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thobsday december 18 1kb the acton free press acton on 3nj3lo page nine elmer pennant flies at school raised at ceremony on friday the ffrxmn elmer lh safety fclephant ttennunt wan rubied at u ceremony lit actorupubllc school on friday afternoon december 13 it will continue to fly on the rutf staff unlecg one of the school children u involved tn an accident in which all or art of the blame falls on the child forman iltawtrvncff nmsfdent of tht- acton ys mens club which is aponaorlns rimer nrenentd the ftatf to dr f gjdaktit who accept ed it on behalf of the school board corp ftsy mason warned the children who witnessed the tlmf tralsinft its another thing to keep it up if one of you u cureless well have to gather round nd take it down he said that there had been big improvement in safety pre- cutloo failed agn 1 voo hoaably me aluminum foil tyeuf own lutfhen as m lundy walultl for wrapping food of all uada now from california comet wend tint ahmlnum foil la betaf ted is wrap wadyoooked en- rmhilai loven of uu hijhly mimirirl mwrlran dkh ctrso jhalj pop litem in the oven to itfm thea terve then in their imnliiniti unnlmjiini pood and aluminum go natu rally totether from the hygienic naokera uaed in modern datne to the nteuus in boapuali and your can home aluminum la prized for the way it protect the purity color and savor of food alumi- tun company of canada ltd mean if thmmm studded suregrip thmyvm tfot ao much jmj go in snow with goodvear studded suregrips for treacherous bodweather driving let us equip your car or truck nou with goodyear stud ded suregrips theyll iet you through the toiifth- est going with out chains loofc km this won uon o quality thompson motors speakm- to thr school children or oakes said thlnits hnvts ben done for your bcnefil and your safe ty and urtfed them to rwmemlut lo try to iivoid accidcnu leimer u icolnit to try to help you to avoid accidents he told them in th event elmer pennant were lowered it could not be flown aain for thr- weeks after the accident the brief ceremony nl the flag pole outside the school was the first of its kind ever held n acton it has been reported that accidents amontf school children have dropped considerably in schools where el- lernb jrety rules are stressed poets corner thk vnwantkd her button none pressed flat auaintt the aloft she peered into the sally lighted room and watched the other little child ren pass around the christmas tree she in the gloom her unclad ankles deep in frec7- ing snow and hands thrust into tntteied pockets coxed wilh roundeyed wonder pale cheeks ntflow upon this happy scone a child amn7ed at nil the enkes and enndie and the toys thr doll with cllow curb left all alone ahnndoned bv the rnrefree rirls nhd bovs 1 1 1f only she rould have i it for jter own and aitshi watched tin ll in blue come ninninr cicwhs to where hu dollv la a litllr bov thought he would like it too and tried to grub the frillv frock in plnv alas the china face smashed to the floor two glistening tear fell on the frost v pane her wee heart broken she could watch no more nrl cold and caspinr renched her lonelv lnne josephine campbell fashion hint the fair je always like new things tor wear or something pretty to put on a little table a dresser a window tlll or themselves lt a thoughful nnd personnl touch to give some jtmall atlrnctlve gift with a larger practical one or par ticularly wilh a gift ofjnoney for instance santa claus husband could give a senrf to wear with that new coal and n chrltatmn spirited check allhough not mnnv gift are on that scale the idea still holds with any pracicnl gift an iron tools blanket household eiiiipment arid hitmethmg add a handkerchief- mi he ymt have croehetihi the edge a jai or vour hest jell nail polish or lip- stick inexpertsite eurmgs some thing special and pnniarilv unex pected the smart lidv pirttited aho e woin gifts of absolutely all price ranges from the cai f knotted it her throit lo the coat itself fire can destroy important papers in minute orjtwo saftydpoftttftox