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the acton fraa press wednesday october 2 1968 lets play bridge by bill coatt area transportation study plan for township of 2000 forecast predicts this weeks hand comes from duplicate game at the georgetown bridge club there were several different results but very few northsouth pairs bid this hand up to game level north dealt and neither side was vulnerable north sakm0 4 3 h7 5 dk lb 8 2 oa j east sj9 7 hji094 da co 9 5 3 west i s8 6 2 ho daoj75 c16 south so ha k 8 3 2 a4 3 ck 8 7 2 tv bidding north ts 3d east south west pu 2 h piu pill 3 n all pail opening lead 7 of diamonds it is possible to reach contracts in spades hearts or no trump all can produce enough triclcs for game but its not nearly so easy at a bridge table where you can see only two hands the opening diamond lead was run to souths nine declarer should have been very careful with his entries but he wasnt south cashed his singleton queen of spades and two high hearts then a club was led and the finesse of the jack lost to easts queen east look his two good hearts and then put dummy on lead with a club declarer took rwo good spades- in dummy and led another round east won bill had to lead a club to souths good king- declarer had also held wn lo his fifth heart discarding diamonds and- that was the ninth rick for the offense nothing unusual or did you miss the play as well wquldyou trade one trick for twqn when east took his two good hearts declarer had to find two discards in dummyone was a diamond and the other had to be a spade after dummy is put on lead with the club ace east must at all cost not win a trick when declarer led dummys high spade east must play the jack sure this sets up dummys ten but in exchange west get two diamond tricks if declarer wins the spades in dummy he would have to lead diamonds from dummy as well declarer would lose two hearts a club and two diamonds and go down lo defeat last weeks winners at the acton bridge club were first bev pattullo and cam sinclair tied for second mr and mrs jack coats with mrs mary manning and mrs kay campbell fourth helen hyde and bill coats what should nassagaweya township be like in the year 2000 what do the province and the township hope for in the year 2000 from therural township land use transportation trends and sewage and water facilities are only a few of the problems nassagaweya township officials were faced willi last week professional planners and engineers representing central- ontario regional development council 1 met with township officials from council planning board and committee of adjustment lo discuss and solicit opinions on the metro toronto and region f jtahsportalion study mtarts v the meeting was the fourthof 20 the group will be making before iheysubmit their brief to the government of prttario they have been to acton king township arid strcetsvule- and heard different problem from each of the three communities cor dc chairman acton mayor les duby and d j reddmgton accompanied r h fletcher and aided in the presentation mr fletcher p eng a town pbiinei and expert on pollution outlined four goal plans and each of the four depicted something different for the area he explained the advantages and disadvantages of each one goals one and two share many similarities as do goals three and four in goals one and two the trend is for development east and west of toronto with strong concentration on already existing communities resulting in a regional corridor of some seven subregional centres in the half million population range 5075 classrooms per year predicted need for future continued from page 1 committee were r c hunter g w mckenzie e balkind o o carson o a gilmore j k graham a e robinson and r g sones the report placed priorities on lieu of concern and cited the uiportance of eornrminication between board and staff as ihe most vital need in ihe new county board it proposed early investigation of methods that would insure a steady and current flow of information the second priority viewed by the committee was the autonomy of the principal and hit staff it maintained initiative and resourcefulness have created many innovative programs and instructional methods this healthy situation would continue if the principal is guaranteed some degree of autonomy in ihe operation of his school the report suggested the board could produce broad general policies u a framework within which the principal would operate the climate which allows the introduction of changes for educational progress was named a board responsibility in the report the report also suggested the need for computerized assistance for timetabling the high schools offering subject promotions a decision on the grade levels in which oral french is lo be taught courses in industrial arts and home economics for all gradj seven fcftif eigwtuaents long range program lo provide suitable physical education facilities guidance as a more integral part of the primary junior and intermediate programs the expansion of the adult night school programs and an investigation of the current driver education programs was also proposed policies were suggested for audiovisual library health services and psychological services enrolment figures in the report indicated an elementary school population in halton of 31890 with nearly half thai in burlington- 14340 oakvillc has 10045 georgetown 2069 esquesing 1695 milton 1078 acton 1 024 and nassagaweya 739 in the secondary schools burlingtons enrolment is also at the top accounting lor 477 per cent with 6391 students oakvillc has 4340 georgetown 1299 milton 822 and acton 480 the total secondary school students are 13332 a further report was presented to ihe interim committee by ihe subcommittee on professional negotiation policies it was presented by w l mcneil outlining proposed procedures for staff hiring and ihe conduct of salary negotiations scout news the four weeks of pjeparations paid off in a first prize for us the fathers got the feathers the mothers did the sewing we received split leather from beardmore co lo make the vests ordered some burlap material for leggings and dresses et voila we were indians from devil dancer to squaws buffalo dancer to indian chiefs horsetail dancer to eagle dancer glen lee chief and gregory daigle chief received respectively 2nd and 1st prize for best costume but believe me the judges had a hard time deciding our sincere thanks to mr ridley for the loan of the truck and mr ridley jr for dills stationery store 56 mill st acton 8532030 3sh6 e tuijhttfr f drmjifr jiniirtm let u utiit you with your plana for that all important wedding day c0ue in and see 0u1i c0upute stucfionor e vwltatioss annovhceuests inmtuals accjoiomcs slim year wtjjjjn uwiuiioas iniwnwmeaa al ihimhiim wiui caaapltte wnefaim u u htil tad hum nam ef torn wt also iuvc msonauzeo wedding napkins hatches and cakc boxes goal plan three features a double corridor with centres extending north east and north west along corridors of existing transportation facilities and communities goal plan four is a radically different concept whereby urban development will be attracted lo a northernarc of cities at guelph orangevilte alliston and barrie it is assumed that these regions will be largely self sufficient in relation to- the toronto centered urban complex following discussion of