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Weather forecaster uses nature signs for results Fryer has a better track record at the weather The Meadvale fid resident has been Idling folks wbetber to put away those winter boots or keep the snow shovel handy for about SO years and he proudly admit hes pretty accurate uses signs of nature of help him with his cattle birds squirrels Theyve all helped him over the years But his main sown of knowledge be reveals comes from when the sun crosses the line This happens three times a year December March and June the first day of winter spring and summer If the weather is cold on December the next three months will be cold says He knows because hes always right Last December 21 was a very bad day weatherwise and it was a cold snowy winter March there was a cold east wind indicating a cool spring So far it has been a cool spring Whatever the weather is June one can bet the rest or the summer will be the same WUmer paints out last June 31 the day was very hot Last summer was one of the hottest on record insists this is an accurate method Hes rarely been wrong in the past SO years Of course as with all good weathermen depend on one source only His family used to have a butternut tree and would gather the nuts from it However there were some winters when the would be all gone by the time they got there the squirrels having gathered them settling in for a long cold winter notes two winters ago there were hardly any taken from the trees and it turned out there was very little snow that year Day to day predictions are also made by and he used this knowledge to hi advantage when farming at Acton By walking the fields he could see the cattle gathering together and know that within a day or two there would be a stormeither rain or snow depending on the season The same held true with the birds If they were flocking together be knew a storm would be coming Circles or a halo around the sun usually means a storm within three or four days Even the positioning of a new moon can tell its stories WQmer says If the moon is further south it generally means warmer weather that month If farther north one can expect colder weather says the new moon this peat March was the farthest north be has ever seen It and March waa an extremely cold month with lota of snow Some of Warners other methods come from poems handed down over the years men the wind Is in the it bio ws the bait Into the fishs mouth When the wind is in the north the skilful Usher goes not forth When the wind is in the east neither fit for man nor beast When the wind is in the west then it is at its very best contends Northern Lights is a change in weather end thunder in March is a fruitful year If theres thunder February lock your grain in your granary and cattle with a heavy coat of hair in the fill indicate a cold winter is on the way Snowbirds flying around is a sign of snow and sundogs around the sun is a sign of a storm he says A dog eating grass is a sign of an approaching storm and if you bear the tree toads it is a sign of rain One of the most familiar of Winners methods of forecasting the weather is rainbow in the morning is the sailors warning Rainbow at night is the sailors delight By using these signs would know when to do certain chores around the farm where he lived for years If a storm was brewing hed get bis work done as quickly as possible rather than spreading it out over a couple of days If there had been a dry spell but be could tell rain was on the way he would wait until after the rain to cut the hay lived in the farmhouse near Speyside on Highway now owned by the Carachis WUmer admits it was much easier to predict the weather for the farm because of the animals being nearby but hes still pretty accurate even though living in town Unlike many people he cannot forecast the weather by the aches and pains in his Joints Ho says a trip to the chiropractor every two months is probably affecting that particular type of predicting WUmer regard his talents as a hobby It Is just every day life to him He record his predictions saying he would probably forget where he put the paper they were written on He relies on his memory and while he may forget simpler things he never forgets what the weather Is going to be like REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD REALTOR 170 GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN 8770173 Fryer has been weather for SO yean He hit methods In an article the cvcalcd tome or GEORGETOWN IpohtucI TRUCKS GEORGETOWN n 8774149 J One Hundred and Ninth ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 18 44 Pages Thirty Cents Groundhog blamed for grass fire A groundhog la being blamed for the recent grass fires around town Firefighters were told that the owner of the property where this one fire occurred put burning paper down a groundhog hole to get rid of he groundhog Unfortunately the animal had other ideas The groundhog kicked the paper back out of the hole and that started he grass on Are Fire chief Dill