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ninetythird year no lo acton ontario wednesday september 6 1967 authorized as second class mall by the po5t offlcv department ottawa eighteen pages ten cents acton otiice of the mayor les duby acton ontario v to all former residents greetings w this occasion paras dances qrewwkine eekenl join us for this weekend rnew acquaintances looking forward to meeting you sincerely yours provincial election october 17 six candidates in campaign in halton east halton west tuesdays announcement that a provincial election will be held on tuesday october 17 signalled the start of preelection activities in haltons two new ridings halton east and halton west six anxious candidates one each for the liberals progress ive conservatives and new dem ocratic party in each halton riding have been grooming themselves and their supporters for an election for several months now as soon as the official word was out the election machinery began to go into gear halton was almost split down the middle by the redistribution of ridings announced a year ago last february burlington nassa- gaweya township acton and the uppermost 10 lots in esquesing township lots23to32 inclusive or everything north of no 22 free press plates third best allround competition the free press added another honor to a long list of prizes chalked up through years in canadian newspaper competitions this week in ottawa publisher david dills will accept a certificate from the canadian weekly nowspapers association awarding the free press third place in the best allround news paper competition in class four the portage la prairie mani toba portage leader stood first in the competition which encom passes weekly newspapers from across canada the burlington ont gazette was the only other county paper to win an award the gazette took first in the best front page competition and first in best allround for class one acton man dies two youths hurt in car crash robert lawrence heasllp 24 a beardmore employee was tail ed and two acton youths were injured sunday evening in a sing le car crash on highway 24 just out of erin paul milne 16 driver of the car and leslie carnochan a passenger were taken to st jo sephs hospital guelph where carnochan was releasedthe same night after being treated for shock cuts and bruises mi be was kept under observation bit is expected home in a few days it is believed the auto rolled over several times pinning rob ert heaslip underneath the three were returning from orangeville when the accident occurred the deceaseds fam ily lives there he boarded here with mr and mrs kenneth milne church st w parents of the driver constable ray harry guelph opp detachment investigated the accident and another monday night on the same highway north of erin sevenyearold stanley parr was struck by a car near his home on highway 24 a half mile north of erin he was pro nounced dead at the scene stanley went out to meet bis father returning home and ran out onto the highway in front of a car driven by morgan turner 20 of 164 london st hamilton blood clinic in legion hall thufi sept 28 mrs w finlay advised the free press a blood donor clinic will be held in the legion hall on thursday september 2ft both afternoon and evening hours of the clinic will be from two to five pm during the afternoon and 630 to nine pm in the evening donations will be accepted from anyone 18 to 65 years of age anyone under 18 wishing to give blood must have written permission carol swackhamer received a calf as a finalist in the on tario dairy princess competition at the cne in the coliseum thursday staff photos elect bob drinkwalter planning board head halton dairy loses ontario finals sideroad form the halton west riding qakville milton george town and the lower 22 lots of esquesing township make up halton east until now the entire county was in one riding known as halton george a kerr a burlington lawyer is the present conserv ative mpp for the county mr kerr is in the running again in halton west his oppos ition includes liberal jack lush of burlington and ndp candl- date jack macdonald with no present member the new halton east riding is open to all comers and three are seeking the seat a former candidate for halton councillor william gillies of oakville is the ndp nominee james snow of hornby is carrying the pc banner into the race and robin jskuce of oakville is the liberal candidate don mcmillan of moffat has been named returning officer for halton west and allan hasson of oakville is the returning officer in halton east mr mcmillan is a former clerk of nassagaweya township and the publisher of a harness horse magazine mr masson is a former mayor of oakville and was a candidate in the lastfederalelectioncampaign for the conservative party some women not oflly keep their girlish figure they double it doctor what should a woman take when she is run down the license number madam councillor bob drinkwalter was elected chairman of actons new planning board at its first meeting thursday night vice chairman selected was sid saitz the men will take over from the previous planning board which resigned en masse over councils decision not to accept their re commendations ah members of the new boara were present except stan joe they were welcomed by clerk- administrator j mcgeachie who was present as weu as secretary- treasurer iain williams mr williams was retained in his present position at a salary of 200 per annum meb blow was appointed to attend the halton county planning board meetings for the balance of the season along with the sec retarytreasurer but reserved his decision until the next meeting the board passed a resolution that the application to the com mittee of adjustment from sesto construction for a variance be denied anotherapplicationfrom messrs papillon and duval found no objection from the board regular meetings of the board will be held the third wednesday in each month a planning questionnaire is sued to each member was held over for a month so that a copy of the planning act could be ob tained for each member haltons dairy princess carol swackhamer of acton went all the way to the finals in the coliseum at the cne but was edged out by northumberlands maria battag- lini making her third entry in ontario competition before a large crowd in the coliseum on thursday evening of last week carol delivered her talk on the dairy- industry con centrating on its