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mivfc a y hl- y i 5vtosday pebrpfylm 1955 ths acton free press actonj ontario -f- page- fjtyib b acton square dance club fourth dance satfeb 26h 830 pm sharp tuxton memorial hail added entertainment by vince mouhtford of brampton extra tickets- available m for silverware club you may still join our silverware dub and save money i ror further information see sexton your jwer mill st phono 645 studentsiservice at knox on slat farm mutual annbvnom new rates on auto insuranco a student service was held in knox presbyterian church on sun day evening when eight young men who- are preparing for the ministry visitedlhe congregation jack hibbs of st andrews church gait preached the sermon johir allan read the scripture les son and george vais led in prayer others taking pari were bui bell a member of- knox church and howard smith alex mccombie ian gibson and bill warden they sang unaccompanied the cords my shepherd to the tuner crimrootid poirest lord jesus and o for a thousand tongues the same group hid- been in st andrews church gait in- themorn- ing aars h howard hostess to group mrs h howard was hostess to the ospringe ladies aid meeting on wednesday evening of last week the president presided the devotional a continuation of the new year was taken by mrs ait- ken the roll call sing say otpay was well responded to the new program was tealbr the yrrotirfy plan wert higpngph on several forms of entertainment among which were the april tea mhs harris was invited to be the guest sp in ar be msmmmmmm well commencement -time- has rolled around again for another year there is music in the air as the glee club is getting ready for the big day which is this friday evenjrig at the public school aud itorium admission is tree so wejl see you all there ps there will also be dancing fora while af terwards sometime during the wjeekend a statue ot venus was erected on the school grounds it was very lifelike but- someone did not like a taste of ancient but beautiful art as the edfiice was torn down there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth due to unfavorable weather there have t no hockey games this week there is but one more game to be played in the scltedule grade 10a held a form party last wednesday after toboganning at the ski tow there was dancing at the school th g will soonbe pract 115 mothers daughters hear anon at fourth annual event entertaining throughout and con sidered most successful the fourth annual mother and daughter ban quet was held last thursday even- ing in the ymca altogether 415 mothersand daughters sat down to a bounteous supper of roast tur- ifey and all the trimmings con- eluding with the childrens favor ite chocolate cake and ice cream dinner was capably servett by members of the- p mens club the guest speaker of the even ing was -rev- canon f nicholson of the church of st michael and all angels -torpnto- he was in troduced by mrs jf hunter before beginning his address he engaged the audience- especially the girtsj ln a humorous sing song his address followed in a more serious manner he took as his subject st paul and his teachings of the gospel in various parts of the world this sent to other organisations also discussed were a sacred drama play and st patricks concert a paper on the motto saint val entine was given by mrs sunter the scripture questiu w icing very hard for the choral and play night to be held in march there will be at least two plays and a num o selecti by the apn glee club congratulations to mr arictmrs heron on the birth of twin daugh ters last weekend wll cmlm w denny 39brocst acton write or phon ts taken by mrs w bruce the meeting closed with the mizpah benediction after which a lovely lunch was served by the hostess and the committee in charge campaign goes on for patients care the friendly circle mejjn the sun s r of the unite church on wednesday february 16 ytrith the president stella adam- son in charge a summary of the sunday school lessons of the four previous sundays based on the work of the holy spirit was given by laura lovell jean mclean was pianist for the evening a new member cather ine matthews was introduced to the meeting verna bean showed a movie and gave a commentary on the care and rehabilitation of tb patients and the work done with the proceeds from tb seals aloyely valentine lunch with a valentine motif was provided by the group in charge president hostess for ladies aid mrs f j mccutcheon the pres ident of knox ladies aid was hostess to the regular monthly meeting of knox church ladies aid on tuesday afternoon the worship period was taken by mrs w mcarthur and mrs robert ohara the president conducted the km with many s gestions for the coining months a return engagement is being ar ranged with the queensmen of toronto the date to be set mem bers were