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by wendy thomson it was just over 12 year ago that we brought our first little bundle of oy home jim appeared 18 month later david s yean after that and then haw been limu when i wish that id left them all on the nearest doorstep id just about get to the end of my rope and be looking for a tree to hang myself from when a small ana would twine around my knee and a soft voice would impart longthoughtout observation i know daddys man because be has whiskers and hair under his shoulders now what mother could do herself fat before passing that on to her husband perhaps mothers write down all these little odds and ends just to refer to id times of desperation when the 3 year old cuts the 2 year olds hair and inks ms noee as evidence that there are good days beth ttarted talking early and what she dldnt know she just talked around when the was four her favorite game was hide and leek but since the could never remember the come and find me the improvised alania cant wheieisme a person would be invited to sit beall side we and if i remember rightly i dldnt get too croat with her the day there was i loud bang in the living room and she came running into the kitchen to lean against me and say no either not mrtmn noflo i dint i dint bite jims balloon beth was very good with jim talking to hint constantly and feedint him little bits of information the thought he mkht need poor daddy has no pyjamas and just has to sleep with his tummy if you lie in the grata the dandyflowers will tickle you and ill teach you to ting god save our oval queen jim listened but never had too much to lay he was and it more of a doer and went around looking at things taking them apart teeing what they were made of how they worked and how he could make one too you can kill a bear and cut the legs off and put patches over the hotel and make a rug cord asked why cut the legs off if you left them on it would be coat if anything wu ever broken it win t long before it wu back in one piece once jim discovered the power of glue at fint the peril were fattened together in no particular order and he considered it a tucceu u long as there were no pieces left over but the older he grew the more adept ha became at putting them where they should be one night when jim was nine be became to engrossed in twenty thousand leagues under the sea that i had to tum off his bedroom light three times before he went to sleep the following night although the light wu off i could ttill hear pages being turned and looked in to tee what wu going on during the day jim had dug out an old battery wire tape and a small light bulb from somewhere and wu back at his book by the glow of his homemade flashlight david ii altogether different from the other two while the others cried incessantly while babies he never let out a peep now while they an fairly quiet he never stops talking although half the conversation u made up of questions i must admit that they are different a few of them are the usual why does but most of them are ones that throw me if a ghost hits his toe would it swell up do whales have eyelashes if a bird it extinct can you cook beef pork on menu on saturday nov i the dublin meatie mildi held their fourth and fifth meeting the meeting was commenced with the 441 hedge the minutes of the but meeting were read and adopted roll call the way i cook a family roast and one way my family likei pork wai answered by all the treasurer look up the collection the girls decided to hold their sixth and tevenlh meetings together on sat nov 8 it the home of the leader mrs latby mrs latby and mrs douglas read notes on buying and home care cj meat end pork arid pork cookery followed by a dis on preparing gravy cathy hmton and bonus armstrong prepared beef ttew while cathy latby and gall douglas cooked pork hocks with cabbage mrs douglas served tea and rntcuirs toaecooipany the hinch each of the girls and leaden agreed that it was a delightful meal i next on the menu is meat loaf j and braised liver with vegetables it does a caterpillar know that hes a caterpillar would buffaloes worry about their feet if a mouse has little socks for his little feet would santa claut put something in them some days when the queries are coming thicker vid fatter than usual i find myself laying to myself now juts hang onthe school but picks him up at 1 2 jo mlis gilbert kindergarten teacher wherever you are would you please tell david what would happen if a ghost stubbed hit toet my imagination is boggling this week for the ltdiei i wu talking to at the fair board tea a few weeks ago who expressed interest in my vinegar pie recipe here it it now mine turned out a little on the soupy tide to perhaps more thickening should be used ill leave it up to you virginia ouwashioned vinegar he mix toaetiler u cup flour or mors tad w cup white sugar la top of a dottble bolter add i cue aoi wsur tradrianv sad cook ever hat wattr uatil thlfiaftad slimfte coruluiuy la a bows coabbse 3 teals egg yolks u cup sugar sad 11 lip sail bear until sugar is dlstolvsd add a bit of the hot uuoi to tig yolk mixture sals well then pour back talo lop of double boiler tils vigorously cook over hoi wsur for 3 mat tdloutst or until thick and smooth add i tbss bulltr u tsp uason extract 3 tote of vinegar fewad wall