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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 1, 1955, p. 7

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i-t- l i t thursday september 1 19ss the acton taee press acton ontario page sbvmf british cbntf actor launches subdivision in streetsville announcement was made that oneofthe bigg onitet contractors richard costaln ltd bas launched its first housing sub- division in canada at streetsville through its subsidiary dolphin de- velopment co ltd toronto on tho former j m adamson subdivision the whole subdivision is archi- tecturally designed by deacon and amett and michael bach gordon urwln is the consulting engineer ixrt frontages range from 60 to 100 feet- and modern three artd inut bedroom hbuses will be offered for as low as 93500 to s15000 the four bedroom houses- are trileves tome with carports construction has now cbmmenc- ed on the first group of an event ual 118 house development the site is picturesque woodland and the whole project is planned to fit in with the natural contours of the land sewer and i water services will be provided by the subdivides 6treetsville js rapidly developing in consequence of the steady ex pansion westwards from toronto and the beautiful credit valley of- -fera- the choicest of residential areas located within several min utes to the queen elizabeth high way and 30 minutes from down town toronto with the extension of the new 401 super highway to speedier route will shortly be av ailable the four bedroom houses offer tlhbst attractive and urtusual tri- ievel home to supply the needs for the growing family more im portant is the fact that these are being offered f under 15000 miss o m lampard atcm rmt teacher of piano 14 park ave guelph phone 296 resumes teaching sept 8 st albany parish hau the first electric railway in canada was built in toronto in 1883 economical home maintenance reliable work done on any type of home or household repairs electrical mechanical masonry manual carpentry or dkcobatinc for prompt service or free estimates phone 385j acton everton summer visitors in village listed miss ella stewart toronto visit ed a few days last week with mr and mrs john alton and miss jennfe tovell mrs suter and miss lois elo visited on su with and mrs roy hindley mr and mrs albert ware moved into the village a week ago to the house of the late mrs george robertson which they purchased some time ago airs cha fountain donna and doris and mr and mrs ted fountain guelph visited on sun day with mr and mrs dick grill and family alliston mr tom fountain who hasjbeen in new brunswick is vlstitng at ttis home here mrs harvey jestin and bobby visited a couple of days last week with mr and mrs robert mocut- cheon and dianne kitchener sunday visitors with mr and mrs ted jestiri and family were mr and mrs lloyd hunter and family cainsville mr and mrs t d mccutcheon are at their cottage at thornbury this week mr and mrs nelson duckett and norman moved to guelph this week the smart fashion magazine vogue features an article on shop ping in canada in the latest issue written by an oakville woman it particularly mentions the kirk- kraft studio near georgetown 1 r mayfair restaurant acton east on no 7 highway open daily from 800 am to 300 am breakfasts lunches dinners special lunches daily steaks and chops a specialty good food at reasonable prices we deliver i like berlou youve never seen anything like it never felt anything like itbecause borgdeeptile fabrics have a 1007j qrlon pile they are jirht as a cloud warm astoasflaugjat moths and clean like fur until youve worn borg deep pile fabmes ypuve never really experienced the comfort and flattery that only such a coat can give four luscious shadesmoonstone grey honey beige charcoal grey and jet blackare available to you now in lull lengths three- quarter lengths and jackets stff phot acton fall fair only two weeks away again promises features of exhibit and competition which in recent years have attracted competitors from a widening area such as this breslau lad with his prize foal and shetland colt at last years show this year will see the return of the school childrens parade saturday september 17 arch ofblowers decorares church on saturday august 13 shirley anno thompson and emerson douglas bud anderson were unit ed in marriage at churchill united church at 330 oclock the rev miss j donaldson ol alma officiated the church was decorated for the occasion by a friend fred miller of bel wood the altar was an arch of mixed gladioli with candles at the top resembling a church window the bride wore an anklelength white brocaded gown with scallop ed neckline and short scalloped sleeves with an empire waistline and flared skirt her veil of tulle illusion trimmed with nylon lace fell from a tiara of seed pearls and sequins she wore a pearl necklace the gift of the groom and carried a nosegay of sweetheart roses the brides sister mrs ruth shorthill of ballinafad was her on ly attendant she was dressed in a gown of orchid brocaded taffeta identical to the brides and wore a small pleated hat of brocaded taf- see them todayatth throughout canaoa borg fabrics umiteo clmira ontario fk0llpii t fi llw 1 1 ill orhlir th one spraying with berlou aaothspray protects your cloth ing blankets rugs and furni ture for 5years or berlou paysjorthedamage