The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

scout news grass fires bane of brigade answer five siren calls during the holidays sheldon barker took the lions patrol on a hike along the bruce trial the regular scout night was well attended we focused our attention on communltylmprove- menta saturday asm kevin conroy took part in a training program for leaders on thenewventurers program asm ross budgell organized a hike from acton past tho quarries and the sawmill along the bruce trial to the farm of mr c gough cubs and scouts dont forgbt to hand over your order forms for hot cross buns wj acton firefighters like singer tom jones could be yearning for the green green grass of home drlodout winter zol grass and weeds were spontaneous fuel for three of four weekend fire call and anotherpaironmondaymak- lng the first shootfi of spring moro attractive than ever going to the blazes one fireman explain ed is not the perfect way to spend a weekend fire chief mick holmobadvlb- ed his fellow smoke eaters id stick close to home over the weekend since ho had issued about 20 bonfire permits moro proph etic words were nover uttered first call came about noon on saturday when proporty ownedby w weldmann on lot 22 con cession 6 in nassagaweya town- bhlp was reporlod on fire aplle of wood near a tool shed was burning whtiil tho hrlk wind blew flames orito nearby grass and a targe ool shed r the tool shed was a total loss and firefighters let grass burn off harmlessly before extinguishing flames as they reached a wooded section sunday morning between 10 and 11 am there were two calls first one was grass on the bowen farm on the flrstllnelsquesing the second was a repeat call to the nessagaweya property of the day before sundav afternoon about 3 pm mr mrs fred observe cfolcferi wedding at open house many visitors dozens of cards bouquets of flowers and gifts in gold made saturday a particular ly happy day for mf and mrs fred wright they celebrated their botb wedding anniversary amidst friends and relatives at an open house in tho after noon and evening and recelvod many congratulation the dean of acton insurance and real estate agents mr wright was hailed as actons citizen of the year in may 1060 mr wright enlisted from acton in world war one and was mar ried in england before the war ended and they came back hore to spend their life just one person who was pre sent at the wedding on april 1 1918 was with them for tho celebration this was mrs ruth pfndley mrs wrights slstor who also lives here in tho after noon she poured tea with hor daughter mrs kay timbers of waterdown in thoovonlngclose family friends mrs jean gra ham and hoslstor miss annie stalker georgetown pourod too the wrights son norman and his wife from guelph arranged the reception and their two daughters assisted with the ser ving caroline is a nurso-ln- tralnlng in her final year at hamilton and valorlo is a sec retary at the university of guelph son david a guolph high school student looked after the guest book mayor los duby and clerk administrator jack uegeachle came to the reception wearing two hats one for tholr official capacity with the town and the other as personal friends of tho wrights thoy prosontod thorn on behalf of the citizens of act on with the traditional gold lea service mrs mcgeachlo also had a presentation a pair of dishes decorated with scotch thistles jon hurst starts new business from the acton scottish country dance club mr wright served 20 yosrs as secretary of the legion which he helped to organize in 1932 and dominion command confer red on him a life membership tho branch sent a bouquot of flowers for tho anniversary president gordon jainos was among the guests other flowers were sent by tho ladles aid of knox church c k browne sent a bouquet from acton camp of tho wood- mon of tho world the norman wrights had as an anniversary gift a floor lamp while the grandchildren present ed them with a 40day clock gold cuff links and bar and a gold pendant wero the gifts of mrs findtey white others hap pily presontod gold cups and saucers and a gold dish which matched tho towns special an niversary sot outoftown guests tncludod mr and mrs j m mcdonald toronto bos a formor acton reeve mr and mrs martin hassard oakvllle misses marg aret and jesslo young toronto mr and mrs molvin turnor and family for pis mr and mrs ttohort bowloy forgus and tho rev laurlo duby holy trinity church wetland mr and mrs jack donaldson wlngham came with the oldost visitor of tho day mrs e don aldson 02 and thoy wore taking hor back to wlnghani with thorn the couples minister tho rov a h mckonzlu entered his name in tholr guost hook first ho called before toavlng friday for a golfing holiday at myrtle beach old legion comrados mr wright was ospoclally glad to soo were mr mcdonald from toronto and dr allan buchanan his old offlcor and friend col gordon brown georgetown was unable to come but son a card knox ladles aid catorod for the reception monday afternoon april 1 the actual dato of tho marrlago mrs wright was tho guost of honor when mrs clare pickett and mrs frank van wyck ar ranged an afternoon toa at tho plckutt homo neighbors frtonds and relatives prosontod mrs wright with two gold cups and saucers and a gold centrepiece mr and mrs wright have won the affection and admiration of jon hurst another new business has started in acton and district jon hurst announced the open- lag of jon hurst electric this week he will specialize in in dustrial commercial and resi dential power and lighting in stallations son ofurandursjt hurst jon is married to the former maxlne gough and has two child ren they live on yongo st he attended public and high school la acton where be was active in aports he is interested in hockey baseball and bowling jon apprenticed with the well known guelph firm of harlock and shuttle under