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the acton free press monday december 23 1968 auce st wkfch has beon dubbed power sf by the hydro commissionyocause of tho unusual display of christmas lighting is almost as light as day whon residents turn on thoir displays of outdoor lighting the white housos com bine with tht light fall of snow providing a brilliant offect the hydro building across the road always well lit is trimmed with christmas trees staff photo mcculloch home decorated for wi christmas meeting mcarthurgallas wedding at erin united church mrs james mcculloch acton was hostess for the christmas meeting of the greenock womens institute held tucsd ly evening december 10 in the warmth of the glowing fire and beautiful decorations the president mrs george wallace opened the meeting with the poem hells hells telling the meaning ol bells messages lo the people down through the years the beautiful christmas eaml silent slight was sung followed hy mary stewart collect repeated in unison- mrs 1 iho patterson read the scripture 2nd chapter st luke followed hy the lords prayer minutes of the lust meeting were read mrs j mc ulloch read the financial statement in the absence of the treasurer mrs llemsley it was decided they would remember the shutins and sick at christmas with a box ol truit the collection taken at this meeting was to be sent to the adult group of the mentally retarded lor wellington county ut guelph mrs a winters expressed the pleasure of the members and iricnds earlier in the month when they went by bus lo strallord to see ind hear the liristnns story in p igeant and song this was a bciutilul present ition which ill will remember the roll call was answered hy the cxcli ingc ol gifts mrs l ilph mckcown w is in charge of the progr im she read the story ol the stirs liter which she told the story ol ills night before christnus 1 icli member had siuitrihulcd two words to make this old i ivorils serv utilising mrs mekcown introduced guest speakei mrs qucenie hcnnet f roni taupari new 7ealand who is visiting with friends in georgetown she was a delightful person and told of the womens institute in her homeland also the projects cirried on in their community they were ilso shown how to male christinis tree orniiiienls by mrs mckeown all tinned in once more lo snip limiliir e irols aieomp lined on the pnno by mrs calvin aitkcn the national anthem followed by the institute grace brought the program to a close all enjoyed a pot luck supper which was delicious mrs c aitkcn thanked the guest speaker and mrs mcculloch for her home the next meeting will be held at the home ol miss i iva pcaren on rinuary i i i in the evening mr roy arnotl has returned home from guelph gener il hospital christm is guests with mr and mrs r r parker will be their son rob and diughter lind i mr and mrs charles hailhe toronto miss i liabeth cook st johns nfld fiancee of rob parker and mr rov clark ol gall nance ol land 1 1 irker dud mrs joe hurst arthur st miss sandia slmgerland is b ick hiime in acton for christmas she is working for the government and teaching niglil school hi i dmonlon miss i llibelb alkey a former acton teacher is also going home to owen sound i mm i dmonlon for the holidays rormer acloinans mr and obituary mrs j j stewart received the guests when the guelph and district real i state board held its christmas dinner and dance mr stewart is president miss carol wharton entertained the group of about 400 at paradise gardens mr and mrs peter hurst who have been in lagos nigeria are home for christmas with mr mr and mrs lucicn dupont susan wilson of calgary are home for christmas visiting her pirenls mr and mrs w wilson mr atutmrs miclne patterson leslie ann dubyof chub lake arc visiting wilh her pircnts mr and mrs lcs duby mr jalaludin jipelos a student from malaysia al the university of guelph was visiting acton friends sunday while christians arc looking forward to christmas he had saturday enjoyed with moslem friends a feast to mark the end of ramadan the month of fasting active in church work mrs f shortill dies rachel ida robson shortill died on wednesday december ii in georgetown hospital she was horn july id ikk i al swintou park c roton township readings games rhythm band at meeting of golden age club a good attendance was com ted at the evening meeting of the golden age club on december 17 business pertaining to the annual chnstnias dinner was wound up mr and mrs c k browne had generously donated the ice cream agnn this year and there was lo be no charge for the use of the luxton hall for that nifjil until of these kind gestures were much appreciated sympathy wis expressed loi mr and mrs jas rolston on the loss of their eldest daughter some nicmluirs w still in hospital and other waiting to get a bed there mrs wallace i visitor was heartily welcomed tor the annual election