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thursday august 30th 1968 ihe agton free press acton ontario page seven roll call provides institute progfant greenock institute held their august meeting in greenock school with a goodly number of members and girls of the district present mrs chester allan vicepresident presided and opened the meeting with the wi ode mary stewart collect and the lords prayer in unison mrs e johnston read the minutes and gave the treasurers report j many letters of thanks were read and several items of business were discussed a report of the dinner at guelph for mrs berry president of acwvw was given by mrs c aitken reports of a very enjoy able bus trip taken in july with bannockburn institute were given by several who had enjoyed it the answering of the roll call sing say or pay created much in terest and provided a good pro gram a measurement contest was won by miss joyce johnston while the kettle boiled a game do as i do was enjoyed all partook of a dainty lunch including ice cream they meet in september at the home of mrs e patterson where a floral contest in the form of a dining room table bouquet is to be held tracking dinosams drumheller sask cp a 31 mile dinosaur trail through the nearby area where prehistoric fos sils have been found has been marked out for tourists signs show where remains have been re covered for museum displays acton bowling lanes reopening for the 95657 season friday aug 31 we look forward to seeing our old and new friends ruth and ken hurford d j photo by esther taylor a summer ceremony in all saints church milton heights unit ed in marriage verna kranstz and stanley mages rev d a powell officiated smrs rpt m coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing pease gas oil furnaces gas water tanks free estimates phone 25 acton opp figures show 2802 july mishaps i figures released tiy the ontario i provincial police for district three which includes halton countv show a total of 2802 accidents dur ing jul sevcntvsix people were killed and 1202 injured during this per iod police laid 13350 charges food robtr hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists formerly fc p head phone guelph 1924 58 st georges squar lawn bowling entries doubled possibility for next seaspn success of the first season of the inter county lawn bowline league has been so evident thai there is a possibility pf the number of clubs being doubled for 1957 de velopments in furtherance of that idea may mark the closing celebrat ion of the league set for the after noon and evening of september 8 in guelph there is to be a postseason tourney of mixed doubles and trebles on the guelph greens fol lowed by an evening dinner in the club room and a further program including presentation of the beardmore trophy and prizes for th days jitney news received here from bill curne of hillsburgh now a mem ber of the guelph club is that def inite action has been taken for the formation of a new lawn bowling club in erin the idea has been advanced that by interest shown lawn bowlers of elora preston gait and milton might be influenced to enter teams in the league- next year to result in the formation of two districts one to include georgetown acton rockwood and erin and the other to include the other teams with separate schedules of games for each district or an interlocking schedule which will have to come up at a meeting of the executive at a later date playoffs for the beardmore trophy emblematic of the league championship would follow george perry of rockwood pres ident of the intercounty league expressed enthusiasm respecting the general aspects of the league in its first year and satisfaction res pecting the possibility of a two- section league next yjear it was fbund that the new league so ex tended interest in the rockwood club that the membership has mounted to a record total includ ing women members for the first time five already have joined with prospects of more to follow anoth er new player there is 15yearold ronnie bastell occasioning the hope that other junior players will be identifying themselves with the club the other clubs had much to say alio of the league and of the friendship thit has been caused jim fleming and the acton club i have been thanked for the format ion of the leigui the acton club would like any who are interested to come out juniors who would like lawn bowling are to give harry rogers a call at 28w monday of this week three sets of doubles travelled to gait for the birks trophy a white and mrs o cairns were beaten out for the cup but came home with second prize harry rogois and mrs h helwig received a consolation pnre bert vvldhuis and barbara wood had the toughest luck thev lost two games by one point after winning the second by a large margin not practising their preaching georgetown counhearned last week that they arent practising what theyre preachihg we are telling people they cant hook roof drainage into the sanitary sewer but we are doing it ourselves said mayor armstrong pointing out that drainage from the municipal building roof is being disposed of in this way council decided to dispose of the water in another way obituary to avoid confusion on the first day of school the public school will be open aug 31 35 pm 79 pm for the purpose of enrolling students who have moved to town since june 30 for further particulars phone 302 forced sale or clear title stuffed hamburgers round baaf savory bread atufbnat tomato slice onion slices make thin meat patties put them together in pairs with stuffing- a slice of tomato and s slice of onion between each pair broil and semawith sparkling cocacola i theres no refreshment so welcome coke brings out the best in any deuaous food st meals picnics or parties bring home the coke today afternoon sufgrsnon put psttwe together with packaged cheese and pickle relish for filling i arid coke to put you at your sparkling best xtlmka iv orangeville bottling work osangeviixe ont phone m6w swowt amhorfr4 botttf of cococolo under contract with cococolo lid your himc that isc investment and worthwhile achievement i is it seture against tiiuircjinccrtaintus what would happen it sou did not outlive the trm of your mortgage ssould suur lamily he turned out by an enforced sale with a cruel loss of both home and esquiry make your home a stronghold by the ingenuity of modern life insurance planning through the sun life of canada a sun life mortgage cancellation policy vvjll payoffyour mortgage in the event of your death and preserve the sayings you have so diligently invested mail the coupon today or phone sun life of can alva george hollinger 90 mill st acton phone 34 mrs harold mowat was noted as singer acton friends- gathered with rel atives at fairview cemetery mon day morning for the committal service for the jate mrs harold mowat in failing health for some years she had passed away sud denly in sudbury memorial hospit al on thursday august 24 funeral service was held in copper cliff sunday with interment here mon day the former mary gertrude mill er she was born in san fransisco california a nurse she met dr harold mowat there and they were married 30 years ago when dr mowat went to england to study mrs mowat lived here in acton for about three years with mrs j a mowat a talented singer she was a member of acton united church choir while she was here and made many friends in town after two years in toronto dr and mrs mowat moved to copper cliff where they have made their home for the past 17 years dr mowat frcs eng is the chief of staff of the inco hospital there operated by the international nickel comp any and the honorary chairman of sudbur memorial hospital mrs mowat sang frequently to appreciative groups in the north ind retained her interest in the ac ton choir which she visited lately she w is particularly interested in i the w ork of the sudbury hospital and at her request donations wore given to the hospital in lieu of flowers at the time of her death mrs mowat who was in her itth vtir had undergone a lengthy ill ness funeral service was held on sunday evening in copper cliff united churclw banked with flow ers nurses and doctors of copper cliff and sudbury joined with fi lends and family in pa ing their last respects shriners of sudbury acted as honorary pallbearers rev i m muecar officiated on monday after arrival by train committal service was held in knir low cemetery a friend of the finnlv and former minister in copper cliff rev f j bune of stnncv creek officiated pallbearers were murr i smith william mtddlcton ernie barr mac smon earl cooper and david dills surviving mrs mowat as well as her husband are three daughters mrs harrv smith imargarct quirke lake frances elizabeth and kathrvn aileen at home a son died following an accident some years ago she had two sisters and one brother in californi l thret- top indian totem pul carv ers 76- earold mungo martin his son david and his nephew hunt are be my swamped with work ofcahmr- lumber i am interested in protecting the mortgage on my home may i have more particulars without obligation kamt address frank carney sons plumbing hardware phone 135 rockmfqod t i f si