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the aclort free press thursday may 5 19na m k 35 ii ii pounding the sports beat prospects for a girls softball team representing acton in a league will depend on the number and quality of gals who turn out for a practice saturday afternoon in the park at 2 pm charlie thompson well on the mad to complete recovery arter a slay in hospital timing the hockey season says there is a good chance the team will be accepted into a ladies league recre ation director howard pearce has contacted someone wjioll be down at the park saturday to see if the girls here are good enough to play in the league explained charlie ive phoned most of the girls who played for us last year but anyone else who wants to try out for the team is welcome down at the park this saturday youll remember last year charlie and frank spielvogel fashioned a good looking squad from ball belles hereabouts activity was restricted to exhibition games since they started late but charlie vowed hed try hard to gvt something going for next season now hes making good on the promise there have been vague complaints from some that the feminine gender in these parts is neglected when it comes to sport and recreation everything round here is for boys they complain well girls heres your big chance to become another joe dlmagglo one thing the current stanley cup quest has done is confuse the crystal ball gazers most of them predicted montreal would dispose of detroit in the first two games on forum ice perhaps they added the wings would get back in the hunt when the set returned to detroit l so what happens the halts blew the duke in the first two games at home gloom on mount royal was thicker than pea soup especially since the series returned lo detroit for the next pair some filberts said the wings were going to sweep it in lour straight someone forgot to tell canailiens back in detroit they pulled up their rouge blane et bleu mcks tied up the series at two games apiece youd expect sid abel wings coach would be biting his nails at the prospect of returning to montreal not he we always play better on forum ice he ssid brightly prophesies as a result were few and far between for it was evident from the first two games abel wasnt just raising cam tuesday night ies halts returned to the form charts they wallopped the wings so convincingly a fellad be inclined to wonder if both teams were in the same league canadiens were really flying the wings looked tired they couldnt match the habitants speed but whats going to happen when the teams play number six in detroit tonight crystal gazers arent so sure maybe the detroits will even the series up if they do lord stanleys basin will go to montreal saturday to await the winner of the seventh and final game sentiment seems lo favor montreal sympathies hereabouts are divided some fans tie up all their political racial and sectional prejudices into the series and plump for detroit patriots hope the cup stays in canada others started out cheering for detroit when they were under dogs switched to montreal when they were behind and ended up urging on the wings again personally this fuzzy cheeked one doesntreallycare as long as the cup ends up back in our home and native land beat bits one ardent golfer of our acquaintances is trying without much success to pin down the date for this years acton open its either june ii or 18 so far as i can make out he said but no one will say for sure mohawk is attracting increasing numbers of harness race fans saturday night the track set new records in cveiy department town league softball this season theres the usual pieseason rumors and rumors of rumors but no one has come right out and said there wont be any its likely the league will surviw usual opening date is following the may holiday weekend canadian motorcycle associations recent evaluation of a training session in toronto has started agitation for some kind of a course for riders before a licence is issued in creasing popularity of motorcycles and scooters for sports and pleasure riding increases the danger- of accidents and a course would be beneficial for tenderfoots help the north halton association for the mentally retarded in their drive for funds the week of may 815 the tnoiiev will go to provide more and better recreational activities for the three per cent of the population which is mentally retarded recreation programs uive them a sense of achievement builds their confidence strengthens their selfrespect orfuns find niche start phoro industrialcommercial bowling league champions the orfuns defeated the masson mo tors team last week to cop the silverware and title front row left to right are jim bullough captain jeff fryer and denis gibbons back row left to right are reg spires allan hall chuck shultis and leo aacgilloway st josephs mixed bowlers cop county catholic crown bowlers from acton st jos ephs won the halton county catholic mixed bowling champ ionship in competition with 12 teams from other county