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trc i i thgbsday apgu3t mk ibm the acton free press acton ontario paoi frank carney sons numbing heating hardware electric phone 135 rockwood churchill at family reunion in new jersey mr and mrs a swackhamer had the pleasure of a motor trip to new jersey with mprsand mrs harold swackhamer where they attended the swackhamer family reunion at long valley on the return trip they visited with mrs ronald johnson of johnstown new york mr ernest root of orton con ducted the service at churchill sunday morning in the absence of mr neclon who was on a trip to ottawa mr and mrs herb mcenchern ron and marianne enjoyed a mot or trip enst to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary friends were pleased to hear that mrs l macarthur has improved sufficiently with her treatment in the kitchenerwaterloo hospital to be home again miss joyce swackhamer of ham ilton spent a week vacationing with mi- and mrs l swackhamer master vern denney has been visiting with his uncle revr earl leslie at nobel for two weeks mr and mrs c denny spent the week end visiting there also television and radio service by r w grant phone acton 594 collect located at watsons music store nib actjoj shop friday nights till 9 pm low low prices everyday end you cent beet gu for quality salad dressing freshpak 32 oz jar lynn valley peaches standard halves 20 oz can 19c corned beef hereford welchs 12 oz can 33c grape juice dog 24 oz btl 35c master e d smiths 4 pure 15oz cans food 39c special sleeve pack 1 2 oz jar strawberry jam 3 3c free king oven ware now yon can complete year set of fireklnf covered casserole deep leaf pan- utility baking pan cake pan each can be yours for only 2900 worth of gv coral register tapes tour choice bat harry cool as a mountain stream gu produce is arwaysfresh v head lettuce horn ajrowrn 5c homegrown rod and rip tomato es calrfomiaswawt and juicy largo and firm 2 lbs 25 alunamo led and the en- warden union head speakers to farm local the august meeting of the wi was held at the home of mrs ion brown last week roll call was answered by a scotch joke or story which proved to be quite humorous after items of business were discussed the convener mrs ljoyd marshall took over mrs lawr gave current ev ents and two minute reports were heard from the different conveners mrs frank smith gave the motto if you want work well done select a busy woman the others have no time which was well given the program was stump speeches by mr baker mrs gibson mrs kirkwood the mooting closed with queen and a social time was joyed over the lunch provided- by mrs k b kirkwood mrs wm mclean and mrs wm kirkwood and the hostess farm union meets the july meeting of ballinafad farm union local 138 was held in blue mountain school stan allan warden of haiton county and har vey copeland president of local 788 ibew were guest speakers it was agreed that industrial work ers and farmers could be united to the advantage of both john root mp for wellington south will be guest speaker at the september meeting in peacock school 1 visitors in area mr and mrs arnold mcbncry and david spent a few days with mrs wm bctts and mr and mrs ed adair at blenheim we arc pleased to learn mrs norman sinclair and mr sam snow were able to return home from guclph hospital mr ernie root had charge of the service on sunday as mr neclon spent a few days in ottawa mr and mrs ken ridlcr nnd family of sault ste marie spent a few days with their parentis mr and mrs f w shortill and mr and mrs norm ridlcr obert kirkwood passed away quite suddenly on sunday morning in guelph hospital he leaves to mourn his loss his wife two sons kenneth and r b two- grand daughters and one grandson he was in his 80th year funeral ser vices were on wednesday mr and mrs cecil algar of hamilton called on mr and mrs arnold mcencry on monday mr and mrs ray mcencry and mr and mrs james brydon return ed on monday from a motor trip to amesdale where they visited with- mr and mrs j b nelson and other relatives the community was shocked to learn of the shooting accident which took the life of mrs donald rus sell in kitchener formerly june leitch she was the youngest daughter of mr and mrs junes leitch erin the sympathy of all goes out to the husband and wee daughter 18 months old and the leitch family this sunday a memorial service will be held in ballinafad cemetery at 3 pm staff phrto hornby wi in