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paobfodr int nimj iw fc rwf wirww personal notes of actoniww viiufng outoftown points nd of visitors in acton homtt mr j hargrave is a patient in the toronto general hospital mr and mrs j b lake of powas- san called on acton friends mr and mrs j b watkins spent trie weekend at niagara fails miss katharine ramshaw of weston imted relatives during the week mr and mrs bill dumarch and heather anne were holidayins near grand bond drew leishman of huntvillc is visiting with his grandparents mr and mrs cjam leishman mr and mrs clarence rognvald- son and their daughters were to winnipeg on their holidays friends arc happy to lenrn that mrs j m greer ha returned from hvkpitat after seven weeks visiting here with their son and his wife mr and mrs john black are mr and mrs j black of fergus mr and mrs john wood are visiting this week with mr and mrs warren wood in st catharin es mrs a adams of long beach california spent the weekend with the misses e ana m ramshaw peel st mrs thalia a rochlitz and frances of glencoe illinois are spending a week with mr and mrs mel mccullough mr md mrs william dick and mr 4teg dick of hamilton visited it j eg 1 jklthmr and mrs donald brown of erin on sunday master don laeeby returned yes terday from lakewooacsmp near port colborne where he has spent tht past few weeks mr and mrs clayton d and master douglas dick of hamil- ton spent a few days with mr and mrs donald mclean mr eric lynch of england is isn- ing for a few days itn his brother mr and mrs tom lnch wynford place glenlea subdivision visiting acton friends on the weekend and attending the strat ford festival was mr laurence morton of fort worth texas mrs nellie kellj is spending her holidays with mr and mrs a fogart and andrew and mr and mrs w r kelh new york city miss julie lesmewich and friends from preston spent a most enjo- able holiday motoring through michigan returning via sault stc marie playoffs for beardmore trophy planned by fowling executive the intercounty lawn bowling league held a meeting in acton club rooms on tuesday night aug ust 14 the problem was to deter mine what to do at the end of the schedule all through the league has been having three teams very close it was decided to have a playoff if necessary to determine the winner of the beardmore tro phy on saturday september 8 all four clubs will have a jitney and social evening with the presentat ion of the cup to the winner start ing at 2 pm that afternoon there will be two 10end mixed jitneys at the guelph greens and club house harry rogers acton george uav rockwood claude kentncr georgetown and george brown of guelph were chosen to look after the games on wednesday august 8 acton met georgetown bn the local lawn bowling green a lot of importance is attached to each game now that the intercounty lawn bowling league is drawing to the final stages acton won their game by a score of 9380 having three sets of mixed doubles winning and two sets losing acton a white mrs d inglis h georgetown r harvey mrs harvey 20 miss patricia smith is holidaying at wasaga beach mrs peter sayers enjoyed a visit from her niece the former lenore gibbons of vancouver she is the daughter of the late jim gibbons formerly of acton after visiting relatives in italy since ma mr atd mrs e braida hae returned home they lef milan ital sunda afternoon and were back in acton nt noon mondnx mr and mrs w house and daughter gertrude and mr and mrs w house jr and daughter marilyn were sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs h w hinton lake ave the former principal of the high school here mr orland robbins with mrs robbins and their son dougie called back in town wed nesday he is moving from stoufl- ville to windsor shortly while mr ernest west was in town as the guest speaker at the united church sunday he and his wife visited with mr and mrs shoemaker and grace mr and mrs rae west they live in kit chener home on 16 days leave is abcr george ware v ho has been station ed at h m c s shelburne sncc last february he is working on a joint royal canadian navy and united states naw oceanographic research project mr and mrs j e pearen and miss ela pearen mr and mrs tauin aitken and family maplc- uood farm and mr and mrs ross allan of toronto visited on sunday with mr and mrs arthur bolton at seaforth home in acton on 14 das leae from hmcs cornwall is donald smith he will be leading for sea after he goes back his os ems impressixe title he explains stands for ordinarv seaman engineer mechanic standard this modern age makes two weeks in europe almost as simple a holi day as two weeks in muskoka mr and mrs w buchanan and their fimil flew to england for their regxilar xacation this eir to visit relatives and are back in town now f o and mrs ronald rolston left on monda night for montreal irom where thex sailed on wed nesday for zwetbrucken germany where ron will be attached to the third fighter wing recent guests of mr and mrs rolston besides their son and jus wife were mr and mrs art sparks of cooks ille tj oi t r j i y i at tuesday night s regular session se 5 r a c p of council the following regular ac pold of detroit and miss elsie sar- totalllnk 3095 w pas- district governor addresses rotarians walter de geer governor of dis trict 246 of rotary international paid his annual official visit