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thursday september 20 19m the acton free press acton ontario page five renovating when we my the best in lumber and building materials we nun just that whan renova tions are in order you can be as sured that acton woodcraft can supply your need promptly and vvnciviniy yy phonf mo hctan o the filst in l umber building materials all eight children h bridcjman posted totbase at lalcehead by bbs at 85th birthday mrs angus hckinnon of brace- bridge celebrated her 85th birthday at her home there on sunday sep tember 16 mrs mckinnon is well known in acton from her frequent visits here she attended church as usual with her family on sunday and had requested her faorite hymn the love of god turkey dinner was enjoyed at lofty pines bracebndge after which mrs mckinnon opened her gifts she also received cards mon ey and flowers to mark the oc casion all eight of hersons and daugh ters were in bracebndge to cele brate with her these are mrs g w masales margaret acton mr ken mckinnon acton mrs john bell mary mr elmer mckinnon and mr clinton mckinnon toron to mr angus mckinnon orillia mr carman mckinnon and mrs mcnaughton earla bracebndge visiting her from acton were mr and mrs masales and russell mr and mrs ken mckinnon and billy among the grandchildren present were mr and mrs bob baker and great grandchildren barbara and kathy of waterloo r h bridgman ha- who hiss for the past ten yearsfeeen con nected with the meteorological service at trenton air base has recently been posted to the met eorological office at lakehead air post fort william mr bridgman before leaving trenton was presented with a copper tray suitably engraved by the staff he and his family have taken up residence in fort wil liam harold is the younger son of mr and mrs h ibridgman rr 2 rockwood before leaving for his new post he and his family paid a i brief visit to his parents and also o his aunts at waterdown he carries with him the best wishes of his friends for success in his new field of labor umehouse gliding restfully over the highways you have a splen did view of every passing scene from the wide obser vation windows of todays luxurious highway travellers see your agent for a wide choice of attractive pack age tours round trip fares are low on spcedvale ave e at noith east city limits thursfrt hept 2021 kentuckian sat mon sept 2224 bounty hunter tueiwd sept 256 as long as theyre happy thurhfri sept 2728 road to denver 2 shows nightly free review presbyterian churchmans life the w m s met at the home of mrs ross on thursday evening fif teen attending scripture was read by mrs kirkpatrick and mrs gis- by the prayer knowledge was used as a tent word mr smethurst reviewed the life of john patton a scotsman of the reformed presbyterian church as told in life in the new hebrides mrs hi nton road a short article on ltto m the arctic a social half houi was enjoved after the meeting mrs a f i nei and wee son jim- mic who guests of honor at a show i at tht homt of mis charles james on mondnv evening thev receivtd mim ust fnl ind prettv rifts for a n w bb comfort lunch w as sttrv ed afterwards mrs wilty spt nt the week end with the ro mckeowns at burlington the knrns spent the week end with r lativos at london visitors mr ind mrs w 1 niwton of barrio ind mr gordon nog and lois ann of brantford with mrs newton and miss ivcns on satur day mrs ethel thompson of 1 oronto v ith the mitchell s with the patterson s ovei the weekend were mr and mrs g k turner beverley carol and randy or orillia mr and mrs stuart smith of weston mr herbert sin- clau and dan of hamilton best health habit acton jersey dairy don timmings prop phqne 242 staff photo the pumpkin queen a contest which as well as attracting the eye of the tv camera attracted en tries from across ontario is shown here receiving the bank of montreal trophy from local manager william davey shes beth mcenery of ballinafad the 16 yearold entrants pumpkin weighed 60 pounds at left is smith griffin president of the fair twelve winners were picked in the contest which gained wide popularity and is to be an annual event hospital situation studied as oakville seeks 50000 from county council rockwood new york 25 8c washington 2624 detroit 1170 toronto 245 mjffalo 875 tickets and bus travel information at harold wiles phone 207 bmjhhdl ta uuch 1 vlms j smiirw li tti 1 churchill united church 118th anniversary services sunday september 23 56 morning and evening services at 1 1 00 a m and 730 p m guest ministers morning mr allen neelon evening mr jack bennett of carlisle special music tuesday nov 2 turkey supper adults 1 25 supper served 6 00 p m to 8 00 p m children 75c good program mr neelon minister continued from page one is estiimted at 14 700 it was des ignated as main st from v 11 k ave to miplc pipelines authorised council appmved a blavv granting tho anthonv gas and ex plorations ltd authority to con struct and maintain pipelines for transmission alone and under certain county roads final readings wore given to 1 bylaw authori7ing the sale of 1 strip of land at guclph junction 10 feet wide by 250 feet long to the canadian picific