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fcjiyrrliil umkhmxnpt i 4 the acton free pros thursday december 6th 1956 chutcwu crane touches hydro wires smoke sparks fly from motor early monday inorninie a local emulation was formed m 1807 for hydro failvire occurred while load- the helpinc of the ick ihr and oliip needy in the neighborhood the w a as we know it now was started in isms luist june they olebrated their 33rd anniversary after the meeting the hostess served a de- lictou lunch miss marie- kerr visited at tiw home of her parents mr and mrs a j kerr this past weekend ahs commencement student awards presented friday mg well equipment at the town lot on the- fourth line a crane hap pened to touch the hydro wires smoke and sparks leaped from the cranes motors it was lucky that the use in the transformer blew or trie crane operator could have been killed the rural hydro office in guelph was called and after j r ana turs ies iwacmanier sl fleruold warning the men to touch nothing and mrs art swaclihamer visited uid jjhirl came immediately this disruption in hamilton on sunday with mr was only an hour and mrs uirk van cnuen and mr and mrs bruce lrltch and i mr and mrs harold swackhamer continued from page one joctiue and mrs mr and mrs les swackhamer i young by mrs j v d k smith the ttnilerwahki trophy for typ ing proficiency was awarded to marianne mceaihern by v wil- helm kings donated by the high school j stuff to the best all round student in beverly mr and mrs hon saund- en and normie visited with friends in toronto on sunday- a w a committee meeting was held at the home of mrs les swackhamer last tuesday night they had been appointed to comp ile and bring up to date the history of the wa of i churchill church tr the dominion council of can ada the council has set up a committee to collect material and prepare a history of the womens association in canada the task is i colossal and needs the help of in dividual groups in going over the records it was discovered that the first ladies or- mrs art swackhamer stayed in hamilton for a weeks holidays when mr and mrs les swack hamer were returning home they found driving conditions very haz ardous they saw four accidents and six tow trucks and traffic was slowed to between 2t and 30 m ph tast sunday mr uiut mrs har old griffin visited with relatives in hamilton bauinafan honor family present play grades nine and ten were pre- kuhn grade 9 ley mason grade 10 by- miss a taylor winners of the september field day events were presented with their irophles by mrs valerioie and mr bothwcll the champions were donna mcmillan blair llot- chen kuth laiidsburough wayne arbic biib coxe ron hay ward joseph j any received the canad ian legion scholarship presented by victor patrick of the acton branch special prizes given by the lakeside chapter iode repres ented by mrs w d e smith went to donna mcmillan and allan mc intosh prof icimcy scholarships based on academic standing were pres ented to students of grades i 10 uud ii by ross cavbcr grade 0 winners were ella jany and gall douey grade 10 mary jane force and marilyn young grade 11 wendy maekcnzie and allan mc- lntush joseph jany secured another prize when the duke of devon shire chapter lodk presented him with a scholarship as the stud ent attaining the highest standing on uper school examinations st john ambulance preliminary certificates qwere awarded by mrs k reed to pat given elizabeth jany marie kerr helen landsbor- ough wendy mackenzie lynda sal- c3cirsicu3il personals mr and mrs s coy willowdalc visited with friends here on sun day follow m m inratton on hi knee mr cliff bradley is imiuii cin it honu unfortunately mrs krej iawoi lroke her arm last week ami w a bncfl hospital ed friomls hoie for a seeti iec rry for mr have gordon who was hospital ueti ui tiuelph mrs william miller ami mr atid mrs bud milur guelph spout mme time with friends here on monday little riasalvn hall who was saved from drowiuni last thurs day is honir aain now and reeup rating nicely mrs jamrs kalston returned on saturday iltt visiting mr uui mrs ted gamble and ftnuk wichita kansas tn statt f ll han k n v 1 scoti i piesi ntt miss v h ik nr ith a lov lv offee i iv li r prior to her mar i aie ml s aturd l on satin u iy m tss i orr m t ler flew from malton for vhoenix arizona where she is visit mi with her parents mr and mrs matt ty ler she expect to ih back before christmas j a presentation was held in the church on monday night for mr i md mrs robinson who sold