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by wendy thcaiuor people must become to used to the tight and aroelll of h country thai they low lone of the delight in it when i wee mull everything u tpedal on picnic daysihe dirt track leading back front the road the fragrance of the hay that knelt to much like my old tewing buket the bull of iitaecu the flowera we nude into garltndi to tiring everybody with the cliff mellow pooping in end ool of the sandbank were coniunt tource of fascination no nutter how atony the creek or how slippy the monet we were into the water in no time the tun klwayt teemed not only warmer but friendlier and the picnic lunch ittelf could not have tatted half ti good indoori especially walekicoootye and tonuloet dipped in tall and dripped all over the trait klowadayi i never lie on the grata without blanket at i have a horror of bug crawling down my neck the tame for streams im sure that if i tit down in one something will crawl out from under a rock and bile me picnics now that were living out in the country we never go on them recently after i came serosa a utile thing entitled autumn that id written in grade 10 or ii i realized how much id topped noticing what wat around me the woodi were daik and uninviting dead brancliet lay acrou the path at though forbidding entrance spidert guardiaiu or the woodi glared at alt intruder from their invisible potti tlrung between the treei the leaver had aunk to the ground withered and lifeleu the grau wat till suddenly ihe uin came out and all about me the treei teemed to be ablate in a rlol of color a quick wind patted through the woodi the leavet were whipped back to life and danced away in ihe breeze a stray patch of sunlight tel tpiderwebi to shimmering the tumac thone lke a flame in the darkneu of the lurrounding pinet the grau whispered and waved then the tun flipped back into hiding the woodi died another of hi ihouund autumn deathi and the grau wai still how ive changed thlt fall it teemed thai on every walk i wat either engroued in conversation with lomebody or figuring oul what to do when i gol home after reading thai i gave myself a mental thake and started paying attention to what was going on around me one particularly tine day we drove to eugenia up near fletherton one of my uncles ronny wanting to gel away from the city on weekend had bought an old farmhouse overlooking the valley and i wanted to see thai country in the fall although many of the leavei were just changing beautifully there were many on ihe ground we have almost none here 01 the treei by our house are moitly cedar and it wai with a mrs m hunter for dublin wi the members and friends of dublin womens institute held iheir october meeting at the home of mrt marvin hunter blue spring line nastagaweya last thursday evening mrs m mccullougli presided over the meeting and for the singing of the institute ode repeating of the mary stewart collect and the lords prayer mrt calvin mclntyre read the tecretaryt minutes the correspondence and the roll call ai this was the current events program member answered the roll with a newt item which was interesting and timely a training school on new ideas in the making of quilts is being held in milton on october 23 and 24 but no leaders were named to attend this school members were again reminded of the dr ethel chapman afternoon beingheld in st davids church campbellville on tuesday october 28 an invitation was received from the ladies board of acton fall fair to attend a reception at the acton library on october 21 from 2 pro to 4 pjst to meet with exhibitors and discuss and plan new classes in the different deportments in the price list mrt mccullough thanked the ladies for their contributions toward the exhibits at the three neighboring fain and also those pleasant tente of rediscovery that i stalled scuffling around in then dead leavet are a thing all on their own they rustle when kicked scrunch when jumped on and have that lingular nutty tmell that personifies autumn we wandered along one tide of the valley pointing out increasingly colorful daubt acroea the other tide wondering if there waa somebody acrou there pointing over our way tl ihe brilliant patch of sumac spilling down the slope there were two huge beech treei tide by tide low and wide with branches tel in such a way ai lo let iwei toi twitching ii looked so easy to climb i suppose if i wai on my own id hive been up it in no time but onlooken alwtyt nuke me hesitate it would be truly dreadful to fall out and tqiiath a coutln i settled for wilding ton jim to the tup in irfy place really though he does look fir belter hanging upside down thin i do under a linden tree there wat an odd arrangement of huge bouldert common tense uyt that a farmer pushed them nut of hit field long ago they rolled down the hill a bit and settled in rough semicircular rows wlih one set apart directly under ihe tree but it wat far more interesting lo picture them all occupied on the night of a full moon by- what not loo far behind the house li a chasm a iplil in the rock at least 40 or so feet straight down i took one look over tlte edge and backed off fast there wat a lime when i would have done like ihe youngtleit grabbed a branch and hung over the edge with no more fear of falling than a caterpillar maybe ht thai now i know just how much i have lo tote ive started to look again and sniff again and even if i do keep both feet on ihe ground that isnt to uy that in my heart im not swinging by my knees in the top of a beech tree much to my surprise ive found a pancake recipe that we like more than my old griddlecake one itt much the some ingredients but a bll mure