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l the acton free press thursday october 25th 1956 ocrtmoc c neighbors aid dousing flames children matches suspected fire broke out tuesday after noon te back kitchen at the home of ix g robertson a neighbor ttatat saw the flames and notified r robertson who was alone at time with the aid of neighbors iby the flames were control and the fire put out had it been observed ftve-sainut- ea later the whole building and perhaps other homes nearby- wauld have been levelled child- rot playing with matches are be- mrs wm mclntyre itnwl hostess dublt dublin womens institute held- their october meeting at hiuview farm home of mrs william mcln tyre mrs manseu nellu opened the nillm with the institute ode mary stewart couect ahd lords prayer the roll call n a community project you would like to see carried out was well res ponded to during the business period plans made to visit halton manor at the christmas season a as formed to take of a china demonstration to be put on in bloomsbury school no t nassagaweya in the futuvs members were re- minded to have their produce and origin and purpose of lieved to have caused the ore the fire brigade were notified and were ready to leave erin when it was seen their services were not needed bell histories mrs george youngs home in acton was the setting for the monthly meeting of the womens institute several guests former members of the branch now reaid ing in acton were present mrs k stubbingtonpresided and mrs w awrey read the minutes and called the roll name a city or town alphabetically which proved quite a travelogue a letter regarding good house keeping on our highways was read and contained food f t a the amount of litter and trash thrown on roads is appall the guest speaker mrs george somerville of acton president pt halton county district institutes gave a splendid discourse on new trends in education mrs somer ville is well qualified on the sub ject as she ft a former teacher and now a parttime teacher she urg ed parents to prepare children for school so theyll know what its all about schools now offer a more varied program not only teaching the three rs but stressing that the purpose of education is not chang ed in conclusion she also told of the the mary articles ready for an auction sale to be held at the november meet ing mrs john dennis was appoint ed auctioneer the quilt committee held a discussion on their work mrs mable cook acton was the winner of the institute family quilt this year mrs duncan mof fat mental health leader collected the penny roundup bags mrs charles thomson gave the report of the district directors meeting held in milton and mrs george robertson reported on the area convention held at the o a c guelph mrs horace blth gae the top ic for the month and read a paper entitled look north canadians mrs w britton read chapter sue from the studj book entitled early and p da postal services after a singsong lunch was served and mrs d moffat thanked the hostess and all who had helped make the evening so ver pleas ant and mstructin e stewart collect which is used in opening the monthly meetings miss helen landsborough ac ton delighted all with a piano so lo current events were reviewed by mrs d g robertson splendid reports of the recent area con vention were given by mrs w awrey and mrs e archibald discussion followed on the school bell this has recently been removed from the belfry during repairs and all favored asking the trustees to retain this and erect it in a suitable place at ospringe as a historical piece as it had been erected in 1877 the hostess assisted b mrs r taylor and mrs r strandholt served refreshments and former friendships were renewed during a social chat mr and mrs a e smith of van couver spent several days last week with mr and mrs t h fin es and doris mrsjd robertson mrs- k- churchiu chair coffee table presented to couple grimm and mrs cummings all of preston called on mr and mrs d g robertson on monday muses s muir and stewart of toronto visited for a couple of days with miss ada and mr errett cume visitor on sunda and the a presentation was held for mr weekend with mr and mrs and mrs william bell at woodside george d robertson included mr school thurjda night october and mrs george l robertson of 18 the bride was formerly miss north ba d mrs hugh marjorie warne of churchill dis robertson and familj mr and mrs gordon robertson and fam- il guelph mr and mrs d g robertson ana brian attended knox presbt- halton 441 swine club were winners of the swine project at the provincial interclub competl hons held at the oac on friday from left to right re- j e whitelock agricultural representative for halton george greenlees campbellville lynne coulter campbellville and art bennett assoc iate agricultural representative of the county obituary campbeuviue obituary of churchill trict- a hostess chair and matching coffee table in blond wood were presented to the happ couple r l davidson was chairman for an enjoahle program musical sel- elactions were gien bv l saunders g winter fred i and ted freeman and robert dennv mam speeches of well wishes were gien mr and mrs ron saunders mr and mr- ralph dennv and mr and mr- walltce swackhamer in hosts to the gathering n enjo ible lunch wis xved after miss gayk spe ut is hone from a long mx and a half weeks staj in the hospitil she suffered a broken leg in an accident on ai wing another two w eeks jind she will be trving he- feet igain daxid waldie i coming along