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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 18, 1955, p. 5

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i i thursday august 18th 1033 n the aqron free press acton ontario postmaster passes management course postmaster frank terry receive d word recently that he has suc cessfully completed his correspond ence course m the theory of office management conducted by the staff training division of the civil ser vice commission he received an attractive certif icate signed by officials r h reive the district director congratulated mr terry heartily- he was pleased he was taking the extra time for the purpose not only of increasing your education toutstodyingarcou which will oeoiadvantage u the postal stir- vice as a whole he said shortill sheet metal piumwng a heating eavmtrooshing gar wood f5rnca shop 126 main st n phono 464 ikosmmitcok pnoi 30j muckers teps irusemifinals muckers have taken their semi final ball series from the wolf hounds intwo straight games while the hot shots and- jets are tied one game apiece the finals are sched uled to begin next tuesday muckers won their two matches with the hounds 10 tor 3 and is to 11 in the other series jets downed hot shots by a close 11 to 10 hot shots won the next game by default when the jets couldnt field a team their next game is tonight trip to grand lodge described to lol the local jljol 467 held their monthly meeting at crcwsons cor ners tuesday evening with a good attendance during the meeting the district deputy master e- rawson of georgetown gave a report on his trip to grand lodge- it was announced that there is to be a church parade on september 11 in georgetown all members were requested to be present it was de cided to paint the hall next satur day keep august 26 open for the big county music night coming to the georgeown park look in next weeks froo pross for mora details this night will bo sponsored by tbo goorgotown lions club in aid off tho community swimming pool fund anasiaslvs oavqrteb by gale tayler anastasias daughter is young anna who when she goes to plan her lifetime realizes more and more strongly the limitations of being a doukhobor the young girl sneaks to a dancrnirto a show although her family doesnt approve she finds disappointment she wants to go to school and to be a teactoer it seems impossible as well as money problems there are two men who are in love with her and tier family expects her to marry and go to another farm as the doukhobor girls always do poor pretty anna youll like her and the whole family after the first few pages of this canadian novel and youll understand more about the doukhobors themselves includ ing the sect which burns schools and homes and holds nude parades anna herself did not belong to this group the book is a very recent one and has been receiving excellent reviews silverwood mrrlt mil mh violet clark of i toronto 1imehousc engagements j aid of tho fcafii majae startling reductions on all our summe stock apies full length coats shorties blouses shirts 25 o f f children coat sets shorts sets dresses swim suits suits shktts houses a great saving for you on the remainder of our stock wfonc 220 mildred bell ladies and cbiurons woar across from they install now rfmtkmmffc v winter air conditioning units for oil firing is the true measure of c2sz22zi2ss economy itajaj tltfoajdnott vorv itotm hi vhb crrmmmri yvm ibmmr9 m do eela ow coaofattty estimates eatceadeailitwiewlaertce tfce fcatad ewa without oftugation invest in the best call root hardware i mr and mrs edward pendergast announce the engagement of their daughter dra margaret to ken neth mclatn son of mr and mrs james adamson of acton the marriage will take place september 10 at st patricks church toronto gore at 10 oclock state farm tow- cor irsures 9vt tvofom all three yoar tgp basket eapecuvjr wnra it year laser- epretectioa yoall enjoy the of aeataf all yaar personal awn ranee ia the heads of ooeprma who knows your ia- drriduu needs call sta1 w h 39 brock st rate farm agon denny phono 455 visitors include resident of texas mr and mrs harry norton and children are staying with mr and mrs w r- norton and over last weekend they visited friends in bala mrs a wsghorn ot san antonio texas and mrs h hansen of wheatley are visitors with mr and mrs r corbett mr arid mrs ernie miller have returned from a weeks trip down east recent visitors with mr and mrs em batkir were janet kldnle of wms gives cash for bale the limehouse womens mission ary society met at the home of miss ivcns last week scripture was read by mrs a norton and prayer by mrs smethurst mrs mills read from the study on india a chapter on politics text word youth was answered by a verse of scripture mrs a norton read two poems mrs new ton was able to attend the meet ing and led the singing cash wa- handed in instead of garments for the supply bale the hostess served refreshments afterwards visitors in community mr and mrs roy bird of tor onto with mr and mrs campbell sinclair and carl mrs john scott of georgetown with the shclboumes misses donna and carol sinclair of welland with joy patteron for last week those on holidays the laws spent holidays at hon ey harbor teccntly- the walter linhams visited rel atives at port colborne a couple of days l we mr and mrs f briggs enjoyed a motor trip north last week and a boat trip through the 30000 is lands the brigss children visited at malton last week bill monroe and the blue grasb boys and