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p gv the acton fre pteta ftiupaday january lffth 1961 personal nofes of acton ana visiting owtoftom point and of vliitora in actonhomn mr and mrs g roejivaldson spent sunday in oshnwn visiting wth mr c ashton miss dorothy sinclair of ot tliwu spent the- past week with lier aunt mrs c g jones mr fkirenee rojilnson of guelph was- a recent visitor of- mtrinrtmns j airohinmni ijike mr r ltfis isabel wlnfieftls- sncht a few ilay jwflh her tlauwr mrs jack ctlhorlon and family near aherfoyle mrs- -kl- merkley of toronto spent inc weekend with her mot her mrs william hull anil il1 miss maiinrie hall miss gcorelnn witter of west- mount one spent a week -visit- lug with her sister mrs h mel- wis anil mr- helwiit mr nnifmrs j krapek visited on sunday with mr and mrs curd delaney uiut hahv dauyhte karen l rr 2 acton miss marilyn young is attend iny the roval ballets perlornl- mice of swan lake at the okecfe centre this week mr and mrs robert c paul ol kitchener spent the weetend at the ruirentavhorne with mr jmd mrs alcxmannand ken the friends o mrs john irwin are ukul that she is improving in guelph general hospital and hones to he home before lone mmind mrs a m mcpherson visited tnetrsiinmr hubert mc pherson of ellen mills who is a patient in the guelph general hospital t mr ortd mrs fred anderson visited onsunday with mr and mrs fred williamson streets- vllle and also with mrs betty mcdonald mr and mrs j krapek recently vlsiledmr and mis jack ferjju son hilfshurtfh to see their new baby sort daniel calvin borr jamjary-3et- ii i mac sprowl jirw nrf illustrated talk on his recent visit to the west dot ion he cheltenham jim- ior farmers club meeting tues- dav eveninui vlsitini with mrtalul mrs gar net ruse sundhyrwere miss jean spence of torpnlo mr dan halll dtty anil mr doujjlas reynolds ot aftslev ontario tmsawtwiw t mr larry knight son of mr and mrs william j knight is re ouperatine f his home wllow st following an operation forjip pendiiilis lii guelph general hospital itoftown guests vilbmt- mrs- robert warne salur daj dpnni their 40lh weddinr anniversary included robert siin and son jack toronto misse- marion anil myrtle buck torun to mrs john ware guelph mrs ii campbell and leuna georgetown mrs w brown nitge georgetown mis m sears georpeiovvnf mr and mrs a while hillshurgh mr and mrs ross warhe hespeler mr and mrs ii reid guelph mr anil mrs a fisher erin mr and jurvdwamc oakville mr and mrs h smellie nerval mr and mrs j murray nerval a- evnns and son brian7toronto many other guests came jrom acton and district to honor the couple ttt stevenson photo mil and mks a ian are pictured following their wedding in knoii church pfarlor december t7 the formet- muriel eileen allan the bride it the daughter of mr and mheler allan rr 2 acton thegroonils a lanccqrporalin ihe army and jhelcbuple are residing ottawa where he is leonard stokes was named master or campbciivillo lol 1 184- recently the election and installation was conducted by wi bro clirfoinl beally of hornby assisted hy bros- braillcy and wilson other offi clouted were jiasjmastcr bro george collins deputy master bro harold den nis chaplain bro lloyd stpkesj reconling secretary bro george unemployed steelworkers seeking work card mps former acton boy retires as guelph city engineer a forrtier acton boy harold s niculin was honored recently by fellow workers of the guelph waterwtirks department follow- iny his termination of 42 years of iarviccas citv engineer in guelph mr nieklin bornin acton re ceived his elementary edul ticre and went to hiyb school in georuetown before attending the university t toronto and iiradu- nling us an engineer in i9t5 he wa enyayed in municipal emjincering work jn the uest und had n stint with ihe ciibadian enyincerinij corps during world war i prior to oing to guelph in 1019 his jirst jolvwith the city was ussistiliii engineer and was promoted to