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the acton free press thursday december 20th 1956 staff mhio christmas tree sales at the ys mens lot situated behind the ymca are booming according to recent reports little pamela puncheon 6 and her grandmother mrs j puncheon inspect the tree they just purch fr m mellis s claus guest at baxter party about s5 emvooyoos of baxtrr laboratories wm iivtn gifts by special jiiiesl s claus at their annual christmas party in the lesion hall thursday of last week the legion ladies auxihavy cat ered for the delicious turkey dinner which was served harold k inroad said graci xewt hurs acted as master of ceremonies lor the program which followed biu mecoll led m a sine song plant employees formed an orchestra which played for smg- ing and dancing with mrs j bradshaw at the piano eddie huf- nage4 playing the banjo ted free man the violin george frieke the bass viol and jack pasma the guitar san a ken mann distributed gifts which are exchanged each year the event was planned by com mittee members mrs george hol- lingor mrs ham peal and don mcmulkin brownie packs hold induction acton brownie packs held in duction services last saturday afsbssiesssshsijsasurril miss m z bennett returned president j the womans missionary soeietv of the vnited church met in the sunday school rvknion tuesday of last wivk with the presuujiil miss i m bennett presiding the meeting opened with a hymn aiul j prayer the president referred to the different passages of christmas from the beginning of time a can flighting service wh v i luikea mrs c johnson mrs g adams and mrs h k force taking part concern cvi stat ions f the united church at north korea new guinea malaya bur ma hong kong and canada the president vacated the chair and mrs a shoemaker read the report of the nominating commit- prrce community friendship mrs toe for members for 1957 which i f cleave baby band miss c was accepted and passed mtss henderson cgit mrs donun bennett thanked the ladies for the explorers miss jean rowe mis- i cooperation that had been given to j sl band mrs a ironside rep- j her and expressed her appreciation resentative board of stewards i of the confidence placed m her and j mrs f cleave group leaders mrs i the other newly elected officers a shoemaker mrs h r force j she also welcomed those who have mrs r r arnold mrs j lidkea i not boon able to be among thi group for a while and mrs car i low a former member who has returned to town the meeting the final meeting tif 1956 to a close new officers of the v m s are as follows president miss m z bennett first vicepresident mrs 11 k ktiw st voi ul vuxpiasident misn m mainprise ttnrti vice president mrs b mowat t reinsur er mr j limlvrt assistant treasurer mrs 1 c ivtmv re cording vretary miss k haw thorne corresponding secretary miss k hawthorne press miss e hawthorne secretaries of departments ns- sociate members mrs b veldhuis mrs j lambert temperance miss d simmons christian steward ship mrs g johnson missionary monthly miss fern brown pian- ists mrs r r arnold miss fern brown literature miss m main- christmas of 75 still emphasized a clvristmas of 75 years ao dlf- lerixl in some ways from a christ mas of uie present and in some other ways the change has been almost neitlikible people change places ktow r diminish ways of life are nltcrod greatly by ad vances in science and the arts but christinas or rather the methods of celebrating it hasnt changed to any ureal degree i today as in ib81 the emphasis placed umtn a family gathering around the festiyji board is the same in i8h1 the trip home was made by sleigh or wagon or if it was a groat distance by tram to day distances arc covered by cars trians buses or airplanes but the compclhng factor is the same home for christmas preparations for the holiday seosiin are still ipiite similar the huslfc ami bustle of cltristmas shopputg the gaily decorated stor es and the air of joy and cheer pervading within and surround ing the multitudes of shoppers the newspapers crammed full of ad vert isomoiit prhlaiming the mini ily of goods at this store or the savings in foe had at that stare it is at this point the first great dissimilarity occurs the tvo of gomts offered and the prices paid items such as moustache cups gentlemans and ladles compah ions china motto cups are no hng er offered for vile on the gener al retail market also in ltutl it is very rare for the ladles to buy a ready made dress and s a im- shlience they vvcrr jlot rtailily avuilahlc kather yard koods of silk cotton and wool were offered and imlidy could ami preferrett ti intki- lur iwn mens road md suits citing an example of the price range were selling for si a0 van mk1s of silk were retooling al 45 cents hi yard wifll velvet priced at 300 a yard tomptrnt with prices of to day it scms the mall of the last century was very fortunate but it must lie remcmlicrcd salaries av craned about 35 per month j but christmis isnt liascd m a casli uasis now or liack then a i gift