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The Acton Froe Press Wednesday July 2 1980 Don McDonald Publisher Foundod In inborn Tho I Co Li ml Tiro AjuWhihyPrckuiiu Poa Tho I i II it Sun Tho inniikit OJkvilU Oshlwj WloI Th on Hit Tho Ontario Wei My Nun her OS I in EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Edllor Murray Eric ma News Conlrlbutor Darkroom Ken ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Salaa Advertising Pal BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Thornlull Carolyn CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE Business and Editorial Off ico Actarios a winner Actarios a winner In fact the only losers will be those foolish enough to pass up a chance to get in on the fun Excitement about this project seems to be sweeping Acton already And why It sounds like it will be the most fun a lot of us have had in a long time for a mere a week Heres how it works First off there will only be 1000 tickets sold That means the best odds of any lottery around weve ever heard of A ticket may be purchased for cash or cheque or for plus three postdated cheques And prizes Wow First prize every month for months is a trip valued at between and Then theres a chance at 350 cash each and every week for weeks On top of that local businesses are getting on the fun and of fering special bonus merchandise prices for each weekly draw To make the odds even more attractive every winning ticket goes back in the hat for more chances at the trips cash prizes and bonuses The small committee of con cerned residents wishing to see the old town hall restored have hit upon a great plan for raising all the money needed for Actons share of the restoration project After Actarjo is over Wintano and the Ontario Heritage Foun dation will kick in their share Some time later Acton should have a preserved historical build ing as well as a much needed cen tre for community activity However regardless of your feelings about the town hall and the restoration plans youve got to admit is a real bargain This may be the first time his newspaper has advocated a form of gambling But we cant help but endorse Actario Its hard times for many so for get about Super Lotto the Provincial and the rest for a year Actario is the best deal going Remember you cant win without a ticket Tough assessment review Acton councillor Ross Knechtel and his colleagues on the towns special market value assessment committee Mayor Peter Councillors Mil ler Walter Biehn and Harry Levy and treasurer Ray King have a tough and urgent task in front of them The first obstacle the four councillors will face is finding an objective citizen in each of the towns four wards who is int erested enough to sit on the com mittee Obviously they will have to seek out someone from that small group of people in each ward whose taxes wouldnt change un market value assessment Then theyll have to buckle down for a summer of hard work sorting out the complicated issue and come up with recom mendations undoubtedly some will reject It is essential their study be completed as soon as possible and the hot tossed back to the whole council for a final quick resolution Market value assessment is an issue of not just great importance but also of great interest in Acton It could easily become highly emotional with newer squaring off heated debate with older residents The quicker it is defused and settled the better Smileys celebrity status lasts one day j Keep prices on groceries Dear Sir Do your readers know that soon there will be no price togs on their groceries Large supermarkets plan to cut costs by using a computer in each store This com puter can read the information on the UPC square see above it is called the Universal Pricing Code This will help the store to keep Its records easily but It will do little for the customer You will get an itemised bill after you pay the bill But you wont be able to tell what any thing costs unless you look on the store shelf How long does anyone remember that If you mislay your bill you will not know any prices at alt If this annoys you please remind the store manager The stores need you the customer is King the stores spend much you store So let them know you dont want this new Idea all The Company Beneath those Norway Maples That Company tends with pride Is the Fountain Stream a Gardeners Dream And Old workers side by side Its the Companys Annual Picnic A toast to the days gone bye Where Old friends Meet to Shake and Greet Hello but not Goodbye Old hands stretched across the Tables Like they did the year before Old Elbows Bend to greet a friend Beside the Company Door With the Captain there to Bless them a share of Company Gains Theres a sound of Cheer in that Atmosphere They forget Old Age aches and Pains There flows stories Wild and Woolly With Jokes of every kind Before August Frank Drea minister for Consumer Affairs wants to hear from customers too Your local member of provincial parliament also must hear from you Either phone or write them This Is like ly an election year so you are sure of a listening ear there This proposed new system will be doubly hard on the senior citizens according to their own newspapers The Consumers Association Is also planning a protest on the customers behalf Your phone call will give added weight to their protest If stores buy this expensive new toy you will eventually pay for It too Why should you be put to this extra Inconvenience and cost Be sure your voice is heard soon There Grazing with his Ancient Crew And pointing to the Sky We hear a Sob from Uncle Bob With the Plaster on his Eye He took an awful Ribbing From every Old hand there Till Captain Peter stopped the