invited to mrs r r barkers for their next meeting to be an easter hat party this pert of the meeting was closed with prayers by mrs rob ert armstrong during the program period mrs anderson gave a solo and mrs wm bahentine two fine readings i the group of the month mrs s matthews mrs c hansen mrs j wilds- and mrs peter murray as- jristedthebostess in serving l mrs ohara expressed the ap preciation to mrs mccutcheon was tdld to story form for the ben efit of the younger members of the audience mrs j hurst thanked canon nicholson forhis very inspiring ad dress chairlady for the evening war mrsfr hunter mrs g paul the sponsor gave the address of welcome mrs d price introduced those siting at the head table mrs robert bray shaw gave the wel come from the ylfcca f sharon geryais proposed the toast to the mothers and mrs h graham propojsecl a toast to the daughters v a sing song was- led by mrs j calde with mrs f oakesvt- the piano margaret armstrong played selections on the piano and sheila paul playeijlaioliri selectiqn- a bpuquefof red carnations was presented to mrs nicholson by pat graham at the conclusion of the program r otes of- agtonians visiting qutoftown points and of x visitors in acton homes all t tmy rrepsred cub t scout ttemfa seek agree fordevelopment o n rest of subdivision continued from page one vstatedtslow movement of flow west a real treat was in store for a pack last thursday night as a mov ing picture taken some two weeks- h of the pond was the main mrs charles heller is home again after a trip to chicfigo this week mr fred wright and mr dick bean attended the con vention of the ontario association of real estate boards in toronto las w mrs cha w 4son- from rnd miss doris wilson moved their main st home to toronto they will be missed by theft friends here- last weekend mr and mrs r h elliott left on a motor trip to florida mrs creasey and mrj c g elliott of comber are with them mr g a dills attended the dir ectors meeting of the canadian weekly newspapers as business worship at cgit meet the cgrt of knox church met on february 21 in the sunday school room the group played a amecatiedlandsjewyiir at ledgers iga swifts sweet peamealeb lv p rtl cottage roils lb 43c promium sue4 or by pisco bologna lb 25c iono island- eviscerated fruckllhg ovon roady lb 61c frosh sucod pork liver lb 19c frosh pork 34 lb avorogo tondarloin end loin roast lb 43c 5 lb collo california collo pkg 49c tomatoes 23c california sunkist oranges macintosh collo bag california hoad a p p l e s 33c l 111 u c e 2 for 25c parkay color quick tasty ideas for meals during lent with kraft 8 ox cheez whiz 31c kvaft idinner pkgs 2 for 25c margarine 39c aylmor choico 15 ox fruit cocktail 21c ogiivi e silver xajle1ux 16 0zfor 23c clovohoaf sockoyo salmon klksh iojk 16 ox peanut butter 33c ottawa this week mrs duls the trip with him spending sunday with mr and mrsrroy arnott peel bt were mr and mrs g white elgin mills mr and mrs william bunker mr and mrs s j carlisle mr and mrs william carlisle and lucy carlisle all of richmond hill mr and mrs johnnie krapek ac companied by mr and mrs william neilson of malton and mr and mrs gordon graves of weston enjoyed a weekend at gravenhurst and visited the- formers parents at hunts ville attending the milk concentrate producers meeting at the chateau laurier hotel ottawa at the first of this week were mr bing rams- den and mr george ingles of ac ton about 200 from all over the province attended the meeting mr john cook has returned home after a months vacation at orlando florida they started the worship service by singing a hymn the scripture was read by norma sinclair a story of danejb and prayer by sharon gervais norma sinclair and marg arm strong sang a duet after the cg it purpose and hymn the meet ing closed with taps during the business the group decided that the secretary should write and make enquiries about a magazine for girls they planned to start the mission study on india at the first meeting in march ago was shown to the pack in the projecting of the colored pictures every phase of regular cub meeting activities was clearly marked snch opening ceremonies in spection games instruction ana camp fire before leaving mr bar- beap yas extended hearty thanks bjkthe pack the remainder of the meeting was completely set aside for games six standings still finds the red sixjeding but by only a few points new songs and a campfire story concluded the meeting b pack the last two meetings have found five new chums giving their promise to do our best to akela and the pack these five are wayne benson malcolm candler robert terence taylor and carman woodburn while sorne of the new chums were tested on thei cub hrnvanri prdshise by raksha last tuesday light akela took the rest of the pack for instruction of first star jtesis competition was keen in the games