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the acton free press acton ontario thursday dfcfmbfr 31 iks tqcauk rtnu for this column mav be phoned to 174 or rent i office m acton the free prtn the free press office will be closed on newyears day friday and saturday although town workmen have been flooding the arena there s no skating there yet this year members of the baptist con gregation sang christmas carols throughout the town on christmas eve folk who bought their christ mas turkey in acton this year paid to 70c per lb whil it is report ed in nearby centres the price quoted was 80c and over per lb winners of the draws for 1000 hampers of groceries at lome garner motors on friday decem ber 18 were mrs margaret johnson orville brown jack newton all of acton and mrs bill woods milton gifts for teachers pupils at concert due to the large enrolment at the local public school 55 the an nual christmas concert was held in the church with a large crowd present the teachers mrs m white and miss l potter and pup ils are commended for the excel lent program mr w awrey wag c for the program of choruses drills dr alogues recitations instruments is violin solos and the splendid pap pet show presented by dan and ken winter warren mckmnov john and sherlock aitken and sup ervised by mr dan winter and mrs a mckinney santa claus in the person of mr alf winter arrived and distributed gifts from a well laden tree the children presented their teachers with housecoats s s entertainment the local sunday school held their christmas entertainment the church with rev a vair charge the nativity scone presented by the junior and iors with mrs word bruce reader and the junior choir with mrs g sunter at the organ and conducted by mrs g aitken sang several selections very suitably the second part of the prognm consisted of recitations by barry bruce songs by pam vair and beverley bruc and violm solos b jimmy tanitey to the delight all santa claus i byron bruce ir rived with tifts for young n i old christmas visitors mr and mrs d strwail h d i their guisls on christmas dn m george rennick ind mar on ham ilton mi jdin traaker guelph mr and mrs vernon stewart am dcbby mr and mr normal mck n and linda spent the hi lidij ui h mr and mrs bert wks and family orion and mr and mi glassford hillsburgh mrs thomas hi ndi rson f guclph township visitid for a couple of davs with hir mother mrs miry cooke mr and mri j mi s s ruihi i spent christina da i itti thi son and dauehl r n law mr a id mrs pat struthers erin mr and mrs thomas fines ind doris mr and mrs re s f rgus and family visited with mr and mrs wm hcndt rson ind f innh belwood on chmtma da mr and mrs wilfred awrcv and children spent chr s mn w h m and mrs john awn it d ruth it orton mr and mrs bvnr bruc ari family visited on christmit w th her grandmother mrs mel mgt 1 r ninth line mr and mrs g rg r i rl i and jovce mr and mr gyrdoi robertson ind ihldrtn siii christmas wi h the f rmer dniikb ter and on in kiw mr and mr wm wbb and fim h pi i township eisens hockey team tied with zimmerman 2 2 playing in milton tuesday december 22 the team plays in the milton industrial league acton s scores were by somcrville and zajac an accident occurred on the actoneden mills county road sat urday when a car driven by goi don bremner skidded on the icy road and hit a fence it was estim ated there was 330 damage done to the car everton christmas visitors in district many christmas day visitors at the home of mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell were mr and mrs bev hepburn and family milton mr ind mrs albert alt on mr and mrs robert pittcn diane and kenny guelph christmas day visitors with mr and mrs harvey jestin and bobby were mr and mrs robert mc culcheon and diannc kitchener and mr and mrs t d mcculeh eon christmas week end visitors jt the home of mr and mrs chirles fountain ottawa miss alice foun tain and mr bob woodhouse to ronto mr and mrs bert palframan and mr and mrs clarence hortop were chnslmas day visitors with mrs w h hortop and mr am mrs harry hortop elizabeth ai u nancy mrs george jestin ind mr and mrs harvey jestin and bobby visited on sunday with mr and mrs ted jestin patsy and nanc rock wood mr and mrs charles by and family burlington were week end visitors with mr and mrs j p ben ham and wllla mr and mrs wm e robert on are visiting with mr ind mrs mac mcleod and family thorn bury mrs percy smith mr ind mr raymond law and carolyn were christmas day visitors w th mr and mrs earl vin norman acton mr and mrs omar pirkei spent christrms di with mr ind mrs norman frvor ind familj guelph your correspondent wishes the editor ind staff of iho acton fret prfsi and all readers a huppy nd pin pirous now year jttcceci cec santa claus climax to s s concert the sunday school concert of the united church was exceptionally well attended december 22 with the downstairs of the church full and a good crowd in the gallery over 250 bags were given out to youngsters by santa claus who ar d after the program as a climax to the christmas concert the progi am itself was kept brief and finished before 9 pm a cur tain across the front of the church assisted in the presentation of num bers two christmas trees decor ated by the friendly circle added holiday touch rev currey acted as chairman for e vnried program which had been prepared under the direction of mrs iel simpson mrs shirley dills and the sunday school teachers those taking part already in their costumes sat at the front of the hurch with the other sunday school pupils