4 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 10 1982 Mon Don McDonald Publisher TELEPHONE In every El Ltd at WiOow Snow Acton Ontario Telephone SuMCrifjIions 30 each countries other I han Canada The Acton Free one of the Printing Lid suburban include Whitby Aurora Banner Era Aurora Banner at Era Bolton Brampton Guardian Tha Tha Weekend The paid lor the rate In Mnt of aeror The Coruumor The Georgetown Independent at wrong pood or may not be merer Economat and Sun Chamoran Tha New and may be at any time The New Weekend Tha North York The North York Beaver Th Week Member of Canada Community and The Weekend Crxuumor The Richmond Lrberal The Community The Tribune VauQhan New a accepted on condition that in the event of typographical portion of tha epaca occupied by the together i aBowance for aionetut not be for but the balance of will be or EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT EdhOT Murray Nairn Editor Helen Murray Sporta Dan McGltoway Darkroom ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manaeer Cook Salaa Stone ClaasrHod Advertising National Advert Sale Hap Dan 363- BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Office Manager CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Manager Marytn of hope for voters The selection of Bob Rae over the weekend is a news event which must be greeted with en thusiasm by not only sup porters of his party but also all Ontario voters who dont have rigid ties to either the Conser vatives or Liberals By the time the next election is called presumably not before 1985 the ruling Con servatives will have been in power longer than any other in Canadian history Much of their success especially in the past decade when large cracks their ar mor began to appear has been based on the fact that there has been little alternative Certainly Stuart Smith and Michael Cassidy werent ade quate replacements for Premier William Davis In fact only the Stephen Lewis has presented any real alternative to the Conser vatives in the last years In Rae the NDP is offering the voters of this province an alternative A moderate socialist he is highly educated articulate personable caring excells with the media and has a firm grasp of economic and social issues At the same time it is refreshing to see the NDP adop ting policies which give it a more moderate look The economic and social policies endorsed on the weekend by the rankand file are much more practical and affordable than NDP planks offered in the past We certainly arent endors ing and the NDP yet just saying they are well worth wat ching and considering Rae has two big jobs ahead of him if he is to develop the party into a fullfledged threat to the Tones He must build the party across Ontario and attract moderate candidates like him self for the next election They have an outstanding leader now to go with that NDP needs a strong slate and a message people want to hear But he must also gain a Legislature seat as soon as possible The NDP and particularly are needed now as strong thoughtful voices in the Legislature advising prodding and persuading a very tired government For the next three years the must be a dynamic opposition The issues they are talking about are hur ting people badly right now The Ontario Liberals meet later this month to replace Smith We arent as impressed with any of their five leadership hopefuls as we are with although young Sheila Copps does offer some attraction But all five show potential to be bet ter alternatives to the Liberals than Smith was By the time the next election rolls around Davis could well be gone too It may be Utopian to hope for it but our wish is for the Liberals and Conservatives to have leaders and policies as fresh and energetic developed by then as the NDP seems now to be well on the road to offer ing Then we can look forward to an exciting and vibrant election campaign and a real choice not just a selection of the best of three bad offerings Members of the 2nd and 3rd Acton Brownies graduated the 2nd Acton Guides Monday night Front row left lo right Christine Graham Laura Monies and Bridge Back row Dana Medland Kris ten Murray Robinson and Anita ilahn To ha Tracey and Jennifer were enrolled In the se cond Acton Brownie pack lait week Third Zimbabwe way not capitalist or communist Zimbabwe wants to develop in a liurd way not communist or capitalist according to Geoffrey Chad who is talking to Acton audiences this week as part of the local Ten Days for World Devekrp- A University of Toronto lecturer on African history Chada spoke to the congregation at Trinity United Church and Acton Baptist Church Sunday morning Tonight Wed nesday he will speak at Knox Presbyterian Church He says Zimbabwe believes we have the ability to carve out a third way of development lhata not capitalist or communist However be says setting in inde pendent course In a third world nation isnt easy because tbelr efforts are frustrated by the power blocks- Zimbabwe would tike to be a social 1st nation with some traditional trappings but not like socialism in the east or west Ilia native land believes it can be a successful racial land without racial problems and play an im portant role in a smooth change In South Africa abolition of Dr said Zimbabwe needs help out of the doldrums or ravages of the past wars Ten Days for World Development is designed to educate Canadians through their churches about the problems of the third world and what Canadians can do to help One way Canadians can assist the developing nations is through our national government But govern ment help must meet the expectation of the third world and not be by power block thinking The third world has long term stlons which don t fit into what the western world envisions On the Acton Optimist Club Is having a Valen tine Brunch this Sunday at Acton Family Restaurant beginning at a until 1 Pancakes