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t the acton free press thursday december 6th 1956 hockwooo mrs l marsden wa president the annual meeting of the unit ed church evening auxiliary was held at the home ot mrs james hill with mb- lloyd marsden president presiding with so mem bers answering the roll call miss gladys hanna presided for election of officers as follows pres ident mrs l marsden vicepres ident mrs e johnston recording secretary mrs gordon harris treasurer mrs freeman wilson press secretary miss pearl hamil ton pianist mrs dave armstrong conveners mrs- lloyd thomas mrs oscar dryber mrs lloyd dy er mrs dave armstrong and mrs duncan mcphedrnn during the meeting mrs d armstrong con tributed two piano selections r r at the conclusion of the meeting i dial operated telephone service was inaugurated in rock mrs garnet petty and miss gladvvfwoadas well as in guelph on sunday the conversion- from manual hanna assisted the hostess in serv- to dial operation brought the number of modern dial phones in ontario and quebec to 80 per cent pictured is the trim new ex change in rockwood photo by richard harris from grey cup to christmas irr refreshments under the auspices of sacred heart church a bingo was held in the town hall last week tuesday evening and was well attended those responsible for the affair were mr and mrs herb saunders mrs roy bacon mr paul franck v and e synnott mrs p dales miss leona bolton and mrs charles keane each won an electric kettle and food hamper miss joan kucharski arct was in toronto recently attending convocation to receive her vocal degree mr martin bauer jr has been successful in making an excellent standing in recent kiwanis festival i competitions his wjrks were in j baritone or bass solos in open i ov or 21 years second place 86 marks winning the silver medal first place in baritone 21 years and under winning the gold medal with 88 marks third award and certificate in senior open vocal i2 marks oral rio solo 88 rrk also won i scholarship in k jom- son chapter ojxe compeh mr douglas mcnabb left situi- day november 24 with thre car- loads of holstcin and jersey rilll- for florida shipper was m j miller and destination durante- tropical dairy farm at okeechn engraved gold watches given five employees for ten years by e u ha the santa claus parade and grey cup day are over and now comes christmas and as christ mas approaches into most homes comes a little goodness displayed particularly by children a little confusion a little merriment a- lit tle debt thousands of little hearts thrilled as santa arrived for his pre- christmas interviews in the big cities he allowed tractors and trucks to pull his reindeer and- sleigh atop huge trailers in the smaller centres he turned to such modern conveyances as the heli copter it yas a happy time it was a different story when basement completed at reformed church i progress on the new christian i reformed church being erected on no 7 highway east of acton has reached the point of a roof on tae j basement section members are hoping to use the basement as a meeting place before christmas or shortly thereafter five engraved sold watches marking ten years service with baxter laboratories of canada were presented at a dinner mark ing the 2oth anniversary of tho parent plant in morton grove illi nois about 320 employees with their wives and husbands gathered in the legion hall thursday 1w the event turkey supper was served by members of the legion indies auxiliary lloyd clifton the plant manager made the presentation of watches recipients were jim hufivtgel reg hoaro eddie landsboroukh lome simpson and jim robertson the three who have been em ployed by baxters the longest ed die hufnagel joe heveran ant harold kinread reminisced with mr clifton they came to acton from the original plant in toron to george lee elected president of bag george let was elected president for the coming year of the brother hood of anglican churchmen at a dinner meeting held in the parish hall of st at bans church on nov ember 28 also elected to offices were bill barrett vicepresident elmer r a sing song was led by i mann with mrs j bradsltaw 1 piano ken at tho nv snnj many lovely gifts received by bride on wednesday evening novem ber 21 mrs r puncheon and mrs g puncheon were joint hostesses at a shower given to honor miss eileen barbour prior to her mar riage to garry mcfadden the bridetobe received many baeutiful and useful gifts after which the guests enjoyed a very delightful lunch served by ruth kay and pamela puncheon grey cup day was over happiness was governed to some extent by geographical location and geography and circumstance will have some effect on the hap piness of many this christmas sea son j it will be a bleak christmas for the halfmillion or more refugees from revolttorn hungary who look to the free world for help and understanding the handfuls of christians in some lands where freedom is almost a stranger will gather to worship this christmas in an atmosphere of fear and appre hension and here in canada hearts will be heavy in springhill ns where families have been broken by dis aster and in thousands of homes where traffic mishaps have taken their toll amid the colorful decorations of the christmas tree the gay wrap pings of the gifts we give and re ceive the warm and merry greet ings we extend we pause and wonder what is christmas what does it mean to us in this year of strife and restlessness and wondering we discover that christmas is love a love that does not end with the giving of gifts or realizing that we have the res ponsibility of being our brothers keeper but goes on to recognize that we must be our brothers bro ther with this we have found something of the real meaning and spirit of christmas k m new ontario plan aids handicapped bee florida mr alex mcphcdran j uisbv secretary george hargrav- disposed of a heifer from hs e treasurer bob vincent report s it and selected for the entertain there are no elections in con- ment commute- were les dubv nection with