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the acton free press acton ontario thursday august nth 1mi wbtton briderof saturday honored at shower last tuesday evening around 75 gathered in the sunday school rooms of church of christ for a miscellaneous shower for miss grace stewart a bride of ihu sat urdaj mrs d t mcdougall mrs elton hae and sons erin were sunday visitors at the homes of mr and mrs t d mocutcheon and mr and mrs harvey jestln and bobby mr and mrs bert palframan mount pleasant were sunday vis itors with mrs w h hortop and mr and mrs harry hortop and family sunday visitors at the home mr and mrs john alton mr and mrs marshall alton and daughter gait mr fred alton rockwood mr and mrs albert alton guelph and mr and mrs wllbcrt tovell and family paler mo mrs dan parker was in hamil ton tuesday attending a funeral mrs harvey jestln and bobby visited in kitchener on tuesday with mr and mrs robert mccut- cheon and dianne misses jean and saydie dunbar winnipeg are visiting with mr and mrs harry hortop and fam ily cecil a cm offittwsr- oueiph 8 dougta si neighbors meet acww delegate mrs j haines of western aust- ralla delegate to the acww tri ennial conference was a guest of mrs wm mitchell n few days th week on monday mrs mitchell held open house when quite a num ber from the neighborhood called to meet mrs haines in acww pageant misses jean ruddcll ruth brown anna spilzer and mrs herb harlow were members of the cast producing dominion of des iny pageant for the acww con ference at maple leaf gardens on friday and saturday exhibits ouds mr thornton won two firsts two seconds and a third at guclph horticultural society show last weekend where he exhibited glads recent visitors mr and mrs s lobb rouge hill with mr and mrs c crook ltcol and mrs k m bourne and sir frederick and lady bourne spent a few days last week in haliburton district mesdames smcthurst james noble s kirkpatrick n mitchell f t c brown ellerby sanford and benton attended the triennial conference of acww meeting in maple leaf gardens on friday kay norton and trudy scott ar at glen mohr camp lake simcoc for ten days mr and mrs mills are on holi days for a few days near orillia the a c pattersons returned last weekend after a weeks mot oring north supernatural results the winds inside the spiral of a tornado often reaching 500 miles hour produce some semmingly supernatural results blades of grass are blown into fence posts straws are driven into tree trunks the depth of an inch the suction of the tornado funnel strips the feathers from chickens and drains the water from wells competitive pricm plus personal service c drug stores special values and reminders for thursday friday and saturday ida brand specials solo on a moneyback guarantee aromatic cascara rag 30c 50c 23c 39c hydrogen peroxide rag 19c 29c 45c 14c 23c 37c eden mills laxative vegetable tablet 36 rag 45c 37c vitamin b1 tablets 100 300 rag 37c 79c 29c 59c white embrocation 4 8 ex rag 29c 49c 23c 37c hay fever relievers allergitabs 100 250 700 cibas pyribenzamine 12s 65c cushioned faceelie 23 245c ephazone tablets 165 275 idaphedrin aqueous nose drops 65c rossts pynthen compound tablets 65c 190 lantigen e oral vaccine 600 parkedavis glucofedrin 95c scherings coricidin tablets 60c 100 templetons razmah 65c 135 5 00 special for pain and headache relief 5 gram asa tablets 100s 19c 300s49c spec i a li soft white toilet tissue ida brand 650 sheets to each wrapped roll regularly 2 for 27c 2 for 23c colgate dental cream cleans your breath as it cleans your teeth money saving special two 33c tubes 66c value only 49c 4 for 45c specially priced white paper napkins package of 70s 17c 2 for 33c kodak veri chrome film 1 20 and 620 size 50c duopak 2 rolls 95c 127 size 45c duopak 2 rolls 85c ida brand m o 16 or reg 55c 43c heavy grade a highest quality medicinal ol 40 oz reg 1 10 87c coopers drug store e s coopers phm b honi7 acton vancouver wedding of local interest a quiet wedding was solemnized vancouver heights united church on tuesday august 11 1953 when mrs ada defoe became the bride of john edward kings bury of acton ontario guests at the wedding were mr and mrs k r zierath and mr and mrs d m kingsbury rev george turpin of shaunessy unit ed church officiated lifelong resident of village passes albert d burrows a lifelong resident of eden mills passed nwny at st josephs hospital n guelph after a short illness the result of a stroke he was in his 88th year he leaves to mourn his loss his wife the former eleatha wanna- mnket one daughter