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fciet st josephs bowling team cops k of c trophy again t bowlers from st josephs pariah acton won the knights of columbus trophy for the second year running in the an nual tournament for catholic parishes in burlington last sunday eighteen teams from nine parishes in burlington oak ville bronte and milton com peted using the new rules which allow no blows st joes- finished on top with a one point margin over run nerup milton 8737 pins against 8736 first five finish ers in the tournament had ho more than 100 points between them the acton team composed of alma braida mrs e mc- gilloway teresa arbic mrs roger murray mrs henry ar bic mrs ken papillon henry arbic john tyers roger mur ray dennis crooks ed mc- brampton lady keglers take zone final from strong acton team glllaway and captain and or ganizer arlie white knew the final tally was going to be close but the one point mar gin really created some excite ment scores were checked and re- checked after the tourney but the tallies checked and the ac ton team retained the trophy they won last year captain arlie white delight ed with his teams perform ance complimented mr hassey and his committee for the way in which the tournament was run and for the lunch served afterwards at st johns hall by ken hulford acton legion ladles failed in their bid to win the legion ladies auxiliary zone final championship bowling in their home lanes he acton legions a team was touted as the one to win but a strong rolling oakville b team upset the hope by outrolling the acton teams three game pinfall of 2528 with a total of 2980 this caused a threeway tie with brampton a and the acton a teams who had prev ious zone wins to their credit in a sudden death one game roll to decide the champions all three teams tightened up and scores tumbled downward but it was brampton with 834 who emerged victorious oak ville and acton falling by the wayside with scores of 743 and 675 in that order twelve teams representing legion auxiliaries from george town brampton cooksville acton erin and oakville com peted north haton during the period april 2 to april 8 inclusive personnel of the milton detachment ontar io provincial police worked a total of 8744 hours and patrol led a total of 8302 miles on area highways as a result of patrol 45 traffic charges were preferred and 63 traffic viola tion warnings were issued is well as 41 convictions register ed and 35 vehicles safetycheck ed during this period seven pro perty damage accidents one injury accident and one fatal accident were investigated bowling for the acton a team were helen yateman fern shultis pkyllis angeh shirley turkosz joyce buchan an and kay james on the acton b team were elsie halliday elsie johnston hel en fowler lucy synott eileen wedge and lois gordon l house located the house which was moved from the mill john corner ab out 1905 has been located the movin o t f h was shown in the centennial series of old pictures on die editorial page the house is now occupied by mr and mrs irwin little and is next to the beardmore parking lot on ag nes st its location there is the result of a second move after the radial went through the acton free press wednesday april 12 1967 nixon heads list of speakers as liberals kick off campaign i halon east liberals official ly kick off their provincial elec tion campaign with a rally at hornby golf and country club saturday at 7 pm ontario liberal leader rob ert nixon will head the list of speakers which will include robin skuce the liberal candi date in thenew riding lor the guests ot honor follow- ed by a dinner and a dance m 7 hariey liberal maurice manderson of member of parliament for hal- gfcorgetown president of the ton whose parliamentary com- h east liberal associa- mittee recently brought iri a re said tiokets at 5 each are port on drug prices will alio sti available speak liberals will hold a reception lapel pins in new coars ordered by golden agers kivin hail hardrock defenieman of the acton lions juven ile team accepts the most gentlemanly player award a trophy from the acton referees association presented by head ref murray harrison staff photo centennial group foresees unique fourday celebration allotting of days locations and sponsors for the fourday fair weekend program was con tinued at a special meeting of representatives in the commun ity centre on thursday evening the groups which have agreed to cooperate members of the fair board and the councilap pointed centennial program committee met together to lay out a timetable for the centen nial fair there will be a dance thurs day evening sponsored by the legion on friday afternoon there will be a school child rens pageant then a lions club barbecue and in the eve ning the regular fair program with the crowning of a centen nial miss acton fair saturday vdh ase two shows in one the fall fair and the chamber of commerce sports mens show there will be just one admission for