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4 thw acton fr preaa wadiyatday october 2s lq anyone who had vtntured to the arena in the part week la wall aware of the fact that tin lea ta one again ready tor another aea- aon of winter tea aporta hookey action wlu to undtrway by this weekend with the majority of the teaguwa well undtrway during the following weeh industrial hockey will commence this sunday evening at 718 pm those who haw yet to aim up for the buah league should to at the community centra by 930 pm all those who algned up to play thla year are asked to be there at 700 pm for team dmsaon aohedutos etc only those who have paid their registra tion twa will to allowed on the lee ho definite starting date tor minor hockey has been announced tot tt ta hoped that the schedule will to underway in the coming weeks a total of lit boys have registered for the legion snon- ac4 sport and bob louttet reports there ta still positions left lor good number of boys waiting to play hockey this year milton jr cs witt officially open their 6768 schedule wwa how game against georgetown friday and a second game xaqrorgptown sunday they have slattdanexhlbtttcn game against mawutom red wings from the oha junior a division for january qth a a special attraction milton will play all their home games sa friday night with ike exception of three sunday games came ttw it pm friday evenings most of the hockey teams here la canada are made up of the an caaadua bay no so for the milton jr c squad in feast ldavhexhihttioa game tstomw mansawa stunned the crowd of jm wtta ms skating and playing abilities the young japanese toy la oat of three lads trying out with the canadian junior hockey dab in ontario apparently the trio have been sent to canada by a japanese firm who have agreed to pay the expenses tor a year if the boys return to japan and represent them in the 1972 olympics the harlem diplomats aftarmatlts of the world famous har lem globe left their audience stunned last thursday night at the high school with their hilarious and skilled display of basketball tactics actons redman were left to a definite disad vantage throughout the game as the diplomats continually harassed the unsuspecting acton squad a young ottawa housewife and mother of three children has made one of the most unique contributions to canadian track and field in the history of the sport she has just completed her cen tennial project a grant of 144930 to the royal canadian legion for thw training of young track and field athletes with mrs hendersons grant the legion is expanding its training clinics for promising athletes on december 27th it opens this countrys first winter clinic at the university of alberta for the past two years it conducted summer training camps in edmonton the world of outdoors with art havves only two shooters were present this week for trap shooting art haves got 23 17 and ed hawes got 22 ft 20 the ontario department of lands ft forests has been con ducting netting operations in the st lawrence river to determine the number and site of game fish in the river all catches point to record slse muskie pike and small- mouth bass sixty alusklnorge muskle eight walleye 542 nor thern pike 592 smailmooth bass and 55 largemouth bass were caught tagged measured and re leased the muskles ranged from 30 to 54 inches and weighed up to 40 lbs anyone catching one of these tagged fish is asked to report to the nearest department of lands ft forests official so they can better understand the movements and growth of the various specie s many hunters were disap pointed to hear there will be no moose season south of the french and mattawa rivers this year previous announcements by the ontario department of lands forests indicated there would fee an open season every second year however recent surveys have indicated the population has not recovered from past hunting sea sons sufficiently to allowan open season this year highest damage total nearrecord injuries weeks accidents in the week of october 15 to october 21 saw a sadden out break of accidents occur la the town the local police report in all four motor vehicle accidents caused three persons to to in jured with one still la hospital and a total of 5230 damage done to the cars involved m each instance charges have been laid or are pending out statistics indicate this to to highest ever total of damage done and a near record tor in juries sustained as well as num ber of accidents reported in a en week period the weekly re port states these records become more staggering when we consider our first quarter 1967 totals the months of january february and march all winter months pro- deced bat 19 accidents three in juries and 25900 damage brok en down into weekly periods the averages are 146 accidents per week 0ls3 persons injured per weak and 945324 damage done par week and it isnt winter yet other traffic activities incur red during 192 work hours and 583 patrol miles saw nine erring motorists issued citations for their mistakes while eight others were warned to conform to the existing traffic regulations eleven general and criminal occurrences recorded during the week resulted in one man being located and advised of the death of a relative while two other local men were charged with offences against the criminal code of canada at magistrals court in milton on october 16 12 charges were heard with three remands being granted one information was withdrawn and the eight convlc- tlans registered bringing fines totalling 26150 excluding court costs of 7250 in the upcoming weeks the ac ton ojm in anticipation of wla- tery weather intend toplaceem- phasis on the conduloo of the local automobiles spot checks will be performed to remove faulty vehicles from the road tmi majlim diplomat proved to ho too rnurh far fhe acton redmw lest thursday night acton team rrerritrs nits teirutfc af fhe height of this diplo mat player to the led abova iho jplorrifi move m 1or a ruth on the acton tciuad man high school tiritnm reiuvarmfor ittb on hartd to cheer up any of fhe downhearted feemmete staff photos basketball high jinx diplomats invade high school gym coach cites reasons for teams losses the harlem diplomats had their opposition as well as their audience baffled and bewildered as to what they would do next in thursday nights exhibition of basketball in the acton high school gym the group of ave well exper ienced american basketball play ers warmed up with a display of