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NINETY NINTH YEAR NO 31 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY SECOND SECTION Local spaniels first for The story behind Poppy Steels raising or Cavalier King spaniels reads like a doggy fairy tale which begin when a pretty young maiden became enamored of neglected kept by a poor Forest family who left him outdoors to constantly battle the inclement foolish elements alone friendless and damp Brutus the dog name and at the time of procural the ambitious Poppy was involved in a self mult egg hatchery business winch she bad started up a challenge prove she could do it It was while out on her daily delivery of fresh warm eggs to the local customers that loppy decided shed like to have Brutus for herself She managed deal with the dogh owner who agreed to glv him to the young business woman in exchange for her two small daughters baby clothes King favorite Poppy had been raised in a girls boarding school where not even a tortoise was allowed She made the exchange it was not until later that she learned that her dog was a highly exclusive English breed called the Caviller King Charles spaniels aa the direct descendants of the toy spaniels or the 16 17 and centuries Reportedly they can be found in many paintings of the Old Masters and were favorites of royalty and noble families of Europe for gencntions to I- to the court of King Charles from where they get their name It was recorded that the monarch was frequently accompanied by these little dogs Poppy gave away her first pet On a necessary move to Cornwall she gave Brutus to an elderly lady who needed a pet for companionship Returning to New Forest some months Inter she wanted an Identical dog and went to visit the farm of Sir Dudley and Lady who raised the particular species and had on hand Caxalier King Charles spaniels On her return to her old locution Poppy again was anxious for diversion and challenge She tells of training as a geriatrics nurse an old army hospital when her children were at school ind working with I For wood to get dog ex pcriencc It was while working there that she bred her bitch Cymbcline of to champion who later produced a litter or two puppies with the male showing the red and white Blenheim Ca strain like his mother and the female resembling the of his father That was the beginning From England to Misslssauga the Steel family the honor of bringing the first Canadian born pups of their breed Into the country with their mother having been previously champion bred while In England and her puppies born on their 100 acrefarm in Mississauga six one- half years ago Since that time there has been a steady report of constant breeding of the delightful little creatures all pure line bred as opposed to Inter bred Playful carefree and easily trained the line of dogs is constantly gaining in popularity both as household pets and as quail hunting sportsman dogs Gay and fearless is how they were described in early days in classics and Poppy says that they just love children Hell trained A visit to the Steel home on the 17th side road of the Spcyside school of No 7 highway reveals a lovely immaculate home well cared for without the look of rambunctious activity or puppies Closer inspection shows a large gaily colored basket of doggy biscuits and a mere here puppy draws out eight delightful and well behaved creatures who have been given the special privilege of being treated like people and blossom because of it Sit down and behav and I s charges relax on the rug and behave Part of Poppy training is for the dogs to come Into the house from outside via a closet In which an Infra red light offers warmth and security The puppies on entering the house come in one by one and take their place in the closet Responding to the warmth of the room they wiggle off their outside snow or wet and arc not allowed into their maculate homestead until completely dried off I treat my animals like people said Poppy and they know they are and will be cared for Called by name each one appears from nowhere anxious to get his or her share of attention and responding with a doggy display of affection Perfect print the moment there arc eight or the beautiful spaniels in the Steel household Pan dora Gypsy girl Toby called Boy whose professional name is Cornish Legend Poppy says she has been waiting for two years for a dog of the particular breeding of Boy whose ruby colouring she has hod difficulty in getting into her particular strain of spaniels In the basement the Steel home is another surprise ted In a cosy basket are four creatures evenly marked in mostly white and reddish tan with atop each little head a perfect thumbprint the mark of the purebred Cavalier King Charles spaniel The Steels llv in the Acton district for the past two years They moved here originally because it was the only within easy distance to Toronto where a kennel license was obtainable and In moving were to procure last one in the county Part of their