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wht jvttim sftt ft seventyeighth year no 5 acton ontario thursday august 7th 1952 eight homo print pages six cents lake is ox for swimming- moh fairy lake safe medical health for swimming officer says tr archie f bull medical of- tler of health in a recent letter to mnyor b d rnchlin reports that our sanitary inyspector mr powell has recently inspected the acton pond nnd taken water samp les to determine its safety for swim ming laboratory report on the water samples has returned today this report indicates that at the present time there is no contamina tion with sewn ce inyiew of the result of the physical examination of the pond itself and its environ ment and the result of the labora tory test we consider that the pond is safe for swimming so lone ns conditions do not chance apprec iably another tall one conies to ground about 0000 bricks enough for an average house are beinc salvaged this week as the big brick ehlmne at the acton public school 16 be inc demolished built in the days of twostorey school buildings it had to be of sufficient size to rise above the peak of the school and give the draught necessary for hand firing of those days our recollection would place the chimney as built well over thirty- five years ago when a bigger boiler and more rooms at the public school were found necessary it has served well its purpose and manv a dense cloud of black smoke wafted over town from its height to give the assurance that the school buildings were being made comfortoble nou esconscd n the new public school addition ls n bigger nnd more modern boiler hie chimney rises a reasonable height above the new onestorey building and alti tude ls not necessarj in the stoker fed boilers of todn nnd the smoke doesnt emit in wasteful clouds yt combustible material the new unit will heal all thi old buildings and the new addition to the school as well and so the dnvs of the tnll chimnevs and smoke nuisance are going mam of u could recid other big brick and steel rhimm that used to get it earn up in this same loralitv there was the hi brick chimne at the store tan- ner that wa fullv as big u the school chimne it came down n one big crash after the buildings around it had been dismantled then there was the chimne on the jvjw mill and the one on the plant of baxter laboratories and the stores gloe co still remain in thls part of town none of them erupt elouds of smoke an mot but burn coal more cconomicall there are more big tall chimnes around tow n on our industries but none of them have been built rec- cntlv and the tendency seems to be to dismantle the big ones mayoritachlln explained thnt with the polio season approaching he felt the water at fairy lake should be tested and he had con tacted the moh subsequently mr powell the sanitary inspector came up nnd made the tent at thnt lime he told me he had checked on omc of the properties adjacent to the creek which he felt may hnve contributed to pollution in the past and found that they are now hook ed up to the sewers the maor ex plained obituary annual w 1 picnic at bannockbum rncu com- md hrsr run pitcrunk fiturvd i vtv will a- undtd catherine for ttu annual v i picnic hrld at nmmcklhirn si hool mn v mrs m gordon and mn flosri 11 win in chare of v- ents un follow s hatn s raci gum dublin- gordon mi donald tr lhool i hildron bri ri phillip david si vnio i g k hb hv- miv nrook ln da si kkhmnn l lr jimnn lll 1l- 11 go llown ill 0 vimhwli v- ml wav i ma i 1 ki1 u i 1 g b 1j m judv somiioi man i o mihi i v uu iviuk- i is- umni micl lujch- 1 t lit ii mr v sua t ii in r oil m- v ilin n 1 kk j in v vi anl m jou mvl- i ii m n n ukhriu vui iv 11 bi in ho mv i no ami l i iiivuinvi nl 4 k 4 k 14 4 i m n i i mi linn i mn v swaik lun mn v v i dnv i im nx lad mn t godon k4 hn 4 u t lnh m lioui toun lumh pixel if v t m inhm lonlidid thi iv vtuml n fun crop competition results announced h griffm with 92 points won top place in the field crop competition held in conjunction w ith acton fll fir judge georfie s atkins of bronte awarded the follow ins mark il griffin s2 c aitken 82 w swackhamer his g wallace i 81 g lelue mv h reid 78 11 mclntyre t a swackhamer 74 local sports star passes suddenly this community was shocked to learn of the sudden death on tues