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churchill united closes chapter when churchill united church clow its doors or ttw last ulna ti the and of june a chapter in the lite of the cfanrcblu community win clow with it lb decision to amalgamate with the acton church coma iter iso years of services in lb whits frame pioneer church on churchill rosd just outside of own esrllsst written records state on feb 4 ibis a coogre- tmtldnaj cbutch was formed by the rev h denny in the school bouse situated on jacob fhreck- bamers fr m in eaqneslngcon- daring of the ouowlpshtarsonss mr jacob 8vackhamarmrwu nam swackhamsr mr john- gibbons mr peter maeales mrs hannah svaekbamar mrs sarah swacknaratr mrs- mary saackhamer mrs susan harris mrs mary danny mrs nancy ann gibbons mrs mary mc- cutcheon the swackhanwr family atf active in the founding of the dttrch wars united empire loyalists jacob was general brocks orderly during hlscam- palgn in upper canada in the war of lblz and the arm lot settled on in 1821 was a veterans rant or military ser vice soon after the organisation plans or building the present church began at a meeting on august 30 1839 it wis resolved that jacob swsekhamer john smith and peter maaales be trustees or the meeting house the bond or the deed to the land was to be held by jacob swack hamer and one pound was to be paid to jacob snyder or the purchase of the land the hrst church service to be held in the meeting house as it was called was probably in 1841 however the church building was not actually com puted until 1843 the first anniversary was celebrated on january iv 1m4 much of the actual construction was done by early members of he congregation the heavy umbers 8 by b and the firm foundation have needed little alteration to his day rev hiram denny served as pastor or the first 16 years he was followed by rev joseph unsworth who remained or 22 years from ibm to 1876 the longest term of any in the history of the church his son rev joseph unsworth jr preached his first sermon at churchill in 1sb3 before leaving for the west coast just three years after organ isation churchill was the birth place of the upper canada mis sionary society congregational in 1841 the survival of the early church was not easy the mis sionary superintendent report dated feb 24 1862 staled our congregation was amall col lections 206 the hlnnness of the congregation in those parts is somewhat attributed to the good sleighing which came later than usual obliging the farmers to double their diligence working early and late to fulfil their contracts in wood for about 13 years from 1884 to 1897 the church formed a joint charge with greenlaw church in celadon ministers of actons baptist church sup plied services for about 10 years when a local pastor could not be retained rev henry caldwell was the drat to serve the church after union tn 1926 at this time churchill joined with churches in glen williams and umehoia to form a pastoral charge women began to take an active part in 1867 when the records state the female members should constitute a committee towards fixing the lining and mall conllnurtl from pao 1 of commerce had any alternative plan and be replied special pro motions with a small carnival and other events were already under consideration closing off a aide street had also bun dis cussed by the chamber but that list iant a mall when he added the chamber was considering making a house- tofcouae survey on consumers shopping habits and wants sev eral promptly volunteered to help ted tyler jr who first brought a detailed mall plan be fore council concluded philoso phically weve got the mer chants together and we cantbelp but benefit atsi5nhi bert hinton made a mod on to change the di ecu aai on from the mall to off-streetpark- log and everyone who spoke agreed on the need asked what council had already done mr hinton listed the park ing lot at the united church coo- kmrstloo of a similar lot at trimming the pulpit in 1894 a visitation cbmmltteo wss set up with mrs christopher swack hamer as president a regular ladies auxiliary was oslab- uahed in 1903 in 1877 the choir was or ganised by mr ii gibbons who continued as leader or 45 years for the churchill community the building has boon tho centro of social activity for woll ovor a century many of tho founding families ho burled in tho cemetery across the road among tho areas oldost eltlaens smith griffin rr 2 in his 99th year has boon a lifelong member of tho congreg ation mr and mrs frank frooman rr 2 acton aro proud of bolng tho first couplo to bo married in the chilrch in 1933 formerly weddings wore- hold in tho homes naturally this yoars 130 an niversary sorvlco to bo hold juno 9 tho last in tho old church will ho an emotional oxpurlunce for its momtwrs as yot no doflnlto plans have boon undo for tho building thoro have boon two suggestions 1 that bunks ho sot up insldo and tho church mado into a youth rotroat 2 and tho other that tho building bo movod to tho property purchasodforasiimmor