The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THE HERALD September 14 in WEAVERS Board approves expanded French course HI Students now in Grade 3 Mills will bo studying French for minutes a day when they get Grade next year Ha Hon board education Thursday approved an ex French core program In elementary schools despite opposition from some trustees and warnings by stall that parents won like It The program Will advance one grade each year until Grade 8 If by Jan 13 the board can determine that there Is Interest In early and late grade 1 and Grade classes development and implementation of those clas ses will lake place In time for the school year French is now taught In Grade to for minutes a The coat of the expanded ire program to the board Is expect to be about In 1979 and rise by 1980 Bruce Mather superin of program said That figure Includes program writ costs of about year he added The ministry of OFFICIAL OPENING Hal ton Kills Coun Roy Booth officially which has New England modi Ms opens the new Weaver House on Mill Street Jennings said the move into the new shop Is Thursday Helping with Ihe ribboncutting definitely part of the improvement of ceremony is proprietor Maria Jennings The downtown core of Georgetown Weaver House is located in a tasteful building Acton Fall Fair runs all this weekend By HANNAH Herald staff writer For the first time in its 65year history Acton Fall Fair will run its cattle show on two separate days Beef cattle will be exhibited on Saturday but the dairy competition will be held on Sunday to avoid conflicting with other nearby fairs says Acton Agricultural Society president Russell Murray Both Brampton and Fergus fairs will be held on this weekend and the Acton tors feel that some competitors would not show if it meant missing the Jersey Regional Show which will be held at fair or the Black and White Show which will be held at the Fergus fiir By moving the dairy classes exhibitors could attend the other fairs on Saturday and still come to Acton on Sunday Mr Murray said Friday evening a entertain will feature East Wind the band on Funny Farm and special guests They will pre sent a one and a half to two hour country and western show he said Su Holloway from CJOY stations in will be emcee The Miss Acton Fair contest will be judged during the even program At time of the Interview Mr Murray said there were only three contest ants entered but he expects upwards of a dozen entrants by today Wednesday when the contest closes Judges for the contest will be Jim Perry of Headline Hun Norma Pirday from Glo bal Question Mark Leahy Ha I Ion assistant agri cultural representative and maybe Toronto Sun Paul Rim st cad Mr had not been able to confirm that he could come the fair at the lime of the Interview but Mr Murray said the directors were still hoping that he could fit it into his schedule A cat show Saturday morn the Spot In the Park lent will be a new event this year This Is not aimed at the pure bred lover Mr Murray says This will be a chance for the neighborhood kids to bring in the family cat Interested prospect com can contact fair board secretary John Rowe for fur information The Saturday evening dance will feature Garrisons from Guelph This Is first time group has played in the area Mr Murray says They arc a rock band Admls Is per person and the dance runs from to 1 a Sunday festivities start at noon with the dairy show a hone pull a tractor pull it down dinner in the Spot in The old time fiddlers con will run through the after noon in the arena The winners of the Lady Directors Awards for the six classes of events displayed in the arena will be announced during the contest and the trophies presented to the winners Mr Murray says the fair board sent entry forms to old time fiddle associations a round the area Inviting mem enter the competition but so far board can make no predictions as to how many competitors will be in the contest Competitors will ploy three selections each three minutes in length he said There will also open class Interest can call Bryan Ham or John for further Informa Mr Murray says that the board members hope to gain what they last year and cover this years expenses He says the board had financial problems Inst but blames them on poor weather lions that weekend GIRL GUIDES REGISTRATION Throughout September registration will be held Gcorgetown East Guide and packs Register Sept 19 for the 2nd Brownie Pack and 10th Brownie Pack at St Andrew Church from Register Sept for the and 1 Brownie Pack at Centennial school from 30 to m for the Pack and from to p for the 13th Pack Register Sept Tor Brownie Pack at Centennial School from to Register Sept Tor the and 11th Brownie Pack at Centennial school from G 30 to p m Register for Girl Guides on Sept 19 at Kennedy school from to m Register for Girl Guides on Sept at Harrison school from 7 to Girls already enrolled should register with her own unit POOL SALE This Summe TakeT PLUNGE in a pool POOL KIT SALE PRICE 12 x 40 POOL KIT INCLUDES so mil Liner copper STEEL WALLS COPING WIDE TRACK SKIMMER RETURN FITTINQ3 MAIN DRAIN CABOT TRAIL EQUIPMENT education wilt give board money for the program lo encourage French as a second language for Englishspeaking The ministry will also fund up lo a French learning centre in one room of tary schools that can be voted to French instruction This grant Is available Im mediately lor a room at Middle School in Georgetown and McKcnlc Smith Middle school in Aclon Mr Mather said the of the core progrom could take place with only mini UK I In ant French duelers and pro mid of 18 19BO iml Resident li from within he stiff will tic assign in to K to ft midilk senior Ml 5 classes mil In K lo schools will bet ilmcr It provided from idui 1 ion are i ilium Kmm nu i y of language I by a J vote Those in favor of the ex I il tiled In French program of in of that a second language mastery of the na nuke time tongue generally Im Hi ixpuisc of students work in all and subjects and Is a requirement I in country today as well as the world Who tfo you know about your District Health Council 12VDC Ta fjy Nap dp on