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our readers write shopping mall being interested in public re lations and having worked in and commuted to acton for the past nine and a half years when the idea of a shopping mall was put forth by your chamber of com merce i thought to myself that at last here was a body with the towns welfare at hpr and also an eye u the future hairrng as said been not only going through but also writing the town uken acton a a steepytold place where life goes on the same every day and as long as the regular customer drop into local stores regularly uobody but the one or vo people supporting this ijew idea seem interested in promoting either new business or making their places ofbusthesst attractive to passers by this idea has been tried out in kitchener andabart from the inconvenience whlchanynewjiro- ject such as a mall is bound to cause has been a tremendous success and more than worth he financial outlay involved in running it although as you will see i live in the area nearer guelph i do not shop there because first of all stores were adapted made to tit the storekeeper not the customer and the comploto lack of what i will always consider lack of personal servlee which seems to have all but disap peared these days and which 1 would always consider to be my most important asset if 1 had a business of my own and al ways will little thought has boon given particularly in acton to the shopping public in acton as re gards store hours which i fool have been tailored to moot their own needs not the customers driving through acton at any time on a monday one would indeed feel that it was a ghost town i reallio too that every body needs timo for social af fairs but hew anyone who has a desire to serve the public in business can take off close his business and uss the customers goodbye until tuesday morning and expect either to succood or prosper in business is beyond me it should bo romembered that your customor is your most important asset and it is up to the businessman to meet his needs as regards hours of open ing to a fair dogreo apart from the fact that the mall seems to bo condomnod by a few pooplo such as mr watson who has no doubt through his business and sound connections been able to put up qulto a for midable opposltlontothlsprooct 1 would ask htm not only to con sider himself and his buslnoss but to have an idea to oxpand in the future parking conditions in acton are absolutely chaotic at week ends in splto of tho offorts of the local opp to keop parking at a happy medium without be ing over tlckot minded and the day is not far away i am sure when tho department af highways will bo rerouting highway 7 to the north of acton and all will be lost to the storekeepers of acton there is a tromondous poten tial for passing motorists trade providing oxcollont facilities for parking are availably and this mall would have i think just done that lets change from this sleepyuko attitude which prevails ovorywhoro in acton at tho momont and become alive to the fact that as storekeepers we have to improve not only our business but facilities as well to bo a successful buslnossassot to the town these am only m own jtews and i have not been influenced by any previous press coverage on this matter yours truly andrew w welch favors experiment we are all in favor of a two week experiment for a mall in our business section of acton we are forprogresshere and this will be a beginning name withheld by request what tqwn heepe let me express myadmlratlori to those people who came up wfth the nit idea just what oqrtown needs j we have a great location ufa pufouf the wel come sign to one and all tet me express my feelings of selflshneu to the business men opposed let them for once think at acton instead- of their two bit stores which are not appearing to new comers or im sure the many people who pass through our town each day let them ak thomselves before saying no why is our town sitting slu why havent we more industry why are people shopping in georgetown guolph otc and why dont people stop and spend their money in acton why not let the people of acton vote on it in favour of the mall why were our cubs late it would seom nocossarytoask why 300 cubs were some 5hours late after their visit to buffalo last saturday at the same time special thanks should go to our cub loaders chaperonos and tho drivers of georgetown transportation co for tho way they handled a most difficult and trying situation- particular thanks to darlone barrlnger and ross coulter last saturday night i was one of many parents who waited im- patlontly at tho glenloa shopping plaza for tho return of one of 300 cubs what liad startod out to be an educational and fun day for those youngsters turned out to bo one of anxiety for tho waiting parents one of quick doclslvo action on the part of tho cubleadersoneofbowllder- mont for tho children and ono of mock lustlco on tho part of unknown person or persons 1 for ono fool thankful that wo have such competont leaders in our cub packs a paront mighty first step the statistics speak for them selves in the past ten years canadas population has grown about 30 per cenisthe population of acton considered within the golden horseshoe has grown about 12 per cent in the pnw iwo years fergus much further from the centres of industry has acquired two now urge ln- dustries i hive noi heard that artnrt hs alaulrdmapy if any it is undoubtedly true thai we lose most of the fine young people we raise to other centres a loss jthat is- disturbing and serious the proposed mali sponsored by the chamber of commerce is an imaginative stop forward if even a fraction of tho horns introduced can heacjueved real progress will have been made j the proposed rerouting of traffic is not satisfactory tut a bypass roadparallollnglhcrain way but south of it would aclilevn good results tlidse whousethls- road would not be shopping in acton anyway undoubtedly in the near future the ontario government will build a road to bypass acton entirely as it does with othor towns beforo that day eventuates acton should be made such an attractive place to live and to shop that people would come horo to pur chase tholr requirements tho time beforo the town is not long anyone skeptical of this need should but count the acton licens es in the parking lot at zellors guelph any saturday tobe con vinced what an attractive shop ping area can produce in the way of buslnoss tho proposal is but the first step hit a mighty ono yours sincerely g a