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Ballinafad The Acton Free Press Wednesday February Benefit night for Spears meetings dinner in news District Page A good attendance was present at the Feb meeting of the at the home of Mrs George Black Line Esq Tap Fifteen members and four visitors answered the roll call with a Bible verse containing the word Truth Mrs Norm Sinclair chaired the business at which time ft was decided to hold a quilting day at the church to have quilts on hand for needy families Also members were asked to make baby gowns for a mission centre in West Africa Attention was called to an annual meeting In early March at St Pauls church in Milton Members were asked to set aside good used clothing in readiness for a bale early the spring Mrs Gloria Johnson chose Love as the of devotion reading from Corinthians and I John closing her devotion period with quotations from Stewardship for todays Woman and prayer Lively discussion Mrs Emerson Clarke conducted a topic with a lively discussion on the topic of capital punishment Members expressing their views by vote on Mrs Murray La Rose conducted a quiz for program Mrs Bob and Mrs Norm Sinclair served lunch assisted by the hostess Programs for the year 1973 were distributed Extra ones are available for Interested ladles of the community meeting Eight members attended Ballinafad South Tuesday night Shelley Wilson read the minutes of the last meeting Demonstrations of types of collar finishes and necklines by Linda OConnor and Sheila Foster showed how to do an applique Death sodden Sincere sympathy is extended to the bereaved families of the late Mrs Alfred Thompson of whose sudden demise occurred evening Mr Smith suffered a painful accident to his leg last weekend Mr Archie also Is nursing a very sore leg which he Incurred at his work with the Caledon Ski Club Hot beef dinner The Jr farmers and guests to the number of enjoyed a hot beef dinner served in the church by the on Friday night Afterwards they held a social evening In the hall Evening with Spears Friends neighbors and relatives filled the Community Centre on Saturday night to spend a cheerful evening with Anna and Sid Spears and their family to compensate In a small way for their recent fire Good will and a friendly atmosphere and a knowledge that Ballinafad people really care for those in difficulty we hope will warm their hearts We understand they have bought a house In Georgetown Family dinner Members of the Snow family held their get together at the Community Centre on Sunday Members of the Immediate family to the number of about Miss Eileen Hurren and friends visited with the on the weekend Churchill Spears family donation to be made by CCCW Silver- Wood members cant find name By Mrs George Butt The first meeting of the club was held on Thursday night at at our leaders home Mrs Our leaders assistant Is Mrs Jones We have changed our meeting night to Tuesday from till Our president is Cheryl Spence vice- president is Beth secretary Heather Morton treasurer Lisa phone committee Cathy Beeney and Debbie Chamberlain press reporter Yvonne Carney We are having some difficulty picking a name for our club but we win find one We have all cut out our material and some of us have It ready for sewing Visitors Mrs C Flint and Mrs Lucy visited with the George Burts on Sunday Music pupils pass theory exam By Mrs A Benton Mr and Mrs Frank Holtman and Eddie motored to Cleveland Ohio the weekend of Feb to visit Mr and Mrs Hartting and family Theory exams Music pupils of Miss Noble tried theory examinations In December resulting as follows first calas honors Grade X thelineup of plates the first three days this week for Grade Jaddfstaffi Tart l to end for Department of Motor passenger cars only If you dont have your Robert Trueman second class Vehicle permit issuer Ed Watson and his plates by pm tonight Wednesday you will honors Grade l Theresa Homan assistant Mrs- Mary Anderson Until press have to walk tomorrow Joe and Wendy Stephens time they had issued approximately 1000 sets j Jennings Photo Congratulations to and her pupils By Mrs Fred Mac Arthur Churchill Community Church Sunday morning was very well attended for Rev A sermon Dangers Accompanying the Ad vancements of Civilisation The orchestra was In attendance and was enjoyed as usual The choir anthem It Is The Blessed Hour Of Prayer was also enjoyed Day Prayer Womens World Day of Prayer is being held at Churchill Community Church on Friday evening March at p Everyone Is invited to come loin in the service that Is being held all around the world The Young Peoples Group will be assisting with the service also the orchestra Ladies are asked to bring doughnuts or cookies Tea and coffee will be served by the Women The Churchill Community Eden Mills Brownie Eden Mills No Brownie Pack is flourishing as usual with tests and new studies and on January Janet Tolton Mandy Mitchell and flew up to Guides Janet and giggled through the whole ceremony and there were other Brownies there to see Mrs Stevenson of ficiate at the ceremony At its conclusion everyone sang songs and played games the guides and brownies together Visitors Mrs and Mrs also attended to see Church Womens paper drive Including the usual rag and scrap Iron will be held early in the spring usually early in April Date will be In news later meet The regular CCC Womens February meeting was held at the home of Mrs Archie Kerr on Wednesday afternoon Feb with a fair attendance Our new president Mrs Storey opened the meeting by reading a poem That Little Thing Mrs Frank Thompson gave the Devotions Some business and mainly a collection was taken up to use to buy needed things for the Spears who lost their home and contents by fire A paper drive will be held at a later date The meeting closed and a lovely lunch was served by the hostess Mrs Kerr assisted by her daughter Mrs Anderson Mrs B courtesy convener thanked all who helped the girls being enrolled Last night February was our last night in the community hall until the renovations ore completed We finished up our First Aid tests and worked on others Plans were made for a skating group to meet and pass their Skaters Badge