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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
5
Last Saturday a tennis tournament was cancelled due to wet courts. Acton players will meet Port Credit next Saturday. Morning instruction periods run by Mark Leferriere show promise with more room for eager young players to learn the fundamentals.
Exclusive interview with M D Jarell of Jarell Hair Experts of Canada debunks baldness myth. He promotes methods to prevent hair loss and restore growth through scalp hygiene, diagnosis, and private demonstrations in Actan Ontario on August 20 with Des Lauriers.
Regular jitney action on the local greens ended with James Gray and Jack McLean sharing first with two wins. Thomas Hutchinson and Fred Alton tied for second with one win. A doubles event saw Hutchinson and Saund rs win three games. McLean and Day took second with two wins. Vincent and Kelso were third with one win. Prizes donated by Frank Carney. A district tournament is planned for Friday August 12. At United Church Rev. Percy Death led service. next week Rev. C O Ranney conducted service at St Johns in Rev. E H Jones absence. Tyner of Toronto covered Royal Bank duties during Mr. Winlow’s holiday. Leon Aylea from Long Branch was home for the weekend. Cooler weekend temperatures brought relief after last week’s heat.
With annual exports of 634 million dollars, newsprint stands as the largest item in Canada’s export trade and alone accounts for 16 percent of all exports.
Recent visitors and holidaymakers include Mer and Mrs Harvey Dolmer with Wayne and siblings from Toronto. Ken Smith and family from Guelph visited Wesley Lillie’s group, while T D McCutcheon and Mrs Harvey Jestin with Bobby vacationed at Thornbury. Additional visits came from Alton and Tovell households with multiple relatives from Guelph and Burlington, and Bala weekend trips with Jestin and Winters. Judy Hunter of Dainsville vacationed with Jestin cousins Patsy and Nancy.
The sector is the largest industrial buyer of goods and services in Canada, with annual expenditures totaling 400 million dollars in wages, 200 million in transportation, 200 million for supplies and electricity, and 100 million for pulpwood purchases.
California visitor Howard Brown and brother Cliff Brown visited in Ligny Dufferin with relatives. Audrey Brown holidayed at Burlington with Clarence Brown family. Evelyn Peddie passed piano exams with honors and toured Ontario to Port Arthur. Garden club meeting at Mrs. J Irving featured a vegetable salad lunch and plans for achievement day exhibit.
Fire hoses and hydrants in Fort William Ontario were converted to a standard size to meet peak summer fire risk. Three years ago 103 different threads and 26 different nuts were in use on hydrants across the province.
Mr Lundquist president of the Retarded Children's Association urges parents of eligible children to contact the secretary of the Schools for Retarded Children. He notes very few enrolments have reached the secretary and asks action soon so plans may be made accordingly.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Cross of Acton died at 75 after illness. Born in Lancashire in 1880, she moved to Canada in 1906 and lived in Acton for 40 years with her husband Mr Cross. Survived by four children and numerous relatives, funeral held at Rumley Funeral Home with Rev Paul Milton officiating.
A sprawling list shows many families and individuals visiting relatives, vacationing, or returning home from trips. Names include Ruth Awrey, Wilfred Awrey, Frank Simkies, Thomas Fines, Doria, Gary Buck, Marcy Buck, Audrey Dickieson, George Young, Marilyn, J A Bulloch, Gordon Aitken, Gordon Robertson, Rosa McEwan, Sandra, Reg Carter, Calvert Hilta, Reta Finnie, Harry Torrance, George Rennick, Jerome Hunter, Harold Moffatt, Joyce Robertson, Vernon Stewart, Irma Morgan, Hazel Webb, Dan Winter, and others.
A busy week in Limehouse with visitors and residents traveling between Ormsby Welland Port Erie Toronto and Burlington. Highlights include Malcolm Sinclair from Geraldton and Joyce Patterson visiting Bobcaygeon with family and arrivals such as Arthur Melanson and the Duke Mulder homecoming after time in England.
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