period but the tawny six proved to be the best and managed to win sufficient points to put it ahead pt the yellow and red sixes respectively of the highway was a bjg trouble causec but emphasized that he a short- camp7ire prograrn and the singing of taps brought the meeting to a close murray scoyne akela obituary legion news about 25000 persons leave- cana da annually to live in the united husbands wives wart mw pep smi vim cqrtinted rim only so at all druuuti if you i aniliawiatomlllialatnmiiimlatolatolmllmj we havent found out as yet if hector had a bet on with anyone if he would score a goal or not but we must all agree that every minute he was on the ice last fri day night he was certainly trying and finally did succeed once and nearly twice i- think that was the goal that broke the firemens moral for the boys went on to win 41 the acton minor sports of whom many members are legion naires deserve a lot of credit for the work they are doing with our young lads and should get more support from all of us branch will enter teams in zone competition jst bowling euchre cribbage arid darts this year bowling is first on the list and as acton was last years win ner ihey will be host this satur day to teams from all over the county good luck to the bowlers and to alj that enter in the other comp etitions lets have them all play ed in actbn next year it was good to hear that a little entertainment has been arranged tor our next regular meeting we will all agree that a change has been needed from the regular rou tine therefore we should all sup port it and attend a number of comrades visited with the oakville branch on mon day night and enjoyed an evening of darts and euchre areturn visit from oakville is being planned tuesdays cribbage scores tiger cats 18 town 14 ramblers 22 union 10 eden mills 18 legion 14 standing eden mills 24 legion 20- ramblers 18 town 12 tiger cat- 8 union 6 next weeks games tiger cats vs ramblers town vs eden mills union vs legion winners of the night were frank winders paul wilson wijth seven gajnes hamilton resident for past 45 years john joseph mojsgajb passed away at st josep hospital hamilton on thursday february 17 he was a resident of hamilton for the past 45 years moving there from collingwood where he had come as a child with his parents from ireland where he was born he was retired for the past ten years sifter being employed with thef w fearman and john duff and sons meat packing company and the frost steel and wire co mr morgan was a parishioner or st anns parish where he was the oldest member of the st vincent de paul society holy name soc iety and league of the sacred heart surviving are three brothers rev v j morgan pastor of st josephs church acton and holy cross cnurch georgetown francis and joseph both of hamilton mr morgan resided at 64 kin- rade ave hamilton his remains rested at th v x dermody fun eral home until sunday where they were conveyed to the trptt funeral home collingwood the funeral was held monday morning at st marys church col lingwood with solemn requiem high mast at 9 00 oclock colnbrat- source of difficulty ant it mtfas doubtful if even a diversion would alleviate the- flooding haz ard new chair prices a price of 44 per chair was sub mitted on new seating for the council chamber by property chairman l weick- the property committee wa empowered to mke the purchase of nine chairs if they are found suitable george laritry appeared to re quest something done to drain war ter from in front of his residence this matter is to b looked after by the road committee chairman an outstanding account of 2940- held by justice of the peace m schroeder against town for 1963- 54was ordered paid at the same time in a motion it was resolved the towns future obligated pay ments for jp services be paid at 60 per cent- of the fees to a request to assume a new in digent patient account council held that more information should be sought before taking action tenders turned down notice from the municipal board of tentative approval for the high school addition was received ac- toris share in january fines came to a total of 6222 it was also not ed two tenders both for 15i for the refreshment concession in the ar ena and park this year were read neither tender was accepted when council reflected that the services it would supply in connection with this concession would cost the town more than 15 discussion and first reading fol lowed receipt of a bylaw from the halton county health unit this bylaw unould provide for plumb ing inspections in private dwell- included council agreed to remit the re quired 10 in fees after notice was received of the association of may ors and reeves convention urges work reports also from the health unit a copy of the 1955 budget was- dis cussed and some questions raised on the items contained council filed a request