to ac ton last week he spoke at the local clubs weekly supper meeting at the dominion hotel there arc 41 rotary clubs in cen- ti al ontario in the district of which mr degeer is governor during his year of office he will visit each club manager of a lum ber company in bowmanvtlle mr degoer is n member and past pres ident of the rotary club of bow- mnnville he has served as presid ent of the bowmanville chamber of commerce is a member of bow- anville town council arid hasa9 served as a director of the ontario retail lumber dealers association at rotarys 47th annual convent ion in philadelphia last year he was elected a district governor one of 248 district governors super vising the activities of more than 9 100 rotary clubs which have a membership of 431000 business and professional executives in 90 coun tries wherever rotary clubs are found actoti w near mrs helwig 12 ue world their activities are georgetown mr mcdonald miss e cleave 20 acton b vcldhuis d drysdale 27 georgetown mr wood mrs wood 17 acton w chlsholm miss b woods 23 georgetown mr gray- mrs dron 10 acton h rogers mrs m bell 19 georgetown mr h kentner mrs h kentner is totals acton 95 georgetown 80 in the other game of the sche dule guelph at rockwood guelph took the game b a score of 9972 now guelph has ta the lead in the tntercountx league by two points leaving acton and rock wood tied for second place two matches remain to be plajed in the regular schedule which may pos- siblv be extended the lawn boxvlmgr league has- ruve bpon takerrto thx been ex enl matched all through the winners receixc the beardiore trophx this eek schedule has acton travelling to guelph and rockwood to georgetown league schedule total p w i pts pts guelph 10 7 3 920 863 14 rockwood 10 6 4 917 849 12 acton 10 6 4 879 1 856 12 georgetoxxn 10 1 756 956 2 similar to those of actons club be cause they arc based on the same general objectives developing bet ter understanding and fellowship among business and professional men promoting communitybetter ment undertakings raising the standards of business and profess ions and fostering the advance ment of good will understanding and peace among all the peoples of the world during the past ear 351 new rotary clubs were organized in sev en new countries angola iran iraq jordan netherlands new guinea runndaurundi and swaz iland attractive now green painted benches and tables are bomg made b the club for the parks commis sion three of the- total group of park and are alreadx in use town council pays accounts ochan of regina sask cam ocainfcws georgetowns swimming pool a yk- open now j bert wood joined the rotary club at their meeting this week this is the season when items for the personal column are par ticularly welcome alsfhe free press acton citizens band played a concert in burlington sundax af ternoon thex hax e been inx ted to play in oakv ille tnis sundax first clan reunion proves successful plan annual event ised for payment ken marehment signs 3750 acton auto bodx repairs 1 50 bell telephone co 55 90 acton puc hxdro 50074 acton free press advertis ing mdse 173 34 highway garage 5 10 grants motors 47 31 acton farm supplv 69 83 mansell nellis re shovel 24 00 armco drainage products 367 64 ray thompson fuels ltd 1000 thompson motors 243 14 w kentner cutting trees 13 75 symon hardware mdse 3 18 j b mackenzie and son 91 39 e m schroeder court acct 15 60 ont prox- police salaries 1 437 w lakevlew sewer accounts acton woodcrafts acct sxmon hardware acct the first familx reunion of the late mr and mrs james martin was held at the home of mr and mr- archie martin on saturday i usust 4 there xxere 17 families i highway garage acct present 64 members in all mclud- i j d oakes and sbns ltd two sets of twin calxes haxe m children grandchildren and i frank toth shoe repair been bom within a week at the great grandrh ldren guests were jack ridlex- acct farm of elmer mian in eramosa i present fcsm pontiac mich ham- j h gox cartage acct townshp thex are holsteins j lon toronto kitchener water- 1 rockwood lime co chips loo stonex creek carlsrue gait mansell nellis re shoxel at supper time last sunday milton and cton j tractor etc there were about 90 cars in the races were run in the afternoon park picnics were being enjoyed i or adults and children followed b all oxer he loxelx grounds and ot i a balloon blowing contest and pea- course many were in swimming i nut scramble all fully enjoyed 1 prizes were given to the oldest and members of guelph legion xoungest members present fishing club cast their lines in after a bountiful picnic supper fairy lake here last saturday and t was unammouslx agreed to make took home 1 fish according to re- this reunion a x carlx event those port the 17 men were guests of in charge of this x ears reunion john dennis congratulated and new offic- 1 crs were elected for next years appreciation dax now has two 1 arrangements winners every saturday this i weeks 5 winner was mrs ethel 277 46 14 13 23 90 472 53 125 114 24 800 17 50 269275 3623 76 i tweedsmuir history winners announced monday august 20 judging of the tweedsmuir historx books for the 1956 provinc- i il competition was completed last kridax in toronto at the depart ment of agriculture the xvmner w ill be announced it is expected at a tea to be held on august 20 the provincial president mrs gordon macphatter