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jrirt fnrss editorial pagq jhua fire ecu tnt the annual rax fin epidemic is almost am for another season and fin fifhtinc brigade all ovrf the province must be heaving collective tisjhs of relief a regular as the cominf of spring volunteer brigade can fount on a rash of eras fire to quell sometimes they come in bsjnches f two and threes and leave firefighter exhausted after weekend of rushing beating ott tires missing meals and neglecting other work we are ure moji firefighters dont mind fighting tires when it u necessary no matter how much tune and effort ihey put into it but in the case of tome trass fires which people carelessly light without proper precautions there u bound to be hard feelings some better measure of control is needed there are measures being considered now which may nuke the lighting of any open fires illegal without the presence of a provincial officer as a matter of fact that is the law now as we understand it from the airpollution control act tcm afynah altft a provincial statute it is not as yet strictly enforced anyone who has keen the smog over toronto or hamilton will understand why such a law was necessary the unrestricted lighting of gras fires is another we think where the act is a tittle ridiculous is when it prohibits burning of leaves and garbage by responsible persons and cjo cancel events like the twelfth night christmas tree burning in acton and there are places where grass can be burnt off without danger grass fires can however also be a menace not only to the burner- property but to adjoining property as well some townships recognize this and nuke a fire permit necessary if this makes the wouldbe burner more conscious of ins obligation to keep the fire under control we are for it instead of the more stringent enforcement of the air pollution control act if not it looks like the innocent will have to suffer along with the guilty current debate over educational costs arid the growing percentage of tax dollars they represent may well lead to a stiffening public attitude about education in general at the last meeting of the llalton county board while members sought ideas on how to communicate the validity of their budget to the public one trustee wondered just how much further educators would be permitted to go in developing innovative techniques new programs and different approaches to the problems of learning he wondered just how long it might be before the public resentment over costs made many changes impossible the concern is a genuine one just how long will it be before taxpayers pocketbook revolt converts their current grudging support for education to open resentment educators must become more and more aware of the need to communicate not simply the acceptance of education but the validity of the techniques they employ to the taxpaying parents peosioaen or childless couples hile parents may have some regular coatsct with education through their children the pensioners with fixed incomes hate no contact and the rising costs inflict considerable burden the couples without families similarly have no contact with the schools and the rapid pace of dunging techniques- reports of carpeted floors tape reorders and other lessthanspartan surroundings contribute to resentment as those not in close contact can only compare the facilities and equipment to that of a feneration ago even parents are too frequently left behind in the innovations which are taking place terms like library resource centres cooperative teaching open concept schools subject promotion and continuous progress are foreign to many educators whose very reason for being is to communicate are too often not communicating to that important segment of society that is paying the bills but the problem is two sided too often in the hectic pace of today where horizons are limited by the small circle in which one moves the interest in a broad subject like education is aroused only when controversy develops or when a demand for payment is made then we are all too prone to join the chorus of protest without investing any effort in probing the issue personally we have imbued ourselves with such a feeling of insignificance and futility that we give up without trying to get facts for ourselves it is so much easier to mouth the opposition colorfully phrased by another the apathy generally reflected across the county when the trustees were elected to the first county board of education is not likely to be repeated another year demanding as the job of a trustee may be there are likely to be those who will seek board positions their motivation may be quite simply to cut the costs without regard to the quality of education and it is highly likely they will earn considerable support no one knows at what point a stiffening attitude o education costs will find the necessary catalyst to become a marshalling force we suggest the day may not be too far distant and the storm signals are up for educators and parents alike milton canadian champion q pfotej from the pat ever tons century old gmt mill was a rruqnet for i iihermen on saturday but onfllert found the mill pond dam out and the pruo urn pie of pi teat o rial splendor preferred to stay in the river staff photo sugar and spice by bill smiley another class photograph iwit bv mrs grace lantr robertson shows mis m z bannatta das wa have baen able to identify rant row left to right baatie bristow franca ktily unknown ethel woods phyllis mackla jun lambert grace lantt a besssn haten lamb second row vara vickatt blanche smith violet white vera rawllngs elian dunn dorothy bibcock edna hlnton may waterhouse unknown third row rod rydw hector lambert fnd turner harvey mccutcheon roly anderson nail mcnabb urile darby back row john dennis bill mcbain wilbert mcmullen wahar gibbons harold mooney unknown teacher miss