day july 30 of joe kentnor at his home 44 victoria street acton he had attended the lacrosse game that night and seemed in his usual health until returning home whn he felt ill joseph william kentner was a son of the late mr and mrs joseph kentner and was born at silver- creek just cast of acton november 2 1000 he spent his early years in milton and thirtytwo years ago moved to acton to reside and has been a valued employee of beard- more and co since that time joe kentner was one of the fin- ait sportsmen to live in acton he loved sports for the sake of the games he plajcd so well on the hockev team for years he was the star that shone so brilliantly for man a winning team he took his place on the basebnll nine for mnn years and wherever he played he gave of his best to the team and the fans he loved his rod and reel and to the trout streams here nnd elsewhere he was n frequent fisherman joe kentner in or out of the game is a man who will live long in the hearts of man of us who have followed sports in ac ton nnd district over the vearx twentfour years ago he mar ried mus jessie stuckev nnd besid es his w ife two daughters irma mrs hartley coles and norma t mrs kenneth marehmcno re main to mourn the loss of a loving husband and fnther four brothers and three sisters also remain amos of hamilton john and fred of ac ton clarence of toronto lillian mrs s ezeardt of toronto bertha mrs c connelu of burlington and alice mrs d harrington i of georgetown this commumtv mourns with all those btrenxed the sudden passing of joe kentner the funeral was held on frida afternoon w hen st albans church w as not large enough to accom modate those who came to pn tribute to a life thev admired the service was conducted bv the rcc- loi re r h price jntermeni w as in fatrview cemcterv pall- bearers were chas townslex gord lambert frank gibbons allnn ktrkness bob winton and colin mccoll flower bearers were boh anderson cliff bradlex fred die kentner donald hemngton ken kentner and ron kentner the last four being nephews of thi deceased floral tributes from the follow ing also bore tesumon of esteem and mpath famik and grand children brother amoe and famih bill and dorothx sucke ham nc birdie smith bill and mar sii ii frank and kit smith herh ind flo rem smith josie and johi k ri e eh n and ken marsh all fred aid eth 1 stuk j i aui crawford and famih s s- i i i i md lns mr md m v i h stuck sister mice don i u nmm h co m 1 f umi1 g nna and r i leuh bro c iv in md fim h bother fvi md imiv mr md m h su ev u i md to n suck vssu ajid bill kiltx miss uttley p n is mi s r i v m i i md mrhi k f k 1- i md pit tern th staff hint i m whvis pr md bvcu jv ind g e woods c i i vi buil h b and lit w wi fnnk md fi1 1 gii bs go- md m ib louth u aui u dubv md esthe- ta1 1- m- m1 ms hnud misults f a ind llo d len and ea k rk ness malt and edna tvler and famu bt attu and bobbv ande soi frini-e- and jean m trcoux s vbuns gnld helen r tchie jtan and harn bums he miis fanni l i and jack mcmenemx mr and mrx f lradstone mim jean kentner and familv local 479 it p w a gord and cass i lambert bill and ruth pinlav ka timbers mr and mrs e cous a clifford and familv e-n- ploees association beardmoreand co the belting department ad am and bertha brown uidfe and may padley mr and mrs ws marchment mr and lira bernard drew the neighbors cameron ave rrlends annual aid picnic at davidson home the members of knox church ladies aid met on tuesday july 20 nt the home of mrs r l davidson for their annual picnic games and contests were held on the lawn with the following win ners children under 6 glona heron children fi12 john lantr murray smith teen age race bev erley smith balloon contest mis a robinson ladies race mrs r l davidson shoe kicking mrs somervillc candy guessing contest mrs mc donald time race mrs mcdonald lolling pin race mrs mcpherson c ldest member mrs p murray youngest member gloria heron good luck priye mrs ohara lucky chair mrs mcarthur the ladies were then invited into the hoilsc where n table was set with a very tempting and satisfy ing supper a vote of thanks was- given mrs davidson for a most enjoyable afternoon wedding trip yo eastern states for mr mrs gilberyson a quiet but pretty wedding uas solemnued nt knox mimsc on sal nrdav july 26 nt 3 p m when id i christina daughter