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skswwss3bssrw8t honor charlie thomsons long service to minor sport saturday night iv citation for citizen of the year chmrht thornton trad at the- cuhe of the yew dinner and seturdey even ml the musk centre it was an honor lot me lo he uaxd io prepare and deliver the citation for the citizen of the year charlie thonuon ii has been my pleasure io be associated with charlie fat many venturer over the yean much of the credit thai was his is finally starting to catch up with him the rod work he has done has been the type which the children of the town and district see and appreciate but is udden from tome adults childien often see the obvious while we adults must have it brought to our attention it ir difficult to think- of charlie without thinking of the acton community centre or the softball diamond at the same time lie k almosta permanent fixture at these places and sports in actor has come to depend or actually lean on him if there it arty type orjob lo be doneask charliehell do il we need a goal judgeaik charlie hell do it whos going to keep tcote ask charlie lie after several years of thai kind service naturally the minor sports circlet depend on him to do hundreds of little job in addition to administration work for various leagues which entails long hours of paperwork sometimes we think we are hard done by when we have to walk a few blocks to a store think of charlie he often hoofs il fat from his r r 2 acton home a distance of four or ove miles depending on which way you travel to lie can help out with some organization like the retarded children or the opportunity classes at the schools not many people know about this tide of chatlie thomson and hes too modest to mention ii charlie was bom in scoliandlingliam dumfriesshire in the year 1897 scion of an old scottish family he was preceded in this country by his great grandfather who was the first white settler in scarborough township theres a high school in scarborough named after hit grandparents chatlie t father and mother came lo canada while he was it ill a babe in arms and settled in collingwood where the father operated a grocery store the family lived there until charlie was eight years old moving to toronto where he attended public and high school naturally lie was teaming the grocery and butcher business tt the tame time along came the first world war and chatlie enlisted with the governor generals hone guards as a drummer he went overseai in 1916 serving in great britain until 1917 when his unit relumed to canada then he went back into the grocery business in 1921 a banner year for charlie thomsonhe joined the canadian pacific railway as an office desk and rnanied alice schufler in toronto presbyterian church charlie retired from the railway in 1964 after 44 years service he is still logging time with his charming wife and the in turn is keeping him on the tight track charlie worked for the cjr al the simcoe st freight office in toronto raising a family of four children then war clouds started lo bther in 1939 and veteran charlie enlisted in tb 4hth highlanders permanent force after being with the militia for several years when war was declared on september 3 he was on guard duly at the exhibition grounds when the first canadian troops let for oversea xxi the converted fruit ship detprino pacifico chailie wis on board that was in october he still remember the loneliness of his fust christmas overseas in london england charlie was with the 48th when they moved into france to auitl the allied force as they retreated from dunkirk he remember the hurried advance and the equally quick retreat when allied forces invaded sicily charlie was in the vanguard with the 48lh it was during the italian campaign he lost his hearing his platoon was moving up when a land mine exploded three of his buddies were killed lie was wounded and lost hit hearing as well after a few days in base hospital he was flown lo england to military hospital lo obituary recover atlerwards he spent some lime as a fire warden in a hospital in northern england later unable lo rejoin hi unit he wat a r cereal um director for iniop in the south of england back in canada in i ms he was demobbed and went back with the cvu in 1946 charlie realized a lifelong dream by moving lo the acton area and a country home burnt out in lj7 he rebuilt the home and continued li commute to work in toronln it was about licit time ik started 10 get involved disports in acton nulata member of live acton branch of the royal canadian legion he retired from ihe railway in 1904 and used iheexlrj time thit gave- him in beconte more involved in riiimir- triirls he b orjiit been al tome lime over the years actively associated with legion minor hockey and loftball gnu uiflball ttlcounty jinckey industrial league hockey mid uiflball minor soccer go karl facing slock car racing bowling intermediate