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lsrx jl- v pag four the acton free press acton ontario thuflsnay fjjbbuaky 3rd1059 d -i- edeh fa 1- church meeting for appointments the annual congregational meet- ing of the presbyterian church was jteldjhwijlh rev- jr h armstrong interim moderator in charge af- tef conducting devotion mr arm- strong was appointed chairman messrs gordon blackcock and mahaell lowrie were appointed r managers for three years mr bo bert wtfgm was appointed as weekly offering c in mrp 7 clarltittftxoe ael otner officers were reselealedrfour new trustee wete elected to hring thej number up ltb live as loroeriy several items of new- business were discussed and the meeting closed with prayer by- mr arm strong a social time was enjoyed at the close keport meeting the january- meetingsvpt the w vls and ladies aid were held in the home of mre r wright with a good attendance mrs james gil- bertson and mrs j 00 lowrifec6n ducted the devotions and both rail calls were answered with suggest ions for the years work- mrs r roy gave a full and in teresting report on the 41st annual meeting of the guelph presbyterial held in knox church guelph a short program was enjoyed and a bible quiz was conducted by mrs james gilbertson mrs anna couh son closed with the glad tidings prayer a cup of tea and cookies were served by the hostess assist 3tit photo birch tfclthe snowtmpaled in a sunflooded knoll off no 25 highway between acton and milton throw long shadows across the white ground covering beneath them as february snaps in cplctand wwery some of the seasons brightest ed by mrs james gilbe a sceneryeantefound in the fields and bushes of this district mrs- 3 priowr3et honor newlyweda a very enjoyable evening was p in th h of m a m tom hubbard when friends and neighbors met to honor mr and mrs george dankut recent new- lyweds best wishes and a gift were given to them and all wish for mr and mrs dankut a long and happy wedded life congratulations are extended to mr and mrs melvin tolton on their recent marriage best wishes from a host of friends go with this young couple mr and mrs clarence ramsey arid family spent saturday with mr and mrs george ramsey at st george mrs anne shaw of acton spent a few days visiting with her bro ther mr w a lasby mr and mrs a howart and fam ily of guelph visited on sunda in the home of mr and mrs lowrie mrs ellen daniel of toronto was a visitor last week in the same home rockwoop cable from queen on 100th birthday on her 100th birthday mrs m obrien was the recipient of a tele gram from the queen and a letter from mr henry ihosking mjp discoas church business the annual mooting-of- wi sponsors euchre iirhalt mr russ of hespeler spent the week-end- at the home of his son mr and mrs norman russ mr archie lawf is out again af ter an attack of chicken pox mr arnold mcenery returned to his home from the hospital but is still confined to bed we trust he may make a complete recovery a euchre held in the hall by the wi was very well attended high scorerers were mrs wilfred burt and mrs wm wright elwood snow and charlie thompson limehouse limehouse church campbeuviue church was held last wednesday evening in the parish hall with a fair attendance revteh jones opened the meeting with prayer mrs f s hamilton vestry clerk read the report of the years act ivities and mr thomas c wihlow dealt with financial matters dur ing the meeting there was some discussion concerning church busi ness- a at the conclusion of the meet ing rev e h jones closed the business session with prayer lunch was served and a brief social time enjoyed 15 below during last some low weeks cold spell readings thermometer were reported as much as- is be- lowzeror tnrthe lower parrof the village and valley road novel coasters on a hill back of joe holroans place and heffernans red and white stonv young folks have been enjoying coastin with aid caradoard ofi sheets or down an icy strip moffat sejrol changes in church year sliuhu the annual meeting of nassaei- woya presbyterian church was held on thursday evening january 27 in the church school toom rev g s baulchr the minister openedthe meeting with worship reports were received from the secretaries of the mission band womens mis sionary society ladies aid church school board of managers and the session a financial summary of the work was presented by mr w kennedy secretarytreasurer indicating an increase- in all contributions -to- the work of the church and allocations met leaving a substantial balance to start the new year a new oil burning furnace was installed in the churchasrwell as other im provements arid the purchase of a share in a new manse a hearty vote of thanks was given the church school superin tendent officers and teachers the organist miss donna mcmillan the ladles aid and all others who gave so ftthfultydf their time making the dosing year a successful one during the pat yeaii rev j b sutherland resigned as minister of the church to fake tip missionary wot in formosa to pcembera nail it rra toujcfecetie4i be was-in- oacted on january the con- cregation are looking forward to a jkappt and p year- under gttoa of ma and mrs wms