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t the acton free press thursday march 10 1966 ninizn temperance speaker at church on sunday ltpaui aghcw of toronto was the speaker at ebenezeron sunday morning representing the ontario temperance federa tion he cited several examples t i from his own life of the havoc j oeek i eacfiers last week on a trip to tampa florida to visit their former neighbors the golightlys uncontrolled drinking has caused his talk was based on pauls advice that we should not be a stumbling olock to our fellows three points that he made of ways that we can help by being a good christian example by helping organizations such as the ontario temperance federation and by remembering the alcohol ic and his problems and the fed eration workers in our players the choir sang awake my soul mr and mrs bill early left osprinoe home history roll call reply mrs dan milton 1st line was a patient last week at guelph hospital undergoing tests and treatment mr david stewart entered st fosephs hospital guelph last thursday for surgery jhtfeiv this week recent visitors with mrs im jackson- included mr and mrs william donaldson waldemar mrs etta barden eden mills mr and mrs alvin fisticr erin mrs ada m lambert mr and mrs oswald meadows rock- wood mr and mrs lionel wat son coningsby foggy night due to foggy weather on fri day evening the attendance was not as large at the bi monthly euchre prize winners were lad ies high mrs im jackson and t d mccutcheon playing with a pink card men john and jack anthony lucky cup e archi bald active lit wi sympathy is extended to the family of the late imrs elizabeth dumpier mrs dampier was an active member in the local wo mens institute when it was first formed in 1906 and for many years afterwards mr and mrs campbell of ac ton visited on saturday evening with mr and imrs a bulloch and family mr and mrs arnold sunler niagara falls visited on sunda and passing a motion to replace with the formers mother and inellective lincsmaster once aunt mrs g sunler and miss meeting control had been tak- e baldic en by the acton group il was nev- randv eldest son of mr and er again returned even to the mrs ed stewart was admitted lo p moving and voting an guelph hospital on monday alter- adjournment noon suffering from pneumonia j tnl program in its more se- preparatory service lxiuusa 1 1 i tudes was wellarrang- scrvicc at the local prasbvtcr- b the scarbono club they continued from page one principal hansen in his report to the board noted seven inspec tors had visited the school since the last board meeting and one- had recommended drapes for ixxms 22 and 23 property chaii- niiin mcphail was asked to inves tigate the principal also informed the board he and mr bray had visit ed five elementary schools which send pupils to acton high school jo instruct patents of grade eight pupils aboii the grade nine course at the hijzli school he also noted the student coun cil planned to sponsor a play at the school may 3 staged by the georgetown youth productions two busloads of students will visit the college royal at the university of guelph centennial event guide captain mrs j lowiie sen a ivquest by letter to the board for permission to use the school auditorium february 19 1967 for a guide brownie scout and cub jamboree marking the centennial year al first board members believ ed a mistake had been made and the date sltould have read march 19 a telephone call to mrs low- ric confirmed ihe 1967 date accounts totalling 2338088 were approved for payment al the conclusion of the regular session board members met with inspector vickers to discuss staff policies persona llotes of adonlww vtohlno outcftown points end of vbttomlft acton hornet robert little school teacher bob govenlock is a patient in guelph general hospital alibaba ys men at scarboro club on thursday march 4 12 ac ton ys men accepted the kind in vitation of the scarboro ys men and joined them at dinner in to ronto the host club were cele brating their 5th birthday and the acton emissaries ol good will responded to the occasion in full measure coming and going they came with greater number than they hoped for and left with miss mary chalmers of toitin- to spent the weekend with rela tives here mrs byron filing of montreal was visiting this week with her sister mrs tom watson and fa mily mr bob hopkins who spent sunday at the parental home re turned to toronto general hos pital for further treatment the united church choir spent the evening together saturday al the home of mr and mrs don van fleet visiting tn acton friday were mrs a chapman humber sum mit and mrs a imckcown rich mond hill who lived here for- nierrt mission circle seeks clothing the members of the baptist mission circle gathered