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Spectator features new for fall fair here Every area of Acton park will be filled this weekend with competitions exhibits and displays of Interest tor the annual fall fair of Acton Agricultural Society More spectator events than ever before arc planned along with entertainment contests commercial booths and the gaudy midway all running simultaneously The fair will be officially opened by federal M Whiting Provincial member Minister of the Environment George Kerr also expects to be here The opening words are spoken at the Friday evening program Friday performance Acton Citizens Band starts off the evenings performance parading through town at and then playing a concert In the arena their first since winning second place at the C They play until the program Is ready to start and the an Impressive lineup of stars local and Torontobased will appear The local stars are the contestants in the Miss Acton Fair contest and the winner will be mimed at the end of the program The swingers are the professional entertainers band ventriloquist and trampoline artists hair secretary treasurer Mrs Irene says all the commercial exhibits space has been sold with some booked in a year ago Requests for space have had to be turned down The school exhibits were Judged last night Tuesday and make an interesting display Work bees have been going on at the arena all week preparing for the exhibits Big Saturday show On Saturday the parade forms up at the station at 12 noon moving off as soon as possible bands arc involved the Acton band the champion Optl Knights Drum and corps of and the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band for Judging are being prepared this week Children entries Join the parade at Knox church livestock and horse show judging begins at a Saturday to get in all the classes baby show has been completely divided into two to speed it up There are two Judges for boys and two for girls In the fiddle contest will be taken till noon They compete at Precision ride The precision motorcycle ride is at JO on the truck on the grounds It Is very popular and enquiries have been made by people who want to make a point of seeing it Commentator is a former Acton 0 officer Peter Campbell Another new feature that will interest town people and visitors is chore time an educational dairy display which will have Princess Pat Murray and some girls actually tending and milking cattle Complete stall units will be set up The swine classes were omitted altogether due to few entries In recent years but a hog breeder is a commercial display Mrs Swackhamcr points out there are more new exhibitors with fewer entries this ye u- which should make for better competitions not dominated by a few names Dances end the day rherc are no major changes this year In tin fair and with weather the fair boon is certain of another highly successful event Barkless dogs surprise council Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER F fteen Cents Council defends black top walks ASPHALT RECAPPING of sidewalks in the downtown area done this by the Milton Paving firm A two inch compacted surface is being applied Staff Photo per cent increase in hydro rates here Strange aircraft A rate increase amount ing to about per cent for Acton consumers was approved by Acton dro Electric commission at their meeting Wednesday evening The rate increase to the local commission had been recommended Ontario Hydro ft will be effective November At the meeting the agreement with Headway Corporation was signed for the installation of services into the senior apartment and geared toincome houses Acton hydro had donated the underground on and material to the development while Headwa had continued the installation in the units Leaky roof Don Skinner attended meeting to discuss with commissioners the problem of the leaking roof of the dro building The roof has not been satisfactory since the building was budt in Mr Skinner will get in touch with the contractor Whitncv Construction in the continuing effort to the problem All commission members were present The was held a night thin usual shut commissioner Ted Sr attended Thursday a meeting of the Peel hydro study committee The committee which meets infrequently considers regional matters Riders horse show see Page B7 Sky viewers were startled Sunday morning around clock to see what looked like a lont series of boards with wings a motor skimming over At ton The pilot of this unique craft is on tht contraption in a leather seat exposed to the elements while another wicker looked like it might have come from the era of the Wright brothers when airplanes were just being developed Turned out this custom made pi was called Breezy and was on its way to the Brampton air show from the airfield where it is bised Fortunately for those who t believe thcirevcs the Toronto Star captured the plane on film and ran it on the district page Acton councillors defended placing asphalt top on sidewalks in the town business section a meeting Tuesday Noting work was well alone on the project the several councillors remarked that the black top made a bit improvement Councillor Greer said he had visited Mono Mills recently after they installed asphalt roads sidewalks and gutters and was impressed with the appearance Councillor Earl Masales chairman of the public works committee said Guelph had spent a small fortune on cement and brick sidewalks and it looks like hell in my opinion Hell of a mess Mayor Duby reported he received a call that evening from a merchant who was displeased with the black top remarking it was a Hell of a mesa and wanting to know who was going to pay for cleaning the rug in his store stained by black It Just needs time the mayor commented about the rccapphu Job He said once it was toned up with dust and set the asphalt would look real nice He reminded they had altered the budget to have the recapped when they were urged by some merchants to clean up the sidewalks I m satisfied with the Job he said Cement to H C At the same tune council concurred with town engineer Ken Hyde recommendation to a concrete sidewalk to the senior citizen and geared to income housing project on Cobble hill Rd Councillor Mosaics said the Forging charges laid After two forged cheques were passed in town a man with no fixed address was arrested lodged in Milton Jail and charged Tuesday the Bank of Montreal reported to police a forged cheque had been passed there next day the taxi stand reported their suspicions about a cheque to the police and Cons Wood located the customer Apparently he was also being sou Jit Toronto police felt concrete would give the best effect because of the asphalt paved road and gutter sidewalks would make an 1 appearance he said rhe mayor reminded council it was difficult to repair sidewalks with concrete but new sidewalks were a different matter Clerk Joe Hurst said the new si It walk would also be well away from the heivy and less li to pit on Cobblchill Road Councillor Greer said