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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 11, 1970, p. 9

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bazaar tea Saturday A pleasant afternoon was spent at the parish hall when the Anglican church Women held their annual bazaar and tea last Saturday afternoon Mrt Mafcwl Fountain Fergus from her Hay Fountain won the quilt In the draw Mrs In charge of baking who bought a ticket tea assisted by Mrs Anderson and Millie Mrs H Dawson and Mrs poured Mrs Bill Denny was in charge of the sewing table Mra Hunter In charge of white Speaker tells of life In north sisterinlaw May Fountain won elephants and Mrs Fountain Lennox Mitchell Acton won the The fine weather helped centrepiece provide a good crowd for the Mrs C convened the event History books topic at WI Miss Dorothy Simmons gifts were discussed presided over the November Miss Nora Kenney meeting of the Acton Womens for the afternoon being competitors Institute held In the board room curator of the Tweedsmuir book The camel recipe conies from which she is compiling She gave Libya and the ingredients apart an amusing reading on Grand- from one camel mothers getting younger each Include lambs or goats war chickens and kilogrammes of She introduced the guest tomatoes These quantities says By Wendy Thomson I was reading through a BBC bulletin the other day and was In trigued by the item sandwiched In between Farewell to and Roses from Ulster titled First catch your Camel It read as follows An adventurous international cookery book has Just been published as a result of the recipe competition run by the BBC World Service radio magazine The Morning Show Pete Myers the regular compere of the program chose top recipes from the 300 entries sent In mainly from Africa and the Middle East Feeds Some of the titles are fascinating In themselves for example Hills Sweet and Sour Honey Divinity Bessie Barnes Carrot Cake Tuna Tart and Stuffed Camel And they are enhanced by comments from the In Inuvlk North West Territories was described to members of Lakeside chapter of the Tuesday of last week The speaker was Mrs Ultra who had visited Iter son and his family there during July She related In teresting anecdotes of the Royal Visit the Arctic games and Hie life of the Indians Eskimos She hud brought Interesting articles to show She was introduced by Velmn president Grandmother Two minutes alienee was ob served in commemoration of Armistice Day followed by prayer The opening exercises were repeated by members and one guest Mrs C Picket Institute acted as secretary for the She displayed the outstanding meeting books she had made told of The secretary and treasurers mistakes and the proper way of reports were read and adopted making a book Mrs Kennedy The bake sale was cancelled urged the ladies to make a family since a suitable place could not be tree giving details and pointers found Mrs Davidson thanked the Report on meetings speaker and presented her with a Several ladles attended district of appreciation day at Stewarttown Miss Nora was Dorothy Simmons and Mrs Lindsay attended the Area Convention held at the university of An excellent report was given by Mrs Lindsay The president is to lay a wreath nominated to be auctioneer for the auction sale Articles were sold such as jams pickles home made bread muffins Jewellery hankies face cloths dishes etc Miss Kenney always makes an at the cenotaph representing the auctioneer Acton I The W Grace closed the The roll call was answered by a meeting Lunch consisting of tea childhood memory with many biscuits muffins Jelly cookies amusing answers The and was much enjoyed Golden Age plans for rally By Mrs Elsie Reed The regular afternoon meeting of the Acton Golden Age Club was held in Luxton Hall on Tuesday of last week with a good turnout Business consisted mostly of the plans for the zone Rally to be held In Georgetown Holy Rosary Church on Nov A good tur nout is hoped for though the Clubs regular meeting falls on that evening There will not be much time between returning from Georgetown and preparing for meeting at home and a little extra will be required to take in both in the one day Everyone lakes their own lunch and beverage to the rally then can relax and enjoy the program put on by the various clubs A highlight for the future will be the Christmas dinner of which more will be heard next meeting Winners at games Eight tables of euchre and three of crokinole tilled in the afternoon Winners euchre ladles Mrs Doris Fryer Mrs Davidson gents Mrs Shultls Mr McEnery Crokinole ladles Mrs Mason Miss gents Mr Healey Mr Warne A lovely lunch donated by Mrs Anna Smith and her helpers Mrs Fuller Mrs McNabb end Mrs was enjoyed Anniversary song It being