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thursday octobeb jhkh 1sss the acton free press acton ontario pac3e mm hsjuflajaajjb r 3w 1 order your coal now nut stove now 2375 pea coal reg 2375 now 2075 briquettes 2250 now 217 last chance to take advantage of these low prices and save 4 mrs gwendoline clarke tells greenock wl of trip abroad illnldm mill street 1 acton mrs thomas hemaley was hos tess or the october meeting of greenock womens institute with mrs e patterson president pre siding after the open big and acrlp- ture read by miss blva pearen the jninutewereread and treasurers report given by mrs b johnston several items of business were discussed a splendid report of the guelph are c6twetniwrtiraittfvnymrar b patterson one of the speakers there had said greed is not the fault of the world but of the people in it we must endeavor to so lead bur lives that when we are gone others will say ft was good or us to have lived the instit ute motto for home and country received high commendation t following reports of standing committees the conveners mrs william johnstone and mrs c al lan took over or a thanksgiving program which included a reading on autumn by mrs barnes motto bymrs dunn accordion music y mrs frank thompson reading by mrs ballentine mrs e johnston introduced the speaker said how nice it was to see uie person whom we hear an the radio or read of the ladies were to have the pleasure of nig and hearing mrs gwendoline bbbaan garden patch wholx kernel corn 2 svylmer ohofe ungraded or 811 peas 2 keins cream of tomato soup 3 14oz tins 15oz tins 10ozt tins grand union new pack catsup 19c shirriffa instant cream cake offer cakje ffviix at regular price instant pudding 5c all for 38c apple juice 23c 2 25c allens 48oz tin 89c save 10c a tin on rdicta slb tin wki9wv pat only bine bonnet yellow qudx margarine 37c health dog food dr ballards regular vj tins ggc 8ave 4c on personal 8ize ivory soap 4x25c nugget hxxk 15c white cross 2 23c french fried potatoes snowflake frozen pkos 33c apples fancy 6qt maclntosh bkt 43 grapes oranges cahf tokay 1 calif 288s valencia canada 2 lbs 23c ioi 31c mushrooms tsl lb 59c turnips w jl5e si nniversary sale continues till sat october 22 see last weeks ad for specials dont miss out on this moneysaving layaway sale shop now for guutmga a small deposit will hold any mdse till dec 24th don s bexton clarke whose writings many read in the acton free press mrs clarke had visited england her homeland this summer with 72 members of the canadian women s press club she chose as her sub ject t or the at temoonj everyday life in england as i saw it ev ery rhome has a garden although some are very tiny there are no fences ponies and dogs run ev erywhere no home visited had any telephone the houses are much like those in our new sub divisions and only require one ton or so of oal to heat this it used in fireplaces electricity is used in kitchens stores have ample space and salesgirls are very courteous and polite restaurants have no serviettes is ap economy measure during and since the war they have plenty to eat but are seldom found open in the evenings as the english are a homeloving people and few aie on tho streets in the evening trains are very dirty but always on tune beds were of various typ es giving varied degrees- of com fort and would have been coaler with flannelette blankets roads are nartow und hilly but have liaui top surfaces she saw the home in dorset where the six men met to plan for d day i mrs crawford also a visitu- conducted a sing sons the queen and institute grace were sung and n social time was spent when all enjoyed meeting and chatting wiln mrs clarke unselfish shellouts in acton halloween tills year foi the youngsters of the town w4o hive to dress up m outlandish disguises and call from doortodoor frightening the neigh bors the shellouts will not be entirely selfish for- the first tune here the buys and girls will col lect small change at the doors they rap at und they will be giv ing this money to the united nat- ion children s fund canadas children already well fed and in no need of extra pea nuts und apples and candy kisses are this week hearing in school about the thin children of other countries who never have enough to eat any day of the year eaih class is to have a brief talk on the new project which was endorsed by the home and school associat ion at it meeting mondny eveniiir the y s men club is not holdi ik its annual party this year the adoption of this pioject will again give some progrimming to the ev ening s activities idick be in is chairman of the committee in acton making pla is for this outstanding halloween plan 6verton weekend visits among news items mr clifford tulbot toronto visited on saturday with his sister mrs roy tllndley miss lois bluck and friend roch ester aislted over the weekend with mr and mrs harry hortop and family- mr and mrs harvey jest in and bobby visited on sunday with mr and mrs ell martin and mr harold martin and family k mr and mrs ted jestin and fam ily accompanied mr and mrs alf winters and spent the weekend at bala mr and mrs james fountain and daughter sudbury visited through the week with the formers parents mr and mrs charles fountain and family mr and mrs ed spence harris- ton visited on friday with mr and mis harvey jestin and bobby mrs t a morrow dundalk la visiting at the home of her daugh ter mr and mrs harvey dulmer and family j friends of mr wm e robertson were sorry to hear he had taken a weak spell ut guelph