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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1955
Page
17
The Y reports 300 members with 200 children and 100 adults. Secretary Bob Brayshaw from Kingston oversees the So-Ed club drawing older adults into Y programs. Longtime Men’s Club founder Jack Creighton remains active since 1940 as the Y expands since 1935.
Twenty years ago Acton celebrated the official opening of its Murray Memorial Y M C A in a ceremony attended by about 400 people. The $20 000 bequest from the late J A Murray funded the building to serve as a community asset for poor or sick children aged or helpless people and the YMCA.
The YMCA operates with a 22 member board led by President Ken Knox. G W McKenzie is vice president, J Hurst secretary, and Mike Coxe treasurer. Chairs include Phil Caddick publicity Roy Evan Jones religious emphasis and world service Bruce Shoemaker adult Clinton Taylor boys and his work Bill Wilson finance Jack Ridley budding Elmer Smith Y M C A men’s representative Mrs Doug Rovers ladies’ representative.
The Y M C A building 58 by 44 feet remains attractive now as two decades ago when many townspeople toured the rooms. The library Masonic Lodge rooms and Public Utilities office occupy the space with an apartment upstairs. Numerous updates include relocated shower and locker rooms and a new door from the downstairs meeting room.
Last weekend Mrs. Molly Ridsdale served as Acton Y's delegate at the National Young Adult Council Meeting held at Camp Edgewood near Guelph. The two day session reviewed plans for Canada's future work and adoption of Paris world conference suggestions. A continental conference may be extended to Geneva Park Lake Couchichine in 1956.
A Hi Y club is being formed at the high school with Oscar Dryber joining the Recreation Club coaching section. Slim and Trim club held its organizational meeting last week and two classes will run morning and evening with Mrs. Buckner teaching. A ladies bowling league meeting occurred Tuesday and work starts on a new weight lifting room near the gym ready soon.
Bill Skilling and Frances Oakes named AHS senior champions. Events include 75 yard dash won by Landsborough and Edwards, various girls and boys running, jumping, and throwing events led by named athletes such as Oakes, MacKenzie, Landsborough, Skilling, and Coxe across junior, intermediate, and senior divisions.
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