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iockw0o0 service by candlelight entertainment featured 11 n auini in mr u11iu- hfrvifirmi olll t record crowd christmas eve with fifty seated in parish hall imv cscnt lor promt r advancement mr fitidttd with mr soe supenntendcni assist the innual chmlnw enter pins for tendance owing uiinmcnl of st john jchurch churth attendance vnn sunday school wa held in the h eathet ndmio pmh hall last tbcwiav evening i surd l wnm m and attended hv parcnti and j-p- tatrt p friends of the young oiks j rev h b strkrtef jhowcd j nhort linn strips dealing with event 11 the birth of christ till visitors noted the hiik of his parents leaving t r chnstmds 4lslors for e to get away from he noud lht weekend rod who threatened the lives of mf id mn george waller and cwidrim order to way wilh o pj mlss ada the infant messiah during the w h rnilton members of dr fl wjt tm mrs wallers fmilv wh producid through a portable out homc nino jfl1 mtmtxrs ftbnghllo the hall jdim i nv montreal and vl rlj mittiigan mr and mis ronald vcntrv ol iph rsitv chn hotking kingston ih mr and christma singing enjoved numbers a shorl sing song wijli miss mary 1 lovd at the piano and rev h b stokrcef leading in singing followed at the conclusion of the program of mrs john llod chairs uir irranged so all pre sent could enjoy a brief refresh k t iu mrs selkirk oni mckinnon bramp mas gui ma milne were mr and mrs i losd hunter and lamilv of brtmtford mr and mrs ken milne aand famik of atlon mr and mrs ted jestin and familv ot fcvtrton mr and mrs james miijk and tamilv rockwckxl mr and mrs max milne mr and mrs douglas mcsabb wire gucsls at the wardens din ner held in milton tj honor mr john a milne retiring warden guests of mx and mrs kenneth mijne over the christmas holidav ncrc mr and mrs m milne rkwod mr and mrs robert plummet one iph mr j hjlmes and mss helen holmes george a record attendance came to st alban s anglican church on chnsimas eve lor the midnight choral tuchanst when the beautifullv decorated church was completeh filled about 50 more were seated in the parish hall when ihev heard the service on the public address vistem set up bv les dubv mrs c nellts was in charge of decorating the church there were white tapers at each pew ind the windows tvere attractive iv adorned white flowers were placed n the altar the choir under organist mrs f g oakes sang night of nights during the service the christmas gospel was read t coincide wnh the midnight arrival of christmas das there was a great number of communicants including those eommg from the parish hall on christmas dav there was celebration of the holv euchar ist at acton at 930 a m and at rock wood at ii am sundav was the feast of st john the apostle and evangelist with holv eucharist at 8 30 and 9 30 and mattins at 11 am nt pen in etlt vim sauinafad road dangerous attendance cut following storm i he i kneel thristmis prevnls on the tree mi robert vincent was sanu claus al the conclusion of the eve mugs program rei h b slokretf piotiounccd the bene dn tlon candlelight service thursday evening un impressive candlelight service was held in hie united chinch and largclv ai tended rn gab moore led i in the set vice and thtougb the i ails piograrn difttrtnl onts look part m ill wrnptun readings lollowed bv x pinging i fimilur chtislmat br ke hyrrins mr j bnithol the prcs al tht nvtcrian cluneh was also piescnt i during hit senile or both aisles of trie church had chaiki candle standards with five cand lad el les each along with candle m being so icy not too man were each window and cm the plat able to a i lend form mrs marie harris wai at consjabk george gibson of the til organ throughout the lervlce r c m p in prince george b c as the service commenced who hai been holidaying at hk members of the choir proceeded home hut has id the front seal with a young i dulu- member be irmg a lighted candle curolini vltr good attendance hut rtu rmsfoii despite unfavorable weather ing the liuartien christmas morning then was a ankle verv badl lendance at st john miss pat llovd left sundav bv unc li m malum i h m t i t ir hrisirnas and sew vjj h ill lavs bad weather as a rtsuli of unfavorable wi i hti the voting people ait u irimil it i tie tr skalllll pleasures id h ktv happy new year guelph ta 45302 et uf f it vt on saturd tv gucal minister iui ol kilthener had the service on ballin i on sundav tht roads irned to hn hlt phone monday or wednesday for pick up tuesday or thursday the cost of the call will be allowed on your order cm xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx leg good allend church rev h b stokrccf cham assisted by mr robert vintent throughout holv com inunton was obseived christmas theme christmas thcmis wtrc the or dcr of serlccs on sunday at the presbyterian churcba few of the sundav school sehl ars were presented with class clifford with f nds spent chn- niagara mt bill brown and mrs mars jamiesun of georgetown with mr and mrs i eo jamieson mr and wrs kirbv williams ol wmxlhridge visited wuh li and mis cam mefrners on sal urdav a happs sew car to alf mo tva ukk tmi fvffl wbanevar anyoo