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The Acton Free Wednesday Sept 26 with JENNIFER Hes being called the Dahlia King of Acton and Roy Arnott is delighted with the seven dahlia rib bons he the Fall Fair this year One look at his garden on Peel Street and you know why The entire surrounding flowerbeds are filled with 150 varieties of gorgeous dahlias of ail sizes and colours Not content with dahlias Boy gladioli 1500 of them Next year he hopes to have glad bulbs in the ground In smaller numbers he grows roses mums toes and Spanish onions mitral Trapper Seriously gardening for 12 years Roy says its the garden thats kept him going the past seven years while hes been battling dancer He s also been ret for five years from his Job with the Town of Acton as cemetery caretaker I liked being where nobody could talk back he says For years he was a trapper part time In the surrounding four townships selling his furs at the Ontario fur sales He thinks he was trying to bite off too much and his health gave out Now he has lots of time to putter in hut garden and comments he nearly goes nuts in the winter when lie garden is under snow As well as his home garden Roy has the use of Lome Fletchers garden on the Fourth Line grow Ing his glads and vegetables there I ve got Stuff coming he grumbles cheerfully The gladioli are sold to regular customers Roy travels around Acton with his bundles of seven or eight glads for a dollar more blooms if theyre small J supplying old friends with flowers all season long Advice flows free Being such a successful gardener Roy is often asked on plant problems This tickles him and loves handing out unconventional tips Docs he talk to his flowers No I say to hell with em A rip round Roys garden with him is better than television Plants have scribbled notes on their stakes What the Sam Hill is this Roy puzzles trying to figure out which bloom hes caressing He points out a pink bloom solid on one side mottled on the other Its them damn bees cross pollinating He squashes a bug That II fix him and offers fire remedy for my snail problem Voutake a little board and you set it flat in the garden Next morning you take it up and therell be Bbtsnalls under it and you STOMP eml Roy uses soft nun water from a barrel to water his plants because its better for them and Town water too damn much At this lime of year hes busy putting his garden away for the year His yard is festooned with drying onions as big as a babys head The picnic table Is invisible under a blanket of ripening tomatoes rivalling the onions in size Dahlias must be lifted dusted and packed in peat moss for the fall He suggests the tubers be kept cool and moist separating them into eyelets in the spring and ingsulpherinthecut Gladioli bulbs arc lifted bulb lets separated and theyre also packed in peat moss Roy likes small bulbs for flowering Most of his glads come from McConnells Nursery although he picks up different colours around town He even has black and green glads Dahlia tubers come from Prince Edward Island but Roy doubts he be able to get more because his supplier is over and planning on retiring Roy certainly is Dahlia King of Ac ton Gladioli King too I left Roys garden with a smile in my heart and my arms full of flowers Bruce or received major Injuries when the cor he Saturday afternoon A In the car Doyle- was driving a Camero struck the rear end of a truck drhen by Davidson and recti minor Injuries in the mishap All were Hans Geller of Acton on the Fifth Line at the Town Line on token Hospital Town ups rents Board changes driving classes The town will up the month up from rental rotes at unity centres January 1 driver region portion of the Credit Valley education courses are Hie llnllon Board of while 1 h approved driving instructors recommendation receiving grant of eliminate inequities bet a recommendation handle passed by general committee Monday night is by council The Georgetown Red rent Cross using Cedar vale month to cover the cottage at Cedarvale will be cut off and will now have to pay the full these ween certain areas of the teachers handle Community Centre groups who use he have their rentupped on a regular basis casual renters will nisi from to Maple Nursery hove rates increased School also at Cedarvale will have their mc from to a month The school at Norvat Comm unity Centre will go from a month to and the Norval Community Association at the Grass fire Acton firefighters were railed to grass fire off location will pay GO a Sunday Fine em high Johnson urges Councillor Bill Johnson Milton wants anyone caught throwing garbage into a ditch fined Mr Johnson old Friday solid waste management committee a recent court case in Milton had caused him to call for fmesjjnd meaningful penalties He said Milton town councillor Rick Day had laid charges against a man councillor spotted throwing gar along the sidcroad near Milton Johnson complained the culprit was found