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thursday july 8th 1948 the acton free press txcut nva mia mary strra la pending the summer near huntartlla mr and mr david hutchaon of gait vlattad mr p sayan mlaa sylvia cavmna of orllua la visiting with mlaa eleanor baatty mlaa at hawthorn u hollaarln at port richard on georgian bay mr and mra roy warsbrough pent the holiday with mra ib a wenshrough mr and mra a paplllon ere holidaying thla week at vua da lac bracebrldge mr and mra e j moor of washington dc called on actou friends thla week mr and mra h arblc and lam lly are vteltbig thla week with rel ative ir bracebridge mr and mra h r elliott shirley and george visited during the week at comber mr and mra w j baatty left monday on a trip through eastern canada and united states mr and mr s braids and family visited over the weekend with relative in bracebridge mr and mr kenneth thompson of toronto holidaying at the jtom of mr and mra f andoreon mttttrft rrparttj of banaba and shirley mra he sulci and mia tiroce lahtz detroit apent the weekend with friend her friends are glad to hear mr george graham was able to re turn home from guelph general hospital mr and mr amos mason re turned saturday from a two week holiday at elgin houte musk oka mr and mra harold wens- brough carol and bonnie visited j saturday with mrs e a wancbrough mr and mm gord rognvaldson and family have returned after holidaying at lake tomlko near sturgeon fall mr and mrs john mccann of niagara falls ny visited mr and mrs george graham over the weekend friends are sorry to hear that mr wn gowdy was taken to a hospital in toronto this week to have treatment to his foot mlis helen holmes left on tues day for montreal whore she will take a three month course at the chlldrena memorial hospital mr c m hansen returned last week from a visit to his old homo in norway he travelled by piano and hnd tho holiday in two weeks time misses joan and margaret me- phcrton of tordnto aro having holidays at their aunts mr p sayers and miss minnie gibbons acton mr nnd mrs j greer joce and bui and miss e hawthorne spent j the holiday in camp borden with sgt and mrs earl ryder ard jud ith ann mlii gertrude chnlker of east london africa and miss sophie chalker of london englord are visiting their sister mrs charles cutts for a few days mr and mrs fred denny and miss lucy denny mr ard mrs harold mclntyre and lloyd vis ited mr nnd mrs roy denny and family at porcupine last week and also visited at timmln mr thos watson and mr and mrs grant macdonald wore in grand valley sun june 27th at tending the morning service at trinity united church at the morning service three memorial windows were unveiled in loving memory of flying officer w d watson a grandsor of mr thos watsors who had presented the windows and took part in the un veiling service kv eotjjg mcaotauno parsonag bower aveajue sunday july 11th ims 1100 am common worship hjo am numry am and be ginners 3 to 6 years 1218 pin the church school worship directed by the minister 700 pm evening service in knox church you are welcome rabgtritt ourtttf tf hi carta ha knox cmjbcn acton bev jl m aadenakt ul mc friday at service h p m preparatory sunday july 11th 1mb 11 00 am communion service 7 00 njm union service lu knox church they that wait upon thu lord shall renew their strength tttuttuit flhurf lj acton rev char u gowsttt minister sunday july 4th 1048 10 30 am sunday school 11 30 am chrlmlnn unselfish 7mp in ili i sat july 10th 200 pm guelph association bypu nlcnlc itiversldo park guelph juveniles win from oakville and guelph teams drop game to milton on sal- unlay play friday night inoakrfllo since the last edition of this journal acton juveniles have been testing their mettle on the best clubs ontario can produce if that company and have been doing as the average bloke would say pretty dam good on wednes day a week ago they edged oak ville 1110 in a game that could have easily been won by 10 run at the prodigious batting pace they set then agalrj on tuesday at the home bailiwick guelph juvenile a club touted a the cream of the crop dropped a hum iliating 32 decision to the local lad in what was slated as an ex hibition contest they did lose one game that was to milton on saturday last but a vacation riddled infield wa prime factor in tho county towrers win the schedule re sume on friday night at oakville whone acton will be gunning for their second victory over bud cor- betts crew v aeteu k guftlpultcy tuesdays entry in tho vln col umn was the most imposing nom- inotlrtr two hurlorft harry law- son leading off with relief from public school promotions acton or midsummer puplla who paaaed to hi grades as result of examinations following i the promotion llat for acton public school for the midsummer term etisatergmtww oracle barr patricia brown lois uoucuir jean canhatn susan churchill william clow crace cook