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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 13, 1961, p. 1

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vpr nbpmteftntti yaarno i rt tjr 4 rzz acton ontario thursday l3m t9t v pt autmriias w cm aba- wv lh fart own p 0uw 11 v ajutt pholo c k mownw ttora on main st north wai a focal point saturday for the 12th of july cele bration a parada harted and andad there the pipe band tarenaded him and there were many visitors from ouloftown lodgai behind the counter mr browne it pictured with alvey gordon matter of acton lol 467 and m mecamnay fergus county matter of wellington c k browne heads parade juveniles win in georgetown a parade througrftcclon sat urday morning started off the glorious twelfth for members ot acton lodge from here they went to georgetown where 2300 marcher from 79 lodge in hal- loll peel and wellington counties pefferlaw toronto weston high land creek and orillin took part in a threemile walk acton junior pipe bund took in two parades one in guclph and the other in georgetown friendship lodge no 457 or the juvenile orange association on their first annual parade won the juvenile trorjhy for the larg- svtlrwmbumew music of the fifes tind drums and traditional spanking white brilliant orange and clear blue of the marcher brought crowd out to the sidewalks saturday morning to tec the local lodges first tn the parade came a con vertible with prominent lodge member c k browne who has been particularly honored by a serenade since he has been un able to attend the parades him self the convertible lent by ross ballcntinc was driven by a past master of lol 47 al green lol 4a7 was led by muster al vev gordon joining them were members of lavinu 555 and bel vedcre loba of guclph and prince arthur 1331 lol the welltrained and enthusiastic bandsmen were under the lead ership of mr purest and headed by two pert majorettes the cng people in friendship lodge 1 their own hag pipe band serenade the parade began and ended beside c k brownes store acton junior pipe band encircl ed mr browne for a brief seren ade after the gala parade mr browne now 91 years of age started tuking part in orange walks when he was eight at mid land he marched ccry vcar without fail until usi recently when ill health forbade ii buses and cars stowed down as thev passed his store on their av l the walk in georgetown as many friends garnered in years of lodgc activlty called and waved he is right wurshiplul honor ary past grand master of onlur in west past master of 1 ol 467 past district muster of hornby district past county mastci ol hornby district past master ol the royal black prcceplory guclph past commnndu of the scurlet honorary past gland master of ontario west and hon ornrv past grand master of bi it ish north america he is the old est member of grand i oduc and was presented with the first 40- ycar jewel issued in canada proud of trophy friendship lodge no 4s7 or the juvenile orange association ol acton has had a husv two months with church parades al home und away and the parades saturday instituted in october i960 with 19 members under the guardian ship of mr and mis ken mu donald membership has increas ed to 37 thev were all er pleased anil proud to win the jmcnile tiophv un their first annttit paiade and eager to do likewise next ycat with the parade oer a lot ol the members nrrplnnnii t a lend the juvenile orange sum n lamp a peacock po oit lake erie the ncai lulurc wilt be occupied uith plans for their birthday partv to be held in oclobei working un handicralls to be sent to the haaar being held at the grand lodge meet ing next spnng and increasing their membership guclph parade guclph lodges puadid to the cenotaph lor a wicaih laying cciemony bcluic goinj to gcoige- lown and the guclph puade uas htuk l bv acton juniol pipe band and guclph pipe band black asphalt paves walks cracked sidewalks lliit hate been tripping pcdcsiiians and throwing hlcsclcs and hah cat riages are being patitud litis week snnie ot tlu spois ati on john st s willou st s and church st bctttiui these two blocks blutk asphalt paving iwhcinp used tor the piuhtip oh in bo- twecn the sidewalk is icnitiit eight pagesseven cento fi if ays plans for arena arded toomb bit crlpt acton blvd bee offered he remaining old building to the acton fire departnkaaft for training purposes air banter has commenced construction of hi prostee freexe 40 hear bible stories at knox knox sunday school rooms chairs were set upranglng from the tiniest ones in the front row to qdult size al the bock when 40 children came monday and tuesday mornings to hear bible stories the rev andrew me- kcnzlc began the vacation bible story hour us an experiment it continues thursday and friday and perhaps next week until thursday when he and his fam ily stall hulidays response was good to the ven ture there were 37 youngsters there monday and 43 on tues day a total of so registered the youngest are preschoolers three yeuiolds trudy toebea and the ministers daughter carol others rre tour and ages range up to 12 not all arc presbyterian and anv children are welcome mr mckcnzle says stories from bible monday und tuesday they heaid stories about abraham on thursday they wilt be told about david and on friday the apostle paul mr mckcnzic has pictures and maps and uses a blackboard to keep their attention the weekday