Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 8, 1951, p. 4

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page fouh w press acton ontario thursday november 8 1b3i mr and mr g a dill visited in toronto on sunday mr mary mcauley apent few daya with hr family in toronto muj ttuby clark apent th whkfid with frlfnd1 in brant- ford dr f e and mrs davimon of maple crek sak ar kumu this iwk vyf ltov c 1l and myt ooll mr jumm douglas of r it i acton i convalmclne in cnclpil 3nrnil hospital followlna n p- eratlon on hu eye recently ron muon u now a patient in st johns convalescent home nt neutonlirook and friends will be kind to lenm thnt his protfross is verv iood cverton extend welcome to new residents we welcome o the village mr and mra clkbank who have pur- chaaed the house vacated by mr and mrs harold wrhtht and family mr harvey jeahn tin o jtoatln and mra ijoyd culling visited on sunday with mr and mm james porter fehelboume sunday vmtors with mr and mra t d mccuteheon veere mr jindmm chnriif- newell cariule nml mr harry newell kilbride mr nml mr llnbert mccutchein kitchener nre vbtllink tm week- wlth mra ilnrveyjealin and bobby mr hunter clenaney fnrmi vtsitml n couple unys lftm week with mr nnd mrs harry horlop and family mr and mrs w j neatly ac ton u lih to announce the en gagement of their daughter elean or llorraine to mr joseph a son- la niagara faba ny the wed ding to take place early in dec ember mrs lazenby host to acton wi meet mr george iaxcnby was host ess for the monthlv meeting of hv acton womens institute on thunvinv mrs davidson the president presided the secretary was in structed to order the armistice m re nth and a donation was voted to the poppv fund members were urfied to bo present for the ser vice on sundny november 11 the roll call uiu answered by a battle place of one of the past wars the motto of the month w is taken by mrs e smith who spoke with a personal nnd sincere feeling on peace in our hearts and homes the various convenors had re ports on their topics on citizenship mrs mcaulay told of the pioneers of canada and the privilege to be able to vote on agriculture mr wllderpsln gave a dclichtrul story on the way the royal party were entertained in calgary on home economic mr fryer cove instruction on makine a scrap book into a pattern holder on historical research mrs lantz reported on the game reserve in hal ton county and hr viatt to the heave r dam on community activities mr w denny told of the halloween party provided for the children and also invited members to attend the variety fair in the new parish hall the topic of the month was remembrance mrs f ander- jon cave a few thoughts on rn- emberinjr not only the tad stories of war but also of the kindness that iais awakened uithm so mnn nt he time of crisis two memory stories were riven by mrs wilderspln on halloween memories and by mrs denny on the old cupboard kiplinjr rc- tccssional lest we forjet was minn a committer was appointed to consider making n quilt for comp el it ion a contest was enjoyed and win ners won mrs lambert mr denn and mr wildenpin a social time concluded the meeting eden mills nassagaweya s s no 7 open forum at kennedy home thi farm forum opened their i lsvii nuftuikt 1 it ttivk m the home of mr and mn w km- ed the officers were reelected for the season november 5ih iiuetmt was held in the home of mr and mrs fvter mclean wth tmo groups discussing the topic are coop democratic a game of euchre followed the discussion the busy bee institute held their annual bazaar and euchre last frldav niht in brookvllle hall with a rood crowd attending- in spite of the snow storm the prizes for euchre were won b mrs wm frank mrs wm mclntyre mr oscar locker and mr c thompson the convenors of the booths re ported successful sales in their booths the ladies aid of nassafaweyj prcsbterian church quilted a quilt in the home of mrs w kennedy last week fall meeting of eden mills wms the fall thnnkoffcrintf of the wms of the presbyterian church was held in the home of mrs herb girbcrlsnn with the prrsd- ent in charge devotions were taken by mrs j milne nnd mrs w lowrie mrs j d towrie and mrs w mclean sann i duet mrs h gilbertson novo the glad tldinlft prayer nnd rev fred williamson fave n very fine and interesting address mrs mclean then vtnst