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awfcimi rtockwood owwatmi emergency measures stbt s w- have 14 days embtocncy supmlu touctdm m nuclear attacks on centres of s reduction and condition ol illout may curtail the distri bution of available rood stocks until several days or even weeks following these attacks persons who had taken shelter might be advised to nty in their shelters for as long n 14 days those who had chosen to ev acuate likely target areas would be dependent on available food resources in the reception towns because of ihoseposslbllitles it is recommendcduiat every per- ton should have emergency supplies these supplies should include food water battery ra dio a first aid kit and if neces- isry medical supplies tor inval ids or babies heavy clothing would be necessary in winter extra changes of clothing should be considered particularly stock ings and underclothing a suggested list of emergency supplies jwill be given part this week and the remainder next week equipment beds bunk or folding table folding or other type stools fold flat cooking vessels cups and plates disposable knives forks spoons can openers pap er towels kerosene cooker kero sene lamp electric lamp and batteries spare bulbs toilet polyethylene bags for toilet shovel crowbar axe pocket knife saw whistle screw dri ver hammer flashlight 10 gals kerosene 2 gals in shelter re mainder in basement matches gartiage can 2 if no waste water runoff is possible garbage bags hand basin road maps screws nails pliers fire extinguisher not carbon tetrachloride halt inch rope string batlcrv radio clock spare radio battcriejw recreational calendar books paper pen cils playing cards chess check ers other games crossword oth er puzzles knitting sewing etc hobby materials plasticine soap toothpaste tooth brush es detergent nu brush razor blade aad soap womens basic cosmetics tusutt face and toilet face cloth towel brush and comb clothing amd tymottkl items coveralls rubber boots rubber gloves for adults to b used in venturing outside even after in structions have been given that this is safe tor short periods fieddiag blankets preferable warm swearers and v socks change of underclothing and socks personal hygiene items for women baby clothes baby feeding equipment disposable diapers 2 week supply plastic sheeting legal papers to be concluded next week sunday school party pageant euchres visitors of interest area farmers to hold discussion meetings there will be two discussion programs for farmers in this area presented by the ontario agricultural collcgo on january 2nd and 3rd these meetings are being held in connection with the annual winter short courses but arc open to all wishing to attend on tuesday january 2nd there will be a panel discussion re search for ontario farmers the chairman for this will bo dr d n hunttey director of ont ario agricultural research in stitute on wednesday january 3rd the topic will be the economic out look chairman for this will be prof d r campbell head ol the department of agricultural economics both programmes will start at 3d each evening the meetings will be held in the physical edu cation bldg oac guclph this sundays church calendar the church or st auan the martyr anoucan corner willow and bower rector the rev d h west bx lst 185 jeffrey ave phone 8532694 sunday december 24th 1961 the fourth sunday in advent 130 am holv eucharist 930 am mature and church school 1100 am mattins sidesmen m hagyrtt r hoarc christmas eve 11 jo pm choral euchanst sidesmen k blow j gra ham g hdggctt christmas day 9 30 am choral eucharist sidesmen k blow j gra ham december 27 st johns day 10 am hulv eu december 2 holv innikcnts day 10 am hols eucharist for private communions phone the rectors sj2694 all are welcome apmr church accom pastor rev junes- u rudd 39 nelson court phone 8530925 sunday december 24th 1961 1100 am- morning worship the birth of ihe messiah 700 p m a christmas eve candlelight service at which the church cltoir will present a program of christmas mu sic 9 45 ajn sunday school wednesday 400 pm mission band 7 jo pm prayer meet ing all are welcome presbyterian chinch in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckctuie ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday december 24th 1i 9 45 u m church school 1000 am ministers teenage bible class 1 1 00 am christmas sund a v worship sermon theme thc missed christmas prnunciv children cared for at lnox manse during ser vice juuior continuation ugc 3 to 7 seals meets during sermon 730 pm chiistmas service oi nine lessons and caiols ewnone mosl welcome united church of canada acton ontario minister the rev dvviuht i engel aa b d organist mr george elliott- ma sunday december 24ih lsvl divine services 930 am and 1100 am a nur sery is pruvided tor infants during the ii oclock ser vice the church school 0j0 am the senior school for those in grade 5 and higher 1100 am the junior school for preschooler to grade 4 young peoples cancelled us pm service of the festi val of nine lessons and car ols for chrumtiastidc special music by the choirs 4h wciww fellowship baptist sunday school for information call sunday