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v t f- it tho aclon free pros thurdayt december 20lh 1956 clothing sent fpr refugees recent reports received from b cormier mctnuuart cnnudiun save ihochldren fund adminis trator in aiutrw who la enkiijsed in orfianuint accommodation and maintenance for many of the 32000 children under 14 years of ne who havo crossed the aumrohunfiurlan border tell of children coming ac ross at night many frostbitten and wet in nn exhausted condition und biidly in need of food and warm clothing items of clothing from acton have been sent to these re fugees through mrs ken knox ex ecutive secretary of the save the children fund reception centers for mothers and children at frontier ciussmg parts has become one of the mam feature- of mi mctiiggarts pro gram several thousand mothers and phildi en uro cared for fed clothed and kept warm immediate ly following their ui rival at nick- elsdorf or anduu where the await transport to take them to more permanent refugee centers and homes the canadian suve the children fund has transferred tt500 to aid mr mctaggart in his work und has shipped over 20000 pounds of good warm clothing both new and used and 125 blankets and quilts for distribution to those in need the collection and shipment of blankets and clothing soap baby food baby powder will continue for the next three months at least as mr mctaggart has undertaken to provide the upkeep for that period of 2000 children ban dancing aima que cp religious and civic authorities- in this luke st john district town have agreed to ban dancing but exceptions will be made for weddings and family parties if permission is first ob tained from the chief of police ship routine broken on captains rounds the royal navy tries to assure that as many as possible of its ships are in harbor on christinas day for the unlucky ones on patcul oi on pussagt- und theie are a good many this year the best that can be expected is sunduy routine with woik reduced to a minimum festivities have to wait till harbor is reached foi the navy in harbor the big event of the duy ts cap tains rounds when the com manding officer of each shii at tended by hu officers goes the round of thevwhole ship greeting his men und being offered hospital ity by them on each of the gaily decorated mess decks he is pieoed- ed by the youngest bov in the ship dressed in the uniform of the ships senior pettv officer the master at arms or police chief of the ship men ure allowed to wear impro vised funcv dress on that day and may even impersonate the captain the youngest boy has his hour of glory again on new years eve when he rings out the old and rings in the new with 16 bells instead of the traditional eight which mark the end of a four hour period at sea popular park prince albert sask cp a total of 113764 passengers in 32908 cars visited prince albert national park during the 1950 tourlng season compared with 115012 persons and 32820 cars 4n 1055 indoor sport london ont cp ymca organiters here have brought a new indoor game to canada in vented in california sacket is played with a limp holefilled ball three bases and a net it is a combination of baseball and crick et mmawmut ii rin ti n 1pcal nl ews the free press will be pub lished on thursday next week us usual a picture of the guelph track club including acton members was published in the last issue of the legionary the legion nvaga- xlne her majesty queen elizabeth will be broadcasting from sand- rlngham as usual on christmas day the program will be heard here at 10 a m 0 the y m ca has released its winter schedule which will be published in the free press next week the last in the series of euchres at st josephs church was held last week winners were ladies high mac fountain second mrs deforest low mrs w duval st mens high mrs a jocque second ivan kilby gwjuftflr to all our friends and customers a very merry christmas and happy new year i frank toth sr shoe repair phone 276j acton the question a white christ mas or not the explorers group at the united church entertained their mothers last everting 51 issues of the canadian chumpion make a wonderful christmas gift that lasts the whole year through quite a few homes have at tractive outdoor decorations christmas trees are gleaming in side utmost every house christmas suggestion 100 guaranteed investment due in 1961 costs 8005 interest accumulates or a savings book with a 500 entry inquiries invited halton peel trust savings company 97 colborne st e oakville ii queen st e brampton assets exceed 1700000 santa misses loneliest island in the world tristan decunha the 00 children in the 200strong community which lives with little contact with the outside world on bleak windswept tristan de cun- hn a volcanic island rising out of the south atluntic 2000 miles fiom the nearest habitation cape town in smith ah leu and called the loneliest island in the world dont know chi istmas as our children here do the children und their forefath- eisliaye nevei known die sight of santa or his robes or reindeer bxecpt pel haps through u book a conical mountain which sweeps up for 7500 feet to look down on 2000 foot high cliffs swallows up most of tristan the mountain slopes are heuvy with perpetuul snow bub the season is now summer in tristan