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bssfbksffiiiw v- i v i ffpjip ft th acton free rvas jmaclneielay january 25 1967 iwri i il i i i i ii r i ii i j i ttumafn changes instituted by club the attendance at the annu al meeting of the adton gol den lage club on thursday ev ening was much smaller than usual howard pearce recreation director conducted the elec tion of officers jna very effic ient manner th i9m officers with a few exceptions consented to hold office for another year the present slate consists of president r l davidson first vicepresident mrs fred mccurcheon second vicepresi dent campbell agnew secret ary mrs donald heed assist ant secretary mrs james rol- tow treasurer mrs oougald kennedy assistant treasurer mrs annie paul committee conveners main- tenance johnjrd earl mar shall pianist mrs george simpson alternate mrs basil johnstori leader in music george simpson cards miss annie awns visaing mrs mary mcaul- ey receiving mrs charles ma- golden age annual report records very full program the third annual report of the golden age club follows i wish to present a concise report of the highlights of our past year the new officers took over forjhe first meeting on march 3 1966 and 22 regular meet ings were held there were six bus trips ta ken to milton april 20 to guelph may 31 to zone picnic at lowville june 7 to owen sound august 17 to ice capad- es in maple leaf gardens nov ember 13 and to the zone rally in oakviue november 23 we also had the great plea sure of attending the lions club roundup june 11 for which that club had given us free tickets we attended holy shurfleboard was enjoyed in the arena and later in the y building but was discontinued ctarks foods provided -a-dln- ner november 17 a delicious 8nd bountiful christmas turkey dinner pre pared by our ladies and served by the v ladies auxiliary on december 15 was the real high light of the year five members died during the year their families were sent messages- of syrhpathy and a plant five highly esteemed couples cclebrated their golden wed ding anniversaries and were presented with a pot of mums and the congratulations and best wishes of the members- many golden agers had wv w v mi v spent periods in hospital or week services in knox presby- f confined to their beds or horn terian church april 3 and a special service of music in the baptist church november 6 and iode meeting on arth ritis e owing to sickness ailments or accidents l davidson president was honored wjlballfe mem bership by fhe acton fair board after 37 years of ser vice miss annie aklns as card convener did an excellent job of sending out sympathy get well cards and also christmas cards to shutins mr davidson had represent- the kitchen committee en- ed the club at zone executive tcrtainment committee and meetings- ndat centennial maintenance committee all de- project meetings we had ta- serve a great deal of praise we received our sc certi ficate may 19 no delegate was sent to the annua convention of senior citizens of ontario in ottawa in august ken mrs winn and secretary to milton october 1 where they attended zone 13 execu tlve meeting prior to the zone rally projects several project were under taken a beautiful quilt made by the quilt committee was drawn for march 17 mrs cos- sar held the lucky ticket and later turned the quilt in to the manor at milton the pro ceeds from the sale of quilt tickets were held in abeyance for the centennial fund earnr ings from quilting on another quilt were to be added to this fund mrs mary mcauley had won ss on a guessing contest on the mileage on the owen sound trip and turned it in to the centennial fund miss clark had also made a donation to it the golilen age club float won a prize in acton fair pa rade some necessary equip ment was purchased for use in the kitchen one hundred and fifty 150 identification badges had been bought mrs kennedy printed and inserted the members na mes in the badges a rhythm band was started mrs fryer s representative went to the drug stores and was told the members would have o reduction of 10 per cent on the cost of prescrip tions mrs winn was appointed as our representative to what is now known as community services when ill health forc ed her to resign mrs creasey took her place each attended their meetings and brought back reports donations go by snowplow a snowplow fresh out of the factory recently stopped oyer at a kitchener home and load ed up with several tons of used clothing for korea which it dropped off at the unitarian service committee sparks st ottawa headquarters before arriving at its destination at uplands airport included in this load no doubt were some of the many items which go regularly from acton to kitchener for the un itarian service committee the nondenominational nonpoliti cal organization distributes clothing in various parts of the world under thedirection of dr lotta hisohmanova for helping to make this a very successful and worthwhile year- undertnecapable leader- ship of mr davidson and shall we say as he says his better half it has been an active and prosperous year with mrs kennedy keeping careful and conscientious account of our pennies she has not missed a meeting during the year our