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paoirouh mi al ion ihii illh acllon on1ahi0 tlltritfitmy iuxrmiuch jo imi party visitors services in neva leat wadntadey tvenlnf num ber of st johni church oorujreg- uon along with lh jroung folk hi down la well laden ublw in the pariah hall tor thir annual christ met tree entertainment fotlowlnf the upper mr dave u oriy showed three fllma of he comic variety the first one the wall known characters abbot and co utle in knlghu of th bath the mvond film the vdi and i and the third the cat and the mouw following the films sanu claui ml in hta aieraneo and wn a- lutod in dtilrlbuttun of numerous giru the lnalna the nattonul anthem with mr k 1 jonca at the iaim bnught a very pleasant evrntng to cliw chnatmai d immhi off quiet ly in town faml kmtlutltiic wen in order in the enminunlty the div briuhtrned up with i bit of mm- hliie in etrly afternoon service a held in st johns rhurch chrlntnwn mnniing with n good aitendnnce the rocloi rev e ii jones officiated during holy cvmmunlon christmas services in the ehurch- ej on sundj weir well attended soeetal musir uy the choirs was much enjoyed by the congregttt- ions in the evening al the united rhurch the cg1t group hell their annual national chrutmai vesper service which n well attended despite unfavorab e wea ther conditions mis june lawrence had charge of the program which was im pressive all through the opening hymn was o come all ye faithful dsvid ibenham was at the organ after the call to worship and res ponse by the congregation the story the young st francis was read by janet day the program was as follows lighting first candle work of our hands hymn jesus thou divine mihoum sunday school party meeting visits have accent on christmas j no gift exchange refill cupboard over 50 sunday hool child were miurulnett at the hall wrdnvaday ovrnlng h wr ervnl soup miidwli i cake ami ohoeouw milk fur per all mtelviil oranges ami dies and ilfla werw dutrlui fitun the docoratrd lieo iwv a calilor lirniiglil lldes dopn i the christmas mloiy in mlur the ivms htht the mo mtffllug lit i he ll i f mil a denton ih evnilng lo hel mi mlliht i kat chi i several visitors on christmas day cliiiiima ly vlllir mi mm w li huhup ht mt mi ilm lb i mid liiihy m- 1 mi hen t1 hi and ml i mm ll j t march of montreal has been appointed manage of llie department of public relations canadian patitn railway con pany he succeed trio late j m campbell wlio died reiently klrkpalilk fottn mrs a w noitoi llousi ui mi- nell lit ntmk tliu loi lug osprinoe santa at concert of sunday school the sunday school held annual chrlitmos concert on tues day evening in tht ehunh mr a wiant was chulntinn for the fine program each numbet hearlil applauded and credit is due both scholars and teacher for the var iety presented santa clnu im byron bruce appeared at the do and distributed gifts from well laden iree due to the building of an addit ion to the local school the usua chrlstmns concert was dutpciued with this year iruttad a part j nt wednesday afternoon companion poem the carpenter exchanged and the i of galiee story the poor little brothers lighting a second candli friendship hymn blet be the tie story into all the world lighting of third candle world brotherhood hymn in christ there is no east or west selection by boys choir with mr dave armstrong directing story the firt christmas creche accomp anied by members of group in oali ean costnmc hymn infant holy selection by girls choir wltn mls run mclaren in charge of fering and dedication act of ded ication by cg1t members n platform w ith purpose and pray er closing hymn all creatures of our god and king benediction by rev j dilts some of the holiday usitor n town miss pit lin fool victor i hospital london miss nancy waller vjon windsor miss ada waller hamilton mr bruce mask ing queens university kingston mr norman lambert toronto mr neil lambert ingersoll mr and mrs eldon lambert and family hamilton mr and mrs douglas patterson midland mr and m roy kirvan and family hamiton mr and mrs milton greer and family aldershot mr and mrs reg mtckt kitchener mrs som crville and little daughter toron to mr and mrs max milne mr and mrs jime milne and family accompanied by mr and mr lloyd hunter and fami y