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pafihtmjtt thecton free press acton ontario thursday january kb 1 nassaoaweya s s no 7 acton club racers enter competition i friends honor tuck family on leaving placing fourth and ninth in the three mile race at hamilton on new years day ed mchugh and dave cook were the entrte of the acton whippet club ed mchugh placed fourth in 17 5mtbmtef and dure cobatnlnth in it minute experienced runners were enter d in the race and the acton coach es andy and tom nicol weir well pleased with the show ma of the local entries and nicol plans to train acton nirmers for races in march club members at the race in ham ilton new ears da learned what to expect in competition of that kind mituary last family link severed by death on sundsv mormnn dtttmu i 9 the lift mr john miltir s brought t pennfd cliw al gut iph gtnernl hvpt where sh had bet n n patient f r lutl les than two weeks the late mrs multr who wi abigail ftxcis daughter of 1 late mr and mm jaraes saw vers of enn was in htr b2nd there h spent her enrh ffcft hree vears ago slu married john miller who predt ceased her flc vears ago as a bndt she cairn to the homi well known as mill trs corners which up until her death his been her home mrs miller has been a respected and loved neighbor and friend all who had come to know her the little home on the corner will not be tbe same with the set enng of this last link of the familv who have called this home so long the deceased was a loyal mem tx r of the georgetown ba ttet church where she is alwas regular in attendance as long w heal h permitted or it the acton baptist church when kind fruna tailed to bring her the funeral was held on tucs da afternoon decembi r 23 f om the mcclurc funeral home m georgetown conducted b her pas tor re barker the pallbearers were h w kentner m macaulev godfrcj collier a mckaj harding prut and h hughes the svmpathy of the manv friends goes out to the bereaved members of the famih two sisters mrs mary cole of george to mrs m w macaulev on mondnv evening of las week the friend and neighbor of mr and mm vm tuck met in the school to spend a social evening with them before they left for their new home at crewsons corn ers progressive euchre was played with prlien going to mrs i little and mr david henderson mr and mrs tuck were called to the platform and mn p mo lnn read the address and mis doris robinson prt scnted them with a radio mr and mrs tuck thanked their friends and neighbors for th gift se eral of the men wen called on for short speeches all txpressed regret at the dt partun of mr and mrs tuck and wished hum well in their new homi i freshmetits weie served bv ladies w m s fadles aid meet thi wms and ladies aid nassagaw ev a presb terian church held their january meeting in thi home of mrs barlow the first chapter of the new studj book on africa was taken bj mrs fraser the iadies aid made some plant for th new year mrs barlow and mrs w kennedy served lunch after the meetings and a social hall hour was enjoved officer installed at the morning service mi sun da the installation of the officers of the wms and ladies aid and the young peopels socletv took place and thev pledged themselves to fill their offices faithfully foi the coming year county secretary attends the farm forum members were entertained bv mr and mrs elmer coxe on monday evening mrs ellenton the countv secretary wis present to conduct a pro lesi on a subject to be used in fh weeks mrs cordon gn ind mr i merrill ilso spoke on co oper ition ind farm forums jwiwml oshunof during the school vacation mi kny alger visited in toronto touch decision mlas clara qrlmiloy spmt ntw years in new york city miss pnt terry vlilled vtr n w ymrs in preston mlss donna andi rson apt nt the new ytar holldnv in huntsvillt mv and mrs ross robei taon spmt ntw years with friends at hornby mi pat o dili n if windsor vis lied mlss don in ft rgusnn vt r ni w years mi john kraptik was at his home in hmitsvllli f i ih nt v ytni htllday mr and mr jim dills vlsllt 1 in toronto tin now yldi s t vt hid ntw years day mi and mis t vlsiltd on sunday mts melvin burns mis mabel sablsl in of toron spent new years nt tin hunt of mi nnd mrs a long mr and mrs r a gordon and ml4s nancy toronto visit frit nds here on sunday mr j taylor was at thi home of iils spn mi f h taylor in guelph new years day mi formm lawrence spent christmas and new years holidays nt his home in agincourt mr and mrs joseph adimn t f toronto visited with mrs siv t rs and mlss gibbons on sunday miss luclenno marcoux has re turned after visiting for two weeks at her home in quebte city mr and mrs fred wirren and iim uf toronto spent new years with mr md mrs i hn wood nd family