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iosts up 8211 deficit doesnt reflect improvements at fall fair president says ie onnuaf meeting of the helton agricultural society was hdjd in the council chamber onj tsaturday january 20 witlya large number of directors nncla jcle- gation of the ladies board in at tendance president nino braida prcsid ed over the meeting and secretary mrs irene swackhamer read the minutes of the previous annual meeting and the previous regular meeting the 1961 financial statement which was distributed to the directors in primed form showed receipts totalling 6248 75 and dis bursements amounting to 6330- 66 leaving a not deficit of 82 ii on the years operation reporis on the district meet ing held at bccton in november were given by mrs don matthews for the ladies and by nino brai da for the mens division faonbie reporis many favorable reports were heardfrom dircctorsmchargc ot t departments with considerable j progress being reported in held crpp competitions commercial features and 4h clubs delegates giving reports on the ladies divi sion were mrs joan wakhe mrs j dennis mrs s g matthews mrs g r somcrvillc and mrs ralph denny delegates appointed to attend 1he conventtbn of the ontario as sociation of agricultural societ ies on february 21 and 22 were the president first vicepresident and secretary treasurer 1 background to deficit the president in his closing ad dress remarked that the financial defich did not give a true pic lure of the years operation bui was the result of higher opera- tonal costs and no increase in gate receipts he expressed his appreciation to the directors for their ccopcration and crted var ious committees for their initia tivc and aggressive action which resulted in marked improvements mn their departments mrs irene swackhamer came in for high praise for the effici ent and consuenlous manner in which she earned out her im portant duties as- setrelarytrea surer another group receiving special mention were the officers and- directors ot the ladies board who he said worked und cr almost impossible conditions last ycai to produce the finest hall exhibit on record he con gratulated the directors on the result of the rural canvass which they conducted in support ot the aoton community centre campaign assuring them that it was the best piece of public re- jations the society had ever und ertaken h h hinlon occupied the chair for the election of board of directors honorary directors associate directors and life mem bers nominating committee chairman submitted the dale of directors which was unanimous ly accepted directors lloyd mcenery nino braida calivn aitken fred kentner sr b watson m mc cuugusivl mclean j marshall wilmer fryer r denny chas thompson alex near don mat thews mac sprawl fyfe someri ville smith grrflm william thompson charles mcnabb george jackson wc swack hamer walter frcr marvin hunter 1 honorary directors a robin son l o johnston dr f o oakes chester anderson will ham mackay r l davidson e johnston waller lmham geo wallace m madill j dennis life members j a swack hamer o d waldie c me- keown w l hampshire a b mclean robert lowne r j kerr and s e griffin sr associate directors l hem sley gordon leslie j mcenery don brown s mornson jas ledger john black harold brown f kentner jrs mat ez3m3bktawm3 instal c of c officers during wednesday meet the annual installation of offi cers and directors of the acton chamber of commerce look place in st albans parish hall last night wednesday following the enjoyable dinner catered and w by ladies of st albans the retiring pres ident ted tvler sr cafled ihe meeting to order orval chap man chairman of the member ship committee introduced ken mann proprietor of the cameo style shoppe and hans martin new owner of the mayfair res taurant as ncwjnembcrs to the chamber rev a mckcnzic was called upon by the president to intro duce rev d west re mcken zie on behalf of the officers and members of the chamber ol commerce and the citizens or ac ton extended to rev west a most sincere and cordial wcl come on his appointment as rector of st albans and as a member of the chamber the minutes of the priuous meeting were read by acting sec retan norm braida the treis urers report was read by wil ham mackav and showed a bil ince of 66501 with vhich to start the new vcar install officers president ted tyler then call this sundays church calendar the church of st alfian the martyr anglican