sheila a step daughter mrs andrew bellamy evah and one sister mrs eliza beth ronnie all of guelph the funeral was held from the mclanagan and ross funeral home and was attended by many friends and relatives services at the funeral home and gravefide were conducted by f g potter of stone pentecostal church the many and beautiful floral tributes testified to the esteem in which mr burrows was held pall bearers were tom ingles wm mino wilk wilson d macdoug- all wilfred thomas all of eden mills and john hcatley of guelpn interment was in eden mills cem etery august meeting the august meetings of the w m s and ladies aid of the pres byterian church were held in the home of mrs robert wright with a good attendance the w m s was in charge of the president devotions were taken by mrt wright and mrs mino several t- ems of business were dealt with mrs wright read the study book and mrs mino sang a solo let the lower lights be burning mrs cameron scott closed the meeting with the glad tidings prayer mrs h gilbertson had charge of ttnrtautfcs alh se i of business pertaining to the plowing match were disposed of and ar rangements made to cater to a wed ding supper mrs d clarke gave a review of her recent trip through the west which was very interesting mrs wright conducted a contest which was won by mrs j gilbertson mrs garnet mac- dougall gave a reading the meet ing closed with the mizpah bened iction a social half hour was spent with mrs mino assisting the host ess rftooot vldton recent visitors in the home of mr and mrs j d lowrte were mr and mrs howard wilson their son don and daughter carolyn of victoria bc also mrs wilson sister mrs lily moore of guelph mr and mrs lowrie visited the wilsons while on their tour of the usa and western canada mrs elizabeth rcnnie of guelph is spending time in the home of her daughter mrs w j lowrie and mr lowrie mrs j l macdonald of orillia is spending this week in her home here the many friends of little elolse watson will be pleased to learn she is making a good recovery from her attack of polio she is expect ed to be released from hospital in kitchener in the near future peaaotal hotel of actonians visiting outoftown points and of visitors in acton homes mrs r i darby is a patient in hospital in guelph miss bcrnlcc corner of barrie called on acton friends on sunday mr james macdonald of burn- aby bc visited with friends here last week mrs james mockie visited her daughter mrs sharpc at weston oi sunday mr and mrs stewart martin of oshawa visited his sister in town on sunday mr williftm lynd of oshawa was a recent visitor with his sister mrs peter murray mr and mrs cliff sutton and family are holidaying at sher- brooke quebec mrs charles w mason spent a few days with friends in toronto during the week mr james mcdonald of van couver bc called on acton friends last week mrs peter smith and misa pearl smith have returned after holiday ing at brace bridge mr and mrs harold elliott and family spent a few days last week with friends in comber mjss anne and john maplcsden of guelph visited their grandpar ents over the weekend visiting over the weekend with mr and mrs david dills was mr edward l hall of palermo mr and mrs g k mclelian of elbware7-ontrir-vlsili-reatlve- ln town overrrtetreeietmo mr and mrs frank terry and miss pat terry arc holidaying this week at huntsvillc and whitney mrs j a mowat and mrs bert mowat are visiting dr h f mowat and family at copper cliff this week master stephen coles of hagers- villc has returned home after vis iting at the homes of his grandpar ents here mr and mrs j a robinson and mr and mrs lloyd robinson vis ited on sunday with friends at mark ham mr and mrs h w hinton jr bill harold and lynn of new york are holidaying with mr and mrs h w hinton sr mr and mrs f j mccutcheon and jack spent the weekend in london with mr and mrs harvey mccutcheon and family mr and mrs r gordier mr and mrs r f wilson of guelph vis ited during the weekend with mr and mrs bently wilson mr and mrs alex ross spent five days visiting with mr and mrs tom corner of toronto and dr and mrs don ross aurora mr and mrs richard greene of denver colorado and mrs w j rulledge of lakcview called on acton friends during the week mr and mrs m soyster of ok lahoma city mr and mrs alex mcgregor and mr and mrs w d talbot are holidaying at whitney mr and mrs l m fulton miss kay fulton and miss gerry fulton of montreal visited this week with mr and mrs tom watson and fam ily mr and mrs alex ross attended the reception in honor of mr and mrs g wright