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The Acton Free Press Wednesday June2 TELEPHONE 519 Founded in lot and Office every by Printing Lid IT Acton Telephone Sngto 30 SISOOper Canada Canada accepted on the The Acton Free a on of the Lid group of which ndudes Whitby Pickering Aurora BannefNewmertutt Ere Aurora Eit Weekend Edition The Bolton Brampton Guardian The Pottl The Weekend Pcrtl The Etoboke Advert Guardian TIm Independent Martham Thomhafl and Sun The Champion The News The Mauuauga Weekend The North York Minor OafcviUe Beaver Friday Beavet Oihawa Thi Week Weekend The HBThomhtll Lirl The Scarborough Mar or The Stoufrvtte Tribune The News Don McDonald Publisher event of typographical error that together reasonable be charged I the balance of the advertisement will be In the event of a typographical or a merely anorlei Second in Nun EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Murray New Editor Helen Murray Sporti Darkroom Pete Mlb ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manager a Cook Swan Stone Ctaesifled Carolyn National Advertising Salea Rep Dan 363 BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Office Manager Rhone Marykn CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Manager M Road map an indignity Acton has suffered a number of indignities since Queens Park imposed regional govern ment But being left off the Ontario road map in one spot and relegated to being no more than a speck similar to a hamlet like Speyside or a dozen others the area on another is the granddaddy of them all Not because it is such a big burning issue but because it could so easily have been avoided Weve had a lot of fun this week digging the story out dumping the bomb in the laps of startled Ministry of Transport ation and Communications staff collecting comments from councillors the mayor Julian Reed and Jim Snow Weve got some pretty creative quotes out of the deal In addition its been humor to see Big Jim and his staff with so much egg on their faces over such a minor thing Any time you can get something on the fat cat Tones at Queens Park a journalist has to enjoy himself Not that we set out to make them look so foolish they did it all themselves with their actions and explanations And theres a bright side to the whole fiasco too Because Julian raised it in the Legisla ture Acton has received a lot of publicity the last couple of days in other print publications and on the air waves Were better known for being left off the map probably than we would have been being put on it However while this issue may seem a little funny outside Acton and certainly not a crisis in Acton it does point to some thing much more troublesome Halton Hills is a admimstrativeentity and more Halton Hills doesnt now and wont for a long time if ever mean anything to a tour ist or a long distance traveller Coming through Halton Hills one sees numerous hamlets and two significant towns Tourists can only be left in confusion as to just what Halton Hills is This confusion is confirmed by comments from visitors to town yearly Yet the province in ap parently an effort to justify their creation insist on calling us Hills and making our real name Acton or George town down the road more of a footnote The map and reasons the staff gave for our status clearly demonstrates that we must keep up our guard if we intend to preserve our name and identity because Queens Park is going to keep trying to chip away at us until we are a melt ing pot called Halton Hills Thankfully most councillors are not trying to brew a Halton Hills stew Lastly a question from some residents If we dont exist anymore as Acton as evidenced by the map but in come tax returns are addressed to a community called Acton do people living in a place that doesnt exist still have to pay taxes to Queens Park Go to Meet the Force Weve written a lot about the importance of improving police community relations during the past couple of years so we wont dwell too long on the crucial need for residents to attend next Tuesdays Meet the Force Day at the YMCA Suffice to say that last years open house produced great strides in improving relations in the past year Equally suffice to say theres a way to go yet and another successful open house would be a big plus A visit to the open house would be worthwhile for anyone to simply pick up some infor mation about Neighborhood Watch and business security measures With the economy in such aw ful shape there would seem to be no question crime will be come worse Theft burglaries shoplifting and vandalism all increase in hard tunes The police cant do the job alone They need all the help they can get in preventing and solving crimes The demonstration of the use of the defensive baton or nightstick should also be in teresting and worth a visit to the Y next Tuesday morning or evening Police are far from perfect There are residents still grumbling about tickets being given for parking on town streets overnight this spring inadequate speed limit enforce ment youths loitering down town vandalism etc Some of these kinds of com plaints the police with the communitys help can do something about Others are in the domain of the councillors ie the overnight parking pro blem and theyll probably be at the open house too and can answer questions Instead of grumbling go to the open house and talk to the people who can do something about your concerns Some problems may not be solved others may be quite easy to remedy but regardless youll have gotten it off your chest and participated in mak ing Acton a better place to live What have you got to lose ex cept not knowing your police better Clergy Comment by I- aider Ralph Peace Is one of the richest themes in the Bible The term is used in various forms almost four hundred times In the Old and New Testaments In Old Testament Hebrew the main word for peace Is shalom Shalom Is a state of wholeness or well being that can be thought of in both the physical and spiritual sense and which refers to Individuals families or nations In New Testament the Greek word for peace is used to mean the absence of war or strife the right relationship between people and Cod and the serenity of mind and heart So when Jesus said Blessed are the peacemakers He was drawing on a very deep faith heritage and applying it specifically to His followers It is