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2 the acton free press wednesday march 8 1967 meetings newcomers to village students accidents in area news mr malcolm leltch has pur chased his uncles mr wesley leltch farm on the third line mr and mrs wes leltch are holding a clearing sale shortly but remaining in the house for a year jim isley had the misfor tune to scald his foot at work in guelph and is convalescing at his home mr and mrs- bard and fam ily from milton heights have moved into the house in the village recently vacated by the fitzner familyr- mr stan fuller deputy reeve of erin township at tended a workshop for rural councils at guelph last week sympathy is extended to mrs t fines in the passing of her brother melville rus sell of guelph mrs fines and mrs arnold besse mr and mrs ross ferguson mr and mrs russell smith attended the funeral on saturday barry brace who is attend ing western university at lon don was home last week studying for the upcoming exams garnet bruce of toronto p s board continued from page one more pupils evert- before the homes were actually built it had been suggested by councillors two more rooms might be added to the propos ed addition board members noted dr frank oakes now a councillor was a school board member when the new robert little school was built and under stands the problems a department of education workshop on grants in oakville was att y secretary- treasurer billy middleton and mr bishop and they brought back a tome of regulations theyve got new terms and more procedures to baffle the administrators mused mr middleton as they went on to say they had been able to ask many questions and had learn ed many helpful facts as usual its more compli- ratrd than ever mr bishop remarked members a increas ing insurance on the schools as outlined by harold denny who was present at the meet ing the secretarytreasurer billy middleton was authoriz ed to sign the necessary forms he outlined changes in the way of insuring items which would afford better coverage he required accounting of ac tual costs of all contents in the schools i dont thmk youd end up spending more money he commented as he reviewed changes asked about students indi vidual coverage which some students do not take because they are covered otherwise he pointed out that the student policy includes benefits par ents do not realize are lacking on other policies the board agreed t might be wise to re mind parents to compare the coverages before declining the school students plan latest on the m z bennett leaking roof serial story is that caretaker colin maccoll is patching the leaks regularly and photographs have been taken the board is hoping for bet terresultswitha n pat ching compound in c mr mid dleton reported a letter of thank for a plant sent father morgan letter of appreciation for a donation from the st john ambulance brigade not ing thev are happv to be on duty and a request to rent the auditorium for carol whar tons dance recital which was granted there will be no reservations for outofcountv school child ren to see the centennial train in kitchener board members learned it had been hoped some acton classes could be taken the centennial caravan comes to milton during sum mer holidavs prices are being obtained on other special trips for centen nial year four safety patrol boys wjll represent acton schools at a school safetv patrol jamboree in ottawa in may it was re ported council favored the idea of an o p p officer trans porting them to hamilton to begin the trip and perhaps even accompanying them most other schools have active o p p support present for the meeting were chairman orval chapman cy ril bishop bill benson vic bristow murray smith mr middleton and the two school principals the heart foundation main tains a year round research program in medical schools and teaching hospitals across and mrs henry sayers of acton- were also recent visi tors with mr and mrs ward bruce a sunday school teachers meeting was held at the home of the superintendent mr ward and mrs bruce on wed nesday evening rev and mrs herbison were present a lively and interesting dis cussion on modern interpre tation and application of bible truths was held also dis cussed was the surprisingly close relation of science and religion available materials and supplies were studied and ideas exchanged teachers attending includ ed mrs g sunter mrs n mc- kenzie mrs v stewart and mrs g lang the hostess assisted by mrs bruce sr served refreshments at the close of the meeting brian robertson who is at tending mohawk college of applied arts and technology hamilton spent a few days at his home during midterm break mrs d g robertson was a member of the petit jury panel at the recent sittings of the supreme court at guelph mary and marion theaker of toronto were weekend vis itors with their parents mr and mrs harold theaker prize winners at the euchre on friday evening were mrs s matthews marion theaker james leitch dan winter the travelling prize was won by mrs george jackson mrs john reld the district president was guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the local womens institute at tended by nine members and two visitors mrs reid chose as her sub ject what are vou doing to matatcanada morebeautiful btb sluuy ineftie this centennial vear asking the question could we im prove ourselves the speak er cited many phases of home life in early canada and none were too anxious to re vert to the good old days mrs h r howard very graciously thanked mrs reid for her interesting discourse miss doris fines presided and mrs stan fuller read the minutes correspondence