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jg page foub the acton free press acton ontario thursday matf 10th 198 hfc peanut queen to have trip new wardrobe crowning of actons second pea nut day queen will again climax the rotary clubs fundraising pea- nuv day the first saturday in june will see the culmination of several weeks intensive selling of peanuts for votes and for crippled children i proceeds of the clubs annual pea nut day go to the groups enterpris es of which aiding crippled child ren is the principal one fred gordon is heading the com mittee planning for this years cam paign and coronation any acton high school girl is eligible to be queen and to win the thrilling trip to new york for a wek- votes are obtained with each purchase of peanuts a week before the crowning of the queen numbers are red topranlririg 10 final count is made the evening of peanut day with its peanut float and dancing peanut men new this year adding even more excitement to the week in new york will be a coordinated ward robe from actons stores which the winner will take with her on the trip it is expected this will be on display shortly acton wi honors retiring secretary mrs fred anderson mrs- earl lambert was hostess to the acton womens institute on thursday afternoon mrs george fryer presided and conducted the business of the meeting two dele gates the president and mrs wad- dox the new secretary were ap- pointedjo attend the banquet at the oac to honor mrs b of the acww it was decided to charter a bus to take members to the district an nual at bethel church in may a bus tour and outing was planned to be held in june with visits to points of interest in hamilton and includ ing the ford plant at oakville the annual report of the acton branch was read by mrs f ander son the retiring secretary a repre sentative of the bell telephone was present and gave an illustrated talk on the telephone system and its many advancements over the years especially associated with televi sion mrs fryer thanked the speaker for giving of his time to be a guest and assured him he would be wel come again with more films as this was the annual social meeting a few games of bingo were enjoyed with prizes for the winners when mrs f anderson was a winner she was presented with a lovely gift in appreciation of her work as secretarytreasurer for twelve and a half years lunch was served by members of the executive conrtmittee of ice cream cake and tea mrs inoson moved a vote of thanks to the hostess and committee in charge mrs w maddox was asked to attend a meeting representing the wi to plan for decoration day mrs f turner tendered an in vitation to meet at her home next meeting personal notes of actonians visiting outof town point and of visitors in acton homes 1 r mrs e t thetford is a patient in the flynn nursing home mr and mrs f anderson visited relatives at hornby onj5unday back home after spending the winter in florida are mr and mrs dean leslie for and mrs bill bradshaw and marlene of toronto spent the weekend with her father mr rr bert cross mr and mrs stanley mackie and david of islington visited with his mother and sister mrs mackie and miss phyllis mackie on the week end mrs fred ganley and son are sailing tomorrow may- it on the saxonia from montreal for a visit with relatives and friends in liv erpool synodical meeting reviewed for group the may meeting of the knox daughters was held at the home of miss helen holmes mill st with the president mrs e a hansen presiding the meeting opened wih prayer the rhotto and hymn living for jesus mrs h mainprizc a guest spoke on the recent annual synodical meeting which was held at harris ton roll call was answered with something for a layette the co lt mother and daughter banquet will be sponsored by the group the study perd was taken by mrs w robertsons group the theme was what the church is doing books from the library were handed out to each girl the meeting closed with hymn and prayer after which a social hour was pleasantly spent with mrs w robertsons group as host esses umehouse esquesing reeve iii several visits noted we regret that mr walter lin- ham reeve of esquesing township has been confined to bed for the past two weeks we hope for his improvement in health soon visitors mrs r b sorcy of toronto with mr and mrs mills bltjhlj newton of barrie with his mother and miss ivens mrs win jones and mrs wedge- wood of toronto with mr and wis c a foster and miss reamsbot- totn mrs seddon of vancouver with lt col and mrs bourne last week prior to her leaving for a holiday in great britain with mrs shelboume and the girls on sunday were the adams of willowdalcand the fred coxes of orton mr frank