tella tou all bottled gai are alike donl you beliera itl for mmplt tlmrai purity mifhty impor tant if the fat to to burn with a el blue flame with ao toot or wmok to dbeolor your kitch en walla praorax oea is as pure aa the most electing iciatt- tlfle teste can make it with ptxof ajc gas there la eo gueaa- baf about quality about ecoo- emyebout clepeuckbultyl cell m today lei i lake off into w th the firm resolve that the year ahead will bring us closer to end may we all reacts new be ghts of happ ness umitad minimi ware in i niiti mneam root hardware and construction ltd welcome to i960 we greet the new year w th our very best wishes to all our good friends may you enoy happiness health and prosper ty this year and for many years to come rockwood ont phone ul 69551 f l wright i kb titlifhttt rgm were welcoming i960 in the sincere hope that it rings in a new year full of health and happiness for you and yours j b mackenzie son ltd eighty fifth year no 27 authortttd aa sctond om mail br the port offlc no 27 acton ontario thursday december ice storm creates havoc council supports tilbury petition for equalized fa i fair grants 1 he u indup of business for the i9a9 council tuesday evening saw council agree to support a resolu tton from the town of tilbur to petition the prime minister and local member of legislature to consider equalized grants for the support of communit centres buildings and arenas the resolution accompanied b a letter from tilburv explain ed that grants approved b the depui tment of agriculture to agr kulturul societies which hold a cijss a fair amount to a maximum of 25 000 for tommun n centres and a maximum of j000 for arenas smaller cen tie arc onh entitled lu a b per itnt grant of the total cost of buildina up to a maumum of jooo it is the tion to makt um- to all throughout a letter ontario f plc infoi general cost uj based at 20 cents each uhicn covered all expenses it was sug geted however that if the hvdro jnd vater meters were read at the same time the cost could be levied at b cents the letter was urdtud filed following a request from the atton agricultural societv coun til agreed to rebate 35 rental for ue ot the town hall during the ear some endorse assistant clerk j t hurst m formed council that the resolu tion urging the credit allev conservation authontv to curtail fu ihtr spending for a period of three sears had been distributed tu l- communities for their ap- p oval and to date eight replies had been received mr hurst noted that of the eight four had endorsed the re solution and two others had in cheated their support bv writing they understood there would be no further capital expendi tures 1 council was also informed their i resolution urging support of per sons 40 years of age and over in securing jobs had been distnbut i ed to 59 communities to date 17 had endorsed it four had taken no action and 38 communities had not sent replies mr hurst noted that sand best halton m p had indicated his 100 per cent approval of the resolution the acton public school board informed council bv letter the had appointed w coon as their representative on the acion high school district board enjoyed portions during the enquiries bv mem bers at the final meeting of the vear councillor hamilton peal itulatet efforts during the vear he ex pressed his disappointment that the councillor had not been able to stand for council again this term councillor b d rachhn en quired if there was anv holdback on the heating system installed at the town hall and was informed there was not mr rachhn then voiced his opinion and asked it be recovded that he did not think the heating svstem was right mr rachhn asked councillor j hargrave who had jumped up to adjust the thermostat what the indicator registered when told it was a fey degrees below the et ting mr rachhn pointed out that something was wrong with the calibration of the thermostat the mavor informed mr rach lin the contractor would be con tacted to make adjustments mr rachltn informed his col leagues bothem asked chairm the free u till tu had com miss too the mavor informed the coun continued on next page all 13 operators work on busiest christmas switchboard operators at the acton telephone office were all on dutv at christmas this vear each of the 13 girls look a four hour schedule in order to handle the manv calls flooding the switchboard on christmas dav mrs m s ford chief operator reported that the longest call put through the acton ottice was to london england with another call serviced thiough acton to denver colorado the operators were kept busv throughout the dav and night as lights flashed with calls coming in and going out of town 1 mrs ford reported this christ mas to be the busiest she has e pehenced since coming to acton as local represent am e for the bell telephone she also pom ltd out that sew years is expected to be a busv time at the office here and she has scheduled the opera tors times much similar to christmas anv persons wishing to place calls to distant place are request ed to notifv the operators ahead of time in order to provide pro- mptand efficient jyjjje ti m of i i l 9 1