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Silver anniversary for Watsons Music Store Ed and Florence Watson are celebrating of being In business this month The Watsons Music Store is as well known In the aren as some of brand names they sell August 1953 the couple opened for business for first time at 124 Mill St where Larry House of Buys is now Mr Watson had previously taught music both in schools in Wentuorlh and privately and accepted the challenge of opening a store And a challenge it was tor the first seven years they said business was up and down but mostly down Acton had at that time only about population and not too many people needed guitars violins and other musical instruments They also sold used pianos No one knows how we fought to stay in business Mr Watson said The Watsons stayed at Mill St forlhreeyearabifore moving their business Blue Springs Nursery present location It was while they were there that the town began to grow and with it so did their business After years here they moved down thestrcet to what is now J and T Sports where they stayed for four years before moving lo their present location at Street Their business has ex now and they organs and pianos as well as small musical Instruments They otter lessons on various instruments with both In fact the lesson business has gotten to be so good they have to hire two extra guitar teachers Todd Shields who Mr Watson taught many years ago and I red who has been teaching for several years Several of their customers Mr Watson said are children of students who took lessons when they were children Hough estimates leave figure of around people who have had lessons with couple in the past quarter century At one point Mr Watson the junior Acton Citizens Band he taught about half of its member It a good feeling Mr Watson Not counting Minions to Si Store which is dosing soon Watson Music Store is the third oldest store in town behind s Meat Markel at 40 years and Acton Home Furnishings at years For nine of the past years Wilsons have looked after the local Motor Vehicle licencing division of the Ministry of lotion and Communication They eave it year ago because thty found it was taking up too much of their Watsons have seen many changes in the town in the years The biggest change and their biggest disappointment has been regional government He blames the new system for the pond in front of Ihc store every spring He has the town numerous times to conn and fix the road eive it proper drainage but to no The old eminent fix it properly Whn lessons resume in September the W two gullnr teachers will find themselves with students It a busy way kick off their year if business but Iht one hit mini people OUR READERS WRITE Seat belt regulations July Hon James Snow Minister Transportation Communications Floor Block Queen Park Toronto Ontario M7 1a Dear Mr Snow Through this tetter 1 am lo make regulations or introduce bill in the Legislature this fall requiring the instil of seal belts in all school buses and making their use compulsory Your Ministry s statistics show ml reductions in deaths and injuries to occupants of since mandatory seat bell legislation was passed more two and onehalf years ago In fact deilhs were a per cent lower in the first quarter of 1978 than they were in he similar period of 195 when bell use was optional I believe the benefits of seat belt use should be extended now the school children who arc transported daily b school buses Although it is recognized that school buses are safest vehicles on the road average two deaths injuries that occur in school bus accidents each year could be reduced markedly by seal bell use It is worlh minimal cost ind inconvenience especially when Ihe dead and injured are Ihose in their early Hie installation use of Ihc bells in Ihe school would i spin off benefit too including Ihu use f seal bells ire formed it in ire belted in from I st insist on twits is up of in the ride during it banks lie ind them be mire indifferent their use tn thei become pisseicrs I here be no doubt loo that bus drivers would have far more freedom li He on driving if the kills icre buckled up know the report of ihe Select Committee on ilidi wj tabled in if 1 jeir slated The of in i serious school bus is as school buses for economic reisons become larger stilts but it said th it Soil bells p if iv lo offer pre iter promise lur overnmtnt has full minority over scat belt polity I urge vou to brine rth Hit regulations or legisl ro vide mandatory sell bell instill Hun use in ill school buses Yours I nil Mel Swart MI Old books Metro man dies The art of repairing and restoring old books will be taught In a new oneyear certificate program to begin this fall at the campus of Sheridan College Bookbinding and tton is a practical program designed to train Canadian craftsmen In the traditional skills of book restoration as well as binding and decorat books for contemporary It has been developed in response to the growing con ceni of the book industry museums and libraries over the