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OUR READERS WRITE Arms are worth waiting for On Monday October and Tuesday October Dorothy Stone reported to the Councils of Milton nnd Hilts that on Saturday Oct she received a letter from the Clerk of the Court of the Lyon of Scotland which says in part On top of our normal work we are having to cope with applications from new local authorities following the tint ion of local government in Scotland may be some month before Lyon can take up consider your petition Symposium Two hours later I was on a piano for Ottawa to attend the annual meeting and banquet of the Heraldry society of Canada I discussed our problems with many of the directors we wait Question What do wo do in the mean time Answer use our designs as Provisional Arms The County of Unit on was provisional from 1853 to IH57 almost four years Many of us can remember hearing on the radio the ancient proclamation The King is dead Ihir live the Queen when HRI1 The Princess was pro claimed as such on the death of her father King George Vt Yet the Coronation did not take place for almost IS months Situation The present situation in Canada is this the State Department of Canada pub a Centennial booklet entitled The Arms Hags and Flora of Canada being those accepted as of by our Government for provinces and two territories Yet some of these have not received the sanction of a rant Arms According to a recent article by the ork Herald of several Canadian Diocese appear to be in the same position confirmed While hundreds of municipalities across Canada display arms on heir official let police other chicles shoulder flashes etc the latest figures as of 19 1974 show that only hate been confirmed by a Grant of Armorial Bearings by the Crown through the Authorized Authorities of either the of Arms in or the Court of Hie Lyon in Scotland is one of these Their Arms were granted In the design bung based on an earlier one used by the town for many years The records show that Toronto used arms for nearly years before applying for grant Kingston celebrated Ihclr In 1973 by having tholr used arms regularized In the 1950s Victoria the of British olumbia discovered that arms proudly displaced for almost 100 years had been recorded neither In nor Stollnnd were herald icalij Incorrect They promptly took steps to regularize their position the new design bears a marked to the old one Homemade In Canada there Is nothing illegal in using homemade the present time but the Registered ones have passed the test of scrutiny by Iht experts In Scotland the display of Arms for v there Is no grant is an penalties strictly enforced are fines ion The situation in is different The British Parliament in the mid nineteenth century imposed an annual lax for thi use or arms by Act Victoria Sect 1J regardless of whether such iirmorinl hearing crest or ensign shall registered in the College of Arms OK NOT It has been estimated that re are up to arms still in use but as mi registered in England The was repealed in 1945 because of the difficulty in collecting At our meeting In Ottawa the gutsl speaker was Mr 15 rook Little MVO MA MIS Herald of Arms Registrar of the College of Arms In spile of such an im array of Honours he was approachable and autographed my copy of Heraldry edited by him Tills book may day be a collector item most of the old editions ore His speech was informal but picked with information He told us Hint In the County System of eminent in was completely reorganized and is a suit they have been doling with 400 new petitions for Municipal He said that they were able to regrnnt about IS of the old ones without much chance of design but for the rest six Heralds line to come up w new The problem was further compounded by lock of staff and a of suitably skilled artists to the hand painted illuminated scrolls one regional It would that both I ngland Scotland hae Rune just like us and have problems It was a privilege to meet with him and with the lop llcrnldlsls and Artists in in icfn ft has titan a week to settle down and try to digest the wealth of information given to me Meanwhile we just have to wait ind for those who may wonder bother may I say this One of our deepest instincts is to be recognizid or what are and what we have accomplished be it the first birth notice in the paper the gold star on the the child home from nursery school or the which on the looth birthday In 1967 mam of our proud to displnv on homes tin sign itf7 only to the holders of rown r of land on record prior to and still in tin In another hundred perhaps thi citizens of our towns region will the Warrant on the wall if the to I L AH that their look steps to record their in one of Hie greatest Holts of existing in the world today Canada may one have hi rown Roll of Arms high on the list will be those Hi who took the trouble to and won I be far behind Somehow it worth for li Stone Wishes quarry fight success With much interest concern I have been reading news items and letters to the editor appearing