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The Acton Frea Press Wednesday Nov Profiles with Jennifer Despite the sagging economy are alive and well in Canada Alien Simpson of Eden Hills has his own marketing and design consul company he heads hL own company marketing garden products and he a photo grapher artist with a discreet hankering to get inlo radio A fascinating man who describes himself as very creative and very determined Allen ran away from home in England at to stowaway at sea Ho got to Bristol miles from home and wan returned by concerned police After formal education in the arts and a tour with tht Royal Air Force Allen settled into life as a newspaper photographer freelancing for several major British publications I While occupying a lowly London garret slowly starving to dtalh Allen learned that desperation can brave men as hi bulled his way into his first assignment Ilcarnednottotake no That brnvado got him work with such prcssive papers as the Observer and the Sunday Times and Telegraph He was shortly doing can did photographs of live television plays for the BBC in addition to newspaper assignments Allen has worked with Tony ArmstrongJones and has photographed such stars as the Beatles TommySleelc LccRemickandEingCrosby A country boy at heart Allen joined three friends in starting their own newspaper in Giving the competition a run for its money the newcomers were delighted to find their paper making vast Inroads In circulation They t compete with four slick professionals city Alien comments When the competition a chain newspaper decided to lick em by buying the new paper the four agreed to sell Allen thought he could now write his own ticket but itwasotso heme fully admits He drifted into marketing and selling having picked up a commercial degree in agricultural nutrition along the way and came to Canada in 1967 to straighten out a Peter borough division of Llquifeeds Within six months hcturned the company around and was stationed back in England Restless he came back to Canada and joined a marketing firm In while living in Elora When a client offer of an attractive contract tempted him Allen made the break and started his own consulting firm with wife Dawn an accountant who looks after the figures marketing packages to a variety of clients handles every facet from market resear feasibility studies competition checks evaluation marketing plans advertising pro grams and public relations work I an objective assessment of the com pany Handling the implementation of his own Ideas Allen also trains existing company people to carry on his marketing plans I work toward my own obsolescence Criticizing most Canadian business for having little marketing foresight Allen says most manufacturers have no marketing knowledge If you can sell the product it no go lit adds Inan effort to keep abreast of rapidly changing marketing strategies Allen set up his own com selling a unique set of gardening tools throughout the States Australia and Hong Kong The three tool set of polished steel trowel hand fork and transplanter arc available in Canada Dominion seed house and the Bay Allen and Dawn Simpson examine I lie garden tools marketed by their Men Mills com fl fancy tomato juice liquid CAMPBELLS 10 fl ozcream of mushroom soup fl choice pure apple juice BIRDS EYE 12 frozen Awake orange drink 500 g frozen coffee rich 750 ml Bottle Coca Cola Sprite Canada Dry Gingerale I Fresh Produce arrives daily at the lowest possible prices choice yellow ng peach halves BUCK DIAMOND kg Canadian process cheese slices COTTONELLE4s colours toilet tissue shortening EAGLE BRAND canned milk EUUTON7 plnkH flav dog food JOLLY MILLER anno QLAD24 79 129 1 PAMPERS newborn plain Rtti 1J0B 1JBB 138 158 JBB 1JB8 218 an 328 358 1 MB 229 128 1JB 158 WESTON of loaf FROZEN FOODS MIX MATCH Blue Water Boston fin In ocean Grade A Fresh 34 lb Average chickens chicken inabasket lb Fresh B Average stewing chickens 59 Freshly Minced medium ground beef Fresh Mealy side spare ribs sweet sour ribs 169 fa Burns Pride of Canada Ready to Servo pressed dinner shoulders Prices Nov 25 26 2881 Wo reserve the right to limit Burns Pride of Canada lib Pkg skinless wieners 1 29 Store Pak link breakfast sausage ib Counter Served lean cooked ham ib Devon Sliced breakfast bacon Pastor Jean Stairs of the Acton Baptist Church was Inducted Sunday night at a special service Her lather Karl la Irs first vicepresident or the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec Laker moderator or the Area Baptist Churches and Termer teacher Kenneth Jackson University were on hand to congratulations Committee to review bowling licence fees Hnllon Hills council Is bringing the special licencing bylaw review committee back to life lo take another look at bowling alley fees Monday general committee heard from the owners of a bowling alley in Georgetown protesting the fee of for the first alley and for every other alley Several committee members agreed the fee was too large and councillors decided the licencing committee should