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ninetyfirst yearno 49 acton ontario thursday june 2 1966 aiithorlrrrl ith second chiss mull by the inisl office dciiitment ottiiwa twonlyeight pages 10 conts fall fair will of centennial plans to celebrate canadas 100th bfrthday in acton next year call for a fourday fall fair tuesday evening acton fall fair board agreed the fair would- be the hub for actons main centennial celebration this can only be made possible with the cooperation of other organized groups from acton and district during the tuesday meeting r r parker and brendan aherne from the acton centen nial committee discussed the proposal with the fall fair board and fair board ladles and tentative plans were apt- proved it is planned to hold the four- day celebration thursday fri day saturday and sunday sep tember 14 15 16 and 17 in pros pect park and community cen tre tentative plans call for the thursday to be preparation day be hub celebration for the program on friday af ternoon it is hoped to have a live- tv show to include an educa tional program which would be staged for school pupils friday evening the usual arena performance will be held with many added attractions and saturday would be the regular agriculture fair in the park to include midway and other fea tures plans also call for a mass church service to be held sun day morning in the community centre and a monster band tat- too in the park in the afternoon to wind up the fourday cele bration although nothing final has been reached on these plans further meetings will be held and at this time iv is hoped or ganized groups in acton and dis trict will volunteer to assist in the planned program decoration day sunday parade service planned people of acton and district and former residents will con verge at fairview cemetery sun day afternoon to remember their loved ones and decorate graves during the annual decor ation day service a parade headed by three bands will form at the cnr station at 215 pm and march to fairview cemetery where a brief outdoor service will be held under the auspices of the acton ministerial association legionnaire william nicolak will be parade marshal and will lead the first section of the parade followed by acton citi zens band other sections will be headed by the guelph pipe bapd and hespeler junior pipe band another feature will be tillspnburg legion color party returning a visit paid that le gion branch by acton legion choraliers taking part in the parade will be guides brownies cubs acton council firelighters and representatives of various or ganizations during the service at the cemetery mavor l a dubv will welcome the gathering and the call to worship invocation will be given by rev a h meken- zie rev ritchie momurray will give a bible reading followed by prayer by rev dwight en- gel scripture will be read by rev stanley gammon and the address given by rev samuel m thoman benediction will be pronounced by mr gammon at uic conclusion of the brief service graves will be decorated at fairview dublin and pioneer cemeteries the decoration day service is under the auspices ol acton council acton legion legion ladies auxiliary lakeside chap ter iodjev duke of devon shire chapter iode acton bannockburn and dublin wo mens institutes acton fire de partment acton citizens band loyal orange lodge 467 acton lions club acton rotary club acton ministerial association and the ys mens club executive members heading the program include chairman staff photo fashion models relax undera beach umbrella during the high school fashionshoviriday afternoon included are nancy morris theteia kirkwood cathy gervais wendy masters linda fpantlin yvonne yateman and judy jordan fhe school auditorium was packed with par ents and students sarnia architect to meet hydro regarding proposed building david hunter secretary mrs gordon currie and treasurer mrs george margrave home economics classes hold fashion show tea wearing apparel fashioned by girls in mrs alex orrs home economics classes were display ed friday alternoon at the high school liming the sixth annual lasliion show principal f a hansen welco med the interested parents and students during assembly and reviewed the work entailed in the home economics class mas ter ol ceremonies fur the show was theresa marzo who ex plained the dillerent stvlcs to the audience is the girls parad ed on stage judy duycr and lorraine ser vos played in accordion duct as well as individual numbers and marianne coles sang a solo included in the designs were kill sew i ni kisliions modelled by grades sia b c d and ii fall sewing fashions were completed by home economics girls horn grades 10b c and d and semi- loi nials vv eirls trout grades 11c and d spring sewing kisliions were modelled by girls in grades l 15 c d and e as well as 10b c and d as an added a trac tion some of the girls modelled granny gowns at the conclusion of the pro gram lunch was served in