Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 23, 1974, p. 9

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By We ndy Thorn on Each week now after hectic rush every Monday and Tuesday of trying to combine housework with working at the Free Press on Wednesdays I head back to bed pull the era up under my chin and drowse or an hour Knowing I den t have to get up till I really want to gives a great feeling of luxury I had company In that yesterday I woke from a very sound drowse to find the Calico- kitten lying on my watching me intently tor the next 10 minutes we had a marvelous time con versing I talked and she listened with wide unblinking eyes rom discussing weather we progressed thru the beauty of cats eyes to our schedule for the day Every time I paused a small ex tremely soft paw Would reach up and touch my face gently Tw as Poetry came next All I could remember was The Walrus and the Carpenter and the poem that begins Twas and the toves did and in the wabe don know how long we d have kept that up but there was a and out the window that sent me flying out the front door lug on an old dressing gown Tansy too had brought a chipmunk home to dinner and It was objecting vigorously Every time she let it go it oapt to her back clambered lo her head and jumped up and down five or six times It Was ridiculous By the lime I up with them Tansy too had had just about enough and was going to finish the spunky lit tie thing off but I grabbed her and brought her complain loudly into the house Chipmunk disappeared very quickly Looking out of Ihe window a short lime later I saw Miss Tansy cat barrelling up the drive chasing something Thai I rerun and chipmunk looking out I flew only to find bewildered looking cat sit ting on a dead tear With her Inside all cats were account for and the chipmunk had fair chance of escape Coikcvcd Cat the third one been leaving on the usual hunting trips lately as she lias three new kittens slashed under Davids bed Yea managed to get by me again Our visit to the vet is long overdue about 140 kittens but It seems that every time I go to round the tats up for Ihe trip hey re sitting purring con tcnlcdly blossoming happily mentally knitting kittens mittens Too late Taking another look In the post five years ago this week sum up the years doings 1 d mentioned all the animals from cat to ferret goose to marc hopefully in ton As for as dogs we had Just our old Hip Van Wrinkle great hunter and I d written We been trying to find a black and tan female for him to chum around with without much luck They re scarce As you may remember a female was round Our pick of the subsequent litter Is now almost five years old and hopefully in pup It will be a great disappointment if this urns out to be another false IHiRiinncy However after viewing Sue rounding a friend has offered to knit black and tan bootees Sue would bo POP WITH I Ibsp butter 1 cup sugar cup molasses 1 tap salt quarts popcorn popped t cup peanuts Melt butter add sugar molasses and silt Boll on medium heat lo hard boil stage degrees over popcorn and pea mils stirring thoroughly Butter hands lightly and shape popcorn Into balls book sales very successful The Acton Free Press Wed October 1974 The October meeting of the Mencltes was held at the home of Solly with a pleasing attendance Club Anne Perry gave a full business report on the clubs activities during the past month Cook book sales are pleasing and the fair projects proved very rewarding this year The club received first prize for their purmle float mid the apron boutique display also placed first riven I Ion Some members and their are planning to tend the Men s Con vent Ion in Kitchener his weekend October and A bus tour to the Kitchener farmer Market Is scheduled for the ladies and Saturday evening Includes an dinner dance Plans to hold another Hillbilly Stomp at the Hock wood Town Hall were con firmed and tickets arc now available from any club member Mowers are and lots of fun to make club member Louise Clark proved the girls during the evening equipped and with fabric petal stamens wire mm Imagination proceeded to follow her demonstration step by step and succeeded in making an everlasting color flower fresh pineapple served with coffee and cake con eluded a pleasant and in teresting meeting There were five liquor seizures during the week according to police A SMALL group met Sunday to learn more about and will elect an executive this Sunday Pictured at the parish hall are Olympic runner Hoffman an Odfam board member Steve Thomas of the Ontario Oxfam office and local organizer Daphne King will organize An group will be organized In Acton when a meeting Is held next Sunday evening p m in St parish halt was reached at a public meeting there last evening Attendance was sparse or so but those there were determined to continue A film was shown and a discussion followed led by Steve Thomas of the Ontario office Hoffman a board member of Ontario Personable Miss Hoffman represented Canada as runner In the Olympic games She is now on the staff at the University of teaching courses on Africa latin America and one called Introduction to the World Discussed were world problems such as starvation and waste and subsequent need for education financial support from in teres ted persons The group will have table at the Anglican Church Women bazaar on Nov Idon Comfort thanked those who had come although he admitted he had hoped to thank more people Refresh nienls were served lie group works I ield workers remain in emote parts of the world for two tries the people in to FALL MIME with COLOR TELEVISION from ItCJI MODEL CCE 26 TV Dramatic flair in a good looking down to the floor Spanish console Forest Oak finish Shepherd Castor9 31 316 ONLY work and without putt i MANNING ELECTRIC LADY IN waiting An offer of black and tan boottees may be needed See The Painted Box AT LAST You dont hove to sacrifice performance for better mileage HAVE WE GO A CAR FOR YOU IL YOU REALLY HEED ISAD1TSUN I j drive hem today at NORTH END DATSUN LTD Jusl yds south of 610 Martin St MILTON Executive named for club One of the highlights each year for the Snow mobile Club is when have meeting to select the new executive committee On October at the home of Mr and Mrs Johnson evening wis held which included electing he committee darning a mall buffet Last J ear s president Jim Wallace was on hand to announce the names of the people who were selected As usual there was a large turn and themselves The new committee is president Ron Hollow ay vicr president Lam treasurer sports directors Jim Wallace and tarry Inge r land social directors Walter Kowall and Stella Wallace Name decided The Dublin North had their fourth meeting on October at 7 at the home of Mrs Kirton It was decided their name would be Dublin North Checkerboards Notes on Entertaining at Tea were read Everyone in the group then helped in making fancy sandwiches NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS TOWN OF HALTON HILLS SCHOOL SUPPORT LIST The District Assessment Office of the Province of Ontario has now made available the fast revised School Support List ap plicable to all ratepayers and residents within the Town of Ha Hon Hills This list the Municipal Administration Building on the Seventh Line former Esquesing Municipal Offices for personal review by any interested ratepayer or resident to check as to the correctness of the same Applications lor corrections to this School Support List must be made on the required Form One and will be received by the Friday November 1st after which time no application for correction may be considered until approximately this time next year Therefore all enquiries should be made by the above noted date G Clerk Administrator Town of Halton Hills

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