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Martha Jackson defends Neilson blasts Ballard for firing episode The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 3 By Helen Murray Martha Jackson Is hopping mad at Harold Ballard The yearold resident of Maple View Lodge Acton Is an avid Toronto Maple Leaf fan and has been for over years Last November she enjoyed a visit to her favorite team hockey practice and met some of her favorite players in cluding Darryl McDonald Tiger Williams and Mike Mrs Jackson has nothing but respect for the Leafs and their coach Roger Neilson In an interview on her birthday short ly after had been hired she pre dicted he would be the best coach the team ever had a statement she stands behind Mrs Jackson knew something would have to be done to bring them back to be the team she knew However she likemlllionsorolhers could offer no solution except to be faithful and give them the encouragement they needed She claims she knew as soon as they got on the ice how well they would play They jus I skated around she said There were no fancy moves Just skat Even her idol Sittler needed to improve but she had confidence they would Mrs Jackson felt the Leafs played a great game at Montreal when they lost to the league best team 1 She had heard the rumors would be fired if they lost the game and was outraged when the announcement came Ha I lard didn t even sit through the game Mrs Jackson strongly believes he knew he was going to fire the coach that night no matter what happened She said she was very upset to think he did not even stick around to see hi well the team played He used his team terribly the hockey fan observed Mr Ballard has no and is not even a gentleman Mrs Jackson exclaimed The area woman feels Ballard should have talked things over with the team be fore making such a rash move as to fire the coach Roger is a very fine gentleman and I have always liked him she ued Mrs Jackson was ecstatic with the news Neilson had been hired back She knew the team could not play without him and could not even speculate as to who the coach would be The only one she wanted to see on the bench besides Neilson she said was King Clancy When he got that standing ovation I was so happy she smiled Now everyone appreciates him as much as I always did He sure looked em bar rassed though didn t he There was noway the Leaf episode was a hoax Mrs Jackson claims is too honorable a man to be mixed up with something like that she elaborated I was dumbfounded and very upset to think he oud even consider using that excuse According to Mrs Jackson Harold Ballard is a very lucky man she t see him face to face during the past Tew weeks I have told him what he could do He would think twice about pulling a trick like that again by the time I was through with him Mrs Jackson mam beef was the fact that Ballard didn I give the players a chance to give their opinions of the trouble the team had been having He showed I hem no respect whatsoever The snappy senior citizen is not prised at the Leafs latest winning streak 1 always knew they could do it Never doubted hem for a minute However in spite of her confidence she does not think they will win the Stanley Cup She expects them to go farther in the play than they ever have but she says they won t win the big one 1 m afraid Montreal will win she shakes her head I don want them to mind you I don t care who wins it as long as it not that team of arrogant people They deserve to be knocked down a few pegs Mrs Jackson pointed out Montreal was an excellent hockey team though in spite of shortcomings She thinks the New York Islanders will be facing them in the final series but is afraid the Islanders wont be able to burst the bubble With the Russia NHL series she blames Ken or the surrender of the Challenge Cup Everyone is blaming Gerry Cheevers Not mi Mrs Jacksonhas a problem In the Lodge where she lives she was guaranteed she could watch every hockey game on the television when she first moved in years ago That she says is being honored but all her friends leave is soon as the games come on No one to watch with her The friendly woman has missed a hockey game on cither radio or television since the Leafs were first formed Shi her husband use to listen to the tames every week I can hardly wait until October Mrs Jackson giggles When asked why she smiled That when hockey season all over again And this years isn t even over yet Ma Bell drops Acton schools Let your fingers do the walking through the yellow pages or the while pages but you II never find any numbers for Acton public schools in the new Bell Canada telephone book The only listing under Board of Education is the new direct line to the central administration office at Burlington Board superintendent of plant operations said in a telephone interview all board listings were to remain the same as last year with the exception of thedirect line which Is to replace the old Zenith number Last year edition listed all the school numbers under Board of Education Bell Canada Guelph manager Bill Salmon went into the phone when he first learned of the omission yesterday morning He checked the white pages in the new book under Hatton Board of Education then the yellow pages No luck The white pages arc the cust ornery place for school listings It entirely possible we mode an error acknowledged Mr Salmon and at press time Bell Canada and the school board had not sorted out the matter though board is sure it clean of blame The error originated in Bell office at Guelph They are Investigating but there are no answers yet Lone Paddock a spokesman in Mr office said Bell Mr Salmon indicated that if fault en lay with the company the way he school views the omission would guide the company action We could put them on in formation said Mr Salmon It is not as if company was losing monty 1 11 be darned that s curious was the re action of Director of Education Lavender He indicated as did his stiff thai a newsletter will be from schools with the missing phone numbers I suspect even with the listing thtrc would be a number of people calling information Mr Salmon snid St Joseph School of the Separate School Board is listed under the Saints The omission of tin public school effects mainly subscribers who have no con with the schools or people who art moving into town If subscribers are going to do it by the book here for their are the Board of Education listings for Acton Central administration 8451 Education centre north Bennett Ml MeKenzleSmith Middle School Robert Little Speyslde 8530438 Main St store window broken There are no suspects in a window breaking episode at Browne Store Main St last week Regional Police report the window was broken after someone threw a rock through it Damage is set A Main St house was ransacked but nothing taken recently Entry was gained police say by forcing a door The investigation is con tinuing A stolen pick up truck was recovered behind A and Green on Wallace St The truck was stolen from a Main St re sidence