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Better communications need between police public Better communication between police residents and merchant Is needed to bet ter in Acton according to Regional Police Staff Sergeant John Bar rati In a bid to bridge the communications gap between the police and people Barratt represented the force at a joint meeting of the Acton Chamber of Com and the Business Improvement Area Wednesday evening in the library The meeting was called after a letter ap peared In this newspaper which had been sent to the police commission from the Chamber of Commerce concerning vandalism in the downtown core explained that the new act chief James Harding had brought with him a mood of optimism and had the entire force geared up with him Chamber secretary Janet Flenlng told the group how there has been a change in the town in the six years she has lived here which is not necessarily blamed on police We need to work together with the police to try and solve the problem She pointed out the problem la an old one which is just catching up with Acton Sgt Barratt agreed explaining Acton problems are relative He noted in other communities problems are not as bad as theira There has been a general decline in the moral standards of the pub lic he stated Local merchant Cory Van MerKestein charged the police with spending loo much lime giving speeding tickets instead of trying to control the vandalism on he main street Sgt explained to the Chicken and Spot owner that the force op- crates on priorities Giving speeding tick els may seem useless to the merchants but to the mothers who ore worrying their children may be struck and killed by a speeding motorist the police are doing a worthy service Wo are not going to nore someone speeding down Acton so we can have men downtown in case someone puts a rock through your window The problem will not go away if you them What seems unimportant to one person In town is horrendous to others and all must be dealt with Sgt Barratt stressed As far as vandalism is concerned the staff sergeant told the group Acton no worse off than Milton or Georgetown In fact he continued Acton has the best pol ice protection per capita that any area in the region Community Services chairperson Terry said people are using the police as a scapegoat for regional government She also voiced a rumor that Acton was the punishment detail for the regional officers and said she thought the idea was rid iculous Sgt explained that when the office was first opcnedall the men an duty were volunteers many of whom knew the area He also denied any punishment detail Mrs continued to tell ratt how well his men have worked with the Centre how on their own time they have brought in youths or others n need of help She admitted however the only thing she did not like about the police as Hie way they were transferred around the region Sgt said this was done to ensure the men knew all the areas so if they were called in while someone was on holidays or ill the officers on duty would know the area and not come into it cold He noted the shifts are set up so a fresh man to the area is with one who is familiar to the area The police have always been accessible Mrs said It is not a police pro blem it is a community problem she baid You get some really good men but they arc only men Sgt Barratt told the group Ifyouhittheminthelrprtde expect a kiss on the cheek There are only about youths in town who are the trouble makers he said a statement backed by most or the mer chants present However the loitering bylaw docs not dilterentiate between a group of people standing on the sidewalk and a group of youths hanging around SS Bar ratt said At the present time the town of Hills is looking Into improving bylaw He explained Milton s revised lolt cring bylaw has been very successful at keeping loiters off the streets A lot of people arc not too willing to take the day off work and be a witness at a loit or vandalism trial Sgt said Don Jameson of Fashions point many people fear revenge or threats should they charge someone The ser geant explained that if this happens it is obstruction of justice and police can ask the judge to lock up Ihe offender until his trial comes up Merchant Henry challenged a Continued on Page One hundred and Fifth YearNo 3 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 18 1979 Eighteen PagesTwenty Cents HsmcImU Protects was the theme of at the Library last week Casey and Btakley and Dolakel on hurt teach the tae ferent household danger signs Lyn Hop kins helps Ms Casey while Grace died the poppets Photo by ROBIN INSCOE Move to Montreal 125 out of job Disston closes doors Some 125 employees at Canada Inc will be out of a job on September 29 The workers all re ceived their notice day a letter sent to them from Bob personnel manager of Iho head office in According to the letter the entire plant operations will be closing down September 30 is a Group Company LDC nips The decision to close the industry was made Jointly by Disston Can and Hoe and Co who recently purchased the wood working portion of the business Because of a serious profitability