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the actoh free prm thuraday january uth 1960 personal notes of actoniens visiting outoftewn points and of visitors in acton hom last week mr and mis j j slewsrt left for a winter vacation t st petersburg floridn storm bound acton firemen missed a fire prtitnlion asoe dny ijkmcetini jl fricndt nre very sorry to team th m f m patient in si josephs hospital guelph abnsl bill greer hmcs hearwatcr dartmouihns has returned aflet a two wick leive stttthomc mr robert shortill the eountv registrar sheriff and mrs and rew frank nlienileil tht annual sheriffs contention in ottawa last week mr and mrs tom wilson nml daughter mary visited with her relatives in mont re ul on tht weekend and hci mefthei mis fulton enme hnek with them foi a visit htrc mr and mrs leslie ballentine and boys of lucknow visited otci the weektnd with hi parents here and tht former nlleneled the funeral of his untie the inte f j mccutchcon on s uurel iv afternoon with acton in the grip of an other tec storm mr and mrs i harry malnpnze left maljon air- i port tuesday morning for flor ida where ihcy will spend the winter months mi mainprle i hnrbcr shop remains open while he isnwnv a soeial evening was spent at th home of mr an h lnrptwrt of guelph to honor mrs hector guthrie on her birthday friends from aeton were mrs nckon 1 amhert mr and mrs jiek lambtil ind mi npu mrs fid limbeil staff sergeant jack hender son stationid in winnipeg is hed in aeton recently at the home of mi aner mrs jnek kent ner and mi and mrs jaek mar shnll staff seigemit henderson was a former auonjie and this wis his firsl isit in eight wars lo his formei home town the in mini meeting of guelph preshvterlol women s- missionaiy soeielies of the presbyterian chureh was held tuesday at st andrews thureh guelph deleg ales i mm at ton and campbell ilte teie among those nt lend ing diseussions on w m s work ind 1 01 mos in missions ueie lectured thompson to assist halton childrens aid names paal jolliffe new director s g childs milton president of the children s aid socielv of the county ol halton this week announced the nppoinmcnts ef feet he march 1 of paul jolliffe as dircitoi and g f thompson as executive assistant to the director served 30 years both oflicials are residents of milton mr thompson his sen ed as director of the soetetv sinee march of 1929 when he uas ap 1 painted to serve peel and halton g f thompson counties in 1944 he became full time director for the cuuntv of halton when separate societies were organized a native of halton counh mr thompson served four years in the first world war and iia been active in community and eotmte work sen ing as eouneillor and mayor of milton for seei il ears he has also been etntrmin of the halton ad isorv board of the canadian niliunal institute for the blind sinee 19s4 well experienced mr jolliffe who will succeed mr thompson as diiietoi has had eonsidcrnbk txperienee in the welfare field a grnduale ot ihe unheisily of western onmio he obi mud his dcgiee ol master of soeial woik at the unnersity ol toronto s iw ie live st i ice mlh rcnvr serteei with the onlano and utter the mumtobu soeieties foi crippled children acted as a case worlccr fo the paul jolliffe big brother movement and work ed on the communis chest of greucr toronto more rccentl he has sened as director of the children s aid society of guelph and wellington and has also been nssueidtcd with ihe peel familv welfare and children s services soeict live in milton mr ind mrs jolliffe ind their lour children make their home on pti dnu milton the oath of ofnci was fakn by the hew hydro commissioners during the inaugural meeting on thursday january 7 and the members are shown above the town clerk p ctuied leh to right are g beatty e g tyler sr the i960 chairman dr f g oakes and clerk j mcgeachie misting when picture taken was g mcculcheon nstruction- period precedes club dance on january 9 aeton scottish dance club htjtla regulardiincc which wis very weit attended tli new faces among the mem hers this season it is notfccibic that the club is endtavorlng to cul tuesday night nva th fri l spi biraclcnstic of scottish gain nngs scottish country dane ing is preeminently a soci il dunce ii must not be described s lolk dancing as it belongs to verv class of society and is danc d in the ballroom and m the barn as part of the oidimry life uf ihe community most ol the dances are pitigres sie ind done in longwise sets of four oi live couples eg stilp ihe willow other dances in danced round the room eg ihe dashing white seigcmi when one set ol three a gentleman uith two ladles or iec veisa taces another set ol ihuc and progress ulternitcly in the oppo site dlieetl in there is still mother irnnle ment the square lo which be long ill the lound reels ihe hightsome the slxtcensome etc which although i hey seem lo be danced tn a