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i v t thursday january 12th 19m the acton free press actqn ontario page nvi ballentines imperial station 1 vi miles east of acton on no 7 highway special this weekend oil change 1 39 4 quarts of saalsd oil open every night till 10 pm and every sunday field prep school david whose parents are at present in iran is the grandson of mr william nor ton his friend gordon comes from peru where the nortons lived for several years davids father is now with the iranian oil explorations and pro ducing co in abadan southern iran and one of his first tasks is to learn the persian language mrs norton is also getting two hours tuition a day their climate is not like ours for they planted their garden before christmas and flow er and vegetables are growing nice ly although their nights are chilly the boys have been visiting in the actongeorgetown area during the holidays 9mh birthday a happy birthday is the wish of the community for dr h a mc- cullough who will celebrate his 90th birthday on thursday mrs d w shier spent christmas in toronto hohie uwner ltuer action for professional results easy to clean easy to polish for floors you will bo proud of arrange now to refimsh your old and scratched floors this quick lowcost j way its so easy thousands have dons it j b frank 17 main st s acton phone 377w now available in limited quantity haltons pagesof the past by gwen clarke with foreword by ethel chapman 52 chapters of historical interest big places and forgotten hamlets 55 illustrations of early settler days index for ready reference bound in dark blue cloth and gold stamped a book every haltonian will treasure a book that future generations will seek available only from dills printing publishing company limited acton and milton ont 5 00 per copy postpaid january clearance everything in the store terrific savings el sens clothing store next to carrolls silverwood language weather different in iran david norton and gordon hurst have left for another term at lake- gyrwhrjuisul umuie ing at the guelph general hospital with her parents mr and mrs k c lindsay mr frank miller who has been in vancouver is at present with the e l millers congratulations to mr and mrs lindauer on the birth of their daughter dons elaine and to mr and mrs clare burns who have a son mr prank marchington and his son kenne- of ottawa spent the weekend with mr and mrs harry marchingt6n alunafad xr ki was treasurer for 19 years the annual meeting of the united church was held on monday night in the church basement with rev morgan mcfarlane of georgetown presiding good reports were re ceived from all the different soc ieties mrs f j shortill was ap pointed treasurer to fill mr j p kirkwoods place the latter has had the position for 19 years the womens institute held their jnnuary meeting at the home of mrs lloyd marshall on january 4th mr and mrs f w shortill have m ed from their farm on the 8th lint to their home in ballinafad their son flovd who was married in the fall has taken over the farm scores wide in junior matches milton wins 138 palermo 15 in a goalstidded game when the opposition almost doubled actons spore palerm emerged victors 158 in this weeks junior former hock ey game in the second game of the evening at milton arena the home earn milton junior farmers down ed norval 138 acton was outscored i every period of the match although the score was 31 in their favor before the men from the south of the county put on the stream also keeping the matchs record keepers busy were the eight pen alties which were meted out to d mckcnzie coon b wheeler and b somerville of acton and l vivian and b price of palermo all were minor lineups acton m sprowl c sprawl g scott coon deblauw g wheeler d mckenzie j mar shall l thompson c thompson b wheeler b somerville b 5v- crlarid footitt palermo j dolmen k vivian d vivian l vivian b cudmore bob marshall g greer b price d peilettcrio bill marshall g richaidson b broughton p flip- pance g pellclterlo two misronriiict penalti both to noral plavcrs marred the 138 milton win p pomeioy and jk richardson both merited the majors in the third period others off the ice temporarily during the encoun ter were a howden g gillies and c gillies for milton e wilson d pomeioy and h wilson for norval scoi ing was fairly even goal for goal until the last of the third per iod when milton crowned their win with seven goals in a row stars of the splurge were willmott who got fbur of the seven and two assists and d lericho with two g glims shot home the other lineup milton- g gillies c gillies e mcdowell d pearson c mcginn h tasker f tasker r tasker a howden d leriche j willmott d johnson 1 norval f brigdcn e wilson b wilson h wilson j cunningham r cunningham k richardson f barnes c mcdonald g ferguson p pomevoy d smith ss8otakmsmses personals di will somerville of hailey- bury visited acton relatives this week mi ind mis dean leslie are amonr those who will be spending some