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ppsj v xv tv v l jcf 20 years ago of tt itanim dmndhr 19 1m f jmccotcbeon was elected by a 1947 reeve at acton iiai monday councillor are j h kfebton c cook william coon and r m aylsworth school board members elected were l lovell allan kjrkness and t jones and for public utilities commission robert macarth- ur the election of officers for the w mvs of knox church resulted as fol lows president mrs f blow first vice president mrs e j hassard second vicepresident mrs george mur ray secretary mrs h mainprixe trea surer mrs r- 4 mcdonald others on the executive are mrs n mceachern mrs splelvogel mrs c hanserimrs molellan mrs f anderson kirs a b mclean mrs w masales mrs f wright miss a stalker mrs cordiner mrs- r p watson mrs a robinson miss h wallace and mrs h allison the christmas concert of the ac ton boys and girls band in the town hall was a tine musical night mr h w baxter led in the singing of christ mas carols and got fine cooperation from the audience mrs william gow- dy was afthc piano chairman for the occasion was mr monty root band master charles mason was in charge of the band born mr and mrs j r holmes are happy to announce the birth of a son at st josephs hospital guelph died cook suddenly at st josephs hospital guelph on sunday december is 16 marion f hume beloved wife of gordon cook and daughter of min nie and william hume or arkell in her 29th year the acton free press phone 8532010 business and editorial office founded in ims and published vajr thursday willow st acton on- uric member at tne assart bureau at circulation iht cwjia and owjia advertlsini rata on request subscrip tions parable in advance s4ss ht canada stss in all aoonmae ether than canada atnela copies 10c authorised at second oaaa mau port otttce department ot tawa advertising ia accepted on the condition that in the avant of typaerapn- leal error that portion of the advertialns apaea occupied try the erroneous item loeettm with reasonable allowance for signature win not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will be paid far at the applicable rate in the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services at a wrong price goods or aarvloaa abbt not be sou advertising la merely an offer in sell and may be withdrawn at any time matured by the ana mating aad raahehng ca ltd david k dins managing editor copyrtght ibm 50 years ago taken from the issue or the acton ftwe press thursday jtocetnbcr 28 ww messrs beardmoreand co have the matter of the annual christmas treat and presentation of toys etc to the children of the employees down to a science the result is happiness for all and no disappointments the town hall was nicely decorated with bunting flags evergreens and christmas favors a big electrically il luminated christmas tree graced the centre of the stage santa claus reign ed with his helpers grouped around him in the afternoon is2 children were in attendance and in the evening 154 mr a o t beardmore read the names of the children who were presented with a sleigh a book a box of mec- cano sectionsra toy or a doll and bag of candies it was the intention of messrs beardmore and- co to present swea ters and sweater coats as usual but they found it impossible to secure these owing to the scarcity of yarns the children then sat down to a dainty tea at which sandwiches cakes ice cream coffee and milk were served at each plate was a chrismas cracker containing fancy head wear masks etc mr and mrs torrance beardmore mr alfred beardmore mrs c h e smith mrs john clark and others as sisted to give the little folk a really good time 75 years ago taken from the issue of the acton free press thursday december 24 1891 acton loses a citizen this week who has been a resident since early boy hood and who enjoys the very highest esteem of all who knew him we refer to mr t james moore whose appoint ment to the prlncipalship of st georges public school in guelph necessitates his removal to that city mr thomas t moore has occupied the position of principal of acton ppblic school for 13 years the first of thi christmas enter- tainmentvfbr the pleasure of the child ren of the sabbatfyschools in town was inaugurated on monday evening with the cantata king winter by st albans school- an additional 100 miles of the great northwest central line will be built next year it is said the british government will insist on newfoundland joining the canadian confederation toy trunks perfumed sachets and beautiful christmas cards are given away with every purchase of si 00 and up from now until christmas at the leading boot and shoe store in guelph at christms both the turkey and the stocking hang high wanted a few cords of sound clean ash tamarac or hemlock wood at the free press office we are now offering educational advantages and tuition rates such as have not hitherto been offered the can adian people the scope and thorough ness of our commercial course is stri- kinglv shown bv the fact that several of our students during the past year have been offered situations as book- keeps on condition that thev took the commercial course it the guelph busi ness college s ie ata ewer ateuf la aerrfajg asmir srxla afreta emar mat w ida i aaarc rata f e ari at jvder ymr lakevkw discount centre kevr making lot of plans for the new year including pecial ones that will help u dtov rv our loyalpatrona how much wc appreciate them custom cleaners sltvblwooo christmas party for institute silverwood womens insti tute