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The Acton Free Press Wed June KPT S33SSSStrr Editorial Pag Whats town hall future The likelihood of changes in town office space brings up the question of the upstairs of the town hall This beautiful old hall has been out of use for several years now except for storage When a community services group was operating about years ago clothing was stored here ready for emergencies Now there are all manner of things there the Christmas street decorations for instance and the letters for use on the signboards at the edges of town The proportions of the hall are elegant and the decorations still beautiful The stage is still there The windows are attractive but grimed over with dirt The grand staircase has been completely taken down Surely it could be rebuilt It began where the police offices are now split in the middle and went on up to the se cond floor in two sections one to the left one to the right Now the only way in is from an outdoor staircase amid danger of pigeon droppings A group or individual might take on the restoration as a pro ject Surely this is one thing that should not be left up to council they have plenty of other things to debate Their share will be to make sure the hall is kept as it is until something is decided There are grants available Both Stewarttown and Rockwood town halls are being restored with the help of government meoney Will anyone in Acton or the Esquesing Historical Society express an interest in this project Blind people keep pace You may never meet a blind person in the course of your day Yet in County alone there are IBS blind Canadians and in Acton district maybe half a dozen Most of them lead quiet lives turning to CNIB from time to time for the occasional service They can do this because in the past sighted Canadians like you made donations to CNIBs annual camp aign With your financial support along with that of community funds and some government grants CNIB a private agency has developed different services in rehabilitation and prevention of Blindness In todays world there is a need for mobility training and recorded reading materials New kinds of employment aids are now becom ing available These assist the blind person to keep pace with sighted neighbours Prevention of blindness services must also be fin anced from donor dollars Is education necessary Some of the young people seek ing jobs have degrees and community college certificates this spring It is unfortunate they want to work and can find nothing in their line Some of them are chang ing direction accepting whatever jobs they can and finding them satisfying Perhaps some of the courses may have educated people more for their leisure time rather than their fulltime dollarspaying job Its a new concept Then again perhaps some have felt they must keep at school with out good reason At a recent meet ing of Hills council one of the members spoke of the false ethic of obtaining as much education as possible Benefit from seniors This is Senior Citizens week and the slogan is There is a job for senior citizens Almost one Ontario resident in is over 65 Only four per cent live in homes for the aged More than per cent live with their spouse or other relatives Women outlive men mainly because of genetic factors Stress is a major cause of heart weakening in older people But many other diseases are caused in part by inactivity Seniors could be healthier if they were more active The drop in centre at the town hall has been a good thing it gives people somewhere to go downtown no matter what the weather The Golden Age club has a hefty membership of interested over65s Many people in this age group here are busy and as active as ever even holding down regular jobs The town benefits from its seniors every week of the year Blood clinic Monday Did you ever stop to think how many people rely on you Theres your family friends and the people at work But there is one group of people that you probably havent even thought of They are those in need of a blood transfusion Heres something else to think about Over 1300 units of blood are needed every 24 hours seven days a week in Ontario Its a difficult task to keep up with but even more so during the summer months Last year over units of blood were collected in Ontario In fact per cent of the blood collected was used during the summer months clinics held in Acton and one of them is next Monday June 28 For a white donors had to go to Georgetown if they wished go donate Now a group is organizing clinics locally but they must have the support and attendance of the public Giving blood only takes about half an hour The people at the clinic certainly dont like turning people down but for the safety of the patient and health of the donor they must say no thanks now and then Here are a few regulations 1 A donor who has taken headache tablets within 24 hours will be excluded from giving as tablets destroy the clotting factor Aspirintype products taken to hours before the clinic should be reported to the technician as this blood will be specially bagged for use as whole blood 2 A wait of one week after anti biotics for colds infections or den tal extractions is necessary before giving blood Penicillin or sulfa require a three week waiting period after last dosage 3 A wait of one week is required after injections for allergies or immunization shots An active allergy will bar a donor Psychedelic drugs within hours of a clinic are cause for rejection Flight crews cannot donate within hours of duty Tuberculosis diabetes epilepsy heart disease cancer kidney ailments high blood pres sure and any chronic illnesses will cause rejection Any contagious disease is un acceptable Persons with a history of jaundice will be excluded Donations cannot be given for six months after surgery child birth or hospitalization or for three months after being under doctors care The town hall has beauty still MEMORIES of past concerts and balls haunt the dusty interior of the town hall The stage is abandoned to clutter the floor is a storage area A dead bird lies shrivelling beneath a grimy win dow OUR READERS WRITE J Will you write MPPs Crescent Toronto Will Premier Davis and Your I A year and a half ago the major churches and voluntary agencies in Ontario presented the provincial government with a brief calling for a greater government commitment to international development Essentially the brief called for something quite simple namely hot the government should match dollar for dollar money which the people of Ontario gave to the agencies and churches for international aid programs Many people throughout Ontario look the trouble lo write to supporting idea It is already being done in four other provinces and Ontario is lagging far behind It would encourage individual lo donate money knowing lhat their gift would be doubled by the government and would show thai this wealthy province is willing to give meaningful help to the less fortunate people of Ihe Third World Unfortunately after lengthy discussions and appointing a highlevel civil servant who ravelled round the world before he made his report Premier Davis has now refused to provide any funds did this not for reasons of economy but because inter national development is said to be only