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tur i m 1 1 i miii j rides and skating a the fund railing for 60000 fc hi actoh community centrfc eta mncmrfway i rtcall i fie rtnloi of the pt 50 or p year the flint one i can vecsll was on fw je where aortic younfc wen that day put a row of board along the tee to keep the utow back and keep the puckln bound there were some back board a little higher to atop the ern shots in 4hc spring the bomtin just floated down to the dam the nct rink i can recall wai known on the king edward i wo built on the site where ledgers iga store now stands it was surrounded by a ten foot board tehee and there were a couple of enclosures for changing liknlcsi there wov an enclosure along the two ildes and ends for spectator- at hockey games and the skating carnivals that were held from time to lime as the weather conditions permit ted for floodlhg the first ice the fire engine was brought out and water was pumped from the underground tank at the town hall after he first nooding the ice was flooded with a barrel sprinkler mounted on a sleigh the next rink i remember was the one on frederick street on the bcardmore property and built by the beardmore co it had quite an elaborate club house with a fireplace there was a large covered enclosure at one end and a spectators section along one side from the bridge to the crescent a good view of the carnivals could be had for what were termed the cheap skates of the dnv there were steam heating pipes under a sec tion of the seating until the first heavy frocrcup or the first sea son and then it was found that the idea was not practical for canadian winters there was a shelter for the band heated by a stove to keep the horns from freezing up the rink served for a number of years prior to this frederick street rink there was a rirtk on willow street just at the north of the present building of the dills printing and publishing co in fact it was on part of the site of the present huilding and ad joining the powerhouse plant it vas flooded from a pipe in hen i ll mrs lawr hosfess ballinafad wms mrs a lawr was hostess for the april meeting of the ballina fad wms evening auxiliary with ii members in attendance a letter from the stewardship sec- rctarv mrs mackcnzie was read bv mrs a lawr followed bv a citizenship reading by mrs m norton during the business discussion it was decided that a community clothing bale be collected for overseas distribution the good used clothing ull be stored at the home of mrs l jamleson and is to be ready for delivery in june mrs e mcenerv and mrs j mienerv prepared a most inter esting and thoughtprovoking tle- olional and topil based on the christian home the meeting closed with a praver followed bv a social hour lunch uas served b mrs r shot hlf and mrs m norton as sisled bv the hostess temperance film united church young people saw a film on tempeianic sun duv evening oneof the great mvsieutiol lie is how the bov who wasnt good enough to marrv the daugh ter can be the tather of tlu smartest grandchild in the world dependable fuel oil service each dellverv of b a tile oil is metered tor accurate measure and hilling auto matic ixfills whitwer vou live whatever the wea ther for as long as vou like call us tor depend able seivlcc youll navd our prlcee compe titive our service efficient and prompt thompson fufts servicing vour area with fea keating oils ad gasoline mesne m after wbura call 34 demons pond and hod the usual high boards i am a bit confused on the order of these last two rinks but they were the inst two outdoor xkatlng enclosures to be built in acton it was in 1928 that i agitation started for a closed arena and do nol think for a moment that it had the approval or all the citl- 7ens of the town there were plenty or impediments in the path however in fcbiuutv 1929 a prlyute bill was trtssed in the legislature that hnally cleared the legal path tor pro viding the issue of debentures for lko00 for the proposed nrena the first meeting of council and the rink committee washcld in march of that year art advis ory committee was appointed to ad with council inlhc erection of the rink and it was the unan imous decision or this meeting that the building be erected in the park the present site was later chos en and plans were approved and accepted and the contract was awarded to eastern steel prod ucts at a cost of 14337 with bcardmore and co to do the cartage and wiring at cost steel arrived and erection started in september of that vear the rink went into use that decern bcr for over thlrtv years the arena has been m service it is all paid lor now and rcadv for this sec ond expansion i will have to leave further comments fot an other week or so a m tidumztf ffl vmuh- atari photo art mmlt truck driver for consolidated transport climbed out of his overturned truck after it toppled over on its side on mcdonald boulevard near the h k porter plant friday morning of last week proceeding east on the road after making a delivery the driver reached for