from the halton county music festival com mittee for a donation it was noted county council grants money to this project- minutes of the last urban board meeting were read and arrange ments briefly discussed for actons participation in the trade fair display mayor tyler urged individual workreports be made out xo ac company each days time sheets for town employees this proposal was talked over at considerable length and finally agreed upon to a question by deputyreeve e footitt it was noted a new hot water tank requested from the town by the y mca was on ord- er know may you only those stricken by war disas ter or other tragedies know at first hand howl vitally essential red cross services are to our na- tiontthosclof us who mercifully have not iearne4 from grim ex perience may well our new telephone number yve tapw have a private telephone line to better- serve you dairy quality service ph6ne 2 v dpn timmings prop ed by his brother father v j morgan assisted by his nephew father francis morgan of kitch ener as deacon of the mass and father ellard pastor of colling- wood subdeacon the burial took place in st marys remetery col lingwood q continue studies on india mission mrs robert turner was the hos tess for the knox alert evening auxiliary on wednesday evening february 19 mrs mel mccullougtc program convener presided for the study period the bible story on the- good samaritan was read by mrsearl marshall and mrs h- l- bennie offered the prayer the study chapter onthe work of the people of india was pres ented by mrs if mccullough and mrs a k mann the latter gave a few highlights from letters re ceived from her brother and his wife who work with the church of ail nations in india the mission ary hymn jesus shall reign whereer the sun was- sung fol lowed by a reading in keeping with st valentines day given by- m b councillors requests councillor s brunelle sought permission from council put pro tecting risers on cellar window pits in the sidewalk in front of the station hotel in order to prevent drainage to the cellar this was lgjranted r councillor 1 welck was told there would be ho charge when the arena was used fo rain protection by park picnickers during the summer councillor- a irwin asked for drainage of water formation tt the corner of wallace and mill streets also that a sunken manhole on macdonald blvd be looked into reeve j margrave reported he hatf- been contacted regarding a bull clam machine but had told the salesman actons garbage disposal facilities were adequate at the pre sent time paaa bagalar account thefollowing accounts totalling 82764 were passed w mceachern mutual aid oakville 60ft halton registry office re description of land post 19s thompson motors 1 used loader 300 00 4epl- of health re indig- entpatients insulin 696 1 the president mrs james irg- 1l took charge for the business part with reports from conveners invitations werejeceiyedtoattend the special worlds day of prayer and also wms events in the church arranged by othe groups a copper contest was decided tipun with mrs e marshall and mrs- james van fleet convener conveners to take rare of the var ious details were appointed home baking mrs s sinclair mrs ju and mrs george musselle candy l davidson mrs cam leishman corner mrs jocque and m johnnie krapek sewing knd-nov- elty mrs g w mosaics and mrs frank- terry posters miss isobel smith mrs leishman and mrs terry a viii to halton manor ia plan- re near to the easte season the groupttjf the mo ari the hostess were thsked fot tjhie delightful lunch and pleasant social evening ettjbyeitojpllthemeeflritfcioi cdwiihjemipah benediction- bio plan a little boy caught in mischief was asked by his mother how do you expect to get intb heaven he thought for a moment then replied 111 just run in and out and keep slamming the door till they say for goodness sake come in or stay out then m go in v ont eire chiefs assoc rj re annual dues 500 halton county mutual aid re annual dues 1000 1 bell telephone aerv acton put hydro accls 4e h 434 25 i station hotel 25 00 a auxiliary plans banquet catering puni for two banquets were mad4- by the y ladies auxiliary t the meeting monday february 14 in the y mca with the pros- idstit mrs g paul presiding the meeting opened with the lords prayer the minute of the last meeting iwero read by the secret ary and the treasurers report was given final arrangements were made for the annual mother and daugh ter banquet being held february 17 a report was given from the- nursery- school and it was decided thara few y more supplier wfe needed to complete the season another banquet is to be catered to on february 3 ind arrange ments were made by the social convener and her helpers after a- lengthy business period- the meeting was closet with the mizpah benediction and lunch was served by the committee in charge j vil asagfeaaft