of the winter months in flor ida they left this week visiting ft lends and relatives in town on sunday were former ac- tonians mr and mrs hartley har- lison of toronto- they are leaving fui florida this weekend the annual banquet for the em ployees of ledgers iga store was held last evening wednesday i at hilltop lodge ei in dincing was enjojed after the turkey dinner visiting with mr and mrs fred huntar on the ueckend were trim son set fred hunter his fiancic miss man algei and her hal i on ccnifannial manor acton baptist group presents play at manor on friday night january 6 the residents of the manor wore glad to welcome a group of young people fiom the acton baptist church a group which has put on very de lightful entertainments on previous occasions the main dart of the t ntcrtain to th form of delightful little play with voung people taking the various parts before the plav began however the reside nts viewt d a number of beautiful colored slides showing scents of great benutv in califor nia oregon and rritish columbia the wei e shown by mrs hutchen who also identified the places parents mr ind mrs herb alger shlwn as the illd were projected of picton next sunday sgt hun te i loaves for shilo manitoba where he will be instructing troops skating georgetown arena every saturday afternoon and evening adults 50c children 25c on the screen the plav was a three act play called the crowded life it was performed extremely well in spite among those from acton who at- of the fact that there was no cur- tortdid the annual meeting ef the i tain or raised platform as in a reg- guelph presbvtrmrl of the presbyt- i ular theatre the humor was de- euan church tuesday in guelph hghtful and the moral well estab- vierc mrs h mamprize mrs a j lished it was directed by mrs gar- buchanan mis r w mcdonald ne r and performed bv the following mrs f anderson mrs j inglis clsl father warren wagner moth- mis r h armstrong mrs c l r fa garner son jehn tripp hansen mis l mnsteis mrs w sons chum roy dunk daughter ruth landsboiough maid helen landsborough doctor bob lands- borough as ws the cis with the plas piiductd prcwouslv b oung people of the acton baptist church this pi the crowded life was ei much enjeied and apprcciat- mis david grav entertained the i e d b the audience at the manor toth mis van fleet mrs e a hanson and mrs h l bonnie rockwood wa wms hold first meetings mayfair restaurant acton east on no 7 highway open daily train 800 am to 300 am breakfasts s lunches dinners special lunches daily steaks and chops a specialty good food at reasonable prices we deliver ladies of rock wood presbyterian wms and wa for their first meeting of the now vear vvilh the president mis george svvinston in charge a short business meeting of the wi was held en emu iging re ports on the xears vv ork w e i e giv e n b the secretary and tieasurci and future improvc- me nts w ere planned after the mispihbe riedulion mrs 1 fie em in temk the crum foi the wms and ope m d the met ting with a poem followed bv a hmn mrs gordon swans on read the sciiptuie lesson and mrs t s c the glad tidings pi aver an interesting le tte from the w ife of a missionar in formosa w a5 i e ad b mis vv sw onston and a report on her work is de acotu ss bv miss margaret near was read b mrs feeman mrs i black conducted the in stallation of officers for the com ing ear new rars theme on suneia january 8 it was a pleasure feir tin riidents to see igitn at the minor rev f ors- lmrn minister of knox presbvter- uin chuich milton and mrs s leekie mr orsbom was in charge ef the afternoon service in the cha pel and mrs lockie plaved the ac companiments fer the hvmns since it was still arl in the new ye u mr orshurn cemducte d a ser vice m keeping with this tune of mai hwnns suitable to the new year win sung nd th 3rd psalm was re ad as his t i fr this new year senium mi orsboirjcthosc the last verse eif the book of daniel he developed his theme b comparing life te a jeuirnev a continuous joiirnev with swift changes and with man duties te be performed everv dav for this reason life re quires a great dtal of effort but god has told us to walk and not ospringe 4h leaders chosen milky way project mrs len buck was hostess for the januaiv meung of flie womens institute with tluilwii ladies pi ent the roll call was answered by a recipe feu a hot suppei after the odei and the collect mis wil fred awrv read the minutes and treasurers report letters of thanks weie riad from shutins w ho receiv ed bexes of cheer at christmas mrs e fisher and mrs e archi bald were chosen as leaders for the 4h homemaking club project the milky way mrs d g robertson read a story on new years and miss dolis fines took chargeolthe topic hume econ omics and health with an excell ent paper the motto if takes face powder to get a man but bak ing powder to keep him was the subject for a humorous paper by mrs ken stubbington a contest on birds and animals was won by mrs norman mckenzie god save the queen