coiner willow and bower reel or the rev d h west ba lst 185 jerirev ac phone 8532694 sunday january 28th 12 fourth sundat alter epiphany sjodin hoh eikhanst 930 am faniik eucharist and chureli sehool 1100 am the sacrament ol hok baptism 730 p m e ensonp 800 pm young peoples meet mg s friday lebnian 2 10 a m the piiriheation ol ihe blessed vngin man hul luclurisl all arc welcome baptist church acton pastor rc james m rudd 19 nelson court phone 8 sunday january 38lh 1962 945 am sunday school ii 00 am morning sen ice the character or ihe earli church 7 00 pm evening scriec me on ihe mission field a misminars challenge pies ented by the baptist high fellowship wednesday 730 p m praver meeting thursdas 8 00 christian lite and witness class iii 7 10 praver meeting all are welcome ed upon mayor john goy to ol ficiatc at the installation of ihe new officers and directors for the new year the mayor advised the incoming officers and directors that thev could do a great deal of good for acton in the comingj yeir simply by promoting the town personally he thought the year would be a succdifmil one for acton and he looked lo the members of ihe chamber and the businessmen of acton to make an alloul effort to intro duce major improvements es pecially in the business area oil street parking would be a start the new officers and directors are h h hinton president rev a h mckcnie first vice president rev d h west see und vice president murray hai rison secretary william mac kav treasurer directors jim ledger ficd gordon phil un gcr bill benson bert wood orval chapman paul nielsen and glen while the reining pre- sidenl itingratulated the new ol ficers and board of directors and wished them every success in ihe new vcar outline projects president elect but hinlon biietlv outlined some of the pro eels ho had in mind for the thambei members during the coming car most important is off street parking in the business sec l ion a campaign to iidv up and beautify acton investigation of the benefits of cxistingindus- incs and the promotion or new industries greater cftort to be made to bring rural eitizcns in closer harmonv with town cili zens lo promote the commumiv as a whole mr hinlon hoped to see a stronger agricultural committee develop a determined eflort id be madeto encourage a greater and healthier member ship tn the chamber he ended his remarks j b announcing ye first directors meeting would be held tn the council thambers on thursdav februarv i whin com rmtlec appointments would be made thews h h hinlon and calvin sprowl at a closed meeting of the dil rectors the following officers were reelected for 1962 presi dent nino braida first vice- president calvin ailkcn vicepresident fred kentner sr secretary treasurer mrs irene swackhamer auditors william mackay chester anderson financial statement receipts provincial grant 4137600 county grant 400 00 esquesmg grant 20000 enn grant 0 00 nassagaweya grant 5000 nassagaweya 60 25 00 eramosa 25 00 town of acton 20000 commercial feature 128 00 field crops 15200 1960 forage club 45 00 1960 calf clob 39 00 1961 forage club 4800 1961 calf crtt6 6300 donations 35600 memberships 173 00 enlry fees 547 85 gates 105240 midway 50000 concessions 41 00 advertising 645 00 banquet 1 12 50 pi ue list comp 2000 tolal j624s75 expenditures pii7c money 1961 j37s3 73 prize money 1960 cheque s 18 7h convention 30 00 aft illation fees 27 62 judges 285 85 tent rentals 8240 costs up j82 deficit 22 john flowers 2000 bands- 5000 banquet 112 50 social evening 1664 field crop competition 21700 ribbons rosettes 129 15 watchmen 39 00 admission tickets is 24 supplies repairs 14005 pa system 3200 printing stationuv 549 01 telephone 1709 postage fxchange 4900 directors ribbons 1127 adveitising 126 91 hydro 3724 rentals 25 00 meals 65 06 insmancc 2s00 miscellaneous 7 80 firemen 2500 rotaiv club 5000 secretary treasurer 10000 in le rest 17 97 total 1608086 total receipts 5624875 total expenditures 608086 net rec j 167 89 bal owing secretary 2000 osprinoe honor macpherson family during farewell party sat 01 saturday evening friends and neighbors gathered at thej school to bid farewell to mr and mre macpherson and ron several games of cards were en joyed wtiile others enjoyed a friendly chaj rev maxwell called dhmrs e archibald to read an address and mrs b robertson mrs a mc crae and mrs b clarke made the presentation on behalf ol the community of a linen 1able- cloth a cut glass