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thai acton fr press wednesday october 79 o erin blaze levels garage firefighters save house spur of the moment thinking by archie mcdonald who mi visiting a neighbor and quick response to call by both the acton and kiln fire departments prevented a complete disaster at the home of wubit brown on the firth line of tiki township lale thursday afternoon acdinf to a neighbor mil mills a late afternoon bla2e thursday completely destroyed a helped to bring the fire under control and prevent it from destroying rrfaoe and lit content on the property of wllbert brown en the nearby house staff photo ith lin of erin towneiilp both acton and erin fire brlrjedee aujmafad girl receives award from prince miss bea hilts marks 88th birthday by mrs r shortill the tegular meetlni of the ucw was held on tueiday evening oct 21 at the home of mn harry shortill the devotion period wai taken by mm eveline snow thii included scripture prayer and hymn ai well ai a ihort discourse on the acrlplure the minutes were then read by the secretary mra willa shortill mn jemleeon the president led a discussion on eeveral ilenu of butlneu tuch n fall cleaning of the church and painting the baienunt float alio packing the bale mrt edna shortill gave the treaiurere report and mn elile swindlehursl her report on supplies for the social ucllon and for the kitchen tome added cutlery dither and rellih platei ai well ai serving ttayi and latge teapoti are needed diicuuion on a higher price for our banquets fallowed mn mary uwr gave the topic aulited by mn betty snow mn willi shortill and other i a very interesting topic it was on the cultural revolution in china mrs jessie madlll led a contest which was very amusing mrs pickup area vice president who was present from st andrews georgetown gave a leport and talk about the fall workshops and the assistance offered mist beatrice hilts was an honored guest being her 88th bltthday a birthday cake with candles was brought in and afterwards served with ice cream by mn betty snow and mn lola marshall assisted by the hostess miss hilts gave a little talk on her life here at balllnafad since her birth and information on the history of the hilts family who pioneered here over 14ft yean ago the while elephant sale was the fast part of the program mrs johnston in her inimitable manner obtained good prices for all and sundry of the articles submitted our red cross lessons on care in the home an coming along nicely about 30 are taking advantage of them we art grateful to mrs sales and mrs clark our leaden through the kindness of mn vera sanderson a senior lady in the person of miss beatrice hilts was able to spend her b8th birthday at her old homestead a little tea petty which included neighbors mrs garnet sinclair mn uoyd marshall mn floyd shortill and mrs frank smith was arranged by mn sanderson mr and mra wlllard sanderson calvin and lim now live on the hilts rum we have two 41 clubs one for the north pan and one for the south section i will report on each of their activities in the weekly turnabout mr and mrs haynes attended the luncheon on wednesday at the royal york hotel toronto when their daughter gillian one of eight grade 11 students was presented with the gold award by prince philip duke of edinburgh another of our brilliant young students kathryn sinclair presented the vuledlctorlan address at high school commencement in acton kathryn is now attending waterloo university mr and mrs george oakes of toronto visited with mr and mrt r shortill on sunday the latter a siller of mr oakes mr and mrs danny oconnor are building their new home on the town line near the bill line corner an epidemic of mumps is going the rounds at brisbane school and some of our wee ones have fallen a victim to this provoking ailment the brownies met as usual in the church basement also the cubs had their usual meeting mr and mrs roden have bought the store at eugenia mrs roden will be managing the store and mr roden will still work at smith and stone they both feel grateful to their balllnafad friends among whom they have shared the pail years thmoved on saturday sympathy from this neighborhood goes out to mrs burden at this time in the lou of her husband mr barden was a council member a reeve and a warden of our municipal affairs mr and mrs ernie mcktm have relumed from a holiday in los angeles california they went by plane and were guests of their friends mr and mrs campbell while there they were able to tour many interesting features of that city also they enjoyed the pleasant warm temperatures of 75 degrees and the nice cool evenings the balllnafad cemetery board met at the cemetery on friday morning last the board consists of mrs vera sanderson secretarytreasurer messn robert warne fred j shortill and richard shortill they met to discuss work to be accomplished such as filling in sunken graves and straightening memorial stones as well as reimbursing matt shortill for mower repairs and mowing of the area ans extremely generous donation was received from the widow of a former balllnafad man whose death took place last winter this donation was moat hatefully appreciated by the cemetery board this pioneer burial place is entirely dependent on the families of those who pasted away in the distant past and by the work of those who desire to keep it an attractive comer this year we were unable to secure funds from our council the centennial huu farm on the 8th line comer now owned by mr and mrs wlllard sanderson was the scene of an interesting event in the farms history an industry which has a branch in acton chose this site fur filming a movie using models and hitching the venerable hills team polly and queen to a sleigh they were even able to have a sleigh ride with jim driving the team ll is a conjecture ai to who enjoyed osmunce the event more the owners mr and mrs llllts who were present or dear old polly and queen who took everything in their stride as if moviemaking weie just part of their everyday life by mrs dg robertson the beef supper sponsored by the men of the local presbyterian church on satuturday night was a decided success and a tellout these suppers are becoming very popular and attracting guests from many localities the cuisine is of highest order and many favorable comments are heard mrs s smith acting captain and mrs rolfe as helper have started a company of girl n to be known as 1st oipringe girl guides the girls meet each thursday evening at the school from 79 janet vender