Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 30, 1955, p. 3

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i j v thursday june 30 ims the actonfree press acton ontario paoe tftftsb y- f monuments mamton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner peats and markers a good display in stock wm cauan prop 68 queen st w brampton shop phono 1410j rom 313 rep tom nkoi phono brampton 603w paumbino heating eavestroughing pressure systems water softeners phono 25 251 mason blvd acton 4h member to visit west miss kntherine merry popular district 4h member has accepted an invitation- to visit with neighbor ing 4h member and leaders in manitoba arranged through the manitoba 4h club council miss merry will arrtve in winnipeg on july 13 to commence an interesting and intensive program that has been planned by the extension ser vice of the manitoba department of agriculture durjng th two weeks to follow mrs alfred woods district president mrs alfred woods of fergus was oleitedas president pf the centre wellington dlstrifrt annual wo mens institute meeting held in the united church elora provincial director mrs w a davidson of chntsworth installed the new officers pther members of the- executive include honorary president mrs john mcfee hillsburgh first vice- president mrs w b rettie rr 3 fergus second vicepresident mrs norman jamleson rr 2- elora cnroicles of ginger farm qwc4v fno leott moo conroys nee oil tamer with the high effi- dtecy head is tht greatest burner ever built look to the name conroy it fe roor guarantee you are gettiot the oil burner 125000 canadians have toefat conroy the one oil taraer that burns less oil 4e mora heat medina t compute ovomutklm ttottw tqnroy conversion installation complete with 200gal storage 1 year free service 340 0 root hardware 4h events including the regiona 4h rallies at carman and the por tage la prairie- exhibitions and will be- a guest on the ofmrrad mrs e pritchard where daughter joan is a 4h member and a first ear student in home economics nt the university of manitoba old buildings squares commons stir memories as london revisited yuaidaumbwfhird v m j r bafr dwin rr 1 erin secretary treasu rer mrs mercer jackson of rr 2 hillsburgh federated re hrnorris betwood avtcr- mrsfw hate ftderated representative mrs jottn mcfee hillsburgh district delegate mrs h m jacksonjrr 2 mr hillsburgh alternate district dele- pritchard is leader of the local beef gatc mrs e j rr i orton calf club and was a member of the i agriculture n canadian indus- swine team that represented mani- tries mrs g bailey rr 3 fergus toba in the national competitions at citizenship and education mrs a e the royal winter fair in 1927 buckles rr 1 erin historical re search and current events mrs a on july 18 miss merry will meet with the executive of the manitoba 4h club council and the following day with winnipeg kiwanis club for the provincial 4h public speak- i ing finals katherines visit to man- itoba marks the first interprovinc- tal 4h visit of its kind in canada- katherine merry has an outstand- 1 ing record of achievements during her six years in 4h work including guineas class at the 1954 royal the championship of the queens winter fair in addition many will un i remember the inspiring a barbour hillsburgh kirk rr 3 belwood home econo mics and health mis f- stewart fergus community activities and public relations mrs e gray rr 1 orton resolutions mrs c allen elora federation of agriculture mrs c roche fergus temperance mrs lancey cheyne rr 1 hillsburgh junior institute mrs robert mcgill rr 1 orton auditors mrs ernest aw ivy rr 1 orton and mrs h by owen clarke with the canadian press in britain and now its england last friday we came by train from edinburgh to london it was a most interest ing slightseeing journey qnri we nil that she presented at tire recent annual meeting of the canadian council on 4h clubs- ladies from this district are in cluded in the wellington area and attended the meeting phone 16 rockwood homogenized milk it delicious wholesome r refreshing try some today from ct jersey dairy your assurance of quality prompt courteous service daily delivery phone 242 don timmings prop i iis is it the love artarr of the cemtry the snau the roadv aster die situu it all began last fall when 55 buick made its bow to society one look at the carv ahead styling ami stunning cnloro and evcinct hearts soared thousand- ofranadiartsssajd yes then camef a whispered promise ofjireit things from buicks truly magnificent 1s hj or 236 ii vs engines finally out on a quiet highway the uumiciit came for the thrill of them all lie whipquick go and gas saxiugsol variable 1 itch dynaflow automatic traiimiiisslon in a situation like this who could resist to judge by sales hardly anybody can so please for your own sake sec your buick dealer very soon slnjrj im ro ofitcmal ml na onf m ttkrr strict when batter automobile are built buick will build them