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2 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan JENNIFER BARR Ten Days for World Development Feb landrunsthroughFebruary Its theme this year is The right to make a living The chairman of the Acton board and one of the innovators of Ten Days is El don Comfort of Acton A retired schoolteacher and principal he is now chairman of the board at Trinity United Church A believer in world federalism Eldon became concerned about the plight of third world tries when he spent two years in East Africa early in the 60s Under the sponsorship of the Canadian Department of External Affairs El don his wife Betty and three young children then aged to 15 lived in Tanzania Eldon trained teachers At the time Eldon was teaching in Toronto and North York The Comforts didn t move to Acton until eight when retired To man la proved enlightening The years in Tanzania proved very en lightening for Eldon For one thing they con him we don have problems In Canada By comparison our problems are trivial he comments Here we have unemployment insurance if you con work a pension when you re old you get sick free education It snot so In Tanzania The Comforts lived in an open house of good standard with electricity from dark until bed time a country wide practice Water had to be boiled and the Comfort children did their school lessons by correspondence Eldon didn want them taking school places badly needed by lvcTanzanlans We fraternized with the Africans more than was traditional says He was in Tan at the time of Independence in 19G2 found he had to work around Bntish prejudice as well as African He and Betty found they had to hire two Afrl can servants even though they didn t need them They had to help create jobs The morning after they arrived in the settlement the Comforts awoke to find 20 or 30 native men clamoring at their front door in Swahili wanting Jobs Roughing it more than teaching colleagues the Comforts often struck off in their and travelled They drove across the Screngeti Plain seeing wildlife most of us just dream about One night they awoke in their tent to find themselves part of a zebra herd Their car was chased by an exceedingly fast elephant and they were at tacked by swarming tsetse flies when car was stuck in a swamp fortunately with no ill Chairman of Acton Ten Days Such feelings led him naturally to the Inter national Affairs Committee of the United Church on his return He was chairman of the subcorn on Africa interested In OXFAM when the Ten Days program developed seven years ago A church organization Ten Days involves live churches In Acton the committee consists of members from Presbyterian Baptist Catholic Anglican United and Churchill Community Churches Eldon is not only chairman for this board but on the board for the Region of southwestern Ont Several events have been planned for this year s program A Roman Catholic priest from Chile will be speaking at Trinity United Church February 3 and a m followed by a talk with St Joseph An essay contest Is being sponsored in the schools A panel discussion and film with local representatives of church committees will take place February at Knox Church Is busy and involved with them all For a retired person he docsn sit down much but then most caring people don stop when they re tire Not content to farm his 30 acres on Side road and work his maple sugar bush is so on the board to hear unemployment insurance appeals in Halton and he loved to play tennis wearing rude teeshirts Ten Days for World Development would not be so far ahead in Acton if it weren t for Eldon Com Comfort Rec coordinator likely fill Acton has been without a recreation since a shakeup in the municipal department last September but that position should be filled again some time I his year Mayor Peter says Speaking to the annual meeting of the Murray Memorial last Wednesday night Pom said there is a need for better municipal re creation in Acton vacancy in Acton in the future The mayor ad council in the past fell the people filling the post were under utlt but he- now eels someone Is needed Pomeroy said the replacement will be stationed in Acton and handle recreation co ordination through the Acton municipal office The person wodd handle bookings of ties like municipal porks buildings and schools assured the town recreation department there to compete with volunteer groups but to assist them After both former recreation director Glen Gray and ex Acton co ordinator and then Georgetown nator Anne Pickering both resigned in the fall Acton Jennifer Linton was transferred to Georgetown In a recent interview Miss Linton said there has been left in to answer the phone and although she has been handling Acton from her Georgetown office she still a is needed for Acton The 1080 board of director the Acton Chamber or Commerce Front row left to right John Atllnson Bert Dave Whiting and Janet row Elmer Dunn Gary Barton Jake Kuiken Terry Grubbe Donald Rankin and Norm My Irto Hinton Chamber president A dent of the Acton Chamber of Commerce H H Bert was elected pros at the Chamber annual general meeting Monday night at the Act on Legion About 100 peo ple attended the dinner John the first vicepresident of the Chamber and Dave is second vicepres Janet Fleming was returned as secretary and Steve Clarke is the new treasurer Terry Grubbe Norm and Elmer Dunn con as directors joined by newcomers Pat Wood Gory Barton Donald Rankin Angus Mac Pherson and Charles Auger