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v i s page four the acton free press acton ontario thursday february h mm m omtuahy well known vocalist ac bert chapman died this weel albert bert charles chapman i died in toronto tws week at age of 74 his oldmme votarei quartette was known across tpnn- ada and the united states i years of touring born in wingham hewas for several years n resident of acton- when the family resided here and his father was manager of the storey glove leather tannery here they resided in the home the corner of main st and west bower avenue he was a member of the j methodist choir and many a service was enhanced by his fine tenor sol- os moving from here to toronto he was soloist in and leader of city choirs a past president of both the tor onto branch and the ontario district of the society for the preservation and encouragement of barbershop quartet singing in america he was also a member of the international board of spebsqsa predeceased six years ago by his wife the former maud carr mr chapman is survived by one son jacktf toronto two daughtec mrs wilfred summerfield toronto and mrs russell mcewen meepa- wa man and one sister mrs rob ert brooks vancouver srlt rhoto camporee for boy scouts of the district is discussed by scout leaders from acton milton erin i hillsburcjh and georgetown at the tegular meeting of the north halton district scouters club in aail- j ton last week final decision to hod the weekend camp is stillo be made scoutmaster dave dills and assistant scoutmaster roy kirkness are pictured on the far right of the group future plans made by st albans guild st albans guild met in the par ish hall on february 1 with 31 members present the meeting was opened by the president ai leen currie and the secretarys and treasurers reports wire read it was decided that fees would be paid after the business meeting material will be bought for a green frontal for the altar it was decided to impose a fine on anyone caught talking during the business meeting beginning next month each meeting will be opened by a hymn and a passage from the bible will be read by a member each month it was decided to have a smorgasbord sometime in the spring the members agreed to have cor porate communion twice a year spring and fall lenten boxes were given to each member the meet ing was closed with the mizpah benediction and while alice duby conducted some contests a meeting of the tea group for the valentine tea was held lunch was served by the coi mittce in charge obituary 5jc5fsskj personal notes of actonians visiting outoftown points ana of j visitors in acton homes retired from farm moved to guelph born in ancaster ontario and for the greater part of his life a resident of nassagaweya township robert james borthwick died mon day in guciph general hospital after a brief illness i left to mourn his passing are his widow the form er ellen taylor one sister mrs janet mcalpinc rr 1 campbcll- ville and one brother ernest of british columbia mr borthwick retired from his farm several years ago and within the last year took up residence in guelph four sisters elizabeth selina sarah and mary and two brothers william and walter pre deceased him mr borthwick was an elder of the presbyterian church at eden mills for 23 years he was always interested in community affairs and especially the events where young people participated he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in 1951 the funeralis being conducted at eden mills presbyterian church at two oclock this afternoon thurs day interment will be in eden mills cemetery milton loses first match of semifinals in the first genie of the two-out- ofthree junior farmer hockey semifinals palermo defeated milton 6- to 3 in milton arena monday evening the winner of this series meets norviil in the finals for the milton milling co trdphy acton last years winner has been elimi nated the second pefiotl of the game was heavy with scoring while most of the penalties were issued in the final section penalties wont to stark for interference richardson for hooking richardson for cross checking d vivian uif kneeing richardson for roughing and mc dowell for roughing r milton h tasker j willmott g gillies c gillies e mcdowell r tasker d leriche b bawden d johnson a howden m tasker j stark s finnic palermo j delmen p flip- pance l vivian d vivian k mar shall w m w cndniore b mr and mrs sam brunelle have- been away to florida mr nni mrs charles heller have been iiuiy in new york mr ani mrs ed bilton and fam ily moved inst weekend from ac ton to kitchener mr e h vincent of toronto spent ii few days with mrs lands- borough and family en route to st petersburg mr and mrs dean leslie visited with mrs leslies sister mrs love at melbourne florida for a couple of weeks miss margaret langtry who is now working with the peterbor ough health unit spent the week end here with mr and mrs alf long and family weekend visitors with mr and mrs jack frank were mr j gal- braith chesley mr and mrs a gnlbraith tara mrs b brown owen sound and mr and mrs g timbers and corine of milton the- ymca board of directors has named mr cyril buchanan its representative at the annual meet ing of the national council in london this weekend general secretary bob brayshaw will also be attending london sessions par ticularly the workshop on small associations on thursday and fri day knox heather club officers installed knox church heather club held their meeting february 1 at ithe home of audrey grischow dorothy calder was in the chair the dev otions were taken by margaret armstrong and meryl kirkness the secretarys and treasurers reports were given after whichthe now officers were installed the secretary meryl kirkness gave an excellent report on the lyork ac complished by the heather club during the past year other business at hand was discussed mrs h mainprize speaker in rockwood obituary jontt porty passes after long illness john porty who came to this eauntry over 40 years ago died at his hordetlr 1 acton on wed nesday