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Acton Free Press Wednesday January 1971 Lome school cost in Dublin WI told Although it was a stormy cold night a fair turnout of members of Dublin Women Institute and two visitors made their way to their regular meeting at the home of Mrs Duncan Moffat Thursday evening Mrs McCullough presided over the opening exercises Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs C who also gave a detailed treasurers report Responding to the roll call A historical place I have visited places of interest across Canada were mentioned as well as some local places that have historical significance Training school Many letters in the correspondence were read and discussed among them the Training School in Grace Anglican Church Milton on February when the subject will be Dairy FairMilk In it many forms It was decided to have the girls divided Into a junior and senior class The leaders of the Junior girls will be Mrs McCarron and Mrs E Wilson and of the latter will be Mrs W and Mrs N Douglas Even though many months are distant from the Acton Fall Fair a committee of three ladies were chosen Mrs Moffat Mrs A Near and Mrs Charles Thomson to plan and work on an exhibit Fire Victims For each of three families In the neighbourhood who lost most of their belongings by fire In the early part of the winter one pair of flannelette blankets will be given The history of a oneroom school in the district was outlined by Mrs C Armstrong historical convener School located on Highway North has been dosed since the era of area schools school In after much discussion by the members on the school board and others a location was chosen for the building of a school A oneacre parcel was purchased from the late Charles Second Line Township The purchase price of the plot was together with the cost of the survey MOO and a Deed costing 00 The cost of the brick school complete with large woodshed was The total cost of the lot building and was The talk was very Interesting and Mrs Armstrong had pictures of former scholars which too acre of much interest Talent Number A very humorous reading The Folly of Parson Brown was given by Mrs E Pierce as her talent number for the month Speaking on Public Relations Mrs J Dennis outlined some of of Institute members in advertising and furthering the alms of the organization A social time was enjoyed by the ladles when the lunch committee Mrs Wilson Mrs and Mrs J A Van Fleet served a delicious lunch Mrs M Hunter expressed thanks to the hostess Mrs Moffat to all who had assisted with the program and tho lunch committee Fight loneliness Plan coffee hours in parish hall Opinion of paper could earn 300 An informal friendly coffee hour every second Wednesday la planned with the first one next Wednesday morning 1ebruary J borne of the women of the Anglican church and United church jot together to talk over the project and have concluded this will fill a need In Acton All welcome Anyone will be welcome to come to the parish hall between find other week Hero women will chat together and enjoy a cup of coffee Some will bo expected to bring their children and perhaps will leave them at the parish hall while thoy go downtown for a little shopping Just a friendly visit Is the aim of the venture Everyone is welcome and there no charge Alleviate loneliness Although the and ore doing the Initial arranging their plans have MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Maple Aw Georgetown Pastor- Rev Robert Here is our sincere imitation to the whole family to attend church SUNDAY JAN am Sunday All ages am Morning Service Evening Georgetown PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA KNOX CHURCH ACTON R Andrew Bj Minister Mr A Hansen Organist and Choir iMajter SUNDAY JAN am Church School for Kindergarten through Grade 8 Men bcrstitp Claw this Sunday 1100 am Worship Conducted Mr Gerard J student for College Toronto Most Welcome CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Minuter Rev P BD Acton Ontario SUNDAY JAN 1971 am Morning Worship Service Nursery and pre school Sunda School am Sutkh School JO Afternoon Wor ship Service Teen Meet at the church Tuesday evening Catechism Classes Come Worship and study with a to be better equipped to serve God and rota Everyone Welcome THE CHURCH OF ST THE MARTYR ANGLICAN Corner Willow St and St Alban Dr Rev H J Dawson SUNDAY JAN Epiphany TV ajm Holy Euchanst Church School Nursery am Holy Wednesday February teh Hail turn Dropin Coffee Hour for oil women in the commu nity Come and brine a friend Nursery Wendy Thomson During the winter holidays 1 decided that for a while at least for every setback and hangup I had and ran into I look for the bright side You know the bit every cloud has silver lining for every down there an up etc etc To begin with all that snowoutside No mud to be tracked in by the three youngsters mud that was not only tracked in during the fall but taken to bed and slept with Scrubs And those same three kids home for the endless holidays I convinced them that it would be an excellent Idea for them to scrub their furniture and woodwork My first large disappointment I thought it was very good was finding that nobody liked a myself meatballs in a tomato dinner I d spent hours preparing sauce with cornmeal dumplings but everybody turned thumbs down Then the cats t eat it and felt glummer still Then along came Sue hound