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Page A THE HE It At Wednesday Augiut IH3 In towns early days there was no relief crew 28year veteran Ace Bailey Herald Staff Writer one time It used to be the lown siren that would rouse Ace Bailey to action Today It a little brown pager tucked to his middle After years of eating smoke Mr Bailey la In the thick of it 56yearold Halt on Hills volunteer firefighter says he worst part Is getting up at 3 a m to put out a fire then back to bed and in to work a few hours later That gotten any easier over the years With three own sirens blowing whenever here was a fire was hard sleep through a fire call They were quite loud and would wake up the whole town Mr Bailey chuckled They used to bring quite a crowd out When he first Joined Mr Bailey own a car so when the siren rang hed either run over or hop on his bike and pedal to the flrehall As welt the equipment firefighters now take for granted t exist There were coals and boots but not every man had a breathing tus Years ago we didn t have as much safely equipment as we have Over the years were a more hardy breed he said There was no relief crew If a fire lasted six hours you be there Now you get relieved after two pi ode right up through the ceiling Mr Bailey said When you hear them start to explode you start ducking because they can go in any direction Stairs ceilings and floors can also be danger Firefighters don I with the Halton Hills firefighters The allowing feature about the firefighters of Hilton Hills the second In a serin as Herald reporter takes an look at the problems and rewards of being a member of the volunteer force got more Mr Bailey The breathing Is a must now with all hose artificially made things thai smoke and knock you flat DIFFERENT Without the current protective equipment firefighters In yesteryear were a different breed according lo Mr Bailey You had to bo really healthy it seemed we calls Mr Bailey has nevertheless not been de terred from The worst Injury he sustained white battling a blaio in a house- fire where he suffered second degree burns to his face and neck and had to spend Iwo days In hospital Smoke had built up in the homo so that it was ready Tor combustion When Mr Bailey entered by tie front door he let in fresh oxygen from out side that ignited the home and he was Ihrown back feet Although he been for lunate never to have fall en off a ladder he has suffered ankle sprains working In rough terrain To try to lessen chance of injury fire fighters work In pairs It can be very danger You never know what going to happen from one minute lo the next Mr Bailey said In house fires aerosol cans can real hazard 1 ve seen them ex know if Ihey 11 cove in or will support them Often after the blaze is over they 11 marvel at how lucky were One hair raising Mr Bailey had occurred years ago when a railroad car de railed and two people were trapped in the cab oose requiring aid to get out However In trying to get them out firelight crs discovered them selves coming eye to eye with five box cars of steers which had escaped and were running around in the dark The steers were on Ihelr way the stockyards In Toronto That was quite a nighl They were all over the place in people s backyards Mr Bailey kept busy Friday morning s on Guclpb Acton area chief remembers Rocktvood human bucket brigade ByANIPEDERIAN Herald Staff Writer From the t me Alt Duby was a youngster taking part in a bucket in he been keen on f res I think every boy from the a six years old wants to be a fireman 25year veteran with the Hilts department said It part of growing up At the Acton area chief is still enthusiastic about following the call of the siren Antic paling retirement from the department he s served so faithfully over the years since first moving to Acton Mr see his interest lessening any I m sure I going to be nosy enough to go down to the and see what going on even afterrctirlng It was his childhood experiences in helping out the fire chief that developed Mr Duby involvement in fighting fires and made firefighting a big part of his life With 36 pails to its credit human bucket brigade would form at the sound of the siren to carry and pour water into two tanks on a hose cart Everybody who was able would go out and help fill their up ADDED Into the tanks would be dumped a bag of baking soda and a jar of sulfur Together the two AM- would generate the gas that would increase pressure in the tank so that the water would come out with some force from the attached hose It the early fifties hat got its first fire ruck time Mr had married and left to work for he public works department in Acton From boyhood on I had the yen to follow the siren and go where the excitement was Mr said Working with the Acton publ works department meant Mr had to be on call to man the two pump houses whenever there was a fire Water was in reservoirs then As he became acquainted with the Acton firefight