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au cwmcmu the acton frme pr thuitelay january lth j9l annual drorcfr meeting held name wa officers for 6 thc annual church meeting wok helctol the churcti on satur day cyenlhg rev dwfghf engel of aclon wai chairman for the evening mr bcclon led in pray er frank frecmun read the min ute of the luwl unntlal meeting pjffcftnt buklneim wuk dealt with plan were mode to buy some landhehlnd the church that has been of feted to the eon- grcgatlqa morbid griffin gave hc ireuu- urern report leslie swuckhunv or gave the misulonury report harold grlfflfi gave the sunday school report in the absence at smith griffin- jr mm- ralph denny gave the- wa treunurers report for mm hurold griffin who was unable to be preitcriv wallkcer swackhamer gave the auditor report the reports giv en all showed u good financial year in the election of officers alii w cue put hack in for another year with the exception of one indy to be chosen from the wx lo go on the board of stewards jfverynnc went lo the basement where -the- ladles nerved lunch rev engel closed with prayer z mitmeahhr returned the monthly mectrhg ofthe wa was held ut the home of mrs dave- williamson on wed- nesdayof last week the presid- enl mrs mucarthur opened the meeting with u verse and pray er mrs wm thompson guvc lhcsick also the flower fund report was received pifferent business was dealt with cards of thunks were- read for flower received at christmas from shul- inl leader for 61 mrs hustfcllwus elected to take the chair for the election of the following officers for the burjl96f president mrmoc arrrjur first vicepresident mii w3iace sumckhamer second vicepresident mrs diimm sec retary mm riilpi dentjy treas urer mrs harold griffin flower convener mrs alfred launders missionary convener mrs frank freeman missionary monthly undworld friends mrt archie kerr pianist mrs ralph i denny asslslnnl pianist mrs wm thompson visiting commit tee mrs wm thompson mrs lcilch mrs williamson mrs freemuh work committee mps i teitchmnr saunders mrs- rus- sehmrs butler -mm- burns parsonage committee mrs will harmon mrs denny mrs grif fin iocirilcommillee mrs leslie vnfiffc scripture reudina isaiah chapter 61- verses 49 rdllowird by pray like a jjhepneiu l iliil i ik avajtamng mrsralph 16ndtheminiiles of the last meeting mrs huroict griffin was unnhlc to be present to give the treasurers report owing to sickness the roll call was laken and membership fees for the next year received there were 25 visits mude on shutins nnd sovuckhumck mtst wallace swnclrttarner mrs dave wil liamson mrs porte mrs wm thompson mrs damm mrs alfred snunders reporter mrs wm thompson buby banc mrs7 williamson mrs frank frcej man program committee mrsj macarthur mrs denny mrs devotions a kingdom of j5ctwllllamson mrs w swackham mrs wm thompson the meetihrr was brmight to a close with prayer bytflrstkcrt and mrs norman turner joined the church by faith and letter two children orc baptized ro bert john and diane lynn son and daughter of mr and mrs william thompson third line mr wm thompson acton was hostess to a tuppcrware de monstration at her home on thursday evening mrs wrri thompson churchill wift the de monstrator a contest was held and each one trying gh a little gift with mrs r l davidson being frlc winner there was a good attendance- and the ladies purchased different llems the men enjoyed u game of euchrc lunch was served wedding annlvcrrury mr and mrs xrthur swack- isamer qittly celebrated their 54lh wedding anniversary on sunday with a family- gathering those uttendlng were mr and mrs harold swackhamer mr and mrs johnmacrac of hamil ton mr ind mrs james thomp son and baby daughter carry lynn of brampton mr and mrs dirk van gtkwen john and mary offiiiejnhmr and mrclvrk swackhamejr jimmy ross and diane mr andmrs rossswack- hamtx and brendu till of ac ton and mr and mrs bes-lie- swackhamer and family it also was mr and mrs oirk van goozens 18th wedding tin- pniversary a picture- of four gen erations- was taken of mrs arth ur skiickhamer harold swackh hamery mrs james- thompson and daughter carry lynn mr and mrs tleigot and fam- iufwbaskwetfltorluf week anl committee mr trr-the-home- formerly knowr wl vote of thanks 15 mrs ltamson nnd mrs- burns mrs russell seconded it communion service communion service was held at churchill on sunday after noon with rev dwight engct taking charge of the service mr board seeks 2700 grant hears band hall plan parks board rrtcmberx at their tuitduy evening meeting act their 1961 budget and decided to requisition council for the sum of 2700 for the years operat ion this figure is down slightly tuui requisitioned lor 1960 a second request to council is farpennisionaohniendtheby liuvwettjng forth