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Acton Free- Wednesday Oct Press TELEPHONE and Editorial by Pfinunp Et Ltd Willow Ontario L7J 863 Subscriptions Smfjlo copies pot In Cnnndo 30 that Canada Acton is of the Lid nowipapois which lnclude Pick Mows Aurora Bon rrur Newmarket Aurora Em Edition Bolton EnHxptlto Brampton Guardian Burlington Post Tho Burlington WooketifJ Post A a Guardian Cantumat Georgetown Indopondont Mark hum and Sun The Milton Champion Tito News Tho Maws Wcokond Edition Tho North York Coruumar ThO North York Mirror This Woofcand Consumer Richmond HdtThornhitl Scarborough Scarborough Mirror Stoullvilla Tnbuna The VsuQhnn Don McDonald Publisher Advamttmo i on condition that in fot that portion of occupied by nam with allowance of ilgnaturti will not bo charged lot but balance advancement will a paid tor at applicable rata In event of typographical or aeivicti at a wrong price good of service not bo sold Advancing merely an to sell and be withdrawn at any time ail registration Number EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Gold Murray Editor Helen Murray Sport Contributor Son Darkroom ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manager Cook Salei Jennifer Clauiflad Advancing National Advancing Sal Rap Dan 3631051 BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Managar Rhone Shirley Pat Maivfln McAnhur Glad Sprackman dropped industrial park objection In the past we have been pre tty harsh in our criticism of developer Jerry Sprackman and his Shopping Cen tres tactic of objecting to in Acton We have stated that while Sprackman says he is only try ing to meet the wishes of local shoppers by proposing to build a plaza on the east side of Acton his objections to the Ontario Municipal Board have held up important commercial and in dustrial development pro posals In fairness we must now pat Sprackman on the back for dropping his objection to rezon- ing of some agricultural land northeast of the railway tracks on Highway for an industrial park We find his move now a little puzzling and do wish he had dropped the objection long ago but the action is apprec iated When he objected to the plaza rezoning it was later dropped after the two sides reached a mutual noobjection agreement Now high interest rates have delayed the start of this pro ject Its hard to say if Sprack- mans objection has played a hand in this delay but interest rates were much lower in the spring when he appealed the re- zoning to the OMB than they are now In the case of the industrial park plan proposed by Alteo Construction we felt Sprack man had no valid objection since most of the project is within the urban servicing water and sewers boundary while his plaza site is outside the boundary The industrial park was entitled to urban ser vices the plaza wasnt so how could it impact on proposal Also we felt industrial development is so paramount in this community that nothing should delay the While we are glad to see Sprackman has dropped his ob jections to other developments in town and hope the issue of either his original proposal sent to the OMB for a hearing or his smaller plaza plan In a state of Umbo since it was pre sented in the spring is settled soon we are still opposed to commercial development on the outskirts of Acton until either there is considerable redevelopment of the down town core or Actons population grows substantially The current downtown redevelopment study appears costly and impractical in many many ways so we must confess disappointment However we still feel there are enough progressive business men downtown that some form of redevelopment will take place in the next few years especially as full- fills its tremendous promise as a means of bringing new business to Acton as well as tourists to bolster local sales and encourage redevelopment by existing firms After downtown redevelop ment has been given a fair chance to either flourish or be abandoned because of lack of sincere commitment on the part of merchants or if new technology in sewage treat ment permits considerably more growth here then a new plaza on the east side of town or in fact anywhere around Ac ton would likely be a very wel comed development Our readers write Hunt opposition angered Dear Sir Congratulations to the Ministry of Natural Resources for successfully pulling a fast one on the Regional Council The Planning and Public Works Committee Hunt Opposition and the residents by extending the Hunt season The MNR will as well be delighted to receive per resident hunter and ISO per nonresident hunter for this years hunting licences Also It will be agree able for them to receive their revenue from the excise tax on sporting goods as a result of the 1981 Hunt Hunters in addition must be very anxious to load their standard or cross bows for a SB day period Not to men tion their retrieval of muzzle loading rifles or shotguns This extra workout represents a 3a per cent increase of hunting hours for the shotgun season We sincerely hope that in the event of this arbitrarlly season the hunter stops at his one deer quota We also find It Interesting that the largo apple orcharding have had a relatively successful season We wond er how they had any harvest at all as the deer have routinely devastated young saplings with damages up to Yet revealed at the June meeting there has never been a re gistered and authorized investigation Into these claims Sympathy lies more with the smaller fruit and vegetable grower who do show signs of obvious ruin Please remember though that geese and racoons do as much or more damage to some crops than do deer Gary states that he wants to standardize hunting seasons in Ontario that Is fine but does not com pare with the isolation of Northern Ont