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mr mrs harry brown mark 50th anniversary ospringe tho acton free press wednesday november 20 i960 27 part of thc 1aroe crowd of over 1100 jehovahs witnesses several of them from acton who attended the circuit assembly in acton delegation among 1100 at witnesses assembly harold mccauum left circuit supervisor of the jehovahs witnesses checks the program for the weekend at georgetown high school with henry loewen presiding minister of the acton congregation sixteen were baptized in sundays ob tor varices including one from aclon staff photo stujeet power pemej ouscusshn unit iii of roikwood united churcli- met in the church hall with 10 members and several guests present mrs ann benham presided a table centreprctc for remembrance day was explained the ted cross symbolized the blood that jesus and the soldiers shed tor us the lit candle represented the free world and that we us christians have the right to choose after a short business meeting the program was turned over to mrs i lien thomson who moderated a panel discussion on the topic oi student power guest panelists were mrs f hosking miss june 1 homsnn k love and s harris areas ot disillusion covered purpose and definition ot education reasons tor student unrest in universities reasons lor ubsence ol teen jgers in church changes that students would like to see and how vse can help some ol these jnnges to occur the opinions were well stated and alt present lelt with nuns stimulating thoughts a challenge loi all summed up tin discussion period make a decision and stand lor your rights he prepared toi changes in our society and world a reading entitled teenagers read b mrs donna richardson scripture bv mice nickel and triuj service will provide you with plenty of hot water for all your household need hmos new mot water service a low monthly charge cover lattallation of a modern auto matic electric water heater all service and maintenance including replacement if smoeesary eot of electricity oar staff will be clad to tell you all about thia ajimcluaive hot water service acton hydro electric commission 43 aucisf 331410 mr and mrs harry r brown r r 5 mdton celebrated a happy 50th wedding anniversary on saturday with a family dinner at stewarttown hall followed by an evening open house attended by about 200 relatives neighbors and friends the couple received a telegram of congratulations from prime minister pierre trudeau and halton mp rud whiting of oakville attended the event to commend them on the happy occasion and present a formal letter of congratulations the browns live at lot 10 concession- 5 esquesing a farm which has been in the family hame since the early 1 800s the first brown in canada was a grenadier soldier alexander brown who fought with wolfe on the plains of abraham after the war he wenttrrrennaylvania to farm but when the u s got independence he left everything and returned to canada as a united empire loyalist schhng in what is now welland his son alexander jr had a family of 10 and in 1821 lie and two sons moved to esquesing with a team of horses and a wagon he took the farm in lot 27 third and fourth line esquesing while james brown took up lot 19 in concession s at the age of 21 he lived to age 75 dying in 1874 and left his son john kerr brown the farm john kerr brown was harry browns father agnes s davidson of bidwell mamtouhn island became mrs harry r brown in a marriage mankind diminishing to a arge otgetovon nov 91 degree love marks god s n n dealings with man his promise georgetown high school over the weekend staff photo actons delegation to the threeday circuit assembly of jehovahs witnesses in georgetown listened to john f macpherson principal convention speaker deliver his hourlong public address to an audience of 1174 sunday afternoon though genuine love among prayer brought this portion of the meeting to a close all members were reminded of the next meeting on dec 4 at mrs lois mcrea s racial oppression observed in zambia rev peter tucker pastor ol the church was guest speaker at unit one ol rockwood ucw tor their november meeting with his wile he spent last year as a missionary in zambia until forced hy ill health to return to canada he spoke on conditions thcrl and the explosive nature ol society in central atrica where a relatively tew white people are trying to suppress many millions ol native people they art kept in degradation and poverty he tiled many tragic instances ol racial superiority enlorced b whites ilu 4inii lelt lot tht western world to step in with luistian medical and educational htlp is glowing short mis i hosking leader vsas in tharge ol the incttiug mis c drnhei tondutltd tin worship servite slit was assisted by mrs i allop mrs i 1 eshe and mis i iholl plans were made u givt assistjiwe to the lltt haaar on iks 7 reports wen also given on two quilts made and sold of ushering in righteous conditions on earth in our time magnifies his loving way mr macpherson said he asked delegates to imitate gods way of love in their lives on saturday detailed instructions for a sixmonth bible study course were outlined the recently innovated course designed to quickly teach the student fundamentals of the bible is being taught in acton by local witnesses the evidence of the teaching was manifested at a baptism ceremony when 16 new ministers were ordained included among these was timothy braggsmith of acton acton congregation members henry loewen and hugh gourlay