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christmas trees certain toys potential fire hazards in home obituary the gaily decorated christmas about 60 attended the annual tree traditional symbol of happr ladies night of the town of acton frederick w hunter collapses at duties custodian at the ymca fred erick w hunter died there sutu- denly oh sunday morning as he was tending to his duties he col lapsed in the hallway and was found by members of the christian reformed church mr hunter a retired glove cutter had mode many friends among the youngsters of the town recently as he worked at the ymca and supervised the- wading pool in the park he was active in lol 467 and members of the lodge acted as pallbearers wednesday he was an honorary member of the canadian legion surviving mr hunter are his wife the former irene march ment sons and daughters cpl ross hunter petawawa set- ron ald hunter shilo man betty mrs eugene green georgetown ethel mrs mack wilson alton lois mrs john turkosz acton david marvyn mary and marlene at home and a brother henry hunter of guelph he hod lived in acton for the past 17 years moving here from georgetown funeral service was held at the rumley funeral home on wednes day afternoon with rev evan jones nfficintint interment fol lowed in fiiirvirw cemetery ac ton comets leading y house league comets walloped rams 106 and panthers shaded spitfires 20 in lanies played in the ymca floor hockey house league lnsf week high scorer for comets was lindsay with six iouls while churchill pannl the rams with throe heading the league as a result of the games played last week are the cometh with 12 points tied for second art the panthers and rams with six points apiece and bring ing up the rear an- the spitfires with two pmttts will canvass eramosa for disease control presentation honors g a dills at annual municipal banquet ocss in jinany parts of the world can cause tragic death and injury unless careful precautions arc made warns the ah canada in surance federation officials of the federation which represents more than 200 fire au tomobile and casualty insurance companies in canada said christ mastrees and decorations were potential fire hazards and should be choscn with extreme caution childrens toys too should be chosen with care chemistry sets firearms and toys requiring kero sene and other inflammable li quids should not be given to young children in addition the use of suck toys should be supervised by adults to help minimize the danger of fire and accidents during the holi day season safety experts recom mended the following precautions 1 choose a small tree rather than a large one 2 keep christmas trees and- boughs outside as long as possible remove them from the house as soon ns needles begin to fall 3 never place trees or other dec oration in front of doorways stair cases or near fireplaces 4 whenever possible use a pot of water as foundation for tree 5 christmas presents should not be placed under trees until christ mas eve elaborate wrappings should be removed and disposed of as soon as possible ti never use candles as tree dec orations i 7 keep burning cigarettes cigars hid portablroieattrs away from tives k re arrange electric tree lights when they start to dry out the tree needles it cheek to sec that electrical decorations do not overload cir cuits 10 decorative lights should be turned off when house is unoccup ied 11 keep children away from open fireplaces and stoves 12 avoid accumulation of grease in ovens and stove burners shooting draws 100 fine costs rtvaiisc rvidrmt ilid not show tm inlrnt to kill on tln put of w ilvusrd m kim district man a ihn of shooting ilh intent was tlism issi t willmimon cnunt iliitc h stua iluk 111 iviinty court moruiax held last friday at hilltop lodge in erin this event which includes members of council public utilit ies commission planning board and officials of these various bodies the press and their wives or hus bands is a highlight of the mun icipal year in acton it is mark ed with special honors accorded the ladies when business of the uwn is supplanted with gathering social way ightful turkey dinner was served and this was followed by a presentation in which mayor ted tyler expressed the appreciation of the town to g a dills for his service since the forming of north halton high school district board until his retirement this year and for his interest and endcajajr over many years in actons interest and advancement a beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemums was presented mrs dills and to mr dills a fine leather briefcase mr dills res ponded briefly expressing his ap preciation of the fine cooperation and friendliness that had been ac corded him through the years all the ladies present received lovely chrysanthemum plants and from mansell nell is construction co two pound boxes of chocolat es responding on behalf of thc- indies wis mrs f clsakcs oth ers who spoke briefly on municip al matters of current interest were mr p a deacon planning con sultant dr f j oakes wm mat tocks c f icitherland reeve j hargrave deputyreeve w wilson and councillor c lindsay pre siding over the whole event was mayor ted tyler in a pleasing in formative manner music for