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w- pack four the actof free press acton ontari0 thursday july 5th 1956 personal notes of actoniauvisitlng outombwr point artd of f visitors in acton homes miss faye garner isholidaying at muskoka baptist camp spending a mortth in new york city is mr bert halladay mr bob cross of toronto wj visiting in townfora fjat days i m mr wilf mccutcheori or toronto was calling on acton friends mr and mrs ed hufnagel spent the weekend at lnko simcoe at wasaru beach sunday wore mr ken mann and mr fred gor don friends are happy to see imr fred coles again after his stay in hospital in braccbridre on the lout weekend were mr and mrs roy kirkness mrs r m mcdonald has returned home after a visit with her daughter in detroit lac john e lambert was home from rockcliffe airport for the weekend visiting with mr h n farmer at orillia are willard halladay and barry kirkness at wasaga beach for the week end were miss joyce halladay and miss babe tyler mr and mrs ross robertson and little boys are holidaying at sault ste marie mr and mrs jack south were in mr ami mrs wesley warne of hespeler mr and mrsrobt warne rf ftt- pnt th weekend jn detroit and attended the 50th wed ding anniversary of mr and mrs j- webb i mr and mrs g h lantz and mr and mrs riiss robertson jc- torr a mr and mrs smart lantz guelph were in toronto m saturday atfendinh the heritage- gordon yedding mr and mrs h e suteliffe and bill mr and mrs alan henry dearborn mich visited friends here over the weekend and at tended the heritagogordon wed ding in toronto on saturday mr and mrs humeston were en tertained at dinner at the town and doreen barries vears traditional white for service in an early summer ceremony un ited in marriage phyllis doreen barnes only daughter of mr and mrs george barnes of acton and robert john heatley son of mr and mrs robert heatley otacton rev r h armstrong officiated at t doti m satwdi afternoon june 30 in a setting pastel chrysanthemums and carna tions e a hainsen played the organ for the service and accompanied miss triez mcuelrnn who sang o perfect love and i love yon truly the bride who was sivon in mar riage by her father wore a tradi tional floor length wtute gown of nylon tulle over taffeta the bod ice of chantilly lace was topped with a bolero of lace with lily- pointed sleeves her headdress highlighted with sequins and seed pearls held the fingertip veil of tulle illusion which had neon worn by her aunt at her marriage she carried a bouquet of red roses and 40th anniversary for iode chapter about 40 members- of the duke of devonshire chapter iode enjoy ed dinner at the smorgasbord kit chener to mark the 40th anniver sary of the founding of the group rreceding the meal the ladiestour- er the gardens and greenhovgw at the ontario agricultural college reonies were in full bloom outside iiivd txapical plantsupside miss country restaurant toronto on the su with white ribbon the bracebridge district holiday weekend mr and mrs hartley coles and their two youngsters are holiday ing near huntsville in nova scotia visiting violatives are mr and mrs norman braida linda paul and anita miss betty kirkness and miss dorothy mclellan of toronto were in acton for the holiday mr and mrs w j duval and miss yvonne duval are holidaying at vue du lac bracebridge mr george elliott was away visit ing university friends mr and mrs jack schweitzer in muskoka in montreal to visit with mr and mrs charlie symon were mr and mrs mac symon and family mr and mrs stanley mackie and david of islington were visiting relatives here on the weekend away on a trip to the southern states and florida are miss ruby smith and miss barbara wood mr and mrs earl van norman and mrs edith mceachcrn spent the weekend at wasaga beach mr and mrs j j stewart mr and mrs ray evcrdell spent several days at bigwin inn at the hydro convention mr and mrs james greer spent the weekend visiting friends and relatives in gait mitchell and walkerton campers at sumnicrland the or illia ymca camp are three ac ton bovs bob parker peter and paul wolfe holidaying at vue du lac near bracebridge arc mr and mrs archie papillon and david mr and mrs a white visiting relatives in bracebridge over the weekend were mr and mrs rino braida janet and david and mrs s braida occasion of their 49th wedding anni versary by mr and mrs harold kinread mrs anthony hufnagel and donnie here for the weekend visiting with mr and mis jack holmes and family were mis holmes parents mr and mrs p g macdonald and her grandfather mr tom watson of orangteville mr watson is now 85 years of age visiting with acton relatives on the weekend were miss bertha brown mr era brown mr and mrs roy brown of toronto mr and mrs warren brown of peter borough and mr and mrs gordon brown of ottawa tom fountain of everton church for the j ot chris disciples attended the miss dena braida is taking a summer course in hamilton during her vacation from her teaching position in scarborough friends regret that mr and mrs e m schroeder have moved from acton but wish them happiness in their new home at chesley mr charles ruddy of sudbury formerly of temagami was visiting with mrs ada near mr and mrs jack holmes on the weekend mrs r s mccutcheon erin and mrs hugh mccutcheon acton are holidaying this week with friends at beamsvillc and niagara falls allcanada planning conference of the churches of christ disciples