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a page ten the acton free press acton ontario thursday july 1mb hot school picnic i annjyersary of local interest th annual schaol ptcntc was held in the sehool grounds on clos ing day in spite of cool windy weather a korkuy number of child ren and paients were present a fine program of ban ramep and sports had been arranged by the ttmichers min tatftgun and mrs rovce followlnta bountiful lunch top ped off with lee cream n ntksenta- tjonxvas nvade toialrs llovcewlix had reslgnec1 wllma kuwvstei read an addrets ami snndin mckwan and ena oskum presentee hei with a lose bowl and kerchief a bouquet of flowers was also presented to j aiarf phi to mrs hathtnin both teachers vole- cedar springs motel a 10unil building started last winter four nules east ol acton on no 7 ed their ppreiutuin nil joined in singing for they are jolly good follows mark anniversary anniversary services were held at the local presbvterian church with rev adams of toronto preaching two forceful sermons special music by the jtinlur choir with mrs g suntcr at the organ was appreciat ed in spite of hydro failure the evening service was held by candle light the anniversaiy program held monday night was well attended and proved a delightful evening of entertainment rev note of orangevllle was chairman for the variety program given by artists from erin acton and ever- ton as well as the immediate com munity a lunch booth in the base ment did a rushing business with homemade pies and ice cream misses joan a it ken and shirley awrey attended the girls confer ence at the o a c last week miss mary ford underwent a ton sil operation at st josephs hos pital guelph last thursday and is now convalescing at her home on the second ilne mr george rennlck mr and mrs s baldwin and paul of dundas visited on sundav with mr and mrs d stewart and family little sharon robertson of guelph visited on wednesday with her grandparents mr and mrs d g robertson rev and mrs foreman who have spent the past few months with their daughter at petrol la returned to the home of their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs gordon aitken mrs foreman is bedfast following a stroke in the spring and made the trip by ambulance mr and mrs t h fines and doris visited with mr and mrs george young and marilyn acton on saturday evening mrs sarctta grundy ot stratford is holidaying with her son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs george grundy and family sincere sympathy is extended to mrs gordon mccartney in the passing of her sister last week at guelph miss joyce robertson who is at tending summer school at mcmastcr university hamilton was home for the weekend other euests with mr and mrs george d robertson during the weekend were mr and mrs gordon robertson jim and sharon mr nnd mrs hugh robert son and family mr and mrs wil liam webb nnd family all of guelph friends of mrs h r howard will be pleased to learn she returned to her home here during the week end and is convalescing following a major operation trfrs i jackson mother of mrs k stubbington who has been a pat ient at the guelph hospital for some time following a stroke was moved to mrs stubbinrtons home last week mr and mrs j a carleton of guelph visited at the home of their cousins mr errett and miss ada currle 4h program mrs t h fines and doris were hostesses for the monthly meeting of the womens institute the vice prcsidcnt mrs e archibald pre sided and mrs w awrey read the minutes and correspondence the program for the day was giv en by the girls of the 4h club an outline of the past two clubs was given by the leaders miss doris fines and mrs e fisher excellent reports of the recent girls confer ence were riven by shirley awrey and joan aicn a story of the magic milk bottle was read by sharon bessev an accordion solo by joan aitken and a piano instru mental by shirle avro was fol lowed bv an educational quiz on ontario with mrs george young as winner a committee miss doris fines mrs e fisher and mrs d g robertson were named to arrange an exhibit for erin fair a report was given by mrs e fisher on the bus trip to be taken bv the ladies on august 9 the institute award to the pupils of the 4ocal school who i had made the most progress during the year were announced laurel stubbington and eddj smith are to receive this the next meeting is to be a picnic to elora gorge vark and a visit to the museum lunch served by the hostesses and assistants concluded a pleasant afternoon betty and nancy grundy visited last week with friends in toronto mr and mrs carman griffin and granddaughter leslie ann griffin of mishawalca indiana are spend ing this week at their cottage on the second line readjust