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Forget dumps incinerate Halton mpy have a mess of garbage unless the region can find more sanitary landfill sites in the near future The shortage of dumps from the closure of Milton and dumps and the im minent closure of the former dump Additional pressure on the Acton sanitary landfill site will shorten Its life span until the end of the year while dump isnt ex pected to last much longer That leaves only two sites for the regions garbageone at Georgetown already the target for environmental darts and another Bill SMILEY Well heres your Innocent again This week me and me are blasting up the autobahn to Ham stein Blasting Is the word As I mentioned Germany Is probably the only country in the world with no speed limit on its the superhighways During the fuel shortage the govern ment applied a limit The death toll on the roads dropped drastically But the govern ment caved in to an angry lobby from auto makers and racing clubs and lifted the limit The result is somewhat like a of the Indianapolis speedway and low flying over mountains that is guaranteed to stand your hair on end If not turn It white My brother is a good driver and he was only Idling along about But I was slightly unnerved by his habit of pointing out scenery with one hand and whistling pa a 20ton truck with the other Even more hair raising was the traffic from behind Those mad Teutons zoom up to within inches of your rear bumper hang there then as soon as theres a chance flash past you as though you were standing till Personally I wouldnt drive on a Ger man autobahn in anything but a fifty ton tank Arrived at the halfway mark so weak and shaky I couldnt gel a beer down in the officers mess And thats pretty shaky Our readers write This was home of the Fourth Canadian Mobile Brigade Group There arc three squadrons of a token force but a highly efficient one This is down from squadrons in Those remaining are Red Indian Tiger and 441 Silver Fox They received their colours last June from Prince Philip in an impressive ceremony My brother claims seriously that the squadrons hove the best pilots in Europe Zoom Off again to where I was plunged into gay round of parties thai would make a debutante green with envy But not before crashed out for a few hours at the kid brothers apartment I had to gird loias for the big dinner and party that night Like number of officers he lives off the base in a small village He pays a little over for a two bedroom unfurnished This is subsidized to some extent by the service But rents have soared in Germany On the base a Canadian Major George Taylor told me he pays only for a two- bedroom Job My brother had to install everything stove fridge cupboards In his flat Looking forward to Sunday fair Dear Sir I was sorry to read in this weeks paper criticisms of the Fair Boards decision to open on Sunday Being personally in favour of the motion I think someone should speak up for It With alt due respect to those letter writers they have tailed to allow that people are free to make up their own minds with what to do on Sunday There arc some religions that do not hold Sunday as their Sabbath Some people must work on Saturday and therefore only Sunday free to spend with the family But the most important thing to people mindful of the religious aspect is that the fair grounds will not be open until 12 Sunday That gives everyone time to make the morning church service and have lunch too before coming to the fair And if you think about it wouldnt you rather have a family at the fair on a Sunday afternoon together and enjoying some good clean fun rather than nave the man parked on the lawn having a can of beer and the kids off playing somewhere anywhere And wouldnt you prefer our teenagers to be at the fair rather than in someones recreation room getting into liquor or drugs If you dont believe in having beer on the fairgrounds by all means dont buy it If the concession loses money or has a lot beer left over the Board will decide it wasnt a very successful venture and not have it next year If you dont believe amusements should be partaken of on Sunday dont ride them but dont frown on others who could be just as profoundly religious as you but sec no threat to their morality involved Finally I think the Fair Directors arc sincerely trying to provide something for everybody They were criticized last year for having a very restrictive horse programme This year they arc trying to improve it and from the way its shaping up its going to be terrific It was impossible to incorporate the Western Horse Show Into Saturdays ac tivities because the ring has to be regulation sue and the size of the grounds just cant accommodate that additional required space And besides how many things can one person sec and do In a day Our population is increasing and more people are getting Involved In the various fair activities and competitions This takes up time and space lie glad we have a chance and place to show off the fruits of our labours I get a nice warm feeling of belonging when I can recognize a lot of the names of the contestants Id rather take my family to the Acton Fall Fair than the Toronto The fair is there for ail or us if you want it Just as are all the good things and bad things in life Wendy Thomson Photo Porks Yea there are some Liquor Is for 40 ounces of the best Cigarettes for those afflicted are 200 a carton Food and drink at the mess are relatively cheap But nothing much else is The halcyon days when our troops on the continent were living high as lords are gone thanks to German Inflation and the devaluing of the dollar Change the shirt shave the whiskers and off to the mess It was a special oc casion and he didnt want me to miss it A farewell dinner for a German Colonel moving to another