protection costs loss than dim wob rat h tn in ihi nuinti thmi- s inil- of iliiahle document go up in siiutke some of these cannot be replaced at un cast while tl i troublesome and expensive to ie- place uthtrs it is onl sound sense that siieh papers as sicuritns policies propert deeds and bnth certilkitis he stored m a safe place a bank of moiiiumi sfet de posit box ofrers 1 fust rate wa to guard miurself ag11nst the luss ttf ilulbl poss ssitnis you gel round- theclckk pnttection from the twin dnngers of fin and burg- lir for less thnn ten cents a week and documents in 1 b of m safet depasit ihk are not likel t mlslaid either llrop into the acton branch f the bank or montreal toda m hunt the accountant will gladl show mui hus safet deposit box s ami uilt youll feel plexsintu ulieeri onee our valuables ai in the care of canada s firt bmk many candles lit during sacred play phonl erin area approves 265814 account the regular meeting of enn towiuship school area no 1 was held at osprmge schotil on wed- nesda decemtier 10 with all mem ber of the board being present ii w as mux ed bv marshall and watson that tht following accounts be paid up to december m 11sj leacher salaries for nov 1 19j r janitors salaries 155 00 hcc- euei gi neral income tax h3 si mrs m rtle white account si 00 teaihcrs federation 74 00 clar ence johnston account 7 m jis hall 8 cords cedar 34 00 bet beii salar and maintenance 55- 50 ward bruce saw mg w ooti it s s 13 1100 clarence johnston aicount 6 44 c ii ij reid labor at s s 13 1150 w l marshall mileage s0 00 allan watson mileage 72 00 h m held mile age 70 00 j m leiuh mileage 70 00 j e pearen mileage 70 00 globe and mud re teachers want d 7 20 total 2 68 14 acton taxi and snack bar 10 miu st w phone 260r 24 hour taxi service our cars are radio dispatched out of town trips a specialty phone 360ft for prompt courioaus aarvic schools as community centres discussed opinions are different after liwtenlng to the bromlcont on mnndnv uetember ii on the hub of the tnrni community farm forum pnrtlelpnntk leurnod hint the huh of the community inenut u centre where young ami old could congregnte for their numerous organizations commun ity leaders tell that lti the people and their activities thnt count rather than the type of building hr far more important tn have th imople gather in a rpot they like than to have a new expensive building at a ptiice where penph do not want to go the first qiieniion dealt with the community that hnd a community centre in their area nnd nxked what contribution n it making lo the life of the people in your for- uinjj and nolghbarliood seven of the 1 1 forum repni is stated they hnd n community centre in fact in nil four tnwnnhlpr thev have n township hnll and prncllcnllv all cnmmunltteji an within 10 miles of cltv town or vllliig necommodntlon liaison commnnltv centre sltnnled nt iowvllle in nebion lownwhlp bos at present n inrge baseball dinmond picnic nnd garden party accom modation to a ilcgree but on vt thev do not luwscrfi a pavilion limestone orum are ericlenvni- ing to sponsor an open nlr tkntlng iltvk nt their action project how could vmir communis eentie be improved was naked improved stage facilities aitiflclal ice fot the arena and bv entertain ineni for old and young were sug gested question 2 was if there 1h nut a ctimmunltv eentie in your area do ou think one is needed nnd what activities should he planned 1 in limestone forum the members felt thev did not need one in their community as the fot urn originate 1 ii the school but pinvid iiusatls- fietnry us meetings have highi 1 attendance in the homes v s no 7 nnssagaweva thoughl a ommiitutv centre was needed hut the piikiilhllity of making the neceiuuiiy additions to hroukvllle hull as proper kitchen nnd vnsh i 100m facilities might imt the needs llgny agreed they did not hnve 11 eentie hut felt thev hiut no need for one ns they wvn no close- 1 iv tdtunted tn the town of milton i nn well in the township if oil at filewarttnwn north trnfnlgnr admitted thev did not hnve one but such fncll- 1 llles were