Mr and Mrs Jack wedding anniversary they were congratulated and saluted with the Anniversary All hoped for a speedy recovery and homecoming to Mrs Emma speaker Mrs Kennedy past the competitor should be curator of the Tweedsmuir for about guests Then history for the Dublin Womens she adds charmingly should your guests exceed this number you may easily increase the servings up to by garnishing the camel with a circle of stuffed chickens There is a recipe from for a dish of plantains lobsters and eggs which the sender promises reliably stands you against earthquakes He also recommends you wash it down with four feet of sugar cane From Spain comes a recipe for ripe coconuts filled with cooked fish and from Malawi a way of cooking tongue with cocoa Truthfully I think Id bo tempted to let the camel be and just concentrate on the chickens Tills is the season for huge bowls of hot soup but Im not usually successful In brewing some up The following two recipes did however turn out well and we have them often MINESTRONE lb ground beef cup chopped onion cup chopped celery I minced clove In cup olive oil in lame pot Add cn IB kidney bum I can torn loci bed broth dried Bring Id boll Add cupt cup uncooked Up Mil tip pepper Cower lor minute Serve with Note witer may lie If It looki too thick VICHYSSOISE Chop medium Hulk of celery fine cook In covered with butler until DONT Pare and dice medium Add to Onion along with I cup chicken stork Cook till ire tender Tut all through food milt or blender beat It well with my mixer Add I pint of Allen who is now In Guelph General Ivan Harris has relumed home again Mtss Jessie McGregor has been admitted to the Manor in Milton Remember next meeting at Nov Games and music will be on the program Gifts presented to Joe The Duke of Devonshire home of Mrs Holmes on Tuesday afternoon of last week Joe I was presented with a gift in recognition of his steady progress at school through the years Lunch included a beautiful subdivision and decorated cake in honor of Mrs turned in to them Theyd like to A Dills birthday hear from Its owner SEVERAL STORES had at tractive Remembrance Day windows TALK OF elections is beginning already SOME counterfeit bills have turned up In Oakvllle recently SEVERAL hit and run ac cidents were investigated by Milton last week THREE complaints Involving hunters were reported to the Milton OPP detachment last A SCHOOL bank and post office holiday today for Remembrance Day THE FRONT page of the second section of the Toronto Globe on Monday included a portrait of Davidson among several pictures of the Halton plowing match NIGHT school classes are underway Upholstering Is being the Y so items may be left between classes ELECTIONS THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF ACTON Notice of Nomination and Polling TAKE NOTICE THAT the meeting to nominate candidates for the offices of Mayor Reeve Deputy Reeve Councillors and Members of the Hydro Electric Commission for the Corporation of the Town of Acton shall be held on Monday November 23rd 1970 from pm to in the auditorium of the Robert Public School As the Township of and the Town of Acton will be combined to elect one member to the County Board of Education the Nomination Meeting will be con ducted by the Township of and will be held at Nassagaweya Township Hall on Monday November 23rd to i The votes of the electors of the Town of Acton shall be taken on MONDAY DECEMBER 1970 commencing at the hour of 10 oclock in the morning and continuing until eight oclock In the afternoon of the same day at the following places that is to say- Area No 1PoUing Subdivision No 1 Acton YMCA with Alice as Deputy Returning Officer Area No Subdivision No Acton Music Centre Wallace Street Acton with Virginia as Deputy Returning Officer Area No Chamber Town Hall With Dorothy as Deputy Returning Officer Area No Subdivision No l Luxton Memorial Hall Willow Street with Laura Dittrich as Deputy Returning Officer Area No Subdivision No Acton Scout Hall School Lane Acton with Marguerite Spielvogel as Deputy Returning Officer Area No Knox Presbyterian Church With Charlotte Holmes as Deputy Returning Officer DATED November J Hurst Returning Officer Mr and Mrs Elliott Mr Mrs Aubrey Allan of visited relatives In Comber Detroit have been visiting with recently the formers sisters Mrs A and Mr Mac- Mr and Mrs M Mac- Allan and his Donald Murray Jr Sarah of brother Mr Chester Allan and Crosse Shores Michigan Mrs Allan Churchill Road visited with Mrs M Mac- North Donald on Sunday Attending the marriage of Mi Ivan Harris is home again Marlon Pressor and Allan Eld- after being in Guelph General Miens In St Thomas Saturday Hospital were Mrs A Dills Mr and Mrs David Dills and Kathleen Friends are sorry to learn Mr Mr and Mrs