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m- ths acton fres prst wednesday october 29 1969 i bancmmastcr oeoroe elliott leads two band wfwi m way of uylflfl thanks to the oakvllle band for easting oakvltl plvrt were the frjt of thi acton band bar a at the official opening ol the music canlr ut mysuff aocw evening followed the instrumental siiort tatt wednesday photo music centre busy most nights oalcville entertained wednesday actoa mutlc centre offklilly opened lati may resounds with mutlc almost every evening of the week monday tuesday wednesdays and thuridaya there art regular practice and classes and of coure the attractive hall li booked for weekend dances way in advance la it wednesday evening acton cltlrens band acted a hoiti to th members of the oakvllle citizens band in appreciation for the help they gave at the official opening of the hall both bands played companionebly together lor an hour or to and then a toclal evening wai enjoyed followed by lunch the oakvllle bandmaiter peter hughes wai unable to be preient but frank burl the oakvllle band secretary wai here with the other humbert of the band the opening of the muiic centre wat the highlight of the buty year it took place on may 31 itartlng with a parade to the mutlc centre for the official ceremonies the oakville guest band played an afternoon concert behind the hall led by pater hughei other actlvitiat of the year at outlined by band pretident bill buchanan february acton high tchool winter carnival may a tpring concert at the high tchool with guen toprano mrt donna bell and of course at the end of may the official opening june decoration day parade to fairview cemetery and a concert while the gravel were being decorated july auiited brampton citizens band at a flower town parade august concert in the park in front of the community centre st john inspection and march past in the community centre entered in cn citizens band competition in toronto and placed third playground parade at the closing of the summer program obituaries lifelong esquesing farmer charles brooks 90 dies one of hiltons well known senior citizens charles brooks of r r 3 georgetown died at hilton centennial manor on oct 8lust a week before his 91 it birthday mr brooks spent his life farming on the brooks homestead on the fifth line esqueslng where he was bom hit grandfather arthur brooks an irish immigrant had established the farm in 1822 mr brooks had enjoyed good health until a few monthi ago and moved to live at the manor three monthi ago he enjoyed a chat with friends reading watching television gardening and a good cigar seventh in a family of 1 0 he u survived by three utters mrs jane henderson of franklin man mrs esther cunningham of acton and mrt alice lindsay or milton he was never married mr brooks was a member of the orange lodge at homby for 70 yean and was an honorary member of the homby lodge over the years he had been master of both the hornby and the county lodges and was the proud owner of a 60 year l ol membership certificate he participated in most of the july parades rev keith hawkes conducted the funeral service at the mckersie funeral home milton oct 10 interment was in evergreen cemetery in muton and william robinson wellington wilton lyle armstrong charles austin roy wuson and cliff wrigglesworth were the pallbearers a memorud service was held by the lol on the evening prior to the funeral mrs bertha lantz 90 dies at halton manor at the age or 90 mrs bertha lantz died peacefully at halton centennial manor on thursday- october 23 mr and mrt g h lantz managed the bell telephone office in acton where the legion hall is now from 1922 to 1945 she waa night operator for tome time and her voice wai i familiar one to many actoruans the family lived 40 yean in acton the lively mra lantz thoroughly enjoyed her 90th birthday party in acton but may when over iis came to extend congratulations at a reception in knox church however the had been in falling health for the put two monthi she was bom may 10 1879 m erin township daughter of jamei gamble and mary campbell her wedding was october 28 1902 and her husband predeceased iter she la survived by daughters and ton clara mrt stanley coy wuiowdile marie mrs h e sutdlite st clair michigan label mrs r a gordon willowdale stuart of uuelph and grace mrt rots robertson milton grandchildren sandra coy shirley sutcliffe henry and bill sutcliffe nancy gordon heritage carole lantz bell john doris and peter lantz stuart jim and david robertson and eight greatgrandchildren she wat predeceased by a daughter doris utters mima mrs wm miller and lexje mrs wm van norman and brother charles s gamble she wat a member of knox church the ladies aid and wms and womens institute in acton funeral service was held at the rumleyshoemaker funeral home on saturday october 25 conducted by the rev andrew mckenzie and interment wat in fairview cemetery acton pallbearers were ted calcote jack sinclair charles mcgum joe fletcher joe benham and george mitchell a cheerful and energetic women mrt lantz made a host of friends over the yean rockwood fun fair parade elmlra fall fair parade september parade and short concert at acton fall fair evenlng show paraded and led the fall fair section of the parade the next day the band it presently practising for the annual christmas concert in december the date will be advertised later mondays tecs beginners at the band hall from 7 to 9 each week tuesdiyt the junior beginnen are there from 7 to 8 the new adult beginners practise from 8 to 10pm wednesdays the one year beginnen practise from 7 to 8 and then the senior bind practises from 8 to 10 pm thursdays theres junior beginnen from 7 to 8 and then trombonet from 8 to 9 these music men with a few music women and girls are making excellent use of the facilities theyre all so proud of friends of museum formed on monday the friends of halton county museum a brand new organization with nebulous plans was formed monday night at a gathering in the county museum in kelso conservation area four of those present agreed to ut as a committee to arrange an executive and formulate suggestions for possible projects sitting on the committee are mn gordon agnew