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thursday january smth 1806 r the acton free press acton ontario mike plumbing meating eavestroughing pressure systeaas water softeners phone 25 mason blvd acton dublin dozen see fitting of clothes dublin dozen 4h homemakmg club met at the home of jane and katie macphedran the president opened the meeting with the 4h pledge the minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted everyone reported on the pro gress of their chart plans for l eusseo achievement day were asci the leader mrs d- macpberson demonstrated the proper fittings notches tucks and darts the meeting was brought to a close with god save the queen ospringe ans sympathies aroused by deaths illnesses a number from here attended the funeral at everton church last week of the late ed spence of har- riston he was the husband of an nie may mccutcheon whose home was on the second line orton- lrsuraree redecoration oil heat debated at united church meeting the annual meeting of st johns united church was held in the base ment on saturday january 21 the meeting was preceded by a pot luck dinner served bv the ladies the regular weekly meeting bn satur day afternoon at the park with a goodly number present scores for the shoot were as follows clar- ence brvan was high with 100 euas everton page fivb outoftown relatives at funeral service mr and mrstrobert mccutcheon and dianne kitchener visited on wednesday with mr and mrs har vey jestin and the funeral of spence of hairiston service was hold in the ch ireh of chr diso bobby and attended roberts uncle ed rockwood mrs m obrien 101 years of age congratulations to mrs matilda obrien on the occasion of her 101st birthday sunday january 22 mrs obrien was the recipient of bum- oralis hirthhny tnrhg a well bi 251 oha junior d hockey acton arena friday jan 27 800 pm admission adults 50c children 10c acton vs georgetown please note change of time friendsjkere shocked to learn of the sudden jjassing of william bracken til aiiiii mr bracken was well known here having been the congenial and obliging mailman for a number of years on route 3 acton sincere sympathy is ex tended to the bereaved family two in hospital friends of mrs h mcewan sec ond line regretsto learn she was removed to guelph hospital by ambulance on friday evening suf fering a coronary thrombosis but wish for her a speedy recovery mr harold smithstown line also minister rev ewart culley pres ided the treasurer presented the financial report for 1955 and show ed a balance on hand which proved to be satisfactory the matter of the insurance of the church building was discussed and was referred to the stewards who were asked to consider whether there is sufficient coverage and if necessary take act ion to have the buildings properly covered the possibility of painting and decorating the church was discuss ed it was agreed that the matter of installing an oil heating system be considered before any renovation could be earned through the of- suffered a heart seizure at his home j f chu z n tuettdpy and he was removed ti make inquiries as to the cost of the guelph hospital on saturday fort oir p further treatment best wishes are a decorating and report back to extended for a quick recovery members at the earliest possible date the minister gave a report on fnllnwipg hnir pratfire nttrir churchmembers which showe day evening members of the junior a slight increase over 1954 chain ajjdfoendswent to joeta the- following offi w rink where all enjoyed a couple of hours skating mr gordon aitken accompanied friends from guelph to lake sim- coe on thursday where all enjoyed the day ice fishing mr and mrs od g robertson visited on sunday evening with mayor and mrs mac maude and family at orangeille bauinafad remodel now while its cold outside jblaze destroys barn stock hay fire destroyed the barn of wil liam hall last week with eight cows one calf all his hay and gram this will be a great loss when mr hall awoke he found the blaze was too far advanced for him to save any thing neighbors put in an alarm to erin fire brigade but they were un able to save it distinctive plaster wall tile gloss and semigloss paints kitchen cupboard materials a wide variety of hardware genuine advice to doityourself keap your basement dry end moke it decorative with psehess cement paint dies in 90th tear one of the oldest residents in this community