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w 2 th aclon fr prem wednatday december 10 imp 8m0mi cka 11 maknllm numtor obis by wendy thomson one of the amall unom in my life u not knowing where various old friend have gone and how they re doing every now and then oraethlng will bring one to mind and i ait and reminlice but u all end on a rather loct note my fw true friend war a mail redheaded david we went to mr crow nursery school toother slid down the hill at charley park in the w cat dboaid box and had all the childhood dlseaae togtther we bisfated on ibaing lollipopi hi houae war directly croat the road malt of gingerbread downataira nwlhwl upstair and had a dock that chimed like big bed just before i turned mra our fay moved to bc and that wa the last i heard of david until ii yeam bier when he phoned and allied me to a prom we were back in ontario by then i accepted and had a marvclou time but of courts it we another david my true friend w away back in time later my grandmother told me the atoty behind the invitation apparently every few yeart david mother would phone to aav how tad i wet ai david had ajwayabeenabtincheiihorur it took 1 1 yeara for him to catch up and grow to a height where he felt lafe fat getting bt touch again id wondered at the time at the lack of urprte in my barenti when david phoned l of the blue at the tame time i left the flrtt pea- of twini i knew euabelh and georgina battle they tuy in my rabid because twin fiktute me and auo they were the only gkla i knew who had a teal profeuional punch and judy show on their birthday i didnt mind leaving toronto then ai id never been on a train before and ray father wai walling at vancouver i remember very few children there one a girl who had a cow named buttercup the other a boy who had a lovely tnulry aheep and who introduced me to barnadei and jelly fish when our family got willed it wai at the firajimih naval baae and there were no other youngture irustead my brother and i became acquainted with a huge st bernard wallace the maicot bf the canadian scottiah sagaacnt ive heard that he waa very well educated and could do marveloui thmgafor a dogbut ian and i were but interealed in the lovintneu of him back in toronto the friend came and went with the aeann scan who lived like a amall tnouai to her kitchen could be fairly aire that if the made any kind of a noiae a parent would appear give her a dime and tell her to go buy anmelhuig betty of the ringlet accordion and psychedelic tocki lived in an apartment which wai quite aamething to lomeone who lived in a home and aat in a patch of pouoo ivy once they went to brown i school at did another pair of twin linda and hilda baler theb brother made apple naacakm and we ate them while ueteniag to superman auuggling willi kryptonite on the radio at st mildred college there mat marleae flyan who taught me who got my chicken and any hear and had the moat uarvaioui mother and didnt know u she wa right there later i found out my own mother wai the moat then there wai joan davie who had a erin couple observe anniversary mr and urt william cox mala st n erin celebrated their soth wedding annivereuy on sunday nov 23 when their famuy bald a party at their home bt their honor lb and lira cox the former birthlne bacon were married at the home of rev j d stephen i hiluburth on november 36 1919 ihey farmed for a number of yeart in erin towttjhip retiring to erin in jury 1961 they have five eon and one daughterpercy rjl 2 acton jim vegrtville alta cordon rjl s rockwood albert rjl 2 acton fred rjl 1 hhubunh helena urt c jlllckj bridgeport then are 28 grandchildren and three reatgrandchildren on hundred and fifty guet called at thai cox home to extend bait wiane to the happy radio part in jake and the kid now and then and who could care me silly with her frankenstein none there were gbl 1 knew longer and knew better but they didnt teem to make enough of an bttpreuion to make me wonder how thing are with them now i keep in touch with two from oakvuletretalgar highwuma bulk who married a welshman and annette tang who married an air force pilot from nova scotia and when we all get together every year or to me with my farmer from saikalchcwan we have a great time except that wllnav allergic to cat and no nutter how i tried to keep them locked up every morning on a recent tlay here the found one happily ttretched out beiide her and didnt tay a word maybe the couldnt now that a true friend the two i mliaed the moat moved far away sandra thomae and i lot touch when the ended up in new zealand and i moved here to acton and moyra macduff that wa the harden of all latt year i tried to get down to oakvdle to wave the family off a they moved to burnaby b c but thered been a bad norm i couldnt get out and phoned initead we talked awhile all the usual lnanitiet then jutt before moyra hung up he taid youve been a good friend what nicer compliment could a perron have ive tried two recipe lately that are along the chriitmai pudding line but are quite different jellied plum pudding ml 4 ttitp iiajv and 2 tbae- bw caeca add 2 cupi hot water and innllpk juy powder lib lilt dluojved add i bring to a ban 2 cupi add cup raituit v cup chopped null 1 cup allwan t cup chopped dtm v cup currants vi cup coconut and takes to title i used 14 tip each of cumaton