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i i- v y tri t -j- r y p i page bight the acton free press acton ontario thursday january 26th ltpa celebrate ymc a week acton y comes of acton still the smallest town in the world to have its ojwn ymca building this year sees the association come of arc here established in 1935 the acton y is this year 21 this is ymca week across the continent here in acton a typi cal evening finds every room in the y with its complement of members of all ages the variety of activities which is encompassed in the building is almost endless from the basement pomes the tapping of the youngsters making boats and birdhouses in one room tkeurydy building group is hoisting weights there are flashes from the camera club and sounds of running feet in the gym maybe the smell of a hot dinner from the kitchen the hub of all the activity is in the small office where the present ever- planning general secretary bob brayshaw directs the many activ ities one of his alms when he came to acton from kingston in septem ber 1954 was to have a totally active membership this week he was able to point with pride to fig- in a book of statistics about r ft mntinont here with vigor ures y a gray club endeavor hobby show display two gray clubs are active for boys within the acton y and this is n big week for one of them the royal star gray club is holding its hobby show on friday evening a display of gymnastics with a demonstration by an expert are be ing given in the gym during the evening remodelling room ys mens project v the ys wens club working un der the guidance of phil caddick have undertaken the remodelling of one of therooms in the basement of the y work includes concealing the overhead pipes materials are being supplied by ihe ladies auxiliary one out of every 16 persons in town is a member of the ymca and that is an outstandingly high ratio compareotto other towns aria cities even better the fact that only one or two of these members do not take part in any of the many clubs or activities 4242319 members acton ymca is just a small part of a worldwide organization george williams and a group of friends organized the first y in england in 1b44 now there are 4- 242819 members all over the world the y made its first appearance in canada in montreal in 1r51 just two weeks later the ymca move- merit was founded in the united states in 1855 the worlds alliance was founded wheif representatives met in paris the first such meeting of a religious society anywhere dele gates adopted as their bases john 17 21 that they all may be one the various associations some with the majority of members non- christian were jctl to form their own purpose and in 1933 at a north american conference in cleveland it was stated officially that the ymca was a fellow ship of men and boys united in community loyalty to jesus christ for the purposes of forming christ ian personality in a christian soc iety this too is the aim of the ym ca here founded 21 years ago following a- bequest from the late j a murray this murray memorial ylrfca joins associations in almost every muckers begin floor hockey with 82 win four floor hockey teams started their schedule this week when the muckers began the season with a very decisive 82 win over the p g win ov the bombers 65 teammembers art muckers jim lindsay captain pat c pa elliott don xindsay danny holm- es 7 panthers wayne ridley captain don price bob coxe don emmer- son gary scott goats bruce andrews swimmers goal school greek lake ontario racing across the school creek is the project for the junior girls gym sass at the y this cold wea- ther well the contest swimming and all is to be held ihsid the y- the girls have charted their course across the creek qri cardboard and theyll he working their way across by means of points for team at tendance new skills games new members and team projects for world service the new competition begins this week for the girls eight nine and 10 years of age there are about 20 of them but if the swim proves as popul a th j boys l thon their numbers may be much higher before a winner reaches the 6ther side ray pasma brian mccristall pet er lawson frank mariscak bombers bill greer captain bill churchill wayne wilson don cook the junior boys have been strok ing weekly towards the other side of lake ontario their original group of 20 is now up to 40 the ms are well out in the middle of captain the lake followed tvy the cs and very close behind the ys there is plenty of boisterous en thusiasm when these groups dive into their weeks program sstsr corner of the world in displaying the red triangle whose sides symbol ize the associations three concerns spirit mind and body y secretary bob brayshaw named secretary here in the fall of 1 54 is directing a program of increasing scope and partici pation per capita membership in this town is one of the highest film on films a film on making movies was shown at the meeting of the cam era club in the y last week a discussion followed on future pro grams secretary of national council is speaker at y church service cooperative triumph gr1mshaw altatcpr this j town of 800 persons 330 miles northwest of edmonton officially j opened a new 50000 arena the i structure which can accommodate i 2000 persons was built through public donations and by volunteer workmen the people of acton and its ym ca were challenged to do con structive work in making todays youth aware of the implications of the atomic age the cold war and ec onomic prosperity in which we