oneil of toronto call ed on former acquaintances in limetiouse on tuesday we are pleased that mrs wilsons broken ankle has sufficiently mend ed that she has had the cast re moved may we welcome mr and- mrs ferrier and daughter to the village mrs bentley wilson was dis charged from guelph general hos pital on saturday she is staying now with her daughter mrs rus sell gordier 7 garth st in guelph rev and mrs c l poole had as their guests on sunday last mr and mrs albert hannon of ham ilton mrs winnifred adams and miss ruth adams mr and mrs george r poole and nancy jane of toronto former classmates at ryerson in stitute of technology john black and murray scoyne of the free press jim dills of the milton can adian champion john sogonich of the northern miner and john mac- donald of the toronto star renew ed acquaintances here on the week end miss beryl flynn mrs j reid and miss e hawthorne were pres ent at the farewell and presentation to miss bingham the retiring mis sionary of the pentecostal church in the evangelical temple and the induction of her successor who was presented with a beautiful spray of roses all were invited to remain for lunch at the close of the meet ing junior farmers county president miss jean peterson of hornby and county director mac sprowl of ac ton have been entertaining the four scottish junior farmers who are in the district they met them in to ronto and showed them the city now they arc planning to pick them up at the oac saturday to take them to niagara falls where they will all stay at the general brock hotel overnight mac sprowl had met one of these delegates when he was in scotland council passes accounts tuesday regular acocunts totalling 1820- 66were passed at tuesday nights session of council along with spec ial acounts listed are the accounts c e hickey and sons ltd 225 garner motors acct 15897- whithams garage gas 139 shortills sheet metal re pairs labour r j hargrave trip to kit chener ray thompson fuels ltd queens printe 1 assess- ment act symon hardware thompson motors acct j h goy cartage express e g tyler trip to beaver- ton mansell nellis shovel rosedale service centre ont prpv police salaries 112462 lakeview sewer accounts j h goy re cartage grants motors acct j b mackenzie and son l hilts hauling jack ridley supplies haul ing acton woodcrafts siiplies crowe foundry ltd symon hardware j d oakes mansell nellis shovel trac tor 243650 national sewer pipe ltd 8163 500 650 8245 ioo 202 1 181 300 2705 16800 2660 3850 2435 26300 6300 35290 2700 138600 3112 l309li 561310 lakeview water accounts canadian brass co pipe 228572 stanton pipe ltd pipe 190524 4190 lengthy docket hearerin court a comparatively lengthy docket was heard at mabljsifrates court here tuesday morning four motorists charged with speeding appeared three were con victed and fined a total of 35 and costs one was remanded one driver charged with impaired driving was fined 75 plus court costs of 20 one conviction on a charge under thcliquor control act registered a fine of 10 another charge was disi missed two motorists were fined 3 and costs each on charges of failing to stop at a traffic signal an acton youth was remanded a week in custody on a charge of creating a disturbance the same youth was convicted on a charge of consuming liquor while under 21 and was fined 50 and costs or a month in jail mothers day sunday monday at theatre mothers dayj is sunday the onceayear date set aside to honor the first lady of every home and although the day is sunday mother will also be honored mon day when the roxy theatre is sponsoring a free show for all mothers not only will mother see a show free but shell be able to win one of a dozen or more prizes offered by local- merchants and outlined on a full page elsewhere in this issue acton high school news wayne currie queens scout first to recetve queens scout certificate from the lieutenant- governor of ontario at the 1956 queens scout recognition cere mony in niagara falls collegiate last friday evening was wayne currie of the first acton troop the honourable louis o brei- thnupt lld lieutenantgovernor of ontario and patron of the boy scouts association the provincial council of ontario spoke individu ally to each new queens scout and scoutmasters as they crossed the stage in alphabetical order accord ing to the towns or cities in the district from which they had come the colorfully uniformed scouts sat together during the program which included formal entry and exit of the official party and queens scouts remarks by the mayor of niagara falls e m haw kins regional commissioner walter gibson and a queens scout rev richard jones executive di rector of the canadian council of