the gymnasium by the home economics gills on display it the rear ol the gymnasium was work completed by the boys i rom the industrial arts class there was also a display in the home economics room acton hydro commission members still have their sights set for a new liuiliiing on alice street to house oflice meeting room anil workshop a meeting with william andrews an archi- l eel from sattliat hmr been stt up for wednesday june 8 to discuss plans in two previous attempts tenders lor the proposed build ing proved in excess of antici pated costs anil the program was temporarily scrapped arch itect donald skinner was en gaged to draw initial plans thursday evening of last week commissioners reviewed a re cent visit to struthroy where the new hydro building there was inspected the st rath my building was almost twice as large as the one proposed for acton and built al threequar ters the cost ol submitted tend ers received by the acton com mission mayor les duby council rep resentative on the commission reported the acton centennial library coinmiltec would be vis iting stralhroy to see the new library building there as well as inspecting the stralhroy hy dro building it was agreed to sell a hydro water heater al the commis sions cost to future builders of allelectric homes the local commission will do the installa tion free ol charge it was also agreed to send two commissioners as well as super intendent doug mason to the am eu convention in ottawa june 8-9- 1 ii property coiimtillec chairman orval brown reported the spare seat for the new hydro panel truck had been ordered superintendent mason report ed his department had received the poslholc digger anil ilduid been installed and was working to satisfaction lie also report ed working on underground wir ing in the new section of lake- view subdivision would be start ed as soon as possible he not ed primary cable was not ex pected for delivery for a few weeks he also reported work on line building on church street would begin this week the commission agreed to hire casual summer help to as sist the hydro department as in past years accounts totalling s345127 were approved lor pay ment summer program arena repairs concern of recreation committee milton court fines in milton police court monday totalled s477 with courl costs amounting to s43 when ol- lenders charged by acton police appeared before magistrate k m langdon ol tenses included t rat lie vio lations impaired driving drink ing under age and having liquor in other than a residence and one case under the motor ve hicles claims act chairman len lovell sueccccl- eil in holding a meeting ol the recreation coniini ucc monday night after two previous at tempts lailed to produce enough members to form a quorum the committee had mauv items ol business to attend to includ ing reports from committee chairmen on activities already in progress ami a summary ol the summer program i rom rec reation director howard pearce the chairinui informed mem bers on the decision ol the acl- governor i 4 i i 3 popular hardworking elmer smith was the surprised recipient of honors at the ys mens ladies nicjht in guelph last week lined up behind the ys mens international flags are photo by fclahcr taylor family members son brian son david and wife anne of gait mr smith mrs smith son norman daughters vivian and julie niinislrative committee to en gage rov goodwin to operate roller skating at the commun ity centre and run the booth cost of the program was negligi ble to the committee while oi lers i rom oilier companies re quired capital which was not available as far as i can sec the roller skating program is quite suc- cessl ul common ted mr lovell harold tow ijsley backed the chairman up by stating the rol ler sessions wire meeting ex penses on week nights and sat in das nights uere a complete sellout a da nee after the skat ing on saturdays has drawn in creasing patronijge with 181 at tending last saturday music is supplied by a local rock and roll baud its 1 mil but the kills really go lor it said one member and the dancers are well behaved and orderly dancing is i mm 10 pm until 12 and some cliinniiltcc mem bers lilt perhaps they might re ceive complaints about the hour mime ol the younger dancers sa out ii too in my complaints are teceied we could switch the roller skating lriin 7 to l and have dancing i mm s to ii said nicnibcr tounslev discussion on t he need tor im provements hi the community centre and repairs lound the committee in agreement that frank thompson should work part time all iiimmcr on the projects property chairman townslev disclosed a dour had been cut in the coiner of the storage area and arrangements are being made to install a suitable floor the boards have been painted and new plastic stripping has been installed on the edges ol the seats screening needs re pairs and a screen will go over the electric score board and tinier when thelcxv screen is installed the arena