Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 13, 1968, p. 5

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th e won id of outdoors with art hawfs churchill tha aclon free press wodnusday novsmbor 13 1968 5 two weeks ago brad mainprize walked off willi the john coulion trophy for lop score on the partridge walk brad broke lt out of 25 for top honors other good scores were john cordcs 12 corel clow 1 2 and art gessner 12 this week during regular shooting bradiigain took top place with 23 al ejson a visitor from rockjcood came up with 21 asdid gord clow tindart hawes lid howes gotiltund art gessner 15 s iiold yoiir liri hunters make sure you know whut you ve almingat tjiul movement inthc bush could be your best friend too many incidents of indiscriminate shooting occur every year too much sorrow and too niany costly reminders result- from the type of shooting in which a responsible hunter does not indulge there were 1 1 2 hunting uccidents in ontario in l676f those 49 people were shot by hunters who mistook them forgame who couldnt sec what they were shooting at shot ul a movement in the bush or didnt take time to see if anyone happened to be in their line of fire five of these victims were killed u high price to pay for someone elses indiscriminate shooting next to loss of life are serious crippling disabilities which the victims will have to cope with for the rest of their lives such is the case of one man in northern ontario one night a hunter unconcernedly took u pot shot tit p movement in the bush without identifying the cause it turned out to be one of his own companions the shot so seriously damaged his left leg that it had to be amputated indiscriminate shooting is not always directed at people telephone und hydro cables and insulators microwave and radio antennae farm buildings and farm animals are frequently made the target of deliberate shooting the hunter may do it for kicks but he u actually behaving like on irresponsible juvenile who has acquired neither talent training knowledge or practice in the use of firearms not only is lie destroying property jeopardizing lives and creating a poor public imago but he could be cutting himself off from outside help in on emergency microwave and radio antennae and telephone cables carry the weather forest file and flood reports vital to his own safoly they play a major role in coordinating search and rescue efforts if he becomes lost or injured a gun is not a toy but a dangerous deadly weapon the privilege of being allowed to use one does not give the hunter the privilege to use it indiscriminately hunting rules arc made to safeguard lives und property they can be simply stated 1 identify your target dont pull the trigger unless it is legal game or a safe target 2 be a responsible adult dont indulge in vandalism 3 never shoot from to or across u road 4 handle your gun properly and with care know the hazards involved 5 above all keep a clear head alcohol and ammunition dont mix make your hunting trips pleasant memories dont overlook sapety by rev a 11 mckcnzic have you tuken u drive up the third line lately if you have you will have spotted the mounds of topsoil on the curling club site and will have concludedrightlythat the laying of the footings is about to commence progressively the building committee has been workinr its way through a batch of equircments laid down by various public bodies such as t lie health department of onturio and the lcbo facilities und the desired clearances und permits will we hope be issued shortly muny considerations financial and otherwise will he carefully weighed before proceeding to erect other parts of the building beyond the footings with winter rapidly approaching but we want to assure our readers and supporters of whom there is a growing number that we are keeping faith with them in beginning the building program before the first day of 1 46 and we confidently intend to complete it in ample time for thelh season meanwhile things are going well with the clubs operation at the acton community centre an mondays and tuesdays last week a sizeable group of new curlers was welcomed to the christmas card sale at the robert little school was successful again a thermometer ill the hall shows the latest totals club and given in some instances their first closeup introduction to the ancient scottish game which has spread round the world the indies section had a particularly pleasant opening activity this year and they anticipate having a full quota of curlers in their afternoon competitions the first draw has been arranged and regular games were played on monday and tuesday of this week some changes in personnel on rinks may yet have to be made to accommodate the circumstances facing individual curlers und unforeseen until the present week but we expect these to be relatively few and the bulancing of the rinks will he always kept in mind the draw committee is appreciative of the willingness of a number of curlers who have agreed to curl at another time than their first preference and also to a large number of curlers hunters bring home venison anniversary sale of interest by mrs fred mcartliur on remembrance day november 1 1 many poppies were worn in memoiiy of those who fell in world war one and two mrs hob kerr attended the provincial directors meeting of the junior fanners association of ontario held in durham county mi friday saturday and sunday mr and mrs f f storey and family of orilliu spent the weekend at their parental homes a correction inlam weeks news instead of mrs alfred thompson it should have read mrs alfred saiindeis who had visited in newfoundland mrs c w mcdonald and miss margaret mcdonald of streelsville spent sunday with mr and mrs w j mcdonald and cordon mr don anderson arrived home on sunday afternoon after- a hunting trip with the lucky fleven hunt club al ihacchiidge wljerc they weie forluinite in bagging sw deer mr andimrs john near visited on sunday with their aunt mrs john muud in guelph visitors on saturdaywilh mr and mrs ward hamilton and family were mr and mrs jjhi alien of wfllnwdalc congratulations to andy hamilton who celebrated his 1 1 ih hiithday on sunday when the family weie all at home mr and mrs norman tiiinei david anil jiiliann spent sunday with her patents mr and mrs j j jtiliin in ihamplon all anil mis uoy mossiivand his miilhii mts flsie mussop of loionto visited last week al the liilfin home mr fhteiuiii anderson who spent the week with his comrades hunting iir the llolloir llfint camp neat llracchridev was luckyj wlienthey hagiied 10 deer vw mi and mis lilili i linilipson ol fileu mjlk visited on sunday bimer is stiu hying at m z bennutt public school for the fifth year in a row without traffic accidents constable bruce mcarthur who this year have agreed to substitute as spares for those who arc unavoidably absent they would remind the membership that it will facilitate balanced competition as well as the fraternal fellowship of the game if they notify their skips as far in advance as possible of dates on which they will not he able to curl as a skip i have more than once had my evening made by being told a few moments before going into action that one or two members of my rink would iiot he around that evening and that no spares had been secured to take their places as in many other areas of life a good ciuling club will be just as good as the total membership work to make it and school carotakor colin miccoll rnisod tho new flacj at in outdoor ceremony last friday afternoon staff photo attou procast concrete supplies manufacturers of saptic tanks all sixm 36 wall tib and uata culwts is and if sidawatk slabs a kg slat phot 8531529 patttcpayimg mtkchant lake view discount centre 8531190 your centre for carpets canadian celanese priced from 3 95 to 14 95 various colors and grades square yard complete in lon free estimaies for you with normal vision life is a series of clear crisp pictures full of minute detail to the partially sighted the pictures appear blurry and run together the blind see no pictures at all but 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