nutmeg and alllplce hold in indmdiul moldt serve with whipped cream or ice cream giuknut pudding put 11- cupi pspeituti in a bowl mb in v cup wair v ifp clove tip nutmei v tip cinnamon add 1 cup holing water 1 tip butter v cup raitas cup chopped date lit weu fold in i well beatm egg bake at 350 decreet lor 30 minute or until firm due to a mix up in the computer at the newtpaper office not here the recipe of sweetnuts watnt printed right a few weeks ago i hope thii one goe through all right sweet loaettuu 1 a white 2 tbrp iter v tip cinnamon u tip 14 up alllplce until ton etnuts meat together 1 egg white 2 tblp cojd water dovei v tip a ihab torm bat in v cup beating till mixture pit stiff u i wmi go throw in 2 cupi whole fiber null stb gently to coat then place oh at a time on a greued talcuu duet tube at 27s desws for 40 ulnutei cool thorough itore bt tightly covered contabur jokes laughter highlight ladies fair board party the lady dlrecton of acton fair bond held their annual chriatoaee party at the beautiful new home of mr and mr r l david aon thuraday evening dec 4 the pretty decoration welcome the president mr w unham welcomed the ladle and aaid no butlne would be dealt with but read an interesting poem december after which the entertainment committee took over they included mr e etauh mr c altlum and mr s mortiaort a parcel waa passed around while music played and any time the muiie hooped the lady holding the pared had a very amuabig forfeit to pay the hat lady took the tut wrapping off and received the contents a piggy bank the lucky lady wa mr d matthew a music gueming contest wa won by mr s matthew remark of the lady on the left were written with no name mentioned but after ab were read mr m mccuhough and mr k alger had the mott name right the mott number of word made from merry chrllmal wa won by mr liobel mcdonald and mary matthew thin came the chrlrimei gift exchange which wa the highlight of the evening a so cent gift exchange of tome thing funny cauted contlderable laughing and excitement a the ladie carefully opened their parcel to fbd the cootent a deliciou pot luck lunch wa aerved by the hosteu mr r l davidaon and the committee and wa thoroughly enjoyed by 20 member and three gentlemen onlooker who enjoyed the ladle joke and lunch mr w unham wai courtesy convener bringing a very pleaant evening to a cloae mil d mitthew aecretary gave each lady a copy of the advanced prte list of acton fall fab 1970 the next meeting it january 8 at mr glady robiniony lunch committee mr c storey mil wfrank and mr near mr ray agnew li a patient in guelph general llopiul friend will be torry to learn wittier fryer i a patient bt the toronto general llotplul coy cartage tuff enjoyed a chrtnmai party together at bretlau mr pearl kennedy and mr maion are off to florida for a long holiday mr albert shulti had tuccfu eye turgery and ia improving nicely mr and mr g w mckeiuie entertained the robert little ttaff their wivei and huibanda on friday mr fred kingmill li home from a trip to satlcatchewan member of the duke of devonihbe chapter of the iode enjoyed a dellcioui chriitmai dinner and gift exchange tuetday of latt week at their igulu meeting hoilu for the evenbig wa mr w j bealty an informal prechriitmai party wa held by library board member sunday evening in the library dowmtair board room when guhi were theb wive and the librariani acton gueiti at the warden dinner were mayor u duby and mr duby reeve dr frank oakei and mra oakei deputy reeve ted tyler jr and mr tyur other from the diitrlct alio attended and a gueit among pin wardeni wai j j stewart of guelph there with mn stewart newcomer to acton have been welcomed by the lb neighbor welcome tervice recently mr and mr r bannliter and young child came from north bay to live in the seneca apartment hei accountant at the bank or montreal in milton mr and un w tennanl who arrived recently from scotland moved from malton to 34 cobblehui rd willi theb fouryearold child mr and mn s ilimeihiju and family came from toronto to 45 churchill rd mr and mn r wardle and family have moved from eden milli to 208 elmore dr mr and mr m hill and family came from speytlde to 102 main st n the hilli came to canada from england two yean ago of theie newcomera all the huiband work outoftown mr jack oreatey sr liable to atltlosphere f christmas be home and drive the car after r wrgery on hi right hand frlendi are aorry to leant mn colin maccoll it a patient in hotpilal in guelph 9ea milled by the itudenti at the m z bennett tdiool at ladies aid meeting weekend viritori with mr and mn jack frank were j galbraith and b brown of port elgin and mr and mr alf gowlett of parry sound gueitt of mr and mra jame raliton recently were their daughter mn ted gamble kathy and michael of bramalea and their niece mr jim mcarthur and mr mcarthur and nadine of toronto mr helen mabiprlie and miu mary medley brampton viiited at the home of mr and mn lome maulet on sunday mr and mr harold denny and daughter brenda and sandra are among more than 325 independent imurance agent and familiei from the united statei and canada attending a conference of champiom this week in honolulu hawaii aponiored by the safeco imurance companiei of seattle waihtngton harold repretenta the dennya imurance agency in acton the thteeday meeting ii the