bessie lee the carolina songbird all of the grande olde oprey of nashville tennessee were dinner guests with the earl scott s at blue valley ranch on sunday and took part in the program in the evening ontario has upward of 250000 lakes renovating whmslmymioboaljn ind building matoriab wo moan just that whan renova tions or in otdor you can bo surod that acton woodcrafts can supply your naods promptly and act si- to llvbcsi fuild c- sterials many old friends met for the first time in years at the centennial reunion at no 3 school nass- agaweya and the above men have come from near and far to attend the threeday event in the upper photo three former students gather to talk to a former teacher w f patterson from left to right are robert t amos and g l cusick of guelph mr patterson and n l mcmillan of tor onto the lower photo shows two former students mr l calvert of beaufield saskatchewan left and thomas amos of moffat right talking with their first teacher at the school mr patterson who came from princeton receive letter from addis ababa the letter ethiopian flag and stamps sent to the bishops grayy club have been lent to the free press and are on display in the front window this week the boys of the club received the letter from merlin bishop in addis ababa it reads as follows my dear young friends i was delighted to get your letter of june 8 and to know that you were paving me such a high honor in naming your club after me it is very good to know that 1 have some young friends in acton who are working with me as i try to work with the boys in the ymca in addis ababa so that you can think of me in the addis ababa ymca i am send ing you a small ethiopian flag which you might find interesting if you have this flag on a stand the green bar goes on top i am also sending a few stamps so that each of you will have a stamp from this country i would very much like to keep in touch with you and to know that your club is growing and what you are doing some time when you are all together it would be nice to have your picture taken and i would cer tainly like to have a copy i am planning to come home on furlough in about one year and i hope it will be possible for me to visit you while i am there i enjoy ed very much your letter and see ing each of your signatures on the letter very sincerely yours merlin a bishop the carters are luckier than they know like all families the carters have plans and dreams for the future bur unlike the familics0f ust a generation ago they have a better chance of making those dreams cook true why one important reason is because isft insirtmc is much more flexible today during the past 25 years many new policies have been created the modern family in come policy for instance provides maximum coverage while children are young and reduces in amount as they become selfsupporting other policies have been deve loped to cover mortgages and to provide retirement income to fit in with the government old age security beaents this widr cboic rtfufti jtt on of lb vmys tebick lif iimmaw comfmtj ami tbwwr rpresntsttri bv itpi i am urvutt o lb kmigtrng mttji of onudtu im jl mmtkt ik uk msuramce compaiks m canada halton roads claim four lives athough the number killed v in halton accident- this ear is down from last year the number of in- vealed b the department of highways for the period from jan uary to march 1955 show that four persons were killed in the county this year last year nine lcet their lues however 65 persons were- in jured during the first quarter of the year while just 53 were injured last year the total number of accidents was very slightly down by four incidents last year there were 300 accidents reported on halton roads this year there were 286 complete statistics for all the accidents in ontario show that many have good cause many were due to speeding driving without the right of waj or on the wrong side of the road women were the druers in fewer accidents than men natur ally since women drive leas men were at the wheel in 23 000 accid ents with women in charge of 1 500 cars involved in accidents of coure many drivers involved m accidents were intoxicated 286 did not have licenses most of the accidents were on saturday artit sunday with friday next in canadian cities of 4 f00 ts- ulation and over there were 64 murders known to police in 1953 ind 51 of the caes were cleared by arret athletic pensioner vancouver icp theres nothing to it said 76- earold ed ward lewis smith before starting on a 1 500 mile motorcycle trip through british columbia to visit his four daughters three sons and friends he plans a little fishing along the way gorbati strain markers aadnuments cemetery lettering quotations by appointment mifta tr ras2r 4h demonstration at maiden farm on august 9 23 members of the halton beef and dp calf club met at maiden farm owned bv dr w f james to hold their fourth meet ing in the absence of art bennett who was unable to attend j e whitelock conducted the meeting assisted by the fathers ot several of the members jim mckay gave a curling de monstration on the herd sire elen- mere of maiden 99935 mr whitelock went over the quiz papers and then the business part of the meeting was held duncan campbell thanked dr james and jim mckay for allowing the group to visit maiden farm the r members parents leaders and friends were invited to the house where a delicious lunch was served lynne coulter thanked dr and mrs james and mr and mrs mc kay for their hospitality 1500 damage as cars collide no injuries