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izht i ttim mttt tt ninetyfourth year no 2 acton ontario wednesday july 10 1968 a at saoond ctam man by u pom otoa oiuwi for mtw pm in caah m aetna sixteen pages ten cants record 1400 in twomile orange walk 1335 strong representatives of orange lodges from 13 coun ties joined lit the annual orange walk saturdayafterooonlnactou and this time weather for the glorious twelfth was glorious four years ago district pared- ers herdwere drenched there were 90 marching units for the nine judges to assess and 24 bands in the twomile long parade which took an hour and a half to pass a given spot many people saw the parade twice as it looped through town passing over the railroad tracks twice at the same location on mill organisers feared the last of the parade might sllll be form ed up in the park ready to march off when the head of the parade acton citizens band arrived back at the park gates but the route just about perfectly accom modated the netrmooparadors as he acton lodge the par ade rearguard stepped out of the park gates to head down knox ave they saw the head of the parade round the millpark cor ner at the rr parker homo just one short block awayl where was ho traditional king billy who heads an orange walk on his horse halton county marshal earl brown burlington explained the horse had balked and so ho walked guarantood mild and friendly the riding horse was brought from south of hlllsburg about w m hit wc id in the crowd it was shipped back to pasture there wore 10 halton lodges in tho walk no 68 stowarttown 165 hornoy 245 georgetown257 bronte 358 ancastor 1184 campbollvllle 2385 milton 2429 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 implement shed on tho farm of l c snyder rr 1 guelph monday night three hrc brigades wore call ed to tho blaze which was dis covered by mr snydor shortly after midnight the large barn stood on the farm about a mile east of osprlnge on highway 24 atop tho large hill the intense flames acted like a beacon on the hill drawing a urge crowd of spectators who watched tlreflghtors from erin hlllsburg and acton battle the tire they were successful in caving the brick farm house nearby but could do utile tostom tho blaze in tho barn which had a good hoad start on thorn mr snyder consolod by tho fact there was no livestock in the barn could give no ostlmato of the loss he had no idea of how the fire 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 the barn that day and it could not have had time to foster ho awoke aftor midnight to sec his barn in flames called the erin tire brigade who in turn notified the acton brigade whon they saw how serious the tire was neighbors noticed tho fire too and thoy phoned the hills burg tire dopartmont all threo brlgados arrlvod promptly but tho tire generating an intense heat had consumed most of the barn flames spread by the wind caught on the house and firefighters soon had it out most of the damage to the house was caused by water spectators were given an add ed thrill when a large gasoline tank in the lmplomont shed burst into flame they hurriedly back ed up from the intense heat flames ut the countryside up for a largo area around the farm acton firefighters returned home around 3 30 am the blase contained with the host lodge 467 acton acton ladlosworo included with lavtnla lodge guelph and the acton jol also took part actons marching beat came from the threoman drum corps of canny holmes george hol mes and john jordan other lodges haldlmand caledonia eric duitnvllle inman rd binbrook lincoln merrlton grantham st catharines norfolk guysburo black creok waterford simcoo st williams langton pool brampton tullamoro campbells cross bolton port credit sandhill huttonvlllo en- nlsldllon streotsvlllo palgravo caledon east cooksvllle oxford woodstock tillson- burg ingorsoll waterloo gait kitchener proston hespeler wetland walnfleot fort erie north niagara faus clifton port colborne wellington arthur metz guelph fergus elora wentworth six hamilton lod ges one from dundas york east thornhlu mark- ham blrchcuff moffats corn- ems highland creek and three from east toronto and one from toronto grey south conn perth south sebrlngvltle 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 the units passed with the big painted lodge ban ners were fluttering unlonjacks provincial flags and some can adian flags there were more pipe bands than any other including fergus georgetown guelph sandhill woodbrldge lorne 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 meadvale july 6 at 9 15 am cecil roast westcott rd- was crossing no 7 highway and the motorcycle driven by john lockrcy rr2 acton was coming oast 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 23graduatesfrom tho acton district high school also on the honor list arc sand ra irwin connlo coles lyn porry 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 for an average of 766 per cent other adhs graduates are brenda aherno 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 shortiu sus an ward jane wong and david woodhouse the smallest even smaller than actons three sturdy drums was with the conn lodges two flutes played by an older man and a young boy their grand- lose choice of selection several timos was a thousand pipers and all there were several flute and drum bands and an accordion band the porter memorial band from dunnvlue headed by a maj orette is comprised of members of tho same family hamiltons long entry of lodges marched to the beat of the dom inion steel foundarles band the sarnlalambtonfloatwith a model of king bluy mounted on a platform atop a car pro vided the nearest thing to king wlulam all day another impressive float all in tissue flowers wasfrom sand hill chief william douglas of the six nations reserve who always participates in orange parades marched the entire route here on his 80th birthday he wore an indian feathered headdress 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 lee 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 bed of a truck by a ladder but a couple of others he lad les stoutly refused but all voices were broadcast over a large area in the park as the microphone was passed up and down from the truck to the ground master of ceremonies earl brown announcod contest winners and prlxes were presented by norm fryer t- oldest orangeman was john j young 90 actons c k browne wasnt entered belong ing to the host lodge oldest orangewoman was lois love who was 93 that dav best appearing lodge lol 28 woodbrldge bestappearing loba no 555 guelph best- appearing loyal true blues 393 georgetown best juvenile or ange lodge niagara falls best jql banner woodbrldge best lodge band sandhill best other band wellington flute band best float sarnlalambton a look at what the orange or der stands for was taken by the guest speaker rt wor bra mm uf unknown ommn completely de stroyed the barn and implement shed on the farm of i g snyder highway 24 monday nlghl and started on the house firefighters from erin hllliburgh and 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 bam the farm is situated a mile east of ospringe on highway 24 staff photo free press like letter from home resident of the rural area he decided be might as well get a letter from home in stead of the eupplngv so he sat down and wrote for a subscript ion to the free press the freepresswelcomesany- one who doesnt receive their weekly letter from home to sbscribe now and keep abreast bappenlngslntown and district harry c simons lives in de troit michigan now but hes still very interested in thlsare enclosing a checjie for a sub scription to the free press mr simons said he baa been receiv ing clippings from the rosseu family of happenings in everton roekwood eden mills and some others they brought back many memories of his early life as a gordon mccraeksn jr dgm of ontario west we always stand for civil and religious liberties he said we show our civil liberties by going to the polls but more and more of our liberties are falling away with more restrictions and more taxation we stand for religious free dom for all groups he continued membership in the order is 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 cent formation of a trlcounty lodge for halton brant and well ington and that mr and mrs c k browne are members mrs warnock proudly recall ed she was the organiser of acton jol county master clifford also spoke reeve h h hinton welcomed the crowd to acton and mpp george kerr congratulated the lodges for maintaining tradition al loyalties while recognising canada is made up of many pestle from many lands most wor bro rev mlulgan led in prayer some of he viaitora had dif ficulty buying a meal 1st aloae 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 the scout and guide mothers set up a booth in be 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 natrons were lined up walling 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 rl at 4 am saturday mowing opp cons peter campbell discovered three windows bad bean broken in the robert uttle school there was no attempted entry ml uonakd creator of the twiggy look was a guest at the style acres farm on the fourth line of etqueslng this week he discusses fashion trends for the future and the new twiggy look on page 3 staff photo car on fin acton firefighters were called out highway no 7 to the fourth una sunday evening a ear drives by roy dawe had taken die