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electric motors intrigue cubs at the recent sixers conferencein georgetown in the front row with leader mr coulter of gebrgetowhare ken jordan and blaine ctetand of ac ton doug jarrett of georgetown wayne bannon acton back row mike reynolds glen wil liams gary glover georgetown and glen snell brampton alert auxiliary mission theme the alert evening auxiliary hold their first meeting of the now year in- the ellen anderson memorial room of knox church missioh the christian calling was the theme of the devotional period convened by miss bella- maye roszcll and assisted by mrs wilmer davidson mrs earl marshahrand mrs gladys david- sotttthe countries visited by the lesson were formosa japan brit ish guiana india nigeria and canada an arrangement of an old hymn by fanny crosby blessed assur ance was played by mrs clarence coles on the piano several jet- tors from shutins were read for gifts i received at christmas time tentativcplanswere made tor the annual copper contest and baking sale in the near future an announcement was made of the first meeting of the wms of the recentily organized bramp ton presbytery to be held in nash ville 21 members present answer ed the roll call by paying toes obituary richard n brown lifelong resident of acton district richard nicklin brown who j coles john sprowl robert mac- spent almost all his lite on the arthur r l davidson melvin family farm just east of acton storey and herb cook passed away january 16 at his home 77 churchill ird acton e moved into his comfortable new home ii years ago after retiring from fanning mr brown is sur vived by his second wife cath erine one daughter mrs melvin mccullough brdthers j kerr brown winnipeg- and rev j ralston brown turner valley alberta he was predeceased by brother thurtell and sisters nel lie mrs a p husband and mary alberta brown he had been in failing health lor the past two years and was 86 years ot age son of mary nicklin and alex ander brown he was born octo ber 15 1879 he was a wcll- known district farmer arid years ago was a very active member of the ufo he was elected a member of esquesing council in 1945 and j 946 and of acton council in 1956 he attended knox church and was superintendent of the sunday school for three years he was an- active elder of the church tor 35 years he was married in 1905 to mar garet storey in nassagaweya she passed away in- 1925 htj married again in 1954 funeralservicc was held at the lovell produced the rumley shoemaker f u n e ra 1 p bv uncil it home on tuesday january is richard n brown by gwcn lauder friday night the schools soc- ial season got underway with the first dance of the new year a wild sound produced by the three i guitarists and a steady beat sup- 1 plied by the two drummers back- j ing the lead singer this was the sound ol the impacts our many thanks to the fearless chapcroncs who braved all man- conducted by the rev a h mc- kenzie interment was iti fair- view cemetery acton honorary pallbearers were al ex mann a m macpherson dun can waldie and ninian lindsay active pallbearers were m m ospringe sales illness euchre in news playground leaders continued from page one responsible lor the proper meth od of processing licenses pro gram chairman john gov thought the committee was in the middle of a squeeze but chairman len resolution read council approves the request of the curling club to install the necessary facilities in the com munity centre to quality lor a banquet permit arty applications must be made throughthe recrea tion committee with council hav ing the linal say any other group wishing the same privileges would have to negotiate with the curling club and recreation committee new chairman len lovell pre sided at the meeting with mem bers charlie porrv john gov airs h otlerbein harold townsley ham peal recreation director howard pearcc and new secictarv easter suttdayisaprh 10 anyone interested in nijming just what drharley said in parli ament word for word could borrow the free press copy of hansard the parliamentary rec ord of debates avid skiers were out in full torce sunday during the snowfall skiing conditions in the area arc the best they have been in a num ber afjyears the only thing which appears to be missing with all the snow on the ground is the oldfashioned horse and cutter 4f any artiststare to brave the cold weather they could cer tainly paint a perfect winter scene children going tovschool this week had coat collars pulled up around their ears or had ear muffs or toques on town workmen had a cold job tuesday gathering garbage in the zero temperatures parking is at a premium most places throughout town the large snow drifts prevent cars crom parking too close to the curb members of the guelph le gion track club who live in town have been undaunted by the se vere weather they still don track suits ear muffs and an extra sweater to run around town as part of their training