extraordinaire cleaned everything up with great gusto spirits One up for one down But Sue ate everything over the holidays including lego lightbulbs wood shavings tops of moccasins and middles of dressing gown cords For some reason or other she doesn t care for the ends took a to her backside one day after she ate some Christmas tree decorations then she turned around and ate the Looking on the bright side It saved on vacuuming Five below One morning last week it was five below when It came time to We Welcome You and Your the horses I struggled into a TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Minister The Rev Gordon B Turner BA Director of Music George Elliott MA PhD SUNDAY JAN 10 am Morning Worship 1000 am Nursery Church School to Grade 1 1 m Church School the Familv to Take Part Life and Worship of Trinity EVANGEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE PAOC Churchill Road Rev S M Thoman Pastor SUNDAY JAN am Sundaj School am Morning Worship 7 Evangelistic vice 8 pm Prayer Service and Bible Stud Thursdav 7 JO Crusaders Thursday Christ Ambassadors I John Chpkr Verse For whatsoever is bom of God iht world is victory that the world even our faith pair of Gord thermal longjohns jeans two sweaters two pairs of mitts knitted hood duffle coat scarf and boots and tottered down to the barn so bundled I could barely move The horses eat their oats outside in five separate palls with me in the middle with a long stick They will never believe that they each have more or less the same The game is to to sneak over to someone else pitl and grab a mouthful without getting caught Usually I enjoy this half hour and when I not chasing somebody with the stick give them all a quick brush and cuddle CAN cuddle a horse if you settle for one shoulder and talking to This morning however it was so cold that I could do nothing but stand and suffer as the cold seeped through me and wonder we had horses anyhow Then I noticed a curious stillness It took a moment to sink in but then I realized that the sun was just beginning to shine over the top of the trees to the east of us and as the rays touched the inimals not only the horses but the cattle and the geese well stopped eating and stood absolutely still as the brief warmth slid over them It looked so odd but then the sun reached me and I realized did exactly the same stopped ii Worship Service raised my head and thought Ah CHURCHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Churchill Road North The Rev A Walter BJ3 124 Tidey Ave Phone SIJVDAY JAM Church School subject Why the is Visitor arc Welcome at all Church Gather at the on the Hill ACTON BAPTIST CHURCH Mill Street W Founded Pastor Rev Frank Byrne Parsonage Cheltenham Church Office here I m glad Eternal optimist After a few weeks of trying to be optimistic it became a habit looking for the good side to everything even though sometimes It seemed as there be one one day as I was taking a brisk walk up the road a dump truck flew by and showered me liberally with dried turkey manure I coughed spluttered swore and challenged fate to show me the bright side to THAT Within ten steps I found it Huge clods of manure that would surely have sent my head spinning and ears ringing If Choir THAT lot had hit me I went on my way covered with manure humming The trouble Is that this type of idea can often work In reverse like the time the truck got stuck In town Two strangers stopped to lend a hand then a third Joined Wednesday 730 rehearsal Thursday Pot luck supper followed by Church Annual Meeting SUNDAY JAN 1971 a Morning Worship them tbe very dignified looking J tun Sunday Just as I got straightened away A Cordial Invitation To Afl and they were ready to give the last heave he hollered much to my delight well something to the effect of Let rip Wendy but in reality incongruous quite out of character and unprintable I Jet or rip and away I went musing on how helping hand could bring such a warm friendly glow Then I got home With my friendly feeling still going strong 1 decided to back the truck up the lane so have to mess about trying to turn around in the morning in the dark Unfortunately m never sure where the back wheels on that truck are the box blocks the view of where I going and I missed the drive completely It took two hours two neighbors one tractor and one truck to get it out with me muttering I KNEW it was time for something to go wrong I guess I m a fair part pessimist after all Oh yes and the bill for straightening out the tie rod was Obituaries Julia funeral here Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon In Acton for Julia Maude a former resident who died at California Mrs moved from Alice St In Acton eight years ago to be with her daughter Rita in California She had been in seriously failing health for the past year Mrs was born at in daughter of Thomas and Christine She and Nell were married in Acton and he predeceased her Son killed She is survived by daughter Rita and son Colin Nassau Bahamas A son Sgt Nell Mc was killed In a train ac cident in England Just before returning to Canada after World War Mrs McNabb was a member of the Duke of Devonshire Chapter of the I O D E In Acton Rev A H McKentie conducted the funeral service at the Shoe maker funeral home and interment was in cemetery Pallbearers were Herb Cook Murray Smith Price Henderson and Cam Iilsh man of Acton Jack McGeachie of Milton and Cameron