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Good ole days sports collection That old shoe box filled with baseball cards ticket stubs and other sports material col lected during your youth may be just sent mental junk taking up space to you But to Morley it may be a treasure chest of memories toadd to his astounding collection an English teacher at Georgetown High School and an Acton resident since last November dates his sports memories back to 1883 Of course Ihey personal mem but one of the rare ball cards which he has collected during his as a serious collector of sports memorabilia Ball cards first appeared on cigarette and tobacco packages in the last century In cards became available with candy and In 1932 were included with bubble gum pack ages including some of the immortal hall of tamers like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb says he has always been a bit of a pack rat and as a youngster collected base ball cards building up an incredible cot lection by the time he was 12 year old I those cards with a passion and later when I was at university the cards fell prey to my mother housecleaning whim According to Locking when league baseball came to Toronto his spirit for col lecllng was reawakened He had finished university settled in a teaching position and home was raising with his wife Tncneke two children and had more time to delve Into a hobby and del vt he did He sent away for complete set of the major league baseball cards and his col lee ling was on Morley explained there arc four areas which most collectors fall into Scmt collect cards others equipment and paper Items such as coins some collect paper items such as magazines articles programs and post cards while some slick strictly to autographs Is an all round collector he has over 100 000 different items besides ball cards Jammed Into the den of his Cobblchill ltd home with material from all categories in his collection While his pnde and joy is his main collection of ball cards also has hockey football and basketball cards Dec Hive hockey pictures J hockey coins hail Hall of Fame Coins cards from cereal boxes autographed photos and baseball bats little ball statues autographed baseballs posters etc He even has at red Lynn Tom Seavcr lit ter bag and a Pittsburgh Pirates beer can Full time serious memorabilia col lectors In the United States number about nix million In Canada the Acton Collector is one of about He is well known in trading circles Americans contact him wanting to acquire sets of Canadian gum cards I don t have to do much calling I m sought after His pile of letters Is Attending American conventions for col lectors in places like Michigan Ohio and New York State he often takes along the whole family for a vacation south of the border He going to a convention in Michigan soon and plans a big trip to a California convention tn the future At conventions he says he has met sonic really nice quality people His wife and children get involved in his collecting Daughter Andrea helpa him sort she five and toddler Paul cats them Like many Other types of collecting the best buys are often In amongst the junk He says he has had great success at flea markets and garage sales and so has his wife He watches the trade magazines often advertising through the classified section of answering ads He had an article he wrote on hockey memorabilia and pictures from his collection published In a Toronto magazine Canadian Collector If any Acton residents have sports material they want appraised he only too pleased to cooperate he has appraisal reference books He always in the market to buy material too He makes up sets of Canadian cards for sale or trade at American conven tions Talking about ads he runs he explained from 10 calls three want to get an estimate on their material three want you to make an offer three have very recent material and maybe one has something you can use Although he has gone into the four major collecting baseball cards are the big Item in his collections Through conven lions and scrounging he is gradually filling in the gaps between and now looking especially for material Leeklng a enthusiasm for sports t end with collecting He goes to games has even tnpped down to Florida for the Blue Jays camp and has three trips to Coopers town under his belt He ploys Industrial ball In Georgetown and coaches sports at his high school Morley with some of the sports from his incredible collection An Inland Community Newspaper One Hundred and Sixth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 6 Twenty Pages Twentyfive Cents Friends In Deed members Emily Price and Anne Dodds try out which made Its maiden trip from Acton to Georgetown this morning Actario fives on Town hall grants problems crop up A council committee and the restoration committee are working against the clock to keep hopes for provincial grants for restoration of the Acton town hall alive A number of questions and problems regarding grants have just come to light and must be solved by August Also costs of restoration have escalated beyond original estimates In a related development it has been decided to keep Actano alive for at least another yaar maybe even longer Seestoryinstde Police launching crackdown on minibike riding in Acton Halton Regional Police arc launching a crack down on children and youths racing around town on mini bikes District One commander Inspector Matt MePher son said In an interview this week he met with a group of concerned Acton residents about the mini bike problem last week Police complaints about mini bikes and trail bikes In Prospect Park other local parks Launch protest mosquito spray cut from budget An Acton woman who gathered over natures on a petition last spring calling far mosquito spraying program in Acton will mount another pro test since HjIIs council has decided not to spray this year Christina Houston Churchill Rd Norih said In an interview this week she and others wanting qui to spraying were under the Impression council all but approved spraying for this year when she took a delegation to a meeting last summer The money for spraying 750 was in the budget hut was among cuts made before It was passed earlier this year Councillor Terry ex plained She hopes to appear at council next week to pro test the decision inside SeeatoryonPageBlO MoreonpageB4 The Citizens Band received a grant Story and photo on page Its education Week Turn to page and playgrounds and vacant land near Lakcvlew Also McPherson said there were complaints from the Glenlca and sewage