last saturday which resulted in his removal to guelph general hospital we wish him a speedy recovery obituary ospringe stationary engineer james martin dies a stationary engineer by pro fession james martin of r it 1 al ton missed away in guelph genei ill hospital on october 11 he had been ill for about four weeks be fore his death mr martin hail been making his home with his son iv an near acton for the pnst four and a half years born at hanover in 1870 he w is the son of the late william martin and rachel dobbie he wa a past master of hanover xol 547 and w us a special constable there for a number of years he left hanover in 1030 mr martin s w ife the former helena obenhack predeceased him they were married in han over in 1809 he had 13 children two predeceased their father surl- viving are nelson of michigan u s a james and lome of toronto archie and ivan of acton weslc and nellie mrs e mnntn of hamilton percy of cirlsruhe el sie mrs t sisnoskl vlolette i mrs j sellgeri of kitchener and janet mrs f wilds of gait mie imis r phillips or kitchener died in 1940 nnd txiisy died in 1918 funeral seivice as held at thi rumle funeral home in act n on october 1 1 w ith rev r ii armstrong officnting neighbois acting is pallbearers wen george collins charlie thomson ocir manes calvin mclntre horace blyth and ross britton interment was in fairview cemetery acton two presentations meetings in news of ospringe district mrs ken stubbington was hostess- all for ft c ito the ospringe womens institute for the october meeting when 22 ladies were present the roll call was answered by a pickle recipe with sample these were auctioned off at the close of the meeting with miss doris fines acting as auction eer reports- from the flower and card convener mrs klooster and mrs grundy wore received and a card of thanks was read from laurel stubbington for the box she receiv ed while ill the secretary mrs w awrey read the financial report showing a nice sum realized from different projects during the past month mrs douglas cleghorn of guelph was introduced by the president mrs d g robertson mrs cleghorn gave a short address on the work of the tb seal association of well- ngton county mrs hollywood al so of guelph the executive secre tary for the t b society told of the origin and purpose of the christmas seals a piano solo by mrs norman mckenzie was enjoyed following the national anthem a social time was spent folding christ mas sea in for mailing lunch was served by the hostess assisted by mrs m jackson and mis robert taj loi informative address miss adu currle wus hostess for the christian womens fellowship meeting of rverton church of christ disciples on w dnesday afternoon when 12 indus weie present the vuepiesidnt mrs clifford mc- dougull pi i sided the wen ship poi- tion of hit piogiam wus taken by mis duncan kingsbury mrs har- ly hortop was lender for the pro- kium the theme be lug the church in u changing america an in formative address was given by the speaker followed by a general dis- ussion in which many interesting and instructive points were raised mrs harvey jestin reported on the vei y successful september tea held recently following a short business session mrs daley closed the meeting with prayer the host ess assisted by mrs h hortop served a dainty lunch presentation in school on wednesday evening a number from here attended the presi ntution in everton school for mr and mrs gcoige young and marilyn who ore moving shortly to acton after several games of cards mr harold theaker read an addiess tu the hon ored guests and mr e barber and mr r taylor presented them with a coffee table mirror and cushion miss lois baiber presented marilyn with a bedroom lamp mr and mrs young and marilyn voiced their thanks and appi elation and invited all to visit hum in acton lunch was served at thi conclu sion of an enjoyable evening honor newlyweds ospringe school was the scene of a happy gathering friday evening wh n neighbors and friends gather- d to honor mr and mrs eddy st wart neerit mwlyweds pro gressive euchre was played after aujnapad 10 join church baby christened coininunion service was held oa sunday morning rev mr mcfawt- lane of georgetown was in charge of the service when nine united with the church by profession of faith and one by certificate the little son of mr and mrs bert me- menemy was christened george gibson mcmenemy we are- sorry to report mr dan mckechnie is quite 111 in st jo sephs hospital guclph we hope for a quick recovery mrs cam mcenery is confined to bed with a back ailment we trust she may be up and uround in short time again thunkoffering services were held in the church on sunday night with mrs baker of stouffville as guest speaker gordon hamilton underwent an appendectomy operation in guelph hospital on friday we trust he may soon be able to return home the kvunlng auxiliary ladies held their ocfobei meeting at tho home of mrs norman russ hornby on thursday night mr und mis ken cotton and mr and mrs robert mcenery attended the pluwuig match ut leamington on wi dnesduy visitois in the community on sun day included ml nnd mrs gear shu lair wllnia and lorle of milton with mr und mrs j p klrkwood mr and ms lloyd hennlck and boys of ornngevtllc with mr and mis j sholthlll mr ouve mc- kuy owen sound with his broth er alex mckay marjorie warne nurse in training at toronto with her parents mr and mrs robert wnrne mr and mrs john may of marksdule with friends rockwood citizen of year addresses club the first meeting of the- fall