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The Acton Free Press Wed December 1976 Lavender recommends Close Campbellville school Director of Education Em Lavender has recommended Hallon Board of Education close Campbellville School in the summer of In a report tq the board Thursday Lavender noted the enrolment si Campbell ville has been declining since the start of this decade and is expected to continue He pointed out enrolment was pupils in Five years later It has dropped to By 1977 the board expects there will only be pupils at Campbellville and enrolment is expected to drop to 48 by Lavender observed Brook ville School enrolment is and a year later bus all also sliding and by there students to will be only pupils in the school built to accommodate The subject of closing Campbellville will come h a Wore the board for a final He has proposed board j start busing kindergarten students from Paving contest The contest offering a prize to the person guessing the nearest time for the com of the Mill paving will be held again in the spring The final coat of paving will go down then Le gion Notes LIFE MEMBERSHIPS were presented to five members of Silverwood Women s Institute at a meeting in the Lindsay home Highway In front are Mrs George Burt and Mrs T Apple yard Standing left to right are Mrs H Mar chington Mrs Norton and Mrs Elva Williamson The certificates were presented by Mrs C immediate past president of the District W I SILVERWOOD made their Christmas meeting at the Lindsay home on Hwy 7 an auspi cious occasion with the presentation of five Life Membership certificates and it was also an opportunity for former and present officers to compare notes Left to right are Muriel Miller first president of Silverwood I Mrs C immediate past president of the tnct I who made the presentations Mmda Corbett second president of the branch and Marion Lindsay present president Alcohol quiz tests your knowledge of subject The Acton Branch has had a very busy productive year under the leadership of a fine hard working president Comrade Irwin live and the membership as a whole Personally it has been an interesting year for me and a pleasure to be and work with many dedicated Comrades at Branch no 107 All tickets for New Year Celebrations have now been sold which certainly indicates a gala affair at Branch no again this year The Branch s own Choral icrs are making plans lo do a little Main Street carol ling tentatively timed for Thursday evening Dec commencing around 7 pm On Saturday Dec 11 our hard working Ladies went on a Christmas shopping spree to Kitchener Word I received was that they all had a wonderful time and I can I think of any group within our Branch who deserve a good time more Our Ladies Auxiliary have been very busy this Christ mas season They had a very large banquet to handle on Friday Dec 17 Over people were served In General Hospital the present time is Comrade Jack Scnven In Peel Memorial Hospital Brampton is Larry The following members are sick at home Bill Taylor Jim Gordon Gil Malcolm and George Lockerbie Santa flying Santa Claus has taken over our memorial aircraft at the Branch He is sitting in the cockpit at the controls with a load of presents in back of him and red and green lights are flashing The Jolly fella will soon be making his big trip Nice idea Comrade John The following dart scores have been posted as of Tuesday Dec 1976 Team no 136 3 How much do you know about he effects of alcohol on the human ap paratus The holidays are approaching and you re naturally looking forward to festive parties with your friends Maybe you re even planning one of your own If that s I hi case- especially important for you as a responsible host tokno some of the dangers inherent in those happy hours around Christmas and New Year particularly if you re inviting who must drive home from the festivities If you fail lo answer more than half of the following questions correctly better do some boning up on the subject before sending out those invitations Answers appear at Ihc end of this article 1 Most people know that inhibitions vanish after a couple of drinks but what is one of the first inhibitions lo go Is a driver with a low blood alcohol content unlikely to have a traffic accident Does a person desire to drive diminish with each drink What is the first ability that becomes im paired when a person drinks Why is this an especially dangerous factor What are three physical that make a person an especially dangerous driver after his fourth drink 7 Can alcohol really be considered a drug IIS 1 The inhibition against further drinking and the rule applies even to the so- called light drinker No Even though there arc no outward signs of in toxicatlon a drivers mind may be drugged and this in combination with possible physical exhaustion at the end of a long party can make his trip home just as hazardous as if he had a high blood alcohol content 3 No Often its just the ever Thi power to I lie f rst I rj tells by 1 arc i in the cerebrum centre of thought reason judgment Bee per son reasoning powers i motions remain as us ever Ncuromusculjr ordination deteriorates lb Vision is impaired Reaction time to emergency situations becomes longer when used is a relaxant If quantities according the Alcohol and Drue Research Foundation alt hoi possesses the characteristics as drugs such as ether or chloroform Decorations The gates are strikingly decorated again this year tor one Christmas dinner Henry III of served oxen off the meat diners went on to sal pie and roast peacock washing it down with brew from a wassail bowl bobbing apples oast and roast crabs F L WRIGHT 6- 1233 scores are as follows as of Thursday Dec Club Firemen A 54 Firemen B 59 Station 52 Legion A Hulton Hills 51 Com Records T S AM Seven Elevens And now on behalf of our President Albert Irwin exe cutive and officers and the membership of Branch 197 Acton may my family and 1 take this opportunity of wish one and all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Public Relations Officer Branch Acton Poinsettia is favorite The most popular flowering plant for Christmas cording to many florists is the The plant was brought to the United States more than 125 years ago from Mexico by Joel Poinsett who was the American ambassador to that country According to one legend a poor Mexican girl who was heartbroken because she had nothing of beauty or value to offer the Virgin Mary plucked some weeds the side of the road and placed them at the foot of the holy statue The plants were mir transformed into the scarlet brilliance that we associate with the poinsettia today In Mexico many people still call the flower Buena the flower of the Holy Night fetofitos our thank an I heartfelt hoi Tiled In the true p f ft tin Ima i Peace Good ACTON WELDING Wishing you the finest toys of a JB bright and happy Christmas with much J appreciation COUNTRY MART ltd R Acton for the halls with boughs of holly fill your homes with lots of cheer May this season be warm and olly for our friends 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