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The Acton Free Press Wed December Three police forces Continued from page 1 wouldn t slop The constable made two attempts to slop the truck pounding on the hood of the vehicle before it drove away Waterloo Regional Police said Cruisers were alerted by radio and Const spotted the truck on Franklin Boulevard in Cambridge He tailed the vehicle through back In Wellington County and into Ha Hon Hills region Police said the truck left Cambrldcc on Avenue Road and followed the Gore Road to Highway event ending up an Highway and Brock Road From there it followed succession of County and Roads to the area Thi were alerted but unable to join the chase until a point of when two vehicles joined the parade Milton two cars at a point south of Ac ton Prevent hall Police said the truck repeatedly forced police lo back off if lhe pulled along side The truck driver pre vented police from stop ping him timing in the centre of the roadway Several private vehicles were forced off the road but no damage has been reported Finally on the wider high way between Acton and Mil ton Const Beswick who was still involved in the chase was able to pass the truck in his regional police car OPP ears then flanked the truck and together they managed to brake the pickup truck to a stop Slightly damaged In the process both OPP cars one from Milton and one from Guelph were slightly damaged but there were Milton mate their car received in damages while the damage to the car was slightly higher Police said the chase lasted only minutes driver and his female passenger were brought back to the Gait detachment of the Waterloo Regional Police Milton OPP laid impaired driving charges against the driver while the Waterloo Regional charged him with dangerous driving driving while sits driving while pro hibited and obstructing pal Secretary states No schoolbook covers PoinsettiaS not poison from Commissioners It was a unanimous money trying to GOODIES for patients at Princess Margaret Hospital are packed by Cancer Society volun leers Arbic Gloria Coats Sue Sale Harriet Helwig Irene Terry and Kathy McGilhvray Hits icy spot strikes posts A car driven by John tills King William St Him ilton received an tin in dimages after the southbound vehicle hit an icy spot on Highway and struck guard posts on the east side of the road just south of Speyside Milton Then wen no injuries in the mishap Winners of the Legion beer wen announced the it tht I Saturday night is Quebec second Hill R third Willena Mom St first wis side of litef second i hind and third by Jennifer Poinsett las aren poisonous says Barney Wilson of national executive secretary of Flowers Canada a national regional trade association representing flower producers and retailers The traditional Christmas plant has been falsely ac states Mr Wilson a resident of the on Highway above Rockwood Since 1919 has been commonly believed the poinscttla is lethal if any part of the plant is ingested Thanks to extensive re search done by the Society of American Florists and a statement issued in December by the Consumer Products Safety Commission the has now been exonerated from that erroneous label poisonous A leaflet entitled Think SafetyThese Lovely Poisonous Plants pul out by Consumer and Corporate Affairs has removed the poinseitia from its list John national radio and TV agriculture authority dispelled the myth by eating leaf at a press reception recently However flowers Canada cautions parents to be careful of their children around any stress that no part of Phnt be tasted unless food produil sold in Mr Wilson explains lowers Canada recently relocated in Guelph is a rare representing both producer and retailer coast to coast MERRY CHRISTMAS tunes pealed out along Mill St when the Acton Citizens Band headed off the Santa Claus parade Saturday afternoon damage Saturday theft irked or owned Hon Automotive equipment was Church St had reported stolen from a barn estimated dimage al Georgetown struck bv an unknown The theft is still vehicle Dec 10 The under investigation the n Mill St region police The other vehiili left Missing from the Couturier of the undent barn ire a carburetor and lo two intake manifolds THE ACTON FREE PRESS Mill Poital Reglilrailon Number OSli The Pine Tree MHTON forutidtrthe L ret l chose a Stirling silver necklace ffitSllfe Why don I voucome 1 A f L others in collection a try my hot mull J on the PS 7 tht re lots ofri parking THE SPOkLSMO USE 2S SB has a board of tors and looks after legislative work tariffs sales tax transportation ad vertising and promotion In approximately 250 Poinseitia plants saw their way into Canadian homes according to a Flowers Canada brief The plant apparently derives its name from Joel R Poinsett American ambassador to Mexico over a hundred years ago who introduced it as a Christmas flower from that country Colled the Christmas Slar In Switzerland the is with Christ mas Mr Wilson feels He says the new types are long lasting can later be used in the garden and are a good buy at Christmas So buy poinsetlias by all means they are not poisonous I was a unanimous decision by the Acton Hydro Commission not to purchase book covers At their monthly meeting on Thursday the com mlssioners were told of the covers from Ontario Hydro which promote the con of energy The cost is pr 1000 covers The Idea was a waste of time according to com Ted Tyler Sr He explained that the com mission could spend more money trying to conserve energy than was saved The other commissioners agreed with him and agreed to file the letter from Ontario Judging today Santa Claus has all the entries of the Santa Coloring Contest and is Judging them for one winner in each of the three categories Winners names will appear In next week s Free Press POINSETTIAS AREN poisonous says Barney Wilson of Flowers Canada and proves it by eating one of the leaves The resident is national executive secretary of the flower trade organization based in Acton Citizens Band Presents The Music Of Don 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