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wpf svxk wkt jvrfait m elghlyslnlh yoar no 36 acton ontario thursday december 22nd 1960 pr t smtn4 c1m i i mpkbmnll twenty four pages seven cents sur pftulo gee thanks htlle jeff townsley says to santa claus during the firemen s christmas party held stlndny afternoon when he rece ved his parcel the idle tyke was one of many of the firefighters children present at the fire hall to greet st nick when he made his annual v s t during the afternoon presents were handed out ahd parents and children alike joined in the activities as hefkofiterl befpw zero weather itul u deter about 1100 younjtateti qnd parents who waited antabusly ftu sanlafr helicopter to touch down m acton park saturday he rhade his yearl visit on behalf ef the acton chamber of commerce n tail section his visit brought a prechrist mas girt for one arett rcstdcnti when hix uaw the name or mrs robetf fbycra from the large gructj drum and presented her with w in ihe merehitnts free living draw hovering over i he wcltchllled group momentarily the hcllcopt er with santa waving madly rated to a fenccdoff area near the centre of the pork while cor poral 1lnv mason fought to re strain the large troop of children running wildly to greet the jolly old fellow after the helicopter touched down and santa alight td his pilot look off a quickly iu head north while sulnt nick made his way to nw hit park entrance when he made the draw from the drum oiled with coupons candy applet ahcr the dniw snnla was taki i to the arena where he was urukl mthm ufwsttbul bsiittww r jmsk yi xsixatxa it smta ds in park seated in chair and handed out candy canes and apples to every boy and girl present in spite of subzero weather parents and kiddles alike stood tn line and walled anxiously fur their turn to greet the visitot from the northland red nose and all he answered questions loused at him by excited children and promised lo fulfill their wishes if they were good children assisted by membcrr or the acton chamber of commerce santa handed out the christmas treats after bidding everyone the best for christmas and wav ing at shoppers on the streets he made his way back to hc north pole to finalize everything for december 11 about 1 1 do treats were given out but some children crying with cold hud to leave the park before their turn to enter the still chilly arena where tee is being tnadc santa had an interesting ride to town encountering a snow storm on the way this year he has a particular interest in the towns businesses and he rccug nlwsd most of his young custom one and in a few eases ihey re ciprocalcd auditorium packed on monday for m z bennett school concert the robert liltle school audi turlum was pucked on monday evening for the home and school meeting which featured a delight ful musical program by pupils of the m z bennett school in the chair h and s vkepresi dent mrs w wolfe declared the business dispensed with and the program opened with o canada following the custom of prcv ious years one school gives the christmas concert and this year it was the m z bennett schools turn mustc supervisor glen banks was in charge and direei ed almost all the program from the piano one exception to his jurlsdie hon wis the kindergarten el iss the appealing youngsters we it led by their teacher miss joan park who accompanied them they sang welcome song whos cuming on christmas night and merry christmas miss boslcy s grade two cliivs gave a choral reading greedy peter the intermediate choir sung amid the winters snow the angel s song and frosty the snowman holml tehxlwsafasictaaz j couldnt decide the junior choir lust eouldn t decide which of their chtistmas songs lo sing at the concert and mjlvcd it by singing them all away in a manger old english carol up on the rooftop jolly jolly snnta ci his and rudolph the red nosed reindeer a huron carol was sung bv alan capper s gride five class with teddy jinks dressed as in indian brave and brenda mc keown as an indnn princes an attractive star drill w is pre setitcd by girls of mis benton s gride three jean gibbons cheryl lee judy dwver olga nutnia bonnie shorlill deborah winter ind kendra pifcc the boys ch ingcd voices choir sunt christmas in killatmy and red berries and mistletoe grade four pupils of miss j ick son recited christm is tree they were ann blunn heathei ann dumaieb jamie jord in shiela jeflery linda gordon peter mar tingcll beverly brum lie beverly mcknight jennifer bishop nancy gordon archie binnie and du gald dick tin senior choir sing o come all ye tiithlul and tluistmus c irol the loeliesl rendition of the evening wis the final one when the massed i loirs