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i tha acton free pm thunday july 27rti 1961 lfalry lake is a popular pot for cooling off these hot days cherry pickers hove marled work thin week near milton recent heavy rains have ru mored the ornss to a deep green color soddinu k almost complete at the new bell telephone dial building the rev r tirtiok took the if am service at acton united church sunday fresh vegetables from local ily on dinner tables town workmen were busy this week filling in gravel in washed out areas around town school caretakers are tielng kept husy cutting grass clean ing floors and polishing desks not as many american cars on the road these doys as last summer bt1c garage operator thinks yon may soy nothings go ing on in town summer activi ties are few but btrc at the five press the printers prove yotni wrong when every sum mer eek yet there has been gardens arc n-popularcommad- tnews left out of the paper for wjj lack of space tijl-k- recommend against loaded gun carried on tractor inquest the tkadly combination or a loaded shotgun with no snluly a tractor and n rock resulted in the death of 42 year old freder ick smyc sinnett on june 4 the jury aian inquest on july 17 deliberated only 15 minutes be fore they ruled that his dtiatb was accidental as a result of a sholliun wound in his right side mrs sinnetl or rr 5 milton left her husband plowing in the field at their speysidehome when she wen l to work at the milton district hospital at 3 pm norm ally her shift would have con tinued until ii pm that same niyht but at 11 pm she reported she was not reeling well and was allowed lo return home taint cries turning into her driveway the headlights ol her car briefly lighted what she thought was an animal between the house ami the barn she entered the house and leayned from the children that mr sinnett was not there taint cries brought her out of the house into the driveway where she discovered her husband lying in a pool of bloml an ambulance anil dr aiken- head ol milion were immediately called from a neighbors home mrs sinnett returned home and learned hum her husband that be had taken a double barrelled shotgun with him on the tractor while he completed the days plowing he bad unlocked the pow and had just started ur when the tractor hit a rock throwing the gun off the tractor butt first when it hit the ground the weapon discharged fatally wounding him according to mrs sinnett her husband had never carried a gun on his tractor before died enron tc dr aikenhead arrived and at tended the man until the ambu- lance arrived he reported to the jury that he had arranged to take the victim to the oakvllle hospital since ihey were better prepared to handle the severe emergency case the doctor said thai mr sinnett died in the ambu lance while he was with him on the queen elizabeth highway enrou te to the hospital constable dave richardson of the opp win called in to in vestigate the accident he dis covered the double barrelled shotgun under the right wheel of the tractor with the barrels pointing upward the stock broken just below the breach and one shell fired checking the gun he learned that it had no safety and the barrel was of the old damascus type the only safe way to carry the gun he said was lo have the breach broken gum in vehicles after delivering their verdict nl accidental death the jury re- commended that loaded guns should not be carried in moving vehicles and older guns should not lie licensed mr sinnett who was employed by the ford com pan v in oakville is survived by his wife and three children live three and 18 months isjicum beat heat by 1000 at acton park sunday soaring temperatures account ed lor acton park having the largest crowd this season enter the gales when tickets were sold to approximately 1000 patrons who flooded the grounds gate attendants diane shu iris anil diane matheson were kept on the hop and park superintendent ro annul was busy parking cars scout buhy the first acton scout troop were kepi busy throughout the day as they managed the booth concession and almost sold out if supplies in spite ot earlier dis appointments when two satur day picnics failed to appear and surplus stock bulged the shelves fverv picnic table was occupi ed during the day as picnickers lined the beach tor a swim boat tide or a hy ai tishing acton fair conriiiiird from ic one the 4 11 i tn age club achieve ment dav puijeeis will be judged tail and open lo unt i he kassagawea ii ain roots id li nits will pnoi 1 members til acluii clubs egetables ai be on dispta second chance one ol the lealuics ol i it niie depai inieul exhibit ih- the myoiui pieseiilation o npln lo the w inner ot ll and also ami kits llie aciun f foods kitchen- wtii k will ik- i tr the will t llie jam 1 hv press and general school childrens utged amlisiiors the lair will he able to see samples ot work comvled lining school hours mam other amictions will be many friends fete miss ann watkins a bride of july 15th mjss ann watkins was the guest of honor at a series ol parties be fore her marriage on june 20 miss drenda cripps ol 119 mill street acton was j hostess lor an outofdoos mis i cellaneous shower there weiv i 14 iriends present alter playing games and the presentation ot lovely gilts they barbecued hot dogs