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by wendy thomson my taring cleaning la an all year job became im to slow al it i keep uncaithlng things that muii be looked over and muted over and thla takea a conaiderable amount of time take last week for example when 1 war spring cleaning our bedroo i got aa far al the detk then gradually slowed down toa atandttlu the ttamp album and icore of unsorted stamps didnt hold me for any longer than it took to dust them off neither did the photo album and the bill boa a collection of warranties and bandy some time then i came desk bewnd a pair of to shirt box that tolled and rattled and mi heavy in one end and then in the middle of the ustul christmas ruib to buy cards waa ink roller linobloc knives uncut lino a flnlihed bloc cut with a christmas earti design and a dozen minted cards aa well no i didnt get down on my hands and kneel and start tunning another pile off but i set down with pencil and paper to tee what i could do with the uncut blocs and that took up a good hour it was noon before i finished dusting all the books at i had to read the last few pages of each one to tee how they all ended the lop of ihe detkits one of those old ones with books down one tide and a let down flap with pigeon holes on the otherlook me ages to dust pint there was the birds nest to be inspected beth found it last year a little fragile thing nude of the usual grass and twigs then lined with insulation from the bam hairs from eatl greys mane and tall that were probably caught on fences and finally big hank of my own hair from the last time i cut it i dont know where the little bird found it but it was put to good soapitone doves wooden elephant and stone totem are a pair of small pictures my father painted that are fascinating to look at the picturesone of an 18th century lady the other of an oatlsare painted directly on the glass then part of the background is filled in with iridescent butterfly wings with the lady they form her dieu and in the oasis theyre the iky and the water when held to ihe light one way the wings are a dull brown but when moved a little they change to beautiful shining shades of pink mauve blue and turquoise i remember my father telling me long ago how the butterflies were caught by a russian count no leu in south africa by putting molasses on the trees for them to light on in between a few pieces of driftwood and some hones it a dried up leaf i brought it back from cersldton this summer to look it up in my tree book to tee what kind it wat and forgot about it till it wai all withered and unidentifiable i liked ihe ttory behind the properly where the tree grew though a man in geraldtoni forget hit nsmewho was jutt plain ministers wife folks came into a very sliable sum of money by having the tight piece of property at the right time when he built hit new house and i can jutt tee everybodys tpeculaiiont on allvlllrifv vkifftr what kind ofa mansion it would iuaniui y viowsji bj he 1ul lbou ood everybody on their heads in the centre of a beautifully the annual meeting of the alert evening auxiliary knox presbyterian church wai held in the elian anderson room with 17 members and on visitor present keeping to the theme remembrance ihe devotional period was convened by mrs mel mccullough adyi landscaped lot on lop ofa tratll hill was built a plain boxlike building with a lew balconies and awnings a place that i had taken to be a small hospital when i taw it i wasnt far wrong this man had drawn up a will to i am told stating that on hit dealb thla home was to ssfnlite ms ta portion followed by mrs hob adams with prayer mrs alex mann gave tome readings regarding the theme the roll call was answered to by someone who paid the wee mrs mccullough and mrs mann favored with a piano duet mrs uccullough introduced her aunt mrs r brown of calgary former actonite who with her husband a united church minister spent over 40 years in alberta establishing a number of churches in tnull centres her informal talk brought back memories of the hardships and sacrifices made by the pioneer ministers one of the hymns sung during the mealing was used in a calgary church at the time of the first moon landing this wai toott appropriate for the wednesday meeting at two more men at that time were rendezvousing on the moon the name of the song they blue a pathway to the moon after the regular buslneu had been disposed of by the president mrs mclennon the election of officers was held conducted by mrs young many items of business were dltcutted regarding ihe chrutmai meeting on dec 10 when the thutint will be remembered mrs kathleen doddt tide wat winner in the copper contest miss emma coles tide coming very dote the committee in charge served a very tatty lunch bringing an interesting meeting to a close and what better- way was there to provide all the conveniences and necestltlei than by building it as such in the first place the one object on my detk that i teem to be constantly rescuing from cats is one of those little tealskin seali it silt there very upright with note shining and beady tyti gleaming the cats keep sneaking up on it to kill it this gave me the idea one night to tit it in one of the kitchen cupboards at the back and holler for cord that there was a mouse loose he came running with a broom caught on too fast and hit me inttead oh well heres something else to whomp up for cnrittmu i suppose it a a little expensive but its different mazilnutcake tare bowl place i pound thslt sboui nve uulim bruu nuts of the j oi packager i lb of finely cut dates snd 114 cupi maraschino chertwt sift j4 cup flour j4 cup sugar vi tip baking powder s tip salt over thun and mia well with hands out j tags till foamy sdj i tap vanilla itir wto nut mixlun till wall uued tour into gmiied lined loaf pan and bake it 350 dt until well browned about t hour cool on a rack wrap in chmu cloth soaked in ertpefnilt juice which i didnt haw so i used unity snd store in frig or cool place take a puk downstaks at keuys