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the acton free press thursday october 20 1966 mrs klizabelh jones tarz- well has been in guelph gen eral hospital since october 4 mr john f winter- was a guest of dr h t batt of hal- don lodge guelph- for a week mr and mrs g foster have moved from englehart to 53 rosetord terrace mrs charles watson is a pat ient in guelph general hospi tal friends are verjp soyqr to learn mr- severino braida is a patient ip st josephs hospital guelph supferjng from burns retired farmers mr and mrs j will and family have moved from rockwood- to iso wyn- ford place mr hill is employ- ed at ardmores mr- and mrs w diggins and three sons hove moved- froni cooksville to 105 cobblehill d mr digrins is employed in oak- ville schoaf for deaf at milton described at thankoffering f argall of the ontario school for the deaf at milton vvas guest speaker for the fall thank offering meeting of che afternoon auxiliary wms of knox church he told of the school itself which is built on a seven acre site has a thirtytwo bed hos pital and a staff of 250 to care for the 380 children in resi dence there the children range in age from 5 to 19 and may re main until 21 years of age he spoke of the children themselves and thair problem difficulties and the great need of patience and desire to pro mote happiness on the part of the teachers members and guests were a keenly interested audience mrs fred anderson presided over the meeting and the wor ship service was conducted by imrs h allison mrs wm mc- intyre and mrs a h mcken- zie talcing as the theme who is my neighbor mrs o moran at the piano andi mrs rotot algie with her mandolin provided the music out of town guests mrs f j shortill and daughter anne rendered two delightful and in spiring numbers the holy city and has love is wonder ful to me they were accomp anied by miss k sinclair mrs a j buchanan express ed the appreciation of all to those who had given an enjoy able educational and inspir ational program rev a h mckenzie closed the meeting which was follow ed by a time of fellowship mr and mrs l o johnston and mr and mrs c b wiggins of port colbourne spent the weekend with relatives at pow- assan women who served in the rcaf wd in the second world war held a 25th reunion on the weekend in toronto mrs tom watson attended and two friends came back to acton with her to visifc mrs jim pow oft calgatrajberta and miss hiltfur haggstrom of new castle nb recent guests of mr and mrs james rolston-wcnr-mrv- and mrs ed rlinkman and miss mary klinkman of new ham burg mrs laura klinkman of elmifa mrs james wraight of newton nj mr and mrs h g- dennis and lynne of sault ste marie mr and mrs n w philips of powassanand mrs ray jang of toronto quite a few from acton at tended the v georgetown arts and craus display at the riv iera noryal on saturday mrs w j ibeatty showed silver and toys she had made mrs h bessem with mr bessem show ed their latest hobby stone tumbling and jewellery mak ing as well as her former crafts leather knitting and needlework among the guest exhibitors were clarence rogn- valdson and daughter janet mr rognvaldson was showing spinning wheels which he mak es as a hobby and janet was 6pinmng charge youth after chase in esquesing following a highspeed chase over 25 allies of highways and rural roads in esquesing town ship saturday afternoon milton opp apprehended a speeding youth when his car rolled over on a curve on is siderotic neur the fourth line the driver 20yearold cooks ville youth ik in toronto west ern hospital with serious head and internal injuries several charges are pending const robert burke of mil ton opj was attempting to overtake the- youths speeding sports car on the seventh line saturday afternoon when the suspect evaded him he radioed for assistance and 10 other cruisers from milton police force milton opp acton op p georgetown police depart ment and brampton opp- joined h the chnse something to kick about thats what these fellows have as they compete in soccer games against opposing schools front row left to right are john churchill brent marshall john grace and neil anderson second row left to staff photo right are glen taillefer len varey bob rough- ley terry churchill vern denny and teacher- coach james holmes third row left to right are jim lee colin gould barry elliott lloyd smallwood allan mckenzie- and fred flisnik an average of 100 a week is collected- from georgetowns 75 parking meters its all turn ed over their parking auth ority for parking lots sijins of winter heavier clothing and coat collars turn ed up meet owner agree to sign contract for service property another step toward the hal- ton region conservation auth oritys purchase of the a r service farm adjoining kelso conservation area was taken thursday when mr service at tended an authority meeting to finalize details on the purchase agreement the initial agree ment was made in july and mr service said as