mr john lindsav pass ed awav on friday morning in guelph general hospital he was in hii 90th year he has always lived in this community his wife liza coli predeceased him years ago al so one daughter ina mrs fred shortill he haves to mourn his loss throe children folat mrs port credit ieva mrs wilfred hudinu iimi house one son raj d ihi three granddaughters and one lnothii samuel of ballinafad fun- u il si rvices wire held on monday mm the unitid church erin to i i in cinnun mr mil mis cecil mgar of h imilton visited with mr and mrs innld mcfnerj on sundav pointed for 1956 elders stuart ray- don jesse reed alex bessey jack mceachern and j k courtney stewards r mcquown h lush b weeks g bolton j locker l somerville e vrooman y bessey and d fieldhouse parsonage committee a bessey and g bolton secretary treasurer mrs j a mceachern sunday school superintendent leslie jack son music committee mrs till mrs weeks and mrs vrooman caretaker glen morrison cheyne and william donaldson each had 97 art turner herb lush paul donaldson bert weeks and les watson all with 96 clif ford stauffer 94 and norman dear- ing 81 dies in 93rd year the funeral of the late susannah leeson who passed away at lon don in her 93rd year was held from the c b swackhamer- funeral home hillsburgh on wednesday afternoon of last week pallbearers were all old neighbors of the deceased herb lush ken nevills edwin magiu arnold wat son donald overland and john king flower bearers were ben morfitt robert magiu and robert king interment took place in the family plot at prices comers ce metery she leaves to mourn her passing one sister mrs william donaghy of orangeville and one brother john of fergus sun gue with mr and mr herb lush were mr johri leitch and mrs miller of erin mr and mrs earl hooper david and marybeth spent sunday with the formers parents at beeton where a birthday party was held in honor of mr hooper sr and marybeth who celebrate their birthdays on the 22nd and 23rd of january mrs stuart raydon of fergus visited during the weekend with mr and mrs john king sunday visitors with mr and mrs lples miss grace spent the week ehasehe of the activities of the w a their account showed a substantial bal ance on hand miss doreen nevills gavo a report of the sunday school which also showed a balance on hand c bryan high scorer the orton rifle club held their silverwood g a report 1 ken ne w mr and mrs tom morden and family of eden mills and mr and mrs john campbell of hillsburgh mr and mrs william ballontine of acton attended the funeral of the late susannah leeson in hills burgh on wednesday and- orton friends fountain guelph end at the home of her parents nr and mrs charles fountain and fjamily sunday visitors with mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell were r and mrs robert ratten diane and kenny and mr and mrs albert alton and ian guelph mr and mrs lloyd cutting and raymond acton visited recently with mr and mrs ted jestin pat- sjr and nancy visitors over the weekend with witji mr and mrs roy hindley were mr add mrs dan hindley jeanette and mary louise hills burgh mr and mrs jack harris and family georgetown and mr clifford talbot of toronto miss evelyn dolmer guelph spent the weekend with her par ents mr and mrs harvey dolmer md familyr imrs john alton visited on thur sday with mr and mrs leaman thompson and mrs em thompson g uelph mrs betty hamilton joan and ted guelph visited on sundav v ith mr and mrs albert ware sunday visitors with mr and mrs 1 uiterwijk and familv were mr and mrs de boer karll wanita iucv margaret and john hamilton iimehouse mr ind mis f j shortill and nn v isited mrs m near in or- anm v ille on sunday farm union meeting fnim union held a meeting in first house euchre on saturday evening the first of the house euchres planned by the womens institute was held at the home of mrs annie stull on saturday evening with guests from ballinafad the glen and georgetown districts mnking up four tables of cards first prires were won b mrs horaci bell and j stuarffmr wimes mrs william sinclair and bub mcmasler taking the con solation awards delicious sal id plate w ns serv ed 1 tin joint hosti sses mrs stull mis mcc lure and mis george buit mt md mis fiiu recni ind fimil hnt moved into then new h inn on silver creek hill si i il mi n of thi district itti nd rel enzieonu coal- lumber 44 building- supplies rim mountain school when a