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BACK TO ACTON Days formal opening cere monies took place atop a wagon at the Mill and Main corner Saturday at noon Louis Charlebois dapper frock coat and top hat was master of ceremonies Pictured with him during the open ing are councillor councillor Peter Marks Its better in Acton parade co Terry Grubbe seated Business Improvement Area chairman Henry Stachyra CROWDS FILLED Mill St from side to side for the opening and behind him Business Association chairman of Back to Acton Days Three separate parades Ed Wood All the others on the platform were drawn several hundred residents many in costume to welcome butunmvitedguests the spot This photograph was taken atop the hay wagon during the speeches and costume judging Crowds surged throughout the mall all day Friday and Saturday with outdoor booths and eating places concerts contests and sports One Hundred and ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 5 Four Pages Fifteen Cents Three graduates win Ontario scholarships Back to Acton Days prove huge success Three from li h school Ii been Riven Ontario schohrships students musl HO pern ill or Idltr in gride It 1 nine 1 IIlitj imbcrmk I mm lie ids list mill in if Mr Ins l iv is irslnp fm IcllllVlllltlll in tin CANADA DAY even Gregory Cox waved a flag The one and a half year old of 2 Acton enjoyed the festivities at Balhnafad on Saturday Super is the only word needed to describe this years Back to Acton Days celebration cording to organizer Ed Wood whole weekend was unreal We didnt expect all those people to show up it was fantastic said Mr wood with both a sigh of rel lef a renewed excitement Mr Wood felt shopping was good downtown on Friday but the number of people taking part in Saturdays event was He felt the parade helped to bnng many of the people down town and to build the involvement spirit Mr Wood said the police they will begin planning next deserved special mention and year to Aclon Days cooperated with organizers Saturday mornings three There was no set committee parades were in with an executive for innovation which found organizing the days said Mr ipproval With music a Woods Everyone who took marshal arranged for part in the activities all the seclion organizer Terry groups service clubs was delighted at Hie chants number of people who joined everyone was a part in along the route Donations to he town hall Only problem was the fund were left up to individual changing of the Miln groups and merchants but parade avoid traffic This they have not been tallied yet caused Ihem to miss the Two per cent of sales was residents of Jeneatte who suggested the same as last were outside an the sidewalk year Some paraders made a special Mr Wood felt this years trip over later to visit hem celebration was then Councillors Let and last year and next year will be Peter Marks were called to even bigger and better the platform at Mill and Mam that all the excitement after the parade and mtro is over organizers can sit duced as people who back and take it easy for at about our little town Also least two weeks which is when welcomed with applause were Kuiki ill president Hem president Councillor who tin 1 nor of Acton said how impressed he wis In the crowd He the spirit m spite of in government It s in nil its We together hue Toronto men hurt in crash Iwi men to District Mi morn r Mill Strut West the me luni 1 I nut Toronto suffered i injuries in the I In it lilt clump of re it good time He urged with problem to isk one of the councillors The firmly won first prize for firmly and Rebecca Hates as first for Individual The won free mission to the fireworks were the three p Doris Browne Pop red Wright excellent included group Indi ins the in old indtheSixon is clowns Many came costume for the parade and opening Butler one of the Reivers who led the drew the winning ticket for Ted Tylers trip lo West Virginia Winner is A It It 1 The Music stop provided the pi for the official opening Flips were down the streets for the weekend on the streets night In the pande and Sunday night Hop the pretty it the park en Irancc They ilso marched in the Hock wood parade in the ContiniiLd on Page 3 fill his for British lumhi i where he Ins inn llul the ioHiu ilhul mover ill gruic II of imiiirlnk tin list with if percent ml student at ihc in the ill ruli id litis ire nil Mini lord dhv Birhr I inn isie mil Htm Noel HI ike Morrow says id Buchanan Don hit Id I unite Peter Gillespie Robert hi Ibv I imbcnnk Mir- lehern Mike McGregor Kolln Steve Van ind Del r ruinates from school ire mi Bigmski B Is Beilnn Ross Brown Wendy Brown Bruce Paul Brunt lit It under Steve Sim husy Kithlccn I Colli Sheila Curd lick Wilde Nor Dohertv Sandra Dubuc 1 mice I Jeff Gardiner Tony Geng fcunice Pun Gordon It Green in wither Don Harding Karen llinklcy Deborah James Henry Victor Man Anne 1 Russell Lee Kim 1 Jocelyn Mac miilan Scott Malcolm Peter K iren McDowell Sharon McGregor Gary Mcdland Becky Miller Steve David Morns Michael Morris I isa Near Patricia vessel Karen David Judy Pink Dan Michclma Pupo I Belh Mike itippon Judy Nancy Scott Lynda ithonda Speaker Carole Stilty Due Stanley Ian Thomson Timbers Kithy Toth Julie Townsley Tyler Kircn Vin dir John