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thursday march 25th 19m the acton free press acton ontario this is your last chance sale continues to march 27 inclu ir sive free topcoat with purchase rlec of every stock suit over 50 value topcoat just in time for easter boys suits in a wide selection of sizes cloths colors fpu the iadies- tarrific mictions of ladjav short and long coat aba sorti in tha utos tfyus eisens clothing store mocfcwixt nmwt look at it this way if you knew you could save by taking advantage of bettemhancompetittve pri ces efficient service and quality goods youd do it at mackenzies whether its on fuel appliances builders supplies or fixtur es you get these features and more contact us to day j b mackenzie son ltd phone 48 coal lumber building supplies acton st patrick theme for legion dance the st patrick theme was feat ured when members of acton legion entertained their wives and friends at a social evening about 80 attended the dance in the leg ion hall on saturday evening the band was under the leader ship or les duby spot and door prizes were awarded lucky win ners proceeds went for legion funds imehousc marathon euchre winners declared the final euchre in the marathon series was held in the hall march 17 winners for the night were sam gisby and mrs charles jon es seconds for mrs george burt and both o locker and c storey and lone hands mm r l david son and george burt overall prize winners were first george burt and mrs r l davidson second r mcenery and mrs j crichton lone hand r mcenery and mrs r l davidson earl scott and his blue valley boys provided program and dance music for a saturday night party sponsored by gibraltar school as sociation the hall was packed tlie lunch booth wns well patron ized and all report a real good time welcome to village we welcome mr and mrs clif ford mcdonald to the village a they have taken an apartment n the geary house visitors include mr john wood of toronto with his daughter mr earl scolt pc and mrs calvin van zanl of port credit and mr and mrs stan batman of manitoulin island with the merediths mr and mrs crook spent the weekend at bowmanville mr and mrs w t mills arrived home tuesday evening after three months at daytona beach florida wanted acton district we require properties in your district we have clients for farms and acreages phone he mills son real estate brampton 267m2 rr no 3 stroetsvilla acton high school news r neu mr bobbins has been 111 for the past few days with the flu mrs a j buchanan baa been doing an excellent job of filling in for him we hope his recovery will be speedy an excellent film was shown to the student body on tuesday morning it deah with the grey cup game of last fall in toronto a cheap way of seeing the game it was a good picture and every thing was filmed well including the cheer leaders the examinations are one week off and many of us are going around the school showing the first signs of insanity which in elude talking toone s self there will be no news from tin halls of a h s for the next two weeks as yours truly will he doing his part in writing the aforement ioned examinations dbituary mrs h hitchen interred march 19 funeinl service was held in st johns anglican church nassaga- woya for mrs daisy hitchen wife of harry hitchen of r r 1 moffat who died at her home on march 16 after an illness of nine weeks rev r porritt was in charge of the ser vice on march 19 interment was in the church cemetery pallbearers were d moffat al bert roberts bud fraser harvey blacklock ross carbert and bruce smalc mrs hitchen whose main inter ests were her home children and flowers was born in alton hamp- hire england in 1rr0 in 1916 she amp to canada and was married in port hope in 1926 she lived at r r i morfit since 1947 she was a member of the church of england she is survived by her husband and stepsons harry altoona pa david bristol england and robert at home discover as thousands of others titat you get watch our advertisement next week telling you about igas newest addition to home- making service iv i you can benefit from igas low prices any way you look at it so shop the sensible way shop at ledgers iga springtime is veal time milk fed veal specials ihank end leg roast lb 59c sirloin roast lb 63c rump roast lb 65c rib chops lb 69c lean minced beef 3lbsfork0j florida valencia oranges doz 35c large juicy sweet florida seedless juicy grapefruit 8 for 39c cuban red pineapple cello package spinach washed and trimmed each 29c 17c florida pascal celery mehcon c pa 2 for 19c tomatoes 19c rockwood bilton perry limited acton ontario sheet melal and steel fabricators of all kinds steam hot water warm air air conditioning heating plumbing water soften oil burners range burners eavestroughing welding quality material quality workmanship free estimates phone 464 truck runs amok no