not hard to tee why grace and peace became one of the standard greetings in the letters of St Paul When we observe what is the situa tion in the world today one wonders if any of us is listening to the words of Christ With the Falkland situation the Middle East we can see many am pies of man inhumanity to man War seems to be ever present in our history But we should not make the mistake of just feeling sorry for those nations at war Sometimes this is a convenient way of forgetting to reflect on our own personal lives There is no better way to make this world a better place than to begin with ourselves and be courageous enough to change those areas of our lives that need change We Mho are followers of Christ are called to be peacemakers in a variety of ways Pope John Paul has called upon us to pray for peace between nations and to speak out against the arms race that threatens all peace We are called to seek to bring peace to our families and neighborhoods by courageously striving to resolve deep- seated conflicts Finally as peace makers we must seek to be at peace in our hearts in our relationship with God is in seeking peace on all levels in that we seek and find that whole ness that leads to the happiness of being true sons and daughters of God Back On the A reluctant and sad farewell is bid to Ron and Lucille Cooksley who are moving to Edmonton tomorrow Ron has been working for six weeks now or the Alberta provincial government with the Ministry of Tourism and Small Business Lucille saw the movers off earlier Ihis week a few days with Marguerite Taylor before joining her husband For many years Lucille and I had a standing joke because she looked an aw fully lot like the late Charlotte Holmes Whenever I was talking to Charlotte or Lucille 1 kept calling both of them by the wrong name We all wish the couple good luck in their new life Maybe now others will have a chance to win the quill competition at the fall fair with Lucille gone The annual general meeting of the North Association for the Mentally Retarded will be held at the North Halton Golf and Country Club Georgetown next Monday The Tweedsmulr Histories of the now defunct Acton Womens Institute are now available for perusal at the Acton Library in book form They are available on micro film at Queens Park On Tuesday May 25 the District Curator of the Tweedsmuir Histories Mrs Ismey Bird met with five of the members of the now disbanded and Librarian Betsy Cornwall to formally place the Acton I History in the library as material These books are not to be removed from the library Dont forget Decoration Day this Sun day The parade forms up at 30 p at the post office and heads to the cemetery Several organ list ions and individuals will be taking part In this special day Dennis is trying to kill birds with one stone Dennis called me this week to tell me he has been inundated with requests from local youngsters for jobs He has also had many requests from townspeople who need people to help them out around the house Dennis owner and of Garage Arcade says in light of the requests and the fact he Is at the arcade seven days a week from morning until night he is in a perfect position to match up the requests Anyone who may have an odd job to be done Dennis will be able to find someone to do It culling grass cleaning painting thing the youngsters of all ages ere needed for Dennis stresses he is not in competition with the Manpower Student Placement Centre He is a nonprofit individual who just wants to match up jobs with workers as a community service Senior Citizens business people indus tries etc can call Dennis at On popular demand the Board of Education offer German classes for elementary school children in Georgetown through the Heritage language program were old Classes are designed for pupils with little or no knowledge of the language and will be held Saturday mornings starting in September A local resident hopes Ac to mans will enroll their children For further Information call 8770379 or This Sunday afternoon from to Is the rjot luck supper for Anne Dawk ins at the Home of Doug and Carla Wood Anne lost all her possessions in a fire which levelled her Fifth Line home in April The Woods are putting on the supper as a chance for people to give Anne something She has already received a lot of help but after losing your home there Is always something you need The Woods live two doors north of where Anne lived on the Fifth Line Ken of Acton recently returned home from a visit with his family is Gulf- port Mississippi near New Orleans He combined the trip with business in another nearby stale In the small worlddepartment I got a call from my sister Alice Roe In Calgary this week wondering who lived next door to me When she didnt get the answer she wanted she asked who lived at Seems she was visiting a friend in the two doors down and saw a letter on her table She noticed the return address of When she took a closer look she saw the address of Crescent She quickly told her friend Wendy Levesque my address Seems its Wendys brother Roland Wright who lives at 56 Greenore The way Greenore is set up Is down the street from me on the curve of the crescent and not across the road as It should be We are across the road from a swamp while the Wrights are beside It A story In the Toronto Star May may have had a familiar by line for Free Press regular readers The story was the edition with all the Susan acquittal news and was about the price of justice for the Innocent It was written by Michael Moldaver name has almost gotten to be a household name in Acton He was Coaimo Mercuri a defense lawyer in the now infamous Dominion Hotel Fire Trial In March and April We were scooped on our own scoop Free Press editor Gord Murray spent all day Friday and Monday on the telephone trying to find out why Acton was left off the new Ontario road map fie called several politicians including Julian Reed and Jim Snow Minister of Transportation i and Communication for quotes and possible explanations Seems Julian was so perturbed by the whole thing that he brought the matter up in the Ontario Legislature on Monday afternoon in hopes of getting some an swers to Gord questions It must have been a slow day at Queen a Park because the story was picked up by television and radio stations across Ontario go across Canada Before we knew