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thursday december 19 ims the acton free press pjlcsal lvaa jtdonah triends will iregtel to lesni that mrs penuand mother of mr j k gardiner suffered a fractured flip and ut a patient in st joe- cpna hoepltslpuejph lir w j clayton jr together with or sj llopkuu and dr j b lunch of toronto were guests of the uedlral and dental centre washington d c last week ur theron jonea entertained at tea on thuntday afternoon last for the wives of the 1m0 councu also included were mrs chss- leather- land mrs arlof dills mrs jslu mcdeachie mlsa jeasle walker and miss viols waller mrs jonea was assisted by her mother urs gulard and urs albert vanolls engagements the engagement la announced of verna irene pax daughter of the tele mr and mra o k case campbellvllle to henry kron ton of mr and mra george kroa of arkell the wedding to take place xkecember 17th mr and mra william d mac- gregor guelph announce the en- tragament of their elder daughter marjory elisabeth to clifford ly man young dfll only son of dr and mr benjamin d young of campoellvllle the marriage to take place january tth in st and rews presbyterian church guelph i 3 oclock r chustmas social at knox church soed club muting on vednewlsy evening of last week the so ed roup of knox church held c hnatmas nn- ml in the fiauioon when the tail fully decorated tab made a festive background or thr program lie v it ii armstrong and huvm ii pat tenon conduct devotional ck r- clki and carot tinging was i njoyed the spirit uf christmas wu awaktnrd by thr following stories thr legend of the christmas roar and thr first christmas tree read by mirgurrte hoszcll van dyke thr other wise uan by inei mclellan and scrooges christmas from dickens chrtst- mu carol by dill ualnprlie musical numbers included vocal solos there came a utile child to arth bv bella itoszell martin luther cradle song by craw ford douglas no room in the inn by kathleen finlav o night of peace bv clarence coirs and the three kings a trio by night of ii aico bv clarence coles and albert hob in son harp select ions silent night and joy to l he- world b mr wm hall and a piano milo pudrcwski mlnurl bv mm win coilv fimt prm for a contest cntithd christina- wnt to ri r ii armstrong while olivi muim lie and n hi hoj71 ii tied for second thr prut hm m entitled the night r fore christmas m writ ten b mr fred anderson mrs wm hall mrs e j havwnl and mr george muu up while the elevi n t line win mpplled bv miv r rudolph a m nerotis lunch of yult tide fare brought the tvtning to a float officets named for united church womans association the r gular monthi business inciting of the woman association of the imted church was held at the horn or mrs c pickett on tusda the president mrs j moore pn sided and was auo in rhurg of the devotional tlu nav mm mirth t oretold hull call was anwirvd b a irst of sinpturc a donation w a gien to the sun- ja nthool and iird will be m nt tu the kuk and shut ins during thi hoi ida season the association is also purchasing a glnv op fur the lit w communion table several christinas carols wire sung und mr 11 veldhuis and miss d simmons favored with u duet mrs a frr gave a t nding and mrs d lindvax conducted a contest one mu number mrs o robblm wai welcomed to the association the nutting t loved with the mupah benediction mrs pickett assisted ttv mr woont miss iwn- telt and miss simmons served n chrintmas lunch and a social time uu tnjmed officer for 10w are as follows post president mrs james moore president mrs wilderspin 1st xlcrpresident mm l hums 2nd vicepresident mrs d dnsdale secretary and prvjs gocretan mig e hawthorne i treaiurvr mrs e jennings corresponding secretar miss e iitw thomc church house keepers mrs j ralston mrs mc- aulcv fsitinu appointed each month parsonage mrs j moore mrs i agar mrs n lambert mrs d veldhuu pianist mrs a fryer assistant pianist mrs c pickett quarterly board represent ative mrs j moore- itttuh qtrjimt at ouniitig aateet osstaeta autv lbtm yicaamtsa aaaaeeaee parson n bosewf avwsltia mies a m lawbeiej ajojbu organlat and choir leader sunday dfxkmdtll lbth ims 10 00 a m sunday school 1100 am sixbject the man and the hour 7 00 p m candlelight service irograjn by the sunday school all are