Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 24, 1963, p. 9

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haiyon countys oun oi this furrow for 1963 wai pretty janatte finnic of rr i hornby th 1964 title will be competed for saturday at the annual hallon county plowinq match to be held at the farm operated by edward snow on let s conception 4 of the towmhip of etqueilng the winner will be announced at a banquet in the masonic hall milton saturday evening qwtuarv mr joseph finjlay native p gsqueing funeral nctvlcvj for mm ion cph fuulluy ihu former minnie suilkef u native of euuclnf township vai held in toronto on momluv oclibeim rev earl smilli mlnlmir of- rtmnymetle pndmbvierlun church officiated uilh rev a ii mckcnile aaslsl- ing ul ihc burial in fnirvlew cemelerv avion pullbeureiro were bill sprowl jack graham jack burn jnek ivory harry ifercnsberner and jim mann mrs flmllav clieil suddenly at her home 4771 durie st toron- in wellknown in the aciun din- irkl she wus horn on ihu tumilv lioineslrad u cluuuhlcr of l lie lair mr and mrs john stalker she was active in the wa of runnymeuc prejibylerfan church and before moving lo toronto at- ended knox rreshvlerian church in acton she was also a very ac tive member of howling clubs and bridge club her husband joseph a pattern maker died last november she leaves one son cilen of ac- ion and two sisters mrs harn grnhajn jean ceorueiown and miss annie stalker of acton she wus predeceased hv one brother rill stalker brownies odd job day catering wi in news fjrownles and brown leaders mrs m hnmer read o papir on would like lo ihunk people of eden mills fur their support thai helped lo make i lie brownie odd job day such a great success they more thun reached their ob ject ive mr beryl wrlghl is home again after u three month vlsii lu england lo visit with her par ents brolhers and sisters mr and mrs h glaier or slnilfordjlsilcd mr and mrs r wrightfar a few days last week mr and mrs john mccuuley of onledn ny spent two days in the name home this week mr and mrs h mcintosh have returned home after a long week end at orllllu guests of mr anil mm sllnn tired bui happy member of eden mills prea- byterian church were a tired and happy bunch monday evening ul- ter calerlng at erin fair sunn dav and mondnv the tables were till filled with diners at 7j0 monday evening when sup plies started lo run low maklni it u worm while project mr borden sohve hosted the edin mills womens institute on wednesduy evening al her hnituvlii irn imieiv weremi ihc mono give the world ihc best you have und the best will come buck to you roll call was answered bv what i do when i do as i please il was decided lo have a pnllv- anna parlv al christmas and mil coinblirc with eden cresi this year an invitation was accepied lo attend the arkell buanr al a later dnle a social hull hour fol lowetl mr and mrs mclean spenl fri day and salurdav in builingtbn guests of mr ami mrs david mcdiinnld mi unci mrs fred rellly off mimirerietd srwmsnndnv vrith- mr and mrs slan wilson trip to aluka six niemheis of edyn mills wo mens institute accepted an invi tation to attend a meeting in the orange hnll guelph as guests of riverside institute the afternoon was well spenl as one of their members yaw a lalk on her rc- cenl hip lo alaska telling nt all the highlights ol the trip on a ship train and sight seeing trips hy hus nnd a lour throuuha fish factorv to see salmon canned m r roy lipe ihc meeting rov mrs h oilbertson mrs ma with the institute ode and man- be i hanier mrs v mclean mis stewart collect afler ihv min r wright and mrv w gilbert- uic nnd lreniirer report or lasi sun a social hall hour followed meeting were read and approved recenl visitors of mr and mrs mr k atkinson took the topic 1 shulte wen mrs f neumann and read a paper on resolutions mi and mrs ii holly rexdale cake cash radio among prizes many winners at legion bazaar the ley ion lndio aimliurv the winners til ihe pennv uiblv br w7 he iii swccesiiil lull bt itis umi- iis lollows chi itul yaur ut ihc ley ton hit ii ou saitu iltp dish w ruehanan pillow tlv uctnbcr 19 cases millie rmvles pen and the eimveners of- thv tables pond i sei mrs h harris onui wen bake table and inill cake men ts mrs james ntvklace draw mrs i mtsales lih pond i mrs c k bnmn teapot mrs m a irviue while elephant j hrulshavv piluiw cases mis mr c miuyins pctm suli mrs k turkos tea towel set mrs a find tea mahlcs mrs c k ivulds ulussvv diane shultis obituary ltcol claude gray long military career funeral service was held at hi rumleyshoemaker funerd home on thursday afternoon 17 for alexander claude crav a retired lieutenantcolonel and officer commnndlnp tlje fort ftnrrv horse bripnde