and financial statement several card tables were purchased from bannockburn institute and these had been delivered as reported by mrs c storey to add to the centennial theme mrs c storey had a reading our pioneers and mrs h r howard gave an interesting and educational paper- on centennial tehing of the elaborate plans being made for expo and what one may expect to see in closing she stated look back with pride look ahead with faith both these ladies were in cen tennial dress which added to the program mrs g sunter was the win ner of a contest arranged by mrs h theaker in the scone contest mrs t fines entry was awarded first place scones homemade jam and old fashioned cookies were served by the hostess mrs d g robertson assisted by mrs dan winter and mrs george young the second meeting of the girls 4h club was held at the home of the leader mrs rjellis with the assistant lea- dejfe mrs r sinclair and six gin present 4fhe name chosen for the lub is ospringe worldly chefs decision of covers for the record books was left over roll call was answered by name a canadian food discussion was on food of the early settlers and meth ods of storing it mrs ellis demonstrated meat pie and syrup dumplings which were later sampled credit valley authority plans education program skip eleanor ooy holds the b drachlin trophy emblematic of the ladies curling championship in the second draw lois mac- kenzie left jacqueline blow and pat frizzell were the other members of the rink which de feated marg toths quartet in the final staff photo educating the people of the valley to appreciate what they have and help conserve it for future generations is the rea son for this group frank webb told the information and education advisory board of the credit valley conservation authority at a meeting last week plans to implement this pro gram of education were set in motion home and school as sociations through the credit river valley will be contacted meetings set up and comments recorded phase two of the program will meet the children directly through the principals of the various schools involved ev entually the board plans to show the children just what conservation means to them personally and what thev can do to help scout and guide groups will also be asked if they are inter ested in hearing and seeing how conservation affects ev eryone along this same line a ser ies of five educational semin- semesan you amateur gardeners had better not try pronouncing it but hydroxymerucholorophen- a dust disinfectant cap able of destroying 500 known disease organisms carried by seeds murdering them the mi nute theyre placed in the ground for simplification the trade callls it semesan and thats what gentleman farmers had better call it too ars will be held for members of the cvca and its advisory boards the respective advis ory board chairmen will con duct these seminars giving a detailed picture of the accomp lishments immediate pi a n s and future aims of the author- ity j brochures outlining the work and recreation areas- of the credit valley conservation authority will be available at loca1 municipal offices in the near future if any group is interested in an illustrated talk about the work of the author ity they may contact the of fice at meadowvale or tele phone 4511615 pay flffininft 8 lbs for 250 or our spring ctaming special 6 lbs ot for 200 ruei manfcata ec 7ft qm milton laundromat 11 miu4t mutom itttfii canadian indians library continued from page one premises before the opening hour mrs van der koov began this week librarians worked many ex tra hours to have the books in order the few missing items from the library inventory the week before had all arrived in time the childrens hassocks the drapes and the checkin desk with no subscriptions com ing in yet the board members and librarians brought along current magazines to fill the new magazine racks with everything from mccalls nee dlework and harpers bazaar to readers digest serve in costume at centennial tea the duke of devonshire chapter ioj3e held the march meeting at the home of mr ne bowles mill sfcon tuesday march 7 with the new regent mrs e lidkea presiding after the opening ceremon ies reports were read and bus iness discussed singing living for jesus in unison and repeating the mottos opened the meeting of the daughters of knox held in the miss ellen anderson room on monday march 6 president mrs betty ashley conducted the business ses sion and it was decided to at- tend the faster service at the trinity united church on sun day march 19 as a group mrs rene watson and her group took charge of- the worshipservice which was on the easter theme the scrip ture matthew 28 110 1620 was read followed by the hymn beneath the cross of jesus i fain would take mv stand david watson favored the group with a clarinet solo the study book on the in dian canadian and how this group migrrl help the indians in the north provided an in teresting discussion the meeting closed with praver followed by lunch ser ved bv the group in charge local news items shakespeare had some excel lent advice for pedestrians at intersections julius caesar act 5 scene 1 stir not until the signal ancient greeks even predict ed the discovery of america they said inhabited lands may be found westward from spain on the way to india several copies of the re cently published history of woodside school have been given to the new library nurses receive certification as trade union word was received by coun ty clerk garfield brown this morning wednesday from the labor relations board toronto that the nurses as sociation of halton county health unit has been