Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 16, 1962, p. 5

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gbraltar school closes doors replaced by modern structure f continued from pane one flttripiutrnrrictl drinking water from the irti farm south at from flie one opposite later a wring in the wood wits used tnc first well on he property became a tesspool after indoor loilei were hi railed in 1940 in previous day the well had been torture chamber where tome pupltt wiro dangled head finil by the older bovx forfunululy no one wan dropped the prewnt well on the north aide which ha arwav been of 3uelionnble purilv was drilled ecper when the siipplv proved inadequate toi ihi new hush lot lets nhtr lrtl box stotm of coup box siovls were used for healing in mrly days when wood win plentiful liiier a sir sldn or largo ftirnncek with tin jnclfcls at tn the wist cor ncr fresh nic was supposed to enter through n square hole in the wall warm llself inside the jacket and thin reach lor the celling some of us bclicv ii ncv er came down again lntcr con was burned as wood became scarce miss jean ruddill proved n stood fireman one dnv myster ously thi woodshid caught fin and while a ho rnn to the il age to summon help she shocl led snow on the hack porch mol to keep it rrom burning ii was ho hot thul mown wns using off the porch and probabh off ihe teacher too she i hereby saieo ihe school though thai ended wood nnd 1011i hniimg an oil furniieo w is installed in the new basement in 1950 nnd when the ivtdro tailed curvbod got the tln oil ludni had ken installed uboui 1917 and n ibucd air isltm was altaehid to the furnace oon nftei attendance not compulsory attendant c uns mil t ampul kory und to t tin lust ilassis some older bos inl umt toi i tew months in the winter whitlui thev were responsible ror doing ihe mimhu i or nnminid i hi pm- motcrs we onnoi si hut some stories ire rehlul one bin lsi pirt of his thumb when a dynamite e ip ixplodtd during si huol hour s loonni d chlsholm s swamp sumid i suit able place to pi n hixik ind good meals were mtoud then inolud ing homes tutd fill polk ptovidid by one inrm bc two hmihirs changed schools and were sen georgrtow n w hi n t he n i at he r heard thev were being i dm at id in the swamp instead or the school room a walk through ihe woods was not as safe and plcnsnni nl one lime two little girls who went not more than n field s distance at noon hour to piek flowers wnn dered huk safe i v at the dn s end much snow the fitfh line wis plugged wfth snow for several months each winter in those das before snow plows a wide trench led to the school ind to enth farm gate- wayfrom a crooked trail through ihe fields all the wn mm john k brown s gnle to the loot of itie bio hill the unofficial tnximan of the vilhlfe james scott once slid off the side of the big hill with a enr full of school children the onl casual t after n 20 foot drop one girls sliphlk cut finger a register of 1900 shows an en rolment of 64 pupils under it i cher miss jennie huteheon hand ling 10 grades the highest num ber of dav attended h one pupil was 195 some were onl present four davs little folk weie absent all of january and fehru irv on lv august was off lor summer holidays but all other holhluv were observed list teachers mnnj of those who hive taught throughout the years include john tinny miss bella coition mr corrlgnn mr me doug ill miss j in lord miss nellie lind say fdwnrd shortill miss jennie huteheon miss kate kcnmd miss i sinclan miss georginn young john cole jos p hcndir son fretl haggard miss beitha barber miss verna hall wm mullin cm i adams miss minnie snow miss helen ross miss mil dred be ssi y m iss viola she p pnrtl miss hael howard oeoige jollev n lc scitcur miss maig aril young miss isabel nellson miss men i onndell miss jmn ettc rislui miss fram is jinkin son miss jean ruddell mis jnik l iv son mrs f wilsun john alkn mis hani mtka mis minuet f baiber miss gknih ouinton mrs geo sum tmllc miss fein sm ill miss m archibald mis tin inn henms john reed salaiics ranged from 0 cirl in this icntun to 1000 in 1910 back iloun in the ilepitssion ths and gndualls climbed to j4 100 in ihe senior rotim recent iv tcachc sunday school of intcixst is that james p henderson who taught here fot three years also taught n sun day school class in the home of richard marshall and aught the largest bible class ever held in llmchousc presbvtenan church later hi became a ministe r some oldir lolk give him credit for the ir first religious lendin cics rev a j carder might rctig ious instruction once a week for n time but