Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 11, 1948, p. 4

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pagk pour the acton free press thursday november li ims district jews various items concerning activities in communities nearbv where many of oar readers are interested eden mills intended for last week mr mansell taylor o stratfbnl 4sited in the home of hli lister mrs l tolton and mr tolton mr and mrs d clark spent a day with the utters brother mr woods in hamilton miss joan coulsoti spent a week recently in the home of mr and mrs gordon altken at guelph mr and mrs mack douglas were visitors in the home of mrs annie doulson recently mrs c u morrison of sudbury spent a eoupv of days in the same home rockwood the runerat of the late mrs w torrance was largely attended last wek with service at the johlatoh and tlumley funeral home aclun rev fred williamson officiated pall bearers were messrs dnvld knlitm of marlette mich archie monabb w j gordon henry maud albert shultls herb gib bons a large number of floral wreaths bore testimony of the high esteem the deceased was held in and were from the following the dodge chemical co toronto em ployees of the sprescot paper products mr and mrs rutherford hew at toronto mr and mrs w several from this community at- lsm and family from grand- tended the anniversary supper held mis annie jolllffe riev and at arkell imrs charles jolllffc john rock- mr and mrs r kean and family wood kev orando jol- and mr b miller all of hamilton i mr m lol j c visited in the home of mr and mrs rwood during the ser- wvsnn bewley recently vice john rockwood led in the mr and mrs bany and son al mr of mis with me in- bert of hamilton visited recently lament took place in rockwoo1 in the macdonald hpme cemetery bede her husband rev rev and mrs adamwn of car lisle pent several days with the formers daughter mrs clnudc brinklow and mr brlnklow mr and mrs art aldle and tam il of guelph lowvishlp were sat urdayvlftitor ih the home onutr and mrs donald clark mr james daniels of toronto spent the wevkend with his wife and daughters in the home of her parent mr and mrs w j low- rle jmrs ellen david of toronto is spending this week ki the same home a verv impressive service was held in the presbyterian church j tovwishlp on sundav afternoon when mr r j bandmaster gordon and mr wm mclean f williamson conducting the com mlttn service those from a distance attending the funeral were mr and mrs d knight mr and mrs boyne of marlette michigan the sympathy oftne eommuhlty tr membcrs of the family in their benenv ement remembrance day service- were held sunday afternoon with a brief ceremony at the cenotaph rev john oliver wai in charge under auspices of canadian legion be 3l and arranged by community club veterans committee as well as reev and council of ernmosn under direction of mr s ecott the rockwood junior band led in the were ordained as elders and mr i singing of o god our help in robert wright was installed as an ages past next in order of scr- elder rev fred williamsonhad vice was the placing of wraiths charge of the service assisted by last poit by mr is tecott silence everton wwk end null sunday vulluts with mr ahd mrs w head were mr and mrs kitchener head and daughbr mr niut mrs fred mur my gurlph mr anil mrs t t m heon vlslfinl in lormlo over the week end with mr tahd mrs kd mpenie mr nnd mrs arnold wllaoi vis ited on sunday with the latter parents mr and mrs alf boles mr and mrs walter coullfg of orangeville visited friends in ill vlllnge on sunday recent visitors with mr mrs roy hlndley were mr mrs dan hlndkey osprlnge sunday visitors with mr mrs w ii hottop were mr mrs bert- jpalf raman guelph rd we welcome mr and mrs w bruce and family who moved into the house of the late mr and mrs john mcculcheon on friday mr and mrs jim porter corbet- ton visited on sunday with mrs geo jestln mr and mrs w alexander vis ited wth the hitters parents mr nnd mrs irvln hamilton on sun day and and and and jl1mehouse jlv crawford smith of knox church guelnb who spoke briefly on the church also rev dr mar shall of 9l andrew r church guelph who spoke on the elder ship vlftltinit elder were present from st paul a guelph rockwood and acton reelllebymr ecott selection by band nearer my god to thee m benediction those who took part in the parade marched in order to st johns church where service uas conducted by the rector rev w g luxton the church being uell filled for the occasion pro- celonal hymn was onward christian soldiers hymn o god of bethel and during offering the choir sanjr o valiant hearts with the closing hymn being abide with me r also on sunday anniversary ser vices wwe held in neighbouring places guelph and acton the for mer at st pauls presbyterian church where rev j r elser b a of brantford was anniversary minister with rev fred william son conducting sen ices in brant ford nnd mr st marie or kitchen er conducting sen ice in rockwood presbyterian church who hlso came down with rev f stewart of kitchener who was conducting annu ersnrv