at the disciples conference grounds sweet corners ontario last week tom fountain is among representa tives from eight provinces it is the first such meeting of this church in canada haltonians help at conference you and your home was the theme of the third annual provinc ial conference for 4h homemak- ing club girls held at the ontario agricultural college guelph last week about 180 girls representing all parts of ontario participated in three days of talks discussions and campus tours which will help them prepare for their future as in dividuals club members family members and citizens they also made new friends and enjoyed sports games and singing margaret bird of hnlton county and margaret peacock of york county presented a demonstration entitled the hows and whys of tea biscuits during the confer ence the girls heard messages on you and your home where arc you going and you and your fam ily group discussions were held on such topics as your club and you your club and your home your club and your community addresses were given on youth and citizenship and what is ukic ef and dr c d craham deputy minister of agriculture for ontar io was guest speaker at a special banquet the maid of honor miss laurie ritchie attended the bride wearing a floor length gown of yellow nylon net over taffeta with a matching hat and fingerless gloves she carried a bouquet of pink talisman roses miss mary iviclnlyre was the bridesmaid her gown was of green nylon net over taffeta with match ing hat and gloves yellow talis man roses formed her bouquet the junior bridesmaid was miss mar- lene heatley the grooms sister her gown was also of green net and taffeta she carried yellow and pink sweetheart roses the grooms younger sister miss joanne heatley was flower girl her long gown was of yellow nylon nej over taffeta and she carried a basket of yellow and pink sweet heart roses bill skilling acted as groomsman ushers were john musselle and ro bert brown the athenian room of the trea- non restaurant in guelph was the setting for the reception which fol lowed about 70 guests from kit chener stayner milton hamilton hespler belfountain st marys glen williams and acton were re ceived by the bridal party and the parents of the young couple mrs barnes wore for the occasion a dress of pink linen trimmed with navy blue white accessories and a corsage of yellow sweetheart roses the mother of the groom chose a turquoise dress of printed taffeta with white accessories her corsage was of feathered white carnations centering the brides table was a threetiered wedding cake pink and white carnations decorated the room after the reception the ev ening was spent in dancing the couple left on a motor trip to huntsville and other northern points for travelling the bride wore a dress of yellow glazed cot ton and white nylon shorty coat with this she wore white accessor ies and a corsage of yellow sweet heart roses louise heringa of the horticultural department guided the group gifts were presented to mrs e w schroeder who was leaving ac ton and to mrs g a dills the only charter member present h and s sponsors lorn school picnic the hdmelina school associit- i ion again sponsored the closing j picnic at lorn school supper was which has operated in acton for served in the school on wednesday years at thompson motors i ju 20 by a ray thompson ed manager of 0 and has now become a limited company thompson motors ac ton ltd the business moved this week to the quarters former ly occupied by lome garner motors ltd on main street campbeuviu group gives screen to sunday school the final meeting of st davids girls group for the summer was held in the form of a weiner roast at the church on tuesday evening with the mission band as guests a short business period followed a projector screen was donated to the sunday school and plans were made for a nature hike in august daily vacation bible school begins next monday a good attendance is urged obituary supervisor for bell weilknown locally a bell telephone employee who was wellknown to other comuany employees here and throughoutrthe province william perc pereil passed away in toronto on satur day a department supervisor he had worked in acton in his young- er dnys funeral service was held yester day in toronto among those at tending were a niece mrs bill du- march and mr dumarch v keys hintons 5c1 store maoe while ifou wait obituary coin commemorates 1861 church union the old coin found a couple of weeks pno that was unidentified is probably a communion token on display in the free press window the octagonal lead coin read ed en mills c p cong 1861 lurs 1m i k ntjin htill rnrr orated the guess of rev j h waldie of london to solve the mys tery the canada presbyterian church and the united presbyterian church united in september 1861 i norman s marshall postmaster at eden mills owns a similar coin or token as they were called he intends to place his in the church parlor to be treasured as a mem ento of the- early days a few it ems have already been gathered worked 26 years in bailiffs office friends in this district were grieved to learn of the sudden pass ing of vilmn georgina anderson toronto in her 45th year at the new mount sinai hospital toronto on june 27 she was born in hillsburgh on july 9 1910 and until entering the hospital three weeks before her death she resided at 154 wright ave toronto she was employed for 26 years in