needs painting the scats need a coat ol paint and id like to see the toilets done too said mr townslev that would be a good job lor frank the com mi uee agreed since herb ritchie was a lull time em ployee of the tow ii that he should receive two weeks vaca tion with pay one week paid by the recreation committee and the other by parks board plans for a huge tropliv case 46 feet long were unveiled by harold tjownslev and he receiv ed a green light on the project approximate cost ol the case would be s300 and mr townslev reported part of the expense would he defrayed by donations from other organizations members felt there was a real need tor a case to display tro phies but also fell interested or ganizations would ilon ue more- money towards it chairman lovell will ask interested organ izations lor more substantial di- natiqns fire safety at the community centre next item on the agenda produced a lengthy discussion when lire chief mick holmes told the committee lire safety in the arena was not always the best and was causing him some concern its a lot better than last year when papers were accumulated at the bottom of the seats but wiring one of the fire exit doors continued on payc suven advise centennial library tenders called on june 8 tenders will be called june 8 lor actons centennial library it louiiiil accepts the recom- niciiclaiion ol the centennial cniiiiuillcc at a special council meeting to he called lor i ues- ilav june the committee rec ommended council call lenders oil june 8 after final plans have been submitted bv architect don skiiiiler closing date lor the lenders will b june 30 a visit to mr roedc ol the department ol filiication by clerk 1 mcgcac hie and library hoard member ted pratt brought back the lecomiiienda- tion that council rather than ihe library board should ion struct the building an annual rental would be charged the library by the town anil would represent approximately m per ecu ol tin- annual library np- ernlional budget the possibility of using wall lo wall carpel lallui than vinyl asbestos tile on the doors will result in a lender call with and without door linishing other variables in ihe lender call would indicate the cost dillcr- ential between using plate glass or hvi inopaiic windows anil the extra cost lor installa tion ol ui air conditioning svs lein at the lime ol construction mr skinner estimated it would cost up to j 1 500 to use carpet rather than tile on the floors the bridge to cross the school creek from river slivct to the new building was not included in ihe contrail lor the library building it was suggested the landscaping along ihe creek should be planned so thai a hridlte harmonious in concept lo ihe whole piojvcl could be designed design of the landscaping lor the properly will be instituted immediately so that when the building is opened lor use the whole project will have been completed lied new one ol the library board members who visited slrathioy on saturday may 28 gave ihe following report ilhirincmbcm of the libraiv hoard the chid libraiian one assistant the mavor and one councillor visited lite town ol slrathioy population 5600 to view the library com plex opined november l5 ihe visil was arranged through tin- mayor and the pur pose was to determine ihe valid ity ol our own thinking on lib raries against the achievement of ihe town ol stralhroy the authorities ol slinlhrov have lo he congratulated on ihiir appro uli anil ihe result achieved until november l5 ihe slralhioy lacililv was one loom lyrtprlesslv ovii crowded books piled on the door and ihe lib- raiv was kepi lunilioniug by a dedicated slall it sounds quite a lainiliai story after many lotiiiril iiiccliiigs and delays with ever mounting costs kiul- iis lor a single lloor complex of library and culture centre were called lor and the complex erected a site adjacent to fire war memorial was selei led the building lies well back from ihe sidewalk anil lils into ihe sot roiuidii ig area 1 1 is a ce ment block building with c alli ed i ai ivpi- ceilings the eiiliauie sepnratcs ihe i i hi i liom tin- ciilluiil iciilie and ioiisisis of two glass doors well iiiu keil one enters live door irno i cancer canvass sets record 2717 delights organizers the acton branch of the can adian cancer society reported another highly successltil can vass ibis year in lacl the best to date here a total of s271 768 was raised in acton and district ihe area lor the first lime this year included fd- iii mills last years total was s2vh8l campaign chairman mrs rav arbic is delighted with the re sult and points out every penny and more is urgently needed lor cancer research and treat- men i sums collected in ihe various nearby districts are eden mills included lor the liisl time s4j25 nassagaweva s2m75 bannockburn s2iv55 duolin s50710 highway 25 south sm the balance was donated in the town ol acton canvassers were as lollows glenlea area under mrs pat lynch mrs john blundcll