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thw adpi fff pnjm thldy may 25n 1961 iill i if i l i i l ii li there wi many lag flying on victoria day fithcrmen are quite active at fairy lake b- ehc of pike have been rumored the buz of power moweht over the weekend indicated a number of rcsldcnjs were busy gardening t some ardent gardeners have already planted quite a number of teed and some vegetable ore up already summer cottages were aired out on the holiday weekend and the air that blow through was none too warm dandelions- arc presenting quite a problem in many area and some fields are a bright yel low with the weed united church voung people went to ilia forks of the credit on a fish for your supper out ing sunday afternoon luckilv theyd tnken along picnic lunches and didnt hauo to depend on the fish some from town enjoyed the annual fireworks display at campbellville on victoria day g stanley matthews rr 2 acton was the holder or a lucky ticket at gait on monday at a pony sale when he won a reg istered pony foal a muskrat working like u beaver to build his summer lpme was spotted this week as he cap rjed grass tu line ills den he s right inlown and in the interests of his peace his address says scctjet country life an english mngiurinc had a picture of the familiar elbow tree on highway 25 south of acton in a recent issuer unforrannlcly the tree is described as being not far from oakvlllcl four more contracts have keen let for work on highway 401 in the london and chatham districts thiswill leave onlv the paving to be completed next vear before the highway is com plete all the way from windsor to east of toronto reception of sacrament by izjfougsters at mass seventeen boys and girls made their first holy communion at the nine oclock mass at st jo seph church sunday mornina ten girls dressed in the tradi tional white with wreaths and veils nnd seven bovs wearing white armbands with white flowers in their lapels occupied the first three pews on the epistle side of the church for the reception of the sacrament they had studied many months in pcrparation for the event and sunday was a happy occasion for them father vincent j morgan pas tor of st josephs foi 20 years offered mass and gave hol communion to the boys and girls he- explained why the re ception of christs body and blood should be an important occasion and cited the oft men tioned story of napoleon who when asked what the happiest occasion in his life wos replied the day on which i receied my first holy communion value of christian education father robert macdoupall s j of ignatius college guelph gave the sermon sneaking on the value of n christian education special music and hvmns to the blessed eucharist were sung bv the senior chou under the diret tion of organist miss irene mul hoi land in the afternoon at a special ceremony the children gathered in a processional from the hall to the church where the ma crowning of the statue of the blessad virgin took place while the junior chior sang bnn flowers of the rarest claire dunham crowned the statue ol the virgin and shane cioskin music as therapy outlined at delhi friends ofre and mrs rav comtru will be interested in knou ihjt ihi fjmil ts in thi hcjjth min lijivn biiikiur in i led ihtm in their home last week when hi was cues speak cr ai a met liny ol the delhi and distrili music club in her talk jnd demonstration mrs biukner howid inst how musit tan best be miiodiued tt childien b allowing them to listen and then ixpuss iramstu cs through rlnlhmil movement of the dame both ruihie and pauline csierus furimi pit pi k ot mrs butkiki iltustialed her talk tallowing the tin me nl uhth mas mis huckiui shtiweit how music tan be used is a theupv lor i larded childim mrs buckmr ihu turned ti keep lit theiap and had mnsi ol he ladies who had been ask cd to coiik siitabl attired join ing in the exert ises laid lilies at her feel the small shrine was a pro fusion or flowers and the child- renwere enrolled in the brown scapular each child received a medal and chain u gift from the catholic womens league and also a first communion certifi cate special role tather robert macbougall s j gave an explanation of the special role mary plass in our redemption lo the large con gregation present he outlined the need to follow her example this simple ceremony he said is a symbol of oui veneration and loe for the holy mother christ gave us the example while on earth benediction of the blessed sacrament concluded the after noon the children again leaing the chinch in procession headed by the bovs shane croskin ml chael gervais timothy col james holmes richard jeffrey frederic kfi i sn i k and rob mcmillan followed by the girl margaret slaven claire dunr ham mane petric angela cislax catherine peycha leona syn ott nancv gitto susan march- men t jan it e dv and cathar ine papiiion ladies vau can male your work much easier when you uu tet water soft water can halve your temp and cleanser cons soft water makes all your cleaning obs easier soft water is kinder to your hands 0m yaur husband to ask ut thai rea lly to oauth water softener j k to cad tooav whffl cordingley it 7ussc i a sus dan hs students study for exams high schtjol students have be gun studies for their final exam inations next month and are con centrating on homework grade ii and 12 students be gin