und in the one valley settlement of edin- buigh the sun will herald christ mas duy for the islands 50 futil ities the bells of tristans one church will cull the people to prayer for on the worlds loneliest island christmas duy is primarily a duy of thanksgiving and prayer once u yeur at this time the islanders us though no longer set down in the middle of nowhere ceremoniously plan a vacation each family decides which other family it would like to spend christmas with for christmas dinner the feast of the year moat families will kill a chicken otherwise meals will be the sumo as on any other day the social event of the year a big chinch dance also is scheduled foi cliiistmus night dancing is the chief love of ull the islanders and most tristan children ure pro ficient duncers by the age of five a poitugtiese udniuul tristuoda cuiiha huppened on tristan in imki lie churteied the locky dot gave it his name and moved on the island had to wait until lllltl for its first poimunent popul ation a biitlsh garilson which ran up the british flag the troops were later withdrawn but one soldici william gluss his family and two civilians stayed on onlv four islanders have left ti istun for any length of time in the past century the lutest to leave was a six yeur old girl vul- eiie glass u great greut gland daughter of william she has been sent to britain foi udvuneed schooling so that one day she may retui n to tuke over ti istuns one school iist duy of school tomoirow befoic the chi istmas holidays cluss parlies uie expected l custom cleaners frank van wyck paul hurley hw iltotrvic c3 it is our pleasure at this joyous time to wish all our riends and neighbors a very happy gw holiday season ruddick groceries mr and mrs ruddick and doug free press rates s want ads for quick results no chuige for ulillollii enieiuu of turthr mali luges ijcalho and kllgugelliellla in memorium 75c plus 10c per line fur verses artlelus fu sale tent etc tc u woid minimum cash aoc box ni t ibis olfu 25c additional coiiiing ev-lltsi- 7no minimum for fust 5 lines aitdllloiiul line hie cutis of lhaiiks 75c billing hai ge of 2tc udded to all at i omits lf not palil until ufui institloii und udd- td foi eat tl hill lelldeictl latest 1 hut- fur inkertiun i pm vvrdnrsday births marriages deaths etc bokn sikah mi ami mis km spen wish to anuoimie tin hirth of then sevt nth duughtci oil dei eiuljci 17 15i both doing well south mi and mis john south l nee pal duval i ulllinunte llie hll iii of u dulighlei on tuesday dcicmhel 111 105u at st josephs hospital tluelph b kltaikk johnnie and- donna nee alldci son l ule huppv all nounce the tiiivil of then foahy son at the llutlph ceucial hos pital tluiisttuv iioi olni elllhci 20 itlatf james kiedel- lik mothel and hahy fine itlkit kuancis sllddflily at his late lesldence iih moiitkoilltl v ave toionto foinieily of alton on tuesday oeccmliei iii 10511 isaac edwin klalltls deailv be loved husband of delia iacey and deal fathei of mis 1 ley cesler pal kel 1 mill lei i sti vice was held thuisduy af tei noon at 1 ot h k intel ualit mount pleasant coiuctei mcclllowav al his home i7 vlctoiia avi ai ton on silui lav lvccmhei 15 i fill william mtllllowav inloved husband of cuttici llie iii ah on and deal fa- tllt i of james of cut ipli ktlwald and leo of acton mil john at home t itctiulom mass at st joseph s chin ill tucsdiv intel incut iluhliu eemcterv cltoztkit at ballon centennial manoi milton on kriduv hot ember 14 i05 sarah elisabeth itoljlllson deal wife of the late thomas trosiei and dcai aunt of mis j t meknery ballina- fud william kvuis of at ton and cieoige kvans of wlllglium funeral service was held on sat urday december is nl the hum ley funeral home interment al ebellecr cemetery b cards of thanks to all iftv fl lends and nelglibois manv thanks for gifts i irds flowers visits and all kindnesses shown during my recent illness cliff bradle i wisb to thank everyone foi their visits cirds and the many kind deeds during mv recent ill ness your thoughtfulness will al ways be remembered arthur gamble to all my friends pupils par ents and teachers who sent cards to me while a patient 111 toronto general hospital und since return ing home i would like fir say a grateful thank you kathleen alger i wish to express my sincere thanks to all who sent cards flowers and sifts and to ull who visited me during my recent ill ness at guelph general hospital special thank to the nurses dr garrett and dr scott for their kindnesses mrs jack campbell i wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all who sent flowers cards and gifts and to all who visited me during my recent illness at guelph general hospital i would also like to thank rtiv neighbors and friends wni helped mv wife to carry on at home during mv absence those deeds will be remembered john colo for saie continued y apples- spys corllands mac intosh jonuthous oularios tom- lau sweets bi mg own eoutuiiieis i to hoy ci itldlaws it it 2 noival i out loi u coii a a 17u piln of hhiumdlsm silatlii i ointajm tali tie helped liy taking litlmacaps hxoinmeudcd in luoiial ds of thankful usi i s ask olll dltlgglst lt4 koh saik iliik- i lasting elm kens i to ii lbs mlvm milul- lough iuu a 24 21 ljly lint thicks a iohut of illihlelll slltlllltn pailtl y bteisl