ario This way of thinking Is exem plified In the Hunters Handbook Part distributed by the familiarize yourself with the territory for at least three miles in every direction from your permanent camp before the hunt If you do get lost dont panic Build a shelter in case you have to spend the nlghl We should all be so lucky as to own 36 squaremiles of Last Frontier land in Halton Region The survival techniques as mentioned depict hunting where the wilderness and hunting are at Ear challenge Hunters of you now that you have the advantage and that your expertise Is not being to its best potential In reflecUon on our Opposition to the concerns of Halton residents were slightly stirred as 300 plus people signed in opposition over a brief period given right to voice our opinions and protect our wildlife and fellow resid ents We were game to listen to any antiarguments on this topical and con troversial subject on June In doing so the ProHunt force gave us a great deal of wisdom and It united the Opposition We are not accepting defeat nor will we remain silent In fact as of our meetings October 3 and we can safely say that there la literally no hunting in NorthWest and difficulty In available property in North East Hence that eliminates per cent of Some communities have had enough of the administration designating their area as a hunt local The town of for example passed a bylaw to prohibit and regu late the discharge of guns This change has put a better perspective on hunting In rural areas The Hunt has made and will provide free of charge No Hunting signs if you so choose to post your you have to 100 acres We have asked this paper if they could allow us to leave some signs for your convenience Feel free to pick up a sign for protection and protest The Deer Hunt Opposition Bill Johnson Pauline Bruce Kilmer John Mitchell Debbie Kilmer Paul Mitchell Archie Brown Zamitt Barb Alison Brown Editors Note By making no hunting signs available at the Acton Free Press this in no way means this newspaper Is supporting the Deer Hunt Opposition group We feel both sides In this dispute have made valid points and those wish ing to permit tho hunt on their land or not wanting hunting on their pro perty both have the right to state their opinions and take the appropriate action The signs are available to the public only as convenience to readers On the Sympathy of community Is ex tended to families of two former Acton residents who died last week both of whom lived out west Louise Main of Edmonton Alberta died October in Alberta at the age of years She and husband Pop Main moved from Acton just a year ago Well known in town for his work In tho Optimist Club and minor baseball And on October Abram John Thomas of Vancouver British Columbia died at tho age of 107 He moved from the Fourth Line of Erin Township years ago but still has friends here He was a member of Churchill Church and Is fondly remembered by many in the area Janice Withers is the lucky winner of the Eastern Star Cardinal Chapter draw for a lucky quilt Past Grand Patron Mervin Booth drew lho lucky ticket and Lucille Cooksley convener the draw Informed Mrs Withers of her winnings The second meeting of the North Hospice Care Interest Group Is offering a second community Education Forum in Glen Williams Town Hall on Thursday October The Community for Care and Bereavement is the theme with Jim Jones funeral director of a Georgetown Funeral Home and Donna Graters a registered nurse with Beta Health Care Services Oakvltle as guest speakers Friends of Schizophrenics a support group for friends and family of people with schizophrenic Illness Is holding Its first meeting at Sanitarium Tuesday Anyone from the Acton area who could benefit from thii group is welcome to attend Wedding anniversary greetings out to Gordon and Jean Johnston of RR 3 Acton who marked years of marriage on Saturday The many friends and relatives who attended an open house in their honor were Indic ative of the couples popularity The three sons of and Dove recently made the University newspaper Silhouette The triplets born In September 1979 had a picture of them being held by their nurse shortly niter their birth re printed In the newspaper They were not identified Tho paper did a full page story and pictures about some of he more extraordinary accomplish ments In the history of the teaching facility and naturally included twoyear old Philip and Brian Dont forget the Chamber of Com merce Speakers Luncheon at Acton Meadows Golf Course this Thursday tommorrow at noon Gordon CLU will be the guest speaker started In the in surance business In 1966 and is a four times qualifier for million dollar Round Table International Organization representing the top two per Life Insurance Industries Professionals He has completed extensive studies in the fields of estate and tax planning founded the Advanced Financial Planning Corporation In and is currently president Through a management contract he is responsible for all marketing activities of the Great West Life In Peel and Caledon regions and had a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts degrees majoring in marketing and corporate finance Stovel Is a past president of the BramptonMjssissauga Life Under writers Association is a member of the board of trustees for Charter Life Underwriters of Canada and is an active member of the Misslssauga Rotary Club No is necessary and all arc welcome This nice fall weather we have been having lately makes one to think about Christmas but neverthe less here it is The Aclon Bcautlflcatlon Committee ABC will be Judging decorative homes on the weekend of December IB They will be looking for the moat creative design or display expressing the Christmas spirit More information