ball handling abilities for the en tertainment of the audience which was estimated at between 300 and 350 actons former basketball greats champions last year in the cowasa b finals were at times left bewildered and redfaced as the entertainers left them in some pretty embar rassing positions goose tatum diplomat div ersionary left the crowd awstruck when his silent shot consisting of an over the shoulder directly into the net toss lauded directly on target all in all the acton team con sisting of alan mcnabb george wallace john mcgeachle fred fllsnik bob turkosz terry churchill larry kelly bev clarke phys ed instructor ron mccalum and gcvl import bob lucas fared quite well against their apposition and are indeed a credit to their teacher and their high school the invasion of the harlem diplomats proved to be a great success for the girls and boys athletic association if not for the bedmen proceeds from the ven ture will be put to good use in the form of new sports equipment a t skfflfwwzwfxxa jtm t aports psm frt-a- erin edges acton high win volleyball tourney public skating attracts many first public skating sessions of the season saturday and sun day attracted large crowds to the community centre arena manager harold towns- ley was pleased withthe response and has booked three more ses sions of skating for this weekend first one is friday afternoon from 2 to 4 pm with the public school children at home because of a teachers convention in the event there is no inter mediate hockey practice friday night there could also be skating then also skating on saturday is from 8 to 10 pm and sunday afternoon from 215 to 415 pm can your car pass muster a car in good runner order and mechanically fit is a step in the proper direction but is only one step towards safe driv ing just as we put on a heavy coat to protect us from the cold we must too put on our winter driving t ng cap to carry us safely over ley and snowy roads the operation of a motor vehicle on hazardous roads is far diff erent and more difficult than dur ing the fair weather seasons why not start practising now the first lesson to learn in the art of selfdefence is when to keep your glasses on on tuesday october 24 dls- trlce 4 girls volleyball tourn ament was held at acton district high school teams were pre sent from erin arthur grand valley elora milton osd and acton erin emerged as victors after a tough battle with acton in the finals all teams showed excellent sportsmanship and should be commended on their fine be havior the results of the double el imination tournament is as follows match 1 milton osd 6 elora 15 milton osd 14 elora 10 milton osd 8 elora 15 elora won best 2 out of 3 match 2 acton 13 erin 10 acton 11 erin 13 acton 3 erin 15 erin won best 2 out qf 3 match 3 arthur 11 grand valley 9 arthur 6 grand valley 9 arthur 15 grand valley 9 arthur won best 2 out of 3 match 4 milton osd 2 acton 15 milton osd 9 acton 15 acton won 2 straight match 5 elora 15 erin 8 elora 8 erin 12 elora 4 erin 15 erin won best 2 out of 3 match 6 e 15 art 7 wanted novice hockey players tricownty phone 8531524 erin 13 arthur 7 match 7 elora 15 grand valley 7 elora 15 grand valley 1 eloa won 2 straight match 8 acton 15 elora 6 acton 9 elora 11 acton 12 elora 10 acton won best 2 out of 3 match 9 acton 13 arthur 11 acton 6 arthur 15 acton 15 arthur 4 acton won best 2 out of 3 match 10 finals acton 4 erin 15 acton 16 erin 14 acton 12 erin 14 erin won best 2 out of 3 erin advances to the cwos sa b playdownslnguelphon saturday jim slaven finishes second sixteen year old jim slaven ran second in the juvenile three mile race for ontario cross country champions at york uni versity jim hit the tape in 16 minutes 35 seconds just 18 seconds be hind ken hamilton of toronto there were 70 starters in the event by fred barens it appeared toseveral persons including members of acton dis trict high school soccer team the student body and members of bishop macdonneu soccer team that acton high had a very good soccer team this year this was because acton beat bishop macdonnell by a score of 20 considering the ftctblshop macdonneu is a class a beam and acton is only classbltlook- ed very promising for acton why the failure in an interview with the coach of the team mr holmes gave these reasons why his team failed 1 overconfidence was one of the major reasons for losing the first game with erin 2 the fact few players came out for practice was another re ason he states if 22 players do not come out for practice the practice is detrimental to the team because they do not learn to play their positions correctly 3 due to the fact that there were also other activities going en in the school some players who wanted to come out for prac tice just couldnt make it 4 due to the fact that the morale was not high and some of the players did not get very much bold move brash and likely move for sports cost enthii ijasts involves our newett plaid jackets chec qurred boldly it is playing lbs imt now end again to be forthright move to ill mis of qwva bond building guelph ont pcrt6 9 cretr 134 mm e a wtw fhowjg avhuiao browning known world wide for quality guns now in stock along with a good supply of other makes of guns ammu nition and licences at ctbt dont send your children to the arena take them and see us at canteen 5 a few of the players had transportation problems they could not stay after school to practice because they would misi buses 6 one of tbetopforwardpujr- ers namely barrle elliot left high school to go to sheridan college in brampton and thus there was a gap to be filled on the front line drawing a conclusion then ac ton needs a more devoted team true five or six were very de voted players but this is not en ough they have to be devoted as a team coming games are as fouowa erin at acton on oct 27 acton at osd oct 30 continued on page 6 acton arena schedule wednesday october 35 67 p m hockey school 78 p m pee woe tricty 89 pm bantam trlcty 910 p m midget tricty loll pm ind hockey thursday october 34 68 p m figure skating 89 p m legion hockey 910 pm juvenile trlcty loll pm ind hockey huday october 37 24 pm public skating 6 307 30 pm novice tricty saturday october 3t 8 459 45 am girta hockey 9 4510 45 am bantams tricty 10 4512 45 figure skating 16 p m legion hockey 810 pm public skating sunday october 3 81 1 a m industrial hockey 1112 nopn tanner practice 12 pm novice flwcfy 215415 pm public skating 4307 pm minor hodcev 71 51015 pm industrial hockey