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GeorgetownActon Wednesday March 16 The TELEPHONE 519 8532010 on Founded In PuMshed every Weddv toy mo Id i eel L7J Tetephone eacn 3D Wei other then Canada Hartley Coles Ma nag Ed tor Ken Bellamy Don Ryder D rector of Advertising The Aclon Free a one of the Printing Lid includes The Whitby Pickering Aura Banner The Sot on En Guardian The Peal The Weekend Pom The Cue The Georgetown Independent The on PttJI Thomhia Economat end Sun The Champion The New The Newmarket and Son The M4 on Champion The MBCttteuoa News The Newmarket Eie The North Oak Beaver Oakv Beaver Week This Weekend The Hid Liberal The Scarborough Mir or The S Tnbune The News EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Edkor Cord Murray Helen Sports Room Paul Charfca Payne Darkroom Nancy ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Rata Manager Cook Setae Kirk Davy Ctasafftod Caroryn BUSINESS ACCOUNTING OFFICE Office Manager Jean Shews CkcMbttonDanMcttBowty Change towing zones Halton Police sounded very receptive to Mayor Peter s suggestion last week that adjustments be made to the towing contract so Acton accident victims in or local body shop operators penalized When a driver is in an cident and a vehicle is dis abled it must be moved off the roadway as promptly as possible The region tenders a contract and the lowest qualified bidder then gets all the calls to tow vehicles unless the driver makes alternate arrangements on the scene The driver can have his vehicle towed to any body shop he or she wants taken to their driveway if they wish Or it can be towed to the tow truck operator s pound to be stored until repair arrangements are made Previously there was an official towing service and pound in Acton and another in Georgetown However the last time the contract was tendered the towing zones were ad justed there would be just one operator for all of north Halton north of 10 Sideroad Undoubtedly this was done with the aim of improving service and reducing costs for drivers A Georgetown towing firm won the contract last time an Acton firm had bid but lost Its true that nobody in Acton would be complaining about the arrangements if an Acton firm had won the contract In that case likely the com plaints about unfairness would be coming justifiably from Georgetown While its true that of ficers are supposed to ad vise drivers they can have their vehicle towed any where they wish the mayor indicated to the com mission this may not be be ing done Also even if officers in formed drivers they could have their vehicle towed to an Acton shop it very possible the driver won t understand because of the shock and anxiety any accident is likely to produce We ve heard from acci dent victims who say they didn know they could avoid having their vehicle towed to Georgetown This hasn t been a bad winter fortunately ac cidents are down so the 1m pact of the towing area change been too severe on local autobody shops yet As long as vehicles are towed from Acton and area to Georgetown insurance firms will naturally con tinue to encourage owners to have them repaired there rather than towed back to Acton at additional ex While the idea of giving drivers a printed note ex plaining the towing policy pointing out drivers don have to have their vehicle towed to Georgetown etc has some merit will it be understood by a distraught driver We suspect not in the majority of cases It would seem the best solution to this problem would be to come up with some kind of alternative arrangement for Acton un til the contract is up It would seem from the mayor s comments at police commission that the current contract holder may be willing to permit some accommodation Also when the contract is up it would seem wise if the police and region revised the towing zones to either their former boundaries or some other boundaries which reflect there are two urban areas Halton north of 10 Sideroad GM Too darn expensive When municipalities and their utilities started to deliver their bills by hand instead of using the post of fice there was some con cern m the new crown corporation To bring the utilities and municipalities into line without expensive court action the post office has come up with cheaper mail rates of cents for a first class letter In Kitchener where the city has been delivering utility bills by hand for years council recently voted 2 to return delivery of all tax and utility bills to the post office Postal officials report there is a lively interest in the bulk rates for first class mail As indeed there should be However who gets stuck paying the cents because they don t have an effective lobby the general public In effect we are subsidizing the people who send out butlk mail It is obvious the public does not squawk enough If the public had an effective lobby or some other means of delivering the mail the post office might have been forced to rethink their latest two cents increase for first class mail Many people are deliver their bills and paying them by hand rather than through the mail One Georgetown lady said she is so incensed by the new rates she delivered all her valentines by hand this year We could relate many other instances If the post office wants to get the public back they ob viously are going