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jibe acton free frets thursday march 2oth 1939 no doubt hotcross bilns will be the order of the day wmorrow good friday don t forget to keep next wed nesday april in mind in case you arc wondering why its april fools day the village of erin voted inil week to stay dry os for as hard liquor is concerned there was a hotnl poll of 86 per cent highway department crews tnidc another attempt to correct the pot holes in number 7 highway through acton this week raster holidays begin today for the school children they have a week off and hend back to their books on monday april 6 it ctrlainlv is a plpimnl sigt to see the pavement showing once again on mill street thanks lo the effota of the town worktfven dcsp tc the ribics scare not a single human being la ontario wa found to have rabies in the past year but nt least 1 400 persons have been exposed to rabid animals there is water all over the ice surface at the arena this week wielding pickaxes town work men smashed apart the banks of ice on the main streets this week the ice was illll several inches thick despite constant travel on the main roads district farmers welcomed the news that the government will be paying compensation for ontario farmers fosjng livestock because of rabies maximum payments are 230 for cattle 100 tor horses and s40 for sheep swine and goats the landlady brought in n plateful of extremely thin slices of brand which dismaved har hungry men boarders did you cut these mrs brown asked one yes i rut them was the replj all right said the boarder then 111 did you hear any unintelligible mirks about blue knees last saturday they started as a result of seeing all the cub leaders in firtl uniform who were in town taking a cub leaders training course they got to know the town pretty well on a scavenger hunt h 3 convention to see camp model mrs nancy day of heapeler was in acton last week with her station wagon to collect the model of tha ontario leadership training gamp which wat made by mrs hetmex ing r r 1 for the jmnoarjr meeting- of the acton home and school as sociation mra gwen crown who will direcj this years home and school camp in june asked if she could borrow the model to display at the forthcoming home and school con vention which ia being held on april bt and 2nd at the royal york hotel toronto baiilnafad executive meets with local group young peoples meeting was held n churchill church on sunday night when the young people s presbytenal executive met with congratulations to mr and mrs don brown on the arrival of a baby daughter mr and mrs dfck shorthl ha been confined to bed with pleurisy we wish her a speedy recovery visitors with mr and mrs mur rav mcbrlde wete mss carol bea ver and mr lloyd strachan ten young people confirmed sunday sunday evening it the united church a service df confirmation was held for 10 young people with rev gab moore in charge and the members of the session present one adult mem ber waa received by transfer toward the conclusion of the confirmation ceremony a hymn of consecration take my life and let it be was sung mrs gordon harris presided at the organ through the service following the service the session aad their wlv cs held a reception in the sunday school hall for the young people rev mr moore addressed the gathering briefly and called on charles h harris for an address a film the beginning was shown on the screen dealing with life among family members lowing a church service refresh ments were served and a social time was enjoyed camera- club meet don hilts james meek and ri chard harris were in guclph or thursday evening attending t meeting of the camera club at the 0 a c wm scanlon was in charge this was print night for print competition on composition sub ject interest and technical quality owing to illness among the scho lars at school last wctk the play scheduled for the town hah had to be postponed to a later dgte preeastct services wire held sunday in local churches at sl john s church choral communion was observed at the afternoon ser completing work the work at the former lawr ence store wjs nearly completed concern bui las glass co made a fine job of putting in the plate lass windows which will allow for plenty of light the contents ol the former root hirdwarc ltd are now in place and neatly ar rangedsftft the benefit of thi cus- tmners during the remaining days of the winter season snow and ice disappeared in a hurry due to the strong march sun spring quietly and with mild weather but during the dav temperatures took d en drop and cold winds i3 lid services will be held good day morning it st johns church and i union scrvici will be held at the presbyterian church with members of the united church at tending sclmtols close for easter holidays today thursday i district staff scouters in charge of the cub leaders basic training course held in acton last saturday are pictured above as they perfect knots for one of the many tests over 70 leaders attended the course held in the scout hall and the y mc a shown left to right are m kiahards burlingion l hancock gait course leader guelph tj tire burlington and r lardinel complete renovation modernize drug store bk increase between 1947 and 1957 the an nual payrolls of all governments in canada increased from 769 mil lion to 92 037 million a semi self sirve centri has bun added at earl coopers drug store in the first major change in tht inttrior of tin building since mr co iper built the stori in 1147 biginnuik last fail workmen first installed a ncu fluorescent lighting systoni styk door inu 4 tec since hut urn allired the inlit alii w a m re n milton is store have a liquor mrs van koorn named prexy school group on wednesday march if parents and teacher mrs r short ill held their third meeting at blue moun tain school after roll call th following of fleer