school superintendent mr earl presley 51 lonjificld rd phone 8531924 sunday december 24th 1961 3 00 pm sunday school in ac ton ymca classes or all ages thursday 8 pm cottage pray er meeting holding forth the word tf life all arc welcome christian reformed church rev j nutma ba bd minister 301 ouccn st box 46 phone 8530375 sunday december 24th 1961 1000 nm test luke i joll theme and shall call his name jesus english service 2 30pm text exodus l- 7 a theme tomorrow e shall behold the glory of the lord dutch service monday december 25 1961 1000 am christinas scrvicc text luke 2 10 theme fear not or behold i bnng yvu good tidings ol great ov which shall ne to all people dutch scrsice 3 00 pm christmas program tor the children of the bible class and sunday school all are welcome acton pentecostal tamnacu u churchill road paoc rev kenneth 1 raid pastor 75 cook st phon 1531357 sunday december 24th 1961 1000 am sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 700 pan bvmigellstic tuesday pju prayer and bible study thursday 8 pm christs am bassadors you are always weloom friday evening a christmas party was held in the sunday school room of the presbyterian church for the young people ot the sunday school under the supervision of john pcarcc sun day school superintendent and teachers games were enjoyed much fun prevailed as blindfold ed young folks tried to place a tall on a donkey drawn on card board guessing ihe number of peanuts lit 4 jar wtt another stum yet another found two youngsters each on the end ol a core tryirig lo see huv far they could get the cord in their mouths they made out jumbled letters to find names of places in palestine fallowing the games all ad journed lo the auditorium of the church where the christmas tree was placed to receive presents to be handed out by santa clans then all went back downstairs for refreshments fred austen student minister was present and led in prayer following a social lime all left for their homes well satisfied with the evenings entertainment pageant sunday sunday evening a pageant behold he comes was put on in the united church and large ly attended despite unfavorable weather conditions the service commenced with the singing of a number of christmas hymns pro jected on the screen followed by rev r r connor conducting a brief devotional period and prayer robert leslie spoke briefly regarding the- pageant the plai- form was well arranged tor the number of artists taking part all numbers were well carried out miss gladys hanna was dir ector of singing parts and mari lyn ostrander was organist those taking active parts ap peared in costume which made the pageant more realistic euchre group mr and mrs douglas mcnabb were host and hostess or a plea sant event last week when thev entertained the euchre group at their home and celebrated albert shultis birthday progressive euchre was enjoyed as well as a birthday supper the club pre sented mr shultis with a genu ine morocco bill fold a social period was followed by memory stories and hes a jolly good fellow a very enjoyable even ing was brought to a close seven tables of euchre were in play at the parish hall last wed nesday evening following the games high score ladv was mrs mcminn ladies lone hand mrs fred nightingale ladies low score mrs e barlow fred nightingale carried olf high score for ihe men lone hands mr mcquillan low score os wald meadows lunch was serv ed by the wa committee under mrs wm ritchie convener hie anglican ladies vvih he hosts on december 27 lor another social evening of progressive euchre turkey dinner rockwood members of the guclph golden age club attend ed the christmas party and lurkev dinner held in dublin street united church dccemhei 14 harvey shultis many iriends will be glad lo know- he was able lo he biuughl home nun london military hospital on de cember 14 and is resting com- loitahly at his home several mm the village i- lended the presentation at lin tels school lor john alton and ills bride we welcome ms al ion to the community i- 1 lends ol mis ai- n alan hvs niolhel mis pa- regicl llel illness and luunl al pn- tsclll she is a patient in 1 1 c- 1 1 1 1 mhiii hospital the infant son ol mr arhl mrs norton is again a pilnnl in guulph iemrul hospital at the present in ne the inlanl is ser lolisly 11 new cllliens mr and vlis ray knxips wen among those who leccive nalui allallon panels in guelph ec enllv and arc happy i heminc t anadian citizens dave i giay was among those who attended the county coun cil meeting in uelph ncenilv- mr anil mrs hank kelso and mr and mis ivi hills al lended the ticucial i icdiic lliihnnis party in guelph ivcembei m oil meadows mss niius meadows atrs oswnm meadows and mr and ms hank kelso attended ihe christmas coiueil at eden mills school on friday evening where miss susan kelso is junior room teacher h s holden optometrist eyes examined gia55es fitted m cast st east guelph minna tayur 971m seasows greetings james thatcher of toronto spent the weekend with his parents mr and mrs ed thatcher and also celebrated his 19th birthday attend funeral a number or itelullvcs and friends of the inte mr and mrs frank leltch attended