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4 tn acton free press wednesday september 4 1968 writer of flanders fields jfe pries district pags commemorated in new stamp churchill churchi i by mrs mcarihiir tve are pleasedto report that our jocal church has now been granted an officii charter andls registered churchill community chlrrch a congregational meeting wui v held at the church on thursday everting at eight oclock everyone welcome relative and friends in the community with to extend their sympathy to mr anal mrs clarence denny and family in the death of her mother mr leonard leslie of guelph mr and mr theodore martin of vineland visited with mr and mr william thompson and other friends on tuesday mr and mrs lewis graff dale and lee of sudbury and mr frank graff of sturgeon falls visited with mr and mrs william dobble for a few days a number from the community attended the presentation for newlyweds mr and mrs charles plouffe in balllnafad hall on friday evening mr and mrs robert dawson who were recently married in oil trait riders atflesherton several rockwood trail rider competed in the second of the big three of competitive trail rides for ontario in flesherton the first was held by the rtrs in rockwood in july and third will be a so mile effort near king city on thanksgiving weekend in october the trail riders gave a good account of themselves when the awards were handed out in the heavyweight division stan jacobs downtview placed first morris mcglnnls rockwood was third and dave taylor of guelph was fourth in the middleweight division mrs ken tuck campbell ville was second and mrs ron duncan rockwood was fifth mrs duncan and maverick alto won the trail horse trophy for the second year running in the junior division lynn duncan rockwood placed third the trail riders next event is their open fall show to be held on september is at the club show grounds just north of town further information and the list of events may be obtained from mrs duncan at 8stv4435 root reunion at beamsville some so decendsnts of john and nancy root who pioneered in erin township in the county of wellington before the city of guelph was founded travelled to beamsville baptist church to hold their reunion on sunday afternoon august 18 members of the family gathered from bothwell brampton erin fergus gait guelph hillsburgh stratford and toronto beamsville or clinton township is historic ground as far u the root family is concerned henry root roll the oldest ton of a mennonite preacher in bucks county pennsylvania crossed the border in 17w and established his home in clinton township he married mary overholt a daughter of staats overholt staats overholt was one of the loyalists who crossed the line in the late 1770s or early 1780v the decendants of staats overholt and henry root who were present at the reunion spent some time looking over the cemetery where henry root and jacob root stones still stand there are 13 roots buried in that cemetery although most of the stones have been removed following the supper hour bart awrey the president presided for a program alvin root of rockwood is treasurer john root mjp spoke briefly about the history of the root family he said that baanuville is in the centre of an historic area it was the starting point for the root family in canada was the cradle of baptist witness in ontario mr root mentioned that history indicates that there are records that the root family at one time lived in normandy and germany community church official charter springs visited last week with their grandparents mr and mrs fred macarthur alto mr and mrs leroy macarthur and family they are now on their way home after honeymooning hi montreal and quebec they will be liyingin chatham mr arid mrs grant down nd family of sunderland visited on sunday with mr and mrs bob kerr- congratulations to alfred winter who was so successful with his horses at toronto exhibition winning- churchill mighty harvester happy two year stallion lit prize mighty harvester alto first prize in futurity mighty harvester alto junior champion and reserve grand chmmpionl this coll and hit sister came second inthe progeny of don swackhamer and boh marshall jr attended hanover fair on saturday aitrguat 31- and elniira fair sn monday september 2 with their hoiiei- each was tjuite pleased bringing home a number of prize two coniinemwative stamps with related themes but of different donomlnutive values will be releused by the canada post office on october is the new stamps issued in advance of november ii to allow a period for public uwareness respectively commemorate the 50th anniversary of the i4h armistice and the 50th anniversary of the year in which ucut col john mccrae author of iti flanders relds died mcdonald family gathers with relatives from alberta by mrs f mcarthur intended for last week mr and mrs bruce leitch and beverley also norman saunders visited on sunday with mrs janet cree at ailsa craig mr and mrs a damm and linda holidayed at wasaga beach last week miss valarie willms