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fl th actom fn prta wdn ty august 28 i960 citizens band performs well takes third prize at cne job vosthy complete with clothespecjs in case of wind relaxes op a park bench with jack coonoy sftd charles landsborough be fore the citizens band wont on stage to rer resent acton in che town band competition at tho cne last thursday staff pholo talent and luck provide winners at golden age club annual picnic secluded loch gormac was selected by the golden age club for the site of their annual picnic aug 17 the games committee mrs rl davidson mrs hargrave and mrs fred mccutcheon arranged and ably managed a jolly program of contests and games mostly simplelooking but some proving quite tricky among the winners were mrs sayers and mrs hassard who proved to be very alert at guessing closest the number of candies in a jar mrs fred cleave even witliout her geiger counter along won in the treasure hunt discovering the exact spot where the radium pot of gold or whatever was safely buried mrs anna millar had the closest birthday august 10 and mr and mrs robert mcenery were the couple married the greatest number of years mrs anna smith had the best understanding with a size 10 shoe and mrs bradshaw had all her buttons 9 mrs kennedy soon identified the smiling mr winn as the mysterious mr ajax in the balltossing event mrs winn mrs paul mrs robinson and mrs reed were most adept among the ladies at getting small balls into large boxes while mr warne led the men in the trials mrs anna smiths keen eye and straight aim helped her to mrs s vlietstra churchill rd n has returned after visiting in holland with relatives mrs jack lambert returned recently from an enjoyable trip to saskatchewan mr and mrs campbell agnew roseford terrace have returned from a conducted threeweek bus trip through the western provinces to the west coast mrs e g black of toronto visited with her cousin miss nora kenney during the week she also visited mrs w g c kenney who is a patient in guelph general hospital mr and mrs len lambert from dartmouth ns have relumed home after spending three weeks visiting his mother mrs nelson lambert his brothers in acton and sister mrs h guthrie of guelph visiting with mrs g a dills were her grandchildren edith keith and heather prosser of bracebridge their parents were attending a headmasters convention at niagara falls where mr prosser was honored for outstanding service to ihe association he is principal of bracebridge district ltigh school mr and mrs harold townsley attended the parks and recreation association of canada convention in london from last sunday until wednesday one of the main speakers was arnold edinborougli editor of saturday night they met jim cashurn a former recreation director here at the convention mr and mrs howard frank and nancy spent the past two weeks with her parents mr and mrs ross snow niagara falls mr and mrs george ware of edmonton are visiting with mayor and mrs les duby and other relatives in this area john wright aurora a former linotype operator at the free press visited in town mrs j s dearing from los angeles californa is visiting her sisterinlaw mrs f mccutcheon also mr and mrs harvey mccutcheon and family from london the united church hic group with mr and mrs bill coats and the rev and mrs gordon turner spent the weekend at camp croker camp on the indian reservation near wiarton mr and mrs donald headrick of rush new york were camping at fairy lake for a couple of days and searching around acton for their family tree they looked through free press files and talked to some people who remembered her family mrs paul lawson and son ted from milwaukee are visiting the formers parents dr and mrs f g oakes and other friends they will be returning by motor with her sister mr and mrs russell dalton of grumby mr and mrs lirnot pearce of georgetown and mr and mrs elmer griscliou luve relumed from a holiday to the es coast stopping in lo visit relatives along the way drop the most clothespins into the mouth of a milk bottle most contestants only suceeded in scattering ihe pins in a radius around ihe bottle mid the hoots and jeers from the audience likewise with the bean bag throwing but robert warne eliminated the runnersup to capture that prize the horseshoe pitching addicts spent some time playing that game r l davidson and jim bradshaw scored highest against george simpson and bob winton then mr simpson won the slcppingout contest by measuring out the closes to so ft thirtyeight did justice to a bountiful potluck supper in the shade of the huge maple trees then returned home in the cool of the evening having enjoyed a very happy afternoon among congenial friends in this very pleasant spot mr and mrs h priest and family toronto and formerly of acton arc back after visiting relatives in england they report just about the coldest summer on record mr and mrs bruce andrews recently motored through the new england stales spending some time at bar harbor maine and lake placid new york mr and mrs orvil duffield had as their guest this past week their little granddaughter lynne patricia daughter of mr and mrs gerald gerbig waterloo ontario ed long is home again after spending the summer in british columbia attending the helicopter flying school at abbotsford with 50 hours flying time he has earned his fixed wine commercial license accompanying him home was david hullinger who also attended the school and has his commercial helicopter license with 120 flyintt hours lo his credit mr pullinger who arrived from england three months ago he is at present a guest of the longs and hopes to find