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n fhe acton freetress thursday december 20th 1956 a cub scout since its formation early in october the new third out pack first acton c tfttcat last friday night officially welcomed its first is boys working together for the past two months these boys were the first to complete their tenderpad tests in preparation for their in vestiture cubmaster ray costerus assisted by assistant cubmaster doug tarrant received the boys into the pack after they had made their promise before the pack par ents guests and akela some 12 parents who were pre sent for the investiture ceremony were served a light lunch by the new cubs invested were ken mclsaac gary mceachcrn david chapman lloyd clifton jr john davidson neil franklin stewart johnson douglas garrett eddie hubbell bill reed donald harris robbie buckner no further meetings of the new pack will be held until the first of the new year at which time cubmaster ray costerus will not ify all members of the pack christmas parties for both a and b packs were held this week at which games carol sing ing and light lunches comprised the entire meetings cub meetings during the christ mas holidays have been cancelled for all three cub packs churchill award many prizes at euchre in school nward many prizes euchre school a very successful euchre was held in bannockhurn school on saturday fourteen tables playcci ten games after lunch was serv ed the prizes were tfiven out first prize for ladies went to mrs wuliam ballentine acton ladies second mrs h allan of ballinafnd and consolation to mrs dunn acton mens first robert mcenerv ballinafnd second lloyd clcenery rr 1 limehousc and convolution miss gail dobbie rr 2 aftoh a prize for the mos lone harms went to jesse mcen- ery rr 2 acton the lucky table prize for ladies wont to mrs m mckinlcy acton and men to mr h allan ballinafad the door prize wont to alice wilson silver- creek the kicky ticket drawn for the turkey went to j thompson rr 2 acton and the chicken was won by miss porky bradshnw acton obituary william mcgilloway dies after illness l in poor henlth for several years william mcgilloway died at his home 37 victoria ave on satur day of last week mr mrgillowny a machine op erator for the beardmore co is survived by his wife the former catherine clraham sons james guelph kdward and leo of ac ton anil john residing at home he had lived in acton for 30 years mining here jrotntreland funeral service was held at st josephs church on tuesday with father morgan officiating inter nment followed in dublin cemetery acton acting as pallbearers were fred lnwson mr breen mr mcfyjst crow flying north omen of weather mr frank freeman reported see ing a crow this past week flying north we hope this is an omen of a pleasant winter the december meeting of the churchill wa was held at the home of mrs j a kerr on tues day afternoon the devotional took the form of the traditional candle light service the financial report for the year was read and discussed it was de cided that it had been a highly successful year plans were made for the combined sunday school and church service next sunday committees were formed to buy the gifts and candy for the sunday school christmas tree the sun day school supper menu was then decided on later a lovely lunch was served by the hostess everyone is busy christmas shopping baking and decorating for the holiday coming there are fouf concerts this week in this neighborhood for the children churchill sunday school lorn bannockhurn and woodsidc schools mr and mrs j a kerr and bob miss marjorie newman and mr don anderson motored to st thomas on sunday to attend the christmas candlelight service at alma college which miss marie kerr is attending marie accomp anied her parents home for a three week christmas holiday congratulations to mr and mrs fred spear on- the birth of their seventh baby daughter monday december 17 ballinafad auxiliary wa wi band all hold christmas meetings the evening auxiliary members held- their christmas meeting at the manse on wednesday evening of last week mrs ernie mcenery first vicepresident presided mrs p white led in the devotional ex ercises assisted by mrs c snow mrs mclaughlin led in singing of christmas carols mrs el wood snow and mrs f j shortill read several christmas messages the hope of christmas no room at the inn and how not to wrap christmas gifts i the report of the nominating committee was presented by mrs e snow articles for a layette were handed in by the members mrs t gibson and mrs n sin clair sang a duet theres a song in the air mrs richard shortill and mrs floyd shortill assisted mrs neelon in serving a delicious lunch the annual pot luck supper christmas concert was held on friday night in the church when over looj sat down to a bountiful supper a splendid program of mu sic and recitations was given by the children a picture was shown which was enjoyed by everyone the longawaited santa arrived and handed out gifts and treats to all the children rich lumberman lives modestly vancouver cp kapoor singh lumber magnate is known as the richest and most influential man among the community of nat ives of india here and hes also probably the most modest- am- and mrs mclean cards and visits mrs madill and mrs t given or ganist mrs kirkwood roll call was answered by an exchange of christmas gifts and each one revealed who their silent friend of the year was by a small gift the meeting closed with the mizpah benediction mrs marshall and mrs edmunds assisted the hostess with the lunch we are pleased to report miss lillian shortill is improving after suffering from pneumonia we hope for a speedy recovery the wi held their christmas meeting at the home of mrs tom gibson the president mrs mcen ery presiding the meeting opened by singing silent night and the mary stewart collect roll call was answered by an exchange of gifts mrs marshall mrs smith and mrs robert mcenery had charge of the program including a reading mrs smith santa and the mouse mrs marshall a balloon contest mrs mcenery carry a lemon contest and a scrambled christmas word contest all en joyed a pleasant afternoon mrs jamison mrs n sinclair and mrs g edmunds assisted the hostess with a lovely lunch the mission band held their december meeting at the home of ospringe present gifts to newlyweds neighbors and friends of mr and mrs aleck stewart nee dorothy golding gathered at the school on monday evening to hon or them on then- recent marriage progressive euchre was enjoyed with prizes