parishes in burlington last sunday after- roller skating program three nights each week an agreement has been made with the sports corner and the recreation cumrmllee which wi provide a three nights a week program of roller skating at the community centre this spring and summer the sports corner will operate the rental of roller skates and the snack bar tor the nevi venture there will be roller skating in tuesday thursday and saturday nights starting 1a 14 on sat urday nights the roller skating will be followed bv a dance in the auditorium popular music yyill play tor the skating there will be between 75 and 100 pairs ol skates lo rent where roller skating neeiniks a regular feature many people buv their own roller skates roller patrols recreation director howard pearce is arranging for patrols to be out with the roller skaters lo control the speed and direc tion of skaters and to prevent any rough house similar pat rols were organized for ice ska ting a corner of the arena audit orium flanked by the snack bar and windows is beinn marked out for changing into roller ska tes shoes will be checked pay admission gate admission will go to the recreation- committee spectators are charged admission as well as skaters the snack bar is being re painted in readiness for the first skating night the sports cor ner will also have the snack bar open for other special events as well as the new sport mr pearce says that in other towns roller skating is a very successlul program and attracts people of all ages but mainlv the high school students this week he is seeking the best mu sic apparently il the rock n roll pe music yvith a fast beat is used the skaters gradually find themselves speeding up and speeding up accelerated by the hypnotic beat then accidents can come as a surprise whats needed is a slow rhythmic beat which will puuhe skaters in ea sy unison possibility of a juke box is vicing investigated or the usual tapes can be played roller skating was a summer program possibility that the rec reation committee has discussed tor several years nassagaweya not i citys garbage dump jdear sir j deputyree h and coun- icillor macarthur should be con gratulated for their stand on the quarry issue in the township of nassagaweyft j recently in the national press it j was reported that an official re- sponsible for garbage disposal in metro toronto applied for funds to appropriate sites for socalled sanitary land fill garbage dispos al the request was denied him on the grounds that this type of landfill polluted both soil and water at a further meeting this same person asked lor funds to build a large incinerator this j lequest was denied him as it j caused air pollution the some- what frustrated official asked what he should do yvith the gar- j bage i suggested the method now i used in the smokeless zones of the uk where garbage is auto matically sorted and burned right on the garbage truck i in a further report in the na tional press i was pointed out i that garbage disposal is now a s60000000 a year business pro- iding one can find somewhere lo dispose of it it would seem one only has to know his quarry from a hole in the ground as a tax payer in the township of nassagaweya i protest most strongly to our township becom ing the garbage dump lor metro toronto or any other city william a johnson s rr 2 rockwood noon the acton squad had a 7775 total pintail for the three games beating runnersup bur lington st johns by over 300 pins their third try in the annual tourney st josephs team brought home the knights of col umbus interparish mixed compe tition trophy it will be on dis play in the window at acton home furnishings later this week in addition to taking the cham pionship one of the acton keglers teresa arbie won the ladies high triple with a 785 bowling for the acton parish were mr and mrs chester pey- cha mr and mrs ed mcgilloway mr and mrs henry arbic teresa arbic joann duval jacqueline papillon dennis crooks john tyers and arlie white in last years tournament the acton team lost out lo burling ton st johns by 60 pins colds outnumber rainbows caught opening weekend emergency measures exercise disappointing but successful a simulated radiation fallout exercise conducted by halton fni- ergency measures organization saturday april zi was described as both a disappointment and a success bv halton hmo coor dinator bruce mcgregor from a communications stand point it was a total success and an excellent test exercise lor the staff of radio operators connect ed with the halton group he said however several members of the fmo municipal comniiiue ex pected to attend were absent and mr mcgregor hopes to resched ule part of the exercise at a meet ing of the group in may choice of a saturday for the exercise was partly blamed for cancer fund so far in the cancer society drive in acton and district sl96270 has been raised a lew canvassers have not handed in all their returns and some dis tricts have not yet been comp letely canvassed full report of the amount raised