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m p h p v sflfpiillpspsi 3bursday may th mm the acton free press actonontario paob ma j in to have ymca acton it believed to be the small est town in the worldto have a ym ca certainly the citizens of the town are proud of the attractive building on mill slwhere so much communityactivity centres the ymc as was opened 20 years ago and the building is known as the murray memorial the build inghouses as well as the y gym nasium and various meeting rooms the public utilities office- the masonic lodge hall the public lib rary and an apartment upstairs jahunyiiim inri hi wife live in the apartment above the y in lnsjtanttpuchmvith jstlyjtiesthere recently an open wght wastiietd -when- parents and friends watched the results of the winters activities frow the members are looking for ward to- a busy summer for the loys and girls there will be a full day camp program with outdoor games nd hikes adalts pragram for the summer includes golf and badminton in the spacious gym there are regular classes and team games in the secretarys office- next door planning for the continuous events is centered downstairs are lounges washrooms dressing rooms and an efficient kitchen many banquets are held in trie y with the ys mens club having a regular supper meeting to discuss its business the club has a large membership and undertakes regular projects such as a community auc tion sale and ha 116 we en party in the ar na tor the youngsters they undertake to transport girls and in various fields gw mckenzie of the acton ys mens clubalso the principal of the public school has just been un animously reelected district gover- ndrof the club v the y ladies auxiliary also con siders assistance to the v as its main aim under the direction of some of this friendly group is the nur sery school which prcschool tots enjoy so much new ttubs at the y vhch are proving very interesting include the gray club a model railroad club and a radio club a lctfders corps is also active one of the highlights of the y yearis the father and son banquet this year the banquet could not begin until tables were sot up in the other rooms to accommodate overflow crowd of 185 activities in the y are under the direction of a y board this yeac headed by ken knox other board members are nan hurst w wood- burn e footitt jack ridley jack heron sid eisen mansell trellis and bui wilson every year the public school children swing through a full scale operetta but the music supervisor at the schoool isnt the only music teacher there are several well- qualified people teaching piano in town and several giving lessons in other instruments as well such as aocordian and organ young people are welcomed in the acton citizens band and train ed from- the first t weet on- strange new instrument to their music adulthood when they play in competitions recently the parish hall was used fqr ballet classes big amain park home of champions in hockey season long noted as a sporting centre acton has been- fortunate in having facilities for almost every kind of sport canadians play perhaps its most hallowed spot is acton arena situated in the park and the scene of many hockey battles in its span of 25 years its the home of cham- pfons within its hallowed walls there have been many- spectacles not only in hockey bat in lacrosse curling ice carnivals fall fair performances auction sales dances band concerts and manyotherrevents lyptcntof a ju5t twenty years a this attractive ytaigta was fc actonis belie to bethes town anywhere to havea yaaca the building also houses the public ufitrtipnsfftcehebtlc tgiyrisomsijjbigfl ir ower left hand the purpose by the late a j murray anative son of acton activities for boys and girls and adults are under the direction of bob brayshavy the present y secretary the field of activities is wide meetings and dinners are regularly hjsld in the spacious rooms of the community building community centre enthusiastic local men keep a full- scale minor hockey program func tioning in the winter months when fee is available and many local enthusiasts can see palmier days in the not too distant future for teams of intermediate and junior oha calibre if artificial ice is installed as the chamber of commerce seem in- tent on doing anothorrrwreationinspof forlhc people of acton is the lovely tennis and bowling green property ser viced by two well lighted courts a club room and- fine grounds the grounds are the envy of the other entrants in the intercounty tennis league in which acton has a tcarrfc the bowling greens also are well lighted and attract many bowlers from local points as well as from out of town i f actons fairy lake rippling only two minutes walk from the main corner of downtown acton boasts allthe pleasoptness and relaxations of a northern resort swimming beach boating and fishing area water skiing