conjunction with the hornby cerealettes 4h club held an outdoor- picnic for the residents of haiton centennial manor at the hornby school yesterday afternoon mrsw coulton of the wi pins a flower on aars e swann resident at the manor while other wi members in the background greet the guests from the bus each visitor was presented with a flower from the wi bshhnoe many summer i visitors in area intended for inst week congratulations to mr and mrs andrew butler on the arrival of a young son miss gnil fuller visited inst week ith relatives at hornby mrs win walker ivlrolla mr unit mrs harold walker and child- ren of leaside were sunday vlsiti iirs witli m and mrs james stru- thors master mi inn sayers of oshawa is holidaying with his uncle and aunt mr and mrs ward bruce arid sons mr and mrs reg carter ln- yerne and karen of stratford visit ed sunday with mr and mrs d g hobcrtsnn little beverley bruce spent a couple of days last week with mr and mrs joe hall and family at hillslnirgh master hobby bruce visited with mr and mrs archie thompson at hlllsburgh for a couple of days miss joyce robertson who is at tending summer school at hamil ton spent the weekend at the home of her parents mr and mrs george d robertson and had aa her guest miss pat hughes of woodstock sunday visitors at the same home were mr and mrs wm webb and family guclph township miss hazel webb of sault ste marie miss dlanne sunter of niagara falls is holidaying with her grand mother mrs g sunter mr and mrs byron bruce bev erley bobby and brenda visited sunday with mr and mrs fred osburn at wasnga beach beverley and bobby remained for a weeks holiday miss nan hughson of toronto spent a day last week with the mc- ewan families master barry bruce spent a weeks holiday with his grandmoth er mrs sayers at acton mi campbell of buffitjo ny and mr and mrs norman robert son acton visited recently with mr knelt and miss ada currie rockwood staff photo the oldest residents attending the outdoor picnic for the residents of haiton centennial manor were left to right aars a t brown of acton w k leggatt o oakville and aars musselle of acton aar leggatt is nearly 87 and won the prize for the oldest man present the two ladies both 84 years old were tied for the prize for the oldest lady marauding mink st johns nnd cp a mink that murdered a golden pheasant a park favorite was house has apparently made good his getaway park employees scoured the grounds to bring the mink to violent justice but with out results its probably wandered off we certainly hope so a mink can do a lot of damage said parks sup- crintendent harry hamlyn the pheasant a park favorite was found one morning with its throat slashed a call to serve your blood is needed it means any free blood to anyone canvass aug 13th 6 to 9 pm clinic aug 30th 3 to 5 7 to 9 zone captains in charge of canvas acton zona 1mr d tarrent rone 2mr w mattocks zone 3mr h peel zone 4mr c lindsay j zone 5mr t watson zone 6 mr d ryder zone 7mr g beatty zone 8mr g mckenzie zone 9mr m holmes zone 10mr f fowke zone 1 1mr g- musselle zone 12mr c hubbell balunafadmr a neelon churchillmr a neelon crewsons cornersmr m storey evertonmr d bexton limehousemr a c patterson nassagaweya mr g britton rockwoodmr j milne 3rd to 7th linemr d spicer junior farmersmr m sprowl womens institutes acton mrs g fryer pros bannodkbumrmrs w linham pros busy be mrs a allan sec dublinmrs a near sac na mrs m moffat sec rodcailong mrs d mcphedran pres please give them your support womens institute cerealettes sponsor picnic for manorites a warm sun a light breeze and excellent picnic weather come yes terday afternoon to favor 38 resid ents of haiton centennial manor when they attended an outdoor picnic at the hornby school grounds as guests of the hornby womens institute and the hornby cerealet tes 4h girls club the first event of its kind for the residents the outing was the idea of the new manor auxiliary through this group the hornby wl volunteered to sponsor the picnic and the cerealettes offered to provide a program those at tending from the manor really en joyed jt according to all reports to start the day off the 38 boarded a chartered bus at the manor along with three attendants and took the short drive to hornby as they left the bus each of the guests was greeted by mrs w coulton acting president of the w i and received n lovely flower when the group had assembled beneath the shade of a row of beautiful