to have to consider a builk rate for Joe Blow and Josephine because right now the cost of sending a letter is too darn expensive Thanks for support Dear Sir On behalf of the Regional Police Force wish to extend my appreciation to the citizens of Acton who attended the Third VoUey ball tournament at Acton District High School on February IS I9B3 The combined efforts of members of the Force and the citizens of Acton resulted in being raised tor Canter Reaarch like to point out that the majority of the citizens who at tended and cont to generously were in the to year age bracket It is unfortunate that too often we fall to recognize the positive efforts made by our young adults I am confident that the RUELENS MEMORIAL TROPHY which was donated to Acton District High School by the Halton Police Association will encourage a high level of ex for Acton studenti in to come Some thoughts on St Patrick Catherine Graham of R Limehouse continues the trad itton of writing an article about Ireland or the Irish on the nearest publication to St Pat nek Day this year on Thursday March 1 7 Her sub jeci is the saint himself St Patrick St Patrick was the first person who had any real success in spreading the faith in Ireland Those that went before him made little progress It was his destiny to be captured and carried as a slave to Ireland many years before he became a miss Thus he learned the language at an early age when others would be laying the found ation for future scholastic pur suits was well on in years when he be came a miss He confronted the pagan king and the Druids on the eve of Easter on the hill of Slane There he lit the Pascal re To kindle a fire at this particular time was an offence punishable by death The Druids were well aware that the new faith brought by the stranger would triumph over theirs and so bring an end to their power For that reason they were anxious to destroy him the King ordered the men to bring Patrick before him while the Druids waited in am bush As the soldiers with Patrick and his men passed they appeared as a harmless herd of deer and so escaped danger Patrick had many contests with the powers of darkness but he always emerged as the victor In learning about St Patrick we must separate fact from fancy as much highly imaginative material does exist We are assured from his confessions and from his stem letter to Coroticus that he was a man of powerful character stead fast and fearless He made Ireland his own and in so doing placed us forever in his debt I will close by a verse from a poem on St Patrick Our hope is in St Patrick Apostle Saint of Ireland Resplendent as compatriot The beacon of our He who crushed the Druids So obdurate mighty Overcame their moods By the power of God Almighty Our readers write PTR class division worries parents The following was submitted to the Free Press for publication To Mr Bill Harrison Trustee Halton Board of Educa Lion Dear Sir Although my husband and I have other commitments this evening Milton Family of Schools Meeting March 1 we feel that it is imperative that we express our concern to the board at this meet We are expressing our con cerns in this letter Alan and I were shocked to that the pupilteacher ratio in Is the highest of any board in Ontario As a former teacher I recognize the enormity of the task of trying to teach a class anywhere near the size of the classes in this region The class size average Is 3 and as this Is the average size it stands to reason that a large number of these classes will ex that size Indeed three of our four children are in classes that number or more How many parents are aware of how the pupil teacher ratio figure arrived at Do parents realize that the librarian who has no class of his own is included in the teacher count How many others are included in this group that gives us the pupilteacher ratio number Another area of concern must also be the division of the classes Each class now his children with a varying range of abilities from those children with tremendous capabilities right through to those children who have specific needs and problems It is ludicrous to suggest that any teacher can possibly cope with this range of abilities in such large numbers Who suffers The teachers who must feel the frustration of not be ing able to serve the children needs adequately suffer the children who are being deprived of the education that they deserve suffer and finally the parents who will be faced with children who are inadequately prepared to This board must deal with these Issues As parents we are totally dissatisfied with the altitude of this board The Halton Board of has an obligation to provide our children with the best educ ation possible Our board should be concerned with the needs of the children and not only with the almighty dollar If other boards are able to re strict the size of their classes then the Halton Board of Education should be able to do likewise When we are faced with alternative of paying a minor tax increase or pulling our children out of the system and paying in private school fees to ensure a good education for them the choice is obvious We need more teachersl It Is up to the board to supply this need We remain very concerned parents Alan Marilyn Its income tax time again A McQueen II lax I