nicely in his long c go of illness if he continue lo mproee he will soon be allowed out of bed for a little while cuh da we ih david luck mr r mcencre who reside with her daughter mrs r denn is holidaing with her mvcr mrs wm mccullough nonu at the present time mr wd mr harold griffm were host end tess to a joint w a and boad n ei tiij 1vt fri day night l-ae- a delicious lunch ws served be the hostess fire razes barn of geo benham sunday afternoon fire broke out on the fourth line krumosu ut the farm of george benhum in one of the barns where hoy was stored rthkw ood fire department made u quick run but could not do much on account of uie heut a lumber of eules were turned loose- considerable loss was on tailed mens club meets the mens club of the united church held the first meeting of the season lust wednesday evening 111 the sunday ihool room with u fair attendance gordon ostrundci president opened the inu ting with a limiin with mrs gordon harris ut the piano und rev j dilts leading in prayer cfvencrs gordon hums und tom gellatly secured u full color ed film the first picture story of nebrusku new pioneers previous to film showing mrs g harris contributed piuno select ions which were much enjoyed the film feature showed the states colleges and umvvrsitit f hons held at the 6ac on friday from left to right re- j e whitelock agricultural representallvtbuprawiing ranches oil fields parks an recreation grounds major riv ers and the great omahu stock yards also buffalo ranches following the film showing re freshments were served and a social time enjoyed prepa service friday evening precommunion service was held at the presbyter tun church with rev andrew mc kenzie of knox church acton in charge following devotional exer cises mr mckenzle officiated in the receiving of three young people into membership of the congregation sunday moinmg the sacrament of the lord s supper was observed with a good attendance owing to ammcrsur services ut the stone church no service wus held in the uhitect church a few united church members were pres ent and the service all through was quite impressive sunduv af te rnoon at st john s church preceding the- church ser vice rev f 11 jones officiutcd it the baptism for the infant of mr und mrs norton und two sons of mr und mrs 1 eon ird nightingale during the regular church service mr robert vincent and mr slipp read the scripture lessons the mane f ric nds of mrs pc ter sim vtll n gret tier removal lo hospital in guelph early saturday morning us the result of a heart attack mrs king w ho makes her home with mr ind mis charles hef- fernnn wus also removed to hos pital during the week mr ind mrs george- waller of palnurmon were in town during the week end and sunday the imal bov scouts had their innual apple dn saturday service in wingham is largely attended the sodden passing of mrs r eldon mcklnney of wingham in st josephs hospital london on thursday october 11 came as a great shock to her friends in ac ton mrs mcklnney was the for mer marjory gurney daughter of the late william h gurney margaret wallace she is survived by her husband r eldon mclcinneymjlxor of wingham and one son james of toronto and her brother william wallace gurney of wingham the funeral was very largelj attended on saturday with service in st andrews presbyterian church and burial in the wingham cemetere the late mrs mcklnney was a frequent visitor in acton alarm halts contests bride hunts for gifts friday evening october 5 friends and school chums gathered at the home of miss eveljn saund ers to honor mrs bill bell the former miss marjorie warne the bride was seated under a white and pink umbrella pink streamers and balloons there were a few contests with prizes for the winners these were inter rupted bv an alarm clock everv little while whicttvindicated the bride was to get up and find one of her gifts which had previously been placed in different places throughout the room after she had found all her gifts and placed them in a decorated basket she was assisted in opening and dis- i plav ing the gifts b mrs mary raspberrv and miss evelyn saund- i ers s these gifts w ere opened a hat was made from the ribbons ind bows which miss warne wore for the remainder of the evening the bride thanked all her friends everton church ladies run booth at cume sale virginia hcuman enan church oakville on sundav when their granddaughter donna lvnne robertson of toronto was christened and later were the guests of mr and mrs l stans burv for lunch mrs ida tovell of fort erie vis ited recentlv w ith mrs g sunter ind miss e baldic mr e currio held a successful clearing sale last week the cur rie farm has been sold to mr and mrs mcpherson of oakville who get ptvssession shortlv nurse is speaker the opening meeting of the home and school association was held at the school with 16 mem bers present the president mrs wilfred wrev presided and mrs b bruce reid the mmutes and i i i i slite of new officers mr ken indian tridcs hold stubbington gave the treasurers n port the local teachers mr l brown and mrs n rathbun were intro duced ind cach spoke a few words regarding school milters mrs n rathbun introduced the guest speaker miss chr stme mill- ir publa health nurse of welling- n countv healh unit miss mill er is the local nurse ind his a lirie tcrriov t rin township ind the southern part of eramosa township the si bject of her m- teresting ind cducitionil address wis prevent what makes first mrs fred anderson auxiliary speaker stresses