fr lets play bridge by bill coat tricounty tournament many local duplicate bridge players attended the tricounty bridge tournament in guelph the local bridge club was well represented at the sectional tour nament held injjuelph jast week end this is the fourth year the tricounty tournament which operates under a sanction from the american contract bridge league attendance records were shattered in all events i cannot give the actual ranks obtained by all the players but i will indicate in some cases when they were above average above average in duplicate bridge means that a pair was better than at least one half the total number of players friday night was the mixed pairs with 27 tables 54 pairs in competition duke wilson and miss marjory mackenzie of georgetown had an above aver age game while your columnist and his wife didnt fare as well mr and mrs clayton barbour of erin also played in the mixed pairs and were just on the aver age score bob remington of ac ton partnered with mrs mary manning of eden mills arid mrs r dickson playing with mrs smith both of erin were above average in a ninetable non mas ters pairs game the same night saturday was the open pairs and local players showed very well this event is run in two sessions a qualifying round was in the afternoon with the final round iivthe evening a total of 109 pairs entered this game lou bertasson and harry frost of milton came first in their sec tion in the afternoon but were out of the money in the evening your columnist playing with his father jack coats was second in their section in the afternoon and held on to come out eighth overall in the evening mike lor- usso and lloyd keir of george town were fourth their way in the afternoon game bob reming ton and duke wilson also tried tnc open pairs but did not qua lify in the evening there was a consolation game mrs gloria coats played with mrs mary manning in one section while miss marjory mackenzie and miss olive logan also of georgetown put together an above average game in another consolation sec tion in the team game on sunday this area was represented by a team whose members were bob remington duke wilson mike lorusso and jim kabul i do not have the results of sunday game as 1 write this column en good- results are obtain ed on hands played at a low le vel here is one from the open pairs game in which my father and i got the second best result in a hand played 26 different times we were defending and i sat east dealer west north south vulnerable north s k 7 4 h 3 d a k 10 9 c k 10 8 5 3 west east s 5 s a q j 9 2 h a k 10 4 h q 9 7 2 d o j 4 2 d 8 7 c j 9 7 2 c o 4 south s 10 8 6 3 hj 8 7 5 d 6 5 3 c a 6 the bidding west north east south 1 h dble redble 1 s pass pass dble pass pass pass norths double is called a take out double and it requests part ner to bid his best suit my re double shows at least 10 points south bid his best suit which un fortunately tor him was also my best suit i guess that north was afraid to switch into one of his minor suits in case he ran into trouble there as well west got off to the excellent lead of spade five three rounds of trump left declarer in poor shape he tried to ruff a club on which east discarded a diamond so he didnt even make two dia mond tricks in all he took only five tricks two spades two clubs and one diamond i wonder what result could have been better than that since eastwest can not even make game on their cards last weeks winners at the ac ton bridge club were first bill hamilton and tom warnes tied for second bill barbour and bri an hamilton with ralph barber and cam sinclair blood clinic continued from page one keith livermore william coats ronald henry john woods merl harris birnie benton rick hart ley gerald dick john davidson peter taylor wayne spires tom mckeown beth norman ray mason jane cooper i nino braida gus wodnicki john katninga kenneth hurren jack campbell john foley bar bara smith ralph vlietstra wil liam titus roy hawkins ann riemer dolf vanarragon grant allan chas thomson douglas price peter dorothy jor dan earl jordan joyce masales doug draycott george currie george bayliss zygmont luty in ez luty jake kuiken peter kroes gordon lott jovce blun7 dell ann norton stanley norton lome norton barbara norton hugh wilkinson norman doug- las john zions ron papillon corry vos oscar feenstra wayne wilson florio toumour hugh orourke william cassidy d a rogers elmer roszell elsbeth geissler norman price robert bruce john turkosz william waterhouse les mcphedran