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thursday august 5th 1954 the acton free press acton ontario engagements mr nnd mrs sevcrino braids an mounce the engagement of their daughter evtkin ida to donald james tlmmlngs son of mr and mrs sydney tlmmlngs laktview the marriage to take place the lat ter part of august mr and mrs ian sutherland macknj wish to announce the en gagement of their daughter wilena joan catherine to andrew james nicol son of mr john nicol and the late mrs nicol of acton wedding to take place august 28 in st pauls church norval ontario at the end of 1953 the federal government had 40000000 pounds of butter stockpiled as a result of price support operations fashion hint afttr the swim shorts and top of terry with striped trim terry cloth comes in bolts now with giddy dots or brilliant stripes and is popular for sewing into bulky beach coats how about an oversize pullover to wear after swimming with a towel to match hjidswpier clearance mens tailoredtomeasure suits extra pants free alto clearing famous brand dress shirts white or colored reg 4 95 now 395 3 for 10 res 3 95 now 295 3 for 850 clearance of all mens and boys tshirts sports shirts and bathing suits s clothing store phone 250 acton mill st f jftgskefj 91 cult super model frigidaire heres room and loads of itl and many new self servfc features you ve always wanttd in a fine refrigerator come in now see this beautiful big fngidaire super new color styllngl see the glamorow new porcelain interior finished in a postal shade with rich golden tram and you con hove a choice of white or postal yel on the outside in durable dulux finish only filtfhiufce gjvos yow coloroma styling hums co selfservice futthwidlh f or cheat froxon juice can hotow fullwidth hyevotor hg meat tender fullwidth cum drawer aholwnuwm shelve f door with egg server but ter compartmoar toll bottle space remov able shelves sipor model std91c ask about our easy payment terms manning electric emoncu hotel of actomans visiting outof town points and of visitors in acton homes mr and mrs us baluntine of fxiter wen visitors during the wttk end of mr and mrs william balkntine mr and mrs colin maccoll mrs theo paptllon nnd mr nnd mrs ilnrtley coles holidnytd last week in detroit mrs h d colts and children of hngersville spent n ftw davs at her home here mr coles was here for the holiday mr robert armstrong of ntw to ronto visited with his son rev r h armstrong mrs armstrong and family in acton master ditid hargnvt returned home from tht sfck children s hos pital toronto on fridnv after n mastoid operation cillers on civic holidat with mr and mrs h w hinton wire mr w owen nnd arthur miss bolton nnd mr raj of islington mr and mis j urns mccibt jul nifer nnd laurel of wi stein visited it vt r the holiday vtttk md with mr ind mrs w middle ton 1 miss agnts j gould it ft bv plane for victorn hst ttnk to itlmd the joth wedding innmrsary of mr md mrs f o cocke ii ret and mrs r h armstrong nnd familv in tiking i motor trip montreal through new york state they lift miss ruth costtrus holidayed at earlv wek lake scugog w ith mr and mrs holiriiying at whitniy arc mr and mrs v b rumley mrs albert ixjutitt is a patient in utlph general hospital miss helen hynds of toronto is visiting with acton friends mr james tat lor of gutlph called i acton friends this week miss isabel andetson spent n few days last week in hagtrsville holidaying near onllia are mr and mrs w benson and family r murray scovne holidayed last week at his home in ridgetown holidaying last week at glen mhor camp was mr jim greer miss g house of ayr visited re centl with mr and mrs h w hin r and mrs l w hewitt of stratford are vacitioning at whit ney mrs j p benham ind miss willa everton visited friends here last week miss anne mcdomld of waterloo visited with friends in acton this mrs mabel sjmon left inst week for vancouver she trivelltd by plane mr and mrs gordon james and daughter linda ate holidamg in to award prizes for fair pictures d s iied to emphn ize the m pirtinie of arinuil