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the acton free press acton ontario thursday december 23 1964 ioc al hbns there his been a great real ef activity at all the churches in town this week the girls of beardmore and co office held a christmas party on mondajrgyenink there still time to arrange for a gfft subscription to the frie press for a thoughtful christmas gift the school children and tcaca en began their christmas holidays this week they return to school on january 3 the thermometer dropped to tero this week ucod clear wea ther with not much now precedes christmas there were good congregation at all of the local churches last sunday with special music and christmas messages not much use mentioning how many days till christmas certainly all the youngsters know and any one who still has shopping to do the strings of colored lights across the highway and the gay christmas tree at the post office make the town attractive these cold evenings tuesday was the shortest day ot the year the robert raikes sunday school certificates and seals were presented at st albans sunday school on sunday for attendance during the year santa claus was busy on fri day evening when he visited the sunday school programs at four different churches he managed to arrive at each one on schedule white gifts were presented at the sunday school of knox church last sunday morning for the hal ton children s aid society a tree was placed in the ss room for the christmas season four special christmas anthems were sung at the christmas service in the united church sunday morn ing the church was filled for the service when rev e currey preached a umely message some of the most striking christmas cards mailed- to the free press and some sprigs of holly sent from british column a have been in the free press dls play window this week one of the most interesting cards is from don mcneills breakfast club this weeks photos for next week we regret that the engravings intended tor publication in lhi week s issue have been drtayed in the christmas transportation rush they will appear in next weeks issue we presume of course the prior to that the christmas ruh nlll be over horses perish in nelson barn fire loss 10000 partially insured fire vihlch turned the slope of a hill into a fairyland christmas glow and illumined the country sde for mile completely destroy ed a large frami barn togethtr with two aluabk hordes farm im plements and produce owned by h a maclennan nelson township tuesday n ght the loss is estimal ed at oer 10 000 on which partial insurance was carried mr maclennan former manager of the roal connaughl hotel at hamilton cou d not explain the blase as when it was first noticed bv him and his w ifc from the r re idence at the top of the hill the burn was completely enveloped he placed a call to the ntlson fire d- partment the burl npon f re de partment also responded to give as susance but the place was doomed from the first the barn situated on the fourth concession and the old guclph line about a mite and a quarter south of mount nemo was a prom inent landmark in the ii was about 50 fett square of frame construction on a stone foundation the farm is operated by chester murray and his two sons kenneth and david the two boys iried to bring out the horses which wort pure bred jumpers but it was no use tht implements lost included an orchard sprayer haj two furrow plow hay rack grain chopper besides lumber and a large quantity of apples some hay and straw and a buzz saw mr murray had been in the bam short j before 7 pm and at 730 h was a mass of flames fire chief w r mills could not estimate the cause as no one could get near on account tt the intense heat fire safety suggestions for a merry firesafe christmas an th r chr mi ison h e and agi n th ub mul car ul consider th ding r vhch it n the carelc- and imj roper ise o deci raui mini f tht e deci all ns irt mad c h thh fhm triable mi erml h vcer chr ma bene ihc joiful felecason that t s tends to make us for t ttu eer present danger of f re in the irai tne and glittering gh sc requentli used the uletidt f re los st it s ic for the pam number of jears form such a consistent pattern that we can almost prod ct the number of death and d astro us fires vh ch a ill occur this coming reason sad ly enough helpless children eem to be the moat frequent nctims ye the decorations are up for their particular benef t in choosing your tree obla n one which has been frehl cut and n t too large remember the larger the tree the greater the potential hazard do not tiaip tht tree n the houpe longer than nccespan keep it outside in the snow unt 1 iou are rcndi to sot t up just before setting t up sal the trunk di agonall it least one nch above the original cut then support the tree in a good solid stand n such a pos ft ion that the d agoi al cut can be comp etelj mmersed in water the tiee will absorb the witcr ripid i therefore the water leiel must be checked da h the tr t sh id be si inted n ich a pos t on thi t does not block an escape routt hen d citrh f re tak d m n as soon as ssible ifur christmas one of th mo t e mmon mis of chr tims trvt f r s th c fu lights tht d borate the tree these 1 sh s n ild cam the ap provil inlil f th unfit rwrters ltborator es mri eicti c nnect on and socket h uld bt chetked f r fru nc and flimare there sh uld not be th tthan f ur efs on eacti h use r rci ind th s circu t srnuld be bicked up with a fuse rt mer is amperes a 1 e ectnea decorati ns should be turned orf before relir ng or leaving the houe due to the use being made of eel uloid and flammable plast cs fn the manufacture of gifts an1 t ch dren s toys many at these it- cms are f und to be high i flam miblc there are also many toy n the mark v when operate on alcohol or gasol ne and the dange inhen nt n si me of these plav th ng- must be appreciated onli metal ghss asbestos o e should be used decorate the houe and aboi a i al ow ro smok ng near th chr stmas tre the fircplaoe mu not bt it fun with purpose theme off new toys there is record good news for