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uttir to the editor rkk iv the hjitpk nextchallenge to pay scout halls indebtedness r arlof- i of our undcrstai off dear arlof its nbout timcihot we had an other chat about scoutingin ac ton a subject which ha always been close to your heart and which his had your faithful support other places have various spon sors of scouts but wc ore spon sored by the citizens of acton toddy wc own our own scout hull ho dc no sownee npprais ed value 22 000 x and insured nc tordinjily there over three hun dred children brownfo girl guides cubs and scouts crfjoy excellent accommodation and are taukht by 21 dedicated lenders and assistants ten years ago we did not have scout home hut we had a lot of younk hopefuls iwisupj our tail v one banner day oetober 28th 1949 was a banner djiy for scoulinfc in acton the of ficial opining of ho de no sawnee do you remember the full house the glad hearts and that wonderful feeling of aecnmplishmenl shared by so many because wc had kept the faith so that wis thit a log cabin sided building 24 x w rubber tiled rioor fireplace bunkers all nround oil an heater which we couldn t keep going etc and all paid foi we thought that wc were all set for awhile do ou remember thit very bltmus scouter dave dills who came up wrurthc suggestion that n biiscmcnl workshop oil furnace kitchen annd toilet accommodation would complete the job oh yes and do you remcmbei that the scouts were- promised trip to the ex if they dug the base ment no doubt you have a very vivid memory of that trip o the ex for you took a load of scouts in your car thai trip must have cost you a pretty penny the group committee never did gel a bill for it ye i know it was for the kids n the house that s the i with the p tssing nrs acton continue to ex and last year emild no longer ignore the cub vmitint list the demand for more accommodation mo int excavation and biisermru qmrters job omplelrd voluntai v labour built our ini ti il scout hnmc and nddrtion but a basement necessitated a contrac tor boy what a job quicksand cave ins well points an extra thou sand dollar cost however the job was completed and by the courtesy milton 5 acton 3 inmidget game milton midgets overpowered the acton entiy in an exhibition game 1 est fiidnv m aclon whin thej outscored the loeals 53 before a awnriuiaietoc acton opened the scoring in the first period when ron mellon dmvt home ii im fi in ron malcolm to blink the light for acton and they lild thi it id until ii vi of the mm period when mills bulgid the twine for mi lion on a quick piw from forbt pla mils fttl md riiggd w rlh d rudditk if alton sent to th sin bin by tin reluct for two minutes for lilpping in the sitoiui pi 1 1 id moiiiik wis id i premium until tin ehiek show ed mm nuihitcv ind 30 meonds of plm wlnnhnss mckcrii from th mi hon club dumped a goal behind john lcultuilmd guirding the acton net to put milton one lw rtickcd rim sconiil i ided it thi mint sicond fi imt but difinmiitnii lr iht sit mtt lwu iiimiili- in tin etwlc for tripping alton stirtid tin n conn luck i- tin third ptn d whin dun i inrtr understanding bank mnna ger bill mackay fully paid by 3 000 00 loan on demand nole sign ed by group committee members the challenge now is to pay off that indebtedness you will recall lhat we did not have a 1958 flnan clal campaign so the folks o arton are going to get the ehnooe to help pay off that 3 00000 on their own burnt hall for duly au ihomed canvassers will make r canvass from february 16th to 28th for funds which will be v r thankfully and faithfully applied arlof we find mere woids a very poor medium to thank you for th space in your valued aelon free press and for the loyil support throughout the years on behalf of the many many chitdien who have enjoyed do enjoy and continue to enjoy the result of your gracious support thank you scout gioup committee w middlcton secretary treasi hespeler 5 acton 0 in exhibition game hespeler bantams swamped th acton team 5 0 last saturday in hespeler arena during an cxhibi hon game which saw the locals outplayed h parks for hespeler wis big gun sinking three goils behind aclon goal keeper c wedge d from and j wilson weie the othi scorers for the hespeler crew 1 jcffcm and p phehn eacl received a two minute penally for two minutes tn the iin bin for ixipouiif and a eaten co off roughing for heapclrr from start to finish hispeler outclassed the local entiy as the showed the advantages of pne tict and an early start on the ice at the beginning of the season the acton lads playing together for the first lime fought gimel but lick of experience told its tali is thiy went down to defeat rujed f v k pelt law ir fit ii m hind the ml tou tht i iiwd fir tl on t mi wilii mill and hiim hed thnmh tin ind milton t ill id i irs nit up mill hi squirts defeated 92 by newmarket team an allstar team from tht squirts league in the acton leg ion minor sports hockey