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Citizen who helped police control crowd is assaulted An Acton man who prefers to remain anonymous came to the rescue of Regional Police constables Saturday night when a crowd became unruly Staff Sgt Roy Smith of the Halton Regional Police said police responded to a fight on Willow and Mill Sts at The constables asked the fighters to leave but a Mam St man refused continuing to argue with the policemen A crowd gathered converg ing on the police when they tried to put the man into a patrol car Smith said The Acton citizen then came to the aid of the policemen but he was assaulted As the con stables came to his aid Smith said the arrested man escaped He was later arrested and charged with causing a disturbance breach of proba and leaving the custody of a police officer Police are continuing their in vestigation of the identity of the person who assualted the citizen Birthday girl Don Kennedy had blowing out her 80 candles from great Trscey Mason Cony Kennedy Trtcls Don Kennedy Was Mason 6 David Kennedy Todd Buchanan and Kelly Mason 10 Story Inside a e Lepage ESTATE SERVICES LID REALTOR GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN 8770173 GEORGETOWN I BUICK TRUCKS ST GEORGETOWN 8770149 One Hundred and Tenth YearIssue 7 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST Thirty Four Pages Thirty Cents Miss Fall Fair Laura wasn t one of seven semi finalists at the Canadian National Exhibitions Fall Fair Beauty Contest hut the 16 yearold Actonian said she doesn believe winning is every thing Going lo the Ex was exciting and a good experience to get to know people and leam how to get along with other people If you win that just a Utile extra she said The Miss Acton pageant was a good op port unity to get out and meet people she said and why she entered It her first beauty contest last year Her win In Acton put her in contention for the CNE title which was decided last Wednesday in the Coliseum She was competing with other girls out of which seven finalists were chosen but Laura I get that far The girts were judged on poise per sonohty ability to talk in front of people and ability lo get along with others which was all determined from a three minute in dividual interview Laura had to walk on stage and say her name in front of approximately people for the part of the pageant She then returned to the stage and a brief biography she wrote for herself was read aloud The seven semi finalists were chosen Wed evening after the girls put on long dresses Once a girl has competed for the CNE Queen of the Fairs title she can t compete again so Laura said she is not going to enter the Acton Fall Fair beauty contest this year She will be attending Sheridan College in in the fall to take a secretarial course and will see if she is eligible for any beauty contests in that area she said Ont Hydro chairman taught AHS Science Tom Campbell newly appointed chair man of Ontario Hydro once taught science chemistry at Acton High School Campbell took over the year Job Monday August leaving his position as deputy treasurer Campbell Joined Ontario public service in I960 leaving his teaching position in Acton for a Job with the Department of Education In I960 He taught at the high school from 1957 to 1960 A recent article in the Toronto Star refer red to Campbell as one of Ontario most influential bureaucrats He was a member the Commission which paved he way for French language secondary schools in Ontario a founding member of he Ontario Quebec Permanent Commission 1963 secretary to the Committee on Government Productivity in deputy secretary of the cabinet the following year helped establish and was the first deputy of he Ministry of Northern Affairs In deputy minister of health In 1979 and took over as deputy treasurer in Campbell was educated and graduated from Royal Roads Military College before coming to Acton enjoyed having Tom there said former Acton High School principal Ted Hansen He did a fine job He got along well with the students and staff I was sorry to lose him when he did go Scott NowUn iMvIng lor Australia H Drill Staying In Halfwit for on yoer M Ma art IT as Aclon Fall Fair Is print wont hart changsd from pries as tha gats SasambarSaapaQtS Inside asa Of SM paga old Town Hall to till amHfoo Harftaga hind will allow to Tad of Ilia by tap but may moving again by tha and el August Saa Car hits pole power off Hydro off in the Acton area for hours early Saturday morning when a vehicle hit a hydro pole on he comer of Main and Church St Blackouts occurred on parts of Kingham Rd and Main St South from am to 7 a The pole was replaced after power was restored Police have not yet identified the people Involved In the accident or the cause of it The investigation is continuing and charges of failure to remain at the scene of an ac cident are pending Candidates meet Friday Local businessman Paul Nielsen will be chairing the allcandidates meeting scheduled Tor this Friday August at Acton High School riding four candidates in the September federal election will be avail able to answer questions at the meeting sponsored by the Acton Chamber of Com Organizer Steve is hoping to see people minimum at the meeting he Black Creek in danger An car owned by Dave Mclntyre Main St received considerable damage when a pick up truck went out control look out a hydro pole and then careened Into the car and the corner of a house early Saturday morning Police said they are Investigating Incident which also caused power outages In the Rd area Attractive Jamen leads the parade Fair Queens from all parts of Ontario Into Ihe Coliseum at the Canadian National Ex lb I lion She was In the spotlight and Intro duced to a crowd of 34 last Wednesday night Laura competes in Miss CNE contest Region launches 9700 study at old Acton landfill site A detailed examination of Acton s old municipal landfill site off Churchill South is needed to ensure that nearby Black Creek is not contaminated according to regional consultants A routine check of the site recently by an official of Gartner Lee Associates which monitors closed landfill sites for the Region found liquid waste residue or Irickling as far as a marshy area between the site and the creek The consulting firm promptly mended a detailed ex of the site last week at an estimated cost of 700 Regional public works director Bob Moore told councillors that both the Credit Valley Conservation Authority and the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources pay close attention lo the water quality of Black Creek which he described as a receiving stream for the nearby water pollution control plant and a cold water fishery of some significance The former Town of the dump throiifch the lJGQs until look it iur In 1974 ii wis dosed the next Gartner Let will investigate lead ate fl ws or und the site as well as vegetation stress the potential for underground gases formed by the waste lo travel through tin site It will lake about Ihrce months lo com plete Ihr study Soapbox derby at Ciderf est this year year The pilot for helicopter rides was not available this year but organizers were able to get soapbox racers from Brampton to participate in races down Agnes St The races are preliminaries for a Grand Prix the competitors will be attending later in the year Local youths will be able to race cars in their own division also Registration is a Sunday Cidcrfest will run all this weekend August and The official opening will be on Saturday Aug at am Local businessman Paul Nielsen and Mayor Miller will open the festival Scheduled events include Legion Dance Friday pm Market downtown Acton Sjturday 4pm Biathlon Official Opening down town Saturday Miles Baseball Tournament Prospect Park Saturday 9am 7pm Celebrity Applesauce eating eonlest downtown Saturday 10 a Races Leatherlown Park Saturday 10 a Department Travelling Activities Van downtown Salurday Cider Tent downtown Saturday Corn Roast Acton Legion Salurday pm Pioneer living Demonstrations downtown Saturday Soapbox Derby downtown J JO a m War Canoe Demonstrations Prospect Sunday noon Races Lcnthcrtown Moloero s Park Soccer Match Prospect Park Derby Prospect lark Sunday J a ion Junior Tennis Tourmment Prospect Saturday Sunday Piddle Boats and Canoes Prospect Park Sunday 12 pm Pool and Beach Prospect Saturday Sunday For more on activities see ClderiMt Tad Tyler Issued challenge councillor dart and Mayor Russ Monday night during a council In Ins celebrity appta- contest was a big messy success The con test will be 10 Saturday CkJtrfeal runs for three days August 34