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Pries Editorial Pag The Aclon Free Press Wed Jan 1975 Credit to the Lions Acton Lions centennial pool is now official The opening ceremonies Sunday afternoon were arranged by a committee to show the pool to the people and to forward the peoples contribution of to the town Costs escalated hugely between the time the Lions conceived the idea and the actual time of con fatruction Much money was re quired from other sources the old town of Acton the old township of Esquesing government grants and Hills council However it is still the Lions initiative that got the pool started They met with co operation and willingness during their public campaign and building program Thanks all 13 Lions club mem bers Acton IS perogie country It took a zany set of coinci dences to turn Acton into believe it or not perogie country On CFTO Night Beat news a week and a half ago the weath erman referred to the common temperatures between Kincardine and Acton and added Thats country The Free Press had a little story la week recounting the couple of second of TV time and doubting that Acton would be whatzit country Tannery town maybe But Not very likely But into the Free Press office the man with the whole story Mike the camera man He explains weatherman Dave enjoys bringing in the names of small towns and hed mentioned Acton because thats where Mike comes from And Mike wife Linda had just made some perogies which Mike shared with Dave So when he said we up here were in country he knew what he was talk about even if we didnt So this week we are showing the people in country what are as a nutty kind of community service Birds are our pleasure Conservation officer bale Gart- of the Ministry of Natural Resources has come to Acton to talk to the main people involved in II feeding of the wildfowl at Fairy I ike Harold and Esther and to the Free Press Red headed Mr Gartley is quietly and speaks with pleasant authority on the sit uation He says he can be contacted any time about problems here He was asked in particular about so many neighbors feeding the birds No quotes from govern regulations for Mr Gartley People get great pleasure from feeding these wild birds he said and it wont really matter much at all what anybody gives them exti a A pleasure to Acton they are in deed and a pleasure to meet you Mr Gartley Melting snowflakes Recipe one cup friendly words two heaping cups understanding four time and patience pinch of warm personality dash of humour Mix together Keep temper ature low Do not boil Season to taste with spiee of life Serve in individual molds Bill Smiley Next week column is going to be a real smasher but In the men nil me going to clear up a lot of Christmas things most of pcrsoni if don like personal stuff to another page of all thanks to mv Uncle Ivan for a cheery note lie is now Ihe patriarch of the clan I am supposed to look like him mil net like him I hope 11 true and Ihnt do to b patriarch something When vou are a patriarch are old and and pays attention to you old and stupid and no- navs attention to mi txcept mv wife unit students Bliss vou Ursula of how kissed behind Ihe car while and and tried to get it out of Ihe snow bank Don I blush was Thanks Norm IJghtfordofOUawa ilwsys remember Do you remember the room i shared at college with the bay window and fireplace coat on Sunday afternoons stripped lo the shorts talking about women stuff And do remember that lefl in Ihe middle of Hit and left as sports editor of and flunked jour George and Cadogan Do you remember he night you had part for all Ihe sharp voung editors and their wives whom you had at the newspaper con And it was the night of Hurricane And about four of us made if Hell there to a couple of characters my T repairman Six limes year gel a pungent comment from him there is no I nation beyond lhal He lives in est port It is always signed same way Your TV repair Here s his Christmas card in pari Christmas Smiley and the biggest You Ira not so sure about think are old wilh that grandpa bit kids are in their SO and Ira not old And more of the same How do you deal wilh that old reprobate STANDING IN the bleachers at the high school photographer Peter caught this picture of Norm Elliott speaking to thos attending the official opening of the Lions centennial Haton Sketches By John MacDonald pool The program was held in the gym Sunday af ternoon with tours of the pool and refreshments afterward Behind