a solo and the rrtcctinn closed with a hymn and prayer by rev willinrnltnn a social half hour was tpcrvt over the ten ups with mr- j milne and mrs w lowrie nsstsung the hostess the fall rally of the y p u was held on mondav eveninc in the church supper was served at 130 after which an enjoyable program was irtven mr and mn elliot and family of stonev crock visited in th home of mr nnd mrs grant ingle mr nnd mrs albert burrows and sheila have moved to heir new home in guelph mrs mccake of wellnnd visited recrfttly in the home of her daughter m flojd hammond and mr hnmmond the sympathy of this community is extended to mrs will mclean and the mitchell family m the sudden passing of their niece in toronto also to mrs geortfe tho mas on the death of her sister in now jersey halloween passed by very quietly this year a good time is reported at the masquerade held in the town hall comjrratulotions to mr and mrs wallace lasby jr on the arrival of a little son mr nnd mrs thomas hubbard have taken possession of their home formerly occupied by mr and mrs r davie duke at the throttle in the midst of iho royal tour the duko of edinburgh took the throttle of one of the canadian pacific rail ways giant selkirk locomotives largest tn the british empire for the steep pull up notch hill in the canadian rockies in the pose of a typical railroader prince philip is shown here in the cab of the locomotive at the end of the run ball1nafad p swindlehurst burned at mouth allan son and mrs and mrs ernie in addition to the federal and the provincial fovernment can- ada has about 4000 municipal gov erning bodies pats- swindlehurst little daugh ter of mr and mrs victor swindle- hurrt was rushed to toronto hos pital after ha ing got hold of a smko can but no senous hirm u a done onl a few burns around her mouth annhersarv serices were held in the united church on sundav rev cow an of norval w as guest speaker in the morning and rev smith of queens wav united church toronto in the evening two splendid addresses were giv en the friendly four quartette of hillsburgh assisted the choir visitors in jhe community mr and mrs ken ridler and jud of toronto with mrs ridlers parents mr and mm f w shor- till mr and mrs russell taylor and valerie of toron o with mrs tij- lorv parents mr and mrs j mrs enrh and lowrie with mr mi ener mrs llattie price bettv and bui with mr and mrs s h linclsa mr and mrs gillies with mr md mrs l d marshall the sympath ot the commun v goes to the family of mrs wm klrlcw ood who passed away st georgetown on saturdav morning funeral sen- ices wereheld a the mcclure funeral parlors on mon dav she was in her 81st vear and leaves to mourn her loss four son oliver of toronto james bslllnaf- ad william and donald erin two brothers dave of owen sound alex balllnafad one sister kate of georgetown six nephews were pallbearers earl and archie mc kay kenneth and rb harvev and wilfred klrkwood the flower bearers were grand children rev smith had charge of the funeral interment took place at erin cemetery mr and mrs bert mcmenemy have taken over the stlvercreetc service station they are wel comed to the community report received on turkey supper mrs wesley mnsales was hostess for the october meeting of the knox presbyterian ladies aid mrs mccuteheon the president called the meeting to order and a scripture reading was given by mrs r h armstrong mrs f blpw was appointed act ing secretary in the ahsenco of mrs george somerville the treas urer gave the financial statement of the annivorsary supper show ing a splendid balance after all accounts were paid the alterations to the kitchen were reported on and it is gratify ing to note that all these require ments have been made possible with the voluntary help of so many men several holiday calendars were received and it is hoped that all will be returned by the next meet ing mrs j dennis was appointed convenor to receive these mrs ada near contributed a reading the minister blunder and mrs r l davidson read one on do missions pay and an other reading dedicated to the new kitchen mrs e j hassard conducted an interesting guessing game with a prize going to mrs stanley mat thews a friendly chat was en joyed during the social period a vote of thanks was expressed to the hostess and committee limehouse mrs geo leslie hostess to