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thursday july 7th 1955 the acton free press actqn ontario page five iv c 3 you wait hintons 5c1 store for homogenized milk at its best try jerst rectok your assurance of quality phone 242 acton don timmings prop ospringe teachers honored at annual section picnic attended by 115 one hundred and fifteen pupils and parents of the school section at tended the annual picnic at the breezes near acton on wednesday afternoon after an afternoon of ball games boating and swimming at this idealpicmc spot a full pro gram of races wererenjoyed- preschool girls marny buck carolyn mcewan preschool boys ronnie smith gary ferguson girls 67 judy buck janet hoofstead boys 67 barry bruce kenneth smith girls 810 lydna ferguson muriel mccufcheon sandra mcew an boys 810 john stubbmgton paul robertson hank vleitstra girls 1113 nancy bulloch ena os- kum margaret klooster boys 1113 eddy smith harvey white garnet bruce teenage girls zorra kloos ter joan aitken audrey grundy teenage boys bert sinclair eddy white glen jackson swimming race girls joan ait ken zorra klooster audrey grun dy swimming race boys gordon devnes gary randall gary buck married men alvm white george jackson clarence hurren married ladies mrs n mckenzie mrs ross mcewan mrs w bruce wheelbar row race eddie white and eddie smith dan winter and keith sin clair 3legged high school joan ljh mi rt mmim aitken and zorra klooster 3legged high school boys eddie white and ronald green 3legged public school glen jackson and ken sin clair gary buck and eddie smith toothpick and lifesaver joan aitken and eddie white zorra klooster and harvey white bunny race hank vleitstra sandra mcewan gary ferguson newspaper race joan aitken eddie white margaret klooster eddie smith soda biscuit garry warren garry buck judy buck soda biscuit sr bill wragg ronald green harry hoff stead toothpick jr margaret klooster harry hoffstead tugofwar glen jacksons team kicktheshoe joan aitken mrs george jackson mrs w awrey shoe scramble mrs r smith zorra klooster audrey grundy time race mrs w awrey ronald green article hunt mrs k stubbingtons group bottle race beverly bruce a bountiful picnic lunch was served concluded by chocolate milk and ice cream regrets were expressed that both teachers were leaving mrs white after five years of successful teach ing and mrs kingshott who has taught one year sherlock aitken read an address to mrs white and margaret klooster presented her with a leather bound travel clock nancy bulloch read the address to mrs kingshott and john stubbmg ton made a presentation of a similar clock both made fitting replies and all joined in singing for they are jolly good fellows trousseau tea a number from here attended the trousseau tea on saturday given by mrs e archibald in honor of her daughter ida a bride elect of satur day the hostess was assisted in re ceiving the guests by her daughter and the groomtobes mother mrs s matthews gifts and trousseau l7 rockwood its new its practical i mens alarm wrist watch shockproof waterproof anti magnetic 17 jewel swiss jewelled lever escapement dam mecca for swimmers as a result of the hot weathci over the weekend hortops mill dam was the mecca for young folks and grownups to beat the heat during mondays hot spell temp eratures down valley road were between 98 and 102 in the afternoon ln the shade and 94 during the were shown by miss joan archibald i noon hour and mrs joan knight mrs gilroy dominion day passed off quietly here sympthy is extended to mr win dunbar in the passing of his sister mrs e j cook of guelph recently miss connie stout nurse-in-train- ing at kingston general hospital returned to her duties the first of the week after two weeks holiday with her parents mr and mrs frank stout the cedars mr and mrs milton greer and family who were holidaying up at manitoulin island stopped at the home of mr and mrs frank day over the weekend on their way home to aldershot mr john lynch of toronto was a visitor in town sunday mr norman lambert of toronto was home for the weekend of guelph grandmother of the bride assisted at the tea table anniversary services anniversary services were held sunday at the local presbyterian church with mr leslie barclay of kitchener as guest speaker bas kets of pink roses and white lilies graced the front of the church mrs byron bruce was soloist in the morning singing how lovely are thy dwellings and the junior choir sang the king of love in the evening numbers by the junior choir included the lords prayer sing to thy name and though your sins be as scarlet with organ accompaniment by mrs g sunter concert in heat on monday evening the annual anniversary concert was presented in the church due to the excessive heat the crowd was not as large as usual but an excellent program was presented with mr william shnn 6f ebenezer as chairman it included selections by the junior orchestra accordions jerry fisher and elgin awrey violins jimmy tansley and sherlock aitken solos mr and mrs fred shortill of ballinfad who were also heard in duet numbers violin selections miss sheila paul of ac