berlou is easy to use economical too leading drycleaners the country over use this profes- roothspray remember el sens clothing store you get a 5year written guar antee for each article moth proofed come in today rand ask about berlou r coopers drug store mill st acton acton orrt another value low pbicts very day dundee hand towels in a variety of colors 49c each with any 300 purchase ledgers ig a shortill sheet metal plumbing heating gar wood furnaces eavestroughing shop 1 126 main st n phone 464 residence phone 340j4 monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and maikers a good display in stock wm c allan prop 68 queen st w brampton shop phone 1410j res 313 rep tom nicol phone brampton 603w fotn she carried a nosegay of yel low mums with orchid streamers two of the grooms little nieces carolyn and gayle spear of acton were flower girls their dresses were of nylon net over taffeta with sashes frilled necklines and puffed sleeves carolyn wore a yellow dress and gayle a light green one i they wore matching bands of flow ers tn weir hair and carried nose gays of white and yellow mums with white streamers the groom was attended by his brother arnold weaver of hamil ton the ushers were bill thomp son and fred spear of acton miss donna johnston wearing a yellow nylon streeulength dress with a corsage of white carnations sang three beautiful selections as dawns the day o perfect love and while the register was being signed the day of golden promise she was accompanied by donald cox of dundas who also played the wed ding music the brides rnother received the guests in a navy blue and white dotted crepe dress with white lace and sequin trim at the neckline her hat was of navy blue she wore a corsage of pink carna tions mrs earl anderson also received the guests wearing a navy blue nylon dress and a corsage of red roses after the reception in the base ment of the church the couple left for a trip to algonquin park and ottawa the bride chose a blue dress pink hat and patent leather shoes and purse she also wore a blue fitted coat guests attended the wedding from detroit london hamilton kings ton toronto alton georgetown milton orangeville and acton the couple are now living at their home in acton a- oakvil le church wedding setting the wedding of mr and mrs james douglas watson was solemn- iced in st johns united church oakville on saturday august 20 the bride being the former lilla clarine garrod daughter of mr and mrs emerson garrod of oak ville the groom is the son of mr sndtlarsttx cameron watson of campbellville the bride who wore a gown of lace- artd nylon tulle over taffeta with sequin trimming at the scal loped neckline carried a bouquet yf tawnyroses a headdress of lace held in place her illusion veil of ficiating at the ceremony during which the bride was given in marriage by her father was the rev j terry church decorations were baskets of white and yellow gladioli or gan music was provided by mr r a shepherd soloist being mrs 13 shwery of windsor cousin of the bride miss helen elford wearing a teal blue gown with a bolero jacket end a headdress o match was maid of honor mrs john neuert in a turquoise gown styled like miss elfords and miss joan watson sister of the groom and miss roberta garrod the brides sister wearing offtheshoulder gowns featuring back bows in shades of deep and pale aqua res pectively were the other attend ants bonnie jill jeffery cousin of the bride was flower girl in a tiered turquoise frock trimmed with yellow bows all five at tendants carried bouquets of yellow chrysanthemums russell hurren and william and ronald watson of campbeuville- brothers of the groom and keith maearthur of erin were best man and ushers respectively at the reception in the lcisk hall which followed the wedding service the brides mother greeted 100 guests assisted by the mother of the groom she wore a dress of steel blue with touches of white and a yellow corsage the latter was attired in navy crepe witn white hat and cluster of rhrysanlh mums for the wedding trip to north ern ontario the bride wore while accessories with a brown and black striped dress ami a white- gardenia corsage they will make their home in lowville ospringe tetloedefir optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph day fall term at robinson business college opens tuesday sept 6 reasons for enrolling 1 inquire from exstudents who know 2 the demand for office positions is greater than the supply 3 all last seasons graduates obtained positions 4 minimum dayr tuition rate 2350 per month 1 telephone trr 89572 qlieastioned fun at hay ride mr jerry fisher entertained a number of the youngpeopje of the community last friday evening to an oldfashioned hay ride follow ing a drive through the country they returned to the formers home where they enjoyed a wiener roast mr aleck stewart is holidaying with friends at sault ste marie miss joan aitkcn spent the weekend with miss joan smith at caledon mr robert hunter was a week end visitor with relatives at georgetown and toronto miss nancy bulloch visited ree- rtly with miss jtrarr craig st georgetown miss myrtle fisk of milton spent last week with the de vries fam ily- mr d g robertson enjoyed a couple of days fishing at maxwell last week mrs russell struthers and terry of preston visited for a few days last week with mr and mrs james