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9 the acton free prets wednesday february 21 1960 presbyterial ucw annual meeting held i p hope bus wins parade prize ujomjim ifafi flj workshop acknowledges qifts mskssslkbnmjeut can we be living christiana and not be concerned about the starving people of the world her norman mackanale majx ix personal secretary of the board of world missions was the guest speaker at the annual meeting of halton presbyterial held in wellington square united conrcfa bnrungton he held the large tarnout stirred by the truths that must be fated in our modern world his statistics and charts showed 16 of the world populattto are white and yet control 75 of the worlds wealfftj what a re sponsibility to be put on oar shoulders what about these tdgnlypopoiatad poorer count- he such aa asia africa and south america row would you like to be prime minister of indta and know that every day 30000 children wlu o born how to feed and ducats this increasing popula tion grain t grown in india and also imported but much of it never reaches the people crows and rats take their share first and important strides are being taken between christian workers and the government in india to alleviate these problems missionaries years ago wrote home saying the physical heeds of the people have to be met he- tot the spiritual needs can be filled more technical christian men are being sent into these melds we heed an awareness that we must have a purpose a real concern for people in des perate need how can we be christians witnessing for god and uve in our own little world mrs w dstalntonlncomlng president and mrs rayworth president of wellington square ucw welcomed all those pre sent the worship service was conducted by first unltedcburch port credit the finance com mittee reported a successful car with the hope 1968 would as successful a very interesting program was conducted in the form of a tv panel show with speakersand lively commercials an array of fine guest speakers were beard with miss beatrice wil son board of women as mod erator miss helen mack spoke on the pred victor mission dr n k campbell gave information on the canadian indians his key word was acceptance instead of rejection and consider them 1 as fellow canadians dr dt butt told us of thv- mission hospital in canada mrs jean parker was later- viewed on colleges andsdnools rev j pi ashwln represented bav mad carson of ipter city hamrttan and gave a brief ac count of lite and work done in the undesirable areas les woodley spoke on the bold park lodge a halfway house tor alcofiollcs and the helping hand given to so many persons rev russell obrien spoke on the pensions fpr retired mini sters and mentioned so highly the albright manor in beams- vllle mrs n k campbell along with mr wm bird of the ryer- son press toronto gave a short review of new literature after a delicious luncheon mrs e sovereign mads a pre sentation to mrs h r parker retiring president in apprecia tion of her devotion sincerity and leadership the past two years the election- of officers for 1968 was conducted by mrs d e mcpadten president of ham ilton conference ucw and were installed by rev p h joblln chairman of halton pres bytery tne following executive were elected pros mrs w d sulnton oakvllle mrs h r parker port credit past pres ident vicepresident mrs ko poster milton recording sec retary mrs s j hershey oak vllle treasurer mrs l b king walerdown the new president announced the world day of prayer march 1 the benediction was given by rev preston eden mills marching mothers in canvass auxiliary has valentine tea by mrs r wright mjs vos and mrsshlrley v wr mrs evelyn harden captain the tden mills brownies of the march of dimes reported guides cubs and scouts ladles that successful camas was auxiliary held a valentine tek carried out andbake sale wednesday after- the sden mills public school noon the community hall was children are to be coramendad on their splendid donation- marching mothers wtjo assist ed were mrs donna clifford refgjondl board plans conference at the recent meeting of tho southcentral regional library board at 830 run pebdrary 12 in dundasj special guests includ ed the mayor and one councillor from the dundas municipal coun cil and the chairman of the dun das board of library trustees the main business of the meet ing was the hnalixation of the details pertaining to tho minl- ola conference to be held on 18 and 19 of february as this region is the first regional board to tackle the problem of setting standards- for libraries of vary ing sices and required standards of services for these libraries the results and conclusions of the convention are awaited by the board with keen anticipation dscoratedlnred and white with valentine theme presented a gay aimospher in contrast to a stormy winters day mrs e barden welcomed the visitors on behalf njfthe auxtl- tarjtand an enjoyable iftomoon was spent arodnd the tables pouring tea were captain mrs slrongltharm mrs joan cham berlain cub reader brownie leaders mrs pran toliott and mrs betty marshall at the bake table were mrs benz von cube mrs mary oud- esleys and mrs orma gibson tea committee included mrs the young pooples group ov eden mills attended the mission ary rally in goolph siusday after noon in knox presbyterian church and then bad thejr regular meet ing in eden mjiissunday evening the executive of eden mills and district community club met tuesday evoplng in the hill for their regular monthly meeting and wero plaasd with the suits of the euchres held re cently the silver helios are enjoy ing their friendly geiherlngtfoncs a week during tha winter months hostess this past week was mrs gladys marshall and prlzu win ners were sara gllboruon georgina wright wllmaglluert- son and susanwiuon o at a dinner of the georgetown lions club on february g the manager of the hope work shop mrs h isham was pre sented with the lion bob clark shield as a prize for tho ducor- atlon of tho workshop bus which was entered