rev a h mckcnie conducted he service interment was in fairiew ceme- jeryund tire piillhcarcrv- were churles leatherland ien lovell william meknv orarfie miissclle rae west and lome younublut the son or ihe late dr thomas- grav and fliabelh tavlor firm he was horn al brijnisnewfound- land he was h2 yean of aje or cray practiced in acton fur manvvlats in 1toi ami 1102 he served dirin ihe boer war with the 2nd canadian mounled rifles he attended kingston roval military college anil was attached to lord strarhcona horse rc he was in the mililin service from 190ft to wl in iw he won i silver medal for officers char- cttsnrthewinnipephorse show in i0m he attended the coma- lion of georpe v as adjutant of the canadian calvalrv canadian contingent nnd received a coro nation medal he was promoted to lieutcol and officer commanding the ft garrv horse and tervecl as aim- mandant of the western canada cava in school and assistant ad jutant peneral of military district no ii durinp world war l he was presented with ihe ou eon soiii a- midl-viin- clasps his sister miss lauretta grav with whom he lived at their home tn church st diet in 107 he survived bv cousins ai goder- ich he was a member of artort leiiiuu and walker lodpc those good old days spinegrove school histdry spans 112 years a early aw 1851 lh school i wire then sending messages during ihe forlie music be- xectlnn wun divided into two parfs 154 ihese two parti were united nnd thereafter known an school section num ber 4 in 1855 till raieable property in the seel ion was tmced ho that i65c might be collected tor the erection of n school hounc on the half acre of land bought fn thai venr from james and jane nixon for the sun of 12 pound of lawful money of canada very little is known about this first school the red brick building or second school of the section was one of small dimension and with what today would be term ed inadequate vquipment bench es served as sent ft books were piled in rows in the windows later double desks were intro duced maw uad in i87a another half acre of land wus bought from jas and catherine farty or 150 of law ful money of canada about 1877 the frame school was built it coolaiiuul about 60 seals and a few benches there were no lobbies off the classroom but shelves sufficed for holdinp lunches and school baps the seats formerly facd the west wall the children stu died the three rs reading writ inn nd arithmetic obedience was ohlainetl bv force rather than hv tact force was perhaps necessarv since manv older pupils ocinbcr i iended durinp the winter months the old red brick school was used lor a woodshed for mnnv yenrs a well directly in front ol the school had sufficient water in it for school needs the belfrcy wns on the north end of the huildinp tin was patch ed over many knotholes of ihe frame school lo keep out the wind early staff some of the earliest teachers o the frame school were mes srs tom smith bob bealtv and lim mccullouph mr mccufluugh taupht for onlv a period ol three months lor the sum ol 75 as a help to continue in hit study of medicine mrflcminp taupht in ss no 4 for several years he mi si taupht lor a salary of four hundred dollars in his time as teacher ihe caretaking was done hv ihc scholars in turn hut upon their complaints of dust the job was thrust on the teacher at that time mr- flcminp it rove to and from school in a horse and buggv the favorite games then were shinnv and ball bell demonstration a noted visitor came to the school in its earlv history this was alexander gruham bell he showed ihe children how sound could travel on wires bv fitinp simple contrivances in the wood shed and school connected bv ses mrs p turkos refriperator set mrs j gov there was a ladies hrnikii louiul in i run i ol the nehm table the- owner- should enniaei mrs a gordon back and forth between the two i came a very important subect buhdinttft little did the pe p1 in the school currlctilvinv among- of ss no 4 dream of the great st the music tmrvlorn who and widespread effect in years j called each week at the wrhool j to come oj hii invention were- miss alexlnn sinclair miss amongst the teachers who i helena mcphall sttan buchan th acton fre pfvthunday october 24h 1963 lit poet s comer 4 taught tn the school were mr can i u ion who taught for 5275 a yeor miss rachel russell miss holmes miss acnes mcfarlane miss mcouecn miss dolla nixon miss jessie campbell miss mac- gregor miss mav miller miss charlotte bruin miss leila mnv miss mildred kennedy miss anne mcfarlnne miss jessie douglas miss elsie wallace miss pearl roberts miss mary hunter miss thclma richmond misswili ma stull miss vera leslie miss marpuret brown miss ixobel i covne mr rankin mrs mnrv pickett