Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 17, 1971, p. 14

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The Free Press Wednesday November Good attendance Church on wheels stops in village PATH OF FALL 30 foot fall for Max Milne Wet snow was responsible for a hazardous 30 ft plunge Into the Mill Race last Thursday afternoon when Max Milne of Guelph Street accidentally slipped down the embankment and landed In the river bed A daily visitor to the mill owned and operated by his son Jim of Alma Street Max Milne had leaned over to Investigate a reported number of shingles which had fallen Into the water during the installation of a new roof and close to the bank he turned his foot hit a wet spot of snow and lost his footing Toppling down the aide he hit rocks as he fell splitting his head breaking seven ribs and collar bone as well as accruing several several other abrasions on various parts of his body With no one around to assist him at that particular moment he had to pull himself out of the cold water and literally crawl up the side of the slushy embankment to safety when he was discovered by his grandson Chuck who rushed him immediately to the Guelph General Hospital Home soon Recuperating from the Thursday to Sunday state of severe shock the usually agile year young Rockwood man has Seen taken off the critical list and Is expected to return home soon An avid bingo enthusiast playing weekly in Acton Erin and Guelph he Is a member with his wife of the Golden Age Groups in both Acton and He enjoys watching all the local ball games for the village senior team team and is also a regular Pres byterian Church member Retired Mr Milne is well known in the village keeping continually active with odd neighborhood jobs and his accident was of great concern to the community Tic tac toe bible games quizzes and word games are all part of the bible magic which the Faith Mission In Canada special services provide to encourage children throughout the country to learn more about the bible and to present closer understanding of Jesus and His teachings Every day excepting Saturdays and Sundays genuine sincerity and biblical fun Is conducted in the mobile unit church house which has been set up in the village on Gower Street and recalling how successfully a similar teaching program had stimulated children a few years ago many villagers have sent their youngsters willingly to enroll in the two to three week membership Mr and Mrs CUpsham who were responsible for the first mobile unit Inter faith Sunday school which moved Into Rock wood approximately five years ago are now In charge of a branch of the Faith Mission Work in British Columbia meantime the present services are being conducted by two young women one of whom Is a past Scottish public school teacher who applies her skills with humour and sincerity Surprising figure Each day after school classes approximately youngsters hurry into the church on wheels to enter Into the spirit of Christianity with their fellow class students and then between the hours of 30 to 30 teenagers meet and Rockwood total enrollment during this session for children between the years of 13 to 15 has been Quite a surprise considering that there has been a tremendous cut back In the numbers of teenagers attending church In the last decade According to Miss Pat Mc- Mullen one of the lady evangelist teachers the Interdenomina tional Faith Mission which moves Rockwood Bowling Tile Bluebirds high note al tail Tuesday bowling league games Id the tune of J to ml the llroi team Fred Nightingale with nil 210 tingle to triple Ml IvyHUrhlebrdedlnwltha Ronnie Ritchie a lie and Irene a IIS single score Winnie Hills made a John a 1 Clarence Hilton 216 and Gordon Burnett 1 single game Don Archibald was In high with hti IT and triple do M2 Gordon for Ihe made a single Carry Parks a 112 single and BIN Scon bowled a 172 tingle opponent for the Carney by 3 point at the V for victory team a to scare QUI Garner rang In a Harvey Day a i lien Tamer a 1J and Sandy 12 21T of singles while Dune McPhedran came for the Newcomer showed a a tin a ISO single score laiKtorthe Pacers whe they took 7 straight point from he la ai Doug Cross came with a triple Ann McCormac and Ilea with hit Ingle Hob single 211 John Lame- jui and Betty 201 single score ll was to with the four Corner team making the low count the Rambler George La for the victors bawled a slngl score along wllh Inanimates no a and Nan a 20 Nellie St ok man or the Four Corner came up with a single and triple score Ann a rain urn