al the home of mrs hai rap lor their march meeting the president led in the opening hymn and prayer during the business session a report was given by mrs c bailf lie on the recent rudil parcel sent to india to relieve the serious food shortage there another par cel will be sent in the near fu ture a collection of clothing and canned goods are also to be sent lo eastwood centre hamilton miss elda fryer brought a med itation on t he though is we have comparing them to flowers in a garden each member read a verse of scripture on the same theme mrs brian harris read a thoughtprovoking storv marv was a little lamb a little girl who had lost her mother a i the age of five because of the con- slant companionship of her fath er instead of young people her own age was lonely and not nor mally developed the problems arising from this caused a ner- mrs frank cuoper and babv son of st catharines spent a lew days with 1ier parents mr and mis murray smith mr and mrs m kibble and family haemoved to churchill road soul li i rum l township mr kibble works al a p greenfirebi ick co mr and mrs warren wood and son steven tit si catharines vis ited during the weekend with relatives in acton mr and mrs wood also attended the frank holmes fiiikral about 45 enjoyed dinner and dancing saturday evening al paradise gardens al ihe i ions club ladies nighl guests were included in the large pari v there were corsages for all the ladies and the event was much enjoyed mrs waller widowski was vis ited lasl week by her mother mrsc ii avann and her brother and sisterinlaw mr and mrs r j avann of toronto while mr widowski was a patient in guelph general hospital ys men altending a meeting in scarboro with the club there on thursday march 4 from town were pat mckenzie bill wilson bill nelles harry arbic rick coe ed leatlierland elmer smith mill ball walter dubois ross farrelly clarence rogn- valdson and doug copeland obituary mary eliza crossman lived in dublin area alter n letlklhy illness mnry fi- izn crossinnii passed away ilfl1ic rlehvule niiislnn home thorn- hill on ivbriuirv 24 she hud liv ed in ihe dublin area on liiiius lor over 311 years mid also about six years in acton ml onssiiuili predeceased her mid she i sur vived by iwii daiiglilers mrs a w chapman violet humber summit ami mrs a mrkcown muriel richmond hill and grandchildren four brothers predeceased her she was born in etoblcok township daughter ill robert and sarah mccartney she was mar ried in 1906 al islington funeral service al the ruinley shoemaker i uncial home on feh- iiiarv 26 was conducted by rev a ii mckenzie and inteinieiil was in fairview cemetery pall bearers were uerl davidson jim van lteet john black willard brit ion alex mclhedran and gor don johnston national y council representative here at ihe mcttlng of the acton y- men on thursday pebruury ljvyoncejalgucal8jwcreupre two car collision at millmain corner constable nick farion estima ted damage around j525 lo two cars involved in an accident wednesday morning al the inter section ol mill and main streets a car driven byr r parker pro ceeding south on main st n and a car driven by harry butten- hain rr i acton which was proceeding cast on mill si w were involved in the 845 am ac cident reports of fairs convention of interest to ladies board sent arnold ward and limn gos- ic mr ward is ihe regional ser vice coordinator of national council or ymca- the rcglot ol his concern includes acton hinl he ollered his services lo this- y when and il lliey need them lie spoke briefly lo ihe ys men outlining the value jl an active ys mens club lo the ymca secretary he also suggested a regional mutual assistance pro- giam involving guelph acton georgetown and lor those lamil- lar wild ihe problems of small ymcas such as acton his pro posals were well received mr iosse brought greetings from kegina and renewed ac quaintances with many friends in ihe acton club club business was held to a minimum due lo the large exo dus ol members lo music nighl put on by the staff and pupils of m z beimel t school vous breakdown in later life a i most of their club furniture hats discussion followed as lo how she gavel fines box etc i might have been helped the usual shinannigans during after the close of the meeting ihe lines period were heightened a time of fellowship followed by the guests moving sccondiii j with mis loti and mrs mccut- chcon as hostesses mrs felt- ham tlmnked the hostess and all who contributed to ihe program j lady directors of the fair board held their meeting at the home of mrs walter linham on thurs day evening march 3 16 members were present the president mrs melvin mc cullough opened the meeting j and mrs w j mcdonald gave the minutes of last meeting and j treasurers report j business