fall tiirs ind th pari thej pla in the economy and devt lopment of tht province he ontario association of agneult uril socnties in conjunction with thi canadian national exhibition is sponsoring j colored photography competition featuring the ontari community fairs the competition which is ex peeled to attract man entries has bien planned with four major ob jtctius in mind 1 to encouragi more attractive staging of exhibi s and displajs 2 to create greater pride m will kept buildings and grounds 3i to arouse keener n i rest in colored photography as an tfftclive means of publicising tiie iltivilies of agnculturil societie 4 to establish a supply of edut alional material for education use by ihe association ind membt societies pruts to the amount of 350 ivi ik nw irded bt tin cinadi n na i mil exhiblion with the idn ilg the r fur of hi business parades sports at firemens convention the four day convention of the ontario firemen a association open ed frida of inst wuk in milton nnd wound up on monday following a series of business sivsnns pindes n memorial paride picnic demon stratum of the hilton mutual aid ind spoils events attended by 78 deligitis fr ii nbus he a totil of ha fire u nts mneiuctid bv d peiinted mi without ihe kit lo miltor with regisln f orsborn i a rendv mwiwd or har inde d llojd buimer mr and mrs charles leatherland and family holidayed at cumberland beach onllia mr and mrs ross ballcntinc and bobby are holidaying this week at wasaga beach mr and mrs w j duval jr and miss pat duval holidayed last week near bracebndge miss laura reid of hamilton visited with acton friends over the holiday weekend mrs w landsborough sr is visiting in toronto with mr and mrs earl vincent mrs norman small of niagara falls spent a week with her mother mrs r mcdonald mr and mrs w dumarche and family have returned after holiday meat grand bend miss katharine ramshaw of wes ton spent the holiday with misses m and f ramshavv peel st holidaving at their cottage at lake scugog were mr and mrs llojd buimer and daughter miss helen landsborough and miss ruth landsborough are attend mg camp hermosa near godench mr and mrs g a dills visited last week in kirkland lake with mr and mrs clare prosser marion and rod mr md mrs mervin yabsley and children of ottawa holidayed last week with mr and mrs w j mclcod mr and mrs douglas shuter of mount forest visited with mr and mrs h hclwig and other friends last week for the best buy 1 our lumber is selected from the best stocks and finished with expert attention this is your guarantee of satisfaction and fair dealing when you order lumber or builders supplies from us acton mhc mr and mrs john lambert had ry pleisant trip along the blue water highwiy and stayed in gode ich during the weekend mr and mrs ted hinsen mr and tfrs h price and mr bill main prize in holidaving this week at sandv bav lake muskoka mr jim ledger returned tuesday ter holidaying at his brothers cot tage at bala miss donna ledger is spending her vacation there mrs arnold breoks of grimsby visilid friends in acton last week ler husband rev brooks is a for utr rector of st albans church miss marg sinclair nnd miss htl n sinclair are spending their holi lavs at vancouver ind trail bc nth their brother altx sinclair mr dean leslie lift on mondny m an extended trip to fngland and the continent he plans to continue to either countries around the world mr and mis stanlev cov and miss sandri willowdale mr and mrs roy gord in and miss nmcv toronto visited lelilivts here on sunday sharon nnd j mice mccutcheon hive returned home lo london after spending their holidays with their grandpirtnts mr ind mrs f j mc culcheon mr and mis j f coleman of chicago visitid it the home of mr and mrs c m hansen ind ilso with his brother mr w s coleman at limehouse mr and mrs john gnrmy of do iroit michigan visited with mr and mrs harry dyk and ittcnded the ukrainian baptist convention at niagara falls mrs william vin normin mrs jack sinclair divid and jamie mrs charles mcgurn priscilla and mary jane guelph visited friends