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The Canadian Champion, Friday, JuIy 29, 20051,-A7 Con tro vers y exîs ts o ver *U ouEADERSLM WRITE fil-çrjr r- ;;r»f2; -l M I Ç . i ulne Capsules'are genis oj inJôrnîation ext-acted froni paoi is.sues <>1 The Chaîmpion and other publications in order to proî'ide a vvindow ini Miltons: past. Explanazor -v comment is sometimex pro- vîded to place the situation in contexi. January 1906 Local option was carried at Oakville on Monday by a majority of 76 and defeated at Acton by 29. In Scott Act days Oakville was a stronghold of the antis and Acton of the supporters of the Act. The change at Oakville ix said to bc due to the owner and lessees, of two hotels who bave been deprived of their licenses. svorking and voting for the by-laxv. Nassagaweya car- ried local optton by a ma orîîy of over t(X) accordîîtg to reports, but the official figures have not been received. There is only one licensed hotel in the township, that at Campbellville. Under its prescrnt proprietor it has been and is particularly well con- ducted, more so than it ix likely to be in other hands and without a licence. Trafalgar also carried local optton but the site of the majority bas not been reported here. There is only one hotel to close, that at Postville. Lt ix less important to the trav- elling public than that at Campbellville, if important at ail. Councillors elected were J.W. Bews, A.G.H. Luxton, S. Dice, J.A. Waldie, W.J. Dewar, John Somerville. 'Me by-law, 10, raise by debentures $20,000 for sidewalks andI a bridge on Main Street, was carried by a majority of 60. Grace Church choir will appear in sur- plices and cassocks for thse fn-st lime next Sunday. Isabelle A. McBrien, A.T.C.M. will be here next Wednesday to arrange for classes in musical kindergarten and voice. For terms and information apply at Mrs. Kelly's music store Dr. S. Zimmerman, formerly of Milton and later of Toronto, came 10 town last week, and will spend the winter in Ontario. He bas a cattle ranch, near Rama, in Saskatchewan. He looks well and says he enjoys the free fle of the West. Operations have been commenced on the Stevenson Block (Bergsma's). which was purchased some time ago by Messrs. Bastedo & Co. The partitions are being taken down and with the exception of the brick svalls, it svill be practically rebuilt. the two stores being thrown mbt one. It ix now proposed that the Milton Men's Club shaîl be connected with the Mechanies' Institute. 50 cents out of the annual fee to g o to the Institute. A deputa- Capsules saOÇI- tion trom the promoters of the club will attend the annual meeting of the Mechanics'Institute on Tuesday evening 10 make the above proposai. after svhich there xviii be a general meeting ol the members oftihe club. Twvo weeks ago Manager S. Syer, of the Canadian Carpet Co., Milton, took posses- sion of the Victoria Carpet Mills. Dunnville, foimerly owned by Kitcben Bros. M. Syer put M. Kitchen in charge of the mnanutacturing part of the business and at once set it going, ni the mnaking of ingrain carpets. art squares and Smyrna rugs. The plant is large and up to date. It includes a number of power looms. Lt is said it may be eventually removed 10 Milton, after an enlagemnent of the prescrit buildings of the company <on Commercial Street). The Canadian Bank of Commerce imported eighteen young men from Scotland, who arrived last week, will be trained at the head office and distributed amnng the agencies. More Scots are to corne. It is explained that there is a short- age in applications for clerkships in banks. The low salaries paid in Canada, the slow promotions and the race suicide involved by the prohibition of marriage on a salary of less than $ 1,000 a year may account for thse shortage. Milton curlers had their first practice Monday evening. There were two games and good ice. The arrangements with the managers of the rink are more satisfactory than they have been for years and il is hoped that the good old game will boom this season. The license held by Landlord Black, of the Campbellville hotel. svill expire on May lst and, on account of the passîng of the local option by-law. wîll not be renewed. It is reported that Mrs. Sullivan, owner of the hotel, bas agreed to sell it tii a syndicale of local optionists, who will con- duct it on the temperance plan, providing good accommodation for the travelling public. The hotel is a necessîty, but mcm- bers of the syndicate may find it difficult to make it pay svithout the profits of the bar unless they increase ils rates. Perhaps there may be an increase. but at any rate Campbellville ix setting a good example and the enterprise deserves success. This niaterial is assembled on behaîf of the Mi lton Historical Society bv Jim Dilîs, who con be reached atjdills@idirect.con. SDffr Sven Bacchus Certified Orlhodontic Specialist Smiles that last ti Lifetim DItS. MIec.. BSc.. FRCL>(C) Dear Editor: We're wrîtîng this letter in response t0 Mark Wallis' July 22 letter to the editor entitled 'Critîcîsmn over issues facing Halton District School Board should be dîrected elscsvhere'. We believe there are a numnber of' glarîng inaccuracies and omissions i Mi. Wallis' letter. Schîvîl buards ni this pios mncc go0ver nii accordance svith the Ontariou Education Act anît its respective policies and bylasss. The Mîniistry o> Educai ion-endorsed