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i th acton fnw prau wednesday april 26 1967 plan ball diamond for glen lea park a determined effort to have a ball diamond built in the area known as glenlea park was outlined at the april meeting of the parks and recreation com mittee held uut thursday night tfcelocal ys men club and the parts and recreation committee have collaborated on this joint project to make it a auccess a the two local public shoo principala pat mckenxie and elmer smith on behalf of the vs men offered to put up the diamond if they could get help from the committee the com mittee most willingly offered their assistance with a dona tion of 300 which is to go to wards fencing and other nec essities needed the town had originally of- feted to put in tlu water and a roadway for the park harold townsley and brendan aheme were appointed to offer any as aistance they could to the ys men jt juascontirlered that with the reintroduction of minor ball in acton the new ball dia mond will surely be an asset to the park area and a most worth while project a imagatluii composed of recreation director howard pearce brendan aheme and finance chairman hugh pat terson were commissioned the task of composing a rental rate chart for the facilities govern ed by the committee chairman john goy remind ed the delegation to keep in mind the job of the committee being to supply recreation out of the taxpayers funds we have not yet been directed by council to operate on a profit and loss basis in the directors monthly re port howard pearce brought our the need for prompt action concerning the condition of the parking lot area around the community centre brendan aherne agreed there are potholes out there that one could get lost in it was agreed that for the time being the area would be graded and estimates for pav ing would be obtained in the future approximately 75 per cent of the playground leader appli cants will be unable to attend the bolton training camp this vear due to the high schools planned trip to expo howard pearce reported chairman t goy suggested that the 25 per cent that could go be sent and those that cant had better decide which is the more important the trip to expo or fulfilling ttu obligation they made when thev applied for the position the question of whether or not a lifeguard would be placed in charge of the beach area of the pond was brought up in the directors report the discus- sion resulted in a number of factual conclusions firstly the parka and recrea tion committee have no money in the budget for a lifeguard and if they had the lifeguard would have little control over the vast swimming areas used in the pond mr goy pointed poets comer acton high school students marathon walk to raise money for the acton branch of the canadian cancer society pro duced a large sum blistered feet and this poem marathon walker stark hes standing at my door holloweyed and weary raw red cheeks so wind- whipped sore brown eyes dark and bleary he left the lonelv archers side at nine oclock last night stumbling now his manly stride he trudged the torturous night though he could not slog that final nine he valiantly essayed pride fills me for this son of mine and for the part he played to every suffering lad and lass from the beginning to the end for every numbing mile you passed youve won yourself a friend ct g browne new hours at tannery er apru m co regular 7 j ajn to the blow at ms wmatla will at tm mow at amptsa out that a child could just as easily drown on the opposite side of the park as in the beach area and a lifeguard couldnt be oi any assistance whatso ever iparents who allow their children to swim in the pond should be soley responsible for their safety and welfare the supervised wading pool in the park is definitely the place for the children and ndt the pond a touch or centennial flavor was added to the meeting when bert hinton walter linham and don mathews representa tives of the fair boards cere tennial committee questioned the committees rental feeof 100 for the use of the arena for the- centennial ball in june the fair board had cancelled the thursday of the previously proposed four- day fair and moved it to this carherdatcjto build up the centennial spirit for the fair the parka and recreation committee thoroughly discuss ed the problem and council representative ted tyler jr came up with the proposed sol- ution that being a reduced fee of five per cent of the net prof its up to a 50 maximum councillor tyler took a firm stand against donating the arena centennial project or not there should be a charge set some place because we are go ng to have other requests declared harold townsley mr aherne secretary of the centennial planning commit tee said he had worked 18 months with various organiza tions and the fair board led in the enthusiasm department the fair board were defin- itelv in agreement with the decision of the committee parka and recreation com mittee secretary art cooper gave notice of his resignation to his fellow members