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eauinafad the acton free press wednesday april 19 1967 g ontamo umral uajmr romkt nixon paid a visit to halton west riding on saturday jngtohfficiallyts0ncrr liberal candidate robin skuces campaign the two were guests of honor at a dinner and dance at hornby tower golf course hornby here the nlxons and the skoces chat with riding president maurice manderson of georgetown right staff photo churchill 97th birthday anniversaries produce family celebrations from the churchill com munity attending the 40th wed ding annlveary on saturday evening april 15 of mr and mrs william butler now of fergus at the home of their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs lloyd flear rjl 4 fergus were mr 6 b grif fin mrsmlthr griffin mr and mrs ward hamilton mr and mrs don dedman mr and mrs prank mrs archie kerr misses erika and eliz abeth strokov mr and mrs john lightle and mr john lightle jr mr and mrs harold rob- son hombyheld a family gathering in honor of her par ents mr and mrs joshua thompson 53rd wedding an niversary saturday evening april 15 euchre and other games were tta3wdir- about 40sat down to a dainty lunch including the an niversary cake a few of the grandchildren and greatgrand children were unable to at tend mr s e griffin was guest century of wms work subject at thankoffering mrs w stamford reid of guelph addressed a gathering of friends and members of the afternoon auxiliary wms of knox church on thursday af ternoon april 13 on the occas ion of the spring thankoffer ing meeting mrs reid is a member of council executive of the wo mens missionary society and past president of the synodic- al society of montreal and ot tawa having recently come from montreal to guelph she was introduced by mrs forbes thomson of guelph who was a welcome visitor mrs held spoke of the work of the wms over the pas seeking names for mvftations to icntemmm response has not been very good to the appeal for names of former actonians these are being assembled and let ters will be sent inviting friends and former residents back for the fourday centen nial celebrations in septem ber envelopes are to be typed by volunteers on monday even ing april 24 so that is the deadline for receiving names it is suggested they could eas ily be handed in to mrs c nelles at ihintons store hundred years showing the changes that had come about in organization and administra tion emphasizing the fact that always changes had been made to meet the needs of the people the service of worship fol lowed the centennial theme throughout in scripture read ings hymns of praise and pray ers this service was lead by mrs a m macpherson miss isobel anderson and mrs h mainprise and closed with the singing by mrs a h mokcn- zie of the beautiful centennial hymn mrs lyorris president of brampton presbyterial brought greetings and mrs a j buch anan expressed the thanks of i he members to all who had contributed to the afternoons program mrs fred anderson presided and welcomed the guests from milton rockwood nlassaga- weya guelph and from other acton congregations a time of social fellowship followed when those present enjocd a visit with old friends of honor at his home on thur sday april 13 with a family dinner in honor of his 97th birthday those attending were mr and mrs arthur griffin and mrs tressa keel- er of erin mrs winnie gor don of toronto and mr and mrs william thomp of acton congratulations and best wishes are extended to mr smith r griffin from his many friends and relatives of churchill area at this time mr and mrs arthur grif fin and mrs tressa keeler of erin and mrs winnie gordon of toronto visited on tues day with their daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs w thompson mr and mrs archie kerr mr and mrs bob kerr and mrs elizabeth buck george town and mr and mrs john moffat visited on sunday with mr and mrs herbert job in toronto mrs alfred saunders spent the weekend with her daugh ter and soninlaw mr and mrs bert rogers and family mrs andrew aitkens is vi siting with her daughter and son inlaw mr and mrs wal lace swackhamer and family and on sunday they visited in guelph with mr and mrs fred thompson it was so nice to have our new ministers wife and wee baby out at churchill church sundav morning service mrs annie burns and mr and mrs david williamson at tended the wedding on satur day april 15 of their niece and cousin miss doreen burns of port credit to mr edward burton newfoundland in the port credit presbyterian church also the reception af terwards at the flame steak house port credit campaign helpers named by jim snow halton east progressive con servative candidate in the next provincial election james snow of oakville will have plenty of campaign help die following is a list of mnpalgn executive members w s thomson of oakville is chairman members are john t armstrong of georgetown and j h h depew of oakville campaign manager is mrs 2len cooper of oakville and the official agent is a j nich ols milton this service will provide you with plant of hot water fbraff your h nea mos w ior wmi service a tow monthly diargn coven inatahation of a modern auto mate electric water heater all aanriot and m including replacement if ofetoctrfcrty wfll be glad to tall you this alkncluahre hot water service acton hydro electric commission 43 a1kxst sss4410 talent night program 4h group new institute officers recorded part were gordie smith and wayne french who sang two duets mrs norman sinclair and mr ernie mcenery mr earl burt with his guitar and sang they all joined in sing ing now is the hour it was a fine program all groups giving a very good pro gram to a packed house mr and mrs robert mc- enery visited with mr and mrs elggtn sodon at caledon pn sunday the annual meeting of the ballinafad wt was held in ballinafad community centre on wednesday a pot luck lunch was enjoyed by the lad ies after the dishes were wash ed mrs smith president call ed the meeting to order and opened with the wi ode and mary stuart collect minutes were read and