were elected president mrs evilyn van hoorn vice president brock miller secretary mrs beat rice roy assistant secretary mrs elsie swlndlehurst treasurer o w spence program committee mrs e snow ljeo jamleson km hawis management committee mrs eve lyn snow mrs f j shortill several articles concerning choice of books for child learning child delinquency and the spread of ob scene literature among children were read and in informative dls cusslon followed the meeting ad journed at approximately 10 lock churchill young people meet in community church the yowlg people s meeting was held at churchill church on sun day evening with robert kerr president in charge misses bertha and mildred watson look the ship servleealso in attendance were two visitors from clirksun mrs buck of georgetown visited on sunday nt the home of her slsle mr and mrs archie kerr friends extend their s mp ith to the free m in family in th dcalh of mrs ed frecmi tha wa ladles h last week at the h imp of mrs bruce lcilch mr and mrs dnk v in guocn and john or himilton visited on sunday at the hom of mr and mrs ar hur swackhammcr and mr and mrs leslie swackhammcr mr and mrs turner of north bay visited at thc home of their son mr and mrs norman turnei 1 z we sell ae service myers water systems list prize winners in cwl penny sale ic following are thc prize wln- of thc catholic women s lea gue baking and penny sale held on march 20th in the church towels mrs vic elliott cushion mrs r cole sheets mrs mildred lleffcrnan groceries irene bouse field panda joan mccristall slip mrs r mtgrenvy cake servur mrs b chew relish dish and ny ions mrs higgitt rnxtfus mrs m mimiilm sr nyli ns mrs charles mctirnn lamp mrt roy bhiney chrom dish madeleine ribbons towels mrs mildred he ffirnan ciiksrvir mrs wm mctillowny cook it jar mrs fred allan cis uruk mrs william milton explorer news ish i ajs mr div gordon bas ket of groceries mrs william dn vil jr lei pot mrs william mor ton jroctnes mrs b chew lol 467 sponsors sixth annual party the sixth annuil ru hrt ind dime sponsored by thi lx il 1 o l g7 at fie muting hall in rew sons ci rnirs 1 iil frridiy evening wiis well enjoved by ill prizes for the t veiling ywre as follows euchre high laclyj mrs bert davidson high mm norm the explorers boys group of knux presbyterian church h id their meeting after school on wed ncsday of last week while waiting tor the group to assemble the mem btrs prepared civds lor a mis sionary in korm the meeting wis called to order bv james mcdowell our president mrs coles led us in our motto pur p se and hymn this is our father world the enpture was road by doi e allen bobby watson led u in prayer bernk frculer c illected if the offering and allen mcnib e d too dangerous martin i either is credited with maugurtinfl tht custom of light ing a chrsmis tree with candles fodiv hnwevcr fire brigades icioss the nation frown sternlv tin the practice and do their utmost to persuade cltinns lo go modern with electric illumination j freshness guaranteed we i mortoi ltdy mis lvle cripps hiu pine seed ha ingles the spot dann was won by berths kentntr ind dan williamson ind the door prize bertha ktnlner canudis highest pmk mount logan in yukon tetrilny his an elevation of 19 650 ret the ifftrtory prayer d the roll call the secnlarys repoi i wis rt id by stephen cole and the irn id by hruct coleft mrs dts ri id the innounn mcnls we finished cultiiit ii cards while mrs bl iw re id tin lesson fn in our books ten i i rs shoes the meeting was cl sed bv re peal ng he loids pravcr 15 00 000 bffds statistical note 7w bush 1 always fresh bt or heeled by department of lands and for sts numbers in durham and n r thumbirland counties if the is f average quality il s vield 15 millitn iable med tny ill grew ti tnnsj idnlini they would cover i woo icr land at a spacing of 8x8 feet rainbow jelly rolls regular 43c now 3 cd available at ledgers free easter ham iwith the purchase of any isuit or topcoat or sport ijacket and pant offer ends saturday march 28 all work ouaranthd frank carney s sons i ilivlajfiiisilil i sed 1 haif mi coupe 101 of luv st ii if- i idem up to diu foi his cusiiimri shopping as hi bis installed new eenlu aisle disitlm stands ind tie u vuill dis piny lountirs perimeter lighting perimeter lighting in tht r mm abeim the wall c miters uids ti tht lighlnih sit in ind i nut muvl flooi ctkmphtts tht bcaulifit atum in tin modern trend a larger displny of products is n availttbuvj i tin riutitmrs and a sptedur st rm has tiinrp added with the ins illt n t i sectind cash rttisitr mr cooper nottd this wttk tint the chinges an m kttpm w th m nd era up to d iti druj stes but pointed out that iltht ugh u sliii silf service ha beni ad ptt tin iirstinilucd nrvm is miphasized mr cooper first uptmd drug store in acton in lm nftcr btint in the druk busuies ln tht n irth lit is beginning h jbth un i- a drukkist on his sliff art miss de m clib btms md m st phuli mi kit k sisiyd bv mis t ninr jini tht i son fiunk yes we have a budget plan fuel oil stove ol fuhnace ctadcs call 69 thompson fuels worth shouting about you just cant beat want ad for results and you don t have to be an advertising expert all you have to do is to pick up the phone and call 600 you see want ads are read by more people than any other form of advertising so whether you re buying or selling looking for a ob or a helper depend on classified for fast results the acton free press 100 all wool sport jackets 22so use your credit mens highly styled flannel dress grey and black pants only 795 use your credit at nicols of acton no money down up to 6 months to pay latest style of mens shoes ato 795 i i boys dept specials boys belted fannel pants 399 limgnybladi616 boys perry como sport shirts 219 boys 100 wool sport mas jackets i j lik 0fe many more specials in boys and mens too numerous to mention shop and save at