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i i i 4 v r thur j the acton free mess acton ontario l- ij ii m lj i i cub and scout 1 this saturday feb 19 scout aricl cubs will canvass the tewit picking up ppr and puttintfvit into trucks it will htplnibi if eld papers and magarinetr lftoirtsid lied in bundles hi acton square dance club fourth dance second series saturday febfi 2f 830 pm sharp added entertainment to be provided by vince mountford of brampton extra tickets available luxton memorial hall e vj jragbitve sun photo ebenezer- minstrels presented two shows in the district the past week pictured are back row jeff to right charlie- thompson harry mcintosh doug artderson horace blyth billprice mr inter locutor jack mcintosh pianist mrs bill early pat paftison mervjn thompson alan mcintosh stewart miller front row jbilj slinn andy frank george thomas reid frank ken hewat tonyfrank wynn dunbar the minstrel show was staged in brookville hall friday and ballinafad kalj tuesday they hope to raise money for a projector screen and slides tor the sunday schoo4of ebenezer church h biiton ferry ltd plumwhg heating southern atmosphere despite zero temperature in brookville playing to a packed hall last friday evening the minstrel show ys church raised 1t4 toward the pur chase of a projector screen and slid for hu- sunday school of thf the southern atmosphere through out the entire show their songs hortnin bread- evening by the moonlight golden slippers sweet georgia brown goin horpe nh iheir rinwlc j nixie see another pjjc ebenture to bring transformers up continued jrom jpagejone here members considered at length the additional transformer facilities which will be needed to serve acton new housing areas no conclusive basis for action- was reached on this4natter but mr scott pointedout it will be neces- saryfdr the commission to make a survey to reach a decision on this work biie benewalii too mayor b tyler suggested n fittempt be- made to bear cost of he program previously outlined on- current revenue- over the next two years mr scott regarded this as not feasible and opined that expenditures would overreach new and current revenue deb- enturing is the only way he in sisted brief discussion was then held on the additional facilities required when the town hydro syste as sumes cooxrpl of tifief and equip ment irt the newly annexed port ion of acton no decision was reached for this phase of system expansion hydro superintendent d mason questioned mr scott on the towns present lines it was borne out that some line renewal and re placements will also be necessary compare margin gatpa moving to another subject chairman oakes initiated talk on aitapparent wide gap of differ ence bet the buying arid sell acton high school news j all students lare iqpkirig forward to the schootrioliday on thursday when the teachers will be attend ing an educational conference in toronto vjr the checker tournamenltv underway this wl yrith a- prom- ise of some keen competition about 50 pupils have- signed up and are diligently practicing- in v theirispare time- mk wrie rhai- promised iffizes for ui winners last thursday arbkfs team lost by default to dawkins team in the intramural hockey tuesday night of this week arbics team beat footitts team by 43 bypu conduct toronto service acton baptist young peoples union conducted the sunday ev ening service in century baptist church toronto this service clos ed a two week program of evang elism sponsored by the century bypu clarence reid presided and gave the pastoral prayer and bob land sborough read the scripture mus ical numbers included the girls trio mary- reid helen landsbor- ough mrs c landsboroughi ajix- ed quart d la church with a cast of about jihiiiriinna audience of about 300 despite oil burner contractors acton ont phone 464 at ledgers i6a juices ioa evaporated tails milk 4 for 49c ioa 20 ox pork n beans 2 for 27c solo margarine lb 25c 24 oz niagara kist raspberry jam 31c heres a great favorite for quick hot lunches i 20 oz iga blended 2 for 25 ig a gpft 2 for 23 iga orange 2 for 27 pancakes for shrove tuesday feb 22 aunt jemima pancake mix t8c old tint 2a tllq zeq weather so many came to brook ville hall to see the snow some left due to lack of accommodation the show was presented again tuesday evening at ballinafad when the hall was filled 2750 was added to the fund more en gagements are being planned in cluding a performance at kilbride william slinn the minister of ebenezer church- is in charge of the show while horace blyth is business manager as is usual in a minstrel show singing was a main part of the pro gram with jokes and skits inter spersing playing the timehonored role of mr interlocutor