work buttth pancakfs baal 3 yolk 3 cups milk 14 cup malted butler add 3 cups flour 3 tip baking powder i ifp tall 2 ibtp sugar all uried together tnd heat will i- old in 3 tllttly baaten eaj whites use a scant v cup hitler for each pancake something new in showers on saturday october 18 ron lewii of r r 4 acton wai surprised by 1 2 of his gentlemen friends with a baby shower at the men arrived the very surprised nurse lewii greeted them masked with baby and bottle in hand among the gifti he received were baseball hockey and football equipment and other gift suitable for father and son meanwhile acrou the road verna tatton was lionets at a shower for june hii wife the- acton free prit wednesday october 23 ivav hostess meeting helping to arrange the exhibits mrs m nelln gave a full account of a meeting of the district directors held recently in milton which the had attended the guelph area convention was held at the university of guelph on october hand and mrs w j mclntyre and mrs d moffat hud attended on alternate djys reporting for the first day mrs mclntyre gave a splendid report the theme of the convention this year was it is difficult to look ahead further than the eye can see she mentioned thai miss shirley sayers of acton had capably acted as commentator for the haltan 441 girls mrt william pierce gave an interesting and newsy paper on current events mrt willard button again contributed to the treasury from the booth at the auction sales room at stewarttown mrt e norton handed out pamphlets from the canadian cancer society and invited the ladies to attend the showing of two film next wednesday october 22 in the high school auditoritini mrs d moffat and mrs w britton served a delicious lunch and mrs mcdougall thanked the hostess mrt hunter the lunch convener and all who had taken part in the program bale bake sale four planned by ucw unit on tuesday oct mlheudlei of group 2 of u c w nut in the parlour of trinity united church with mrt veldhuli in the chair in the absence of fair ladies entertain pi lit fair ladv director tmteetaiaed tueeday at a tecretary treeaiir of live wonvtni division tea in the tlbrav pictured with president mrt ontario attoclalion of aurlcultur at ruth liahem rtrtt and tctrv treeaurer mr socletumislah photo ida matthew it mr charlotte ironside ujomjim wjjbi j legion ladies bazaar raises 800 saturday legion ladles raised over shoo at theli annual bazaar and lea held last saturday in ihe legion auditorium conveners were ruth courtney rene johnson and gwen price for the penny sale mrs mathewum for ihe tea tablet shirley drew and madeline llaidy fur ihe fancy wink fern shullli and phyllis angell fur the touch and take table lois gordon lileen wedge and freda lamb for the fish pond helen fowler and lucy synnolt for baking i iva maules fur ihe cake draw jancl rogers and joan mckntghl for 4hc big draw winners for ihe cash draw were gwen andrewi aclon mrs m buchtnin r r 2 cflaktr rvmtffm itu9a to fftottp the evening unit of ucw met in the church on wednesday evening of last week for iheir regular monthly meeting president mrs g johnson chatted ihe meeting and secretary report wai retd by mrt william coats guest speaker wai mrs coats who gave a most intereiting talk on the prevention of cancer she invited everyone to view ihe films at the high school on wednesday evening of this week mrs m symon supply convener brought material and the ladies spent the balance of the evening rolling bandages for lepers plans were made to lout the school for the deaf on ocl 27 tint is in lieu of a november meeting acton and brenda adams r r 2lrln agnes rose woo the lea table draw vera spires and jean milne the groceries muion tuikou the barbie dull penny ule winueit were cream and sugar sandra coker tray patsy wheeler glasses paul cargill carinas and pin linda fusing apron phyllis angell picture ruth dago relish set shirley cianlz jelly mould mn coles cup and uucer dome morton cup and uucer joan i ord carving set madeline hardy dull cloths kay james bowl set l llowuin plaques gall cu me baby bollle and bootees tools mcmullen pillow cases joan smith bowls reg marsh notepads lili tennanl coasters dlsne butler baby bootees jean precious lady curlers enjoy bridge aclon lady cutlets enjoyed an afternoon and evening dessert bridge and euchre at the home of mrs ruth leatherland on tuesday october 21 with 52 attending taking home the prizes for the afternoon bridge were high mrs fred salt mrs laura lovell consolation miu ruby clark evening bridge winners were high mrs val drinkwaller mrs marilyn mcarthur consolation mrs jackie nolan euchre winners were high mrs helen mlddleton and consolation mrs ina mellon apron marilyn mclaughlin dishes helen hawkins apiun susan dryvdalc baby set susan drysdulc june set wlb mimullcn seivictles donna schiiick rolling pin mid plate i iva maulet pillow slips kay james apron mrs humid hams silver dish a buchanan picture belly hardy salt and pepper mrs mcgladry cats len randall towel set madeline hardy rehsli sel mrs doug price salt and peppei maij jordan juice set sliuley clan pillow cases sylvia i nicy tray and glanes fein shullis about jo attended a very leaunl and informal lea in ihe ibriry meeting room tuesday afternoon when member of the fair ladles boaid entertained exhibitors and special guests they discussed possible changes in the prize lists and classes and felt ihe afternoon would lie very profitable in chaiigei belhg considered suueituuii received at the fair were uiscussed as well the lea table se with silver tea servlie was centred wilh a lovely puik and while bouquet for the fust lime event meatie maids sample steak on sal oct ik ihe dublin mealie