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ij v v 1 j thursday august 25th 1955 the actcf ree pfess acton ontario pagbi4vk economical home maintenance noirt the time to arrange for having your leaky roof or your bad chimney repaired before they cause yon serious trouble far reliable work phone 385j acton historical items in busy bees program the august meeting of the busy bees w i was held at the home of mrs stan robinson the pres ident mrs steve coxe was in the chair and opened the meeting with the mary stewart collect the roll call was answered by naming an old landmark the thought for the day was given fey mrss c a coxe gave a paper on historical research final arrangements were made to place an exhibit at the local fairs mrs allen m in charge of the program readings and a contest twetoessioyear miss anne broomer who is vis iting her grandparents mr and mrs p mclean gave two selections on the piano after the meeting the usual clip of tea arid social time was enjoyed by all shortill sheet metal plumbing heating eawstroughing gar wood furnaces shop 126 main st n phone 464 residence phone 340j4 obituary lifelong resident rl johnston passes a lifelong and highlyrespected resident of acton and district richard lawrence johnston passed away on sunday morning at guelph general hospital he was in his 88th year and had been in failing health for the past sjx months bo in erin township f -j- rt8b8 he was a son of the late n robert johnston and martha leslie who were pioneer farmers of this district he too was a son of the soil as were his forbears and until 1930 farmed successfully on the serving rich whol neilsons ice cream bulk or bricks to take home jvwmthmtmmmmhuutv remember watsons serve tasty satisfying full course meals phone 14 acton eisens clothing store easy terms 26 weeks to pay mill st acton first line of esquesing for the past 2yesrtie has resided at 13 wil bur street in acton but when health permitted he enjoyed many a day on the farm assisting his sons who carry on this work in may 1898 he married virena ramshaw who with two sons re main to revere the memory of a loving and kindly husband and father a daughter edna mrs m c overholt predeceased htm a few years ago the sons orwell and roy both reside on the home farm- one brother robert of rockwood and five sisters also remain miss melissa johnston mrs j h reid and mrs wm gamble of acton mrs ernest near toronto and mrs a d bridges of victoria bjc to all of these sympathy of many friends in this community goes in their bereavement richard johnston was a quiet and solid citizen he was a member of the united church and served on the board of trustees he j ho public office but those who knew him admired him for his reliability and steadfastness in things that were good the funeral service was con ducted by rev r h armstrong at the rumley funeral home here many friends gathered on tuesday afternoon to pay tribute to a life they admired many floral tributes also bore testimony of respect and sympathy pallbearers were messrs gordon johnston acton lloyd johnston rockwood ernest near toronto mr hamlin toronto clarence gamble acton el wood johnston acton leaving area feted in dublin school friends met recently at dublin school to honor mr and mrs stew art elliott prior to their departure to cainsville j m steele as chairman called stewart jess mat bruce arid june forward and bliss elda fryer read the following address dear stewart jess and fajmily w mr fvmwic a gathered this evening to show the es teem in which you were held in the community of dublin you jess will be missed in com munity and school activities for you were always there to lend a helping hand when caucriunon- f stewart were always willing whenever called upon and your musical talent will surely be miss ed your family will- also be missed it is with regret we see you leave our community and a great loss to us but a gain to the community of cainsville we ask you to accept these gifts as a remembrance of your friends of dublin community signed on behalf of your friends miss elda fryer mr and mrs j m steele mr and mrs c sprowl mr and mrs a b rennick mir don mclntyre mr mac sprowl mr geo somer- ville george somerviue and errol sprowl presented them with a wall mirror and floor lamp mr and mrs elliot made a fitting reply speeches by george somerville charlie cutis bert davidson music was supplied by elliott allan mc- isaac r spielvoget john black and mrs v wheeler and mrs j o- rourke obituary thos k nicol died at age of 92 bbt r hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists formerly e p head phone guelph 1924 58 si george square well known in acton and dis trict thomas knox nicol died in guelph general hospital on fri day he was 92 years old and had resided in guelph for 46 years where he was city parks superin tendent until 1932 when he retired mr nicol was a native of invc- keithing fifeshire scotland where he was born on april 16 1863 he was apprenticed to th ancient craft of horticulture and finished his studies in 1880 his pay in those days was 10 shillings a week mr nicol was left a widower 17 years ago when his wife the for mer christina hogg died he survived by his daughter mrs al bert abbott jeannie of guelph and his sons john of guelph and james of hamilton service was held at the mclan- aghanwall funeral home at 3 pjn monday and followed by en tombment in the woodlawn maus oleum district president of the hal- ton county womens institute mrs max featherstone died at her residence on sunday usj u grand opening actons newest most modern thursday august 25 w v l free free at 8 am toof en five luscious wilj be given away sat night any purchase