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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Fobrunry MILLS District PagL Fun and Games night held in community hall Congregational meeting held at Limehouse church PUBLIC SPEAKING WINNERS in Wellington Shona of Ross McKay school Hlllaburg County arse finals at School Tuesday centre wos second with her speech on the 60s confer after the contest Ruth Faulkner right Br an of school was third with his from Osprinoe school took first place with her topic Expo Therowero 10 contestants Staff talk on ghosts a lively and creepy chronicle Photo Ospringe host for public speaking lly Mrs A We liopo Unit Mrs Klrkulikk Improves In couple weeks In Wo also hope Mr Charles Hayes Is well followlnij bis wo weeks In hospilul with nil injured result full Rev I N Young chairman unit Mis licit llcnion secretary lor the congregational Llnichoiise Church on Wed evening lust week I arc In sound condition in till dcpirtmcnti Mr Bill Kim and Ricky added to the stewards who Neil Benton Rob Ted Brown jnd Stanley The session includes Rev I Robertson The area semifinal publu speaking contest Wellington County was held Tuesday afternoon in the auditorium of the Ospnnge school The top two students from BAUINAFAD each school involved Iramosa Public Brisbane Public Ross Mckjy Erin Union and Ospringe were the contestants Bruce Macphcrson the principal was master of ceremonies and welcomed the principals of he schools and a sprinkling of mothers of the contestants He also introduced the judges Miss John Ross Guclph Simpson Good crowds attend euchre dance in hall Mrs ShoniU The milder weather is welcome to dear the roads of tee and snow Motorists made good of the sunn Sundi to visit the resort The of the Share the Wealth empires was held Jan tables were played Prise winners ladies Mrs Mrs Thelrru Reid gents Ron Latimer Mis Mac Several from here attended the funeral of the late Mrs Betty McDonald whose death took plaie in Peel Memorial Hospital The funeral was from Acton Funeral Home to Fairview Cemetery Sympathy is extended to the McDonald family This was the second sad i short Purchase portables demise the family time Mr and Mrs George Oakcs visited Mr and Mrs Shortill on Sunday Mr Oakes being the latter brother A good crowd attended the dance in the Community Centre on Saturday night with music by The Club had the first lesson in sewing on Saturday a Four leaders arc helping the girls Mrs Buchanan Mrs Jamicson Mrs Gary Brown and Miss Louise Snow More of the clubs activities will be reported next week Mr and Mrs Snow and family visited with Mr and Mrs Thomas Lamb at Thornhill on Sunday College Heights and Erin District High school Placing first was Ruth Faulkner of llie Ospringe school whose subject was Do you believe in ghosts Ruth had good command of her subject spoke plainly and was wellheard Mclniyrc of Ross McKay school came second speaking on The Decade of the 60s she too was sure of her subject and spoke well covering the many changes of the decade Brian Dupuis of school was third with his timely topic Japan Expo Brian knew his topic and spoke of the many wonders to be seen Osaka learning all with the desire to attend the World Fair In giving the judges decision Mr Simpson congratulated all contestants on heir speeches choice if material and presentation The winner now goes on to Area No I finals lo be held at Ottawa Crescent school February 1 1 Friends arc sorry to learn Mrs Vernon Stewart suffered a dislocated hip in a snowmobile accident in the Fergus She is in Guclph hospital The accident happened in a reforestation area Mr Stewait the driver was not injured ERJN Seven portable classrooms located in the Erin area have CHURCHILL been purchased by the Wellington County board of education at a price of S7 500 each They were formerly rented and the board felt that it was better business to buy them as the rent equalled the purchase price over a 30month period These portables are at High School Ospringe Brisbane and Ross MacKay2 Snowmobiles congregate Gratifying reports church annual meeting ERIN Snowmobdcrs from far and wide crowded the slopes of Hilltop Lodge to take part in District Lions Club annual Snowmobile Carnival The number of snowmobiles the overcrowded parking areas and people by Die droves on the sidelines attested to the popularity of this winter spoil Poor weather was an ins factor as far as this event was concerned Races were keenly contested and enthusiasm sparked both entrants and watchei Free snowmobile rides wcic to he children and a bonfire helped to keep the folk warm Plenty of poison GEORGETOWN Approximate pounds DDT gathered in the twoday piek up b Georgetown own lorces on January and One bundled pounds it came from the CoOp alone The remaining forty pounds was discarded by tune people in amounts ranging from half pound to live pounds The works department arc willing to act as a depot more DDT aiione finds in on their shelves at home The filial method disposal by the Provincial Department ol Health has not