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mrs stan matthews drives carousal torch swell grand champion of the fine harness hackneys at the central canada exhibition in ottawa this fine hackiwy owned by the g s matthews farm r r 2 acton took fop honbrs and four other horses combined to bring home 28 rl the matthews table some of the matthews horse thm r are shown above two of carousel torch swells sta i won reserve grand championships and jhe stake class they took two fine harness hackneys two shetland pomes and a bobtailed hack ney to the exhibition staff photo the acton free press wednesday august 30 1967 3 hew term ms schools matthews take grand championship conttnlmd from pagi- i special classroom has been pre pared and the library upstairs is to revert to a regular classroom mew storage is arranged under use stairs floors are tiled the staff room is renovated a new door installed pete turkosz has been working there most of the summer with caretakers following up with painting and varnishing new books are arriving tor the school library even though its homeless yet about 400 students are expect ed to register at the mz benn ett school the staff there could not increase the school is fill ed to capacity already any siz able increase in enrolment will result in an overcrowding prob lem that will have to be solved in some way there are again 13 teachers on the staff with principal elmer smith walter dubois is vice- principal the students go to the robert little school for industrial arts home economics and to attend the special classes four of the teachers are new to the school miss susan rad ford of acton has justgraduated from lakeshore teachers coll ege miss geuatly is another lakeshore grad miss catherine campbell chatham is coming from a whitby school and will be married to high school teacher ian mcgluivray mrs charles beard a former rl school teacher is returning to the pro fession complete staff and grades they teach rm 1 kgn miss benton rm 2 0 mrs alger rm 3 0 mrs heard rm 4 11 miss campbell rm 5 d t id miss radford rm 6 hi 4 iv miss small rm 7 tv miss geuatly for hackney at ottawa ex top honors at ottawas central canada exhibition went to tbe stables of g s matthews r r 2 acton when his pooycarousel torch swell won the grand cham pionship for fine harness lack- neys driven by mrs m ucoougall of erin the matthews pony came home with the grand crown and rm 8 v mr leatherland rm 9 vi mr bate man part time vn 4 viii mrs irwin part time vi rm 10 vh mr brears rotary rm 11 vii st vm mr dubois rotary rm 12 viii mrs bruce rot ary mr bruce is the crossing guard miss bennett contnund 10111 page 1 she was named principal and an enviable record of successful students has marked the years since miss bennett is still keenly interested in all her for mer students and keeps track of as many as she can in 1957 the m z bennett school was named in her honor as a lasting memorial she is a chartered l0de member active in tbe united church and the former beloved leader of the friendly circle hiss bennett is moving from acton but we cant say good bye something of miss bennett will always be here four other ponies from the same stables won their snare for a grand total of 28 ribbons two of the other ponies were reserve grand champions and they also took the stake class mr and mrs matthews were accompanies by their grandson larry knight 14 to the big 10- 1 day exhibition both axe mem bers of acton fall fair board while larry is rapidly becoming a polished showman with the pon ies he drove an entry in the fancy turnout competition dress ed in a top hat six firsts five seconds and four thirds were included in the ribbons won by the matthews ponies mrs mcoougall their erin driver for carousel torch swell also had one of the fine hackneys from the mcdougall stable at the exhibition cam bridge wonder boy who came home with his share of ribbons the ave entries from matt hews string of ponies included two fine harness hackneys two shetland ponies and a cob tailed hackney competing in the ottawa ex hibition cost mr and mrs matt hews the opportunity to compete at the c n e since both occur on the same date but they ex plained that there wre both more classes and more money at the capital city fair entry and stable fees are also cheaper district horse buffs will get a chance to see the matthews hor ses at the acton fair this year and other fairs in the district mmmftmmmmwvmwwtmwwvt discount centre headquarters for paints wallpaper floor covering building supplies 126 main st north acton 8531190 mmmmmmmmmmmmvmafmvmm bus routes acton district high school until further notice school bus routes 123 for pupils in the townships of esquesing and nassagaweya attending acton district high school will remain ur changed public school advance registration robert little school all pupils who will be transferring to robert little school for the fall term ar asked to ragittar at the principals office august 3o1304 pm august 31 1 30 4 pm m z bennett school all pupils who will be transferring to m z bennett school for the fall term are asked to register at the rvindpafs office august 301304 pm august 311304 pm your cooperation with this preregistratlon vwu eliminate opening day confusion on september 5th acton public school board expanded threeday fair has unique centennial theme the threeday fair with its special centennial theme is lined up and ready for staging by the fair board former actonlans will receive invitations back for the event- packed weekend of september 