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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1968
Page
5
Raymond Grose welds hundreds of pounds of scrap into a 75 foot art piece near Alma, using old machinery, car parts, pipes and tools. The roadside sculpture, sprayed in aluminium, draws curious visitors as it rises from a farm yard on the edge of Alma near Elmira.
Erin township canvass receipts for the Erin section of the Wellington County Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society totaled 1801.60, eight dollars and fourteen cents less than 1967. Erin village 449.55, Hillsburg area 271.25, Seat 109.60, Ballinafad area 127.70, Ospringe area noted. officials pleased with results. Milton firm sale possible as P L Robertson Manufacturing Co may pass to Procor Ltd, conditional on acceptances. Procor is Union Tank Car Co subsidiary. Founded 1907 in Milton, firm operates in Toronto, Montreal, Florida, Indiana, Puerto Rico. Milton mayor prepares trip to England with Halton Industrial film and Ontariario film. Old autos by-law in Georgetown limits front-yard parking and vehicle counts. OMB asks review of capital expenditures, with 1968 forecast 690,000 vs actual 3,315,000. debt expected near six million.
The first crop of graduates from Rockwood's Centennial School were honored at a graduation banquet hosted by the Rockwood Home and School Association. Major MacCorquodale of the Salvation Army House of Concord in Toronto urged students to use mind and body fully, warned of drug temptations, and spoke with humor about youthful pitfalls.
The Churchill church observes its 130 years of service with a June 9 service at 11 30 a m featuring Rev Leslie Mott of Hamilton and special music. In other local news Mr William Butler of Fergus remains in critical condition in Toronto General after the May 25 accident. A busy weekend includes the wedding of Brian Bessey and Donna Ridler at Dublin United Church Guelph and various family visits and gatherings across Georgetown Brampton and Erin.
Zoning administrator S W Savage reports May permits totaling 126250 for seven homes and additions in Nassagaweya Township. The year to date value reaches 505550, down from 640000 at the same point last year.
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