the dancing which fol lowed was supplied by les duby and his orchestra sswsamtskr- jrrr fts expect to begin new church next spring congregation told construction on the new united church is expected to begin some time in april 1957 it was an nounced at a congregational meet ing held in the united church on wednesday evening of last week the meeting chaired by weslev beatly opened with a prayer by rev gordon adams and featured the presentation of reports from the building committee alfred long chairman of the building committee lauded the tireless efforts of the committee in the planning of the new bin id in and the raising of funds necessary i for construction j reporting on the building fund i mr long noted some members 1 wanted only a new sunday school but that it had seemed feasible to j build a new church and convert the old building into sunday school i classrooms while showing films j on the crowded conditions in the j present sunday school system mr j long declared it may he possible i while renovating the old building to remove the present roof and re j place it with a flat one william cairns commented the pledge amount decided yax is smaller than the one previously announced speaking on the canvass itself j gordon fteiu announced that it is si 1 11 pctsmhtc f r members to sub i nut their pledges if ihe have not iilreidy done a ii was reported by rev adams that arehitotural plans have been drawn up and will be submitted to the congregation at a future date- for consideration when finished the new edifice will be situated on mill st adjacent to the present united church the meeting closswilh a short address by rev adams and a lunch prepartd by the ladies of the church vs s i d monster tree at post off ice the hvdio crew vniori lad der vt ci a iiked up against the bristly side of the monster tow n christmas ins monday as strings of lights were threaded through the branches the 35 foot tree was brought to town friday afternoon and now shining with colored lights and topped b a star its the focal pom of the shopping dis trict hi lights are a no strung across main and mill sts to mu k the holidfr season mansell nelh- donated the tree and a chamber f cinnnnrce com nutle headed h ted t ler j r brought it to 1r it a- eiicted with the co ope ill- n t tin in lie depal inuih ii i- plac d m ami uul hl1 in place b cu w ire scoring close acton norval rack up wins two close games were seen in the junior farmer hockey al mil ton arena monday night when acton defeated palermo 42 and norval edged milton 43 the mil ton team took high honors for having no penalties dished their way and nervals little lambs re ceived only one trip to the sinbin during the close match b coon r sinclair john cun ningham and d deforest were ac tons marksmen in the nights first game with bill somerville pick ing up three of the four assists g mccarther helped on two of the goals and j cunningham received an assist b somerville spent 15 minutes off he ice five for fight ing and 10 for being the seventh man on for his side palermo scorers were ken viv ian and gordon greer assisted by r booth b orr b price and m idling 3 dillman picked up 17 minutes in the penalty box and b price and g greer were sent off for kneeing and clipping things evened out in the second game when graham gillies don johnson and c mccann tallied for the lsers and have leslie nolclud two and dim cunningham and earl wilson notched one apiece for the winners mcdonald re ccivcd tht- nl penaltv for boird- games riiiiiinii iitli prtl fm mippor thin mondi niht ivl tinning mi ipi mnliti von i add something special to any menu ked breakfast buns always fresh available al ledgers th iliei man pleaded hamc a directors meet in p of the kra mosa township federation of ar riculture met in no 10 school t discuss calfhond vaceinatum for the township as it stands now each farmer in ernmosa who vaccinates his female calves pays si 00 for this imnuin- i ization if the township were a j supervised area all calves would be vaccinated free of charge to the owner other than through tax channels this points up the fact that cattle owners who are paying for their own vaccination are also helpinj through tax assessment to pay for the supervised areas to make vaccination effective in the township two thirds of the cattle owners must sign a petition requestink the sorvicv tq promote full understanding of the plan a i meeting will he held for farmers j in the rockwood town hall parry in n n who jui d im tt rv i p klitv ing 1 an olv- trer ttpn chest lutmr had been shot ni in arcuniinl it ncu ivtllmafki in ailu the judge imposed a fine of s100 and ousts ti be paid m iitstaliuents j because of financial difficulties t i scouts store paper till sale promised visit hintons basement i sti it tovljiiicl i january following this meeting a canvass will be made of the township a program similar to this was done for tb with the unexpected refusal of the usual guelph dealer to accept j scrap puer from the regular paper i collection here scouts and cubs j wen faced with a problem last saturday since they would have i to store the paper until it could j tc sold thev decided to pick up only bundles that had been placed outside as requested j a crew