Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 5, 1979, p. 3

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The Acton Press Wednesday Sept 5 3 Operation Lifeline soliciting funds Funds are needed for Acton Lifeline sponsoring Vietnamese refugee families Two groups acting under the um of the provincewide Operation Lifeline ore attempting to sponsor three families They ore approaching the community for support The Acton Clergy Group made up of eight Acton churches and religious organizations needs in a special bank fund before their two refugee families may be applied for So far only is on record in the for Boat People account at the Toronto Dominion Bank after three weeks of collecting Fund raising chairman Rev Chuck Beaton minister of Trinity United Church has one comment He feels the churches collected donations but have yet to do the paper work involved with depositing the money so funds may be higher How ever he states the committee can even apply for any refugees without necessary funds to show responsibility Acton Group One a private citizens Night school courses offer subject variety group spearheaded by Bruce have collected the necessary for one family and have already applied Joanne Marks chairman for that group says they hope to hear In two or three weeks the projected date of their boat family Meanwhile both groups are arranging accommodation clothing furniture and food for the refugees Donations of all items are grate fully accepted The following are a list of numbers to ill with jour donations Acton Clergy Group and Acton Group One Chairman Bruce B53 Das Sydney Accommo dation John 1433 Ormsby furnishings Don Gregg Kirk wood 8530039 Clothing Archie Salvation uinuuir riint frftm lulu J In l Aherne 1293 Fund liaising Chuck Beaton or 1H Joannt Marks Language Ariene Bruce 12G7 Night High School registrali Wednesday some exciting new for tin fall leading the list will be three Alternative seminars Guest speak films and discussions will explore and practical ap plications of solar wood wind and other sources is alternatives to conventional fuels for home farm and Conversational trench will be offered lor ten weeks to assist students in mastering other official This should be popular course with all those planning to visit Quebec Disco proved to be a popular course in the spring term and will be offered again In it ton a separate course Ballroom Dancing has added or those who wish to get iheadstartonChnst Christmas crafts and decorations will run or six weeks courses that have been popular in the past will be offered this fall including tales legends and fair tales Greg I intlburg read the most books over the summer 101 The 1 staffers feet the event was quite successful and It will likelv be repeated next Stupidity causes fatalities Stephen THE ACTON FREE PRESS By Lamb Foolishness and stupidity are two reasons why people lose their lives while climbing the Escarpment Murray Stephen gen manager of Hal ton Conservation Authority which ad ministers sections of the rock faces says that would explain the things he has seen The latest occurred at the end of July Mr Stephen said he hud been contacted by a television crew out of Toronto who were interested in doing a spe cial on the cliffs The reason was because a reporter hod known a fellow who had earlier been killed while climbing there They asked me what lime would be the best time said Mr Stephen I told them I didn have the foggiest He suggested the Week end might be the best time And so on the weekend the crew came out They set their equip ment the top of the Glen tden Ski Arei at Kelso hoping to get a shot of till breadth of I hen Mr Stephens words tour kids popped out of nowhere began climbing Two made it to the top The third one froze three- quart of the way up The fourth one t any further because of the fellow in front of him The incident began an hour and half rescue Job should double Marshall stresses Region will have to double Its ex peeled number of new jobs if it is to keep pace with population accord ing to a report on bus iness development business development director William Marshall pre dicts hat enough new development will have to be attracted in the next eight years to provide jobs This is an increase of per cent of the current number of Jobs forecast Mr Marshall said In a recent report to region council the number of new positions created will be- substantially out stripped by the new residents expected Currently the pop ulation to job ratio requires million a in industrial commercial investment Despite his best efforts Marshall maintains the slow pace of industrial development In the region is due to investors not recognizing the financial opportunities in lease able lands While Peel Region has been issuing building permits at a clip of million per year since has railed per year for the time period Since 1974 has attracted Industrie while Peel has brought in Mr Marshall said an survey is to find out win investors what types of skills ore needed He it is part of a threeprone by the region to more successfullv itmg for 71 acre industrial area is proposed Ben and Joe Shaw of Mnrksol Developments Ltd hope to establish on industrial acres bounded by Stcelcs Avenue on the north the Fifth Line east and Highway on the south Bob Cllpsham of Ltd consulting engineers said the strip of land between Milton and Hornby is flat ultural land where dry type industry such as warehousing and manufacturing can be operated He said the lot sizes shown on the plan were