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C2 The Acton Free Press Tuesday December Ron Hollowoy Barber Shop let every rejo eel Christmas of hope for all It once We with for you and yours a renewal of the and of that Holy Night ACTON ELECTRIC COMPANY JAKE VANDERKOOY Christmas Holiday time is a house filled with gladness the happy lilt of welcoming voices May this be yours on Christmas Acton Firefighters Association Be Cereful end Have a Happy Christmas It has been a pleasure to serve you through- out the year and it our privilege to greet you and wish you the merriest Christmas ever SHELL SERVICE CAR WASH Queen St and Churchill Road Acton 8531400 Halton Sheriff Andrew Frank retires after years service SHERIFF ANDY FRANK With ceremonial robes and sword Celebrate Christmas in 1890s tradition If you want to celebrate your Christmas in the tradition it not as difficult as you might think For the top of the tree you can cut a star out of gold construction paper You can also art chains from same paper to string along the branches Or if you prefer make your strings of popcorn and cranberries Then you should have loads of cookies candies and gilded nuts Starshaped cookies gingerbread men and BeechNut sours turd candles that capture the flavor any of these would do Just fine You can put the sours in little transparent bags and attach them to the tree You can also use the candles to stuff gifts and fill stockings with And you want a real Gay Nineties touch you can Just fill a dish with sours and keep it standing on a foyer table for your Christmas guests Gay Nineties Also your Gay Nineties Christmas wouldn t be complete without at least a half dozen cornucopias on your tree To make these simply take colored construction paper preferably told and sliver roll It into a cone and attach the ends together with masking tape you punch two holes in the top rim through which you thread a piece of red or green string With the string you attach your to the tree and once you fill it to the brim with candies you have a delightful and tasty Christmas decoration men if you want to go all the way to make your Christmas tree an old fashioned one you can try to locate some 1890 toys to put under It Say a hobby horse carousel or maybe a Teddy Yuletide carols from far and near Probably one of ho moat colorful diameters to over hold the position of sheriff of will to a of leisure after years on tho Job come Jan 1 1971 Of the sheriffs to hold the office since IBM only threo novo served longer than tho current sheriff Andrew Andy Frank Mr 1 rank tenure an a sheriff was preceded by careers In the building Industry fruit farming and real estate whore he specialized In tho sale of farms Man of many talents A man of many talents and a wide variety of Interests Mr Frank once ployed In thrco piece band on a regular Saturday night program broadcast over or two years during the 19 a the bond that included himself his father and his sister Mrs James Evans entertained each Saturday for a half hour Known as tho the band was of the favorites in the district We played country music the same kind of music Don Mosscr plnys Andy notes with a touch of nostalgia and a twlnklo of pride Hes an expert violinist Serves writs documents duties of the sheriff include administering civil law His department must serve oil writs and documents concerning matters to be dealt with In county and supreme court Perhaps one of the more unpleasant duties of the position would be dealing with repossessions Operating on a judge order tho sheriff or one of his workers is called upon to confiscate goods or properties In civil matters Understandably enough some of tho people Sheriff Frank or any sheriff for that matter would come across in the course of business wouldn t tend to be tho most pleasant chaps Likes people Even after 13 years of dealing with all sorts of people Andy claims he t met anyone In whom he couldn find something he liked This ability to see good In even persons rejected by society has served Andy Frank well during his tenure as sheriff By law it is the sheriff duties to be responsible for persons charged with on Indictable of fence once they reach tha door of the courtroom Two murder cases During County Courts dealt with two murder cases During the trials which may run for weeks the sheriff and his staff must see that the jury is actually removed from their regular environment and secluded until the termination of the trial During the trial newspapers are censored before going to Jurors and phone calls only to constables are allowed Even meals are ordered through constables of the sheriffs department Resigned after hanging Since Halton has had eight A part of the Christmas celebration in America is the singing of yuletide carols We hear them from groups of carolers outside our doors from choir lofts in our churches as well as radio and television The Christmas season Is enriched by favorite carols Early settlers from European lands brought us three of our favorite carols Away in a Manger from Germany God Rest You Merry Gentlemen from England and Cantique do Noel from France belongs to no country however it has been translated into 119 different languages and dialects Composed by Sears It Came Upon A Midnight Clear was composed by Ed mund Sears an American in 1849 In 1850 Dr John Henry Hopkins Jr composed We Three Kings Of Orient Are Dr Hopkins was an American The writer of O Little Town Of Bethlehem In 1868 Phillips Brooks was an American too I In the true and hearty spirit of an old fashioned Christmas we wish you the best and thank you warmly Jack Ridley Cartage Ltd And Staff The message from the sacred manger bnne hope and happiness anew Merry Christmas I THE MUTUAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada ROBERT S HART Agent 341 Orvllle Acton Bus Res 5198531527 sheriffs legend has It that tho first sheriff Wilson resigned only three years on tho Job because he was required to make arrangements for hanging the task bothered him so much ho tedded to quit in of another lino of work Ho was succeeded by Cruwford MeKcniio who served from to 1882 when ho was relieved by Matthew Clements tho undo of Clements a resident of Milton today Since then Sum Webster Gordon Brown William Hampshire and William Itobertson held the office Hie lust hanging In was In 1878 Small If ice Recalling the shabby small office ho worked In at the old county building on Brown St Mr 1 rank noted there was Just himself his deputy and a secretary Mrs Hansen years ago McDowell served an Mr rank deputy until 1004 when Mac won appointed and until today he holds tho job Mrs Hansen retired In August of this year Beit staff ever Today the sheriff operates out of the county buildings on Base lino Road Milton In spacious quarters and has a staff of four secretaries a deputy and 14 court constables retained on a per diem basis I m retiring the best staff 1 over worked with sheriff noted proudly He Indicated his success at the Job Is greatly attributed to great support from police ana the Halton Law Association Busy retirement While Mrs Frank has work lined up far enough ahead that Andy thinks he 11 be busy for at least a year he plans to devote more time to his many and varied interests I want to devote more time to music do some fishing and enjoy the things I haven had time for he said As a member of Heights Golf Club the Milton and Burlington Lawn Bowling clubs an avid card player and an elder at St Paul United Church the veteran sheriff won t have to look for for something to occupy his time Lives In Milton A resident of for years and Milton for five years Mr Frank lives with his wife I Isle and their son at Hols thciutheroffaurehildrcn Held In iollego and married daughters Jean Joanne and Donna Buck In 1907 Sheriff Andy enjoyed wonderful vocation trip to British Columbia whore he met up with his namesake an Indlun Chieftain named Andy Frank Die two had become acquainted through a mutual friend and Chief Andy showed Sheriff Andy some Wonderful hospitality during visit to C Ring In New Year Andy offered his name as a eundluute to ring tho bell at Milton town hall New Year Eve to ring In new year If It it will be my first Job as a retired man After all my years in music 1 11 have the toueh he quipped adding that he would expect tha town maintenance men to oil the pulleys first GREETINGS the Mirarlc of the it In finds Joy your he blessed ACTON WELDING ml For a Christmas For you we prescribe good wishes glad greetings and much gralttude MANAGEMENT and STAFF ACTON PHARMACY through the land in friendly Christmas greeting To these we add our own extending to our faithful customers and friends the warmest holiday wishes the thank you for your patronage MANAGEMENT AND STAFF SUPERMARKET j