this vetr will be announced later although most local anglers caught nothing better than a cold fishing district streams over the opening weekend several acton fishermen caught some prize specimen in the beaver river at thornbury anglers from acton thought most of the towns population had made the trek to thornbury saturday when they met doens from town there trying their luck with hundreds of others li was elbowroom only along the banks of the beaver from the mill dam down to where it empties into georgian bay reports from the river east the four musketeers mel doug wayne and turk sheppard in the leading roles in the fishing dra ma they landed 14 rainbows ranging in size from four to ii pounds ken papillon caught four beau ties while father archie landed plan lacrosse coaches clinic lacrosse wi be organiad for the summer season at the recrea tion centre tlu- legion has advis ed it will assist sponsor live teams which will be organized soon bv recreation director how ard pearce registration nigh will he ad vertised a coaches clinic will he held saturday may 2r one jim porte also latched onto three or four nice sized rainboyvs jon chisholm left his dad bus there for the week while he brought home a five pound speci- 1 men of piscatorial splendour i most others reported the fish were wary and attributed it to the unseasonably cold weather streams in ibis district were slightly swollen from recent rains often making it difficult to ford as well as inaccessible to favorite fishing spots j wool realize the highest returns for your wool by patronizing your own organization ship collect to our registered warehouse no 1 weston ontario obtain sacks and twine without charge from archie kerr son rr 2 acton cam fraser shearer rr 3 acton or by writing to canadian cooperative wool growers limited 40 st clair avenue east toronto 7 ontario the low attendance of dignitaries mr mcgregor said he felt the at tendance would be better on a weekday as several had already made plans lor the weekend when klav whlc bile radios and the exercise was announced baso hos were used ot commu nicate through the county windborne fallout members ol the ideal govern- the exercise was based on a merits were to have been present- mythical accidental nuclear ex- ed yvith typical problems affect- i plosion in montrose michigan ing the people of their conimun- the wind was supposedly carry ing nuclear fallout over this sec tion ot ontario and halton anl seven other counties in fmo down 7one 2 were on standby alert to keep people protected from the radiation the municipal govern ment headquarters was set up in the court room of the broyvn st j nuclear bomb court house in milton for the j pointed out ities but not enough showed up to make it worthwhile it yvas a good opportunity for us to sit and consider the implica tions of what the population might be facetl with in circum stances simitar to this there have been many nearaccidents with mr mcgregor acton 10 main st n bowl for pleasure bowl for health well guarantee youll enjoy yourself bowling lanes member obpa 8530170 figure skaters learnt guetpk popular fold medallist figure skater liuclu brnicjti bus a follow ing of 10 yotirik ac ion figure skat ers taking lessons tit the guelpli spring skating school while she- is itisiniilifik linda who completed one iiml a hull years instruction with the atlou i iguio skulllig club is now insliiklliin tt guelph at tending from aituo one day a week are ann murk i til y debbie driiikwiilter llrciula browne wcntlv couture kirn krcsslcr lean flliotl lvnn dunn karen townsicy anlhi firaidii unci i in da pen v merchant napes brighten gary field may rejain team terra cotta trout bite the weather may have been dull and damp for i he first day of the fishing season but lady luck shone on fishermen at terra cotta conservation area on sat- urday the area operated bv the credit valley conservation auth ority had given up about 500 1 trout by sundown the author ity stocks l lie five ponds in the conservation aivai to make sure that anglers have good luck all year round i n j momahon general super intendent for the cvca said that fishing was generally very good there were a few rainbow trout taken in the main credit river near belfountain and 150 speckled trout in the belfoun tain conservation area good fishing is available at these two spots throughout the season camping space is provided at terra cotta and picnic facilities at both f tuesi some of the fellows skipped rhe told weather practic es campbell ville merchant niacli lcri andrews repotted on monday night as he explained hl teams sudden reverse in lor tunes only last week the veteran learn leader wasnt sure ol his clubs chances this season but now thats all changed alter a workout on sunday afternoon he is sine hell have another pennant contender pew of last years regulars turn ed out for the lirst three work outs and several players were listed in the we dont know what they intend to do cafegory on sunday three of the doubtfuls showed up stu king