mr cooper who is presently taking an accounting course feels his training period is limited and docs not want to lose any of it n pttn another full week without vehicle smash rhythm band of the golden age club put on a lively per formance at their meeting last thursday dressed in oldfash ioned costumes they had everybody swinging and singing along with them in the group were mrs jack lambert mrs r i davidson mrs r mcenery mrs john cossar mrs j ralston mrs kennedy bob ohara robt mcenery mrs w evans annie aikens john ford robt warne bob yvintpn r l davidson mrs fred mccutcheon mrs wilderspin mrs miller staff photo officer of the acton munici pal detachment are pleated to report another full week with out a motor vehicle accident the week april 16 22 last officers patrolled 783 miles during 237 w working hours six persons were charged with traffic offences five safety checks conducted and 19 warn ings issued a total of eight miscellane ous occurrences including a youth charged with consuming liquor while under 21 four re ports of lost property one fam ily complaint one request for assistance and one prisoner escort to milton jail on a fam ily court warrant a relatively small magis trates court docket at milton on april 17 last found five convictions registered with 13500 in fines being assessed and one person was remanded in custody for one week for a presentence report after being convicted for driving while un der suspension the new traffic lights at the main and mill street corner are now operating parking regulations on these afreets have been changed and new parking signs installed cpl r mason and his rnen realize the motoring public will need time to completely adjust to the new system however we re mind all drivers to use extreme caution m the traffic light area parents are also urged to in struct heir children in the pro per method of crossing the street at this location at expo 67s automotive sta dium continuous sports ev ents and vivid pageantry from international tournaments to the ircmps musical ride will be featured during the six months of the world exhibit ion at montreal canadas arm ed forces will stage the larg- est military tattoo in ithe countrys history ln the 25000 seal stadium- the renowned gendarmerie francaise will also perform its precision manoeuvres using jeeps and motorcycles ballinafad two presentations held in hall residents home from hospital expo hostesses young women about 1300 selected for beauty brains and charm will act as host esses in the pavilions of the 70 participating nations in ex po 67 the world exhibition at montreal from april 28 to october 27 halton west liberal association provincial nomination meitino friday april 28 at 8 pm nelson high school auditorium new street burunoton open meeting all welcome frank w herman president mrs lei redding secretary burlington ont 6341 4t2 chairman john goy express ed his regrets to see mr coop er leave the committee after doing such a fine job during the past year mr cooper said he would stay on no later than septem ber when his new term in the cotjtfso begrnv t a monetary sum of 75 was set aside from the budget to buv centennial flags and ban ners for the community centre as well as 130 for a flag stand ard and flower garden which will take shape in the near fu ture a presentation was held in ballinafad community centre on friday night for mr and mrs bill smith who were mar ried recently dancing was to mcdougalls orchestra reg french asked the bride and groom to come to the front miss donna shortill read an address and they were presented with a lovely kitch en set both bill and karen thanked everyone lunch was served and more dancing fol lowed on saturday night mr and mrs stewart russell were tak en for a drive and landed at ballinafad community centre to find a social evening was in progress to honor them on their 25th weddmg anniversary after dancing to music by mc dougalls orchestra mr r l davidson who was mc asked stew and jean to come to the front when they were present ed with some lovely gifts a sunburst clock a reclining chair a coffee perculator a lovely tray and several other gifts both made very fating replies and all sang for they are jolly good fellows then all retired to the basement where a lovely lunch was serv ed sitting at the table with the bride and groom of 25 years ago were the bridesmaid mrs ross ferguson and also her husband to take the place of mr d mceachern who was groomsman but couldnt be present we are pleased to report mr f w shortill was able to leave the hospital and is staying at the home of his son mr floyd shortill s mr earn rogers who has been in guelph hospital re turn home last week mrs f j shortill is conval escing at her home following surgery in guelph hospital we are pleased to be able to report all home from hospital kr extra saw shop best buy save 16c with pork cash your 7e coupon 19ox tins libbys beans best buyi save 23c facial pkg of 20cs scotties tissue feature save 17e 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