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v ft the acton free press wednesday january 31 1968 at last the true story how george saved our famous tree by larry martin before h must beihe plant worlds eqojvajeni of bubonic pjague swept in from holland last decade yog covldsund al- rtfest anywherglnoie rural soigberniontarlq andbe reason- ably- sore that not too far below nhhosnrlifd roots of an t- wien pabllfc school children picked up itioir paintbrushes to do still uj thedsprdportlonate blotch of browh and 410911 lfrt had any shape at all was sure io have just the slightest bjntofanelniabiultt rv v far from preferable for stovewood uselessfor furniture rendered obsolete when farm wagons went stuel and cement cftooked elm- fc gene bur nevor to be forgotten came into general use for barn flooring they kept their race going unhindered in little communities on the escarpment and elsewhere they were so much a part of the local scene you could hardly remember what they looked like when you gave any thought to it but one through a determined effort to uve despite the odds became perhapstheonlyelement of halton- lanna to make ripleys list of global whatnots with its trunk pushing upward into the atmosphere then plummeting back to near ground level before finally stretch ing towards the sky in moreh ormal fashion once more there was no denying old gooseneck had something all the others hadnt for three generations it stood waving to the traffic on highway 25 just north of five sldaroad as- the horses gave in to the model ts and they in turn progressed to the glass and steel monsters of the 1960s a lot of people passed by there were the haltonlans most of whom had long since gotten over slowing down to stare there were the sunday drivers from out of town who sometimes pulled over and took pictures and in both groups there were tho experts people who knew what made gooseneck the way it was the indians disfigured it to point to an encampment or a big tree fell on it years ago they said some probably assumed it was just another advertising gimmick for a local plumber oeokge huott he saved tree from weedtmans kc as far as the world at large was concerned noone really knew why the tree was bent double in two places recently the champion talked to a man who cleared up the mystery for all time jack elliot of court st ullton remembers the famous plant when it was a oneandonehalf inch sapling when his father j r elliot bought what is now the jeffer son farm in 1906- it had a pine stump fence marking off the boundary nearest highway 25 two or three years later mr elliot decided to replace the tumps with a wire fence and a nelghbog bert marsh was called in to help as the nun axed their way through the maze of pine roots the boys skated on the small pond nearby at air marshs call they left the pond and wot over to look at what hed discovered a small elm tree winding its way through a stump since it was in the path of the new fence mr marsh raised bis axe to remove it jacks younger brother stepped forward and said if it was left alone he would dig it out and replant it near the house the axemen attacked the gnarled stumps surrounding it in stead and the tree lived on beside the highway comfortably moist from the bog that existed there before the road was lowered what became of that small redheaded boys plans to trans plant old gooseneck la unknown but the boy isnt he grew up to be hatlon county judge george e elliot a respected and familiar man until his death in 106s just two years before the tree itself died old gooseneck though dead wtri uve oo forever ui the memories of some before the department of highways moved la to knock it down halloo museum curator major h j newman decided the curved section bore preserving at bis rustic kelso complex of canadlana it took just a simple request and an hours work to level the tree cut off the bent elbow sections and truck them to kelso b the spring old gooseneck minus its top part will be adequately preserved and on dlaijlay to thousands of visitors thank you george elliot in i rmnnftipjj mop- of inlihlno most of tkmu5icjptrelrui year were oxprem- ed at ihe inaugural nlceting of atlon ci6npand sunday evening attending seated left to right irnrrwdiaie past piresldoht ted tylor jr jim voslry committee pr georer elliott bandrriasffer and secretary treasurer- charles kingsmillfirst vlcoprdsldoiiv fiill tjuchanari president elmer smith named honorary member of y board after 12 years service gordon ramsdori second vieorprositfpnl chuck wright sims mcphedan vd- barry buchanan of thrdcoitwrttrw itkrow bingbartjsdonpait pres- idonti gord glbbins libariindr f- g oikos council represchtetive on thocornmitleo lunch wav crvcd iftr the mtjeffag by mrs bill buch- anan and hoalhcr buchanan i sljiff photo li i i fflka at the annual meeting of mur ray memorial ymca board last thursday evening w d elmer smith was made an hon orary member of the board after 12 years of very active service mr smith has been an enthus iastic worker in the y a board