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xhubsday march lgih ims the acton free press acton ontario eight boxing bouts attract crowd to y the second boxing show this year was held in the y m ca gym nasium last thursday evening march 12 with the attendance be tween 80 and 90 eight bouts were featured during the even ing and a door prize of groceries was an added attraction terrific improvement in actual boxing from the first show that was put on in juanary was the most noticeable thing in the entire show this fa attributed to the fine work of the y boxing instructor don clayton in the first bout bui tiger dawkins and freddy wildcat dawklns tangled in a good fight which was looked forward to by the spectators since in the first how the tiger cut hft lip and the fight was stopped in the first round this time he clawed through to a finish in the featherweight bout brian checkers mccristal and kenny the duke redfern met for the second time and again put on an excellent show with the duke showing decided improvement ov er the last show an evenly matched fight with plenty of action was the paper weight bout ted jumpy moyse opposing wayne stoker mason jump showed much better than he did in the first bout the stoker was having his first go at it and did remarkably well the fourth bout the flyweight was gentleman jim lindsays first fight and he held up very well against the improved wild bui churchill without a doubt the fifth lead weight bout showed the most act ion of the evening don wind mill lindsay and andy pandy williams clinched frequently a couple of times uie audience ex pected them to start dancing peter pan newton continually forced the issue in the lightweight bout and had billy the kid mc coy a little bit in trouble at times mccoy settled down in the third round though and held his own un til the end the surprising thing about the deadweight encounter was that it was freddy freckles graham s first fight and he was in against a heavier and more experienced man richard sad eyes massey lie was able to hold his own though both are very good box ers a fine finish to a very enjoyable evening was provided by bill the basher greer and howard the hawkt jank this extraweight bout the eighth of the evening was a very even fight oven though the basher had the extra weight childrens dresses made at the milton night school by mrs harold fay are modelled here by margaret whewetl joanne kelly and linda ann williamson about 600 attended the open night held in milton high school on tuesday of last week when the clas ses completed their season with a display a fashion show of clothes made in the classes was fart of the evening s program staff photo observe sacrament receive members the sacrament of the lords sup per was observed in the presby terian church on sunday six new members were received by profes sion of f8ithjmdone certificate preparatory service was held the thursday evening before both services were conducted by the pas tor rev fred williamson mr and mrs don nicholson of hamilton were visitors with mr and mrs will mncdonalri on sun day mr and mrs alan howatt pt 1 ind susan of guelph visited on saturday afternoon with mr and mrs w j lowrle mrs anne shaw of acton is isi ing with her brother w a lasbv congratulations to mr and mrs wallace lasby on the arrival of a little daughter on sunday the many friend of mrs g a mcphail will be sorrv to learn she is confined to hospital all wish her a speedy return to her normal health welcome neighbors e welcome mr ind mrs wilbert mckersic to our midst they hae taken possession of their new home formerly owned by ken watson extends sympathy the sympathy tms district is extended to mr h reese and fam ily of guelph on the death of mrs reese mrs reese in her earlier vcars was a resident of this com munily being the former ann fmvln bott the funeral was held to the local eemcten on mondiv watiou dairy bar clearing auction sale in puslinch township the undersigned has received structions from harry dunkie to sell bv auction at the farm lot 25 con 11 puslinch township situated 2 miles west of moffit 5 miles east of aberfoylc on wednesday march 25 1953 commencing at o clock the follow ing horses and harness bay mare 7 ears old good in all hai niss stt of backhand team ha ness collars set of single driving harness nearlv new 15 cows 9 shorthorn cows with oung cakes at side will be sold cow and calf together 2 cows due in april 4 well grown part hereford and shorthorn heifers due in earl summer pigs york sow due before sale da 11 fat pigs 8 thrifty chunks about 110 lbs fat and young cattle 3 fat steers from 1100 to 1300 lbs 4 fat heifers about 1000 fed yearlings from 600 to 800 lbs the above cattli are a choict lot and will be sold by the lb to be vwighed al arkel scales 10 siecrs pitah ind heifers rising 2 vears old reg th met tine hereford bull larrv domino close with pra bred bv stanley loutut belwood i con was kiv il tl itlinnnllif rtn a alttr which a osnunot neighbors attend anniversary party mr and mrs ted archibald were honored on saturday evening the occasion of their 20th wedding an niversary when the neighbors on the first line met at their home euchre was enjoyed followed by a bountiful luncheon during the evening they