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0 what atfwn nt elghtybghlh year no i acton ontario thursday july 5lh 1962 eight pagesseven cents ihfeffljsa staff ptiolo historic piaque was unveiled saturday afternoon at the site of the former rockwood acad erny the academy was formerly a pioneer boardtng school for boys and was opened in 1850 by an english quaker william wetherald who emigrated to upper canada in 1835 pictured above left to right are yosef drenters who has preserved the academy mrs charles rungel ing granddaughter of william wetherald and john root wpp for wellington duffenn graduation banquet honors grade eight students streamers spring flowers and wil hen of the m z btnrclt dm expressed ihaanprctiatioiitu individual cap md diploma place school and david miller ut iht the mothers who pitpued the lards added to ihl selling in the robert link school mrs wil dinner under the tonvcntrship ol robcil li i lie sthool uidituiium ham buthtmn presented the i mrs anthon ironside when grade cighi txaduilin- iw uds on behalf of the legion during the interim period while classes rrom ihe m 7 btnmll ind lttjon ladies auxdi irv the the lablts wire being ckucd and robert link sehools k duke ot devonshire chapter musu supervisor gknn banks led honored pi id i evening dunnt lode i wards presented to the ihe group in a sing sonl al t h their graduiimn banque guest speaker rtv d p johi sun of kile hem i told ihe mini men and women 0k sh utld loo fonv nil lo llitii next ph ise tdutulion and stressed thi stiukni th ution h dines making the mosi hell gride tint pre nlul b mrs h r forte ii tunnel loi the robcit little h ioi w is john hi ulun and for benntlt school bob ind enoed lo ihe ler pi u purlantt of h iving i and vision d the t make thi wot id i bel whith iii he in outlinine his ihivt points t his mititsiiel uidnnii mt john sun mnglni sume wisdom wtth head tabic guests mor htaul tljilt 8 s the robul i ilk v ih ml idv for iht c id pit- eonelusion ol the thnllinc proci im pupils danetng lor sevtial houi musit ot rttoids pupils in bolh m 7 btniitii ind roberl link sehools in the tridc eighl triduiling elass al lending iniludtd class members doutl is all in w ndi almond nmg wavne baibei jack bird chns libit lint blunn anduw bourn over 300 attend reunion for blue mountain school some 300 people attended the reunion at blue mountain school on saturday june 30 the two oldesl in attendance were form pupils ul some 80 or more yeais ngo and on down the line of years until its elosing 1871 to 1962 it wis a happy day also a sad one ubin you talked with old sehool pals looked it the old sehool pictures heard vour former sehool teachers names read uut what memories it brought back not enough for team graham tarnell a former pu pil aeting is than man gave a very fine chairman s speech re marking how ihe school was al most closed al one tnmc owing lo not enough pupils when he went von eouldn i get enough for i tood ball game but in inter veus there wire so many two teachers were required latu pait were sent to stew aittown leaving 3s still hen scholars sing tilt opening number was thoi us bv iht sehool children mrs kidney musie teacher in charge next weit duets by ernie and jcssi meeneiv mi and mrs f j shoiull musie by mcenerys orthesir i miss litem cimpbell re id ihe names of lormtr teachers mrs a metneiy ind mrs leo jamie- son pinned i ormlion on each le leher present as her name was ieid mrs rel i shortill mrs bet tv snow mis mirgaru itmond mrs h irold reid mrs ida shor till mrs marv kcntner miss isa bell moore others nol prtsem were kay i iwson shirkv dodds manon willi imson tiantes frist r mu ntl crossimn jessie lindsay i lorente christ i in dorothv spuks vioh fllioll mabel wad dell miss dougl is e w kirk wood mildred barber tim mc outen those who have passed on ut mi ailkin miss agnes glenn miss millar miss krandall aggie shortill miss mckinnon george onhim a brian millie ailken mi corrigin mr welsh mi donntt j m mcc ilium mr lon mr springer mr horsc- biirg mr holbrook maud reed udeiii thool his