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n am frit prtn tkurtdw nsvtftitor 2ilh i960 personal notes of actonians yiftftlng oufftown points and of vultofi in acton horn v visits to the royal winter fair were enjoyed by some from this dstrict mr and mrs fred anderson visited with the robertsons al toronto on sunday mrs r scott from fergus has beemuwfling with her sister mfsa mcculcheon this week after an operation in toronto general hospital this week mr neil mcnabb is recuperating well just back from a holiday weekend in montreal miss helen allan was taken ill and is now a patient in guclph general hos pital mrs g a dills is recuperating following an operation in toron 10 general hospital wednesday morning congratulations to mr anil mrs cam winn 70 main st who celebrated their 44th wed ding anniversary wednesday mrs roy j brown of toronto is visiting in town mrs r m macdonald refelv ed flowers from her son laird and his wife of detroit direct by air from hawaii one bouquet was orchids he other was an unusual red flower with petals and leaves thai looked like rub ber mrs victor campbell of ank crton alberta and mrs david mclure of georgetown visited on tuesday with mr and mrs fred anderson and family mrs campbell was a member of a 4h group who were in attendance at the rova winter fair barry stewart sk 3 of the united stales navy who has been stationed for the past year on uss briarcus portsmouth virginia has been home on 18 days leave he loft by plane on friday from buffalo for his new assignment on uss lpveslig itor davisville rhode island visiting with him in aelon were d j eche sn of the usn buffalo new york and ken oldstram sn or usn clcvc- land ohio attending the annual mumcipil parly at the royal hotel guelph thursdav evening of last week were the following quests mavoi i and mrs john gov deputy reeve and mrs j hargrnve eouneil tors and their wms mr antl mrs g v barbeau mi ami mrs a field mr and mrs h lowe mr ind mrs e pope mr uul mrs w meleod mr and mrs l dubv eleik adminibli ator j megeachie i and mis mcgeachie bookkccpei j t hurst and mrs hurst of i fiee personnel mrs j preston and husbind mrs loinaclirke town toiiman a kirkness and mrs kirkness lown assessoi j l idou ceur and mrs lidoueeur sewer and water foremin a duby nidi mrs duby corp and mis r iy mason high seniktluoud mem bers j cretghlon ind mrs creigh ton w coon and mis coon pi inning bo ird eh iinn in j whil ham and mrs whttlnm eommit tee of idjusimenl h pi d ind mrs peal g mekcnzic ind mrs mckeiiic p cimp md mis camp hvdm eommissioners g mecuuhcon ind mis mecuieh eon g beall and mrs bcatl hdro supetiniendlnl d mason and mrs masun parks board members mrs g fryer and hus band i kilb and mrs kilb a mr and jflrs vic matters w and jmjrs irwin fire chief after spending some time in toronto general hospital miss nora ktnnev is now in st john s convalescent hospital in norih toron jo mr and mrs russell town send of long island n y were recent visitors with the latlers sister mrs eli w misters and mi masters a miscellaneous shower was held earlier this month nt the home of mrs bob dennis in hon or of miss wilma watson of milton a bride tobe mrs john chipman will spend christmas in winnipeg with her daughter mrs bob pfaff fit lt pfaff and their children she flew b jet last week friends of mrs henry sabers park ae regret thai she was rcmoud to milton district hus pital on monda evening and ill hope for an improvement in heillh a former united chuieh mm isier heie the re c a cuius of london and mis currey called on friends in town tucsdav and were inleicslcd to see the new church their familjf moved from tow this week to listowcl where mr masters is grocery manager at the iga siore he will be panic ularlv missed bv the minor sports association ton fhd mrs new ion miss esther taylor and mr ind mrs d rvder mr and mrs c f lea therland mr and mrs w me kay mr ind mrs mansell nel1is and pete mcmulien mrs j l davidson president of alert evening auxiliary mrs clurenec coles convened and presided fur the worship and study period of the alert even mg auxiliary when it met on wednesdiv evening of last week at the home of mrs j l david son oung st devotions were led b mrs davidson and mrs mel mccullough and mrs coles prescnied the sludv on the thenu mi go into all the world together the answer to this question was found in iht senplure where commands and tails were gucn jnd mrs mccullough vcrv ablv presented the answers a poem was read bv mrs coles at the 1ee4pt ion of ihe offering power ol praver three hvmns ii keeping with the theme were used mrs geo vung presidext for the busine m and n port s mrs e masters gave ihe suppk re port including bahv lave lie valued