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Acton Free P Wednesday Nov Now quit complaining What a great happy town we have Not enough concerns or complaints to even half fill the seats at the Chamber of Commerce town forum About 70 people were there last Wednesday many of them already closely allied with a particular group or cause There were a few new faces and that was good But where were all the people who have been criticizing regional government Who have been crabbing about road construction The fire hall or town hall The police At home apparently content Okay people You had your chance Now quit complaining How big is too big How large should Acton become and how can the people who live here limit its size That was a main question at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Wednesday The town planner and councillors wanted to hear from people about their ideas on the subject they said Through the discussion the fact emerged that three petitions have been prepared with many signa tures yet even at that the people don t always feel their voice is heeded One petition signed by 2 asked for the saving of the town hall Look at it today its focal point sliced off and an ugly cement build ing looped around it The petition on regional government seems in limbo The Halton region committee studying the subject thought the petition should go to Halton Hills council since its concerns were of the area variety Yet the concerns all stem from the enforcement of regional government in the first place Darcy McKeoughs office has not been heard from A petition on parking was some what offset by another petition taken up at the same time Its possible this subject can be worked out with necessary parking spaces provided one way or another But its not altogether an en couragmg prospect for petitioners who might spend many hours in preparing a brief and gathering up signatures as these other groups have done so enthusiastically And the question of how much the town should grow is of course an extremely difficult one to answer in the first place In nearby Peel county the pop ulation increased by more than 24 residents this year so far Peel Region absorbed per cent of the total influx of people into the Greater Toronto area between and 1976 and the trend is con tinuing In the same time period population grew per cent Our side roads are filling up with new houses There is growth everywhere What should we doabout if Boon to community A boost to the community will be the delivery of Meals on Wheels starting here next Monday A committee of the Community Ser vices Centre has been working on plans and everything is set to go next week The and Services Centre pro vide the logical place for the vice Phone calls requesting meals and coordinating drivers for delivery will all centre in Terry Grubbes office In a truly helpful way people in the town can help our older people most practically Although the charge of 25 covers the cost of the meal completely the delivery is the only problem in the scheme Many drivers and runners have volunteered already The committee had expected more people to express a desire to have the meals As it is the service is starting out with the same number as delivers daily about six No doubt the fig ure will increase as people see friends and neighbors benefitting The meals come from Halton Manor where special diets are regularly catered to Don who is driving children from Tinkerbell Nursery daily has volunteered to add the meals to his day sworkatno extra cost In Erin the meals on wheels are prepared by a group of volunteer cooks Our ability to order from the Manor makes the service much simpler here In Rockwood the meals come from Guelph hospital Probably we all know some one who could benefit from having a hot meal brought right to the door Especially in winter shopping is a very difficult chore for many of these people who live alone They want to keep their homes and their independence as long as they can Now the community will help them About Indian Summer Each year about this time we hear on all sides that Indian Summer has arrived Then begin the great arguments over when where and why Indian summer really comes Research tells us that Indian summer is a spell of clear weather often persisting for a week or more characteristic of middle and late autumn in central U S A It occurs in a large stagnating anticyclonic area the first day may be cold but under the clear skies with light winds the daytime hours of each succeeding day become warmer and warmer while hoar frost dew or valley fog may occur during The weather map situation of Indian summer is not so definite as for other weather it consists of a moving cool shallow polar air mass into a deep warm stagnant cyclone with strong temperature ranges between day and night We think more simply of Indian summer as the name given to a period of mild pleasant weather which usually occurs toward the end of autumn The temperature rises fairly high in the day after extremely cool nights and there is a haze or smokiness in the air This haziness of the air the musty odor and glorious colouring of the leaves gives us a relaxing effect from the warmth following the cold snaps and makes distinctive or romantic overtones to autumn The term Indian summer was first used in western Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century In time it spread throughout the entire S A to Canada and then to England We believe the explanation of the term Indian to this elusive non scheduled weather treat is that early settlers must have thought the entire smokiness was produced by the numerous woods and grass fires made by the Indians at har vest time Theories or no specific time or no lets enjoy Indian summer when our hearts tell us its here The Coast Guard Nova Scotia Of this and that Lets give it another try equals 6 miles Km equals miles Km equals 19 miles Km equals 25 miles Km equals miles Km equals 37 miles Km equals miles Km equals miles 90 Km equals 56 miles 100 Km equals miles IN HORSESHOE SHAPE crowds ringed the towns cenotaph Sunday morning for the traditional ceremonies that recall the sacrifice made by men of the armed services from this district in two world wars and since then At the haunting call of the Last Post all the flags dipped Dr A J Buchanan a wounded veteran of two world wars lowered the poppy flag and silence fell For two minutes all was still and Acton remembered Our readers write Mill St improved l the Having recently returned In we were impressed by the of Mill St brick concrete curbs run rrud surface ill sIoikI mil com mill in in towns we hid i issed Expresses appreciation Nov I lit t ditor tree Press He Mrs Dills I express the of or the generous course pun otitic now far tin n of excellent photos itul on own recent best wishes or continued sue Sincerely J What happened to letters Box 12 I ini Mi lrcc Press Hilton ditor isc find enclosed cheque fir mi subscription the Press I oi mellow but what InppencHl