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The- Acton Free Press Wednesday Jure The Press TELEPHONE 519 and Ed oral Office Founded In shod Wednesday by Inland no Co Unwed at Tolophono Subscription copies each per year in Canada in all countries other Canada The Ac Ion Free Press is one the Inland Publishing Co Limited group suburban news papers which include The AJai Whitby Pickering News Advertiser The Guard Burl Post Burl Weekend Post Gazette The Georgetown Economist and Sun Inn Milton Canadian Champion Tho News The New market Aurora Era Oakville Beaver This Week Oshawa This Weekend and The Tribune Don McDonald Publisher Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event typographical Portion of the advertising space occupied by the Horn together will allowance tor signature wi I not bo charged for but the Balance the advertisement II bo paid for the applicable rate In event of a typographical error advertising goods or a wrong price goods or services may not bo sold Advert sing is moroly an of lor I may be withdrawn at any time EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Gold Murray New Editor Helen Murray Sporti Diana Waltm an n Contributor Darkroom Lynda H ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT I Cook Sales Jennifer err led Advartltlnn Gail Thompson National Advertising Hop Dan Poyntz BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Office Manager Rhone Thorn hill PntKentner Arthur CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Mann gar McArthur Bouquets to Joyce The announcement this week that Joyce Carpenter of the Acton School of Dance was hanging up her dancing shoes came as quite a shock to many parents and child ren in town In the 25 years she has been teaching Acton children Joyce has made many Shes been confidante to growing teenagers den mother to young girls and fr lend to many Many of her students she has seen grow from preschoolers to mothers themselves She helped them bloom to graceful teenagers and helped them through those awkward years Joyces contributions to the town were recognized Friday evening by Halton Hills Mayor Pete who presented her with a certificate of merit But they have been recognized for years by her students Former students were on hand Saturday night for one last grande finale and it was There wasnt a dry eye on the stage as girls of all ages finished the show There probably werent too many dry eyes in the audience either The older girls and former students were thinking of all Joyce has contributed in their lives while the young girls just knew they would miss her very much Just as the curtain closed Joyce brought one small sobbing child into her arms and hugged her It was indicative of 25 years of dedication Ron McKnight inspiration shows what disabled can do Ron is an exemplary choice for Actons 24th Citizen of the Year His contributions to the com munity through sports Rotary Club Acton Chamber of Com merce and Branch 197 make him a very deserving recipient of the honor But McKnights selection is even more appropriate since this is the Year of the Handicapped For over a decade Ron has proving to all of Acton that the dis abled arent disabled at all and that they can really make tremendous contributions to the lives of all those who are around them His efforts in sports are partic ularly inspirational Sports like hockey and ball are by their nature physical act ivities For those who are really passionate about these sports its difficult to sit on the sidelines especially when one is young A lot of people involved in sports organization in effect spectators burn out and give up after just a few years Not Ron He has enjoyed many many years of sitting on the sidelines helping many young people learn all the values and virtues Citizens of the Year exhibit Sports enthusiasts Rotanans and of course his family are all mighty proud of Ron these days But those who are smUing the broadest smiles of pleasure at his selection has to be Actons handi capped residents Hes shown everyone just what a handicapped person can do for his fellow citizens On the Applaud Sprackmans move drop his IGA plaza objection In the past we have been quick to put the rap on Shopp ing Centres president Sprackman Were pleased this week to hand him a bouquet for withdrawing his objection to the IGA plaza plan downtown Its nice to see that after many weeks of negotiations it looks like he has reached an with the developer of the downtown plaza local contractor Doug Fread and IGA store owner Dave Manes He wont object to their plan any longer and they wont object to his Weve criticized Sprackman for not appearing to have the best of Acton at heart when he objects to proposals for commer cial and Industrial development here At the same time weve tried to make it clear that his tactics arent new all sorts of developers do the same thing Object to every other proposal to put pressure on a council to approve their plan We dont like to see it done but it certainly isnt illegal and most people in his position simply try ing to run a profitable business and using every legal means to reach