of cains- ville spent chrlrtmas ith mr and mrs tfd jetlin and tamily in evert on mr and mrs clarence hortop spent christmas with mr wm h hortop in everton boxing day was observed in the vllire monda most business places closed with the exception otf the royal bank the post offie was open for a brief time in the forenoon with tin box lobby open during the day obituary w mluhell j umikhlo netiir r m mis a w it a c pwtleiaon llul tiding i etui y mrs a w norton liler- ituie mrs s ilsby supply u r 1 nit mrs aniethutat home 1himi- mis mlmiell after tin loids irayei in i- iioii the lioslew served rifnsi- menu mi ii mi mrs s smith of wen ion and the herb sinclnii s ol hamilton with mrs r ialltrikn the gubrl suuluii s and tin a v patterson s miss ethel biownrldge f georgetown with the v t c brown i on monday members of mr wm turners rmlly with him and mrs turner mr a c bourne home with his p ii k- mi ai1 mi i ti mi ol h oim n 1 lll v1 lltols with mi i und girla w n ents treats were enjoyed friends of mr styn klooste were sorry to learn he received a i bbdly crushed finger al his work at the peel block company he received medical attention at hi- brampton hospital word was received hire of the recent paaing of muss mirlha hni- ris at owen sound she will be re membered by many a a frequent visitor at the homo or the lite mr and mr frank brydon m the illage christmas day guests with mr and mrs george d jloberlsiin in cluded mr and mrs wm webb and family guelph township mr and mrs gordon robcruon j m and sharon of guelph calkrs dur uik the weekend includid miss hazel webb siult st man mss si 1 morrison tironto mr and mr a d mckinney and warren hudson heights pq mrs marj cooke tiad a her christmas day isitors dr and mrs whaley and ramil kitche i- ir mr and mrs thomas hende son guelph township rev and mr a o w fun man guolph spent christmas with m ird mr gordon aijken and fain h h and mf i i fimily rev g kitching dies in weston re george robinson kitching who was bom in halton county 84 ears ago passed away on thurs day december 23 at his home in weston funeral sor ice w as held on monday in weston followed by i interment in sanctuary park ceme tery i although officially retired in 1934 he conducted the riverside mission in weston for 10 years he wy born in halton county attend ed albert and victoria colleges and was ordained in the methodist church he held pastorates at po- wasson wood bridge mai ton vic toria harbor streetsvllle thorn ton thistletown schombers and holland landing he is survived by a daughter ruth a brother percy and a sister mrs ida moffatt wilfud awrcy and rui su of the formers ind mrs albert awr- m mosa on christmas day iss kathcrme agoston is holi daying with relatives near delhi mr and mrs dan winter and sons mrs martha jackson were wsitors with mr and mr af winter and fimi y at outic on christmas mr and mrs thomas fines and duns entertained their families at christmas mr and mrs william htnderson and evelyn of bei- wood mr and mrs ross fergus n nd children second line mr and mrs vernon stewart debn and david spent part of he holidav with her father m- and- it v johnsun f rt line mr and mrs norman mckonyie and linda were chnstmas dav v s- itor with relatives at hillsburgh mr and mrs h r howird mot ored t- brantford and spent chr simas with re ativc mr ind mrs bert crair and juan of georgetow n spent the wikend w th mr robert hunter mr george rennick of hamilun w is n chnslmas visitor with mr and mrs d stewart and family mr and mr d g robertson hid as thi ir christmas day ruee mr and mrs george young and marlyn town line mr and mrs d tuglas robertson sharon and murray of guelph mr and m- ken robertson and lynda of to mr and mrs arnold sunter gail and dianne of niagara falls sited on sunday with his motht- and aunt mrs g sunter and misj e baldic m ss joyce roberston of teach ers co lege hamilton is holiday ing at her home here donald hnrgreaves catherines with mr und mi smith mhs marion hall of stayn r with mrs ellirby the sanfords of stewarttown with the mitchells and e san- tord s mr and mrs gordon price and mnnly of islington with the f j shortills mrs d s mcdonald and familv if guelph mr and mrs john mc donald and sons of erin mr and mrs l law and family of hutton- ille mr atid mrs l icam