was sung and a social time- was enjoyed with lunch being served by the hostess assisted b mrs devries and mrs ki actin for mrs h r howard frie lids are sorry to lenn mr klihiste i is ill w ith jaundice and mis s de vries has be i n home with pticunieinia mrs fred lohnston and mrs mirth i jackson visited on sunday with mr and mrs alf wmte i and fimils at oustic mi nd mrs s snvdei and two aiiikhters leturned home thursday follow ing a tw o w eeks v lsit w ith elatives in pennsylvania miss jovce robeitson of the kit chener public schoeil staff was home for the weekend rockwood silmrs rnvlickell 95 years old congratulations to mrs jr nickell on the occasion eif he r oith birth day anothe r ef our rockwood resid e nts mrs m o brie n is nearing her 101st birthday te latter part of this month on january 22nd sunday eve ning anelither of mr mirtin bauers junior choir sacred conceits was enjoved in the united church the voung people of knox church guelph l ing the guests ilong with a number of the prcs- bvterian church in the village one phasing feature ef the evening w is the pre se nee of the royal- e ttes ladies quartette from cue iph the ir numlois of the piogram vet re much enjoved mr bauer also con tributed some vocal se le ctieins with mrs goidon ii irris at the cemsole ef thi eiigin theie was i goejd itti nflinceonnside ring the w e ither conditions mi wm hun en who is an em plov t of the c n h move d to ii million 1 ist week lleih ceunmuiuein uas ohsuvid at st john s chinch sundav afternoon everton birthday occasions gathering on sunday sundav visitors with mr and mrs h viterwijk and familv were mr and mis m gchuts mr and mis h dchuts rene ind chris mr and mrs s 1oibs hlv and ronicles of ginger farm written specjallv for the acton free pren by gwendoline p clark 1 i mrmmmmm last saturday was a lovely morn ing cold and bright so much nicer than the dull foggy halffreezing weather we had had for over a week a d tha made you feel like settling down to work and get ting a few extras done after all veho minds the cold i remark ed no one if they dont have to be out in it any more than you do partner replied well 1 didn t argue the- point ex- cept to say that although partner is in arid out most of the day he does not seem to mind the cold emther anywiv it was such a lovely morn ing that ev tl it was sauu- etay 1 went aluaei aiid got a two weeks washing done my wash- dava ar o b t w ed by mrs l johnston and mrs l gamble served refreshments and al enjoyed a social time together when you feel discouraged at your job and feel like the smallest pebble onthe- beach remember that the big potatoes are on top of the heap because a lot of little potatoes are in there holding them up what succession duties will be payable on your estate a new succession duty folder shows at a glance the amount payable on estates of various sizes ask for your free copy r faint thrttf r th frnal coal the- meeting was closed with a i t hvmn and prayer mrs gray assist- slipped under truck boy 5 hospitalized levio bonin aged five was hos pitalized after he slid under the w heels of a truck at his home at the lime kilns friday of last week police stated that a bread truck driven by willianvcouiter of camp bell ville was backing out of the lane and levio slipped on some ice fall ing under the front wheels of the truck the boy the son of mr and mrs j bonin was treated by dr hun ter at milton private hospital moose jaw sask cp the local museum has acquired a poster published in 1901 announcing a create svngmg meeting at the moose jaw sotial centre and read ing room phono e o e manning vi 43216 halton and peel trust and savings co oakvule 4 intf09f on short tofin mvostinofits renovating rions r in ordor you can bo surod that acton woodcrafts can supply your naod prom and aiiiuafiuy minn acton the h ippv occ is ion vi s mi vitirwijks imthdav mr end mis han v flortop hlira- t th ind aiiev visited siturdiv evening with mr and mis clar ence- hortcjp rockwood mrs omar parker visited rndav afternoon with mis ralph com fort gue lph miss evelvn dolme r guelph spent the weekend at the home of her parents mr and mrs har- viv dolmer jwt the- dav of the vveek i was cer- liuilv ulad i got busv that time as hv mid ifteinoon the weather had ihnucd igjim and we weie almost fueling uncle i the full force- of a lutte i nut th east wind our simiooin while 1 have- near- all inv plants dropped down to u digiees and was getting colder bv mm o clock 1 was moving all the pi nits on to the dining room table and what a job that was the v are- there yet as the wind as i vv 1 1 te is still howling around the house hut fortunatclv it has veered slightly awiv from the east jfemrever 1 guessuur trouble nothinu to w hat they are experienc ing in the maritime piovinces it is ilmost fantastic to think of miles ind miles of power lines brought down bv free 7 ing lain if we get a touch of the same thing in ontario think of the thousands of homes that would be left without