was jack mcintosh while his companions on the stage all in traditional black face were charley thomson har ry mcintosh doug anderson hor ace blyth bill price pat pattison mervin thompson stew miller andy frank george thomas kei hewat tpny frank wynn dun bar and mr slinn a very pleasing singing aggreg ation they opened the program with ddwn sou a ma georgia brown aupeared herself on the stage during the singing of her song mincing along on high heels the part was allotted to alan mcintosh during golden slippers little id frank and tony frank did a stp dance while there were plenty of jok- and gags highlight of the fun as a skit which featured the old old problem of payingbf f the mort gage mammy doug anderson and pappy charley thomson and their daughter alan mcintosh couldnt get thcfivc brothers to do any work they just wanted to make sweet music all the time on their tarnbourine kazoo wash board violin and whistle when the squire ken hewat came ut de mand the rent the boy friend george thomas becomes the hero when he gets the five brothers a job playing commercials on a tele vision station the five brothers werestew miller bill price mer vin thompson pat pattison and andy frank throughout the show mrs bill r accompanied the group mot he piano- 8 hot dog buns and lib wieners 5zc table syrup 26c swiffs premium uimb botralau front roast lb 53c blue brand mngand tboni steaks b 57c swifts premium riridloss side bacon vz lb calloj 33c swifts pure pork sausage personal jotes of aetonians visiting outoftown points and of visitors in acton homes mr george elliott visited in woodstock ovefthe weeic6nd mr a nd mrs7robert a family toronto visited friends here on sunday on tuesday rev e jones at tended the prelenten clergy con- ierencelat hamilton mr and mrs ross robertson stuart and jimmie spent sunday with friends in toronto at the guclph ys mens club marked ladies rltght valentines day and thewth anniversary of- their club on monday night dist rict governor g w mckenzle and mrs mckenzie were special quests h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted old age is the time when men pay more attention to their food than they do to the waitress our new telephone number mrs f cleave attendedtthe fun eral of the late george douglas ruff in guelph on wednesday miss winnifred warren and mrs mdburnie of walkerfon visited saturday with mr and mrs j wood dr ajid mrs f b dawson of maple creek sask are spending a few da with rev and mrs c l poole forandmrs r w pfaff and family whitehorse are visiting friends here on their way to i st j quebec prelent gathering for diocesan clergy tuesday february 15 rev evan h jones rector of st albans church acton and st johns church rock wood attended the bishops prelenten conference in hamilton the -conference- was of a practical nature rather than a series of academic lectures com ing just before the lenten season it was meant to give some direction and pattern to lenten discipline and meditation and to- consider the anglican priesthood and its mean ing the program consisted of two subjects our vocation and- minist ry and the conduct of publ ic mr and mrs lyal- mccutcheon heather and carol spent the weekend with friends in port sydney and barrie attending the funeral of the late mr p f johnston in toronto saturday were mr and mrs a m maopherson mrs alex symon mr mac symon mr and mrs g a dills of acton mr and mrs gorson of rock wood and mr and mrs v b rumley of guelph we now have a private telephone line to better serve you jersey dairy quatlty service phone 24i dorr timrnrngsysprop ing cost of power in acton comp a red to the same margins in other nearby towns he suggested there was some inequality a set of comparison figures from acton r arid milton was read with partienhrr regard to the pow- ei cost factors applied by the h ejpc secretary j mcgeachie quest ioned the two representatives in an attempt to reconcile why milton pays less aad charges more for hydro electric power while acton pays more and charges less it was expressed that the operation al margin was some 40000 while for acton in the same year it was about 20000 before all reasons other than certain flexible cost factors for this spread were given talk side tracked onto the value of a com mission owning its own substation mr scott would not indicate he pc policy on whether o not lo cal commissions were recommend ed to own their own substations dtscusstorrctmtinued on this and allied subjects for some time last topic was a general reference to the shaky financial hold the cojnmu- ston has on revenue over costs- members lamented actons lack of marginal wellbeing compared to that of hydro systems in milton and georgetown fr tip meeting