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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 26, 1968, p. 14

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m th acton free press wednesday june 36 196b news of the district celebration for annexation imltorlisoojetla for eteryone is the obeleohi council committees ptsdplnt miltons anaexmlon celebration ranfb fretn dances tree bus rides barbecues and fireworks the plans are unlne op mayor b beat who is headlnf the aotloo reported a firm com mitment with the carlelon showband of ctv pl and whistled fame for jone 2 coinmonlty ball in the arena pear doable decker bases have been ajtacaa for the skinrday afternoon jane 29 lo provide s free bos inp for senior anmens invalids and retarded children l the chamber of commerce carnival will be la action on the martin flats beglnnlnf on wednesday today and pains are belnf orked ojt to offer children somethtof is this area a tree teen dance has been- set up for the parklnc lot in front of the brewers retail store for the saturday evenlnf featnrinj the asaynes and tiny hopkins as master of ceremonies on july 1 si fcso a brief flat lowering by milton rovers el toe centennial park with music by the mlkoo glrjs pipe band will be followed by an aerial firework display the cooperation of hand chemical industries ltd has been enlisted for the event members enthusiastically endorsed sincere invitations to oak- vtlle and esgjueslnf council members to participate in the com munity ball on the friday evening former councillors back to 1961 are to be invited to attend and former mayor s chllds will be a bead table guest at the ball new place for picnics erin a s l barnes director of can authorities branch dent of energy and resources management cut the ribbon to officially open the new monora conservation area last week this new conservation area is a joint project of the town of orangevtue township of mono and the credit valley conser vation authority monora contains 46 acres is well treed and provides camping and picnicking facilities for the public it is situated one mile north of orangevllle on highway 10 high hopes for new well georgetown the new water souro that will end george towns current water shortage is no ordinary vaterhole john nunan of hydrology consultants cooksville called it one of the highest capacity wells in ontario after testing us output at 1000 gauons per minute about on and a half million gallons per day when the new well goes into service it should increase the total water system in georgetown by over fifty per cent he said this is one of the best wells ive seen its capacity is almost equal to the three other wells combined soapsuds pollution guelph a suggestion thai the soapsuds pollution of the speed river recently may have come from above guelph has been advanced foam was seen last year in the river at rockwood park city council received reports on the situation from the general superintendent and the medical officer of health dr b t dale moh wrote it is our opinion that white foam appearing on the water was die to concentrated detergent which originated upstream on the eramosa river this cannot be de finitely ascertained until the ontario water resources commission h complete tests this could take up to slit weeks u our suspicions are correct the sanitary sewer would correct part of the problem and elimination of dumping practices would eliminate the rest of 1l all departments have been working oo the problem since june 10 we suspect from our own intensive investigations that steel drums dumped in close proximity to the river hank con tained material the contents of which flowed into the river the contents seemed to be a thick liquid which foamed in the presence of water on june u we were advised by a resident of eramosa town ship whose property is on the river upstream from eden mills that he had observed foam about 12 inches to height at a small water fall june s eden mills ladies aid pknk held on lawn of cmbertson home by mrs r wright oa the lawu of the gilbert- on home eden mills presby terian ladles aid held their annual picnic the weather was aitosuenl and a pothick dinner was served al noon hour a short business meeting was held of the missionary with opening prayer by mr g mac- rwipii a report of the tour of the armagh home tor girls al caukaott was given and a donation is to be hot lo same a short bustneat meeting of the ladles aid was called by mrs beryl wright and several items were seen to as there will be no meeting in july the program committee mrs fran gitbertson and mrs kaye steven- ana took over tor an afternoon of tin and wright kicking shoe mrs w laaby mrs h gilbert son a hearty vote of thanks went to the hostesses for the us of their home and lawnst a reunion of the family of mr and mrs jennings was held oo sunday the occasion the 40th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs jensihg andweveral birth days at their home ih the village mr and mrs w wilson al- alp hales is not unduly porturbod but wifo mary watches early election returns closely as liberal ralph dont givos tho conservative candidate a run staff photo liberal dent conceded defeat around nine oclock and movod over to tho conservative committoo rooms to congratulate mr hale on his sixth election victory staff photok thank vou pc af hales tells his supporters jammed into committee rooms on baker st in guolph to celebrate his win eramosa voters gave him a mandate in every polling subdivision staff photo tended the memorial service sunday at caledon east mrs w ulno is progestine favorably in hoapltal altera plasties boxcar vandalism vandalism in a micro plastics boxcar at the cnr station was reported to the acton police thursday june 20 carlon pipe was strewn about and a skid with load weighing about 900 pounds was dumped investigation continues five men lived for a month in 1963 in a cheltor 36 feet below the surface of the red sea talent number new item on program at dublin wl promoted to staff sergeant parkinson goes to kitchener a numrai ullln ann