polling divisions in anticipation of elections obituary folk school forums hold joint picnic a pot luck dinner with every thing from onions to watermelon was one of the hirhlights of the first joint farm forum and folk school picnic about 70 from all ov er halton gathered at the farm home of mr and mrs r l david son r r 2 acton saturday june 30 games horseshoes baseball a singsong led by clifford waite and recitations by mrs w ballentme were features mr waite a former secretary of the farm forum is now minister at lowville folk school enthusiasts were talking over the problem of where to find a large home to hold their next hvcin school many would like to see it in the north of the county former locations in the south have since been sold acton welding amd repair expert welding reasonable rates des orourke rr a acton angus kennedy dies in southampton many leaders and friends in oils home community were shocked to learn of the sudden passing of angus kennedy who waa born and raised in aeton on saturday mi kennedy aad his family weie at their summei home at south ampton when death occurred he was in his 52nd year he was the son of the late john r kennedy and amelia nelson both members of early settlers of this town he xpent his boyhood days here and attended acton schools he gmduuted from the ontario college of pharmacy lit 1927 since that time he has own ed stores in oalt kitchener mer- rlton toronto and guelph but has resided in guelph since 1938 here he owned and operated kennedys book store as well as two drug stores mr kennedy spent a busy and successful life besides his success ful business activities he was act ive in the affairs of guelph he was a member of the board of manag ers of chalmers street united church he was a mason being a member of waverley lodge rose croix and lodge of perfection keenly interested in helping the blind mr kennedy was a member of the executive of the guelph and wellington county advisory board of the canadian national institute for the blind he was also a mem ber of the guelph rotary club the guelph country club and the rus- mess mens class of the y m c a besides his widow the former ruth jane chrlstner he leaves a family of three daughters and one son they are joanne diannc mar ilyn and john one sister mrs w j russell jean of unionville also remains his mother passed away in may of this veir and was inter red in fairvicw cemetery to all who remain sympathy of many of the hom town friends goes in their sudden bereavement the funeral was held on tuesday afternoon and was largely attend ed interment was in wood lawn cemetery in guelph chief electoral officer nelson cahtonguiiy has wiitten to all re- uiininu offlotmb ncnuut canada to readjust polling division luiundarlea in anticipating of the fdeial gene- i a i ral lection which it is beneiall ex- h nd m n peeted will be held next year w u highway was recently completed arid opened the alliactive molel lust in this immediate area built aiid is operated by norton bros ol limehouse and georgetown isj5ak rswa fsr wj tmtjts- x i jmtsw u u esquesing finds repairs burden asks more aid esquesing township council will petition the ontario department of highways to increase the grant fiom 50 pei cent to 75 per cent on the cost of construction of a hard top road on the road between con cession nine and ten from the cohntv road to the gate of the in dustrial sand and gravel plant reason riven is that the amount ot henvv traffic on the milelong stretch makes maintenance a bur den on the township decision was made at the meet ing of council at stewarttown on june 20 walter ltnham presided with councillors wilson sinclair bird and curric attending a bylaw to provide for percent age charges for nonpayment of taxes for the year 1956 by the 15th day of october and to provide for a percentage discount on all taxes paid prior to september i 1958 was passed a road superintendent will be appointed for the township a sec ond bylaw authorized the following accounts were passed for foxes destroyed john currle 3 james stark 180 sup plies charged to esquesing fire area 537 halton registry office 225 a w benton 9 rognvaldson f ire acton charged to acton fire area 100 when esquesing township council met at stewarttown on july 3 ac counts passed for payment included the following- for sheep destroyed w a cook albert presswood and a n stark 42 town of acton drowning at the breezes charged to acton tire area no 2 100 gas and repairs chnrged to esquesing fire area no 1 17 55 george brown municipal liability police 356 54 thos whillier supplies 11263 a w benton 1140 bell telephone 19 65 hospital ac counts 177 for fox destroved norman mccready 3 road ac counts 9966 99 peeted will be held next year