program everyone- seems lo be in the same predicament where to pile the snow every place seems to have plenty already quite a number of residents complained monday of actiirig muscles they apparently forgot how much they shovelled sun day one want ad brings plenty what a want ad can do col lected for the unitarian service committee of canada following an appeal in this paper were 17 m pants ii mens jack ets 6 mens- overcoats 4 ladies coats 8 ladies jackets 7 childrens coats 6 childrens jackets 14 youths jackets 8 childrens jack- els 2 snowsuits 2 dressing jack ets 4 pairs ladies slacks 22 la dies skirts 9 wool dresses ii pairs pyjamas 39 mens shirts 30 pairs jeans 104 sweaters 17 wool scarves 18 pair wool gloves and mitts 79 pairs socks 19 wool hats or caps 3 pairs wool slippers 2 wool blankets 2 boxes assorted underwear 1 carton baby clothes material- zippers wool assorted ply miscellaneous shoes boots and rubbers 2 cartons summer clothes i from the mitten christmas i tree 26 pairs mittens 20 pairs i socks 15 scarves ii wool hats and caps bits and pieces of wool bag of wool squares lor alghans i in response to many requests to hear about the work ol the us cc mrs carl kaufman kitch- j ener will be coming over to acton again to show films and speak at two coffee parlies one afternoon and one evening to be held one wednesday in februarv i school patrolmfn standing at crossings to guide pupils across the roads look quite cold the fml rhneolnti- thti in s be fore starting classes is certainly welcomed writing an editorial about the deaths of two prominent weekly editors arlof dills and joe lake georgetown herald editor walter biehn said we counted mr dills as one of our bestfriends in the nowspaperbnsincss-tt- hcrjvas never topiusy to help us waha problem not can we recall any occasion when there were any business conflicts as sometimes happen between neighboring pub lishers that a man who has so much to offer should be re stricted by illness at the prime of life was a- tragedy hard to ex plain mrs rav arbic was one ot the winners in a draw at the re cently completed furniture mart in toronto its such a long time from new years to easier without a holiday that there are always sup porters for an scheme to add a new one one suggestion to brighten up february is- to hold a flag day another is lor a sir john a macdonald day warden welcomes members of iode hal ton warden h h hinton welcomed members of the two acton iode chapters to a meeting of county council on tuesday he expressed the hope mem- bersvivoiild be able to tell others of thv role of county government and announced plans to invite iode chapters from around the county to meetings this year last year warden h merry in itiated visits by high school stu dents and warden hinton indi cated this would also be contin ued the acto la were address ed ty haltbn judge sprague and touredthe childrens aid society health unit magistrates courts and other county facilities during their visit to milton as well as sitting in on a- portion of the county council meeting the acton free press thursday january 27th- 1966 accident in storm the only accident reported to acton opjp detachment during the weekend snowstorm involved a car drivenby mark osborne of rr 1 georgetown and a town truck driven by allan kirkness damage to the osborne car was estimated by constable nick fa- rion at around 75 flag waving at irons club acton lions werein a patriotic mood at their regular dinner meeting monday at the station hotel led by- lion ray eyelan they- sang o canada the maple leaf forever and took a stab at the french national anthem la marseilles program chairman lion vic bristow showed a humorous na tional film board film on an epi sode from jake and the kid which viewed the controversy stirred up by sunday curling in a small west ern lwvnrfotrrbdh sides lion neil miller was presented vyith anaward for bringing in a now member during october membership month bv tihe lion chief plans were also discussed for spring activities canadian students union warns taxpaid tuition board travel and textbooks and guaranteed dip lomas see tv show on friday january 21 the scout and guide mothers took two cars to toronto and fhey went to see take a chance oncfto channel 9 in agincourt they were seated in the audience the show will be televised on february 7 at 930 pm they all enjoyed seeing how the tv pro gram was made flyingup ceremony at guidemeeting at the regular meeting of the second guide company on thur sday the brownies of the third acton brownjp pack weft special visitors they took part in the flyingup ceremony for some of their friends and afterwards joined the guides in their pro gram the girls earning their wings were patty dunn ann marie lu- ty debbie papillon and carolyn duval two other brownies heike bollert and dianne char- etle were not in the brownie pack long enough to have the chance to earn their wings and so were helped along the way with a