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picket tinf at st albani christmas concert sunday was comfosod of the small try sun day schoolers protesting their late appear- ospringe ance they wore placated by mc john last arid remained to add more to the program staff photo waiting for santa at the firefighters annual christmas party was a difficult job for these youngsters but thov suc ceeded and he appeared to cjive out gifts say a few words and then took off again for the north pole tracey frixzell top finds santas voice a little loud in her one ear when he uses a micro phone turkey draw staged by ys the ys mens turkey draw was made again this year at their annual bingo a fairly good crowd attended the event in the y on saturday night winners of christmas turkeys were a white 52 church st a christmas supper concert well attended on saturday by mrs d g robertson mr and mrs harry fall of aldcrgrovc bc were recent visitors with mr and mrs h archibald bingo men ggix annual vesper service in united church sunday lights from two chrislnas trees and brackets holding candles lit theunited church for the annual cgit vesper service sunday evening the same prepared service is followed by the girls groups all over canada and the offering is forwarded to the national cgit committee of the canadian council of churches since this is the only cgit group in town girls from various churches are members leaders miss pern small and miss barbara symon had trained the girls so well they conducted the entire service themselves seoul guide mothers meet the scout and guide mothers meeting was held on november 26 with 24 present the main topic of the evening was arranging for the bazaar thai was held on dec t al the parish hall all donations were made by the mothers of guides scouts brownies and cubs they also told tickets on a doll and clothes that were made and donated by mrs glenn banks the gioup committee jre donating the christmas tree for the christmas parties being held for the packs mrs forbes is still in need of leaders for some groups the swap shop would be very plejsed to have any used uniforms the next meeting will be held the last tuesday in january and new members will be welcomed omb upholds two decisions the ontario municipal board last week heard two appeals concerning decisions made by the committee of adjustment in nassagaweya and dismissed both appeals the committee had refused to grant permission to tom gargdl to sever seven parcels of land from hit 150 acies the second appellant was r murray and sons they had applied to sever seven parcels from a lw acre property the committee had ruled against the separations as they would contradict nassagaweyas zoning bylaw the human body hat approximately 2500000 tweat gland with about 2500 pet square inch on hands forehead and tolea of the feet where they aiemott numerous readers were julie smith and diane bousficld and the five candle lighters were sandra denny gay nessett susan shoemaker pat sampson and sandra van fleet in the tableau sandra patterson played the role of joseph mary lauglilan was mary the shepherds were next weeks free press is published monday have your ads and news items in early please shoppers arf taking advantage of the monday and evening open store hours ibis week neighboring towns of georgetown milton jnd fnn and ihe city of guelph all had santa claus parades the next regular council meeting which falls on christmas eve ias been put forwjrd j da lo next mondav dec the father ot a robert little school pupil repoited to police last friday that she had been approached by three men who urged her to get inlo their illegal christmas present for someone was ihe parcel worth s8 stolen lasl weekend from a cjr in the iga parking lot the incident was reported to police martha long carol masales bonnie jones and linda perry and the three kings carol pickles mary ann dc haan and barbara rcid ushers were debbie bousficld and kathleen dills all 25 members of the group sang the anthems with dr george elliott at the organ local news items rev gordon turner was guest speaker at the ys mens meeting last thursday lie impressed his listeners with a timely talk on christmas a copy of the free press mailed to burlington r r i came back tuesday after being to rhode island usa needless lo say nobody could be found there who had just subscribed lo the acton paper the new library has lots of room for a christmas tree this ejr its a far cry from the old quarters where even a few houghs would have clogged up traffic completely this weeks l0 years ago column has jn item about a pam lound growing in the snow its not exactly a case of history repealing itself but another pjmv was picked this week in an acton garden anu brought to the free press it was still bright and full of life despite he cold simioni ij7 wynford acton joe brent k highland ave georgetown mrs e gtischow 31 nelson court acton mrs gladys davidson id eastern ave acton john fields 62 longfield acton r mcdonald station hotel acton mrs sally