he was asked to Join When he first became a Acton had two pumpers and an antique The towns population was 1 It grown to since then With the increased population naturally enough calls to the on have multiplied Whereas before flre- would never be called for car accidents the trend now seems to be otherwise Mr Duby said They figure guess when ihey call you that you have the equipment to rescue a trapped person and the knowledge of f rsl aid and so that you can help until others come along Mr said With the ambulance service centred In Georgetown the fire department fills a real need in Acton until others can come along and carry on Also with Fairy Lake there there more opportunity for resuscl lator calls to the fire deportment In the case of drownings WATER With tank tru able to hold up to gallons of water fire departments no longer have to use water sparingly even in In the past would have to hunt for a pond or stream from which draw water with a portable pump In the winter It was tougher f nding moving water We ve had a good cross section of fellows who know the area so we ve always been very lucky Mr said noting there were never any street names or house numbers when he first Started Although there have been many big firea over the years each fires different and It doesn matter how small or big they re all serious to those Involved Mr said We try to get across to each firefighter that regardless of what a there they respect It because that a somebody llf When we leave we don talk about what we seen he said The men working with him are all there because they want lo help others and because of that Ihey re looked up to by townspeople Mr said You got to be use ful The day I felt I couldn I help I d quit he said I feel a man has lo pull his weight laughed I don think I ever forgcl that call Employed for the past years by Smith and Stone Mr Bailey iatcs the support the company has given the town firefighters He said at one time 18 Smith and Stone employees were on the fire depart ment and now he the only one on staff I m doing my bit for the town Some people do by going In be a hockey coach he shrugged I gel salisfac tlon from doing some thing for the town HI- Phone Town- Country mm I DRY CLEANING SAME DAY MY 877 0387 HALTON HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE DENTURE therapy CLINIC J Kohan DT Georgetown Phone 8778974 GERRE ELECTRIC WHOLESALE LIGHTING CENTRE Urge s Lighting on hand Extra discounts lor house lull rang of electrics supplies The Optimist Clubs of North Halton present TV BINGO Starts Tues Sept and each Tuesday at 6 Tune In To Cable Atpmceoda to Youth CamrmnnTy Services In North Haton no sales tax HALTONHILLS ARTS COUNCIL Outdoor concerts abound The shall be filled with music And the care thai Infest lie day Shall fold teats like the Arabs And as silently steal away The poet who penned those I mortal lines obviously not live near he C Band shell during a rock concert This is Indeed a musical summer in southern Ontario concerts arc filling ihe night air with the sounds of pop rock country Jan and even a smidgeon of classical music The weather has cooperated beautifully so far Already we have had opportunity lo enjoy stars of the magnitude of Anne Murray Betle Midler Simon and Garfunkcl Lou Buddy Rich Ben Vereen and many more Still to come are likes or Paul Harry Belafonle America Paul and Mary Hall and and countless Not qualifying as an outdoor production but not your average Indoor show either is the Canadian Opera Company production of The Barber of Seville In the tent at Harbour Front This abridged version of Rossini s well known opera has received mixed reviews Prom opera to acid rock with everything in be twee there has truly been something for every lastc this summer In fact there may even be too much The entertainment dollar can only stretch so far Some of the concerts are going as high as Granted most are less but even at can be an expensive evening There la one outdoor show which Is absolutely free It Is not a musical production but rather a dramatic one 1 refering to the Toronto Free Theatres production of A Midsummer Nights Dream In High Park The magic begins at 8 IS Wednesday to Sunday until August It all takes place Just east of the Grenadier Restaurant Till 101 Si Till MM til IE ItIN IllOSr LOU III ONI bulk 1111 OFT HIM I INll ON WILL 1 Till QUALITY CAN SI I YOU TOR IRIATOI THIS 0LY 1ST The works of thirty five Ontario student craftsmen will be displayed at Crafts of the World Kaleidoscope In the Centre Nature Art and Photography Gallery daily from August IS to October The Kortrlght Centre la the only place in Ontario exhibit entire show To see the crafts at the Kortrlght Centre near go north on Hwy to Major Makenxle Drive west to Pine Valley Drive then south Kortrlght la open every day from 10 am lawpm For further Information contact Metro Region Conservation at j well pay it so why pay taxon your TON I ATI okiLir ST 1607