of mrs ist belle winfield lake ave acton was united in marnage to johi llovd gilbertson son of mr and i mrs herbert gilbertson of fah n mills rev r h armstrong m a bd performed the ccremon obituary william cochrane dies at kitchener william cochrane of kitchener who wis wellknown in acton and distriu passed awav on julv 291 h at st marvs hospital klu henei rilhmini a length illness he was 1 in his siu third ear mr cochrane was owner of cochrane photo finishing in kilch- the bride was prettily attired m n w tiotn in kingston a a gown of whitc nylon marquistutt i sm f iin the late william with taffeta trimming nnd wore i tnehrme he was a member of headdress of french lilacs and kitchener rotuv club and st carried a nnsega of white carnal andiew s pieshterian church suriing ale his wife who w ions mrs clark armstrong kusi r o the bride was matron of honor nn wore a dress similar to the bridt of pink nvlon marquisette and car ned pink carnations allan burnett of eramosi hi foil mu nage miss violet smith of at ion his mother mrs william ckhiane orilhn and three brolh- t is judge achie cot hi am of brampton rev dr arthur c cochnne tf dubuque iowa and 2000 mile 8000 trip off band includes acton on an j1000 trip about ahwl miles m to tmpele for the firt turn at the cinuli m national exhibition the city of swift current b katchtwan bos binl has aer pted aclon citizens bands m itatton to visit acton and pla a cm ret t in i e a ulegram from arton hind iecre- tai ttd t ii r s nt lavt tluusdax tolifmned the ttate o th isit aa august 2fi the swilt cunt nt kind with about i int mix rs will bring everal drum majom lit s md lion s petial ropt twirlti it am it is ep n d they will wiar ouiiiin outfit mmpltti with slelsons anil binds the sjiskntchewnn bind has been united to kitcluner fot lunch and jordanlappin wedding saturday in knox presbyterian kirk brides friends gather on july 15 for shower presentation a about two do7en friends of the bride gathered at the home of mrs norman mceachcm on july i when misses sadie mclntyre and martha turkosz held a miscellan eous shower for miss christina winfield whose marriage took place on julv 26 games of bingo were plaed ard latt r the gifts were presented o the bride at the same time the girls of the bell telephone co staff presented miss winfield with an electric iron nnd a dish of the cornflower de sign as n wedding gift and fare well presentation a loveu lunch was served b the hostess and her assistants and a happv time was spent with the bride before her marriage and re moval from acton cousin or the groom acted as best j rt x charles c cochrane of west- ninn i mount quebec svmpathv of i the reception was hold at thr nincls heir eoc to the brnaved rovnl hotel guolph where 1hl thv fiinernl was held on friday bursts were received by mrs win aiiriist it with service at schcltc suil withnavv accessories and 1 corsnee of vellow carnations upon their return they will takt up residence in guclph rockwooo everton community greets weekend visitors rev neave takes service on sunday rt j w and mrs oliver are awav on vacation rex mr nea e conducted ser ice in the united church sunda morning mrs d mcmillan and mrs p orrhe are spending some time in guclph with friends mrs f hamilton spent sandrock funeral home kit chener conducted b rev f g stewart interment was in wood land cemetery kitchener field dressed in pale blue sheer with pink hat and gloves and cor sage of pink roses she was as slsted bv the grooms mother mr- gilbertson who was dressed n nav faille with navy hat white shoes and gloves and corsage white carnations the bridal couple left via motoi for a trip to the eastern states the bride wearing a natural lincn-j- sundi afternoon services at ter terra cotta services sponsored sy acton young peoples ra cotta for hte month of august hat been undertaken bv the young peoples of the acton bap tist church last sundav was the first sor- v ict sponsored by the local group pitor patterson took the service and mr and mr clarence reid s ing a duet accompaniments w r plaved bv miss fave garner on the accordion ortfon friends visit in community homes cjnrrnded for lost week mr and mrs dan hindlev u i e collingwood three davs last eek attending a carnival with their ponies sundav v imtors w ith mr and mrs how ard