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NFB filming scenes in Rockwoods caves The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 10 1977 N F B ACTORS AND crew wait outside the caves Friday as they watch the shooting of the Adventures in History series which is using the caves for some of their scenes Stone Church problem is a 350 pile of grave Notional Film Board of Canada has chosen the caves as the site or some of their filming for a television series to be broadcast this coming fait the 1977 broadcast year and were in the village last week to work on it The scries is Adventures In History and the scenes being shot in are part of an episode about the under ground railroad which was neither underground nor rail road which helped American slaves escape to freedom in Canada The site was chosen be cause of Its great physical beauty according to pro ducer Samuels It re presents a cave used as a tion on the escape route out side Detroit Slaves would come up near Detroit avoid the city Itself and cross over into the town Sand since absorbed into Windsor Night shooting The final sequences of the show were all shot at night on the river just across the road from the caves The boat which carried the actors was followed by a camera raft as they shot the scene About to 60 people nor malty working on the site plus animals the night the lake the number of crewmen and actors went up to 100 caves is Just one of a number of sites to be used in the filming of the episode The production has filmed in Pickering Claremont and Doon Pioneer village one of the few absolutely beautifully reproduced villages with no Council decided to help one of the township churches with a parking pro blem during a regular council meeting August In response a request from the Stone Church on the Fourth tine council offered to supply grader back hoe labor and supervision if the church tomes up nth he grav el of the widening of he road ihon the said township road supervisor Hob Hamilton Total cost of the project according to Mr Hamilton is the neighborhood of half the cost would be or he told council Council members won tiered if they be a precedent with such help Mr said tint about a dozen years ago the same to widen the shoulder of the road on the thcr side Councillor Dave sjid that if church found it could not accept council offer the church ap proach council later on Well they re doing all right not paying property taxes councillor Masson said t believe the church the benefit it getting Deputy reeve Henry llolman said that all he knew was that the tax payer pays for the culvert work lie added the parking is not for a use or func Councillors John and Alan Burnett w ere absent from the meeting Eramosa council ponders federal employment plan Discussion of a federal job program was held over from regul meeting of Council Talks ended councillor Divid pulling for jobs for township residents rather than outsiders If were paying the taxes he said The main reason for post a decision to apply to with a program stemmed from council hiving two of its five members ab sent Councillors Alan Burnett John Mel cod were not it their seats during the four hour long meeting Word of the federal plan ime with Manpower representative Maureen Lay of Kitchener The federil funding is to ere jobs for people who are unemployed she said The program focuses on upgrading developing skills plus helping he com mumtv program in It imosa ere He at least three jobs last a minimum of 13 weeks A long is possible she said The next date for ideas is in program would likely start in said the Manpower representative Labor is the stress in the program is there are little funds for materials and supplies the manpower representative said runs at the national average of employment she said Thats 7 per cent sometimes a little higher she Pet of the week WOODY IS SCARED as only a rabbit can be Brian Demone brought the young bunny to the Free Press office for pet of the week and Woody was not so sure he t really rather have stayed home Woody belongs to the brothers Conference for 4H shellac or anything artificial according to producer els The troupe left Rock wood Friday to finish shoot ing at one of their other loca lions The Adventures In History series will be used to teach in Canadian classrooms The B felt students were being turned off by tradition ally dry representations of history and decided to create a scries of dramas around various episodes from dian history ranging from 1604 up to the second world war The series coproduced by the N and the CBC has been 15 months in prcpora including a full year of developing scripts and will be telecast this fall in both and Four car dealers bid on tenders Regional Police Commission opened lenders for II vehicles during a regular meeting Thursday at Commissioners asked Inspector