High School Board Tackles Gym Window Issue
Acton High School board debates whether to paint gym windows or install blackout drapes. Principal Hansen and building chair Bill Coon clash over funding and practicality, with staff preferring drapes while painting is suggested as a cheaper option. Decisions postponed pending further review and a written durability guarantee.
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High School
Acton
E. A. Hansen
Lor
Toney
Jack Creighton
Jansen
E. S. Force
Bill Coon
Hansen
Forge
Coon
Coun
Creighton
C LL
Mel Sheppard Bags Three Moose on North Woods Hunt
Mel Sheppard and three companions hunted near Chapt in the northern woods for three days starting September 29. Mel bagged a 1700 pound bull moose and a 120 to 1400 pound cow moose, with two shots on the first day and one on the second, while snow and rain punctuated the trip. The head of the bull will be mounted as a trophy. the party endured cold, snow, and rain but pressed on to complete the limit thanks to their marksmanship.
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Coe
Mel Sheppard
R.A
Acton
Murray Hergott
Bill Sheppard
Doug Keppard
Mel
Bull
Reother
Doug
Saturnia
Hunter
Rotary Sponsors Student Exchange Program
Acton Rotary Club approved funding for a student exchange with Emporium High School in Pennsylvania. Four high school students and possibly two teachers would visit for a week, with Acton hosting four students and two teachers for a week. Plans involve principal accompaniment for part of the trip and international contact committee members presenting details.
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Acton Rotary Club
Emporium High School
Oelvania
Acton High School
Morris Klein
Jack Moore
Orangevile Lab
Pennsylyvannia
Acton
E. A. Hansen
T. Shields
Orangeville
Jim Dills
Milton Club
Jim Dodds
JJ. Stewart
Fred Wright
International Contacto
Fellor Ym
Andrew Brown
Donald Campbell
William Verbeck Captures Third Weekly Frog Living Draw
William Verbeck of 105 Queen Street West won the $60 prize in the third weekly Frog Living merchants draw. His name was drawn from a large drum at the post office. The weekly draw takes place at 9 pm every Saturday and winners must be present to claim.
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William Verbeck
Queen Street West
Frog Living
Iterioan
Verbeck
Principals Inform Board on Insurance Plans at School
G W Menenzio and W D Elmer Smith told the public schools board that teaching time was not lost while presenting group insurance plans for pupils. The plans were handed out as students left and teachers had printed names after hours. Trustee Tom Watson queried uptake, estimating about 5000 percent, and called the project worthwhile. The meeting featured praise for teachers, prayers, and training sessions, with property repairs noted at MoZ Bennett school.
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G. W.W. Menenzio
W.D. Elmer Smith
K.P
Tom Watson
Roy. McNeill
Senice
Mr. McNake
Sloski
Toronto
Bennett
Res AH McKenzie
E. T. Marks
Moz Bennett School
Esquesing Township Population and Assessment Rise
Assessor Art Benton reported at council Monday that Esquesing township’s total assessment climbed to 6,553,391, up over 400,000, while population rose by 54 to 5,656. The assessment breakdown shows 31.99 percent residential, 31.99 agricultural, and 13.9 industrial commercial.
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Esquesing
Art Benton
Conneil
Council Arranges Temporary Ambulance Service for Acton
Acton council ends ambulance disruption by hiring Frank Toth Motors on a temporary basis after Vern Bogue cannot continue service beyond September. The plan sets a 24 hour operation with one ambulance stored and maintained by Toth, limited to Acton residents within municipal boundaries. The move comes amid staffing constraints and appeals to other individuals failing to yield a solution.
