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ttic- a the acton fr praia wadnaadsy novmbr 22 1967 130 at alert auxiliary smorgasbord on monday kapplmm in olvlni wtatha thtiim of the smorgasbord dlnnar aponaorsd by ttw knox church ladles aid an monday availing airs ida burnt tht hostssa tor kaaai factors and aaacci- atsa urn donort of the food assisted by helpers prtparad the dlnmr of itvartouadlarws rolls assorted dtsaarta tea and coffee wars provided by tha acton ladiaa aid approximately iso ware pre sent to enjoy u many dishes provided lira w molntyra the preat- dant intrcduoed mra burns who concluded the meal with ait im pressive nwisata happinessls giving not only in tarma of money but with lovt and aneotton for your family and nelghrjors har special interest was aaalst- iiujr retarded children a vote of appraclation waa voiced by mrs fred anderson tlw convener of the month to all the guests who had corns and to mra burns and har capable as sistants olfta of products ware presented to those with the lar gest family tha nearest wedding anniversary birthdays a grand mother with tha most children and to tha oldest lady present mrs g mclennan president of alert evening auxiliary the november meeting of the alert evening auxiliary was held in the ellen anderson room of knox church tha roll callname someone who had paid the sup reme sacrifice was answered to by the seventeen members present the theme of the oevotlanal period christ and faith in man was convened toy mrs e masters assisted by mrs c coles mrs 0 melennon and mra lindsay mrs mckentle introduced the study book for the coming year the president conducted the business part of the meeting mrs e masters reported on the bale which had been sent and the treasurer mrs ingus in her report reported the proceeds of a recent bake sale the christmas party was sat for dec 6 at 630 in stewart memorial kail boll call is a gift for a shutin also a christ mas exchange sift miss emma cole and mrs g mclennan copper contest con veners again declared miss cole winner losing aldetoactashost- esses at the christmas party mra g young conducted tha election of officers which are as follows hon preai mrs mokensla past pros mrs e marshall pres mrs g mclen nan 1st vice pres mrs gladys davidson and vice pres mrs c coles secty miss bellamaya rossell ass secty mrs r adams trees mrs j ingus ass treas miss e cole press reporter mrs gyoung pianist mrs m mccuuough mrs c coles glad tidings secty mrs k dodds welcome and welfare convener mrs p anderson membership convener miss florence elliott and miss marjorle hall life membership committee miss e cole mrs r turner program committee mrs e marshall mrs g musselle mrs g davidson supply commute mrs e mas ters mrs ashley farm safety council w i topic rosimarii mrd and margot aaatheson were among thoie helping aerve pancakes at the oldfaihioned pancake social at the robert little school recalptt were presented to the ys aaena club staff photo newcomer here mrs e norton auctioneer for dublin institute safe gertrudes gift shop is way tp get acquainted in acton the annual auctlppsak feafe j l uredttevonthly bs un womens institute lastthurs- rjssjt day evening held at the home ol attended mrs duncan moffat nassaga- weya a choice selection of many articles changed hands at good prices under the hammer wielded by mrs ed norton auctioneer mrs m nellis the president occupied the chair and presided over the singing of the institute ode and the repeating of the mary stewart collect and the lords prayer following the minutes of the previous meeting being read by mrs moffat sec retary roll call was answered by the members an ailment beginning with the first letter of your surname three ladles had attended the official opening of martin house at halton centennial manor mil ton recently and were greatly impressed with the new addition they were especially pleased with the furnishings of a family room which the dublin branch had sponsored as heir centen nial project mrs h blyth also added words of commendation four ladles had enjoyed the halton district day at stewart- town recently final arrangements for the short course fashion cues or you on december 5 were made it will be held in the arena and any ladles interested will be wel come the session will be held from 10 am to 4 pm and those attending are requested to bring a tape measure pencil paper and box lunch it was decided to continue the secret pal project in 1968 as it had stimulated quite a bit of in terest an sttoom feet- the booth as a reward for their work mrs e wilson handed in a handsome sum tor the treasury details of adistrlct directors meeting held in milton were giv en by mrs c brltton plans had been made for the halton district annual being held in boston church next may a satisfying and encouraging report for the year to date was given by the treasurer highlights of the two day area convention held at the university of guelph were given by the del egates mrs d moffat and mrs m nellis and all were interest ed in their reports l lunch was served by mrs w mclntyre and mrs jc dennis assisting the hostess mrs e wilson was courtesy convener new manager g ac office new manager of the g a c in ternational finance corp ltd office on minst is gary goodman of toronto he was transferred from a toronto branch to acton two months ago and is still com muting each day he expects to be here about a year and maybe considerably longer he has had nine years of fin ance company experience hes married with two children he replaces gordon hull here office secretary is mrs hea ther bernard to get acquainted with the people of acton newcomer mrs gertrude clarke today opens her little gift shop on mill st next door to the rendezvous beauty salon her small apartment in acton puts her close to one daughter antrherfamily and not too far away from another daughter and son when she moved here in july she had the intention of opening a little shop and this week gertrudes gifts becomes a reality she is still unpacking stock aqd waiting for shelving to be built but is looking forward to welcoming customers to look over her goods anyway she has cups and saucers china and glassware and a variety of in teresting small gifts she intends to expand the stock and perhaps include cards and gift wrappings later one problem she faces this week tralnlngpertcockerspan- lel bobby that he can no longer sit in the front window to watch the traffic go by the sunny window was one of his favorite places to lie he jumped up this week and deftly managed to miss every bit of new china with his paws just the same her pet is going to have to learn to stay down now mrs clarke laughs her last job was one she loved as a crossing guard in alder- wood i hated to give it up sho recalled