idilit mil lold ihe criduil mt tlassey on ine tome to one ol llu ends l the i ul 1 lit where nthinj1 will b in uli md something is bunt kli txttiiul i pub eh v he lull feci ii xittv i ll tur you mu in i one kiv whai u dm lop ou mu- il i u ol w in i in i ol both i hlell i v hi look lor till tin e hi k i i s mil m i idl lo iht oekendtn hihrv jkquelini buiioul1i ttir chin pun dili all m june wuthjehil susiiiclaiki jim coom w hi in midelkliin rtpiestnlml j ine cooptr sindricnpps john ill s ho il bond mi j thnson dividson john dowiihil jtidv ms i 1ut mis biuhinm m u dubt nan dubt rinkt duikti i i mtsw nn andim g ildtn ind mideltnt drew bum i lliou i mil sh im pusukni ol the anne tivu ml fiti do id vi 7 be line u honu iiul school gurell dhliis guteii k inn ass i moil tivais 1 ind i gei i s r tn ltd hilnies mult ht pres hen k i hill ri kt link tin hi n 1 1 mil ihe m 7 bennett lei me 1 1 han is he mor heard mt jilt and mirl john hi ulun peter hladun gl est glen allan little son or mr and mrs clarence allan iht one coming the farthest victor star relt from vancouver aopreuation was also shown to h irtfing price for his part in helping make it suth a sueeess for whicji many desertt a lot of credit the children enjoyed some i it es leo jainicson daid meenerv bud snow gordon pi lee rffw ernie mcentry in charge a ball game followed and another lunth was served everyone fell tluv hid re illy enjoyed it all and so blut mountain school goes down in history wrong dump radio back aeton firemen battled i stub born blaze at iht lsquesing dump tuesday afternoon when blazing garbage fanned by a slill biveze caused smoke to bellow across iht countryside when the tall tamt in tirtmtn were first dtspatched lo the town dump on trnvjl no 1 ire w is even smouldenng and they ton 1 1 nut d to iht esqutsmt dump where they tould stt smokt chief mitk holmes radioed tor the rural fire truck housed in the fire hill nd rcturntd wilh iht town equipment ifler tht rui il imtk and a second trtw of lire men arrived promotions promotion lists or all grath es in the robert little and m z bennett schools appear in the free press this week replace beach ling signs the largest crowd of picniek en this season jammed acton park on sunday and kiddies en joyed the facilities of the wading pool tur tht first lime this year v-uw- charge of the pool sunday mnltolm gtrdon wa miss donna undsborough elizabeth chrk ind wm cook musie teachers hive been mrs kulntt donni mcmillan molly hcphum ind crawford douglas inspector speaks mr bornhold school inspcttor u is tuest speaker giving a very fint uldrtss and closing with itt build our children s education ihil on i foreralhers might be jir md lo rmt htcn a part of niestnldn tdutalion cunninghim chairman of s hool boird iko mr wil i bird w irdtn of halloncoun eaeh spoke youngest and oldest l sing soni was ltd bv mrs 1 i nit mttntrv and mrs john hith hardint pntt ve pnes lo ihe oldest present k putt 89 ve rs mrs em i benntll 88 t irs the voong while jack ford was pinch hilling as gate attendant in the absence of william roszcil who is in hos pita mr ford has been cng iged as permanent gale alltndanl for iht balance of the season as mr rov ell will be un ibk lo relui park caretaker roy arnotl his h id his problems new signs posted to warn swimmers ibou deep walcr h wt been removed and lossed away saturday morn ing he donned bathing trunks tn retrieve the signs tossed into deep w iter mr arnolt has also been pi itu ed wilh childlcn whose plants send them to ihe park unalltnd ed rettnllv he tstorted scvtril vountmcrs to their homes in glen lea afltr i iking ihcm from dan i gtrously dtep water peter timmerman 2 buried victim of crash near home friday evening dcrk titmnti tuitctjttd parts strewn along tht man his wife ehzabelh son pel j highway and bodies flung from er u rid daughter nellie ol rr 4 i ihe wrccktgr three ycurold nel aeton completed itien weekend lie w is ihltwll clear of ihe wreck shopping in ac ion urul ilruvc to i age and was distoitrtd waiuki visil lntnils ut spevsitle none int up and down