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r thursday hat utta m6s trifcf acton free press aqfon ontario 77 page ssvnr homes topic for sermon mothers day was observed on sunday at the churches with good attendance at the presbyterian church mr john freeman super intendent led in the service with mr douglas black giving the ad- the theme being g speaks through christian homes holy communion was observed at st johns church commencing next sunday services will be at 9 30 ajh until september 4 i v the sympathy of the community is extended to mr norton nelson in the passing of his brother gordon early last week in guelph general hospital sympathy is also extend ed to mrs nelson and canute their bereavement rev john dilts conducted- the service at the rum- ley funeral home with interment in rockwood cemetery messrsl holman brothers are away jo another season of gravel crushing they have been busy get ting their outfit in shape for the seasons activities this week the basement of the everton presbyte c is underg a renovation mr- john b mctrf- is doing the painting the walls in a lighy green shade and woodwork in white mr norman lambert of toronto was home for the weekend mr and mrs howard radford and family of north- bay weekend visitors in town as a i result of chilly weather over the weekend fires in churches and homes were very welcome fora de gree of comfort may bridetobe honored at shower a miscellaneous shower was held saturday evening for miss- alice fountain whose marriage stakes place the endbf the month far kver- ton church after a short program alice opened the many handsome gifts assisted by mrs ted fountain and miss grace fountain refresh ments were served to complete the evening miss ileen parker guelph spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs omar parker sunday visitors with mr and mrs john alton were mr and mrs bev hepburn and family milton mr and mrs robert patten and family and mrs albert alton and ian guelph miss dorothy weatherston to ronto spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs adam weath erston jack and nancy mrs janie mccutcheon guelpit spent the weekend with mr and mrs harry hortop and family visitors at the home of mr and mrs roy hindley during the week were miss campbell mrs wallace young and mr john campbell fergusr miss lois campbell guelph mrs- wm robertson mrs ken stubbington ospringe miss mcehery and mrs dampier ballinafad mr and mrs dan hindley and umehouse over 100 mothers day service at umehouse church family orton spent mothers day with mr and mrs roy hindley miss shirley lillie spent the weekend with mr and mrs- mor ris jones and family guelph mrs duckett sr guelph spent the weekend with her son nelson and family miss jennie tovell returned home after a few days in guelph hospital following treatment all wish her better health mrs cavanagh who recently re turned from a trip to england visit ed last week at the home of mr and mrs harvey dolmer and family pver 100 persons sttended moth ers day services at umehouse presbyterian church last sunday the junior choir sang a number and patsy crawford a solo alone ac companied by mrs boughley rev a calder baptized three in fants robin findlay daughter of mr and mrs ed findlay ian david mcdonald son of mr and mrs clif ford mcdonald and beverly joan crawford daughter of mr and mrs john crawford rev calder pre sented memory tork certificates to eight children rayma kalin betty ann brown aleda kalin eleanor karn dixie and gloria jones cher yl lawr and heather clarke dorothy and kathleen kirkpat- rick and fred gisby received diplo mas for church attendance and nell and bert benton got seals- to add to those previously received sunday school pins were won by bill san- ford peter eccles david roughley fred gisby and betty ann brown with dorothy and kathleen kirk- pa trick getting fourth year guards for formerpins mr and mrs h h smith were guests at the joneswatson wedding in st pauls united church bramp- ton on saturday and the reception following in the church parlours visitors with the ac pattersons on sunday included mrs robert patterson remaining for a couple of weeks mr and mrs ross patterson and bob mr and mrs wilbur pat terson and marilyn mr and mrs russell patterson and carol mrs stuart smith of weston mr herb ert sinclair of hamilton and mr william newton of bsrrie mr and mrs- wm mills and children and miss betty sake of toronto were with mr and mrs w t mills on s the peoples choice no wonder were your favourite cleaner our putfonm bettor cleaning and pressing the best service 27 2 acton we welcome mr and mrs camp bell sinclair and little son carl to our community they moved into their new home on the fifth line on monday aleda kalin and george scholz each celebrated birthdays with par ties at their respective houses last week pte james gordon was home from camp borden over the week end rev and mrs g i stephenson of toronto formerly a united church minister here called on a few friends on monday value only if da trias- aauy exclusive vacuum action lata blade chop grass clipping and leaves extra fine sprays them into the grass to serve as mulch for a healthier more beautiful lawn mal l without extracost attachments ms as itisw wla ha s t cuts right up to obstacles rove hsaa i to rs- vers direction just reverse- handle saves tints made fatty sa for safety cosy stattfesjl rewind starter with all saodsla at ktisrcost i rotary i i sis both edresttypa manning volunteer canvassers needed 100 aden residents are needed on friday may 27 from 9 am to 5 pm to canvass acton for funds toward the campaign to raise 1000 on behalf of the selvation army tad shield appeal here you do not have to wait to be called just phone 5t5 uo oft 37w offer your services for an hour or so on aaay 27 we will seethat your name is placed oh the scroll dont hesitate we need you w benson chairman business canvass r f bean chairman residential canvass sav use this coupon or phone the salvation army campaign headquarters 77 mill st acton a 1 shall be happy to