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hamilton rid win6 coach ed bush is surrounded by members of acton juvenile hockey club players at a recent meeting of the lions club bush gave the players some sage advice on the left in sunglasses is lion tail twister neil miller who sneaked into the picture paul cooper chuck milne steve townsley jimpiehlrmanaget popschufs ed bush behind him and brian farrell on top allan mckenzie coach howie leader ken owen kevin hall barry elliott steve goy gary taillefer staff photo eddie bush describes years in hockey for lions club juvenile hockey players eddie bush coach of the jr a hamilton red wings drew on his extensive experience as a coach player and executive in hockey to entertain acton lions and their guests the juv enile hockey club at a recent meeting a native of collingwood bush described hockey as he found it in both amateur and professional ranks but said he j found the most satisfaction from coaching juniors watching them develop is a real treat he maintained i while the pros are already fin- ished players he mentioned several of the players he hod coached includ ing rod gilbert of the rangers and eddie shack of the toron- to jmaple leafs he emphasiz ed that not all the good play ers went on to pro hla biggest thrill in hockey winning the memorial cup nothing compares to it said bush he started out in his home town playing hockey went to guelph where he played inter- mediale he cemembers -play- injfiwaliist jack kentncr and ilio marzo among others when guelph played in acton he eventually wound up with the detroit red wings after a hitch in the army bush played in the american league went from there to sherbrooke seniors who went into the eastern finals against the strong toronto marlboros next he went back to colling wood where he coached col lingwood shipbuilders to oha titles from there he went to guelph where he coached the gyelph biltmores until the tcfrm made the shift to kitch ener then bush went to hamilton to the junior red wings where he spent four years that included a memorial cup the protldest feather in his cap it was then the was elevated to pro ranks and his first stop was memphis tennessee where a new rink was being readied a delay in construction meant extra time on the bus and the team spent 4z days f ui the arena was finished in spite of this eddie bush rhapsodized on the friendli ness of the southern people i kttow why thev lost the war civil he said theyre too frtndly ck in hamilton at his first love the ebullient speaker told how appreciative he was of the opportunities hockey hod af forded hrm i left collingwood in 1936 and ive never been off the hockey payroll in 31 years jve been paid 31 years for something i like doing he took chuck henderson a detroit red wing star as an example four years from the time he stepped off the bus at hamilton from lucknow hen derson was making 24000 a year theres no substitute for hard work and practice he stoutly maintained its the dif ference between good and in different hockey players he estimated it runs close to 65000 a season to run the hamilton club that includes 3000 for sticks medical bills close to 6000 and fees of 1590 for sending a player to high school cost of university for players ironically only runs about 1490 balunafad presentation in hall for mr mrs r butler a presentation in honor of mr and mrs ross butler nee gale spear who were married recently was held in ballina- fad community centre on sat urday night mr bert david son was mc for the evening after dancing to music by itarns ofches tra ftwttjrtde and were askeil lumjuuicto the front mr brian evans read an address and they were presented with a studio couch a mirror and some money for which they thanked everyone all joined in singing for they are jolly good fellows and all retired to the basement where lunch was served mr and mrs john pearson david and bobbie visited with mrs pearsons parents mr and mrs jesse mcenery on friday mrs kay mcenery visited with mr and mrs robt mc enery on sunday mr and mrs jesse mcenery visited with the formers mo ther and mr and mrs stanley sinclair and family on sun day master ricky and wayne mc enery visited with mr and mrs robt mcenery on satur day it being their great grand mothers birthday eleven tables of euchre were played at balhnafad hall on tuesday night high ladies mrs frank smith 2nd mrs switzer gents mr clare wil- r lo m f spear and mr tom hamil ton door prize was won bv mrs tom hamilton a lovely plant donated bv mr and mrs keith webb dr and mrs clifford reid hae returned from a four weeks holiday in florida mrs alex thompson had a very successful sale last week selling her grain hay and cat tle mr and mrs ross shortill spent the weekend at the home of the formers parents mr and mrs f j shortill charges hid in mifton court police report a total of 859 miles was pat rolled during 240 hours work ed there was an absence of motor vehicle accidents there were nine charges and 35 warn ings issued pursuant to the highway traffic act according to the acton opjp regular weekly report the period cov ered is from february 26 to march 4 there were two assaults in- estigated with one charge be ing laid one disturbance and no charge one warrant for assault was executed for anoth er police department in magistrates court mil ton tenxcharges under the highway traffic act were pro cessed eight totalled fines of 113 one was dismissed and one withdrawn under pro vincial statutes four charges totalled fines of 170 under the criminal code players are checked pretty close although some are slick bush said he was on to most of their tricks he insists on punctuality for practices and team affair pcreverence de termination and selfsacrifice are necessary ports of being a good hockey player thats not easy sometimes he said when a red wing jacket means you almost have to carry a club to beat the girls off at a question period after his talk the amiable coach picked milt schmidt as one of the greatest players he had encountered his advice for goaltenders stop the puck give your best he told the juvenile team nobody can fault you for your best lion murray harrison pro gram convener thanked the speaker and also congratulat ed the juvenile hockey team for their efforts this season ojmihia representative jim kinkly could not attend but he sent ward to acton at how pleased he was with the play of acton jiwfehlethlyear in spite of some