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diamond anniversary for mr mrs mellor sixty years of married life were celebrated by mr and mrs flnliy mellor on thursday of last week with a happy family celebration the well known couple who live on main st south have five daughters two sons 23 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren and most of them came to bring their special congratulations to the pair there were guests from waterloo toronto guelph kitchener wingharp and alton a the celebration treasured mementoes of ike day with their many gifts flowers and bwds are a telegram from prime minister trudcau fl6wers from acton town council a message from kud whiting mi and the most unique of all a telegram from her majesty queen lliiabeth which reads the queen tends you warm congratulations and good wishes on your diamond wedding day mr and mis mellor remember coming to acton in 1041 i remember when i stepped off ihe train mr mellor recalls with a hearty laugh i thought id never slay here it looked so dull and dreary but toon we begin to enjoy acton and we have been glad to live here ever since they are ardent gardeners and their flower garden is much admired every year mr mellor uyi of his wife of 0 years her chief hobby is baking bolh enjoy watching television especially ihe hockey games the couple moved here from wlitgham where mr mellor wus a butcher they had come from kitgland to canada in 1012 when they came to acton he was employed ut the wbol combing until lilt retirement in i960 their ions are jack and i red both of acton their daughter jean mrs harold aldsworth waterloo rene mrs bll withers acton vi mrs price henderson acton madeleine mrs george lee acton and dorothy mrs wank papillon of acton mr and mrs finlay mellor celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary last week the popular main street south couple were feted by members of their family and received several congratulatory telegrams including one from queen elliabeth staff photo funeral october 10 for accident victim many attended the funeral service on friday october 10 for mrs doreen plouffe macleod the well known proprietor of the general store at brookvllle she was killed in a car accident on tuesday oct 7 at mount forest the funeral servlceiuat held at tlu rumleyshoenuker funeral home in acton conducted by the rev d c nicholson of cefltpbellvllle pallbearers were john hume doug mclean david currie don swuckhumer peter patterson and carl kennedy among the many mourners wore friends from a distance mrs mervin yabiley ottawa alvin and john clublne paisley john mcleod p e i mrs lottie johnson medina ny mrs catherine young medina n y mr and mrs donuld armstrong walton ontario mrs macleod daughter of tmily aid charles riouffe or bajllnufud was born nov 16 1938 she and arthur macleod were married in balhnalud church on may 16 1050 she leaves lour young children harvey wayne gory and sliaron sisters yvonne morden arthur eileen mcllhinny milton and linda at home brothers charles plouffe jr ballinafad and brian at home mr and mrs macleod began operating the store at brookvllle aajgeral yeargjtjo jtbgngua thai name to doreens general store her tragic death was a shock to fumily and many friends many floral tributes testified to the esteem in which she was held would rbportlrs for the many town and district organizations please try to get their write ups in as toon as possible its much easier for the stuff to prepare them for publication if they arrive wednesday thursday or friday for publishing the next wednesday often articles that arrive tuesday must be left out due to lack of time last week quite a few articles were left out due to lack of timeami space will report deaf olympks people who participated in and supported the hjllon and peel association for the hearing handicapped in their swimathon and walkothon fund rising drives earlier this year will be able to hear a good report on where ihe money went tonight wednesday in milton huilhc bryant of belleville and teacher dennis snidei of o s i milton who coached the track and volleyball teams of deaf students and adults who sorliclpated in the world lymplca for the peil in yugoslavia during august will be on hand at the associations first full meeting to give a report on the trip the hullon and peel group raised shs0o toward the 40000 cost of sending the canadian delegation to belgrad thanks to the generous public support of their swinuthon und wulkuthan many high school students in acton and milton were on ihe 12 mik walk to help raise the funds and many students and adults supported o s d swimmers in their swimathon at tonights meeting mr bryant and mr snider will talk on the trip and show pictures und movies of the canadian delegation ut the olympics the meeting sturts ut 8 p m and will be held in the junior school auditorium at o s d milton our readers write i pilt auto combini i or population frosion dear sir the wholesale carnage being wrought on our highways is shocking to say the least but even more shocking is the wy you and i accept this carnage consumer protection groups etc protest about weight measured advertising etc thougli little is said about our blood stained highways in ihe auto safely field there are two schools of thought one blames the drivers the nuts behind ihe wheel ihe other blames the automobile to my way of thinking we can do little about the drivers the human element being what it is ihe moods and reactions of the driver vary from situation to situation so we must change llie automobile ihe horiepower race mutt he slopped by legislation speed kills willi speed limits nl 70 miles pet hout whil needs cars capable ol speeds ol a hundred m p h plus llie argument that acceleration tan get you out ol trouble is invalid ftu two drivers willi ihe ume thought can get into a lol of trouble brakes and lues mutt he required to meet higher standards otherwise between the pill ind the auto we are going to experience a population