the rates of iid- mission to the park members decided lu request- permission from council before going ahead iiiki preparing the schedule ad mission to the park is only charged on weekends and dis cussion indieutedhpossibililyof a free householders of aclon season ticket which would allow atttnission at any time present rate at the present time the rates are 25c lor car and driver nnd 10c for each adult mayor goy suggested that his feeling on the subject would be not to charge admission o aetoniuns but that it would be necessary to charge a car parking lee because of the cost of providing parking space within the park anticipated revenue fur the year is expected to total wi00 this is made up from a surplus on i0 operations ot300 ad mission charges of 1100 and- a municipal yrant ol 2700 cul budget the expenditures in the first dicussions totalled 4800 but by using the blue pencil the board cut some ol the items irom the budget and came mp with a ligure ol 4lws the am oimts estimated tor the various phases ol operation are lite guards 425 liltration plant in stallation at the wading pool 350 oiling o the track juki sryn at knox and main sts 50 benches at the hardball diamond 50 hvdro service 0 tele phone 15 sand lor he beach aiva slw gravel and work on ilu parking lot 300 miscellan eous 200 park attendants lho5 tiei planning program 5150 building maintenance 100 lawn uuiwer ivpaii 50 town jilbojjaw firemen fight blaze at brooks farm home a burning chimnev at the tarn home ol mr and mrs albert uruoks r r 2 ac ion caused acton tirvtightcrn to make i tasi nin and tight the stubboia blae tor oxer two hours 1 mrs brooks in the house with two ot her children heard a crackling sound and when she rushed outside noticed smokef pouriifg irom under 4he eaves she immediatetv not died her- husband who was in he bam doing chores and called the tire 7 uepamnenith-actanr- i deputyehiel mick molmes nd several ot the tiremcu worked to hcv logger vbjihh 1 mv c der to pill out the lire a chain was umpped down the chimney miom the rikil and pike poles were used lo free l he flu due to the quick run tiremen were credited with limiting the damdve to smoke whkh tilled the downtiuo area seek building site ted tyler jr and julian zaj- ac a delegation from acton cit izens bund displayed to the huattta scale model of their proposed band hall the suggesi- cd 30 x 60 split level t building contains un auditorium and practice anl scrice in a twostorey section 20 x 40 sniebqltdtngwonld be of cem ent block and built with volun teer labor and completed us their financing becomes- available in displaying the model the delegation requested the boards approval of a site within the packbetweenthe wading poo and the red drill shed the members of the delegation point ed out thai their work either took place in the park oforigin- lted there and that a location in the park would be ideal for storage of instruments they felt that it they had to purchase land in another area the added cost would make it impractical to proceed with a building program study arena addition muyoi goy and councillor barbeau revealed to the board that a committee of council was at present investigating the pos sibility of reconstructing the front section ol the arena to provide a public hall and set- vices necessary at the arena in the plans being discussed pro vision was being made tor band accommodation dressing rooms and washroom facilities tt is the councils ambition to complete the building studies before the striking ol the budget lor wfcl taxes ii an arena build ing program is undertaken it would not be necesary for the band to proceed with their huilding however if after in vestigation council does not pro ceed with the program the band would then be in a position to approach the parks board again to complete the land negotiations for building this summer land at premium chairman bob parker com mended the delegation on the presentation ot their submission and suggested the board will- look into it further il the town protect falls through and ex ptessca the teehng thai park land is at a premium mavor gov made the observ ation that the less builcling we have in the park the longer wc will have a park wn as the late pelcr hillsonlhi third liner- wewelcome mem to our community a number of people in the community are ill with theflur wc wish them a speedy recov ery mr and mrs r l davidson und mr and mrs thtoward mcar- ihur of erin visited on sunday with mr j d mcarjhur and mrs harold mcarjhur aj guelnh friends of this community were sorry to hear of the loss by fire of norman ridlcrs barn and contents sunday morning acton rotary club to sponsor stout and guide movement unanimous approval was given tuesday evening by the acton rotury club