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v the acton irejpress acfthm ont i ji page rnrs wrzaow bursting out in a dollar- saving array at s ha1ton manor hobby class projects church service among manor activities the fifth meeting of the halton rmanor hobby class wasjietd jrt the womens sitting room- of the manor on wednesday afternoon march 7 there was a record at tendance of 22 women present withmrs darkerthe matron- and directorj presiding afer a brief business session the women continued working on their seven projects and some are now showing the finished product dur ing the course of the afternoon the women had the pleasure of a vis it from william deans trie clerk- treasurer of halton county and mr clarke the superintendent of the manor light refreshments comp leted the afternoon happy birth day was sung for miss alice oak- es a resident from- acton on sunday afternoon two wel come visitors come to the manor to conduct the church service in the chapel the visitors were rev r orsbora the minister of knox presbyterian church milton and mrs s lockie who play the nc- ladies coats ladies spring suits jtoterujr srrnratiitg for expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy waterfas wallpapers ci1 csgrtt c itt decorator rockwood 51 ring 5 companlmcht for the hymns and led the singing mr orsborn read as the script ure lesson st matthews gospel chapter 127 beginning with verse frondl took as his text the words comedown from tlic crosmc orsborn gave a fine sermon ap propriate to the lenten season on the attitude of many persons both irt christs own day and in our own day towards the crucifixion he pointed out that the invitation to come to christ is extended to all classes of people the rich and the poor ttiev learned and the uneduc ated the prominent and the ob scure arnong others during the lenten season and particularly on good friday all of us should con sider whether we have accepted this invitation or net said mr orsborn at the dinner hour on sunday the residents had a pleasant pre- st patricks day- surprise when htey found a very atractivc dixie cup decorated in honor of st pat- they found a very attractive dixie cups were filled with an assort ment cf candy and were the gift of ladies of the campbeuvule wo mens institute these ladies had planned a visit to the manor on march 7 but icy road conditions had prevented their coming this was regretted by the women res idents of the manor and they hope that tills visit will be made in the near future gaiaiiaiiimiii i 1 i t s- immmwtmvmmm-mk- litree planting isps is m is r staff residence will soon be under construction at tlie haltoo centennial manor and the architects conception above shows the north south view of the proposed building it will be situated on the nortliwest side of the present manor just below the service road and its occupancy will make 14 extra beds in the manor the dunker construction co of kitchener tender of 98500 was accepted v2shseisttk2ksersi3is3smot drton 1956 iaoies spring dresses childrens spring wear landowners please note the credit valley conservation authority has tree planting machine available to landowners within the credit valley authority planting 1000 or mo trees no rental charge equipment to be picked up and returned in good condition by persons borrowing from and to orangeville it now effects of storm felt in village the hepc are busy in this district replacing hydro poles blown down with the week end storm the telephone system was also disrupted the tegular monthly meeting of st johns wa was held at te parsonage last week due to the stormy night there was a small number in attendance vicepresident mrs ernie hall was in charge the meeting opened with a bible rending and prnyer by rev ewart culley a few business items were dis cussed with mrs culley giving a i brief report on the presbytcrial held at orangeville- the previous week mrs jack mceachern rave an account of the second chapter of the study book on tlie north american indians which provel in teresting the meeting closed by all repenting the lords prayer rev and mrs qiuley served a 7 delicious lunch the next merrrmr is to be held at the home of mrs ken nevills wee larry and billy woods of bel wood spent the weekend with their grandparents mr and mrs j b hurd mr and mrs jack mceachern and robert spent tlie weekend in guelpli with mr and mrs robert umehouse enquiries contact w marshall curry orangeville ont phone 371 j i mens and wys suits e skv coktt congratulations to chainway stores limited on the opening of their new acton store we welcome chainway to the business community of acton hint0ns5 to store king mr earl hooper and david vis ited on saturday with the formers parents at beeton mrs george watson spent a few days recently with mrs john wat son at the home of the latters mother mrs mclaughlin of the 9th line miss orma turner toronto vis ited recently with her parents mr and mrs stanleyturjjer two roofs damaged in weekend storm sundays windstorm ripped the roof