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Georgetown Acton Wednesday Nov 161983 TELEPHONE and Ednoral Founded In 107S every Wsdnudiv by Pnntvig Ltd at Wtow Street Aoan Onuno L7J Single cope 30 each Canada in si other ihan Canto the Canadian Newspaper and The Ontario Com munity Second dan mail regauation Ken Bellamy Don Ryder Defector of Advertising Hartley Coles Editor The Acton one of Manoiand Printing and Ltd EFup suburban Tha Aurora Banner Boflon Enterprise Brampton Guardian The Post The Weekend The Etobicoka Guerdon Tha Georgetown dependent The Economy and Sun The Mtton Champion The The Da The North York Motor OakWU Friday Beaver Week Weekend The Richmond The Scarborough or The EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Edhor Murray Edhor Helen Murray Sport Mark Darkroom ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manager Cook Sales Kirk Susan Sandra Wtoon Debbie Mac Dougal BUSINESS ACCOUNTING OFFICE Office Manage- Joan Stomal Congratulations Ted Wed once again like to congratulate Ted Tyler and his family on his being honored as Actons Citizen of the Year for Citizens like Ted Tyler dont do things in half mea they tackle life head on and fight for their be liefs They earn fierce loyalty and admiration from their friends but also tend to pile up detractors Saturday nights banquet was one of the most fun in memory a rejection of the recipient to a great degree People like Ted Tyler are where the action is in Acton They make things happen They become embroiled in controversies They go above and beyond for their project or cause Teds list of accomplish ments doesnt need repeat ing here Suffice to say that words like interesting dynamic dedicated and extraor do our view describe Ted o to a T Just think what a fan tastic little town this would be if everyone approached life with Teds vim and vigor G M Jack will be missed The resignation of regional chairman Jack shouldnt be viewed as positive in North Halton Theres a natural tenden cy up here to on the surface dismiss a regional chair man with his roots in the south especially deep in big bad Burlington However proved many times on crucial votes as well in his lobbying that he was a friend of the north Generally he behaved as if he was a ninth vote for the north Theres so many definite and possible candidates its pretty hard to guess who will win the race to fill his shoes We can only hope that it will be someone from the north or a southern councillor strongly sym pathetic to our situation wasnt all that vis ible up here because he only worked at the chairmans post parttime and its a mighty big region but his performance at the green monster earned htm the norths and admiration G Our readers write Reader defends hunt Dear Sir I am writing concerning ihe deer hunt here in County in the last few years there have been many people protesting the four day season These people seem to think thai hunters arc endangering number of the deer by killing them off I think il should be mentioned that some blame must also be borne with people who are building houses and filling in marshland and destroying deer natural habitat Lost year more deer were killed by cars in County than by hunters in Township Went worth County and County combined Should we ban cars If the deer I taken by hunters during the season then nature will take them by si or vat Ion disease or predators such a wolves and coyotes which are in great abundance this year If desease strikes the deer will die and arc just left to rot than have people make use of meal Dying slowly from starvation is probably more painful than being taken instantly by a well placed slug Deer have been causing problems lately by destroying farmes crops and apple orchards and also lot of property damage in molor vehicle accidents The Ministry of Natural Resources hires competent people lo make a study of whether or not there should be a deer season Hal I on had been closed for a number of years The Ministry then decided It was necessary have a season in 1381 and 1983 Regarding safety during the hunt most hunters are very responsible people such as doc tors dentists clergymen teachers lawyers veterinarians as well as ordinary working people They all enjoy the four days out walking in the bush and tagging a deer is a bonus Anyone not wishing hunting on property need only put up No Trespassing signs and if any hunter is seen breaking the law then they should be reported to the proper authorities We dont need them to give the rest of us a bad name I m sure if everyone uses common sense and cooperate with each other we could have a safe and successful hunt In Halton THIS GENTLEMEN IS A WCjtUP ILLUSTRATION OF THE NEW PROPOSE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX ato From the editor s des Too much political news Local politics gets preferential treatment here you may have noticed Were more than willing devotealotofreptorters time and space in the paper to covering Halton Hills council region council and Halton Board of Education Were well aware that a good percentage of readers dont read all we write about the goings on at council In fact Im certain some never read a word of it I remember once pushing for a reduction in the amount of regional and school board stories published for simply that reason lack of broad readership and I having a lengthy debate on the subject of If our job la to give the readers what they need to know or what they want to know I can recall us coming to a definite conclusion on exactly how much political news we should carry just that we should continue to publish stories even if they are long and very involved that we are certain in our hearts they wont be read by the majority of subscribers If you tried to totally base your news judgment on what people will read youd go nuts trying to figure