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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 13, 1952, p. 5

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thursday november 13 1932 the acton free press acton ontario page nvi tortomtnust 58 st georges square guelph formerly occupied by mr e p head complete eyesight service rv bob frank umehouse orton weve never been a victim of mistaken identity people way recegniie our law price and efficient service v rvroihinc in l l pain i inc f rruh ok spray phone 3 w acton ontario miss limehouse 52 bridle win prizes prix winners at the w i hal- lpween party included best cos tume mrs halph turner tut a bride wllh little paul as her flower girl and mr ralph turner as mls llmchoane 1052 children comic trudy scott nnd brian lewis best childs cos tume lnurn yountf euchre firsls wcr won by mr e lewbt nnd chnrlos jones halloween damaae we did not hear of mnll boxes on the fifrti line belnk broken on hnlloween but a number on the sixth line were damaged foolishly first euchr the hall board held their first euchre of the ftcaon last week winners we m m cai n mr e miller with seconds for mrs a wilson and mr s r6bjru birthday prixes went to ruth brown and mr fred brooks and travelling ones to mr e miller and mrs c jones lunch was served afterwards recent vwtor visitors with the william tur ners were mr and mrs henderson and family mrs beatty mrs tur ner sr and friends all of toronto mr nnd mrs french nnd family of bolton numbering 10 in all mr bill campbell nnd chum of hamilton gpent uie weekend with the nortons miss marflaret spltzer nurse-in- tralnlnjr at st michaels toronto was home for the weekend mr frank fetch conducted a successful clearing auction sale f r mr harry devcrcaux last thura- day messrs harvey and lome nor ton are hunting on manltoulin is land this week and mr j crlch- ton is also hunting in the north- recent visitors with the patter sons wore mr and mrs ivan by- man meadowvnle mrs wiley to ronto mrs j turner and bever ley orillia mr boy mckenwn frccmnn mr nnd mrs elliott patterson rockwood and mits jean mclean of guelph w bolton dies piano sales service of hamilton new and used pianos piano tuned repaired and rebuilt for service and estimates phone 128 acton following accident this community was shocked to hear of the sudden death of the late william bnlton ns the result of a car accident last week mr bolton wan raised in this community and was a veteran of world war i the 133rd battalion at turkey siippe a number from hero attended the turkey supper at mimosa last friday evening and report a tfrand supper as well as a food program tjrecent visitor recent visitors with mr and mrs ken leitch were mr and mrs jim leltch and jimmy of guelph and mr and mrs roy bnllentine hiit- tonvllle mr and mrs bert weekt and klj visited on s at the mc- lachlan home in hillsburkh mr and mrs fred dearing to ronto are spending n few days with friend here prior to leaving for california where they intend spending the winter mr dealing was superannuated from the cnr in september sympathy li extended to the hurd family in the passing of mr hurds mother mrs warr hurd in toronto last week mr and mrs k c nevllls and family spent sunday at gait with mr and mrs russell watson and lois mr and mrs artjestin of north bay spent n couple of days last week with the formers parents mr and mrs dave jestin mrs james nevllls spent sunday in toronto with mr and mrs alex milne and mlts mabel depeu messrs orion and harold don aldson of toronto called on the formers mother mrs presley don aldson on saturday- mr and mrs neil mcphall hamilton called on friends here sunday halton ccfers meet in milton notice to the electors of the town of acton please be ddvised that the following question will be put to a vote of the electors at the annual municipal election to be held monday december 1 1952 aryouinfavourof the pasting of a bylaw incroaiing tho members on the acton public utilities commission from three to five members no yes j mcgeachie clerk the november meeting of the halton county ccf association was held in the farmers hall at milton stanley allen took the ehair the minutes nnd treasurer- report were rend and adopted john alexander tho riding rep resentative on the provincial coun cil cave the members n summary of the business that had been dealt with at the last three provincial executive meetings and his report was subsequently adopted as read the riding organized then report ed a good increase in membership nnd gave a summary of the work that had been carried on during the summer months booths had been set up at the genrrotown nnd milton fairs and literature distrib uted a highly successful draw and euchre had been held in bronte and two reading crnun one in bronte nnd one in george town had hern started the literature convenor mrs m pinney told of increased sales and asked for additional money from the runds to buy the needed liti erature wc must remember that it is essential for members to con tinue to read and learn about the cc f what it stands for and what it proposes to do when in office so that we can dispel the erroneous ideas that so many people have about our organization she said a committee of three was ap pointed to write to toronto office expressing the opinion of the hal- tanmembors on any election mat erial that the provincial executive would provide during