serve as a canvasser for the salvation army red shield appeal here on friday aaay 27 sometime between 9 am and 5 pm name address telephone x remember th army is never out to a man who is down nnnn iuuu in 60 months by saving is monthly guaranteed infestment enquihils invited mon and peel trust savings co 7 colbome st k itakvoxe vi 21 prove adoption of indian school very interesting reports of the annual meeting of the provincial meeting of the iode held at hamilton were given to members of the eskeside chapter at their meeting on tuesday in the legion hall miss peg ryder carried the standard of the chapter and mrs ron langford was the official dele gate much enjoyed were several piano selections by miss joan pickering a guest of the evening mrs g wallace read a valuable paper on empire day it was decided to adopt an indian school north of parry sound the chapter will send an initial library and special parcels the chapter previously sent gifts to eskimos up- der v rcmp constable clayton fryers care he has moved now however and the cost of mailing is too high hear vivid report of annual meeting childrens service at knox oil sunday a childrens service was held in knox church on sunday morning the primary classes of the church school repeated the twenjythird psalm and the junior intermediate and senior classes read the new testament lesson responstvely the junior choir sang fairest lord jesus and a doubl trio sang a child of the king they were under the direction of mrs- a k mann and e a hansen was at the organ the superintendent of the rhnrrh srhoolc m coles present- d the awards for memory work learned during the past term the following children were bap tized allan frederick green rod ney alexander mceachern david john mellon sharon elizabeth mel lon winnifred louise monsraa ann elizabeth toth and shirley anne wilson osprmof contests auction at wi meeting fifteen members and one visitor were present at the monthly meet ing of the wi at the home of the president mrsj d g robertson the roll call was the program i have enjoyed most during the year and why plans were made for ihe fiftieth anniversary to be held early next month a paper on the motto life is like a ladder every step is up or down was given by mrs ken stub bington mrs martha jackson re viewed current events an auction sale of plants roots and bulbs was staged with mrs george young acting as auctioneer bidding was fast and lively and proved profitable as well as very amusing a contest on baking was held the winners to exhibit at the district annual in june were tea biscuits mrs harold smith butter tarts mrs norman mckenzie judg es were mrs george young mrs ross mcewan and miss doris fines mr and mrs harry alton of penetang were recent visitors with mr and mrs george d robertson sunday visitors included mr and mrs hugh robertson and family of guelph mrs a tansley assisted the host ess in serving maple syrup tea bis cuits and tarts mrs g sunter spent the week end with her son and daughter-in- law mr and mrs arnold sunter and daughters at niagara falls mrs r j matthews of windsor visited several friends in the village on friday mr and mrs carl bannas of to ronto mr andrew johnson and jack of acton visited on saturday with mr and mrs vernon stewart and family mr styn klooster of oshawa visited on saturday with his par ents mr and mrs k klooster mrs d stewart mrs vernon stewart and mrs d g robertson attended a shower for alice foun tain at everton qbterrrhighlight o the ing of the duke of devonshire chapter- iojxe was when mrs fi mbwat gave a most vivid report of the annual- provincial meeting of the iode at hamilton mrs movvat attended the meeting as a delegate mr agar carried the standard of this chapter both mr jariy and mrs agar gave- ttoeir impressions of the meeting june 5 is to be decoration day in acton and a good attendance is hoped for a donation was voted to the decoration day committee the annual tag day for the blind is to be held this saturday p was agreed to give the annual empire day awards to the roofen of each- prizewinning pupil in this way the whole room could share the prize and the pupil would haye the honor of winning it for his or her room the chapter agreed to assist in the community drive if the-coin- mittee sees fit to proceed wilh the artificial ice project but expressed doubt as to whether this money could be raised by public sub scription mrs c heller played a delight ful piano solo malaguena to bring to a close a splendid meet ing deer open season gifts presented at wi meeting limehouse womens institute held their first meeting of the year in the memorial hall may 5 with mrs harry smith the new pres ident in the chair mrs j s noble past president conducted the in stallation of officers mrs h smith president mrs e sanford first vicepresident mrs j rough- ley s vicepresident mrs a j smethurst district director mrs sanford was callwt nnn n come forward- mrssmethurst read spring and summer garments for for the girls we have a wide selection of dresses broadcloths kris kay and prints shorts and halter sets blouses jeans blazers orfon sweaters seersucker pyjamas cheruh vests and- briefs t shirts sun hats ankle sox etc pafhjthe we have sport shirts short flannel pants blazersjeans t shirts pyjamas caps straw hats broadcloth suits cherub vests and briefs an address and mrs smith pinned oh a fwxo pin and presented her with a suitably engraved compart mrs sanford replied thanking the ladies for their cooperation anri in turn presented mrs j w noble with a pin speaking kindly- of jurs nobles assistance in the past few years the secretarytreasurer read the reports of the last meeting and the correspondence mrs frank browi reported on the bazaar committer activities showing a good profit from the entertainment and tea an1 bazaar held recently it was decided not to have the extension service this year the delegates appointed to attend the district annual at ashgrove were mrs j s noble mrs frank brown mrs h smith and mrs j w noble x mrs e einley gave a wonderful report on