won hi ul tddisi was gien by mr mccut rhack i never before an oil burner like this heres something realty new really better in oil burners fee simp most- dependable ever built its fully automatic even selflubricating just set the thermostat for the temperature you want and forget it you get low first cost and unmatched yearafteryeer economy of operation with this thrifty new model r160 0110 1tic see for yourself owyovaeve wsmt fflpv otfldfffta k off l r inetsan of 100 pounds premie or mat it operate on taoa than two pounds ansa strain and wear instead of taw fuel ttms r only one ws wmsparqulat mattr aqd sat this revolutionary new an ant and hacked by wpuana for your a to oil neat or replacement at you can save 45 if you order now for summer booking reg 39500 ve 350 get your coupons for cjoy tv treasure chest tv sat given away every sat night root hardware hone 16 rockwood monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a rood display in stock wm c allan prop 68 queen st w brampton shop phone 1410j res 313 rep tom nicol phone brampton 603w i d thi in m n i sei us of 10 weikl classt s on ciwl di fi nsi it the mil ton nimouries on thursda evening thi s mtt tines ai e sponsored b tlu provincial police i mr william pt ars n f d at i 1 mi moi ill hospital on edpisdi i 1 imuir 18 in his fith ear the smpath of tlu neilhbo hood is tmdid to his widow of sikcr creek ind his daughter mrs burle of toronto acton high school news ru era anon et a thi third square dance which w is hi id last fridiv night wis a succi sv mlhouph theie m 1 1 not as min out as on pri ions ivenings i i l one hid n tr ooil turn thin could hi mou pi ticipating is thin still room for more com out mii in lp suppoit the club h i ki skitm ind miiiii danc mi mi tin oi riiis of on da for phvsuil til nine i 1 ism it acton llish dor t t iit in t llmm on v i ni i i i ning television and radio service by r w grant jjwone acton 594 collect lpcatedal watsons music store e l buchner optometrist in acton every wed afternoon office at 4r mill st e acton hours 13000 evenings by appotntmen for appointment telephone 115 may work sumrrier in 10foot square ldcii crist womins institutt hilci thi r hrmr nutting it the hoim of mrb lack isbitt fden mills the nn i ting opined with thi mir stew irt collect the roll rill vi- an old i ishioni d hi m- i d mnn of thi old time ri mi dies wire 1 1 called with much amuse- i ii nt hilt somi hi nig moji pr ict- ical an still used plins ui i madi to hold in nuct on salt in februar in the town hall in the enmg the re ceipts from the sale are to be used in pa ing off jhe longstanding scholarship di bt edi n mills wo men s institute hai of ft rid to help with th sale achieemint da for ihe junior groups is being held saturday at the fiild husbands build ng o a c the ga teens the group of juniors sponsored by eden crest hae been working hard for the past three months the project is being well dressed and well groomed each girl has made a cotton slip the speaker for the evening was prof donald b shutt of the o a c who chose for his subject the ind ians of ontario he began his care fully planned talk on the beginnings of the human race mentioning that the biblical story of the garden of eden concerning the beginnings of man is correct the indians said prof shutt came to america via the alaska bridge many centuries ago he traced the route they took across canada in the direction of new york state through the years excellent colored slides were shown of an indian ite that was being excavated last year in the southhampton district the pictur es showed the painstaking work re quired to dig in ancient settlements without damaging valuable finds dirt is removed a spoonful at a time er carefully the digger re maining in a 10 foot square area perhaps all of one summer mrs agnes dunbar thanked the speaker for his most interesting talk a delicious lunch rounded off robertson bakery voucher evening that was both educat- mrs maplesden lona and enjoyable obituary mrs edith anderson interred wednesday funeral service was held at the rumlej funeral home on wednis- jdaj january 23 for the lati mrs edith anderson who died at the home of mrs j harris r r 4 -e- ton on january 22 rev armstrong conducted the service yhich was foltswea bv lnternrcnun woodlawn cemetery guelph flowver bearers w f re grandchild ren pallbearers w ere ken miller don hill chales lasbv wallace i