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v the acton free pres thursday october 6 1944 uminoum turkey dironjers served to 350 churcrv visitors of interest the llmchouso presbyterian chinch ladies served turkey dinners to somewhat ovr 350 on tuesday evoninu lust week some tlueiu wished they did so mure oftengj rev f n young conducted communion services on sunduy stuff photo married 50 years mr and mrs a m macpherson celebrated their anniversary saturday at their home onarthur street golden anniversary open house held for mr mrs macpherson residents of the acton dis trict since ihey were born mr and mrs a m mucipherson cel ebrated their 50th wedding an niversary during open house satuidny the wellknown acton couple were married in knox manse october 4 ii6 bv rev j c wilson and tip until the time they retired in 1949 the couple farmed throughout the acton- irockwood district mr macpherson was born on the present s g bennett farm east of town and was one of 1 1 children his parents were the lute archie macpherson and eli za tushingham mrs macpher son ihe former jane moore allan was born in erin town ship the daughter of the lae john allan and rubina auld after their marriage the couple farmed on the present vysc farm on the third line east ot acton for 12 years before buying a larm in rockwixid which they moved to in l2 they remained there for is years until retirement in 1 949 after which they moved to their present home on arthur street the couple have three child ren nine grandchildren and 1 1 greatgrandchildren children present lor i be celohrbit ion in- even in retirement the couple find it difficult to stay away from their garden both are especially fond of flowers and gardening mrs macpherson enjoys her hubbv of quilting and is a member of knox church ladies aid and vvms mr macpherson has been an elder of knox church lor the past 17 years mr macpherson recalled his early days of farming and not ed he always drove a team of horses to do farm chores but he admits the mechanized way is much better and faster their secret for 50 years of happy marriage is lots of hard work doing things together and paying for things as they arc purchased both enjoy watching tv pro grams and reading and spend much of their time with grand children and families they are happy to live in acton and as mr macpherson recalled for the tree press i alwavs wanted to safety topic at wi meeting mis chester allan was hos- icsh- to the greenock womens institute for their september ntec i lug wi i h theptvsldethtm rs- gordon leslie in the chair the meeting opened with the open ing ode and mary stewart col lect followed by the scripture read by mrs l tryssemratniul iliy lords prayer in unison the minutes and treasurers report were given bv ihe secretary mrs j-motiiilkwk- w mrs gordon leslie mrs a gates and mrs l trysscnaar volunteered to represent the in stitute at the aiva convention in guelph as delegates the roll call what can i do to promote safety brought out many personal experiences of accidents due mainly to care lessness mrs george wallace conven er on snfetyread as her mot to a careless person is just an accident going somewhere to happen reviewed carelessness in the home with electrical safe ty and rond safely a splendid film the sixth wheel depicted how i hive peo ple a salesman housewife and t ee n a ge r lived dungyrously thmugh their day of driving ob serving triumphs and misses the near misses could have been avoided with just a little more thought a little more care during the preparation of lunch a contest the ten com mandments of sale walking was filled in and won by mrs gordon leslie an enjoyable evening climax- vd with refreshments served bv ihe hostess mis ralph sinclair and mrs e johnston mr and mrs cpaxton were received as new members mrs stephen thompson ami children have returned from a month visit lug her parents at lauder manitoba sir frederick ami lady bou rne are on a visit from england with his brother u col k m bourne and mrs bourne mr and mrs whalen of north bay visited mr and mrs glynn a week ago congratulations to mr and mrs ai jennings on ihe arrival ol a little brother lor sandra lynn lust week 1 mr and mrs jl w nohle mrs james nordv and mr and mrs e karn attended the fun eral of a cuiisin mrs copley in toronto on wednesday the men acted as pallbearers we regret that mr and mr f hale ifttve both been in hos pital we hope lluit both may be better tioon third horse show gymkhana for irockwood trail riders tv a obituary david lome bird operated home farm prominent in township and county liberal party circles da vid lome bird 55 died sud denly on friday september 23 at his fifth line esquesing farm home mr bird had been president of esquesing liberal associa tion he was also prominent in masonic lodge work in mil ton he was a past principal cton to live aiu st clair lodgi no 75 ram return both of us are happy we did the many flowers cards and gills received by them on the special occasion showed the high esteem in which they are held by their many friends and neighbors mayor les duby and clerkadministrator jack mc- ancl a member of st clair lodge 135 af and am he was a 14 degree member of mirlon lodge of perfection hamiton born at meadowvale h- was a son of the late james and an nie cook bird his family mov ed to ihc fifth line when bv was eluded hubert