in the georgetown santa claus parade last decern- bor a number of donations haye been reoolved from citizens nd clutw on behalf of the workshop which the north halton associ ation for tho monially retarded wishes to acknowledge the morval junior farmers 330 georgetown ktnsmon an automatic wasttor mrs a mitchell georgetown an uluc- trlc sewlnp machine and somo china goorip town ladlui aux iliary an oloctrk stpye c ftaardolf milton residential care chairman a dryer and branch 136 canadian legion milton a power mower through the cooperation of two of the georgetown service clubs the workshop received an order for rewebung about 100 lawn chairs these chairs were picked up by the lions club and returned by the kinsmen and klhattocluh many nonresidents pat wardle mrs donna clifford i l mrs jessie bould mrs gladys usn own libraries mttcholl mrs kay stovenson mrs peggy abram mrs agnos fink mrs ann vos mrs anna cann and mrs jean maude mrs ann jackson and mrs shirley gardiner were the nur sing chaperones master boulds a local boy met with a painful accident while playing hockey breaking his arm above the wrist cod confronts his people study knox afternoon aux mrs a h mckenzle was hostess for the february moot ing of the afternoon auxiliary wals of knox church mrs anderson presiding the program topic was god confronts his people as part mr and mrs william carn- ochan will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary on saturday february 24 mrs chester allan 3rd una- haa been enjoying a twoweek holiday with her daughter and family in alberta mrs catherine matthews at tended tbe 45th annual conference of the ontario association of real estate boards at the royal york la toronto last week the rev ritchie mcmurray attended a conference of anglican students and chaplains from the universities of mcuaster west ern and guelph last weekend at the conference centre ancestor mrs john a fitter of pem broke and mrs tom oytourke of rockwood were guests last weak at the home of mr and mrs charles grlese 8yd lamb left toronto last night tor new york where hell board the queen elisabeth today wednesday for a six day cruise to nassau lathe bahama islands several from trinity united church acton attended the annual meeting of hauonpresby- terial u c w la burlington mrs aw mckenhe mre lome youngblut mrs gordon johnson mrs fawcett eaton mrs bob macarthur and mrs ken allen mrs dwlght engel of orlllia visited friends here last week friends hope mrs fred an derson who is a patient in guelph general hospital will be home again soon after many weeks in hospital mrs george musseue returned home tuesday many people in acton and dis trict have been hospitalized la guelph general hospital recent ly some of whom are mrs fred- anderson mrs james morrison mr harold wiles mrs norman cunningham mr frank tothsr mr marvin reld mrs john creasey sr mrs cecllcripps mr basil mellon aad mr b veldhuls their friends hope for them a return to better health soon just spring about a month till the minlcwarlo library association seminar at hamilton sunday or monday from aston were mr fred maw area representative on the southcen tral regional library board chief librarian mrs isabel wat son assistant librarian lira g wutiama library board member mayor lea doby tad mraj3avld duu of the arfon free press on monday of last week mrs j ko and j mccuuocb attended tha weulnttnn deanery council mailing as st johns church dare the reverent t crew- tah apoke on laymen at work the dstlea of lay dalegahts and the heaping open of the unes of com munl cation between the parish and the dtoeeae the bad weirhar may have been tlm reason that aotoa mm rol wu the only lady lay delegate k sunday afternoon public skating periods at the arenaaver- age about zoo attendance one caller says aba had about 15 answers to a classified ad last week would you believe the free press has a printing order al ready for next years christmas cards the many people pausing la tha library lobby to admire mrs joe brays new mural there are causing quite traffic jam at times the library was closed on monday while the librarians at tended the south central regional library beard ulnteonveatlob in hamilton as lee boat was tacking op and down fairy lake on the week end the blghwittdewereperfeet for the aaildrivea boat tothsahoe repair shop la closed while he is in guelph general hoepital bradatye meat market was also closed a eosple of days whea mr bradley was 111 about 450 teachers from all over ontario attended the annual february conference of tho 28000member federation of woman teachers associations of ontario in toronto february 18 to 18 attending from acton were mrs maureen mullor miss dorothy fisher and miss donna rlseborougb of the robert little school theme of the conference was crislsl and delegates heard speakers on a wide range of subjects of current concern including larry hendersonscott young percy salitman allan lamport tim reld mpp tom faulkner of the students council of the u of t stewart goodtngs associate director of the com pany of young canadians and roman catholic scholar father gregory baum local news items bad weather kept ice fish ermen home last weekend fierce wind and swirling snow resulted in the closing of some roads further north and the decision to discourage people from venturing out on lake simcoe as food for thought the following is submitted by fred new the regional library board representative of the one billion dollars spent on education in our province last year only six million was spent for all phases of public library work when it la realited that apart from universities and other lim ited facilities the average adult has to rely on public libraries for continuation of bis education at the end of his high school days of the study on the bible and the faiths of men the purpose of the study is to help us understand gods re lationship with people and his love and purpose for thorn to help us examine ourselves as to our relationship to god and to our fellowmen to help us under