Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 3, 1966, p. 5

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junior farmers institute record year of attiwtths at the annual banquet and dance of acton junior farmers the annual report of mie years activities was read by carol free man secretary of the junior in stitute and secelaiy for t lie ertng her report fol- lows pop and milk a profit of approx imately 50 was made the u iris teamed up against a professional group of ladles call- int themselves the tigejs from multotiin a tueofw although the following is a summary of the 196566 yeursactivilies of the acton junior farmers- our march meeting was at tended by the acton firefight ers the juniors undertook to do a fire map of the actonjfire area showing the location of all the buildings and water resources mrs william hocy drew a map 5 by 7 showing the lots and con cessions and when completed this is to toe placed in the acton fire hall j attend conference judy britten and don swack- hiuner attended the march con ference at guelph oac as jun ior farmer delegates represent ing halton county in april we held- a dance at ballinafad hall with music sup plied by the midnighters al though- we lost 19c a good time was enjoyed by all in the same month the junior institute sent a cheque for 25 to the canadian cancer society tour tannery in may the juniors enjoyed a tour of beardmore co acton each member was presented with a leather key case and a delicious lunch was served joy hayward a delegate to the hoosier recreation workshop in lafayette indiana gave an inter esting talk of her trip joy was one of four chosen by the pro vincial directors to represent ontario a semiformal dance was held in may at paradise gardens and many of the acton juniors ut- tended the enjoyable evening in june we- started t6 sell fire extinguishers ifor the walton safe ty council t our july meeting took the form of a hay ride followed by a wie ner roast and shishkebab at huy wardsr j on august 8 a group of the jun- lors travelled to wasaga beach for a day of swimming and sun bathing for supper we barbecu ed hot dogs fair month september was fair month at acton fair the girls set up a dis play entitled harvest festival and the boys set up a junior far mer exhibit displaying fire ex tinguisher ur fire map slow moving vehicle signs aluminum canes and our junior farmer sweater we also set up a booth selling hot dogs donuts coffee imtovr vr edin mills we ditfbur heist we were defeat ed at milton fair the7unior jn- stitutc received a grade b for their exhibit fall floral ar rangements the junior far mers received a grade a the championship and the grand championship for their display sllvittwood 4h sophisticates learn table setting the silverwood 4h club attend cd their second meeting at the umehouse haji along with other neighbor proups of 4h on satur day morning february 19 mrs fearce of rosedale luorim w on soil improvement brian bessey and brian cargill competed in the plowing match and received third and fourth prize respectively in the senior class bob kerr spent an enjoyable week representing hnlton county at the junior farmer camp at geneva park on lake couchich- ing near orillia at our september meeting we listened to a record by dr imur- ruy banks titled what to do un til the psychiatrist comes car holly many ortlre actonnnlorrpar ticipated in a car rally in nov ember don swackhnmer shir- lev llangevin and joy jjayward placed second out of approxim ately 20 entries the rally start ed at milton iplaa and ended al rattlesnake point with a wiener roast to iollsw as a christmas project the girls donated 25 to the sick childrens hospital in toronto this was to be used for toys in january we donated 15 alu minum canes to the home for the aged al si josephs hospital in guelph briarrfjessey showed a safely film the incredible jour ney trio champion at toronto conference joy hay- ward along- with wilma and ruth mason brought ho taghal- guest speaker and showed rlie groups many beaut arrange- tnetilstar the meeting closed with the usual tea and cookies next meet ing february 26 i seven ladies from silverwood district joined with a large group of wi members who enjoyed fa banquet at si johns united church recently the occasion was the 40lh anniversary of ash- grove wi- sophisticates the silverwood- 4h club met at mrs hendersons for their third meeting on saturday morning february 26 the members de cided on n name for their group the sophisticates were taught correct tafcle setting and man ners the- group made tomato soup and welsh rarebit and then all sat down and enjoyed their el- joxtsalong- witb a cake- and ice cream next meeting march 5 cmurcmu ton by becoming