chiet engineer in i1923 tv xa mu j limehqu5e he went into semirctircmervt in 1q59 acting in an advtsorv capac- itv the end of i960 he fullv retir ed his services in guelph have been greatly appreciated and many municipal projects stand as monuments of his great ach ievements and expert engineer ing skill j in recognition otjjijzjwor mw pcnellup in 1960 bears his name and is destined to hccomc one of the main arter- iesvif traffic afhen further dcvel- oped his many friends in acton ex tend heartiest congratulations to mr nieklin and wish him good health and an cnjoyahlc retire ment r jnebidin honor presbyterian minister during congregational meet quito a numberyf umchouse presbyterian cungrtigation met in timeluiuse memorial hall on wednesday evening last week to hid rev and mrs calder tare- well and present them with a twopiece tlavniler ensemble piior totheir departure this weec lor peterborough 1 l tliunked group mr calder thanked all tor their kiiulncvs and a cooperation in the more than 12 years ot assicit- ions here and invited them to visit themanrtinakreii5eot the gills mr k c uuulsav reatl the ad dress ot presentation ja c patterson acter as chairman for ihe program in wlich mrs rotighloy pasided at the piano tor community singing betty anne ami mary loo brown ac companied by mrs uert benton lor vocal uuets iluie numbers hv peter glynn accompanied b mrs roughlev sell accompanied solos hy mrs dtm liiukay and accordion inimbern hv mrs bert benton the ladies served lunch atier- wans mrs joe ross uiade a tape recording ol the pixtceedings lor his inother who was nnahlc lo at tend local vlew mr altivd ciosfrrr of batavia nv spent a tew- days at chilsi mas with his daughters mrs joiui bvors mr bvers und tanv ily mr and mrs archie buck of toronto spent new years witb- the earl scotts the wl met at the home of mrs a v be i u on on thursday evening the wa met at ihe home til mrs mitchell on monday with a pot luck luncheon preceding the meeting we are sorry tllal mr james noble is in sunnybrook hospital following a heart attack tast thursday we wish him a spevtk recoviiy girl guide news we opened with giki save the oueen and the guide prayer im mediately following roll call all patrols were dismissed to patrol corners to discuvs ideas on the scout guide cub and brownie conceit io take place in fehru- aiv after this everyone worked ou tests and preparing lor tests until camptire vickv new ions patrol hatl camptire and they read lo us in teres ting ecerpts i rum tne guide hisuux on jatuuiry 24 there is to le an enrolment and everyone jn welcome the meet iny closed with sottlv falls ihe jight ot da and taps e l buchner optomittlst optometrist contact lenses hearing aids nuu st t acton wednesdays only qmiet hoor 200 00 pm v oi ammtmttmmt noni us acton v- l stokes named master of campbell ville lol collin financial secretory brc jack suites treasurer bro geo- rue stokes marslinll bro ed ward parchem first lecturer bro ralph barlow second lec turer bro norman mckimslry first committeeman bro harry king second committccniort bro george goldlhort third commit teeman bro lloyd stokes fourth committeeman bro norman mc- wimstry fifth committeeman bro leonard stokes 0spkin6e eelg party local eyents highlight cbmrrranity news r- i v3rrzxr rrrrr vj unemployed steelworkers are carding members of nfrliament for jobs in a campaign initiated by larry sefton director of dis trict six united steelworkers of america i the postcard drive will em brace 331 locals of the union in ihe five provinces covered by the district on behalf of some 7000 members who are now on la this represents onetenth of the districts 70000 dues paving and exonerated members the djs- tirct territorial area covers ont ario to british columbia i am unemployed 1 am will ing and want wojjtiitheopctt request to the members of parliament the card reminds mps that prime minister diefenbaker made this jinjmise in a speech on february is 