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mb mmmtalmom qaw wu immfcrtacl are on the floor working before the thocmak- in a ptay about the old shoamakar and his er and his wife wake up mrs rognvaldson alvas whan the free press photographer ar- like all teachers was in oldfashioned costume rived at umehouse school tuesday the elves staff photo rev and mrs a h mcken- ie and family with terry dow- ding were in montreal last week attending expo mrs fred white of east wey mouth mass la visiting rela tives and friends in town miss mary beth elliott is taking a course at waterloo university this summer mr and mrs maurice doll of winnipeg visited with their relatives the rognvaldsona last week mr and mrs george barnes have left this week on a motor trip to western caned and the united states friends of mr percy woods 92 main st will be sorry to hear he is in the quelph gen eral hospital mr and mrs john b frank daughter dianne and friend beverly morton have returned from a trip to expo new owners of the station hotel mr and mrs f c an derson have moved from to ronto to 245 peel st they have three children miss m z mnnett was honored at a surprise gathering at her home friday afternoon as six former teachers of the then lone acton public school met to honor their principal the group with over 120 years teaching experience had a real reunjon present left to right were former miss muriel od- honor miss m z bennett bert now mrs f humber miss isabel anderson miss daisy folster miss bennett miss martha orr miss margaret young and the former miss terry hunt now mrs harold gregg staff photo ii principals kind wise guidance keeps whole staff united as friends tongues wagged in happy abandon last friday afternoon at the home of miss m z ben nett 79 lake ave when a group of former teachers met to honor their principal of a happy period of long ago for several years this group of eight teachers had held ab solute sway at the robert little school with miss ben nett as principal the staff com prised miss daisy folster in grade seven miss martha orr in grade six miss isabel an derson in grade five miss wil- ma mcmillan grade four miss margaret young in grade three miss muriel odbert in grade two and miss terry hunt in grade one miss hunt was alio music supervisor au are now retired except miss young who teaches in toronto and all were present except miss macmillan who lives in brampton miss fol ster and miss anderson live in acton miss orr came from cooksville miss odbert from stratford and miss hunt from aylmer of the eight only two- could boast a husband mrs frank humber miss odbert has been a widow for severafyears and mrs harold gregf miss hunt ingenious as always brought hers along as a living proof and indisputable fact that she had one true to form however she forgot the pickles so harmonious had been the administration of this group under the kind and wise guid ance of miss bennett that an affectionate friendship had re mained through the following vears although so many years and vicissitudes had elapsed since the circle was broken the same spirit continued as though the disruption had occurred only the week before with the closing of school after the postsupper groan ing which testified to the qual ity and quantity had subsided the teachers had the pleasure of watching miss bennett open starting out on thi oranoc waik held over july 131415 both in blazing color 1 1 1 starring raquel welch john richardson in one million bc also starring robert goulet christine corere in i deal in danger first guelph showing july 7 18 19 2 adult shows in color with richard johnson eike sommer in deadlier than the male reco adult plus village of the giants racemmaimlad aduh starring johnny crawford tommy kirk newcomers to town are ac ton high school teacher h swallow and mrs swallow who have moved from london to 186 tyler ave mr and mrs d scott of fen- tanna calif granddaughter of a former resident mr robert coleman visited town on their way home from expo mr and mrs j d hanna and 3 children of vancouver visit ed with their cousin mrs alf long mr long and family en- route to pei for a vacation mr and mrs r maddeaux have moved from toronto to 223 elmore drive with their young child mr maddeaux works in woodbridge dr and mrs gordon bonar of oeloraine manitoba are vis iting with mr and mrs mac sprowl of rr 4 acton this past week mrs bonar is a cousin of mr sprowl mrs michael polrier st johns newfoundland and five children are visiting mr and mrs herman bessem no 7 highway mrs polrier lived in acton for some time scouters from blue springs reserve were in town attending church sunday and among them was former acton 0pp cons ron rupert who met former friends high school teachers arent getting far away from their profession during the summer vacation three ure marking grade 13 exam papers in tor onto mrs marion reed bill coates and joe bray miss el izabeth atkey is recreational summer proqiam director in acton paul martindale is tak ing a special geography course at mogiii