the funeral in erin mrs e b jolliffe mrs alice findley and mrs charles jolfiffe visited relatives and friends in gait and guelph recently mrs dr eric reedman nee frances jolliffe of toronto spent sunday with her parents rev and mrs clfarles jollille in the absence of fred austen student minister al the presbyt erian church mr heath of ham ilton conducted the service on sunday morning as a result of the cold wea ther last week the young people of the village enjoyed some skating on the river adjoining riverside park and the hlghwav visiting ireccnl nnd weekend visitors jmr ralph hodgson pulmer- slon mr and mrs carl mcdougall guelph mr james meek rldgewoy mr and mrs don timms nnd son brian guelph miss veronica frunck toron to mr and mrs ross ayles and family guelph mr and mrs roy young guelph employees or the hepc guelph were in the village last week stringing up colurcd lights across portions ol main strcjt which presents a striking ap pearance stores in the village are decorated for the festive season merry christmas and happy new year lo the editor and stall of the actun free press and its readers halton crop association to hold annual meeting sam finnic president or the halton usoil and crop improve ment association has announced that this years annual meeting will stress topics on crop rota tion and crop management al a directoiv meeting of the association il was decided to hold the annual meeting in the unjon hall milton on wednes- uiy january 10th the program me vill get under way at 1030 am with a panel discussion on the subject are crop rotations obsolete panel members will in clude specialists on soils crops and agricultural engineering guest speaker tor the meeting is to be w snow head of the department of field husbandry western ontario agricultural school ridgetuwn lights outside reflect spirit of christmas the great tradition or exterior illumination of the home at holi day time is strictly in the christ mas spirit in that it reflect the desjre to share the happiness of the reason not ml wilhfamilv triends anil neighbors but with the most cikiuii passerby in short with everyone i with each passing vear imng- inativevmeiicans ciealc new el- focls to add lo holiday atmos phere of the neighborhood in good mi lured rivalry families vie with one another kimc up with something new and dilleienl each year new equipment as planning for this years christmas lighting gels uml way dad who usually makes this his imn domain will find much new and improved equip ment- on disphiv al ihe stores included are weal he rp roof wir ing floodlights and myriadcolor ed light bulbs along with a wide variety or vtu wicailis illumi nated santas and other pieces which allord wide scope to ihe imagination ol ihe one planning the display still in velvet ceraldton the head ol a cow moose with an oddly sih aped cluster nf antler on one nidc only has been received by the district office or the out uriy department or lands and forests here the antler was so arranged that it protruded di rectly above the left eye socket and its pressure apparently had denied the moose ihe use of this eve the antler was still in lelvet condition adding to the mooses freakish appearance a wins so john l davidson young st w in vouchers- lo help with hk christmas shopping saturday in the second last merchants draw the draw was made al ihe post ofrice in three oclock by ken mann or the cameo style shoppe his was the first name called white moose was killed in ihe same general area iiwivkiitvststisjikiciii caroline nurseries garden centre i l first tree the christmas tree is believed to have oiiinateil in germany and may go back to the davs ol heathen tree worship or lo ihe medieval cits loin of welcoming guests wilh trees studded with candles christinas trees were introduced into ilnglind list over a hundred years ago after the marriage of queen victoria lo prince ajbert of germany german immigrants brought ihem to america at an earlier date t i wesrof acton on highway 7 south side fresh cut wowm oasis for arranging your christmas flowws and taftlfi centres large variety of plants for christmas giving potted poinsfttias azaleas cyclamem mumh jerusalem c1ieuries mixed pans christmas wreaths door swags centrepieces i and memorial wreaths xmas trees nursery grown lne shape 100 up 8 cut mums 49eunch j open now until saturday dec 23rd 830 a m to 8 00 pm open sunday dec 24th 830 am to 6 pm 4 free delivery phone 37 anytime after sunday ss3m40 rasssssskafisss look gift certificate this if a special offer for the 1 96 1 prechrijt mat taaion whan you pur- chaib a naw automatic gas range you wih receive a 2500 merchandhe gift certificate which can be redeemed at one of your favourite stores certificate distribution eipires december 23rd 1961 but will be honour ed until the end of january 1962 so dont delay buy nowl save now plus tradein for your old stove no down pa yment required no payment til january 1962 more women want gas ranges because gas is more cor jtrollable gas cooking is cleaner gas is thriftier gas is easier to cook with gas is faster gas is better see new automatic oas ranges now united gas limited moaattutw n