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r thursday august 23rd 1956 the acton free press acton ontario pagkriwk reliable taxi i 24 hours a day 430 vwvv an extra service is our lunch counter and confectionery stand alwa1 rsli and chips t our specialty 9 main st acton bell schools square dancers to perform three times at ex miltons unique bell school square dancers will do their stuff in front of the largest aud ience they have ever played to on august 3 next thursday after noon theyll be performing for thousands of spectators at the can adian national exhibition for a tot- monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering- corner posts and markera a good display in stock wm c allan prop 6t queen st w brampton shop phono 1410j res 313 rep tom nicol phoflo brampton 437 al of about 45 minutes in three dif ferent appearances august 30 is music day at the ex and as a special feature this year the youthful group of eight has agreed to demonstrate their square dance ability between 310 and 3 jo thursday afternoon they will perform in the music auditor ium in the east annex of the colis eum building from 430 to 450 they will take the stage in the northwest corner of the manufact urers building and from 515 to 520 they will occupy the ma bandshell stage in an exhibition of real countrystyle dancing they will be accompanied by their original orchestra and caller jack reynolds local exhibitioners be sure- to see them fatalities from motor accidents in canada excluding quebec total led 204 in 1969 compared to 1960 in 1954 the number of traffic ac cidents averaged nearly 3000 per week in 1955 iga 11ea bafflae catsup 2 for 39c lean minced beef 2 59c maxwell house frying chickens x to sib aver 37c instant coffee 59c s2tl69 sbea jar iga fancy kernel vacuum fak corn 2 cheesefurters itit 43c pork tenderloin lb 95c sausages t l 43c 29c farm fresh fruits vegetables ontario grown white ft- flurry potatoes 10 29c crisp sweet malaga red grapes 2 lbs 29c bradford marsh new crop 20 ox pkrs carrots 2 for 19c bradford marsh green pascal lmrre sise celery stalks 219c shlrruta instant puddings 2 plcgs 15 butterscotch caramel chocolate coconut cream vanilla start photo pretty joan wriggiesworth was named saturday to repre sent the halton dualpurpose shorthorn club in the dairy queen contest at this years canadian national exhibition joan will com pete against 50 girls for the title three of them from halton whose pictures appeared last week the 20yearold hornby miss displays a milking machine something like the one she will have to assemble use and clean in the contest gssaa charter members past officers at rockalong wi anniversary their 25tlr anniversary was cel ebrated by rockalong wamenfyi- stitutc at their last meeting hcld in eramosa ss no 8 the school ask fozyour bonus gir catalogue westons 16oa cello pkg fruit rolls 29c with free paring knife uptons tea 75c andaviugp0uk7v0avr save iga cash register receipts just keep saving those iga cash receipts until you have enough saved to equal the value indicated for any item in oir premium catalogue bags puritan meat balls gravy sc a ylmer choice pineapple tidbits 2 st 35c prices effective thurs fri sat aug 23 24 25 bo confident that yours and your childrens future is secure let us plan a complete insuranco pro gram for you now j bert wood insurance agency phone 585 acton travel relaxed and carefree was decorated with flowers and candles for the meeting attended by 50 members and friends mrs duncan mcphedran the prseident and mrs o buttonham the secretary were assisted by the first president mrs douglas mc- nabb and the first secretary miss helen etaync greetings from the district wo mens institute were expressed by mrs j w turner of eden mills the institute she reminded the ladies should promote the educ ational and social aspects of its program and moneyraising should be kept to a minimum of effort the district secretary mrs h gilbertson of eden mills institute also spoke special guests included mrs c r robertson of re 4 rockwood eramosa institute and mrs g rich- ardson guelph utoka institute who were present at the organizat ion meeting 20 years ago the short program included two vocal solos by mrs w black ac companied by mrs gordon harris a reading by mrs edgar johnson and two readings by mrs william ballentine of acton mrs harvey bayne gave the history of rocka long wj a candle lighting