jan 21 a nominating committee wis appointed consisting of mi warne mrs met tilcheon and muu muus and halalcahiki salad 4h party goes hawaiian ciirk in muu muus and leis i ic j st ol lliwjiiiu tenuis mil i slide ptlsl ntdtion on tin bciuhtul mtmim ol ilium nude for an interesting exeninn ihursdav as hjlton s 4 11 ilonitinaiml lub prls stud their lirst i hristmas dinner pjria in tin auditorium ot llalion iliuiiiual m mot at milton cirls from the uuint s 4 ii clubh prepared the but let dinner usin in tlu ntu h luanan reupes md tin uast made i lug hit with he p units md spiual trusts iltmdint 1 he menu kjiutid poi kau kau duivj c ontpori pokiijlsiiii mingle ii il ikalnk i s il id lem ikis ii luaii in asuki md ui aha s tl id plus i ii italian punch i ollmune diuuii ilumnju une rulil ol tin hoinln south club introduced ipeual guests mr and mrs george keadheid the president and secretary ot haltou agricultural souet and 111 tarm broadcast reporter cuorge tkms and mrs atkins ot hronte both gentlemen extended congratulations to the girls on tin summons dinner and uished them continued success in then homeinaking programs mr and mrs walter nornngton ol milton who were larld responsible tor organizing hi duuiei and the piogi nu uere tutioduced in 1 tin i mixwcll mis nornngton s im bioilu is ate mission n priest woikuik in m iw in one i doctor i lid he oilier i school teacher and thee showed i scries ol coloitul slide pictures tlle took on iccctit visit to the island mr omricton told the island lllvloi ll 111 its disct cl in ipl j lines ouk iii i s to ininxitioii in i nited st itcs jnd cornn e ii cc el in cu il di r ul on tile pu1ules hit hush hid ihowed she hi le l mini inilll puieh ise d in h m iii on it a n ip i lie o i uielons wen prscited with j gilt tor their toniri union to the evening sever il mere indisc prizes were contributed to the evening bv n crch mts liom iround hilton and iricv mihoudiew out tlii7inncrs names 1lu included mrs hiiice 1 i inu mrs a scelen mrs 1 i oulter mrs i uuhl mrs 1 ikatt mrs muntl ursc heather ikatt itli i isbv md donn i spciiee m m ol the 4 ii ers ittcndiril wore ii iw in m muu minis and ill the guests wele presented with lets to we u iround then decks one bl ive kill troill he ouhlm club wok i li iss skm pot luck supper held by auxiliary knox kil inning uiliai held a pol lllek supper il lliell ixeilllllil iliislllli inllouej in l e iii islin is pinei ml and celianel ill kills gltls were taken loi m iiioi lesidents nu dellseled tmu e s e mile i llel mr pyer mrs reascv is to ael as alternate it necessary readings and g imes were enjoyed with mrs uradshiw supplying the musicals the h thin band icpeated lor the rest ol the club the program ol christmas songs they had given i n e o r g e t o w n at the horticultural society christmas parly present with december birthdays were mrs mouney mr and mrs jickcossir mr md mrs r l davidson will celebiale their si wedding inniversiry december 21 mr and mrs l vickeis their 1s1i1 wedding anniversary dec 17 mrs reed convened a delicious lunch ot truit breads eookies t irts md hristmas elkl with inanv merry c hrislnias wishes ind wishes lor a hippy vvv eat ihe gloup dispersed to meet ignn j m 7 at 2 p in robbie buekner i student at the university ol guelph is spending the hiistmis holidays in j unaie i with his pircnts dr llld mis r 1 llueknel miss jean hucknei who w is ill in i k v 1 1 1 e h o s p 1 1 1 1 was eons tie seine al ihe home in milton ol mi ind mis j iek lee lehle miss vi llgli mlekellle is llimlk 1 11111 e idljil i niveisiiy willville nov i selltll loi llle holidiss a daughter of ihe late susan hill and john robson she attended orangcville high school and north bay teachers college after graduation she taught school in west garafraxa llora schrciher and blue mountain school in bsqucsing township she and i red w shortill were married in november l20 they resided at the shortill homestead farm for 17 hears until retiring to their home in uallinafad always active in church and community affairs she taught in various sunday school departments at ballinafad united church and took an active part in all the womens organizations of the church as long as she was able mrs shortill is survived by her husband lied w shortill a daughter joanna mrs ken ridlcr of i ort william and a son i loyd on the shortill homestead i arm r r 1 georgetown and four grandchildren judy and janice ridler i ort william and nancy and jean shortill ol r r 1 one ol a family ol nine she is survived by only two sisters llla mrs v illiani mclncry of guelph and amelia mrs al mattlcsscooksville the funeral service was conducted hy the rev kelvin johnston ot ballinafad united hurch al the mcclure i uneral home on december 13 pallbearers were tred j shortill 1 imehouse robert shortill guelph j i red shortill guelph md john ole guelph gordon price islington and roy