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paqb ouh the acton free press of actonlaris visiting outoftown points and of visitors in acton homos llfrn o intertitlo be iiieluavrf mim eiu dills lum reiiirned to in th eolumnj thoufd b nl- acton after sprndiuu a month with everton li r photted m 174 or itenf to thv pr mis ma aha prr of tarwito wu guest of mi hamiah wallace ver the wecloend n hwipiwhxintorontirriirtmrjr tom watson wishes fdr ni speedy recovery arc extended to her on sunday mm dim hydcr re turned yronvgurlph general hos pital and is convalescing at home acton friends sympathise with mr b veldhuis who has hud word of the death of her mother in holland mrs r l johnston is staying at present at the home of her dough ter mrs mel overholt in toronto mrs overholt is seriously ill in wellesley hospital toronto mr and mm ttnnk browning in toronto mr and mr garner mr and mrs lorno garner and daughters left on sunday on a holiday trip to florida mr harry klaasen of toronto was a weekend visitor at thvhome of her paints mr nnd mrn xleo somervllhr mr harvey johnson- n student qt hyerson instilutoiif technology toronto come to acton for the wwkendwrm j n mr stuart lantx mr and mm j fletcher diane andf hoy and mr wm millar mr ond mrs w j vannorman guelph vialted at the home of mr and mr q lnhu oil sunday rf miss c campbell dies in i 91st year last tuesday evening was a big night in connection with themcns club of the united church when a pancake supper was served in 3kefowrt hall which was well at tended mr p mcdonald of kitch- cner w chef for the occasion and kepcthe waiters busy handing out the delicious cakes the waiters themselves donning white caps and aprons folio wine a year or so of failing health and a week in guelph gen eral hospital miss coienab camp bell passed away last week in her hist year the late miss campbell was a daughter of the late mr and mrs duncan campbell ot dornoch end had lived in rockwood for the last 20 years or more two sisters mrs j n nickell rockwood and mrs j pollock of toronto survive the fotieral took place saturday afternoon with service in presby terian church rev fred william son officiated and paid a glowing tribute to her memory pallbearers were two nephews and four great nephews interment was in rock wood cemetery- floral wreaths bore silent testimony to the high esteem in which the deceased was held relatives present at the fun eral were from torongs and pres ton mr wm sharpe of toronto re mained over saturday night with mrs nickell also mrs j pollock of toronto spending a few days with her the three new transformers in connection with the hydro power station on valley road were put in place last week and men have beenbusy making the connections between them and the insulators since the stormy weather of past few ays skating on the river is at a standstill except for a space on the old bowling g during the weekend the temp eratures took a sharp drop 18 to 20 degrees being registered in the village saturday mornlrur following an extended visit to a son in detroit and slater in lon don ont mrs rankin is home again theannual womens world day of prayer was held in st johns church last friday with a fair at- tendance mrswm bruce presid ent of sl johns w a was assisted by mrs roy young of the presby terian wms and mrs fred alton of united church wms prayers wen- offered by different ones of the three churches and mrs wm dunbar spokevn the theme per fect love casteth out fear dur ing the service a duet whispering hope was contributed by mrs thos ttuske and mrs i tarry ware with mrs d armstrong at the or- pan mrs chas hamilton and mrs c a elliot took up the offering with mrs w bruce offering the dedicatory prayer mi minnie nickell of toronto wa also home during the weekend nnd attended the funeral of her nun 4 r campbell the bell telephone office an 1 royal bank have been fitted up with new linoleum the previous flooring had been getting the worse of wear in the latter especially when so much work was- carried on during installation of re-lnforcr- ment the bank is now open every day with a short period of two hours saturday mornings rev w i luxton occupied his i pulnit sndaymornlng after belnj i absent the previous two sundays hotv communion was observed j during the service t congratulations to mr and mrs wilfred f tiuier on the arrival of a danchter eden mills mrs j mcintosh addresserladies the world day of prayer was observed by the