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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 20 1978 OF THE TOP losers of Watchers Hisses in area arc pictured at The Club where an open meeting was lipid with about prions In attendance kit Margaret lost j3 lbs June lecturer and Pas nc lost lbs Quilt contest held by Canada Packers C mad has established quilt compel ition which the Societies This is to increase the collection Puckers began in the sprint of This collection was founded to commemorate tradtittin arid continuing Canadian craft Tin collection currently consists of eight quilts depicting both new and old designs it is available to interested and organ izations free of charge The Aclun fair is slated to hive the collection on displaj the fair allowing is partial list of rules and regulations governing the entries Tlit annual Canada Packers Championship Quilt Competition will be held in conjunction with the annual convention of the Ontario of Societies the York Hotel in Toronto in February each year local fair is inlilled to send only the Grand Champion quill Best All Around of all to the District Annual Meeting Competition The first and second place quilts from District Annual Meeting Competitions are eligible to enter the Canada Packers Championship Quilt Competition at the annual Convention Canada Packers Limited will offer to purchase the winning quilt selected at the Annual Convention for an established price of This quilt will be added to the Canada Packers Quilt Collection and retained for 15 years and then returned to is tin fit The sum if will be lot Society where the exhibitor of the winning quilt at he Convention first won the privilege to Tins is to he used he following us prizes it the of the appro Committee in the Quill Section of the Ladies Illusion In prize money of for first for second and for third will be given to ol winning quilts at District Competition Quilts must be least double bed se must be quilted Christmas tree sales are average Christmas Tree sales this season are average to above average according local seller of the wooded decora Most people seem be back to the real tree said Sue who is selling the trees for the second year beside Bill Shell The average height of the trees people seem be buy are in the five to six foot size and are costly in the price range Types of Irees range from spruce to pine to with most buyers taking a fancy the if If Trancing In with wishes from Santa land for sweet dreams and happy surprises BEAUTY SALON 16 MAIN ST S ACTON GARY W McEACHERN ELECTRIC Christmas cards delicate linear style this year Canadians are just plain old sorties at heart judging from this years Christmas cards which reflect design pre ferences says Clancy Del bar re a director of the Gift Packaging and Greeting Card Association A delicate linear style has elbowed out bright and bold painted cards of recent years trends And friendly critters such as birds squirrels kittens and mice arc this year usually shaded with soft muted colours a spinoff from the old fashioned book illustration style Mr Delbarrc also said young people in the past few years have been reviving the custom of sending Christmas cards and the card industry this year Is responding to their sensitivities The back to roots movement which once shunned the automatic routine of sending cards lo everyone or just anyone has come full circle to Christmas cards as a thoughtful vehicle of keeping in touch The old faithful winter scene whether photographed or reproduced from old paint ings is stilt in demand with Canadian painters series available The home scene and Its air of prosperity is also popular with he rocking chair slacks of presents and the hearth many folks tinfoil red glitter a gold cards often in large- sue format are still a pari of Christmas usually inscribed with Mother Dad Husband Wife Sweetheart or Someone Dear In some card lines religious themes have put on a new coat of colours and design altering the face of Biblical characters from modern illustration style still is the upsurge of plain with doll like angels and folksy warmth in Christmas Madonna time greetings Humour cards although not a dominating trend are scaled greeting card plentiful but stronger stamp costs twelve cents IS A During their 1977 Take Time project the Kinettt Club of Ottawa collected tablets of soap from holels and mo tela for the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada to ship overseas Bags of soap are included in practically every box of clothing destined for develop ing countries where each bar is considered a luxury headquarters Is located at Sparks Street Ottawa Board hopes to redraft pool costs Operators on holiday duty Additional long distance operators will be on duty through the Christmas holi day period in to handle the expected 10 per cent increase in calling across North Amerlcj and overseas VV C Salmon Bell Canada Manager in this area said today Some Operators will be on duly in over the busiest hour periods during the heavy calling between Dec and Jan On Christmas Day they will handle an estimated calls originating in this area with self dialing adding o the total Peak hours for calls are between 10 and noon and between and 1pm week days and afternoon and early evening on holidays and Sundays Peak calling days usually are Christmas Christmas Day New and New Ye ir Christmas Day is the busies dij of the year Trans Canada Tele phone System estimates that more than million distance calls will be placed Dec with almost of these to overseas locations Tins is predicted 0 per cent increase Day lJ77 Union warned that could be overloaded it peak limes and passes these tips to holiday callers Obtain overseas numbers in advance to save time when actually calling Call In off peak hours Check the limes differences North America and In other countries it may mean the difference between an answered and an unanswered Hallon Board of Education will be renegotiating its agreements with municipal ties concerning the mo In ten of swimming pools Included in a new agree ment with Burlington is a Clause 7 which includes formulas for theshorc of each party in the agreement The agreement was passed by the Board during Thurs day meeting at Burlington Hallon Hills Wards Two and Three trustee Barry Shepherd asks if the staff had the of renegotiating its other agreements to in elude a clause seven That should be the next step replied the boards of Business and Fin Bruce The new indoor pool is at High School The cost to each party In the agreement is lo be deler mined on the ratio of the hours of use by the city and the board total hours of use for Hie year according to Christmas A srason of peace and I txattnunt and cm Christmas May tins of happiness it with you altcays I ED AND STAFF Eds lnN0ut Variety CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS Open Christmas Evo 9am i Open Christmas Day 11am their old canvas counterpart to fresh pastel images or idual is a member of lical lural Society The Ontario Assochtion of Societies and Canada pjekers shall not be liable for my loss occasioned by lire theft accident con dilion quilt or the licence other exhibitors or officials or otherwise Further information and i complete list of Ihe rules and regulations of the contest can be obtained from president of the Society ladies division We the ladies division felt the of arc would be interested in his list as wc realize so much of he quilting lakes place during the winter months to my many relat friends and patrons JOYCES BEAUTY SALON 1820 May your holiday be lii of A Our David Alma Marie Donna Michelle Chris Mike EGAAAG TO LOOK A LOT Hints Fri 9 9 Sat Closed Dec 25 Sm aid Wimaqmti ahM WW Tke Vein Bed ft Ttuj Ctttlatwaft CRANBERRY SAUCE WIENERS 119 GRILL coil sa SmsV229 SAUSAGE MEAT NIBLETS KERNEL CORN 39 MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE a 299 MAPLE LEAF MINCEMEAT OLIVES fl CHERRIES NUTS BOL 149 CASHEWS BKKspiCKLES NAVEL ft7 ORANGES SWEET GHERKINS 89 JUMBO SARAN WRAP MARGARINE BISCUITS J TEA BAGS ONION SOUP OS GARLIC SPREAD yy PINEAPPLE US LOOK BA 99 FRENCHES MUSTARD 55 59 189 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