both areas the sportsmens show will like ly be across the lake on the nelles property with a possi bility of boats ferrying between the park and the farm obituary veteran acton sportsman e dr ryder funeral tuesday coward d ryder who was born in acton and spent al most all his 88 years here passed away in guelph gener al hospital on saturday april 8 he had good health all his long life but had been in rap idlyfailing health foithrpat three weeks he lived at 93 mill st e with his daughter mrs ru dolph spielvogel and mr spiel- vogel funeral service was held on tuesday afternoon at the rum- leyshoemaker funeral home conducted bv the rev a h mckenzie and interment fol lowed in fairview cemeterv pallbearers were david rv- der acton ronald rvder and robert ryder milton three grandsons bill and frank spielvogel acton and john b calder georgetown mr ryder is survived bv daughter marguerite mrs spielvogel sons edward glen ryder milton and don g ry der acton six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren and one sister laura mrs r ebjie toronto he was predeceased by his wife one son roderick millar ryder daughter dorothy isa- belle rvder sister bertha mrs a vance mav mrs w cheyne maude mrs j bell brothers thomas frederick and nelson he was born in acton on september 10 1878 son of james rvder and the former frances martin he began in the leather trade at the age of 14 with storey glove company and for some time had his own glove business he was employed for a while in the leather industry in hamilton but returned to work at beard- more and co and retired from there in 1956 he and the former isabelle millar were married in toron to sports were his particular interest he played with en thusiasm on many teams sometimes on the same teams as his brothers he was ac me in lacrosse hockey and baseball and his participation spanned many years after he stopped being a popular plav- cr on the teams himself he assisted acted as scorekeep er and coached almost anvone who has been involved in sports in acton before the past 20 vears recalls mr rvder when age curtailed his abilitv to plav and later even to at tend games hv still followed his favorite teams on radio and telex isipn his interest never flagged until the past few weeks he was also a member of the canadian woodmen of the world dry cleaning kills mot eggs and larva and g that hid in your clothing dont talc chancm lot vs ojaan and store your winter garmants custom cleaners mam st n assitaa day service except s an by 10 am owl by 5 pm free pickup and delivery many unique features are planned for the fair in compe tition exhibits and parade saturday night there will be a dance for teenagers in the community centre and another in the music centre for adults an interdenominational church service will be held sunday morning in the arena in the afternoon there will be a band concert in the park with ideas still blossoming for an accompanyingprogram the centennial program com mittee originally named by council simply to coordinate events will recommend to council that ihe fair executive and group representatives be named a centennial committee and given working funds 50 seminar money averted to choir no interest at hs mission circle plans service participate in centennial garb the regular monthly meeting of the baptist mission circle was held at the home of elda fryer on monday evening af ter the opening hymn and pray er marg baillie read the scrip ture from ephesians 6 pray ers were given for mission work by mrs harrap harriet helwig elda frver and marl landsbo rough the president jessie coles read a report from eastwood centre hamilton stressing the need for canned goods summer clothing and good shoes reports were given from the different committees and tile secretary showed the circle was well over the top fortheindlotment next meeting is to be a march 12 miles for retarded fund to raise money for- retarded children 200 students of lake- shore teachers college march ed a dozen miles on saturday among the four groupsof stu dents all converging on toron to city hall was lakeshore student linda braida of acton she had an acton to join a donation of 50 was made to acton legion choraliers when the lakeside chapter of the i o de held their meeting tuesday of last week this money voted for the expo trip was in previous vears given to assist in sending a student from acton high school to the united nations seminar at the university of waterloo it was reported to chapter members that there was no interest shown at the high school this year the project had been begun by the late mrs frank rogers plans were made for the tea and display of dolls at the home of mrs marguerite tay lor next monday afternoon and evening it is expected about 50 dolls will be on display also shown will be a new bale for the save the children fund in cluding quilts childrens cloth- early start in wm toilet articles material and her designated ov articles mrs e marks convener for