local churches in the home of mrs fred gardiner villi a splendid attendance mrs fred gardiner and mrs w lowric were in charge of- tho- program prayers were offeyedtjy wr3tvn77 wallace mrs wilk wilson mrs peter uvlie mrs j d lowrie mils wm mino nnd mrs w lasby a solo was given by mrs w mc lean and the address was given by mri john mcintosh mr nnd- mrs j l macdonald and mr nnd mrs wi macdonald and family attended the funeral of mrs macdohalds cousin in bur lington on snndny inter going on to hamilton to call on relatives mr and mrs gilbert kingsbury spent monday in hamilton the many friends of mr lloyd kean will be pleased to learn he is making a good recovery at his home after his recent operation skating party held by young peoples the viillnif peopled society held ii skiitlnu juirly itml bicihi liiul fri day evrnhllf mr and mm harvey willi and llnbhy uccmiiputfttml mr nnd mm rnhejl mccutehenn kllihener mid vlmlted in toronto on sunday with mr and mm kdspenei sunday vuitorh with mr and mr t 0 mcculclhmilt were mi and mm kduarlcllentonmortiit mr llaiuiliuwrjuhtandiouim iiim arrived limneliikt weluemlay frnm the guelph general iionpttnl mr keith nilhk vialted liu aunt mm filter liiht vrlilky evenlnu ur lnli ilarfjour aetoll vialted in the vlllaue on sunday ionuratuliitlona to mih kate lleeil wlmla eelehratlnu her hoih birthday nnthuihday peh ihtli- mm tloh uauer and tlauuliter uere vialtliiiiivliillvk tn inrimtn inst veek corsage presented moffat ospringe i rood response to the roll coll klance backward brourht out quiz afe paper given w i ladies mrs w j jackson was hostess on wednesday afternoon for the monthly meeting or the womens institute when sixteen members and two visitors were present mrs jackson presided and miss doris fines read several letters and also the area convention chairmans address to the members a a many humorous incidents in the past years mrs thomas fines and mrs jackson were appointed lead ers for the girls garden club mr gordon attken nnd mrs norman mckcnzic were asked to make in quiries regarding the purchasing of some foldingchairs a report of n lunch counter at a recent sale was given when over fifty dollars was cleared mrs dan wintergave a paper on historical research per taining to the institute and also conducted a humorous quiz on the same mrs evans and mrs geo robertson were the winner the hostess assisted by mrs d hurren and mrs a besscy served sand wiches and cake and n social time as enjoyed mr and mrs aleck tovell of owen sound visited recently with mr and mrs d stewart und fam ily miss isabelle dentremont who has spent the past month with her parents in nova scotia returned on wednesday to her sister and brotherinlaws home mr and mrs klgm brown mr richard brown is visiting with his niece mrs annie moore at churchill r mrs gordon robertson and jim aie visiting in perth with her hus band who is stationed there with the op p mr and mrs a mckinney and warren spent the weekend in to ronto mr dan mclean of acton was a i visitor m the village on sunday j mr and mrs george grundy en- lertuined a number of neighbours j and friends on thursday evening to a card party in aid of the women institute prtzrs were won by mrs j f leitch and d g robertson the i hostess assisted by mrs g aitken served a salad plate luncheon at j the close fifteen braved the bad weather i to attend the farm forutn ori mon- i day night at the home of mr and mrs harold smith the topic do we need a world food bank was i discussed with mrs l smith as leader it was agreed that food presentations held for two families mr and mrs melmer nttended the formers nieces wedding nt hamilton beach this pnst week several folks from this dutrlet took in the evening nt pnrodlse gardens guelph on thursday the entertainment nnd dancing was sionsored by thejohn deere co mrs j allison is doing nicely in st josephs hospital ttamlhon mrgrant campbell left on sun day for scotland to purchase cat tle a double presentation took place in brookviiie hall friday evening when friends and neighbours gath ered to bid farewell and extend best wishes for future happiness and prosperity to mr and mrs f freetnan who have sold the farm nnd are taking up residence m mil ton shortly nnd also to m nnd mrs ted archibald nnd family who nre moving this week to their new home on the 1st line erin town ship mr l w mcmillan was mc for the evening and music for danc ing was supplied by mrs early a near nnd j colter at nn