Dave Hunter Installed Monday as Lions Club President
Dave Hunter was installed Monday as president of the Acton Lions Club at the Station Hotel during the regular dinner meeting. Retiring president Hartley Coles handed over the gavel as attendance pins were awarded to ten Lions and new officers for the year were announced including Vic Bristow and Murray Harrison as vice presidents and John Grieseneder as third vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Snow
Dave
Hunter
Acton Lions Club
Station Hotel
Peter Papillon
Lion al Lauder
Zone
Orm Lion
Dave Hunter
Vic Bristow
Murray Harrison
John Grieseneder
Neil Miller
Bob Hall
George Lockerbie
Lion Tamer
Jim McLennan
Ray Evelan
Art Gordon
Two Acton horses sold by dairy foreshadow change
Acton once a two horse town loses Nellie Gray to Stratford dairy and Tony to a Kitchener dairy as trucks replace horses. Dairy official Don Timmings notes heavier loads from three quart bottles push delivery toward horse and wagon retirements. Stratford and Kitchener dairies shift back to horse drawn delivery, while Acton keeps the practice briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Don Timmings
Acton Jersey Dairy
The
Free Press
Nellie Gray
Stratford
Tony
Kitchener
Stratford Dairies
Dairies
Tractor Train Crash Near Municipal Dump Entrance
Town workman Al Kirkness had a close call Wednesday when the grass-cutting tractor he drove collided with a CNR train at the level crossing at the municipal dump entrance. Both vehicle and train suffered damage, but Mr. Kirkness escaped uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Kirkness
CNR
Kirkness
Graduation Banquet Urges Pupils to Seek Higher Education
E M Hutchison of the National Employment Service in Guelph urged grade eight graduates from Robert Little and M Z Bennett schools to pursue higher education. He warned that a grade eight education no longer guarantees a good job and emphasized the competitive job market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Hutchison
National Employment Service
Guelph
Robert Littl
M.Z. Bennett
Hutchison
Robert Little School
Transition to secondary education at grade eight ceremony
Mr Hutchison urged self analysis and fault checking as students near the last day of elementary school. He warned of the adjustments ahead, noting each school year could add 3200 to earnings, and defined a dropout as leaving before reaching maximum education. Miss Elaine Johnson led the ceremony with a toast to the Queen and a guest list of school and community figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Elaine Johnson
Deborah Slingerland
W. D. Elmer Smith
Oliver Marshall
Fiona Gidman
B. Mowat
Duke
Devonshire
O.D.E
Nancy Lee
Ona Marshall
Mr. Hutchison
Christine Briumette
Vic Bristow
Lucienne Pratt
Alvey Gordon
Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Acton and District High School announces grade promotions list
The promotion list for Acton and District High School shows students moved to different grades across 4 year, 3 year and 4 year programs. Honor standing 75 percent or higher includes Denise Coles Judy Connell Sylvia Hanousek Mark Hurst Patricia Last Linda Lawson Cheryl Lee and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton and District High School
Valerie Coles
Judy Connell
Sylvia Hanousek
Mark Hurst
Patricia Last
Linda Lawson
Cheryl Lee
Marsha McKenzie
Nancy Morris
Benita ‘Pries
Mari¢ Timpers
Sharon White
Two Cars Stolen Friday Night Recovered by OPP Detachments
Two vehicles stolen Friday evening were recovered by Acton and Milton Ontario Provincial Police detachments. One car owned by Phil McCristall was taken from the park and recovered by Constable Bruce McArthur on Main Street North. The other vehicle, owned by William Williams, was taken from the Station Hotel parking lot and found the next day in Esquesing Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavo
Acton
Milton O.P.P
Phil McCristall
Bruce McArthur
Acton O.P.P
Main Street
William Williams
Station Hotel
Esquesing Township
Acton to Build Centennial Library With Kerr Tender
At a special meeting on Wednesday, Acton council accepted the lowest bid from E. S. Kerr Construction Co of Toronto for 72,396.67 with Municipal Board approval needed for a 32,500 debenture. The project totals about 76,192.67 after grants and costs, with air conditioning optional and shelving, bridges, and access included. Unsuccessful bids came from Len Ariss Construction and A J McCarthy Construction.