the wheel of a car these days of slippery roads use your eyes the ears and your nose Good luck to the high school band which is taking over the paper and glass collection It for the good of conservation and the love of music And hello to nut Col John who sends on annual picture of pipe band in of places Spokane Washington Tins year card is a splendid thing with four brilliantly colored quarters I wish I Id include Ihe description of tin tout of arms hut space forbids a sample The colored shield Azure llluci and Gufes tied is quartered saltirt wise by a St Andrew Cross Argent Silver taken from the old I lag of Scotland That the of logic and probability the remainder of arms drags m such disparities as Ihe United Stitcs Air the Cairn of the and mad i of tint papers Thi winds up his message with 1 continue to greatly jour writing ivi been lold that whlskev improved with age Thank sir if correct in the Gallic motto Ieis A as Up with he I agree with mori You might he interested sir in knowing that our lot pint band including our favorite paper Alnslair Millignn who sounds Irish but dogged I avers hi is a Scot is off to Miami a pipe band to Play al some football Bowl or other Ihe last of the Scots Or the last Bowel of the if he reads tins Hut I winder I wanted to that I am disappointed in same people Not a word from Dutch lie usuallv me to the Last Reunion of the Last Pilots Not a word this year lm the last and re all gone be surprised Last lime 1 went to one I returned on my last legs I m a little piqued that I t htard from Gene the man from Glen last of Ihe big time spenders and etc of Uxbndgc last of the vital virile Vikings These are old newspaper friends Probably both Ihink I m dead Mavbc mil typing this heaven bod forbid thanks to Mary ami Alan and Win John and Helen Bill and Joan had and Michelle and a host of others ihe the Acton tree Press is about tobcahundred vcars old to hay Dave and ho thy DHLs llu I M turn is i ill lor its linn wotks itid qit lines I it was known I nm hut win tin Post isoptuid in 1IH7 llu community was renamed 1 millions I in prim In it wis known simplv as tin Hoik of its and lis to hi I irl gn it tin til limit in I it I til Ill first lim I irijiiliu ii kiln to product is or kilns wen built by 1 and mil Ik ruins in ilnuist In nil tin roidfromlhi new public school m tin hi kilns built origin ilK l Worthing ton win lot did just the lYunk I mi and tlusi ruins still as a to tin past in In unci Mo ire isid tin I it lime bouse Gowdv was born Toronto Hun is York on tit ID and movid to in his ambitious it in i 1 is sirvid his up as plasterer into ntrsliip with John Sliwnrt uloh WORKERS AT the Toronto Lime Company at Dolly Varden near in 1913 William Gowdy can be identified He is sitting in the centre of the picture with white shirt and tie Ik pnmutKiit manufacture farm implemenls for over In a will is din tor of llospitil was of Ihe I his mi December whin i it id i I iih brother in iw John Moon of Alton who id mush In i i in In m lit shingle business Thorn is irg Mm re in Alton on Mil Mis Moon was in unit 1 Moore a fornui and publisher of tin Press dud Guclph on March Willi Gowd lourth eldest son was born it on ittil and inirnwl Man Holmes from on August 1 the origin il director of lunctton ltulroad at and the r of SI While inn d lleacbvilli THE GOWDY RESIDENCE which overlooked the mill pond at was the centre of attraption recently for its classic outdoor privy William became manager of the Toronto Lime Company it I in upon the retirement of his uncle John Moore continued as manager of ihe Limehouse nearby Dolly Varden plants until they were taken over Gypsum lime and Co For over years Ihe William family lived in I and there t a phase of Ihe com life that the I give a helping hand It was Thomas who In deeded the land for the Methodist Church which was eventually ilose after Ihe Union In 1Mci it was bought by the 1 Institute fur a community hall in of locals who fought in two world wars William Gowdy was a lustue of Peace and served as a deputy reeve and reeve of Township during the 1920s He was a member of the school board for the old SS No or Gibraltar School which still stands jusl below the village William had a musical talent as he was superintendent of the Sundav School choirs and performed as a soloist at various local i vents Dut to the concentration of mmufactunng facilities I Works were eventually closed down The last burning of the kilns was and eventually the entire