heat hvdro power is a wonderful con venience until it fails it is then that homes with an oil furnace and electnc kitchen vange get cold in a hum i ofte n think we ore invit ing troubli when we depend so much em electricity for the com forts end necessities of life and more pirticularlv when the wiring is old and lnidequitc for instance one familv i know of moved into in old film house a few years ago thej hid previously lived in the citv so i f eourse the ir country home ind to he entire lv remodelled since then the v hive instilled almost iverv le ctrical gadget on the mar- ke t fi om an electric living pin to in automatic dishwasher at christ- m i time the v had a number of house mests so with all the ap- lilieiieei extre cooking and many lights homing the v spe nt most of one evening blowing fuses ind re- pl iciiik the m how thev finally solved the problem i don t know inue tsing the number of ap pliances without inspection of the hiring is like pouring water into a pitelnr thit is lire adv full and a lot mure clange rims old houses were never wired to take the load th it is i xpe rte d ef the m neiw dee ind art found that out tei their sor row ifte r moving to another house hst spring thev soon called in an dec trio in to look over the situa tion whit he discovered m the e ev ef f mlu home wiring was a eiirni of course evervtlung is all light now imt it was naturally an unwmkcd f r expense which leinuuh me divid went mi hospital again list thursday and cum home on friday minus his tonsils end adenoids at first he see me ei so well but now he is run ning a temperature we hope it is onlv temporary and that this con cludes his visits to the hospital for i little while honey is having her mr and mrs albert alton and ian guelph were sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs john alton miss janette hmdley spent the weekend with her grandparents mr and mrs roy hindley new year s and through the week visitors with mr and mrs albert ware were mr and mrs ernie edwards and family mrs betty hamilton and ted guelph mr and mrs mampaey and lewy mrs bob hamilton and lois rockwod mr harry ware barbara george and jimmv mr tom and bert ware acton mr r h elliot of guelph miss joan hamilton of guelph andmr jim eorbes of hamilton and mr and mrs wm bruce and family mr and mrs harry hortop and familv visited recently with miss ada currie and mr erett curne ospringe trim too and i in t dug hosjntat for observation- and treatment for partlv paralyzed hindquarters i asked daughter if honey s hospital ization came under the blue cross you can imagine her answer well we thought we had heard almost everything in the way of ad vice to farmers but last week pro fessor d r campbell head of the 0 a c came out with something quite new in brief he said there were too many farmers and those in low income- groups should move to the city and seek more profitable jobs in industry as if young farm ers need encouragement in that di- rection promising young fellows showing every indication of becom ing modern and progressive farrrf ers have already been lured away bv industry s shorter hours and higher wages as for hired help a good man u hard to get in fact this problem alone deters many farmers from operating their farms to capacity and in that wav thev help increase the number of lowincome farmers we have a great many industrial plants in thit district and jobs are alrodv being filled by men and bov s from nearbv farms a young the earl seott s entertained local ltd who has already quit farming school children at a skamg partv for factors work would undoubt ed their rink at blue valu v ranch cdlv listen to professor campbells on fndav evening serving hot dogs remarks with glee i can imagine and drinks him t irnini to his father with the mr kennedy and her son of remark there dad vou see i am hottonville were new year v siiors n the riifht track that chap says lumbar anctliuiidtkg matariabr utn tr archie mcdonald here- are too malny farmers and u tili lllkumk mrs w arnngton of cobourg spent he should know a young fellow wa maan ust mat svnan ranova- chrls t th her sis mrs a stop to analse the state- norton n nt and sift out the qualifying re- mr joseph swtlzer returned to nvks the home of his daughter ejn thur- it s all very confusing a great sda after a month s treatmtmt an i lii st cci about farm land being guelph general hospital taken over by the st lawrence mr and mrs yeo and little son seaveaj department of highways uivtthouse local school pupils enjoy skating party tcjg wogcajfti of savant lake are with mr and mrs n quibell and children the newton ruddell s entertain ed the ruddell families for new years t mr and mrs ted morrow of to ronto were sunday visitors with mrs lane and the h nortons subdivisions and industrial planus and then professor campbell says m a public statement there are too many farms what are we to think several families have moved into their new homes in the lake- view subdivision ii s j sb