here on sunday ch po len lambert and mrs lambert nova scotn mrs n lam bert and mrs t p guthrie visited with mr and mrs hector guthrie toronto on civic holiday miss doris mclaren has returned after spending her holidays at mid land miss donna papillon helped in the eaton order office while miss mclaren was ein vacation mr and mrs neil mcnabb and mrs colin mcnabb and miss rita mcnibb attended the reunion and anniversarv celebntions at wingham during the week a former rector of st alban s anglican church rev pulker and mrs pulktr visited acton friends this week their children were vnh them thi v live now in we 1 land tlie ompttit on mil mti lun sett on one division be in fo close a nnd class b furs ind ihe other for smaller furs eich entrj is to consist of five co lored transp ltt inches ot two inches taken during th 194 fair thoy are to include the ent mice to grounds grandstand or other building junior or 4 h club exhibit women s work commercnl features display or gram or tefi enbles and livestock quebec s gueiiny ri pic red mr and mrs carl gilchrist of flint michigan made a brief call at the home of mr ind mrs fred an derson on saturday enroute to cape breton island and the eistern unit ed slates mr ind mrs harrv mainpri7e nnd bill mimprize of acton jiek main prii of montrtdl ind miss anne hakcr of wislniount que holiday ed at tlit ir cottage at sandy bay lake mitsknkn mr md mrs hirvcy deiring of ortein mrs f j mccutcheon mrs william billentini ind mr ross bilhnlini motored to windser it attended the funenl or thur sisti in 1 iw on snturdij weekend gue sls with mr and mrs h w hinton wire mr ind mrs c 0 burn ind mirv ann mrs ii bnlnell divid and dime of to- ninto mr i w lognt gnl ind billy of chithim i mr nnd mrs j j stewirt ind barrv mjoyed i motor trip to ot nw i md hull thrcugh the adiron dick mountains is fir is lake pin id ind the north poll returning bv wiy of tht thousand islands ch po len lambtrt rcn mrs lambert ind billy who have been stationed at nadi n bc the past tight months have been visit mi with his mother mrs nelson lambtrt md brothers while enroute lo their home in dartmouth ns visitors at the home of mr and mrs b wilson for the holiday were mr md mrs r gordier of gutlph mr nnd mis don bellnnger of kingston mr ind mrs wilson sut ton of hillsburgh mr gordon akitt ind miss joyce greer of guelph mrs fred rnb rts and mr ind mrs willi im baldwin of sault ste mini have bein visiting in acton and with miss m z bennett and mr t bennett attended the wedding eif thin nuci miss donna flaine tern ind mi ri unald william bemk m bnntford em julv 28th bnidens lh home of mr and mrs geiiim ingles cre w son s corn ics wis tin seine of i inppv family r uniein em sundiv julv ih thost itteiidine from out of town wen mrs kate ingles and son charles of richmond hill mr ind mrs robert smith of richmond hill mrs bar ingles and son lawrence of mr and mrs gerald ingles nd fimih of twnd mr ind mrs i andrew bruce hill md f imil of port flgin atton this from atton dnd vicinit mrs luel wet i ii ingks and sons allan and bill mr and mrs h g kaisir and son mr md mrs elmer rosztll md bobb of vinelind wen guests with f- kuest little linda brams mr and mrs fred anderson over hill of toronto mr md mrs telf the holida week end and attended mcdowill and fanul mr and mrs the krapek and rs m wedding on km ingles and fimih and miss saturdav shirltv saul i delegate key is t chief a f ci merit also gade to the delegates first dflifntion to r fnd iv was captain fini ind deputv chif w or ihisthtown fin bngidi jiav and neil oke wen the dele mites from tin realist distance having truvdkd horn pttroln an umiteur she w nn siturdiy v enmg formed pirl of the entertain mini with thi cirrmil midwnv md dime ijtinidine furthir iltractions parade on sunday sundiv ipprexinnleh 80 firemen pirided tei thi ci notnph m victorn iik feir i brief memorial service indutttd bv r v n grim we hi ii to do sptcnl hineir lo thost ho iive their litis in tht intircst of freedom pi an and power as we enow it hit green declind we hall