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C8 Acto Free Press Tuesday Golden present gifts of appreciation By Mrs Elsie Reed The usual seasonal lower turnout was noted at the Golden Age meeting the last for Next meeting will be Jan 1971 Some members were sick or ailing while others had already left to spend the Christmas season with relatives Business being quickly dealt with Mr Davidson was asked by the president to come to the front and after some very kind remarks to the secretary and the members presented the secretary an honorarium on behalf of the club for her work during the past year Mrs Reed gratefully expressed her thanks for the nice gift Euchre conveners Mrs and Mrs Millar each received a gift for their faithful work as euchre conveners Mrs played the piano for the singsong of Christmas Carols little Linda pleasingly played some Christmas Carols Nice work Linda Pease come back again Mrs Milne gave some lovely readings appropriate for the Christmas season Albert Shultis was saluted with Happy Birthday Tasty lunch A tasty lunch was served Christmas cake was passed as a Grande Finale The members dispersed with hearty Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes the Editor and staff are wished a Merry Christmas Christmas wasnt merry with Cromwell In power By Susan Cooper College Journalism Student English were anything but merry between and when Oliver Cromwell ruled with Iron Fisted Puritan morality there could be no laughter no carols no merrymaking of any kind His government passed ordinances forbidding the ob servance of Christmas as a feast day and his austere Roundheads policed the country ruthlessly enforcing the laws This year god by His providence has buried this feast in a tost and I hope It will never rise again asserted one grim- faced legislator of the time Soldiers search Soldiers tramped around London on the morning of Christmas Day to seize any meat sizzling in the fireplaces of unsuspecting citizens The traditional boar bead roasted peacock sweet meats hot spiced broths and plum puddings were frivolous luxuries that Cromwell would not allow History tells of Christmas Day In when soldiers raided a celebration of Holy Communion The dour Cromwellians triumphantly took the names of some of the offenders and rounded up others for treatment as common criminals When I came before them wrote one of the worried worshippers they took my name and abode examind me why to an ordinance made that none should any longer observe ye superstitious time of the Nativity so esteem by them I durst offend and particularly be at Common Prayers No gaiety Every precaution was taken then to keep Englishmen from enjoying any gaiety at Christmas Common ordinances prohibiting other cherished customs were enforced more stringently on Christmas than at any other time Pastimes such as cock fighting bear baiting horse racing betting and gambling were regarded as serious of fences As on the Sabbath recreation Work and walking anywhere except to one own church were Unsmiling faces and drab clothing were the dictated style Cromwell closed hundreds of the alehouses the timehonored English meeting places and people didn t like It The first Cromwclllan Christmas resulted in riots and civil disobedience Wintry walk for hikers more jaunts Hikers enjoyed a wintry walk along the Bruce Trail around Rattlesnake Point Conservation area a week ago as the Toronto Bruce Trail Club continued Its regular winter hiking program They covered eight miles of terrain In their Sunday trek with George Roberts Ken Young and John McLaughlin as leaders Several Interesting hikes are planned for Toronto club members on future Sundays On Jan they plan two short hikes in the and Hilton Falls areas Jan 10 is a six mile hike from Rattlesnake Point to Crawford Lake Jan a hike five miles in length near Terra Cotta Feb a three to five mile hike In the Caledon Hills Feb a cross country hike on skis near March a circular but strenuous hike three to eight miles long at Cataract and March an eight at Credit Forks PEEKING INTO Santa bag of goodies are children from nursery school Santa brought gifts for Mrs Cynthia Luck man class Friday morning Staff Photo Horse sense CHBISIMAS GREETINGS To all wishes for a merry old fashioned Christmas Thanks and have a happy NEW YEAR NIELSENS ANTIQUES Main St S Aim howdy folks and Chrismus spirits to all of yez Got thlnkln th other day goln over things in m mind Jeehosophat since heard thboys tawkln about the bone yard er me an all thet klnda stuff I a make plans real soon an get away frum this dern blamed hole they got me in down at Thatcher place Now I about th Thatchers all They rite race