Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 14, 1969, p. 3

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th acton freo press wednesday may 14 169 100 attend open house at arc industries 3 over 100 people crowded the adult rehabilitation centre at hornby wednesday may 7 as arc industries held its open house i the afternoon and evening included displays of the mentally retarded trainees work and a bake sale the bakipg was dune and sold by members of the youth i committee a kiuup of georgetown acton and milton rytch scriool girls who have been volunteering llvefr services to provide recreation for the trainees the north lljliuu association for the mtntallv rrt td is currently teeking a location upon which to begin building a residence for retarded workers assistant director mrs w isliam noted the association has bid on several pieces of land only to be outbid by private enterprise while the department of social and family services will assist in the project financially the local gjoup must start funds raised through the annual i lowers of hope campaign- during canadian mental retaidalion week this xveckl will go towards the residence leave your films with us join our free film plan hay deaths 1034 lincoln was custom built foe movu star ned sparks at on estimated cost of 10000 out of a garbage can era of elegance back on road by barbara mclnlo li when poplc atk ray death of rockwood where he cot his unique 1034 lincoln his immediate reply ii out of the btrba pecan early in october of 1959 he happened to glance into wmc train at work one night and trotted a picture and story on the car in a crumpled toronto paper worth s1sq0o in 1034 neglected in warehouse here an antiquecar addict from way back mr death wasted no time in getting to a phone lor 750 he topped 4h other bidder to become the proud owner of the remains of lite six- wheeled 24- foot luxury limousine cuitombuilt for the late hollywood movie star ned sparks at the lime the canvas roof was rotting the upholstery faded and the chances of it ever hitting the road again many dollars away the car had been known to slurp up gauiline at the rate of one gallon every teven mile mr death admits my wife and the bank manager were both very angry with me over the past few years he has invested a considerable sum into recapturing its streamlined elegance and padded comfort many parts had to be custombuilt and imported from as far away as california in 1067 it was road worthy enough to make the trip to expo recently through a paint and body job at fred allan shop in crcwsons corners the lincoln looks fresh off the line if they still made cars with running boards and spoked whitewalls the original owner was hollywood comedian ned sparks legally named id ward a sparkmun of st thomas ontario he died in california in 10s7 luirly movie fans remember him for his rasping voice and perpetual scowl in such screen successes as lady i or a day and imitation of life he rode some 38000 mites in the spacious tevensussenger cab separated from his chauffeur by a heavy plate glass window with the smoker s tray and sheepskin rug all that was lacking wa a fireplace in the summer of imo sparks was in toronto doing a radio show for the ontario government and left the car in storage when he returned to california he never came back for it ill health and waning success resulted in a 300 outstanding debt to a liay street garage in 1050 the cji was mild under the auction hammer for 700 to a car salesman for display in his showroom it changed lunds several limes after that until mr death bought it in i0s0 and look it home to rock wood the only one of its kind in ontario the lincoln has a v12 motor a 414 cubic inch bore oil capacity two gallons and gas capacity 2h us gallons it comes with a cooling system vacuum booster brakes thermostatically controlled radiator shutters and hood ventilation and 60 inch treads the aluminum body was custom built by drum of buffalo and the car weighs around 60h pounds town cars of this type were the symbol of elegance and affluence in the roaring twenties passengers rode in comfort inside hut for the sake of style he driver had to sit under the open sky on mr deaths lincoln the side rails could be locked in place and the glass raised lo allow the chauffeur privacy and protection in bad weather now lhit lie car is tcstorcd to good condition mr death has no intentions of selling it although he estimates it could bring as much as 10000 on the market he admits its slill hard oil gas but with seven children he finds ii ideal tor family outings like hundreds of other canadians old cars aie a passion with mr death in addition to the 1034 lincoln he owns a 1022 rco touring car a 1025 packard sedan a 1030 plymouth a 1037 l and a i040 buick limousine that used to belong to the last british nwcrnor general to canada he is currcully membership chairman and treasurer for the central region of the historical automobile society of canada over the past weekend he deaths look off in their lincoln o join 2 ik old cars in a blossom tour through the niagara district recreating the romance and intrigue of an era gone by xjh u tuvslop ftjvd print your films black white or kooacoloa guar mtmd expert processing plus a new fresh film free tha unt slxe sad tvp of your original roll in sites 127- 1s76130g3035mm only film cameras supplies dollar daddy discount store guelph academy of string art orchestra gurlphs youth orchestra spring concert saturday may 24 1969 at 8 oclock war memorial hall university of guelph tickets on sale at kelly muik store walker store office coop book store andenon or pay at the door the 12 cylinder engine was uid to take tha car up to 100 mile an hour in itt prime twentyfour feet of reconditioned limousine complete with whitewalled spoke wheels and running boards you can clean up this bunch or ponnios o day with a cascade electric water heater in the house tubs showers laundry dishwashing whonovor you nood hot wator you got it fast the acton hydro electric commission 43 alice street acton your hydro tax notice 1969 municlraltty of acton first instalment now due aiteniion is drawn lo the payment of i960 taxes whkh ore now payable in four instalments taws are payable to the municipal treasurer at the town of acton municipal office vmca bulling jnstalmrnts aui iut as follows mist instalment may is jkono instalment july is mhibd instalment slfrtuuh is e6uwh instalment movimma 1 aimrtliny to liutai lpllitlion bv law a penjlly of i pt imit prr nmnth or frulmn of a month will be added on ibr amuiin umainim unpaid ifler 1hi 1mb dav of may tin piniltv applu- in fuh ifimjimvnl in a similar manrut tin- atuiilioh ol ritiptvrrl dlrivudlo the penalties and ollur clnwv a tirlnud mil ixplaincd in derail on eicrv ta bill make payment now and take your tax notice with voll when making payment i t hukt ctuaem if wid thufts sri sat may 14 is 1 i ir mon fwfluk ttws moiudw stdbyrlteftf dawn show ffuhjr pictures a minute to pray a second to die lhtft iii uccord glvt thtml luthuolot discovered in all its monstrous horror tdffl e did 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