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Fair board makes money New Acton Agricultural Society executive were elected Saturday at the annual meeting Front row eft to right John secretary treaiurer and Norm Shea Back row Bill vice president and past president Keith Second vice president Paul Thompson was In spite of rain two out of three days for the fail lair the Acton Agricultural Society actually made profit last year At the societys annua meeting Saturday at Presbyterian Church secretary- treasurer John revealed the fair made While was brought in was paid out This 649 is down from when a profit was realized Gate receipts at Septembers fair made up the biggest chunk of income at 24786 or per cent Howes financial report showed This was down IS from the year before Events from throughout year made the next biggest money maker with or IB per cent Prize money took the most from the counts with or per cent being paid out The report shows prize winners were down substantially from 5IG to but Rowe pointed out there were no dairy cattle because of inclement weather and the hall exhibits were down This also did not Include school work Biggest donations made to the fair fur 1383 came from Carlings Breweries Norm Shea is new head of Acton Fall Fair board Norm Shea is the new president of the Acton Agricultural Society with Bill Las by as the first vice and Paul Thompson second vice The men were acclaimed to their positions at the Societys annual meeting Saturday at Knox Presbyterian Keith is immediate past president New directors are Ted Brown Hank Walsma Bob Johnston Hans Kucchler Susan Cathy Las by Glen Williamson Margaret Lister Don But- tenham John Bouclair John Thomson Maggie Hall Jennifer Alton Janet Swack end Cathy Rich In his final remarks as president noted he enjoyed holding the title He didnt just look upon It as being president of the fair board but of the Acton Agricultural Society because the group was so busy throughout the year He cited the Tun night garage sale tourism association ap preciation night Cidcrfest District Convention the Sanla Claus parade and the directors dinner as examples of how they have kept busy all year round We have had more active help In putting the fair together and cleaning up Aitken said and pointed out some people have taken days off work in order to have the park restored by Tuesday night Hosting the District convention In the fall was the highlight his two years as president admitted As far the fair itself the outgoing president noted if the weather had been with them the two days it rained it would have been a record show He pointed out the last time they were rained out was in 197B but since then we have learned how to reschedule events he said The rooster and pet shows ware moved undercover and other compromises made GEORGETOWN 3 STARTS AY Never Cry Wolf Ems it am Sit Son mat Evas at 10 Son ml STARTS SCARFACE HUE SHOW NIGHTLY Laat Tan Tim GORKY valor m cam By doing this he said the fair Is able to keep going for the full three days tie thanked secretary treasurer John Rowe for looking after the boards finances and also thanked past president Brian Evans first vice Shea and second vice Las by for their support Youth slightly injured An Acton youth suffered minimal Injuries in a wo car collision at the intersection of Guelph St and Maple Ave in Georgetown Friday morning The youth Michael Wood IB of 11 Terrace was a passenger in a car driven by Daniel IB of Ransom St The car sustained an as ti mated damage in the accident A car driven by Erik Hopkins 17 of Georgetown had an estimated damage say Helton Regional Police Ontario and class and trophy sponsors In the area of annual events the Spot in the Park at the fan- proved to be the biggest money maker with a profit of with being made at the accompanying Beef on a Bun booth The Saturday night dance saw a close of and the ladies night dance made a Total cost of the Miss Acton Fair show was which included popular Leahy Family the master of charms for past Miss Actons and the party after wards Hosting the District Convention in the fall at Acton High School cost the local society but president Keith Aitken noted we probably wont host it again for The rainy weather affected most of the events at the fair In one way or another according lo committee heads Brian Evans note J the rain was a disaster for the heavy horse pull on Friday night and it had to be postponed to Saturday How ever this year it will go back to Friday Bob Marshall made a plea for more associate directors while giving his report on the light horse committee and Roland Height asked that someone else head the heavy horses committee The cattle show is one of the best In Ontario according to Wallace Los by and he credits the smooth working of the commit tec and the board in general The junior section of the cattle show was cancelled due to rain Nino Braida told the society members present There was an excellent showing of sheep Calvin Aitken said The Miss Acton committee reported they were very pleased overall Publicity chair person Jennifer Alton said the sary of the fair made advertising a bit easier The distribution of balloons during Augusts Cidcrfest was a good public relations ploy she pointed out and she got good comments about the bird dance An information booth was added to the fair so people would know where and when events were taking place Bob said the parade was one of the most successful A moments silence was observed for three members of the society who have died