Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 30, 1967, p. 8

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tfv the acton free press wadhmday august 30 1967 i iii i i 1 ii i ii f i i i ii ill i i m i i there were many actonguests at the wedding of llary wong and daniiy fang in to chinese pres byterian church toronto august so the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs gal jong wong of toronto and the groom of the hong kong restaurant guelph is the son of mr and mrs wah yant fong acton the reception after the cere mony was at the sal woo chop suay house toronto attended by iso guests from acton guelph toronto ottawa new york mon treal smiths falls and perth the grandmother of the bride from alberta was also present the bride wore a mil length own of white peiu de sole with lace bodice and bell sleeves a train falling from the waist at the back a lace rose headpiece held her shoulderlength veil her bouquet of pink roses and carnations was accented by white laoa ribbon erin girl hostess at ontario pavilion serving as an ontario ambas sador calls for a wide knowledge of the province phis the ability to answer questions pleasantly and intelligently no less im portant according to 20yearold ruth mckimwy of erin a host- ass at the ontario pavilion at expo 67 is the willpower and stamina not to let tired feet get the better of you ruth who is studying french and political sciences at the un iversity of waterloo is one of so students selected from more than 2000 applicants or the host and hostess jobs tired teet ex cepted she and the role of host ess enjoyable and challenging questions about ontarios forfamtiies for centennial year the free press fall fair spedu has been completely changed to add to the enjoyment ot he centennial theme the cash prises will be for the bast costumed family groups on the grounds on the saturday of the big fair the family will consist of four persons a man woman and at least two children dress ed in pioneer or oldfashioned clothing there axe no hardandfast rules as the object is to have more people in costume not re strict their ideas the people need not actually b related the man could be a woman dressed as a man or the whole family group could actually be children the costumes are the main object first prise is 10 cash sec- end 5 third 4 fourth 3 fifth 12 and sixth 1 registration will be on the grounds that day and will be announced out-of- town judges back to town for the big fair will name the winners the fair board has also ar ranged for costume judging dur ing the friday evening program bat this is only for women in authentic or replica clothing history geography economy the education system and society generally are frequently asked by visitors to the pavilion many of the hosts and hostesses have had americans commend them on their english and quebecers commend them on their french to answer questions satis factorily i have had to improve my own knowledge ot ontario ruth says working at the pav ilion also gives me use opportun ity to speak french which i hope will be vastly improved by the end of the summer the ontario hosts and host esses were specially schooled to answer visitors questions in cluding such topics as lnterpro- vlndal and federalprovincial relations aged from 20 to 26 all are fluent in english and in french expos two official lan guages some speak as many as four and five languages between them the hosts and hostesses can answer questions in 14 languages ranging from spanish and russ ian to hebrew and hungarian one hostess also converses in the deafdumband blind hand language by the time expo closes in october the so hosts and hos tesses will have guided an esti mated 5000000 visitors through the ontario pavilions exhibits displays and art works with btggerthanever crowds at the expo the ootariopavllionwhlch depicts various aspects of the provinces past present and fut ure and emphasises the acceler ation of social andecooomlc pro gress is handling as many as 50000 visitors dally because of the buildings unlqie design there are few lineups and sel dom any crowding storage of poisons all poisons are sot marked with skull and crosshonesl bleaches acids cleaners sol vents kerosene and gasoline are all poisons if taken internally aspirins adult medicines and drugs can be lethal to a child if an overdose is taken so keep all these potential killers out of reach of children dont forget they can climb sri albans summer ceremony unites couple from rockwood nuptial eucharist was celebra ted in st albans anglican church acton on august s for the marriage of sharon denise smith and thomas grant rasa the bride is the granddaughter of mr and mrs cyril e titt rockwood and the groom is the son of mrs david nelson and the late thomas rusk of rockwood the rev r mcmurray offici ated at the doubleringceremony and george elliott played the or gan the church was decorated with pink and white carnations for the ceremony the bride given in marriage by her grandfather wore a floor- length empire style gown with organs overlay lace bodice and lilypoint sleeves lace appll- ojues accented the aline skirt a train ot taffeta with organza overlay fell from the shoulders her shoulder length veil was fashioned of three tiers of illus ion and she carried aprayerbook covered with white roses and stephahotis the maid of honour was miss jean bayne rockwood