leathcrland 25 main st n acton r boers milton and joan leader r r i limehouse the husband of one winner and the wife of another were there lo welcome the news of their free christmas bird ed leathcrland and mrs white the draws were made by bingo players cash prizes were awarded for the bingo those in charge of the evening were gary bateman doug copeland ed leathcrland elmer smith walter dubois and bill mainprize assisted by wilbur mcmullen the y ladies auxiliary christmans draw was made at the same time with mrs beryl constantine in charge don gordon of canadian tire acton won the wall clock s krantz 37 elgin st acton the portable radio and nola couture 131 bower ave acton the toaster churchill mr and mrs gordon ailken visited on saturday with their son and daughterinlaw sherlock and mrs ailken at new hamburg friends arc pleased to learn mr basil ncwmark was able to return to his home on the second line following recent surgery al toronto western hospital during his slay in hospital mrs ncwmark stayed wih relatives in toronto jack sim of miniico spent the weekend with mr and mrs david stewart mr and mrs stan smith of etobicoke visited on sunday with their uncle and aunt d g and mrs robertson a number of senior pupils from the local school and the principal bruce macphcrson attended a court session in guelph one morning during ihe week mr and mrs william wragg sr left on thursday morning for mexico where they hope lo spend the winter in their new camper trailer during their absence their son william and mrs wragg and children are slaying on the farm the annual christmas supper and concert of the local presbyterian church was held saturday evening with a good attendance of children and parents following a bountiful supper an interesting program was presented by the pupils and icaohers santa claus helper in the person of fred archibald arrived and presented gifts from a wellladen tree give white gifts to evangel hall white gifts were presented su nday morning at the presbyterian church by various organizations and the church school they were taken monday by the rev mckcnzie to evangel hall toronto a mission which helps thousands of people each winter with problems of poverty and unemployment have your heard about the secretary who worked a four day week it took her six days to do it the aclon froo pross wodnesday docember 18 1968 charlie browns christmas highlights baptist program the congregation of the baptist church enjoyed a fumily christmas dinner together in the church on saturday evening many sunday school pupils their parents and adults of ihe congregation sat down at the wellfilled tables there were guests from fergus guelph and milton the sunday t c h o n i entertainment followed when each class presented recitations orsongj a highlight of tluftprcchim was- the biif prouuwirfil of charlie browns christmas this playlet will he repealed again dm saturday for the residents of the elliott home ill guelph at the close of the program sunday school superintendent colin baillie handed out gifts from under ihe tree assisted by jeff cooper and ralph landshorough ummm flavor cbbp chicken tastes so goopm chickfn snack 2 pieces of chicken french fries 79c i chicktn i ro special program at knox church this sunday morning at knox church the church school will sec a sound film the brightest night and individuals and groups will take part in the program parents arc also invited to attend the special christmas program from 45 aitifjiiitil 1045 am 3 pieces of chicken french fries cole slaw buttered bun honey 139 special pak 1 8 pieces of flavor crisp c4 1q i chicken ready yl lto serve family pak 1 14 pieces of svm 4kl chicken rolls 3 party pak 1 20 pieces o chicken r the i la it on county museum hikird held its iiimul icception in the museum wednesday of lust week actons representatives to county council bert llinton md dr i oykes and their wives were among the manyguests- car over cliff in roclcwood tuesday a rockwood woman mrs christina barrett and her three children plunged over the cliff at the fool of ihe steep lull west of harris street in rockwood late tuesday afternoon the volkswagen was a total wreck and mrs barrett kimberly lome and christina arc in st josephs hospital in guelph all aic reported in satislactory condition there were no other cars involved in ihe accident police reported the car went out of control and through the guard rails guelph opp investigated dr and mrs robert buckner arc living now at la delmonl rd kingston 5 jamaica west indies and daughter miss jean buckner is recuperating after a bout of pneumonia which put her in oakville hospital its the week for ucardmorc and co christinas parties the foremen had their dinner at the plant monday and the office staff have their party today wednesday at york house and saturday is the annual christmas party for the children at the plant with fun refreshments and gifts qfflltcc pattttetpavum mmchant phone 8531201 and your order will be ready 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