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The Acton Free Press Wednesday May 28 Founded in 1875 W New Tl fi Elol it flu I IS Ct la CI Tl Don McDonald n I on It nilo of pi pact by on logo l but Iho ihindvoriisomu at I nt of 0 fvc 1 1 up may not ho In EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT PI F 9 J I in Com I CI Advertising fa 1 BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE OH I SI CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT nor TELEPHONE Bus and Editonal Office Dumping irresponsible Halton Hills is a lovely place to live It must be a lovely place to live Why else would so many people have moved to new subdivisions in the two towns and particularity to new homes on roads But if it is such a lovely place to live then why have a minority hopefully of residents of all decided to turn our streets rur roads river banks gullies and ravines into a garbage dump It s getting tough to find a cor of the town that hasn been blemished by dumped garbage And it isnt a case of Jittering It deliberate dumping of household garbage Not only is the dumping spoiling our countryside and neigh s but it is also a health hazard Recently residents complained to Acton councillors about items like pieces of patio stones garden clippings and scrap lumber being dumped in front of a barrier on Division Street The ladies pointed the finger of blame at people living in their own neighborhood They reported when they spoke to dumpers their answer was the town will clean it up Well the town is cleaning up garbage And cleaning it up and cleaning it up What began as a major problem in the rural area has now spread into the urban parts of Halton Hills as well The councillors have also heard complaints of dumping behind Cemetery Some of the dumping is dead flowers and pi thrown over the back fence by people visiting graves and cleaning them up Other garbage has even been trucked in and dumped by the pond This unlawful dumping isn be done by juvenile delinquents either Dumping of garbage on public and sometimes private property is being done by supposedly res ponsible and mature adults People in their 30s are the offenders mothers and fathers who are setting a deplor able example for their children One might think the garbage dumpers were the poor or No the dumpers are this community s middle class They aren even embarrassed Town officials say they are able to track some of the illegal dumpers down They leave mail envelopes with their names on them in the green bags Sometimes they dump right in front of friends neighbors and other witnesses Mayor Peter says he t know why people dump garbage He has some theories but they by no means answer all the questions In fact the theories are weak and illogical They are the theories of a man who finds the whole act so incredulous he s grasping at straws for answers His theories are as illogical as the act itself Pomeroy says one reason for all the illegal dumping is the rise in private garbage collection charg es in the rural area But have they risen so much that people have to dump their garbage on the sides of roads Hardly The mayor says maybe people dump because of restrictions at the Georgetown dump Restrict ions like you can dump if the garbage isn bagged and tied Real tough criteria to meet Is dumping taking place be cause people can put every type of refuse they generate out each week Why can they keep it until the spring clean up pickup The garbage dump Division Street could all have been put in bags anyway Councillor Ed Wood notes all a resident who has garbage that can t go in the normal weekly pickup has to do is call the town works department and a time can be arranged for the special pick up The attitude that the town will clean it up is costing every res money Money that could be spent on fixing roads better parks maintenance many things The only answer is to make fines for dumping so stiff nobody would dare dump And dumpers need to feel the full force of the law because what they do is no ferent than other types of van dahsm like smashing windows Dumpers must suffer the em barrassment and humiliation of prosecution in the courts Another solution is for the ools to start discussing vandal ism including dumping of gar bage in classes Maybe a little criticism from their children would smarten some parents up Yes Hills is a lovely place to live Something must be done about irresponsible adults who dump garbage before Hills be comes any less a lovely place to live Province can be ridiculous The actions of the provincial government are sometimes cnbed as ridiculous However when it comes to population guidelines for securing Business Improvement Area BIA loans for downtown revital Queen Park has gone from the ridiculous to the sub lime Back in the province forced the welding together of Acton Georgetown and Esquesing into the new town of Halton Hills This forced merger of the three former municipalities created a muni cipahty with population of over 30 people Now in 1980 the same provincial government tells the Acton and Georgetown BIAs and Halton Hills council they arent eligible for the Main Street program because Halton Hills has a population of over 30 Acton would be eligible for the program which provides for loans of up to 150 repayable over a 10 year term for downtown renewal if this community hadnt been forced to join the other two municipalities to form larger Hal ton Hills For some reason the province refuses to treat the two separate downtown areas as being in parate towns Georgetown regional councillor Mike Armstrong observed when this issue came up at council that at Queen s Park the right hand often doesn t know what the left hand is doing However he suggested this time the province knows exactly what its doing Its using this stupid regulation to leave George town and Acton out of the pro gram He and other members of council rightly said there is no reason why Georgetown and Acton be treated as