circle arc rcitly done in a square it is because many people forget that each clr cle must finish in the original s formation that some eon fusion occurs instruction period with this in mind the ins true tion period before each regular dance is aimed at helping any mewith to real desire to learn the basic steps of which iherc arc just two main tpes in coun try dancing 1 steps of progres sion when vqu vftnt to cover ground 2setling steps orpis de basque for setting to another dancer or for doing movements on a small space jick mcgeachie had 16 grown ups and teenagers in his lruup from 7 30 to 8 30 when the setting step was practised thoroughly along with the waltz step much attention was given to the gay gordons danced in couples and the waltz country dance in groups of four refreshments served refreshments were served dur ing the interval wilh manv will ing hands to help in clearing up c i teenage v lors from gait president of the club dr buck ncr iceeived congratulations and was a corded the customary mu sil il birthday greeting tim donnelf m c ciuscd much merriment when adapting a completely different aeeertt he innouneed that the next meeting would be the burns supper and dance at the roval hotel in guelph orf january 21 the club would meet nest in the luxton memorial hill on februars 6 for another lamih nihl githermg the children will vlin off from 7 1 pm 8 p m and he remainder of ihe evenings program is to be plan- 1 noil b a teenage group with i committee eomprimng susan i wils n paul mcgeaehie june rcnnuk robert fours j we mcphedran and catherine kirk ness there are sure to be some surprises on this escmne junior hiy club members hear guest discuss church rev gordon adams pastor uf the anvils ol nui v in liini the acton united lfunh outlined sickness md elartg the work of the ehuieh in llic t u mission field and othei lat ell- ant pluees ehliing lite itgllli meeting ol the lit club on lues day evening in ihe ymca the guest speilkei told the 17 members present about ihe woik c lined out hy e iplalris ol ships when thc vjsileel labindti and other distant phces euivine hampers of uhh ti ihe needy an i acting in the capiei ol go d will ambuss tclois whqicvei they ihe treating of injured people in utttns ute is ind ihe kind ids ol missi mines in wooded ire is in hnnting cluisiniis l in my children thiough ihe medium ol churches and sclnols w is etllpli nsicd mi adams pi used the c ipi mis ind ciews l m it tl he ships met told ihe incmbe s tli vv i instruct solicitor to collect account acton hydro commission tutv div evening during a speciil meeling insiiueled their solieiloi a brnidi to proceed with let il action against the robert hud son co subeuvidcrs in luke view subdivisiorfnn an ittcmpt to e il ice i an unpaid account commlssioncrs renewed thu- pai ticiil irs nt ihe euse m whuh m icreenient had heen mide b tvvcen the lormcr public utilities commission and the construction compans regarding pjmcnl 1 n services installed tn the subdiv the commission felt ihil the eompanv had not lived up lo their agreement with the former puc action had been slarted just year in an attempt lo colled the amount owed ui and l kei noted how he i itcn nut t n ind assoelilcs vvli mi lie hid at tended e ilkgi willi ik uott1 that scvel ll l ill si p ople i i lll many winners at euchre sae in parish half a successful euchre wid penny sale was held last friday evening in the parish hall undet ihe aus pices of the ladles agilculturnl board winner of the euchre wtre kidleh llrst mrs robert mefn erv set ond mrs fieorgi somer vilk menslirst mac sprowl second dnvld wlllliimhon 1 ueky chair was bert wilsons lucky ticket mrs s sinclair s und the pus n having the elusest birth day was h prlee penny sale penny sale winners were mis flunks koeher mis m zuccal all william ihompmun mrs win macai itnu wllniei ihividson russell duucelle betty young joe muedunmd mrs a k mann mis d mason mis w hauling mis ii perkins alice w1k m jim van 1 led mary keiincy kuy t ilium dot liunklin mis 11 bftiwn i i ivtl mclean mis lo is macktnie mis s robin he leu ottcihcln mis win rhomp son mis i lolqiihoun mrs ionic giiivin donald aiehibtld mis a m mcphcisou mrs w wukltls ind heibcit wilson ihe lidkh scivcel lunch lo nil open house the i iee press is slill intending to h kl mi open house in ihe lust kill week in febiuary when twivonc will he wekine to loin ihe new luuei pi ml oi willow si we would ik ulad lo hcui ft um a iv giuups who might like to i in ihe plain dining ihe week fl nw mot veere pla miss ij1u n isl 111 iii eonelusi n tin guest spe ikd lokl the hi y huh i ha i lie h s piialsdpkivid in imp a i nit 10k in thiisli nilv t d iv bv sslsl itf ihe sick in 1 nceih dill ing the husim ss si ssi n follow illlt ihe lending ol i in minutes ol the pievious mccimg ihe tiimbcis ilgued i i sp msoi i he ilmk hip il llld v ev nine it th mt a georgetown shop class