soon as the ag- reement is signed it can be exe cuted the authority is purchasing the 145 acre farm tor 70000 eighty acres of the property are being resold to the ontario government for 40000 for the establishment of an ontario ag ricultural museum and a hpmv for the ontario steam an tique preservers association the remainder will be used to extend the kelso conservation area which lies along the west border of the service property mr service was granted oc cupancy of his house and barn until april i 1967 at a monthly rental of 75 the authority ag- 250 at can day on brampton hum the corn day sponsored by the soil and crop improvement associations in the counties of york peel and halton was held on the farm of aubrey living- ston rr 1 brampton on thursday october 6 over 250 farm people from the three counties enjoyed the excellent weather for this event in the morning the corn plots were toured with discuss ion on plant population and fer tility trials after lunch dr stan young of the oac guelph discussed the importance an 4 manage ment of corn he covered some of the 600 uses of corn varying from production of papier the dving of textiles base for drugs binder and dynamite and live stock feed he- suggested that may 1 was a good day for the planting of corn and that some farmers who had sown it in april were just too early this year every factor must be looked after in the recipe for corn pro duction balance in fertility proper row width and plant population method of handling and storage corn has increas ed in production per aore by 38 bushel in the last 28 years rom milne of ontario hydro and former engineering exten sion assistant in halton and peel discussed buildings and storage of corn he stressed that before any storages are built the farmer should con sider the long range outlook for further expansion c h kingsbury soils and crops specialist discussed the complex question of weed con trol in corn he suggested that every farmer obtain a copy of the publication guide to chem ical weed control as soon as it is printed next year and fig ure out the herbicides which should be used on his farm the corn day concluded with demonstrations by the various machinery dealers reed any improvements he made to the property during that time would be purchased from him in april when the property is turned over to the authority the owner also requested a 200 foot lot on the town line where he could erect a new house this matter is to be fin alized later the meeting turned down on a 54 vote a motion by vice- chajjcroanc a martin asking the halton museum board to move to a 10acre site in the service farm from their pres ent location in the alexander farm complex in kelso conser vation area his motion men tioned troubles in past years over limited parking duplica tion of fees and lack of space we would also help in moving the renovated pigpen black smith shop and water wheel he said but authority member george currie of esquesing also a member of the halton museum board objected strenuously to the idea he said the museum board has spent 30000 on its holdings in kelso since the board was founded five years ago and moving would ruin much thai had been done mr currie said the museum boards centennial building pro ject would be too late for 1967 if the suggested move was made d a mcconachie solicitor for the authority suggested there should be a meeting be tween a committee from the authority and he faltering glen eden ski club to discuss the financial problems of the j club before any formal action is taken concerning its reposs ession authority member bill sar- geant claiming he was tired of having the agenda and no backup material for his infor mation suggested a full trans cript of any ski club negoti ations be kept and reviewed at the next meeting it was learned the club is in debt to the authority for 3000 and has an additional 12000 in liabilities most authority members were against purchasing the club the authority also delegated chairman ralph sherwood and vicechairman dr c a martin to attend an oakville council meeting this week and explain the purchase of the service property was informed the surveyor generals office had inspected a greenhouse owners dam on the 16 mile creek east branch near drumquin and was asking the owrc if restriction should be placed on the amount of water pumped by a local golf club authority members agreed the proposed scotch block dam reservoir would alleviate a wat er shortage in this area learned of an amendment to the expropriation procedures act which will come into effect january i 1967 requiring a hearing before a county judge to decide the necessity of expro priation received a request from auld and nesbitt for 16250 one quarter of the asking price for expropriated land and ag reed to send a reply through their solicitor learned that the hilton falls projects financing is ex periencing difficulty because some municipalities have not vet applied