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thursday august 16th 1956 the acton free press acton ontario page nam remember halton manor blood donor clinic n acton august 30 3 pm to 5 pm 7 pm to 9 pm r ii if you were missed durno i town or area canvass monday aug 13 cau e e bakr 16a gord mccutch i 1 1 bon ids or vk patrick 548w your wood b iim t auspices of acton lagion auxiliary and rod croat hamilton first manor resident picnic unique experience for guests an event that was most enjoy able as well as unique and novel was experienced by the men and women residents of halton manor on wednesday afternoon of last week when the hornby womens institute held a picnic for them at the hornby school grounds this picnic was unique in that it was the first picnic ever to have been attended by the residents as a group since halton manor was op- dened over four years ago about 40 residents and members of the staff attended this pleasant affair and they were transported from the manor to the hornby school in a chartered bus upon arriving at the school grounds the visitors were given a warmwelcome by mrs w coulton the second vicepresident in the absen of th p mrst rt king mrs coulton was followed by mrs delbert downs who acted as program chairman to introduce a very interesting and varied pro gram mrs downs explained that part of the program would be giv en by the hornby cerealettes 4h crib the first number on the program entitled the cereal shelf explained the nutritional value of several cer eals and described the variety they add to our daily meals this ex planation was given by means of a decorated table showing various cereals and bakeproducts made from them and also by means of an informative commentary by pat hamilton before the next number on the program was given the presentat ion of a gift was made to margaret stark who expects to enter the brantford hospital school of nurs ing in september the presentation was made by marilyn leslie the next item on the program was a sewing skit presented by pat mckay sharon bussell and brenda robertson in very practical fashion these girls demonstrated the way r are you getting bank of nova scotia service pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north galt telephone 2048 in which a wardrobe should be assembled and what kinds of ac cessories could be used with certain wardrobes during the next number on the program the visitors were privileg ed to hear a very interesting in formative and humorous address by helen vivfan of palermo miss vivian had been a local delegate to the 1955 congress of 4h clubs at chicago from november 26 to december 3 last fall when over 1500 young men and- women at tended the 34th congress of 4h clubs she told of the daily meet ings and social events at which the delegates were entertained and of the new friendships formed following this fine address a number of sports events for the young girls present took place they were directed by margaret stark and audrey peacock and provided much amusement for the spectators at intervals during these sports events a number of prizes were given to the guests from the man or the prizefor the oldest gentle man present went to mr wm leg- gatt of oakville and for the oldest lady present to mrs m musselle and mrs a t brown both of whom are acton ladles before entering the school grounds each guest had been pre sented with a flower corsage bear ing a number and when a lucky draw based on these numbers was conducted the prize winners were mrs olive howard miss clara sutton and mr w hughes resid ents and mrs d roberts rn of the nursing staff in a contest for the women guests only miss harriet metcalfe won afprize for having the straight- est seams in her stockings mrs swann and mr morrison won prizes for the lady and gentle man having birthdays nearest to august 8 following all these events a very plentiful and very delicious picnic supper was served during which all present enjoyed to the full the sandwiches confectionery ice cream lemonade and tea that were served a singsong led by mrs p mer ry brought this delightful afternoon to a close after which mrs eric clarke matron of halton manor expressed the enthusiastic thanks of all the guests from the manor to all the ladies of the hornby wo mens institute and to the girls who had helped with the program poet s corner sunrise on the hill i stood upon the hills when heav ens wide arch was glorious with the suns return ing march and woods were brightened and soft gales went forth to kiss the sun clad vales thcclouds were far beneath me bathed in light they gathered midway round the wooded height and in their fading glory shone like hosts in battle overthrown as many a pinnacle with shifting glance through the gray mist thrust up its shattered lance and rocking- on the cliff was left the dark pine blasted bare and cleft vm the veil of cloud was lifted and below fflowedlhc rich va and the rivers flow was darkened by the forests shade or glistened in the white cascade where upward in the mellow blush of day the noisy bittern wheeled his spiral way i heard