for high scores going to mrs- wes leitch and mrj george jackson- instrumental numbers by joan and sherlock aitken were applauded mr ralph sinclair read an ap propriate address and ken winter and keith sinclair made the pres entation of a popup toaster and set of stainless steel cookware on behalf of his bride aleck express ed sincere thanks for the gifts refreshments were served and a social time enjoyed recent visitors with mrs f johnston included mr and mrs alf winter oustic mr and mrs chester allan and family third saturday night for the formers daughter mirs wm webb at their home in guelph township mr lcjn buck spent the week end in montreal where he attended the fur buyers auction mrs byron bruce was hostess on wednesday evening for the christ mas meeting of the ladies aid several from this community at tended the closing ceremonies of the erin township night school held at the coliseum in erin on thurs day night friends of mr wilfred awrey were pleased to learn his car was recovered after being stolen in er in on tuesday night j compliments of the season are extended to the editor and staff and readers of the free press winter monarch monarch of the festive season is santa himselfbusy now on a list of presents for all the children of the world his scope is wide un hampered by oceans or deserts or national boundaries and everyone the wa met on tuesday arter thcr mrs emitj noon at the home of mrs robert sundav mornirir mcenery the president presiding j a mcrrv christmas to a tho the meeting opened with singing corrcs the readers the carols mrs robert mceneay took the devotional from luke in worship in christian and in christ- likeness we glorify god at christ mas and do i honor christ in the way he would have me honor him i line and mr and mrs lloyd burt j who presents a gift small or large and family ballinafad is his assistant- mr and mrs murd mccutcheon and muriel had as their guests on sunday mr and mrs george mc- j millan mr and mrs murray mc- i millan and terry and mr and mrs blakely all of toronto mr and mrs george d robert- i son and mr and mrs ross mcew- an attended a birthday party on have you visited santas toyland in hinton s basement store s television servi by r w grant phone days 594 acton nights 702 lcjcated at watsons music store editor and staff of the acton free press several items of business aris t inj out of the minutes were dealt with it was decided to send 10 i to help buy a refrigerator for the cedarvnle school at georgetown 5 to the sick childrens hospital toronto and a christmas basket including a turkey to the minim- j j er mr and mrs noclon reports from tho different secretaries wore clven and the ladies found they the 70 year old immigrant who i had a very good vear made good still lives in the old- tnc rcpon nominatmc i fashioned twostorey home built j commltut was a foll prosld j ent mrs robert mcenery first vice president mrs edmunds sec retary mrs ed perry man assist ant mrs frank smith treasurer mrs f w shortill assistant mrs c mcenery welfare mrs iloyd marshall manse mrs kirk wood fast ride a fast trip around the world is in store for the reindeer of the north ern snows no one is supposed to ask how he manages to go so far so fast its just one of those things accepted in the christmas story toys dangerous toys can be dangerous as weap ons a girls toys and her daddy will be all broken up when they reach thf boiiom of the stairs children should have a place to play with their now christmas toys 30 years ago in the kitsilano dis trict he is not interested in fash ion or ostentation he left calcutta in 1907 the only one among a party of sikhs who could speak english and landed in san francisco where he began work on the railroad in those days he got 2 for a 10 hour work day as a foreman coming to british columbia in tf 1913 he went into the lumbering j j business he is the owner of ka- j jf poor sawmills ltd with a logging 5 camp on a 16000 acre stand of timber near shawinigan lake on vancouver island his 65 loggers annually cut 12000000 board feet from the shawinigan stand for your septic tank well or cistern 36 concrete tile also culvert tile in stock erin tile works main st erin ont oil mr mclaughlin george gra ham and dennis mcdermott- cird presents farewell gift a lovely christmas tree and decorations formed the setting for the christmas story presented by group four at the friendly circle annual christmas party in the un ited church sunday school room last week the narrator was mrs irma nesset mrs ghris griese was mary mrs freda gordon was joseph the shepherds were mrs freda perkins and mrs adams the i wise men were mrs glcnna fry er mrs jo rains and mrs betty dnmni during the pageant miss evelyn goodwin sang carols ac companied by mrs olga thompson at the piano a farewell gift of a dainty cup and saucer j was presented to mrs stella adamson bv miss bennett on behalf of the friendly circle c president- mrs shirley arm atrong presented miss bennett with a certificate to use the taxi for her convenience mrs shirley armstrong presided for the meeting and graciously thanked the members for their cooperation and assistance in the past year the mizpah benediction was repeated santa mrs marg macpherson arrived ancj gave out gifts to ev eryone after which the members enjoyed a delicious lunch topped off with christmas cake and pop corn balls outoftown guests were mrs mrs stella adamson of palt mrs bunny stewart arid mrs lois sewel of hamilton may all the happiness of this joyous season bless your home and all who enter it at christmas wh denny state farm insurance 39 brock st acton seasons greetings to all our friends grants motors 252 queen st e acton no 7 highway ont -j- to wlsk yoe ewery e v a merry merry christmas w y isymon hardware nii to our many friends we extend best wishes that this christmastime may be filled with good cheer amd thatt957 may bring you happiness amd prosperity rachlin jewellers mov to the world heres our cheery carol for you may all the joys of the holiday season- be yours on christmas day mildred bell l v y v v s y is v y cpcicccicicceiccikcccicc i y 3h mrs m hctciieon mrs m storey yule safety fbecaimon lighting up your window make lire it doesnt spread to the whole neighborhood keep candles away from flammable curtains and dec- orations or christmas trees could be m time of disaster instead of joy h just a light hearted greeting to wish our friends and patrons a merry christmas and a holiday season thats 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