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salmon whiffs iy oiterville edges rockwood 10 in thrilling orsa final roskwood plramtn were edged 10 iiat night in tha first game of tbt baetomhree oils a int a finals watch promiaaa to be a tremtndous eerloa otteiwlues bob furlong bit join salmons second pitch for a botnanmandlhacore stayed that way for nine innings tin ottarvllle nine tightened np with tha one run lead and al though rockwood had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth wittuno one out they fatted to soon ottarrllle pitcher bob 8mun bora down and struck out the ant two batters and forced the third one to ground out to second base it was a frustrating night for the rockwood nine murraytay- lor and norm beatty aach slam med a hit against tha wall but the ball want underneath and they were restricted to ground rule doubles both were teftstranded john salmon and bob smith hooked op in apltchlng dual which produced 35 strikeouts 10 by salmon and 16 by smith both gave op five hits second game of the series will be ployed in otterrlue saturday evening a bus will leave rock wood park sharp at 615 and any one wishing to go is urged to be there on time rockwood won the toss so if a swsmkhwskmrr burning gun powder at mtple rik oord clowproprietorof maple rook shooting rang came up with tha high score of the week when ha got his first is straight oord has come close togetttnghls sb straight on several occasions hut this is the first time be has sueoaedad congrat ulatlons oordl v other good scores wen re- cords tats weak by brad main prise who got 32 21 and 20 keith mainprise with 21 jim coulsco ii art hawas 21 ed rawaa 10 and 17 john sbadbolt 20 wayne laadston 20andl7and len jonas 19 several high grade guns from browning have arrived at maple rock 8hootlng range and are on display there the gunswlllalso be on display at the sportsmens show being held in conjunction with the acton fall fair included in tha display isanengravedsup- erpoand shotgun with a price tag of 6o0 and anengraved 22 semi automatic valnedatl27480 also included in the display are some of brownings bunting boots with kangaroo skin uppers leather belts lad portable fluorescent lamp watch plugs into car cigar ette tighter socket tjm ontario dent of landsaad forests is presently stndytngtbe effects of spraying tha woods to kill off unwanted brush to lessen the competition among trees in 6rdr to improve the stands of spruoo and pine airplanes are used for the sprayugonerarjons while this may improve wood production of the forests it will likely have a bad effect on deer and moose herds which rely on the low brush tor winter food this news is in contrast to usual press releases from the depart ment which boast of the great step being taken to improve the habitat for deer and moose a recent outdoor publication claims the surest waytolmprove hunting and fishing is by improv ing the range or waters so that more game can be supported it was found stocking was of little use lnareaswherethagame was already found since the range could only support a certain number and most of those areas stocked soon revertedtothe orig inal population because the hab itat could not support a larger population stocking was foundtotoeffect- lve only in areas where an unusual set of circumstances had greatly reduced or wiped out the local population of a given species x ifimif rae west memorial our editor through the pages of tha acton free press i would like to thank the canadian legion branch 197 for donating the rte west memorial trophy for the league leading softball team this is in deed a generous gesture and very pleasing to me who knows so well how rae loved his softball association from bis seven to 11- yearolds right through to the accomplished legionnaires of whom ha was so justly proud in keeping up with the team play that has been going on in acton i am very impressed how the young folk are integrating in to this summer sport i feel that any incentive to keep young people as well as the more experienced ball players active in team play in our town is indeed a patriotic and noble gesture also i would like to say weil dote to all the teams who have provided entertainment to our town in such a sportsmanlike way this naturally leads to congrttulttionfr to the centennial year winners the station hotel team think you sir for allowing me to express my views through the acton free press sincerely mrs rae west g4 hmumckey acton minor hockey associa tion reports they axe getting a good response from children for their comic book sale but could stiu use more of them dona tions of the books can be left at sports corner or the arena of fice target for this year for the tricounty teams is 3500 and the comic book sale will kick off the financial campaign executive of the minor hockey assoeiitlon will be holding a sweet acre according to ontario forestry officials one acre of sugar maple bush will yield 50 worth of sy rup annually umyitvm call us v hfifvnws 7 kht all vow plumbing and heating mstauattons t repairs business location 17 mill st w lawnd acton ties wash dennys tnsuravteo for stay setwise wee call collect onespli taia4 a l reenter equipment company third game is necessary and fans think it will be it will be played at rockwood the ottervlue team lias lost only one game this year rockwood don blacmock if murray taylor ss norm beatty 2b jim thatcher 3b mite kelly c syd durose cf dave bacon lb ken maltby rf john salmon p ted buciek batted for bacon in ninth doug buttennam coach obituary miss anna gilmour leaves mother here miss anna gilmour daughter of mrs john gilmour of acton and the late john gilmour of campbellvlue dear sister of mrs isabel weir of r r 3 muttonand predeceased by the late andrew brother andalsobrotnerlnlaw charles weir passed away on saturday august 26 at milton dis trict hospital after an illness of four months she was born in badknoclrtn l pusllnch township and came to a farm north of toe village of campbellvllle with her parents 48 years ago when highway 401 the macdonaldcartlor freeway passed through their farm the family retired to the village sho was educated in pusllnch town ship and was a member of st davids presbyterian church at campbellvllle rev d c nicholson took cha rge of the service at the mcker- ale funeral home in ml hon after miss gilmour rested at the homo of her sister mrs charles weir from sunday until wednesday pallbearers were william an derson of guelph john wlieelltian of campbellvllle garnet cramp of meaford kenneth bullard of