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l n it takes more than two postal employees to keep up with the stream of letters cards and parcels pouring in and out of the stall phou employees the staff has been working many extra hours a day the employees pictured above mrs john chapman and mrs chris acton post office even with the addition of four extra temporary britton are in the process of placing mail in some local boxes halton manor party bus trjp service tea concert highlight busy week staunch old friendships were re- i leacue was convener of the re newed and pleasant new friend ships formed at a delightful christmas party riven for the men and women residents of halton manor on tuesday evening dec ember 11 b about 40 members of the dublin womens institute and the bu bees women s institute the group included the two pres ident mrs wm mclntre of the dublin w i nnd mrs o lock r of the bus bees wi the pirti wis held in the dining room in the absence of mr nnd mrs clarke who were attending the u crden s dinnt r it ge oretow n mrs mir mirrs of the m mor ftaf extended a warm welcome to ihc visitors groetm were brourht from both institutes bi mr- mclntire mrs p kennedi was conener of the progrim committie mrs geoi m robt rtson plamd the pmno and led the sing ing for all the musical numbers in er gracious fashion from the opening song how do you do e er bod in w hich per sonal greetings were extended es pcciallv to the men and women residents of the minor who had come from acton and district to the last song of the evening the program displaicd great original ity and inet the indies of the two institutes formed a choral group for the singing of the christrnis carols nnd the humorous and frlendl songs tint delichted the audience the numbers b the institute ladies singing is a choral group were interspersed w ith songs b six ver attractue children the children ho sang w ere lorna mncpherson june rennuk jone rcnnick joce thomson shirlt langein and donna rinnuk the sing such friendli songs is getting to know you and also j freshmtnt committee bout 15 residents boarded a chartered bus at the manor at two o clock and were taken for a pleasint ride to rockwood and back on the return trip the bus stopped at hol rosarv schooll whin the i idles of the c itholic worm n s i otvhic hid set up or iittnctivc tn tables in one of the 1 1 issrooms the residents were seated at thcsetiblis for the er delicious lfttrnoon to i tint w is sened be fort tin in served however fithtr lai die said grnce and e ttndtd w inn urn tings on bi hnlf of tin hosts inl hasfessis this j w is f illowid b the sinking of c lit istm is enrols ind popul lr s ins ippropri ltt to christm is b i 1j tii nppt iling little girls who bid bun timud bi ststtr ci md i i one of thi teachers on the stnff of tin si hool a most appetizing and delicious lfttrnoon tt i of ten christm is i cake sandwiches and fnnci con i fectioneri was then scried at tht i i lose of which ench gentleman w is i presented with a cigar while the w omen residents sh ired a box of chocolates mr ro white speaking for the onk ille knights of columbus thanked the ladies of the catholic women s league for hnvmg pro nded this erv delicious afternoon tea and mrs brant resident nurse nt the manor expressed the thanks of the residents to the knights of columbus and to the indies of the catholic women s league for such n thoroughly enjo able afternoon the enthusiastic round of ap plause that followed her speech and the man expressions of grat itude that were afterwards heard on all sides showed the apprecmt ion of all the isitors from the m inoi for this outst inding and gn 1 1 i ent bt fori le u ing the school thi visitors hid nn opportunitv to chit for i few moments with f lther 1 irdu pistor of holv tlosnn p lr ish sisti r fmmnnutlli mother superior of the ronunt nnd sis tei ci nidi i of the school stnff tin i lis i viewed a btnutiful nit iv itv sttni m one of the cl is l ooms thi sinking of christm is c irols ind in inspiring st rmon bv rev d powtll rector of grnce i vnghcnn church milton provided m nppropnate service for the sctond sundav before christmas on sundav afternoorf december i 16 mrs rav waters was the pian ist for the musical numbers mr powell s sermon w as based on the christmas story as told in chapter tw o of st luke s gospel which he had read as the scripture t the conclusion of this very lcciptiblc sermon mr powell c tendid christmas nnd new yenr s greetings to the residents df the manor speaker lauds loyal efforts of firefighters acton firefighters held their their animal ladies night on fri day evening of last week at the legion auditorium featuring an ad dress bv william q sullivan fiom the fire marshall s office of ontar 10 following a dmnei served by the ladies auxiliarv mr marshall ad dressed the members commending them for their continued and loial efforts and interest in the com munity music for dancing was supplied bj the rhythm ramblers fo acton with mr o sullivan and les duby acting as soloists it contained such old and familiar sea chanties as shenandoah i m off for the rio grande and the walloping window blind the sec ond was a medley of songs of the carlv j ears of this century and of fthe first great war songs hint will never die such as ttpperary if you were the only girl and carry me back to dear old blighty the third medlev was a series of well known scottish airs grouped under the title of the bonnie briar bush at one stage of the program the audience accompanied by the band sang several christmas car ols mr clarke superintendent of