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rw thursday january 12th 1956 x the acton free press acton ontario ipirk dcug manning mrrrar ui wulpatmh mannw pagb thbjbb young expert sudbury ont op bill liv ingston 13 started playing the bag pipes at age four under the guid ance of hi- bagpipeloving father to jhe gold and silver medals he has won in many contests bill has fust added the prizes for junior h alton manor lt brownies guides sing carols residents mark new year monday r i t t r m t r bejmb electric to ij v o 7m want ad page where old friends meef and open contests in local games pipers must learn to read music and bill jr was so advanced that he was to transpose music from books to blank manuscript rihen hestarted sdhool at- seven ihe was rated the youngest piper in canada l cakmas output of pulp and paper exceeds in value the total an nual production of wheat and all other grains combined it equals the national annual mineral production including precious metals base metals iron ore petroleum asbestos and coal and it is balf again as great as the value of the automobile industrys output pulp and paper is canadas one outstanding indus try tomato juice 443 crows choice 15 or tins lombard plums 3 29 clover leaf fancy red cohoe salmon a very pleasant afternoon for the me ja women le uccuned on friday afternoon december 30 when a group of young girls mem bers of the first and second brown ie packs of milton came to the manor to sing carols for the resid ents they were accompanied by a few girl guides of the first milton guide company by brown owl mrs s e wood who is district commissioner for north halton and by tawny owl miss carol mcmas- ter two mothers of the girls mrs john hall and mrs stanley randell who were so kind as to lend jheir cars for the occasion also came with the girls toot manor the girls visited in turn the wo- menjf sitting room the mens sitting room and the infirmary and sang several carols for each group of resi dents miss carol mcmastcr con ducted the singing although this was the first time the girls have sung in public their singing was very sweet and har monious their voices blended very- b and miss mcm has every cause to feel proud of her young charges the brownies range in age from eight to ten and the guides were of course older girls the girls had been warmly wel comed to the manor by mrs clarke and after a very fine and generous program of carols had been given they were thanked by muriel thompson upon leaving the manor the girls and their leaders presented a treat of grapes and candy to the residents all the residents appreciated the program and the treat very much religions service as had been the case at christ mas sunday the church service on new tfears day was c around the religious significance of christmas the service was in charge of rev r f snyder pastor of emmanuel baptist church mil ton mr snyder brought with him mr frank sisson the sunday school departmental superintend ent of the same church due to the fact that mr snyder was suffering from a cold mr sisson led in the singing of several christmas hymns and read the scripture lesson st luke chapter 2 verses 820 basing his thoughts on verses 10- 11 of this same portion uf sc mr snyder delivered a very ap propriate and thoughtful sermon on what was meant by the phrase good tidings of great joy he described in scholarly fashion the suffering of the jewish nation un der the roman yoke rind the deep yearning of the jewish people for a messiah who would free them from it he also explained how the pagan philosophies of the daynad failed to bring real happiness- to their followers and how the nations iftng ed for a religion that would bring peace and comfort the fact that the coming of christ brought this comfort and happiness explains why we celebrate christmas in a way in which we celebrate no other event in the life of christ new years on monday new years at the manor was cele brated on monday january 2 when another turkey dinner with all the trimmings was enjoyed wmwwmmwttarti jsnr iga choice ungraded 15 ox tins peas 4 for 39c iga choice ripe n ragged 20 ox tins peaches 2 for 39c hftretoftl corned beet 12 ox tin picnic style rind scored boneless ovenready fresh pork shoulders 33c boneless fresh lb pork butt roast 45c swifts broolcfield country style pure 1 lb pkg pork sausage 39c