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The Acton Free Press Wed February The human touch Madeleine Gibbons touched many people s lives in a unique way After gaining invaluable exper lence as a nurse in St Michael hospital Toronto she came back to her home town and worked in the drug stores There behind the counter she made a host of friends Many of them asked for her help Not a lot of help just a little explanation and encouragement It was especially the worried mothers who sought out Dean Of ten she suggested a visit to the doc tor but often the concerns were minor A chat about the problem meant a lot Many remember with deep af fection her coming to their homes to help with ill children or to give newborns their first bath Added to her professional abih ties were the human qualities that meant so much ability to listen intelligence willingness to help Sympathy for those small pains as well as big ones A ready smile and laugh Properly she was honored as Citizen of the Year while still in good health She aided hundreds over humps in their lives and made days cheer ler for many more in good health Editorial Appreciation to Fosburys Affection and deep appreciation were expressed Sunday for the Rev Walter and his wife Betty at a presentation at Churchill church Who can count the ways people like this have helped their community Clergymen like nurses choose a career which puts them into close contact with people All human concerns are their concerns They give strength and encouragement and impart the meaning of their faith The have been active well into their retirement years At Churchill church with them Sunday were members of the congregation from former churches some of their family and four of their grandchildren May they meet with well de served contentment in the years ahead Coordination needed Supporters of the new Community Services centre in the are holding their breath this week awaiting the decision of Halton region council about their grant Without the region grant there probably won t be a pro vincial grant without money the centre probably cannot operate The current cutbacks in health expenses in the province don necessarily mean cutbacks in this kind of project Government funds are available for community services facilities and in some quarters they are con the coming thing The need for coordination of ser vices is well recognized Such a centre would reorganize existing help to avoid waste and duplication Dear Margaret Trudeau Dear Margaret In these days of people abusing other people of violence and terror of cruelty and obscenity you sang a song of love In these days of anxieties and neurosis you opened yourself freely and publicly embraced a comparative stranger In these days of high professionalism of specialization and secularization you sang accompanied the words of your heart In these days of a United Nations mouthing equality and freedom for all nations and withholding it from some you reached out and alone embraced warmly a whole country In these days Margaret you are a rare and beautiful person by Joyce Beaton in the Canadian Champion Milton MidFebruary jottings This February is very unusual with five Sundays That can hap pen very often The Free Press will have the coverage of the leadership conven tion in Ottawa in next week pap er the Milton staff and Steven Dills will be attending DESERTED TRACKS lead in to the new building at the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association grounds in Nassagaweya Sunday Volunteers are working on the new steelclad building and have found weather this winter bad for an outdoor project such as this The wood roof trusses were installed with a crane Dec while the men walked in ankledeep mud It takes half a dozen men to manhandle each steel panel for the walls into place s nothing re cold sn i i tti ike how is i iv ill it ion Wi with tun periturcs fir below linn lint decrees for quite It brought Hi of de id itu rii s w tit pipes mil turn I im tint if in id i id olid nth Hi be low km in tuns Hit would fill ip ill mint ill Then ssomt llnnLinsi mis indft ibout i prolong it tilil Vim swim it lit is imlsidi thin in 1 it iblv siltnl monstrous until In fin mi mint h ir whin tliws of will tlutih it ills will po ut mil lime in t links fr Our list illy Ho it i filial I it Hit Not Ihistin flu mil 1- it w is i Ihi frt in old to it down it tin Ink door when bust is intruding his it tin Inks wmldiwn Next wink tin it read I ri id mil w I mi higher off tin kilihui whin linn is i sink i It Mil miller Wort in Hid upstairs mom plugged in drum lit iltr willed for tin told spill to ind Hit mounter Tin it irks on he south roof took on proportions for lo tin kikhiii for rood I checked tilt downstairs owlcr In Hit sink whin tin tup drips thin were perfect slid mil foci nit iUitt iniilmi In tin toilet bowl thin w is in six minis thick mil wo ick ml of the illie the cold pi lyinc their version of ru id hie key Outside lurkwl tin ihle lei m in tin furnnet couched v i i in with i one lunc id f if panic The ice mt werm I coming until nt i in ike ipptnntiiH nts i tli them mi nths die id like dentist ill tin pi dm In r Nope nobodv hi sides wt don d work am ill oil dcil died oil dnkr mount to tint wonldn t stirt is i is lost till iler illy Art vour filltrs clem Mv wh il filltrs If tiny dirt furiiiii tin I witt Filters in siysthi furnact m in puts ones in hut lust didn chant me Till fuel dialir Ik ihutkks hi irlh should Ih month Iry ikmi them out ilotelher for whik and ill me hack How do you take them out Ii over phone IH I find remove the filters Tin v an Mack is Toby s know whit hi kill r rature up to lattr up to lory Put fan down in tmlt bowl of downs I mi rt Article evokes Happy memories for teacher WOODSIDE SCHOOL S No Erin The group was pictured in 1943 Rita Shortill remembers these days with happiness I in switimint person too much so hut in list paper aroused mv emotion to the of tears hut lnppy Happiness hi nisi one of tin old schools wlui I hid is now si lovt ly Yes twenty m irntd life my family anil with husbind Dick I to teaching I must under pressure Urn night men in to ur Unite Latch Stinky mil I think lames They hid to havt i and mild find nam luck to Dirt I Times wire lrd on the farm forluile Any win with i from Dick anil wis turn In IU12 I he first month ami Awful Out no name who had looked for ward all Hit last year to to school had a brand new school bag nil nice new pencils books oil Hut that boy tiki iff Ins it his hit or Ins hook In sit ill davoiithi of ibicksent ill ready to out tin door if I let homtsick Not in days pissed before I In gin to lovt it