culmination of 18month of work by each delegate who qualified for the trip on the bati of tervice to client encompauing safecoi complete roof of planned protection imurance concept headquarteri for the full chedule of event ii the dlkal hotel the latt meeting of the year 1969 of knox ladiei aid wai held in the dr a c stewart hall of the church on tuetday afternoon mr w j mclntyre pretident called the meeting to order by reading the poem silver belli a retime of the year actrvitlet of the group wai given by mr g s matthew the lecretary the financial report to november 30 wa given by mr j c dennu treaturer both report thowed that the ladiei had been very active luring the year and it had been a lucceuful year financially a project wa ditcutted for the new year and further information will be obtained the tick and thutint will be remembered at chriitmai by a committee compoted of mr j a robimon mn a near and mr g s matthew a gift of an electric tea kettle wai gratefully received from the heather club to aid bt their work a nice atmoiphere of chriitmai wai in the air with holiday decorationt and tree mrt charlei m hanten read the chriitmai ttory and mr a mann played a piano tolo star of the eait carol were alto rung an exchange of chriitmai gift amongtt the member nude a pleiunt doling for the meeting mrt c agnew and mr s morriton terved a deliciout lunch complete with chriitmai cake and cooldei and all enjoyed a tocial time around the table fyt tla were ml cut aaac mr mary rice gad mn onto bcothca and glaurt ogytoa bacon of mlaoaa roy bacon of vm mra d fttofcjob lhk- oha mae mz christmas trees fkshcut spfiuct wi drive out and see our large selection cut flowers skoal arranqbments potted plants for christmas open 7 day a waaka u cm 7 aua pnon wssmo caroline f inter t gardes step two miles west of acton south ofhwv salt is griat wr we highway but hot km your car l come in and sb us at our new sofspra car wash at the corner of mm mm chubchiu mad acton for your convenience one fully automatic unit mo hand wash units shell gas bar ujomjim a acton wi holds christmas part the president miu dorothy sbnmon opened the december meeting which b alway considered a ouistma party of the acton women bulttute held at the board room of the library river st the thought for the day wai a chrittma pbem chrislma meant to much to me followed by a prayer a discussion concerned the bbthday gifti for the resident of the manor tome birthday wire overlooked to it wai decided to tend a small remembrance for chritimat then ttart afresh in the new year each acton resident to be remembered on their birthdayt the hutin gtftt were dlscuued a committee ormri little mn k doddi and marjorle hau it to look after the project an open meeting ii to be held at the robert little school ai to the future of the hilton muilcal fcittvat the pretident and mia wildertpin agieed to repretent the branch trie ladiei felt that the w i shield once upon a time donated to the winning choir should be placed in the trophy cabinet at the robert little tchool should the feitival disband penny tale ticketi were handed out to the memberi to be told in the month to come the roll call wai answered by baptisms baptized at trinity united chuich were taih marie daughter of mr and mn david lidkea and michele lee daughter of mr and mn jan riddau chapter ilmvt onkmcs ywr a chriitmai pot luck cupper wai enjoyed by about 30 member of lakende chapter of the iode tuesday of lad week and gifti were exchanged toys were brought to be included in the hampers for needy famdiei thii year bunnell included a report of the very lucceuful bazaar what gift would we like to receive from kant claui brought many amusing answer the majority wiahed to have better health and happbtem the chriirrte program wai planned by mr grace neuei mr r lindsay gave a reading of the origin of chrittmai floweri uch a poirnetltt rosel red carnationi evergreen and gsint white chrysanthe mum red repreicnti joy and laughter white hindi for calmneu and purity in bjn and fir brenchei trimmed with belli the green represent eveiliitmg life they help make the inside of homei more vibrant on doort and gatepoitt they call out the aeaion joy to passing sir anger mrs mary graham read a chiistmaa poem declaration of faith at chrlttmat at the cloae of the program an exchange of gift l were handed out by mr sent claui mil earl umber tndmri wdenny lb meeting closed with the tinging of a cuol with the w i grace said in unison an hour of fellowhip wai much enjoyed at the ladle tat down to pot luck supper consisting of homemade rolli cold mean potato and jellied tladt cake tun cookiei and chrittmai cake l wit an afternoon well pent a little old lady littened to a group of friends recount a long hit of achet and paint and then taid thii old age ttnt for uuiet h s holden omojyunrtitr m co 8c eaat cuelpm phone ta 17i mom lovell bros meat market santaraha weekbnid specials usd brand biff rump roast m choice e lb choice wing roast 99 tenoer shoulder roast tti lean blade short rib roast 79 ground chuck 75 fresh small link sausage 69 amipiniahmh lovell bros modern meat market 11 mill i attta 0aiiv dfuviiv pknf is1h40 bepr prettiest at home this christmas negligees lingerie nighties house coats skirts sweaters and boutique gifts me cameo goutique 25 mill st acton r 1 st m