two acres is fenced off as a run for their dogs They also house two Welsh gray ponies belonging to daughters Teresa 17 and Anita both students at the Acton high school Appears on TV Poppy husband Douglas Steel Is employed by Oil in Hamilton in the home comfort division Although the family enjoys the enterprise animal raising Poppy Is almost wholly responsible for developing them as a special Canadian breed She explains that it would be almost Impossible for anyone to make a living raising only one breed of dog with so many others for people to choose from To support her hobby which from her point of view it is Poppy sometimes works either as on assistant with the Children s Aid Society or In a friend shop in Mississauga Besides showing her dogs at sportsman shows during the year and covering the circuit of dog shows around the province Poppy has also been interviewed with them on several TV shows She has appeared from time to time on the Uncle Bobby show teaching children how to train make puppy toys out of stockings The sign at the front of the Steel home reads Kennels Several of the puppies have been purchased for rebreeding but mostly they are chosen as pets for families Others have been taken as advertising dogs says the pert animal breeder who mentions the pup Truffles who was sent to Ohio and is sometimes seen posing for various paint companies FIRST CANADIAN BRED Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppies were produced through the kennels Poppy Steel is the proprietor of the establishment which flourishes under her able and loving as each frolicsome creature is treated like people and thrives ac e JOHNSON is a man of many talents and interests Here he demonstrates the initial stage in his wood sculpture Described as British Immigrant Art by a friend Bill proudly displays work on the stone fireplace he built NOTICE TO RESIDENTS TOWN OF HALTON HILLS The Council for the Town of Halton Hills has previously ad vertised tor the names of persons resident within the new municipality of the Town of Halton Hills who are interested In serving on Halton Hills Committee of Adjustment Residents within the Municipality are again requested to advise the undersigned by on Monday February If they are Interested in serving upon this Committee and provide a brief resume of their experience which may lend itself to discharging the duties as a member of the Committee of Ad lustment Any resident who has previously submitted a letter indicating their Interest in serving on this Committee please be Informed that such applications are on tile and are being considered G D Clerk Administrator Town of Halton Hills Main Street South Georgetown Ontario He a known as Wicked Willie but that a another story Bill Johnson of has so many stories to tell and all of them interesting that it s difficult to know where to begin His list of interests and accomplishments include ecology sculpture letter writing commando and paratrooper deep sea fisherman home builder brick layer lover of culture and history Perhaps best known In the for his letter writing rdly a week without an opinion stated clearly firmly and much of the time with sense of humor by W A Johnson Rock wood In Tact his signature on a letter is widely recogniied as an author by line He remembers the letter he ever wrote It was when he was a deep sea fisherman in Hull England An occupation of his an and relatives Bill considers it to be one of the most hazardous jobs anyone could have He fished In Greenland Iceland Newfoundland Bear Island with only one hour shore leave each month At sea the hours were IB on and six hours off duty Complaints were issued by citizens about the frivolity of Ihe fishermen while on shore leave and a charge made that they made too much money This infuriated Bill who made it his business to keep an accurate record of hours worked and money received His first letter was the result of careful research and Justified consternation Since that time he writes from well kept files of in formation His work as chairman of the land use and committees for Group United Against Dumping began In 1973 But his Interest In land use dates back to While taking his sister in law who was visiting from England on a sight seeing drive he took the wrong turn and ended up at the Georgetown dump His visitor was so shocked and disgusted she promptly lost her lunch Upon recovery she told Bill how in they arc burning all the garbage on the truck He investigated wrote his new found Ideas to the Toronto Star and got many interesting inquiries been known among other things as the garbage man In he read in the Toronto papers that Metro garbage is a GO million dollar a year business All they needed was somewhere to put It As Bill described it Ml too long before the whiz kids put garbage and quarries together Living in an area where quarries arc abundant I became very interested Once again he began to data In talked to the soil experts at Agricultural College who printed a bleak picture