are living this charge was given to a congregation of about 250 when dr rs hosking dd the general secretary of the national council of the ymca was guest speaker for the second annual ymca ser vice here his address given in knox church sunday evening was entitled youth and todays world the service was conducted by rev r h armstrong rev gordon adams led in prayer bob bray shaw general secretary of the y read the scripture the choir of the christian reformed church which holds its services in the y each sunday sang three anthems one of them in dutch a reception honoring dr hosking was held in the church following the service members of the y ladies auxiliary catered the ymca has always coop erated with the churches in acton arranging the- interchurchoftball league providing leadership in the vacation church school providing booklets for the ymca week of prayer and in association with the ministerial association catering nursery auxiliary activities main task for the active y ladies auxiliary this week was the cater ing for the leaders corps dinner on tuesday and of course they are the group that runs the very pop ular nursery school in the y three mornings each week anot p ject serving xfray ctub dinners the rroup of about 20 interested ladies meets every month- four basketball games saturday in two different cities- four acton basketball teams squnsed off with stiff opposition on saturday each staff phow basketball players at acton y reach high to recover a near miss off the ring this sport like the many others which make up the ys energetic program provides exercise team play and a healthy way to let off steam athletic programs are not only designed for younger y members but for adults as well social security and welfare takes between 25 and 30 cents of every tax dollar y directors ken knox is the president of the y board this year other board members are vicepresident g w mckenzie secretary mrs j hurst tnasurer mrs janet rogers pub licity phil caddick finance chair man bill wilson building jack ridley leadership elmer smith over 300 the number of active groups in the ymca this year is almost double that of last year there are 36 classes and clubs enrolment in all these croups is 647 total membership is 305 iiniuc was musi and the uisl james the locals have played yet this season trained on a smaller court they are apparently adjusting tofhe difference in away games as scores were excitingly close two actonkitchener encounters started off y week in kitchener in the morning acton bantams all iinder 14 paced the city team to emerge triumphant after two over time sessions the score was 1010 at the end of the first half and then 2020 at the end of regulation time overtime ended score 2222 three minutes more overtime score acton 26 kitchener 22 top scorer in the action packed gamtr was don lindsay with 1ft points stewart mcdonald took eight and peter lawson six don price got the final basket of the match the victors had a swim played le tennisan bowled d day as they received membership privileges for the visit jn the afternoon the juveniles i strongly to make n or cellent 97 score at the end of the first quarter and 2513 at half time kitchener came back in the last- half however to edge out the i locals by a mere three points 43- 40 dropping most baskets for ac ton were garry dawkins with 18 points joo jany with 14 and wayne currie with eight saturday evening two mor matches were played in guclph y the midgets dropped a close game 38 despite outstanding play by bruce andrews frank marisrak and wayne ridley the senior encounter also went ti the home team but only by five baskets acton lost 5040 top toss- ers were ron campbell with 16 points and cyril buchanan with 10 next week the mldgots and juv eniles meet the toronto west end y teams in the y there swim instruction begins this week for the first time this year ys mens day is being held in conr junction with y week and the local club is holding a past members night tonight the speaker is bring ing models and slides on the st iiwronco seaway one of the main annual projects of the club of 40 members is the swimming instruction given local boys and girls each week in cuclph the girls 35 of them had their first swim last friday the group will be divided into two attending wednesday as well as friday due to the high enrolment about 25 boys swim mondays 5 ag t on y mca 1 9 5 6 wiek jan 22 jan 29 r this year the acton ymca comes of age and the new program shows a lively maturity young peoples activities gym classes grary clubs basketball teams roor hockey league boxing and wrestling art classes woodwork badminton checker club track club stamp club leaders corps nursery school day camps modelling ymca w in acton 21 years of service to the youth and adults of this community the yrwlca a worldwide brother hood for development of christian per sonality nd the building of a christian society the ym seeks to promote the physical mental and spiritual welfare of its mernbersjand constituents the ymca emphasizes reverence for god respect for personality respon sibility for the common good the ap plication of the golden rule r adult y program bowling league for women ladies auxiliary badminton t i j j basketball ys mens club soed club 7 volleyball i mooett railway ctub camera club 1 1 j body building fc leaders fellowship i j gym classes for men and wofclen 1 1 iuv- in the world 112 years of service to christian minds spirits and bodies of all races ill this 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