sudbury robert weir of kilbride and robert dredge of r r 3 milton interment was at st davids presbyterian cemetery with rev d c nicholson offic iating mayor duby conliiujid from paet 1 clerks and treasurers officials of the department of municipal affairs mpps and business men when asked his reaction to the invitation mayor duby has no idea why he was selected but was highly flattered by it his only hope is that it could be a creditable reflection of our town operations in the eyeslot the department of municipal affairs bauinafad black frances searie young burlington ont secretary who will give a spectacular demonstration of trapshooting at the acton fall fair on saturday september 16 the demonstration is being sponsored by mpmbers of the maple rock shooting range and equipment is to be installed at the fair grounds by canadian industries limited bob todd clls ontario shoot ing dub relations officer will direct the shooting miss searle is one of canadas leadinq trapshooters having won a score of national titles of the canadian trapshooting champions at st janvier que last june shootinq with her will be doug norton a cooksvllle ont business man who holds many canadian and ontario trap championships spectators will be invited to try their hand at trapshootinq and will be coached by the demonstration team john shadboll of acton is chair man of the committee arranging the shoot acks move by mrs r mcenery mr and mrs john black bob and bill have moved to fergus after selling their home here to mr and mrs mathews of geor getown who have moved in we welcome them tothlscotnmunity mr mckim sr passed away on thursday of last week in guelph hospital sympathy is extended to his wife and family mr and mrs archie lawr and jean left last week on a visit to england congratulations todonnastior- tll who successfully passed her third semester at guelph univer sity mrs harold garton and family of pembroke have been visiting with her parents mr and mrs archie mcenery and other rela tives karen shortlll and wendy wood spent saturday at the exhibition welcome to mr and airs dus- cett who havo moved into mrs harris house mr and mrs busklm and fam ily havo bought mr ej rogers home and are moving in we welcome them miss lillian shortlll and miss margaret wegg of toronto visit ed with the formers parents mr and mrs richard shortlll sr on sunday select international entrants at halton junior plowing match just stopped by mrs jones opened her refrig erator and found a rabbit sitting inside what are you doing there she asked isnt this a westlnghouse asked the rabbit yes well im just westing the annual halton county junior j plowing match is slated for the hornby farm of stan may this saturday september 9 sevoral young plowboys from the county will he vying for prlzos and trophies in both junior and senior age divisions the two senior class winners 14 to 21 years will represent halton in an intercounty contest meeting thursday in the comm unity centre anyone interested in minor hockey is invited an early registration for minor hockey is being planned with barry inscoe jumping the gun on other coaches toy getting the norvlce team organised now plans are also being finalised for a turkey shoot to be held for two days september 24 and oct ober 1 at the international plowing match at soaforth on october 12 the highest scoring high school students will be eligible to com pete in an interschool match at the international on october 13 the judges will give a coach ing demonstration before the hal ton match starts prizes are 20 for first 15 for second 10 for third and 5 to all other compet itors completing their plowing in moose on loose a moose on the loose was spot ted recently in the village of markham on torontos metropol itan boundary ontario lands forests personnel drove the 1500 pound animal away from the heavily populated areas and hoped it would find its way back to its natural habitat 500 miles farther north each class the j e whitelock trophy donated by halton and peel trust and savings company will be awarded to the highest scoring contestant directors of the match are bryan marshall dwlght may and brian carglll boats j vacation the boss tells you when your wife tells you where fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st georges so guelph ont telephone 8242071 you can buoy boating when you own cutter hmeoiass boat lapstrake oat 15 to 20 complete motor and oat repair service authorized mercury outboard dealer credit river boat co norval 0779552 open evenings til 9 pm khta stivenson and bonnie macdougall along with coach frank spielvogel participated in sundays allstar rural urban ladies softball clash at milton the other acton all stars were unable to make the game staff photo first line tv soles service 8531057 channel master antennas for perfect color and superb black white reception guaranteed no matter where you live zt- fkhh see us now for a low price on canadas finest farm building the new low look all metal ranchtvpe sthng modern two- tone colour schemes yet butler farmsted buildings are low in cost lower than wtooden buildings on a costper ear basis let us give vou a free estimate write or call us todav sncktiku 1221 baihriew awe farm supply company burlington ontario 6j42gq5 the acton free pvosa wednesday september 6 1967 rerun guelph theatres award winning play the province of ontario centennial commission has requested the gottph little thoitre to rerun us award winning play the broken jog the puy will run four nights in the little theatre centre corner of dublin and paisley streets starting wednesday sept ember to as the request of the centennial commission the guelph little theatre pana to mate tickets available to theatregoers in the unwinding areas of gait georgetown acton fergus and elora this will give many more cltlfeens in the area the oppor tunity of seeing this award winning comedy with the early canad ian setting tickets will be available for guelph cltltens who missed seeing the jut prior to its appearance id london and newfoundland this comedy written by donald harron of spring thaw fame is played against a prite winning setting by herman bauland and directed by mrs kay mckle the star studded cast includes terry doyle kathy obrien phyllis dodson john snowdon albert uoreton larry couverette allan gray and excellent supporting members of both guelph utile theatre and kitchenerwaterloo little theatre jack ridley cartage limited concmti tlocks concerts muck cindtl mocks clay mick 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