missions the thankofferircg meeting of the blair evening auxiliary was held at the home of mrs r b el- twrtsn wednesday evening the president mrs hambly opened the meeting with the poem oth rs a thanksgiving hymn was and the president offered praet the scripture lesson taken from john 15 111 was read b mrs webb this was followed bv a commentarv on the meaning of the true vine mrs crawford then favored with beautiful piano solo mrs d inglis introduced the guest speaker mrs fred anderson of acton secretary of the guelph presbyterial evening department who gave a very interesting talk based oa phillipians chapter 4 verse 8 bringing out the thought of being thankful for the little things the pimple everyday things in life wenave to be interested in missions get to know the inside work referring to the beautv of a stained glass w indow if we are on the outside looking in we do not see its beautv but if we are on the inside looking out we sec- the beautv of the window so it is with our missionarv work we must be on the inside be interested seek knowledge and everv little thing we do helps not only ourselves but others mrs anderson read a short poem from the glad tidings we thank thee lord also a poem my neighbors garden bringing out the thought if we want i good garden we must put something in it lf we go to meetings just to be entertained wc will ret nothing out of them not everv one can do big things but if eich does what thev can do everv thing will be better this was illustrated b the little storv of the elderlv lidv who malcolm t mcnabb sudden heart attack malcolm t mcnabh of r r 2 georgetown died very suddenly on thursday morning september 27 he had been talking to his sons while doing chores they left for onlv a few minutes and returned tevfmd he had suffered a fatal heart attack he was the son of john and an nie mccallum mcnabb born in erumusu township 68 joars gu where- he attended school at s s no 8 kramosa he lived in that district until 21 when he came to the present farm the birthplace of his mother he and mary jessie young were marrud in 1915 mr mcnabb was very active in comminute life in everv phase a membe r of norv ll presbyterian church he served us nn elder for rilanv ears he was a member of norval cemeterv board halton mutual fire- insurance- board the- for their lovelv gifts and best never took pirt on the prognm wishes and invited them all to visit her in their home in waterloo a vcr duntv lunch with a cake for the bride decorated in pink and silver- wis served b the hostess issisted bv fictlnother guests from toronto rockwood c impbellv ille waterdown cton georgetown ind billinafad were present secret sun dances in western alberta rockv mountain house alta icpi sonv cree and chippewa ind ns m this aea each held sec ret s dancts in jul ifter m vears ii r ns which sirular circmonics c i id be itended bv whites as pevlators the dances pesided over bv a neviicme man are an expression of bill sat close- to the stove ind ki pt putting in a stick of wood ns re quired this thoughtful let kept evervone comfortable- o let eich one do w h it the can mrs bay ton thanked mrs nd erson the roll call was inswered b using the word thinks invitat ions were received from the senior w m s to attend their 10th thinkoffering meeting on october 26 also one to attend the gricc mission bind on november 10 the offering w is receivd and dedicat ed bv the president the meeting wis closed with praver bv mrs i wm mihon pleisint hilf hour a is enjoved during the lunch hour 1 plowmen s association he was i member of hilton coop supplies since its inception and on the board of directors until two years ago his hobby was his grand herd of guernsej cattle he is survived bv his wife mar jessie young mcnabb sons donald of windsor john of georgetown angus of guelph frasor at home and a brother douglas of rock vv ood he w as also predeceased bv a brother will a vear ago he also leaves two grandchildren rev g locklnrt rov il con ducted the funeral service at the harold c mcclure funeril home- on sundiv september 30 at 2 p m p illbearers were fred wriggles- worth john j hunter clifford hunter fr ink b irnes thomis brownridge ind john bellboddv interment wis in rockwood ce meterv mrs mcnabb has been doublv here ived having lost her sister mrs arch mcnibb of r h kw otxl 1 1st w ic k monuments brampton designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in stock wm c allan prep 68 queen st w brampton shop phone m10j res 313 rep tom nicol phone brampton 437 misses thanks for bem fits of the last year ind to ask for health good crops aid necessary wth theuse of the f for e indl blackboard she used charts to and how the number of children of lois black rochester visited a various age groups who suffer ac- 1 few davs last week with mr and cidents manv were amazed to mrs harry hortop and family loam fourfifths of all accidents the ladies of the everton church occur in the held quite a successful booth at cautioned all as parents to re- dances were held 100 miles west mr errett curries sale last tues- move all hazards to make homes and and ics northwest of ejjiy safer here in isolated country surrounded t mr and mrs harvev jestin and sev eral entered into a discussion bt csv bush i bobby v isited on sundav ith mr on safetv on the highway by the originally the dances were of a j and mrs walter couling orange- children going and coming from deeply religious nature when it is until this summer the three tribes heid their dances together the