of soil and water conditions resulting from seepage garbage dumps It was back lo the writing pad and as he It and behold I find hat MetroToronto is in a deal with A Recycling Co and Indusmin Quarries to put tons of garbage a year in quarries This was the beginning of GUARD as an organized Today groups across Ontario a total of people have Joined together to study he garbage situation and bring pressure to bear BUI theory is that garbage has terrific value as fuel and explains instead of Hydro spreading their lines across arable land each large area would have an energy producing plant His disenchantment with many government officials prompts his humorous quotation about nvlronment Minister James Auld Auld s acquaintance should be forgot Sculpture In the pasl year Bill has become interested in whit time His wood sculpture resembling primitive art is described his close friend and neighbor Doug Stone as Original British Immigrant Art Bill ex for his style is In we have our own Indian culture and yet we Import cultures and from other countries We the in here and we tend to forget it more beautiful names are there than I Chlnguacousy out with a boom tor an Interloper Bill has certainly made his mark on this country At the end of the war he married Mary In nelnnd and began raising a fimily He had returned to his life a deep sei fisherman earning his bosun tiiicntc for Arctic waters When his son Malcolm was fm years old he was asked by his dad to fetch his slip pers Bill wis In the routine of being away from home months at lime reply was I don t have to When he felt Bills ire he turned to his mother and said Tint man who comes home and brings me the pennies said ho II paddle my bottom l- migrated It is at this point Bill knew he want his son raised In the same at he had been Knowing he Just go back to sea if he remained in he moved to Canada with his family In 1952 For the past years Bill has been an engineer with Fine Papers in Georgetown All his adult life he has a crusader for human rights He Isn the only member of his family to write letters His brother in gland heard personally from him for years but found out about his letters tot heeditors He wrote letter to the Acton Free Press referring to his brother as Wicked Willie and publicly rode him for not having enough time to write lo his own brother It seems Bill comes by his sense of humor honestly Township had a boom year In construe during its last year in existence According to build inspector Terry Gal In more the value of permits Issued during the year amounts to That is an increase of 832 over the figure for building value in the township Permits Issued during the year were for 80 single family dwellings single family additions or alterations 14 garages and 22 permits for agricultural structures Local entries Talent Festival Permits tor five com mcrei strueturcs one in building two in buildings and one demolition re issued There wen 100 permits is sued during the year During December permits for work valued it were issued included i new houses il value of ACTON Ys MENS CLUB 5th ANNUAL SNOWMOBILE RACES SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3rd YES WE CAN 2000 to 2nd 3rd Mtges colled Prompt Irwcjl men Corp Bay Street Toronto Low cost any pur pose Ontario service Ttlcnt 1cstnal one of the severul annual provincial Junior farmer activities will be the first event in to mirk the of the Junior Association of Ontario With an all time high of 175 entries promises lo provide a full days en tertuinmcnt or the IMO plus ixpictcd to the ltlruary at the Hotel in Toronto Hilton county Junior tar mors will 1h represented in speaking general talent eompetitions of Hornby will pirticipati In the uhht Speaking on In this year there will an art and photography display con tnbuted Junior farmers from Ontario Several numbers from Hilton will be inter ng ts Stars in the Canadian or the hotel Included this frog ram will be selections rom the winners in the vocal solo ladles trio folk singing and choir competitions As well the top presentations In the public speaking com ptlitlon will be heard During the Show of Stars a mass choir performance will take place under the direction of I loyd Following this a dincc will be held In the Canadian Room During the Festival win ners of several of this year s Junior travel programs will be announced the Australia and New Zetland Exchange and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Travelling Scholarships lo the I Kingdom Rick Britton of Acton has been nominated by County for the UK visit Events for Men Ladies and Juniors Registration Noon Race Time 00 m CASH PRIZES TROPHIES entry tea PRE RACE DANCE AT THE BAND HALL ACTON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2nd LIMITED TICKETS Call 0926 Pizza Mace 29 HILL ST b 8832450 WWOf COUPON 50 THIS COUPON IS WORTH mi the pur chew of a Medium or Large Pit from to daily Except Tuesday C NOTE ONLY ONE COUPON PER PIZZA ORDER 8532450 OFFER GOOD UNTIL FEB at ACTON LOCATION ONLY