Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 18, 1970, p. 7

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HammondGordon wedding ceremony Valentines Day Bouquet of colorful white and elegance carnation decorated the Baptist Church for the marriage of Joan Marie Gordon daughter of Mr and Mn Wallace Gordon of Acton to Bryan Hammond only ton of Mr and Mn Floyd Hammond also of Acton The ceremony was conducted by the Rev Gammon former pastor now of Thombury and the Rev A H McKenzie of Acton G Skirrow the Lords Prayer and Bleu This House accompanied by the organist The bride given in marriage by her father chose a traditional long white gown of nylon taffeta empire style with heavy laced daisies on the bodice as well as on the cuffs and the slightly flared hem line and a train flowing from the back of the waist Her free flowing veil of French illusion tulle fell to her shoulders from a headdress of and orchids She carried a white Bible bouquet of orchids and The maid of honor was the brides sister Judith May Gordon and the bridesmaid also was the brides sister Linda Dianne Gordon They wore full length chiffon dresses with long sleeves in red with velvet bodices Their veils were of nylon net with matching velvet headpieces They carried cascades of elegance carnations and ivy The groomsman was the groom s best friend John DeBlauw and the usher was Floyd Hammond cousin of the groom They all wore white tuxedos with elegance carnation Willnrd brother of the groom helped with the ushering At the reception hall in the church the brides mother received her guests in a dress of Going Instruction costs over 25 million Officials expect the elementary school instructional cost for County Board of Education to reach in 1970 or about 12 per cent higher than last years Instruction budget for elementary schools Instruction costs for secondary schools are expected to reach 546428 for Trustee Liberty Pease told the Board recently the hike due to increased costs and growth in the system Instructional costs are up 512677 on the secondary level Mr Pease noted hat while the costs for elementary students were up from 594 to 640 per pupil per year the cost per pupil per day is still only 3 He added That would only buy fart of a piano lesson Director im Singleton agreed it was necessary to look at the cost per pupil rather than the staggering totals in round numbers to get a realistic idea of the expenditures Mr Pease noted some variations might be expected in salaries as those in the budget were only estimates Teacher salaries arc not yet settled Comparer of Burlington An expenditure of was approved at a meeting of County School Board Thursday for a small to medium instructional computer system for Burlingtons Lord Elgin High School It is likely the Board will purchase an IBM 11 model It was one of five considered Those considered ranged in price from to 145 and maintenance costs were estimated from a low of 2 161 to A committee including administration instructors and A SAT frtlO production BORGNfNE WAN JOHN Dons gold crimpline and gold and beige accessories Her corsage was a green cymbldium orchid and hyacinth bells The grooms mother assisted wearing a dress of cerise crepe with white accessories Her corsage was a gardenia and hyacinth bells Leaving on the honeymoon trip to Los Angeles California the bride wore a and whity dress and soft pile coat Her corsage was a red carnation Guests were present from Toronto Welland Paris Springfield Brampton Thornbury London Acton Guelph Fergus Kitchener and Burlington Prior to their marriage Mrs L held a shower with the neighbors The ladies of the church held a miscellaneous shower in the church and a family shower was given at the home of the groom sister Mn C The young peoples group held a presentation in honor of the bride Upon arriving home the couple will reside in Acton Different tittle world of directories Telephone directories in many cases have their own distinctive trademark Many are vastly different from ours Take Copenhagen directory for example Since there am more than logged In the book the telephone company has taken to listing their occupations beside their names Hence for the sake of clarity you get Garderobedamo cloakroom attendant Hansen wholesaler Hansen and so on Acton has two Hansens In London the worlds secondlargest city the telephone listings are divided by necessity into four separate books A government plan to break the listings into individual directories was rejected last year Israel with two million citizens has just one book for the entire nation printed both in Hebrew and English Some directories contain novel features to offset their endless lists of name The Bogota Colombia book features the full United Nations Declaration of Universal rights In Colombo Ceylon the directory gives pointers and helpful hints toward better farming The Jamaican telephone book contains a short history of island including Christopher Columbus contribution ho discovered It Disgruntled taxpayers demagogues can also use their directories to get to the top in a hurry Queen Elizabeth number in London is I f youd like a telephone audience with the Pope you might try the Vatican at Obviously in all cases there is no guarantee that the eminent party you re calling will immediately rush to the phone And If you don t bother to use your directory at all which seems unlikely during the course of a year perhaps you can find your own novel application somewhat like the shaky Latin American dictator who In a moment of furtive nailbiting lined his bullet proof railroad car with a generous supply of directories To avoid close calls no doubt Tho Aclon Free Press Wgdnasd March 18 DID YOU KNOW WE SELL AND SERVICE IMS OF HOME PHILCO SANYO AGS TOSHIBA STUDIOTONE GERRARD EMMERSON SHARP GRUNDIG SANSUI AMPEX LEARJET Color B TVStereosRadios Tape Recorders Equipment S4MF DAY SERVICE IN ACTON RYDERS TV SERVICE MAIN ST GEORGETOWN YO R ONL STOP COMF1 I CFNTRk LOCAL GIBSON APPLIANCE DEALER trustees was formed to which computer to set Computers have been in use in i for three years They hope to accommodate 800 students and the delegation of educators making the presentation to the board suggested growth trends indicate this level would be reached in three years The computer classes will be available not only to Burlington but also students across the county and a courier service will transport computer students to Lord Elgin What goes on in Towers during the winter Natural gas heat for starters Clean evenly circulated fresh air natural gas heat keeps every resident of Burlington fashion able Towers in wall to wall comfort Eighteen roof top boilers do the job And the job is considerable There are luxury suites in the storey apartment building Plus three large penthouses Why did owners of choose natural gas Dependability was their first reason A flame can wear out As well natural gas is both easy and economical to And the versatility of natural gas entered into Towers managements considerations too Natural gas is the energy source which produces the hoi water that allows tenants to enjoy the apartment swimming pool on the coldest day Natural gas heats he sauna And keeps everyone in the ing in clean clothes by powering the hot water for laun dry rooms United Gas TOTAL COMFORT Why not g some thought to a natural gas Whether you have home to house more poop LaSille YourKat t Towors Of less reprosei tJt There no mere modern more whole Sec h economical way to heat a factory He knows what goes ATTENTION home owners If you are located on tho same side of the street as a gas line which was Installed oneyearasof April 1 Toil may qualify for PURCHASE ALLOWANCE One years FREE RENT on a Gas Water Beater if you change to automatic gas water heating now or You may receive an ALLOWANCE of 2 YEARS FREE RENT on a Gas Water Heater If you convert to natural gas centre heating system at the same you install an automatic gas water heater See your plumbing contractor department store or call United Gas

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