post German Yep It felt rather odd to be drinking a toast to a chap who might have been shooting at me some years ago But this is NATO remem ber There were three other colonels of the German Air Force at the dinner Most of the others at the party were Americans and I was welcomed with all the warmth and hospitality for which Americans are well known Mrs Martha said The Canadians here are the and nicest Canadians weve ever met Dick Merkling our host stuck me at the head table and introduced me after the food I graciously murmured that the food was better than last time I was In Germany And wasnt it just A steak so big and lender it made one to drool Wine flowing freely Choice dessert And a lot of beautiful women for eye- feasting Lowest ranking officer there was a major and there was only one of these Its a good thing I look so distinguished or theyd have turned livid at the thought of a little old miserable Flight Loot sitting at the head table Then It was back to his shack with the brother and a long evening of reminiscing about such things as how I used to diddle him out of his paperroute money and the girls we had tried to steal from each other and old days in the REAL air force and exhausted to bed One more column on my trip If you can stand It As for us were looking forward to going on Sunday primarily because of our In terest In horses Our club is pleased to be working with the Fair Board to provide an interesting and lively afternoon of good horsemanship We get tired of trailer our horses to Georgetown Erin ana Brampton and never getting the chance to do our stuff at home I have only the highest aspirations for my children and I dont think a few af ternoons at a fair will have a detrimental Influence on their young lives Good honest living Is a seven day a week deal And as for me personally I hope Ill be forgiven one selfish self centred thought Im praying that I have the best darned Appaloosa at the fair Sincerely Mnj Pat Gamsyager Halton Hills Biding Club Writer fed up with teachers Elmore Drive Acton Ontario May There are only twenty persons out to the recent meeting but It isnt apathy Im sure Parent are fed up but Just feel helpless to do anything about education The teachers are the only people able to make the Improvements and most of them arc too Too busy agitating for fewer classes more money and more time off They already work fewer hours and have more vacation than any other group of people know After their strike we cant call them a group of professionals What other group gets paid to update themselves The rest of us take courses on our own time If the only effect of the renaissance committee to get the teachers to pay more attention to the kids and less to their labor union it will have accomplished something THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE 8532010 Businessand Editorial Office Burlington It wont take long to fill thaw two sites cither if oil iho regions garbuge is dumped in them lb there an alternative There should be considering a central incineration plant where all garbage In the region be burned except that for recycling Then why not use the heal to drive turbine that would generate electricity that would take home of the sting out of energy crisis Ontario hydro foresees Temporary dump sites may foe necessary until such time as a ration system could and built But not thinking about dump In it in not uncommon for a many five municipalities to a incinerator In spite of the vast spread of one large incinerator could suroly our municipalities I looked at as being in vanguard of progress Heres another opportunity for the region parts of the province what could done to Improve a which has already eroded the point where it is considered Editorial B2 The Acton Free Press Wed May Capital budget slashes good but The surprising disclosure last week that Halton Hills council could cut back on the proposed capital budget by over per cent and still come up with a credible document was very good news indeed The biggest surprise was probably the proposal which council adopted suggesting the new Georgetown arena be financed from reserves and surplus from the former town of Georgetown and still allow to be spent Most of the further capital budget expenses are for Georgetown too 1500000 for a sewage plant addition for a swimming pool 250000 for an addition on the library hydro expenditures of and water Most of Actons expenses would come out of uncommitted reserves accumulated from the sale of town- owned land The preponderance of the capital budget devoted to George town projects arouses suspicions in minds of taxpayers here that this community is getting the short end of the stick but it is difficult to pin figures down in the welter of projects What does seem apparent is Acton will pay for its arena roof for the swimming pool 1 1300 for tennis courts and for the arena roof out of its own reserves It is not considered polite to ask why in the heck there are not more items in the capital budget for It is parochial thinking perhaps but we think people in Acton and are entitled to know how much of the Georgetown projects they arc going to have to pay forpart of them or the same as the benefitting taxpayers in Georgetown Acton has paid its own way all these years a new library was built the swimming pool project is being primarily financed by the community as well as a new arena roof tennis courts and street im provements Taxpayers here want to know how much they are ex pected to fork out for similar projects in Georgetown Hopefully council will give us a detailed picture when the budget is presented so those who pay the freight can see how much they have benefitted financially by merging three municipalities into one Residents of all three municipalities are entitled to know