approp riate time the chairman called the gathering to order and the honour- ed guests to the front mr lloyd campbell read nn address to mr and mrs fred freeman and they were presented with a westminster chime clock in walnut case mrs walter freeman read n poem to mr and mrs archibald fred donald ida and jonn and they wore the recipients of nn electric toaster iron bed lamp and floor lamp mr freeman nnd mr archibald made sultible replies in thanking their many ft rends short speeches were given by mrs a fletcher mrs campbell andy frank edgar ellington nnd jack robertson lunch was served by the com mittee in charge and n social time enjoyed mm w frnser was hostess for the ladles of nnasagawcyn presby terian church and their guests from ebenezer united church on the world day of prayer ladles from each congregation assisted tn the program and mrs sheldon trous dale took the topic to mrs p smith the february meeting of the duke of devoiuthlre chapter io dk was held ut the home of mrs geo hlrrw on tuesdiiy night feb rtitivy hi i lit h pw tjin regent mrs j w wolfe wax in lb ehrilr x resilient for hooks mid pictorial mngnfelnpm- for indian renervatloni wan inude tlfekc tmoks- lire to w left lit mt wnlfev before feh- wiaiiftttir mm diiih presented mm pa- smith with a cordage on the oe- ciialim of iter 00th hlrthdnyr a donation was sent to the musi cal festival committee of haltnn county it wan decided thnt the chapter attend n sun kvenlng service on february 111 to commemorate roiindrrrt ny the bisliiihii meeting wjih then ntljitiirned nod the iinnual meeting wiih ouniml the repnrtm of the ncontlng nc- retnjyjjintlofthalrirasurr wfre rend and adopted tin vimtouh jtecretnties reports were rend showing gnnt interest mid cuthteilnsm mrsjwolfe expressed her thnnk in nil who had opened their home nnd to- all who had entertained the executive to her loyal nnd ro-op- erntlve executive and to the will ing members for their support dur ing her term of office mrs barr thanked the regent nn theyreetitlve for their- efforts dur ing the past year mrs f s blow wns nominated to receive the report of the now- inntjng committee chairman mri h mnlnprie the following state wns brought in nnd unanimously adopted hon regent mpb j w wolf regent mrs a tt long 1st vice regent mrs allan mercer 2nd vice regent mrs whithnm treas urer mrs o rohblns asst treas urer mrs g a dills recording secretary mrs c j graham assist ant secretary mrs e e barr coir secretary miss pejjrl smith edu cation and echoes sect f blow press secretary mrs k blow standard bearer mrs agar asst standard bearer mrs w evans pianist mrs e bilton asst planiit mrs f salt post wftr convenor mrs m shroeder councillors mrs r m mcdonntd mrs a mason mrs n mctfcbb mrs g a sirrs mrs h mnin- nrizo mrs l youngblut miss m garvin miss m z bennett mrs w h clayton mrsw jbeatty mrs allan mercer ppokc words of appreciation to the retiring re gent mrs wolfe nnd mrs m mar- donald presented her with a beau tiful bouquet of spring flowers the hostessesfor the evening were mrs h elliot mrs young- blut mrs blow and mrs mathews umehouse nassagaweya ss no 7 wedding bells are ringing for a popular rockwood couole the wed- shouid distributed to the needy ding c for this weekend counlrtes but they should pay a tuir price for it nnd help should be given to aid them in improving in 1m0 canada nrodneed an all- lhlir methods of agriculture mrs tlitte high of 5187306 tons of news- alvm fisher ond mrs percy mc- phnt 9b per cent of the world e for newsprint output i lunch wu served at thi euchre the close 1 ladies hold joinjk service of prayecj the annual meeting of nassaga- weya presbyterian church was held tuesday evening february 13 in the sunday school room open ing with prayer ond scripture by rev j e sutherland all depart ments reported a very successful year the mtwt of the officers won reelected for another year the ladles provided lunch arid a social hour followed several ladles from this district attended the joint meeting of the ebenezer ladles and nasngaweya presbyterian ladles at the world day of prayer service in the home of mrs w a frnser mrs j rob ertson president of thj ebenezer wms and mrs fraser president of presbyterian wms were in charge of the program the farm forum met on monday evening in the home of mr and mrs stanley robinson with moat of the members present the ques tion for discussion was do we need a world food bank it wns unanimous that food should