decorating n handy hints for christmas hospitality by suzanne lancaster the ring or the doorbell and the muffled tread of feci on the porch i a happy sound for christmas w the thne when we especially welcome friends and relative and what better way to express hobpitality than in the decorations for your front door the front entrance of your home is the focal point of attention and should be the first part to be decorated in any progressive plan to decorate by stages the ex- tenor of your home the traditional christmas wreath hung on the front door will always be in style for it is- one or the most widely used symbols of christmas hospitality there are many new and interest ing ways to use wreaths of var lous materials for your front door but one of the most at tractive is still the simple wreath of evergreen boughs with a bright christmas red ribbon hung on the centerlinc of the door about three quarters of the distance up the whole effect can be en hanced greatly toy mounting an outdoor floodlight where it tan be trained on the doorway to enhance its anhilclturil lines buy coos ught if purchasing a floodlight for this purpose make sure it is weatherproof and made by a dt pendablc canadian manufactur cr use floodlight kits that in elude a weathu proof 100- or iso- watt lamp a holder designed o permit cilhtr giound or raised mounting and weatherproof cord and connectors you can choose lamps in clear trlass or in blue green red yellow or pink de pending on the effect you wish to create a more elaborate type of door decoration might be created d you hae a coveied porch in this case it is easy to place ever green boughs under the tor nice of the porch roof and cntuine them uith sli ines ol outdoor sparkle lights to gie a hught gay appcaramc 01 the softer glow ifghts for a quieter effect and if un ue lucky enough to have two eveigrcen decs flanking the poich steps 01 our front door thev can coneeil tuo flood lights one on cithei side that throw thou hcums tipuaid to bathe the cntiic enhance ana in an mteie sting pattern ol light and shadow the tiees could also be decorated unh strings of out door sparkle which have a clear dont overload glass or glow lights which have an opaque glass to add to the beauty of thj doorway erect candles lighted candles arc a lovely addition to any doorway decora tion as a symbol of the christ mas spirit candles can be easily made from sections of pipe plastic or mailing times etc and wired with an outdoor string and a red sparkle light bulb for the flame a section of plywood cut to shape and painted can be mounted on cither side of the doorway to make a simple frame of lighted candles dont forget that your home and grounds will be viewed in the daytime as well as at night so try to tonteal as much as possible the rioodhghts wires and extension cords not intended foi display christmas time is also a time tor common sense in using elec tricity outdoors it is perfectly safe but some simple nreiati tions will not detract one bit from the pleasure of creating a beautiful decorative effect for your home be sure fhot your strings and sockets are made in canada to the safety standards of tjie canadian standards as soclatlon expressly for outdoor use sockets should be all plastic uilh plastic clips to ensure a firm attachment to evergreen boughs and other material if ex posed to precipitation sockets should be positioned so that the lights will hang downwards so that water or snow won i collect in them connections between strings should either be taped with waterproof tape or hung in such a way that watei cannot seep in i dont oeviload the electrical circuits of your house if a fuse blows replace it with o new one of the same amperage uv ually is amperes and reduce the load by disconnecting some of the appliance and lights in the house thai are on the same circuit never use substitute mat erlals for fuses basement or at tic circuits are lie best sources fur outdoor lighting circuits sin ce thev are not normally in use as much as the living areas of your home many new homes have a special exterior circuit in stalled which bungs convenient power to an outdoor christmas display summei lawn partv de corations and to operate power gaiden tools aboe all have lots of fun in decoiating this car remem her that its best to start uirh lo plan our chiistmas decoia tions rsttwtaixwfli krrrnx m- vxvtvr dauinafad dancing at ranch seen on tv mrs lloyd burt wa hostess