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th aoon ff w 4dne april 19 1967 events at mohawk raceway parades included shows hootenan giant cake in nassagaweya celebrations parades variety shows a hooienany and a giant birthday cke all figure in the plans of the nassagaweya township centennial celebrations com- nrfttee a program designed to please almiftt everyone is being formulated for the weekend of june 23 24 and 2s many of the cavities will take place in mo hawk raceway the committee headed by chairman maurice newton and obituary john h leslie cmclmo a charcoal sketch of miss madge chapman which the brownies presented to the library are erika heptner cathv quinn cathy roach susan matthews janice thompson pat kelly carol grant bev gray trudy tobes karen provls bev duval donnalea spielvogel maria pataky becky btackley dianne buckman cathy chapman helene gunther colleen de bruyn and carol mckenzie holding her original sketch of the popular assistant librarian miss chapman is talented brown owl mrs e browne presentation was made at the library last thursday afternoon staff photo halton fire prevention bureau receives contest recognition hillonv prfre winning fire prevention bureau and the oikvillc and milton fire dc- pirtmenls wore praised for lhclrsainiinuingwprk i the interests ol lire safety at the halton mutual aids annual dinner and dance in milton john turnbull deputy fire mipshai of ontario attended the dinner and presented three certificates to the groups which won recognition in the 1966 fire prevention competition sponsored by the national fire prevention as sociation he tpld the aud ience of 80 that halton county was winning international rec ognition with its effective mu tual aid service and its fire prevention bureaus ideas were being copied across the nat ion halton fire prevention bur eau was awarded a special re cognition for an outstanding countv sponsored fire preven tion campaign in 1966 mr turnbull presented the certi ficate to halton county war den william coulter who pre sented it to mutual aid coor dinator chief douglas wilson of oakville milton fire department en tered in the class for munici- palities of 5000 to 10000 popu- i latlon won third prize for all of ontario honorable mention i for all of canada and stood 25th of 258 canadian commun ities which submitted scrap- book entries the deputy fire marshal presented the certifi cate to milton mavor s g childs who presented it to milton fire chief a e clem ent also honored was the oak ville fine department its scrapbook entered in compe tition with municipalities of 25000 to 100000 population re ceived an honorable mention for both ontario and canad ian contests and stood 28th in all of canada oakville coun cillor donald gordon accepted the certificate from mr turn- hull and passed it on to fire chiol wilson we have a challenge at air times to stop fires before they start mr turnbull said in a brief informal speech he suggested the awards received bv halton county in recent vears prove the firefighters re ally care about fire preven tion but he warned them their efforts must continue do this and we will cut down on the fire loss and stop burning up people he said while ontarios reported fir es totalled 23199 last year a drop of 913 from the previous vear there were 229 people ospringe seven incidents illness share news items with visits while supervising the noon recess at the school mrs c denny met with an unfortun ate accident her nose was frac tured when hit by a ball an xray revealed a clean break and the bone in place so did not require the setting of the bone mrs m jackson suffered a bud fall reccntlv resulting in two black eyes and a sore knee she was going in her drive way and in stepping up on the sidewalk she tripped and fell forward luckily no bones were broken but she has been quite stiff and sore sympathy la extended to mr and mrs robert strandholt in the passing of the formers father c strandholt of streets- villc mr stewart mcdonald and daughter mrs robert tripp and two daughters from ro- chestei n y visited with the formers uncle and aunt mr nd mrs david stewart and members of the family mr and mrs murray mckit- nck were in toronto on fri day to bring their son kenny home from crippled childrens hospital where he has been re ceiving treatment mr and mrs bruce moulton anj family of bolton visited on sunday with the latters moth er mrs j hilts who returned home with them for a couple of days friend of mrs gordon ait- ken are pleased to learn her condition is improving and hop es to be able to leave the hos pital shortly she has been a patient for the past two weeks suffering from strained mus cles in her back and hip mrs archie sinclair receiv ed word of the safe arrival of a granddaughter born to bert and mrs sinclair in kitchener last week mrs william wragg third line is a patient in toronto general hospital where she expects to undergo surgery this week sunday visitors with d g and mrs robertson included mr and mrs lloyd robertson mrs c heimler of guelph and mr and mrs norman robert son acton killed and another 837 injured in fires he said both the deaths and injuries figures were increases over 1965 other speakers included george alexander and william osuliivan of the fire mar shals office warden coulter spoke briefly praising the countys fire services for their cooperation and their contin- uing dedication to thcir-duties- municipal officials introduc ed included mavor joseph gib bons of georgetown mayor les duby of acton and coun cillor george harrington of burlington ralph eldcrfleld of burling ton 1967 chairman of the mu tual aid chaired the dinner the banquet was arranged by a committee of milton fire fighters headed by glenn stringer and the dinner was provided by the milton fire- department ladies auxiliary dancing followed with mus ic supplied by firefighters from the georgetown and mil ton brigades orton burial the late john harvey leslie passed away in the elgin dis trict general hospital on april 6 he was the son of