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The Acton Freo Press Wednesday Aug 1981 TELEPHONE Ed oral off Founded In 1 I Wodnosday by rtn no Lid at low Si eel Acton Onto Totaphono 5191 cop unci all countries that Canada Don McDonald Publisher Tho Acton Fro Pros li of no Lid X ban ndudos AaWhHbyP New Aurora Banner Bolton Burl Post Bur nolo Weekend Post The Etoblcoko Advert lor Guardian Consumer Tho Goo Indopondant Ma and Sun M Champ on Tho News NowmarkotAu Era North York Tl a North Thl Oihown Wooko id Tho H II I Libo The Scarborough Consumer Tho ror Tho Woodbndga News Advonsmg la accepted on that thi port on of the advert ing ipaco by allowance of bo gad tot but the balance of paid for at the cab In tho event a cos a wrong Ice good- or services may not bo sold Mvt is it EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Gord Murray Editor Holon Murray Sport Darken Contributor Darkroom Peter Mali ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manager II Cook Sale Classified Advertising Gall Thompson National Advertising Sales Rep Don 416363 BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Hie Manage Thoinhll Pal Canada needs voodoo economics Most oJ the Liberal cabinet is away these days on vacation and for the sake of our economy it can only be hoped Trudeau MacEachen etc are reflecting on their actions since last fall If we are lucky they 11 turn their eyes south and borrow at least some of the highly successful ideas which have been implemented there by the young Reagan administration Events on the business and economic scene last week clearly demonstrated Canada and the United States are going in starkly different directions And it would appear Reagan swing to the right is the correct direction to go in Inflation is soaring monthly Interest rates are sky high The dollar is plumettmg Unemployment is fairly con That s the Canadian story South of the border a year ago the Canadian story of today was also the American tale Now their inflation rate is steadily dropping The value of their currency is growing in stronger Unemployment is dropping The only similarity is sky high interest rates Inflation unemployment and interest rates are symptoms of economic health The major difference bet ween the Canadian and Amer ican stones is really a matter of climate Business climate High interest rates south of the border are attracting in vestment In Canada high interest rates arent attracting investment and halting the slide of our dollar Experts peg the flow of capital out of Canada at somewhere between and 10 billion in the last eight or nine months There are many reasons A major one is the business mate created by our federal government Since the national energy policy was brought down Canada has developed the international image of interventionists Business want to invest here in energy or other sectors because thy don know what Ottawa will do next The national energy policy is resulting in an outflow of cap ital in two ways Firms are ling out of Canada and were spending a bundle on take overs like PetroCans pur chase of Other factors creating an certain investment climate are the constitutional issue and bad feelings between Ottawa and the provinces the squabbling between Alberta and Ottawa over energy pricing the con threat of Rene in Quebec and separatism the seeming lack of economic dir ection from Ottawa the federal deficit which while not balloon at the same old rate isnt coming down and our inflation rate it isnt being helped by the devaluation of our dollar because import prices are pushed up more which is the only one which is accelerating m the Western world Most of these problems constitution energy pricing have been lingering for many many months now Seems since before the Liberals were ousted briefly by the Conservatives all since they were returned to power on the promise of cheap gas which we dont have either There is a climate of business uncertainty in Canada and doesnt seem to care The Liberals also dont seem to care that only per cent of Canad lans have confidence in the way they are handling the economy Reagans package of deep spending cuts including the very cuts in social ser vices spending tax trims high interest rates and a clear ection away from government intervention or an attitude that less government is better government has created an excellent climate Canada has severe economic problems But they arent un solvable as the Americans have proved in less than a year Their economy has rebounded admirably Inflation and unemployment are both down drastically Right now all we have is a monetary policy this country high interest rates As Bn tains Margaret Thatcher is discovering a fiscal policy is also needed for economic health Possibly we dont have to go as far to the right as the United States has gone and is going but the internationally per ceived left wing leanings of Ot tawa must be reversed Reagans policies are called voodoo economics Ottawa needs to start work ing a little black magic also Liberals dont respect Parliament or citizens Rarely has the Liberal government looked as cynical in its regard of the people and Parliament of this nation than last week While the actions of federal Transport Minister Jean Luc Pepin affecting passenger rail service in this nation will have little impact on local residents It should still be of interest and concern here because of the manner in which he brought down his decision With Parliament adjourned for the summer following the Liberal governments use of closure and by way of an order in council a simple directive from cabinet Pepin has shut down a number of rail lines It wouldnt be farfetched to presume this decision was taken some time ago but Pepin and his colleagues preferred not to drop this bomb while the House of Commons was in ses sion thereby avoiding the howls of protest from tion members and some