warne guelph the many beautiful flowers were earned by nephews douglas hogarth i ergus jesse mel nery ballinafad i red price mississauga douglas modwell guelph i loyd renwick orangcville ind a brother in law llaiding price 1 imeliouse white chrysjpllicmums pink carnations and candelabra formed the setting for ihe double ring ceremony when i ifi gallas became the bride of roy c mcarthur the wedding took rlacc in i nil united c hurch on lovcmbcr in the bride is the dauglilcr of mr and mrs alum gallas r r 2 acton the groom is the son of mr and mrs wilfred mcarlhur r r i guelph officiating 4 was rev george w howie and the organist was mrs g ailkon given in marriage by her father the bride wore a floorlength ahnc gown of peiu de poircl with velvet bodice and bell sleeves accented by a large- velvet bell and bow around the empire wlust a wide crochet laee border edged ihe hemline sleeves and neckline her headdress was a ring of velvet which held a fourlayered fingertip veil of tulle edged with narrow scalloped crochet lace and she carried a cascade of inn lature white feathered carnations with mauve chrysanthemums mrs hamia gallas r r i york cousin of the bride was matron of honor bridesmaid was miss susan black r r i guelph and junior bridesmaid was miss dcbra mcarthur r r 2 lrm niece of the groom the matron of honor wore a gown identical in style to that of the bride but for the sleeves which were short the bodice was deep purple velvet as was the belt and bow the skirt was mauve brocade the bridesmaids wore similarly styled gowns hut with a brocade bodice and a narrow purple velvet bind around the empire waist they carried cascades of white pon pom chrysanthemums their headdresses were wedding ring bands in brocade with a tiny mauve veil over the forehead the bride and her maids in ide their own gowns and the bride made all ihe headdresses archie mcarthur jr i nil cousin of ihe groom was best mall ushers were hyco gallas o drjbskd up in muu muus and a grass skirl at thursdays hawaiian dinner party staged by halton 4 h clubbers are anne rhul of hornby south club marilyn barber laurene rennick cathy lasby and karyn manes of the dublin club the costumes the dinner of exotic foods and the program featuring pictures of hawaii carried out the theme of the evenlno pho0 mon dec 23 9 am to 9 pm toes dec 249 am to 6 pm closed december 25 december 26 mom dec 30 9 am to 9 pm tues dec 31 9 am to 6 pm closed new years day acton iga caroline nurseries garden centre and flower shop i h qhwjy 7 south 5 de fresh cut flowers large variety of plants or christmas giving potted poinsettias azaleas cyclamen mums christmas wreaths door swags and centrepieces and memorial wreaths gift suggestions for th garden garden ornaments christmas trees retry gron fine shape spruce and fine reasonable frices a gift of flowers it always acceptable order early to avoid disappointment opn every nifjhl from new until christmas from 8 30 iw to 00 pm our new addition is now own drop in and see our urge display iff quit roomy we wire flowers anywhere phone 8532980 mum o mm brother of the bride and donald rliud brother inlaw of the groom sevenyearold randy gallas brother of the bride was ring bearer i or a reception held in the church hall the brides mother received wearing a wedgewood blue crepe dress with matching lace jacket and black and while accessories her corsage was of white feathered carnations s assisting her the grooms mother wore a three piece grey and biegc cmscmble willi blue and bicge accessories her flowers were white feathered carnations lor a honeymoon to nashville tennessee the bride donnod a twopiece teal green suit ind brown and bilge accessories her corsage was of while roses out of town guests came from guelph preston toronto waldemar georgetown alton hillshurgli acton and york prior to her marriage the bride was honored with a joint miscellaneous shower held by mrs keith lcitcb and mrs ward hamilton at the home of mrs lciteh mrs john reid was hostess for another held at her lion e many lovely gifts were received at both showers euchre draw winners named names of winners in last saturdays euchre at the lol hall crcwsons corners includes the winner of a special draw dave swackhamcr oilier winners ladies high mary osboiirnc ladies low marie dcwar mens high c storey mens low gerry dewar lone hands mrs cora snyder door prie mary osbourne ladies travelling vcrna stephens mens travelling gordon swackhamcr our deadline is december 31 to reduce inventory by 19 units buy with complete confidence and save milton motor sales ltd the home or guardian maintenance service 388 main st milton 8782355 it utitii iniimiiii ii tiiiiiimn mint nimimmi miimmm mtjumtm mini humwmt r beginning december 27 take advantage of our annual sale buy now and save now at 50b discount also christmas wrappings while they last dills stationery m mill st