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thursday january swtl isss jsz the acton raeetpressr page five acton square dance club second dance pf second series fri jan 28 830 pm sharp a- ulxtok memorial rlau bwnnrtiwj expert color- scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest suriworthy jmtoteistwa1lpaper3 call cdgru e am decorator rockwood 51 ring 5 obituary mrs barrs deatk shock to friends word that mrs ernest barr bad died last thursday in the private patients pavilion at toronto jen eral hospital was received in ac ton with- shock and immediate sympathy forj tier ausband f and sonedrth josephine russell barr had lived in acton ftr over 20 years at 223 mill st she was born in orillia and at tended public and high schools there after graduating from tor onto norrnalsclooj she taught flchool i she was majrried in knox chapel toronto to ernest barr w just recently retired from buslnesslii acton tey have one son john russell barr provincial sanitary acton high school news 0ver 2000a books checked out by library staff during 1954 engineer with the department of health wfttie province mrs barr was a former regejrtrfvlous year wilibe presented and and secretary of the duke of dev onshire chapter of the- imperial qtder daughters of the empire and member ofheseniorwo glee 3ub and dance after storewide clearance sale continues dress pants to clear at 500 values to 1695 el sens clothing store mill st acton mens missionary society of knox churchy member of both these or ganizations paid their last respects to mrs ban at the rumley funeral home a service attended by many ac ton friends was held here on fri day evening conducted by her minister rev b armstrong an other service was- held in orillia on saturday afternoon conducte by rev dr mclnnes interment ol january meettaghetg ow lowed in orillia honorary pallbearers were h b c ilo h maihprize w e smith j lock e g hollinger d kyder and 0 waterhouse all of acton active pallbearers were rr arnold ac ton a mercer london c- dunn o donaldson f buchanan and h caswell of orillia iuchni optometrist inacton every wed afternoon 1 office at h mainprize barber shop hours 130600 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 115 by joy feal t the boys athletic society is still collecting baskets to raise money for the j in the race to see who can collect thiujnost baskets dawkins team leads with us baskets then comes footitt coon and arbrc in that urder everyone seems i be enjoying tbeiska and hockey games out side of ass schobftin pt classes andauring noon hours i graduation exercises will be held onbrar25 when the awards and diplopias of the pre- yeorend figures just tabulated show that acton library has finish ed the most successful year in its history 3ver 3000 more tiooks were-lent- last year than in 1953 over 000 actonians- antmbei of he library making either regular or occasional- calls for read ing- material over half of these are children who troop to the library in class to exchange their books they are forming good reading habits young rrracton the valedictory will be given by someone from last years grade 13 there will be selections by the about the nuddiefifmafch there will be a concert at which there will be two plays and more select ions by the glee club 1 scottish music reading timely knox ladies aid welcomed mrs f j teccutcfteoniastoejrresjjent tuesday january 25 at the home of mrs fred anderson brock ave the worship service was led by miss minnie someryille reading a sibie pas followed by the- lords prayer in unison mrs c smith reported for the nominating comroitbge- atinoiincing that mrst mccutcheon had accepted her office once again and all the other officers were to do likewise mrs george somerville the secre tary read many thank you notes in appreciation of christmas cheer a lively business period was the planning or new ventures for the year now begun with decorating at the manse the kitchen committee to purchase necessary supplies that were needed catering and many other suggestions starting off the year with a busy program mrs ctiara cloccdthc part of the mcot ing with prayer mrs r l davidson contributed a reading bobby burns and highland mary and mrs murray smith gave a recipe for a happy new year mrs moran at the piano led a sing song of scottish airs conclud ing with auld lang syne a social time followed when lunch was served mrs e smith gave the appreciation to all who had helped and the hostess a femirday storm on the great lakes in 1913 drowned 300 seamen at ledgers i g a werttweetc