people least ways I alius figured they wuz until I turned out be such a flop Now I not so shef bout nobody no more especially about th guys wots kept me around an pretended be my f rend so I could rake them In lotsa money and such any humans wot like guys Just loyality sake I hears lots about whar I cum frum but nobody seems know Juest what it means Yew re supposed be trends with folks come hell or so my mum usedta say but holy geese these guys seemed be able t change bonds whichsoever way th wind blows They don t care about all shoe changuis all the cart rides all th excitin moments I gave em when ever they call out my name over the horse racln speaker an how they d beam with pride all cause I belonged t them sail over now I Just aint fast enough so s I gotta git away before thet tannery man comes around take a good look at me Went down Into th village other day met up with Trooper an Robbie Ellis on Jackson StreeL Coupla great horses them two but they agrees with me them Christmas lltes wot aint shore do make look bare an forsaken an thar still aint no traffic slngal lights on thet dadblamed cross walk line on Street Those snow contraptions are still around an I saw one little kid fall Inta th snow cause them Jest wouldn t be safe t walk on the side walk but doesnt bother me none cause I use road anyways so it gives me more room t be too fer th old folk though an I sits they should matter sumwhat I been lotsa changes in th Village lately too instance thet great Nichol family has moved away temporaril like I understand an they was real terrific people in this community alius good things an up athletics th girls all They never a been a girl soft ball team if it t been thet guy an his son an helpers theysgonenow meybc they 11 cum back an start up some other business it would be sad t see the likes of them varmints off an never back Wot th Alice an Gail an ttle Kevin so much in th cubs and every thin else Another family wots gone frum th Village an be missed a lot is the Sinclair tribe wot lived in th Presbyterian rectory build way 1 heard it waz they needed a bigger place t live in an th dad blamed house in Guelph found them instead findn the house they gonna be reel happy stayin an village folks 11 git t vis more often But no matter how yew look at It it alius sad t sec nice folk leavin start up sumwhar else an they lottsa villagers wot do a lot o look In for they aims up with nicer families than those two Hey Trooper Jest came mosey in hyar the barn Seems thet Dave Row guy wot runnln fer th Village trustee board got behind the blasted young people s group in an helped them set up a Chrismus tree on old green Trooper sez it an all but it shore is great t see team spirut my monc he the fust guy with trustee tions wot ever cared wot looks like an my he A one Jest too bad the citizens a sooner thet Mr Rowe knew about an all thet thar an meybe he got inta office Jest t look arfter the HOLIDAY CLOSING ALL TOWN OPERATIONS INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OFFICE WILL OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS FRIDAY DECEMBER 25 MONDAY DECEMBER 281970 and FRIDAY JANUARY 1 1971 J T HURST Clerk Administrator Query internal boundaries Until Council Is sure of the definite internal boundaries a regional government plan for County alone would bring it has refused steadfastly to sign any papers concerning the subject decorations at Christmas time Wal folks gotta scram now Tomorrow it the cutter with Julie an the kids I shore as heck keep myself lookln young on chipper if I gonna feet th evil thinkin o my owners If can convince them guys they s lotsa gin in the gal yet they 11 let me stay around fer a spell Meantime folks Have a reel Merry Christmas an thet Santa Clause will be good t all of you By now Pretty Hu rtle announcement was made at Wednesday final meeting of 1970 following the reading of a letter by Burlington a new reeve- elect James to Minister of Municipal Affairs Darcy stating Halton County is ready for regional government and would be a strong unit as one of the new regions has taken a strong stand and refused steadfastly to sign any papers concerning regional government sold Reeve Mrs Anna MacArthur How does Mr know how all of Halton County feels when he has never approached us on the matter she mused hop that beau things I ahead ior all our valued customers during the Christmas season RIGMOR NIELSEN RAINBOW BEAUTY SALON at fashioned ways of warm cordiality have a special meaning at Christmas In this old time we wish you holiday joy ever new rich in the blessings of home family friends Merry Christmas MANAGEMENT AND STAFF TYLER TRANSPORT LIMITED No Hwy East Acton