their store to mr and mrs smith who have taken possession a program v a presented duets mr and mrs krme mcknery andmr and mrs llovd sw tndlehurst solo by mrs norman sinclair piano solo marj- orie gibson reading by mrs rob ert mcenery mrs leo jaimeson read a well orded address and they were presented with an electric tea ket- i tie toaster clock and portable mixer brock with n pen and pen- cil sot and mrs it rock with a brooch mti ear ring set both mr and mrs robinson very fittingly replied kefrehments were served to chvse a plesant evenini i a gihkd crowd gathered at the church on saturday night when the j ypu presented their play bal ancing the -budget- whteh was well presented and enjoyed by every one characters were beth mcen ery elizabeth and marjone gib- sihi and kilhan short ill duncan gibson and bob kerr mrs wm mcknery of guelph pont the week end with mr jesse mcenei iongtatulatums to mr and mrs i s h lmdsax who relebratid then i tsth w etiding anniversarv on sun day mr and mrs arnold mcenery spent the week end with mr and mrs cecil alger in hamilton mrs stanley sinclair allan and sheila of guelph spent the week end with mr and mrs norman sinclair maim marianne mceuchern beth mcenery marilyn melloi jcannine molody ikruneed oakea beverley smith lenoru wuuon joy peal won the lakeside chap ter iode scholarship an the stu dent compleunic grade 12 with the highest marks it wtta presented by mrs jocque the melboracia ctunmerciul seholarahips were presented to joy peal and robert luindsborough grade 12 and to john muaelle grade 10 shirley kirk wood received an award for being the student niak mg the greatest progress through out the year the duke of devonshire bursary for a student going on to higher educution went to joseph jany joseph jany in his valedictorian speech compared the growth of knowledge in the bruin to the growth of u seedling in a field in outlining the requirements for a successful growth he noted thai basically there must be a goht farmer mr jany said he felt the farmers of his mind were except ionally good the staff of acton high also needed ale rain and suij- shine in the form of study and re laxation eid lowing those benefits all that is needed is for the stud ent himself to possess the desire to learn jeanmne moltdy presented mr jau with the valedictorian medal on behalf of the student coimeil fullou mg lh valedictory aisco aluminum kimtorin0 doors and windows awninos and railings dont be disappointed we can guarantee at the moment 4 to 6 weeks delivery free demonstration free estimates no obligation pay 100 than nothing until march i9s7 j mcmullen acton altco sales representative phoni 6 q3 a quarter of a million land documents were office on brown street to the new one on king street look a little dismayed as they survey the hundreds t auuf hnuio moved recently from the old hallon registry bornla trimble left and sandra turner right drawer boxes which had to be moved r v uw staff phots county registrar bill matrons vas n charge of the moving of about 250000 documents and nundrecjrsr old and new record books from the old to the nearecjlstrv office recently he and ariel mitchell look through one ottrte many huge record books m the new heaciquarteiys on king street the documents contain in formation on eerinch of land n haton count mills t mrs j gilbertson heads ladies aid the annual meeting of the ms and 1idies aid of the pres byterian church was held at the honu- of mrs donald clark all reports from both groups were xer encouraging mrs j d lowrie was in the chair for the election of officers the executive of the w m s were all re- elected the ladies aid officers an follows president mrs james gi bertson first vicepresident mrs k wright second vicepresident mrs j milne secretary mrs wal lace lisby assistant secretary mrs r roy treasurer mrs gar- net macoougall buying committer mrs g macdougall mrs j gil brtsn and mrs k wright pr in gram rinnmittiv mrs w lisby mrs c iisby and mrs v lowrie a1i other officers were rerlected plans were completexi for the congregational suppir to be held in the near future also for attending the christmas meeting of the jane wilson mission band the christ mas meeting will be held between christmas and new years a soc ial half hvuir was spent with mrs anna coulson assisting the hostess mr and mrs james daniel and daughters also mrs ellen daniel of toronto were visitors in the home of mr and mrs w lowrie mr joseph i as by of toronto was a visitor in the home of mr w a iasby and mr and mrs c