his other obligations did not permit his lonlinuing former puplu a number of former pupils who furthered their education to tike up a profession include re john mccoll a pupil here in i860 miss bertha bnrbcr who later taught tn her home school rev thomas meredith who went to cofling- wood for his first ear hih school as there wis not one mar home di jinus llntkav mr stephen m irsh ill lain i coloiul in ihi salvation aimv rn wil ii im j lint c miplull ross om onl diuggist j inns ross out only uiului t iki i w im is note ownci ol i luiiuluii slou geoige cousens with ibc rt 1 i colin consuls ol the opp misses annie haiku nul m itj ant spllzci lllllscs misses k i tie shun winnllud luiis mud arei and tlulini btown kutli mcbitdi oil public s iihi it chers miss doms mikhill km delgiulen ultllu dmiis m gowdv piiblu sthoil it i in i and liln on llu tumhu ol ihe finnneiil post miss helm dn creaux honn en nonius tt i tit i in macdimiltl colli mis- mm lei slevpht ilson mission n lo in dla miss lsbtl sit pin iimii mission ir to j ip in ai ihm bt iiloii ismssnn nt lomnussionet township l i quesing j u k h line i i toi 1111 1 pupil ins bun poslmisiu ink and lit surn in i vtbii w s isk whin hi lives rimlolpli t ill il chai it ltd itt hint im ind i iic i president ol u hrgi tiunpinv ind his intuitu li mklin in hi i hot secretary treasurers seen t in i ix isiiius h iv e been few nanus n nl ible iikeikii j cob h unci willi ini b mm in john k bioun i ion ml c his flintr i inlin john w nuktll loi 18 vi us ik tun ca m ind hstlv ii iiiv r hi wn i inlinii uslv lot it uns llu killing stliml lion i ii ilu end i ihi vvlun rlu s ik i won mi i tin au i ntludttl i mi hi ioks i ninihi ml kim nl willi mi j ci iw bid t nntii us h is h id inns il tilnii dtvtloptd umli i niiisit lllttl us mis willi hu milv mrs geo m r bulmin t ivvtoul dniijjis mss ji m rinlildl and mis oul n kithnv omte a luinlx i ii m vv l mid its il lis t i ils irul c litisiin is i oiitti is we will vviilh iitendui nmiis t inspittnts iinliiili m i mil mi 1 i mi mi j m duivis mi i i skutc mi r i m nul m g joi tin mi r i it nh ii in i mi 0 g m dim ii women institute i until ii t wim ns insliliitt ins ilu is r ikui hi i iivi iniu si n ss ni i alum w7 the i i s pill t h imtl i c iii iii slovl jil i i ill h i it kitthe i iilinsils i si iv ill i h 1 dish iii illkll ill vviiku a nuiillxi i mnllitis lit i loiilnhiilcil llu soup t li ir pit hi ii it i i insitki bit ihiuipii i l s in il m ik ind nexit and regular at tendance for many yean they aponnored pic nlcs until the parents asstkla tlon was organised in i9s6 school fair seernl school falt wen held here one lurge one took place in 1921 in high park ihe site ol tin new school anothei was held in ll in ihe present mcnioili1 hill ind shed including a punk ul pupils most i in unllortn i mu house lined up 12 pupils bisldt dim mount tins eight aftei llu township lulls win dlsunitimiitl ihe w i pniv lili d seuls im pupils home tin u n pints old spoiisoutl i l in nul ptlis lor ixhlblis nl pi do t lit it i dl s inn tlispl i is weu i good or heller than at llio ngik ullural fall fain reunion aufimt ii a reunion will be held at lie sthihil on suturdaxj august 1h invitations htfd been mailed in man former pupils and nnv un iniintloiirilly missed will be wtl limit as well ns nil ihe ollur inlk who can intend just us moduli lominunlialli n s sk ms hic niailt viisin num bus ul vvnld lotillltts possible si uurpiipils wniltl will liicliiile i lugcl ilitle ul liitmls in i tit luiiiu miv ilul w ild nml i u l id mlllls in ill llllllll is 11 is llu out in llu pisi lbi ill u il lit ul iii llli lit w si 111 id i ill ilu ritk m ii jli iuk fall fair plans underway as busy bee institute meets busy be llu ousy bit winitiis lustl iuu lltltl itltll lllllllllg l llll llmik ot mis bcik oil llleset is august 1 ivilh h im iniu is unl ine iislloi pit stnt mis ii iv w ml pitsidtd m i tin ikim it hi1 il willi ill s llmllc 111 iii slllllll ollt hid it h lllllc il miiv suw iii nlk i pirns wm nink is r wh it k i iv unl were iiijnvid by is link llnn suuel i dilie inn ii mil w is ihinked bv iks iii vt n ms m mu increased attendance s iii nig shown il i hi lill luis ii toriiniiree lis w is ii inn i at outdoor service this ikiiiiii hlkil mis oodds give lb loi tit iii tilt piflili in in r mis kidtl giv in ii leiesting pixi on publi rt i i mis ill th si hid uiv in llnn iiiiiitd in sinnuil i h mm wi i 1 ikttlhi ms lit k un n show i i ilu nl tilms nl hu nip lo llu m u nun pi iv mu s noiih d iv n llu collingwiod in i ihiv wti ik spile cliillv wi illu sh ulv lulur tin i v id illeiiilinti it iii