and also we planned the outing at the Ice In Kitchener on March when we will go together with the Cubs and 1st Eden Mills Brownie pack Letters were read from Brown Owl who is in France now with her family with the meeting and a special thanks to Mrs Kerr for the use of her home Funeral Churchill friends wish to convey their sympathy to the sisters and brothers of the late Miss May Lindsay who passed away at Toronto Western Hospital Service was at Acton Funeral Home with Rev A conducting the service Churchill Community friends and neighbors wish to extend their sympathy to the family in the death of the late Mr Joseph Moritz of Acton at Georgetown Memorial Hospital on Feb IS Sudden passing Churchill Church friends and neighbors were shocked to hear of the sudden passing of the late Mrs Alfred Thompson at their home in on Thursday night Sympathy of the com munity is ed to Mr Thompson and all the family in the loss of a loving wife and mother and grandmother resting at The Butcher Funeral Home until Monday where the funeral service will be held at 2 oclock Temporary entombment will be at Conlngsby Mortuary Visitors Guests with Mr and Mrs Bob Kerr Jeffrey and Christine on Saturday evening were Mr and Mrs Cavonagh of Ken burn Mr and Mrs Brian Bessey and daughter Dawn of were Sunday guests with Mr and Mrs Bob Kerr Jeffrey and Christine Crows beard Mrs William Thompson reports the crows are around She has heard them the past week Still thats not saying we wont have more winter Snowmobiles ore enjoying these hills over the weekend again Mr and Mrs Leslie visited and enjoyed dinner with daughter Kathy on Sunday Day of Prayer service Friday Doug and the soloist is Everyone is invited to the Bernard Warren World Day of Prayer at of Toronto Presbyterian representing the Alcohol and Church on Friday afternoon at Concerns was the speaker oclock The speaker is to be Rev Sunday A youngster with no sense of escapes reality through drugs Many chemicals have been discovered In the last ten years Many find an inability to cope with the tremendous pace at which we live We are in a drug oriented society We want instant relief for everything We must find walking enjoying good books turning on to people We wont solve drug problems by burning marijuana factories Well do it in the family KENS AUTO SERVICE EAST END OF TOWN IT WAS A short life for this young tree at the corner of Mill and Willow Versions vary was it toppled by a truck unloading or by hand Anyway It wasnt a snowmobile Lower welfare costs indicate good times Use EMO County Council will consider engaging a courier service to serve all departments It was noted that the Health Unit A h- and administration office would be prime users of such a faculty ffig recent administration SSJSSS It was explained that in each i case staff people were being Kingston used to deliver parcels and make According to a report from Vivian Deputy Director of County Social and Family Services there was less need for general welfare and Still vacant No one has been hired yet as secretarytreasurer of Acton Agricultural Society filling the position left vacant by the resig nation of Mrs Irene SwacE Husband Wallace Swack- Is convalescing following a heart attack Snowstorm Even the weatherman expect Sundays snowfall Several inches fell although the predictions called only for Hurries in the evening Power off Power was off this district for about an hour Monday morning when a voltage regulator at the Rockwood transformer station failed special assistance in County during than there was the previous year The department paid out for general welfare assistance which includes food and clothing household supplies utilities shelter and fuel That represents a reduction of from the year before A reduction of was indicated In special assistance which amounted to This includes medication dental and optical services funeral costs transportation and prosthetic appliances Fewest n welfare County had the lowest percentage of people on welfare of any the municipalities with illations over In Ontario Halton per cent received welfare assistance in August of as compared to an average in the province of and a high the and Russell County area of per cent During January of employable people were on the welfare roll were on the roll received supplementary assistance and received special assistance trips to Toronto which Is time- consuming for the staff and expensive too At one point during the discussion it was suggested that the Emergency Measures Department broaden their duties and serve as a courier service when the service was necessary Members suggested there wasnt enough work in that field to keep the full time director coordinator and part time receptionist bus An estimate from an industrial courier service quoted to serve the county on an annual basis on a series of regular pickups and deliveries The committee agreed to make a choice at a later date GO plans In Georgetown details are being worked out before the GO brain begins its runs Being planned are parking lot ticket AUCTION SALES PUBLIC AUCTION No Reserve MILTON LUMBER YARD 159 St Milton All and Fixture SATURDAY MARCH 3rd II am sharp We have been commissioned to sell at auction the fol lowing buildings All now on the real premises for wrecking mat erials consisting of- frame storage sheds ra nging in sue and totalling over ft of heavy lumber also Taylor floor safe many electrical fixtures exhaust fans gas heaters aluminum door plumbing fix tures pre fab garage mod em finished counter wooden shelving good used sales place where the trains will panelling anil an stay overnight and underground walkway at the north end of the station Three trains will stay there overnight draw Acton Junior Farmers made their draw at their banquet at Ballinafad on the weekend Winners are Betty Mclntyre with 45 and Bob MacArthur with and other miscellaneous mater ial also Stihl chain ranging in assortment of color Inspection March I psn TERMS Cash with depo sit day of sale For further information contact AUCTION LTD Clorfcson Road North WE NOW ACCEPT CHARGEX FILL UP YOUR TANK HERE SAVE ON YOUR GAS Be ready for spring summer with UNIROYAL TIRES Priced as low as