is promised at a later date MCAN0ER1NGS by Mabel Water Most people think water Is water but a housewife soon realizes there is a difference Soft water la a nono for watering but It is excellent for making dill pickles Pasta cooked in soft water becomes sticky and so does rice Yeast does not rise as well in soft water although a vitamin C tablet dis solved In the water helps a lot One uses less tea and coffee when using soft water but I think I prefer the beverages made with hard water Washing clothes and hair Is of course excellent with soft water For drinking purposes hard water Is supposed to be the best but when the water contains a great deal of iron and other minerals one begins to wonder Peter the Great of Russia died from kidney problems and he drank the waters from various health spas in the belief that they were good for him the best Idea is alternate hard and soft water for drink ing Outdoors BY FLETCHER Salmon are running in the Bronte Creek with large schools of Chlnooks up as far as the Appleby Line Should bo no trouble to hook one of these huge fish but plenty of trouble to land one It seems that a plain old marsh- mallow on a sliding sinker rig Is the best b tit Use a sturdy rod reel line as these fish can euro bust up tackle This is the most productive fishing time of the year in Ontario so toko a child fishing Residents Interest in outdoor sports Is alive thriving In tins Ac ton area I have received many comments and information about Fairy Lake restocking programs Local resident Herb has supplied some of the most positive information plus some excellent photos to back It up It seems that Herb at that lime was a deputy warden with the then Depart ment of Lands and Forest Also shown Is a good plcturo of the late Dudley Hitchcock head warden of thisarenformany years Pike was on May fl According to Information received from George Holmes Main Ac ton at least SO large Pike and two were stocked at that date Bass were introduced to the area at a much earlier date by a private citizen Col Beard- more who was also an avid fisher man TheCol would open lake to the public for a few days every year Back issues 10 years ago October Married years last Friday Mr and Mrs William Mino of Eden Mills received congratulations from many friends and neighbors The mysterious July death 32-year- old Roger Joseph point on Acton area farmer was caused by a self Inflicted calibre bullet wound in the head a cor oners jury decided in Milton Tuesday Ac ton firefighters recovered body from the burning Spanishstyle bungalow he rented on Highway south of Acton sometime after Sam the morning of July 10 It waalater revealed died as the result of a bullet wound in the head Mr Ron Henry and Mr Joe Petrie were home from Queens- University for the Thanksgiving weekend 20 years ago October 12 1961 Cam caretaker of the Federal Post Office in Acton had years of service recognized Wednesday October when Donald district supervisor for the Public Works Department of On presented him with a Mr is the seventh public works em ployee In Ontario to receive the award Two moose and a black bear were bagg ed by Acton hunting party of five last week when they invaded forests of Chapleau for a week William Bill sons Doug and Mel of Acton and Jim Forbes of Georgetown and Bill Holt of King braved the cold weather and returned home with approximately lbs of moose and bear meat Mr and Mrs enjoyed Thanksgiving weekend at their cottage on LakeMuskoka Mr and Mrs Johnnie Kropek and Jennifer spent Thanksgiving weekend with the formers parents in Huutsville 50 years ago October Mr Frank who has been the courteous teller at the Bank of Montreal for the past year or so has been promoted to lho bank at Guelph where he will be receiving teller Mr or Meaford is now filling the vacancy on the staff here caused by bis removal Mr and Mrs William Stuckey of Acton were severely bruised and badly shaken up in a car accident on Friday about three miles from Fergus The accident was due to slippery road condition of the pave ment A couple of Acton aged residents suf fered a serious fall on Wednesday of last week when Mr and Mrs Joseph Holmes fell downstairs on their home on Bower Ate Mrs Holmes was assisting Mr Holmes upstairs when he fell backward and both were thrown to the bottom of the stairs 75 years ago October 11 1900 The outbuilding of Chas Campbell together with the seasons crops and im plements were consumed by Tire lost Wednesday afternoon Mr Campbell was Wanting stone near the barn and it is sup posed the high wind which was blowing at the time carried the burning fuse onto the roof Wo understand Mr Campbell carried no Insurance Typhoid fever Is prevailing in many towns in the province It Is a cause for gratitude that Acton has not had a single case nor has had it for some time Mr the enterprising mens outfitter is first In the field with a very pretty calendar for the year com mencing October the Gibson girl type 100 years ago October 13 1881 Look out for cold weather Leaves nuts and temperatures ore fall ing The days are getting dark and dreary There was quite a little snow storm here on Monday but the bright rays of the sun soon caused to disappear A few loads of short wood arc wanted at this office Those who wish to pay for their paper in wood should bring it In at once Acton Brass Band have given a most creditable account of themselves again this week winning First Prize and in cash ln the Band Competition at the Coun ty Show held in Milton yesterday Mr Alex White vicepresident of Halton County Agricultural Society has won ten prizes and over on his Lincoln and Liecester sheep MrHR Agent arm broken while visiting friends near Newcastle returned home Friday even ing Are you satisfied with the chosen for