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Rock and Broom mostly corn Mind the of last week where I thought the hardwood floor In the lounge would not be laid until spring Well those in chain sure mads a liar out of me mil past weekend a gang of members supervised by Doug Guthrie laid the floor This coming weekend the plan is to sand fill and finish floor So there wilt be little curling this weekend just plain hard work finishing the floor Ted Tyler Sr spent a part of Saturday hanging the cupboard doors under the sink and Sunday measurement were being taken of the openings under the counter for the doors there The insulation Is all in place In lounge now and ready for the panelling It will be started this week Six teams took part in the Smith Stone bonspiel this past week Acton rinks taking part were headed by Ken Mardunent Bill Andy McKenzie Allan Ellerby Mel Jordan and Mob Blow Teams from Halton and Peel Counties and also Orangeville took part The only team to survive to the final days play in on Saturday was headed by Blow with John Buckman George Williams and John Nicol on the team They came home with a fourth place consolation prize A member of the team said that he had seldom curled with a more friendly bunch of curlers Games in the draw had bo en played at Bolton Georgetown Acton Brampton and The Dixon team of Brampton won tho trophy Once again may I remind all curlers who are unable to curl at their allotted time to let the skips of their rinks know they will not be there It is only common everyday courtesy as seven other curlers may bo waiting for one person who does not show up Tips on the rules of the curling association Rule Hates that during the course of each end all players shall arrange Ihemsehret along the side of the Only the side playing the stone may go upon the centre of the sheet to sweep the rock Another part of the same rule is that no player except the skip acting at the time may stand behind the circle while play is proceeding Here are some standings as of the weekend in the various leagues MONDAY MIXED to Skip Pis to II Bob Armstrong John Ted Tyler Jr Andy McKenzie TUESDAY MIXED to Davidson I Hunter 1 Chester Anderson 1 Bill Mainprise I Tom Watson 1 BobMacArthur 1 9 to Allan Brian Moore Bill Toth Ted Tyler Mel Jordan Len Lovcll Geo Williams Meb Blow MENS LEAGUE WED E Tyler W Dubois 3 B Toth 3 A McKcnzio Moore 3 K Mariiiment Timmins 1 W J Dubois L Lovcll M Jordan Blow C Anderson Acton Froo January Hill not happy over countys committees STICKS GOT A LITTLE HIGH during a third period in Sunday afternoon Tanner Georgetown Raider game Raider forward Paul Robinson and Tanners Fred Buchanan 17 were combatants Robinson rofused to discontinue the battle in I Hellers unbeaten in five Blow Press bombs Lakeview At the present the High School League and olio the Ladies League arc not reported but standings will eventually be reported Have patience Remember willing hands cm always be used at the rink Thcic is a lot to be done yet to bring the building to where it will be a Soy to all members Don be in offering to help Yes there phone at the rink now The number is Use it with discretion Heller extended thur streak to five with a over en s Clothing in Sim J ay night s A ton Industrial Hotkey Itaguc lid lifter Blow Press gut on the winning in game out storing Discount 13 Heller jumped into first period lead and iiurcased it after two periods in their contest Chick Milne and Gary Taillctcr drilled a pan of tor the winners Run Mellon and Bill Cook both added goal and two assists Fred Fhsnik tallied two assists and Gary Ritchie notched one Dan counted the other Heller Gary Masales Wil on and Ron chalked up 1 and an assist apiece for Nielsen Grant stored once nicked up two assists and Holmes added eight points to his league leading point total with a six two assist effort in the second game now has go lis and assists for mils us 11 games Blow Press led 3 at the end of the first period and after two unci Kevin Hall a hat trick the Blow Press attack and Sill Coon and John Cunningham each contributed a brace chipped five John Cunningham three and Kevin Hull Bill Coon Jim spite of efforts by tearnmeto Terry Lane and linesman Ted and was eventually ejected from tho game with a major misconduct Other Tanners In the picture Include John Mason Bill 6 goalie Bruce Thomason and Boll 8 Plebiscite At last week meeting of Acton council Councillor Jack Greer again urged a plebiscite to see if residents really want union with Peel county In discussion