it out I guess what I try and do Is give highest priority to stories which could impact on the most readers Well we re all taxpayers so local council and school board stories should be the most Important Sometimes people dont agree with our judgment most of the time in fact someone disagrees Everyones special interest Is Important to them and they believe it should be given that same priority in the paper no realistic way to solve the problem that I know of Which finally brings me to the point I received a letter from a reader I talk with quite often Eva Sansom of Speyslde who raps my judgment in giving priority to political stories at the expense of social Issues subjects like Hospice Care Heres Evas letter I could not resist a comment on your last editorial column re the grass roots movement opposing Ihe municipal complex I like to quote you Once in a blue moon you get tipped that a meeting is being held for the delivery of a new move ment But 1 cant recall a single time I was allowed to watch the event I recall one January 21 81 when you were itvited to attend the delivery of the grassroots Hospice Movement in North at a meeting organized by Karen Ferguson Barb Stephens Mar guar and myself We then invited you to cover subsequent meetings and sent you countless news releases I have also been Involved in helping deliver the Wellington Hospice movement I gathered from our many subsequent conversations that for you Hospice was not in cresting see working at Its grassiest roots but It was also depressing and not of interest to your readers It seemed to me that in the case of Hospice you did also as most folks prefer red to avoid the limelight in con troversies A reflection of your own fears perhaps I do applaud the groups en miasm in the municipal complex Issue Indeed any citizens com to the social well being is strongly encouraged It seems however that in your bias for political stories you are over looking and therefore failing to encourage some of the most socially committed hardworking and courageous citizens in the area the Hospice volun teers This grassroots baby Is now almost three years old I am no longer connected with the North Halton Hospice and these are my personal views I enjoyed this opportunity lo continue our sporadic dialogue Well Eva you got me I guess I have been Invited to movement births before though I t thinking of Hospice and other social movements such as the weapons movement By movement I was thinking strictly of citizen political movements like the municipal complex group or those fighting provincial aggregate plans missed the birth of hospice though I know from glancing through back Issues that we did cover meetings held by the group in Acton I remember covering one myself at one of the schools J and in other areas of the north 111 con cede though that we didnt give the movement the attention the organizers thought should receive a point Eva and I discussed frequently And yes I passed on the opinion to Eva that Hospice wasn I of great Interest to our readers and it was depressing a comment Id heard from a few readers Its the same old story you can provide the Information but you cant make them read it Its an point to say something like Hospice or the peace movement in Hills havent grown more than they have or attracted more interest because of lack of coverage in the paper or because of simple lack of interest Brief Indian summer leads to paint and paper Contentious issues and ass letters crowded out col on this page last week just when I was all set to do an expose of Indian summer But I glad they did because it turned out my predictions were all wet According to legend Indian sum Is supposed lo fall in the per tod after the first snowfall The snow was a warning to the Indians that winter would soon cover the land they had better get their long Johns out of storage and their Into teepees before It hit a vengeance Weil if this year s weather is on indication of the time the Great Spin gave Ihe Indians to prepare for winter then a July preparation would have been better Indian summer was shortmaybe two days long The first snow fell here on November After toe period of airly warm bright weather which ensued cold weather came howl log down from the northwest By last Friday the weather outside was frightful rain turning to snow temperatures Any Indians out in thai would frown solid As a remit we re now having the about a dread fully cold winter Some old fellow who seen about V pass says the caterpillars are woollier this year ducks flew south faster and the on the north side of the trees curled up earlier He interprets these as meaning Ma Nature is going to make us pay for Ihe mild winter we enjoyed lost year To which I Lost year the experts were calling the shots again telling us we would be buried In snow encased in ice and shivering for about six months Then about the middle of March when It looked like they were about as accurate as Gallup polls on Tru- you t find a weather prophet in sight Likely all in Florida They re all back out of the woodwork this year predicting that if their big toe urns brown on November we won t see Spring until 1985 Scary but this nonsense does not fool ray wife one wit Ive been tell her for almost a year that as soon as the weather got foul this amiable would tear the wallpaper off the matter be and replace it either new paper or paint of choke This promise was extracted before the advent of last winter In expectation of a completely renovated bedr around c a s a found an appropriate from which to evolve a color scheme for the Coles slaw room After making the selection she patiently waited for the snow to up the cars to freeze and me to be grounded so she could put me work- Alas for her and hurray for me expectant winter did not mat erialize It was so balmy the flo wers back