Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 20, 1967, p. 5

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ippw aftarpihoofer from toronto main avey at clay pigeon in the trapshooting competition held on nail farm at part of the c of c sportsmen show saturday although organizer were disappointed at the attendance com petition between entries was keen staff phofov iaoy archers also rook part in the sports mens show competitions which the humber valley archers won with a score of 4603 over the york county bowmen their tally was 4373 winners received trophies to keep staff photo tvumk rock second appleby gun club win trophy at sportsmen show trap shoot battte of hastings no just the archers releasing some shafts at targets during saturdays sportsmens show on the nelles farm these costly bows are equipped with sights and are accurate at over 100 yards staff photo opp investigating fraud theft cases during the week of sept 10 to 16 inclusive personnel of milton detachment ontario provincial police worked a total of 793 and quarter hours and patrolled miles on areahighwaysas i result of patrol 64 traffic cha- gss ware preferred 54 traffic irarnlnis ware issued and 50 rehlcles were safety checked iters were 69 convictions reg istered in magistrates court daring ibis period there wan 10 property dam age accidents investigated and five personal injury accidents resutbnc in six persons balng in jured and total property damage of approximately 6365 causes of accidents ware inattentive dri ving following too closely dri ver lost control of vehicle and cutting in there were nine charges laid as a result of these accidents 38 general occurrences were reported during this period in cluding two break enter and thefts in esquesing twp two fraud investigations resulting in one person being arrested and charged one missing juvenile located and returned home one person arrested for metro tor onto police department three minor thefts being investigated and three premises found inse cure at night other occurrences were of a minor nature as construction has begun on highway 25 north of 401 highway construction zone speeds are be ing posted these posted speed limits shall be strictly enforced according tocj parkinsonser- geant by art uawes appleby and district gun club walked away with the trophy for the best team score at the trap shoot section of the sportsmens show being sponsored by the cha mber of commerce in conjunc tion with acton fall fair canadian industries limited supplied the trap nuchlne forme shoot which was staged on land owned by the town t acton on the first line south of town the appleby clubs 10man team came up with 451 out of 500 to put them well in front of the local maple rock club which placed second with 429 halton sportsmens association from milton came in last with 374 halton trap club was unable to attend in the individual competition for the maple rock trophy for the highest scoring individual shooter there was a fiveway tie with norm richardson b reed jim coulson john shadbolt and ron breckon all coming up with 47 out of 50 in the shootoff to decide the winner norm rlch- r of the appleby club won with 24 out of 25 jim coulson john shadbolt and ron breckon all got 23 in the shootoff and b reed got 22 doug norton earl duke and miss frances searle three of canadas top trap shooters were present to demonstrate their ab ility with shotguns earl duke came up with 50 straight shoot ing singles 24 out of 24 on doub les and later in the day got 43 out of 50 doubles doug norton got 48 out of 50 in singles and 41 in doubles cash prises were awarded un der the lewis option system the lewis option was designed to give all shooters inacompeti- tlon an equal chance of winning the names of the shooters are put in the order of the scores they get the top three shoot ers usually axe paid and then a predetermined number are stro ked offin this case 10 the tenth person or anyone tied with him share a percentage of the purse this is repeated until all the cash available for prizes has been won winners under the lewis op tion on saturday were t brown e sheppard b lye and c bre ckon from the appleby and dis trict gun club dan kidd paul coulson and ron marshall from the halton sportsmens associa tion and keith malnprlze john shadbolt wayne leadston jim coulson and len jones from the maple rock club two shooters in the competit ion got 25 straight al tuck got his in the hirst half of the 50 bird event while brad malnprlze got his last 25 without a miss gord clow owner of maple rock shooting range at crew- sons corners handled the shoot he expressed appreciation for the assistance of the members of the appleby club who helped keep score and wherever help was needed saturday he also received help from members of the local club in setting up the trip range installing the equip ment and assisted with the shoot on saturday he extended thanks for the loan of the trap machine and to mr todd of that firm who brought the machine and who al so helped look after the shoot on saturday promotions made prizes awarded at st alberts church on sun- day morning prises of books were awarded to outstanding stu dents of the church school and commencement exercises were held the preacher was the rev douglas dittrlch who spoke on christian education winners of the prizes were 7 years old barbara turkosz robin kingscott 8 years old kathy masson sandy pratt laurel murchlson 9 years old diane buckman gllue i jfcmurray lea anne mur chlson 10 years old muriel holmes valerie- mitchell dorothy new ton ricky rocher 11 years old sharon creasey janet storey 13 years old judy holmes ka thy harnden andrea broostad randy coker dennis harnden enumerating underway pcs name executive enumeration for the provincial election oct 17 is expected to be completed in acton by tomorrow thursday the town enumerators are mrs joseph bray mrs joe hurst mrs tom watson mrs jack holmes mrs jack mccea- chlt mrs ray mason- mrs mick holmes mrs vic patrick mrs norman cunningham and mrs william carnochran receipts are being given this the pheasant hunting season this year in halton and welling ton is from october 18 to nov ember 11 pheasant hunting is paly permitted between the hours of 100 sun and 500 pm the bag limit for pheasants is 3 per day only one of which can be a hen the partridge season runs from sept 30 to december 15 the bag limit is 5 per day mote some copies of the summary of g regulations hare mistakes in the hunung sea sons marked on the map showing small game seasons the cor rect season dates can be found in the text at the top of the page above the map year tor the first time