miss elizabeth mekee miss gloria price and mrs kath leen lnwson settled here of all these teachers miss leila may now mrsjmiuun brown is the onlv one who married anil settled in the section mention should also be made of the worlhv work done bv in spectors mr little of acton is one ol the earliest ones rcmimh bered lie was followed hv fred deacon ol milton who was sue ceeded by j m denves of mil ton who held ihe post lor a per iod of 25 wilis i4iv14u amonp manv pleaninps from his visits come the words reading is thinking his task was taken over in the fall of 1038 hv l l skucc durinp ihe term of 1939- 40 j a patridpe ol hamilton normal school and l l skucc of hallon count v inspectorate exchanged positions returned to hallon 1041 the inspectors since l l skucc have been r f born- hold e jordan and o g mc dowell an frank elliott ml luella schneider miss donna mcmillan and mr mary kidney pinegrove has been proud of the many singers who have done so well nt the mutic festivals each spring the choir won the silver cup for two years in n row 10585q and 19qa0 twit other vears ihcy won the shield i0ahai and ioa2a3 modern facllltlet during the vcays manv con veniences have been wuldcd to ihe school an uil furnace was installed in 1058 an electric stove which has been used lor hot lunches a cupboard for drink ing cups and dishes shelves for books and a radio for education al prop rams 7for5 years from 1031 to 1w the position of secret a rvtreasur er ol s s no 4 was capably done bv harold farj olhci secrelar treasurers who followed him were thomas- blacked and mrs brown in the summer a toftl mrs brown left the com muniiv and the books were given again to harold earlv who look ed after them until the school was taken into the school area the enrolment during the school year ol 14m62 rose to 2 the highest it had been for some years new- board january 1st i2 no 4 was put into fsqucnng township mr skucc i school area no i and a new september hoard composed of live mem bers in the township looked alter the luncttoninp ot the school the retiring school board at ihe end ol 1jh was com- jack ridley cartace limit ad concrete hocks concrete brick cinder uocks clay brick sand stone livestock and fertilizer farm service wd suues dump trucks for hire fully inuml pcv cu rs a p acton phone 1514730 1 w11at w life life is composed olmnnv things 01 sunshine or rain of snow of uuyting of mating ofj promises rings ol ocd ones a pleasuiv to know i lale is a puzzle to dense to unwind of figments and loihles and tads ol time spent in lea mine the rest of our kjiul ol ireaiiues ol lassiis ami lads life can be sail ii we dwvlf fears niel and life can in- ni our woes aiul our ami live with the memories nf ihiitgs that wro had thniugh the long tkstt4eplorahle years life can ive hard if i lie fuliurw we chtutse is of viunxr nut lei v pain pessimistic of using locate we should lose convinced that ue never could gain oh but lite is a pleasure by living it right jusi one dav al a time step by step each dav a pleasant newborn insight ol courage of challenge of hp life is lor now and remembers no past posed ol thomas mcgee chester earlv and spencer wilson in june 1063 pinegrove school no 4 lsquesing closed its doors lor the last tune the children j the luluiv is not of our- choice transported in september leae the worries and woes aiul to the new plneview school on things that cant inst the corner or the seventh line i live now fm today and ivoiclm and number 5 sidemad hv dnvid il colien coopers drug store 31 mill si e acton muhm bs34m31 quality ba products save you money gasoline motor oils dii fual fual oilt stov oils oil burnsr flnane puh 5 yrt to ciy smill ctrrylno charg dapandabu sarvlt phone thompson fuels ltd acton b533370 after hours 1535174 w mkca hials boils jkta autmal lmw mm clmlt lit ikimum u tmwil imi hmiui urn ii bn soothing antinptic james candv table mis v loth mrs p- turkos r touch and lake mrs e johnston radio draw mrs a gordon ticket draw mrvj brudshuw thv first prwe of sl went to fred cunningham acton 2 to martha turkos actirii robert a flowers fort erie woii si 500 antl k connors acton won 10 the ttuit cake was xsnn b mrs let svuoit acton the man tie radio was won hv 1 t inline kitchener and a bask kisses was won bx ii and kosahnd hall doll and taunm powder mis r anjell pan towels iv cunning i ikuu cot i iv mugs mrs alma schmidt luncheon cloth joan smith lea pot mrs iv eirle i glasses mrs- m iv forest jr cream and sugar mrs j hardv relish dish mrs l johnson ciiul dish mrs a ford lamp i min 1 itullouiih cup and saucei min1 ihinn cake dish airs c mcctll hun dish mis f toih 4piece kitchen set mrs j hig ind 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