from a barn on lot 22 near the fourth line which belongs to mr w cohoon part of harold barbers house roof nearby also went off the j a smethursts of islington and the grants of stvwarttown were with mrs smethurst a wjeek ago wee barbara infant daughter- ot mr and mrs archie mcdonald js home from sick childrens hospital after un attack of pneumonia mr g sinclair and mr and mrs stuart smith of weston visited mrs sinclair and the pattersons sunday mrs a w norton was hostess for the march meeting of the wms scripture was read by mrs icirk- patrick prayer by mrs patterson mrs roughlcy vice president was in the chair text word earth was answered byi a scripurc verse miss ivens reviewed lin of wil low alley which told of the exper iences of a christian chinese- farmof tn misttir a ftimity nmid hardships f and finally btcoming christians ugnydufferin ospringe small tree in home producessweetlemon mr and mrs robert reid have a small lemon tree growing in their home and it presently has about 40 buds on it they picked and used a lemon weighing half set for ouilting a pound from it and it was sweet er than the imported lemons wi sets plans for quilt contest misses lacey and hobbs of tor onto teachers college are at the local school this week observing and teaching under the guidance of mrs rathbun and mrsjtoycc mr and mrs george l robert son iorce and ian of north bay spent a few days last week with tlie formers parents mr and mrs george d robertson archie sinclair and son ralph are recuperating following an at tack of mumps mrs d g robertson spent a few days with her son and daugh terinlaw mr and mrs ken rob ertson and lynda in toronto wi meets mrs e fisher was hostess to fourteen ladies of ospringe w mens institute for their meeting the roll rail vvs ans wered by something interesting i saw at wellington omnty mus eum mrs wilfred awrey total the minutes and treasurer report cards of thanks were also react for boxes of fruit sent to the sick in helping to promote g safety on the highways it ws agreed to seiicl for the cards con- laining basic safety rules a dona tion is to be sent the federation of agriculture quilt blocks to be made for competition at the next meeting are to be 12 inches square and to be used afterward to make l quilt on request a price was mrs k stubbing- ton and mrs george jackson were township hears deputations set road bid at a regular meeting of- esques- ing township council inst week the following deputations were heard mr morris re proposed subdivis ion the finance committee of ac ton council along with the town ttcrkmrnrj- g f lcathcrlartd re-an- nexation settlement mr breith- aupt re opening of gravel tenders mr cooper re pensions for town ship employees the treasurer was instructed to pay the following accounts marg aret lawson typing 13 george town herald account g6 halton registry office februiiry list 138 r jlbveuand co return ed tax sheets 3850 a total ot 15640 for inspectors under the burccllosis control act a total of 135 to the following for foxes destroyed frank jones acton george bayliss acton john vcr lis norval clifford stover mil ton wm sheppard acton linton naylor milton john buck milton angelo basso milton m whitney milton 11 dcforest terra cotta a brigdcn hornby council voiced no objection to the removal by the canadian nat ional railways of trie fence sep arating their right of way from no 7 highway in concessions 1 and 2 of the township provided it does not interfere with private property owners the treasurer was instructed to pay the grand valley conservation authority the 1956 assessment of 1330 council accepted the tender of holrnan construction ltd to sup ply crush and deliver approxim- nely 15000 yards of gravel on the roads of the township as per ten der under the supervision of the road superintendent work is to be completed by august 1 1956 this is to be confirmed in a letter by mr llolman subject to the approv al of the department of highways the treasurer was asked to pay to g c brown workmens comp ensation clerical 1150 council lors 15 all others 150 treasur ers bond 75 road account presented by the road superintendent amounting to m 576801 were ordered paid aumafad fu n ny one- act play toth motors open this weekend 24hour service see these used i car specials i 1946 mercury sedan i i 1948 custom dodo 11949 ford 1951 fordsodan 1952 plymouth toth motors phono 52 acton mcns lopci oofs s clothing store new store bylaw effective march 22 1956 facton storestwillclose saturday nights at 6 pm open friday nights to 9 pm first friday night open mar 23 excepted under the mew bylaw are drug stores tobacco shops beauty pakiours restaurants service stations fr named a quilt committee half sympathy of the district resid- dozen clover leaf rolls and a cherry ents is extended to gordon jeffer- j plo are also to be on competition son whose mother passed away a the april mooting later to be last week and to mrs c mcdow- j usc for lunch ell whose father mr featherstone miss doris fines gave the high- uf