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Clerks treasurers present gift Clerk Don Brown of Oakville was elected president of Hilton County Clerks and Treasurers Association when the group held a business meeting and luncheon at he Charles Hotel In Milton last week Mm Audrey Brush of Milton was elected vice- president and Ed Badger of Turlington will serve as secretarytreasurer A presentation from the association was made to retiring county treasurer Miss Margaret Maxted of Milton The Bank of Nova Scotia also made a presentation to Mis Explain problems Several county councillors were In attendance for the luncheon NinetySixth Year No 26 ACTON ONTARIO TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 THIRD SECTION May the peaco of that first Nool brightly on you May Hi meaning fill your and home with love understanding happiness Hanks Heating Air Conditioning RR Acton 8530188 Silent Night In the awnom stillness of that Holy the Christ Child was bom May the true meaning of Christmas fill your heart and hornet INSURANCE CLAIMS AUTO COLLISION Acton No 25Hwy S MICHELLE EATON performs for the benefit of King Herods court as the dancer In the schools presentation of A Child Is Bom adapted from the story by St Luke dancing was ordered by King Herod Grant Three presentations Nativity production at Brookville school Christmas treat for audience players During Christmastime toe extend to all our neighbors and friends warmest wishes for a wonderful holiday BMDLEYS MEAT MARKET One of the most elaborate nativity plays ever undertaken In Helton County public schools was presented by the Middle School Drama Club of Brookville school Wednesday and Thursday Written produced and directed by Harold of the school teaching staff there were three performances so everyone would have a chance to see the play entitled A Child Is Bom Adapted from the nativity story of St Luke there were eight scenes with a three part prologue and two part epilogue that took up the best part of two and a half hours It was a Christmas treat that went into an extraordinarily well conceived produced production especially considering the time available or rehearsals entire production wan excerpts from the musical works of Handel Dvorak Miklos Tchalkowsky Ippolltou director showed extraordinarily good taste In his selection of music or the which Knitted from the simplicity of the living room at tho house of Mary to the of Herods court without any of the confusion that usually marks this In school ploys also had some humorous parts Never lags The production which never seemed to lag despite lis length had authentic costumes of that period that showed a surprising amount of Ingenuity on the port of those responsible for clothing characters Props also showed the tunc and thought Christmas wishes and perennial thanks to all our fine patrons and friends May joy brighten and fill your homos Merry Christmas Pearl Jack and Grace Caroline Nurseries GREETINGS May tho season with warmth and happiness for you and your family A LAUNDROMAT Main St S cton Peace on Earth Good Will to All is our hope at Christmas May you have a joyous celebration lack and Herb JACK HOLMES REAL ESTATE Acton 8531650 Gibson to honor the throe wise men who arc in the picture J and Valerie Knlsh played Joseph and with the palace guard Sots for tho play were simple but 1 production which used done and conveyed vivid impressions Staff Photo effects for added dimension to tho nativity story Photo In Herods court where the writer pokes fun at the without deporting from the original story Ousting was also particularly well done The principal characters showed enthusiasm for parts and did their best to portray the traditional charac ters of tho biblical play Diction was excellent making the audience feel ease without straining to catch Inflections of tone una follow the plot Although the nativity story la well known the audience responded by sitting through the entire production and those ranged from tot to parents This In Itself was tribute to the appeal of tho play A children s choir from the school directed by Mrs Vlckery and accompanied by Kenneth Harrison sang carols between scenes which also added to the pleasure of the Hence Cast Cast of the production Included Kldd as the priest Simeon Michael as the priest Hunan Alec as the priest Valerie Knight as Mary Buchanan as Joseph Tamie Thomson as Elizabeth Molly as the angel Gabriel Grant Gibson as King Herod Brad Martin as the guard Wayne McKerracher Scott Early and Ellen Gadd as the three wise men Casper Balthazar and Melchlor respectively Danny Thomson as the innkeeper Alice as the Innkeepers wife Brad Buchanan as the village elder Matthew Jarvia as the old shepherd Sadoc Don Kldd as the shepherd boy Amos Heidi Kuschnlk as the shepherd boy Samuel Denlse as the shepherd boy Joel Mike as the shepherd boy David Kathy as a friend Joanna Barry McKerracher and David vanTol palace guards as an angel Michelle Eaton as the eye pleasing dancer and the narrator was Mr G Kerr Scenario background and stage management was supervised by Mr Hiiies of the Industrial Arts department Mrs Walker of the Art department Mrs M White of the Home Economics staff and Joe McLean and his team THE ANGEL GABRIEL and part of the shepherd while Holly Hurren plays the Angel heavenly host appear to shepherds in the Gabriel Popp is the other angeLSUff fields around Bethlehem to announce the glad Photo tidings of great joy Matthew is the old Half county council swan song Seven of the 14 members of Halton County Council bid farewell to their comrades at Tuesdays final meeting of the 1970 council In Milton Deputy Reeve Bill Gillies of said if there was anything he learned in his three years on county council It was that didnt really end at Number Five Highway George know more He said one of councils greatest achievements was the coming together of urban and rural ideas He referred to retiring reeve of George the senior citizen on council I learned he knew more about council work than I did too Gillies said Mr Currie said be preferred not to say how long he was on county council because hed make even the veterans feel like infants Quite a stmt If we convinced the south that Tit Joe THE SMOKE SHOP Halton doesnt end at Number Five Highway that is quite a stunt he quipped Gordon of Allan Day of Oak- Bill Hunter of Georgetown Gordon Gallagher of Burlington and Ted Tyler of Acton all thanked the staff for their co operation and the Warden for the privilege of working with him Members recognized Warden Allan Days contribution with a standing ovation and for seven members of the council it marked cither an Interruption in their term of service or in some cases an end Concluding the back patting Warden Day suggested the group move the meeting of the mutual admiration society to the next room where a lunch was set op Lighting was looked after by Willy McLaren and Mark Choreography was supervised by Mrs Hansen of Guelph The entire production waa well done and a credit to the students and teachers of school The author-producer- director Harold Mahatoo deserves a special bouquet for the polish of the production We hope there will be many more efforts from the middle school drama club of the school FIRST TREES Trimmed Christmas trees first appeared In the United States probably during the American Revolution Hessian soldiers with the British forces Started the practice to relieve their nostalgia for their homeland SONGS BIG PART Carol sings are a traditional part of the holiday season in New Orleans Many of them are held across the street from St Loots cathedral This historic cathedral In the French Quarter is a focal point for the communitys religious observances of Christmas Here youthful from a private elementary school la Petite convene to the songs In both French aid English