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a California way Th wd Boys tenth On Former district man drag racing name toughest course ever Acton High senior boys placed a respectable 10th In a field of at the OFSSA country championships in North Bay on the weekend Frank Houston finished 37th a field of Glen Mc- Kensfe was Scott Somerville Dennis Blake 112th and tea Jones 130th It was the toughest course ever scon said coach Bruce Andrews a veteran of track and cross country The first hill although not as steep must have been at least as high as Rattlesnake Point and the entire course was laced with mud and rocks Bill of Thunder Bay who set a 3000 metres record In this year Canada Games won the race and District High had the top team The runners got further satisfaction out of beating Port Credit the team that nosed them out by five points for the Peel Halton championship Coach Andrews ex pleased with the pro gress his runners hate made this year in winning the championship and placing well in the Peel and Ontario meets To gko you an example commented coach Andrews last year Scott Somerville was 75th at the Peel Halton meet This year he the best senior runner In the District High Juniors placed province White Oaks midgets were The Peel group and Brampton Centennial fared very well and midgets although no records were With the cross country kept It may have been the top season over the Acton boys district in Ontario out of will be busy preparing for Besides Acton Georgetown Indoor track meets and the outdoor meet which lakes place In the spring We got only points year says Andrews This year we re aiming at 70 in And that won be bad for a school of students ACTON HIGH S senior boys crosscountry team won the Halton cham and were in the top 10 at the OFSSA meet in North Bay on the weekend Front row to r are Jones Scott Somerville Glen Standing 1 to r are Frank Houston coach Bruce Andrews and Dennis Blake L Root photo Legion lidlifters nd Clf and TJdew R it K lion London Ham Hon St Kilt Fall Dixie fcddy Em In Allni Eddy Allen Ian He Km Itn CiRipbclkB McKee M McNbbR M Brace Bruce SCHEDULE NOV 11 HEATHER NeaT and Anne Smith were the most valuable members of this year s AHS girls crosscountry team L photo THE THOMPSONS Shirley Sue and Doug were honored by the Brook softball association at the awards presentation Friday night in Coaches Shirley and Doug were given trophies for their teams the 16 and under girls and the 13 and under girls victories this sea son and for their contribution to the Brookville ball organization ter Sue was honored by the organization for representing the community at the Canada games with a Kitchener softball team and for her pitching for the champion and under girls Awards were presented by president Mrs treasurer Mrs Buchanan and vice Mrs Smith June mall proposed A pedestrian mail in nail downtown ten- V set for the last two weeks in June to J The mall will extend from a good way Dunn to Navy St with tojmake w of the Thomas and being left open cutting through FOR YOUR NEW OR LIKENEW USED CAR sudrtw Murray Motor Limited Georgetown Ontario Mountainvlew Road I I I I I Hav you thought how you will light your home this Christmas ACTON HYDRO CARPET BARN A former CampbelU lllc boy is making It big these days gaining renown as a mean competitor on the drag racing scene Bob Matrs the In law of Mr and Mrs John Wood of the Breezes 1 Acton He is married to their Warning speaker at Georgetown commencement principal Mike Furlong told his audience the present grade nine students will be only 40 years of age in the year the year mentioned in Future Shock and Limit to Growth as the point of no return unless action Is taken soon to preserve the world Zero population growth and Industrial growth combined with rigorous controls may prevent a serious dilemma warned the principal And he told the graduating students Is their problem While more than 1 have tried only about 100 people the Chnn Captain Matthew Webb launched modern Channel swimming In tSTS when he made bis way to France by and in hours minutes trude or America did it 1926 in 14 hours Trie nine hours 35 minutes was set by Barry Watson of Britain In 1964 daughter Linda who after their marriage moved with Bob to take up residence In Park California where he started up the Roberts Auto Repair shop Always Interested In cars as little boy his motherIn law describes Bob as boy who knew motors backward He built his first car five yearn ago and raced It in California she said adding that ho worked on cars for a long time before he was married As Bobs interest In the sport Increased so did his hobby and after a series of Tour years of drag races made it to a near win by coming in second with ex porta predicting that ho 11 soon make it to number one spot Challenge According to Drag Scoop a car magazine for car racers Bob got Into drag racing some our years ago when the mechanical aspect or drag racing became a challenge He with a Chevrolet with Wedge Walkway Georgetown council came out clear and strong for a walkway and park along the stream in the centre or Georgetown The Idea has been for years Two parcels or land stand In the way Imperial OH service station and United Coopcratkcs of Ontario storage area The walkway could be from M feel to feet wide In different places that was very strong at Ions and other strips He hull the present th California boor Slammer to go a llttlo timer the mechanical possibilities of a more type of race car In a complicated ties of Bob racing one would hat be car buff to I the linuo lut to sum It up it would seem that the local man now JO Is on way to greater fame If lie decides stay with he track The boy In family of who really enjoys Iho thrill of racing seeps his wife daughter with him on tin His home in close to the track In California but according to his In lows he still nil minded and hopefully will same day lie back In residence In Canada Meantime according to the experts his race at Irwindult Ells Ik lust a for lairs The California Door Shimmer Is a complex with parts of ft run motor parcels in Into one asscm hinge by I and three loyal helpers In the Jargon of Drag Scoop magazine Instrumentation In Worncr an American Best speed to date Is 111 pur hour with on time of 11 California Door Slammer compotes in Bracket but can also run B Gas If the Oceanian arrives Next lime out check cut Hob Just might be there first If you makeyourmoney installing furnaces you soon learn what it costs to run them Henry Mulder and Hank have worked up a successful little business in Guelph They re contractors for heating cauipmcnt Hank and Henry met when they both worked for a local heating contractor Then 7 years ago they struck out on their own Today these two men install all kinds of equipment whatever a customer wants But when it comes to their own plant Kenwood Mechanicals Ltd it has to be natural gas heat The reason is easy In the contracting business if youre going to make money jou vc got to know what things cost And Hank and Henry know that natural gas is the clean efficient and economical fuel for and water heating Naturally the Mulders and the have natural gas furnaces at home Plus gas water heaters ranges and dryers Henry and Hank know a good dung when they sec it Natural gas makes good dollars and sense union bhs LIMITED