however she felt a knee ailment didnt allow her to move as quickly as a crossing guard had to she has the vivid memory of one time a kindergar ten child dacted out in front of a car driven by a high school shk dent who didnt obey her signal she ran to the lad and snatched him up and held him fast when both of them were struck aside by the car her nearest daughter is mrs wilfred faulkner who lives six miles away with her husband and seven children who attend os- prlnge and erin schools a daughter kyra whos an art ist lives with her husband eric pilby at their restaurant and gas station near bolton she special izes in portraits one of her landscapes a gift to her mother hangs in the new shop a son karl has a poultry farm near bolton the family lived in northern ontario before moving to aider- wood a yellow mum in the shop win dow has a mauve ribbon lettered gertrudes gift shop and came with the best wishes other family an her new venture baptist sale in parish hall a successful sale of used clothing baking white elephants ana miscellaneous gifts was held by the ladies of the baptist church in st albans parish hall on saturday money raised is for mission work in india and bolivia wi program last friday evening members of acton womens institute took an entertaining variety program to halton manor to present to a large and appreciative audience the golden age club rhythm band was well received charles landsborough played his trump et and miss dorothy simmons and mrs b veldhula sang duets accompanied by miss jean mc lean slides were shown joyce carpenters lively troupe who performedvere mary frances marcoux lynne niel sen kim kressler kathy ash ley bonnie brlstow mary lou pendleton judy scoyne barbara pratt and marianne coles mrs a winter welcomed the members of greenock womens inatituto to har home for the november meeting mrs g leslie president opened the mooting with all sing ing the ode and repeating the mary stewart collect mrs c blnnle read the 23rd psalm and two minutes silence in memorlam was observed for mrs b johnston very recently deceased mrs johnston was a charter member of the branch and sn active and greatly loved member of this group and she will bo greatly missed by all at greenock sympathy wasextend- ed to the family mrs george wallaco safety convener presided for an inter esting program roll call was answered by naming a gadget meant to bo used for our safety and convonlonco mrs juno mceneryofballlna- fad was introduced by mrs wal- mrs h mainprize hostess to wms mrs h mainprize was hostess for tho november meeting of the afternoon auxiliary w ma of knox church mrs f anderson presiding mrs a h mckenzle as pro gram convenor introduced tho now study christ and the faiths of mon and gavo a review of tho booktlw bible and tho faiths of men by vedovadutt mrs mainprize with use of world map and prepared charts showed tho aroas in which the presbyterian church in canada has representatives also tho re ligions of these aroas in india guyana formosa japan nigeria and canada mrs a m macpherson and mrs g sprowl lead in a service of worship i flans were made to join with the ladles aid for their christ mas festival at tho church on november 28 annual reports were presented and a period of social fellow- bhlp followed 4 lace the farm safety council its organization alms and accomplishments ware discuss ed safety is everyones respon sibility inwelungtoncountythe slogan is practice 8afaty every one so that sll may be well in wellington mrs mcenary is a member of halton county safety council which was organized in 1060 their slogan is make farm safety a family affair in hal ton considerable work has been done through 4h clubs mrs mcenery showed several things such as safety helmets goggles two types of fire exting uishers signs to be used on slow moving vehicles ah theso artic les and others may bo purchased at the local agricultural office in milton several informatlvo pamphlets were distributed mrs sales of georgetown a registered nurse gave a very interesting talk on the history of medicines and drugs from an cient times up to some of our modern drugs a discussion on the proper use of drugs anil their care in the homo away from childrens reach was quite help ful amusing cartoon type slides to omphaslze safety care in using drugs were a conclusion to mrs sales talk mrs wallace thanked the speaker and also read a faw newspaper articles pertaining to safety a petition waa drawn up and signed to be sent to the erin township council concerning a badly diseased elm tree on the side of the road which could be dangerous to passing motorists and which should be removed members were invited to attend the 4h achievement day in quelph on december 0 miss e pearen gave a short report on district directors ex ecutive meeting an excellent report of area convention in guelph was given by mrs a gates and mrs c allan mrs g leslie also at tended the convention following tho adjournment of the meeting refreshments were served by mrs gordon johnston and mrs c altkan assisting tha hostess mrs j thompson ex pressed appreciation to mrs winter for opening her home for tho meeting and to the other con veners for their part in a pleas ant evening fred a hoffman optometrist 38 st georges 8q guelph ont telephone 1242071 ucw unit plans thankoffering fair a most informative film the inner city was shown at the mooting of ucw unit three in the church wednesday of last week alf long operated the pro jector following the devotions de tailed plans were made for the thankoffering meeting nov 30 santa fair on december 2 and the annual christmas pot luck supper arthur a johnson od optometrist open every wednesday and saturday 34 mill st e acton 333520 just arrived now comes something new in mens giftgiving british sterling nctctivi touirsiif torn mim a unatlilflf iftif shavt and a cotofjm that lasts from eats is tars mak him lifted ia ms own lima givt britten sterling you mrjr both to down in hhtwrl from 300 to 875 98 wyndham st guelph christmas shi m visit the new toy shop adjoining wius bus depot toys for all ages action toys gifts books wool drop in now we specialise an tattery operated toy acton mini shop accordions warehouse clearance of brand new 120 bass and 72 bass models these are to quauty instruments of the mand names 3 to 5 year guarantee prked for clearance reg 250 now only 169 reg 310 now only 199 special complete electric guitar outfits our prk to yew guitar amplifier and cat 149 rfl 249 guitar 149 cat 15 amplifier s5 guelph 8228498 jtwwy hair gtifliha its miladys duty to make you a beauty christmas special perms if your hair looks like this for two weeks only reg 2000 reg 1050 get a perm for 1450 for 750 and look like this for appointment phone 8530290 ai3dvs oadiw i rnd