eramosa township vic bristow and bill dennv council nomination meting fri j after the mcctinc which opened day except fr the school board as wltn a plav bv r evm jom four are on the list as candidates the members were entertained two to be elected rockwood police j with films and slides shown bv village trustees clifford meadows owen masai lames milne and frank kelso are i in by acclamation following the meeting in the evening in the town hall the changeover in telephone sys tem sunday morning and monday was a busy time for employe making changes in connections mr and mrs m carson of ot tawa were recent visitors with rev and mrs james neave miss linda thatcher spent the weekend with her grandparents mr and mrs charles thatcher al ma st guelph miss leoana bolton of guelph is in the royal bank in place of mrs dean taylor nee jean hill the local stores in town are preparation for the christmas j trade the wa of the uniti church i held their annual bazaar and tea in the town hull saturday after- rioon which was well attended oatcakes shortbread on st andrews day the jolly evening spent by the scottish dancing club in the par ish hall on friday st andrews day testified to the fact that tin- spirit of those from the land of the heather is far from dormant toronto i cpi welfare minister cecile of ontario says the provinces i rehabilitation program for the handicapped can be judged a suc cess although it has been in opera- i lion only three months the ontario governments pro gram actually three schemes in one involves medical treatment and ex- j animation training and support of the person being rehabilitated dur- ing his training period and finally placing him in a job j mr cecile said he finds it strange that ottawa should be unwilling to contribute the cost of providing artificial limhs which is at present shared ly the province and the from debutante to dowager municipalities- thls yea fashion choice for ev- aside from this lack f federal en s chiffon chiffon is art- government support mr cecil snih i ii lv h1 cciii said fully controlled for a sheath to the program is working out verv t t well ai th h t c wear after five or drifts out in a u at tne end of september its t month over 60 persons had m f for h m presbyterian home voted club donation the heather club met at the home of mrs j incles for their regular meeting on november 28 mrs benuie opened the meeting with prayer oral norton read the scriptuie lesson during the business session plans were made for a dinner meeting in january a donation was voted to the presbyterian home in toronto a chapter of the study hook fire upon the earth j was read by francis iougheed innch was scrvtd by the com mittee in charge and a social time was enjoyed by all h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph k -k- m coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing peas gas a oil furnaces gas water tanks free estimates phone 25 acton s y n y s y v v if it y y y y y y y y y y f wotbt 1 9udt loatck that christmas gift list have- you made one yet when you check off the outoftown or home town friends to whom you plan to send gifts consider how grateful they would be to be given a subscription to the acton free press like a weekly letter from howie we will send a lovely gift card at christmas time telling who sent the paper longines i wittnaueri choose ngw- for christmas don s bexton your jeweller phone 645 acton s111111 pe receiving third mi received or wen tional training the program provides mainten ance allowances from 60 to 115 a month and may be supplemented up to 16 a month in certain needy- cases ball a goodly number of young pocplc swelled the crowd and all enthusiastically joined in perfect- ing tho gay gordons the dashing white sergeant petronella and the i should not be too hard and too ef kujhtsomc keel mc jack mcgea- i cient a meeting here was told by chic and pete marshall from ht bialuski toronto director of guelph were most helpful 4n set- a sales training institute he said ting all the dancers at ease i heir greatest contribution is to dr and mrs kaffan delighted discipline encourage and everyone with lively steps miss i children maureen marshall executed two j olo dances highland fling and like home town shean trews showing fine talent k1tchenek ont icp- and training mrs gnschow and zed ln a kitchener chamber of fleming both gave humorous i commerce survey on whv the readings a fine touch on the then home town semiserious side was a little talk i said it was bet by dr r k hucknei who spoke liness of the i roes inderstanding chatham ont tcp- women 1 -qui- of the impression made on canada friendltncs by such names as bell fraser me- j kcnzio and- mcdonald- outlining the antiquity of the scottish patron i saint andrew he said the tradit- j ions of scotland were not forgotten although all had become good can- i adilans i the scottish peoples independ ence and love of liberty has ever been known and honored and will forever continue to be so he said i among those present from guelph were dr and mr raffan j miss paddy lambert miss e jack- 1 tjr hk- leenagers ecause of the clean- ommunity wni the ss of the peopl lt p son lit ivyte jack ctwsby slons robert champell mr and mrs l a- patterson mrs mervin and mr dun worth the dances were stepped to traditional scottish airs played by mrs george robertson on the piano pictures were taken of groups of the dancers by mrs dorothy calder and mrs marguer ite robinson a real scottish lunch with sconea shortbread oatcakes and crumpets gave a welcome break plans are already afoot to have a real celebration on burns night and will be announced later the next meeting of the dub is jan- v7 u iv- phone 128 acton and be sum of the best u i w sanit0ne s r v i c fr pkkwp and d mi tops phone 128 acton where else do you cef opportunities for travel and adventure healthy outdoor life good pay expert training in new and useful skills development and recognition of your character a chance to learn how to 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