Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 18, 1967, b1

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pv p k emf s3 p rj aaal fee p p ash s- ov money raised by the girl guides was presented to the st john ambulance brigade at their meeting monday evening guides margot matheson and andrea broostad make the presentation to divisional officer ken thomson the girls themselves chose to give their money to the local brigade staff photo bowl for pleasure ubowl for health the entire family can bowl together make it a date bowl where the action isitoien s acton bowling lanes 10 main st n membe obpa 534170 quality ba products save you monet e gasolines e motor oils diesel fuel fuel oils e stove oils oil banner finance man 10 year to pay small carrying chaise dependable service thompson fuels ltd phone 8532370 acton after hours b532i74 cnib canvass begins soon a canvasser will soon be at your door asking for the annual donation for the canadian nat ional institute for the blind ag ain this year mrs t shields is arranging for most of her usual captains and they are contacting their own canvassers the yearly campaign for the worthy cause begins oct 23 and continues to nov 15 the appeal has always met with very favorable response in acton and district considerable local work is carried on by the cnlr but the cases are never publicized doug paton leaves programs dept doug paton has left the com munity programs department to become coordinator of physical health education anclrecrealion at the university of waterloo he has represented the depart ment of education in this dis trict assisting with night school and recreation until a replacement is named lloyd mlnshau and mrs laura flndlay will be available to as sist your savings earn good interest at your local trust company 4 1 to 5 year w guaranteed investment certificates amounts 100 100000 come in and ask us about iti m 1 georgetown 53 mill street 8772266 john a edgar manager north halton advisory board john t armstrong chairman re ford gardhousc maurice c beaty michael lcdwith john gov dr b d young vv j beatty vicepresident and local director halton peel trust a savings company head office oakville other wench office brampton simcoe burlington delhi cooksville milton assets under administration i 75000000 bandaging demonstration was arranged for acton girl guides when ihey were guests at the st john ambulance brigade meeting monday in the community centre aars george hargrave swaths dorothy newton and sheryl williams staff photo mock casualty coby camman of george town receives the best of treatment from st john ambulance brigade members mrs ft hart and aars c cooke the brigade was demonstrating for acton girl guides on mon day evening how to make a bed and then place a patient in it guides were special guests at the brigade meeting staff photo eht jvcton sttt bftsz vol lcbno 24 acton ontario wednesday october 18 1967 ninetythird yearno 16 st john brigade accepts donation from guides takes them as subjects for bandage demonstration the officers and members of division 332 the st john ambu lance brigade had as their guests af their regular meeting 16 members of the canadian girl guides acton company robert hart corps staff offi cer as master of ceremonies called an nursing member miss cjby camman a former guide to open- the meeting with the st john prayer an address of welcome was given to the guides and their captain mrs reg ginger in her remarks mrs ginger explained that the guides and rangers had raised a sura of money to be donated to a service organization of their choice and they had chosed the local division of the st john ambulance bri gade on behalf of the guides the driver training students hear lectures on attitudes acton like the majority of ontario communities failed to distinguish itself by passing the thanksgiving weekend without a motor vehicle accident on sun day october 8 a single car accident on westcott rd saw 4250 damage done and three per sons- two of them small children injured one of the youths a seven year old boy suffered a broken jaw in all the week october 8 to october 14 produced a total of eight occurrences one comp laint resulted in a former acton being lodged in the hattoircounty jail under a charge of possess ing stolen goods while another complaint saw a local youth being charged with possessing liquor while under the age of 21 years throughout the same time traffic charges and 13 warnings were issued all activities consumed 185 work hours and saw 582 miles patrolled by the local opp detachment at acton district high school this week mr rognvaldsons driver training students were lectured on the proper attitude a driver must develop before he becomes acceptable approxi mately 30 students were in atten dance magistrates court at milton was not in session on monday october 9 due to the thanks giving holiday despite the many safety innov ations being incorporated in modern cars it strikes us that the best safety device is still a rear view mirror with a