donald crelghtor mary- lou cunringham norman jean dolmer ronald duby lawrence fountain thomas fryer jeffrey gibbons carol hall edward ted dy haydon gillian heeley will iam hunter mary jany gabral cole rterry cboko david coon bobby cuhen david creasey john dawklns diane dennis bobby emmerson ronald fetter- ley carol footltt ted gordon arlene halladay doris hender son rocholle holloway ray kin- read maureer krii julia lam bert nancy lambert betty may mccrlstalt kathleen mohugwwll lswmti paul lindsay june mr- coll billy maddox mary mason ronald hollor merilyn morton rom oakea peggy palmer jean palmer joyce paplllon dennis paplllon pauline sinclair betty slrri hwett skllllr bill smith patrick williamson betty white jerry recommended barr betty ann lambert jonn marhment leo statham tojju i mis d folster mis i anderson ctad vu to grade vast arhlc russell barr gregory baxter barbara joan bradley audrey brown doreen chandler joan clow gordon coon bill dawklrs fnye gamble maxlne fred jennings ena acton club activities chief subject of discussion at the luncheon of the rotary club on tuesday mi the arvalysl of utedomlhlon day fair weather and the crowd had combined to make it a success and white fin ancial details were incomplete they were most encouraging tt wa decided to publish a report when it i compiled and members also agreed to assist in the sal of ticket for tho ball clubs exhib ition game with fergus mr fltxgerald of drarevllle was n guest and president a mas on was wolcomod hack from a holiday john mowat in the latter stages- oh fawtdsvasnsrj 0t albaaa ojtjurrlj abglleaa reetor itev w g saixteu ha sunday july 11th 1948 7th sunday after trinity 1115 a m morning prayer j f heap lay reader guelph 1115 am beginners class 7 00 p m prcsbytorlan church wilt hold an ovenlng sorvlco to which all are invited this church welcomes vliltor auction sale of surplus ifsistahald furniture etc the undersigned havo received instructions from alfred fryer to sell by public auctlon at hi home bower ave acton on saturday july loth commencing at 2 pjn tho fol lowing 9plecc oak dining room suite rogers majestic radio gate leg table bookcase spinet desk twin bods spool bed whlto wooder bod 2 high riser springs single bed size 2 inner spring mattresses single bed size 2 vi size inner spring mattresses white drop loaf kitchen table 4 white kitcherj chairs 1 arm chair quebec stove with oven 1 dresser 1 wash stand 2 small tables floor lamp 3 table lamps 2 mirrors 1 congoleum rug 9x12 1 congoleum rug 0x0 1 smart move on his part lawson at delivering in fine fettle kept the 1 royal city blngles well scattered arjd pilled hlmeelf out of precar ious hile with dignity befitting a southdiw mowat shaky at hrtt bided hi time and finished the contest off wtth a loud whiff that echoed and reechoed owr the now silent partner guelph stellar work by ron anderson cocky second baseman of the loc als delighted baseball patrons justlike his old man was twenty- five yvars ago someone yelled if that how poppa played it no wonder he still scintillate be hind home nlate for ye ints the blfocaled kid is a pleasure to watch at tho keystone although they only smashed five hits off the visitors who used two men on the rubber acton bun ched them irto two frame free passes by walsh starting on the hill accelerated their paoe guelph smashed out nine safeties but they were well scattered r h e acton 010 100 x 9 2 guelph 002 000 02 5 2 acton it oakville 10 in a free scoring marathon in which acton piled up eight run in the second frame oakville took their first defeat rather urgrac- lously horc lost wednesday a de cision by the presiding official pro voked cbrbett the visitors helms man to actually assaulting him and it was with difficulty that re lations were established again ribuchlng two oakville hurlers itexoleum rug 6x9 2 rexblcuni for thirteen safeties it was a con- rugs 9x12 1 corpet 6x0 1 carpet t of heavy slugging mowat and 7hx9 odd mats eureka vacuum ijlur fh lr a clcarec fernery sliding couch t 1 p verandah furniture remington n the plate with 750 averages and typewriter power ijithc and mowat was the long ball hitter chisels icebox odd chairs i as wc if vlctrola and records tennis rac quets curtains quart scalers books odd dishes nnd shverwnre 1 pair boys nnd mens tube skates chllds wicker rocking chnlr and other miscellaneous articles terms- cash settlement with clerk day of salc- hindiey and kllion auctioneer presentation at the greenock school for rride and groom i engagements j mr and mrs brinley morris an nounce the engagement of their daughter dorothe to kenneth ed ward hassard son of mr and mrs e j hassard the marriage will take place this month mrs alice hilts rockwood wishes to announce the engage ment of her eldest daughter mar garet dolllna to harvey knox lambert son of mr and mr nel son lambert acton the wedd ing to take place july 34th in