school 1 hi n antrum but ill of Hum just wonderful Tin pin would bring in the children in the morning wed lit mil cooperate I mi sure if in of thosi children now up long aco re id this they will it tin of tin mitt Mr Mrs don I lit scared tin sniikii Wt planted hushes trots and oh had such fun Thank you new owners for niaklnj it the lovely home and If you ever hear voices ay lie it some of my pup I lb ami from away back Another of our old schools when I aught six Peacock is also now a beautiful home So much for reminiscing from TV room Four p m Saturday Sun shining Vm ture forth Cir starts Go downtown jolly Horror stones Colleague spent four hours and getting cor started Friend had all upstairs pipes burst wjter water everywhere almost ntw furnace conked out it I a Another colleague with house brand ntw electric heating system wis able to ttmperalure up to with of fireplace Foe bet ler Own suffering home in good mood Wife fur Let cot to wirm Rotten cat gratitude In No 1 ind No ill over back kitthen where ice in John now melted ftut houst i lovih ilmv m me Be ist once more Hut he II lie hick And down deep I don re illy trust our technology to cope with Him They re much too for in ordinary nincompoop with require with 10 education ind a skill with manimite things Second list lime I the ice man the wis deid Not Trv pushing he sUrter he suggested Now I knew some irs ind most craft lavei starter button I thought furn their own when the cold weather emit ilong three trips down cell thru trips back up to the phone I the si irter buttons I pushed No thing 1 pushed ind pushed mil push id Zilch link home from work the furn ice wis humming isked my wife what he did Hi the starter holloa she said delibcntilv withering Tint tost me bucks Jul I and m will have thi last Hugh when we run out of oil mil to go hick to toil furmcts Then wi II sic who the experts ire tti know it coal furmces are not in i tuns They respond to i couple of lianas the ears with i shovel OUR READERS WRITE Governor- Generals duties Mrs Kay Acton Press Willow Street ACTON Ontario Dear Kay This is in regards an article which appeared In the Acton Press on Jan 1976 The title of the was Appreciation of Monarchy After some research and a few inquiries I am utile to provide you with some worthwhile information Prom the Utters Patent in 1W7 new by King George VI the irt lie nil is permitted to fullfil all offices duties and of the Sovereign in the right of Canada A meeting took place between I llzabcth and our Prime March 12 1J74 At that time Her Majesty was con hulled on the matter and she approved of the arrangement I trust this will clarify the mlsundcr standing Yours rely Prank A Philbrook Member of Parliament note Dorothy Stone also cop reeled us on this point The Free Press Back Issues 20 years ago Taken from the Issue of the I- IebruaryZ3 The Maria bridge question whether a vote should be required lo endorse the town spending some as Its share of recon was answered this week as the Municipal Board ruled a vote was not necessary The ruling lends implication that the town may rightly claim responsi billty for the bridge Recently the aged structure was put off limits to trucks as a safety measure Three local men appeared in i sitting of Magistrates Court here Wedi afternoon One min wis charged with impaired driving and fined costs His licences were also suspended for three months A charge of drunkeness was dismissed against another Acton man while a third charged with driving while license was under suspension was reminded Two accidents were reported by Acton police over the weekend No serious in juries were caused any of hose involved Late night a car driven by Frank Milton ran off North Miin Street near town line and turned over in the ditch About damage wis caused 50 years ago Taken from Ihr issue of the IK of the council hid in interview with and Co regirding the installing of a new fire whistle The Heard more Co were willing to operate my kind of whistle supplied on their hollers for Why An interest and timely lecture at the To Hall on Sunday St its free Advertisement Herb Here Areyou suffering from any disease Mr the proprietor of Canadian Herb Girdena and expert in herbs will be at the Station Hotel one only March Aslh ma piles dropsy bed skin nervous rhtumitism bladder trouble diabetes s disease stomach liver neuritis blood res sure troubles constipation lung and bronchial roubles ind all Gall stones removed no necessary Goitre removed noopcntion There is a Herb for Dr Samuel Johnston hief of Department of Toronto Gen era Hospital has been selected president of the Section of anaesthetics of the British Medical He is i son of the late Johnston Fsq and spent part of his voung manhood here Some of the snow hive done con trekking lately ind seem to it Mr J Joneshas Mr Russell s store Now that the tool strike is over people are reasonablv sure of receiving anthracite within a few weeks The utihtv of the horse is not yet over The other diy i horse wis seen hauling a motor tar into Milton nie owner of the horse rode him 100 years ago lken from the of the 1H7G hope to see i large issemblage at the supper lo be In Mr Slorev and others this evening committee ar exerting themselves to have everything as should be I lies ire to show worthy of the object by ittcndince in numbers stirs will be on the promptly at clock After supper ind somt speaking it is proposed to have interesting imusemenls of various kinds Remember the proceeds ire to be to help the poor ind The tax there are still a few people on Ins piv roll ind that be them with sharp stick if thev don I come to time in a few davs dentines in great variety at The good sleighing of the past week has been the means of brightening up I wonderfully 1 lndiy evening a public meeting w is held in M hill to take into con siderition the printing of i bonus to a brush manuf hill was well filled with the ritepaycrs of the village The manuf is savs he would employ hands The toll gate on the seventh line of only one Ins been in existence for manv years has at list been removed People may now travel on the few miles of gravel road in the county without being compelled to stop uid fork over half i dime This has been a source of ind contention for good m ye irs and it is pleasing to know that the stockholders hive con sentcd to its removal without resorting to litigation We presume that the county council will see tint the road is kept in rcpur THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Business and Editorial Office typographic mi occupied out Ham loofinar llh rHionibl rt will ipti no or oooatorMrvlCMnwynol Dili Copyright 1976