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10 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 30 Hazel Murray is 90 years young More than friends and Murray ail of Acton relatives were on hand in She now has five grand Knox church hall Sunday to children and ten great grand bestow birthday greetings on children Mrs Hazel Murray Mill Mrs Murray was active in St E She celebrated her the church groups and still birthday yesterday enjoys visits from friends and day relatives other Mill St home Mrs Murray is the An open house was held daughter of the late Horry Sunday in A C Stewart Hall Gibbons and Jennie She put on by her grandchildren was born on November 29 Member of provincial in Esqucsing township parliament Julian Reed at On September 1910 she ended and presented Mrs married Andrew John Murray with a plaque Con Murray in Roekwood at the were also church The Rev received from member of Douglas off elated at tl pari Dr Frank Phil ceremony brook and Prime Minister The couple lived in rural Acton or in town their entire Guests altended the event Painted Box by Wendy Thornton MRS HAZEL MURRAY celebrated her 90th birthday Sunday at an open house in her honor in Knox Church AC Stewart Hall Her actual birthday was yesterday Tuesday married life Mr Murray died on December 1964 Together they raised three children Ruby Hansen Vcrna Smith and Harry from Acton Catharines Arlss Guelph Burlington Toronto Georgetown Bel wood and New Jersey Executive has election for 1978 The ember meeting of the L auxiliary for the mentally retarded was held at the home of Mrs I Paul with eight members present The meeting was chaired by Mrs Julie Conroy With the Christmas season approaching it was arranged that gifts be sent to four local residents who come hom to spend the Christmas with their families from Onllia Hospital and Huronia Regional Centre The annual Flowers of Hope Campaign was slightly down from last years figure but a generous cheque will be forwarded to the for and presented at their meeting on Dec A further donation of will be sent from the auxiliary to the North Association from funds raised The Cash for Lot late tickets have been sold North area fly cents from each ticket sold kept for use by the local North Assoc i a ton The winning numbers ire in the Star each Tuesday even Licet for the 1978 were made and are as follows president Julie Conroy ice president Chris Steen treasurer Ruby Laus len secretary Linda Paul Pat Jack son telephone convener and scrap book Gail membership and public Belte Gardin ken then ad journed the mtet and lea and toffee followed The liar do not n eel in December The next meet mil be held Jin 197a to jo please contact for more SITTING AROUND the table eating their snacks are clockwise Katie Omera Adam Tyler Lisa Beaton Tracey Hagen Mark and Holly Anne Rhynard They are among the children who at tend in the once a week When we left Alberta on vacation I A planned on making notes as we drove along but once we reached Acton our old stomping whirling in circles for Ihenext two weeks straight to my mother house in Rockwood first and ran up a huge longdistance bill getting In touch with friends and relatives In order to try to see everybody we had to divide our days up and keep on the move One day we had breakfast worked at Long Mfg and the and lunch with Beers and me to Acton for the lived down the Esqueslng Nassagaweya town line from After I disrupted the Free us and are now In Port Credit Press staff at their busiest hour we all headed out for first to say hello to the lunch Oh that wonton soup guy who d introduced and egg roll I been waiting and me then to have coffee years for I was quite with folks who d visited with touched by the welcome us here last year Supper was speech given a long preamble in Bronte with oldest ending with the ceremonious friend unrolling of a scroll of toilet The next day we split up paper and two words Wei Gord going to to hear come Wendy all the news from where he Later that day time slipped back nine years as I walked into a Georgetown stable where 1 d bought my mare so long ago and found the scene exactly the same same man in the same spot straighten up from saddling a ferent horse I had to give myself a shake to bring me back to the present Nothing would do except I stay for dinner with the Ion sons and then we headed for Snelgrove What a way to spend an evening after travelling 2 300 miles to visit watching sheep and There was one small forlorn kid I was tempted to buy Just to give a good home to but could quite see It sitting on the front scat be tween and I on the way home to Buck Creek So the weeks went We saw people and we missed people No matter how hard we tried to arrange our days an in spite of the 800 miles we put on the truck visiting we slill see everybody we hoped to Often the worst of it or maybe should say the best of it was the meals There we were living the Idle life doing nothing more strenuous than