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2 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Oct 3 1973 D with JENNIFER LLanfalrpwithgwyngylgogerewchundrobol lantigilliogogogochtnls is the name of town in North Wales which is to many Wis as well as the rest of the world Roger White of a Taffy to toes has trouble with it but his 16yearold daughter Susan can even spell it The White family have been living north of Acton since their arrival In Canada nearly six years ago but Wales is still a very large part of their heritage Vol Roger s English bora wife spent her late teen years and early married life in south Wales Both children Susan and fourteen year old Gary arc Welshborn We re very proud of it Roger states com on his heritage When asked why the Welsh don t celebrate saints days and national holidays as noisily as other ethnic groups away from home Val explains the Welsh are always to proud of their backgrounds country they don feel the need to shout about it They re a gutsy people the Welsh my quote not the Whites and any that I ve ever known have always been full of fire and enthusiasm Roger White and fam lyarenoexception The Welsh play sports sing work and fight with their whole being Val says they ve had to be that way to survive In their rugged mountainous country Beach child playground Roger and his children were born In Barry the southern most coastal town in south Wales a place where would come for a day on the sands enjoying the island amusement park featured there As a child Roger remembers spending all his free time on the beach with other youngsters swim crabbing fishing collecting driftwood for the fireplace There were no organized sports no ore nothing to do but make his own amusement around the coast as all children did Barry Docks was the biggest coal loading port In the world according to Roger Because It had the highest tide in the world the large ships from other countries had no trouble getting in and out Railways from the coal mining communities transport their coal Barry is now predominantly a holiday resort for day trips As a teenager Roger remembers seeing dogfights with German ships during the war off the coast of his home town Schooling was very austere says Roger with I ttlc chance for sports or light education of any sort However rugby was compulsory for all Welsh boys and singing played an enormous part in their lives Everyone sang and belonged to various choirs says Roger The Welsh combine their two national pastimes at Rugby games when the entire spectator audience stands and sings the national anthems harmonizing as only the Welsh can It still brings tears to my eyes says Val The a Welsh festival of he arts is held every year featuring choral groups poetry readings and drama In early days the was held In different towns with a ring of huge stones left on the grounds after was over re mini scent of early Druid days Now large Eistedfordd hall has been built attracting contestants from all over the British Isles Pride Roger remarks on the pride of Wales the many people they have produced who have bested their field poets actors ngers rugby players and boxers Some of the best boxers are Welsh Roger explains There s nothing else do in Wales but fight he chuckles He remembers fondly the time his children were Introduced to Jimmy Wild world boxing champion who Welsh Roger also claims that the first explorer to set foot on Canada was Welsh but we had a few cushions on thai Canada Welsh as Tar as I m concerned shrugs Roger Vol comments the first Britons were Welsh coming over the mountains a fact she as a Kentish Maid As a teenager Just the working world Val emigrated to Wales find quite a different world from the life she led in Kent England In those days not so long ago women didn go to Welsh pubs alone They stayed home and looked after the house Women were sex playthings until marriage when Ibey became servants she felt The men considered a working wife a real stigma They had their pubs and clubs but the women bad no social life Times have changed in Welsh docs now with sexual equality more women But life in the ted coastal town has changed Mile Welsh life has operated around either the mines or agriculture for many generations Sheep cattle sturdy Welsh ponies and cobs have long been a major product of the desolate mountainous farms Aid coal has been a product of the underground since the civilized world became industrialized Many towns grow around the mine shaft with houses being built at the top of the shaft and the pit forming the central part of town Not all mines produce coal Gold also comes from the Welsh mountains and every British Queen has worn a ring of Welsh gold says Roger Most Welsh are chapel a mixture of and Baptist religions a blood and thunder religion full of fire and brimstone preaching ac cording to Roger Similar churches evolved in the northern English mining towns of Newcastle and area Although Roger benefited from fairly mild weather in his Barry life Barry is on the gulf stream and is called the Riviera of Walesmost of the country suffers from rain fog and drizzle a goodly portion of the time Nationalism growing Welsh are extremely You say Wales you say pride Roger states with pride The Welsh Army has been stirring up anil British feeling for the past few years Most Welsh don care for the monarchy and British rule However a recent separation vote was turned down by the country Ant British feeling runs strong In the south where the Bristol bridge built over the Bristol Chanel in the Until the bridge southern Wales was