railwav this sale was approved by coun cil at a previous meeting the esqucsing reeve wiltei lmham was welcomed b tho warden reeve lmham had been absent from illness and the wai den and council wished him con turned good he ilth the request by nelson township to use the county jail to hold prisoner was approed it wis explained milton and trafalgar have entend into n similar wee ment piwng the counts 2 1 di for mcli prisoner retained in the lock up space needed tht building committee is to m coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing pease gas ft oil furnaces gas water tanks free estimates phone 25 acton review the lequest m ide b dr a r bull of the he ilth unit for use of the entire building now oicupied it stated the children s aid society- would lcquirc 2 000 square feet of space for the next five years and if the count v weie contemplating a new building to serve the two county services this additional space would be requu ed farlier this year council lis cussed the problem and the com mittee is now authorized to make further studies on future rtquiro ments members ondoi sod two rosolut ions one from the town of hawkesbury which is asking the provincial government to assume tho total cost of the administration of justice aftei 1 short discussion mem bers unanimously endorsed n res olution sponsoied by the county of wentworth asking that tho highway traffic act be amended to allow municipalities bordering on larger centres of population to c nabli them to regulate speed on lughwavs under their jurisdiction it was felt local authorities were t pr jore conversant with the traffic obloms and km w the at 1 is whire the speed limit should l reduced but it was impossible un dor present rogulitions mmiititfimrnfw 6e1s mu and rcor ovl tmf rimf thm vi5i mriif rppall i you re not agood driver if youre a speeder 8peeders dont really get away with it thoy just use up borrowed time accident facts prove that excessive speed always catches up with you eventually all speeders are potential killers how good ark vouft driving habits t ii ontario i united nations tour for pair halton junior firmers have two representative packing their bags this week mariln cleave of rr 2 norval and mac sprowl or rr 4 acton leave on sundav in a group of 20 young women and 20 oung men bv bus for the annual united nations tour the gioup will leave gait roll througrtto williamsport penn that day then on for two days in wash ington after taking in highlights there thev will spend three days in new york city on the agenda there the united nations a boat trip around manhattan island the empire state building radio city music mall and of course other points of interest this will be the first time either haltonian has been to new york city although mr sprowl was on a bus trip through new york state in 1951 he has also been to europe for miss cleave though its her farthest trip from home marilyn was chosen to take the tour partiallv because she has at tained provincial honors having completed 12 homemnking units she won the halton women s in- i stitute award of 775 last june mr i sprowl is using the prize mono he i received as a member of the cham pionship debating team everton shower at school for saturday bride miss willa renham a bride el it of this saturday was enter tained with a miscellaneous show- t r hold at the school last thurs eiuv evtnmg mi ind mrs tod ireland troy vuuled on sunday with mr and mrs i d mccutcheon visiting lust wet k at the same home was mrs a j sp nee hnrriston mi loin fountain toronto and miss jove kounliin guolph spi ut tht wt 1 k 1 ml at tht homo of tin 11 parents mr and ivirs charlis founlim and family mis ted jistin poured tea at tht trousse 111 to i at mrs martha jitksons ospruiki for miss al vim winter who is being married tins s iiudi rink receives dave gray cup at tournament on september 12 members of the rockwood lawn bowling club took part in a doubles tournament for the dave gray cup the cup was presented to the winning rinkrom hutchinson and ron bastell by dave gray runners up were the rink jack mclean bob daroii and bob vincent roy bacon the tlub appreciates the interest that dave has shown in bowling in presenting this cup forvseveral years this pup hns been used for challenge games and this vear the executive decided that a special doubles tournament would be held and the cup would be presented to the doubles champions for each year woid was received last week of the passing of frank pasmore at medford oregon september 13- survivors are mrs r w clancy i may 1 medford mrs a carter irene guelph william e and fred of rockwood he was prede ceased by ei nest and jean the- smpathy of the community is extended to those who mourn his lavs miss frinri s jolliffe of welling ton county health unit is leaving hotkwood to attend toronto un iversity to take a two year course 111 public health nursing administ ration and supervision miss jol liffe trained for the nursing pro- fission at ii million general hos pital and also look a years post giatiiiitc study in public health prt ions to joining the he ilth un it she was with the von at will md ii imtlton ind n ip iik r lit r