remember them their action dtvotion md sdinfio cannot ind i not be forgotten he conclud- niwly luted president kuth balls ind chief a f clement pile i 1 wreith nt thi cenotnph mondays events win initiated ilh a display of the halton mutual aid system with eight trucks par ticipating to pump witir through seven hose lines from three sources thi hose lines converged at the main st bridge the civic holiday pirade includ id ovir 3m firemen ind five bands trucks and floats heading the paruli wis the no 2 milton truck ft unwed bv stratum hook and liddir and the lorni scots pipe band with milton brigade the origiml truck concluded tht milton section of the parade that ongmited at the public school ground rtgisttrid including 74 life i al 9 a m and the opening flavor heslop welcomed the nces people in small towns n fit presented n large gold i of tlui jtfcfcoctnton e cooper icome of tbemilton fire bri- acton fire brigndi nelson township finmtn wen followed b the burlington brigade on their tiuck thi dundts fire brig ide with the dtmdiis junior band ind fire truck t is followed bv thi stimford centre briide and the lundy s lam depirtment stamford merritein fire ue pirtmi nt was ac ce irimrned bv the gre nidiers band and followed bv the dresden fire de pirtment one of thi more spieticulir en- tns in the pdride w is the protec ts n hose co thorold ont a pre iision drill ti tm thi brigade formed sinris st andrews cross and a t ir ty f othu f rmiti as w h e on pinde tin pi in tang department milton drum majeiretles the thorold south brigidevand cimdnn corps bugle bind with tht whitby and humber- stont fin bngides concluded the pjride orton lo the agricultural grounds ivic holiday display a harriston do it in early model heisi re i i followed the old milton triuk whiih wis followed by the hunrbir vallij frcmins a sorn turn ind a flowi r decked hose rei 1 iik shore district firemi n lay supply wife honored by church mr j k courtnej who was re el ntly appoint d as lay supply on the kmilworth charge was hon ored itong with mrs courtney at i presentation in orion united church on thursdiy evening july 8 miss currtj as churlady and mrs till it the piano led in 9ing id parided sonr alte a short program con gonquin park e mr and mrsspenrtr mrs ktnnith knox have ntumid home state own your own home c iti s roiio hind in be sidi th nt siting of rfn anthem by the junior choir piano selection b mrs till and vocal duet by mrs bert weeks and mrs ken nt villi mr and mrs courtney were askid to come to the front mr norman oook read an address and mr jesse reed ibtmcnted mi courtney w fth d vdby theacvon wc1 flld envelope mr riydoi nmnorttes ind presented mrs courtney with a lov ly bouquet both replied fit tingl thiy were isked to remnn seat id ind miss dorein nevihs read in address on behilf of thi sun d ij schfiol of which mr courtnej has been superintendent for a good numbir of yeirs he was presint id w ith a pen and pencil set by wee betty locker mr courtney expre s d surprises and thanked t ve ryone for their kindness miss curreji speaking briefly wished th courtneys every sue cess a dunty lunch was served n the bist menl bringing an eventful evening to a close church anniversary anniversarv services wire h id in orton united church on sun di july ii with rtv t j tel ford of parish united church ji guest speaker the s well filled the orton d warne wed in summer ceremony billimfnri united church was decorited with baskets of pink ind whm ghdioh for in atlrictive sum mir wedding on saturdiy july 24 at thrito clock the bride gowni d in traditional while wis dorothy mini warne thi diughter of mr and mrs robert wirni of r r 2 acton ind thi room wis ktnnith lane allin tht son of mr md mrs chirhs alkn of actin rtt fa cum v ufficnlid it the mirrngi ind mrs r blunders plived thi widding music miss venn bum lie wis soloist sinking widding pntir bi fort thi bride l md iii walk f church thi iing of j choir sang four anthems ont be n inimmim bv hir flhir lti n tn j r chn idi wori i str ipli ss ihvti of summer guestei n ion net