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the world of OUTDOORS with ART HAWES SIGNALS WERE INSTALLED on the First Gibbs who escaped with minor injuries line Eaqucsing railway crossing half a mile although the frontend of hercar was sliced off west of Acton by workmen from the CNR completely The installation had been Work started on the installation soon after a approved only a few hours earlier by cartrain accident involving Mrs Bcrnlce Esqueslng Council Staff Photo Georgetown youth committed Darryl Chamberlain 19 of Georgetown was aqultted of three charges of attempted wounding In provincial court In Milton by reason of Insanity He was committed to the Ontario Hospital at He was charged after he appeared in Georgetown high school with a shotgun Feb 3 He had originally been charged with the attempted murder of frank Arthur of Georgetown police but the charges were reduced to wounding in court Foremans farewell Free press foreman Murray who is leaving Acton after years and his wife Doris were guests of honor Friday at a farewell party held by Dills Printing staff Mr Scoyne has bought the printing and publishing business of the Dominion his home town Presentations were made to Mr and Mrs Scoyne by Wilf Duval and Mrs KitDowding Jim Dills showed slides of his trip to Cyprus Israel Germany and England There was a buffet inner and dancing Among those attending the party in the music centre were former staff members John Black and Mrs Black of Islington Mrs Audrey Lawrence of Burlington Mr and Mrs George Ware of Erin Mr and Mrs Art of Georgetown area and Mr and Mrs Don of Milton Albert was snowbound in Pennsylvania Car engine ignites Acton Firefighters were called to the Canadian Tire Corporation garage yesterday Tuesday afternoon about when the engine of a 1962 Ford Galaxle belonging to Archie Main St S burst Into flames Firefighters said the car was In the Canadian Tire garage for repairs and had been left outside the building temporarily The engine burst into flames when the car was started by a truck driver attempting to move the car The fire caused an estimated damage to the engine and hood of the car Monday night about a fire started in the buffing room department of Beardinore and Company Company firefighters answered the call and were able to bring the blaze under control Juveniles charged Two Georgetown Juveniles have been charged with breaking and entering and causing malicious damage by Acton slice On Sunday the vacant owned by Construction beside the railroad track on Main St was entered and considerable damage done Cons Bruce MacArthur investigated the incident The boys bad an air rifle and were walking along the tracks WINTER HARD ON ONTARIOS DEER Many sportsmen dont realize that the number of deer they see in the hunting season may be directly related to the amount of food available in a cedar swamp miles away where the animals spent the previous winter Many dont believe deer arc lacking food unless they actually see a dead or starving animal But a lack of food can show up in many different ways A doe may have only one fawn instead of twins or no fawns at all or the deers average weight may go down or bucks may not grow as big a set of antlers as usual Deer can survive winter by moving Into the protective shelter of swamps and thickets These deer yards are scattered about the country and for reasons not yet fully understood deer return to the same yards year after year During the winter deer feed on the twigs and buds of certain trees They like maple buds and cedar for instance but they don t like alder or spruce A healthy deer needs about four pounds or a bushel basket of twigs and buds each day During an average winter a deer may spend about 90 days in a yarding area One deer therefore requires about of twigs and buds to get through the winter in good shape Food growing in the winter yard must be within the animals reach A trophj buck ma look 10 feet tall to a shaky hunter clutching a rifle but deer are not really very big A mature buck stands waist to the average man and by rearing up on hind legs can reach a little higher than one bead Food growing more than seven feet off the ground might as well be on the moon as far as deer are concerned In the northern portion of the deer range the greatest factor affecting deer in winter Is the weather Snow depths and crust conditions Impair the movements of deer in search of food or hinder their escape from predators As snow conditions become worse survival of deer is reduced especially among the young To assess snow depths as they affect deer the department of lands and forests has snow stations throughout the deer rang In the Province Every week data is recorded on the snow depth and crust conditions for each station and forwarded to a central office in the particular district concerned Information gathered from district stations over a period of time is used to determine the effects of snow cover on the distribution and survival of deer Snow conditions is one factor out of many which may affect the deer population significantly As more information gathered and analyzed management personnel will be better able to take action in the best Interest of the deer herd and people who derive enjoyment from the resource Ontario Department of Lands and Forests at Hespeler report many cases of farm dogs and suburban pets molesting local deer herds With the severe winter we are experiencing with deep snow the deer fall easy prey to the dogs since the dogs run on top of the crust which the deer break through Everyone should be warned that any dog found molesting deer can and will be destroyed by lands and Forests personnel council Passed a motion saying they have no objection to the selling of Ontario Sweepstakes tickets In by the North Middle sex Arena Committee In ad dition to the arena fund proceeds from the lottery aid Middlesex Hospital In Strathroy Cancer Society Heart Fund Muscular Dystrophy and Ontario Olympic Association Approved the townships 1971 planning board