Town Matters Involving Welfare, Conventions And Costs
Last night council considered widening Main Street and funding options, including fourteen thousand seven hundred dollars opposed by the town. A convention in Royal Connaught Seam was authorized for assessor Wil liam Erskine with expenses. Mayor, clerk and councillors may attend the Town and Village conference in Tilbury June 9 and 10 with paid expenses, and transportation to be pooled. The town aims to host Hamilton County Assessors Association in June, with assessor and clerk arranging details. A motion for guidelines on municipal ti was defeated. Several members to attend Y s Men’s civic night May 1 at the YMCA. Alterations to the card and sidewalk agreed, with proprietor Art Gordon bearing half the cost.
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Main St
Wil ‘Iam Erskine
Royal Connaught
Tilbury
Haiton County Assessors’ Association
Art Gordon
Recreation director H. Pearce leaves for Kingston
Acton Recreation director Howard Pearce will depart June 2 to become assistant director of recreation in Kingston. He has served as full time director since April 1966 after University of Guelph training, and will be replaced as soon as a candidate is found. Pearce notes Kingston offers better pay and fewer arena duties.
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Howard Pearce
Acton
Kingston
Y.M.C.A
The
Free Press
Howard
Pearce
Herb
Diane Gowan
Hagersville
United Church Explorer Group
Jeffrey
Constable Nick Farion Hurts in Highway 20 Crash
Constable Nick Farion, 31, of Acton, was critically injured early Saturday when his car struck a cement abutment on Highway 20 near Smithville at 4:20 am. He was taken to St Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton with a ken pelvic bone fracture, a fractured left arm, a broken jaw, and eye injuries. recover prospects remained uncertain. Corporal Ray Mason and Constable Bruce McArthur were awaiting updates on his condition.
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Nick Farion
Acton
Souttonek
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hamilton
Smithville
Falcon
Vel
Ray Mason
Bruce McArthur
Lee
Acton Oh
Hymn to Canada Echoes Coast to Coast on Hymn Sing
World War II veteran Herman Freuler of Acton Ontario performed Hymn to Canada on Winnipeg TV program Hymn Sing. The program aired Sunday afternoon at 3:30 after last week’s 5:30 time was adjusted. Viewers listened but some missed the show due to late time change and varied notices.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Herman Freuler
Acton
Ontario
Oakville O P P Officers Roll Through Transfers
A list of Ontario Provincial Police constables includes D Cernias from Oakville and Pat Thwait, newly assigned from Polytechnical Institute teens. Merv Harness moved to Kitchener after a stint in town since 1954. Weekes, a Simcoe native, served three years in the navy. Bob Hildreth to Acton will replace Pete Campbell. Other officers under Corp. Ray Mason include Bruce MacArthur and Bruce Kressler.
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Merv Harness
Kitchener
Cons
Weekes
Simcoe
Navy
Corp
Ray Mason
Bruce MacArthur
Bruce Kressler
May Receives Bachelor of Divinity at Victoria Convocation
John A. May, interim minister of Acton United Church, earned the Bachelor of Divinity from Victoria College at the University of Toronto during Convocation Hall ceremonies on May 3. His wife and mother attended. He will be ordained May 31 at Trinity United Church Capreol with Rev. Dwight Engel assisting. A preaching license will be granted at a May 17 service in Capreol. The Mays will remain in Acton through June.
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Acton United Church
John A. May
Victoria College
University of Toronto
Capreol
Convocation Hall
May
Trinity United Church
Kitchener
Dwight Engel
Orillia
Engel
Acton
Cookie Day Blitz Sends Guides and Brownies Over 960 Boxes
Saturday morning the Guides and Brownies ran a one day blitz for cookies. Captain Ginger led the effort with area depots at multiple homes. By mid afternoon 960 boxes were sold and cookies soon ran out, praised for assistance and cooperation.
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Ginger
Lowrie
Elling
Mitchell
Holmes
Vander Kooy
Char
Style Acres hosts annual English and western horse show
The Style Acres ranch and Acton Rotary Club co sponsor this year’s English and western horse show. A recognized member event of the Canadian Horse Show Association and Equestrian Federation of Canada, it features junior and senior classes with prizes and ribbons.
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Style Acres Ranch
Acton Rotary Club
Style Acres
Canadian Horse Show Association Inc
Equestrian Federation of Canada
Acton Cubs Explore Crest Significance With Town Leaders
Mayor Les Duby explains Acton's town crest to Wolf Cubs many born abroad as Akela Earl Jordan and Baloo Robert Grant observe. Meeting covers ties with Acton England, youth education, and council dealings. Reeve Hinton challenges land purchase pace for Beardmore land for sewer plant. soil tests planned. debate over process and assets continues.
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Les Duby
Acton
Canada
Akela
Earl Jordan
Baloo
Robert Grant
Ager
England
Start on reconstruction of Highway 25 Acton to Ospring
The Department of Highways begins work on the Acton to Ospring section of Highway 25. After completing preparatory tasks, a contract will be issued for regrading this section to new standards.
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Acton
Ospring
Department of Highways
Wlern Shendards
Mayor exasperated as sidewalk project approved amid dispute
At Tuesday’s council meeting the decision to install a sidewalk on Alice Street from Bower Avenue to the new hydro building was approved in collaboration with the Hydro Commission to share costs. Reeve Hinton opposed, urging surplus funds be returned to consumers, while Mayor Duby defended the project and urged constructive support. The dispute highlighted tensions over spending as Elmore Drive services and Lakeview subdivision road work approach.
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Alice St
Bower Ave
Hydro
Hydro Commission
Hinton
Duby
Ontario Hydro
Beverley Boulevard road allowance sold for apartments
Council approved a by law at night to liquidate Beverley Boulevard road allowance on Beverley home property at the corner of Church and Maria Streets. Property has been sold to a developer who plans to build apartments.
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Lowance
Beverley Blvd
Beverley Home
Church and
Maria Sts
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H. Pearce
Parks Department
Elizabeth Atkey
Murray Harrison
University of Guelph
Ever Pearse
Aniversary
O.P.P
Oakville
D. Cernias
Aingle
He Tmanton
Ieee Poste
Jorden
Azather
Oakville Policenen
Pat Thwait
Victoria
Reeve
Beardmore and Co
Reeve Hinton
Bob Drinkwalter
J. McGeachie
E. Mosales
Charlie Perry
Lakeview Subdivision
McKenzie
Elmore Drive
Ae Een
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