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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 19, 1969, p. 7

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obituaries dj waldie dies at listowel at 89 safety shield keen cohtesf th acton fne press wednesday november 19 1969 f in rue vuui year i devtd waldje of r r 2 acton paired away in listowej memorial horpiul on november ii a wellknown retired farmer he had lived and farmed at r r 2 foe 83 yean and before that lived at r r 4 he war bom november 27 1879 ton of alexander waldie and margaret mcgregor he and ellen sever were married lime 7 191 1 in rvemgaweya presbyterian manae she predeceeeed him and they leave a ion wilfrid r r 2 acton william of rockwood and a daughter funeral in alberta funeral service for ills chrlillna cilmour mcqiieefl were held from si andrew united church in lacombe alberta with rev b h thackeray officiating she naaed away on saturday november 8 after a lengthy lllnes bom in rockwood ontario may i 1882 daughter of mr and mr john mcqueen the taught for the regiiu public tchool board for over 20 yean and then the retired from leeching moved to ottawa where the worked for the government she moved to lacombe in 1947 where the retlded since then she wei an active member or the united church wms and theucw she leave to mourn two linen mrr jean mcrie of lacombe and mr w paumore of rockwood one brother j mcqueen of kdmonlon and many niece and nephew she wai predeceased by two brother and one sisler a niece mr tom smith retlde in lacombe pallbearer were six great nephew r smith m mcrae d carratl j lostei b sutherland and r mcqueen sololit was a great niece miu chriitine mcrae oimiiobi margaret mri tho mclaughlin r r 3 unowel four brother and three listen predeceased mr waldie and one idler mr jane seven survive him mr waldie war a life member of acton rail fair board in 1931 he war elected president of acton agricultural society end served with the board for remarkable so yeah of the 56 yean it ha operated in inpre recent yean he was made a life member he attended meeting and the fair with continuing interest despite hi age he was a member of walker lodge ap and am he was a member of knox presbyterian church for s7 yean and wa the senior elder of knox session he had served u art elder about 3 year funeral service was held friday nov 14 at the rumleyshoemaker funeral home conducted by the rev a h mckeiule atilted by the rev john waldie interment followed in fairview cemetery pallbearer were robert wlnlon bert davidson am macphenon herb ritchie calvin a liken and willard brltloti during our reporting week of november 9 to november 16 the men at the acton detachment while working a total of 208 houre patrolled 696 mile of the town road pro const r wood gave lecture at the m z bennett school to eleven classes the lecture concerned traffic safety and a discussion was made regarding the safety shield the students have assured me that the robert utile school will not win the shield again its been so hard this past week finding stubents who have broken any othe lafety rule that when one i seen that will be the school that will have lost it would seem that the parent are following the good example set by the children because again il wa an accident free week in the town but four motorist were advert warning for bad driving habit and two were charged under the highway traffic act provincial court in milton monday november 10 saw eight conviction registered and a total amount of s288 in fines and costs levied one other person was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two yean probation with chriitma coming in a very short while people have been again pulling out christmas light and sure enough the vandals have again a in pait yean been healing them two or them were not to lucky and were apprehended in the act or stealing the light the two boy were juvenile and were turned over to the parent in the future anyone caught may tvl be so lucky i provcon roy wood school tenders behw estimate tender for construction of an addition and alterations at t a bltkelock high school in oskville came in s62500 below estimate halton board of education truitees were pleased to note the contract will be awarded droge conitruction ltd oskville tl si 43647 1 once omb and department of education approval are received trustee agreed thursday the original estimate wa 1 499000 and the six bid ranged from drofes low to a high or jisnooo work include a 62193 square foot addition and alteration to 6000 squire feet of the milling tchool the col per pupil of the program li 1306 almost 300 per pupil below the animate net out of the program it si 900000 by the time architect feet of sio000o and equipment at s360000 plus financing colli ate included the tchool will offer a full technical program when it ii completed next summer coirnrrtcnceitierii- incident board puts down rebels rebel who put down the education tyslem and the establishment got put down themielve thursday by member of hilton county board of education statement at thursday board meeting arose out of a recent commencement ceremony at aldershot high school one bearded youth among the zs0 receiving graduation diplomat ut fire to nil parchment on stage and two other later in the program tipped theln up in front of the audience the tune night a mathenutic depirtment head robert wigle had lectured the audience on the shortcoming of the present educational tytttm ana suggested the board of education needed to like a long dote look at itself ai for mr wlgle he hit been invited to present hit view to the board and senior ttaly said board chaimun fred armitage i have diicutsed this with him he told iruilee trustee w j priettner uid he wai concerned over the three troublemakers sure weve