at 2 40 good used cloth ing valued al j2i 20 and j2 fur height these were seni through the presbvtenal copper conical the copper contest was com pletcd and found mrs j l dav idson s group the winner b t stighl margin so miss mar ru hall and hci group will umum the christmas dinner meeting and m will be held one week early to avoid the lite christmas rush mrs geo musselle wis ap pointed to conduct the election ol otficers which re milled us follows honorarv president mrs a h mckciiit pjsl president mrs geo youne president mrs john l davidson secretary and press mrs fred anderson as sistjnt mrs robl adams trea surer mrs john inghs assislanl miss laura wilts fusi vice president miss emma cole sec ond vice president miss bella mavt ruszell pianist mrs kathleen dodds suppk mrs e masters mrs g musselk miss l cole mrs florence flholi life member ship mrs rubt turner mn j inglis mrs g young mis bin nic program miss bella mavc roszcll mrs geo young mrs robt turner uul the preside n i membership miss marone hill weleome ind wdiare mis john krjpek mrs g young expressed hir ihanks to the hostess md pro grim commillee ind all ft r their oopei jhon the meeting e ion ed with mupah hem die it in a ptnikl i social lellowship e n dueled the evening flora moffat writes christmas in sumnrler soon for nurse in new zealand mu flore moffata nurse who u holidaying lit new zea land has writtenor a very interesting letter which all our readers as well as her friends will enfby she ts a sister of duncan moffat es- queslng 16 upland rd remucra auckland nz november 6 1960 the free press acton onl dear mr dills already two monlhs have passed since i sailed from van couver for my holiday in new zealand to give you a serial account of my adventures wnce then would be quite an under taking but i would hku to toueh upon rome of the highlights the voyage across the pacific was a delightful experience with perfect weather al the way it wasn t long before i wis getting icquiinted with the passengers many of whom were making ihe round trip from- australia and new zealand to england via the orient and were returning to their homes with a wealth ol pleasant memories our ship the himalava sail ed from vancouver september 1 and made 24hour stops at the following ports sin francisco los angeles honolulu suvi ind arrived at auckland n7 sept ember 20 this give us a nice opportunity to do some sight seeing redwood forest in san francisco 1 visiiccl ihe redwood forest whuh wis rea ched bv crossing the golden gale bridge fairly close to alt i mi prison from the bridge we hid a fine view of the citv skv line helore going inlo the coun trv to the muir woods here in the foiest vie s v the mcstic ledvvoods whuh ate among the oldest ind tallest in the world some ol which arc 2 000 ears old and 200 teet tall on returning to the citv we drove around fishcrmins whirl which is one of sin franciscos most eelchrated landm irks fresh fish uc brought there bv ihe fishermen and in i milter ot i few hours are served in fine rest hir mis on the wharf to the public am too soon vve were s tiling for los angeles where i spent a pic isint dav with mv cousin and her familv afler saving mv good bves ihere i realized i was now on rm own and wouldn t hkelv see an more familiar faccb un til 1 returned tr america villi hawaii bv september 6 wc were into balunafad fetenewlyweds at presentation a presentation was held in erin on saturday niglil for mr and mrs dave manes who were mar rteil recently after dancing to hulls orchestra mr and mrs manes were asked to come fore- ward mr black read an address and ihev were presented with i kitchen table and chairs both thanked all for ihe lovely gifts and a pleasant evening came lo a close the wi held in extension semcc in the church basemenl on mondiy afternoon when miss catherine meirv home econom isl from the department was guest spe iker on cult ring lo crowds all enjoyed it very much a ear load of ladies from sil verwood w i were invited to join with ballinafad at ihe close mr cam meenery is confined to bed but uc ate pleased lo sav is improving mr and mrs jesse meenerv visited with mr ind mrs gor dun price il toremio n sun da the tropics where the flying fish cs play the sun was hot even on the wpter and the two swimming pools on the ship were popular places the morning of seplcm ber 10 we reached honolulu which is a very colorful seaport before our ship berthed in front of the aloha lower several ha waiian girls came out with he harbor pilot and got on hoard they did some hula dancing af ler which each passenger was presented with an orchid lei the band was on the wharf to wcl come us with some luvclv haw ailan music it is quite impossible to