igabierse7tswkr itga tablerittt skinless bacon 33c franks 35 lincoln choice red pitted 15 o tins cherries 2 for 29c dr ballar champion 15 o tins dog food 6 for 69c pkg pkg swifts pr em luncheon meat 12 ox tin 35 garden patch choice whole kernel corn 14 ox tins 2 for 23c jeuo all flavors mmni instant puddings reg pfcgs 2 or 21 lowjstmbus cv iga choice cream style corn 20 ox tin 2for27e 25 y texas no 1 snow whir cauliflower large iwsss5sw3aass5wr7n7 compact heads each florida crunchy green pascal large site celery stalks 2 for 15c florida no 1 marsh seedless sao 96s grapefruit 10 for 45c california navel large sixe 22cs dm sunkist0rang es 43c texas new green lb i ont fancy macintosh cabbage 7c apples 59c frozen foods pictuwbejt fpoma rrssn kernel corn 12 ox pkg 23c pictswottt ffonmiifffsh strawberries is ox pkg jyc ledgers iga acton square dance club first dance of second series fri jan 13 830 pm luxton memorial hall tickets available from rae west mansell nellis vic bristow or at the door h sh0lden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st gllelph successful years- reports presented the womans association of the united church met at the home of mrs f cleave on tuesday last week with the president mrs h burns presiding after the ode and prayer the devotional period was taken by mrs gordon adams the roll call was answered by friendship greetings were received from rev e a and mrs currey london annual reports were presented at the meetings over 100 pieces of mail were sent out in event of ill nesses births bereavements and ex pressing congratulations tin- ludlestnade thatijrcsils oh the sick shutins and new people presentations during the year in cluded those to mrs e a currey before leaving for her new home to mrs h burns on her 25th wedding anniversary and mrs c w mason flowers were given on different oc casions for the church a farewell was held for rev e a and mrs currey and reception- for rev gor don adams and family there was one removal and five new members several ladies attended the open ing and dedication of the cedarvale school georgetown the annual presbyterial in cooksville luncheon at milton united church and a bus trjp to niagara falls it was a very satisfactory year forthe society lunch was served by the execu tive a vote of thanks was given to mrs cleave for her home and to the lunch committee ttowuflc ymca ladles auxiliary jan 3 ms although still in last place made a big gain in the point standing at the expense of the league leading cs when they won two and totals ys found themselv es well up the ladder when they clobbered as for the works best single scores were posted by e roach 209 m cooney 234 t earle 253 and n hurst 213 league standing cs 45 as 38 ys 37 ms 34 mason knlt jan 3 with the long end of a 52 go in their favor bouncers took overtop spot from krazy katz this featured a duel between the two top average gals joyce masales with a 673 tricount getting the nod over gayle hulfords 669 gofrcs with the well known two and totals from hot shots moved up into the second slot juanita deforest with a 630 triple sparked the pin top pers to a 52 win over ramblers hitting the singles were d town- i 2 c tyler 20 woods 213 coyote fooled him returned to life williams lake fic 3p marfus mortenson predator hunter for the british columbia game com mission doesnt turn his back on coyotes any more inspecting jus coyote traps near here ihe came across one of the an imals apparently dead and slung it over ihis shoulder tine coyote re gained its senses en route and de parted with a generous portion of mortensons breeks the canadian pulp and paper in dustry has a total annual output of some 10 million tons including 23 million tons of puip for sale six million tons of newsprint and 16 million tons of other papers paper- board and building papers and boards i k mccristall 212 c baird 224 j mccrea 202 d earle 217 and h le sueur 208 league standing bouncers 57 go- fefs 56 krazy katz 55 pin toppers 54 ramblers 50 hot shots 44 acton mixed jan 3 pin clippers clipped the pins and terriers at the sajno time to wind up on the rigfcyt side of a 52 hassle the lowly high rollers finally came to life and deked shamrocks for the works dirty skunks while only winning one game from thistles racked up en ough pins to take totals tops in triples were groaner grein 690 had deforest 645 and whisper