log and leseanh pioven hlglily t-f- fli itlll eg plodoiel investlljate low wllte or pllone lle llsltel oi hauls bui linglonnni aihh new und rebuilt surge milkers und vutmim pumps pipeline milk ers und milking puilors low down payments with eusy terms uvuil- able horace toiiiiuisun singe deuler 0 mclaughlin phone bram pton 1b72 atf koit saik aluminum storm doois ovei ui inch ihii k getf- stoi lug stoi m windows awnings aiiopies 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during business hours a tt wanled i- oh ithnt 4 room ipitintnl avallahlt imtnttllilt ly phone w a 24 koh iiknt lltttd 3 room p artiiitrit willi klttheii and privalt- halli jlione 317 w after 0 a 24 koh iiknt heated 3 rotm self- i tintainetl anartmtnl builtin up hoards hardwood flotirs in apart merit building phone 305m a 23 koit iiknt 1st january 4 room bungalow with bath hot and told water nice garden nicely deeoral- i cd comfortable and warm handy to highways trains and bus sou per month apply f l wright realtor phone 95 i i auhikkmikkikkmlilikaj right 23 tf wantkd puppies and kittens phone 320m u24 i wanted a baby s sleigh a commode clfuir and a baby walk- miscellaneous coming events er phone 68 24 4a a very merry christmas to j many customers udvfriends lccccclclltl4 john r holmes m i a wa r bracken insurance agency ys mens chnstnuu tree sale be gins december 8 itf hnlidiv party in stewarttown full december 28 cirds at 8 30 and dancing hulls orchestra spe cial prizes admission 50c spoil sored l ballmafad womens in stitute a23 2 halton junior farmers are hold- ing their annual new years eve dance it the trafalgar hall but ton s orchestra dancing 9- ad mission si so per person dress opt ion il huts horns and lunch pro vided jj b273tt31 hnhdav dance christmas nite deccnibcr 25 at r unbow gardens elori musicit mel fleet and ills western hillbillies daiuini si 30 to 1 admission tsc ferbod uel comi also new years eve rt5er at ions now itn sale fr rcservit ions phone i is elor i reserve iir table jiarlv last car was completed sold out a 24 for sale for s le used tv reason able minntng electric atf wanted cars bought for scrap or wrecking phone tr 8- 8791 milton 7 au halton poultry prod ucts poultry and egns wanted poultry custom picked cleaned and cut up phone milton tr 84401 wanted- capable girl for gen eral housework no cooking or washing live in private room good salary and time off appl box 50 free press a24 deadstock deadstock removed from your farm promptly for sanitary disposal telephone collect sliel- burne 41 or durham 398 s2 00 ser vice charge for each- call gordon young limited atf deap animals s2m 2 00 each for dead or disabled cows and horses old horses 4c lb one of our- trucks passes ur district dailv call bel wood 2jri guelph 46fiw or fei gus illwij collect 24 hour service geo gibstin atf kitchener upholstery have our chester it id sure re upholsbred bv us and i save rt finishing one week servue call cord mccuu neon s men wear a tf wanted highest cish pruts for dead or disabled horses or cows old horses 4c lb for prpnuvt service phone colli it fneltnn 22r23 or hannon jsj steve peconi tf painting and decorating kstimatts gladly furnished wall- nanr samples and paint available no job too larn or to small j b frank phone 377 47 frederick st s acton acow heimkr uphoustery add looks and comfort with skilled r svhnu your furniture can 1m hartttsorne int new again low cost call us on week service phon b8 aftnn a tf wanted st tionary engineers wi havt i i e and furh bt ni fits irn loth ot lat fl mtsllt al iriiir af ii pi irit 4i hour r lot t l in pl ri ou t writ tifcte bt id hv ifi ac p nirs for stcfird enginerr blot cro a- st rv let grti ill find 4 000 hp ti g shift il in lt souit rn ont ng ge cer- xii rn ra e o ir- a24 rid for sale 1 bl tck and ti 1 hound inos old plume 55tj a 24 want ads for s l 2 hp motors 6 cvvle dione milton tr 8992fi real estate free- 10 r ihbtts 8 snnll phono 356r large and a24 for s le 2 fox hounds one 2 vtar old and one imonths ap pl tod allen phone 241 a24 for sale- cinev muskrit fur coi sie 12- in good conclutr phone 37 lm n-2- for sale roastinr chickoris for chnstmi5 and new yeai phone 199wl2 for delivery a24 for sale rrangctte with oven control good condition 20 also buffet grey arbonte top glass doors 20 phone acton lr 215 wynford place a24 for sale beagle hound fe i maleb mos 20 or best offer also sunbeam mucmaster with 2 bowls and juicer good condition s25 95 i church st after 4 pm a24 country homes ctiuntrv h mo 10 room bick house in isood condition be iul fullv decorated grounds all met lv landscaped good well and hvefro barn on 1 ncris uflmd 11 miles n w of acton on coun- tv mad 6a00 1500 down 7 room stone house 3 miles north of acton hvdro and pressure svtem priced to sell at 5000 00 1400 00 down merri acton auto body sales and service on myers water systems r mcconnell realtor hillsburgh phone 68rl4 a lujn holida icavn v and rheta i goodwin i 5 the tops cleanerss phon 138 aden s a24 mrtirtiiiilrtiimrtililimilitti free estimates east monthly tetms 7 include pipe and installation if you wih tom rtlmtt of watl fllntt of pussun more buyers buy m vers myers pumps and water softeners frank carney l sons hardware plumbing heating electric rockwood ulster 69501 w ttrvic all maktri of i j i