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Pgc6 THE GEORGETOWN HERALD 19 Georgetown Man Heads Halton County Gun Club by Agnes McKenns It li an Irresistible temptation to state that the Assoc lotion is going great guru because it a the truth When the gun fanciers group was proposed a year and a half ago secretary Hank of Acton said he dldn t know if anyone would even come to the first show Yet the first gun display held In the Acton music centre overflowed shows for displays sales and trades were moved to the bigger Acton community centre and ore now held half a dozen times a year An ordinary show on a Sunday morning in this quiet little town will draw 000 visitors some from as far as Victoria Soon the com unity centre may not be large enough MOST IMPORTANT This is fast becoming the most Important gun show In Canada says Other shows at Burford and which are considered Important have about display tables while we now have and the number continues to increase In the Association atone there are ISO paidup members admits that the scope of the club has been expanded to include edge weapons like daggers bayonets swords and other allied Interests such as coins badges shells and uniforms but firearms are still the major interest STRICT ON RULES Ruppert emphasizes that the club Is strict about the safe handling of weapons and the observance of all firearms reg He believes there should be heavier penalties Tor careless hunters and that migrants should be quizzed on their knowledge of our firearms and hunting laws before being given a licence nub members are leery about giving their addresses lest they attract burglars and says that as a result of unrelenting vigilance not a single weapon of the hundreds displayed at the show has ever been stolen OWN FAULT He thinks that if gun collectors are robbed it is their own fault He points out that It Is difficult to keep a gun collection a secret and if the owner goes on vacation and simply locks the door behind him he Is gunning for trouble in more ways than one interest leans to pistols and revolvers of World Wars 1 and 11 and he estimates he has about weapons which he keeps locked In a special room at his home BURGLAR ALARM I am going to get a burglar alarm installed he says and when I go on holidays I deposit my gun collection in the vault of a local bank Association president Magi Men of Georgetown says he has been collecting guns for 25 years and now has about weapons He admits that It Is an expensiie hobby I take for my collection he declares Yet I know collectors who have as many as 1 weapons MAKE OWN Although he Is cautious about saying too much about his collection Magloughlen array of arms is not likely to attract would be bank robbers He specializes in muzzle loaders and they are not the most convenient weapons for Real devotees even make their own guns and that a project Lloyd Johnson of Brampton is working on now He started with a length of crowbar steel which he had bored on a gun drilling However he rifled the barrel by hand and is now lovingly fashioning the slock of maple with brass inliys The he is making is a replica of a long barrel Kentucky muzzle loading rifle of the It features a built in patch box in the stock and lakes a 31 calibre ball Johnson says he has spent only on materials but has been offered for the half Carol Arthurs Becomes Mrs William Laing White baby mums decorated the altar of St George s Anglican Church on July 17th when Carol Arthurs daughter of Mr Mrs Sam Arthurs became the bride of William son of Mae and Fred Laing Acton Rev Robert Gallagher of delated at the double ring ceremony and George was the organist The bride uncle Evans ton sang The Lord Is my Shepherd at the beginning of the ceremony and Perfect Love during the signing or the register Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a long dress of white faille over taffeta embroidered with guipure lace Her cathedral train was trimmed with matching lace The full length veil of tulle illusion fell from a spray of white flowers She carried a bouquet of white daisies and wore her great grandmothers heirloom brooch Judy Arthurs was maid or honour for her sister and the bridesmaids were Rene Laing sister of the groom and Patsy Arthurs sister of the bride They were gowned alike In Empire style Iced mint green crimplene trimmed with guipure lace seed pearls and in descents They carried bouquets or yellow daisies and wore matching flowers in their hair Ken Mil I on was groomsman and the ushers were the groom brother in lav