thursday friday or saturday entitles customer to free ticket on a ham wvl butcher blue brand beef mill st c phone 692 dublin w i sets fall fair plans dublin womens institute met at the home of mrs w watkins the president mrs william mc lntyre was in the chair roll call was answered by nam ing a prominent canadian and his post the minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted a two minute report was given by mrs kennedy on historical re search the spoon and crest was also shown by mrs kennedy which was given to the garden club girls mrs g robertson spoke on public relations and mrs dennis on hospitalization arrangements were made for exhibits for the fall fairs in acton georgetown and milton a quilt was shown which was quilted by the members and a dis play of fancy aprons for the fair plans were made for a wiener roast in october mrs somerville thanked all those taking part in the progjam and the hostess for her hospitality god save the queen brought the program to an end lunch ai served on the lawn and a social half hour enjoyed by all present preeritoflalton districtvl mr m featherstone dies sunday the president of halton county district womens institute mrs max featherstone died at her bur lington home sunday she was 50 years old mrs featherstone active for several years in local and county was e inent in w l activities widely known in both the north and south ends of the county the former florence cowdy huffman she was born at nap- anee a daughter of the late thom a a kmmalio huffma b ha summer visitors peeiahy prom ir ities she was i lq vci if i mr and mrs j butter ill art spending their holidays at their- farm on the sixth line joe brown has been holidaying at waubashene with the sanfords jived the majority of her life in nelson townshjp she was a menjber of the can ada street gospel hall in hamilton and taught sunday school at st pauls presbyterian church a fir mer teacher she had taught public school in tucks school on no 5 highway for about 10 years the deceased is survived by her husband two daughters ruth and audrey and two sons craig and frederick all at home one sister mrs eric marshall annette lives in burlington and a brother seth huffman also lives in that com munity funeral service was held from the family residence wednesday and burial was in st pauls cem etery nelson ospringe rockwood keen interest on bowling green here in the jitney games on the local bowling greens last wednesday evening thomas hutchinson took top honors with a total score of 39 albert maltby came second with 38 and george saunders third with 27 on monday evening the lawn bowling club sponsored a young peoples night when each club member coached a new player re sults of the two 8eind games were in first place charles petty with two wins 20 in second place bob by lawrence and ronnie bastell tied with two wins 18 third place went to eric hilts with one win 24 other players were kenny petty dave maltby gary brace george maltby eddie desormo gary downes floyd meadows al dadd suitable prizes were awara- ed to the winner from george day congratulations to mr and mr robert zinimi nee patsy dyp on the occasion of their wedding last saturday in the presbyterian church rev fred williamson of ficiate the groon is a mem be- of the rcaf the atlantic coast weekend visitors mis- pat lnfixit of vct oria hos pital london ont mn and mrs russell oke nee joan pickering mr and mrs pickering of blen heim with mr and mrs roy young they had beer in toronto saturday attending the wedding of mr russell okes brother and stopped here rnv their way home rev and mrs j dilts returned home last week from their vacat ion out of town d and mrs k b waller re- west indies visitors in this community mr and mrs johannes venema and son reinko from the ncther- landsantillan curacao west ind ies are holidaying with mr and mrs k klooster and family mr and mrs george mcmillan of toronto visited on sunday with mr and mrs murd mccutcheon and muriel muriel returned to toronto with them for a weeks holidays mr robert sim and jack of toronto visited during the ween with mr and mrs d stewart and family friends of jack are pleas ed to learn he is feeling much better after recent surgery mr and mrs wilbcrt matthews of guelph visited recently with mrs martha jackson miss joan craig returned home to georgetown on saturday after spending most of the holidays witn her grandfather mr r hunter miss joyce robertson accompan ied mr and mrs wm webb and family of guelph to north bay where they spent the weekentl with mr and mrs george l robertson and sons loree and ian- limehouse w ai p that th tto littl fceferink bpys are improving at sick childrens hospital where they are recovering from severe attacks of summer complaint mr and mrs gordon greig and lois ann brantford visited aunts miss ivens and mrs newton one day last week mr and mrs walter thomas of port colborne spent the weekend with the linhams mr and mrs alex trotter of stratford were with the a w nor tons mr and mrs bert thornton and family of teeswater visited mr and mrs wm gordon on sunday- rev m mcfarlane of georgeo conducted services at limenouse presbyterian church last sunday and will again on august 28 sunday visitors with mrs r lane were mr and mrs jim scott gait mrs earl mluspres- ton mrs w hall misses nellie and marjory hall of acton and mr and mrs ted morrow of tor onto in a letter from mr 1 h price who is on a motor trip through the west he mentioned attending church at yellowgrass sask on sunday when rev w j lane formerly of limehouse preached his second last sermon before moving to plenty sask mr price says he is in good health and enjoying his trip very much