their goal would do the same thing Sprackman has taken a positive action towards Acton Lets hope he now decides to set tle his other matters before coun cil and the Ontario Municipal Board quickly I Our reader write Poor sportsmanship shouldnt be tolerated Dear Sir There are still parents who stress good sportsmanship and poor sportsmanship Is not tolerated An excellent game of ball had fans watching intensely as Rock wood Pro Hardware pee wees defeated Glen Williams in what you would call a pitchers duel at the Acton minor tournament The winning pitcher was Craig Shaw The game waa dampened at the top of the sixth inning by an Intent to Injure in cident by a Glen Williams player player was ejected from the game by the base umpire Dave First baseman Kirk suffered a broken ankle and It had to be wired As a back up pitcher also he was a big loss to the team His mother said you could almost stand It if he had fallen and broken it Jean Kirks mother herself a former coach told me an Incident like that Is strictly poor sportsmanship 1 understand the team hasnt lost a game in quite a while and every team needs a few losses to become good sportsmen I think a good coach would be sitting that boy out for a few games How else will he learn if no discipline is show There Is a boy lying In hospital sick from drugs to kill the pain and the other boy Is stUl playing as of Monday night Sincerely Fran Letters to editor welcome but signature is necessary Wayne and Shirley Scott celebrated their wedding anniversary on the week end They marked the day by attending the Legion Beef Barbecue Saturday Congratulations go out to Achilles Motors Lcs who has won a trip to Rome leaves July of Mazda He and his wife Lisa will be accompanied by other couples all leading Mazda dealers won the trip in a Spring Hundred Day Challenge a Canada wide contest with 150 participating dealers Points were awarded for the percentage of sales each dealer was up over last year during the same time period Of the dealers came in third with sales up per cent With two of Acton principals leaving their offices for good at the end of this week It is easy to see some of the re markable coincidences between the two Doug Magwood principal of M Z Ben leaves after four and a half years in Acton He first came here in February 1977 to replace Gary Dawk ins who left to set up and head McKenzleMlddle School Also In February 1977 Sean Brlggs was taking enrollment for the new Catholic School to open In the fall Both mens first full school year was Both men were helped greatly by two principals who have passed away Mr proved Invaluable to Mag wood while Hazcn Allen of Robert Little was a constant source of information and help for Even the name Joseph Is common between the two as leaves St Josephs and goes to Joseph Gibbons And now both men arc leaving and both the end of the week The route for Sundays MenB Biathlon Is Starting at Prospect Park Park Street to Mill E to Duby Road to Klngham to Storey to Cobblchill to Victoria to Brock Agnes to Frederick to Church From Church to Eastern to Queen to Long field to Churchill S to Wealcott to Acton Blvd to McDonald to Wallace to Mill to Bower to Willow to School Lane to Main to Elizabeth to Elmore to Elizabeth and around the lake cross country back the park Chamber of Commerce executive la pleased to note total membership now stands at including 33 new members With the year only half over that a a pretty good track record Investiture by Honourable John Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for St John Ambulance was held at St Pauls Anglican Church Toronto on June fl Among the recipients was Donald McLean who received a third bar to his Service Medal A reception followed in the Lieutenant Governors Suite at the Mr McLean was a resident in for many years and has been active In the St John Ambulance of for years Three years ago he was Invested at Ottawa as a Serving Brother He now resides at and Is employed by Canadian General Electric Calling oil CWAC veterans The anniversary reunion of World War CWAC Is being held September 25 and In Toronto but organizers are ing a tough time notifying everyone Any one interested call Toronto 7B1 and Neighbors on Greenore Crescent got to gether for their fifth annual barbecue Saturday and then enjoyed an evening of fun and games Families involved were Roland Wright Irene and Jim Brewster Ken and Alive Pal and Jerry Woshnlik Kevin and Merrill Cathy and Jim Cars well Irene and Marty Jennd ron Bob and Maryanne Howsom and BUI and Ingrid Jr Homes Included are numbers 38 to one side of the street only Of the 12 original families only four remain This weekend neighbors welcomed four new families and said goodbye to one family Jerry and Pat hosted the event And here s wishing luck to three Acton girls who are attempting to get personal letters back from their favorite television stars Maria McLeod Belinda Tarns and Liz McGrath visited the Free Press last week with a stack of color posters of their Holly wood heartthrobs explained that If they did something really out of the or dlnary and let their thats teen talk know