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elect officers hear reports during annual church meet intended for last week the churchill united church annual meeting was held on janu ftry 19 al churchm rev d en gel conducted the meeting frank freeman read tne minutes and the yearly reports were given by he different officers h griffin read the treasurers report l swackhamcr the mis sionary report mrs h griffin ihe w a report and also the sunday school report in the absence df smith griffin officer for 192 -rthe- election of officers for 1962 were secretary f free man l missionary l swaclcham er elders s griffin robert kerr arthur swackhamcr frank freeman and wallace swackham er mrs h griffin and mrs r denny were also elected to serve on the board auditors are wallace swick hamerand ted freeman par sonage committee s gnffin and r denny music committee mrs r denny assistants mrs r saunders mrs n turner and mrs e anderson the remaining committees will be chosen by tht stewards all reports showed a good financial year a committee was picked to plan a supper and entertainment for the churchill congregation the meeting was closed with a prayer by mr beeton wa meeting the churchill wa meeting was held at the home ol mi dave williamson the meeting was opened by the president mrs f moarthur and mrs ralph dermy read the minutes the scripture was taken from the sc- 1500 for brigade sought in february sydney k lamb has been ap pointed chairman of the february si john ambulance appeal plans were made to raise 1 s00 to en able the acton division to con tinuc its work the announcement uas made this week by general sir neil ritchie president of the ontario council st john ambulance bn gadc mr lamb will he assisted in tlje campaign by r r willie appeal treasurer mr lamb reported this week the canvass will be conducted by direel mailing and no door to- door canvass will be conduclcd take stock at first of year mrs velma norris tells wi held in the queen elizabeth building at ihe cne park in toronto on february 19 take stock mrs leafa anderson introduced the guest speaker mi s norris opened her talk b reading a very appropriate poem happy new yeir her comments were very thought provoking mrs norris pointed out many ways we should nkc stock atthe first of the yetr ind in our djils hes worthwhile ways i f considering citizenship and education were pointed out in eoneludint mrs norris brought greeting fr m her branth moun tain union and also ft im the district mrs anderson read an article on ihe new plans in our second in sehkil iiirrmlum that into be introduced in september mrs jennings and mrs robertson won a contest on nursery rhvmcs mrs john henry and mrs murray mahon won a contest on rags to riches at the conclusion or the meet ing mrs john henrv mrs mai tolm moffat and mrs murray mahon assisted the hostess with sen ing a cup of tea and lunch durin which the ladies emoved a friendlv chitchat mrs wlltti fraser was courtesy convener mrs velma noins was guest speaker at the regular meeting of the nassagaweya women s institute meeting held at ihe home of mrs jack robertson the conveners of citizenship and education mrf e d young and mrs lcata anderson arranged a very interesting program the members and visitors re sponded to the roll call by telling why they appreciated living in canada one member formerly of holland told of m my things she appreciated in this her new country the president mrs mil colm moffat reminded the ladies or ffic 4h homcm iking club achievement day to be held in vuiltam st high school in milton on february 1 the completed pro ject being sep u ales or summer many thank vou notes from people who had been nmember cd with boxes al christmas by the flower convener secretary wefe read mrs malcolm moffut and mrt john henrv were an- kilnlcd lenders for ihe next 4h omemaking club this being the supper club the theme for milton fall fair dress up the bathroom was broughtto the e of the ladies the fnem bcrs voted to send the president to tht 65th w i luncheon to be mrs mansell nellis hostess for dublin womens institute cond chapter or tuke verses 41 52 and wis read by mrs w thompson business was discussed and plans were made for the acton fair board banquet the meeting was closed by prayer after which lynch- was served fred thompson is home from the hospital arthur sanders had the mislor tunc to jab a fork in his knee while doing chons and was un der the douors care lor a few days he is much improved mr and mrs george stephens hae moved into the communit and ire residing with their daughter and son in law mr and mrs a damm bannockburn stitch n rip 4h club have completed their sew ing course and arc preparing for achievement day on febni ary 3 in milton nine girls com plated the course under the lea dershlp of mrs william mcdon aid and mrs lmmm mr and mrs william mcdon tld and gordon isitud