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-ak- the acton trcc pros- thurrdny frbmiry 10th 196rs churchill ospringe ucw meeting films in news the regular churchill llcw meeting was held on wednesday afternoon at the home ot mrs ron saunders with a fair attend ance the president mrs william thompson opened the meeting with praver mrs f freeman gave the devotions choosing the topic are we marthas or mary scripture reading was luke 10 verses 2442 hymn 354 was sung and prayer followed mrs leslieswackhamer read a chapter of the study book and dealt with the questions and ans wers mrs b icitch read the minutes of the last meeting some business was dealt with and mrs thompson handed out the 1966 book of programs which are very attractive with a picrure of our church on the cover she also reminded all to save foi the regular paper drive when it will be gathered in april the hostess mrs r saunders and committee mrs r peppy and mrs saunders served a delicious lunch at the close courtesy con vener mrs f macarthur thanked mrs saunders lor her hospitality and the use of her home a good number gathered in the church hall on saturday evening i fin ross walsh of georgetown church aninual meeting wi ladies aid euchre in news mrs ten buck underwent surg erv last week at st josephs hos pital ouelpli anil isf progressing favorably harry eldest son of mr and mrs martin vander hcide was a patient for a couple of days at guelph hospital where he was under observation for a stomach ailment 4 visitors with mr and mrs mur ray mckitrick arid family were mr and mrs george mckitrick bronte mrs connie spencer and fainilvi evertom miss marieno mc- citrick and ralph buraeror waj- demar mrs gordon billon arut sjmm ofrockwood messrs h r howard david stevftut and norman mckorizic attended the crop and soil im provement display at the cme grounds in toronto miss watida adams of hamil ton teachers college is teaching this week under the guidance of mrs d corrigan at the local school during her stay she is a guest at the home of d g and mrs robertson mr and mrs george grundy had as recent visitors bill ber ry brampton miss madeline grif- tp see mr a longs pictures he had taken in africa mrs w thompson thanked mr long for the wonderful pictures which old and young enjoyed atthe close a bountiful lunch was served by the ladies mr and mrs alfred winter at tended the wedding on thursday february 3 in guelphy of their daughter helen henry to mr louis hiltz both of rockwood they left on a wedding trip to florida rev and mrs nichol of lon don attended churchill church on sunday february 6 and all enjoy ed his message he and our pas tor mr bates exchanged pulpits wr bates had the services in col- bourne united church londonht being his home church mr and mrs harvey gerrie miss elizabeth and mr paul ger- j ftie of elora visited with mr and j mrs f freemartfon sunday j quite a numbejr of yourig folks j qnjbyed outdoor skating on the freeman pond on sunday after noon r miss shirley crouchman of burlington of the hamilton tea chers college is staying withmr and mrs alfred winter lor the week while teaching with mrs clarence denny at the ospringe public school mr and mrs fchle kerr also imr and mrs jessie mcenery at tended the hackney dinner in preston at the kress springs ho tel on friday afternoon and eve ning mr and mrs fred macarthur visited at the griffin home on sunday obituary mrs kenneth hunter buried at rockwood after a lingering illness mrs kenneth hunter muriel edith mcnabb passed away in hamil ton january 29 she is survived by her husband and one son- lxslie also her par ents mr and mrs j d mcnabb rockwood two brothers james a f acton and neil g of guelph two sisters mrs best- ward anna and mrs h shultis reba of rockwood funeral service was held feb 1 at the runileyshoeniaker fun eral home and was in charge ot rey j taylor of rockwood pres byterian church burial took place in the rockwood cemetery pallbearers were john milne robert barnett charles mcnabb john mcnabb angus mcnabb and james milne give it thought a district resident who has not iced the condition of the coveralls worn by our garbage collectors wonders if perhaps citizens do not realize that they could help member ol dublin wi these men out for instance says acids have been put sh out for collection which are easily spilled and burned holes in cover- als greases paints and caustic substances could be put out for collection in closed containers rather than in open cans these workmen accept garbage in anv condition without c b mplaini how about some cooperation wes brown milton and miss nan cv grundy giiolph mrs w fletnming and family from near malton spent a few davs wjfh the- formers mother mrs c hilts euchre party twelve tables of curds were played at the bimonthly euchre on fridav evening winners being mrs h sinclair mrs m hall clifford storey and harney jcs- tin lucky door prize was won by mrs m jackson ladies aid ospringe ladies aid held their first meetfng of the new year at the home of mrs gordon aitken roll call was answered with the payment ol lees a nominating committee was named to bring in a slate of officers at the next meeting new members are always wel come hostess for the next meeting is mrs robert ellis blood donors a nmber irorri here donated blood at the blood donors clinic held monday at erin presentation presentation