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2 The Acton Free Press Doc 19 1979 with JENNIFER At this time of year Santa Claus is up to his neck in work Yet he took the time recently lo talk me because he says he feels so at home in Acton and area After years on the Job he still as en a ever He certainly doesn plan on retiring he says even though the workload is much heavier than when he first started tortunately greater business and travel ficicncy have streamlined the Job making up for the vast increases in population though he still has rely on time differences in order to moke hisfamous world trip Vie have computers at the North Pole now you know Santa explains although the elves the things mixed up sometimes Gift lists requests and children s reports are all cross filed and speedy referenced However even with all this mistakesconanddohappen The elves are only human after nil Santa explains Rudolph star truck Transportation has improved Santa uses copiers for fast publicity trips and has been known to buckle himself into the first class seat of a jet plane But when it comes down to that crucial trip on Christmas Eve Its the reindeer counts on He Bays ties very glad he s running on reindeer power this year with the price of gas skyrocketing The reindeer the team of eight harnessed to the Santa sleigh arc currently in training for their gruelling flight says Santa He describes them all as docile and wellbehaved All that is except Rudolph Although he the guiding light the nucleus of the team Santa says he apt to be quite and to temper tantrums Sometimes he get in a sulk and refuse to eat but when he does start eating he really eats Santa goes on to comment Rudolph seemed to suffer from excess ego around the mid40 when the song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer first became popular But he never let us down chuckles Santa iffectionately Christmas message There arc times says Santa that he becomes fed up with our commercialized Christmas and gets disgusted with the hard sell If It for children I wouldn t enjoy his line of work nearly as much he comments The children ore still special and often bring tears to his eyes He tries give them the spirit of Christmas rather than a lot of fancy toys he says the most blessed are those not caring for material things But even with a material message Santa stilt has a pack of work to Christmas His elf staff work overtime filling orders looking forward lo their six month holiday from January till next June when the whole panic starts again says Santa and he s found generally as enthusiastic or as hard working as the little folk but dissension Is creeping among the staff over the amount of work necessary to complete the list by deadline Santo has heard rumors of unionization If it t for Mrs Claus keeping everyone extremely well fed says Santa he would have lost his elves to easier jobs long ago Santas increasing girth is evidence of his good table and he finds now he has to have his suits specially made for him Styles have changed though and Santa tries lo keep up with the times Bells ore narrower trimming changes new fabrics make Santas suits Toy requests have changed loo Nowadays has requests for toys he d never heard of years ago He says he has a task keeping up with the toy manufacturers lists When the big day is over Santo falls exhausted inlo bed until he smells Mrs Claus good Christmas dinner He says the blessing then lucks into turkey plum pudding and alt the trimmings When his dinner is over he like a soft bear he want to gel into my cave put my head a rock and go toslecp Before he does that the last thing he remem murmuring he says is MERRY CHRISTMAS Region expected to back review Organizers were delighted with tbe tarn rat at Sou Autograph party for Rev Cbarle Beaton new book From the Wheehouse written in cooperation with bis father Captain Horace BeaUw a Great Lake ship captain Checking over new copies of the book Doug Black are from lett to right Rev Beaton Jean Beaton Captain Beaton Mrs a Beaton Jim and Jean of Boston Mills Press publishers of the book The party was held at Trinity United Church Continued from One ween Philbrook and Jcl There have been said he would con others who have ex the same type of pressed interest he campaign this time said Whether they will around if he gets the nod be contesting the the next nomination or not I don month h f I the candidate f know at least one my approach will be to candidate has Indicated simply lay out our guns willing to support and say here it is on the me and I think that true table we think it of a second person Mr Black was noted for running a campaign last spring which focused strictly on the issues and be rerused to get involved with the infighting bet approach we think it reasonable and It than the other two parties he said Our approach will be lo show that the other two parties arc one and the same There will be a review of Hal ton Regional Government which will look at a number of problem areas including funding and tat ion In recent weeks there have been several clashes between Ihe four municipalities with votes forming along municipal instead of region lines The Town of Milton for instance feels it should have a fourth represent at the region while Burlington Mayor Bird says he has a serious problem which his city cannot get resolved under regionalism Whal resulted in a decision lo review the regional act Bill ISO started with Mayor Don Gordon request lost Wednesday at the Administration and Finance Committee for a fourth representative Mayor Bird said he was delighted to see the request and said he supported Milton desire fully Based on population Mayor Gordon said a fourth Milton councillor meeting at the region made sense population of When we look at this not moving population figures he representation is right provided see the Oakville lands conference centre The million con ference centre first planned near the Forks of the Credit but rejected by the Niagara