Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 5, 1960, p. 3

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two ghana speakers outline africa at annual father and son banquet you should be very thanktu for the ymca it brings you nearer to god and creates good i fellowship make it a point to i enjoy ail thu facilities available one of two special speakers from ghana africa urged in his con eluding message to young guests attending the uth fnthei and son banquet in the ymca thursflay april 28 lust concluding ihur second sui at the guelph ovc bill osu and joe ocran shared the spotlight during the banquet as they outlined the terrain tnbal customs population ind educat ional systems prominent in af nea today showing the various sections of afnea on n larcc map the two speakers held he attention of ncaily 90 fathers and sons dur ing the banquet catered to by the ladies of the y auxiliary and serv ed by members of the hi y club newest independent state bill bosu first speaker told his audience that ghana was the newest independent state in west afnea and reviewed its pro gress since the 18th century s he told of the great strides made in recent years and stressed the increase in population trad ing and educational standards he told the young boys thev had probably heard of black i afnea and lurrcctid iny misin terprelation as he explained thej name was not derived from lhc color or the names but from the hardships encountered by j settlers in attempting to reach the eentnl regions swamps in fcsled with mosquitoes foiled white settlers striving to mvadej the depths of afnea and malaria had killed oft adventurers to the country mr bosu explained throughout the eounti y races ary fi urn whites 1o veiv duk skinned races and customs vary gieatly the bovs learned the popuat ion of the count rv had reached more than 100000000 ranging from tall black haired tribesmen living in the northern section to pygmies in the southern portion raise education standards mr bosu told of the grcil strides in the field ol education since the adoption of schools 100 j years ago today univeisity de grces arc available in afnea english is the most prominent language but the young listeners learned nboul the dilferent ian guuges thiuughuul the wnousj tilhes joe ocian second speaker ic viewed the tribal customs and dress and held the young bojs i interests as he outlined the rclig i sous maniage and burial cus loms of the country tvpical af ricun dress was donned and ex plained to the audience one interesting phase of the talk dealt with the marriage customs mi otian told the ouncsicts th u pnor to marriage the fathci ol the boy usiled the home ol his hiuicmobc after learning ol his son s intentions all the tunc the eouilship is go ing on the ho nmuns at home and thi discussion continues be tween the bovs and tills pit cnts alter i en thing has been set tied the girls parents isit the boy and a date for the weddinc is set the bovs down collected amounting to iboul 150 goes to the puis parents iv ol i ik m tin tec gu il elcbratmc takes place ind binds isil each home pliunc loudh on horns and tl meine in ihc c eninc the couple u linillv un itcd in minni when the bo s molhci bids cetonc 1 it mill and puts out itu lijht in the couple s hut no minister is pres cut the hos wcix lold mr ocra explained thajdi oixes were few ind tai between in atnca but in the event this took place the boys parents could reclaim the 50 dowry 50 languages the second speaker noted there were 50 different languages with english the first and fore most he described the para mount chiefs costtimc explain ing this irnn was the head man in the community he totd how the chiefs cos tume was hand made and cost approximately 150 to 200 to make the youngsters learned thai chnstmas in afnea differed from canada as the native mourned their loved ones during the time when canadians ecle bra ted with festne oceisions both speakers thanked the ys men s club for having them to ihc annual affair ana olfered to return and explain fuilhu details of afnea at any lime dinner program the dinner program sponsored by the y s men was chaired bv ralph mckeown introduced by w dubois the two guest speakers wcic th inked md presented with yfls on be half of the elub by f koch w wilson president of the y board of directors welcomed all the dads and lads present and stressed that no one gels too old to attend the banquets he told the youngslci s the work of the y has been going on foi over 100 yeais and urged them to lake an active part in their ymca and lo tike ad vintage ol uhit the y uffeied them following a lousl to the queen the rev h b stokrccf said grace pnor lo the lurke dinner the following were introduced by f bicais as head table guests mr stokrccf and his son for the mghl david clarke r mckeown and his son bill w wilson and his son for the night keith andrews g v barbeau and his son tor the nifcht petci masalcs and president e masai es and his son russcl othm head table guests included the two mam spe ikcis following the dinner y s man d copeland accompanied b banks at the piano led the truup in a sint song hairy aibie in proposin tin loasl lo the sons lold the younc lads filheis in general are proud of their sons from the fust day thev ux born thus ihc iraditional cifcai he noted there wis a shjjil depiession the fol owing year is ihc sons kept lliiin m ike at nifchl but he sticssed the imnoiuncc ol falh cr and son growing up toelhei emphasizing the favorite hshing hips taken together future nation in conclusion the toastmisler lold the boys the nation is built up ot sons and you arc the future nation wc arc proud ol vou and you will make a yuuil na lion he v is mswcied on hchilf of ihc boys picsent bv his sen danny aibie who enlarged on he tathei son fishing trip ind concluded bv saving mother plays a laigc pnil in i meal but filhct in ihc m mi couisc comet solos bv gerald wicck fust pi ice winner il the stralfoid music fcstiv d icienl v weic his les numbeis hebe lullabv ind dinnv boy assisting ihc ladies sennit were caiol