gilbank and wcndv rev and mrs andrew lavv- son and familj tortinto mr and mrs alf coulson ucr sundav vusitors with mr and mr irwin hamilton and charlie miss manlvn parker atweod us hohdaving wi h hi r grandmother mrs dan parr sundav visitors at the home of mrs suter wi n mr and mr- hugh roht rtson and familv guelph i in and aound mount forest with mi md mi haivtv jtstin and friends and relatives 3obbv vusitd saturdav tvinmil rev c gordon harris and father with mr and mrs stankv mtkaj charles harris who have been guclph holidav me at morgans pont wtre m and mr- jack momh and m town inst week and also attend- soi guelph visited on sundav mk the rural ministers weeks wih mr and mrs j p benhm courm at the oac guelph thev i mr ind mrs llovd deanng of recent toronto spent the weekend with weekend in hamilton with mrs h the formers parents mr and mrs fdmondson n a deanng mr and mrs fred dav of hamil- j mr and ms john glovi of to- ton are hohdaving in town i 1 onto spt nt to wtkend w h mr civic holidav passed off tjuictlv t m havwud no mr and mrs here mr and mrs rov kirvan and bibe of guelph spent tht wnktnd and sundav w ith mr stew irt s rovct miss enid mcnabb of toronto was home over the wee mr frank moore arrived home fridav evening from an extended holidav in fngland during the weekend mr wm dunbar with his power mower made an improv ement on the grounds of st johns church wilfnd tu ind uavid i- iin mis ftntst lint m belvvo 1 tpeit sundiv at the tine home mr and mrs hairv rien and lo of oranuinille called on frit nd he rt during the wetkcnd wcekt nd visitors w ith mr and mrs k c nevills were mr and mis j e sarmm i bo s eif bel- wood mr and mr- robt meikle- jilin of fergusmis nt il mcphai and ian and mr rost duncan of hamilton mr kt n huntkx and children tf mitd summi r floweis deceralcd knov presbu nan church acton tjn saturdav- julv 2fi when rev r h armstrong ma bd united in marnage dottucs emma lappin the daughter of mr and mrs j d lap- pin main st aclon and mlvin lerov jordan son of mr and mrs hubert jordan macdonald blvd acton a floor length gown of chantilly lace nnd net was worn by the bride who was given in marriage by her father her fingertip veil was caught to a coronet of seed pearls she carried red rosci and babys breath mrs gib jordan sister of the bride was matron of honor wearing pale orchid embossed lace with net ovtrskirt a halo headdress and matching rjultens yellow rtises formed her bouquet i gib jordan the grooms brother acted as groomsman and ushers were merv bagnall uncle of the bride cooksville and hugh jordan brother of the groom acton at the organ was ted hansen of acton and mrs j davidson sang necnuse during the signing of the register j at the reception in the church school room following the ceremony hostesses vveie mrs d lappin who wore pale blue- w ith white accessor- i its and pink roses and mrs h jor- dan who chose figured nlon with i mam e accessories and jclluw roses the couple left on a trip to otta- j wo the bride wearing a cerise gab ardine suit with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations guests were present from george town toionto barne aithur mt forest milton and acton mr howard crispin spent a week b hev lilt visited letentlv with the formers parents mr and mrs j s huntlev mi carl humberstone spent the holidav wuk end with friends at collingwood and fevcrsham church and sundav school have bun wuhdiawn now for the month of august while rev erla currey is relatives gather to honor mrs e adams who is in her 90th year mrs kitchtmr head valerie and j left for their home at mamtovaning on holidavs ten v lin turontt of davs last w eek mrs w head spent a couple w ih mr ind m- jm giur and mr bill bel sent last wtek it gt n moh pisbvter i thurch camp on lik s mc oe mamtouhn island folio vims her holidav in julv down to washington dc mi- m nnit nukell also spent a bra holid iv in florida shi retuim d to toronto last week and ls em- plovid at st hildas college devonshire place mi mtrris cook of toronto spent the w iikend with his parents mr nd mrs norman ctok mr and mrs noiris htixltv of funis visil- ed reientlv at thi same home mr oi nan cmy and morris sptnt mondav vith mr and mrs liter huu v hillsburgh over co relatives gathered to gether at the home of mrs olive larkman r r 2 acton on sat