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goes to the top OUR READERS WRITE No fire firefighters on ball To Acton Fire Quick action brought the fire department to our today Tuesday April Fortunately there was no fire Sorry to have caused a false alarm A small explanation we have had trouble with bees and In order to get rid of them I devised a plan of attack Whfat seemed like a strange scene to you was merely me In a diving wet suit with a defogging gun spraying along my windows Someone saw the fog and quickly called in an alarm By then it was too late to stop the truck We hope it didnt cause too much Inconvenience to you all but look at It this way It was a good drill At least we know that when we are away we have nothing to worry about In the way of fires Actons Fire Department is certainly on the ball Ask for help with history of West SEEKING HISTORY ON CANADAS WEST The Editor We wish to appeal to your readers for help in a program to preserve Canadian history Many settlers in the Canadian West came from the older provinces so the Institute of Calgary Is now trying to discover any old records which might exist among eastern families Items such as diaries letters photographs drawings political or business papers and artifacts dealing with thi cstarc probably in many attics In your area iome may deal with the fur traders Mounted Police missionaries railroaders or ranchers while others maybe letteri from relatives who homesteaded on the If such items are sent to they will be preserved and made available to historians has two museums an art gallery library and archives devoted to thlspurposeByknowlng our past we hope that people will understand their country and have greater pride In being Canadians If any of your readers have western Items or know where they may be found we hope they will write to Director of History Institute Avenue Calgary 1 Hugh A Director of History Institute For first time Homemaker services set up by Red Cross services arc now available in nil of North The Georgetown branch of the Red Cross society has tried for many years to get this service in the community The Hnlton County Family and Social Services asked the Georgetown- based group to also take on Ac ton Milton Esqueslng and Nassagaweya A grant has been given by the county State purpose The purpose of the Bed Cross Service is to provide competent women to go into homes on a dally basis to care for the family while mother is ill at home or in the hospital or in other emergencies The service permits the bread winner to continue working assured that the family life will be maintained as normally possible to provide home assistance to senior citizens to give assistance to the chronically ill to give service regardless of race nationality religious beliefs political opinion or income Fee structure Fees for this service arc charged however they are based on the familys ability to pay Where the family can pay only part or none of the fee financial assistance may be obtained Nurses Services Act The Is a paid part- time employee of the brunch She is carefully selected for her mature and stable personality and her good health The while on duty wears a Red Cross smock and cap Her responsibilities Include care of children planning and cooking meals light laundry light housekeeping and simple bedside care under the direction a doctor or nurse New Branch Georgetown branch of the Red has had a very active year Members ore contacting the Milton branch concerning the new service and hope that a branch may be established In Acton soon Advertisements give details of Fairy Lake may harbor waterfowl Fairy Lake may take on a colorful new look this summer if present parks and recreation committee plans for the lake are carried out Parks supervisor Harold has suggested the committee try to procure some swans ducks and geese and set up feeding stations for them nearby Fairy Lake has already been declared a wildlife sanctuary Signs indicating this are posted in the area of the lake The committee has also decided to contact the Department of Lands and Forests to ask about the possibility of having the lake restocked with fish History at every turn in Israel Continued Page natural sciences and Mr suggested that more natural science students will have a significant impact on the whole Middle East because Israel has pioneered a number of for developing the country once thought barren The university also Includes 110 Arab students who it hoped will be able to put to use In their own areas what they arc learning on Mount Scopus The university at Haifa has Arab students many studying In the natural sciences One Bedouin came from a tribe on a windy hillside near the Dead Sea where he lived a nomadic life He was one of three of his fathers sons at the university and he completed his course as a physician He has now returned to the Bedouin tribe to care for them with a personal goal to encourage education for girls 1 talked with Jim Shalom 19 of Ottawa who is a student at the Hebrew University He had completed his high school education CHILDREN SLEPT in underground bomb shelters at the Kibbutz Gesher along the Jordanian border The cement bunker indicates the entrance to the shelter in Ottawa and his father had also come to Israel to study Hebrew Jim is studying chemistry and is in his first year He was required to take a crash course to the Hebrew background which he had since the courses at the University ore in Hebrew He felt the course was more difficult than in Canada because they were required to know more material and it was difficult to get books from the library You cant Just flit around from faculty to faculty either because the demand for facilities is loo great Jim said Hes planning to stay in Israel and his sister a graduate of University may join father and son in Israel On now to the Shrine of the Book where the famous Dead Sea scrolls are kept in the worlds only designed subterranean museum opened sin years ago The caves from which the on gin a I Dead Sea scrolls came were ideal for their preservation so on exhibit here were some of the scrolls and some of the manuscripts which were rescued from those caves In the Cumran area dating back to about A D One of the scrolls contains the chapters of the book of Isaiah and is ft long A visit now to Vashem the heroes and martyrs memorial where we were met by Edward vicechairman of the institution which commemorates the six million Jews who died in concentration camps during the Second World War Mr was a Toronto resident about IB years ago Vashem is a memorial and It is also charged with recording the history of that particular period in which so many Jews lost their Uvea The documents contained run into the millions of microfilms and much of the material gathered was used the war trial of infamous Adolf Eichmann Nearby