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the acton free press acton ontario thursday april 22nd ism traditional scripture anthems of joy as easter observed in acton churches ockwood hydr jro conversion speakers topic the uil monthly meeting of the united church men s club for the winter season mas held last wedtl nesday evening with a good at tendance mr george day called the gathering to order and presid ed at the piano for a hymn with rev john dilts leading in prayer mr boss gordon read the minutes of the lt meeting after club matters were dis cussed bruce hoeking contributed selections on the piano which mere much enjoyed mr ross gordon spoke briefly and introduced the guest speaker mr webber of kit cherrer who spoke sit some length in connection with hydro service and conversion to 60 cycle mr webber also showed a film dealing glj with hydro service both in domest lc and industrial following the mm mr webber spoke again and answered questions a hearlj vote of thanks was tendered to mr webber for his informative ad dress bruce hoskmg again favored the meeting with another piano selection lunch was served bj a commii tee and a social time was enjoyed by all present following heavy rains thursday nigbl and good friday the river again rose to a high level also partly keeping mr and mrs wm blacklock and family confined to their home during the weekend during the week end a number of out of town folks were busy vih their cameras taking pictures of high water below hortops mill dam and further down stream to the woollen mill dam which was a miniature niagara easter services easter serviot was held in st john s church good friday after noon with a few who ventured out dispite inclement weather condit ions re r e pnci rector con ducted devotional exercises services on sunda in the churche wen largeh attended special music was enjmtd b the congregations along with eas ei dicouries village happenings congratulations to mr and mr waller fisher ntc boatnci swan sail 01 the occasi n of their wedding in guelph during the week end fit thi h me f m s fletcher arthur st rc fred whianvmt-tffetiui- much regret v as mt in town v hen mr- arthur ewtrs fell and broke hei left irm neccss tating hir remnal to tin hospital n guelph mrs ewirs ha been ab e i riturn hnm with her arm in a cast her numerous friends wish foi htr i speedy recover mrs don hilts was able to ri turn honu sundaj from thi ho pitil foluwing n mwrt attack of quitm sch nl closed last thursda for the eutpr hlidas mism jian mrcoll ind miirj r craik or thi win 1 stiff hft fr tht r homes in jf crowds filled actons churches on easter sunday when the trd ltlone1 passages of scripture and anthems of praise and jubilation recalled christ s rtaing from the dead good friday services a sun rise service and a cantata by massed choirs also comprised eas ter observances in acton for the first time last sunday the christian reform church met in the ymca rather than st albans parish hall in order to be able to hold two services the gymnasium of th y was crowded as new canadians of dutch origin observed easter one service was held at 9 so ajn and the second it 2 pm thc con gregatlon comes from a wide area to attend the christian reform church services here flowers bank altar easter lilies and white and red carnations were banked on the altar of st joseph s roman cath olic church for the easter services there on good friday at 3 pm of the cross were held tor father mcdougall gave an easter address and the veneration of the crucifix followed special music was sung by the choir unaccompanied by the organ as is traditional on good friday high mass was celebrated at 9 am easter sunday morning when extra chairs were placed in the church to help accommodate the crowd- father mcdougall preached the sermon and the choir sang the mass ocompanied by miss irene mulhodand at the organ white flewera easter was observed in st al ban a church in traditional sty it easter lilies adorned the church and white carnations graced the altar with its pure white hanging signifjing the joj of the easter season easter communion was admin istered al 9 am and 1115 am children s service was at 230 pm evensong was sung at 7 p m about 375 perons joined in these easltr services thc sermons on easter da wire on the subject of thc resurrecti n and christs victory over death because he lives we live abo many communicants a rule of the church is that all confirmed pt rsons receive com mumon on easter da so there were large numbers of commumc ants tht choir under lli leadersh p of mrs price with mrs oakc t thc organ sang special easttr mu sc and all joined in the belovtd hmns and well loved fit r ices thc church was bright in ip pei ranee and seemed to tell the happ ness of ill christians this glorious daj thc joj ous w ords he ls ri