auxiliary january meetings mrs leonard andrews was hos tess to the blair evening auxiliary on wednesday ev mrs ro bertson opened the meeting witha poem what god hath promised fter singing the hymn standing at the portal of another year the devotions were taken by mrs ro bertson and mrs andrews mrs hambly gave the secretarys an nual report which showed an in teresting year with several new members added to the roll the treasurer not being present her re port will be given at the next -rtwtmf- mrs d thpjti gave the cheer report mrs andrews gave a report of the annual meeting of guelph presbyterial held in knox church on january 11 and attended by seven ladies from st davids auxiliaries mrs menzies conducted the in stallation of the following officers president mrs l andrews vice- president mrs r mahon second vicepresident mrs hambly sec retary mrs j wallace assistant mrs k moore treasurer mrs w mahoh pianists mrs r mahon and mrs w mahon welcome and welfare mrs bay- nton mr ramshawvmrsmilchi ell and mrs ponnie linn supply mrs martin and mrs fcvans uud tidings mrs robertson program mrs andrewsrmrshambly and- mrs s cramp cheer mrs d in glis social convener mrs t mit chell the new president mrs andz tew then took the chair with the new secretary mrs wallace in at- tendnnce after a short ifr period each officer read from the handbook- for officers what their particular duties were the roll call was answered py the payment of fees the offering- was dedicated- by the president and the meeting was closed with- a hymn and pray er by mrs hambly 1 members which enjoyed the social followed mrs i period appoints officials the annu congregational meet ing of limehouse presbyterian church was held at the home of mr and mrs f j brown jr on wed nesday- evening rev a j calder acting as chairman and miss ivens secretary for the evening twenty- one persons attended the interior of the church had been painted new eaves troughing added and an oil burner paid for the session re- portshowed 14 baptisms two join- ing the church by profession of faith one withdrawal by certificate and one by death leaving a mem bership of 54 stewards dick appleyard neil benton ross norton and thomas ritchie were reappointed retiring managers a c patterson and h norton were returned to office with the other board members being t h price w linham s kirkpatrick andk ojlindsay treasurerw benton and auditors k c lindsay and donald lindsay and record treasurer mrs gisby were reap pointed f j brown jr was ap pointed with jpe ross as atrustee members of session at present in clude t h price joe ross andrew mino a c patterson and a w benton having lost thomas apple- yard by death during the year k c lindsay moved a vote of thanks to the hostand hostess a social hour was enjoyed whil the luditrr evertow program in church of slides music many enjoyed the pictures shown in- tyiff- church friday evening jy mr mac sprowl acton also ihe musical numbers by the churchill orchestra misses patsy and nancy jestin spent the- weekend in roclfwood with their grandparents mr and mrs max milne jwr tom fountain toronto spent the weekend at tlje jipme of his parents mr and mrs charles fouhtaia anfl family- r cpngratulatiohs to mr and mra- dan hindieyon the arrival- -ot- a daughter on thursdaj also di mr- and mrs jack mocrell tin the arriv al of a sorv both are in st joseph hospital guelph sunday visitors with mr and mrs ted jestin and family were mr and mrs lloyd hunter and family cainsville and mr and inrs max milne rock wood mis charles bye w and family burlington spent last week with her parents mr and mrs j p beriham and willa saturday visitors with mr and hits john alton and miss jennie tovell were mrs david toveil mr and mrs bill mogford and family toronto misses grace and joyce fountain spent the weekend in toronto mr and mrs allan jackson and mr and mrs thomas ruske rock- wood visited saturday evening with mr and ms wm bruce and family sunday visitors wifti mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell were mr and mrs bev hepburn and- family milton m served lunch we regret that mrs w gordon was hospitalized last week for treatment for a badly injured thumb which she catht in a wringer she returned to recuperate at her sons wallace gordon on sunday mr robert rogers leaves-orrmon- day to join his army unit at lon don mrs rogers and little daugh ter will be living with her parents mr and mrs f gibbons rockwood we regret their removal mr t h price is still confined to the house following a bout of virus pneumonia five of our young folks have had german measles very recently dr s mngw stissex ntb- was a visitor with the f jt browns lajst wee the w f turne visited a ionville during the weekend mrs wilson our new school teacher visuecf- relatives at st thomas duringthe weekend congratulations to mr and mrs russell mcdonald on the recentar- r anothri little daughter hr guelph general hospital who has served erin township in all offices withdrew as did mr- scott mr marshall has served as trus- tee for school area no 1 and re signed in order to run for the pos ition of councillor silverwood r and mrs albert alton and ian-and- mr and mrs robert patten