 34 cows with milk fat lest for of 141 and 145 Bros R Burlington 27 cows with milk fat 420 test for of 134 and 14 and Stan Waters Georgetown cows with milk fat 3 S3 test for of 154 and 133 We wish to advise that the practice of ARTHUR A JOHNSON OPTOMETRIST has been relocated to 214 Main St Milton 8783673 AUGUST SPECIAL SHORT SHAG Static Free New Colours arriving next week Reg sq yd quality Our Price PIECES ONLY 17 and IS High quality MAUVE SHAG To Clear 995 PLUS underpad and installation FREE ESTIMATES INSTALLERS ON STAFF Lakeview Centre FLOORING SPECIALISTS VOLVO DEMO SALE 74 VOLVO 144 VOLVO 142 GL dr sedan equipped with AAA radio block heater QI head lights low mileage Balance of factory warranty Lie HPD034 SALE 00 Fuel injection overdrive AMFM radio steering wheel Low mileage balance of factory war ranty Lie sale Rally Sport QUEEN ST BRAMPTON Under the Dixie Cup Tower Phone 4591322