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j thursday july 13th ibm the acton free press acton ontario w page utvem -t- eden mus tifv jtof 7 ws want ad page where old friends meet meetings tea held qutdoors the wms of the presbyterian church held an afternoon tea on the lawn of mr and mrs d clark on friday afternoon a var ied program of solos duets and readings was enjoyed by all mr black student minister gave a brief message a dainty lunch of sandwiches cookies ice cream and i tea was served by the committee on monday the ladies aid and i w m s held their july meetings at the home of mr and mrs roy gordon a pot luck dinner was served at 12 30 both societies held brief meetings and then re paired to the lawn where a good program of races and contests was enjoyed prizes were awarded as follows luckv cup barbara barnes lucky clock mrs ben fields look and see mrs j gilbertson mrs j tolton and mrs w lasby contest are you on the up and up mrs gordon and mrs h gilbertson lucky spot mrs tolton spot race mrs j blacklock mrs w gil bertson time race mrs w low- rie throwing ball mrs milne mrs clark and mrs roy largest waist mrs mino smallest waist mrs wilda macdougall mrs marg perry lucky plate mrs a coul- son although the showers kept one guessing everyone went home re porting an enjoyable picnic meet ing miss barbara barnes of brooklyn is visiting with her grandparents mr and mrs w mino mrs mervin smith accompanied by mrs smith sr of alliston vis ited in the home of her grandpar ents mr and mrs will wilson mr and mrs ben fields of toronto and mr earl hamilton of onllia are visiting in the home of their sister mrs j milne and mr milne the sympathy of this district goes out to mrs cameron scott and the rawson family in their bereavement mr and mrs frank lemmer and family of pickering spent the week end in the home of mrs lemmers parents mr and mrs dustan lowrie mrs lemmer and children stayed for this week h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph g eorgetown great annual midsummer commences friday july 13 storewide reductions 20 6 to 50 9b on everypurchasi i come and choose your vacation wardrobe from the largest selection of quality apparel- in the entire district nationallyfamous brands on sale at startling savings here is a genuine sale with genuine values photo by ivaren lightning during sundays storm caused the destruction by fire of three large barn buildings on the farm of aars r c waters esquesing township about five miles north of milton the milton fire brigade prevented the flames from reaching a nearby implement shed and a house the loss of three buildings situated in the form of a u was estimated at 25000 a quantity of hay wheat and oats was also destroyed everton t fountain speaker at everton church misses lois black and virginia heilman rochester visited a couple of days last week with mr and mrs harry hortop and family mr and mrs ted jestin spent the weekend at bala miss jennie tovell is visiting with relatives in toronto this week miss rose currie new haven is visiting with mr and mrs a j stewart and bill mr and mrs harvey jestin and bobby visited on sunday evening with mr and mrs joe pluska mil ton mrs llovd cutting and raymond and mrs hurren and son acton visited on saturday with mrs jes tin mr tom fountain toronto is speaking at everton church for the next three sundays with service at 11 am while mr porter supply from guelph is on holidays misses patsy and nancy jestin spent the weekend with 4heir grandparents mr and mrs max milne rockwood mr heron huntsville called on mr and mrs don bexton and fam ily friday evening mr and mrs ross dampier and family mckeeport penn visited this week with mr and mrs roy hmdley mr and mrs robert patten diane and kenn guelph were sundav visitors with mr and mrs john alton personal notes of acton tans visiting outoftown point and of visitors in acton homes ting of this wee dills foot misses pedal three cars collide bvroji s bruce r r 3 acton was going east on a guelph street monday ind had to stop behind a citv bus halted to discharge pas se nger mur e maclntvre of st thomas following behind broufiht her car to a stop but she w as struck from behind by a car driven by ross martin r r guelph the i gutlph man told police his foot had slipped off the brake pedal and his car crashed into the rear of the i car pushing it into the vehicle ahead constable john r wilkinson estimated damage to the acton car at 10 to the st thomas vehicle at 20 and to the guelph car o0 on speedvale ave e at northeast city limits thursfri battle july12j3 cry sat won july 1416 tumbleweed turswed jul 1718 ring of ar thursfri july 19- uving desert 2 shows nightly miss yvonne mcgladery is holi daying