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is i an acton frae prats wadnaaday april 26 1967 ww i iii i iii plan ball diamond for glen lea park a determined effort to have a baft diamond built in the area known at glenlea park was outlined at the april meeting of the parks and recreation com mittee held last thursday night the local x men club and the parka and recreation committee have collaberated on this joint project to make it a success the two local public shool principals pat mckenzie and elmer smith on behalf of the ys 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 fered to put in tha water and a roadway for the park harold townslev and brendan aheme were appointed to offer any as sistance they could to the ys men it was considered 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 ilal station 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 coy 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 aheme 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 rpor ted chairman fcjofn coy 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 fuililling ac 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 parks and recrea tion committee have no monev in the budget for a lifeguard and if they had the lifeguard would have little control over the vast swimming areay 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 mv door holloweyed and weary raw red cheeks so wind- whipped sore brown eves dark and bleary he left the lonely 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 g g browne new hours at tannery bbsctlva lay april m sawaaaoca ami co raj eru am 7j aa a to the coast wnstla win blow at 7js and sanaa at tm assf the ck nrhtstle win 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 of any assistance whatso ever parents 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 definitelly the place for the children and ndt the pond a touch of centennial flavor was added to the meeting when bert hfnton walter linham and don mathews representa tives of the fair boards cen tennial committee questioned the committees rental fee of 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 earlier date to build up the centennial spirit for the fair the parks 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 aheme 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 itely 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 does not want to lose any of it 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 jwhen his new term in the coujfsi- bvgfcr 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 polktnptrt another full week without vehide 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 swjriging and singing along with them in the group were thtf jack lambert mrs r l davidson aars r aacenery mrs john cossar mrs j ralston mrs kennedy bob ohara robt mcenery mrs w evans annie aikens john ford robt warne bob wintpn r l davidson mrs fred mccutcheon mrs wilderspin mrs miller staff photo officers of the acton munici pal detachment are pleased to report another full week wftk- out a motor vehicle accident the week april 16 22 last officers patrolled 783 miles during 237 m 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 cons 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 regis with 13500 in fines hbeingassessed 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 p regulations on these streets have been changed andjww parking signs installed cpl r mason and his men realize fhe motoring public will need time to completely adjust to the new system however we ea mind all drivers to use esrtremtf caution in the traffic lights area parents are also urged to in struct their 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 romps musical ride will be featured during the six months of the world exhibit ion at mont canadas arm- ed forces wsi stage the hug- est military tattoo in lithe countrys history in the 25000 seat 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 1500 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 mhtino friday april 28 at 8 pm nelson high school auditorium new street burlington open meeting all welcome mrs he reddino se burlington out 6341412 frank w herman president a presentation was held in ballmafad 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 ballmafad community centre to find a social evening was in progress to honor them on their 25th wedding anniversary after dancing to music by mc dougalls orchestra mr r i davidson who was mjc 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 fitting 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 mceachem 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 v 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 for exmsawes shop the university of toronto s new scarborough college typifies ontario s progress in education it 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