service to past presidents and secretaries and to the future of the branch was con ducted by mrs mcphedran and mrs buttenham corsages were presented to the charter members mrs j tone mrs w pasmore mrs d mcnabb mrs a shultis mrs g bayne and miss helen bayne mrs george wallace conducted interesting contests honoring many guests and the evening closed with a social period when the beautiful birthday cake was served with the lunch s e griffin t named field crop winner heading 13 entries s e griffin of acton won the fiejd crop com petition sponsored by acton agri cultural society the secretary mrs irene swackhamer annodnced this week his entry of garry oats was awarded 94h points all the marks were high with none below 80 the first ten are as follows s e griffin 94h duncan mcphedran rr 4 rockwood 94 charles mc nabb rr 4 rockwood 93 c w swackhamer esquesing township 91 alex mcphedran rr 4 rock wood 90tt calvin aitken rr 3 acton 00 gdbrge wallace rr 4 rockwood 89 a swackhamer erin township 89 robert kerr erin township fflf and harvey bayne r r 4 rockwood 86 of the oats entered five varieties were rodney four beaver three garry arid one clinton ospringe paint junior room for school openings workmen are busy painting the interior of the junior room at the local school in readiness for school opening congratulations to mr and mrs f de haam on the arrival of a daughter on august 13 also to mr and mrs john de vries on the ar rival of a son on august 14 sunday visitors with mr and mrs w h mcewan and mr and mrs ross mcewan were mr and mrs jack mark burlington mr and mrs t w huston toronto mrs arnold bessey sharon and brian spent a recent weekend with relatives in detroit mr and mrs murray mcmillan and terry of toronto were visitors with mr and mrs murd mccutch- eon and muriel during the week mr and mrs l h parrent of s iga to the toronto exhibition august 24 to sept 8 return rail faro fare d onehalf for the round trip good going thursday aug 23- yctsaturday sept 8 inclusive return limit sept 12 fva l mmy gvfit canadian national people buy the free press to read and read the free press to buy from mr ismond on the highway and are building a service station and snack bar they intend adding n motel in the spring mr and mrs grimsby are busy building a house on the corner of the highway and first line on the land purchased from mr len buck brian robertson is attending chi rho camp ait trrcdisciple confer ence grounds sweets corners on lake erie this week miss mary and marion thcaker town line spent sunday with their sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs ed stewart mr and mrs bert weeks and daughters orton visited on sun day with mr and mrs norman mckenzie gary buck is spending a weeks holiday with his grandmother mrs klein at guelph mrs calvin evans campbell- ville was a recent visitor with mrs martha jackson mrs g sunter is holidaying in niagara falls with her son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs ar nold sunter and daughters mr e currie miss ada currie mr w j mclean attended the highland games in fergus on sat urday mr ron byers who works for mr stan fuller spent the week end in fergus several of the local children are attending daily bible vacation school at everton church this week mr and mrs don mckenzie and family of salem were sunday vis itors with mr and mrs ross fer guson mr and mrs e fisher spent the weekend at wasaga beach mr and mrs emerson griffen and family spent a few days with relatives at birch falls their son tony returned home with them following a couple of weeks holi day mr and mrs wm klooster and clarence are on a motor trip to winnipeg to visit friends mr okeyjde vries is in northern quebec where ho has a position with a firm in construction of rad ar messes ecitzdchaanandjohn de vries are working in the tob acco fields near simcoe lignydufrrin hope weather improves for oat harvesting the farmers have started the oat harvest and are hoping for nicer weather than the catchy weather during wheat harvest mr and mrs edgar howden david wayne laura and linda are holidaying this week they are motoring to different places of in terest before returning home at the end of this week congratulations to mr and mrs george brown on the arrival of their daughter thelma and muriel wonch parry sound spent their holidays with mr and mrs cliff brown and fam ily miss barbara brown was home from parry sound recently