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The Acton Wedne January SMond Clm Mill By Wendy Thomson I forgotten what it like to get up three in the morning to feed a hungry baby but it back lo mo again the faint noises in the night growing to a whimpering to a short imperative cry then an angry howl me shivering and Humbling down the hall to warm the milk And hue I am doing it again Tho difference this time is that while Im standing blinking blearyeyed In front of the stove the monthold babies art down below sitting one on each foot and their Black and Ian mother is stretched out carefree comfort on the couch secure in the knowledge that her pups are being taken care of Then there the cleaning up Because of the length of car four inches per ear bungs them past the end of the pups noses they end up with milk and all up their cars down their dims and in their toes after climb back out of their dishes So carefully clem them all off just lo have them bounce back to have another go at the milk They argue which 1 don mind unless its with one on each end of a stray mitt that somebody s left on the floor And ihcy don quite remember which cat it safe to tackle and which is best left alone t forever rushing to smooth a ruffled cat and sooth a bewildered pup sitting crying that she hit him last time he grabbed her tail Lastly there s the puddles The neverending ever flowing streams all through the house My usual manner of walking now seems to be with eyes always on the ground and with a bundle of old newspapers under my arm ready to mop up a puddle proudly reported progress to Gord yesterday afternoon on the pups training program saying that they puddle on the papers per cent of the tunc Gord looking around pointed out that that was only logical as 50 per cent of the floor was already covered with paper But today quite a few times I saw a pup stop playing look anxiously round then make a dash for a paper Of course it would have been better if he got a little further on than with just his front feet before he went but progress 1 think Other than thai they arc just delightful We sit and watch them by the halfhour They develop much the same way human babies do only much more quickly of course One of the cats Puff has quite a lung going with the pups Sin hangs her lots over the edge of a chair and bats at them white they walk by When challenged site will tome down and box letting I In pup bowl her over flat Tho funny pirl comes when the pup tries to imitate the cats movements putting his head down tucking one shoulder in to do a part Instead of the expected graceful roll he goes over with big bonk and Iks there stunned Up till now Ive called the pups he but they really arc females Its just easier to talk about our menagerie by calling all dogs he and tho cats she unless it extremely obvious to the After a month of not being able to tell the pups apart unlcs wire side by side and we could compare it finally dawned on me that ours has black lots and the other has brown We love showing them some pups arc just balls of fluff unidentifiable as to breed these an exact little miniatures of their parents They make quite family picture Big old pappy Rip all pounds of him fast asleep in the middle of the floor mania Lit on the trying to ignore the pups crawling all over her one chewing her car and one gnawing her kneebonc And all four jet black with little tan eyebrow spots muzzle chest and feet to books the Black and Tan or Old Glory Hound is bred down from the Bloodhound and the Virginia Foxhound for a hunting dog with a superior nose and a carrying voice They don I tongue a bugling bay that carries for miles some tunes Each hound has its own note and when they re in a pack it the prettiest sound Come spring 1 m going to enjoy the first jaunts out but now I m feeling quite Dangers of drugs told Greenock members Miss Pear en was hottest for the Greenock Institute when they met for first meeting of 1970 Mrs George Wallace opened the meeting with good Wishes to all the members and families for the New Year The meeting continued with the singing of opening Ode to repeating of the Mary Stewart Collect Mrs Gordon Leslie read the scripture following which all repeated I he Lord prayer Twelve members answered the roll call A thought on Temperance in every day life Mrs Calvin read correspondence Thank you were received from the ONE OF ONTARIO S Marching Mothers is symbolized by Mail cartoonist James Reldford on behalf of Rehabilitation Foundation for tho Disabled whoso Ability Fund campaign will bo held on Monday evening Feb In Acton end about other municipalities in tho province The Ability Fund new name for tho March of Dimos rehabilitates disabled adults primarily by finding them suitable work At first they just slept and whenever someone winle 1 ve been writing Mrs Bruce Shoemaker completed her course in funeral services in Toronto last week Mr and Mrs Dave Sycr of Wyoming Ont visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Chas Landsborough over the weekend Mr Clint Taylor Is recuperating at GucEph General Hospital following an opcrition Mrs Jim was home from Lahr Germany for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs H stroked them Once their eyes were open they studied their toes their tails and each other with great curiosity Walking come quite naturally as far as the sequence in which they moved their feet It seemed lo be quite by trial and ciror that they found the way with which they wouldn fall down 1 remember one spent most of one day hopping like a rabbit Mostly the pups play This is to watch They hop jump paw prance flap their ears growl charge then fall over at the crucial moment and sal and howled one night when one became terribly ferocious and actually curled his lips back off his dinky Intlc teeth It was like watching a month old baby trying to sneer Often in the heat of battle one will let out a sharp yip both will freeze then look cautiously around to sec who making the thcic were five puddles two the floor and on The Acton Free Press right on Bill Smiley we drop a pebble in a pool and the ripples made are really cool and on Hartley Coles in his bathtub Progress 275 damage to two cars Twt south travelling Main St were in collision last Wednesday afternoon and atter the undent was investigated by Cons Nick Fanon a charge was laid One car making a turn into a drive cut into the path of the overtaking vehicle The car driven by