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district page w ospringe valentine euchre capping wi meeting in news of area 1y mrs dg robertson ijainxday evaplne guests a stoart and barbara uoklnnon vara bert ami arm minis dane and elinor barbour thu- burgh morr and perth watts caledoo bast warren and heler sntlor russ and barbara teeter orangevlde ted and agnes tee ter mooa mills mr and mrs stan fuller wro in oakviue on tuesday toaltervd the funeral df the late mrs mac pbersod sr captain john ajtkan caf and mrs altken of bagotvllki quebec are spending a tew days with the formers parents mr and mrs gordon altken mr and mrs ward bruce left last week by motor for a holiday in florida mrs r ellis and mrs don milton attended the 4h training school for leaders for the spring project the club girl enter tains at hlusburgh the valentine euchre on fri day evening at the schoo spon sored by toe womens institute attracted a fair crowd in spite of the cold weather ulckvunw withers were ladles tugb ms m jacksonitooe bands miss margaret blnnle nvahs high hoy young theifs lone hands lionel watson lucky valentine mlis nancy grundy ifr and mrs hoss h fer- gusdn were in kitchener on frl- day evening to atteiid the dap ping ceremony at the k ahd w hospital when their daughter unda received her cap eleven members 4 and two visitors attended uhe womens institute meeting heldal the home of mrs cjlfford storey crow- sons corner miss doris fines presldedand read a poem sobering thought the scripture psalm 100 was read by mrs h r howard roll call my opinion of the advertising of liquor on tv and radio showed the ladles were not pleased with the increase of time spent on the advertising nor the emphaslsplaced on social drinking by young people mrs stan fuller read the min utes financial statement and thank you notes an interesting letter from chetmplugsshu the korean hoy partially sponsored by the local branch was read i mrs evaretfsmiill president of fwldv sent hew- years- greetings and outlined farther projects tobevitdertakenshortly a program lbo from the da- partment of tourism anil inform ation vyai to be- dlscussodjythe program committee for the new year arrangements aru to be made for an early spring bus trip to st lawrence starch company and other point of interest in the toronto area mrs g alfcetis mrs a grundy mrs e archibald and mrs s fullor were namod as a committee for the march 8 ouchre two papers ti by mrs h thoakor converter for temper ance a physicians vlowpolnt of alcohol and drinking and driving were road by mrs d winter a social time was enjoyed during the serving of refresh ments and mrs du winter on- tended thanks tofhe hostess ballinafad wi learns about latvia public speaking of interest by mrs r shortill sr plans are being made or world day of prayer whlch year combines churchill and balllnafad area at balllnafad church robert klrkwood uhohasbecn in hospital since last november news of the district fergus what forpis fire chief wally ward called low morale because of a lack ol interest cooperation and recognition betwoon tho 16 men in his department and tho forgus council and its hro com- mltteo lead to some warm words and eventually a compromise at the regular council meeting the main trouble seemed to be the fact council and the public utilities commission insist that no member ol their works crews can also be a membor of tho local volunteer fire brigade the chief had written a loiter to council asking or decisions on several points at ono stage otthe pro ceedings mr uelmes called tho towns policy about firemen stupid council agreed to reconsider their policy erin the canadian weekly newspapers association is recognizing publishers and editors throughout the dominion who have given 25 and 50 years service to the weekly newspaper profession in that capacity with silver and gold quill awards among those who will receive the silver quill award is r w hull utio was editor of the erin advocate from 1920 until 1957 roy hull began his printing career in april 1907 when his father the late wellington hull uas owner of the advocate he became the editor in 1920 a position he held until 1957 when his son charles took over the business from him although in the printing trade for fifty vears roy will receive the sliver quill award tn recognition oj 25 ol tho 37 years he served as an editor a framed certificate will be a lasting memento of his many years in the printing trade now re tired and living in toronto mr hull recalls mam events ol erins past history where he lived or over seventy years to milton the rains came the temperature soared into the 40s tho record snowfall began to melt and tie combination of fresh rain and melting snow brought milton one ol its worst midwinter floods in history a costly chore or the town and a nuisance to the majority of residents who suffered flooded basements before it united up with a cold snap frldav evening it was a busy couple of days for the town works crvws and an expensive drain on the towns finances betwven