and cool four into 9 1 pu shell lop with rurtiuua from the 3 egg whilst and 6 tbap sugar bake at 333 dosses for i minuses serve hoi and dont tell anybody what ii it till iheyve eaten it trip described to ladies aid a splendid attendance of members of knox ladies aid attended the meeting last wednesday in the sunday school room of the church mn w j mclntyre the president opened the program with a timely poem again following the tinging of the hymn breathe on me breath of god a twominute period of silence wu observed in loving memory of mrs george lanu who had patted on the previous week mrs lantz had been a member of the organization for many yean and hill retained her interest in all lit activities even after moving to milton mn g s matthews read the tecretaryi report and the correspondence a quilting bee had been held the previous week the president reported it wu completed and delivered to the owner final preparationi were made regarding the luncheon being held the latter part of november tickets were given out to the members by the secretary the devotional period wu taken by mn d s morrison reading the scripture and mrs a m macpherton leading in prayer the ladies were taken on an imaginary trip to california when mn alex near and mrs j c dennis thared their experience of a pleasant threeweek holiday trip recently to the west coast by but a pleasant social time wu enjoyed over the teacups when mrs w j mclntyre and mrs h murray served a delicious lunch pricepatten wedding in holy trinity hamilton the acton freer press wadrvatcuy november s 1969 ajwuwk uk leavino holy trinity church hamilton after their marriage are jean lillian patten and william lindsay price mr and mn david syer of wyoming visited mr and mn c landtborough on ihe weekend two carloads of trinity ucw memben enjoyed the wig and hat show in rockwood monday evening sponsored by the ucw there mr and mrt norman small of niagara falls were recent visitors of the letters mother mrs r m macdonald mn jean sproston mr and mrt brian sproston david mil jeanie sproston of toronto visited with acton friends on the weekend the rev gordon turner is back again after taking a course for clergymen at princeton university new jersey for two weeks last week mr and mrt james ralston visited mrt herb prentiss in arthur alto irene ralston in mount forest and her two daughters joan and dons chuck wagons study meat on saturday oct 25 the ballinafad southern chuck wagons met for the fourth time in the united church list weeks minutes were read by beryl mcenery further business was discussed led by the president thit weeks discussion wu centred on choosing meat such factors u price season quantity and number of people affect ones choice in this meetings group work carol buchanan and rote sotjlca prepared picnic shoulder aboul 18 members of walker lodge attended the official opening of the new masonic hill in georgetown on saturday there were 350 at the ceremonies which included a dinner mr and mrt murray smith mrt a j murray and mritr hansen visited recently with mr and mrt frank cooper and trevor in st cathannet mn wyman little is in guelph hospital and her many friends hope for an improvement in health soon for her she wu taken ill in florida when on a trip with her husband friends of mr w j mcleod regret that he is seriously ill in guelph general hospital hit daughter mrs mrrvin yabsley of ottawa was here for a few days with hejurenll about 18 memben of the testion of trinity united church attended a retreat sunday at the new hillcrest united church at hornby conducted by the rev gordon turner dinner wu served by the tidies of the church how ohm f ok wsinks blue watb nursery grebmhouse ifonmeruv ilue shtlncs nurscmvi on highwaav 3 mlias meat of acton sstmm specializing in 5hwb5 tkb rh6kbis pbbna1s nj1topunb consult us for vour garden and flower needs yovrsattsfacnon bour reward see me national line acton albieogkahl sekvice dchucioh 16 leaders learn to quilt at institute training school by mrt d bannister home economist sixteen helton county womens institute members met in milton recently for a tminlng school in quill making the twoday course was sponsored by the ontario department of st m machine age agriculture and food the ouulfag is a new found uea or expression for younger people this craft can be used on various florence i smith a craft specialist from ihe home economics branch toronto was ihe instructor she pointed out that many people are obtaining satisfaction front creating something with their in a doublering ceremony in holy trinity anglican church hamilton jean lillian patten and william lindsay price were united in marriage the rev d h west officiated at the ceremony at 530 on september 20 geoffrey bulllvant played the organ and the soloist wu oliver holland the bride is the daughter of mr and mn john patten mohawk road e hamilton and the groom is the ton of mrt hattie price rr i cantpbeilvtlle and ihe late etrl price the bride wore an empire wanted gown trimmed with heavy lace on the threequarter length sleeves end around the ttandaway collar a chtpel length train was held in place by tiny bows al ihe shoulders she carried a bouquet of yellow roses and white stephanotis the matron of honor mrs lyle gtwley and ihe bridesmaid miss dune calder and the flower girl miss christine gawley