and winter season for the mens month ly club meeting of the united church was held lust wednesday evening in the sunday chooi room of tho church with a fair attend ance got don ostrander hud charge of tin planum in the absence of george day who v is attending the postmasters convention at niagara frails out the meeting openeel uh a hymn take lime to be holy dive u nham was at the piano rev john dills lid m pray- r ross gordon read the minutes of the list meeting in april guest speaker for the evening w is mr gi raid wright of guelph ll formatory and who was also hosefi as the citien for the yoar iu4 in guelph dave llenhdm contributed a sel- i wilfred awrey called the ctonon his accordion rev jelhn gathering to ereic r and called on dills howed 5 allmte steel ironing table it is adjustable to all heights seamless chro miumfinish legs tip- proof tiltproof far stronger than others moreleg room useht- standing or sitting from either side ventilated top selflocking reg price x allowance uu steamdry iron regprice me morphyrichards cwncirussanytap waterr llf automatic heat- controlled gives more steam for heavy fab rics less for light handsome hew stainless steel washer twotone glml double tubs one inside the other 6minute wash ing action 4part ball bearing mechanism in- destructible c ir ni safety wringer 6ycar guarantee allwhite or extiu valve ca imo tiaieii colour choice total extras gordons hardware i s acton on no money down terms to suit you com in and see ife jkoj976 mr norman mck nzie to read the address a grey chrome buffet and smok ing stand was presented te the hap py couple by messrs l buck and a bulloch both eddy and jean made short speeches thanking all for the gifts lunch was served and a fnendl chat enjoyed items of interest friends of mrs ross ferguson will be sorry to learn she is a pat ient in the guelph hospital suffer ing from jaundice all wish for her a speedy recovery sincere sympathy is extended to number of colored slides several of local scenery which v ie much enjoyed lunch was served and a social time en- jo ed last tuesday evening a number of rejckwood people left by char ter el bus for toronto to attend the hilly graham meetings in thp col iseum in the canidian national exhibition grounds the place wis well filled with people from num erous outside points in fact some buses were noticed from chatham flame and port terry previous to dr graham cocn- singing was billy graham mr and mrs david stewart in the mtltln hls address clifford bar passing of mrs stew art s sister mae rovs ltd ln s with his trom- aitchcson in toremto on sunday bone and others taking part in the mr and mrs george grundy at- service tended the wedding of their niece jut before leaving rockwood marion grundy to donald graham re john oilu led in a brief on saturday at hillsburgh prayer in behalf of the outing be- mrs saretla grundy who has f arriving home a note was spent the summer with her son handed to rev dilts asking for george and family left on sunday a vote of thanks to the bu driver for stratford where she will spend for a safe round trip the weather the winter with her daughter and conditions were very favorable on soninlaw mr ohd mrs wtlbert the way- home some jl enjoyed from the mr m devnesand family mr song book and mrsv fritz de haan and miss through the kindness of george audrey grundy attended the de day a few newspaper clppnsjn saturday no connection with the posgnar r y w1 convention at niagara falls last mr c n ot wcck reviewed for the tie and b p tucsda e affa simpsons- week at the r rit last sears were host to tie convention vl c provincial plowing the hotel sheratonbrock to r some 275 member during the con- son who 1 l vention badges were given out to ftctr p pnze5 m rvice and mr nnrf vrt v w 0p er including to postmastcs rv moved sf a jer who had over m v rvee or mrtfav if h wednesday evening the t eaton hl thursday co were host to lhc m lth m f 1 w p v johnnn of eaton aud- ond nr2 fc k receved wc torum preudng in entertaining f k v d mr wm mclean fair for a birthday party setup wa the recipient of for a boy or girl alton centennial manot rev d a powell conducts service a seascape painting and mrs mclean a bou quet for postmistresses and assist ants antdtorsarjr sarvtcea on account of anniversary ser vices at the stone church sunday there was no service ln the united o- church here rev gordon adams after an unavoidable absence of i of acton was guest minister for the several months rev d a powell morning rev j duts taking the rector of grace anglican church ervce in acton despite lnclem- mjhcm cam to thejfanorlo- con- ent weather conditions servtccar- duct the regular sunday afternoon were well attended in the eveetag ser ice on sunday october 16 due i res j mcdermid of brampton w to the fact that the chapel was not present as guest minister yet ready for the holding of se trap li fnai vices after losing undergone alter- congratulations to mr and mrs ations the service was held in the john rockwood frank gyildj on dining room j the occasion of their recent wed- the residents were again very i ding at bocktulo jld rouowtng a much impressed by mr powells trip to europe they will be at earnestness and sincerity as re- home in november at cleveland ealed m hjs eloquent sermon has- j ave nbrt west washington dc ed on the parable of the prodigal owing to the south wellington son teachers convention scholars of mrs ray costertis was the able rockwdod school enjoyed the holi- accompanlst for uiehymn 1y over the weekend