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The Acton Press Wednesday July with Jennifer John is a dandy disco dancer happens to answer to Inspector Barratt and head up he largest police district of Hal ton Regional Police Force Burlington As District Commander of the City of Burling ton John la responsible for a police force of and the safety of 1 15 people In John was in command of district one Acton Georgetown and Milton on a temporary basis before going to force headquarters in Oak to serve as Executive Officer to Chief James Harding An Acton resident tor 12 years John and his wife Audrey originally emigrated from England John was only 15 when he Joined the police cadet corps in Wolverhampton That was years ago and young John was keen mustard He ran errands answered the phone and was even a grease monkey in the police garage as he learned his job After six months police training he was assigned to tag along with detectives of the criminal division He was also attached to various constables and trained the fine art of walking the beat When he 19 John spent weeks in basic training to prepare him for walking the best himself I still walk the beat he says RAP camps near Wolverhampton provided the police with some fun tew knife slashings and such hut John remarks rarely the kind of trouble we expect aw John was young and kept outside of the good stuff he complains He had his share robberies break andenters and some routine knifings though and never worried about his responses One of his instructors told him Never wonder what happens when you don know what to do it never happens We had good training and we were selected for our instincts John maintains At John was made detective on the force and on his- first shift alone was told to grab the murder bag we ve got a live one We don t become insensitive but you have to develop a shield to cover up the heart John He found his first autopsy at 1G totally interesting but admits he sleep that night In 1964 John decided to emigrate to Canada and ended up in for two years He never had a gun in his hand until then English police don t carry guns but now wins trophies In competition with the Ontario Police Revolver Clubs There came a time when John decided he was too smart to be a police officer and spent the winter in as a professional photo grapher but thecal was loo strong and in he Joined the Georgetown Police Force All I ever wanted to be was a detective John states and he looked after investigations in Georgetown with the rank of detective until the advent of regional government in abolished that rank which thrilled me to no end grumbles John He headed the criminal Investigation bureau in North Hal on In years John has seen a lot of changes In police work I remember when Teltx was the new In thing but in no time it wert out now wo ha computers Police work has changed from the early years when John was called on the beat by means of a flashing light on the top of a neighborhood tele- box and he dash off to fight crime on his Now policemen are trained like an army in not control Vandalism is considerably more notice able although John says nothing has changed with the youth He feels lack of personal involvement is the greatest contributor to crime This liveand let live altitude Is not right tic says people show their displeasure enough Peer pressure still exists We need more concern from the public more people should speak out He adds we the police were never intended to replace the duty of the or dinary citizen crime prevention should be aimed at community involvement Even though he now commands the Burlington detachment John says he would spend an awful lot of money on gas before he would move from Acton It my security blanket he grins as he surveys the trees visible from his Division St patio The lit lion Board of Education and the Haemon Board of Education In Quebec are taking part in a student exchange program Involved are front row left to right Steve Glrard 13 13 Acton Andrea- Pagan 13 Acton and JoaecBolvln 14 Back row Leah Marks Acton Char lone 13 Sonja Ami- Wetter 14 Acton and Tremblny Acton students host exchange Four young Acton bilingual exchange Andrea Leah weeks While here they residents are playing sponsored by Marks and Sonja are supposed to be this week and next the Board of Amtstaetter 14 totally immersed In returned last week from English the first leg of the ex In Ihelr plans are change after spending visits to Burlington time in four different Toronto Black Creek homes in a region north Pioneer Village the west of Quebec City in Science Centre Niagara the Lac St John area and Ontario Place The Board of among other attractions Education helped in the The program was Quebec portion of Iho funded by both the program federal and provincial While in Quebec the governments Parents Acton students toured were asked to contribute Quebec City and Ihc to the exchange and zoo and other areas of students sold garbage interest They were bags to help raise funds there for two weeks As well as helping learning their language eight students learn a and the French customs second language the The Quebec students program is also arrived in Acton designed to bring Friday and have a full Canadians closer agenda for the next two together Paul Nielsen gets help from Stella and Tracey Tyler during the draw Saturday Mrs the coowner of the winning ticket Actario winners Stella BruncUe Acton Shoes and Ed In Blvd was a big winner in the weekly Actario draw First she and Lee Islington shared the weekly cash draw prize as well as in merchant voucher prizes since Stella was on hand for the draw Then Mrs and her son Steve shared merchant bonus vouchers from Acton IGA Acton Bowling Lanes Canadian Tire and Superior Shoe Repair in the first bonus draw John McHugh Mill St East won the super shopper draw taking home vouchers from Acton Family Cleaners Acton Family Acton Photo and Camera Wooden Heart Restaurant Clothing Shoes Jug City Toddlers to Teens Acton Bakery and Deli Acton Family Car fire last week A car fire last Mon day at on Lot Con resulted in an estimated WOO damage says deputy fire chief Bob Hyde An alarm Saturday afternoon about 1 m turned out not to have been a fire Hyde says sometimes when Bell Canada is working on various underground cable parts of town they set off the fire alarm Firefighters usually know not to rush to the because there would have been no announcement over their pagers he said GUARD YOUR MONEY CL House Guard Flat on sale per gallon CL House Guard Gloss on sale C I House Guard a tough acrylic exterior paint that resists fading peeling blistering and cracking with hundreds of decorator colors to choose from Accent Bases Thieves hit Canada Battery Thieves broke into Canada Battery In the industrial park over the weekend They got into the building by opening a sliding window Regional Police said and escaped with in cash and caused in damage to the plant The took place either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning Win a trip or big In a 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