league went down tt defeat lust saturday afternoon at the hands of a le in from newmarket to the tune o 92 in an exhibition game in thi aclon arena the wellbalanced team fion newmarket outplayed the local youths as they were masters of all they surveyed from start to finish practice and coaching told the tale for the visitors as they excel almost every rush they made up the ice fought vainly the acton lads never gave up throughout the entire game and al though nutskaled and outpl lyed fought vainly to overcome tin early lead taken by the ncwmui kit team prior to si n ting the third per iod goalies were excyianfid from ach team but the lack of cxper- ence on the pirt of the l cil spdlid defeat as tin profession i lyli plamnking of thi visitor inlkccf the acton defense time and time again brief comment a pleasure in spiu f tht stt a group of 10 kir olds trained and loithed a thnrotighh the new marie t lads lick of ice turn jfnri expi united laehtng spelled deftiit or tin lie is too bad some of the ex- lmcki plnvers cant tike an in tfriit in tin acton vtiungstus md how them some of the fim points of hoekty aclon m i b bt hind with ailificnl ice but i iwvt knt of uihnt that ct old lind tht jr ixpinenci to a group mllink and earnist nun run k ev piomis mtmbtr- f l th hcko teams win treated tn h 1 digs nnd h t chocolitt b thi ac un muni bporls fcioup afttr thi jjvtu cgirmbws tilt c g i t put tht j presbuir mil group of church mej brinr 2 tht pin pose ind sdn vh parks board plans 4500 budget seeks 3200 grant from counci acton board of parks manage ment at a speet il met ling tuesday evening compleiul a 3 w0 budget and agreed lo petition eouncil for 1 grant of 3251 with an anticipated revenue of il 260 making up the ball nee r r parkei leling ch urman ftir he mteiing in prist tiling the pro postd budge fiuliontd id embers that filhoiilh the ward wis within their nuhls lo demand a on mill grwit fi urn council iccordlng to law consideration for operating on i lower budget should bt given the following is tht breakdown of the budgtt lo be presented lo council for jjinr ipproval parks board budget lifefjuard attendants filtration plant tibles j pirking aiei tot i p xpectisd hevenui s balinci 3 25000 consider lifeguard in discussing the budget the board membets leviewcd a iccom nnndition finim tin insurance com pm to provide hfcguird at the swimming arei vinous wis of providing pro- tection wtre diseusstd ind it was agreed ihit fin thi i invtstigntion would h ivt to be given to the mt nation the bond leviewid suggestions of limiting the swimming hours nnd posting signs prohibiting swimming it certiin hours but decided il would i nd tn mnifp tfrn in very unpopuli with the swimnuis f witts council rtpjoscntatjve on the boird suggested thit if the boird pursued the huing of i life guard ihey should consider hiring a lifeguird it ill limes mr wat la also reminded mem befs that they should either include 100 per cent protection- wilh a life guard or 100 per cent coverage with insurance if if was possible mr pirker suggtfled hiring a lifeguard and two alternates in or de r to work out a complete pro tecllvc schedule for the swimmers the lifeguard problem was left for- further dihciissions at a later meeting permanent attendant board members d mussed the possibility of hiring a year round iltendant if consideration was giv en to the parks board accepting the responsibility for hie arena acting chairman r parker sug gisttd the board drop iny ihoueht of taking over the arena and hire at ion dints only for the necessary time during the summer months the necessity of a filtration unit for the wading pool received care ful consideration and the board agreed to pursue the situation fur ther and make allowances on the budget for a unit after reviewing prices on build ing additional picnic tables for the park the boird instructed the see relary to write the department of highways for information regard ing procuring tables ejonstructstby them and a quotation on approxim atejy 20 tables parking problem tht parks board agreed that parking was one piffblcm thai would have to be pursued further and discussed the possibility of providing a park iron at the low er end lit jhc park where the pre sent sheep pens and cattle tics art installed members agreed that before any construction began the fair board should be approached regarding re locating ihe pens and cattle lies another project suggested was iree planting the board agreed that in order to reduce the budget they could forego iree planting for one year bul would not overlook the possibility of transplanting suitable trees being removid from properly where building was tak ing place mr walls suggested thai n property owner intending to build and removu trees on his proper be contacted and the trees b tr insplantid is soon as possible prior tit teviewing the pinposid budget mr parker asked mayor w h cook if he thought the pirks board should