shady picnic spots and even awater falls the commuity park is surrounded on three side by fairy lake which all summer long retains ahigk1evot i smallwood parts in tv sets radios latest addition to actons indust rial life brought yet another var iety of work when s g small- wood ltd moved into the four- storey factory building in march vacated by the storey glove co this gives them 16000 square feet of well lighted factory space new help is gradually being trained for the work and the firm produces a complete line of coils inductances for am fm and tel evision receivers and miscellaneous types of electronic instruments smallwood coilsl are used ex- tensively by a large number of leading television and radio manu facturers throughout canada the production of radio television and electronic coils requires most ex acting tolerances both mechanically and electrically the adherence 4o mese icueranciisrequires consider able exactness and skill on the part of the workers tbcpbampany4lsals6sraevi the design anf production of spe cial and precision inductances for the department of national de fence used in the production of bass fishing baseball soccer draw large crowds to acton parle an outdoor recreation centre that includes facilities for baseball soft- ball hockey skating lucrosse curl ing swimming boating fishing water skiing soccer and picnick ing actons picturesque park is at tracting hundreds more people yearly to enjoy features that are without parallel in miles an oasis in the hot summer- months it is also the centre for events throughout the year bordered on three sides by a sparkling body of water known as fairy lake the park is a peninsula with wellkept lawn and picnic electronic equipment the com pany maintains its own engineer ing dupurtmeiit for design and quality control purposes the mar ket for products is in canada the new industry likes acton be cause of its proximity to its mar kets tho custom facilities avail able here and the udequute ship ping acton has equipment used is unique and much of it made especially for this work plans necessarily include facilities for making special mi- e new pwduufci oh den ett officers of the company are s gsmalfcvbod- iprosdejirca rs3jen- eral manager t harrop office manager j duvall chief engineer and tv heinbuch production man ager tables enhancing the scene in sea son it is a mecca for fishermen eag er to take home some of the bass for which the lake is becoming famous many whoppers have been pulled out of the lakes b8 acres especially during the bass season therevare other species of fish in the lake such as pike suckers and wildcats thl delight of every small boy but it is after the official opening of the liass season on july 1 that the park proyes most attractive- to fishermen pike nre of recent origin being inserted experimentally to keep en croaching weeds down not only was the experiment a success but the pike have propogatcd to the ex tent where some fishermen prefer thervl fiir the sport of landing one they often reach a length of 36-ln- ches and are noted for their fighting qualities a feature of the park that has kept repeaters coming and going is that the whole family can enjoy themselves without leaving its bor ders dad can go fishing the kids can go swimming either in the lake which has a fine sandy beach or if they are younger in the junior swiiuming pool wherestrict super- vimon ii h oiii toluut bas mom meanwhile can sit under one of the lovely shaily trees and fix a tristy lunch jonji conveliiejit piemi table one of the finest baseball dia monds in the province is laid out inside the parks oval track an active minur sport organization that keeps a four team town baseball league in ocration and teams of championship calibre in both juven ile and intermediate classifications keep the diamand busy most of the bnsetkill cason softball is also played on a diamond of its own the presence of many newcomers to acton from theuritisli isles and the continent made acton a hotbed for soccer last year when the team weariuk local livery led the second division most of the season a well laid out soccer pitch in the park was invaliuihlc to the team and a source of delinht to visiting teams unac customed to these facilities and people arent the only ones who appreciate the park last year two immiver invaded the waters of kairy lake canadas emblem of in dustry perhaps it is only typical of acton that the beaver should be there any questions further inquiries about the town of acton should be addres sed to he secretary of the cham- jtrrnmmrr h v hn ae ton ontario canada s bcls hauwhich is now acton woodcraft was tmv armoury for part of the halton ballation org anized in 1806 the year of the fen ian raids baxter intravenous solutions transfusion supplies for hospitalise o f a cto c a n a da l im i ted ontario uj i l iv i j ams atjjs5i igtimitiwh-