Police report no damage or fingerprints No entry was gained and no damage was done last week at an Acton home after some one removed several screen windows Police have three pects In the theft of a din ing room table and six matching chairs from a rural Llmehouse home last week A neighbor reported to police that while check the house for a friend he noticed the items gone One suspect is In late the other two are in their Both arc former tenants police say The stolen items ore valued at Investigation is can into a rubber cheque worth some given to Food and Ltd last week 261 fire calls Fire damage in Halton Hills during totalled an estimated per capita according to fire chief Mick Holmes The fire chief ex plained that in calls in both Acton and Georgetown there was 304 in estimated damages Total population of Halton Hills or was he said Although total fire calls were up over the chief could not say by how much There were resid fires in both com muni ties last year with outdoor grass and brush blazes Three calls were to fires in the Erin coverage area and eight to Milton In return the Milton department replied to 14 Hills calls in the lower extrcm dies of the town Mr Holmes said There were calls for all types of transportation including trucks and cars This docs not include he said Some of the fires were suspected arson electrical failures misuse of materials in cluding grease fires and construction design A number of fires were officially listed as determined causes the chief said were kept busy last Tuesday evening nt their regular meeting stiiffui Some envelope went out ill Tor Hit UK n in alone Donations also he made the Rank of til Inch wist irt Dave Hill Scott Ross Dickson and Doug tread Excop to whip Halton police force into shape Fernandas of s Rest Home takes time to dance with Bert Davidson at the resident St Patrick Day party on Monday Music for the event was supplied by Willie Noble and Sons Jeanette and her entire staff were on hand for the festivities The implementation of Ontario Police Commis mendntions on the structumg of police force will be car ried out by a former Peel region deputy police chief Stan 56 was appointed last week by Halton Police to reorganize the Halton police force and carry out lions aimed at improving the force who joined OPC as a special advisor on police services March 1 will report directly to police He was deputy chief for five years in Peel region and now is a civilian consultant The study of the police force was carried out by OPC over three months at the request of the Hilton police com missioners after the force had been criticized by the crown attorney and the police Hon The OPC study said the force lacked leadership was fragmented and had an inadequate record system among other things police com mission is also looking for a second deputy chief to work directly under who will be In charge of all operations in Halton Deputy Chief Oliver who used to be in charge of operations will be reappointed to a new role when the reorganization is com according to police commission spokesmen OPC recommends that there should be a civil in charge of ions and id ministration served years with the Toronto police force was chief for eight years of police and deputv chief of Peel region for five He is cur president of the Canadian Association of police chiefs Superior Glove hearing postponed The Ontario Relations Board hearing Into charges Superior Glove Acton has been postponed from March to April and The three charges laid against the Acton plant are the company fired some employees in an effort to chill attempts to bring in i union in limidntion of employees and interrogation of employees Coowner of the plant I rank Gent denies nil charges The will at University Ave Toronto morning beginning J Jackson would have been called for high sticking last week had Harold urountl her during his firing and rehiring of Toronto Maple coach ltojer other names she labelled the teams owner as mill and not at all Here she clutches a hockey stick given to her I cat pi Tiger Williams on her birthday last November while she watches his team on television Widow loses suit against Halton Hills Hills widow has had her agencies in her quest to get the suit against the own dismissed llildn Barrack of hive was Hills over problems insult out of town inspections of her custom home On I rid i a two day rial Judge llionns dismissed her in in oral decision ivjrs fur both sides slid they are written decision I it Mrs Barrack sjidinaniiitervicw Monday God Us Hover 1 since she moved into her three bedroom home in November Mrs 1 has been plauged wilh of problems that have filer in only complete I house Slit el limed that Hilton Hills build me department had issued an oc before she moved in mil si ihu of ore the town had some dso claimed that the town building inspector the wrong ins Hi ignored infractions of fire ind Ij emulations In in suit Mrs Barrack got ihuil from the builder of her him deficiencies in the building Mrs Birr ilk said she has been the circuit tiOvcrnmcnt and private Wrecking yards licensed i yard licences loi 1JJ will be renewed fir Dillon Hills I Wreckers red Brown Wrecking York Wreckers and Watson Parti licence to John son I ton has lelil up until cars irked in front of the fence in moved inside lilt licences are renewed if inspcelu shows the yard is in satisfactory condition STAMP TIP Salvage those stuck to gether postage stamps by leaving them in the frccer until they ale problems of the house righted She has invited the entire Hills council to view her home but Not one councillor ever came sec the house she said She is planning to invite Mayor Peter to view the house She said if she had do it alt over again she would make absolutely certain of the builder As well she would get the building and other per mils herself and just generally get more involved in the venture Mrs Barrack s lawyer Lome Jack son of said any decision on in appeal won t be made until after Judge written decision is received in about a month No determination has been made as to court costs Lawyer Kugan who represented Hills said ihe case was unusual only in that the town was a party It is common however for owners of house to come after the builder said But this is one of the few cases where she trying lo say a building inspector was the cause of the problems Generally a municipality is not held responsible lo sec that a first rate job of construction is done on a home said Councillors toss central number Despite objections expense Halton Regional Council agreed table correspondence considering an emergency telephone number for the region Debate at the meeting card several councillors outline he cost and i m practicality of a regional emergency number while tilers advocated it is something many municipalities in Europe and the United States as well as Canada are implementing Councillor Ron proposed the idea NOW IN STOCK A FULL LINE OF PRODUCTS 1 1 RX7 g 626 motors SALES and 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