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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1960
Page
9
Gardens face frost concerns and leaves fall as fall weather sets in. Football season begins with Acton High vs Milton next Tuesday. A Milton fair drew crowds while local tours planned Fire Prevention Week events and a Stratfords season update noted returning players including Fred Euringer.
Ebenezer Congregation fills the church for weekend services marking the 138th anniversary. Rev. W C Fennell and Rev R A Brook deliver sermons on hope and life. David Blythe, John Kitching, and D Bhicktock lead music as the Ebenezer choir performs. Nearby neighbors bid farewell to Mr and Mrs John Bewley as they move to Guelph after 30 years in the community.
Madison announces a new centrifugal pump at Churchill Road pumping station completed September 22. The International Water Supply Co. installed the unit to boost capacity and work with the original, delivering 800 gallons per minute to the mains. The pump uses a right angle gear drive for operation with no standby unit if needed.
Over 100 Ontario Y M C A delegates gathered at Geneva Park near Orillia for the Laymen and General Secretaries Conference. Acton sent Sid Saitz and Bob Foyers to participate, with speakers including Dr Roby Kidd and Dr R Jones. The conference urged unity and shared leadership ideas, ending with a call for a repeat event next year.
Miss Jane Bekker of 43A Church Street won $60 in Acton merchants Free Living draw. Shoppers entered by picking up coupons from participating stores and placing signed names in a drum. The weekly drawing occurs Saturdays at 3 pm at the post office. Roy Dunk of Acton previously won at the Fall Fair.
Mr and Mrs Murray celebrated their anniversary with family and a Parkview dinner in Guelph. They donated a 4-H trophy for Acton youth and assist with farm chores. Their daughter Verna and son Harry run parts of the operation. Nina Prick, 95, attended from Toronto.
Halton County Fire Prevention Bureau distributed Fire Prevention Week material at Milton fire hall Tuesday night. Fire chiefs will receive home and farm safety tips plus babysitter cards and place mats for hotels and restaurants. A blitz inspection is planned for October 17 with insurance and fire inspectors touring mercantile and industrial locations for hazards and safety measures.
Baptist Explorers begin fall season with about a dozen boys and girls active. Mrs. Coun Bailie and Miss Norma Baillie lead the group with sessions Friday evenings, while Mission Band is led by Mrs. Landsborough and Mr. Lip. Children eight years old meet Wednesdays after school. George Ha
The Church of St. Alban the Martyr held a Harvest Festival service with fruit, flowers, wheat and vegetables displayed in the lobby and pews. Rev H Bul Stokreet led the sermon on Thanksgiving, contrasting Canadian abundance with memories of Holland under occupation. Choirs and soloist Vic Bristow performed as large congregations attended 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist.
The 122nd anniversary services at Churchill Church drew large attendance with morning and evening programs led by speakers from Knox College Toronto and Don Mills United Church. A barbecue supper followed in the basement, parishioners enjoyed music, and local families received congratulations for anniversaries and gatherings.
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