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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1958
Page
11
A severe storm struck southern Ontario causing estimated $1 million in damage to Gartis, power lines, and homes. Acton avoided total destruction as winds over 80 mph ripped roofs, flooded basements, and toppled trees. In Bolton a curing tank collapsed onto cars. lightning struck a Guelph resident.
Rev H B Stokreef named rector of St Albans and St John Anglican Churches Acton Rockwood takes duties this Sunday. Former Netherlands native now in Canada seven years with theology training at Trinity College University of Toronto. He and his wife a Toronto graduate with an eight month old son John reside at 185 Jeffery Boulevard rectory.
The local Bank of La Scola branch was chosen by Head Office to fly a house flag bearing the Tank’s crest. The banner appeared on September 3 and will fly daily during regular business hours. Over a period of years, all branding will receive a similar flag.
S G Bennett owner of Scots an mmns near Acton won major awards at the Canadian National Exhibition. Scotsdale Lucifer was senior champion grand champion and grand champion bull. Scotsdale Mentor was reserve junior champion pull and Scotsdale Marshall was junior champion pull.
Art Gordon, proprietor, announced a Canadian Tire Associate store will open in Acton at Mall Street Auto Bay shop after renovations including an improved show window and sales area. A service centre will operate with the store. Gordon previously ran the Milton Associate store.
Reporter recounts Hazel Reid of Brant County finishing as runner-up in the Ontario Dairy Queen milking championship held at the CNE. Jeanette Lockman of ARL St OrRe won. Hatton fans groaned at the upset as Reid, a Hatton-area mother of two, received prizes including a portable transistor radio and a commemorative tray plus a cash award from Toronto Hevators.
Knox paving over 278 feet of Know Avenue may add about 400 dollars to town costs. Jack Laws of Credit Valley Paving Co reports original 2408 dollar contract was altered after the engineer demanded a deeper road bed. The change, approved by ROOVO Andere and Associates engineers, requires extra fill and compaction and delays completion a few days.
A feed load of oats burned near a tractor exhaust at Archie Kerr's farm in Acton on Friday August 20 at 1 13 PM. Acton firefighters fought the blaze with pitchforks hoses and extinguishers but the oats were a total loss.
John Chisholm landed a large pickerel on Saturday August 30 in the Nottawasaga River near Stayner. The fish weighed 10 pounds nine ounces with a girth of 17 inches and reportedly gave a strong tussle before capture.
The Acton Free Press claims three prizes in a Canada wide weekly newspaper contest. It won second place for the test all Pound paper, second for the test editorial page, and third on the beat front page competition. The convention awards will be presented at the Toronto hotel.
Honor G A Dills received Honorary Life Member status from the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at their Toronto convention. He chairs the CWNA executive committee and helped found the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association, also earning the Ontario award Weekly Newspaperman of the Year last year.
Acton Post Office is being repainted this week by a local Acton contractor. About 12 gallons of undercoat and top dressing are used, with four gallons of undercoat and four gallons of aluminum roof paint plus three gallons of undercast and three gallons of finish for the trim.
Reports show 681 students began at Hugh Sebel in grades nine to twelve with new transfers from Georgetown. The Robert Battle School opened with 470 pupils and classes assigned across kindergarten through eighth grade, with multiple teachers listed for each grade and plans for several new Dutch Danish and Yukan families’ children enrolled.
Over 100 children from Acton Vacation Bible School presented a closing program at Niecostab Church last Thursday. Junior pupils aged eight to 14 years, led by Kenneth Read and Mrs Barker, performed music with Harald Read on piano.
Daved Docherty secretary of Acton YMCA departs Wednesday to pursue a four year General Secretary course at Sir George Williams College Montreal. He cites strong ties with Acton and its children and hopes the training will better prepare him to help build future citizens.
At 2 15 p m Acton Fire Department answered a call from the home of James A McFackern in Rackwood Erie township when lightning struck the telephone line causing damage to the house and blowing out windows though no serious physical harm reported.
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