Frank the bride brother Steve At the reception held in the hall the brides mother received guests assisted by the groom mother Mrs Arthurs fas dressed in deep aquamarine accessories and a corsage of yellow roses Mrs wore a lavender dress matching accessories and a white gardenia corsage The wedding cake was made by the brides grand mother Mrs A Byron Guests attended from Toronto Burlington Brampton Acton and George town and area Among the honoured guests were the bride great aunt and uncle Mr Mrs Fred Cross of Essex England Following the reception the couple left for a honeymoon at Wasaga Beach the bride wearing a multicolour hot pants suit with white Prior to her marriage the bride was honoured at several showers Mrs Francis was hostess Tor a shower given by the members of the George town Girl s Pipe Band Mrs Jerry held a neigh bo hood shower and workers at Northern held a presentation Mr Mrs Ken Ella hosted a Jack and Jill shower at their farm at Hornby Mrs Laingenlertomedlhe bridal party following the rehearsal Mr Bill miking their in Br impton finished weapon which already represents year wor LITTLE CANNONS Ron Hargreabes of Is a of a different sort He makes miniature can nuns Since he look up hobby about four years ago says he has completed models and sells them about as fast as he con get made They are perfect miniatures of 18th century English French field pieces one them a replica of the nine pounder which helped Wellington give Napoleon his come uppancc at Waterloo The workmanship in black walnut oak and brass Is exquisite and the models ore complete down to tiny ramrods miniature brass buckets and the royal cipher engraved on the barrels They work too They will fire a 50callbre ball yards says KEEPS YOUNG A special attraction at a recent show was the collection of Mr and Mrs 11 C Slecth of Brant ford Mrs Is and her husband BO and they maintain that their hobby keeps us Their prize piece is a small cannon on wheels used by Ihe mountaineers of against British invaders The wheels permit it to be dragged over level ground but it is light enough to be carried on mountainous terrain Some collectors ore really specializing specialists Bill Waters of collects only cartridges Canadian circa 1690 He figures he has about 1000 He says he would like to collect guns buthasn In an apartment CARTRIDGES William of collects cartridges but he favors British A rare cartridge can cost as much as he says and adds In a l he iomc worth apiece A more offbeat display at most recent show was presented by Veronica who operates a novelty shop in Toronto She was born in Argentina and her novelties Include South American and Oriental weapons Among them was a elaborately carved boot knife which is clipped to the side of the wearer boot when he is riding pampas Another was an Indian officer swagger stick officer supposed to carry a weapon off duly Veronica explains and he affected the ostensibly harmless swagger stick of wood covered with intricately braided leather However slick comes apart toreveal a long and wicket blade LABOUR DAY A six foot spear from ancient Taiwan was trimmed with grass and has a blade several Inches wide Not a weapon but simply a curiosity from Argentine was a tea sipping gourd The natives made a tea called verba mate and sipped It from the through a perforated silver straw which strained the tea leaves Veronica explained The gun exhibition will be all Important attraction at the sportsmen s show being held Acton over the Labor Day weekend The aficionados are trying to whip up some real color with a black powder shoot with participants in old fashioned costume If this organization aim Is success they seem to be right on target BRIDGE CLUB There were ten tables of competitive duplicate bridge playing at the Canadian Legion Auditorium on Tuesday August 10 North south winners were first Art and Sid Heller second Joe Maurer and Fred Allen third Mr and Mrs Walter fourth Cam Sinclair and Mrs Helen Atkinson East West Mrs Vi Naylor and Bob second R Dickson Harper third Jim Sargent and Tom fourth Frank Martin and Mrs N orris WE ARE NOW REGISTERING PRESCHOOLERS In our SWIM CLASSES 34 and 5 year olds Sunday afternoons Only Call ALPINE HEALTH CLUB Wesleyan Si 8779531 Lobjaws DEEP CUT PRICES SUPER BUYS QUALITY MEATS Photo by Bill Stuekcy MR AND MRS WILLIAM LAING PORK ROASTS SHOULDER ROASTS BUTT ROASTS CHOICE FROZEN MEATY PORK SIDE SPARE RIBS lb 62 CHOICE FROZEN Pork Tenderloin lb MARY MILES BRAND RINQIESS SIDE BACON 59 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