and sausage or bacon tea or coffeecostthelowpricecrfl99 Proceeds go to help the club help the towns young people Drop in and help out a good cause The Acton Free Press offers a new fea ture this week to every home In town not Just those who regularly receive this news paper The weekly real estate section delivered to each home for several months now by the Georgetown Independent la now put out by the Free Press offering Acton news and features as well as the attractive informative real estate from various firms In Hills News stories in this weeks issue which should have been at your door last night in clude Trinity news a story on the Cub Car Rally a feature on Denis Savole new manager of the Bank of Montreal accident reports and Halton Board of Education news section Is Inserted In rural mall papers and copies sold In rural stores Anyone not receiving this section with their grocery flyers Is asked to call the Free Press of flee at 853iOlO or drop by and pick one up Gub winners for January are Denis KIrton and 287 Kathy and Kelly Harkley For February Shirley was the lucky winner The Helping Hands is in need of gentlemen for the Friendly Visiting Pro gram to visit other gentlemen who cant get out of the house for one reason or another Helping Hands prefer adults who have life skills who love chatting and are per haps World War veterans or ran businesses In the area For further information call Mrs Barb Stevens Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday from Bam to4pm at George town for further details Four Items which won prizes at the Acton Fall Fair in September are on their way to the Ontario Association of Agricul tural Sodetiee convention week at the Royal York Hotel Toronto A bed by Mrs Frank Anthony a Christmas tree made by Carol a quilt by Mrs Feather- stone and an Easter Basket by Janet Mar- shall will be on display The quilt will also be judged In the Canada Packers quilt competition at the convention All the items were on display at the District annual meeting in Milton in November and forwarded to the Toronto convention AJso at the convention Acton Acton Brownies and Girl Guides will be out knocking on doors February selling their Infamous cookies Order forms can be filled out the week of February 15 For further Information call PetrUlo at or Linda Hardy at Just no excuse for It How I could let it happen Is beyond me It was only when pointed out to me that I discovered my profound error and Injustice concerning all the female municipal councillors across the country A common phrase for Jourallsts to use Is town fathers However that cute little say Is as chauvinistic as Archie Bunker at his best Apologies go out to Terry Grubbe Pam Sheldon and Marilyn Serjeantson who will henceforth be labelled town mothers as far as articles written by myself go In todays battle for equality I am ashamed of myself for not realizing bow very one sided town fathers really Is I Just hope Heather Whiting will forgive my oversight My mother celebrated a birthday on Saturday She will disown me if I reveal which one Among all the lovely gifts she received was a pen with a quartz watch In the shaft of It It Is a gorgeous pen nice fine point the watch keeps accurate time Even tells you the date But I have Just one complaint It is a right handed pen I When my mother uses It she can tell the time or date at a glance Its very conven ient However when old southpaw Helen uses It the watch part Is upside down which defeats the entire purpose of having It there As I am the only left bander In my fam ily I have for years put up with all the discriminations against people like my self Gravy ladles are Impossible to use scis sors hurt the wrist and can openers are dam near Impossible to use The invention of the ball point pen was a blessing to all my school teachers because I would drag my hand through anything I had written with the old fountain pen kind smearing my work something terrible Even cars dont seem to want to cooperate with the starter and the gear shift convenient for the right handed species In the world Maybe I should move to England or Scot land But all these things are excusable you get used to what you are brought up with But it is really going too far when pens and clocks or watches are made for right with no thought to the silent minority The government has passed laws against discrimination against various minorities in this country say its time the south paws Isnt that a horrible label rise up and revolt We have our rights too MEANDERINGS by Mabel Barkmsti February Is marmalade month Time for in Indian Gosh will this winter ever end And when Chimokamatla hits you make a batch of marmalade You will see the Seville oranges in the stores No one should be afraid of making marmalade as there are so many recipes that If you mix a few it doesnt matter Use cheesecloth If you dont want too many seeds and pulp in It Or use a soft cloth to tie up everything but the rind Cheesecloth is a fantastic price Six of the bitter oranges will make a nice bath plus a sweet one and a lemon It takes a lot of hard work slivering the peel with a sharp knife but listen to your favorite radio program and you will be finished before you know it If you find a few chunky pieces do not worry You need about four and a half pints of water Put everything in a large pot and sun for an hour or two and then cover and leave overnight The next day boil until the liquid Is reduced to about half You should have about eight cups so add a cup of sugar for every cup of juice and boil until the liquid coats a spoon Put in sterilized Jars with a thin layer of wax or leave out the wax and pop in the freezer Enjoy a breakfast of homemade marmalade toast and crispy bacon Yummy Ontario and they be competing against each other at the CNE Mm of the Fairs competition in August Cookie time is here again Clergy Comment by Pastor