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mo oottit at boston church acww theme for wi annual the acton free press wednesday w 28 1949 by mm f brown one hundred and forty delegate from all over halton county registered at the tibtrr halton women institute district annual held far boston presbyleriafl churchwednetday afternoon and evening of last week broaden our horizon through acww wa the theme for the meeting mr i bird in her ppeninsc remark quoted excerpt from mrs berry report on acww work stressing that much of the developmenfof a country fall on the shoulders of it women they art the conservator of cultural life value and their influence reaches out beyond the home for they are moulding the thought of the citizens of the future the report of various convener showed each branch filling the need of it own community in caring for the aged tick arid retarded children donating to hospitals promoting education and being willing to help whenever a worthy cause arose mrs k william i 111 ion home economist reported on the 441 girls work and the senior training schools alto short course arnv forums she asked for continued support of all branches toward the horoeritaktiw clubs mrs r c moffat t provincial director brought greetings from the board of director and told of some resolutions which were sustained at the board meeting she said we need differences of opinion in our wi and good discussions help build our minds a much appreciated coffee break was supplied by scotch block branch roll calls of branches weie pennies for friendship and skits on tome aspect of acww in planning these skits all broadened their range or knowledge of the wort of acww and how it can further our own wi interests election v were held and new 1 officers for h10 are past president mrs w webb halton womens institute elected officers for i960 at the annual meeting in boston presbyterian church last week in front are secretary mr r c alexander of ashgrove club dnwicuflt mrs john bird of ashgrove and first vicepresident mrs g henderson of silverwood in the second row are public relations off icor mrs f brown of limehouso second vicepresident mrs m nellis of dublin ond federation representative mrs j mcenerv of ballinafadistaff photo date loaf and maple canov competitions right look over the entries with two of the were held during the halton wl annual and prizewinners mrs f welter of drumquin and ud0m mrs clare burt and mrs alec mcklnney mrs j mcenery of ballinafad mrs mckinnoy also both of brampton had a difficult time selecting gave an interesting talk on tho history of the dato the winners mrs burt left and mrs mcklnney treeistaff photo committees plan church campaign the financial campaign is well underway at st alban t church those who aw assisting officially are s c bennett and mayor les duby as honorary chairmen bill denny as general chairman t s newton campaign chairman don lindsay initial gifts chairman john last arrangements chairman ted pratt special names chairman joe bray and vic brlstow division chairman with team captains ed footitt dave hunter barry inscoe and frank van wyck counsellors are sam bruitelle harold denny john last george lee jena laustsen john metlor lett mitchell e parker don price and eric lynch mrs c l cooke is hostess chairman with mrs h h hinton and mrs laura dittrich as hostess cochairmen hostesses are mrs freda buckman mrs peg coon mr betty creasey mia audrey denny mrs mabel denny mrs bea dubois mrs bette footitt mrs mac fountain mrs pjt fritted mrs june hunter mrs eileen new mrs beryl newton mrs joan pratt miss millie rowles mrt mamie schonnop mrs dorcen lindsay mrs mamie mcllor mrs ilahs mitchell mrs donna nccly and mrs grace nellcs mrs george daggett is campaign secretary and treasurer utotttpjoh jueu distributor of home and farm lsilrolutri producti serving acton and district since 1946 it heating oils lubrication oils 4 greases gasolines diesel fuel bmndaau oil burner saus sstvici smahsssmaai44 young st acton campbellville president mrt j bird r r 2 georgetown first vice president mrs g henderson r r i georgetown second vice president mrs m nellis r r i acton secretary treasurer mrs r alexander 1 14 rexway dr georgetown public relations officer mr f brown 12 bairstow ores georgetown federation representative mrs w webb campbellville alternate federal representative mrs j birdr r2georgctowp standing committee conveners are agriculture atid canadian industries mrs stanley may r r 2 hornby cill7eruhip and education mrs leo jamievon ballinafad home economics and health mrs campbell sinclair linvthouse historical research and current events mrs g chester r r i norval resolutions mist gladys featherstone r r i hornby music festival representative mrs g atkinson r r 3 georgetown federation of agriculture representative kirs spencer wilson r r i norval curator mrs frank wilson 63 charles st georgetown assistant curator mrs ii marchington r r i georgetown safely representative mrs g lie n dcrson r r i georgetown alternate district delegate mrs g henderson r r i georgetown a bountiful banquet was served in the basement of the church by the ladies of boston there was a special table for 40 life members these ladles received corsages and life membership cards dublin branch conducted a short in memorium service for members who have passed on they have built the foundation of our wl let us carry on in a way that they would be proud of us the competition was a real point of interest congratulations to ashgrove drumquin and bannockbum the