Teeter He said It wasnt fair When the MuBtcr gave his Blessing raised the TOAST up high We have no fears of coming Years GOOD LUCK but not GOODBYE All too soon the Picnic ended But the Memory lingers on For my Grateful share Ill ask In Prayer That this System Carry On You have no idea how tough life is or us signing autographs beating off groupies phone ringing wilh requests for Interviews trying lo be triumphantly modest I certainly glad my lasted only one day days and Id pro bably have started thinking I really was somebody worth knowing I did start charging students one dollar apiece for autographs and had a fair little run there until one of them reminded the others that they could get a free signature just by reading the nasty remarks I make on their report cards That was the end of that bonanza To bewildered your old broken down favorite columnist was the subject of a profile in a national magazine called Today and the phone has never started ringing since Some people thought the article was dreadful An old colleague was disgusted because the magazine printed how much I make a year My wife was furious The photographer who took my picture scrunched up the drapes he drew behind me for a background and they looked as though they needed ironing My assistant department head was annoyed about my picture because the art department of the magazine had not used the air brush wipe out the wrinkles jowls and other appurtenances of wisdom and maturity A bright young colleague who writes well expressed the opinion that the article was badly written and was attacked furiously by other colleagues who thought howai Jealous Ho wasnt He was right It was a bit choppy because an editor had ob viously been busy the scissors to Thank students for visits Dear Sir At the close of the school year the res idents staff and management of Eden House Nursing Home would like to thank the students of Acton District High School Bishop MacDonncll High School and Centennial Public School who have with their visits and participation enhanced tho quality of life of tho residents of his home Yours truly and Betty Marshall Activities director Someone should invite Hal ton Hills councillor Walter to a backyard barbecue In Acton He says spraying to rid us of mosqultos is ridiculous and noted the will Boon be gone I wonder If the mosqultos know that I spent a fortune in steaks a few weeks ago for a big barbecue for my family and was driven indoors after browning them A welldone family was farced to eat rare meat while I scratched bites all meal time Mr says there arc a lot of pests In the world and the town cant spend money to get rid of all of them for residents I ask why not spend the money to get rid make the thing fit around photographs and into the space allotted is their wont in a magazine that caters to a typical TV audience mentality But those wonderful people my com uncritical students thought It was great first because my name was in big type on J because it was a national magazine third because my picture was in it fourth because they got a little reflected glory Theyd have been just as happy it were an as long as I hit the media So one day my Grade thought I was just that snarly old grey haired guy up front who kept telling them that a verb has to agree wilh Its subject The next I was In the same magazine as Richard Burton y rid my wire was taking on the dimensions figuratively speaking of Elizabeth Taylor Personally have some scores to settle about the article For one thing It was too innocuous and kindly The writer Earl McCrae is a cracking good sports writer who has done some fine hatchet Jobs on sports figures in Canada Least he could have done is carve me up a bit and let me get Into a slanging match with him via the public print It was as though usually as soft a sword had muttered to himself Poor old sod tics over the hill Ill use the butter instead of the salt This Is the same writer whom George threatened to punch right through the wall of a gym when he had written a piece about George the punching bag Another guy I have a bone to pick with is Roy Argyle who owns the syndicate that distributes this here now column At one point in the article he called me a of them This October at election time the town will certainly be spending a lot of money to bring in more pests to our council chambers It sure Is easy to see Mr isnt running for reelection in Ward One People have been complaining of the skitters being the size of quarters Well I must admit I think they are exaggerating I found a deod mosquito on my car seat cause of death unknown and measured It It was bigger than dime but not quite as big as a nickel It docs my heart proud to sec a farmer student make good No Ive never been a teacher as such Four years ago the Into Gary Dawklns at Bennett asked tho Free Press news staff to teach a photography course to grades 7 and Editor Kay Dills and Eric always seemed to be busy that day and I was nominated One of my students was Clark vliie who I see Is listed a photographer in the new Chamber of Commerce directory Clark is one of three listed in town the athei two being Jim Jennings merit Well Ill think of something to call you Mr One adjective In the article Is going to create endless amusement for old friends of my wife It is the word languid Mind you its rather a neat word Belter than pudgy pugnacious bubbling feisty or any of those other over worked magazine- article words But my wife is about as languid as a Roman Candle We were at a big wedding the weekend the article came out About halfway though the reception I was fairly bubbling fairly feisty and pleasantly pug clous I drifted over to where she sot looking