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active acton participants christmas shopping began early this year at georgetown arts and crafts annual show keeping her coot and iter charm in the midst of swirling crowds talented mrs i tliel licisciu directed georgetown arts and crafts unnuul exhibition and sale last saturday i veil the roomy kiviera at norvil wusiit roomy enough for the crowds that thronged in from the opcmlig lioujy 10 10 right through the afternoon nuu laiimy waller telirnid u threz sisters man the lapidary and leather booth at the height of the rush saturday at the georgetown arts and crafts show club president mrs h bessem farthest right had sistorly support for tho busy day from mrs g dolmer and mrs w charlosworlh guolph a fourth sister mrs bert gilmoro of gait was expected later staff photo mrs dcssem hud family support for the husband three sfstc niece all lent a hand mrs bessem who moved recently from clonics in acton to a snug home on highway 7 hear the motel specializes in leu ihcrcrifl stone work lapidary and knitting another actoman with a much admired booth of handmade articles was mrs w j lieatty her specialties are knitted toys and silver work another busy convener from this area was mrs g ironside of silverwood other club members with work for sale were nancy mithcll with enamelling on copper uva woodcraft with ceramic gifts dorothy brandford with leather jewellery helen agg l and v molesworth with pottery and daphne lingwood with leatliercrafts the weaving table was a group effort the guest artists attracting much attention were lleger lulcher with clay sculpture mrs joan mael cod with candle making david mcaleese with cabochon cutting miss alice mcnair and mrs sylvia mcculloch with egg shell decoration the local group also had smaller displays of batik silver paintings and bubble glass a highlight was the central table filled with the groups feather flower arrangements que of the members mmda corbutt bad set up her loovn to exhibit weaving hot brunch was served jn the morning and afternoon tea liter bxeculivc ihembers hacking up mrs hcssem as president are flrsl viccpr sideut hcalfies clark ctrcspoiiding secretary lie mice fogal recording secretary i-vclyn- charles treasurer dorothy brandford craft convener nellie beatty social convener sally llalin and program convener charlotte ironside many from acton and district attended the acton free press wednesday october 23 1968 flash call a system to enahle patting motorists to summon aid for a driver in distress without stopping it to be tested in florida shortly pasting motorlttt will be able to transmit a signal to highway patrol stations by flashing their headlights at electronic units located along the highway umimm favorr chsp chicken tastes so i good ii chickfn snack teathe wower creations art admired by mrs d charles ft r 2 georgetown and mrs g ironside r r 1 georgetown at the arts and crafts show staff photo 2 pieces of chicken french fries 79c i osminge local families entertain visitors several meetings in news of district by mrs d g robertson mr j sauve of the kitchener office of canada pensions was guest speaker at the local presbyterian church on wed he detroit michigan visited with mrs thos fines and doris over the weekend mr and mrs fred baptie guelph mr and mrs oswald meadows rockwood mrs ida explained tv detail the merits of jwdotfa erin were recent visitors the plan and answered questions wittrmrs w jackson the ladies served refreshments at the conclusion of a very informative evening mr gordon aitken returned home on monday following a weeks holiday in the west spent with friends duck hunting mrs e fisher attended the funeral of her cousin james price who was killed while crossing the highway on the outskirts of acton mr and mrs wm ii russell of umehouse accidental death by mrs a benton we extend sympathy to mr howard price and mrs sevan and other relatives in the very tad passing by accident of mr james price also to the deforest family in the death of their father in hospital mr albert deforest we regret mr j rougliley lias had a return to hospital but hope that he makes a return to health soon mr and mrs a c patterson have returned from a motor trip to the carohnas where thes visited mr and mrs arthur patterson services were withdrawn last sunday on account ot knox georgetown anniversarv but will be held at 2 0 p m on further sundays with sundav school at i 30 p m mrs fred sladt returned to her home in smithers b c after spending the past five weeks with her mother mrs k kloostcr and her father who is ill in the guelph hospital mr and mrs m hutchison and two sons of kemptvillcmr and mrs sherlock aitken of new hamburg visited during the weekend with their parents mr and mrs gordon aitken mr henry pankratz and two daughters flew to winnipeg to attend the wedding of her sister mr and mrs garnet bruce of toronto and barry bruce of london spent the holiday weekend with their parents mr and mrs ward bruce thanksgiving visitors at the home ot d g and mrs