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4 Acton Free Press Wednesday Mar 3 Arton TELEPHONE Off Founded In by Printing Ltd Ontario L7J TXephone I519 853 each in other run Canada The A Era a Metro ling Adverts The Boiling I on Poll The Burlington The Etobcolie Consumer The Independent Economiti and Sun The Champji The The Newt Weekend North Consume The North York OikvUo Friday Beaver Oshaws Week Thn Weekend Poet Consumer The Richmond Hill Thorntufl Liberal The Consumer The Sea borough The Stoutly lie Tribune The Don McDonald Publisher a accepted on portion the Advert goods or Newspaper Associate EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Murray ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manager Bit Cook Sales Susan Stone Ctcuilied Carolyn An em National Rap 4161 1051 BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Off lea Manager ho Thorn hit McArtnur CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Manager Two new leaders brighten Ontario political scene When Bob was recently selected as the new leader of the provincial NDP we herald ed that news as something positive or the voters of On tario We view David Petersons re cent election as the new prov incial leader of the Grits in the same way though not quite as enthusiastically With the New Democrats was the only choice of the three who we felt could make a sign ificant impact on the provincial political scene In Peterson s case he was the first choice of the majority of delegates but our second choice We were pulling for Sheila Copps because we figured with her youth and vigor shed make the biggest impact on the pro vincial Legislature and out on the hustings Sometimes its difficult to believe Peterson isnt a Tory He looks and talks like one although most of his policies are clearly different than those of Davis and Company However we welcome his election as leader because it means Ontario will have more of a choice the next tme we troop to the polls And in our view having two and hopefully three new choices come the next election is highly desirable Nobody can want to see the long Conservative rule of this province continue by the mere fact they are the least un attractive of three poor choices For too long in the past decade thats why the Tones have continued to rule As for Peterson he has a tough job ahead Not only must he find a way to give the Liberals an urban flavor while maintaining their strong rural base but with out of the Legislature until he wins a seat he will in effect be the voice of the all important opposition across from a majority govern ment during tough times While we arent ecstatic about Peterson we do expect him to be an improvement over Stuart Smith and the voters of Ontario are counting on him be ing a more attractive alter native to the Tones than was his predecessor tf On the With Hfllnn Hen JoniiMiia and Henry Kroes raise the Red Cross aims for 5000 The Acton Red Cross unit has set a goal of for this month fund raising drive more than raised year Some canvassers hit the streets Monday March l for the annual campaign Acton and area has been mapped out into routes in 12 areas There arc 12 captains This month s fund raising drive is the only major means of making money throughout the year and monies go towards such things as local blood donor clinics and loan cup boards Campaign for Funds Manager Ben Jongsma pointed out One never knows when tragedies occur If the train derailment which occurred in on Sunday resulting in being evacuated from their homes had happened In Actor he said the Acton unit would have been heavily involved The Red Cross is always there for others An example of this is the new water safety program being planned This years campaign is door to door with unit president Henry contacting local in duslries Tories favor extending shoe import quotas Canada s Leather industry needs footwear import quotas for another three years according to Hal Ion MP Otto Jelinek Speaking at Thursdays public forum In Milton said he met last week with Beardmore president Peter Dunham and the Tory caucus has been talking to others in the leather Industry too and Ihey are convinced import quotas should be ex tended for another 36 months to give the Industry time to complete its technological catchup You can eliminate quotas over night without proper notice Jelinek declared Union head at Ed Parent noted a year ago there were people working at the tannery and now there are Just 393 Ten workers with told off and in the upper leather department are on four day work week He complained about the govern ment work sharing unemployment benefits Parent explained if the entire plant was on a four day work week then employees would receive SO per cent of their pay for the fifth day from However because the sole leather division of Beardmore is on five days none of the workers in upper leather receive the work sharing benefits Only If the entire plan was on a four day week would workers receive the benefits noted he raised the problems lifting the Import quotas is causing Beardmore In the House as soon as happened but to no avail He suggested effective lobbying now taking place may do some good Parent blasted industry minister Herb Gray for saying Canada doesnt need Its leather industry and added Canada can do without Gray declined to comment Lobbying in the past by unions and tanners was successful In the past Parent said