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owrgaw edison l smithy buried at fairview edison lome smith ube 10 has lived ip acton for the wast 13 years passed way at st joseph hospital guelph or december 28 after a weeks illness he and his wife who died four years ago lived at 246 mill st e mr smith was a supervisor at a grain elevator in port arthur for over so years then the couple came to acton where jhey had rel atives and wherethey were mar ried in 1901 mrs smith was the former alberta christina mann a son wilfred and daughter dora both predeceased their parents but 4wo brothers survive mr smith wallace of port arthur and chester ol grassics post office two granddaughters also remain e mott shirley of st boniface manitoba and mrs al an kartinen phylhs of port ar thur and eight greatgrandchild ren funeral service was held at the rumleyshoemaker funeral home on december 30 conducted by tkc rev dwight engel interment was in fairview cemetery acton pallbearers were john mann a m macphorson mac symon john buckman lyle mccutcheon and albert ford brownies guides christmas parties all three brownie packs col lected soap and face cloths for their christmas good deed these were put in a decorated boxand sent to the unitarian service committee of canada this was worked in conjunction with mrs r d buckner who had a mitten tree first pack the first acton pack christmas party was held on tuesday dec 21 the last meeting before the holidays some of the girls made paper plate pictures for their mo thers others made decorative santa clauses singing games were played and the girls were served homemade christmas cookies and pop before taps each brownie re ceived a large candy cane and notebooks with their name and pack on them then all the girls helped clean the hall second pack second brownie pack held their christmas party on dec 16 tin pack plaved games and sang songs the brown owl made a mexican pinata filled with candi es the girls had a grand time trying to break the pinata and eating the contents third pock the third acton pack sent a donation to the save the child ren fund from pennies collected each week it was sent in time for christmas this year the christmas party was held on thursday morning dec 23 rounding off activities for the staff photo knox church sunday school children enioyed their christmas concert sunday dec 19 and received a bag of candy at the conclusion of tha program taking part in the program left to right were carol patterson janewatson john roszell jessie ann davidson and dianne frank draw winners lucky ticket winners in the draw run b don ford in aid of the midget hockey team were herb robinson of 27 arietta st gcorge- town and david ford of acton the draw was held between the second and third period of thurs davs intermediate hockev game rrrirt v r obituary miss ethel davis employed by storey a resident of georgetown since 1912 miss ethel jessie davis 81 died in georgetown hospital on thursday december 16 it was the second family bereavement in less than a month an elder sister lillian predeceased her on nov ember 23 born un edmonton middlesex england on january 9 1884 she was the second eldest daughter of the late charles and rosa dav is coming to canada with the famik in 1911 she lived in toron to for a short time then came with the familv to georgetown the next year she was employed with h t arnold glove manufacturers un til that urn closed down then went to acton to the storev glove works and was with them until thatfirm closed down in 1948 she started with henrv davis wood produots lin georgetown and was employed with them un til the closed their geortitown year uniforms were cast asije p n f and a party air took over gifts sheleavs an orlfv brother char were exchanged taken bv fairies les ancj tnrcu slstcrs mrs w ger weekly dances couples hold joint office on square dance executive letter from rudds and set around the tree gnomes were busy in the kitchen for a while with gre owl filling up plates with goodies games were plaved and carols sung after which elves and sprites set up tables grace was said b one of the brownies before sitting down to lunch the tinal exchange of gifts and ood wishes to each other and the singing of chimes ended another happ occasion in this brownie pack guide companies first acton guide company held a picnic supper and carol singing at the guide captain mrs ginger s home on tuesday dec 21 to wind up the veais uu ivitv small gilt was given to each guide as she left for home second acton guide company held a successful candle making christmas project the candles were sold in town a christmas basket was made up and deliv ered to an acton tamily the square dancers belonging to the recentlyformed group which en joys dancing at the robert little public school everv wednesday have planned many projects for the coming vear on december 15 the group cn- joved a christmas party following the regular dance session and sat around