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ninetythird year no 1- acton ontario wednesday july 5 1967 authorized as second dus mjdl by the post office department ottawa twentyeight pages ten cents big hit at expo 67 t of a comer of the expo site taken from the top of the canadian pavilion gives some idea of its immensity you can distinguish the bubble shaped us pavilion in the distance and the soviet building upper right staff photo small crowd at county ceremony recognition day marks our centennial less than 50 people tuned out saturday morning for the countys centennial recogni tion day program in victoria park milton county warden william j coulter and halton judge alan b sprague guest speaker ar rived in an antique twohorse landau adding a colorfully ele gant note to the celebration in his opening words warden coulter introduced 11 past war dens who had hdd the countys highest office in other years ptvgress uttha cmtenwlal p edition todays special section of the free press read how ac ton looks to the future prayer was led by rev r- p e jeffares of lowville and nassagawcya anglican church es and special requests were made for the safety of queen elizabeth during her canadian tour and for world peace guest speaker judge sprague retraced some of the events leading up to the formal con federation of canada and not ed the declaration of canadas birthdate would have probably been read from the steps of the old court house behind him he reminded the audience of the privileges canadians enjoy including the freedom to live in a country ruled under eliza beth ii by mem elected demo cratically and the enormous wealth of natural resources and beauty found in the coun try crediting the new years ad dress of georges p vanier judge sprague quoted the late governorgeneral as saying in part the resolution which the canadian nation must now pro pose for 1967 and- for the cen tury to come is the unity of when keys kit m parked car police warned motorists not to leave keys in their ignition fotjowtng a rash of car thefts recently acton detachment of the o p jfc pointed out e vehicle is not covered by insurance st the keys are left in the caw the practice is h wwii wide spread and offers temptation to wouldbe thrives drivers should remove thek- keys from the ignition every time they leave their car ponce our country the road to unity is the road to love love of ones country and faith in its future will give new direction and purpose to our lives lift us above our domestic quarrels and unite us in the dedication to the common good a benediction was pronounc ed by rev jeffares in the ab sence of rev d r nicholson of st davids presbyterian church campbellville to the bloodstirring tunes of the lome scots pipe band the group broke off for an in formal luncheon and talk un- de- the trees lunch was provided by an emergency measures organiza tion truck and served by camp bellville womens institute members wearing oldfashion ed dress youve got to see it to believe it its indescribable it will kindle pride in your country like youve never felt before its an experience which was shared alike by actons singing ambassadors the legion choraliers and a few friends from saturday until tuesday during which they sandwiched three performances for delighted expo crowds from a band shell on a lagoon they came home last night flighting from tyler trans ports new highway cruiser at 8 p m a tired but happy group who vowed they wouldnt have missed it for anything theyve got a new understanding of canada and a rich rewarding experience to carry with them for the rest of their lives first to step down from the big bus hung with bunting telling people from acton to montreal this was the choraliers from acton was director george musselle for him the junket was a marvellous experience and he spoke for everyone on the bus expo a big sprawling cosmopolitan place hung a huge welcome mat out which embraces peoples of all nations and colors the choraliers three performances one sunday morning and two monday afternoon were well attended including a few people from acton and some former actonians living in montreal bandshell b is located between the australian and indian pavilions with seats running down the bank to a lagoon where the bandshell sits almost on an island people hung over the balconies of two nearby restaurants and the exit balcony on the aussie pavilion was crowded with onlookers listening to the acton group sing with director george musselle and pianist george hall in white coats and the choir in the gold and black they presented a striking appearance against the white shell they introduced a new wrinkle in their repetoire when hector daigle stepped from the ranks and announced the musical numbers in french al lauder made the english in troductions and never missed an opportunity to plug acton there were minor annoyances like helicopters flyinq overhead expo express thundering along behind ships pass ing on the seaway but the acton choir sang better for each performance many in the audience waited to greet and con- ir united church minister induction service thurs in a formal service in trini ty united church last thurs day evening the new minister the rev gordon turner was inducted the chairman of halton presbytery the rev jewett parr of port nelson church in burlington conducted the ser vice others who assisted in their official capacities were members of presbytery mem bers of acton and churchill united church sessions and representatives from other churches the sermon was given by the rev robert scrlvens of georgetown rev john staples introduc ed mr turner he was offi cially welcomed to the church by one of