wound up wiw remarks on billing and collection problems clarence reid mary reid helen landsborough male quartette bob landsborough clarence reid ray costerus and frank bean frank bean accompanied the singing and assisted on the organ for congreg ational singing testimonies were given by mary- reid clarence reid and don liv ingston mr costerus preached the sermon s a social time followed with lunch served by century bypu about 20 from acton made the trip mrs h r force wms hostess the womans missionary society of the united church met at the home of mrs h r force on tues day february 8 presiding were third vicepresident mrs force and firse vicepresident miss m main- prize in the absence of miss m z bennett who was unable to be present on account of tltness wor ship service was taken by mrs h r force mrs e a currey mrs p binnie mrs g a dills and mrs b veldhuis mrs force read the study book on the church in india depart- ment reports were given -temper- arice by miss d simmons supply mrs habnah community friend ship mrs f cleave christian stewardship mrs a- orrr the missionary for prayer for 1955 is miss thomson of winnipeg book shelf wum taken by miss m main- prize mrs switzer is to assist mrs hannah with the supplies for in dia and korea the meeting clos ed with and hymn deepest sympathy was extended to mrs a t brown milton through- the removal by death of her husband who sex recently passed away mrs force assisted by mrs veldh u is mrst currey mrs duls and mrs mowat served refresh ments and a social time was spent by those in attendance a volte of thanks was given to mrs i fprce for her home and to the lunch and program helpers worship the conference was held in st thomas anglican church hamil ton and it opened with a celebrat ion of the holy communion at 1030 am luncheon and dinner wexcprepared and served by the ladies pf st thomas church the conference closed with evensong it 8 pm this was a very unique and beautiful service with music rendered by the liturgical choir of the diocese of niagara assist ed by choristers from a1 parts of the diocese the opening session of the conference was televized ever chchtv knox group meets at leaders home the daughters of knox young womens affiliation group met at the home of their leader mrs a j buchanan for their february meet- ing after the opening ceremony social time medical work in india topic mrs wilfred coles and miss jes- sie coles entertained the baptist wqmens mission circle monday everting february 7 for the reg ular monthly meeting after the meeting was opened by the pres ident mrs h helwlg mrs d co hen conducted the worship service and presented the topic describing the medical work in india and the need for morejielp the season of prayer was devot ed to the needs in the medical centres and among the staff the scripture lesson was read by mrs p dunk and the closing prayer t was given by mrs j chapman j during the business period final arrangements were made for the womens worldwide day of pray- er to be held in the- baptist i church at the close of the meeting a was enjoyed during mrs william watkins and her com- which lunch was served by jes- mittee took charge of the worship sie coles and mrs c landsbor- service and the study period the ough object of th study period was to present the basic needs of the peo- t- m pie of india food for- the body and ikesia vnapf6r food for the sou i m the business meeting was taken annuol ivieef incj by the president mrs c ashley final plans were made for the even ing service when the group is in charge guest speaker be miss margaret webster director of or ganization for the womens nfis- sibnafv society of the presbyterian church in canada invitations were to be sent to other groups in the church one pew member and two visitors vere fhsdewelqome mrs william toth thanked the group for a silver engraved mug presented toherrlor her daughter ann elisabeth after a social half hour miss june watkins thanked mrs buch anan for the use of her homemrs watkins and her committee for an excellent meeting and lunch mrs douglas davidson offered her home for the march meeting the annual meeting of lakeside chapter iode was hefd oh mon day evening in the newly decorat ed legion hall about 40 ihead the years reports of officers and conveners mrs j crelfhton pre- sided for the annual meeting during the busiriess session the quorum was changed to 25 per cent ofihe members meetings will be held the seepnd tuesday- ofeimpritti i rather than monday as the night school classes aretiow over v mrs e smith read a pape on quebec and somiof the story of canada after vtgw games a sing song and special prizes to mark val entines day refreshments were served rss- smmisemii