rockwood united church at 3 oclock the alaskan highway has 129 bridges e smashexl a triple and n double meb blow also connect ed for two sacks in the fourth the oaks threatened to even up the count in the seventh after trnlllng the length but agalr mow at stymied their heavy sluggers darkness all but obliterated the dinmond when the last sphere was thrown after losing in oak ville by one run the win had a scrumptious taste for club officials doc sirrs and johnny gov r h e acton 180 200 11 13 5 oakville 310 123 010 10 2 ramer of acton juveniles ir- fleldcrs h townslej f kentner ic adamson r anderson w gullils m blow mound staff h ijiwson j mowat out fielders l arblc hutchinson b tyler tebot j zojnc r bruce bat la jones ruth june iaxamby sarah lindsay donald fred gordon lovcll lyrda malnprlxe keith johnston vlrena mason richard maplesden anne- elizabeth mason moasey dorothy mccrlstall maur- jane mason judy mcdonald een mcgllloway leo mcllugh stewart mefxaac barry william edward mowat john pink jack mcmuilen bonnlttn moyse pat- ritchie isaholle robertson glen- ricla anne oakley violet peal i ice rolaton rnrald sargent pal david reld brcdna louise ross j smith barbara somorvlllo bill murray ryder madeline- sag- tyler carol vlckery joyce wll- nskl itablna sinclair norma llamsnn hazel wilson shirley sunter margaret rose swoeney brlnn tennnnt bernard waller goorgena william andrew with ers heather miss i warner grade i tetrads tl ware george recommended kentner bud mccrlslnll michael rafka joey snyder bobble w d e smith agnew robert andrews bruce brown dorotiiyjcanham peher hold reunion when coles patricia couruney joan deforest anno elliott paul em merson dorald fetterley allan force mary jane francescatts edith gervnls sharon graham 85 in attendance the mccutcheon reunion was held tills year on wednesday last david greer- wmiam gordo vi jf m irene halladay wlllard hann i d m opringe with an attendance of 85 the afternoon was apent in ao fi lm ii and honhcwt pitching con- eath at alx ocloctc a bountiful surpppr wns aervod by the ladlea nftcr which the president jack graham hhiaburg called the meet ing to order and the following new office rsworo lectot for the com ing year president muni mvcutchoon vice presldent alvln mccutch eon secretary trca t d mc- arol hot trick wayno hotchen blair jank howard joneu rob- ort kerr william klrkneta barry krll olea lamlwrt uoser landaborouffh ruth lemon bet ty lewandowakl cliester llnd- any jamca lux ton donald mar shall wayno mattocks kalth meenchorn fayerprlcff bvefley ridley donue ridley wayno robinson janet roche shirley roffnvaldaon marilyn sargent judy skllllr rosemary steirett c weliv nzzt z azl nd mm fred mccutcheon mr sweeney dlnnnc sunter diaries i u sjirit i- i mr nnd mrs w struthora mr vnrey valene walker blanche i uriaia t- nnd mra jock stevart jr lunch wnlerhouse james itecommendeddodds kenneth g graham fred griffin allan m i m m t a lndrey eynonne mclean pet er vule kcrneth miss l bcntley mrs h swltxor grade ii to grade hi balrd dianne bean betty brnnkcwlcz helcnn brown jam es coles paul cutting marjorle dennis margaret hunter david jcnnircs teddy lambert claire lambert marie landshorough helen lawson earnest marshall robert mcfadden harry meok jnmes oakes george ritchie laurie sagaskl faye smith bev- c erley souther marilyn stewart banry walkman james wilds donald williamson george yule isaholle recommended hlggins rose nlee ridley pierrette smethurst patricia miss m chambers grade hi to grade iv mrs e vannormor- mrs s sin clalr and mrs t mccutcheon a programme of sports was car ried out with the following win ners children under six allan pat terson danny ttnney boys six lo eight barry stow- art boys eight to tey ray hal bob patterson girls ten to twelve joy smith betty millar boys ten to twelve ken mccut- henta gold stmfufm mocjlm now all steel rockwood frigid locker 1 thkt4j rodovood the riariletts of acton have raised the prices mens haircut wte shave 25c children 15c 50c on saturdays saturday when the nhopa will be open until 10 oclock h mainprise fred daviium g holloway oirls twelve to sixteen shirley mccutcheon joy smith boys twelve to sixteen bill pat terson ken graham throe iorrod raw bill patter son and ken graliam bcnn guesslrp contest mra it tinney mr r s mccutcheon klckinfj shoe shirley mccutch- smith mc- a lanje rroup of neighbors and friends of mr and mrs ralph mc- koown ntoc el en nor mcdougall gathered nt greenock school an itiursdny last the occasion was n presentation to the recently mar- ritvl couple by tho residents of greenock nnd woodslde school xs u s i o clomblned office of iecwlary elwnod johnston as chairman p morale builder and of- for a brief prorrnm which con- f doc slrrs i slsttnl of musical selections by the t hoy tor anderson coach johnny at their auction sale of sirims iioisehoij effects etcl school children vocal solos by bui mcdonald