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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 16, 1955, p. 5

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m m thursday june 16 1936 the acton free press acton page nv jtitertar emiratutg far v expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy waterfast wallpapers xcm decorator rockwood 51 rings halton centennial manor bell school dancers entertain 63 cast ballots on election day we rent tools want to finish off your attic or basement refihish your floors or do 1001 other projects rent the tools you need and youll save time money and labor drills saws polishers sanders and lots more at economical rental prices see us todpyf j b mackenzie and son ltd oh tuesday evening june 7 the walls of the dining room of the manor resounded with the stirring strains of barn dance music when four young girls and four young boys of the bell public school came to entertain the residents with a number of square dances the young dancers none of whom was over the age of seven years looked very attractive in their typical square dance costumes the girls wore bright red dresses trimmed with white while the boys wore red plsmsliirts7tirtghtre and blue jeans the dancers had been trained by messrs ron harris and jack rey nolds the dancing was accompan ied by mrs george newell at the iano mr harris on the violin and mr jim white on the guitar while mr reynolds carried out the duties of callerotf v between two sets of square dances- mr jim white performed a very entertaining tap dance the young dancers won the ad- phone acton q uaj i t y i u mb e r and builders supplies we are in a position to supply all kinds of lumber building ma terials and mill work c r mckinnon i hillsburo phone erin 74r2 miration and applause of all pre sent and their instructors mr har ris and mr reynolds and their school teacher miss frizzell have just cause to be proud ot their pupils a vote of thanks to the talented young dancers was ex tended by muriel thompson at the close of theprograni hl j miss fhneu the teacher at bell school and a number of the par ents of the children and interested friends accompanied the children to the manor and it lg hoped that thtegroupandthch11drerr them selves will come again to the manor in the very near future sunday service the sunday- afternoon church service at the manor on june 12 was conducted by the rev e ors- born the minister of milton pres byterian church mr orsborn brought great spiritual comfort to his listeners with his sermon on the inquisitive disciple based on the 21st chapter of st johns gos pel mrs w e robertson played the piano accompaniments for the hymns in her usual capable and pleasing manner 63 oast ballots on the recent provincial election day june 9 the womens waiting room of the manor was used as polling station no 85 of the el ectoral district of halton mr george robertson was deputy re turning officer and muriel thomp- son was poll clerk 63 residents and members of the manor staff cast their ballots here and in view of the fact that many of those voting were elderly persons it is greatly to their credit that only two bal lots had to be rejected delegate reviews meetinghighlights at the home of mrs pearl kennedy and miss m somerville the home helper members of the senior auxiliary wms of knox churoh met with the active mem bers for their annual meeting oh thursday june 9 the program was in charge of miss charlotte moore home help er secretary with the president mrs a j buchanan presiding ittaeworshjpjm3dcewasjedby mrs f mccutcheonandmnsttst m coles mrs john davidson contributed a solo and mrs r l dayidson a reading mrs it main prize a delegate- to the annual meeting of council of the womens missionary society w j3 of the presbyterian church in canada gave the highlights of the meeting in organization admin istration worship conferences and addresses- the theme was behold i send you forth limehouse everton fast ejection portage la prairie man cp a 70 foot tower built at the rcaf base here is designed to in struct jei pilots in emergency es cape by means of the ejection cata pult seat the device shoots a man upward faster than any highspeed elevator fourth birthday party on monday mrs harry hortopv- entertained for nancy on monday who was celebrating her fourth birthday seven little girls attended the party in the afternoon 60th anniversary miss jennie tovell mrs john alton and mr robert patten and diane guelph attended the 60th wedding anniversary of thel cou sins mn and mrs harry cormack arthur last saturday visitors at the home of mr and mrs harry hortop and family were mr and mrs clarence hor top rockwood mr and mrs bert palframan and mrs w h hortop mr and mrs bob woodhouse toronto spent the weekend at the home of the latters parents mr and mrs charles fountain and family mis joyce fountain has obtain ed a position in guelph for the summer months mr and mrs edgar ellenton lowville were sunday visitors with mr and mrs t d mocutch- sees brother after 19 years mrs k m bourne had a pleasant reunion on monday evening when her brother mr john porter whom she had not seen for 19 years arrive ed from venezuela to visit her and her husband he was accompanied by his wife and little daughter jac- quelne they will soon return to england for a few months holiday communion services were held in 1lmphrimf presbyteria church on june 12 reva catder inducted messrs k x-ltndsay- and richard appleyard tfle newly elected elders f o you this a perfect fathers day gift idea cheque is worth 10 to you on purchase of any clothing and accessories mens ladies childrens or combinations of any wilh- and mrs mr and mrs lloyd cutting and raymond acton visited on sunday with mr and mrs ted jestinand family mrsjminnie smith gu vis ited on suftds omar parker mr and mrs earl van norman acton visited on sunday with the latters mother