1 qristme shdair winner tbwmtsa pablk speaking roclcwood mrs joon-gooy- ers waa hostess for the janu ary meeting of roekwood and- orotic catholic womens lea gue the president mrs wt gunilian opened the meeting with the league prayers the minutes of the previous meet ing were read and approved it was de to resume the euchres held at the parish house on friday february 24 if the weather permits cen- tennial spoons are to be order ed which will be sold by the ladies a spiritual reading was given by mrs r dupuis once more the travelling basket will go the rounds with the ladies being reminded of the worthy cause the money gained by this venture is for st martins manor the director father ryan was present and spoke on the vatican council and reminded the ladies of the holy season of lent the march meeting will be held at the home of mrs j holrnan after the meeting adjourned mrs gooy- ers served refreshments dur ing the social time enjoyed our readers write lets play bridge by bill coats it isnt very often that a hand occurs in a bridge match that requires special handl ing many coups occur only once a year but when a hand does come up that requires special tech niques its a thrill to see the play work such a hand came up the other night at a friend ly rubber bridge match south was the dealer north s k j 8 6 3 h a 7 4 d k 6 the acton free press wednesday march 8 1967 q5 speaker stresses early treatment essential to recovery from cancer reminiscing about early canada dear sirs as this is canadas year and for this st patricks day i shall reminisce about canada and the many changes i have seen taking place in the few short years we have been here when we came here this was then a remote area there was no electricity in the area which meant few accommodations pumping water by hand light ing the oil lamps ironing with the crude coal stove irons was the way of life as living goes today with all our modern con veniences this would have been classed a very severe complicated and impossible road to travel but people were used to it and in spite of the drawbacks it had its rewards in that overhead expenditure was low horses were still in use on moat of the farms and it was a pleasant sight to watch a team of horses work whether they were on the plough or wagon the winters seemed to be more severe in those days but i suppose not really as they are better equipped today to handle conditions in deed horses were a very useful and convenient animal to have around for emergencies such as helping to start the old car or bringing in supplies and ne cessities when the roads were snowed in the little red school house was part of the rural scene these small schools had their merits in their day in that the children were happy attending them and seemed to do well u th4c studies this wai due co the fact that a homelike atmos- phere prevailed my fondest recollections of the stone school were the annual field days and the christmas concerts noth ing elaborate about this enter tainment just local talent bul we all looked forward and en joyed them immensely noth ing remains but the happy memories of course we real ize these school would not ac commodate todav and we are proud of the many beautiful schools that dot our landscape strange as it may seem there was more time to visit our neighbors in those davs this is hard to explain in this mod ern dav and age but i sup pose we will lust have to blame tv these are a few of- the manv changes i have seen since re siding here it is hard to en vision what the future will bring but we hope canada re mains a prosperous nation happv centennial year sincerely catherine graham praise for manor executive staff editors note the fol lowing letter was received by reeve herbert c merry of oakvillechairman of the hal- ton centennial manor board dear sir i am writing to express my gratitude for the manner in which my parents have been treated by all persons con cerned with their recent en try into halton centennial manor from their first interview with mrs kirkwood at the burlington welfare office the medical examination to the fi nal day of moving they have been treated with dignity and warmth bv your staff and ex ecutives what was anticipated as an ordeal has been made a happy adventure for them and this has very definitely been reflec ted in their health and out look the 50th anniversary party staged for them by the manor executive and staff was a wonderful day for them and it is hard to believe that any institution can possibly be so warmhearted mr allen and mr wright must have been handpicked for their amazing ability to be friend and comfort aged and sometimes hostile guests the manor shpuld be held up as a shining example of what a progressive adminis tration can accomplish al though your staff can never be duplicated in deep appreciation c w cnttrter jr c a 9 5 west east s 7 4 s 10 h 10 9 6 2 h 8 5 3 d o j 9 5 3 d 10 8 4 2 c k 7 c q j 10 8 2 south saq 9 5 2 h k q j d a 7 c o 4 3 the bidding south west north east 1 s pass 3 s pass 4s pass 5c pass 5 d pass 5 h pass 6s all pass north has a very difficult problem on his first call the onlv reasonable bid is three spades but this is an underbid a jump response in a major should show 1315 points norths hand is worth more than is points the bids after four spades are ace showing blackwood would have disco vered the same information north and south are indeed unfortunate their hands are identical in distribution if ei ther