cordially invited txiuuiui knox ohusush aotbn rev hobkatt il ammstmono ujl mlaulas sunhay dhkmiikk lhlh iimj 1100 am uornlng servloe 113 pm sunday school 7 00 pm ivenlng fvervlce lliey that wait upon the uord shall renew their strwagth tupttstf hhurtlj aotohl bee csiab b oowass ibauee sumiay 1k hhillk lhlh 1 lh j 10 jo sum sunday school hloam will clirlst be you saviour or judge knday december 1ft a 13 p fn mission uand 8 00 pm ii y l u monday ljeceenber llmhsmnday school christmas itee and supper fth xlbauia xifttrrlf aajlt w a suniiay dkckmukk 18th hh kourth sunday in advent 10 oo am sunday school 1100 am holy communion li glnnrrs claaa 7i pm carol service and christmas music a waicom awalu you varied docket at county court held in milton pltadviguijty to a charge of ob- struftang a police officer by mak ing- a statement h lmw to b false in reporting his car slolan arnold swtuar slreeuvtu wu assessed iso and costs of s4 or two months in jail when ha ap peared before magistrate kenneth m langdon in county magtnlr- ates court her last weak provincial constable j a uc- nlven told the court accused re- portal his car to have baas stolen after motor trouble had developed iater information disclosed swlt- ser had planted the car for the purpose of collecting insurance the officer testified adding u was lot- ale on five rlderoad east of highway 25 it la a serious matter to report cart stolen and it puts the ont ario 1mvlncial police to conslder- ble trouble ttils is too serious to suapend sentence the court re marked as the line waa levied kugene therlsult 31 of oak vi lie charged win having carnal know ledge of a is yearold girl was referred to oakvttle court iu1 was set at 1 000 clifford ijiw- renor hronte was also retnanded to oakvllle court when he appear ed charged with rape agslns a trafalgar township woman ball was set at u000 floyd darkwell paid a iso fine for causing a disturbance at an adon dance a week ago corp kay mason testified accused asked to be locked up after he warned him while kicking at a door in he town hall loiter he was found to be fighting as a result of this disturbance a hair a dosen fight broke out the officer aatd cherlee c ilorton was assessed 10 and costs of 11 w or ten days vvhrn he plrsded guilty to being drunk on iecemter 3 constable it forester ttastlfled he found ac- used in sn intoxicated eorwltton at a lot ul n itatirant concrete blocks concrete bricks cinemtjt blocks backim ttle ouauty conomv staihv maple block a til1 ltd our stores are opmi gf b till christmas r laculill if you are planning a new bathroom or furnace either hot air or hot water ut us giv you a fros est mat or if youra mrod of carryino coal why not initsll a shurheet oil bumsr fully automatic com plat satisfaction gujrntd modern plumbing and heating phone 270 j days or 66 nights bishop attends confirmation at sl albans church the first visit to st albans parish of the newlyelected bishop of niagara right ilev w e bag nail d d took place on wednesday evening of last week a large con gregation was present for the confirmation service when twenty- four candidates were presented the bishop was assisted in the service by canon s a kirk of st georges church guelph rev u robinson of st james church hamilton and the rector rev w g leuxton the junior choir sang during the offertory following the service a rereptiun was hrld in the iaruh mall ur t g jones people s warden welcom ed the illshop to thr pariah on be half of the parishioner mrs george cttepmaii prrsldrd at thr tea tablr and rmrnlx r of the r veiling guild served n f reshntt nts family night by mission groups at knox church the senior austliary of the w m s held family night on friday t venlng ie4mter oth when inein brrs of thr chlliln n s oepartment fiplorers and ulslon itsnd kere present thr children conducted thr wor ship service taking as their theme the christmas story awards were presented for regu lar attendance at mission rand to the following flla janey norma sinclair anne map leaden fay mc- kachrrn rhona mckachern mar garet armstrong jilt haydrn john maplrsden ron dolmer and colin holmes these were presented by mrs mainpruc senior auxiliary president as a gift from the st n lor auxi liary mrs it m mcdonald the tr asurer pre nrd to