maids held their thud meeting at the home of their assistant leadei mn douglas ihe meeting commenced with ihe 4 ii pledge the miiiules ol ihe list meeting were read and adopted ihe roll call was answered by all ihe gills present they decided to hold the fourth and fifth meetings together at mrt douglas home on sal nov i mit lasby and mn douglas presented notes mi meal cookery followed by a discussion on varloui methods ol cooking different types ol meat i ach of ihe members and leaders sampled swiss steak uepared by marilyn barber and lorit black cathy lasby firepared bacon and mn fciuglis served lei and cookies all of ihe members ugreed that is was a delightful unci appetizing way of preparing steak next on ihe menu is beef stew and dumpllngi president mn utlon opening with a short poem and prayer mrt llerrhiglor wat in charge of ihe devotional period the story of talents was ihe theme of her discussion the tecretaryt report wai given by mis e ltmbeil for mia a aklm roll call wai answered by 21 member there were 44 home visili made and i j hotpllal calls can ire to be al ihe church al 7 oclock oct 27 to take lite nwmbeii on a tour of the scliool for the deaf at milton a bale it lo be tucked the ctiuiih ocl 21 at v a m good uud clothing shoes etc are lo be left al the church a bale u lo be tucked also lo be sent lo allan lauder a sole of lulling n to be held at sutipionsseari nov ij from 10 oclock until 2 ochick or until told oul mrs dedinen ung a very lovely solo tlesid slill waiert eciuiiitunled by mrt denny mn i nice will have ihaige of the november meeting mil mioernaker gave her tegular very thorough report on all nursing home and alto lick and shut ins in ihe congregation mn force spoke on a farm home that lake in deaf children the owrtert having thloe deaf clllldleil themielvel trrt to know just how to handle these otherwise incorrigible children and are melting a splendid contribution to the handling of handicapped chlldin thii untie it on 25 highway this side uf milton kev kobl kumball has been looking for lust such a place and we will be healing more of dili young couple and their protect in ihe near future mu shoemaker lead a letter in hie form of a poni for ftll fiihn mn walker in vancouver which was eiioyed by all the walktit ire very much at home and iiulte contained mn cleavet group served a dainty lunch and all enjoytd a social lulf hour mrt jack carpenter had a finltlme visitor recently when walter and teresa kane nee teresa brine 61 brant street in guelph brought their new son steven born july 29 to visit the baby is fat chunky and adorable and weighed in al h lbs w or when born mr and mrs john musselle and daughter monica and andrea of sault sic mane spent last week at the family home r r i acton a highlight of their stay was a family tea parly saturday afternoon celebrating andreas lirst birthday a very happy occasion for her grandparents mr and mrs g ii musselle mr russell murray is a patient in st michaels hospital toronto where he underwent eye surgery monday friends will be sorry lo learn mn john van den brink ii a ratienl in guelph general lospilal mr and mrs mervrn ii snyster of seattle washington are in acton visiting with mrs soysters sister mrt anne talbot and family lovell bros hut market maple leaf sliced 1 lb pko side bacon 85 red brand beir steaks mo lean shoulder roast 75 choice rump roast 99 i lean sirloin tip roast 1 10 s lean ground chuck 75 5 ron your mim red brand beef si 65 fbohts55 hinds 76 lovell bros modern meat market 11 mill i autt rluuta t5jh40 oauv dfuvhv diamond anniversary for mr mrs griffin a well known erin couple mr and mrs arthur griffin were at home to relatives neighbors and friends on sunday afternoon october 12 in erin united church to mark their diamond wedding unniversary mr and mrs griffin were married on october 1 2 1909 at the brides parents home on the fifth line with rev g o block officiating the bridesmaid of 60 years before mrt r l davidson of acton and the best man carman griffith of mishawaka indiana brother of the groom were both present for the happy anniveiury celebration the table was centred with a thieelayei wedding cake nude by iheir daughter mrt william thompson and mrt robert marshall and decorated by saunders bakery mr and mrs griffin farmed in erin township on the sixth line until ihey moved to erin six years ago they are members of erin united church many lovely gifts cards and last caff tonight wednesday sees the showing of two films on cancer detection and prevention in the high school auditorium all women of the town and district are invited to the short program flowers were received as well as messages of congratulation from queen elizabeth prime minister trudeau prime minuter john robarts robert l stanfield alf hales m p john root m pp and a plaque from the province of ontario those who poured tea were mn tressa keeler sister of the bride mrs carman griffin sisterinlaw of the groom mrs robert master mis benmorfitt mrs james delaney mrs pearl bingham mrs harold griffin and mrs ed smith those who served were mrs bert berry mrs jim mcarthur mrs emma keeler miss doris fines mrs jim mundell mrs mac sprowl mn judd hoare mn ken hall mis harvey peavoy mrs lome keeler mrs tarl fuller mrs robert marshall and mis wilmer davidson helping in the kitchen were mrs dolly baud and mrs smith in charge of the guest book weie brian delta and bill thompson fnends were welcomed from indiana niagara falls ottawa vineland beamsville toronto stayner bame holttein fergus kitchener bieslau guelph grand valley hillsburgh coningsby brampton london geoigetown aclon and the 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