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the acton free press wednesday april 3 b3 lets play bridge by bill coats pay georgetown milton libraries 700 for use by township students safety plays dont have much of a place in duplicate bridge but they are very important at rubber bridge closely allied with the safety play is what might be des cribed as aprecavttonplay when you dan lead high cards from either halid it sometimes pays to lead from doe rather than the other hand here 1s an example from last weeks action at the acton bridge ciub the dealer is east andastv west are- vulnerable crocuses of js itcrocat are ono of the first mpsserlgcs of spring bloom ing in the refuse lift by jvmter as it starlsils long retseat up archr corridors slaff photo ojp donates 103 dystrophy our readers writfi ssjwjr a gift from the ulltooandoak- ville detachments ontario pro vincial police will mean 103 worth of extra treatment and care for children suffering from muscular dystrophy through their association the two police detachments have for warded the amount to the mus cular dystrophy association of canada with the hopes it will bring a little comfort into the lives of needy children coast w jordan of milton qpp explained that at the end of each fiscal year the district associations excess money is distributed to worthwhile chari ties through the area opp of fices in other years the ullton qpp has supported the north hilton association for the ment ally retarded but a broomball game planned for april 21 will be raising money for that pur pose this year so the md fund was chosen to reap the benefits the opp association raised its funds through dancesandsoc- lal outings for its members the constitution says any profit must go to charity six permits masaagaweya township d six housing permits for uxal vlue of 126000 last month this brings the 19s8 total value for building innassagaweyatollsb- 800 which is up nine per cant from last year building in spector s w savage said thanks referees dear sir 1 would like to express our appreciation and thanks for the referees from acton who refer- eed in the international bantam tournament in georgetown these boys did a good job and were very dependable the names of these fellows are murray harrison barry intcoe harold townsley gary masales and danny arbic thanking you for your space in the acton free press yours for better hockey referee in chief gerald pinky perkins complaints about zoning hearing dear sir on the 25th of march 1968 i attended the ontario municipal board hearing on the zoning by law for be township of nassa- gaweya i was far from im- nrosseo the hearing was called for 11 m when most of those af fected by this zoning bylawwere at work earnlngtbelrdally bread so they were denied the right golden age club features irish tunes rhythm band the regular evening meeting of acton golden age club hold tuesday march 19 in luxton hall with 49 members and several visitors was a most enjoyable one an invitation from sllverwood limestone wl to the rhythm band to help entertain at a birthday party in milton manor on april 24 was accepted prac tice is to be held in the home of mra bradshaw april 11 at 730 pm mrs wllderapln introduced steven van fleet who won orst in the public speaking contest in north hilton steven gave his winning speech war no mow to a very attentive and appreciative audience who were much impressed with his clear diction and nice delivery he was heartily applauded and con gratulated and given encourage ment to go on to a uccosful career from such a promlung beginning mr bank entertained at tho piano with irish tuiws and led in the singing ol two byes of blue the rhythm band made their first appearance in their new uniform for the ladies white blouu and nav skirts the nwnwore white shirts and dark ties with their dark suits all wore a large green shamrock they rhythmed and sang irish songs its a long way to tlpperary my wild irish rose peggy 0nell and finished with their theme song mocldng bird mil mrs harrington and her helpers served a nice lunch lunch convener for april will be mrs gerguson with helpers mrs j lambert mrs n lam bert mrs agnew mrs mcenery and mrs millar mrs davidson and mrs mccutcheon are enter tainment conveners alcohol an anaesthtlc the ef fect of alcohol in the blood stream arise from the anaesthe tic properties of alcohol alcohol is classed by pharmacists as a drug producing progressln de pressant action on the central nervous system alcohol acts as an anaesthetic uke ether or chloroform all are depribsants of the central nervous sjstem because of the varying ifdcts of alcohol it has been classified as sedative analgesic htpnotic and narcotic the most an urate classification however ts that of anaesthetic milton driving school now operating full time licensed instructors dual controls fully insured call 8783342 or 8783797 to be heard one or two tax payers who stood to stand finan cial loss appeared with counsel thus plus the high cost of a counsel they had to forfeit a days pay the charade started when a gaggle of lawyers were allowed to pick their time to be heard i had worked the night previous to the hearing had had one hours sleep and couldnt foresee being heard that day- at the noon recess i left the meet ing lh disgust i think the highlight ofthe fore noon hearing was whenthe chair man of the meeting a member of the municipal board a senior servant of the provincial gov ernment didnt recognize or af fected not to recognize mr yar- emko minister of family plan ning and social sorvlcos william a johnson rr 2 rockwood west s732 h 0953 djs c in 32 east sk j9s h j 10 6 2 dq 10 9 8 4 c void south saq8 h 74 d72 ca k 9 8 5 4 the bidding east south pass 1 c pass 2 c pass 3 nt pass 5 h aupass west pass pass pass pass north 1 d 3 h 4nt 6 nt opening lead three of hearts sometimes big hands are more difficult to bid than average ones north has problems over souths opening bid north has the points and distribution for a three no trump bid but he has no spade stoppers north temporizes with a one diamond response when next it is his turn to bid he must show the power of his hand with a jump shift even with a three card suit south goes to three no trump and then north uses blackwood io discover sooths two aces with tht he proceeds to six no trump i declarer won he lead in durrnny and took stock it looks uke six club tricks plus twoeaeh in diamonds and hearts this meant that spades had to produbs two tricks for the small slim the only problem was to play a clubs