his sun glasses as they slipped from his grasp when he made a lunge for them the truck lurched onto the soft shoulder and sank slowly until it turned over the driver stayed in the cab until the vehicle settled and then climbed out the contents in the bock were undamaged as was the truck a large tow truck from guelph hauled the vehicle onto the road and the driver drove it away utm to tni iditot fine example set by clubs pledge the editor free press dear sir a svnnll headline in last weeks free press has prompted me to write this letter it read pledge arena s00 this is one local organizations pledge r the community centre fund a fine example for all of us in town and district now v00 isnt peanuts nor is jaofjoo hut with a united ef fort the objective can he reali ed lets he generous when called upon lo support the fund as the slogan says its now or nev cr rural actonian i i c3r sugar and spice continued from previoiu pajre boilicn me is her domplete sibsurphun with muniv how mould ou like to yo lo bed with a cross between scrooge and the chancellor at the emhequei its humiliating for a furmcr good time charlie who could huv j round with the best ol them or plunge for a raffle ticket with a flourish to hue to ask tor his lunch mone but what cuts deeper than thai is the fact that she knows whie c irv nilktl she pnes me is spent i m supposed to he at the ilin gcrmis age how do i finance it it i want to support a mistress or bu a oneway hlkci for bali pictures of shown af the united church womens missmnarv society held their easter lhankot faring service in the church sanctuarv tuesday evening april ii with ti present the president mrs h r force gave a wann welcome lo all the guests and memhers the service opened with the responsive reading of the litanv all loined in the singing of crown him with manv clowns mrs h r force and mrs e lidkea read the meditations the theme of ihis service was crown him the loixl of life- mrs force led in praver the lord is mv shepherd was sung b miss d simmons miss l phillips mrs b veldhuis and mrs r hart mission in congo united thankoffering congo missionaries mrs e lidkea introduced ihc guest speakers rev and mrs l dolbv of streetsville missionar ies of the w m s ol the regular baptlsts of canada who had spent 25 vears in ihe congo mrs dolbv spoke on ihe theme go ye into all ihe world and preach the gospel mr dolbv showed slides of the congo and their work accom panted bv a verv interesting nar lative after the singing of another hvmn mrs r agar and mrs c matthews took upthe offering which mrs g johnston dedtcit ed how great thou art was sung bv miss simmons and mrs veld huis calcium is toi- protein i minerals tree marie fraser s new milk recipes vegetable dishes simply delicious write today a oivision of dairy farmers of canada 409 huron street toronto s m mrs a long played the organ for the miwiv attcimpining all numbers miss benin it thanked the guest speakers and invited every one down suirs for lunch the closing hmn wis rejoice ihe lord is kmy all repeated the benediction qe w acciderit injures osftawa pair an accident saturday evening on the oucen elizabeth wiv caused extensive injurv to mr and mrs ii armour manna of oshawa mr hanna is the bro ther of mrs alf long and son of mrs ilanna now or milton tliev are in oueensvvav general hospital port credit rvcuperil ing and will he hospitalietl some weeks promotional special save 50 on naw film di inp kodak film for encwoll or rilm left at hlntons store for develop ing vou mav purchase a new roll or him for only i re gular price hintons 5c to 1 store thw actn pre pfe thursday april 20th 191 grapefruit basket pies demonstrated the fourth meeting of 4 ii dublin triltsa rama llomemak ing club was held on monday april 5 il the home of mrs hal burn wilson the home economist miss prances lampman was present she demonstrated how to make a fruit salad she made a giape- fruit basket ami inimv other fresh trull desserts she also hncred ihe girls nn what would take place on achievement day which is being held al milton on mav 27 the fifth meeting of the home making club was held al ihe home of a club member sherrill murray on saturdav april 8 the pmicclof ihe meeting was the making of a fruit pie jeasi m0rr1l and judy bill ion made the pics the meetings were ended with lunch and the oueeii was sung svytmiy for that smart look in glasses e l buchner r o optometrist contact lantai fitted hairing aids eyas examined 48 mill st e acton out wednesday only office hours 2 to 6 p m for appointment phone 115 acton if no answer phone waterloo collect sh 28867 fleurybissell stiu the best cutting qlsc on the market milton milling co tr 89508 th longest wood w the 1 ewsush lan6uam is tk out that follows the i rhhast and now a word f6m our wonjow r the longest deals in town nn brand new fire stone tues and batteries bargain pines big trade- in allownmcs use vour ucdii caid iluv now and save 1 bill toth shell service 318 oueensl e phnna sib 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