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Acton Dec and district With best wishes for Christmas and theNewYear Digest Mr and Mrs Lloyd cm worth or regularly receive Christmas cards from Royal This years card Is a forma picture signed by Ills Itoyal Highness Prince Philip Mr Hems worth was Executive Director for the Commonwealth Conference his past summer and has been Involved in planning the conference and Princes schedule for Ferry land Sealer is an old maritime fishing song performed with considerable feeling sung by Jim backed up by the group on various A of Wind is a charming Insh jig a rollicking beat played on penny whistles and brightens up the social comment of Scaler To obtain copies of this record a perfect stock ing or small gift for extras send to productions Box 152 The groups first album will be released by the end of January once again featuring traditional Canadians A second album of original songs is write for your copy of the singles pul your name down for the album and the group will make sure you are on the lop of the list Act now this is one popular group and their records will be hard to get very soon residents arc urged to keep their dogs confined and make sure rabies shots arc up to dale after a rabies scare last week In which a rabid dog bit three Rockwood school children The youngsters now undergoing treatment were bitten a week ago Thursday by a small dog belonging to the Stiles family The dog had bro ken loose from Its chain and travelled to the school coming in contact with several people Sonya Petty Dean Billings and Brent have been undergoing treatment shots since last weekend in addition to the Stiles family and sev area people who touched the dog Rockwood Centennial School Principal Grant be roughly a dozen people are presently undergoing treatment Wellington Health Unit confirmed last Wednesday the dog which died Saturday was definitely rabid Letters to residents of the village from both the school and Trustees urge all pet owners to keep animals confined and make sure rabies shots ore up to date It Is against the law to let pets run at large but it Is particularly important at this time with the possibility of more rabies cases is very concerned about dogs running loose on school grounds Please lets have a good Christ mas Christmas cards arc a welcome addition to the holiday season but often get thrown out in the New Year One resident who makes sure he keeps his Christmas cards from year to year is Lloyd But then Id keep my Christmas cards if they by the Royal family t you As Executive Director of the Commonwealth Conference this past year Lloyd Hemsworth has had a great deal to do with the Royal Family particularly His Royal Highness Prince Philip who is patron and major force behind the con ference Mr a former management con sultan t with Aircraft has been in volved with the conference since 1962 He has had occasion to visit Balmoral in Scotland to con fer with the Prince and tells amusing stories of lunching with the Pnncc the Queen and all the The Acton Free Press will be featuring Mr in our Profile column week of December resident and well known musician James Gordon has a record out for Christmas He and his group Sutherland Gordon and Bird have Just received delivery of their new single featuring two of their popular traditional songs Village trustees warn about parking on the street In their recent newsletter Now that snow plows are in operation cars parked on the street present a hazard to operators trying to make a continuous run Trustees ask residents in keeping cars off the road to avoid these problems They also remind villagers of the tree planting program for spring Bl For a mere 10 you can order a sugar maple or Schwedler maple for the front of your property The tree will be delivered in late April Place your order at the village office Please call Jennifer Ban- at the Free Press or evenings news personals and community coming events Ospririae Honor visiting 90 year old by Doris Fines Mrs Wesley Bruce visiting here from While- wood was pleas surprised on Sat when relatives honored her on her birthday at Hie home of her son Byron and Blanche Bruce Byrons family were all there another son Word and Flora and family Phyllis and husband Jack Kerrigan and their two boys from Camlachle Mrs Bruce was bom at White wood In a sod house Her parents later built a log house Her fa was a baker and also at his bake shop made candy to sell Mrs Bruce learned the secret from her father and can make good candy but says she is sorry some of the reclpe3 have been lost She has a family of six boys and two girls Ward and Byron of Harold of Mesa AJf of Palm Springs California Andrew of Langbank Sask Wallace of Kinderslcy Sask Phyllis Kerrigan of Camlachle and Edna Scherle of Mrs Bruce who came down by herself on the plane from is a young looking woman who could easily pass lor years younger She says she sews a lot and likes to make quilts One sees the oddest things flying through the air these days I hap pened to glance up from my work one day last week in time to see a fly Ing machine go by the window The man could be clearly seen silting under the brightly col ored wings as he went put pulling along just above the trees It looked like a plane the Kitty Hawk variety Now is the time of year for Christmas concerts On Saturday members of Knox Church started off a pleasant evening performance with a pot luck supper Following this the Sunday School held their annual con cert The children per formed their skits rec itations songs piano guitar and accord an instrumental and choruses very well Santa Claus arrived in time to deliver the gifts and candies The Rev Noble Dean was chairman for the occasion The Devotional at the December meeting of Ladies Aid was In the form of a Christ mas worship service given by Mrs Ralph Sinclair Mrs George Lang and Mrs Henry Bible read ings prayer and Christ mas carols were shared Mrs William was in charge of the Her topic was we have Just begun asking at can we do about human rights summarizing that we should be aware be involved and be pre- pared to make sacrifices The meeting was at the home of Mrs Byron Bruce and the roll call was an exchange of Christmas gills Byron Bruce closed the meeting with prayer