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c fr the acton free press wednesday january 31 1966 centennial fair difficult to follow but wilmer fryer takes reins saturday mrs linda focht receives masters degree in states cordc ittuos map of four comths prepared by the central ont ario rafloaal development aa- acioti and be running through to wbodbridea to- former vicepresident of act on agricultural society wilmer fryer was aleoted president at tbe annual meeting on saturday after with the council chambera cur rently in uae as a town office tbe locale was moved totbeacout hall this year other offloera elected ari olreotors gordon harding ken johnston h k hit wallace swackhewer vwoyiuuriukan msrehall malvtn mtcirtlougn taaaeuurray jssjisculloeh wm lendaborough waller fry- er robert kerr a femattev kxacuuvaj past president jack marshall president wilmer fryer flrajl vk praaidant don ald matthewai second vloe pres want wm netie secretary treasurer veteran mrs cw swackhaiper retiring president jack ttar- ahall aspressed his pleasure in having served as president of tbe society for the last three years acton centennial fall fair broke many records gate receipts reached analltlmehlgb and exceeded the hlgbeat prise money expenditure on record he paid tribute to the eervlce oluba organliatlorn and all who entered floats in the centennial parade and to the lodk who mailed imitations to outoftown residents to spend tall fair week end in acton this wilt be a difficult year to follow but witb the continued support and interest of these people be ae confidant that the incoming praaidant would- give leadership that would continue to keep acton fallfalr among the jeatlng clear t talcs la the province financial reports were dlsv- tribute receipts for i w7 totalled sllmtos including a 3500 grant from the county 13 80 from the town of acton tioo from k- queaing township sjs- from erf- moss township 173 from brio township and iso from xasaa- gawaya township other dona tions totalled 93875 member ships 178 entry fees tllu and admissions on fair days a whopping ifiitb highest entry on lb expend iture side was for prise money which was distributed as follows horses fl7ws0 cattle ii- 3mb0 sheep 101 swlns 77 poultry 70jb grain f ibbay ts vegetablea 37frult380 flowers 8078 baking 13080 canned goods sgjs home craft 28888 school work 88- 80 instttuts 303 4h clubs 8180 held erop 328 floats ud etotai of 3s81s9p other etftenduures were for judges entertainment bands trophies repairs and operating expenses advertising and ev erythlng connected with mir right down to the balsa of atrajl total credits mrsswackham- er reported were 1188008 less expenses of 1083878 and adding outstanding cheques of 12009 making a bank balanee at decemher 31 1pb7 of 1371- urs linda u fooht of 83 mowbray place aoton recelveo a master of eduoatlon degree on january 30 1888 from kuts- town state college in pennayl- onebuadred tad eujtt fveteens enjoy lively evening comvkt brothers assoohed police in uiltod court monday three brothers who were charged with assaulting two acton policemen last july were convicted ray mond drury of guelph and rich ard drury of brampton were remanded two weeks in custody for se rate ivlng william drury of guelph who pleaded sultry to assaulting cons bruce mcarthur was sentenced to one month in jail concurrent with a fourmonth term he is serving for a later offense raymond drury driver of the speeding car chased by acton police pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving and assault richard drury was convicted of driving while under suspension cons mcarthur and a former policeman bob hlldreth gave evidence after a chase of up to 80 miles per hour tlu police men pulled up beside the drury car in the ensuing scuffle cons mcarthur suffered a fractured cheek bone and a cut requiring stitches ur hlldreth had a cut around one eye that was stitched protean got- together on frt- day january 88 tn st alberts pajrtsti hail for another uvely evening of dancing ahdftlnchap- erone john last was introduced to a new version of an ageold game now labelled split be bottle the usei of an empty coke bottle are apparently umh- least a mldevenlng break of wien ers and pott proved as popular as ever with the young set it was gratifying to observe that the movement which was originated as k parish project for preteens is noticeably now in terdenominational a umllar movement has been undertaken by ed leatherland at he ymca and st albans group wish him every success feeling it would be ideal if per- kr jfrtt haps brine bear future the two groups could werkrln conjunction with oila another among those present on friday evening were cindy lee itobln halt chariot hubble dsrlene holmes jane withers debraand 8am schonnap- adrian vanqp- ataliiusgn drysdale laurie ahd steven mellor melody llatt wayne hannofl cindy and debra uarr jean kluott judy holmes guy payne and uonnle gillespie suntlay fire sunday nlghfs tire call was to 38 main st n where overheat ed pipes caused the alarm ino danger was past when the fire fighters arrived students graduated of which ib were eligible for masters de grees hiring the saturday after noon commencement exercises mrs focht and her buuband walt flew from toronto lo llar- rlaburg pa for the occasion mrs focht received her dacbolor of science degree from mluersvllle statecouege in pen nsylvania in 10m and majored in elementary education during the summer of 1088 she started working towards her masters degree the flnaj couree work tor this decree was completed at the university of quelph-dur- lag the past semester mrs fojhf taught school three yvkrs in pennsylvania and ac quired permanent certlflrallon mr addjwv walter focht ard new residents ol acton they hiiived here at the ehd of august 1887 from centsrbori penhgyl- vanla mr focht is plant bup- erintendenl bf pulypenco canada ltd located in adou mrs focht is currently ilolng sub- stilule teaching number aoolatlon a fourcounty mun- formation listed beside each city lolpal pocket guide was issued jown township village or bor for general dlstrlliutlon this a map of the counties of hal- ton peel york and ontario with highways railroads parks and boundaries all indicated takes up one side of the urge folded sheet on he utlier side in a huge graph all he munlelpalllle in cluded are