problem will be con centrating their re sources on handsaws and metal cutting tools according to Goran Sor man of head of flee This concentration take place in Sandvik Canada Inc present facilities in Montreal to utilize available capacity there There hove been no of fers of transfers to ston facilities Mr Sor man said as all are fully equipped to take extra work Employees will be re ceiving severance pay Mr Sorman told the Act on Free Press first came to Acton in as a div ision of K Porter Canada ted It had formerly been known as Henry Disston Co located in Toronto since and was part of many plants across anada There were three sec tions to he Acton plant The first which still exists today pro duced all types of hand saws circular saws frames and etc They were also into re fractories producing high heat insulating brick and mortars for steel and foundry industries also had a thermoid scuion which produced broke linings clutch electrical vinyl in sulatlng tape and rod hose These out until Ok present hand saw and metal cutting tool and the wood work departments were all that was In I97G Group bought out the entire chain across Con originally set lied In Acton from I because Ihe own needed spacious modern on a major truck line and they wanted lo be fairly close Toronto nips sprackman Dip in tanning business Land Division linked to world situation Committee denied a bid by Corporation Ltd for a possible road into a pro posed subdivision on Acton eastern fringe Tuesday night Committee considered the application pre mature because it is on agricultural land Nearby lands are part of the shopping centre proposal which Hills council denied in February Mr appealed and Co highlighted problems Ltd briefly closed down facing the tanning in- one of its departments and a course of Mi Dunham for some earlier this year The action planned to combat time this year have been oneweek shutdown is the sudden and large on short time symptomatic of an indus scale drop in business In We are very con- try wide condition which the first two weeks of cemed about it the de- spills over from the June book ngs were down because we do not States 58 per cent port of con- know the long term President tinuing decline that Peter Dunham in an started early in May interview last week OLRB clears Superior Glove union presses with another bid said Mi Dunham Business had been as expected until April of this year The short term effect of the decline in orders said Beardmore pre sident What domestic tanners do know is the falling off of orders is linked to the importing of foreign leather raw hides- yet their pro ducts are being bought here by domestic shoe manufacturers Higher prices for shoe leathers were reasoned by Mr Dunham to be caused by three main factors per cent higher demand from Asian countries Latin American countries have withdrawn raw hides from world markets and Tanners in low wage fewer cattle by Eric However the one bargaining agent The The Ontario Labor member of the threeman application was drawn up Board OLRB board which found in sometime ago but with- Superior Glove favor of the union stated held pending the results Works Ltd of unjustified in his report the layoffs of the first bid Mr layoffs in a split decision were In part in order to McNamee said the down this week thwart the union organlz plication was to be made The board dismissed campaign He also Monday the complaint by the said the economic Company coowner and Canadian Union of ence which other board general manager Frank Brewery Flour Cereal members believed Just who gave most of Soft Drink and Distillery Ified the layoffs was a the company testimony Workers that the layoff of selfserving attempt to at the board was not 12 workers in early Feb- camouflage the real pur- available for comment at ruary was stimulated by pose of the layoffs press time He has been union activity within the Canadian Brewers in the Far East plant union lawyer John What burned union Our conclusion is McNamee and regional regional director the lay were for director BUI most was that the reasons totally unrelated expressed disappoint OLRB made no finding to the presence of the regarding the against the Superior union at Superior Glove decision As of Gloves management stated the board vice- Monday no decision on an because of its conduct chairman Arthur appeal had been made The board did not Board The union could either aider it appropriate for member G Bourne make another the purpose of the union agreed with him plication to have the application to express When the company workers reinstated or any opinions regarding evidence is examined in seek a judicial review managements behavior Its totality there can be through the Ontario Mr doubt that the layoffs Supreme Court the board recog can be justified on Canadian Brewers will the layoffs were grounds however press forward caused by the antiunion cording to the majority with an application to bias of the employer but decision have it recognized as the the board did nothing about it could under mony on economic stand the decision if they matter to be explicit hoard members said and precise and also the