MiniComment The Ontario government hit by a number of conflictofinterest scandals in recent years has been manoeuvring recently to present a image to the voters before it calls an election The Financial Post reports Now maybe that wasnt quite what it had in mind when it brought down its budget But following the removal of consumer goods there should be a general cleanup all round the 7 per cent tax came off detergents polishes waxes and toiletbowl cleaners as well as toothpaste tooth powders shaving soaps and creams dental floss and deodorants If nothing else it should make Ontarians a little nicer to be around Hopefully despite delays construction will soon be started on the proposed Acton tennis courts The Tennis club certainly has done all the spade work but a change of location is necessary because the suggested site beside the scout hall was found to be unsatisfactory We suggest council expedite further work into finding a new location by the recreation and engineering departments so tennis can get going this year It seems ironic the amalgamation of Acton George town and should result in formation of a separate Lome Scots cadet corps in Acton but it is a welcome addition to the com munity It is also a source of ex cellent training for boys interested in a military career Congratulations are certainly in order to the choir lor their success at the Cork Inter national Choral and Folk Dance Festival in Ireland Many young people from this district took part and acted as probably the best international ambassadors a nation could have In addition to their skill as singers the groups initiative in planning and raising funds for the trip was an exercise in cooperation which should be in centive for similar groups Stories prior to the introduction or regional government about doing away with three bodies and lumping them into one dont bear scrutiny in the recreation depart ment of Halton Hills The once defunct Acton recreation com mittee has been resurrected as a recreation advisory committee with most of their powers gone Some way to pass more power to community It is pointless to complain that crime and sin receive more publicity than exemplary behavior It is on the contrary a matter of some satisfaction that evil is still regarded as news It will be a sad day if integrity and goodness become so rare as to be featured in papers John C Heenan Through the Year with Cardinal Heenan 20 years ago Taken from the Issne of the Free Press Thursday My Largest brown trout reported to the Free Press was caught near last Sunday by George Bayliss Crescent St from the councils of Acton Milton and Georgetown this week agreed to advertise for a municipal engin eer capable of handling all engineering work excluding hydro in the three muni cipalities The nine representatives fathered in Georgetown Acton council discussion of the engineering triumvirate idea was of the majority opinion that the town has not sufficient work immediately to justify its partici pation Mischief and recklessness by some youths and adolescents in town was given the critical of Acton council when reports of wild speeding unlawful fishing tactics dangerous toys childish conduct and Illegal patronage of the local pool room were made public by several members Councillor Irwin reported bee- bee guns and bows and arrows and council lor Lindsay said some young fishermen are shooting at fish with rifles Councillor told of vandalism at the park and the burning of tables and benches Coun cillor watched 19 to 21year old children set off firecrackers in front of the pool room 50 years ago Mr Lewis one of Actons prominent soloists won second prize in Class B as a tenor soloist at the Musical Festival held in Hall Toronto last week Over 7000 musicians took part Mr Salt accompanied Mr Lewis at the piano Acton Oddfellows will observe Decoration Day on Sunday They will parade from their lodge room to Cemetery accompanied by Acton Citiiens Band Mr Henry Bauer left on Monday with the intention of making his home in Detroit It is years since Mr Bauer came to Acton with his parents A very pleasant and enjoyable time was spent at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Coles Church St Wednesday being to celebrate the birthdays of Miss Grace Howard and Mr Ernest Coles The evenings programme commenced with minutes devoted to music after which games both old and new were enjoyed by all A most amusing feature was a court- martial by which all persons were tried who had misbehaved during the evening At oclock a fish and chip supper was served Dr and Mrs Farmer are home from Asuncion Paraguay South America where their soninlaw Hon Wilson Is consul 75 years ago Taken from Ike Free Press Thursday May 1 1IS The Building for the Baptist Church has decided to employ the services of Mr J Francis Brown Architect Toronto Plans for the new edifice will shortly be submitted and it is expected the work of excavation at the comer of Mill and Elgin St will commence within a few weeks Contractor Williams commenced his seasons work of sprinkling the streets early Monday morning with a fine new sprinkling outfit When coming up the Mill St at Clarks mill with the second load the rear axle broke and the weight of water In the tank crowded the sprinkling apparatus into the ground Both the tank and the sprinklers were broken and It took a couple of days to make the necessary repairs The seventh annual Dublin wtU be held in Duncan McDougalrs grove on Queens Birthday The programme will Include tripping the light fantastic games and sports and a picnic tea Acton Jubilee Orchestra will discourse music A Lawn Tennis Club is the latest to secure quarters In the Public Park The new court likely to attract numerous lovers of this gentlemanly port this summer Georgetown band has been voted by the Council