Walsim Din Webster Wilson Simon Wilson Winters Heidi Peter ions Region apt to be aloof on police morale issue Ihe people who run police dtp will have little middling from region il councillors beefs in police issoeii lion s Hilton Region in Hie Morrow Munch I think council would not be llkelv to ikt it would be con is interfering with i polite Polici it ion dropped the bombshell report on on unsuspecting police sion Hilton Regional Police Commission thought it would hive examine the ige report in private but association surprised com by releasing he report the press at the same lime Morrow Canadian Tire stock lost in warehouse fire A blaze requiring two fire trucks from Acton and one from Georgetown kept some volunteer firefighters on the scene for as long as six hours afternoon Al 12 the Acton fire deparlment received call about a fire at Canadian Tire warehouse on astern Avenue beside Frank Heller and Company Arriving at scene moments later approx imatcly firefighters went to work on warehouse which contained Tire stock mainly Deputy fire chief Hob Hyde explained lhal Hellers and the warehouse ire two in dependent buildings which were by There is now wall which separates two Hyde said firemen had to work hard lo prevent the fire from spreading Hellers buildings Both chemicals used by the company and Die age of the building would have caused lot of problems had the fire spread Mr Hyde explained that fire brands were carried in Ihc wind and landed in Ihe caves rough of York House now owned by the from Hellers fighters did to go to the home unci no dam was done to the house Mr Hyde commended the firefighters who had to make use of a six inth water hydrant pumper from arrived to i main Keeping the fire contained irehouse was nol the only problem Ihe firefighters hail to dtil with Wires catching fire caused Hie breakers to short circuit and power for up three hours resulted in the fire irea The fire i shorl circuit in N It signals at Irain tracks The signals were operating constantly for quite a few hours until they were repaired by the CNR signals branch from Brampton One of the biggest problems for firefighters was the spectators who the fire Children and adults were moving in the way of the fire fighters People ire always In way at a fire fires arc interesting to watch but they can be dangerous said Deputy fire chief Hyde Mr Hyde said when he entered Hellers Ihe only Learns Tuesday he won trip A Pludums the winner of the trip to West Virginia that was sponsored by Tyler Travel as part of Back to Acton Days contacted Tuesday by the Free Press was very surprised to find out he had won He did not know if he would be able to take advantage of the trip saying it would depend on whether or not he could get the time Tylers had been unable to get in touch with him to tell him the news person around was Hellers closes on afternoon and so problem of was solved shed used to he CNR freight shed but is now ronled to Canadian Tire CN Some of the spectators took on the job of traffic control and helped to keep the crowds away from under burning Late afternoon a gradenil was brought in to rip up the old wood flooring of the shed Tht fire con tinued to burn under the flooring and it was loo dangerous to send a mm under grader was able to rip up the floor so all flames and hot ashes could Deputy Chief Hyde estimates damage al and suspects the cause be children playing with or smoking He docs not feel it was 111 in The black billowing smoke rose high above Acton and has reported to have been seen as far away as Saturday morning some of Ihc firefighters returned the scene put out beam left smoldering in the wreckage ACTON AND GEORGETOWN Firefighters pour seen as far awav as Fire officials believe on the water to the fire which gutted the children have started the ire The fire n in ihc Canadian Tire warehouse on Eastern Avenue interrupted the opening afternoon of the Back-to- last week Smoke from the blaze was reported Acton Days responding lo thai council may under The Police Act call upon the Ontario Police Com mission which governs all police in Ihe pro vince for an investigation The can investigate policeman the admin of any police force the system of policing a icipalitj and ihe police needs of any municipality under the Act Hi council calls in the it may have to pay cost of the investigation under he Morrow said he read most of he report and lhat he would like to get copies for regional Then he would like the members isk those councillors who sit on the Police est ions Mayor Harry Bar and Burlington Coun David Coons wear com mission hats at regional council The report should be treated in serious vein said Morrow It would behoove mem bcrs of Ihe police commission not to overreact and look fntts to see what can and should be done said the chairman president Al Rue- lens however is pinning some of his hopes for the report on regional I think people who arc elected if have any in the community should lake that mandate and use It It I ens said The police association chairman noted there are municipal elections this fall The report zeroes in on the causes of low morale of the police force and recommends ways of boosting force spirits Much or Ihe document deals Continued on Page