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SILVERWOOD The Acton Free Press Wednesday April 15 OUR REAPERS WR Protests charge for twp dump Esquesing Township Councillors Dear Sin By this tune you have no doubt received many callsletters protesting the charges to be levied against residents dumping garbage in the township dump Who was the bright character who dreamed up this bylaw Business must have been pretty boring at that meeting to come up with this one In the first place if the dump is not being serviced properly due to lack of money though heaven knows the taxes are plenty high enough now why has the null rate not been raised so that every township ratepayer will pay his equitable share Secondly this stupid by law excuses a car owner from paying while his neighbor who just happens to own a has to shell out his every time he has a bag of garbage to be disposed of Thirdly is the township prepared to pay for and provide receipts every time a small truck or dump truck backs into the area How much is the collector going to be paid and how much will the extra booking cost councillors And tell me sirs if you please will the dump be open on Saturdays or can we dump now and pay later We could always leave our names attached to the garbage bags so we could be billed Maybe if this collection proves satisfactory the residents could have one free dumping day per month Nuts Mr Curne wc happen to own a half tn pickup truck no car On the average we dump maybe once or twice a month three to five bags of garbage Why should we be expected to pay a fee of for dumping perhaps less garbage than a car owner throws out Get your head out of the clouds Mr Curne Surely there are more important by laws to enforce in this township than this one People arc getting fed up with this petty kind of politicking and they re not going to meekly stand in line waiting to pay their fees for the privilege of using Esquesing dump No They re going to be tossing these same bags out on the sidcroads and along the highways Mr George Kerr that good and tireless enemy of pollution will surely be sad to hear of the once lovely countryside being desecrated with cluttered piles of rotten smelly garbage and rusty tin cans Don t let 1970 go down in history as the year Mr Curne and associates helped pollute the township Come on Let go forward not backward Keep the dump the place for dumping by repealing the by law and keep our township clean Mrs Sheila 0 Rourke R Acton Calling all cooks in Acton To the Editor of the Free Press Dear Sir This letter will be slightly different from other letters to the editor as it is not intended to condemn any person for work undone or to commend any person for work well done To misquote the oration of Marc Anthony at the funeral of Caesar I come not to bury Caesar nor to praise him It is my hope to enlist the help of some of the very fine cooks in Acton in a very worthy cause Each year the Ladies Auxiliary of Hal ton Centennial Manor sponsors a Spring Tea and Bazaar This year it is being held on Wednesday May 13 at p It has been their custom to request assistance from various interested groups in the area Since the Manor is a county home each year one town in the county has been asked to assume the responsibility of running the bake table with the wife of the mayor in each case acting as convener This year they decided to request the assistance of the ladies of Acton and I agreed to act as convener Letters have been sent out this week to all the ladies groups in the town However I know there arc many excellent cooks in Acton who do not belong to any organized group and who would be very willing to contribute articles of baking These are the people hope to reach with this letter With the other council members wives and one or two other interested ladies who have voluneered their help I am certain we will have enough workers 1 am equally confident that we will receive generous contributions of baking from the women of Acton There will be cars and drivers available to pick up baking and Memorial Hall St Alban will be open on the morning of Wednesday May 13 until 12 noon to receive donations The ladies listed below will accepted calls and sec that contributions arc picked up and delivered OtkM Knox Ave Mr E TyltrJr G McKtntta 163 Jtffray Ave Jeffrey P Mark 163Tdey Coati Young Si Mn J Greer Poplar St Pratt 49 How St 138 Elizabeth St Churchill Mn 0 Chapman Court 8531410 8532095 8532225 To all the fine cooks in our town happy baking we hope to hear from you Thank you Alice A Duby Mrs L Injunction welcome news to residents Georgetown Ont April 1 The Editor The Acton Free Press Dear Sir At a time when topics such as pollution destruction of nature areas the growing pressure of ever expanding population capture newspaper headlines almost daily it gives great satisfaction to be able to report an event of great consequence in the fight to conserve a livable environment A few days ago a court order was issued in the form of an injunction against further work to create a dragstrip out of lot Con Esquesing township This is a decisive step in the right direction and i good news for the thousands of residents of this area who wish to see the North Halton region