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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 1, 1961, p. 11

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m ijlumdv alntsaaavf visit of kennedy highlight umamicm by sandy bet mp the kennedy vlitlt certainly grabbed lt thare of headlines in ottawa and cross the country tw wa justified i tan remember three years ago neitaanl speech of president elsenhower on the floor ofihe house of commons with all re spect to that great soldier and esmajilndmanyotbers were rather disappointed at the lack of content in the speech it- sen president kennedy was quite different in his address on the floor of the mouse on wednesday may 17th one might not agree with all the ideas he proposed but there was no question what soever that they were live vital issues and that they were given a strong selling approach by the youthful president mis urging of canada to join the organization of american states was noteworthy the word up here is that many of the officials m the department of ex ternal affairs seem to be against this and have been over a long period of time in any case the government is carefully weighing this matter at the moment urging stronger nato torccs with nuclear weapons and more integrated armaments followed in addition the president urged more economic studies and co operation between the nato na ttont a wider food disposal tlforismtorthe needy countries of the world and the strong state ment that such food surpluses should be regarded as a blessing rather than a curse mony of the presidents thoughtful and welllermed phrases were used throughout his address freedom must not only be defended but must be actively extended he said thettalferim were crowded and tens of thousands lined the streets of ottawa i was fortunately able tooblaln sealsln jhohouco of commons for guests i had in of tawa from georgetown these seal were as scarce ns hens teeth i dlu not notice nny of the little men with guns who arc generally rumored to be hiding in protective duly among the gold leaf of the commons roof there were some large towering police men unobstruwivcly around but not as many as one might have thought from earlier reports incidentally similar gentlemen were quite evident op prime minister macmulons visit the informality of president kennedy and his wife and the presidents obvious interest in shaking numerous hands on every occasion were wormlv greeted ottawa had a festival air willi numerous american flags with varying numbers of stars and tens of thousands of tulips won dering whether to bloom in the extremely varioble temperatures the red coated mount ics arc always colourful but this time the force had obuouslv brought in all of the seven foot men thit il could muster it certainly was a isil to be remembered secretarys report highlights music festival annual meeting notes on nature by wes fountain fields and pokests the common ladybug which is readily found in fields is a hungry predator and may eat a hundred smaller insects in the course of a day these insects arc one of mans valued insects they are used to control the onslaught of destructive plant eating insect pests the larvae of a ladvbug has well developed legs and is vers active they too like their par ents devour vast quantities of plant lice scale insects and othci sonbodied insects observe in fields fields or areas in which transitory flying insects can be observed the horntail wasp is frequent visitor to fields this strange insect has no constric lion about its waist as do all true wasps furthermore it has a conspicuous spine at the tip of its abdomen in addition the females have complex ovipositor used for boring into trees preparatory to cog laying the ovipositor con tusts of several parts one of which is filelike and is sheathed between the other parts with this toothed file the female bores holes a half inch deep in to several kinds of trees and dc posits an egg at the bottom the sublike larva spins a cocoon when the adult flv is fully de veloped it chews through the bnrk and files awns this sundays live in held bumblebees mav actually he in the field constructing under t round nests the wasps on i ik other hand dig holes in which thev lav their egijs the victims of these uasps often are spi ders although a number of oth cr insects are caught wasps are well developed for the duties thtvv perform the wasp has a large compound cc and a sensory antenna wasps possess large powerful jaws with which they capture food with their potent venom thev are no insects to be trifled with the adult minkbug is best known for the characteristic that gixes