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The Acton Free Press Wednesday September 1971 Spilling the Pins at Acton Lanes by Ken Hulford BLUE SPRINGS FLO WEB SHOP Sept The Flowerful League got under way but as It was strictly bowling to establish averages for the benefit of the newcomers team results went by the board Posting high triples for the evenings roll were Betty Lockerbie Lynda Harris Elaine Edmondson 231 Peg Hurdle Norma Titus and Mary Anderson 531 241 CENTRE LEAGUE Sept Best proved to be the best in their go with Hot Shots Last game was close Best Even hung on to win it by pins Top In the win were Ruth Ann Moyer Wayne Moss Elmer White and Arlene 457 Best for Hot Shots were Dave McFarlane 206 Renatta and Archie 445 It was a two and totals win for the We Did when they tangled with the Who Done The We Did Its dropped the first canto evened up In the second then stole the last spasm by 12 pins We Did Its top trio were Tom Shannon 253 Oka James and George Bruce 488 187 Making with the most for Who Done Its were Joan Knight Lucy Synnott 208 and Harry dug In for a two game win at expense but the win In the middle was a big one and copped the singleton for totals Making with the most for were Marlon Storey It was Bob Andrews 224 Ed Wood 532 204 and John Dunn League standing BestEvers We Did Its Arlstocats Gold- diggers 2 Hot Shots Who 1 Acton Ladles Sept Team No had team No number for a three game which was paced by Lynn Barretts Grace Andersons Top tripling trio for the No Bea Anderson Greenfey and Jean Smith 173 After tying the first game with team No team No barrelled home with the next two and totals for win Heading up the win were Nan Hurst 468174 Linda McDonald 433 174 and Mary Lemon 147 Tops for team No 2 were Hercnsberger Audrey team No in the first canto then fell by the wayside and teamNo5grabbedoffthelasttwo The big first game win for team No got them the singleton for totals and an even split on the points Top for the number stars were Linda Perkins nee Pierce 612 May Swackhammer and Edna Nellls 226 Top triofor team No were Fran Pierce 1B5 Geraldine Harrington 198 and Betty 169 League standing Team Team Team Team Team Team THURSDAY TOPPERS Sept Sexy Six were the big winners in the kickoff of the ladies afternoon league they won all games from the DingHIines made a for the last canto but missed it by pins Sparking the Sexy Six were Ivy Martin 471 172 Eleanor Landry and Gloria Galbraith 401 Top tricounters for Roses were Joan Why 464 Bev and Joan Shamrocks were a two and totals winner after dropping the first game to Blue Bells by puis Heading up the win were McKinnon Elaine Meecham 479 171 Joyce Adams 174 and Jerry 477 Ringing the bell for Blue Bells were Mary 491 179 Galbraith 397 153 and Marie Gillis 149 Buttercups were a two and totals winner Rebels winning the middle ToptrioforButtereup3wereDonnaStavcs484183 Shirley Thomson477 200 and Buttery 411 League standing Sexy Six 4 Shamrocks 3 Buttercups Rebels Blue Bellsl MAJOR LEAGUE Sept Starting In where they left off last season Acton Meadows last seasons champions took the Acton Lanes for all games Under the Peterson point system they picked up an extra points on their total pinfall for a 38 point win Acton Lanes total got them points Despite being barred from using his holeinone nine iron Jim Bullough paced the Golfers with 732 followed by Jim 725 and Ron Fiddler Shannon he lone for the Lanes was Dee DeForest with 223 Store took two games from Scenic Pools this along with their onfall got them points Scenic Pools by winning the middle canto by pins checked in with 34 points roll was paced by Ken 266 Bill Shannon 2331 and Bob Heading up the Scenic Pools trundling were Keith Andrews 720 S3 Bill Anderson 232 and Jack Gould 670 249 The Acton Meadow Bees failed to get traction with their golf shoes and went down to a three game defeat at the bands of Reliable Taxi However with the aid of the Peterson Point system they wound up with 26 points to the Taxi Boys Heading if the Taxi roll were Pete Homer Jeff Fryer and 210 The Bees failed to get any Mentionables League Acton Meadows 38 Store Reliable Tan Scenic Pools Acton Lanes Acton Meadows Bees 26 ACTON MIXED Sept 10 Wash Outs with a two and totals win from Cardinals took over top spot Sparking the win were Earl Middleton Ken BtfLngi 551 and 533 Heading up Carteals ere Elsie Edmondson 540 196 John 486 473188 Has knocked the Shades of em for the works AnnFelker559 Harry and Al paced the win most tar the Shades of Time were Rupe 618 It was a two game ra for and the curtains Tigers won the last canto by plenty and the odd point for totals Top trio for Impombtf were Andre Brouillard 542 Keith 201iandWxyaeSbeppard454156 Top tricounters for Tigers were Joan Pony Rick 208 and Arlie White League Out Shades of Time Cardinals 11 bnposmbles 10 Tigers 8 True to tradition Wayne Pants Mason was the first casualty of the season that Is Yep Pants had to radio home for another pair of stacks understand there are a couple of in the Blue Springs Flower Shop League These gals bowl Racing driver killed in Dragway crash Thousands of horrified customers wntched a 36-year- old racing driver died Sunday afternoon in a at the Toronto International about three miles weal of Acton Dick Barrel of East Beverly Mission Kansas USA Driver of the Year was killed when his Funny Car blew tire during a race veered out of control and crashed Into hydro pole Ihe dragway after skidding about 1200 Police said was being clocked at more than Aviations miles per hour when the crash occurred event when the crush occurred A married man was nc numiJfl dead on arrival at Georgetown rd for The car valued from fln at was a complete write- North OIP Constable Twodayevent Jton Barrett is investigating the Thousands of spectators were fatality the second since the on hand at the to see the opened A 20yearold first annual running of the Inter- Richmond Hill youth George Dump letter mistake Jr died from Injuries lie received in a freak accident at the on June Ills car careened out of control and flipped crushing the youths skull He died In Toronto Western hospital of injuries