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by Wendy Thomson I made a bulletin board last year and have It hung in front of my desk with all sorts of odds and ends tacked to it a picture of two baby monkeys a card from an engineer with the Ministry of the Environ ment a card for horseshoeing Judo sketches five photos fastened together to make a panoramic view of the camp in the Rockies a receipt for registration In the course Agricultural Science Today at the University of and down fn one comer a paperclip full of Interesting Things might as well start with my Comprehension was Thing from Acton Since I write immediate With an even bigger up council meetings now and smile the policeman pointed her then Im always interested in in the direction and the lady verbs to use other than said mentally added one more to her So one week I copied down all the list of Universal terms verbs In an Acton council write- Sad cat up written by somebody else The clipping in my paperclip All set out in a row they make an Interesting story on their own They were plunged Into topic said told replied retorted answered disagreed insisted declared reminded reiterated suggested agreed concluded file Is taken from Peg Brackens column in Family Circle I read it every so often when I feel blue and Rosemary of Yakima not only has a 2S pound cat with athletes foot and a sinus condition she predicted You can almost read has a semiinvalid purple between the lines finch and five children Grandmas receipt She stands fivefeetonelnch Next Is a copy of instructions tall used to be fivefootnine she many of you must have read at says but her kids picked on her some time or other as theyve quite a bit She also has a become a classic Its said to be remarkable neat husband quite authentic and four Here I am Mrs Casual she old writes married to Mr Clean Grandmas recipe for doing the Come summer hes out there family wash weeding the flower beds with my 1 a fire In bock yard to beet eyebrow tweezers Winters he kettle of rain water bleaches out snow set tubs so smoke wont blow in In his spare time he The Acton Free Press Wednesday January 24 1973 family School system topic Dublin WI meet Mother Natures outdoor rink well patronized St eyes If wind is pert shave one hole cake lie soap in water sort things make three piles 1 driveway What am I doing Putting the dinner plates down on the floor for the cats to lick Theres a few more things left Church reports review centennial An insight into the present elementary school system was very ably explained by Mrs Smith a teacher at the Bennett school here on Thursday evening at the meeting of Dublin Womens Institute Mrs Smith has been in charge of the resource centre or library explained the methods used by the pupils in using this source of knowledge She also showed a collection of work from the art classes that had been done by some of the pupils and which had been a very creditable showing A question and answer period followed which brought out many points which were clarified by Mrs Smith Mrs M Introduced the guest speaker and Mrs J Dennis thanked Mrs Smith for her very infor mative and instructive talk Die meeting was held at the home of Mrs Armstrong Lake Ave with a large attendance of Indies Share recipes After the opening exercises presided by Mrs H Blylh lie president the roll coll was by month it was the presentation of A recipe using meat or fowl The North Halton Musical Festival will be held on May 9 and a donation of 10 will be sent for its support Summary Day will be held at the Master Feeds Hall on the line on Jan 29 at I 30 m A display of garments will be made following the leaders Training School in which the Knack of Sewing with Knits has been taught to the ladies Institute pen pal in New Zealand was read by Mrs D Hunter A reading Inspiration was read by Mrs M Abbott and enjoyed A contest was conducted followed by a poem composed and read by Mrs D Hunter A Tribute to the Grandmothers which was well received A bountiful lunch was served by the hostess Mrs Armstrong and he lunch committee composed of Mrs Manes Mrs C Mclntyre and Mrs W Frank Mrs I House extended courtesies pile white 1 pile pile on my board but I dont think any j wn W makes this a work britches and rags flour in cold water to smooth then thin down with water rub dirty spots on board scrub hard then bile rub but dont bile lust and starch take white things out of kettle with broom stick handle then rench blew and starch tec towels on grass hang old rags on fence 10 pour rench water on flower bed 11 scrub porch with hot soapy water 12 turn tubs upside down go put on dress smooth hair with side combs brew cup of tec set and rest and rock a spell and count blessins And in Spala Next is a story my mother brought back from a holiday Spain While out sightseeing one of the women In my mothers group had to go Since there was a policeman nearby she figured to