Cunningham said the fire department isn t saying where or when this fire took place to prevent further em barrossmenl for the property owner Truck stolen by escapee A truck stolen in Eden Mills and recovered later In Toronto la being held by police since it may be a piece of a bigger case report Harold Tomotnson Main St Eden Mills let police know his pickup truck had been stolen at 11 am Saturday A little over an hour later at 1209 pin Metropolitan Toronto Police recovered the truck OPP say it is believed the truck was stolen by one of five late week escapees from Guelph Correctional Centre This inmate left the truck in Toronto police believe and then stole another vehicle and headed east What makes this case more significant Is that this escapee was later killed by police in the area Of the other four escapees two were apprehended Sunday In the area Guelph say while two were Etlll at large Monday morning Inside Jfan was once served time far drags has sold his local so he can the word of God fat Maria DetaHa on page BI Dassagaa are estimated at aboat a garage fire la Photo and story on page Far the second time In a row refected the Idea of fear cease seats actor the next election Tan to page YssTve eery a few mart days to donate to fee rand More an page J Mask IBM Chard Friday Photo sad story pages Jba says a more signs est High way driven to Actea Sea Th share of each beat las afar fcaa to Nest la Amy Red saw Mayer Baffler See paste page ftasiiirslsestpageCa sa1toaijKihe it I hi he jaeWjBS page Search for more Acton water Test drilling soon along 32 Sideroad Landowners northeast of Acton are being asked to allow test drilling on their properties as Hal ton region moves to bolster the community water supply Regional council is today Wednesday expected to appoint the engineering firm of Anderson Associates Ltd to design a second pumping station for the Fourth line subject to viable wells being situated there Regional public works director Bob Moore told his committee last week that two of the four landowners Involved are ready to operate with the region and allow test drilling The other two however want to attach unacceptable conditions to any agreement with the region he said All four desired drilling sites are located on the south side of the Sideroad bet ween the Third and Fourth lines The existing pumping station is located on the s north side near the Fourth Line intersection has previously acknowledged that the existing wells supplying Acton are not adequate to maintain the required firm capacity for the communitys existing population Firm capacity is defined as the total flow from the well with the largest pump out of service Under emergency conditions a third of the reservoir capacity must be held for fire fighting purposes The region hopes to provide an adequate supply for Actons current population by locating and developing a new welt near the existing pumping station but needs still more capacity to service the community ultimate population of to Having set aside 000 far the test drilling program the region is offering each of the four involved landowners for the right to conduct tests as well as a purchase option of IS to for an area 30 metres square A Ministry of Environment certificate of approval Is needed by June 30 If the con structlon of a new pumping station is to be exempt from a full environmental assess The Anderson firm is prepared to supply a design and other pertinent data by that date Regional staff is meanwhile drafting terms of reference for a search for other possible well fields In the Acton area The viability of servicing Acton through a link up with the South Peel water distribution system Is also being considered Want public meeting on aggregate policy The Helton Escarpment Heritage Association wants a public meeting to tell Milton Acton residents the effects of chang in sand and gravel policy on their lands In a specialdelivery letter to Ontario Housing Minister Claude Bennett and Natural Resources Minister Allan Pope the association states it Is very strongly op posed to policies being proposed for ceptance by the Ontario Government on the location and ways gravel sand and other materials would be extracted from the ground The letter has been accompanied by a petition bearing more than names It is our understanding that the passing of this proposal will result In an unfair and unnecessary on the title of every property which will be affected by this shift in land use We therefore find it necessary to requ est that nil future proceedings are ad until a public meeting in Acton Is called There are many affected landowners who are unaware of this revised proposed policy Joe Cygaaek and from Acts entered the Pogey Pig VII In the aanaaJ Beat Race the Credit River Glen ma afternoon Seek 27th Citizen of Year Gas tank falls off car moat be signed street blocked for washdown MO SL East was blocked off by police lite beard a loud clunk bad alto off She had borrow her mother to nmanerraod fire but firefighters washed vehicle and street as a pre-