in recent Issues relating to the News items report the facts with an objective point of view letters to the editor can also report facts but are usually charged with feelings and emotions of the writer instance Mr Wilson pales letter ict was an excellent expression of his concern while still ob- outlining his case with diles and tacts Mr William Johnsons letter Oct IO was an excellent expression of his dlsgustat the prospect of rezomng this virgin woodland lor purposes of aggregate extraction It is this combination of factual and emotional expression which brings people together and a determineel and unified body can responsibly seek and often find results for their common cause While there is little I can add to the held b members of the Association I as an individual would like to express i to this body of concerned he Niagara t as being shamelessh abused and when he uses the term desecration see his selling crumbling before our eyes We can see now the scars be existing quarries are leaving on the face of the Escarpment and promises of rehabilitation do not case the sight The blasting crushing and trucking processes connected with quarries now operating have obliterated the serenity of the countryside I with support current seeking improved controls on the transport situation in our immediate GLASS PAPER DRIVE SAT NOV 2 Pickop begins at PROCEEDS TO ACTON OUTERS CLUB you for your support result nil while I im ime distance from another pi will only invite increased ruck transport in an areo where most feel we have limit there ire enough local in now without opening cits least unlit current in depletion Members of Hie Spcsid reiciled ire group of people on the subject the problems with it Thev hive done much resc lined of statistics subsUntiuti their position production figures supplied to them b existing iju back up estimates on the number of ml trucks on ire facts ire gathered toshnw the proposed q will have on the ecology of the etc These people with their know and desire to preserve their surroundings in its state will come before tht ft November Perhaps in support from Malum will further ml this group in achieving their I wish them success The Acton Press Wed October 1974 B3 New and old crafts at groups display NEW PARTICIPANT in Acton Arts and Crafts exhibit and sale Saturday was Hornby Another member Elizabeth is her aunt Both have wood etching us a hobby Another delightful exhibit and sole was arranged Saturday by the members of the Acton Arts Crafts group arranged their in the parish hall and welcomed old and new friends Coffee was served The group had two newcomers since their last show Del and Mrs displayed a variety of crafts including candles and plaques Mrs is a niece of another exhibitor Mrs and lives at Hornby like her aunt she does wood etching but her articles were strikingly different Pictures and plaques were particularly attractive Mrs included among her wooden articles and letter openers etched with Acton Centennial 1974 Obituar Ivy Murr Ivy wife of Lloyd Murr of Mill St Acton died In General Hospital on October Mrs Murr wns born in on December 1009 to Mr Mrs When they im migrated to anada hey made their home In Ontario On October she married Lloyd Murr The couple have lived In Acton for the past 14 years The deceased Is survived by her husband children Helen Mrs Knight of for onto Charles of Hunt June Keith or Winnipeg Lois Mrs Jerry Nlrcnberski of Richmond Hill Norma Mrs Desmond of Gary of and Paul of Acton She is also survived by her brother of and a sister of Parry Sound The funeral look place on 19 with Rev rlc Nelson Interment was al the Fair view Cemetery Pallbearers were friends of the family Dave Ryder Don Ryder John Bruce Bill all of Acton and Keith of Toronto Weavers lorence Wilkin specializes In weaving and also had charming woollen flowers Jean Denny had a fine display of her weaving and also Christmas novelties included big soft cushions In her display has added rug hooking her craft repertoire the specialty being a hooked replica of St church She also had lamps for sale Some of the members of group able to prepare tables this year Mrs hod difficulty assembling her display due to a holiday in and company here for several months and the candlesticks and lamp bases were missing POLLOCK l AND j CAMPBELL J High ill Waters ANNOUNCEMENT BROTHERS have leased our Hen House HARRY and EDNA BESLEY wish to thank customers for their loyal patronage during the last five years AND CRAFTS members Elizabeth Gathof and Wilkin set out their displays for their annual exhibit and sale Saturday at the parish hall Miss Wilkin specialty is weaving Strike incin Br imp- I Hi ire loser to tit mint of tin which if i from Hilton Mills It i I in ported ilia lit Mich is gritvanit duns virlimt insisted isMiistx lit for final ti menu in Mi rs Ins tin it inert ists in tin second mil third which brought WERE LOADED WITH 1974 AUSTIN MARINAS Have a number of Austin Mannas To Choose From All Models AII 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