mr ind mrs stephen guest ind son gltn of toronto spent ntw years with mr and mrs howird in hospital broke leg while skating many visitors on new year holiday dover and one brother william patient in sunny brook hospital to ronto and to miss kate mckay her companion for manv months interment was made in green wood cemetery georgetown a shipwrecked sailor spent five vears on a deserted island one day he was overjoyed to seeashlpdrop anchor jn the bav a small boat cimc ashore and an officer hnnded the sailor a bunch of newspapers the captain suggests he told the sailor that you read whats going and onin the world and let us know if port you want to be rescued friends are glad to learn thit mr dean leslie who has beei a patient in guelph general hospital for several weeks is now makir satisfactory progress toward recov ery interior decorating for expert color scheme superior workmanship and the latest suttwrorrhy tyjterfast wallpapers cgril e ajttt decoratpr mrockwood si rin levi elsley marks his 91st birthday niy i tdlni hcn n s 1 f penren and ra spent ni ir gtorre h poarin nc ind fimlh always strikes home it snkes jh0ft everywhere bringing ruin ond loss see us for plfc insurance that protect ftsssv usunce is thi bist pqucy i cau r 58s m acton congratulations to mr levi fj slev who celebrated hi 91st birthday on new years day also congritulations to mr ind mrs tornnce guild on the birth of a son january 1 and to mr and mrs edward thatcher a son on december 31 during mrs p ormesr illness in guelph general hospital mrs d mcmillan is staying with her niece mrs l fjeasar in guelph the minv friends of mr wm goid lender of the united church choir will be pleised to know he is much improv ed in health ind ilso ablt to resume his duties ii bthalf of the choir this week mr campbell mrarthur of guelph who took ctnrgt choir durinr mr goid xtrv abl eirned en in time mr and mr miss eva pm di with mr mrs f hask e piaren l rtcip r ti c iu serious illness mr and mrs fred limbert sons neil nnd norm in spent f t irs day in erin wi h relati mr and mrs george ifvnds and fimib who wen guests of hi and mrs james neii bnesid left frfdav b mto fir their n home on vincomer island bc svmpithv of the comm mil s t x tended to tht fmnl ind i el t ives of the latt fred jthnstone whos death took pliec suddtnh ricentlj at his home seco id iti fun christmas morning mr geoil h pearcn was the recipient of i cablegram from mr frank mdort of hamesford englind on the ot casion of mr peart ns birthda schools reopened monday after the fortnights holidav ak the students who attend the gcvi are back at their studies masttr david bacon spent a f w das with mr and mrs ton mt n dell in streetsville mr george torrance of manit uulin lsland spent part of his holl das in town with mr and mrs wilburt j guild mrs geortfe damson of tonn to us rtnewing acquaintances n town mr and mrs rtss allen and famih of toronti wer week eni visitors with mr and mrs j e pearefind elva mr and mrs riv kin an of hamilton spent snnda with mr stewart s roycc allis mrs arnold weaver and fai of hamilton visited with mother mrs phillips recently mr md mrs c o burns nnd mir ann of toronto visited with mr and mrs h w h the holiday friends ire sorry to loirn lhit mr bui coon was confined tt guelph general hospital for an op oration recently mr ind mrs louis cabina of montreal quebec visited mr and mrs normin braida on new year day and over the week end wo and mrs bob pfaff and rfimily of clinton visited last week end with mrs george chnp man and miss madge chapman mr siinlcy cnpps had the mi- fortune to fall on the ice while returning home from work last week ind fractured his left ankle mr ind mrs g a dills visited on new years ind list week end with mrs and mrs frank brown ing ind miss ettn dills in tor onto rluiils of link kurd mrsl iim mirrv to lenrn hi broke hit leg new yours day while skating n pond on the town lint and w v a pntlmt nt tin ot rural has pltiil gui iph mr aliek stewart spmt n ff diys lust wtik with dml and tiugi chtsttr nt nmpmellvlht miss hiiron buek vlsiltd for a ft w days hint wtek with htr giantlmothti huik at gut iph ffoix new years babu cingrnlulailons to mr and mn dim wlnltron tht nrrlval of a young son on nt w years day nl tht gtmtal hospital om iph mi and mrs jmnts strutht rs visilt j on ntw yiars day wltn thtli son nnd daughti r in law mr and mrs win st millers acton vlsltois on the holiday with m nnd mrs d g robt rtson and brian win mr and mrs c wll llnmson and mr and mrs dougl robertson guelph visitors ovir niw years will mrs g sunltr and miss e bnldli included mr nnd mrs aml i sunter gail and dianne mr nnd mrs enrl mcgownn ind doug of niagara fnlls mrs mnry hurren mr and mrs roy chisholm