Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 31, 1956, p. 3

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u thursday may 31st 19s6 the acton free press acton ontario page turks pollock and campbell manufacturer of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water srrnorth ait utphono 2048 sorfrim strain rr 1 milton markers monuments cemetery lettering i quotations by appointment mknm milton tr 84522 milton wins two awards in recent provincial competition the champion certificate wrttt shortly hi frimcdbnaniung in the milton office along with other pre- for general excellence and typo graphical excellence the canadian champion milton claimed two provincial awards at the ontario weekly newspapers association convention in windsor in the competition for general excellence in towns with populat ion between 1500 and 4500 the champion took second place first was the exeter timesadvocate for typographical excellence the champion placed third behind the oakvillctrafalgar journal and the port credit- weekly both of which competed in a higher class for the general excellence competition announcement of the awards was made at the annudnl convention of ontario newspapermen may 18th and 19th representing the dills printing and publishing co ltd which publishes the champion and the acton free press were mr and mrs jim dills of milton and mr and mrs pavid dills of acton jim dills accepted the awards for i milton office along with oiner pre viously won dominion awards the champion j previously won awards in the canadian news papers association competitions but not in the ontario contest the announcement came as surprise to the two brothers and their wiv es seated with other newsmen at dinner in the main ballroom of the prince edward hotel in windsor the onkville trafalgar journal took several awards new seminary richmond qwvjcp a total of 1100 has been contributed by this eastern township town to ward construction of a new rom an catholic seminary at st boni face man adve in citize acton high schooj student describes ottawa visit impressions of parliament alberta ranks third behind ont ario and quebec in mineral pro duction make iga your headquarters for iga peanut butter 25oz jar cream style iga choice corn 2 hicitrus orangeade 20oz tins 48oz tin 25c 29c 1 afrit ctz meats picnic style rmd scored 35 fresh today economical too boneless pork shoulders fresh pork butt roasts lb 43c iga tablerite small link pure pork sausage lb 45c ideal for frying junior size 2 lb average bologna chubs lb 28c burns daisy brand sliced rind on side bacon lb 43c ica ijistant chocolate lb tin 45 iga choice dessert pears 15oz tins 2 for 29c uptons chicken noodle soup mix 2 pkgs 23c lincoln choice red pitted cherries 15oz tins 2 for 31c popular brands cigarettes carton of 200 0 qq royal glory sockeye salmon lb tin combination offer 3 pkgs all flavours je i i f puddings or c i- w p fillers and 1 pkg robin hood pie crust mix all4 55- for jjc 43c farm fresh fruits vegetables fancy grade sweet and mellow winesap apples m 39c florida gieen pascal stalks imported for salads supreme lettuce 2st35 cuban each pineapple 29c california white new potatoes 5 lb 35 2 1b bag 3c large jar 39c 16 oz jar 29c magnolia breakfast prunes maple leaf liquid detergent rose sweet mixed pickles green giant corn niblets 14 07 tin- 2 for 33c frozen food features booth fish sticks vyr 3ic pict sweet french fries 2 35c pictsweet pk raspberries 39c foxvtom bonus gift catalogue am3avm6sfiodcfu0mvf 1us is all tov need do be sure yon pick up an official savings folder at your iga food market then each time yom shop at iga slip your cash register receipts into it for safe keeping just keep savins those iga cash re ceipts until on have enough saved to eqaal the value indicated for any item in oar premlnpa cata logue all premiums can be claimed in this ner w ith noth1xg extra to pay chfck now vo change in our regular prices ledgers iga t son and in mayor whittons sence by a member of the city council after mcgregor jaisson the founder of an adventure in citizenship had explained the program to us we went by bus to carleton college where we had our first group discussion on canadian citizenship we were divided into nine groups each group consisting of approximately 20 students the discussion leuders were professors from various colleges in ottawa altogether wc had three group dis cussions each lasting one and a quarter hours ballroom luncheons monday noon we had luncheon in the ballroom of the chateau laur- ler at each table for six there were usually three students the other three places taken by mem bers of parliament rotary mem bers or other guests the seating arrangement was different at every meil thus enabling us to meet many different people the honor able stuart garbon minister of justice and attorney general of canada addressed us monday afternoon a photograph of nil the students was taken in front of the parliament buildings then wc wore scheduled to visit the house of commons because of the pipeline issue the galleries were almost filled and not everyone was able to get in this is some thing very unusual for ottawa some students returned to the house of commons tuesduy even ing after our program for the day