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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 10, 1967

Page

3

Prolific locals and regional college plans spark Ontario notes

News items from the district report on prolific registrants Reginald Fessenena and Nate Bah in Canada, plus pastor Robert Lohnes retaining his Maple Avenue post. A Kitchener firm backs Conestoga College sites serving Wellington Waterloo Perth and Huron counties with temporary quarters and a 574 500 budget. The Guelph Centennial project celebrates John Galt Gardens and the Star of the City. The Experimental Aircraft Association plans a June air rally at Guelph Air Park with 40 amateur builders. Milton uncovers flag thefts by high school students pledging to join fraternities. Milton Council approves a 21400 front end loader for the landfill on a 53 vote.

A. Kitchener Consulting Kitchener Guelph Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology Perth Huron County Wellington Waterloo Huron John Galt Metropolis-To-Be Experimental Aircraft Association of Canada Guelph Air Park Sine Canada Milton North Halton Ray Andress Oakville Milton Council

Unemployment Rise Amid Local Layoffs and Student Jobs

Temporary layoffs in multiple local and automotive industries, plus student registrations and slow weather, push area unemployment higher in April. Guelfa Manpower Centre reports 1 563 total unemployed, 681 males and 513 females registered previously, with 65 percent of unemployed males in unskilled, truck driving, clerical, sales and service roles while 87 percent of unemployed females are clerical, service, textile or unskilled workers. Opportunities exist across manufacturing, construction, retail, finance, government and personal services. demand for female bookkeepers, stenographers, cooks, waitresses and domestic workers, and for male protection service workers, farm hands, skilled metal workers, stationary engineers and auto mechanics.

Guelph C.M.C

Unneeded Conversation About Charging for Advice

A reader claims people resist free guidance and will not heed suggestions unless a fee is charged, arguing that monetizing advice prompts action and value. The remark reflects skepticism about nonpaid counsel and professional incentives.

Acton poet writes centennial Canada verses for twin town

Raymond Candy of Acton England pens poems for Acton Ontario Canada marking Canada’s centennial. He sent two works to the sister town, including a Canada tribute and a piece honoring Dave Dills’ visit two years ago when he presented Acton mayor with a Canadian flag.

Raymond Candy Acton England Canada Dave Dills Sirinston Ontario Harry Britain Dills Middlesex

Let's Play Bridge Lets Play Bridge by Bill Coats

The column analyzes bridge play errors in a hand where West led hearts and dummy won with queen. It explains endplay risks for East and West, advising how East should duck diamonds and West should cash hearts to avoid endplays, with notes on conserving entries and playing high cards strategically. It also lists last week's Acton Bridge Club winners: Pattulo and Wilson, Solty and Filotas, Cook and Garrett.

Acton Bridge Club Declarer South West East Dummy Beverley Pattulo Duke Wilson George Solty Les” Filotas Lil Cook Jean Garrett

Phoney fives in circulation in district warns merchants

Local merchants warned to watch for bogus five dollar bills along with recent fake ten and twenty dollar notes. Three counterfeit five dollar bills appeared in Oakville last week, the first in Ontario. Reports say many phoney fives have been cashed at Expo and in Montreal since the World's Fair opened two weeks ago. The notes lack face and back plate numbers.

Oakville Ontario R.C. M.P Expo Montreal

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