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E. S. Kerr Construction Company of
Toronto
Ontario Municipal Board
Kerr
Municipal Board
Skinndy
Library Board
Earl Mosales
Regional Library Co-Operative
H. H. Hinton
Len Ariss
Guelph
A J. McCarthy
Georgetown
Fairy Lake swimming not supervised by parks board this week
The Parks Board and Recreation Committee noted that swimming at Fairy Lake is not supervised and swimmers swim at their own risk. A near drowning was reported but parents confirmed it did not occur. The notice reiterated the lake is unsupervised.
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Act On Parks Board and Recreation
Fairy Lake
Certificate for safety awarded to Hydro workers
The Hydro work department received a framed certificate of merit for safety at the regular meeting held last Thursday. It is the fifth such certificate from the Electrical Utilities Safety Association, with praise voiced by Chairman E. G. Tyler Sr. and Mayor Les Duby. The award will be displayed at the Hydro office on Elgin Street while Doug Mason and Wilf McEachern reported on the Ottawa convention. Accounts totaling $335,347 were approved for payment.
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Acton
Hydro
Elgin Street
Doug Mason
Wilf McEachern
Ottawa
Commission
Board honors retiring teachers with pendant watches
Acton district high school ended the term with a staff room gathering to praise retiring teachers Miss Jean Barber and Mrs Alec Orr. The board presented pendant watches and accumulative sick leave cheques, with remarks of gratitude from Board Chairman Tom Watson and others. Miss Margit Juhasz received a special staff gift as she plans marriage this summer. Principal E A Hansen thanked staff and urged review of new school policy booklets for returning teachers.
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Acton
Jean Barber
Alec Orr
Margit Juhasz
Tom Watson
Chester Anderson
Ray Arbie
E. A. Hansen
Fire destroys poultry shed. home threatened near Acton
A morning blaze at 5:20 a.m. Thursday razed a poultry shed housing prize chickens and pigeons. The fire near Mr and Mrs Fred Archibald on R2 Acton endangered their home. A Shell Oil truck driver alerted the occupants. firefighters found the building beyond salvage. Lost were six Japanese bantams, six hens, 22 pigeons, and one duck. cause unknown.
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Fred Archibald
Five Beardmore Employees Retire After Long Service
Five Beardmore employees including vice-president R R Parker retire today after a combined 135 years of service. Parker 24 years, Percy Evans 37, Jimny McDonald 19, W Lewandowski 31, and G Pozig 24 years. A plant gathering with directors and foremen follows work.
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Beardmore
R. R. Parker
Beardmore's
Percy Evans
Jimny McDonald
W. Lewandowski
G. Pozig
Two Car Crash At Corner Leads To Careless Driving Charge
Constable Nick Fulton of the Acton O P P detachment investigated a two car collision Monday near the CN R crossing and Wallace Avenue. Helen Dawkins driving east on Mill prepared to turn left onto Wallace Avenue and Frank Harding of Erin Township also east on Mill were involved. A passenger in the Dawkins car, Helen Waterhouse, sustained slight injuries as her head struck the windshield. Dawkins car damage was about 250 dollars and Harding car damage about 150 dollars. Constable Falcon charged Harding with careless driving.
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Nick Fulton
Acton O.P.P
Cn.r
Wallace Avenue
Helen Dawkins
Agnes Street
Mill
Walltee Ave
Frank Harding
Erin Township
Dawkins
Helen Waterhouse
Harding
Falcon
Daughters of Knox Tour Halton County Museum
The Daughters of Knox enjoyed a tour of Halton County Museum and a talk by director Major H. J. Newman before their last meeting at the home of Mrs. Fom Watson.
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Daughters of Knox
Halton County Museum
H. J. Newman
Fom Watson
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