tell vou much about honolulu in one brier letter i was able to explore beautiful waikiki beach where we watched the suxfboardcrs coming in for a distant of a mite or more on the long rolling waves saw fields of sugurcane and pineapple these and the totinst trade provide most of ihe island economy during the evening i ale mv dinner with friends on ihe tci race of the moana hotel under the banyan tree wheie robtil louis stevenson did most ol his writing tnd watched the sun set in a bl ic or color after din ner we crossed ihe street lo ihe international market and watch cd a fabulous display of pulyncs lan d incing al midnight vve it turned lo the ship in pieparilion for suling the bind wis igun on hind to bid us fire will as we e ist all they phtyeu aloha which being inlcrpicled me ins may alt good things be yours uniil wc mcll again wc threw pur icis in the witer and witch etl lo sec if ihcy dnftcd hick t shore and if so we will re tin n to haw in i am pie ised to s i mine did fiji islands on september 17 we rcichcd suv i in fiji ind i was f iscin atcd bv ihe naluia beauty of the place which is yet has nol become loo eommerciatied a visil lo the nalive market prcs cms in interesting md eoloilul scene the si ills uc heaped with a neh v nitty of tropical trull and vegetables and in ftie fish section new ind interesting spe c es may be seen heix laughing tijmns and other ishnd lates who mingle with chinese and indians of vanous tastes and erecils piesent d colorful scene baskets and many kinds ol lcwetlerv ind shells art much in evidence and ont stts many europeans shopping on visiting ihe museum we were shown q fine display of fijian arts nnd crafts and the rudder of h m s bounty which was sunk there in 1789 chilly new zealand on september 20 i arrived in auckland new zealand h is h itl a told and backward spring ind as they don i go in for ceni healing in their homes i miehl say i wis more thin thiltv iht first week summer wt ithcr fm ally arrived and mv spun warmed accordingly the tulips and daffodils were blooming in to the ratepayers of ih townshfo of erin t i would ap your support for school area no i trustee in the com ing elections on monday nov 28 s- byron s bruce great piofusion in i iwns ind parks and lhe were lovclj auckt ind is built on i nuiow peninsulu and isn l moie ih in five miles wide in anv pi ice so it gets the lull bl ist uf the wind fiom both l he tast mil west genei illv spe ikinc the cits is much like in lute my s on afler mv ijnvil i went lowcik in a private hospit il here in ri meura which is one ol the eilv s subuibs salines uc vciv sm ill in compimson 1 biillsh cotmn hid whete hue been i r scv ril vtats hut iht cost ol iiviiil isntasljxal die people lie vciv fiiendlv uul i im ciioviiil mv work i ovely countryside t week i hill i two d iv vis ll lo rolori i which is 200 miles to ihe sou ih ol iuil tins w is mv first dnvc into ihe counli ind 1 w is lluilltd vvilh ihe love 1v green piislinc in uk md llu luge hoiks ol sheep errnig ihirt new 7i iland is suppisid lo have 46000000 sheep md 1 believe i saw al lc isl 1 oohih on my tup i rotan i s cit lest cl inn 1 i lime is its jlherm il uluilv a mion mndi sh mid us ihe boil ud po ls md the spouii e s tin expl mud til it in st ol the towns ik use lluim i hikiiil uul he iliue in din homes 7 f ie r e lie iuiiik is miner il b i c lis in llu wan tv which ale siippt seel to ive wuniluful cm uiu tpi urn s in roloii i l hue uc in mv m i in people m ihen n hut il sin oiiiidincs ind i s ivv some vciv fine ex miplis of iheir ills mil lit muinminl n lens there ire be uililul ii un in is iilteisptistel willi ihuni i it trillions the soil is cspeii tllv suiled 1 lxownil i ik is md i siw st v i il pi inls coveted willi bl him hit would i ill the net il hin loom rotori i is siiiiuiinik 1 with be uililul i ikes ii nest lands which mikis it on il ihe most popul it loin isl mm iijms ol ihe n it lb nhnd later i un pi inning i v sit t the south islnnil wheie ihe scenet is enlitik tlillciinl i nl i muv tell vou ihoill it it i del tl he bill now i must em sh llus hue i bclicu th it christmis is ilm st h u i new experilnee loi nic to have u m mid sum un i i would like i like this oppot untie i i wish eaih md ill of m hunds hick i he it t vcrv j ivous ind blessed christmis md all good iiiiiils in ihe coming ye ir most smctiitv ftori c mill it 67 guests enjoy municipal party municipal business worries wtrc stl aside thursday evening nov 17 when 67 guests attend nl the annual municipal party st iged at the royal hotel gull ph speeches were at a mini mum with u brief address from mivur john goy when he wel i omed eveiyone present und pud tribute to wives of local of rrcrals foi