Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 4, 1969, p. 11

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acton hosts annual inspection for areas seven st john brigades st john volunteers work topry off ear door to rth en accident victim frewied inside of the acton and milton btlgedee combined forces or their int aid daenomlrallon in the acton arena lit thursday night alt seven si john ambulance brigade of ihe hallonpecl fori weie officially impeded thursday evening by the area commissioner for central ontario area c s simmons or ihe finl lime ihe annual inspection wai held in acton in ihe arena and an interested crowd of about 200 watched at ihe 1 70 brigade membejt performed ihe traditional dull of inspection omnmsinner simmons took ihe ulule for the lunch past of bngadet and ambulance despite lha grey and black of tlu if tin umfortm the ceremony wai a colorful one lach uniform was accented wilh ipanking while in glcjvrt and finl aid tugs many of ihe brigade mcmheit and nuritng division membeit lud badges and medals fur lung service the k nwdicjl olhccrs in ihe hngjdet ore cjitct irun on their nluk informs a uurply lonlrjtlmg block of red und sold acton illens band played for ihe inspection and march past mmt inspections ue a mullilude of flagi not ihlione there wat just one tmatl pennon by the reviewing offlcen hop a silver standard ii showed the simple white maltese cross on a black field lor the general salute each corps newly polished ambulance joined the match past ihelr led lights billing commissioner siminoni walked upand down llie open ranks of each brigade pausing to speak a few word tu some of live jikiuheis he ended the inspection with a hjnsuukr viul words of iommendjlioi for bandmaster george i limit in the usual demnmlration perlltd two brigades combined lo present three realistic re enactments of actual accidents intrigued inembeis of ihc audience ringed each dimnmtulion in lurn some weie slightly unncived by ihe authentic make up uts tkht jvtftftt jfttt ft ninetyfourth year no 49 acton ontario wednesday june 4 1969 second section vote of thanks for officer the 60th anniiersary of the founding of ihe st john ambulance brigade in canada will he celebrated in tendon ontario from june 6 lo 8 uhen national and provincial meetings will be held and their excellencies governor general and mrs michener will attend a special dinner dance on june 7 in honour of members of ihe first canadian division of st john ambulance brigade formed on may 3 1909 the governor general will also preside at an imestllure in inspecting officer c s slmmont ant oommworvtr for central ontario exchanged mile with mrs marl margrave during omul inspection of the acton st john brigade thursday night the big producer will give you all the- hot water you need to lighton tho chores put tho cascade electric wotor hooter to work for you itathe big producer the acton hydro electric commission 43 alice street acton your hydro george hargrave of acton received hit appointment as division officer with the st john ambulance helton and peel corps from or d r jones area surgeon and wounds were depleted wllh startling reality tlse lights went out while acton and milton corps sel up their simulated accident a sickenlngly crumpled red convertible lowed iulo the centre of the arena had tpewed victims onto the arena floor and the driver was trapped in tte front seal with a broken back tlve finl aid crew mrhibers of bciili brigades rushed in and ringed by spectators treated use victims they carried ihe broken back case on a board the burfington and oakvdle corps omblned lo produce the case of ihe careless campers a lent backed ihe scene a barefoot boy culling wood had chopped his font his father came running tripped and fell on a broken beer bollle other campers arrived lo assist bandaging und elevating the vivid red wounds a fircwoiks accident was staged by brampton and port credit the injured lads had serious burnt and cuts various presentations were nude in edna cleveland poll credit cadel leader a 10 year first aid certificate lo norman carlson oakville a 12 year service medal to koberl harbinson port credit warrant at divisional officer lo idna crespo fori credit bar in medal for 1 7 years continuous service lo godfrey coleman fori redil 10 year certificate for examining in honte nursing lo been kobiikon fori credil wjrrant as superintendent to eorge iliigrave acton w ittvint of appointment u ditoiianaf officer tu arne anlilla llralnpton certificate tor 10 first aid examinations mjyor i xi luhy welcomed ihe group lo acton trtiave firslnand knowledge of the way ihe si john brigade appears at every function we have he said a i ihe conclusion commissioner simmons commended all the brigade saying they were well worth coming to see the camaraderie speaks especially well of this cofpt he said i honestly with you were in my area area staff attending with commuiioner simmon were area commissioner col j d tulloway area surgeon dr d r jones area superintendent o si carton area superintendent c i jefkjnt erea officer f sekl area officer i luoy area superintendent mist a otlare hallonpeel corni staff superintendent j k wilion vu a i lie microphone for presentations and divisional superintendent godfrey coleman wat parade sergeant major divisions attending were oakville combined actoncieorgelown combined ilramplon combined milton combined port credit combined burlington combined and port credit adelt kefrethmentt were sitved by the anglican church women s wt cathedral htndon on june 7 and will present oxer 100 honours and awards to ttulhiduals in this impressive ceremony ihe honourable w ross macdonald i ieluenant governor of ontario and mr a j i title of toronto will become knights of grace of ihe host venerable order of the hospital of st john of jerusalem john george hargrove of acton ihe divisional officer will he honored wilh a priory volt of thanks actor brigade gtimn of year the 12000 canadian members of ihe st john ambulance brigade belong to one of the most historic and colorful orders in the country the order was establsihed in malta in 600 ad the acton brigade has quietly end efficiency given service at most public functions in town and district for ihe past dozen years many courses have been given in first aid about half the members of the local brigade are presently from georgetown in 1968 the entire brigade wai named citizens of the yeartn appreciation of ihelr voluntary services early season specials frigidaire air conditioners 179 inspecting officer c s simmon exchanged view on the evenlngt ectlvhlee with acton scout david lee boy from both acton troop were on hand to help with the st john ambulance demonuratlsne at the time of the emancipation prodimation about four million iliws were freed soon as the hot weather hits our installers wont be able to keep up with the demand right now we guarantee prompt attention you save 2 ways money and time come in today manning electric 54 mill st rouocic tmtl campkill high giadc wm0ha1s ueuuilm tut u wei w mm

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