1958 as long as i am prime minster no man or woman is go ing to suffer- from unemploy ment so long as public works will provide them the assistance they require the card will be circulated among unemployed member who will forward them io their members of parliament in his directive to locals sef- lon urged that the subject of unemployment be giyen top priorilyin union activities he recdrorrjended local unions co operate with all community org anizations in tackling ihe prob lem sixteen mies were present nl the meeting of the womens lb- stiiyte held in the village tit the home of mrs og- uoberlwm mrs e archibald presided und mrs k stubuington read the minutes and financial stmemenl letters vl thanks were rend for remembrance al ghristmas and during uckness mrs x mecraehs w mac- pherson mm k slkibbington and m- e archibald were named as leaders and iwisuinlk tor the mh4ullhomemaking club girls project in sewing grade eight pupil chosen top orator miirsaret mackenzie 13-year- od jradf clshl rjui i1 thev ro ller lilllir puwic scfiool captiir- od first place umonttcoiiteslants compellnu in a public spcaklnu contest during the semifinals last friday fipcakinu on why i am pruud lo lie afanadlan the young pupil will represent ihe school u the acton finals along with second place winner anne ben nett third katherine mckenzie and lourlh mary grischow acton finals the four representatives wjlj compete apainst three winners lo be chcisen from the m 7 ben ncll public school next week thliy will speak during hie home irttschiol association meeting january 19 the iwo top winners fmrrt this group will represent acton in the inspectorate finals in milton january 2t as tliey compete against pupils frorrr midon hast and west flamhor- oiigh and walerdown judges for the robert little school competition included school board i rtlstwr william benson mrs w sproston and rev dwight d engcl principal g w mckcnric acted-as-chair- man for the friday program staged in the auditorium of these bimonthly s lhc oa is 10 raise eiuughnon- ss plan valentine tea during guild meet ladies of st albans guild held their meeting january 4 in ihe parish hall with 24 members prcsenttlvfrs e bliinn presid ent presided in the chair the meeting was opened with ih cin and the guild prayer the rev tj slokreef rector of st albans gave a talk on symbols of the church the talk which was in deed interesting and inspiring led to a lively discussion allow- ing everyone to gain knowledge of some things unknown to them before the business meeting which wa held after the talk was a short one the main topic was the coming valentine tea which is to be held on february i 1 in the parish- -hah- the meeting ended and lunch was served before lhe members dispersed art supplies by beeves canvas boards 10 x 12 45c 12 x 14 55c 12- x 16 55c oil brushes rariga of siim nd quililias 254 to 165 16 x 20 90c 20 x 24 150 other sijes special order sbeyhound oils stu0io tube 60c oil pastels palette cups pauttc and painting knives turpentine unseeq oil oil copal p4ctih1i varnish art rooks new and reconditioned typewriters standard office models and smithcorona portables easy budget terms available if desired victor adding machines 11450 to 19950 a size for every purpose pencil sharpeners 149 lo 595 staples 169 t 50 wejtock suppliei lo fit most stylos of staplers comc in anbscuct your news rrom our assorteo stock of office supplies if we dont have what you need in stock we can get it i for you promptly s mill it sfodibitmjj fj tuprhiis phone 60s ancient greece had as many as 250 colonies in the vear 600 bc committees were also named for t htrkt iwo euchreu namely mrs t fines miss t fines mrs s fultorrmrs k slubblngton for the- first an mrs a tans- ley mrs h theaker mrs e flslier andmrs a mccuo for the second one purpose euchres ey ui puichuse tind affix t ftrjine pliique oit the lucently er- eclet citim hoivliig the likl m iukv bill v liich the volnen