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Acton Press Wednesday Feb 6 1980 Founded in Don McDonald Publsher IT R EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT ay E Din W lima Jcnn 1 id Coruribuior ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT I Cook Advertising Pal BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Monagof I luvJocquo Ma n CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Ma TELEPHONE 2010 Business and Editorial Office Casey wont strike out It sometimes hard to believe various agencies in Ontario are really in favor of keeping tural land in production The assies they give farmers are in credible Take Acton area farmer Casey Bos for example Mr Bos had more authoritative roadblocks thrown up in his way of making a living from the land in the past few years than most citizens encounter in a lifetime Recently he was summoned to court to answer to charges of growing asparagus without a licence and refusing to allow an asparagus inspector on his land to measure his crop In the past Mr Bos has been threatened with a dump for Toronto s garbage in the quarry next to his farm That idea died when someone spilled oil in the quarries and it wound up in Mr Bos well indicating that where the garbage runoff also would have found its way Next came the Ontario Hydro power corridor across his land He couldn twin that battle Now the asparagus marketing board is after Mr Bos He says he t harvested an asparagus crop since but the veg etable roots are Still in his ground Most people would have simply packed it by now figuring all this was a hint that he should sell his farm to a developer for houses and retire somewhere in the sun But not Mr Bos and his family We don t think mighty Casey will ever strike out PCs will cut huge deficit We have to start paying our bills in this country For most of the past decade the government s solution to all of Canada s woes was to throw money at the problems Ottawa s attitude was to spend spend spend money the government didn The result by the time Canadians voted for a change and elected a Progressive Conserva tive government last May was an economic mess high inflation high unemployment little economic growth a weak dollar and a huge deficit Under Prime Minister Joe Clark and his economic ministers John Crosbie Sinclair Stevens Robert Cotret etc the tough job of bringing financial responsibility to the national scene had barely begun when opposition parties forced a costly and unnecessary election Positive steps had been taken to reduce the size of the federal civil service and place limits on government spending increases Cabinet ministers quickly discovered if they wanted to in troduce new programs they d have to make sacrifices in other areas not just add to their budgets as was the practise in the past The young Progressive Con government brought in a budget reelecting a new era in federal politics Granted it was a tough budget but it was also honest and realistic Absent were the candy coated economic projections on growth inflation and which never materialized in the past Those projections were replaced by predictions which if anything were on the pessimistic side They told the real economic story of the next few years Most importantly the budget would have dramatically reduced the national debt by about half over the next four years The Clark government decided to pay the bills In the words of Crosbie short term pain for long term gain was the message in the budget If Canada s economy is to be turned around financial responsibility in Ottawa is a must This newspaper is endorsing the return to office of the Progressive Conservatives because the Clark government must be given the opportunity to balance the books in this country a job it was elected to do and had just nicely started to do In Halton the Progressive Conservative candidate is Otto Perrin Beatty is running for reelection in Wellington Simcoe and Albert Fish is the the Tory candidate in the riding including and parts of township Need hanging referendum The recent murder of OPP Con stable Duncan McAleese in Delhi has fueled the long simmering debate in this country regarding capital punishment It not news to anyone that there t been a hanging in Canada since the early 60s the late 60s and early 70s there was a moritorium on capital punishment though killing of on duty police officers remained in theory though not in practise a hangable offence A few years ago federal politicians voted to abolish capita punishment but the debate has raged on anyway Ottawa even brought in stiff minimum jail terms for pre meditated murder to en sure killers are off the streets for at least 25 years The story was similar south of the border but in the past couple of years executions have made a comeback as many states have revamped their legislation to make executions constitutionally legal National opinion polls show Canadians support capital punishment though we are split on how to accomplish it and for whose murder Should the ultimate penalty be reserved for cop killers Should it be for all pre meditated murders Should we continue to execute people by the traditional method hanging Should we investigate alternatives like gas chambers the electric chair firing squads or painless drug injections And even those polls may not tell the true story since they are only samples It is becoming increasingly clear that most politians not only don really want to settle the question but is it really fair to ask of our fellow citizens to decide such a serious issue especially since they have only the guidance of citizens comments and samples of public opinion Soon after the federal election Ottawa should set a date for a referendum on capital punishment A two month camp aign with financial support from the government is needed so all