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2 thnacton free press wednoaday november 8 1967 optnhoutt on w open martin house thursday local news items tomorrow thursday after- i tarn men will jointly snip bright rtd ribbon to declare halton new isobed martin ttoaa home tor the aged offlc- ubwopen tw 1500000 threestorey raitdeaot forbad care and spec ial can patients of helton cen tennial manor will also be open or public tours on saturday and sunday afternoons november 11 and is from z to 4 pm martin house is named to com memorate the martin family which founded the mill around which milton was built and or ca martin who la a past county warden and municipal official in milton slbbonsnipplng dutlea will be shared by simon henry baver- stoek the homes eldest resident who is 101 years young hilton warden william j coulter reeve of nassagaweya and noble drew director of the homes for the aged branch of the depart ment of social and family serv ices the board felt it fitting that a resident himself older than confederation should part- haiton centinnial manor board of management for 1967 include these gentlemen responsible for thursdays official opsnirg program at the new martin house wing of the halton home for the aged seated from left to right are vice- chairman reeve herbert c merry oakville chairman reeve h h hinton acton superintendent stanley allen milton and reeve gordon c gallagher burlington standing are warden william coulter of nassagaweya reeve austan ledwlth of milton clerk c mckay and assistant superintendent jack charlton staff photoj umehouse sewwhats learn about seams visits marriage of interest by mrs h scott mrs h marchington miss lisa kelly mr and mrs d uodaty and family and mr ross bart of the sllverwood district war bspo visitors recently mrs wjl norton was a dele gate to the area convention of the womens institutes in guelph t tin good wishes of the com- inipy are extended to shela casgteo and jatastuu whoi war married on sat oct 28 in umahouse presbyterian chorea the reception was held in the church hall mr and mrs w campbeu have moved back to sllverwood from town this week mrs c wilson and miss joan craig visited at hopetown last weekend mrs p campbeu spent a few days at richmond hm the third meeting of silver- wood sew wkats was held at st georges church hall in town the meeting opened with the 4h pledge and roll call was an swered by how i prepared my material the secretary read minutes of last meeting and treasurers re port given eleven members learned about flat felled seams trench seams jilting thread ufsure material being straight and when to stay stitch and why also the proper way to use carbon paper and tracing wheel it was decided to hold their next meeting at the same place mrs elizabeth overland of sault ste marie made asuiprise visit to mr and mrs harry scott on sunday oct 28 mrs over land and harry scott are cousins and had not met in 47 years churchill surprise anniversary party ucw meeting are reported by mrs rf mcarthur on wednesday afternoon nov ember 1 the churchill ucw met at the home of mrs alfred winter for their regular meet- lag mrs w thompson our pre aidant was in the chair and opened the meeting with a tew words of welcome to mrs lamb of port credit our guest speak er sue showed the ladies the needful things that can be made and sent in bales for the sick and needy her talk and instructions were enjoyed by all and we hope to pack a bale in the near future atrs thompson then called on mrs w swackhamer who had the devotional period choosing tor her talk and now abideth one scripture reading 1st corinthians 13 chapter it was wtch enjoyed by all the secretary mrs b leltch lead the minutes of the last fetnettag some business was dbjeassad mainly about our baz aar which is to be held on nov- nbtr st from 2 oclock there will be afternoon tea so come and have a visit also last minute plans were stack tor a visit to kitchener and tour through schneiders meat vacjsjkf company on november ft mrs thompson closed the aaaetlag with prayer everyone enjoyed a social half hoar when mrs winter and her helpers served a delicious lunch mrs stephen courtesy conven er thanked mrs winter for the as at her home and hospitality dear hunttnr season opened tor three days ikt srln as well as eaqaaslng townships the wea ther and snow is quite season able tor it dinner guests on thursday man mr and mrs charles bin- ale ware mr and mrs shields of craven sask airs j steele of guelph and airs c pauett of tottenham mr and mrs ward hamilton entertained old school friends mr and mrs hugh carruthers of toronto on saturday mr and mrs ward hamilton and family visited on sunday with mr and mrs mike hamilton mark and amy lynn in george town a happy family gathering and wedding anniversary supper was held on sunday afternoon october 29 at the home of mr and mrs emerson anderson rr 2 act on in honor of mrs andersons parents mr and mrs alfred thompsons 45th wedding anni versary they now live on high way 24 it was a complete sur prise to the happy couple their family mr and airs ralph thompson eden mills mr and mrs leroy macarthur and family rr 2 acton mr and mrs dick shorttu ballina- tad mr and mrs bud anderson and boys rr 2 acton and mr and mrs bill thompson os- pringe 12 adults and 12 child ren were present they were presented with a gift and all good wishes for many more happy years together mr and mrs archie kerr spent the weekend at their cot tage at feneloa falls christmas call an early request for christ- mas lakeside chapter of the iode reqpiresusedchlldrens toys to put in the annual christ mas hampers for the needy they can be left at marks groc ery store by anyone who would like to assist lome fox leads rally composer evangelist lclpaie in the ceremony to open the building durlngcanadascen- tennlal year scheduled to speak during the official opening ceremony are reeve hh hinton of acton who is the 1067 chairman of the man ors board of manage ment reevo gordon gallagher of burlington halton west mpp george a kerr heltons federal mp dr harry c harley and reeve h merry of oakville the keys will be presented by j richards general contractor to architect donald e sklnnor and in turn to reeve gallagher martin house is heltons sec ond home for the aged the first which opened in 1052 is known as pettit house in memory of the late mrs mary pettit who nerved as a milton and halton councluor for several years completion of the new home adjacent to the pettit house on ontario st s in milton was a controversial