lasbv mansell nelhs and willard bcuton-i- j mrs anderson w as born in strat ford england and came to canada 64 ears ago she is survived bv her husband walter anderson three sons ern est anderson gait clarence dodds rockwood herbert dodds acton a daughter mrs elizabeth anderson acton and two brothers walter hutchinson and william hutchinson of toronto all church groups report good year rev alex calder was chairman or the annual congregational meet ing of the limi house presbyterian church held at the home of mr and mrs k c lindsav on wednes- dav evening 23 attended hearing reports showing all departments had had a good year treasurer a v benton trustees joe ross and f j brown jr were reinstated managers appointed for a three v ear period were k c lind sav and f j brnun w ho will be on the board with t h price a c patterson h noi ton ind w lin- ham stewards appointed were r pplevaid ni il hemion tom rit chie rjiit bi nton ind ted brown and mis gislu was reappointed hi i oil snutin mr t ii pi ice th injci d thi niinisterfor ins past si ltires am on tin i ongi i git ion ind miss im in ihinktil thi host anil hosti ss of the evintng a soi i il hour wis injomil it the l lost skating partv mr ind mis li oil hiooks and lh lr two sons im mil rillie in id i skit nc prt foi tin i urn house sundiv school ind the pupils nt s s o 0 on tin ir pond on fridiv n nt aiound i iuli bonfire thi s im 1 lt dr nks mil hot do fi w lovn lips ikn it t mii d and up it i most ini ihle turn con niiiiinui m i vin s win hi id at i i in hmisi ino iimiii rliimji on sundiv with mis f i blow a sr mining mrs i inns j mill his just i turm d itti r spmding two uoiks in toionto wi an soi i tn ripoit mr s kirkpatruk is wining i cist on h s km i f irtiind in n fall on fri- d i night wi mind smjiith t i mrs wil fred h lrdmg whose father imr a j linrisrv pivii d away on fi ida ust week osituary callers during the weekend and sunday among those who called sunday were mr henry hosking m p and mrs hosking and two others with them from guelph mrs obrien is able to be about her home every day and is also well looked after by mrs alice hilts a nephewmr thomas col- linson lives next door a niece miss ivy cpllinson is in the west look ing after the interests of a brother who passed away last year mrs obrien was also the recip ient of a letter from prime minister mr st laurent home and 8chool meet the recent meeting of rockwood home and school association was attended by about 40 with mr thomas gellatly president la charge the meeting opened with the singing of o canada mr dave armstrongs room won the banner for attendance guest speaker forthe occasion- was rev w a young padre at the o a c guelph who had for his subject forward and reverse mrs william jolliffe extended thanks to mr young mrs don hilts and committee served refreshments and a social time was enjoyed skating afield as a result of brief snowstorms skating has been partially knocked out on the river some havo-yen- tuied down valley road oqold mill dam and also to the river ap proaching the fourth line mr and mrs george waller of listovvel were visitors with the for mer s parents dr and mrs k b waller for the weekend mr- and mrs roy smith of ariss were sundav visitors with the tat ters parents mr and mrs robert bastell mr and mrs arthur k thomas in company with mr and mrs wil- ham buchanan of comber left the first of the week for florida where they w ill spent a few weeks campbellville penny sale euchre held by institute acton womens institute held a successful pennv sale and euchre on friday january 20 in luxton memorial hall winners on the pennv tickets were canned goods mrs veldhuis panties mrs d drvdale mrs w buchanan rolls mrs armstrong mrs peggy masales mrs kay la- zuer roast mrs armstrong nylons james bradshaw theatre tickets mrs maddox shaving set harvey palmer milk mrs w hall picture shirley savers aprons mr w mc- camsh dean gibbons john love mrs vera ingles groceries diane j daw kins starch wanetta smith mrs a j mrs c hubble canada packers mrs- sly mrs j norman turner creamerv mrs l mackenne springfield ns cp e c euchre prizes ladies first mrs b i duxlmg took his turn in the woods anderson second sirs doris kent- 8 trees hes 87 retired from c n r moved to harriston funeral sirvice was hi id in the i church df chnst disciples nt ever- i ton for thi late adim j ed j spence of rr 3 harriston he dud at his home following