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A Wednesday Aug TELEPHONE 5191 and Edaorwl Off Founded in by a ItO Wc Acton Sing I a Canada Win other Irian Canada u ropolraimn Ken Bellamy Don Ryder Hartley Coles Director of Advertising Managing Editor The Acton Pius a one of Punting and Ltd group at suburban which ductal New Aurora Brampton Guardian Tha BurUnglon Pom The Post Etobcoke Guardian The Georgaiown Th Post Economot and Sun Mhon Champion Msuuugi News The Era The North York Mirror Friday Beam Tha Week Tho The Richmond Liberal Scarborough The Slooffvine EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Gord Murray EoKor Munay Sports Rob Paul Nolan Darkroom Nancy ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Adwartbtots Managar Cook Kirk Davy Susan Sandra When AdwartWng Corn DabbM MacOouoal BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Off Manaoar Jean Get behind Leathertown Market and Ciderfest Today Wednesday about 200000 homes in North Hal ton Oakville Burlington Brampton Guelph KitchenerWater loo and other centres in the Golden Horseshoe area learned of a big celebration Market and Ciderfest planned for Ac ton on August and The North Halton Tourism Association has published its fall Travel Guide featuring articles and photographs about the Heritage Days series of festivals August 26 to September 25 Featured in the brochure is an excellent article by Tracey Tyler about Market and Ciderfest weekend as well as promotion of the Acton fall fair fall fairs in Georgetown and Milton and Miltons Steam Era and Festival of Countries celeb rations If there was ever a time for Acton to put its best foot forward it will be August 26 27 and 28 Its reasonable to assume that with 200000 homes learning about Market and Ciderfest weekend then at least a couple thousand people from outside Acton will de- its worth the drive ere for a weekend of good old fashioned small town hospitality and fun If your group wants to promote their cause or get information into the hands of the public ie the cause of nuclear disarmament or fire safety then the market will be a perfect spot for a display or booth If your group has par ticipated in Back to Acton Days other years and found it worthwhile then you wont want to miss the mar ket either Itll be as wor thwhile as Back to Acton Days except bigger and belter It will be a good time to promote the fall fair and what your group will be do ing at that big weekend too If your group is planning to nave a display sell draw tickets peddle food etc at the fair why not have a test run and get a jump at mak ing the much needed money by previewing your fair attraction at the market Every sports team cultural group church or community organization service club etc should be meeting now and planning some means of participa tion in Market and Ciderfest This weekend will be a major fund raiser for the town hall project but theres no reason why every other group in town shouldnt grab a piece of the big pie too The last market a couple summers back was much smaller than the event this year but it still drew a huge crowd from Acton and area With wider publicity a bigger and better event and hopefully good weather theres no reason why every organization in town cant cash in and make some money to enrich life here with funds from out of town GM Letter No right to of private Dear Sir 1 read amusement Mr Brays rather confused response to brief comments concerning the Issue whether or not molocross contributes the fitness of an Individual Since we are clearly not going to agree I suggest drop this unproductive line of argument Rather I would invite Mr Bray to respond to v hat I regard as the real substance of my letter which he totally ignored That Is by what right does he Issue blanket invitations to all your readers to trespass on Mr private property Moreover what right has he to dictate the uses to which the legal owner of property may put that property I no quarrel Mr dictate use property Brays desire to preserve green space wildlife and his chosen life style The real challenge in my letter was that he should go about it in the proper manner not by fir ing from the hip with emotive unfounded and largely irrelevant comments Yours truly Mrs S 1 sincerely apologize for my silly challenge it was merely an attempt to inject a little humor into the situation However Mr Brays response makes It clear he eels his manhood has been im pugned whereas my intent was to suggest that he was severely un derestimating the calibre of the athletic endeavor he so blithely maligned From the editor s des Mulroney prospers saying nothing Well here I go again Im climb ing up on my soap box to complain about Ottawa politics and by the time Ive finished Ill likely have succeeded again in annoying both Tories and Grits in theaudience I read with interest the first poll since Brian assumed the Tory leadership In Ottawa In June and wasnt surprised to find the were up in popularity again Obviously the majority of Canad ians werent filled with trepidation by Mulroney s performance at the convention Not only did people stating a Tory preference previously slick with the formerly leaderless party but some people switched over to the Conservatives after it became fact that Joe Who is gone You might recall that Mulroney was far from my choice for leader going into the Ottawa gathering and slipped nearly to dead list after his performance at the con vention My concern was based on the fact the man seemed to be a car- board cutout all imageno substance He never seemed to say anything which left you thinking thats what he thinks about this or that He talked beautifully but didnt say much Mulroney also proved expert at dodging