sen ices in knox church acton mr rutherford hewnt of tor onto is in town for a few days looking after his mothers house uhlch she is offering for sale mrs hew at left monday evening to make her home with her daughter nnd soninlaw mr and mrs tho scott in eden mills recent visitors in town mrs m mcfarlane pusllnch and miss marjory mcfarlane of hcipeler mr and mrs d mcfnrlane and sons were also visitors uith mr and mrs j a little mr and mrs wm ross ha e re turned home after spending the summer in new brunswick mr joseph murphy is busy with the erection of a house on main st next to mr and mrs herb gib bons the highway dept is busj with storing sand next to the new hlgh- wa garage on upper main st mr and mrs fred dny of ham ilton were up for the weekend the ladles of the presbyterian churih held a sucotsstful afternoon tui and bazaar saturday after noon in bosemen t of the church somt 127 00 was taken in the november meeting of the rockwood wctu was held at the home of mrs wm s gordon witn an average attendance after the opening hymn mrs w gmrd- imr read the bible lesson and led j in prayer mrs otrander read a litter sent bv mrs guild asking for help for the children s aid cluiadrkn avd the fittcrr sioclety i we were ery fortunate in hav- the children of today will b ing rev j oliver as our truest ospringe sunday visitors with mr and mrs d stewart and family inclu ded mr and mrs george rcnnlck and marlon of hamilton mr and mrs alex trovell of owen sound and mr and mrs alvar tovell and linda of kitchener mr cameron altken ot gait spent a few days at the home of his brother and famllv mr and mrs gordon altken several of the canadian girls hi training attended a nveetlng in orangevllle on friday night mr and mrs elmer fisher and mr lack rice ictt on monday mor nlng by motor for chicago where thev will visit for a few days with relntlves friends of mrs archie sinclair sr will be sorry to hear she u confined to the guelph hospital but wish for hor a speedy reoov- erv mr dan mcleans many friends bore will alio be sorry to learn he is in n toronto hospital where he underwent a serious operation on thuradav latect reports are hli condition is as good as can be ex pected- mr and mrs reg carter lav erne and knren of stratford visited on sundav at the home of mr and mrs d g robertson mr kan robertson of oakvtlle was also home for the weekond sincere sympnthv is extended to mr and mrs r j matthews in the death of the formers father mr matthews on mondav at st catharines out tn nnnlversai services at frin prejb terinn church there was no service in the local church sundav but commencing next sun day services will be in the after noon and conducted b mr alan vair the farm forum meeting uas held at mr and mrs thomas fines on monday night with 19 present rrhtt leader for the evening was mr ward bruce mrs w j jack- won and mr calvin evans were winners of the euchre intended for last week billlc sanitord celebrated his twth birthday on october 25th with a dinner on wednesday ev ening at his home when be had as his guests john h row n donnlc nnd fred currie teddy wilson and 1errbotttot mr and mrs harry smcthursi and daughter catherine and mr nnd mrs jos mcgowan of barrle nnd mr nnd mrs c a grant and kenneth were sunday visitors with mrs a j smethurst mr nnd mrs a knrn nnd child ren of london spent a few day with mr and mrs e karn mrs smethurst and mrs ftc brown attended the reforest rati on meeting in milton on tuesday ev ening as did pupils of grades 7 and 8 of ss no 0 ruth mcbrlde ruth brown dnvld mcvey and neil benton eighty five took advantage of the free t3 chesti xray clinic held in limehouse on wednesday evening mr and mrs lome mckcnrlck nnd son barry were recent visitors with mr and mrs chas jones mr heatherlngton opened this season s series of moving pictures at ss no 9 on wednesday after noon a goodly number of friends at tended a shower for a bride and groom of nov 6 leona moggy and herb rcld which was held in limehouse memorial hall on wed nesday evening the early part of uie evening was spent playing bingo after which miss jean harley slang because and 111 walk beside you accom pnnled at the piano by mrs o mulder who also rendered a plan selection i camibellvillle itittmdthi for int week tllif fnll 1 hnnkmrfvlng meeting nf m dnvld wms wan held in tin tuitilny i himil romtt on thurit- dny rltnrnooti with the president mlas f j mtplmll presiding tin ilrvollimnl tu rvii o wan taken by the pronlitrnt nnd vlcrdaldnl mm i h hi i r j mi the guest kpenkpr wfik mm chlu n mlmlnn- 4ry from china who guv a very inlrrinitlng mauutge of their work in the province of yuman to hear mr chlu was to mnko us feel whnt an opportunity it u to heinmn this worthwhile work mr macnell in a few well clmwen words thank the aneakor mnt j k mahon favored with a solo the ninety and nine the offering was dedicated by kinging hymn b76 the meeting was clos ed with prayer by mrs menxles greeting were brought ifrom st paul church milton knox mil ton duff morriston nassaga- weya eden milln kilbride acon st