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thursday october 13th 1955 the acton free press acton ontario paqe wv pootherm9 oil home heater halton w i members prominent at area convention held at oac automatic uohtbh automatic bioweh altogether 400 delegates attended the womens institute convention of lthe guelpjiaia on september 89 and september so at the ontario agricultural college guelph many from the district were among those present mrs alex hammond of moore- field the chairman of the guelph area gave one of the first addresses automatic thermostat duotherm qtfuhtmjol 41500 btu output sleek modern lines platinum finish 53000 btu model slightly higher underwriters approved cojmf in todayi manning electric hintons quitting business sale -continues- full fashionad knew lennth nylon hose rag 149 sale 77 ladies nylon larne and small only rag 98 briefs sale 39c plastic 34x54 and larger tablecloths rag 98 sale 75c plastic asst colors and designs curtains rag to 198 sale 149 plastic 108x84- reg pr 359 draw drapes sale 247 ladies sarong- sisen 24 to 32 girdles rag 498 sale 347 ladies gothic elastic sixes s m l xl girdles reg 295 sale 247 mens nylon boxer 36 and 38 only reg 198 shorts 77cor2forl50 buy now for next spring plastic garden hose 1 47 wl re fenci n 97c 50 ft reg 349 i folding 10 ft reg 189 canvas and aluminum tv folding chairs reg 289 198 5 lb bag vigoro 50 lb 39c peatmoss 127 items in lot mad to sell up to 298 for fast selling as long as quantity lasts former pr see final puke 39c items in lot to sell up to 100 former sale price 19 and new price ioc save over 50 on summer toys poiis bows arrows boots biscuits reg 35c sale 19c hintons department store bsssbssssssssssssshbssm it is the little things well done that go to make up a successful and truly mayfair restaurant acton east on no 7 highway open daily i torn 800 am to 300 ajtt breakfasts lunches dinners special lunches daily steaks and chops a specialty good food at reasonable prices we deliver good life she said interest in our work is the greatest factor in hum an enterprise i often think the finest heroes and heroines can be found on the back 50 struggling to make a home raising their families and meeting the cares and anxieties of life with a steadfastness of purpose rev w a young chaplain of the oac w th ladl f this area with all the others at the convention in his usual jovial man ner that is s6 well known here he praised the w i for the splendid work they have done and are doing for home and country mental health was one of the in teresting topics j d parks was the speaker at this session mrs mcphatter the president of the fwio reported her activities of the past year freedom of city a banquet in the royal hotel guelph was one of the highlights as well when the delegates and honor ed guests met his worship mayor harry worton was among those at the head table in welcoming the womens institutes to guelph he bestowed the freedom of the city on them for the convention park your cars anywhere he said just stick a program in the windshield and there will be no parking ticket the speaker at the banquet was miss angela armitt whose topic was humor she kept the audience in gales of laughter friday after the opening exercis es dr lotla hitschmanova addres sed the ladles she is the executive director of the unitarian service committee of canada a voluntary relief organization which was found ed in 1945 to help victims of war and other catastrophes she is a graduate of the umversi- admiralty 2950 dowa 18 poyw of 13 per mo harold ml c lure ltd georgetown phone tr 72522 ties of prague and the sorbonne in paris she was forced to flee europe during the war and came to canada in 1942 travels each year for the past ten r owners she has travelled abroad and always haa a fund of interesting stories to tell gatherings across the country the urgent need in asia and europe la clear after hearing of her experienc- es she had only praise for what the women of canada are doing or korea india and greece when she told of the great need of the people of these countries one delegate said she thought the feeling of everyone was to go home and start sewing and knitting right away displays and talks by 4h clubs were well received the general opinion was that the girls of today have a wonderful opportunity com pared to their mothers and grand mothers milton junior institute had a milliner give a demonstration on making hats the officers for 19ss56 were ap pointed mrs norman smith of shallow lake is chairman mrs ballentine of acton mas renamed publicity chairman mrs frank reinhart of campbell ville in resolu tions convener at early convention mrs frank reinhart of campbell- ville was one of three honored or having attended conventions every year since 1939 when the first con vention took place the others were mrs l allan of rr 1 guelph and miss flora dumm the home econo mist for gravjjufferin wellington bruce and erin counties mrs william ballentine a mem ber of acton and greenock womens institutes and the chairman of pub lic relations for the guelph area w i s gaveher annual report at the friday session in reporting meet ings we find the use of radio press telephone and personal