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ar mi flghtyslkth year no 44 tlft xiuiit e priest awni ml k mia mulimintu atwil ail iaii liilari4 nuuij mm 1ui1 acton onjario thursday april 27lh i 61 authorlurf snnd cu mill by lit iimi orfk datmhnwnt oitawn twelve pages seven cents citizen oi the year honor complete surprise for ajax manager sportsman excouncillor bui coon was taken complete- 1 wc have singled out for recogni i ly by surmhse when his name wan lion this evening our fin dcp irf ment which under the able lead bub pnoco ttourt lime school triple duet takes tlm out for a last minute practice session before their appearance at the music festival wednesday morning in acton pictured above left to right are yvonne yateman inneke snoek llndi lawson doug copeland assisting music super visor glenn banks ficith everdell marilyn cripps and rota duiker more pictures and a complete coverage of the festivals wednesday thursday and friday will appear in next weeks issue of the free press revtroea lan- j ftxdao w v knox club fashion show stars sport sunday wear revealed as actons citizen of the year at the chamber of com merce civic night dinner in st albans parish hall thursday of lnstweek a look of disbelief on his fnee was followed by a broad smile as the 150 present broke out into spontaneous enthusiast ic and lengthy applause fanner postmaster frank ter ry a charter member of the chamber of commerce made the announcement and outlined mr coon s varied contributions to the town i m so stunned i cant say any thing he exclaimed first then recovering his breath he said i appreciate this and will en deavour to continue my support of actons interests he accepted an engraved plaque as the fourth citizen of the year others were g a dills afnos mason and dr w g c kcnney mr coon is general manager of ajax engineering and marley of canada aeton plant honor firefighter special honors too went to the fire department when bill ben son read while the chamber is all times deeply appreciative of the time and energy given unself ishly for the betterment of our community by many organiza lions in our town most of which are represented here this evening lout evening wednesday knox sunday school room was filled for another in the series of pop- ular fashion shows which have all drawn crowds this spring this one was sponsored bv the heather club of knox and clothes wore from the cameo shoppe against a backdrop of boughs studdud with gay paper flowers models all members or their daughter walked t o melodies played bv mrs mel mccullough commentator was mrs charles klrkneas imniiiari mm ntiiia i bivkk parish aeton separate on muv i a new parish will be established including erin and roe k wood anglican churches the parish of acton will ust in elude the church ol si alb m the mart vi with its own lull time rector the eh inc c was necessitated bv the mowing church popul i lion of st albans tht olfieial announcement won m uh m i letter received from the bishop the right reverend w e b ic nail the mw rector ot rmk wood and lrm churches will be the rc all in cook ol st lam bert ouehee the re h b stokreel lem uns rector at aeton onk aeton and roekwitod ehurehes have been in the same p it ish since then meeption bouquets presented at the end of the display pres ident mrs hughorourkc thank ed the store and yuests there were bouquets of roses from ken mann owner of the cameo shoppe for mrs kirkness and mrs mccullough mrs alex mann store manager was given a large bouquet of carnations and gladioli from the elub tea and fruit bread were scrv ed in the basement convened bv mrs cam lcishman anshiting models wan mrs j a van fleet one of the eleiks show hlfthllshu taeh model uppeared several limes highlights or the show judv abram her auburn hair almost waist length in a sea green hathtng suit with ickel mrs ian johnson in a verv new eold sports eo it of loam rubber mis stan norton in a lull swinging beng iline duster ovei a twopiece blown suit miss helen hopkins in ler cloth plavsuit printed with over sie pink and red flowers mis harold guest in a muivc suit with crisp black aceessones miss s mdra mclennan in a white ternelolh beach robe over a sophisticated white bathing suit with black lace mrs jim inghs in i g ivlv pit terncd ill weather eoal with a big buttoned eollai miss barbara noiton in i bnght coral cotton wc ivc suit mrs grenville mclennan in suburban purple shm jims with matching striped lop miss sandi d n idson in a mnvd and white pi ud walking jui t with mauve ueccstioncs mrs alex waldie in a crisp white duster over a pink linen sheath miss jo innc mckenzie in a smirtlv biek listened suit dress of muted checks mrs miek holmes our i idy in mink with i soft imit ition 4ur over i turquoise knit sheath mrs audi e v gi isehou iri a howe led gieen bemheic sheer with sell llowei miss k ithenne kirkness in a hnghllvcolored p intino set ind liter a llovveted duster over in detune pvi im is h its weit ilso