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thursday april 23rd 1953 the acton free press acton ontario lilacs in the dooryard by marion keith an extremely pleasant book that trill be enjoyed by many is lilacs fa the dooryard h by marian keith the setting la on the shores of and it will be m familiar to many other readers as 10 the reviewer the land the view the farms and the farmers them selves ring familiar notes that con- tfnue to sound throughout the whole book a reader feels as friendly with the people who live there too as he or she already is with the country a deserted house becomes occu pled again one spring day when the lilacs are in bloom a young min later who had been wounded over seas with the air force had come there to recuperate with him come his bride whose father had been a minister in the small church just down the road before he died they come back among friends and make new ones during dallas lairds convalescence dallas and ellen take a special interest in a heartwarming neigh tor girl maggie bell and her love for neil mcneil whom many con sidered not much good thank goodness the farm people arent considered as quaint at all their grammar is not always per fect but they are credited with as much sense in this modem day and jtge and as much knowledge of the world as city people of their own lorackel the fact they live in the country isn t exploited but rather adds to the feeling of easy a pleasant aspect ot thisjqvel tjy marian keith is the apt word pictures of animals one lovely ag romps through the pages large as life too here is an example just a flight deviation from the plot wool growers organization wool ship collect to our registered warehouse no 1 weston ontario reliable grading direct settlement shippers may obtain sacks and twine without charge from archie kerr r r 2 acton clarence denny acton or by writing direct to canadian co operative wool growers limited 217 b street toronto canada which moves on the whole pleas antly and continuously forward the jays were a joy to watch as they fought and sported in the bare branches they were so beautiful in their sky blue and soft grey with exquisite markings here and there the scarlet apples still hung in the orchard trees and the beauties fought and screamed and scolded over them and here is an example ot how the animals nudge their way right into the fore of the story when their day s work was done they sat reading or play ing games before the fire or just 4ri hn fvtin fig was as happy as the other two and did his best to join in with every thing they were doing he lay on his mat one paw folded under him as was his habit his nose on the other he dozed occasionally but when there was any fun or laugh ter his head came up and he was alert and interested when they played games and grew excited over them he would get up waving his tall and come over to the table to see how the contest was going then when the visitor laughed and boasted he would jump about re joicing too quite impartially no matter who won any one who loves dogs will be interested to know what happened after that notice to creditors and others in the estate of hagh land all persons having claims against the estate of hugh land late of the township of nassagaweya in the county of halton retired farmer deceased who died on or about the 6th day of april 1952 are hereby notified to send into the undersigned personal rep res tttkhj ioxteaore me 3 19h fuirpaftlaraoxxnelf claims immediately after the said date hie raid personal representatives will distribute the assets of the said deceased having regard only to tie claims of which it shall tren have notice dated at burlington this 6th d iy of april ad 1953 william norman land and annie may land 40 3 executors by cleaver crawford burlington ont their solicitors hi rem pollock and campbell manufacturer ot high grade memorials memorial engraving 6j water st north gait telephone r48 luumttoti piano sales service of hamilton new and used pianos pianos tunod repaired and rebuilt for service and estimates phone 12b acton layettes tq drinking trough acton wl shots in many ways minutes of acton womens insu tut meetings car the past half century reveal that the group has had many worthwhile projects in that time last month when the w 1 celebrated its 50th anniversary in acton united church the pres ent secretary mrs fred anderson read a history of the group she had prepared here is what she told the many ladies assembled to biati th e when ou net inlp in a hurrv ou reach for your telephone think of the difference it makes just looking our telephone u there read to ene ouu n ejnergencv o price can measure its us fulness the iell telephone company of canada the women s institute of acton are proud today to honor the birth of an institute group in this- com munity 50 years ago we consider it a privilege to be only a small part or this great family tree which has spread throughout all the world and grows in the streng th it receives from the various branches we in acton claim to be the oldest women s organization this community outside of church groups being organized on march 24th 1903 just two years after the first countv branch was organized this first meeting was held in the hall known as hill s hall later known as the band hall and now a living apartment situated next to mr barr s store the county vice president a mrs robertson pres ided and the guest speaker was mrs torrance from chantey basin who demonstrated the making of an angel cake miss meda nelson now mrs j r kennedy of unionville was elected the first president we re gret that ill health prevented her being with us at this time mra john cameron was the first secre tary many other familiar names brought to mind with the worn grey mrs h p moore mrs stevenson mrs cjoseph holmes mrs w h stewart mrs a t brown is the onlv one of these early members tint we ire able to have with us to fii 1 throughout the voars we leirn that making quilts his betn ont particular hobbv the old time friendship quilt with 