hockey and leaching hockey and skating and softball to ihe opportunity classes of the schools feci worn out well in addition lo thai hive of activity he gave full scope to a lifelong love of music by tinging in various minstrel and western shows produced in acton as well at in church clmiit last year he walked with the high school students in their annual cancer walk cliarlie also has found time to act at a part time spurts reporter fnrlhe free prest and he played a large partin the acton papers sports award this year charlie still hves al his h r 2 home often walking into town to lieln out his family vernon richmond hill ken daughter sally mrs ieler llownian and arthur all of r r 2 are all here o iheir rather and of course his wife un two sitters from toronto i it is my privilege at this lime ladies and gentlemen to present you ciuille thompson a man who has made actniva much pleaunlrr place lo live vttttxvxttxxvxwxwxxw i the thomson family helps charlie celebrate minnie somerville spent entire life in district 3 ttw acton fr puns wednesday april 30 1949 munch some girl guide cookies saturday sundays sudden heal was a treat one actonun caught ins thermometer at ns degrees former actonian peter dunham had a part in the guelph little theatre presentation the making of moo maps and information on the walkathon may 10 for ihe heating handicapped were handed out al ihe robert little open house monday class photographs were taken at the public schools theyll be contributions for some pages from the past featuie lair a century from now cancer canvass is winding up this week most people have been contacted by now by the volunteers letters have been sen to the cbc from tins district protesting the cancellation of the don metier show dublin wi urged letters he written and included the address ctu box 00 terminal a toronto in latl weeks writeup of their meeting one of those from ihe dittricl who joined the piotest is wellington mp allied halts he wrote that he spoke for thousands of people in his constituency theres no way of estimating just how many letters have been sent from this district though those who have been following the implications of regional government will be interest ui what the minister of municipal affairt said in burlington i do not believe the county of llalton can be reformed alone to create an enduring region if development in the legion at to be coordinated through t regional plan that provide foi adequate toads sewer recreational facilities and other services adequate to tupporttheanudpatedgrowthit b imperative that the political decision making process include all communities with a i vital tnterat in uu growth the average age of royal canadian legion members at the present time is s3 years just whats going on in hilton schools parents received copies of the first issue of llalton boards own small newspaper last week to help them understand some of ihe changes the m z bennctl school auditorium nears completion flooring drapes and air vent system are still to be installed before the school additions official opening in june the only life member of dublin womens institute minnie agnes somerville 43 brock si pasted away in guelph general hospital on april 27 she had been ill ihe past three weeks and in hospital just five days before her death born march 7 1hhs in nasugaweya township near eden mills the was a daughter of fyfe somerville and margaret jane cook when a young girl she moved with the family to the home on no 25 sideroad letters to the editor council doesnt set planners salaries dear sir about a week ago i wrote to the editors of the acton free press and the milton champion criticizing natsigaweya council for giving an exhorbitant raise in pay to the members of ihe township planning board this morning apr 24 i received a phone call from the township clerk informing me that i was in error ie council does not set wages for the planning board members i learned the extraordinary lad that the planning board sets its own wage scale i wonder how many of the people who foot the bill for planning board have this same privilege i offer no apologies this latest revelation doesnt let our council off the hook council is elected to serve the taxpayers best interests and signing a blank cheque to any person or persons is not in the best interest of the taxpayers if council has nothing lo do with planning boards salaiies they should have publicly censured the board members for giving themselves an increase which amounts to 2s0 and 300 per cent over the boards salaries for last year are these people aware of the plight of many of our retired taxpayers in ihe very near future taxpayers who globe and mail columnist bruce west wrote a nostalgic column on leeks recently a miltonian wrote to say where some could be found growing in the area and mr and mrs west came out for a visit last week xswxxvvnxsn retire and huve their homes paid for will