the church elders mrs a long a member of session robert hart read the lessons a reception followed in the church basement when mem bers of the congregation and other actonians extended their welcome to the turners mr turner replaces the rev dwight engel who moved with his familv to onlha they hae a lively babv son mr turner went to public and high school in montreal he received his ba degree from mount allison univer sity sackville new brunswick in i960 in psychology and cri minal sociology for a vear and j half he was lav chaplain and psychologist at the bovs farm and training school at shaw bridge quebec then he entered business with the montreal agenc of the mutu al life of canada later he began studies for the ministrv graduated with his b d degree from emmanu el college toronto in june 1965 mattawa was his first charge and he and mrs turn er hae been there for the past two vears he is particularly interested in vouth work and the preach ing ministry while he was studying he worked during the rummers with delinquent six injured car in ditch six acton and rockwood residents aged eight to 19 re ceived minor injuries early on monday morning when the car in which they were riding went through a stop sign and into a ditch on the guelph line at eden mills the driver was frederick bil occo of 1 1 scene st acton who received a cut nose the passengers included glen sut ton 16 who received a bump on the head gcorgina harris 13 injuries to the leg pearl harris 10 a cut nose and mouth donna harris 9 a cut lip and tongue ind diane har ris 8 an in ured right leg all the passengers lived at r r 2 rcxavvood taking a bow after a rousing rendition of my bonnie lassie acton legion choraliers attracted innumerable photographers including charlie perry and ted tyler jr in front of the crowd many people asked the choraliers for autographs staff photo unloading the bus and who should emerge but jack pink with an empty suitcase charging he was shanghaied pinky an old navy man was also wide open for a counter charge that he stowed away legion lawyers are still working on the case thats mr pink second from left staff photo gratulate the singers after every performance and asked for autographs favorite numbers for the crowds seemed to be my bonnie lassie the happy wanderer and herman freulers hymn to canada composer freuler was in the audience and he was in troduced at each performance people stayed afterwards to shake his hand when he was identified and asked where they could get copies of his hymn for this reporter who made the trip with the choraliers along with herman it was a perfect setting for the hymn and the choraliers sang it beautifully band shell director mr carpentier was particularly de lighted with the calibre of the acton choirs performance and was most effusive with his congratulations for actonions there at the first performance and this included councillor charles and mrs perry mr and mrs jim ingles mrs henry leachman bus driver ted tyjer jr and jack pink it swelled bosoms also there was former actonlan jim spielvogel his wife and family they live in montreal jack pink howd he get there he claims he was shanghaied the choraliers said he stowed away on the bus after the roofraising sendoff friday night at the legion hall almost everyone was there to launch the junket wives daughters friends legionnaires citizens the reeve fred wright and george fountain and his band legion past president max storey and a host of wellwishers twelve oclock the beginning a new century for cana da was ushered in with a fervered rendition of o canada george musselles appearance signalled a start for the bus and a rousing rendition of for hes a jolly good fellow the party went from their tp the bus where ted tyler jr was stroking his new steed it wasnt long until everyone was on board and with a chorus of good night ladies the trip started with a few late well wishers chiming in jack pink thought hed ride around the block but ended up in montreal i was shanghaied said exnavyman pink you stow ed away retorted gurgling busrrvates the case comes to court on the next 100th anniversary party part of the reason for the night ride was a traffic count which said fewer vehicles travel after midnight but saturday morning from midnight the macoonald cartler freeway was amed with vehicles on their way to expo service centres were crowded and it was next to impossible to get anything more than a cup of coffee bus driver ted tyler jr made his first official stop near kingston at 4 a m and the service centre looked like union station on a holiday a few minutes there and the bus went on as the sun came up the scenic thousand islands went by and it wasnt long until we were over the quebec border continued on page 5 football now an at mcvnon following induction of the rev gordon turner young valerie irwin shows him her new toy koala bear father ab irwin was among the many in attendance staff photo gahtrs in toronto he plaved college and hockey and 5s avid skier mrs turner is a nurse she graduated from the victoria hospital london worked in he hosnital for sick children toronto for three vears and the western- hosnital toronto for one vear before her mar riage striking in their gold jackets and dark blue pants are front row george hall pianist jim mcknight gord aackeown paddy dick bill taylor jack coon- ey jack denny john barr hugh orourke charlie hubble al lauder frank spielvogel leader george musselle- second row jim higgins ken papillon fred gordon wilf duval john lowrie herb dodrjs vic patrick ray agnew bing ramsden louis petric hector daigle- third row john mchugh tinny masales casper pauw henry leachman gil malcolm staff photo j