me One trader found s poet express on of displeasure and passed I to help us swallow II Sit down my friend and just relax It slime to pay your income tax For whether we ale great or small They tax us one and they tax us all They tax the hobo and the King They tax the bull and tax his ring They the ear tag on the cow An even tax the cat meow They tax the collar on the dog Arid tax the nose- ring on toe hog They tax the wing badge on the hen And Lax the feeder in pen They Lax the glasses on your nose And lax the garters on your hose They tax the gas that runs your car And even tax the big cigar They tax the lowly cigarette And that as low as you can get They tax your whisky and Thcy tax Ihe asphalt in the road And tax the warts upon the toad They tax the movies and Tee Vee So hat Ihe hell is left forme They tax the wrat watch on your And tax the rat trap on the farm They tax the ski tows on the hill And tax the slacks the gogirls Till They tax the baby in his crib And tax his shut and tax bis bib They tax the diaper on his seat And tax the booties on his feet They Lax the mattress in his bed And Lax the bonnet on his head Thank God be cannot comprehend That they have taxed him end to end And lax the Bible in your pew you leave world behind They will be there to steal you bund Before you reach the golden gale They ala a tax on your estate They tax the hearse on your last ride And shed some tears because you died The reason for their deep distress Is that you left them no address They Lax the coffin where you sleep That enough to make the angels weep They lax the grave where you are laid And make dam sure the tax is paid They Lax the flowers friends sent for you Because they need the revenue They Lax you all the way through life When you are gone they tax wife To all taxmen I wish you well May each of you wind up in bell Down there do doubt you can relax 10 years ago March ltTl Robert Utile Vikings were the basketball champions for North Halton Schools winning a close decision over Georgetown Centennial School last week Coach was John Havana ugh GUARD a group formed to fight proposal to fill old quarries with Toronto garbage has chosen William Johnson a resident to be its head Committee members are Casey Bos Fred Brooks Rick Sales and Mrs Andy Stull Vic Morris and Marion Patterson of Acton Badmintn Club won in dividual singles championships In exhibition match with Acton High students Doubles champs were Owen Coultrup and Marion Patterson The high school team is practising up for the Halton County School tournament in April years ago March 193 Several high school students plan to walk home from Markham an estimated mile trek The stud ents will be driven to Markham at midnight Friday and are expected to arrive home Saturday evening As riding gears up for a federal election April 8 enumerators declare there are 341 eligible voters In County IncidenUy three of the federal candidates feel an MP should earn more than the present annual salary Balllnafad community hall was Jammed to the doors Friday evening as crowds attended the hall official opening John Handcock was chairman of the evening Dignitaries present In eluded Esqueslng Reeve George Leslie and council members members from Erin Township MPs and Agricultural Society representatives 50 years ago March 16 The cemetery board was legally formed Reeve and councillor W A Las by were named to the board The Acton hockey team played In Brace bridge Greer and who play good hockey for Acton arc both ex players The score was 5 Acton County council recommended substantial cuts of between 30 and percent in salaries of school teachers and Inspectors No grants will be given to local fall fairs The road superintendent salary was cut from to Coun will receive per day and mileage 75 years ago March 1Z 108 The fall fair in October will be held in Acton this year For the past 10 or 12 years it has been held alternately for two years at Acton and Georgetown A spring stallion show will be held at Georgetown Miss Amy Doty the experienced and successful directress of Sunday School entertainments will commence rehearsals on the 31st inst for the Methodist School Easter concert Why will people persist In calling this busy liltle town Acton West The GTR for their shipping con venience have appended west All true Actonians will refuse to use the railway nickname Mr M Henderson will move into his handsome new residence at the corner of Bower and Elgin Few of the concession roads and in this vicinity are open 100 years ago March I BO A Council of the Royal Tempters of Temperance was organized in with a very large membership A meeting was held in the Canada Methodist Church Rock wood to give expression to the prevailing feeling in the commun ity that the morals of society are injured by the Grand Trunk viotat ing the Sabbath by running trains on that day Messrs and Co Toronto who own the large stone on Main street is about to be vacated are consider ing the advisability of resuming operations here on their own ac count The principal drawback Is the scarcity of hemlock bark It la their intention to transact a much larger business than formerly and employ more workm Th spending WOOD or on to the All be exemption from property tax tar a term of yean We do not expect any citizen will object