the 1966 provin cial champions in the ladies trio competition the juniors presented jean and john mclean and jean and don tvlur tin with wedding gifts a number of our members are bowling every monday night in the halton junior farmers bowl ing league drama festival at present some of our jun iors are practising their play for the drama festival mr leon dutifield is the director summing it up i think our year turned out lo be a success in closing i would like to say how much i enjoyed working with the junior farmers and junior institute members during my year as secretary honor two couples at district parties mr and mrs h d turner have been spending a few days visiting with- their son and daughter-in- law mr and mrs norman turn er artd david mrs john near spent the week end in shejbourne wh her moth er mrs mabel hattle who has re turned home from the hospital and is convalescing mrs c w mcdonald and miss margaret modonalld of streets- villc visited with mr and mrs w j m and gordon on sun day the- aclon froo press thursday motciv 3 1966 staff photo mothers and daughters enjoyed a banquet at the legion hall thursday of last week as guides and brownies observed guide week standing in front are guides diane charette and heather wilkinson back row left to right mrs w charette mrs j lowrie captain of the second acton guide company mrs i presgrave deputy division commissioner and mrs h wilkinson horse sfipw biuno scllsizzi owner of style apres ranch norlh of acton was guestal the acton rornry club meeting tuesday night and ex plained the annual horse show which lakes place at his ranch irotarinns also enjoyed a movie on australia which was obtain ed by itoturinii rev a h mcken- 7ir fltawc e3r every saturday evening 9001130 pm royal canadian legion acton orchestra in attendance 200 per couple ys men president clubs guest speaker iffh hear reports plan projects during joint church meeting the wjws and ladies aid meeting was hosteil monday ul- tcrnoon by mrs r wright the springlike weather- brought the ladies oiil with a pood attend ance mrs h gilbertson conducted the wms and after the business they were favored by a solo by the oldest member mrs b mino and a reading by mrsr w lashy mrs beryl wright was in charge of the ladies aid opening with a poem followed by a hymn minutes and treasurers reports were read and approved several items of business were attended to and a busy year ahead is ex- pected with a luncheon in march the first item convener is mrs wallace lasby prepare for bazaar material was given out to the ladies to sew for the fall bazaar a readingby mr garncl mai mrs h gilbertson as lead ers mrs joseph taylor of the presbyterian church was guest speaker giving an inspiring ad dress on the theme you are my witness 8allinafad iteugeruwajienjoyed and a con test won bvmrsth gilbertson rev j taylor closed with grayer and a social halfhour followed visitors mrs thomas of grand rapids michigan has been visiting with her brothers for the past two weeks mr j d lowrie and mr bill lowrie r sunday guests of mr and mrs bill mclean si were mr ogg mclean brantford mr and mrs r auld mrs j ashworth betty ashworth and miss jean neilson toronto the sobve brothers have sold their farm and we will miss them in the community mr and mrs james hamer haw been in belleville over the weekend guests of mr and mrs bud kerr and family another successful euchre was held saturday evening in the community hall under the aus pices of eden mills womens in stitute priae winners were b krantz acton mrs i buchan edvn mills mrs w vilson eden mills max kennedy guelph bill mdlean llovd neville visit cottage sevperal couples from eden mills spent the weekend at mar shalls cottage at doe lake to en joy skidooing mr and mrs ross campbell mr and mrs harvey link mr and mis bill mclean jr mr and mrs mahsell low rie mr and mrs n marshall jr bill and melville lowrie and others eden mills united church was the scene of the world day of prayer friday with mrs h james packing for visit shown 4h clubbers members of the 4h club held their second meeting at the home ol bonnie shortill daughter of mrs h shortill with 16 girls present the meeting opened with the 4h pledge and the minutes of ihe first meeting were read by maggie givens roll call followed with the question how are you going to finish your reference file mrs ljanflesonleirthe discus- sion or howto be a goetl- heusejk guest followed by mrs d brown demonstrating how to pack a suitcase with just necessities lunch was served bv the hos tess the sympathy of the commun ity is extended to mr and mrs george stephens in the sudden death of their sisterinlaw mrs bert stephens of sutton mi- tony danim and mr and mrs g stevens attended