for six weeks in winnipeg miss ida nellis spent tne neck nci visiting in niagara rails and fcjuttalo mr and mrs claude cook and children are holidaying in northern ontario mr and mrs frank toronto were visiting with mr and mrs g a mr and mrs all long and sons left monday for the west coast they are making the trip by train mr and mrs clare prosser mar ion rod and edith of levack arc visiting with mr and mrs g a dills an operation on his knee has hospitalized mr sonnv rognvald son friends wish him a speedy re covery mrs wm landsborough is spend- ing a couple of weeks with mr and mrs r leavens and family at fonthill after three weeks holiday miss marv braida has returned m nor training at st michaels hospital in toronto mrs bill davev and bovs are holidaying at sauble beach with mr davcv travelling north week ends to be w ith them mrs cranio martin and her friena mr kcece or beamsville spe ni a lew das u ith her sister i mrs i l davidson ana other irit nds mr irim mrs newton hurst and newton jr left today on a trip to western canada they are motor ing and expect to visit cities in the states as well mr and mrs walter arnold vir ginia and david ox frenchman j rluttc saskatchewan are visuing mrs agnes davidson mecaoa mrs charlie davidson mr and mrs grant hall former ly jean holmes of toronto and their two children nancy and mari- ivn visited her parents mr arid mrs f e holmes rr 3 acton on the weekend those from acton attending the woodjuhl wedding in thornhill on saturdav julv 7 were mr and mrs i h creighton imarylouand johnnv miss arlene gordon and air robert bruce i mr and mrs c o hum mary ann ind garry ol t oronto visitea i with mr and mrs h w hinton lake ave over me wcekind marv nn rcmpinea tor two weeks holidays wim ner grand parents while most people will be com- olainmg of the heat two acton girls will be spending the summer miss helen buckner has arrived in acton from edinburgh scotland to spend the summer with her patents dr and mrs buckner she travelled on the cunard liner corinthii which was on its maiden voyage across the atlantic engagements mr and mrs douglas dawkms wish to announce the engagement of their daughter diane colleen to william ronald spielvogel son of rudolph spielvogel and the late mrs spielv ogel the marriage to take place july 19 y mr and mrs cecil smith are happy to announce the engagement o tneir youngest daughter eva- lonne rosalie to ralph carlisle ue forest son of mr and mrs harold deh orest the marriage will take place august 1st 1956 at 3 otlbck in st johns anglican church in stewartlown visions spread in use of gas natural gas aims at providing the home with air conditioning as well as fuel for heat and cooking dean h mitchell of new york president of the american gas as sociation said recently in an ad dress to the canadian gas assoc iation the united states market is crying for a complete home oir- conditioning unit and it seems likcl- that the fuel that captures air conditioning will also capture the heating load he said natural gas mr mitchell predict ed would mark the beginning of a new era for canada in the united states the gas industry as the re sult of natural gas was perhaps the only large basic industry that had quadrupled in less than two decades the united states had encounter ed problems between producers pipeliners and distributors which he hoped canada might escape product rs often tended to go their vva pipeliners sometimes at tempted to raid distribution comp- umct0use see several changes in village homes r the newton ruddells attended the hardy reunion at stanley park erin on sunday mr and mrs leferink and mr and mrs h klooster enjoyed m motor trip around lake slmcoe and onllia early this week baptism services will be observed at limehouse presbyterian church on july 15 mr and mrs yates and family o georgetown have moved into the home they recently purchasedfinnxy miss ivens who remains as their tenant we welcome them to the village we are glad to have mr and mrs norman quihill still with us they vacated the apartment now oc- cupied by the yates and moved to a recently renovated house on the fifth line the rouehlevs spent the week end at rice lake mr and mrs al cameron and family and miss evelyn brown of newmarket were weekend visitors with the ftc browns with miss brown remaining fox a few months mrs a bird of toronto visited her sister mrs cam sinclair re cently joy patterson holidayed at wes ton last week peter glynn spent last week with cousins at woodbridge his cousin sandy agnew spending this week with him visitors with the glyiuns on sun day were mcr and mrs toalziel and mr and mrs agnew and sons of woodbridge miss dons mitchell has been home from toronto aleda and dennis