police man in it said corporal mason presentation of a bag of money was made by patrol leader andrea broostad assisted by patrol leader margot matheson divisional officer ken thom son received the gffl oftdekaif of the division and thanked the guides for their thoughtfulness mr hart recounted briefly the history of the order of st john from the year 600 ad to the present a demonstration in bandaging using four guides as subjects with brigade members applying roller and triangle bandages to hands and ears caused a period of mirth those taking part from bri gade personnel were supt ken thomson mrs g hargrave mrs w thompson and miss b m roszell mrs r hart and mrs d cooke showed the guides how to properly mate a bed explaining why as each step was completed mr george hargrave and division officer wallace gordon gave a demonstration on trans porting an injured person and with miss coby camman as cas ualty showed how a person can be transported who has suffered an ankle injury mrs ginger presented to the brigade members the pocket card each receives when all hive passed their annual first aid and heme nursing re xaminatl on with a twinkle in her eye she surprised the members when the stiook hands left handed in closing mr hart turned the meeting over to mrs ginger and the guides and in the guide circle the meeting ended with taps tribute to pioneers unveil nelsons column to commemorate township rhythm band keeps in tune the golden age club rhythm band is hiding practices each week in the y building preparing for the zone rally november 22 see museum grade nine and 11 history stu dents took tours in the royal ont ario museum toronto on oct ober 11 and 13 applications for canadian citizenship will be accepted every wednesday and friday from 930 am to 400 pm at queens square building 24 queen street east brampton ontario 3c applications also accepted monday through friday from 830 am to 430 pm at the court of canadian citizenship 150 main street west hamilton ontario for information regarding document required fees arte phone brampton 4511240 extension 12 by wj reeves burlington historical soc what another nelsons column yes but this one is a nelsons column with a new look in fact it can fairly be said that this particular nelsons monument is unique we all know that the clergy mans son who became as great a genius in naval affairs as nap oleon was in things military namely horatio nelson viscount admiral of the fleet duke of bronte and palermo has had no lack of honors or effigies either during his lifetime or after his dramatic death at trafalgar but the unique quality of the mem orial being unveiled at 2050 guelph line burlington on son- day afternoon october 22 at three oclock arises from the fact that it has been raised not to honor any particular individ ual but as a tribute to a depart ed municipal entity i- the town ship of nelson which la 195s became part of the tom of bur lington the burlington historical soc iety is sponsoring nelsons monument to commemorate and honor a whole multitude of john q citizens pioneers and their descendants the scions if you like of a whole forest of family trees in recognition and thanks for the uvea and work of these stalwarts and others who came after them and followed their traditions in buudlng and devel oping nelson township between 1808 and 1958 known or unknown all are worthy to belncluded in the roll- call of the founding fathers hence nelsons column a tri bute not to one but to many in dividuals the men and women of the township which itself was named in honor of that one very historic indbridual the great admiral himself the monument will stand in front of the board of education administration building on land which was until recently the cor ner of a pioneer farm it is a good resting place after all our generation does veil to remem ber and respect pioneer virtues and better still to emulate them the last reeve of nelson har old adidas will anvell the monu ment and the dedication service will be conducted by reverend ws noble of su johns anglican church nelson a reception win be held im mediately following the dedica tion and visitors from aelfa- beuring townshti particularly those interested la local history ax cordially invited to jouvttft kelsonians on this occasion umfjxkmtk allan lander praefced the ser mon for laymens sunday at ike unfed church taking christs a mbatsadors ai bis subject cljlcgnvalden led la prayer and gave the i rears me at a aid the two lessons wen read by mrs s reed sjadlbssroaeasary hlfh a congregational meeting was held after the service warn the obwstlon of most aittable hoar of service was voted on tat raajk oalty agreed to retain tat hoar of 10 am for the past taw years the minister of aetna halted has proceeded after 10 mjm caarca bate to caurchua hatted church totals the service there bonsai growing the aadeat ait of cultivating nunubere trees is now the hobby of aahloaa aaa baa spread from japan to many other countries

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