10 cents for our name seemed to be the best wiy to raise finances the again armtcur plays and old time concerts were well pitroni7ed some of the pliys were the old miids convention the dust of the earth and aunt susan s visit a good pliy ilwiys finds favor to an acton audience it was in the year 1912 the varl ous branches in co operation with le county compiled a cook book hich sold for 50 cents with ever cipe i favorite ind tested for it iniilx there ire i few homes hich still rely on these but tiv modern irc of cake mixes makej a ricipe book 11 most an outnst the eir of 1914 brought about the first world wir ind again in 1939 the second in both of these the womrn s institute rie will infily of their time ind talent in man wis first in clothing the children of fnncc and belgium both during the first wir ind the years following these arc the things thit i community is proud to remember during the second wir the call for good used clothing for russian relief was convened in our locil branch and the res ponse v as magnificent 3000 lbs being sent in one shipment alone during tht second war the w i provided jim for the people of britain ind halton county had i marvel mis record in this work listlv the seeds for britain were provided ind sent through the wo mens institue of canada to which we contnbutid our share we try to keep our motto ever in our hearts for home and country and have given i few gifts to our commumtv that are worthv of note in the yeir 1921 the drinking fount iin wis installed in front of the post office ind later removed to the corner of the ym ca then in 1922 the drinking trough on mun street nth of the main intersection of mill was instilled it was in the ear 1926 the coun cil granted the ladies permission to erect a pcrminent refreshment booth in the pirk over the vcais this has been kept in good repair bv the group ind rented for i smil f e tn inv ho require to use t on acton fur divs th wi 7a hot dinners here ind refreshments throughout the dav 11 wis ibout thus tim out th wi mm opt nti n with th loci dentist iie fre dt ntil er ir to ill chiol ch ida n wh rcqun i it ind whs pmnt w n unibl to flmnr il in 1136 ifttr ih en linn if th ymca a rinerus dun n wi mid tnvard tht r re it n n ni there with the promis if it- u for the meitings however aith the lirge membershn enrolled i the vs classes it was found tm possible to hold meetings there u tht meetings are htld in the horn of the members now in 1918 the beiutihil entrance 1 fairvuw cemeer wa erected this was i big und rtiking but what a credit to those women who worked so faithfullv to accomplish th itstanding puce if architect ure during the earh loirs of the hilton musical f si v il ir w i d inaud a shu id and alw ays have s en financial help for this mus 1 il training among our school chihnn ors the w i ha 1 bit i ttt f w 1 reported w h biir workinc since september 1948 two or thee of our group are in attendance there and provide cookies for the children always interested in the work of mr chas mason in his organizing the boys and girls band the wi tendered them a banquet when they won honors at the musical tattoo and toronto exhibition and presented them with the first check toward -uwirnaw- uniforms in 1952 when the new addition to the public school was built our group was happy to present a trophy cabinet which is in the main hall and was built for them by mr wm mainprize jr as a group we take part in all community work and although small in number we are always proud to represent this wonderful organization in whatever capacity we may and contribute to all the worthy causes is our finances will allow our latest and present project in sponsoring the penny round up for aid to mental health during these fifty years it is only fitting that we remember those have held the office of president and secretary mrs j r kennedy mrs a t brown mrs james wa- ren mrs john cameron miss ada holmes mrs j e gamble miss jessie harvey mrs geo havlll mrs w d stewart mrs w laird miss clara ebbage mrs george agnew mrs e graham mrs h s wilson mrs j folster mrs wallace lasby mrs james dobble mrs george lantz miss e hawth orne mrs a reesor mrs a wild erspln mrs w j reid mrs t lappin mrs f j wilds mrs g lazenby mrs r l davidson and ki pi on hn a 1i ln ih ml w h th in pt ri i health un t jr w ns isked for 0h11 th loci clinic twit h ipers i month the district annual meeting has been held in acton seven times and the acton group are always proud to welcome the members to ou community on these occasions tho women s institute is a group of women where race or color class or creed is no obstacle bandid lo gethcr for one purpose home and country two scouters leave two boy scout leaders arthur martin of cambridge eng and ian clarke of brisbane australia rec ently left southampton on board the falkland islands dependency survey vessel john blscoe on her annual relief voyage to sever british antarctic bases the scout era will serve as metcorolog teal assistants on the falkland is lands for 18 months surprise meeting lady was entertaining her friends smatlson are you siu you can cut your meat she asked after watching his struggles oh yes he replied without looking up from his plate we often have it as tough as this at acton taxi and snack bar 10 miu st w phone 260r 24hqurjaxlsesmi our cars are radio dispatched out of town trips a specialty phone 260r far prompt courteous service moslems w gay paris of america you have 4 run days m new orleans on iht delightful 11day tour hroe lo ni all the famous spots in one of anwrkas mast mysterious and fascmatfag cnw pirate alloy napoleon house he om stave market versailles oak and the quoait shops ond resorts of the ok french quarter are just a few of the sights youve always wanted to see going there am further enjoyment to your trip and bock by bus adds ioun0 tw pari rqmtotonto aje far mm dshsst cl liss ued v 1 wee miiinmi harold wiles agent change to tfiejifffl f first l choice of thousands ih ttjls cttstune 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