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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1967
Page
4
HOPE opens its doors this afternoon and evening with trainees at work. Workshop supervisor Mrs. H Isham says residents of Halton are urged to visit the Hornby shop to view valuable handiwork by staff of the North Halton Association for the Mentally Retarded.
Milton Ontario Provincial Police detachment logged 843 patrol hours and 7 105 miles on area highways from June 4 to 10. Twenty two traffic actions occurred including 14 charges and 44 warnings. 44 convictions were registered. Six nonfatal injuries across five accidents. $7 045 property damage noted.
The Limehouse Women’s Institute held its June meeting in Memorial Hall with Mrs. Gisby presiding. A life membership was awarded to president Mrs Mary Gisby after 25 years of service, with gifts for retiring secretary-treasurer Mrs. Ralph Turner and district president Mrs Webb observed. The group discussed catering, public relations, road safety, and the upcoming community picnic, closing with a Mary Stewart Collect and a luncheon.
John Root MPP Wellington Dufferin announces by Minister George Innes that road 927 Fall St Rockwood has been signed for development as a connecting link between No 77 Highway and the Conservation Authority park entrance. The road was pre engineered on November 10, 1966.
A seven year old, Dennis Mario Durante of R R 3 Milton, sustained a slight concussion and head cuts after a collision with a car on Highway 25 north of Milton amid heavy fog Thursday afternoon. The vehicle was driven by Mrs Gordon Regnvaldson of Acton. Damages were about $25 to the car hood and $10 to the bicycle.
A joint field day is scheduled for Friday June 23 involving Robert Little School and M Z Bennett School. Students from both campuses will participate in a combined outdoor event with hosted activities and team competitions.
Mr and Mrs Mike Bevan entertained Acton high school staff and guests at an outdoor barbecue in Kleinburg last week. Despite rain for Acton, weather was perfect at the Bevans home. Present were leaving teachers Miss Vira Flak and Mr Bevan, with retired Miss Jean Barber and others. The Bevans’ daughter, an airline stewardess, assisted.
Halton County Council through its industrial committee hires Robert J Meyer Productions of Dundas to produce a 20 minute sound color film promoting area development. The story follows a Halton graduate choosing education and a future in the county, highlighting housing commerce agriculture recreation culture and manufacturing. Filming spans spring and summer with color footage across towns and rural areas. The film premiers for local and national screenings in early 1968.
Acton reeve Bert Hinton attended the 67th annual Canadian Tuberculosis Association meeting combined with the ninth annual Canadian Thoracic Society meeting in Quebec City. He represented Halton County Tuberculosis and Health Association at his own expense to learn of expanding responsibilities and talks on nursing rehabilitation air pollution and smoking. Local contributions fund research detection and treatment while Mrs Lunan Halton Association secretary is highly regarded among colleagues.
Wayne D Scott of 169 Churchill Rd Acton completed a specialised home training program in TV Radio Servicing at DeVry Technical Institute 97 Lawrence Ave West Toronto. He is now employed by United Carr Canada Limited.
A concise note explores the quiet influence of restraint and discretion in communication. It suggests that what remains unspoken often shapes relationships, decisions, and perceptions more than spoken words.
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