tough breaks lion murray congratulated coach howie leader and man ager pop schuts who stress ed hockey to the boys both the lions and the juv enile team were invited to the next red wing game and sev eral took advantage of it with a bus going from acton scout and cub news scout troop saturday morning scouts went on a two mile hike and cooked themselves a breakfast of bacon and eggs five or six boys passed their second class fire lighting test all the boys are well on their way to sec- ond classyscoutmaster henry de vries and assistant kevin conway accompanied the boys the scouts will be selling hot cross buns this good fri day and theyll be calling sat- urday morning march 18 to take orders from doortodoor 1st acton a wolf cub pack tuesday night feb 28 was 1st acton a pack meeting we had our first investiture of sixers they are tawny six er mark rowe yellow sixer leslie coles red sixer russell coultrup white sixer stephen papillon blue sixer jeffrey pat terson these boys have prov en their cooperation with akela and baloo to assist in leading their six in training and in games we are looking forward to future enthusiasm in leader ship in six competition and the investiture of our new sec ond sixers mrs earl jordan 1st acton b wolf cub pack blue star test no 3 was the focal point of last monday nights pack meeting cubs on the previous week were given colored copies of the national provincial or territorial coats of arms and were asked to sketch the one of their choice and tell about it at the next meeting six oi the cubs displayed their efforts of the week and each in turn explained the meaning of the various sym bols contained in the sketch of their choice as well as knowing something about the location of their selected coat of arms red six under the acting sixer john pink fell short on points for the evening and had to relinquish the honor pen nant to the yellow six who edged them out by only one point to date in the six com petitions points total yellow 203 red 202 and white 178 murray scoyne phone volunteers trip south need for shelving on agendla senior citizens are just the young people who have lived a long time and quite a few lived it up on thursday af ternoon as usual in the y building regular reports were quickly dealt with mrs creasey rep resentative to community ser vices council spoke of the need for more shelves there the secretary is to write for a free brochure services for older people a list of articles required at the new centennial library was perused and the centen nial committee is to begin to act on the matter many volunteers responded to the call for telephoners for the blood clinic to be held in the legion hall march 30 word had come from milton that a bus leaving for florida april 12 still has room for 3 more passengers and a bus leaving april 21 still has room for 10 more passengers any one wishing to take advantage the acton free press wednesday march 8 1967 7 gents mrs mcauley mr ag- new two tables of crokinole were played winners ladies mrs cossar mrs mason gents mr healey mr ohara march birthdays honored were mrs mcenery mrs mc- intyre and mr ohara the next meeting iypn the eve of st patricks day and a good program is being prepared of either must make their in tentions known right away mrs fryer mrs agnew and chas cutts were reported in hospital all wish a speedy recovery for these members and for all who are on the sick list seven tables of euchre were played winners ladies mrs wilderspin mrs graham heart disease destroys and cripples executive personnel and wipes but years of in vestment in skilled labor caroline nurseries garden centre and flower shop artistic designs by caroune west of acton on highway 7 south side member of ufc wire service full selection of cut flowers and potted plants floral designs for every occasion telephone 8532980 anytime owen 7 days a week am til 7 pjm canadian weekly newspapers association anooances centennial essay contest secondary school students attains honors i mi j imiss evelyn allen eight- yearold daughter of mr and mrs bert allen georgetown was successful in the midwin ter exams at the royal conser vatory of music toronto she attained first class honors in grade 3 piano and first class honors in grade 1 for singing she is taught by her mother one person received a two- near suspended sentence one charge totalled a fine of 28 tv or hifi with one year free service ryder s servke glen williams just 10 miles from acton open to 7 pm daily thurs and frl to 9 pm my responsibility as a canadian attention secondary school students easter gifts for the entire family shaving supplies for the man about the house hand lotion box chocolates easter cards photo supplies novelty gifts drug supplies hair sprays agon pharmacy bill yundt manager 3 mam st n 531620 you can w and 10 flags and decorations are avai fro acton lions club profits for community betterment for information contact vicbristow 8532237 every citizen of a nation bears a responsibility for the conduct and welfare of his country there is no more important group to whom the nation should listen than to its youth it is her young people who will decide what kind of country this canada of ours will be in the years to come as a prominent statesman told the people not long ago as citizens of this democracy you are the rulers and the ruled the lawgivers and the lawabiding the beginning and the end because of your importance to the nations future we feel it is ap propriate in this centennial year that you have the opportunity to express your views on what you think your responsibilities are to your country and so it is with pleasure we announce the the acton free press centennial essay contest for secondary school students so start today to write your essay on my responsibility as a canadian the people who win will write because they have some ideas and want to express them but for further motivation there are prizes of 25 15 and 10 at the local level more prizes if you win the provincial competition and a trip to ottawa plus more prizes for the national winner well print the best essays judges decisions aro final an dm mm you mutt torn a a h9h school at rh tm rh ttuy subrmrtod you may not b a member of lh mnrnediai family of en employ of your newspaper your uy thoulovi t b mor than 750 words long ii would b helpful if it w or at least written legibly essay must be received by the acton ft press ml ureir than march 31 1947