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1 thursday june 9th 1955 the acton free firess acton ontario page fxvk buy your zsfsr lwj5hi wsk ay 50u w 26 weeks to pay eisens store yjissirpslkik staff photo bau wi memb e thetr annual spring bus outing this- week with a visit to harniltons famous rock gardens and- other points of interest in that district the ballinafad group shown above is the first in the local area to start the popular bus jaunts inouncemtnt the piano class of miss joan pickering will be resumed in september under the direc tion of miss joan kucharski ajtct miss kucharski will be teaching piano theory and singing her present address is rr 2 ridgeway ontario communities honor state farm your life insures all 3 sometimes it smart to put all your eggs in one basket specially when its your insurance protection youll enjoy the convenience of ftaafaf all yew personal insurance in the hands of one person who kuuw your individual needs call me anytime i a h pmys to fawiir yaw state farm agpnl wthtdi11ny 39 brock st phone 455 acton isatanai ananas mmmam wasasaa saaa atawaa assn asanas aaaaaaam ataassb mr mrs bob tyler a gettogether of much interest was held monday evening may 30 at the woodside school when all the neighbors and friends of the woodside and churchill commun ities pad a personal tribute to mr and mrs robert matthew tyler who were recently married an at mosphere of fellowship happiness and loyalty that these communit ies are notedfor was apparent through the whole evening the very successful affair was arranged under the capable leadership of mr and mrs herb mceachern mr and mrs frank freeman mr and mrs bill buuer and mr and mrs jack cole master of ceremonies harry shortill presided for the program consisting of vocal musical select ions and readings a very clever humorous reading was given and much enjoyed by mrs jesse uc- enery the orchestra consisted of j archie kerr bob kerr and marie kerr father brother and sister of mrs tyler ted freeman and harry shortill after the program mr and mrs tyler were called to the stage and given the seats of honor when ted freeman read the very well comp osed and complimentary address mrs mary mceachern presented them with a beautiful chest of di ver mr tyler responded very graciously and thanked them all mrs tyler also responded and told told them what pride and joy she felt that all her friends were so nice to her mrs ron saunders played the queen delicious re freshments were served and danc ing followed all left in time to get home for school and work singing for tiey are jolly good fellows nseksassnsssssbsiss rockwood chorus solos duets included on spring piano recital program no gimmicks s iel to reach the readers in acton and district you dont need any puzxies coupons or gimmicks with your advertising message every week the free press is a welcome visitorinthejiomes of acton and district because it has tho items you want to know about the historical features tho human interest doings of the folks you know its neighborly because its homey no other paper anywhere gives you the reader ship coverage in acton that is enjoyed by the free press i publishers statement of march 31 1955 total net paid total distribution 1460 1570 w invite comparison of circulation with any other media claiming distribution in acton and district on the impartial basis compiled by the audit bureau of circulations get the facts before you try the group with the gimmicks ifcestf providing employment and serving this community since 1875 phone 174 acton friday and saturday evenings the town hall was a place of music on the occasion of a spring recital by pupils gf joan pickering ajl ct when j9ome 25 young musicr ians were on the program friday evening and 24 saturday evening mr elmer h mccannell was chair man the first evening and mrs loren guild the second evening the young folks excelled them selves to the credit of their teach er au numbers on the program were of a high order to add to the highlight of both evenings vocal numbers by martin bauer baritone were well receiv ed with marie harris as accomp anist and chorus numbers by nine boys under the direction of muriel armstrong a-rct- and joan pickering at the piano duet piano numbers by joan pickering and muriel armstrong at the beginning and conclusion of the program were much appreciated rockwood is most fortunate in a large number of young musicians who arc well on the waj to future music lore miss pickerings pupils presented he with a bouquet saturday 93rd anniversary on account of anniversary ser vices at eden mills presbyterian church there was no service in the presbyterian church here- on this occasion it is the 93rd anniv ersary and special speaker was rev e t newton ba of st andrews church kitchener mr douglas black had charge of the services and in the evening rev robert jackson ma knox church gait wa special speaker special numbers by the choir were much enjoyed by those present sunday morning at the united church mr r gardiner of hamil ton conducted service in the inter ests of the yontario temperance federation mrs o ostrander was in bramp ton recently attending the funeral of her sisterinlaw mrs n os- jrander the many friends of mr jesse pordier are pleased to knqw he was able to return home from guelph general hospital after some three months following a serious accident at the rock wood lime co recent and weekend visitors mrs h mccrie of port credit miss pat linfoot of victoria hos pital london miss elizabeth mc- phedran of orangeville as miss joan pickering will be concluding her music teaching this month her numerous friends wish her much happiness in her ap proaching marriage- in july we welcome her successor mi joan kucharski of ridgewayi who- will be coming in september both lad ies are pupils of miss