christians and jews gavo the ad dress r by nell benton practicing has been going strong for the last week in preparation lor the oac field meet in guelph next week we hope to take away some of the honors this year if we get half a chance our fingers are crossed volleyball and baseball are tak ing up much of the time during physical training periods for those who arc not entered in the field events at the oac meet a fairly good crowd attended the last square dance of the year last friday night with examinations fast approaching there will not be may social activities between now and then the year book committee are working veryhard getting the art icles and pictures in readiness for the book- to go to press this should be accomplished within a few weeks after looking over the mat erial it looks like a very good first try remember if you wish to get a copy and do not have a child in school contact wayne currie the president of the student council spring concert by the piano and vocal pupils of joan kucharski arct rmt rodrwood town hall friday and saturday may 1819 815 pjn guest artist dorothy jonasson violinist admission sec bow ll o drop in anytime for coffee i aake it a bowling date open bowling acton bowling lanes phone 697 10 main st a campbellville area farm hand has been a and diarg- ed with contributing to juvenile delinquency fouowiag the alleged assault of a 10yearold gut another select cape cod dwelling six rooms consisting of large living room modem kitchen with ample cupboards two bedrooms and bafh on first floor second floor being completed with two bedrooms and bath with linen closets and clothes closets in each large basement with warmair oil furnace large lot well landscaped with flqwers and shrubs schools and safe playgrounds close by owner moving f kw right realtor 20 wilbur st appralsor jnsuror phone 95 590 draw with a five per cent certificate thys oost won 27 in the appreci ation draw last saturday after noon next weeks jackpot reaches 590 on speedvale ave e at northeast city limits thursfrf may 1011 doctor in the house sacmon may 1214 cruisin down the river tueswed may 1516 walk east on beacon thursfri may 1718 lucky me children s playground 2 shows nightly e s c 1 l i e children under 12years free people wishing to donate to the wife and family of thte late jim kirkpajrick can do so at the following places in acton eisens clothing store coopers drug store bob ridsdale fleet street clothes are the choice of men who want the finest of imported fabrics and tailoring craft- manship n tailored to measure 7250 s exclusive with bob ridsdale canadas greatest clothings value cb i t um the united church cglt hehl their meeting on tuesday miss boyes led in the games al- vena hill and karen danrun con ducted the worship for crafts the group made nylon flowers the meeting closed with taps the canadian girls in training of knox presbyterian church met in the sunday school room mon day evening the meeting opened witty the hymn in christ there is np east or west followed by the lords prayer the business session conducted by the president aran watkins op ened with the cgit hymn and purpose further plans were made for the mother and daughter ban quet and a committee was chosen to plan for the closing party the meeting closed with tops t bob ridsdale quality clothes for bad and the lad people buy the free press to read and read the free press to buy trouble aplenty withstorm drain repairs to a trouble causing storm drain at willow arid chutdh streets have annoyance in council as well as interrupting the flow of traffic around this area and giving works employees a cantank erous job during work last week on the damaged drain a telephone pole was undermined and came down saturday as work continued the water line was struck and service all- over town was curtailed for a brief period t monday nirht in council mem bers discussed with some agitation circumstances surrounding the break it was revealed a sewer line was illegally connected to the storm drain from a house in the vicinity council ordered paid charges of about5150foi workontl but indicated the matter wouldnt stop there n bank the saving i that right you can bank lh caving you mike when you let acton woodcrafts advise supply and follow through with expert crefttnanship on your building requirements actai r woodcsicjtl the best in lumber 4 building material tablerite freshn tender pan ready grade a cutup now you can enjoy an extra portion of your favourite cut each package contains either aw extra breast or an extra leo i clarks fancy tomato juice 48 s tin 25c threelegged or triplebreasted b iga choice red 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