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4tw acton frot press wednetdty october 11 1967 m m i i i ill i 111 i sports hfl young acton angler nets 11lb rainbow j after thursday nights oha meeting held in fergus it was learned tnat live teams to date were represented tor entry in the intermediate tegue teams from etora cheltenham durham fergus and acton were represented a total of six teams are needed to make op a groupln the league for a given district accord ing to the centralliatlon otftbe teams georce haggett represented the tanners entry in fergus executive members of the tanner squad held a meeting last thursday night to start things rolling tor the season the topic of team registration came up and the members de bated whether or not a homebrewed team could be accumulated to make up a tanner team this year last years experience from out of town players proved very unsatisfactory when at crucial times a good number couldnt be depended on or course an entire team will not be found right at home but it is hoped that as few as possible will have to be bought or brought in a number of younger players including riddal and hall that played with the tanners near the end of last season are lost to the milton jr c squad this season paul cooper and gary tailllfer were among the group that made good on the milton ice the ice in the community centre should be started harold townsjey reports by this coming weekend the arena crew ran into problems with the icemaking machine but everything should be straightened out by either friday or saturday the acton industrial hockey league will hold another regis tration on thursday night tomorrow night from 79 pm and on sunday afternoon from 13 pm ah those interested in signing for bush league hockey will have to he signed up by this weekend as the season will be under way shortly thanksgiving day of 1067 is one john courtney 16 year old ac ton high school student will rem ember as long as he lives fishing in the tiottawasaga ri ver near stayner with his chum roger haggett john pulled an 11 lb rainbow trout from the water roger helped him net the big bea uty which measured 30 inches in length it was the first big fish john has ever landed although he has c ought plenty of smaller ones it took about 20 minutes for the you ng student to bring the big beauty into position for the net then both boys hardly able to conceal their elation raced down the river bank to show johns fat her morris courtney and george latency what theyd landed tho older men were eqpially excited at the catch john was using a number three sliver mepps spinner for bait and fishing from shore when the big rainbow latched onto the lure the exact location will have to re main a secret but morris courtney said other local anglers would know where it came from fishing wasnt too good that day although the fishing party said theyd heard another angler had caught a nine pound rainbow they managed to get another themsel ves when george lazenby pulled a three pounder from the notts- wasaga long a favorite fishing spot for rainbow perta 124 mill i at wife moni 1ss210 the world of outdoors with art h a w e s the harlem diplomats will make an ap pearance at the high school gymnasium soon in aid of the athletic association their comical capers have been compared to the renowned harlem globe trotters harlem diplomats at high school play lor benefit athletic ass as oy smfann a leader in the minor baseball revival in acton this season accepts a trophy in appreciation for the many hours he put in organizing activities over 70 boys attended the final event saturday and were presented with crests winners received trophies staff photo on thursday evening october 19 a negro basketball team call ed the harlem diplomats invades the jrvm at acton high the team is composed prim arily of americans who combine both athletic and comical ability to put on a great show the team format follows that of the world renowned harlem globe trotters members of this entertaining group include goose tatum jr charlie cook and ed dizzy parker the team also features a magic circle part of this unique circle is done in darkness only visible objects are shoes and glowing basketball playing the diplomats willlbe the returning nucleus of last years cwossa b finalist team and a few high school tea- from chers from the area alanmc- nabb terry churchill jotanmc- geachle bob turkosz and fred flisnik are returning members of the redmen the teachers are primarily physical education teachers from guelph cl john fross bishop aaacdonnell and acton many of them played varsitv ball game time is at 8 oclock proceeds for the event go to the boys and girls athletic assoc- 1 fchon tickets may be purchased students or at the door cage comics 1 impaired dbiwer a charge of impaired driving was laid against an erin district man following a chase by acton opp on saturday oct 7 the chase led outoftown and the chased vehicle ended in the ditch having just returned from an unsuccessful moose hunt we are glad to hear of a few local hunt ers who brought home moose a gang from erin area shot two op ening day this year the weather cooperated a little better with three days rain the first week last year it ratnedalmost stead ily for the first week prospects look good for a good kill in the area we hunted there were more fresh tracks than any other year the fresh tracks were from onehalf to one and a half miles from the travelled roads so any hunter who goes in off the beaten track should have a good chance most of the hunters in the area we were with were road hun ters who were never far from their car as usual the game war dens made quite a collection of guns found