tn will echo for omc timt in tht eir of those who worsh pped on eastt r at st al ban s visitors at church large congregations attendtd ea tcr services in knox church and imong the worshippers wet man former member who w t re is ting n acton for tht holidav tht church was beiutifulh decor ated w th spring fl w i rs and thi choir nfftrtd appr pnate easter ir th m sinking m redeemei lith and bills of eastertide tht stflm tt ha vntl r id an d linst i id 1 k i tht r tr road ore dt ir v d of light dirk i lirhu till i t hr i i l sptiktng com i gu ilph mis ttr e t h 1l hul th hinnr of 1 r id i ii k 1 li i cjo apr 1 h h lb t w 1 dim u m n t i 1 mt easter isttors mi u il mrs ma uric 11 rd w ms frm ktv j 11 ff r n willi ri ii d t 1 r m mli r t fani l n v ch irle- 1 n fft i i mr i n rt fi rim t r l t m i d v i i s tt r f mr gcrgt t n t m hat m md mr r c it ncrlrtge guetpf m i ci mr- rik m ik k tclu i v a d m r frvd d n h im it i m nid mi tli nn 11 ml im t tht t i ikti inng aw1 itud on s c tl nn f t of ihi re i irrtctioi t mi on tin e easttr cantata m d in ac n 111 an i mrs w unk l it iv ind i c v w odb r pebkmal aoied of actonians viilting outof town polnti and of visitors in acton home mr and mrs a d rachlin are holidaying in florida miss mary buckman spent eas ter visiting in hamilton in acton for easter was mr aldo braid of toronto mrs william garner sr spent easter in toronto mr r s near who spent the winter here has returned to drum heller alberta miss joy mckay rcgd n to ronto visited mends in acton on monday mr george jiggins of aurora visited his mother over the hoii day miss yvonne mcgladery is vis i ing in palmerston for her easttr vacation mr m c overholt and merle o toronto visited the johnstons on good friday mr and mrs david hutoheon of gall visited with mrs peter sayers thus week pte and mrs fetterly of barne visited in aoton during the week end mr and mrs arnold atwood cf peterborough visited mr and mrs neil gibbons sunday mr paul desserault of orange ville visited during the week end w th mrs desserault mr and mrs ted russell and family of ottawa visited al the home of mr john bruce this week home in acton for the easter v eck end from montreal was mr j hn mainprize miss jean dolmage of kitchener and mr jim spiclvogel visited in acton on easter mr and mrs ross robertson and stuart spent the w eekend w ith friends in guelph mr and mrs lome ella of gucujjh visited on sundi with mrs nelson f moore mr and mrs ron langfird and family visited in hunts lie over the easter week end miss gerr fulton of montreal spent easter n acton with mr and mrs tom watson and famih spending easter in perth were mr and mrs ed billon ind fam ill miss v mcdnigall of the public school staff is spending the easter vacation at her home in port elg n on fndaj miss willa mcka of stouffwlle a former teacher here visited act in friends master ross mckersie of milton is spending his easttr vacation in acton etcfrank spukogel of peta wawi was homi in acton la t week end spending ea ler at his home in acton was john 1 ambert of the r caf at st joht quebec mr john graham of m mtreal s ted ovir easter with his fithir mr w k graham mr and mrs cecil g boons and familj of exeter visited this we k with mr ind mrs l lovell mr and mrs harold winsbrough and fam h of tornnt s ted their ister mrs anm sm th or fndj mr and mrs w d roburtsoi di uglas and bob of toronto vis- tid sundav wih ctor relit md a tended the erv ice a ki ix prisbvttnan church 260r lampard f guilj home from rockcliffe rcaf station for the week end was cpl harold smith mr and mrs a weaver and family of hamilton visited acton relatives during the easter week end master roddy mcdougall of wood bridge is spending the easter vacation with his grandparents mr and mrs w cooper mr ken randeu formerly of acton and milton and now in co bourg visited acton rrlends sartur day miss jane elliott of toronto and mr george elliott of port col borne spent easter at their home in acton easter visitors with mr and mrs g a dills are mr and mr c prosser marion and rod of smiths falls miss susan brush milton s spending easter holidays with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs r robertson mr and mrs g h lantz and mr and mrs r s robertson vu ited friends in toronto on god friday visiting in huntsville last week end with mr and mrs a leisn man drew and alana were mr and mrs cam leishman mr and mrs j m mcdonald of toronto visited dunng the week end with mrs peter smith and miss pearl smith miss doris mclaren spenl the week end in orangevillc and at tended the 92nd birthday of her grandmother mrs sarah reid mr and mrs j flynn miss beryl flynn mtss barbara marshall and john kirkwood visited in hamil on sunday r and mrs j r macarthur and johnny of little current man toulin island visited w ith mrs william macarthur and