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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1967
Page
4
A reader analyzes opinions on trading stamps in groceries, outlining three citizen groups. Proban supporters view stamps as gimmicks inflating costs. opponents push for regulation. The writer doubts efficacy of regulation, noting similar gimmicks persist in provinces that ban stamps and the difficulty in changing consumer behavior.
In a sudden move Milton council voted to take membership in the Central Ontario Regional Development Council. Previously Acton and Nassagawega were Halton members of the group that includes Halton Peel York and Ontario counties.
The article extols Prokofiev as a master storyteller through music and outlines the orchestration for Peter and the Wolf. It then recounts a vivid, kid friendly version of the tale with Peter, a bird, a duck, a cat, Grandfather, a wolf and hunters, ending with capture and transport to the zoo.
Congratulations to Frances Hodge of the local public school for her achievement in the public speaking contest. The grade eight student, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hod, lives in Erin Township and studies under principal Bruce Macpherson. Her act Peter and the Wolf impressed judges and she has won at local, Erin Township School Area, Inspectorate finals, and Wellington County finals. She aims for the Zone finals March 14 at Breslau Public School and the Provincial finals in Toronto during Easter.
The Limehouse W M S gathered at Mrs A C Patterson's Thursday led by vice president Mrs Roughley. Easter service from Glad Tidings. scripture read by Mrs Patterson. prayer by Mrs Sanford. meditation by Mrs Kirkpatrick. Plans set for spring bank offering April 16. luncheon served. Communion to be held March 19 at 2 30 at Limehouse Presbyterian. visiting relatives reported.
A lively narrator recalls a triumphal scene where Peter leads a hunting party to capture a wolf. Grandfather questions the outcome, the bird exults, and a duck’s quack echoes from inside the wolf, signaling a dramatic, original tale.
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