while the bridesmaid was miss joan ram- sden acton both friends of the bride they wore floorlength gowns of apricot taffeta with an overdress of chiffon flowing from a yoke of matching lace they carried cascades of white and tangerine carnations and wore bands of the same flowers in their hair groomsman was richard lew- is rockwood a friend and the usher was the brother ot the groom richard rusk of guelph the reception was held in st albans parish hall before the couple left on a trip to lake huron the brides grandmother wore a blue crepe dress with matching lace jacket and black accessor ies with pink sweetheart roses the grooms mother wore a mul ticolored crepe dress and mat ching jacket lavender hat and yellow sweetheart roses for travelling the bride wore an orange suit with matching be ret white accessories and white carnations guests were present from oak- vllle hamilton mitchell guelph rexdale dundas acton and rockwood among them were the grooms grandmother mrs george peal guelph his greataunt miss hamilton the brides greataunts mrs claude home mitchell and mrs a titt rockwood the couple are making their home in guelph oay white and gordon peck trent university students ven married in trinity united church on august 19 gay white gordon peck wed in united church august 19 st- motfot asks 35 unit nassagaweya council received a petition presented by gusgout- ousu of rr 1 moffat on behalf of the people of moffat request ing speed limits be loweredtrom 50 mph to 35 mph through the village at a council meeting monday the petition had 47 signatures reeve william coulter said it wouunake at least one month for the necessary legislation reeve coulter and deputy- reeve bill hoey agreed the de partment of highways were met iculous about the placement of signs prohibiting speed the signs must be posted properly to prevent cases being thrown out of court on technicalities the northsouth road is a township road and will be studied by the road committee before the september 7 meeting the east- west road is a county road so the request was referred to county council marmed in st mians church mr and mrs grant rusk are living in guelph the bride is the former sheron smith mary wong danny fong wed in toronto ceremony she was given in marriage by her father judy wong sister of the groom twin fawns newest addition to zoo at mohawk raceway and fung gee wong sister of the bride were the two attendants wearing floor length pale pink gowns of shantung with high wed ding ring collar princess lines and a loose slingbeltat the back pale pink rings held their short pink veils and they carried pink and white carnations with white lace ribbon groomsmen were the brother of the groom and the brother of the bride ushers were james fong and leonard lowe ot tor onto the couple after a trip to montreal and expo are living in guelph before the wedding mrs ev elyn marshall of acton held a miscellaneous shower for the bride to most people mohawk race way is a place to lay the odd wa ger on their favorite horse but a tour of the 500 acre farm gives you an entirely different cplnioo towards the rear of the prop erty there is an acre of land fenced off and set aside for wild life the zoo has been in existence for four years now and is the home of several deer including tanner and blltxen twin fawns born less than two weeks ago plus peacocks canadian geese and other wildlife the surrounding is heavily wooded and provides a perfectly natural setting fory wildcreatures- the original deer were taken from fort erie three years ago henry neive who is the superin tendent at mohawk and some of the track personnel take care of the sop and the creatures in it after a couple years the deer are released andthe babies cared for sometimes they will get mean if they are kept too long mr neive explained but they dont go too far lost years residents of the mohawk xoo consumed 30o bush els of apples 500 bushels of car- mrs kay james is a pattent in the guelph general hospital if r and mrs gordon johnston holidayed last week matachewan northern ontario mr and mrs mac syman and anne and miss barbara mceach- ern have been at expo sandra blnnlenurse-in-traln- ing at the guelph general hosp ital is spending three weeks of her holidays with relatives at earl grey saskatchewan mr douglas guthrie is a pat- lent in guelph general hospital mrs ar long russell and martha attended the reunion of ss no 7 manvers township school an sunday mrs doug rogers mr and mrs b daley and children mrs eunice metcalfe mrs bob ang- 111 mrs norm price have re turned from a holiday in england misses lynda and lorna say- res returned home after holiday ing with mr and mrs gordon johnston mr and mrs robert heattey jr and julie lynn have returned home from a motor trip to reg- ina sask on their return home they stopped and visited relatives in fort frances the next meeting of the cent ral western regional library board will be held in the meet ing room of actons new centen nial library the date set tor the first regional meeting here is september 9 cons pete campbell leaves tonight for ireland and will be holidaying there in scotland and england and maybe on the cont inent before returning to hlsdut- les with the acton opp his departure was a little chancy his passport only arrived this morning six acton girl guides went to camp with leader mrs ginger this summer brenda browne