sunday school starts at 10 and is out before 11 i acton cornell tuesdayevening gave two reading lo byjsw to autriortarhhiamatrueslottblrie mew community centre the law will now be submllledto the ontario municipal board far their approval before it i given its third and final reading verbal approval for the project had been given iv mr tcennedv of the omb following a visit to the department by the mayor and clerk mir kennedy had sug gested he town prepare a formal bylaw addition la 4jmo bylaw and submit it to the o mb the bylaw conttmttloh the front of the present arena at a cost estimated lo be j40000 alwhneltidod inihe bylawu en expenditure for artificial ice in stallation ul 118000 und a build ing tu house the rofrlgerulloif equipment- at 12000 a letter being submitted with the bylaw describes in detail the amounts pledged to the com munity centre fund and the other assistance acquired lo be used in the construction of the centre council ulso accepted the re commendation ol the joint build ing committee whereby the ar chitects ore aulhurizod lo pre pare specifications for the in stallation of a new steel truss and columns at the west end of theakalmgrinb thenewsteel work will replace the wooden gabled end which is showing signs of deterioration this will also remove ull the wooden pil lar at the west end of the orenu and allow an unobstructed view from the west end delay demolition the demolition of the remain ing section of the old curling rink was i held up until the pro perty committee could hold it mcotlng and make a study of the situation it is expected a recommendation will be present ed at the next regular council holland shop opens in new spot today anothor change on the mwt street business section is taking place this week the holland shop operated by e huisman has moved to the building where george benton formerly operated a butcher store and opens today the new location will allow the proprietor more space for cus tomers and a larger area to dis play groceries and dry goods clerk is miss theresa huisman club forum held after rotary meet after the rotary dinner meet ing members went to president date manes humc far a club lortim on rotary information headed bv the rev a h mcken- ie there were lour visitors a classification talk by louis waso- ttic is staled for next tuesday eight baptized by rev d engel light children were baptized sundav morning at acton united church thev were douglas gor don son of mr and mrs f ir vine peter james shirley jane fin ills and mark william child ren of mr and mrs william mor- nson richard george son of mr and mrs j gibson girmour scott son of mr and mrs g malcolm gordon randall son of mi and mrs j van fleet and i tic robert son of mr and mrs willi in verheek the rev dwlghl taiucl ullii iilcd assisted by the clerk ol the session orwell john sloll regional planning necessary say tricounty representatives tuck lo cuss tw hlr pity pittas 90 th group undsir tn direction of mia met raper end mrt j looya0 top itftto riant othr mambtip of th cuu in iltrnno from th front ann krmr mary churchill ada umrtk 0kk van arraoon and burt uferlnk riyiunul planning fur the u lure u lorm of lixipcrit ic mu nut pal puimimu bv limn tl luge jnd townships in ninth hal ton wellington t put coun tics was dccnul nixivar tins day night utun couikii and planning kpntiitatiin ol the three lounhes gathered at me xvarttown hall the outcome of ttu mciting uv to formulate plans tor a targcr nice tint f j mu rested officials for septemhei uhimi profeionuls m planninu fields will kadroup discusmuns with about 100 plannrr councillors und school bcurd headh from the diitnol join church last sunday morning three people joined knox presbyterian church- mrs f g hepburn loin- ed by profesion of faith while mr and mrs david cleland join ed by transfer of certificate those at tuesdays meeting seemed in etimplctc agreement dial something hod to be done to halt vill nitty helterskelter promiscuuus dtvelapnseht erin clunguacuusy esquesing nassa- gaucsa and gcorgetoum were rt presented and while acton and milton had been invited no dele- liales shtmed up the metting was called by the ciedu vallcv conservation au thority and john pearson of the community planning division of the department of minucjaal af lairs was guest speaker he not ed there was a need far collective thinking about planning problems bv rural and urban people alike and pointed out cases of wanton deselopment and their effects 00 other municlpahtleb stagkhml baemr there was some the need for a regional iileaiiilng board consisting of uvea of each of toe ff represented vacation iibuj ifovy hour at knox church this week drew about 40 youngsters each day ham the bay a u anekarul readi a slory lo aik pitcal kaiarv athuy and tutan allan sed quietly in the sonday senool room lhay hear stories tea mape- and picture about abraham david and the apostle paul uabmssbnaaubnaaasawrdari contest winners meeting councillors mcleod and wewf tonreglsteredsomet during discussions of structlon bylaw councillor new ton questioned some of the esu mated costs mentioned in the bylaw councillor mcleod ques tioned whether council should accent recommendations of thit special building committee acting mayor reeve margrave was appointed acting mayor during the absence of mayor ooy on holidays jfoe hurst was sitting in at the meat ing for clerk jack mcgeacnle who