Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 27, 1968, p. 21

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the acton fnja pn wadnaiday november 27 1mb david susan ontarios popular names with one exception halton and halton et liberal elected a completely new slat of officers including a 22 yearold vice- president during their annual meeting in milton friday mem bars of the executive shown are j m lodwith treasurer g churchill jackson returned as vice president p wattors vice president miss elizabeth robson vice president joe smith ecretiry terry kennedy pst president bob butler prosidont ind miss maureen swcotman vice president stiff photo if your name is david or susan you ouc u ontarios most turrctktly popular givui name reports robert wclh ontarios registrar generjl and provincial secretary as prefixed dmihk names joseph mary and marie arc the most popul ir perhaps not since shakespeau first posed the question whats in j name h is so much information been accunmt ited on i hristian or given names hy means of daj protesting- the tabulation of given names was j pypnuluet ot indexing birth revordi hy the office ol the registrar ttiitril whose business it is to record iinirths tifatriages and deaths ui the province tho tjbulution concerned names given ontarios isi 120 children horn in the provmtfe in lm of the 7sxhi hoys born in that year cvne out ol every 20 wis it lined david accounting for a total of will susan was the nunc chnsen for i nil puis out of a lot il ol 74 106 horn th it year m iking the name the most popul ir chosen lor hihy tiirls or lor one out of every is girls the ten most popul ir mims chosen lor hoys ind which winter fair awards church meeting wedding reception in area report by mm f mcarthur the churchill community church cccw held their regular monthly meeting jointly with the mens board meeting at the home of mr and mrs wallace swackliumer on wednesday evening with a good attendance the president mrs archie kerr opened the meeting with u short reading and prayer she then called on mrs trank thompson who gave the devotions choosing for her topic the cross 13 feet six inches compared to the christian faith scripture reading was 1st corinthians two hymns were sung mr hyde closed the devotional by leading in prayer the men then moved to another room for their meeting mrs kerr called on the secretary mrs f thompson to read the minutes of the last meeting some business was dealt with khd plans were nude for two banquets coming up also the bake sole and bazaar on friday dec 6 at simpsonsears showroom in acton mrs kerr introduced mrs harris of the harris florist shop wade heads west pcs f robert wade was reelected resident of haltonwest progressive conservative association at their annual meeting in burlington last week also reelected to office was second vicepresident mrs grace freckleton david coons was elected vicepresident dick west secretary and dennis johnson treasurer mpp for the riding george kerr presented mr wade with j gavel on behalf of the association john trimble a former chairman of hamiltons school board was guest speaker at the meeting and charged some of the ideas in the halldennis report were utopian he hit at the recommend ations concerning the abolition of formal exams and replacing homework with lung term projects he supported the existence ot exams because he feels it teaches students there arc rules to be met in the world in georgetown who came to demonstrate the making of flower arrangements which all the ladies enjoyed mrs w thompson thanked mrs harris and presented her with a gift for her kindness the meeting cloied and the hostcu mrs swackhamcr and her assistants mrs ii griffin and mrs w thompson served u delicious lunch for the ladies and menrvgroup courtesy convener mrs a winter thanked mr and mrs swackhamcr for their hospitality and use of their home mrs boh kerr was guest speaker on triday evening at comber junior tarmcrs banquet in essex county mr and mrs harold holden and family from harold also mr and mrs bill burgess of oshawa visited at the mceachern home on sunday friends and relatives will be pleased to hear mr arthur griffin of erin returned home on saturday to convalesce after a cataract operation in guelph general hospital quite a number from this district attended the royal winter pair this week mr and mrs dave williamson and mrs annie burns attended a wedding party held in honor of plan work bee on xmas lights a work hec to fix up the towns christmas lights is slated for an evening this week the sputniksmade the year of the first russian space shot have kept actons decorations unique lucli year a few chamber of commerce volunteers repair them and replace bulbs and theyll be put up on the lamp standards by the hydro crew used toys needed for yule hampers again this year the rotary club and lakeside chapter of the i o d c are combining forces- am funds lo pack chrislmjs hampers for needy acton families jl cluistnustime good used toys or childrens games or toys would be most welcome mrs l marks is waiting at marks grocery store mill st to receive anything you can give reelect o t e orville brown fob acton hydro commission the marriage ol mr and mrs sjih meredith of bronte at their home on saturday evening november 22 mr and mrs alfred winter were exhibitors at the royal winter tair their two year old stallion happy received second prize in his class and reserve champion in the junior class their brood marc bess