wi ir 1950 canadian labors pay reached a rceordbrcakinr 8 000- 000 ooo 90 young people meet at st pauls haltonprcsbvlery young people met nt st pauls united church milton last week the evening was in charge of miss mickej partch the president assisted b members of the exec utive some 90 oung people kathered for a plav party nnd sine song followed by a film strip entitled stewardship for jean a worship service w as conducted by the prvsb tery executive with he theme jesus the light of the world for the meditation this was followed bv a motion picture entitled they follow on which portroed some of the dif ficult problems which confront oung people who decide to give full time service to christ and the church the evening was concluded with in old time box social at the time of the last accurate count more than 5 000 eskimos lived in the northwest territor ies nearly 2 000 in northern que bec and only 23 in other parts of canada the limehousc wlmct nt the home of mrs geo leslie on thursday when plans for a bazaar were discussed nnd n committee appointed to pack a box for an unfortunate family in englnnd mr nnd mrs ted brown offered their infant son frederick joseph for baptimii by rev a calder at limehouse presbyterian church- on sundav mrs james noble visited mr ingles at richmond hill on satur day with mrs wmt rcid and mr and mrs herb reld officer cadet robin douin- was home from rmc kingston on sundav other guests included miss pat agnew of kingston and toronto mr larry goldle and sis ter miss nora goldle a lovely seasons debutante and othcra recent visitors include mr and mrs w i newton and margaret of barrie with mrs newton and sisters mrs smith of weston with sis ter mrs a c patterson mrs freuler and young son of acton with mrs geary mrs millicre of georgetown with mrs lane one day last week rockwooo triple t topics trlole t omiilnu night was u success altlioiiuh there wiih n urent dnl of hard work to prepare for this ucrnklnn the rommlllee didnt seem to mind tvecniie the giuiu r rally hnd u good tlmu there wnt everything n peron wvhild want for nnluhts entertainment at the jciuu tuin parker n jovial fhlmv from the toronto y swed a mnvif of the cleveland convention in whidi we uaw oitnlvii onkiii iwiiiim dancing nnd meh illnw iiiti niiijt to n n ei h meh blow gave a brief sitinnuiry of the temncnini vi i k nil m l s summnrv was in let hut tlmrnuuli seemed like the mini was alwnyu fitting hpeiiklnf of eats die girtu nnde a delklous lunch for the club opening night many thanks tn jackie chew and her fellow workers after lunrh we darned tn records in the gym while you were dancing and having n unod time did vnti ever think how fort1innle we nre to have n disc jockey like mr arblc he always has your favor ite and popular dance records nnd gives n helping hand when needed the committee were glnd to nee some of the adults having n food time on our opening night it gives us mine confidence in ourselves to see sonunnc inking nn interest- also happy to nee the boys nsking some of the shv girls for n dance and vice versa it helps to create fc belter club spirit nominations for the executive will be this week give this some serious thinking and nominate a pi i son whom mi think will do a good job there are some members fin mthe club going to the oyc lonfi n nee in ltmdon this vveek- nd a n pin t on this onfinme should help our 1i11i1 in its many problems see vim al the t lull the ymca board of directors invites you to an a oldfashjoned barn dance pound nnd squarfi dancing good orchailra and good eah v admission 35c friday november 16 at th6 ymca turkey supper osmunoc halloween party held in church halloween party is well attended the annual halloween party sponsored bv the community club wus well attended last wednesday i evening in the town hall from 5 to 7 p m was held for junior t hild- ren pre schoolers and grade 1 from 7 to 9pm for intermediates st mors and grade 2 up during the evening some prank- i sters indulged in stunts about town siith as pulling up highway signs placing an old seed drill on a prl- i wte lawn rolling a septic tank upon a verandah placing the buy- i cle rack at the public school in front of a residence breaking the lock on the school doors to get in md ring tho bell during night and lite as 4 am removing gratts over drama