it the name the disagree able odor that comes fiom a gland on each side of the bodv keeps the stinkbug usualk safe from its enemies the adult stinkbug is a broad squat insect of di keren t colors its wings are folded in an x pattern across the back church to go because of the rapid deitnora lion of the old united church building it has become neees ssirv li have it removed as soon as all material of alue is stored awav demolition will begin on an average it takes mark 10 quarts of milk to make a hound ol butter church calendar thi church of st alban tw mattyr anglican rector the rev h b smarter lth stb ibs jeffrey si phone ms the first sunday after trimt sunday june 4 1b01 so a m holy enciiarvt 990 a m molv eucharitt church school 1100 am choral eociarit all ar wrtcome presbyterian church in canada knox emmca acton hv andrew h mckenilf ba bd minuter mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday juve th imt 945 am church school 1900 m ounussra bible class hbo u m usjornlha w orn ip can you read thr signa junior congregation aces 3 7 meets during sermon apttst ommch acton pastor- james 94 rudd 99 nelsoa court phone 90s sunday june 4th 10 i 94j0 ajn sunday school ii 99 animntsuin weratvtp t baptist mtfh rellow lwrtlps worship vrl9tol9l eaalorvr 900 jun ior choir all a walaoma rrnurj ausjiws csu united church of canada aelen ontario rev dwisht engel ba minister mr george elliott oifiinit and choir mister sundw junf 4tli lilfil 010 a m church school binior dopt ki ju 4 and up 1100 am junior school mftnt in jrradt 3 p30 am mornlnc worship 1100 ajn morninjr worship sermon subjtct ttu ordi nances of th cluisijan church vii wnhip acton pentecostal tabernacle s3 churchill road paoc rrv kenneth j reld pntor 73 cook si phone 849w sundw june 4th 1001 10 00 sm sunday sch ol 11 00 a m morninj worship 7 p kvante special servieea with rex b h hartxtcll at bartbun england will beam on tuesday may 35 and will continue nightly 8 pm excepl monday and sat- urday until sunday june 4 sundav srrvicca at 11 am and you are always welcome christian reformed church rav j nutma ba bd minister 901 qumn st box 48 phone ss8 sunday june 4tti ltfll 1009 am enctlsn 990 pjn duftcfi the church at the back to god hour prescntatlon of the secretary treasurers annual rent was one or the highlights or the annual meeting of the hulton county muiil festival held in the denycs school milloni on wed nesday evening mnv 10 during the evening the execut ive decided alter some dlcus slon that there would delinitely be n bjorth halton rural section rtevt spring if was nolcd that more consolidated schools would soon close out most ol the north em oneroom schools but it was decided hint since at least seven small rural schools will be in operation next year a rural fest ival will be held another meeting or the festival association will be held in november to make plans for next years festivals the follow ing is the secretary treasurers report annual report it is a privilege to submit the following report of the 30th annual halton music festival since this was the 30ih annhers ary of the festival extra press releases were sent out and some of the original workers or the fcsliial contacted their re sponse both financial and in interest was indeed gratifying there was no change this vcar in the setup of the feslual it was divided into three divisions north hallon rural north halton urban and souih halton as be fore eath district conducted lis own festival and all were coor dinalcd by the central oflice in milton north halton rural since last annual meeting one new consolidated school has been opened in nassagawea and one in csquesing township rcsull ing in lower rural schools ii was therefore nccessarv to hold lust one alldnv festival which look place at the robert lilllc school acton on thursday april 27lh willi llod brnclshaw supcmsor of music at forest hill junior high school as adiiulicatoi north halton urban the setup was thesnme as in 1960 hut with two more schools to bo added brookville in nas sagaweva and spcvsicle in es qucsing a full dnv of finats was held on wednesday api il 26 at the robert little school auditor mm acton and on tridav c cning april 28 before a capnc its crowd there were eompclit ions in three classes as well as a concert provided bv winners in the wednesdiv festival johrt wood supcmsor of music for south peel adiudicatcd at both sessions it was a pleasure- have miss margaret s gcmmell and miss m 7 bennett in thi audience both were teachers whose pupils took part in the hrsl festival in 1928 and al though miss bennetl is now re tired miss gcmmell is still teaching and