The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The Acton Free Press Wodnesday May 1971 300 see fireworks despite fog rain Predictions of rain and or did not thwart the enthusiasm of the Trull Riders last Monday and although other communities that their firework would be postponed for better weather Ihc local group decided to no ahead By eight clock the ball park was crowded with tars and people Benches fences and car ops were comfortable seating futilities for least children splintered Into bursts of Unlit and adults who Queen Victoria s birth day In the Usual all fired fushlon and flares star bursts comets and pin wheels shot Into air In sue talon temporarily Killing hazy grounds Approximately hours of blasts crashes and fire crackers the crown was hardly visible In foggy atmosphere and as inch New snack bar exciting venture the Main Street In and It hasn taken the villago folks long to cotton to the idea of taking lime out on shopping tours to enjoy quick refreshment are congregating and cars pull up to get service at the new Dairy Bar where burner and hotdoga will be the specialty come Opening Dny lilt Klngswell Barber shop is trying a new tack and with the harboring business continuing In the back portion of the building It looks as if the snack bar could develop Into a flourishing food drinks can be ordered through the window Klngawell or customers s husband I the barber In the family admits lo more experience in the culinary line as his mother and father had at one time owned a restaurant Plans are that ho will assist his ambitious wife dining after hours of his trade sometimes on holidays Fuelling venture Right now the venture Is an exciting one for the Main Street couple ITiey are planning on keeping the snack bar window open from 10 in to 10 p m every day from Monday to Saturdays From whence will come their greatest trade whut foods passing pedestrians will find most palatable and whether JOY BARRETT of Delaware Street In Guelph sits beside April Noel of Main Street Rockwood as they a giant rocket catapult into the air to burst into a myriad of colored flnshes Photo by Lorraine never operated a restaurant of tar trade will walking any description Is enjoying her trafflt are alt questions of new role as chief cook and coke unknown quantity machine manipulator but admits Wow say the two little that the soft ice machine Is Kingswells Murray and Paul presenting quite a challenge aged 10 and a Imagine all that At first when we opened on a Ice cream for free and they small scale last Wednesday I look forward to Monday gala only attempted to make up a few opening date when the house cones said the rookie booth will be delicious operator The next day 1 dared a sundaes Willi a buy one and sundae or two and Friday I was one fret i to all the even rapping off banana splits customers at Rockwood The Track and graduation ceremony arc taking Field Meet will be held shape Brisbane on June Also added tilth other events there will be a centennial School Tug Of War under the guidance of Room ThcreisgouiRtobeaField Day grade will be working on a for just Rockwood School for Hit Carnival Plans for the grade which will be held June 19 Fire marshal reports local province data Ontario death rate rose in 170 the incidence of fire increased and the total monetary loss increased i7 per cent reports Ontario fire marshal S Hurst in his annual report The fire death rate however remained below the average from the past ive ears The statistics of all the municipalities in Ontario are included this annual report Acton with a population of reported fires in 190 estimated loss of MS The fiveyear average number of fires for Acton is with average loss at with a population of had fires for loss Their erase number of fires over five years is with each had fires for toss Population was Their average number of fires with loss of Erin township reported population of Oil with fires in and loss number of furs in the township over five years was 19 with average yearly loss Ontario totals From a total proper toss of for oil of Ontario 1969 the fire loss rose to The increase of 132 was less than the low from the two most BACK SEAT Advice from the back scat if it arouses resentment is more likely to cause an accident than prevent one Every passenger in a car has a responsibility to the driver to see that his own behavior does not contribute to unnecessary distraction or tension reports the local OPP FHEDA HOFFMAN Optometrist Si Guelph Ont Telephone injoywt It tilt and trips to the bar fur hot coffee made tin damn and raid more accept lo for llie adults evening a Irall enieker lighting were Moo MttlnnlH Hill and Ken ruck as chief Carl stood by wllli the I rimio in Brigade fire trutk from the booth during which lime he welcomed the large crowd who had despite Ihe lenient weather condition and used the to make various announcements Including of the Important Grand Opening of the new team Garfield wood and I Ire Station dated for Saturday May Dune Kingsbury Dick and In front Sam Nyholt and Ruth Two fire alarms fire alerts proved to be of little consequence lull re quired the investigation of the local fire department Saturday at was the signal calling the brigade lo the vicinity of Trail where fence stumps were left smoking representing potential problems ire trackers were considered to be the cause Another alarm was sounded on late Sunday afternoon around p m which required concerted hunting effort on the part of Hie brigade members flit approximately one hour search revealed however no fires in Hie township although the fircfighttrs scoured from the south to the most northern point costlv fires in the province during lt70 The substantial increases in ire investigations and prosecutions for fire crimes There were convictions tor fire crimes against for the MURRAY AND PAUL enjoy a preschool treat ious ear The office from their new family snack bar located on the Main Street at investigated 1505 fires the front of the local barber shop Mmmm is it good say explosions and found of them boys and their mother awaits her next customer Photo to been of origin Lornnne J GOODWILL ISED Lesson Milton Motor Sales Ltd Kens Selection DODGE SWINGER and new wide oval res A real machine lor young at heart Ltc 239500 door with automatic lion Green matching Licence 37 Selling At lfM MILES Laurentian 4 doer sedan equipped with automatic and radio Power steering and power brakes Blue with matching Interior Licence NI RAMBLER REBEL door sedan with automatic Bright red with Licence BEAUMONT CUSTOM MOW miles Two door hardtop with power brakes power steering automatic 8 radio new white wall lire wheel discs Owned by an Acton resident All previous owner information available Lie j IMS MILES Impala A door hardtop Economy V automatic with power steering power brakes and radio Owner information supplied Beige with matching Interior Licence 109500 CHEVY SUPER SPORT Bucket seats radio automatic V Selling as is Lie L780O0 MM AM PLAN CHOOSE A REPAYMENT PLAN TO SUIT YOUR BUDGET Milton Motor Sales 388 Main St 8782355 Milton Kingsbury wore the top tenm for the season and won tho Dave Gray trophy by Lorraine Visits WI in account fly Mm A Denton Mr Noble Kevin Murk of Hamilton visited the James on Sunday llie I held a short business meeting In I Memorial Hull on evening Klrkpntrlek Anderson Benton us delegates and Frank llrown Booth Noble and of Women Institute attended the Ilalton W I District Annual In Knox Church Acton on Wednesday 4th LINE FLOWER SHOP I miles north of No Hwy on Esqueslng 4th Line GERANIUMS BEDDING PLANTS BULBS SEEDS ONION SETS Open Days a Week PHONE ACTON 8532739 June 1 is Census Day new with you Ais is chance tell Canada are and htm you re down i is like day It riLlil elunce to let in id i know ill and your finnly llinv iv lit live It as All these lKCoim ilistic And in use them pi in for our future is Im LmirnmLiilsknmv when l spend mora iry thinRs liospi lis housing id ijs centres jnrks I or t n rei of under of voiir the of tin or new Or with l I tie iv ir for ru il development pr er mis 1 hins represen census will the Census of form ilk with the itum Tin inform Hum or farm us in the Sine time liter Jut 1 the census will m to pick up the completed census forms So don them fill ha if wiielotli dotsn I I m imdi is required lo counted the census If don Ixitlur will hnve lo in nnd fill jour questionnaire with So yourself time money for everyone We need nets about you a jour we won whole story Girt to Limit Canada Canada ill gnr nu a Its the right to be counted Everyone the right to expect the information he to be treated in absolute confidence And you can be sure that the information will be used fur the good of all Canadians So don forget June Tell us what new Count yourself in DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS BUREAU FEDERAL