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v thursday april bth ims the acton free pressr ontario pagefivb s rtr news just heard the latest spring weather is really just around the corner to let us help you put those winter dream to real effect we now have a complete line of materials for any job do take advantage of the choice there is on hand churchill paints hardware 43 mouldings cupboards hook tile and screens 7 son acton home and school association presents m nothing but the truth a comedy in three acts with local talent april 1213 815 pm public school auditorium tickets 50c and 25c tickets will be sold at watsons dairy bar eisens clothing store gordons hardware coopers drug store 48tb anniversary for da russells congratulations to mr and mis d a russell whc celebrated their fortyeighth wedding anniversary with a quiet family party at the home of their daughter mrs edith mceachern friends were pleased to learn that danny haines is improving after his nasty accident while sleighrid ing a few weeks ago mrs r g agnew ma visited with the kerr family last week mr and mrs morris and family are nicely settled in their new- home on the old burgess farm we welcome thenvto our community mr and mrs g g brook of to ronto visited with the mceachern family and joined in a surprise house warming party for mr and mrs burgess in their new home in guelph m and mrs arthur yoistin from sudbury visited on saturday with mr and mrs c j thomson mrs burd and brenda of mimi- co and mr warren burd of mont real visited with pamela and jo anne and the brooks family on eas ter mr and mrs sjteoch and family of toronto visited with the freeman families mr bruce denham of london visited with bob kerr wanted to buy hard maple logs or standing timber telephone or write to woodmosaic limited woodstock ontario telephone lennox 75591 cavfi men javl shirts dress sport shirts out they go bvd and van heusen made now only reg to 695 not all sizes and styles a few counter soiled eisen s clothing store halton mano hobby class entertains guests easter service held in chapel wjedjjesday of last week was truly a jredletterday in the activ ities of the halton manor hobby class for on the evening of that day the class entertained a repres entative group of guests who be long to st johns united church in oakville as well as the men resident of the manor the guests from oakville were some- of the ladies of the womens association of st johns church and their hus bands not only did the members of the hobby class have the pleasure of welcoming these guests from oak ville and from halton manor but they also had the pleasure- of ex hibiting the various finished articl es of handcraft upon which they have been working for the past eight weeks the ladies of the class feel that they can be justly proud of the various articles which their direct or mrs eric clarke the matron of the manor had arranged for dis play along one side of the dining room in a very artistic fashion the social evening was held in the din ing room which also serves as an assembly room for social purposes a knitted afghan made from a number of brightly colored strips a crocheted three piece chesterfield set several crocheted doilies cro cheted lace for towels a tatted doily an embroidered table run ner an embroidered tea towel a knitted dish cloth several typical squares for a dresden plate quilt and eight decorated vases were all on display and drew many admir ing glances from the visitors mrs e l wilson was the leader of the group of oakville ladies and e l wilson acted as chairman the program opened with a sing song led by mr ray moore whose i fine voice and musical knowledge induced everyone to join in the singing of such old and well loved favorites as my bonnie clement ine and pack up your troubles among others mr bruce donaldson and mr ray moore delighted the audience by singing several fine solos the garden of happiness and little gray home in the west mr moore sang the sunshine of your smile a little bit of heaven and george gershwins swanee mrs warren pawley was the capable pianist for all the musical numbers in an interval between two parts of the musical program miss rose white of the manor nursing staff showed colored slides which she had taken during her vacation in hawaii last october the slides ac companied by a brief jcommentary by miss white showed many beauty spots in these pacific is lands and were enjoyed by the audience after this varied and entertain ing program the oakville ladles served a delicious lunch tea sand wiches and cookies in her speech of thanks to the oakville guests and to miss white muriel thomp son the secretarytreasurer of the hobby class described the evening as a wonderful climax in the eight week existence of the class and invited these guests to view any displays of handicraft that may be arranged in the future mrs clarke added her own person al speech of thanks to the guests and to mr and mrs pickett who had come to help the oakville guests left a supply of lovely red spy apples for the residents as a memento of their visit an easter service very approp riate to the day was held on sun day afternoon in the chapel of the manor when rev r f snyder pastor of emmanuel baptist church milton conducted the ser vice in the absence of a pianist mr snyder led the congregation in the singing of the familiar and well loved easter hymns with his own fine voice after reading chapter seven of the epistle to the hebrews mr snyder delivered an eloquent and appropriate sermon that was of great comfort to his listeners