ton mr e watson of acton de lighted all with his solos on the electric guitar readings by mrs william ballentine acton in her usual pleasing and amusing man- ner vocal solo sherlock aitken vocal solos bv mr shnn accompa nied b mrs wm early piano duets mrs n mckenzie and mrs g aitken too late to save the summer home of fftree guelph men acton firemen arrived sunday morning after searching about an hour for the location of the reported blaze the log house with siding on the first line of nassagaweya township was completely razed but the fire did not spread to hearby barns and sheds treasured antiques atsfi3a w r irrs jrjn limehouse all grade eight pupils successful all grade eight pupils at s s no 9 obtained high school ent rance standing under mrs jack lawson they were barbara cur- rie doris edwards and dorothy kirkpatrick mrs wilson teacher of the jun ior room at sjs no 9 is in lon don where she is enrolled in the summer course for k p teachers mr t h price left on thursday on a motor trip to western canada congratulations to miss ruth mcbride who successfully passed her first class teacher s course it toronto teacners college she will teach in georgetown mr earl scott was the holder of the lucky number on the 10 ham per of groceries raffled by the gibraltar school association last week mrs f j brown sr drew the ticket congratulations to mr and mr e edwards now of fort erie on the arrival sunday of their third little son visitors mr and mrs gordon grieg and lois ann of brantford with aunts mrs newton and miss ivens mr and mrs teague and family of georgetown with mr and mrs smith a week ago miss m jolley of toronto with the clifford mcdonald miss mollie robertson of vict oria bc with the roughleys billie and catherine karn of london with the e karn s the ftc brown s attended the brownndge reunion at bramp ton saturday a family chuich service at ashgrove united church on sunday and a gathering after wards at the old homestead nojv the home of mr and mrs ward stall rhot- were lost as well as a new furnace ready to install the nineroom building was used as a country home by the three men les church- er h somerville and tom lawrence and their families the antique furnishings were collected over a period of years insufficient directions given hastily over the telephone caused the delay frvig f lignydufferin dm mission trootti hr temptingly arraved ice cream hot dogs and orangeade did a brisk busi ness schools out co to the local high school pupils who all passed in the recenf terms work many receiving honors schools represented being guelph acton and erin master barrjpclarke is attending a presbvtenan church camp n the north miss joan aitken is spending two weeks at the high school girls camp near lake simcoe miss joyce robertson left for hamilton on sunday where she will be stationed with the air force for the summer holidays visitors during the weekend with mr and mrs james struthers in cluded mrs wm walker mr and mrs russell walker mar go and wendy of petrolia mr and mrs gordon mcgrath7susarrind brian of sault ste marie mr and mr- bruce mcdenmott of hespeler mr and mrs wm webb and fam ily guelph township mr and mrs gordon robertson jim and sharon of guelph were weekrend guests with mr and mrs george d ro bertson sunday visitors v ith mr and mrs d g robertson included mr and mrs t d mccutcheon everton mr and mrs charles williamson guelph school grounds for final picnics ligny and dufferin school grounds were the scenes of happy picnics last week when the pupils and teachers bade farewell until the fall term mr stevenson dufferin teacher leaves by plane this week for overseas congratulations to david howden on obtaining first class honors in grade one piano at guelph in royal conservatory examnations mrs a mckn7ie is ill and con fined o milton hospital we wish her a speedy recovery pleased to repoi t cliff brown is improved enough to be out of bed he has been quite ill the past lavo weeks with a virus infection of the stomach mr and mrs john brown susan david diane and rocky vineland mr and mrs ernie gooch ancaster and ray sutton toronto spent the long weekend at the home of mr and mrs e j brown mr and mrs mel zimmerman sharon diane paul and debbie of dundas with mr and mrs o e davenport on the holiday cub camp cub camp for the acton wolf cubs is drawing near as only four weeks remain before the first week end session begins on august 6th it was anticipated that sufficient boys would be interested to make two weekend camping sessions but applications to date have been very slow there are still a number of the cubs who wish to attend camp but have not as yet picked up their ap plication forms which are available from the cubmaster at his residence in order to complete plans for the camp the deadline has been set for july 15 at which time further in formation will be forwarded to registered campers the camp site will be located seven miles south of acton just off no 25 highway at the milton scout and cub camp site couple to reside on farm at orton belwood united church was the scene for the wedding of greta jean wolfe daughter of mr and