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our readers write the acton free pri wednesday may i i96h gf mcoonizff ly 1kb oindln ski pmrol v tehn a thu bet patrol in iho womnrn ontario zone glen idsn ikl club recnived an nwflrd at th nnnuat awafdt banquet in hamilton re rnhlly huro patrol memlwn bill tlmnpon larry mill don arir and john frasr dii plav hut prtfue slaff photo thanks kids dear mr editor was the town of acton aware thai then was a marathon walk for the cancer society or did they deliberately ignore the shudder ing specks of humanity alone in the darkness plodding onwards homeward aclonward someone hoars an approaching vehicle and they hearthelrcaucarcomlng they turn and look in a half sleep then straighten up again monotonously they plod mon otonously the calls comemohot- onously the cars swhlshbynion- otonoisly the steps ml left right i heel toe ihey wsur on hough the thigh cramps are joo gainful lh hllstets loo ng and he ankles roo sore and the dls- tance too greet these are yait youths whqm some of you hsve tor so long un derestimated and hsralnd all walking ihe raintfess stops for the canadian cancer socluly t rom veriws points within a duty mile radius of aclon ap- proslinately 174 aclon district high school sttidentsafboth sexes began their marathon walk spon sored by various persons and tustaesses running from 1 cent to 25 cents amlletnbdcontrlbul- od to the cancer society born in 1902 news of the district apply lor your pension grand paddle on the weekend fejtgus membors of the grand diver seoul crew from forgus and elora it of them got the adventurous spirit over the easier v weekend and decided thai they would paddlo nine cannesnvor ihe 100 miles of tho grand river butweun the elora gorge park and lake erie they dldnt make ii all the way but hey tried just before 8 am on goad friday morning they starlod out from the lowlevel bridge at tho south ond of the nark tho river hasnt been as high as usual for the last weuk so hugh cameron the resident engineer al ihe shand dam anovo fergus had been contacted and ho cooperated a few hours before the trip was to start he oponod the dam gates a little more and ihe rlvor wont up enough so that tho voy age rs could negotiate so e of iho rapids south of mora on the friday night iey boys had gotten lo a point ist above preston here they spr ihe first nlghl thu second day took them to about a mile below brentford on sunday ihoy started out again and by early afternoon were at onondaga in the sin nations indian reserve when they stopped for lunch they decided that they had gone far enough bui mcfadiean one of tho fergus boys on tho trip reported that the group had no dlfflculllus there were no dumped canoes and the weather remained fine for tho trip erin actor wins award erin brlen holmes of erin district high school will be a recipient of an award of merit for his performance in the erin play entered in the simpson collegiate drama festival cnnipttltlon brian is the second student of the erin school in the past several years to he an award winner susan vance being an earlier winner an excellent representation of interested citizens attended a meeting in cooperallon with erin vtllagt council for the pur pose of forming a rorroallon committee wlthavlew to establishing the erin rocreatlon centre favor milton radio station milton provldedwlth detailed information on the proposal to establish a radio station in milton council withdrew its opposition and swung in javor of the application to the board of broadcast governors the council also authorln d two represintatlves to attend the ottawa hearing if the applicant was willing to pay tht expenses council last week objected to tht application slnci it had no knowledge of the applicants or tlu plans to put the itatlon in operation if the board of broadcast governors approved mr hennessey explained t stabllshliic a station is very com petitive and release of information tould jeopardize it ul were the victims of had timing then was no attmipt to impose any thing on the town or council a former ullton resident ron harrison of torontohas composid the background music for a new halfhour show audubon wild life theatre which was launched over cbct saturday mr harrison has written the original music and surxrvlstd music recordings for the program he and his wife jian livid on mary st in milton for four yiars and lift for toronto eight years ago while in milton he worked at pl robertson man ufacturing co lynne hyde set designer at stratford georgetown georgetown people attending the btratford shakespeare festival this season will have a special interest in the performances a georgetown man lynn hyde is now engaged as a set designer there lyon eon of mr and mrs era hyde 24 ewing st has been studying with the national art school in montreal and his stratford stint will complete his course lust year he spent much of his time at expo gaining valuable experience with theatrical productions there he became interested la set designing as a career as a member