harrop the acton free press wednesday june 5 1960 g3 horsemanship dink rockwood the trail riders chib held two special events recently first was a horsemanship clinic held at the clubs newly established show grounds north of rockwood basic riding instruction was given and dressage and high school riding were demonstrated by margaret brown bus ellis excelled in jumping demonstrations radio draw was won by wayne morxls of guebjtt i a late evening fireworks dis play rounded out this well- attended event the secondsrneet was a junior club show attended by members only fifteen classes for horses and ponies were divided under and over 14 high boy was randy pettllt high girl cindy hohenadel of guelph judges were mary haich and allan smeuie a senior riders show for the members only will be held al i the show grounds on june 9 lofiert htnt school students from grades among 80 a 7 arid d took a closoup look al stacks jf saturday laatner in beardmoro co tho students wprn i peofme who toi rod the plant last sfaff phoio browpies picnic at rockwood park 2nd acton brownies went on a hike and barbecue sunday after noon at rockwood conservation area 21 browniosattendedwhllc mr and mrs baxter mrs mad eline manes mrs maria frost mr and mrs buckman carl wolr and mr a combe assisted mrs joanne combo brown owl tho brownies thoroughly en joyed tho nature hike the ham- burgs and hot dogs silve 1 1 tulip festival visits in news by mrs h scott mr and mrs f duffleld spent tho may 2g weekend in ottawa onjoylng tho tulip fcstlval mrs w m norton won tho wynflold trophy at the rocont spring flower show for scoring tho highest number of points mr g burgess is homo otter spending several days visiting relatives in the orono district mr and mrs duffloidandmrs norton spent anonjoyablo evening recently at the erin horticultural society meeting sllverwood w l was host this year to the 67th annual halton district womens institute on wednesday may 29 tho meeting was hold in st georres church goorgotown mrs g henderson silver- woods capable prosldont wel comed the guests the church ladies served their usual excel lent lunch at 12 pm mrs robert korr past president of the ontario junior farmers was guest spoakor it was a rewarding afternoon for all the branches sllverwood president is now also first vicepresident for the county so congratulations to mrs george henderson the meeting closed with tho queen slight response swimming lessons response was vory slight to harold townsloys roquest for names af children who might take advanced swimming classes this slimmer plans would havo had to be made to transport tho swimmers totnoutottownpool ho only had throe replies so far ho said he askod anyone interested to call him at tho community centre 8530020 in acton swimming can only be taught to beginners because of the size of the wading pool enrolment in the beginners class has been good but no advanced instruction has been available lately fertilize your lawn a now large stvleitinn of rergrerir shrubs anil trett trult treis i mil huoifit rcadv tor planting iugoniai gladioli fertilisers seeds i garden tools patio stones ett cut flowers and potted plants open 7 days a week8 a m til dark phone 8s3 2980 w- uire fic r- here caroline flower garden shop phonaflower today every day everywhere hike to hilton next saturday a short familytype hike along a section of the bruce trail near milton is balng planned by the toronto bruce trail club for saturday june 8 theyll meet at tho fifth lin and five slderoad naasagawoya intersection near kelso conser vation area at 1030 om then tour many beauty spots along tb trail stretching northward from there a newly rerouted taction of the trail skirts the site of the hlltou falls dam which covers the old section of trail just north of the meeting point the hikers hope to ax tb historic hilton falls along the way notice new hours for b p snack bar monday to thursday 8 am to 9 pm friday and saturday 8 am to 12 midnight closed all day sunday committee will study adopting builder code the hon darcy mckoough minister of municipal affairs in a statement to tho legislature wednesday confirmed that tho staff of the department of mun icipal affairs has boon giving serious consideration to tho ad option of tho national building code of canada as tho standard building code for tho province of ontario mr mckoough stated tho res olution brought to the flodr of the legislature by tho member for halton east jim snow has contributed greatly towards tho expediting of this matter it was mr snows efforts that have helped to bring this matter clos er to the surface mr mckeough advised that to carry on further with the study it is his intention to establish a small committee of persons knowledgeable and cxperloncod about tho buildings and the build ing bylaws in tho prdvlnco to examine report and common to tho government within six to eight months about uniform building standards tho com mittee will receive brlofs from all who havo an tnlorcsl in uni form building standards its report should provide a base from which to decide the merits of the uniform building stand ards tho oxtont to which ihoy should apply and the moans whereby such an end may bo achieved price change proven sires centre ontario and waterloo cshia breeding aaamlalloni mttlsh to announce qew basic service fee for bulls of knovyn ability premium proven sires include dairy bulls with cuugfv ler information and severaj top ief bulls trwiy are available to mombors at a 6 00 breedjnej fee higher fees apply for several extra premium proven and special sires young untested sires remain of 500 for members premium proven sires do cost more but you get maturo pro culled bulls a knowlodgo of offspring body quality strengths and dofocts an actual production comparison proofs gathered by official agencies from cattle raised in canadian herds cocba central ontario cattle breeding association toll frets phone numbers listed in local directories a b supermarket 9 mill st sirloin tbone porterhouse round wing acton 8530075 red brand beef steaks 9 5 c lb rib steak 89 s3 roast 95 schneiders mb pkg save 14e sizzler sausage 55c nabob 10oz jar save 50c instant coffee 1 prices effective june 5678 fresh produce daily us no 1 urge heads cabbage 2 39c us no 1 cantaloupe 2 49c proctor a gamble giant size 10c off save 26c 79 mitchells 19oz tins save 23c apple sauce 5 si black diamond 8oz pkg save 17c cheese slices 3 1 swartz 2lb jar save 20c white granulated 5lb bag peanut 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