bill rogers bruce mcarthur jean parsons murray scoyne john palmer john leatherland joe oosterhof jessie kentner david hawkins jacob kuiken david norton ger tie feenstra fritz dehaan wayne gordon murray smith william mainprise russell kayes neil miller rick dluiker oianna an- gell phyllis angell grace robert son norma lewis john lewis wesley storey fred cripps john looyenga ali looyenga dorothy robertson b a stapleton ruth rippon ronald saunders victor elliott eleanor freuler joe hofstede c j graham walter kowall speyside school tops carnival continued from page one placed first in their purple and black costumes redwlgged john van der kooy and tim coles of rl second for their shotgun wed ding and marion shannon and susan currie ol pineview thirl as a pair of pretty shamrocks an extra 10 points was awarded the robert little school for the best banner fashioned of yellow and green felt by gradessevih silverwood- new maple leaf flags for each rl classroom robert little school pupils from grade four up filled the auditorium thursday morning of last week to take partin a solemn dedication ceremony when lake side chapter iojde members presented a now canadian hag to each room honorary regent mrs joe jocque and nine members took part in the flag presentation to representatives from each class flag like sun rev ritchie mcmurray gave a talk on the importance of having a flag and outlined the meaning of one each country has a ol its own with the same purpose- he told the pupils that three words told what the hag means the first word is sign which means a country has a unique flag which ib recognized as that ot the particular country it stands 1 for the second word was united which means a tlag is a sign of unity in a country the third was noble which means a hag is a dsign ol everything good in each country the first letter in each word spells out sun and the hag is like the min which shines over a country in conclusion rev mc murray gave a pracr of dedica tion taking part i also taking part in the program were robert lovel who gave a bible reading elaine johnson j beth elliott played the piano for three hymns as well as supplying music while pupils marched briskly back toclassrooms iode members attending and taking part inoluded mrs jocque mrs cecil nelles mrs george musselle mrs h h hinton mrs dorson frizzel mrs leishman mrs m taylor mrs r spielvog- el mrs j mann and mrs d dills principal g w mckenzie was chairman for the program and said the robert little school had been privileged indeed over the past years in manv ways and both chapters of the iode had al ways been staunch supporters of the school the best way lor the pupils to express their thanks tor the new maple leat flags he said would he tor them to become good canadian ciliens other schools next the m z bennett school and high school will be presented with new i lags soon bv lakeside chap ter fred neo mervin nesset fred kentner alexander comraanda fred kentner sr victor roach david hargrave greta feenstra olga wilson grant withers george ware elizabeth anderson david ryder sims mcphedran dieter geissler kate mccrae rita mccrae jean geberlein rink vlietstra nettie brown art brown matt johnstone jane mc phedran bruce lambert william gils bob vlietstra jarlenc bruce dirk van stralen gail van stralen michael rogersi ja mes hibbard henry harbors ronald lewis peter marks henry earle lloyd marshall lorna chisholm alice duby leslie duby maria pataky bert hinton william dobbic gloria hawkins irma coles hartley coles mark laferriere donald mclntyre karl gathof harry hofstede alan norrie john greifeneder emerson bax ter james stevenson edward heffeman charles homer elda fryer wilmer fryer william cripps douglas ford mary dick john dunn evelyn lasby gail fryer marilyn oconnor linda varey 4 edward curtis june brown gerald ine bow man albert ford richard gough charles kirkness fred spear dorothy thompson clarence rog- nvaldson donald lindsay jean- marie mcdonald kathleen han sen edward hansen john good- ridge harry boyd frank van wyck edward wilson marion pope eleanor thompson joyce kowall george gidman william dawkins edward elliott margaret guest elsie swift jenny harris michael de jong ellen garner roy knapton rus- sell spark linda ensing jean buckner rav thomson dorson frizzell betty britton ed van hoekelen peter lawr william i diamond donald swackhamer i marjorie britton keith ranney j allan hall barry mclsaac 4h girls entertain at meeting of wi the march meeting of -sjlver- wood