within driving distances mnny people think the school could best serve the community if it were designed or remodelled to serve as n community centre nml school north trafnlgnr maintains the school tlii best plnce for forum meetings hut mild it definitely would not do as a community centre they have hornby ball park for sport and trnfntgar mfltn- otlnl hnll for larger pnrtlvji no 7 nnssngnweyn forum slbt- d we arc opposed to the idea of ji combined school and community centre no 4 ksquesing forum hnve equipped their school for meetings nnd socials bv providing chnl th dishes electric stove und tnovnble senbi other groups fellj a centre would only prove n white elephant iluvne forum slate their hi hool ih most sultnble foi their niccliius and is used contlnunllv for differ en i gulherlngs mount nemo claim they hnve seveial clohed iclwwils in the dlsttlct yhlrh outd he nsi d as cnimnunitv cenlies the friendh circle held its an nual christmas meeting in the sundav school room of the united church on wednesda lecemher 10 the president wils in charge and she welcomed some visitor to the meeting a cop of the new version of the bible w as purchased and sent to miss ituth nelson a missionai to n group of indtnmttn thew4u after mrs helen pickett gave the treasurers icport mrs bunnv stewart gue the seen t ir s report of the previous met ting the husi- ness of the cm nnir was taken iue of and the collection and lull call tak n miss lean 11 in is presented mis- m 7 bennett w ith a bouiuet of mowers w hich was later di idi d w ith miss gundle group three was di idt d into tw o parts the f irsl part takrin the devotional pei lod the gump put on a snitid pla under th direction or mis marguerite ta lor j the iirol angels fiom the realms of gloi w is sung follow ed bv praer bv ma tavlor the i scripture lesson wis read b mis- olga iaukcr mrs ann wilkinson then introduced the portrayal of various nationalitus living in can ada who w 01 ship chrlst mrs wilkinson first rend about the jewlsh race represented bv mrs helen cunningham who came and lit a candle from a main candle in the centre of the tabh after the magnificat had in n re a i bv the circle follow mg the introduction foi the canadian indian muss dorothv simmons sang an indian carol after whnh mis nornthv rokii- vildson lit in r candle and placed it m pomtioti on the table after the introduction of the eskimo tin- carol o come all faithful w is sung afu r whici mrs helen migeachie came and lit her candle the g rman race w ls then intro duced with the singing of the carol aw av in a mangel after w hich mrs evelvn lxsbv lit the candle following this mrs veldhuis and mrs olson rcprt sented the otht r races with the lighting of thi 11 candles w ith the singing of the carol infant llolv infant low iv after the singing of it came upon the midnight clear mrs mertela hufuagi 1 it presenting cinadi ins ht ht r landle and placid it on the table wrh the others when the church lights had be n turned oil mrs hufnagel and mrs oljia locker lit their candles then lit the candle of each member while the hvmn blest be tht tie that binds was minn uniting the whole of the circle around one christ who us he mninma of christian unitv while the other group was pre paring for their skit two other carols were sung the skit was called willie plas santa ciuls the part being plaved bv mrs marv mckenzie the other character were mrs doris kent- ner mrs helen waterhouse mrs annetta van flret mrs edna johnston mrs h cox mrs joan 1 hollinger mrv alethea smith mm evelvn lasbv mui jean harris and mlss irene evans mrs stella adarruson directed the skit follow j mg the skit santa claus gave pre sents to evervone present the enjov able ev ening closed i with r freshments and mrs van fleet thanked the group for such a happv time exchange gifts at dublin institute the home or mrs wilmer wal kins first line wils piettilv dec mated w hh chrlslm is deem atinns forthe dublin womcnh inalituttii meeting last thursday nfteiuoon mrs charles thompson first vne piesidtnt pn sided for w meeting the ins itute ode w is