got rebeli in this world and people have the freedom to say what they like he suggested but if dental dr leonard embrack dental surgeon suite no 3 hlntou bid iya mill st e acton out for appointments phone u31s6j architect donaid e skinner barch mhjujc i7a mill street suite i acton telephone 1331740 olfice hour by appointment or 20 sluvabank kd port credit 2744411 optometrists arthur a johnson cd milton 184 main st 87899t2 tuowlay ond fridays acton w mill st b 8532520 wednesdays and saturdays residence phone 87894w funeral director phone 8534330 night or day bruce e shoemaker mgs appraising and insurance f l wright 20 wilbur street acton ontario phone 8334110 appraiser and insunnos oversoyearslnactoa lights onlightsoff council will check costs during the reading or correspondence at monday nights regular meeting or nastagaweya council it was learned ontario hydro is increasing the cost or maintenance and power to street lights within the township the coil goes up si so per light which brings the cost up to s3 1 so per month tor the ii lights used deputyreeve gordon agnew noted these lights were opposite mohawk raceway and he wondered if arrangements could be made to lurn the llghli off when the raceway isnt being used both he and council were then informed the lights were purchased and installed by the management of the raceway when it was first built under the stipulation the lownslup pay for the cost of power and malnlenance uaaehouse councillor art gibson told council he objected lo the idea of turning off the light during the raceways offseason tince il showed cheapness on councils nut he and councillor jim watson agreed the lights helped to ihow traveller on highway 401 the location of the township although it was pointed out by the deputyreeve the department of highways pays tor and maintains the lights at the campbellville exit on hie highway a letter wai tent to ontario hydro to see how much it would cost lo lurn the lights off these people dont respect their dlplomai they should be denied them he felt students should hive lo apply for a diploma then they might value it more director or education j w singleton accused the press or skipping other commencements held that evening to attend the one at aldeiihot looking for something he uid the board was lucky that someone didnt urinate on the stage or the protesteri wouldnt have received any space in the newspapers the final comment came from trustee j ii price who had presented the diplomas at aldershot the student who burned hit certificate was booed and jeered by hit disunites he uid and two students later apologized lo the trustee foi the actions of the protetten minor theft its serious acton police stressed this week the seriousness or what appears to be a minor theft an elmore dr resident reported to police wednesday of last week the loss of christmas tree lights four juveniles were round responsible their parents were informed and disciplinary action was to be taken police pointed out such thefts are more serious than they appear redv white food stores where savings fand quality count mshnooua omt no 1 mclntosh apples 59 ojb no 1 white grapefruit 10 169 specially selectedvalue cheoctj branded blade or short rib roast 59 short cot chef style aftatl prime rib roast 89 c fresh minced til ground beef chuck 9 i tender juicv rib steaks 98 c it tender juicycube stvle braising ribs 55 burns mild seasonbeef fork sausage 59 noun roop nawits wich8- ibor cantons coffee rich z549 uonrow suef chicken turkey pot pies lot kko 3w weo menaotv white btocko hamburg buns fr 4s1 ml o fl lam0 polv ckq9 of 10 bonus garbage bags 3 save tlfbmcolevs small lufontf dwhole facklle moderneasst colors mty facial tissue 3 79 lancia spaghetti or macaroni 31b cello 279 save 8e all purpose 7 lb bao tf f five roses flour sr free 5 lbs granulated sugar with the purchase of 4 oe lamp bulbs 4s0100 wattl at regular price carrots 14ar tins 24 save tie- b varieties isai baob dads cookies 4 sunbhjn pint itltlcks ice cream 249 save 30c monarch coloheo fanchment margarine hi fkos 4m cutf sovahoee meat or mushroom itwor ctn spaghetti dinners 59 save 10c coatino mixes asbto 1 at fko shake n bake iw fortune teller youll be poor and unhappy until youre iorty woman excitedly then whit happen teller youll get used lo il tromatf m hamilton optomiflltt wms meeting shower anniversary in report by mrs a benton mrs carlyle of guelph was a visitor with her nephew a c patterson and his wife on sunday a number from the village attended knox chuich anniversary when the rev dr lennox was gueil speaker congratulation lo rcmp constable and mr rossshortill of ottawa on the arrival of a little sister for robbie last week mrs mitchell presided tor the wjus meeting at her own home on thuri evening opening with our daily prayer and hymn 74 mrs a w benton read scripture and mrs patterson led in prayer roll call was answered by a verse or scripture as was text word dwell il was decided lo order presbyterian calendars again this year and to use missionary book reviews inslead of the suggested study book two minute silence followed by prayer was observed for remembrance each lady read an appropriate poem or article concerning armituce djy hymn 64s and the lords prayer in unison were used in closing mrs rougliley provided a tasty lunch after mis bill katn and miss mary lou brown held a cup and saucer shower at the home of their mother on thurs evening in honor or mm margo ruddell a bridetobe m tltomtrtuartxjfo auaafcc commmv or vamaeuk roberts haut mi ontik jloed boa 414sl34i0 wj943usf acton electric company i residential industrial commercial free estimates no job too big or too small phone u30ij4 es main st n acton a new world of personal electronics

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