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HERALD Wednenlay Join If Page Limehouse man wants to keep museum in Halton Hills By DONNA KELL Herald Staff Where in Hills can you find a Second World War tank ar rays of soldiers clustered around original machine guns and memorabilia depicting war as a way of life The Canadian Military Studies Museum in is a private and extensive collection of war machinery uniforms and archives owned by local resident Frank Grant Mr Grants home and barn are shelter to thousands of war time exhibits including items dating from 1750 to more modern battles To the public there is no tion the museum exists There are no signs on Regional Road into there is no listing in the telephone book under museums There is m fact very little public recognition for a collection that includes pieces coveted by such museum greats as the Smithsonian Institute The circa 1944 tanks jeeps and motorbikes many in fully order are sprawled across the grass near Mr Grants barn to be quickly shuffled inside when drops of rain threaten to spoil enamel that has survived years of wear and tear Inside the climate controlled building are the more perishable treasures There are photographs shot from a German U boat as it sunk into the ocean There are soldiers everywhere mannequins wearing in detail the uniforms worn by individual soldiers Everything is exact from the em sleeve of Adolf Hitlers bodyguard to the handwritten notes in the packet of a Canadian Canadian Military Studies Museum owner Prank Grant seems to be chatting it up with a United States Second World War flying ace The truth Is the mannequin clothed in gear represents one of thousands of exhibits at the museum Herald photo Barbecue for Ileitis Colitis All proceeds raised on June 17 by and meats will be donated to the Canadian Founda tion for Ileitis and Colitis Fiftyfive M and M meat shops all across Ontario will participate in a special chanty day The shops will be selling barbecued burgers for 50 cents each A further 50 cents will be donated to the chart ty when a customer purchases a box of frozen and M Tasty Burgers Firearms charge laid Halton Regional Police have laid charges of possession of an offensive weapon and careless use of a firearm in connection with a disturbance call at a house in Acton late Friday night Police were told that a 41year old man was threatening family members with a rifle When police arrived at the scene all had left house except for the suspect Police say the man was seen in the house carrying a rifle One shot was discharged by the suspect police report The man left the house approximately 20 minutes after police arrived car a loaded rifle police say He was immediately arrested without incident A bail hearing was scheduled for Monday soldier to the cigarette held bet ween the fingers of the soldier manning the first automatic weapon But the displays are too crowded to allow general admission We ve been very very reluctant to take large groups through the building said Mr Grant You have to have a building that will allow free traffic flow that we dont have The Grants have been offered a building by a local government in Victoria British Columbia which will also give the museum operating grants News of this offer to the CMM piqued interest at the Regional government level and the trumpet sounded said Mr Grant There are a lot of people who would like to see the museum stay here including a large contingent from Oakville The Oakville group led by Coun Janet Mitchell joins others such as Steve of the Olde Hide House in Acton who rally around the CMM Mr Grant says he has waited for a Regional decision on museum fundings but British Columbia wants an answer Its time to sit down and take a look at this offer he said Weve held off for the last six months do- ing anything with B C Its now tune that we do something Halton staff have not refused to give funds to the outright but a staff report said the coUec tion is international very specialized and not in keeping with on Haltons heritage The mechanics of the Region are not set up so that they can do much about this decision said Mr Grant If the relocated to British Columbia the closest military museum would be the one in Ot tawa Mr Grant says nobody in metro Toronto can get there because of the problem with travel and overnight accommodation But for those who have never heard of the Canadian Military Studies Museum and they are not alone as Mayor Gord Krantz of Milton admitted last week the emergence of the into the limelight now when it is in of being lost to the community is like seeing a nova burst into color before it disappears again But it cant be helped Mr Grant said it would cost about to house the museum exhibits locally He said be has no inclination to take on that cost Although the museum seems to be a monument to war it is more a tribute to man and his involvement in the events that shape history War is not glory says Mr Grant The idea behind the is not to glorify but to understand the memory of 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