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PRIZE WINNINt BIND NINETY NINTH YEAR NO ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST Two Conts Inflated grain prices affect millers farmers Rising costs of grains feeds are affecting retail trade millers In RockwooB and told the Free this week Recent suggested rctoi I prices released hv wholesale distributor have dnuhlcd of Just a year It a too damn dear com plains Keith of Bros In Prices continue to finds he has to raise them every second day to keen up with the liend With no cooling oft In the Balllnnfad businessmen states his trade has been lessened In recent weeks Mr Ford cited the possibility that the strike at St Starch in Toronto is responsible for the shortage of corn Hook wood mill proprietor Jim Milne indicated to the roc Press he could see no downward trend In feed prices He quoted this week price on a bushel of oats at when it was BR a year ago Other mill products such as calf meal has risen from to this year for a too pound bag Chicken booster has been raised from to while pigfeed has increased from to attic feeds have also Increased substantially Soybeans says Mr Milne ore an awful price Prices have increased from ton in ec 71 to the present price of Mr Milne deals in both Master cods from Mapte lcaf Mills and Watch ford feeds whose prices lire tit regrets he cannot buy largo quantities of grain while the prices cheap storage and interest would drive prills up Alton Hour Mills owner hides was unavailable for comment wheal Whom prices will remain steady until September 10 it was lust week by the Ontario Wheat Producer Marketing Hoard have wheat prices IB a bushel satisfy users that wheat Is not ting inflated In at an level llcnrv Stanley Agriculture ItiprrHPiilntKi for Million no net it for Continued on Page 10 Back in 1947 band was top Acton Citizens Band at was the first for town band sinci whin the Hoys and iris Hand I rought home the trophy from the That band was Mason the man who revived bond music in Acton when years It was the second victory in that for the Band they had won first at the famous Waterloo music on earlier date In the competitions they scored an followed with 3 74 Two members of that band Bandmaster limit are still playing in the Band Members of band which look honors were Jean Wilds Maine Joanne lcna 1 Bandmaster Mason June Dunn Joan Coles Muriel Muriel Burns Shirley Italston Norma Kentncr Kingsmlll Ken Allen Tom Perkins I eno Braids Peter John Ware Bill ordon Don Ijimb Don Vantooien Jim Jim Dills John Agar Ken Ma re men t Crawford Douglas Shirley and Some of the sons and daughters the iM7 hand members are now on the family tradition in the band MOST POINTS IN THE White Leghorn class won Fred Kentner of Acton two rewards at the Canadian National Exhibition poultry classes last week The Howard Miller trophy was automatic but the new Miss C N E made the presentation a bonus Fred chickens are consistent winners at the annual This year in addition to most points he had a first in the best trio and another first for a Leghorn hen Band first at Ex Acton Band claimed the first prize Wha ley Iloyic trophy in competition at the Canadian Exhibition on Sunday It was tho first time since local band had claimed the top prize Playing under the direction of Bandmaster George and Conductor A Milliard the band the Cobourg Kiltie Band that Inst year placed second In Iho sumo competition Adjudicator Kenneth I Bray praised the playing of Acton Hand for Its treatment of the music and the full sounds In several of the passages A third band the Port Concert Band failed to appear for tho contest Tops In two Scoring In the two selections one the choice of the bund and other the test piece Songs of Wales showed the Acton Band ahead on both The obourg Kiltie Concert Band earned 164 points on its choice piece and 159 points on the test piece Ac ton Citizens Band earned on Its choice piece and 103 on the test piece Actons choice piece was the spiritual Were you There Bandmaster George Elliott received the trophy on ixhu If of the bund competitions are sponsored by the Canadian Bund Directors Association and the local group com the north band stand In tho CNE grounds A number of supporters were on hand from Acton Adjudicators in the class were Mr Bray who Is uHHociatc professor faculty of music at the University of Western Ontario and Capl K ft Moore director of music Air Transport Command Band Kingston Progressive Improvement Bandmaster George Elliott attributed much of the of Sunday s performance to the progressive improvement of the band over the last six years We got a second two years ago and a few thirds prior to that he explained and weve finally got to tiie stage where we were able to pull off a first He feels the work conductor Art Milliard did with the band three years ago also pointed them In the right direction Mr Milliard spent the entire summer with the Acton band Elliott said the band has been working on the test piece off and on since last fall and felt they had It pretty well down by this June Then conductor Art Hil- polished them up for the competition Spade work had been done and his interpretation of the music added the final