it our scoop turned into a national story all because Gord was talking to Julian on Monday two days before our paper went to press But for the record It was the Free Press who broke the story And you would think if the electronic media were going to steal a story they could least get the characters right radio show Metro Morning yester day Tuesday said Patrick Reed MPP We were struck by garage sale fever last weekend and boy did it ever pay off We sold everything from bricks to fly swatters Seven families participated in the sale I couldnt believe the crowds which came to our humble driveway as early as 9 a m It was incredible how people Just swarmed in It was good way to see people 1 hadnt seen in a while There was Mrs Haugen and Carol Clark and her mother Dot and Did and Emily Price and a score of other people I knew Not many people noticed the sign I made up This sale Is On the A family moving In next door must be wondering what kind of neighborhood they live In after the chaos that prevailed most of the day There are only 12 days left till the Mayor Road Race in Georgetown to be held on Sunday June 13 Register before this Friday and save on your partici pation fee There will be raffles for run shoes t shirts for sale and an inexpensive Pancake Breakfast following the race Anyone not running encouraged to cheer on the runners and have breakfast For further Information call the recrea lion department at ext 19 and The annual convention of the Hamilton Diocesan Council of the Catholic Women League will be held this weekend at the University of Guelph Acton Is a member of this diocese which has councils and represents a total of ladies This year the theme will be League Ministry to God and Canada in the school in the church in the workforce in the family in the community in the past present and future MEANDERINGS by Mabel Everything Old New Again About ten years ago when we moved to the country I cooked on a rangette When I got my electric range I put the In the garage and it has served many useful purposes I boll down maple sap there as it is a steamy business 1 render fat to make soap and save on elec tricity If a vegetable such as a turnip Is a trifle smelly I cook it outside of the house If I have company and need an extra oven use it and it seems to bake a ham or cook a turkey better than the oven range in the house The first little rangette I had served us for four years when we were first married and I never forgot how useful it was Since it is too warm now to use my wood stove I shall use the rangette to conserve electricity and also because I like Its performance issues years ago May 1 Approximately 100 Diss ton Canada Ltd employees members of Local 23650 of the Saw Workers Union began a legal strike against the company Monday Miss Joanne Lands borough received her Honors Bachelor of Science degree from the University or Waterloo at convocation attended by her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Lands borough and brother Ralph Friday May The number sweater worn by lacrosse star Bob Turkosz during his juvenile and junior career in town was officially retired In a memorable ceremony preceding Monday nights Ram Junior C game The annual St John Ambulance Review was held at the Rebecca Street arena In Oakvillc on Thursday and Mrs Robert Hart received her 12 year service medal Mr Hart Mr and Mrs Geo Mrs Joyce Carpenter Mrs Doris Cooke and Miss Bella Mae were all at the meeting 20 years ago May 1982 Mr and Mrs Robertson of Toronto recent visitors at he home of Mr and Mrs F Anderson John Goy established a new Ontario record at East York Stadium last week In the Junior Pole Vault with a jump of feet Inches Dave Dodgson postal clerk at the Acton Post Office resigned his position Saturday for another job with a stockbroker firm He will be replaced by Miss Alice Pilking on in two weeks Mrs Jessie Is visiting her sister Mrs Bertie Smith in Bowmanville The new liquarstoreon Queen Street has the roof on and workmen are starting on Inside construction 50 years ago 1B32 Mr and Mrs James Mr and Mrs W D McArthur Miss Dorothy and Lucy felted with relatives in Kitchener and Waterloo this week Mr and Mrs J Sword and babe Miss Hay Mr J P Henderson of Hamilton spent holidays at the home of Mr and Mrs Church Street Mr and Mrs George Mr Jas and Percy Collier of Owen Sound visited Acton friends on Sunday The annual Decoration Ceremony Church Parade of the will be held on Sunday June 75 years ago May 1907 Mr Gibbons has changed the name of the Albion Hotel to the Station Hotel The pupils of Ihe public schools arc enjoying three holidays this week The Teachers Convention yesterday and today and Victoria Day tomorrow The famous Onondaga Indian lacrosse club relatives and friends of Longboat the champion runner played Acton in the park Saturday afternoon Acton winning by one goal About spectators were present The Victoria Day holiday was loyally and enjoy ably spent with numerous pic nics and fishing excursions and an abundance of flags and bunting Acton Citizens Band serenaded numbers of our citizens during the forenoon The In of May will always have a warm place in the hearts of Canadians The bowling green was opened for the season A new lawn will add four rinks this years ago June 11882 The foundation of the new school house forSS No 12 is completed and the brick work will soon be commenced Mr John Cameron will do the carpenter work Mrs W C Moore and two daughters left last week to visit friends in Red Rock and Bradford A Mr John A Hobbs who has been em ployed In J E McGarvins drug store for the past two years left last week for Nelson I Man Mr John Hutchinson of Buffalo Y formerly of this village Is visiting his Aclon friends We are informed that Mr intends returning to his native country and has accepted a position in Berlin Mr Geo Coulson of left on Monday for a trip to Brandon Man Elmer doesnt know what to bat he think Its stubborn cab bage Elmers mother Rosull of RR1 found this thing in backyard The base of the mysterious plantobject looks like It was a cabbage at one time but then another thick off short to sprouting leaves Elmer of Acton Junks It was a cabbage which his mother tossed He figures raccoons must have taken It from the garbage and abandoned It In yard Meanwhile be cabbage three gone decided keep on growing la any direction could