the htghwiy have returned home mid i wo- calling tur her lulhtr she was i iken lo tht breeii home exam ined bv dr w g c kcnnty and stnl to milton hospit il for ob- servition shi was inlei releastd ind taken to her grandmothers home in ei in si john brigade helped mrs ttmmtrm in md pe lei were hurled oui of iritf tar is it overturned in a ditch bolh mn iiishtd lo millon hospital by ac ion st john ambulance brigade it unit a mictinc in iht town hall ihey were informed ol tht ittidtnt and huiritd lo tivt first ud hid supply ihtir ambulantt mr timmtitnin wis drivtn lo millon hospital bv arthur thorn hill atl mi ind ihi thrtt wtit tr insltiriil lo h million gtiui il hospillil when ptkr pissetl iw iv irotind 2 10 i tn siturdiy in imng ihiii vtai old nellie wis liken lo millon hospil il hi iht norlh hullon p p cruiser ktompinitd bv mis kevin brttn for fin i lit r obstivaiion ind w is ttk istd m indav many injuries mi md mis ttmmtr matold pttti is de id as iht rt sull nl i iwotai trash it i lit foot of llu line on no 2s hilnw iv just south ol acton k tdiug home tht ti ish ottiiiitd 4s iht inn intimui vihitlt u is m ikmg a lell hold tin 11 mlo tht lint and wis slunk hv autxhtr noith hound tar dnieii by gtoitt wil h imson ai ion ittoiiip uiitd by thomas c wur ilso of imvn funeral monday tunti il stunt was lit id mon tl iv lor young ptkr wilh strtitts liujn 1 hi wutikll i unci il llomi in tiin tondutlid bv iht i nnilv minisltt rt jtllt nulini of tht chnsii m kttonmd huith ae ion pillbtmrs weit uiults of tht dt id h v iht niiiilint it 111 l u uiiil 10 na pu iu ii ntlhi s tin timmtiiinii 1 11 1 iw volks w iltn wis 111 1 knit tht linn into ihe lincwry ol jinimii rittns home when iht 1 ituilv oieiipied iht upsl ins stiln 11 when tht williamson 1 11 1 l p nluit as in tolhsion ulh it tin imp ul wis mi stiiit tht noisi tould ht he ird iliminellv lor somt ilist intt ind mr biein run out of the houst town l lit loth wilh mrs timmtrm in suffering irom 1 iritlured nttk bratn in iit fitt literiliimis md rmihi pie bi lusts mr timmt rm in is pkltlt i sulknngjvom 1 frat lured nttk md multiplt bniists mr williamson wis lieiled for shikk bnusts md i iterations md w is rtkased irom hospital htci mi wtir i suit in milton hospital sulfeiiii multiple injur ies md a littiilion hi low his cy- ln a telephone conversation just prior to going to press it was learned from hamilton general hospital that mrs tlmmcrman is tn fair condition and is now conscious and her husband is in satisfactory con dition prom milton district hospital ii was teamed hat mr weir is recovering from multiple injuries and a lacera- tlon below his eye and is ex peeled to be transferred to sunnybrnok hospital loday thursday attoidmg lo 1 1 put is first on lit stent wis mis h irojj harris ind hti sisltr in 1 iw mrs g be 11 in s mi hi en 1 111 down the inn ind fust id nulled ihe in piitd ptopl is llu itiiiiiittmans ik i k v nini nellie in 1 d itd eoiidiln n lo llu h him ind e died lr kwiniv fi tin si in ijlcr lo nun lui ml 111 ui is iiikii llu inn imrm ins is i mill mil kind r nnilv ui 1 ii i 1 iht ul 11ml willtnt 11 hjp hi is ik slid iltherimitv tvrrr more like hk own lb 111 sli ingus iiul pr ilstd ihcm hichlv lot ihtir 1 1 ipfulntss conslihli ciirneii wtijzhl of the noilh ii1ii011 opp ihiith nil nl mcslie iiul the undent bank of nova scotiato expand pave way during public hearing committee of a tl u t m c n t mtmbtrs i ut mi iv evening w util iht grttn ii e tor tht iddilion of i proposed 37 loot extension lo ihe rt ir ol the b ink of nov 1 stotn on mill slrecl ni obttl ions wttt ruscd duung ihe pub lit 11 ing in iht nl tham nidiby rev en i diutcis hi ii ih ill nts ns ii ibih i h both wi wilh 11 ol hi b hvil 1111 rihnt link holme t lhanktd bv holme middklon on hopkm ml thf 1 and l1i1s 1h01ill1 i ih 1 will siill bt lloullll in llilp slli ed ihe bpijkel meet trials headon ount tn 1 i hi l e aildien 1 w u 1 kl i put iheii faith 11110 simii ku d nl 1 11 in is ml johnson poinu i it ihiti would hi aji kinds il prulmn i 1 fate vit e 111 shut voiu eve and ihe pi