and tea was served with Christmas goodies How about an old- burger and beer old Carol singing time again Be sure to be on the Village Green this coming Sunday at for carol singing around the creche courtesy of the St Johns Anglican congregation Hot choco late and donuts will be served Lloyd Dyer Informs Rockwood skaters the ball park rink Is now in use and invites all youngsters even those who have lived a considerable lime to strap on their skates and help get the air out of the Ice The current cold snap Is likely to continue for a week or so and Lloyd says if many skaters get on the ice to pound it down while he keeps water it every night within a week the surface will be good and smooth Hockey arc up and ready for errant pucks Come on kids get skating Mia Anderson reads A Childs Christ mat In Wales Dylan Thomas to delighted audiences at Centennial School The Guelph Chamber Choir entertained recently with an evening or song instrumental music and readings In Honor of Christmas Limehouse WI Yule dinner by Mrs A Benton More than two dozen enjoyed the annual Christmas dinner In Memorial Hall recently when members entertained their husbands and families After a sump tuous meal Mrs A J Benton was at the piano while president Mrs Anderson conducted carol singing Mr Cannon who spent a year accompanied by his wife and family as an ex change teacher in Wales told of some customs there He then ran a lengthy film about Christmas in Wales In a friendly discussion afterwards several told of memories they had of family Chris as Mrs A J Benton thanked Mr Cannon for his Inter esting and Informative entertainment Mrs Anderson asked that members bring donations for the shut- ins Christmas boxes by December 11 and wished all a safe trip home Eden Mills Former residents return by Mrs G Mac gall Correction to last weeks correction It was the Mission and Service Office who received the additional gift of money and Ihe Sunshine Band They were sent a letter of appreciation for en tertaining at Eden House Nursing Home A welcome back to Tom and Katie Atkinson who have returned to live In their former home here since Tom has been retired from his position In Sarnla Winners at the Eden House Nursing Home bazaar on Dec were Mrs Mrs a ceramic tree Mrs McMInn a candy house The biggest crowd ever attended this event The success of an event such as this is only made possible by the efforts put forth by a faithful group of volunteers and the co operation of the staff The Activity Director wishes to acknowledge all the work done by this group of people and the express the thanks of the owners and the ad ministration for the support received from the community The Eden Mills United Church celebrated White Gift Sunday with a special service Howard James acted as the Inn Keeper Mrs Fuller as his wife and Ken Fuller as Simon their son At the scene of the manger actors were Miss Heather Blair as Mary and Sacha Scoropad as Joseph The shepherds were Scott Andrea and Annette MacLaren The Wise Men were Becky Toomer Amanda Chesworth and Stephanie Readings were given by and and scripture was read by lona and Laura Shrive The second Advent Candle was lit by Scott Turowski reading by Becky The third advent was lit by Heather Blair reading by Laura Shrive The Eden Mills United Church Women held their Christmas meeting at the home of Mrs Fuller Mrs Parker opened Ihe meeting with some words of wisdom The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs Freda Thompson Mrs Jean gave the treasurer reports showing a good balance It was moved that a donation be given to the Board of Stewards and also a donation to the Manse Board for in sulation expenses The roll call was an swered with a Christmas verse There were two guests present The business period was closed with a poem Peace on Earth and the Lords Prayer in unison For the devotional Mrs Tomlinson read the Scripture from Luke and a Christmas Story The Happy Gang Mil burn Jean Mid Audrey Guns an and Marion Snyder with their piano entertained and led in the carol singing A delicious lunch was enjoyed and Mrs Lorna Tomlinson thanked the Happy Gong for their entertainment and also the hostess The Friendly Seniors enjoyed a social af ternoon of euchre on Wednesday Prlies for the year were won by Mrs Nora McLean for ladies high score and Mrs Clara with most lone hands for ladles Tho mens high was won Ed Jennings and Gordon McKclvle had Ihe most lone hands At the supper hour the group enjoyed a tasty Christmas Dinner catered by the Com Club ladles The executive Mrs Anna Wilson Mrs Jean and Mrs Joan Lowrle received a gift A lucky chair prize went to and a lucky cup prize to Ed Jennings Special guests were Mr and Mrs George Day Rockwood and Mrs Holly Saulnlers sister On Dec Eden House Nursing Home has invited the Seniors on a Bus Trip to Toronto to sec the Christmas lights On Thursday evening some of the members joined the Sunshine Group for a lovely Christmas dinner at St Johns Anglican Church Remember to pick up your New Years Eve tickets from Irene Cole at for the Com munity Club Dance ma Council urges canine control Council Is concerned with dogs running at large In the villages of Rockwood and particularly since the recent scare in At a recent meeting councillors decided to meet with township dog control officer Mary Keen to discuss reinforcing bylaws ShurGain Dog Food a growing favorite Very high quality pro ducts featuring four texture and formula tion requirements Our customers keep coming back for Dog Foods because they offer good tasie good nutrition and good price Full choices now in stock includ ing the canned Shur- ration in the new economical 700 size Gain Dog Food and Animal Core Products at DESMONDS CHALET SERVICE No East Grade A Turkeys Garden Cocktail 66 2 Sirloin Steaks 89 Egg Nog Smokod Hams Smoked Hams 189 TGTLEY ORANGE PEKOE YOB Bags Sid Bacon Sa1fBasUd Turkey 118 Round Steaks 239 3d Wtom 129 J 1 Sauug I Red Emperor Grapes USA tangerines oot fe79 99 49 is 199 i 269 iz39 ITS OWN JUICE Dole Pineapple rUdwOoMw Apctt 30 Br 09 3 9i 3 1 79 6 89 Northland FW looi 1 09 CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS DEC DEC 23 9 A PM WED DEC 24 PM CLOSED THURS DEC SAT DEC 27 AM6 PM JUG CITY WILL BE OPEN THURS DEC DOWNTOWN ACTON PLENTY OF FREE PARKING