university and pat sullivan is taking a course at waterloo university attending courses at ontario college of education in toronto are miss coria jvandcrgrlft mrs d himiken mrs hargit lasrfo brute andrews and c l rogn- valdsan the acton free press wednesday july 12 1967 3 first commission mrs ben rachlin supplies details for gap in history the free press research de partment tries hard but does not always come up with the complete story when its dip ping into local history in an unfortunate accident with a power lawn mower he rev stanley gammon lost part of a toe on july 1 he is able to walk again now and took church service last sunday mrs lawrence hemsley and children left last week to join lawrence at creemore they have sold their home north of acton and have bought the creemore iga store and took possession on may 29 the presents which each one had brought her as an expres sion of her love a combined note of sym pathy was signed to be sent to mr skuce former inspector because of his recent bereave ment as the evening shadows clos ed in miss young read a por tion of the holy scriptures upon which the standard of the school had always been based then with a smile upon their lips but nostalgic regret in their hearts the group dis banded once more to the echo ot miss bennetts declaration i could not think of anything nicer mlss anderson halton 4h jersey- guernseyayrshire club by stuart nurse the ihird meeting of the hal- ton 4h jerscy-guernseyiayr- shlre club was held at the farm of walter norrington on july 4 a class of jerseys and a class of ayrshires was judged to give members practice for the coun ty livestock judging competi tion the members then moved in side where they divided into seniors under john cockburn and juniors under john mc- nabb the seniors discussed the importance of performance testing to the success of a farm er bruce pickering murray mocaig rosemary booth car ol swackhamer and stuart nurse were elected as the dis play committee for milton fair after the meeting refresh ments were served by the nor- ringtons this was apparent in the special supplement of may 31 on the opening of the new hydro building although it is fairly recent history we could find no account in newspaper files of the first hydroelectric commission around 1920 thanks to mrs ben rachlin the void has been filled the first acton hydroelec tric commission outside the jurisdiction of town council was composed of william gould chairman george hynds and george barber reeve the year was 1921 sec retary treasurer of the new commission was miss ethel starkman now mrs ben rach lin and the superintendent was charles wilson mrs rachlin recalls the time tltc commission was formed as she was working in the of fice of h n farmer barrister and municipal clerk as a steno grapher clerk since she und erstood and did much of the work involved in running the previous electrical set up the new commission asked her to take the secretarytreasurers post mrs rachlin also recalls charlie wilson read the meters and gave the book back to her where each customers record had to be kept painstakingly by hand a far cry from todays automated machinery billing her work was so good that when she left the employ of mr farmer and resigned from the hydro position she received glowing recommendations mr farmer commended her speed and accuracy and said her com mand of the english language particularly in respect to spell ing and grammar is far above average during mr farmers three month trip to europe in 19212 the then miss starkman was entrusted with the municipal clerks duties until he return ed she also filled in as library secretary simultaneously mrs rachlin confesses she has a legal turn of mind and would have liked to have been a lawyer her ambition was fulfilled to some extent when her son ted entered the legal profession although she now lives in toronto coming to acton only for business reasons mrs rachlin takes a keen interest in the community and people her passion for legal docu ments was well illustrated by copies of all the documents to back the information she gave the free press as well as a printed letterhead of the com missions of that time l be especially careful not to overexert when the weather turns very hot and humid the heart has to work harder un der these conditions expo tours bus train air your choice ar even your own ear kw travel bureau ltd 196 king street east tel 576o770 kitchener ontario july paint special exterior white 2 10 exterior semigloss 2 oalt or 11 inside latex 2 while they lost at lake view discount centre main st n acton 51 im ab supermarket 9 mill st meat specials acton 8530075 grade a chickens x 35 messwood compass c iii sausage 49 imaplelsaf cooked meats 49 a cheese mock chicken dutch loaf bologna or 03- each le ft pimento olive loaf luncheon loaf white swan 6cs save 8c serviettes 2 for 33c pantry shelp4rox tinsave 17c orange juice 3 for 1 yimer 15ox tin save 2e peas and carrots o i si nabob oox jar 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