flower vase and an electric clock and plant er mrs ward bruce read an ad dress from the ladies aid and mrs g surtter made the pres entation of a three tiered ham mered aluminum cookie plate both mr and mrs macpherson expressed sincere thanks fol lowing the singing of for thev are jollv good fellows 1hi ladies served refreshments near record vote in the township liquor volt last wednesday a near retort was made at the local polling slalion when 127 persons voted out of the 153 names on the roll linda ferguson wrote her grade two theory exam in guelph on saturday linda is a piano pupil of mr goobie ol rockwood mrs e archibald and mis w awrey attended the women s the acton free press thursday january 25th 1962 institute workshop on thursday at hillsburgh when mrs haggcr tv from the department spoke on institute procedure miss munci mccutchcon spent the weekend with mr and mrs lome hall and family cedar valley the young people or the local prcshyienan church and burns church erin held a tobogganing party on saturday evening the cunningham farm on seventh line after an evening of thrills and spills on the hill enjoyed a hearty lunch served by the hostess mrs cunning ham miss margy klooiter and jem klumnenhouwer of brampton msiied over the weekend with the latlers parents at listowel mr and mrs george mcmillan toronto were weekend visitors with mr and mrs murd mc cutchcon mr and mrs william macpher son and ron moved last week to the faim they recently purchased near hornby at r r 2 george town mr and mrs snvder of oak vilte have purchased the mac pherson farm formerly the cur ne faim mrs opsahl entertained at din ner on tuesday evening for mr and mrs j ismond and mr and mrs w macpherson financial reports continued from pap one average sunday attendance at 830 holy eucharist was 20 at 930 holy eujianst 70 at 11 am mai tins 80 and it am holy eucharist 82 weekday eclebra tions seven and evening services 25 there were 12 baptisms and 13 burials during the year 14049 receipts receipts for the vear totalled 14 049 64 including 673 95 in open collections and 10453 12 in regular collections expenditures listed totalled 1371362 with a balance for the vear of 25521 each church group had itemized mimeographed statements whth were distributed these included the brothei hood of anglican tinmen i uxton young peo ples association the choir st albans guild st alban swom auxiliary the church school and the altar guild good first year the recently begun young peo ples association showed a splen did vear with receipts of 223 73 from dances and dues their ex pendit tires included 30 for juven lie thairs for the churth school with heir balance of 113 96 thev are considering placing a memor ial in the church in memory of the jate- rev luxton anticipated expenditures at the church and rectory fh- the com ing vcar mcludcloo for parish hall repairs and 75 for planting and landscaping at the church total need for 1962 is 14810 this includes stiperid payments supplies heating and ulihtics maintenance mortgage etc the meeting closed with bene diction followed by refreshments halton singers win top marks cm saturday january 13 the provincial junior farmers con ferencc was held at the king edward hotel in toronto music competitions and public speaking competitions were going on all day in the music competition hal tons mixed quartette won first place in their class with 90 marks this was the highest mark of the whole competition this was the first tune halton countv has ever won a first prize at their provui cial conference the mixed quailcttc included aileen harrop jov havvyard john wilson and tom hunter mrs george newell t lit i r music director also competing that dav for halton county was a male quar two men at the lown auditing the nel bal for 1961 debit 8211 prize money statement heavv horses 166 saddle horses 288 ponies 363 light horses 4s6 shorthorns 90 hen- fords id aberdeen angus 128 markel callle 174 jersevs 114 guemscvs 68 holsttins s7 arv shoes 119 dairv calf ex s sheep 154 hogs us poul irv 478 50 grain 11 ha 23 rools vegetables 56 50 fruit 15 domestic science 12270 can ned goods 57 50 homecrafts 186 sehool woik 8180 institutes 4h s3 4h clubs 166 plants flowers 74 75 total 3729 75 presbyterian cfflstch in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckcnzic b a b d minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday janlar 21 h 19p i 945 am church sehool j 1000 am ministers tccnagc