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i the acton fry prats wednesday july 19 1967 7 16 v 1 l x charles cults is a patient in the guelph general hospit al mrs f a mclean of tilbury visited friends in acton last week mrs bill james of sault ste marie has been visiting her fa ther mr fred kingsmill mr and mrs jim monabb are travelling to british col umbia on holidays mr and mrs bill buchanan and family were camping near montreal and enjoyed expo mrs cranston griese is a pa tient in guelph general hos pital friends hope for a speedy recovery s touring expo and montreal last week were mr and mrs h d patterson and carol and miss bella maye ftoszell mr and mrs charles shultis and mr and mrs george fryer spent a week at wasaga beach collingwood and ivy harvey taylor son of mr and mrs c w taylor has just returned from a ten day visit to montreal and expo mr and mrs keith main- prize master scott masales and mr and mrs jack frank spent sunday in london mr and mrs harvey mccut- cheon and family of london spent the weekend with his mo ther mrs f j mccutcheon corp ray mason frank toth and jack marshall attend ed the funeral of corp merv harnesss mother in orono on tuesday charges hid after accident a charge of failing to report an accident as well as another charge has been laid follow ing an accident at the comer of bower ave and mill st acton opp learned hours lat er and from another source about the car and motor cycle collision which injured the cyclist and his passenger robert anderson driver of the motorcycle suffered a bro ken left ankle david mcmil lan sustained a broken nose sprained ankle and lacerations both men are from acton michael john wilson the other driver was coming alone bower ave and the motorcycle was westbound on mill the injured were treated by dr david van der bent mr an derson was treated at guelph general hospital and released all three young men are from acton two charges were laid- fail ing to report an accident and falling to yield there may he an additional charge mrs v edith frank mill st with mr and mrs w ander son guelph and mrs w bul- lard waterdown spent several days with friends in sudbury mr and mrs bert urquhart have returned from their vaca tion in new brunswick they report the weather there was fine a contrast to dull southern ortario mr and mrs edmond lar- onde are moving from their home at 125 bower ave acton this week to 297 8th ave lar der lake they will be living near their daughter whose hus band is postmaster there bob dennis jim mcdonald and terry wilson are driving to british columbia for holi days they expect to visit bill dawkins and brian mccristall whe are now working with the chilliwack and abbotsford b c veekly newspapers mrs tom watson with daughter mary and son john returned home tuesday after visiting relatives in montreal and seeing expo daughter jane is in nova scotia visiting relatives there for s ev e r a 1 weeks name two winners in band contest there are two winners in the contest to identify members of the boys and girls band of 20 years ago mrs allan green and mrs r l davidson both receive a 5 voucher for mer chandise at dills stationery store mrs davidson was able to id entify the young players not from memory but from a list hand written for her that very year bv bandsmaster charles mason himself she was presi dent of the wi which held a banquet and made a presenta tion to the band for their new uniforms she kept the list in her scrap book the band won top prize at the waterloo music festival and at the cne that year here are the names jean wilds charlie kings- mill elaine arblc johanna veldhuis dena braida lena jij wpn june dunn jojffi cbl muriel rolston muneld burns donald lamb shirley ralston norma kentner ken allan donald perkins lcno braida peter lawson jhn ware james greer gor don lawson donald van gooz- en james spielvogel gerald perkins john agar aldb brai da ken marchment armand braida crawford douglas with bandmaster charles mason and majorette june dunn geor ge elliott was absent when the group photo was taken the picture appeared in the free press of july 5 miss m z bennett honored at ucw unit 2 picnic unit 2 of the uc w ot trin ity united church met at the home of mrs lonfc for whit was to have been the annual picnic but the heavy rain earl ier in the dav spoiled that and the meeting was held indoors mrs veldhuis welcomed the ladies and gave each a name tag for rev gordon turners benefit to net bolter acquaint ed the devotional wis taken bv miss d simmons who took as her topic love followed bv a duel bv mrs veldhuis and miss simmons how great thou art which was much enioved a letter was read asking for the bnle to be packed in sep tember mrs h little read a very liltinjg address and mrs veld huis presented miss bennett with u lovely sweater for which she