helde and heather smith are patrol leaders other members are laura and lou ann leslie susan hodge barbara and doreen johnston christine lundregan and judy johnston mr and mrs john aitken and baby daughter of bagottville que are holidaying with the formers parents mr and mrs gordon aitken bobby weeks and the two small children of mr and mrs ken smith of bel wood mrs w ghutford of hiluburgh were weekend visitors with mr and mrs norman mckenzie church services at the local iltm tltkt mew stop construction hillsburg homes don dedman mr mcdonald rushed to the scene of the fire which started in a garage beside he brown home erter children returning from school came running into the dednun home screaming about fire mr mcdonald doused the part or the house neatest the flaming gauge and prevented the fire from spreading until the firefighters arrived however he was not tucceuful in his efforts to save a puny in the gsm mrs betty brown who wis in the house at the time the hie started in the gage told the free press that firefighters donned smoke masks to rescue a cat and dog from the tmokefilled house the blue eventually levelled scout receives medal from governorgeneral by mrs robert wright sunny skies were in uvor of the ladies aid of pden mill presbyterian church on saturday when they held their tucceuful tea arid bazaar in the sunday school room mrs r bucklock convener of the tea table and iter committee formed an autumn scene with colored maple leaves and mined fruit centre pieces tor the many tables pouring lea during the afternoon were mrs r sinclair mrsll gllbertsunmrs ii james and mrs r thompson from the united church while elephants and touch and lake tables were in charge of mrs ii buchsn and mrs w mcdonsld country slnre mrs ii cllbeilson aprons mrs j gllbertsnn babe table mrs w mclean and mrs lasby fancy woik mrs w gllberlson and mrs r wright recipes mrs j chamberlain mrs beryl wright the president and mrs r sinclair greeted the visitors as ihey arrived mrs sinclair opened the baiaar with prayer the eden mills and district community club held a successful dance on friday evening at the fden mills hod end gun club music was supplied by the four tunes orchestra and was enjoyed by all attending eden mills is indeed proud of one of our local scouts who is in omwa this weekend with his faltter and scout leader george bruce wayne chamberlain last summer rescued a local girl from the dim when she was stuck in some mud he has been invited to ottawa lo an investiture at government house where the governorgeneral roland michener will present him wllh a medal fur meritorious conduct which is to be followed by a luncheon al ihe chateau laurler hotel mr and mrs john ward and family had as their guesls for ihe pail week mr and mrs pal davis ol hawaii the sympathy of the community is emended to mrs smith and her two daughters and families mrs cliff abram and mrs norman marshall jr in ihe loss of a husband end father arid grandfather mr and mra ed jennings were in toronto and port perry over ihe weekend nw thri ilaltun is advertising for a deputy clerktreasurer in replace ihe countys deputy clerk clare mckay whose resignation lakes ellecl nov 10 tie personnel commlllee told membeii ol county council last week thai a change in inlet seemed necessary right now garfield brown la clerkednilnlslialor and deputy treasurer and ihe committee feels he should be renamed clerklreasurei administrator miss margaiei mealed is county treasurer but will be retiring in the mil hhi dlilanl future members endorsed advertising lor applicants for ihe poll of deputy clerktieasurer the garage but firefighters were able lo eallnguhh ii before ii caused any serioua damage fo the house besides the pony snowmobile motorcycle rolottlur and a large amount of lumber and tools were destroyed in the fire resident asks closure of road allowance etcjueslng council monday night agreed lo look further into the poulbillly of closing a load allowance on number 10 sideroad on the tan tide of highway 25 w u elsley a undent of the grea whose property adjoins the road allowance told council he would be interested in purchasing land now occupied by ihe road allowance he added thai lie would like to tee ihe present route of ihe sideioed maintained because of its scenic value entire school attends funeral the entire georgetown district christian school enrolment attended the funeral of slayesrold suzanne schlpper who died in hospital of injuries suffered when struck by a car afler leaving a school bus in georgetown the little girl wai ihe deughtar of id and betsy schlpper of r enrgetown who opei fish and chip butlneu h 4 georgetown who operate downtown georgetown the fatality which happened at ihe corner of park and charles st was ihe flril on georgetown streets in four yean guides begin supper success church were cancelled on sunday in favor or anniversary services at burns church erin at ihe evening service special music ii provided by mrs byron bruce and daughters beverly of toronto and brenda miss linda ferguson of kitchener and gary of st catharines spent the weekend with their parents mr and mrs rou ferguson mr and mn rou mcewan of guelph visited friends in the village on sunday afternoon miss jean howard of lisle illinois spent tliankiglving with mr and mis h r howard also visiting on sunday were mr and mrs r a craig mr and mrs barry furlonger of london mr and mrs earl howard and susan ofclarkson kenny mckitrick eldest son of mr and mn murray mckitrick is in toronto where he is receiving further treatment at the crippled childrens hospital d g and mrs robertson attended the induction service on sunday morning for rev donald whitehead held at guelph christian church rev whitehead has recently come from walnut illinois to serve the congregations at guelph everlon and block rd churches the tight money situation is being blamed for a virtual halt in home construction in a new subdivision at hilliburg that would have more than doubled the population of the village the 160 lot subdivision had barely got started is homes when the mortgage money market dried up and the firm was forced to finish the tint phase of the project with their own money all but four purchasers of the homes have been rejected by lending uultutions although the homes are telling for thousands of dollars leas than comparable homes in metro toronto the dwellings are serviced by septic tanks they are ineligible for national housing act mortgages and to 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