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The Acton Freo Pros Wednesday May OUR READERS WRITE Present petition opposing Need more respect for the living I for Steam tram Dear Sir A letter to the editor In the Free Press last week prompts me to write my opinion on the cemetery playground I have lived in a home overlooking the cemetery for almost 30 years and have yet to see it used as a playground A few children piny at times an innocent game of ball tag or whatever they call it- fun to themon a grassy stretch of land owned by the cemeteryharmless I call It Our kids and many more through the years have done the same thing and there t a bad one among them These are not damaging cemetery When the tombstones are look a little further than a few kids having a bit of fun Boys running across graves It grass to them and most people going through the cemetery do the drugs or liquor The wreaths probably artificial are Generally an eyescore after winter and there was as you call It respect for the dead they should nave been removed by now What Is respect It reminds me of people showing their respect by attending a friend or relation funeral service they haven t been in touch with for about years If people would show a little more respect for the living call on them when they need you and are alive to enjoy their company they would at least die a little happier and then rest in peace Incidentally there is a need for spring taps at the cemetery Sincerely M Wilds to run daily but Reeve Hill reminded him another spokesman had said that If the Opposition to and requests for mess The last few years it sssfc ssss blowing Black said that if a local objection to it were raised it would be discontinued He said possibility of the train meeting the GO train in Georgetown This train would bring passengers who would otherwise nave to travel by car out from the city The area the track passes through is bound to become the recreational playground for the Toronto Centreo Reg he said After hearing the Association proposals Lawson rose to say he was even more concerned Region Plan steam locomotive proposal uuncuior wan tec it on unused CN railway resident Don presented He said present plans call for the and Councillor Dick c it track seven points to council which he train to operate In flight hours regular passenger on the George- gwe the iicenw tracks only with one and one half to two llnc decision Is mode He asked if in hour return trigs between hearing whistle tracks extending Cheltenham to Georgetown give tl They asked us if we 11 write to railway transportation to Esqueslng Council decision Is mode He asked if in return trips to railway transportation A f it inT1 i laminar wnn me size ine n iri On behalf of township rate- if people using the right of way morning vibration Tom Henry another member of the Association said the group was looking at perhaps a five year lease with the with a six month or one year termination Council promised to consider petition and by Mr On behalf of township rate- people using me way to be used said he didn t 10 payers who live within a quarter come under the jurisdiction of the Sothat about two trips in the W much points raised in Mr Zilios mile of the track somewhere Board of Transport Com morning and three In the and Mr Law between Georgetown and the where personnel will Reeve Hill replied northern boundary of the be loading and unloading If You prove to me you re going to township Terra resident burn white cool until then l m Bill Zllio presented council with a rider the Jurisdiction or the agin it petition asking that several Board and for an investigation Blac said there will be two monin Soints be cleared up before iSrtChiMSiSdS township support for a CN way and a list season but that the Iffi Money in the bank good example Dear Sir The quotation A little child shall lead Ihem is a very worthy Bible statement is it not I found it to be true when 1 saw a little boy of six or seven years with a bank book his own He had deposited a portion of his spending allowance in the bank ready as we would say for a rainy day But that is not what he said 1 want to buy a nice new bike with blue wheels he thought and if I keep on saving I can go down to the bike store and get it No chargex or Instalments for him no worrying about payments Hehadstarteda good habit early in life and as I sec It he could lead many of us grown to a happier way of life Yours truly MlllicentMllroy Objects to money for runathons Dear Mr Editor Another runathon This week it has been an endless knocking on the door the Will you sponsor me in a run a My husband and 1 do not like to sponsor these activities but would much rather pay Lets talk about HORSES for the same program by having three lads rake our yard and Dag leaves Let us give the children work to do that they may earn their money and the people the results A Would be Sponsor with Jennifer My father often used to shake his head at our horses and exclaim How can you spend so much time and money on something that is always biting you kicking you or tossing you on the ground and treading on you lie has point Owning a horse Is rather like raising a teenager the rewards must be there but they are quite obscured at times Riding is an enjoyable sport good exercise mildly or wildly exciting ana produces a euphoric feeling of power to control a thousand pounds of volatile muscle Negative tide But most people soon tire or renting a horse for five dollars an hour and they become horse owners After investing enough money to buy a hundred hours or mare of riding they then proceed to destitute themselves still further to the tunc of or SO dollars a month maintenance for a horse they ride twice a week Not to mention getting up early EVERY morning eternally fixing fences hauling bales sacks manure bandages doctoring a horse that does its best to maim itself or you at every opportunity When you acquire a dog a simple booklet Instructions is sufficient to insure a lifetime of devotion Twelve large volumes of equine encyclopediae would not prepare you adequately for maintaining a horse On a scorching summer day I rarely have the chance to swim No usually covered with perspiration and haydust with blistered hands piling hundreds of bales of hay for my ungrateful horses to muck about next winter Why do we do it air Are we all Do we know some thing horse lovers cannot Positive After the first snowfall when tiptoe out to the barn before bed and are greeted by a friendly chuckle from a warm steamy stall we know When we wake at early dawn