is on vutullort councillor denny reported complaints ho hud received oh weeds and grass growing on va cant property within the town mr hunt reported that letters were being dispatched to the of fending property owners couav clllur duby suggested the weed on municipal property should have some attention but also pointed out that nt the present lime the town works department la verynhurthancleiljhrhigh an nual vacations and sickness fire insmeuotte councillor jack newton point ed out to council that this year was the yoar business and indus trial property would be inspected fur fire hazards by insurance in spectors as part of a continuing campaign to reduce fire lone through fire prevention deputyreeve hlnlon suggett- ed unojmjr request be made tn thef industrial commission for their report to be contacted inquired as to the status of the appeal against the credit valley t conservation authority levy the appeal had been filed with the authority informed council an agreement was being prepared to cover the ambulance service re ported interest in the rescue squad demonstration and pos sible formation of rescue teams in acton and expressed hi cosy cent over the intphmtnn s might result- troatwe uiuaioa villatrafalgar arnlgainauonv five speyside students stay overnight at fort york ljving as 150 years agb thirty young boys and gfris- rrom all over onturlo winner of a fort york essay contest spent the night of friday july 7 at fort york eating sleeping und living exactly as the defend ers of the town or york did iso years ago of the 30 selected six were rrom spcyside central school principal colin lcltch was par ticulurly proud of his 12 13 und 14yeurolds who brought to three the number of cssuy con tests won by their school this past year thom with the wonderful ex perience to recall arc victoria newton 13 carol swuckhumcr 12 gary buttcnhum 14 puul fisher 13 and albert vllclstra 12 another winner larry fletcher 13 didnt go mr lcltch drove them to the rurt in toronto on friday where they met the others from ome- mcc hamilton orillia burrle and other places no other school boasted of oh many win ners as speyslde t rewa was for cvsavs wfften rulldwffig 10 tl fort on a grade seven and eight school outing mr lcltch point ed out he wrote in advance fix information and perhaps this prcknowledge of the fort help ed his students in garnering facts while they were there their visit was hurried though and limited to just an hour after the return to school all the gradcelght students and some of the grade sevens submitted csity to the toronto historical board altogether 35 entered from the school hundreds of entries came from all over ontar io and the six winning entries are certainly a source of pride at the brandnew school heres how the young people lived duplicating food and ac tivities of iso jejrs ego al 7j0 jjutr friday trumpet sounded mess call for a military mess dinner served in the historic officers quarters by scarletcoat ed mess stewards university students with summer jobs at the foct a stewards and alternately mimnan of the guard at which the efts commandant and aides swa the guesu they stuffed full with of toronto wsttkaowm york fn icsuumml w limuft on an open fireplace in the forts mcssmans room he served up beef slew with mushroom dumpl ings buttered mushed potatoes fried lake trout dandelion and watercress salad with farmhouse dressing corn on the cob fresh open cherried jellv pie with milk coffee and raspberry wine after dinner the boys und girls observed the relreul ceremony by the guaid and watched men working at the forge in the black smith shop they raced through the fort on a historv hunt in teams find ing answers to some really diffi cult puzzlers like what was the population of york at the time ol the battle of ufkf and how many musket slits are there in the simcoc blockhouse an swer to the last one 32 reulwa for he winning team they were lined up promoted given insignia and stripes i vicky newton and puul fuhcr were on the top tuam triad the cider next come a parly in the offic ers mess where they ate cakes und cookies prepared in a brick oven and tasted the specialty of the house fort york mulled elder some of them liked it some of them didnt the bugler sounded lights out and the young people were all bedded down on straw pcllasscs in barracks the boys stayed in the oldest building in toronto the famous slmcoe blockhouse built in 1793 the girls chatted and laughed and didnt get much sleep explained vicky newton the beds would be all right if uu pounded them out enough country breakfast after riag raising in the morn- ing they had breakfast oatmeal porridge with maple syrup freah blueberry and corn muffin nam and eggs syd newton nicked up the spcyside group after their unique und thrilling experience memo les of which will remain with them for the rest of their uvea vicky newton and albert vtleo stru were interviewed by the cbc und monday morning listened ttt themselves on the radio intrigued by their own strange voice they were ajl given souvenir of their stay ttdrd speyau wla paul fisher last fall won the weed control essay contest for esquesing ann shorllu won gideon gold bible in another etftv test rt l svi muai taassssasha x it vhis nfcn t nw avxssjbbjpb or met rem vorw bmbfjjptl jul 7 at toronto historic forttav vicky newton cerol 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