struthers visitors during the week with mr and mrs d g robertson in cluded mrs douglas robertson sharon and murray guelph mr and mrs l- stansbury oakville mrs ken robertson and lynda of toronto miss joanne smith who has epentthe holidays at a lodge in the oka region returned home durrhg the weefcend mr and mrs j arthur mckinney of hudson heights que visited with friends in the community on thursday mr and mrs f swain of stamford spent the weekend with the latters sister and brother-in- law mr and mrs e fisher sunday visitors with mr- and mrs d stewart included mr and mrs jack aitcheson woodstock mr george rennick and daughter mrs 6 baldwin hamilton recent ontario iron ore yearly production was 28 million tons valued at 216 million while as bestos output ran to 24000 tons with a value of 4 million bank the saving i 3e silvervvooo neighbors social for visitors to homeland klaas brunger is returning to holland for a visit and last evening august 29th his neighbors and many friends had a little party in his honor at the stone school in 1928 klaas came to this countr and worked on the farm btmrnorm deyereaux and in 1930 he started to work on the farm of the late mrk f l ruddell where he has been un til the death of mrsruddell this summer klaas is planning to visit his sister mrs muysken in hulzen north holland and will beaway several months the many friends wished him all the best and he was presented witha gold wrist watch presented by mr bob miller there was n friendly game of euchre gam es being won by mrs harold cleave over a cut with mrs john glynn and mr harold cleave consolation prizes went to mrs geo henderson sr and chester deforest a most delicious lunch was served by the ladies being in charge of mrs charlie greig mr and mrs harry marchington have recently spent a week at flor al park couchiching mrs george henderson was visiting for two weeks in algonquin park mr and mrs geo burt and their family spent the weekend in niagara falls mrs l burt is spending a few weeks with her daughter mrs k hamilton in ballinafad mr harry norton son of mr and mrs w r norton ha returned to peru to prepare for his transfer to iran in september when he is ready his wife and nancy will join him there and david will attend school in lakefield rockwood practiced medicine here for 20 years in the toronto globe and mail of august 23 appeared an account of a former rock wood doctor h d livingstone whose death took place early last week at his home in wes ton the late dr livingstone was a specialist in diseases of ears nose and throat he was born in brus sels and was a greatnephew of dr david livingstone explorer of af rican fame dr h d livingstone was a grad uate in medicine from trinity col lege and practiced in the medical profession in rockwood for 20 years some bo odd years ago after leav ing rockwood he took postgrad uate work at manhattan hospital new york before continuing his pr in toronto in 1912 he is imivividbyhls wtrettlrs bertnx morris livingstone the village council had a number of men busy patching worn out spots in roadways about the village last week making it better for heavy traffic on some side stroets holy communion was observed at st johns church sunday morning sunday morning services will soon be done away with after labor day and return to afternoon services mr and mrs r micks of water loo were visitors with mr and mrs george bolton last week bowling events in the jitney games on the lawn bowling greens last wednesday evening top honors went to albert maltby and geo saunders tied with two wins 16 in second place was mr geo perry with two wins 13 thosrhut anc with two wins 3 the mens doubles round robin tournament on the bowling greens monday proved to be quite interest ing to the participants six teams wore entered in the tournament with rev dilts arid bob vincent taking top honors with five wins 48 this team won all five games iii second place was the team of hut chinsonkelso with three wins 51 and third simsgray with two wins 45 other teams were maltbyday gordonwinlow and saunders-mc- lean two defeats last wednesday evening in play off games in connection with rock wood and morriston girls ball games the home team suffered de- feat the result being 1611 on mon- la3r evening a game was played here and the home team suf fered another defeat to morriston 248 i obituary thaf s right you can bank the saving- you make when you let acton woodcrafts advise supply and follow through with expert crafhnanship on your building requirement ballinafad cemetery last resting place a resident of hal ton centennial manor for the past few years rachel bunte of rjt 2 acton passed away on august 26 she was in her 88th year she was predeceased by her hus- band the late august bunte she was the daughter of the late mr and mrs henry ismond for some years she had lived with her daughter mr and mrs herb allan mrs bunte was a member of ballinafad united church mr townserid was in charge of the fun eral service on monday august 29 at ballinafad church pallbearers were arthur griffin william mc- arthur joe allan william butler art swackhamer and harold grif fin interment was in ballinafad ce- rnetery sorbim strain rr 1 milton 1 markers aaonuaaents cemetery lettering quotations by appointment pnne milton tr 86522 9 m r iavi r xt- lij i

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