Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 8, 1967, p. 11

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fks flprfwzjry fm fffgrabg iy i byy wx t v m history of ospringe read tweodsmuir history shown mr andmrs h r howard wens in brantford on friday at the toeral of the tatters aunt lite mary robertson in terment was at hillsdale cem etery in petrolia peggy mcbwan entertained a number of her schoolmates on monday after four the occa sion being her eighth birthday mr h fuller spent the past two weeks with relatives la port credit a mr george lang who re ceived badly fractured shoul der when he fell last week while loading gravel at the county pit was able to leave the hospital and is convales cing at his home mrs k klooster was host ess for the womens institute when 11 members were pres ent mtas boris rase presided and mrs s fuller read the minutes and financial state ment a new years letter from the president of federated wo mens institute mrs small was read extending greetings and good wishes for the con tinued success of the various branches it was decided to end a delegate to the officers con ference at guelph in may and also to sponsor the 4h club for the new project a world of food in canada mrs r ellis has volunteered to be leader with an assistant to be named due to shortage of available help the euchres are to be held monthly instead of bi monthly mtas fines was in charge of a splendid program combining a centennial theme and histor ical reasearch a paper on centenary of confederation was most interesting tracing history back from 1867 tojhx an mrs robertson xomvge subject of address yomg peopk conduct service mr leeman gave a short ad dress on stewardship the stewards should offer steward ship instruction through the year to the congregation from the pulpit parents fail the youth of to day in regard to money child ren should be given an allow ance each week and the need for church giving impressed on them teach them to budget to god early in life the installatlasi of stewards then took place as follows h blyth k anderson a diam ond w dunbar j ferguson m wayward mrs j kitching c nicholson k moore m moffat f pattison w price g thomas c thomson and m thomson sixteen ladies at the u c w meeting heard mrs reg aus ten of campbdhrille give a challenging talk on the forma tion of a committee for com munity services sy la extended to the family of the late mrs nancy henry who passed peacefully away at the halton manor on saturday morning as long as she was able mrs henry was a fine neighbor interment was at ebenezer the young people had charge of the service fast sun day with sue ward presiding at the organ albert blom gave the ad dress on the subject what is courage and how do we face life with courage courage is not absence of fear courage is positive overcoming fear in the old testament courage and strength go together be strong arid of- good courage we cannot resist fear without inner strength in the new tes tament the joy and confidence of courage are expressed in the phrase be of good cheer in his last discourse in johns gosi pel jesus told his disciples in the world you will have tribulation but be of good cheer i have overcome the world oar age la not deficient in willingness to risk ones life for politictal or social move ments war or revolution many men engage in hazard ous occupations every day many may be criticized not for being cowardly but for be ing foolhardy thousands die needlessly because they seek the thrill of speed we need the courage to be ourselves a real person is unique and individual he stands on his owit feet thinks and decides for himself he will change his mind when the evidence is against him but does not adopt a view just be cause someone else holds it it is difficult to stand alone to think alone to judge alone running the nsk of being con sidered queer or mavbe even dangerous the p who wants to make his own unique contri bution to the world must avoid two opposite extremes the nonconformity which goes so far that the person is not taken seriously and the con formity which makes us less than true persons it is the cowardliness of re fusing to be truly ourselves the faintheartedness of doing what others ask us to do and of thinking what others think which is our temptation today tjet us face life with the courage to be ourselves our christian selves committed to the highest most demanding ideals the world knows margaret mead the amert can anthropologist says when mothers cease saying in our family we do not do certain things and ask instead what are the other boys and guis doing a fundamental change has taken place in our life what hope is there for the future if our christian families lack the courage to maintain christian ideals and weaklv submit to the pressures ar ound them are we not in danger of losing the moral and religious courage of our pion- quality ba products save you money gasolines motor oik diesel fuel fuel oik stove oik m oil burner finance plan 10 years to pay small carrying charges dependable service thompson fuels ltd phone b392370 acton after hours s532174 1ft th pr wednesday february 8 1967 present stating our ancestors are not only the family tree but our forefathers who bias ed trails to make canada what it is today it ended with the caption honor the past build a good present and prepare for the future 0 canada was sung and eachs felt a pride in our native land the mstory of ospringe as written 40 years ago by the late mrs john campbell ma mie hindley- was read bring ing many forgotten incidents to mind miss fines is also the curator of the local tweedsmuir history book which she had on display this is being compiled with aid from many sources and pro vides most interesting reading to carry on with a centen nial theme the ladies are go ing to attend the next meet ing in oldtime dress and old- fashioned scones will be judg ed and later served for lunch an amusing game was play ed by all after which the hos tess assisted by mrs h thea- ker and miss fines served re freshments prize winners