in strcetsillc on sunday the acton fair board held their annual banquet on tues day january 16 at chunhht un ited church the churehill ladies catered allen neeton was guest speiker and spoke on the woik of the salvation aimv an en jovahle progrim concluded the evening friends extend svmpithy 1o mrs burns and mr and mrs dave williamson on the death ot a son and brother holy communion was obscntd in churchill united church un sundav rn engel took the ser vice assisted by mr bee ion erin township remains iky official voting figures in the erin to nship liquor question by returning olficei bert berry aie vou in i nor of the s lie of beer onl under a public house licence i rensumpit lonltiue cd premises t t whuh women only arc admitted for 452 against 653 are yftu in lavor ol beer onl under a public house licence for consumption on licenced premises tg which men only arc admitted for 404 against 6se are you in favor of the sale of hiquor under a dining lounge licence for consumption with meals on licenced premises for 490 agahut 613 total votes yes 1 346 no i 9s2 drv the vote uas taken wedjips dav of list week of the 1 770 enn township tax pavers qualified iso or some 60 per cenr cast ballots the home of mrs mansell nelhs was the mce t ing place of the dublin women s institute on january 18 emhlems of cinadas provinces m ide the answers to the roll call an interesting one letters of thanks wen read from recipients of gifts from the institute admiration w is ex pressed bv the members for a recent h m ide quilt grmtvine results irum the euchre and pen nv sale were noted plans an being madi for a celebration on februirv l of the 6sjh anniversarv of the women s institute the met ting of wo lodws in toronli will be address ed by mn smith usa a dis tinguished member uf ac ww some local members plan to attend a list of articles rtquired for display at milton fall fair was rcad a new design for the insrr tute cup and saucer was announc ed the coming achievement das exhibition fir the 4h girls will he held in mitton on fcbruan shows stitches mrs horace bhlh read an ten sling article on agricultural consenatun mrs mansell ntuv demonstrated various stitches re hung to the ncent bias binding class held in december ufl assurance is exactiy that living well today with your future mured the profit to you in a good swings contract is surprising dual purpose investment plans cmmmkl mm assanuce campmiylimtej edfar force acton watch for service station displaying the divided sign buy where this sign is displayed it will mean free premiums to you canadian guaranteed sales o m banks ox 4267 break clean but come out fight ng seems to be the instruc tion y secretary sid saltz gives two youngsters os they par ticipale in boxing dur ng ymca week left lo r ghl are ray saitz and r ght terry cole as they square off ready to box phys cal fitness is one of the foremost aims at the y and this can be accomplished by means of the extensive program mrxwrvrv qrr-i- rij rockwood teenagers planning concert business dancing saturday the teen age group ol the hge held i business session in the town hall satuidiy evening dealing with their acliutics in the communit during the session the yuung people planned loi their ariety concert in he near future mrs carpenter of acton is assist me the young people in this variety show trom one source of mlorma lion the tetnagcrs deserve end it lor ihe manner in which thev conduct their otgimitin ak far is ounc people of to day are concerned we would do ucil tu consider the m uls ol cvangejisi billy gnhitn who ton intuited some wisdom to a teen igc publication i lew t irs aco until we soke the human cqua ii in cjllt 1 man ji 1 tt rmn straightened ut wi ii never have i neierul w lid yuue l l to hin id i better in in he ton v u e in build a better mhiciv n jw is ihe time for patents lo c wsdci he responsibility that is theirs concerning the welfare of then buyvand girls who- arc supposed to be the men ind women of to morrow following the business meeting the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing the hall was decorated with ribbons and twamw skating season due u some of the cold wcith er list week skitine wis held up fin the open iir nnk anlhcr space for voilnter folks is right old hi i ksmith ship opposite the peim olfice mrs rov div of t ronl home ir the weekend highways promotion for native of acton a t c cam mcnabb whose oppuintment as assistant deputy minister administration depart nicnt of highways onlai to is eflcctive immediately tilings muit than 25 years of experience with the department to this ticw appointment up until now he has been chief of administration for the v isl highway department organ i ation in ihu position he has worked closely wuji and uwt ed the minister uf highways atfd tin deputy minister in the day to day operation of the denarlment highway construction