mn walter parker and mn len andrews all of campbellville and ron harrit of milton campbellvillenatsagaweya wis best represented at the meeting interested men and women also attended from milton and acton sid kirkpatrick blacksmith sidney m kirkpatrick of rr i limehouse died at his home on october 19 after an illness of 13 months he was a blacksmith for 26 years and after retiring from provincial paper mill in i9s6 he wat caretaker of limehouse public school until 1968 funeral service was held at his home on october 21 conducted by the rev r n young and interment was in limehouse cemetery pallbearers were robert warren and paul turner trandsons fred brooks imehouse cyril clarke georgetown harvey norton and jack noble limehouse honorary pallbearers were junes noble a w benton and a c patterson limehouse k c lindsay geoigetown and earl marshall acton mr kirkpatrick was honest a hard worker and a friend of everyone although a blacksmith by trade sid as he was known by all could turn his hand to many other odd jobs he was always ready to attend to the repairs at the homes of neighbors and friends after i his own days work was already done he was a member of limehouse presbyterian church where he was on the board of managers for several yean and for many yean served on the cemetery board until his death a kind and loving husband and father he will be missed not only by his family but by all who knew him he it survived by his wife the former caroline standlth daughter mary mrs ralph turner r r 1 limehouse margaret mrs john foster georgetown kathleen mrs calvin macdonald rr i etmwood and dorothy mrs harold hunt briton and was predeceased by sons charles and james kirkpatrick mr harris acted as chairman for the informal meeting in front of the blazing fire the name for the group was unanimously agreed upon the group felt the name auxiliary might give the impression only women were welcome in fact as museum curator dr h j newman explained there are many things men could do to assist with the backing of the new group initial plans were made for this years annual christmas teat at the museum which will be from thursday dec 1 1 to sunday dec 14 volunteen were listed for sewing baking decorating and helping serve many tuggettions for future help were quickly forthcoming some of those present just wish to work at home some volunteen could tend gardens explained mr harris at the beginning of the meeting this coulnt posubly be like an ordinary auxiliary people wdl work as individuals at their own pace and their own tune robert emmerson dies suddenly after a brief illness robert frederick emmerson of 216 mcdonald blvd acton died at guelph general hospital on monday october 20 he was a machinist at douglas aircraft malton funeral service was held at the rumleyshoemaker funeral home on wednesday october 22 conducted by the rev w fosbury pallbearers were hugh jordan earl jordan ab irwin art gordon art daigle and don franklin all of acton interment was in fairview cemetery mr emmerson was born june 17 1913 in herron illinois son of the late john george emmerson and isabella wilson he and eleanor lena matsey were married october 12 i93s at streetsvtlle she survives him with sons and daughters ronald hespeler wayne acton donald fergus dorothy acton joann guelph peggy acton and john acton usten edna beachvdle isobel georgetown and lois brampton brothers steve georgetown jim brampton and weldon georgetown during world war ii he served with the army first with the tank corps and later with the d r division with the rank of corporal from 1940 to i94s the wellknown acton resident had been in hospital before suddenly being taken 111 again flashlight suggested for halloween safely during our reporting week of october 19 to october 25 the officers of the acton detachment while working a total of 21714 hours patrolled 623 miles of the town roads occurrences investigated were one family dispute tour liquor investigations in which lour persons have now been charged with breaking the liquor control act and a misting gul from brampton was located in the town on the traffic scene a total or four rnotorlsts were charged under the highway traffic act and four more have racelved warnings two motor vehicle accidents resulted in s700 damages and one of the driven was charged under the highway traffic act avoid rearend collisions keep enough stopping distance between your car and the car ahead so you can tlow or stop in lime a following distance of one car length for each ten miles of speed it recommended starting on sunday october 25 any vehicle that wat left parked on the roadway overnight was warned that it would be tigged for parking a warning was placed on the windshield on november i fines will be issued for the time offence so save yourself a fine and remove your cars halloween night is with us again and the children will be out in full force parents before you let your children out onto the streets give them a little- safety lecture and check and nuke sure they are wearing something that will stand out in the dark a good idea will be for them to carry a flashlight and instruct them to have it turned on when they are walking on the side of the road and last but not lettt mr motorist be extra careful when driving in the town the children get so excited at times that they forget the rules of the roads so give therri lots of room and lets have an accidentfree night prov const jtoy wood mr and mrs camn altken and miss ehn pearen were guests on sunday of their nephew and his wife mr and mrs john allan of port credit we are torry to hear patricia biltorf is pilknt in sick childrens hospital we hope she wont have to remain there too long there wu tellout crowd at the curling club dance in the legion hall saturday evening a progress report on the new building wat given by the rev a ii mckenzie many came in coitume to the vs mens dance in the music centre the tame night personals miss nancy duby is now teaching at huntsviue a group of united church women found a tour of the school for the deaf most interesting they made the trip to milton monday evening cuests or mrs c w mason over the weekend were mrs h mee of burlington mrs j a logle or woodstock mrs r i