were the recipients of dainty china teapot cream and sugar set ind two fancy dishes guests included mr ind mrs fred baptle mr and mis gtoigc jack mr and mrs e fustier and arleene mr and mis a sinclair and mr and mrs ken stubblngton bazaar success the ladies aid htld a most sue cessful bazaar on saturday at the guelph market thi large array of items was soon disposed of netting goodly sum which is going to wardsncw dishes tai t church and mrs vander polder and farm have moved into the house second line on mr david stewarts farm increased enrolment five new scholars started sthool n mondav moving here from other centres the enrolment now is a4 w i euchre the women s institute euchi wts held fridav night at the home of mrs archibald with six tables in plnj pri7is for high scores v won b joan archibald and ken stubbington lone hands bv mrs george jackson cnisolaticn pmes to mrs george grundy and wilfred awrey mr robert hunter is visiting relatives in toronto thla week mrs ida tovell of fort erie and mrs margaret chlsholm of erin visiu d with mrs mary cooke oi sunday mrs vernon stewart and bnb daughter n turned home from the hospital on sunday mr and mrs ross mccrearv of guelph visited recently with mr and mrs d g robertson sundav visitors with mr and mrs george grundv included mr and mrs bernard forcstellc and fam ilv mis ann tavascn of guelph mr and mrs george drury and son cecil bill drury of the rca mr ellis cuff and wilfred and mr armstrong all of toronto ladies aid meets mrs r s mcculchcon erin opened her home for the ladies aid meeting on wednesday alter noon with 14 ladies in attendance the devotional was taken by mrs ward bruce who also gave the stud book our sister of africa roll call and correspondence was read bv the secretary several items of business were discussed and plans made for a bazaar fowl sup per at easter and coronation tea scripture questions were given by mrs struthers mrs sunter also 7 1 gave a reading a vote of thanks was tendered mrs mcculchcon for her kind hos optionally got d ont this htrd sire household fffectskilch en cupboard buffet drop leaf cherrv table small drop leaf tabu kitchen table kitch n chairs wardrobe folding dav bed dinner set for 6 copptr boil i er t burner oil stove arm chairs i rocking chairs gas iron and manv other articles grain 000 bus of alaska oats would make good seed 50 bus of wheat tractor and implements model d john devre tractor massev harr s 1 wav disc good as new masse harris 1 row finisher all attachments missev harris cutting box on rubber vv th inside and outside pipes mccorm ck decring ii cutting box with pipes mccormick deenng com b nd was bnught to a ipr by mrs vair a en bv mrs g aitken lovelv luncheon was committei in charge ne pint over the tea c coles conducts workers meeting in connection with the church school workers of the presbyterian churches in the guelph presbyter a number from acton rock w cod and eden mills along with other groups met in st paul s presbyt crian church guelph last monday evening discussions on activities of sunday schools took place our ence coles of acton had charge of the program and david tolton of guelph took part in the proceed ings at the conclusion of the meeting all adjourned to the base ment whece refreshments were served and a social time enjoyed during lunch an opportunity was provided for some to look over books and other literature relative to sunday school work similar meetings were held in preston and elora february 24 and march 4 respectively school open house last tuesday in connection with education everybody s busin ess open house was held at the school in the afternoon and even ing and was well attended by par ents and friends of scholars at 9 p m george day called the gathering to order and addressed those present briefly a roll call was held of parents of scholars in uje different rooms mr dave armstrong principal of the school took charge of the meeting and spoke about education mr com fort chairman of the school board addressed those present miss rich ardson county health unit super visor also spoke as well as mr thomas gellatly mrs kenneth guild and mrs ralph hodgson during the evening mr geltat ly showed two comic films at the conclusion of the meeting all ad journcd to the music room where rereshments were served and social time- enjoyedr program director speaks wednesday evening the regular monthly meeting of the mens club if the united church was held and well attended thomas gellatly president op ened the meeting with a hjmn with george day at the organ followed by rev j w oliver leading in prayer mr gellatly adressed the gathei ing at some length also making mention of the april thceting guest speaker at last week s meeting was don le blanc pro gram director of radio stat on cjoy guelph who gave a com prchenslve address on radio activ hies a film was also shown in connection with cjob winnipeg which was very interesting show ing those responsible for different parts of radio activity at the conclusion of the films a questionnaire was held when mr le blanc explained radio matters at the conclusion of the meeting nil adjournr i to the new suntii school room where icfreshintnts won stive an j a soical timf en joved hacking liberal candidate saturday