horn the cameo shoppe iship uf chief jack newton has served our community well dur ing the past car bui coons record of service ahead one hoar in order not to be late for church this sunday dont forget to advance your clock one hour belore retiring for bed satur day exening daylight saving time begins at 12 01 am sunday morning and remains in effect until 2 ajn october 29 council adopts daylight saving during years shortest meeting fishing contest the unnuul fuhlnu content stkhuoml hy the acton i rcc press will nut be held thi vcur in pail years acton mcrch nts participating in the eun test have generously given ex pensive prixe and due to the forthcoming canvass for the community centre the i roe press is dropping the contest for this vcur we will milll wel come new or unv big catches however tuesd iv evenings one hou ami toi tv two minute council mestiul wis oik ol the shin ley t ihts veil with i vljv hue i ag end l the eolliutlluis zipped through the business md made the e ii k uljouniment m mi item ot husiiuss wis the linil p issiiil ol tlu divhlu s iv me in i ivv which est ibhshes the ki nui tioni sund i apnl m ii 1201 l 111 to sund iv oeleibel 2 it 200 l iii clicks ul lllee tile hou i tins sund tv 1 he uiilittu s upon lot po0 wis ueipttd ami it wis deeid ed lit hive 100 eopus ol llu le li t mlpaul loi ehstiibuiitfn promote county j 1 huist wis appointed ae inns upusclllltlvl to the hill ton c tttntv liulusti i il comnus sion t he eommission ts nunc est ibhsheel bv coillltv coullell to piouuile the colin tv is 1 ilesli ibk pltee to loeate new industry the cleik was authorized to al tend the llelk md i in nice ot heels convention it hoilev ii it bout the issessoi w is li mlell ik i mission to it lend ij he in nu il assess iis ttnunlum in h mill ion consult t ihle discussion en sued on the eost to the muiueip ihtv ol ittcnd iilee it enliven huns m ivoi dov pointed out mil it vv is unci tllv ieteed ih il ilte ml in i at conventions was l hid md w is wjnith the tost it w is estllll ited ih it the tot ll cost to the town lot ill eonlttxllets f omiimu fi lim f u three weekend fires keep fjrememon run throe fires over the wylrilhl kept acton frcfighters tm the imp with two grots fires sunday afternoon and a fine cjff by overheated stove pipes mftnrtay morning sunday afternoon firemen rac ed to the country home of franfc ruwc crewsons corners where a grass fire was hunting out of e on t ml spreading toward the railway tracks and buildings firemen used the booster lines md brooms to extinguish the blaze short i v after returning to he hill another grass fire broke out in the bush back of tidy avenue once again firemen used brooms ind booster lines to make short work of the fire mond iv morning overheated stove pipes at the home of stew- in sinclair willow street filled the house with smoke and alarm ed ihc residents when firemen arrived thev turned on the smoke ciictur tu clear the house of smoke and used a small quantity ol water to make certain the blue wascumplelely estiagui sh ed condition improved during the past wefcl elgij t count varev has had his ngnl ii m amputated and various bums treated following hospital laition in guclph after he re ccited critical burm in the stat ion hotel lire rtcentlv a repoit from the gudph gen ei d hospital al i pro todav hhursdav stated he is showing continued improvement tins week chain of warnings cheque change artists beware police launch alerting system likhllli i counts ttlclc il ll i launehitl tlu nkl and lluil 111 uhinls in ntisl llu lilv ii sill mi lin i r1 l uiiklnni i eountsuule ii iiki liunclleil llu ulci iiki tlun tit uhiniv tu pus1 tluwn on lhrt linnet ai lists i cmrmir lud llu sxskm with oiiki tlu kuplinu ikiii ilu qui vlsiis ami sluiiv ii illiin ihiikt lulus cvplmi tlu smuii mil onl sirs lirui tlu ruilui ikpiitiuiilsi lluir kil i this i i ilu iiuliuliiil iminutp ill luit tlirtiticlnml malum touiuv will i llu pilivy will iksnu tliat tlu tin uhiik it ilu limniv the mxn in niuiat i sstcin li uptiitid buaih ol law is sutlu local polm ihul unild plan oiu iwlp husuusj turns alcit oilut husuuvsinan thin tlu will i ill 11ii to cjctniiiiwi poluc loi in- shuts ami otlues wlun llusc i liiguiki startir who is tlu itanu anil in l u it miiiiitcs iiiums hit iilisliul llil luisiiuvsm in on tlu list in cmiv husuuss turn in that town in lutnu wlun a hnsiiuvs linu ilisiiirn thv lx ot ultinn anil would ix alutid gcoiilown is appnuu hitl b thisi indiiul dissiirh thv susruits this would thm hv ohljiliit to pav- uiils a i all to tlu liual puliu slaitu thin tiliplunus twol thi i ill on in pohn in otlur will tihiih uu a iham ot lolcothn busiiuvsnuu on his list inuniiipahtiis md so on until rthllut linnmi and wilhin isiwho in turn 1 h i ill inn nyr i ihnlyil mn minutes icr busituss turn in this lnwn nhtld tu alerted tu wnlih out lot the iiilprlls mean while polue will be on their wav to round up the artists who prey on buunesmncn incorporate symaoi corporal