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Tho Acton Pros j Wednesday Aug 1980 9 and Thomas Glen Davits it Presbyterian Church Couple wed Deborah Mary Arm daughter Mr and Mrs Charles A Armstrong of George town and Thomas Glen Da vies son of Mr and Mrs Glen of LI chouse were united In marriage at Presbyterian Church June 14 Rev Ian MacPherson officiated while Carol played the organ The bride aunt Mrs George Crosby sang Turn Around Look at Me With this Ring and the Wedding Song Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a floor length Jersey Dump for free Private citizens will no longer be required to pay to dispose of garbage at regional dumps Council has accepted a Public Works Committee recommendation that the tipping Tees charge J to large commercial dump trucks be waived when it comes to private citizens Until recently lipping fees applied to anyone taking refuse to regional landfill sites Ethnic writing offered Polish and Portuguese writers In the com munity take note The Ontario Arts Coun cil has announced a com petition for writers In those two languages who are resident in Ontario to win translation of their work into English The competition invites submission of previously unpublished writing in prose fiction or nonfic tion in Polish or for Judging by an expert panel assembled by the Arts Council Winning entries will be translated Into English and submitted to Ontario publishers for pub lication The deadline for sub mission of applications is December 15 1980 Further details of the contest may be obtained by contacting the Liter Office of the Ontario Arts Council 1S1 St West Toronto 1660 School opening Oct 5 The official opening and blessing of Assum ption Regional High School will be held Oct at The Halton Separate School Board handles Grades Bond 10 and In a cooperative effort the Board of Governors of Region Is responsible for Grades to 13 Students attending this school come from Milton and Burlington and the September enrolment is estimated to be students Mrnt Rev Paul Francis Reding Bishop of Hamilton will officiate at the opening gown with a lace fitted bodice and long sleeves She wore a picture hat trimmed with organza and a veil She carried a bridal bouquet red and white roses and Illy of the valley Maid of honor was Julio Armstrong sister of the bride with Carol Cathy Wool ham as bridesmaids and Jordan as Lie junior bridesmaid The attend ants wore rose floor length gowns and carried bouquets of pink and cream rosea Beat man was Mike Lavigne Users were Rick Armstrong Bill Tipple and Fred Arm strong Guests were received at the St Georges Anglican Church hall by the bride mother who wore a pale green gown with chiffon cape She was assisted by the groom mother who was dressed in a burgundy gown Honored guests were the groom grand parents Mr and Mrs Tom Davies of and the brides grandparents Mr and Mrs Walt Burrows Guests also came from Caledon East Chatham Brampton She Burlington Wallaceburg and Detroit Following a honey moon In Niagara Falls the couple made their home in Georgetown by Janet Fleming Back to Acton Days have come and gone spite the lack of cooperation in the weather department there was much activity and community participation Once again we would likes to extend our thanks to all who made the weekend such a success and special thanks to Frank Heller and Co Ltd for their generous co operation in the poster and essay contest For anyone who may have missed it the Chambej of Commerce Bulletin Board is now dressed up and reorganized to provide a con venient way of coordinating community events Anyone who would like to post their group should contact Joy Gwillam at the Town Office 1540 Is in full swing and your Acton Chambej of Commerce strongly urges all businesses and citizens lo take part In this community project In addition to being organized around a worthwhile project the Actario lottery has the potential of becoming a major and constant Acton event Even if an individual may not be in total agreement with the restoration of the town hall the fun and town involvement that it will generate make the lot tery worth everyone Drop in at Family Cleaners or Hills Furniture and Appliances for your ticket and more At a recent Board of Directors meeting we were Informed of the organization and progress being made by the community service gram as set up by our area courts This program of volunteer labor for usually young violent onetime offenders is used when a stiff sentence or fine Is Inappropriate Community service orders do not Interfere with employment or school and are not meant to displace the existing work force Confidentiality is maintained carefully for ihosesinvolvedsand the work Is tailored to individual needs The Acton Chamber of Commerce Board of Director would like to be known that it is in unanimous support of the community service order as sponsored by the Elizabeth Fry Society In the area of the promotion of Acton your Chamber has two recent accomplishments worth noting With the cooperation of the Free Press Inland