he felt the downtown sidewalks would eventually turn grey and present a fine appc ranee He also noted th it engineers would not guirantcc cement sidewalks but were prepared to do this with asphalt Council decided Monday they need time to think about whether or not they should How dogs that don t bark Into tht township I- red Dent who raises a breed of hound from the Congo that stand only inches high and only pounds appeared before council to ask for permission to operate a Kennel for the doe at his new home on 18 Con 2 near Had permission Dent told council he had been granted permission to operate the kennels on land Just off Ave but that he had been unable to purchase that property Clerk treasurer French confirmed that he had been given permission to extend buildings on the original property to be used us a kennel following a council committee meeting earlier in Dent said the new property has buildings and will require no further construction Asks transfer If it was okayed on a smaller property couldn It be transferred to the other one which already has buildings he asked dogs don bark he much to the surprise of council Councillor Icn Coxe who chaired the meeting In the ab sence of Reeve Tom Hill and Deputy reeve Russell Miller asked Mr Dent for time to discuss the matter at the next committee meeting Registrations for Y continue Nursing graduate exercises were held in Convocation Hall at the Univers ty of Toronto Thursday even for nurses who trained Toronto General and Hospital Among about in class was Tern daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Terrace Tern a gride of Acton High School graduation were her parents an grandmother Mrs CI in Brown of Victoni BC mother was held I- at the hospital which Mrs Dow ling Dunne Terns training the coir is thanked from three to two More registration days are slated for boys and adults to sign up for programs this fall and winter A revived program is the aim of the board A coming event In today Free Press states the times the is open for registrations With registration membership in the Y is needed Further information on single and family membership may be obtained from the program co ordinator Mrs Mary whose home phone is phone is 8331070 Flyers sent out Ads in the Free Press and flyers to all school children h ive outlined the proposed program A main goal was to fill a bus to to for swimming Its hoped will register to completely fill the bus ition is highest in this group but the bus nearly full yet Two roups Some eirls are signed up for the program fun fitness friends It s time was slated for Saturday mornings but likely the girls will be divided into two groups with the older ones perhaps arranging to meet one Leaders will be Donna Sue Sales and Shirley with others if needed Roy Wood expects most of his basketball players back for this se Registrations are still taken here too The weight lifting class is filled Need more The art club primarily for boys and not involved In hockey or other sports his very low registration so far but organizers are hopeful Although ladies who took the slim and trim class at the a few years afo liked the Y gym best there is still no registrations for this program The gym is most private for the panting and perspiring ladles they discovered Trip to Europe If a recommendation from the f nance committee of County Council is passed three persons will represent the county in a trip to Europe to study local government there The committee recommended the one councillor and one staff member be authorized to attend Because the trip won t be until after the election of a new warden and the Milton municipal election no names were mentioned Some members of a previous council enjoyed a similar trip several years ago The council is being recommended to subsidize the trip to per cent of the trans porta tion costs Tenders above budget Five tenders tor construction of the addition to Acton District High School all came In above the budget Superintendent Bruce told members of the County Board of I duration Thursday The lenders were referred to the architect for a report and the Item was not dealt with by the Board at the Thursday meeting The proposed addition to Include a library resource centre and offices Car crash fatal for young athlete Another young Acton man has died as the result of a car ac cident leaving his father and mother two sisters and scores of friends berea Nineteen yearold Joseph died at Joseph Brant hospital Burlington early Sunday morning following a one car smash on the Esqueslng- Town line half mile north of 17 Slderoad Saturday about pan Police said the car a Mustang rolled over several tunes after the youth lost control and ended up on rocks which line the gravel roadside Joe Tarr was thrown from the car and suffered severe head injuries Calls police The lone passenger In the yearold Randy Coker of Mill St Acton crawled from the wreck to a farmhouse where police were called He suffered only minor cuts and bruises The severely injured youth was taken to Milton District Hospital and later transferred to Joseph Brant hospital Burlington because of his severe head Injuries He died a few hours later Randy Coker was treated at Guelph hospital and at the Acton Medical Centre The accident followed another fatality a few hundred yards away where Alex died on Slderoad Sept in a one car accident Mr Cushner was buried Saturday Joe Tarr a popular young man the only son of Joseph and Etlka was bom Hungary and moved to Acton with his family about 10 years ago He loved sports of kinds and played minor hockey and lacrosse with Acton teams Played hockey Joe was a member of the Acton Juvenile hockey team for the past two seasons and assistant captain of the CWOSSA champion Acton district high hockey team He played on Tri County and Legion minor hockey teams from novice to juvende and two years ago he qualified as an OMHA referee As a member of the Acton Referees Association he refereed minor hockey in Acton The second vicepresident of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association picked Joe as a excellent prospect for a career as a hockey referee Proficient in many sports Joe was also a member of the Acton Rams Junior lacrosse team in 1970 but stayed with his own age bracket and played this vear He was also a member of the high school soccer team and enjoyed playing golf which he took up recently Observe silence A grade student at Acton high school last term Joe did not return to school this fall electing to work with his father laying gymnasium floors One minute silence in Joe memory was observed at the high school Monday b sorrowing students Joe leaves his parents and two sisters Cathy and Nora at home in Acton as well as grandparents in Hungary The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Shoemaker funeral home with interment in Cemetery Rev A McKenzle officiated Pallbearers were Craig Weldon Randy Bill Field Gary Tim Coles and Williams Flower bearers were George McPhail Brad Timbers Bruce Fowler and Jim Holmes