georges lowvlle ebenexer mrs j gllmouv and mrs r inglls social committee awilstbd by sev eral ladles served refreshments to a large number of ladles who en joyed a social half hour together mr ami mrs douglas ing is and family spent inst weekend in lon don wtftli mtr and mrs james whaley dense fog nnd dull damp weath er has wearied most folk here wc hope for lots of sunshine during the month of november hnlloween pranks had fun here saturday evening soaping wind ows moving road signs imple- she is receiving treatment in the general hospital at guelph campbell lodge 603 met in the imasnnlc haii here on tuesday ev ening maater cecil chlsholm was in charge j a prrwntntlnn wm held in the chrlntlo hall on wednesday even ing for mr and mm roy sendee j newlyweds progressive euchre was enjoyed and prize winners were mrs edward parsons mron ser vice roy service and archie ser vice mrs charlie mcarthur read the address and mr dnd mr james robertson and mr and mrs will iam mahon presented the happy couple with mirror and magazine rack the happy oouple responded thanking all for the lovely rifts a bountiful lunch was served mentspettr mr nnd mrs james stokes and family mr and mrs edwnrd par sons nnd jenn and mr and mrs nelson howard nnd ruth were guests at the wedding of miss joy grnnt of hnmllton and mr edgar stokes in st georges anglican church on saturday a large crowd attended the sale on saturday of the late joseph weir hlndley nnd elliott auction ed from 1 pjn to g p m the campbcllville women s institute served hot lunches during the af ternoon the property hns been sod to mr robert early no 1 school farm forum re opened for the winter on monday evening with mr edgar cairns ns chairman mrs claudcrlnglls acted as secretary the discussion was on boy meets girl lunch committee for next month is mn cameron watson mrs robert hurren nnd mrs claude ingus progressive euchre was enjoyed by all mr nnd mrs nelson howard and ruth were guests at the wedding of miss june grant nnd mr joseph didero in mount cnrmel church nt freelton inst snturdny morn ing hosy bkkfl show the way busy little honey bees with their highly organized society have been used before this as an example to mere man canadian grocer polhtsuo the honey- bees produce as a mono of demon strating the operation of supply nnd demand in a free competitive market last yctar the canadian crop was a fairly good one say the grocery business paper but pro ducers demanded a high price honey during the winter had to sell rctnll nt 40c lb more or less thnt was four times the price of sugar nearly thref times that of com syrup over twice as much in jnms and marmalade naturally it found the going tou in rece weekn the h this week the regular monthly meeting of the campbcllville wi was held in no 10 school on wedneedny even ing mrs frank qulnlnn presided mrs lloyd crawford secretary treasurer read the minutes of the inst meeting nnd gave the trensur- u td u k report which was pleasing to business was trans acted followed by mrs wm mc laren reporting on social welfnri namely the chute heart hospital man called leona and herb to the plntform where they were present ed with man lovely gifts both suitably replied and all enjoyed an market was forced down con siderably by the public declining to pay earlier prices asked the other day f r arm strong of the ontario agricul tural department told a meeting of ottawa valley beekeepers not to expect last years prices for their 194s crop the us has a so million pound surplus so it isnt likely canada will be able t dispose of much honey under the erp scheme policy of our neighbour is to provide its own products under the plan if she has a sur plus decline in the market once agnln bears out canadian grocer point as to production once pro duction gets above retail and pub lic demand for a product the price has to drop thats why wo dont like con trols they serve ony to limit out put and that fnvttrlably means high prices good news for intnlttsfl sportsmen who like to hit the troll when the loaves are turning will bo happy to hear tho supply of canadianmade loaded shells and mctallc cartridges is much better this season according to hardware and metal electrical dealer imported lines are avail able too at higher price disoontentkd oows experience ha established that cows dont like hot weather 1 move the tnont contented cow to the tropic and according to auth orities their milk yield drops and they quiver and pant like dogs in the sun now somo scottish scientists r going to discover the reason why tho cow will have eight hour plto in a sci entific hot box where hot damp air will bring their quarters to 112 degree with a series of wires attached ia the cows body the scientists will sit in a cool com partment and try to figure out what makes bossy dwxwrteoted we have a rough idea that h the positions were reversed the ans wer could be discovered without the help of any wires stilt were not a scientist jjljt wheat to canada may have a ssjb plus and a marketing fiihlam on her hands thlsj ye ttts financial