larry mc- phail and don joyce and unex pected announcement from for mer all star gary field boosted the teams prospects even higher as of now the coach is expect ing to be without the services of george chester harry zurlons and stan henderson for this season both chester and zur lons were utility players but hen derson was an allstar asked yvhal would be the ma jor diflerence betwen this years team and last years the coach noted ill have to juggle the i players a lot more we used to go pretty well with the same eight fellows phis a pjieheriuriii this vear our extra players will likely see a lot more action j the pitching staff should be stronger ijlis year yvith both har- rv hamilton and jack roberts returning the addition of right- bander ralph rintoul and gary i field should add both quality and quantity to the staff j as of now len intends to use farl cairns at first newcomer rick repta at second rimer dredge at shortstop and stirling at third his probable first line outfield would consist of bill el- liott ken moore and larry mc- phail al wing rove and don joyce 1 will share the catching duties and when he isnt catching win- grove will likely be in centre field j shifts lo third i stu king who shifted between shortstop and second base last 1 year wirh lhner dredge will get the call for third base because of the retiring ji henderson rick repta a junior graduate from waterdown will get a real shot al second base the coach said rav griswold will be the backup man lor fail cairns and art brooks will he a utility outfielder punters records it was a big night for new rec ords at mohawk raceway on sat urday evening the record 7909 crowd brushed elbows with other bettors all the way to the 2 window as they toppled three belling records mutuels 3651489 dailv doubfc pool 26914 and 51782 single race pool in the eighth previous records were a 7782 crowd 336085 mutuels total double pool of s24934 and one- race wagering of 56137 mohawk expansion set for end of spring meet the eager acceptance of major sealing in the glassed in heated league harness racing in this and air conditioned grandstand area will result in the extension u ill be increased from 1800 to of facilities at mohawk raccyvay i 2700 accommodation in the e ontano jockey club officials have ventier dining lounge located be- announced hincl gulss overlooking the finish more than a million dollars will line will be increased from 340 be spent on the expansion pro- s10 thus overall seating ne- gram which will start immediatev comes 3210 with walking around ly following the end of the 36- room for lour times that num- night spring meet at the camp- ber and ample parking bellville racewav work is sched- i fxpansion plans for mohawk uled lo be completed in time for the fall meeting which starts n vu announced following appro- november 4 val bv a meeting of the jockey clubs board of directors the track has grown steadily in popu larity in its spruce shrouded selling 25 miles yvest of toronto along highway 401 since its op ening in april i3 where to stop when pulling up at a stop sign always halt a few feet short of the intersection if another car is al ready there if yon draw up level with another driver waiting to cross or turn into the through highway you impede his view in one direction respect his prior ity and keep out of his line of vision until he has made his move in safety it is an act of courtesy that many drivers overlook i the popular dining lounge yvill be expanded as yvill be the hever- age room and ihe sealing capac- i ity farly in march ontario jockey jclub officials indicated an expan- ion program was being planned i but it yvas not until recently that i they definitely decided to go ahead yvith it the delay in linjon opening day of the trout sea- afizing plans yvas caused by the jockey clubs problems with har ness horsemen in setting the size of purses sports corner 124 mill st e at wilbur phone 8532160 golf campbells spalding clubs and balls atlantic golf bag bob cameron whiffle balls baseball supplies available at team prices from cooperweeks spalding and winwoll lacrosse balls gloves and sticks at sports corner among the successful anglers son yvas charles currie camp- bellville vh hooked a 16 inch speckled trout at ospringe at 5 am harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestroughing sales and service repairs to all makes of furnaces custom sheet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burner main street n 8569934 24 hour service rockwood quality ba products save you money gasolines motor oils diesel fuel fuel oils stove oils oil burner finance plan 10 years to pay small carrying charges dependable service thompson fuels ltd acton phone 8532370 after hours 8532174 roller skating acton arena opening night saturday may 14 8 pm to 10 pm open three nights per week tuesday thursday saturday roller skate rental booth facilities learn to roller skate to music its easy its fun its healthful dancing in auditorium follows skating saturdays 10 pm to 12 pm