celebrated their christ mas party at the home of mr and mrs george ironside on december 8 turkey and all the trimmings was enjoyed by 25 members and guests mrs harris of harris floral demonstrated floral arrange ments which were later auc tioned off and brought a nice sum to help the funds of the institute many h in the silver- wood district are beautifully lighted to celebrate the christ mas season during the past week 2 ac cidents brought property dam age to several cars on num ber 7 highway 1 i v sugar and spice by bill smiley this is the time of year between christmas nd new year when some people wish they were moslems or bud dhists yes that christmas caper is get ting rougher and rougher worse than the feast of ramadan the mainbout christmas itself went off smoothly enough its the pre liminaries that almost murdered us one of the first and the worst of them was christmas card night the kitchen table was a jnelange of cards stamps envelopes and lists about half the cards are no trouble at all you merely sign your name but youre working with some leftover cards from last year some new ones theres the haunting fear that you sent exactly the same card with the same message to the same person last christmas this doesnt bother me but my wife know ing what women are like about these things gets the trembles over it its the remainder of the cards how ever that turns the whole thing into a bit of a nightmare these are the cards to old friends each requires a cute or sentimental or witty note try writing 50 such notes of an eve ning and it takes mors out of you than a day in the salt mines such inanities such garbage such coyness such insincerity you dont believe it a sample to a couple you met on a trip six years ago who live 1200 miles away we still remember the wonderful times we had why cant we get together for a weekend does jim still do his famous trick our kids are certainly growing up how about yours f you know perfectly well they were duh as porrjdge that you would take off like the canada goose if you even dream ed they were coming to visit that jim was stoned and made a mess of his trick you know your kids have grown up but youre not even sure they have any kids and you have to look up their last name in your christmas register it would be a tot more fun sending brief pungent notes to pouticaf leaders and such with messages like this holi day greeting why dont you drop dead another of the preliminaries which grabi you where it hurs is christmas tree night this is the annual event which makes me destroy with my family the image which i have built up 0 carefully during the preceding 12 months this event drives me into a frenzy which neither psychology science nor ftith can explain its not exactly a re ligious frenzy though i must admit the lords name comes up with awesome frequency ive tried them all iron stands aluminum stands wooden stands buck ets of coal and the darn thing invari ably winds up with the same list as a sailor on the sixth dav of a sevendav leave the last and not the least of the preliminaries is gift wrapping night you wander around having a drink and giving the christmas tree the odd quiet kick while your wife gets the paper and the presents out nothing fits the expensive gold naper bought to wrap aunt flos present isnt big enough and you wind up wrap ping it in that cheap junk from wool- worths oh well there goes a 5000 legacy then theres the pre christmas party weve had one for the past six years ask me why and 111 explain to vou why im not in a mental home but high on the list for admittance youll notice i havent even men tioned christmas shopping which is a form of selfdestructive exercise better than anv yet invented nor christmas music which is neither music nor christmasy nor christmas lights on the cruddy cedar on vour front lawn oh well the heck with it its all over now but that doesnt prevent me from doing something pleasant in the midst of all these pains in the posterior im rather shake hands or kiss you depending on your sex but i cant to all my readers from newfoundland to the yukon and down to bc andthen across the prairies and through the old provinces and down as far as sherburne ns permit me to say god bless and good heart churchiu ss concert christmas visitors wedding bus trip are reported mrs alfred winter visited with their daughter mr and mrs harry angus and family of wyoming michigan spend ing about a week with them the churchill sunday school held their christmas concert on december 22 with a large attendance of children and adults it was a christmas program when each class kin dergarten primary and junior gave a part on the program mr frank freeman acted as chairman in the absence of the superintendent mr robert kerr santa arrived in time when each child received a gift and a treat doughnuts and coffee were served at the close to all a delightful christmas din ner was held at the home of mr and mrs bruce lei t eh and beverley those attending were mr and mrs jim leith mr and mrs mac sprowl oi- anne and marie mr and mrs ralph denny and mr and mrs ron saunders norman and stephen mr and mrs john near glen and earl spent christ mas with mrs nears mother mrs mabel hat tie in shel- burne and on monday they were with mr nears sister and husband mr and mrs alex bessev hillburgh toot the horns beat the drums have yourself the best new year of all time thanks for your patronage ml toth shiu service mr and mrs ken rotz jim- mie and debbie of kitchener spent christmas at the parent al home mr