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By Wendy Thomson It seems silly to get excited about a day In Toronto but do Or maybe its Just the thought of getting away from the house thats so appealing Anyhow once I decided to take off a few weeks ago my mind was in a constant whirl In the rush of making appointments arranging transportation and such Of course things went far smoother in thought than they did in actuality The first blow was to hear that my three youngsters would be home at noon due to some sort of teachers convention That isnt what they called it this time it changes from year to year and I to track that During the night snow had cut my day away In half One large problem was of course what to wear One ad viser said No miniskirts theyre OUT My mini has been out anyhow since I melted a patch witli a too hot iron Pauls are to Every now and then fashion news does trickle out this way and from what Id heard lately it was pants that were in I brushed up my cord flares and cleaned up fancy rubber boots to wear under them seemed logical that with all the snow we had here that particular week our barn had Just about disappeared Toronto would be vast avenues of slush With those ready and my purse pocked with about pounds of odds and ends I didnt nave too much to do when the big morning came Except hair To maneuver it into some sort of halfdecent arrangement is always a battle and to keep it there Is another In damp windy weather my hair not only goes limp but It goes limp straight out on end If you can figure that have to sort of glue it in place and my spray gave out after one brief I ended up using that new spray stuff for men as a holderupper Didnt smell right but whos to care Into the truck I hopped and headed for the GO train in Oak- only to find that that three minutes I spent hunting for hairspray had messed up my timetable Rather than wait an hour for the next train I decided to drive in dreading the thought of the morning traffic Woman driver Much to my surprise It soon became quite apparent that a woman in a truck was not considered as much fair game as a woman driving a car especially a small one That old truck beatup and worn could not have been afforded more courtesy and room If It had been a Rolls I was into Toronto In nothing flat Its bean years since Ive been into the in the daytime and I was appalled by the dirty smoky air after leaving a bright sunny morning up here The smell as I got closer was like the stale air from inside an old beach ball It was around about here that I noticed odd glances from other drivers and it took me awhile to realixe what they were looking at sifted through a few cracks passengers side of the truck to make a fair sized drift Inside and was swirling around in the drafts In an absolutely dry and snow- free In spite of my boots city the sight of someone in driving along with a miniature blizzard around her must have been a little unusual Home town girl I had a marvellous morning Toronto is my hometown and I always enjoy walking in It All my business went more suc cessfully than Id hoped I met some quite interesting people and when I went to leave I had no parking fee as the chap in the lot never turned up One funny incident happened in a bookstore I startled a young clerk no end when I burst out laughing on coming face to face with a special adult section at the back It all seemed so silly but he hastened to tell me in lowered tones that the morality squad raids the place quite often Sixteen clerks have been arrested so far and hes Just been lucky to have been missed There were little off notes here and there of course Pants are not particularly in I saw only three pair Still skirts trucks dont really go together What did annoy me was to find after I got home that Id spent all day with a blob of oil from the gas cap smudged across one cheekbone No one listened The thing that bothered me most was the sight of a little man in a restaurant chatting away to everyone who glanced his way and to the air If no one did He told small stories of his family In Poland It seemed rather pathetic that in a city teeming with people there was no one to listen I thought of him that night when I went In to Acton and spent one hour shopping and almost two talking The lady In the library asked about the horses one In an office asked after my mother The friendly watch repair man philosophized for IS minutes then said Say a word about me sometime eh And a complete stranger complained about snow removal and told me jokes over the bread rack Its nice living near a small town ACCOUNTING FRANK D GRAY Accredited Public Accountant Ontario Phone LEONARD Dental Surgeon Suite No Hlnton Mill St E Acton On For appointments phone ANTIQUE RAINBOW Antique Used Furniture Stripping and Repairing and Upholstering Call 8530551 for Free Estimate Mr and Mrs Tom Manes enjoyed a weeks holiday in the Bahamas Mrs Edna Snyder and Miss Campbell of Toronto visited recently with Mrs Marguerite Taylor and Mrs Mabel Symon Mrs James is visiting with Mr and Mrs George at Thornton Some members of the Golden Age Club attended the Spring Flower and Garden Show In the Royal Ontario Museum Toronto Mr and Mrs Charles M Davidson haw returned home from a six week vacation in Mexico Mr and Mrs A M Mac- accompanied Mr and Mrs Ross Gordon of to visit the formers brother Mr Frank Macpherson and Mrs Macpherson in Streetsville one day last week Mr and Mrs Mac Symon returned home from a two week holiday to Florida and an ocean cruise They report the weather was perfect Mr and Mrs John Wallace of Unity Sask have been visiting with the formers sister Mrs C Britton and family and other friends Families of students on the Mediterranean tour are following their agenda day by day Some of them cabled home word of their an glad Mrs Fryer baa returned from Guelph General Hospital It is hoped Mrs Fryer will soon be Improved improved in health Mr Charles Cutts Is improving following surgery In General Mr Fred King Is having a stay in General Mrs Leslie is a patient In Guelph