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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Sopt 1380 Acton Is thinking fall fair at this time of year and what nicer way to get us in the mood than profile on 197B Miss Acton Fall Fair Cathy M cGralh The daughter of Mr and Mrs York House Acton and one of children Cathy is the epitome of a fall fair queen Natural charming and sunny she would con even the most ardent lib types that beauty contests are not altogether bad Of course the Miss Acton Fall Fair contest Is not a beauty contest as such The girls wear street dresses and are Judged on poise speaking voice and general Intelligence as well as natural physical appearance Miss Acton Fall Fair must be a wholesome and healthy girl and Cathy McGrath is certainly that Cathysaysshehashada great yearasMiss Fair and she would like to encourage any girls thinking about going In this year s contest The lithe honey blonde Cathy had little thought of entering the contest until her sister Tina who had entered persuaded her At the time Cathy was 18 and a grade student at Bishop MacDonnell High School in In a few days she will start her first year at the University of Guelph headed or a Master of Science degree and possibly a veterinary degree When it was announced that Cathy was to be the new Miss Acton Fair she says she was prised and happy She soys sister Tina was thrll led 1 said to myself okay I m here to win but if I lose I going to have a good time Sweetheart Contest It was the same attitude that took Cathy into the Sweetheart contest for fall fair queens this past August Of course I wanted to win but it was a good experience Cathy t win but she had a marvelous time with the girls in the contest The contest really started In February at the Fall Fair convention the Royal York in Tor onto The four day event taught Cathy o great deal as she was coached in poise walking and general stage presence The day of the CNE Sweetheart contest the McGrath car broke down and she was two hours late arriving somewhat frazzled Again she was trained in proper contest manner taught how to walk and sit The contest consisted of a short interview with dresses no bathing suits The girls also had to write a short biography and hove a with an a cult ural theme ready in case they were chosen as one of the ten finalists Cathy was very enthusiastic about the contest feeling It was welldone She enjoyed the luncheons dinners picture taking and general fuss what girls wouldn t Other activities Cathy has attended in her role as Miss Acton Fair have included Back to Acton Days the Christmas Party and a variety of fair oriented functions I get recognized on the street people are really nice says Cathy in amazement Cathy Is a real outdoors girl a low key natural Her big love is her horse although at the time of interviewing she was suffering from a nasty wound on her toot caused by Evel hooves He didn t mean it he w scared she ex him Cathy shows her big hunter which keeps at a stable near The family have two horses and a lively boxer dog called Butch Sports are another plus In Cathy life She plays baseball volleyball badminton and a wide variety of school sports Ijusthkebcingoulo She worked this past at Acton Restaurant Two of her five sisters Lisa and Tina took baton lessons in Toronto with Cathy for ten years The whole McGrath family ore singers frequently entertaining senior citizens groups and filling St Josephs Church with their voices They also fill a pew With an infectious grin Cathy summarizes her year as reigning Miss Acton Fau lt something to tell my grandchildren Cathy McGralh Fisher bows out of race Betty Fisher Acton will have a brand new trustee on Board of Education after the November 10 election since incumbent Betty Fisher has changed her mind about running for the new ward one scat A Georgetown resident Fisher won the combined Acton seat in the last election narrowly defeating incumbent Bert and Esquesing resident Pam Sheldon Fisher announced two weeks ago she would run for the new Acton seat but revealed Monday a change of plans which will pit her against incum bent Barry Shepherd for Georgetown scat for wards three and four Assessment redistribution stripped Burlington of one of its eight seals on the scat board and gave Hills a third seat Council decided to leave the wards three and four seat combined and split the ward one and two seat so bath Acton and would have the representatives Fisher said she is coming home to Georgetown to run noting she has lived there for 13 years and her children go to school there She said she has been proud to represent Acton and Esquesing but since now both wards will have their own representatives on the board she believes it is only fair to give Acton the opportunity to choose a trustee from their own community She said she is sensitive to Acton community pride our birthday And to help celebrate a balloon for everyone Acton s favorite triplets the boys held their very first birthday party night Mom and Dad and David were invited of count From left right Philip Derrick and Brian that Brian Derrick and Philip by Mrs R McLean Sunday School re- Hitching for the fall Sun The C held their day under the September meeting