post report westers crops are exceeding eatbnatssv te most districts and may total near- ly 350 million bushels the whaat board is reported alreadj msott- atlng extensive sales to italy whttdl bucai on the order ot the anglo- american control office the m per cent flour extraction rata for bread cereals in blmnfa has been reduced to 88 per cent for sal and s3 per cent for rye the lev creased byproducts obtained will be used for livestock feed rockwood frigid lockers phone rockwood 48j cold storage lockers for rent cohttp phone 127 milton 1 dont i1e misled by prices quality is a first consideration your co op your own business is here to serve you with quality goods at econ omical prices extra 3 cw oats all grains sold or used in the manufact ure of cop feeds are recleaned a gar of cane molasses to arrive off car price 58c gal by the drum this includes steel drum order now hours dancing afterwards to tho london ontario mr george music supplied by the karru halloween was a quiet evening in the village excepting inside the hall where young and old were ptettained by the womans as- incles rend n poem on news about people mrs wm buck gave a few household hints nnd mrs j k mahon gave current events on district annuals mrs l crawtford sociatlon of the presbyterian amj mrs w mclaren and mrs f church col and mrs bourne as q were named a committee judges chose john brown and da- to scnd a 525 box of food to brlt- id mcvey as hobos and ruth nin an mv was accepted to biown at a cackling old witch as altot the rally at nelson on nov- winnen for costumes food was m 2lth plentiful and all had a happyeven- mrs hnrdy purdy and mrs gen ne of fun and games i ingles wre named mr and mrs sidney klrkpa trick celebrated their silver wedding an niversary with a family dinner on noi mber 30 and the neighbors and rlends held a surprl party the following tuosda evening on their behalf we offer congratula tions to the happy couple and wish thtm mun more unnlversories responsible for the painting of the hecreation booth it was decided not to ac cept the government grant mrs mnhon agriculture and canadian industry convenor then took the chnir mrs hartley and erson contributed two lovely solos accompanied by mrs l crawford which were followed b commun ity singing miss jean mcphail gave the motto by the work one never knows the worker guest sneak ier for the evening was mr brack llils week recent visitors inslude mr alex wright home from tor onto rilu groenees of campbellvtlle e from appleby who related to with the benton s u better methods oif farming and mr anthony bourne home from the nkriculture highlight of his ridle college for a ifew days trip to england scotland denmark mr and mrs carl ulntt and and swedcn miss jean mcphail little daughter of port credit with expressed thank to our speaker mr and mrs precton hadley nnd the meollng closed with the mr and mrs wm johnson of kintf followed b n solnl hour 1 orillia with mr and mrs w t 1 he orange lodge of campbell- mills for the weekend le hld a banquet in brookvllle- mrs ray powell and little son of lowvllle with the shetboumes mr w i newton of barrie with his mother mrs p mcadams of toronto the m and women of a future speaker mrs ostrander conducted h j time not very far distant on the clip sheet entitled what about r mce is n guelph gei them will nt in time tlu burdni mo drinklnjr- th moolmll ml ollo accident relative hall for their vives and families on wednosdni eyenlnr dancing was enjoyed later to the music of alex near nnd his orches tra mr nnd mrs jnmvs mnhon spent this weekend in buffalo vlsitlnff of their home countries and com closed with hymn anil prayer by munltles they need to be strong uev j oliver and well to do their work and sup- i port the families that mostot i s them will haw they ned edu- i the white plumajred and nearly cation and the chance for the de- extinct whooplnjt crane two of velopmt of their power on hlch were wenttfled in saskateh- them will real some day the dutv i ewan recently i the continent j ii r wmlntr the tallest bird it nt frida we wlhh him n speedy i vlk greta hamilton of christie recover street hosptnl toronto visited mtia w benton is home and with dr and mrs beech tuesday about following an operation in i and wednesday and oppohuftity of decldlnjj the tallest policies that tlwlr country phalli stands five reel fallow has high i sevenhoot wing spread long ice ami ha a wclleslcy hospital on october 3n members of the pipe boiul at- hnded a horse show at wlngham last week mr harvey norton is enjovtna a few days hunting on manltoulln island mrs bar anderson audrey and karen of bruaells visited on wed- ncda with mr ami mrs george black mrs a mcphedran hadjthe mu- rortunc to fall in her home wed nesday tvvnlng breaking her hip santa claus is coming to guelph saturday nov 20 at 10 am plan to bring th kiddies to see guelphs mammoth parade for further information tune in cjov 1150 on your dial at 515 pja monday to friday the neighbors ad y program

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