ask him where the nearest convenience was Approaching him she said Is there a washroom nearby Obviously not understanding her he gave a huge smile and a huge shrug spreading his hands to show incomprehension Undaunted she tried again Bathroom Smile shrug Racking her brain she could come up with no Spanish but figured something might ring a bell In English Toilet Again the smile and apologetic shrug Getting a little desperate the lady threw caution to the winds place to stop An outline of the special events at St Albans parish in Its centennial year was among the reports received at the annual vestry meeting Sunday evening The committee headed by Mrs Penny had reviewed 15 highlighted events beginning with Jim the church bell Jan 1 and concluding with Vic ringing out the year on New Years Eve at midnight Reports of various church groups were mimeographed and circulated for approval A budget was accepted Elections George was elected peoples warden replacing Don Lindsay who held the post for seven years delegates elected arc Penrl and Alan Tremllls alternate Penny deputy warden Hunter chairman of sidesmen Don Members of parish council Dorothy Cunningham Lois Turkosz Vic Jim John Iast Bert Gould treasurer Mrs Pat envelope secretary Mrs Audrey Hectors appointments warden Harold Denny vestry clerk Vic parish council members Clarke District guests at banquet About GO attended banquet last Wednesday given by the North district council for district The event was held on the regular monthly meeting night at the Ijcgion hall in Georgetown The scout cub Venturer and Rover leaders were served by scouts cubs and two Venturers Wood badge Fleming of provincial headquarters presented John Tost Georgetown assistant troop leader with his Gilwell neckerchief and wood budge Mr Toil has completed the required course Two Georgetown boys who attended the Jamboree in New Brunswick in the summer John and John Hayes showed pictures and souvenirs and told of their experiences Unusually impressive slides were the group by Norman Toronto who has spent years travelling around the world Georgetown mayor Bill Smith to the group briefly as well ANOTHER STEP toward making Actons Centennial known was taken by Goy Cartage recently by including the Cen tennial emblem on lighters which they had purchased purposes Emerson Beaver Baxter displays one of the new lighters The company logo is on the opposite side The lighters are not for sale however because there is only a limited supply J Jennings photo Four babies baptized Mr and Mrs Herman Lewis and sons Blake and Alvin of Toronto were guests on the weekend of Mr and Mrs T Itoduck Churchill Mrs Bob will be missing from the hydro office stuff tor a while Shes a patient in General hospital convalescing from surgery Best wishes for a speedy recovery Mrs Mr and Mrs Mervin and Ken Allen and Mrs Fred Cleave attended the funeral in Toronto on 17 of the late Mrs Joseph Allen Interment was in Resthuvcn Memorial Gardens Junior Farmers from this district joined over more tram all over Ontario at the Talent Festival at the Royal York hotel Toronto on the weekend Several from Halton were among the competitors and Laurie Maxwell received a third for her poem Enjoying the program from Acton and district were Sharon George Henderson Harvey Burt Ross Burt Doris Burt Janet Henderson Heather Doug McLean Dave Earl McLean Frances McLean Raj and Rev Harry Dawson attended a fiveday course in Washington at the College of Preachers Almost all those attending were Episcopalians with two Anglicans from Canada Although he spent modt of the time at the college he saw evidence of preparation for the inaugural of Nixon After two happy weeks winter holidaying at their cottage near Bancroft Mr and Mrs Dave were returning to their home near Friday and stopped to pick up a Free Press They started to look over the news while driving and were horrified to read about the fire at the home of their son Barry his wife and family However they arrived home to find the burned out family unexpectedly right there safe and sound Barry and had managed to rent another house in until their own Is repaired so moved out of the home on Saturday New friends of Corp Bob Arbour are glad to hear there Is no longer concern about his condition A dot was diagnosed and hes still In hospital getting plenty of care and few visitors His uddress is hospital for a while A forecast of P needs is being prepared for the solicitor office and the project brought two employees of the management sciences branch of the management board of the province to town Tuesday Escorting the two around the province is Corp Peter Campbell formerly with the Acton detachment whos married to the former Kir by of Eden Mills Corp Campbell is on loan from the accident prevention branch of the O tor the managment study which will predict future needs of the force While the two experts toured the town via cruiser Corp