for your stereo color tv pianos musical instruments use our budgtjhah queutl the acton fr press wednesday november 26 1969 o auction highlights dublin wi hoping for luck joy muss lie purchases penny sale ticket at lakeside iode beiaer saturday worsting at the booth are mrs helen jocqua and mrs matg wallis assisted by their daughters shirley and kathyisiaff photo iomjim hji send out for bread lakeside draws th bazaar sqfcfrday rongs to legion an unusually targe crowd thronged into the legion hall saturday afternoon for the annual christmas bazair held by lakeside chapter of the i ode although the tea table convener had more goodies prepared than last year they had to send out a tush order for bread and ttittle up more tandwichet in the acton rink places second a delighted acton foursome placed second bit wednesday at the bonnie young bonspiel at ihe guelph country club they lud mrircholc or just one acton rink entered this annual bontplel shirley hunter jackie blow phyllis patrick and rene walton they played two garnet taking the first handily and then coming from behind to take the second total points counted an elmira team placed first 125 enjoy luncheon luncheon is served a promotion which introduces new products was sponsored monday noon at knox church by the ladies aid there were 125 at the special fundraiting lunch jutt two of them gentlemen the representative hostess made die meal dlttribuled recipes and folders and presided for draws j kitchen to feed the crowds all live tablet were crowded with thopperi and although tome articles were left the bazaar wat coniidetedthe moil successful in some yesrt the miicellaneous table speclallilng in chrlstmat decoratlont and giftt wat convened by mrs c nelles mrs june mchugh convened the candy table and mrt bestie muuelle the baking mrs velma west wat in charge of knitting and mrs hazel orr in charge of aprons convening ihe penny sale were mrs marg wallis and mrt helen jooque and mrs harriet i lei wig directed the hardworking crew at the tea tables am in ihe kitchen general convener were regent mrs mary ilinton and treasurer mrs alice waldie the big draw for a money tree tpangled with 25 one dollar bills wat won by mrt roy butler r r 3 mis alice coles won the christmas cake vera infllis the centrepiece of roses ana mums and mrs mary marks the big box of candy penny tale winners groceries dorothy van wyck june mchugh alice rumley shirley turkotz betty hansen helen jocque cook book charlene ihggint cloth and towelt lucy walters jewellery mrs neil bowles clutch purse kathy wallis who delightedly drew her own number insulsted bag dot deforest coral jewellery mrs j vender heyden pillow catei jamie elletby lotion helen otterbein oldfashioned glasses debbie thornhill monkey june mchugh mens socki stan matthews pottery dish tracy tyler six bowli ruby clark exkimo doll r j mcferron tablecloth and crumb tray janice thornhill candle oral norton perfume and cosmetic bag ted dubois newmarket jewellery nora tuck georgetown gun game mrs r vaughan carafe mrs lit wagner plant in pot anne mccarron r r 4 the members of dublin womens institute met at the home of mrs clark armstrong lake avenue on thursday evening for their monthly meeting a good turnout of members and two guests were present mis m mccullough presided over the tinging of the institute ode and the repeating of ihe mry stewart collect and ihe lords prayer roll call wat called by mrs c mclnlyre the secretary and wat responded to by how to be a good neighbor many ways were given by ihe ladles how one can be a useful and kind friend in the neighborhood achievement day for the 411 girlt in noith helton will be held in the balllnafad hail on december 13 with registration at 930 a m meat in the menu it ihe theme of ihe day the ututl donation wat approved for the tb association correipondence regarding the continuation of the lullon muticat feitrval wat discuued and the letter wet ordered filed a thorl report of the meeting held at acton library lecently by the lady directors of acton fall fair board wat given by mrt m hunter the purpose of ihe meeting was to receive new ideas in planning the advanced prize litt the tocial committee coniitling of mrs e w pierce mis c mclnlyre and mrs m mccullough auliled the hottest mis aimitiong in serving a delicious lunch mrs e norton wat courtety convener a beautiful quilt top wat exhibited by one of the membert work will be done on it in ihe future tlie report of the second day of the area convention held at the university of guelph wat well given by mrs duncan moffat membert look forward to the annual auction site always held in november and again there wat a tplendid assortment of articlei including baking picklet jsms candy chjiitmai decoratlont etc with the genial auctioneer mrs bert rennkk wielding ihe hammer good prices were realized and when all wis totalled up a nice turn was turned over to the treasury mrs mccullough reported that teveral members of the branch had attended the reception for dr ethel chapman in st davids church catnpbtltvllle late in october a very enjoyable afternoon had been spent at public relations officer mrs alex near gave a wry interettlng and enlightening talk on the meaning of the words public relttiont ind our duties at membert of the womens institute organization as well as of citizens she said if it being tactful the things you do to get along with other people and ii is the communication which la the vital chain between ourselves and our neighbors words spoken or written are golden links in the chain it u what we make with our enthusiasm imagination informillon and attitude to our organization and to other people it is not a policy or pun controlled by 1 given ael of directions but our efforts to nuke for a better organization and a baiter neighborhood from frigidaireour best dryer value 2cyd hirierl durable pfms cart htubtsm faaww leyournafehdrylr tottttfabflcl tie lets you tat exact drying minutes mavttmt lint 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