from a loved tin means the i years ago family life same whether it costs 5 cents or 100 then as today the little j tilings make christmas what it is a time for all men to unite re- 1 gardlcss of social economic or racial differences in paying hom age to the one responsible for us all st11x growing ste hyac1nthe que cpt- value of building erinlts this year in this industrial town 38 miles east of montreal has leej estimat ed at 2684450 comparcd with 2- 398600 m 1055 members of lodge assist at funeral pallbearers and flower bearers at thevfuncral of the late fred hunter wednesday of last week were all members of the orange lodge pallbearers from uol 467 ac ton were pm harry gordon p cm john kox master ralph llenny pm jim ltolston pm lieg wilson and pm archie mar tin carrying the floral tributes from acton iodge were pcm howard masales and hros green ivan martin trucman sence jim vlckcry al lcishmnn kd mead hob vi lata archie mcdonald iluey wilkinson and allan gor don from georgetown lc m red mcnally pc m ernie haw- son and pcm joe hall sr from caniplmllvllle pcm jim stokes i dm george collins and hro kitidlay 8electeu painting west vancouver dc cp a painting by gordon smith west vancouver artist bus been chosen to comete in the solomon it guggiuheiin foundation inter national competition at a paris show hatton youth for christ st johns united chutdrhalt georgetown at 745 sharp tiiik sat nkiin ik iii1k ciikistaias prliham tlu ii itiiwii putllc kik1 choir will la with us and itev k held f atill pelllieostal chin ill whthllic vou all a very merry chrlnlmaii and a happy new year have you visited santas toyland in hintons basement store notice the municipal office and the public utilities commission office will be closed for christmas from satur day december 22nd at 1230 pm until wednesday december 26th at 900 am eeetirgs cmw5nceocieceeccmcciees 381 may the warmth and fricmlnhip of the chrihtmafl spirit be with you at thia won derful holiday season r umley funeral home v- afternoon in the cnited church sunday school twentysix girls took the bro-n- ie pledge and 21 girls received golden bars emblematic of god test work and a further step on the road to becoming girl guides service stars were also awarded to several brownies in acknowledg ment of a perfect years attend ance with the formation of another pack acton now has two packs leaders of pack one are mrs john boardman and mrs eileen taylor leading pack two arc arrs lester mncswam and mrs garnet mc- kenzic prescntat the well- attended cer emony was mrs gordon adams district commissioner who was thanked by mrs boardman for helping with the enrollment mrs boardman also extended- seasons greetings to all the brownies and their parents closed with prayer carols were sung refreshments were and several served bv grow1ng steadily edmonton cp more than ta buildings have been erected at the new aklavik townsite in pre paration for fullscale construction expected in thenwt community mrs force and her group holiday next spring a department of nortb- greetings were exchanged to bring ern affairs official said here km masales tiih6s er great jqy may true hppioesj be yours t christmastime acton welding repair dairy ltd ymswmm3mm j m m the only english broadclothshirt that needs absolutely no honing brotherhood holds business meeting a business meeting was held by the bkitherhood of anglican churchmen in the parish hall of st i albans church rev e h jones i opened the meeting with prayer the treasurers report showed a balance of 14798 after some bills had been paid the president george lee pre sided for discussion of several mat ters lapel buttons are to be pur chased cards- are to be sent to all members advising them of the date and time of meetings a cdnstitun tion committee was formed com prised trf george barbeau and bill barratt interparish visits are to be in stituted if possible a membership committee of elmer lasby vic bristow and erme slipp was set up it was decided to have a chairman appointed for the sidesmen tor 1857 with a com rost of all avail- john f oltourfce ph 666 seasons greetings i just rinse it in mild suoshs laundered in less than a minute its got the quolity and comfort of quality canon plus hie carefree talents of j synthetics from marias beauty salon for a merry christmas and a happy new year to all customers and friends maria burgmueller proprietor hang it to dkip dry just slip it on a honjer button up front 4h out collar cuffs and shirt f ra on o hanger button up front smooth out collar cuffs and shirt front with your fingers and your ob donel i it irons itself as it dries the fabulous noiron finish a built right in by a patented secret process and its exclusive with forsyth i wear it with confidence tyou sure your noiron shirt by forsyth smwiyou at your best lasts twice at long as annordinary broadcloth shirt i v jii i r and l ll- gitfj fa pail um j lftju it wilt l v v srxc you otu fc omt- hkswx tirmnnwimnnnmmi acton motors george and henry main st acton ont