thrifl of th year a otniiai motors vaiui enjoyed j it we got into euston stationnbout 10 pm end then knew we were bock in london the same old mad scramble for luggage one porter would say it was in the car attend another in the car be hind eventually it was untangled and we were on our way one bus took passengers the other the lug- gagi most of us climbed to the top of the doubledecker bus and had our first thrill driving through the lighted london streets for so many years completely dark we were taken straight to our rooms at the stratford court hotel apparently this hotel is fairly new nnd no one sccirts to know where it is not even the bus driver so now when i get myself lost which i do iiite frequently i ask for mar shall and snelgroves a big store which is next to it a sort of eatons college street type saturday we went on a motor- conch tour of the city or rather part of it we followed the route taken by the coronation procession so we drove through hyde park past st james palace buckingham palace and marlborough housjj we were too late to see the ghangiirg of the guard but we did see guards riding by on their beautiful black horses perfectly in step as we passed various wellknown places the thought came to me how much we learn from educational films the places seemed so famil iar not on account of my having seen them before but because of the nurrfber of times i had seen them on the screen small wonder really as i saw the coronation picture three times words inadequate we went on to westminster ab bey and of course that is something that cannot be described one is so overawed at the antiquity of the buildings the tombstones the poets corner the marvellous architecture and stained glass windows that words are totally inadequate and since you have either seen or read plenty about the abbey ill pass it up sunday morning about nine oclock we assembled for a motor tour to oxford which had been ar ranged for us by the british travel association with one of their staff to accompany us we went by wny of uxbrldgc maidenhead and wal- lingford we stopped drlefly nt a lovely hotel spindles hotel at maidenhead the terrace whore we had coffee overlooked the rlvor thames complete with pleasure e l buchner optometrist in acton every wed afternoon office at 48 mill st e acton hours 130600 evenings by appointment fqr appointment telephone m 15 boats canoes and punts beat of nil there were o number of graceful swans a waiter at the hotel pro- vtdeduswith stale brendv a num ber of thegirls in their enthiisliism got on to a floating dock to feed the swiuvs a boatman came hurrying along warning them to get off their combined weight was sinking the dock by the time we got to oxford it was raining but for awhile that didnt worry us at all as we were given a fivecourse luncheon lit trie randolph hotel still asthe guests of the british travel association i diltlmir anyone complain nlmut the english cooking still overawed thus fortified we were reads to walk the cloisters and a few nf the colleges we visited magdnlen col lege christ church and one other the name of which i have forgotten although i had seen all these col leges before r was just as overa wvd as other members of the party by the ancient buildings that had been the seat of learning for so tnany of our famous bri men and women includingcnnadlll fi five or six centuries naturally ve only skimmed hie surface as we had to board our bus again by four oclock the driver rctairncd to london by a different route coming through high wy combe and beacnnsfield a road i remembered so well by special request the driver went off course a bit so as to take us through stoke poges here we nil left the bus to wander through the churchyard and up to tho little vil lage church where the famous grays elegy was written we couldnt have arrived at a better time the church bell was calling the villagers to worship and i think many of us would have given a lot could we have stayed for that ser vice the setting was historic rural england at its best old old tomb stones graves well cared for sweet- scented roses trees not bushes in full bloom natural shrubs and a hedge of english holly on either side of the gravel path from the church to the road but alas we had to continue our homeward way through many wellknown sub urbs including acton monday was another big day the morning was free so i wandered off to parts of the city that i once knew fairly well i tried to find the rec tory in charing cross road where i had stayed maybe 40 years ago the rectory and the church had disappeared a movie theatre was on the site of the old anglican church previously a greek orthodox church dating back hundreds of years i wandered around soho square and greek street which somehow seemed to have lost its al lure- then i- spent alittlc while i could have spent hours in the worldfamous foyles bookstore which i believe is the largest book store in tho world greeted by mps