thanked everyone very sin cerely mrs weick and mrs wilder- spin took over for a few con tests and games a very de licious picnic supper was serv ed to about 35 ladies including several shutins and a very en- lovablo time was spent getting moie acquainted with mr tur ner the meeting closed with mizpah benediction strawberry social held by fair ladies a strawberry social was held on the patio of mrs james mccullochs home by the lady directors of the fair board on wednesday july s the very guelph university graduates first batch of engineers the university of guelph passed another milestone this year when 22 members of the graduating class of the on tario agricultural college re- jceived jtie bkcjbelor of science in engineering degree these- were the first engin eering degrees earned com pletely on the guelph campus previously students who spe cialized in agricultural engin eering could later obtain a de gree in engineering by com pleting further studies at the university of toronto successful event was held both afternoon and evening and en joved by many visitors all the fair board ladies- as sisting were garbed in their attractive centennial gowns and some of the guests wore oldfashioned costume as well mrs mccullochs committee included mrs frank freeman and mrs george wallace mrs george stephens donat ed a pair of lovely cushions to sell tickets on the draw was made at the fair board meet ing and the winner was mrs stan matthews acton students can expect their grade 13 results about august 31 number of papers written were down with re quirements dropped from nine papers to seven but there are still 175000 papers being mark ed next years senior class will find a big change with no final departmental examinations visiting with mr and mrs james mcgladrey are mr and mrs ken ronan and family of new jersey us a on their way back from expo miss cathy krul left tues day morning for a twoweek course at leadeiship training camp at longford mills she is en the playground staff mr and mrs michie pater- son both teachers at kapiis- kasing are taking summer courses at waterloo and ham ilton mrs paferson is the for mer lesley ann duby daugh ter of mayor and mrs les duby and she and her husband are visiting here mrs lome mclean the for mer helen carton of george town was honored at a bridal shower at the home of her sis ter mrs robert lawrence of cook st acton mrs hazel lightle of acton aunt of the bride assisted with games and lunch mrs bruce richardson of rockwood assisted the bride in opening her gifts after which the latter graciously thanked those attending re freshments w2i e served with a special cako being enjoyed made by verna flatt of guelph guests attended from camp- bellville guelph milton mof fat kitchener rockwood and acton after five years at frobisher bay the rev douglas dittrich wife jean and daughters ruth four and christina two are moving to inuvik in the west ern arctic ihey have been vis iting n acton with his mother mrs laura dittrich and with relatives in toronto for them moving involves complicated planning a ton and a half of goods was sent here from fro bisher their needs at inuvik must be assessed and their pos sessions will go by barge up the mackenzie river these things must leave early in august to be there when they fly in in november their food too must be ordered in advance for a year inuvik is about as far north of edmonton as frobish er bay was north of montreal mr dittrich an anglican priest is transferring o the diocese of athabaska while there were just eskimos and whites at frobisher there will be indians as well at inuvik another fam ily with acton connections has recently- moved to4he f out growing community of inuvik they are former robert little teacher mr john lewis and his wife and children v t ass wm with banners unfurled and the union jack at the head a flag cherished by orancemen acton lol and its junior lodge marched from the school lane to the cenotaph for a brief service before going to gait for a large celebration saturday the parade members c 83 was headed by a car containing veteran lodge k brbwne 97 al leishman 91 and charlie allen staff photo obituary- tourist home fire kills george ford one of four peole killed in a fire which swept a tourist home at crystal beach was george ford who has relatives in this district mr ford was killed when flames raced through the 35- room 20th century tourist home three other people two men and a women also died an inquest will he held mr ford lived for a number of years with a son in guelph j e c ford 8 dunkirk st he moved to crystal beach where a daughter mrs robercjgiles stella lives about two years- ago also surviving are two other sons albert and arthur both of acton a daughter in toron to mrs william coleman flo rence one brother jack of acton 11 