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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1962
Page
7
A roundup of upcoming community events and local notes highlights church services, fund drives, school reports, and local projects across Acton Milton and Georgetown with civic ventures such as a race track tender and hydro upgrades.
Town hall hosted a grade eight variety program with songs, plays, and performances led by Lester Reiss and students including Kathy Meek and Margaret Crabtree. A sudden discovery play and musical pieces highlighted the evening while a separate report notes a warehouse fire at Clarence Hartop’s feed depot causing substantial damage. Rockwood fire crews contained the blaze as connections to local families and awards are also mentioned.
The St John Ambulance Brigade faced a blank wall after requesting applications for First Aid courses to boost local membership. With the June deadline passed and no significant recruits, officials like Superintendent Robert Hart and Mr. George Hargrave urged interested residents to register, stressing there is no obligation to join. Three youths volunteered, and plans to offer training at the park this summer were mentioned.
The final public skating session of the season is this Saturday marking the end of an exceptionally good year. Ice making equipment will be shut down and pipes drained after the session.
A local act outlines that names were drawn from a hat to determine who would represent Acton. The note indicates the selection method was random, aiming for impartiality in choosing a single representative.
Ten Guides and Rangers from Acton plus others travelled by bus to Toronto last Wednesday to attend a 4000-person rally at the Queen Elizabeth Building on the CN E. They included leaders and several named Guides and Rangers. The event featured Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, who drove past the crowd and spoke in an inspiring English accent, with anecdotes and a careful request about photography.
The third meeting of the Dublin Kitchen Kadets was held at Sherrill Murray’s home on March 7. Miss F Lampman gave tips for Achievement Day. Members prepared prune sponge apples and a fruit cup while notes on Meat for Supper were shared for future menus.
A westbound car driven by George Bayliss collided with a guestbound vehicle driven by Anthony Buckland on Highway No 7 on the westerly outskirts of Acton. One vehicle was a complete wreck and the other sustained about 150 in damages. Drivers escaped injury. Police constables Mervin Hares and William Bennett Harness of the Acton OPP Detachment investigated.
A Sunday program conducted by the Guelph Youth for Christ was presented in the Robert Litthe auditorium Sunday night. The event attracted several young people’s groups that attended the program.
A rubbish fire spread to the back kitchen roof at Mrs. Harry Dennis’s home on Bower Avenue Wednesday night but was quickly controlled by firefighters using booster lines with no extensive damage reported.
Peter Andrews, a Campbellville eighth grader, was named Hale ton County's top public school public speaker at the county finals held Friday night in Georgetown. He advances to the district final at Percy Merry School in Lowville on Tuesday as Frost disrupts area roads.
Canvassers for the Acton branch of the Canadian Cancer Society aim to raise 1500 dollars with bell ringing tonight and tomorrow. Funds go to the Bank of Montreal under senior accountant Dick Willie. Country canvassers have begun with very good returns and will leave two pamphlets at each home on smoking and cancer. Team captains include Rae West and several others.
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