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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1962
Page
7
Acton United church plans a Vacation Bible School this summer. Residents note spring signs with tree trimming improving town sections and robins spotted near the Free Press building. Ice safety warnings issued for Fairy Jake and school creek as roads thaw and spring cleaning begins.
Room summaries show students studying the moon with the poem The Man in the Moon and murals about Indians. They painted launches of John Glenn and learned Swiss geography including Berne, chalets, alpenhorns, and mountain cheese aging. A bake sale raised funds for the Red Cross and class spelling and history topics are noted.
Five Acton skaters Barbara Cook Juan Cook Linda Brandy Elizabeth Force and Etane Limb performed at the Guelph College Figure Skating Club carnival in Memorial Gardens. The young troupe, ages three to 18, trained by Sandra Tewskbury Ritch, wowed about 000 spectators with solos, dances, and group routines.
Mr and Mrs William McIntyre celebrated 40 years of marriage with a Brookville Hall reception hosted by relatives and neighbors. The couple moved from Nassau to their longtime home, remain semi retired, and play with a small stock herd. Five children and ten grandchildren attended along with gifts, cards, and flowers. Dancing and reminiscence followed, with lunch provided by the family.
The Clansmann restaurant changed hands on Tuesday with Barney Featherstone of Grand Valley purchasing it. Fred Briggs, a former owner, remains involved as a sales representative. After redecoration the restaurant is expected to reopen in April.
A crowd enjoyed an evening of euchre at Bannockburn School on March 17. Prizes donated by local businesses were won by Acton residents including Mrs. F McCatehean and Fred Kentocr Sr, with several other winners and door prizes noted.
Randy Daly of Acton High School impressed judges at the Divisional Public Speaking event for the Industrial Accident Prevention Association. He finished third among his group, while his efforts to decorate for the At-Home event drew praise from attendees.
Dialogue shows Paty unsure about recognizing a former boy Trignets in civy. A friend recalls a prior promise to impress him, but Paty questions if that promise should bind recognition.
Peter Michael Egan died following a serious brain operation at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He was 12, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Egan of Guelph, brother of Paul Robert and Thort, and grandson of Mr and Mrs Harry Mainprize of Acton. He often visited his grandparents in Acton and Muskoka, was in the Navy Cadets in Guelph, and pallbearers served from the group. Requiem High Mass was sung March 20 at Holy Rosary Church, with burial at Marymount Cemetery in Guelph.
Mrs KE presided over the meeting at M Bennett school where about 55 parents and teachers gathered last Thursday. Two new committee members were chosen with Mrs Lynch replacing Mr Drinkwalter as program chair and Mrs Bannon elected finance chair. Six volunteers agreed to attend the home and school council meeting on March 2 in Guelph. A paid debate followed on the impact of TV on children’s education, judged by the parents in open discussion.
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