evening a large num hi r of rockwnod citizens were in guelph in connection with the i ibenl nomination meeting when mr henry hosking mp was chosen again to represent this rid ing in the approaching federal el ection return from wedding trip mr and mrs gordon f oslrand erime marion hamiltonj have re turned home from their wedding trip to florida and the southern states the best wishes of their numerous friends follow them to their new home on the fourth line enmosa ypu has meeting the ypu of the united church held their weekly meeting monday veiling with miss marie land hargc mr george h pearen continues to improve following his recent mishap in guelph master eric hilts is confined to his home w ith bronchitis his man friends wish him a speedy recovery and return to school a number of local scholars and adults are laid up with flu or other virus epidemic week end and sunday visitors miss jeanettc abram brampton miss helen bavne preston mr and mrs ken ryder kitchener mr jim perry hillsburgh mr and mrs thomas c wmlow and son tommy were in toronto during the week end neil lambert spent sunday af ternoon in guelph amateur inventors get half patents aw ns always the woods arc full of inventors every is minutes somebody thinks up something that eventually will be patented says elsie mccormick writing of gad gets and gadgctecrs in the readers digest despite the fact that some 90 000 trained technicians in indus trial laboratories arc constantly looking for patentable ideas half the patents go to garage and base ment inventors how good ore the independent in ventors chances of making money on his brain at least 60 per cent find that something very similar to their idea has already been patent cd and thus to file an application is a waste of time of all op plica tions received 50 per cent are re jetted becauao they fall to meet pa tent office requirements among the inventions actually patented only one in five make money most of the successful gadgets are simple ones a bottle stopper for carbonated beverages and a mag netlc pot holder had phenomenal sales if your idea is patented don t ex pect a huge financial reward the article cminsels though a great harvest is occasionally reaped the inventor of the kiddie car made a million dollars the average income is between 1000 and 2 000 if you get a good offer for a gadget better ncept it the steady procession of new things may well max youra obsolete tho mast overworked field of in vention is the can opener the auth or says one neglected area worth working in is that of labor saving garden tools another la girls toys a fu id still dominated by dolls advice to widows don t throw away an invention your husband has been working- on without first checking its worth there are easel on record of excellent incomes ae emmg to widows who have de veloped their late husbands un patented ideas seven royal canadian navy destroyers served in korean waters during the first two years of the war throe of them completing two full tours of duty camfbhivnil read study book to mission band the grace mission band held their march meeting at the home of sandra black on saturday after noon w ith the president lois greenlees in charge donna mi chell opened the meeting with the call to worship the devotions were taken by margaret mcphail rubber w loader power take d m k after nplete as good as new ford t off mower cut h gh refarv bora scales bissel 10 cram r ports cnnder n hp ciso me fnrine hrodr st ve walking plows mdiiim firm wagon hav rack a m drv belt hvdra iltc ram rt anv o her art cles t x n imcroii nti n tfrv cash settlerront w 1h ci rk on dav of sale no reserve as ihe farm s sold b freshment booth on the grounds wm a c hson auctioneer phone g iclph 43 p c mclean clerk b treasurer gave their the stud period was in charge of the leader mrs green lcs who read the second chapter of the studv bo k nvangos two illages miss simpson read an article from the glad tidings the fncan charm that came off bim coulter plaved a piano so lo the meeting was closed with praver b sandra turner th at tendance was 23 girls and boy ml enjoved the social period which vv a j x y 33 1 mow a f vow lib will b eoing into dobfond thai 111 inturanca bought con cancol you owjflo- lotw w h denny its not what you do cooking is fine and fun- but checking the cook book after you ve begun can jft prove sadly disastrous its ho you ffir do it trlg know what to do before you do it for the best re suits in advertising use the home town paper cross roads of buyers and sellers 6 0 the acton free press w j 12 gladioli bulbs for only 25c and one box top from spic and span ask about this offfir doie fancy 20 oz tin pineapple juice 2 for 29c stokely fancy 15 oz tin cream corn 2 for 29c aylmer choice 15 oz tin red pitted cherries 2k ideal i6oz sweet mixed pickles 24c robin hood 15 oz whi ca mix 29c sunny morn regular ground coffee 1 lb 88c delsey tissue 2 for 37c jello powders puddings 3 for 29c fruits and vegetables florida juice oranges doz 39c california 2 bchs for florida celery 19c california head lettuce 17c sunkist oranges doz 25c mushrooms lb 49c potatoes 10 lb 39c sirloin steak 69c lb ledgers actons only complete shopping centre fresh minced beef eversweet rindle5s bacon lb 39c pkg 29c