the coming election it was reported that 20 members from halton would attend the me morial meeting held by the woods worth memorial foundation on th 10th anniversary of the death of j s woodsworth tommy douglas the premier of saskatchewan was to be the main speaker and lister sinclair was to give dramatic readlngs bu chris lamb the team pnrty last saturday night was a big success it win held at the y and there was a large crowd of teen agers students and ex students the millionaires picnic down stairs guaranteed to make even the poorest of us feel like a big wheel started the ball rolling and kept everyone amused till it was lime lo dance the dance was up stairs in the gyni tjiedetioiriarebmngjihorteneil some days ofthls week to give the glee club and cast of the play for the commencement a chance to practice the class representatives gave tickets to the students to sell an usual there will be prlres to the students selling the most tickets the commencement will be two nights thursday and friday nov ember 20 and 21 and since it will be in the new public school audit orium a good attendance is ex pected anyone who wants tickets may buy them from nny high school student the rugby team li planning a banquet and dance at the y al though there have been banquets for the team before thls will bo the biggest and best one ever held in other years just the team at tended but now the whole school ls invited tickets may be purchas ed for dinner and dance or just for the dance a program is being or ganized including a guest speaker from out of town the dinner will be served by tho ladles auxiliary from the y whithorns garage young st acton will be on call for 24 hour service beginning on saturday arid following through to the following saturday night under the provisions of the town by law setting the hours of sale of gaso line in acton ballmamd institute holds inaugural meeting the first meeting of the wom ens institute was held on wed nesday afternoon at the home of mrs norman sinclair the presid ent with mrs t gibson presiding the meeting opened win o canada and the lords prayer m uiion being the fint meeting many item- of business were discussed a leport of the executive meeting held in milton which mrs coton tended but was unable f be pcsrnt to report was given b mri jamicion mr gibson gave a report of the convention which she attended in kitchener both of these reports were very interesting plans wee pide to hold a euchre to raise money for needy purpose roll call was answered by 13 member- several visitors were also present at the meeting which was closed with god save the queen and a half hour apent in chatter over the tea cups tritnds visit mw agnes gibb of gait spent the weekend a the home of her brother mr and mrs wm gibb mr jimmy kirkwood of torono iin the weekend at his home here messrs ky and vic swindle- hurst richard shortill grenfell wright and sam snow returned from a hunting trip w ith three deer they report the deer scarce a carload of ladies attended the thankofforing at churchill on wednesday afternoon stylist decorates two model homes stylist decorates two model hous decoration in two model homes was described by miss bcttle blight decorating color stylist to a grnuri in st albans parish hall on thursday evcninlg november 0 miss blight was sponsored by the choir of st- albans three room lots of wall paper were won by mrs fred anderson mrs c cook and miss marjory fountain cyril titt of rockwood introduc ed attractive miss blight and out lined very briefly the history f j decorating even 50000 years igo cave men decorated their wall- he said in the middle ages tnpcsry and silks were hung as decoration the chinese were the first to ire wallpaper which was introduced into europe in the i7th century then painted sets were hung like pictures and moved from home to home at first all were hand painted but later made from blocks while then wallpaper was only for the ultrarich now it ls useii by everyone lou redman managing director of reg n boxer co in new tor onto told that in the making of wallpaper the search for a perfect design with form and balance is vital miss blight suggested wall dec oration for a large old home and a small modern home harmonizing the paper with paint nnd drapes she also showed slides with dec orating ideas she was thanked by bill denny refreshments were served by the choir rockwooo edna jacques guest eden mills eden mills wms has thankofforing the fall thankoffering of the w ms of the presbyterian church was held in the church with the president presiding devotions were conducted by mrs r young and mrs w swanston of rockwood wms a solo by mrs j mcintosh of eden mills united group and two duets by mrs w mclean and mrs r wnjjht were very much enjoyed the accompanist for all was mrs d d mckersie organist of the church readings were riven by mrs h gilbertson and mrs j d low- rie mrs graham of the guelph salvation army was the guest speaker nnd brought an inspiring message on the calls of the bible which gave much thought for the future rev fred williamson closed the meeting with prayer mrs j d lowrie and- mrs g w lasby wen hostesses nnd served a dainty lunch i in the basement mr and mn george wright nnd jack of cheslry and mr kenneth wright of guelph were recent visit ors with mrs wrights mother and sister mrs j mcalpme nnd flor ence mr kenneth watson has sold his farm to mr