had one less club and one more diamond or even if one had one more heart there would be no problem howev er with this distribution it looks like two club losers for sure west leads the queen of dia monds and dummy goes down declarer must plan his play it never pays to give up so declarer should look for an al ternative to giving up two club tricks there is one hope if either east or west have exactly two clubs and can be persuaded to win the second club then maybe declarer can get a ruff and sluff declarer should win the dia mond with the ace and irhrne- roekwood mrs john ben- ham presided at the march meeting of unit three rock- wood united church women several appropriate poems were read to open the meeting followed by a hymn and pray er theminute5 were read by mrs d brace who also read ah invitation from everton church to attend a film viet- nafn profiles to be held in the roekwood town hall on march 3 i there was a good attendance to answer the roll call and also present were members of the other two units who had been invited for the occasion program- convener mrsb richardson favored with a poem the scripture reading by mrs r leslie was taken from portions of st luke 22 23 and 24 following a hymn and pray er mrs fulford a volunteer worker of long standing from the guelph branch of the can cer society gave a most inter esting and informative talk the speaker pointed out that the society was nationwide in scope with the wellington county centre in guelph the welfare of the cancer patient is its main concern at all times they feel it is most important that everyone be educated to the symptoms and insure early treatment for rs h bayne peaks on church in western canada roekwood mrs george day was hostess to the february meeting of unit two rock- wood united church women the unit leader miss g han- na opened with an article on canadas growth and accomp lishments a prayer for the new year was read and a hymn sung the thirteen members pre sent answered the roll call with the floral emblem of one of the canadian provinces fol lowing the minutes and trea surers report a discussion took place regarding the pur chase of artificial ferns for the front of the church it was decided to let mrs e this is most essential to a complete recovery dressings are supplied free of charge to cancer patients last year 12689 dressings were made up and over 10000 dis tributed from the local centre transportation to clinic cen tres for patient needing suchv treatment is also supplied their drivers totalled over 18- 000 miles last year a gift cup board is kept and when visit ing a patient often a small token is taken bv the volun teer worker to help brighten their day a loan cupboard is also kept where articles need ed bv certain patients can be loaned for a period of time in some cases drugs arc also paid for bv the societv under doctors orders if a von is needed to visit a patient the first call is paid for by the cancer society and these nurses report the needs of the patient if there arc financial problems the society may pav for future calls by the nurse diately lead a club west may johnston inquire into prices not be aware of the danger of his club holding and will pro bably play low declarer wins the club ace draws trump ta kes all his hearts and dia monds and leads a club west now has the lead and has nothing left but red cards whichever he leads declarer can ruff in one hand and dis card his losing club from the other if declarer does not lead 7 provn miss hanna stated that an invitation had been received from unit three to attend a meeting on march 1st when a film would be shown from the cancer society mrs d mcphedran favored with a centennial reading mrs harvey bayne the pro gram convener gave a most interesting talk on missionar ies and the history of the lurch in canadas western this was based on j provinces this was based on clubs right away but draws study book cnurch grows m canada by d wil- trump and takes his red c winners then west shoul alert to the end play posibjj on bing faithfu from kmg e 5 ilities he should play his on the first club lead and av oid being placed on the lead although plays of this kind dont occur very bften they son an inspiring article was on being faithful from the book jthe wonders of his grace the scripture lesson was taken from st luke 16 mrs bayne real canadas cent en- should be learned for they ate l hymn and the group joln- a joy to use when required c in singing hymn 519 the last weeks winners at the acton bridge club were first bill and gloria coats second cam sinclair and bob pick- son third iharry frost and 1 ralph barbev a b supermarket 9 mill st acton 8530075 fred a hoffman optollhtllst 5 st gctiiuc sq guelph out telephone s242c7i albert timfuoi king maltby says yotpvnty wmi in sympathywont keep you wajtm fosevice call maltby fuels mam st tockvjooo 8569983 red brand beef only- calgary oven roast 69 lb winnipeg s roast 69 lb chuck chuck 69 lb town club no i bacon 69 fkg save 20c flb iv c ocaan king fancy 74oz tin sava 16c sockeye salmon 49c bird eye save lie 12et meg peas 2 39c ky australian save 23c 28oz tin peaches halves or sliced 3 1 heinz saya 18c 16oz jar pickles kosher dills sweet mixed sweet wafers 3 1 31 ctgrts save 23c 15oz tin stews irish beef chicken turkey all prices effective march 8 to march 11 chrittias premium save 29c 1lb box crackers 3i1 old south florida save 23c 48oz tins orange grapefruit 31 hafaia strained 4ttea jar baby