grapefruit draw hainx 11 oz jar ketchup 25c free case niaaararkfersirawbarry 24 ox i i rb jam i o msaous grapefruit to a lucky customer at ledgers iga this weekend california lemons margarine 25c iga instant chocolate z- iga kibbled dog food 9c iga florida oranges 176s lettuce heads imported 1 lb tin stokelys honey pod 45c peas i6a canned whole chicken 6 for 19 do 35c 2for 37c ublsviai 15 oz 2 for 35c 2 lbs dog meal 19c 2 lbs 149 16 ox pkg v 25e 3 lb pkg quaker oats 35c ogilvie chocolato cake mix quick peamealed sweet pickled cottage rolls lb 43c swiff rind on sllcod side bacon s uan maaty sid r pork spare ribs 43c hr swifts slkw lb 49c luncheon meat 59c premium grade a predressad lb 43c 32 lbs and up new- boots wai added to the well stocked shelves but the librarians dont just add books and leave- all the old ones in place tab about i 1000books left the library during the year books wtyise usefulness there was over some were sold at bargain prices on a special sale tabte the new books ouftlpjabered those that left the sheivesjby about 600 with a total of ahout 1s800 spanking clean books beginning their lifes rounds bringing pleasure and informa tion into acton homes during 1964 have b the 203 vo which were lent out of coursesameot thvtjooks taken out areticilon of this group the most popular cate gories are romantic historical fic tion and the suspenseful mystery stories the library is well- slocked with many books in both of the topranking classes the juveniles kept the fiction business humm with 10719 books entered out for them check out for adults were 6203 fiction volumes nonfiction is also popular7and ri idrto nrl th library has some excellent re- the youngsters borrowed 2544 of them altogether and the adults 918 travel books ae always popular years circulation compiled bythe librarian fmrsip watson and her assistants miss madge chapman- and miss esther- taylor make a startling contrast to those of 50 years ago which were report ed with pride in the free press half a century ago then the town library was pleasedto have 262 members com 14 fparedto 900 of today while last the most popular books are includ ed in this total many times some others just thre o four times most people read for enjoyment so as you would expect most of changed muchjust the figures years total ot hooks registered taken out was over 200q0 circula tioix was just 3588 in 1905 the figures ranged from 1076 books- of general literature persued by the ladies and gentlemen of that time to a mere 27 entries in thepdetry category apparently tastes havent of actonians visiting outoftown points and of visitors in acton rjomes mr and mrs ross robertson and children visited in toronto on sunday spending the weekend in ac ton with mr and mrs david dills was mr ted hall of hamilton miss mary krapek rnj of to ronto yislted with her brother and friends at the home of mr and mrs f anderson on sunday mrs g a dills spent last week in kifk talfo with mr and- mrs clare prosser marion rod and edith mrs hugh mccutcheon is at present a patient in guelph gen eral hospital her friends here hope she is soon well enough fo re turn home mr and mrs w j van norman guelph mrs william miller mr and mrs joseph fletcher guelph visited at mr and mrs g h lantzs on sunday last weekend mr jim greer attended the new years council meeting of the presbyterian young peopled of the synod of toronto- kingston in cobourg frienck are sorry to learn that mr fredtkentner is a patient in toronto general hospital following an operation monday he is pro gressing favorably mr and mrs johnnie krapek at tended the wedding oi miss bertha kemper and mr john wilson in st stephens anglican church to ronto on saturday where mr kra pek was best man to the groom hs holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted- 7 douglas st guelph two cubs were presented with proficiency stars at last thursdays meeting of a pack gordon huf- nagel received his first star and robert parker his second before receiving their stars both boys renewed their promise bef ore ak- elaand the pack- bob is the third boy to become a twostar cub since last april l instruction during- jthe evening was mainly directed to first star work with two of the senior cubs assisting highway code test was taken by raksha union flag by begherra and akela skipping by chit arid first and second star knots by the senior cubr games and a camp fire at which three cubs from the red six gave a short skit of a song completed the evening b flack the new pack moved into its sec ond week of competition