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Acton Free- Press Wednesday Sept 30 Founded In TELEPHONE I51BIB53 Bus nasi Otic shod Wednesday by Pub ah Ltd I Stunt Acton Ontario Telephone 51D Subscriptions copies n Canada n ill countries thai Canada The Acton Press a one of Pub Ltd suburban ng Advert Aurora Ere Bonner Era Edit on The Er ThaBu I Post The Burl Weekend Post Tie The E to Consumer Goo Indopondnnt I Economst aid Sun Tho Chomp on The News The Mai News Ed lion Tho North Consumer North Ho 1 day Th Week This Weekend Peel Consume Rchmond iThornhll Consumer Tho nor Tho Ho Ti The dflo Vaughan Don McDonald Publisher Advert lino accepted on the port on tho allowance or a II not paid for at cable rata In cos at wrong price goods to sell and may bo will drawn at a id that event typographical error thi upodby erroneous tern together with roownab tor but the 1 ho event of a typographical error goods i serviced may not be sold Advertising merely an oil EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Gord Murray Editor Murray Sports Contributor Jennifer Bar Peter Mils ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT ManeQar II Cook Salts tor Clasilliad Advert I ling GaU Thompson National Advertising Rap BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Managet II Shirley J Pot MorySn Arthur I on Number Bylaw enforcement officer wise municipal investment A few councillors were ical about hiring a bylaw enforcement officer but Halton Hills investment is paying off Bylaw enforcement com plaints are being acted on quicker there have been more investigations and more con victions registered than prior to when the town hired former Cambridge police officer Jack Lusty to fill the bylaw enforce post Recently convictions were re against a business for having plumbing installed without a permit as well as not having the work inspected In another case a developer had left garbage and rubbish on a piece of vacant property and lg nored an order to have the land cleaned up The convictions brought the town a total of 250 in fines Earlier this year Hal ton Hills secured a number of convictions for sign bylaw vio lations This shows the town has now taken a different view towards bylaw violations Citizens and firms are ex to either live by the rules set down by municipality or conform when requested Going to court is a last resort for the municipality but a step the town is prepared to take And the job of enforcing the by laws has been made easier with the wise investment in an extra staffer This position could well wind up more than paying for itself in the long run Our readers write Need designated parking for Canadas handicapped Dear Sir my sore knee was diagnosed as Osteogenic Sarcoma bone cancer and my left leg had to be amputated I was left with an eight inch stump and an artificial leg Chemotherapy and three lung followed but the cure worked and now my only reminder Is an art ificial leg and less frequent check I have never asked for or accepted charity I have my own business and I work hard at II to support my family But I am handicapped whether I like it or not and therein lies Ihe problem Normal day to day operations which require a limited amount of walking are no problem I bicycle swim snow mobile and have skied I ask for very few favors nor do I expect any Over the past few though I have been coming to a slow boll The only time ever need any consider other than a steadying shoulder from a daughter wife or friend Is when we attempt to visit shopping malls the Ontario Place or any or Ihe hundreds of exhibits or displays in Ontario If ihey have special parking for handicapped it the exception rather than the rule To my knowledge Canada Wonderland Is one of the few exceptions have to explain to parking at that 1 have an artificial leg and would it be possible to park close to the entrance With few exceptions they are extremely polite and helpful but if there are no facilities there Isn much they can do Try and get close to a Blue Jay game Ontario Place forget It on a busy day I notice though there Is preferred parking close to the entrance for some one other than the handicapped In both cases In an attempt to get into the CNE on August I asked the attendant permission to enter with my vehicle as the only parking was some distance away He asked me I could drive Since I was behind the wheel I replied in the affirmative and he said then drive the hell out of here My apparent sin was asking for consideration because my artificial leg That was the final straw as far as I was concerned It Is being drummed into my head every year that If you have a physical problem you should withdraw from society This year Is designated as the Year of the Handicapped but what Is the Province of Ontario or Canada doing about it In shopping malls if the mall has