with her parents and was bridesmaid at miss stella vellas wedding in to ronto guests with mr and mrs c e davenport during the past week were mr and mrs j h lubbock mimico mr and mrs vern cole and david mr and mrs arthur davenport and baby mr and mrs frank tully and allistair all of gelph mr and mrs melvin zim merman diane paul debbie and carol anne dundas and sharon returned home with her parents on sunday mrs j j kennedy milton spent a few days with her daughter and family mr and mrs edgar how den rockwood john richardson 91 years of age john r richardson celebrated his 91st birthday on tuesday aug- cooksville have purchased landl 14 with n unity dinner at his utdetipathat the bright idea of a new york fire commissioner gives us an idea too he liked his dress cap disliked the regulation fire hel met but he recognized the everpresent danger of falling debris so he simply had an in ner shield of aluminum made and fitted into the cap and thats where our idea comes in a lightweight alu minum shield that would fit under a wayward husbands fedora and save him many a skul abrasion when he sneaked in late at night to a rollingpin reception by the little woman ah aluminum the usrful metal aluminum company of canada ltd alcan uto life i three available- through your state farm insurance acjont w h denny 39 brock st eee phone 455 acton sfcq- e l buchner optometrist in acton ever wed afternoon office at 48 mltl st e acton hours 1 30600 evenings by appointment for appoihitaaent telephone 115 ome in rockwood those who were present for the happy occas ion were his son mr ralph b richardson mr and mrs r a bu- chan vinelnnd mr and mrs e j eckel hamilton mr and mrs earl richardson guelph mr and mrs clarence henderson to add to the enjoyment of the day was a- telegram of birthday greetings received from mr rich ardsons daughter mrs frank rlt- chey dolly and her husband mr ritchcy of seattle wash there was also a telegram frcnmttthamrs wm luwe of mankato minn mrs luwe was the former charlotte farrish whose family resided in rockwood a number of years ago mr richardson was the recipent of numerous birthday cards and bou quets of gadiolus lawn bowlen active jitney games were held on the rockwood lawn bowling greens tu esday night and the following win ners took home two cans of soup each fred alton and frank kelso tied for first place with 2 wins 29 rev dilts 2 wins 21 george saun ders 1 win 23 mrs georginakeso 1 win 17 and ron bastel 1 win 14 in the intercounty league on wednesday night rockwood motor ed to georgetown and were defeat ed by a score of 87 for georgetown and 82 for rockwood the rock wood rinks were wingate-saund- ers maltbydarou diltskelso hutchinson vincent dayj gray next week rockwood meets ac ton in the final game of the inter- county series presentation of the beardmore cup will be made at guelph on saturday september a a former resident of rockwood mr malcolm t smith passed away in guelph genera hospital august 13 following an illness of about three months the funeral took place last thursday with service at the mclanaghan wall funeral home in guelph with rev j w boyd of calvary baptist church and rev k g mcmillan of st andrews church in charge inter ment was in rockwood cemetery his first wife waiagncs walker who- predeceased him some years ago7te is survived by hbf wife and an adopted daughter mrs black- jock to whom the sympathy of numerous friends and acquaintanc es is extended a number of floral wreaths btfaq silent tribute to the memory of the deceased miss mary reid of toronto and former member of the public school staff is a welcome visitor with mr and mrs roy young miss enid mcnabb of toronto home for the weekend mr and mrs robert leslie and family mr and mrs harvey lav- erty and family and mr stewart s ro are ba home after vacat ions a big tree which was standing in front of the new telephone building was cut down last week to allow a better view from the street in a recent storm the old shingle millpfmr johnr richardson got the brunt of a high wind which caught the building and due to a sagging roof it has been taken down a good many bundles of shingles have gone out from the premises in former days just 1 1 more days till school starts again and while were in a mathematical frame of mind just 124 more days until christmats shortill sheet metal plumbing a heating gar wood furnaces eavtstrowghing 114 churchill road phono 464 mmi