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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 21, 1979, p. 19

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Ys Men serve Ys Menettes The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 21 1979 B7 Acton Club held a special monthly meeting on Wednesday February at the C A when the Men cooked and served supper Following was a business session at the home of president Shirley The club has renewed their sponsorship of their adopted child Plans were discussed l hold on evening for all past Menettes in May and a committee has been formed to make concrete plans The Club is continuing lo sell Regal as it has been a good fund raising project Separate books and bank account have been set up to keep this project running smoothly with Sally and Anne Perry in charge This past all s sale netted lo the club An induction service was held in which Ruby Weber and Carol Leys were welcomed into the club Acton library looseleaf CWL sends plate to anniversary pair Hock wood Bible tub members enjoy special Valentine Day parly The group meets at Mrs s St home each Wednesday after ichool New faces are always welcome Join Hie fun There were IB mem here present in the St Joseph church hall for the February 13 Catholic Women League meet An anniversary plate from St Joseph was sent to Nora and Theo on their wedding anniversary On March St Joseph s will host the World Day of Prayer at 1 30 Plans were finalized and it is hoped there will be a good turnout Father Michael Dennett will be guest speaker Nominations will take place in April for the new Plans were completed for the parish dance February at the band hall The ladies the CWL are presently work on a rug hooking pro ject and a quilting pro ject for fall bazaar A needlepoint demonstration was given by Anne Palmer of Pus I inch for Creative Cricke They covered crewel stitch and stuff counted cross stitch needle point and rug hooking All kits were complete with wools and materials Clear sidewalks on priority list- The controversial question of the town re moving from side walks came up again at general committee of Hills council The decision was to leave the situation as it is but lo draw up a list of priority reels to add to the existing streets where sidewalks ire The sidewalks now cleared by the town as si on as possible after the roads arc plowed include the south side Main Street lo Maple Avenue Ihe north side of Mill Street Maple the north side of Maple from Park view I the south side of Mun to east side of Main from Kennedy to Guelph and the west side from ore Park to In Mill Street Main Street to Avenue and the west side f Main Street from Kingham Road to and the east side from Church Street School Lane are prior Mayor Pete Pomeroy suggested the north side of Highway through should be on the list while Ed Wood felt Acton Boulevard on east side should be cleared because of school children in the area In the engineer report Dob Austin pointed out there are miles of sidewalk in Hills He said a bylaw could be enacted requiring residents to clear their sidewalks within a certain time by Esther Taylor Are feeling the cold Do you hanker for a change of scenery minus snow and ice It s pos to take a bargain trip to the Sahara desert without moving from your easy chair If you find the temperature too extreme all you have to do is put aside Desmond latest thriller Flyaway and return to the frigid reality of ious Canadian winter It only fair to warn that putting this book down unread is easier said than done Chances are you will be hooked until the last page of at his best Flyaway is the story of an unimportant clerk In an engineering firm a not loo stable character with finding a plane wreck to clear the name of his air ace father who had crashed during a London Cape Town air race of The hero of the talc Max Stafford head of consultants res ponsible for security gets involved after the clerk disappears When ford starts making in the van Paul Billison he is beaten up Correctly suspecting the beating be warn Stafford gels his dander up and decides to go after Enter a desert dwelling Amerl can to aid Stafford and Ihe two having located the missing clerk race against hired killers lo reach the wrecked plane and solve the mystery of the crash Operation completed with suspense and a sneaky surprise ending that prompts the reader hop back to the early chapters England In a search of clues to the identity of the head villain Other Bagley stones in the library are Landslide The Go den Keel The Snow Tiger The Spoilers and The Vivero Letter Jack another super storyteller au thor of The Eagle has Landed and Storm Warn has done it again with Day of Judgment Recommended fare for jaded palates For readers keen on real life murders it worthwhile to borrow the local history of your town Acton Early There a murder on Mill Street the first in village history The killing a vengeance slaughter ended the life of a young man who se duced the niece of a prominent businessman Reportedly the victim grave is In old Dublin Cemetery outside of town Tins si the story of an ill fated romance that ended in death for both protagonists The murderer escaped jus lice Until this summer when extra copies of Acton s Early Days were printed local readers had to content them selves with browsing through the book in the library Now in addition to the reference volume there is a copy for circulation If January and early February arc any tion this should be a bumper year for fiction addicts Besides new books which arc arriving at a heartening rate there are reprints hard back of popular stories by Georgette and Among Regency novels are Regency Duck Powder and Patch and An Infamous Army Shute titles in elude Marazan No Highway An Old vlly and The Chequer Board Lilian has a loyal following among lo cal library patrons Her latest in the croft series life in the Hebrides is Blend To quote an enthusiast Some how I feel the world such a bad place after all after reading a real life yarn She a tonic But never cloy For mystery fans there are two new lop- by New Zca land Ngalo Marsh and Elizabeth Miss Marsh latest is A Grave Mistake and the whodunit Is Last Will and Testament Other new fiction titles The Emerald Pea cock an Indian Mutiny romance adventure by Katharine Gordon The Enthusiast Peter Hill The Private Life of Flor Nighlngale by Richard Gordon author of the Doctor books Non fiction first timers include The Anne Landers Encyclopedia A The Suicide Battalion story of the 4Gth bat La lion South Saskatche wan by James Mc Williams and R James Steel The Art of Being a Boss Robert J berg News seems to travel fatt in Ihe animal king dom How else to explain the unmistakable call of a crow over library pines the day after our lurry forecaster reportedly saw his shadow However the crow smart Teller must hove had second thoughts after his Initial unseason able appearance He has not been visible or vocal since He probably con cluded despite wood chuck predictions that winter is only hall over And the Worst eeek could be still ahead Itsa good time to curl up in a hollow log or whatever and read and read your winter blues away No public funds public funds should be used to fight the battle with Ontario Hydro Councillor Roy Booth commented Monday night at council meeting The statement came when the OMB decision approving the hydro corridor through Booth said he under stood the Interested Group may be appealing but wanted to make It clear he felt the town should have no further involvement financially Free Estimates Are Gladly Given We re export auto body painting and repair men claims are handled quickly COURTESY VEHICIES WE WELCOME THE DO ITYOURSELFERS CALL 8534588 HARVIES COMMERCE COURT ACTON Open Saturdays We meet by accident WHO IT 1 TOM THOMPSON g col Con acini SorvKO Industrial Commercial Acs ACTON PRECAST CONCRETE LIMITED SuplC Tanks WollT Sdownlk Palo Slabs Cone Sewer JACK BEER GRADUATE LICENCE DUAL FULLY INSURED COMPLETE TRAINING A Business Ho days Law Da Hates and Good M laago Man Si rubied or on PLANNING An PEOPLE AT Acton Press IN TELLING ACTON AND DISTRICT GEORGE ANDREWS 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