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mr and mrs david russell diamond wedding anniversary frunds and relatives from all over the district gathered to honor mr and mrs david russ ell on the occasion of their dia mond wedding anniversary sunday march 2 at the home of their son and daughter on main st married in 1908 at balunafad by the rev george milne mr nd mrs russell can look back on their wedding day with amax- lfui clarity the now was terrible that day they guestscame by cutter democrats and- bug gies beads were choked up over the farm fields to attend the wedding which was held at the brides home the bride and groom moved right over to the family farm on the fifth une lot 1 erin land which had been in the russ ell name since dr christopher james russell took the patent on it from the crown there they settled down and farmed until mr russell retired mr russell remknbers stor ies about his doctor grandfather travelling long- distances on horseback to treaf patients he had no medical ambition himself but hasloved the farm and took npv so- the guests just rot a speolal interest in registered raaraaraai iw m hi utimmmitfmmminiiblriiabm mrip cajtettiine begins at cameo at easter and all year through youll find fashions from cameo impart a quiet elegance to your wardrobe with wearing apparel and accessories from wellknown and reliable supply houses choose your wardrobe from the latest spring styles now on display foundation garments by playtex and exquisite form i cameo shoppe nta huh rw shorthorn cattle mrs russell the former mar garet mcenery has taken an interest in flowers and sewing all her lite she also has a keen memory for prices having work ed in the balunafad store 1 can remember when butter was 10 a pound eggs 5 a dozen and bread 3f a loaf said mrs russell people were more independent than than they are now agreed her husband people fed themselves oij thdlr own table andnhdnf have to depend on getting goodsf rem u the store most farmers are the sanie as townspeople now the couple take an active in terest in everythlngaroundtbem mr hpssells bobby is garden jng and his wifes love or flow ers is ref1ecfed apprecia tive glahces she saved for the profusion of flowers they re ceived sunday pouring tea for the reception were slsterlnlaws xrs kate mcenery acton and mrs thel- ma mcenery georgetown in the evening mrs robert mcenery and mrs cam mcenery of bal unafad poured serving were mrs bruce leltch beverly teltch mrs al lan grant merle mrs edith mceachorn and mrs stewart russell 1 a throeherod wedding cake made by tholr daughter edith mceachorn was a focal point for visitors from toronto bramp ton oakvllle clarkson george town cheltenham guelph erin hlllsburg balunafad milton hornby edon mills caledon and acton mayor los duby and clorkadminlstrator j mc- goaehlo brought groetlngs from the town tolograms of congratulations were received from hor majesty tho ouoon prime minister pear son leader of the opposition robert stanfiold mps drhar- loy and alf halos mr and mrs mcenory have a daughter edith a son stewart one grandchild merle grant and one groatgrandchlld four-year- old brian grant the freo press joins with the many wellwishers in congratu lating the popular couple a new electric range lets you cook a full course meal when youre miles from home imagine cooking a perfect meal while you re at the hairdresser s or out bhopping of picking the kids up from school it s eqv with a now electric range jubt set the jf timer and the temperature your oven will yf turn on cook the meal then shut itbelfoff try it yourself put a new electric range in yom kitchen v and a little more time in your day vi live better electrically ot acton hydro electric commission 43 alice street phone 8532410 bannockburn wi members vttore ill prvnl hut one for tho golden anniversary ot the group s founding in tho front row up first vice president mrs c coles president mrs cim suichir pcremry mrs t gordon in the back row mrs t o rourkp mr stvi morrison mrs d a russell mrs b leitch mrs w ras7ll mrs j uphill mrs c griese msjl mrs vv brooks mrs w linham mrs rlindsay mrs sfn matthews mrs w mcdonald one member left before the picture was taken and mrs vokflmp wl in hospital and unahle to attend staff phnlo itht jvtttftt sttt pness ninety third year no 39 acton ontario wcdnrsday march 27 1968 socond section golden anniversary celebrated wednesday by bannockburn wi with lunch program bannockburn womonb insti tute colebratod tholr 50th anni versary with a noon lunchoon and program at llmohouso prosby- torlan church on wodnesday new members join knox new members admitted and received into knox presbyterian church on march 24 were pro fession of faith douglas for- rler 48 main st n bryan ham mond 125 longfleld road miss carol marie hammond 125 longfiold road mr and mrs thomas henderson 225 elmore drive and mrs gordon a mccann 158 tylor avenue by transfer of membership by certificate mr and mrs floyd n hammond 125 long- field road fromrockwoodprcs- byterlan church