was dealt with three judges were named lor the fall fair and mrs mcdonald is to get in touch with mrs w swackhamer about them i convention reports mrs walter linham and mrs j m mccullough gave their line re- ig tai craft room were mentioned a beautiful rug 12 by 14 ft made by a lady al ottawa started two years ago was not linished yet but she hoped to have il done by june il had on it parliament buildings queen victoria and the crest ol each province there was i in stencilling six nations pottery indian crafts etc mrs wm thompson gave a re port of a novelty display by a im stitule from navan fashion show mrs j mcculloch gave a report ol a lashion show and it was de cided to have ibis fashion show in the lulure a committee mrs nymphs plan tea in april the third meeting of the nas- sagaweva nymphs was held on february 26 at the home of mrs norrish with six members pres ent opening as usual mrs norrish led a discussion and then dictated notes on shar ing a family meal the club girls helped mrs norrish prepare a small lunch the fourth meeting was held on march 5 at the home of mrs henry the club girls assisted mrs henry in ihe making of fan cy sandwiches the lea which will be held in april was dis cussed the next meeting is lo he held on march 26 at mrs iviui rislis mrs henry led a discussion and then dictated notes on enter taining at teas lunch was served ports of the lair convention held in toronto at the king ed- mccullough mrs stan mathevvs ian church on sunday was a pre paratory seivice conducted by the minister rev d herhison one new member joining the church next sunday will be the joint communion service and will be held in burns chinch erin wi meeting mrs harold theaker was host ess for the meeling of ihe wo mens institute when 12 ladies were present who answered the roll call with a history ol your i arm home or place of local in terest this proved most inter esting isnufjy had pictures which broughfhiack fond mem ories of lormer jlays and friends miss doris fines presided and mrs c storey read ihe minutes and numerous letters including thanks ironi miss m scanlou lor the local branchs donation liv vardsa farewell jyflor her af- depart ment ol agriculture oilice in ar thur il was decided to send an olli- cer to the ollicers conlerence in may also a donation is to be sent to the muscular dvstrophy fund an invitation was received lo attend sumary da lor veg etables with a flair on march 30 at the ci a building in guelph committees were named lor the coming euchres mrs e archibald was named as representative to the town ship centennial committee mis s fuller and miss d fines oiler ed to help at the animal rabies clinic miss d fines local curator lor the twccdsmuir histoiv book had the book on display and all were able to sec rhe progress be ing made on ihe local history an interesting paper on pre valence el alcohol was also read bv miss fines mrs fines con ducted two contests the winner being mrs william milton the hostess asisted bv mrs d winter and mrs g fletcher serv ed sandwiches relishes and tarts showed series of film shorts which concerned ihe scarboro ymca activities in the regional schools it suggested a type of participation winch acton could consider with its local school aucliloria and community centre after the regular meeting the two club groups enjoyed a so cial half hour then actons ali baba mikcnzic and his 40 thieves hurried home with their loot lakeside iodb members and other iriends attended the lilm pholoscenic canada in guelph last night wednesday ted footitt formerly of acton assisted in preparing the film umehouse list prize winners at institute euchre mr and mrs everett mckoma and children ol toronto visited mr oixl -mrs- conrad pal terson last weekend little linda hale celebrated her sixth birthday with a little parly on monday the wi sponsored a euchre in limehouse memorial hall on monday evening when eight tables were played prizes were won by sidney kirkpalrick and mrs r l davidson and seconds went to clare wilson and mrs clare wilson lunch was served after the w i met at the home ol mrs neil anderson last thurs day ward hotel ethel brant moimirc i im d wis a provincial essay competition why we should lake part in canadas cenlenial program was won by robbie steinke massey ontario district 13 there was a panel discussion lo do with fair work which was very interesting some of the articles in the pointed mrs r l davidson offered her home lor the april meeting the meeting was closed and hostess and lunch committee served a daintyltntch mrs stan mathews thanked the hostess and every one who look part h s holden optometrist 36 cork st east guelph phone ta 27130 your red cross is serving jl today ti ready for tomorrow mortgage protection through life