allan macpher son ol eden mills ruby mrs ross gordon rock wood and john archibald macpherson with the xppat clarkson geaehie visited the couple sat urday to offer congratulations and present them with a gold tea service on behalf of the town lathers operate brampton presbyterial rally ff brings delegates to terra cotta the lirst fall rally of bramp ton presbyterial convened in union presbyterian ch t ra cotta on wednesday septem ber 28 at 2 pm ind 7 pm the theme was in ihe beginning god i mis veluia nioriis president til brampton presbyterial as in the chaii she wvlcoinecl rep resent hives limn most ol tlie societies in the presby teiial thcix- was a splendid attend ance at both of the sessions mrs lvc campbell of union welcomed the ladies present most cordially the atternoon devotions wei c taken by lour ladies i mm the acton society miss anderson mrs kennedy mrs maiiiprie apd mrs morm there was a very interesting display ot lit erature presented by mrs san dals ol brampton mrs don unison ol union sang a solo thanks ik- to god miss puwrie regional secret ary of torontokingston s nodi cal and mrs coxheikl of clark- son presented a panel discussion on some ol ihe problems which the sikictics are lacing in this win lil of change mis hnwn ol la in closed the altcrnoon ses sion with pijwer ihe ladies ofyiiiim served a delicious dinner al 530 pm mrs lloyd davison of union gave a short organ recital al the dinner hour rev a h mckcnzie modera tor of brampton presbytery brought greetings from the presbytery rev r d dunvapson ol union and norvjj was in charge ot the evening devotions put your affections on things a- hove the boston society pi-o- vided music mrs geddes of clarkson introduced mrs roger talbot as guest speaker she and her husband were former missionaries to the koivans in japan she brought a vivid pic ture of conditions- ihihevvmrs peler dick ol brampton gave the courtesies the meeting closed with lead on o king fiiernal and the na tional anthem the next executive meeting of brampton presbyterial will be held in st andrews church- brampton on november 30 at 1030 am 1 members of the womens missionary societv are welcome a boy and al ter rts death he continued to the home farm unmarried he leaves mc bro ther herbert of tazvveji he was predeceased by a siser al ma mrs t j brownridfc and brothers wilfrid howard and arthur rev keith hawkcs conducted the funeral service at the har old c mcclure funeral home georgetown and interment was in evergreen cemetery mil ton a masonic service was held the evening before pallbearers were gordon mcdonald cecil wilson frank ruddell ted har rop thomas marsh and ch irles johnson al bpen mllts mrs d beattie hosts ucw the september meeting ol eden mills united church uc w was hosted by mrs dong beat lie mrs robert wnidle loojs tlnldevuliunal period with faith as the theme it was opened hy singing of my faith looks up to thee ac companied by mrs li jennings on the organ scripture was taken imin exodus 14 1321 mrs wardle gave a very inier- csling reading on faith and closed with prayer president mrs c milson look ihe business period the min utes of last meeting and corres pondence were read by lite sec retary mrs ralph thompson and mrs beattie gave the trea surers report card report by mrs w wilson and flowers by mrs r wardle mrs ii thom- linson volunteered to buy ihe christmas gift for the bale arrangements were made lor the bazaar ten members answered the roll call with a verse from the bible containing faith mrs milson read a poem and closed with prayer mrs ben sauliner served a delicious lunch and a social half hour followed mrs wilson thanked the hostess and the lunch committee for their hospi tality visitors of mr and mrs w mclean sr were mr ogg mc lean brantford mr and mrs bob auld toronto mr and mrs r wright were in whitby for the weekend guests of mr and mrs j green- law attending the wedding of- their daughter janice to mr alan barnes of oshawa congratulations to mrs dris- dale and mrs mitchell on the births of their babies this week mrs w bu rcom lie of mont real visited with her aunt and uncle mr and mrs w wilson mr and mrs w mino have re turned home after two weeks holiday with thei dattgh t and family mr and mrs sid barnes at carnarvon mr and mrs vi mino were in whitby saturday attending the wedding of their grandson alan barnes tjppiice greenlaw of a successful comcasyouare supper was held friday in eden mills presbyterian church sun day school room the ladies were kept busy for the two hours serving dinners mr and mrs ed jennings were in bowmanvillc saturday attending a wedding rockwnnd fair weather greeted the irockwood trail it i ders fo they arrived on the scene ol their third annual i all horse show and gymkhana on september ih thirty iiienilicrs and their friend look part in ihe 16 classes and gtfiiies that were cosponsored by the riding club and the irainosa recrea tion committee helping hands irom iiuiner- ous interested people served to make ihe day a success with the events moving smoolhlv al ong will ihe help ol an ellicienl ring crew headed by steward jim ledger and the able- an uuuiiciiiy ol frank allsop who explained the events lot heen ihusjaslic crowd venr 70 degree temperatures added to ihe conilnil of all and ihe rclrcshmenl lent was tended by cheerful volunteers who kept the pop and hot dogs available