loaded in cars successful moose hunters who turn in the lower jaw of their moose this year will be sent a henry deveau elected member henry j deveau accountant of the acton free press and the canadian champion has been elected to member ship in the institute of newspaper control lers and finance officers founded in 1947 the institute is an international technical association devoted to the bus iness and financial functions of the newspaper publishing indus try its membership exceeds 60o crest for the hunting coats the crest reads successful moose hunter 1967 and ontario dept of lands and forests it alsohas a large moose head above crossed rifles and the provincial coat of arms other information needed with the jaw are sex of moose where shot date and days hunted those hunters who have lost or mislaid their license cannot present a canada migratory ga me bird hunting permit as proof of previous hunting experience the tightened regulations are to help prevent hunting accidents like auto accidents hunting acc idents are most numerous amont the younger hunterswhoare often inexperienced in the use of fire arms i867y967 were at expo this week but were wellprepared for the skating and hockey season at corner and pert 9 corner canteen high school athletics prep for busy season high school athletes andcoach- es are busy preparing for the coming athletic school year ac ton has eight teams that are de- fcoduag champions and the rest of the league will want to end the schools 196667 monopoly of league titles at the cwosa level the midget and the crosscountry eams a defending champions under coach bruce andrews the teams axe busy preparing for the cwosxa meet to he held october 19 mr andrews has junior boys basketball is also in a rebulding stage unlike coach mccallums seniors pat sullivan has one returnee he is presently busy holding clinics for hopeful cagers at the intramural level it is hoped that a full program can be introduced the gaa had a good program last year and plans lor uus year axe even bet ter softball has already been added to this program concerning the boys intro- mural crosscountry ind basket ball are now being organized the crosscountry team is also sponsoring an imitational golf tournament on the back campus for early in october the cheerleaders are also quite busy preparing for the up coming season most of the girls are back again to add a little beauty and noise to the scene all in all department head ronmccallum is looking forward to a very active year in the phy sical education department hoed up a series of crosscoun try meets involving at least seven other schools acton also won the cwos satb trackand field champ ionship last spring by outpoint ing 25 other high schools the school will defend their title next spring at the district level acton senior redmen went to the cw ossa finals in basketball last year the team has a nucleus of five dots from last years team under miss atkey toe girls senior volleyball and basketball teams von their district titles last year and went on to the cw03sa playdowns the boys and girls curling teams also under miss atkey won district honours last year most of the curlers are back to defend their titles at the present time two coach es art preparing for the opening game in their respective sport jim holmes is busy with the soccer team the club not only has turn uniforms this year but also has new players from the senior grades this team just might go all the way if they jell as a unit mr martinrtale has taken over the coaching duties for the volley- ball team this year is a re building one because only a couple of last years members are back exhibition gameshave been uned up to give the team competition prior to the district tournament in the middle of oct ober spork ipigi legion minor hockey registration at legion hall saturday oct 14 930 1130 am registration fee 400 anyone interested in coaching or managing a hockey team please come out and see us now acton figure skating club registration to be held at the community centre saturday october 14 frdm 1045 am to 1245 pm thursday october 19 from 600 pm to 800 pm 4- please complete this form for registration preschool 10 00 single 15 00 family memberships 2500 2 or more skaters in one family 50 fee payable on registration balance within 3 weeks skating hours thursday 430 pm to 630 pm saturdays 1045 am to 1245 pm name address phone parents signature age 3899 llulifts 8 l ndun weoftr mi woitn4chia ofy eitncd ttooooooocojt dtot indirect of t n ont qear in cam warartvuipamtriej ofcpfti ropcnbllifr it mini fire is a pocket picker hope to start making ice by weekend it is quite possible the ice making machinery could be runn ing hy the weekend arena man ager harold townsley told tbe free press this week difficulties with a 50 hj motor donated by beardmore and co are expected to be rectified and its possible ice making will be well on us way by the weekend a closed brine system is al most ready for operation and the boards have all been fixed and painted ah thats needed to start skating hockey and curling going is ice mr townsley also reports the lobby of the community centre has a new seamless floor color ed grey and white attention u only tt map hue ui tqinary hcmlt44 clfculu ploy mulcaimi d tuaibwe is iw cucuil 1 a jot ftohel acton industrial hockey league registration at acton community centre thursday october 12 79 pm sunday october 15 12 2 pm 10 registration fee for first half season were open again to serve you better in our spacious renovated building more customer area larger stock room quick checkout counter 4bay garage and many other extras for your conveni canadian tire corporation mill st acton 8531060