the childrens aid meet ing at milton especially on ih- blatz address mrs smethurst eave current events and the tb re port was submitted by mrs j w noble who attended the meeting t trafalgar hall every privilege is a responsibil ity was the motto given by mrs sanford mrs e karn favored othc gathering with a solo accompanied by mrs j roughley the meeting closed wilh the queen after which the ladies en joyed afternoon tea x e bob agnew first- checker champion the ymca checker club hu- announced its first chamipons sincv the formation of the club over a month ago emerging fronj tho monday afternoon sessions unde feated bob agnew was proclaimed first champion of the y cheeker club defeated in the first round of games butch dedels followed close behind with only one loss to his name in the first- rounds of jthe day bill shannon defeated butch ded- els wayne mason downed don price frank marisak won over ray pasma and bob agnew defeat ed dave mcmullen winners of the first round play ed each other with bill shannon beating wayne mason and bob ag new defeating frank marisak in the play for second place the los ers of the first tilt played off with butch dedels downing don price and ray pasma defeating dave mc mullen in the final play shannon was defeated by agnew and pasma went down to dedels although the club membership i at the 20 mark only the best play ers entered the competition target of criticism continued from page one the hospital committee ihe request ed to study the situation in con junction with chairmen of hospital associations and chamber of cont- inerce within the county to ascer- tain if the county should make grants to hospitals or if hospitals should be financed on a county basis rather than by municipalit ies itfwas felt some action might be tidten when members were inform ed newhospitals were proposed for both milton and georgetown members wondered if a central hospital could best serve the people in a more central location than in several centres in th county speakirtg on the smoke nuisance experienced by various municipalit ies warden r h shannon urged members to have their councils ap prove a smoke nuisance bylaw once industry is located and their boilers installed you cant do any thing to establish a smoke nuisance bylaw he stated sick benefit program a meeting of members of the conservation committee along with township officers is to be held prior to july 1 so some agreement can be reached as to the number of nonresident hunting licences to be sold- during the year reeve a b service was named chairman of the meeting council agreed the county should establish a sick benefit and hos pitalization program for county em ployees and that they should also investigate a pension scheme how ever members felt the employees would feel more secure if the sicic benefit program was proceeded with at the present time further reports will be made at the next meeting slides of trip shown mens club the showing of 120 exceptional ly fine kodachrome slides taken by mac sprowl highlighted the meet ing of the united church mens c iub on monday evening mr sprowl accompanied the showing of the pictures he took in the un ited kingdom and- europe with il luminating and witty remarks which put the group of men in the best of good humor one outstanding picture was of the queen taken at quite close range george hohihger wa in charge of the meeting with don van fleet the secretary taking part with him in the business period and devot ions it was decided that the next meeting will be a trip through the ford plant at oakviue the usual excellent lunch was served this time consisting of sand wiches and banana jelly cake the serving and dishes were attended to by the executive with the as sistance of a few members rev e h jones reserve chaplain the rev evanzjh jones rector of st albans church acton has been enrolled in the rcaf re serve chaplain branch in the rank of flight lieutenant mr jones re- portedto thtr reaf rctnirrrng un it in toronto last wednesday for his medical examination personal interview and other documentat- there is a continued expansion of the rcaf and this expansion has brought with it increased com mitments for the chaplaincy branch it is their desire to pro mote a closer liaison with reserve force chaplains in order to meet these commitments and to bring up to date present trends and policy mr jones wilt take a course de signed to familiarize reserve force chaplains with the chaplains role in the peacetime air force this course will be taken in london ont from july 18 to the 31 apart from the r course ithere 5 a require- went for reserve force chaplains on a number of units during the summer months boxed plants a large variety off bedding stock expertly grown i and carefully l for beat varieties yow boy wisely and safely at hintona department store 3 boxes for 100 yogr headquarters for seeds gardening supplies and insecticides guaranteed watch and engraving in our own store don btxton 645 4ta mason bowling loop has banquet wind up uf the mason knit bowl ing league season came last week with an enjoyable banquet in rockwood where team members saw presentation of the league trophy and individual awards the alley katz vcrna dron betty hardie loi turkosz alice cook dot 8tilmtn jnd lil wag- nerwerc awarded the trophy by george mason mr mason also pre sented the individual trophies mjs mason handed the hih xriple award to lois turkjsz and the high single to joan taylor high average trophy went to gayle hulford presented by her father ken hulford league president betty hardie welcomed the group to the ban quet all other team members ex- cept the champ were given strands of pearls junior choir sings for mothers day the junior choir took part in the mothers day service at acton bap- tistxhurch on sunday mornlnc they sang when mothers of salem in his sermon pastor ray co- terus urged parents to cooperate with the church in the responsibil ity of training childrenand encour aging them spiritually rivivfissrs j8feijaa iibv3tt mtsmsamsmmisisriuamt