layoffs were for that in no respect was It economic reasons but discredited under cross also that the company examination Iried to chill the The majority members organizing campaign also noted that none of Mr said the union organizers all The union director like of whom were known to board member C A the company were laid who dissen- off or In any way made ted from the other the subject of employer members the least reprisals the board could have The majority report done was ensure the laid also weighted up some of off workers would have the arguments from both rights of first recall in sides in its findings The case Superior Glove board found that the con- starts hiring again the layoffs were disappointed if not punishment a sig about this one defeat and its not a defeat said Mr nal toother workers what might await them does not square with the evidence Management The held four conduct was by days of hearings in April means subtle and we and May on the Superior must agree with the Glove matter For much contention of its counsel of the lime plant that if the respondent manager was on the company Intended the stand to make an example by The fourpage majority the layoffs It likely report by the board cribed Mr Gengs test would have made its meaning plain Mr the board member who dissented had a different way of looking at the evidence To him the un ion established by clear evidence that was vehemently opposed to the union that he attempted to intimidate and coerce certain of Its employees and that he implied should the union campaign continue future layoffs may take place The employees who were laid off were des by the board as being trainees Mr Ballentine started off his dissenting opinion by saying he thought the majority decision is wrong In relation to the Board s jurisprudence and does not provide a remedy for those em whose rights have been clearly violated by the res pondent the company Leatherand Prominent Acton lawyer dies suddenly Acton a first Queen Council Charles died in Guetoh General Hospital last Thursday as the re mit of a sudden heart at tack Mr wis born January 31 1KM in Kingston and attended school to that city He re ceived an award for Lit that same year In 1937 be came to Acton and opened his practice During his many years In Acton Mr was a member of the the Mens the County Law Association County Law As sociation be was the first president the Act In In grade IS before at- on Investment club the Mr 1MB the Rameses ited from Osgood Hall pie Walker Lodge Cue- and began practicing law District Shrine Club and the Moore Sovereign Rev Leonard Consistory Hamilton He officiated at the funeral was appointed Queens Saturday in Acton Councll on January 1 of the Mas Lodge attended Pallbearers were Lou Acton Charles Green Constance Bay Ontario Aldo Mr Leatherlandissur- Chapman Lome vived by his wife the and Mr was clerk treasurer of Acton from 1937 to 198 HILLS CF former Ruth Irwin Mill St and children John Waterloo and Mrs Haste Acton He is also survived by three grandchildren David Jenny and Julie all of Acton Honorary pallbearers were George Robertson Bill Benson Bowles and John Moles Interment was at Fair- view Cemetery Naser t ever la fees wall cast f anas on more than hears ftogeTMUftMag work fat la by herself aad Maria Jeaalaga The grace the new It leaves the area Mayor Peter to la store killed in Canada because the rebuilding of herds Tht scale of Sooth America withdrawal of hides has been hidden to a degree until recent start of herd cutbacks In the west South America removed per cent of its hide produce from Ihe market while Canadian tanners joyed a bumper crop of domestic hides moving to market Meanwhile per cent of the continents hide production is being ex ported to the Far East About another per cent goes to Europe and other Western Hemisphere countries Some of that per cent returns to North America as leather which Is able to compete well in price against Ihe domestically tanned products As part of the solution to domestic tanning problems Canadian tanners next month will be asking domestic shoe manufacturers to repay a favor Tanners feel shoe manufacturers are taking unfair advantage of the situation Shoe manufacturers are now doing to the tanners what shoe porters were doing to shoe manufacturers before lost year said Mr Dunham Shoe importers were bringing many in expensive foreign products Into Canada Shoe manufacturers and tanners successfully con vinced the federal government for limits not stoppages on the number of pairs of shoes Imported The result more than J jobs were created in the shoe manufacturing and related industries The import quota card will be played by the tanners to the shoe manufaclucrs at Mon treal In August Imposing of export quotas on hides is another solution pon dered upon by other members of the tanning industry A quota on ex ports would in theory keep more hides in the country and therefore case present shortages However Mr Dunham said Canadian pro duction of raw hides is small when compared with the Americans If American hide and leather industries won an export embargo from Washington Ottawa may Continued on Page 3