her pupils have competed in each of the 30 fes tivals south halton ap nn this vcar four separile festivals were held on march 21 at munns sehool trifilg ir on march 22 at woodside sehool tralalgai on march 23 at oak wood sehool oakville and on march 24 at e j james school tralilgar hareev pernn diree tor of music toronto and eldon breihcmr also of toronto were adludlcalors this year it was decided to dispense with ihe concert on the friday evening due to the difficulties encounter ed in transporting somany child rett the lest pieces were chosen bv the music supervisors who earn ed special- cornmendatlou from the adjudicators for the excellent training they arc giving the pup ils of haltontounty the total number of children who look part was approximate ly 8870 320 in the north rural about i 550 in the north urban and approximately 7000 in ihe soulh division indebted to donors we are deeply indebted to nil those who supported the festival bv means of monetary donations and with trophies the response was more generous than usual and it is most heartening to know that after 30 years interest is still so keen a special word of appreciation goes out to the school boards and principals for the necessary organizing and for the use or their auditorium facilities to the inspectors in the county for their valuable advice and support and lo the newspaper editors lor their interest in covering the festivals as we finish the 30th chapter of oui llaltun music festival book ave are gleatlv encouraged by the mteiest and response of the people of the county our constitution savs the purpose of the feslivul shall be the encour agement of vocal music in the schools of halton county mav poets corner the herald sprint iii tunie into the uoild tmln jouhisu rings through the glen loilh tiom ihe throat of a v htril gi sweet link enrolling uren cast off th burtkn iks lr ing to sa god s in command of his world none ol his childicn can wand cr astra his the sk oer us unfuiled messenger carol ocean steamship tickets cruises now booking for spi mg and summer sailings book early f l wright 20 wilbur st n acton ontario phone 95 dear hide our la let vour sweet cadences roll till the dark shadows that threat en m ili steal in swift shame from mv soul isobel anderson we take pride in the fact that this purpose has betn kept fare- most in our trilncltt and reuilve lo ulwnys maintain our hitfh stan dard ut wc go forward into nn other yen r respectfully submitted eileen martin mrs- d e secretarytreasurer halton music reiitlval aoc ut aj dowtc donations were revived this yjar from the following school board s s 6 nnsn- gaweva s s i esqueslng bur lington board of education ac- ton mlllon s a 1 trafalgar oakville t s a 1 natsagnweyn s s 2 esqueslng s s ae horn by and t s a i esqueslng councils township of trafa gar county or halton junior institutes milton nor vol iode chapters duke or de vonshire acton angela bruce oakville john mlllon miljon white oak oakville sarah mar tin milton sybil bennett oak itle tin yen da rregea burling ton lakeside acton donors of trophies actnn wo men s institute campbclhtlle womens institute angela bruce chapter i o d e w h morden home and school woodside homy and school st mary s p ta trafalgar golf and country clnh rev md mis d sloane miss ruth tvans women n institutes- silver wood ltmehouse csquesing mountain union scotch block bannockburn burlington ballin afad georgetown ashgrove busy bee campncllvillc horn b nassagaueya dublin home and school assocint ions milton heights maple grove percv merrv westwood bruce sliect w i dick j m denves weslhrook pinegrove acton palermo oakwood service clubs kinsmen club uf milton msiy court oakville baptist ckurcfi explorers meet acton bnptut church exnlop crs met at the church on friday may 19 mrs dunk opened with the motto all repeated the pur pose and sang thk is our to thers world owing to the nb- renee of mr treuler mrs rudd look her place and led in praver all repeated the memory verse from hebrews 13 8 linda ralston rend the mlnu les of the last meeting and con dueled the roll call mrs dunk conducted the business and it was planned lo nt lend church in a body on may 28 and lo have a hike komc saturday at a later dale linda ralm rend thi scripture psalm 95 joanne uwidflbo rough led in a fe choruses v responsibility to church mrs dunk gave the topic our church and explained what responsibility to the church should mean to members she dlso stressed those who hold an office in the church and any members ns well should nlwas remember it is for the lord it is lie ing done members should support thi minister and leaders and