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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 12, 1969, p. 3

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300 gather id remember fallen a crowd of ova 300 gathered quietly sunday morning at th cenotaph for the remembrance ceremonies which recall th dead of two world a alow dritale of rain began after the wreaths wan laid and the parade proceeded kilo trinity church for the service behind acton citizeru band bout 40 legionnaire in bereta and nwdala paraded with the legion ladies the color party representatives of organixationt cuba acotiti and guide bill nkolak ml parade marahal over 250 formed g silent aatnldrcl under leaden tile for the tinaehonored proceeding the lome scot had formed i guard of honor at the cenotaph before the traditional oeremoneia began legion president bob angell delivered the legion charge and john mchugh read the turner of the dead in mounding tone bob louttet called the names of erganiutiona a wreath were placed for the province of ontario by dr a j buchanan for the lowrl of acton by councillor bui coata for the lome scott rettnunt by cipuin kirkwood officer commanding the color party for legion branch 197 by bob angell for the legion ladies auxiliary by urt helen yaternafl for the legion choraller by gil malcolm for the duke of devonshire chapter of the iodje by mrs ann taowat for ih fakesido chapter by airs h h hlnion for acton womens institute by alias dorothy simmons for the acton firefighters association by john turkoaz for the chamber of commerce by carl watxeck for the lion dub by john grelfeneder for the rotary dub by fred cordon for the ys men by walter duboli for the lol by j waiiams for the lcbjo by cordon jartet for the scouts and guides by jeffrey patterson for the cfaw jocal 479 hugh okourke for th uwrc of pwa local 603 by herb price for the swu local by mick davis for acwa local 303 by price henderson for ufwa local 75 is by ed footlt ror acton cittunt band by bill buchanan there were four mote wreathl this year the lilt post and revaill were sounded by chuck wright with bill mtddleton railing and lowering the flag and after abide with me the benediction was taid by legion padre the revahmckeiuie the poignant ttatk white v bearing the names of fallen servicemen which had been in the legion window at acton home fumiihingi had been placed at the front of trinity church for the service it wis flanked by pott of mums and the color party brought their flags to the front of the church to make a most imp sight in his sermon thai rev gordon turner referred to this v- as the victory of renewal each of us has the power within himself to extend the aim of liberation he said we must see all men as childicn of god whatever their creed hat moled c s lewis who said if i hat a mart its because i dont know hint well enough instead of despair and doubt se the poslliverieu or ih v he stressed he welcomed the multidenominational congregation which reminds us of the oneness we share in jesus christ bandmaster george elliott who had left the band to slip in the back door of the church played the organ for the service and trinity choirs tang the hymns which are part of the the acton fraw press wednesday november 12 169 j cs6tssioww two youn men injured in mishap a twocar colliiion on highway 7 west of blue springs road wednesday morning nov 5 taw two area men escape injury raymond cutting 1 7 of rjt 4 rockwood had 1100 damage done to his car while uldiaal ferringo 24 of rjt 4 cuelph had a total or ii 000 damage done to hit car say the oft th next day a car driven by rins dudnik or rjl i moffat went out of control and rolled over doing s 1 000 damage to th car the driver escaped injury in the mishap which happened on natsagaweyas first line south of 28 sideroad an accident on friday nov 7 on highway 7 west of georgetown sent two men to hospital for treatment of injuries the singlecar accident tent the driver 2 1 yearold david cook of guelph and hit passenger david carroll 20 of guelph to hospital suffering from head face and back injuries a total of 5300 damage was done to the carroll car tradition of the day were o god our hair in ages past god of our fathers lett we forget and lord of the land make all the lands thine own a veterans dinner was held at the legion hall sunday afternoon at st josephs chuich a special leouiem mass was said by father vj morgan its been levers years now since the towns remembrance day service wai changed fiom the actual i lth day of the 1 1 th month to the neurit sunday however when the mitotic hour came beatdmote whittle signalled a beginning and end to two minutes silence and there mutt have been many who lememberd again veteran bill mlddleton returned to the cenotaph and raited and lowered the flag schools and banks were cloud tuesday the poit office remained open 400 club winners lucky winners in lait weeks 400 club draw were wuliim bavettock john coy maruell nellis grace towniley and kay james the lucky winner of this brand new oddoo on which acton lions club ere presently telling tickets wont haw to worry about travailing by unicef drive nets 152651 for needy the acton ys mens club wish to thank all of the people too numerous to mention who helped in every way to make the unicef drive such a success your united efforts along with the pupils who walked in the walkathon held class projects and carried collection boxes on halloween have helped to make better lives for the children who are leu fortunate than our own the total banked as of november 10th is as follows class projects j 7557 walkathon 115796 boxes 29298 1 5265 1 this has proved to be our best year yet on behalf of unicef thank you all not forgetting our good friends at the acton free press for your excellent coverage dog sled this winter lions club members i to r we hank rupoert john grleleneder art cordon nell miller and bob hallisulf photo panel discussion on drugs draws 200 to high school drug users who resort to the speed the amphetamine the medical profession prescribe for the lots of weight were warned that overindulgence reduced their life expectancy and they could expect to live only another two three or four years they are actually