insurance contact iain williams 107 elizabeth dr 8531897 sun life assurance company of canada 7 ma bowumuiiim bowl for pleasure bowl for health well guarantee youll enjoy yourself acton bowling lanes 10 main st n member obpa 8530170 red cross is always there with your help da n c e friday march 11 at acton citizens band music centre dancing from 9 pm to 1 am music by glenn street orchestra admission 300 per couple no minors admitted from lovell bros modern meat market red brand beef tender shoulder roast 69 c lb lean short rib and btade roast 79 c lb choice wing steaks or roasts 89 fresh lean ground chuck 59 c lb c lb stock your freezer now sides hinds fronts cut and wrapped at no extra charge lovell bros modern meat market l 77 mill e actop phone 8532240 daily delivery 710 pm hot water douses your dinner dishes double quick get more hot water when you want it with natural gas call your plumber dealer department store or united gas gas makes the big hot difference obituary albert robinson 69 buried at erindale after an illness o two weeks albert henry morris robinsn passed away at groves memorial hospital fitbtis on february 19 lit was in his 69th year mr robinson was born at omtkh in 1896 son of hannah and lliiiry robinson he had lived lor the past seven months al rr 2 helwiiod and before ihat at rr i georgetown and rwmpton he is survived by his wife edna may cook robinson and a brother cecil orton a brother and two sisters prede ceased him funeral service was held at the l f home on february 22 conducted by rev r mcmurray of acton and arch deacon banks of erindale inker- men t was at erindale pallbearer were norman and nelson outh of brampton cou- sms charlie thompson morgan madill tom orouike and clif ford grace neighbors spring cleaning the acton auxiliary of north halton association for mentally retarded would appreciate for their rummage opportunity sale saturday april 23 1966 saint albans parish hall clothing household items picked up amtime phone mrs r louttet mrs j turkosz 8530676 8532406 committee on religious education in the public schools of ontario the honourable william g davis minister of education has appointed a committee to study the program for relifjioui education in the public schools of ontario this committee will examine and evaluate he present program receive pre sentations from all interested bodies about the effectiveness and desirability of the program consider suggestions for changos and improvement study means by which character building ethics social attitudes and moral values and prin ciples may best be instilled in the young consider the respon sibility of the public schools in these manors and make recommendations for the information and consideration of the minister individuals and organizations are invited to submit viows comments and proposals for tbc consideration of the com mittee information about the presentation of submissions briefs and the like may be secured by writing to dr j ft mccarthy secretary committeo on religious education in the public schools suite 700 481 university avonue toronto 2 ontario hearings for the presentation of briefs will bo scheduled by the committeo application to appoar bofore the committcs should bo made at the timo tho brief is submitted j keiller mackay chairman of tha committea bellr by l g denby your telephone manager stationtostation family calling ui anytime sunday tims 4v am v ni anvlime sunday 600 pm idler 6 or any nislu f alter 8 3 min i min 5 10 mm acton to barrie 55 montreal niagara falls iso 60 45 90 45 75 ottawa 110 80 150 75 130 toronto 40 40 60 windsor 100 75 125 all day sunday is family calling time take a look at t ho righthand column ol the above tabli and spot a bargain its called family calling time and its now in effect all day sunday for stat iontostat ion long dist ance culis to an eil or town in ontario and ouebec heres how it gives mj double value on vimr ontarioone bet long distance calls and a relaed opportunity to chat with out-of- town family and frivnds at any time mi stindjvs von can talk for up to ten mmutos lor tile price ol live in other words once votive talked for five minutes stav on the line theres no further charge for the next five minutes alter that each additional two minutes are charged as only one you hae plenty ol time to let all the lunilv talk with gramm and gramp and the small irv will be able to get enough spontaneous details across to keep everyone young and chuckling well into the next week and speaking of the week familv calling time rates ne also in etlcct monday through saturday starting at 800 pm remember sundav is the big day all day for family calling time you can call whenever you want talk longer and enjoy it more vnliy not tryit lhl sunday caf sdt