balunafad turned heme last week from their holiday down east our local barber mr allan jackson with mrs jackson and family ire away for their brief- holiday f rev e h jones occupied his pulpit at st johns church sunday morning following his vacation mr stewart s royce is away on his annual holiday sirce the heavy rin of the pr voi weekend tie lawns about j the village re making a good re- j i covery following the re en hot dry i weather- mrs a mckay dies in toronto the sympathy of the community goes out to the friends of mrs annie mckay who passed away quite suddenly in toronto last week a mrs mckay was born on lot 32 ninth line esquesing the daughter of the late mr and mrs duncan sinclair her husband mv william mckay predeceased her 33 years ago she leaves to mourn her loss three children earl of brampton jessie and archie of toronto and on grandson billie one brother gilbert of georgetown funeral services were held on friday afternonr from the mcclure funeral parlors interment iti greenwood cemetery georgetown corn and wiener roast mr townsend has returned from his holidays and took the service on sunday as usual the evening auxiliary held a corn and wiener roast last thurs- day night at the home of mr and mrs jesse mcenery the many friends of helena hilts will be pleased to learn that jhewasjablc toretunu home from- the hospital fieralenglhy illness we are pleased to learn thit mtss mary ann maxwell who was quite ill with polio is improving n summer wedding vows in st pauls a pretty wedding took place in st pauls united church when marion eleanor daughter of mr and mrs marshall t white be came the bride of leonard william pickett son of mr and mrs william george pickett of campbellville rev james l blair officiated the bride given in marriage by her father wore a floor lengthy gown of em nylon net and her veil of tulle illusion was gather- ed to a tiara of seed pearls she carried a bouquet of deep pink ros es her attendants miss myrna kearney maid of honor mrs wil liam oakley jr and miss margaret pickett were gowned in floor length dresses in pastel shades of yellow green and pink with match ing headdresses they carried white carnations the groom was attended by wil liam watson bert gilmour and jack inglis were ushers miss eleanor cairns sang o pro mise me and ill walk beside you mrs h mcgee played the organ the reception was held in the church school room after which the bride and groom left on a motor trip for points north they will re side in milton new research head for baxter labs inc appointment of dr john f remhard 47 as director of pharm acologic reoarch has been an nounced by baxter laboratories ino morton grove ill veteran of 13 years in inritistriil pharmacology dr keinhard for merly was director of the depart ment of pharmacology for meal johnson research laboratories ho rlso has been director of pharmac ologic research for warner instit ute for therapeutic research and nepers chemical co a native of new york city dr reinhard attended new yo iversily from which fie received a bs degree in 1933 ms in 1934 and phd- in pharmacology ini bacteriology in 1941 ihe is married igy in 1941 h two children wsabaarsu3x3jiriabi campbellville takes 20 lead in ball serieswith waterdown people buy the free press ti read and read the fret pres to buy thuksfri aug 2sm walking my aby back home satmon aug ws9 money froft home tceswed acg 3jl the vanquished thufcsfri sept 1- black horse canyon srvas iihtl campbellville won their second straight game to take a command- j ing lo lead n their best of seven seres with writduvi s trey won 53 in campbemviile n sat- urday august 20 rex baley uerjt all tie way fo the loers giving ip 11 hits and ine walk he strirk out four arj hit one batter harry hamilton a irked seven innings for campbellville and gave up three hits and four walks he hit ne oatter and struck out five j jack roberts who pitched tiv lat two innings gave up a hit t each inning and struck out two open scoring campbellville opened thij seor- j ing in the first when moore doubled went to third on an ihtfieldl out and scored on hendersons sac rifice fly to centre waterdown tied it up n the second without get- ting a hit with two out a hit bat ter and three campbellville error netted the visitors a run waterdown took the lead when they scored two ruris in the top ot the fourth finnamore j walked ard tindall drdpped a ttfxas league single behind third that campbell ville fooled around wth and allow ed the runners to end tip on sec- bhff and tkind baileys- tap to hamilton resulted in an unsuccess ful rundown of finnamore nd the bases were loaded tie it up on the squeeze play a will throw to first let iti tw ruin campbellville tied it up with tw j runs in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 33 henderson singled and early walked and botn men scored on ureessive errors jv bruh and tindall campbellville took u 43 lead lii the sipcth as elliott singled an 1 was sacrificed to second and scored on dredges double the home earn completed the scoring in the eightr on elliotts liome run over the road down thenjght field line home run forth doubled for waterdown and burns noseworthy tindall and bailey singled- bill elliott hit a home run and a single for camp bellville arid wingrove dredge and bill laking each hit a double ard a single ken moore doubled and henderson and seeney singled with jack laking away and bob mcphail injured campbellville pressed elmer dredge into servica as a catcher and he came through with flying colon pup waterdown 61 0 200 000 3 jr 3 campbellville 100 201 010 5 uuti batteries waterdown bailey and finnamone campbellville hami- tori roberts and dredge l