at the Tent of Remembrance the names of major concentration camps are marked on the floor and we observed the kindling of the flame ceremony in remem brance again of those who died In the concentration camps Along the walk to the tent were planted In honor of those from other countries such as Holland and Germany who assisted the Jews to escape the persecution of the Third Reich Next Week Complain to minister education levy is rising Councillors plan to go right to the top in their campaign for relief from rising education levies for County Hoard of They decided after a special meeting Wednesday to seek an audience with the new Minister of lMucalion for the Hon Welch at which they plan to complain about the provincial equalization factors have caused 1 1 1 r a taxpayers- milch grief In the pant two years Up 1136 mills Sparking their protest is a M mill Increase which when coupled lost years mill hike force the township to a total of 11 id more mills for education over the two years On a assessment that Is worth roughly In Iwo years Education levies in every other municipality went down In both 11170 and while the townships went up to pay for error in establishing the equalization factor In 1913 anil councillors are unhappy about the situation They told representatives of County Board of Education Just how unhappy were when three Board delegates met with the council at Wednesdays meeting The problem stems from 19 when the board county ikiuh t Die equalization factors would be and the estimate was later proven to be wrong The share of costs apportioned to the township was underestimated and although the township mill rate for education went down mills that year Increased rates were necessary for the next two years to compensate for the explained Bruce lindlcy financial officer for the board Greater percentage Despite the explanation of the complex system for figuring out municipalitys apportionment Deputy Reeve Don McMillan insisted there was still a discrepancy in the system which was causing pay a greater percentage of the boards budget than it did a year ago Board officials were unable to why but promised to look into it with the provincial grants department Councillors said they felt the 1969 problem was the fault of the provincial statisticians and decided to press the department for some relief They have already requested a meeting with the minister to discuss Nussagnweyns lack of direct representation on the county board Tom Watson of Acton represents both Acton and the township and the township wants to hove a township resident carry their wishes to the board table Toms a long way away from Campbell said Councillor Art Gibson Mr Wotson said he was as close as the telephone was available anytime to look Into township education problems Got hosed Turning to mill rote Deputy Reeve McMillan Mid It is obvious we got thoroughly hosed by here in 1MB Hie increased total led the equalization factor estimators to figure It too high while the provincial figure came out lower The factor cannot be appealed but the townships of the county levy can be Mr said There is definitely an error If Burlington and were In our position the province would take steps to it Because vc are smaller municipality they are letting go added the deputy reeve Mr suggested the township might get In touch with other smaller co nun unities In surrounding counties which are also facing rising levies due to problemi with the equalization factors lie fell a Joint protest might carry more weight Cull for Mori Councillor Jim relation wondered facetiously If somconi like Morton be called In to Investigate Another point that bothered the iclllui rneil the provinces promise to pick up deficits charged against many smaller school boards when county system of education was introduced a few years ago school lioard had turned over surplus of lo and Councillor fell we lire being penalized for being a good hoard mill turning over a surplus Mr ilbson also made a plea to the Board to keep the open Is the tuxes to a with 1ms to share a trustee with Acton and now It talks of closing one of the two township schools he complained le wondered If closing ically Justified by the picture or If It would be public relations to leave It in service for harmony of the parents and children Two planus two turn Board man Douglas Wood It was like listening to two pianos cut playing a different tune One says without regard to anything cut casts the other says you should listen to humanities he observed No final decision has been made on the future of village he noted although the Board has considered dosing ft in addition to Norval and Miltons Bruce St public schools by the year 1075 The Acton Tree Prois Wednesday April HELP A CUB PASS A TEST TO EARN HIS HANDYMANS BADGE Bring your own lawn mower to the Scout Halt on one of 3 Monday nights April 26 or May 3rd PM THE CUBS WILL CLEAN OIL PAINT YOUR MACHINE FOR ONLY HALTON Council HIGHLIGHTS At the regular meeting of County Council Milton April 2D Council- Approved an expense paid trip for the Director of Social and Family Services and two councillors to Thunder Hay for the Ontario Welfare Officers Association June and authorized the director to attend the Welfare Administrators Seminar April Approved the hiring of a family counsellor learned a supervisar had been hired to direct the Georgetown Service and is being trained before putting the service into operation Agreed the Board of Health will consider hiring Assistant Nursing Director at a later date Approved the hiring of three public health nurses effective Sept Ienrncd the finance and agriculture committee would meet with the representatives from sportsmens clubs to discuss the possibility of a deer hunt this fall in Learned County IHibhc Health Nurses will receive a per cent pay increase ef fective Jan 1 191 and under new pact nurses will receive four weeks holidays after first year of service The agreement is I lo final ratification on the part of the nurses PROGRAM DIRECTOR REQUIRED Parttime Program Director to help organize and supervise youth programs at Acton is required The person chosen will be expected to work evenings and weekends on a 12 to 15 hour basis INTERESTED PERSONS ARE ASKED TO REPLY IN WRITING TO ACTON YMCA BOARD PO BOX 332 ACTON Please state Age Qualifications and ACTON ANIMAL CLINIC C Buckrell and D McEwcn of the Georgetown Animal Clinic are to announce the opening of an out patient pet animal clink In Acton The clinic is situated at Mill St E Previously Marks Groceteria The clinic will be open on in appointment basis starting Monday May 3 1971 For an appointment please phone between am and A pm Monday to Friday In the case of an emergency or no answer phone THURSOflV ffllDfiV WALKERS OF GUELPH 8222420 Open Thurs Frl Nights till 9 PM Use Your Option Charge Wyndham St