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wednesday december 31 ibm the acton free press acton ontario pact nvs notice to creditors akd otbkms a 0a mhb ttauu nell me- tkvsafc late ef the teweta ef ma hi the ceanty af wetuaciaa all person havlnb claims against the kaiate at duncan nll mctav- ii uti of the towiuhln of erltl if the county of vfeliinwlon gentleman who died on or about the aufhth day of october 1052 are required to snd partlculaite and proofs thereof to the under signed before the third day of january 1953 when the assets will be distributed among the parties legally entitled thereto having re gard only to the claims which shall have been tiled dated at acton ontario this fifteenth day of december 1052 c leatherland acton ont a24s solicitor for the executor k notice to creditors and vntttfts km tw fcjiie glkur agatha ammul all persons having claims against eleanor agatha arnold lite of the lawn of aeton in the county of hsjton widow deceased who died on or about the seventeenth day of october 1052 are required to send particulars and proofs thereof to tfae undersigned before- the sevcn- levnth day of january 1053 whei lie otims will be distributed among the parties legally entitled thereto having regard only to the claims which shall have been tiled dated at acton ontario this twentyfourth day -of- december 1052 c f leatherland acton ont solicitor for the exeeulrices nm3 11836 motor vehicles and 18040 tcyomworc stole incanada in 1060 and 11600 motor vehicles and 15244 bicycles recovered that year evebton many visit during christmas season mr and mr john alton spent christmas in guelph with mr and mrs robert fatten and diane holiday visitors at the home of mr and mrs charles fountain and family were mr jim fountain ottawa mr ted fountain guelph mr and mm dick grill and fam ily alliston christmas day visitors with mr and mrs t d mccutcheon were mr ami mrp robert mccutcheon kitchener and mr and mrs har vey jestln and bobby mrs mcallster spent christmas day nt the home of her brother rind family mr archie malloy guelph mr and mrs howard gubank and wendy spent christmas holi days with rev and mrs andy lawson and family toronto mr duncan robertson london spent christmas with mrs suter and mr hugh dlack boxing day visitors at the home of mr andtutrs harvey jestln and bobby were mr and mrs tudor beaumont georgetown mr and mrs stanley mckay and mr allen thompson guelph mr and mrs robert mccutcheon kitchener and mr and mrs t d mccutcheon christmas day visitors at the home of mr and mrs harry- hor- top and family were mr and mrs clarence hortop rockwood mr and mrs bert palframan and mr walter fisher mount pleasant boxing day visitors with mr and mrs john alton were mr and mrs bev hepburn and family milton mr and mrs tred murray guelph were christmas day visit ors with mr and mrs wm head christmas day visitors with mr nnd mrs wm lilllewere mr and mrs ken smith and family guelph and mr nnd mrs e small happy new year rockwooo service candlelit on christmas eve may all good things come to you in 1953 and stay throughout the year whithams garage acton our greetingscarry the warmest wish that all good things may come to you in the new year bentons meat market acton wednesday evening the candle light service at st johns church was well attended despite unfavor able weather the processional hymn commenced with o come all ye faithful followed by bid ding prayer the congregation standing during the service christmas hymns and carols were sung with different ones in the congregation reading portions of scripture relative to the hlrth of christ in between numbers rev ralph e price gave a short address previous to communion service followed by junior mem bers of the choir singing away in a manger nnd the service con cluding with the reccjwlonal hymn hark the herald angels sing the interior of the church was nicely decorated with red ribbons and everflreen candles were in the windows albhg with those in the five ch modellers overhead christmas morning at 10 am rev e price conducted a brief communion service tuq funerals a cloud of gloom was cast over the community last sunday due to- the fatal accident that befell two of our young men returning home from toronto the funeral of farr w trimble took place last monday in guelph rev john w oliver conducting the services and interment was at woodlawn cemetery the funeral of john bacon was held tuesday morning at sacred heart church and was largely at tended rev a s callaghan con- ijhjcted the service pallbearers were ivan kelly fred lovcll fred hanson kenneth milne ken neth hunt and allan dodd inter- ment took place in oustlc cemct- chrlstmns day passed off quietly in town family reunions took place here nnd there holiday visitors in town mr ralph ewers from the west mr and mrs wm guthrie nnd daugh ter of hamilton mr and mrs kenneth mune nnd bnbe of acton mii elizabeth mcphedrnn of -or- nngevillc miss frances jolllffc r n welland miss joan stout tor onto mrs annie mckinnon guelph mr and mrs cuthbert cnrson of london ont mr and mrs milton greer nnd family al- dershot mr nnd mrs fred day nnd family hamilton mr roy day brantford miss veronica franck rn home till after new years mr paul franck is upend ing some time with his mother mrs g frnnck mr and mrs douglas patterson midland mr and mrs roy klrvnn and babe hamilton mr george waller queens university kingston mr nnd mrs john wylle and daughters of toronto mr and mrs donald lning nnd sons of guelph mr nnd mrs wynne dunbar and family guelph road congratulations to rev and mrs charles green nee joyce waller on the birth of a son stephen charles at city hospital saska toon snsk congratulations to rev james neave and mr george h pear en who celebrated their birthdays during the holiday season mr and mrs roy young spent christmas day with mr and mm august young in guelph chrtjrtnaf vespers sunday evening the c g i t class of girls of the united church and leaders misses pearl hamilton and gladys hanno held a national christmas vesper service which was well attended dorothy prmd- er had charre of proceedings with miss p hamilton and rev j w oliver on the platform in between numbers readinrs of scripture by members of the class and also voc- at selections by a trio were enjoy- ed also during the service n- candle iffihtinn ceremony took platewith members of the class on the platform j rev j w oliver also- pave a brief address durinj he service two members of the elans took up the offering