Campbell took the opportunity to visit his sister Mrs Kathy and little nephew and his niece Duff and Maureen Tyler Ave Corp and Mrs Campbell now live in Oakville but hes P P headquarters in Toronto SAME WAV Found on an office bulletin board In Case of Fire simply Dee the budding with the same reckless abandon that occurs each day at quitting time FIRST ACCIDENT The first known automobile accident in the sap the Ontario Safety League occurred in New York City May 30 when Henry Wells of Springfield Mass in a Motor Wagon collided with Evelyn Thomas a bicycle rider Her leg was fractured and Wells spent the night in Jail awaiting the report as to the extent of her injuries WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Four children were baptized at the United church Sunda morning by Dr Onions Two of the families were welcomed to town as newcomers Fred and Sandra Batten presented their daughter Melissa Ann for baptism and James and Kalhryn Mulholland and their daughter Sara Jane Janeen Elizabeth Robinson is the daughter of Gordon and Barbara Robinson She is the former Barbara of Acton They have recently moved From Toronto to one of the new homes Michael David Shannon is the David and Judj Shannon of It She is the former Judy of Acton Godparents are Bill and Diane Palermo s first post office was opened in Many of early settlers were deprived of news from their homeland because they didnt have enough money to pay the postage on letters coming to them In the early doys the recipient paid the postage not the sender William Denny Grant Schultz liiura John and Cynthia Blades In his address the rector thanked various people for tlielr contribution and especially all those involved in making the centennial year such a He pointed out the increasing fellowship in the church as a result of the centennial Our purpose Growth in the Christian life must be our purpose and goal he said continuing to refer to Christian education personal growth commitment service and witness Mr Dawson will have completed five years here at the end of April Appreciation The ACW report also the increased activity of year giving thunks to their retiring president Penny tor guiding the celebrations Members had worn centennial costumes at some of the special events On the centennial committee with Mrs Br ib tow were the rectory Bill Denny Mrs Dot David Hunter John Jim Frizzell Mrs Pearl and Mrs Margaret Wilson Past rectors who returned were Archdeacon Ted Rev Ralph Price Rev U Sawyer Rev and Mrs Ritchie Mc- MurrayRev A Brooks with the Rev Ixiune and the Rev lea who attended the church as boys the Rev Douglas of Inuvik whose mother is an active member and Bishop and Bishop families There are families associated with St with an estimated persons This number has increased by families over the previous year During there were 36 baptisms 24 confirmations nine marriages and 13 burials Golden Age alternate program By Mrs Robertson Over members were present Hall on Wednesday evening for the meeting of Golden Age Club President Ivan Harris presided for the opening A minutes silence was ob served in memory of J who was the first president of the dub secretarys report was read by Mrs Robertson Several notes were read for remembrances sent at Christmas in time bereavement Mrs A Mann read a detailed financial report Donated cards Mr Harris reported that the Acton Bridge Club had donated several decks of cards to the Club which were greatly appreciated A note of thanks is to be sent by the secretary Due to the fact it is getting more dif fcult to get programs for the evening meetings it was agreed to have a program every two months with cards and games the other nights Valentine contest the executive are to prepare a program for Feb 21 Mrs A Mann is tana tiny prizes for the best homemade Valentines so everyone is to try this and come up with a beauty Mrs Reed who hod been press reporter for the club for years had received a note of appreciation from the Free Press which she shared with the group Toetapping music was enjoyed with Robert piano Joe Fuller violin and Bert Davidson and his musical tub Cards and croklnole were played prizes being awarded Ladys 1st Mrs A Shoemaker 2nd Mrs Spear Gents 1st Warnc Gents Davidson euchre 1st Mrs Robertson ladys 2nd Mrs Near Gents 1st I Harris Gents 2nd J Fuller The wedding anniversary song was sung for Mr and Mrs Jack Smith Why Worry you happen to slip into the ditch or have an unfortunate accident with your vehicle call us Let our trained service men keep damage toj la minimum during recovery I Hour Towing J Anytime- Anywhere ij RICHS RESCUE SERVICE CLEARANCE SALE WHILE THEY LAST ATTRACTIVE PATTERNS Material Ladies Blouses OFF MENS BOYS GIRLS Winter Coats Jackets Broadcloth to 2pmce Phentex Yarn BALL CELLO PACK APPROX IS CANDY DEPARTMENT SPECIALS DIRE FURE TOP JUJUBES JUHR0 GUMS- FUR ff Reg Special REG c Cello Bag Candy Bumtic HINTONS 5 to STORE