bible class 1100 ajvi divine seieiee- 1 sermon hum 11k siak in then cous t junior longrcgalion bovs and puis 1 ut 7 vears meets during setmon 1 700 pin outh group ilkm mg 81s pm adult sliidv group at 70 itoungm wednesdav juuuuv m mn- annual congnaiional vleei mg evervohe most we koine united church of canada acton ontario minister the rev dvvight 1 engel 04 bd organist mr george elliott ma sunday jtnlarv 2mb 1 930 and 1100 am divine sei vices k nurse rv s providotl toi infants during the ii oeok service ihe churih sehool 930 am the senior sshoo for those in grade 5 and higher 1100 am the junior school for preschoolers to grade 4i30 pn toting people s meet fellowship baptist in acton v mca tor information call sundav sehool superintendent mi earl preslev si longfiiul rd phone 8 1924 si nday january 28th 19t2 94s bible sehool classes toi all ages 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evangeiistk serviee speaker a both sen ices mi herbert ca fleur cornwall widnesdav 8 p m collage prav ciitimiholding loth ihcwordotufe all arewekome shortill sheet metal p1umbing and heating contractors car wood oil and gas furnaces laun pumps prtssun drv and sump hot water heaters water sorttneis compkle- stotk of pipe and fillings septic tanks and beds shop 184 churchill rd n phone 8530270 acton ont i shectmclal fabricating of all kinds i lavest toughing i all ibi nteissaiv pipe and fillings loi the heal tn hade oil bur net siiviec tette which placed third tn their okiss these singers were john wilson graham reeve joe love and david lickie 77 marks a ladies trio of aileen harrop joy hayward and marilyn wng gleswoith did well also earning 76 marks halton should be pi oud of these young junior farmers they all were a credit to their county thai tlay for appliance and tv repairs manning electric call 8532950 evangelistic crusade with evangelist mrs a kudra converted mohammedan playing eight different musical instruments ringing your favorite songs preaching the word of god all in all ihis winter hasnt been too bad so far a number of curlers were invited lo erin to plav against the fnn club on wednesday ev ening before you buy your new or used car consult frank protise mtrs ltd s51 queen st acton pontlac bulck vauxhall acadian wednesday jan 24 thru feb 4 nightly at 8 00 p m except mon sat sundays 11 00 a m 7 00 p m acton pentecostal tabernacle we want you to come acton pentecostal taotnaoe 33 churchill road paoc rev kenneth j reid pastor s cook st phone ssm3s7 sikdu jlxliarl 2sth 192 1000 am sundav school 1100 am morning worship 7 00 pjn evangehstie lvahgehol and mrs a kudra will bv ministering in ivmg and in word in all vrvucs on sundav evangelisftx cru sadc eonnnuing nighllv at p m cxecpt mondaj and sat urdav ou are always welcome ing all welcome christian reftftmed church rev j nutma ra bd minister vl queen st bo 46 phone ssm37s slvda javlarv 28th 12 1000 am english senile 2j0 pm dutch service i all are welcome supermarket round srioift porttrnous steaks sugar cured side bacon garden fran crop tender cabbage free coffee for shopping pleasure enjoy a cup of fresh hot coffee while shopping friday and saturday o a make shoppin a ple by popular demand we repeat this week our big 99c sale 85 59 out no 1 grad potatoes1025 pork liver 29il garden fresh crisp tender 2or29 january sale values in yard goods our yard goods department at the rear of htntons enlarged store offers you a good selection of yard goods and bedding at outstanding prices these values jgou will find beat them all shop now and save mb super values in flannelettes 36 white ftannelette reg 49c yd sk 39c yd plain color flannelette reg 59c yd muv only slo 39c yd flannel shirting rg 79c yd sale 57c 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quality line of fabrics priced regularly from 2 49 to 7 95 sale price 25 off see our new selection of plastics and oilcloths for tables furniture drapery and many other uses florist and horticultural department potting solla rower pots plant fertilizers sef olr selection of top quality house plants all from dales of brampton beautiful quality yet priced so low cclamens potted lums heseazatcas sanseverta boston ferns cacti hahn s ivy jade plants etc t p special wis week cyclamens reg 3 00 per plant sale price 149 artificial memorial wreaths and crosses we stock aaccallf butterick ano simplicity patterns hintons 5c to 100 store the store thai otvm you a bttr chok a kttar quality a i