wilhert mckersie and is holding an auction sale on satur day the tnanv friends of mrs george rnmsav of st george will be pleas ed to learn she is able to be home from the hospital after her recent operation a congregational turkey supper was held in the presbyterian church haement nn mondiv evening af ter a bounteous repast had been en- joved mr l d grav of rockwood showed film on tour through both eastern and westerrtcanadn these film- were both bmtlful and educational and the thanks of the congregation ls extended to mr grav for a splendid evenings en- i tertamment i at open wi meet lait thursday evening the wo mens institute held an open meet ing in the town hall on the occas ion of the visit to rockwood of ednnjucqiuyi poetess drive d grny was chairman for tlieoccaslonnnd called the meet ing to order by the singing of o canada with mrs frank tcelso at the piano a duet by mrs trios ruske and mrs ltoyd thomas was enjoyed mr gray introduced the guest of the evening who rend several of her poems which brought much laughter from the audience on some selections a duet by miss ruth mclaren and harvey laverty in costume also created much mirth among thniepresont mrs cecil mere dlth presided at the piano before the clone of the program mr gray plnced a number of mlss jacques books on the plntfnrm for sale the singing of the national anthem brought a pleasant even ing to n conclusion hold baiaar l saturdny afternoon the ladles of the presbyterian church held successful bazaar in the basement of the church which wns well at tended and favored with fine fall wenther fine weather for service sunday morning tho remem brance day service nt the cenotaph was well attended the parade formed at the school with the rockwood band led by mr s ee- ott the band led in the singing of the hymn o god our help in ages pnst followed by the placing of wreaths by the womens in stltutc canadian legion province or ontario township of ernmosn hilts famllv in memory of pte j d hilts rhli community club tho reading of names was done by rev r e price last post wns folio wrd by two minutes silence reveille a selection by the band nenrer my god to thee nnd ben- rdictlon by rev fred williamson roneluded the cenotaph service thr parade led by marshal capt martin bauer made iti way down street to the united church where service was held and largely at tended fine weather prevailed for thr services guest artists messrs ralph hodgson nell and norman lambert were guest nr- tists at a enncert in norfolk street united church guelph inst wed nesday evening sympathy extended to tho rel- atives of the late mr t j lam bert ot guelph who was well known in this community also a the family nnd relatives of the into mr t p smith nf everinn whose midden parsing was n shock to this community mr thomas c winlow manager of thr rovnl bank returned homo from a five day hunting trip up north thr ypu of the united church had charge of the evening service sunday mr frank moore has dispose j of his store and residence to mr hugh alton of gait ont who will take pomssion shortly mr f moore will be leaving for england where he will make hls home mr and mrs martin bauer snent monday in kitchener mr william dunbar spent mon day in guelph a few- from the presbyrinr chuccllhcre were in acton sunday evening at the missionary service in knox presbyterian church when miss bessie mrmurchy rn who us home on furlough from india gave an illustrated address which was very interesting following th address all adjourned to the sun day school room where n social time was enjoyed when mlss mc- murchy spoke further in connect ion with indinn customs nlst wearing a costume nnd displaying articles of indian make refreshment were served and a brief social time enjoyed by all presenl congratulntions to mr and mrs glen mcken of guelph who cele brated their 25th wedding anniv ersary on sunday pass to roxy theatre its later than you think christmas is just around the corner buy your clothing nhki now twith eisens easy credit plan six months to pay this advertuomenr is good for one fre pat to tfi roxy thatr with every purchase nf 500 or more clip it rraw and bring il to eiuini clothing storado it today free pass good for thursday nights only in november this coupon also appears on the november roxy program harold mike coxe plumbing heating warm air furnaces peasa gurnay baeh radiant baseboard hot water heating iac timb payment plan phone 370r acton as always free delivery but now arrangement havo been made to deliver orders received until 9 pm saturday your order of 5 or over will be delivered free of chargo fruit and produce week at ledgers iga oneman truck a new hydraulic litt hand truck is reported in the financial pus a heavy kautje steel frame and platform are mounted on two 100 lb capacity presed steel rim wheels wih solid rubber tires in this new hydraulic lift hand truck it lifts ton loads three feet with 10 strokes of the foot pedal it requir es one twofoot width clearance and the unit features onemin oper ation california emperor grapes florida juice oranges lb 10c doz 23c y y i m florida seedless grapefruit 10 for 49c cello bag marsh carrots canada waxed no 1 turnips 2 for 25c lb 5c pei sh- 1 vor rlean l weans cow vourrn dc bags potatoes 50 lbs 275 lots of grocery bargains too tenderloin lb ends of pork 57c swifts brookfield 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