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The Free Press Wednesday Apr I Id B3 OUR READERS WRITE Obituary William dies unexpectedly On control by unions Need controller for county council Box Guclph April 12 1071 Subject Union Control by Councils Sir I note that Halton County Municipal Representatives are going to take steps to control unions I would like to point out to these gentlemen that the book which I have mailed them called Facts and Figures which is a book of precisely that and which is fully substantiated proves that unions are not primary cause of Inflationary trends which we are experiencing throughout the county at the moment It would have been far better If they had first made sure of their facts before attempting to lay the blame at the door of any particular body and Instead wielded their municipal power at the main body namely the Federal Government for serious financial and economic policies were started when that body gave the seaway workers a per cent raise The natural human reaction to this was quite reasonable and sane If they can get it so can we Let the facts the present government t know its economics t any policies of controlling financial circles the latest of this is the recent raise to cents per cheque How long must this go on body of municipal representatives should first set their own house in order If they don ask the taxpayer for a raise In pay they just vote themselves one There are many instances of glaring waste of time money men and material right here within their own county and no one cares other than to more or less condemn a particular body which by its efforts and its experts keep the country pulse throbbing I not don t think for one moment saying don t criticize but If you must make sure you have all the and figures before maklnj condemnation of any body or group Thank you for the use of your columns lain List objections to Rockwood project April 1971 Acton rce Press Dear After reiding two items of news in your issue of April 7 I could not help but think of that old saying I m alright Jack Die one article was County Councillors Vote themselves a per cent The other article concerned the conference these same councillors held dunni the week The conference believe It or not was held to discuss ways means legislation that would contain control the power and the demands of unions rcpresentini the publie employees in our county When I read of the reception which was io Bill Gillies by our pillars of the democratic process I wondered who will restrain and control these gentlemen when they feci in mood for a raise Not one of our councillors depends on this salary for his bread and butter They are in most cases selfemployed and businessmen Meetings are during work hours so as to eliminate any possibility of a professional or citizen having or taking the opportunity to serve on council 1 would also like to point out just to con tills comedy tliat these gentlemen luive just hired Inquisitor It is his lob to fin I out little nest our elderly citizens iy 1 ive saved and take over before tlcy are allowed to enter the heivcn they all the Manor I it would be more beneficial to die taxpiycrs if 1 has been employed to enquire Into tl ncillor expense counts also ho time Is spent at those endless conventions LI or depression of spirit forbids further comment on Issue however I must confess that I find myself shifting illy towards the view of the dis si left wing that there is no juhtice in our system our democratic process is in tatters and participatory den icy is just another joke In few weeks I have read letters from your re idei s iving their reasons why felt jour pnper wis a standout I rcjrct not the time to add mine but now for whit it Is worth here It Is I feel that presents the facts and the re to reach his own conclusions is went paper and dear editor in this re peet on many occasions is been it The Editor Acton Free Press Dear Sir In spite of a printing error which has Township Councillor Dick Strong as my long time opponent an error I trust you will confirm perhaps as an editor foot note I welcome the coverage you have given this issue In addition to my sub mission to the council there are a few other points I feel should be noted as follows 1 Contaminated wells pose a serious health hazard that we should deal with as as possible The solution proposed by the Ontario Water Resources Commission as early as has because of its high cost and its side effects actually delayed action to deal with point 1 till this very day For obvious reasons residents have been loath to spend any money on their wells and septic systems when and If found wanting further aggravating and adding to the health hazard The board of trustees presumably acting on the belief that either the proposal was basically a good one or if it had shortcomings these by best dealt with by someone else In this case the Ontario Municipal Board asked the township council to pass by laws approving the construction projects and council complied It is my guess that a board of trustees of a police village has