sitting together with their teachns songs recitations and music com rpised the prigram the concert opened with the singing of o canada followed by the entire sunday school singing o christ mas tree little tommj saul said a recitation kind wishes the primary pupils sang away in the manger two plays the wedding of jack and jill and wrapped u cellophane were presented four little girls told about christmas dollies ind an acrositc goodnight was enacted by nine junior pupils a group of seven year old boys sang silent night peter wolfe played a piano solo five children were presented iwth their fouryear bars for hav ing attended sunday school everj sunday for four years helping prepare for the numbers were a group of ladies downstairs before the concert began child rens slides were shown and carols sung frank bean accompanied on the pinno throughout santa claus shook hands with all the youngstirs and gave them can dy oranges tnd nuts christmas concert credit to teacher a very successful school concert as held in the stone school on monday evening december 21 santa claus was particularly am using many presents were pres cnted and miss marjory shaw nas complimented upon ner good ork with the pupils she i ipending the christmas holidays at her home near arthur ontario not many boys and girls get a real live baby sister for a christ mas present but joan and robert randell were quite excited to hear of such an event in their familj mr ben case spent several day ith his brother in newmarket there was a family gathering of i at the home of mr and mrs r silverwood corbett all children and grand children fnn i to mr and m mclean upon ihe arrival if a son christmas diy guests for christmas at thi home of mr and mrs wagner were charles ebtry from the west and mr and mrs j gilliard of oak villc mr and mrs h bell entertained for the week end mr and mrs fvans and family and mr and mrs h jolley all from acton mr and mrs j f choat and miss e smith of toronto spent christmas week with mr and mrs ern batkln and miss a dobie mr and mrs bill choat john and nancy joined in the family gjth enng for christmas day art in the first six months of 1953 canada exported 50 971 worth of paintings r f 83 mill st sahmmllisijoliaimaksak we resolve to give our clients the very best msur ance service in 1954 happy new year to all bean limited phone 5b5 0 as young mr bouncing in 1954 comes full of bright hopes and fresh enthusiasm we are happy to extend our hope that the new year will be a good year for all sot titucuue mens wear imoimaaooimailtsikfcmimimkkmimi wantads latest time for insertion 4pm wednesday rates no charge for announcements of births marriages deaths and engagements in memonam 50c plus 10c per line for verses articles for sale rent etc 2c a word minimum cash 35c if not paid until after insertion 50c box no to this office 15c additional coming events 10c per count line 50c minimum cards of thanks 50c births marriages deaths etc schroeder mr and mrs don schroeder announce the irnval of their son at guelph genenl hospital on siturday december 26 1953 arb1c lkm and erna arb ic nee coxe are hippy l an nounce the birth of their daugh ter on tuesdiy december 29 1953 at milton pnva e h sp lal b kuipery on chris m is diy it the nursing home acw n i mr and mrs john kuipcry r r 1 acton a lovely little boy i bro thr for alice martlij md dick fveryi ne well ind happv for sale miy 1954 be a boom year for you filled with the best of everything espec tally an abundance of good health and happ ness van wyck cleaners remember the old insect analect won t you step into my parlor said the spider to the fly actually the spider wasnt a bloodthirsty sort he ust wanted to show off the gleaming long- lasting new floor in his parlor laid with our top quality hard woods we have hardwood which you wilt be proud of see t today idan phone acton ontario asiucsm it-making- tme old bus j do doesnt meanfi ninety- five j mr nd mr famllv oust c with mr id mr famiw mr and mi ind fumih m t i mt v ii chr h hoi d r bir thon i tmv id mr w i d hr famil a lives in act n visit irs dur ng th i ldi i messrs r and j hut i r re ud mr and mr ken u vhin ind paul mount dtnn mr jark smith mr wilfred dunn mrs thelma petlngtr t r nio m and mrs bert craig and join georgetown mr and mrs hector pinknev miss martha mold r m abe middlebrook all of er n tin i ship mr and mrs george young and marilyn visited on christmas dav with mrs mary young ac on and with mr and mrs uoyd robertsor at guelph two farms in the neghtvrhood have been recent tr sold mr ch armstrong on the htghwav to mr ismond and mrs george cot k or i the second line to a du oh fnmai i the ne owners frt ng p srs or in the spring mr and mrs h r howard ard 1 their daughter jean h s home from ryerson institute to int spent christmas w th ma e n brmntford i mrs g sunter is hhda rev h her son and daughter n law ard family mr and mr a rold sun ter niagara falls your correspondent extends o one and all a hpp nrw tnr the 1est in your floors are our business 1 ring out as the bells ring the new year we all hope it offers you a bounti fill gift of good for tune and happy days that it bears for all our friends and pat rons k ngs zed g fts of oy happy new year one and all from ail of us at br e51l hotchens bakery murphy suddenly at hi r re ence rocfcwood oril on s day december 27 153 ethel mary gibb ins belovrd wife of thomas jiseph murphy diai sister of herb gibbons and mrs george saunders both of rock wood in her 67th ye 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