wheel chair parking I continually sec people with no handicap use these spaces as if it were reserved for them Lost week I talked to a disabled vet from Tcxo3 who said the above vio lation was an automatic in his hometown which the police did not hesitate to enforce In Ontario the police to my knowledge are not authorized to fine these Inconsiderate people Two days later I spoke to a gentleman from England a leg amputee as well who before coming wrote Ottawa and asked If he could display a disabled badge in areas he might have difficulty Except for a few cities who had varying regulations and most of which he would not be near he was advised Canada had no universal helpful laws for the hand icapped Why can we have a few regulations that would make life Just a Utile bit more bearable for the less fortunate Why can t we have some designated parking areas at our major at tractions Why can we empower the police to fine those that would abuse this small consideration for the handicapped Why can we establish a tag system that the handicapped can apply for through their doctor so they don have to describe their problems in detail each lime they need special con slderatlon a universal that Canadians can be proud of Come on Ontario and Canada show av A few small concessions to less fortunate In this Year of the Hand capped might make us all a little easier to live with Sincerely Lome 200 fine not sufficient The following letter from a British Columbia reader of the Free Press Is In reference to he August sentencing of a Burlington man Walter Volente who was convicted of careless driving in connection with a car bicycles accident in in which three women including former Acton and Esqueslng resident Lorraine Robertson nee died Dear Sir I was very upset to find out that the Burlington man who was responsible for the death of three people was only fined There must bo something wrong with our judicial system How can a driver who has demonstrated total neglect and ineptitude towards the safe operation of a motor vehicle and who killed three people and injured two others be granted retribution by merely slipping the court and promising not to drive for a year Hud this driver been Intoxicated at the time ho would have been given a jail sentence But what is the difference One la not fined for drinking the alcohol one is fined because he she cannot safely operate a motor vehicle while under Influence of alcohol Obviously any Individual who speeds miles over the speed limit has been previously convicted four times has had his licence suspended twice and most importantly caused the loss of human life should not be treated dif than the Impaired driver He might not have been Impaired by alcohol but his judgement was ob viously Impaired by something It is great that Canadian courts are beginning to clamp down on impaired driving Now why can t they become bit more realistic and clamp down on careless and reckless driving as statistics prove they account for a significant amount of Injuries both permanent and fatal I m not saying jail is the answer because It not but some form of harsher retribution must be Instituted in cases like these so motorists become more aware or the consequences of their carelessness 2nd Cooper Naval Officer Training Centre Victoria HIS WET WASNT MUCH OF A success STOMACH IN THE On the Leavell Congratulations to Charles and Margaret Wright Chuck and Peggy of Churchill Road who become Canadian citizens at Brampton Court House September 10 together with their daughter Crystal son- In law Michael Mick Davis and their two grand daughters Julie and Lesley Davis The Davis family now live in but lived In Aeton for several years when they first came to Canada and Mrs Arthur Patterson of City North Carolina visited re cently with Mrs A C Patterson of chouse They also spent some time with other relatives In the Acton and vicinity AnnDodds of McDonald Blvd was in the mood for throwing bouquets last week She called me up to tell me how pleased AcllVan Advisory Com mil tee Is with the efforts of the Friends InDeed Handicapped group selling draw tickets to raise money for ActlVan The tickets arc for a steer hide rug with the proceeds going to the Act van operation Mary Dalgle is the hard worker who arranged everything Seems the handicapped members of Ihe organization made themselves com fortable at the fair and sold tickets while they froze They proved they could help themselves They will also be at the Georgetown fair this weekend selling the tickets Keith Lamont called the office last week to tell us about his Suffolk ewe who had five lambs recently That a very rare according to farmers Twins are normal and triplets are unusual but live arc rare Keith of Thistlestonc Farm Acton says It Is the first time any ewe of his has had over three lambs at one time Remember