hetty kdna slnrlnlr pr ldi nt of thi fxplorers gniup a junior ijfe mi mbrrshlp certificate and pin to joan hodge of the fsplorrrx mrs a j buchanan prest ntcd an award for the bent scrap book on china thr study topic for hmo three short sound films were shown teddy lit ars picnic honey iand and children of japan the latter gave the bark ground information on the country showing children at school church and play mrs anderson president of the ywa closed the meeting with prayer thr committee in charge served refreshments taking the form of a christmas party which was enjoyed by young and old georgetown put in new slate in municipal election in one of the largeet mualeipa votes ever recorded in georgetown the electors of that tom on laon- day returned all new muntdpa of ftcials except two of last years councillors ilaeults waft as fou owe mayor- itarou cleave su alei uaelarea 880 reeve william g marshall 1 li john armstrong 353 deputy keeve kenneth mcdon ald 1016 james goodies 403 council two elected tn each ard g mrcllvray 257 william tuck ibs harry mccumber 1s5 a herbert 1 mrs joseph cn- erwwi 41 ward two harry hale tth norman i rill 341 cedl dav- uuon v1 charles ixtwldee 83 ward thrr- friink ivti h 30v thoina i vini itw k it maklou khltfi i9j itioiuei sykea 182 ilmy orr 11 h w wlllmee irj hrferendum on btenersi voting or by wards for general vutlng h00 against 503 hydro commissioner one elect ed k w dinkier 819 bruce mrkenile 4hh jjnest llawsjll alfred dclleaulleu 53 y thank you to the electors of erin township for the loyal support ac corded me in electing me as a member of the 1950 councl- it is a confidence that i will do my bast to merit withing one and all merry chriitmat and a happy mew year i j a swach hammer ailimilaaisawl rrililltllllhthimllllal masafsl wl havt a fuu unf of cut howflj and flamts fob your srilciion e t marks mill street h40ni tt acton on halton poller honor w l dirk at dinnrr w i dick k c of milton re tired cruwn atlorncj fur llnlton a ns wednesday night honoured h the llnllon cunty police a- mhlntlon nt n dinner held nt the fmnmlnet iturllngton during the ev nlng chief con stable hnrey hunt of nelsin township president of the associa tion presented a gold mounted sulking stick to the man who hid be n crovx n attorni y for t r enrs until his retirement at the beginning of this yemr isngtaved on the 4de were the words pr- ented to w i dick with the com pliments of the halton count v police association also beating the date mr dick made a reply in which he expressed deep fe ling nt the gesture of the police whh w horn he had been associated so long chief constable john deiry of ortkulr and chief constable iee j smith of burlington also made brief speeches int hockey game iroth of them if youll be a booalae and coma to tna dance acton town hall friday december 16 modernaires orchestra sponsored by ihe newly formed acton intckmcdiati hockey clui yi men i turkey qraw will be held at inform i ion admission soc dancing 01 dook wizcj cellophane was first made in germany and france utwox dear sir a new cindidite in this fnld or couiuil 1 wis ir dl op4jaintd thiwi the ehction u ai bandied good ott rs coming to the poll and finding the had to go to some othi r booth and oth ers lining up in the cold and walking uwa in sheer disgust just for the lack of room yet we have ample floor space in the town hall where it could be divided into four polling booths and with double signing tables so as to el iminate the waiting around for someone who may be just a bit ioyi the time between nominatlm und election u too short it doe not gie a new candidate a chance to be known it just semed to mo that the old council was in an rwful big hurry to get the election over i hopvthe rtw councu will put these things in order by the next election t tom cooit ros ann shop acton tastsssbssvi uiki j0 aaaajaa bf rrrw rgt business 3 i jlj mla we still h we loads of smart things you catvtbdy and s we on dresses 5 to 15 coats 10 to 47- suits 15 to 36- we have a special group for this weekend oniv milliner house dresses bioiims skirt 2 00 rag is 6 95 for the christmas gifts all at great savings purses sweaters slacks slips nities hoses- house coats ros ann shop of acton mill st maasasaasasaaaaaaaimammaalaasl