that en ables voters to see if any errors have been made revisions of urban voters lists will be made october 2 to 4 esojueslng enumeration is to be completed by saturday enumer ators are mrs mac sprowl ross ballentine harry march ngton and mrs george sargent a meeting was held last wed nesday with present mpp george kerr present to name a new pc executive for acton choose the enumerators and plait the campaign bruce caigill was setecudpresidantgarymc- fadden vice president mrs bill camochan secretary wesley j bestty treasurer mrs dorothy stapleton rice president of the womens group and fyfc somer- ville the representatlre from esojueslng the pcs have a do store for campaign headquarters and will soon be putting up posters on behalf of mr kerr for halton west he is rmnlngagalnst lib eral jack lush and ndp jack macdonam halton west consists of the town of burlington acton town ship of nassagaweya and the northern section of the township of esojueslng estimated popu lation is 85000 and the estimated number of votes 42000 some of the acton tories at tended the robarts rally thurs day evening of last week trav elling part of the way in double- decker london buses boys on girls you are invited to join our bible classes which will start on saturday september 30 from 10 am to 12 noon and every saturday thereafter ages 613 years everyone welcome in the christian reformed church 77 churchill road store closed due to alterations the canadian tire associate store in acton will be closed monday tuesday wednesday and thursday of next week art gordon proprietor the acton free press wednesday september 20 1967 it sportsmens show ran into snags but officials ran all events although officials of the sport smens show bains held in con junction with acton centennial pair were disappointed in the number of spectators who watch- sd events the snow itself was a successful first attempt to stag an outdoor show for sportsmen officials ran into snags which complicated matters and spread events from one end of town to the other but again they demon strated versatility in meeting obstacles model aeroplane flying cont ests ware scheduled to be held at the mm st north farm of cecil nelles but they were shifted to the high school grounds when county council briefs during the september meeting of halton county council on fri day permission waugrantedfortba lowering of the speed limit oaths is slderoad through moffat to 39 miles per hour in compliance with a request from the nassa gaweya township council a tender of hay ward and pick ett milton was accepted for the supply of sand for winter control on roads haltons new medical officer of health dr h b hay was in troduced to members in a few brief remarks be pledged my aim here will be to give you a public health service that will be second to none in the province or any other province for that matter the salary of the warden was increased from 3s00 to 900 annually retroactive to the start of this year notes from the agricultural committee indicated large flocks of blackbirds are destroying corn held in haltojg the committee is to meet with haltons agricul tural representative to discuss the problem and is seeking in formation from farmers whose crops have been affected a grant of 50 in prize money was approved for the halton 4h forage corn and conservation clubs george newell of r r 1 mil ton was appointed as halton weed inspector following the resigna tion due to hi health of former inspector vernon mcarthur of lowvllle attendance at the ontario pub lic health association convent ion in niagara falls in october was approved for moh dr h b hay assistant moh dr l u stuart chief sanitary inspec tor j poweu nursing director miss g leavey and the chairman of the board of health halton centennial manor part time employees were given a five per cent cost of living bonus retroactive to hay 1 a report from the museum board indicated the 1967 attend ance at the museum at kelso has been fantastic estimated to be past the 25000 mark it was noted the museum is not charging an admission fee during centen nial year the salary of jail physician dr ck stevenson was increas ed 800 to 2800 per annum when the property committee not ed an increase in the jallpopula- uon the number of inmates has grown from 587 in 1064 to 752 this year stubble in the field brokethrough the outer skin of the models films were to be shown in a large marquee tent but the bright ness of the day foiled these plans tarpaulins were laid over the tent in an attempt to discourage light but it penetrated the canvas too much to allow any showings of the outdoor films archers were busy in one field where displays of guns and arch ery equipment house trailers and various other equipment for sportsmen was set up in the far field on the north side of miu st trap shooting competitions were held with trap shooting champions frances searle and doug norton displaying their skill gun manufacturers had some displays set up the project was conceived and run by the chamber of commerce with john shadbolt as chairman h s holden optomfnust m cork st gueuh phone ta 2715 that hake the meal from lovoll bros modern meat marled katurino this wiik only i prize winning beef from western ontario agricultural fair london choici boneless prime rib roast 99 lb tender shoulder roast 73 iean short rib or blade roast 79 fresh lean ground chuck 65 aeee lovell bros modern meat market 77 mill i acton daily delivery phone 1532240 f aa announcement from the ontario conservatory of music we are pleased to announce the opening of a branch music teaching studio hi acton for the musically minded in this community 1 aptitude tests given in the home without charce or obligation 2 instruments loaned to students 3 lessons given in studio by highly qualified teachers 4 orchestras recitals etc music is magic it builds character creates confidence mom and dad give your child the opportunity of a musical education with ontario conservatory of music learn to flay flanoaccordlon guitar r electric gutter inquire today no obligation r i t i i i enroll now tor beginner courses musically yours ontario conservatory of music please place in envelope and mail to ontario conservatory of music 5 douglas street guelph or phone 1224771 i would be interested in karaine more about your program circle your choice pianoaccordion name guitar i electric guitar address phone age i i i i i i i i i i i i j i i representatives of the ontario conservatory of music working in the acton area are miss m buckland mrs p dwyer mrs a zoinai and mr o pearce our repre carry mont cards a

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