poor weather and the power failure during the business session did not lower the en thusiasm and cheerfulness of the golden age club on thurv avafternoon qverj4l mem bers were present some who have been ill were welcomed back and thev thanked the club for cards visits and all kindnesses shown them the secretar reported thai the united senior citizens of ontario incorporated have ad opted the colors white ro- al blue and gold as the official colors an identification lapel pin has been designed with these colors being used it was decided to order 25 ol these pins at the present time a short report was given bv the quilt committee which shows a busv time ahead work is also progressing on the clubs centennial vear book mr and mrs agncu were saluted with ihe birthdn song thev will also celebrate their 45th wedding anniersar on april 12 seven tables of euchre were played and three tables of crokinole a couple of odds jplayed c winners were euchre ladies first mrs agnew second mrs graham gents first mrs ford second mrs robinson crokinole- ladies first mrs mason second miss aikins gents first mr healev second the tops went down on all the tonvcrtibles on the week end milton curling club has been granted a license to serve t alcoholic beverages mrs warne a practice of the rhythm band was called for saturday at 2 p m in the y building the net regular meeting will beaprit2oat730p m we are limited by the facil ities to about 300 persons mr mmdcrson said with mr nixon dr hariey and robin skuce as our guests of honor we expect to have a full house campaign workers will begin a blit7 thursday and continue t through friday and saturday handing out campaign litera ture in the shopping malls throughout the riding derek mason skuces cam paign chairman said about 75 vounteer workers will be can vassing thv hopping mals with literature abou sk and ihe ontario liberal partv buying or renting tent trailers we have them allweather tent trailers sh our laftoi display bp coin car wash 341 qukn st i smi 14 xpytincfit bowi the entire family can bowl together 1 for pleasure or he make it data bowl where the action is l acton bowling lanes 10 maim st n member obpa 534170 group of classmates at clover- dale mall at 10 oclock they services at home and abroad walked in the best of spirits ported on five quilts made to high park where they paus ed for lunch then on they birthday supper may 9 at the church the roll call was an swered with different articles of food suitable for another parcel for the rudds the meeting closed with singing a hymn and prayer by mrs gammon the rest of the evening was spent in prepar ation for the sunday evening service when the circle is tak ing part in centennial dress a delicious lunch was serv ed by marg cohen and wilma chapman marg baillie was courtesy convener went again guided by walkie- talkie and helicopter so all four groups would meet at the city hall at the same hour three oclock in the afternoon tele vision radio and reporters were waiting they called at stoves and can vassed passers by along the route and ended the 12mile route with 900 industry agreed to donate 35 for every student teacher completing the walk and in lindas group just two fell by the wayside lindas personal souvenir one blister and two packages of pocket books sent overseas to service men guests will be invited to the may meeting to hear maurice grimes a speaker whose talk was much appreciated here be fore specially invited will be the senior citizens the duke of devonshire chapter of the lo d e and the ca and canvassers of the current can cer campaign mrs thomson concluded the evening for a group of about 35 with a tupperware demonstra tion jack ridley cartage limited concrete blocks concrete mick cinder blocks clay buck sand stone livestock and fertilize farm service and supplies dump trucks for hire fcv class fs ft f acton phone 534730 pcru corner 124 mill stt at wilbur phone 853210 baseball gloves rheadquartersl fertilizo your lawn now large selection of e shrubs and trees fruit trees fruit bushes ready for planting begonias fflasnnll a faftilixafs t garden tools cut flowers and potted plants open 7 days a weekb am til dark phone b5329b0 we wire flowers anywhere corotme flower garden shop two miles west of acton south side of hwy a cascade 40 electric water heater benefits every member of the family from spaumno and cooper weeks pro gloves from 795 team supplies early earner tha fellow above may be mans best friend but the cascade 40 wins the ladies hearts the reason cascade 40 has two heating elements the lower element provides abundant hot water for normal use the upper element surges into action when demands for hot water are unusually heavy so theres always hot water for any size job from dachshunds to diapers handy appliance the cascade 40 you can wash one dog or a dozen and never feel the bite live batter electrically for mora information call w acton hydro electric 43 alice st commission acton 532410 vi r r