mrs clifford wolfe belwood to john ross bessey son of mr and mrs wflliam bessey guelph rty r d trask performed the doublering ceremony the church was decorated for the occasion with lilyofthe valley and fern the britle given in marriage by hr father wore a floorlength dress of white imported chantilly lace over net and moire silk tiffin thi net bodice was topped with a lace packet the skirt ws fashioned her nylon biownndge the karns spent the weekend f d with relatives at london v the laurs spent the weekend at sauble beach the patterson s enjoyed a trip tfi f 4jl list promotions for ss no 8 public school promotions at s s no 8 nassagaweya in alphabetical order are as follows grade 1 to 2 peggy blyth jean little jimmy mcarthur rec june ogorman sandra varcoe grade 2 to 3 frederick collins david varcoe grade 3 to 4 sandra blyth john de slnuw william diamond patsy hunter stella o gorman joyce thomson grade 4 to patsy manes grade 5 to 6 joyce hunter grade 6 to 7 gordon diamond gloria mcarthur grade 7 to 8 sharon blyth grade 8 to 9 betty mcarthur mary mclntyre donald thomson mary varcoe vera varcoe mrs annie l plaul is the teach er clears hunters of- forest fires f h kortright president of the conservation council of ontario gives a clean bill to members of sportsmen s organizations as being responsible for ontario s forest fir es nowadays said mr kortright in a statement to the canadian forest ry association the basic teaching of angling and fishing associations is that the woodlands are the nurs ery of good fishing and hunting game fish for example cannot thrive in waters bordered by fire- scarred trees and burned soil they are poisoned by alkalis and driven out by rising temperatures further more no ingler stays long in a scenic environment of charcoal and stumps mv ixperunce is that the ave rage sportsman accustomed to the woods and appreciating its beauty ind value is not likely to take fingcitip veil was caught with a headdress of oringe blossoms and chances with unextinguished camp- white rose buds she earned a bou- fires and lighted tobacco every ex- npt of ecd -wk3- evcry pere schoolboy in fnet knows the ele- mcntaiy precautions with all formi of fire while travelling through or camping in easilyinflammable sur roundings we must face the fict however that as bush travel increases more and more raw amateurs arc likely to take chances with their campflres and smokes risking the dreadful consequences we have seen last month no one should expect that patrolling fire rangers can guard a forest unless the public regards it self as the first line qf defence whoever enters an ontario wood land should consider himself a volunteer rangers ask for demonstration of this new to canada movement that w k youpnti appointmentsandroarvy daily occasions trade ih your old watch on this new and exciting timepiece at ring rrrre the basement ith pie cake to rochesti r and sj racuse n v during the week end everton don s bexton phone 645 tax notice 1955 municipality of acton v second instalment now due attention is drawn to the payment of 1955 taxes which are now payable ih four instalments taxes are payable to the municipal treasurer at the acton public utilities office instalments are due as follows second instalment july 15 third instalment sept 15 fourth instalment nov 15 according tp the tax collection bylaw a penalty of h of 1 per cent per month will be added on the amount remaining un paid after the fifteenth da of july this penalty applies to each instalment in a similar manner i the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penalties and other clauses as printed on the reverse side of every tax notice and explained jdetil on every tax bill make fanotnt now an take took tax notice with you when making payment tea kettle scale if your porcelain enamel tea kettle gathers a light scale or sedi ment along the bottom and sides to remove boll one quart of water to which has been added a tea- spoonful of soda and allow the -ol- uton to remain in the kettle for a few minutes miu go plumbing heating eavestkoughing pressure syjstev water softeners phone 25 251 mason blvd acton seven receive extra benefits the catastrophe benefit plan approved by members at the an nual meeting of the halton coop erative medical services will be carried out this week when seven members will receive cheques tot alling approximately 2000 occasionally in every community certain people experience hard ship every year as a result of un expected lllneses or injuries far more serious than the ayerage con ditions for which prepaid hospital- zation or surgical contracts were designed this was evident in the fact that when members of the halton cooperative medical ser vices who had received extensive hospitalization benefits during the fiscal year ended november 30 1954 wjere asked to ubml their hospital medical and surgical costs ex ceeding 500 12 members submit ted claims totalling over 13 000 of this number seven had ex penses in excess of 1 oop totalling over 9 000 and were thus eligible for catastrophe benefits one mem ber had a total expense of 1786 75 this could