handbook for trustees and school boards suites that "The school board as a corporate body, as the legislatîve source of ail decisions, and indix idual trustees are gîven tto authority through the Educatioti Act" (page 25). Furthermore, bylaw 1014 o> the Halton District School Board states that "Individual board members or groups of members shaîl not under- take any action, investigation or negotiation that may be constmued as acting on behalf of the board, except by explicit direction of the board." Without any discussion at the Visit to war museum Ieft something to be desired Dear Editor: Recently my wife visited the Canadian War Museum in Ontawa. To ber surprise, tse was required 10 psy a $ 10 admis- sion fee, even though she showed the ticket taker proof of a $10,000 donation made 10 the museum by our family. My wife's father, an infantry colonel, was killed in the Second World War. She herself is a war histonian and bas been quite supportive of the National Council of Veteran Associations, which represents 51 veterans' organizations and of wbich l'm the chairman. Last year my wife visited the British War Museum in London and the Australian War Museum in Melbourne. Admission 10 boîh was free. At the Canadian War Museum, however. she was told she could gel in for frec only if she could prove that she or her husband was a veteran. She complaîned that the museum ix intended t0 teach ail Canadians about war, not just veterans and their families. 1 aiso, take issue wih some things in the museum. 1 tbink the paintings of two peacekeepers charged with the murder of a Somali youth are an atrocity, and seem 10 set like a magnet for many visitors -partie- ularly the younger ones. Also, a placard in the museum states that 41.4 per cent of those who served in Korea contracted venereal disease (VD), which L believe ix misleading. Some soldiers wiîh whom I served in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in England came clown with VD. with many treaîed four or five limes. l-owever, the museum's figures apparently counit each incident as separate. Moreover, VD was a crime under army regulations and accordingly, the soldiers were punished. 1 certaînly fe] that the Canadian War Museum ix an excellent loibule t0 Canada's military heritage, but at the samne lime there are some valîd criticisms 10 be made about the contents inside. Clifford Chadderton, chairman National Council of Veteran Associations Thanks to everyone who supported Nicaragua mission Dear Editor: that made donations ils our upcom- Nicaragua, where wve'll be visiting Dur missions îeam from St. ing trip to Nicaragua. sick people and svîdosvs. Your gen- David's Church in Campbellvîlle More than 20 businesses sup- erosity svas greatly appreciated. would like tus take this opportuniîy ported usur effuos. and aIl funds Jon Felsbourg 10 thank ail the local businesses will help ai feedîng stations amnd in Campbelville Have your say on a local issue with a letter to the editor. E-mail ail ycîur letters to miltoned@&haltonsearch.com. Now accepting new patients! Braces for Childrcn & Aduits * flexible payînt plans - ree consultations * no relerial secessary * calI ta boouk yosr consuiltation * doctor os duîty on Fridays & Mondays * oifice open Monday 10 Friday 311 Commenrcial Street-Stite 209.Milton TeI.905.875-2995 TIU Jý Milton 0 ~' Criticism of school board chair and vice-chair Ime 1ý( nï4 r over director's buyout is definitely warranted AMADIA' Idff, à.& board table, and in direct contra- vention of this hylaw, board Chair Paul Tate and Vice-Chair Peggy Russell engaged a lawyer <or the purpose o> tcrminating the direc- tor's contract or îtegotiating a departure package. Mr. Taie svas tully aware o> the tcrms of the agreement and he and Ms Russell chose to take this action. Mr. Tate chose îo ineausiaîc the huyout package. svhîch is not a case of huit -simply lui tg to hon- our the termns o> the contracC. Lu oui opinions. thîs buiyout should neyer have happened. Added t0 the severance package ssiI) bc legal fees, cosîs of the court reporters hired by Mr. Tate, a cost- ly executîve search fosr the ness director and perhaps costs îif police protection at board meetings. Nosv that the budget has passed. sve expect that aIl invoices will soon arrive at the board office, and we will be able t0 determine the actual cost of the actions initiated by the chair and vice-chair without approval of the board as a corpo- rate body. M. Wallis is correct about one thing. We didn't support changes lu policy and bylaws. one of wbîch will allow the chair and vice-chair to seek legal opinions on anything they wish. Based on the outcoine of their l,îst legal opinion expedition, we don't believe that our board, our schools ori our students can abford this luxury for these tsvo irustecs. Vue svere told vcry clearly thai any eelcit carrîed ovcî to the imext fiscal yeai. as a result o> Ibis large and uncxpectcd expenditure. wîll come lromn classroom resources. information technology or building maintenance. We knosv that it seenis to be humait nature bo blame andI tus point tîngers at others svhen oîîe feels vulnerable. Howcvcr, sve believe ihat what- ever criticism Me. Tale may be experiencing in the media has corne about as a result of bis own actions and the choices he bas made. Mary Chapin and Ethel Gardiner, trustees Halton District School Board