member chairman and trea surer the elections and year end reports characterized the meet ing in the y elected to the board president william wll were vllson fend year vicepresident garry bateman pres ys men sec retary phil elliott 3rd year treasurer garnet mckenzle2nd year board members john last 3rd year jake van der kooy 3rd year ed leatherland 2nd year bob laughlen 1st year bob jlruce 1st year anthony strange 1st year honorary elmer smith nomination committee mem bers were chairman john last phil elliott and garnet mdkon- zle newmembers added for a threeyear term are robert bruce wellknown in acton and vicinity bob laughlen acton high school teacher and former member ofthe ymca in belle ville and anthony strango public relations officer for export tool in toronto the first regular meeting of the y board is thursday feb ruary 1 to establish committers strike a budget transfer books etc zone chairman makes official visit zone chairman cliff richmond made his official visit to acton lions club at their regular meet ing last week accompanied by two members of the brampton club also in attendance were six lions from the north pool pry do anxious to escape from the cal- edon hills they managed to abscond with the local loos lion bank a swipe which guar antees a return visit the zone chairman compli mented the acton club on tho scope of their activities espec ially on tho eye bank which proved to be a real success he also complimented secretary bob hau for tho accuracy and faith fulness of his reports to tho zone office lion murray harrison wielded the hammor for a chinese auc tion which raised 15 for tho clubs coffors new projects were discussed the most re cent a draw on stanley cup tickets convonod by lion davo hunter the club approved the pur chase of a rosuscitator to be presented to the local branch of the st john ambulance lion kay evelan led the club and visitors in a rousing sing song a feature visitors at the acton club always soom to ap preciate car damaged on january 20 a complaint was laid by joseph john forweu that his car had been damaged in the dominion hotel parking lot damage was estimated by acton pouce at 550 investigation is continuing get big savings on a torino by fairlane fords newest bright idea torino can light up your life i and so will the savings at your ford dealers quiet sale dont miss out i especially see the new torino gt fallback its fabulous i treasurer wd elinor smith report od that the board operated tho year i0c7 with a deficit of 14031 total recolpts wero 5700 including rentals 338085 do nations 102248 and tha balance in memberships resale of goods etc expenditures wore 503031 including fuel 138400 repairs 87740 public ullutlos 01781 and tho balanco spent on programs world sorvlco nat ional council etc this doos not includo ovor 1200 hours donatod by iioard members and ys men in de corating molntonanco and op- orating program ostlmatod at 3000 garnet mckenzlo actod as chairman for the mooting with doug copoland as socrotary beardmores ask minor change in sewage land agreement a request from beardmoro and co to make one minor change in the agreement with tho town ovor the transfer of land for the pro posed addition to tho sewage plant was endorsed by council at their last meeting beardmpros asked that tho area presently being used in cluding the sludge bed be exclud ed from tho loase as it was ex pected it would bo flllod up in the next two or threo years tho company does not wish tho land tlod up for 10 or possibly a 20 yoar porlod tho company would allow tho town to use tho area- untll it was full it was tho only chance in tho agroomont roquestod by tho com pany which has boon studying documents oasomontsandloasos portalnlng to the transfer tho urgency of competing tho transfer was omphaslzod so tho building plan could ho imple mented it will tako two yoars after construction starts to got tho now plant into operation over 100 couples at square dance st catharines square dance club- the swing and whirls were hosts at thorold high school saturday january 27 to members of actons pairs and squares bill carey of toronto orphle eason of st catharines and norm wilcox of bramalea called to over 100 couples for the afternoon and evening of very enjoyable dancing a delicious roast beef dinner was servei followed by a short- i- swt and a fashion show thobe attending frtra acton were mr and mrs j carpenter mr 4iid ch denny urind mrs g margrave mr andhfrs vc perry indmrvartd mrs 4- the following names were missed from last weeks nlewcy mr and mrsj e wutred valerie coles and wary jane pogan bobby townsend should have read bobby thompsotu lie long play hifi stereo large variety in modern country style pops while they last super special 99 ladies first quality nylons h 3 1 big bargain at hintons 5c to 1 store the store that gives you a better choice a better quality and a lower price great savings at specially selected choice plump imported fob roasting lego lamb 49 lb thick cut 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