yet been announced Only a few pounds were turned to Hie own here IrishCanadians organize MILTON Another group has joined the ranks Milton s hyphenatedname clubs First it was the GermanCanadians who organized a social group fur themselves then the DutchCanadians followed suit and about a year ago the lUlunC joined the trend Now Milton has a club for those of Irish oiigm the Milton and District IrishCanadian Social Club which held its first dance earlier this month complete with an Irish show band for entertainment Frank Lee of Pine St organized the new gioup and is serving as president Vice president is Nip Maskell secretary treasurer Cliff Gelant and directors Pat and Charlie Cairns I vc been organizing this since last St Patricks Day says Frank the friendly Irishman He used to had up a Carlton Show band fan dub here in town which had a membership that was half Irish and half everything else The fan club folded up and local supporters are now throwing their support behind a new Irish show band group the Kevin MaDoy Show Band Club membership now stands at around and the president says proceeds from their social outings will be put in a fund to help expand the dance floor area at Holy Rosary Hall By Mrs MacArthui The Churchill Community Church Annual meeting was held on Wednesday evening January in the Church with a good Our pastor Rev A W opened the meeting with prayer hymn 54 Scripture leading Hebrews b and alter his talk a poem and hymn Clerk of Session Smith led in the discussions reports read and wne ttalilymi The iikctmc closed with prayer the disc a lunch was i the and happ time spent Mr and Mrs Gordon and visited on with Mr and Mis Brown and Mr and Mis Hamilton Debbie Betty and Andy spent the weekend with Mr Hamilton sister Mr and Mrs Ron Blake in St Marys Mr Herb Job and son Brian of Weston visited on Sunday with Mr and Mrs Archie Kerr Miss Rcbciro N and Miss Judy Blake N who arc working in Hamilton with the Victorian Order of Nurses visited on afternoon with Mr and Mrs Donald Anderson and boys Mr and Mrs Fred MaeArthur were visitors with Mr and Mrs Arthur Grifliu and Mrs School days can be the happiest days of your life provided ot course that your children arc old enough to go NOTICE TO PILOTS And those interested in aviation A VtNV IT A IS EXTENDED TO ATTEND A SPECIAL MEETING AIRPORT 17SIDEROAD ESQUESING MONDAY FEB at 8 PJW CQFFLE SER VED N Young moderator irid A I Price Joo A KJndiuy Dick Apployurd I J llruwn and the managing board includes chairman I J Brown Cyril Ben Dick Hill Knin Mrs it OSPRINGE Derk Jansen injures knee By Mis Robertson met with an accident at his work in Milton when he fell injuring his knee a cast was put on his leg and he will be unable work for several weeks The moved into the former Ron White place on the Second Line Mr and Mrs R Howard attended the funeral of the latter brother inlaw G Racey of Sept Isles Que on Thursday at Paris Miss Nancy Faulkner who is attending the hairdressers school in Kitchener was with her fa rents Mr and Mrs L First Line for the weekend Mrs G Robertson accompanied her brother Reg Carter of Stratford on a visit with the latter daughter and son in taw Mr and Mrs Stan Smith Newmarket on Sunday their Sunday School Superintendent A W Benton wit re ippolnlcd Rev Young with followed and closed with the benediction Lunch Wn crij jilciwudi Mi and Henry of Midi mil and Mil Stiurl of Weston were weekend with The faithful dog Bouts disappeared Mr Ricbird of Richmond Hill and Miss Grace Barnes ol Aurora spent the weekend with his sister and Mr and David Batten Control tower biggest on list township building inspector Tom McLean issued a total of eight building permits during the month of Total value of the buildings to be erected is SI Biggest item on the list of permits is the one issued to Carl for a control tower and reservoir for the Golden Horseshoe on Lot Concession north of Highway 7 Value of the control tower reservoir is listed at Something different tried evening in until Hill when the a I tin mil futile In it i it dlflcrcril juries and were Irene Anna Wilvn Mn Neville I ink GilbrcUiti Mr arid Mr J Mn Djvid arid Mn J Margaret Am Id A Jin At Manitoba visited the Gilbertsoni illy POLLOCK and CAMPBELL ifi CHINCHILLA Tap quality prize winning slock ESTABLISHED Member of Chinchilla Advisory Council Animals guaranteed to IfvQ and reproduce No odour May be raised in basement sparo room or outbuilding THIS HOLLAND FARMS LTD North Park lie obligator ling chinch Dai NAME ADDRESS CITY OCCUPATION PHONE me furl I MidWinter Clearance of the worlds best test performing NEW USED skidoo SALE FANTASTIC SAVINGS NOW 1968 SUPER OLYMPIC Electric start fully reconditioned owner since new down S20 per month SUPER OLYMPIC Manual start A condition ready or fun 47 down per month SUPER 370 Twin cylinder 370 ready for track or trail down only per month 00 down par month 1968 SKI CADET HP fully reconditioned All ready to go down 18 per month PIUS GOOD Of NEW BOMBARDIER SWDOOS 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