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the acton free press wednesday december 18 1968 rtngciigs by rev a h mckenzie with threequarters of the first draw completed before the christmas recess three rinks arc deadlocked in top spot in both the seven and nine oclock draws on monday evenings while cordon reeds nnk is irt front in the mens league and vic patrick has a onepoint margin over chester anderson in the tuesday mixed grouping the standings of the rinks arc at follows monday mixed 7- p m claude cook k may diimarsr h ab irwin 8 walter dubois v hill du marsh 6 lcn mstrchment 6 bdt mainprize 4 ron quest 2 monday mixed 91 1 p m john buckman to wuia hewitt 10 dick lee 10 john coy k ceorge williams 4 cleanor coy 2 andrew mckcn7ic 2 ted tyler jr 2 tuesday mens league 7- pm up to dec 10 cordon reed 9 walter dubois 7 meb blow 6 mel jordan 6 ken marchmcnt 6 john coy s brian moore 4 don timmings 3 allan buchanan 2 lcn novell 2 tuesday mixed 911 p m up to dec 10 vic patrick 8 chester anderson 7 meb blow 6 mel jordan d we have already received some applications ictt curling in the sccondhalf of the season which will begin an the latter part of january and we would welcome more we have one sheer of ice to fill on monday evenings this means that we can accommodate eight curlers at 7 p m on mondays and eight at 9 p m the same evening i lerc is a golden opportunity for people who have thought about curling for a long time to gam a firsthand acquaintance with an exhilarating sport nielsens top hellers blow press heads industrial league referee peter majiks drops the puck for faceoff in hellers end as nielsens and hoi lorsclash in the first game of sundays indus- tbx3sw trial hockoy lyifluo double header niolsons came on stronq lo win the opener staff photo robin inscoe stops 20 for tricounly kents sports page nielsen lothiug downed i idler v h2 in the fust game of sundays industrial hockey double header while leagueleading blow press stopped 1 two game lakcvlcw discount winning streak by loppmg them in the inghtiap i utile anthony played a stellar game in ihe nets for the clnlhuig merchants as they eclipsed the heller club jack mackenzies two first period go lis put nielsens in from but they h id only a 2 edge as the teams wenl into the third period kicky henderson shoi a pair in the second period for llellers while cord mason drilled one for nielsens slarttng willi john guys in irker on ihe first play of the final chapter the nielsen scorers took over rattling in five while hellers never answered once gord mason led the third period assault with a pair which gave him three for the night jack mackenzie potted two and john coy kusscl masalcs and k ly mull notched one each gerry van der i yken snared two assists coy and musales gol one each kicky henderson rallied m both hellers efforts assisted by kon mellon on ihe first and dave carrel i and barry wilson on ihe next hellers served all lliree minor penalties cliff nelson sitting out two and barry wilson one i akcview discount stalled off like they would run blow press into ihe ice held a 11 lead after the first stunzu blows bounced back with four goals in ihe second tlinlo ajid added four more in ihe llurd while ihe discount men went scoreless in tle middje session but managed three in the final one coming with 10 seconds lefl on ihe clock sheldon blow righlly enough had the hot slick for hie pressmen drilling lliree guils larry porte collected a pair the mcdonald brothers stu and jim working on the same line each potted a goal and snared iwo assists dill oon bagged one and gol iwo assists while c hick milne sniped a single and rick coe got an assist harold townslcy up from the farm icaul paced ihe i akeview shooters with a brace and as many assists dan arhic also got two and assisted on one jim octs shot one as did dave papillon while ruddy holmes was a helper on two goals iwo penalties awarded by referees pele marks and denis gibbons were split hetwecn john mcnnbb of the losers and slu mcdonald of blow press bantams outplayed wednesday friiinty lljntutlis were hculen 80 hy clunguacouiy lad weducsdiy ihe aclon club was outplayidnlhlic way slrcctsville will play here this wednesday night at 8 p in in the acton aren i still looking for a win this season acton kents novice tricounly entry was trounced 92 by a fast skating chinguacouify team last saturday night in the acton arena oulshot by more than four to one goalie robin inscoe was called on to stop 29 shols on goal nine of which cludd him kents played well in ihe first period holding the strong chinguacousy squad to one goal at the six minute mark however the first six minutes of the second stanza proved fatal acton allowed the visitors to blast four shots into the net to bring the score up s0 toward the end of the second period centre kicky holmes backhanded a beautiful shot into the upper corner of the chinguacousy net after picking up a pass from john scoync with the pressure on ricky holmes scored again on a pass from john scoync and john mccutcheon then the fire went out chinguacousy came back quickly and carried the play for the balance of the game scoring four more goals robin inscoe was awarded the most valuable player award for his effort in the net by the visiting club acton chose peter hall as the mvp on chinguacousy tanners lose three more call for help three resounding defeat at dont ba surprised if coach league leading durham huskies the coach has also been until the end of the at the hands of cheltenham lucan nd elmira over the past week have precipitated a crisis for acton tanners harold townlev has naw faces in the line up for tonights uamo in port elgin and friday nights game here when the burlington tames lions friday 63 at the legion hall activities at branch 197 by charlie thomson results of the legion cribbagc league thursday night dec 12 were as follows reliable taxi 77 210 club civiero