in the afternoon by invitation our group visited the house of com mon the initial stages took a litt- while as we had to pass from one lobby to another each with one or two policemen on guard evidently the -bobbies- were- out to enjoy themselves too ns they insisted on culling us americans but winking ncross at each other as they did it one of them said we tried it on a group back there and they didnt air bristle o q lim number n the group were allowed a peak into the house and then only for a few min utes biit were all invited to after noon tea on the torrncc overlooking the thames here we were greeted by a few of the members of parlia ment including bpveriy baxter irom the house of commons we proceeded to canada house to a reception given by the high com missioner this was the end of our group activities mr the day sir i boarded a bus and found my back to st pauls churchyard it was not the cathed ral i especially wanted to see it was the bomb damage i hud heard so much about and the way in which garden had been laid out to hide the scars lert by the blitz everything was very tidy in many places wolls were- at a uniform level but within the walls were piles of rubble wild shrubs growing in its midst to me it was as much a monument to the thousands of londoners who died la the niitz as in a military sense is thi monument to the unknown soldier dr john hollinger smiths falls dentist dr john m hollinger formerly of acton has now taken over a private dental practice in smiths falls he was born in acton and went to school here his relatives- and many friends are interested it this change in his career dr hollinger taught school- for several years after graduating from toronto normal school during world war ii he served for four years with the canadian dental corps as a dental technician and on his return t civilian life ent ered the university of toronto as a dentistry student he graduated in 1950 and practiced for two years at hillsburgh he has been in suo- bijry for the past three years dr hollinger and his wife the former ruth crowson of toronto have two children susan four and judith two and bol- wvvvvvv after 5 years as owners of dominion hotel we have sold our business to mr a mckay we wish to thank our many friends and patrons in acton and district for their association during that time and wish the new owner every success twin sisters wed in double ceremony an unique occasion in glen williams was a double wedding when the twin daughters of mr arthur norton and the late mrs norton were married in st ai- bans church on june 4 the twins lillian bessie mildred ann wore identical ero jacketed gowns the lace jack ets had king fitted sleeves and pearlybead and rayon braid col lars the gowns had lace bodices and skirts of double nylon net cotton and sik lace trimmed with rayon braid mock pearl beads and nylon flowers the headdresses were of beaded pearls and satii trim and they carried bouquets of red rose- and white streamers rev kenneth richardson offic iated peggy willoughby was organ- ist and kulhy hamrs snloist in the ceremony lillian became the bride of russell george ed- wnrrl fntt srtn of mr and m harry fatt acton and mildredt married edward terrance timbers son of mr and mrs edward tim bers of milton mrs james valantine sisfer of the brides was matron of honor and kathleen wareing was brides maid both wore blue gowns of nylon net and cotton and silk lace the gowns had long pointed sleeves lace bodices peter pan collars with pearl beads and satin applique and skirts of billowing nylon net with deep lace inserts they car ried pink carnations shirley norton niece of the brides and jane haines were flower girls wearing pink pleated nylon gowns and pink flowered headdresses they carried sweet peas mr norton gave his daughter that air of success in marriage kenneth fatt acton was groomsman for his brother and keith houston milton groomsman for mrtimbers ushers were roi- ald fatt another brother of the- groom and james- valantine the reception waa held in the parish hall of the church mrs lillian norton received for her granddaughters wearing navy blue rayon crepe with nylon lace mo thers of the two grooms also re ceived mrs fatt wearing navjr crepe with white accessories and mrs timbers in delphinium chan- tilly isce over taffeta with navy accessories mr and mr fatt who are living in georgetown went on a honey moon trip north and to the united states and mr and mrs timber to niagara falls the bndr worj light blue suits with white trim and white accessories mrs fatt wearing a corsage of pink carnat ions and mrs timbers one of wine and yellow main at bower acton- eheine452 flos a long way when a good imprsion if mad with clean wallrprmsad clothes call im for service i main street acton pollock and campbell mnufart thigh grape memorials memorial engraving 62 wator st north oalt telephone 204t s wrigyfttfy ssfsissa ss

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