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t tttm mttt tt ninetyfourth year no 2 acton ontario wednesday july 10 1968 author a seoond claca sftn by uw port ooaga dul ottawa lor ponaa paid in cash at aatan ontario sixteen paget ten cento record 1400 in twomile orange walk 1385 strong representatives of orange lodges from 13 coun ties joined in the annual orange walk saturdayafternoonlnacton and this time weather tor the glorious twelfth was glorious four years ago district pand ers here were drenched there were so marching units for the nine judges to assess and 24 bands in the twomile lone parade which took an hour and a half to pass a given spot many people saw tho parade twice as it looped through town passing ovor the railroad tracks twice at tho same location on 11111 organisers eared the last of the parade might still be form ed up in the park ready to march off when the head of the parade acton citizens band arrived back at tho park gates but the route just about perfectly accom modated the nearmooparaders as the acton lodge the par ade rearguard stepped out of the park gates to head down knox ave they saw tho head of tho parade round the millpark cor ner at tho hr parker home just one short block awayl where was the traditional king billy who heads an orange walk onhishakse halton county marshal earl brown burlington explained the horse had balked and so he walkod guaranteed mild and frlondly the riding horse was brought from south of hlllsburg about 130 pm bit went wild in the crowd it was shipped back to pasture there wore 10 halton lodges in the walk no 68 stewarttown 165 hornby 245 georgotown257 bronte 358 ancastor 1184 campbollvillo 23s5 milton 2420 burlington 3234 oakvllle along three fire brigades fight savage barn fire on 24 fire of unknown origin com pletely destroyed a large barn and nearby implomont shed on tho farm of l g snyder rr 1 guelph monday night three fire brigades wore call ed to tho blaze which was dis covered by mr snyder shortly after midnight the large barn stood on tho farm about a mile east of osprlnge on highway 24 atop the large hill the intense flames acted like a beacon on tho hill drawing a large crowd of spectators who watched firefighters from erin hlllsburg and acton battlo the tire they wore successful in saving tho brick farm house nearby but could do llftle to atom the blazo in tho barn which had a good head start on them mr snydor consoled by the fact there was no livestock in the barn could give no estimate of tho loss he had no idoa of how the tire started it could have boon a number of things ho told the free press he rulod out spontaneous combustion as a cause because he had just finished putting hay in tho barn that day and it could not have had tlmo to ostor ho awoke after midnight to sec his barn in flames called the erin tire brigade who in turn notified tho acton brlgado when they saw how serious the tire was neighbors noticed tho tire too and they phoned the hllls burg ire dopartmont all three brlgados arrlvod promptly but tho ire generating an intense hoat had consumed most of tho barn flames sproad by the wind caught on the house and firefighters soon had it out most of tho damage to the house was caused by water spectators wore given an add ed thrill when a largo gasoline tank in the implement shod burst into flamo they hurriedly back ed up from the intense heat flames lit tho countryside up tor a large area around the farm acton firefighters returned home around 3 30 am the blaze contained with the host lodge 467 acton acton ladloswerolncludedwllh lavinla lodge guelph and the acton jol also took part actons marching beat came from the threeman drum corps of danny holmos george hol- mos and john jordan other lodges haldlmand caledonia eric dunnwue inman rd blnbrook lincoln merrlton grantham st catharines norfolk guysburo black creok waterford simcoe st williams langton peol brampton tullamore campbells cross bolton port credit sandhill huttonvlue en- nlsldllon streetsvillc palgrave calodon east cooksvllle oxford woodstock tillson- burg ingersoll waterloo- gait kitchener preston hespeler weuand walnfloot fort erie north niagara falls clifton port colbornc wellington arthur mot guelph fergus elora wentworth six hamilton lod ges one from dundas york east thornhlu mark- ham blrchcllff moffats- corn- ems highland creek and three from east toronto and one from toronto grey south conn perth south sebrlngviue the color theme of orange blue and white brought a pleas ing consistency to the long par ade and yet a wide variety in costume blue satin capes white or orange umbrellas orange sashes and tassles and the traditional regalia flashed in the sun as tho units passed with the big painted lodge ban ners were tlutteringunlonjaeks provincial flags and some can adian flags thore were more pipe bands than any other including fergus georgetown guelph sandhill woodbrldgc lorno scots gait st catharines the biggest marching band was the wellington flute band 63 players from toronto trudy morris 100 in math wins 4000 scholarship a perfect mark in mathemat ics a helped trudy morris to graduate from grade 13 with an overall average of 94 per cent trudy who is actons first ontario scholar is also the win ner of a 4000 general motors scholarship of her six subjects for nine credits she scored 95 in chemistry 94 in biology 90 car motorcycle in collision a car and a motorcycle were involved in a collision at queen and meadvalo july 6 at 9 15 am cecil reast westcott rd was crossing no 7 highway and the motorcycle driven by john lockrcy rr2 acton was coming east damage to the car was esti mated at 150 and to the bike 100 mr lockrey had an in jured hand and bruised knee in english 89 in french 85 in physics and 100 in math trudy heads 23 graduates from the acton district high school also on the honor list arc sand ra irwin connie coles lyn perry and murray