one at wheel last wednesday morning a light truck belonging to mr earl hawke and driven by his father left on the idsidc near allan jacksons bar ber shop started off with no one in barge down the hill and crossed the road crashing into a highway sign breaking r oft and breaking the hydro wires depriving hydro ser ice to residence of mr and mrs george r perry for a few hours no one was injured during the mishap but mr william royca who was nearby when the highway sign was broken off got a bad scare the front of the truck was badly damag ed as a result of the mishap j lenten service lenten service was held friday venlng at sl johns church with lev r e price conducting brief devotional exercises slides were shown dealing with panorama of the church owing to inclement other conditions and other attrac tions in the village a few were pre en i h and 8 kuchre a euchre and social party in con- nction with the home and schii lssoclattun was well attended in the tow n hnlt fridnv evening when souk 20 tables were in progress high stores wcic won by miss mar ital et iockei and mr it mcgowan of calt miss mac hilts and mr r sunter winning prizes for lone hands mrs d menabb and mr d hinds for low scores mrs g kin- nee was winner or lucky admission ticket for door prize all awards for the evening were donated by rock wood merchants and business men mrs harry hol- man was mistress of ceremonies mrs don hilts mrs fd ijingdon in charge of card tables mrs fred lambert had charge of refreshment i ri anffements some 46 was realized for lh class photos for public schoo graduation class in june a number of rockwood people at tended a dance at paradise gardens sponsoicd by guelph rotarv club firemens banquet about 60 were present at barlos drive in last week in connection with turkev supper for rockwood firemen and their wives friends of mr and mrs john tand regret to learn of the sudden death of mrs lands nephew in western canada last week around the village muster dennis brace celebrated his birthdnv monday with a num- btr of his school chums at a party and supper mr and mrs george baxter and mrs harvey lnvertv spent a day ieci nlly in toronto mr and mrs herb gibbons mr and mis mclaren upper main st ire among those securing television pardon my paeka by joan walker an english newspaperwoman who had never made her own bed wash ed her own hair or boiled her own egg married a canadian and full of bridal optimism came to live in val dor quebec you can imagine some of the sur prises and shocks waiting in the fning town but you have to read pardon my parka to realize the fun joan walker found in her troubles we have heard local ladles men tion the book after reading it ser ialized we think in one of the wo- i s magazines they were all de lighted by the story although they thought mrs walker was a little hard on vaj d or and kirk land iake however it s a certain amount if exaggeration that makes the nithor s experiences as funnv as ihev are nows the chance for the cs who missed the story to catch since pardon my parka is one of hit newer books in the library men will enjov it too we heard one chuckling over the episode where tht english budi goes fishing in the nut them bush in shorts and short sin icd blouse mosquitoes never lute nit she assured her husband you nn guess what tin momuiucs bought mrs walker by the way writes ixxik reviews for the globe and mall radio programs and short stories these days wedding suit for 40th anniversary their 40th wedding anniversary was celebrated by mr and mrs nelson anderson of rr x rock wood thursday evening march is a turkey dinner served at the home of mrs anderson s sister mm sheldon trousdale marked the special occasion highlight was a wedding cake decorated in rubycolor as rubiea are the stones associated with the 40th anniversary gifts presented included an elec tric tea kettle mr and mrs anderson have three children marion mrs art dia mond rr 2 rockwood catherine mrs w freeman rr 1 camp bell v lie and douglas at home they have four grandchildren the groom of over 40 years ago wore the same suit for the annivers ary celebration he wore for his mar riage those present at the occasion were mr and mrs reg rudd mr and mrs willard rudd guelph mr and mrs n s marshall eden mills mr and mrs s trousdale puslinch rr 1 mrs robert lock er elderslcy saak mr and mrs art diamond gordon and billle rockwood r it 2 mr and mrs w freeman mary and carol camp- bellville rr 1 and mr douglas and rson rockwood rr 2 campbellviue lllflts church seeing bee a number of men of the presby tia im church ht id n sawing b on satin dav afternoon rutting up a load of slab wood for furnace and bisement heater a few week end visitors miss elizabeth mcphedian of orangcville mr and mrs norman rlack of kitchener mr and mrs vern galbraith of pa ishv illustrated address sundav evening at the united