charles wilkinson ol north haltun of p and chui ray andrei of mfltun police department the two nien who businismnut this larrus on un ill ill the husinoses halt been nottlted and the last place on the list repojts bmk to the pol lie depaitmcnt that the ntcs nae has been received sam two each time titer businessman has a per manent hht and will be ixnovlcd to all ttv kame twui persons each time polkc are asking jnr ilirrl through ioopil llion ol titer aious poliiotoiiis linklnj live iuunt lists of busuussxs and tekphones au to be prt pared and distributed so thit all bus inesmiun on otic tikphone ex change will be notitud ihruiuih tlu tiiain calls oripnuting in their wn exchange area thus acton culls would cover commercial firms in action and district scned by the acton ti k phoiu c i halite census assessing keep officials busy cmsos taking and will keep the avsemui aeprtmcnt bus tor a number f weeks as mstunt avseor cy pferkuu u this week taktmj wmra and handmy out dog tag mr p rkihv itiv b apj taj ol htniie where uiviter tuivr m pel and thev em either pay l the tune or settle at the town office the purpose of the aenui lakinff is to eompile the voters lid and make a population count assessor john lkdoucaur con iinucs to view properties and grade houes for the roll the present work wfll jafca the two men nnatlhlj a announcing the choice or ae tons cltirem of the year last thursday at the chnmher of com meree dinner frank terry said there are mnnv faeiors in choosing a citien of the yeat but a reeoru of eommunilv ser iee is the dominant fetlure this years honor goes to i man who since his arrival m aeton has accumulated an envnhle reeorjl of community serviee the kind of community serviee hat adds strength and cneourayes eommun ity betterment the kind of eommunity serviee that extends lo every fleet of iiuivitv troni youth work to adult reereation this years honor the high est bestowed bv the eitixens of aeton goes to bill coon learned trade bill was horn in st calhai incs where he obtained his carlv education at 17 he was learning his trade in toronto with the ontario- wind engine and pump co which wis later taken over by ajax engineering bill arrived in acton with the ajax firm in 1935 in trie munieip- al field of service he served on acton council and sercd for a time as deputy reeve representing acton at county council m activities hae been irted and his contribution thtough these varied activities has bene ited the town bill was an active participant in the construction of the scout hall serving not only on the com mi t lee but as a dnving force in recruiting and utilizing the vol untccr labor that made the build ing possible active in church when his church undertook a construction project he was a major contributor tu the letu il construction th u created the luxtou memorial ii ill the fie til of iccreition h is also fell the contribution of bill coon fie was i mcmler ol the eeeitiie th il opci lied an inter mediate hoekcv te un in own while aeton was enletcd in oha competition md he vv is a strong supported of the minor sports progi un th it h is been develop ed his inteicst no doubt stem tiled i mm an e irlv interest and p irticip uiou in bisebill busy plunt in his chosen u ule and voe i lion this vcui s citicu ot the veai his ilso un issed a commend able rceoid he is now general manager ol a ix engineering ind mulev ol c mtida aeton plant dm inn the wai vc irs the f iclor undei bill s direction eon strtielcd can id i s 1 irgest water cooler at port robertson and other lowers fiom i he local plant ire loe ilcd in c mada anil the united stales lelevision lowers ire included m the products hat have been piodueed under bills supervision one or the limilv of 14 bill is he pioud lather of two bovs who cievv up and received their educ ition heie bob is in burks falls and bill is located in guelph both ol them have child rcn md that mikes bill a grand father loo community service is one of those thincs hit eoes on lot ever mice started bill is still active as t member of the aeton disl nel high school board his as soujalion with ih it group goes h lek to- the preceeding north halton high school district board where lie was a keen sup porter of actons interests we would like to specially mention fireman milliard price better known to us as did price who as a volunteer fight er at considerable risk lo his own person brought to safety one of our well known local nun coon varcy trapped in a rccenr lire at the station hotel to him to fire chief newton and to all the acton firefighters i special hunks i rum the cham her on behalf of all the citiens or aeton we feel also in connection with the recent fire at the stn t mn hotel that we could not miss vince hevcran who sustained severe bums during his rescue lftortw al the time or the fire leller from premier secretary norm braicla rend a letter from premier leslie frost expressing best wmlics in cham ber or conrunercu week president ted