several items of business were dealt with roll call was answered by pay your fees when three new members were welcomed achievement day for the 441 club has been divided into two groups one is to be held in ballinafad hall on may 13 mrs robert mcenery gave the reporlofjhejdistrict dit ectors meeting plans were made to visit wellington coun ty home april 27 officers for 1967 president frank smith second vice mrs jessie mcenery sec- treas mrs r b kirkwood dist director mrs leo jam- ieson assistant mrs j mc enery public relations mrs ray swindlehurst standing conveners agricul ture and canadian industries mrs d brown and mrs v smith citizenship andedu7 cation mrs a mceflery his torical research mrs robert mcenery current events mrs r b kirk wood health and home economics mrs leo jamieson resolutions mrs j mcenery branch directors mrs l marshall mrs d mclean mrs k hamilton welfare mrs umcenery-mrs- lloyd marshall mrs don brown curator mrs r shortill sr safety mrs f smith cour tesy mrs robert mcenery obituary mervin e burns buried at everton funeral service was held on wednesday april 12 at the rumley schoemaker funeral home for mervin ernest burns of 29 mill st west who had died at his home on monday april 10- mr burns had been in failing health for a few months and was in his 80th year john may officiated at the funeral and interment was in everton cemetery the pall bearers were clarence gamble and b veldhuis of acton and four nephews clifford hall and ronald hall of guelph robert bums and james burns of georgetown mr bums was bom at lot 4 concession 7 eramosa town ship son of alexander bums and catherine ferguson he farmed there after he finish ed school until 1933 he then worked with the wool comb ing corporition in acton until he retired on november 20 1920 he and margaret dennis were married at the brides home m eramosa township his wife predeceased him he is survived at home by miss dorothy simmons who has frank holmes wins lodb cake draw proceeds from a cake draw arranged by the duke of dev onshire chapter of the lo de will go toward the purchase of an outdoor flag and flag pole for the new library actons first librarian and a member of the chapter mrs r m macdonald made the draw for the cake and the winner was plumber frank holmes regent mrs e lid- kea officiated at the draw in simpsonssears order office where the cake had been on display been a member of the family for many years and who gave loving care and companion ship to the deceased also remaining are sisters mrs thomas beatrice hall and mrs john ada thomp son both of guelph and a brother alex burns vancou ver bc mr burns was a member of acton united church classified jajmfiok plans are being made as a centennial project to see about fixing up the ninth line cemetery at the ninth line comer of the town line across from ballinafad we are pleased to learn mrs fred spears is doing nicely from her operation in guelph ospital ten tables of euchre were played in ballinafad commun ity centre on tuesday night ladies first mrs annie lam bert second mrs bert david son low mrs healy gents mrs tom hamilton playing a gents card mr frank smith low r l davidson mr and mrs alex near and mr and mrs robt mcenery visited with mr-and-mrs-bih- near in kitchener on wednes day mr ernest rogers who has been in georgetown hospital has been moved to guelph general hospital for further treatment best wishes for a speedy recovery are extend ed mrs f j shortill is a pat ient in st josephs hospital guelph we were pleased to learn she is doing nicely the sixth and seventh meet ing of the ballinafad little burners was held in the com munity centre april 15 as a combined meeting for lunch cabbage rolls apple cake rhu barb soup and pork and vege tables were prepared by the members following the lunch a dis cussion was held based on northern europe kinds of cheese and oriental flowers congratulations to the ball inafad groups who took part in the talent night which was held at hillsburg on satur day night and brought home the first prize those taking tagalong jjjjujjjji john n black ballinafad master feeds dealer bulk and purmill dairy and hog feeds master horse feeds and lamb pellets hogg and lytle grass seed fertilizer lundy fence- order now custom grinding seed cleaning drive 1heahbf the jem driveln shows every thursday friday and saturday at8pm showing this weekend von ryans express starring on coior frank sinatra and trevor howard also wild on the beach starring frank randall and sherry jackson always a cartoon it lines for sale or rent for yew trip to expo or vocation travel a teaalenf will bo your homo awiy from homo buy or mako your ren tal arrangements credit river boat co norval a77f552 open evening by l g denby your telephone manager april seems to be aufavorite month for many people in spite of few sudden m final bursts of win ter spring does seem to promise that the worm weather of summer is really on its way in many communities daylight saving tjme brings a few extra hours of daylight and most property owners are anxious to begin work out of doors in fact during the blustery months of winter many of us seem to spend a great deal of time dreaming of the shrubs or trees we plan to plant fences or patios we plan to erect or other home improvements before you begin to put these plans into action could i ask you to give us a call at bell canada we can tell you ir there is any burled cable on your real estate you see to protect our telephone cable from most hazards we bury much of it underground this usually helps us to give uninterrupted service to you as well as keeping overhead wires to a minimum however all it takes is one hefty thrust of a shovel or a wellsunk fence post to damage a buried cable if by chance you should pick a spot above that cable this damage could disrupt regular telephone service long distance dataending facilities or even emergency communications that might be transmitted by telephone wire were happy to check to see if any such cable is located on 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