Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 12, 1971, p. 3

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Rooftop mystify clerks Post office employees visualized Martian visitors last week when children reported Undine man upper plate on the post office roof and presented It to them gleaming teeth were In such good shape postal workers gave them their stamp of approval Children playing lost a ball on thi post roof and with no one wound arranged to climb up on a ladder to retrieve It They up with bath ball and plate and presented It to one surprised clerk It was the second cose of lout found at the post office last week One child left a pair of lasses Inside the office and can same by Identifying them They appear to be a girl Another surprise awaited mystified clerks two or three days later The lad who found the put the bite on the clerks asking for the teeth If no one claims them JIM WHITHER and his 1028 Auburn were a of show awards car is in mint condition prime attraction for antique car buffs at and he drives all over the province and to the Crcwsons Comers Saturday He has won 10 United States where the vehicle never ceases first prizes with his car best to be attraction Staff Photo Rick Coe installed District conference of Men held here Cubs hike Bruce Trail KEITH HERDSLEY sits at the wheel of his Ford car one of nine antique autos safetychecked at Allan Collision garage Crewsons Corners Saturday afternoon His two children accompanied him on the drive from Kitchener at a top speed of mph The car has three floor pedals equivalent to a modern automatic Spirk and gas controls are on the steering wheel Safety check Antique autos from era of silent movies More than one passer by raised eyebrows passing Allan Collision Service at Crewson Corners Saturday afternoon up outside the firms body shop were vehicles that looked as if they had come from silent pictures It t be a surprise Bonnie and Clyde a grinning Al Capone or the Keystone Cops had stepped out of any one of them But the immaculate cars shiny and looking almost new were lining up for a safety check at Fred shop a factor which ruled out another less safety conscious era of the restored vehicles are members of the Historical Automobile Society of Central Region are preparing for weekend rallies which the participate In almost every weekend from now until the snow files Blossom festival weekend for Instance II rati at Niagara Falls for the Niagara Blossom Festival Coat to cor owners la only for the weekend and we have a glorious time members of the society forecast gleefully Stars of Saturday checkup were a 1917 Ford owned by Keith Headsley of Kitchener who also Is president of the central region of the historical society and a gleaming 1928 Auburn sedan called a Baby Dusenburg owned and operated by James of nearby Gait The Auburn has won first place awards and two best of shows at antique car shows In the United States and Canada Mr Whlttier is particularly proud that his Auburn took best of show in Auburn Indiana home of the car as well as two first places at the Canadian National show of classic auto mobiles How much docs it cost to restore these old and keep them in shape The tires on the Auburn huge IBs with wide range around the mark It took Mr one and a half years to restore the vehicle to Its present condition after he discovered it in a barn near Brampton He did most of the work himself with the aid of his wife who is also an classic car buff The have two other Auburns at home as well as two use for parts 1931 Cadillac coupe Another gleaming testimonial to restoration is driven by Ray Death of Rock wood who had his Lincoln a sleek Coot luxury limousine once owned by silent screen star Ned Sparks out for Hi annual safety check The engine in his prize auto is still over like an auto just out of the manufac turing plant Keen car buff Fred Allan who supervised the safety check at his body shop Is ilso keen car buff Hi has 1939 Bunk Special which he will drive In ctkbrntiona at to mark 100th birthday of Col Mcliiughlen whose car empire was absorbed by General Motors It is one of the best examples of the in the country Some day I- red hopes to go into the business of restoring cars IasI he had a mm come in and if he would restore a five Brock steamer and a 1922 mm passenger Stanley steamer Unfortunately he hod to decline A safety check may only take a few minutes for tah car but owners awaiting their turn have lots of to swap and stories to toil about their fascinating hobby Want to sec all kinds of cars Lome to pioneer June that where the bit rally is this year says Geortina Allan who is as enthused about the era of elegance as husband Fred Acton hosted the Ontario Mens District Saturday evening in the Music Centre and Acton Man Kick was installed a district governor elect As well as the installation and business there was a guest spenkcr business buffet dinner dance attend District chairman Gene of the Kitchener Waterloo Men s club hosted the tbnncr meeting attended by about Installed In a short ceremony were John Galilee of the Gait club who his term as district governor September 1 and Rick of Acton district Mils Iindon International director for OntarioQuebec installed the two men Hick Coe had arranged the program Membership down Present district governor Terry Warne a short report Membership of the five clubs In the lb down from last year he said The North Toronto Men have just joined the district which Includes Gait Kitchener Waterloo Brantford and Acton About onethird of the membership attended Saturday conference Mr Warne received his past district governor pin and banners were exchanged Guest speaker wis Sherman Harmon Philadelphia vice of the Pastern Americas who was Introduced by a friend McKenzie Mr Harmon works in urban rcncwul there No discrimination He told his listeners what means to him group where ran religion and lanMiaec do not hut people are accepted for what they are Usini appealing anecdotes lie covered a wide ranje of today problems by dealing with Erin wants to be left alone I township council has been compiling information on regional government for presentation next week and arc reportedly against it Council feels that the township is enough to operate economically while able to tend to the roots and the sic structure should not be tampered with Clerk Timer summed it up There a heritage in our township The structure has rown and worked out well There no point in throw in it all out for something that nobody knows will work or HALTONWEST PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSN PROVINCIAL NOMINATION MEETING WEDNESDAY MAY 26 8 ACTON ACTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Acton Burlington Esquesing Nassagaweya OPP re Watch crosswalks yield to walkers During the reporting week of May 2 to May the officers of the Acton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police worked a total of hours and patrolled 878 miles officers investigated six general occurrences three thefts and laid three charges under the Liquor Control Art A total of four warnings were issued under the Highway Traffic Act Fortunately there were no reportable accidents Watch crosswalks Reminder to motorists The Highway Traffic Act has made provisions to protect pedestrians when walking within a crosswalk or a pedestrian crossover It Is always wise to slow down when approaching either a crosswalk or a pedestrian crossover and yield to any pedestrian within such designated area Const Paul Brown HONORED GUEST At the Central Ontario District s Men s conference here was Sherman Harmon Philadelphia centre vicepresident of the Eastern Americas He s f by two newly installed officers district governor elect Rick Acton second left and district governor John Galilee Gait second right Far left is former international president G Acton and far right Mits London international director Staff photo Low morals Dog control In the village of than they have been In previous Is coming along quite years well Success is attributed to the fact It Is believed that the resulting posters listing fines and penalties scarcity of dogs was due to the for dogs running at large were fact that the warnings were fastened lower on hydro poles closer to dogs eye height Wed Thurs Fri Sat Alay 12 But in M lap OPENS 800 SHOW STARTS AT DUSK Son Man Tues May 18 for is iuTwxujs Dpi letter in the name Men As a father of 10 he declared today a youth have more sense tin them credit for pretty sensible as you at he declared Ik id ltd his thoughts on strvkt endlessness of r ibkms newness before his rug He was with a ru Hoy at as fmesm Men Ys to know f well the yeirs and tnjrytd Mend ships duruu the nf row Acton Cubs and Cole were part of six mile Bruce Trail hike from Rattlesnake to Kelso Con Area Sunday The rut trail took four and a half hours to negotiate including a stop for lunch Accompanying Akela Cole Cubs Mike Waites Vaughn ok Jerry Wardlc and Dale Anderson Thirty two boys and 12 knders from the Georgetown district hiked week 10year old Cubs will be tamping out at Bolton for weekend DONT BUY A New Lawn Mower Phono anytime 8532600 LAWN MAINTENANCE 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