evergreens on the school lawn they were welcomed to the picnic by mrs coulton who hand ed the program flycxto mrs del- bert downs and her club of girls the cerealettes all young kir is of the hornby district presented an entertaining program of demon strations skits presentations talks and games for both young and old alike helen vivian of the palermo wheatics club gave the visitors an interesting account of her fiveday y- trip to chicago as haltons delegate to the 34th annual 4h club con ference prizes for the oldest gentleman and lady on the grounds were won by w k leggatt of oakville and mrs a t brown and mrs mus selle both of acton who tied for being the oldest lady following the girls program the wi members served a delicious lunch to their guests and the friendly atmosphere which accom panied it indicated the joyous satis faction felt by the visiting residents of the manor saved themselves a bbotsford bc cp four teen cows kicked their way through a wall to safety when fire destroy ed their milk shed owner mrs howard elgood said only one heifer died in the flames jonc service port alberni bc cp after 43 years service and a mil lion miles by train on vancouver island engineer harry jannor has retired from the esquimau and nanaimo railway costly burden lace bay ns cp the town clerk and welfare officer have been asked to investigate the towns limits of responsibility in paying hospital bills more than 80000 was spent last year on hospital care childrens aid social welfare and in am effort to eliminate crowded inadequate seating well be closed i sunday aug 12 mqnday aug 13 while new seating accommodation is installed wall look forward to serving you in improved and move modern surroondirvfls restaurant ken mann prop residents brother is interred here the sympathy of trie eoniiminity is extended to win s gordon in the passing of his brother hev iiints cordon at st catharines interment was made ill hockwood cemetery last week civic holiday passed off llletly in town recent and holiday visitors dr nnd mrs george cairns and family of oakville mr and mrs t c wiiilow and family of wheatlcy mr and mrs charles harrison and family of toronto hev c gordon harris of nontl- coke was among those who attend ed the rural ministers course at the oac guelph last month he paid a short visit in town before return ing home since their trip to rivers man itoba and return dr and mrs k b waller arc at their cottage at kingston mr and mrs peter sim left early sunday morning on a trip to the west by motor car marguerite and patrick bolgcr of dutton and mrs g t veitch of aj- nx with children are visiting mr and mrs herb gibbons attend funeral mr and mrs wm s gordon and family mr and mrs rosa gordon last week attended the funeral of hev james wesley gordon who passed away suddenly at the st catharines general hospital sat urday july 28 1950 he leaves to mourn the loss of a beloved hus band annie m ingle and a dear father douglas it of bunnville allison mrs s3rmtrl4ny su cathirines and ann mrs d shales weston he lias been a very faithful and ardent servant of the united church for many years he was born near rockwood 80 years ago everton august is popular time for visitors mr and mrs bob woodhouse and tom fountain toronto spent the holiday weekend with their pa rents mr and mrs charles foun tain miss lois black and mrs suter elora visited sunday with mr and mrs john- alton and miss jennie to veil misses elizabeth and nancy hor- top are holidaying with their aunt and uncle mr and mrs clarence hortop rockwood jim mooney fergus has been visiting at the- home of mr and mrs wesley lillie and family missus shirley lillie and ruth huntley spent the holidayweekend with relatives in the usa mr and mrs ted jestin patsy and- nancy visited sunday with mr and mrs alf winters and famdy oustic george munro and mrs john munro hamilton spent a few dayi last week with mr and mrs harry hortop and family robert mccutchepn and dianne kitchener visited a couple of days last week with his sister and bro therinlaw mr and mrs harvey jestin i miss sharon hepburn miltoni holidaying with her grandparents mr and mrs john alton mrs pearl millar brampton visited on sunday with her mother mrs william smith mrswjlliammckeoquebcir visiting with her parents mr and mrs j a stewart and bill mr and mrs archie flear werei way on holidays last week miss ada currie and mr mclean qsprta visited hut with mr and mrs harry hortop