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District Pages Tha Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 1978 Sunshine club enjoys season feast by Peacock The Community Hall rang with laughter and gaiety at the Sunshine Club Christmas dinner Mr Dave Robertson was at the door to help members and guests with their coats and Mrs Jessie Dunk with Mrs Robina Peacock welcomed everyone While the group were pre paring themselves for dinner Mrs Vera Black at the piano Mr Vic Smith with his violin and Mr Bert Davidson with his washtuff viola played Christmas carols Alter the dinner which was a lovely beef dinner with all the trimmings and dessert of lemon pie and hot mince pie tea and coffee we were en tertained with some of the most beautiful scenery which to everyone surprise was of our own village and the Valley Road These were one in showing such lovely pictures Carol singing came next with Mr George Day acting as conductor and Mrs Black in her usual place at the piano Mrs John Post sang Theresa Song in the Air ana Mrs Nellie gave a piano recital Rustic Dance Miss Gladys sang two songs The Song that Reached my Heart and Jolly St Nicholas A medley of tunes played by Victor Smith on his accordion got everyone toes tapping Jesus la Born the Huron Indian carol was sung by Mrs Post in her beautiful voice and then we had more music from the Sunshine Boys of nostalgic tunes with more toetapping and hand clapping Mrs Mary Milne gave two recitations The Plan of Mr Day and Santa and the entertainment was brought to an end with Mr Bert David son playing on his harmonica jigs and waltzes Mrs Black hanked all Ihose who entertained gave such pleasure and then Mr John Post thanked Mrs Black for her part in all the proceedings After singing The Queen Culture in our house is very hard to come Just before Christinas the Nutcracker Suite was on television and having been brought up on ballet I settled down to watch It with relish The children stamped downstairs in disgust watch some terribly uncultured program on the other T Ignoring my poetic descriptions of Tchaikovsky famous work So I was left In peace to enjoy for a whole hour until their program was over and both kids burst upon the scene once more to see the last half of the ballet Patrick made some very inopportune remarks about the masculinity of the dancers while Erica seemed far too interested In their tights Boredom set Id remarkably quickly so Erica started to emulate the Sugar Plum Fairy with great leaps and thumps all over the living room Pat dragged himself into the hall where ho practiced hockey shots cheering himself on with complete abandon The pup became excited looked or a cat to chase found one took off like K you know over the old dog who proceeded to chastise him thoroughly My polite requests for more hush please rapidly turned into a fish wife bellow I might as well have talked to myBelf The ballet was over for me and It was back to the reality of home The most successful present under the tree was a little orange hockey ball for the pup There lots of balls around here for him to play with and he s the most ball loving pup 1 ve ever known but this was his own personal ball Pats become fed up losing his hockey balls to a black toothy muzzle so went to long lengths explaining the ownership the orange ball to Jim He have to bother Jim loved his ball so much he would hardly take It out of his mouth to eat his turkey He never had a ball marked Jim before and he was delighted He rolled it around pushed it the length of the living room scrabbled under chairs after it and followed everyone around hoping they would throw It for him Whenever a door was opened he dived for his ball carried It lovingly outside and played volleyball for a while before burying it carefully in a snowbank He wasn t so good bringing ft in and the air rapidly became blue as ultra patient voices were heard asking Where did you leave It Jim Come on show me where you buried It If his ball wasn found promptly that pup would He down paws crossed and cry his little heart out It was unbearable Droveusnuta By Barbara Wynneck The ballpark Ice surface Is in excellent tion hanks to the cold temperatures it is time for all villagers to don their blades and enjoy an exhilarating skate Meals on Wheels needs drivers If you have the time to spend one morning every was ready for home and the lovely favors that decorated the dinner tables made by the Brownies were taken home to remind the members of the very nice dinner and pleasant evening everyone had enjoyed forget the next meeting Is January In the town hall at and we hope to you all at that meeting A Happy New Year to everyone other week picking up meals at St Joseph a Hospital in and then delivering to homes In please call Mary Coulter at If you have any local news please coll me at I would like to be able to keep all lagers aware of local happenings THE ICE surface is hard and smooth at the outdoor rink These hockey