ing walt kentner 627 the femmes feeit efforts -were- confined to the singles and it was jean mccrea 228 ruth hulford 201 and elaine deforest 204 league standing terriers 47 shamrocks 41 pin clippers 40 thistles 39 dirty skunks 34 high rollers 30 baxter lab jan 4 athletics continue to fly high in the sky and by zeroing the dodgers stayed on top of the heap indians won two fast games from braves but the braves rallied to cop the last spasm tigers making a determinedi bid to get out of last place started the new year right with an all game win from yan kees g williams with 635 and s snyder wiht 626 dominated- the triple scores in the singles it was j blow 231 g plester 239 r hoare 234 e huiangel 222 a rob inson 204 league standing athletics 67h braves 51 dodgers 50 indians 48 yankees 41 tigers 36 h acton ladles jan 4 lucky strikes continue to rule the roost in the acton ladies league by virtue of a two and tot als win from jitterbugs darn near made it three games but the jitter bugs took the second game by six pins gogetters couldnt get em and sloppy spares took all three games from them hep cats were hep and made every game a win ning one from pin tumblers none of the gals hit the 600 triple brack et but in the singles d mcgiltoway had 265 c holmes 214 d earle 263 h lesueur 206 p balienune 221 r hulford 255 league standing lucky strikes 66 sloppy spares 57 hep cats 49 jitterbugs 47 gogetters 30 pin tumblers 24 acton major jan 5 although there is one more night to go in the first series i combines clinched it with a three game win from vagabonds phil lesueur the rotund captain of the combines showed the boys the way aome with a 764 tricountiigercati made it a two and totals win from catrolls firemen won two games from dominion hotel but dropped the sinpl po frr- totals tiimh ling the pins for top triples were m root 616 p waldie 627 p tur- kosz 627 s snyder 620 m bennett- 659 c ryan 686 n morton 646 d grein 657 j drysdale 625 league standing cambines 70 tiger cats 61dom hotel 58 fire men 46 vagabonds 32 carrolls 27- commercial industrial jan 5 goy cartage feeling quite- chesty in their new sweaters step ped out and took the works from ramblers sam snyder with a 765 320 was top man on the totem pole for goys ink spots won two games from micro plastics but the micros rallied for one and totals a p green were a little too good for ridsdales and the mudslingers had it on the haberdashery boys for two and totals coming up with fait triples were j cunningham 670 m scoyne 626 d deforest 618 c deforest 622 hartley deforest 651 harold deforest 667 b coon 706 e ryan 645 o chapman 626 league standing micro plastics 55 goy cartage 54 ramblers 52 a p green 46 ridsdales 45 ink spots j2 glenleague jan 6 eskimos were on the bit for a tuo game and totals win from snafus and stayed out in front as a result puddle jumpers took over second place with an all game win frnm puddle jumpers best scores for the glenleaites came in the singles with jim callan 248 gord barr 225 b thompson 234 w barr 203 r taylor 222 and g booth 237 league standing eskimos 26 puddle jumpers 21 snafus 19 lucky six 18 teenagers jan 7 robins and bulls eyes tie for firs place a a rrctrtof- shotting out orioles and tumbling teens re- spocivcly eagles made it one and totals from hot shots the teens are still suffering from stuffitis over the festive eason and few good scores resulted however t jennings posted a 455 double while fran oakes had a 220 single b ag- new 204 b gervais 251 d graham 220 and e deforest 222 league standing robins 46 bulls eyes 46 tumbling teens 37 hot shots 30 eagles 27 orioles 24 dlssa and data had deforest is sporting new haberdashery this week as a result of winning the gord mccutcheon award with his 788 triple sam snyder picked up the carrolls award with his 320 single cheryl morton helped out with the family groceries by pick ing up the ledgers iga award with a 267 single beryl crcighton has a spot of cleaning done by the tops cleaners for her 705 triple coca cola reinharts and 7up hid den score awards were won by teenagers g williamson d gra ham m sunter and e jenings al though the offical standings have yet to be released actons inter- county team have an 11 point lead on the series jean mclsaac was the inner of the don bcxton award in the acton ladies 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