Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 31, 1967, p. 5

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five events saturday keep staff hopping at community centre acton community centre and its environs were a hive of activity saturday with five events staged in the arena and j outside from earlv morning to late that night big attraction was the y6 mens auction sale which at tracted an estimated 500 peo ple while it was going on movies were being shown to 250 who taxed facilities in the upstairs auditorium minor lacroaae registration was held in the morning and 150 went roller skating to the latest pop music in the even ing after the floor was swept and cleared recreation director howard pearce and hs staff mopped their brows and emitted a collective whew when ifwas all done outside while the activity was- fast and furious in the arena a poultry show was be ing held bv the fair board it too attracted man poultrv fanciers appreciation night for h pearce appreciation night for rec reation director howard k pearce who leave for hi new position in kingston this week end will be held at the park friday night first part of the program is a novice hardball game in troducing the sport back to acton therell be a presenta tion after ihc game at 839 the mothers ha beens will play actons sen ior iga girls in an exhibition admission is 25c children are free acton free press wednesday may 3 1967 g choraliers sing at program in erin saturday evening the legion choralici wore thir full out fits for the first time they have new dark blue trousers to complement their gold jack et to complete the legion color scheme the choraliers were the fea tured attraction at a program in erin united church spon sored b the choirs also on the program was an elocution ist mrs gillespie lunch was served after the program and a donation of 25 was made to the choraliers new new manager of the jem drivein theatre is ned hiu ol richmond hill he takes over from k gemmett who es tablished the heatre near here picked up gilbeys trophy for topping the micro plastics five pin bowling league at the end of the schedule in front ere karen jenkins and marg myette theyre surrounded by frank bartholomew frank mc- kenna gino debartolo steve blanchard and john dunn staff photo cubs present tree to library library board members as sisted in a planting ceremony friday night by digging a hole for a birch tree donated to the library by a pack of the wolf cubs purchased with money cubs made from a float in the fall fair parade the tree was planted by members and dedi cated by rev ritchie mcmur- ray cub jeff patterson made the presentation speech aketa mrs earl jordan and baloa mrs robt grant were in charge and mrs jordan ex plained to parents and cubs the significance of the plant ing chairman george lee ac cepted on behalf of the board with mayor duby and fred new assisting hotels tangle in marathon softball struggle station hotel and the do minion hotel tangled for the first time in the 67 industrial softball schedule with the sta tion copping a 2415 win last thursday night station hotel drew wins from alan mcnabb with two and barry elliot with one in the second and third innings jan riddall drove in a home run in the fifth bringing in two runs as well as copping two other runs in the eighth and ninth innings ed smith marked up anoth er three runs on his own as did bob sheppard and pete homer for the station hotel- ers doug vickry ace pitcher tallied up three runs during the game and mcmuiien fin ished up with the stations last run in the ninth for the dominion hotel de jong netted two runs ron bas- tell one gilbert with four al lan with three and clarence sheppard with three brouil lard rodv and shannon each marked up a pointer for the defeated dominion minor accident on victoria sat lhui dollars damage was caused in a minor accident on victoria axe at 12 30 am sal- uidax max 27 a car owned bv murrav rodv nelson court was dam aged while the second chicle dmen bv keith massev r r 4 rockvcocut was the second chicle police said the rodv car was parked for all your painting or paperhanging jobs call floyd schmidt 8564475 at rockwood decorators gnppkrs ntwn to tiffs district grunt and groan fans will appreciate the return of wres tling shows to this area when bouts are staged at milton ar- jena this thursday night main event will feature whipper watson and the mas ked yankee but the unusual is a professional judo exhibit ion between two women nam ed fabulous moolah and joyce grable a tag team bout with the midgets is another feature with a return appearance by ted the 600 lb bear aluy cats could only muster three bowlers at the banquet friday night despite an upset win in the micro plastics bowling playoffs john knight holds the trophy while chris griese end martin oehlrich stand oeither side missing were bob whitney dave smallwood bob mairs and bill rognvaldson staff photo 1 had no shoes and com plained until i met a man who had no feet boats it i i elect ken hulford chairman of board at the 14th annual conven tion of the bowling proprietors association of ontario held at the canadiana motor hotel agincourt may 23 24 and 25 president jack fine of toron to announced the appointment of ken hulford of acton as acton bowlers in zone finals finish well up the house round winners of the coba 180 average and under tournament sylvia mages linda wood marvlou cram steve blanchard and dave mcmillan finished well up in the zone finals held t park royal bowl in clarkson saturday may 27 the acton bowlers all receiv ed valuable merchandise prizes for their winning cflorts during the fiscal year 1965- 66 the federal health and wel fare department paid 551734- 24 in family allowances and s46468ss0 in youth allowances chairman of the board of dir ectors ken is no stranger to the b p a o having served on the board in various capacities for the past ii years he took over as chairman of the board in 196s to finish out the term of gordon ridgwcll of london when mr ridgwell resigned due to severing his connection as a bowling proprietor you can buoy boating 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uptodate wiring jf costs less than you may k think yet it could be your most important home improvement of all the honorable john robarts guest of honor halton west progressive conservative association chicken barbecue lowyille park burlington sunday june 4th at i pm game entertainment fun for the whole family for tickets in the acton area call 8530974 everyone welcome the new quick and quiet lawn boy mowers prices begin at only 7995 r are here seven models to choose from with or without grass or leaf bags finger tip starting and control quietest of all engine drive mowers exclusive safety features special design assures smooth cut extra 2 speed power for all mowing jobs two years makers warranty expert service department full stock of all parts generous tradein allowances hornby garage hornby ont phone 8784790

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