last tuef day night with great team spirit being displayed the red six is presently leading the pack with 40 points butare followed very close ly by the tawny with 36 and the yellow with 35 t puc finances not asrosyasshown jcontihued from page one this matter is still under consjder- ation superintendent mason presented a brief report arrangements are in force to survey- hydro equipment and luies in the rural area to be annexed by acton he said he also explained some of the moneyjsav- ing aspects tn converting wans- formers belonging to the mu system this work is in progress troubie is being had with the heat exchang at th disposal plant- he continued and added that a new switch ijtneededoh the fire tank pump motor this latter need was authorized for purchase the commission earlier passed uje following accounts waterworks accounts bell telephone co 1390 actori puc hydra z 22091 imperial oil ltd i iia65 thompson motors 300 morley allen 1000 the canadian institute on sewage and sanitation 1200 iiydracoimta 37846 bell telephone co ellis howard petty cash t- hepc of ontario whithams garage mrs e mceachern f terry ilnst ruction on the cub law and j acton puc ww promise and- test passing on these tests found most of the boys well tendirlaa hawas murrayseoynetakelar india study theme of mission circle mr and mrs h w hinton visit ed over the weekehdrilh mr and home of mrs rja cohen for the mrs c o urn and tiary ann i regular monthly mcetine the on- monday evening the ladies of the baptist mission circle met at the toronto on the occasion ofcmary anns fourth- birthday regular monthly meeting the op ening hymn and prayer were con- mrs w j hall celebrated her birthday at a family gathering at the home of mr and mrs- wilfred mceachern those presentwere mr and mrs bob hall wingham mr and mrs bill hall and family miss after a quick decision on tues day morning to leave as soon as possible for scotland to be with her sick father mrs doug rodg- ers left malton airport wednesday at 125 pm special rush permits were approved in ottawa to make the quick journey possible mr rodgers received a telegram from montreal timed at 305 wednes day saying that her passport which has been speeded through government channels with ail pos sible haste was waiting she was expected to arrive- in prestwick scotland at 705 ajn wednesday our time and would be at her home in- aberdeen in a few hours ductedbymrsrhrherwigrtoltowt ed by the business period afte the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved mrs l bulmer gave a report of the food parcel sent in december to miss edith clutton in india five new members at friendly ci re le the friendly circle held its first meeting of the year on wednes day january- 19 in the sunday school room of the united church the president stella adamson be gan the meeting with a devotional period based upon the sunday schoomexsons of the preceding month freida perkins secretary read the minutes sf the last meetingttt very satisfactory financial report for 1954 was giveh by the treasurer helena cunningham five new members shirley arm strong molly j rhoda shoemaker may lang and dorothy allen were introduced to the meeting hazel everdell and eleanor mc- keown conducted charades and twenty questions aifter which ev eryone enjoyed a box lunch s d th c and t special care that was taken in packing the parcel to ensure its safe delivery to its destination it was announced that the bap tist circle wutiftrnbst to the othep ladies in town for the world day of prayer service to be held in february plans were made for a kitchen shower to be held jra the near future to equip the church kitchen mrs h helwig and mrs d dunk are in charge of the ar rangements roll call was responded to by each giving a scripture versefrom the psalms it was made known to the group that the allotment for missions for the year beginning in may has been met the program for the evening was in charge of miss elda fryer and mrs wally gordon after the sing ing of a hymn mrs john chapman offered prayer mrs gordon read t he scripture ta ifen t ronrr genesis and gave a short meditation on faithc a season of prayer was conduct ed during which time the fields in which the baptist convention is operating were remembered after the singing of lea3on o king et- ernalreida fryer led in the study token from the first chapter of the new india and closed with prayer a social time followed with lunch being served by mrs chap- niatix mrs cohen and miss jessie coles refreshed bus theres plenty of fun and pjenty to do when you