media coverage This again demonstrates the Trudeau government s now time honored trait of having no respect for Parliament and its role in government But Pepin has demonstrated that besides having no respect for Parliament he and his col leagues have no respect for the Canadian public either Usually when rail service Is modified there are public hear before the Canadian Transport Commission There were hearings when a CN com muter run which picked up Ac ton riders was closed down a few years ago But this time the cabinet has ordered the lines shut down and thats that No public hearing And passenger train riders cant even mail letters to Trudeau Pepin et right now to protest the decision On the Leavell At least one British person preferred to spend the Royal Wedding week in quieter surroundings Hands Plymouth Devon England arrived in Canada last week to spend three weeks with her pen pal Josec of Elmore Drive Acton The two have been writing to each other since 1972 and visited Melanic for three weeks in 1076 Since then Mclanie has been saving her money to enjoy a reciprocal visit Monday celebrated her birthday Before she came to Canada she became engaged to be married but refused to cancel her trip before the wedding as it the holiday had been planned longer according to While In Canada is enjoying tours of Ottawn Quebec City Montreal Kingston London Stratford Niagara Falls Canada Wonderland and the Acton area They ore staying with friends or a in the various areas and In university dormitories leaves for home leaving Josee just three days get ready to start work nursing in a Toronto hospital on August IB And speaking of visitors Mr and Mrs Harold York and Mrs Mary Brown of West Virginia visited with their cousin Mrs Mabel Woods or Main St Acton last week And even hough I spent lost week sunning in the Muskokas I spotted two Aetonlans on television while I was gone The first was Miss Acton Fall Fair Lisa who has a small part In a CHUM commercial Lisa is on bumper cars at an amusement park And former Free Press staffer Corrie Fisher was Interviewed by a man on the street feature on Channel 13 Kitchener reporter was asking for feelings on the Royal Wedding and lo and behold there was Corrie We also met people from Georgetown at the lodge we were staying at Workers erecting signs the post office recently dug down and struck the foundation of the old Storey Glove factory Nice to see there some work going on at the post office these days Ken and Terry Grubbc and son Kevin returned home Sunday after a two week vacation In Ken hometown of New Or leans Louisiana It was Kens annual high school reunion and he re newed many old acquaintances Dave and Heather Whiting and fam ily recently got back from a camping vacation at McGregor Point on Bruce Peninsula The weather was nice and all had a good time It s almost time to say goodbye to Flo and Louis of Elmore Drive They ore moving to New Brunswick after years in Acton Louis is ready there and Flo follows next week along with two of their five daughters The couple have worked hard for Acton of friends in town tor a piir like this to leave our town is Indeed a loss to them but they promise to keep in Goodbye Horn J Louis and good luck in all your future endeavors Sorry about that Jeffrey Amty of Two weeks ego wrote how Jeffrey won a Toronto Sun drawing contest remember Well it seems I got things mixed up on a busy Tuesday afternoon In one part of the item I called Jeffrey Michael Now the mistake was partly understandable us if mistakes ever are His aunt Pat who told me about the win Mich When I wrote the column item immediately preceding Jeffrey was about Michael West The mind can do deceiving things sometimes such as a switch Anyway Jeffrey no matter how It happened sorry about lhat AND KINGS By Bet Sling It wa3 a hot day last week when I was bringing the in off the line 1 was in my bare feet i didn I sec the black hornet on my porch and I guess he resented my presence and stung me I rushed to the made a thick paste of meat and water and started rubbing it Into the sling The pain went away In no time and I was very thankful As far as I concerned it is the best remedy for bee stings I have ever tried tuse it on meat I think every household should have it in the medicine chest It is mode from the leaves of papaya plant which grows in lite south and the ing qualities of this plant ore well known Joan Williamson former secretory at Acton High School will be contributing to this column with her Cm fly Ideas Is not new to newspapers She a reporter photographer for many years starting her career in Gait with none other than Ken Thompson of the Thomson Newspaper chain After a ten year with the high school Joan decided to take It easy for awhile She spent most of July attend classes at Sheridan College learning how to make various crafts She hopes to share many of her new found ideas with my readers Here her first endeavor Let me know If you like by Joan Need to help you cool off In the hot muggy weather It just five months lo Christmas time to start planning ahead Uncurl your fingers from that tall cool glass and If It s not too hot to hold the wool make a stock for the smallest one on your list Bunting Baby use a crochet hook and 4 ply wool single crochet de- double crochet For the body using bright colour chain 16 Start in the second chain from hook sc across Chain and turn Repeat for more rows but at end of final row form a curve on the short end of piece by around the comer follows In first space on short end work 1 in next space work one work 1 dc In each of the next 3 spaces then 1 and I to end Fasten off wool Make another body piece to match Use a pale pink or beige for the face Chain Make in second chain from the hook Do not join rounds In second round incrcaseio stitch of round 1 For 3rd round in crease to 18 si itches work 1 sc sc around Cut wool and attach