afterwards A few weeks ago he said it looked like lobbying had worked again but now everything is very Iffy Birthday greetings go out to Mrs Ada Cheney mother of Mrs Rose who celebrated her birthday February Mrs Cheney Is now residing at the Chelsea Nursing Home in February winners of the 500 club draw are Ross and John Rogers This week J Booseand Hank Etiwyk Belated birthday greetings to Heather Whiting who turned Acton High School graduate Laurie Pierce has returned to her roots so to Laurie Is practice teaching at her home school of School for this week and staying with her parents Laurie a graduate of NlpLssing University in North Bay spent last week practice teaching in a Cree village on James Bay where she had to be flown in on a bush plane The weather was about degrees below zero Laurie says she found the week interesting Nominations are currently being taken for this year s Citizen of the Year This year winner will be the Acton rev to be so honored by the Chamber of Commerce sponsored event Nomination forms be found in this weeks Free Press Even though Scout and Guide week 1962 is now history this poem by Jean Vaughan Acton District Girl Guide leader will help us better understand the move ment THE LEGACY In eighteen hundred and fifty seven A special gift came down from Heaven Robert BadenPowell or B was his name He wrote Scouting for Boys and gained worldwide fame The boys loved It but the girls soon made a fuss We can do anything you can give some activities to So B told his sister Do something with this lot She started the girls programme and found them easily taught In 1912 B met and married St Clair Soames Olave continued his cause and it soon be came her own They continued in their cause until 1941 When B P returned to Heaven leaving ua a lifetime of fun Lady travelled as Chief Guide until When she joined her husband but this time in Heaven They dldn t leave us money in their ex will But a legacy that we are all proud to fulfill Our leaders go to trainings so We can learn more They say Zest for knowledge is Ihe key to lifes door We learn knotting hiking and do good deeds galore We sell apples cookies calendars and so ever so much more We learn citizenship tree planting baking and how to serve Every new skill learned gives us a little more nerve To meet life head on as our Founders would have wanted Thousands unite round the world never to be undaunted Theres collecting exploring and birds Conservation sports backpacking and a lot of new words There First Aid cooking orienteering and trail We stalk each other silently over hill and dale We camp all year round and cook our own food The singing and friendship set a wonderful mood We learn to plan menus to help keep us alive We learn compass and lashing and how to survive Whether were marching in snow or rain or under the sun The Patrol Systems THE WAY from the young to the old Its in Scouting for Boys for us all to enfold It Is ever so strange were born the same day Making us aware once again of Gods very unique way Lord and Lady Baden Powell will always be here We shall follow in their footsteps with NOTHING TO FEAR Acton is joining in the World Day of Prayer Service this Friday at Trinity Unit Church People all around the world will be taking part In the same program as the Acton people All are welcome The next meeting of La Leche League of Acton will at 128ElmoreDrlve Acton The topic for this meeting is Baby Arrives The Family and The Breasifed Baby Discussion involves the first few weeks at home with new baby Any women interested in information about breast feeding are welcome as are their babies For further information call 9935 or by Mabel Bar km an Sweet Talk March is maple syrup time If you have a few maple trees It Is easy to make a bit of syrup All you need are palls and spiles or plugs to set In the trees When a preserving kettle Is almost full boll the sap outside the house a sticky business Weusearangettelnthegarage When enough to fill a two quart saucepan remains bring it In the house and continue boiling until It gets golden color and thickens slightly Watch it as It will want to boll over at this stage Pour It Into clean jars and freeze It Every second year we tap our 13 maple trees and so this year Ihey are having a rest My diary reports that we lapped the on March last year Don forget to strain the sap before boil and any sediment left will settle to the bottom of the jars If you can be bothered making syrup try to go to Festival In early April and have fun Council rejects dropping arcade appeal After hearing briefly from one of the owners of a arcade on the east side of town Hills council decided Monday to proceed with Its case to the Ontario Municipal Board Lasl week general committee ap proved a planning staff report calling or the municipality to appeal Hills Committee of Adjustments approval of the arcade to the OMB and this week confirmed their earlier decision One of the owners Mark Edwards asked If there was any thing they could do any changes in their plans which they could make which would per suade council to drop Its appeal Councillors asked no questions after hearing his presentation Later Coun cillor Mike Armstrong said Edwards should have offered reasons why the town shouldnt appeal to the OMB He said council went along with staff feeling the planners have good reasons for suggesting an appeal Outdoors BYLORNE LETCH Fit The next three