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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 18, 1961
Page
9
Notes explain how abandoned fields revert to forests unless disturbed by grazing or burning. The wedge between field and forest forms a unique edge where plant and animal life shifts, with butterflies, cabbage crops, thrushes, and parasitic tachinid flies shaping local ecosystems.
Mrs. William E Kentner died May 2 after a month of illness at Killarney hospital. Funeral May 7 at United Church Boissevain with interment in Boissevain cemetery. She leaves husband five children Archie in Ontario three sisters in Ontario and many grandchildren. born July 8 1879 in Ontario. married 1909 to William E Kentner. lived on a Boissevain farm. retired 1955. 50th wedding anniversary celebrated prior to retirement.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has two missionaries in Georgetown, Elder Maril Abercrombie from Aberdeen Idaho and Elder Robert Saunders from Tremonton Utah, living in town temporarily. They are part of more than 9,000 young men and women who serve two years full time. There is a church branch at Georgetown.
Mrs. June Braaten, recreation director of the Ontario Association for Retarded Children, spoke at a North Halton Association for Retarded Children meeting in Georgetown in May. She outlined Ontario camps for disabled youth, described Camp-Redroad’s 50 boy and 50 girl capacity, and noted the growth to six camps in Canada with more planned. Braaten urged more community recreation training and highlighted available programs, volunteers, and funding sources including CFTO TV telethon support.
Planting 54,000 trees is underway across Spencer 12 Mile Creek and 16 Mile Creek Conservation Authorities. About 40,000 trees have been planted under the reforestation assistance program, with the rest on Authority land. Two Mile Authority shows 27,000 plantings, including 20,000 in Spencer and 7,000 in 16 Mile Creek.
About 600 delegates attended the Congo Protestant Council annual meeting in Leopoldville. They stressed church unity and the wider distribution of scriptures to reach people in a confused state. A Congolese pastor presented gifts of three BMS churches to the Canadian Bible Society, totaling 2,400 francs. Proceeds from gospel sales fund a Colportage Fund to aid further offerings and foster self reliance among Congo churches. The federal government lists 1,347 designs for a new Canadian flag on file.
Halton Holstein Breeders announce Friday May 26 for the annual Holstein Twilight Meeting at Hays Sales Arena Trafalgar. The program emphasizes type demonstrations judging and a travelogue with reports from association directors. Official placings will be made by a panel including J H Taylor Albert Hunter Jim O Earl George Pelletterio Wm Towell and Ross Segsworth chairman.
South America has seven mountain peaks over 20000 feet. North America has one Mount McKinley in Alaska at 20257 feet.
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