the late george leslie and was born on the first line of erin rr 2 acton after his marriage to the late esther stauffcr he farm ed for a short time at bcrkci ly ontario then moved to orton ontario where he farm ed about 15 years he is survived by his wife the former greta hardwich of aylmcr a son george s and a daughter mrs james adam margaret both of guelph funeral services were held saturday april 8th at the hughson funeral home ayl mcr rev allan logan of st pauls- united church conduct ed the service during which mrs james wright presided at the organ interment was made in the family plot at grove cemetery in orton friends and relatives attend ed from guelph kitchener acton rockwood niagara falls ny port stanle ha milton st thomas aylmer and district secretary treasurer mrs vera cochram consists of represen tatives of all organizations in the township the festivities begin on fri day june 23 with a hootenany and dance at mohawk race way two orchestras will per forin and the committee hopes to have a disc jockey from ra dio station chum in toronto as master of ceremonies a centennial queen contest open to girls from the town hip will also be a highlight of the friday night program a giant birthday cake about eight feel tall will be another feature on the saturday a parade along the guelph line is-being- planned clowns floats and possibly a bus load of the townships elder citizens will be featured in the parade which will end up at mohawk there will be a display of eth nic folk dancing bv students of the joa waters school of danc- mg and at the same time in the old township hall in brook ville there will be displays of antiques a variety show in mohawk raceway in the evening will feature township and area tal ent and it is expected there will be a mass school choir in attendance the variety show will be followed bv a fireworks display on sunday the townships centennial project improve ments to community parks at eden mills brookvllle and campbellvllle will be dedi cated and a special centennial service will be held at brook vllle the service will be followed by a picnic and probably games representatives of all the municipalities in the county as well as halton mp dr harry harlcv halton mpp george kerr halton county judge al an spraguc magistrates ken neth langdon and james black find the wardens from neigh boring count will be invited to attend the celebrations tr notice it is illegal to light bonfires without first obtaining a permit if you havent done so do it now i permits available from fire chief mick holmes sponsored by acton firefighters assoc occurrences home is shipshape a former ocean going vessel now permanently docked near the st croix river is home for mr and mrs chuck ruhr the couple spotted the ship which was drafted bv the united states coast guard during world war ii on a sunday drive and bought her it is now anchored to a cem ent foundation on seven wood ed acres 38 reported by opp in their report of a week ago north halton opp re ported several accidents ap proximately 4200 in property damage and various occurren ces there were 38 occurrences re ported including break enter and theft at hornbv garage hornb in which one wright power blade saw was iolen at the cottage residence of dr s g coleman con 5 nassagu- weva twp where a lamp light bulbs and a vintage dollar bill were stolen theft of a boat property of f bard con 2 nassagaweva twp and same recovered theft of pav tele phone at durantes service sta tion on 2s highway theft of net and fish from ray olan fili hatcher at campbell- ville one assault four premis es found insecure a night and one person charged with im- paired driving as a result of an accident th remaining occur rences were of a minor nature 9 big pays i talkers the home of the brands thurs april 20 through sat april 29 great semiannual target sale first ontario jamhoree for 3000 scouts at kelso milton spoilt tioop will be asked to assist in soles ting the theme for the jimhoici the planrmy commit tie lias icu d during then monthh meetings in milton a croup of possible thenus uil be piepired and submitted to the 1ikii bos to determine which theme will proxide the v- foundation lor he ontario j imboree i a uetailed organization has own developed and fiom the maior steering committee groups ate oeing formed to handle the netessarv serines frooxlhe proisioning of water and fire service neeessarx for the population of 3 000 site at kelso for the jambor ee xx ill be on the eastern sec lion of the authontxs land north of milton heights the halton region conserxation authority has approxed the ar ea for the jamboree which will not interfere xvith the publics access to the kelso area within a 30 dav period the camp will be set up operated and struck and the grounds re stored to their former condi tion a year ind a half of planning will climax in august 1968 when a whole nexx communitx ot over 3000 box scouts and then- leaders is set up at the kelso conservation area the weeklong exent will be the first ontario dov scout jamboree and the commun ity will toe complete xxith hos pital transportation food tire police and water services ofetarto has been the scene of canadian and world jambor ees before but officials are bil ling this exent as the first on tario jamboree a planning committee headed by d dea con chose the kelso sitcafter visiting a lumber of alterna tive locations the jamboree is scheduled for august 17 to 24 1968 and among the 3000 boys who will attend 80 per cent will be from ontario 10 per cent from other countries and 10 per cent from other parts of canada special days and events at the tented community will be open to the visitors who will floclt to the site from various parts of the province family health supply center fill all your familys health and toiletry needs here where quality is upper most we muve the i latutt sfecsf acton pharmacy bill yundt manager 2 muin si n 853120 that hake the meal from lovell bros modern meat market 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