Publishing and the Acton we have published a new kind of Acton Directory These booklet form directories were through the hard work of the staff and students of Acton High School rhey are available at various business and offices in town and should be of value to new and old residents and business alike Pick up your copy it will make a handy daily reference for your and The August issue of the monthly journal Business will have a special article on Acton Published by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce this magazine is distributed throughout the province It is hoped this article prepared by one of our citizens will help make Acton better known Watch for the printing of this in the Free Press as well Have a good summer J Pole climbing fatality An 18year old youth was killed in Milton shortly after midnight Tuesday when the flag pole he was climbing bent and struck hydro wires Kevin John Lancashire of Burlington was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at the corner of Derry of Holly Road Dont touch another thing until you read this ad most important thing to remember when youre with electricity is simply this always keep a little common sense between you and your electricity Common sense means always unplugging the toaster or any electrical appliance before you fix it It means never removing the third prong from your three pronged plugs Its there to ground the appliance and protect you from shocks There are many other ways to practise electrical safety And they all have one very important thing m common Common sense Thinkaboutitplease Ontario hydro Deficit doesnt boost petition Water government in Ontario man to collect 100 signatures Mike Majl down resident Is after It was disco prised he Ian t getting this region has a budget more support from def ell of over for his campaign to bring down regional began his Frank celebrated her SOU birthday with family and many friends SI Church Hill Sunday Mrs Frank who lives In Poet Elgin spent about SO years In She was a teacher Mrs Frank said that August 16 Is Ihc correct date of her birthday Daughters Jean Mosaics and bitten Job hosted the parly for Mrs rank Police dont want 800 gallons of gas protesting government In early spring It las been slow going I lias collected about so far but I giving up Majie wants to present the 100 000 petition to Premier William Davis and demand Queen Park dismantle regional He vows lo a court action if province doesn meet I demands says he won give up battle though he is f it I ard go ng overcoming people apathy Ho notes talked to many people who art against regional government but they won sign his petition fuHi will do no good He expected more support from ally in Acton where a few years ago signatures were collected supporting the town opting out of the region and Hills and from as saga we y a where there are efforts to separate from and Milton underway noted he s about 400 signatures from the Acton area some when he visited here in late May and 1B0 in a petition sent to him after he is campaign here ODEON THEATRES A GEORGETOWN 3 HELD OVER 2nd WEEK burl SMOKEYANDTHE BANDIT PART Regional Police have BOO gallons of rcg ular gasoline which they can t use The Police Commission Quarries sought Ministry of and Com is looking to local quarries to supply materials for the con ructl of Highway Sites under oration are Sherman Sand and Gravel Pit Milton Quarries Gravel Limited and Holdings decided to give the regular gas lo the Region since only four of the cars normally using the headquarter pumps are on regular gas The other cruisers need unleaded gasoline and arc being filled up at nearby gas stations Acting administrator George Moore suggested the commission decide what to do with the re gular so the tank can be cleaned and filled with unleaded It Is costing approximately an ad- cents per gallon at urea gas Moore pointed out Revived interest In the town hall and the cleanup around the building has resulted In seme reside lis asking us what happened to the old bell that sal beside ihe building We looked into the mailer and found the bell Is safe and sound The cairn it sat on was vandalized so Acton Volunteer moved it Id Ihe Hills Hydro Commission office where It is Barely stored More than a decode ago the bell which was used lo summon tire fighters was brought down from the town hall lower Firefighters are looking into ways lo hove the beil permanently mounted to the fire hall wall 500 sign nomination In her drive to have Terry Fox the cross country runner for can cor research awarded the Order of Canada Dorothy Stone has collected signatures S a Friday on DRESSED TO KILL Start day HERBIE GOES BANANAS Subscri CABLE INSTALLATION Subscribe Now and Save the usual 2500 Service Charge What Cable TV raany Eighteen channels of fine clear TV viewing nil natwotka all you favour Ho programmes and soma you may have before- all with on ugly rooftop or tow or Even wlihout converter you still get twelve groat chen of entertainment four 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