General Hospital A BEAUTIFUL plant almost three feet high decorates the living room window of th home of Mrs Brook Road Mrs Brook an avid gardener brought the plant up from the basement of her home three weeks ago when It was only five inches high and nurtured it along to its present splendor The plant has three blooms and the petals are of a deep rose and white color Mrs Brook also has several lovely African violets geraniums and begonias New venture APPRAISING and INSURANCE F L WRIGHT Wilbur Street Acton Ontario Phone Appraiser and Insurance Over Years in Acton ARCHITECT The swap shop started by a concerned group of women opens this Wednesday afternoon today for the first time Volunteers have been sorting and pricing donations and will be on hand in the from 1 to The few organizers who felt the thrift shop system was needed here in Acton and district have since been Joined by willing women They havi decided to put a small charge clothing boots etc and thi proceeds will go toward covering expenses The service will be open everj Wednesday afternoon DONALD E SKINNER BArch Stavcbank Rd Port Credit 2743428 Residence 519 AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIRING Report convention to ladies fair board Mr Harry Is home again after an eye operation Mrs George Benton Mill St is convalescing at her home after successful surgery at Grace Hospital Toronto Slater St Madeleine of Toronto Mrs Bentons sister Is with her for a time Mr Albert Newton Churchill has been a patient In General Hospital where he underwent surgery Others who have been patients in Guelph Hospital are Mrs Edgar Mrs Lulu Sinclair Messrs Reg Galloway Murray Coles Donald Ken Norman Morton and Russell Murray Newcomers to town have been welcomed lately by the Hi Neigh bor Welcome Service Rev and Mrs Eckstein and family moved from to Elmore Drive Mr Eckstein works at International Malleable Iron and is also the pastor of the New Apostolic church here Mr and Mrs BendJcks and children have moved to 119 Elizabeth Drive Mr Bendicks works at American Motors while his wife operates the successful new delicatessen on Mill St Mr and Mrs R Ashby have come from Toronto to Cob- Mr and Mrs Weston and baby came from Milton to 45 Roseford Terrace Mr and Mrs M D Smith and four children came from Georgetown to Churchill Road Again most of the newcomers work outoftown Welcome to all of them Euchre safe A euchre and bake sale was held Friday evening in St Albans hall Sponsors were Acton Womens Institute The baking was soon sold and the evening spent at cards Lunch was served afterward Mrs A Robinson was hostess for the ladies of Acton fair board meeting Thursday evening March Mrs Archibald the president was in the chair and Mrs McDonald secretarytreasurer gave the minutes of the last meeting and the financial report 14 ladles were present The Judges for the 1971 Acton Fair were decided upon At convention Fourteen members attended the two day convention In Toronto Mrs and Mrs Thompson gave report of the convention and mentioned thatamong the invited Presentation made by UCW The afternoon unit of Trinity CW met in the church parlor Tuesday March for thelr regular meeting Mrs H Force chaired the meeting and Mrs and her group took the devotional period Miss Dorothy Simmons sang a beautiful solo Business was dealt with Reports on sick and shut Ins were given by Mrs Shoemaker A gift of a lovely carryall bag was presented to Mrs Eaton on her retirement as leader of the group A social hour followed the highlight being a beautifully decorated birthday cake for two Mrs Eaton and Mrs Bowman Group tours hospital A group of 34 from Acton took the organized tours Sunday af ternoon In the Princess Margaret Hospital and Lodge Toronto The trip was arranged by the local branch of the Cancer Society For the first time this year guides awaited the hundreds who attended the annual Open House The volunteer guides took groups of about 20 to see the facilities New equipment Of particular interest was some of the highly specialized and costly equipment In the hospital A new blood machine purchased in January at a cost of does seven tests simultaneously In seconds These tests had to be done separately before The two cobalt bombs cost each The cobalt has to be replaced every two years or so at a cost The bus was donated for the trip by Tyler Transport Sunny weather made the trip pleasant guests were agricultural and fair queens Miss Anita Thibodcau Acton Fair Queen for 1970 was present The ladies discussed the idea that the presidents and secretaries names of the ladies board be recorded in the fair book as well as the mens named The hostess Mrs A Robinson Mrs Davidson Mrs and Mrs served a delicious lunch while the ladles enjoyed a social period The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Thompson Lunch committee Is Mrs A Robinson Mrs J Van Fleet and Mrs Freeman No name yet for Dublin 4H On Monday March 1 the Dublin Seniors held meetings two and three They opened the meeting with the 4H pledge The roll call was answered and the treasurer collected the collection They decided to have the next meeting on Monday March at at the home of Mrs Douglas They are having yellow duotangs with black letters for their books They decided to leave their name till next week In this meeting Marilyn Barber and Bonnie Armstrong made com chowder made yogurt dressing Cathy and Cathy made peanut butter custard and Doris Black Gall Douglas and Karen Pierce made cottage potato salad Everyone enjoyed most of the dishes made Anniversary for chapter Members of the Duke of Devonshire chapter of the 10 met Tuesday afternoon March at the home of Mrs Young A donation was made to the Music Festival and members agreed to attend the Holy Week service together Sunday evening April Arrangements for the chapters anniversary in June were discussed After an enjoyable guessing game a tasty lunch was served The next meeting is in the evening at the home of Mrs Lidkea Speyside Auto Body Complete Collision 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