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citation read at civic night banquet honors citizen of the year fred l wright the citation to the citizen of the year fred wright was written by former neighbor miss esther taylor wihi her usual verve and humor rising to address mr wright and his wife at the civic night dinner thursday she read actons 1966 citizen of the year and his lady were secondliners in high stand ing the term for all its sportive connota tion had nothing to do with rugby or foot ball a secondliner lived on ithe north ern part or main st longterm residency was only one qualification for member ship in an unofficial club embracing town and farm actonites up to the old brick church neighborliness in the oldfashioned iense was a prime requisite on this count no one scored higher than fred and edith wright as gold ribbon second liners the friendly coupleiwilhi their english accent and droll sense of humor won the affec tion and respect of kids as well as adults on the towns vintage street their firm- textured neighborliness withstood all manner of strain and stress es ithat would spell ruination for contem porary versions of the same character fabric the depression years produced some inventive young hellions and the second line had its share when a lean loping canine pet of four such urchins i female nabbed the wrights sunday roast and a lemon pie in a single raid news of the shocking crime literally broke the sound barrier least perturbed were the dinnerless wrights and young son norman the quaking accomplices and their fagan col lie pleaded guilty expecting the worst the worst turned out to be a mild repri mand with an undercurrent of amuse ment plus the butter tart treatment one for each sinner including the pilfering pooch on a street renowned for its good cooks no one whomped up more delicious butter tartj than edith wright and no one was more lavish with handouts to youngsters with bottomless breadbaskets for an exsecondliner commission- ed to write this years chamber of com merce citizen citation the stolen roast episode is typical of the fred wright story one can dispose with the convention al honorandpleasure bromide this goes without saying in a 40year association with actons newest citizen of the year to do justice to the lad from kendal westmorland england and the isle of man in a few words is the main point of the issue it poses a walloping chal lenge fred wright is 73 some 60 of these years have been spent in acton in that time a citizen of such calibre can pack a tremendous amount of living part of mr wrights unstinting com- fnunity service is on record it tells only part of the storv for a solid start branch 179 royal canadian legion legionnaire wright served 20 years as secretary of the acton branch which he helped ito organize in 1932 this makes him a chaster member and the dominion command conferred a lite membership on exsergt f l wright as service officer his duties ranged from helping pension applicants to volun tary commitments such as meeting homecoming acton servicemen after the second world war by actual count he greeted 165 at toronto hamilton and lon don i didnt miss one except my own son who went on to hamilton he recalls ruefully during the hungry thirties when money faced the same plight as the pas senger pigeon fred l wright inherited half a dozen lean organizational bank books he was treasurer of knox presby terian church and acton fall fair boards depression secretarytreasurer both for 10 years in the role ol acton ymca board sec- rotary he helped to nurse the infant or ganization after the building went up in 1935 he is a charter memberof acton ro tary club and belongs to the chamber of commerce his multiple unpaid treasurer jobs necessitated frequent trips to the bank staft photo smiling citizen of the year fred l wright is circled by daughterinlaw mrs norman wright grandchildren carolyn valerie and david and son norman of of montreal where he made the first de posit when the bank reopened in new quarters in 1960 mr wright also claims the distinction of being the number one depositor 49 years earlier at the opening ol the old merchants bank across mill st the second world war found fred wright up to his tie mclntyre hunting tartan in victory loan campaigns and other community war eflorts he earned star salesman rating in north halton sell ing 80 per cent of the countys victory bonds in prool ot the maxim if you want guelph following the civic night din ner last thursday mrs wright who has been ill left early a job done give it to a- busy man during the jast war mr wright handled the farm labor force in conjunction with acton council and halton federation of agricul ture his boyhood links with acton and district farmers accounted for two stints as reunion secretary july 1930 and again live years later for dublin school old boys and girls younger actonites associate mr cit izen 1966 with the towns junior pipe band he helped to organize finance and shepherd this group a source ol tremen dous pride to the community was dis banded after leader phil caddick left town fred wright comes honestly by his love of pipe music the wrights are a sept of the mclntyre clan they were artisans as the name implies the clan motto is per ardua by the heights or coloquially hard uphill work an infus ion of irish and manx blood provided the celtic strain in his makeup among mr wrights favorite family pictures are colored photos of son nor man and himself in the uniform of guelph pipe and father is president and nor man 43 a drum major has belonged for 15 years david wright youngest of three grandchildren is keeping up- the family tradition as guelph junior piper more on the family side granddaught er carolyn is a nurse in training at ham ilton general hospital valerie attends john f ross cv1 by tradition if acton c of c citien of the year boasts a wife her share of the award is a bouquet ol roses this vears winner would be the lirst to endorse the lloral tribute the boy from kendal married a girl from the same town whom he met for the first time on leave from fiance it was a luckv meeting i have con sidered mvsell lucky ever since says mr citizen 1966 fred wrights birth in kendal hap pened or so he claims on a whim of the stork i could just as easily have been born in plymouth the family moved to the isle of man where his parents died when fred was eight the next move was to toronto canada with two sister- nnd a brother and then to the acton district lor a stint ol farming as a sprout of