lor recent newly- weds mr and mrs gordon theak- er nee judy lang was held sat urday evening in the school audi torium with a goodly number present several games of cards were plaved with prizes being won by mr and mrs e archibald ken stubbington read an ad dress to the honored counle and ralph and keith sinclair present ed them with a picture and a sum of money gojdon expressed their thanks after which the ladies ser ved refreshments wl meeting thirteen members and two vis itors attended the february meet ing of- the womens institute at the home of mrs d g robertson miss doris fines presided and mrs c storey read the minutes financial report and several let- i teis among which was one from rivirs everett small new president j of- the federated womens insti tutes and also from several who had received christmas cheer box- es i a donation was votod to the j centre wellington district toward district lees an interesting letter i was read from the minister at st j simons school in korea where 1 ping shu attends- this korean i boy is sponsored with aid from i the local branch mrs george young convener for historical re- i search and current events was in charge of a most interesting pro gram she gave a a outline of a recent visit made to the new hal- ton county court house milton telling many highlights of the op ening mrs young also introduc ed the guest speaker mrs pearl kennedy acton who is a charter her topic was hints cm compiling a tweedsmuir history book this was quite timely and helpful as one is being compiled locally mis kennedy has a wealth of knowledge which she ably shar ed with the group she also had on display a coin collection quilt patterns and pages from the his- tory book the speaker stated the more people working on local history the better the result and stressed the need for more farm liisloiies and how important names and dates are the safety convener mrs dan winter presented an excellent pa per on safety in the home stat ing fatal jails account for 40 per cent of home accidents the kitch en being the rooilk where most ac cidents happen hints were also given on what rrjrdoin case of a fire the speaker also told of the misuse of alcohol causing many accidents caul ipnirig all to make safety a habit fn closing mrs winter recited a number wholl ibid for the lit tle children which a number of years ago won for her an award from the temperance foundation a contest js your home fall proof was won by mrs h r howard mrs h theaker town line is to be hostess for the march meeting mrsgeorge fletcher extended the courtesies and mrs t fines and mrs c storey assisted with the serving of lunch church meeting the annual meeting of knox presbyterian church was held in fhe church rev d herfoison ws chairman of the meeting and gor don aitken was secretary irev hertoison reported on his work since his arrival in july re port of the session was given by ward bruce barry clarke secretarytreasur er gave the financial report byron bruce reported for the managers and also gave the audi tors report mrs g sunter reported for the ladies aid and the sunday school report by mrs g aitken mrs b bruce gave an outline of the work of the ladies aid for 1965 several items of business were discussed mrs barry clarke was appoint ed as envelope secretary and george fletcher was added to the managerial board a hearty vote of thanks was ex tended to the clarkes for their untiring efforts the managers presented a pro posed budget for the approval of the congregation and are hoping for a good response extensive renovations are plan ned for the church this coming year and all are looking forward to a progressive 1966 at the conclusion of the meet ing the ladies served doughnuts and coffee young people the young people of the church had charge of the service at knox church on sunday ira o r n i n g those assisting at the service were robert clarke bob bruce gail fuller barry bruce bev bruce linda mckenzie and bren- da bruce several members from burns church erin were present tor the service umehouse wi euchre meeting report the wl sponsored a euchre in limehouse memorial hall on monday evening eight tables were played and winners were clare wilson and mrs meldrim stark and seconds went to frank hale and miss glenna stark mrs britton won the birthday- prize and lunch was served afterwards the family of mr and mrs pool surprised them at the home of their soninlaw and daughter mr and mrs frank nunesvos on sunday congratulations to mr and mrs pool on their thirti eth wedding anniversary the wi met at the home of mrs roughley last thursday af ternoon higli school teachers tjon on friday the 18lh the annual maw and paw bonspiel is slated for next mon day afternoon at the arena friday night february 18 is the night the nhl oldtimers play acton tanners at the arena ouite a number of skiers were out on the weekend skim ming down hills throughout the area j feb 27 is the deadline for operating a car with 1965 mark ers might bean idea to shop now and avoid that last minute rush public school board members held a special meeting tuesday evening preparing their budget for submission to council its getting near to that time again income tax forms have beerr tmriledtontrand pcbplcranr wondering how to find the extra money for the government mrs albert ware crescent st has donated an old book to the