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Joseph Drenters illustrates book on ancestral home of Rock wood and Elizabeth and Jan of Hol land go over ancient record gathering information for a book about their home by Helen Murray After years of delving Into the history of the Academy Joseph Is taking an active part in a book about his own ancestral home The book is being researched and written by Elizabeth and Jan John Berghs of Holland and is about the church and the religion of their c esters The research for the book Berghs third has taken many years and has involved going through records dating back to A D and reading thousands of books in the archives in the area The Berghs recently spent Ihrec weeks in this area visiting having a working The four day trip to Philadelphia proved invaluable as they studied art work a I the Philadelphia museum catching glimpses of life in the area With the resident they went over pages and pages of photocopies of records to help the three of them belter understand their findings It is a centuries old account of our common ancestors Drenters said He explained the job was not one for amateurs While he himself is a noted historian and sculptor Berghs is an arduous historian of our native country Drenters will be illustrating the book not an easy task He has gone through scores of other paintings mainly by Peter Breugel Small details mostly in the backgrounds of these works of art illustrate to the historians how life was for the farmer They have been able to reconstruct the various homes throughout the years the clothing utensils and even the role and man and woman Hundreds and hundreds of church records and tax rolls have been deciphered often the old writing is illegible It was In some of these old records the first came across the name but it was not until about three years ago on a chance meeting that Drenters and the writers got together in Holland The history of Baexem is mainly hidden in the church records Drenters acting as an interpreter Tor the explained that a parish within the prin cipality of the imperial abbe of Thorn which is in the bishopry of Liege The head of the abbey the imperial abbess of Thorn was a direct subject the emperor of Germanj in worldly matters alone explains In the French brought down the abbey and that was he end it according to Drenters The historians are not looking for royalty or military in their genealogy nor arc they looking for a Fancy coat of arms They just want to find out about the common folk the ordinary people of the Drenters pointed out the artist Bruegel came from the same area they did Maybe thats why I am an artist the resident said We came from the same group of people Shortly before the trip to Canada a story appeared in the Baexcm newspaper about his work on the book He was quoted then as saying I am in no hurry The story went on to mention Joseph and the Academy and gave a short history of the building which has worked many years at restoring In the story Berghs said illustrations will enhance the book In his studies of the area found ancient arrow heads from the anginal homestead Upon his arrival in he presented two framed arrowheads to Drenters so he would have something from his ancestral home The book a long way from being done explains in his halting English but then they have almost years of history logo through Their trip to Canada helped in their quest for Information The archives of Thorn have about metres of shelves of books ex plains and the have gone through all the books from to A mammoth task one which surely demands patience and dedication A Metroland Community Newspaper One Huntred and Seventh YearIssue ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 5 1982 Pages Thirty Cents First time all workers at tannery on For the first time since the start of the severe recession oil of production workers are on a fourday work week and the plant is ap plying to the government to participate the work shoring program which pays employees part of their wages for the fifth day Workers have been informed they are on four day week this week and next week Murray Stewart of Canada Packers Beard more parent firm said in an Interview this week He cautioned the firm doesnt know it this sit will last longer than two weeks it will depend on orders Four day work week is nothing new for those in the chrome or sole leather part of the plant They went on i four day week back In January and remained on a fourday week until April when thev went back to five days a week until April The upper leather or vegetable division was on a fourday week briefly in February and again the week of April This is the first time the entire plant for Actons largest industry has been on four day week and so the first time they were eligible for work sharing Stewart said the fourday week doesnt apply to office staff at this point He said the firm has sought details about work sharing and management is currently working through applications In total workers are affected by the work week cutback Beardmore like many other leather firms here and throughout the nation have been hurt by the ex tremely poor economy and lifting of shoe import quotas at the end of last year Merchants join protest on lifted shoe import quotas Paul Nlelicn the Acton presents a to MP Otto Jelinek at councillors drop In last Friday Acton merchants have joined and Heller and their workers in protesting Ottawa lifting of shoe import quotas Last Wednesday night at a social evening for local business people Paul Nielsen unveiled a petition which blasted the federal government for lifting the import quotas This decision has already resulted in some layoffs here and the merchants message warns of dire consequences if re instated The petition was addressed to Minister of Trade and Commerce Herb Gray and stated the business people were concerned about the pre sent business climate noted they ve seen unemployment spread stores and factories close some forever farmers go bankrupt and Nielsen presented the petition to MP Otto Jelinek at councillor dropIn Friday Nielsen collected signatures noting the pet ition as circulated Jelinek observed people participation in protests Is the only way to move the government adding he has seen work in the past Nielsen warned Acton is really hurting its not a recession but a depression and if Beard more closed he town might as well be closed too There is no demand for retail warehouse or commercial space in town He suggested high interest rates are being used to get inflation down but they are highly in flalionary Jchnck said he will take the petition to the Housed Commons or to Gray personally Ottawa dropped the shoe import quotas and thats been detrimental to the leather industry Acton economic base since 1844 and for the past 100 years more people have been employed in the leather industry than ail other industries com Closing down the leather industry not rein stating shoe import quotas would be catastrophic for Acton The petition asks the feds to reinstate the quotas The petition also asks the government to stop treating the economic situation as an economic exercise