the bailiffs office storey reunion 32nd such event the 32nd annual storey reunion took place at brookville commun ity centre with approximately 85 relatives in attendance from tor onto gait woodbridge thistle- town norval hamilton guelph rockwood acton and the sur rounding district the usual greetings kept the friends entertained till supper was served in the hall under the cap able management of the committee convener mrs william coxe and her assistants flrs richardson mrs thatcher and mrs woods a program of sports was under the management of the sports commit tee jack macdonald max storey and mrs joan frank jeffrey the president alec black called the gathering to order and in a short address welcomed all once again and said he was pleased to assisted by the brides aunt mrs haw sctttsarny present he called biinttetiest program of sports outdoors win ners follow races preschool george mc- phoil and marilyn mclntyre joyce deriny and earl butler girls 8 and under carol swack- hamer wendy bowen boys 8 and under vern denny harvey tay lor girls 10 and under linda swackhamer lynn thornhill boys 10 and under lloyd mclntyre lyle brousihton gtfis 12 and under linda swackhamer sandra davidson boys 12 and under leslie mcphed- ran david butler girls 14 and under marjorie gough janie mcphedran boys 14 and under jim thornhill leslie mcphedran girls 16 and under ruth mc- isaac janie mcphedran boys 16 and under jim thornhill keith koetsir threelegged race linda swack hamer and ruth mclsaac alarjorie gough and janie mcphedran wheelbarrow race harry haf- stede and ronnie broughton ruth mclsaac and marjorie gough shoe scramble janie mcpedran barbara davidson ladies kicking shoe mrs hofstede time race c davidson r mclsaac paper plate race joan wcphail harold mcln tyre hammer and nail mrs mc lntyre balloon race c davidson friends relatives fete bride groom saturday evening june 16th a group of relatives and friends ga thered at the home of mr and mrs bill morrison uncle and aunt of the bridetobe to extend best wishes to phyllis barnes and bob heatley on their forcoming marri age the evening was spent in cards and games the bride and groom seated in decorated chairs were showered with many gifts the groom thank ed everyone for the lovely gifts lunch was served by the hostess pulpit replacement is stanley wharton stanley wharton a member of jrunestbaprtsr hamilton nnd treasurer of thebnptist bro- iherhood of ontario nnd quebec took the sunday morning service at acton baptist church in the absence j of rev costerus his wife sang a solo and together they sang a duet the evening service was combin ed with knox church next sundays service will be un der the direction of the mens bro therhood of hamilton mr costorus is away acting as a councillor at oneida a junior high school camp near nanticoke on lake erie for a few minutes of silent prayer in memory of mr thomas storey and mrs murdock who had passed away since the last reunion a short business- meeting took place mrs grant allen secretary- treasurer gave her report the nominating committee rich ard brown thomas a storey and james wilson brought in their slate of officers for next year past president alec black president melvin storey secretarytreasurer 1 jack macdonald the usual com mittees were appointed it was decided to hold the reun ion at the same place and near the same date nes year the president thanked all the committees and of the first division court where all who had helped in any way to she was fondly respected and will make this reunion the success it be greatly missed j j was she leavcstomourn her loss one j chester early was chosen chair- daughter mrs jack stewart ham- man for the program which was as ilton her mother mrs w everdell follows violin selections mrs nne linda mcdonald toronto also two grand- mclean ballet dance kathy mac- children sharon and steven i donald piano solo warren the funeral service was held on brownlee vocal solo david mc- z j with the service lean piano selection beverlv conducted by rev gordon adams woods ballet dance kathv mac- mimster of acton united church donald piano solo glen brownlee cement fairview vocal duet carolyn greig and lin- puk da mclean piariosolo7 bonnie wnsnt w ab w llt kathy macdonald hn n i bob ev- 1 vocal duet dorothy anne and kar- stewnt jacks and barry j en orourke recitation warren brownlee piano duct glen and flower bearers were bill stru- j warren brownlee later in the evening refresh- thursday evening june 21 a large group of school chums and friends gathered at the home of mrs h ritchie on the crescent for a mis cellaneous shower in honor of miss barnes the evening was spent in contests the bridetobe seated in a dec orated chair was showered with gifts from those present and some unable to attend she thanked everyone for the lovely gifts lunch was served by the hostess assisted by her daughter laurie and mary mclntyre wmwwthwwmvwwt engagements oi speedvale aye e at northeast city limits ttuifsfrl julv 56 trouble in the glen satmi julyy9 the savage tuesved july 111 west of zanzibar thursrrl july 1213 battle cry 2 shows nightly ii 12 rwn free calling all boys and girls daily vacation bible school monday july 9th to friday july 13th 900 am to 113 am preschool kindergarten and grade one will meet in the anglican parish hall grades two and three in the presbyterian church grades four to six in the united church songs stories