Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 29, 1977, p. 21

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Standardbred breeder popular in township and she threw him off got into the running and I was only on the saddle but once She threw her shoes find bent one Shi sure run She by Jennifer horse he ever owned a two Jack Hamilton may not be year old he bought or He the richest Standardbred got talked into buying him breeder in Eramosa township against his better judgment but he sure is the best loved and says with awe You He still training and know he was just about the racing at an age when most most disgusting colt I ever men have been retired for had many years You gotta work The colt would pace and to live he says When you trot at the same dim taking quit you might just as well lie down Mr and Mrs Hamilton live was blowing below zero and on the corner of Seventh Line Jack recoils he could run and Highway just home faster than that colt north of Their was carrying him so he took a property measures less than whip to the horse and bur an acre and consists of the prised the Dickens out of both house a small barn an old of them The colt ran like the blacksmith s shop now doing wind double duty as a stable two I took him to Fair paddocks and a garden Into and won out of seven colts this minute establishment Jock remembers Jack manages to pack 12 or 14 Pretty papers horses a couple of trucks and In those days a Standard dear and often a pig or a calf bred was the all purpose car tucked in a comer horse for a fomilv Once a full time farmer There were no breeding re with acres near Belwood cords and papers If the Jack moved to family horse was a good one years ago the young men of the family I thought I could get out of would enjoy racing it much work he chuckles but like today s youngsters hot instead I got more than rod ever Nowadays Slandardbreds He admits his properly is have pedigrees as long as small and too close to the arm and are used ex highway but he not about to for harness racing move again not till they Jacks philosophy on regis move me he says is epitomized by a Disgusting phrase overheard as he was Jack was born the oldest receiving a loog list of com son of a farming family and plaints from a friend about a had horses in his blood His colt he had just acquired father used to show harness But Jack said the friend horses and his boys just That horse is cow hocked naturally picked it up Jacks and knock kneed he pigeon brothers Joe and Tom are toed to boot and his back is also into Slandardbreds like a mountain range He While trying to remember got lice mange and worms person an hirm how long he has been showing and he looks re Mr Mrs Jack asks his wife for help have four ind with the dates Yea I know drawled more than Well I showed horses Jock But he sure pretty thy can tounl Jack has before I got you he re- around the papers 12 horses colts in training members No saddles please broodmares and two horses He also recalls the second Jock rode a horse only once racing currently at Or Ik drove himself up until a of years ago but now Its just too rough He also his to ask imde sharp turn and tossed than tht he charged for me off I was never so glad to to take horse to get off a horse in my life Kitchener He used to get the takes for gas- to train but he says he I t get adjusted to these hour to go the five miles to gel them anmore inflation ashamed Fergus One night the wind There were only two horses to ask people for wages- Jack handle He disgusts me reminisces as he rolls a lazy todayit out of my way of They were both stub born one kicked and balked lay down in the traces He wouldn t get up so we got our supper and he was still laying on the track all hitched up We had to unharness him be fore he d get up is also something of a horse dealer trucker black smith and a one time self styled vet My vet bills in a lifetime wouldn t amount to 1 Always did everything for my horses he remarks but he neglects to mention he been available for help to whos every iskcd him trouble 1 just never could say no Jick has always been on hand an time of he day or night to help ith a sick colt or i foaling mire anyone from to Thc II tell Jack is the first to truck a horse or give you hind with the hiine I ilwiys like to help out It ma not do you iny but it never does ho J ick Hamilton will con to do favors for neighbors to help out it to enjoy his own horses to stop for a that and a smoke whenever the mood hits You only go through this world once look ahead when you re young and it a long way but it really so short rolls another cigarette The Acton Free Press Wednesday Juno 29 1977 There is abusive teacher absenteeism Acton Esqucsing Trustee ncv already underpaid Bert says he not charged we ore taking gullible Thursday he told small guy to cut down Hal ton Board of Education he teacher absenteeism doesn t agree with a teacher JACK HAMILTON always ready to lend a hand where it needed The Everton Standard bred breeder prefers a slower life where people are more important than money absenteeism report which says high absenteeism in 1 m not so gullible to accept the report saying there abusive absentee- Ism We may not have a high figure or percentage of ab senteeism but the abuse is still there declared The board rejected a com it tee suggestion that supply tea hers in Halton receive 10 per cent less pay when they teach fewer an two conse cutive days Trustee Helen Howard Lock leid the against the pay cut noting leoehcr- are the only board employees being asked to take a wage trim said If the board cut substitute h 1 teacher pay for the first day would be admitting defeat in the bids make the first day in the class more effect ive and productive Trustee said was opposed to any pay cut for supply teacher but advocated the adminis tration cracking down and weeding out poor substitute teachers Trustee John Bradley Hills and Milton an nounced many supply teachers simply want the responsibility of being full time He said this kind of tude disturbs him J Kohari D T J Novak DT GEORGETOWN 106 Guelph Street on Hwy 7 beside Post Office DENTURE therapy CLINIC Phone 877 8974 HOLIDAY WEEKEND VALUES TWO FRIENDLY MARES enjoy a pat from Jack Hamilton Standardbred breeder and neighbourhood institution Get Cooking With Your New IT Propane Gas BBQ with Tank Hinton urges 100 pay cut Practical steel storage Shed Acton Trustee Bert has called for a pay cut of per cent for school board mem Trustees receive a year He presented a notice of motion Thursday calling for trustees to serve without remuneration asked that all previous motions dealing with pay for board members be rescinded but 4H club studies stomachs By Heidi The June meeting of the Junior Dairy Calf Club was held at the farm of Mr and Mrs Jack Proud on June 13 VicePresident David Robinson called the meeting to order and It was opened with the Pledae Jeff Nurse went over the points of a cow with special attention to the points import ant when Judging a dairy cow Two classes of dairy cattle were judged first a class of mature cows and then a class of twoyearolds Club leaders Jeff Nurse and Doug Win grove gave he official ings and some of us even agreed with them This month a lesson was on the parts and functions of a cow stomach We were Bur prised to learn that the rumen of a cow s stomach can old up to lbs of feed That would be a lot of pop and The H era couldn t hold that much but neverthe less they made short work of pop and after the meeting was adjourned legitimate expenses be allowed His motion will be dealt with by the board next month told the board after presenting the plan that he is very serious about this In an interview later said he was bringing the idea to the board as fulfillment of an election promise said he want to cmbarass the board and delayed bringing the pay cut to the table for six months he was a new trustee becoming involved in import ant board actions such as the budget and salary I have served my whok life on councils ind boards received littk or no remuneration Remuneration shouldn he the for service do 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