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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 1979 St Josephs news baby was born i ther ib mighty proud Birth pangs were considerable and the babe is somewhat overdue but as always the result is worth it From the the story of a Great Lakes captain is the offspring or Chuck Beaton Rev Charles Beaton Acton resident and mm later of Trinity United Church The stones are straight from the mouth of his father Horace Beaton a ships captain most of his life and edited by Chuck who also gathered the pict worked with layout and generally prodded his along Great Storyteller Dad is a great story teller Chuck comments who spent many an hour telling Great Lakes stones to his It was these stories and the television production i of Roots that convinced Chuck someone ought to My pop was living history I let these stones pass Chuck It easy to decide to write a book but quite her to put the operation into effect Fortunately Chuck had friends who encouraged him and sent him to Boston Mills Press a publishing house sit near Cheltenham specializing in local history book- Chuck describes Jim one of Ihe principals of Boston Mills as the guiding guy Chuck straight on editorial requirements John Denmson also a Boston Mills principal was responsible for layout Originally Chuck planned to write the book him self In and around his timeconsuming duties of ministering to large and enthusiastic ion However he ran into his first road block while trying to tape father talcs As Chuck writes in the books prologue Did wis Intimidated by that gadget and I get him to talk into it with any con So I asked him to write down all the ships on which he silled Dad did so well he filled two school scribblers top to bottom front to back felt the book would be more authentic if the story was told pretty much as Captain Beaton told It was a lot less work for me edit it rather than I it ireed Chuck However the editing took a good eight months of two years from inception till publication Gathering ihl pictures took the remainder Most of the newspaper clippings and photos came from the scrap books of Marjonc Beaton Chuck mother The rest came from the Museum and Photography in Collmgwood the officii photography company of The book a heavy quality paperback with color front and back cover has an abundance of Photos of many the great lakes liners pictures of early Ontario towns informal family pielures charts and drawings odd much to the detailed text Both prologue and epilogue are written by Rev Hi Hon Tht most exciting chapter is chapter Fire Captain Beaton favourite ship the i aught fire and exploded when filled with passengers at Point The captain plays down his part in the guiding of the ship away from harbor to a plact safer for passengers to disembark the burning ship But newspaper clippings named Horace Benton a hiro and commended his level headed actions An autograph party to christen the book will be held Sunday afternoon between and 1pm at rom the is shed by Boston i Mills Press and sells for It Is available at the Hook In Acton Honor and Barrett Our school now has students We reached for the first time in our history On Wednesday December 19 St Joseph s school is having their third annual Christ concert and every one is invited The kindergartens made stockings Christ mas trees and Christ mas wordbooks They arc also preparing for our Christmas concert Mrs Robertson class made angels bells and trees out of tissue paper They have a Santa Clous display on their black board The student of the week for Miss Bradley class is Christine Beaton Along with the rest of the school they arc preparing for the Christmas con Mr class is doing stained glass windows with tissues for art They will also be doing candle holders For environmental studies they made pinhole cameras and with them discovered light travels in straight lines The grade ore studying decimals lo Mr Morris class is doing Christmas murals for art They arc also THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mall Postal Regstrattoi CHECK OUR SUPER FOOD VALUES IN OUR FLYER DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR THIS WEEK the Boar Head borne by Bill Taylor and Rick as part of the during Trinity United hurch Boar a Head Dinner at the I Boars Head Dinner for 500 ACTON MERCHANTS MIMAS HOIS THE FOLLOWING ARE THE ACTON RETAIL STORES CHRISTMAS HOURS OBSERVED BY THE MAJORITY MERCHANTS Over people thronged into he Acton Legion Sunday or the Nurd Head dinner Hie dinner is trad town by Charles Beaton Wherever he has preached he has started and leaves it behind as he moves on new par ishes However seem the most enthusiastic in the lie says the meal to the entertainment lunf was medieval in costumes A cast f close to 100 put the entertainment while many mure prepared the turkey meal and actual boar head Crawford Caswell was in charge of the kitchen duties while Jean Beaton beaded the entertain merit Pnuline and Bill did the table rangementb and Valerie Johnston took care of the licket sales Monks were Chuck and Jean Beaton Pauline Hill Leslie Lloyd and Ann Mclnlyre Kim and Tilth Gary Steele Jesting Is tiring her turn to perform at the Trinllv United Church Boar Head Dinner held Sunday In the Legion Jim Knap ton Gord Bruce John Watson Saunders Deb Wtllw Glen Paul Smith Patty rdon Linda and Lesley Kenny Laun and David Leslie Merc dressed as monks but did sing Jcslers Wendy Hi If man Juanita Andrews Heather Knaplnn Gregg Si 1 cock Judy and Miriam Ilea I on Pheasants were Cathy Brewes Karen Coals Wend Karen Kitty Blair Smith Hill Nancy Shoemaker Carnlynii Gibson and Sharon was the cantor and chefs in the procession were Pete Vidlcr Hick Bailey Bill laytorand Gary Barton George Elliott Nancy Patterson and Hugh Pat were in charge the music prior to dinner look care the baby sitting service DECEMBER MOM 99 24 96 25 Closed WED 99 99 26 Closed THURS 20 99 2Z 99 FRI 99 99 28 99 SAT 96 22 96 29 96 The Town Crier Mark tells the story of the boars head tradition at the third annual Boars Head Dinner sponsored by Trinity United Church Severance Land Division passed a severance which will give an Acton couple enough land to round out a building lot C granted the severance to Karl and Schmuki on land on the south side of Highway on the town western edge Land from Jean Goy was put in common wncrship with the Schumki property REMEMBER TO RIDE THE FREE CHRISTMAS BUS BEGINNING DECEMBER 13 SPONSORED BY THE ACTON MERCHANTS HAH PLACE 21 Ml Street West LORRAINE GOLDEN SPECIAL- TuMttor SHAMPOO SET PERMS For Appointments Call Lorraine or Nina at 853 3461 NOW AVAILABLE Book Nook ThcStoryofAGrcstUlkesCiptam Beaton SPECIAL AUTOGRAPH PARTY Sunday December 16 2 p m 4 p Trinity United Church with the author HORACE L BEATON Story Editor CHUCK BEATON BOOKS FOR ALL AGES TEL RECORDS SMALL GIFT IDEAS PLUS CHRISTMAS WRAP ACTON MEWS 8532130