maintained as a viable community Not only will the immediate neighbors of the proposed dragstrip breathe easier I those people who in good faith poured much effort and money into the construction of fine residences on the Fifth and Sixth Lines the injunction will also be welcome news to all those who have not yet given up all hope against pollution of the air against intolerable traffic congestion against deafening engine roar and all the other side effects which a venture such as a dragstrip would bring It can hardly be expected though that the battle is won The organizers of the will no doubt fight back and attempt to go through with their scheme despite the popular objection Legal litigation may be long and costly and even though much money has already been contributed by dedicated people more is needed Mr Ellis L Taylor of Georgetown has taken on the task at least for the time being to act as treasurer and coordinate all financial contribution to further this cause Yours truly Charles Hildebrandt Joins executive Ont Jr Farmers Brun of Acton was elected to the Executive Committee of the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario at their annual meeting in Toronto Aprd Other members of the executive are Ian Caxley Clair Bain Stratford Judy Hasson Ana put president president Bruce secretary Carta Hamilton Willowdate vice president Don Belluz Thunder Bay Mary Bradish Glanworth Wayne Knox Caledonia and George Black Belleville Notice To Acton Residential Property Owners Corporation of Town of Acton it 1970 planting programme on a cost sharing The Programme would inctuda the planting of young deciduous tran on privet property along the road allowance Property owner interested in participating notify tha undersigned no later than APRIL 26TH 1970 J T Hunt Clerk Administrator New officers installed by Institute By Mrs Scott The annual meeting of Women Institute was held Thursday evening April at the home of Mrs F Campbell Meeting opened with God Save the Queen Roll call was answered by payment of dues for the year also suggestions for improvement of programs The birthday party at the Manor was discussed and left to the committee in charge Silverwood W I are catering for the Summary Day at April Mrs G Henderson attended the District Directors work shop on March and gave a report on future activities An invitation was received from to share In a short course to be held in the fall and ladles accepted with pleasure The Chapman scholarship fund was discussed and it was decided that the money should be sent in immediately The birthday euchre and raffle of a quilt was very successful The bakeoff of raspberry jelly roll and butter tarts was judged by Mrs McKmney first jelly roll Mrs G Ironside second Mrs G Henderson first butler tarts Mrs H Marchington second butter tarts Mrs G Henderson Mrs presented Mis with a small gift in appreciation Mrs Ironside was called upon to conduct election of officers All offices were declared vacant and a list of officers for 197071 were read They ore as follows President Mrs Marchington first vicepresident Mrs second vice president Mrs secretary treasurer Mrs assistant Mrs M Corbett district director Mrs Henderson alternate Mis Burt branch directors Mrs J Miss Moore pianist Mrs Lindsay auditors Mrs D Williamson Mrs Burt public reljtionsMrs H Scott Conveners Agriculture Mrs Ironside Canadian Industries Mrs Lmdauer Education Mrs L Giffin Citizenship Mrs C Lindsay Hlstoncal Research Mrs F Campbell Current Events Mrs J Cossar Home Economics Mrs G Burt Health Mrs W R Norton Fruit and Flowers Mrs History Curator Mrs Marchington Courtesy Mrs Beeney Mrs J sales committee Mn Williamson Mrs Burt Mrs Lindsay social committee Mrs Campbell Mrs Beeney Mrs Carmichael The officers and conveners weie then installed and a social half hour was enjoyed Jelly roll butter tarts tea and coffee made a delicious lunch HAMILTON OPTOMETRIST I Road Georgetown 3971 POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL Manufacturers of 82 St North Hairing a Natural Gas heating system like making your own sunshine Sunshine Its warm pure and charged with energy Natural Gas too is all these things And its very very dependable Its always there on tap just like your water supply You have to pay for Natural Gas while sunshine is free but youll probably pay less than you will for other sources of heat Also a Natural Gas heating system has fewer moving parts so it requires little or no servicing Clean dependable economical Natural Gas As sure and as pure as the sun andean impor tant factor in the control of air pollution Think about while you try to imagine a day when the sun won t come up Gas assure and as pure as the sun Good news or all res dent customers of ted Gas that do not use natural gas tor heat ng homes th an Inset ye gas service and homes ad to an ex gas ma n which that street fo aperiodover one year as Apr II You could qualify for a credit of 50 your gas II on the purchase of gas heal You may alio qualify for an additional 50 00 plus a 15 discount on any gas range or gas dryer These offers good from April 1 1970 to and Includ September 30 1970 Coll your and plumbing contractor or United Gas HeaHng 4 t Your Dealer for Gas Appliances