construction 9 legion b 67 beavers 61 legion c 62 tiremen 61 legion a ss goy cartage s2 dominion hotel 17 there were 21 winners in the turkey roll held last friday night in the legion hall jack couture won three and del jordan and bill nicolak went home with two each other winners were ivan kilby tloyd schmidt nick black julian zujac merv harness lucky mclntyre paul heard pete turkosz john goy henry wedge ken mclsaac mike mccristall lloyd m re ken murray barry inscoe don ryder and charlie thomson in saturdays mixed euchre results i red kcntner sr won lop steak with 69 don mclntyre also won steak with 64 allan hall look ihe bacon with a hidden score of 38 in the womens action lois cordon took the steaks with 65 peg loulctt with 62 joan mcknight went home with the bacon with a hidden score of 38 only seven tables played in the sick bay are al kirkness guelph hospital stan colletl alec mitchell bob heatley and waller lamb using their elbows and greater weight with good effect burlington juveniles a triple a rated club defeated acton lions 63 in tncounty here tnday night the visitors took a 21 lead in the first period and were never headed in the game which erupted into a pier six donnybrook at the 7 40 mark of the third period nine penitents trooped to the sin bin after the fistic feature all with majors orgc cook of the lions icccived a match penalty for his part in the donnybrook elgin girls from the acton figure skating club entertained the friday mghters with an exhibition between periods burlington hopped right on the bandwagon scoring the first goal of the game on the first play walker doing the honors coon made it 20 before bob andrews popped in actons first assisted by brent marshall burlington bagged three more in the second period while acton drilled two replies pete marzo notched the first from marshall and jim stevenson scored the next one from brian tarrcll mcguirc of burlington stoied both third period goils winner of the lucky draw held by aclon i igure skitmg club was m grcll of 71 morgui st thornlull the draw was made between periods ol the g line the lions served nine of ihe 21 penalties assessed by the referees play the tannsrs cheltenham clobbered the acton club 12 2 last tuesday at bramalea arena lucan whitewashed them 14 0 the very next night in cantralla and elmira took an 8 2 decision on thair own ice friday night gordie bell got both acton goals in the elmira game which was close until the erd of the second period the tanners short of players ran short of legs in the final soulon and succumbed to the fast elmira attack coach townsley hopes to havo a strong defense one of the current weaknesses of the team ready for wednesdays battle with port elgin the sunocos like the tanners have been having troubles getting going in the oarly part of the schedule the world of outdoors with art h a w e s legion town league results atoms brampton defeated weston s2 in last saturdays hockey action scott malcolm and david mccilloway each scored iwo goals lor brampton timniy daigle scored one ricky gibson made two assists bert post one and thompson oni i or weston pcler ions scored two goals and bruce mcplinl added one robbie hall assisted peler zions on one ol his goals novicl niagara i alls whitewashed st kitts with a 7 0 victory doug mcknight proved to be a one man power house scoring si out ol seven georgetown 4towrt bants win sunday hive first period goals by the georgetown 4town tourney bantams gave them ihe edge they needed to dump their acton counterparts 63 in an exhibition sund ty dick quanberry lome hagstroin rob frawley pete finlay and george cousens gave the visitors the s0 lead in the first stanza henry toebes and roger swan scored for acton in the second period trom chris schuts and henry toebes respectively while the visitors went scoreless both teams scored a goal in the third period garth taylor from chris schuts for acton and lome hagstrom hu second for georgetown the visitors served five of the eight penalties goals for niagara jim mathews scored one barry mckerracher made three assists steve mcknight two jim mathews two don coats one and brett legate one hamilton downed osliawa 7- 1 marvin mcnabb scored two unassisted and one on a pass trom larry brown gord toth scored one unassisted and two on passes from marvin mcnabb tim tay lor scored one on a play trom marvin mcnabb and gord toth on ihe oshawa sheet ron kuikeu scored unassisted and set up ihe oilier iwo goals for ted wanes and ken swan pllwlls baltimore defeated springfield l 2 mike i erguson made tluee goals and three assists charles allen put in tuo goals unassisted charlie mcc rae had two goals and an assist and john dwver and steve ward each scored one bui mckenzie and bernie taylor scored unassisted tor springfield rochester dominated their game with cleveland to finish with a 50 score goals were by peter hargrave two wayne allan two and john hansen one bantams hershcy defeated pittsburg 4- 1 in j close bantam game b krul scored two d allen one and m dupuis r swan made two assists and h lawson one ii toebes scored all three goals for pittsburg with assists from r wanes and d braida midgets the game between st louis and the l a kings was a rough match with more penalties than goals st louis defeated the 1cings 3 2 with a record of nine penalties along with it kings had two penalties st louis goals were by snullwood on a pass from scvennski williams from sevennski and nielsen and sevennski from snullwood taillefer and garret scored tor the l a kings taillefer and garrett scored lor the l a kings with the passing ot october another official fire season has drawn to a close i liter into a conversation with he average man on the street and his usual commuil is that now we can forge about forest fires till next spring said citizen is quite justified in making such a statement as far as he is concerned or as it applies to himself