while Work chain 3 work In next stitch repeat chain 3 I around face to form frill Slip to first white to fasten off To complete sew face piece to one body piece at curved end Embroider face and hair using trench knots with wool Sew both body pieces together and stuff with polyester Lace a contrasting piece of wool up the front of the baby tie in a bow under the chin Remember to always use washable materials and to embroider details such as eyes on baby toys To a baby a good toy is always edible Mr and Mrs Roger Murray Church St celebrated years of marriage July even though they have only been married years The family party was held this year their daughter Josey Smart family were visiting from Terrace British Columbia Tor the first time in several years and all wanted to be to gether to mark both occasions Also on hand for the anniversary party were son Ron and family from Forest and daughters Pauline Wagg and family from and and family and Fran Crooks and family from Acton Absent was daughter Allan and family who were vacationing in Newfoundland Belated birthday greetings out to Jack Airdrlc Acton Corners Jack turned 81 on July but cele brations were just last Sunday with his family Ho lived In Acton area since 1917 and has worked at variety of things mostly auto mechanics after serving in World War I He and his wife the late Ethel had two children one of whom is Pat Taillerfer also of Crewson s Corners He has eight grand children and five great grandchildren The call Is out for all those interested in having a booth at the farmers market August in conjunction with the final drawing of year one of the Ac draw Ted Tyler has made the plea for church bake sales crafts garage sales farmers markets etc to Join the already 15 planned boottis Willow St will become moll that day to mako room for the planned activities Nominal Res will be charged The event will run from to p m August Anyone wishing more Information can call Ted Tyler at Yvonne at or Jake Kutken at Back issues 10 years ago August 1971 For the second straight season Acton s lacrosse Rams arc in the OLA Junior C finals The locals eliminated Mid land Hurons four Straight games finishing up the series by almost obliterating the visitors here Monday night in a I win The completely outclassed were lucky to notch one goal in the night A minor was charged with drinking underage In town on the weekend and for the first time the age limit was rather than The person charged was years of age long awaited and cussed Ontario Municipal Board hearing over the controversial water and sewer project proposals has finally been set years ago Augusts 19GI Asked by the Free Press this week what delaying the new post office MP Sandy Best explained purchase of the formcrStorey Glove property has not been completed He thinks the sale should be through some time In August The girls serving customers at the pop ular Freeze stand are four attract local girls Pat Blundell Wendy Bar tram Abram and Julie Holmes They work on Pat Clancy Is representing the Acton New Party Club with other delegates from attending the New Founding Convention in Ottawa this week 50 years ago Augusts Service on Ihe electric railway between Toronto and will be discontinued August after operating for 15 years The operation was found unprofitable This railway developed and maintained a regular two hour service between these cities and intermediate points This was later curtailed to meet lower revenues A fast freight service was well maintained but trucks made tho raffle less Three or four residents of Acton will be thrown out of employment Central On Bus Lines gives the assurance that the company will arrange to meet the needs of travelling public The closing of the radial line is a serious handicap to the people of Limehouse A panoramic photograph was taken of all 150 who attended the annual Storey family reunion An exceptionally large number of tourists were cared for this year by the service station Crewsons Corners The hum of the threshing machine is heard Harvesting is nearly completed Although there is a good crop it t represent a good value 75 years ago Augusts 1906 The decision at Monday night council meeting to build the Main St bridge at Brock St feet wide is surely a serious error The traffic over that bridge docs not warrant so structure The annual pic of Methodist Sun day School was held in Councillor War ren grove day afternoon beginning with a parade of scholars with the band from the church Between and and 500 attended A long list of games and sports took place in Mr Joseph Lasby meadow There were baseball football and lacrosse Among the race winners were Nora Roy Brown Bertie Brown Doris Mosaics Gladstone Husband Herbert Gamble Leonard Atkinson Ar Bert Cook Victor Coleman Near At she clock tea was spread on the grassy knolls while the older and visitors filled the tables over and over again They all marched back to town with colors flying It is a long time since so many drunks were seen about town on Sabbath as there were lost week 100 years ago August 1981 At the meeting of the Board of Trustees Mr Little was authorized to procure for the use of the school three new maps of Asia After a good deal of talking and waiting the station has been moved to Campbell last to the satisfaction of those in the vicinity passenger train made quick time going from to Milton on the morning of the ing gone through in eight minutes the dis tancc being seven miles A bylaw lo raise by loan for the was passed The employees of Canada Glove works have commenced to work overtime Lou Matthews practices daily on his bicycle He 11 be taking a trip to Toronto these days Mr David was on Tuesday A travelling fire eater struck Acton on Thursday and gave an exhibition of his fireeating propensltien at comer of Mill and Main Sis which amused the Juv en lies The collection was Insufficient to pay his hotel bill