at the euchre on friday evening included laides first mrs f hall sec ond mrs barnstaple mens first mrs h nodwell play ing a white card second mr barnstaple gordon aitken ward bruce and norman mckeioie attend ed the implement show in to ronto recently miss b brace nurse- intraining ot western hospi tal toronto was home for a couple of days mrs douglas robertson sharon and darlene and miss margy mclvor of guelph visit ed fridayjevening with d g community college opens in september following the meeting of the board of governors of the peelhalton college of applied arts and technology held on thursday evening the chalr- mairtf a turner announced the college would open next september arrangements are being made to open the college in temporary accommodation while pbinsdevclop for a per manent location and new buildings it is expected that an announcement will be made later in the month regarding the name of the college and the temporary location at the present time inter views are being held for jhe position of president from the many applicants an out standing man will be selected to head this important insti tution it is expected that courses in engineering technology dbsjness administration and arts and sciences will be of fered during the school year 196768 the college will ad mil qualified applicants who have completed grade 12 of either the four or five year courses in secondary school adults over 19 years of age may be admitted regardless of educational background publicity material including brochures re courses available will be ready for distribution by april i mrs w mitchell hostess to wi the wi met at the home of mrs w mitchell on wed nesday evening last week mrs j w crichton demonstrated cake decorating recent visitors with mr and mrs s thompson and family were her father mr dale of lauder manitoba mr and mrs gelfnas and family of winnipeg just returned from army duty in germany and mr brownlee of woodbridge mr and mrs gordon quin- ton of meaford were sunday visitors with mr and mrs bert benton new officers for lol lojl 447 a acton met for thoir regular meeting on jan uary 24 with the newlyelected worshipful master worshipful brother wm carnochan in the chair assisted by bro daniel holmes in the deputy chair one brother was advanced to the royal blue degree the degree was put on in an effic ient manner officers were elected to fill the following chairs 1st lec- l turer bro jack cajmpbeu 2nd lecturer wor bro norman fryer 1st committeeman wor bro archie martin visitors wercpresent from loo 2141 fergus loj 2429 burlington and loi 3234 oakville a green traffic light doesnt mean go it means go with caution a traffic signal isnt a shield to guarantee- safety be extra alert when entering an intersection look left then right especially in the moments just after the light has changed from red charles wilkinson is staff sergeant sergeant charles tiny wil kinson who headed up the m detachment of the opp as a corporal in i960 and as a sergeant ram 1961 to last year was recently pro motechto staff sergeant the 6 7 240 pound officer was transferred from milton to the oakville detachment in 1966 and he will continue to command the force as staff sergeant he garttcr- vile from 1956 to i960 as a corporal william d oiuies 45yearold oakville councillor was named as the halton east n democratic partys choice to run in the ex pected provincial election this year mr sillies centre was defeated in his first bid for a seat in the provincial legislature in- sum photo september of 1963 he is shown with n dp supporters murray kernighan left and ivan armstrong while a poster of nd p provincial leader donald macdonald hangs in the back ground balunafad annual meeting of hall board held original members resign the annual meeting of the was given by mrs robert mc- ballinafad united church was enery which showed the hall held on monday night rev a being in very good standing mr johnson chaired the meet- ing favorable reports were ecton of officers resulted given from the various organ- foows chairman bud iations mrs sales was ap- g secretary mrs ernie pointed treasurer replacing mcene ha k-t- a wii r snow norman sinclair ernie trnhkfeuchre was wh ptacedtlrs r will retire william r stewart an ac tive native will retire soon as assistant deputy minister provincial schools and further education for the province of ontario he will be replaced by lome m johnston former ly director of the programs branch it was announced last week mr stewart lived in acton as a boy when his father was continuation school principal public notice the general public is invited to attend the annual meeting thursday february 9 at 8 p jul for the murray memorial ymca in the ymca downstairs meeting room everyone welcome held in ballinafad community centre on tuesday night high ladies weremrsr troavid- son and mrs ruthnburt low mrs keith webb rnws high bert price and elwood snow low keith webb the annnal meeting of bal linafad community centre was held in the hall on thursday night with norman sinclair as chairman the financial report eer forefathers don dunbar and doug mc lean also took part in the ser vice next sunday a congregation al meeting is to be held to select a treasurer for the stewards mdenery tom hill from es- quesing council reeve alex jackson of erin council the treasurer is as yet not settled walter llnbam also retired he and mrs mcenery have been on the board since the beginning of the hall william hall who was the contractor was also present in festival the worlds- largest annual music competitions the ki- wams music festival of great er toronto opens its 24th ses sion on saturday february 11 and linda mckenzie of acton area will again be a competi tor in piano class that make the meal from lovell bros modern meat market maple leaf sliced 1lb pkg side bacon 85c maple leaf cryovac sp cottage rolls 65 fresh small link sausage 55 g lb lb lean ground chuck 65 lb lovell bros modern meat market 77 mill e acton daily delivery phone 1532240 f scratch 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