The Acton Press Wednesday March 14 By Wendy Inert must still be a fair number of women who don drive REALLY should learn but The excuses vary a lot but I think the main reason must be because tbey re smarter than the rest of ua Oh I know it a handy thing to know In case of emergencies or Just to get away from the house for a while but the silly part Is that usually the emergency involves the car anyhow And I think most women drivers are In general agreement that when they know how to drive and have a car the yen to leave the house deserts them Just knowing that they CAN leave Is enough And once a wife has that little was nerves on the of paper that allows her on way bock Into town to have a look the road she seems to get sent for truck figuring that with all kinds of things that her my luck there d be some sort of a husband usually would have picked up on the way home from 1 where but I was okay work Its the old game of Why mmt you leave all the very un important things you re doing As I said t mad at lite preparing supper for is first That started when he people and run into town for a slammed the truck door on his MAJOR IVAN McNEILLY of the Salvation Charlotte Quite a few former Newfound new for me while I take thumb Army welcomes Dan and Verley to the landers like the attended the special I think 1 just stay home from special praise meeting in Trinity United service numerous variations on the same church Sunday Dan holds daughter Dills Anyhow once a women has that licence and even if she has a car that always mean she agoing to go where she plans to As I can well attest As you know I sometimes have problems with vehicles I had barely got over the last little es capade started speaking to me again when I had another problem THIS time I thought I won t get emotional at allIll Just do everything logically It started one Wednesday when I decided to take a quick run Into town in the truck As I pointed out before I sometimes not too good on backing up and when I went to turn around In our parking spot the front wheels Family Page Newfoundlanders welcomed to Salvation Army service The Salvation Army Sunday held for the first time a praise meeting In Trinity United church Acton The afternoon meeting co incided with the anniversary of the Salvation Army and had special appeal for Newfound landers with Salvation Army background About Newfoundlanders stood when asked and got spontaneous applause from the congregation The organizers were very pleased with the attendance here of people from various churches and particularly the easterners now living in town Partlclpatlsg Speaker was Col Wahlstrom Chief Secretary for Canada and Bermuda who comes from Finland Also participating were the commanding officer of the citadel Mai Ivan Mc Mrs and Institute 70th anniversary cake Barens Holmes wedding March 2 Vlckl Holmes and Frederick John Michael were married Friday March in Knox Presbyterian church Acton by the Rev A McKenzie The church was decorated with bouquets of yellow and white Shasta daisies for the evening ceremony The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Allan Holmes 53 Willow St The is the son of Mrs Mill and the late Barens He is with the Waterloo regional police department and they are living In Kitchener Carries daisies The bride wore a floor length gown in eggshell crimplene with chocolate brown lace coat and hood She carried a bouquet of yellow Shasta daisies She also wore family heirlooms Loophole After fiddling around a little bit the blasted gear stuck in low and I t back out anyhow So if the gear la stuck in low the logical thing to do Is to go forward I went forward marvellously In all the snow that was the day after the last heavy snowfall made a big loop In the field and headed back to the drive I done this before and It always worked but this time I hit a furrow and there I stuck and there I stayed phoned up our neighbor with a big tractor and an even bigger dump truck and said I was stuck out in the field Knowing me he didnt ask bow I got there but asked How far off the drive I looked out the window and from where I was sitting it looked to be about two feet sol figured It would be four and said Six or The only thing Roland said when be got here and started out chain to reach the to which turned oat to be more twenty from up hate to have you measuring anything for Within five nucules I was out and got into town M far as Mopped turned and beaded along MUl Street and found I anion get the truck out of low gear So I did the logical thing beaded for the nearest vacant parking space which In case was a bank parking loll putted in od left it here look a taxi borne Actually Cord was quite nice Entertain Jr A happy and busy weekend wis arranged for 10 visiting Junior Farmers from North county A dance rasino night and boating were arranged They loured the farm of Bennett at BaiUnafad and Master Feeds Research buildings below Stcwarttown and attended the Junior Farmer hockey tournament In Brampton the groom grandmother antique coral pin from Holland a ring