15 to 17 the citizen of the year geor ge musselle will officially open the centennial fair during the friday evening show in the com- another phony 5 passed at raceway during the week of august 20 to 26 inclusive personnel of mil ton detachment ontario provin cial police worked a total of 759 14 hours and pair oiled 6899 miles on area highways as a result of patrol 44 charges were preferred 37 traffic warnings were issued and 27 vehicles were safety checked there wero 58 convictions registered in magistrates court there were two property dam age accidents investigated as well as one personal injury accident resulting in two persons being injured total property damage as a result of these accidents was approximately 1560 caus es of accidents were inattentive driving driver lost control and speed too fast for road or traffic conditions there was one char ge laid under the highway traffic act as a result of those acci dents there wore 41 general occur rencos during this period includ ing two minor thefts and the ttioft of a power saw in esques- lng twp one person arrested and charged with abduction one person charged with impaired driving two liquor investigations resulting in five persons being charged under the liquor cont rol act one assault occurring in norval being investigated one stolen auto from metro toronto recovered in nassagaweya twp completely stripped one count erfeit 5 bill passed at mohawk raceway one premise found in secure at night all other occur rences were of a minor nature munlty centre miss centennial queen will be selected by judges and crowned that evening elim inating the previous jidgingevent of past years centennial cost umes both old and new will be judged acton leglonchoraliors will present a halfhour concert and acton citizens band will play vlnce mountford has a program of variety allstars including seven special acts for the first time a friday afternoon school childrens pag eant will bring all the boys arid girls into the park from acton llmehouse brookvlllo andspey- side schools thero will bo a program of singing drills and gymnastics which the toactwrs concerned agreed upon in june outoftown scholars will ccmo in by school bus to participate in the pageant scheduled from 2 to 4 in the afternoon the centennial parade saturday afternoon will feature the acton band guolph junior optimists band and special floats with prizes for the best in the morning saturday there are the junior horse show and pony line classes at the fair grounds in tho park the afternoon sees tho live stock show baby show enter tainment by vlnce mountford commercial displays and hall ox hiblts families in centennial costume will be awarded prizes acton square dancers wilt per form and the guolph junior op timists band will present their drill king shows midway expects to do a booming business for the second day in succession the ono admission to the fair will also include the chamber of commerce sportsmens show scheduled to bo held across the lake transportation by bus will be provided saturday night the dance wlll briefly reviewed the years feature the shaynes band with halton 4h electric cum by varna thoanpeaa the monthly meeting of the hilton farm and home electric club was bald on august 15 in the ontario department of agricul ture office milton nell robert son club president opened the meeting with 4h club pledge tho meeting was turned over to bill cooke from ontario hydro gogo girls sunday afternoon there is a community church service in the community centre wit h massed choirs from local churches and acton citizens band a former actonlan rev john walkie is to be the guest preacher there will be a band concert afterward more details on all of these at tractions will be detailed later the expanded fair program with the merchants old fash ioned days announced last week will comprise actons major cen tennial celebration this year cli maxing months of planning by tho fair board chambor of commer ce and the centennial committee all members then wrote a 35- mlnute test and it was taken up murray mcgulnnls outlined the upcoming achievement day for the eloctrlc club club memb ers must give a short speoch on their project for the year au parents and interested friends are invited to the september achievement meeting to be held at the bayne community centre the final meeting of all ontar io eloctrlc clubs will take place on oct 28 at 1045 am this meeting consists of a tour of the sir adam bock generating stat ion niagara falls and a banquot in the evening we stock and order mccall butterick simplicity patterns hinton s 5c to 100 store ai1 schools open soon ifs backtoschool time again and may we suggest start your childrens school year off right with an exciting new haircut trust us to shape and cut their hair in a most becoming style norms 6 mill st east acton ont barber shop ab supermarket 9 mill st town club no 1 acton 8530075 side bacon 69 c lb maple leaf lean and meaty aie spare ribs 69 presswood compass loin o pork chops 69 brown n serve chops 79c lb c lb maple leaf lvilb tin save 40c hams i 159 salada pkg of 6c cp save 12c tea bags 75c grade a large eggs 49 c ds prices effective aug 30 31 sept 12 delmonte 10oz tins save 4tc seasoned wax beans 8 1 frontenac h gal save le ice cream 89 clarks 15oz tins save 24c beef irish turkey chicken stews 34 frozen food specials blue water 1lb pkg save tc fish chips 43 farm house asstd save 10c cream pies 39c l roy ale 4pak save 35c tone tissue 2s99c 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