church rev john dilts conducted an illustrated address dealing willi aclivitnsin church work which was interesting and worthwhile for vounj folks and grownups also a brief in nod of community singing st patrick supper held at st davids a successful st palrick s supper was held m st davids presbyter inn church on wednesday evening march 17 which was very well at tended special musical numbers irere sung by crawford douglas nd ss no 10 school children followed by a oneacl play entill titled legend those taking part w ere dorothy course sheila hendt rson g urge clements and dick course it was directed bv 1r charles mcarthur club euchre mr and mrv ch irles mitchell flrs e wilton and mr john vhtdihm convened the campbell fille recreation tint progressive uchre in ss no id school prize- ien won by mrs bert walton irs frank qmnlan stanley hen derson and jack whtchhm another partj will in held in wo wesks with mr and mr- llinrv ramshaw mi tom mit tin ii and stan henderson n i dirge celebrate anniversary mi and mrs william buck cel- i bra ted their wedding anniversirv in tde form of a chick n supper irid progressive euchre party when 16 attended many ns t congratulations fa i ik the averag monihlv r without board of mile h ip canadiui farm i mid mimmir 140 ledgers iga 9 are you in the market for a good reconditioned guaranteed used car now spring specials 51 chevrolet sedan 41 ford coach 41 chrysler coupe 3t pa 36 oldsmobile coupe re i the uplc ippy to toronto grade seven md eight of all the -rhool- in nassigawvya lownsh took a bus trip lo toronto on tur dav lo the museum and parli nt building home from florida mr and mrs lloyd crawford vt jilst returned from a three nh vacation in florida why wait ili in i few vrars people will look at thu- hoiw and so cobil hi- puntit used m work hrre uirdlxu if win dont tn vom nnl lv ton ud thev h be able c your fe clearing auction sale in the twp of esquesing or 45 hereford cawa baglatere4 yorkshire swine madera farm machinery etc the undersigned has received instructions from j e mou8 to sell by public auction at jac- mar farm lot 29 con 5 situated on 4th hue half mile north of no 7 highway 1 mile east of acton on wednesday march 31 commencing at 1230 oclock sharp the following hereford cows 43 here ford cows consisting of 10 second calf heifers due in match or ap ril 35 heifers due to freshen some before sale day 15 doe in april balance late spring and early summer this is a choice herd of cattle sheep 4 suffolk ewes with 0 young lambs 2 suffolk ewea due before- sale day reg suffolk ram bred by wilson sutton hillsburgh poultry equipment two graham heat light electric broods 500 chick size 2 brooder houses 1 range shelters feeders founts egg scales egg candler registered yorkshire swineyork boar pine grove al 75f42304b born dec 2 1961 bred by joseph featherston streelsville out iilchcroft val ley born may 10 1951 with 12 young pigs ready to wean by bale day teitchcroft lassie born ap ril 14 1951 with 9 young pigs ready to wean by 1 day leilch- rroft esther born dec s 1950 bred feb 15 tp pine grove al jacmar jill born sept 1 1953 ready to breed 5 thrifty chunks jarmar jtnny born sept i 1953 ready to breed york boar six months old jacmar penny born sept 1 1951 reody to breed tractor and implements massev harris no 44 new 1932 fully equipped and as good as new masey harris 1furrowed tractor plow coble disc no 10 1624 as i good as new massey harris tractor mower 7 ft cut massey hams tractor cultivator masscy harris 15dlsc fertilizer and grain tractor drill 4section harrows western us 12 ft rulllpack massey har ris no 1 pick up baler engine drive fully automatic flat rack mjism hatti- 4 bar side delivery rake masse v harris no 5 heavy duty wagon mrcormick deenng rubber tired manure spreader iv ton powtr lick 875 cedar fence poss all zrs pows 200 gal gas- ne link with attachments the ibov implements are all new within he pas 2 wor and as terms ch w th rlerk on day of sllf posl uelv no reserve as owner f g vlng up farming wm a gibsov auctioneer fred rlptie clerk b for sale 1953 chrv coach i9s2 dodge sedan i9s ford sedan 1951 meteor coich 19il chev sedan 1950 ford coach 19w rtustin sedan 1949 austin sedan 1949 meteor coach 1947 austin sdan 1947 mercury coach 1947 hudson coach 19411 hudson sedan 1946 ford coach 1942 plymouth coach 1939 dodge sedan 1938 dodge coach you can daal with conftdanca at early motors used trucks ad teactou i960 ford 3 ton dump 1948 ford one ton express 1948 studebaker 2 ton stake used ford tractors from 19421994 norm guild motors limited 1 mile south of milton highway 25 phone 239 milton toths garage phone 52 acton far u long as there ts human suffertni then there is need of the red cross you know the seed and how great it is please help generously the ork of mercy never ends 5422850 is needed this year motors milton ont