halton electoial officei v w cook i- bus lecetved these instruc tions lollintj division have not been adjusted mnce 1052 in anticipa tion of the election held in 1953 the difficulty in readjusting the bnun- dai les was outlined by mr cooke when lie notel the rapidly expand ing mens of the county in which heavy hulldlnu has been experienc ed xie chief electoial officer ex plained lecently that preparations foi the foi thcoming election actual ly began last year when the elec toial act waa revised by pari la ment report on banquet at wi meeting the july meeting of ilmolimwe whmens institute yviis hilil on thiusiliis july ft li the memotiul hall mth mis ted liinwn an iiimi- mhh mis k t t 111 own pi eulded the opening illeal be tltfi tie that blinti was followed by the louts ii avei hi iiiimiii ihjit cull was a hiximholil hint uiul nilultfl foi it intull and lake lulilti fin the full liuiim miinulii unit fmriuiliil lepurt welti- 1 clut by the iieiitiiiy mia j w niiblt- ii tun ntiil to fiiiiil a donation nl the si oil ivjisalnn amuiliei camp mm a i tin inn hivi- rill i fill ev- entl follow ltd 1 fiiiiveneis if putlh tin- motlo l women ale ilats in hoiimt mii k but slave- to the a tlien iln ii w in will given lv mi 1 laiiy llinwik it was ilitideil in liulil the aug hit mining hi tile foi in of a pl nle at llnii timiic watttfnltrt lmny- iiuml aiiiiiigeini uui vyeie left in tin- lunula of the tlliecloia hie eximtive allemuil the ban uqel held at the o a c ouelph in hoiiiii of mil iteny ut austilln a cww pieaideiit mis k hiiiwn and mm j w noble gave lepmls mia o muldei of cieoigetown len- ileied seveiul piano aelectionb dur ing thi evening which weie much enjoyed the nicuttnjj eloseil with the queen a delicious lunch of varied sand wiches and aliuwberry pie with whipped cream piepared hy mia on hud by every one shortill sheet metal plumbing a heating gar wood furnace eavaxtroughlng 114 churchill road pihmm464 take a good look i yes siri take a good look at the sound examples of our work then let our experts work for you when you want to improve your home for efficiency beauty or economy call ys for expert workmanship yj i phone 19 rtctosl cl the best in lumber i building flterials obituarr 1 k supervisor for bell wellknown locally a bell tcrepribne employee who iras wellknown to other company employees here andnhroughout the province wjhiam perc percil jspvtth passed away in toronto on supervisor he had worked in acton in his younger dajs e l buchner optometrjst in acton every wed afternoon office at amiu st e acton 4 v hours 1 30600 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone us vacation time is here start right with clothes freshly cleaned and pressed in our most modern dry cleaning plant phone 128 acton phone 128 acton free pickup and delivery open for business we have now completed our move from georgetown to acton and are open for business although our stock is not yet complete ship ments are arriving twice weekly and we expect to bejn full opera tion by the end of the month watch for our official opening buy on credit you drive we now feature a complete installation service for the products we sell ask about our budget plan c d jewell prop phone 674 126 main st in fonnefnho plumbing and hmknghgundf nflj your dosf i neofn habit acton jersey dairy phone 243 don timminos prop boys and girls because day camp ha been to popular the doting date for reglatratlom hat been moved to july 15th you may rigimir now al i hi yaaf a our program will include movlet game tour of industrie and many other activltlet datrs girls august 6 10 boys august 13 17 cosr y m c a members 50c others 75c your fees must be paid when you register want ad page where old friends meet 9 mill street acto union shop ctywmb friday nights till 9 pm low low price quality merchandise bonus premium all made ou a good place to shop hunts red and rich 13 0 bottle tomato catsup 2 35 del aaonte fancy hawaiian 48 oz con pineapple juice 29 lynn valley golden 20 oz cans cream corn 223 wares for a wonderful sundae 16 oz tin chocolate syrup 19 hellmanns 6 oi jar mayonnaise 59 lux liquid 12 oz tins detergent iq off 272 staflo 32 oz btl liquid starch 23 dr ballards champion i 5 oz cans dog or cat food 4 49 free steak knives j- eterybod is tklklnc about this wooderfal gu bono affer you too can receive thee hlnlf steel steak knives sbaaim ely free simply save tls w of c gold ca rcruter slips hand them to row favorite checker and the will rive too a steak knife offer ends july 28th 195c fresli as a northern lake californa sunkist size 288 oram g es doz 33c california surkist size 126 lie mons 6 for 33c home grown r a d i sh 3 bchs for 1 9c home grown i green onions 3 for 19c ii lm mlllsfl hi t i