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s the good old days back in 1912 taken from the bene of the free press thursday may 2s 1912 a bit of paper dropped by some careless pedestrian was the cause of a runaway or ander sons gray team on saturday af ternoon they ran at a mad pace yr hy nalely cough i at elgin before any damage was done to either the horses or the dray the dri ver ar the time was making a delivery on agnes st construction foreman cnftht had a gang of carpenters at work erecting a new bridge over the valley at maria st to ghtt nw entrance to tjeardmorc crescent the trestle work wih be 100 feel long 16 feet wide and 23 teet high a lengthy curved trestle bridge will be necessary on the switch lending from acton tan ning company s property ovej- the valley to the sole leather tannery two smaller bridges will also be dutit mr harry frankum has pas cd his final examinations at the school of pharmacy and is now a fuh 4hedged pharmacist hi many acton friends offer their congratulations p j m denye b a of nicvlllc high school babtcslgir cd his position to lake effect al midsummer he will join the staff of the sun life assurance co the dozen or so hydro electric tungsten lamps spotted through out town will give resident h an idea of how bright the streets whi be when the hydro electric system is fully installed about 150 men have been al work relaying the gtr lines from weston to acton with new slccl rails this past few weeks the large gang has been oners ting between acton and lime house the post week about twd and a half miles of the new steel rail will be utilized for the bcnrdmorc siding the first game of the church league baseball season opened of flclally saturday afternoon whert reeve hynds tossed the first ball and h p moore j p and editor of the acton tree ipress look hid place behind the butler rev j c wilson honorary president handled the bnl in the absence at mr d henderson mp to of ficiallv open the season ipresbyterinns beat anglicans 17- 7 geo hynds winning pile her had his opponents stymied al urn cs and the outstanding fielding of second baseman eddie rydi was also a treat to watch back in 1942 taken from the issue of the free press thursday may 28 142 last thursday night the mc- cutchcon bowling learn met the champion bowling teams of each league in guolph in a bowloff for the williams cup represema t a guelph after the fourgame total score match was completed the mccutchcon team from acton were declared winners by a 10 point margin over the ncarcit team beside the williams cup each member of the tcum was presented with a beautiful cigar etre lighter with hit own initials inscribed on 1 members of ihe winning team included jack moi ion norman morton cam lclsh man william corry and jtmniic adamson scouts numbering iso in total from towns in hal ion county and the surrounding ereu at tended the enfltial scout jam borcc at blue springs during the weekend and in spite ol living under canvass through two days of rain everyone claimed irtcy had a good time between show era they held their contests and when final results were taulcd l mimteosf rshtaw for the third consecutive year the first acton troop was praised by camp officials for the work it had performed throughout the year at blue springs camn in patrolling the grounds ancrloak ing after the interests of the scouts during council meeting tues day night a plan of subdivision on queen st west was present ed by officials of the wool comb ing corporation the company plans include homes for 30 cm ployees- and when the develop ment 4s completed it will be a place of beauty with circular drives a playground for the children with a swimming pool during the annual meeting of the y mca lost thursday even ing the board received with re gret a letter from secretary john ny gray asking for leave of ab sence to serve with y mc a war services he will be stationed uv erscus it was giutifving huwc er it learn that his wile miic gray would carry on ihe classis during his absence ind itnngc ments were made to secure i tun faker tor the y the bowling greens and tennis courts were officially opened victoria day and n large crowd enjoyed the facilities isr m this sundays church calendar acton kntkostal taminacle 33 churchill rood paoc rev kenneth j reld pastor 75 cook st phone 8531317 sunday may 27th 1962 1000 ajn sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 7 00 pm evangelistic service tuesday 8pm prayer and bible study hursduy hrxmhrislamfabjfc sadors you are always welcome apttst church acton pastor ret james m rudd 39 nelson court phone 8530925 sunday may 27th 1962 9 4s am sundn school for all ages ttooim jr h s hihvcr gen vrnl sevreton c a md i a n btptisl foreign missions 7 ol pm dr hillver tuesda 7 30 proer meeting all are welcome untth church op canaba acton ontario minister the ret dwisht i engel ba bd organist mr george elliott ma sunday may 27th 1962 9j0 and mam divine services a nurserv is provided for infants during the 11 o clock sen tee the church school 930 am the senior school for those in grade 5 and higher 11 00 am the junior school for preschoolers to grade 4 730 p m young people s meet ing all over 