tyler sr wel comed mr and mrs terry from owen sound mr terry referred to his udmlralion and deed res- peat for the citien of the year tlcn white announced the next meeting an agricultural meet ing when earl whitelock will be guest speaker new members introduced were fcohfthttarf on pug fbic palms pineapples leis for 400 at hs dance over 400 uuccls ut the unnuul hlyh school dunci walked through a humhoo cnlranccumy hunr with shrunken heads were urcucd hy itrissskirtcd mnldenn ofrerinu lets sirtcil tliniugh doorway with moor imglll lilntte tif straws and entered the south paeihc drev scd as bloody mary from south iacilic teacher mrs rorcrh showed guests to their tables the gymnasium was highlighted by the mountain bull high and nhg cd with cueunut and banana palms in the corridor coconut pine apple and pineapple punch were served climaxed by sandwiches cake and coifcc later the studeyit council arranged the dance with titaff adviser mrs j gulluwav phil caddick and stu dents made tile scenery in the shup and student allun gay paint cd it clarence rognvaldson and ross swackhamcr did the light ing in the receiving itne were princt pal ted hunsen and mrs hunsen high school board member the rev dwight engel and mrs en get usuivtanl principal mm reed barry kirkness of rite student council and his sister miss betty kirkness taking tickets were janet rogtf valdson catoline lloey and joan cook giving out lets were judy orourke and annette hay the guest book was made by helen varcy and susan wilton roy dunk was in charge of it don singular und his orchestra played diune rohr sister inlaw of sialf member wm coates aang a medley of songs from south pa cific accompanied by glenn bunks jean apd mary moffat headed the refreshment committee assist ed by qrudc nine girls and tyicndlv circle members the grade nine gills made sandwiches at home und brought ovcm barry kirkness acted as mailer or ceremonies an elimination dance wuswon by former stud ent pete hurst now in navy and his partner on the dance committee were janice gardner murv beth elliott susan wilson jean moffat brian otterbein and andrew tarrant m nearly 120 fathers and sons enjoy fellowship hear department of lands and forests officer approximately 120 dads and lads attended the annual father and son banquet sponsored by the acton ys mens club list night wednesday and enjoed arv evening of fellowship suv films and heard gucsl speaker alee melntyre irom the dep irt ment of lands and forests past president ear masalcs acted as toastmaster and propos ed a toast to the queen prior to grace bv the rc a h mckcn ic following a turkey dinner with all the trimmings served bv the y ladies auxiliary ecryonc joined in a singsong led by dist tnct governor ckcur thompson of the gait club mayors greetings m ior john ii gov brought greetings liom council and prats ed the ys men for their interest in sponsonng the annual b inquet hi outlined pi ins for the propos ed communilv centre building and ureed the fathers to plav their put in miking this possible for the benefit of their families thrills and spills were promin ent as filheis and sons saw a film on the soap box derhy stac ed at gall list summer a to 1st lo the sons wis ujven b don rvder and replied to bv his son dind after which guest spt iker v is introduced by y s mens president bill wilson guest speaker mr melntyre outlined the baste organization of the depart ment jnd gave an interesting re view of accomplishments of the officers he told his interested audience th it six officers would be in the area by monday and remain tor a number of weeks keeping a sharp eye on reforestation and other interests of the depart ment he stressed the import ance of keeping streams slocked with fish and maintaining refor estalion lo protect buslncvsmen who depend on the summer trade appreciation to the speaker and ladies was given by y s man i vlilt jdjua milu waller dubois who presented him with a gift on behalf of the elub head table guetts introduced by y s man w d elmer smith- included rev a h mckcnzie and his son allan mayor john h gov and his son john past president and chairman for the evening earl masde s md hi son peter mr melntyre mr thompson and his son for the night bruee sagankit walter- morton and clyde porter from the gait club also present to join the many fathers and tops were don isreal ane hal hansen or the pan poltlae club in kitchr ener jtei ivmrtmrt f2 til f opuai am0mvwr medalled lait evening wednesday whan knof church sunday khool room wat filled to capacity sponsored by the heather club of the church the cbrheafor the ihow ware from the cameo shoppe while attracuve aaccolteogh dupuyed hseulett deiigm aari cruulea kirkneu acted at commenfator and mr mt mccullough- played tbh mutie cm the piano- al the end of ih cvtplay kan mann owner f utt ttore pramnted beuqujla of rotee to mr kmimim m mr lloogh ptdurad above are tome of the faankma m aw modal with tpreownar kanmannv vlufia jiwlitl ihta