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v 2 th acton freo press wednesday december 18 1968 by wendy thomson i went to famhjm yesterday thats my grandmother weymans house in toronto and by the way the family refers to it youd think that it was the only house on the block over the years 20 famham avenue has become simply famham its an old three storey place large enough that at one time or another each branch of the family has lived there for awhile with my grandparents we were there my parents my brother and i from the year i was seven until i was 14 and most of my memories are of that house and thaf time i hadnt been to famham for over two years before my visit yesterday and i think that my awareness of everything about the old house was heightened by the thought that i very likely wouldnt be going back again out of pure longago habit i cut across the lawn the front steps still creaked in the same boards and the doorjatch had exactly the same clank and rattle as it did 16 year ago the house itself was very stillnot just quiet but stilland it felt rather strange to wander through it as i went i thought of all the things that would have been going on at this time of the year upstairs was a tiny kitchen that my mother used where to my horror i found that carrots went into christmas pudding downstairs was a huge kitchen with a small pantry off to one side smelling of all kinds of spices mainly cloves grandma would have been buttling about preparing afternoon tea with scones and a special brown bread and stewed rhubarb her family always came home for christmas and there was the extra baking to do then grandpa just sat in a quiet corner puffing on a cigar and waiting for the grandchildren to descend on him the puddings made in special crockery molds with a holly design on the sides bubbled and rocked on the stove i have the molds now and have been trying to decide whether to keep them as part of our tradition or to tend them to the other branches of the weyman family complete with puddings for christmas my parents living room upstairs was the heart of celebrations grandma had a sittingroom we had a irvingroom my memories here are all patchyall sorts of bits and pieces that when put together make up a warm happysad family feeling i remember the rolls and rolls of green and red crepe paper that were twitted together and hung in almost every roomwe got the tail end pieces for the bedroomsand the wreaths for almost every door snow has a very special look when it swirls around a lamppost at night and i used to watch it from the second floor windows snow seemed extra quiet then maybe because it deadened a lot of the usual city sounds my father was an artistnot a weekend artist but an allday everyday kind at christmas he let us use his big drawing board desk and provided us with all sorts of odds and ends to make gifts and christmas cards and suoh one year we decided to print cards wrth linoblocks i forget what i hacked out but my brother cut a praying monk with noel across the top it was never used because after he printed trie first card ian realized he should liaye reversed the letters as the greeting came out backwards in our livingroom was the tree and the gifts were distributed there the two i remember moil clearly were a dollhouse and a milliners shop grandpa made the dollhouse when i was about eight a lovely wooden twostorey one willi stairs a bay window and a front door that opened the rest of the family helped furnish it with little things ive still got the milliners store was a complete little workshop with dummy heads wee felt hats of all shapes and sizes ready to trim with the feathers veils ribbons and things i think that was the year i hid my present for ian so well in the huge linen closet that i forgot about it and remembered it a few months later only because we got into an argument and when i threatened to take back my christmas present he realized i hadnt given him one now my youngsters are the grandchildren and celebrations are held here my mother is coming up from oalcville on the 24 but ian says he has no intention of being awakened at six in the morning on the 25 thank you me im bustling and baking and i couldnt help but smile at beth last week when she expressed extreme disgust on finding me putting carrots into christmas pudding grandmas wheat bread sltt vi cup all purpoie flour vj up biking powder vi ftp bikini tods vi up salt 1 tip sugar add 1w cupi whole wheat flour ind mix well add 1 cup sour milk and stir to moiiten ingredients turn out on a lightly floured board ind knead 10 times ship into a round loif on a greased bikini sheer bike at 350 degrees for so minutes note to mike milk tour add i tbip lemon juice sweetnuts beat together i egg white 2 tbtp cold water vi tip cinnamon vt tip cloves vt tip allsplae until soft peikl form beat in vi cup ujgir belting until mixture gets u stiff as it will go throw in 2 cupi whole albert nuts stir gently to cost then place one at a time on a greued biking thcct bike it 275 degrees for 40 minutes cool thoroughly store in tightly covered contiincr valerie mcginn president friendship juvenile lodge friendship lodge no 457 of juvenile orunge association held its annual election dec 2 with guardians mr and mrs k mcdonald assisted by bro dan holmes worthy master of lol 467 and bro carnochan worthy past master of l o l 467 the following officers were elected worthy president valerie mcginn vice president muriel holmes chaplain cindy thornhill recording secretary tina vanderkoey fin secretary heather higgins treasurer robin speaker 1st lecturer kathy roach 2nd lecturer arnold gordon 1st standard bearer connie gordon 2nd standard bearer gloria gordon escorts sylvia gordon and rhonda speaker after these officers were installed past president jeannelte yateman was presented with her jewel by w m dan holmes of lol 4t7 this is the last meeting until march of i oft carollers sing distribute gifts cgit members went carolling monday evening with small gifts they had made for shutins they had their christmas party afterward at the united church pot luck supper st albans young peoples group held a christmas pot luck supper monday evening the girls brought food and the boys homemade corsages and there was a gift exchange ijomjmo fa mrs eleanor donaldson celebrates 93rd birthday christmas letter from missionary readatwrs the christmas meeting of the afternoon auxiliary wms of knox church was held at the manse thursday afternoon december 1 2 miss isobel anderson presided with mrs a ii mckenzie miss robena clark mrs robert algie and mrs r m macdonald in charge of the program miss anderson and miss clark brought inspirational christmas messages and a christmas letter to the members from miss beatrice scott missionary in amkat india was read mrs mckenzie contributed a solo and all joined in the singing of carols arrangements were made for remembering the sick and shutins of the congregation at the christmas season while under the gaily decorated christmas tree