guilty but fined a mere The reason for the low fine Mr Johnson said was the guilty party had been found guilty on his first offence He said he wanted the committee to ask the public works committee to send a letter to Environment Minister Dr Hurry Parrot asking that a minimum fine of be levied and the judges be made aware of the seriousness dumping is viewed in When it was suggested his resolution should be put over to the next meeting of the committee for discussion Mr Johnson got angry Idontwantlo put this thing off Weve got a problem now and we Trees to provide break Regional headquarters is to become the site of a 1400tree demonstration forest courtesy of Ontario Hydro Hydro has offered to plant acres of trees at Us expense to replace trees cut down for trans mission lines To date acres have been selected in Milton and Hilts Wiih 1400 trees re maining It was suggested they could be used to help provide a visual break for the regional headquarters This is sited on a lightly- treed piece of land at the intersection of Highway and the Queen Elizabeth Way have a hell of a problem he said Mr Johnson referred to Hills Councillor Millers concern shown at Ihe last region meeting that the Oct 31 closing of the George town dump would result in people driving to the nearest to dump their garbage Instead of hem driving to or Burlington The committee then talked about moving the discussion to this Friday meeting of the SWM committee and Mr Johnson got angry again Im getting sick and tired of waiting Hell Ill write to the Minister myselfif it will Just get it done he said As Mr Johnson got visibly more irritated he discussion swung to writing a tetter to Hon Jim Snow Minister of Transportation and Communication asking for the fine Increase to be made part of the High way Traffic Act But Mr Johnsons idea of a 1000 minimum fine on the first offence ran into some problems when councillor Walter said no judge would want to level so severe a penalty on a first time occurrence Mr Johnson finally agreed the wording should be up to a maximum of He agreed taking the idea council so an official regional letter passed by council couJd be sent Mr Snow at the earliest possible date MAKE APPOINTMENT The regions titration and finance committee will consider Ha Hon appointment to the Sheridan College Board of Governors at Its Oct 24 meeting four municipalities have been asked to submit names of people for the fouryear appointment It has been stressed that any person chosen should have no affiliation with the college to avoid conflicts of interest FALL and WINTER STOCK ARRIVING DAILY HIGH HEEL DISCO CLOGS Region opposes speeders has supported a resolution asking for changes to the Highway Traffic Acts to crack down on speeders In addition a copy of the resolution wilt be sent to all municipalities with populations of more than 30000 asking support and a lelter to the Ontario Attorney General Roy The resolution states council considers speeding noise and fre quency of motor vehicle accidents to be a mailer of vital concern What is asked for in changes would be suffer penalties or speeding toil gating and racing on residential streets The Regional Police Force has also been asked come up with suggestions of improving cooperation and utilization of man power in achieving council goals For That Special Someone Ring FREE RING CLEANING COMPARE OUR LOW PRICES ANYWHERE I Home Gifts Cards MILL STREET EAST ACTON 8533160 BEACH MARCH BREAK MARCH VIA 449 PER PERSON from par from 540 pot Twin ITEMS INCLUDED nights accommodation Travel ocean f i lax IraniforslOrlanitoDaviona Beach day wtil including to Wall World ftdmiuun vM including io world admission ITEMS NOT INCLUDED Canadian departure taxes LIMITED SPACE BOOK NOW RAVEL PO Box U 8533580 SpecMang In Vacation TrawT Dale sale Sepl 27 We Ihe right to limit quantities Fresh Ontario Pork SHOULDER ROAST BUTT ROAST BUTT CHOPS 95 MORE VALUES Flondi AA Orange Juice 12 5 aOf 109 Schneiders 1 lb pkg MINI SI2ZLERS 169 Schneiders 2 lb cart BUCKET O CHICKEN 359 Schneiders OLDE FASHIONED HAMS 329 Swift Premium lb SIDE BACON Swift Premium 1 lb WIENERS Swift Premium oz pkg CO HAM Hygrade Stored Sliced COOKED HAM 139 119 199 FRESH PRODUCE Firm red sheers produce US A Can HI Tomatoes 1JJ Local grown Can grade a nt Cabbage local Can HI aaq Cooking Onions BAKERY Roto 3159 69 299 flavours Flavour Crystals 5 Club House maiwamiia Olives 341 ml Club House red maraschino Cherries ml Milk Bone for large dogs Dry Biscuits 32 Bathroom refill Dixie Cups I00x3or A varieties Tame Rinse mi all purpose Flour 5 kg 109 139 139 169 1B9 Ken L Ration burger Dog Quaker ready serve Oatmeal RS Glass Plus spray Glass Cleaner Air Care solid Air Deodorizer 7 Dry Idea roll on 129 79 189 Gillette Dry Look flavours Allen Fruit 169 58 ED Smith cherry or blueberry Pie Filling 9b319 ED Smilh pumpkin Pie Filling Instant Coffee to chocolate Baby Pickles ovale Issue roii 135 79 109 589 239 79 249