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tot iv 5 i eighty year no 45 acton ontario thursday kaay 4lh 1961 second sectlorl- ee day halton music festival acton school singers top competitors during wednesday halton music festival competition titte keen ihmuuli- nul ihulhrecwlny hnllal mimic fcmlviil taut weclnesiliiy thurs day and friday held in the ro bert little public school audit- orlimvatlon adjudlcniois pink ed the efforts of the yoiinu inn er and cprmnended miislu kiip- urvlvnii for their achievements during the wednesday cum- pellilons acton took tup honors with thtve firsts mid thtve sac- onds while milton captured kvo firsts and two seconds cnnp- liellville tmk one first- stewart- town one llrsl and two seconds while hrookviwc and ilen wll hams each recck-ed- one first and one second adjudicator lur the wednesday cotnpetiliou was john wood of port credit lie spoke hiuhly of the sinuinii in halton county and ifttd the attillence he enjoyed adfudicalinu lesilvals in hallon the fnllowiliu aie the results boys insimbu from the robert llthetchool look first place among contestants in the changed voices competition at the halton music festjyal friday ovoning tho winning group pic tured above is i front row loft to right bill holmos lyle brought- ion bernie freulor paul phelan grant campboll clifford trhota wedge gordon campboll john hlggins garry waller phillip marzo and andrew bowman back row left to right tony lang- icy david mellon honry hcikamp mcrvinaaarshall bill rogers john price garry mceachcrn stephen coles and bill fabian dark crowded play area furnace roomsize at area school for retarded by mrs e browne ac inn crowd a number of persons or things collected or closely prefixed together to mm lo ex cess to encumber or annoy by excess or numbers thus i he dictionary defines the si in pie word crowd as ntmple us the word nuiv be il is an apt und truthful description of condltlomi til the sunshine school for retarded children in milton it in sad to think thai tlmniih the re tart led child has hroken thro uuh the wall of ignorance and prejudice that once kept him hidden within the hounds of his own home and the aching hearts of his yricvihli parents he cunnot yet enjoy the lull privil eges and oportunllies that l ho average cliilit lakes lor ejanlcd in comparison lo the modern well lighted airy schools that most ol our children attend this microscopic corner where a doz en retarded children are educat ed for i i villi is a social shame and a blot on our community conscience in the classroom the walls arc almost invisible behind open shelves heaped and piled with tovs materials hooks and sup plies lven the teachers desk is in threat of heiny crowded out by the need lor storage space because their power to concen trate is limited to such a short space o lime retarded children need a constant succession- ol new and dillerenl things lo ap peal to their interest the play and exercise room which is so vilallv impoihnl to their emotional and physical de velopment is no larger titan the furnace mom in our own m bennett school in ihis dark and diminutive room 12 re- larded children musi plav heir skipping and dancing games and practice rhvlhmical exercises lhat do so much to loosen taut undeveloped muscles and inner tensions where our schools have mod ern intercom systems through which music can he piped the teachers at the sunshine school must rely on a very unreliable porluhle record player that has been used hcvond its capacity music is an important part of the therapy but theyre never quite sine from day to day il they aix going to have it or not 1 am sure louisa may alcotts little men had belter lacililies even hack in their dav than our hal km county retarded child- ten are able lo enjoy at the pres ent moment trust a savings company your local trust company illvcrwood fruit recipe reply to chefs roll call the silvcrwood chefs held their weekly meeting at the home yl their leader mis george iron side with its president caroline norton in the chair the meeting opened with the 411 pledge followed by the roll call which was answered hy naming a iruil recipe you enjoy ed making the secretary mary fillen murray read the minutes of the last meeting caroline norton was chosen to give the talk about the display at achievement dav to be held in milton on may 27 the leader mrs ironside and assistant leader mrs george burl served a light lunch lo the girls at the close of the meeting pricnds and neighbors of mrs many scott will he pleased lo hear she is recovering alter her teceni operation in guelph gen eral hospital the firemen were called to a grass lire sum jay about 530 in the lield across from