difficult to approach the channel many miles out of their way The northern part of Wales was also protected by the mountainous Pennine range Now things are with English buying up holiday land in South Wales inflating prices and spoiling things comments ex Britisher For this reason Canada and enjoy the tremendous opportunities this country offers for their children However Wales is a very large part of their heritage and will always be the centre of Roger White score Officercharged with assault A Halton Regional police officer has been charged with assault following a complaint lodged by an Acton resi dent last week Police officer Prasad was charged in connection with an Incl dent September 25 A police spokesman would not elaborate on the dent Prasad Jo the Hal ton Regional police force in in February 1972 Prior to that he served as an officer with his homeland force In Guyana for five and onehalf No date has been set for the Acton Coop Nursery opened Its doors on Monday with Gillian Burns looking after thing Council okays asphalt tenders Here Gillian help Heather Baillcy and Pan Ferguson with their projects Rural service plan complete The recommendation of Town Engineer Bob Austin for council to accept the lowest of six tenders for asphalt resurfacing on the First line road was adopted even though It was 628 over budget Graham Bros Con struction Limited of Brampton was awarded the tender at a low bid of 33 subject approval re ceived from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications The budget amount of was based on an estimated twoinch depth of asphalt to be placed The requirement was later changed to a depth on the recommendation of the Ministry The Increase In asphalt accounts for the overage in the tendered amount New council seeks help The Regional Social Planning Council wants to increase its scope with the appoint of a regional council member Interim chairman of the social planning council said he would like a councillor who Is now serving on the health and social ser vices committee 85 enrolled for university courses persons are taking courses being given in Acton and Georgetown this fall by the University of Waterloo The figure includes taking Prof Neil Hultlns folklore English course in Georgetown and SO taking Miles Genest introductory psychology course in Acton Approximately half of those attending are en rolled for degree credit the others are at tending as series of free public lectures Stephen A Jones of UW external affairs office says attendance at the Hills lectures is more than meeting our expect This is the rst time UW has offered courses in Hallo lis Jones says an attend of 50 persons is looked upon as ex Ken ate dean of arts special programs at says the number of persons attend offcampus courses this year totals representing a 34 per cent in crease over the 1978 figure A substantial portion of this Increase is attributed to the new course in Halton Hills A draft pin for water and sewer services in rural areas has been completed and is under review by the Ministry of the Environ ment The Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation set aside In to underwrite per cent of the cost of preparing an overall Reg Sew and Water Plan THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mall CASHWAY LUMBER 25 Steeles Ave E Milton 8788488 CHECK THE SUPER VALUES IN OUR FALL FLYER IN THIS WEEKSPAPERI Treasury student sought The region will hire an accounting student to help prepare Its 1980 budget The student will be paid a total of Regional treasurer Don Farmer reported to last Wednesday a ad ministration ana finance committee his assistant had done all the work on the 1979 operating budget Door kicked in as man arrested A Regional police cruiser was damaged after an Acton man kicked the inside door pane while being transported from Acton to the cells in George town Damage to the cruiser is estimated at for the inside rear door panel A wallet was reported stoleti from the front porch of a Willow Street residence last Friday Police Bay they have a suspect and are in vestigating the Incident Syrup Fest breaks even Credit Valley Conserv ation Authority has not been losing money on their maple syrup program said Joan Rollings Inform Officer they been breaking even She said a story in this newspaper last week was misleading and ex plained they only try to cover their costs She said the 336 men tioned last week to cover costs of buying maple syrup Is In this year budget She said they do buy maple syrup but then sell it a slight profit She said the profits cover the cost of the whole operation for the three weekend maple syrup festival The Information Officer said the Authority decided not to expand the program Clearance of all CANVAS SNEAKERS for Children Result to JUS Q98 aiiJBL BUSTER CLARK STAR WARS MONDAY OCTOBER 8th Date of sale Oct 3 679 We reserve the rlghf to limit quantities Grade A Frozen Average Turkeys OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE AT COMPETITIVE Grade A Fresh Killed Tur ALL SIZES fancy Pumpkin 59 Ocean Spray Jell or whole berry Cranberry Sauce 58 Coca Cola 3100 Plus deposit Swift s Fully Cooked Partly Skinned SHORT SHANK Hams SHANK END 149b BUTT END 159 lb HAM STEAKS 199b Maple Leaf 2 lb Average Dinner Hams Schneiders oz Bologna Schneders 16oz Wieners Schneider oz Side Bacon 229 159 Maple Leaf Cut Cryovac Rolls 149 Christie tiled or pi tin Premium din Crt 89 89 Ctirlatl lack pack 119 tun Watlon sliced 113 reg Wwton Brown Serve Roll Pkg Weston Cinnamon Buns Pkg of 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