happen to anyone jooperative medical services organizations in ontario are am ong the first to offer extra bene fits for catastrophic illnesses loo- ally thejnoney forthese extra ben efits w as obtained from the 1954 savings of the halton cooperative medical services in view of the fact that medical and surgical costs are steadily rising careful consideration and study is being- given to future plans for catastroph ic benefits berlin new home last some time and mrs j craig an summer popular for family visits recent visitors at the home of mr and mrs harvey dolmer and family were mrs dolmer s sister mr and mrs sam madill of bertf- ely mr norman mclnnis of mark- dale and mrs t a morrow dun- dalk bill ronnie and john dolmei returned home with their aunt and uncle to spend their summer vac ation mrs bill mckeon hampshire returned week after spending withl her parents mr a stewart and bill mr an mrs bill jackie toronto visited on satur day with mr and mrs ted jestin and family mr e walker and mrs w walker burlington mi and mrs fred alton rockwood mr and mrs bev hepburn and family milton mrs stanley medbugall and marjone mr anti mrs albert al ton and ian mr and mrs robert patten and family guelph were sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell friends of miss willa benham were sorry to hear of her accident last thursday night wjla is in hospital with a badly fractured leg all wish her a speedy recov ery mrs harry hortop spent a few days last week with miss lois black rochester miss black and friend returned with mrs hortop for teweekend t misses elizabeth and nancy hor top visited last week witji mr and mrs clarence hortop rock- wood mrs duckett sr guelph spent last weekend with her sen and familvjwr and mrs nelson duck ett and norman mr and mrs norman fryer and family acton visited oil sunday with mr and mrs omar parker mr clifford talbot toronto vis ited recently with his sister mrs roy hindley mrs lloyd cutting and raymond acton visited monday evening with her mother mrs jestin white stephanotis mrs eddie fotson of fergus as matron of honor wort a ballerina length dress of pink coronation lice with matching headdress and mit tens the skirt had deep frills and the jaeke- was fitted she carried a nosegay of blue carnations miss mhnon wolfe cousin of the bride was bridesmaid wearing a ballerina length dress of romance blue chantilly lace with matching headdress and mittens the fitted bodice was accented by rhinestones she carried a nosegay of pink car nations mr elgin bessey of hillsburgh brother of the groom was best man the ushers were mr elgin wolfe brother of the bride and mr harry moore of hillsburgh robert trask of belwood the soloist was accompqnied by mrs alvm smith s a reception for over 80 guests was held in the church parlor mrs wolfe received the guests wearing a powder blue crepe dress with white accessories and a cor sage of red roses the groom s mother assisted wearing a rosewood crepe dress with navy accessories her corsage was blue carnations for a wedding trip through northern ontario the bride donned a navy gabardine suit her acces sories were white and red and she wore a corsage of white carnations- on their return mr and mrs bessey will reside on the grooms farm two miles south qf orton outoftown guests were present from acton rockwood fergus mono mills shelburne grand val ley orton belwood guelph laurel and waldentar aklaylk the largest settlement in the canadian arctic has a popul ation of about 400 whites 250 es kimos and 125 indians manufacturing is directly res ponsible for onethird of all can adian labor income friendsqf mr charlie hamilton who is icqijfined to his home and under doctor s care are glad to hear he is some improved mis dorothy weatherston tor onto spent the weekend at the home of her parents mr artd mrs adam weatherston jack and nan cy japanese bride leans to cook canadian style monti eal cp pretty akiko root knew a little about the can adian way of life when she came here from japan she had already learned how to cook hamburgers and hot dogs but her husband cpl howard root 23 admits that even that slight knowledge was more than he knew about oriental customs when he fell in love with the slim kimono- clad girl he recalls that he had to persuade akikos eldest brother to act as go- between ln the romance then i sweated it out for three weeks before her father would con sent to the marriage he said cpl root a member qf the royal canadian regiment first taw akiko when he was transferred to japan after being wounded in action in korea she was a cook in the unit ed states army dependents quart ers adjacent tolhe motor work shop where he was stationed he fell in love with her almost immediately but then had to learn how to court a girl oriental style after their engagement he had to persuade his fiancee to give up her kimono for western dress a task aha found mostembarrassing she e1rffimedsn what slzrtf needed under the western system the roots have two children a boy and girl born hvjapan akiko now is adding more west ern dishes to her original specialties of hamburgers and hot dogs