the four goals plans mr reddington conducted a questionnaire dealing with possibilities in the area for resources publig services local government financing ami- future prospects for the area can farmers stay alive aiid make a real go of it at todays standards mr reddington asked panel members agreed only a few really good fanners in the township could buy a farm and make it pay at si 2 and 13 per ton of hay how can a farmer be expected to make a living asked deputyreeve william i locy from ihe discussion mr reddington concluded nassagaweyas farmland was limited depending on unforeseen developments in the future this is following a pattern he told the township officials the discussion changed lo industry does nassagaweya want industry and if so where in the township and what kind of industry mr reddington queried reeve william coulter answered light and medium industry was welcomed in some specified parts of the township especially along the cpr area and the 401 highway nassagaweya is faced with the fact they do not have enough revenue from taxes to spend on bringing industry to the area the discussion eventually turned to mining and quarrying which has been a hot subject in the township for years councillor mrs anne macarthur said quarrying was a major problem in ihe southern portions ol the township she charged the province had failed nassagaweya by not keeping closer tabs on the quarry and mining operations this great industry holds power and although the workers are protected by an agent of the federal government the people are not she said mis macarthur suggested the municipality be allowed to charge companies a tax for every ton of raw materials they take from the rural areas this would help to rehabilitate the capital reserve fund mrs macarthur feared some day a quarry operator would go broke and leave a terrible mess and it would be jip tp the community to pay to put the area bjck into shape the group discussed a lahor pool and learned rnosj of the labor for local industry was found jocally sewage systems roads and highways and various ircnih rf transportation were discussed fconltnurd from pagm o convention he and his staff saw the best scheme of progressive education they have ever seen he said the day was very valuable and some of what they learned will be adapted to the m bennett school system commenting on the teachers convention principal mckenie said he saw giant classrooms including three former grades with 250 children in one room id like to take a slower run at it than that he admitted he preferred smaller rooms where actual- lessons were taught to smaller groups and other city schools continue this method john bruce who has been a crossing since ihe system wis instituted 12 years ago- is retiring the end of october the bliard agreed to pay him two months extra salary to ihe end of ihe year george paul had been engaged mr heddingtoi predicted silo take oyer ins duties winch iv day when the railways were subsidized to the same extent roads are now in oijdcr to limit congestion on the highways mayor duby urged the township officials to submit their opinions on the study and their recommendations he explained it was an opportunity for the provincial government to learn of the problems from the grass roots level he explained re commendations would he considered and a final brief drafted and sent lo the provincial government involve two and a half hours a day faced with the necessity of a new heating system in the r l school board members agreed to investigate costs of electric heating m the older pari of the school the new county board of education system will be explained to all teachers from the north of the county at a meeting in georgetown high school on october 8 as the meeting begins al 330 acton students will be dismissed early thai day ungraded system discussed at teachers convention cyril bishop recommended council be asked about ihe possibility of crosswalk signs at duncan s store across the highway with staggered classes al the m z bennett school there is no safety patrol guard here for the unusual shift hours two new teachers will be sought by actoa board when the resource centres are built at both schools present teachers taking library courses will leave their grade rooms to take over the library work replacements wilt be advertised for h gourlay has been engaged as head caretaker for- the k l school an assistant u still needed companies that used to supply book covers- hanks hydro gas and bread companies have just about completely given dp the service due- lor the high cost lif paper principals agreed paper covers gceaily extend the ijfe of books arid 10000 plain brown paper covers are to be ordered chairman bishop presided- for the meeting with all trustees two principals a nd secretarytreasurer bill middlelou present over and under swimming along in fresh water without spectacles the anablcps a tropical fish is truly a foureyed specimen this livebearer which sometimes grows a foot long has unusual double vision its eye resembles that of a frog except that the upper portion is adapted for sight in the air while the lower is for vision in the water ontario hydros contribution to the economy can be measured by ihe 281 million il intends to spend on expanding its system tltis year by 1973 its forecast that 2000000 homes in ontario will be served by nuclear energy world korean in paqpantrv and bono better than- ever fourth world tour vuufi scmm tmtnuuiilsl niuahm nstim corfuwi drsauue suiptlks hear their thrilling mllntw pro- tfram of beloved songs of the church folk music end popular melodies guelph university memorial hall october 11 800 pm tickets 100 the continuous progress or ungraded school system was the topic of last fridays teachers convention for halton county staff held in toronto during t be morning the teachers observed classes in various schools across the city where the ungraded system is presently being used following lunch the convention met in ihe conference room of ihe toronto edjication centre for a film and discussion on continuous progress in toronto schools it was generally concluded that such a system was inevitable and necessary however it will lake time and require extensive discussion with parents lo make the system understood this was the final convention under ihe old board system fried potatoes will be deliciously golden brown if sprinkled lightly with flour before frying bowl for pleasure bowl for health the entire family can bowl together w th in thing to do go bowling acton bowling lanes 10 main st n mimmr bpac 1330170 driving five scouts spent the weekend at bass lake near oriuia to get a good look at the scouts 68 program they will have a lot to tell this coming friday registration fees are up this year to 4 per scout to make sure that everybody will receive the canadian boy magazine we wdl have to have the forms in quickly make sure you arc registered this friday skip about us people ar talking hirl ahm it k szr warmly mm y coop fuel oil service talk to someone who uses coop fuel oil service we think theyll talk about us warmly not just because we keep their homes warm all winter with top quality fuel oil but because of the way we go about it warmly amiltcni 8782391 6orgtowit 8772271 only 3 more days thurs fri sat it it it shop now and get your share of the bargains talkers of guelph