on of Mrs Tuesday Mrs Ferguson Mildred Ward A corn allowed pictures of her roast was held Friday trip to Australia and New night ate 30 at John Zealand Celebrates 100th birthday Sunday by Helen Murray An ill child postponed a planned trip to North America for Mrs Margaret Buchanan In 1912 and mode it possible for her to celebrate her birth day on Sunday Mrs Buchanan of Maple View Lodge was plan to journi y to her new home from Scotland on the ill fated Titanic Unfortunately or maybe fort unately her baby Andrew became ill and was un able to leave the country Mrs Buchanan was forced to cancel her plans to sail in April of 1912 She was able to sail later that year to join her husband Andrew already in New York awaiting her arrival On September 18B0 Margaret was born to James and Elaine Jane in the county of Wigtown District of Stranraer In Scotland At a very young age young Margaret would fresh butter and cheese she had made herself to the nearby lords and ladles castles each morning ShewasupaHam milking cows making the dairy products herself For over 12 years the young lass was regular race in a nearby castle frequented by Queen Vic toria Years later she would relate to her grand children how she was often caught sneaking around nam of the castle where the help weren wel Mrs Buchanan is full of hundreds of stones of the past after all she lived through the reign of six kings and queens However the lest of time has stolen most of the memories for her and it is up to her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren to pass them on They try but admit the talcs are not the same as when Granny tells them Details of her life are sketchy for many years One thing that is for sure however is that she and her husband moved to Acton at least years ago Andrew worked until his retirement In the beam house at Beardmore Tannery The couple had three children Andrew now of Guelph William deceased and Margaret now of Saskatoon When he died in 1B55 Margaret moved in with son William at ft Acton where she helped raise four grandchildren Mrs William Buchanan her daughter in law credits Mrs Buchanans long life with having children around her entire life Margaret never saw her parents again after hat day in 1912 when she bode them farewell They too enjoyed a long full life although It is not known exactly how old they were when they died In she returned to her homeland and was satisfied with herself and her life She has never wanted to go back since A great babysitter and dishwasher Mrs Buchanan was also an avid knitter and embroiderer She belonged to the Acton W I the Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Knox Presbyterian Church The Legion Ladies Auxiliary contributed to wards a birthday party the Lodge Sunday Mrs Buchanan and Margarets daughter Margaret as well as Maple View Lodge all made the day possible The Buchanan family and Mrs Gams by served supper to the 13 residents of the home and the staff later in the evening Mrs Buchanan is the first resident of the Lodge to reach her 100th birthday Owner and operator Joan noted everyone was very excited about the milestone and hopes there are many more fIF Continued from page 1 Light horses will be competing all day on the track and this traditional show Includes harness horses and ponies and draft classes Master Feeds six horse Pereheron team will be showing Saturday beef day hundreds of fine beef cattle being shown in addition to the Junior show President Brian Evans reports he expects five herds of belted Galloways to be showing this year Shorthorn herds are even coming from Saskat A model boat show display and races will beheld on the water both Saturday and Sunday An ex pected entrants will compete in five classes The event is organized by the Toronto Model Power Boat Club Sheep will be shown Saturday atternoon and entries are up this year Classes are expected to be well filled Alwaysagrandevent the baby show starts at In the arena Over 100 babies are expected to compete Old tyme fiddlers in the Old Tyme Fiddlers Contest will hope to win a portion of the in prize money The contest will begin at p m Saturday night all who are still walking are lnv to attend the Fall Fair dance at the Acton Curl ingClub dancing to B J Sunday the gates open at noon on a wide array of activities Both English and Western senior horse shows will be going on In various rings nil afternoon Rabbits will be judged and shown in the poultry barn Pigs will be also judged The mini and antique tractor pull starts at 1 m on the track At the same time the waterball contest splashes into being at the rear of the park The dairy show will take place attracting some of the finest Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire and Milking Shorthorn cattle in the province Woolly pets of all shapes and sizes can be seen in the arms of their small owners as they are judged Woolly men will bo seen tugging their hearts out In the centre of the grounds an tugof war teams see who Is the strongest The Royal City Ambassadors a chorus of barber shop singers from Guelph will be en in the arena at f LDC decision scuttles Houston familys plans An Acton woman who failed to gain a severance for a house from Land Division Committee