to the ontario mun icipal board under section 64 section 64 states that the rnuni- cioalities must apply to the omb in a formal notion for the monev some of ihe com munities feel that this applica tion will jeopardize approval of other future expenditures they have planned essay phces first in zone acton fairs prize winner for the ethel brant mtonture essay contest has also placed first in the district level 12yearold laura tryssenaar osprlnge grade eight student wrote on the contribution of in dians to the history of canada the zone 5 district includes many towns going as far north as burrie the essay now proceeds to judging at the provincial level word of the win was received wednesday by mrs w j mc donald secretary of the fair ladles division heats on at library the heats on that was the latest word from the building superintend ent in charge of actons centen nial library this week healing contractors are on the job and the heating system in the main floor area has been turned on making working con ditions more comfortable win dows and some doors have been installed closing the building in and other doors are expect ed to arrive on ihe site this week some sodding has been com pleted and railings at the side of the rhain entrance steps are being installed inside finished carpentry is in progress includ ing cupboards in the main floor workroom roof insulation has been finished and the heats on as workmen work diligently to have ihe building completed as soon as possible mayor les duby reported to council he was seeking advice from sam snow on a design for a loot bridge across the school creek and that randy jjdkea had volunteered a land scape design for the area girl guides seek new meeting pace about 30 girl guides under their energetic leader mrs low- rie are seeking a meeting hall this week their regular thurs day meeting night has been ta ken over by the newly formed boy scout troop mrs lowrie was informed by the scout group committee her girls could no longer meet in the scout hall that evening at the beginning of this term she contacted ihe school to see if ihe girls could meet there since a speyside class was in the scout hall she learned this could not be done the parish hall is booked up since the thursday meeting was best suited for the girls they are seeking other accom modation rather than use the hall wednesdays which con flicts with other events or fri days which is not suitable only 2 left 1966 ford custom 500 4dr sedan 390 motor auto matic demonstrator 11000 miles lie no h10285 save 1100 1966 fairlane 6 cyl 4dr sedan turquoise std trans save 600 1967 models in stock more coming in you will be ahead in a ford put your free ballot in for a philco clock radio thompson motors acton ltd 4s main st n acton 21yrs old when you turn 2l youre no longer cov ered by your parents hospital insurance to keep insured you must take out indi vidual membership within 30 days get your application form at a bank a hospital or from the commis sion newly wed the family hospital insurance premium must now be paid to cover husband and wife notify your group without de lay or if you both pay premiums direct not fy the commission new job to keep insured fol low the instructions on the hospital insurance certificate of payment form 104 that your present employer is required to give voo on leaving your ontario hospital insurance plan ontario hospital servicss commissim toronto 7 ootari zlxt kttn sttt rtss unicef pennies on hallowen while some children are play ing trick or treat when- hallo ween rolls around again other pupils from both rhe robert little and m z bennett public schools will be knocking on doors seeking pennies for needy children in other countries the unicef project for help ing these children will be sup ported by both schools as child ren who wantto help will tote around the yellow boxes seek ing support again this year acton ys mens club is sponsoring the an nual project members will count and bundle pennies as children bring in their boxes to ward the nd of tfie evening it is hoped that students at acton district high school will take part in the annual project and it is expected unicef boxes wib be placed at the school for students donations acton figure skating ctub am parents interested in the acton figure skating club are herewith advised that a meeting will be held thursday october 20 at 7 pm at the acton community centre agenda financial report e ice times and rental fees hiring of instructor membership fees new business halton cooperative medical care plan pays indhrldua or employee groups may enrol at any time of the year revised rates monthly 375 single monthly fllj couple monthly s1jj3 family payable quarterly or yearly halton coop medical services ms mam street meats send me information no obligation nank address 474 mbtton da 1784712 december is near get extra cash by selling here phone 8532010 or dills stationery at 8532030 aiadvs oadiw irnd