and marsh mal lows mrs clark armstrong of lake avenue acton was husless for a miscellaneous shower on june 21 j there were 35 iriends and rota j lives present 1 on june 26 mrs ray norton jr sisierinlawul the groom til glen williams was hostess for a miscellaneous shower there j were 17 present miss kalharinc kirkness ol churchill road acton was host ess lor a cup and saucer shower tn june 27 when there were 15 1 iriends present i miss barbara davulson ol rr v acton was hostess lor a money shower there were 14 1 orne school iriends present al this party on june 28 for seven eai s i he bride went to lome school saturday july i miss mai jorie l iough and hrian fv ans wei e hostess and host lor a surprise party given in honor ol the bride ami gloom the parlv look place at the larm ol charlie cough rr 4 acton a number til hi- ei ids were ptesent to help enjoy a havtulc reluming to the house tor dancing rrtreshments ol hot dogs pop and marshmallows were served a hcaulilui gitl was presented hlott iholo imagine the surprise of the clown- eddie owen in dark suit when he lifted the hood of a small volkswagon lo find only a spare tire ani some luggage lost saturday the lions club staged their gasarama at jack aaccallums service station and clowns in attendance kopt everyone amused everything was in fun an j ye he club raised approximately 200 for their community betlermont fund lkaiftts i eden mills gardens rug making niagara fill day for bannockburn wi recordjhop old time dance both drjaw crowds to village a record hop on wednesday eveninu sponsored by the com munity club at eden mills prov ed popular and saturday even ing another oldlime dance brought the crowds from near and far visitors with mr and mrs r wright thursday were mr and mrs w reilly mr and mrs w moore of guelph and mrs j me- mullan who is on a visit from belfast ireland mr and mrs j cann and fam ily left monday for a two week camping trip in the uavlield dis trict miss marlcne mcphcrson is half mill by 53 pending a week al grand llend mr and mrs ralph thompson were on a camping- trip in the parry sound disliict on a tishing lilp up north since friday are mel v in toll tin norman marshall jr hill me- lean jr mansell lowrle hill lovvrie garnet me donga 1 1 fred reinhart and others mr and mrs jack chamber lain and two boys are on a weeks camping trip in the par iy sound district mr and mrs stan uriegs philadelphia usa aie visiiing mr and mrs uordcn strtvfc li one week see county taxes going up helton countys taxpayers can expect to be paying at least an additional half mill toward cuun- jy government 1n taxes in i963 according to a report or county councils finance committee sntv milted lo the july meeting on tuesday ol last week r committee had been airing a suggestion that the new jl- 250000 court huuse and admin islralion building could be fi nanced through direct taxation over a live year period alter a meeting with the solicitor and auditor committee members re ported that the mill rale lor general anil toad levies would go up about 35 mils in ih2 and a further 15 mills in im making a 1963 levy of 675 mills compar ed to this years 625 mills at least f if ihe cost ing is financed with the first f 4104000 the new hti vcr live yi iv in 1962 a lellow wouldnt mind loaning his lawn mower if the borrower uouldi lake n out of the vud robt r hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists formerly t p head phqne guelph ta 42071 58 st georgct square annual est una ted lev v would be s27500 r a little heller than one extra mill if debentures are issued over a live year period the annual payment will be s292- 721 but yearly payments would he lower il the debentures were issued oyer a longer pet iml ot lime twenty year debentures would call lor an annual pav inenl ot si04w the committee still hasnt made any rccommcmlaliou ahoul how the new building should be financed u9983hyftrockwoop pioimneni al the i w ill he pi unused twodav allau ii and patrons inleresting cm 1 aeking other paper fleuiv mesplet piinied canadas hi si uhik in montieal in i77f on wallpapcr i siitrr lomer wa ovei- i here i k lets iroin kl hi store del li xmk cb that iw him m mia- e win elliw sill- liksnl take something lor it customer keep- watching iw will acton teen town sponsored by acton lions club special dance featuring little caesar and the consuls this friday july 28th free records to ihe first 100 admitted 500 dook nun long playing records as special prizes acton uoion hau 91 am i regular admihio4i t when columbus sailed the ocean blue he had a job to feed his crew he fed his men on soup and pes cause he hadnt heard of frostee freeze drop jn now at the new frostee freeze store comer acton blvd and queen l act on st mr and mrs herl sobve were at maguetewan for ihe weekend the lutheran- camp nt litlen mills lias 140 junior girls lor a week in charge of miss trace wellel slratlord the next two weeks will he the senior group in charge ol mrs w fatter- son welland confined lo llonpltul mrs f iardiner is confined to iiielpli general hospital mr ami mrs ieo shiill and i am ily are camping lor three weeks in northern onlai io mr and mrs r wright spent ihe weekiiid al iiaud bend mi and mrs jack nesbitl and limilv are on a two week camp ing tl ip a i cohdou on i mob iilberlson and sons ol