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i- page twelve the acton free press acton ontario thursday may mhh ims two jackfish caught in lake waskesiu in the prince albert na tional park in saskatchewan are proudly displayed by these two fishermen photo from canadian government travel bureau kwiov89tj9l sktr82ljkss ospringe miss franks of oac shows curtains drapes to institute miss franks of mcdonald insti tute oac guelph was guest speaker at the monlhl meeting of the womens institute held at the home of mrs h r howard her topic was curtains and drapes the speaker had numerous samples of various materials and explained the merits of each as had been test ed at the institute this proved quite interesting and instructive the roll call a product of wel lington county and where manu factured was well responded to the new president mrs k stub- bington and secretary mrs w aw- rey are to attend a banquet at the oac guelph in honor of mrs berry of australia president of as sociated countrv women of the world delegates to district annual at fergus arc mrs d g robertson miss doris fines mrs k stub- bington and mrs e archibald mrs george young is to be responsible for a- number for the program at fergus the election of the following of ficers took place second vicepres ident miss doris fines program committee branch directors and conveners at standing committees lunch mrs e fisher mrs s full er mrs l buck flower and fruit mrs r taylor mrs k klooster mrs m dcvries card convener mrs g grundy cit izenship and education mrs g young community activities and public relations mrs d g robert son home economics and health miss d fines temperance mrs g grundy historical research and current events mrs h howard agriculture and canadian indust ries mrs b robertson the retiring president mrs d g robertson was the recipient of a pretty cup and saucer presented by mrs w awrey on behalf of the members a piano solo by miss d fines was enjoyed an auction of plants slips and bulbs was held with mrs g young acting as au ctioneer lunch served by the hostess as sisted by mrs g grundy and mrs j m jackson acting for mrs e i fisher concluded a pleasant after noon items of iniereat mr and mrs len buck attended i the wedding of the latters sister bettytuein rn to dr freeman i vsat guelph on saturday mrs gordon aitkcn spent the i weekend in petrolia with her sis- ter and brotherinlaw rev and mrs hugh moorehouse and her parents rev and mrs foreman little gail robertson of guelph was n weekend visitor with her grandparents mr and mrs george robertson mrs bert grieve of guelph township spent n few days with her son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs norman mckenzic and linda mr and mrs morris parker and family spent the weekend in bar rio mr and mrs j hilts of weston spent the weekend at their farm on the first line and had as their guests mr and mrs fleming and family of bolton mrs fred archibald and baby daughter rctujrncd from the hospit al on sunday dnd are at the home of her parents mr and mrs e fisher miss audrey grundy has obtain ed a position in guelph mr and mrs l stansbury of oakville visited on friday with mr and mrs d g robertson recent visitors with mr and mrs w h mcewan and family were mr and mrs t w huston miss betty huston and mr bill murray of toronto miss jean bail ey and miss aiken two supervis ors on the sudbury hospital staff dublinettes make muffins at meeting the regular meeting of the dub linettes 4h cereal shelf club wns held at the home of the leader mrs d mncpherson on miiy 3 the president jean moffnt opened the meeting with the 4h pledge mrs rennick assistant leader took the girls on a trip to town with betty brown discussing dif ferent cereals jind their values they then retired to the kitchen where some of the girls made muf fins june rennick and marilyn rognvaldson served the lunch obituary esquesing township resident many yeacs following an illness of two months duration john bernard miller passed away in toronto general hospital on monday april 30 born at silvercreek mr miller attended school there and at georgetown high school in 1921 he married laura devercaux of georretown and took up farming at ballinafad where they remain ed for 28 years during which time he served on the school board for nine years he attended george town united church and was an elder there for a number of years with mrs miller the deceased re sided in acton for the past seven years having been an active church worker and an elder of acton un ited church during his residence here funeral service was held on fri- day may 4 at the rumley funeral home conducted by rev e a currey of london ont assisted by rev g adams acton burial took place at georgetown greenwood cemetery pallbearers were el wood snow and harding price of ballin afad e w jewell of toronto a m mcpherson alex mann and don clark of acton flower bearers were percy barker of milton har old reed rockwood gordon hop- kinson of oakville bud snow of ballinafad nnd bill price and fred cole of aeton besides his wife mr miller is survived by a sister mrs thomas brownridue laura of ashgrove and two brothers robert and stewart both of silvercreeki owr reputation is jo in every jo onocrtmte useful idea moose jaw sask cp a church here has instituted a sche dule of concerts by local artists to be held once a month after sunday church service the plan is designed to give local artists