remained at the scout j hall to tic papers which had been placed outside loose while the scouts and cutis toured the tovnj with trucks borrowed fron thorn- psons garage and the acton free press go to the rear of storeto the right corner and down the stairs here you will find actons most complete selection of toys and games christmas decorations etc at moneysaving prices walk down and save be sure to read our christmas sale bill which you will receive in this i weeks mail check the wide variety of items which make hintons store actons complete christmas gift centre during these busy prechrjstnjs rush days if you need a spool of thread a tube of glue fuse plugs a pkfl- of enyelgpejtc tape shoe- hand lotion a pair of stockings a cake tin some yard goods nail polish toilet paper a lamp shade extra teaspoons a school book work gloves a brassiere clothes pins babys rubber pants table oilcloth a spare house key new earrings bachelor buttons or whatever it may be you will find it easy and quick to get staple every day household needs at hintons mackenzie news see our christmas bargain table it will pay you to check our bargajn table located at the front store window for special feature merchandise clearing lines etc beautiful christmas corsages in acetate boxes reg 79c special sale price 49c box others as low as 19c give the man in your lite something new for his tool collection you can pay from 50c for a putty knife to 10450 for a black and decker heavy duty electric saw and a groat many items at modest prices another tool for a special purpose such as a saw chisel plane square or trowel would be a welcome gift a super present would be an estwins all steel hammer at 595 we notice that our tool bar takes the mens fancy as strongly as any hat bar attracts the ladies j3yuacken z ic s scv a 8 save up to 50y on 50 greeting cards and envelopes regular k25 sale price box 69c boxed chrisymas 21 deluxe cards and envelopes reculur 9 sale price box 79c 12 card assortment regular 49c sale price 35c box 18 holiday greetings unusual stylings with interesting j cutout design reg 98c box sale price box 69c novelty assortment is clever diecut cards regular 79c sale price 39c box i 21 beautiful christmas cards and envelopes regular we sale price box 49c 12 extra nice cards tinsel foils etc reg 79c sale price 49c 18 christmas folders reg 79c sale- price 45c box 16 greeting cards ribbon tinsel foil etc reg 89c sale price 59c box xi attractive cards with friendly sentiments reg 79c 16 religious christmas greeting cards regular h9e sale price 49c 1 j 36 tinsel greeting cards regular 8c sale price 69c box far children 16 jovial santa cards reg 6c box- sale price 49c box 16 poinsettia greeting cards reg 69c sale price box 49c sale price 49c 4b call 48 hintons be to i oo store the store that gives you a better choice a better quality- a lower price the acton free press thursday december 13lrt 1956 7inch bench saw m 7 combination blade 2 pulley 12x13v table till for angle curftng cut to 2vb heavy cast bae blade raites and low en doublelocking rip fence ripping splitter oil ire bearings calibrated bevelcutting gauge adjustable safety saw blade guard christmas special iust about the biggest power tool value you ire liklv to sm this suit of christmas or anytime lor that mnttn this powerful 7 bnrh sow is designed specifically lor homo shop usp and is capable of handling most overy requirement quirkly and effi ciently will whiz through 2 t 4s in one last clean cut hanrilfts any lomjth lumber qnd rutting hetht is adjustable irom o to 2 cuts ointn siding rafter frames etc simplo hand controls adjust angle and height limited quantity shop early portable saw g fjtn hincj sow cuh veol qo i4j ifnivervnl linranm nolrr r l e i ltoo v p e ivuioad woodworking lathes ii wood turning lathe s mllhl i pimm 11 rddw ultt btringa with hniitcwh ap puluv wwx raaknnq pur 6 t0 g3 30x r p n autnsi clulb slip 44 jzs finding dn 36 8 iml i 27 txw lj niutltu i heavy ditty ciap bcd lathe wih skf litl ruan swing n qnp 17 wing nvi baxj 12 36 botwton camtrs 55 oarill michtnaxl and ground lath bad no 2 mr tipwi in imlrtwa t tnjid apindu tn hdatxk wth right bonh m mm otj nnd aft bond ttundaid utrvad tpui cntr tool rrt ain ball bearing bench saw handlaa all cutting fob adaptabt lot dq big tabln i6v6 m with ittnnu1 24 i 16 b cbroan aickal comb blad imm alfuaoiu oc conplau with m- toiutoni i- 35 41w 4 power grinder fitted vlh tool rwb od wiu 2 blt guard and two 4 v grinding wfala 8 tharadaxl c8s pndla grinding mandrel doublndd 11- u sl ball twriod down at anda in ink vj boir accmktiiaa htxiry sbacbtnad dioqw otltto is batlng 9 syncro sander rvciprocati ng nolcif aaarorttcd iaaliiil bvrnovt 14400 wrotkaw pmw audbto saaxlpapwc t 4 0s eye 19 power unit 4 tool in on 5 bnch saw 5 disc sander alo polishing and buffing horizontal drill with v chuck 5 bench s3s grinder with tool rest i 73 syncro jig saw de luxe jig saw no belts no gears no oiling cuts to centre of 30 circle handles any length 1 wood light metal or plastic s a9s 60 cycle reaction motor 0 modified scotch yoke action runs in bath oi oil automotive type bronse bearings handlee stock to 2 thick built in mam blower tilting table rkon tr 8552 georgetown tr 72965