with u punier offer- in the prayer of dedieitn the mriiee closed with another chris mis hvmn irid tieriedietini liv hev j w oliver mrs mirv meli and ns spent chnstml- with her p i rent- ut nf pounding the sports beat with a v with ice in the arena and the cold weather acting as if it might linger awhile in these partrf the minor hockey program should be off to a good start sometime next week acton lias entries in omha juvenile midget and bantam also operating will be the town league an eight team circuit that took 150 odd boys under its banner last year baxter labs at present heading the georgetown industrial league will also piny games in ablon tills season include skating and the arena should be a pretty busy place in the next few weeks although the lack of any major hockey is standing out like a sore thumb good tilings arc expected of the juvenile entry in the omha this semester some of the lads who have been playing junior hoc key in georgetown and still of juv enile age arc expected to sign with acton since the junior raiders dis banded that includes red ander son whos been playing goal and bob rumjey presently on the shelf with injuries three or four lads from milton are expected to make the team and with the addition of the home town boys who have been playing in the town league the past two years vfc masters whos handling the coach ing rains could have a winning club on his hands midget and bantam entries are also expected to be up in the league ladder since most of the kids have had experience play ing in the town league and some very good proipects are shaping up its quite an extensive under taking for- tb miner sparta club to attempt but their success in ether yean should supply th incentive few lawns have the services of urh a club ta keep minor sports active and the eltl- sens of aeton would not be remiss if they handed out a few verbal bouquet to encourage ulcus in their work notice to creditors and othebs in the estate of john given all persons having claims against the estate of john given late of the township of erin in the coun ty of wellington retired farmer deceased who died on or about the twentyeighth dny of november 1052 ore required to send particul ars and proofs thereof to the under signed before the seventeenth diy of january 1053 when the assets will be distributed among the part ies legally entitled thereto having regard only to the claims which shall have been filed dnti5d at acton ontnrio this twentyfourth dav of december 1052 c f leatherland acton ont a263 solicitor for the executrix ospringc interior decorating for expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy waterfast wallpapers call ftittil fe ttt decorator christmas visits reunites families mr wm stabbing ton is spend ing the holidays with his daugh- i ter soninlaw and family mr and mrs walter stdrwy at napanee mr and mrs thomas fines and doris had their family home for christmas mr and mrs wm henderson and daughter of bel- wood mr and mrs ross ferguson and children second line mr and mrs murd mccutcheon and muriel spent christmas day with mr nnd mm ellas hall and sons cedar valley mr and mrs george jackson had as their guests mr and mrs i jackson mr and mrs wm jackson kverton mr and mrs angus jackson and children of guelph mr and mrs ken stub- blngton and children first line mr nnd mrs ted archibald and family spent the day with relatives at oakville mr and mrs george m young nnd marilyn had as their guests mr and mrs norman robertson and olenlce mr and mrs vic patrick of acton mr and mrs lloyd robertson and alan mr and mrs douglas robertson guelph mr and mrs ken robertson and lynda of toronto and mr and mrs d g robertson and brian mr and mrs norman mckenzie had christmas dinner with the for mers mother mr and mrs bert grleveguelph township and sup per with the latters parents mr and mrs glassford hllbburgh mr errett nnd miss ada currle attended the wedding of warren mcmillan to ruth podpallock at whitby on saturday miss jean howard of ryerson in stitute toronto is holidaying with her parents mr and mrs howard on christmas dny they motored to brantford ond spent the day with relatives mrs calvin evnns and girls of cnmpbellville visited on friday with friends in the village mr nnd mrs fred bnptle spent christmas day with mr nnd mm wj smith at mr nnd mrs enrl van normans in acton mr and mrs a d mckinney and warren were guests of friends in toronto for christmas miss fiverui winter of oustic spent a few days with mrs- w j jackson mr and mrs frank leitch mr and mrs malcolm lcitch and mr nnd mrs wcs lcitch visited their father mr john lcitch at mr wm millers erin on christmas day mr and mrs wilfred awrey had as their guests mr and mrs albert awrey roy and bert of mimosa mr and mrs john awrey ond ruth or orton christmas and weekend guests with mr and mrs j stmthers in cluded mr and mrs wm struth ers acton mr and mrs russell struthers ond terry preston mr and mrs alvln struthers erin mr rob barbour mrs robert mccut cheon erin mr and mrs t g aitken harriston mr and mrs david stewarthad as their christmas guests mr and mrs alex to veil owen sound mrs- don tovell and peggy dur ham mr george and miss marion rennlck of hamilton mr and mrs bert craig and joan of georgetown spent christmas with the latters father and brother messrs r and j hunter mr and mrs klooster and family had as their guests mr and mrs henry klooster and familycuelph township mr and mrs wm klooi- ter and family orangeville mr nd mrs dick klooster and famllv mr s ein klooster erin mr clarence spikfan mr joe haarsma millshuri miss trudy bodegom ornnmviile miss tint klooster i act m as the belts ring in the new year our wishes rlnkout for a happy 1953 to one anayll john ca1der church st acton may 1953 bo a year that youll remember happily for tho rest of your life irvibwttwpv eisens clotjhiiig store quality dry cleaning beantifully cleaned beantitally pressed cleaners finest dry cleaning service available pickup and delivery service phone 206m acton phone 20am annual value of the tourist in dustry to llyrmia estimated at 15 niin it is the districts seeond tue industry being sur- piveii utily by fanning good qualifications warrant good positions so why nof prepare yourself by enrolling at the robinson business college milton new years day and evening classes o commence monday january 5th six day and evening students from acton enrolled to date this year ijlcpfiont 55 w a roninson prin ooaptk jbnuq stoke go our ro me moviesi