toronto were weekend gttesls mrs j gilbert son mm vill slay a week with his grandmother mr and mrs w mclean sr guests ol mr and mrs i bannockburn womens insti tute held their minimi bus trip on thnrsday july 20 wlrh 48 intmlbcrs and friends participat ing flrl slop was ihe well- known and always enjoyed botanical gardens ai hamilton then to the ritlurmcn farm studio at beamsvllle where rug making is taught this look the ladies off ihe highway a shtlrl distance with ihe loaded cherry branches popping in the open window- as they passed hy the genial howl met them at the gateway and direeled the big bus jnver a very narrow bridge with the ladies mentally assisting the driver it was most inleresting to see the heuuliful samples and hear about lhe designing and coloring ol materials mrs ritienhotise ex plained that some ol fheir best mats were al pioneer village and hmssels fair lunch under trecn well its getting near riujui sl with 11 heart felt thank you for an old handicraft so proudly and skillfully carried on they took their leave and journeyed on to oueenston under the grand old trees in sight of ihe monument ihev en joyed their picnic lunch which needless lo say was- both plen teous and delicious afler the noon recess they climbed aboard and went on to niagara lo visit ihe ontario hydro plant outside ihe build ings is the floral clock complete wilh hour minule and second hands 1 1 is made op ol some 24cmh planls al ihe reception centre a guide look charge and alter a movie ihev wen i on a lour and mm w j mcdonald lor planning such a good day avhle of thanks to ihe good bus driver and home new managers nassau hotel mr and mrs colin mcnabb who have 13 years ol experience in bahamas hotel positions are the new manjigers ol the carlton house in nassau their position becomes cllcctive september the ml room carlton house on lias i street convenienl lo raw- son square is a popular rendez vous and lunchlinu- eating spot wilh both visiiors and residents tht- mcnahbs will he reluming to ihe bahamas alter iw in bakcrsf ield alitor nia obituary death was sudden for robert johnston i himkii lu ltlllllv mllll pikkniiinp busimss on ulimillicni i hiv liil went lo hiiljvwiv dciilh came suddenly for rithort echvln jolmslon rr 4 rikltwoiod monday july 24 he was in his slst year he wax a liimicr fnrm- resident of thlacl lislricl florn on the homestead on tho sicnnd line of prin he married ilu- i iic helena maude ramshaw in 1940 and has resided nt his piesiiii residence since 1910 the hoiihsiead is niiw occupied hy rlwuod johnston a nephew a memherjif rockwihid united church he leaves lo rnoiirn hln hiss two suns ilflyd and edgar and one dataller elkel fmi david irayl all of rockwimdr- three iirindchildrrn robert ikii- hel and tsenttelh and one ureat iirinileliild hliabcth also fv ivinu are three sisters mrs james vcars ljrerd aclnn mrs william gam- when blc acton am and mrs atlce bridges riininio lie was the son of tho late robert johnston and martha leslie 1iincral service was conduct ed at the rnmlcv shoemaker 1 1 liiiieral fliime wednesday by rev r r connor with inlcr- tmenl in rockwikid cemetery i pallbearers were clarence lunii iis4 ilss ihev leased iinble frnesi near orwell ted the olvinnii lintel i ivwood and bill john- in iljs mil mr mcnabb w sislant iiiaiiier ol ihe r vicloria lintel in ilsfl thriiuith lis4 ihe mcnibbs iterated ihe rih k siiiind cluti m lleulhera anil and iiivraled the olvinpii plan oiise sidenls ell as in nassau ihe mcsabl the carlion 1 holel wilh if luunas as w iroin overseas major changi luluie ihri mcnabb is ilu- son ami mrs neil mt nairn a lo lontinue a popular ol ihe ba- holidayers rid will make in ih no l mr slon air nephew keys made- you whiu wait hintons5c1 store the tamed wax museum then exploring main street or resting brought them to roll call again this lime out lo stamford for a turkey dinner the stamford wo mens insiiiule laches wekomed them al ijieir large wellequipped hall and provided a verv enjov- able social lime as well as a lovely dinner one more stop lo see the illu mination at the falls which tin- fortunalclv was not as good as usual on account of mist sim mi ihe cilv was led behind aud the old songs were being loved aud sung all over again an expression ol appreciation was given to mrs slan mathews jviilk for health refresh with our delliious guernsey gold 2 milk canadas lines lahle milk only 23e quart for prompt courteous delivery cam acton dairy pi ion 242 don iimminfis prop mclltinald dav durlington on sun- for appliance and tv repairs manning electric call 230 save save save llars buy your new or better used car now at r- thompson acton motors 45 main st lowest prices best values ltd phone 69 no tax be thrifty be wise shop the ab way before you shop be smart see us first highest quality fruit and produce at lowest possible price for your dollar stretches farther at ab wood smoked bfver brand 5 oz tin kipper snacks 10c kent is oi tin boysenberries 25c ballet twin roll toilet tissue 23c frozen veal or beef steakettes 59c lb free 5 lbs white sugar when you buy one tube orbit dental cream 99c bacon 53 kelioggs 6i ot pltg special k 27c allens 48 ax hit pineapple jnd grapefruit drink 31c hawaiian jo ax tin pineapple juice 229c m m fin sherwood pears 17c steaks 75 h sijftiinvtta