plnno soloa by betty allan a presentation vocal duets by bern ice nnd shirley thompson and ruitnr solcrtlans by jackie ictlrir clarence reld road an address to the younjr couple and charlie bin n le and elliot patterson pres ented them with a chime clock and a flower bowl both ralph and eleanor made flttlrtr replies brief speeches were made by chas bln- nie chas mckeown gordon lam- lle angus thompson and fred mo dournll at the conclusion of tho pro gram lunch was served and a soc ial period was enjoyed no kncore a father of triplets phored the local editor to report the news tho alitor didnt quite hear the message and asked will you re peat that not if i can hlp itv replied the dad britain admits refugees figures just published by tho international refugee organization show that britain has taken n nioroi refugees and displaced per sons than all the other countries of the world iput together they i arc entering britain at the rate of 1500 a week at least 70000 have been admitted since the end of the war notice it is noted with much rogrvt that certain seau in the local theatre five in number have been torn apparently by persons nt present ur known all persons therefore are asked kindly to treat his property as ft shquld be treated and to refrain from any i unnecessary destruction at all i tlmeo anyone arter this date l date found destroying any property within the theatre will ncccssarlv have to be charged there will be no alterratlve w chief of police barnes phyllis biggs richard icon bosllac arnle brown donald i thread the needle mervin and ciowvronnld cullen james cur- marion aitkens rie jnmet dawklns gary do j eldest gentleman forest elaine dolmer billy cutcheon fountain george gervnu brian j eldest lady mrs mitchell grohnm carol anne halladay yoursest baby linda anne bert heat ley bobby jany eliza- tinney both jennings edna jones 9yl- latest married couple mr and via kirkross margaret lambert mrs w mclean dnrlene landsborough bobby porsom attending from the lon- lnntz carole anne mann lynda est distance mr and mrs- t g mason frank mcfadden ray aitkens and family of harriaton i mclean nancy peal jay ritchie mr and mrs wllbert mccutch- beth slgsworth marilyn woods oor rockwood invited the clan to marilyn hold the next reunion recommerdod brown robert home cooper frnnk mussolle john roach alfred mrs ic ridter grade iv to grade v baxter emerson currle way- no dnukins dorothy deforest juanitn hadon john hunter mnrvyn jany joswph leandow- j r vm undersigned have received ski stella mnsey eileen oakle instructions from jonr robson nora sinclair ron- mrs john aujsmv aid smethurst george spires t m b public auction at her wayne ware marjor wilds home lot 15 con i nassagaweya j norma niiles north of campbellville on recommended holloway ron- w ednk20av evening july m alii shoppard ronald turnham commencing at 730 pm the j karl following t- i combination wood and coal mrs tv ai j klectrlc washer with heut- grmda v to grade vi er attachment rangette oven anderson barbara chandler hot plate astern pump and brae- marie deforest hartley dodds j 22 k t hom suite setee cherry centra herbert gamble marion halls- table a upholstered armchairs day joee hufnasel john lux- oak hall seat walnut dressing ton helen maccoll collr marks stand white enamelled uta ard riti uapra yn mm dreiser 2 stands commode marilyn mccrea jean morton w bjhte rrtonj cheryl oakes prances oaklej n drmscr kitchen csalnet albert rachlln elaine rafka onk centre table kitchen rocker chester sargent bornlce sabaskl l fom stand 2 ljiwn chairs clock qiurkev jo arnie- souther rue kitchen linoleum table t picture fynme- pictures hand donald tyler lorraine wirter s gai stable poll marjorle iscjthe fruit jar quartlty of recommended tbnadshaw pea dishes crocks fork hay loader in nfnrat dnnald hndait water tank wheelharrow pile i deforest uonald hooga i f woo quantity of first grlde joar splelvogel nillle turnham ounrter cut oak floorinjt ard gary withers grant many other articles too numerous miss i anderson mrs k aleer too mention i grailit vi t flreda 1i tkhms cash settlement with i cterk dav of sale i iflndlby and elliotr anderson donald dean frank urulda mary cameron johxi auctioneers acton nirhtly 7 and 9 pjtt matinee saturday 1 pju- hiisat 9lh and lhh big double feature uprising allan lane red r ryder s0siv a maih wimiwoth mwmi liisnoiijajt j ifmlic ncrati tv mon tuer 12th and 13th adults victor mature brian donlevy coleen gray wedthurs mth and 15u jwmvyo havent seen it yet everybody sees it twicei i l gone with the wind uk whl tie win ii iccwwou euik ojumx vivien u10h leslie howmo olivia ibhavilund a ttuwck wtorlutumul nctwre tkttw if vtttm fujiiwi due to the length of this picture there will only be one show nightly door opens at 645 pm show starts at 740 prices adults gocchlldresi 30c come early and get a good seat poxes of hakbow and song of the thin man