and famuy guelph elect r ferguson erin councillor roy ferguson was elected coun cillor in erin township in an elect ion monday called to fill the vac ancy following the death of george d scott early in january although only about 30 per cent of the electors cast their votes the decision was close with ferguson polling 294 and marshall 265 following is a breakdown of the voting fergsn marshl ospringe 18 13 ballinafaj 27 87 hopyard 93 18 conningsby 13 45 eramosa 14 6 hillchlir a 34 25 hillsburgh village 93 30 leslie school 2 41 nomination meeting was held in hillsburgh hall on monday januf ary 24 with a fair representation of ratepayers present roy ferguson lloyd marshall james scott and albert wheeler were nominated for councillor both mr ferguson and mr mar shall declared they were in the rfjelri fn f owtinn mr whcplpr modern and convenient two qualities that really mean something to customers in this day and age for modern onvenienturrojjndingsjuiuauywtt products and service priced right to suit the needs of modern shoppers v- i at manning electric famousname appuanc- esfrigidaire ranges refrigerators washers and dryers rca victor tv and many other standout appliancesare shown in pleasing surroundings and sold under convenient arrangements r where youll enjoy buying is where the selection is good the prices are right and pro ducts and service the best thats at acton districts newest appliance store modern and convenient its f well help you give your home addeel beauty and value by refinishing walls and woodwork youll be surprised at the ec forums members friends at euchre i monday evening january 31 the crawford-washostessta- seho farm forum met ia the womens missionary society en tne s house for a friendly thursday afternoon with miss ert of euchre among members simpson in the chair a new years i and thelr fiends and neighbors hymn was- sung and thescripturel j batkin lesson was read by mrs grechlees i and mr geo henderson with mrs m mcphail offered prayer f consolation prizes to mrs r cor- in the absence of the secretary the btt and mr d willjamson a de- annual report was read by mrs mc phail mrs e d mahon gave the annual report of the finances the allocation for the missionary or ganizations in st davids church was qs9 this was exceeded by a generous amount il reports were given by mis g mcphail convener of supplies lit cfature missharpe qfadtidings miss gertroae holmes mission band mrsgreenlees mrsi menzies dedicated all the reports- all the reports showed progress miss simpson and mrl greerilees gava interesung reports ot tlbb s hos guelp nual meeting of ciuelph presbyter ial several changes in some of thn departments were suggested the roll call was anawere3rby pay- went 6ms mrs g tibnas con vener of the welcome and welfare committee reported having made nine calls in january mrs jk mahon introduced the cewstudy- book face to facewith india the meeting was closed with prayer by the presidents a very pleasant time was enjoyed by ev eryone present itnd the members all f they hive made a good hi tte i- h sari new year liciaus lunch was served by the ladies convened by mrs wm nor ton visitors for a week with mrs annestull are mr and mrs yr t- barkley- who live about 18 mfles out of calgary alberta mrs-bark- ley is mrs stulls niece she tnoy- ed out west when quite young arid enjoyed meeting many relatives it a bigdinner party of 18 on sundayv we are glad to report thatmrs s roe is resting comfortably at her daughters home in guelph after an operation and stay in st georgetown man heads horse assoc president last year of the cana dian -hackney- hokaassbciation ken mcmillan georgetown wrt elected to a second term- of office last rweek when the association held its annual meeting- in preston mr mcmillan is- -weu- known throughout ontario as a show horseman and has won prixesat many fall fairs thexsmejaad winter fair horse shows raical way we can meet your material needs and at the same time give you first grade work si phone 9 mcja44 acton ttl ontario the best in lumber i building materials actoifij east on no 7 highway open daily from 800 am to 300 am breakfasts imwfiwbl dinners i rlsh anivchlipr hk specialty good food at reasonable prices w davw burdock blood bitters and peruna gave you your vitamins you wont recall when the gold oust twins did the family wash the dishes and linens and everything then ther was the period of the 490 chev and thegray dorts and the flivvers before that the harness shop and the blacksmith shop were favorite places o meet- of course the tonsorial parlors display ed seven sitters famousitair oil j l in those days the free press was the place to advertise the merchan dise of the dayjhese items are no longer remembered or advertised theyve been crowded off the market by other items which maintain ed effective advertising and modem promotion the advertising columns of today are just as modern and jost as ef fective down through the years the most effective promotion is guaranteed circulation of a bc in the paperthat for nearly eighty years has kept as modern as the products it advertises and is more abc total audited distribution v mob phone 174 m mill st jh1c