members placed their gifts for evangel hall the presbyterian churchs mission in toronto during the social period the committee members served a dainty lunch befitting the christmas season celebrating her 93rd birthday tyi tuesday dec 10 mrs iileanor donaldson still gets about by her own team and retains her sharp memory and her happy smile she was born in monoghan ireland and says she is the last surviving member of a family of 10 after her marriage to john donaldson a scot she lived a few years in glasgow before coming to acton in september 1923 mr donaldsonworked for beardmore and company for the past 10 years the has lived with mrs n lambert on main street ive always considered aclort as my home town says mrs donaldson she admits she has seen many changes since she came when i go out theres not one i know any more when asked what die thinks of mod fashions and modern music site commented well i guess its a new generation living in different limes weve just got to accept it she says she wouldnt attempt to advise young people today i think they know more thai we older ones ever did site says mrs donaldson celebrated her birthday on saturday when her family could be present she has a son jack in wingliam a daughter mrs elizabeth turner here in acton and two grandchildren she was thrilled with many gifts and cards of good wishes from family and friends christmas clearance o toys now 20b off symon hardware attention friends of trinity united church deadline for purchase of share in world need at cost of one days pay it december 31 1968 have you bought your share mm hjtanor iter 94th year donaldson main street till active in staff pholo mrs v bristow elected acw president for 1969 the anglican church women held their annual election meeting on december 4 in the parish hall the nominating committee presented its slate of officers for 1969 and this was voted upon with the following results president mrs v dristow first vice president mrs j creasey jr second vice president mrs c cook treasurer mrs e pratt recording secretary mrs d lindsay corresponding secretary mrs william denny flower and gift convener mrs c lindsay reporter mrs d hunter family life secretary mrs c nclles social service and supply secretary mrs t s newton assistant secretary mrs william denny kilchen convener miss m rowlcs assistant convener mrs c nellcs living message convener mrs j creasey sr group coordinalor mrs lclarke before the elections reports were given by the various groups the close of the first year as a combined group showed the organization to be in a very healthy state money had been raised by catering to seven receptions and dinners holding a christmas bazaar and tea and knitting nylon slippers for sale slim spkirge afler their usual session of exercises monday the slim and trim class threw caution to the winds and splurged on a christmas lunch with an exchange of gifts the classes are held in the robert little school witli miss mary golem as instructor mrs horace blyth hostess dublin wi christmas party the proceeds of this fund raising was used to install a new hot water tank in the parish hall pay for very necessary repairs to the church organ and supply new choir hats after fulfilling their various financial commitments to the diocese of niagara the acw were able to hand a very substantial donation to the wardens to help towards general church expenses after the elections the members relaxed and enjoyed the social part of the evening which had been organized by mrs c winn and her group this consisted of court whist followed by a most enjoyable lunch two new members were welcomed earlier in the meeting mrs g smyth of roseford terrace and mrs j gordon of agnes street mrs gordon was one of the winners at court whist the other winner was mrs g fountain and mrs j rol was awarded the consolation prize wrap gifts at meeting of iode the december meeting of the duke of devonshire chapter iode was held at the home of mrs h r force a christmas buffet supper arranged by convener mrs w j beatty welcomed the members and was enjoyed by everyone the regent mrs lidkea presided for a short meeting dealing with normal chapter business gifts were wrapped for patients in the acton district nursing homes while the members enjoyed preholiday visiting with each other f for gas appliances tjcssv richardsons tv appliances 201 main st e milton 7i949 999999994944449999949949499999999999949494444444444444494 peace on earth at this joyful time of the year i would like to take this opportunity in wishing each and everyone a very merry christmas and a happy new year chris a schouten auctioneer milton vbv- milton theatre tr 8783272 show times sun thru train 8 pm fri sat 7 9 pm sal matinee at 2 thuhshtlsat dec 192021 the double man color yul brynner cool cat cartoon sunmonyues dec 222324 dont raise the bridge lower the river color jerry lewis magic molicues fallible fables cartoon wedthursfrisat dec 25265 blackbeards ghost color by walt disney peter ustinov suzanne pleshette scrooge meduck 1 there will be two showings of blackboards ghost christmas day dee 25 at 7 pm and 9 pm the annual party of the dublin wj was as usual one of the highlights of the christmas season this year it took place on dec 2 at the home of mrs horace blyth and was attended by a large and happy group of members and also by some of the neighbors who are rapidly assembling to become rural dwellers after the opening ode and business was attended to the gathering joined in christmas carols accompanied at the piano by mrs george robertson much fun was had at the games prepared by a committee of the each member throughout the year has had a secret pal who has been remembered at special occasions by an unknown friend the identity of the sender was disclosed at the party and gifts were exchanged and accepted with much pleasure gifts for all were received from the institute and will be enjoyed throughout the coming year plant firefighters guests at dinner the annual dinner for beardmore and co fire brigade was held in the legion hall the plant firefighters and their wives saw company president norman braids made honorary chief complete with waterproof outfit a smorgasbord type of banquet culminated the proceedings all joined in enjoying the good things and departed for home glad to have yet another memory added to the list of dublin womens institutes gratifying gatherings jol holds party dec 14 the juvenile orange lodge members christmas patty was held december 14 there was a program of films followed by lunch and santa claus who distributed gifts and candy to about 35 children a good time was enjoyed holiday closing acton hydro electric commission office closed wednesday december 25 1968 thursday december 26 1968 wednesday january 1 1969 acton pharmacy christmas specials gift sets for men or women by faberge yardley old spice laura sec0rd candies johnson rig 139 baby oil 109 fact reg 119 value tooth paste 95c unos reo 139 fruit salts 99c flash bulbs flash cubes film 10 off bill yundt prop