stand how god is working on tho world and what he expects of his people onvener foi months pro gram was mrb ii mainprise assisted by mrs r algto and mrs h allison an opon dis cussion period provod quite in teresting refreshments wero servod by tho committoo esquoslng school board chair man william lawson told tho township council tho board ontor- talnedtho milton and goorgotown librarians rocontly with avlowto coming up with figures on tho number of township residents using library faclutlos in the towns approximately 300 non-rosl- donts adults usodtho milton ub- rary but tho librarian was not sure where thoy woro from there weroalsojsononrssldont children using tho facllltlos in goorgotown 300 non-rosl- donts used the library and 750 children of which tho schootboard was responsible for approximat ely 150 of the laitor figure mr lawson said goorgotown assessed tho capital cost for run ning their library at 4 per per son thegeorgetownboardhoped for assistance from esqueslng school board or council as trschool board we cant be responsible for other nonresi dents using the facllltlos he reminded council hinting tho onus lay on them falling this said mr lawson i wander if council would consider library services on a county basis ho reminded tho mooting tlio school board would no longor oxlst at tho ond of tho yoar council promised to look into tho matter bacc again tjief rov gordon turner was able to take church services k acton united and chujfehlu last sndayaukoagh heonrutobes and remained seated much of the time he now has a smaller cast on bis- injured leg instant knitting newest sensation for hobbyist midwintm special 10b off on trtl original flavorcrisp chicken thu dellcioui hot chicken it prepared in our own kitchen the unique flavor crisp way only fresh plump fryert and the finest seasonings are used pressure frying retains the natural goodness and flavor browns ihe outside to a gol den crltpnett annual business meeting at evangel tabernacle the annual congregational bus iness meeting of evangel taber nacle was held tuesday evening february 13 the reports given in nearly every department show an in crease of continual progress the total receipts for 1967 were approximately 18471 the missionary giving is also on the increase exceeding the 1966 receipts by 1140 making a total of 2626 in missionary giving for 1967 evangel tabernacle congre gation were happy to see the reinstating of the doacon board j bailey e hawos and secret arytreasurer peter blnnlo the present trustoo board aro g stewart l macmurdo and g be wen ross norton was appointed sunday school superintendent and percy barker assistant wo look backward into 1967 with gratitude and thanksgiving to god and forward in 1968 with anticipation for a great march forward in a new dimension and outreach says pastor s m thoman the hottost news to hit fashion circles lately is tho introduction of broomsticksized knitting noodles and instant knitting huge stltchos made with from throo to six yarns combined tho now jumbo knitting noodlos aro 34 inch in diameter and both tho novice and oxport knit- tors are finding thorn tliorreatost invontion yot in six hour oi loss anyone can knit a dress or big beautiful bulky weatir beginners find rreat confi dence in tho new sized mudlu- says mrs gonlk an export from mary maxim who demonstrates tho now knitting tochnlquo the knitting proeoss is as simple and easy as knitting a straight scarf for dri ssos and sweaters only the mo i basic knltandpurl itltchlih is required thoro is uttlo finishing and no blocking for tin truly creative imlttor tho larri- ni odlub encourage indiv iduality one can experiment with tho new texture which may include throo different yarns you combine mixtures of worsted doubloknlttlng yarn bulky yarns and mohair the new knitting technlquo is certainly catching on in canada th ptihllr r sponse was so great the first lay it was introduced it was difficult to moot the do- mand and keep a sufficient stock of tho jumbo noi dies on tho coun- tor aa well as the full range of colours in the bulky yarns chicken snath yt chicken in a box w special fab ait family pah party fait ttm priori 8531201 end well have your er ready open friday and saturday 11 am fa midnight sunday noon la bm hood drivein home of frosfeefreer products acton mvd and qoeen it aden oscar feenstras poster tops all huronia district saturday afternoon in guelph osprlnge school student oscar feenstra was presented with 50 and a plaque as district winner in the canadian cancer society poster contest oscars poster on the hazards of smoking was a runnerup in wellington county but want on to top all other en tries in the huronia district there were 10 postersentered originally from osprlnge school oscar who lives at r r 4 rockwood received a plaque from tho erin section of the wel lington county unit of the can adian cancer society at a school assombly for his first win licence plates1967 variety expire february 29 even with an extra day its leap year the licence bureaus are predicting lastday lineups fire burns store mr mrs f dawson flames which threatened to wipe out a butineas block in newmarket sunday night burned the womans clothing store of mr aad mrs frank dawson mr dawton was a former part ner in the dominion hotel hare mr and mrs dawson who ttvad over their store war for ced from their apartment they are staying with friends shop in acton for your i toys comic book v coatum javvalury i see our reduced rates on ummj comic books arid nursot books vow monty ooh mjbyhn acton mini shop mmt st oak next la wllaa kwa daaat im 010 what this fabulous white will d0 without a single attachment 1 rag 17495 this sale 0095 only save 7500 you may select a be ituftes here are a few of int wn makes buttonhole sews on buttons automatic embroidery monograms appliques fully guaranteed for 20 yers 0 1 year free service jtiful cabinet or portable cam aijtifu at similar savings available only at the sew and save 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