miltun pasiud away recently li 0 the cac bulletin flintoft returned home j the topic for the day was his- from toronto on sunday after toriral research and current ev- spending two weeks with mr and ents miss doris fines nave a mrs cairns and family splendid account of her recent mr and mrs ed davenport vis- visit to the toronto museum and ited on sunday with mr and mrs a rad the current events as arthur davenport and jimmy and i prepared by mrs gordon aitkeri mr and mrs vern cole and david mrs wilfred awrev played an of guelph mr and mrs cliff i selection on the mouth organ brown dour and audrey spent i m d g robertson moved a sunday with mr and mrs don vot of thanks to the hostess and b i who had a part in the program ed davenport and cliff brown the hostess assisted bv mrs r attended the ofa marketing t and mrs e archibald act- conference at the eaton auditor- inc for mrs h smith served re- staged at concert reaterjby evening auxiliary mrs k mcknery spent the week end at the home of her daughter mr and mrs norman sinclair congratulations to mr and mrs john lirkman who celebrated their 5hti wedding anniversary on satur- day the evening auxiliary put on a concert and one act play on friday night and those who missed it mins ed a nood laugh tib- play is just imagine the casl was mrs earnie mcenery lbs norman sinclair mrs tom gibson mrs archie lawr mrs c snow mrs m b and all took their parts well ium toronto kennedys bookstore your headquarters for office supplies wallpaper paints books stationery 125 wyndham st guelph ont frcshments at the conclusion of the program traf prepares rabies actions trafalgar council recently took steps in preparation for any rabies cases the police department was requested to immediately ad- vise the medical officer of health of the owner of any dog which has bitten anyone as well as the name of the person bitten council approved the purchase of a traffic counter to be bought at a price agreetnrpon by the road superintendent members also auth- onzed the clerk to advertise for four sewer inspectors walter southward was engaged as a police cadet at a salary of 2400 the amount to be increased to 2700 after 3 months if he proves satisfactory two general office clerks were also hired at a salarv of 3500 trafalgar is to take out a mem bership in the ontario school trust ees and ratepayers association and authorized reeve marshall to attend the convention being held in april intoffnjo ballentines imperial station 1 1t milos mt of acton on no 7 highway special this weekend free grease job with an oil change 4 quarts or over open every night till 10 pm and every sunday so our umm car now the w i met for its march meet ing at the home of mrs j snow mrs george somerville of acton was guest speaker roll call was answered by naming a tree and giv ing its uses the motto an em pire moves forward on the feet of its children was given by mrs earnie mcenery lunch was served by mrs n sin clair and mrs f smith assisted by the hostess who made a birthday cake with candles an it for mrs robert mcenery who had recently celebrated her birthday clearing auction sale of llolstrin guernsey and jersey cows and helferm hogs ford tractor farm implements etc the undersigned have received in structions from david clakkb to soil by public auction at jiis farm 1 mile south oj milton on 1st line township of trafalgar on friday march 1 commencing at 130 oclock sharp the following hogs 2 mature york sows brl one month 8 york chunks 4 york pies 10 weeks old 1 york hog two years old dairy equipment cockshutt milker 2 units motor and piping for 16 cows cockshutt portable 0csn cooler stewart electric clippers strainers pails etc cattle 2 guernsey cows due time of sale 1 brindle cow due time of sale 1 jersey cow due time of sale 3 guernsey cows fresh four weeks 1 jersey cow fresh three weeks 1 guernsey cow in full flow not bred 1 jersey cow in full flow not brcdl holstein cow in full flow not bred 1 holstein cow due in may 1 holstein cow due in june 1 holstein cow in full flow bred in october 3 jersey belters bred for nextfall freshening j- mjuernsey heifers bred for next fall reshening 5 guernsey heifers open 1 holstein heifer open 7 heif er calves reg guernsey bull rising two years old tractor farm implements etc ford tractor 2furrow hy draulic plow ford tractor 51 mod el lights and urea loaded case tractor disc 2 tractor trailers land packer mh manure spreader on steel mh gram drill 13 hoe steel land roller md side rake mil h loader flat h re t f drag cultivators scuffler set of seed barrows dump rake platform scales fanning mill hand power clippers feed boxes number of oak ahd steel barrels small quantity of molasses 2 electric fencers with wire and posts cyclone seeder 2 coal brooders 2 new wagon tong ues collars set of double harries poultry feeders and fountains forks hovels chains etc terms cash settlement with i clerk on day of sale o preserve as farm is sold hindley a elliott auctioneers a t woodley clerk b1 n aagyiggjmjmiiw npjtffr jr- mrr