McNabb of Toronto A funeral service was also held in California Mrs Gladys Joe killed by train Mrs Gladys Joe was killed at noon Monday when she was struck a CPR freight train on the Toronto Windsor line at Milton Mrs Joe was killed instantly Police said it appeared she had been walking along the track when struck by the engine The incident happened about 1145 Mrs Joe and her husband farmed between Acton and Milton but had been living In Milton Her husband David Is a retired county roads department employee She Is also survived by a son Elmer and brother Walter of A son Robert predeceased her Funeral service was held Wednesday today at the funeral home In Milton Interment Is in cemetery here Stars roses for Forty throe members friends of the Lakeside Chapter IODE evening to Maple Leaf Gardens to attend Shlpatads Johnson Ice tollies of Amazingly although thoy had purchasedscats In the blues they were ushered to red seats at the edge of the ice All the performance was dazzling and most adeptly done The highlight of tho evening came when The Richard In presenting his evening gift of roses gave themtoMrs GeorgeH Mussellc She was seated right by the Ice surface A most enjoyable time was experienced by all nothing denominational about them The organize nay keep hearing about newcomers to town living in subdivision with no relatives and few friends They can bo very lonely one organizer said sympathetically his would them a place to and people to chat with The plans are experimental but tho women wanted to start It right now the most depressing time of the year Your opinions of The Acton Free Press whether they be good or bad may win you In a competition announced by the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Tho prize Is offered to any reader of any A weekly who best describes In his or her own words Just what this paper means to them written expression of frank opinion should bo at least 250 words but not exceed Unique dropin centre briefs Miss Clark visited with friends in Toronto last week She returned home Saturday Mr Ross Armstrong No Highway had the misfortune to fracture his ankle while Unloading cattle from the truck recently Mr Harold Wfles has been a patient in General Hospital Mrs Lindsay has been a patient in Guelph General Hospital for several weeks but hopes to be home soon Attending the Ontario Lacrosse Association annual meeting at the Holiday Inn in Scarboro on the weekend were Acton Junior Hams executive members Howard Alan Hall and Ron MeKnight and Free Press sports editor Denis Gibbons Mr and Mrs Murray Brown of Kitchener visited with their friend Mr J Dennis on Sunday MissG Somervtlle of Toronto spent the weekend with her aunt Mrs Pearl Kennedy Mrs Anna Smith and Wanetta visited their brother and uncle Mr H Roy who is critically ill in St Josephs Hospital Toronto Friends hope for a speedy recovery Sunday January 17 was a festive day at the home of Mr and Mrs Rick St Denis Grady St Sudbury The event was the christening of Sharmaine Suzette born December 10 great grand daughter of Mrs MaryOsbourne Acton Present were Miss Bonny St Denis third year student nurse at St Joseph hospital North Bay godmother her fiance Mr Norman Sadler North Bay godfather grandparents Mr and Mrs Lawrence and their daughter Use and Mr and Mrs Maurice St Denis Marcla Sandra and Roderick Mr Colin McNabb who manages a hotel In Nassau in the Bahamas returned to Acton for the funeral of his mother Mrs Julia McNabb last Thursday He said the temperature there was about degrees when he left Others from outoftown at the funeral were A T C deputy minister of highways for Ontario and his wile Toronto Mr and Mrs Kenneth Nlcholl Mr and Mrs Don Black London Mr Allan Mr and Mrs Robertson Mrs Dorothy Near and Miss Elsie K Stewart Toronto Mr and Mrs Jack McGeachie and Mr Kenneth Hassard Milton Space heater An overheated pace brought Acton Firefighters to the borne of Ernie Victoria St today Wednesday at noon boor No damages resulted ARE many cases of colds and flu these days LESS THAN two months till spring HYDRO been replacing poles around town VISIBILITY WAS extremely bad for drivers Tuesday In some places you couldn t see the hood of your own car TWO MINORS were charged with liquor offenses on the weekend THE FIGURE skating club has set the theme for Its carnival and plans are starting to be made BOB MACARTHUR started with the Free Press in January 1927 years ago He was away from town for nine years but has been with the Free Press years altogether now Bob has the record as the longest term employee Bake sale The Activity Group of the Cancer Society here held a very successful bake sale on Friday in Watson Music store Much baking was donated and business was brisk They also received some donations for their work The committee making plana for it expects to have the parish hall open certain mornings for mothers and young children The mothers will visit have a cup of coffee and perhaps leave the children there while they go shopping The aim of the venure Is purely social Mrs Marlon Patterson reported on the plans at the meeting of the evening unit of the United Church Women Wed nesday of last week The meeting was held at the home of Mrs Mary McKenrie Jeffrey Ave and Mrs Chris presided Mrs Elsie Syme presented a very interesting demonstration of tabic arrangements and corsages Tho main 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