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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 3, 1955, p. 5

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fstoawklaum bbjwis -j- e f l5r euiiv j r s thurboay fbbrimb 3rd 1985 the actonfree tress acton ontario page juvenile omha y- thursday february 3 acton arena t pm admission adults 25c children rue just arrived complete i selection of- spring and summer o st uaae oakville shuts out i local juves 20 in match friday oakville juveniles shut out the locals 20 in acton last friday night with all the scoring coming in- the rtr20 minutes of play the referees handed out eight penalties four going to each- team oakvilles flrsjgoal came at five minutes of the first period with lawrence donig the honors morton picked up a minor for hooking at b30 and kl brown of oakville wai seat off at 1000 for interference osbbrjnfe teamed with b brown to count for oakvilles sec ond goal it came at the 12 minute mark ji the second- period sav txed currie of acton put off for stash ing at600jlawrence received two minutes for tripping a minute la ter to leave both teams short- handed the visitors picked up two pen- laities in the final 20 minutes hall for tripping at 200 and b brown for boarding at 1400 lawsbn was sent off for tripping in the final seconds of the game the three stars of the night were lawrence oakville foojhtt acton and fitzsimmons the oak ville netmirider acton marshall arbic lawson coon withers footitt baxter d- currie heatleyr mortbn hunter f currie sinclair skilling oakville b browne-webster- k- brown bosota hall shepherd rem etii priced to suit every purse- don s bexton uci peeoe watchmaker phone 645 engraver mill st want ad page where old friends meet pson lawrence macpherson acton and milton juvenile here tonight thursday tin ae xirstinatch o the seniif inals mrs peter smith has 94th birthday tomorrow mrs peter smith main st will observe her 04th birthday themany friends mrs smith has made in acton during her years of residence here join in wishing her a happy birthday mrs smith is still in remarkable health for her age and able to be out occasionally she moved with her husband and family to acton in 1922 from bracebridge and has been active in community affairs and her church since then hydraappointments amount bht gettgril ontario hydro succeeding dr r i hearn who has bfeerv named chairman dr otto holdeh left has been appointed chief engineer also succeeding dr hearh whofield that- position as well before his eleyation to the hierpc first post junior farmers oust milton to enter finals next week with a revitalized lineup and a determined bid the acton junior farmers hockey team proved to their once discouraged fans that they are still very muchin the run ning monday evening they reversed the decisions of former years to eust milton from the semi finals of the league tmimmonssaiic thorn the juniors from acton conclude miltons ip by a single but very at the public school the cast of the annual operetta is practicing diligently in top quaury fooos fo your mutter every week at ledgers iga iga pure orange m iga sunny morn coffee apple juice 2for25c shredded wheat 2 for 31c lb 99c 20 oz purchase of any 3 picksweet frozen foods entitlescustomer to one can donald duck frozen orange juice free reg pkq royal instant- cheer detergent puddings 2for 21c florida twtipu juicy large sweet oranges doz 35c fancy macintosh appies 1 cello bag qca 3 lbs california lettuce zfoiisc calla radishes 2fori9c swifts premium rindless i lb cello tdthbacon 8 oz pkg 45c swifts premium brown and serve sausatle swiff s premium store sliced cooked ham 1 2 lb 45c swiff pure skinless breakfast sausage h 35t foung tend slice beef live jbr29r fresh picnic r shoulders ii 35c fntsh 6rk b ut fs v lb 45c tilamfl important point jiorval heads the leaue pnd with 19- the semifinals begin cxt mond3tyi actons jack marshall is the least scciredon goalie in the league while two stellar acton players spike scott anb george wheeler stand third and fourth in the list of top scorers this monday norvql defeated milton 5 to 1 and acton downed palermb 8 to 3 norval scored four goals before milton answered e wilson from d smith e wilson currie j cun ningham currie j cunningham e wilson and j cunningham currie e wilson after willmoft answered from leriche for milton norval s j cunningham countered on an asslstfromp smith the game was marred by a five minute major nod match misconduct penalties to richardson of norval and five minute majors to c gillies mcdowell and pomeroy g ghhes also drew two minors spike scott played the full 60 minutes fpr acton and gave an but- standing performance d currie was also in the spotlight for acton 0 vivian sparkled for palermo goalgetters in the decisive match for acton were wheeler somert ville d currie f currie scott d currie wheeler mckenzle scott scott mckenzle f currie scott d currie d currie tyler scott scott pfor palermbegedlt- went to d vivian k vivian g rlrharrtmrv r viio iifmiri m tasker g- richardson d viv- lani k vivian respite in the penalty box was awarded tb somerville arid gjeer final standing w l t f norval 6 4 2 62 palermo 6 5 1 57 acton 5 6 v 5 miltbn 4 4 2 48 leading scorers d vivian palermo 22 k richardson norval 21 spike scott acton 17 geo wheeler acton 10 13 k vivian palermo 5 g giftlos milton 5 d mckenzle acton 13 e wilson norval 12 d currie acton 8 e mcdowell milton 12 on february 7 acton will meet palermo in the first game of a two out of three scries in milton a pts 56 14 53 13 52 11 57 10 6 28 5 26 8 25 13 21 13 18 12 