safely if either oppon ent had four clubs declarer must play to take that into account a low chjb should be led from dummy and when east shows out declarer- can win and take the honor finesse against wests jack it looks easy when you see it in this paper but two declarers who played this hand at six no trump both cashed the club queen first one was able to recover how ever declarer conceded a club trick to west and won the heart return a spade finesse was tak en successfully now came the rest of declarers clubs dummy kept three diamonds and a spade east could not guard both spades and diamonds and elected to keep the same a dummy the last four tricks were the ace and idng of diamonds and the ace and eight of spades if declarer had played the club suit correctly he would not have had to and such a fortunate division of spade and diamond suits in order to make the con tract last weeks winners at the acton bridge club wore first mr and mrs clayton barbour second mrs til cook and jack coats third mrs jean garrett and mrs katharine coats school board chairman william lawson and trustee chester early appeared before esueslng council monday to acquaint coun cillors with final figures on an addition to the glen williams school higher bids for two rooms a libtary resources area knd alt erations on the school will bring the total price up to sround79r 000 mi lawspnexpallnecl ten tative s approval had only w been received on 7s700 the board- will make up tho- difference out of current ihnds mr lawson said this mains raising he levy onequarter of t mill to coyer tho cost breakdown on costs as re quested by the clerk for sub mission to the ontario municipal board ceyealed the initial tender was 73685 alterations would cost 858 for a 74543 total architects fees would bring the expenditure up to7900destlhi- ated the board chairman mr lawson also told council rangements with the librarians which covered up for last years use mr lawson said heard any reply asked tho deputy reeve no weve learned our lesson next time weve got any dealings with georgetown well get it in writing shed suet the acton goalsetters tops are pleased to announce that in the month of march their mem bers lost over 30 unwanted pounds although the group is growing in numbers new members will be welcome for information call mrs ivans 8530303 or call in at the centennial library tuesday evenings success comes to him who hustles while ho waits rudeness is a weak mans imitation of strength music festival entries again in acton next high in so weei io classes the children in the schools of acton milton esquestng and nassagaweya townships are busy practising for the north halton music festival this year the festival is being held in the robert little school acton on tuesday april 9 and wednesday april 10 garfield bender supervisor of music with the kitchener school system wiu 1800 collected by red cross youth a total of 1 boo will be turn ed over to paul meldrun direct or of red cross youth for the canadian red cross soon the money was raised during a sixweek campaign by public school students in nassagaweya esqueslng georgetown acton and milton school areas area superintendent w l mc neil reports the 3000 students in his area turned in around 900 which slightly surpasses last years tally a representative for area sup erintendent o mcdowell noted one school in his section is yet to be heard from but the total will also approximate 900 the money was raised througt candy sales auctions movies plays puppet shous and a host of other student created and ex ecutive activities adjudicate at all sessions the tuesday program com mences at 845 am with the triple duet competitions in the morning as well primary choirs and junior choirs compete the afternoon session begins at 1245 with the boys unchang ed voices followedby grade four choirs andsenlor choirs compet ing competition will be keen since there are 8 to 11 entries in most classes as wall as a cup and shield for first and second the festival association has purchased plaques which will be presented to the third place entry in each class for a second time solo com petitions will be held on wednes day the response this year has far surpassed 1967 arid many more schools are sending part icipants it is impossible to complete all classes before lunch classes competing in the morning will be primary and junior girls and boys beginning at 845 commen cing at 1215 the senior boys and girls sing medals will be presented tothe top three entrants in each class the wednesday evening pro gram starts at 730 several winners from tuesday and wed nesday will entertain and there will be three classes in compet ition tho public is urged to attend as many sessions as possible the standard of music in the schools of halton county has always been exceptionally good no admission is charged nor is there an entry fee this is possible due to the tremendous financial support the association receives from the school boards womens institutes iode the stewarttown sr publlcschool is the 1968 president and james zehr brookvllle public school is vico president mrs f mar- coux acton is past president and mrs glenda benton anmz bennott acton teachorls secre tary treasurer the trophy convener is mrs r frost r r 4 georgetown who is assisted by mrs s brun ette acton and mrs m apple- yard r r 1 georgetown the area superintendents o g mcdowell and w l mcneil give a great deal of encourage ment and assistance the music supervisors who train and coach the young music ians are mrs lenora vickory nassagaweya mrs mary kidney home and schools and interested nd mrs margaret ridley es- servlce clubs queslng mrs elizabeth ewlng jack reed vice principal af milton and glenn banks acton robert r hamilton orromttiisy 1 16 mountainview road s gewsatewn rrsori southern fried chicken tub serves 8 to 10 persons box 14 pieces buns honey box of 9 pieces individual dinner plus trimmings light snack 2 pieces french fries fishburger cheeseburger 9 hamburgers fish and chips french fries r onion rings 9 sandwiches made to order hours open monday to yhuruuy ism to 9 u m friday to sunday ism to 10 p m deliveries 50c extra bp snack bar 8532114 525 390 250 135 80c 65c 40c and 50c 35c and 45c 50c 25c 25c spring is here make hintons your headquarters for all your lawn and garden supplies fertilizers and insecticides for lawns gardens flowers and shrubs vegetable and flower garden seeds onion sets lawn seed fertilizer and seed spreaders electric 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