womens institute was held thursday evening march 19 at mrs g hendersons with a good attendance of members and three visitors plans were made to celebrate the i5th anniversary of the silver- wood branch with a euchre party at stewarltown march 28 the members decided to pro vide a booth at mr mttlars auc- tion sale april 4 a committee is already plan ning the april birhdav party at the centennial manor milton the 4h girls entertained the indies with a skit on wool the fabric and the fibre mrs squire home economist for halton and peel gave a talk on 4h work a competition among the groups won mrs marchington and miss dianne baxter pries lor an amusing hat made from kitchen utensils a social half hour completed a pleasant evening congratulations to mr and mrs l walker- and mr and mr barnes whose two daughters were born his past week at georgetown memorial hospital and cighfgirls it featured a lamp of learning inside a skate the name v the school and the year linda braida dressed in timely gieen fot st patricks day skat ed a graceful solo and was much applauded bv the youngsters in the races there were thrills ospringe 4h meeting visits sfchtrweekvnewr student teachers name new executive the student teachers forum monthh meeting was held at the home of mrs dorothy riihaidson scull of rr i georgetown on march 13 the president mrs j pink opened the meeting the secretarytreasurers minutes we re read by douglas fowler business discussion tor the day was ol the new syllabus lor grade exam inations issued by trinity col lege of london england qualili- crtions lor high school credits and the purchase of books for the library election of officers was held by ballot and they are as follows president mrs barbara champ ion of caledon vicopresident miss donna landsborough ol ac ton secretary treasurer mrs faye pink of acton librarian douglas fowler of georgetown with mrs dorothy richaidson sculf retaining the chair ol hon orary president at the close ol the meeting a beaulilul piano solo minuet bv paderewski was rendered by douglas fowler ol i georgetown mr and mrs cameron fraser graham and valerie spent the weekend with friends in erindale kenneth strartdh6ll entertained a number ol his school chums on satin day afternoon on thjr occas ion of his ninth birthday mr and mrs wm stevenson ol cooks town visited on sunday with the latters mother mrs wil fred mcmillan and her father who is still receiving treatment at guelph general hospital mr and mrs murray mckit- rick were in toronto on friday to bring their son kenny home irom the crippled chiltliens hos pital wheie he has been receiving lieatmenl since december mr and mrs arnold sunter ol niagara falls visited on sunday with the lormers mother and aunt mrs g sunter and miss f baldic euchre winners winneis at the bimunthlv eu chre on friday evening were mis h theaker mrs jack an thonv e aichibald john an thony and luckv card harold theaker visitors during the week at the home ol d g and mrs robertson included mr and mrs ken ro- beilson oakville mr and mrs douglas robertson and children ol guelph mrs george m young and marilyn ot acton visited at the same home on sunday mr and mrs jcrrv klunmpen- hower and son of gowanstown spent the weekend with her par ents mr and mrs k kloostcr mi and mrs murray millson and lamih of guelph visitej on sunda with mrs m jackson i mr george allen grundv has i the lountiation out lor a new home on the second line above the highwa h lends ol david stewart will he pleased to leain ins condition lis unpioing lollowing recent sur- 1 gen lat st josephs iliospital guelph with the president linda stiandholt piesiding the os- pnngo blue bonnets held their meeting at the home ol linda mckenzie opening with the 4h pledge june upshall called the t oil answeed bv my tiedyed scarf these were very pretty the leaders miss doris fines and mis c hurren gave many helplul hints on how to care for hats and shoes record books wew chucked at the close of the meertfjjft miss phlines and mrs c hur ren attended the training school lor the garden club at guelph on thursday this is the spring project for the 4h club girls and spills and disappoint ments of course out several moments had the excitement and style that makes sport great peter marzo cut ting the barrel corners ahead of a pack of boys lus skate unlace vl the boys who sprawled got up and sped on to place the few who thought to congratulate the winners the welcoming hands that heaved a victor back up over the boards n the cam- nraderie