apply fur their one mill gianl accordingly on projects or reduce their budgets to ueces si ties mayors remarks mr cook informed the board members init council wis quite aware the binid could demand one mill grinl bul pointed nut lhat council members win ilso n of the financial position of the town the finance committee of conn cil would appreciate if the park board could make do tins year wilh the needs ind do iway some of the wants the m iytir marked a irwin boird member rem ed the mayor that thtre was title doubt the board would kiep llui budget down as low as possible mr cook replied couneil de not want to et any reuirdini of your progress if il is i methhity ihit you have the mill then this is whil you must have prfbfiil for the meeting were h r parker a irwin 1 kilby mrs g fryer f wills md m lyoi cook g v barbcau whose re appoint menl to the boird was not process cd al last council meeting was i speelator js3 vi coupleleave farm for town longtime fiiends of the com mumly nnde i pitsenulion i nissigiweyi township hill to mi nd mrs nilson anderson ind their son douglas on rniliy j inu ry 21 a g tod ttowd of friend and neighbors extended beat wish s lo them is the v move from their irm to mam st n in acton calvin mclnlmt w is chairmin for the pretgrim with melvin stor tiding the address t p scntalum wis niiefe by cnarlcs thompson lester milltr lindsay ferguson chirks fill and duncin mnfrit to mr md mis andir in un m nip ivc i irihjhl limp it ph im 1 ilili mil cha r eomhin i lion dnitgirs anderson rtcciyerj ti nd ilirm cloek and i ciir tti hfcmt i d incing w is i tiji j i d lo iht music of alex nears oreitsln fourth generation r andirstm is the fourth gcneritum f his f imilj on their i on hit 2 rot k wood r md mrs andtivm will ob- t hi ir 4ith wtddiiif innners in m irch the txpcel to itxt calls for caucus bars press reporters e oiithiurd ruin papc one miy tr cihk tnquiitd if he hid tnticled thi rirf eummittit ind hen itifeirmid n i tin mayor ex ijinod tht pi tirtutt idopled ist u ii wis t t nlu 1 tht proper filed thi pt ii 1 tin hiluded childit it7 s hear reports name officers at church annual meeting il congrtgilional meet- u of the prtsbytirnn church was luld on rndi evtning with rev j d gordon of westminister chinch guelph is chairmin and mrs w micdoiuld as secretary heptirls from all organizations showed a good years work under the leadership of mr jack birtch student minister election of offic crs resulted in all being reelected with russell blacklock being add ed to the minaging board and llovd blicklock being appointed as i collector several items of ni w bumness wert discussed mr gordon closed the niectmg with tile btnediction md i socnl hour was enjoyed fn liic bjiimcnt flan day of prayer the jinuiry meetings of the w m s md ladies aid were held the home of mrs w and mrs g iberlson the wms was in charge of the president who open i i poem ind hymn mrs r goidon led in pnycr rmgemtnu were nude for ob- mg iht worlds diy of pnycr lo be held in tht united church a rending by mrs h gilberlson nd himn contest by mrs gordon kin vtrv instructive ind helpful ilis j milne closed the fneeting nth privir mrs junes gilberlson w ts in ch iree of hit uidies aid and opin- ind prayer both swored wilh sug gestions for tht nirs work plan quilting wen nudi for sevtril and mrs wallace lasby hm l m coxe son plumbing heating eavestroughing ph gas a oil fumactt gas water tanks free estimates phone 25 acton gave i very interesting re idinj thi meeting closed with tin lord pr iyer in unison a soci i h ilf houi wis spent with mrs r cordon ind mrs h gilbcrtsun assijting tht hostesses mrs gordon steveiistn hi- turned home if lei spending a diys in toronto mr and mrs jimes daniel miry and grace spent saturday wil their parents mr and mrs w the sympithv of this com mini it goes out to the blacklock finuly ii the deilh of mrs miudc re id lis the mcnbb family tntheletithof their father your tv and radio service karl gathof rr 4 acton telephone day aclon 49 nightgeolown tr 73801 grants radiator shop specialists in all types of radiator service repairs recoring boiling trucks tractors cars car heaters quick efficient service fr pickup and delivery phone 85 acton collect 252 queen st f acton ont tripping tin ur whti pit i vis n issiud tn bruin mctrslill neled acton tittid g l fivls m scrtd ttir clmthiiu nurktr f r mill n ind a fiw ni nu ts lattr ts bmiphed lo tht pe i ilts box to sr twi mm uls ti tr pp i bo h acton and mil n plated list htkn with m it n ijiow m i rtcht edse when t cime tn breaking uirouh the defense and tikmjt ads an pc of a loist puck line up wtrc i folow acton ietlhtiiid wtir- riuw ruetitt k niakin dentils gibtx s malcolm mellon lindv lawsnn marks mason mccristall m 1 on timbecs forbes mai vlow mckersie ha rati on stessor fletchcr mills hilson bickers iiila jacob brfy guim oar- rie farmers vf the ins line or manure spreaders pto drive but dr sr gn und dm s bir ng xli