Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 29, 1970, p. 10

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NlnetySlxlh Year No A name and an Idea from England but with a real Canadian twist flea market appeals to the Ontarlons eagerness to get outside in the hot short summer as well as the universal urge to find a bargain The at tractive treelined location draws family groups of picnickers and carloads of friends who combine their shopping or with a summer outing The drive through the country Is delightful Theres a slow walk past all the tempting tables Children swim In the artificial lake Husband lounge under the trees There are refreshments for sale And of course there are the wares the antiques fete ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY SECOND SECTION You name it its at the Flea Market from the attics the unk from the cellars Most of the pieces offered for sale are smallish since they have to be transported there In a dealers station wagon So prices arent too high Most dealers a good chat with collectors They compare notes Sometimes the dealers even buy each others articles They rent tables twice a month on Sundays in good weather And the antlquers come In droves They come from Acton Guelph all this area and from miles away Everybody comes except the fleas They must have stayed In England Treasures from old trunk ready for buyers NOTICE OF ELECTRIC RATE ADJUSTMENT Effective with all bills issued on and after August 1st the following rates will apply SCHEDULE APPLICABLE TO ACTON RESIDENTIAL RATE per I Be per First WH per month Next H per month 11 per H for all additional monthly consumption Mattrad Wanr Heating A block of 500 WH par month at a special rate of Be per W uncontrolled is available to customer using an approved electric water heater supplied through the Residential service meter after per month have been billed at the foregoing rates All Electric Rata per KWH Mm Monthly Bill GENERAL SERVICE RATE First kilowatts of billing demand per month kilowatt of billing demand per month Nil Balance at SI per Energy Charge per W H for the first per month per WH for the next H per month per H for the next 9750 W H per month Balance of monthly Consumption at per H The General Rate is based upon service at utilization voltage where the customer provides transformation facilities the authorized allowance of par per month for from sub transmission voltage and I5c per KW per month for from distribution voltage will Minimum Monthly Bill Under Over KW per KW for all W applicable to the maximum demand during the previous eleven months Small Commercial First 200 KW KWH Balance per H per K WH DELAYED PAYMENT A late payment charge of 5 shall apply to bills not paid on or before due date Acton HydroElectric Commission ALICE STREET ACTON ONTARIO Which remembers cleaning lamps Lots of g man Authority must mow acres Wares reflect in shimmering lake You may put off cutting the gross in your back forty for another week but Grand River Conservation Authority em ployees have acres of lawn to mow so they are more punctual Tending all that green Is just one of the task that keep almost 100 authority employees hopping during the summer months They operate lawnmowcrs IB trucks and countless rakes wheelbarrows and paintbrushes to keep the seven admission charging conservation areas up to snuff for visitors There ore 34 permanent buildings as well as to SO outdoor washrooms to maintain And there are miles of roads to be graded gravelled or patched Thats why the authority hires about part time employees during the summer Most of them are students earning money for the next year of schooling The Hummer help more than triples the normal complement of maintanante staff working in conservation areas Each area normally has one superintendent one or two assistants and perhaps one or two additional full time em ployees But during the summer there just has to be more Grass cutting in one con servation area alone can keep four men busy for three to four days every two weeks You con see the results in conservation areas at park Lake near Fergus Island near Conestogo near Gorge Flora Laurel Creek Waterloo and Lake near Pans ENJOY HAVING MORE MONEY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS JOIN THE UNITED GAS BUDGET PAYMENT PLAN FOR GAS HEATING CUSTOMERS SPREAD HEATING BILLS OVER MONTH PERIOD YES I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR BUDGET PAYMENT PLAN FOR NATURAL GAS HEATING PLACE PHONE PLEASE I heat with natural gas INDICATE I am planning to heat with natural gas THERE IS NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THIS CONVENIENT SERVICE You can arrange your winter heating accounts to be paid in equal monthly payments spread over months Phone your local office or fill in and mail attached coupon to United Gas PO Box 10 Hamilton 20 Ont Phone 5251812 IT S FARM safety week AND porks adroit huge crowds on the weekends MEMBERS OF the Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada are having a week long cavalcade in Guelph ALL THE stores are full and there no place to hold a bake sale these days THE MAIN streets were quiet shimmering in the heat Monday with few stores open THERE ARE rewards these days for the people who planted early in the spring SOME HAY has been lost In fields because of the frequent drenching rains NEXT MONDAY Civic Holiday most stores banks and the post office will be closed PLANS BY Properties Ltd lo build a three million dollar unit motor inn have been announced In con junction with inn therell be a dining room cocktail lounge coffee shop a swimming pool and banquet rooms for con ventions The inn and adjoining mall will be on the new Hanlon expressway WATCH FOR HINTONS Natural Gat Barbecue Demonstration FREE TREATS

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