since the last annual meeting Morgan Stan Matthews and John Ottaway who died last week Outgoing Acton Agricultural Society Keith If ft I presents his suc cessor Norm Shea with the Presidents Meanderings by Mabel I have had a feathered friend at the bird feeding station the past few weeks who definitely should not be there He either forgot to go south or is the harbinger of an early Spring He a Song Sparrow and a feisty one too If it were late April or early May I would not be surprised to see him flitting about in the garden and bursting Into song But to see him sitting and eating away on the coldest day of the year makes me believe he recognucd a good spot for food in the Fall and he decided to be lazy and take a chance on surviving our winters Robins and Goldfinches can do it so why cant he Perhaps a lot of birds got confused with our mild winter last year and thought that all our winters are like that Lets hope the little fellows make it to Spring Car hits guard rail About damages resulted to a car driven by Laurie North IB 3 after was involved in a single vehicle acci dent Thursday about 3 m Guelph report North was northbound on Highway 1 kilometre north of Wellington when her right wheels dropped off the edge of the road The car slid and hit a guard rail and then spun around There injuries Another call for an Acton ambulance McPhail isnt the only local resi dent who thinks Acton should have its own ambulance A longtime Acton resident who asked that her name not be published stopped Dave Whiting and a Free Press writer as Two cars collide Two RR 1 residents escaped Injury when their cars collided Friday OPP say George and Clifford King were both northbound on Con of Eramosn Township about kilo metres west of Highway when the colli sion occurred Policeestimate MOO to the vehicle and Kings they left Friday council drop in to discuss the issue She observed that her husband died in an ambulance on the way to a hospital in 1971 The ambulance driver who came from didnt know Acton very well and became lost trying to locate her home This woman noted that back then Acton received ambulance service from Guelph not Georgetown This woman continued by telling of an Incident three months ago in which her neighbor who suffered a heart attack was taken to Georgetown hospital Once there this person asked that If they were going to be transferred that it be to How over the informed this was out of the question theyd either be going to Brampton or Georgetown She said both of these incidents show Acton would benefit from having its own ambulance with drivers who are also familiar with the community Whiting who has brought this issue to the attention of the deputy minister of health said he has heard a recent accident victim in Acton being taken by to a hospital He believes the police were on the scene and they directed the ambulance to rather than George town He and his colleagues will continue pur suing this matter and glad be blearing from residents about I he said Police beat Two vehicles were damaged persons unknown while were narked in the parking kit last Mori da between 9 and 11 pm A 1982 Concorde received about dam ages when someone tried to pry the side door open and the aide mirror off a Cadillac was broken around the same time Police estimate damage lo the mirror at A yearold Acton resident was charged with being intoxicated In a public place after police found him on Park Ave The youth was lodged for he night and released Police were called to a domestic distur bance on Mill St in Acton on Sunday in a father and daughter There were no charges Police were called on Januar when a for at at a Fourth Line location The out standing bill was later paid and here were no charges A rear window was broken and a case of beer was stolen from a vehicle parked outside the Station Hole Acton Friday night About damage was done A male Erin resident was arrested for being intoxicated on Mill St Friday nigh A man broke a First Line residence Thursday afternoon through front door but fled when confronted by the occupant Police are looking for a whilcmolc aged 19 20 slim with fair shoulder length har a brown moustache and wearing a checked jacket Obituar Arthur Harris A well known resident of Henry Arthur Harris died December at General Hospital He had been ill for some time Mr Harris of Harris St was a farm machinery dealer and manufacturer and attended Pub lie School and Contitiatlon School Born December 1914 he was the son of Charles Henry Harris and Elsie Anne Chapman On January at Grimsby Beach he married Mary The couple had three children David Burlington Levcrne and Carl of Fergus all whom mourn his loss He is also survived by his wife brothers Elmer Stan of Bclwood and Gordon and 10 grand children He was predeceased by brothers and John and a sister Agnes He was affiliated with the Seventh Da Ad v enlists of Rev Arthur Zaft officiated the funeral held December at Shoemaker Home Acton Interment will be wood Cemetery in the spring Pallbearers were all friends from he Rockwood area George Major Keith Black Bob Johnston Henry Jr Wynne Dunbar and Ed Pasmorc Ben king and Percy McGilllvnry were honorary pallbearers BRAND NAME Gliddenf pVIIMT f Hidden ultrahide INTERIOR LATEX SEMIGLOSS ENAMEL 13164 WHITE LAST CALL SALE ENDS FEB 484 The January Wallpaper Paint SEMI GLOSS LATEX for any wall or woodwork scrubbable semigloss finish easy water clean up ON WALLPAPER SAMPLE BOOK ORDERS OVER 300 BOOKS TO CHOOSE FROM 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