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The Acton Froo Press Wednesday Many parents attended the third annual May Crowning at St Joseph a School Friday Father right conducted the service Chris and Angela Bailey both In Grade I had major roles in the an The entire school under Citizen mad over cemetery garbage Storey resident Brian Car gill searches through some garbage In Falrvlew Cemetery Monday for any clue as to the owner a is upset that so much garbage Is allowed to be dumped In the grounds At least one Storey Drive homeowner Is up set about the lack of act ion concerning the clean up of trash behind Fair view Cemetery Brian Cargili 12 Storey said It time some thing was done For three years he been after the town to cut down some old dead trees which he and other residents look out on from their back yards Other area home owners raised this issue at a recent councillors drop- In Who runs this town The mayor and elected officials or some Yahoo who says he docsn t want garbage receptacles in the cemetery said Cor The resident is after some garbage table for the cemetery so that people after cleaning up graves no not just chuck their refuse onto private property Cargili Is also upset that garbage is allowed to be dumped apparently as fill in the pond and at a spot farther back in the cemetery Is this top soil for graves said the Storey Dr resident as he picked up refuse near tomb stones He said he had been told only is dumped In the cemetery The soil would be used to build up older graves which have caved in This is what gets me They say its just from in the graveyard said while pointing out chunks or concrete road tar and egg cartons It time When some one stands there and tells you they II do something you tend to believe them said Carglll tired of waiting for some thing to be done Boy Scouts of Canada North Hatton District AWARDS NIGHT GENERAL MEETING Monday June 9 St Georges Church 730 to Refreshments Will Be Served EVERYONE WELCOME Seven retiring firefighters to be honored at dinner Seven of Acton Volunteer Firefighters will officially retire this Saturday at a special dinner at the Fire Hall For a short while the fire fighting force was down from men to but with new recruits the force is up to with a couple more likely pros pects on the horizon In January of this year four firefighters retired Sam Harry Otterbein Don Van Fleet and Doug Mason hung up their hoses and buried their hatchets Between them they represented 110 years of fighting fires More recent retirees include Norm Price and son Bob Price who had W years work between them and who retired after years ex Twenty nine year vet Norm Price re members when the only vehicle for fighting fires in Acton was a GMC truck The first fire he Went to was at the creamery Since those early days he seen a lot of changes The department has Acton Firefighters were called out three times to battle flames at the control tower on the grounds of the old drag strip last week Firefighters say the fires were set Dragway fire set Acton firefighters were colled out three times In to extinguish flames which gutted the tower at the old Toronto International Drogwoy on the Fifth Line Deputy chief Bob Hyde said the blaze was set however since the building was awaiting demolition anyway there is no real property damage so this arson cose Isn being invest by police Firefighters were called out to the old drag strip for the first time around 11 30 p m Thurs day and then returned Friday morning and that afternoon because flames broke out again grown from 10 to 33 men using three trucks a panel truck and the antique The fire department now has a fire hall instead of the area underneath the auditorium where the one truck used to be kept He says the fire depart ment is much faster now with more equipment but fire calls have changed from a large amount of grass fires to more chimney fires Fires that stick out in his memory are the Dominion Hotel fire and two house blazes on Main Street When called by this newspaper Price heard the fire bell go and commented I moy be retired but my feet are still stamping son Bob has been a full time firefighter with the Mlsslssauga fire de partment for the past five years His recent move to from Acton has ended a 10 year career with Acton Fire fighters Following his father Board thanks Police Hal on Separate school board is thanking the Halton Regional Police for their quick and successful efforts In the apprehension of two van dols at the Assumption school site The hew Burlington Catholic high school was damaged by vandals St Albans into the fire force at the age of he also seen many changes in the de partment Manpower has increased from to 35 but culls have also in creased since the town grew he says He feels more hazardous building materials are the im to the increased number of fires Chimney fires caused by proper installation and infrequent cleaning are also on the rise he comments found his years as a volun leer firefighter ing His new work responsibilities with Hal ton Hills Hydro make It necessary for him to leave the fire force that has lost seven of its men within as many months During his tenure he remembers some of the bad fires Acton has suffered In recent years as the worst he at tended The Dominion Hotel and the Jones farm fire stand out in his mem called Dora on on his birth certificate tells lots of funny fire fighter stories including the one about he volun tcer who answered the page at night staggered to the fireball only to learn the fire was in his own home and he s left his wife and child A neighbor had called in the alarm seeing fire coming from his Saturday s dinner honoring the seven is the department way of saying they II be sorely missed The Color Parly of he Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion leads the Citizens Band he and the Salvation Army down Main Street Sunday afternoon In the Decoration Day parade The parade started late at the Post Office and ended at fairilew Cemetery where a service was held to com those who fought In the second World War Knox Ladies Aid Tour local garden by I Dennis A tour of the beautiful well kept lawns and gardens at the home of Mr and Mrs T J Berry Elmore Drive was an added bonus to mem of Knox Ladies Aid when they met last Tues day at this home for their monthly meeting A timely poem Sign of the Season was ready by Mrs Murray as she opened the meeting A work meeting on June to complete the Banner will be held in inal plans were made for the dinner the next Wednesday 13j men and women en joyed a good meal The devotions were taken by Mrs Murray and Mrs S Chaisson Reminiscing a few years back two delight poems entitled My Kitchen Window and My Garden from the pen of the hostess Mrs Berry wereread Mrs S Chaisson read a poem shine and Rain A delicious lunch was served by the hostess Murray and Mrs J expressed courtesies achilles meters GLC RX7 PICK UP Your Complete Line Dealer SALES and SERVICE 351 Queen Street Acton 8530200 108th anniversary j Five new members and Wesley John Al were welcomed into the son of Robert and family of St Albans In Wanda Almand the Sacrament of Holy parents David Baptism rently They Beverley Owen are Julie Anne Hewitt daughter of Susan Hewitt goo parents Diana and Preston Mary Elizabeth Ruth Fer guson daughter of Brian and Gayle Ferguson godparents David and yer former rector will Karen Wilson Adam be present at the service Mark Telford son of together with his dough Richard and Janie Tel ler the Rev Betty Kil Sunday June 8 will be Awards Day for the Church School and also Youth Sunday June will be St ban s 108 anniversary and the Rev Phillip Saw ford godparents Terry and Alice Bridge and Thomas Harmon John Robert Run ham son of Robert and Catherine godparents John and Diane Hinton bourn who will be the guest preacher Tills will be followed by a parish pot luck luncheon In eluding the annual gain of pioneers of the church Environmental Energy Law Wtmp Fergus Awning Inc Canvas Commorctal Si Andi 1445 Wait FREE ESTIMATES