of the free skating af- lerwards a few of the boys and girls holding hands and above all those infectious stupendous cheers code limehouse l m ben nelt mzbpineview p robert lit tle rl speyside s straight races girls 7 and under susan peycha mzb debra rippon s erica heptner rl bovs 7 and under jim hurley rl james ellerby mzb joe kentner rl and kevin hilts- mzb girls 89 susan schupp s lyn da turner l susan mcphail s boys 89 terrv holmes rl bill mcgillowav rl seve marshall p girls 1011 lynn frame s lvnda sales p sandra van fleet rl boys 1011 bob krul rl ron louttet mzb joe mccarthy p girls 1213 lvnn dunn mzb karen townslev rl carol mas- ales rl boys 1213 peter marzo rl ralph bridgeman p bill field mzb girls 1415 pat wheeler mzb susan height rl christina sal es f bovs 1415 john mason mzr glen tailleler s hugh orourke rl junior relay robert little limehouse m z bennett intermediate relay m z ben nett pineview r little senior relay m z bennett speyside r little the acton tree press thursday march 24 1v66 h pearce recreation director continued from page one recreation director as ymca sec retary despite the dissenting vote of membei charles leatherland who felt it was the committees duty to approach tliein the committee told the director to encoiuage mr mckenzie and tell him to forward the ymcas proposition mr pearce reviewed his sum mer plans lor the committee eighteen applicants wrote exam inations for the playground posts and eight- will be chosen based on exam results and personal in terviews the commit tee also authorized tjnal payment of 56165 to stanley construction lor the new addition at the rear of the community centre authorized member j gov to tell the legion sports execu tive interested in running a town lacrosse league similar to their hockey ctup that they can have every saturday for 10 a day pro vided the arena isnt booked agreed do pay the lees for therrecieation director to attend a lelrigeration course providing he is successful in passing authorized payment ol finan cial statement number two amounting to 34967 received a letter irom the art group requesting fees for in- stmctpr major h newman amounting to 13500 approved a request from the ladies support group to hold a banquet for tricounty team in the community centre for a fee ol 10 make dressings a work meeting was held tluirsdav oy unit 3 of the ucw when members made cancer dres- sings under the direction of mrs vehna west and mrs bh1 coats miss dorothy siihmons took the devotional part of the meeting red cross is always there with your help harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestroughino sales and service repairs to all makes of furnaces custom sheet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burners main street n 8569934 24 hour service rockwood who read a bible stor and peter maro who led the audience in praver kindergarten t e a c h e r mary about time luckv ticket holder on ahorse named heartburn eligible for yes terdays irish hospitals sweep- stakes willred duval jr was dis appointed to learn the horse did not qualify lor the race mr duvals nom de plume about time was one ot several district tickets drawn never ol- ucialh notified the acton man still qualifies tor one ol the cash prizes notice any property owners residing in acton who wish to have a tree planted on their property line fronting on town property should make application to the town clerk before april 7 1966 phone 8530220 or 8531200 the trees are red maple 6 to 8 tall cost of trees to be 50 to ratepayer and 50 to town i if enough applications are received planting can take place this spring j mcgeachie clerkadministrator opening specials lakeview discount centre were open for business monday march 28 glidden paint 15 off regular price ul69983rockrvood power train 66 and all thi cargo aboard are on film and ready for inspection on john deere day time 815 pm date thursday march 31 1966 place erin high school auditorium see whats new in the long green line plan now to see power train 66 its coming soon on film costarring more than 45 carloads of new tractors and equipment in a brandnew kind of john deere day show special added attraction are also on tap door prizes compliments of lunch kirkwood services erin ontario paint roller and tray both for 99 lakeview discount centre 126 main st n acton 8531190 proprietors bruce cargill charles perry the cascade 40 electric water heater t was created for people who 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