only approximate since they would be severed in sizes to meet require ments He here would be two roads one with access on Avenue and he other on the me said cording to the report there would be a minimum of six wells with the ability to serve icres and individual beds Mayor Pete said hi had always lovored industrial development alone High toi Councillor Roy Booth explained he original boundary of Hills when regional govern mcnl was introduced was slated for Steele Avenue but the committee fought for the boundary to extend to mainly as a site for industrial development operation Mr Stephen com to talk the down Asked how he said We restored his age We told him not to look down The juvenile was feet straight up shouting in Mr Stephen told the youngster where to place Ins feet Such lommands would be is ledge six inches left of your left foot one foot down This way we him down Mr Stepheusald to the 14 olds he said llicy had been dropped one of the kids ravel ling I he in in had dropped his son and three friends off while he went on to Kitchener and would pick them up on his back That i common thing at Kelso lie said drop their children off it the and llien expect us to be their guardians On questioning the they told him thev did it because it looked interesting and because it was there Mr Stephen said he kids wore running shoes had no ropes no shirts no gloves and were wearing shorts They knew nothing about climbing old me I anticipated there might be problems Needless to say the episode wis prime foot ate for the crew I he incident was telecast the first week in August It was fumn said Mr Stephen On Hie out there tin reporter is grumbling because he l think anything wis going to When it is over I was grumbling because hod An earlier fatalitv on he cliff showed dents happen to leneed rock climbers Mr Stephen said he was close to i pr They i the members of the climbing club slid we would never have to worry Accidents never happen to them Well he said the fellow had tied his tope to i tree which vnsn I strong enough to support him It tore free Hie fall was only seven or feet tree dislodged rock which fell on Ins head Another occasion which gives rise to ques lion the sanity of pec Knox Ladies Aid discuss interests 1900000 campus addition The Ministry Education has approved a square Toot add to the Brampton Campus Sheridan College scheduled for occupancy in September 1980 Construction will begin around Nov 1 and will cost approximately of the addition and the second floor will house five classrooms two faculty offices and a new language development centre A new drafting and illustration studio will be added next to the existing visual arts studios The second floor of the new section will house a mezzanine All the new studios will be open concept the life drawing classroom will be enlarged with direct iccess to he new wing Architects are Brook Carruthers and Shaw original architects for the Brampton Campus Hobbies in alwiys an interesting subject and so it was at the meeting of Knox Ladies last Members told of their in teresls Some showed some of heir beautiful handwork in answer to the roll call Mrs II pre sided over the meeting and The Kitchen lycr to open it were named for wo upcoming banquets in October The devotional part of the meeting as taken by Mrs It Hansen reading the Scripture Lesson and Mrs J Mclntre giving the Poems Old Age read Mrs Armstrong Will you by Mrs were enjoyed by the ladies A contest was won Morrison and Mrs II Murray Re Opened of the campus adjacent to the School of Applied Science and Technology Twelve classrooms 111 be built on the first floor MAI ESTATE LID DAVE WHITING lOAcm ACTON FALL FAIR BABY SHOW SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15th IN ARENA ROlSTRATKHV Pro In Friday Sepi 7 R obturation n Arena Sept ISih 12 Sabers accompany parents lor registration also to shop nminiEMY sot to Thursday sot 11 RIBBONS Class 1 A For Girls up to mos of age Class IB For Boys up to mos of age Class For Girls from 7 12 of age Class For Boys from 7 12 of age Class 3A For Girts from 1318 Class 38 For Boys from 1318 mos ofage Class Best Twins up to years of age BATHROOMS ROOMS LAUNDRY ROOMS AND BASEMENT ROOMS Buy Wit SB JJMtlfJ 00 I 13200 103 OO 10800 1M0 15390 12000 when i tern Jfcer liter off the cliff it Three teenagers had it tht end of Bell School I hie at midnight in irdtr to see Milton night Mr Stephen said Men wis one fellow liking iliead Hit ml ins ihtn the pur litard rt turned to ihtirt Hit police bit out of I htm stav behind In mark the sport they give directions Ik s in there aid pointing at the Mr Sttphtn said it took his people plus pohtt and before tht was discovered Despite his with the when Mr Stephen was he climbs answer wjs from there with i foot pole Dr RR Hamilton nnd Dr Patterson OPTOMETRISTS Corretal Profession il Building Mounturn Georgetown Ontario Bookkeeping lor a Small Business Woodworking ike Decorating Punt inj md Sewing with hints 1 I Mit rowave looking Registration lor MM School courses I next details of courses hour and costs will he printed in weeks free Press in tan ob tained School Halton Roman Catholic Separata School Board Registration of Elementary School Children for HERITAGE LANGUAGE CLASSES will be held Saturday Sept 8 9am to noon at the following school Croatian Language St Josephs School 41 School Lane Acton G 0 Chairman C G Byrnes Director of Education motors SALES and SERVICE 347351 QUEEN STREET ACTON 853200

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