bk n will e iw u out votl lllm l hilt i uw lllls and ehillinies he 1 i on h is bel tcr 10 hiht 1 ituidli ih in ursv iht pe ktl ii lej llu cbmesi pu ibk ihim tile m t i i i t the vihn june wallh 1 proposed 1 i llli sehok n hehlh ol iiluius md getiv oikui iik ja johns lliir tlt dirletit holmes i h hnv ii lluisl 1 ousilk johiisor kilgoui loriiiniiitt brine 1 page file r tbtrt r bt 1 l 1 ion k 1 r ibtrt sluai i s ht 1 nil be it sandy drops recount harley official mp 1 1958 ihiimihj be 1 urn si reel sfotm 1 hi pc pelld a parlial recount of voles cast in ihe june is tkelmn ha con on election nicht mr best had lrmtil the ektlion ot dr harrv led b 61 voles however ihe ser hirkv libnal eandidait as 1 vice vote counltd t wtek lalcr hilton s kdenl mtmbcr of par reversed the slim lead and put limnni dr harkv ahead bv 98 tht in ml was started before dr h irky an oakvilk ph judge g i elholi al ihe millonuian sud ht was txlrtmelv cuuil h ukt saturdiv with rep- pk istd with ihc rtsuils md felt nsinniiits of dr harley and sure there could have bt lormtr mps md bcsl in attend thangc alter tht judge look samn- iiiet alter sevtral thousand ol lings of the ballots i inttnd ihi 4ft 000 ballots were counted i go to ollawa and do the i it he ime ipparent the chd result besl not only for halton bui for tor a ler had been le led in i it ut ud w n u tr harlcv s all of canada he said t num when it was letisitrinc 12 per q tl mir best onlv 1 halton liberals htld a ktorv willow ceil sk on load and 200 vealisl ehanges were found in the celebration for their candidal ompkled thursdav slou on demand j n iv r officers at thundav tual eounis rejecttd ballotv- and in oakvilh e wire 460 of them were all lid at sordine 10 ihe election capital expenditure approved ear in august e in inliirn ihe nwilehes subst u enim juk when the hvelru commismtincts ieaed appruval ihe 7s ptr etni p naliv on ih al1 additional h nel instill the d spukd anwunttnt tu mutr tmdhoeii n wilh the i ine epvratrnj m the for 1 mip irison beiwun tlu si o hill b 1 dmot mi t mi tmil del the hijli the d after u 1 in sextn mv 1 mi john son ol in onu i mki a tisiiilri 1 1 hn hie issint ilo sn franns hit hut 1 uh nnu tn htwcntionej ihivfc was s lud j au atter gijiviitme 1- m eiij dn ncer iwm tht iiwuimii in kepi so the idii ton m iv in his n mt mi and aehieviei hi t h in l vision wnh tk f 111 1 11 ni 1 bv hclpmj to build sreanntn the w iui the spciker a piminen man and mkui wmur as well as ih pastor ol the chunh ol iht ikkki sin w v shepherd kiuhtmr pn sj ihe lesieltnt pupils for their appsnran 1 ind accomplishmenis is hv w ishe j them pood luek in their ttuurt wire inspected j an u an i irrangemenls with ihe l own ti education abnormal demand hive ainwn workmin isski ihc the speaker w is intnxhitd b the 1 m mission diseusied il hsdrnwuh the painting dcinni marlec mcsivain and thanked h length the abnormal demands on slaek time on rcquem bv torrfi hilarv pope 1 meter which had been installed mismoncr rax arbic the weeds young mak stneknis cttprxd t the bcdrdmore spnng al around number two substation the larpm shan of pnes ihrsthough no reasonable explanation will bo cut year the leu awards raatv ol has been found for the high de- asounls amounnnc lo j20 ihc students with irk higncs1 j mand during november march 74638 were approved for pas standing in grade 8 went to gail and april it va noted the me- roent 1 ire hi jj1 i qi h olj mi le 1 the wolk hill he le i st two sevks in au- vv ric lonlirmalion irom u mv llieltk conipinv ihi txhuildine 1 mobile in vtill be pressed into nmissi n was inf irmid v iieasuiir mrs b thai ivvo heaters m ihi subdivision hi i rnxn p on flat rai wuioui nivsion btine n lied informed to nolify iht bi registered mad and hem on a flat ratoehargc pain ttmt the heaters mason it md dsueald i it ulinc i ir api mc will he relr m in june 1 billing paint please viee iha mi in te t formed his vollcague standaiiis in the gknk sioq require a fresh eoat ol atptrintcntknl douc instructed u m ike ingot lasl week two davs before ihi eeount was held the