six days after wards ARTHUR A JOHNSONod OPTOMETRIST Mill St EActon Wednesday Saturday GILWELL Reunion visitors Blue Springs on the weekend were welcomed by a new version of the Keystone Cops directing traffic at the gates of the scout reserve 1 Acton Photo 900 Scouters at Blue Springs Over a record registered for the annual Reunion at the Blue Springs Scout Reserve Acton over the weekend were there from many or the Canadian provinces several U S States and others came from overseas from countries like Ghana and Holland A Georgetown district delegation was headed by Gordon Douglas and included Murray Harrison from the Acton troop and District Cubmaster Terry Colter Georgetown Culinary delight Local report the fiiled weekend highlight for them was the giveaway foods which various districts ladled out to all comers over the three days which started Friday afternoon and wound up with closing ceremonies Sunday afternoon Imagine a Japanese tea garden where you actually remove shoes and socks soak your feet in cold water and enjoy delicacies like steamed rice All courtesy of the Niagara district Or how about some hominy grits or fresh grape Juice stomped out by the bare feet of a from the Burlington district Appetizing says Scouter Harrison especially the vegetable soup Wellington district ladled from a huge cast iron or the salami on rye served by Toronto scouts from Centennial district Georgetown district concentrated on Extra Perception sessions to bamboozle susceptible visitors to the reserve and report some success Gimp chief was John Haskell of Hamilton and the speaker was Harvey retired Air Vice Marshal and outgoing Deputy Chief Scout He is now an International Counsellor for the Boy Scouts of Canada His pet theme Communications Sundays closing ceremonies Very impressive says Scouter Harrison noting he had also wangled invitations to American jamborees with contacts he made at the reunion Special guest Saturday was Mrs Alice Coles who cooked for the camp on many occasions A notice from the waste management branch of the Department of the Environment informing Esquesing Council they must close the site of their dump on the Fourth Line near Acton by November was all a mistake clerktreasurer French told council Monday night French said an official at the department apologized for issuing the certificate received at last weeks meeting which gave council till the end of November to find dump Need plans Issue of the certificate was based on the condition of the dump in May Since then the township has taken stops to improve their sanitary land fill process However council must submit further plans for Improvement of the site to the department within two months Two pamphlets explaining methods of sanitary land 111 were received by council Monday night COMING TO ACTON Sunday Sept 19th at 7 PM At The EVANGEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE Churchill Road N General Superintendent and International 5peaker of P REV R0BT TAITINGER Monday Night Sept 20th at PM County Churches operating In a great District Rally at Actons Evangel Tabernacle Evangelist J A Speaker SPECIAL MUSIC BY STRATFORD TABERNACLE TRIO night at 7 If you are newly formed Trtano league got underway last weekend under the guidance of Tom Staves president Cliff Wedge vicepresident secretary Gloria Dunne and Donna Staves treasurer president Pete Homer wishes to remind the IndustrialCommercial league that foulline toeoff time is this Wednesday Supervisor Sylvia Mages and staff are getting things lined up for the Youth Bowling Council which commences Saturday September 25 several new faces In the Mr and Mrs league last Monday eve We bid them welcome and hope they enjoy the bowling Mason us in the first session of the weekly Beat the Champ Andre Conway the flying Frenchman stood off the challenge of Jim Bullough and Jack Gould to grab the title Frenchy came up with a five game roll of to top B to top BuUoughs 1199 and Goulds 1127 that winds it up for now my friendlies so and Concord City Tory offices Acton election headquarters for George Kerr and the Pro gressive Conservative party have been set up at the store formerly occupied by Davis Jewellers on Elgin Stnear Mill Acton Tories will use it as the base to contest the provincial election on October Minister of the Environment Kerr said he will also attend Acton Fair this Friday night to get the election pot boiling Meanwhile the official opening of the Fair will be handled by Halton Liberal MP Whiting a bow by Fair directors towards the federal House while election interest consumes the province Fairs have always provided good meeting places for politicians and people Canadas prune minister Pierre Trudeau has been appearing at fairs in Eastern Ontario and Premier Bill Davis has been noted at fairs around Brampton What better place to greet the real grass roots of any com munity Legion News and Views by John Chapman This is one week that we are fortunate that we ore a small branch in a town which gives us one advantage that the larger branches do not enjoy This Is Fall Fair Week In Acton the week we see many of our old comrades and friends that Just seem to always return home for the Fair Week and drop in to the Branch to sec how everyone is doing and how their old Branch has progressed We are sure they will very much impressed with the improvements that have been made over the past year There have been many hours of tabor by our building committee and their helpers They are having a bit of a break now however they deserve it When you are down town on Friday and Saturday dont forget to drop in You may be surprised at who you may renew acquaintance with Also dont forget our open dance on Saturday night The Branch will be holding the Zone church parade early In October Watch your bulletin and this column for further details STORE HOURS I Monday a to a Tuesdays lot 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Bottle Retail 28 Red Rose 0 Orange Pekoe TEA BAGS PORK BEANS I Can Sugg Retail 23 While Swan Sugg I TOILET TISSUE 31 Salad 11 MIRACLE WHIP Jar Retail lie 62 Butt Chops 59 Bacon 59 Ground Beef Chuck Pot Roast