said he expects be able to build on the fine work the board of directors past president Jake headed and he looks forward to an exceptional year He called for more Chamber involvement by Industry and professionals in Act on adding he hopes to see a president club formed in Acton to eliminate duplication of services was presented with a retirement gift by Mayor Peter Reviewing the high lights of his year in office Kuiken pointed to the success of the Citizen of the Year award to Rev Andrew a new loitering by taw federal and municipal the candidates nights Back to Acton Days the phone blitz for a fund for Acton triplets born lo Dave and Lily Mclntyrc and paid tribute to the hard work of Mrs Fleming whom 1 presented with flow era Kuiken also thanked retiring directors Louis CharleboW John Worlhington John Me Cory Van David Swetman Paul and Kevin Conroy who retired at the end of 197B RCMP nab smugglers The have charged one man and charges arc pending against another con nection with commercial smuggling of Mexican jewellery and selling it In Hills Thursday Constable Roy Porter of said Friday the men were caught at Murt Allison equipment dealership on Highway after a helpful citizen sent them there for the to nab Allison reported tl ere Variety The Fabric ber Shop Maple Rock was a very successful Dr Jeffrey A Shooting Range Min membership drive with Fourth Line Press The Music 31 new members added to Flower Shop Nursery J Enter tic Chamber Following Glenlea Medical Clinic prise Raceway Motors is the list of new mem Grant Motors Ltd Hoi and Collision Ltd Nick ton Hills Custom Up- Masonry Con Achilles Motors Acton Hills tractor Rogers In Automotive Acton Veterinary Services Ltd Ron Bur Trans miss on Service Heady Service Royal Var Travel Lid Can Parlour C Main Superior Motors Imperial Bank of and Electrical Telford Commerce Canadian Service Meats Wooden Heart Inn and Tire Corp Ed In Out Ltd Family Bar YMCA THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized a Second Class Mall Postal Reglstratioi WEDDING INVITATIONS We will custom print to your specifications Choose your wedding complete from our elegant selection which includes announcements and all he cor reel Our wedd ng ft lo you a Keepsake copy Invit processed in luxurious gold Gifts Cards MILL STREET EAST ACTON 853 3160 J Bums supper success The honored haggis graced the dinner table at Acton a Knox Presbyterian Church at Saturday Burns Supperfortheflrsttlmeinmany years Isobel Anderson who read on account of the last big Bums Supper in Acton from a Issue of the Acton Free Press to the packed audience said she thought there was a small Burns Supper while Rev Armstrong was at the Church Before the evening began coMaster of Ceremonies Glen said he thought it was about years since haggis last piped into Knox An Aclon resident and member of the Georgetown Girls Linda Pilgrim piped in the haggis and later performed a number of Scottish tunes for the gathering of about 200 people John Watson and Ian Findlay served as haggis bearers while Fay Robertson offered a stirring address to the haggis Rev John Robertson gave the Selkirk Grace Following the supper Mr led a rousing singsong of old tunes Including Roam in In the Gloamln I Belong to Glasgow A Gordon For Me Loch Lomond I Love a Lassie and A Wee Deoch and Doris He also told the audience a bit of the of Robert Burns He said Bums was bom January 25 1759 at and as a hard working former took great delight in the pleasures of love friendship and the of the tavern It was of these three pleasures that Burns wrote In his poems and songs After a broken loveaffair he went to Jamaica for a year and during that time his books began to sell When he returned his Jeanie was waiting for him they married and had nine children They lived in where Burns worked as a tax collector leaving him lots or time to write Burns died at the early age of The Knox Choir with soloist George Singleton and Ted Hansen performed several numbers and Isobel sang songs of Scotland Rev Robertson told an amusing talc entitled Mac lister and Mac Sprowl thanked everyone who made the evening such a great success Rev Robertson said goodnight to the crowd noting it was an evening when time stood still Mr informed the audience that January was not just Burns birthday but also the day long time Acton resident Fred Wright turned The evening concluded with the guests hands and singing Lang Syne Fresh Ontario Pork SHOULDER ROAST BUTT ROAST SHOULDER or BUTT CHOPS PORK LOIN ROASTS Average Rib End Tenderloin End LOIN PORK CHOPS Regular Chops Centre Cut Chops Brown n Serve Chops lb SIDE SPARE RIBS SWEET SOUR RIBS 169 139b 159b Fresh Store Sliced PORK LIVER Burns Pride of Canada Side Bacon Schneider 12 oz Head Cheese Bowls lb 119 Schneiders bucket Frozen Bucket Chicken 369 Schneiders Frozen Sausage Rolls 179 House Coffee I lb bag SAVE 110 ve Jan to Feb We reserve the right to limit quantit es 329 Foodland Margarine Parchment Wrap 1 lb 48 Gold Seal Sockeye Salmon I Llc Green Giant frozen Kernel Corn 2 lb FROZEN FOOD Green Beans Fancy Sweet Poos Mixed Vegetables 88 128 99 99 Country Crips Bars 79 265 1 259 138 298 198 219 59 I OH Date Turnovers 89 Puddings Peanut Cat Utter Com Oil Mushroom Facial Tissue Bathroom Tissue Paper Towels Rico Fabric Softener Macaroni Spaghetti Spaghetllnl Spaghalll Sauce J Hot Chocolate jw Fresh Produce U S No 1 Lettuce S No Large Size Celery Stalks U S No 1 1 pkg Cello Radish US No 1 Green Onions U S No 1 229 Cucumber 2100 69 2100 3100