limited powers and must depend on the municipal council of the township they are situated In to pass such by laws for good reasons These would be limitations of assessment and physical and human resources In other words the possibility that we would commit too small a number of people to too great a tax burden was considered real Our early law makers therefore wisely envisaged municipal councils as more responsible but I wonder if we have Just witnessed how this safety device failed The council is the body passing and signing the bylaws According to the municipal act they may pass by laws upon the request of trustees but they are not bound to do so and in keeping with the section regarding duties etc their responsiblity seems clear regardless of past practice These by laws are subject to approval by the Ontario Municipal Board and If after duly advertising the proposals any objections are received the 0 may call a In taking this course are not both the board of trustees and the township council justifying the very existence of the O M B a body formed in the early thirties to prevent municipalities from going bankrupt due to incompetence In taking tins course are not the same bodies confusing the ability to judge the cost of this project with the authority to approve The same bodies experience no difficulty setting and submitting their budgets and other money matters for OMB approval Why then should Reeve Warren Parkinson say It is to the to judge the cost of this project how do know the cost is prohibitive etc etc Is he admitting the council incompetence The council must have been well aware what the feeling of many Rockwood residents on this subject Is and I object strongly to the stand they have taken If we are not willing to judce our own needs and our ability to we are yu our provincial reason for strong central or regional government In spite of the reluctance on the part of municipal councils to accept this I can but acjee Sincerely M C Schullcr Box Ont note Mr is correct There was an error in last week It should have read that Councillor Dick Strong was a lone tune opponent of the sewer and water proposals not Mr After an Illness of a few weeks William died unexpectedly at his home 35 St Acton on Monday April He was a machine opera tor at and Company An avid sports fan he starred in Intermediate baseball here He was one of the 1947 B A Inter mediate team which won the Ontario championship He was a minor baseball coach Funeral April Funeral service was held at the llutnley Shoemaker funeral home on Thursday April conducted by the Rev Gordon Turner Interment wns in hair view cemetery I all bearers were four nephews Fred Dawkins John Georgetown band folding Die Georgetown Citizens Band may disband Georgetown council learned last week when a lone letter from band president Dave Hastings pointed out the lack of Interest in Its existence The letter said only five members turn out regularly to the poorly lit and sometimes unhealed rehearsal room in No adults seem interested In playing band music said the letter and no Interest comes from high school students The president listed three possibilities disband move the bund to another town or amalgamate with another band Harry Ievy said It would be a shame for the town to lose its identity as an award winning town in band music festivals Admitting he didn t know what could be done in the situation councillor Siddali promised to find out why the rehearsal room was unhealed and poorly lit Ho ire Don Tuck and Jim and friends Henry Venema and Fred Thompson Mr was born in in 1911 son of the late James and Charlotte Water house attended school In Acton He was married in Acton November 4 1939 to Helen who survives him Alsc remaining are son daughter inlaw I ynn granddaughter I Anne sisters Pose Anderson Toronto Nora ruck Georgetown May Acton brothers Jim Kitchener Harry Charles and Jack Acton A sister Charlotte predeceased him Unexpected Friends and family were shocked to learn of his death in his year He had apparently been recuperating after home from hospital Open letter Dear Also Concerned The Free Press has a letter to the editor mm you but no signature Will you please tell us who you are so we can print your letter We require all letters to be signed but your own name does not need to be used In the paper Sincerely The Free Press RENT CASCADE HOT WATER HEATER Juil Pet Month AT ACTON HYDRO ALICE STREET Occasions Hewers Polled Plants funeral Arrangements Corsages Etc 8 I Dark Phon 853 WE WIRE FLOWERS ANYWHERE Caroline Flower Garden Shop TWO MILES WEST OF ACTONSOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY FIRST PICNIC OF the season was enjoyed Sunday afternoon in Prospect Park by Mr Mrs Burgess and sons Laurie and Skip of Toronto Temperatures soared into the high 60 s on the weekend even though huge areas of snow still remain as can be seen in the background of the picture Laune Skip display snowballs they made from a nearby The Burgesses who ire reguhr weekend visitors to prospect throughout the summer say this is one of the litest dates they have started