to accept sponsor ship of the guide and scout rnovement lracton and final de- tut i will be finalized at a later dale nteflfotlullonf hnvebeon going on for sometime vyfth the board of diretiors and approval given during the general meeting tues day ft itexpected lo set up a board comprising of rotartajm md pre- j sent scout and guide committee fttookr after all tletails of the hniivcmdnt in acton cut speaker r m roy toronto investment l was present and gave a brief talk on iqyestments and la ter tfhawcn a movhunlitred your future lies to the north and shovyed tho progress iti canada from early years lo present day the speaker was introduced bv program chairman paul nielsen umthouse and thanked by roturian ralph davies in the absence or presi- dent rev a h mckenio vice- president dave v manes chaired the meeting march of bime at the conclusion of the meet ing the march of dtmefr c lee under chairman aricioision met with repivscntntives irom local churches lo eomplele plans for i he blitx january pamphlets and kits verchandj ed oul and instructions received by he ladles for ihetr giidance in heading the canvassers during the campaign indies present included mrs t anderson from knox presbyter ian church mrs- x bowman christ lin reform church mrv d cohen baptist church mrs j lrdger a united church mrs w- kerr st albans church and mrs a nolan si joseplfscatholic church- 1 mrs j cravord president ofgi bra ita r school assoj officers elected at the annual meeting gibraltar school associ- onon held last week were presi- dentttwrs j cfilwlord vicepresi dent mrs e karn and sec ret a it- ireastirer mrs n ruddell three in hogpltal s gislvtisin the compensation hospital tor ireutnient lor a thumh injured last summer we regret that joe rice went bynmhulance toguelph general hospilallast week he is resting eomlorlablv following i hear iitfack jas noble is also being weil- ed at sunnybrook toronto lol- lowiug a heart attack two weeks ago we wish all a speedy re covery rev b l walden or bramp ton condutted services at lime- house presbyterian church on sunday one at all meeting the wms met at tnehomc of mrs a c patterson on thurs- day evening when mis mills read scripture and mrs patter son led in prayer the secretary letter to the editor viuy no association 3 citizens 1 07el i2ubclbdcuc ac ton januarv- 1vi96l dear sir upon receiving in- your pa pur ine announcement of increased tates for water i was thoroughly disgusted dont you think that wc home owners are taxed- high enough as it is i for one pay 1500 a year on my taxes for water and sewer service and as two families live in my home 1 have to pav doub le service charges all the way along the line i have to pay a total of 4710 belvire i even get any water every yeay now a double service charge is going to cost me at least 5340 per year no association does the average homeowner in this town not think that we should have a suitable ratepayers association in operation i never hear ol any reference to one al though we certain iv have everv other kind uf council boards and groups if we hadsuch an organization i for one would be a verv wilting vyorker on hehnll ot the overtax ed people in this town it any people are in such a wav inclined to be of the same opin ion ivl am regarding being over taxed and constantly overcharg ed lor services and they wish to form a ratepayers asociation- i would be pleased it they would leave their names and addresses at box tst in the post oltice verv irutv overtaxed citizen member had at- meelings in i960 repot led one mended ill i three were at 11 and three al 10 while average attendance was f225 the treasurer reported thai 1 1980 was se to the piesbyterial treasurer ami 1200 lo the supply treasurer there were thiee paid members liberals progress seervby delegates thirteen ha i ton liberals were among 2700 attending the nation al liberal party rally in ottawa last week and all came back with enlhusiaslic reports ol the partys progress- attending from here vverc hughes cleaver ernest hennes- sy mr and mrs bob slake and mr and mrs owen mulliu of bur liny ton tony abbott and mich- ael mutak of oakville maurice manderson ol georgetown presi dent peter papitlon of acton wilfrid bird of usquesing k y dick of milton and dave wend- over of trafalgar delegates re ported a large representation ol new vouth at the rallv arid said it was a verv refreshing experi ence to attend lack ol snow has meant a de- cidctfdrop in skiing in the dis trict uuuuuukhllhhljkii acton t b en- t0wn sponsored by acton lions club dance this friday january 20th acton legion hall 9 j am featuring the consuls home nursing course will welcome more with boula dtnen registered ihc sr john ambulance brigoilo hume nunilhg courtc opened monday allhotioh claiu