Escarp ment Commission will be built instead by the Glen Abbey golf course Canadian Training and Conference Centre Ltd chose site over too others and arc negotiating the purchase from builders of Glen But in Milton we had three councillors when regionalism started in ICT3 with a population of 16 got in and were going to have in just a few years he said filr Cordon said he has been told the representn to contain a seat the ITS square foot complex in north Oak ville can be altered changes lo Bill 151 and he had asked committee to Abbey accommodate locations suggested Ed Wood thanks Pomeroy and staff Garbage on roads Cathy Coles won he merchant weekly draw for ISO Home Hardware owner Mike Kinat presents Mrs Jelinek will have challenger The dumping of gar on rural roads is on the increase Councillor Miller told Ho I ton council Monday and cited three picked up from the sides of the Fifth Line and one from Sixth Line north of Highway He said quarry ihe Ninlh Line and Is also being used as a dumping area He said cost to he lown in labor and time in picking up garbage along leadership the roads is tremendous and suggested it would be in spile personal cheaper a better differences he said garbage transfer system at Ihe former landfill site He promised to pursue the subject at the region auditorium three rooms seating employ people Architect of the large rc budding will be Now that regional who designed the government Ins been in Eaton Centre operation for almost six Ha Hon Hills was one of years I feel a review of the complement of regional elected officials is warranted Mr Gordon said This brought Mr Birds about his problem and an open discussion about a full regional review and progress of committee lo look ml i problems Major Gordon told this newspaper he In the day received a note from Regional Chairman Jack Haft is indicating he would support full review of all aspects of regionalism Mr Gordon said he would pros for an start to a review upon returning from a vacation He left for holidays on more year in office Ed Wood wanted progress of to Mayor Pete and staff for making his first in office easier Councillor Horry Levy look Mr Wood cue and publicly congratulated Mr on job of the past Although Gerald Knapp does not expect to beat when Hit Conservatives hold Ihelr nomination meeting he feels the MP not go unopposed Knapp 39year old marketing manager from the Ottawa area moved lo the region in July and decided to follow through on his desire to seek the Tory nomination on Jan parly I feel as a longtime Conservative there are a few things in parly thai haven exactly agreed with said I don think he party is in tune with the grassroots enough added Ihe party been listening to the people and cited the proposed Canadian Cabinet reviews Site F A provincial cabinet decision of the fate of Site could come as early as this week Milton Mayor Don Gordon announced last week before an ulous Region Chairman Cabinet the decision made by Ontario Municipal Board June 15 selecting Site as the future landfill site make a big slink or get a lit of publicity over it but really do feel lie should the nomination by ition However along with imply contesting Jelinek for nomination lias some views of Ins own which he hopes lo expand in Jan vc been threatening to run for years but this is my first crack said Knapp The thai I expanding on is tint local politician whether lie be running j r catcher or Prime Mr he the needs of Ins as examples I don t to he said As mailer of fact I don have a snowball s chance in hell II gives the also to ex on his platform at the nomination meeting so we can all hear exactly what his views on issuesarc SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE Sale 10 Mr Gordon declined Jack Milton say how the item hod received information item will be going before the Cabinet nexl week Milton Council had decided appeal to gone forward lo Cabinet but lie did say Tom Lane of Premier s office had informed him of Cabinet perusal of Site question Booth appalled nol believe Cabinet would look at Site as boon as Mr Gordon predicted He said he hod only signed a letter in Premier Davis Ihe day before last Wednesday meeting of Regional Administration and Committee whore Mr Gordon made Ins announcement Mr Gordon said he had heard the item was before Cabinet after considerable pressure from the region constituents He cannot remain aloof I think politicians in Ihe past have been gelling away from constituents desires Will Buy You A Large Bag Full I Of clothing YOU CHOOSE THE WE will SUPPLY THE LARGE BAG 3 Elgin St Acton 8533321 a everybody si nil shapes liM Soli and tun In the kids ft lo a lew end the merry OFF MOST IN STOCK LEATHER BOOTS Hills councillor Roy Booth said he was appalled by Ins colleagues Monday evening it council when Mime members voted against a resolution to endorse the town of Oak ville to have a review of ill aspects of transportation of hazard materials The resolution stated In light of the recent derailment in Mlssissauga and Ihe potential but miracu lously unrealized tragic consequences resulting therefrom this council strongly requests a full and comprehensive review if the applicable legislation by ap propriate Provincial and federal Ministries with a view toward stricter regulations concerning nil aspects of trans of hazardous materials by rail air sea and highway but without limiting of the fore going the labelling and reparation of the said hazardous material Councillor Pat Pot labelled the motion as on futility They ve been transporting that stuff for years and will do so The carried for exquisite gifts come and see us at L7J XIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES LAKE PLACID 1980 MINI TRIPS 119 YOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES CHARTER BUS FOR TORONTO TICKETS TO TWO EVENTS AT THE OLYMPICS SAT FEB 16 SUNDAY FEB NO WED FEB CANADA USSR HOCKEY OK S WED FEB ts Loovesrorortol2 30om Leave Lnho Plac Gamo 18 I home by a it 10 OPEN MONDAY DECEMBER TIL 6