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The Acton Free Wednesday Septen 1971 Thousands view Fall Fair parade Four bands Saturday noon escorted one of the best Acton Fair parades in years and crowds lined the sunny streets to watch musicians motorcyclists homes floats celebrities and marching children swing by ftie of the four bands the vibrant Shaynes played on their float which was an entry in the service club and organization category They rocked up a second First in line playing with the quality and style that earned them a second was Acton Citizens Band its ranks well peppered with young players Another prize winner the vivid Knights hand set the streets reverberating with drums bugles and cymbals They have Just won a Canadian championship A change in tone was provided by the Georgetown Girls pipe band whose strains could be heard the main business section before the parade even began Judges were posted along the parade route to separate classified entries for prizes from the other fun entries The Scouts with a huge float filled with Indians and teepees took first prize for the service club and organization section The were second and the Lions club third As well as a float the Lions had a contingent of uniformed Lion mini bike riders from Bramalea who hopped their small machines Into routines along the route In the business and industrial category Country Mart placed first with a colorful display of equipment Milady Boutique placed second with of models wearing some of their latest outfits In the novelty category Acton Figure Skating Club took first with an impressive float filled with mock skaters and two huge boots Second was the entry made by Hoy Swan of small buggies and horses Third came Alec Johnston entry of a buggy and pony O team With their Golden Helmets and gauntlets catching the sunshine the P motorcycle precision team vroomed down the street Miss Acton Fair and her lovely attendants rode a flowerdecked float from Flower shop Other floats were original and colorful including the Golden Age entry with Joe Fuller fid dung all the way Brownies and Guides clubs snowmobile club the fire truck horses team old cars and oven a donkey all added their flavor to the parade Riding In ears were sole life member Sandy Mclcan president Bill Nollcs and ladles president Mrs Ed Archibald the Shorthorn lassie Cathy Queen and Dairy Princess Pat Murray Mayor and Mrs Warden Dr Reeve Tom Hill of George Kerr with Miss Burlington Iiz Whiting and some of the champion llama As usual the St John Ambulance brought up the rear Youngsters the parade at Knox church and winners were doll buggies first Julie Hcaltey second Karen Trotter tricycles Kenneth Norton Sean bicycles lxirrle Jones Karl Altken OUR READERS WRITE Dear Sir For quite a number of years I have been registered on the passenger list of the and have been sailing along on the sea of life In Acton paying my Just fares and roughing the stormy sessions under the captaincy of town fathers For the past couple of years the captains have had us adrift in the lifeboats as we tossed and rolled on the wave of taxation with the storm brewing stronger and stronger Still in spite of the higher taxation wave we don our lifejacket hopes we can ride out the storm and more tranquil waters He ahead Sitting in the bosun s chairs around the captain s table decisions are made by the mighty nine how to weather the storm and provide the paying passengers with everything a good ship requires Hark Did you hear the cry water water all around and not a drop to drink The captain and his crew emptied the water cooler decided to dismantle it then behold a lust minute decision to assess the passengers for a facelifting of the drinking mug with the proud name Acton Inscribed was made After bobbins around the sea for about a year passengers suddenly felt the thud as the drinking cooler was felled and the name Acton lay on Its side waiting to undergo the hot smoldering torch of the wrecker Once the hat was passed among the passengers to pay for the captain decision Ah at last the storm seemed to subside when suddenly tin gangplank needs re furbishing After polling his works committee the captain learned the Job shall be done no passenger will fall prey to the nasty cracks and crevices in our gangplank say they Now ponders the works committee on what materials to use The decision was made to abandon a permanent long range program of using cement sand and water to form a more concrete base in favor of a sticky messy block mixture called tnrvia A poll of most passengers indicated their strolls down Ihe gangplank when work was underway left a little more than to be desired Is the ship company running short of funds Perhaps the penny pinching crew have lost all but their shirts in the last poker gome Never the less the senior passengers by this time will no doubt be to suruve the small lakes which are bound to imbed In the depressions in the gangplank rolling effect of the new surfacing will be easy to survive after years of being tossed