dramatized a setting to effect assistance toward less capable members of the faith mr loewen compared these ones to lost sheep declaring that a life of love for god and low of fellow man is a life with a real everlasting purpose the rev robert f cameron who was minister of limehouse and georgetown presbyterian churches for more than 20 years officiated as he was a much loved friend of the family they have a family of fivedaughters margaret mrs w h barber of brampton who is a teacher and tltelma mrs k m kearns of esquesing who is a teacher at stewarttown school and sons harold lloyd of lot 19 cone 4 james wufred of lot 14 cone 4 and robert john of r r 1 walkerton there are also 18 grandchildren mr brown retired from active safety talks prov const t r penrice muton ojp safety officer spent the past week givinjj safety talks to pupds of limehoute public school and speyside public school in all 19 classes consisting of 547 pupils heard const penrice speak on basic safety rules and school bus safety i headquarters i actons leading florist cut flowers always available christmas arrangement open 7 days a weak bam till dark phone as329to say it with flowers they say it so nicely caroline flower garden shop two miles west of acton south side of hwy m wiiui vote tom watson for county of halton board of education december 2 1968 to represent the town of acton and the township of nassagaweya 14 years on public school board 4 year on high school board vote in confidence farming j few yc-ir- jgo ik iij been j tjuntl lihcr i jll his hfc and works with the party jnd lid been ihe deputy returning o ffictr for elect ions it stcwjrttown for tht pj 2h year he trvtd as j i rustic ol linichousc school s s nil for 21 ytar i of thou ytjrs j ieuttjrylrtjurcr he ius tko been a hojrd manner of lmichouw cemetery for over 20 years tin- year the three man board has rilled 3700 toward improvements and mr brown lays he lupvt to ill the fund built up to 000 o the interest on ihe money will cover the maintenance cxpaiitt of flic cemetery saturdays unrnversaty party started with a upfer attended by about do nrembers ot the family and cousins around 200 guests were wciloiucjj lor the uiciaf evening and dancing which followed local students at graduation bob bruce is valedictorian by mrs i robertson mrs m jackson itlcndcd a birlhdty dinner ind soci il evening given for her sisltr mrs george wilson by her diughtcr mrs walter gibson ji alhsloii rnir kinii mrs v iium xllli hirlhdiy mrs j hills htended the wedding of lcr grinkon c irl pivker ind c irol t iltoncr on siiurdiy il llallniifid united church mcniberi of the lot il l idles aid hid i success il r ihtilii booth on sitiudiy it mr uillnm wugg s sale mr ind mfs b oyle and son wlio have heeii residing in the house on the firm o her parents mr ind mrs vm minn nd i me moved luck to toronto on saturday miss nancy grundy entertained j number of ladies on thursday evening jt a 1 i u i d c in b r o i d c r y d c in o ii v t r j t i o n the demonstrator mrs pjm riynn of guclph showed some artistic pieces of work done wjth this new jiid pricker method of embroidery sandwiches and vookics were served hy the hostess assisted by her mother mrs g grundy and sisters mrs audrey dillon and mrs murray mclcifrick mrs u clarke was hostess for 111 regular meeting of the ladies aid the president mrs l i islier conducted the opening exercises mrs 1 1 iankral read the minutes the devotional was led by mrs llerbison the theme being world population und church missionaries a timely md interesting demonstration on home made christmas decorjtions was ably presented by mrs stuart mckinnon plans were made for ihe annual church concert and turkey supper to be held dec 14 mis it sinclair and mrs s i ullcr assisted in serving refreshments c ongralulations to our local students bob bruce brian raik and gary i erguson who received their diplomas for completion of grade 13 at erin district high school commencement on friday evening valedictorian for the class was bob bruce who received four awardsthe ontario scholarship for marks of over 80 per cent the oin tegion award student council award and a set of cufflinks and tie bar from the school for receiving the ontario scholarship mrs c lleimler of guelph spoih sirildiy with her brotherinlaw and sister d g and mrs robertson acton proout concrete s manufacturers of sapttc tanks all sim 36 well til mi ud culvart 12 ami sidawalk slabs pig slats phon 8531529 mr and mrs harry brown celebrated a cjolden wedding anniversary saturday with a family dinner and open house at stewarttown hall staff photo vote experience reelect george currie as reeve for esquesing township the man who wt the job dona qriwj- rama y 90 weekly in cash vouchers when you shop at the following acton merchants 5 lucky draws every week symon hardware voucheus must be redeemed by dec 31 1968 paul nielsen clothing ab supermarket lovell bros meats cameo shoppe the family store last weeks winners 30 gerald schonnop 2b mill s w purchase made at a b supermarket 25 d zawilski box 517 ab supermarket 15 mrs semenec 345 peel st red whlre store 10 lloyd murr mill sr e lovell bros 10 harold deforest 108 church st hintont store bmhood drivein manning electric hfntons 5c to 1 store acton home furnishings gordon hardware ltd the holland shop laktview discount centre dollar daddy store sports corner acton red white store duncans variety store 1 bensons shoes acton fabric centre dills stationery store iga 1 food store 1