a hired hand carpentering figured in the earlv chapters ot the fred wright story he apprenticed with j b mackenzie later re turning to the firm as an estimator and appraisor his farming carpentering and bookkeeping experience proved very use ful when he launched into the real estate business combining it with his insurance agencv mr wright has been hailed as the dean ol acton insurance and real estate agents a well earned title f wright was 21 when the first world war erupted he enlisted from ac ton with the lome scots to join the 4th infantry battalion the mad fourth number 11187 private wright landed on trafalgar day at plymouth october 21 1914 he was in the trenches early the next year for gallant and distinguished services on the field in the battle of ypres he earned mention in a despatch from field marshal sir john d f french the citation dated may 31 was pre sented to the acton private in 1919 it bears the signature of winston churchill secretary of state for war on this count alone the framed certificate is one of legionnaire wrights most prized posses sions fighting on hill 70 in 1917 fred wright was wounded and gassed and ev acuated for convalescence to england af ter wintering in french hospitals the wartime romance between edith walker and her sweetheart from the mad fourth iwound up at the altar in their hometown of kendal they were married april 1 1918 the foregoing chapters of the fred wright storv are a matter of record countless actonites with personal exper ience of the couples thoughtfulness and generosity could add many more inci dents that would keep this audience on their butts until next 1ay typical recollections fred wright gave me mv first typewriter by todays standards its was a wrackettv old wreck no gift ever made me happier during the depression when we were growing up without an extra cent to rat tle in our jeans the wrights bequeathed us their radio after getting a new set we were the happiest kids on the street i still remember those chillblainy winter nights and the gang of lis huddled around our treasure in the deepfreeze front room listening to king of the roval mounted acton chamber of commerce chose wisely and well in naming fred l wright citizen of the year from a former secondliner here with a salute and congratulations to two outstanding actonites and a pair of the finest neighbors old n main st ever pro duced close good book the acton free press thursday may 19 1966 b3 split halton musical festival final exams grade 13 high school students linished writing their confiden tial exams tuesday noon on june 6 all grades begin writing final exams and it is expected students xvi 11 be dismissed when exams ate completed school ollicially closes june 29 after 35 years of successful operation the halton music festival association became a thing of the past on wednesday evening of last week a motion was parsed declar ing the two sections of the as- sociation the south hatton consisting of the town of oak- villc and the north halton which includes milton aoton esqucsing and nassagaweya would become completely sep arate and autonomous from a music standpoint there will be little change since both sections have been inde pendently operating their festi vals for several years from a management standpoint how ever there will be a change since the management of both sections has been coordinated through association secretary- treasurer mrs eileen martin o milton a major reason lor me change is the tremendous growth in the town ol oakville where more than 5000 youngsters took part this season in music lesti- vajs because ol the increased number ol pupils involved it be came necessary to use larger quarters for the festivals church halls and in one instance the club galaxie the result was a tremendous increase in expense it is now probable that in oak- ille anv music competitions will he conducted lluugh the schools rather than through a separate association and it is possible there will he partial sponsorship ot the competitions in her report to the annual meeting secretary trcasurei ei leen martin stated since 1928 residents ol halton cuuiitv hae dedicated theiiisehes to the piu- posc ol the association which is as set out in the constitution the encouragement ol vkii music in the schools olt the counts year alter cu this festival has drawn lueli praise from adjudicators for the qual ity of performance which re flects credit on the supervisorrs and the conduct of the pupils participating which has been due to the excellent standard of be haviour demanded by the teach ers and principals in closing she suggested its always sad tis have rto close a good book the halton music festival association was a good one it had 35 chapters each full of drama and special mem ories for so many different people who are scattered all over the world it will not be forgotten however it is with a sense ol excitement that we realize two newbooks are about to be written our best wishes go to he executive committees who will be responsible for the chapters in these books mav the proud traditions ot the past be your guide and your el- forts be crowned with suc cess in north halton festivals were held in the robert little school auditorium acton on tuesday april 5 on wednesday evening april 6 three classes were adjudicated at that time and the winners ol the previous day entertained the capacity wednesday audience of interest ed parents and friends approx imately 1800 pupils participated from 15 schools in the division this year there were 20 trophies presented in the 10 classes in south halton live complete festivals were held with jboul 5000 children takingpart they were held on march 28 at the club galaxie match 29 at cul- vars baptist church march 30 at st pauls united church march 31 at e a orr public school and on april 1 at st judes anglican church no medals were given out but 59 cups and shields were in com petition and third place certili- cates were presented in classes with live or more entries radio station chwo taped all pro grams lor rebroadcast skin care cleanliness is important to health and beauty the body rids itself of waste matter through peivpiralion and unless this waste is washed oil bv daily baths the pores mav be come clogged teenagers who have skin troubles may i ind their compkxions improved- bv washing the lace gentlv with warm water and mild soap girls should remove all makeup when retiring severe skin troubles should have medical attention 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