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OUR READERSWRITE Separafism will destroy French culture Dear Sir If Rene the Parti and separatists succeed it may mean the end of French culture in North America English Canada should cooperate if Quebec leaves In every national since the Red River rebellion the Northwest rebellion 1885 World War I the depression when constitutional problems disrupted effective action and World War II the presence of Quebec in Confederation was a source of weakness not strength If Quebec separates Canada should say voyage and there should be no army of occupation east of the Ottawa Anglophone Canada already becoming daily more Americanized will then inevitably join the U S A Quebec will be a French island of in an Anglo Saxon sea of 000 State supported French T V radio literature and hopes of outside Quebec together with the Francophone communities beyond the province will probably shortly die Quebec as one third of a nation of 20 000 has a veto over Ottawa which can not effectively act against the wishes of an over whelming majority in Quebec viz conscription in two world wars With separatism this leverage will end The isolated French island of Quebec subject to overwhelming English TV radio commerce and press will soon wittier and die One of the motives for Irish independence in 1917 was the preservation of Gaelic culture The Irish government has made strong efforts but today Gaelic is a dying tongue used mainly by few thousand in the extreme west of Ireland From across the Irish sea English TV radio press and business arc submerging Gaelic culture In one St Patrick Day parade in Dublin a sign was earned If you arc Irish speak Irish It was written in English so people could understand it I hope Quebec stays in Canada and preserves French culture but this is not our fight We the Anglophone majority will have our future decided by Quebec as to whether we stay in Confederation or join the USA can only be interested observers The present threat of separatism has already cost Quebec a serious flight of capital unemployment and economic loss Actual separation will cost Quebec even more in dollars but by separating Rene Levesque and company will probably soon destroy the French culture they claim to defend Yours truly J Supporters not liable for damages R I April 20 1970 Dear Editor Re drag strip This is a note to clear up some bad rumors re donations by people to help us stop the drag strip Anyone who financially supports the effort is in no way liable for any damages A trial date has been set for May 1970 and all financial support received will lighten the burden on this matter truly Peter R Bowman Chamber asks council to reconsider ACTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Box Aclon Ontario The Town Council Acton Ontario Gentlemen Our president Mr John was fortunate to be able to attend the recently held meeting of the Acton Parks and Recreation Commission at which the consulting engineer reported on the estimated repairs to the arena On the evidence presented by engineer the executive of the Acton Chamber of urges you to forthwith proceed with all the necessary repairs according to the ions made We cannot sufficiently stats the importance of proper safety precautions standards in a structure of tins nature Brin your own ha Any deviation from acceptable standards is in our opinion extremely dangerous If ever an accident should occur due to improper safety conditions it is quite well possible thai many people in particular children be involved In view of the engineers opinion that if piecemeal repairs were made the costs would be much higher suggest that Council consider spending instead of the 000 budgeted for these repairs It was also suggested that if the outside walls must be dismantled in order to effect proper repairs consideration be given to expanding spectator facilities Again appeal for your immediate attention to this most necessary matter Yours very truly M DcJong Secretary Intriguing sports for Northern Games The Northern Games to be held in North West Territories tins July hold special interest for since the secretary of the Northern Games Association is the Rev Dlttnch son of Mrs Laura Dietrich and the late Mr Dittnch of Acton He was also closely associated with the fust Arctic winter games in March which drew attention all across the country Mr and Mrs their two daughters and little son spending their third year at and before that the wuc it for live years He is rector of the Church of the Ascension in the Diocese of Athabasca Over athletes and officials took part in the Arctic winter games in March and even Prune Minister Trudcau attended as well as Minister of National Health and Welfare John Munro The chines were the first attempt to unite the North American in a single event Children must play in safe locations The Acton Free Press Wednesday April 22 Firefighters to stage fireworks display July 1 Acton Firefighters arc making plans for a huge fireworks display to be held in the park on Dominion Day Firefighter Herb Dodds appeared at Thursday night s regular meeting of Acton Board of Parks Management and Recreation Committee to request permission for the use of he park the night of July 1 or whatever date is designated is the holiday Mr said firefighters would spend on the event but were undertaking it as a town project and were not primarily interested in making money on it The board granted permission use the park for one night and also to charge admission Chairmin Peter Marks praised the idea This is a darn good move he commented A lot of people travel of town to see this Plan another marathon walk Students at Acton high school are planning another marathon walk to aid the cancer fund in this district and they are asking for sponsors refreshments and cars to assist them Route of this years Walk for Cancer is from Primrose above Orangcvillc to Acton following 24 Highway a distance of approximately miles Date is May Th willing to assist may phone Ann it or fielder at GREETING VISITORS to the