on the theme of christ ever liveth to make intercession for us mr snyder began his sermonjby pointing out that what makes christianity different from other religions is that it has a living founder christ our lord for ex ample none of the founders of confucianiasm buddhism or mo- hammedism is now living jthe fact that christ is a living founder is what makes christianity vital and effective ballinafad h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph everton now two lines to serve you when you call the free press for better service the free press now has a second telephone line into all departments business editorial and production we are anxious to provide you with more prompt attention to news items classified ads and commercial printing inquiries made by phone our new number is 600 new lime numbers are 600 and 601 oil only 600 the acton phone 600 free press acton 5 year guaranteed investment 100 to 100000 insurance companies mun icipalities societies and many private investors have invested with us write or mom o e manning manager halton peet trust savings company oakville ontario many area families are hosts to guests mr and mrs walter couling orangeville called on several in the village last tuesday wednesday and sunday visitors with mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell with mr and mrs david stewart ospringe and mr and mrs william e robertson mr and mrs robert patten diane and kenny guelph mr william alton and son george of weston mr and mrs ted jestin patsy and nancy spent the easter week end with mr and mrs lloyd hun ter and family cainsville weekend visitors with mr and mrs charles fountain and family were mr and mrs bob woodhouse toronto mr and mrs ted foun tain misses grace and joyce foun tain guelph mr and mrs dan hindlcy and family hillsburgh were sunday visitors with mr and mrs roy hmdley weekend visitors with mr and mrs wesley lillie and family were jim mooney fergus mr and mrs ken smith and family guelph recent visitors with mr and mrs albert ware were mr and mrs bert ware acton mrs edwards billie paula and bobby mrs betty hamilton joan and ted guelph mr tim fnrhf hamilton church decorated with easter blooms easter services were held in the church on sunday with mr town- send in the pulpit the church was beautiful with easter flowers congratulations to mr and mrs richard shortill otivthe arrival of a baby son in guelph hospital mr and mrs stan edge howard and danny of hamilton visited with mr and mrs robert and mr and mrs arnold mcenery on sun day mrs syd hayes apd daughter ilene of dunnville spent the week end with the forrpers mother mrs mary swindlehurst mr and mrs ken cotton and family spent the weekend with mr and mrs a e crlpps at stay- ner mrs jesse mcenery has been ill with the flu we hope for a quick recovery mrs ed adair and daughter peggy sent the week with mr and mrs arnold mcenery mr john snow fell backwards from the hay mow to the barn floor and is suffering from bad bruises rockwood master george and jimmy ware acton are spending their easter holidajs with their grandparents mr and mrs ware and their father harry ware jntertnr smrratmg for- expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy waterfat wallpapers call qigru je glttt decorator rockwood 51 ring 5 leg amputated after accident much regret is felt in the com munity concerning ihe serious ac cident that befell robert hamilton last thursday afternoon on his farm on the fourth line eramosa he was operating a tractor and manure spreader when in some manner his trouser leg caught in the power takeoff and his leg be came entangled to the extent that it was badly injured his brother ted who was with rirn stopped the tractor and help was secured dr waller had the injured man removed to the general hospital where the leg was amputated above the knee easter services services on easter sunday were well attended special numbers by choirs were enjoyed by congregat ions at the presbyterian church in the absence of mr d black who is busy with examinations at knox college toronto rev d h mar shall of guelph conducted the ser vice his ministry was much ap preciated by the congregation at the united church in place of the usual evening service service was held at 4 pm at st johns church service was held at 9 30 am holy communion was observed good friday passed off quietly here all business places closed for the day except the post office during the forenoon service was held in st johns church in the afternoon with the rector rev e h jones in charge a foto from here motored to newmarket friday to attend the funeral of the late mr addison johns who was a former principal of the public school here some of the easter visitors miss ada waller of hamilton mr and mrs george waller of listowel mr and mrs maurice i hurd of weston mr roy day toronto mr and mrs milton greer and family aldershot mr and mrs fred day and family ancaster schools closed last wednesday for the easter holidays in connection with the bell tele phone co mr walter hunt is busy tearing down the house formerly occupied by george and james g m and mib j cai ospringe easter visitors many in district mr and mrs ross mcewan san dra and caroline visited sunday with mr and mrs clure dolsoa at alio mr and mrs carl bannas toron to spent the weekend with the tat ters sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs vernon stewart and fam ily j little miss jean nellis of oustlc is holidaying with her aunt mrs fred johnston mr and mrs arnold sunter gail and dianne of niagara falls spent easter with the formers