issue several construction strikes held up its progress and it was a year late in opening when the first resi dents moved in on april 18 of this year the first to arrive transferred from pettit house and their rooms in the elder building were quickly taken by those on the large waiting list for admittance a few days later several new residents were admitted who had never lived in the home before staff members and residents had a big say in the design and layout of the building bright colors dominate the rooms throughout the building and audio visual communications systems are in all the rooms a staff of about 75 is required to look after the building the lorne f fox party in ternationally known missionary- evangelists singers musicians radiotelevision artists will con duct an areawide gospel rally on trlday november 17 at 730 pm in the evangel pentecostal tabernacle 33 churchill rd n in acton it is announced by pas tor sm thoman the rev lome f fox dir ector and leading speaker of the group is not a stranger in the ares with his party they con ducted a previous rally in this church in acton some time ago mr fax is canadianborn and is a native of belleville in ad dition to being a gifted speaker he is a sacred concert pianist and organist he studied under the toronto conservatory as a young man until critical illness abruptly halted his career lat er when his health was re stored he determined to devote his life to the ministry of worldwide missionary evangelism and to the field of sacred music he states that he has composed more than one hundred original gospel songs cantatas and sac red music dramas which are based on weu known biblical narratives through the past nineteen years he has t spent more than 60 of his time on foreign soil he and his group have spent five years in missionary evangelism in some fifteen nations inside africa in addition to protracted crusades in the orient south america and the islands of the sea three full seasons have been spent in europe mr fox states that he has been heard on more than 400 radio stations and has teen seen on more than 130 television stations world wide with mr fox is bis capable wife rath l fox who is con tralto soloist and song leader of the crusades and norman l bllsh also canadianborn who is program associate and asso ciate song director mr bllsh and mr fox have produced twen ty sound and color motion pic tures of their world travels and new men at opp office two new constables joined the milton opp detachment office this week bringing the force to 26 men the new recruits are gary banks of toronto and richard poole from kingston both 22 and single another new cons table with the force is ronald barrett from brentford who joined the opp last month all three men are new to pol ice work mission work titled around the world with the fox party in the acton service mr fox will speak on the subject blood on the moon a message of vital importance pertaining to a serious crisis facing both the church and secular life of the day mrs fox and norman bllsh will join with mr fox in- presenting an old fashioned gos- 95 damage in smash mhimam police reported damage of 95 in a two vehicle crash at the in tersection of mill and malnsts on wednesday nov 1 a car driven by richard fred erick harkley of acton received 85 damage to the left front fen- pel musicale which will feature p y mmda with one h musicale u tied the storm of orangevllle the group is vlsiunglnontar- pouce the harme car lo and eastern states as they was eastboun on um it prepare for their next overseas w th season of misslonaryevangeusm wbjch was a in korea and the orient in the constable bruce kressler in- first part of 1968 vestlgated mr and mrs john mccaw of niagara falls new york spent the weekend with his sister mrs mary graham mrs wt bell toronto and mrs garvin tankersley fred- lcton maryland daughter and granddaughter of mrs murray macdonald visited with her on the weekend michael homer former acton high school pupil and now vice- principal of harrison public school in georgetown received his ba degree at the annual autumn convocation of the water loo lutheran university on oct- ober 29th five from acton school board attended the official opening of the brookvllle school addition dr and mrs krino and fam ily of burlington visited on the weekend with mrs marguerite taylor mr and mrs george bishop of manltoulln island spent the weekend with mr and mrs gor don currle when miss nora kenney and her sister mrs wiu alderson of drumquin were on their bus trip to california with the senior citizens mrs alderson unfort unately fell and broke her hip she is hospitalized and as soon as she is able the two will fly home some prospects are misers they let the rest of the world go buy v wav ul li ij lvf iai at vvmm1 mt h iltt mt ml ii enjoy the best in chocolates aura record chocolates and candies now available for a special occasion a saturday night treat anytime at all treat her to the best if s aura record acton pharmacy the pappy flag is flying at the cenotaph all this week the wardens dinner was an nounced for november 23 high school christmas ex ams start two weeks from todayl at lions club and at st al- bansjchurch theres talkofput- thtgon a play whatever happened to cen tennial in acton it seems to have ondedjwlth expo there are fow touches of christmas decorations in a store or two already ys men have their annual turkey tlckots for sale st altons parish guild is planning an oldfashloned christmas tea in december special prayers for the re- covery the pope wero said sunday at st josephs church ifs strange not to have talar of elections in acton at this time of year there were many comments from veterans oh the fine playing of chuck wright who sounded the last post and revollle sun day government offices are closed this saturday forromem- brance day postal staff will not be working banks are shut monday so thu staff will have tho holiday the first snowflurrles of the soason chilled the air for the various weekend 0 vents coldest was the romombrance service at the cenotaph interim report cards went home from the two schools last week and the first formal re port card of the year next month will be completely different from the previous system the r l schools varied projects for unicef resulting in hundreds of dollars belngpre- sented tomorrow all started with three boys who came tohlsotnce saying they didnt just want to collect pennies doortodoor principal mckenzie says 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