the four year apprenticeship plan he has worked there doing all types of lactrical work for the last six year jon is branching out with his own bualneas in every type of electrical work the business will operate from r r 4 acton many friends in their many years in acton mr wrights various activities were detailed when io received the chamber com morce award as one ofthotdwns outstanding citizens fred lias boon troasuror of knox church and sacrotary-trea- suror of tho fall fair board for 10 years hes a charter mom- bor of acton rotary club and was a guost oftholr20th anniver sary mooting tuosdiy ho still holds his momhorshlp in tho chamber of commerce in tho socond world war ho was actlvo in victory loan cam paigns and was top salesman in north halton ho handled tho farm labor forco was later fed of agriculture and dublin school reunion secretary ho helped organism finance and guide tho junior pipe band and was long associated with guolph plpo band followed by his son and grandson in world war one ho was in tho tronchos oarly andwasmontlon- od in dispatches in 1915 tho citation wai signod by winston churchill ho was woundod and gassod in 1017 and his wartlmo romance resulted in marriage on april 1 1918 i wasnt fooled laughs mr wright in his familiar quickwitted way 2qth anniversary dinner at fcolary a special speaker and a 20th anniversary guest were welcom ed at the rotary club meeting tuesday reminiscing about the early days of the service cjub was fred wright a charter member who returnod for tho ovoning he had with him some of tho earliest records prof william carroll a ma a profossor ofoconomlcs at the university of guelph put south america in perspective for canadians in an address re lated to the recent wor j under standing weok aspects of tho south american oconomy wore told in an unusual and interest ing way president ralph davlos intro duced tho two guests and tod pratt thanked tho speaker prof carroll tod pratt roportod70330 re ceived in easter seal receipts a uttlo behind last year there wero two visitors pre sent with 20 rotarlans the alarm came from the 11 4 m drivein where a tin of hot fudge exploded in the oven fire fighters carried the flaming stove outside and used smoke ejectors to expol the acrid smoke bus iness went on as usual at the busy nipper hour in spite of the excite ment and confusion caused by tho fire there wab no serloujdam- ago about 3 pm monday the flro siren sounded twice within jo minutes obo truck wag des patched to a grass fire at the lsiuieslng dump uw othor iiul- led a blaze jiemay the iriclivirator in the grabs on the field beside tho mason knitting coi the intowiitiuzu was quickly squelched with brooms aridwetoy while the morcstubborn esques- ng ffrc burned clear tolho rail way tracks heforo it was ex tinguished hreaghter by now champion sprinters are hoping weekends from honceforlh are drier andf moro firefree budget onnlimitd front p10f l earn his salt filling out 30 or 40 questlonalres for the new board the salary schedule for the year will be offered to the staff at a spoclal meeting today wed- no sdayx mnco george mason assured the board he didnt want the greenhouse at the school given by his father it had beonadvert- ised and two tenders were opened at the meeting thohlghertendor of 52 from ted tyler jr was promptly accepted he will bev asked to mmove the greenhouse before school starts in sept ember rot wharton will cent the audi tori ura for her students dancrecltal may 24 present wero chairman duncan moffat secretary fred salt- members korwin mokhall ray arblc tom watson and chester anderson with principal hansen and vimprincipal joe bray the acton free press wednesday april 3 1968 council chamber furniture is getting a touch up of stain before it gets all sot up again in the room everything will be spring housecleaned before its back to normal there shortill sheet metal plumbing ft heating acton 8530270 specializing in mmfjc clare bros heeling equip sv rylitrd united oai dealer we carry a tionlpleto slock of pipes arid flttlno for suivici cau 8 5 3027q the plloatod woodpecker can hoar woodboring larvae inside a troo it cuts directly into the insect colony and cloani it out usually tho troo does not djo as result of tho largo oblong holes which may bocomo nest sltos for other animals tho fodoratlon of ontario naturalists points out notice it is illegal to light bonfires without first obtaining a permit if you havent done so do it mow 1 permits available from fire chief mick holmes sponsored by acton firefighters assoc acton figure skating club presents ice revue around the world with a cast of 101 skaters guest skaters dr charles snelling 6 t nt cjnjd on stn or champion lee armstronc 11968 juvtn it mtn j chimp oil western onf janice peters 1 968 jl n or lid is frit skjt nci jvestern ont 7 acton arena saturday april 6th 800 pm admission adult 125 hs students 75e ps pupils 35e sanctioned by the canadian figure skating association fresh strawberries florida oranges anjou pears sunkist lemons hcauliflower 49c 49c 49c 29 eljff sugar wiih tui fulchill 01 4 ii 01 0mus ill 01 kuiwiii houii ih1i1n1 0mii it ihi iic 10 01 kave on health a beauty aidk hair spray aq giuitti hades 99 mennemsof stroke 63 skin men 69 fact toothpaste 73 y shampoo 79j nt flff gifts fro mw ica cataioguf coupon savings dinnerware raisin bread a in i m i i philco colour tv contest u3 ttc ml vu ui tfct sum ii ml v tttti lull iga coffee f iga pies i4tl iii ixhiiiii0m i011s potato chips clips ahoy 49c 27ji 49 49c free s10r cbatumlftimt il ii vm u tut m cwuniuuwu ul mil cmih ul u lal ui uuui mil i dm u cfclu k m leah fresh pork butt roast ueflfemieiies 49 41 mx niiii i steajpies 49 pork butt chops 59 smoked kippers 39 we regret we solo out of this last week but we are stocked up again with 801 pig richs rich whip topping 17 foods iga foods ica foi