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decoration day services held sunday the acton free prow wednesday june 7 j 967 bach headstone in this ce metery rep the life of a man woman or child but also is a slice of this commun itys hfe rev ritchie mo- murray told those gathered at falrvlcw cemetery for sun days decoration day aenrloe which- for the tenth consecut ive year was favored with splendid weather sumy aide and the first very warm weekend of the summer season which induc ed many to leave town cut down attendance at the inter denominational service which was held in the meadow in front of the cemetery the parade which marched in two sections from the rail way station to the cemetery was lined up in front of the stand holding members of the ministerial association and mayor les duby while others gathered to honor the dead sat on folding chairs or stood under shade trees mr mcmurray in his brief address called on those assem bled to honor the dead but re minded them that god was a god of the living of the fut ure he urged them to believe in the present and the future at the same time memb ers of st josephs church met withlheir pastor rev father v j morgan to say the rosary at st josephs cemetery graves were decorated by the organizations present with geraniums and other citizens placed floral tributes on grav es at the three cemeteries faiivicw pioneer and st jo sephs acton citizens band with bandmaster george elliott leading played several select- ions prior to and after the ser vice and led in the singing of hymns at the service in fftir- vlew mayor les duby welcom ed all those present with a special welcome for those who had come from other places to honor loved ones burled in branvh 197 the lndie auxil iary to the acton legion the lakeside chapter iojde the womens institutes of acton dublin and dannockburn the acton fire department the ac ton citizen tinnd the loyal orange lodge no 467 the lions club of acton the ro- tarv club of acton the acton mintiuiinl association and the y mens club of acton david hunter was chairman of this war event mrs j c jocque secretary and mrs gorge hargrove treasurer dry bones a really unique centennial pioject for a urchuks r l students i- the reassembling of a skeleton of a horse the bones were unearthed at the site of jack momullens new houses vw ta rmt rfw i 1 snuttis and mrs helen fowler were among mem- ban of the legion ladies auxiliary who decorated veterans graves at fairvlew cemetery on decoration day sunday staff photo the world of outdoors with art hawes 1 s- r it irtmxffp sunday afternoon was the day of the interclub shootoff among the members of maple rock trap team the trophy was donated by wayne lead- aton of guelph who offered it for a 50bird event among club members john sbadbolt was the big winner with a score of 45 oth er scores were gord clow 43 wayne leadston 42 jim coul- son 41 art hnwes 40 dave johnson 39 ed hohenadel and brian hammond 37 bill ho- henadel 31 and keith mftlrk prize 23 the compe was keen and everyone was out to de feat john shadbolt who has been topping the list all sea son despite some good tries by other members of the club john walked off with the prize on sunday june 18 the local trap shooters journey to the halton sportsmens associa tion club house near milton for the first half of the annual competition the ontario department of lands and forests has sponsor ed the writing of the book renewing natures wealth this book the centennial pro ject of the department is the history of the department and of ontario the author is richard s lambert ma a widely known author educator and broad caster he has written 30 books on history and other subjects following bbc experience ne served a supervisor of ed ucational broadcasts for the cjbjc from 1943 to i960 he established the national school broadcast and conducted the first school telecast he is the author of five approved school text books and several histori cal adventure stories his franklin of the arctic receiv ed the governorgenerals med al for juvenile literature in 1949 in the extensive research for renewing natures wealth obituary mrs emma hortop buried at everton the last member of a pion eer family mrs emma hortop of everton passed away sud denly on may 31 the last member of the family of james w benham and hannah par kins pioneers of the eramosa area she was in her 90th year her husband w h hortop of everton predeceased her and she is survived by a son harry b everton and daugh ter muriel mrs r l palfra- man guelph a son clarence predeceased her she had two grandchildren elizabeth and nancy hortop mr and mrs hortop were married in 1899 in eramosa township she was a member of the cwf of the everton christian church disciples end of the womens institute funeral service was held at the rumleysboanaker funer al home on june 3 conducted by the rev r lcgge of the everton church interment was in everton cemetery pallbearers were t a ben- ham- warren jarkinson j p benham howard fielding j w benham and william stew art flower b were om ar h parker harvey jestin alex mcphedran jas milne joseph oakes and john mait- mr lambert was assisted by paul pross phj recently ap pointed assistant professor of political science at dalhousie university halifax and by a team of graduate students from the university of toron to the aim of the book is to place important facts qn rec ord before they are iqst to knowledge or contemporary interpretation the department of lands and forests had long planned to publish a history of nuura r and tliei administration from the earli est days work began in 1965 in time for publication in cen tennial year the book contains 648 pages and covers the firsts in set tling surveying timbering fish and wildlife harvesting and management park reservation forestry forest protection con servation land planning and resources research and fol lows their developments along many lines up to the present day the book contains many old photographs and drawings and is clarified with maps the more important and interest ing personalities of the past and present have their place and portraits in the vital story that runs from the con fusion and waste of the early stages to the modern concept of conservation and scientific management the book should soon be available locally at a cost of 950 or it may be obtained by writing to the distributors copp clark publishing com pany 517 wellington street west toronto 2b ontario smakt4o0kin0 units in sundays decora tion day parade were acton firefighters top acton branch of the canadian legion and cub scout brownie and guides band led the parade acton citizens staff photos f turner wins free ig a ham winner of a ham in the 1ga food identification con test of an old pictare taken in 1912 at an acton butcher shop was mr f turner 277 arthur st acton people in the picture left to right were identified as mr landsborough john smith j bentham and miss j w mc donald that make the meal from lovell bros modern meat market choice rump roast 89 c lb boneless prime rib roast 95 lb fresh pork shoulder roast 5 3 c lb fresh gnd chuck 65 fresh small link sausage 55 lovell bros modern meat market 77 mill e acton daily deuvhty 532x40 priced as low as buy frigidaire manning electric the cemetery the call to worship and in- vocation were given by rev samuel m thoman minister of acton pentecostal taber nacle scripture reading from ecclesiasticus 44 was read by newly ordained rev john av may interim mlnlnster at ac- n ton united church rev g stanley gammon pastor of acton baptist church led in prayer and ben ediction was given by rev an drew h mckenzle minister of knox presbyterian church parade marshal bill nlco- lak formed up the two section parade at the railway station that preceded by acton citiz ens band made a colorful pro cession as it proceeded down mill st to main and down main south to the cemetery gates guelph pipe band headed the second section oflhe par- ade marching were the mayor and some members of council a smartly attired firefighters unit cubs scouts guides and brownies and their leaders members of the orange lodge lions club and members of acton branch royal canadian legion and the ladies auxil iary of the legion hundreds watched from sidewalks and verandahs al ong the parade route the annual decoration day service and parade is under the auspices of his worship the mayor and members of the council ol the corporation ol acton the acton legion w4hhrwwef extra specials mlimi gliddens exterior 888 white paint 2 gals 10 interior white 2 gals 9 we still have a selection of pre pasted wallpaper 5 9 sinou hou lakeview discount centre main st n acton 8531190 your local trust company pays you good interest 4r o chequing accounts interest starts the day you open your account and is credited every 6 months figured on the minimum quarterly balance free chequing privileges hv2 special savings interest is reckoned on the minimum monthly balance from the day of your first deposit no cheques may be writ- fen 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