be sent to all hungry countries and that literature on agriculture should be sent to these countries to help edu cate them how to produce more for themselves or these countries send representatives to our colleges to be taught mod modern methods how to improve their countries to produce more and improve their conditions the next meeting is t be held in the home of mr nnd mrs a prlngle the busy bees institute meeting had to be postponed last week it will be held on friday night with the men as their guests a special speaker has been secured for this meeting proceeds of euchre for w i library mrs smethurst held a euchre nt tier home on wednesday the pro ceeds going for the new wi lib rary mr and mrs leslie campbell and family of hamilton visited her parents mr and mrs a w norton on sunday the wms met at the home of mrs a w norton on thursday evening when texlword was able mrs roughley obliged with n pinno solo nearer my god to thee and mrs a w norton sang someday hell make it plain the study our shore in world missions was opened by mrs a w benton mrs patterson led in prayer ond mrs san ford read scripture trans portation was arranged for a fair number to attend the world day of prayer meeting in georgetown mrs mitchell rad an article from glad tidings following the meej- ing the hostess srrvrd refresh ments miss doris mitchell was home from toronto for the weekend mr and mrs james kirkpatriek have moved int an apartment at the paul spitzers mrs fllerby and miss charlotte mccuilough attended the fall fairs convention in toronto last week its brlghterwhem customers pleased it may lm klormyuhd cold out- htctchtit when editor get noted like thin one it heenin warmer nnd brighter on th bottoiii of uii advertising minnmen t with which reiilttiiiajwiih cnciotied wan thlstiole thin ad brought im mujc- lum- inewj than any other advert in ing we liuve done ati noon an oiir- new equipment u iimtulled and we inn ulke tin more eiihuimeru wi will he tilling more hiimlneit withyoirwfrtopi j slucirely camphellville colored films show mountains lakes of democratic switzerland anton r londi originally swiss but now a canadian citizen lectur ed and showed beautiful colored films on switzerland in the united church lost wednesday evening feb ttth he was sponsored by the friendly circle of the church with the topic pattern for peace mr lendi stressed the point that four racial groups which would seem incompatible judging by history live side byiwde in peace in switzerland tho worldsoldest democracy is 610 years old breathtakingly loyely colored slides pictured for those present the many lakes and mountain- fer tile valleys nnd modern cities of mr lendis native land i outline beginning of mission bond the february meeting bf grace minion band wno held at the home of mr ii roniiluiw and fertie the meeting was called fo order by the president morinnnn greenlees joan cramp rend the callto wor ship after the singing of a hymn donna mitchell offered a hhort prayer the president read the bible- lesson and mrs greentecs gave ii short interesting comment ary nn the ventes read mrs men 71es gnve a hricfiiutliru of the or ganizing of the grace mission jland o july nth 1005 when the name grace was given to it in lov- init memory of miss grace menzies who hnd been called to higher ser vice a few months previous def initions of the meaning of grace were nlso emphasized one being excellence uf character the mis sion band was a symbol of a little candle which has been burning brightly all these years this part of the meeting was closed with the singing of jesus bids ns shine gloria purdy gave a very suitahfe recitation february anita smith also recited when jesus was a boy both recitations were very nice mrs wallace the jeader gave an interesting chapter from the study book friends across canada and illustrated places by using a map she had made this was followed by a true story of jnnob a little girl who lived at the time of the early settlers in canada the meeting was closed with a prayer by lois greenlees after which the members engaged in handiwork for a few niinutes valentines were exchanged and 15 members answered the roll call by naming a favourite flower the hostess assisted by two of the members served a dointy lunch and npleasant afternoon was ended the warlddayof prayer service was held at the home ok mrs c a elsley with 35 ladies preunt mrs r b elliot president or stspavids auxiliary opened the