numbers arc kufflclcnl brigade member uiemwrlvcii taking iniilmcilon as u refnsuherv make up olmoiil mil i he group they had hoped io nee more not umoclntcd with the brigude cxmlng and would wtui welcome anyone intereiiled next monday the course lu deiilgnctl lo khoui mim practical methodu oc coping with klluatloni in the home which require haklc nursing cuiv almoul everyone i faced with an enjer- wncy at one lime or another brigade memherk point out cer tainly one can coce the rcunon- slhle cure of an iii peruon wjth more confidence after training instructing l a member of the brigade and a nuke mr gloria coaleiwhomthnme ikin glcnleorl tliecluieii are held at vie gleit- lea home of mr nd- mrs lour- ence slingerland anyone inlereiled may tilllcon- incl miperinleiulenl robert hart al 7wj or miss bellumavv hoiiell in 573r list years course was consid cred veri successful there is no ihlittation lo join the briuaile rew servers guild at st albans church a servers guild including about 10 hoys ami youths met ar st alhans church tuesday din iny the meetings of the- ncwly-irjtan- iyed protip they will he instructed in servers duties the rew ii b stokrecf is their insiruclor it isnt the car by charlie ahlf il isnt i he car that hciin t whine when forced lo stop for an old stop sien its the driver il isnt i he cor that will take a drink then quickly lose its power to think it isnt the car thai fails to heed the dangers ol reckless discour teous speed its the driver isnt the car that steps on the l causes an accident trying to pass its the driver car mav be bent and twisted its the jjriver awry but il isnt- the car that will have to die its ihe driver dennys insurance agency 39 droek st acton ont phone 455 coins answer roll itall 4812 half penny token wins ic silverwood women in tllulc met al the home of mm david wllllamaon with the preu- identr mr william norton in the chair the meeting opened with the wi ode followed by the mary stewart collect s roll call wa annwcrcd by brlngjng an old coin miss u having the qldenl coin a ktiu penny token of 1812 curds of thanks were read from shiitlns who received frutful christmas ariungehients uiv lo he maile for a euchre an the idllr annlv- ersary march 2 the meeting wa turnett over to mrs h marchlnglon with mni k c lindsav giving the curjout events mrs murching- ton gave a reading on the lind- t noy farm formerly culled the orchard brae l from the tweedsmlilr history the meel ing closed und all enoyedu uk- lul hull hour oveou cup leu item or newa visitors with mr und m clure wilson and fiinillir- wevtp mr mid mrs charles deforest of milton svmpfilhv ol the community is extended to mishcil jones in the passing her nlher in ing liind is theelcctiicul wig inu in your home capable of sulely luking the loacl of uppllunces lautk ul it froiu the standpoint of ap- pliuutes available then anil now i9ivs iw0lj jbft0 lsutl plus breakfast a a large a medium 37j 35dt lacok stalks celery size 34 2 for 35c aooztpoly 8ao carrots 2 for 23c 34oz poly iag parsnips 2 for 35c florida vine ripened tomatoes 37c lb hot house not rhubarb 2 lbs 49c t0n creamers limited phone 53 free delivery your cleaner is you2 clothes best friend add new life to your clothes with our xprt dry cleaning service v jxrwr custom cleaners sam day sarvic exept saturday in by 10 ajn out by s pm cash an carry main st n phone 273 pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 2 wamr st north salt telephone ui75u announcement halton cut rate meats succaiior to fobmk two star meat market now oplin opening special round sirloin or trone steak or roast 69s rr no 3 rockwooo phone ir 4v34r1 free bingo bus from roekwood georgetown acton to guelph bargain bingo every thursday night paradise gardens dont be a bookworm repeatedly digging through mountains of figures to find errors do it right the first time on the worlds lowest priced allnew all elfctric smithcorona adding machine suit iinfiitoia piohlcnis t-jij-va- bks nut umiptiu- iiin modus rrom j s9 so to 20950 every professional olice farm or general business oce h tnd vafuable savnrjs hi time cost and troublefrjee service with a smith corona all electric adding machine its for everyone who figures check the feature us schedule lejves georgetown scotr aactors 7 00 pm leaves aclon post office 7 25 pm leaves rockwood saunders bakery 740 p m ados subtracts multiplies totals six columns others to columns lightning fast whisper quiet weighs jgxi2 pounds k prints surtotal ano total it mlrtlpths with jim on entry uptothrminute stvuno 30 games j35 3 rig specials door prizes to ahendance prizes adrvussion 1 00 1 tt game 81 5 ii a i 3 400 bargain bunduesfor 300 sponioted y ouelph optimist clur for 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