go on a trip enjoy sightseeing all the way andarrive in the moodfoenjoymeatby bus low round trip pares sybieo to chonge montreal philadelphia buffalo 1775 2425 750 burns birthday with pipes haggis knox church acton was the scene of a haggis supper on tues day honoring the birth of robert burns about 100 people came to partake of the haggis ahd accessor ies served by the men of knox bob buck was piper for the oc casion and ably piped in the haggis ceremoniously carried by charlie kirkness president jock calder gave the ode to the haggis and murray coles said grace according to burns after thaf savoury repast charlie kirttnesswas master of ceremonies for a brief program of several stir ring scotch numbers by piper bob buck and a summary of the life and work of buyns by rev r h arm strong all joined hands to sing auld lang syne and murray coles closed with prayer and benediction colonial virginia package tour days 6977 from toronto return far sightseeing and hot room double 5 night ash your agent for details of this or other pocfcos tbr jncketsflndjqfoanation at harold wiles phono 207 tate farm mutual announcer new rates on auto insurance averaging 15 less mian nrte charged by most ofnoffceinpaihosrotliaoilifyfr collision and comorehon- cau m fo oetac w h denny packard electric remingtonrand lut symon hardware- hepjj of ontario 32 45 i3tj0 30j4 7424 2288 1122 10000 316 156600 1400 7j74 160 1018ai2 1205655 campbeleviue 23 receive awards perfect attendance held in ss no l school on tues day evening with mr and mrs archie smith mrs smithen currie and mrs douglas freeman in- charge prize winners were paul mathies mrs douglas freeman amos mat and john boerboom anuuier will oc held later with mr and mrs cameron agnew and mr and mrs amos mathies as the com- mittee friends of mrs e walton and william robtrts are sorry to hear that eachis in mijton private hos pital we wish them a speedy re covery rev gordon baulch and mr murray- mcphaic superintendent of the sunday school presented the awards during the church servlco on sunday at st davids presby- tcriati church to sunday school students awards for perfect at tendance went to alexander bayn- ton charles baynton lenore ches ter bruce evans janet mitchell chris ramshaw fern ramshaw tom ramshawr linda smlth mar garet black george chester ed ward evans murray inglis loia inglis neil martin terry moore john macarthur gloria purdy joan llark sanrtra rlnrlr loil greenlees maryanne greenlees and tom elliott awards for tlose attending 40 to 44 sundays went to glenn gold- straw ross mitchell anita smith carol smith elaine smith jimmy smith loona smith lena vantol and wayne watson special awards were given to be ginners john inglis susan martin susan tompkinssusah vantol and gwen wallace for those attending church 35- sundays and over awards were given tp lenore chester yskc jou- kirha hardy purdy chris ram shaw fern ramshaw margaret black george chester glenn goldstraw anita smith murray inglis lois inglis sandra black joan black tom elliott loia greenlees maryanne greenlees audrey hearnv marilyn moore terry moore and gloria purdy campbellvimje 3 bfock st acton write or phono 455 officers installed by church groups intended for last week the january meeting of tha- st davids girls group was held at the home of hazel and lenore chester on monday evening with sixteen girls present the meeting was opened- with the call to worship followed by hymn 152 donna mitchell led in pray er and audrey hurren read the minutes ind also gave the annual report joan black gave the an- lffuat report of the finances mrs w greenlees installed the following officers for 1055 presid ent lois greenlees vicepresident lois ingtjis secretary a smith rasststant secretary andra turner trea0ly glbria putdy leaders mrs a moorev mrs g black and miss joyce chester the new officers took charge miss chester conducted a tour of an indian villiage several of the girlj- gave short skits the of fering was received and dedicated the roll call was answered by pay- merit of fees mrs black led in a worship service audrey early led in prayer hymn 556 was sunj and a happy social period was en- joyed the grace mission band had their first meeting infhenew year at the home of mrs roy parker oh saturday afternoon gloria purdy opened the meetingwiththe call to worship the scripture les- son was read by gwen house a prayer was given by carol walton gloria purdie the annual reports were recelv- edmrs ethel simpson president of the wms conducted thew stallatibn of the officers for 1955 the roll call