games crafts closing demonstration friouy july 13th 78 pm daily offering received mackenzie news that were once owned bv former i j jerry foggett fred fowke members of the church including ul robinson and jim brown visiting mr and mrs 4 warren wood in st catharines on the weekend were mr- and mrs john i obituary wood mr and mrs don ryder and j david some photographs of early persons belonging to the village these have made the parlor a most inter esting place to spend a few minut es mrs richard rawson grandma mccutcheon jay- edna miss frances kenney attended i and barry ab and norma em- the meeting of the ontario assoc- on tljesday ployees first division court staff latlon of the deaf at the royal j j of bail connaught hotel in- hamilton last floral offerings included wreaths i wcre f 7 g byes we a corsage baskets and container conclude another successful from jack and bunfty mother and reunon helen kay hazel ruth and rick- z ie sharon aand steven aunt ena dnn d iv uncle will and aunt mabel aunu k eodle rtgview minnie ruby jerry and laura l aunt hattie bill and marjorie kia wim dsnsl stuart and lula carol ida and ab i incw owilm too i at georgetown weekend v visitors with mrs peter savers inst week were mr and mrs john macpherson their daughter rev sister st thomas and sister war- gueretta of toronto mr and mrs ale mann visited in waterloo with her brother mr a l buck and mrs buck and en joyed seeing some of the events of the daylong music festival taking a special summer course from june 11 to june 29 given by the leather engineering department at lowell technological institute was pant lawson of beardmore co outoftown visitors withmiss e hawthorne jwere mr and mrs t wood mrs w mcleod mr b smith and mr gordon harvey ot toronto mr and mrs wi mrs a scott nd patsy mr j wilton and miss linda mcghl ot georgetown r- rev fred williamson of guelph officiated at the funeral service at the rumley funeral home and in terment at fairview cemetery on tuesday for the late mrs rich ard rawson after an illness of six months mrs rawson died at the flvnn nursing home on june 30 pallbearers were john richard son ivan richardson jim wilson jim rolston fred ross and harold elsley caroline jane rawson was born in 1s7t in nassagnweya township daughter of john richardson and jane jaques she was married there 53 years ago to richard haw- son who survives her at their home on willow st also remaining are a daughter myrna mrs jack ward- law weston a son harvey of win nipeg a brother thomas richardson and- three sisters mrs rachel scott acton mrs mary rawson and mrs hannah mcglaughlin of kingland sask the canadaunited states boun dary is 308 miles in length office first division georgetown had a glimpse of court statt of nines division future pleasure last week when an yi i- glassfords louella open house was held at the new- hall t v pursley eighth division community swimming pool court bill and irene mcleod- tl j een and jim sockett eari and lois 0r planned m on mspcct shewcll bob ruth and wes jean and kerwin helen shirlev and gord bill and helen vincent humber valley bowling league jean hooker gage chest clinic e a clarke and staff i lth divis ion court jean richard joe and helen papalia th ion day the committee decided la ter to allow swimming and there was a- happy group splashing about in the afternoon and early even ing in a preview of things to come the day was designed to acquaint the public with the construction of the 50000 pool everything was margaret elizabeth 1 with 8 pncc a vls anne midge and frank moth halton countys ball standings p campbcllville io milton waterdovvn brampton acton oakviuv dundas p w l is 10 2 10 7 3 12 8 4 11 s 6 13 5 8 12 4 7 u 1 w itors saw exactly where the money had been spent a company repres entative was present to explain how the filtration system works and visitors were allowed in the basement room where this equip ment operates meanwhile another canvass t campaign is ready to raise the 15000 still needed before the pool will open for good the com mittee is optimistic that- opening will be possible in the next week or two it is dependent on how successful moneyraising efforts are i mr and mrs georpc fountain acton announce the engagement of their daughter marjorie joan to john henry ijncki mckinney son of mr and mrs harry mckinney erin the marriage will take place july 28 195 at 3 pm in st al- bans church acton monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in stock wm c allan prop 68 quen st w brampton shop phone 141m res 313 rep tom nicch phono brampton 603w perhapsithe best solution to your housing problem is to improve the home you have now maybe the location suits you and the landscaping is already done how about closing in the porch adding another room or modernizing the kitchen and bathroom to make your house fit your family now use our budnet plans for additions and repairs to your present homo for 6 months a loan of 1000 would mean 1800 per month for 1 2 months a loan of 4oq00 would mean 3500 per month for 18 months a loan of 100000 would mean 5600 per month for 24 months a loan of 145000 would mean 6100 per month for 24 months a loan of 200000 would mean 8400 per month weve moved now open at 130 mill st formerly occupied by thompson motors to serve you in all phases of body repair and pointing acton auto body gas pumps open- 7 amj 7 pm pro du c ts acton o i i phone 343 va i v w v ii iathar