the manor expressed the w irm and sincere thanks of the very apprec iative audience to mi locksky ind thi band foi h iv ing given the rtsidents such in enjo iblc and ippropi i ite piogi nil the bind had betn brought to tht manor in a bus provided bv the town council of onkville md this geni runs gistun is much ap pieei ltid the acton free press thursday december 20th 1956 highest honors in examinations to dave fleming dave fleming with 88 per cent siond top honors in the junior and intermediate lcndcis coips examinations takin in november by menibels of tht ymca in the intermediate first ear class fiank mai iseak seored 83 pel cent and aiiiteeaintith had 7 pr cent in the sicond en juniors dave fleming had 88 don price 78 wivne wilson 78 and peter gib bons scored 76 pel cent roy daintith had 74 per cent in the fust vcar junioi cxnmin it ion twothirds of canadian families own their own homes have you visited santas toyland in hintons basement store h s holden an cent that is nlvns keonw inlinpiud and trnt always proes to be i er rreu pleasure for the residents of halton minor occur red after the church service on sundt afternoon december 16 when about 20 members of the oak ille citizens band came to present i concert of band music in the dining room of the manor the ucre under the leadership of tht ir talented bandmaster mr rrnk i ocksie who announced the nnmbirs to be plned in his usinl ir rem il fashion as usu il mr lockslo had plan nod i piojmm idt ill suited to tht t istts of hts audience the pi oji im opt ned with t stirring nnnh now libert bell and as tju pi oi mi proceeded there were thrte delightful medlevs of old and fimilnr tunts pined the first w is called round the c ipstan ind kkla3asi9ia3t39aaiiiatsii3i3iabl3i3aii39a3i3a s tecccctccccciciicttccccfecccccccicciccciccc v v t v v 5f y v v v v v v v v y v 8 v v y y y thtaifcitisinihhnhktkm happy hquqay to alii acton home furnishings the choir of ounfi rirls sing i medle of t irols and pop ul ir christmas songs at the con elusion of which a miniature san ta cl uis drtssed in a bi iht red suit ind cip ind hiving the ap pt ir met thit sinti must hie hid it six or se en eirs o age dinc- td into the toom perrtfps tht nime mrs s inta claus would be more appropriate in this case for the pirt wis plied b little mir rose kelk though smill in stature mm rose his nn immtnse heirt he presented a gift to each then j lesson mr powell pointed out that christmas is not only for children but for all those who can c0rne to it with child like faith just as the promise of the coming of the mes siah brought jov to israel for man centuries so should his coming bring joy to us christmas is a family div and should be cnrbraleda5 sucrr provided its religious meaning is not forgotten joseph and mar were constantk futhfvil to the laws of god and fori was nl n loving home res b christ s birth we are asked danced seer 1 folk d incos expert- j idmt presi nt the 1 tdies recimngj t become sons of god and when 1 in this pirt of the program cr daint handkerchiefs w ith i l happens christmas beconfces firs george robortson sang a floral designs ind the men tuo bisicill condition of the heart m lumb er npvuiling scilo galvvnv bnv h indkerehiefs eaeh itu isitors and the residents then h id the opportunitv vif en ccccftictccici jov ing a communitv sing song to t grthcr after which in amusing musical gnme wis pined j six of the visiting 1 lelies rend part of the christmns st rv i ieh part ovink fvllovuxt bv the singing of a carol appropriate to the text the musical part of the progr im was varied bv two humorous rend ings one bv mrs flmer cox and i the other bv mrs alec near there was much laughter nnd mini a chuckle during these verv fnnnv readings at the close of the program xerv attractive gifts were preentem to the rsidents each indv rexeivext a daintwwhitc handkenhief with n fed iqlrictlia rsiier inh i kinl of perfume and csh nun n h ind- kerchief and n box of ehicles a delicious lunch of tei sand wiches and fancv confcctionerv was then served at the comlusiorf of this social perieid a speech of thanks for such a wonderful event ing was given bv miss harriett metcalfe and wnrnilv applauded bv all the residents who hope thnt their friencu of the dublin w i and the bu bee w i will come again ncrv soon saturday afternoon december 15 was a gala da for both the men and women residents of the manor for on that afternoon they were taken for their annual bus ride by the oakvillc council of the knights of columbus and en tertained ja afternoon tea after wards ui holy rosary separate school by members of the catholic womens league of milton messrs roy white and jack martin were present to represent thjt knights and mrs strelbisky the president of the catholic womens nnd the mind cvicicciccccccrcccccccic we wish you all very merry christmas and a happy new year from i ke coxe acton plumbing and heading ont xcccn tccctct c to- you coopers dru store siisissii want ad page where old friends meet to our mama irtemtlst beat irifis lor m vers merru ckristmamt watsons dairy bar closed dec 25 and jan 1st best wishes gord mccutcheons mens wear inti x ft ft y ft i for the man who smokes i for christmas giving t y y y y y y v v fine pipe quality pipe tobaccos fine cigars cigarettes tobacco pouch cigarette hoc6ers electric razors cigarette and pipe lighters splendid gift for the discriminating host the truly good friend for the loyal employee and for a wellliked boss acton billiards murray hood prop corner mill and main acton ont budget terms if desired gordons acton ont hardware phone 76 v