after an illness of t months mr porty had not been in good health since may of last year he farmed for 11 years and had been employed in the tannery here for 20 years he is survived by his wife the former mary duyriw and eight children daniel james lena and catherine at home walter of ac ton mrs stanley suda 01ga and mrs j- harrison anne of toronto and mrs e kincaid pauline of fort wayne ihd also surviving are three sisters in austria and one brother sam niagaraonthelake requiem mass for the deceased will be held in st josephs church here on saturday february 11 with rev v j morgan officiating bur ial will be in dublin cemetery acton legion minor sports association acton arena friday february 171 featur ing it five hockey games it guest skaters from hamilton skating club infant ad page where old friends meet 1 the wa and wms or the rock wood presbyterian church held their february meeting in the home j jjorothv calder read another or mrs r v oung with mrs xt gray chap of lho studv boolc fire as hostess upon the after wnich a dc the meeting opened with a hymn- lightful social hour was enjoyed followed with discussion it was with the hostess assisted by iois decided to hold the crokinole social mackenzie helen mason and dot in two weeks mrs freeman read calder a poem followed by the gt prayer bv mrs r young it was announc- 1 ed the world day of prayer would new cjl i president daughters of knox make presentation the regular monthly meeting of the daughters of knox was held monday evening february 6 at the home of mrs earl masales main street the meeting opened with prayer and the motto mrs bern van fleet and mrs a buchanan gave their reports on the annual presbyterial meeting in guelph arrangements were made for several projects in the future a social evening of bowling and skat ing was planned for early in march the study period was taken by mrs w robertsons group a silver cream and sugar tray be held friday guest speaker was mrs mainprize of acton and she spoke on christ ian stewardship a reading on in dia was given by mrs pearen the meeting closed and a lovely lunch was served first banquet is held by ga st albans girls auxiliary held their first mother and daughter banquet in luxton memorial hall on thursday evening an excellent dinner was provided by the parent organization the woinens auxil iary diannc newton proposed a toast to the mothers and in reply mrs haggett proposed a toast to the daughters j susan wilson introduced miss josephine lester diocesan girls worker ho was the guest speak er jn her interesting talk miss les- ter explained to the mothers the aims of the girls auxiliary and how it trains the girls to become useful members of their church and community on behalf of the g a shirley barratt thanked miss les ter and verna churchill presented her with a bouquet of carnations carol goodwin was chairman for the occasion next thursday under the direct ion of mrs ian ross the girls will continue their home nursing train ing in order to obtain their badges and chevrons all teenage girlsjire welcome is merle russell the girls of the cgit of the united church elected merle rus sell their president at their meeting on tuesday in the sunday school room other officers are vicepre sident karen damm secretary marilyn rognvaldson and treasurer betty hill the group meets every tuesday in the church currently the girls are making plaster hand puppets for a story of navajo indians governments must use tax re- duclionwithan eye to stimulating both consumption and investment was presented to mrs doberuieut the former june watkins the meeting closed with prayer and j rather than the one or the other mrs lome masters group served a dr frank burns chief economic delicious lunch j adviser to president eisenhower broughton g richardson ggreer w price g pelletterip k vivian bantam basketball team loses 51 35 playing a tnatch on their home floor the acton bantam basketball team dropped to kit 5 on saturday afternoon despite stel lar efforts of don lindsay and stewart mcdonald the home jteata was unable to keep up to the fast- scoring visitors refreshments were served after the game in the room in the basement insurance mow is a good time to review your insurance programm a you sufficiently covered values have increased considerably since you reviewed it last new benefits have been added and scientific- ally broughfup to date with modern trends fire the new composite dwelling policy is going like wildfire it is a comprehensive policy combining into one policy fire with broad coverages including wjndl liability burglary plate glass or any combination of these covering dwellings and contents rates have been owere3 and a further discounvof 10 per cept off the total premium mattes this a very attractive coverage credit allowed for existing policies and you dij not have to wait until they expire automobile automobileha5 alsp- been streamlined rates have been lowered no penalty for collision insurance lowest ttrpy- third p rl lihilify j rr- ial lowered rates for two years claim free theresa dozen different categories special rates to married toyples no- extra premium for wives under 25 miscellaneous coverage now combined with fire and theft without any extra charge good claim er- vice leng established agency- 20 wilbur st n realtor appraiser insurer i phone 95 r b ji iiwv f vajrt good used cars 54 chev sedan radio heater windshield wash ers condition above average throughout 51 chrysler windsor a perfect family car and not expensive to operate 41 dodge sedan motor and body good nearly new tires good transportation at 3125m grants motors chrysler plymouth- ft fargo acton phone 85 pump and timer model deluxe washer exactly as illustrated reduced to the manofactwer gave us a special buy on o quantity of these 1956 beafty wasrms were going to let them all 90 at once at this alltimelow price dont wait until they re all 9ne no money down only 175 per week gordons hardware acton ontario phone 76 viirj a 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