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the acton fr praia wtdrwaday december 27 ffyg i rve sideroad crossing east of highway 35 where teenagers died on weekend tragic traincar crash claims two young lives a christmas eve tragedy took the lives at brandt phelps 16 and michael wood 18 when the car they were driving was in coll ision with a southbound freight train on five slderoad just north of milton the car was believed travelling west on the esquesing township slderoad when the accident occurred at about 5 pm decem ber 24 at the former mansewood station the unprotected crossing on the main line of the cnr that bypasses milton is marked with a wooden cross arm sign brenda was a grade 11 student at milton district high school active in athletics and described as a good student she had served on the staff of the high school year book she is survived by her parents mr and mrs mel phelps 398 maplewoodcres and sisters claudette gwyneth darlene and a brother john mike was a grade 13 student referred to by the school staff as a good all round stu dent in grade 11 he received the history brenda phelps michael wood award and in 1966 he represented the school on the annual rotary club adventure in citizenship trip to ottawa he was active in athletics playing on the football and basketball teams and serving as president of the high school curling club he is survived by his parents mr and mrs wil liam wood 340 ontario st and his sister barbara joan funeral service will be held today wed nesday for michael wood at 130 pm and for brenda phelps at 3 pm from the mc- kersie funeral home interments will be in evergreen cemetery donations replace exchange of gifts at greenock wi miss elva pearen was hostess tor the december meeting of the greenock wl several visitors were present including the girls of the local 4h home nuking club joy to the world was sung to open the meeting and the nativity story was read by the hostess instead of the usual christmas gift exchange a 50 cents donation by each member was made and as a result 750 is being sent to aid in work for mentally retarded adults of our county during the business period con ducted by president mrs g les lie several thankyou notes tor cards and flowers were read a cash donation will be made to the victorian order of nurses a woollen blanket is being sent to a family whose home was destroyed by fire recently members also offered donations of food and cloth ing and other household articles as usual boxes of fruit are be ing sent to local shutins it was decided to sell tickets for a lucky draw on a beautiful centennial quilt proceeds from a recent sale were gratifying the members of the 4h home- making club were introduced by club leader mrs j mcculloch each girl was wearing the wool skirt and wesut or jumper which she had made and told a few facts about the costume the girls and their leaders are to be congratu lated on the excellent results ob tained through this project work ing with wool norma leslie thanked the lead ers and presented mrs mcculloch and miss pearen with gifts of jew- ellry from girls in appreciation for their help barbara gates played several numbers on the guitar program convener mrs ralph sinclair introducedber friend mrs barbara mcklnnon who demon strated beautiful hand made christmas decorations using much ingenuity her clever fingers fashioned wall hangings door de corations mantel and table pieces which were inexpensive but very professional looking and attract ive she inspired all to attempt to make some of their own decora tions for christmas mrs mcculloch thanked mrs mcklnnon for coming with her demonstration christmas carols were sungand recorded music added to the en joyment of the evening mrs sin clair conducted a contest on christmas uuups which was won by mrs g wallace and mrs ralph mckeown won a contest of a brand name picture contest mrs j mcculloch invited the ladies to her new home in acton or the january meeting following the singing of a christmas carol to close the meet ing a bountiful and delicious pot luck supper was enjoyed by all on behalf of those present mrs a winter thanked the hostess for opening her home and also the con veners for an interesting evening mrs agar wins dog mrs winnitred agar was the lucky winner of the large plush dog in a draw for christmas shoppers at symon hardware saturday afternoon mayor les duby drew the winning ticket from a container filled with coupons filled out by those who shopped at the store the vivid pink dog a trifle too large for anyones stocking was an attraction for shoppers sev eral were in the store to see who would be the draw winner two languages at joint meeting on wednesday evening of last week both dutch and english groups of the ladles society of the christian reformed church held their joint christmas meet ing the program was partly in english and partly in dutch and was followed by a special christ mas lunch with big al joyce and jack carpenters singing and dancing pupils ap peared on big als television show last wednesday afternoon they just performed the singing part of their repertoire with several carols theyre invited back to dance early in the new year do it yourself doesnt work in insurance either why run the risk of do it your self insurance our expert help makes it easier safer and less ex pensive call us today be safer save money see your safeco expert afko insurance dennys insurance agency 17 nun st w artow fsmlm residences bill 8532645 harold q53 2565 wvilt 8532243 murn r jfrcc jrtss