lasby on sunday recen visitors m the sarre home were mr and mrs ed hammond of caiiirv mr and mrs bethunc ndmrs w krkhari of guelph mr arid mrs w macdonala tecy and rell mr- t i mac- donald 111 nrs vo- d tn hamilton las w eek mr o mclean f rsajfit shrt the week end wit- hu- bro ther mr and mrs w mclean the w a of the united chu h held a very successful bazaar and tea in the church the sympathy of host of friends s extended to mrs anna coulson r the death of her fath er mr a s bradley sfr moderator conducts communion service rev nute of orangeville who i 1 moderator of the otstnct ires bytery conducted coium union ser vie in the local church m suiula rev a o w foreman who ha been undergoing treatment at a guelph hospital was abb- to leave on sunday and is now with his daughter and son- in law mr and j mrs gordon ailken friends wish for him continued improvement miss elizabeth ford is a patient j at st josephs hospital guelph j w here she underwent an operation for apfctcndicitis i a- 1 thursday night i mr and mrs bar i cii ke pent friday in london visitors m sunday with mi and mw w h mckwm and mr and mrs ross mi e wan and family in cluded or untl mrs wylje of bat ton mrs alex huston toronto mr wdfred bailey of orangeville mrs g sunter spent a day last week with mrs mary hurren er in mr and mrs harold gemmell of orangeville visited on saturday with their daughter and sonm law mr and mrs rss mcewan ind family mr and mrs aleck stewart of i toronto visited on saturday with ih mi m two ul m mi 11 bl iin1 pal ent 1i ui stew tit ami mrs fills d children u ho have lit ith the latter moth devihs uitveil lam on in and 11 liv- mr ek to bin linglon mr and mrs moid mecutcheu and mill lei visited w ith rrlativi in toronto n sunday bank the saving and vow favourite fftum always fresh available at ledgers the thats right you can bank saving you make when you let acton woodcrafts advise supply and follow through with expert craftmanship on your building requirements 7 phone 49 mrzll actos 1 lmaf ontario the best n lumbei 4 building materials reliable taxi 24 hours a day phono 430 phomitnkss is a keynote ok ouit service were as close as the phone coffee and snacks to take out i we deliver fish and chips our specialty 9 main st acton its a psychological fact pleasure helps your disposition and vou should choose a gift that will give you the most pleasure that means if its for a man youu find it at bob ridsdales a friendly store wlicre llic service is ersoiiil iihjiikjkviixiaxixi jjta nkkkxai ks christmas gift centre hintons store of fers you a tremend ous assortment of gifts for all mem bers of the family this week we are featuring many practical and useful gift items such as table lamps electric toasters and irons pictures mirrors fancy china glassware tumblers teapots kitchen ware handy tools luggage slippers towel sets boxed pillow cases dresser sets purses and handbags boxed jewellery lingerie nightgowns nylons mens boxed ties dress shirts dress socks readytowear for boys and girls- boxed stationery boxed toiletries cigarette lighters raz ors flashlights jacknives boxed pen and pencil sets boxed chocolates from neil- sons cadburys lowneys log cabin etc be sure to visit hintons basement toyland h h i nton s 5c to 100 store the store that nives you a better choice a better quality a lower price cvcxicicwcxicicccicxiscccccscxcc iiccicececrsr crocxcci mackenzie news we give advice were glad totelli you vjhattodo m and it well xiercixcctcicciccercxicic i ys mens bin go acton town hall friday december 7 800 prizes and turkey draw lockiimwwnia make your own outdoor from a christmas decorations r y y y y 9 v v v v r y v y y y y y y y tv the gift that keeps on giving a gift for all the family ge 21 table model 259 on stand extra with warranty v also ge table radios at 2950 see our display of n0rge dryers at 19500 visit our toyland- m i i k m 1 c c j see our display y of sheet of 4x8 v unsehded sylvaply costing 464 you can make santa sleiqh and two reindeers or v a snow man and his family from a 2x4 piece of y fir plywood costinq 256 you can make a santa claus a choir boy or a christmas angel pick up a folder showing you the layout of these decorations pm admission 25c call 4 ayiwfcmlnmilifcertnl minibrix sets 395 595 meccano slinkys eyes 100 slinky spring etc 50c 100 y i j kkj3ikxxxaisiimxiaxiijiijikkj s i- a other gift suggestions steering sleighs 19 i i quality toboggans 4 ft 95 5 ft 875 6 ft 1095 7 ff 1250 symon hardware av al ft ft ft ft ft i ft ft i mill st acton