development in halton as representative of that across the province she illust rated the industrys progress from the single cow milked intoa wooden bucket to todays thriving industry boasting elaborate stainless steel milking parlors and bulk tank trucks like the other five contestants carol traded comments with mc don- fairbairn milked her cow and awaited the results of the three judges from the dive rsey corporation she received a calf of her own the five finalists were picked in competitions from over 40 contestants from across the province flattered by invitation mayor asked to participate in municipal course vera harris r r 4 acton raised this 4 lb tomato in her garden and brought it into the free press anyone match this staff photo two car crash in lakeview damage totalled 100 follow ing a two car collision on lake- view avenue at 520 pm thurs day aug 31 the vehicles owned by camillo emile deacetis of toronto and william wigston of etobicoke were both parked police said the deacetis car was being moved and the drivers foot slipped off the clutch while the car was in reverse and it hit the wigston vehicle military parade here fair day a military parade with bands men and equipment from both the lome scots and the 11th field regiment will be another feature on fair day september 16 the parade is being sponsored by branch 197 of the canadian legion as part of their centennial celebrations it will precede the fall fair parade organizers expect it will start around 12 noon included in the military parade will be a float sponsored by the local legion depicting men of the first and second world wars and a convertible with presidents of the legion branch and womens auxiliary inside the 11th field regiment will bring their brass band and its honed the lome scots will have their pipe and drum band in front of the regiment men from the regiments will march behind their bands at the request of the public relations section of the depart ment of municipal affairs acton mayor les duby has been asked to participate in a special course on municipal affairs in ontario to be held in tassey hall at gait from october 2nd tci october 7th 1967 there will be 12 lectures on six evenings for the one week course which will be attended by social science students mun icipal officials and employees businessmen prospective coun cillors housewives farmers and professional people the course will cover a broad area of waterloo and wellington counties proximate to the city of gait three previous courses have been sponsored by the ontario conference on local govern ment the first was held in peter borough for this area in the fall of 1966 and the next two in the brantford and st catherines ar ea in the spring of 1967 a strong interest is indicated with enrolment ranging from 60 to 100 mayor duby will speak oothe structure of municipal govern ment and how a council oper ates the subject content of the course covers the complete field of municipal business monday oct 2 1 history of local government in ontario 2 forms of municpal govern ment in ontario tuesday oct 3 1 functions of the municipality 2 structure of municipal government andhow council operates wednesday oct 4 1 parlia mentary procedure in the coun cil chamber 2 relationship of council to other boards of com missions thursday oct 5 1 province municipality direct relation ships 2 difference between government and business deci sion making friday oct 6 1 municipal finance 2 planning saturday oct 7 1 respon sibility of electedappointed members of government 2 why the individual should take an act ive interest speakers at previous courses have included mayors city man agers administrators city old fashioned days merchants don grandpas best bib tucker grandmas dresses to promote bargains strangers passing through town tuesday stared out car windows local school children giggled and a bus driver almost overshot the depot the hands of time have been turned back acton came alive as merchants donned old fashioned dress to mark the beginning of a twoweek old fashioned days program most participating merchants arrived at work with their top hats coloured vest and brightly decorated arm band womenem- ployees dressed- in the gay nineties type dress and match ing bonnets by mid afternoon everyone became accaatomtdto the dress adopted by 37 partic ipating business places which arc aftering patrons bargains galore throughout the two weeks ending friday september is on thursday september 7 and thursday september 14 stores wiu remain odm trow 9 am until 9 pm and special sidewalk sales will be conducted at most places participating merchants are staging special sales being ad vertised in the acton free press each week and customers receive coupons offering them a chance on five valuable lucky prizes the prizes will be drawn on the friday night of the fair total loot to be won is valued over 500 which includes a lazy- boy chair set of five mounted car tires a portable transistor radio a vacuum cleaner outfltand a set of luggage downtown merchants are de corating store windows in the old fashioned theme as well as dressing up for the occasion this week the acton free press is running a special section to include advertising for partic ipating merchants only to make it easier for patrons tochoose bar gains next week advertisements will run in the same manner but possibly a tabloid section this is the first time old fashioned days have been stag ed in acton andtheactonchamb- er of commerce and supporting merchants are hopeful the occas ion goes over in a big way if so plans are underway for a monster christmas program dont forget to procure your coupons at participating stores you could be one of the lucky winners estimates ranged fro- 7 000 to 8000 people in attend ance as ukrainians reebraiec three observances over the weekend a their cap en the icjrh line near actor part of the centennial year ceebat5ris t event also honored the 50th anmversar o e ijraria rebellion against the rus sians and the 25th ar ar of he insurgent arrrv if was also the official end of the camp year and almost isoo uni formed members of the ukrainian youth movement participat ed official observances were sandwiched between sports and traditional ukrainian dances in national costume sunday morn ing started out with mass iry the ukrainian rite officials on the main dais included members of the insurgent army and guests from other ukrainian ornahirations staff photo