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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1962
Page
26
Community notices include Remembrance Day ticket sales, veterans’ support appeals, and sports and social updates. High school soccer at Acton, Lions sponsored dances, Hydro line work on Brock 51.1, beehive concerns, garden prep for winter, and local hunting reports are among the readable items.
Crowds have ranged from TM to 480 and home nights as many as seven players have poured in from Acton Guelph Geanie town and Brampton. The third prototype at the Avian 2 180 batt at Georgetown has been tested at Kinehener. Pex posted the fourth prototype S will be completed at the end of the month. The fim) expects to build seven planes before start ing production of market air craf. Notices went out in the avail this work from Postmaster Good McKeown notifying boxholders whose members will be changed when the new Post Office opens.
Harriet Jane Worren Price widow of Howard Price of Hamilton dies on Thanksgiving Day in her 89th year after a fall that broke her hip. Survived by one son Clarence and his wife at 58 New Hamilton. Funeral held Oct 10 at J. B. Marlatt funeral chapel Main St East, conducted by Rev Judson Levy, with burial at Hamilton Cemetery.
Halton and Wentworth public schools will close on Friday October 9 as teachers travel to Toronto for the Third Annual Teachers' Convention at the Education Centre. They will visit three Toronto schools, attend dinner, hear guest speaker R Patterson, B.A., B.Pach, view a film, hold a business meeting, and tour the Education Centre. K Black of Acton serves as vice president and Mrs K Alger of Acton is an executive member.
Community notes record 101st anniversary services near Dor act Preven nen Peay McDonald and district hospital hopes for home return. Mentions of events at Limehimne Meabyten, Toronto visitors, local family memory tributes, and local trotting from Bolton Vale with potato race and pony prizes.
The Guelph Association of Baptist churches met in Georgetown on Tuesday October 9 with wide attendance. Rev. Sen. O Neil of Leamington spoke at noon and evening on The Cost of Belonging urging Christians to take a stand for abstinence and reverence for the Lord's Day. Two resolutions urged firm abstinence and prayerful use of the Land's share. New officers were installed and the 93rd convention closed.
The new post office is ready for air mail with 00 windows and a flagpole base installed this week. Exterior work is largely finished while interior workers have moved in, marking progress on the air mail facilities.
The Silvernwood club met at Mrs. Donald Lindsay with 16 members and guests. They judged vegetable hats, read minutes and correspondence, and heard a question on serving vegetables. An October 24 hydro demonstration invite was received. Members selected to attend the Guelph area convention, and reports from Milton meetings were given. Hat modelling produced notable creations with Mrs. Hans Lindsay winning. Miss Jean Ruddell shared South American trip photos, prompting thanks to the hostess.
A stalemate between hydro linemen and the commission ended last week as both sides agreed to a three year contract add on. The agreement increases sick leave by 20 dollars per week up to seven periods per year subsidized by the commission. The contract includes a per year pay increase and notes authorizing further information on equipment at substations.
The Church of England and United Church conduct a pulpit exchange this Sunday. The Rev Dwight Engel will lead at St Alban the Martyr with Acton United Church choir, and George Elliott as choir leader and organist. In return Rev Donald West will lead at United Church with the Anglican choir and organist Frank Oakes.
Marilyn Wilkan of Hilton, titled Furrow Queen, finished third in the International Furrow Queen contest during the International Plowbig Match at Owen Sound. She scored 149 of 200 across four events including plowing, speech, quiz, and interview, earning a traveling bag, a record, and a turkey plate.
Hatton Mutual Aid firefighters met in Milton on Tuesday to debate a permanent training ground for their volunteers. Each brigade submitted a report detailing fire prevention week activities.
The North Halton Urban Board discussed vandalism and directed representatives to seek more information before a decision. Water and sewer chair J. Bort Wood reported on digester changes and repainting. The council approved replacing the current workmen rental with a system providing two shirts and a purse of garments per year at a cost of 14 dollars per worker. Each workman will be responsible for keeping clothes clean.
A quirky overheard exchange quotes a dog tea rat remark and a warning about attention when a strange cat approaches. The dialogue hints at odd behavior and playful curiosity in a domestic scene.
At St. Alban’s church a 9:30 a.m. corpses communion installed new Luxtun Young People’s Association officers. Dan Price is president Peter Taylor is vice president Doreen Greenwonul secretary and Lesley Johnston treasurer. Weekly meetings are Sundays with chaperones Broke Coker and Frank Van Wiek slated for this week.
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