was finished joy peal aclon high school student chosen to take the rot arysponsored trip to ottawa tola year here write her imprmlona for the free press my adventure lii citizenship began on monday morning may 14 when i joined ibs other students from all parts of canada in the chateau lnurier convention hall there we were welcomed to ot tawa by the president of the ot tawa rotary club preston eagle- qizsdi for ten minutes and it meant j wo were presented with certif icates of canadian citizenship in the railway committee room of the parliament buildings prime minjster st laurent who was supposed to present them to us was too busy in the house of commons and so the honorable j w pickcrsgill minister of citizen ship arid immigration was taking his place stopped by bell while mr plckeragill was ad dressing us a bell began to ring it that he had to go and vote on some matter in the house of commons before the bell stopped ringing the certificates were finally pres ented to us by mr jwkcrsgius secretary wc were then taken on a con ducted tour of placcs of special in- j tcrcst in the parliament buildings we went up to the top of the peace tower from where we could see all of ottawa the chimes in the peace tower which are played ev- ery is minutes at 1 keybourd lango in weight from 10 lbs up to 1100 tons monday evening we were the guests of the ottawa collegiate in stitute board we hud an enjoyable dinnei nnd sing song in the cuf- eteru of fisher park high school and then the students of fislipr pat k put on an excellent program for our entertainment in their huge school auditorium after the jim giani there- was 1 dance 111 the gvmnasiunn i was gicatly impriss cd b the school spirit at fisher pai k and by their 30picic school mchcstri hear opposition leader tuesday morning we visited the national museum of canada and following our second group dis cussion we had luncheon 111 the chateau launci the honorable george drew addressed us on our government and on the future of canada tuesday afternoon we visited the supreme court building court was 111 session and we were allowed to view the proceedings for ten min utes we then moved to the ex chequer court where chief just ice fautcux spoke to us briefly he emphasized the fact that the sup reme court does not declare a man innocent or guilty but merely says that it ve is improper for the lower court to say that the nun was in nocent or guilty see governorgeneral after leaving the supreme court we visited the government house and grounds the governor- geneial spoke to us briefly the mounted police arc very- much in evidence in ottawa some with their bright red coats others with brown ones tuesday evening we had dinner in the ilideau room of murphy- gamble ltd which is a depart ment store mr m j cold well leader of the c c f party and mr solon low leader of the social credit parly spoke briefly then we went to the national museum where we saw four films about canndu one of them was especial ly interesting explaining the st lawrence seaway project wednesday morning wc visited the nutionnl art gallery wednes day noon wc had luncheon at the coliseum in lansdowne park where we were guests of the fed eral district commission snow not tulips after lunch we went by bus on 1 tour of ottawa and hull as it was snowing we could see very little through the bus wmdvy 11 was a great disappointment to everyone that the tulips weie not in full bloom my room mute a girl from new brunswick and i were billeted in a private home although we saw little of ottawa on the guided tout out host vci kindly drove us about the city pointing out pi ic es of interest on the sunday aftiinoon that vvc arrived wednesday evening we dined at tlu diatom iauuer and mr hugh maciennan a cunadiaii all uioi from monti eal gave a very in terestmg talk there was a moelel of the national capital plan on display this is a plan to gradually remixit 1 and beautify the capital after the dinner there was an in formal dance in one tif the salons of the chateau laurier spoke for ontario thursday morning the hoys vis ited the national research council of canada while the girls visited the itoyal canadian mint and the public archives thursday noon was the farewell luncheon at the chateau laurlcr one student from each province wis chosen to speak briefly i poke for ontario on our visit to th mint and archives this trip has hern a wondirfiil cxpcriince for me and i will al ways be indebted to the alton rotary ilub for sending me mr george drew desi 1 ibed the project very fittingly i thought when h said th it wt were taking part not only in an adventure in c1ti 11 ship hut also in an adventure in friendship ladies aid hostess is mrs r mcewan the may meeting of ospringo ladies aid was held at the lovely home of mrs it mcewan on wed nesday evening may 9 the pres ident presiding the meeting was opened by mrs sunter taking the devotional tire theme being new life in springtime or gods won drous touch the roll call was an swered with a verse on mother mrs alien nave a rciwrt on the books to be sent to the wuint fam ily new business was discussed including holding of an auction sale or sales table at the septem ber tea the sending of boys and girls to camp the holding of a sucred concert in