evir sum with a sunday v iters july 11 with mi or lace lopptd by a short- i and mrs stuart raydon were mrs ed jieki t of i ici with r the bouffint skirt of tht jovi th btndem seed pt i nt t t mbroiden hi id her fingrtip vtil if ntlon tulh edmd with scilloped i ici she wore i smgli stnnil of p irk her bou quit wis of whiti shisu mums ind swiethnrt r ses attending ihe brid wire her two isti rs miss mirjorie wirne and miss vtr wirne of acton th v w ire owns of pink ntlon iter taf fi n w ah matching picture frame hits of the same milirnl ind pink nvlon gloves the v cirrud baskits of whitt shasta mums noting miss sandra binme the mice of th brid wis fl wer girl wtdrmg a full length gown of pall kreen ntlon ottr taffili with a matching picture framt hat ind wrutli is pointed over hi r hands a hiti shasta mums fiile d h r basket b st man was ted allen acton brown mr bolton and mr don ild alexander all f fergus h iitu r issistmg n the choir f ir arm versarv serv cts mr hallam wilford gnnt j hn and beth anne of california ar hohda ng with thi formers par- rls mr and mrs n a dear ng and other relatives rictnt tiitrs with mr dav d jurn wtn mr and mr wesley murphv of capri ol mr and mrs hirvev mitchell toronto mr and mr madge jestm if marsville mrs geo mcpherson of orange- ville mrs herb jestin mr and mrs art jtst n and famil of north an mr and mrs arnold leitch of igara falls mrs w his ind garv if gut iph msted recintlt with mr and mn herb luh r cent visitors with mrs thu hitwdrd and mr and mrs ernest lori and mr dan sargent bel owner apptlcations now beinq arrenaed to build homes on queen and cook streets acton built by olan bros milton ont land and builders are approved by central naortgage and housing corporator mortgage loans wiu be arranged for applicants pwce range 9150 and up for plans and information contact r h elliott phone 6 acton representing g w goldstraw milton reel estate broker br tin r of th gn im ind ushtrs v d mr nd mrs jjck hit a d t n r v vtvru r r 2 acton and fim it and mrs john g it or brother of the bride ndcharhsa toronto i n ji cnirkil wn br hhir of tht reci r t visitors a ith mr ard fi torn mrs ken v villi wtn mr ind thi sundiv school r m of acton mrs neil mcphari of ham tori lmt d church was die rnd with ms les s mp on and helen j white bells and stri amirs and pink saskatchewar m and mrs jjck and whiti sweet ptas for the rectp s3 kent ard bos belwood m ti n which followed the marriage ctsr fie a till ng md rav o tht thret tie red cake iced in pink coidtone land white centred tht brides table convention fires in milton in 1904 guests offering best wishes to the new h weds wen from toronto ham ilten erin georgetown acton hespeler and brampton mrs robert warne wore a dress of mauve lace over taf ft la accented on hand for the demonstration of bt white accessories and a corsage the halton mutual aid on monday of vellow pinnochio roses mrs morning was george houston mil charles allen chose navv sheer ton who recalled the convention of over white and natv printed taf 1904 in milton and remarked it wi feta with navy accessoies her cor i nothing like thi chatting about sage was of pink pinnochio roses i fin 91 ears service with the on miss yvonne brunelle nng be- gade from 1s92 he remembered that cause at the reception two nighu of the convention kept the couple left on a trip to the the local brigade pretty busy be- west coast and expect to be aay cause there were so many ftres about a month for travelling the originating with enterprising dele- bride wore a dress of powder blue gates linen with a jacktt a dusty rose i of the brigade at that time mr shorn ceiat with white accessories houston thought only jack arm and a corsagt of pink pinnochio j strong and sam brush are still hv nsts on their return thev will live mg th bride is on the teaching staff free exesclte of religion at if acton public school and the promised canadians n the rea t grom opt rates a bricklating busi hich n 1763 ended the wars hi- iiess with his brother morlev allen e wen the br ti h and the fren i