inn sum i dm iivnc ul tin puk list hit rtv j h wllsnii pie i in i mil tin rt i j ik nul un i illdll led lilt sdclii ii ii ill rinl plimil tilt iteiiid i in mil sine 1 bis stind i at ion mliris 11 md will in on inud i un 1 s ll lie wi hu p hinii ill i ii pun i pioneer power reunion of canada see live steam enjrfne in action august 24 and 25 1962 on leslie lowes farm rr i impbtllmltc 7 nu n ol c imphtlhilk irf llwv 401 2s mi n ol h million 1 1111 si il mlpli if bakef fan it thraihing baiting contest toetor totter it slow race steam k fast race steam it slow race gas tractors ir fast race gas tractors ir model engines contest locomotives mimical program friday evening danee saturday night fden mills hall parade of fqulptnent al 330 pm hot dinner on ground now open the scotch bakery a branch of the scotch bakery of georgetown specializing in a full line of home made quality bread pastries baked goods 35 mill st e acton ont tht acap tru rn fhundsy auguit 16lh 1962 twisting twosome tehvisho tops knrln schutkrt nnd gerry oiktndcn jmi muy bt tmwntd king und ouecn or ihe twllt ihiv win ihimn wlntuts ol the iwist tontisi un ttninnrl lis club dilute inm lust snlurduv iifkinoou and tiny v huik trl tiny nihl auyust 1 to lakt pail nttbjwisliilliiiit nnv who is 14 und km in h nu nt xl dihii nclhloi on liuitlilll kmid hki utliu ouiili pi ipk i lie v ii d eliini llu tvvisl i lltlli i ii inn iths im titfi ik kits in llu show mil tin hip wus in i ii i mil mt md mis kktiidt i wtiil ilnvvii with llu in und mis oikeiidui s iiihl hum lliiini ik n nnd i hit ml riuv win nil uslonlsliid mid l hi n ihillkd in ii ilia ihi anon tniipk inn wnn tht tiintisl fin mislti ul it itm inks uskid llu in il tlii eiiuld mint buk lot tin twulnlhon they auutad him lluv itnilil km in won iwo weotcm nnd eiiv two long nluvlnv records ailiinllv the pninrain hf iwn on iik vision larurday wan taped on rtiisduv this utrangenmnt in just lur tin siunnifi months and the sliuw will in ihi again in the till men limits urv huijlnnlng llielr hmk limtlukil sales this weik robert r hamilton optomitrift liipecion two 2 locations georgetown 60 main n lui appl tr 7w1 ouelph 70 it oeorge iq niur out bet slieet for appolnlmanl tr 441 m caroline nurseries garden centre wsl of aclon on highway 7 soulh side compute line of nuh5hy stock and oahdinino niioi cut plowers and pottid plants fox oipt oivino floral designs for all occasions cut mums eloc bunch phone s53 19b0 anytime 0n iifh 7 d wm i drivein i theatre thurs fri sat alio 141711 big 0 hit all laff show ladies man technicolor jerry lewis pat stanley bonnie scotland laurel and hardy triple cross 3 stooges woody tombar combat a witches tangud hare flying cat lets stalk spinach bungled bungalow shows nightly at dusk always a cartoon directions the jem is w miles west of acton on no 7 high way half way between rockwood and ouelph turn left et forbes oarage to arrive et the drivein with your choice of any smithcorona kmttabu choose a beautiful smnh- corona portable tvpewmcr and receive a kodak hwk jye 8mm mosic tamcra for virtuallr a song ea to load casv to operate with fast i2j lens but aci now this offer ends december 11 1962 tencsnber more people bur swtthconnm portables than mtottr statr3neiiy s4mms hmwtsijate sun oil company limited po box 95 postal station i hamilton ontario r g crosby vicl president 1 b raine distr cl manager announcement sunoco service station the sunoco service station located on the southside of no 7 highway east end of acton which we understand is not far from your residence is now available for lease this service station will provide an excellent opportunity for someone who wishes to go into business for himself well operated service stations provide more profit than most any other retail business for the amount of money invested many stations make in ex cess of 6 000 00 per year in fact some go even higher than 10 000 00 experience is not necessary as sun oil company will provide 6 weeks training and during this period will pay salary and expenses the amount of capital required is surprisingly small and to the right party financial assistance is available we have every reason to believe this will be an putstandmg location and a mortey maker for the right party if you would like to know how easy it is to get into the service station business or know of someone who would it will be a pleasure totiear from you sun oil company limited burlington st victoria ava telephone hamilton ja 72901 or mr john uvitar jr y box 308 ancttftm- ont telephone- ancaster ml 62656

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