separate municipalities for pro vincial downtown revitalization funding The provincial officials who met with town and people hinted broadly that the population regulation will soon be changed and Acton and Georgetown will become eligible for the loans If changes are made in the regulations we will only be able to say its about time not praise the province for its actions in this matter For Canada the cheap easy way Headlines are not reassuring these days to say the least By the time this appears in print they may be terrifying The American debacle over the hostages has ended and who knows what violent and world shaking stunt the CIA and the S military will try next There is no more dangerous time for our society on earth than one in which the Americans are embroiled in foreign of fairs and at the same lime thereisapres election in the offing This has been proved over and over again The incumbent president if he wants another term in office and he is tempted especially if It is going to be a close race into perilous ventures from which he will emerge as a hero and waltz Into office President Jimmy Carter showed for long period admirable restraint as the lawless Iranians twisted the tiger tail But as the election loomed and the sit remained stagnant he came under more and more pressure from the hawks among his advisers and from themoodorhispeoplc to do something He gave fn with the resulting fiasco in Iran A completely bollixed rescue sortie The hostages target of the attempt scattered American soldiers killed in action for the first time in his regime At he White House he moderate Secretary of State Cyrus Vance resigned because he was against the somewhat mission And a new harsh hard nosed voice for Carter as No 1 man on foreign policy Brzezlnskl who believe in the shuffle but in hobnailed boots Another arrogant idiot like Henry Kissinger the late unlamented mouth for Richard Nixon Lord help us all Behind all the pious expressions of grief On the Former Acton area resident and Free Press columnist Wendy Thomson is certainly making a name for herself in her adopted province of Alberta The Thomsons as you may recall moved to Buck Creek near Edmonton almost five years ago and Wendy went lo work for a small local paper One thing led to another and she ended up with her own photography business doing everything from weddings rodeos Now she into photographing and publishing post cards and brochures and are quite nice The post cards even have her name on them so if anyone heads out west sends you a card check the centre bet ween the message and address It just might be one of Wendy cards and have her address on it Her husband is seen throughout the one brochure on Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies For three years now Gord and I have been laughingly criticized for treating our dog as if she were a child Well a few weeks ago we certainly were shown that she too thinks shea human she took a and locked herself in bathroom for the dead men and the lukewarm sympathy of America international friends lie a lot of unanswered questions Why didn Carler wait another three weeks until Ihe dole many of his allies had agreed to apply heavy sanctions on Iran You supply Ihe answers How could a nation with he greatest technology in the world a nation that put a man on the moon so abysmally foul up a rescue operation similar lo the one carried out successfully by tiny Israel Entebbe Why did leave their dead behind to be displayed before the world television cameras by the savages masquerading as holy men of Iran Surely you take jour dead with you Those are just a few of questions the headlines force one to ask unless one Is a booby and rusts the leaders of nations Let leave the Yanks alone with their troubles and have a look closer to home More questions pop up If Canada really sympathizes with the American position on Iron and the host ages as our leaders Indicate why don t we do something about it Whatever the Shah did and his was ob viously a corrupt and brutal reign his successors are no better They have hanged hundreds after kangaroo trials It was the day the movers brought the last load of our furniture to Acton from Thinking she was a brave watch dog it certainly I be further from the truth she raised such a racket we were forced lo bring her into the house and put her in the bathroom until the commotion was over Not one to be locked away Sandy jumped against the door trying to get out until she eventually Jumped against the knob and pushed it in locking the door and confining her to life of flushes drips and toothpaste contemplated breaking down the door but dollar signs before our eyes dis missed that thought went outside and attempted lo take the window off but no luck I guess we are- just too honest to break and enter even If it own home By this time Ihe crazy canine has stopped barking and started crying just like a little kid who has changed its mind about its voluntary confinement and now can get out After what seemed like an eternity of trying not to panic I suddenly remem an old trick my college roommates and I used to play on each other A small hole In the doorknob provided a remedy to situations such as this one A sharp object inserted in the hole unlocks it Fortunate ly it worked The dog was free to drive everyone bonkers again Sandy Is now holidaying In Collingwood with her cousin Muffin giving her poor parents a much needed break from her human like antics No doubt after ten days with Sandy my poor parents will have to have a holiday persecuted racial and religious minorities and surrendered the principles of justice and mercy into the hands of a narrow re ligiously fanatic old man Why doesn Cana a kick ail Iranians stop trading with them seize any assets they have in this country refuse them entry visas and keep it up until the host ages are released and a stable and civil government Is restored in Iran Why doesn Canada internationally known as a