the funeral a l sutton on monday anniversary party a very happy gathering of the immediate bannockburn com munity friends and neighbors met on saturday evening february 26 at the home of mr and mrs al bert brooks as a surprise to hon or their 25th wedding anniversary mr m m coles acted as chair man ansl called on mrs stan morrison who gave a reading also mrs ralph denny who read a card of address they were presented with a set of tv tables and a tea pot sugar and cream set trimmed with sil ver and 25 a lovely evening was spent and mr and mrs brooks very fittingly thanked all ar rangements were made bv mrs j fox mrs w roszell mrs w linham and mrs c coles move to fergus quite n number from this vi cinity attended the large gather ing in ospringe school auditorium saturday evening february 26 held in honor of mr and mrs wil liam butler who are leaving ihe farm where he has lived all his life they are moving to fergus cards were played and later dancing was enjoyed the music was supplied by frank freeman and ted on their violins and mrs ted freeman al the piano jesse mcenery was floor man ager smith r griffin acted as chair man and had mr and mrs butler lake chairs on the platform when mrs ralph sinclair read an ad dress miss karen hamilton read a card wishing them a long and happy life and wellearned rest they were presented with a leath er- reclining- xaairandpoielatnpr mr and mrs butler made fitting replies and all joined in singing for they are jolly good fel lows lunch was served al the close past international president of mens c and currently president ol aclon ys men g w pal mekenzie addressed ac lon lions at their regular dinner meeting mondav night al the sta tion hotel his inspiring informative and often humorous account ol- his years in service work in aclon and as an international president delighted the lins mr meken zie also told ol his trip to europe as an international president out lining briefly stops in various european countries and the wide variety- oy customs he and hi wife encountered he was introduced by program chairman vic bristow and thank ed by zone chairman al lauder the lions made plans tor la- dies night to be held saturday evening al paradise gardens in guelph a report was also given of the stanley cup draw current money raising project ol the ac ton club draw conveners george lockerbie and vic bristow re ported tickets were selling last the club unanimously nominal ed present zone chairman al lauder lo go lor the higher of fice of deputy district governor this year linn ray members lo reti support al it 3 harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestroughino taies and servtce repairs to all makes of furnaces cvttom fleet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burners main street n 56934 24 hour service rockwood milton ljs4v fr thursfuisat j mar 345 the gfory guys in color tom tyron harve presnell cartoon pink panther matinee saturday at 2 pm montueswed mar 789 ship of fools lee marvin simone signoret aoult entertainment caroline nurseries garden centre and flower shop artistic designs by caroline west of acton on highway 7 south side member of ufc wire service tuberous begonia bulbs 8 colors on sale now telephone 8532980 anytime open 7 days a week 8 am til 7 pm evelan urged pet out and in honor to the club and ihe town for a member to be elected it hijiher office lion pete papi lions guest for the evening was howard rover of ohio usa but even he did not escape ihe lony arm ol tiil twister neil miller who fined the lion chief twice for lau pas march specials casual notes for short letters reg 25c value special 19c pkg mens flannel shirts 100 washable sires smlxl cotton assorted plaids reg 249 special 198 bargain pack 12 spools sewing thread washable colors or black and white reg special 47c pkg 59c otkls veltona plaid slacks siles 714 reg 198 sftficlal 177 pr your red cross is serving today rudy for tomorrow halton cooperative medical care plan pays all surgical operations doctors calls paid from first visit confinements anaesthetists services xrays also major medical individual or employee groups may enroll at any time of the year revised rates monthly 373 single monthly 1150 couple monthly 1325 famuy payable quarterly or yearly halton coop medical services 143 main street box 474 milton dial 879712 please send me information no obligation name address welcome to r j it hinton s 5c to 100 store bob beverley auctioneer and sale manager specializing in rural farm sales and household sales in halton county thurs frisat mar 101112 father goose in color cary grant audrey hepburn cartoon voodoo boo boo show times monday through 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