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Wednesday June 2D TELEPHONE 519 Butmats and Founded in vry Wadnaaday by Printing Dot no Straat Acton TaUphone B533010 SuMcnptom 30ach in al other than Cnd J The a Com Second rBOjatrauon Don Ryder rector of Advertising Ken Bellamy Hartley Cotes Managing Editor The Acton a one group of suburban which Aurora The Brampton Guardian The Burlington Post The Burling ton Weekend Pott Tho Etobeoka Guardian The Independei Economist Sun The Champion The Now The New market a OakvJta Beaver Friday Beaver Ottawa Tht Week Tha Weekend Whitby This Week Ottawa Whrtby Tha Weekend Richmond Liberal The Scarborough Mirror Tha Tribune Wrtlowciato Mirror and P Publishing Is a of Harlequin EnterprOM Lm ted EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Murray News Editor Murray SportaMarkHolmea Nancy Ted Brown ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Ratal Advertising Manage- Cook Sates Smart Sandra ClustiMd Adveniakig Circulation Debbie BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager Shewed Accounting AnewPM Only in Canada yousay Where else could so meone be a leading can to head a political party one day and succeed to the mantle of the prune minister the next John Turner blueeyed steel grey hair and chiselled features darling of middle of the road Liberals self imposed exile from Parlia ment on Friday was only the candidate favored to win the Liberal leadership Saturday night l votes decided he would not only don the mantle of Liberal leadership he would also be our next prime minister as soon as Mr hands over the reins It took two votes for Mr Turner to accomplish what many predicted would be an anointing rather than a contest However they hadn t counted on the ed fight Jean Chretien stag ed to make the leadership convention a contest Mr Chretien s best effort could muster only 368 votes while second runner up Don Johnston came in third with Mr Turner campaign to capture the Liberal crown faltered badly at times ing the arduous campaign to win delegates It peaked at the right time to assure the prize which eluded him in He came from self imposed exile to take the top office in the land He s an attractive figure one whom the majority of Liberals figure can lead them to victory the next election against Brian Mulroney and the Tones The party hopes he 11 win seats in the West a waste land for the Liberals under Pierre Trudeau Since the polls are favorable pundits figure there be an election as early as this August wit the 27th of the month mentioned as a possibility Mr Turner has said he will adhere to the reform principles of the party allowing some fears that he is a small con servative Liberal clothing However voters will want to compare his tion platform with Mr s which so far has been based on broad principles rather than specific goals They don t seem too far apart on the issues suggesting it may be image and personality which decides which man will sit in the chair From the editor s des Goodbye Acton Ten years ago Sunday I arrived in Ilills fresh out of college and ready to take on the world Jim and Dave Dills welcomed me open arms confident their choice for a Junior reporter at the George town Independent would be worthy of their employment I can say I served them well so much so that four years later they made me sports editor Two years later Inland Publishing Ihe new owners promoted me to editor of the Acton Free Press a position I held until yesterday 10 years and two days after my jour nalism debut Now another family has welcom me with open The ridges of Ofongeviile have made me feel like that excited young man of a decade ago with a new Job in a new community Today Wed nesday is my first official day as editor of the Citizen in Bol ton In addition to the editorship I am also editorial consultant to the Orangeville Citizen Shelburne Free Press and Economist Record Sen Tottenham Times and fall Scope It s great to work for a family again Already Helen has been of baby clothes and other infant paraphernalia and we both feel as if we have been adopted It like we gone home again As anxious as I am to start my new life it is with deep regret that I leave Acton The people in this town have been tremendously sup portive especially in the past few weeks of personal hardships in my life The loss of my father last month only confirmed to Helen and me how worm and special Acton Ions ore And the many well wishes on the birth of our daughter two months ago showed us how well known and hopefully well liked we are Right now we are in the process of moving from the Hills of to the hills of where we are going to try our hand at rural living It going to be different for both of us but since Alnsley was born April IB we have had nothing but change For two people who avoided change for 10 years I guess you could say we are going for broke It s a bit scary no maybe fying is a better word to start a new Job in a town where I know absolutely no one Butsometlmesa person has to stray from the secure and put down roots again in order ihopcyou understand To leave without thanking a few of the special people who made my life easier over the last third of my life would be terribly remiss How ever there is not the space in this newspaper to name everyone Those of you I do not mention will know how I feel about you the news contacts turned friends the friends turned family workers miss you all To the Dills thank you for the chance to show my stuff I a ways respect and love you To my mentor Hartley Coles who was always more than a boss words cannot begin to my appreciation of your great patience and understanding Your knowledge of both news papers and human frailties has surely sustained me throughout the past several years To Anne Currie news editor of the Independent thanks Mom I love Bill Cook you 11 be a for ever These outside the newspapers walls John Goy Lome theln and the you ve taught me a new meaning to the words hard work Next time you re in East drop in And finally to my daughter thanks for teaching me that change isn t all bad Goodbye Acton Always need for blood When you go away the need for blood doesn Donating blood takes only a few minutes of your but it can mean a lifetime for someone else someone who is a victim of an automobile or burn accident or who faces open heart surgery or who is being treated for cancer They all count on volunteer community blood donors for the blood transfusions they need Please give blood at a Red Cross blood donor clinic be fore you go away and come home to a community thats alive and well 24fel History sleuth Laurentian honors MacMillan for his contribution to Canada Hugh MacMillan bearded sleuth and liaison officer for the Ontario Archives was honored recently with a Doctor of Letters at the convocation of University Hugh resides with his wife and family in a log home on Sideroad