a heart seizure januar 16 mr spence h tired from the c n r in toronto two years ago and built a new home at harriston ad joining mrs spence s sister and brotherinlaw s house mr and mrs thomas g aitken another sister of mrs spence s is mrs mabel mc- dougall of erin and her brother is thomas d mccutcheon of everton mr spence was born in scotland in 1888 and came to canada about 40 vears ago he was married to the former- annie mac mccutcheon who survives him in 1920 at ever ton he was treasurer of the central church of christ in toronto ross daley conducted the funeral service in everton church on wed nesday january 18 pallbearers were six nephews gordon aitken robert mccutcheon edward mc- dougall wilfred clark gordon ro bertson and harvey jestin inter ment was m everton cemetery hold successful euchre parties a piogrissivi i ut hi o partv was in id in the s s mo 1 school oa liustliv tv filing avith mr and mrs guidon mi ih ul and mr and mrs aiihu smith in i harge prizes win i ii th d to mi ind mts am os mnthus mm cmn ron watson ind allnit sttwiit anothir party ii in in id in two wiiks with mr md mi doug fiii man and mr jnd mr fn in i limits in ihaige mis chillis it i nton and mrs i i ffius tonvimd tin pro- in ssim i in in pnt in st johns iiiih iii sundiv st linol loom last ihiusiliv ivining liits wero iw iidid to mis clin nrittnn mis imos m itlm s mint small and don ild mill u sts win pn s nt rioiti builingiiin oikvilh and milton imtlii i pnt w b held in two wi k with mi 01 don cur- mi mil mis amos mithiis conven ing i in visii im i inn is to in held in st john s anglican sunday school room in the form of a pot lurk suppi i on liidiv nt 7 pm fin nils of mrs chirli s mcphail w ill bi sorrv to hi ar that she is in m inv ite hospital friends of ms siimn i caiins will he pleased q to know sin is out nf hiispilijrand at the home of her son edgar c urns campbellville sunday school awards made- veteran cctteb springfield ns cp- ner consolation mrs j wilds mens first g masales second mrs wagner consolation wes storey door prize of an electric toaster was won by mrs a hall and the electric iron by mrs lois gordon cakes for lunch were donated by mr hotchen more bridges halifax cp bridge cpn- struction reached a record in nova scotia last year highways minister a w mackenzie reported 41 bridg es either completed or nearly com pleted during 1955 mac sprowl shows slides to institute the january meeting of the ban- nockbum womens institute was held in bannockburn school the president mrs c storey opened the meeting with the institute ode followed by the lords prayer roll call was a favorite magazine committee no three is to look after this months euchre with mrs w linham and mrs c sinclair in charge the guest speaker for the evening was mac sprowl who showed the ladles some very interesting local pictures and some of his trip to the british isles at st davids presbyterian church servici tin sunday awards wen- prr senttd for attendance for the past year murray and jack mcphail made the presentation for sundas or more at sun day school diplomas were given to anne bnilch susan martin wayne watson margaret baulch alexand er baynton charles baynton bruce evans linda smith murray inglis lois inglis margaret black ed- ward evans neil martin jane smith john mcarthur gloria purdy joan black sandra black lois greenlees marianne green- lees for attendance 33 sundays or more books were given to susan van tol elaine smith john inglis anne mitchell george ella carol smith bonnie inglis claus van tol gwen wallace derrick purdy james smith andri van tol la ro inglis shirley ella ross mit chell lena van tol fern ramshaw jean ella glenn gojdstraw terry moore kenneth smith cori van tol margaret mcphail janet mit chell dick van tol audrey hur- ren tom elliot anita smith leona smith carol walton linda walton betty walton given agnew yvon ne agnew on behalf or the session of this church mr robert laking made the presentation of a pin for church attendance 25 sundays or more to anne baulch margaret wifr margaret black glenn goldstraw anita smith murray inglis lois inglis sandra black joan black tom elliott lois greenlees mari anne greenlees marilyn moora terry moore audrey hurren glor ia purdy rev mr baulch on behalf of the ss presented mr murray mcphail with a bible for service rendered aa superintendent ofthe s mr jack mcphail is the new superintendent ul- tt i l