and look first to the pasture to see the timeless picture of grazing horses we know When a lost horse comes galloping in panic over a hill looking his human we know When we see the look of trust In horse s eye as we cause her to be hurt and worried by a vet or blacksmith we know When we carelessly fall off a horse and he comes back and noses us with concern we know Corny and sentimental maybe but oh so good for the soul The first meeting of the Acton 4H Field Crop Club for was held on April 10 at m in the Acton Community Centre The leaders for the club this year are Nino Braids and Bob Lasby The meeting was by the members saying the pledge The elections took place Elected were president Tom Parker vice president Leah Leslie secretary Cathy and press reporter Sharon Leslie The members were told how to Judge hay barley and oats After the discussion on Judging was over the members were given a class of hay barley and oats to Judge and had to make reasons up tor their placing The reasons were given and afterwards the official reasons were given Friends elect new officers The Friends of the Museum elected their officers for the year at a meeting in the county building President is John McDonald Georgetown past resident Mrs Irene Saunders vice president Mrs Judith Goebelle Georgetown auditor Raymond Trace Nassagaweya historian Ron Harris Milton and represen tative to the museum board Mrs Goebelle This years project Is the in stallatlon of a fountain in the terrace at the county museum in Kelson conservation area Pollution Probe has local branch A branch of Pollution Probe has been in Georgetown Unanimous support was pledged for GUARD Group United Against Rural Dumping who oppose the depositing of garbage in Inausmln quarries A clean up of Hungry Hollow was organized for last Saturday northern line was given We reject the idea the railway director M Black countered will have advantages to that when tourism is involved it the township to outweigh the is difficult to put a tangible value disadvantages Mr Zltlo said to the township on thin type of We feel the quiet life of the thing township should not be Infringed said the train would load in upon by outsiders Cheltenham and unload in Mr said ho sympathizes Georgetown That be the value with the railroaders but sees no the township snapped Reeve reason to go back into the past Hill who has already let his We are concerned about air opposition to the proposal be pollution from the coal smoke known The proposal to run at a slow rate Black said one coach on the of speed will increase pollution train would be named each for he suggested Williams and Esquesing and He added that the effect the this way the two names would get smoke could have on the washing national publicity of women living near the tracfi We all hove to look to the was a very Important con future but we can t look lo the for those women future without looking at he past Vibration possibility Any type of monument 0 the past Noise and vibration from the being established so that other trains noise from increased road people can have a guideline lean traffic and loss of privacy which guarantee Mr Zllio would would result were also died by be six times objectionable Mr Zllio points for council to Black continued consider He said resldcrls are Black maintained tbe concerned about possible Association has no present in damage to the walls of their homes resulting from the vibrations Property owners arc A also concerned about ill passers ho added Mr went on to point out that many urban people use the tracks as a walking path on hikes and that it would be dangerous for them if they were unaware a train was running on the tracks Wc would also like know one within carriage riding distance of Terra Cottn He said passengers would be able to purchase tickets there but not leave their cars You con t slop them from parking there because the con authority is a bigger outfit than you and they can stop them from parking there Hill retorted Trained engineers Replying to a query from Deputy reeve Coxe Black said engineers on the train would all have to pass the same regulations and take the same tests as engineers on regular runs All the men we have in mind are currently in the railroad employ he said He also said the Association would be bound to follow the same regulations on pollution as regular railways do Well I ve never seen the government get too strict with themselves yet Hill said in reference to the N On the subject of whistle- Black said his organization would be for that He also expressed the opinion the situation at crossings along the line could be improved by he railway presence Com Henry mentioned the POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL GALT St North mi program OK Council en dorscd an arts and crafts lo be held by Miss this summer Even though the being trains about insurance for them where cool will be stored and ashes dumped he said Zilio also reminded council there is a bad blind corner near the point where crosses the line He said residents had been Hi informed since they were first under the Impression the railway would operate only on weekends during June July and August He raised the question of why an unused part or the track In Chlnguacousy was not being used Accompanying In presenting the petition former township deputy reeve Russell Miller asked who would be responsible for crossings along the route Wc were told the Association would install signals until then they d have somebody at the crossings as a safeguard Reeve Tom Hill replied Miller suggested there has been a great Improvement In township roads since the track has been inactive Twenty Sideroad used to be a council the program to make Miss In action gram RENT CUSCIDE HOT WATER AT ACTON HYDRO ALICE STREET reasons should side with VINYL SIDING Adds and value your homo w II last Won I Get inside story on a new outside for your house BOB McDOUGALL Acton SUPERMARKET 9 MILL ST ACTON 8530650 CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Gutlph Multi Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Table Lamps Chimes Swag Lamp Vanity Cabinets Electric Heat Baseboard and Portable Central Vacuum Cleaning System Wiring Fixture Pans Ventilation Hoods Fans etc FREE PARKING Thurs TII9pm Sat NOTICE- EFFECTIVE MAY 7th THE REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OFFICE for the COUNTIES OF HALTON AND PEEL presently located In the Town of Brampton will move to CITY CENTRE DRIVE MISSISUUGA ONTARIO L5B2C8 at 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