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By Wendy Thorn wo There I was driving along minding my own business when the truck started falling apart ort of Actually I wasnt even driving along I had hopped into the truck put it in reverse swung around into our Lacking up space then rolled back onto the drive again As soon as the truck hit the gravel there was an awful noise from out the back a clanking and scraping and whatnot Twisted rump It was such a slight one I When I climbed back out I saw thought shed hardly feel It but the scat of son Davids tricycle she stopped dead and looked at lying on the drive right behind me and the handlebars further back The rest was under the truck in a bis twisted mess Thinking that it might let go If dragged on a bit futher I moved on a fot or so It hung on At the time it seemed quite logical that if it hung on going forward It should fall off if I backed up SoK hopped back Into the truck and backed up a couple of feet then went to see what happened It hadnt fallen off but the muffler and tall pipe had Round about then I sent for Gord I suppose If Id called him In the first place the truck would have stayed together but very likely all hed have done was kick the tall pipe and the bicycle would have fallen off in a neat little pile Then would say Cant you do ANYTHING properly As It Is I can say quite smugly that I can bung things up quite properly and thoroughly without even trying There was another example that same evening but with the horses Since it was out time I gave the adult horses their feed in a tub and was leading the twins aside for their ration In separate buckets The colt trotted along quite nicely but my filly foal decided to act up and was putting on quite a show Stops dead I swung the lead rope back and gave her a gentle Up on the OPP column me in amazement A blow I had struck her a blow It was the first ever received and she couldnt get over it Her eyes went big and wide and her lower lip started to tremble I could see the wheels whining around In her head while she tried to figure out what to do and what not to do next Finally she had it all thought out She wasnt going to eat her oats and couldnt make her so THERE And once shed decided she wouldnt change her mind While all the other horses chewed and munched and fought over their oats Sparrow stood with all four feet firmly braced what I dont know as I wasnt holding her and a very aloof and stubborn expression on her face Mom lectures Before too long old mama Slack Velvet was over with a lecture about not letting good food go to waste and cleaned out the pall in nothing flat The last glimpse I had of the filly before I came up to the house she was walking all stiff legged and sulky out to the pasture muttering I didnt want oats really Which all goes to prove that if you get fed up with your car and all the little and big things that go wrong andifyouchuckitandget a horse youll just have problems New constable school in report The Acton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police worked a total of hours while the cruiser was patrolled miles On the general occurrences agenda seven investigations were conducted Five of the oc currences were of a relatively minor nature and required very little police action The other two were a report of a missing girl who was located by the police and an assault In which a local man was placed under arrest and charged with the offence named Nine motorists were issued traffic tickets for Highway Traffic Act infractions and 17 other drivers were warned for various infractions It was an accident free week New constable A new face will be seen on patrol in the town Const H BROWN reported for duty at the Acton Detachment on Monday August He will replace Const who reported for duty at the Toronto Detachment I hope you will all show Const Brown the courtesy and the friendliness that small towns are famous for In less than a week the children will be back to school The children who will be going for the first time will be so excited they will forget the safety rules given them by the parents Give these young inexperienced children the same consideration youd show If one of them were your own child Always overtake them cautiously never startle them with a sudden blast of your horn and pass them with plenty of room to spare So please remember your extra care could save a young child from serious injury and possibly his life Cont Roy Wood Weather Weather forecast for Wed nesday Thursday and Friday of week as supplied by the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food office in Milton Mainly fair except for chance of showers late Wedneday or early Thursday Mild Wed but turning cooler Thursday and Friday Lows in the mid Highs mid to upper Wednesday dropping to low Thursday and Friday FREDA HOFFMAN Optometrist St George On I Telephone 8242071 Leishmans anniversary A wellknown Acton pair Cam and Jean celebrated their golden wedding an niversary on August They were at their cottage at Whitney on the actual celebration date and spent he evening with friends at the cottage of Mrs Alice Rumley nearby Main gift for the an was their much enjoyed trip to Florida last winter given them by son Allan They had a marvellous holiday and met cousins for the first time Longtime residents Cam irishman has lived in Acton all his life and Jean came here with her family before World War I Cam was playing with Acton band when Jean first met him at a garden party at The Breezes she fondly remembers Cam was caretaker at the post