recog nized as the bargaining agent of all graduate and registered nurses employed by the corp oration pf the county of hal- ton in its halton county heal th unit with the exception of the supervisor of nu and any other person above the rank of supervisor of nurses and the office staff the applicant the nurses association is recognized as a trade union within the meaning of section 1 para graph i subsection j the order was dated march 61967 in toronto mr brown reported easter seal returns are be ginning to come in its an annual rotary club project goy cartage is the next place to fly a distinctive blue centennial flag the ladies aid of knox church are discussing a congre gational dinner some of the stores have attractive easter and spring displays already the towns missing centen nial flag the blue one is flying now above the town of fices epileptic seizure epilepsy is a fairly common disease about which there is still much ea learn it usually consists of seizures in which the patient loses conscious ness his limbs twitch convul sively and he fnllg to tnp ground he may froth at the mouth and groan after a min ute or so he may be relaxed placing some objeect between his teeth may help prevent him from biting his tongue or lips he may sleep then for an hour or so high school students are writing easter exams flags were lowered tohaf mast on monday morning fol lowing the death of governor- general vanier on sunday extra copies of last weeks yellow section of the free press all about the library are now available in the library high school board repre sentatives and principal were in toronto on the weekend in terviewing prospective new teachers the photographs of miss daisy folster and miss isobel anderson have been moved to the front hall of the robert little school and hang now beside the portrait of miss m z bennett all are former teachers rock o matic stone picker modal 57 pto high dump will clean your f laid of mull amf tars stonst dsansr and faster therefor letting you get on your land quicker make mom profit with i3l womc r bussiere sons rockomatic ltd il ask for information and prices from ontario distributor l e seeley sons flesherton ont phone feversham 11 r 32 eaehwe buiim in some old pictures of acton for possible use in our cen tennial vear editonal page fea ture we appreciate having them all but they naturally dont all appear we rephoto- praph the pictures and return them ab yom s n t charles blake again credit union president world affairs convener mrs force spoke bneflv giving tribute to the late governor general vanier mentioning his hopes and dreams for can ada and his efforts to benefit the country a fruit cake has been made bv mrs young to be raffled to raise funds for the new public library the chapter decided to give a tea at the home of mrs w j beattv on june 17 member will serve in centennial cos tume at the close of the meeting program conveners mrs beat tv and mrs newton conduct ed an irish fun party with contests and games finally serving irish stew and hot bis cuits following the annual gener al meeting of the acton com munity credit union limited the board of directors conven ed on march 5 and elected the officers for 1967 charles blake was returned as president by acclamation while retiring vice president was replaced by john last on a maiority ote last years treasurer bob dnnkwalter de clined nomination and brend an aherne went in by acclam- onl our own doctor is qualified to diagnose and treat cancer he can help vou best if ou report unusual sympt oms early health is vour most prec ious possession protect it ag ainst the danger of cancer b seeing your doctor for a complete medical check ation a popular vote return ed bob bruce as secretary filling various committee posts are jack denny l bob dnnkwalter paddy dick charles blake and john last looking ahead to an even more prosperous vear than last the board of directors ex pressed best cishes to the en lire melnbership of the acton community credit union lim ited notice of annual meeting banquet halton coop medical services march 11 1967 knox church hall georgetown luncheon at 12 30 noon tickets 200 business meeting following everyone welcome 4 at your hed tout e savings accounts chequing interest is reckoned on the quarterly balance and is credited to you in jone and december reason able number pf cheques may be issued free i savings reserve nonchequing to all parents interested in registering for day care centre please contact mrs r mcmurray 8 5 32678 ratf o roxy a thurs m sat march 91011 frankie and johnnie color elvis presley donna douglas cartoon the itch- short mr chat saturday matinee 2 pm 1 matinee at 2 pm sun monmar 1213 ride beyond ven geance adult color chock connors james macarthur high steal rock hound macao cartoon tues wedmar 1415 madame x color lana turner john forsythe crutelnc waters case of mallear chicken cartoon thurs fri sat mar 161710 arabesque color gregory peck sophia loren man and his world get lost doggie cartoon sat matinee 2 tun show time z5zkz 8783272 interest is reckoned on the monthly balance no cheques may be issued but you may withdraw any amount in person or by mall at any time halton fl peel trust 4 savings company assets under administration exceed 69000000 head office oasvville branches in brampton burlington milton georgetown cooksvule sirocoe delhi oforoetown 53 mill street t7722e john a edgar manager local directors w j beany vicepresident john r barber georgetown north halton advisory board john t armstrong chairman refold gardhouse michael ledwith maurice c beaty john goy dr b d young convbuamt ofwi hour tkvrsj 00 430 matty w j0