waslanswared bytfhe payment of fees t -r- fsfpi naiiy taursday january 27th m65 the acton free press- atrron ontario f- r vf vh mr pagb five acton square dance rqm second dance- pf second series fri jan 28 8i3p prnsmirp uioctoniwbviorial 1 wr a ikrnratittg iorv v expert- color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and 2 the latest sunwortby- stwatlpapera cn -r- hani e mitt decorator rockwood 51 ring 5 obituary order daughters of jand a member of- storewide clearance sfle continues dress pants to clear at 500 values to 1695 eisens clothing store mill st acton mrs barrs death shock to friends word thavmrs- ernest barr bad died last thursday in the private patients pavilion at toronto gen- eral hospital yws received in ac ton with- stabclc and immediate sympathy fori iter husband and aonedrth josephine russell barr bad lived in acton for over 20 years at 233 mfll st she was born ihorilb and at tended public and high schools there after graduating from tor onto normal school she augfat ecool j j she was tolled in knox chapel to to ernest barr w just thtating and hockey games ouu recently retired from busesariiri acton they have one son john russell barr provincial sanitary engineer with the department of health of tbe- province high school 0ver 200ht books checked out by library staff during 1954 bjj joyfesl the boys athletic society is still couecunjr baskets to raise money for thesashes in toe race to see who can couect themost baskets dawkins team leadvwfth 110 baskets jthen comes footitt coon and arbic in that order everyone seems io be enjoying- side otseschootttapptr classes and during noon hours graduation exercises will tie held obfebwm3n3b when the awards and diplomas of the pre- mrs bai was a former regentrfvious year will be presented and and secretary of the duke of dev- i the valedictory will be given by onsbire chapter of the- imperial someone from last years grade 13 yeerend figures just tabulated show that acton library has finish ed the most successful year in its history over 3000- more were lent last year- than in 1053 over 000 actoniaiis art member of fhe library making either regular or occasional- calls for read ing- material over half of these are children who troop to the library in classto exchange their booksv they ere forming good reading hal youn-iiractni- during the year 1800 worth otlhi i k iiiv ii wji neltbobla w odd to the elpts j jss25 the empire o- gl d and dance after mens missionary society of knox church member of both these or ganizations paid their last respects to mrs barr at the rumley funeral home a service attended by many ac ton friends was held here on fri day evening- conducted tat her minister rev r- atmstromaan- other service was- held in oruiibn saturday afternoon cond by rev- dr mclnnes interment tolhatthe january meeting lowed in orillia honorary pallbearers were h b c lo wi h maihprize w e smith j lock- o bollinger kyder and c acuve cr o holungej d waterhouse all of acton pallbearers were rr arnold ac ton a mercer london c- dunn o donaldson f buchanan and h caswell of orillia e l buchner optometrist imacton afternoon 1 office at t h mainprize barber shop hours 13f600 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 115 there will be selections by the about the middleomarch there will be a concert at which there will be two plays and more select ions by the glee club i scottish music reading timely knox ladles aid welcomed mrs t j vcoitg atthe january meeting held on tuesday january 25 at the home of mrs- fred anderson brock av the worship service was led by miss minnie somerville reading lords prayer in unison mrs c smith reported for the nominating cominltteeamouncing that mrs mccutcheon had accepted her office once again and all the other officers were to do likewise mrs george somerville the secre tary read many thank you notes in appreciation of christmas cheer a lively busin period was the planning of new ventures for the year now begun with decorating at the manse the kitchen committee to purchase necessary supplies that were needed catering and many other suggestions starting off the year with a busy program mrs ohara etosed p of the moot stocked shelves bui the librarians dont just add books and leave- all the old ones in pface tab aboufc 1000books left the library during the year- books whse usefulness there was over some were sold at bargain prices on a special sale we1 the new books outnumbered those that left the shelvesjhy about 500 with a total of about 1300 spanking clean books beginning their