14 welcome a1j welcome christian r0ormb church rev j nutma bjl bj minister 301 queen st box 46 phone 8534375 r sunday may 27th m62 iojoo ajn english service 230 pjn dutch service 35 pjn sundav school you are cordially invited to worship with us presbytirian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckenzie ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday may 27th 1962 945 am church school 1000 am ministers teen gt bible class 1100 ajn divine worship sermon theme the thru crosses at golgojha junior congregation for boys and girls 3 to 7 ye irs meets during sermon 7 00 pm youth fellowship meeting topic charily b gins at home or docs it everyone most welcome evanoa baptist church in acton y m t a pastor j h wilson phone 8532137 sunday may 27th 1w2 theme the ordinances of the church 1 1 00 ajn believing only believers baptism 700 pm the significance of observing the lord sup per 815 pan monthly communion service guest pianist and soloist at all st r ices 94s am famil bible school you re always sure of a welcome at evangel p d robinson 123 wyn- ford place acton was awarded the degree of ba chelor of science in agricul lure at the annual convoco tton exercises at he ontario agricultural college guelph held on friday may 18 m a usui 26 brock si acton was awarded the de gree of bachelor of science in agriculture at the annual convocation exercises at the ontario agricultural col lege guelph mr leslie re ceived the canadian bank of commerce prize award ed to the student m the agricultural economics op- t on who made the most progress in third and fourth years a eawriyofrr 3 ac ton was awarded the asso ciate diploma in agriculture at the graduation exercises at the ontario agricultural college guelph wednes day may 16 meet harry harley seepage six ihh0 foortfnmr atyom on work to county council hal tdn county emergency men sure coordinator w bruce mc grcgor reported to county coun eil recently that the mulual aid fire radio installation has been completed nad was officially opened monday in oakvtllc itnl ton becomes the first ontnrio county to have a complete way wdio system fcnrtadrermltftrtratrrai report win these point b e llbroc depuiv building in spector of the town of oakvllli attended he radial ion shielding techniques eourse april 25 and 26 fdur holion ingmeers or in spec tors hn e completed this course and a survey program may ho implemented in the near future welfare course j d cinv mo welfare st met s director is piestntly taking a course foi municipal di rectors ol 1 merge my st r lets it arnprioi two phirmaeists will be al tending hie pharmacists indottii nizalion course ut amprlut m iv 14 to 18 the communications sec lion is planning an exorcise utlll lug twoway rudiou tmd noith amateur equipment this exercise will be held in the county ttllllz ing mobile cqulpmciif on but k muds and main highways the georgetown rescue tf don ulong wlin four mernbcru ttt he acton rescue lection arc con i inn ing the i training fiicsdi i1otx tocnrngs in tieoi tjeiuwnwiiuv tl oukvllli set lion minimus tn meet thuisdiits in the rtlkttu st file hill rescue competition malum county will send representative teams to ilu on taitowidc nstue compctillnn in kitchtnoi june 2 rough iv 2s emo rescue units vill compete pxcielc braill hospital will be tltttntcl unlil juiu the home niusing lass which imils every tuesday iilui noon will lie completing llieii 12 ptiiods of inslructloiint iht tnd ol this mem ill or early junt 11h nit mbc i s of this i lass t in hi i eompltled a fiist alii lourse w hununnd j charlton wen delegitid to itlcild lilt risciu competition in kikhuui june 2 clean pond at dam for swimming season the duintft in wciilhct mil iht ctkciul wns u big ixl lit hum the hull ol in week the sloini u c iv suiuinv mum iny tinned he uii tun riln did not urn ntttl ut iiuieh a tin m ik r of iht village inui were busy siiuulnv uftcinonrt cleaning dp i ik bo hum ol ihe tvhuc the nttfp it flljiot swlimnlng ill hear reports choose delegates unng dublin vvl meeting lnsl week s heal wive did not diminish the actlvllics of the dublin women institute the monthly mcciina was hckl al the home of mrs frank mccnrron it was presided over by mrs c mclnlyrc correspondence was deal with and included two invitations and a grateful letter from a rcclp- leni of gifts from members it was decided that the kind invila lions from fellow institutes ecle brut ing anniversaries be accept cd a beautiful quill composed of members names framed in blue wjs shown and admired tickels wen sold for it the lucky wki ner will be presented with the quill choose delegates delegates for the district an nun were chosen mrs van fleet mrs h biyth mrs c melnlyre and mrs d moffat this vcai a houklcl showing ihe different programs of every institute in the district wilt take the pi ice of ihe usm i individu tl ones fin i nh bunch the suhint will be deall with hv the district an null which will be held m bos ion church on ihe 22nd the achicvemenl d iv for the girls club ulu be held in wli an high school in mil ion on m 26 a i irgc ullciid imc is ivpttlcd is ibis wolk by the git is is very important assist family the sad case or a burnt out family in