rockwood and gordon a mccann 158 tyler avenue from knox prosbyturlan church gall march 20 the guest book and registration was in charge of mrs matthows mrs brooks and mrs mcdonald a largo gathorlng including former mombers district execu tive and branch momlwrs and instltuto frlonds onjoyod tho delicious moal served by tho the tablos were blue and gold church w a contred with flowors alter graco tho presldont mrs cam sinclair wolcomed tho guests and introduced tho head table including mrs harry wil son aroa president mrs n jamleson provincial board kits canvassers ready for april cancer drive all is in readiness for tho annual april cancor drive in acton and district materials for tho kits are all ho re and the canvassers are all assigned and roady campaign chairman is again mrs ray arblc and she expects her many canvassers will begin tholr calls oarly in april in hopes of comloting them as soon as possible the countryside is also divided into socions for canvassing mrs arblc calls tho attention of freo pross roadors to a special program on channol 11 from hamilton onsaturday mar ch 10 at 4 pm uu ferguson is anchorman for tho cancer drive special program which features a film out ofconcern covering sorvlco to patlonts work also mossagos from rosoarehors and cancor socioty personnel and a special announce m nt from joe whitmoro tho campaign chair man regarding canvassing member mrs william webb district president mrs it alex ander district secretary mrs k williams homo economist mrs hattlu price and miss lm- ma colo charier members and mrs t gordon secretary tho program was oponod with tho hymn of all nations followed by the roll call mrs wllsonand mrs williams brought greetings and mrs jamleson spoke briefly tho two charter members pre sent miss cole and mrs prlco wore invited to como forwardand recolvo a corsage pinned on by mrs matthows mrs william ballontlne in hor own delightful way gavo two rocltatlons down through tho years a history of bannockburn institute compiled by mrs t crourko was read by mrs w unham mrs w j mcdonald road the names of charter mombers and past presidents mrs f shortlll sang a lovely solo and later with her daughter ann sang a duet the old favorite whispering hope in memorlam was conducted by mrs s morrison observing the customary sllunco mrs wobb the guost speaker paid tribute to tho famous adel aide lloodloss and her great am bition to help women to become better home makers and home koepors courtey convenor mrs it ilnilay thanked tho entertainers and the w a ladles whothrough their talents had made this a momorabto day and expressed tho good wishes of tho bannock burn ladles to all the visitors mrs sinclair added her thanks and closed with the institute ode and the ouoon attending tho special occasion wore visitors from elora rock- wood georgetown balunafad kitchener milton cueensvllle norval hornby campbellvllle guolph fergus stroetsvllle moffat burlington brampton lllllsburg palermo llmohouso osprlngo and acton acton pharmacy week long sale prices effective until wednesday april 3 while items last t pardec tlquid m vitamins 2 49 a eno a i brykreem fruit salts 1 hair dressing 1 rag ff i b f shampoo 19 y orient bubble both special u with ft shampoe 72 trivisol vitamin drops 29 fact tooth paste is 19c try our laura secord chocolates erin twp school board plans to end existence with banquet the lrtntownshlpschool aroa board held its regular meeting in the township municipal office hlllsburgh on monday march 11 all members of the board wort present as well as a king p donaldson and c r whitfield ana superintendent a delega tion was interviewed in regards to kindergarten and auxiliary classes added to the present classes the principal was allotted 1 per pupil to be used on educa tional fluid tours in tho school year 1968 accounts amountlngto2390- 75 were authorized paid a special motion was passed that we as members of the erin township school area board are aware that our authority over the township schools is to give way in the near future to a smaller ruling group over a wider area to mark the termination of the existence of tho local board that we make a motion that wo spon sor a banquet and social evening when we would entertain the teachers area superintendent township council and officials bus operators and school offic ials and their wives or husbands whichever thu case may be that john root mp and mrs root be invited and that a small com mittee be appointed to make the arrangements an advertisement was to be placed for a secretary for the three schools in the erin town ship school area there are two kinds of men who never amount to much thoe who tajmot io what they are tol i an i those who can do nothing else the john henderson insurance agency wishes to announce the sale of the insurance agency to denhy insurance agency as of april 15 i would like to thank all the customers for their patronage in the past and to recommend bill and harold denny to advise you on your future insurance requirements helen laverty