before moving up to the exec ulivc section or the deputy mtn iskrs stall in april 958 mi mcnubh had headed the engi iiltimj audit section one uf the large rrr- mc jjeparlmenl ot highways for four ears the b kgr ind fi r this head oflice ippxnlment wis mti v years ot suivtving for the department dm ng which he rose to supur vuur ol4eaiion surveys tht si lion whith locales routes lot proposed new highway eon struction born at acton in 1913 cam mc nahb attended whool here and later in toronto when his par- c its the late mr and mrs billy minibb m vid then he ind lis wile wen in town filing ins unit ind uncle mr ind mrs neil mcn ibb pot lng ago he ins iwn ssttrs mrs robert ihves n encjind ind mrs alf dtlonl of oiiawa in octihcr 1913 he joined the dcpiitmtih ol highwiys begin nmg with i survey grogp he has been with the depigment i s ec with the except in uf five veils of sctvicc in the c inadian aimy in woild war ii upon re hi ing with the rank of licutcn am cjiiv in 1946 he returned to the department detadc of decision a fill ipunsored by acton ministerial association was seen sunday evening in acton united church by wetl over 200 people from various congregations the rev dwlght engel introduced the film made by billy graham s evangel ical group and ihe rev james rudd closed the service the collection goes to the billy graham crusade the ministerial association is planning further projects to fur thcr the work of thejr churches and tntreast their impact of tuith new life campaign they arv also taking part in ihe new life camp dgn helbg why wait for spring do it now with a home improvement loan home improvement loans we available through your bank under the national housing act for alterations and repairs to the exterior or interior of a home and for a wide variety of other improve ments you may borrow up to 4 000 with up to ten years to repay these loans are also available to the owners of rental properties do it now with a farm improvement loan farm improvement loans backed by the domin ion government are available from your bank up to 7 500 at five per cent simple interest and up to ten years to repay these loans cover the purchase of aft types of iarm equipment and improvement to the farm house and farm buildings do it now wjth a small business loan enquire about government backed loans for improvements to small business establishments through the chartered banks up to 25 000 and up tq teq years to repay fw tovx md nsstifkt call roar best miboail emptornxnt oft always be at your best at home ot a party or gust vis img always keep your clothes at their sparkling best with our modern finishing tervlcet custom cleaners same day service except saturday in by 10 a m out by 5 pjn cash and carry wxcwr- main st n phone 85l 1 u the acton free press thursday januery 25h ty ministerial association racks billy graiham film campaign sponsonstfby the quilpjb in i assoolntion fuittylj march 4 and will be encouraging their congregation here to it ttndln conjunction provpf meet inga will be held hurting satur day january 20 in ac on united church saturday afterpoqn3- leighton ford of the billy gra ham evangelistic association will bu the speaker in guelph good show over 200 children roared wllh- laughter at an abbott and costeqo movie in the ymca saturday afternoon the shows sponsored by the ys mens club have had an up and clown attendance but acton teen town sponsored by acton lions club dance this saturday january 27th a i the acton community centre featuring the lucernes dancing 8 30 1 1 45 tegular admhwlon assessor wanted in the municipality of the town of acton the municipal ty is asiesied under the department of municipal affairs manual salary will be commensurate w th quoli f cations state age experience mar tal status and when available to accept pos lion applications mutt be marked alienor and will be received by the clerk-treas- urer j mcoeachle 40 mill street acton ont until 5 pm february 13th 1962 join the mothers march of dimes as they canvass acton the night of january 29th soliciting your contributions in the fight against polio arthritis virus diseases and birth defects please say yes to the mothers march of dimes on monday nighti a pol o prevent on p ogram s poss ble today because through march of d mes resea ch sc ence fo the f st t roe has n ts hand both a limited p evem on agen and a vac ne wh ch nay prov de the f n answer to infontle paralys s i but what about youngsters already cr ppled by polo arthr tts b rth defects and v rus d seases they are the ones who need your help too for t somet mes takes years of med cal attention to bring these young people bacv to health gve all you can now to the new 1962 march of d mes help them to be normal fqr our way of liff i jom th fight against poho contribute nowi this message in behalf of better health a sponsored by the acton rotary club mm mm o