erosion william a johnum ku1 rnckwood 1111 thru muskui i ksiw hie three mutineers of navugjweya roblnuin redgrave and newton all for one and one for all when rogues and thieves come lootin lath in his own way a veiy good player at ihe game we call fair play though theyve been struck out they rite again to fight another day they walch the council wriggle and squirm as it talks in very low voices or else committee of the whole is called to disguise and hide its choices they want their township whole and good not piecemealed out to brigands who d carve ii up and hake it out or sell to quarry digglns its odd ihe way the selfish ones who put their township last criticize hate and fear them all because ihey all stand fast a its strange that theyre all bnglithmen but of course with canadian papers each of them did their bit list time that the world had a fit of vapours three cheers for these ifoutfiearted musketeers who do not sit on fences but stand to be counted each lime the glove is thrown down by the churls and wenches a dumas vii the acton free press wednesday october 15 19a9 brilliant hues of leaves delight touring golden agers us dtoributeref homes and farm pexfouuni ivaduch serving acton and district sine 194a ir heating oils lumtlcatton oils greases gasolines diesel fuel phone 8532174 mhnbabu oil uhnw taim htvtct 44 young acton mr and mrs arthur griffin were honored at an open house sunday at erirt united church on the occasion of their diamond wedding anniversary close to 600 relatives and friends attended staff photo by mrs litre heed on tuesday last the golden age hub bartered a tyler bus for a day long trip east of lake sunioe to many points of interest new to snnte but with renewed memories for many the trees were at the peak of their autumn beauly the incredible vaiiely of teds and orange of the maples yellow of birth poplar auj lamarac the biillunt red of ihe sumac ihe deep maroon of the oaks and vines interspersed with ihe dark evergreens hinught extlanullons of delight and awe in llils annual pjnarama nl color i uneli was eaten in a beautiful tuft jl poll petty then on to ijnduv here the rain was quite heavy so ihe planned break for sightseeing or shopping was cancelled and tin through i enelon i alts a stop was made at klikfleld and as the rain was over many stepped out to view and wonder at ihe marvel of construction of the locks unfortunately no boats were seen going through hut ihe mass of steel and concrete gave evidence tif engineering skill on as far as mmden then homeward for story t folli brteyi mmstkt an article in september i7t i ree press brought baik memories to ilia i lalbol of toronto who wrote for extru copies the story was about talaracl i alls wliiih used to be called churchs i alls and she is a gianddaugliter of klchaid hutch her father joseph liurch was one ol the youngest ol ten children and she herself one of ihe youngest of her fanuly richard hutch years ago was ihe potimatler ot church a falls and alto has his hand in various businesses the brewery grist mill flax null and general sture after ihh0 mrs talbot tclates richard church and sons took a carload of horses to the west to trade ihem to the indians for land then they settled in manitoba her grandfather was burled there the sons were there at ihe time of riel rebellion she remembers her uncle thomas telling about the indians she used lo visit cataract when site was a little girl she remembers the grist mill which had been restored by mr deagle into an electric power plant many miles along lake simcoet beautiful waters lo enjoy a bountiful hot supper at keswick before twilight came at ihe bus travelled on thiouah sattd hill terra col la on home ihe mile were shortened by a happy sing song of favorite old tongs ted by mr bert davidtnn in hi usual genial way before dismounting from the but about 9 port the passengers ihauked the careful courteous driver for safely driving this devious route the bazaar and bake tale on oct 21 the regular mealing night will be ihe neat event on ihe golden agers calendar bell lines pollock campiiu i vimd all a ire- hav nt w u 4 n by l g oenby your telephone manager the more thlrtgs ihsnga the mora thy stay the tme witness the fallowing eucwplt from hutes for troublemsn issued by lha chicago telafihona company now illinois bell in 101 1 put up a good front it is not rtecessary lo advertise any tailor shop neither it ii neceuary lo go about your work looking like a coal heaver overalls can look as resittctable at anything else but lhay must at least tltow that they are on speaking terms wllh the isundryman make lha liveryman wash end oil your harness and do not tie tits harness up with wire longer than it neceuery to gal proiter repairs the tame may be tald of your suspenders end buttons treat everybody at you like to lie treated not forgetting your tiorse if you want to know the horse t tide of it utt take off your coat and hat tome iero day hitch yourself to the tame potl with your belt and stand there about two hours hereafter dont forget hit blanket dont go pall mall through lite tlreelt regardleta of pedettrlant as though you were going after your salary cheque the fact that a man it alwaya in a hurry doesnt always mean that he is accomplishing overmuch close the door when you go out not forgetting to shot the front gate be courteous end pollle and dont be etrald to hand out e little olly occasionally it doesnt hurt anybodys feelings to be ollled e utile carry yourself with dignity and others will accord it to you study your business end try to improve the quality of your work if you will do today what somebody would put off until tomorrow you need not worry about your future just three months ego we were witnesses to the first telephone call to the moon perhaps anticipating increased long distance traffic to the lunar surface the fall meeting of the consultation committee of international telephone carriers will include choosing an area code for the moon czgzjle sczl l