jamleson the top boy graduate lyn perry averaged 77 per cent in six subjects he scored 83 in physics 80 in english 78 in chemistry 75 in math a and seconds in math b and biology sandra irwin earned firsts in geography 81 english 80 math a 75 and french 75 plus a 72 in history or an average of 766 per cent other adhs graduates are brenda ahorno nancy duby hel en gait douglas garrett carol gay geoff gay peg graham glen holmes lynn johnston nancy lauder alan mcnabb jim plehl robert radford rob ert roughley anne shortlu sus an ward jane wong and david woodhouse the smallest oven smaller than actons threo sturdy drums was with the conn lodges two flutos played by an older man and a young boy their grand iose choice of selection several tlmos was a thousand pipers and all there were several flute and drum bands and an accordion band tho porter memorial band from dunnvlue headed by a maj orette is comprised of mombers of tho same family hamiltons long ontry of lodges marched to the beat of the dom inion stool foundarles band the sarnlalambton float with a model of king billy mounted on a platform atop a car pro vided the nearest thing to king william all day another impressive float all in tlssuo flowers was from sand hill chief william douglas of the six nations reserve who always participates in orange parades marched tho ontlre route here on his 80th birthday he wore an indian feathered hoaddross various older lodge dignitar ies rode in cars including act ons veteran orangeman c k browne 98 there were nine judges on a stand in front of the ymca and the local representatives were george leo orval chap man mrs w carnochan and mrs r l davidson the park was a perfect loca tion for the program which followed several speakers mounted the flat bod of a truck by a ladder but a couple of others the lad les stoutly refused but all vol cos were broadcast over a large area in the park as the microphone was passed up and down from tho truck to the ground master of coromonlos earl brown announcod contost winners and prizes woro presented by norm fryer oldest orangeman was john j young 90 actons c k browne wasnt entered belong ing to tho host lodge oldost orangewoman was lois love who was 93 that day best appearing lodge lol 28 woodbrldge bestappearing loba no 555 guelph best- appearing loyal truo biuos 393 georgetown best juvenile or ange lodge niagara falls best jol banner woodbrldge best lodge band sandhill best other band wellington flute band best float sarnlalambton a look at what tho orange or der stands for was taken by the guost speaker rt wor bro h free press like letter from home mm of unknown okmin completely de stroyed the barn and implement shed on the arm of l g snyder highway 24 monday night end started on the house firefighters from erin hllltburgh end acton prevented serious damage to the attractive red brick farm house but the inferno levelled the barn and shed there was no livestock in the barn the farm is situated a mile east of ospnnge on highway 24 staff photo harry c simons lives in de troit michigan now but hes still very interested in this area enclosing a cheque for a sub scription to the free press mr simons said be has been receiv ing clippings from the roaxell family of happenings in evert on roekwood eden mills and some others they brought back many memories of his early life as a resident of the rural area he decided he might as well get a letter from home in stead of the clippings so he sat down and wrote or a subscript ion to the free press the freepresswelcomeseny- one who doesnt receive their weekly letter from home to subscribe now and keep abreast of happenings in town and district gordon mccracken jr dgm of ontario west we always stand for civil and religious liberties tie said we show our civil liberties by going to the polls but more and more of our liberties are falling away with moro restrictions and more taxation we stand for religious free dom for all groups he continued membership in the order la not restricted by race or nations but is open to any loyal protest ant maybe some changes are need ed but our principles are just as much needed today as ever the supreme grand deputy mistress of the ltba sister d g harris and the grand junior deacon of ontario west rt wor sister lena warnock brought greetings mrs harris mentioned the re- cont formation of a trlcounty lodge tor halton brant and well ington and that mr and mrs c k browne are members mrs warnock proudly recall ed she was the organizer of acton jol county master clifford alao spoke reevo h h hlnton welcomed tho crowd to acton and mpp george kerr congratulated the lodges or maintaining tradition al loyalties while recognising canada is made up of many peoplo from many lands most wor bro rev ml hi gin led in prayer some of the visitors had dif ficulty buying a meal let alone a drink of beer after inundation of 1964 ruined booths chances few in town were anxious to try again despite an appeal from the acton lodge however tho scout and guide mothers set up a booth in the middle of the park and did a roaring business specialising in homemade plea the true blues also manned a booth in the park in town watsons restaurant closed up for well over an hour to completely restock hungry patrons were lined up waiting to get in due to the beer strike the hotels had sold out signs in the beer parlor windows next years district orange walk is in guelph kl damage at 4 am saturday morning qpp cons peter campbell discovered three windows had been broken in the robert little school there was no attempted entry mr uonard creator of the twiggy look was a guest at the style acres farm on the fourth line of esqueslng this week he discusses fashion trends for the future and the new twiggy look on page 3 staff photo car on fire actou firefighters were called out highway no 7 to the fourth line sunday evening a car driven by roy daw bad taken hire