meet ink with a prayer for peace the following indies then led in the scripture readings adoration mrs j w robertson president of the blair evening auxiliary penitence mr a t moore leader of the girls group assurance mrs c roberts substituting for mrs j wallace for grace mission bandr dedication of self mrs e davenport st johns w a intercessory prayers were offer ed by mrs eveleigh mrs elsley miss mcphail mrs s cairns mrs sharpe and mrs j k mnhon mrs moore and mrs inglis fav oured with u very appropriate duet the garden of prayer mrs por rit gave a very interesting address on the theme perfect love casteth out fear the offering amounted to eighteen dollars and sixty cents and it was dedicated by mrs elliot the st davids girls group met at the home of their leader mrs a x moore on tuesday evening at h30 the hostess served a hot supper which all enjoyed the meeting was then called to order by the president anna hurren with call to worship after singing a hynm the devotions were taken b mrs warr audrey hurren and audrey cairns after the reading of minutes and treasurers report marilyn moore gave an interesting story about miss flleh anderson in british guiana jane smith read a chapter f rom ih- study book pearls are made the roll call was answered by naming a favour ite hymn the offering wasdcdi- cated by the president the meet ing was closed by repeating the lords prayer in unison after which eleanor cairns and joan watson conducted a contest which wusquite interesting dublin wi guests enjoy social night duyiilwmsinsrtue ut j mocinl veiling in wlewurltown hull on tuesday ymlng twtntyaweh tabled of eurhre were played hly near went to m hook nnd dorln harrington for the ludleu and a itohhunn und m tytoeje for the men t mr tojit carried the lurili prle and dean ianrlfvuj inent mrs jemilpgh mrs fergtuinn bob mil ler and vertiii wehjrter at the lueky tabfer- lr l miinlr yfln supplied by neorv oreltthfni lutieh wan served by the insflttite thurbday rkbhuary ib usi a campatllvluc forums consider world food bdnlc no i farm fnntm met on mon day evening with claude ingllsng lender for dlsciisfllon on do we jieiqi a world food bank what steps do you think nhnulrl be taken to solve our world food problems and should food surplus products be distributed in areas where food it badly needed if so by what menns the answer was we think sur plus food products uhould he dls- fribulcf in aruas where food is hndly needed tile government in the only one that should handle this surplus nnd everyone uhould share the cost h should thcpcopleinthese areas be helped to improve their technique agriculture and industry so they will be able to produce food for themselves yes we think that people who are backward should bo helped to improve their methods to modern ways and if they were better fed nnd noto poor they would not want to fight so much progressive euchre was enjoyed nnd prizes awarded to r inglii c agnew d smnllnnd g inglis ah invitation to limestone on feb 20 vns accepted pohockahd campbell mjiuffcetawr high chauk memorials memorial engraving 62 water sl north galt teljcrllone ima reduce run costs u to 1 inttal a crown fuel oil saver mvw vka maaamtu eskimo mothers receive family allowance payments in the form of credit notes on their local trad ing posts pbit k iiy to hilhn m tos- kaa klmmty uw mlnlniiai bomy mlay mmh tobav f bilton perry limited phones ed billon 341w run parry 269w accordlan violin solos much enjoyed during magic beanstalk a ps to the account of the public school operetta the magic beanstalk is being published this week since the names of two of the entertqiners of the evening were regrettably omitted as an intermission feature miss fctye garner played solos on her accordian both nights while miss shetla paul entertained with violin lections both are competent young players and their music wasj much enjoyed by the two audienc cs uf a i i d a dedc of h ljr slocks hallrarek of wiupprs to choou prs from in witrn ontario pa iii t c n mor popular brands of a in i 9 nationally advertised paints carriad in books ilotk slilionery suppli toys v kennedys book store 25 wyndham st guolph angut kannsdy trap general meeting halton agricultural society will be held in the court house milton on thursday feb 22nd allan dixon pres of 130 pm mr geo readhead sec acton citizens band i will meet every wednesday night until further notice in the arena anyoo who jt intormtod in bjnd work walcama to hnd ik