tleled beginning wu ough la under the headings of population and tax structure servloes influstrlal land avail able land schools hospital re creation churches banks rail ways motor transport airport nearest seaway dock if theres a planning board sonlng bylaw official plan ami xoned industrial law copies of the map are avail able at tills newspaper offloe nassaga weya cou ncil briefs ouskl ex- abourtno ell lor a maoarthur bringing council up lo dale on central ontario itagjonal development council activities at a regular meeting of nass- agaweya council tuesday jan uary 23 council heard gus goutousklj press dissatisfaction about action taken on providing stop signs in tho area mr goulou- l aid suggested as hlnilslght thai li3s liew ownets if a mop sign luid liaan at tlio cameo shoppe halton county council highlights friends are happy to learn mrs g adillsrelurnadtiome miss huby clark is roloasad sundiy mat vultlllg from bospltal and convalasclng eiu hi her slstar mrs a h lyon at lewlsburg pannayl- al home following their inaugural ses sion of 1988 on january 9hauon county council held a second january meeting on tuesday af ternoon of last week to atari into the years business during tbe meeting fox bounties totalling 399 were approved for payment tbe foxes were shot in burlington esqueaing and nassagaweya e halton agricultural sentatlve henry stanley was nam ed a permanent member of tbe emergency measures municipal committee and delegated to at tend a course at tbe kuq coll ege anterior in february county engineer d j cor- bett submitted his fifth annual report as construction safety in spector for the county his staff mad 30 inspections id tbe five northern municipalities in 1967 and issued four orders to comply with tbe construction safety act no fatalities were reported on any of the projects and no char ges were laid possible improvements were discussed tor the seventh line in stewaritown the roads com mittee reported and a diversion i was being considered members concurred with a suggestion for a meeting with the minister of highways to request the depart nun take over bronte rd from highway 5 to the queen elisabeth highway as a provin cial highway a tender of leonard pegg kilbride for 280 was accepted for the sale of a 1936 motorited road grader warden william hunter was authorised to attend all approved cobveoiloas that other members of council attend the finance committee urged all boards and committees re ceiving county funds to submit their budgets early in february members learned reeve au stin ledwita of milton had been reelected chairman of the board of health for lfttt the agriculture committee notified council it was consider ing have t dlaouyattb 1su internatjoftal plowing match and it was suggested the industrial development committee might al so want a display aeoouats tolallfng 361121 were approved for payment the halton federation of agriculture was invited to name a nonvoting representative to attend agriculture committee meetings and provide advice on farm problems acton reovo h h hlnton attempted to block the action suggesting it would open the door to more noncoun cillors on other commlhees but his objection was voted down and the appointment will bo allowed authorisation was given to hiring a construction safety of ficer for tbe five northern mun icipalities none is neoded tor oekvllle and burlington which have their own staffers doing construction safety inspections council approved tearing down a countyowned house on the guelph una at mount nemo to prepare for a road straighten ing project the house at the t intersection has been hit by cars several times friends are sorry to learn mr bern veldhuls is a patient in guelph general hospital mr gordon currle is a patient in guelph general hospital and friends hope for a speedy re covery some of the united church sunday school pupils are taking tour of the school for the deaf at milton this evening wednes day his leg in a cast following a ski accident the rev gordon turner expects to leave guelph general hospital soon vanla mr john meplesden of queens unlvaralty kingston and miss christina husband called on mr and mrs charles cults over the weekend mr and mrs joo hurst hosted a buffet supper at their home 294 arthur st on saturday even ing to cejobrats their thirtieth wedding anniversary jan 22 and nans graduation jan 28 tho only fetidly inombersabsont mr and mrs polar hurst of lagos nigeria sent a congrat ulatory telegram first line and 10 slderoait iha fatal accident in early decum- bar taking the lives of four nass agaweya youths may liave been proventod ho urgud council to spoad up thalr thruu yaar stop sign program authorlzod presentation of honor scrolls to grant campbell and alax noar for activo servlco to the township heard a report from coun- mr and mrs john uall of toronto are hie new owners of the cameo shoppe they have purchased ihe business from ken mann who now has the canadian tire dealership in delhi mrs mann will remain as store manager with mrs s sin clair and urs phil close as salesladies mr ball is a former school teacher and a lay reader in the anglican church save oil the quiet strong beautiful 68 ford the 68 ford it a great road car tronaer and mora beautiful than aver and quojjuy now during your ford dealer quiet sola and lave all modeli all colouri dont mlit out com in now ro your row dulhl caroline nurseries garden centre i and flower shop artistic designs bv caroline wet ol acton on highway 7 south side member of u f c wire service full selection ef cut slower end petted plants floral designs for every occasion telephone 8532980 anytime open 7 davs a week am change of ownership ft owing le conflicting butinsu interests i have sold the cameo shoppe to mr and mrs john ball of toronto the cameo quality styles at the mann as manager mrs to serve you shoppe will continue to offer high same location with my mother mrs a sinclair and mrs p cloke all ready all past accounts can continue to be paid at the store i am sincerely grateful to our many customers who as friends have patronized our rapidly growing and successful business for seven years know thaf yj will continue to enioy shopping at the cameo and hope that you will drop in and see the new spring styles and meet mr and mrs ball soon kom mtlmm ft ft the cameo shoi 25 mill st acton t