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BE a d I I by Gord Murray A small businessman who lives in Acton would like to know who is running Canad i after his firm was denied an export permit because Washington objected to the company sending a product to Cuba Anthony Smith Road has lived Acton or nearly five years and since l9 has been involved In a family business Vector Holdings Ltd serving as vice president The firm wholesales and distributes machinery hand tools in equipment to federal goicrnment educational institutions and sometimes o foreign nations through the Canadian Inter national Development Agency and United Nations Scientific Cultural Organization UNESCO In the post the firm has purchased product and sent them to foreign countries like Peru Jamaica Ghana Kenya Nigeria and Cuba through and UNESCO without any problems Previously Smith firm has imported equipment from the United Slates for the Canadian Commercial Corporation and then shipped the goods on for export to Montreal and other ports and sometimes the products ended up going to Cuba A couple of times this firm has been asked to supply United Malts manufactured equipment and tin were exported to Cubs Smith explains until he recused visit from Customs prompted i request from Canidi s Ministry of Industry trade and Commerce Vector Holdings wis port permits required when shipping goods to nations oilier the United Stales The firm had only lien following shipping in Hit Customs the firm made an honest mist ike know it needed an export permit to ship Cub i Can id Customs officii Smith obtaining an export permit was purely a for ihl so Vector Holdings decided to apply for one the next lime it won a contract to supply a piece of American made educational equipment for export Smith pointed out Canada Customs did not advise him that there would be any problem obtaining an export permit for Cuba even though the federal official knew the firm has exported to the Caribbean nation in the past that was what caused the audit in the first place last year UNESCO again asked Smith company to acquire an American manufactured electrical discharge machine they t made Continued on page Dm I I i ACTON ONTARIO WEONESDAY FEBRUARY 19B0 Bert Hinton offers Give town house wants park named Hinton Park Longtime Acton resident and veteran politician Herbert H Bert Hinton has offered to make a gift to the town of his home on Park Avenue adjacent to Prospect Park Halton Hills council revealed Mr Hintons offer Monday night and issued a press release and advertisement requesting citizen comments on the pro posal In return for this gift which would be subject to a municipal tax free life tenancy Mr Hinton has requested that a memorial plaque be placed at the site in honor of his late wife and also that the park be renamed from Prospect Park to Hinton Park councils statement said Mr bus led a verj public life in eluding being a former Warden of County Reeve of Acton Board of Education trustee chairman of the board of governors of Sheridan College a past president of the Acton I- air Board and was president of the Acton Chamber of Commerce in Mr is the president of the Clumber of Commerce His late wife Mary Eliza both Jackson was a school teacher for many years in Acton and passed away in Mr Hinton was an Acton merchant for years and came Acton from Toronto as a boy In 1924 The town release said the municipality was ap proached by Mr Hinton to Indicate his desire to make a gift of his home and land which is to be used for future park purposes Mr has dicated that the former Town of Acton and its residents have been the avenue through which many of his and his former wife life enjoy hive been realized and now wishes to show his appreciation in this fashion the council mentread Council will consider Mr offer at its meeting on February 18 Any citizen wishing to submit considerations on this matter is invited to do so by contacting the by Clerk office The release also stales public submissions will be brought to the attention or the council to assist in Ihelt- deliberations All submissions will be confidential he municipality Council issued its release following a be hind closed doors discus In an interview Monday night Mr said council was following his wishes and noted if there are substantial or serious objections to his proposal 1 wouldn t want it to proceed He felt he was acting in a responsible m inner in on The Ice on Fairy Lake has been great the past few weeks and old alike have been enjoying the fun In the brisk winter air This group of are from left to right Shelly Dean llirrin Photo by HARTLEY COLES Yaworsky fund tops 2000 mark l lie Irusl iccident in mi hill ixptn is 111 llie I Prtss in came from the fund sii pissed its joil mi in t mini Si Mis unit repotted tril to little Jennifer 1 ions Club f friend i run the llie dills wire won Mrs said the limit Ivler 11 Hint Hie dolls out Short of I rem under was raised month fund Ihursdis nun ind the lint the generosity of tl drive lo help Mrs Ind been illti Lnctl merchants and her diughlcr Jen s 1 Mrs limit in in resident who portion residents private infer six died in 1 for the l IS KMJftrlli letter to hi imiiunt Blind teacher joins staff in Haton I Isttitu or the first lime blind in and ire iu the services of re h Hum idler who live in the region iren has Ixcri working in II ilton mil Peel regions the start of this She is idling hen working in the field for ycir in Inronto Miss Duhirty is in Milton liifore Miss to tin irea Hilton wis dividul up s v is serviced by Kitchener St murines Miss who Is herself blind driver Lav and Miss dog Glenn i visit clients on i weekly I hire is one blind person in Acton from Miss Dnhcrty In there ire blind people registered Willi the National lusti tide for llie Blind dint blind whuhletti represented In i ii Is With type in m ike Mill mess rigid inert A number of ill ilton in Milton also rei from is well is le irnmj Dnil Inme dimes vacuuminj w ishuiL under the of Karen With a little help from her friend seeing eye dog Glenna Is working in the Acton area a rehabilitation officer for the Peel Branch of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Photo accept blindness Is the I Miss snd In a recent interview Blind people must try to their situation Most of the rehabilitation Icichcr clients have suffered blindness within the last live years or so Six clients ire learning and write on braille typewriter Is system of -inside- A former Acton res ident Vukovieh has pleaded not guilty to stabbing charges in Iowa J NDP Candidate Doug Black wants to extend footwear import quotas to help Acton firms like See Page iwo Liberal stars were In last week Details and Turn to page 10 for details of a big fire In I ridny The Acton rec Press talks with a groundhog who predicts six more weeks of winter Turn to page 14 Reporter I her first office Sec iei The Acton I is much more thin just books a on the lihnry and il wide ruife of It s heart monln mil the camp for funds isunderwi Profiles I Digest 10 Sport Classifieds 111 i filled tin Ihinj jusl like else II some us ikts just i i lints ill Indiudi if his diviluped tnnudi net I inline to h things tonus wilh On tin ifiid low i per jiting blind hiss harrier to truss is in tmich In lys being the blind Ins tin ihir ilher serwet profession Shim times get too i lust lo Sunn tunes you hue to I inn one person I inn only do so much Miss the blind must be thick d mil their inferior if they ire be indie ip without self sufficient wins award The Acton Free Press has won an award for the Best ront Page in circulation class three in the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Better Newspaper Competition The for the Free Press was one of captured by the Inland Publishing Co Limited group of suburban community newspapers Class three is for newspapers with circulation from 3 to A The award will be presented at the OWNA convention to be held in Toronto March ti ll tree Press sister paper the Georgetown In dependent was judged Best Overall in class six circulation from 10 to 16 as well as taking top spot for the Best Page Best Sports and Best Classified Advertising Another sister publication the Milton Canad inn Chimpion was picked as best overall in five for papers with circulation between In addition The Champion won Best Composition and Layout Best Editorial Page Best Sports Pages shared the En Award with the Times The Milton publication also won the coveted Award for the publisher who promotes his community best Inland newspapers took the top three spots for Best Overall in class seven newspapers with and over The News was first Brampton Guardian second and This Week third The News also won awards for the Best Sports Pages Best Photo and the Best News Story Oshawa This Week was judged to have the best editorial page and the Best Business and Finance Story The Guardian was chosen having Ihe Best Clas Advertising in class seven Another Inland newspaper the Oakvlllc Beaver won Best Composition Layout Best Local Advertising and Best News and Features in class seven