players left to right Colin Brace Randy Coverdale and Jeff Davidson are enjoying their Christmas holiday Job finding group set up for Rockwell Rockwell International the workers who were laid from the Milton company at years end The committee members however search separately United Auto Workers Local president Bob said We will actually be working Independently of Manpower and going out making direct contact with employers in the Milton A threeman committee was set up to find Jobs for the unemployed Workers with seven years seniority were laid off Declining sales of North American cars Is blamed for the loss of work Rockwell International makes 1 and leaf springs for the big three auto manufacturers Company officials hope the market for car springs will make a come back in February and March NEW WATER TOWER rises atop one of the village highest hills The new water system is not yet in operation The Tower constructed of concrete by Ontario Silo Company is 70 feet high and 30 feet in diameter It holds 300 gallons to serve a population of 1 There s a red warning light on top Osprmge Holiday visitors THREE NEW brownies were recently enrolled into the 1st Rockwood Pack From left to right they are Wendy Weston Linda Finley and Kathy Eramosa library Charlie McLaren was ready for any action around the nets at the outdoor rink Many a scrub game of hockey was coo accord played during the holidays Regional Police Among new arrivals at the 1 are the following Adult Avalanche by John Wingate Pot of Gold by Car horse A horse ran off after It and a car collided on Friday night A car driven by Henry Tocbes of Kitchener was east bound on the road at about 11 pm when a horse ran across the road into the path of the car After the collision the horse ran away Damage to the vehicle amounts to about David Walker Daniel Martin by John Thief by Irwin Shaw Act of God by Charles Temple ton Juvenile fiction Miss Pick to the Earthquake Rescue by MacGregor The missing Gpld Mystery by Jack Percy the Playful Platypus by J ill Morris Class Ring by Rosamond deJardln Madame by Potter fiction Caring for your unborn Id by Ronald Gots History of the Canadian Pacific Lamb How Machines Work by Ladyman The MacKenzle River by James Smith The Complete Book of Bulbs by Rockwell by Doris Fines Mr and Mrs Frank Leslie Lou Anne Leslie end Dave Murray were guests on Boxing day with Mr Leslie s brother and sister In law Mr and Mrs Bruce Leslie at Milton Mr and Mrs Pete entertained Mr father and brothers on Christ mas day Mr William Hey den of Mr and Mrs Harry and family of Acton Mr and Mrs John Heyden and family Mr and Mrs Leo Heyden and family and Adrian all of Guclph Mr and Mrs Clarence had as Christmas day guests Mrs John Kirkwood and Gordon Kirkwood 10th line Mr and Mrs Garnet Sinclair Lome and Lynne of Ballinafad Mr and Mrs Wil fred Kirkwood Ron and Gwen of Llmehouse and Mrs Ron Green and Karen of Hlllsburgh Mr and Mrs Gary Warren Jeffrey and Jennifer of Fergus and Elmer of Mr and Mrs Robert Grundy and David spent Christmas day with Mrs Grundy s parents Mr and Mrs Harold at Erin Other guests were Mr and Mrs Don Cullen and family of Munster and Helen Clarkson of Brampton Mr and Mrs Mike Hutch Steven Jeffrey and Susan of Elgin Mr and Mrs Sherlock and baby daughter of Ottawa and Miss Nellie Aitken of Erin visited over the Christmas holidays with Mr and Mrs Gordon Mr Gordon Howes was able to return home from Mount Sinai Hospital in Tor onto in time for Christmas when all the were there Mr and Mrs Robert Howes Scott and Peter of Grand Valley Dr and Mrs James Robbie and Ricky of Ottawa Dr and Mrs David Greyson and Amy of Toronto Mrs Robert A Craig of London visited her par Mr and Mrs H Howard during Christmas week Mr and Mrs Bar and Kevin of Woodstock spent New Year day with Barry parents Mr and Mrs Barry Clarke Mr and Mrs Frank Leslie entertained Mr Leslie brother and sister Mr and Mrs Bruce Leslie of Milton and Mr and Mrs Sid Dale of Toronto on New Year Eve Mr and Mrs Robert Grundy and Dav Helen of Brampton Mr and Mrs Robert Slater and Grant of Salem Nancy Grundy and Mrs and family of Guclph spent New Years day with Mr and Mrs Gordon and family at Rock wood Mrs Nellie McMillan passed away from a heart attack at her home In Shaun Saskatchewan on Dec 1977 She was a daughter of the late William and Agnes Russell She was born Caledon Ontario March 1696 and attended Peacock and Brisbane Public schools She marr Clarence McMillan in and they went west to his homestead near Scotsguard She was a member of the Ladles Auxiliary to the Royal Can ad an Legion and a member of United Church She leaves to mourn her loss a son Lawrence of Scots guard a daughter Jean Mrs Bruce Island of Shaunavon and a nephew Ross Ferguson of Erin Township whom they raised from the age of years after h smother died She will be sadly missed also be eleven grandchildren and one great granddaughter two sisters Mrs Thomas Fines of Mrs William Anderson of Sun City Arizona and a brother