belonging to her late grandmother Holmes and a handkerchief belonging to her great great grandmother Maid of honor was Pauline Jones of Acton who wore floor length gold crimplene and carried white daisies Allan Holmes escorted his daughter and Harry Barens was groomsman for his brother Family and friends gathered after the ceremony at the home of the bride grandmother Mrs Sinclair Willow St Large enrolment for Sheridan Sheridan College expects three to four hundred additional full time daytime students this fall a 10 to per cent increase over last year There are 2 students enrolled In over programs at the college this year and the expected Increase will likely demand some new members of the faculty and portable class rooms will have to be added to three daytime campuses in Oaf- villc Brampton and The bride mother wore hot pink with white carnations and the groom mother lilac with white trim and white carnations There were guests from Georgetown firnmnlca Burlington and Acton including the 95yearold great grandmother Mrs Albert The bnde had made the wedding cake The couple took a motor trip north the bride wearing for going away a black pantsuit with red and white blouse and white HOLMES and Fred were married In Knox Church March They are living In Kitchener where he is with the Waterloo regional police department Photo by BQIStuckey Signs of spring Crocus daffodil and hyacinths poked up out of the soil last week during the warm spell The town workmen were out sweeping streets an annual spring Job Thunder and lightning split the sky Sunday ACTON DENTURE CLINIC Member of Denturist Society of Ontario As accredited members our for services conform with the ethical fee schedule established by the Denturist Society ARTHUR A JOHNSON OPTOMETRIST 54rillSt E Acton Wednesday Saturday Milton ail Main St J Caroline Flower Garden Centre Flowers Potted Plants Funeral Arrangements Corsages Etc OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK Always a good supply of FRESH CUT FLOWERS WE WIRE FLOWERS ANYWHERE- Caroline Flower Garden Centre Actons Leading Florist Two MllM West of ActonSouth Side of Highway Phone ADVERTISEMENT Pamclia Norton of Alexander Street Glen Williams was unanimously chosen Miss Park Toyota Pamelia is a dental receptionist and her hobbles include golf tennis and abstract painting Park Toyota located on Hwy West will be expanding once again this year in order to accomodate the ever increasing new and used car inventory Pamelia will be adding the female touch to Park Toyota s advertising and promotion campaigns as they are looking forward to a record year in automobile sales A anniversary cake was served at the meeting of Acton Women Institute on Wednes day March The conveners of the month served the special cake with ice cream and sand Dorothy Simmons opened the meeting In the board room of the library Plans were discussed for the fall fan- Donations were made to the cheer convener and for the music festival A short course will be given on creative Boll call was answered by a new kind of flower or vegetable or citizenship Mrs Mary Graham reported on moon dust For agriculture Mrs IJndsay reported on farmers problems In marketing A poem was read by Mrs Fryer on My Health and Mrs Lindsay gave a reading on a century farm dealing with the hardships of bygone days Mrs Lindsay had an Irish contest which was won by Annie Akins a vegetables contest was won by Miss Dorothy Simmons and Myrtle Lambert Miss Simmons read a poem by Abe Lincoln divisional secretary for Southern Ontario Robert Chapman The bend 18 instrumentalist under Band master Reg played and accompanied the songs and choruses In typical Salvation Army fashion some In the congregation adding clapping and the rhythm of tambourine to the singing The ClUdel songsters IB strong also took part Two buses brought the Salvation Army members to Acton for the special service Red Cross info sheets important Acton and township residents are advised by the Red Cross to keep the information sheet which is being delivered by mall to their homes this week These sheets list all available Red Cross services and phone numbers March Is Red Cross month Showers given Miscellaneous showers were held for the bridetobe before the wedding The bride aunU were hostesses at the home of the bride grandmother Another shower was held by Mrs Mrs Korezen and Mrs J Feenstra at the home The maid of honor held a shower at her home WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY feW ILVERS In Downtown Georgetown FINAL WINTER CLOSEOUTS A GROUP OF LADIES BAGGIES SALE A CROUP OF Originally to LADIES DRESSES 10 00 A GROUP OF LADIES CAR COATS Originally to US SALE 15 00 LADIES SKI JACKETS LOO A GROUP OF NAME BRAND BOYS AND GIRLS TSHIRTS Originally SI to MM SALE 99 A GROUP OF HATS and GLOVES NOW GOING HALF PRICE ALL REMAINING GIRLS DRESSES NOW GOING HALF PRICE LADIES SHOES Originally Sll ft Fantiqiw pumps by In Black Brown Bitge LADIES SLIPPERS OOMPHIES BY KAUFMAN Origin I ly ft f NOW A GROUP OF 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