and mrs tom rotz and family mr and mrs archie kerr were in solina for the week end and gave a rehearsal party at the green acres on fri day evening december 16 pri or to the wedding of miss pat knox and robert c kerr al so at the same dinner pats father mr john knoxsvas hon ored with a cake and candles it being his birthday mr and mrs kerr attended the wed ding of their son bob to miss pat knoxtroier iiome church eldad on december 17 and al so attended sunday church service and had dinner at the home of mr and mrs knox mr and mrs charles savers of ottawa visited on the holi day weekend with her brother and sisterinlaw mr and mrs wallace swackhamer and fam ily mrs clinton swackhamer mr and mrs fred thompson and mr and mrs don swack hamer spent christmas dav at the home of mr and mrs wallace swackhamer and fam ily i mr and mrs alfred winter spent christmas with their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs don hikz and familv of rockwood mr and mrs r l davidson mr and mrs elton cole and mr and mrs fred macarthur were guests of the 4fl club on a bus trip to toronto to view the christmas decorations and lights on thursday evening december 22 sponsored by the halton jr farmers mr aaad mrs norman tur ner david and wee baby ju- liann joined the rest of the julian familv for a christmas celebration at their parents home mr and mrs j julian mai ton ir and mrs- archie kerr entertained mr and mrs el- wood harris of flint michi gan on the weekend mr and mrs eddie storey and family of orijjia mrs c w mfwt and miss mar garet mcdonald of streets- vflle spent oiristmas with mr and mrs w j mcsonald sfasfjoc is the order of the day at gormae late these days at the mrdnriald home mr aad mrs harold griffin and smith spent christmas with mr and mrs hugh reid guelph mr smith gruttn semoi spent sunday and had christ mas dinner with mr and mrs leroymacarthur sharon and boys mr and mrs r f maoarth- ur attended the family christ mas gathering at the home of mr and mrs vernon archer ash grove miss muriel mcnichol of weston mr and mrs michael hamilton and mark of george town were guests of mr and mrs ward hamilton and fam ily over christmas we wish the acton free press staff and readers a hap py and prosperous 1967 club bonspiel theres a club bonspiel un derway on curling evenings this week a whistle blows now to start the games on time h s holden ortomctmst 36 cork st east guelph ta 27in albert the fuel king maltby says amy the new year be bright and cheerful maltby fuels mam st kkkwooo 8569983 the acton freo press thursday pacembtf 29 1966 f turkey dinner yule program saturday at baptist church members of the congregation of acton baptist church en joyed a turkey dinner and pro gram together saturday even ing december 17 the ladies of the church served the meal lloyd bulmer fergus a for mer sunday school superin- rhaj gnymsts petl health umt peel county board of health has joined halton and the united counties of stormont glengarry and dundas health units in being greylisted by the registered nurses assoc iation of ontario the rnao issued the grey- list when collective bargain ing negotiations broke down between peel nurses and the peel unit nurses have been asked not to take jobs with the three health units the peel nurses have been cer tified as a collective bargain ing unit by the ontario labor relations board but failed to gain a contract halton nurses are still at a standstill in their talks with the halton county council special wardens committee on the nursing problem the com mittee urged the nurses to gain certification before a contract can be negotiated tendent told christmas story prior to the program the pas tor tbe rev stanley gammon welcomed the congregation and opened and closed the program with prayer after a stag song a film strip was shown by superin tendent colin bailue on the program were a play by miss donna landsboroughs class christmas mysteries by john baulies class com ing of the wise men by mr gammons class a play by mrs gordons and miss ball- lies class play and song by janice wagners class and gift for jesus by mrs bail- lies class several carols were sung by everyone and a piano duet by heather and carol mc- cutcheon of erin was enjoyed there were gifts from the tree before everyone said goodnight scout hall swingin spot about 0 students of grades seven and eight from acton and speyside thoroughly en joyed the loud music and the excitement of a dance planned especially for them by the scout and guide mothers aux iliary it was held in the scout hall prtuay evening dec 16 and don price brought the kind of records the group lik es best chiperones were mrs e browne mr and mrs ken hodgson and mr and mrs wilf mceachern chips and pop were the per fect refreshments for the youngsters door prizes were won by larry deforest and garry mas ters and spot dance prizes went to keith smallwood and doris black laurecn rennick and barry breen barb brant- ford and garry hurgott the end is near start 1967 with good used car from lous used cars main st rockwood 8564235 milton ik021v 883272 thursmsat dec 394041 tjhat darn cat in color disney production hayley mills johnny appueseed matin saturday at 2 pm jnmontueswed jan 1234 waik dont run in color cary grant samantha eggar man and his world cartoon woodys checkup thursntl sat jan s4v7 monster go home in color fred gwynne t yvonne de carlo hottest 500 cartoon real gone woody show times weekdays sunday through thursday pjl friday and saturday at 7 and 9 ffjat irjferlvta jj a13dv