picnics in ye irs Some they ve been out as early is 27 Photo Sitting on a powder kegDenktash from came in and the cease fire was arranged The green line was drawn on the line where the Turk Cypriots stood for the last resistance out of ammunition and sleepless for four nights maintained settlement talks must proceed on the basis of independence with guarantees from Turkey and con sanction of the government on the Greek Turkish communal state lines saw one of the keys to the problem in the hands of Greece who could deny that or union with Greece would never be a reality He also suggested that the removal of a church leader as head of the state would reduce one the prejudices which the Turks as Moslems have We are sitting on a powder keg The N deterrent is that they are impartial eyewitnesses in Cyprus the Turkish leader said Financing for the Turkish element on Cyprus comes from Turkey The group submits a budget to and receives funds from that country The budget last year was for and this year it will be for million The Cyprus goverment cut off payments to all Turkish civil servants in while the Greeks under collect taxes direct indirect from the Turkish enclaves We left the Turkish enclave with its hovel like building in sharp contrast to the palace which as recognized head of tht Greek government Cyprus and roared in a small bus up the twisting through the Turkish territory where their forces were in possession It was towards this mountain pass the Turk Cypriots fought in as they STREETS blood splattered Cyprus broke out in 1963 It once housed wails and deserted buildings characterize and is now almost completely Ormophita where the street fighting on deserted PIPESMOKING Raul R with the group of Canadian community lighting pipe number two man with the newsmen in Nicosia Craven Dills Lash Turkish element on Cyprus lucid brook and McConncll are shown in the positive and persuasive In his discussions picture advanced toward the Port of Kyrema in an effort to obtain a port entrance for the Turkish fleet which was steaming off Kyrerun ready to advance on the island of Cyprus Had the drive through the mountain pass been successful and the Turkish fleet been able to land its forces the outcome of Cyprus and in the Middle East could be significantly different today Our objective as we flew along the twisting mountain road up the Range was an old Byzantine castle which dated back hundreds of years and which had played a part in the crusades At one time Richard the Lion Hearted had been associated with the castle in ownership if not in occupancy Viewing the rums of an old castle is always interesting The tinw vas flying and we left behind the walled fortress on the peak of one of the highest mountains reflecting on the art of the ancients that could construct such fortress at such a high level in the mountains Back down the road now twisting along and into the tiny port village of Kyrcnla where the blue Mediterranean sweeps into the curved harbor which was dotted with all kinds of vessels Lunch in a restaurant with native dishes of Turkish and Greek mixture before we hid time for a few pictures of the very pleasant and attractive spot Time was flying as we pushed back to Nicosia to catch an El Israel Airlines flight to Tel It was here we ran into the most stringent security with personal frisking and baggage checks before boarding the Israeli plane Continued New Week NOTICE OF APPLICATION BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF ACTON TO DISPENSE WITH VOTE OF THE ELECTORS WHFREAS The Ontario Municipal Board by order made llebruary2nd approved reconstrucUon of Mill Street from Avenue to Victoria Avenue at an estimated cost of til and the borrowing upon debentures of an amount not exceeding AND WHEREAS it is now estimated that the actual cost of the said work will exceed such approved amount and that the total expenditures will be of which it will be necessary to borrow upon debentures the sum of TAKE NOTICF THAT The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Acton intends to apply to The Ontario Municipal Board for approval of Ian additional expenditure of 850 for completion of the said work whereof the amount of shall be raised by the sale of additional debentures payable out of the general rate over a period not exceeding years J Application will be made to The Ontario Municipal Board for an order to dispense with the assent of the electors to the said additional expenditure Any ratepayer may within twentyone day after the first publication of this notice send by post prepaid to the Clerk of the town of Acton at the address below a notice in writing stating his objections to such approval and the grounds of such objections TheOntarto Municipal Board may order pursuant to the statute that the assent of the electors shall not be required and may approve of the said additional expenditure but before doing so it may appoint a time and place for a public hearing when any objections will be considered DATED at the Town of Acton this 7th day of April J Hurst Clerk Mill Street East Acton Ontario