writing finals on mondiv june s with grade ii finished oh june 13 and grade 12 finished one ilt earlier grade nine and 10 students will start their examinations on mon- da june 12 and wind up on frida june 16 lxainmations for students o eradts nine to 12 aie set bv the tcathing stitf and will be a re view ol the years work gradt 13 studtnls irving tk pari men i al csaminalions will begin on mondav june 12 and timsh fridav june 23 rockwooo give re by flashlight at society annua meeting sunday evening the tin nun i mcetlnu of rockwood and ever ton bible society was held in united church rev j heuer of toronto was guest kpeaker fol lowing a brief devotional period conducted by rev r r connor during rev heuer address the hydro kervlce was iritcrruni ed but he continued till time fur the reports of past years activ iticn were called for by charles h harris president flash lights were brought into use to enable ross gordon secretary to bjvh his report nnd financial report by miss pearl hamilton rev heuer continued his ml dress till lights tame on intermit tently and when he started the projection machine it leftised to cooperate it was a disappoint ment to those who were present including the junior auxiliary ol si johns church with their inanvr mrs e- sllpp including mrs dr waller home from hospital mrs t hamiltons many friends witl be glad to know she was able to return home after a serious operation on her hip as a result of a fall at her home some- weeks ago and being confined in guelph general hospital friends of mrs oscar dry he regret to learn she has been ill with a severe attack of larvn gitis mi and mrs gordon harris have purchased 1 farm near kim and are building a icsidc season teacher graduate congratulations to miss susan kelso on her graduation from hamilton teachers college last triday evening mav 19 miss kelso has secured a icathing position at no ii school eden mills and will commence hei duties in september miss sheila hosking has also secured a school at wawa noith of sault st mane near lake su perior provincial park success to both rockwood girls congratulations to mr and mrs james oakes nee mis rose mclaren who were marned in toronto mav 6 a large number- of tishing en thusiasts who we ix away for the weekend and holiday in north era ontario repoit a large catch mrs j garslang and mrs o ker attended the eastern r lodge rally in guelph re try mr e b jul litre who has been in montreal for some time spent hie holiday with mrs jolliffe nnd family t master leonaid torres suf fered a relapse and is a patient in guelph general hospital with pneumonia sympathy of cornmuntt is ex tended to mr and mrs henrv m cooper in the sudden death of their ninedavold grandson larrv frasher at his home in guelph saturday gt degree congratulations to wayne hos king on the occasion of securing his doctors degree at queens university last week his mother mrs fred hosking brother bruce and sheila hosking are going down this weekend lo attend the graduation ceremony at the uni crsity kingston new banner at st johns chuich sundav morning rev allan cook offici letl at a dedication ceremony of a new banner in connection with the junior auxiliary group of gu is who were piesent in their outfits which made a fawn able impression during the service rev a cook addiesscd the kills brief iv bunging up a pomf in connection with a candle with its ligjit al the top the new ban ner was the woi k of mm e sllpp with the letlerinu in dark color on a gold background weekend vtsltftra weekend and sunday vlsltois miss ellabeth mcphedran or- nrigcvllfe mr und mrs n j clarke guelph miss marlon me- cchnui woodstock mrs john wells kilcheiuir mr vernon meadows kitchener mr and mis ross aytes mul duiighleis guelph mr and mrs campbell mtaithur guelph mr and mrs ton mcarlhtir and family branl- foid mi und mis george wal ler and famllv palmeiston mr wayne hosking outfits univer sity kingston mi and mis maui rice ilurtl weston mr james meek or royal bank staff ilmlia rev c goidon harris dixie mi and mis john sommerville and grandson hi lin munay with telatives in village mr and mi s mai shall alton uul family of gall with mr and mis fied alton mr and mis harold smith of guelph mr john watson of i ondon visited george davne in guelph general hospital last week mr and mrs henrv gooveis spent the holuhiv with relatives it loiulon a mis fred i arnbert spent a day last week with mrs m momson n guelph and atltndtd iht w ing match in meinonal gardens monday mr ind mis stuart mi donald spent weekend and holiday with relalivds at palmeiston owen sound and conn name burnside asst agr rep lovell bros modern meat market where quality is higher than the price free delivery in acton phone 178 you can save time yet still serve your family with homemade tastier breads and pastries baked by holchens are you busy with spring cleaning then let us do your baking nish daily at our 1ak hotchens bakery 11 whj6w st fhom 100 douglas burnside mr burnside this month takes over his duties as assistant ag ricultural representative for hal- ton and peel counties he is or iginally from madoc mialtby raltjrmlhic hioxkm uu9983wiysrockwoop mr nnd mm dave artmtronu und family visited over the week end and holiday with relatives in fortius and toronto miks bcstie ourdlncr of bur- llnulon was among the holiday vkllont victoria day passed