baileys service station 4 on savings reasonable number of cheques free paid cheques returned on request office hours 900 430 fridays 900 630 5 guaranteed investment certificates issued for 1 2 3 and s years asa far folder halton peel trust savings company 449 brint street burlington mor j e whituock res tr ivs3s iair car nmiii- hiinii jivin i demon- sliilinn ruli- in a umii tuii siv whit inikis il jirk vi when yi put il in eiu silrmiiiii ah lhat proves lllilll- lo siul nine rural sch during annual singers trnni nine rural one room sckools in nassagawcya and usquesiny luwnships gather ed at aelons robert utile pub lic kchoul thursday of lust week for the annual north halton rural music icsllval at he con clusion ol the day s s n nas- saguweya and pinegrovc schools stood out with the most wins in the various- solo choir duet and double trio competitions gold silver and hronc medals were awarded lo soloists and duet singers while pinegrovc bnnnnckhurn s s 6 limchousc and milton heights schools look home trophies cups and shields for firsts and seconds in the choir- and double trio classes other schools competing were hornby blue mountain lifiny and ouatra bras list results adjudicator was lloyd brad shaw music supcivisor ol ioresl hill junior high school toronto the following are the results solo girls 8 and under mary mcgee pinegrovc 8ft heather myall hornby 85 shelley roy bine mountain 84 olher contest ants were elizabeth anderson ol s s ft nassagaweya mary wills 61 ijgny jacqueline bos ol limchousc maureen thomson ol ouatra bras lynn siewart of bunnockhurn and dcanna cargill ol milton heights solo bovs 8 and under bruce austen ss ft 85 donald step toe milton heights 84 tommy wills ligny 83 olher contest ants were calvin sanderson o blue mountain robert murdock of hornby freddie mcdonald til limchousc und jim marshall of oilatra bras solo girls 1 1 and under mar- go ci ark son milton heights 8ft nancy mahun s s ft 85 jac queline kingdnn hornby 84 others in the class included lin da damm of bannockhurn judy hardy ol lignv angelic soui- mers ol limchousc dianne haw- es ol blue mountain and har riet sonne ol ouatra bras solo boys ii ami under john austen s s 6 87 murray mc- caig pinegroye 8ft gary poot limchousc 85 others singing were david whalev ol hornby larry while of blue mountain phillip powell ol milton heights freddie anthony ol bannock hurn and pouglas mclaughlin ol ouatra bras choir class unison choir cmoluicnl lo 10 bannock bin u was lit si with 82 marks and won the music icmiv- ools competed music festival at cup presented by mr mckcn- ie pinegrovc came second with 81 and won the nassagaweya school area board trophy pres ented by inspector w l mcneil blue mountain had 81 mai ks solo girls 12 and over june llcaslip milton heights hi do reen harrop piyegiove 81 mar ilyn milsiin- s s ft 82 mugoi living of ligny iiuusp ouvveu- dyk ol oualra bras koseniaiy robertson lloiuby anil mar ion pool ol lintehoiise were the other conieslanls solo boys changed voices bary malum s s d 84 ken wilson liguv 82 vi win otiwen- dyk yuatia bras 80 choir two part s ft nifssa gaweya won the hallon music feslial cup lorlirst place with 8ft points ami mrs- rcnnick prc- fsenled the award limehouse luul 85 marks and came second iccervuig the fsqucsing school aiva board shield loualed by mrs v archer olher choirs singing were ouatra bras ligny miliou heights and hornby boys solo solo hoys 12 and over neil robeylson s s ft 8ft john mi ice pinegrovc 85 gerald rob inson humoi kin n n 8 flu other singeis were john mcdon ald ol limehouse iny whaley ol llojiihy uid david miller ol lignv i double itio the s s ft nas sagaweya gioiip receivid the mu sic lestial t up picseuled by mrs non is when thev received 82 points lor hist place mrs j w robertson pivscntcd the mountain union wi shield lo second place millon heights double trio with 81 points oth ers singing were limehouse pinegioe ouatra bias and hornby duel mai ilvu ililson and nancy mahon s s ft 87 lvnne blown and john mciee pine grove 84 rosemary robertson and donna kingdou llotnbv hv other duct singers weie john forbes and luna ilowdcn ol lignv and margaret arnold and marylou brown ol limehouse of the cohipvwlons junior choir grudes i 4- ft roonth und under cumphcllviltc flrsl with fl1 points anil slew- arttown second wilh 81 olher standing included norval 7 sfeyhide and ilen williams 78 poinls each primary choir kindergarten to grade 1 7 morns and over mit ion x m denvus school hist with 85 points and miliou w 1 dick school secuiul with hi oili er competitors weie milton bruf e street school ami acton m z bennett school lied with 8upulntsilruukvlllu and ac ton uojnrt little