roller chii dr e al hac ant fncl on baanngs on beater nd widespread mike norton cas farm machinery full and service oauinafad tt 72153 announcement to the hard of hearing e i buchner ro optometrist will now handle a complete line of acousiicon hearing aids in addition to his optometric practice a wr uchnr his takn a hear ng a d couie from mfa hazell and a dowse t acousicon of kitchener n cder io qeial fy as an aitousticon hear ing aid consultant frtt sc entif c hear ng tests w ii bo given and hear ng a df cleaned and checked free regardless ot make bater es supplied and repa rs made to al makes mr buchner wll be glad to d scuss your hearing 1oss with you without obligation e ther m you home or at his acton offit for office calls to avoid the inconvenience of wa i ng he suggests that you phone first for an appointment in acton every wednesday 48 mill street phone 115 euchre draw i wfnnersilamed the holy name society of st joseph s church held a progress ivc eittlire in the church hull on saturday ivtnlnji a crowd of up proximately 60 people attended the foniliun which win held in ronjunilinn with the monthly draw held by the society at the close of lh eveninjt a buffet luneh whs seivte ind it if the pmihli i tn lowtdby an annotinceir winneifi of tile euchre u ittioi url7e t win prlw kirhest stores for tht ivenlnr were polled by mrs c founuiln mrs martha latnby mis owen andre w and alelu ui iida mr and mri j mitheson were aw irded lh eons htfnn prize winners of lht di tw were mi i budikii m guelph iki m hibmer of boltun tin wi ninfi tieket was sold by bra i da tin by nl of ihe id const i aldo piisiehnt clink paul hanked all those present and praised ihe commiltie eonsisting nf tom fleming- hoy gatenby and don cameron for oruanuinj the iffur spetial ihtmki win also tended lo the ladies of ihe iih who contnbuled sandwiches for ihe buffet lunch grl guide news 1st acton guide c ompany on fehruuy t thi guide com- piny opened tht meetins wilh o cimrii ind the guide pnvir the kinder ditesld lists foi uieir first nd mcond tlass tin i lly of tin villi v pitrol put on i skit i uled tin ti lie he r ind he i pupih the tjirls had i smfi sine it c imp fire ind finished the tvep ni with t ips and day is done hints ho when jam jelly or marmalade comes to hiilllnf point put in a piece ot butler about the le of a walnut x keeps ii from itolllnjt over does away with tiresome skimming and also pre vents wantage yes we have a budget plan for fuel oil stoveorfurmsce grades call 69 thompson fuels acton the acton free press thursday february 5th 1959 3 complete- program plans for annual booster night- spirts executive member have completed plans for their nnnu il booster nirht and once irun have engaged the weston skating club lo provide an exhibi tion of ukalinfi the event will be htld on fn day feuruury 20 dun cribar ceimic figure nkatec will be on hind to piovidt thrills tnd spills for the cqxiled uidituci in between acts an added htghlikht on hit pro gram this year wiujm n krln hoc kty h one botween aelon ind mil ton ti inis which should prove to be in added feature of thii ye ir s show windii k up the program uill bi an exliibiliejii of hen ki v hetwttii t ims nun hie acton fin righteis and actim lesion itrmid as nn old boys game by m iny f ficuils prefer them to be known as pist hockey players band brigade acti n ciliens band will be in atlendanee to jroyjdi music and the st jiittti ambulance brigade will be nvnlablc lo assist in ease of an emergency i ocal o p p orficcrsmid firemen will bt on h ind to assist with traf fie problems and police the arena alex johnson president of the minor sports association reported this week lhat tickets forhc boos- hhimithl iri now on sale ind that all i mcicds ire usesd for as sisting the children of acton to betome better sportsmen i hit mireh 14 dcadttne piuehisjlk licence plates lit pnii hiiij fuil hint hint fine leathers and meticulous workmanship make the hartt shoe canadas finest sold by bensons shoes acton the friendly store women never forget the men who remember slop in and let us put you in solid with your lady select her gift from our selection of electrical ipphinces rifts ef all kinds for ill kinds eif bud gets we ii be jlid lo help ymi with y nir selection saturday feb 14 valentines day suggestep valentine gift ideas bake pie server pie plates muffin tins ware- cookie sheets heart shaped bake pans mixing bowl sets gift and party supplies steam irons kitchen stepstool fishermans scale coffee carafe tacklebox barometer st9p in today gordon hardware saturday february 14th valentines day mr cupid is no amateur he knows the way to piease a gal on valentines day so he s passing the word on to you the word gentlemen is candy choose from our selection of famous brand name boxed chocolates moirs rowntrees neilsons cadbury specially gift wrapped 1 to 15 a dont wait watsons dairy bar and restaurant mill si acton phoim 14 make your selection now