foods 339c po tissue sava 32c 2roll meg j4ss1 nabob mtg of 40 15 froe orange fafcea tea bags 73c radpark o yellow sava 13c 2lb bag sugar 2 s 37c fresh produce daily- fei canada no 1 10fc bag potatoes 39 onions 29 produce of usa no 1 head cauliflower 29 ob monte save 40c 10ox tins cut greenrw ax beans 81 mrs fulford was most inter esting and certainly gave a great deal of information and timely warning an appeal was made to the ladies to of fer their help where needed in the future campaign the dedication of those who volunteer their services that others might live is a real in spiration but funds are vital- iv needed to carry on these free services mrs pfaff showed the new film investment in life with much of the location being at the strang clinic in new york tntfs showed the detection of cancer cells and the many ex periments being used to com bat this dread disease mrs g ostrander thanked mrs fulford and mrs pfaff for coming and giving such a full account of the work of the cancer society during the social half hour a lovely lunch was served bv the committee room available for art group if an oil painting group can be formed accommodation is available the library board has agreed that the painters could use the unfinished stor- age room in the basement of the new library free of charge the oil painting group lap sed this year and their prev ious room on the third floor of the free press building has been taken over as free press offices mrs laura dittrich inquired if the library room could be used and learned this week that the board was willing nowj she would liketo hear from former or new amateur painters who would like to oui the informal group an instructor can be arranged for she asks anyone interested to phone her at 8530805 father ryan spooks to cwl on vatican council lent roekwood mr ron marion the principal of eramosa pub lic school welcomed everyone who had come to take part in the annual eramosa public speaking contest and gave all the contestants his best wish es eigh participated four from roekwood public school and four from eramosa township school the judges were mrs w oakes rev g dunlop and mrs f taylov following the judges decision mrs taylor acting as chairman spoke briefly on points in good pub lic speaking and congratulated all for their fine effort christine sinclair with her topic the yukon won first prize and a close second for christine landoni speaking on the qualities of a good house wife wenda gray took third place with her talk on can adas early settlers others taking part were brenda ingle jerry degroot larry robin son shirley robertson and mary sobol mr duncan mcphedran don ated prizes to the winners and all who participated congra- pc candidate vvlliam b sargent one of three candidates for the hal- ton east progressive conserva tive nomination ha been ac tively seeking the support of probable p c delegates friday march 17 has been set as the date ol the nomination convention and so far mr sar gent a 22yearold university student james snow an oak- ville contractor and william batcman business administra tor for the oakville board of parks management have de clared themselves as candi dates im quite confident right now ive visited quite a few delegates and have had a very favorable reception mr sar gent said tulating them and stating the necessity of being able to ex press yourself in public the first place winner christine sinclair will represent era mosa township at the welling ton county finals to be held on monday march 6 in era mosa township school the best wishes of all go with christine meeting closed with the bene- diction in unison during the social time fol ding a lovely lunch was ser- e- jobnjton mrs iyancritfs gtday to employers anetemplovees ik agriculture and horticulture unemployment insurance will as of april lst1967 cover employees of farmsh ranches nurseries greenhouses j fruit vegetable ttoweitgrowers employers ask for the famfhlet if you have not already received a pamphlet describing your obligations as an employer under this new programme obtain one im mediately from the unemployment insurance commission register as an employer at soon as possible you should register at the nearest office of the unemployment insurance commission this is im portant because unemployment in surance is compulsory if you hire workers licence to purchase stamps after registration if you have insurable em ployees the commission will send you a licence to purchase unemployment insurance stamps and additional neces sary information as to the insura of your employees contributions to be paid how to affix stamps in your em ployees books records you must keep etc employees find out ip you are insurable consult your nearest unemployment insurance commission office to find out if you are insurable under the pro gramme some employees are not insurable social insurance number every insurable employee must have one application forms can be obtained at unemployment insurance commission offices and most post offices complete the form and mail it to an unemployment insurance commission office there is no charge for it unemployment insurance book if you are insurable you are required to have such a book which may be ob tained from the nearest office of the unemployment insurancecommistion you simply have to give your full name date of birth and social insur ance number there is no charge for it unemployment insurance commission government of canada rs0w