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r th aclon fre pnm thursday january 17th 175t robert little farly principal here first school inspector in halton county havff thom imeiheie who com t aetna to ttw tart ywn may wu wonder why artoa public school on ulb street hu recent bmb named the robert yjtiu adiaol w wouldnt be abh o evptaln it qui iv if we had not been aa aclatad with a man who had baaa tttwm in artan and had apant ovar event ytw in thu community the lata h p mdbr died in a ton altar apandinf nearly fifty year in tha editor chair at tht free free it waa our privilege to aallaaartla with him to produouwj acton a early days and fnm this asurc and memorie related to ui we will endeavor 4a give reader tho story of the piece ho bort little tilled in actons educ atlonal background sixt school in public throa than acton nothing wara what is known aa tho atone lag and catnpriaad two or urg rooms robes uttlo caana to acton to ba aurtar of tha achoot ha had been teaching at ugnr arhool in csauaatng township and waa than twantyatght year of ago hai pradactaaoc in acton ww john ucphaa ur utua was maater of too ac ton school for nlnoyaars ami- he was revered as teacher by all thosa who attended at this urn at tha ago of thirty yna he deeartte the first inapctny srhuols for hslton county he held thst pnaition until ha pajprd iwty on april 1u0 flowing an at terk of typhoid fever ii was then fifty year nf campuu villi mrs roy ellenton tells wi of mentally retarded assoc intended for last ur leonard andrrwi was host as to ihr january mortirijl ot hie campbell ill- wnmrn institute when mr james wwltncr prrnidrd and opened with a purm entitled lel s mitke n nrw start today tje nil call was aniwrred bv id ladles who gave donations nf cnl ton for cjinrt r drexxinir mm j trk wheelihan ac the aecretary s rr porl nml mr h ijnald austin the treanun r n i ri mr r ink quinlun n orlc on ihr i hrmtmat shut in ux i rrrwrmndenct ami thank ou it id nt rt r d mm sid hurtlrx grvt the m ttto on a nation hi tllh if n mtnni weitth she i minded mrmb m thi should ktt uuniwuif tlnn tidv and ntlrm tut mr neu mi ii ward intruding mrs ho hltnlon of uimii mii informetl tht 1 ittie f th nrigirt organ ntimi trjuhin and resins of the ontino mm1u kt tnrded asofiution sht omludod with a lrmri tntuleil vnm ircd nxidi mrt gtsnijt itlnik r an in strvirtive talk on the lunch box gor i nhnl or work arid in formed in how make prow r lunch mi george infills con eluded the h ilth pn gram with a new r ronlent whith w a won b mrs jamtk w ullarc afti r th tutew wjw thanks the wucen iu sunk and i grace social half hour conclud ed the meeting rvtary uou inglis aisulant ilctli i jerfarta itianuu sandra uluck luuislant marc ret mrlhrfi lend era xfrs walter llamblv mrs itenr kamthaw mrs murray mc phail gloria lurdy presided over 10 bumnevs pln were made t pur chase attend nice mils the tb ruarv ntevlirui will te held at tht home itetlv jeffiirts n t ebru ar ii koll was answered bv th immiirnt of fia mrs w dtt r llim hlr riieiismxi the new imd look ind 1- i ttieenlies rend the first chapter li after tomorrow bt tru h inrt rlomil with prtjr and a aoeial half hour followed tha dutlaaj uallon county atao tortadad inaportlag arnoou in i aparaaly aattlad dlauirt in north arn ontario f in july lam tha former pupils of acton school bald a rounion in acton on tho thlrtaanth of july imo a aarond raunlon waa hold whan tha formar puplu had col tmtad ansong thaanastvoa tha sum of throa hundrad dotlara laaroct a monument m his gtava in th gnove at falrvlaw comctsry an important wr of tha pr was th unveiling of ths monument in his m a sauvsnte hoohtot of the oreaslon was l m this time unfotiunstrly we cannot loe ate ihjs booklet which might add further details and interest to this stry we might however note that an tther important evi nt during the hree day reunion was tha stump speech made by tom kennedy with hu platform being the big willow stump si the earner of wtl low and mill street whet the present hank of montreal is now located incidentally wittnw fit was named after the wttlow trees whlih frw wi this site in ome h mea irr acton today will le fmind souvenir slalis from tins willow stump which were kiuteit with details of the occasion mr uttle while in acton built a vt large rommodiims home wi church st just opposite maria m it