school- lied wilh 78 junior choir grades 4 5ft 7 rooms anil over lop honors wetil to biookv lite with 82 points while milton j m deuves school placed second with 81 other competitors and standings were acton roherl little ami milton bruce street schools wilh 80 points each acton m mcn- nelt and milton w i dick schools willi l boys unchanged voices open lass acton schools led the lield in this compel it ion with the roherl little school liking firs with 85 points and ihe m beimel l school second with 82 olher marks included brook- ville and milton j m deuyett schools 81 points each oomrv hcllvlllc sjcwnrllown and mil ton w i dick si hook 77 poinu each guide 7 ilir 7 tooms mid oxer milton m denyes school washti wilh 8v points npd ac- lon liobei i little school wa- seeornl wftfrfi other colupetlt ots included milton w t dick school 81 a ton m bennett and drookvillc si hools 80 pojlils euh senior ihoii gtad- 7 8 7 rooms ami ow i out e again aciou sibook took top honors with ihe rohcil liltle reielvhttf 84 points ami llic m benuolt 82 milpiu j m diues kchimil was awaidi d 81 points ii look- villi- and milton bruie street st hijol mr j wilh 80 cuh senioi t liiii giidr rooms ami uudli idu williams got hv poinls lo takeutsjl place wilh slew ii ihnwi seioiid with 82 campbellx die was next with 81 points then nmd wilh 80 and speyside wilh 78 iiipli- li io ft looms and under slevaihown waslnl wilh 8 points and fden williams t anur second with 80 i hiid spot was divided among lltijv ioulilanls noi val spevsnle and cimpbell- illi- all vilh it points 58 a adjudicator praises milton milton j m denyes public school received high praise horn adjudicator john wood on fri day evening when i hey won ihe highest mark during the liner day hallon music festival as their triple itio copped top- honors with 87 poinls durinji the i est i val stag in ihe aclpnrobcri lllllc school auditorium urban conieslanls competed on wednesday and friday with rural schools com peting thursday dining the limits friday ev ening winners chosen on wed nestlay repealed their selections as well as i hive competition classes a parked auditorium heard the linahsis and listened attentively as ad indicator john wood gave his comments on each eonihlilor mr wood lotd the large and lence he had never enjoyed a music festival as much as the one held in acton this year he praised the officials of the fes tival for their cooperation ami commended the music supervis ors lor their interest and el forts in training ihe young singers in conclusion the adjudicator ex pressed his hope that ihe spirit o cooperation at halton fes tivals would continue during the friday evening fin als ihe following weie the win ners boys ensemble changed voic es open class a ion roherl little school litst with 85 poinls slewai t low u mmiml wilh 81 drookvillc 81 ai ton m ben nett 80 milton l m derives 70 and miliou mnur slierl 78 triple duet pi ides 5 ft ft rooms and under amphrllvillc first with 82 den williams 81 spev- shtc ami slewai mown med wilh 80 points apici e tiiple liio giades 7 8 7 looms and ovei millon 1 m denyes 87 millon w i di k 85 at ton m heiiiill 81 iliisokvillc ami at ton uobeil 1 mil- hi points eaih millon bnue slice 81 during the eiciuiig tin- and- ieme he ml lhr camphcllvillc junior thoii winners jiom wed nesdays t oiupiiiiiou sing lady moon ihe alton m reinicir luiiioi choir wiuncis in lass i wo wednesday rnlei taincri with their winning number vesper hymn ihe acton rit- bert little school oru hanged voices i hoir lepialed i heir win ning number lass ol richmond mill the glen williams senior t hoir sang away with melancholy the m ii n i x r w hi h won i hem iris plait- wednesday ami the at ion kohei i litili- i nioi i hoir tepciled then winiiui ect lion a shepherds tone mrs w spioslon at ion act ed as master ol lyicuionies lor the i i itliy evening peiloiinauce dont you wish you were here hllt i1iuio start planning now i mail the coupon for free literature look forward to your moat rerrearimg aumrocr ever in ontario have the time music supervisors received a few pointers from adudicitor john wood following the con clusion of thcnorlh hrtlton urban festival friday avcning in acton piduruil irlt lo imjiiiio- mri mdry kidney iucrvilor for esquosing school area no i glenn binl ar ton iinrif supcrviior mrv donnt mines sujtcrvisor for nasuagawcya school area adiuditjlur joltn wood and milton music iufkrvisor mrs a lcdwith of your life in op5ifrrjo ontario department of travel and puqucity hon sty l cathcui uinufr superior exquisite furniture refinishing and general furniture repairs all work guaranteed phone ta 25993 10 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