17 4 17 4 16 7 15 2 14 f personal 7lotes of acton ians visiting outoftown points and of visitors in acton homes mrs a hudson of barrie is vis iting with mrsr m mcdonald mr and mrs r hopkins end children visited in tojxmto on sunday a patient in hospital in guelph is fmrs owen masales she has had her appendix out mr and mrs norman wilds of vineland spent sunday with mr and mrs james wilds mrs c rognvaldsori tsrvlsiting this week in hamilton with her sister mrs jim marsh mfs b m brown of owen sound spent a few days last week with mr and mrs jack frank miv and mrs tom corner and heather of thorold visited over the weeken wit mr andmrs alex ross mr and mrs tom watson are homoagaiaater their motortrip they were at hoth the east and west coasts of the united states rev e a currey and mrs j moore represented acton united church at the halton presbytery meeting in waterdown last week the cold was cause forplenty of complaints thin week but mr and two watkins dealers wanted one for erin and caledon townships one for eramosa and west gary age 30 to-55- goodcar necessary- for per- sunal interviewabplv by letter tqsuperjusore ri he 345 mary st oshawa ont mrs gordon beatty found it even colder in sudbury where they spent the weekend guests at the home of mr and mrs r rawson over the wekend were mr and mrs wi rawson and mrs ireland of kingsland sask mr and mrs r wilson of bramp ton rev r mccullough and r k allan of toronto y mrs doug rogers who flew to scotland lat week ori very short notice- to be with her sick father- found him improved on her arrival in aberdeen necessary permits- and her passport were rushed through for the emergency campbellville- mrs a border a budd interred rev gordon bautch officiated it the funeral services on saturday afternoon for the late mrs alfred border left to mourn beside her husband is one daughter eva mrs john dixon miltonafter theser vice irtr th home interment was made in st davids rpresbyterian jmetcrv camphollvilta etown town zoning plin 2s6fne day we are going to be forced to build a- new high school in the vicinity of the reid farm be cause we have no other suitable land in town said mayor arm strong at a fecent- georgetown council meeting r the mayor was proposing a mas ter plan of uie town befpre afty more municipallyowned property is sold council has- asked dr h g faludi a town planning consul tant who has already made an in dustrial survey for the council aud whbis aup working for rex hes- ipp in planning trie meeting next bable cost and the rnjjthod of pt-d- cedure in zoning the town hpet r beaf e frepared cub i scout apek making his promise to akela and tha pack at aninvestituire cere mony at last thorsdary nights meet ing as jack wensley tenderpad badges were presented by bagheeta an4 aiela- j fflllowing the investiture gordon w hufnarel was presented with ki tirst prbficiehcy star games anct month and give ah idea of the pro mpfire consisting of a story and- hnhi ma m t v songs brought the meeting to a m school news 1 ibpll by francis heffeman on friday february 4 the annual at home win be held at the public school auditorjutp admission is by invitation only the lntramural hockey schedule was started in theschool tuesday the score was 24 for footitt against dawkins measles continue to mercilessly strike down our stu every day a few more succumb to attack commencement this year is on friday february 25 and will consist of the awarding of the certificates and scholarships it will be follow ed bya dance a spring concert consisting of songs brought the meeting to close v7 the red six still ads ibtke six competition j i bpaeli tuesday nights- meeting of b pack f blind most of the new chums completing their tenderpad tests in prepvretion for their investiture as a wolf cub commencingi5fltt week some of these new churns will receive their pack colors as well as their tenderpad badges following two games by akela the pack settled down for some test passing raksha passedj the new chums on tlfe cub law and pro mise while akela took them on the remainder bf the tenderpad competition remained almost they same as lost week the red six in creasing their lead standings are red 51 yehpwand t w 49 tfie meeting closed with the singi ing of taps around the campfire murray scoyne akela obituary rockwpod nati interred at guelph mrs marjorietp mckeon of lon pr y ktrilldon formerly of guelph and native two plays and selections by the glee- sllri sbndav club will be held later in the year aims to introduce nightingales here victoria cp some day in the nottoo distant future nightingales may be heard in worth american forests and a new breed of hunting dog may be seen in northern on- tariofc these two seemingly unconnected jjieces of speculations are the ob jectives of dick van der meer ji dutch immigrant wruf lives at wil liam head near here among a hodge podre of birds and dogs mr van der tsleer wants to in troduce the sweet song pi the night ingale into the woods in this tarea long experlfwr jw- he believes that his 24 years ex perience in raising wild birds in holland will enable him to success fully raise the songsters here i at present nightingales he has fwiported from europe are thriving in cages at hishdme i he sees a major problem in the fact they are migratory birds and may not sur vive a trip south when they are re leased jje hopes they wi of rockwood died suddenly sunday night at st josephs hospital in london she went to london from guelph three and a half years ago the for mer marjorie barry she was the daughter of the late mr and mrs m p barry she was the widow of