parents as well as children in san tas bumper crop of playthings ready for ism christ ma i trees re ports the american toy inslitut- prtccs are about the same or lower than last year new toys put major emphasis on fun with a purpose with a wide selection of career training projects designed to appeal to every age group from the crib set to teen agers there is a variety of new toys designed to give value to the ac quisition of good grooming eating and sleeping habits toyland is more than keeping up with grownup scientists providing a selection of threedimensional scenery fo train seta super stream liner cars strato planes as well as apace guns and space ports and new thrills for dedicated young cowboys and cow girls continue to top the best seller list an imp rtanl new trend in 1954 toylands spotlights how to do it kits swsi ihutmm free press wantads for quick results 1 charge t r announcements of births msrf drathi and engagements t r tr jk pi i 10c per line for vera articles word minimum cash 35c t i irj rfic i j additional coming events iiilm vk minim im cards of thanks 50c a rtrtr t v 4mrt to ji accounts if not paid fw fitt and addd for each bill rendered atl tism far i t j weasweaay births marriages deaths etc ttdddntaferas say peck mr and mrs douglas peck bessie refd georgetown are happy to announce the birth of a son bruce alexander on dec ember 2 1964 at guclph genera hospital harris william harris ot rock wood onl in his 91st year hu band of edith a walker de ceased and father q edgar w harris of rock wood a private funeral was held o saturday december 18 at 220 p m at the rumley funeral home ac ton with interment in rockwood cemetery ramshaw at the home of hr daughter 18 edenbr dge cour kingsway ton nto on fr day december 17 1954 gcirude m chuholm in her 88th year we of the late alexander ramshav dtar m ithcr of jess e mrs fvank manton and the late clif f rd and ch sholm rams ha v funeral service was held at th rumley funeral home monday afttrnoon december 20 in ermen fairv ew cemetery atton swttzer on sunda dtcembt 19 1954 at acton rhoda pris cilia ingram n her 88th year beloved fe of joseph cowan swiucr and dear mojier of mary mrs d ismondi jean mrs f whitmce irene mrs j e bloori arnold marjor e mrs l fshcr fred and dor mrs ted brown funeral serv ce was held or wednesday at st stephen i arg lican church hornb interme st stephens church ceme irj t in memob1ah 1 ided and i substintn sere n sh ild bi placid n fn nt tht i n hearth t prtieni the pos b ti of flung spjrks each ieir tlu d ith of some good htart d would be santa cltus is recorded b ci ise of his cost ime or simulated it rd bi ir sit af re furthermore mam of thi ch idren s g fts nclude flim i paj cr or cloth ctslumcs ihich when ignited transforms the ch id nto a human torch on flam proofed material should be used in these eoitumes church cindlol ght ervices hae crded in funeral sen ices in past instances safeti batter candles if used in this tpe of scrv ce ar just as effect ve and are safer thar open flame candles panic ls just as responsible ns f rt itse f for many unnecessan deaths pre planning will ass si krealij in hindl ng an emergencj should it occur keep calm cal the fire department fmmediitoly and walk don t run to the near est exit i trust that ou w 11 di all n lour power to make tl s christ m s t f resafe i ni n jour own homi ch idrcn arc the uual ict ms ihen tragedy caused b fire strik c in tht him lt us a 1 he i t atti n a mem f resafe chr t n as for all bixw in loi ng merrtor o m fred bio i who passed dtc ember 23 1945 i ng i remembered a i is a and fa mik cards of thanks d r ft h ta n gie t h c nc h s il a dr g re i d t ho p til taff for the r k d e coming events this office cannot be responsible for conflictmo date of eius b ble soc eti f re de 8 30 pm sundai december 26 kn x church sound f im nrual moe ng and elect on of off cer a the err f re depa- men w i hod their regular frcmtr dane on nei ar eie fndai ds ember 31 1s4 music bi debec na re orchestra dm or s3 00 er c uple a hilton court jul i farm s inn lal new iur ei e fn c trafa gar hall fr da dwmvr 31 1954 dane ig 9 i pl c ind faior- dmiss or s2 0 a c p e tt si w per pe chrrstms parn a s eu arttown hall december 28 ejch at 8 30 sharp dane ng do i hul lunch p onded good pri es for uehre and noiel i dance dnuss e 50c 5 pons ed bi ba i nafad men it u a 2 notice to creditors nd others e on hail z c a ms agai s he e a e f fanci j l ngard late o r t in o act r r ii cou t o ha o taier d cea ed o d ed i or abojt tf ten d of augj i 1w a u ebi o f ed e d i he ur d rs h ed s o f r the es u o o be o e e th i fi s dav f 54 par da e v1nk totg farmers it is somewhat nterest ng to note that tit the six saslcatchcwan 4h club nmnnbers who wrre nam ed donnnioo champions at the roy winter fair four bear names which would indicate they at of centnl european ancestry dwr v pctmbw third generat ton rnadlant wtto have beaten ok tawt in their field jft this 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t xrmt- a nt e 1 g i c y rf fea d at v d ed on b t ft d of october i3w a ji rl r bjr the 31 dl dr tc 0h to rd ot prpj d d r xt the rt rs i s- j fuj partic r f je ca t kwi aic- no ice hat if er ich aj dj t admirj 3 x i d s ibj e the assets of ir a 3 g th- parties n reo rni rg regad on 1 1 w i c ihe shal t i- i n ce and w 1 not be- n n c s m of which she ha 1 h n hie r ce led not ce dated at guclrh thj 2nd day dcmber 1954 kearvs mckinnon clare and kfarvs 20 douglas st g p on solic tors for edna tu adt ratrx a- j ed oi d horbe le lb deid nrml s5m old horse ic lb cm ti r 4 g c t vnted p ca b n ed exi rc d m r ect c i bi e ter sr c 1 g en hid e r t gereetoar bei e ari 1956 1 app ca o- for rent for rfnt h uv m t v ir s e pp jon s to rent iatn n in bl j i a- 95i i c 3 a d vi hea 1 ne d- 3 it c ca h b 68 v a miscellaneous yt k h t 50 copies cr a r c whether t s one cc o or mu 1 pie colors we g ve your work our best attent on and prompt ser v e h you want printing thai s d stmct ve artistic and 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