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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1961
Page
8
Glén Banks guides regular operetta practice sessions with costume planning underway. Phil Caddick experiments with woodwork to craft chair edges. Town workers trim trees on Young Street. Grade two pupils from Robert Little School toured the Free-Press plant and learned how presses operate, expressing curiosity about safety practices.
Mrs Elizabeth McNeill died after brief illness at Guelph General Hospital and was interred in Rockwood Cemetery after funeral at Rumley Shoemaker Funeral Home. The Rockwood Teen Towners hosted a Fidncity Frolic Hop in the town hall. sympathy extended to Ramshaw and Stout families. Open air water project discussed for Riverside Park. skating limited by snow. other community notices and condolences recorded.
The Ebenezer United Church annual meeting on January 6 notes improved givings and reports. The highlight is a request to frame and display the church’s silver trowel used at the cornerstone laying, with thanks to Mrs. M Carter and gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths and others. The Young Peoples Union held a Sunday meeting with good attendance.
St Alban s W A held its annual officers election at Memon Hall on January 2. Mrs George Fountain was elected president with a full slate including Mrs Fo Kingsmill as vice president and Mrs John Creasey as corresponding secretary. Several secretaries and the treasury were also elected, with Mrs Wm Downs and Mrs C Nellis among the appointees. The group plans to unite with the Guilds for February to hear missionaries from the Belgian Congo. Snow removal efforts this year are not as active as last year when crews battled severe ice storms around the clock.
Halton County council explored using bond borrowing from Bank of Nova Scotia to cover expenditures until tax revenue arrives. Burlington Reeve Ryckman noted bonds offer about 4.42% versus bank rates near 5.4%, saving funds. The by law will omit the lender’s name while clerks seek bond house pricing. A museum site discussion with Sixteen Mile Creek authority considered using the Dae Alexander house at Kelso Dam, with a follow up meeting planned. Ontario County trustees election by public vote was debated, with concerns about accountability and the current system. Road signs on Highway 401 Guelph Line were debated to reflect Campbellville Road. Milne planned signage for Guelph traffic. Deputy clerk search, new warden regalia, hospital funding, emergency measures budget, and salary adjustments for county officials were approved or under discussion.
Esquesing Township council discussed the Kelso Dam project near Milton and asked the Conservation Authority for the 1961 plan. Councillors reviewed the Nord Hatton Association for Retarded Children activities, approved a $100 plant, ordered overdue taps and trailer licences, and paid fines for five failed faxes in the township.
A 109 year old farm house at RR 2 Rockwood occupied by Mr and Mrs ROID Anderson and their two children was destroyed by a Saturday fire after firefighters carried water to the scene. A water shortage hampered efforts with Rockwood and Acton crews later aided by the Elgin department. The house was consumed despite long firefighting action and the family sought shelter with neighbors while plans to rebuild are hoped soon.
Mrs Harvey Jestin hosted a Christian Women’s Fellowship meeting with ten attendees. Mrs Harry Horta led a splendid program, and Mrs Duncan Kingsbury prepared the lesson read by Mrs Kingsbury. The group planned World Day of Prayer for February 17 at Mrs D G Robertson’s Ospringe home and decided to buy a dozen new chairs for the Sunday school room. Local visitors included the Patten and Guelph families. Jimmy and Terry Stewart stayed with grandparents while their mother Mrs Harvey Stewart is hospitalized with an infected knee. Wishing recovery also sent to Mrs Roy Hindley and Mr Alfred Talbot at Guelph General Hospital.
The YMCA marks a nationwide observance from January 22 to 29 with church services stressing the association's role. In Acton secretary Sid Saitz invites all to participate, highlighting programs for building Christian character and physical well being across denominations in Canada and the United States.
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