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President absent meeting goes on The Acton Press Wednesday Rev Bruce Eaton to speak at Trinity Sun The Rev Bruce Eaton is to be the guest speaker at Trinity United church on Sunday February His presence at the service will focus attention on the Ten Days for World Development theme for this year which is an emphasis on food Let the hungry feed themselves Bruce is well qualified to speak on this topic and share his experiences Following his graduation from Queen Theological School in 1362 and his ordination as a United Church minister Bruce and his family were sent to India as missionaries of the United Church During that time to he became lively involved in well drill ing since the area in which his family was living was suffering a severe drought Bruce is a practical man and he believes that some times God appears to thirsty people in the form of water The search for water and his well drilling activities were much appreciated by the people and the church realized they had an ex missionary in the field REV BRUCE Eaton son of Mrs Lillian Eaton Acton is guest speaker at Trinity United Church Feb ruary 27 Following the India lence the Eaton family re turned to Canada and Bruce was minister at SI Pauls United Church Onllia Then the mission field beckoned again and the set ml for Bangladesh in where Bruce worked for Inter national Voluntary Services and was sponsored by the Relief and Rehabilitation section of the Roman Catholic Church He has gained considerable expertise in well drilling and while there in vented a water filter carved out of bamboo For the past year Bruce and family have been home together near Staff a Ontario Next week Bruce leaves again for another overseas assignment He has accepted a one year special appoint ment to Zaire formerly the Belgian Congo to do well drilling this time sponsored by the Presbyterian Church of the S A He will be I oca ted at Marjl people now carry drinking water for ten miles Bruce Eaton is no stranger to the Acton area His mother Mrs Lillian Eaton lives at the Acton Rest Home on Main St and is an Eider Emeritus of the Trinity congregation Bruce still awns land near Campbell ville not far from where he was born A reception follow the morning service and Bruce will show slides of his work for those who are interested The February meeting of Greenock W I was held at Mrs G Jackson s home Due to the absence of president Mrs Aitken was in charge After opening the meeting she read a poem in keeping with Valentines So Many Kinds of Love The modern version of the Ten Commandments was chosen for meditations by Mrs G Wallace Minutes and financial reports were read Wellington Place Museum Elora will open February and 13 through the spring and summer months featuring articles on loan from Toronto To keep us posted members again subscribed to the Canadian Consumer Brochures were passed with information re the Tuber and Respiratory Disease Aids available to the public A letter was read from Baptizes at Trinity Three children were bap tized in Trinity United Church on Sunday by the Rev Charles Beaton Andrew Robert Patterson son of Bob and Marilyn Pal of was the only boy Candace May Trenton and Julia Anne ion daughters of Dr and Mrs Ron Main Street were also baptized Queens Park re the phasing out of non ref I liable soft drink battles They arc sponsoring a delegate to Spring Officer Conference May at Waterloo University Deepest sympathy is ex ended to Mrs Bally tine on the passing of her husband Roll call was most in Bring your House Log and tell short story of its information Ages of the homes varied from years to almost 100 years Fifteen members and one visitor Mrs Gregory of Australia were present The program was in charge of Mrs Aitken the Tweedsmuir Curator Motto was The Past is History but the Future is Ours Lady Tweedsmuir inspired Canadians to delve into the past and record the romance of our land and homes From the meagre beginning in log cabins and shanty to the regal homes of the to the modern homes of today plus a host of lore In our Museums such as Black Creek Upper Canada Village and our own Wellington Place The Future is Ours most in attendance can readily recall the horse and buggy days and are witness to the swift progression of travelling Into our spaceage Mrs Aitken assisted by Miss Pearen and Mrs gave interesting facts on the original grist mills in the surrounding area Many of them were pictured in a recent publication Mills in Canada They told of how they are being restored and are being used as Museums Miss Pearen brought the History of Greenock for members to view A tasty lunch of fruit breads and cheese was served by Mrs D Milton and Mrs E Winter and the hostess Mrs McKeown thanked all those who made the meeting a worthwhile evening together Mrs J Addison invited everyone to her home for the March meeting FINAL SALE 3 DAYS LEFT SATURDAY Kaye Shoppe WILLOW STREET NORTH At s Ontario Jamboree Shows is now registering Amateur Talent instrumental blue grass country dancers or anyone with talent TO Apply sob phone umbo to Box Campbellville Ontario LOP BO J NOTICE ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING THE FORMATION OF AN Acton Business Association THERE WILL BE A MEETING Tuesday March 8th 730 pm Acton Fire Hall Friends report George Simpson is still a patient in General Hospital Members of the Acton Scouting movement had a display in Pete Barber Shop window this week com memorating Scout and Guide week Judy McLin was the guest of honor in her own office day afternoon when friends gathered to say good bye and thank you Judy and her husband are moving soon to She was the first of the fledgling Community Services Centre and under her direction it got off to a good start The board of directors hosted the coffee parly and chair man Gail Maltby presented Judy with four framed sketches of Acton scenes by Laura Other friends and people associated with the programs dropped in to chat on her last day Judy has been coordinator about a year making many of the initial visits that informed people about the innovative service Members of the Acton Agricultural society attended the annual Ontario Hon last week at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto President Russell Murray and wife Marilyn first vice president Brent Marshall and wife Janet second vice pre sident Brian Evans and wife Diane Miss Acton Fall Fair and Irene ladies board dent and Heather member of the same board Secretary treasurer John past president Ken Murray attended the lion on the first day Feb ruary Guest speaker a I the day luncheon was Julian Porter C president of the Canadian National Exhibit ion More than delegates and fall fair queens attended the luncheon Here each had a chance lo herself They will all compete in he annual Sweet heart of the Fairs contest held at ihe in August Twenty one Acton and area residents returned Friday from one week on a golf trip to the Bahamas Dr Brian Moore and wife Ann Rev A and wife Isabel John and Donna Harry Moon Julian Ron and Lucille Cooksley Bill Taylor and wife Joan Don Grien Mac McKemie Don Ab Irwin and Dolores Tracey and Angela Tyler went with people from Ihe George town areal Ted Tyler met Ihe group a few days later as he was tied up on business and personal matters and could not leave with the resl of the group as intended Their destination was to the west end of the island about miles from Freeport Here they played golf every day and had tournaments amongst themselves One humorous aspect of the Inp says Mr Tyler was when five the group went together and bought a crab to enter the wild crab claiming race His name was Irish Green Number five The winner of the race paid to win When the race ended Number was the winner but the judge Number three instead of the correct number The Acton people were very disap pointed the error but came home happy just the I Searching for New Exciting DECORATING IDEAS to Milton and discover How to mala your dnams inu Hie FAMILY GROUP The Acton on Mondays at 8pm Informal Ion 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