erin miss loroen webb of gut iph township spent a few days lfljt with her grandparents mr nnd mrs george d robertson mr andy cooper of quebec vis ited for i few days with his si tor and brother in law mr and mrs george grundy and fimlly mrs bruce sr was in the guetpn hospital for a few days where sh inderwent surgery but is now home with tier son nnd daughter in inw mr and mrs byron brute mrs d g robertson acegmpan led by her slsrer mrs e william son of guelph spt nt sunday 1 1 stntford with their brother and sister in liw mr and mrs reg carter ind iltcnded the openinf and dedication of the ntw uniud missionary church there sewing sistm meet the ospringc sewing sisters met nl the home of shirley awrey ii members inswering the roll call following the club song el i7nlelh ford read the minutes and joinne smith nnd htr club slorv plans were discussed for ach acnifyjc dfly m doris finc dc mnnstnttd a bound buttonhole lift r eich girl made one egret that miss margiinl khnint r in iii n peel meniorlnl huspltnl we hppr for ht r n spttdy ncovtiy mr thonrttm with mr nnd mrs s glsby up- nt n w years with tin liwn at norval tht a w buttons spt nt new ymrn with thi gieenltrs imp ikllvllte mrs robt rt pntti rsnn has n tumid from n visit wtlh mr and mrs w patu rs6n mrs annus mcdonald mr f ford mt donald mr and mrs ru sill m donald and family visited mr camfuuvail nnd mrs fra s nail ri iinilay s i iii mrs h norton spmt nt w ytnrs with th kny w inn toronto everton f n ick mr and mrs j dub iori spent niw yt irs it home of then diiifhur mr mrs loo smnett and erindd ter p ilsy brock ave mr ind mrs e t sprowl hirvey spn wl mr ind mrs m f burns and miss dorothy simmons spent new years in guelph at the home of mr ind mrs arnold mirshall mi md mrs p 1 g iddird ind diuitiler lindi f vmnuur ind misv margiret mnwri of grimsbj cilltd it tht hon i if mr and mrs i b m her ind friends in the com n mm tne di list we k many visit during new year holiday mr wnlur pishler toronto spent new years with mr and mrs t d mccutcheon recent oih tr visitors ot the same homo were mr nnd mrs thomas altken har nston ind mr ind mrs d t mc dourill erin new yeirs diy visitors wi h mr ind mrs hirvey jestln and bobbv were mr aiid mrs th jcslin and family rockwodd mrs lloyd cutting actqn and mr george jest in mr and mrs robert pitten ad dhne guelph were new year dav visitors with mr ind mr lohn alton svmpithv us extended ti mrs morns n the pissing of her hus bind list monday night at free port fnnenl took phce in toron wright pint ntw ytnrs in montreal thi askiiii win with the klinghlils gmrfittown on ntw ytors retuit visitors cpl windall vallty of kirkhmd fjiki recently returned from ser vict in germany and mr and mrs frank drlsol and infant of kit thentr with the brock millers mr and mrs george d pearson f milton with the a w benton members of the brownridge fam ily numbering 20 with the f t c browns on new years mifss patricia agnew of kingston is visiting col nnd mrs bourne thls week mrs gusby attended a turk y breeders meeting in toronto jii mjinday mrs elltrby ts attending the n nual meeting of the federation nl agriculture in toronto this wek the shclbourhe s were with friends at terra cotta for new years mr md mrs mix bndbnrv and n il spent christmis and ni w yeirs with mr and mrs neil me i c ilium milton plan ford assembly to start in may a pilol tssi mbly line is sch dul ed to be in oporition in miy it the h irn oikville plant or ford motor co of cinidi ltd rhys m sile prtsidint reporlt d entertain teachers of sunday school mr and mrs roger mnhon enter tallied tht ttnrhrr of st davids sunday school for their annua iiuctlitg arrangements for promot ions etc were discussed and mr mutton who had been secretary tnnsurir for some lime resigned ind miss joyce chester was ap pointed to that position mlss shir it v c hester was appointed a prim nry leather it was decided tf glvt tin offerings of the begin mrsdas smoo lo the indian re llif officers installed rt v j sutherland installed the ers o the following organizat fini nt the n gular service on sundiy afternoon women s mis slonary soeitty blair evening auxlll irv lndis aid st davids girls group and gract mission rind mr suthi rland took his tex from the sixth chapter of acls this was an interesting t r halton juniors defeat ballinafad the halton junior farmers downed ballinafad a to in the georgetown arenn monday even- fnj december 29 in an exhibition game don curric paced the acton at tack with two goais those getting one goal apiece werj spike scott charlie thompson lll some rv me and calvin sprowl r pod da got both ballinafad goals h s holden eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st gurph eo sj dont forget the