mrs will smith mr and mrs ross daley and family sepnt a couple of days last week with relatives at sweets corners recent visitors with mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell were mrs david tovell and mrs bill mogford toronto mr and mrs stanley mcdougall and marjorie mrs ida thome mr and mrs albert alton and ian guelph amounting to 6950 9mske3arae ssjssst 3mwb rwjsirmwasaks 11 mill st offer expires july 2 1955 phone 250 pay to the ordeft of eisens clothing store 1000 ten dollars dollars this cheque is valid in amount of 1000 on any purchase of 6950 or more when presented at eisens clothing store eisens clothing store per cheque is as good as cash s you may use it for 10 idowilpgyment then uil kennedys bookstore your headquarters office supplies jlwallpaper paints books 9 stationery 125 wyndham st guelph ont prior to serving communion 39 anniversary the f j browns sr and jr at tended the 35th wedding annivers ary family gathering of mr and mrs corey herrington near bal- linafad on june 5 about 2k members of the five counties art club from guelph branch have been sketching in our neighborhood a group of wa ladles were well pleased with the patronage given their booth at mrs thompsons sale on monday study india the wms met at the home of mrs appleyard on thursday event ing with a good attendance mrs gisby read scripture mrs mills the prayer and mrs kirkpatrick the study oh india concerning weather and industries the hostess served lunch after the meeting mrs harold brown is able to be about following a recent gall blad der operation in milton private hospital mrs russell thompson held a successful sale of farm implements on monday mr frank petch being auctioneer visiters mrs robt storey of toronto with mr and mrs- mills over sunday mr joe halovanic and family of sudbury with mr and mrs joe rice for the weekend mr don hargreaves formerly at st catharines visited mr and mrs h h smith recently mrs- brigham of brandon mani toba arrived friday night to visit her daughter mrs john roughley for a few weeks mr and mrs wesley lane and mr and mrs a w lane of to ronto mr and mrs bob lane and family georgetown and mr and mrs fred packer of hamilton were all with mrs r lane on sunday mr frank hall of windsor has been visiting his sister mrs s lawr jwhlleonjholidays from the bank mrs glynn sr or ancaster has been visiting the john glynns carlisle wedding of local interest or considerable local interest was the wedding on saturday june 4 of h craig reid and doris wea- therell of carlisle mr reid is a former esqueslng councillor and high school board member the bride is the daughter of mrs cath erine weatherell and the- late charles weatherell and the cere mony took place at the brides home rev george currie offic iated the groom who is the son of mr and mfs- w h reid has just moved to his newly purchased farm on the appleby line south of milton after selling his property adjoining georgetown to delrex developments for a housing pro ject attending the bridal couple were his brother herb reid georgetown and mrs- murray calloway -car- lisle the bride wore pink nylon lace over taffeta and mrs callo way was similarly attired in blue both wore corsages of roses a family dinner was held after the ceremony campbellville f ospringe lorettp graduates two acton girls roohelle henderson and marilyn marks of acton wearing long gowns of white nylon net gold crowns and carrying bouquets of red roses stephanotis and white net were among the 31 who grad uated from loretto academy sun day afternoon the group attended mass in the church of our lady in guelph in the morning and then a communion breakfast the graduation service and benediction were held in the church in the afternoon certificates were pres ented to the graduates part of the procession and cere mony was televized and shown on hamilton station monday evening the acton girls were both spotted by friends and relatives on their screens both girls are planning to go into nursing in st josephs hos pital in guelph in august relatives and friends extended congratulations to the two attract ive girls at their homes later sun day at the marks there were 40 relatives from outoftown every one having to travel at least 40 miles to return home there is still another event on the agenda for the young graduat es this friday is the formal dance in guelph their parents are also invited trained dog monctonrnjb cp the rcmp tracking dog prince n caught pneumonia and died just eight years after its birth the dobermah pinscher received police training at sydney ns cars wrecked beyond repair two cars were wrecked beyond repair when they met almost head- on on highway 24 just south of the village on saturday afternoon sev en people in the one car driven by grant overland of toronto were all injured and required hospital treatment overland suffered a fracture of the hips his wife a shat tered knee cap his sisterinlaw received a severe bump on the head and the overlands four children were all cut and bruised aan ayres driver ot the other car was not injured ajfd will face charges of criminal negligence and careless driving the accident took place on a straight stretch of high way just past len bucks mink ranch with ayres driving north wards and overland heading south mrs h r howard spent a few days last week with her daughter and children mrs fleischer at richmond hill mr and mrs wilfred awrey and family attended the awrey reunion at elora visitors during the week with mr and mrs murd mccutcheon and muriel included mr smith mc cutcheon and miss myrtle ort of gait mr and mrs wilf clarke and carol and sharon aitken of guelph mr gordon aitken accompanied mr and mrs gordon robertson and children of guelph to north bay where they spentthe weekend with mr and mrs george l ro bertson and loree mr and mrs bert craig and joan of georgetown spent the weekend with messrs r and j