William Russell of Detroit Bill Clints music to cry by BILL CLINT playing one of the songs he has written for his next album He and his wife Jane rent a 100 acre farm near where he spends bis time writing new music of working In the by Gordon Murray Want to have a good cry Try listening to the music of Bill Clint a area resident Clint who is in his mid and has lived on a rented farm near with his wife Jane for about two years originally halls from Streets While he is becoming well known In this area after appearing at a number of special functions such as Pioneer Days playing at the Way Jay Club and talent night to name a few he isn t widely recognized yet in the Canadian music in despite the fact he has one album to his credit Not being famous is fine wilh Clint anyway Unlike most In the rock music business he is Intent on avoiding the glitter lights and commercialism of the Industry first record The Crying of a Generation was produced and distributed two years ago and already is a collectors item mosUy because only copies were pressed but also because his music well known having received little radio play I wanted to make a record to make people cry When you sit down and have great cry you feel better he declared In an Interview He says he has long thought that most of the people producing music today are ripping off the listener People arc selling feelings through their music but never telling it straight They are selling Nobody s just coming out and being straight with the listener Clint says Some trends in modern music worry Clint especially punk rock filled with hate and violence He wants to be as far removed from groups such as Kiss as possible In today society people often sooth emotional wounds by buying things He minks this Is the wrong cure It would be far better to Just sit down and be sad Accept your sadness and work it out A good way to work out Badness is to cry hence he has produced a product to help people cry his album which can be used time and again I don t want to treat listeners and audiences like dummies I m selling beer to I Just want to be straight with people and talk about feelings that everyone has His record is nothing more than a catalyst The catalyst is the music and lyrics especially the lyrics The result of the catalyst is hope fully the production of emotions through crying The whole idea of any art is to produce a response I m trying to bring out the response of crying in the listener you feel sad or down listen to the record cry and the problem Is solved until the next time While the music Is soulful and lyrics filled with pity for the human experience both the and downs he says it s not a depressing album The road to a recording studio date was not easy for Clint Me came to the attention from time to time of some of the biggest promoters In the rock business and along the way rubbed shoulders with some of the top names In Canadian music including Bruce Murray McLaughlin and Sonny Terry and Brownie MacGee There were a few chances to try his hand at music professionally and lots of advice such as work on your singing improve your guitar His writing and lyrics almost always come in for praise As singing and guitar work improved he kept writing but his Ideas about music with real feelings were viewed as unbelievable impossible or unrealistic By the time he was ready to do that first album he couldnt find anyone in Canada Interested In he project so many he went to the United States Clint ended up doing the album at a studio in San Francisco where the crew and owners were enthusiastic about his concept The studio help enabled Clint to eventually be able to cover the expenses of making the album There is a lot of talk these days about feelings In music but most of it is plastic rock Really only Horry Chapln is dealing with feelings The Crying of a Generation Is just one of three Clint plans to do The next two will also deal with reelings but In different ways While his voice is good and guitar work adequate what really stands out Is the lyrics especially those dealing with children s and babies feelings Actual crying and sound effects like a waterfall help the listener fall under the music power Some cry and some don t but the person who Ian t moved by what Clint predicts could become an important force in music is rare It s the only album of its kind The closest one I guess would be John Imagine he says The poster and jacket have Intriguing little messages One is I am no longer afraid to admit 1 am an in sane animal According to Clint this points up the fact that people are Insane because they won t express their feelings If the listener lets the album work as a catalyst to let feelings out then he admitted in sane Another message is Time has come to decide whether we want to slay olive whether we want to wait for death or help each other survive Time has come to change Clint message is clear The most Important thing Is listening and then ex pressing feelings