m z bennett april is a month lo try the soul of the householder and mine has been tried and found wanting when the last dirty gray streaks of snow had disappeared i tool a tour of the estate then i went inside wept for a few minutes and took shock treatment on the rocks we live on a corner lot on tw o sides of it there was something that looked like the remains of hadrians wall it was the ramparts of sand and salt thrown up on the lawn by the snowblower in january you cant blow it back into the streets there arc two alternatives the first is im nianhours first with shovel then with rake then with stiff broom the other is to use it as the foundations for a stone wall around the property tilhcr way your lawn is ruined but that was merely the bepnning last fall i managed to keep ahead of the maple leaves burning and raking like a fiend for a couple of weeks but the oaks diup late and they dont cascade down but drift one by one you might as well wait for them all i distinctly remember going out one day last november with a face as long as a foot taking a look at the fentctofencc carpeting of sodden leaves and reaching with heavy heart for the rake my wife in one ot her rare moments of pity said why doni you wait a few days until theyre dry reeling with shod i said o k the nest day it snowed and the next and so on until the end of january theyre still thcie even more sodden after snuggling under tour feel of snow all winter and theyll be the death of me i know it if i try to rake them theie musl be 4s tons of wet leaves on the lot i wonder if i could gel some husky male student whos not doing too well in his english at school and have a quiet crafty little chat with him pointing out the ratio of my benevolcpcc to the scarcity of wet oak leaves on my lawn those are just two april problems neither yet solved and theres a host of smaller ones huge oak branches all over the front lawn broken off in snowstorms the hose has been out all winter my wife set fire to the back porch one winter day when she put out a bo of ashes which contained some live coals charted is the word the flowerbeds look like a barroom floor on a sunday morning the shrubs are all broken off at the elbows by the weight the trouble with some people who dont have much to say is that you have to listen so long to find that out of snow the fences lean precariously as you would if an oak branch ten inches thick had fallen on you a drcjry scene indeed but theres only one thing to be done about it no use griping and thats what 1 did on the first wjitn day i went out and attacked it nol directly tint way lies a hearl attack i took a beer and a book laid them down looked at the blue sky and thought about opening day thais the salvation of april deep in your heart you know that all that garbage is going to be attended to even if the old lady has lo do it and if you have a touch of the poet and artist in you as what man doesnt you know that the first day of trout fishing will wash away all the sordid aspects of april and leave you pure of heart and mind if not of tongue when you get out and have a bash at the trout this the promise of getting away out into the real world of icy water and lost hues and no women on the last weekend ot april gives a man a certain unityretaining detachment as he surveys the nomansland of his property last year for various stupid reasons i missed opening day for the first time in 20 years this year even with a broken neck and i think i have one the xrays havent been read yet i am going to catch my limit fall off a log into that polar water and come home filthy stinking and purged all the good things that accompany opening day and the real beginning of spnngin this country the acton free press phone 85js010 business and edilolt office feumurf i ie wd wiii mt w ai 10 waimf tc allan cmuma iii ll al im aol utt el buiw uk cwma w cmua ascanuw rata w tiamwianwl amass tacam uootcaaaacssoouaaaauawlaaaw ikkctuh mum am is anus tamad rs m n iia-iva- nubw osis m ifmhh a im aaaauaa t aw a tvaaaiaahiaj uhm urn iuvuwalimalma tea ltow siaia- mat n i illt uw ol tm a jvhk im mm a a ivwapuaa atwabttaaial aiaiaidjarias y aat uau m aay a ah s j m aw an rj aaj t e is tvwui oils wjiak uxuv cab v 20 years ago taken front the issue of the wee picu of thursday may j hmo telktw workers honored mr jar dobbie last friday wlieil he lei lied from the employ of beajdmoje and co after 47 yeais of faithful service the orutvlralloti meeting of actod tennis club was held in the clubhouse sid tinea second vice president conducted the election of officer marc laferierr was elected president doug davidson vkepinldenl and heartier may ixinurch secretary wni nor men team captain liter mclallin hulks team captain pal bayliai lunch convener more willing hinds are pulling forth an effort l live scoul hall mr willum coon has completed the slept and entrance a mwflig pole wsi secured wilh mr howard slut of h h v nuking his ciwitrihutloii the scout and lulde mothers hive contributed s200 and the dill cuidet put in 140 itiatt how the scout l are getting kood turtss all public school teachers weie offered reengagement by the board live principal with an increase of tho grade teachers at tloo and miss mclluil kindergarten teacher at s00 increase there was a threatening fire at the home of mr and mrs william pasmore in rockwood valuable assistance was rendered by iwo members of llie cuelph file brigade 50 years ago taken from the mue of the i ree wtw or thuftdiy may i 1i one or live notable figures of he uuinly uf anion huck paued away on good i fdjy lln career wai intcretllng and eminently helpful me had the diittnction of practising medicine for about a year and a half prior to attaining the age of 21 yeart and wai alio married before attaining hit majority he attended the grammar ichool at palermo and was the last living graduate of the royal college