decorated tables eating an enjoyable christmas ltihch an executive commit tee com prising husband and wife mem bers was formed to plan activit ies and look after administrative details appointed were mr and mrs harold denny who will joint 1 fill the presidentsshoes mr and mrs charles perry as treasur er mr and mrs mansell nellis as social conveners and mr and mrs e whitbread milton as secre tarv mr and mrs norman wilcox bramalea are organizers of the club with mr wilcox in the offic ial role of chief caller and instruc tor it was unanimously agreed at the first executive meeting de cember 9 to name the month of january as beginners month any newcomers to the organization are especially welcome to join and personals this week and last there- have been many social items about holiday visitors and the visits local residents make to i her communities collecting these important news items is a big job and its one for which uc always ask the help of our readeis we would deem it a fa attend the weekly wednesday ses sions it is hoped a club name can be arrived at and badges procured for each member it is also hop ed the club members will be able to altend the threeday sauare dancing convention at the royal york in toronto this spring mr denny told the free press this week that about 10 more couples are needed before the club membership is complete 8532010 crown attorney receives 0 c haltons crown attorney pet er k mcwilliams of milton was among ho ontario lawyers nam ed queens counsels on friday his mother lorna margaret mc williams a government lawyer in toronto was also named a q c the same day making it the lirst timein history a mother and son received the appointment together a brother of the crown attor ney david of windsor received the honor a few years ago bring ing th- familys qc list to three p k mcwilliams was called to the bar in june 195 and loined the law firm of dick and dick in milton in january 1954 he con tmued the practice with w i dick and kenneth y dick until april of 19s8 when he was ap pointed crown attorney lor hal ton county his mother now acting senior solicitor of the junior tarmels loan branch in the department trude poile mrs f elsie new man and mrs george anne i scotland all of georgetown rev john mcmulkin of st georges anglican church conduc i ted the funeral service at the h vor if von phone your items to of agriculture has practiced since c mcclure funeral home decern ber 18 and interment was in the familv plot in greenwood ceme tery pallbearers were herb arn old jim atkinson noel butter- vvoith ron dkon all of geoige town blake lnglis glen williams and tom oakley acton 1922 man wife injured in lone car crash gordon leroy thompson 42 of 71 longtield rd acton received a hroken armand fie and his wife dorothv eleanor thompson were both treated at guelph general hospital for injuries following a guides hpld their christmas par- j smgletai accident on a given road t on dec 16 at the scout hall leasrol the third line esquesing cake and pop were served and mondav morning milton opp the guides exchanged gitts off b by thompsons harry shortill owner of short- ill sheet metal company an nounced this wevk his firm had sold the oil burner service de partment to thompson fuels ltd the new owner took oyer the bus mess january 1 and svd spears former employee with shortill s will continue to do the serv ice work tor the now owner in the past maior oil compan ls adopted a policy of providing oilburner service to all customers under contract thompson fuels ltd farmed this work out to shortill s now the new owner will provide a complete service for customeis report 200 damage to the car which was driven b mrs thomp- seethe wbiudsumesi dkctdhve robt r hamilton optometrist 8773971 lllmih st acton monday afternoon a4 evening fiuui 4 pjn ikumiucrio tin gmtett ifctomight of em u is bare 10v4 lbs of fast- cuttiac dependable euy- hmn mccuuoch itll tackle any cutting job youve got around the farm cabin or right at home pottys garage rockwood t5 69571 its- inventory time start the new business year right take inventory now fqr all your office needs oufit your office with nw supplies from dills stationary youll find everything youll need to make your office more efficient during the coming year listed below are a few suggestions come in and look at our complete stock ledger sheets oxford pendaflex hanoino folders and drawer frames counter check books stock styles or printed filing cabinets typewriter ribbons typing paper scotch tape paper cups ball point and inkstick pens eraser sectional post binders pakfold continuous forms office furniture plastic and metal waste receptacles typewriter erasers steno note books poster board pencil sharpeners pencils rulers felt tip markers rubber stamps made to order stamp pads and stamp pad inks new and reconditioned standard office model k typewriters scm portables and adding machines dills stationery 56 mill st phone 8532030 to mission