a federal res lily If dial Is the case all four western provinces musl be breaking the law The churches and agencies have pledged Ihomselvcs loconllnuc their efforts for a more worthy Ontario contribution lo development In Ihe Third World We arc going back to the Premier to ask for dis cussions to explore possible ways In which something can be done without en countering the difficulties they believe exist It would greatly help our negotiating position If Premier Davis and MPPs were to receive many lcltcrs from Ontario resi dents asking for government to take it turn We ask jour help by writing simple letter supporting the idea that the Ontario government should do more help international development by supporting the effort of the churches and agencies II mild mean a lot to the people arc to help Will do it now Fletcher Ituccnt board member Proud to be from Acton Dear Editor I am proud of having been born in dear old and feci my parents were but whether or not May Wed it I a was for others will remain a mystery My childhood and boyhood were simple and frugal but happy My school da were happy beetle and short due to my failure and no blame to anyone Flo and I art- happy The 1929 19TG Depression set us back Wc never recouped our losses like many more There were debts some paid some not like many more like us Hut we tried and in some cases not all failed Some fine people helped us and we never forgot them nor have we yet As for sports I man aged some but never brilliant as for leav ing footprints in the sands of time I did not and am sorry In commerce I lacked funds and pull a performer was only fair and as a dancer lousy but 1 tried As a writer only fair never a story As for friends 1 had many and enemies few if any Flo and 1 had Iwu children a girl a boy We have grandchildren three great grandchildren some horn in some elsewhere are healthy and happy for which we arc thank ful Flo and I completed a History of Acton It is In the hands of Rev Father Morgan our reverend friend would like lo list some fine people who helped us in the past Arlof Dills II Moore A T Brown Paw James Miss Nelson Bill Talbot Ernie J R Kennedy Doc Kcnncy Doc Buchanan Sy- Hardware Tylers and many more In closing we wish to add are still part of Acton and always will be Old friends are hard lo find and once lost tan never be replaced we only pass through nine and must do our best as we go for wc Mill never pass this road again God all In Acton old and new or old and fond memories for those no longer with us All our respects Flo and Trimmer Coleman Toronto Horse feathers lo the Editor Dear Sir Recently reading of Regional Planning Director Cummmgs report outlining the afteruses on sites for area sanitary landfill 1 realize how little we need planners of this calibre and 1 also rea lise how little these socalled experts know about garbage and Its disposal and the short and long term effects on ground water soil and last but not least people Does Mr Cummings not read the papers Only this week there wos a report of a dangerously high level of methane gas re ported in an apartment block In Kitchener just prior to that houses end a school were evacuated all due lo methane gas generat ed from the garbage dump in the near vlc- My own files contain reports of pollution of the Ookvillc Creek from dump methane gas In basements In issauga settlement out of court to a York couple whose car and garage blew up The Free Press Back Issues 20 years ago Taken from the issue of he Free Press of June 21 Word has just been received from Mr and Mrs Eugene who are visiting In Italy that they received Ihelr copy of the Free Press five days after It was mailed in Acton On the other hand reports we get from such places as Bclfountaln Hills- burgh and Moffat are lo the effect that the Free Press reaches them about five or six days from the time it is mailed In Acton Distance doesnt mean a thing days Robbie Parker son of Mr and Mrs R Parker has learned from Ihe head master of SI Andrews College he has won one of three scholarships offered for grade ten entrance there next fall Compet ition for the award was keen this year written and oral examinations at the Coll ie Appreciation draw winner last Sat urday was Mrs John Frank She went shopping with more than expected when her name was chosen The treasure chest is up to week Mr and Mrs Mac Symon wilh Barbara and Anne visited in Owen Sound with Mrs Baker on the weekend Friends are sorry to see Rev and Mrs Robert Armstrong Bob Margaret and David leaving the manse after their years here They are moving lo Hamilton to morrow Mr Henry is attending the Ys Mens Convention in Park Colorado 50 years ago Taken from the the Free Press of June 1926 While in Montreal attending the sessions of the General Council or the United Church of Canada the editor had the pleasure of visiting a number of Acton boys who are making their mark in business and other activities These include Mr Snyder inspector of the banking properties of the Royal Bank of Canada Mr Chester Wall ace druggist who occupies one of the best business stands m the city on St Cather- near Phillips Square Mr J Victor Coleman who is Montreal manager of SampsonMalthews Toronto Mr Howard Oram who is sales manager for the Sun Maid Co and has an office on McGill St among the leading Jobbing houses there and many other former Aclon residents Mr Fred Wright had the misfortune to fall from Ihe roof of Knox Church driving shed on Wednesday afternoon while shing ling there Mrs Rev A Stewart was called to owing the illness of her father Miss Florence Foster spent the week end with her cousin at Cheltenham years ago Taken from the issue of the Tree Press of Thursday June 15 1876 The Rev Mr of Georgetown has resigned his pastoral charge of the con gregation at Church Hill better known as near Acton On account of feeble health he found it too difficult to attend to two congregations so far apart The son of Abdul Aziz is reported to have following in his fathers footsteps and committed suicide This is the entire news Hem in the world news column Lawrence Green a Ma mora farmer dropped dead last Friday morning while hoeing potatoes The Toronto Temperance Union has a vigilance of to re port all violations of Ihe liquor law Foot and mouth disease has broken out with great virulence among the hogs at Quebec where numbers are dead and dying A fire in Cayuga last week destroyed the business section entailing a loss of The body of a Miss Bailey of who died in Hamilton from premature child birth has been sent to London where an investigation will be carried out shortly as suspicions of foul play ore entertained From the column headed Fatal Accid ents David Turner one of Miss Ryes or phans drowned last Sunday while bathing THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Business and Editorial Office ill I mill RtalttralMi At Ion br allowance for will not bin ot will pat lor at in appucaNt in ma of trior advrfllUng good or hi due to on accumulation of methane gas Expo problems I burning off the methane at night time In areas built on garbage Is almost endless residential and artesian wells polluted from socalled 100 percent safe garbage dumps parts of the Dor Valley Parkway where vegetation wont grow Horse Feathers Mr Cummings Hone William A Johmon