sang silent night in pirts fhcv were still humming the old f ivorile as the paants lell the hill goal 11000 bill wilson spoke isking the parents support for the home uul sin wl association he re vealed tentative pi ins ire being made lo slut hhriries in each of the schools vuth i desire to raise f i 000 this yeai pi ins are being in uli for a school reunion the lirst in 60 years next june he invited everyone to rcluin l the january meeting brigade ready tht st john ambulutcc brig- ide hus been atlendine christmas concerts with their fust iki kits in the event un iccident occurs they attend all fune lions in the robert little sehool itidilorlum i ar is a a rsesstm a afe m m errfl christm t v acmnjga wtjom jxsx3sx xamaamn3wzbuarxv jia l vluukj ajsultj in new school dublin wi celebrates 35th anniversary candlelighting ceremony is highlight last thursday evening dec ember is the dublin women s institute members lornicr mem bers friends 4h giils and a group of the menfolk cithctvd in the nudilunum ol the new brook v i lie puhlie school u cclc- biate the lsth unnivcrsarv ol the oigumratmu il this bnneh ot the institute ll v is in ideal sit ting for the ttlebi it ion and many who had not viewed hie new school belorc did so be ton the invctuil mis horuc hlvlh the presul elit piesided lot the fctnfcinl ol the institute oik ind the repeal ing ot the man su ss it t colics i and the lends pnvei tin mm ules and mil e ill vui it id bv mrs chi is billion tin usstsi ml seetttarv tin mil i dl banc ivs poudvd lo bv i itt tut itu needv a donitum ol 10 v ii be lorvv ntkd to iiil silviti n aims mis c vniistniij t one ot the le idus in llii int ontiii project uinoiiiued llu lust mat lllg vvtuiui be in id nt hit h mie on thuodn lxiimbvi n present picture mention wis m ieu if tin i i mil opening ot the spcvstde puh- lie school last month when mem bers ol the dublin branch serv ed lunch it was announced that the gifts of a picture of queen elizabeth and a union jack flag presented lo cich of the schools in the community speyside and biookullc at their opening cer emonies rcccntts will be record ed is lilts in commemoration of the imh innnersirv o the oifc 1111 it ion ul dublin women s in stitule a one minutes siknee wis oh- seied lolluwin thi reading b mis c button of the n lines of lumiei members of dublin wo mens institute who hne passed on ilkr which the loitls pia ei wis luxated in unison mrs dnueald kennvek who hid been ot lo inj preparilmns tor the ilkel on mis alex ne ir neil it id the minutes oi llu will innuersan mis i ing held tie t irs jjo it her hume summarizes work cotilinuine shi rtud eteeipt i mm ihv c iv ile iile ut pmeits lor iii live w irs up u i fie pit sent lime and lj a erv in kitsiine and comprehensive summary of the wink ol the branch mentioning in particulai the woik with 4jjc 4h eirls summary davs eoeeimg the making of lampshades and the third meal the course on dum inum truvs and oeus on rmish es eh intabte donations and munv other leatuies a fine christm is mhi wis rendered bv miss sandn blvth lecomp lined b mis geoiee ro be i son a plav depleting the nunv ihineis in the mode of living during the p ist 60 veils iv is eleverk ptirli ived bv mis vtm melntvre itpieseiituig mrs 1900 and her daiihiet in 1 iw mrs c ih in melntvre is mrs i960 tlinstniis t i nils wtrc sune n el peised with the kid inc ot the cliiisiinis ston bv mis d kenneelv issisint bv mis w melnivu mis w billion mis d moflil mis c melnivtt ind mrs j c dennis soloists were mis rk soilietville mis c aimsirone mrs w v nkins and mis m mecuihough candlelight ing ceremony a pleasini fe lime ol ihe pi erun wis the e ilhlkltlltline cer cmuny under the leadership of mrs alex near the first candle was lit in honor of the founder ol the women s institutes adel aide hoodies by miss minnie sonicrvlllc who has been a con tinuous member of dublin wo men s institute since its organ ution in 1925 and is the only ehirtcr life member of the hianeh candle number two was lit by mrs h blyth the present president in honor of the pat i presidents and secretaries or the brmch whose names were read bv mis w mclntjre candle number three was lit in honor of present and former members by mrs c j van gx en ol guelph candle number loui was lit in honor of ihe org i nidation by mrs g- r somcr vilk who hus held many offices in the bnneh and has alio been aw irded county and provincial honois ctmllc number five was in by mrs wm frank m honor of the present officers candle number si was lit by mn cwk aimsirong in honor of the in stitule s projects candle number seven was lit continurd on pagt seven hutk cutting on hs windows trained workmen with special equipment shipped