lewis james mckeon who cited four years ago surviving are three daughters marjorie mrs joseph kirwin in ingersoll and aine calgary and mary london seven sons lewis james jr and barry j mckeon both of guelph william g mckeon in berlin new hampshire johne michael e and gratton f mckeon all of london and petert jit oril- lia and patrick who was killed tiverseasij a sister mrs thomas in hartford conn and a brother grattob barry guelph rcciuicm high mass was on wed nesday in sacred heart church and interment in marymount cemetery guelph i copy some canada geese who winter near here birds do not take up all mr van der meers time he has 22 long haired germain pointers which he describes as the worlds best all- purpose dogs his clogs are valued up tb 1000 each he believes the breed would be a boon to hunters in northern on tario where it is often too cold for the shorthaircd dogs engagements i mr and mrs edward rans- cimbel preistpn ont arinouwe the engagement of their eldest daugh- 4ef eleanor anne to robert-vie- tor rumley son of mr and mrs victor b rumrey of guelph mar riage to take place afst jdhny anglican church preston qnjal- urday february 26 1955 ebenezer ladies hold meetings ebenezey united church ladies gathered in- mrs a norrishs home for their january meetings wms president mrs w be w ley had charge of the business at hand and mrs j mcintosh led th devotional period four members read portions of scripture with the leader in charge of discussions af- tpr each reading mrs a norrishgave an inter esting chapter from the study book the roll call was juiswered with thefjrst verse of a favorite hymn mrs h blyth- presided for tha va meeting it was decided tar have a pot luck supper before th- annual meeting of the congregat ion the resignation of the secretary mrs m mahon was accepted with regret her strcccssorts thoma- mrs m anderson prepar ed the program for thi- meeting everyoneenjoyed so rif mratich hour z7 the international tufinels bridges- and ferries between canada and thi us are used bv more than 16000h0 vehicles a year ceaaeierylenfrngi- iquotations b appbintment j phone milton 158r32 darbdn irain rr 1 milton markers monuments a reralphi p qff the funeral service on monday af- 1 terrreon for the late mr edwin budd left to mourn is his wile after the funeral service from macnab funeral hother milton b- terment was made in st georges anglican cemetery lowville baseball enehre on tuesday evening mr nd mrs james wallace and mr and mrs leonard andrews were the ctommittee for the baseball pro gressive euchre in ss no 10 schooh- prize winners were jane l bert- mcehail and george inglu another will be held next week with mr and mrs charlie mit- chh- mr and mrs frank mnlan in charge fr operation friendship at presbyterian church j 8 pm febkltary 6th inter0en0ivunat10nal rreside musical program and film entitled j vthe flickering flame everybody welcome msmsvhswmmnmmmsn i engineers awkward conversion job found near georgetown recent 60yrlecjiangcpver- op- i prac and- ca crations in the georgetow dialr-ijft-nut- tako- lonto ijriake it had ontario hydro be up and down the ciff the plan on paptrr looked rela tively simpe heavy winch trucks would be backed to the edge and gave engineers of and its contractor di changeover one of the most awkward and dff cult jobs yet encount in the hug southern ontario frequency j the old motors would be wnyhed standardization program- tby these trucks to the top the new the problem was the conversion j ones would be lowered on special of two large pieces of equipmen i skidsrlo the bottom in execution though v cn a i25jtorsepower motor weighs ing about three tons and the other a t vrl nn power motor both situated in a uoden hed at the bottom of a steep clff close to 400 feotstraight down the motors areused tqixiimp credit river water up the clff- to i washer in the pit of the industrial sand and gravel co just a few miles north of georgetown hydro engineers pondcrod tfie situation how to get the old- 25- cycle motors out and how to k the new 60cycie motors in there were bnjy two alternatives it was obvious one was to somehow idrdg the old units up and lower he new 60cycle motors down the other w to ford tbe riyerwh atrisotnecrane from thelfla t grbu nd pn the other side 1 there were several snags the latter proposal to begin with there was tlhruted accessto the rtver from the t other side then there was the even rribre ppten- tially bpthersome at that point the credit river flows over jour feet deep the decision weighing mother ihe job proved tough oiie of the old 25- cjcle motor fcir thtance had to come 5h fe t up an sturned track ori the cliff and to gf it around the corners with oplya straight pul availaalf fromthetr a -the- top ingenious arrangemeiits had to be madelisng block and tackle at- to avalable trees trees in fact were the changeovr engineer most valuable allies on the job they saved the day again when after being lowered to the pump house one of the new p6- oycle motors had fo be hoisted bv jj big water pipes to get it into posi- tion block and tack e and trees were once more theanswer even the winch trucks had to be firmly cahlebfsced to tnfejin case the- weight of the motors threatened to topple them over the edgef j before thejdrcuhjjob was fin ished it kept sx men and about eight trees very b air ahttle more than three days engineers and technicians generally agreed j was one of the most awkward shajigepverjjbenijansjt not the- most complicated that ontario hydro has yet encountered w fet 3

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