presentation and con of important old books and records The program will Introduce students to he methods of book construction as well as the materials used the fields of fine binding and book conservation Will meet in Acton Hills planning board is planning something new a meeting In Acton It will be in f on Tues day August 15th in the evening An inquest is pending into death of year old lor onto man knocked from the CNR trestle known is the iron bridge a Georgetown late night John Michael Simpson of Morse St Toronto wis pronounced at George town and District Hospital His body was found by Polite soon after midnight on the southwest shore of the Credit River feet below bridge CNR freight 117 wis west I from when t iw son crouched down Hit of Hi persondid not move The left front p tin engine struck the on wis flung into mint A post morlttn wis formed morinne The name of Hie was withheld by point for a time until next of kin is llismolhtrw is it ill in northern Storey- starred The familiar face of Max Storey highlighted a story on auction fever In the Tor August i He is called one of the most colorful and reliable of Ontario country ti oncers The accompanying story gives observations and hints on buying at country lions Certainly for the astute he and the lucky are good buys says writer Wults Fox PLAYS AUGUST 9 to 12 ibtsiil mm suit m m mil PETER FONDA SUSAN SAINT JAMES Outlaw Blues HIVEIN TUEATtE The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 9 1978 5 ED AND FLORENCE Watson owners of Watson s Music Store Elgin St ire celebrating 25 years in business this month Not including Hinton cents to Store which is going out of business after years the Wat sons business is the thud oldest store in town behind s Meat Market and Acton Home Furnishings Protests La Pierre appointment Campbell hunger strike Ballots for blind Blind people will be able to vote in Ontario provincial elections without special hanks to a new type of ballot The change consists of a white notch cut into the top edge at the upper eorner Other notehes will be cut beside each while circle down the bide of the ballot The upper right hand notch will enable blind person to illgn the ballot face up with the circles on the right The voter then can slide a finger down the right side of the ballot counting the notches on the side Roderick Lewis Chief Fleet on Offieer for Ontario there are II residents of voting age registered with many more thousands with visual impairments who will find the ballots helpful Wood stolen I cedar posts and and Wood Products of timbers valued at have The company hod been stolen from the Hydro been hired by Ontario Hydro corridor according to to cut the trees the new Is where hydro corridor in that part of occurred in 17 township slderoad in township The wood included cords of cherry and birth firewood belonging to Pioneer null fist ins been Milton evangelist Ken to protest the of I due in in project The mimslrv is ton tribulme low project III will include in inninl of I inner I if ippoiuted si Iht rem funds tome from the tedtrJlion of itlirs lions if Out in Ihe inn I It reiteration I- ins the in I In his rise child i Ilk huh Mi il i is h ill rug lit publit do I It fit th iniii sthtdults lift ti fimilv lift Mr I urn report is not tint until tit but his i ml tiled stmt jierson rttomnirnthtions Hut schools Hit tension Erin readies for 100th home but instead that ihe is the extension of must be adapted of modern famihts said Mr whtrt both parents ire working In i to MimsUr Wells Mr impbell his for an of provided lo l broadcaster Out trio IhcchoiLt of Mr I strips Iht last pre from the teachers tlions servants of tin supporters of iht f imiK It imm their lo inv idt the pnvicv iht of me to dictate to how Iht must Ik used for ihe itt iht in tirher denied i request from for i help Iht in fund four star ick lo educational Mr impbell his ml to tit until he has from the minister dated Aug Mr Campbell stated he continued lo refrain Iron eating a persona ex of anguished alar He continued lo slate that he is shaken and dis by the context the education study undertaken Mr I began his on July as a protest move Mr philosophy on the On Mr ISltl t i Itlltr to has letter Board of lion eh the to hold reirtndum on Ihe lopit of providing hentngt schools is to current schooling schools would be committed to the possible philosophy on vilues em discipline in dtmit pursuits according to Mr He has stated that tht unwillingness of the Hoard of to establish the proposed alter ntllve on an emphasizes fear of who run Iheir ill lie school hut rtsititnl is this veir ilene Mi if i is of tlu so tint up will Ik is fin tnttd Willi t nnl is on dunces which hut pi Mini Sir- Missed Your Free Press Please Let Us Know Our carriers do their best to give fast courteous service but mistakes do happen so if you do not receive your paper or have any complaints regarding delivery please call our office 8532010 MAZDA GLC Tlio Mudi GLC you gas economy than any other small cir 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