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a significant decade for acton the acton free tntt wecwday december 31 1969 1965 first new canadian flag raised at the cenotaph by mayor duby and jim gunn joe rots plans to turn his property into a park goy cartage opened its new warehouse billy mlddleton citizen of the year j bert wood tells insurance business uniforms were introduced at the high school the lions round up show drew 2000 to the arena acton medical centre started dr harry harley swept the halton election the legion choraliers were formed 1966 acton ojpjr detachment increased to six with the arrival of peter campbell acton reeve bert ilinton elected county warden fred wright citizen of year howard pearce recreation director a new section of fairview cemetery with 2s00 plots opened duke of devonshire iode marked 50th anniversary opening far deputy minister of highways cam macnab promised millmain lights work starts on library and new hydro building elections start twoyear term the free press switched to offset printing 1967 bells and whittles joyfully rang in happy proud centennial year bill coulter is warden a first and onlytime half holiday for sir john a macdonalds birthday in january mrs d g robertson named top rural correspondent by ontario weekly newspapers association herman freulers centennial hymn published sung on tv the first 40mile walkathon towns centennial library dedicated with ceremony hydro building opens rev laurence duby ordained 80 high school students visited expo the choraliers ung mayor duby heads the town and village section of the ontario municipal association and president of the central ontario regional development council a centennul ball many in costume dredging of fairy lake began old fashioned day precedes fair fair breaks all records cnr starts shutdown of station 1968 1969 george currie warden council approves gearedtoincome housing school boards continue as committees under new county board of education regional government proposed by darcy mckeough education costs rise bell rates up taxes rise apartment buildings on churchill s st john brigades area inspection in acton official opening of music centre miss m z bennett honored guest at opening of longawaited m z bennett school addition including auditorium bill hoey dies suddenly model airplane combat exposition karen orourke shelbutne fiddle queen jeff denny southern ontario singles shuffleboard chomp len varey killed parents protest closing ospringe kindergarten lieutenantgovernor macdoruld guest of honor at fair hallon reeves carve up county for regional government wiuum spehar and gerald robinson killed water pollution control plant built drag strip proposed for matthews furm music festival will change to include all performing arts another public hearing on station set for january 1970 paul paulsen killed parks board chairman brendan aherne resigns first curling in new building lavinia lodge soaked in the downpour that drenched the orange walk in july 1064 tata 1867 1 1967 jwa 17 1 1 off to see europe in july 10g8 were hwjh gordon moms njncy morris kon maccoll brian school student with tijchort mr and mrs paul fnhcf sharon while bill buck bob bonnatte mirtindjte on the lour wore ann watson gory dobbie robon lindsay david pink and lor mine servos marie timbers jackie palmer elaine johnson 1867 1 1967 reeve bert hinton was county warden in 1066 duncan moffat installed last high school board chairman town offices extended renovated mural painted by mrs j bray installed in library new owner of mason knitting brendan swan anticipates expansion northern tackle plant in rockwood destroyed by fire brian carriere killed strike at h k porter plant council calls public meeting to oppose closing station site bought for curling club public school students raise s500 for red cross in walkathon opposition kills shopping mall proposal decision th liurchlll ed church should amalgamate with acton united causes dissent ion rev michael bennett ordained rockwood united church celebrates centennial metro transportation study released envisages year 2000 trudeaumama hits halton rud whiting wins election 1400 in twomile orange walk and no rain this time post office staff on strike 17 high school students with mr and mrs paul martindale tour europe w j bcatty retires recognition dinner held for dr buckner and wife medical centre installs radiology department churchill community church granted official charter oral french in puhlic schools beardmores urged by public to keep whistle blowing survey shows need of an indoor swimming pool joe hurst replaces jack mcgeachie as clerkadministrator hydro building was officially opened iho tame day as the ccntonnial library with speeches and a tour for tho public in june 1060 former principal mitt m z bennott attended tho official opening of tho m z bcnnott school addition sho talks with board members murray smith bristow cyril bishop and vic sssmsi 1 those were the sixties i controlled steady growth deep concern over impending regulations sweeping changes in education improvement of town facilities fine new homes and buildings and a glorious centennial celebration signify the sixties in acton subdivisions and apartments swelled the town and strip development of houses crisscrossed lormerfarni land planning becomes more and more recognied as a vital and urgent concern 3s s 1 a ble crowo attendectofflclal ceremonies to open actons centennial protect a new library building in june 1067 on dominion day weekend acton legion her majesty the quoen choraliers raised money choraliers sang at expo in montreal under leader for their trip by bus to sing to the country george musselle another visitor that weekend small country sduiols closed up one by one as area schools wcic planned and built then the county boaid of education look over lioni i tie local boaids in a wrenching change back in l5 the i ice press first began to icporl prediction on icgioual government the plunkctt report shucked us in l9o6 i olio wed by the mckcuugh recommendations tlul have still left us locking an isuic that flashed through the sixties was the dangerous millmain corner culminating in the election of stop lights another iccumng issue since then is the closing of the sunon and that one isnt settled yet talk of cmeigcncy mcisuics dwindled off and talk ol pollution increased there were few veiy serious fucs but too many mostly young people lost then uses in tragic accidents some drowned but most wcie killed in cm accidents the decade saw rcvpcctcd clergymen come and go and popular teacheis jinvc jnd lease night school a booming success early in ilic hus dwindled off to nothing bin is seeing its most successful icsuigencc since in ten citicnt ol ilie year over i he decade dr w g c kenney bill coon madeleine gibbons john joy miss m z ilennclt bill middlcton hed wright george musselle si john ambulance brigade charlie thomson special honors to them all in a decade of violence in other parts of the world the sixties found acton peaceful und content sometimes bored yet admonishing petty thefts minor infringements of traffic and liquor laws annoying vandalism a couple of strokes weie settled peacefully oar young people developed the walkathon to raise money for favonte charities collected for uniclf on halloweens in a decade which repuited chinch attendance dwindling three new churches were budt here community spirit swelled in churchill when nearby residents decided to retain then own old frame church despite a decision they should amalgamate with a town church a nondenominational community church was organued peiliaps a more important sign of the future than is realized the building of the community centre and installation of artificial ice brought better hockey curling roller stating wrestling shows and dances there the formation of a recreation committee brought an unproved prospect park a new denies park a series of recreation directors swimming lessons and a full summer playground program the golden age club was developed by the fust recreation director the town was happily united in the successful campaign to raise money for the community centre in 1961 and felt the same exhultant sense of community feeling again in 1967 when centennul year saw the culmination of various farsighted projects centennul produced the library indirectly the music centre many dances and teas and school projects at well as personal goals the choraliers and high school ttudenti went in groups to expo and one of our citizens had a centennial hymn published the bells that rang in 1 967 reverberated all year and even longer in community pride and a new flag flew immm