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ai thursday february 23rd 1956 the acton free press acton ontario 1 page nva nts motors chrysler plymouth fargo dealer new and used cars open this weekend and evenings phone 85 acton mike coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing pipe fixtures fittings of all kinds beatty pressure systems water softeners american kitchen unit dealer free estimates phone 25 actons halton manor st valentines day c decorations byvisits gi st valentines day was celebrat ed in enjoyable fashion at the man or the first st valentine event t plac morrday evening february 13 when a small group of girl guides and brownies from the village of kilbride visited the man or they were accompanied by their leader mrs johnson and sev eral other ladies the group visited the various wings of the manor and sang songs for the residents then they distri buted attractive baskets filled with homemade candy and grapes to the residents the baskets were made of red paper and white paper doilies and were decorated with paper hearts in honor of st valentines day the baskets were admired and the treats enjoyed by all the resid ents white gypsy an operetta in two acts by acton public school wed thurs feb 29marl 815 pm public school auditorium adults 50c students 25c tickets available from pupils travel service while 80 per cent of the travelling public sail to europe during midsummer months iind all berths are booked up months ahead we are still in a position to offer attractive accommodation for the early spring and late summer sailings spring com es sudden and extends long without wintry effects in europe autumn months are the same it is possible to see two summers and two springs besides you miss crowded travelling public with much better service try our prepaid service we are agents for the better tours on both sides of the atlantic including new york and florida now booking european american and canadian tours f l wright travel dept old established agency phone 95 acton and the second occasion or observ ing st valentines day occurred at supper time on stvalentines day rttself whenthe residents entered the dining room for supper they found the dining room tables to be gay and attractive with st val entines sifts these gifts all of which were wrapped in most artistic fashion had been sent to the manor by the scotch block womens in stitute the gifts were practical and useful and were appreciated by all the residents the ladies received such useful gifts as hosiery brooches handker chiefs and notepaper while the men received ties and socks minor hobby class the second afternoon in the act ivities of the halton manor hobby class occurred on wednesday feb ruary 15 when 20 ladies including mrs clarke the matron of the manor and director of the class assembled in the sitting room to continue the projects that they had started on the previous wednesday after the minutes had been read and approved the ladies continued working on their present projects which are the knitting of an afghan and the decoration of flower vases two happy hours were spent in this way and the serving of a cup of tea and cake made the after noons enjoyment complete lenten message rev d a powell rector of grace anglican church milton was in charge of the afternoon service in the chapd last sunday and mrs ray waters was the pianist after reading the scripture les son mr powell delivered a sermon suitable to the present season of lent and based on the text be ye therefore perfect even as your fa ther is perfect he asked the question how can we learn more about god and gave the answer that we can learn about the attributes of god in both the old and the new testament in the old testament we learn among other things about god that he is mall phot eight halton school bus drivers with five years or over of accidentfree driving were presented with trophies and certificates on monday evening at the rural safedriving week awards night held at fairview school lowville left to right are ken giles of trafalgar cecil norton and bill steven son of nelson actons mayor -ted- tyler bill blakely of nelson vernon kirby of georgetown grant norton of nelson and wallace foster of georgetown the trophies were donated by the ontario federation of agriculture the certificates by the halton federation es 3b3sskks8s3fga saw orton j sommerville rites monday the funeral of the late miss jessie sommerville was held from orton united church on monday feb ruary 20 although in poor health for some time her demise came quite unex pectedly on friday february 17 she was the daughter of the late mr and mrs thomas sommerville and was in her 79th year rev ewart culley was in charge of the service and a favorite hymn of miss sommervilles in the sweet by and by was sung by mrs cul ley mrs bert weeks and mrs ken nevills pallbearers were all neighbors j k courtney wm donaldson wm a god who demands respect whoj herb lush ken nevills and mackenzie news this must be good cupboard weather as we seem to have had quite a run along that line this past two weeks why mot keep up with the joneses and let us help you with your longplanned kitchen re novations our choice of materials is tops cur service is rtoodr su ai helpfu and our price within your budget ps those firemen are a good bunch they come up with assistance on any occasion see for yovnth toryoumv wmtrtfwotwm wmi