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The Froo Wednesday 1981 press Don McDonald Publisher Founded In Editorial Off id Published by Inland Publishing Co at Wilow Acton Telophono Subscriptions cop ma each per In Canetla In alt countries Canada Acton Fibs Pcau on of iho Me Ireland Punting Publishmrj Lid group of suburban nowspopero which Includes It by Pickering Tha Aurora Bonner Bolton Biampton Guardian Tho Post Tho Burlington Waakcnd Pont Tho Etoblcokfi Advertiser Guardian The Eloblcoka Consumer Tho Georgetown Independent Economist and Sun Tha Milton Champion The News Trio Times Aurora Era The North York Consumer Tho North Mirror Oakwllo This Week Oihawa This Weekend Tho Richmond Hill Thorn hill Libera The borough Consumer Scarborough Mirror Tho Slouffviilo Tribune Tho Vaughan Id for using s accepted on of advert no spaca for signature will not t ha applicable rate a wrong price goods condition hat In the or typoQiaphlcal thi occupied by together with e charged for but the balance of the will a typographical error advertising goods nay not bo sold Advertising an old I any time legist ration Number EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Murray New Editor Helen Murray Sports DaveOotken Corn J r r Darkroom Peter Mais ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Men gar Bill Cook Sales Jennifer Ci Milled Advertising Gail T homo ion National AdvartUlna Galea Rap Dan Pomu 416363 BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Office Man a a a Thorn hill Shirley Poi CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT ABC parkettes fine addition to our parks Recently initial work on two seating areas on vacant park land on Elizabeth Dr just down the street from the senior citizens apartment building was completed Frequent trips by there to get a photo of someone enjoying the two small has shown it isnt getting much use yet but the heat and humidity may be keeping those who would en joy sitting and gazing upon Fairy Lake away It may also be a case of our photographers not being at the right place at the right time yet In any event we have no doubts these two little additions to our local parks facilities will prove to be popular and will be used considerably in the years ahead Its the second project of the Acton Beautification Commit tee ABC This is a small but dedicated group We expect big things out of them in the years ahead especially if a few successful projects prompts other communityminded people to join the fold Born out of interest generated by a handful of citizens last fall when a student conducted three seminars deal ing with the landscape ar chitecture of Acton the ABCs first project was the highly successful door decorating con test at Christmas The ABC primarily members Julie Conroy and Sankey has been putting together the parkettes for several months It was a pretty big task especially lining up the groups and firms to donate materials and labor Acton Legion Ladies Aux iliary Dennys Insurance Ac ton Lions Club Com munity Credit Union Toronto Wood Treating high school teachers Susie Beeber and Murray Swanston and high school students all played vital and generous roles in develop ing the park to the point it is now five benches and some trees shrubs and flowers Theres still be done on the The ABC is trying to line up donors for sidewalk slabs they envision patios in a checkerboard design so seniors can play one of their favorite games on a large scale while enjoying the view and fresh air and a windbreak so sitters will be protected from wind in colder weather All along the north side of the lake there is lovely parkland under utilized because there arent facilities for passive ac tivities Thanks to the efforts of the ABC and others in Acton a good start has been made on developing this property more fully as parkland at no cost to the taxpayers Drop by and sit a spell The ABC and many others will appreciate it Need favorable climate downtown Leathertown A good start has been made on revitalization of downtown Acton The consultants have been in Acton done surveys studied the local economy and market conditions etc Now theyll come up with in depth reports and recommendations for revitalization as well as a marketing study After that the town with the support of the BIA is expected to apply to the province for some hefty grants and loans so the long awaited revitalization will take place Even in their initial observa tions the consultants have made some excellent points They have voiced strong opposition to any plans to build a plaza on the fringes of Acton They issue dire warnings of the consequences for the core area if this happens Many people support a plaza on the outskirts of town not so much for its location but their simple desire for expanded food store facilities and more shops carrying department store type merchandise This has been confirmed by the sur vey of downtown shoppers Redevelopment downtown such as Leathertown Village and Acton Mews has been appreciated by residents Were sure they will feel the same way about the new IGA plaza to open likely early in 1982 Acton will have an ex panded food store shoppers de sire as well as some more shops Theyve indicated they want more redevelopment along the lines of what has already taken place The Force Electric site should be next and we have no doubt that as the theme is developed in the years ahead someone will build a small plaza on that property too Downtown revitalization and redevelopment town hall restoration the Hide House they are all intertwined and inter dependent Acton can have the desired commercial services and economic base without becom ing a big town and growing sub stantially something which doesnt appear to be going to happen But the proper climate for commercial expansion in the core area will have to be cre ated The Hide House town hall Leathertown promotions and downtown studies and revitalization can go a long way to creating the proper climate But as the consultants have pointed out everything else will be a waste if theres commercial development out side the core It will be competition which would do irreparable damage to downtown The municipality has done its part in turning down the pro posal for a plaza on the east side of town Unfortunately the appeals system has worked against Ac ton This issue has been drag ging on for years Actually it has been dragging on since long before Jerry Sprackman pro posed his plaza The consultants have made it clear this threat must be buried so downtown property owners and merchants will be encour aged to follow up of public property sidewalks streets parking etc with work on their own lands and shops On the Leavell Golden wedding anniversary greet ings go out to Marie and David Gordon Wilbur St who marked SO yearn of marriage July The couple was entertained by about friends and relatives July 12 a din ner party In Rock wood and then went home and had another party It was a double celebration for air Gordon who turned 77 on July 15 Mr and Mrs Gordon have lived in Acton for years and find he people very friendly Lots of cards and flowers were re ceived by the happy couple who both enjoyed the day very much Another anniversary celebration In Acton took place on Sunday Tom and Watson reached years to gether on Sunday but celebrated with a family reunion on Saturday Con gratulations and best wishes Mr and Mrs Thomas Lazenby of Crcwsons Corners certainly have a house full lately and are enjoying every minute of it Visiting them from Birmingham England are Mrs aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Harold Shlnglcr and two friends Mr and Mrs Jack Prlchard and their two daughters Julie and The visitors were taken to the Tower Ontario Place Niagara Falls and Parry Sound They arc now staying at the Lazenbys trailer at Beach for two weeks before heading home to England So far the weather has been beautiful and the British visitors have been en joying themselves Immensely They return home August but not without a party given by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chapel Mrs Lazenbys daughter Western travellers Shirley and Bry- Hunter and daughter Stacy of Road enjoyed a monthlong holiday along the Trans Canada High way to Vancouver Island and the Pacific Rim On the way home they travelled In the southern areas of the provinces parallel with the American border They even dropped down to Montana and visited Glacier National Park and Logans Pass They returned as far as Island and spent a few days there visiting relatives They got home from there on Wednesday David and Kay Dills enjoyed holiday ing with a group of people particularly Interested in military music They travelled together In Belgium and France to see battlefields of both world wars military cemeteries and monu ments such as the famous Canadian memorial high on Vimy Ridge There are about 160 cemeteries In tho area containing the graves of Canadians killed there In World War I With conslderoble difficulty the Dills were able to locate In the Belgian countryside the gravestone of Kays uncle Warren Brown who was killed 1916 at the age of A student of engineering at the University of Tor onto he was a son of John and Mary Brown of Acton and his name Is on the town cenotaph In England a highlight was attending the British Army Benevolent Fund military pageant at Wembly stadium For the first time four Canadian bands took part making a total fo 1500 bandsmen and playing to gether Prince Charles took the salute with Lady Diana Spencer present In the royal box quite near the group of cheering Canadians Anyone Interested in seeing recipes craft Ideas or household hints In this column If you are let me know No they wont be my recipes or Ideas Im strictly from the electric can opener generation and prefer buying other peoples work at bazaars The family of Michael West is very proud of him right now while he Is swimming In Germany on the Canadian National Swim Team Michael Is the son of Judge and Mrs Ernest West for merly of Acton and nephew of Wilma Chapman of Although Michael has lived his entire lire in Waterloo Ma parents are well known in this area His father Judge West sits In Peel If you want a job done Its faster and belter to do it yourself Thats what Ted Tyler learned Saturday Several weeks ago Ted said he went to Student Manpower in Georgetown looking for some students to clean school buses for the summer The job would take about six weeks After waiting and waiting for someone to be sent to him Ted got impatient and took matters Into his own hands While mak ing the announcements at the weekly draw Saturday he asked for interested students to step forward Within five minutes the position was filled Pat was In to see me yesterday to tell me about her sevenyear old nep hew Jeffrey of who won a Royal Wedding contest in the Toronto Sun The kids were asked to give a rendition of the royal couple in color Jeffreys parents went out of their way while In Toronto to drop off their sons entry at Sun offices It could not be mailed because of the moll strike When they