urdav julv 2fi in honor of her mother mrs eliza adams in her 90th ve ir a beautiful bouquet of roses was presented to her as well as man loaely gitts tht familv held a picnic supper and mrs adams cut a daintv dec orated cake a piece for each guest followed with ice cream all tnjovid the games and races con- duett d bv les adams and mrs al bert brooks rlatives mended fom wcslon mount dennis bekville new tor- ontu mimico st erboro toronto willoudile and anznn i usa sightseeing and the band u ih plan- nee will proceed to aettin for sup per and a concert in aeton pavit details and diilt s have lmcn con sidered for the past month hut the day the band could be received her was just set on wtdnesdnv of inst week exact details of suppi r antl th concert have not vet been settled the western bandmaster char lei wnrren come originally from on tario his father who ilo lives in the west claims to be the oldest trombone player in canada the rope twirling team two sit ters and their brother live on a ranch near swift current it is believed none of the band members whose ages range from about 1 to 21 have ever before been to aclon the imimeians are all boys except two girl glocken spiel players the swift curitnt bund has won top honors at the calgirv stampede two years in a row and this spring were pluced higher in competition than the regina lions band seve ral yesars top aw aid winner the hand has also plaved m montana and north dakota with a government grant assist ing to defray the cost of the lonjfut tnp the band has ever taken ad ditional funds have been raised by unci its and by selling tickets on a car several of these tickets were sold in acton those bui ing them not realizing thev were helping to finance a concert in their own town tin car went to british columbia but the band itself is coming here nassagaweya 5s no 7 id mrs g a dills rip to kmg oi md n uute lat week friends gather as pair depart a number of friends f thu district gathered with oher friends and neighbors in the homs of mr and mrs ivan richardson on july 27 to renew acquaintanceship with mr and mrs george flcher prior to their return to seattle miss foster and miss mcdonald of toronto have been holiday ing with mrs wm dredge mr and mrs jame l hender son of long branch are pending the week with mr joseph hender son rev b a ncvin of the picton presbytery is taking the servicer in nassagawcya presbyterian church while rev j e sutherland ls holidaying with his brother ut rocky mountain house mr and mrs wm cameron tor onto and mrs w h mephall mil ton were gutsts of mr and mrs d henderson last week mr and mrs l w mcmillan and don mr and mrs w kennedy and tom mr and mrs harold bell mr and mrs grant mi millar and donna mr and mrs d henderson attended the smith reunion at the home or mr and mrs r l david son on civic holiday baliinafad m kerr hostess to circle girls th nirtv night mr divid n fi i hihdivs tin th s sunduv i leitlue sni mr and mr ir 1- mrl h id it m in k rr f ue k rid mrs b tusdiv r wii b hlh i hm hud s i i il ev- thursday ilrun and n their i lervice il hurch i ihter of a tmder- ation in 1 on sat- i iv v i nt tn ippt ndix gin iph gtturil hp i urdav shi us doing nu i mr and mrs hi h irl sbortlll lpnt 1 it wik at wlmi beach t miss ih th mlfjh r it holidaying i with david and sharon blacldock i at parrv sound l mr and mn karl rayne itr and mrs arnold mcenerv ajid i david pent a few dai last week t at cupper cliff mr and mrs charu m david son and family who have bra hphdaying for the past three weeks i at jasper alta and in northara at the calgaby stam1ede this picture of the swift current sas- uniforms of blue with whitelined blue capes it is hoped they will i saatchewan returned home dur- katchewan boys band was taken the band is expected to visit wear cowboy uniforms on their 2000 mile trip east the band ing the weekend they were m- acton for supper and a concert during their three day stay in on- placed first at the stampede the band has hetd concerts and sold jjjj dajidwhos tano while competing for the first time at the canadian national tickets on a car to raise the money to finance their trip to toronto lhr p ybmr ner exhibition in toronto although they are pictured here in their and district tickets on the car were sold in acton at that time daughter in utc wat