Kangaroo guest A big star REALL big Us never a dull life for Acton Jack Carpenter who recently had the pleasure of entertaining a seven foot kangaroo on his stereo radio program Music Hall Jack was interviewing London artists Wayne King a classical pianist and Dawson Chance a ventriloquist Both were to appear in the Royal Command Variety Show at the London Palladium on November the televised version of which may be shown later in Canada The creator of the a ventriloquist pup pet Chance is an old friend or Jack and Joyce Carpenter Many young will remember him from his appearance in and his memorable visits to Acton The kangaroo and Chance were recently dinner guests of the Carpenters King introduced his first recording Introducing Wayne King while appear on Jack s show Mystery There were allusions to a new mystery Industry for Milton during Monday night council meeting but any councillors in the know have been old in confidence and noone is ready yet to tell the story North American Rockwell is involved the site Includes 13 acres of land and in the words of Councillor Rick Day it a big one it will be a feather In the cap of the municipality 3500 goal Centre drive Acton Commumty Services Centre board of directors will be appealing to the community itself for 25 per cent of next year operating budget 500 It is expected that local and regional councils will again support the Centres application for per cent of the operating budget as they did last year Members of specially formed committees will be calling on clubs and individuals to tell them personally of the appeal The drive will begtn within the next couple of weeks The Community Services Centre in the filled a large previously there was no one place for agencies to operate from and it was generally felt that Acton did not receive its share of vices Following public meetings a board was formed two rooms in the inexpensively readied and a hired last March The Centre was termed a forward look experiment and many people in the field feel other towns and cities will soon also move toward similar centres Judy the tor administers the centre and appointments with professionals She is also coordinator for a growing of volunteers Services such as pysch latnc help addictions selling and family counselling etc are all administered by qualified professionals The total budget for the next year is BIG AL the kangaroo seems delighted to be appearing in Jack Carpenter s radio program Music Hall With Jack are pianist Wayne King on the extreme left and Big Al s creator Dawson Chance a ventriloquist Both London artists were interviewed by Jack or their up and coming Royal Command Performance at the London CFCA Studio Photo Prize for joke Its no joke Your favourite can become part of a professional show and you will be the script writer says Acton resident Jack Car penler Appearing on Jack Car Sunday night radio show Lionel the star in the new production of Jack and the Beanstalk a Christ mas pantomime being pre at the Keefe Centre Toronto and Hamilton Place Hamilton made the offer of two free tickets as prize in a joke contest It can be a one liner a Knock Knock joke or a funny story Send your joke with your name and address age and number to Pan tomime Joke Contest Music Hall Station CIC King Street West Kit The winners will be an on air and re ceive free tickets to see the show Jack says will hear your joke told on stage and be invited back stage after the show to mtcl the cast Pet of the week Make example by conserving energy To conserve energy the turn their office Christmas At their monthly meeting Acton Hydro Commission will lights on and off at specified Thursday commission purchase a timer which will times received a letter from Ontario Hydro regarding Christmas 1 ghts They asked that the time to 11 be promoted for Christmas lights the festive season The members discussed their own decorations and lights for the Hydro office and considered the fact that there was no one in the building to turn them on and off at speci tied times Bob MacArthur suggested buying the timer We cannot ask the public to have their lights on for certain hours and us leave ours on all night The rest of the group agreed with his proposal ON MONDAY DECEMBER VOTE TOM TEEPLE For Firm Representation On The COUNCIL OF ERIN TOWNSHIP Rural development project at U of G The Acton Free Press Wed November 1976 If the rural people Ontario are ready to get to gether to discuss their Ideas and the problems concerning their own community future then the University of Guelph is ready to listen Communl cation like this will be the first step In implementing the university new rural development project It represents the veristy s willingness to draw on its faculty and its social and political contacts to assist rural communities to become involved in their own development University people don have all the answers and certainly won be telling other folk what is wrong with their lives or community says Dr A M Fuller tor of the Rural Outreach Development Project How ever there are lots of ideas and a great deal of knowledge at the University of plus the willingness to get in in rural development at the community level The new project is sup ported by funds from the K Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek Michigan and represents the first major grant for rural development In Canada At first the project Is proposed for two pilot areas within commuting distance of then when ways of assisting rural communities are better understood other areas will be brought in It is essential that the areas in start the process themselves says Dr Fuller by getting people together to share Ideas This is ially a grass roots project and must begin and end with the community itself GUELPH S ONLY SPECIALTY LIGHTING STORE CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Road Guelph 824 Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Lamps Door Chimes Swag Lamps Van ty Cabinets Electric Heat Baseboard and Portable Central Vacuum Clean rig Systems Deuces Parts Vent lal on Hoods Fans etc FREE PARKING Open Dally Fr T 1 p Sat Air issues MZB meeting The community of Acton mett tht dates at a meeting in the M Derma school lorium on Wed evening November The evening is being sponsored by both Chamber of Commerce and the teachers of The contestants for the seat of region councillor and area councillors for ward one and Board of Education scat forwards one and two will on he platform to speak and then answer questions Bill Coats will chair he board of on of the program and Louis s council mLmbtrs port on Each candidate will have a turn to spuik with an open session for questions from the following Refresh ments are bung arranged by the Chamber of Commerce The teachers of through the Momentary Teachers Association and the School Tux trs arc a r rang candidates meeting throughout the county In Ac I on Georgetown and Milton ail candidates arc being included at the same meeting cosponsored local groups In Burlington and here are to meetings with trustee candidates only ihhIp rtop in f iitddd mid of fur Imp pfpflion of don A I in on pppil TWO Ml lo 111 oin I pipdiip Wniirf dud in Cuibonil iu pi luf mill fllPlll relrurf pi lo oon old lie Piodmq 111 in ill Id inn ff I I in 111 i 1 Ini 75 MILL STREET EAST ACTON A BROWN AND WHITE hamster works his way along Gail Hughes top The year old blackeyed animal is shared by Gail 9 and her 12 year old brother Dean The sharing came about after Gails hamster Clio died THISTLE CUSTODIAL SERVICE CARPET CUMING Complete INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL and RESIDENTIAL CLEANING Owned and operated by Charl e Ctieyno PHONE 8531846 PHONE For Great Values SHOP IN ACTON 1 FELLOW 1 1 1 1 CHURCH J HI 1 MILL WILB FRED JOHN ST ALRANS Municipal Parking ACTON P- Although the reconstruction of Mill Street is underway there are still the same great values friendly merchants and atmosphere available when you shop in Acton Plenty of free parking in the municipal parking lots and on the off streets WIN WHEN YOU SHOP IN ACTON Guess the exact time of completion of the first coat of asphalt and win Bring the coupon to your favorite store with your prediction November 30 1976 BUSINESSMEN OR CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL NOT ELIGIBLE j NAME ADDRESS PHONE NO PREDICTION Month Day Timel