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1 jill hurst milhai l iiurm brother shier graduate of different iuihfershks a daughter and a ion of clerk administrator and mn joe hunt of alton each receive degree tint week at separate umveriitiet jill hunt graduated yesterday from the univertity of western ontario london willi an honour b a in physical health nd recreation i ducal ion and this friday michael hunt will receive hli mattert degie in butineii adminiilratinn mba from yoik univertity in 1965 he graduated from the i acuity of i ngmeering univeitity of western ontario with a b st degiee in civil i nglnccring both uic graduates of acton dtslriit high school jill it at home for the summer and in the fall will attend althoute ollege of 1 duulion at london in preparation for a leaching career michael hat been employed by ijlialls brewery time hit i hi 5 graduation and will continue with thit firm in a new appointment at their head office at london murray smith murray smith receives b sc murray smith jr received hn honours bachelor of science degree majoring in zoology at the convocation of wellington college of the univertity of guelph on thursday afternoon may 22 this graduating clatt it the first regular four year graduating class from wellington college since they re charter members of the college all the gradualct will receive gold rings from the college with the college crest murray has ben accepted at the university and will be continuing hit studies toward lus matters degree he expects to proceed to his doctorate he is studying under dr r fc walker department of zoology and his masters thesis is on small mammal behavior guests attending the graduation were his parents mr and mrs murray smith sister mrs w f cooper st catharines and grandmother mrs a j murray acton friends and relatives attended a tea in his honor sunday afternoon at the smith home mill st he plans to be married this august to linda smith of windsor edward lynch edward lynch guelph grad edward n lynch graduated from the university of guelph diploma course on may 21 he received hit education in acton district high school thomas a blakelock percy w merry palermo and centnller public schools he plans a future in dairy farming he is the son of mr and mrs j j lynch r r 4 acton unda parker b sc n degree at convocation linda shelbume parker will receive her degree ofbscn at the university of western ontario in london on friday may 30 she also has received notice that her name it on the weans honor list expect 200 st john members at march past inspection here the colorful march put and inspection of the ilaltontycl corps of the st john ambulance brigade will take place in actons community centre tomorrow evening thursday and all biletctled actmilam art invited to wltneii the unusual ceremonies si albanv church wdtncri who are catering for refreshments are expting about 300 and at least 200 of these will be with the brigades they tome from oakvilie brampton milton burjliiitoi poll ctedll and acton for tin annual event the local brigade l composed of about halfandhalf alton and georgetown retidentt ken thomson georgetown ft superintendent george margrave acton dlvltlonal officer gerry lamaithe acton transport officer mariui camnun georgetown sergeant marie llargrave acton corporal and treasurer catherine hart acton secretary eleanor record high a record high has been totalled in the april cancer drive in acton according to campaign chairman mrs m arbtc the dooeiohlpoe cartvtni bt acton and district broughl tj702 00 for the work of the cattctt society whm the total raited by the school walcalluni it added mrs atblc expects the amount to rise olw ssooo ijtst years omwu brought 345706 and the 1963 total was s2j6khs about 100 canvassers took part in the annual drive thomson acton sloreslady joyce carpenter acton assistant secretary and treasurer bella maye russell aclon assistant stores brigade members are doris cooke linda gordon rre 1111 rots budgell uiesler lewandowslu peter holmes ilmef andrews and waller scea acton geida camnun jacobs cammaril wlllijirs anderson david applefou and lric slime or georgetown robeif hail of aclon it o reserve currently hie local brigade is holding a fust aid course al the musit cnlre for 16 micro plastics employees this it ihe tirsi time the local group hat hosted the annual inipetlion acton oilens baud will play the progrum begins il hpnl howd vou like this fellow ryetu9 you turn inside tor ttory and picture stall photo ht v ninety fourth year no 48 acton ontario wednesday may 38 1969 twrntv ijgi i liftttiifenli official opening of musk centre j neil franklin neil franklin science degree a graduate of aclon high school neil a franklin received his honours bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from