not far from the Guelph Line in a style as close to that of his Nor Wester forefathers as he can He was recognized by the University for the contribution he has made to the cultural historical and recreational life of Canada particularly through the development of field work for the Ar chives which has occupied him since He travels about kilometres across Canada the United States and Europe and has fer out rare documents relating to Canadian prime ministers from Sir John A MacDonald to Mackenzie King papers for lesser known luminaries of Canadian history Born in Harbour in son of a Minister from Glengarry Hugh studies Business Administration at Carleton University took courses at in public relations and creative writing His interest in history started early and he was the founding member and first president of the Glengarry Historical Society He started museums at Dun vegan in Eastern and Loyalist Museum in Williams town His chequered career includes a stint as a mate on a coastal tow boat freelance writer for Vancouver newspapers public relations promoter and agent for Seal Bros Circus and the hypnotist The Great do life insurance agent logging contractor fanner and a year as a public relations manager in Toronto before joining the Ontano Archives as the liaison of ficer a post he created on his own initiative Among other things this energetic local man has done is make a movie Again the Voyageur and a television scries about the fur trade canoes has ap pealed to high schools which have embarked on special history programs using canoes and costumes of the fur trading era He also organized the Simcoe Brigade publicizing Ontario s first Lieu tenant Gov John Graves Simcoe canoe trips across the province then Upper Canada The interest in trade canoes and log houses goes back to the discovery that one of his ancestors was a partner in the North West Company rivals to the giant Hudson Bay Company And he lives it He built the log house where he and wife Muriel raised their four youngsters on a hill overlooking part of the old Township of Nassagaweya that changed much since the first pioneers hewed homes and settlements His home was constructed from logs taken from four old bams dating back to Its in terior its ancient appearance and a companion trading post alongside is he repository for some of the huge freight canoes he constructs Following building of his own log house he organized the first log building course to be held in Ontario In collaboration with Frank he writing a book The History Detective relating some of the humorous and bizarre stories uncovered in his relentless search for manuscripts A recent article about MacMillan in Air Canada s magazine suggests he is a man born too late and has spent much of his life turning back the clock This bibulous bowlegged raconteur of live in the past but his contribution has helped us understand the present Hugh MacMillan outside his unique log home Thanks for cooperation Back issues Dear Editor On behalf of the Girl Guides of Canada division I would like to extend our most sincere ap preciation to you for your support and cooperation during the IBMIS season Next year we will be celebrating yean of Guiding in Canada with many special activities In the works We look forward to your cooperation in the future Thank Your in Guiding Either Sharp Public Relations advisor Halton Division years ago June 1974 federal candidates Kent i down Acton main streets to Robert Little School last night to the Chamber of Commerce sponsored Meet the Candidates night They were Frank Phil brook Liberal Terry O Connor Progressive Conservative and Archie Brown Representatives the Region were on hand at last Thursday Acton Hydro Commb meeting to discuss the pes of combined billing of water and hydro as opposed to individual billing from two separate offices It was quite a reunion for the former grade 1 students of Mrs I Jane Gamble After yean of teaching at Robert Little School Mrs Gamble is retiring 20 years ago June Open house on their golden wed ding anniversary was held for Mr and Mrs Elton Cole Acton at the home of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Doug Mason Lake Ave The well known district couple were congratulated on Sun day by 165 friends neighbors and relatives What do you do with 30 honey bees if you ore not in the apiary business E retired businessman who lived on Mill St noticed a large swarm of bees com from his chimney He informed his neighbor William Middleton who in turn called Colin school caretaker and bee fancier OnSatur day Mr retrieved a large swarm of bees from a nearby hedge where they were gathered and was pleased to remove the Queen bee 50 years ago June SI 1BJI At the commencement of the Ontario Ladies College at Whitby Miss Beth Harrison of Ac ton daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Harrison won three awards for her year s work Miss Annie Smith RN of Acton is still in St Joseph Hospital suffering from injuries to her back received in an automobile accident on Wednesday of last week Mr Duncan A of was chosen for the vacan of pnncipal at Acton High School and has accepted the position at a salary of per year School board yearly requirements were on ly this year in comparison with last year Rev Easter now has charge of the service in both Acton and Georgetown Baptist Churches 75 years ago Jane 17 1009 Action was taken at the meeting of Council on Monday evening which will mean much for the moral betterment of Acton in the days to come A strong committee of leading citizens waited upon the Council to solicit action for the suppression of the all loo general profanity and boisterous conduct on the streets and the alleged gambling and other objectionable doings in the park Councillor and Mrs J Denny and Miss Brown left on Monday on a to Vancouver and other British Columbian points They will also visit the big fair at Seattle Washington and spend time in the Rocky Mountains and at Winnipeg Mrs A T Brown Mrs William Brown Mrs C Speight and Mrs were delegates to the Women s Missionary Convention at last week years ago June 19 IBM Bower Avenue sidewalk is to be laid from Elgin to Wilbur Street This sidewalk will be much ap preciated by the residents of the north side The board of trustees of Acton Public School wilh the committee of citizens appointed visited the school buddings lost Friday to examine the practicability of erecting an addition to the present building The tion concluded that this plan would be more feasable than that of putting up a building separate and distinct from the present one in that it would be more economical in the matter of cost and erection as well as heating the various school rooms Warm weather Is here again The thermometer Is up in the KB day was an uncomfortably hot day Mr Swackhammcr has his new steam engine He tuts had it in operation and is doing good work