John Cooper The year of the dlssbled is gone but each day the disabled struggle on The well bad to be made aware of the unwell But are not those who lay claim to wellbeing In some sense not well they had to be to some greater degree sensitized to disabll Ity nay to the disabled human be ings poor and needy of body mind spirit affection personhocd Does It not betray a fragile self that cannot endure the pressure and pain of another Such a one has all to do to maintain itself Yea an Itself it is For such an enclosed encysted self has lost the pulse of life the throb of another and soon or late avoiding the human struggle is plagued with earned isolation Such self protection breeds false pride and scorn Wanting to be someone It becomes nothing Prancing for recognition It baa its reward Such are the selfindulgent preoccupied with registering yet higher certitudes on their perpetual Sorely such Is another category of the disabled and the unwell And I know it for It la And who can deny participation in every imper fectlon Some claim Either you are or you are not so disabled To claim either or Is to deny a gnawing reality Better to admit the worst and then get help Else you struggle on to the point of no return Say what gloom do you portray In this grand and glorious day See how far weve come Gavemen we are not moonmen walk among us Whats not in our soon make us man of the hour AD that has been discovered is it not from Gods treasure chest And having been pried loose put to what use More toots and technology for man to claim a throne while affects unknown eat at his heart and bone Below you find that acid rains but have yet to know God reigns above Here you earn tome material piece while God gives on earth His people peace Now with sweat and tears is wrought for all the security which can be bought while those for whom God has sought today enjoy the purity Christ brought Disabled all since mans great Fall bear the Holy Spirits en ter now the Saviors hall for Gods recan Back issues 10 years ago February 1971 Actons centennial commissioners got an unexpected shot In the arm for their Grey Cup bid when CP Air announced Monday that they would supply free air transportation to Montreal Friday for four members of the commission to attend a meeting of the Canadian Football League A North Halton family became twice over victims of the dog poisoner who has been operating in the Sixth Line area in the past weeks The Del familys pet dog Jack died of an apparent poisoning on Monday afternoon The police village of Eden Mills would rather be part of Wentworth County than in the event that regional govern ment would split the village In two years ago February Showing signs nervous strain after bowling seven straight strikes a year- old Acton housewife and mother Mrs Dennis Crooks Church Street came through like a veteran Monday evening and roiled a perfect game at Acton Bowl Ing Lanes when she racked up a score She rolled 12 strikes In a row Acton firefighters Monday night meet ing was disrupted when an alarm was sounded at the hall lo report chimney blaze at the farm home of Mr and Mrs William Frank A new committee was named at the an nual meeting of the pipe band which now has a new name Sunday afternoon in the YMCA The group Is no longer Acton Jun ior Pipe Band but simply Acton Pipe Band Mrs Clara Brown is visiting with her daughter Mrs Jack Dowding Mr ing Terri and John Terrace LAC and Mrs Terry and children of spent Sunday with relatives in town 50 years ago February Pupils who headed Ihelr classes In Acton public school In January examinations Fourth Class Norman Bra Ida Elma Bra Ida Marjorie Davidson Jack Graham Mary Wilbert McMullen Senior Third Annie Holmes Lillian Fields Jean Bennle Bill Lucy MacArthur Mary Young Junior Third Jack William Hall Victor Beatrice Taylor Ralph Hansen Senior Second Jack Sweeney Fred Holland Lyla Evans Frances lon Jean McMillan Junior Second Dorothy King Mnc Beverley Arn old Margaret Scrlven Joe Zygmunt Annie First class Hen Chu Polly Porty Tommy Atkinson Lois Dawk- ins Kalhleen Albert Chu First Frances Lamb Beatrice Woods Evelyn Kentner Hannah Borovoy Jim Scott Lome Masters Junior primary Highest Dyriw Dora Wood Austin Braida Margaret Somerville Dora Hansen Junior A Class Marjory Nelson Peter Orvel Allen Marcak Lamb Margaret Smith 75 years ago asked council pass a motion requesting the Grand Trunk Railway to put on a mid- afternoon Iraln to Toronto to relurn at midnight and this was done All the seats on Acton council are now filled following the election Monday of Messrs CC Speight and W Williams The first meeling was two hours the ballots had been counted Never before In the 34 year history of Acton have council lore taken seats on the day of the election A company presented the Passion Play In the town hall Saturday to a slim aud ience The hall was engaged for the even for a silver collection but the candid ate did no good for himself when he threw upon the screen as the closing number Vote for the people Choice He was not elected The members of fire brigade are enjoying their new quarters in the town hall very much The room Is open three nights a week 100 years ago February I I SO In view of the fact that not a sufficient number of persons were elected at the nomination DD Christie appointed a councillor for 1882 The party which left for Manitoba yesterday morning were entertained at an oyster supper at Hotel on Tues day evening The Manitoba fever Is spreading hereabouts Dont allow yourself to be carried away with the stories of the wonderful value of property In Manitoba From to fSOO was paid for village lota In Acton when the G T Railway was being surveyed thirty years ago and the same lots sold years afterwards for ISO to So It will be with many of the towns and villages in the Northwest The carpenters are busy on Messrs Speights new carpenter shop on Agnes St