questions and not giving answers During his campaign for the Cen tral Nova Commons seat has maintained his image and fail ed to let anyone know where he stands As pronouncements from the government have flowed out of Ot tawa this summer the national media has dutifully asked the soon- tobeOfficial Leader of the Opposi tion for his views If he gave anyone a definitive answer I missed that dispatch Hes been quick to blast the government which I suppose is part of a government opponents job but mighty slow in suggesting alternatives which is part of a future Prime Ministers job Mulroney has even had the nerve to suggest we ask him for his views different periods of time after he becomes PM and the Tories form the government I clearly recall him saying It was all the Liberals fault that there is extra billing and opting out of Medicare He dutiful ly blasted the government for the mess but when asked what hed do instead Mulroney only suggested we wait and see after he takes over the reigns of power Not a very encouraging altitude But I guess I can hardly blame him When you recall that the man who holds the P Ms Job now had announced his retirement plans and then came back to win his old job back by simply keeping his mouth shut and telling us precious little of his future plans for us dur ing the last federal election one can hardly blame Mulroney for sit ting back and trying to remain mum on everything under the sun The recent opinion poll would hardly encourage him to be up front with us either Obviously Canadians prefer not to know In advance what our political leaders have in mind if anything since by being vague hes strengthened the partys position The only way peo ple will likely gel any straight answers from this guy is if we lie to the pollsters and tell them were all voting Liberal again Theres a danger there though a jump in the polls might persuade PET to stay an Now wouldnt that be an in teresting campaign Mulroney vs Trudeau The pair could rip back and forth across the nation telling us absolutely nothing but string ing a lot of sentences together that sound good Canadians especially in On tario would love it Then wed be guaranteed that no mailer who won the next four years would be Oiled with earth shattering sur prises since we had no glimpse of things to come beforehand Well Pierre shuffled his cabinet and according to the pundits former Environment Minister John Roberts was the big winner as he took political control of Metro as well as assuming a high profile portfolio Employment and Im migration Some even suggested this move was designed by to make Roberts his successor Hmmm Well he doesnt make me want throw up as many of his Liberal cabinet colleagues would if their name was mentioned as next Grit leader Guess thats a point in his favor Actually Ive heard Roberts name as leadership material before and always shelved the no tion since I thought of him as a lightweight Maybe a candidate but never a contender Who knows if Roberts keeps his nose clean during his tenure in his new post then he might win the top job That might bean interesting bat tle a comcoutofnowhere Grit leader vs the backrooms Tory champion One last thought for the week One could never accuse Mulroney of being a stupid politician That was a pretty bright Idea he or one of his handlers came up with in taking Polaroids of the candidate with constituents It was a stroke of genius It should boost camera sales right across the country when elections are on Maybe by the time the next municipal election rolls around well be seeing all the candidates going to the doors armed with a camera ready to press the shutter instead of Just the flesh coies Steaking a claim in the great white norths Some modern philosopher ex plaining the difference In thought between women and men has sug gested that men often radical in their get collectively more conservative as they get older Women on the other hand are rather conservative their ap proach to life in youth and they get Increasingly radical as they age he maintains I have some evidence to back this up after incidents at our house this summer You might even say I hate a steak In the matter li started as we prepared to spend a weekend in a northern cot tage with number one son wife and family Discussions prior to the mintvacation resulted in a plan to mike the Saturday evening meal summer Tor which we would supply steaks Since 11 the mid of the bar becue season and the price of almost high the CN tower wife spent a considerable mount of time buying them She acceded to bringing bora five ab bot steak wee ahead of the event which she desposlted with suitable afare in the with instructions lo keep my hands off until the expedition to the great white north When the time of departure ar rived however she was in the midst of a hectic day at the office So she left instructions for me to get the food including the steaks out of the pack them and be ready to leave when she arrived home since there was a couple of hundred miles to drive before dark Being a dutiful husband I complied I trekked to the spoiled steaks In a plastic bag pulled out and had them packed in the small ice cube container before you could say Jack Robinson When she arrived home I proudly pointed to the preparations had made for the trip especially the fact I had packed the food All was ready Id her baste she neglected to convey her thank lot my As beaded north she me with about my preparations asking such inane questions as which bags I had picked up in the what they looked like and had I forgotten to pack my bathing suit Comforted by my assurance that all was well and we had brought enough clothes and food to sustain us for at least two weeks or our two