official couni now gives dr hariev 18 s56 votes against fr be i hasionecdcdlhcelee mr 8458 the new de 11 n i ihe liberal candidate wrail tandidalt carl roukau ths icmpoiaiv setback prescnlsl received 003 and lrvm wilson itiiit hilkngt for the fulurv siktal credit representalivv re- h sol he hid won his first teivcd 547 ilceimn tn i9s7 ihrn was swept 1 power uith a large majontv iht light 1 suhdivi cancer total nudges goal total in the cancer society cam paign is itrv near the goal of si soo treasurer bill mckay ns- portcel last touni at s14305 and ol course donations arc accepted at inv time jhe acton branch of the cancer societv met tuesday the finan- ntjiatcment wa grven and the budget set for the coming year possibihtv of having an informa non booth at the rail fair was discussed cyclecar crash takes two lives two voung guelph people john clifford turner 22 and glo ria bailey 16 were killed instant tv when ttic motorcycle they were hdmg crashed hcadun with a convertible car dnven bv thomas bailey 42 of rockwood sunda around 10 v p m six miles southwest of guelph the driver of the car escaped uninjured but a passenger eu gene page 28 of rockwood re ceived minor cuts to the left car both vehicles were a complete wreck the motorcycle caught fire and burned for nearly an hour bt idtnls wtit huold b id on iht wtsl suit ol tht b buildiiii and lis hokhin bak ti lot tie tt on tht south wtsl tor nti ol tht b ink property wtr holli pustnl and ijirml lo tht txlension but did isk tlinhti inn ol tht njilit ol w it to iht nii of ihtir own pr ptitics both rtsuitnls n hid ituv wen usmt iht dnvtw iy it ilit ie 11 ol ht prtscnt post oltitt is attiss o ihtii own earatts but vv n tkrtd how ihis w ukl in ilfeilt i 11 tin tvmt iht pusl ollitc huikl nil s s ml ll u i lit hid hi ud tumors hit low 1 niieht putt hist tht buildup when tht new post olfitt in ir aitoi is tompkiid in 1 il it pel mission lo 11st the tw iv mifchl siill ht lr inltd mr holehtn told tht commit let ht had used this drivcw iy for ihe pasl 18 veirs and if in the event the town purchased ihe old post oriice this would still ill low him ihc right of way clerk adminisir uor jack mcgcachic inlormed the two men thil where iht government or munieip il council owned properly no one tould claim possession even if ler 1 certain number of yc irs mr baxter wis assured ill it cijihl feel on ihe c isterly side ol his present building was his own properly when he staled jtle might need this is in cntrtncclto his g u igt in tin tvtni ihe posl offict dnvtw wis tlosed off louis bonnttk commit let member stated the bank proper iy was i md locked is ihc only itttss lo the rt ir of tht build ing wis vii iht posl olflte lint ind pointed out ihit ihc trulion il in iddtlron vvmild not iflni ullur mr buler or mi hot thin is fir as ihcir gaming it iiss lo ihtir own pr iptrtv mr hotthtn wondutd il mil tr ils for the hank addition might be stored on his properly lo prtvtnl him fioin parking his car he was assuitd bv bank minagtr chester anduson the bunk wuuld not uu roach on any property without lirsl receiving pu mission 1 nil tht owners mr andeison lold committee members ihil plans for rtic ex tension c ill loi 1 one storey building tin sirne irtighl as the present huildmfc lo include a basement when ipprov il wis given by iht committee mr anderson was informed hy 1 tin tin in j itk do- htrtv tint 1 14div n utimr per sod was ntitssjrv in the event ificrc arc any uhui lions raised cornmillee members intludtd mr dohtrlv g w mtkcnzie and louis bonne i it dutch visitor intttnalioinl ys mrn s defe gile kins vos of amsterdam hull ind is in lown with aeton ys men ind there is a special tnetlmg lonighl for numhers to meet him mofr detnls and a picture nexl week kiauy tocnno for ha supppr bandsman charles naason seems to be receiving his re ward for plyng in the band for the ranger crew strawberry social tuesday evening of last week actually mr mason was on hand early and the photographer posed the picture for laughs left to right are janet rognvawson mr mason end janice gardner