the distant waters dash i saw the current whirl and flash and richly by the dlue lakes silver beach the woods were bending with a silent reach then oer the vale with gentle swell the music of the village bell came sweetly to the echogiving hills i and the wild horn whose voice the woodland fills was ringing to the merry shout that faint and far the glen sent out where answering to the sudden shot thin smoke through thick leaved branches from the dingle broke if thou art worn and hard beset with sorrows that thou wouldst forget if thou wouldst read a lesson that will keep thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep go to the woods and hills no tears bimthe sweet look that nature wears longfellow obituary there were 5010 fires in ontario during april may and june of 1956 why not do your part to prevent fire former resident here passes in toronto well known and highly respected former citizen of acton and milton mrs w h stewart passed away on monday august 6th in toronto in her 80th year she had been in failing health for the past several years in spite of her advanced years she maintained a keen in terest in current events and the activities of her family and friends born in eliina township ontario in 1867 mary richmond was a daughter of the late margaret kennedy and george richmond she was the last remaining mem ber of her family of three sisters and four brothers she was married in 1899 to the late william henry stewait arid came to acton in 1903 when mr stevtart accepted the position of principal of the acton public and continuation school he left this lposition in 1920 tobecome ghilo rens aid superintendent for the counties of halton and peel when the family moved to milton after mr stewarts death in 1929 mrs stewart made her home in toronto mrs stewart was active in the work of the methodist latterly the united church as a young girl she was organist and bible class teacher of her home church she taught sunday school was an active member of the womans mission ary society and never missed a church service as long as her health permitted she was made an honor ary member of acton wms when she left for milton in former years she was a very active member of the iode and womens institute she is survived by three daugh ters and three sons marguerite a former teacher is the wife o roy j brown formerly of acton the vicepresident of the moloney el ectric co toronto also a former teacher mary is married to the viceprincipal of general mercer school william r sinclair elsie k stewart is on the staff of jesse ketchum school toronto bill stewart is a high school inspector for the province of ontario and bob stewart is principal of queen victoria public school george stewart is with the g h wood co ten grandchildren also remain the funeral was held on thurs day of last week with service at the turner and porter funeral home with rev clayton searle of high park avenue united church con ducting the service here many friends called to pay tribute and sympathy to a life they admired jail sentence now in bylaw anyone caught tampering with trafalgar townships water irytp rants can be jailed for a month and fined 20 as the result of a bylaw passed at councils recent meeting thats the first time weve put a jail term into a bylaw isnt it asked deputyreeve donald bath we have the power to do it replied reeve robert marshall it should stop some- of these reported misuses of the townships hydrants besides we have a water shortage to contend with presentations made to newlywed couple friends and relatives honored mr and mrs ralph deforest with gifts at several gatherings prior to their marriage this month the bride is the former bvalonne smith esquesing hall was the setting for a community shower on july 20 when the hostesses were lois mileham mrs morris cook and lois bessey st johns church guild made a presentation to the bride at a gathering at the home of mrs j c murray on july 23 a lamp and glass were given from the group a salad supper was enjoyed a miscellaneous shower wps held at the home of mrs harold defor est sr on july 26 employees of smith and stone presented the couple with a floor lamp and coffee table fellow em- ployees of the brfile at the george town hydro electric co presented her with an automatic toaster the fire season in ontario is april i to october 31 no firo nay be set in the northland for land clearing brush or debris burning without a special permit issued by the ontario department of lands and forests the fire boundary is formed by a line drawn from arn- prior on the ottawa river looping southward and westward to mid land on georgian bay l and a wealth of floral tributes also bore testimony of esteem burial was in evergreen cemet ery in milton pallbearers were robert masters of stouffvillc clif ford richmond brampton george wood port credit roy j brown toronto warren s brown peter borough and david r dills acton natural for home heating it clean ic dependable it no fuel storage necessary it economical it safety engineered t low installation cost it no service charges acton any tr 73921 jnitfd