indians have not explained whv thev did not invite the white man this vear or whv the dances miss miller i w re sta separately to re- television service r days 594 by w grant phone acton nights located at 702 watsons music store rockwood no tlrtiiriiig dle mr and mrs charles fountain doris and donna were in guelph sunday attending the christen ing of their granddaughter gcor- gma fountain daughter of mr and mrs ted fountain through the week and sunday visitors with mr and mrs john lton and miss jennie tovell were mrs clara blacklock toron- to mr and mrs robert patten ind family guelph organs on tv montreal tcp a letter urg ing consideration for televising or gan recitals will be sent to the cbc by the canadina college of organists which held its convent don jefferson claimed there w lack of cooperation by cbc school the speaker reported that j claimed pagan acts of sacrifice w ere three children under 10 years of a n whites were permitted i age were killed last year in wei- to attend linglon county through tractor about 30 vears ago a few white mishaps the forthcoming salk m frends of the medicine men vaccine shots for polio were an- and chiefs weeeinvited it was us- i nounced and she urged the co-op- uallv a twodav horseback trip to cration of all parents in this re- i reach the chosen dance site gird the indians later moved closer to miss miller is greatly interested tow n and for the last six vears held in her work and she enthused all their dance besde the highveav who heard her in conclusion she conducted a quiz on wellington county health unit to better ac quaint all w ith the sere ices offered by the director dr dale and his well qualified staff a vote of thanks was tendered miss miller for her splendid address lunch concluded a profitable evening three miles from here in shadows of the 160yearold trading post where their ancestors brougmrfurs to white traders the dance became a commercial ev ent i o indians stationed at the outskirts of the camp charged ad mission to visitors on the grounds hot dog and sof tdnnk jtands jwere mrand mrs e fisherandjerset up and ganres of horseshoes and ry spent the weekend with relat ives at niagara falls darts went on out of sight of the lodge otice the cooperation of all residents of acton is requested in the disposal of cartons for garbage collection all cartons should be broken down and tied in bundles not to exceed 50 pounds your cooperation will ba apprec j mcgeachie cbrk go by bus relax enjoy the beauty of the open country side from a comfortable reclining chair in a luxurious highway traveller and arrive fit for fun sample package tour new york liiys sssji fran tarsals includes return fere by bus hotel room 4 nights 2 mm room and 6 sightseeing tours your choice of many other attractive tours special lours to meet your fancy tickets and bus travel ormation at harold wiles phone 207 grandmothers star at bannockbtirn w i bannockburn w i held their reg ular meeting in bannockburn school on wednesday evening the meeting opened with the institute ode and the mary stewart collect the roll call was cuch member bi ing a grandmother und intioduco her guvat there weie 30 present after a short business meeting the following program was put on l the grandmothers reading by mrs uallentlne the apron with mrs mathews und mis davidson leprescntliig the old time grand nuittur s apron and mrs mcdonald the more- modern grundmother npion other rcadtngs bv mud coles mrs o rourke and mia mithc w 1 w o i ontests and a game were uiv much enjoyed b nil with pi izes going to mrs uallentlne mrs j kox mrs d ruasell und mrs grlese the oldest grand mother was mrs s lmdsiiy und the graudiiiother with the most giandchlldren won mrs larkman u ith 14 grandchildren und three great grandchildren a delightful lunch was provided b the members who were not grundmothers mrs somerville moved a vote of thanks to the members far the invitation to the grundmothers und the nice evening given them expensive hen drummofcjdville que cp kdgar cote auffertd a fractured leg and damaged his car beyond repair while trying to avoid a hen on the road the hen was killed when it took off and crashed into the windshield canada s medical doctors with un average income of 11250 year l have the- highest avcruge an nual income yaia keys mads whkw you wait hintons 5c1 store i pollock and campbell manufacturers of high gfcade memorials mfmorial engraving o water st north oalt telephone 204a m coxe plumbing heating eavestroughmg pease gas a oil fwrnacea gas water tanks free estimates phone 25 acton new time tables effective sunday oct uth r 52 pm trip westbound changed to 1 2 57 p m other service on this route unchanged gray coach lines ymca v citizens of acton wiu be asked in the near future to give financial assistance to their own ymca funds are urgently needed to carry on this vital work help develop the nations greatest assetits youth another new custombuilt bungalow i solid brick modern built in bath heated by gas with furnace and air conditioner complete good size lot five room bungalow good cellar expert workmanship and materials close to public and high schools terms one half down f l wright realtor appraisor phone 95 insuror 20 wilbur st mackenzie news ftberglas loose wool cost 130 per bag of 5 cu ft you can cover an area 24x30 sq ft 2 thick for ilrt or 3 thick for 4680 fibergus rolls paper backed 15 wide s 2 thick cost 375 for 75 sq ft or 3 50 for 50 sq ft in 3 thick 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