on street i congratulations to mr and mrs k nneth d hutchinson nee yvonne m sparrow who were m irru d saturdav at the presbyt ertan church wedding supper was served in lho b isement of the church m the evening b the lad- it a of the church tables were decorated v ith chrysnnthemumsr llong with the bridt s cake old man winter put in an earlv apptarince during the weekend bringing out shov els from their hiding places mr and mrs rov kirvan of guelph were weekend visitors wrth mr stewart s royce the halloween party held in the basement of the local pros bvtenan church was well attended by children and several adults the costunus were very good and of every description the judges mrs howard and mrs e fiahcr awarded prires to the following original grandfather clocc war ren mcklnney youngest person judy buck little old lady marilyn young witch sherlock aitken in dian nancy bulloch following a gruesome ghost story by mrs r j mattthews assisted by mrs a bul loch the committee served sand wiches and tarts mr and mrs lewis todd of paris and miss mary robertson of brant ford visited recently at the home of mr and mrs h r how ard mrs a mckinney and mrs geo robertson were cohost esses for an afternoon card party at the home of the former in aid of the wom- t ns institute cards were played it five tables with prizes being won by mrs h thcakcr for high s ort mrs ii smith consolation and mrs i j buck for lurky chair a delicious lunch wis servxl at the close alvin fisher has sold his home in the village to mr and mrs ten klooster who came from holland recent v nnd who get possession the middle of december mr g suarter returned home list week following a three week v iration with her son and family mr ind mrs arnold sunter niag ara falls mr and mrs george grundy and familv visited on sundnv with relitives near fergus christmas parcel deadline for europe in less than two weeks i your date with democracy kmp in mind lh municipal auction alatai municipality nomination election acton rnov 30 dec 10 trafalgar nov 23 dec 3 nelson nov 23 dec 3 esquestng dec 31 jan 7 nasiagaweya nov 26 dec 3 milton i i ii nov i3 dec 3 i i there s les than a month to mall thtw christmas parcels and cirdt to othir countries pastmaster fnnk terrv n minds t verv on mailing deadlines for the united kingdom europe and the united states are a- follow this year to the united kingdom ijers mus be mailed bv nov ember 2flth to ensure delivery and parcels by november 25 to europe letters b nov en ber 2 and parcels by nov 21 to the united states ppiels not later than december 8 the earliest deadline is less than two weeks away toronto orange lodge visits acton and confers the degrees lo l no 467 acton held a special meeting at crewsons corn ers hall on saturday evening nov ember 3rd bro gordon keyei deputy grand master of on uk 3 west brought a team of the black preceptory kin solomon no 344 toronto to confer the royal arch purple decree on three candidates acton united church monday nov 12 supper 5 30 0 00 continuous program adults 1 00 admission children 50c first acton troop boy scout paper drive for old newspapers magazines collaetion will ba mad saturday november 10th it would be appreciated if all bundle ware had lecyrely and placed where they can be lean from the truck all scouts and cubj willing to help are to bo at the scout hall at 9 a m form 23 the election act 1951 section 88 4 notice of holding an advance poll notice it hereby given that pursuant to the election act 1951 section 88 a poll for the electoral district of helton will be open on thursday friday arid saturday the 15th 16h 17th days of november 195 from sam until 5 pm and from 7 pm until 10 pm polling place for the said electoral district will be located at s a b mcclearys house comer brown and west mary st milton and at charles laundons house 183 douglas ave n oakville for the purpose of receiving the votes of vojers who will be absent in the ordinary course of their business or employ ment from the electoral district onj the day fixed for polling the ballot boxes will be opened and the votes counted at 7 00 oclock in the evening of thursdaythe 22nd day of november at the said places dated at georgetown this 1st day of november 1951 wm o mcdowell returning officer

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