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i1 i service diploma awarded at 1air boards dinner a record crowd attended the annual fair board dinner his year increasing numbers nec essitated moving the annual af fair to larger quarters the parish hall in town the din ner has been held an villages as a rule j over 100 enjoyed the turkey dinner catered to by the guild dual role last week and was in the kitchen helping the la dies who were catering at tb head table wen chair man president jack marshall with his recent bride mrs al lan wilson markham district representative on the ontario association of agricultural so cieties and mr wilson mrs 0 policy changes new boaxd the acton free- press wednesday january 18 1967 3 hydro continued from page one continued from page one ot st albans church on wed- jdel mccuuough president of nesday evening of last week after p of short speeches and presentations slides were shown and the eve- nlng concluded with dancing one of the evenings high lights was the presentation of an agricultural service diplo ma to a b sandy mclean by president jack marshall the award is given annually 4br contribution to he com munity and agriculture mr mclean waa a director on the first fair board when the fair was organized in 1913 and he is the only surviving charter director in 1922 he was elected president of the fair he was born in jerin township in 1880 and after fanning till the age of 22 he was a barber for 50 years in acton before selling to george iholloway he was particular ly interested in light horses serving on the committee for many years mr mclean spoke a few words of appreciation other life members present at the dinner were d d wal- die smith griffin sr j a sobinson and r l davidson another p was made to mary lou brown of umehouse 441 dub which had the best display at acton fair the h hinton homemaking trophy was presented by mrs m mccuuough other 441 members present at the dinner were keith ait- ken and bui lasby guest speaker was a recent bride mrs bob kerr the former pat knox she is vice- president of the ontario jun ior farmers she gave an ihus- acton fair ladies division with mr mccuuough mrs bob kerr the guest speaker with mr kerr her husband of a month newly elected warden bill coulter of campbeuvilie wearing his chain of office with mrs coulter secretary- treasurer mrs wallace swack- turner with mr swackhamer mayor duby maggie given miss acton fair first vice- president wumer fryer and jeff taylor from the depart ment of agriculture office in milton mrs swackhamer introduc ed the head table the ladies who catered were thanked by mrs walter lin- ladlaa of the fair board wul be wearing old fashioned cos tumes at the centennial year fair and half a dozen of them presented a preview at the din ner last week mrs jim mccuuoch made herself a dress and bonnet from one of the special pat terns put out for centennial year six others rummaged in record low temperatures for ithe winter were set tues day night ground hog day is not too far away february 2 in milton the i o o b chapters are presenting port raits of the past the showing of old costumes that was so successfully sponsored by the fair board ladies here last spring new sets of pipes are be ing added for the organ at the united church anyone walking along the streets these mornings kept going at a steady pace with high cold winds forcing them to keep coat collars turned up the temperature hovered near zero this saturday is the an nual veteransdjnner at the legion and many of the mem bers are planning to attend notice how the days are getting longer a certain sign of winter fading away toward spring if you wish to avoid a long lineup in order to obtain 1967 license plates it might be advisable to shop now and attics for their outfits mrs niiss the last minute rush lo- w j mcdonald mrs walter unhand mrs stan matthews mrs wilfred waldle miss erva pearen and mrs mel mccul- lough bonnets bows shawls and old jewellery added to the rustling antiquity of the old dresses the annual meeting of the fair will be held saturday january 28 cal issuer jack hargrave isnt too busy at present and can accommodate anyone in a hur ry the deadline for 1966 mar kers is february 28 pet dog shot mm- rumen one gave an inus- trated talk on her trip to eng- sllsfl rnanra land ireland smtlnnh whipc v vi icji ivjc land ireland scotland wales and the orkney islands as one of four junior farmers from ontario awarded the bus trip the vivacious young woman was introduced by mrs j mc- bnery and thanked by another junior farmer tripper at one time mac sprowl first vicepresident of a pet black labrador re triever missing for eight days before being recovered was found shot through the head suffering from malnutrition and with infection set in the wound on saturday january 7 di j rowe rockwocd noticed both his labrador and st ber- librarians mrs watson and miss madge chapman with lib rary board members fred new and rev ritchie mcmurray vi sited guelph public library on saturday to see operations there mr g n- cunningham is a patient in guelph general hos pital georgetown agricul soc ooin nis uorauur a ai per- g ty keith webb spoke a few narddogs were missing later virs j vreasey of tyords others bringing greet- he same evening me st ber- 1 1 ji digs were harold griffin a nard dog retu home with- jsiectgci