oil stwaof instead of 100 pounds praanm or aw ii on tea than two poundraai and wear instead of two foal mi av ona kb wmaptfquiet goo at and aw his ifvohinoaaqr m nltbttut and batkadlqr wuuaaw far sear iininln u teaat er upln i m you can save 45 if you order now for summer booking reg 39500 350 4 get your coupons for cioy tv treasure chest tv set given away every sat night phone 16 rockwood mm b guaranteed investments amount one may invest halton and peel trust savings co w coumrne st b oakvllu vi mil- is a just god a merciful god and a loving father in the new testament we learn that god became man to redeem us and that he must become our per sonal savior in order to do so in this way we strengthen the christ ian church which has endured through the ages since pentecost skating georgetown arena every saturday afternoon and evening adults 50c children z5c e l buchner optometrist r-atn- every wed afternoon office at 48 mill st e acton hours 130600 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 115 well help you giveyour home added beauty and value by refinishing walls and woodwork youll be surprised at the econo mical way we can meet your material needs and at the same time give you first grade work xj i phone 149 hczost the best in lumber i building materials the gm strike is over new 56 pontiacs and buicks will be rolling into town soon our used car stock is almost nil to we will give you top valu for good tradeins watch for the arrival of the new 56s lome garner motors phone 452 acton health unit staff at ospringe h s the regular monthly meeting of the ospringe home and school as sociation was held at the school last week with mr lbuck in the chair and mrs byron bruce acting as pianist following the business part of the meeting members of the wellington county health unit were introduc ed mjss joliffe public health nurse and mr geachie health educator touched on subjects of interest to the parents among the topics discussed were the emotional development of the child dental survey in the public schools the vaccine treatment for polio and the many services- which the health unit gives to the people of welling ton county hunch was served and the meet ing closed with ood save the queen ospringe girls enjoy 4h banquet in city james struthcrs attended the funeral of his cousin the late mrs e hales at guelph last week mr and mrs gordon aitken and family mr and mrs george ro bertson visited tuesday evening with the formers brother and fam ily mr and mrs harold aitken at hamilton whose son ray of the r caf was on furlough sherlock aitken of grade eight represented the local school at the spoiling bee al erin on friday the oac boys served a delicious j afternoon sherlock rrradea good lunch after the shoot i showing but was spelled down with mr and mrs don watson and the contestant from erin school debbie of sudbury and mr laverne winning watson of toronto spent the week- j the following girls joan aitken end at the home of their parents shirley awrey lorna bessey shar- mr and mrs les watson on bessey audrey grundy wilena xingratuj a e to kro i margaret klooster of churchill place in raes allan gibson interment took cemetery mimosa she leaves to mourn her passing one sister margaret at home one brother james of belwood- two brothers thomas and john and a sister mary mrs bailey all pre deceased her rifle club guests weekend visitors with rev and mrs culley were mr and mrs ger ald culley and miss pauline culley all of toronto the orton rifle club were guests of the oac club at guelph on monday night guelph proved to be the best marksmen with an average score of 979 mr pennock was the hifih scorer with 100 orton had an average of 946 w william donaldson being their high with 99 two young couples formerly of this the 4h club and leaders miss doris district mr and mrs leslie ballen- fines and mrs bert robertson al- tine of exeter on the birth of their i tended the banquet last thursday baby son thomas leslie on feb- evening given by the kiwanis club ruary 14 at st josephs hospital j for junior farmers and 4h club london also to mr and mrs beatty members at the royal hotel ban- inee donna dearing on the birth of quel hall guelph baby daughter at toronto last week pupils away with flu school was closed last friday ow ing to the teacher miss mackay be ing ill with flu there are ojuitc a number of pupils still absent with flu and measles several from here attended the celebration in marsville hull on saturday evening the occasion be- ine the 25th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs william redman mrs alma graham of kitchener and mr joe cook of dallas texas visited sunday with mr j c hum- berstone the world day of prayer which was to be held in st johns united church last friday had t6 be post poned owing to the stormy weather the date now set being friday feb ruary 24 when mimosa marsville bethel and orton will take part husbands wives weak hundown old thouaandi of mmpler an weak tud lack george rennick of ancaslejrspent a few days with mr and mrs d stewart and family gordon aitken d g robertson and robert winton acton friends front guelph enjoyed a days ice fishing at lake simroe inst week congratulations to mr and mrs torn chapman on the arrival of a son on saturday at the guelph general hospital kev hayward was guest speaker at the world day of prayer wrtert the women nf evertnn church of christ disciples met at the home of mrs alex kingsbury in rockwood the first meeting of ospringe milkettes was held saturday after noon at the home of mrs e fisher with nine girls present loaders of the project the milky way are mrs e fisher and mrs e archi bald officers elected were presi- hills at church good for skiing mr and mrs harold swnckhamer and joyce visited with mr and mrs a swackhamer sunday the hills near the church make a good spot for skiing these days mr townsend held his first class for communicants on sunday even ing with a large attendance and genuine interest a happy afternoon was spent by the primary class at the home of mrs archie kerr on saturday six teen children were pesent they popped corn played games and all joined in a sing song and had lunch served by linda cole and carol swackhamer and were a really de lightful group congratulations to marie kerr for passing her grade 11 theory with first class honors thirty students from torontos teachers college were disappointed sunday not lo have succeeded in making plans for an old time sleigh ride we hope for better luck an other time one girl was heard to say i do nut want to be withiwjjalfa mile of a horse such will soon be the ease as few farms have a sleigh and team ready for the road tbvsc days mr archie marie and bob kerr played for the georgetown father and son cub banquet in george town tuesday evening ballinafad and churchill young peoples held their meeting at the home of mr and mrs gibson sun day evening sympathy is extended to mrs dave russell on the death ef her aunt mrs martin near rockwood fete jr farmers at guelph hotel outstanding junior farmers who won awards during the past year attended a dinner meeting at thc royal hotel guelph last week giv en by the guelph kiwanis club three were from framosa township and i gjeorge leslie icalf clubi keith black era in club and alex mc- knbb tractor club the latter grandson of mr and mrs arch mc- 7nljb rockwood owing to renovation proceedings at tile united church the womens world day of prayer was held in the p church on friday afternoon with a good attendance the theme for the nccision one flock one shepherd wasr uepresentalivesfthree churches in kockwood participated in the- program mrs john freeman pres byterian mrs fred hosking united mrs john lloyd st johns chiirch and mrs lloyd marsdcn mrs f hosking opened the meeting with call to prayer mrs gordon harris dent lorna bessey vicepresident presided at the console of the organ shirley awrey secretary joan ait ken assistant secretary audrey grundy press reporter marlene fuller everton and pep they feel nmdown etl be- j sss femm community residents visited by guests orator you too may need to rer i lata a and buildup entire hoof feel rears youngeot catacquainted jtoe ceru little or rtart with big popular economy ab aad aira 75 at all drucsbti pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade- memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait telephone 2048 mike coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing pressure systems watr softeners phono 25 251 masqn blvd acton mr and mrs edgar ellenton lowville were sunday visitors with mr and mrs t d mccutchcon miss ella stewart toronto visit ed a few days last week with mr and mrs john alton and miss jen nie tovell mr and m cick grill and fam ily alliston visits on friday with mr and mrs charlie fountain and family mr and mrs hubert mccutcheon arid dianne kitchener spent the weekend with mr and mrs harvey jestin and bobby mr and mrs ken smith and fam ily guelph were sunday visitors with mr and mrs wesley ltllie and family prayers were offered on behalf of the queen united nations refugees persecuted homeless and lonely church and missions guest speaker was mrs a walker of guelph a svmg of peace was contributed by dave armstrong robert leslie- george day lloyd thomas and ed gar johnston benediction and pcistlude owing to rev j diltsbeing in- hamilton sunday in connection with the ioth anniversary of cal vary united church no service will lj held in the town hall several members of the united church attended service in the presbyterian church mis mary jolliffe of the strat ford shakespearean festival board is spending -a- months holiday with her parents dr and mrs r o jol liffe hecertt visitors in town mr and mrs grant speck of sas katoon mr and mrs it h robinson miss m jared miss nora robinson of toronto mr and mrs arthur k thomas returned home last week from a mr and mrs james cross and son of fergus visited on sunday btief holiday in florida with the latters pa mr and sunday afternoon a childrens scr- mis adam weatherstori vice was held at st johns church mranflmrs harvey jestin and a prepared program was handed bobby visited on sunday with mr out to all who attended ttymns for and mrs stanley mckay guelph children were sung during service mr and mrs dan hindley and gary brace read the scripture family hillsburgh were sunday lesson following the sermon rev visitors with mr and mrs roy e h jones handed out robert hindley they were celebrating raikes diplornas to members of the jeanettes seventh birthday sunday school s all through wjuouite impressive- prior to 195 the us led the last wednesday- morning ash world in newsprint production now j wednesday was observed at st has only onefifth of this countrys johns church holy communion production v was also observed i i i ra