have to let their homes go as they will not be able to pay their taxes due to spiralling township costs no sir i dont apologize i cry shame william a johnson r r 2 rockwood obituary john j mellon was foreman after a lengthy illness john joseph mehon of 151 mill st acton pasted away suddenly in guelph general hospital on april 23 mr mellon was warehouse foreman at beaidmore and co he was so year of age a lifetime resident of aclon mr mellon was born here july 1 2 191 2 son of the late john mellon and agnes leatham in 1941 at eden mills he married ina harden who survives him he also leaves two sons ronald and david and a daughter sharon of aclon and one grandchild barbara a sister mr beatrice chew and brother basil mellon aclon funeral mas at st joseph church saturday morning was conducted by the rev v j morgan pallbearers were brothersinlaw rot campbell eden mills ted harden eden mill allan harden guelph james mcelroy guelph and nephews larry nolan acton and andy nolan acton interment was in fairview cemetery nassagaweya and lived iherc until site and her sister muved lo acton 22ycartago her sister mrs pearl kennedy survives her at their home on brock st she was predeceased by one sister annie mrs wallace malheton and four hrothcis robert dr william russell and george a very hospitable woman she spent all her life at home she was an expert needlewoman and made a great contribution lo the red cross through duplin womens institute through her knitting and sewing during voild warlandll she was a member of knox church knox afternoon auxiliary wms knox ladies aid andof dublin wi the funeral service was held tuesday afternoon april 29 at the rumleyshocmaker funeral home conducted by the rev a ii mckcnzie attending together were members of knox ladies aid afternoon auxiliary of the wms dublin womens institute and the golden age club pallbearers were mick holmes fred anderson lloyd mclntyre melvin storey bill toth and bill frank flower bearers were morris leader jim ralston orrie lamb and george robertson interment was in limchousc cemetery record set last saturdays euchre winners at the lol hall crewsons corners ladies high florence e till ladies low grace darker mens high vivian shaw mens low norman mccord lone hands v e till record of ii door prize ed trilc ladies travelling f e till mens travelling d swackhammer slvdeah learn wort of cnib public school students learneu more about the work of the cnib at school this week on tuesday lions club members and a cniii representative handed out pamphlets and showed a film at the m z bennett school the samo program will be presented today wednesday at the robert little school fete mother with the fragrant gift rtawert bring beauty into her day etui expreia your edfhlralloh to well order yours now et marks grocery us mux st phone u3o3i0 john griefeneder new lion chief john iriefciicdcr was elected to iicjcj ac inn limit club at llie annual nomination night monday he succeed the prevent lion chief ray lvclan in the post taking office in july other officers elected to office were neil miller firt vice president ait gordon second vice president steven wolfe third vice president lippie mulder secretary hob hall treasurer art jones lion tamer unci nominated for tail twister is johntrotter six names have been submitted for the four directors posts including lions vic llristow dave hunter tom manes ivan kilby teter papillon and hartley coles cn lb representative bill lawum addressed the meet ina and showed a film on you and your lyes which will be shown at buth public schools in acton this week adrian dobbie buried at limehouse adrian osburn dobbie died thursday at guelph general hospital he was in his 73rd year mr dobbie was born in rockwood and had lived in guelph for the past 25 years he had been employed at the guelph coop he is survived by one brother cameron dobbie of grimsby rev gordon hastings of knox presbyterian church guelph conducted the funeral service on saturday at the george wall funeral home guelph pallbearers were murray reed clifford reed robert mann robert hill edgar laiby and bert lindsay burial was in umchouse cemetery holy cow someone muttered when rev horry dawson hod the winning ticket for a much pried steer skin at the citien of the year dinner beard mo re and co donatod the skin to the chamber of commerce and company president norm braids supervised the drawstaff photo buyone getone free week at on that advarilud items only trio discount aopopetaaobbbbba buy holiday magic miracle mask get free deep miracle cleaner reel vahm both for 495 family ut bandaids 2 98 rag 9u or 44c ea hpsodh4t toothpaste r0 65c 2 m 65 m utu first ouauty nylons 3ll 00 19 tit coloatf toothpaste 5- 135 63 modess 2 51 sl or 6c wistoati ice mam stf mc 2 l 35 or ikc brick noxzima spray deodorant r0 i1s 59 holiday mask nail polish 140 2 avfttcta moore park plaza west end georgetown 0 mmull ridl rom ac10n j vritfjtvgtgjii