day stay she then settled back normally to criUciie my driving which she says gets progressively worse as my age increases Needless to say the criticism aid for my driving skills By the time we had passed Sundrldge on Highway 11 the silence was frosty It turned to ice when I drove into one of those roadside parks with outdoor conveniences instead of one of the posh resorts with Inside co which dot the area But by the time we arrived b North Bay gateway to the north copilot figured we might make It the rest of the way and she wanned Only ques tioned my sense of direction en we hit the grave road which led tbe resort above Sturgeon Falls By luck more than good manage ment we drove Into the resort before it was dark There we were greeted by son wife and family and about two dozen other people from Acton on vacation It looked like the end of a perfect day until we started to unpack the car As we trundled the stuff inside the cottage wife said Where are the steaks In that bag I declared pointing to the plastic grocery bog I had packed She looked then poked inside turned to me and said You mean these do you From the bag she produced three minutesite wing steaks which someone had put in tbe bag Oh there must be some others under there I replied panic- stricken at he thought someone might have substituted three wing steaks for tbe five juicy sirloins I had picked up from be freezer You stupid she said You brought tbe wrong steaks What are we going to do now I was I remem- Hartley Coles Managing Editor bered pulling those sirloins out of the freeier Could I have replaced the wrong bag in the freezer and taken the one I discarded Thats the last time III ask you to pack stuff before we go away she said as the graadklds and daughter in watched my dis comfiture with obvious glee I figured the Jig was up only thing to do now was to admit I might have made a mistake and packed the wrong bag However to put a word In for my side I noted that the steaks were still there for future use and there was still a long summer ahead The explanation was not in the same spirit How could you think these bedraggled looking specimens were the steaks bought she thundered Theyre he same color they I answered meekly scut tling to look for my Ashing pole figuring substitute for the sirloins might be a pound trout Daol bother Mid the biting As be Preach say Say la vet Back issues 10 years ago August 15 OPP nabbed four men at a Spey- home and recovered about in household furnishings on Sunday evenbg One or the men was the subject of five warrants for fraud police report- Miss Acton Pair Val Mitchell is among contestants vying for the CNE Queen of the Pairs title Acton Free Press has received a special award for Community Service at the annual convention of the Canadian Community News papers Association The award Is being given for the series on nursing services in the county health unit Five new businesses open on Actons main through fare this month Newest is Gals Pal a womens clothing store Others are Fruit and Pantry Palace for Pizza Realty and First line Television 20 years ago Bob has completed his apprenticeship and will be associated with Bruce Shoemaker at the Rum Icy Shoemaker Funeral Home in Acton Dr WGC Kenny who has practised medicine in Acton 1941 has retired from practice due to ill health Dr Kenney is a former Citlicn of the Year New dentist for Acton Is who will begin practising here In September Fire of unknown origin destroyed a 35foot trailer at the WR Grecnley construction camp north of Lime- house Four workers who lived In the trailer were away at the time or the fire which started early Wednesday morning Mr and Mrs Albert Leather are the of on Young St formerly owned find operated by Mr and Mrs Walton 50 years ago August The local post of the British Empire Service League the Leg- Ion held its annual picnic In the park on Civic Holiday Races and contests were held before the grand stand with President Bud McDonald the starter Vicepresident Gould and E were Judges The prizes were distributed and then there was supper and a ball game Among the winners were Coles A Chapman A Locker J Early B Turner Mae I Fields Fields Locker N Scorrow Gould B Mr and Mrs Salt P Watson Mrs Snow In the opening flxtureof the newly- formed Town League the Town Team bent the Tannery Outstanding players were C Water- house Morton Cam Leishman J and T Clifford The picnic of the SprowJ families was held at the home of Mr James Town 75 years ago August Of the eight students who wrote their normal entrance Tour were successful Mabel Chapman Winnie Grin dell Annie Harvey and Annie Henderson Warren Brown passed his matriculation Mr Ray Watson who is at Browns drug store was successful in the matriculations at Ion at Georgetown The erection of Mr John Camerons fine new brick house on Main St has necessitated the re moving of part of his planing mill This building was erected by Mr Thoa Ebboge for a pump factory years ago It was afterwards used as a planing mill trunk and valise factory and then chopping mill The semifinals of a series of matches between members of Acton Quoit Club was played on Gibbons rink Winners were J and Anderson years ago The teachers and pupils resume their places at he public schools Monday morning Mrs J Adams cottage next door to he town hall has been completed and presents a very neat ap pearance Mr Thomas has pur chased the two lots on St across from the English Church A garden party and peach social was held under he of tbe ladies Aid of the Methodist Church at the residence of Mrs John Speight on Willow St The Cornet band played Principal of Knox CoUege Toronto the Acton congregation far the Fund and he subscriptions here amounted to over MOO