languid and observed Mi gawd youre looking languid tonight She marched straight to the bar and had me put on the Indian list Oh yeah somebody Is going to write that that is a racist re mark Youll be glad to know that the wedding turned out well I drove to the reception while she mapread She drove home but I couldnt sec the street signs We drove around a strange city for on hour and a half completely lost Finally I saw a car and a place beside it that seemed to be open Stop Ill ask where we are I nipped out went up to the stopped car and demanded of the two police officers in habiting It How in the name of a that is holy docs one find the Royal Connnughl Hotel in this misbegotten city with ail its stupid oneway streets The cop was a modicum of decorum If youll Just look to your right sir you 11 see that you are parked directly in front of it So much for being a celebrity and BUI Clark won our Tall fair photo contest few years ago beating out his high school photography teacher Geoff And to think I started this budding photo grapher out Its nice to know someone was listening to me except at the time he could have fooled me I was disgusted at Back to Acton Days to hear one party complaining This sure Isnt anything to get excited about What the heck did she expect Nat an hour before the weekend events had been called off of rain It was only because of the good sports that the day trickled back to life after the rains stopped Well Its time Hills Hydro has finally t Its customers know they can pay their in Acton An Insert In this months b says so Up until now it was believed jnie3 had to be mailed or taken to Georgetown Back issues 10 years ago Julys Miss Z Bennett a former principal of Acton public school was a special guest at the graduation banquet at the M Bennett school Robert Wissen wns master of ceremonies Also taking part in the piogram were Robert Vinskl Joanne Jim Coles Maureen and Holmes Awards were given lo James Lynch Robert Vinskl Maureen Gerth and Actons firefighters first ever Dominion Day fireworks display and flrefightlng demonstration attracted close to 1400 spectators to the park Wednesday night Firefighters estimate they took slight loss but they got lots or compliments Acton Pharmacy owners BUI and Gary Barton have been planning their expansion far many months The wall between their present store and Simpsons will come out to double the size of their store The staff will remain the same Miss Madeleine Gibbons Miss Phyllis Mrs Betty Mclntyre Another change to the business section Is the opening of Davis Jewellers store on Elgin St 20 years ago June MO Gordon McKcown has been appointed postmaster in Acton He has been acting in the capacity of assistant for the past six years Frank Terry the present post master is taking a new position at Owen Sound A new post office for town is under consideration Dublin School was locked with finality by teacher Mrs G Rognvaldson on Wed Those attending will be moved to Speyslde school now under construction Paving in Lakevlew subdivision will get underway Monday The council chambers will be modernized and the lighting improved Town workmen will remove the present ancient moulding install an tile ceiling tile the floor and Install a new mahogany plywood wall It is expected the cost will be less than Karen Schubert Kay and Peter Wolfe have a six record of being never late never absent at school Vases were given to Mrs Ken Allen and Miss Betty Fosbury who are leaving the staff of the M Z Bennett school A memorial dedication for the new electronic organ was held at church The Rev Murray McBride was in charge C Snow Mrs John Black and W Shorlill cut the ribbon Mr is leaving to study at Yale 50 years ago July 3 mo The Dublin school reunion Dominion Day success with a gathering of between and BOO at the school Mr Donald meadow adjoining gave excellent accommodation There was an excellent program but the foremost feature was the meeting of old friends Alex McPhail and John Irving were the oldest teachers present they taught and 46 years ago Three succeeding teachers married men by the name of Somervllle a most honored name In the community After a bounteous supper auctioneer Kerr auctioned off the famous autograph quilt Duncan being the highest bidder A historical sketch recounted the history of the school from 1B58 The present pupils under the direction of their teacher Miss E Young presented drills and marches Winners were declared In competitions and there was a game On the committee were J Sprowl Peter John Black J Mackenzie Duncan Duncan J Black Acton Boy Scouts go lo camp at Alton for ten days Some big bass were caught in Fairy Lake on Dominion Day 100 years ago July I Dominion Day is at hand with its usual rounds of attractions and pleasure Many citizens are away on holiday trips An ice cream social was given In the Methodist church Farewell sermons were preached in Methodist church by Albert Moore and Rev Hobbs The members or the Ladies Aid Society prepared a farewell tea It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of one of the children of Rev J Plgott Incumbent of St Al bans church The little fellow wns attacked with Diphtheria on Wednesday died on Sunday last To prevent contagion the funeral was held on Sunday at The band stand is now an established fact on he south west corner of Mr J Adams block about as near to the centre of town as any site available A Sunday School picnic will be held In grove opposite the Congregational Church Churchhlll Tuesday at Oclock Addresses arc ex peeled from Reverends Leek Mclntyre and Skinner pastor of the church Suitable games will be provided A collection will be taken in aid of tho Sunday School library