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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1962
Page
5
A back-and-forth discussion on small town hockey losing fan support. The Wing ham Advance Times editorial argues finances curb intermediate teams, urging reassessment. Acton and adjacent towns show varied fates, with arts ice upgrades reviving interest but long odds for a new era.
Acton Pee Wees continued their trek down the exhibition trail by blasting the Applewood Falcons 120 at the Community Centre Saturday. Paul Cooper posted his fourth shutout of the season as the Harkley brothers each tallied hat tricks with assists from Mason Johnson Owen and Vale. John Mason scored twice on a pair of taps, while Casey Har tley and Mike Vale set up others. K Maltby and K Owen added solo counters with assists from Johnson and Maltby.
Raiders and Cyclones will meet in a sudden death Acton Industrial hockey league final this Sunday at 6 p.m. Raiders beat Baters 3-2 to gain a 64 edge in the round, while Cyclones defeated Flyers 3-1 for a 12-3 margin.
Guelph, St Catharines, Buffalo and Montreal won Legion minor sports titles in novice, pee wee, bantam and midget divisions. Final three game total goal series produced two ties and two decisive wins with Buffalo besting Rochester 4 1 and Montreal beating Toronto 6 3. Guelph edged Hamilton 6 2 then lost 2 1 in game two and tied in the final to win the round. St Catharines won the Pee Wee round 1 4 9 with key players Turkesz Dunn Martingell and Hibbard contributing. Buffalo swept Rochester in bantams 8 3 overall. Montreal defeated Toronto in a decisive final after tied games.
Acton arena hosts the first carnival on the new artificial ice titled Colorama for 1962 sponsored by the Lions club to fund the community centre. Local skaters from Acton and Galt perform including 12 Western Ontario Niagara Peninsula champions. acts feature soloists Elizabeth Force and Linda Braida, group numbers, a Goofers routine, a horse act, and special stage effects with Paul Berg as accompanist. Mayor Alec Johnson opens. programs showcase local ads. refreshments and dancing follow the show.
Jimmy Lynch, a six year old, received a pony named Gertrude a week after winning it in a Camden Lyndale TV contest. Gertrude, a 19 month old brown Shetland, is from a farm near Moffat and is nervous around his new master. The Lynch family lives on Meadvale Road and Jimmy attends M. Z. Bennett kindergarten.
Interclub bonsprit rounds advance with three women skips challenging the men. Semifinals pair Dot Van Wyck vs George Williams, Clarence Rognvaldson vs Ethel Holmes, Bert Wood vs Alex Zheethoff, Eva Cooper vs Andy Nolan. Playoffs in regular league set for Tuesday April 10, dinner dance April 23 at Legion Auditorium.
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