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren he was predeceased bv his wife the loriner bertha stewart funeral service was in ridge- wav bv rev charles stanger with burial in ridgewav mem orial cemetery traditional orange walk here first later in gait judges arranged parade contests to the rousing beat of four drums acton loyal orange lodge no 467 and juvenile orange lodge 457 made their traditional parade through town saturday morning before proceeding to the big district parade in gait in their white orange and blue and wearing regalia the members of the lodges assembled at the usual place the school lane beside the store of the oldest orange man in the parade 97yearold c k browne they circled the main section of town and paused for a 20 minute ceremony at the ceno taph a wreath was placed by lawrence papst abide with me and the queen were sung and the rev stanley gammon of the baptist church spoke to the assembled paraders and a small crowd of onlookers ralph barlow headed the parade with the union jack setting the beat for the 12th of july celebration here were bearded garry mcfadden dan ny holmes george holmes and john jordan local lodge member fergus ouee who is county master marched the local orangeman extra special buys flushabyes 3 219 plastic pants seactex s m l xl 19c boys or girls reg 298 dress or play sets 197 reg 249 sixes 714 s girls culottes m ladies reg 298 nylon shells 197 mens slipon or regular suede shoes s5 349 mens canadian permapress shirts 297 all summer merchandise 25b off your money buys more i the jamilif tcre 29 mill st acton william carnochan is the local master driven by ross ballen- tine in a car decorated with a sheaf of orange lilies were longtime parader and lodge member mr browne with al leishman now 91 and charlie allen an octogenarian lined up neatly by height the juvenile orange lodge had a good representation under mr and mrs ken mcdonald of crewsons corners cindy thornhill and heather higgins guided the bright friendship banner with steven gordon and richard soper as flag- bearers mr browne has taken part in orange celebrations since he was a lad of five he has many lodge associations a ilarge number of orange lodges took part in the parade held at gait the parade in cluded bands lodges and ban ner bearers with awards being given to the most attractive and best category performing in each c k browne led the parade driven in a car the king billy of the day was alf win ter of fergus lodge awards included best appearing lol dublin 76 best appearing loba brampton 470 best appearing ltba preston 122 best appearing jol sand hill 184 the best banner went to georgetown 383 and the best appearing jol banner went to prince arthur 130 the best lodge band went to arthur 131 and sand hill won the best band other than an orange band award next year the district cele brations will be in acton again last time a few years ago the paraders were drenched bv mrs j mccullough was host ess for the lady directors fair board meeting on thursday ev ening july 6 with 12 members present mrs melvin mccullough call ed the meeting to order the minutes of the previous meet ing were read and treasurers report given showing a nice bal ance the president thanked everyone for helping with the centennial dance which was a success they decided to get new pennants and decorations for the hall they have the judges for the parade decorated bicycle and doll buggies for the fair members were asked to save large fruit juice cans and are going to paint them for the flower classes mrs r l davidson made the draw for the pair of cushions donated by mrs stephens and mrs stan matthew was the lucky winner mrs morgan madill offfered liei home forthe next meeting the hostess and lunch com mittee mrs archibald and mrs thompson served a lovely lunch mrs alex near was courtesy convener the district swamps are full and water tables are high despite the date there has been plentv of rain the junior and senior choirs of the united church en joyed a picnic together at rock- wood conservation area acton brigade will be rep- rcsi nted at the ontario fire mens association convention at mount forest july 31 to aug ust 7 golden savoury flavour bananas 2 25 produce of usa can no 1 grade size 27s cantaloupes 39c 59c j3c california valencia sunkist size 113s doz oranges eoooddttserfectivejuly u n ii 11 k rcxiivt the right to lht qumt1t1es li apple grape orange orange apricot or pineapple allens drinks clover leaf flaked white tuna s or pineapple 31 39 aylmer fancy dlue lake green beans 22ft iga tableriteboneless round steak roast fmct hem style f ff aylmer corn zzf side bacon 79 steak 07 hsmbmb4 salad time kslfh son t wukintuh steak pies 41 tv iga choke apple juice 379- henley choice fruit cocktail cheese spread 69 margarine 253 kattpie rolls we 49 27 pepsodent v 99