intended for last week the legular meeting of the w a was held at the home ol mis l buil the president mrs tom given prestding the meeting op ened with the theme song ciecd ind the lords prayer in unison hvmn 388 was sung mrs cam mclncry took the scripture study our willing service 1st peter s 2 4 roll call was answered by ii members by a verse from our autograph album several items of business foi lowed including a bn7aar on de tember 2 in the church basement at 2 pm lunch was sered bv mrs madill and the hostess meet ing closed with the benediction miss lois campbell r n of guelph spent the weekend at the home ol mr and mis jesse mc encr ypu service the seivicc on suiukiv was in ihe llllelesl r the y pu miss manlvn madill read the sci in- turc jessons guest speaker was mi brian kukham ot toionto universitv he and his wile were guests of mr and mrs beaton between 25 and 30 from ballin afad ciijovcd tnday evening it mai t kenny s ranch at wood budge and weie seen on tv mi and mis robert mccncrv and mr and mis bert daid son spent wednesday at the roy al winter pair in toronto hunting report mr alger cupps and mr bert akitt called at mr robei t mcln ei s fuday niyht on the n va home fiom a hunting ti lp with two nice tlecr on the cat with 14 in the group they got 12 deer and one black bear fct this sundays church calendar atattsrcjtj xxit sote5vjsuuftjrcautotwcj united church of canada acton ontario minister the church of st alban the martyr anglican coner willow and bower rector the rtv d ii west ba 1st irs jolliev ave phone 2fts sunday dl ti mbi r i d wm the i usi stimlav m dveih 8 00 am mm s and hms lui pot lie communion a n d baakt ist 9 ml am bishops addus to t iulio station st si the di cjo 9 w i in faniik 1 uv h u ist i tghlmi ot iik jw ni u ith collation at uhiu cutis ii ik a m choi il 1 ikii nisi 7 ml p m i vmsoug 8 00 p in ounj ite wedllesdav l 1 1 mix i t hulas rt oidiu iiioii pi usis si dvoi s t inn kklph mhi p m all ate- weleollu presbyterian church in canada knox clll rcii acton rev atutiew ii mv ka nzie ba bd mtnisui mt t a hnis ii b organist aiul thou masur si da il t i mbi r tul l 9 4s am omrvh school 10 ix a m miiiinui s i t u i bible i iss 1 1 00 a m mot nm vm ship the rev dnight i ba bd organist george llliott m sundu lngel ma j j stewarts moved to guelph last week many friends here witl miss mr and mrs j j stewart who after living very near town or in town alt then lives noted list week to guelph since selling then faun mi stew irt has been in the leal estate business ami it is liis woik that makes the move neccssar both of l he m came from clis net lartns altei hen maiiiage thev lived on the second fine in the aim now owned h vao gils broihtis nut latci moved acioss the sheet lo the aim thev sold to tlie h k porter co then the moved a lew vcars ago to pel si the hav e two sons jfac k ii butlinglon and bain in the us navv di ci mblr id div me serv ices 9 10 a m and ii 00 am st i is piov uled tot inti dunng the 11 odoik 1u the chinch school 9 10 a in the stnioi s lot those m grade s hnhii ii ik i ni the junior school tor piesihooleis to raik 4 70 pin oung people meet all ovu 14 wckome acton pentecostal tabbrnacle 11 churchill road paoc rc kenneth j rent pastor 7s took st phone m9 w si im dl t i mbi r lid 1000 a m sundav school ii 0t a m monung woishtp 7 ik pm evangelistic luesdiv 8 pm pi aver am bihu studv iluusdav 8 p in chi ist am b issadoi s mi arc alwavs welcome both active mr stew ait has alwavs been active in the community as well as church he has been a mem her of acton council mil halton count council as well as a puc commissioner at the united church he was le ulei ol the young people s gioup it one lime was on the boa id of stewards ami lalei on the session both have been attending acton united chinch loi maiiv cais mis slew at l s clueiv m inner and w illingue ss hav e bee n v lilted assets in the ti lelldh cliele which she iined nisi allel its inception about 30 vcais ago then ft lends aie counting on seeing them back iii town ollell woodburns pull up roots in church the wood bums are leaving many blanks in ihe rosters of vanuus groups in the united church walter woodburn man ager of the bank of nova scotifi here for 10 years has been trans ferred to ihe itead office in tor onto and the family moved last weekend mr woodhum was an elder steward church treasurer and on the memorials committee for the new church mrs woodburn was president of