Terrell and staff to compare prices models ears on the bids Chrysler of Plymouth Furies lo fill Ihe need of seven cruisers and Iwo unmarked cars George town figure was Also bidding on the was Motors I Id of Milton offered models with four doors Price Hi The commission will deter mine if there is enough money lo buy either in cruiser or unmarked car Harry said Georgetown Chrysler also bid lo supply two smaller cars lo Ihe force Us were offered it 7U Toyota has Corollas In he wo door model at Ml Mercury Bobcats it huts were put forward bv itation m it Ihe price of Why does a farmer bother to farm any more It seems to be the only occupation in Canada where you can invest two hundred thousand dollars for the privilege of working eighteen hours a day for ten thousand dollars a year Show me anywhere else where you get that little return on your investment No I m not talking aboul wealthy southern Ontario farmers W3lt who have made their money In business before dodging the tax man and plowing their excess into a little 2O0 acre pig operation And I not talking about western wheat barons I talking aboul the genuine farmer trying to eke a living out of producing food for the rest of us Everyone out to get Nine member from attended the Regional conference for year olds at the University of Brown Marilyn Joyce P Mary Jean Robin son Diana Hans White Dale Wickson and Wing field were among 4 rs participating in learning exercises sport activities and recreition The program was centred iround the theme Do you know where you are going to Members were divided into ear company groups and had the opportunity to work to gether as a team in making decisions him If he inherited the farm he somewhat better off unless he has to take out a mortgage to update his buildings and equipment But the young fellow just out of agricultural school t a prayer of getting a paying farm going He won be able to afford a wife and kids for years but he needs them as supplementary help he sure can afford to pay hired help His other alternative Is to work for an established farmer Yet even an established farmer can begin to compete with other businesses in wage department Anyway what worker in his right mind would work the hours required only the farmer the place So our young land lovers end up in foctories or research trying to find out how I produce more foci The older formers get fed up with the constant price squeeze and sell their land for subdivisions Or they turn their farms into vacation farms like a friend of ours did He makes a much belter living now catering to leisureminded consumers than did producing their milk Some farmers hang on wondering how much longer they can carry on as the government marketing boards and monopoly food companies slnp their pay cheques down to nothing And when I go to Ihe supermarket to choose my meat and vegetables I msuregratefultothosefarmers on 30 mph bid A letter on the subject of lowering speed limit at Corners was tabled during s meeting August The letter from states that that community is waiting on a decision from the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Communications ramosa Reeve Bill said the hamlet off Highway midway between Acton and Rockwood wants a St mph zone there Damp hay remains uncut Hay crops are so damp from weekend rains that some farmers left Iheir cutting machines In Ihe fields Planning a wedding recept- anniversary party afternoon meeting Bookings are now being accepted for the rental the new ROCKMOSA COMMUNITY CENTRE din Rockwood Call To arrange a booking EVERY MONDAY BINGO Now held in GEORGETOWN ELKS LODGE Georgetown EflvBlrdGim7 30pm PRIZES 20 Doors Open 7PM Bingo Starts Reg Games MO EA 3 Special Jackpot 53 Numbers GUARANTEED FREE BUS SERVICE to tan own CAVES WERE alight last week as National Film board crew used the area to shoot some scenes for the series Adventures in History to be telecast this fall Producer Maxine Samuels picked the spot for its great physical beauty SUPER SPECIALS EVERYNIGHT ASTRINGENT SHAMPOO Ml Regular or glenlea drug mart 294 QUEEN ST E ACTON 2220 Fire hall for Milton A new fire hall will be erected on Ave Milton for the Milton fire brigade tire chief Babe Clement and Mayor Don Gordon turned the Thursday July 21 The hall will have four large bays and two bays for offices and train ing Ford plant Ford of Canada in is starting this week to move Into the van and club wagon market by producing up to econollnc vehicles The vans are produced in one other North American Iord plant In Ohio Total van production will increase per cent if Oak ville turns out 100 000 of these per year Denim JEANS JACKETS and SKIRTS available TACK TOGS Guelph St 7 Georgetown 8771818 OIL CHANGE and FILTER Oil Oil Filter and Labour included For Most American Cars Stores uuoun CRforrpUN Iff MOORE PARK PLAZA GEORGETOWN