friends in acton over the easter week end visiting over the week end a the home of miss fern brown wir miss bertha brown miss zell i mccartnej and mr ern brown of toronto m ses sh ir in and janice mccut cheon of london art spending thnr este vacation with tl grandparents mr and mrs f mecutcheon mr and mrs f j c redmono and david of sault ste mane v ited iver the easter holiday wi mr and mr j j stewart and 11 mr and mr david dillsjjgpcnt t wetk tnd in toron visiting mr and mrs r j brown and saw miss elsie k suwart formerly of cton off for bermuda at malton j airport mr r bnwn fkw from mai ton la week t ittend the funeral of his sister mrs alfred p hus band in ponoka alberta and w 11 p rid a few weeks there visiting at the home of mr and mrs g somerville on easter wen mr and mrs h klassen of sarnia and mr and mrs r burn of montreal mrs burn attended a y conference later in the week atttnding the funeral of their cou in wilfred sht ii who died as the result of an accidmt at wingham were his cous ns mr your lin to expert dnvrs in modern cabs to take you wherever you wan to go donald waldle and alec waldle mr d d waldle mrs h sayeri and miss bessie mcgrgor mrs c l poole mrs m sy mon miss m mainprise miss m z bennett and miss e hawthorne attended the 25lh annual meeting of the halton presbylerlal in tn i ily united church burlington thursday the guest speaker was mum dorothy young mr and mrs g hawthorne mrs h hawthorne and rickey kitch ener mr and mrs t wood mr d b smith mr gordon ritchie to ronto mr and mrs a williams mrs h scott and patsy george town vlsited miss e hawthorne this week even later the seven year old son of a radio comedian came home w ith his rt port card well son asked the radio star were you promoted better than lhal pop replied the boy happily i was held ovei for another 26 weeks all fun show hintons mpt store yard hid starting thursday april 29th cabs are radio dispatched for efficient 24 hour service acton taxi for spring and summer we have a large selection of yard goods in various materials for spring and summer we have selected top lines from famous names such as toolal fruit of ihe loom spring knight spring maid wabasso etc we guarantee our pne es to be as tow or lower than those available anywhere we also offer at tremendously reduced prices certain dtscontin ued lines old pieces and old stock lines prints wide variety of patterns and colors we to tbe yd broadcloth cotton mercerized plain colors se to sue yd crac ice or cri5kay pastel shades mc yd ginghams checked plaids 79e to me yd dimity voile plain and flowered patterns 71e to me yd taffetas plain and patterned designs me to 1175 yd summer suiting colors yellow green slu yd lystav plain and patterned me to ilss yd tootisha rayon plaid 14j yd tobralco white suitable for trimmings il3 yd rayon cashmere wide colors white pink blue red and yellow 1 u yd corduroy red brown wine navy green sms yd denim for skirts shorts etc mc yd cotton crepe plain and pattirntd 59c yd satin lining for coats suits 14 wide 1j5 yd curtain materials plain dotted floral designs 4se to ii yd ine white green 59c to 11 j5 yd drapery floral designs on grey yellow black backgrounds factory cotton cotton sheeting bleached cotton sheeting unbkached clearing cotton poplin patterned reg 85c yd flannelette striped and patterned reg 69c curtain material ecru lace old slock 39c to sl15 yd jlssyd sije9 yd special 59e yd special 5e yd to clear 3se yd vogue or simplicity patterns belgian rugs 22x44 oriental chinese persian designs a real value 398 hintons dept store iree at easier services h m 1 r r i v r v l h ri m i y s i i n m t 1 i i i k 1 i f ml rg v m t n i u n 1 t mn t 11 ei 1 in t v m j 1 1 i n ni i t 1 m- i o 1 investment property for immediate sale 0 t i 1 1 s ie ed fr e t se h l shaped p v- v v a ieo f 35 tee b i q a s s v wae se ibe tvp ij a cse ee ii i e s as saei e e s sep i j j s a e ijv c a 01 i j a j v 6 mail offers to box 502 acton barrs quality grocery cecil a carr optoaaftr st gueiph b douglit si ii 1091 i mr peanut and his giant planted s fioai is coming to town ld uhgl want ads areour community market place everyday your liftkdag dont fouget acton rotary clubs peanut j day j movie struck f iubulllluiuiiiim saturday may 8 l acton safebuy used car 53 pontiac deluxe coach tan 52 ford custom coupe blue 52 ford custom sedan blue 52 studebaker hardtop green 51 meteor tudor grey 51 ford tudor green 49 ford coupe blue 49 ford coach blue 49 meteor sedan 48 ford sedan grey 48 dodge sedan blue 48 plymouth sedan black 48 chev coach grey 48 hillman sedan green 41 chrysler club coupe 39 pontiac coupe grey 36 oldsmobile coupe trucks 52 international panel green 46 chev 2ton demonstrator 54 meteor tudor radio and automatic transmiuton toths garage acton phone 52 sab dej er a norm guild motors limited