Michael Timbers Acton had damage and lie car driven by Jacob damage Mr and Mis Don Reed and of Essex visited Mr and Mrs Don Reed on Sunday Mr William of Barrie visited friends in Acton last week and her sister Mrs Lena returned home with her Mr Frank Treeman is a patient in General Hospital where he underwent surgery last Friday Friends wish him a speedy recovery Last Thursday 150 teachers in S Lavender area attended a meeting at the Robert Little Test alarms The fire siren sounded briefly Monday evening when the house alarm system was being tested school from to p m Senior students helped serve coffee and cookies Mrs Irene Mitchell his been visiting Mr Mrs Leo March men and for the past two weeks Nmcy Marchmcnt will t Guelph General Hospital on Thursday Heather club names officers A pot luck supper preceded the first meeting of the ye ir of the Heather Club of Knox church Wednesday of list week Mrs the meeting until the new officers were named president Davidson first vice pros dent Helen Mason treasurer Mary Mann secretary Meryl Kirkncss program convener Jean Lets ma and membership convener Alice Waldic Jean Lcishman read the Scripture and Mrs Isobel McKcnzie was of the nominations Plans for a rummage sale a id bake sale were made No changes in board Act in Library members remain the same for 1970 George Lee is the chairman with Fred New vice chairman and Cop eland as secretary treasurer Barry Don Van licet were fc is of former Mr and Mrs Vic Masters in while the Acton Men pec wees competed the Delhi pee wee hockey tourn iment on the weekend Vie is minager the IGA supermarket in Barry and Don paid a visit Mr and Mrs Giant Chambers in Port Dover The pec wees ousted Paris and before losing a 3 he irtbreakcr to Milton in the tournament finals H club leaders recently attended group luncheon at the Caravan Restaurant Milton guests of the Ontario Department Agriculture and Food in recognition of their luntecr work Clubs aid their leaders are Acton Mrs R Mac Naught on Miss Shirley Sayers Mrs Inglis Mrs William Mahon Dublin Mrs J Hornby North Jrs Mrs J Mrs Roy J Wilson Hornby North Mrs L King Mrs Jim McKay- Hornby South- Mrs Cecil Patterson Mrs M Mrs Stanley Palermo North Mrs A Ccclcn Mrs J 1aLrmo South Miss Diannc Pell Mrs L Mrs Mrs Cox I Mrs Leo Mrs Brown II Mrs W Buchanan Miss L Snow Mrs L Ci Limchotisc Silvcrwood Mrs M J Anderson Mrs George Henderson Norval Mrs r Laidlaw Mrs hut lor basket hoy received at Creeling were read from Mrs president of It It was decided the Inititute would again sponsor the girls in Focus on Leaders were to training to be held lit the end of the month They will once again collect pennies for friendship Mrs I lliott Patterson and Mrs Charles convened a splendid program on Temperance and Drugs Mrs Lieu nor read the motto We should resolve to OUR READERS WRITE Dear Fellow As you all know March of Dimes Mothers will soon be making their call on you hoping you will all pen your hearts and purses really wide for this most worthy cause how many of you knoi at the name of this Foundation has now been chanted Ability Fund Also how many of you think this fund is to aid small crippled children A large number of you no doubt and I was one of you until was called to attend a meeting at the Robert Little School last Thursday evening where a young lady talked to very small number of ladies about this fund what it is for and the people who may take advantage of the privileges it offers We were ilso shown slides showing people who have been helped young pei pic and old alike and in many different situations found Hall very enlightening as I am sure you would have done had you been there Tins fund helps people from the age of years upwards supplying them with wheelchairs and suchlike equipment should ihcy need it but themselves iblc lo buy this sort of thing St dance attended by More youngsters from the two public schools of Acton attended a in St Parish Hall last Friday The usual pop and chips were for sale All seemed to a good tunc for themselves Anybody can apply for help by phoning this fund rather foundation I believe the number is in the Georgetown phone book but of course die head office is in Toronto When the local Mothers of Acton find themselves calling at the houses in this district will be handing out information sheets to give you all the answers to your questions including phone numbers and addresses etc If you have a friend or relative who is handicapped in any way and unable to go out to work do please contact this foundation and I am sure they will be most willing to help you I only wish more people could have been out to hear the talk given on this subject and also to sec the most interesting slides we were shown I am passing on this knowledge hoping at least some of you will read it and act accordingly Yours truly Mrs Margaret Wright 188 Churchill S Acton Ont conquer the tongue tho temper and the conduct Mn C read articles on alcohol Even a small amount is too much they were told Mrs L Winters read a poem drinking drivers and the test Mrs Patterson took as her topic The modern tragedy of Drug Addiction LSD is a great llireat among our young people today Hepatitis heart disease artery damage will increase if marijuana is made legal Young people suffer from lack of communication with parents In many cases we are too busy in the mad rush of society thus many of our young people turn elsewhere for companionship and also to tiklng of drugs for kicks we are sorry to say ire going to have live with it as It appears drugs are here to stay Miss Iva told of the Accord I arm near where alcoholics can go for a cure of heir own free will They can work and also contribute to the up keep of tins farm as they are able Mrs A Gates and Mrs Winters assisted the hostess in serving a delicious lunch Mrs Patterson conducted a contest during the social half hour on How well do you know It was won by Mrs McKeown Mrs Archie Gates will be hostess for the February meeting POLLOCK and CAMPBELL Lip- 1 Gras call it what you like rt all meant FUN MASQUERADEBALL JAN Union Hall Pine St HILTON Guest Welcome German Canadian Club of Haft on County SPECIAL HAIRSTYLING to suit any occasion by John Anna MODELS REQUIRED FOR HAIR STYLING Phone now for your appointment Milady Hairstyling 32 Mill St E Acton 8530290 TWO MOTHERS bt and Tan pup at 3 DAYS ONLY FABRIC SALE 29th 30th Sat 3ht FABRICS FOR EVERY PURPOSE 69 to GUELPH I Qtebet Street Opposite Public library