madeline bone of toronto and in addition to teaching music the latter will in clude vocal music miss theresa hammill who fractured a bone in her foot after alighting from a bus recently is able to be about with her foot in a cast herjirothe elmer who is in guelph general hospital is making some progress to recovery everton llmihfyvyy accounts collected accounts are pouring in these days as business men realize this is the time to collect those slow accounts tomorrow may be too late you have at your service the oldest firm of collectors in canada therein lies your guar antee of efficiency and satisfac tion you pay us for results only our terms are no collec tion no charge for our services you cant lose ex cept by unduly postponing send ing us your over accourits kelly aiken the collection specialists orangeville ontario attend churches convention saturday mr and mrs ross daley and miss grace fountain attended the churches of christ convention at yarmouth heights on saturday miss elizabeth hortop spent the weekend with mr and mrs bert palframan- mr and mrs harry hortop and nancy visited at the same home sunday evening j p benham and ted jestin spent tho- weekend near orillia sunday visitors with mr and mrs harvey jestin and bobby were mr and mrs eli martin mr harold martin larry and mary mr and mrs robert mccutcheon and dianne kitchener mr and mrs ken smith and sons guelph visited on sunday with the latters parents mr and mrs wesley lillje and family mr and mrs ted jestin patsy and nancy visited sunday evening with the latters parents mr and mrs max milne rock wood visitors over the weekend with mr and mrs roy hindley were mr and mrs sailor mr and mrs furlong mokeesport penn mrs dampier ballinafad mrs frank tovell acton mr and mrs jack king orton mrs sinclair sr mrs archie sinclair jr and son miss ella sinclair and mr kirk sin clair ospringc mrs camidge suelph mr and mrs dan hindley and family mimosa mr and mrs t d mccutcheon visited on monday with mr and mrs robert mccutcheon and dianne kitchener nmzmammmmsxmmssxsskm delegates report on district annual limehouse womens insttiute held its june meeting in the mem orial c june 2 presided over by mrs h smi who opened the meeting with the maple leaf and the wt ode- the roll call was a picture suitable for the tweeds- muir history current events giv en by mrs e- findlay covered loc al national and international new- the motto not how long we live but how well was given by mrs j s noble who ended her remarks with- a poem by j g keenan what counts which concludes charity is all that matters tis only the heart that counts the secretarytreasurers reports and two minute reports from con veners were given and also reports of the district annual at ash grove given by the delegates mrs james noble mrs s kirkpatrick and frank brown the convener of community act ivities and public relations mrs smethurst wa commissioned to hunt up data etc in connection with a bus trip to jordan historr- al museum in august the flower and fruit convener was to softa plants to shutins during tho weekend of june 5 ospringe family hblds surprise party on wednesday evening the fain- ily held a surprise birthday party for mrs david stewart guests in cluded mr and mrs wmv robert son tpwh line mr and mrs ro bert king guelph mrahd mrs wm ballentine acton mrs g sunter mr and mrs vernon stewart debbie atnd david mr george rennick hamilton miss jean theaker guelph and eddie and albert stewart report kestgtnauon last week- w reported the res ignation of the senior teacher mrs white this week we regret to re port the resignation of the junior teacher mrs kingshott who is going to teach physical training in ouiigeville sch many visitors mr and mrs f morrison cf king visited on saturday with mr and mrs murd mccutcheon mrs saretta grundy is visiting at the home of her son and daugh terinlaw mr and mrs george grundy and- fam obituary exemption lists read before picnic presentations basebalj and re freshments highlighted the picnic which followed the reading of ex emption lists at the high school wednesday afternoon organized baseball was first on the after noons program and then the stud ents returned to the school the three losing field day teams sup plied refreshments square danc ing was enjoyed jack heron presented flashes to the winning field day team ted footitfs and made the presentation to wayne arbic senior boys field day champion the cup for the cross country run was presented to wayne arbics team the teachers who were leaving i were presented with gifts from the students although mr ringler was absent mr heron and mr lowrie were present to receive their me mentos i acton ladies have begun prac- j lices as a softball team this year there was no team last year miss e a mcgregor entered into rest miss elizabeth ann mcgregor who spent her early years in nas- sagaweya township after a short illness passed away in st josephs hospital guelph june 2 she was the daughter of early pioneer set tlers the late mr and mrs duncan mcgregor for the last 31 years she resided with her sister jessie in acton who had given her loving care in her de clining years she was of a cheer ful happy disposition and very af- 1 fectionate taking a keen pleasure in the visit of her friends surviv ing are a sister jessie and a brother alexander sandy the funeral service was held on saturday afternoon june 4 at the riimley funeral home acton con ducted by her pastor the rev r h armstrong of knox church inter ment was in fairview cemetery acton pallbearers were james jesseman duncan waldie bert davidson alex near harry robinson charlie holmes the flowers were from the fol lowing sister- jessie bro sandy and belle bessie and anna bill mabel and shirley frank jennie whitley jack and marge mc gregor hen and eddie mcgregor jessie and earl