killing themselves dr otnelon newest member of the acton medical group told a large crowd of parents teachers students and others interested in drug abuse at a family life education discussion at acton ditttict high school last wednesday results from the drug are veiy lethal u well as being very rapid first there is stimulation then the user becomes jittery and finally everything collapses and dies the meeting on drug abuse followed up a similar one at the school in october and guidance teacher brian skerrett said he was delighted with the turnout it far exceeded our expectation he told the free press whether we have a drug problem in acton or not n a matter of opinion said mr skerrett but the turnout indicated there was wide interest in the subject discussion at the next meeting november 27 will be on the new morality three of the four discussion groups at last wednesdays meeting which sometimes developed into open confrontation between young eple who favored the nation or marijuana and rs who made no bones about being opposed recommended that youth facilities in acton were not adequate most common proposal to solve the problem was a iltopui centre members or the panel who numbered eight fielded ritiotu from the audience queries ran all the way from why people should not use marijuana to reasons why other countries had banned sale or the drug because or previous dreadful experience dr omelon admitted that responsible people were coming out in favor or lu use and the government is being forced to conduct a study and come up with answers as to whether or not it is harmful authorities are split on whether the use of marijuana is harmful many users of marijuana also use other drugs and the most repeated objection to use or marijuana was that it led to more dangerous drugs like speed or lsd omelon warned those at the meeting not to assume that marijuana was harmless because some people take it and dont seem to sulter ill eftects there is very little scientific data on the queition he said and something may yet be discovered it is difficult to tell whether children are smoking marijuana dr omelon acknowledged when questioned by a parent it is virtually impossible to detect any symptoms like alcohol would cause he suggested that the drug problem was one which people should make their minds up about because the dsy was not too fat away when they would be forced to make a decision acton three or the ditcuiiion groups decided was short of facilities for the youth and tome complained there was no place to go but the pool room but other students felt the problem lay with the students themselves who wouldnt support activities when they were organized for them why do people take drugs curiosity uid some for the kick md others teenagers resented being blamed for all the misdemeanors and some brought it to the attention of the participant in the discuuion that adults too often broke the laws of the land the generation gap showed but one mother tpoke ror many by requesting many more such discussions which the found valuable as well as being informative members of the panel were dr omelon public health nurse mra helen laughlln father leblanc or the peel county task force rev gordon turner minister or trinity united church dave coleman wellington health unit ltd george moore burlington police bill yundt pharmacist and the moderator and organizer guidance teacher brian skerrett group leaders for the discussion were rev turner bruce andrews joe bray and dr omelon mr skerrett told the free press he would be interested in hearing any opinions on a dropin centre as a community project and invited comment from those interested william p wilson chairman unicef project acton ys mens club with cabinet on tuesday of last week the executive of the mayor and reeves association presented their resolutions at a formal meeting of the ontario cabinet mayor let duby was present as a member of the membership committee or the association bill davis to speak in acton acton people will have an opportunity to hear the miniiter of education the hon william davit in the tn an mens clubs next meeting at st albans hall on thursday november 20 tickets are being sold ror the event which it one or a series which has featured influential speakers from the provincial and fedetal level in politic mr davit department is one or the most con i to vmli at the pieunt time and the club official say he will be antweung auettlons on education as well as elivering an addteu comeback for clock the former bank of montreal clock will cost the town 1800 by the time its up and ticking however mayor duby declared at council tuesday evening that the people need a clock on the main street iniiahatlon of the clock it priced at s3si68 renewing it with new paint and name 34744 and wiring si 00 the clock was taken down from the bank of montreal building and given to the town educated guesses place its worth at about 2000 it wdl be installed at the town office from mobis meat market santarama weekend specials rtd brand beet choiceboneless prime rib roast 99 s lean shoulder roast 75 choice 5irlointip wing roast 10- steaks sirloin vino rsofie lean ground chuck 75 s freshsmall link sausage 69 lovell bros modern meat market 7 mill i arte mmww ujw0 0aiiv muvitsv llar daddy santarama fane valuable coupon use this santarama coupon not only to win cash vouchers but to purchase a bottle of jergens hand lotion reg 139 for only 69 win cash vouatsg weekly santarama wat b feuaien laul biiiial 1st heel name address phone no save oh all christmas gift swcwhs cards ims wkawhg etc usterine reg tljfl mouth wash 89 johnsows into asvi baby co powder d9 baver 200t aspirin 119 ires 1wi w reff 1701 modess ireq2k shoal 149 p win cash vouchers 100 weekly when you shop at the fouowmig agon merchants paul nielsen clothing ab supermarket levell bros meats cameo shoppe ihe family store dills stationery store acton fabric centre symon hardware manning electric bensons shoes iga food store hintons to 1 store acton home furnishings gordon hardware ltd the holland shop lakeview discount centre dollar daddy store sports corner acton red ft white store custom cleaners

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