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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1968
Page
18
The season brings a wide range of men and women fragrances with many brands promising instant appeal and distinctive personality. For men, colognes offer bold statements with exotic claims and self defense notes, while women receive prestige perfumes aimed at boosting morale and allure. Incense sticks and perfumed candles address incense loving hippies seeking ambience.
Four members of the Acton High School curling club led by Gord Reed won the Fergus School Board bonspiel trophy last Saturday. Neil Anderson Paul Youngblut Barry Buchanan and Reed defeated nine teams for three wins and a plus. The Acton team entered for the first time. Teams from Guelph Port Elgin Palmerston Walkerton Milton Erin and Fergus competed. The club meets Tuesday afternoons at the community centre with Mrs Joe Hurst coordinator. Two mixed teams will enter a Milton bonspiel on December 21.
Acton High echoes a civil rights request in New York City about five Puerto Ricans who died by self harm in a city jail. The piece examines definitions of brutality, prejudice, and the balance between police duty and citizen rights amid rising crime and public scrutiny.
Harlem All-Stars were booked for an exhibition at A D H S but an elaborate booking ruse left the team a no show. Teachers found funds promised for posters and press kits vanished after weeks of false promises. The whole plan collapsed when the team finally appeared to fulfill the contract, but the school board refused to sell tickets for a doubtful event.
Boris Shean, a Ukrainian folk dancer in national dress, reflects on teaching in his first year. He joined a folk group at 15 in Hamilton and danced professionally in Windsor. He supports broader music tastes, seeks smaller, ability based classes, and advocates shared teacher and student power with parental involvement. He plans skiing with his wife, enjoys pyrohy and cabbage rolls, dislikes cold days, hot days, and bangs-less hair.
Allan Gordon lauds Acton as lively and bright with popular spots like the pool hall and bowling alley. He celebrates Farry Park and the high school dance as proof of a fine community, urged by comrades to seek better places only to find Acton meets the standard.
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