th acton free pnwe wednesday dececnbf 31 96ff looking at the sixties taking oath of office in january i860 wit polhfcel newcomer lea oubv who headed the botli he went on to become without doubt the budeat man of the decde politically with him toe mayor walter cook george bar beau and derkadminitlrator jack mcgeecnte others on the council that ttarud the sixties were reeve john gov deputy reeve jack hargreve ted pope jack greer bill mcleod hugh lowe 60000 campaign for community centre harts in may 1061 with lloyd masales end frank van wyck talking to publicity chairman j ledger miu olge dyrtw was volunteer lypitt despite doubts tho canvass wet a huge sjcceis first citizen of the year tor the decade was bowling champion gayle huhord mrs george beloved family doctor w g c kennev with barbeau and mr berbeau who introduced dr chamber of commerce president ted tyler kenney first call on dial phone made by mayor john goy in december 10s1 dr brian mooro starts practice in july 1062 first recreation director jim catburn in september 1062 remember the pipe band in new uniform mary lou creighton joyce rennick laurence ouby danny holme helen cook phillip caddick the leader michael ross bob fovors august 1061 1960 mayor waller cook forecast austerity the first billy mlddlelon kovcf crew formed curling rink roof collapses dr kenney named citien of the year frid died in 6k night school well attended don bexton preudent nruce kressler joins local off hie utt regular steam engines run towns first mayor amos mason died huntsville tannery closed and production moved to acton gord mckeown named postmaster rural schools gradually closed at cenlral system takes over businessmen held community picnic attended by 2 000 dr a j buchanan dug m of wellington district lodges i red i uringer pjy produced at stralford as he takes part in shakespearean productions speyside school opens top high school students through all grades were mary beth i lliott suun heard jean hart arl gathof i hjlxth force hrun barbeau llene varcy dorcen gordon b watnwic mary lou reighlon ii k iorler f o comes here 1961 aflir hhl of town scoul lull mortgage was burned surface seepage entering the ftiurchill n well discolored water caused alarm and tests chlorirufmn wis upped and all residents urged to boil water laons carnival postponed dut to vifl ice alf long reports on safari in africa c kin varcy was critically injured when trapped in burning room at station hotel he was rescued from second stony window hy firefighter did price but died several weeks after successful enthusiastic 60 000 drive for community centre funds begin new bell telephone exchange built on church si keatet organ co came united church demolished jan rubes starred in community night program in park i rank heller co began operation artificial ice equipment installed centennial manor opened miyor john goy made first phone call on new dial system from i loor of high school gym 1962 curling begins in arena storey glove and home demolished to make way for federal post office wilfrid bird of squcsing warden mrs dennis crooks bowled perfect game for 450 score llalton museum established in june hundreds toured new jul building dr harry hurley is in sandy best is out the service vote reversed bests slim lead bill lrskine assessor dr t b moore opens practice with patients already waiting in his mill main office canadas largest acton limestone quarry in operation town hires first recreation director jim casburn mpp stan hall dies new water reservoir jt churchill ballinafad community hall opens world tension brings review of actons emergency measures plan fixe at frank toths store county budding opened 1963 bruce mcarlhur with force twin lakes stable dance hall burns mayor barbeau takes office george kerr named to seek stan halls seat wins election first recreation committee named esquesing administration building opened official opening of new si 50 000 pott office after a year ol construction dr harley sweeps acton with biggest vote ever first season of figure skating ends with program under instructor andrew drenters mohawk raceway off and running christian reformed church built m z bennett fun fair raises s400 mushroom farm just south of acton first horse show at style acres ranch council unable to match bid fail to buy old post office dr cedric day starts practice of dentistry g w mckenzie international president of y men dr kenney retires soth anniversary fair big success with linda ferguson miss acton fair first summer program held at park 1964 the year 750 paraders in the orange parade were completely soaked by steady downpour ys mejj hydroplane derby one of the towns oldest landmarks ncirly 100 years old cugene braidas steel barn was tom down new addition at high school harris roe recreation director council begins to acquire the industrial park arena gets a new floor school land purchased for si for ihc new library mill main stop light urged but rejected by department school safety patrol started brother and sister combination headed 50th anniversary tall lair in 1063 calvin aitken was preudent mrs irene aitken swackhamer secretary treasurer miniskirts are nothing new they wore in 1861 uonettes ere yvonne duval charter members of acton recreation otlerbeln dr f g oakes john goy mrs b charlene marihall syttke bessem barbara adams committee in january 1063doug wlddls albert keatet jack bullough recreation director jim mary baker and marjorie gough irwin claude cook j bert wood mrs h casburn len lovell dream began to develop into raauty in may 1966 fett tod was turned for the music centra former charles maun with ted tyler jr end george elton