take another look at the fee The committee had been disbanded Clerk administrator Ken Richard son noted other bowling alley owners In Hills have taken out their licences and paid the fees Tax rebate helps sales The November provincial sales lax rebate on 1381 model cars hai had a good effect on least one car dealer in Acton Lome owner of and Ford on Main St explained between the sales UK rebate the manufacturers and dealers rebates and declining interest rates sales ire brisk He explained the tax rebate up is good on ly on IDfii cars The purchaser pays the tax when ac quiring the vehicle and then gets the money back from the government The manufacturer and dealer rebate is a flat off cars and trucks excluding Lynx and Escort models There Is also a SIM rebate if a person test drives a Lynx Capri or Mustang and pur chases any small car said he has no idea of the percentage business increased since the government ed their rebate scheme earlier this month The scheme is only good until November and delivery must be made by December 5 of Achilles Motors said the rebate has had no effect on his business at all as he been sold out of cars since September He explained he has only used cars and 1082 models on his lot Brian Canary brought Snoopy around to the Agriculture Canada free rabies clinic Thursday at the Acton Community Centre Chamber helps in new apprenticeship program The Acton Chamber of Commerce and the Industrial Training Committee HIT are involved in a new program that will provide apprenticeship training In the past have been done tn a Mock type method with a certain amount of tlmo spent on the Job and time spent In the school However this created a certain lag In the employee s Job The way the program Is now structured according to Chamber secretary Janet Fleming Is a day release scheme wl the ap prentice la In school for only one day a week eight hours a week for a week period hours per year Already within there are Industries affiliated with the committee and apprentices in training Tho starting day for the next program Is January with openings in Industrial maintenance mechanic machinist tool and die fitted structural steel fitter welder rundlng is based on a three year reimbursement program Fleming explained in the first year per cent of the employee s wages are paldfor20weeksB0ahourB for second year per cent for weeks 720 hours and in the third year per cent for 14 weeks BOO hours The contracts are rewritten each year to allow for any wage increase the employee may accrue The employee is not eligible for training allowance or ment Insurance Any Industry In the Acton area Interested In the program is asked to call John at or Dave Whiting at Fergus problem leaves us in dark Thousands homes Halton Hills Hydro Acton between Fergus and Ac meter superintendent ton were wllhout hydro Doug Mason explained Power was out in Ac for about minutes this area receives Ion Eramosa and Wednesday afternoon electricity from Well townships after power lines were ington County Any ma Eden Mills downed in Fergus problems there andLverton Edna the Dublin presents Councillor Marilyn with their second contribution of for the December set for appeal The sentence of a Burlington man who killed three women in a blcyclccar accident in the summer of including former Acton and Esquesing rest dent Lorraine Robertson nee will be pealed next month In August Walter Valente was fined and his driver a licence suspended for one year as a result of being convicted of careless driving Valente had pleaded guilty to the charge In connection with the accident In which the three women riding bicycles were killed As well two other women were injured In the accident riding their bikes Crown attorney Jim Treleovcn initiated the peal and it will be heard in Milton Provincial Court December Valente had been convicted of driving offenses previously and his licence was suspended a couple of times Treleaven urged jail term at the time Valente was sentenced and felt the sentence he received was far too light A graduate of and Acton High schools Mrs Robertson lived with family at their Cedar Springs motel before moving to Church St after her marriage The mother of three lived In the Acton area for about eight years Acton GO bus shelters planned There could soon be two GO bus shelters in Acton Councillor Dave Whiting says he was informed by regional chairman Jack thai GO has the two shelters but Ministry of Transportation and Communications approval is still needed John Goy gets credit for idea of having bus shelters here He suggested to Whiting they were needed and Acton represent it I at the region contacted GO no success So who is a member of the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority took over the campaign and convinced GO the shelters arc needed After checking with their driven about busy slops Whiting says GO wants shelter located at Becker Plaza and on Highway 7 west of High near Lakcvitw Ave Acton Photo Camera LtMthortown Acton 1 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