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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 8, 1979, p. 2

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2 The Acton Press Wednesday Aug with JENNIFER BARR Some ministers will you they felt the call to their profession In early life but rarely Is it years before they actually take up the cloth Although knowing since be was a lad of that he wanted to become a minister Father was in his 50b before he became a priest in the Anglican Church He never regretted the valuable years in between Father has just retired as pastor for St Anglican Church after a ministry there of nearly six years It not coincidental that he was also baptized In the same church shortly after his birth In Acton 85 years ago He is delighted to be one of the few priests who have a plaque erected in their church before they are dead En business world The years between have been spent in the armed forces and In the business world and Father feels they helped give him valuable insight into the workings of the human mind enabling him to excel in family counselling in la ter years After being educated in Toronto he had to in terrupt his university course in order to support his family His father had died and these were depression years Along came the wara terrible evil but Mr felt a need toserve He says he feels Canada is the greatest country in the world and The Good Lord would want us to defend the things we believe In He had married Ethel the girl across the road who also taught In Sunday School along side her future husband Three children were raised Bonnie now married to an Anglican in SI Catharines and with three children of her own Paul a carpenter in Hamilton who Is also a weekend musician and Holly a former equestrian married to a rock musician who is currently working with a banking firm and travels a great deal Assisting others While in business world Mr finished his education and could have gone Into the ministry earlier but found he had a talent for earning money he had also become vice president of the company However it the usual story of Lord make me good but not yet Mr and Mrs felt strongly they could do more good for the Lord by using their money to help other young people For years they financed the education of young doctors and priests helping swell the forces of the Lord healers When Mr went Into the church years ago it was People thought I was ready for the man in the white coat giving up my well paying job he comments But he never regretted It and has been ex happy specially when he was asked to come back to Acton and the church where he was As a priest Father was ahvays Involved in community work and Is particularly pleased to have been the one who nudged the snowball in getting the Acton Community Centre going although he gives all credit to Peter Marks Originally Father felt the need was there discussed it with Brian and together with Marks and Dorothy Craig the idea became reality Father sits on the board he was vice- president of the board representative for North Malum on the Victorian Order of Nurses VON board and chairman of the Acton Association Unfortunately a scries of heart attacks twoanda half years ago made It necessary to slow down and community work had to be cut down although Father still does family counselling He was going to go completely into this field until his health ordered something a Utile different Now despite official retirement and the move to an apartment in Milton Father is going to continue church work as parttime assistant to a church in Oakville He also plans to complete three books he has never had the time to finish writing Farewell and tears It is beyond words the way the church congregation has been for two monthsI dldn know people could care that much soys Father Ewlng referring to the way St congregation have feted and gifted he and Mrs since his retirement became imminent You don realize how many peoples Iivls you touch At the Sunday School picnic in June Father was completely surprised by the multitude of presentations from the children little pictures letters and small gifts I love the children my special favorite people are children I ma sucker for kids Other presentations included gifts of considerable magnitude a plaque in the church and his portrait In the parish hall to remember Father I said a lot of farewells I m not ashamed of tears Farewells or not Father Ewing will be back in Acton frequently to visit his church family see how his I love golf He hopes his Acton family will visit him and Mrs in their new home as he continues the work hefeelssovaluablewitb Ladies board discusses fair Dates set for Labor Board The Ontario Labor Relations Board has slated two days next month to hear a union application for certification at Superior Glove Works Ltd If the Canadian Union of Brewery Flour Cereal Soft Drink and Distillery Workers succeeds at the automatic certification of it as the bargaining unit at the Vimy St plant may follow September and are the dates Superior Glove s management successfully defended itself earlier this year against charges by the union that the company justifiably laid off about 12 workers in Feb The OLRB was satisfied In a split decision the company business reasons accounted for the layoffs The solution to the gas crisis Jack and Al Chamberlain of oat for an afternoon Catholic board looks for site The Halton Separate school board are still looking for a site for a new Catholic school in Acton At the monthly meeting of the board it was announced that it was too early to know anything however the school board lawyers are in the process of negotiations The board is looking for a building site for a new school to replace the building presently rented from Board of Education by Heather The monthly meeting of the Ladies Division of the Actco Agricultural Society held Wednesday August started with the annual pot luck picnic In spite of the wet evening members en joyed the hospitality of Linda Hlgnett who opened her home for the event The brief business meeting was chaired by first vicepresident Heather Diane Evans reported on the successful June garage sale A donation will be made in appreciation of the use of the Scout Hall Evelyn Aiken told of the interesting trip which a group of the members made to Progress on the quilt ing project was at a standstill during the first part of the summer Secretary Diane Evans informed the meeting that entry forms for the hall sections are avail able from her These are normally included as inserts In the prize lists She may be reached at 8530910 A get well card was sent to president Car- Cobham who was spending a few days In hospital Details for the up coming Acton Fair con cluded the meeting The September meeting to be held at Wednesday Sep tember at the Acton Public Library will finalize plans for the hall section of the fair Man escapes injury An Acton man escaped injury Thursday noon when a fire broke out In the truck he was driving on Trafalgar Gary Foster of Rose- ford Terrace Acton was unhurt when the brakes seized and the truck tires caught fire THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized Second Clm Mail Ren on RACEWAY 9 Tragic accident takes two lives A car accident early Sunday morning took two young lives and injured a brother and sister Killed in the single car cident on 17 Sideroad between the Sixth and Seventh Lines Trafalgar Road were 16 year old Leslie Ann and 19 year old Nancy Langedyk In hospital are Tommy and Karen Van Sickler Tommy 19 is in Peel Memorial Hospital with facial and ankle injuries and Karen is in Toronto Western Hospital with head injuries She was operated on Monday and is in stable condt tion The car was eastbound on Sideroad at l a August 5 when it went out of control going into the ditch striking a tree stump continuing along the ditch hitting a hydro pole and a mailbox The car burst into flames shortly after the young people were removed Olympic gymnast to visit The Gymnastics camp operated by the Re creation department as an Experience program has been bene ficial for all the girls taking part according to Dave Deere head coach and supervisor With the program finishing August 17 Dave said there are still pos itions open for the last week Planned for the last week is a visit by Rope in Olympic gymn ast at the Montreal Olympics Presently a coach in Cambridge she is also coaching the Canadian Nationals The aim of the club Is to teach girls from ages five and up new gymnastics skills and the many other aspects of gymnastics including ballet Jan modem dance modem rythmic gym and syn chro swimming a professional ballet and fast instructor has been providing this portion of the program throughout The camp is attended the summer Ann Leplk by girls from Acton instructs modem rhyth- Georgetown and Milton mica gymnastics urea Carden Centre RR 5198222381 Designs Weddings Funerals from the vehicle It was completely demolished Leslie was the daugher Douglas and Audrey 20 Evans Place and Nancy was the daughter of Jim and Lida owners of Lang craft the hobby store on Main Street The injured brother and sister are the children of Tom and Helen Van Sickler of the Sixth Line Limehouse Nancy Langedyk one of ten children is survived by her parents Jim and Lida and sisters Vera Mary and Linda and brothers Martin Hans Jack Robert Jim and Richard Funeral mass was held from Holy Cross Church Tuesday morning Leslie is survived by her parents Douglas and Audrey and one sister Joanne Funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon from St John s United Church Or ON MOW TO AM tours

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