dale loaf winners and hornby dublin and nelson for winning the prize on maple cream candy all entries were ofhigh quality miss elaine lamb accordion soloist had several of the ladies toe tapping wilh her lively music which was n real treat two public school students marlene hume and stephen mccann finalists in the county public speaking contest rcpfifed their speeches and did such a hoe job out all realized that all the good speakers are mot adults mhs cynthia blades a teacher at m z bennett school acton spoke about her country trinidad she told of tome of the customs the different races and the work of the womens institute there she spoke of the community development programs which include both activities for men and women including home economics sewing knitting husbandry arts music drama and public speaking une of the accomplishments this year was the compiling and publishing of the llalton womens institute story hilites it covers the years achievements or the 17 senior and i junior branches there are still a few copies left to curchase one contact your ranch secretary or mrs j bird district president mrs v norrlt thanked everyone who helped make the annual the success it was and the assembly adjourned to gather next year at llillcrest church wilh the ashgrove branch as hostess local mows items 4- new sidewalk iu been no p iepo1i of laid from the park galcwight up counlci 0 bills around to the arena door here according to police there have been plenty of favorable comments on lorraine roots peppy rockwood page reclaimed land at the swampy eastern end of the lake is being levelled looks like a good place for tennis courts doesnt it halton chapter order of the eastern star milton held their annual draw and mrs b bender rr 4 acton was the lucky winner of u quilt in their regular weekly report to the public the acton police warn today that they will be strictly enforcing the liquor control act during the summer every week brings charges under this act here its the season for graduations and weddings please contact us if you have news of graduates nr accounts of weddings we are happy lo use pictures and these arc returned its been 136 years since the first inspection of the st john ambulance brigade when the organization was formed in 000 ad and the first inspection to be held in acton in all those years comes up tomorrow some career did you know that i have embarked upon my career as a novelist no i didnt how exciting have you sold anything yet yes my watch my tv set and my gold cuff links almost all the outside work on the two new apartment buildings on churchill rd s is done athletes prepare for yugoslavia largely due to the efforts of close to 300 acton young people who took part in the recent walkathon for the deaf four outstanding athletes from the ontario school for the deaf in milton are preparing to make the trip to yugoslavia this august for the world olympics for the deaf william whyte 19 of cuelph qualified for the high jump pole vault and 200 metre relay michael smith 19 of kingsvillc will compete in the 800 and 400 metre relay gregory crockford 1 of sarnia is entered in the discus and sliqtput and linda russell i s of brampton will compete in the 100 and 800 metre relay milton osd will also be entering u volleyball team composed of former students at the school the canadian team to the games is made up of ten athletes from the schools in milton and belleville they will compete with more than 1200 deaf athletes from 3d countries headouartersl large selection of evergreen shnibe and trees fruit trees fruit bushes ready for wanting rosea potted ready to plant begonias gladioli dahlia all varielte kartlllmh harden yoej swell palis stenee cut flowers and potted punts open 7 day a weak am til dark phono usmho we wire flowers anywhere caroline flower garden shop two mitt wist op actonsouth side op highway a display on ac ww work f associated economist mrs k williams took over th display country women of the world was one of several mis blade is from trinidad and currently displays at the halton- wl annual at boston teaching at mz bennett school in acton and church esqueslrtg last week provincial board save a talk on her homeland during the averting director mrs rc moffatt guest speaker miss portion of the annual meetingfsulf photo cynthia blades of acton and halton home snubbed by film board will notify local members difficulties which arose when lialton county council asked the national film board to assist wilh distribution of their film the man and the boy have resulted in council making mps rud whiting and john morison aware of our difficulties canadian bible society and informing them of the stand taken by tlie national film board the deputyclerk or halton had written to the nfb previously asking for distribution assistance and tlte board had declined to assist the llalton county board of education was a little more respectful of i he awardwinning promotional movie however and has been granted a copy on permanent loan at their request the film will he part of the boards library of audiovisual aids available to teachers far display in students just whom b0 1 m we are living in the most exciting age ever but in these years of grace between the second and the ever threatening third world wars there is a greater need than ever before to make the word of god available to the thousands of new literates at a price they can afford and in a language they can understand today s printing 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