of medicine in toronto people arote from their slumbers saturday morning and found all undulating surfaces covered with snow mr roy arnold has leased the crawford house at the corner of mill and frederick and has moved here from georgetown at the bducational convention in toronto it was emphasised no teacher should be employed before attaining the age of 21 years the nations chief builders are building character and on account of the nature and importance or the work teachers should at least be full age salt and pepper one holdup that doesnt concern the o p p or the mounties has been going on for centuries give up heres a clue think of an ordinary snake in the grass no nol your husband girls im talking about garters theres some extraordinary press releases that cross this desk each week but a recent one entitled the garter holdup certainly gives you ajeg up it starts back in the cave when women wrapped their legs in skins in the raw weather and tried to hold them up by tying vinesaround cave men may have said blest be the tie that vines but the subject of garters appears to have been socially unmentionable until ad 1340 kathenne the countess of salisbury was cavorting at a royal ball when she lost her garter edward the third a gallant monarch found it in order to save katherine from any embarrassment he held it up and announced mom suit qui mil y pense if youre truly bdingual that one wont stump you but if youve got only a few halting phrases in french like me you ii be glad to know that king eddy said evu it who evil thinks than looking around at the leering members of the court the king laid he woud create a new otderthe order of the garterso the nobles would be proud to wear it the garter has never looked back there was a temporary setback around the turn of the century when doctors blamed tight gartetiai cause of blood dots and gangrene but the manufacturers introduced all sorts of new wrinkles disguising the garter in a variety of apparatus that does the same job its a case of an old apparatus appearing under a new guise latest in the what next department iia model agency for ugly men and where of course but in england on the grounds that a continuing supply of ugly faces was difficult to find for advertising photography mens wear of vat v years comfort soap has been- canadv big teller tll all klaht friends at churchill of tsuhop warn of delhi india have expressed concern for his welfare during the mutiny there miu minnie bennett teacher of use enhance department hat been unabla lo teach tills week owing lo a sever tore throat barbers have set a uniform minimum cost for culling hair at so ctttu the poil office staff has been unusually busy with registered letters wilh cheques from viotory bonds 75 years agpv taken from the issue of live lree cress of thuisdjy may 1 ik4 thirteen newfoundland steamers have captured i07s7 cejli it is to lie regretted that the prelly custom of observing may day in vogue unlil recent years has mil been continued the anniversary of ye id den time is remembered by many of our older people with pleasure i illy years ago last tuesday mrs s a secord ol this place tlien mm augusta culloden who was tlien in iwer teens and attending a young ladies school in hamilton was unwived queen of the may by the young ladies of that city after the coronation the procession marched through the city i lie may oueen preceded by a retinue of maids of honor strewing flowers in her path and followed hy hundred of others who joined in die festivities about 140 persons attended the at home of acton llome circle last thursday evening after the musical program cake ice cream and coffee were dispensed the lull was beautifully decorated for the occasion and everything had a cosy homelike appearance actons assessment increased s270o0 this year and the population 27 i xwarden husband live reform candidate for the coming provincial elections is pursuing a vigorous canvass he was in town monday and his friends here were pleased lo meet him the fish nursery at campbellville is almost complete miss minnie morton died suddenly in iter 19th year her bright young life gradually faded through the inroads of consumption bv hartley colas canada reports that tour young dillons opened the ugly agency advertised for people and were swamped with response the trouble was one of the owners said most of the applicants wernt ugly enough out of the 1 000 we tested we only signed 1 00 some of those who failed the ugly lest were pretty disappointed we believe there is a need for people who look like ordinary people usually you have to walk around the streetl looking for the kind of face ll occurred to us that the thing to do was to create a reservoir of interesting faces no comment a lady sent this chuckly along tilt psychiatrist advised the henpecked husband lo assert his authority tonight when you go home i want you lo show your wife that youre the boss the patient decided the doctor was right when he reached home he slammed the door grabbed his wife by the arm and told her he wanted dinner ready in five minutes when youve finished with that he continued youre going straight upstairs and lay out my evening clothes because tonight im going out with the boys and furthermore he added cocking an eyebrow do you know whos going to tie my black tie and help me on with my coal sure said hu wife rolling up her sleeves the undertaker i comments from readers over the last week liked your column on pnvses a week go weve got to defend our venerable institutions did you swallow a dictionary dont use so many big words you dont talk like that all the time do you why dont you talk about something else besides your relatives answer because they an related to me dont say a word in front bf him hall put it in that column i could you sprinkle a little salt and pepper on the ract ihaslneajobbuildint fireplaces lea travail