the tnendlv clitic and on the committee or gaming the new united church women s groups their son car men was progtam convener of the young peoples sunday school envelope steward anil a member of ihe choir their daughlcr janice was in the choir and voting peoples another son dale at tends the college of art in toron to sunday evening the young people s association picscnlcd cili men wilh the bible in modem lnghsh and he al tended a farewell bowling pattv with them satuidav evening in guelph both carmen and janice weie given hvmn hooks fiom the choir aflet their practice saturday evening followed by lunch and a social period friendly circle had a presenla ion for mis woodburn ami the roiaiv club fur mr woodburn las i thursday afternoon the staff of the bank of nova scotia piesented mi woodbui n with a minor fol lowing the 1 1 a in sen ice in the united chuieh stindav noitmhci 17 the riv d i nel spoke ol iheir woik in the church saving then pulling up of roots in ihe cougiegahon would leave holes wllelc it would tit difficult to smooth the ground let alone glow another tree hank prouse picscnlcd the family with a table lamp the acton pre press thursday november 30 i91 ii y4fc scoops from spey side school intended for last week room i grade one pupils proudly presented a play i see three which was taken from their reader and were so pleased with i he prescn t a l ion t hey wi 1 1 stage il again in room two for their red cross meeting every one has been busv removing ihe displays used for open house room 2 cvervone is finding health lessons quite interesting and the leather has made a health chart and keeps a daily re co pi for the class verv time a row answeis us questions on health a star is attached to the chart to date row four is head ing the- list with is stars other records are as follows row one 12 stars row rwo 14 row three 11 stars each row has done verv well under this new sys tern room 3 every pupil had been quite busy preparing for open house last week during hisloiy lessons to date we have taken ihe following suhecls maico polo dia prince ilcnrv vaseo de garnu and the vikings room 4 ararftthmng incident oce urtcd during science lessons when we were taking the life cycle of an ant mr dawkins the teacher was walking around the room checking books and asking the question which tame first ihe adult or the epg not one pupil could an swer the question and aficrwaid mr dawkins had lo admit he wasnt sure himself room 3 an interesting fea lure of our spelling lessons is a chart the teacher keeps for mis spelled words bv pupils in each giade in our room the grade that has the best record is al lowed to leave first at recess and noon hour grade seven are tops in the contest having won j eight times grade tight have lire flood c ii thquake hur nean thev all spell disaster and thev slnkc mthlcsslv with out warning and w ithoiil me rev oung canadians in red cioss si ind icidv lo scive whenevei elis isle r strikes the juuioi red cioss extends a helping hand across the sluet across the counlrv across the woild won twice to date during the teacher parent in terviews november 7 36 families attended for all rooms at open house last week when par ents visited the school to inspect displays completed by the pupils altogether 147 pupils had at least one parent visit the school during this time it s 4 atmajtsitca fame boasts 220 halton shareholders a committee meeling of tame farmers allied meat enterpriv es of halton county was held reccnlly in the department of au office millun with trank hall as chairman halton county has exceeded its minimum obective of j24 000 and to date there are 220 share holders in halton it was report ed the response to ihe project has been improving as farmers and producers become more lami- liar wilh us purpose the best way to forget all vmir olhei doubles is to wear tight shoes robt r hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists rormerly e p head phone guelph ta 42071 58 st gaorgas squir pollock and campbell manufuuurcrs of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait telephone 621 7380 did you know that in your new or renewal fire insurance policies you will likely have 50 deductible on many of the coverages also many coverages you may have had previously are not there at all now you can still buy complete coverage and gat many mors extras with a homeowners policy start your homeowner package today tomorrow may be too lata