office for many years and the living above the old quarters greeted friends daily Then Com become known to a new generation a crossing guard They live now in Glenlea subdivision San Allan is with the 0 in He and his wife and their two grandchildren are frequent visitors Gifts cards They received cards gifts and flowers including an cup and saucer from Lakeside chapter of the 1 D E Congratulations to this friendly couple from the Free Press Tips for entries By McNeill Fall fair time is just around the corner and many people will be making entries in the fruit flower and vegetable sections of their local show Exhibiting In these shows involves a lot of preparation or the entries the night before the show but the satisfaction of displaying produce can be extremely gratifying especially if a prize is awarded to the entry Each year though many entries are disqualified because the exhibitor did not take time to thoroughly read the prize list When the prize list calls for five tomatoes or 12 pods of peas the entry will automatically be disqualified by the judge If there ore more or less than this number In the flower section the prize list often calls for six blooms of petunia This means just that six blooms and no buds When a specified number of blooms are called for all buds must be removed All Individual specimens in any entry must be as uniform in size Shape and color as possible They should be fresh clean and pleasing to the eye Medium size specimens should be shown overgrown or very small sizes will be quickly passed over by the Judge The Acton Free Press Wednesday September Rev and Mrs A Mc Ken lie and family have returned from their cottage on the French River Mrs Mary Is back in Guelph General Hospital where she had an operation last Thursday Mr and Mrs Jack Dow ding and Terri have returned from a pleasant holiday In England Terr has returned to nurses training at East General Hospital Toronto Mr and Mrs Stephen Caswell Yvonne Duval and Mr and Mrs Murray Gibson Cooksville have returned home after holidaying in The Rotary club sponsored a very successful Hawaiian at the music centre Saturday evening It was too chilly for grass skirts this year Mrs Frank Terry has sold her home In Owen Sound and will be moving soon to the new apart building on Churchill S Friends regret that Mr George Musselle is a patient in Sun hospital Toronto and send him their best wishes He a a former Citizen of the Year Mrs E N Harrop Islington and her sisters In law Mrs Fischer and Mrs J Starke visited Mr and Mrs J Deveau on Saturday Mr and Mrs J J Stewart have arrived home after on enjoyable motor trip to the While there they attended the wedding of their Sharon Stewart to Mr Gary of St John Ron Henry who graduated from Guelph University last December with an Honor A degree majoring in Political Science and Canadian History has been accepted to the Faculty of Law at Queens University Kingston dale was Monday August 31 The double wedding last Saturday of two brothers and two sisters drew a large crowd of Interested spectators to St Albans as well as guests filling the small church to overflowing Sherry Morris and Trudy Morris were married to John McNabb and Alan McNabb in the unusual ceremony and the reception followed at the Morris home A full account of the marriage will appear in the Free Press when the pictures are back from the photographer James Douglas Peterson Is meeting his grandparents Mayor and Mrs Lea Duby for the first time this week His parents Leslie Ann and Michic Paterson arc moving to Wimcr Lake where Mr has a new teaching position The baby was bom in hospital Attending intermediate coed camp at Silver Lake camp near Kincardine last week from town were Janet Allen Barbara Reed Susan Shoemaker and Kathleen Dills Campers there for girls camp this week Include Heather Reed and Judy Scoyne Principal G Mrs McKenzle and their daughter are home again after spending most of the summer In Europe and only using their raincoats once A highlight of Mr and Mrs McKenzie s Interesting trip was attending the International Ys Mens convention In Copenhagen in July where they met many friends Mr McKenzie is a past president of the International Ys Men They toured Wales the lake district of England Belgium Holland Luxembourg Germany and France and spent some days lost week in London with Acton friends Mr and Mrs They were delighted by surprise encounters with friends from home They met by chance Mr and Mrs Joe Hurst In London In July and then Mr and Mrs Bob Armstrong at Greenwich In August Waiting in a line they discovered principal and Mrs Ed Foster of Milton and a Halton of education found Mr McKenzie a familiar face in North England and came over to introduce himself Kathy McKenzie travelled with a friend Miss Margaret McMillan of Street Mr and Mrs William Kaley Mr and Mrs Cliff Graham of Barrie visited friends in Acton lost week Acton friends are sorry to learn that Mrs Julia McNabb a long time town resident is still In seriously falling health in California Many Acton young people will be leaving to begin courses out of town next week This list In incomplete and the Free Press would like to hear of names omitted so friends may follow their progress with In Several girls are beginning nurses training Jan goes to Toronto Western Hospital Ann Watson to Gait Hospital Sally Dick at Sarnla Hospital and Elaine Johnson to Perth Huron School of Nursing In Stratford Planning to take teachers training at Lakes ore Teachers College are Hazel 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