but it is a far different story with the department ol i mds md i oresls never put off till tomorrow what you can do lodav is an absolute must if we expect to be fully prepared when the nest tire season rolls around manual planning must be c uried out and careful estimates submitted as to ihe monies icquired to maintain a proper fire prevention and suppression orgimation willi incieasing costs in salaries equipment pinch iscs md olher operating expenses plus many extra services demanded hv the public this financial figure is never static bill is one ol continual dungs manpower is another subject thai requires considerable thought planning can he done is to the number ot men required and as to their placement ii such men were to carry out fire duties only this would not present too much ol i problem however in addition to fire lighting and lr lining i giiiitul attentate work load m other services niusi ilso he itringed al ill times this vvoik load must be so designed that priontv is given lo lire md the men are available with little er no loss ot time in event ot a smoke report much in the way ol lr lining can he md should he earned out during the winter months with the except ion ot aelu il field training most other aspects can he handled in the el issroom tt only is this training carried out on i loe il level but members ot the staff attend refresher and speei il eouises it v uious locations ii the prior lire season li is been a heavy one much m ihe way ot pumps and hose will reeiuie ovcrh ml and repairs ew eejuipment has lo be purchased and distributed good eoinmunilatinn is most vital in lire lighting iheietoie i greal de il ol radio equipment must be eaiefully checked inei ejeh wmtei to ensure reliable peiteirmanee lor the next file so ison ttansporlation involves the use ot main tvpes ol vehicles considering the heavv demands pi ieed upon thein during a peak tue season it is understandable that iiianv hours must be spent during winter hours making repairs these are inlv a tew ot the things that must he looked after during the oft tire season with this in mind is it any wonder that a chief rangers taee takes on a rather piuied expression when told thai he can loigei about tue toi the next six months guaranteed products and service from imperial tt oh ltd furnace and stove oils greases gasoline diesel fuel motor oils jerry skirrow ultimayic furnaces no down payment 10 years to pay power humidifiers 8532340 for gift selections for the entire family shop at gordon hardware ltd having trouble netting enough players out to sunday practices he feels this has a decided bearing on the inability of the team to score enough goals to come through with a win they are still looking for their first victory although they have one point chalked up in a tie game with fergus however sunny days may be ahead the club has got nearly half the schedule under their belts already and they can look forward to a comparatively easy schedule of games from now chings play 44 he wit season the club hopes theyll have enough porhts to stay out of last place and finish in a playoff spot theres no doubt the only way they can go now is up 4town novices tdgemkburg i red allan and marvin mcnabb scored for aclon lour town tourney novices as they edged hillsburg 21 in an exhibition sunday heic jamie i derby assisted i red allan on his goal at the 1 is mark of the first period lo put acton in front ihcy made it 20 in ihe third period after a scoreless second stana the hillsburg team bounced acton peewees bhl wl to uckhoii ww ttorel r jm mekenic and chinguacousy pec wees managed to go home with a 44 tie when they scored willi only seconds lo go in a tntounly game with acton ys men pee wees here wednesday the acton club behind 21 as the teams went into the third period of the well played game staged a three goal outburst that gave them the lead in the seesaw match billy mcgihoways unassisted goal put them ahead and it looked like ihcy had a 43 victory until the visitors bagged the tying goal in the final seconds chinguacousy wenl ahead 10 in the first period and got another in the second while tim mclntyre scored for acton from ken withers kent kentncr drilled the second acton marker in the third stanza unassisted and terry holmes got another on a solo the visitors got two third period goals lach team was served with five penalties streclsville pec wees play here wednesday at 7 p m and the local club goes to georgetown the very next night acton arena holiday schedule kevin mtarduw roger orel and mike mcc ahe served penalties for atlun while kevin miarlhur 2 and cjni mckcnie gol minors for ihe visitors roland and steve mctulloui were offiuals lint upi acton mark mormon joe st huts ken swan cord toll i ord alton unan auiluy hrctl lcjjytt john mcllutilt tun taylor doug mt knight stcvl mcknight scott malcolm lcn drown jamie i llerby marvin mcnabb mike morm lad allan mikt mccain 41 oki r ord ililuburg terry winder luna wormlngton daryle acuity jerry llojianhout oliver grttn tom duckholt ronnie hart lame ourl larry snow cam mcktnzic randy vanwyck kevin mtarlhur mike wtiton lynn chambers corner 124 mill st at wilbur phone bs32i40 shop in acton at your archery st model numbered painting and hundrj of ham tte all spartttmtt al ttortj eerier monday 2 4pm tuesday 24 p m december 23 public skating december 34 public skating december 36 public skating cloud al 4 pm wednesday december 25 closed thursday 24 p m friday december 27 24 p m public skating monday december 30 24 p m public skating tuesday december 31 24 p m public skating claud al 4 pm wednesday january 1 closed thursday january 3 24 p m public skating friday january 3 jpm public skating the wmiinc mce the place is here with haberdashery of the heartiest from hut lo dickey to muffling mufflor the warmest warmers are our spe cialty place yourself in good order for the cold days ahead with a visit i x