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the acton free prat wednesday august 14 1968 3 tm mayoroumd paradi had an international flavor with costume j depleting different parts of the world- take a guess bout lh location the beck threesome represent but the front are obviously from hawaii staff pfioto the letters spell out playgftound and qoch lollor car rier had a few words to say about tho letter they introduced for the audience at iho playgrounds closing program thurs day night don price playgr6und supervisor was m c and commentator staff photo improvised m6at op oh of tyler transports trucks had a singing group chorusing a wellknown commercial leaders said jt was a spontaneous reaction from too much tv exposure staff photo a banner in front a good representation a program from acton citizens band led tho 1968 play- evening ground parade from the community centre to in the high school last thursday- staff photo j a mound swings like a pendulum do and this playground float representing the uk with big ben at tbe back was one of six prepared for thursdays parade four were washed out by heavy rains staff photo they did it with macaronil crafts at tho playground displays aro admired staff ph6to worst drivers in world are they in our town wading pool to stay open supervised swimming at the wading pool in die park will con- tlnuo from now until school opons parks manager harold townsloy told tho froo press tho pool will bo open every day of tho week weather per mitting from 1 to 5 pm a nominal charge of 10 conts is tho only foo tor each swimming period utile ouvor was attending his first sunday school class do you say your prayers bo- fore eating ho was asked i dont havo to he replied my mother is a good cook janice euerby leads the prizewinning cast in f mary poppins song at the closing play churchill ground program at tho high school thursday evening staff photo senior citizens enjoy picnic plan another one for next year by urs f mcarthur sympathy of the community is extended to urs eaton of acton and amity in the sudden passing of her husband tbe late ur faw- eatt eaton ur and urs william thomp son accompanied by ur and urs arthur griffin urs tres es keeler and urs lydis uc- arthur visited on sunday with ur and urs robert uaster at grand valley ulss linda damm is pending a few holidays with her aunt alary in toronto ur and urs bob marshall jr and family ur and urs wayne marshall and wee mich ael of guelph ur and urs r l davidson spent sunday with ur and urs bob marshall and stephen tnd ur and mrs wll- ham daley and lisa of st cath arines at their cottage at mid- mr and urs norman turner david and jullann spent the long weekend at grimsby at the home of ur and urs don parkinson ur and urs harold griffin visited recently at the home of ur and urs frank asbick of norval also with ur and urs orvtue bogal of hamilton another happy gathering of the senior cltiiens and friends of this community was held at loch gormae on saturday afternoon a few games of euchre and horseshoes were played but most of the time was span renewing old acquaintances and visiting a bounteous pot hick supper was served to 57 people and a hearty vote decided to hold an other picnic next year ur and urs harry towns of london visited urs verne stephen and family over the weekend urs w j mcdonald and her mother mrs j h wardlaw of malton spent thursday with mrs mcdonalds daughter mrs eve lyn storey at orlllla ur and mrs m medlands sale on saturday afternoon was very successful their arm is sold and they are moving the last of the month over to no 25 highway they have made many friends and we are pleased they are not moving very far once again tho word quiet describes the weekly roportlng period august 4 to august 10 1968 experienced at the acton detachment according to this weeks report four occurrenc es wero recorded during tho week consisting of one thoftono lost property an arrest for being drunk in public and one arrost for another detachment traffic patrols during the iso 12 hours worked and 619 miles travelled in the department auto saw seven persons charged with violations commlttodand 17drlv- ors warned for driving errors during the accldenlfreo week there was no court held on monday august 5 in view of tho holiday weekend we have tho worst drivers in the world in this town that utterance or words to its effect you doubtloss have heard whether you live in georgetown milton guelph acton kitchener or tim buktu civic pride which not infre quently findsexprusslonlnboest- lngs is curiously inverted with regard to drivers there are all too many bad drivers and all too few good drivers in every cen tre the greatest problem with which traffic safety authorities aro confronted is to persuade drivers generally that individu ally practically none of them is nearly as good as such as he or she should bo all of tho tlmo tho opp detachment comments advertising encourages busi ness and industrial growth by helping soil more goods which require moro manufacturing plants more services and moro employment mail missing bikes monday two blueandwbite blrls bicycles were reported stolen to acton opp one was taken from acton blvd another from wellington st conttnutd from pao j evident postal workors wouldac- eept the government offer which amounts to about 39 cents an hour over a 26 months contract as well as improved working conditions members of the canadian un ion of postal workers here did not release the results of the vote here results were for warded to union headquarters most residents of town and district appeared to adapt to conditions through tbe strike but regardless of sympathies were glad to see tbe strike over express buses to wosshs greenwood saturdays augutt 17th to 31 tt leave acton 1 direct to the track 1 1125 am return fare 360 includes admission return ruses start loading after last race b ww wius bui dpot jbflpmlfllw u mill rat awe g l adams agent enfcre telephone rss3600 many displays of crafts taught by playground leader bran- da ahorne added a decorative touch to the high school gym for tho closing program staff photo lines by l g denby our telephone manager look what an important month august ha beer columbus sailed from spain in august 1492 talking motion pictures were shown for the first time in new york city in august 1926 the first menage by atlantic cable was sent in august 1838 world war 1 began in august 1914 world war ii ended in august 1msl the bed cross was established at geneva switzerland in august 184 the worlds first long distance telephone call was made august 10 1876 between brantford and paris ont ario u tr august 18 this vear sees the introduction of econo- pak service which otters i package of long distance calling to individual line lesidcnce customers this new2j service provides 60 minutes of long distance calls a month from vour telephone to any number of points that vou might wish to tall within your home province provided that thev arc served by bell canada dial tele phones charge lor the total 60 minutes is only 10 all calls will be timed on a per minute basis econopak ser vice rates are available between 12 noon and 8 pm any dav in the week tor lull details lust call your business oflicc ct tr b my spies are at work again and word they are i ing back from visits to man and his world in montreal glow with enthusiasm its expo without the jostling crowd but all the sparkle and worldln miniature in terest of hut year two of the more eyecatching build ing have changed churacter inside this year the form er british pavilion now topped by a gigantic flog of montreal features the music belfry and ha become a meeting place for music lover the other section of use building has become cars of yesteryear where exhibits pay tribute lo the pioneers of the automobile the 20- storey geodesic bubble which last year housed the ameri can exhibit ha been transformed into a fascinating aviary and garden area really an exotic indoor park some 800 birds or 150 different species are housed in enormous cage in fact in one section visitors walk into a tropi cal garden to he greeted by flamingoes peacock toucan birds with their huge beaks and downs of other bril liantly colored birds from tropical land several new exhibits are fascinating visitors this year the humor pavilion gives a fun filud look at the lighter side of life dolls representing people from the five con tinents and the wav thev dress provide a lesson in his tory and is a veritable museum of man in the mirror of man pavilion the telephone pavilion now has two sec tions canada 67 brings back the thrilling walt disney circlevision 360 film the other section of the building is novv montreal 326 and recalls the 326th anniversary of the city of montreal poland and ireland are two new participants in man and ills world and for those who wish to relive expo 67 there is a memorial pavilion where the great moments are remembered a collection of flags of the participating countries costumes worn by the hostesses of the various nation pavilions slides photos reports and newspaper clippings arc all there again this scar man and his world seems to be the place to visit for a comfortable quick voyage around the world u