mrs gordon ralston mrs george bowman fred new glenn banks deity knaplon mrs i ilarklev mrs joan barr mrs vera lliitala mrs jane mccal- luin mrs marg howard mrs bea ijinjer mrs dollv robin son mrs kathcrine fcrin ro bert hail under mrs doris kenlner mrs phyllis patrick mrs grace townslev mrs doris townslev under mrs mac symon- bar bara svnion alex on mrs ha zel cripps mrs peggy de brtivn mrs kdilh heller mrs b chew mrs doiothv carnochan mrs roscinaiv black under viis h r force mrs alex frank mrs jack smith vts charlie landsborough mrs jim van fleet mrs b johnson under mrs don van licet mis mildred kcllv mrs lois norton vera smith mrs nor ma marchinenl mrs ada gils miss oljja dvriw mrs a j bu chanan mrs oral norton under mrs mary irwin mrs marjorie jordan mrs shirley continued on page live staff pholo post office caretaker george cqllins lias his individudi cen tennial proiect underway this week the caretaker planted shrubs at the entrance to the post office planted grass seed and is busy spreading fill around the grounds he also plans to make a bicycle rack in front of the office and erect steel guard rails around the edge of the grass at the cnlrance to the building more flowers will be planted in the beds each year caretakers of government buildings may apply for a stated amount of money to be used for their private projects actons caretaker chose to rriake his a centennial project wide path onto a natural slate hour facing the door is a varie- gated tile wall into which is mounted a glass exhibit case to the lelt is the library andto the right is the cultural centre which encompasses a board room janitorial and toilet fac ilities one enters the lass doors ol the libiarv on a texarma cov et ed lloor directly in i runt of the reception desk the desk is in two halves the childrens hall is miniatured to suit the small ley the library with its cathed ral ceiling is spacious and well lit the adults section is com plete wilh reading tables and is equipped lo hold 18000 volumes the adjustable melal shelves at this lime hold about 14000 books which is about the figure ol 25 books per citien it has a good relererice and historical section window area is kept to a minimum two eight loot win dows al each corner provide an ideal balance ol liirhl against the illumination oil the recess ed lighting located immediately behind the tiled wall ol the entrance are the archives room complete with lireprool door and the store room fntrancc to this area is possible through a standard door i rum ihe library leaving the library and ciossing the natural slate floor one passes on ihe riht the jan ilorial and toilet facilities and the boardroom to the left is ihe main door of lire cultural iiiiiic the walls of the centre ue panelled wilh burlap for exhibition ol local art and han- liiialls and lo emphasize such exhibits the ligliling caifbe ad- jusicd loiallv lo suit continued on page five centennial planning urgent clerks told clerkadministrator jack mo geachic joined with ot hal- lon county clerks during the dinner meeting vvdnesday of last week al haltun coll club in gcorgclowu f ues i speaker was a repre sentative from ihe community centennial planning- branch of i lie- government who outlined the uigencv ol centennial pro jects he stressed llu- import ance ol citiens in each com munity backing the program and not leaviri projects en tirely up to elected personnel the dinner meeting was spon sored by georgelinen council acton lions in big parade acton lions complete with clown band on a decorated truck and a dwarfish gnome in a big hat hiding hill taylor marched m sundays conven tion parade in london an esti mated 100000 people watched as mm entries took- over three houi s lo pass the reviewing stand bill weep taylors unique costume was one ol the parades hits draw in laughs i rom spec- laiois al along the tinee mile ionic he was ihe special tar- gel ol photographer- three llonettcs lvnri john son gwen and wincv lauder were on the acton lloat wilh the clown hand ariavcd in minstrel show costumes and long morn ing coals ancl lnvc pipe hats included in the hand were ted tvler jr charlie kingsmill dave fed rudolph spielvogel ft ink spiel vogel king rams- ien ray agnevv and julian za jis as ions enii was arranged bv convention chaumari nieil miller and his committee ol ait gor don and jim mllciiiuui sev er il ol the acton lions spent the weekend m london with one c hail man al fonder at tending until vycdiicsdiv 96th bjrthday charles kelly lirovmic actons oldest active merchant will cele brate his 96th birthday satur day the nonagenarian who sel dom misses working in his vari ety sjorc on main stm expect in greet his many customers and former friends on the day of his birthday in his store mr browne has ben a mem ber of ihe orange lodge for many years and look his first walk on july 12 at the age of 12 he still attends conven tions and lodge meetings and has been honored on many oc casions