a chance to ap pear in public wool ship collect to our registered warehouse no 1 weston ontario reliable grading direct settlement obtain sacks and twine without charge from archie kerr rr 2 acton clarence denny t rr 2 acton or by writing to o canadian cooperative wool growers limited 217 bay street toronto canada iqde provincial president seeks morejelag waving patriotism at their may meetings both the duke of devonshire chapter and the lakeside chapter of the imp- criul order daughters of the em pire heard reports from their dele gates on the 36th annual meeting of the provincial chapter of ont ario held in the royal connaught hotel hamilton on april 16 to 21 canada is not a demonstrative nation there is far too little flag- waving the provincial president miss jeanne knapman told mem bers there she pointed put fe first objective of the order was to stimulate- and give expression to the sentiment of patriotism and that as the largest patriotic organ ization in the country it was the duty of the iode to encourage the use of the flag on all suitable occasions she warned her listeners that if canada is to be a strong united country the members of this gen eration would have to be taught the true meaning of the freedoms they enjoy referring to communists miss knapman declared as members of the iode you should be alert and wellinformed on such organisat ions she warned the listeners about the danfiers of complacency in these days of uneasy peace ask ing them tiow the iode chap ters could build a stranger canada the aim of the iode she said was the moulding of public opin ion along democratic lines and in stilling of true patriotism this was not the task of the officers alone but every woman in canada who held nllefiiarce td ihe queen the iode has in its member ship the potential power to exert by precept and example a great influ ence in the peopleof this province many phases of 8ervlce it was pointed out that iode chapters spent 90275 on education fast year 60000 wns used for scho larships and bursaries work accomplished by uie serv- vices at home and abroad as re ported by the convener represent ed a sincere endeavor to assist in solving problems of human need 59500 was spent on supporting institutional work and providing equipment more than 40000 was spent on clothing and bedding many had received assistance the provincial treasurer mm d a bruce reported to the ladies that the combined efforts of prov incial chapters has resulted in a totatd1sbursement of 370700 field of endeavor each chapter has its own field of endeavor the delegates learned there is a task for every member not just the officers how to keep members interested and how to have regular attend ance were discussed there is a real need to adopt schools and to help isolated rural areas one secretary pointed out the boys and girls of canada are our greatest asset there were suggestions for pot luck suppers garden parties and citizenship teas help to new can adians was stressed mrs brook empire and world affairs secretary who has address ed chapters locally said members should be given a good under standing of this cornerstone of the ortier another district visitor mrs ieckie suggested new canadians should wear tbir national costum es at fall fairs it was stressed that iode mon ey was needed for io de and tok- cn contributions should be given in the community hs holder optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph gnrun strain rr 1 milton markers monuments cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phone milton tr 86522 frank carney sons i plumbing i hardwire i phone 135 hearing eloctric rockwood georgetown hospital association gala day may 21st booths games something for everyone program stuarts at 130 pm with a parade starting nt chapol street school and will consist of bands school children cadet corps regimental troops firemen girl guides civil defence personnel legion members st johns ambulance representatives members of george town municipal council other dignitaries and the press mayor jack armstrong of georgetown will officially open the program at georgetown park and it is hoped to have the locl members of parliament the warden of haltoii county and others the program will consist of j precision drill bv the cadet corps of georgetown a teen age fashion show contributed to by three schools a highlight will be the oldtime fiddlers contest with exceptionally high prizes in the evening a square dance at 730 pm a community sinrsong followed by a magnificent display of fireworks- worthwhile prizes will be awarded to many of the entertainers and this should be an enjoyable day for young and old vince mountford of brampton will be on hand to help keep the ball rolling and it is hoped that everyone who can possibly be there will come out and support the georgetown hospital association in its effort to raise funds for the projected hospital come out join the fun have a good time boost the hospital program mr and mrs dresser pc wal finisheedroom suite j- 4 draw chest it bookcase bed sale also with panel bed 88 two piece daveno or living room suites daveno suite in serviceable and hard wearing covers s j recliner duo cover 58 lowest price ever 5 pc kitchen and dinette sets large selection from 49 furniture bargains galore for everyone ay 0nd h ome f u r n i s h i n g s the house of quality 107 quebec st next door guelph bus station phone 7000 t