circle members of the baptist mission circle met at the home of- mrs wallace gordon fpr their first meeting of 1966 the president opened the meeting with a new year meditntioqanu let in prayer during the business session miss alice piikington informed those piaesent ol a leltef recently recerv ctl trom the rudds in india the cncle was pleased to learn that the parcel sent in september had arrived safely in good condition and was much appreciated mrs rudd also told ql the prepaiation foi christmas and of thcspi bblcm of getting used to living in a home without electricity because of the generator failing mrs teldham and mis baillte gave yoids of christian witness from their owh experience mrs goidon ralston brought the dev otional message vyhich was- based on total stewardship for the lord she emphasized the fact that some christian lives are like a neglected vineyard which has in it weeds instead of the cultivation of the fruits of the spirit to cleanse peoples lives ol theit many sins one must go to the cioss to be cleansed spend moic time in prayer andj3ible study and be ready to obey the com mands ol christ after this challenging message foi the new year mrs bulmer and mis helwig led in pmvei foi our home and foreign mission work after the closing hymn a cup of tea was served with miss pilking ton and mrs quee as the tea hos tesscs mrs wagner thanked the hostess and those paiticiplqing in the piogram with a low cost want ad the 7vrtnn free prs- thursday january 6th 1966 weed inspector blames vacant farm jroperty for major weed problem i ituliuics poison ivv exhibit at vc 9rf sportsmens show and also at the departments barber- t eiadlcnllon exhibit at the 1965 rovd winter rail neglected i aim land is the chief somkc ol weed piohlems in this county halton county wiecl inspector veinon mcaithui u ported to countv council in his annual lepoit mi mc arthur indicated a total ol 912s acies of 1arm ciops were spiav ed in halton in 1965 about 510 acies less than the total sprayed in 1964 each yeai the acreage ol neglected faim lands is in creasing in esquesing and nassa gaweva townships he said although weeds are a ptoblem oft neglected larms most actjve laims are in good condition the report stated a large peicentage ol the active farms aie being sprayed and a number of lai meis have killed common bar benv on then piopeilv he ex plains the numbci of sprayed actes is down a little this vai due to ihe eaily summer dioughl poorer results the weed inspectoi was rela lively pleased with the way pul lie pioperties aie being taken caie ol but suggested railway companies aie increasing then amount of weed spraying but as yet aie not obtaining as good re sults as the municipalities jr mr mcarthur noted an ovei all improvement in the towns and leported 905 miles ol roadside weie sprayed and 975 miles oj roadside weie mown a total ol 743 complaints u yaidnij weeds were icceived and l642iesidenls weie con tacted abour7l2 piopeittes weie cut by weed conliol nun and 175 oflieial not lees vveje seived 4h poster work to educate the public in the need lci weed eonliol weekly ai hcles lot the local pi ess and tadio weie ptovided and several illustialed weed conttol talks weie given a 4 11 weed eontiol pioieet was suppoi led and the annual elemental v school poslei competition vams held dining the vear the weed in spectoi attended a numbci ol weed control meetings ut the ontauo agiicultiual college in guelph and he also attended the pi ovine ialwiv sides conference held at pctciboiuugh mi mcar- tluii also acted as an attendant at ihe ontauo department ol ag- wmsmmm ruijfvi ml u ku tv ul69983ftftyffrockw0od vwmtv keys made while you wait hintons 5c1 store v halton 00operative medical care plan all surgical operations doctors calls paid from first visit confinements anaesthetists services xrays also major medical pays individual or employee groups may enroll at any time of the year revised rates monthly 575 single monthly 1150 couple monthly 1325 family payable quarterly or yearly halton coop medical services 143 main street box 474 milton dial 8789712 please send me information no obligation name address from lovell bros mode rh meat market choice wing roast or steaks 89 lb lean ground beef 55 lb 49 fresh small link sausage stock your freezer now sides hinds fronts cut and wrapped at no extra charge c lb lovell bros modern meat market 77 mill e acton oaily delivery phone 8532240 now is a good time to clean up with a want ad make a list of the things you will want to get rid of this winter such as furniture that you no longer use 0 farm machinery that youve bought replacements for tools that you no longer use 0 sports equipment musical instruments and other items that the youngsters have outgrown 7 and hundreds of other things that maybenjuttering up your yard house and storage room sell them turn your dont wants into money with a classified ad in the acton free press 59 willow st n 85320102030