peacemaker go back to that role and work through the United Nations the Commonwealth and the great powers to bring Iran into line If we deplore Russia invasion of Afghanistan which we claim to do why do something besides deplore Because wc might lose some wheat sales that why We make a feeble gesture by talking our athletes into staying away from the Olympic Games poor devils Of course that paradox is simply enough explained Olympic athletes don make money they cost money And they t very well organized and don I have much clout Maybe I sound like a hawk in this col I m notm a school teacher Per haps because of that I realize that as there must be order in a classroom there must be order a semblance of civil Ization In the structure of nations There are times when I m ashamed of my country We are not without guts and imagination as Ambassador Ken Taylor high jinks in Iran proved But time and again it has been proved that Canada will never take strong whatever the provocation if it going to cost us a few bucks in trade Local Julian Reed certainly has been busy lately April Julian wo3 guest speaker at the High Park Swansea Provincial Liberal Association Annual Meeting Toronto The next day he was attending a Burlington Volunteer Week meeting On the he was the master of ceremonies for he Silver Jubilee Celebrations for he Men tally Retarded Association in Milton On April our man from was guest speaker a meeting of he Canadian Mining and Metallurgy As in Elliott Lake He also loured the mines spoke to grade students on Land Use and took part in meetings with municipal authorities With such a light schedule I don know where he gets the time to film cials such as his most recent one for Canadian Tire in which he chomps on a tomato The World War Two CWAC Canadian Women Army Corps veterans arc having their 22nd annual reunion the last weekend in September Organizers however still have not located all their friends of those great service days of WWII On Friday September there will be photo viewing a wreath laying ceremony social time dancing and fun The next day involves a reunion lunch eon dinner and dancing and more fun For more information write to CWAC Veterans Reunion Chairman Mrs Shirley Wood 201 Niagara Toronto M5V or telephone Back issues 10 years ago Token from the issue of The Acton Free Press Wednesday June Ontario Mr Clean George Kerr of f icioted at the opening of s attractive new water pollution control plant assisted by Mayor and councils sewer and water chairman Ted Tyler Jr residents ore raising funds for the grading of the area along Elizabeth Or facing Fairy Lake Acton third bank is introducing lis new quarters and staff at Open House this Sat Manager of Ihe Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is J D Cook It is the only bank in town with Charge The last euchre of the season was held Corners Trophy for the most lone hands for the season went to Murray Stamp Congratulations graduates Janet Roy Sliultis Barbara Marion Prosser Gillies Gail Ann Hurst David Wat son Principal McKenzic had students clean up the school creek for two days The Red Shield campaign in Acton 20 years ago Taken from the issue of The Acton 1- Press May A Golden Jubilee cake was en joyed when the Acton Guides held a display night in the scout hall Captain Mrs Watson and Lieut Mrs J Hurst pre sented badges to Jill Hurst and Divisional Commissioner Mrs C Reed of Norvnl was present Postmaster Terry will be Inns to Owen Sound after years here Dog control in Acton became official Council also made plans to prohibit parking and slopping at the Mill Main comer o re lieve congestion No parking areas arc in front of the pool room CHnsmann rest Theatre NicolsSctoJl Bell Telephone office and Mac beauty salon Joe graduated with his B Co mm degree Lena received his Doctor of Philosophy degree From pin boy to champion five pin bowler in six years is the record chalked up by Bill Johnstone He won Ihe men class B aggro gate championship in Waterloo Over w is collected in North for the cancer society including in Ken ends his bowling column for the season this week 50 years ago Token from Issue of The Free Press Thursday May A delightful family reunion and picnic was held at the home of Mrs and Mrs Wm A E LcPagc Moore Rev Caldwell and were among those giving addresses The Empire Day concert and awarding of prizes given by he senior Daughters of the Empire was attended by the splendid Empire Day orations were given by and John Nichol As well as musical selections there was a Gyp sy Dance by Helen Ostrandcr duet by Marie Brunelle and Lornn Dunn dance by solo by Vernon Scottish dance by Mona solo by Barbara Taylor Mrs A Mason regent of Ihe diopter presented awards to May Bruce Harold Elsie Anderson Audrey Chalmers Vera Case Eleanor Tubman Lucy MacArthur Bill Nicolnk Frances Dills Elmer Ruby Smith Leonard Lambert Gordon McCulcheon Isabel Smith and Bessie Miss Emma Rot inson regent of Lakeside chapter presented awards the op students Doris Wilson BerlHlntonand Bill Wilson The tennis courts at the Athletic Assoc grounds ire in excellent condition 100 years ago Token from Issue of Free Press Thursday May 1BH0 Her Majesty birthday was celebrated in this village on Monday in a most loyal and enthusiastic manner There was a large gathering of between and people and considerable was manifested in the games and amusements or the day The absence of firecrackers was a notlcablc fact and tender the unanimous thanks of the people council for prohibiting nui In he evening the entertainment given in the drill hall by the Indies of this village in aid of the band was well pat Mr W 11 Storey was in the chair Hit program with a Charude In four Readings and musical numbers lowed The fish pond created considerable amusement The proceeds of the concert amounted to Our friend Mr Hill of Ihe Photo graphic copied a physiognomy of good many persons on the Queen Birth day Comparatively few drunken men were seen on the streets