will make the announcement the first tweedsmuir history provincial competition was held in guelph in 1947 when hundreds of books were entered the competit ions are held every two years there were 56 books entered in the competition this year among them several from this district mrs robert walker st george ontario convener for historical research and current events f w i o prais ed the quality of the tweedsmuir books and the amount of tune and effort thathas gone into the mak ing of them it is up to the district conxeners of historical research and current exents to see that each and exery branch has their own tweedsmuir historx mrs walker said that is the goal we are aiming for that will really preserve our history in making the awards there will be a first and second prize and 10 honorary mentions there xxere three judges and the books xxere scored for general appearance and organization instruction and in formation historical data and cur rent exents the first three prize v inners in the provincial competition will be eligible for the dominion compet ition to be held in 1957 in ottawa of canada s 15 8 million populat ion about 9 8 million are urban dwellers and six million are rural hams the big prize winner was qld aqe pensioners mrs jack mellor who received wijiwiiwj 3450 wth a per cent coupon t qfle free the high school is being cleaned old age pensioners can view the o it wilrb spic and span when wonders of the 1956 canadian nat- school reopens in a few weeks the ional exhibition merelx bx writing shop floor was refinished at the o the cne public school the manual traming once again the exhibition will be and home economicswujps are be- r j entertain recipients of the ing prepared for september old ge peison if thex will write ti the cne and mark the enxel- believe about bad luck happen- op old age pension ticket mg on the 13th k f phone ells for these tickets will had four catue killed bv 1khtning- noj b two cows and two easing heifers j on monday august 13 he recalls that just four years ago he went to hospital for treatment on august 13 of the 5 5 million persons in the canadian labor force 1 2 million are union members 4 the cne aming at the 3 0cw 0x attendance mark this jcar and pensioners and younger people w ill find much to entertain them aid brng them back for sexeral xsts during the 14 daxs of the exhbition ugust 24 september s there will be much that is new supply bail team with new uniforms actons intermediate ball flayers and different have taken to the field in recent j wiu lnc thc i light games sporting brand new uniforms bub m thc wo which wiu be a picture elsewhere in this issue disp on the north tower of the uiows off the new apparel princes gates this bulb bililt bx the uniforms were prox ided for general eleptxic to commemorate the local players by the following mike case thompson motors md toth motors acton motors domin ion hotel station hotel acton creamery acton j h goer cartage- jack ridley cartage ptsltdmaalesdiryud jersey dairy morley allen acta bowling lanes ctent fooostadl tjpwa lackl ih the 75th anniversary of light will flash on at five minute intervals each night after dark sufficient light will be given off by this 1006 bulb to light up the area around the gates down to the waterfront and up to old fort york soj will its light he uaat pictures may taken with normal daytime shatter openings clearance of broken or discontinued lines vhvvvmwivwhww dress shirts broken lines of a famous manufacturer not all sizes or sleeve lengths in eaci style reg pneed at 4 95 and 5 95 3 tociar windbreokers clearance of summer wind- breakers regularly sold at 12 95 8 to clear summer tshirts fine cornbed cotton tshirts that were prreed to- sell at 2 95 to 3 95 2 to cleor now is the time to think qf that new suit for winter by taking advantage of fashioncrafts special discount sale drop in e cjr range of samples i gord mccutcheon engagements mr and mrs james l longatreet rr 1 georgetown ont announce the engagement ot their daughter evelyn ulla to charles harxrcy tuff in the son of mrs and the late charles tuff in ot mitchell ont the marriage to take place september 1 1958 mr nnd mrs amos conklin ac ton wish to announce the engage ment qf their eldest daughter mary viola to mr earl nathaniel green onl son of mr- and mrs william green hearts delight trinity bay ncxvfoundliiui the marriage xvill take place on snturdiv scptcmoer 1st at 2 30 pin at theirjtome 43 marin st alton nrw rrksidknt leti1bk1dgk alia cp- wil- liamboxves of the grande prairie heraldtribune xvas elected pres ident of the alberta division can adian weekly newspapers assoc- nition at their annual convention here he succeeds fred johns of the leduc representative thc united kingdom supplied the largest number of canadas immig rants in 1955 omtuakt leonard wray allen interred saturday a patient in ontario hospital at woodstock ontario for the past ib years leonard wray allen passed away at the general hospital there on august 9 following an operat ion he was born jn olcnrwultams on jahuaiy 12 1933 in his early- years he attended both the salvat ion army sunday school and thc united church sunday school surviving besides his father and mother are two brothers gordon of kesxvick and frank of new market and one sister mrs john bousfield 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