queens univertity in kingston on may 34 he is the son of mr and mn e g franklin now of etobicoke attending graduation ceremonies were his parents his lister janice and mr and mrs r ii lewis neil is presently employed with the sun oil company in simla wrong name an article in last weeks free press about the planning board meeting erroneously referred to a representative from the van gils property as joe delalne the ruune should have been j j gelleny a dream come true acton music centre will be officially opened this saturday afternoon the ceremonies will-natutally- lugliliglit music a parade will proceed from the community centre at i p m when the oakvilie citizens band will play as special guetts of the day the parade will go along mill and up wallace to the attractive new building marching along with the acton players will be the young members of the beginners class two oclock is set for the official ceremonies which include mayor let duby cutting ribbon to the hall then follows an open house when the public will tour the building a display of pictures is being arranged the oakvilie band will play a concert on the beautiful wooded grounds beside the music centre the band ladles auxiliary will be serving coffee and cookies one of the band executive members arranging the program asks that children be accompanied by an adult it was in 19si when the band was reorganiied that thought of a home of their own began to take shape the site on wallace st just south of warren grove was purchased in 1964 and work began toon after the eager volunteers were encouraged by a former bandmaster the late duties mason and he turned the first sod in a quick orjremony five years ago bandsmen combined work and play since then in preparing the building for maximum use the music centre lias proved itself an asset to the town already learners classes are graduates at ryerson mess winifred dunbar eldest daughter of mr and mrs wynne dunbar r r 2 ariss recently graduated in the secretarial science course from ryerton poly technical institute she received her secondary education at acton high school she is employed with international business machines co ltd toronto winifred dunbar booming practices are held in private in comfortable surroundings and the roomy wellequipped building is new favorite for renting for receptions and dances two injured nmb mi i i i i i i a hitandrun accident and a twocar collision widen injured two guelph residents were dauttamafaat ufltttlh among a iish or collisions milton beflieflllier wrfieill opp investigated on district roads during the past week tuesday evening of last week a keen supporters of tho acton music centra prooct pictured car driven by robert adams of nw mav 066 ware former bandmostor chariot mason ted r r i acton was struck by a tyler jr and present bandmaster george elliott the music centre hitandrun vehicle on the wl o officially opened this saturday afternoon with the public esqueslngnassagaweya town invited line south of highway 7 damage to his car was 400 sa llo on monday afternoon two vll5lpo nk can collided almost headon on the third line of etqueslng f f one driver harry pattenon or i jlts icc trsv guelph received minor lioluod vudc ivi lacerations and his wife cnstina suffered facial lacerations driver 11 or the other car was charles rrtnnrorftirirfi llrtlk richards r r 4 acton police wl ii ivvwl ii ivj iiiiix estimated damage at 11000 to each vehicle aclon council discussed the at the earliest opportunity the best means of presenting the committee accepted towns case for a county road to reeve f oakes recommended vp6ninq serve acton at tuesdays that no 2 committee attend the 1 meeting and came up with no county road needs committee of rflhhlflinn palanswen meeting for best results vi vjuu ii ll i deputyreeve ted tyjt before we attend the missm z bennett will be the spoke at some length at county mayor commented weve got guest of honor when the h z council lost week on the luck of to know what we want since it bennett school addition is county connecting links to serve j a daytime meeting we might opened on wednesday evening acton and relayed an invitation have problems gelling road june 18 the addition is for no 2 committee to present committee members to go completed now and the program the towns case at either the surely we must have some for the opening is being county roads committee or live roads here for county arranged county roads needs committee development councillor mckenzie commented mfkf reeve cukes reviewed the case 5436 million assessment i discussing councds presentation record high for nalton ssu whch wm uned 11 1 r- ri ioaoi uii oakes said he had been on ajeletoroby l zibers sa y eerd rzstiv rec w nneal tite we j cm tetlouni cos hmymelngasweek