opens teacher p caddick commutes georgetown high school trlit buiud held their inuuguial nice ling hist week when fred musterman was elected chair man enqueuing appointee to the board is clorente anderson li toljh 0 brown wits n mined as secretary treasunr the shun cluss which forvenrs took sludunls to milton and more recently ac ton for instruct ion is no longer a lianspurintlon thorn in the sldoof ihe bourd a fully equipped shop was opened u the ocoigtlown high school inst week with the pupils spend ing oieir fi class hunting and tatttnlnii some 7 000 woith of iqulpmml acloirteuelur phil nehlkk will eommule weekly lo insliuel ihe class riu home ecoi imks i mi is also being u cqulppid nltei scv en veafs ol heivice fioiu ill mil going appliances flic boatd ins nol dctkkd vu il ihe public will be uhk to tcnl the new high school gymmitor ium the bourd s- content li the dtirahllltv ol the lloor the high school has used ihe gym twice for assemblies bin each time the siudeiitii wore lunnfpg shoes lots of nprve the human bruin contains np prpslmntelv i bill inn neive nils jhigh quality merchandise low budget prices lightwans dept star acton bowl bowl for ploaiuro open bowlino friday ivtningt 9 pm sat afternoons l evnlngt bowl for hms acton bowling lanes fholmlt nchbuodm llhuntl in smemoriam donation to rapport re search in eanctr can be a cmstrncuve in memertun year local trndirtfctrr win give those fabulous fur like fabr cs the cflrthey need with our dowper dry cleaning coats and lockets of man made fur are clean fluffy odorless try us now wrszrw custom cleaners same day service except saturday a newspaper helps to build a stronger community 7 see by the free press the browns have a new baby betty smith is engaged t jane war ren husband has ben promoted your newspaper sparks so many conversations keeps you in the know about what going on around town jknd around the county to give you food for thought at well as for conversation to keep you accur ately informed on local affairs is the steadfast purpose of your newspaper mrs l lllsley opens home for mission circle meeting receive donations and five official receipts in by lb a m out by 5 p m main st n phone 273 the baptist women s missiui circle held their januarv mcel ing thursdm owning it mis l iimcys home jeffre si lake ievs vkepnsident mrs h hcl cig opened the mooting re uhng the 13th chapter of cormthnn stressing christian lcm ind the singing of hmn 488 in unison sccrelun mis g lott ailed the roll and re ul tho nnutcs of the prfsiious moetiiig shuh vui uppixntld business ansuift lnm the minuu and eorrosptindoncc is disenvscd dvvotlonal period mrs c bailho and mrs 1 mccuuhton had ehrpe i th doeitionil prrtod mrs bullu opening with hmn and tvad public school board continued from pago one i w s b v other subicets to develop those peclautcs it olten lod lu t n turn to tho clavsroom the hid loflaftor this spceial instruction members announcod an opon ntght would be hold on mondas owning fehruars i at tho rob ert little mjhkji to enable eitu ens to inspect new classrooms at the school members were loud in heir praise of tho work ot male teachers at the sehoot who redecorated tho staff room and kitchen and asked mr mckcnztc lo relas their thanks to them trustees smith bradlev marks and manning attended the meeting which concluded with an inspection of kindergarten wbjch had recently been painted inc psalm 9s and an irli le en titled be untenl with hl ou ire mis mctutcheon give a splen tid resume ol the work in kng oh a sowon of pravcr followed led b mrs hutehoun tor bolivia mrs j ch ipman for the work in indi i mrs holmes lor angola and mrs h in ip lor ihe home missi ms hvnn 4s was innj in unis in and mis bailie el tseci with pravxr a soeul hour w enn vod with mrs chjpmin ind mrs cohen ts tea hostess- mis c hirrap m inl i iie ol ihwiks i all wh helnoei with the pr igram and t mrs lllslev for lpming hei home lor the mooting o this weeks special sliced side bacon lb 55c lard 2 lbs 27c droits meat market service and quality a spodehy free delivery phone 18 fri sat double programme matinee 2 pm starts 7pm 2 the rabbit trap wllh ernest borcninf a happy picturf mon tues show starts 7 pjn the screens most gorgeous female mmgitte bardot in coiour in the night heaven fell ami appointment with a shadow an all clncmaacopc programme wed thims shake hands with the devil james caonet danwynti adult enteitalnment mr retailer is your advertising message an invited guest when you advertise in the acton pre prets yev are assvred that your mttue is an invited and welcome gwest in the mail be and in ihe heme every recipient paidto have rf brought there h did not come unasked and unwanted retailers across the nation spend more for newspaper advertising than for the next two media combined proof enough of ft ef and low cost advertising costs les in your newspaper 4he acton free press