membership stands at slightly over the century mark this is my report for our past year which i respectfully present for your approval mrs donald lccd secretary son quilting mrs florence robinson games mrs lam bert ed healey robert allen air annual reports were ex cellent a pleasing amount has accumulated in the centeh- nial fund and a satisfactory bank balance the annual re port of the- secretary showed the club had a very active year it was decided to have a dlf- fcrent lunch- convener each month with her own band of helpers instead of one conve ner for the whole year mrs george fryer is lunch cbnve- her for february with helpers mrs h lasby mrs charles mason mrs finnimore mrs m graham mrs basil john ston and miss annie awns- the program conveners will also be alternated thejr term will be two months meaning programs for two cverilnjg meetings mrs william evans and bob winton convening for february and march mr davidson thanked all for being so cooperative during his time in the chair and hop ed all their co-op- eratnaliring 1967 which will be an exceptionally busy year on account of the centennial projects it was announced that mr and mrs c k browne had generously donated all the ice cream dixie cups again for the christmas turkey dinner they were to be sent card of thanks for this wonderful gesture of goodwill not a sufficient number were interested in taking ad vantage of reduced group rates jpmake it worthwhile to hire a bus to the ice follies considerable disappointment was fell when it was mode known that the bus trip to florida was off several were making plans to go but will have to wait till later however plans arc underway for a bus trip to expo 67 of which more willbehcard later as enthusiasm is mounting a dainty lunch was served during whic januar days were saluted the next meeting will be held february 2 at 2 pm robt r hamilton optometrist 116 mountain view s georgetown 111 mill st acton monday from 4 pm for appointment 8773971 no toll change acton auto body extends 24 hour towing service day calls acton auto body 8531870 after hours 531545 or m31870 visit our record bar for utstanding specials at great sayings to you record grab bags 5 45 rpms with adapter 10 big hits of the past value 490 9c bag arc sound mw ips rag 198 97c ea stereo ips reg 29t 117 rca camden etc hifi lps reg 198 special 147 our record bar features new releases our record bar features new releases the abbey tavern singers winchester cathedral herb alperts tijuana brass also a great selection of records to suit all music lovers sacred and gospel 101 strings international ethnic folk pop classical teen and i young modern sounds golden childrens sing along and party v- polkas in both hifi and stereo hintons 5c to 100 store former brkkhyer helped buiu parliamen buildings a former bricklayer who worked on the present ottawa parliament buildings after the original wooden structure burned down william alan- church affiliation is presby terian arid he was a member of the crewsons cornetijlojj- al orange lodge- for a nuffiber of years an attack- ot scarlet fever in 1900 was the last serious dis ease he contacted and he sug gested this could account in part for his long life whenaskedif he considered the world of j 900 better or worse than present times he replied unhesltanllv in favor if 1967 r christmas seal- receipts down the christmas seal cam paign which closes feb 28 is down about j3i00 this year according to concerned execu- tiveseeretarjmfs m e lun- au of oakville its pointed- out 17 new cases were recently discovered in halton and 160 abnormal ities the work of the halton county tuberculosis and heal- th association includes other respiratory diseases- as well as tuberculosis funds for research are also needed be careful in traffic there will never be another you quality ba products save you money gasolines motor oils diesel ifuel fuel oil stove oils w oh burner finance plan 10 years to pay small carrying charges dependable service thompson fuels ltd acton- phoni s32370 aftfft hours i5ai74 alan leishman lcishman celebrated his 90th birthday thursday january 12 at halton centennial manor milton mr lelthman la the son of the late william and agnes leishman of crewsons corn ers in erin township his bro thers are cameronof acton halton and john r deceas ed sisters margaret maggie and the late lizzie mrs james mccaig eva mrs lome hewitt and ada mrs a bar ber 7 he lived in acton for the ma jority of his life attending school at ssfcitap nassaga- weya althoiign he worked his way to vancouver and back locally he was a bricklayer for actons old post office hit hobbles include a mas tery of the violin with some work in musical groups discount l on beef fronts starting april 1st 1967 ijnemployment insurance s 1- will be available for most employees of nurseries farms hl ranches greenhouses fruit vegetable flower growers v lilyou are employed in any of these fields it is to your advantage to find out if you are eligible for unemployment insurance protection 2 jf you are an employer and have people working for you there are new regulations that you must adhere to learn about them now get important information now at your nearest office of the unemployment insurance commission