eotthyssss saszs thi it the largest increase n in 1968 h1reww esl x7o the history of 8 halon he u mr beach pointed out it was j to reported the total represents a his uttl equalization report as nen t jj f sft819545 increase over 1967 county assessor because the ftx he and a large portion of it resulted provmcol takeover of lavodubc ssd he oblkted from thessessmen program will be effective next t mjj that wat carried out in all j counc1 that acton wanted a couny municipalities except u 3n connecting unk to se nearby a 968 equalized indication of a p of z oflsrm assessment which councillors county expenses each quarries the town has approved is the basis on whch municipality will shouhier zspism not municipality equalized of county assessment county total acton 8s7s685 196245 burlington 186001116 4256427 rtfirkxaoah georgetown 28580172 654025 vwu milton 13454155 307883 kt oakville 174488409 3992971 inews esquesing 17975190 411342 nassagaweya 7914192 181107 aoejttvood new b found today on dmm b2 and b3 of the totals s436988919 10000000 free prat decoration day parade sunday a pjrjtlc outdoor mrvitc jrul pljntinn of rcil itf iiiiiiiiin on graves will jlvjiii ihliiiji hi- years iktorjtion ljy service kfembers of the atlon clergy awotijtion will piriiupjte in the service it i jirvicw tcmetcry dl pin willi the rev ii dawson giving the address joining acton iticns lland in the parade will he thcuelph pipe rand the legion member of town couiilii firefighters cuht scouts guides brownies and representatives of other iponsoiing organijtinm with their flags parade marshal is max storey the parade begins at 2 15 pm at fellow st st josephs hairview and pioneer cemeteries are all v imitated in the innuil pi inting ceremonies uul priv itt individuals pi rc or plant moults on graves of their own loved ones decoration diy his hi en observed in acton fur i s yi n- now i deli year on the lust sundiy afternoon in june families gather al i airvicw cemetery to revere the memory of those who h ive dm geraniums arc planted altei the ceremony on graves ol servicemen and former membcis of patriotic orltjnialumi the idea for the spring urvicc originated when remembrance day paraders found the weather generally too miserable tor any observance at the cemeteries rattlesnake identified as harmless milk snake reports of rattlesnakes discovered al limehousc last week have been thoroughly debunked by an expert in the field of wildlife dr uirs karstad doctor of veterinary medicine and the university ot guetphs resident expert on diseases of wildlife says it isnt so after examining the carcasses of two snakes town stays clear of dam problem advised by the town solicitor and engineer that the municipality should not interfere because the land was privately owned mayor les duby told council tuesday that a drainage problem on elmore drive would have to be settled by the property owners involved one elmore drive resident notified a recent meting of no 2 committee that he was presently damming water to stop the flow into his property from a small creek two other residents from the tame street later attended the committee meeting claiming their property was being flooded by the damming of the creek the mayor told council he had assured people affected by the water problem that the town works staff was available to assist them but the municipality could take no action councillor jack greer said that his interpretation of an article in the municipal world was that an individual can dam a stream in spite of the effects it might have arrests follow two iistvtbmm two arrests by acton off followed weekend disturbances friday evening a man was arrested following a distrubance at the pool hall sunday night another man was arrested following a distrubance at the royal cafe killed al 1 umlitiuu dr kjrstjd positively idoniifics litem is ljmpropelt i s dolula triangulum or i istein milk snake in everyday tanuilage jim ircljnd killed the two raiilcrs jt the south end ol the village alter they irisililcncd his children and a pliymatc lie beat one lo death with a rake and a search of the area turned up a second snike two hours later one was jh inches the other lti4 knd white one had a large rattle at the end of its tail the other was just beginning lo develops rattle llalton county health unii inspector gerry sullivan picked up the caicasves and took them to uniyersiiy of guelph for identification by dr kjrstad it is unfortunate this beneficial rodenteating snake is sometimes mistaken for a poisonous species and killed the veterinarian summed up in an official report he forwarded to dr l m stuart ilaltont medical officer of health rattlesnakes are believed to have inhabited this area of ontario many years ago guide leader dl serve trad at rocksvood rawtstaw photo