cost of a vote was estimated at about 16 Councillor Marks felt the people hud a by electing their representatives Reeve Oakes reminded Mr Greer county council favors a Peel union now Mayor added Our feelings arc ignored in this matter It won curry much weight but 1 m in fnvor of making a last ditch stand Over objections of three members of County Council recommended by striking committee wore approved at inaugural meeting I week Deputy Reeve Tom Hill of Esquosnig bitter apposition to the membership on committees observing ho had been returned to the same committees ho hud already served on for two yours I d like to know wit it a person has to do in this to get change he dec Reeve Gallagher Burlington explained it was a tremendous job to the committees divide the personnel He the membership on about one third of tho committees re juircd a vote in the striking committee deliberations Deputy reeves T Tyler ind Gills ilso objected to the report of the committee All reeves of the county constituted the striking committee with Reeve I serving as chairman Tho committees were established as follows Agriculture MO and Planning Speight Harris Hill Gillies Bond if Health MucArthur Speight and Coons Dukes Burr Hunter and Children Aid Socio Hill Coons and Harris Manor Committee of Management Hunter Oakes Gallagher Day Museum Board Burr Speight legislation and by law Hunter Harris Currio MucArthur Property and office administration Gillies MacArthur Hill Coons Tyler Social and family services Harris Gallaghor Speight MacArthur Members of the Roads committee are Currio Hunter dumps novices novices blanked Acton novices 30 in an exhibition Saturday afternoon Kennedy scored twice for the winners and Vunman tallied one served four minor penalties and Acton sat out two he human bruin is a wonderful thing starts working the moment you arc born and never slops until you stand up to speak in public McDonald and Larry McAfee one apiece McDonald and Dave each tallied throe goals and an for Lurry Porte netted two gools and added an assist Doug Allan collected four assists and Ernie Waller and Gerry Van Der notched one each There were no penalties in either game Emphasize changing role at county planning meet Emphasis was on the changing face of municipal planning in spec dies at the annual January dinner meeting of the Planning Association held at Mohawk Inn Wednesday evening Retiring chairman Don of Milton reviewed the groups progress in 1969 which included studying a series of films on community planning that were issued through the National Film Board In the coming decade we are going to sec a lot of changes he suggested changed which will affect every municipality We will all have to do a lot of homework Like Sir Isaac Newton we have a whole ocean of discovery before us he concluded Mr members of the unity planning association special guests from County Council Reeve Ron of Milton and Deputy Reeves Arthur Speight of Georgetown Tom Hill of Ted Tyler of Acton and Gordon of i He introduced s new Deputy Clerk Jim McQueen Mr Spegl la a of the s ag till and pbnn on ice ugj we ore lend fa I go t to of L ets Play Bri dge by bill coats iffect 1 us some of some to the worse It is only through the dedicated of men such as you in extensively for the future of the present County of that we will gain the success wc desire The committee said there would be many planning problems to be solved in the next decade a spirit of a one for all and all for one attitude would be needed We ire g into regional government we stop it Mr Speight concluded will ill have work for the best possible deal The County Planning Association meets monthly bringing the planning staffs and planning board members of the municipiliiics for di problem solving Officers for will be named at the February meeting Dimes on the March is the quarterly newsletter of the Foundation for the Disabled To have your name put on the mailing list for this tree publication write to yiur local March of Dimes office or to the Provincial Office at 12 Toronto Trie of Dm area thai they bridge In mow cuts tttty do pity inch according to Qilbettaan Conn Howra there it one arc pbytrt do not pby according to Goran If I a partner that I lure with Wore that mo two balding situations I aftrayl check out One tut to do with jump where there are potable treatment second tut do with responses to an one no trump bid If a person the then no but many do not play Ihit contention According to Standard any reform an opening ooe no trump bid in at the two iia