In a single and friend husband Jack 1 a IN single The bom baited the Alley their to nil score as Dick swung into a triple Pat a tingle Dune Klnibury a In wllh 671 Kingsbury made a from place to place and la conducted via mobile units throughout the province across Canada isanofishootof a British Christian Organization called the Field It continues the work of aging children and adults to keep up their Christian affiliations and through informal bible study get interested or re interested In committing them selves to and His teachings through regular prayer Since Wednesday November the unit has been the meeting grounds where contests prizes discussions films flnnnelgraph talks and exuberant hymnal sing songs have been conducted in the 60 by ft wide trailer church In which adults can be seated comfortably The ladles In charge of the Eastern Ontario Faith mission unit presently parked In Rockwood delightedly refer to their previous parking areas where they have had as many as participate a two week period We villi about the village every morning and attempt to I to every house said Pat who has had her special Faith Mission Bible School training In Scotland She tdh of Retreats Young People and I vnngcllslng rural Ontario districts and all her activities on her own biblical This week adult classes fire being held at on Mondny Wednesday and Friday and after Saturday the mobile unit will move on to set up another Sunday School teaching grounds in tome other community Halloween vandalism cost en vandalism In Milton on Oct resulted in about windows being broken at the Brown St Court Home building and Hill ton County Council property committee lnit week got the bill for the damaged windows 310 worth of them Glass alone cost and the rest was labor Appear In court Several youths have been charged with malicious damage and a number of other charges arising from the nearriot They arc scheduled to appear In court next week Windows were also smashed at the town hall Joe Grocery Restaurant and Richardson TV SUSAN TOSH and her mother Mrs Lois Tosh enjoy ten with Mis Trousdale of Harris Street at the Presbyterian Church 1 ist Saturday afternoon when pretty table settings of hind cut mums and candles decorated the tables adding and colour to the pre affair Bob Leslie ends course Bob M I of Root Home Centre has just completed an intensive sevenday course in personnel management held in Toronto by the Hardware Management Development School a division of the Canadian Retail Hardware Association Bob previously had earned his degree in the Hardware Manage ment Institute II M I by graduating from the basic retail management course held by the School In Bob took the post graduate course offered by the Institute in the field of financial management The advanced postgraduate Bob Leslie course In personnel management is designed to provide the his retail business to better serve with specialized the needs of the consumer In his training In staffing and operating community MANY CHILDREN thronged daily to the church on wheels Faith mission which was conducted in the mobile unit parked for the past weeks on Street in courtroom where many of the the village Photo by Lorraine windows were broken KINGSWELL displays her summertime oil painting scene which she accomplished under the direction of Mr John Mattar MARJORY SAUNDERS and Eileen of Street create needlework designs under the guidance of teacher Mrs Jones of Guelph at the Creative Arts sessions sponsored by the Eramosa Recreation Committee The the Lucky Harold Thea Hopefuls bowled r a 160 and Myrtle ISO single Eddie ZOO single Eileen a single Jellln a single Team standings Team standings showed Ramblers The Newcomers pis and St rat ton with 34 pis cacti 4 Bros with trying with the Neighbours fi Carney I Pig and Misfits with pts Four Corners mists with pit birds B 10 IthZOpts and 11 Lucky Norton 19 through single Mike Kelly with a triple and Mike a ingle Despite his elegant bowling technique and score of or a single game Gray bowling a Tom a and Doug Chandler a and act of singles an Irene i Garner Ann Ivy Ritchie MS Pat Tallcy MLN OVER Dune I IghUngale igsbury Mike lley ffli Don Archibald Doug Dob Kelley Don Archibald Cross M6 Ha I S HOLDEN M Cot St EM GUELPH Thorn TA dateline suit news In shape fabric detail look if I will the fabric Next rvr- I highly bud Do si In stripe plaid lacqunrd small I g hove in suits How much hot water will you run out of this week In most households hot watt r rates pretty gh on the 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