gooilwin jaekicdivvc mirth pml june dmdson anne biijgs dunne robinson and pal ad ims discussion highlights 4h clubs sixth meet seventeen girls and their lead ers miss dons fines mrs c stoicy and mis k slubbington attended the sixth meeting ol the 4h club roll call was answeicd with a dinner menu a helpful discussion followed on health rules home assign ment work on chuls my home and myself local views mrs albert tanslcy jim and miss joanne smith spent a week recently with the formei s brother and sister in law mr ind mrs wm carlson cincinnati ohio mr and mrs arnold suntcr niagura falls visited on sunday with the formers mother and aunl mrs g suntcr and miss e baldie gorelon dcvncs voungist ol mrs mir devncs has loincd lic air foiee and it ius this week foi st hvancinthc quebec tot bisie training mr ind mis wm stadl mis i ixd st id i and mis k kltxislir iniomcl i dav sithl seeing it nui saiatalls mis w micphcrson icompan led bv her sister in law mrs ful lei ot oakville arc spending i few djs wilh relatncs in detioil attend funeral a nunibci from here mended the luiklidoq suild the 1 he miss aila b curne ol guelph the deceased v is i lormti es lecmed lesidcnl ol this commun hv she ind her huilhu i nett sold their larm on the hnhw i lout u irs aeo to mi ind mis wm miicphcrson and meivcd lo guelph scriee was in th ch ol chnsi disciples at evciion wtth internum at lverlon ccnictcrv lollovving a t hi their p u en is mi and mis k kloostel mi and mis noun in robe it son acton visited on sund i with the loimei s brolhci and sislci inliw d g ind mrs ro bertson ikis1 c concrete blocks concrete brick cinder blocks clay brick sand stone livestock and fertilizer farm service nd supplies dump trucks for hire pcv clin fst f fully inturvd phone ml acton legion teen town saturday iay 7 at the legion ballroom jo loll 45 s orchestra teen beats boys must wear jackets admission 50c mr ind mis william stadl mil live children leave on wednesday tor then home at huston bt the aclon free press thursday may 5lh 1960 home for week cars at station m ivbe vou linen l started vour spnng house cleaning yet but the nhoid his this week nine work t irs mo d into then lempoiuv spot on he siding it ihe st uion tuesdw he thks ind housekeepiill t mi iirtvcd to prcpirc ihc home on wheels hid wjiliicsel iv s woik men settled in the men have been hired as m ison il tln work cicvy then sp lilt huusccle ining lobs rese ting lies on ihc in mi ik bene 11 aelun ind gc tcc lown icvcllint up the tiaek and nit i if in iinten hill thev ii be tlomg m unit n intc wi ik in eliffeunl lot ilmns ill spnng mil summer thtv t ill ac ton home lot iboul ihoiillit to lit iboul i 244 bc stall pholo darkest africa was explained by two natives joe ocran and bill bosu both students at the guelph ovc at the annual father and son banquet thursday night the two are pictured above pointing out their native land to ihree interested youngsters in attendance pictured left to right are mr ocran michael boughton brian boughlon raymond sail and mr bosu the speakers donned typical dress for the occasion wectst wi7li cake auctioruswells associations funds the sjone seliool community assoenlioii yhfld their spnnc incclinl at the seliool in the lotm euchic on tudav ol 1 isl seven tables ol caiels weic pi wed while the illinois amused themselves with icgular and chin ese checker tiisl ind second wmneis loi ihe i idles wcic mis charlie gictg ind mis hallow with mrs w r norton i iking ihc consola lion clare wilson hany scoll ind george hendcison liking ihc mens pnes in tint older tlnloilun hciv loi the assoen lion ihe able and popul u picsitl till bill eaile will be iciviiil lo l ike up lesidencc in london soon however george henderson vice canv on in his until cleelions in the i ill pin mi bo it d i o i nit in thii he i he i maybe it was true wc ix still warned about the reporter who wrote deceased was the lather ol five sons four of them are respected uliens of vancouver and the lilth lives in hamilton oopci ilion dut ing ihc car tspeeiillv mentioned ben c isc sccietaiv ire isuicr loi his i nthlul mil cnlhusi istk woik on ihc executive the i idles piovulcd so botin i tl ill iv lor the lunch th it sevti il e ikes wcie auctioned oft by george butt to swell the juiuls of the association platinum due tor ol your ontario hospital insurance guide if you havent one ask your employer or write ontario hospital services commission touonto 7 ontario 5 take mother out to the exciting toiletry gifts to please her on mothers day m untoijjll iblt mwth her with i nil ol ex ol line qii ilitv om our stoic in today and choose from our large display f gift suggestions baxters drug store the most distinguished name in sun glasses frame your eyes m flattery and filter out the harsh glare that makes you squint and causes fins wrinkles for the best in eye protection the kind ordinary glasses can t give insist on bl ray ban sun glasses 11 exciting frame styles 42 fashionable colors neutral gray g15 or green lenses try on a pair you wont settfe for less e l buckner ro 48 mill st e acton wednesdays only office hours 2 00 6 00 p m for appointmant phone 115 acton better meals at lower prices with town country food marketers and kelvinator home freezer established 1950 featuring l the lowest possible price on quality food and freezer i now available throughout ontario because of our enormous buying po jrver plus bulk packaging we now can guarantee food and freezer for as little as 14 15 town country offers direct wholesale to consumers plan all food told on money back guaran tee the most practical family investment available today plan to eat better for less and have at your fingertips what you want when ever you wish save money eat better below is an average order for a family of five which can be arra to suit your mdivrdual need below order only including freezer 1415 beef rld or 111 i i hram1s suiiin can il i pukus quantity wi klll s tuji- 4 mis specialty items pork i ih l ik 1 1 ilx ik i hi sswoods oiant1iy vwkiir 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