wore identical gowns of a dviinih mvmhvmim yellow orgtrua over taffeta with uay or rrayer program an empire waist of appliques of i adtntfhcchsoo at mission circle meeting cape they carried cascades of bionze and yellow chrysanthemums delberl linslead of lunehouse wu the best man and the uslien were lyle gawley bltckhealh don moffat guelph and master billy cunningham campbellville the ringbearer wai matter paul gawley blackheath afler a reception at the plainsman dining rooms the couple left for a trip to northern ontario and ottawa they are living at rr i campbeltvtlle jsx3 amwjahaw under smith each quilt block a the guidance of mrs leader made one agriculture and food the women are now qualified to teach quills- to groups of interested persons in their own communities they will conduct five or six meeting over the next few months a summary day is planned for march 18 at which the results of the project will be displayed small articles in addition to spreads for beds she discussed planning the color design and materials for quills making templates assembling pieced block and finishing corner and edget in the pattern algonquin trail or one of ill variations their samples can be finished as a chair pad or cushion lop the leaden who attended were ashgrove wi mrt m bird mn f ruddell btlllnafad wi mrt w mclean mrs l jamleson hornby wi mn c patterion mn a merry mountain union wi mn a clements mrs v norris nelson w i mn glen campbell mrs d sherwood norval wi mn d murray mn ii chester scotch block wi mn c rowney mn 01 service sllverwood wi turi g henderson mrs e williamson mrt lillian wagner acted u hosteti for the november meeting of the mtrion rudd mission circle held on monday evening a fine group of members participated in the program of the baptist womens world day of prayer the theme being let us rise up and build ada davidson and frances fetlham gave the reading with mrs htrrap norma balllie harriet helwig and muj- landsborough conducting the prayer session familiar hymns were sung which added to the inspiration of ihe program the president marg balllie opened the meeting and conducted the business a letter wu read by ihe secretary eileen lott from mrt walter johnson in the congo thanking ihe circle for the food parcel tent recently plana were made for the december meeting to be held at the home of mrt harold page in the form of a chriilmat parly at the close of the meeting a dainty lunch wai served by the social comiulltee jessie coles thanked the hostess and those arranging the program acw bazaar tea draws crowd on saturday afternoon pumpkins decorated the entrance to st albani parish hall for the bazaar and tea of the a cw last saturday afternoon the women of the combined church groups worked together to make their annual event a tucceu despite the rainy day pouring tea at an attractively decorated central table during the afternoon were mrs robbins mn john creasey sr and mrt harold denny mrs d hunter wu in charge of the white elephant table mn bayllss in charge of crafts and tewing and mn founlain and mn bui denny in charge of the baking attiited by other memben of the acw in charge of the delicious tea were mn v bristow mrs h dawson mn e pratt and mrt r anderson mn cam winn sold tea and door prize tickets when the drtw for a quilt wis made at the end of the afternoon kathleen dills ticket wu drawn she wu phoned and delightedly came back to the parish hall in the rain with a big plastic garbage bag to carry her prize in wars ale end mat water hiattno mooiin humglno pumfh anal water t ala nwata 5ts0l rockwood frank carney amd tow iis daughters of knox plan mincemeat sale birthday the monthly meeting of the daughten of knox wu held in the mitt ellen anderson room on monday nov 3 the president mrs tom watson opened the meeting with all tinging living for jesus and repeating the mottot mrt brian moore retd the minutes and the roll call wu answered by the number of calendars each member had told during the butineu plant were made for a birthday party of the daughter of knox committees for making the mincemeat next week were named mrs harold swallow and her group led in thsvdevotion and itudy book opening with hymn where cross the crowded wayi of life mrt a mckenzie gave a reading friendship and service followed by a discussion led by mrt tom watson and mn cliff ashley about clannishneu toward open community hymn softly and tenderly jesus ii calling and the mizpah benediction closed the meeting the group in charge served lunch and a social time wu spent trim tlaa fomlse tamos and lauana have caught an with intermedia tin buvars be sure to dftva and price one before vou buy now as awsliianntisoloft ltd 3m outlph street oaorgetown b7 ajotso o rent buy cor wyndham t macoonmiu stl aaababbbbbbbbbbbbia u e l p habtaavbtaahgajgagi 5000000 to unclaimed savings is any of it yours so well be glad to arrange transfer to a bank of montreal account on december 31st 1969 the canada post office savings bank will terminate ope but there remains about 5 million dollars in savings accounts still unclaimed so think carefully do you or any of your relatives have a post office account any of our branches will be glad to open a true saving account for you where your money will earn 6w interest per annum tt bank of montreal ctsmadafe first bank edward pratt manager