was more than disappointed I think it s disgusting I can t understand It said resident Susan Houston last week It was the second appearance for Houston at the com mlttec this year At the February meeting LDC members wonted proof that the Houston property on Highway was two separate parcels Houston was unable to supply that information In writing However she convinced that there once was two properties We know of four houses on the 52 acres She went on to indicate that years ago there was a ily separation which was unfortunately not regis tered In between the older owners and the was another owner Rolling Acres Farms which re a separation from the committee five years ago Houston first applied for a technical separation and then last week asked or one as a family con side ration The technical severance would give Houston what Rolling Acres had The Rolling Acres separation however was den led by the Ontar Municipal Board In 1977 No rea son was given It seems like a natural separation but we have the problem of precedent when the OMB denied it said member George Harrington Houston has recourse to appeal the decision to the Aside from the lack of evidence concerning the question of two lots on the property Houston was able to parry contrary reports from government authorities She had in Tact an old letter from John Hall planner with the Region Conservation Authority which gave a favorable report on the property The letter wai leant because a more recent report from Ihc some man at the same was not in favor of the application Traffic mess after school The corner of River and Willow Streets Is a traffic mess at the end of each school day Robert Little principal Ron Chatten told Councillors Terry and Ross Knechtcl at Friday s drop- in Because buses arrive at different times in the morning it Isn t a pro blem but at the end the school day the corner is a mess with five buses loading students walking and parents waiting to pick their children up has suggested parking be prohibited from the comer of WUlow about half way down the library parking lot on River from 34 m day to Fridays Chatten The Houston properly is north of Spcyside School Houston would like the separation so that a home can be built for her sister The sister drives each day from Wfllowdale in order to care Tor the tons baby the committee learned At the February LDC meeting Houston reported she had talked to the original owner who indicated there were two houses on the property and that as for as he was concerned it had been classified as two lots Both these older no longer stand Bus safety The Canada Safety Council has declared Sept to School Bus Safety Week This is the second annual campaign which is designed to educate everyone about the need for understanding the Emblems faced by school us drivers Sandis Services COMPLETE BUSINESS SERVICES FOR GenmlPvbfc Students Typing Bookkeepng Essays Typed Envelope Totephona Ifltton Temporary Etc Etc ATOURPLACEORYOURSII 8532946 THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mall Postal Rog CHECK OUR SUPER FOOD VALUES IN OUR FLYER DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR THIS WEEK also urged there be no stopping allowed on the other side of the street There ore two buses from Klngham two for St and one Little bus for the country students all jammed Into the area at and River at the bridge from the school yards That is the only place around the two schools where buses can load and unload Its a bad scene saidof the traffic jam alter classes Knechtel said no park on either side of River should be considered for He and Grubbe will take the problem up with the town engineers FriendsinDeed Attended corn roast by Mrs Emily Price Organizations are starting up again for fall and ours will bo too on Sept 30 Our June meeting closed with a pot luck supper and a good attendance On August 24 some members of our group went to the Fergus Hall and enjoyed a corn roast Handicapped organize from Stratford and Fergus joined in for a singsong and heard guest speaker Bob Waterhouse secretariat for the Social Services Development In Toronto He outlined the many benefits coming through for the hand capped such as employ men and compensation He also mentioned other advantages for the handicapped to be as being an In dividual capable of doing most anything a person with all their faculties can do and doing a job as well as anyone else It brings dignity to that individual Anyone want Information can write him at Bay St 3rd Toronto Our next meeting will be on Tuesday Sep tember 30 at at Bennett school An invitation Is extended to any adult handicapped people There will bo no hand capped swimming until Sept while repairs and cleaning are being done to the pool We are still saving Dominion and Zebra tapes and hope to soon have enough lor wheelchair escapees Regional Police are searching lor two escapees from Maplehurst In Milton behoved to be in the area Police say Glen VanderBrook IB and Steven Lloyd disappeared white in work party at Bronte and Road in Milton VanderBrook is 5 11 155 pounds with brown hair Lloyd is 5 IGO pounds and alio has brown hair Lloyd was serving time for armed robbery while was convicted on several break and enter incidents