putting away tbe roll away bed or doing up our sea t belts being fed to the gills with all tbe best dishes our friends could think of We had everything from welner schnitzel with Alice Hatfield in Guelph through spaghetti the Maninas now in Kit chener to a boiled corned beef dinner In Bronte from Egg McMuffin at McDonalds to Quiche Lorraine at Castle Harbor Lighthouse Restaur ant revolving high above the Toronto Harbor I have never had so much wine and so much food Insuch a short time It was almost a relief to see tbe end of our noli day in sight while we would still get into our clothes with out too much problem The night before we left the Acton area we visited the house wed built down the town line We had driven by once but didn stop as 1 d been more than a little upset with all kinds of mem ones rushing at me from every memories of people animals happenings dreams and disappointments all revolving a round that house However two days later we returned and stopped At first it was like coming borne so familiar was everything that as we walked around the house and down to the barn in the dark I could close my eyes and not stumble even on the rough path just as though there was no twoyear gap Then we went Into tbe house Although there was a moment of pain at tbe thought It no longer belonged to us I glad we went Now that I ve seen other peoples furniture in it and another family living there I can consign it to the past and let it go AH in all it was a memorable holiday It was great to hear I d been thought of and missed and I plan on returning every now and then just so I can bask in the at ten tion Of course there were moments that set me back on my heels like when I went into the Bank of Montreal where I banked for 16 years I wanted to cash a travellers cheque and was asked Do you have an account here I guess two years absence Is oolong for banks But what struck me most was how after the first five minutes of rapturous greetings with friends we could slide Into place as though we d never been gone It was almost as though spots had been saved for us Soeasyand natural was that reforming or reaffirming of ties that on the way home to Buck Creek I found myself getting muddled over which of our friends belonged to tbe east and which to our new life in the west I had to stop and think before placing who we were leaving and whom we were returning to Now that I ve seen every body Icanstopthinklngabout them in the past and think of them in the present for awhile And when they once again start sliding into the past why we U Just have to pack up and come back again PIANOS TUNING REPAIRS LEE G TOCHER 8554984 PATTERSON INSULATION Blown Cellulose Fibre Insulation Attics and Walls FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL Member of Better Bureau Halton H lis S nee in DO CD tcry is very well and to on Mothers enjoy jamboree slides The Scout and Guide Mothers annual Chr pot luck was held last Tuesday even ng The Scout Hall was beautifully decor ated and a lovely crackling fire the mothers Glasses of punch were served to all by Juanita This was an event all had looked forward to with nation The 1st Acton Scouts had been invited to attend the dinner Afterwards a si presentation of their trip to Jamboree this past summer was shown The mothers were very Impressed and the Scouts were kept busy by many questions the r trip Scout Leader Mark Rowe answered all quest in detail from ail provinces were at the Jamboree All methods of transport were used to reach th Jam Georgetown Venturers canoed to E I Their trip took days The Scouts from Acton who attended this Jamboree will have fond memories of their trip for many years to come After the Scouts tation a draw was held Tor the centrepiece Tills was won by Mane Prueter The meeting was adjourned by the president Barbara There will not be December meeting of the Scout and Guide Mothers The next meeting will be held the Tuesday In January at All mothers are welcome Until then have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year says secretary Leslie Johnston Quilt craft outlet by CVCA Women profit service groups provide aid hospitals and com benefit projects and any of these groups interested in an outlet for hand made or crafts should contact Information Officer at Credit Valley Conservation Authority the plans to cele brate spring with the Maple Syrup Festival at the Orange- vUle Reservoir Conservation Area on March and April 1978 Space is avail able for quilt and for craft displays on these four days Family Page ENJOY SYERS CARPET FOR CHRISTMAS WE DO EVERYTHING TO PLEASE YOU INK Ml FREE GUARANTEED CHRISTMAS Retail Wholesale Warehouse carpet Prices CARPET KING Huge carpet selection money down no payments til February on our deferred credit plan flooring it 310 AVE MILTON 878 4179 ALL SPORTSWEAR ITEMS BLAZERS -SLACKS- VESTS GAUCHOS SKIRTS 3dmd oft 20 Days Only WEDTHURSFRISAT NOV 30 DEC 123 OPEN MONDAY TuosWodlSl 113 Mill St E ACTON