pair of magic shoes after singing their brownie chimes they joined their oldcc sisters in guide taps the largest white diamond the cullinan 3106 carats was found in south africa tb patch tests at all the town schools today pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait telephone 6217380 mr ross m ferguson tinder ncrol car splitting noises the went surgery at guelph general j art cooper evening was a great success lets hospital last week and is progres- 1 hope that next months dance s favorably musltfc workotl lealuring the sparrows of tor- mrs stan fuller has been con- walking is good lor von onto will be just as successful i lined to her home with bronchial i hst window shopping on a on monday january 17 gail pneumonia but is continuing to 1 street but a improve mcihugh a student ol grade 10 repixscnted the school in the guelph section ol the industrial accident prevention associations public speaking competition she was a close second to darlene malhies a grade 11 student at gcvi english teacher mr holmes accompanied gail and parents to guelph this t thursday the tuberculin testing will take place at the school grade 13 vein denny was ap pointed a prelect last week the senior girls basketball team played milverton here last thursday the score was 25 2 for acton on tuesday the girls teams play flora in acton good luck to both teams snow ruins skating the weatherman and the near- little timothy ray has been quite ill with measles but is now convalescing auction sale mi clifford storey had a suc cessful clearing sale on saturday a large crowd was in attendance and good prices were realized the womens institute had a booth at the storey sale and re port a brisk demand for pic and coffee first euchre the lirst euchre of the winter season held friday evening at the school and sponsored bv the vi- mens institute had 12 tables in play prize winners were ladies first miss dons fines second mrs s matthews gents tiist flmcr al len second john anthony lucky cup mis ired mcculcheon per son coming the tu tliest ross mc- dougall barric hill for the balance hie season euchres will be held bimonthly to provide a social evening in the community mrs barry clarke siillcrcil torn ligaments in her back when she fell in the kitchen recently luckily no bones were broken but it is quite paintul jriends here of ken robertson of oakville second son ol d g not city ood walk on natural ground with fresh air and open spaces sel oil on a country load so that every muscle gets i good workout snow storm continued from page one have limited vision behind the huge plows in front of the mot or town superintendent- ah duby- noted this week the storm in- feb ruary last year was almost as in tensive with the snow much hea vier and harder to clear off the streets he said the snow last weekend was much lighter and easier to move dance every saturday evening 900- 1130 pm royal canadian legion acton orchestra in attendance 200 per couple scount oh beef duncan hines deluxe all flavors save 19c 19oz pkgs cake mixes 2 79c heinz save 13c 11 oz bottles ketchup 2 2 41c aylmer fancy mix match 10oz tin vegetables 11c ardmona fancy 28oz tin apricots or pears 39 frozen highliher haddock batter blue bonnet colored 6c off margarine 14oz pkg 49c 3lb pkg 93c iga oven fresh whole or cracked 24oz loaves wheat bread 2 for 39c clarks save 13c in chili beans with pork 20oz tins walkers choc chip cookies 2 for 45c mb pkg 39c reg price lb 20 i you disc pay lb lb standing rib roast short cut 99c 20c 79c blade roast blade bonei emoved 74c 15c 59c boneless blade roast 79c 16c 63c short rib roast 79c 16c 63c cross cut rib roast 82c 16c 66c cross cut rib roast bond ss 92c 18c 74c boneless shoulder roast 79c 16c 63c plate beef bone in 35c 7c 28c rolled plate boneless 55c lie 44c boneless brisket point 99c 20c 79c tender rib steaks 109 22c 87c boneless stewing beef 75c 15c 60c ground chuck 75c 15c 60c braising ribs 49c 1 oct 39c beef steakettes 69c 14c 55c sliced beef liver 59c 12c 47c beef kidneys 51c 10c 41c beef heart 49c 1 0c 39c beef tongues 65c 13c 52c chiquita golden ripe record snowfall early sunday id mr robertson will be pleav dashed hopes ol opening up three large skating areas at the kelso conservation area on the week end but officials are hopeful there will be good skating by this vcckcnd ed to learn he is convalescing lol lowing surgery last week his youngest daughter donna was also hospitalised last week due to a mild concussion sultcred when uic fell at bcliool bowutsmw bowl for pleasure bowl for health weil guarantee youll enjoy yourself acton bowling lanes 10 main st n member obpa 8530170 jello jelly desserts 3oz pkgs 4 for 45c ledger s iga bananas 2 29 produce of usa can no 1 grade size 24 florida celery stalk 25c can fancy grade 6ql bskr mclntosh apples 75c prices infective jan 26 27 28 29 we reserve the right to limit quantities 11 franley farm brand farm fresh grade a large grade 1a medium 45 40 di c di