opened yesterdays Tues day Sun they saw Michaels work star ing at them He won first prize In the seven and under category He has won a passport to Canadas Wonderland a souvenir of the wedding Sun Tshirt and a SunBlue Jays visor Jeffrey is the talented son of Dorothy Graham and Russell Amey and the grandson of Kay and Hugh Graham for merly of Acton Hes the nephew of Pat and Lloyd R R Acton So far I have only heard from three interested people wishing to take an adult gymnastics class this fall at Acton High School Including myself I still have to find 16 more people before the Halton Board of Education will even look at us They estimate minimum class size at people It will cost for 10 weeks at two hours a week Call me immediately If you ore Inter ested The Board must know by this Friday In order to have time to hire staff book gym time and advertise Halifax was inundated by newspaper people last week for the annual Canad ian Community Newspaper Con vention Attending from Acton were Don McDonald publisher of the Acton Free Press and his wife Linda Murray editor Hartley Coles editor of the Georgetown Independent and wife Kay and Dave Dills editors of The Publisher a nationwide monthly newspaper for our Industry Back issues 10 years ago July 1071 Joseph Roger La rite died as the result of a bullet wound in the head an autopsy performed by Dr Waldorf has revealed Police said the bullet was from a small calibre firearm Aeton firefighters recovered Lapointcs body from the front bedroom of the burning Spanish style bungalow south of Acton shortly after a Saturday July 10 Dairy Princess was unanim ously acclaimed this year and shes Pat Murray IB Acton Pat entered the contest last year hut was too young to enter the CNE competition Steve Marshall Is working for tho sum mer as a groom at Nelson Whites stables and is at the Greenwood race track Toronto now Steven 15 son of Mr and Mrs Bob Marshall has his grooms license Nelson White is one of the top ten harness racers in the Jockey club circuit 20 years ago July 1W1 Actons newest industry scheduled to go Into operation September 1 will coat and finish paper plastic leather straw reconstituted leather and other products Frank Heller president of Frank Heller Co Limited announced this week Starting with an estimated eight employees it is anticipated employment could eventually be provided for up to Marianne required three stit ches In her foot as a result of stepping on broken glass in the Acton park wading pool last Friday afternoon Faced wilh a fire caused by searing lightning and the phone out of order Mr and Mrs A J of Acton hastily put the fire out themselves one night last week The incident which might have proven much more serious happened about one oclock Friday morning when they were asleep A happy anniversary dinner took place and Mrs Harry on Sunday July 16 The occasion was In honor of Harrys parents Mr and Mrs Richard Shortill of Ballinafad Guests In cluded Mr Mali Shortill Mr and Mrs Dick Shortill Danny Karen and Mark of Miss Lillian Shortill and Miss Margaret of Toronto and Miss lone Oaks of Mimlco 50 years ago July 1331 Acton pupils of Mr Leason of Guelph who were successful in their June musical examinations were Margaret first class honors in Elementary Theory Harrison Elementary Theory and Margaret Harrison honors in Elementary Honors Piano and Helen Ostrander Junior Piano On Monday afternoon little Jack Chap man the elghtyeurold son of Mr and Mrs John Chapman of Toronto who is holidaying at the home of his grandparents here had a narrow escape from drowning in Fairy Lake He undoubtedly owes his life to the prompt action of Mr Davi son manager of the Bonk of Montreal going to his rescue and pulling him to safety 75 years ago ActoLlbro tat competition Laura Maiales tries to blow tbe bubble at the bubblegum blowing contest at Acton Library July 19 1 BOG The results of the Entrance Examina tions held In June In the High School Department of Acton School were recently released The result Is highly creditable to Acton School and maintains the high standing of former years One of the Acton pupils Miss Amy Speight took the third highest marks In the county Thirtyone candidates wrote at Acton The Acton Bowling Club is represented at the Ontario Bowling Associations tournament at Niagara on- the- Lake this week by one rink consisting of WS Chlsholm A J McKInnon P Moore and W J Gould skip There is a very general feeling that council should put down cement pavement on the north side of Mill Street from John to Main St as close to the new street line as he building will permit years ago July A Few Church Dont go to sleep Dont bring the baby Dont sit on your new silk hat Dont sing If you dont know how Dont put counterfeit coin on the plate Dont stay home on collection Sunday Dont read your book during the sermon Dont go in late If you have squeaky boots Dont take a sneering fit if you can help It Dont try to make children sit as still as Egyptian mummies Dont be an active talker in church matters unless you are an acUvc worker keep your religion In the pocket on your Sunday coat Dont pull a pint of peanuts out of your pocket with your Dont think everybody went to church Just to see what youve got on Dont get red and give yourself away if something In the sermon hits you In a sore spot give your umbrella to a bevy of pretty girls and go home In a drenching rain Dont do any Inward swearing if a fly plays hopscotch on that bald spot Dont stare at every girl In church out In coun tenance because some girls like It