bid Now Why would anyone want to partnet when hit ha a strong balanced hand 1611 high cvd Well Ills take a took at thii hind up at a recent game at the Acton Bridge Qub Wait dealt with both vulnerable The bidding g NORTH EAST SOUTH PASS PASS Opening lead that how the bidding went and North Sooth playing standard On the opening lead pbyed the queen of heutt both the king and the queen He continued with a low heat and the defense gathered in four heut Kick The defense led next and declarer won After tin and king of correct by the ace of diamond and a low diamond The defense now proceed to take nek- dub A Turned out EaltWett two no trump It turns out North- South can make four spades but no one could be expected to bid Urges cooperation apprehend thief NORTH H C6S WEST DK9 CQ1093 EAST CAJ84 SOUTH If two spades a rescue bid over one no trump then bow can you partner that you have a good hand with a spade mil or any other Ifi ample Juit jump to three in your good suit to show a good band of 10 points or mote week at the Acton Bridge Club were fkrt Lawrence and Duke second Dick and Frank third Bill Brush and Bill Coal fourth Bob and BUI The measure of success u not thei you have a tough problem but whether its the same problem you had hut year During the reporting week of January II to January the men at the Acton Detachment Ontario Provincial Police worked a total of hours while patrolling 1 miles A break enter and theft at a residence over the weekend netted thieves several articles of little value This investigation and two others are still being investigated by this detachment Wc would again like to ask the assistance of the people in the town Wc urge you to call us if you see anything of a suspicious nature A thief is on the loose let put htm where he belongs A motor vehicle accident resulted in a total of damages to the two vehftles The driver in this accident was charged under the Highway Traffic Act Prov Const Wood gave lectures on two occasions at the iwo junior schools lectures and film concerned traffic safety and were heard by a total of students On January 1 at Milton Court two convictions were registered with fines of assessed Drivers if you find yourself stuck on packed ice or snow remember easy application of power helps you get better traction with a manual shift Start in second gear and with an automatic shift start in drive Always start gently and gradually Don gun the motor this causes your wheels to spin and turns snow to ATOMS Brampton edged Dixie 1 on goals by Bob Hudson and Randy Mclntyrc in the first atom Robbie assisted on Hudson s goal Mike Nicholls scored the lone Dixie goal In the second game Bert Post scored wo goals and assisted on third to lead Guelph to a over Weston B added a goal and two assists to he winners total and Steve Van netted one goal Steve Tremills and Lance Alton replied for Weston NOVICES St Catharines shut out Osluwa 30 in the novice opener Fred Allen paced the Black Hawk attack with two goals Bruce McPhail contributed a goal and two assists and Mike Morns and David Rcnshaw picked up one assist each Hamilton edged Niagara Falls in the second game Marvin Bob Jim Mathews and Pete each scored once for the winners McNabb and Ron Guest contributed assists Shane Withers scored twice and Ray once for the Flyers PEE WEES Goals by John Dyer from Scott Oakley and Scott Oakley unassisted gave Springfield a win over Rochester in the pee wee lifter Ricky fired a hat to lead Baltimore to a 43 win over Cleveland in the second pec wee game Jim Gentles netted the other Baltimore goal and added an assist Oakley scored twice and Buchanan once for the losers Lambert picked up an assist BANTAMS Pittsburgh downed as Peter scored two goals J nil Glen McKenzie added one George Artem picked up two assists for the winners Roger Swan scored the Hcrshey goal from John Blair Slipp tallied a hat trick to lead St Louis to a win over Los Angeles Jackson Steve Fan Fleet and scored the other Si Louis goals Jeff added four assists and Jeff Cooper Dave Pink and Vn Fleet contributed one apiece Tim Coles Bob and Gary Masters netted one each for the losers Don Cunningham and Jim chalked up assists 50 Discount Hockey Si HINTONS in Distributor of Horns Farm Products Serving Acton D Since HEATING OILS LUBRICATION OILS GREASES GASOLINES it DIESEL FUEL Phone 8532174 OIL SALES Young St Acton DID YOU GET A NEW- CAR TELEVISION FOR CHRISTMAS TURN YOUR OLD ONES INTO DOLLARS SELL ITEMS WITH A 125 fOft WORDS FOR FAST ACTION NOW 8532010 The Free Press Classified Pep