square dance friday january 9th 8 30 p m sharp st albans parish hall a few lldteti ivaltabto tttroytt mentor to mrs fllon rn bmn ind da id friji visited on fridiy with mrs hirvev jestin ind bobby mr and mrs fred alton rock wood vlsi ed on sundiv with m ind mrs lohn alton mr md mrs t d mccutcheon visitt d on sundiy with mr ind mrs ctnrlie newt ii cirll le mis mice f iiintiin guelph p nl th we k nd it the home f h r aririls mr ind mrs c h i statt i lent hi nd thit tht compiny produced 1 i2 90 motor vehicles hst yt jr rompired th the pn vious high of 129026 in 19w mr salt said thi company could hive buili in idditionil 24 000 its hid it not been for libor difficultits miltrnl shnrtagis ind other fie on n exttnded work soheduk will workt rs an opportunity tr i substantiil overtime pay dur ing thi ntxt few months he said acton high school annual at home friday january 16th public school auditorium acton music by the debonnalres dancing 9 00 to 1 00 admission 75c drwss optional admission by invitation only dick bean 260 mitt st e ten haiton juniors attend short courses at o a c ttn 1 cil junior firrncrs atten1 td the short uurst nt thi onnrm agncuttunl colli f n tn guelph from mondi dectmbir 29 until fndiv januiry 2 about 700 wert tnrolled altogether tiking home girdening were th ihr girls from the dutncl barb an cunninghim thilma wilson and ruth wilson all of normal mac sprowl of acton was enroll ed in the club leaders course with w from all over ontario studint farm m itors were allan bowen o atton ind bob coxe of brooluillo barrv archer of norval took live slock crop and soil the largt s ours ind jim brown of n r i look farm equipment harold brim if norvil a member of the milli junior farmers took farm mot and howfion ruddell or nor club farm machinery a oung iad was filing a tele gram which contained the single v ord yes the clerk informed tier that might send a ten word message at the same rate the nung lad pondered the problem for a moment then replied i think ft s all right if i said yes ten times it might look as if i were too anxious at top of league plan acton games bixter i ibon n hock i v teim n w held tht induslriil icimie f r the shei x tost trophv follow in i 6t scor in george town arem kst sundu george town businessmen inst the game f the acton iggregi ion of robinson zajac misiles 1 ler stt w art cunninghim mccrlstill misters allen iirdin ind dillon dillon the acton goiln is the top pet mind r in tht four team league wkh the lein goils scored against him the half dnren goils were cred t d to jordan from robinson stt wart stew in from mccristall all n stewirt trnm mccrlstal md mien from stewart pars nf the rt gular schedule will now be platd m the acton arem it is phnned to havt games plaved ihtre mondav nights regular when the ice permits gqupmbnt we hope yoe cei be sets are expected soon t v sets hardwick gas ranges thermostatic controlled wall furnaces 19 70 down 28 cents day including installation and two tanks of propane don t m ss out on these revolutionary wall furnaces at low as 12 50 a month trade in your inadequate heating system now and enjoy comfort this w nter some ufted space heater 40 and up gtbon washers at low payments two used refrigerators 225 and 249 ask about the new premier floor polishers safe substitute for cash used by modern travellers thev s olen can be replaced a big roll of bank botes miv not be a heay load but it certain h can weigh vou down when tra etlhng savs gordon oder local bink of montreal manager pic if ou are contemplating i pockets and sneak thiees are il j ne m the near future ou will be wa teadv to cach the tnvelur klsc to take mr oder s advice ani with hn guard down and cash put our monev into b of m trav thats sirjipl mislaid ma neer ellen cheques before ou go whv be recovered- either not drop into your b of m branch traveller cheques arc the safe and enquire about tlus service to j and modern way to carry money tm dav travellers cheques can hlpl trip thev are as convenient a5ou cnov a really carefree hh 1 a- winters here they say check the corners for drafts install a circulating fan heater we are getting more sales every day frorr each nstallation of our quaker and monogram space heaters and wall furnaces they are tf rnatic or thermatically controlled use that n adequate space heater that doesn t heat the crorners this winter as a down payment don t put it off another day be comfortable delco heating systems for complete air conditioning 20 down balance 2 years j for rent cement m xer front j end loader vacuum cleaners 1 i floor polishers etc murphy paints completejtontracting service modernize with plastistone modern plumbing heating phone 66 mill st acton cash but onlv to the person dav