he district wus dis cussed the president was title gitcd to procure tht kitchen nl cnslls the family needs the annual meeting of ihe tu bcmilosis association wus ul tended by some members and mrs h blylh gave a report from it hal ton and middlesex coun ties have the highest rate per e ipitn in donations tb is not yet i inquired ind ihe salt of christ mas seals still needs to go on thi work ol the society is very necessary currcni events or inlerc dc ut with by mis d muff u and mrs w mtlntmc thanked ih hostess uul ill iclm conitthiiltd lo iht mit l ng ailn the siiiginji il ilit national anthem and i i mi iv timill the meet nu id quote ql ihe month belongs to wilson mincr who said tin most iffcilne vsatlr power in he world is a woman s lc irs acton baptist church sunday may 27th dr ii s hillur central secret iry cinadi in bipllst toicign mission board rc james m rudd will conduct his list church hcnke in at ton bclorc leading is i mission iry lo india sunday june 3rd rev c stanliy g immon formerly of bloomsburg and tyrrell now stilling in acton you are welcome to all these servicfs the chotcm of st auan ynfmaffttt akoucan comer willow and bower rector the rev d h west ba ls t 185 jeffrey ave phone 8532694 fndas ma 25 420 pm junior confirmation class sunbay may 27th 1962 rogation sunda 8j0 ajn holy euchanst 9 jd ajttbojy eochansi and church scbaoi adult conflr matton isstnsction lljfjb im sfatlfalff and sermon monday msj a 8 pjn advis or board parish hall tmlrsdar may si ascension da holy euchanst 8 pjn au arc welcomel callus for a raal buy on a muwood combination frig and freeze or food plan available if destr ed with no obligation free denranstniujbii wltlwul obttfauon nothing down and no payment until jtme 1st mjl mcmullens sales monie improvement l then if 8 good business to make a cskzbrnk loan toote hemasyou hare your eye on perhaps the price faaftflebeyntodyoojustnow but you dont km to pass up tb opportunity a scotiabank farm improire meot loan wrld help you buy them right away same goes for any other improvements youd like to m m brectock buddmgs or equipment youre nmted to talk over yaw problem with the manager of your nearest branch of the bank of nova scotia hell abowjwb how a scotia hank farm improvement loon cs work ht you brnk thc 8rmk of nova scotm rockwood iliik i in i iu null v if mid wus dump ed hi dumitf ihe middle ir 1ni week s i1u il ihe vonilll people ol llu uxiiiihiiiiiv look lidvnnluui ol u m m ulicr to hltul llu swim mmu sr is n uy motidnv ion noun llu place was vueiml 111 iiit i uilng wlien ullh u inn m weiihei fin i llcr kulminlny uis lillacd mi uul mm mohlv rool uul i iinik spun the hvilldav wnk eiul il llun eoueu up n i ill hi hi i mis fiic rcelm ill ih hi s jollltlc ol loninto uul mi uul mis 1ttil jollitfo nul i iinik ol milton usiied kit uul mis chailes julllllt on sundn traffic heavy imiik ujs hcinv sund w ind m uul iv on villey road mil the tuw pok ulioiuitik miyhu iv 7 inui ioutlh i nu li imosn w well pilmimcl l lien mr and mrs gcoict diiy and miss jedi i iv were in oil iwn ovci the li ilulav miss j nu i i n iv is in new yiik takf that i jonct li id 1 1 upiiimml h wife i lluiik dt it ik sud mkhhlnnh uul u mb i link occikionillv well us hut i think li wife s ilul wis hei its lo spi ik well ol hei hush tnd occasion ill mecca fast healing for omburnsboiu infictlons soothing antiseptic the acton free preii thuridiy my 34lh 1962 youth delegate to new delhi ihe unilcd chuuh womuis lit mips win lionninl wtilncsdn imiiiiiu ol las vuik in iuim us llu ir ttiusl mks ji in 1 ol linonl i wll is iss iiu suit ttitv lor llu chuuh oinsl mul wtis oiu il i mi id u hi m ulh louim l-ul-wtt4tt-4-4tllmhl-if- ckialici in new delhi iudu ski s i inui if mi nul mis jim ledtju 1 at inn the count il nl uiukius wis julil lisi niember and decern hi i inui li wis litis inn i inn mk i hihu ill st us ik i topic she inui ullh h oloud slide m inken l ntw ik mil ind she slokc con- nhlv l tin wink nl hilsilnnliy in tnuliiii 1 mils mile it time is spml pupiiilnit liktiiltirc in in in hiimuiint s lid jlimsiii playtil ihe organ mi i miss di nu kohr santi n h thtilrcd thi nuiiuu tun h was servnt ind dm inn this nun mlssltiltfu informiilly mswiml mimv pi oviiin live uen- huns heao for the sightsthe lakesthe fum ghost town or just asleep on the surface a ghost town and a tueptog community look much alike but theres a tremendous difference beneafh the surface a paused but healthy economy a population asleep but ready lor ih next bay another invisible factor just below the surface is insurance insurance in its many forms protects the community when it is awake or asleep against the risk of loss from fire accident theft liability storm and the multitude of other hazards we all face from day today without the protection which insurance provides most thriving canadian municipalities might well be ghost towns without thai protection which comes only when the catastrophic losses of the lew can km eptead among the many most of the enterprises which make our canadian centres pr today could not have been tmdertaken the bnmendous individual risks of sudden dis aster wowld have made such siiswslew too nnssjrud a gamble