lifes pounds bringing pleasure and informa tion into acton homes during 1954 have be the 20384 volu w were lent out of coursesemtrot the most popular books are includ ed in this total many times some others just three or four times most people read for enjoyment so as you would expect most of thetbooks taken out areticuon of this group the most popular cate gories are romantic historical fic tion and the suspenseful mystery stories the library is well- stocked with many books in both of the topranking classes the juveniles kept the fiction business humm with 10719 books entered out for them check out for adults were 6203 fiction volumes i nbnfiotlon is also popular and f the library has some excellent re- the youngsters borrowed 2544 of them altogether and the adults 918 travel books afe always popular this years circulation compiled by the librarian mrs1 p watson and her assistants miss madge chapman- and miss esther taylor make a startling contrast to those of 50 years ago which were report ed with pride in the free press half a century ago then the town library was pleased to have 252 members com- jqdototheaf bo fnaaitir pared to 900 of today while last years total of toooks registered taken out was over 200q0 circula tion was just 3568 in 1905 the figures ranged from 1076 -books- of general literature persued by the ladies and gentlemen of that time to a mere 27 entries in thbpdetry category apparently tastes havent changed muchrjust the figures exsan txbes of actonians visiting outoftown points and of visitors in acton rjomes a two cubs were presented with proficiency stars at last thursdays meeting pf a pack gordon huf- nagel received his first star and robert parker his second before r their stars- both boys renewed their promise befoye as elaapdthe pack bob is th third boy to become a twostar cub since last april k instruction during- the evening was mainlydirected to first star work with two of the senior cuba assisting jlighway code test was taken by raksha union flag by begherra and akela skipping by chil arid first and second star knots by the senior cubs games and a camp fire at which three cubs from the red six gave a short skit of a song completed the evening b pack the new pack moved into its sec ond week of competition last tues puc finances not as rosy as shown iconrmued rom pago one this matter is still under consider- ation superintendent mason presented a brief report- arrangements are in force to survey- hydro equipment and lines in the rural area to be annexed by acton he said he also explained some of the moneyjsav- ing aspects jh converting ctans- formers belonging to the mun system thijswofk is ita protjressv troubie is being had with the heat exchang at plant he continued and added that a hew switch iaeededoh the firo tank pump motor this latter need was authorized for purchase the commission earlier passed the following accounts waterworks aecoonts bell telephone co 1356 acton puc hydro 2201 imperial oil ltd a- iia65 thompson motors 300 morley allen- 1000 the canadian institute on sewage and sanitation 1200 day night with great team spirit being displayed the red six is presently leading the pack with 40 points butere followed very close ly by the tawny with 36 and the yellow with 35 instruction on the cub law and promise and test passing on these tests found most of the boys well on their way to com theirlpydorfs haiti waie ilydroaeeoanta bell telephone co ellis a howard petty cash refc of ontario whithams garage mrs e mceachern f terry j acton puc ww packard electric remingtonrand ladl 37846- tenderpad tests mur s akela symon hardware hbpc of ontario 3245 nto 7424 2283 uj32 10000 316 156600 1400- 7m 160 mr and mrs ross robertson and children visited in toronto on sunday spending the- weekend in ao ton wi mr and mrs david dills ing with prayer mrs r l davidson- contributed a reading bobby burns and highland mary- and mrs murray smith gave a recipe for a happy new year mrs moran at the piano led a sing song of scottish airs conclud ing with auld lang syne a social time followed when lunch was served mrs e smith gave the appreciation to all who had helped and the hostess a fourday storm on the great lakes in 1913 drowned 300 seamen at ledgers i g a weitfrweeic el niasanrkitrsfrawberry 24 oz 35c grapefruit draw r fueht- case of luscious grapefruit t- hoinx ketchup 1 1 oz jar 25c to a lucky customer at ledgers iga this weekend california lemons ttgca7 margarine 25c florida oranges 176s lettuce heads tlmported mm iga instant chocolate 1 lb tin stokelys