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The Acton Free Wednesday April 1978 Home and business security concerns police All over North America crime la on the upswing Because of this the Halton Regional Police have drawn up a list of suggestions an how to protect homes and business For home security the police suggest the installation of proper locks and the placement of pieces of wood in sliding window tracks The various types of locks will be on display soon at the Georgetown police office for Police Week May 15 Valuables should be placed In safety deposit boxes and marked with tho owners social insurance numbers Engravers are available through individual Insurance companies All serial numbers should be recorded and objects which cannot be marked or are of a very high value such as paintings jewellery etc should be photographed Anyone arriving home con sistently after dark police say should consider putting the yard and house lights on a timer and a radio should be kept on in the home when no one is there to discourage would be thieves This should particularly be done In apart ments Police discourage home owners from leaving keys under mats in mail slots etc leaving notes saying the owner Is away and leaving lawn mowers bikes etc around the yard there they can be carried away For the country homo owner police have drawn up some individual dos to protect their property It is suggested there be a con trolled access to the drive way by means of a gate Yard lights should be on a light sensor and home lights on a timer Homo owners should be suspicious of any one going door to door asking directions selling etc They could be checking to see If a home Is vacant Homeowners are en couraged to report their suspicions A small alarm system or a dog will also discourage thieves police say The final Do for country dwellers to encourage neighbors to drop by and check the property Friends also come In handy In the protection of the home HRCA considers permanent home HEATHER PORTE hunts through a rack of mens trousers for a customer in her new store Larrys House of Buys House of Buys for entire family The entire family can be outfitted at Lorrys House of Buys in the former Marilyn Village Boutique Building The business is owned by Heather and Larry Porte and is a long time dream realized The two had wanted to open a business in Acton for some time but they could not find a building When Marilyns closed the couple jumped at the chance House of Buys doors were opened on March 31 Mr Porte had had some ex perience buying clothes from wholesalers and selling them to stores but for his wife the store was totally new line of work Until one week before the store opened Mrs Porte was a nurse at St Josephs hospital in Guelph The store offers the family a place to go to get good quality clothes at reasonable prices Ladies and childrens clothes are selling the best Mrs Porte explained She admitted they do not have much for the teenagers because they are so hard to it in between childrens and adults sizes Most of the clothes sold In the store are casual wear Mrs Porte pointed out and Chargex ore available Mrs Porte said a ing number of people come Into the store still thinking It is Marilyns Village Boutique in spite of the fact the signs were up for several weeks announcing the closing She hopes to eventually change the Interior or the store from the stucco effect done by the previous owner Mrs Porte explained the store looked excellent decorated this way before but now that she is selling casual clothes it is all too forma Business is booming Mrs Porte said in spite of the so- called recession She does not think inflation and unemploy ment have stopped people buying People are still spending money regularly she said Region Conserva tion Authority will hold a special meeting to discuss future plans for a permanent homo for authority staffers No date ha3 yet been set for meeting Authority staffers work from rented headquarters at Trafalgar Square In Milton and some work out of workshop near Mounts berg General Manager Murray Stephen has prepared a re port for the authority members dealing with the possibility of moving Into the health unit building on King St which will become vacant when the region occupies new headquarters in In an interview Mr Step hen said the health unit build be large enough to house all of the authoritys staff if all staffers are brought under one roof He said it would be large enough to accommodate those now working out of offices at Trafalgar Square though He explained the workshop location had proven to be awkward and claims it would be better for the authority If it were located closer to Milton He says an alternative to moving to the health unit building would be building on a site the authority owns near Appleby Line and Five Side- road The site is large enough to accommodate both the work shop and the office facility Meanwhile Halton Regional Council has put the health unit building up for sale paign to try to force the authority Into moving into the regional complex in But the prospect of sharing facilities went by the board when the region turned its back on Milton as the site for regional headquarters The authority insists that its headquarters remain at the centre of the watershed in the Milton area The fate of the health unit building is part of a larger question that involves the whole block of land The block currently houses Halton Re gional Police detachment and the old county jail and court rooms The jail and court facilities will soon be vacant and alternate uses will be sought Another try for Chapel St school The possibility of the town buying Chapel Street school and land surfaced again at Hills finance com mittee Monday night Councillor Roy Booth raised the question when he noted St Johns United Church had bought the piece of land adjacent to the church for a parking lot He suggested he town should reconsider buying the re mainder of the property Last year council voted after lengthy discussions not to buy the land and school and told Board of Education that Booth claimed the residents In the area were worried about the possibility of having high or medium density homes on the land He pointed out the cost should be less since there is now less land Involved He said Georgetown high school students are circul a petition asking the land be bought by the town for recreational purposes We should either rcaffalrm our position or have another look at it He claimed there would be money available from the unused portion ap proved for a library In Cedar vale now rejected by the M He pointed out he was not suggesting the old school building be retained Councillor Peter Marks suggested the Board of Education may feel they have already dealt with the towns chance to buy It Chairman Miller stated some residents were suggesting a few single family lots and the rest park land Councillor Peter Marks maintained the Recreation Director said there was no need of parkland in that area Miller contended If the town did buy the land there would be people pressuring council to keep the building as an his toxical site which would mean costly renovations I Councillor Waiter said he felt the town should have bought it In the first place for and sold some of the land as tots It was a good business propos ition but council said we werent In the real estate bus iness The committee recom mended that the deputyclerk contact the Halton Board of Education to see If the pos sibility of purchasing the school still exists 1 Koreans Yoga Books 2 Charlottes Web White WEWILL TAKE ORDERS FOR HARD COVERS MILL STREET EAST ACTON 8532130 TheWirdrobe On AHanger Ill Mill- Ob DURON This is the seasons smartest buy both in styling and value You get a solid a second pair of contrasting slacks a vest that reverses Besides all that you get PalmBeach styling with patch and flap pockets and wide stitching on the collar lapels and pockets all in a polyester fabric that as It good looking Andstaysthntway Suit extra slacks reversible Vest only WE NOW OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Thursday Friday 9 Nielsens DOWNTOWN ACTON while on vacaUon If going away for a while the home owner should auk a friend to clear the mailbox keep the front steps clear of news paper snow In winter and mow the lawn In summer check the home for water leaks furnace working etc and park his car In the vacant driveway Owners should also consider having a friend or relative occupy the home for the duration of the vacation In the case of a cottage owner frequent winter visits to check there is no break in ore Before the homeowner leaves for his vacation he should check with his in company Some companies require a vacancy permit Before he departs the homeowner should leave a phone number with someone in case of emergency police say Lights should also be placed on timers a key should be left with the neigh bar and the Insurance company should be notified Police suggest nine points for small business owner Large sums of money should not be left around and owners should consider leaving a dog In their business All tools and equip ment should be marked and locked away at the end of the day so they cant be used to break Into the safe or do damage Owners should not leave vehicle keys on the premises police say The cash register should be left open so thieves will not break into it and damage it and the safe should be placed In a window with a light above it Police explain no one is going to break Into something if he can be seen from outside If a fire safe is on the premises it should be latched but not locked Proper locks should be in stalled band used Employers should limit the possession of keys and have the same person lock up each day Fences should be con sidered to limit access to the business property and yard lights should be left on No one or no building can be absolutely guaranteed safe from crime but by following a few simple suggestions the odds can be 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