of hepburn saskatchewan is visiting with her aunt and uncle and cousins mr and mrs leslie swackhamer dr f w macdonald and dr doreen macdonald and family clare lome and sylvia of misuugua who recently returned from africa where they tpent six years in uganda africa visited with mr and mrs charles binnie on sunday mr and mrs norman turner juliann and david have been spending a few holidays at their lot near sauble beach on lake huron visiting witli june and kathy swackhamer for the week is miss ruby dyck of st catharines mrs verna stephen and mrs jay of toronto attended a garden party at miami beachat lake simcoe due to inclement weather about 30 of the mcdonald family gathered at balllnafad hall to enjoy a day with relatives mr and mrs joe mcdonald joy and june of rocky mountain house alberta relatives from orillia gait streetsville and toronto joined with mr and mrs w j mcdonald and gordon to make it a happy occasion for his nephew joe and family mr and mrs george maltby spent a week in jamestown new york mr and mrs william thompson spent another week of their holidays at their cottage at bracebridge ill coats left of acton district high school was among more than 100 teachers who attended a workshop on pro fessionalism and leadership for ontario secondary school tea chers on the weekend of august 19 at lakefield preparatory school near peterborough it was the eighth in an annual series of workshops sponsored by the ontario secondary school teachers federation with him in the picture are mrs verna darcie georgetown j aacguigan bramalea and j r marshall port credit erin board sets rate for caretakers a special meeting of the erin township school area boaid decided that the caretakers in the areas three schools will be paid 45 cents pet square foot otpnnge is the largest school with 11036 square feet followed by brisbane with 10480 and hillsburg with 88 all members of the board were present as well as atea superintendent c r whitfield a b king paul donaldson mrs and mrs william sanders mr and mrs william delaney and mr and mrs george hall janitors the board accepted the application of mrs barbara mckennon as a teacher for the township board c hairman presided roy wheeler pollock and campbell mnuili i1111 il mich grade memohiats mtmobial engraving 62 water sr north gait tvkisluuu ulutt designed and engraved by the canadian bank note company limited ottawu the slate blue armistice stamp is produced in the iscent denomination suitable for overseas air transmission as an acknowledgement of the international significance of the 1918 cessation of hostilities it is vertical in format and has dimensions of 24 x 40mm the principal design element is the defenders and the breaking of canada it was penned may 3 1915 in an artillery dugout during ihe second bailie of ypres in a subsequent manuscript presented by mccrae to the royal victoria hospital montreal the word blow has beeii changed so voow there reutalns aiuestlon whether the change had been intentional born at guelph in ih72 lieut col john mccrae had a distinguished career as a doctor poet and soldier his poignant in flanders fields is probably the most frequently quoted last service before leaving for portage la prairie to do mission work allan lauder will preach this sunday morning at acton united church mr and mrs lauder expect to leave acton the end of next week steam era many from acton joined the thousands at the steamera show in milton over the holiday weekend the local stores were featured sidewalk sales with oldfashioned costumes tax notice 1968 municipauty of acton first instalment now due attention is drawn to the payment of 1968 taxes which are now payable in four instalments taxes are payable to the municipal treasurer at the town of acton municipal office ymca building instalments are due as follows first instalment may is second instalment july is third instalment septembett 16 fourth instalment november is according to ihe tax collection bylaw a penalty of 1 per cent per month or fraction of a month will be added on the amount remaining unpaid after the 15th day of may this penalty applies to each instalment in a similar manner the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penalties and other clauses as printed and explained in detail on every tax bill i make payment now and take your tax notice with you when making payment j meoeachie caluetor moores 1 satin impervo 1 low lustre enamel 1 ltihnpilh for doors trim li iih cabinets walls in lz kitchens or baths childrens toys 1 v h and furniture m for sheer beauty satin h impervo is tough to beat h for ease of application 7 h and for choice of smart r m decorator colors there h is none finer you get t 7 m professionallooking l m result everytima as it 1 vwlv i i finishes to a satin smooth bid kjj bj lustrous ftniih with- t jy nktsx stands hard knocks sijfcarf can be washed as necessary ass- moored 255 w wmumbjof quart gordon hardware poem written by a cailadlanllis father david served in 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