Jim Dills Steven Glenn White Is a patient in Mark Paul and Catherine with Georgetown hospital Mrs A Lyon of Pennsylvania and Mr Frank Mr Bob Is a patient Browning of Toronto The bride is in General Hospital Mrs A Dills first grandchild Friends are wishing him a speedy to be married recovery Attending the County Association dinner dance at the Club Oakvllle Friday were Mnyor Mr and Mrs Ixju and Mrs Mary Graham with her sister Mrs Annie of Guelph visited on the weekend with their brother and sister-in- law Mr and Mrs Jack in Niagara Falls New York The University Womens Club Milton and district held its November meeting Thur sday in the board room of Acton library The members from Milton and Georgetown arc delighted by the library here and its attractive meeting room At conference A group of volunteers from Acton represented lie Acton Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society In Toronto November at the Ontario Divisions Conference at the Skyline Hotel This group included Mrs Mrs Gloria Coats Miss Mary and Mrs Susan Sale nil of whom formed a part a delegation concerned wl promoting the welfare of the Reports given The graduation ring was commencement to irbara Frost A ring to Gordon Morris the Clara Grin- memorial bursary to Jackie were presented privately In the future the bursary Is to be given to the moat deserving grade 13 student intending to continue his or her education Trie rings go to the top nilround grade girl boy Hamper plans Since Mary Marks who had always looked after Christmas hampers Is ill a committee was named Bessie Musselle May and Elsie with regent Hazel With Remembrance Day near Vclmn West gave a short talk on the history of the Coldstream Guards and the Black Watch followed by two recordings A new aluminum flagpole has been received for the Canadian nag Find hardest part of sewing The fifth meeting of the Dublin Nimble Necdtcrs was held on Nov The meeting was opened with the Pledge the roll call Places the Daisy and Chain stit ches could be used was an swered by present Minutes were read by secretary Laurcne Cathy treasurer reported total of In the bank Material for the covers arrived and all looked at it Next meeting is at Marilyn Burners on Mon day Nov at PM The next port of the meeting was spent learning the fly Human and chain stitch Draw conclusion They worked on samples and in the meantime came to a con clusion The hardest part of Acton Proas Wednesday 11 Advance prize lists lined up Mrs W tinhorn was hostess P5 awards for the Junior Thursday evening Nov for the bits were discussed for the Acton ladles fair board meeting nrat ladies the roll call the party to be Mrs W presided and of Mrs Mrs McDonald rend Morrison the committee In minutes of the last meeting and to gave the financial statement Dennis and Mrs Robinson with an exchange of Christmas gifts Conveners in their lists Everyone bring lunch dishes for the advanced prize list Mrs was courtesy The district annual meeting convener A delicious lunch was held at 12 ladies served by the hostess Mrs W attended from Acton Mrs W linham and committee Mrs IJnham gave a report of the Elmer Smith Mrs Mo- inccting which was well at- Donald and was tended enjoyed by nil King me weiiarc The hardest part of r patient through the broad embroidering is threading the program of the Cancer Society in needle Ontario The oneday conference in cluded workshop sessions on fund raising education publicity planning and development medical finances and service to patients Next they learned how to make twisted cord Assignments for next meeting were all samples caught up six stitches completed on learning article material for free choice and record book caught up TAX NOTICE 1970 MUNICIPALITY OF ACTON FOURTH INSTALMENT NOW DUE Is drawn the payment taxes which are In four Instalment Tokos ore payable to tho Treasurer at Ina Town of Municipal Office BUILDING INSTALMENTS ARE DUE AS FOLLOWS FIRST INSTALMENT SECOND INSTALMENT THIRD INSTALMENT FOURTH INSTALMENT lion Inw MAY JULY SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER According to trio Tax per month or traction remaining unpaid alter This penalty applies to ouch In attention i other as printed and Dili lallyo ml HURST Collector YOURE INVITED TO JOIN US IN OUR i gin OFF OUR ENTIRE STOCK save FOR STARTERS On 20piece slarter dinner sets tor tour replaceable LYNN IMNNKKWAKK SAVE LUCKY PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM Mow a otter to start you on your way to a complete sot beautiful Crown Lynn from New Zealand Big savings on starter sets elegant pat terns Sets that normally sell lor S and will cost 20piece set Sols that usually cost S18 and will cost only But this Is a limited offer So 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