presluenl s i je the anglican church wo- puncan mophedrancouncillor arauiinesecqna dog mt men of st al- from eramosa and mrs k george leske on behalf of her husband the reeve of esques- ing township mrs griffin and mrs mcphedran were also guests vince mountford added a few words as well he and his wife came from brampton for the event mayor duby welcomed the group to acton and urged them to make use of the new centennial library although mrs duby general ly accompanies her husband when invited to special func tions she found herself with a audions health nurses met last week with the rnao ad visers to plan their next move in the dispute with halton county council particularly good bargains in the ads these weeks some of the stores have special sales view snow has been clear ed quite promptly from streets and sidewalks high school report cards were out last friday several counterfeit 10 bills have been passed in guelph possibility of off season entertainment at the mohawk race track is being considered stage shows and first run mo vies were discussed by deleg ates at the national associa tion of canadian race tracks convention seems a good idea there were 35 spectators out for the inaugural meeting of halton county council far more than usual election of the warden always adds sus pense actons centennial library is the first centennial project completed in halton county the centennial building at hal ton county museum is still on the drawing board oakville has just turned the first sod burlingtons is under con struction miltons pond pro ject is not complete and georgetown purchased an al readydeveloped property the ladies of the christian reformed church are prepais ing a play to be presented in february in oldfashioned cos tume in the district reports mr and mrs fred anderson have been received of maga- their daughter mrs j kra- rine cawitk making special pek and their two nephews w offers by telephone which m collier of richmond hill when added up come to a fig- and ron collier of scarbor- ure too high to be accepted ough attended the funeral of watch out for them their aunt the late mrs geo campbell in georgetown last week mr roy arnott has been un der the doctors care for the past couple of weeks and away from work at brardrnnir and hockey teams are nearing playoff time construction of new hom es in lkeviewisnt being held up by winter weather work men are bricklaying and fin ishing outside work under the wraps of sheets of plastic curling ice has improved since the ice maker has been repaired and the ice surface is shaved every day after the duke of devon shire ioixe and the fan- board ladies next group to attend a meeting in oldfash ioned dress is alert evening auxiliary of knox church they meet tonight a brief history of knox church has been prepared by the minister for the presbyt ery and copies will be avail able for the congregation next sunday ladies associated with the fair are sewing themselves costumes for centennial year how about beards for the gentlemen actons schools didnt have any direct word last week from the department of educ ation about the half holiday for sir john a ilacdonalds birthday but at the free press at least we got an official news release on friday two days late ants from the university and the secretary a proposal to invite the x- ca board to the next meeting to discuss the matter further was deferred until the com mittee was organized the offthecuff discussion resumed on the subject of parks with particular empha sis on the possibilities of de veloping the glenlea park area mr aherne spoke on his hope for a long range plan for parks dividing them into play areas and green belts mr ty ler seconded mr aheme arid said he hoped to see a vigorous program on parks prospect park leishman sur vey park and parkland in lakeview were all discussed and members felt a long range plan of development was nec essary mr patterson also fek a five year plan for the com munity centre should be inaug urated with new cement walls permanent concrete seating with room for extension of dressing rooms facilities for the st john ambulance peo ple and others he proposed the committee do this as a centennial project discussion alao centred on arena booth verbal agree ments salary requirements of the recreation director and a possible day nursery locating beside the community centre before the meeting ended attending were board mem bers h patterson j goy b aheme e 1 masales e tyler jr director h pearce and clerkadministrator j mcgea- chie it was also decided to adver tise for janitor service for the new building it waa agreed to write a let ter to jim farrell ontario hy dro district representative to commend him on his recent promotion accounts totalling 2939929 were approved for payment before the meeting ended it was agreed to review meter reading charges at a special commissioncouncil session be fore any rate changes took place a hint regarding rising costs of living from superin tendent doug mason was shel ved for the time being as chair man tyler noted this would be looked after in due time the cost of progress was noted when commissioners learned the assessment for hydro had jumped from 8600 last year to 34075 this year notice was received for the annual omea convention to be held at the royal york hotel in toronto february 26 27 28 and it was agreed to decide