october and the appointment of a committee to ar range for the anniversary enter tainment the scripture questionnaire on the seventh chapter of luke was taken by mrs jackson study book hopeful signs in the new india was given by mrs b bruce the motto tribute to mothers stiessiug that ireiliie the key to w hat happens clsew hei e was ably taken hv mrs aitken a solo bliss this house was tendered by mrs b 111 ike a r ailing memor ies of muthei was given by mrs w bruce lh mietuik tlosid with prayer l mrs mi kva 111 aft 1 which re- fl i shim ills wele stived gifts for members from heather club the regular monthly meeting of the heather club of knox ihurch was in id at tin home of be 1 ben son with the- president audrey grischow in the chair the meet ing opened wilh prayer by oral no4on and a scripture reading by lois mackenzie- the president wel comed several guests and invited them to join the- club there was a short business ses sion with plans for the clubs bak ing and hobby sale in the fall sil ver mugs were presented to sever al new mothers and then a present ation of jewilnry was made to mrs armstrong on the occasion of her leaving the lie itln r club ollow- ing this a hoi 11i tiim wis njoyed b all over the ti a cups i he june meeting of the heather chili will in in id it the home of ch irlottc ii lines limehouse wi meets 35 years to day in place of founding make this weekend and many more a holiday from tire worry with canadas number one tire cor tafety long mileage and xonomy inntt on firestone tho safott tiro ever built i toth motors phono 52 acton rosedale phono 16 service centre acton limehouse branch of the womens institute uas organized on may- 17 1921 at a meeting held in the com munity hall now lirnhouse mem orial hall where on thursday may 17 19 an afternoon tea and social i hour was held to celebrate 35 years i of hard work guest speaker for the occasion was mrs p merry of hornby in- troduceov by mrs a j smethursl mrs merrv is an everwelcome guest at wi githe rings she u as district acntir for halton for 13 i years before there was a time limit for officers she recalled the work of wi during both vorld wars the boxes packed for boys overseas the jam made and fruit canned the ef forts to raise money for relief in i war torn countries the knitting ditty bags etc mrs merry paid tribute to mrs g aitk ns of bronte who was instru mental in getting music in the schools first in bronte palermo and merlon schools and now all over ontario jshi also paid tribute to mrs laura rom stevens at whose suggi stion the emblem a crest was dcsignid from a ring she was wear ing it was also mrs stevens who suggi sted the w i motto for home ind ountry mrs stevens the former i i lira rose was born in oi orgi town the oungest of a fam ily of ten children of mr and mrs ltormo- kose mr rose was a miller there mrs o mulder contributed piano kerrigan chiropractic office 6 john st acton opn daily 9 30 a m to 5 00 p m monday wednesday and friday evenings until 9 free consultation v for appointments call 550 acton travel treats f or montreal lo8 philadelphia 24 35 chicago 2315 round trip by bus see your local agent for all bus travel information si lections uhub eere eiljn cd by all also solus tj mrs k karn miss lletty anne brown one of the win- m rs from gilliraltar school at the musical festival sang very sweetly and mrs lall ntine of acton de lighted all with her recitations made life member mrs james noble thanked the spi iki r and all who had contribut ed to tin i iijjrii nt of the after- 1 noon a viry happv evint was the pn s ntation ti mrs noble of a life mi mlii rship pin and ce rlificate mrs noble is a charter m ruber and tn irdi nt w i u or k r well dc-serv- i ing of the honor the address waa i n ad bj mrs mitcb ii and mrs a w benton presented the pin and ci rtificatc i thi secretary mrs john noble rt ad the list of charter members and asked any pres nt to stand mrs c mi rdith mrs james tsjoble and iliss e minoimrs w switzer nor- vali were the charter member pre- si nt the members still living but i unable to he present are miss e appilbe stcwarttown mrs e dawes acton mrs r w john- i stone thornbur mrs john new ton limehouse miss a mcdowell mrs a marshall toronto miss l nickell mrs stan wilson eden 1 mills mrs c osburn acton rr 4 miss v sheppard stratford mrs i wm wright jt r 1 georgetown i mrs wm mdliere mount forest miss rose mckerracher mrs l rentner ottawa mrs h tarzwell i toronto mrs crofton songer mim- ico the president mrs ftc broii invited al to remain far tea and a social time friends uere present from norval ashgrove georgitown acton sivirwood and hurnsj tn tin tatle decorated with fl iwcrs tf told and blue aid txaiifil s k cr candi 1 ibra with ol ir c ir dli s crivrid w ih a b au- tf 1 d conttd birthdas cake was pr- s s ovi f ms m tchell and vs s ii burs tho sninc f god si tti qnj rr lyht to a clote i i r t rjo i 1 ci ii ition the v t i- ic i ic to i v w rk i nnd i da t to r rf rlt i th ible c c a i i ri hr c tan- u c r h ct pr d it t h li rikt i hi la in harold wiles phone j7 acton wanted to buy hard maple logs or standing timber te epoi or vvnte o woodmosaic l mrted woodstock ontario telephone lennox 75591 i i

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