honey pod 45c peas 6 for l doz35c 2for 37e 15 oz 2 for 35c igjk canned iga kibbled dog food 19c iga dog meal 19c whole chicken 149 ogilvie chocolate cake mix 16 uk pkg- 25c quaker oats qukk peamealed sweet pickled cottage rolls lb 43c swifirs tindon slked ibelacons lean moaty side k pork spare ribs 43c swifttfskeod 49c luncheon meat 59c premium grade a predrossod i- iji43e 3i rs and up v was mfrted hall of hamilton miss mary krapek rn of to ronto visited with her brother and friends at the home of mr and mrs f anderson on sunday mrs g a dills spent last week in kifk talfl with mr arid- mrs clare prosser marion rod and edith mrs hugh mccutcheon is at present a patient in guelph gen eral hospital her friends here hope she is soon well enough fo re turn home mr and mrs w j van norman guelph mrs william miller mr and mrs joseph fletcher guelph visited at mr and mrs g h lantzs on sunday last weekend mr jim greer attended the new years council meeting of the presbyterian young peopled of the synod of toronto- kingston in cobourg friends are sorry to learn that mr fred kentner is a patient in toronto general hospital following an operation monday he is pro gressing favorably mr a mrs johnnie krapek at tended the wedding oi miss bertha kemper and mr john wilson in st stephens anglican church to ronto on saturday where mr kra pek was best man to the groom mr and mrs h w hinton visit- i cd over the weekendjilh mr and mrs c o burn and mary ann i toronto on the occasion ofcmary anns fourth- birthday india study theme of mission circle monday evening the ladies of the baptist mission circle met at the home of mrs david cohen for the mrs w j hall celebrated her birthday at a family gathering at the home of mr and mrs wilfred mceachern those presentwere mr and mrs bob hall wingham mr and mrs bill hall and family miss f h nf tnmrtir nn tutnrjn ie after a quick decision on tues day morning to leave as soon as possible for scotland to be with her sick father mrs doug rodg- ers left malton airport wednesday at 125 pm special rush permits were approved in ottawa to make the quick journey possible mr rodgers received a telegram from montreal timed at 305 wednes day saying that her passport whioh has been speeded through government channels with ail pos sible haste was waiting she was expected to arrive in prest wick scotland at 705 ajm wednesday our time and would be at her home in aberdeen in a few hours regular monthly meeting the op ening hymn and prayer were co duotedby mrsrhrhelwtg followt ed by the business period afte the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved mrs l bulmer gave a report of the food parcel sent in december to miss edith clutton in india s doc c and the five new members at friend ci re le hs holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph the friendly circle held its first meeting of the year on wednes day january 19 in the sunday j school room of the united church the president stella adamson be gan the meeting with a devotional period based up the sunday school lessons of the preceding month freida perkins secretary read the minutes of the last meetlngttc very satisfactory financial report for 1954 was given by the treasurer helena cunningham five new members shirley arm strong molljr johnston rhocta shoemaker may langafia dorothy allen were introduced to the meeting hazel everdell and eleanor mc- keown conducted charades and twenty questions alfter which ev eryone enjoyed a box lunch special care that was taken in packing the parcel to ensure its snfe delivery to its destination it was announced that the bap tist circle will ben6st to the othej ladies in town for the world day of prayer service to be held in february plans were made for a kitchen shower to be held in the near future to equip the church kitchen mrs h helwig and mrs d dunk are in charge of the ar rangements j roll call was responded to by each giving a scripture versefrom the psalms it was made known to the group that the allotment for missions for the year beginning in may has been met the program for the evening was in charge of miss elda fryer and mrs wallyj gordon after the sing ing of a hymn mrs john chapman offered prayer mrs gordon read the- scripture taken from gi and gave a short meditation on faith a season of prayer was conduct ed during which timeyie fields in which the baptist convention is operating were remembered after the singing of lead on o king et ernal elda fryer led in the study tyken trom the first chapter of- the new india and closed with prayer a social