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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
6
Rockwood seniors lead with 15 wins in 18 games as Glen Williams falls 19 2 to Rockwood Firemen. Georgetown, Blake Hind powered two hit pitching, 15 1, while Juveniles post 16 1 over Morriston and 7 3 over Brock Road. Both squads compete in ORSA with playoffs ahead and extra scheduling needed.
Last Thursday two busloads of 137 playground youths from Acton visited Rockwood to join mock track events games and contests. Rockwood won the ball game and 10 Acton leaders challenged a rematch set for Thursday.
Rockwood senior softball team rode ace John Salmon to a 7-0 win over Hornby under lights at Rockwood Park. Salmon fanned 15 as Dave Bacon launched a homer and 17-year-old Norm Beattie contributed a sensational defensive play and key outs, stopping a Hornby rally.
Retirement farewell for Rockwood Royal Bank manager Bob Daroy and his wife Kay at the Lovell home. Guests included Rockwood residents as community regrets his retirement due to health uncertainties. The couple will remain in Rockwood with new pipe and floral centerpiece gift presented.
Rockwood residents attended a three week Georgetown tent crusade sponsored by Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle led by Rev and Mrs Thoman. Guest evangelist Rev James Pierce of Winnipeg preached on timely biblical topics while the Galileans from Guelph and Gospelaires from Guelph and Rockwood provided music. Groups from Erin and Toronto also performed as organ and piano accompaniment enriched meeting sessions.
Rockwood descendants of A. G. Milne held their second annual reunion at Dundas park with swimming races and amusements. News of Mr. Bridges of Brantford passing cast a pall over the gathering along with reports of two deaths and three births among relatives. Attendees traveled from Eden Mills, Ancaster, Everton, Hamilton, Brantford, Acton and Arkell.
Rev W D Clark and Mrs Clark celebrated fifty years of marriage with about thirty relatives at the Amber Cupola. Notes recall Clark’s Milton roots, Willmott family church ties, and children Ada in Stratford and George in Toronto. EK: attendees, music, and nearby well‑wishes mixed with sermon reflections and upcoming council plans.
Mr and Mrs Charles Binnie and family visited with Mrs Eagles and Mr and Mrs W D Sinclair of Hillsburg. William Dobbie returned from holidays in North Bay district visiting Powassan Sturgeon Falls. Friends of Don Brown of Limehouse report hospital stay and hoped for recovery. Tressa Keeler came home after a week with sister R L Davidson. Joyce Denny returned from three weeks’ holidays with relatives in Beamsville London Dawson and Karen Widdifield Oil Springs visited last week with Fred McArthur Leroy MacArthur family.
A Glasgow minister Rev Robert Paterson B D of Kings Park Parish Church led services at Limehouse Presbyterian Church last Sunday and will return on August Har 945 aim. Local families and visitors, including Roughleys Spitzers and Heislers, enjoyed holidays and excursions to nearby lakes and towns.
Acton firefighters were called to Nassagawea township on Thursday for a grass fire, the second in as many days. They had earlier extinguished a fire Wednesday on property recently rented by Rolland Height, with the second blaze breaking out the next day.
About 55 members gathered Sunday afternoon at Gormac Park for the Nellis reunion. Activities included chatting, horseshoes, boating, swimming, and a picnic lunch. A short business meeting elected 1967 officers: president Laurence Johnston secretary Floron Wesno and sports chair Lloyd Nell tis. Laurence Johnston won the men s rowing contest in 2.25 minutes. Tug of war victors were captain Mansell Nellis team led by Laurence Johnston.
Murray Scoyne and John Wesno led results from a distant field with wins in six races. Other winners include Karen Nellis and Gary Scoyne in lower age groups, Judy Scovne, Wayne Allan, Greg Milson, Heather Milson, Sandra Henry, and John Wesno among youths and young men. A baby, Danny Johnston, and Bertha Nelliss topped age brackets. In auto incidents, Alex Cushner and Elsie Arm ina Hodgins sustained $350 damage in a Nassaguweya sideroad collision. Milton OPP logged the report, the only notable crash in the North Hatton area that week.
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