debbie drinkwalter betty gin ger lymw simloni debbie barr and lynn nielsen mrs ginger was a camp lead er she hopes to become a li censed camper and then she would be allowed to take the act on girls camping herself com missioner mrs lowrle who is moving from acton has partial cfuallfi cations miss jane elliott and miss joan hot both torontoteachers attended the third annual confer ence of the ontario association for children with learning dis abilities at ryerson polytechnl- cal institute toronto from aug ust 7 to 11 there were 7o0 del egates from every province and 19 states miss elliott will be teaching junior kindergarten for the first time classes for four- yearolds miss hoz teaches slow learners mr and mrs dw prlngle of richmond bc after making a three week tour ot russia with fifteen engineers and their wives and a tour of the mariumes and connecticut and maine with their four children visited at the home of mr and mrs alex prlngle nassagaweya mohowk open house thrills yomg old harness racing enthusiasts of all ages showed up for open house at mohawk raceway sun day afternoon free refreshments guided tours of the stable area demon stration races and veteran horse men supplying commentaries on horses and their racing equip ment highlighted the afternoon a large portion of the crowd stayed to sneak a peek at donner and blltxen twin fawns hornless than two weeks ago at the mo hawk too situated near the back of mohawks 500 acres of land the 127800 canam pace will be sure to attract enthusiasts to mohawk september 1 as ameri cas hottest threeyearold pac ers converge for the richest purse ever ottered in ontario pollencounting time is upon the country again as the count rises usually by midaugust hay fever sufferers will flee the cities andthe valleys seeking comfort and relief in areas relatively free of the cul prit the ragweed plant the hamilton automobile club which gets many requests for locations aflbrdbig relief advises nay fev er sufferers that in ontario the towns of temagami kirkland lake timmins cochrane kap uskasing sudbury and sault ste marie and around most of the muskoka area the pollen count is low and the sufferer should find relief rots five tons of hay and 300 bu shels of oats the zoo delights young hearts and some of the oldsters walk away equally impressed aside from the fencedotf portion of the zoo there is a lagoon that hosts hundreds of mallard ducks firefighters seek historic articles the firefighters are still gath ering old articles and pictures related to flrenghiing for their centennial display at the fall fair halton county museum has lent them an old framed picture of a tannery tire here years ago and they have on hand the seat from the villages first ore engine more articles are needed and will be returned after the fair two trent university students linda gay white and alan gord on peck were married in a doublering ceremony in trinity united church at four oclock on august 19 rev a h mckenzie performed the marriage and e a hansen played the organ the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs glenn eddge white 50 john st acton andthe groom is the son of mr and mrs char les peck nymark ave wluow- dale the bride and groom are both enrolled at trent university in peterborough for the coming year the bride wore a street length dress of white lace over a fitted champalgne satin sheath a short triple tier tullle veil was held in place by white roses she carried a cascade of pink sweetheart roses and white ste phanotis she was given in marriage by her father maid of honor was the brides sister sharon white who wore a street length dress of rose silk with a floating panel falling from the neckline at the back her short triple tier matching tullle veil was held in place by nylon and pearl flowers she carried a nosegay of pink and white car nations groomsman was chris cuddy of whitby and the usher was rob ert hart of acton a reception was held afterward at the parkview motel guelph the brides mother wore a green peau de sole satin sheath with matching coat and a corsage ot pink sweetheart roses the grooms mother wore a grey silk suit with navy acces sories andplnk sweetheart roses the brides travellingcostume was an autumn brown crepe sleeveless dress with cowl neck line mathing accessories and a corsage of yellow roses on wednesday august 9 forty halton and acton 4h corn and forage and conservation club members took part in a joint land judging competition with peel 4hers held at the university of guelph in the junior division bob harris was top contestant with a score of 157 out of 200 lyle stokes and dave austin we re second and third with scores ot 153 and 152 it at ml ml ml ml vi at mt 1 make your reservation for free tickets and transportation to hear billy graham sunday sept 3 at exhibition stadium toronto phone 8530663 buses leaving from maple avenue baptist church 81 maple ave east georgetown at 1 pm children under 13 must be accompanied by parent holiday weekend savings at specially selected canada grade a eviscerated 6 to 10lb average turkeys 38 ik sweet pickled mild cured cottage rolls 59 wieners 39 by the piece bologna 39 lb mild seasoned tasty loox well streaked rindless bacon 791 best buyi save 14tl 32oz jar salad dressing miracle whip best buyi pko of 100 k a d a n a tea bags 69 est buyi save 26c 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