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The Acton Free Wednesday July 27 Plant builds unique machine Continued from page 1 Canadian owned as he possibly can There are how ever parts of Iho machine he cannot purchase In Canada and has to get from the United States But for the most part he says It Is a Canadian machine Ont scholar changed Being an Ontario Scholar isn the honor it once was according to Hills trustees Don Long and Bert Out or grade spring at Acton and Georgetown High Schools were Ontario scholars Over per cent of the graduates had HO per cent or better the number of Ontario Scholars has been on the increase since In per cent of Ontario grade 13 were Ontario Scholar and that figure leaped to per cent in 1972 and jumped to per cent 1976 The number of Ontario Scholars has been steadily rising ever since standard province wide for grade i students disap peared in 1967 long said the whole pur pose of Ontario scholars is to recognize outstanding scholastic ability but with watered down standards now too rmny student receive the honor He believes instead of the top per cent or more students being Ontario Scholars only the top five or ten per cent should be given award and that goes with it suggests instead of per cent the minimum standard for an Ontario Scholar should be or per cent He says From his own personal obscriatioas the top live per tent of the student body is smarter today than it ever was hut the others are no better or worse than previous graduating classes I noted with students having so many subject options today and few mandator courses it is much easier to get high marks since pupil who isn t doing well in a subject drops it says the rising number of Ontario scholars is the result of watered down standards in education He says what was once an honor can now be achieved by virtually everybody and his brother There are so many Ontario Scholars now what does it mean wondered adding it seems to be in easy way to win The high number tar what used to be a real Hi wonders how many grade pupils in Hal ton Hills could get per cent if they had to w rite provincial exams and suggests it would be far than the at George town High School and six at High School this spring says standards ire so variable and poor now that nobody knows what rial scholastic ability is any more This is just one of my concerns I want to sec education system parents and students made more accountable to the tax paying public for tht quality or i ducat ion He believes all students In high school should be writing final exams which account fo- at least per cent of a student s final grade thinks the standards used in Ha lion should be the same as those used in Thunder Bay Portability of standards is essentia to employers and post second school institutions trying to evaluate applicants He thinks the Ministry of fducatlon should be setting province- wide standards Although he Is con sales In the area he says meaning Ontario and neighboring pro vinces he does have hopes of going international and selling his machines over seas There is only one vehicle of this type in existence and it was made in the Acton Steel building This demonstrator cost to build and Is at present on the road giving demonstrations He is aiming his market at the regions and countries big enough to warrant a machine of its ex Mr Prucyk realizes it costs a lot but wants his potential clients to realize they will get every cent back in saved manhours alone Another small device is in the planning This equipment can be installed on the back of pick up truck and does smaller jobs such as cross walks stop bars etc Mr Prucyk designed both vehicles and spent many many months researching other equipment in Canada and the United States How ever it t until that he rented hair the Acton Steel building and got pro duction underway His staff was small but dedicated he said until completion date in June they had only one weekend off and worked into the small hours of the and then continued on to their jobs Owner of Acton did all the welding his f Joe of It ft I I house did all the plumbing BothjDbs hi said required a lot of skill and Nelson Ihil llarber did the odds etuis which in itself was full time job Mr also pointed out there were two disigntr in Toronto who a great deal There were also various suppliers or Items to go together to design and the machine Mr many jobs in the construction ess His latest venture wis in partnership with grading company Right now the president is out on the road promoting the concept More machines will lie made as orders come and Headline International is negotiating with New Brunswick and Durham region When discussing the price which w ill vary between and Mr explained that ivery piece of equipment on thi m ichine is the very best whuh can bought Winn keeping it at a reisonable level and giving maximum for the money he Preventative measures prevent maintenance of two of their in At their meeting eommission to ly the to have a in rtguhrly to thick the I hi ii to l thev working order to tie in to elianj irts in Mel he hi eosi is but said it be ilit ip in the end L Hl Will Be CLOSED From August 1 to August Inclusive For Holidays We apologize for any inconvenience caused and wish everyone a happy and safe summer Mishap in pool lot An accident in the parking lot by Acton Lions Pool re sulted In a total of to two vehicles Thursday afternoon Police estimate In damages to the vehicle driven by Arenas of 7 Kingham Rd The vehicle owned by Austin Peter Murphy of Smiths Falls received the balance of damage accord ing to police Police also say the Murphy vehicle was parked MARK GRENIER LEFT and Albert Walker are the owners of Hornby Box and Pallet Acton Ltd formerly Acton Wood Products on Main Street North New owners wood factory papers to irmsfer ownership of town wood promts iclory were signed rid Hornby Pilltt ltd forum Wood Main St Tin new firm lull er boxes skids Hit new owners are Mirk Hornby of Or inbuilt Mr his 111 Hie wood business fir It operation here bet e lie setup fur tin sum lpe The site Mr illri build up here in pi ml Iml by tilt INTERNATIONAL has produced a new machine to paint lines on roads more quickly and at a saving It has been devised by a Georgetown man in an Acton factory A lag vehicle trails along behind to ensure no cars can come in between and smear the paint iiitlcm pur It I ill In wire Ilit J Kohari DT J Novak D T GEORGETOWN Guelph Street Ion 7 beside Post Office DENTURE therapy CLINIC Phone 877 8974 791 THISTLE CUSTODIAL SERVICE CARPET STEAM ComplLte INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL CLEAWtlO Own id up it by Ch irln PHONE 8531846 HONE North Halton 8771211 Halton Hills RECREATION and PARKS DEPT REGISTRATIONS are now being taken for Third and Fourth Session at Recreation Offices Archery Sleepouts Canoeing Special Events SESSION NO SESSION NO 4 August 2 to 12 August 15 to 26 theme theme King Arthur and Robin Hood FEE Child for two in same family for more information DONT MISS OUT ON THIS EXPERIENCE Reynolds ALUMINUM 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