around by the hardy crew But no doubt when the once again needs surfacing children from any kindergarten with on armful of putty can provide a more relinbk smooth approach to the stormy stus on the Students blitz to fight arthritis STATIONERY ST Students from Acton district high school will stae a one hour blitz to collect donations for the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society on Thursday evening September High school students have been helping with the campaign for several years but they are doing it all by themselves this time Campaign chairman for Acton and district is Don McDonald manager of the Toronto Dominion Bank He Is also in charge of the commercial and industrial contributions Student campaign is student Hank while Nielsen is coordinator of public relations Houses In Acton will be divided equally among student volunteers who will start knocking on doors September 30 It is hoped to have the town canvassed in an hour Affects thousands Arthritis affects hundreds of thousands of Canadians and Acton has its share of patients There are patients in Acton according to societ representative Maurice Vallce Eleven of the Acton patients are among those in the physlotherap case Toad It is estimated Canadians an disabled by the disease and there is an annual loss to the economy of million as a result Early treatment can prevent disability for most patients The Society is aiming to plug gaps in the program not looked after by Gov eminent insurance programs such as fostering improved training for physicians generating a sufficient number of specialists supporting research groups and providing patient care services Experience has shown that for every dollar the Society has contributed anywhere from to additional dollars are attracted to it almost from tax funds So the more generous people in Acton and district are to the Society the more funds will be available to help fight one of the country crippling scourges SiCiMi TYPEWRITERS Corsair Clipper Super Sterling Electric to 30 Pencils Binderom BOOKKEEPING PAPER 29 VIP Ball Pens Pack J Pack New officers for Ballmafad Scouts Wet Look CLIP BOARD Only RING BINDERS 98 Ring Pa per mate Villager BALL PENS Reg SO Only Colors Nylon Tip Pens only T New officers were elected Monday evening at the opening meeting of the Cubs and Scouts of Ballinafad A vote was taken and Mrs Sandra of R Georgetown was elected the new committee chairman the new is Mrs Thelma Deforest other offices are filled from the committee of last year A of thanks is extended to and John Owens of the Acton Scout Troup who win guests at the meeting and on the scouting events lined up for tht year and also took charge of the scouts for the evening Plans finabzed for the Cub and Scout booth at Georgetown Fall air October Sheatfer School Opening PEN DEAL s 98 CLIP BOARDS Letter Size 85 Golden to get grant MATH SETS 79an NEWSPRINT PADS Acton Golden Age Club will receive grant from Acton Parks and Recreation Com The committee decided Thursday to donate the which was left over from the budget of the summer program to the Golden Agers to help defray expenses of an upcoming bus trip to Ottawa Included seniors Program committee chairman Peter Marks reminded members the summer program was originally set up to include senior citizens However when program organizers offered to help the Golden Age Club with their bus tours Marks said They said they could look after themselves but they would appreciate a grant This seems to be the only way we can assist them Marks went Barr the other member of committee emphasized the point program organizers had made an effort to help senior citizens were at acted They were contacted he said In fact our people got a bit of the cold shoulder at first he commented Marks said approximately had been spent on the summer playground and about another on operation of the centre He promised a full report on the summer program for next month s meeting 15 RULERS to IB 10- 55 RING BINDERS Ring pencil cases 49 to 98 exercise books to 59 TANG FOLDERS 595 Personal Plan Book 2559 Attache Cases Black Colors Good Assortment Ball Pens Pencils Erasers Paper Clips Reinforcements Etc Advertisers in last week s classified section reported good response An industry found an employee puppies found homes and a babysitter found children STATIONERY YOURE IVAN K SLESSOR To see the Pont lac Buick and Cadillac at MILTON MOTOR SALES MAIN ST MILTON KEN FOSTER Thursday Friday and Saturday GERRY ARPA We want to show you the 1972 Pontlacs Pontiacs deliver more value for the money than ever before Come on in and look over our selection of full size trim size and pocket size Pontiacs They re all brand new and loaded with features you want Our full size Pontiacs give you such features as power front disc brakes double roof construction automatic transmission and power steering all as standard equipment Our size lineup has been enhanced by the addition of a beautiful new Luxury LeMans model And if you 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