wa ne f the tye of the day with a large tower and was tjulte a landmark at the time of hli death his planned house was not fully completed mr mtuea close friinda always thought he lnt n led this large home ti be ion verted in to a high kthtmit for act n art r hu death mrs i ittle lived alone for a time in the bin h use nd finally went lo die weal loiter owners if the honu wr mr and mr archie mcnabb and mr and mrs william heard mor eld january mght when the mercury was twenty degrees im rent this fine home took fire and was ttwncd to the gr uml li r nnrr lebtnlt an i the prnprrtt now i otuiiei1 hv acton howling greens tennis courts and severn renld nce fi r the interest nf many acti n laiu nt otllah dewcenl we mtcht ald hat ttobcrt i ittle was urn of scottish parents at kentshire tnii land and rame lo canada when a viung man t c m mumntil in fanview cemetery is if fine s t t tuh granite principals who have followed mr i ittlft in ac were john r ss thos t moore w if stew art miss m 7 dennett and the present principal o w mc kerala we think all will agree that ac ton school board used very fine judgment in 1s7 lo naming the school on main st in memory nf nobert uttle dtul ttatc jttu nding thi comtn muwionai v gut iph lresbtertal meeting in knox rrewbvterian ihurch in gut iph on tuada were mrs ro parker mrs uovd i craw fordjsrs james mahon mrs edward mahon mrs wilfred greenlee mrs robert menzies mrs james bayton and mrs rotj- rrt xlliott mr and mrs murraj mcphail and mr jack rrethm attended the turkr convention in cincinnati ohio last wek the boys group of st davids prrsbvtcrian church met on wed needay evening in the basament with 14 in attendance indet the leadership of rev gordon baulcn mus anita smtih was hostess to the januarymeeting of st david- glrjqrup when uou inglis pre sided and opened with a new years thought on prayer margaret mc phail had charge nf devotjo as slated bv aniu junlth glonatut dy gve tha secretary sjyeport and annual report and anrfj smith the treasurers report tsili tngui ltlnvdnteofbptosid enfi chair and mrs henry ram- ahaw conducted the installation of officers which are m fonowsu president gloria purdy vlce- praaldent bavarlay roberbj ace- express appreciation to miss m bennett the woman s missionary sockctv of tht united church met in the sundav st hot i room on tuesday of list week w ilh the president miss m 7 rknmlt presiding the meet mg m nejl w uh a hvmn and praver the workttip service was takn bv mrs shot maki r ind her group miss msinprtie mrs iiikta and vis rn brown soripture read ing was given bv mrs f cleave miss d simmons and airs b cld inns sanv i du t mr curiam who was a number some vears ago be came a member akam members wre vtrj sorrv to hi ir of mrs c mrs george tho wa wms hostess eheneaer wua met at the horn of mrs george thomas with mrs walter freeman opening with prayer alt joined in slngirm crown him lord of alt mrs w bewlay read the scripture taken front cbuoasiatu- ljaakisvi forward in hope waa tha topic taken by mrs a die masut today wv stand at the bor der una of a new yeor aha said it should be a joorney with greet hope and confidence st paol eeye the christian life la tike aos in course set by 0d with jeaus christ lis prlpr paul speaks of finding joy now in the service of christ lri us all take vauta advice to forget the tklngswhlch are be hind and with the aid of prayer reach forth to those things which are bef ore mrs a ndrrtsh read christmas at cedarvale which told how these girls fnan brukrn hon e were given a real christmas with filled storking and turkey and thf true christmas story by tlwjnnrtl mrs it oust tan and her assistants mrs a frank told of a talk by a canadian doctor in afrit a in it lr k flilrhrtst fold how meana christ for ii crosses out customs attitude and cruelty snl mil ullnas tliat nake ii impossible to be happy in his father s world xwv1j ihre rnjhwvdr to the roll call with a verse using be ginning discussion followed per g to ihr mlasumi band the al ittatkmi and ouilting mrs h trousttsle was appointiml lo attend ireabterlal in uelph neat m nth st ami l ng a he portal waa uhg and mis drirfilhs rltmetl the meeting wiijjjar mrs m anderson presided for ie w a meeting which followed afrer tlie roll call thank you not es wrrv read fw i hristmas reinem hrnnces mrs 1 thomas agreed to kep the secret nry treasurer