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Acton
Han
Basle
Ma Toth
Actan
Cada 82
Car Overturns Leave Acton Teen With Broken Collarbone
David Beerman fifteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Ken Beerman of Acton suffered a broken collarbone and head injuries when a car in which he rode as a passenger overturned into a ditch about a mile east of Acton on Saturday. Driver William Craig of Toronto swerved to miss a dog. An ambulance, delayed by local limits, delivered Beerman to Guelph General Hospital via Georgetown. Ambulance service for Acton faced disruptions as Guelph City operators paused service. Acton OPP arranged temporary coverage and a new plan was set to handle calls locally until permanent arrangements are finalized.
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David Beerman
Mro
Ken Beerman
Acton
William Craig
Toronto
Carly Tankalie
Hionus
David
Guelph General Hospital
Georgetown
Coun Il
Guelph City
Guelph
Acton O.P.P
Frank Tl
Ryan
16 Volunteers Work Until Dusk To Rid Fairy Lake Stumps
Sixteen volunteers led by R R Parker cleared stumps from Fairy Lake on Saturday using boats and cables. Workers, aided by construction company crews, hauled submerged stumps ashore while meals provided by Beardmore and Company kept them going. A dog named Nipper guarded the frogs as dusk halted the effort with over two dozen stumps cleared and readied for burning.
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Fairy Lake
R. R. Parker
Board of Parks Management
Beardmore and Company Limited
Lloyd Johnstone
G. Fi Shullis
Diane Mathison
Yred
Ing
Beardmore and Co
Speyside Area Chosen for Fourth Large Quarry
Plans announced for a new quarry operation in Esquesing Township Speyside district. Standard Paving Company takes option on 660 acres along Highway 25 and plans a 65 mill hanger to process crushed stone. It marks the fourth large quarry in the Malton Campbellville Speyside district in two years, joining Milton Quarries, Halton Crushed Stone, Nassagaweva and Cloverteal Quarries.
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Speyside
Standard Paving Company
Highway 25
Malton Campbellville-Speyside
Milton
Malton
Halton
Nassagaweva
Guelph Ling
Campbellville
Award $20,000 To Injured Girl
Eight year old Betty Ann Harris of Acton was awarded a $20,000 settlement for injuries from a February 24, 1959 collision with a car owned by George Bailey and Robb Gordon Bailey. Judge Landreville ordered $15,324 placed in trust for the minor while the girl recovered from a hospital stay, with lasting injuries including a shortened left leg and a scar on the forehead.
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Betty Ann Harris
Thomas. Haatis
RR4
Acton
Af Couch
He Suck
George Bailey
Robb Goredon Bailey
Kitchener Arennen
Schol
Juste J. A. Landrevilha
Ip Avinns
Acciden
Betty Ann
Vandals Cause Major Damage at Dublin Rural School
Mayor damage was cut and urding at Dublin rural recual when vandals smashed locks broke doors and windows and wilfully destoyed contents of the building. Police notified investigation underway as two board members found front doors damaged windows wrecked and books torn with ink splatter and shelving damaged.
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Dublin
Bua
MacDoor
Ares
Coles
Inr
Iocks
Speyside Fenteal School
Ranger Guides Plan Formation Led by Mrs Wallis in Town
Mrs. Margaret Wallis will head a Ranger Guide group, informing the guide ship committee she can instruct the unit and asks interested girls to contact her at home. If organized, older girls and training will continue the guide movement in the rover scout manner, urging quick registration to form a worthwhile group.
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Sarin Smicres
Margaret
Wallis
Rover Scout
Ae Istervnce
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William Benson
J W. Wolfe
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Inspector McNeil
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P.P
William Bennett
Couned
Focal Police
Nipper
Rickie
Jamie Tronside
Pooh
Frogs
Cable Wan
Salir
al Kirkness
Ivan Kilby
Sonny Townsley
Hinold ‘Lownstey
Charles Linsdburrough
Manel Nettis
Herb Fryer
Alec Johnson
Don Ryder
Ricky Tronside
John van Dee Brink
Nino Braida
John Buckman
Lloyd Jubastane
Fairy ‘Lake
Ricky Ironside
C. Shultis
Peel Construction of
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Ranger Guides
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