attend thurch as much as possible mis rudd conducted a bibl contest teams were chosen with billy landshorough and paul dunk as captains btl lindshoiough s team won hv one point the meeting closed with singing children who walk in jesus wav and re pealing the explorer praver al tcr which a lew games were plavcd patch pave strips through roads and drive was cut up tupuunii laving of new phone cables are being re- paved and patched this week bv contractors bricklaying con tin ues at the dial exchange building beside si josephs church the structure has lew windows may we remind you that it is time to let us clean store those valuable winter garments for the summer months safe insured low cost storage custom cleaners ssms day ssrvlca excapt saturday in by 10 uatu out by s pjn cash and carry main st n phone 372 citizens of acton and district are invited to join in decoration day sunday june 4th 3 pm at fairview cemetery parade commences at 215 pm at the cnr station mill st east decoration day sponsored toy his worship the mayor and members of ihe council of ihe town of acton the canadian legion women s nslrtules legion ladies auxiliary aclon fire dept duke of devonshire and lakeside chapters iode acton citizens band acton junior pipe band lol 467 is designed to honor the dead of two world wars by placing wreaths and flowers at fairview cemetery st joseph s cemetery and pioneer cemetery citizens are invited to participate in the ceremony and at the same time decorate the graves of their own loved ones fen introducing another first by scarfe colorspari custom paint finishes yes now u potubl to buy famout scarf quality paint finiih m th exact color of your chotco at regular pom pric now if 11 no longvr ncmary lo qu about oor colon that match or harmontx wilh prtviouily pamtad turfacvt drapot furmtur lc all that i uh to do n ordor according to th color ip an number on och color panel 725 colors in any paint finish frank carney sons ltd abdwaw plumbing heating elctrrc rockwood phone ul 69501 th acton free pren thursday juna lit j 961 ja ospftlnoi knox church ladies hold monthly meet intended for lat week mrs w briicc convened the mecllnu of oiprlnge knox church liullen aid when they mel al the humc of mrs gcoige jackson for their mav mecllnu the devotional ptaver wat ri ven by mrs bnice she stressed prayer is- a erlous talk with god in wiiilii vc make requeslw and lhank him for his ton clancy and laithfulness the roll call tixchange of pliuils and seeds was responded fo bv 14 members the months business included a report on the adoption of a germnn bov i dls cussion on lttcrinii for a con ference antl a barbecue to be held june 29 reiponalbllltlea emphailud the mono what can we du as women in this atomic age was taken by mrs b bruce in this she emphasi7ed members responsibilities as christians und as world cllizenf she aotdd members must follow god in every phase of notional life anil be concerned with the aplrltuhl need of people all over th world mrs fuller and gall gave a mikical number a scripture quecllorinalre was given by mr c storey a car contest was won bv mm tuller the meeting closed with ptajh- cr bv mrs jackson the hoateaa assisted by mrs r mcewan arid mrs a mccrac served a lovely lunchoon quality jias everything in favor including the price lhu pollock and campbell manufacturert of high grade memorials memorial engraving 63 walar nhh oalt telcphom ui7sm stew to economical car buying 0hiumnurahcra6ehtcm betyolhthserwcel- 1 fioosr lite make and model you wnnt from tho ciciluithipyqu picfer z 77swisft the cash tliftei ence yon need to complete the sale 3 7 viniie out oflice or come in personally and arranbo for lite funds von need fj al thr sniif nrrance for tho inburnnce you need to protccl your purchase jie kure you huy your car contact its denny s insurance agency 39 brock st bill and harold acton phonc 45s for that smart look in glasses look e l buchner r o optometsist contact lantaa fitted haarlng aids ey iaumlih4l 48 mill st e acton ont wednesday only office hours 2 to 6 pm for appointment phone 1 1 s acton if no answer phone waterloo collect sh 28867 when an old friend dies gel a new one through a bank of nova scoria loan thats ihe lowcost bminenlike way to borrow to buy the equipment you need new tractor new machinery or attachments all are good reasons for cvscotiabank farm improvement loon see the manager of your neighbourhood branch of the bank of nova scotia hell be nappy to discuss a scoliabank farm improvement loast with you the brnk0f novfl scotia manager acton branrli walter a wtmtdbani

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