weeks are usually the most productive for Ice fishing Fish seem to sense that spring Is on the way and go on a feeding spree They feed as season progresses Herring and are biting Well at Lake Slmcoe and at Owen Sound are also going great guns While on a recent trip to Georgian Bay I observed several fishermen from the Hamilton area using a unique piece of tackle These meat anglers each had a box containing a wet cell battery plus an electric motor This was rigged up in such a way that when a small ice fishing rod was inserted It performed the jigging action While these gen had a party on the ice these Little gadgets looking all the world like miniature oil wells jigged away ceaselessly in the quest for an wary fish How any person could find enjoy fishing this way is beyond me The should come down on these types Anglers should be the first to criticize and police their own sport In a very short time anglers will have the opportunity to rod and reel and get into some really serious fishing Rivers will soon be open enough at Southampton and Port Hope The latter has some of the best early spring fishing In Ontario Thornbury and most other river mouths will soon have pools large enough to wet a line The Sportsmen Show will soon be on and Its a good place to let off some winter steam and ogle some new innovations In tackle and boat Many times a day spent at a show like this give one urge to haul out the tackle and get necessary repairs taken care of The way prices of new sporting goods are spiralling ever upward overhauling older reels as well as replacing guides on rods makes for savings See you at the show Back issues 10 years ago March Birthdays once every four years havent yet begun to worry two appealing Infant girls born Tuesday February at General Hospital The Leap Year charmers are Michelle Perry second daughter of Anne and Don Perry Main SI N and Tracey Anne Mason first child of Wendy and John Mason of Aber foyle Delighted grandparents for Michelle are Mr and Mrs Bill McCabe and Mr and Mrs Charlie Perry Acton and Tor Tracey Mr and Mrs Torn Kennedy and Corp and Mrs Ray Mason of Acton Halton of the future will It be two separate cities one in the north and one in the south It could be according to Roger Cloutier deputy clerk of Burlington who has prepared some study material re commending such a set up to one of the TECO technical coordinating com mittee sub committees of County Council 20 years ago March When Acton Junior Farmers held their annual banquet and dance lasl Friday night about enjoyed the evening together A turkey dinner was served in Church Jean Moffat was chalrlady and reported on the years act mentioning Ihe fact one of the Aclon members Joy Hay ward was In the ladies trio which won provincial championship Mr Buchanan presented the slate of new officers A letter from the Department of Agriculture was received along with a cheque for the grant by the on the new Community Centre A letter of thanks was to be sent Community Centre accounts amounting 96 were approved Councillor Peal suggested signs should be erected directing people to the police office He also recommended a tree planting program be undertaken this year to replace trees which have been cut down 50 years ago February 25 Among the elderly ladies who have assisted very materially in the work of the Acton Relief Committee Is Mrs Jas Moore Mill Street Mrs Moore has not been in the best of health but has knit over 20 pairs of mittens for distribution by he committee A very pleasant evening was spent last Thursday when Mr and Mrs A H Bishop entertained some of their friends at progressive euchre parly Mrs J Noble was winner of the ladies prize and Mr W Evans won the gents prize On Saturday afternoon little Jimmie Scott the 6yearold son of Mr and Mrs John Scott Main St had a narrow escape from drowning The little chap was playing at Corporation Pond when he fell into Ihe water through the hole where Ice Is being cut His two companions lads about his age came to his rescue and succeeded In pulling him out again He received an icy dip and a severe chilling but seem to have Buffered no ill effects years ago The express from Guelph was wrecked Tuesday killing three and Injuring Some of Injured are from and Acton For several weeks Col Allan has been lying very low at his home at Place now St Joseph s school He is in his year The funeral of the late William Friday afternoon was attended by the members of the Ivanhoe Camp Sons of Scotland and Acton Citizens Band The band played the dead march at the re sidence but owing to extreme cold were unable to play at the cemetery The casket bore a profusion of floral tributes During the first seven weeks of this year Messrs Beardmore and Co received cords of hemlock bark from the nor t bland 100 years ago February Mr Jacob Snyder was called to his rest He was bom in 1B03 and moved to Erin township when it was a wilderness in In 1844 they moved to hill They were blessed with a family of 12 children A debate on the merits of the horse will take place In school house between Messrs Owen Robertson and John Duff Benj Wallace and Wesley Cook cut split and piled a cord of wood In minutes on the farm of Mr Wallace and want any two of young men to beat the re cord Those who have never been vaccinated should consider it a duty There are now about 35 students at Academy Farmers bring in your wood There isnt a cord to be had in Acton