plant areas last year Mini bike riders rip through Prospect Park across the foot bridge around the lake behind Lake- view subdivision homes and up into a vacant field behind Elmore Dr The bikes are tearing up grass In parks and on private property Police have had problems stopping mini bikers because they can go on private property and lay However thcyhavcnowsecuredpcrmisslonfrom owners of land where bikers congregate and will be stepping up patrols and laying trespassing charges Town bylaws prevent mini bike riders using parks and playgrounds Not only will police Increase patrols but they also have a trail bike of their own far field pursuits The trail bike will be brought to Acton and used by of fleers If worse comes to worse declared All of the officers assigned to Acton have been advised of the problem He said residents have legitimate complaints not just because of property damage caused by mini bike riders but also the noise Wo have re ceived sufficient complaints to be concerned The onus for stopping this growing problem with youngstersunderlOyearslaisonparent Crime prevention officers Scott and Dave Wallace noted parents can be held responsible for their children If you are parent of a youngster begging for a motorcycle of If your son or daughter already has one consider that you could be liable for several fines by permitting them to operate it Illegally Please don t allow them to operate it without your supervision in a proper and legal place Wallace urged Councillor Terry Grubbe chairman of Hills council town hall restoration subcommittee held a special emergency meeting Monday night and will hold another meeting next Monday with committee members councillors Harry Levy John McDonald and Pom Sheldon town hall restoration committee chairman George Elliott chair man Ted Tyler recreation director Tom and clerkadministrator Ken Richardson The topics of the meeting will be the grants fund raising situation and provincial grant criteria Local fund raisers have a deadline of June to match the municipality contribution of the amount of money earmarked by council originally for demolition of the closed building Another deadline is August l The town and groups must meet various criteria which Grubbe believes t been done yet to keep the Actario grant file open for another year There are also questions surrounding If there will be a Heritage Fund grant Costs for restoration have escalated nobody seems to know how much and there haven t been any reports since a consultant looked at the building in 1977 and pegged restoration at Bays the amount costs have escalated must be determined and a decision made on who will pay for the shortfall notes its never even been decided if the town hall will be a community centre or strictly an historical building Grubbe would like to see what money has been raised so far in Acton and that figure hasn even been firmly established somewhere between and COO by Actario and the restoration committee and the money the town set aside used to do some Immediate work on the exterior of the building to prevent further deterioration Tyler supports this idea But all concerned groups must agree and no work can be done until the grants Issue is settled the province says I optimistic all the problems can be worked out adding a lot of work must be doneln a short period of time A letter outlining the criteria sent to town official Richardson last August by a of Trinity Jolted and Knox Presbyterian churches combined to present an enthusiastic rendition of the Biblical story of Meshack and Afaedncgo at Knox Church Sunday even tog Some of the members In the naut ical It Cool In the Furnace are going left to right Rev Chuck Beaton Helen Robertson Paul Moore Nancy Allan Miriam Benton and Kalhy Turn to page for more photos In This Week Through the Lens A copy of this letter was also sent to Elliott There appears to have been a breakdown of communications between the town restoration committee and Actano so necessary actions haven t been taken by any of the three groups Another problem is the lown has been told to secure a Heritage grant Queen s Park must design ate the town hall a building of historical slgnlfig something which hasn been done yet and possibly wouldn be done because it is just another old town hall in this province says more answers arc needed from provincial officials on this issue Much more information Is needed and we have to get all interested groups together she said The situation is certainly confusing right now Elaine Pelkoff and Jennifer are elated with a blackjack at Friday Carlo night Story and more pictures on page 5 Sprackman may drop plaza objection Shopping Centres and Its president Jerry Sprackman Is expected to withdraw his objection to the Ontario Municipal Board of the Hills rezonlng of a small piece of land downtown for the new plain The objection was lodged just a few weeks ago but Monday planning board chairman Mike Armstrong told councillors he expects it will be withdrawn He said he has spoken to both Sprackman and the developer a lawyer and I understand the objection will be withdrawn Let hope this all turns out favorably and Armstrong explained afterwards he was told owner Dave Manes and Sprackman have reached an agreement Sprackman will withdraw his objection to the for the new plaza and Manes won t lodge an objection to proposed plaza on the cast side of Ac ton Manes who is away on vacation be reached for comment who is developing the plaza on the Dominion Hotel site said he has only heard it Is possible Sprackman will withdraw his He hasn talked to Manes recently said and the last time he talked to the developer t said anything one way or the other about the objection Sprackman s objection to the plaza would delay the start of construction slated to begin next month thrcemonth3ormore Despite the fact he thinks will Withdraw his objection Armstrong still put forth two motions at Monday council meeting deal with the objection Council will Inform the that the plaza plan does conform to the Acton Official Plan and that after receiving and considering the objection council forwards the bylaw to the OMB for final approval Armstrong noted the two resolutions being sent to the hit at what Is his hat on A letter from Sprackman lawyer states the objection is based on the rezonlng not be ing accordance with the Official Plan Is inappropriate and not good planning and the addition of further commercially zoned proper In the municipality could prove damaging to the entire commercial infrastructure of the Town of Haiton Hills