of toronto at the lakeshore boulevard club on fri day -jnw- onsnday mrs m- bride who has been spending two weeks holiday here returned home with them mr and mrs fred murphy and son donald who have been visit ing in boston and new york and with her sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs david gordon leave thursday for their home in hali fax nova scotia delegates to the federation of women teachers association con ference being held in toronto this week were mrs arthur gamble of the acton public school staff and miss snow who teaches home ec onomics in nassagaweya bessie the butter cow and her offspring buttercup this year will make their first appearance since 1949 at the canadian national exhibition wellknown toronto sculptor donald stewart is seen above putting the finishing touches on a plasticine model of the bovine group which is the first step in establishing grouping posi tion and dimensions of the finished work about 100 hours of labor are necessary to complete the lifesue model in butter which is viewed each year by more than a halfmiltion people this unique display is sponsored for the seventh time jointly by the ontario cream producers association the ontario whole milk league the ontarjo concentrated milk producers association and the ontario cheese producers association on sunday mrs snyers mis m gibbons mis d gibbons mr and mn h arbic and danny motored to the martyrs shrine near mid land visiting acton friends on wed nesday wcrr rev and mrs a w fosbury miss betty mac fosbury and miss sheila fosbury of han over mrs james wlghtman of lan caster and mrs r creasy of com ber are visiting at the home of mr and mrs r h elliott this week mr and mrs w t a bell of toronto and mr and mrs norman small and family of niagara falls visited with mrs r m mcdonald during the week sharon and janice mccutcheon of london have returned home after spending the summer noil days with their grandparents mr and mrs f j mccutcheon visiting with miss fern brown over the weekend were mrs verna jcssen of vancouver british columbia miss bertha brown miss zella mccartney and mr em brown of toronto mr and mrs john kingsbury who were married recently in van couver bjc arrived here on sat urday and will take up residence in their new home on no 7 high way as soon as it is completed mrs john t davidson mr and mrs charles davidson and family v ii i ted with friends in st cathay halton centennial manor tenders wanted sealed tenders addressed to the undersigned and plainly marked as to contents will be received up to twelve 12 oclock noon wednesday september 9th 1953 for approximately 250 tons of commercial stoker coal i to be delivered tohalton centennial manor as required trie lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted wm deans secretarytreasurer milton ontario band concert by kind permission of col john barber oc the lome scots band will give a concert at stanley park erin on sunday evening august 30th commencing at 815 oclock dancing every friday night upwells limited fowled up soon therell be no excuses for the head of the house when it comes to carving notes the fin ancial post the slipping and slithering of meat or fowl on the platter can be stopped by means of a new gadget secured to the plat er with suction cups it has prongs ticking up to hold the meat in place acton high school reopening the acton high school will reopen for the fall term on tuesday september 8th at 9 am all students planning to attend next term should be present on the first day in order to register and to get a list of the text books required the only supplies needed for opening day are a pencil and a me mo pad and students are advised not to purchase any text books beforehand mr robbins principal will be at the school thursday and friday september 3rd and 4th to interview any students or parents who might wish to see him before school formally opens read and use the classifieds it pays a yes shop around and compare our everyday low prices ifs pickling time so mm next winters budget by doing those pickles now pickling cucumbers red and green peppers pickling spices silver skin onions vinegar white cider blended 51c gal pint and quart jars rubber rings certo parawax memba seal taramont halves sockeye salmon 37c 1 a 20 oa tin choice peas 2 for 35c onions potatoes 10 lb 25c cottage rolls lb 55c i sliced lb 39c oranges grapes 2 doz 49c pork liver swifts loose 2 lb 25c premium franks lb 35c glo coat wax 106 gubr prlc 111 oet acquainted omii glidtttarch 17c ragulir pito mc ledgers iga