touch The Cobourg band was criticized for being too cau tious in their interpretation but the Acton bandmaster said they had a polished group of players Adjudicators paid special tribute to the brass section of the Acton band Dr Elliott said the constant practice members of the Opportunities for Youth group of the band have experienced all summer also probably assisted them the competition He feels they also may have ensured the standard of the band stays high by turning up sev eral good kids who will help in the years ahead First engagement for the Acton Band following their win is at Acton Fall Fair in two weeks and theyll be joined by some members of the George Harvey secondary school band for the occasion Conductor Art is the schools bandmaster Murder barge hearing held today was la appear in inurt in Milton this morning a prcl mirury on a charge murder was charged May discovered body of his wife i at the Apartments on Churchill midnight he day Guides Nadir to stakes win Nelson White toast of Nassagaweya bvlHnhf ibbons While the of Rock wood area residents were relaxing in their backyards or cooling off in the refreshing w of the during the humid stick hours of Sunday afternoon carold Nelson White was hard at work driving of the world stop three year old standard bred horses and earning himself in the process Nadir owned Donald is of equalled the world record of 1 1 for pacing on the mlk track under White guidance to score an upset victory in the Prix the worlds richest three old harness racing classic at Montreal Blue Bonnets The remarkable time broke the Blue Bonnets track record and equalled the world mark set by Romeo Hanover at Sportsmen Park in Chicago In 1965 It was the biggest thrill in a year racing While acre farm at the corner of the rourth of and 30 Sideroad a year and a half ago Although Armbro Nadir had romped to victory in recent outings the horse and Nelson were up against outstanding combinations like Rcenic Time and Harold Dancer and and Joe In the Prix He Time was the favorite Prom number 7 pole position of the mile Coming down the Whiti rocked the nil the speedy three sear old pulled aw av to cross the finish line t 1 lengths ahead of Hob Ron It tzar driven Keith who was inducted recently I was parked ion the outside all the way but I still had cover Nelson said in recalling the race for the Free Press This horse like lo be hit so rocked the i art and when I did he responded A crowd of 105 racing fans watched the recordbreaking event For only the third time in Canadian harness racing history over a million dollars was wagered by bettors on one card Nelson and wife Debbie who flew for the big race at tended an exclusive post race party for drivers and owners in the Raceway Turf lounge after the race Nelson take home pay of for the record breaking drive includes 10 percent of the Armbro Nadirs win and an additional he received from the Raceway for setting the record There may be a further awarded for equalling the world record now has won a tot of for the current season lr is nervous before his first in the I I He says not I knew w hat my horse do and I seen most of the others race so I knew what they could do he said I had to lead with him and hope for the ahled experience A native of Ihrwood Ontario Nelson begin dm at local fairs when he was 17 since then he has worked and driven for several top stables established himself is one of the olden Horseshoe Circuit bcstdnvirs He commutes to Greenwood Toronto St Catharines and Mohawk Raceway which is just down country a few miles from his acre Nelson credits experience he gained training horses for Or John of Jick Kopas of and Jick with hastening his rise to the top At he s one of Canada s and best drivers Besides a schedule of races that him in Toronto St Catharines or almost every niart in the week Itockwood farm He has staff of eight grooms and trainers most of whom move about the three olden Horseshoe tracks as d meets There lbout horses that he drives rfualrlv on the circuit work It and whit I like about it is re not cooped up inside could never for this factory work says Nelson I whatever a person likes is what he should doing Nelson has in and out of the ownership facet of sport but has not injoved the of success he has dm It ma one of his ambitions produce an outstanding of own With the He tucked away the Nelson and Nadir now prepare for the Beaver Slakes st Richelieu Park inMontreal September that it s on to Winnipeg and dmonton for stakes races leading up to the I K Shapiro Slakes at Hollywood I ark California in which Armbro Nadir will race in November There an excellent chance from those events will come more trophies and photographs to enhance the already collection at the White home and additional monetary rewards to make life that much more comfortable for Nelson and their two children John and Christine months TOAST OF since he guided Armbro Nadir to victory in the Prix at Montreals Blue Bonnets Raceway Sunday Nelson White rests with the outstanding three year old following the event who earned himself for the record- breaking drive has operated a IB acre farm at the corner of Fourth Line and 30 Sideroad far the past year and a half