camp by tho flvo oaks united church rotroat along tho blue springs lino tho final decision rosts with the churchill community ys mens auction called best ever nearly 800 was raised in one afternoon for the ysmonscom- munlty work whon their annual auction sale turned out to bo tho best ovor the town had boon blltzod for contributions and tho community contro was filled with artlclos or sale saturday attornoon clothing dishes candy irons used furniture books lamps chairs rugs lawn mowors desks etc auctionoori rhv lltndloy lack holmes frank notch and chrli schouton workodholr way around the arena rattling off bids and soiling everything with a swoop of tho cano ys mononjos asslsloc the ys mon acting acjmorks and taldnr monoy thoysmotjettoclnarod 207 at tho rummago taulostwwjo tho auction brought in woll ovor 500 botwoon 750 and 800 is oxpactod altogethor council rescinds motions on mall ctmtlnuni jrom paq 1 he thought mr drlnkwalters remarks were dwogatorytobus- inesatnon in town he urged councillors to compare major food outlets tn acton with thse in larger placet in his opinion thoy compared favorably mayor duby observed it is unfortunate we are a small tcwd the theatre is closed until we can supply sufficient attractions people will continue to go where attractions are councillor tyler felt that if mall proposal didnt do anything else it got tho merchants togeth- er or one night the reeve fell the develop- monls showod council should ex plore oiistroot parking more thoroughly councillor drlnkwalter die- agrood the parking problem is being pushed at us he said businessmen stato there is a la i n nffstrool parking but its far from the truth any friday or saturday you can find lots of parking in tho business section but whats tho sense of providing parking if its not going to bo used ho said ho had specifically looked at tho problom en the wookond and found spaces avail able for parking roovo hinton said mr orlnk- wallors conclusions wore wrong ho suggested ho trlod it just bo- foro easter or mothors day or some oqually busy wookond doputyroovo frank cakes agrood that mr drlnkwalter was partly right pooplo blame the parking because thoy wont walk to shop if two blocks are crowded the othor parking spac es aro not used mayor duby agrood that people wont walk to shop and it is ridic ulous to blamo parking for prob lems downtown roovo hinton said thoro was more competitive- shopping hero and that councillors would have to know all tho facts before thoy passu d udgomont ho suggostod that several private parking lots donatod now goods from mer chants wore also auctioned off attendance was good and the bidding was brisk comparison shopping- in the women t used hats department at the y s men s auction sate ere bob krul bill de haan nancy frank and frances barens they were among dozens of e igor buyers and the sale saturday was tht most successful to date staff photo the presbytorlan church aldo braldas survey ofposslbli loca tions some stores which pro vided their own parking lots council is preparedtotakc any thing seriously that has public support council has lo have a demand he agreed parking was needed badly chamber committee studying parking includes president paul nielsen dave manes and john conoguo more questions asked should businesses provide tin parking themselves isnt there enough parking spaci in tht blocks near the main street wont the highway bypass affect business how about angle park ing on oneway streets onwlllo and john and how come the legion parking lot is always full of shoppers cars when i want to go in there summarised mr nielsen we can live with the mall or without ii but we muss have offstruet parking after the meeting ended a couple of parking enthusiasts were last seen walking off behind m1u st stores pacing off park ing apace s going camping let us look after your trailer requirements camp in style tralc- blazer the ail new i vpeb viva tex tent bolid steel tou bab new safet ulh door leaf spcings fully wired 500 lb weight camph sleeps ft peisons 47500 easy payments compuu with mjhui nd spu wkmi terms can be arranged b p coin car wash 341 queen st ladder to disaster cited in opp report the policing weak of may is to may 25 was although 10 complaints ware recorded in the occurrence book for the acton opp a week of peace and quiet the majority of the oc currences dealt with reports of lost and found property traffic statistics compiled during 224 duty hours and 818 miles patrolled in the acton cruiser saw our persons issued traffic illations while 17 others received warnings for less ser ious offences there was no court on may 28 due to the holiday 1 as well a being a quiet week generally it was also a week in which no accidents occurred however despite this accident free week and our others which have occurred this year our statistics show thai we are running one rqonlh ahead of last in town including the legion would like to get unauthorised cars out of their lots lesve it in the hands of no 2 commit tee lo find parking