about It they might just might get personal letters back That where I come In Being young myself once we all had our turn I of fered to help the girls Thats when they pulled out several teen magazines with all these color pictures of cute but young- stars The posters included Ralph Macchlo who plays Jeremy on Eight is Enough John Schneider who is Bo on the Dukes of Hazard Scott of Happy Days and Michael a singer I hope putting their picture in the paper helps get them letters back But Im still waiting for an answer back from Jones of the long defunct Mon kecs Its only been about 13 years since I wrote to him Theres no business like show business and three Acton girls hope to prove it These girls have crushes on television stars and want the Hollywood guys to know It and write to them They thought something like getting their picture In the paper would draw the stars to them Good luck girls Lett to right McLeod with a picture of Ralph Belinda Tarns with John Schneider and with Michael and Halo Crcs celebrated their fifth annual barbecue Saturday night Back issues 10 years ago Wednesday June 1071 What might have been a serious fire was doused by store manager Don Lindsay at A Supermarket Tuesday morning A walkway which connects Lakeview subdivision and Prospect Park and runs parallel to the eastern shore of Fairy Lake will be closed off soon according to Ted a resident of Elizabeth Drive who claims he owns the walkway land Work on the senior citizens apartments and geared- to- income housing is tran the north side of Cobblchill Road Eighteen family units and 12 senior citizen apartments arc included In the project which Is rapidly going ahead now after a wait of almost three years before final approval could be obtained The houses and apartment building will be on a culdesac 20 years ago Thursday June leel Robert Utile students raised till of their pledge for the new arena at their Fun Fair Organ Company Limited will establish their Industry in the former Wool Combing building It Is expected 12 organ builders will be moving to Acton Bert Keates says the company has enough work ahead for two years Already located In the building are Michigan Bulb Company and the Division of Porter The announcement was made by Norman chairman of the industrial com mlttee Mrs E C Reed assistant principal of the high school addressed the graduating classes of both schools at their banquet Awards were presented to Barbara Churchill Paul Shortlli and Gay White Toostm aster Axel Gifts to the schools were presented by Linda Braida and Jane McCrae 50 years ago Thuriday June 1931 In a letter to council Acton Citizens Band Indicated they would endeavor to finance the year on a reduced grant of rather than year Postal rates have increased Local delivery is two cents other offices three cents for the first ounce The Acton England Gazette reporting on the throes of a town hall controversy reports that Acton Ontario has had a town hail for fifty years The past week canvassers have been busy In Acton securing names to a petition to present to the Legislature favoring the sale of beer and wine in grocery stores Offers of ten dollars a day have been made to the workers and five cents per name In town and ten cents In the country paid to canvassers Plenty of money Is in evidence and the workers are paid Baron Gratton owned by Lindsay has been winning in the harness races 75 years ago June Mr Alfred one of the operators of the rolling machines at the sole leather tannery had his left hand caught in the machinery on Saturday morning and trie thumb was badly lacerated and half torn off The injury was a painful one but the young man will soon be able to return to work With an Acton boy as promoter and port owner of the new James Bay Railway from Toronto to the North- D Mann It was fitting that an Acton boy should be the engineer in charge of the first train out of Toronto The train was In the charge of Conductor Fred Russell and Engineer Charles The Oakvillc Record says Principal Stewart of Acton gave an excellent paper on Ornamentation of School Houses and Grounds Mr Stewart paper was full of practical suggestions Discussion followed by Miss McQueen and Misa Bennett The recent general sessions of County Court granted naturalization papers to Charles Suey laundryman Acton Mr has been a resident of Canada for five years 100 years ago June The remains of our late citizen Josloh Adams were interred in the Acton cemetery on Friday last with Masonic honors tho deceased being at tho time of his death a member of Walker Lodge of Acton picnic in last Thursday was a grand success Our band boys claim to hate been the principal performers at the concert given in the evening having rendered several vocal and instrumental pieces with admirable effect The reopening of St church on Sunday evening brought a large congregation The services were conducted by the Rev J Incumbent Acton is growing daily In favor as a market for farm produce and as a con sequence the merchants here are doing a larger business than ever before Farmers who henceforth traded In Georgetown Milton and now come to Acton