time followed with lunch being served by mrs chap man mrs cohen and miss jessie coles 1048012 s- 12056 55 campbeuvule 23 receive awards perfect attendance a prog etthro part waia held in ss no 1 school on tues day evening with mr and mrs archie smith mrs smithen gurrie and mrs douglas freeman tn- charge prize winners were paul mathies mrs douglas freeman- amos mat and john boerboom anouicr will tc held later- with mr and mrs cameron agnew and mr and mrs amos mathies as the com mittee friends of- mrs e walton and william- roborts are sorry to hear that eachis in mijton private hos pital we wisb them a speedy re covery rev gordon baulch and mr murray- mcphaic superintendent of the sunday school presented the awards during the church service on sunday at st davids presby- terian church to sunday school students awards for perfect at tendance went to alexander bayn- ton charles baynton lenore ches ter bruce evans janet mitchell chris ramshaw fern ramshaw j tom ramshawr linda smith- mar- garet black george chester ed ward evans murray inglis lois inglis neil martin terry moore john macarthur gloria purdy rlqggjflrk sandr ork toto we arrivod refreshed bus by theres plenty of fun and plenty to do when you go on a trip enjoy sightseeing all the way ond arrive in the moodforenjoymeatprby bus low round trip f ares sybivcl to chang montreal philadelphia buffalo 1773 2425 750 colonial virginia pockaae tour days 6977 from toonlo return farp sightfing ond motil room ooubu 5 ivohti ask yovf afloat for dotehs of mils or other package toon burns birthday with pipes haggis knox church acton was the scene of a haggis supperon tues day honoring the birth of robert burns about 100 people came to partake of the haggis ahd accessor ies served by the men of knox a bob buck was piper for the oc casion and ably piped in the haggis ceremoniously carried by charlie kirkness president jock calder gave the ode to the haggis and murray coles said grace according to burns afte the savoury repast charlie kirkness was master of ceremonies for a brief program of several stir ring scotch numbers by piper bob buck and a summary of the life and work of burns by rev r h arm strong ail joined- hands to sing auld lang syne and murray coles closed with prayer and benediction start farm mutual annouikar new rates on auto insurance averaging 15 less romoonios vsr hamhtyfr ce ood c cau mf fob ktmuk whdenny greenlees maryanne greenlees and tom elliott awards for trose attending 40 to 44 sundays movent to glenn gold- straw ross mitchell anita smith carol sjmith elaine smith jimmy smith leona smith lena vantol and wayne watson special awards were given to be ginners john inglis susan martin susan tompkinsjjsusah vantol and gwen wallace for those attending church 35 sundays and over awards were given to lenore chester yske jou- kima hardy purdyr chris ram- shaw fern ramshaw margaret black george chester j glenn goldstraw anita smith murray inglis lois inglis sandra black joan black tom elliott loia greenlees maryanne greeplees audrey hearnv marilyn moore terry moore and gloria purdy campbellvimle officers installed by church groups intended for lajt week the january meeting of the- st davids girls group was held at the home of hazel and lenore chester on monday evening with sixteen girls present the meeting was opened- with the call to worship followed by hymn 153 donna mitchell led in pray er and- audrey hurren read the minutes knd also gave the annual report joan black gave the an nusirport of the finances mrs w greenlees installed the following officers for 1955 presid ent lois greenltes vicepresident lois ingjis secretary anita smtthrassinant secretary sandra turntr ireasufref gkirla piirdyt leadersmrs a moore mrsg blatk and miss joyce chester the new officers took charge miss chester conducted a tour of an indian viluhge several of the girti gaye short- skits the of- fering was received and dedicated the roll caflwas answered by pay- ment of fees mrs black led in a worship service audrey early led in prayer hymn 530 was lunj and ahsppy social period was en- joyed the grace mission band had their first meeting inihenew year at the home oflrs roy parker on saturday afternoon gloria purdy opened the meeting withthe call to worship the scripture let- son was read by gwen house- a prayer was givenby carol walton gloria pufdie the-anmial- reports were7teceiv- edimrs ethel simpson president of th wms conducted theini stallatlbn of the qfflcers for 1883 the rolfcall waf an wared oytoie payment pf fees isil cajft gsrjgkwikrtf