ikooka for another year mrs ii wll mrs a diamond mrs a r ink simi mrs m m ffal wers apminttl to mining a wciidlnu dinner neat in nth the i un of the church duh a was din nisrd mrs ii llljllo thmkrtl the h ft a aiul ail wim iiimi taken ftart tn the met ting and led in reeatlng liu mijmh lx ntilii i n a stmial hilf hour f uiwd with mrs tuiw mis w rinun mn a mank aiitl mis m anlrrxn n killing tin lnnli shortill sheet metal humsino 4 heattno omt wmi fwiuni lavattrouoklng 114 chutchiu ioad ptwn44 annual reports given at mealing ofwa the woman aasuelalton of the unltatr chunrh met at tha home of mrs f cleave on wedneaday of last week the president mrs ii j burns waa presiding mrs burns baa presided ovar all tha meetings auring the year the meeting up anad with the ode and prayer the devotional period was taken by ura earl ismbert and miss c hawthorna boll call was answered by a new yeari resolution annual reports were presented at this meeting they were vary encouraging the quilt committee had a very busy jrmr boaea of christmas cheer avere taken to the sick and shut ins and much spprec iatad letters wero aent by those who received them a parting gift was given to mrs j johnson who ts leaving f r her home in the weal a r adutg flew years hi tolutl hi was given by mrs a shoemaker and snolm r bv mrs r llolues loiky tup w loiter was miss malnprlre mrs it 1 jotins4mi and ms w murray won a mi ttmtltst ai i ngetiwou wrir nvjale for the annual u eetltig mi january 23 the inciting i ed with prarri lt frtsl lilruts wnr htvnl hy mrs j denny mrs pi kelt mi bowman and mrs harris a vulc bf thanks was given to mrs leave for to r honu kltil to th see w h state farm agent nitst for m three w h denny 39 brack si acta phww 45s tht 1scowo- pieas acton ikuon skmttooo rid gross blood clinic aihbuuu uoion auditorium february 7th west side of milt st -hl- tlmttxtoutm cfwrcmh 3rd t 7m una ktkfcwoocf evcrton crwwtans conrnrt ohly whi u canvaiis9 ouk smcbtf- reotft sut iwl cmw suuu ctme kit w hwe pif olv ut am ifliwmii mj mnlm u w arc eo tttmftem imvmhi ithimm him m kml 4 m lk um cdnk v 400 volunteers needed east side of mill st hut namaoawiya oktsicti wiu si cauio ufon in thi fau week of prayer services sponsored by the acton ministerial association sunday january 20 tuesday january 22 and thursday january 24 theme in the interests of jesus christ sunday januasy 30 i9s7 700pm st albans anglican church rfv ivan h jones presiding btv andrew m mckinit frulinifj si albans choir tuisoay januasy 32 i 57 00 pm j knox presbyterian i church riv andrfw h mcktn7ir petidinn rev evan h jones pfeachmq i knox church choir i thutjoay jan 24 i9t oop acton united church rfv gordon adaaas prl ding riv r grorneboer pfeaflimg united church choir iois psp put me in the money now gives me extra fcenehts rsf wvrfct like srasgu pevmcvlasty if yu swtd ii imral to aarew now your ilsnk of nova coha lsp c nirtri gusisrrtrrs that la cvrnt of dvath jour wtslo will rrrnte sll l he ovfmniis you hive made ptut a cash lwnu piui ihr full imnunl of your astirujsaoal th accounts of sll present np cusinmrrs hsve lrn h justed to inrlmle i tie new tirr hrnrfits asl f r irutls ami s ffrf c y f i tic ivrsonsi security program fol irr si mir nrrrl iins t rim h the bank of nova scotia tj riklr and ivirs 3 sm m bcmti in vie hiwpitst and tiope for their earl rteorr the annual rcpors f r the vear ending ibm were presented at this mretinit ami er satisfact arv the president mus dennett presided over all the meeting a salute as given her for her very faihful anttrticirnt service alto gethrr 40 pieces of mail were sent out one member su removed by death oxer 500 calls were made to homes hospitals shut ins and newcomers homes and aroup lead ers have been secured for the com ing year 300 per member is asked for expenses that arise during tha ear five boxes of clothing wrw sent to korea and a box to the field of the wms after the pay ing of fees the meeting closed vi 1th prayer refreshments fcere served by mrs force and the executive tiacim fftomjcm st jotots nflcl cp -xnter- ested bodies have beer invited to hltniw t tsrhw mhnngt t conference january 181 educat ion mlhlsler dr r w rowft rt- ported 35 claastooma areclosed for laakof trachara and unjtrained teacher are serving many other ledgers dollar poubler 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