budget of Last years budget was Passed a motion making no objection to the Holy Cross Chari table Association conducting bingos at the Riviera In Received notice of their Grand River Conservation Authority levy amounting to A small portion of the northwestern part of comes under Grand River Juris diction Was Informed by Councillor Dick of Federation of Agriculture meeting to be held at Milton Monday night March Referred to committee a request from T McGrath of Milton to moke an apartment out of the upstairs of home he owns on Lot Con 2 north of Avenue Decided not to join the Central Ontario Regional Development Council Member ship would hove cost the township Councillor Len Coxe said he thought the money might be better spent on recreation Received a request for a grant in aid of the north Halton Association for the Mentally Re tarded Reeve Tom Hill said he thought all grants were handled at the county level Approved the recom mendatlon of roads super intendent Bud Snow to call for tenders for the construction of the replacement for the bridge on the Tenth Line north of Approved for payment the sum of 15 for the township brand new Burroughs accounting machine The money is to be paid out of the township capital reserve fund Authorized Mr Snow to call for tenders for dead elm tree removal in the township subject to the approval of the Depart ment of Highways Authorized Mr Snow to purchase a used snow plow from Dominion Machinery at a price of subject to the approval of tile Department of Highways Extended validity of a building permit issued to Tom Gray of Burlington in of last year until May 1972 A letter from Mr Gray wife explained Mr Gray was having serious eye problems and would have to undergo an operation The letter said construction of their proposed home on lot 20 Con would likely have to be delayed until next year Councillor Wilfrid Leslie chairman of the wage committee reported wage increases for the township s office staff have been agreed upon and that negotiations are proceeding for the works department Councillor Len Coxe suggested some form of identification be placed In front of Reeve Hill at the council table so that strangers appearing before council would recognize him as reeve of the township Passed bylaws to provide for road expenditures and supplementary road expenditures in the township At the regular meeting of count council March council learned the Director of Social and Family Services had received favorable response to the committees request for a redefining of eligibility as It refers to welfare recipients Were advised Mrs K Thompson secretary to the Medical Officer of Health will resign effective April Agreed to a ceiling of for convention expenses during the year Agreed to retnvest a fund of earmarked for additional land at Centennial Manor on a short term basis The fund was set up In 1968 and had been Invested on a seven and one quarter per cent bank certificate Were made aware of a memo from the Manor home physician Dr Ivan Hunter urging a more expedient and less expensive way of processing applications to the home from hospitals Learned the museum board had made Mrs Jean Barber of Georgetown an honorary life member for her eight years of service on that board Authorized Hunter Real Estate of Georgetown to provide a letter of opinion on the estimated value of the Coulter property in CampbellviUe Georgetown Reeve Rick Morrow opposed the resolution on the grounds that William Hunter had served on council and the roads committee last year Council had sent the recommendation back to the roads committee at an earlier meeting but passed it at the regular March meeting CANADAS NATIONAL for 1971 Is 11yearold Denis Lapnlme of pictured with his hockey idol Ontarios athlete of the year Bobby Orr Denis lost both legs in a train accident three years ago but today with two artificial legs is a keen skater and plays on the atom hockey team List schedule tourney Over 200 house league players in the novice pee wee bantam and midget age groups from Acton Georgetown and Streetsvflle will converge on the Acton Community Centre for the annual Four Town Hockey Tournament this Saturday A complete tournament schedule follows Novice Acton vs Georgetown Pee Wee Streetsville vs Georgetown Bantam Acton vs Georgetown Scrape and Flood Novice vs Streetsville Pee Wee vs Acton Bantam Orangeville vs StreetsviUe Scrape and Flood Novice Consolation P Wee Consolation Consolation Scrape and Flood Novice Finals Pee Wee Finals Bantam Finals Finals Tho Free Press Wednesday March Death in Post Offce Only a name with no one to care Printed so starkly on the card there Son of nobody friendless alone No one to claim him no one to own So many people under the sun Why could it not read dear friend of one Oft have I seen him always apart Could not someone have opened his heart Searching the trash can haply to find Some little treasure to please his mind Inquiring vainly If it could be Someone had written to as he Obituary None there will be For who would write It lingeringly No marble headstone how when or why life in its cruelty has pasted him by Into the shadows bravely alone Into the silence now he has gone So as read it I drop a tear For the departed no longer here His name Is written now at long last Death has dignity over him cast Now he has ventured over the rim A loving father will care for him Isabel Anderson DO IT EASY- WITH THE NEWEST IN See The Latest New Patterns y No insurance Two men were charged by Acton police this week for driving without insurance An Acton area man was driving his car but the other man was operating a without insurance DINNER 11 30 a m pm Novice Pee Wee Bantam fj fori 3 NEW BOOKS FROM SUNWORTHY VINYL OR VINYL COATED NEW VINYL BOOK FROM BIRGE STRIPOVIN Vinyl With Matching Co ordinated Fabrics Including BATH TOWELS HAND TOWEL5 FACE CLOTHS ALL SALES OFF FAST DELIVERY LAKEVIEW CENTRE MAIN ST 8530190 PET POURRI PET SHOP M00RE PARK GEORGETOWN SPECIALS THIS 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