and to understand that this country is now In a depression Ottawa Is urged to take steps to bring down interest rates and stop ad ding to the destruction of already shaky in dus tries and businesses They note as merchants they are in favor or free governments at every level have in the economic life of the nation The government Is advised by a fat bureaucracy which because of their job security they are shielded from the real world Politicians with their generous allowances and pensions arc secure too However labor en trepreneurs small business and many Industries arc going down the tube The lime for a new approach is now Jodie McParlane of Chelsea Australia presents Ha I ton Hills Mayor Pete drop In on Friday Lett to right councillor Hois Knechlel Pomeroy Pomeroy with a banner and lapel pin from the Chelsea town council Jodie Is In Jodie and councillors Have Whiting and Grnbbe Acton as a Rotary Exchange Student The presentation took place at Piano is Andreas Thiers future by Helen Murray Andreas Thicl is never bored And its of little wonder when one considers his day is filled with studies of his grade subjects his piano lessons four or five hours a day of practicing rehearsals for various plays he is participating in and band practice for the Acton High School Band He has hi tie time for other things but all his hard work now will pay off he first time he steps onto a stage to give his first professional piano concert Although only 17 yearsold Andreas is making quite a name for himself in the Acton Guelph area for his talent on the key boards He recently placed fourth with per cent in a Klwanis Music festival in Toronto and Is gearing up for another competition next month at the Spring Festival His piano teacher Laurence from New York encourages him to participate in recitals at the University of where he takes his lessons The experience is good he says because there Is always a good attendance Andreas first became interested In the piano seven years ago after looking through his sisters lesson books Five years ago he started to take lessons and last year discovered He credits his talents to his mothers side of the family He explains his Mom comes from a family of 16 children and each one of them can play at least two instruments When they all get together he says they have their own orchestra Andreas long term plans ore to enter the Man School of Music after high school to study Andreas Thlel piano However he says modestly only lime will tell if he is good enough to be accepted in that world He hopes to study performance and someday be a concert pianist Failing that he would like to each music Right now he says he has a lot of options open for him His short term plans ore to play in a restaurant or bar to gam experience Acton high school teacher is a former professional singer and the two have talked about putting a act together Andreas has not confined himself to one type of music He started off just playing easy listening music but now thanks to a wide range of iencc gained right in Acton he can play most types including classical He has even attempted to write his own classical pieces but admits he is not keen on writing at this point in his life Besides the recitals at the University of and the Ki warns Festival Andreas has also par in various high school productions in eluding the latest You re a Good Man Charlie Brown and church plays such as Its Cool in the Furnace this past weekends Moses and the Freedom Fanatics and the Boar With one hour practice Andreas and Julian Reed put together a planosingmg duct for last Novembers pre show Reed at the time said he was amazed how the high school student could just step in at the last minute and do so well Of all the infamous pianists Andreas says he most admires the work of Brahms He Is starling to play some of his work and feels it is what he ploys best This summer Andreas soys he is going to Con to study of his teachers from Paris who has studied with a lady who studied with Chopane This teacher is supposed to be one or the best Andreas says and he will be learning the method So far his plans only have him slated for one week but if It is financially feasible he would like to go for two He hopes to slop in New York on the same trip As for singing Andreas says again with his modesty overshadowing reality he says I try Town wont support liquor permit for the Yugoslavs Ullk MkMl Chattel realty gets Last week Education Week the kladergartea data a clown day of the youngsters dressed to salt toe day Left to right The CanadianYugoslav centre have proved they are not good neighbors as far as Hills general committee is concerned and will not receive the towns support when applying for a special occasions permit Nick Cajic of the centre attended a general committee meeting last week seeking the towns support for the permit His centre had been charge and taken to court by the town twice this past winter over infractions of the noise by law Organizers got off on a technicality Cajic told the councillors if they dm not receive the permit they have to consider moving their re creation centre Mayor Pete pointed out last year Cajic made a lot of commitments to council as far as the property and the neighbors were concerned He asked why the centre felt the permit was warranted after the notse problems hut year told the mayor the first complaint was on July when people were at the centre for the opening ceremonies His committee was not pre pared for the complaints and he was laughed at by other members when he told them of the neighbors concerns Now he said his committee members arc taking the problem seriously pointed out the noise did not ease off after that As a taxpayer you have a responsibility to your neighbors Cajic agreed and said they want to prove that told general committee he did not realize it was a residential area when the land was purchased in I960 He admitted had he known of the trouble his centre would cause the land would never have been purchased Councillor Sheldon pointed out she had seen no Indications that the noise would be regulated during the 17 events scheduled for this summer Cajic answered that there would only be he one large crowd of All the other events would only have about to WO people participating Councillor Buss Miller wanted to know what pre cautions had been taken against the noise Cajic admitted his committee promised to keep the noise down I come here and make a promise he said and I have to depend on others said a machine which would help keep the noise levels down was too expensive Continued on page 8 inside Hills envisions an administration build and major projects In Acton and area for 19B38 Dctallsonpage2 Police arc planning a Meet he Force Day in Acton soon More on page An education needs task force has been proposed for Halton See page The town has a new planner story and photo on pageS Rents are up at the Diplomat Apartments Turn to page Its been suggested the overnight parking ban be in effect during the winter Details on awards photos on page Bl tome but my board cut The towns reviewing Its notse bylaw after fall to convict the Yugoslavs twice Turn to page