direct from head office in vancouver com plated the job of spraying aqua gym windows at the high school this week following research by the pro perty committee of the school board under the direction ol trustee william coon the eastern glass tint company was engaged the woik was completed mon tlay the new milciia used in vun otis places in the united states and v ineouvci on windows in hospitals sehools and govern men buildings is guaranteed to eut out 70 per ecnt ol gluic 90 per eeitt of f iek md si per cent of direct run iuvs the maleriul is guai inleed gainst cricking chipping or peeling and will nut ehange color over the years the new tr msp irenl eolur scheme comprises a coinbm ttion of half blue and half green pit vious tests have proven the mi teriil stands up lor over ihrve vcais but company officials ut almost certain the application will last much longer the aeton hih sehool job is the hrsl in this area a toronto of lice was set up only three months ifeimitctra iti nu- ojjfc christmas sunday plan special services in ah town churches churches beautifully decorat ed will be filled christmas eve and christmas day which falls this year on the sabbath on christmas day at st al ban s church there will be a choral eucharist at 9 w with an 111 service at rock wood on st slcphtin s day december 26 holy eucharist at 10 and un in noccnts diy december 28 holy euch inst at 10 there are regu i ir serviecs on new yeiirs day the church is most attractive ly decorated midnight mass will lie sune it st josephs chinch christmas eve and in the morning masses ate at 9 930 10 1030 and ii oeloek the choir will sing car ols before the midnight mass and the junior choir will sing christmas moraine christm is trees will be bink ed iniund the crib al the inml of ihe church at the united chinch i chnsi mis bve carol seiviee will he held at 8 with special music hy choirs t the reading of whole storv ot christmas both sei v ices on chi istmas morning will be identical and at the usual times 9j0 and ii am wfty jcsun camo will bvilw al kivok churrtr the rev topic of james rudds address christmas morning at the baptist church and in ihe evening there will be a program of christmas music mckcnzic will speak on the christ of christmai then in the cvenfng here will be a christ mas cantata by ihe senior choir kssijmjuatmf ijarxpt beyond recognition car is completely wrecked las i i ijaukacaithc4ttiac -sjj- ijioa5cscci bystanders said they bad never seen a car so completely wreck ed when a vehicle driven by gor dun holmes of acton age 24 was smashed beyond recognition on highway 25 early sunday moi ntng pieces of debris from the i9s6 mercury were strewn neirly 100 feet in all directions yet the dnv er luekdv received only i broken ankle and head lacerations in the spectacular erasn skids 289 feet according lo witnesses holmes was southbound on highway 25 at nit a mite south nl 10 side- road when he attempted to pass mother ear and skidded on the slippery road the car lelt skid akoiotnytif rmmrnrwammmrv i6 marks for 137 feet along thieast side ol the roadway barely mis sed an oncoming ear dnven by run tisker slid 152 feci through the ditch and knocked out three guardrails one sign and three large ticcs the dnver was i iken lo milton district hosptt il by a friend who was following fred allen ot ae ton he was treated there by dr j w mecute heoii of milton and because of a shurlage of beds in the milton llospit il was sent on to oiik filh tr ifalgar memorial hospital many comments have been received on the towns christ mas decorations christmas concerts parties keep santa claus and helpers busy santas schedule this year is keeping him on the hop and saturday he was forced id land at the park m a helicopter m order to attend the acton chamber of commerce retail section j an nual party he is ihosvn above with hts pilot as be gives last minute instructions during the afternoon he drew me winning name from she green drum and presented mrs robert foyers with 60 on behalf of the acton merchants free living draw sao rkmbt thankstosbnta when he draw her name from me green drum d ihe acton merchants free living draw saturday is mn robert foyers rr 4 acton her name was the first one daoeen end the was present to receive her money followwtg ihe drew santa handed out candy canes and apples to the kiddle pteaent caaol singing was part of the united church chnstmas concert sunday afttrnoon staged in the auditorium of the robert little public school four of the young singers are pic tured in their costumes left to right they are brenda mckeown joanne mckepwn terry dowding and elizabeth hurst the girls were four of 35 who sang silent night