robertson included douglas and mrs robertson and family guelph kenneth and mrs robertson and daughters oakville brian robertson montreal mr and mis george young and marilyn acton mrs c llcimler miss m mclver guelph mr and mrs reg carter strattord at the first meeting ol the ospringe 4 h club held at the home ol mrs r i his 10 girls weie present the election ol olficcrs was held president brenda urtue vise president palti i ills secietais treasurer donna mjlton press reporters judv i his vbbie stewart and jane vander sims were elected the luslois ot embioiders colors and color schemes and the contents of an embroidery work box were discussed mrs d milton demonstrated the blanket stitch cookies and juice were served by the hostess brenda bruce tresidexlor the second meeting of the 4 ii club held at the home of the leader mrs r clhs the roll call was answered with the learning stitches article i have chosen to make and why the members voted to have orange folders with black lettering patti llhs moved a motion seconded by debbie stewart that the girls take turns in suppling the cookies and the lmcc be paid for from club lunds the club will have an exhibit at inn fair mrs d miltorrand mrs r i his demonstrated how to thread a needle the proper way and to cut out a learning stitches article and how to pull a thread from a skein the blanket stitch was demonstrated a second time refreshments were served at the end of the meeting the third meeting of the 4h club was held at the home of mrs d milton meeting opened by repeating the 4 ii pledge followed by the roll call places the blanket or buttonhole stitch could be used donna milton read the minutes ot the last meeting and also a letter addressed to the press reporters giving intormation as to reporting club news and keeping it fresh and uptiwlate the home i conomist mrs i lewelling is expected to attend the next meeting uhen it is hoped greenock and oningsbs clubs w ill be guests three variations of the feather stitch were demonstrated by mrs milton the usual juice and cookies were served by donna milton mrs david stewart was hostess for the regular meeting of the christian womens fellowship of the evcrton christian church mrs j mcdougall presided and miss marilyn kingsbury read the minutes and correspondence which included an invitation to a tea and bazaar on nov 0 at rockwood presbyterian church mrs h hortop read the financial statement roll call was answered with my favorite apple with a penny for every letter in the name of it chickfn m ro j pieces of chicken french fries cole slaw buttered bun honey 139 smi1ino mrs w j botatw wetchet avmnv tomers aro charmed by her handmade stuffed toys a longtime member of georgetown arts and crafts mrs beatty of aden also specializes in silver jewellery the annual show was hold at tho rivlora norval satur day staff photo special pak flavor crisp am q chicken ready jatlt to serve f amu y pak 14 pieces of i j4k7l chicken rolls 5399 party pak 20 pieces of afrr nr chicken 949 phone 8531201 and your order will be ready open 7 days week sunday neoh is 10 pm bm hood drivein c at te vd st acton hostfo district no 5 of the ontario association of agricultural societies for the first time here tuesday when 174 attended the annual meetlnej in knox church nino bralda wat named a district director above chief elliot moses of the six nations reserve at brentford was guest speaker there were 24 fairs represented staff photo cabochon cuttino was demonstrated saturday at george town arts and crafts show by david mcaleese toronto know- tedgabte watcher herman bessem rr 1 georgetown and his wife also collect tumble polish and set stones staff photo increased to 70 mph maximum speed limits tor passenger cars and motorcycles will be increased next month trom 0 to 70 miles per hour on highways 400 and 401 only announced hon iruin haskett ontarios minister ot transport the onlv exception will be for commercial vehicles other than buses for which the limit will remain a 60 mph the new limits will conic into eltect on november is when replacement ol speed limit signs on highway 400 and 401 will be completed the delayed cflectivc date will allow time to make the required change in signing on stvo miles of limited access highway mr haskett said the move was carelully considered for sometime by officials ol his department after detailed study of accident experience and traffic surveys mr haskett said that studies show that the accident rate is actually lower on fourlane divided highways the accident rate for the whole province on all types of roads was s h per million miles of vehicle travel the experience on tourlane divided highways is i 6 accidents per million miles of vehicle travel mr haskett stressed that this is not an initial move in a general raising of traffic speed limits the minister warned that maximum speeds are the maximum for driving in good weather road and traffic conditions and advised drivers to slow down when conditions were 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