off quietly hcie 37 join church sundaymoming sunday morning 37 young hb pie and adults joined acton unit ed church 22 by profession ol laith and 15 by transfer of certif icate received by profession ol faith were ruth ann elliott janice ley land vivian smith ruth limb gay white pat dennis jacohu van der brink nancy rognvald son donna sterritl allan rcidl barbara symon don iong ruv nellk john cieighton david lid kea gerald sterritl mary belli riliott noiman klllott paul iii licit t norman fryer mrs i or tabic shields and mrs pat kent ner they lepealed their promises icceived blessing i rum the minis ter the rev dwlghl rngel and the tight hand of fellowship tre entire congregation rose lo repeat together a welcome they have hecn attending tommuniiarils classes whieh coiicluded with ex aminations received by transfer of cerlif icite were donald wood mrs s t smith mr and mrs george bradford roy witine mrs uiwienee hems ley mrs david dills mr and mis ken baunon mr and mrs melvin byerman mr and mrs charles walker mrs allan gord in and miss anne kathryn bowes the height of the statue ol liberty from base lo torch is 1si feet one inch detailed farm maps drawn by 4h forage club members jheflrt regula me of 1 how 4 ij parjclpallon ifevcfoped actonnhrtorage cfub was r r held at ban nock burn school on may 15 with 19 members in at tendance president el van hockclen was in charge of the biusiness portion of the meeting and secretary janet ailkcn call ed the roll club leader fyfe somerville took up the prolect biutk which required enth member to draw up a detailed map of their farm showing the locution of huildings fields woodlufs gul lies farm ponds streams and windbreaks several members weie la i led on to discuss the particular features or their home farm using prepared maps meaning of crest the principles and alms of 4 ii were well brought out when membeis were called on to ex plain the meaning behind the 411 crest which is a green foui leaf clover with a gold ii on each leal signifying head heait hind and health they discussed cgit banquet at knox church knox preshylcrian c g i 1 held their annual mother and daugh lei banquet on monday mav i the daughteis of knox served a delicious dinner whieh was lol lowed by a short piogriru miss if lev mel ell in kd in a singsong group members presented a shin l skit the mutilated im form flucst spi akcr wis miss i phillips who is the preshvlci id girls organizations secretary mary grischow was pncsenled with a gold pin lor regtilu il tendance at cgit chuich nn sunday school the banquet ended with i short worship ntl real filial hip service the girls iun eonsidtr cd this was a wonderful ft a v i end the cgit year swallowing our pride will tu vcr give you indigestion but mom you said it would just wipe off their faculifes and made them better citins club leader nino braldu in introducing the topic soil for the lesson period said our greatest wealth lies in the top six inches of koii a lively discussion followed on the physical properties of soil with emphasis being placed on the importance of maintaining a high level of organic matter to ensure high fertility and mok hire retention considerable stress was placed on the value of sou testing to determine- the proper amount and analysis ol lomrnercial fertilizer lo applv for maximum crop production 150 at dance neat iv ho teenagers cninved the weekly teen town dance staged hy the lions lejh last i riday and danced to the music ol the count victors from ion don flic consuls iclurn for the next dance standard tests for grade eight grade eight mudcnt will be- uln tuesday writing lnndardl- cd testa recommended by the in spector prior to final examina tion the tests will cover the years work und will be preceded by thorough reviews in each me tre following hurd study the final examination will begin weiincsdlv june 14 and continue to thursday june 22 for all pupils irom grade 1v to grade viii the examlndllons will in clude geography english litera ture history science english composition ind grammur urillu mcllc and spelling duiinu the month of june grude iiulii punlls will hjve visits from high school staff members will icmr the high school and will rcieuc booklels on subjects and ilxiihmiiis required for next year the graduation banquet for the giide clghl pupils- is scheduled for wednesday june 21 nobody ever gels anything for iioilung bul a lut of people keep irvine srvc jp and go one stop here keeps cars going are you ready for the open road travel trouble freei hiv your rir clicked and serviced carefully and cflrcienlly uy our service men drive in for parionalliad urvica cooling system lubrication engine tuneup ignition system brakes steering acton motors your imperial esso and stu0ebaker dealer 6 main st south phon acton 17 its harding carpet and it will made with let children play on it pels romp on it giown ups ttomp on it and carpet made with acnlan comes back lor more muddy tracks ar no prob to a carpet made with acnlan even the moststubborn stains wipe off with detergent and water your carpet stays good looking longer because acnlan is the most resilient carpet fibre itsnon- allergemc and moth prool too drap in tomorrow or nhoni to hivt us show simples right in your own home theres a wonderful selection to choose irom acton 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