your auto can be included dennys insurance agency 39 brock st phona 455 f 1ri nuiciv c tulclt i at knox mans v ice jumoi u ages lo 7 n caud doi m s nkiil ilion ai iikl dui tug scmiiion 7 00 p m uuih dump 800 p in uuiiiciiic il mi scl vkc in the tlutli ii toi tiled chinch i re baptist church acton pastor rev james m rudd 39 neisoircoitit phone 20o susda puimhirtiil ll 9 4 am sinuliv school 11 00 a m morning worship chnstian i vpcetation and christian development gnat tel picsmg on wcdncda 7 v p m ptavci meeting thursda 5 pm women s mis mon circle friday v p m explorers 7 30 p m baptist high fellow ship all arc welcome fellowship baptist sunday school lor mloimaiion call illuinv rochcttc i io uuuchill rd phone iimvva si l oici mhl r id wol 100 pm suiulav school in av ton uka classes tor all i thin idiv 8 put culture proyj ir rmitni i duel ilml for our sins romans 8 i all are wilvumc christian reformed church ria j nutmi ba bd vinimvr wl ouccn si box 46 phone bs sunday decemblr 3ul ifol 8 30 am tune in to the davk tocod hour ckkw 13m 101x1 a m dulvh strivc ijo pm english sciivc 3 45 p m sunday school ail are welcome wrap up your christmas list early plan to mail out ol- town cards first class preferential handling sorts them first sends them by air even corrects wrong addresses buy stamps now ask for them in sanitary cellophane- wrapped dollar packs abchcck address list includepostalzone numbers and return address tie outoftown and local mallinseparatebundles attach poujeuhce labels bwrap parcel well put return address outside nd insidt weigh at post otllce mad early rem em bar dcmbr 17 it th last date for local dalf vary he will eat 7000 breakfasts before he starts earning ho empties hn dish and ho crows tluti life and it s arithmetic tmi he is goinc to nid thiwo ttnakfiuita win th r jou n lit ro or not with a stroke of a pt n ou run ljuurantet them all through lift insurant e i ndoubuit ou an prist ntlv innund hut our cirrumstaiu s art haniting s niako suro our lift msuranri ki4 in tt p with jour lift toll jour hfo lnsuranio agt nt v hat it is j ou w ant or our familv future guarantoo that our familv will slwaja rnjoj tho comforts and security juu have provided for them make sure of tomorrow today only life insurance can protect you these five ways 1 guaranteed immediate protection from the moment you quality 2 guaranteed protection no speculation no guessing you know aiactly the number of dollars to come 3 guaranteed benefits at blq eipamt times you can guarantee funds for future aipenses such at sending children to college 4 guaranteed retirement income you have n income you can never outlive 5 guaranteed protection for the home your family will never inherit an unpaid mottqag when people depend on you you can depend on ufe insurance the life insurance companies in canada vote vote citizens of acton vote with 12 years experience as a member of the acton public school board two years as chairman i respectfully solicit your vote for another term in 1962 on tuesday december 5 1961 t e watson njj dp facts behind the figures in the b of ms 144th annual report t tlir hifclirst filurf in thr history n i on j i -jwnn- nf f iitutm i liinri firm- mil- t lit nil thr 1xl iwlal uvhii h ih i 1 rr hull- m hid if fjrnit i at irif l llmiull rmtiriii deposits tlir- of llu hank nrur tin r iiivjiiiilt r i iikpiii v l i 1 r il 1 1 v iniinih utdiiijli no vim i kittiunt nl hoik uhh ir n ki ur jul tttfitintrd tn mititojh l6ans itf-idi- mvt t in nl- in kw nnm nl tml lli irar puliit rt uriln in ins llu iijihi i i in- llirhihmil i ik vur i i i in all malk- ot lilr to riiimr- filurrmn niliiirn 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hank urpt tliut mom y working lunl for priutc inilivhlualii urnl for tlie lommuiiitv an a wholt through lounn and intnlmi ntn murh of that iminiv unit to propli in all wuiuh of iifr to finum e piiri iiafich of all lunu it w nt to minall and larjie bum- iichwh eiaiidin their ojm rjliinin it lirlprd reali in w john it ahmihlrd farnit th lo improve their farm limit new miiooih and finimiil rtkeanh and edinu- turn it paid for new rouda and community modernization kerv mntion of the eounlr and mple in eer walk of life lmnefiled h the money cana- diaiim rntrunted to the ll nf m learlv in lm tlune tl jumtilultar of otim did a douhlt joh of work i ii v helped to build vmtr future and the did a itifr joh in helping to make for a bttllcfulure fur lauada an a whole