invitations to advertise them and all use the press for an account of them she said make accounts brief leave out the nonessentials but an editor does like to receive a good account of a paper talk or program with numrs spelled correctly the broader outlook the creative work the cooperative spirit and the excellent leadership are the out standing qualities we as members must respect in the rights of others and see that every home in the community is influenced by our own morals of living and ideal of our in stitute mrs ballentine declared she reported on many projects mrs r d hendry of gaits im pressions of the united nations uirc most interesting she described lhe building in new york camillas contribution wus seven door english french spanish clumse and russian are spokt n then is an intiiieltr or each languikc each seat lias a dial and a mimbr toi eaui language the listener dials llu numter lot the languii in wisht s to hear then he hears what tilt sptakci says in a fort lull tongue just two woids behind hit speakt i himself the ladles of hadtti gave an ex hibit of club swinging mrs uirlch hurpe dlsplned bet collection of silhouette s shi told of slartmj to do them while in a concentration camp general impressions of the c enliun talking to a reporter fur this paper one o the district dele gates said everyone returned biune tiled but glad they were abli to at tend in the wolds of the institute ode a gpitdli thing it is to meet in friendship s ctnle bright each seek ing th common weal the good o all mankind border airport east poplar sask icpi resi dents of this southwestern saskatch ewan town claim to have the small est international airport in the world the field no larger than the average pasture permits travellers to clear customs and immigration routine of both canada and the united states at the same time air travellers go through the same pro cedure as mutui ists whu ate check ed at tht same offices mrs c reid hostess to wl the womens institute of balhn- afsd held their monthly meeting at the home of mrs idr c reid on october s with a good attendance mrs smtih president opened the meeting with the ode and mary stewart collect mrs archie mcenery and mrs jesse mcenery reported on the convention which they attended in guelph mrs t gibson reported in the district annual meeting at mil ton why i am proud to be a canad- lan cuizen was the roll call mrs robert mcenery gave the current events and mrs maurice baker prepared the motto if you want taset thewurld right start with yoursetfmrs f j short ill gave a vocal nolo which was much enjoyed mrs t gibson as convener gave a paper on citizenship an enjoy able half hour was spent with lunch being served by the hostess and her assistants everton holiday weekend visitors in district miss ileen paiker and friend guelph spent the weekend with mr and mrs omar parker mr and mrs stanley mckay guelph visited over the weekend wtih mr and mrs harvey jestm und bobby on monday all visited with mr and mrs robert mc- cutcheon and dianne kitchener miss joyce fountain guelph spent the weekend at the home al her pa mrand mrs chuiles fountain und family during thfc weekend visitors with mr and mis john alton and miss jennie tovell were mf ajul mrs robert patten diane and kenny und mr and mrs albert alton and ian guelph mr and mrs lloyd h until and family cainsville and mr and mrs max milne rockwood visited on thanksgiving day with mr aid mrs ted jestln and girls several attended erin fair thanksgiving day from everton mrs william smith spent the weekend in brampton and attend ed the wedding tif her daughter maillyn millar on satur da mr and mrs t d mccutcheon are holidaying ut their collage at 1 hotnbury miss evelyn doliner guelph sn 111 the wecktnd at the homt of in i taunts mr and mrs llarvt dolmei arid fumily limehouse many visitbrs at thanksgiving visitors mr and mrs riedel of kitchener and mr and mrs bush of guelph with the sertolis on monday miss marion hall of stayner with mrs ellerby miss ethel thompson of toronto with the mitchells and miss doris mitchell home for the holidays mrs annie stull with mrs sin clair one day last week mr and mrs a w lane and mr wesley lane of toronto with mrs lane mrs warrington of oshawa and mr and mrs l campbell of ham- ilton with the nortons mrs glynn sr of ancaster with the john glynns for a couple of weeks mrs o s mcdonald and keith with the gisbys mr and mrs albert graham of malton with the newton ruddells mr und mrs w t mius and miss helen mills attended the fun- eial of the late mrs f w coulter at toronto on saturday the sanfords spent thanksgiv ing at waubashene the f j browns jr visited the bloors at malton on sunday mrs turner and mr ronald turner visited at ottawa during the week end obituary lived 70 years in campbellville rockwood sordini strain rr 1 milton markers monuments cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phon milton tr 86522 take a good look i yes sjr1 toko a good look at of our work yan want to msofova yotar foe ophcioncy boauty ov ly cau in for axgtort fanananip wocdiajtd st johns church services changed chinch sit litis on sir d win will in uilimi 1 for th mks ini i ason at st johns ihunh a chill vi as llltltilid