district pags m churchill sunday school concert at churchill on friday by mrs rf mcarthur the churchlu reporter and community friends extend sea sons greetings and a happy and prosperous new year to tho editor and staff of the acton free press the churchill sunday school concert was fairly well attended on friday evoning mr dobkorr was chairman when a varied program was enjoyed they wore divided into kinder garten primary and junior classes each doing thulr part wo 11 a number of carols woro sung by everyone ah journeyed to tho basemont for an ovunlng of fun santa arrived in time to- groet tho children and present gifts and a treat to all lunch concluded a good night which the children will remember mrs john noar and glon spent last friday with her mother in sholburne mr and mrs charles blnnlo attended the wedding of their limehouse niece glenda lynn best to mr brian oavles who were married in ferndale church in peterbor ough on friday evening and also visited with mrs r wolr of pet erborough churchlu friends will be pleas ed to learn mr elton cole who has beon in guelph general hos pital for noarly two weeks got homo in tlmo for christmas and is convalescing with tho family for christmas mr ward hamilton and son mr and mrs mlko hamilton of georgetown and woo mark and amy lynn visited with wards father mr a hamilton in scar- oorough on sunday neighbors and frlonds will bo sorry to hoar mr albert smith had the misfortune to break his arm noar tho olbow whllo digging out in tho grove near thulr house he was takon to guolph for xrays and returned homo and is having treatment on it christmas church service by mrs a benton the wms met at the homo of mrs aw benton the evening of december 14 with 11 attending and vicepresident mrs rough- ley in the chair scripture was read by mrs bert benton and mrs roughley led in prayer in following the glad tidings christmas program readers with the chairman included mesdames bert benton sanford patterson and g scott each lady present read a christmas poem or story text word joy was answered in a verse of scripture the treas urer reported 14910 had been sent to the general fund 1450 to the supply fund and one life membership costing 2500 was presented we had nine paid members and two home helpers officers for 1968 will be pres mrs wmitchell vice pres mrs roughley secry mrs awben ton treasurer mrs acpatter son glad tidings mrs klrkpatrick literature mrs glsby home helpers mrs mitchell supply mrs patterson welcome wel fare mrs patterson the hostess served lunch afterwards the january mooting will bo hold at the home of mrs klrkpatrick the young pooples group ar ranged tho christmas service on sunday evoning at llmehouse presbyterian church teddy brown and robbie roughley con ducted the service and rev fn young preached the sermon the mother of our lord mrs bert benton read a childrens story the gift of joram the choir led by mrs bert ben ton and accompanied at the organ by mrs roughley sang three anthems misses betty ann and mary lou brown taking a duet in one a good number enjoyed the well conducted service mr david roughley was home from toronto for a few days over christmas mr lome noble of naughton and miss kaye noble of hamilton were among visitors with the piehls nobles and merediths mr mrs axpatterson and mr mrs wm henry cele brated christmas on sunday with mrs s smith at weston we wish the editor and staff and readers of the acton free press a happy prosperous new year imvorcwsf lutcy-tendar- domclouol french fries special pak 8 pieces of flavor cnsp chicken readv to serve 219 chicken in a box family pak 3 pieces of chicken french fries colt slau buttired bun honev 139 399 525 open to 8 p m new years eve closed new years day b m hood driveln phone 8531201 14 pieces of chicken rolls honev party pak 20 pieces of chicken corner of acton boulevard and queen st in aden color tv at its best for a free demonstration call first line sales and service 8531057 m u of t bill cook has graduated from the school of forestry at porset and will be doing research at the university of toronto hes the son of mr and mrs herb cook churchill road ballinafad santa has 125 bags of candy for youngsters at concert happy new year everybody by mrs r mcenory a full house attended the christmas concert hold in ball- lnafad community centre on fri day night and enjoyed a fine pro gram santa handedout some 125 bags of candy to the children mr richard shorttll was m c for the evening tho mcenory families rocolv- ed the sad news of the passing of their cousin mrs elgin sodan margaret graham in orange- vllle hospital funeral was held on monday wo are pleased to report mrs norman sinclair is doing nicely following nor operation in georgetown hospital robert r hamilton optometrist 1 16 mountairwiew road s georgetown 8773971 we the undersigned q do hereby prorlairn that s we will continue to nerve friend old and new in their heal interest with benefit find mtiafiietlnn for all fapfiy mew yem ri alec johnson and staff norms barber shop drying time is anytime with a new electric dryer why worry about washday weather or lugging damp wash to the line pop your things into an electric dryer and rain or shine they come out fresh wrinkle- free and require less ironing take the time now to consider a new electric dryer have a little more time to call your own come washday live better electrically x jt acton hydroelectric commission 43 alice st phone 8532410 see them at the following places manning 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