spaces urg ed the deputyreeve if they dont spend any money injected clerkadministrator jack mc- goachle mr hinton suggested that no 2 committee proceod with plans to utilise the presbyterian church parking lot he said it is the next wise step to solve the park ing problem if they wont walk from the post office why would they wak from the presbyterian church asked mr tyler this is where we differ said tho reeve i am speaking for the ratepayers councillor drlnkwalter said his opinions were based on an actual survey of parking in act on and the clerk corroborated mr drlnkwalters findings he said that the parking situ ation had been surveyed for two solid weeks the discussion concluded with tho mayor saying that it was his own personal survey that people buy cars and give no thought to where they wiu park them year so far this year the acton opp has investigated 40 ac cidents thai occurred in town this total was not reached until lata june 1967 the man who haratnallypasses on a bill or ignores stop signs or thinks that swinging wigwags apply only to the traffic behind him rapidly uses up his free chances in he gamble one day he will have to pa yf unsafe acts lead eventually to nearmesses which finallyend up t as an accident the good driver icier his utmost jo keep off any pari of this broadbaaed ladder to disaster withdraw amendment a proposed amendment to the official plan for the town of acton on properties owned by j ridley j coy and j megladrey on guelph st has been withdrawn following written advice from the community planning branch of the department of municipal af fairs council was asked to have the properties rotoned ml industrial from the present r3 residential they agreed and the case came up in front of the ontario muni cipal board at the last hearing in acton the board reserved decision correspondence from the community planning branch ad vised council the properties had little adverse effect as they were soned now and suggested they be loft r3 with a nonconforming ml use council agreed its unfortunate the advice is so late said mayor duby to change the decision now will seriously affect the individuals involved this particular amendment cost the town 1500 charged councillor drlnkwalter a figure denied by the reeve councillor tyler said thesitu- southern chicken tub serves 8 to 10 persons 525 box 14 pieces buns honey 390 box of 9 pieces 250 individual dinner plus trimmings 135 light snack 2 pieces french fries 80c fishburger 65e cheeseburger 40c and 50e hamburgers 35e and 45c fish and chips 50c french fries 25c onion rings 25c sandwiches made to order hours open monday to thursday 8am toaia friday to sunday iim to 10 p m deliveries 50c extra bp snack bar 8532114 tha acton free pros wednesday may 29 1968 flowers of hope canvass raises 79484 in acton the flowers of hope cam paign total his year is acton is 79484 and the rural route returns are not all in yet gen eral convener mrs jessie price and assistant mrs marg louttet are very pleased with ha results u isaxpeeted the money will be used to provide residential car for tha mentally tetarded there were b7 canvasserswho went doorodoor in acton asking for tha donations on be half of the acton brincht of the north helton assodaudttfor the mentally retarded captains and canvaeeere mr freda buckman captain miss anne mcmillan mjss unda gordon mrs lynda boeing anionic muhat pat wheeler harriet helwig alice wahie mrs van dam mrs baity dunn captain mrs marg louttet captain mrs fletcher mrs lucysynott alien had changed since the hear ing one guy changed his mind and another moved sway and has sold his property the clerk explained the com plicated situation to councillor perry who was the only one op posed to having the amendment withdrawn from the official plan and the bylaw rescinded mrs mllly kelly mrs helen fowler miss arate amns mrs w gils miss jane watson mrs rene watson mrs bob angel master joey marshall mrs jenny kutken captain rr4 mrs bob drlnkwalter captain mrs p elliott mrs m guest mrs barbara weldon mrs m rowl mrs b ginger brands aherne ann lea mrs c j foster mrs j m last mrs p dick mrs r miller mrs e browne p jenkins mrs a coultrup w mrs lens mason captain mrs c landsborough mrs earl breera mary allan mrs julia convoy captain mraae r nw mrs a win llvermore mrs e mocullocb mrs m pope mrs florence rocher mrs helen loughlen mrs barbara trotter beryl bennett mrs bill splelvogel caplaln mrs dora coles miss judy duby mrs faye pink mrs peggy debruyn mrs lois gordon mrs laura mceachern mrs ines luly captain mrs s collsll mrs dalgle mrs doris townsley captain en gibson joan tyers madeline manes beryl digglns margaret mcnabb bldone me- gllloway phyllis patrick table top greatly reduced 36 x 60 sheets 39 only yc sq ft 30 x 48 sheets hafl me ss at f use for counters vanities table tops window sills door facings furniture and waifs available in either glassy finish er furflltur finish in various colore and patterns this slock includes 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