Vic Cummlngs one of the judges from the Miss Acton Fall Fair Contest Vic Is a television personality on Channel TV He was one of the most popular people at the fair and was Inundated with requests of autographs following the Friday night show Cummlngs earned himself some die hard fans the next Monday when he mentioned on afternoon television how he was in Acton on the weekend and said hello to many of the girls he met And speaking of the fair did you know people came from as far away as England to attend Free Press employee Jennifer Ban- got a visit from her aunt and uncle Jack and Barbara Whiteside who live near London and who she t seen in years she was a baby at the time Also visiting with Jenny were her parents Ron and Fay Whiteside of Kingston All the Whltcsldes report they enjoyed the fair better than any other Canadian experience I wonder what they meant by that people won prizes recently at the Plowing Match at the farm Craig Milton In Class Phil Shea came third and In Class Keith MacKcnzie placed second Bert Davidson Acton and George Read head Milton won first In the Class 9 and Henry Stanley and Lioyd Pickering of Oakville placed second Now if someone will Just tell me what these classes represent we will all know what the local people won Michael West son of Ernie West formerly of Acton now of Waterloo won a gold medal in Vancouver for his swimming achievements recently He went on to Tokyo and won one in dividual silver and one silver on a relay team Michael swims for Region of Waterloo swim team He is the nephew Wllma Chapman There sure are plenty of draws at the fair of the winners The Rotary Steer draw was won by Manes of who had the choice of taking the meat or the money He took the meat In the Auxiliary draw Hartley Coles ticket number won first prize of and Paul Nolan ticket number won second prize Don Harding 1033 Acton won the microwave oven in tho Lions Club draw Brad Moinprlze Aclon won the gas barbecue Dorothy Succee Brampton won the quartz electric This is the time of the year for the most predictable to become quite restless with a far away look In their eyes as they dream about large salmon and rainbow trout Fishing is at Its best in September and October as rivers begin to rise and temperatures go lower Rainbows are now running in most Georgian Boy and Lake Huron areas A good bet would bo at Meaford or Owen Sound there are plenty of good places to wet a line Be especially careful of trespassing this fall because the Outdoors BY laws now have teeth in them Respect those round red spots on fence lines they emphatically mean no entry Most farmers will allow you In If you only ask Hunters should have a good productive lime this fall as good rainfall the past summer has produced lots of cover for game We have observed plenty of and deer signs arc plentiful Get your licences early as supply seems to run out every year Clow of Maple Rock shooting range has licences for most types of hunting In Hills Longbow and crossbow hunting has become very popular in this area because seasons arc usually much longer and make for many quiet hours spent in the field Good fishing heater and Matthews Toronto won the electric blanket In the Acton Social Services and Information Centre formerly of Acton Community Services Centre draw for numerous prizes winners were Nancy Card Victoria Smith Acton Pat Little Acton Betty Toronto Dave Dills Acton P Acton and Thompson also of Acton Ticket pullers were Terry Grubbe DaveWhillng Marlec Wedge Ron McKnlght and Don McDonald Edith and Lloyd of Acton were hosts recently for Edith Weir Reunion Some look part in hay rides sports gomes bonfires etc for the day long event A handy easy toread telephone directory for senior citizens which lists telephone numbers for health services pensions and financial aid govern information transportation home support services advisory and counselling services and housing and accommodation in will be dls trlbuted to senior citizens all over This directory was developed by the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee of on which Marguerite Taylor Act cm sits with the assistance of the Halton District Health Council Fun ding was provided by the Federal Government through a New Horizons Grant The distribution of these directories has been a service of the Letter Carriers Union of Canada The Canadian Cancer Society is in dire need of volunteer drivers Anyone who can spare a few hours a month to drive patients lo Toronto hospitals Is asked to call Susan Sale at The name Leathertown sure Is cat on In the September October Hills Aria Council Calendar of the Arts there an page devoted to Acton entitled Here to Leather town The start of the School and Dance under new management Is mentioned as well as the fall fair and the Acton Craltsshow and sale October at St There