Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), January 10, 1968, p. 9

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v ospringe history of roads old quilts subjects at wt me0ti ng -bmflifttaobeji6o- j- mtand ajirfierehce m ytrni sth8lkjiotlay fokatstir and mr ea4jame and famllyfrpmctumdloo alii puom of mrt florence u jgueimcond yduhgostbaught- r of hfl and wriiv fred rchfr r bald uildbrwont surgery o lier leg last week at cuelplvhosfclt- al and u- convalescing now at- her borne holiday gneats- wit mr and mrs gordon snydrfr included ttsu- lad wri robert snyder and david kapuskasing mrs len carr susan and rusty downers grove iii ken mat- tfson los angeles mr and mrs john turner oekville mr and mrs timothy hope oshawa beverly bruce mirse-ln- tralnlng at toronto western hos pital is enjoying a six day vaca- hon at the home of her parents mr and mrs byron bruce mr and v jcj hefcnd family montreal spent new years week end with the htaers dster aad brotherjolavkr and mrs teniback welcome to mr vndmrs tony vanmanen who ctroorom kit chener to tha hoqse ohthe high way at 1st juifcf which ihtojr ptirchaiecf fjoiti mr and mrs emmoads jtevi p harbison deliveerf a timely message at the morning service of the local presbyter- jan churctf a- number by the bruce trio mrs byron bruce and daughters brenda and bever ly the king of love by shelly was much enjoyed mrs gordon altken was accompanist mr and mrs sherlock altken of bagotvllle que spent a fow days holiday with tha formers parents mrnd mrs gordon altken dinner guests at the homo of mr and mrs stuart mcklnnon- churchill card for departing member at first meeting of ucw by mrs r mc arthur the first churchill ucw meeting of the year 1968 was held on wednesday afternoon january 3 at the home of mrs a wil liamson sllvercrook there was a fair attendance new president mrs r denny opened the meeting with a prayor calling en mrs a winter for the devotions and choosing as her topic new years scripture reading was phlllpplans ch 1 verses 115 mrs r saunders took toe study period telling he story of the ufa of jesus mrs freeman gave a report from the last year vlalmng committee mrs w thompson program convener handed out the new programs for 1966 the secretary and treasurers reports were read from last year a card was signed by those present and given to mrs v stephens wishing her a pleasant trip and holiday she left by plane next morning from malton for a visit in california the president closed the meet ing with prayer and mrs steph ens courtesy convener thanked mrs williamson for having the meeting also the ladles whoso thoughtfully presented her with the card and good wishes lunch was served by the hostess mrs williamson mrs f thompson and mrs r denny mr and mrs alex bessey hlllsburg mr and mrs gordon fines darlene and larry of osprlngo and mrs john a maud of guelph were guests on new years day with mr and mrs john near glen and earl mr paul hamilton attended tho junior farmers conference and dance in the king edward hotel in toronto on saturday afternoon and evening mrs montgomery and sou ken of mount dennis and mr and mrs memulien of rexdale spent a day last week with their sister mrs and mr albert brooks and fam ily mr and mrs bob korr and miss jeanette dobratx attended the junior farmers provincial conference held in the king ed ward hotel in toronto on january 6 ballinafad five take rabies shots after snow pony dies by mrs r mcenery mr sam snow lost a pony with rabies three of his boys their grandfather mr h sargent also a neighbor i joss ucenery all of whonvhad been in contact are taking rabies shots evfrtom first service of new year by mrs dg robertson v a prelude of music by the trio mrs a liule organ miss mar ilyn kingsbury piano and carl harris violin was an added feature at the morning service of the christian church the first sunday in the new year they also supplied the accompaniment for the hymns in a challenging and thought provoking message rev basil c mats spoke on a new church for a new age basing bis re marks on the text matt 9 v 16- 17 the speaker stated the church is the light of the world it u gods instrument of making the world aware of the good news the gospel of jesus christ is always new we are living in a new age where the church must adjust to changes ones mind must be elastic and prepared to accept new chall enges even if at first they are frightening progress comes in moefhnt new challenges re sentment to these are pathetic the church steps growing and starts dying the new church will become an instrument el evangelism topre- asat the message of jeans christ to ail walks of hji a dedication service for the officers of the ucw of baluri- afad united church was held dur ing the morning service or sun day rev mr johnson in charge mr sam snow who has been a patient in guelph hospital was able to return home high scorers at tho euchre on tuesday night in balunafad community centre were mrs davidson mrs brltton george burt and frank robinson con solation mr wm mclntyre mr and mrs matthews and family of toronto spent the week end al their farm formerly the dr reld farm the children are onjoylnggood skating on mr joe matthews ponjj varid kirsh dorjng the holiday wek inewdedrsi ai jtykjtn- npnj missedna a mckinnon guelbvi mr wljirwjx barf oourr gll joyce jtnth carol and joan dr and mrs a met- klnrioh chrlstlhecatherjne and angus montreal rv andjrs- caok- m4chaeahdgleon a deamsvulej mr and mm r sinclair and nell mr andmrs ch mckinnon and mr and mysg l purdy and tommy of glon williams mr and mrs dg uobehso spent new yearsday with their son ken andmrs robertson and family in oakvllle hlsrorlcal research was tho topic of the first meeting of the new yoar of the ospringe wom ens institute when hoy met at the homo of mrs goorgo young in acton miss doris fines convenor of the program gave a splondtd paper on our highways roiaw ing the early roads and methods of road building up to our pres ent super highways as cur of the tweodsmulr history book which sho had on display sov- oral items needed for onterlng in the records were looked after by membors who offered to do some research mrs hr howard in her us ual very