garden started to stick beads above the ground in February You know the rest Sum one a the hottest in years started in Hay It stuck around till of October Chaos Unfortunately there was no wallpaper fairy to do the work During one recent weekend when I was momentarily dtscombobu lated by the appearance of rainy weather she caught me off bal and handed me a scraper to get busy on the wallpaper I relented It look all of one rainy Saturday afternoon to uncover Ihe blue pain I worked so hard my arm felt like rubber and my arm socket and elbow were both yelling Get the horse liniment I suggested thai this was a good time to move to another bedroom down the ball while the room re mained in such a depressing appearance But she was wise to that trick No way she said Were sleeping in this room until you get it finish ed She knew that once 1 got out of that mesa it would be a long time before I could be coaxed back I ve always maintained that as a decorator I would make a good zoo keeper just cleaning up after man But has never lost faith in my abilities she repeatedly assures roe of her confidence In me Its a great ego builder until the moment I put my talents to the test Then I have noticed she stays o supervise poind out patches of wall I have missed with the paint brush rjous the wallpaper just pasted on the wall with such pain staking effort is crooked And other minule details It Is then that my battered ego reacts and I snarl things like Well do It yourself then or Let sell this house and buy one thats already papered and painted These attempts at escaping are completely negated by the res Don I you want ihe house lo look nice We haven done this room for years I a ago But she points to the original blue paint which lay underneath the wallpaper and recalls weve lived there for over years Three times in 20 years she mocks and you act like I a tyrant Well they say one mans filly is another man folly Who told me housewives never die they just wash away Here is one woman with perseverance who Is not going to be swayed by cool reasoning She going stand her ground and Ill likely be painting and papering till Christmas It brings bock the old rhyme 1 s sad for a girl to reach the age When men consider charmless But it worse for the nun lo attain the age When the gin torn harmless Back issues 10 years ago November Many of the same people who had happily applauded Elmer Smith at Principals Recognition Day In May were together again Remembrance Day afternoon part of a mournful crowd of attending his funeral at Trinitj United Church One of the unusual wrinkles which have cropped up for s Regional Crairman Allan in arranging transformation from county lo region has all been in the family While Allan Masson was busy arranging the transition son David a resident of Eden Mills has been one of the trustees arranging for transfer of part of the village Into Wellington County At a general neetlng at the Legion Monday evening 25 year pins were presented by President Bob Six of Ihe veterans were present to receive heir pins Met Jordan Nessett Hector Lambert Harvey Lambert Albert Roberts and John Chapman Also receiving pins but not present at the ceremony were Ivan Vickers Bill Blanche Bill Buchanan McCutcheon and John McCallum years ago November lata A dead Jersey Steer found lying In a field on the farm of Gordon Hitch cock Is believed to have been shot death Mr Hitchcock was watering the cat tie when he noticed the Jersey was still lying on the ground Upon closer Inspection the cow was seen to be bleeding profusely from Its nose North Police Investigated 33 accidents in the month of October resulting In property damage valued at Fifteen persons were injured and luckily no one was killed Nearly TO elementary public school teachers from Acton Water down and Milton heard D Born- hold a specialist in the field of mathematics speak on Problem solving Mr explained the general objectives or problem solving are to make children com pelent and speedy In solving ma the matica problems 50 years ago November l33 Winners of the Legion competition for best essay on The Poppy were Madalin Gibbons and Alfred The first sleighs mode their pcarance today and the sleighing is fair The Lakeside chapter 1 D was entertained by Miss Marguerite Symon to an evening of bridge Prizes presented to Miss Beralce and Mrs J as were bridge score pads with handtooled leather covers made by the hostess No fewer than have signed to take the Commercial course in the evenings at the High School Rev Father will teach typing Mrs Rachlln shorthand Mr Salt and Mrs book keeping week which Includes the rental of type writers 75 years ago November ltM Through the efforts of Mrs Asa Gordon evangelist a wellattended meeting was held at Moore- croft for the purpose of organizing a Womens Christian Temperance Union here The C T can do useful and aggressive work for the moral Jie community Rev Barker had unusual experience on Sunday of announJng three funerals John Coleman fell asleep on Sunday as the church bells were ringing He was bom in Ireland in IBM John T Brown had been building a Tine brick residence on Mill SI for his declining years but took cold and died of an acute attack of asthma During Actons bustling lumbering days he was a foreman In the yards of Charles Symon The other death was that of Ell Stout of Rockwood 100 years ago November It It is satisfactory to be able to report that Acton has not a single resident requiring aid from the municipality Not a dollar has been paid during the last year by council lo local charity The burning of Mrs Sopors resi dence at Crewsons Corners was more serious than antici pated as in cash was burned In the building The body of an old man named Alex McDonald of Mordn near Guefpfa was found Hooting the river at He bad boon since last Fair be influence of alcohol