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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 1977 Christmas meeting for Rockwood UCW Women of the Rockwood United church met for their Christmas meeting at the home of Mrs Margaret McPhedran The house was decorated for the seasonal celebrations of the Lords birth while carols provided a musical background for the guests as they arrived Mrs McPhedran herself led the devotional period with a serious study on the life of Mary Christs mother While Mary and the other maidens knew the prophecies In the Old Testament she was overwhelmed to find she had been chosen to be the mother of the promised Messiah Her life knew a sadness and lone liness as she prepared her Son for His short life on earth she did It all with a humility and love that were the evidence of her special character Mrs Florence Trousdale has agreed to continue as president of the Unit and will be assisted by Mrs Margaret McPhedran The next meet of the group in early January will take place at the home of Mrs Jessie Dunk Following the short business session and discus sion the women shared their favorite thoughts on the meaning of Christmas A poem titled The Greatest Gift was read by Mrs Daisy Klngshott she noted that everyone has the gift of eternal life if they but accept If from Gods hands Mrs Jessie Dunk read of the many lights of Christmas There Knstina Milne seven months and her sister Trudy were out early yesterday morning waiting for their mom to start pulling their sleigh in all the snow on Main St in are many lights which can guide the Christian at Christ mas and all through the year to come all are lights of love and service for Jesus who is the light of our world All can brighten the lives of many lonely folk and even In their dally tasks they can show forth the reflection of that life that shines within us We can become so self centred in our striving to have a family Christmas that we try to buy happiness with presents God gave us so much but we neglect the best gift of all in our frantic spending spree We should realize happiness can never be bought with money What we really need Is love and security and God gives these precious gifts for free to all Our own Christmas tree was Mrs McPhedran s contribution This tree is nourished by Smiles watered by Tears decorated with ornaments of Content and topped by a guiding star of Faith she said Mrs Verna Root chose an article from a book titled Musings It spoke of the unique historical event at Bethlehem when Christ was bom as foretold 300 years previously How lonely we will be said Mrs McDougall If we would take for granted the glorious gifts God sent Each season brings its special Joy but the Joy we have each winter Is the best of all Mrs Florence Trousdale chose a recent news report from Angola to Illustrate her point Our pleasant way of life makes us take for granted the freedom and peace we enjoy In this African country split by war human misery has flowered into love and joy as the Christians really trust God They only hope the people in the free countries will remember them and pray for them so they will have the strength to endure the cruelties of the new rulers Urban sprawl U of G study The University of Rural Development Outreach Project has selected the Regional Municipality of Halton as Its second major research area Located on the suburban fringe of Metre Toronto Halton was chosen as It provides a study field typical of rural areas In North America experiencing the pressure of rapid urban expansion director Professor A M Fuller says that the Region will provide a contrast to Huron County where studies are already under way In a typical less populated and agriculturally oriented community Approval from the Regional Council of Halton came last summer although official confirmation Is still pending staff mem have spent the past feu Door glass smashed The door glass of a vacant house was smashed In an at tempted break in on McDon ald Boulevard sometime last Friday according to Halton Regional Police In the bid to get inside van dais broke two plates of glass in the aluminum door and bent its frame Car mishap A twocar collision on Main Street South Involved a vehicle from Tuesday Nov at 2 m The vehicle driven by Stephen Kruk of has about In dam ages according to police John Lee Ridley of East ern Ave was at the wheel of the other car which police estimate has in dam months establishing contact within the Region well as conducting a com munlty survey anc organizing development activities in Huron County The community survey conducted in Huron Count during the summer Involved households proper ttonately split between the town of Wingham Its ban fringe villages farms and non farm areas It In eluded a section on demo graphic information a quality of life questionnaire a farm survey and an open ended Invitation for respon dents to discuss local con cerns The survey was designed by University of faculty including Alex los Philosophy Lila Family Studies Nora Cebotarev Sociology Peter Sinclair Sociology Jackie Wolfe Geography and John Hubert Statistics Study savs injuries decline Ontarios seat belt law and lower speed limits have re sulted In a dramatic Hon in health care costs for motor vehicle accident vic tims during the first three months of 1976 following the introduction of a mandatory seat belt law A joint Ministry of Trans porta and tions and Ministry of Health Study examined health care costs for motorists injured In highway mishaps in 10 Ont ario hospitals during the first three months of com pared to the same period in Our study revealed that active treatment costs for In motorists were down 1 Million over the threemonth study period Transporta tion and Communications Minister James Snow said Whats even more Import ant though Is that the number of people hospitalized as a re sult of traffic accidents was down more than 22 per cent Altogether fewer acct dent victims were admitted to the hospitals used in our study There just no question that seat belts and lower speed limits are helping to re duce Ontarios tremendous health costs as well as the death and injury rate on provincial streets and high ways The report also showed a substantial reduction in expensive In patient hospital care These hospital services which account for the largest expenditure were down from In 1975 to mllllon in 197G Medical fees the second largest expenditure counted for during the threemonth study period in compared to 526000 the previous year R Gardhouse is honored At a recent meeting of the Central Ontario Branch of the Ontario Institute of loglats held In Toronto Retard Gardhouse was pre sented with a certificate making him an Honorary Member of the I A Mr Gardhouse was given this award In recognition of his outstanding service to Agriculture In Ontario and Canada Mr Gardhouse who farms at R Milton has had an outstanding career In agriculture and la presently serving as President of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair ShortiTs Chalet Senrice Centra CORNER OF CHURCHILL ROAD AND NO EAST Of ACTON Gas Bar Open Days A Week REGULAR and NO LEAD QA8 PUMPS OPEN MondaytoFrldayflam Saturday Sunday Jack A Mtehmnk 1 on duty Wad Sam ThuredaySam tsBpm Saturdays to noon All Repairs FOR AN APPOINTMENT Call A case of entrapment SURE HOPE NOBODY is locked in- if anybody were inside that car he would have been in trouble Snowplows would have him there and he would not have been able to get out until spring U of G awards Scholarships worth an additional will be awarded to students attend the University of Gueiph next fall President Donald Forstcr has announced The new scholarship program which involves entrance and awards is aimed at attracting more top scholars to the University The first part of the new scholarship program will get under way In September 1978 with the awarding of entrance scholarships of each Applicants will be Judged on the basis of Year 5 admission averages Entrance scholarship winners may qualify at the end of semester two for the 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