plant was closed In its peak period during the the Lime Works of Gowdy and Moore employed over 100 men on a three shift basis and produced over bushels of lime a year from the six kilns Although lime was the primary in in area I cannot neglect the sawmill which was owned by Gowdy Moore firm and can be seen in the accompanying photo graph The mill was capable of making feet of lumber a day The account of goods shipped from the during tons principal lime and lumber at i cost of over With the closing of the I facilities William retired and moved to Acton in 1943 jnd resided there until his death on August lM8 After the dcith of his first wife William married Mary of Mich on August 18 She is well remembered for her lalcnt and love of music and formed music club in Acton during the 1950s She was an active member of the Women Institute William son Douglas who was born in 1B99 a well respected member of the and through his career held various managerial positions The Post and can Hunter lions He now resides in Toronto during Ihe summer months and Honda during the winter The industrial of I imehouse arc a forgotten The lime kilns and rums of ihe saw mill stand as monuments to their day Willum sold Ihe properly In a Mr G I- ranee of Toledo in who ap parently had some interests in the lime and quarrying business but no develop ments resulted On January 1967 the Credit Valley Conservation Authority purchased over acres which includes the former property from the Spilier family lt is the intention of the Authority lo restore the kilns as nearly as possible to Ihe original form although one of the first undertakings was to demolish the lovely old Gowdy home which had recently suffered from vandals as a result of lack of occupancy The Authority has developed plans for the area Continued on The Free Press Back Issues 20 years ago Taken from an Issue of Ihp rrc ii I3jS A long awaited decision from Ihe Ontario Municipal Board was handed down this week As of March tills year boundaries 111 enclose acres instead of the present Included in new limits will be industrial property owned by the Wool tombing Corporation anil Co I Acton for the I township acres tin Municipal warded 465 The highlight of monthly of Public School liomt school association held in the school on Monday evening was a talk bv Miss MP Ten houses now being built at the Subdivision are according to a release from the selling agents models of whUn will rise on the sub division Tin regular of tin S was held at the home of Mrs II on Mis wis in tin in tin ihsinn of tin Mrs llenton id the Mrs J i mis rend tin pi Mrs first llu study bin to I with id is Tin St ltrituli of Ihe of in I iirilimi hi lis first meeting for t lit list inning ift wukof pi lint I tin miilmgovir Itntir lti II s it till as eh r tin reporl if the inmiiiillie ileition with Us mil Pi I ling is sirntmi rs 50 years ago Gowdy family prominent in Limehouse history I I ight tin r he for the other important business will A full iHimlinu if the members will idv thi iimed secure this import ml of voling lulus of Ihe of Knox hid slushing on ucsdiv ivininf Tin pinbli In mi of Mr Mrs W ilkins hirst line mil r through the snow drills to ih of mrrrv lulls home wis delightfully irm in I sub slinti refn shmcnls ieni rs to i turn inpeti7ing villus I iris sir lining hot ill iimtributed to put llu in mood pi ivnl until midnight Mis Alex inn wen re id for the return rip It w is i outing John wis about face ind hinds list tin th it bail starti din old pipers in ins link It went to mi horse mil in passing through llu kitiliett lit i threw tin down old 75 years ago Tikni from Hie isstu I mi J IH IMKi Sinilll of Alton highest inclini in the Institution for the ind Dumb it Mrs II Storey ind Mrs A I- arrived home from Saturday morning Ihev lift Mrs in iging condition and m iking low recoviry Mr and Mrs I give i to Mrs Johnston Miss mil Mr irk Dills on b i lief art their leaving for Johnstown Mr who Ins hid the of the shot dipirtment II Stores Son tin it the New Year lo I i position in manufactory it Pent t His family will rem here until spring Mr and Mrs of who in enjoying their win guists for this if Ittv I A and fiimlv it the Par Bower Avenue Mr John Border of out west ist his i parly of ten is scouts or rough riders lit ThercjppcirincL in our after in of the Kandull in urr ill Ik lo of our rs looking upon fact of famillir THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Editorial Office Copyright 1975