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B6 Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 2 Eight claim water damage Light re dents sent in claims for damage to clothing which was washed in the brown poured from Acton Lips for seven month ago Region councillor Divl Whiting ports the eight claims arc all in processing for payment Claims far total Claims have been valued at 111 and Claims may still bo submitted by dropping them off at he town office sending them directly to the region or by contacting Whiting Anyone with a pro blem making claim for damages should call Whiting Green Blow Press Rumored layoffs wrong Ann Dons ton anil the Catholic money tree A two week rotating layoff of manager says two workers were laid workers at Beardmore and erroneous off In the fall because of work reports of people being layed off lage he expects all the there have sparked Inaccurate workers at the plant approximately rumors of layoffs at two other local will continue working He certainly plnnts anticipates no layoffs especially between now and end of thLj year Last week there were reports ting that there had been or will be Chapman AP Green said big layoffs at A P Green and Blow they have only employees and all are working There haven t been any Spokesmen for both firms deny the layoffs A Green in the past Prances sold on the draw for the big jirlies at rumors couple of years and with the Saturday a clock wall hanging dancing doll and ho haa Chapman sees Ed Wilson Blow Press plant no layoffs coming Supermarkets wage war on food prices Miracle Food Mart has fired the litest shot In the food price war even though the food chain In there is no price war At a press conference in Toronto last wctk Miracle Mart marketing vicepresident Doug Stewart released results of an independent price survey that claims that 35 per cent of its pro- duett are priced lower than in Dominion Stores Miracle largest com The survey conducted by Campbell Sharp ana tlonal accounting compared the prices of sample Hems In Miracle Mart and supermarket stores According to Stewirt Campbell Price put the results of the survey Into a computer which selected it random representative food and grocery items Of those items Miracle had lower prices on Items per cent Miracle was higher on 48 Items per cent and 120 Items per cent were similar In price The food price Is the latest In a series of moves by Miracle Mart to expand its share of the Ontario retail food sales market Dominion Stores con Irol an estimated per cent of the retail food sales market In Ontario followed by Lobiaw at per cent and Miracle Mart running third with 10 per cent of the market Miracle Mart opened what food industry critics have dubbed a price war in October by reducing the retail prices of grocery Items The price reduc quickly met by its two major com pctitors and Miracle Mart was In a price war whether it liked it or not At the press con Stewart main that the lower prices are part of a long term strategy not a ten porory measure to at trad customers as some critics have claimed A 15page fullcolor flyer costs about 000 per week he said By cutting down to a black and white ad we cut our advertising costs to In response to a Hon Stewart stated that although the chain Is cutting down on In store and other staff Miracle Mart wont have to lay off a employees This has been plann ed for some time and we rot been hiring new staff he explained We re opening two new stores the Toronto area and staff can be shifted to the new stores Miracle Mart current has 73 stores In On tario and Stewart claims that the firm Is always aggressively looking to expand One of the aspects of Miracles new strategy that has met con criticism from both consumer groups and opponents is the four cent charge for grocery bags John senior vicepresident of Stores scoffed at the pricing survey that Miracle releised 1 m very surprised that Steinberg s Miracle Marts parent company would stoop this low Toma said I always had a lot of respect for the firm and J disappointed that they would stoop to deceive the consumer According to the pricing survey Is in conclusive because the price comparison is on only Items A store of this size would carry up to Items It would be easy to select certain Items where one chain has a lower price than another he said The fact that they had lower prices on out of 10 Items is insignificant Toma said that Miracle Mart released the survey In re tall a We have one store in Montreal where Steinbergs control the market and wc reduced our prices which angered hem because we have only one store and they had to match our prices he said They were Just retaliating but anyone who is knowledgeable about the food Industry will sec through It Does the consumer really benefit from the socalled food price war Yes says Dagmar Stall chief economist with the Ministry of Con and Commercial Relations Food have dropped she said but the consumer has to shop around to find the best buys We do a monthly food price monitoring pro gram comparing the prices of high volume Items she explained Since the price war started the prices of those have drop ped an average of nearly six per cent Stall pointed out that her department included weekly specials In their survey Miracle Mart has cut down on the number of their weekly specials while Dominion and Lob laws continue to actively promote special buys Now more than ever It Is Important that the consumer compare prices using the weekly food advertisements she said The consumer has to be careful The results of the ministry food price surveys Indicate that the difference in food prices between he three largest Ontario food chains Is as little as two per cent re doing our end of the month survey this week and we will be able to compare Toronto food prices with prices In communities In Ontario she added That will give us a bet Idea of how the prlco war has really affected food prices Quintet at library Acton High School Admission to tins band leader Sale is of the holiday one of five members of season is free this month The concert for the whole family is schedul ed for December 12 at a and Sale wilt the oboe Other players ore Anne Warren Judith Shcppard and Father Leo Speagte who leading honored at a tea at St Josephs Sunday afternoon and Mike presented him with a gift Woman cut in collision An Improperly lit farm Vryenhoek was cut by machinery vehicle is glass from her wind blamed for a three car shield which shattered crash which sent one when she drove under woman to hospital last the cultivator week PHOTO RE PAINTS of the day you were in the news Cosh or ChatfB Cal ACTON FREE PRESS Tineke Vryenhoek of was treated In Georgetown I for head lacer after her car was in with a vat or driven by Fred Anthony of 1 Milton OPP say Vryenhoek was east bound on Highway Just east of Acton at m November She bow the lights of the tractor pulling the cultivator but in the dusk and light rain did not sec the cultivator until she struck It The Impact of the Vryenhoek vehicle pushed the tractor Into the oncoming lane where it struck a car driven by Anionics of OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT TO YOU WEIGHT WATCHERS 8269200 A friend of yours win a draw or lottery Tell Acton Call on the 20 or Doug Leys and Sue great tuff at Saturday V bazaar Circus here Saturday The big top is coming to Acton Library this Sotur day Youngsters will see great feals of demngdo performed by the Brick Brothers Circus December Admission isfree BAUER ROLLER SKATES EQUIPPED WITH OUTDOOR WHEELS A COMPLETE LINE OF ROLLER SKATING ACCESSORIES Goldline Pro Shop GLEN ERIN MARK GROSSMAN of Toronto wishes announce lhe OPENING his in CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE in Georgetown Foraprommentcaf I a Mo IrjMountanvewRd Dig Grown The Corporation of the TOWN OF MILTON BOARDCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS cat requested or io ilia follow ng Boards Itoos MILTON COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT- Two 21 Persons rod or a It your term Soma knowlodoo of Tho ond By laws It for a as a vnonihb Regional Co mm A I ntmonts n January of 1902 A I rousi ho i I in son no out your 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