Is also a section dealing with activities at Library There is also a short mention of the Leathertown Committee s research of Actons cultural and architectural history Lost by Heather MacLeod No words To describe What I fed Inside A blindfold Draping My thoughts Somewhere out there Is tomorrow BjI I am lost In never ending Todays Mr- RINGS Mabel I Bo r km on Stove Pipes Two years we acquired a new old fashioned cook stove have discovered the best way lo get the creo sote- out of the stove pipes Is to take them apart put them outside In a safe place with newspapers and set fire lo them The creosote bubbles up like honeycomb and can then be brushed away with a steel bristle brush I checked with the fire department concerning this method and was assured it was a very good way lo clean pipes and would not damage them However the pipes should be cleaned every two or three weeks In the winter by lowering weighted chains or some thing heavy down chimney because creosote builds up fast Back issues 10 years ago September 1071 reeve Tom Hill urged Fsuuesing township council to seriously consider building an arena in a central site In the township and operate their own minor hockey program Plans for an exclusive estate develop ment on former Olen properly on near were unveiled by Messrs Boyd and of Cameron Heights Development Ltd to Esqucsing Council Monday night fifteen homes planned for the properly on the bend Speyside Twenty the riders who started on the Cadet Corps Saturday finished the 40 mile course and raised for the corps Ron Kulken Ed Ensing and Jack were the first lo cross the finish line and others t far behind 20 years ago I9G1 Miss Minnie Zimmerman Bennett was honored during the morning service at the United Church Sunday when a desk table was dedicated in her honor The memorial table and book contained within was returned by the friendly Circle Group in nor of Miss Bennett The switchover to dial system In Acton is fast becoming a reality and workmen from the Northern Electric Co are busy In stalling new equipment in new building on Church St Mrs Norm Robertson a regular winner at rail Fairs in domestic science baking etc classes received prizes for entries at Georgetown fair Saturday The top 10 students at High during school year in grades as well as runners up were Mary Moffat top grade Ross runner up Joan Cook grade 10 runner up Mary Beth Elliott Jean Hart grade 11 runner up Fred Elizabeth Force grade runner up Lesley Anne Gordon grade runner up Irene Varcy years ago October 1 1631 An enjoyable evening of euchre was held at the Lakeside Chapter at the home of Mrs HP Watson Tuesday night Mrs Russell Salmon was Ihe winner of the first prize and the consolation went to Mm Muriel Odbert Rally day was observed in Ihe United Church Sunday School last Sunday The scholars the Sunday school met with the congregation at the morning service The theme of the programme was for Jesus with Scripture readings given by Helen Lamb Margaret Arnold Isabel Switzcr Johnson and Norman Gibson and hymns sung by the Sunday school Mr A T Brown the Superintendent had charge of the service 75 years ago 1906 Mr Jus L Warren brought the Free- Press lost week a stalk of field corn which measured It Inches This is about the tallest which has yet appeared It almost equals Mr John Harvey s fish pole variety which made a showing a of years ago Two rinks of Acton bowlers went up lo Gall on Monday and enjoyed a splendid afternoon sport with the club there The Gait club though not large Is one of the oldest in Canada and their green Is an ex one perhaps the best Acton has played on this summer Bowlers were Geo A AE Nlcklin A J McKinnon EJ Moore C Henderson J Holmes and A M Smith Mrs Isaac Francis and Miss Ada Francis were In town this week attending the wedding of Mrs Francis niece Miss Lizzie Creech daughter of Mr Robert Creech formerly of Acton Mr Ed Dunn of London spent a few days Inst week with his brother Mr John Dunn Main SI Acton Miss Clara A Moore visited friends in last week years ago Septembers SMI Mr Smythand family who in tho vicinity of Acton for the past IS years left on Wednesday morning for Stewart Bay Musk ok a where they have taken up considerable land We arc sorry to lose Mr Smyth and his estimable family from our village and they leave a large circle of friends here The public meeting or rale payers to select site etc for the new town hall an be held last evening in Mat thews Hall was owing to unavoidable circumstances postponed until Wed evening October A Peterborough youth was fined for swearing on the streets Acton youths be ware Mr J Robinson butcher has a new sign over his shop Mr Peter McCann was manufacturer Mr Alex Brown has been confined to his room for nearly two weeks but we are hnppy to be able to state that he is re covering Mr Storey is indisposed