mother and aunt mrs g sunter and miss e baldic leo nicholson diana and sharon of st catharines visited saturday with friends in the village mr and mrs j a bulloch and family visited easter sunday with friends at streetsville good friday visitors with mr and mrs d g robertson included mr and mrs douglas robertson sharon and murray guelph mr and mrs ken robertson and lynda toronto other suests during the week were mr and mrs charles mcdougao roekwood mr and mrs cliff me- dougall and daughters eramosa miss margaret winter oustlc is visiting with mrs martha jackson during the holidays guests during the past week with mr and mrs h mcewan and mr and mrs ross mcewan were mrs alex huston miss nan huston and mrs- m- walters all of toronto master jimmy robertson guelph is holidaying with his grandparents mr and mrs george d robertson miss joyce robertson in company with other teachers from kitchener flew to hew york to spend the eas ter vacation the ospringe milkettes held their sixth meeting friday night at mrs e fishers home mrs fisher as sisted by mrs e archibald demon strated the making of gruel joan aitken and shirley awrey demon strated how to make an eggnog silverwood euchre parties popular in area a large erovd turned out for the birthday party euchre held by sll- vriwood institute last week at the stone school twelve tables were played first prie for the ladies went to mrs sorncrville with mrs ernie miller betting second harding price had high score for the men with billy wilson second a lucky draw priyo was won by mrs mc- cluro refreshments were served by the indies of the institute em batkin returned home last week following an operation in a toronto hospital unfortunately he suffered a relapse saturday night and had to return to hospital an restitute euchre was held at the home of mr and mrs marching- ton recently with five tables of cards mrs charles grieg and percy white won first prizes con solations went to mrs ernie miller and edgar beency lunch was served by the cohostesses mrs shiei mrs williamson and mrs maichington make wav for new telephone office in the near future engagements mr and mrs william chisholm wish to annuonce the engagement of their granddaughter joan pat ricia to mr peter schippcr son of mr and mrs jacobes schipper of glen williams the marriage to take place late in april gnrnn strain rrl 1 mihon markers monuments cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phono milton tr 84522 i amazing offer gm car and truck owners 20 off any gm parts and accessories we have in stock or are available from gm parts de pot take advantage of this saving to add those accessories you have wanted and to replace those worja parts such as mufflers tail pipes etc also included are g m storage batteries plus 3 00 for your old battery instajlarttoq at moderate flat rate prices if you want us to install them call us to see if we have the parts in stock or we witt order them for you this offer expires april 21 1956 lorne garner motors limited phone 452 acton ont executors clearing auction sale in the wp of eramosa livestock implements feed household goods etc kennedys bookstore your headquarters for office supplies wallpaper- paints books stationery 125 wyndham st 1 guelph ont l the undersigned has received in structions from the executors of the estate of the late henry maude to sell by auction at the farm lot 6 con 6 situated 2 miles east of roekwood on tuesday april 10 commencing at 100 oclock sharp the following- horses and harness grey mare 7 yrs old good single or double breechings grey and sorrel team good in all harness set of team harness odd harness collars pair of horse blankets holstein cattle holstein heifer fresh 2 weeks calf at foot holstein heifer due time of sale holstein cow due april 15 hol stein cow milking bred sept 14 holstein cow milking well bred sept 9 holstein cow milking well bred jan 24 holstein cow milking bred sept 24 holstein cow in full flow bred jan 24 holstein cow fresh in jan bred march 17 holstein cow milking bred sept 14 holstein cow milk ing bred sept 18 above cows are in full production and always hand milked young cattle 3 yearling holstein heifers 2 young calves pigs and breeding ewes york sow due about sale time york sow bred march 2 york sow bred feb 24 5 thhftv chunks about 150 lbs 11 thrifty shoats 4 weanling pigs 3 yearling breeding wes 5 breeding ewes all bred to amb last week in april farm implements etc wlccormwek deering binder 6 ft ut nearly new mccormick deering 11 disc fertilizer and grain drill good as new mccorm ick deering hay loader nearly new fleury walking plow mccormick deering mower 7 ft cut oil bath nearly new massey harris side delivery rake nearly new fleury bissell disc massey harris manure spreader nearly new 4section harrows turnip sower land roller verity drill plow with marker massey harris cultivator apr tooth cultivator 2furrowed rldini massey harris cultivator spring 2furrowed rldin bench sleigh rubber tire plow fai one boat pij separator 3 bunches of cedar arm wagon flat hay rack steel stone boat pig crate viking cream shingles s planks 14 ft long ced ar fence posts hay and grain 100 bus of oats fit for seed all cleaned ready to sow 10 bus feed oats household goodsquebcc heater large size 2 coal oil stoves dining room suite bed springs and mattresses 2 dressers kitchen table and 6 chairs 2 aladdijnjamps lanterns kitchen cabinet 3 cup boards battery radio odd chairs and many other articles terms cash settlement with clerk on day of sale no reserve as farm is sold wm a gibson auctioneer 1-