hunter mr and mrs george young and marilyn visited recently with mr and mrs elgin brown and family near king halton romantic for junior farmers district junior farmers took top place in the romance depart ment in the latest issue of junior farmer news of five wedding an nouncements four are from this part of h county anne theresa pelletterio and robert david james wheelband were married in st lukes angli can church palermo on may 9 display nighty in nassagaweya mrs g black home economies teacher for the public schools of nassagaweya held a display night in the campbellville public school- on thursday june 9 a very beautiful array of needle work and aluminum trays was set up in the basement room with one look even the most skeptical would have to realize the great value of home t rtsnof- grades seven and eight particularly when conducted by such a compet ent teacher as mrs black a very large number rof parents t and friends visited the school to see the display and remained to hear av fine program performed by children from all schools in the township area the evening made an excel lent climax to a very good year of home economics in nassagaweya henar bride mrsi campbell agnew and helen entertained a number of relatives aridfriends in their home on satur day eveninginhonor of miss jean parsons who is to be married in boston presbyterian church on june 25th mrs frank quinlan spent last week in montreal visiting mr and mrs jack memory and family mth anniversary several from here attended the 50th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs walter turner of gait hich was held in the home of their daughter in burford wx sale a successful rummage and auc tion sale was held on saturday afternoon on the athletic grounds at campbellville which was sponsored by the campbellville womens in stitute rev g bauch conducted the sacrament of the lords supper on sunday at st davids presbyterian church rallinafad the notice says the bride is a mem ber of palermo junior institute art bennett the associate agric ultural representative for halton and peel was united in marriage to jean patterson at palermo on ap ril 29 jean is the pastpresident o the palermo junior institute bruce bawden and elvira barn es were married at the home of rev j blair milton on may 21 the bride has been an active mem ber of palermo junior institute and the groom is president of the mil ton junior farmers the marriage of gordon harris and christens marshall took place in omagh presbyterian church on itsmay 7 both are members of the milton junior fanners wa wi ladies enjoy trip by bus the wi and wa ladies enjoyed a bus trip to hamilton last week bordens dairy botanical gardens visiting the sovereign potteries and and the spring gardens which were beautiful quite a number from here attend ed anniversary services held at melville united church caledon on sunday place first congratulations to our 4h club girls ballinfad mixing maidens and their leaders mrs jesse mcenery and mrs f j shortill on being awarded first place for their skit food makes a difference presented at milton achievement day they have been asked to present it at the wi gathering at guelph oac the end of june bill sinclair david mcenery george and duncan gibson spent the week at honey harbour mr and mrs weatherhead of fergus called on mr and mrs robt mcenery last week join rockalde wx the ballinafid wi was invited to join with caledon rbckside wx for their meeting last wednesday night and had a very nice meeting roll call was answered with a childhood pleasure and miss mc donald gave the motto it is better to build boys than mend men wh was ver ab given theballlnaad members gave the program of reading by miss jesse mcenery piano solo marjorie gibson quartette shirley kirkwood bonnie cotton elizabeth and mar jorie gibson mrs robt mcenery had a singing contest after which a lovely lunch was served by that hostess all felt it had been a very enjoyableevening phone 250 ik remember you may buy mens womens or child rens wear to make up the 6950 total clip out the cheque now i a fathers day gift for the whole family i vzgtzt 11 mm st will open for s u n d a y 24hour service tqths service st shell oil products 24 hour towing service new and used cars general repairs campbellville 12 main st phone 52 ladies aid plans summer activities mrs j k mahon was hostess to the ladies aid on wednesday ev ening the president mrs craw ford opened the meeting with a reading true religion the devot ions were taken by mrs e d ma- hon and mrs c a elsley during the business period it was definitely decided to have the congregational picnic in july a committee wa appointed to assist committees from other organizat ions in lookin a the sup the flower committee for the next- two months will be mrs a t moore mrs w greenlees mrs l crawford and mrs r parker a donation has been given to help the vacation bible school the ladies mif the congregation have offered to provide the treat for the children during the meet ings it was also decided to assist the grace mission band who will be celebrating their 50th annivers ary in july several other items of business were discussed and will be taken care of in the nea hit- ure the secretary- treasurer and cheer secretary each gave their respective reports miss ethel simpson took charge of the program and read very interesting article written by rev pidgeon the souls awakening miss simpson introduced mrs newell who gave a very lovely poem on home written by edgar guest mrs crawford accompanied aj the piano this was followed by humorous number the mustard plaster the birthday song was sung for two members of the soc iety the meeting was dosed with prayer by the president a social half hour followed which all enjoyed k high school students are busy writing their examinations this week u te -t7- 7 hm-

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