liope to have dedicated al u ahiiol reunion next jtutrtwrcrr current events vwre given by each member many novel cot siges wore worn in answer to the roll call u- vegetable corsage miss doris pines local camera ian took pictures or the liulie weaving their masterpieces mrs sfuller convener of ag riculture and canadian indust ries gave mi excellent paper on conscrviilion the soil and the soul stressing that each need ed lo lie nurtured ami taken care ol in dvderlo produce a worth while product mrs archibald conducted -n- coupleol amusing cimtcsts wilh mrs s fuller mrs k slubhing- ton and miss doris fines as win ners lunch served by the host ess lissisier hy mrs r tavhir and mrs g grundy concluded a pleasant allcrnoon euchre play eleven tables of euchre were played friday night al the schrkil under ihe auspices of lhc wom ens inslitule with prizes being awarded to mis george jackson miss doris fines and g siorcy and ii sinclair ward bruce underwent surgcryj last week al guelph huspita anil is progressing favorably linda mckenie who has been a patient at guelph hospital lor ihepast week with pneumonia washable lo come home on suiv day mrs vos has been undergoing treatment for vcileosc veins anil has been confined to bed for the pasl two weeks mrs harold mcmilhui town line bail the misforutm lo fall down the cellar steps and was taken to thecuclph hospital for examination besides a severe shaking up and bruised she re- cvlved u broken shoulder and is now convalescing ul her home attends short course byron brutus intended the mrs flora grieve or hilly burgh spenl a few dayswith her son and family mr and mrs norptan fclckenitie- mrs wrii mcllierson unilmis j opshull visited oil friday with vlrs john isiuond who is- un dergoing itvatnlent in guelph hospital mr and mrs george kloostcr of drayton mr and mrs henry ktotcii shwrewck srvn klotmer of acton and mrand mrs wubam kloosler ere guests saturday night ill n birth day party given for their noljfcr mrs k kloosler al iw family home in the village miss uelty grundy ip is working in guelph was home for the weekend with her par ents mrand mrs george grnn- ilay teacher rnlaiui toil a doctors udvicfcmili veil ol fi in who c0miiuivccd teaching in ihe junior roumuip the liilkcjmjl aflcr chrlstitlas was forced lo resign and mrs auliffc of guclph has lhsn etu gaged to jill trc vacancy mrs m jncksous ftoltday vjs- i mis included mr and mrs har ry angus toronto mr and mrs alvin fisher erin mr and mrs murray mlllsiugu6tph mr and mrs gcoigo cruickshaidis tis- hurth mr and mrs all winter ouslic- mr and mrs lionel watson aliws wlhrra kloiuiter coningshy and mr ami mrs fred baplie first line flfr i i j caroline nurseries garden centre 2 milosvwssl of acton on highway 7 south skip- say it with flower 7 days a weev to serve you hours 900 am lo ftlk pm floral designs for all occasions fr delivery in aeton telephone- 750w 13 clearance we have a select number of vehicles fe offer at cutrate prices for new year bargain hunters 59 chevrolet automatic sedan 59 plymouth sedan st chevrolet sedan 57 plymciuth sedan 56 chevrolet sedan 56 chevrolet tudor 55 chevrolet sedan 55 ford automatic sdn 54 pontiac sedan s4hwineor tudor 53 ford tudor 2 52 plymouth sedan 52 pontiac 2 51 chevrolet 51 pontiac 51 dodge linlemotors on hwy no 7 east of acton phone 700 the st john ambulance brigade are sponsoring a home nursing course commencing monday january 16th 1961 at 800 oclock at the home of mr mrs laurence slingerland 149 wynford place glenlea div nl o gloria coales rn instructress fee t400 s anyone interested please contact supt r s hart 341 orville rd phone 762j bellamaye roszellrffe 9 willow st phone 573r anyone tikinrj this course is not obligated to join the brigade r v chkirmplmmc values i i rj vj rtej- i ru r j j vit jjrjr vun srr rjr tj sr in ledgers ig a hand bill 2 10 lb extra special new brunswick potatoes 69c save 21c mm viwffe t rf e witi rf t iithitaji t tjaua3