a mrs ed norton mill street east acton was the hostess for the monthly meeting of dublin womens institute last thurs day evening a fine turnout of ladles attended with the president mrs m natlls presiding the meeting opened with the singing of the institute ode and the repealing of the mary stewart collect and the lords prayer mrs duncan moffat secretary called the- rqu which was answered by one food trait found in a good dtlsen this was responded to correctly 100 per cent and made a worthwhile reapooaer lo the many duties of a good cluieo several itema of sulnebs were looked after including a donation of 110 being forwarded to the nassaamweya ball club also 10 to toe helton district womens institute a final tally of the receipts from the canvass in the interests of the canadian- cancer society in april showed thebim of 97945 had been donated by the dublin district many of the institute members took part in the canvass mrs clark armstrong re ported on the participation of some of the branch members at the decoration day services in acton cemetery on jane 2 the annual bus trip which his year took the members and their friends to rochester ny was reviewed and all screed it bad been a very enjoyable outing and one of the best annual trips that have been bad a splendid report of the halloo district annual held recently in georgetown was given by mrs c britton district director a new feature introduced to the program card this year is a talent number in response to this mrs w mclntyre read memory insurance by miss ethel chapman which was very tnuchjenjoyed by the ladies mrs doris scoyne was a guest at the meeting end dls played many of berarticlesuslng uojiid embroidery these were viewed with interest especially in view of the fact that the branch is ih dossesston of a large kit avallabietp the mem- tjers many tips were gleaned from mrs scoynes demon stration and talk a very enjoyable lunch was served- by mrs wj mclntyre mrs j a van fleet and mrs c armstrong assisting the hostess mrs e norton mrs j cdennlswascourtesy convener terra cotta at home wednesday members of the credit valley conservation authority will be at home to all interested visitors al the terra cotta con servation are on wednesday june 26 from 4 pm on during the past year there has been a new road constructed from the village lo the conservation area this spring the authority finished constructing a new en trance and gate house and this will be officially opened at 4 pm on the 26th everyone who enters the area during the day will do so at no cost smashed pole not replaced replacement of a smashed pole on main st rockwood that inter rupted many service lines has led lo complications in making repairs the damage was caused when a ear failed to straighten out at the north end of tho s curve entering rockwood from the south and crossed the double while line to hit the pole total cost is difficult to est imate since three corporate bodies suffered loss lines of rockwood hydro ontario hydro and tho bell telephone company wore affected accidents have been numerous at this point of highway 7 signs restricting speed to25mphare posted at each end of the risk area but strict observance is rare northbound cars going down tho hill seem to be the only victims h s holden optometrist m co st east guelph phone ta 27iu prise winners were as follows kicky cup mrs w laaby pow der puff race mrs w laaby mrs k glttartsonj clothes pins mr glbmitaon mrs r wright afcot race mrs k gilbert soa mrs s gubertsoa loaa game mrs j casmherlaln mrs b for gas appliances sf avac w o richardsons tv f appliances 361 main st mmtom 744 eeee a member of milton qpp detachment for the past five years sft c j parkinson has been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant effective on july 15 and will transfer on that date to the 35man kitchener opp detachment in no 6 district originally from toronto staff sft parkinson began his service with the opp in january of 1949 when he was posted to the mount forest office in june 1951 he transferred toqaderlcn and in octobor 1959 he jrtn terred to the wlngham detach ment as constable in charge he was promoted to corporal in may of 1963 and transferred to the milton detachment he became a sergeant in april of 1967 while serving here he and us wife and daughter lynn a stenographer at the bal lon county sberrlfs office in milton live on anne blvd milton set parkinson is a member of the masonic lodge and his home lodge ismaltland lodge no 33 in goodrich business uses advertising to maintain nd increase its outlets for goods unless such outlets are maintained and increased the income on which tales are based will not be forthcoming case tractors for lawn ant garden many use in various sizes priced to suit terms available see them now pens0ns farm equip no 1 highway ivir miles wwtt of georgetown 8776308 naaata rjmrmwm jj seamless floor covering as easy as abc to prepare surface 1 apply sealer coat lightly with a roller 2 blend your own sparkling custom color combination of vinyl design chips sprinkle evenly over sealer 3 complete job with liberal application glaze coat this material is ideal for kitchens bathrooms recreation rooms halls and any other surfaco aroas which roceivo extonsivo wear it providos a pormanent highgloss nonslip floor covering that novor losos its original lustre it is complotoly sanitary because it is soamloss with no cracks to harbor dirt and gorms available now at approx 47 per square foot we deliver free lakeview ssss 126 main si n aden 8531190 calling all students free want ads get a job through the free press free to all students public and high schools who live in this area no phone calls please if you are looking for a full or part time job heres all you do place your ad in the office 59 willow st acton 1 om ad m oath trudonr my be repeated up to 3 hums if you eorttecr the frw free by each monday bvfotw s pm 2 you mutt use your ium in mm ah 3 you may use up lo m words of copy i deadline for your free ad is monday 5 pm

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