to ill trie it It tier Letter writers used the column Seems the lime people gel aroused is it election time lis the wj people up here think Hills is for cemetery ind I tend to with them Cheers Sheila They got all excited when they found someone had planted a bug in the mayors office until they found out it was only a cockroach Share the good news through It occurred to us that extra attention to the ohl tow of great to the town possible newcomers ilul to all who pi debited inn persevered Harold Dear Sir 1 would like to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of the Executive Council and Members of The Ontario Massed Legion Pipes and Drums for any coverage you may have accorded us through your newspaper prior to our return visit to Miami Florida to take par in the Annual King Orange Parade last January Although the weather was poor the night of the parade the rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the members This enthusiasm and pride combined with the reception we received from the thousands of spectators who lined the three mile route enabled the band to receive the honor of being presented with The Top plaque for the second time this year the band members were advised by the President land Senior Pipe Major Ross Baxter that he had received a letter from the Tournament of Hoses Association Pasadena California inviting our band to participate In the Tournament or Hoses Parade on Monday January 1978 Needless to say we have accepted the invitation and would greatly appreciate assistance in our good news ith your many readers During our stay in Pasadena we will also be the Veterans Hospital in Long as well is Disneyland and we have been to play in Tiajuana Mexico by the of that city very truly Bill McCutcheon Senior Drum Major and Public Relations Officer note The Ontario Massed Legion Pipes and Drums played here on fair weekend in 1376 Remembrance It has become traditional that I attempt a story each year as our National day of sorrow rolls around for yet another year We call it Remembrance Day It is a story find impossible to write Therefore I have in the post borrowed in desperation from writers who are no longer us and not likely to object Perhaps my caution is unwarranted because they were compassionate men and would have un my difficulty One writer In particular is still on the best seller list He could capture he sorrow the futility and the tragedy in a few lines or perfect P Unfortunately I cannot ask him He died almost two thousand years ago Therefore on this Remembrance Day I borrow from Alexander a small story first published In The New Yorker in April 1931 By cutting a word here and there I shall condense it lo the satisfaction of the Editor And when arrive In the place where Mr is still producing his incredible prose I think he will brush a fragment of cloud from his rotund little paunch and refer me to The Best Writer of Them All In my own personal Hall of Fame are men and women I know for but a single moment out of all their lives One was a general in the British Army I met him In a letter from a bystander who wrote me thus I was standing In the Strand wailing to cross when I noticed a young officer stand beside me fiddling with a walking stick In that indefinite way that blind people do was about to offer him my arm when mother voice offered just that The voice came from a pocket edition of a man resplendent in brass hat red tabs with crossed swords on his shoulder He was about fifty years of age The boy was about twenty with one small pip on his shoulder The general led him across When they reached the other side the boy fished In his pocket until he dug out sixpence which he pressed into the others hand Tab looked bewildered for a moment and then pulled himself together With a grand click of heels and the most perfect of stiff salutes he murmured with tears In his voice THANK YOU SIR From the Back Porch by Bill Cark The Free Press Back Issues 10 years ago Gordon Ralston announced ho has sold Acton Box Company to Untcrhahrer hirst traces of snow fell during the Remembrance Day service Acton CNR station is a forlorn deserted looking place this week Orders came through Monday that neither the agent or the operator could sell tickets money or ders or handle freight An addition to the M Bennett school will be proposed At the Edelweiss ball at the high school Susan Allan was chosen Queen Centennial year grade 13 grads are Martha Susan Clarke Rita Kathryn Nancy Winter Eleanor Heard Dan Betty Cook I mda Lin ham Withers Denny Harris and Joanne Canon was speaker at commencement and Rita was valedictorian Gary Buttcnham has painted a mural modelled after Michaelangelo on the wall downstairs at the parish hail 20 years ago Council approved the building of a sewage treatment plant A memorial service was held at the United church for Flying Officer Ronald Rolston who died last week in a plane crash over Germany Rev GS Adams conducted the ice for this popular young jet pilot He is remembered for his interest in sports Scouts and church activities County has formed a Civil Defense committee secretary Dave Is forming a safe driving club for teenagers The Acton Scottish Country Dance Club is planning for St Andrew s Day R Buckner is president A bylaw to establish a community centre for was approved by Erin town ship council Rev Adams Costerus Rev Evan Jones and Rev A McKenzie took part in the Remembrance Day service at St church after the service at the cenotaph on Monday November 50 years ago Taken from the issue of Ihe Free Press of Thursday November 10 1927 On the public school roll of honour for October are Adabel Brown Ted Hansen Irene Cross Ted Elliott Margaret Arnold Harold Skllling ick Ryder Herbert Price Frank Jones Helen Lamb Norman Bill Nicolak George Williams Jack Blow Elmer Main prize Jackie Walter Lamb Doris Wilson Kathleen Gibbons The cold weather retarded the laying of new cement on No Ice was frozen on Corporation Pond and Lake but Ihe most venturesome did not give it a out Acton is indeed fortunate with industries All are working lull lime and running over time 100 years ago That part of Nassagaweva locally known as Sodom has been in a state of feverish excitement over an assault case Lengthy details follow Protracted meetings are being held nightly in the Methodist church We are informed nearly 50 persons have been led to see the error of their way and have made profession reformation The Methodist church is also adopting the envelope system of weekly offerings for the payment of the minister salary It is said to be preferable to the system of quart Walking costumes made in length six inches from the ground will be fashionable the coming i inter Ladies are tired bearing trams repairing skirt bottoms and cleaning dust and mud that their dress has swept from the sidewalk The short horn breeders have now for med a National Association The object seems to be lo praise each cows THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Editorial