of georgetown utile theatre and ooe season won an award for us work at the western ontario drama festival an extra 42000 persons in ontario will lucnmo ellgthlo for i the universal old age security pension in january iof8 and so should ui making application at this time these are ihe pooplo who were born in 1002 and who will reach 10 by the nd of this calendar year canadian clllsenslilp it not re quired for eligibility because nf this an increase in ihe cost of living ihe monthly pension is now frvg50 mr j g parsons regional director of old age security for ontario staled thai applica tions from persons born in tlio year 1902 have luen very slow coming in lo iho ontario region al office los than 6000 or 14 percent were received by tho ond of march old age security applications along wllli an explanatory book let may he obtained from any post office and should be sent to the regional director of old age security po box 8000 station o toronto 7 ontario slnci an applicant must prove age a lil r ih or baptismal certifi cate should lie sent in with the application if such documents cannot he submitted tin appli cation slthuld be computed and sent to ihe regional office with a note giving thu reason the hi clonal office will thin assist the applicant to find other evi dence of age the age at which old age security pension becomes pay able is being reduced each year until by january 1070 payment may he made in persons who are as yniupfih 05 as long as they fulfill tha vesldence require ments v after ihe old ago security ap plication is approved informa tion on ihe guaranteed income supplement is mailed to ihe pen sioner this is an additional payment lo pensioners who have utile or no income latest winners the latest list of winners at tho ouchro al crawsons corners were ladles high mrs v shullls ladles lowyvonne do war mens high c storey mens low ken neth shaw lone hands john de- war and door prlto n kranslx from markham from thorn- hill from the city hall toronto walking fast walking alow large paces small paces all doggedly determined to reach their goal their town acton six hours outside of markham with uncertain threatening clouds prevailing traffic nil the chilling presummer winds began lo dis courage the walkers along their uncertain route in an effort o dispel tho chill a fire sprang up but tb no avail for the chilly miles had lo be conquered the incredible journey was not without lis humor ihe man who became indignant when asked for water jke man who lujnthe house by ihe sldvof the roadandr is a friend of man whenaskadfor water during ibo erif morning hours thvtledjuimewelkarslnfor coffee mid couldnt ttoenough four walkers who ware lout and later found snoring in a ditch the drunk who hit two guard rail and left his vuhicle teetering- on ihe umbenkmunt the iwo boys who lucame lost in georgetown the chap who had to sit on the engine of a car jo keep warm the famous morning statement oh no mum not another egg the chap who shot a hear lo make a fur jacket rhe lady who would run to any house and ask for an orange in fill the whim of a spartan walker the walker who ran ml of og- arellou al 3 am tho girl from toronto who trudged seven miles and then spent thu next eighteen hours feuding iho dieery ihe discour aged the determined thu grade 0 student who crossed ihe flash ing line then paid her taxi home mrs browne with only three days notice deserves a special mention for tho part sho played behind ihe scones seeing that tho show musi go on the logistics for tho walk wore poorly organised lull somuhow when tho going gels tough the tough get going and everyone was rovllalltud acton dignitaries again for ihe second yoar inarowshowedtlielr ostuom and pride in ffont of their t v sets and let their youlb slrugglu in pain agony and sorrow alone one could not help but feel an emptiness in tho pit of their stomachs when iho walkers began to staggoracrosslhoflniah line after 60 or 40 miles of drudgery alone acton has a fine group of up and coming clllgens who i hope join in the politics of aclon and they cannot start too young the stufftneaa and the old ruddiness of ihe acton political archives have for too long shadowed the community thanks kids i am sure the canadian cancer society thanks you and im proud in know you kathurlne kelly 24 hour towing service tires and batteries service and repairs gasoline and oil richs bp service on hwy 7 al 5lh line of liquating renny and dick voskamp 853 2940 going camping let us look after your trailer requirements camp in style with a trail blazer the all new camper j lraf springs rully wired 500 lb weight featuring vivatex tent solid steel tow bar new safety catch door camper sleeps 6 persons cea tt 1 it cotti wh v v v mattrottae and sparo whaal easy payments terms can be arranged bp coin car wash 341 quaon st acton 8532114 present program at haltorrmanor knox alert evening auxiliary presented a varied program of music at tho manor ust week student s who won awards in the music 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