terra coita mr and mrs angus mcdo- a d and family of georgetown and mi ron leslie streetsville all with the gisbys on sunday mr and mrs hall sr and mcsjts roy and george hall of erin with i the s lawr s mr and mrs livingstone of to ronto with the ed findlays mr isaac askin of hornby with hie e askings mrs henry reamsbottom of hiileybury with the c a fastens those jway for christmas mi and mrs boh rogers at rockwood the r thompsons t oiingivile the h norton s and mi lane to toronto with the ted morrows the nobles in george town with the fryers mr and mrs h h smith with the ing- htms at stewarttown the a w benton s at campbcltville the briggs family with relativ es in toronto the glynns to woodbndge with tht daluci s on saturdiv and sun d ly visited his mothtr and sister at ancaster mr calvin mcdona d with his father near durham miss ivv collinson with relative- at rockwood mr and mrs walter edwards d r s and ruth with the ernest eawards at fort eric mr and mrs gordon with the wihace gordons near acton cheryl and stephen lawr arc v mt ng with their grandparents t fnn this week mrs g sinclair is visiting at weston at present kiu mi j 1 ml it i wlmlll li uiiil mm dik i allittni m onl iil timuli mm 1v1 nb mi nitrinm petty nn sundiy vinitnib mrs wesley luho mr ami mis er iiiit mi and mm family aruw chruliima day unit mi ted j est i mi and mrs mux milne mr un mr jim milne mid family unit utiod mr and mrs lloyd hunt- and family calmville mr and mrs runs da ey an family visited fw days with re utives ut dunnvllle mr and mrs harry hum nek lielfountain were christmas day visitors with mr and mrs irwin hamilton and charlie mr and mrs churles bye and family burlington and mr and mrs jack morrell and ricky one ph were christmas day visit er with mr and mrs j p ben- ham and wllla mr and mrs lloyd cutting and raymond acton and mr and mrs ted jestin and family viatted sun- hnrvey for all d occasions htji hb ahy taste y peedale florists can supply your needs cut flnwsrt funeral waddino dottqnt toff boutonnlarat a wall plaqwaa a fofted plants ornamanli all pwal fla queedale vil day with mr and jestin and bobby mr and mrs john alton and mr roy hindley visited on sunday with mrs hindley who is at a nursing home al fergus christmas day visitors with mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell were mr and mrs robert patten diane and kenny mr and mrs albert alton and lap one fti and mr and mrs n hepburn and family milton mr and mrs m jones family moved to guelph last day new years term i robinson i business congratulations mrs w j beatty winnei of the lucky gift certificate no 1176 mlldred bell college 4 court st n wilton commences january 3 new classes in rapid calculation spelling pmmamhip business lattw writing filing bvsiitmsforms bookkeep ing shorthand and typewriting individual attention is given each student and on completion every effort is exercised to place stud ents mto positions for which they are qualified office open christmas week for enrolments w a robinson principal li in 1955 there will be good business for the gogetters but more volume come only to those who pursue an aggressive policy there may be some changes in the business personnel brouqht about by the natural consequences of inattention to customers needs and inadequate promotion these pitfalls can be avoided by the wise merchants in 1955 there will be more than the usual number of socalled flybynight stunts termed new and smart ideas in advertisinn they will be presented by slick salesmen or maybe saleswomen examine these carefully and do not be hasty in signing your name on the dotted line until you have had an oppor tunity to study the contract it is quite likely you will be approached when busy with customers in 1955 just as in the past 80 years you will find the best advertising for the acton and district market is available in the acton free press weve kept abreast of the times with new ideas and can offer help and suggestions in presenting your goods to the folks you want to meet each week guaranteed coverage backed by the best hallmark in the advertising field the audit bureau of circulations you can oet better business in 195s by concentrating all your advertising regularly in the agon free press 56 mill st phone 174 acton