at the next meeting if anyone from the commission would attend new dealer bcgli today red 1 white store will be a new dea ler for the free prim copies of the paper wfu be aoid there outuarv lochlan mcmillan dies at calgary the funeral of the late loch lan mcmillan whose- body was brought back to acton from calgary was conducted satur day afternoon by the rev a h mckenzie mr mcmillan was born on the first line of csqueslng township north of acton and attended lome school he farmed in eramosa worked in detroit and lived at one time in atton on knox ave his wife died at fergus two sons went to the west while a daughter still lives near fer gus both sons returned here for the funeral from saskat chewan and from winnipeg one is a doctor and one a me chanic other relatives attending the funeral were mr and mrs boue with other cousins from stayner mr hubert mann fergus mr and mrs donald macdougall and mr and mrs gordon macdougall scarbor ough and mr eccles mcmil lan guelph some acton residents at tended school with mr mcmil lan years ago mr mcmillans father james mcmillan and his grandfather lochlan mc millan were both elders of knox church here the latter was ordained an elder in 1886 marriage a union where the man pays the dues new store glenlea smoke- shop closes saturday and a milk store will be established in that loc ation com to fis canada farm a industrial equipment show january 25 26 27 ft 29 1967 exhibition park toronto ontario secure year free odmawtsat mm your arm kaopaamw deafer rowe began hunting but didnt locate the animal until sun day it was found down the guelph road quite a few miles from the rowe home after the owner had been noti fied by nearby residents the family pet is presently at the ontario veterinary college at guelph where doctors give it a 5050 chance for recovery it is expected charges may be laid in the shooting bridal shower for wendy black sincere sympathy is extena- ed to mr h r howard in the sudden death of his brother john charlesin pennsylvania mr howard attended the fun eral returning home on mon day mr and mrs l j buck spent a few days last week in montreal mr and mrs clarence hur- ren attended the marriage of jessie louise kinnear to james albert drexler which was held recently in st boniface chur ch maryhill and the reception at parkview motel gucrph mr and mrs barry clarke visited on sunday with the formers mother mrs clarke at halton manor milton mr and mrs murray mc- kttrick had their son kenney down to the crippled child rens hospital in toronto for a routine checkup mrs bart mhaa and mrs stuart mcklnnon were co- hostesses to a bridal shower held at hie utter home for wendy black bride elect of january 27 wendy is the eldest daughter of mr and mrs howard black rjr no 1 guelph approximately 30 friends and neighbors spent an enjoy able afternoon of interesting 1 and humorous activities wendy received many lovely and useful gifts after which she thanked an for their good wishes and friendship lunch was served and the time pas all too quickly as does happen when good friends get together mr gordon attkoa attended the funeral of ids aunt mrs ml mclean at guelph on fri day council renews taxi licenses at the last meeting of acton council applications for re newal of taxi licenses were re ceived and referred to the com mittee for consideration reeve hinton and deputy reeve oakes told council of their appointments to county council committees at the in augural meeting reeve hinton was appointed to the roads manor and personnel commit tees and deputy reeve oakes will serve on the board of health agriculture and child welfare committees ban the martyr met at the par ish hall tuesday january 17 for a short meeting primarily for the election of officers the rector rev r mcmur ray was the chairman and the new executive is as follows president mrs j creasey sr vicepresident mrs j rol treasurer mrs wm denny secretary and recording secre tary mrs g haggett dorcas and living message sectreas mrs b bayliss united thankoffering and ex- tracentaday sectreas mrs wrnoenny department of fa mily life sectreas mrs c nelles co mr and mrs howard dol phin of weston visited with friends in acton on sunday east halton united church presbytery held a program workshop meeting for mem bers of the ucw at palermo united church monday even ing an unexpected crowd of 250 jammed the church for the program on study books use of aids and demonstrations attending from acton ucw were mrs george musselle jr mrs william waterfaouse and mrs c l rognvaldson advice cold what you take for a fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st george- sq guelph onl telephone 8242071 milk 3qt jug homo rm 27o albert ttm fimi king maltby says 1 thay aay if youre ovor 40 you shaownt shovel snow hv wf young mp to tlwvvlf kkf young and healthy with steady wat for service call maltby fuels mam st rockwood 8569983 a new service done in your own home add new life new brightness rug shampooing upholstery cleaning yowh bo surprised how hrrle ft cost phone 8789094 fzzxt safeguard your fine wphobtory and broadfoom by navfajn tne work done ny ooponoadia exports rtflmt in your own milton upholstering kjlsmoran lorn arthur prop jmkton savt scl famcy quality speci me features steaks 89 1 rot mut loavct 01 hammjaom mm a fresh ground 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