got third pric and her colt won fourth prize in her class he also received fourth pric in the gctolsirc mr and mrs boh kerr visited on sunday evening with mr and mrs don scddon in i rin nass nymphs plan dinner the nassagawcya nymphs 4h club held their seventh meeting on saturday nov 23 the girls baked chocolate chip cookies and caramel oatmeal squares at the end of the meeting these cookies were served with chocolate sundaes the leader discussed table settings and table manners the girls decided to have their motherdaughter banquet on dec 3 everyone is to help prepare the dinner depdistrict gov visits lions skido draw saturday at dance deputy district governor ron sprang ol irmdilc paid acton lions a visit moiul ly night ind presented 100 per cent attendance pins to lion john grcifencder vic bristow boh hill md dive hunter he wis accomp lnicd hy 1 ions ron ii inner and ross i arnham of the trindalc club induction ceremonies for new lions lppic mulder and stewart wolfe were also part of the program the new lions were welcomed into the club with the h indshakes all around past president vic bristow was presented with a plaque hy lion chief ray lvclan in appreciation of the hard work he put into the presidents job last year lion vic replied suitably the lions arc preparing for their dance saturday night when theyll draw the lucky ticket for incorporation of cardno realty limited acton wasy announced in the last issue oil the ontario gactte incorporators arc david boyd mackenzie mary i haheth mackenzie and marna cardno brcarley quality ba products save you money gatolinvt motor oil diesel fuel fuel oil slow oil m mcuiiui a oil burner fminca clin 10 vears le pay swill carrying chiracs dapandibla service thompson fuels ltd 44 young st acton phone bs33174 vote or chapman to acton council december 2 the skidn they are selling tickets on plans were nude lor a big drive thursday i riday and silurdiy to dispose of the rest of the tickets the ski do draw is the major project ol the lions this year mstcid of sever il small projects lion luef i velm emphasized ill proceeds from the draw will go hack into the community accounted for a total of more than 24000 were in order of popularity and actual numbers david 3oll john 342s robert o2o michael 0042 jamci 2 100 paul ijiw mark l77 richird 1706 william lvi and kevin ni6 baby girls ir a total of i i 2 000 of them were given the following n tines in order of popul inly susan u1 saitdri i 2l i isj iim imda ii ik deborah 61 pitncia i h7 kireii 1016 c jllnrinc yss hristine oh ind donna hoi while the hirlh of hoys exceeded girls by a slight 1475 in numbers during l64 the name tahiilition indicates that pirents use i much wider selection of tunics when it comes to a choice for their daughters some n lines are popular for both sexes such as lerry chosen or 410 hoys audh girls i cshe chosen for 1 1 ft hoys ind 2xs uirls robin lor 1 2k hoys and 2x4 girls and kelly for 702 girls nit 16 boys one interesting highlight of the tiliulilion wis the many given n lines th it relied the increasing number of ontario newcomers from i uropeau countries especially the ijlin countries and other nations many childrens names from these countries arc prefixed with the given names joseph mary or marie the tabulation showed that there were 3140 boys prefixed with the j for joseph and a total ot 470h girls prefixed with the letter m for mary or m iric it could thereby he claimed lb it while i lie n imes david and susan were the most popular single given names names prefixed by joseph mary or mane were hy tar the most popular double names because of the limited column field in the punch card lor surname and given name the registrar generals office decided to convert these names to initial form and so allow other given names to be punched m the index card only 2s boys names were prefixed with the i rench jean though i k i boys were given jean as a single name the remaining 2t most popular names for boys many denoting biblical usagem order of choice arc brian steven o stephen daniel peter christopher jeffrey timothy kenneth ronald donald thomas douglas scott and gregory the remaining 25 most popular names for girls in 1964 were brcnda elizabeth kimberly barbara nancy heather kelly wendy cheryl sharon jennifer lori jacquclin i aura and carol if you want independent leadership unbiased and effective management 1 and a program based on common sense vote hinton for mayor a b supermarket 9 mill st qqi acton red brand beef calgary oven roast winnipeg pot or oven roast chuck steaks ground chuck 8530075 69 c ib d morning 1lb pko breakfastsausage 49 mtquades 3pie pko beep steak meat pies 4 i 1 maxwell house 34e off 10oz jar siva stk instant coffee 19 sunny farm 19oz tins siva 35c tomatoes 5 1 sarong 19oz tins siva 18c sliced pineapple 5 i 1 brights 48oz tins siva 22c apple juici 3 89 old tyme 13oz tins siva isc table syrup 259 stafford 19oz tins siva 290 tt filler 3 21 ocean kino 7uoz tin siva 20 fancy rbi sockeye salmon 49 simonlxig levoz tin luv 14t reddi starch 55 westons 44b christmas fruitcake 199 fresh produce daily chiquita bananas 10 us ne 1 head lettuce 249c prices effective nov 27 2 29 30 aylmer 13oz tins sva 23c kernel corn 5 8 1 facellk royale 24ly siva 44c facial tissue 411 quick kook 241 rao long grain siva 10 rice 33 proctor a oamru sva 444 18c off label king size detergent 79c cherry hill 13ax wedoi savr 30 cheese medium 49c f

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