employment in the area mrs w t a bell of toronto and her daughter mrs garvin tankersley of barnesville maryland mr and mrs norman small of niagara falls and mr and mrs murray macdonald and children of detioit mich have been guests of mrs r m macdonald during the past week or so red -d- mix concrete prompt delivery cah paul conson 8 a local industry the acton cllicns baud came home from the cne lust thursday with third prize and 100 prize money beamsvillc citizens band won the event for the second year in a row with 171 points delhi community band placed second with 169 poinls acton got 162 points despite ihe fact the acton baud had a record number of new musicians in its ranks the group put on a ood performance to welt earn their points both the hands from beamsvillc and delhi were much larger nancy gordon hurt in accident suffering a broken leg and other undetermined injuries nahcy gordon was taken by georgetown ambulance to the guelph general hospital on saturday afternoon she was the driver of a 65 rambler which was in collision with a 54 chrysler driven bv karl galhof r r 2 the gordon car received an estimated 1200 damage and the gathof car 350 damage which was in collision the collision occurred at the churchill wd oueen street in tersectlon nancy was treated at the scene by dr van der bent robert r hamilton optometrist 1 16 mountainview road s georgetown 9773971 southern fried chicken tub serves 8 to 10 persons 525 box 14 pieces buns honey 390 box of 9 pieces 250 individual dinner plus trimmings 135 light snack 2 pieces french fries 80c fishburger 65c cheeseburger 40c and 50e hamburgers 35e and 45c fish and chips 50c french fries 25e onion rings 25e sandwiches made to order hours open monday to thursday 8 am to 9 pm friday and saturday 8 am to 12 midnight closed all day sundays deliveries 50c extra bp snack bar 8532114 leave your films with us join our film plan lot us dovolop and print your films black white or k0dac0l0r guaranteed expert processing plus a now fresh film free the same size and tvpe of your original roll in sizos 127- 12q- 12062035mm only films cameras supplies acton pharmacy ltd 2 main st s 8531620 bill yundt manager kttjl the event was sponsored by lie canadian band masters association adjudicators this year were lt col co hunt supervisor of music canadian armed lorccs capl derek slauiurd director or music tile royal canadian regiment london and martin bouridy conductor of- ihe london symphony orchestra fur their warmup number aclon played marching fee the lesi piece was sun irairic arranged by j olivadoli allhoiittli tliey didnt come fiist hand members agreed that the experience wis worth if yttenwirlad one number the good filing about it is you have to work hard for these compel il ions and you are a tot more careful ahorit details and expression bbhria hilts takes training miss donna hills main si rockivood has been accepted as a sludcnl il ihe mcgregor clinic after spending two months at ihe mcgregor clinic she will ullend ihe school of radiography beginning janu ary 1 i960 don broader barb britton off to camp by jim jenkins don brander 22 of r r i norval and barbara britton 21 of k r i acton have been chosen lo attend the junior farmer leadership camp lo be held at geneva park on lake couchiching don brander is secretary of the norval junior farmera and la a leader of the halton 4h tractor club he hat completed eight 4h clubt being a noted junior livestock judge both at the royal winter fair and in county competitions don is presently a partner in the family dairy farm enterprise mus britton is secretarytreas urer of ihe acton junior institute and has completed 13 4h homemaking club projects receiving county and provincial honors barbara has been active in ihe aclon junior institute for three years she is employed as a hairdresser in georgetown- ic centre weekend special carpit trios ki harding vi price we stock everything for the seamstress phone 8530596 tn all ears on the drum when youro tuning tho tympanl a perfectly pitched c from first elarinot davo watson enabled nell anderson to tighten iho skins whilo trombonist nigol scott and gary master aro on hand to listen staff pholo study mtarts a meeting will he held wednesday september 4 in the library when corix will make a presentation in inlcrcslcd aclon groups on ihe recent mtarts r e g i o n a i transportation study corix under the chairman les duby is planning lo submit a brief in premier robarls we in our region are totally involved claimed ihe mayor al council tuesday esquesing tsa parents of public school children please note school bus routes glen williams speyside limehouse pineview milton heights and norval routes remain the same as last term limehouse classes start at 840 am glen williams classes start at 850 am speyside classes start at 900 am norval classes start at 840 am pineview classes start at 900 am milton heights classes start at 840 am stewarttown classes start at 900 am grades 16 lot 14 to 18 inclusive on the 7th line will be picked up at hicken service station and west corner of no 15 sideroad and 7th line at 810 am other stewarttown routes remain the same all auxiliary classes will be accommodated at stewarttown school parents of kindergarten children t requested to take children to their respective classes at speyside limehouse glen williams pmeview for registration on tuesday september 3rd between 9 am and 3 pm at this time parents will receive further instructions from the teacher the above schedule is to apply in all instanctj subject to any revisions the board hnds nktttfiary following a trial period school opens september 3 1968 drive carefully