on t ou i uf iniieimrik itiuidi ittndirii it st albans alton riom now o serines at si johns kixkwood will hi en ly sunday afternoon aid holy communion will lj oh sertd on second sundays in tin month at tht m pin sirmi exchange depot dunng the latter part of last fwftk un ontatio liyilro iair sri vice iristalltd a servi i truce o mini st nt xt to allan jat kson it irbi r shop fur thi purport of ex changing fans and electric clocks llu si in charge will ht hue fur a month at least ollgralulations to mr ar d mr kiilh hamilton iiu doris scirti unlhf birth of a on thar ksgmr g day pasid off iletli lit it a numbe r f tar win obmiiid a ong v 11 v road for j dim in the afttrnoon holiday visitors mi and mis doug is patti son midland mis ada waler of lamilto mr and mr geurgi waller lu ton 1 1 mtss pat linfoit victoria hos pita jondon mr chali harris nd son rt v c cord n harris nanticokc mi ard mrs robert vicc nt arid fimili sjw nt tin holiday uji of on n mr gtoro dai left monciay c ning for niagara fals onl o attend iht postmasti r comentwr midseason change of wi officers lrnel njp womer irsttat mi t at the h rr e o mrs e karn n ortpcr 6 tht car was akt i ijy mr e sanford first i k president o a ng to the resignation and removal to brampton of the presider t m h smiti nmi iad- anwtrtd tt rol call what a motier uses fo- uuinps and orus- rs butter seemed to be uie favor e care al were delighted to hear a letter from john honor one of the family to whom uie wi sent par cels during the war years it was a v arm ttcr of thanks and surely conveyed their appreciation of the gifts john is a sailor and expected ur be in montreal october 11 mrs- sanford was elected presid ent for the rest of the year and mrs ralph turner was appointed to be roll call convener in place of mrs c jones who haj gone to woodbndge mrs paul spiuer u appointed to the bazaay commit tee it was decided to drop ui girls club this year as there are only two or three girls available the district director mrs smeth- urst gaie the report of th direct ors meeting a milton and mi sanford and mrs frank brown re ported on the convention a guelph a pleasant tea our fojovted mrs r turner and mrs j s noble awying mrs karri a william h turner who hod bi rd in campbellville for 70 years passed away there on october 2 ufter an illness of one yeal he was a retired cpr set lion fore man mr turner who was born in er- indale in 1h79 was the 4011 of the late mr und mrs alfred j h turner he married the former myrtle hood of pusllnch who survives turn also remaining are their children fred of oakvllle mrs cctsick christine of toronto mrs mcmurray emmal kelso mrs mckenzie florencel milton graiiebvj mclean ifilyl camp bellville a brother walter of gait sur vives while his hi others frederick vert und leslie and his sister lily mrs j ii joriesi predeceased him rev jeffares of fit luted ul the iin ral ervue held ul st johns anglican church nassagaweya on october 5 pallhean r s vert hls fivt giaiidsons koht it mcmuriay moiro mimmiaj lloyd turner hud usii k ami kirn it 11s anil a in phi w iian nuhil lull rmt nt las in st j likili on 1 lii camp- bellnlle tauinapad wi erin fair in weeks events tht w i im i on wednesday it th horn f mrs clifford it id tjulti 1 iiilrnhr fiom hi le at- 11 ndi d erin fan on saturday d monday ard ri pol i a wonderful stujwing in all ijussi s and iry 1 irgt iniil on monti iy mis ella mientiy f gulph si nt th aek t nd at the home of hi r da ighler mi norman hii- clair plans in in ing rnadi for a tur- k y sujipi r hy ilallinafad unittd church tin first j 1 t k of nntriibit how beautiful the country u the trees in their fall rout a of grtin aid r d it rriakts yon fe i can ida is a hi autlf ul plati to ive iii mr and mrs archie urn and farrihy sjt nt the- acekind at vic toria harbor mi and mrs k n cotton aril family sirit the weekend al mea- ford with mrs cotton i parents at their cottage halton centennial manor explains origin of thanksgiving t resde nts haim manor ere priv gid to ati d k es- pecalli iiisjiring thankjivin churtr e ri ice in ir g roin cjf tie mnor n suridai afe 1 r ivri octoer tu he fact that allt rati rs a e rt ieirig made r the cstia 1 lf mivce a41 lild n the d run roorri ti siriue a o- d n ted oy rt 1 t oror rrnltir of kr x presbyter ar chch m tor ii impic i exjiert agaaxe mr orsoorn dt in rid a fine sermon he theme 1 t drkiii mg haung his truic on piaim 1u mr orsdorn explained the origin of thanksgivng ir the time of the pugrim father hen a bourtifal harirst waj essential u their life in the ne world however thousands of years ago the psalm ist described a broader thanks giving in psalm 135 and hu det- cription of thankfulness is as ap plicable today as it in the psalmist 1 gwe time it was pleasure for the resid ents to welcome again mrs w e robertson who played the accom paniments for the hymns on thankigiving day the res idents enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner w itn all the trimmings pre pared by the cnef and his assist ants haxwcraft8 brad sarnt john k3 cpprof ellis n roulston of mount allison university was elected president of the new brunswick branch of the canadian v handicrafts guild at its annua meeting here c jl gt