richardson anne and bill talbot june and johnnie mchugh marjory and clifford young mary and donald mclaren katie mcgregor and bill knox church ladies aid mrs robert patersdn mrs g w murray mrs cameron ramshaw elgin whitley mrs peter mclsaac mr and mrs john sproule kees and molly van goozen mrs kilty sadie and lily mrs h murray bill and lettie kay trueman and family nassaga- wcya old neighbors and acton neighbors i mrs bert grieve of guelph township spent a few days last week with her son and daughter- inlaw mr and mrs norman mc- kenzie and linda mr and m kenneth mcke and kay ofjaitfston were sunday visitors with mr and mrs thomas fines and doris mr and mrs george klooster and baby daughter of drayton spent the weekend with their parents mr and mrs- k klooster mr john sim of toronto visited over the weekend with mr and mrs d stewart and family mrand mrs murd mccutcheon and muriel visited on sunday with mr and- mrs george mcmillan mr and mrs murray mcmillan and baby son in toronto friends of mr ward bruce will be pleased to learn he is improv ing and able to he out again fol lowing a severe infection a number from here attended the commencement concert at er in on friday and saturday even ings by the students of the high school mrs a sinclair sr and sister miss ella kerr spent a few days with the formerssori and family mr and mrs arnold sinclair guelph mr and mrs cordon aitken and family visited on sunday with mr and mrs harold aitken in hamil ton friends hero of mr harold aitken will be pleased to learn h is home again following an operat ion visitors on sunday with mr and mrs george robertson included mr and mrs wm webb and fam ily guelph township mr and mrs hugh robertson and family mr and mrs gordon robertson and children guelph salunapad weed control citizens please be advised pursuant to the weed control act 1937 rsc notice is hereby given that every occupant of jand and the owners of unoccupied land and alleyways within thecountyof halton roust destroy noxious weeds thereon asoftnas maybe l necessary to prevent theripening of their seed and to keep such- lands free- from nrjxious weeds during the summer in the event of this notice not being complied with within the month of june the county will proceed under the act with v the destruction of these weeds and charging the c6st of same tc the respective owners thomas bradley county vfbo inspector layman replaces mr russ sunday a layman from the burlington united church had charge of te pulpithere on sunday in the ab sence of mr russwho has been j attending conferences at sudbury mrs frank smith mrs robert j mcenery and mrs john snow at- tended the district annual of the w i which was held at ashgrovu a splendid meeting was held mr russ of hespeler spnl the weekend at the home of his son mr norman russ mr and mrs cecil algaf of hamilton spent the weekend with mr and mrs arnold mcenery we arepensed to report m harding price was able to leavethe hospital where he underwent an operation and is convalescing at th home of his s mr gordon price at islington the w i held their june meet ing at the home of mrs wm kirk- wood on thursday missbeth mcenery spent the weekend with mis shirley mack at orangeville several survivors george green who passed away on may 23 is survived by his wife one brother and five- sisters- in eng land a sister mrs fjorrie holmes in acton and a sister- mrs lottie marsh of islington he was mar ried in acton in 1920 v errors in the obituary published last week are sincerely regretted limehouse shower held in hall for district couple quite a number of friends and neighbors gathered in the hall on thursday evening to shower miss muriel applcyard and mr donald firth prior to their wedding on saturday miss barbara lindsay was called by mrs jack crichton the chairman to read an address several of the girls then helped muriel and don to open their giftsj each made appropriate thankyou remarks while some played euchre others visited and mrs roughley presided at the piano for a sing song as is usual a bountiful lunch was provid ed congratulations to mr and mrs william edwards on the arrival of their second little sonant milton private hospital on monday morn ing visit in willowdale twentysix from the village and community journeyed to willow- dale to visit the stuart wrights in their homes there on saturday evening after inspecting the gar den lawns and the whole house all enjoyed a few games of euchre firsts were won by mr and mra wilfred harding seconds to mr and mrs james nobic and mrs a c patterson and birthday prizes to edgar karn and nrs a w bentorjl who celebrate on june 5th ihrf pat patterson n behalf of the gathering thanked the wrights for the pleasant evening and a lovely lunch all arrived home safely about one am t the wa met at the home of ivens tuesday evening last week mr t h price has returned to mr and mrs f j shortill artar convalescing at the home of mr and mrs gordon price at islington-fol- lowing a recent operation in to ronto general hospital we regret that mr mills has been confined to his bed for a few days but he is now showing improve ment mesdamies smctriurst kirkpatrick james noble frank brown h h smith were local ladles attending the wi district annual at ashgrove on wednesday mr and mrs h h smith visited jriends at schomberg oyer the weekend mrs mitchell spent a few days in toronto recently mr and mrs sheldon lawr and children spent the weekend at vic- toria harbour mr and mrs coulter of toronto visited mr and mrs mills on moo- dayf we extend sympathy to mr ron latimer whose rather passed awagr at his home in georgetown on sun day following a lentltyiriness communion services srfu be held at limehouse presbyterian church oh june x2 r edgar karn held a birthday party for 12 little frjends on monday ha wasfour years old on june 5 v