newly renovated are Gail officos of the firm at Mill and Ma n Saturday Ruth Hodge was the staff of G Alec Johnson Real Estate congratulations Seated is Mr Johnson while left to right standing Photo Lets Play Bridge Ian Johnson Stuart Johnson and Many visited to extend on the new promises Staff Recreation Here a hind dial players difficulty last West dealt with bo I vulnerable WfcST Q93 108642 C K welcome to for now you have two hearts In dummy upon which you can discard your loiei If tut ruffs i the case you still have two food I cult for discard NORTH The only way you could wrong J a high heart When Last A J 5 you ore one trick of your A contract Q List week winners at Club were Hut Belly Ashley and Gloria Coals Ivan Harris and Coats third Harry Aiblc and Jack Coals During our reporting week April to April the imn at the Acton Detachment while working hours patrolled miles of town roads A total of ten general occurrences were investigated of which seven involved the use of alcohol Two of the charges were for driving while impaired and the other seven were mostly minors charged with drinking underage Two persons were reported missing and were located and a motor vehicle was stolen The vehicle wis recovered the next day by the police and it was found to be in good condition when recovered Five motorists were issued traffic tickets and four were warned for various infractions of the Highway Traffic Act A motor vehicle accident involved one vehicle in which the damage was estimated at This was the only accident reported in the town for the past two weeks Provincial Court in Milton saw thiec people convicted of various charges and the tines and costs totalled Attention Parents Where do your children play Last year in Ontario children were killed while playing on the roadway and another 462 were injured You can help protect your youngsters by making they always play in a safe place With any luck summer will be soon with us and the children wdl be out playing in all their glory So don let a nasty accident spoil the summer Make sure they arc playing in a safe place As well as drum dancing there were harpoon and seal hook throwing demonstrations and games of strength such as finger pulling and ear weights The Eskimo women demonstrated skinning The Northern Games at Inuvik this summer coincide with the centennial of the North West territories Between and contestants are expected to take part in every conceivable kind of northern game with such intriguing names as pole harpoon throwing blanket loss snow shoe races car pulling contest leg wrestling and seal skinning contests being sent out by the Northern Games Association through Mr Dittnch points out that entrants for the luipoon throwing must bring their own harpoons I AST i Q 10 SOUTH A C 10 AJ754 Pass Only one pair played this as a part store contmt They pot all Ihc way to two hearts they just made One pair wcnl all Ihc way to dam Looking at all cards you can sec that 13 tricks are here but would you sec a card table The opponents do not go around il ow you their cards I wai silling North and chose lo open cards wlh one no trump hid There ate only card points but the five card suit is worth an extra point I my partner clear or a no trump contract After showing clubs and hearts he club contract was the choice West made a good lead with Ihc of hearts The card is very deceptive It could be a short suit lead as well as a lead from a five card suit Declarer played the heart king and was surprised when Iast contributed the lie the club and finessed losing to West West led back the heart deuce What should dc larcr do would you do if you could only have seen the North South cards tasl could ly I old the lucen ten of for hi i play However doein I mallei I holds You should play heart nine If has len he s BE CAREFUL with those outdoor fires MP RUD Whitings father was picked as Oakville Citizen of the Year ALL THE men at the Acton detachment of the OPP are John Salmon Country TV Centre SALES SERVICES Highway Lini Spetiatizinq in TV Service to off mokes Rockwood RR Guelph One Some folks say the only way to stop the noise in the car is to let her drive ACTON ACRES THE FINEST 10OU BEET PROCESSED TO MELLOW TENDERNESS AT THE J SCHNEIDER PLANT KITCHENER BEEF PORK FREEZER FRONTS 55 lb HINDS 79 lb SIDES lb NO 1 PORK SIDES lb BUY HOW SAVE BUDGET TERMS AVAILABLE CALL notes NUMBER of liquor seizures is up this week according to police THE is ringing again at St Joseph s church It had been out of order for a couple of weeks HOT DOG day is being planned by Robert Little grade students raising money for their trip to Ottawa ROCKWOOD merchants have decided to dose Mondays as Acton docs instead of the usual Thursday afternoons Al their regular monthly meeting Thursday night Acton Board of Parks Management and Recreation Committee Received a letter from the Acton Agricultural Society thanking the board for the time they spent discussing the problem of the division of the downstairs meeting room at the community centre Granted the Acton Minor Soccer Association permission to mark out a soccer pitch in the park lain Galbraith made the request on behalf of the association Arena manager Harold Townsley thanked all those who helped with the public school carnival Six hundred children participated in the event MAY I marks the anniversary of the liberation of Holland by Canadian troops WELLINGTON County t have a big backlog of divorce cases The number is higher than previous years but just applications arc waiting to be heard the next sitting of the Supreme Court HIGH SCHOOL students arc planning their walkathon Details are in the High School News Column i Sat Sun April 24 25 26 4U COLOR SHOW CLINT EASTWOOD AND RICHARD BURTON IN WHERE EAGLES DARE PLUS patty Mccormick IN THE YOUNG RUNAWAY ADULT ENTERTAINMENT Mon Wed April 27 29 MARVIN ACTON PHARMACY FOR DRUG ENDOFTHEMONTH SPECIALS CREST FAMILY Sill REG TOOTH PASTE 99 SCOPE REG MOUTH WASH REG SI SPECIAL 99 REG 159 ANTACID TABLETS TABLETS REG SPECIAL 88 REG LOZENGES 99 WE SPECIALIZE IN PRESCRIPTIONS