halton county museum this week the old issue of chatter box is dated 1895 and filled with stories and pictures it also has advertisements including the fam iliar lifebuoy soap cadburys chocolate and sunlight soap preliminary plans are under- way for an expansion and renova- convenj ion and program at general hospital the- changes will increase the ji umber of bedsfrorh 165 to 250 relieving the pressure on the present hos pital its expected it will be about a year before plans are finalized needkcraft course euchre announced at wl meeting march of dimes- total 12204 rockwood group captain mrs betty death reports that in spite of stormy weather the rockwood marchingmothers col lected a total or s12204 for the march of dimes those collecting were mrs h smith mrs h coulson ann hepburn mrs r nightingale mrs earl bolton mrs 0 drijber mrs m mclaren mrs ferguson mrsr hudson mrs raekham mrs weirmcir mrs henry bren- da vincent mrs k murray and mrs l dyer rockwood thcrevvvill be a needlccrafl shortcourse held in ss 8 community centre on feb 10 and 11 from jj am to 4 pm with the next euchre oh tho-eve- giielphfning ol feb 1 1 iti the centre this was announced at the february meeting of rockalong womens institute held allhc home of mrs lloyd dyer with eight members and one visitor present following the opening institute ode and mary stewart collect the minutes were read and treas- urers report given it was moved and carried to send the sum of 10 to the addlaide hoodless homestead 1 to fwic founda tion and 10 to unksco cou pon plan 367 4h club during the january meeting the members decided due to lack of leadership not to sponsor the 4h project for this year in the feb- its like florida here to westerners rockwood- sure its been cold here but recent visitors at the home of mr and mrs f tay lor said rt felt like florida to them dr and mrs peter konkin of yormon saskatchewan re marked on the cold weather at yorkton prior to their trip to on tario recently it had been 52 de grees below zero with a 20 to 30- mile an hour wind and much high er humidity than usual many days dr konkin had t6 refuse alls since the car froze shortly after starting the konkins made their home in guelph while- attending t he- ontario veterinary college on receiving his degree dr konkin his wife and three children return ed to their native province to set up a vevjexjnary practice by gwenjlauder on friday the school will hold its annual valentines dance this year the sparrow a toronto group consisting of three guitar ists a drummer and an organist will be iplaying the sparrow who have dropped the final s for the purpose of originality have captured ii unique sound which includes the offering of anything from folk to rhythm and blues in their own professional style nominations are being accept ed this week for the king and queen of hearts and the students will vote for their favorite couple j by secret ballot friday the win- ners will be announced at the j dance as part of the driver training course mr rognvaldson showed two films pertaining to driver education last week students not registered in the course were al so invited to attend the reading of the tuberculin testing was taken last week and most students were pleased to learn that a negative reaction re sulted last friday the interim re ports were given out and the stu dents were able to find out whe ther they could afford to spend another evening watching bat man with a latin book precari ously balanced on their knee for most of us the answer was also in the negative fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st gorges sq guelph ont telephone 8242071 weekly study prayer meets rockwood so teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom psalm 9012 is the theme of the weekly bible study and prayer meetings held at the home of mr and mrs ron millson these are undenominational meetings where the bible is read and studied with everyone pres ent having the opportunity to take part the group is lead by mr harris of guelph and the topics range from adam to the new heaven and the new earth each wednesday even ing a different part of or differ ent dispensation is discussed from the conscience to the millenium it is hoped- that through these meetings a fuller clearer understanding will be had of the inspired word of god the bible robt r hamilton optometrist 8773971 1 1l mill st acton monday afternoon and evening from 4 pm harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestroughing sales and service repairs ip all makes of furnaces custom sheet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burners main street n 8569934 24 hour service rockwood ruafy meeting mrs if bonner and miss grace mitchell both vol unteered their lime and experi ence to lead this very worthwhile project accent on accessories it was then moved by mrs ii bayne and jvl k spincc that the institute meet- all expenses encountered by this project the question of how card tables for the community centre was brought before the rneettng but hejd over for the present mrs h bayne kindly offered her home for the march meeting 47 news due to the absence because of illness of the convener mrs h shultis the program was in charge of mrs k spence several items6f interest from a june 1947 rockwood community bulletin were read 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