sources of information and opinion can be explored and aired Only a national referendum will allow all Canadians to voice their opinion on if there should be cap ital punishment as well as the method of execution and what types of murder should be punishable by death Before tht issue goes back to Parliament our politicians our guidance Ma Bell strikes again Trough patrol duty teachers abhor One of the f duties of high sel is lroUfli patrol The euphemism for this is super It sue lively colorful and varied ittivilv it you get vying for it to off one dance supervision for Week of trough patrol Of course dance supervisions pretty dull stuff All have lo d is check the girls purses for mickcys of vodka look to set who is throwing up in the washrooms mike sure that no one is setting fire the stage curlains while en i crafty drift ill the tops if you find someone with dilated eyes trying to fly instead of dance And are iny teachers in somU mes hove 1 then t inly too dancers The real problem with dince super his is trying retain your der the ass mil of rock bind But trough pitrol is inotl kettle of fish It dingcrous ami dull moment Ob It demanding You need the resourcefulness of a Thomas the judgment of Solomon the tolerance of a saint and the ability to v ish your hands of the whole matter of a Pilate Not to mention eyes in the of your head a strong and i thick hide Hut tint why we ugh feel we ire a breed Like the first men the Or lion lamirs Or sew ige experts Tike i cafeteria a slum Put in it exuberant teenagers just released from four bonne mono- nous periods in the classroom Arm them v everything from plastic forks to hard apples Throw in two teachers and stir with a mixture if sex high spin Is the de sire show off ind i hardy streak of latent vandalism Interesting lively Oh yes stomcr two grade are hiking potato chips drenched in gravy il oil or In the middle of the a group of seniors is with at an offcolor On in other corner a pair of young As you move to break up an apple splatters against the will where your head just was Well I guess Here was a s festooned by french fries ind by ice cream wrap pers There trampled topped by dropped melting icecream bar On Ihe pastel wills abstract art man uf by flung apples peanut butter sindwiches halfempty cartons of milk and other Adding a nice touch of cool arc the green girbige bags surrounded by brown piper bags ihrown and missed from us far jwiy is In the garbage bags Ring are ibout lunches made up In the irk of an early morn by a loving mother including sandwiches ap ple r orange and cookies The owner is downing his second plate of fries or his third Ice cream bar Besides there is a great appeal to the senses something we English tea iry 1 Instill in the writing of our dents I the eyes there is Mary Ellen around the perimeter of the zoo pretending nonchalance and drinking in every whistle the though I can t smell they tell mc there is pervasive aroma of cook irif il onions bodies and feet there is a cacophony rang ing from a group singing Happy Birthday wilh some new words lo a squealing giggling bevy of young girls to the triumphant shouts of the poker players as they slam down a full house over three nines For the sense of touch there is of course the stepping on a banana that be there or the picking up of an empty milk carton only to find a quarter pint running up your arm I mentioned some qualities the teacher requires Resourcefulness Like knowing how lo keep your eye on a group that is go ing to get up and leave their table looking like a trough and simultaneously breaking up a fight between two bnty roosters from grade nine Judgement You sec a kid sitting alone sucking an Ice cream bar at a table laden with debris Itaintminc I aln I pickin it up He may be right or lying through his teeth Do you act the petty martinet and snarl Pick it up anyway or do you mildly do it yourself 1 Tolerance Absolutely You have to re mind yourself continually that some of these kids don learn any manners at home and others are just forgetful or careless You need eyes in the back of your head or you II cither be beaned by an apple or have an entire group of boys w ho have eat en about ten dollars worth of junk food move swiftly and silently to another table when your back is turned leaving some thing looking like the town dump at their original tabic You need courage when you see four bearded hoodlums in the cafeteria casing the joint and you have a gut feeling they arc not students Tackle them and gel a shot in the mouth or run for the I opt for the latter it says here in small print All in all a varied life with a myriad of attractions trough patrol I only hope that when 1 retire the school board will let me come in a couple of times a week lo do it free just for the fun of it torn by Murray Those signs that go up on vacant parcels of land in other municipalities in the area telling citizens whit development is plan ind where they can go to comment on the proposal will boon be sprouting up in Aclon ind district Following suggestion of Acton Ross Hills pljnning boird has decided developers must put up signs indicating a development application has been made In the town saw the signs in other communities as one wiy of making the public aware changes are contemplated In their area Before coming to Acton recently slain officer Duncan MicAlcese was ted for time at the Milton OPP de tachment The Simcoe officer was murdered the night of January outside a Delhi sandwich shop after there to talk to an informant Constable MeAlctsc was shot nine times and drigged about feet by the truck his assailant fled in After the In November runstable McAleese was stationed In It i I in before com inf to Acton He was with the until it closed in the fall of 1975 with arrival of the Regional Police Tlie dtluchmtnt was honored