capanlo mannor re ceived current ovonts bringing all up to daio with local and world happenings tho speaker closed with tho well known vorso made famous by tho late king george v and written by minnie louisa hasldns i said to tho man who stood at tho galo of tho year give mo a light that i may tread safely into tho un known and ho repllod go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of god that shall be to you bettor than light and safer than tho known way mrs dg robertson spoke on quilts and quilting stressing the need to preserve this dis appearing art do exhibit were various quilt blocks bothplocod and appuqued and twoflnlshod quilts one done by tho late mrs gjg robertson of evorton motherinlaw of tho spoakerand one of her own mrs robertson paid tribute to nor mother-in- law and to the late mrs f dry- don as the excellent toachors of this fascinating art miss doris fines presldodand mrs s fuller read tho minutes financial statomont and corres pondence it was agreed to sponsor tho girls 4h homomaklrig club for tho next project the club girl entortains with mrs r ellis and mrs d milton as leaders due to lack of help theeuchros are to be hold once a month thanks were received for the cheerboxes sent out at christ mas time the baking contests for tho distrtefannua lemon chooso cake and whole wheat rolls were discussed and it was de cided to have these at the quilt ing party at mrs e fishers home later in the winter roll call was answered with place names of indian origin and their meaning an amusing contest name the animal was won by mrs w milton following the singing of o canada the hostess assisted by mrs e fisher and mrs dg robertson served refreshments and a social time enjoyed around the teatable n the acton frco press wodriesday january 10 1968 at ospringe school public meeting to explain proposed everton dam a public moutliig to explain plan for a proposed dam in tho evurtoij eroa has imort called for monday january ltfby the grand hlvqr conservation authority the hioillnirii beimld in osfirlnfeh publlcschool pfflllfnv way imat osprini kitintal b puit i v- r0prtty ownerstlrf thir arnaof tlii proposed ilain liaye biun in- vltirttti attuiinv allmtf with ti rijiinttlvu of jrliiandvsinosa fnftilllrf courfdlev tlwi hviwtondaijl hi oil five lfiriilaiii prbfriwri try ttw auth ority in a 130000000 program now ttoforo tho federal govern ment for approval the otnor dams are located riosr west montrosu guelph hrfitrjelorwdayr f j the provlfiijlal government ti approyl thifprbw out federal approval has bomwalted fqr sevrarrdntls the authprlty l u iaiiikfhg grants from tfio lyd senior levels of gpvornment tot- alulglilor ct of tbecosti thu rinalnilr by thil71 riminlrlpilltlosinthegraniii hlvor valloyv oscar feenstra ncropk i plhjun v6m mrs- cnrkor sodiety m ellorby for hin poller which wrlsjijlinht of iho oprinr up in iho postor clo conipctifjoirponorecl fnl loot on hv tho wollinqlon counly unit of lln ciinicliin ospringe school student poster contest winner pvinapil rnifo mtphprnon- f i tool whrrf oi iro i tiicl- fsliff phntfo jack ridley cartage i lwlr concrete btocks concrtff rlcr cinder blocks ctav brick sand stone tlvestock and eertiiizer earm service and supiies dump trucks for hire eully insured cv class t r acton hone rs30730 j oscar foonstra of ric 4 rockwood a stulont at osprlngo public school was awarded a ninnor up prlzo in llu welling ton county unit canadian cancer socloty poster conlost tho young studontwasprosonl- od with a hinilsomo plaquo by mrs m ellorby erin at a school assembly tuesday morn ing mrs ellorby is education chairman of tho erin section of tho wolllngton county unit of tho canadian cancer society oscars poslor on iho hazards of smoking has now proceeded into the provincial contest where it will stand on its merits with othor finalists from all wer ontario rosults of tho wellington con- test were made known at christ mas time and it is expected the ontario winners will ho announc ed tho middle of january thore woru lopostersontorod in iho contest from osprlriffo school and principal bruce mac- phorson commented favorably on all of them lie was particularly proud of oscars poster there wore also six or sovon entries from erin public school robert r hamilton optometrist i 16 mountlinviow rcmci s georgetown bjysoyi 24 hour towing service tires and batteries service and repairs gasoilne and oil richs bp service on hwy 7 at 5lh line of elqueslng renny and dick voskamp 8532940 now open in georgetown l the brampton canada manpower centre has opened an itinerant office in the georgetown volunteer ambulance building on james street office hours 1 5 pm tuesdays phone 8776121 during these hourt for information at other times call 4511240 brampton the new service is adopted to interview employers clients seeking employment or training m canada manpower centre dtpsrtmtnt of msnpowtr nd immigration the rotary club of georgetown presents don cossftck ch0ri 4 jtls 3iw monday march 18 1968 at the riviera club norval tickets now available 2 50 3 according to location for tickets information contact ralph ursel 8774078 all proceeds for local community work who thinks up nfcti wrinkles for getting rid of old ones in slacks and sheets- and fabrics of all kinds nothing is perfect this fact has helped dominion textile become a leader in the canadian textile indbstry because it means there must be ways to improve almost every fabric dominion textile is constantly searching for these ways and finding quite a few ofthem slacks that keep the press in and the creases out sheets you never have to iron new and bettor techniques new and better ways of doing things new and better fabrics from texmade the fabric people texmade douimiohs tmv electric heating can make an extra room extra cosy x warming an extra room becomes a quick and easy job with electric heating it wont over tax your present heating system or your budget but it will deliver quief draught free warmth to any chilly room in your home like to know more just ask your hydro live batter electrically acton hydronectric commission 43 alice st phone 8532410

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