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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1956
Page
6
Georgetown's population likely surpassed 6000 after official census data. The 1986 Dominion census indicates 5881 residents, up from 452 in 1951. The town council discussed the trend at this week's meeting citing a census bureau letter.
The Soper Clan held its eighth annual reunion on September 3 at Brookville Hall with ideal weather. Arrivals began at 1 45 p.m. and departures ended around 12 30 a.m. A menu of games and events featured many winners from Campbellville Milton and Detroit with prizes in shoe races pies and races. The event included a luncheon organized by Mrs J J Kennedy and Pearl Kennedy, and an annual meeting led by Wallian Woods with officers elected including president Wilfrid Coulson Hand and vice president Tacky Tayatosa. A next reunion is planned for Labor Day in Brookville Hall.
The Brucellosis Act of 1984 proclaims October 11 as its start date. Townships under the 1953 Act will become supervised areas, with the province bearing the vaccination cost for all female calves in these zones. Municipal councils lose enforcement duties, and calf vaccination after October 1 becomes a provincial expense.
A large dairy cattle show at Milton Fair features 260 cattle with a strong showing by Guernseys and Jerseys. Mentions of 62 members in the 4 H club, sections for educational exhibits, and a plan for Achievement Day activities. Public school accident insurance proposal noted in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Readers ask about fall wheat sowing timing as conditions improve. The note references sowing rye by Tetra Petkus and expectations of yields around 600 bushels, with remarks on conditions from late September into early October.
Beth McEnery, 16, was awarded the red ribbon for her pumpkin in the Central Ontario Pumpkin Contest at the Acton Fair. The event featured a float with 22 pumpkins and designated Queen Ceoanae Dearing, with 4-H seed support from the CRC through Society publicity efforts.
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