lor all trophies and ribbons were awarded to each class by nuiiiy generous donors vvilh jean pel- till of guelph receiving the championship ribbon lor the most points in ihe western div- ision donna ledger of acton was the english champion and blaine sinellic ol juelpli was lop winner in the junior divis ion in tile laller part ol august the rock wood trail- riders held a 30 mile competitive trail ride in which 66 riders anil horses from all over ihe province com peted the entrains were jndg ed on condition way ol going c vvl sees slides from world tour rockvvood mrs robert maopherson entertained the members ol rockvvood and ous- tic catholic womens league with slides and commentary ol their recent world lour leaving their calgary home the lamilv visited calilornia hawaii aus tralia new zealund singapore ihe mediterranean area north africa egypt and italy these were all most interesting and informative mrs w gillillan was hostess to a good attendance ol ladies oluntccrs lor the local health ik he mrs j holmaii id mrs p dales lor septeiu- fier with mrs dales anil mrs il saunders in october booth conveners gave their reports on the coming bazaar on october 5 mrs p biicek will be in charge ol advertising the coming centennial plans were disccussed with the ladies by- mrs p dales representing the church on the centennial committee the past president m rs gillillan repor ancaster convention the lall regional meeting will by held at marvhill with everyone invited to attend director father ryan gave an inspirational message to liulher spiritual progress in the homes ol the parish he stated that considerable effort was needed to combat human liaililies mrs dales read a poem a par ents prayer al tlie close ol the meeting lunch was served during the so cial hall hour and horsemanship every hush d type ol mail i mm rugged hacks to gravel roads niss npenlields was roulld armed with a map aful lime limit each rider w s his own i hi oiighoiii tin vvilh the jul of coining llie liiiiuli ill lit shape lime trophies anil were given lo tin ihe loin divisiowt english western intel irteiliale and jun ior along wilh special awards such as the model trail horse aiul sportsmanship irophiei next yeur il is expected ihii many rockwuod trail kidei- and llleir liieiuls will attend 1 1 i first annual omaiio loin pelilive trail ride which will be held in ilesherlon and will do i hell best lo oi illy hack some lam els in this lascuiai nig phase ol this spin i all oittjhei hail jide will i iii ish up lln v n led otildoin u i h i lies ol this busy grijiip willi a roundup parlv planned low oil the end ol the year f crossword puzzle or baseball match rockwood rockwood juveniles plastered eight run ners home against arkell in ihojr lirst game of the finals early in the evening from then on one could compare lie rockvvood lineup lo a cross- aoil piiylc you never knew who would lie playing where when ihey look the lield il was good praclise lor ihe hoys since ihey held arkell lo an m0 score through the game il was rather contusing to sud denly i mil the pitcher playing shoiisiop and two innings later ihe lirsl base job lau alls well ihal ends well heart lain and blood pressure niiy he temporarily increased bv smoking iven one or two ligai files can cause an increasi ol liom is j 2s heart heals pel iniihile and a dctcihihle rise in blooif pifssoi-r- aweya council briefs al molalitys meeting of nas- sayawcya township council the 301 lender of man price ol rr 3 camphellville was accepted lor the sale ol a crawler liaclor vvilh vipe siiovvplow and wing which tlie township lias i h i useil since im it was lie highest ol two i nilers received a lender ol a i lioulow sivi ol rr i mollal lor ssils lor a u 111 vpe road giader was accepted 1 1 vcis the only bid leceiveil clerk j c mcliilvre le polled the planning boiids le vised oning hvlavv was dialled and awav to ihe printeis the board hopes lo mail copies lo ralepayers vvilliin the next week or so and hold public healings oct 2s and 27 when latopayers call discuss il councillors received a no- lice irom ihe cpr iliat ihe va cant c ambellvill iiiin slaliou was to he ollered lor sale reeve william coulter mention ed the museum hoard was in terested in aouiring the build ing and deputyreeve william lb lev thought it would make ideal change rooms lor the nearhv campncllville pond now operated bv ilalton region con servation authority members agreed lo notily the cpr that plan now to have a good time at w00dbridge fair woodbridge ont lay oct 8 and monday oct 10 2 big days horse shows ponies cattle hogs sheep poultry rabbits cavlcs 4 ii clubs harneti races monday midway both days twocar accident in erin township coowner of reliable tai ross morton received broken ribs and bruises when his ve hicle was involved in an acci dent sunday tt the fifth line of erin township with a car driven by larry cox rr 2 acton investigating constable mur ray kidd of the guelph opp detachment estimated total da mage over 3000 quality ba products save you money gasolines motor oik diesel fuel fuel oils stove oils m ill i 1 j oil burner financ pu 10 years to pay small carrying charges dependable service thompson fuels ltd acton after hours 8532174 phone 8532370 sc r eaill oiyanialioii luiglil he in leresled ill obtaining the build 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