inuiv fi lends hi rt ind else- wlurt wish her sin tt ss in further stutiits hmployt s of tht lit ii telephone o we ro 111 the village engaged in tin work of installing tiblo casing in iwit n tin present office and tilt new building a immhtr from hockwood it tended acton i- air saturday congiatiilations to mr and mr william johnson met connie stout 011 the tkeision of their wedding saturday some i3s gut sis wt rt prt sent the bride was the loeipitnt of numerous pres- i nts tho groom is the son of mr ind mrs itonilil o johnson of guelph ktv c gordon harris of nanti- cok wis in town last week pre vious to tiking 1 trip to montreal and quebec he is on a month s v icition ospringe mrs a o w foreman interred at hamilton since rt sympathy is extended to h v a w foreman and fam mr md ms uib rt patunl on wcdm ine ml ktnm tmlph visited f mrs turlmm followin- on sundv with th l pt- kk 1 h furl held friday at cnts m nd ms lohn alton kuml fun ni h a mr and mrs i boer and fam i w bjr rclatlve3 is ii inulton visited on sunday h sholden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph with mr and mis ii ulttrvvjtk ind fimilv mr and mrs 1 d mccutcheon ire at then eott ige al ihornburv this wttk cimgratul itions to mrs william bruce who receivtd several prizes on her baking it acton fair list wttk e nd mr and mrs robert mccutch eon and diannc kitcht nor visited on siturday with mr and zurs hirvtv lostin and mr and mrs t i mtcntlhton trousseau tea held for saturday bride mrs martha jackson entertain ed at ospringe on saturday after noon and evening at a trousseau tea in honor of elvena winter whose marriage to murrav milson takes place on saturdav the bride tobe assisted bv hoi moth er mrs alf winter and mrs nil- son mother of the groom received the guests at the door baskets of gladioli and dahlias enhanced thc 100ms in charge of the trousseau was the brides sis ter alfreda winter shower gifts ind wedding gifts wtit shown b shirlov robinson tho bride s oth er sisttr margart t invited the kuests to the te i room the table covered with a white cloth and pink strt mil rs w is ctntrtd with a bowl of pink md white ptttiniis and fl inked with pink tapers 11 mlvcr holders pourhng- in tho iftrnnun were mri- ted temm fv trton and mrs doui robertson guelph two c usms of tin bridt ooris and hi it n 11 in cton strvttl rt frt hmi nts in tht evening two hints of the bridt poured tea mrs cluster ah in acton and mrs ilovd bur ballinafad serving refroshmt nts wtie mrs hov ird sinvhoutu ind mis dons fin ind frit rids intt rmeut was made in ii imilton it ft to mourn her loss ire her husjind two daughters mrs cordon aitken anna rr 3 alton mrs hugh wmirchouse i phyllis petrolia a son sher lock of fort worth texas and im grandchildren mrs irwin jackson who has btcn at the home of her daughter mrs stubbington since leav ing the hospital has been moved to a nursing home at acton mrs m do vnes returned home last week after a vacation witja rt lativcs at waterford mr and mrs j a bulloch and fimrlv spent the i weekend at their cottage at kearney on friday evening mr and mrs norman mckt nzie entertain ed it a birthdav party tn honor of then daughter lindas third birthday the guests were mr and mrs wm glassford hillsburgh mr and mrs bert grieve guelph mr and mrs bert weeks carol and bonna orton mr and mrs jim howard jr fergus visitors during the week with mr and mrs d g robertson in cluded mr and mrs ken robert son lynda and donna toronto mrs douglas robertson sharon and murray mrs charles wil liamson guclph mrs vernon stewart and child- rt n visited on sundav in rock wood with her father mr andrew johnson and mrs johnson mrs gilrov pf guelph is visiting with ht r daughter and son-in- law mr ind mrs e archibald halton manor rev d a powell takes service tht fall stason of church services nt halton manor which began so inspirinulv on sundav st pttmber sevcntx fivt frit nds called dur 9 with rev e orsborn in charge mg tht dis to offtr bfst wishes to i was continued on sundav septcm- frank carney sons plumbing heating hardware electric phone 135 rockwood tht bride to bt in the intii recent fedt ral elect ion 1951 there were s 701 82s votes cast this represented less than 68 per ct nt of tht voters on the lis fair night dance saturday september 2 rose room georgetown arena modern and old tyme george travelle and his music under auspices of the mooernaires admission i 10ti ber 16 when rev d a powell rector of grace anglican church- conducted the service with mrs rav waters at the piano mr powell read as his scripture lesson part of the twelfth chapter of st luke s gospel beginning with verse 15 before beginning his sermon mr powell expressed tho pleasure he felt in being back at the manor to conduct a church service after the long summer vacation having explained that mini churches throughout canada were holding harvest home services on this particular sunday mr powell delivered b ejy fmo sermon on thisi theme 1 very interest ing wordpictures of how harvest home services are observed id vat- ious churches throughout canada from the fishing villages of nova scotia to the eskimo and indian settlements within the arctic circle