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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 04, 1961
Page
4
Acton residents and visitors share trips and gatherings with families in Toronto Guelph Montreal and London. Notables include Bowles and Pred Williamson visiting in town and at home while local medical news reports B P D Ryder undergoing surgery.
Article extols camping as core to Scouting and invites boys to attend a Grand Bend area summer camp on Lake Huron. It highlights camp life, leadership benefits, and the need for applications, financial help, and a detailed packing list including uniform, gear, and personal items.
Women’s Association completed a well at 32 feet supplying water and a washroom in the church. The piece notes hospital stays for Mr. Willetts and health updates for others, plus a Salvation Army event in Brampton. Obituaries include Samuel F. Lindsay from St Joseph’s Hospital and Mrs Fr. Larkman. services held and interment planned. Community activities feature Young People’s Union meeting and a Georgetown Mission Band event, with condolences extended to Mr. and Mrs. Shortland and the Shortland family.
Mr and Mrs Joshua Thomp son announce the engagement of their daughter Doris Evelyn to Mr Albert John Coxe son of Mr and Mrs William Coxe Erin The wedding is set for Saturday May 5 at revenhl United Church at 730.
The W.A. Snet at Acton United Church on Tuesday May 2 reported 33 visits to sick and shut ins. Mrs Wilderspin presided as devotion led by Mrs Poole on Jesus Christ the Light of the World. Roll call used Mother and a June word Father. meetings planned in Guelph at Mrs Batten’s home and a July picnic on Bower Avenue. Mispah benediction and luncheon followed hosted by Mrs Brown and others.
Singer Jon Rubes agreed to perform at Acton Park Community Night on June 24. The well known radio star of Songs of My People will also appear on TV and opera, with a three day visit to Strathomd before Acton, and a Manitoba show on folk songs and dances of the nations assisted by the government.
Joyce Carpenter leads her dance pupils in a first dance display at the Robert Little school. Parents and community members expect a late crowd and proceeds from the event will benefit a local cause.
Service station and home permits boost April Esquesing figures to 104 500 reported by building inspector William Etulls. Council by law authorizes Milton Fire Chief A B Clement to recruit volunteer helpers with insurance coverage. Council approves 124 to renovate chambers and 2914 road superintendent voucher. Engineers Proctor and Redfern to discuss Glen Williams water system next meeting.
A Nassagaweya Township suit claims lack of building permits issued during April. A local note mentions a snowplow on Highway 25 Wednesday amid no snow that day and prior snowy conditions on Saturday and Tuesday.
A Grade 9 poem by Sue Walters describes a warm bright woman arriving at night melting snow and turning fields green. The speaker recalls her as a goddess of spring meeting the ice and transforming the landscape with her presence.
The Acton Scottish Dance Club teen group plans a TV spot on CKCO at month end before exams. They promote the Community Night at Acton Park Rumne 24 hosted by the club. At practice, Mr and Mrs Dave Vaatt were given a lamp by Mrs Bill Wilson for helping with instruction during the season.
Four Oakville youths were injured when a 1950 car crashed into an embankment on Highway 25 near Speyside early Saturday. Driver William Whitaker 20 was taken to Milton District Hospital with a fractured neck and multiple injuries. passenger Murray Thirtk 21 sustained injuries and was later moved to a Hamilton hospital.
At 50 Hawthorne Drive Oakville a person suffered a fractured left ankle sprained right ankle and back bruising after a car entered a curve south of Speyside Corner around 1 20 on Saturday. The vehicle rolled over and landed on its wheels. Constable Carmen Wright investigated and the victim remained in Milton Hospital. Witnesses described the westbound car entering the curve and striking a crack bank before overturning.
The group held roll call and opening, then dispersed to patrol cars. The First Class Guides reviewed Guide history with Mrs Watson. While they were away, the rest of the company tested, played Rat Trap with Cavell Marshall in charge, and the meeting closed with taps. Only men are eligible to sit in the British House of Lords.
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