their patience and un del si mdirjg he pointed out that civic ddlies oflen took u great di il of tunc and disrupted fam il schedules buokkeiper joe hurst relayed i messige of grecling from reeve j m drter who was unable to itteiul following a recent oper i ion mrs g fryer ihunked ihe rnavof and eouneil on behalf of ihe ladies for thcyliasanl evening uul addud fpeei ih inks to mi goy witjii gifl i i irsages to the lathes dancing in the music of glen slieci tim wis enjoyed follow nib lumuis dinner and i few ol llu nun dancers enovcd lbtter to the editor hospitality impresses farmers tour party novunbei 9lh i960 d ii idttoi i h ive leicntly itlurned fiom a rust inicitsiing visit lu scotland i i iili ind is i member of the ii idi m juilic i aimers four i ttv i in iiuinhiis of the gruup were lu il nnpicsscd with the beauty i llu counliysidc the tfhcitntv i i inning methods and above all i v in gtntmus and gracious hos i i ilitv ol those who tntertumetl i iluimg visits to the farms one is stiuik with the eleanll i ss and m it appiat inic ol ihe ii wns ttu highways md iht i nmstcdds ymiis very iruly wm j meuod honor mr and mrs g barnes on 25 wedding anniversary married 25 years mr end mrs q barnes acton were honored by family and friends at a sur prise party saturday november hosts for the occasion were mr and mrs james morrison mr and mrs w morrison mr and mrs w nellls and mr and mrs bob heat ley r r 3 the party took place at the nellis home and included about 43 relatives friends and neigh bors who brought gifls flowers and congratulations a three tiered wedding cake dump fire just after suijsct friday of lasl week the sky was lit up for a see ond time by a spectacular fire at the dump spec t a tors at the top ot the hill un the third line watch ed ihe dark figures of firemen sithouclled againsl the dancing flames the outbreak in several scpir ate spols was soon extinguished how long can the hi uittful balmy weather last iced and decorated with pink roses was made by mrs nellis and mrs morrison and made an attractive centrepiece guests during the evening came from orion glen wil liams bclfountam kitchener strectsvllle clarkson and acton to ihe ratepayers of school area no 1 erin township i have served you as school trustee for 5 years and havf been nominated tor an other trrm may i respectfully solicit your vote on monday novembtr 28th wm wm a mclean join our christmas layaway club visit our toy department games toyn trutks sleighs toboggans doll corriugcs dolls fluids and musical toys pusi toys mtchanical toys cooking sell etc a small dtpotll will hold any article until dectmber 22nd hint0ns5c to 100 store acton creamery limited breakfast gems a large 63c doz a medium 55c doz a small 45c doz save 6c catsup hiini f is o z3c save 4c cmpbll t ve0tabla soup 2 27c 101 02 frff rfi ivfry r j r shorlill 77 many years in west r j r short i ii 77 a lifi un dcrwritct died suddcnls at hi- home in winnipeg j born at the shorlill homo stead near georgetown he was a son of the late mr and mrs i wilham h shorlill he attend cd school al ballinafad and lai cr georgetown high school ami graduated from the ontario ag- nsuliural college in 1911 with his bsa degree he was a life member of the alumni a woe- j lation of the univcrslu of tor i onto i following his graduation mr i shortill vsas associated for a number of years with the ont ttno school for the deaf at boticvjlfe i went west in 1918 in 1911 be wait west and joined the staff of confcdcmuon life at winnipeg and in 1925 moved to brandon where he was for 14 years returning lo winnipeg in 1930 he lonunucd wuh the ompanv until his death whik in brandon mr shuriill was a member ol ihe kivsanis club ind wa mttristiil in manv communit servuvs he w is a member ol the hoard ot tht first united church and upon reluming lo winnipeg hex imt a member of the session ot given eekl i ntuxl ehureh dunng the seeond world sar he was involved in eivil detente and gave his scrviexs to ecrv ictory bond dnve he had been a well known figure to ihe agne ultural population of soulhwxst manitoba he leaves his vnf lohta 01 ive walker a son dr vvalkcr shortill a daughter mrs mirv jane mclntre ihree grand children and a brother f w shortill of ballinafad his brother flew lo winnipeg to attend the funeral service in greenwood united church at which rev d conlv officiated burial was in brookside cemet erv acton lions bingo thursday november 24th 30 pm acton leoion hall 20000 51 numbers are you ready for the xold weather clothes keep better whon thoroughly cleaned and no one cleani clothes more thoroughly than we do custom cleaners sam day sarvka except saturday in br ii ajn out by 5 pm cash and camy mam jt n phonf 275