gowe of scnnton pa mr and mn k ranuden of cuufc summit pa and children bruce and todd mr and mrs g g switzer of etobicoke mr and mrs hj switzer of hilliburgh local news items owkkw- new honor for former reeve acton businessman bert hinton has accepted an appointment as a director to the ontario crafts foundation mr hinton attended the first meeting of the foundation monday in toronto where the board which is representative of the entire province meets about four times yesrly the ontario crafts foundation is a scheme of the dept of education and wu founded by present education minister wdliam davis the foundation is keenly interested in developing arts and crafts in the province as a secondary industry process and assists with design and advice for those who develop the cultural arts and crafts in ontario a former warden of halton a charter member of the board of governors of sheridan college and reeve of acton for six years mr hinton lives on lake avenue extend thanks staff of the acton free press the executive of the acton branch of the canadian cancer society are grateful for your interest and coverage given us through your paper your assistance helped make our evening the success it was thank you so much sincerely joan ford secretary cdn cancer society office of the lieutenant governor queens park toronto dear mr coles thank ou for the copies of the photographs taken during my visit to the acton fall fair they will add to my memories of a very pleasant day and i am grateful to you yours sincerely w ross macdonald lieutenantgovernor dredging still continues on fairy lake plans are beginning for a merchants christmas promotion several wallets have been reported lost this week according to police drive carefully frldaythose halloween flickers will be excited and thoughtless last weeks snow lasted several dsys and some school sports events had to be cancelled out the two films on cancer prevention were shown to high school girls last week baptisms at knox the following children were batpized last sunday at knox church during divine service by the minister the rev andrew h mckenzie peter james cargill son or mr and mrs bruce l cargill 40 acton blvd beverley ann glenn daughter of mr and mn david glenn 38 church st e billlejoe marlene maclnnes daughter of mr and mrs wm g macinnes 19 church st w trevlynn lee mason daughter of mr and mrs wayne d mason r r 2 peter msrk and heather elizabeth mccann children of mr and mrs gordon a mccann is8 tyler avenue brian james mceachern son of mr and mn clarence b mceachern 210 main st n nancy ann norton daughter of mr and mrt edward g norton michelle rogers daughter or mr and mn wm r rogers or georgetown and dale lynn thornton daughter of mr and mrs vincent h thomtonj r r 4 acton entertain men from victor home united church families entertained 10 permanent residents of the fred victor home in toronto to dinner sunday the old gentlemen enjoyed the drive at well as the meal with acton families one of the vititon walter springelthllls is 101 yean old and his dinner companion at the home of mrs marguerite taylor was her aunt mn mabel symoa whos 93 the viut came about as a result of the churchs hl9ers group going to the home one day eyes keep going to the spot at the millwillow corner where the bank of monlreil clock now iuii its really missed in 1962 there was a huge snowfall on october 25a reader lent ut a colored slide to prove it encountered a group of children on the weekend who were cleaning car windowt for money and the money went right into their unicef boxes good idea for acton some suppliers have removed their low calorie products from local shelves following the announcement artificial sweetener used in these products could have some link with cancer deadline for removal of the products in nov 30 in milton a couple of boys were taken to hospital after being hit by a car while walking home from a school dance one of them was john mcgeachie formerly of acton the boys were treated for torn ligaments in their legs one night school class wu cancelled last wednesdsy so its pirtlcipantsall womencould see the cancer prevention film it was the physical fitness class and what could be more appropriate people are funny they want the front of the bus the back of the church and the middle of the road hows flit tim is pfatt evergreens shrubstrees check our complete stock of bulbs floral designs lor all occasions open 1 dave wsak8 sun til darts phone 8632030 carofre fhwer garden shop two miles west of acton south side of hwy a district resident was concerned at young people throwing good freih eggs at cart on the main street of town one night this week she reported the foolnhness to police she wouldnt have minded so much the says if they hid been bad eggs but she couldnt help think of the thousands of starving children in other parts of the woild after a weekends work four rolls of film came out of the free press darkroom completely blank this week included were the pictures of junior commencement high school camping at rockwood hockey public skating the walkathon and a 101yearold visitor to town we finally managed to stop sobbing several from this area were concerned about friends and neighbors who were in malton at the time of the explosion and fire saturday one nasugaweya couple drove down to seek out his parents one young schoolgirl touring me free press plant monday with her city class was very near the blast and was slightly injured but she hid the presence of mind to take pictures which she brought up to show a budding newspaperwoman she belongs to her school newspaper club which made the trip to acton the old hotel restaurant main street hillsburgh look for the archway dining room open sundays 4 pm to 8 pm 10 miles north from silvercreek on 7th line at hillsburgh phone 8554611 for your reservation jrpxy showtiimg sum thru trture gar h as 3 pm thum ml oct 30 31 100 rifles color jim brown raquel welch sat nov 1 aomiif an ci tivtimorattf wanton sky scraper cartoon matinh nov 1 perils op laurel hardy sun4ontubws nov in enemy country atjow color tony hcancioso a1so king kong escape color thurstvi4ar nov the trouble with girls color avis presiev boating woqov the frehoader a ifcslnaij