Citizens of the Year Belter let up a bit on the accelerator police unveiled a new type of radir unit last week which is sure to nab cops describe the new radar equip ment as the ultimate and the units have i of three quarters of a mile The radar tracks vehicles going in both What makes this radar most unique is it operates from a moving patrol car not cruiser parked at the side of the road The first units to arrive last week will be used in the south However hat doesn t mean you only have slow down when In Oakvllle or Burlington They II be used here In the north loo in another few weeks Hilton Helping Hands are looking for volunteers to help with their homesupport North supervisor of the agency Barbara Stevens says provincial cutbacks arc threatening Helping Hands ability to continue providing services like housework cooking and cleaning for the elderly and people with chronic dis abilities We ve been able to offer quality vices to these people in the past but we re concerned about our ability to maintain that level unless we get more volunteers Mrs Stevens said Anyone wishing to help can Mrs Stevens at -t- Dcer hunters should start oiling up their shotguns There been a deer hunt in Halton since but the deer hunt will return this November Region planning committee approved the three day deer hunt for November and because the population of the has increased by an estimated per cent per year since the last hunt While Ihe deer have grown in number so has damage lo crops and the number of car involving deer Deer also spread disease among cattle an expert told Ihe regional councillors The Ministry of Natural Resources will select by lottery about 1 hunters one per 150 acre acres to participate in the hunt They will be licenced and permits will cost 15 About per of Ihe be residents and bona fide f irmcrs will exempt from the Back Issues 10 years ago Taken from the of I- Press of Thursday February 11 I90 Operation the high school winter carnival hit a snowy high spot Tuesday night with a torchlight parade followed by naming of sparkling Margaet Slaven as the Snow Queen 9D snow igloo won first place parade trophy second place went to for an almost real race and third place to with Nanny Playpen teacher Nan Hurst and all the little darlings in their pen Speculation is rife that there will be a supersonic jet airport in this area The school curling team has ad vanced to the CWOSSA championships On the team are George Ray Swack Barry Buchanan and Neil Andcr son Acton I has donated a clock to the library A total budget of was for Knox church Plans are being formulated for a new addition Howard Roszell won the trophy for best actor at the Junior Farmers drama festival years ago Taken from Ihe Issue of the Free Press of Thursday 11 1900 Acton fast midget hockey team hung on lo a one goal margin in the last few minutes of a cliff banging battle wilh Milton and went on to win a 5 in the final game of the finals to win the In county championship They will meet peter in the 0 II A playoffs Team members are Ian Jeff ens Denis Gibbons John Leather land Bill Dawk Brian Ron Malcolm Garnet Roszell Peter Marks Butch Ron Mellon Wayne Mason Terry Waterhouse with manager Ernie Marks and coach Ben The Canada Packers building formerly occupied by Wool Combing Corporation will have its first tenant since Refrigeration Services Citizens of Acton will be pleased to see activity resumed in the building A special tabloid section in the Free Press this week traces A Decade of Development The community has shown a per cent increase in population a per cent increase in area and a per cent increase in assessment Development in the past ten years is the greatest in the town history street paving new schools three subdivisions new stores and factories 50 years ago Taken issue of the FebruarvG 1930 In order lhat the total construction cost of the new arena come under Messrs and Co and Acton Tanning Co kindly offered lo contribute Coopers Gents Furnishings was ran sacked by thieves A susscssfui skating party was held on the Riverside rink at the stud cnts of the Continuation School Music was supplied by Mr Arthur K Thomas radio outfit C L Poole the energetic minister presided for the annual meeting of the United church Receipts from ill sources for the year totalled After reports and elections Mr Daniel Taylor choir master sang Mrs AT Brown gave a reading and Mrs Poole sang led by Miss Fern Brown Not much motoring on the side roads these diys Work Is progressing on the new drug store building Now Heady A Guelph young man attended the dance in the Town Hall on Tuesday night in an intoxicated condition He will appear in court here on Saturdiy to answer the charge 100 years ago Token from the Issue of the I- rec Press Thursday Mr J Wilson of Toronto has pur chased from Mr J Warden the Barber Shop and business as carried on in the build ng opposite Storey Glove Works Many people are not aware in the vicinity of Acton lives a man who has felt the warmth and sunshine of summers yet he is tolerably smart He was born in Scotland in and when recults were required presented himself in 1803 His first engagements were against Napoleons army and lie later served under Wellington Mr McDonald says the scene it the battle of Waterloo was impressive and be saw the general weep like a child over the dead bod his fallen men In 1B32 he emigrated to Canada settling near the present site of Acton Soon after his arrival death visited his household taking his wife and one child Five out of seven children are still living while lie has grandchildren and a score of great grandchildren Owing to the heal of close firing at Waterloo his became impaired and for the past 15 years he has been totally blind He spends most of his time at the residence of Mr George Elliott a son In law a mile from this place