kalin are spending holidays with lt col and mrs k m bourne miss helen mills of toronto is home for this week mr and mrs wilbert patterson shelbourne mrs f e carlisle mrs t rooney and family of to ronto and mr and mrs gear sin clair and family of milton with the a c pattirsons on sunday pair exchange rings in brampton church baskets of pink and white peon ies decorated brampton presbyter ian church saturday june 30 at four o clock when in a double ring ceremony norma jean daughter of mr and mrs clarence rank of brampton became the bride of john kenneth james small son of mr and mrs john small of campbellville rev william weir officiated with mrs gordon little playing the organ her daughter miss gwen little sang before the cere mony because and o promise me during the signing of the register the bride who was given away by her father wore a waltz length gown with very full skirt of tulle long sleeved bolero of lace and matching lace appliqued on the skirt the square neckline was beaded with iridescent sequins a tulle headdress jewelled with se quins held her fingertip veil of silk illusion net she carried a cas cade bouquet of red roses the maid of honor miss shirley rank wore a blue satin cocktail length gown with sequins and matching bolero and headdress and carried a cascade of pink carnat ions miss barbara rank as bridesmaid wore a pink satin cocktail length gown with sequins and matching bokro and headdress and carried i cascade of blue c lrnations little rrinccs rank of toronto cousin of the bride was flower girl she wore an embroidered pink nvlon organdv drtss with matching headdress and nosegiy of pink roses and w bite carnations following the ceremony supper was servid in the church auditor ium to 60 eiiosts from toronto hamilton gait barne brampton lowville moffat rockwood freel- ton and cimpbellville mrs rink received the guests gouned in blue luce over blue sit- q with a corsage of nil roses and white access ns she was assisted by the groom s mother wearing a nv printed sheer gown corsage f pink cirn itions and rose and white accessories the vming couple lift on a motor any territories by direct sales to j to n f jjew york industry distribution companies buffalo the bride wore a pink sometimes lacked understanding of heath dress vwth light blue duster l s b ppellner and cewt with white and pink iccessor- j les and corsage of better time ros- pr the address of percv w gellard of toronto president of the canad ian ssociation re id by k r pal- in of chatham ont first vice-pres- id nt sud recent developments give some measure of hope that w ith the construction of what is planm d as the longest gas pipe line in the world western canadian s buchanartwins fair hay competition results of the hay competition in on ice miss mary jane force and i naturl gnswiirbavadable all i c l a akrl es on their return side in brimptorr tluy will re- miss elizabeth force are in strat ford for two months attending the skating school there miss heion holmes ana inend miss the i ma nuhn of rore eric nav e lelt on a threew eek western trip to visit inpinnipeg calgary and banff returning d wav or chicago miss florence holmes or 1 oronto is visiting with ner sister mrs ada jjear while mits rtolmc is away ill n o t i c e the vanity bar beauty salon will be closed lor holidays july 23 to august 7 prov inces from alberta to quebec in the nottoodistant future accordinglv the potential near- term growth of the canadian gas industrv was enormous eden mills eden mills united afternoon service service was held in eden mills united church at 2 p m bn sunday conducted by the newlyinducted pastor mr kenneth griffiths miss patsy roy and miss susan miller sang the lords prayer most beauti fully pay surprise visit to milton rotarians rotary club members paid a cur- prise visit to the milton club tues day jim dills formerly of acton is president of the group there an il cultural societv have been nounced the- judge was s laughlin guelph winners are s buchanan mof fat 9s e r i asm ore rockwood 94 george wallace 93 john al lan 93 john sprowl 92 s e grif fin and son 91 don matthews 90 harvey bane rockwood 89 m m coles e r l davidson 87 iignyduffhin two bridestobe honored at showers miss eva chisholm of r bl 3 mil ton held a shower for her niece miss jean chishoun of milton about 60 guests attended and jean received many lovely gifts miss nancy mcienzie entertained at a shower for her cousin mis nadine zuest who is being married on saturday it was the brides birthday also and i she received many birthday gifts as well congratulations are offered betty after dinner the men inspected sanmiy on passing herrade three uierotarysportsoredpiayiltuiilul iilunitsjtaminatidn mzi iri