overtime pav or the men extra equip ment that had to be hired and even increased gas bills for the pumps the tab will rvach the i6uitlgure mark according to the predictions of oiu councillor vnl tint does not take into account the dozens of possible damage claims ponding against tho town from flooded home owners hundreds of residents saw their base- nvants flooded or the first time in wars in some cases sewage backed up and in others the excess runoff water simply seeped through the walls or ran in the windows a centennial medal has been awarded to former hilton uavor sydney g child tn recognition or his extensive services to the town a councillor or six years and then mayor rom 1958 to 1m7 mr chllds has also served on a number of municipal boards and commissions he was nominated or the federal award by the 19m council mtssksauga with an injury sustained in a car accident was ablo to return homo last week wo wish him a comploto recovery wayne french who has been 111 for tho past month with a severe bout of flu was alio to return to school this woolc mr and mrs ernlo mcenory visited with tho robsons at horn by on sunday last mr and mrs r shortill and mr and mrs harry shortill had dinner with miss lone oakos at mlmlco on sunday last wo aro vory relieved to know that mr fred spear who has been inguelph hospital for some- tlmo is making improvement mr and mrs e anderson and mr and mrs r m shortill attended the boat show on thurs day tho womens institute hold tholr february mooting at tho homo of the president mrs frank smith tho tho mo was international and a splendid program was onjoyodby thoso present mrs knox hadpreparod the motto givon by mrs jamie- son current ovonts wore givon by mrs smith tho christmas card from our korean girl was passed around several donations wore voted on a donation to halton musical festival also to tho building fund for mcdonald hall univor- slty of guelph this being the 75th anniversary and mora accommodation for students being necessary besides this there are funds noeded for new wl branches to be opened in northern ontario so a donation was made to this n cwi fund sevoral visitors wore present among whom was mrs liokolsa nationalized canadian but ono who had interesting details of her european birth place latvia to relate illustrations and a doll dressed in latvian costume gave added interest appeal mrs rokols lives on mrs tide thompsons former place mrs william mclean gave the minutes and a discussion ooneorulng a future euchre party took place pleasant social liino ended the meeting miss ikatiice hilts has been very poorly but is better ue are pleased to knot mrs buchanan and mrs jamlesoi are leaders for the next 411 topic on fruit mr and mrs robert mclnerv visited with m andurs s irman felter it glen william m sat urday evening a public speaking contest took place in osprtnge school this week gordon smith was one of the speakers to back with tom plunkatt wev got our own plan tor regional government thaavhat bob speck mayor of canadas largest new town aay anyway peel county has completed i study to draft its own form of regional government says the mayor we think have come up with i form of regional government cover ing peel county which will be acceptable to the provincial govern- his study doe not include halton h s holden opvomitmsy u co si east cueufh mtone ya ml tho acton fro prow wednesday februar m 1968 g valentine thank you for mrs r mcenery aflor writing balllnfad news for tho acton froo prosi for over 25 years mrs hobort mc enory has retired shu is being followed by bal llnafad resident mrs it shor till sr a former tearhor at peacock school whoso first colutmvappoars this week to mrs mcenory goslncorest thank or her years of devotion and uuthnilnuss in sending along interesting hums that reflected ufa lit tho plaasant commlmlty of balllnafad she knew the people weill she and her husband cohort begin farming altholr present homo 45 yqarsago they cele brated thelrgaldpn wddiung mfl- hweruary in 196z she is a member of balllnafad united church is charter momber and past president of tho womons instltuto and trea surer of tho balllnafad com munity contra board tho many readers of her column ovor the years will join tho free press in expressing appreciation or her quarter century of regular reporting our country correspon dence is a very important part of our paper and addamuch depth as well as interest to a weekly paper k so heres a valentine mes- sage of thanks to mr4 mcenory especially- and all tho others as well sun floods tangled bush with light early afternoon shadows create patterns in black and while acton electric company residential industriat comnerciat free estimates no job too big or too small phone 8534234 65 main n acton for conclusive proof of gm leadership in quality styling performance and value take the wheel now during the national mark of excellence road test general motors dealers invite youto test drive the only cars that bear the mark of 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