Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 3, 1980, p. 10

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10 The Acton Press Wednesday Sept 3 Stealing a from earold Debbie puppet during a show at the Acton Library lail week Ryan six looks on as puppeteer Diana from Georgetown her fuuy friend along with Susan Jackson put on the puppet show last Wednesday Predict good to bumper crops MPP raps Hydro ads By Alex Ontario Hydros motivation for Ing and what It tells consumers is immoral said Julian Reed Ha I ton- Burlington and Liberal energy critic I think it is ridiculous that an organization with no competition should tell us wo have extra megawatts and use our money to tell us how lucky we are it made a mistake he said Advertisements by Hydro pack in the fear factor that you never Clean up was costly The cost of Halton Hills Spring cam Is going to cost Halton Region The cleanup was held May June and and the cost was to the service of supplying containers tipping fees equipment and extra manpower A total of vehicles used the containers A total of 50 tons of refuse was received SIRS Monday High 53 NUMBERS know when we II need It to cover up the fact it made a mistake In planning he added He believes Hydro is trying to back out of the lie that we needed the generating capacity currently being developed They should be stopped Who do they think they are kidding he said He believes cutting the companys public relations and advertising budget the way to go Further he believes lhat the company should not directly advance Its cause and the merits of less generation and what kind of generation should be debated in the political forum In this way the policy and direction could be attacked Nuclear generation is given an edge but water power Is the cheapest There is no concerted program to develop water the energy critic said Although not an oppo nent of nuclear Mr Reed believes other forms of generation should given more consideration than they are Hydro for all intents and purposes is out of government control ex cept after tie fact he added Planning and conduct ing of affairs should be in government hands he stated by Alex Area farmers appear to be heading far rood to bumper crops this year according to the Agricultural Represent alive Only winter wheat has had trouble with some farmers reporting yields as low as five to 15 bushels per acre said Henry Stanley However some others arc getting to GO bushels to he acre he added With good yields tooth by with poor ones the cause of the problem is not apparent he said Root rot has been the problem in most cases and the incidence is higher in fields where winter wheat has been repeated the agricult ural representative said Most of the spring grain crops were planted late because of early season wetness so a late fall Is needed to complete the growing and harvest season he said The past month with a lot of heat and rain has Receive ive WITH EVERY ROLL OF BLACK a WHITE OR COLOUR FILM PROCESSEDII OFFER EXPIRES SEPTEMBER IB acton pharmacy ltd CORNER MILLET MAIN 8531620 FURNITURE TENT IS COMING SEPT 10 been good and local farmers may get good corn prices with drought problems In the US he added Barley and oats could see yields in the 100 bushel per acre range Hoy and pastures have grown well this year meaning a lot of cattle feed but there will not likely beany reduction in beef prices in the short run and they ill climb in the long run he ted Beef herds will not likely suffer much even in the west this year where rains in the past two weeks have brought respite to Saskatchewan and Manitoba Stanley said Alberta has been wet and has cattle fodder to sell to the other provinces he added On the local front again recent rains are boding well for the apple crop Stanley said All vegetable crops are doing well In the warm moist weather with only some potato crops on the edge of being too wet he paid However on all crop fronts the ideal growing conditions of hot and moist are also good for fungus and insect in festation There are more of both this yea than most years so to preserve crops the growers have to be on top of the situation fungicides and insect Ides as well as week sprays Monitoring of crop pests arc more exact these days the ture representative said We know virtually to the day the best time to spray Not only does It get the job done better but less spray Is wasted means possible LOVELY SETTING FOR INFORMAL WEDDINGS AND SMALL RECEPTIONS The Recreation Department issued its Fall Activities Brochure today Pickup locations foe 32 booklet listing fan activities and indudo Georgetown Acton Libraries Arenas Georgetown Acton Pools Recreation Offices Georgetown Acton Y Georgetown Acton Post Offices and various bank and store locations In Hills The brochure was inserted in the Georgetown Indepen dent and mailed to Acton residents Call Recreation Department 8775185 ext 60 19 for questions or information DEVON STANDARD CAMPBELLS Jelly Whole Tomato Powders Kernel Corn Soup 5W 4fffi 4ff Strained Baby Food Peek Biscuits COOKED Maple Leaf Smoked Pork Shoulders 70 Pasta Tomato Primo J Its on Fingers Noel t a Spread jn Spaghetti Sauce flQ Rico 09 Fresh PICNIC Pork Shoulder Roasts Fresh Butt Pork Chops PRODUCEOFUSA Thompson Nectarines Outspan Valencia Oranges 69 W Boans Bunch Carrots 279 Cabbage W Bunch J FW SIS 399 SSSn Peanuts ASSORTED FLAVORS Pudding Cups SQUmftELORYORK SMOOTH OR Peanut Butter People Come First at HALTON HILLS IGA NO STREET GEORGETOWN ACTON IGA MAIN STREET NORTH ACTON

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