sung and was followed bv the mai stewart collect pi ivei two nuntitt s silt nte was observed ml memorv of the lite- mrs w d barbel one of the menibeis who pused away recently the roll call was answered bv piesenlmg a sample of hnme made t mdv several work meetings had ht t n reported during the month and the thiee quilts which ha i in 1 11 complett d for koiea were displaved at the meeting helpful hints prepart d b mrs j m steele was read bv mrs a ross a nuniber ot christ mas carols were sung with mis c 1 van gooen at the piano mrs 1 dennis gave the final tepnrt of the art 1 convention held at kit chiller recently and told of miss isabel mcbeths address on jurv dutv as it affects women which was verv timelv mlss mildred wilson gave a pap er on the origin of chnstmis caiols a happv time around tht christmis tree was enjoyed when the exchange of gifts among th members took plnce a large col ic etion of used clothing was brought to the meeting and lab r picked to be gven to the united nations he lit f a festive holidav supper was sirvtd bv the hostess miss minnie somerville mrs p kennedy and mis t a storey and was enjovtd bv all a large attendance of vyo- mc n and children were present at the meeting mrs duncan moffnt expressed the thanks of evervone to mrs wat kins the hostess and to all who h ul taken part on the piogram ami lunch eommittt es dbituary mrs t forsythe dies in 76th year an english elergvman savs birils ho to he iv en we are inclined to doubt his statenit nt particularly insofar as jav birds nnd starlings art concemchl kingson whlg- pjh standard 7111 neral sei v ice w ls held tilt s- fn afternoon dectmber 0 for mrs thorn ls forsvthe at her home r r 1 rockwood mrs forsvtht dud on sunda december 7 at the home of her son max forsvthe of guelph at the age of 7i she- had been ill for the plst mm weeks pallbearers were friends ind neighbors lome allan clifford swinson albert grav kenneth lush allan burnett and rae west of acton rev mctaggart of barryhill united church officiated nt the service interment was in john ston s cemetery eramosa born in guelgh township mrs forsvthe was the tformer nell e barclav and daughter of the late mr and mrs david barclay she was marrivd in 1006 to the late thumak forsythe of 11111 rock- wotd after their marriage thev tcuik up residence on the farm there mrs forsvthe was a member of barrv hill united church in er 1- mosa township she belonged i both the women s lxmici ition int inissitinarv societv survivmg are three sons birclav and dounlas both of itockwootl and max of guelph two daughters mrs c a gordon of aberfoyle and mrs jack cutler of guelph there are nine granchildren cca with tjour groceries harold mike coxe plumbing heating warm air furnaces pea la ouimy beach radiant baseboard hot wateft heating i a c timo paymont plan phqne 370r acton xwklulxlxxwtmkttlllakllllcki4h dustbane sweeping compound for sweeping cellar floors and garages at all irocrry and llarduarr htorra dustbane products ltd 3 koullivalr drive leahidc toronto christmas 52 chocolates 4 t r i w i iv v y r i 1 i i i 1 1 i r i i i i i i w r i 4 i i i i 4 4 4 4 4 2 lb neilsons l lb l s 2 ord 2 25 m6irs xxx i lb l 10 to 2 2 lb lo 3 rowntrees i lb 70c lo 00a 1 ii l 40 lo l 50 2 lb 2 50 to j300 hujt4 6l4 pipes j50 10 jnotr tobaccos clgarallai cigar lighters 650 12 00 baby bunting nuts a complole price range of choice caihewi paanura daluxa blanched jumbo mix pop for sale by carton or case watsons dairy bar sole tigents in aclon for delicious neilsons ice cream i iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiniinmimnniniaiim accident spoil your holiday christmas and the new year again usher in a season of festivity and good fellowship as in the past it will also be marked by increased dangers more traffic more hours of darkness slippery roads and holiday haste and impatience i appeal to ontario citizens to overcome these added hazards by greater care and common sense when walking or driving dont let an accident- spoil i holiday happiness for yourself or r for others minister tmsvyatevy w yavvvaav jc