were sustained but damage was estimated at 150000 when cars driven by bert rennick of acton and f a purucher ot oakville collided on no 25 high way a mile north of speyside last friday w- r greenlee qf harrtston re ported five truck tires valued at 700 stolen from a gravel pit at glen williams on august 9 on august 11 the industrial sand and gravel company comp lained to police that 2000 worth of damage was done to their water pumping equipment at the credit river police believe that boys pliyink with guns caused the ser ious and costly damage on monday wallace kargus of cormac reported accessories alued at 60 stolen from his car it limehouse newlyweds leave for new brunswick at three oclock on saturdi julv 23 in st stephens church hornbv edna betty mae laver and ronald george burke were wed rev j maxwell officiated at the ceremony in a setting of pink and white gladioli and asters t br is the daughter of mts isabel laver of r w 2 horn by and the groom is the son of mr and mrs stanley burke of new brunsw ick mrs earnest price of hornby played the wedding music given in marriage by her brother edwin george laver of hornby the bride wore a lovely white gown of net over taffeta in ballerina length her threequarter length veil was held by a crown of pearls she carried red roslps ried mauve carnatitwi the b siste mrs victor elliott of acton was her matron of honor she wore a threequarter length gown of mamc net over taffeta- w ith a crown of mauve flowers her bouquet wa of vellow carnations the two bridesmaid were miss evelyn hopecroft mal ton and misi shirley bryan bo- ton both cousins of the bride in conrast they wore vellow gowns and yellow headdresses and car- groomsman was ronald laur ence of new brunswick ushering were louis laurence a cousin of the groom and gordm laver a brother of the bride following the ceremony a rec eption w as held m the basement of the church w ith st stephen guild catering centreing the dec orations was the threetiered wed ding cake decorated with pink roses with small figures of a bride and groom on top there the brides mother receiv ed her guests wearing a dress of blue lace over taffeta with white accessories and a corsage of red 3nf4teafcjktrvsfwajewe everton convention brings visitors from usa mr and mrs duncan mccoll and two sons of pontiac mich and mrs mccoll windsor called i mr and mrs john alton and mm tovell on monday on their way to the world convention of the churches of christ which is being held this week in toronto mr and mrs hirry hortop and family were awav for j few days vacation up north last week master ken fountain who hat been holidaying at the home of hu mster vera and mi and mrs dick grill ind family alliston r turned home on sundiy frank le grill returned with him foe some holidays mr and mrs robert mccutcheon and dianne and mr and mrs eli martin kitchener visited sunday evening with mr and mrs t d mccutcheon also calling on mr and mrs harvey jestin and bobbv mrs john alton attended the christian womcns fellowship- day at the world convention this week in toronto friends of william bruce were sorry to hear he is under the doc tors care and ordered to bed for a couple of weeks all wish him a speedy recovery to better health mr and mrs wm e robertson are visiting their daughter and family mr and mrs mac mcleod at thornbury this week ospringe attending world church convention among those attending the world convention of the churches of christ disciples in toronto this week are miss ada b currie mrs george m young and mrs d g robertson mr and mrs arnold suntey gail and dianne of niagara falu spent several day- of their holiday- with the formers mother and aunt mrs g sunter and miss e baldic mrs g sunter leturned t niagara falls with them for a taj weeks vacation mr and mrs j boersmi and baby daughter of brampton spent friday with their parents mr and mrs k klooster mr and mrs ken robertson and lynda of toronto visit on sun day with the formers parents mr and mrs d g robcrtsqii mr george grundy and child ren attended the derry day celt- brations at collingwuod on satur day miss sharon nicholson of hamilton is holidaying at the home of mr and mrs jack j hnsoi second line miss barbara harrison erin spent a couple of dajjj with miss audrey grundy auctfon salt in village of eden mills the bride and groom left on a- trip to new brunswick returning home through the unifcd states- leaving th bride wore a blue nylon drcttjkith pink accescoria guests were present rain new brunswick toronto bolton and malton i of high clash ftmnrvke television etc j the undersigned has received in structions from lloyd bajuen to sell by auction at his retid- ence in the village of eden mills i on saturday august m commencing at 130 o clock sharp the following admiral television good as new television aerial with double stack nearly new 3 piece chesterfield suite electric floor lamp wal mirrors coleman space healer end tables piece dinette suit fngidaire electric range nearly new frigidaire electric refrigerat or good as new locomotive el ectric washing machine modern electric vacuum cleaner with all attachments electric clocks ad dison radio quantity of dishes modern s piece bedroom suite tub ular bedstead spring and mattress large suw childs crib like near small crib high chair childrens toys table and chairs dcdl buggies 1 pram singer drophead sew ing machine terms cash positively ad open house until sale day wh a otbsocr a auctioneer a a

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