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w ir3jftff thobsdat february 1mb 1m the acton free press xcton ontario page jtvb young me consider your future now if you have your junior matriculation or better you may obtain apposition in aft expanding banking field where exceptional promotion possibilities exist excellent pension life insurance- surgical and hos- pitalization plans as well as home study courses are offered thos interested or their parents are invited to visit the manager of the bank of nova scotia to discuss the matter without obligation mackenzie news sony w mrited last waftks adrtion but with stocktaking and all flh confusion well you know how it is we did find some good build ing stock and wo are interested in turning ever our findings to you the builders all earls of wall board oc to 25c per square foot motel moulding 17c to 34c per lineal foot halton manor women organize jdobby class plan series of bight meetings ore hardware 2c to 20 roofing250 to 975 come in and plan for an early spring ps there are going to be some shortages we think qh wednesday afternoon feb ruary 8 13 women residents met with mrs clarke the matron of the manor in the sitting room with the purpose of organizing a hobby class mrs clarke described the bene fits to be derived from such a hob by class and outlined a number of projects that might be undertaken after all sides of the matter had been described and explained a vote was taken the results of which showed that the ladies were very much in favor of such a class appoint o mrs clarke who xs the director of the class appointed miss harriet- metcalfe as her assistantdirector and muriel thompson as the secre tarytreasurer j it was planned that the ladles meet on each wednesday afternoon in the eight weeks between feb ruary 8 and easter it is possible that one social meeting to be held in the evening and to which the men residents will be invited may be arranged after the meeting had been ad journed the ladies spent the re mainder of the afternoon working on two projects knittjng an nfghpn the first is human frailty or in other words the brevity of human- life the second is human sin and what our saviour can do for us the third is self denial not in trivial things but in the manner in which christ practised sfsdenial enjoy tarfcey at their noon dinner on friday february 10 the residents enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner the turkey had been a gift from dr salisburys laboratories through the courtesy of field sales manager ted grieve rockwoqd insurance now is a good time to review your insurance programme are you sufficiently covered values have increased considerably since you reviewed it last new benefits have been added and scientific ally brought up to date with modern trends fire t the new composite dwelling policy is going like wildfire it is a comprehensive policy combining into one policy fire with broad coverages including wind liability burglary plate glass or any combination of these covering dwellings and contents rates have been lowered and a further discount of 1 0 per cent off the total premium makes this a very attractive coverage credit allowed for existing policies and you do not have to wait until they expire automobile automobile has also been streamlined rates have been lowered no penalty for collision insurance lowest rates for third party claim free liability insurance spec ial lowered rates for two years claim free there are a dozen different categories special rates to married couples no extra premium for wives under 25 aarseehoneous and theft without any extra charge vice long established agency f l wright and decorating flower vases bev oraborn speaks sunday afternoon february 12 was the occasion for the residents of the manor to welcome again to the manor church service in the chapel rev e orsborn minister of knox presbyterian church milton mr orsborn brought with him two ladies mrs s lockie and miss marion wilson each of whom has a lovely voice miss wilson gave a beautiful rendition of the vocal version ofthe 23r3 psalm and mrs lockie led in the singing of the hymns and play ed all the accompaniments discuss lent mr orsborn read as his s awards given tojuniorfarmers tuesday evening the junior farmers group held a meeting in st johns church parish hall which was well attended numerous priz es and awards were handed out in connection with 4h clubs calf clubs and grain clubs keith black of the grain club wag the recipient lesson a portion of the eighth chap ter of st- marks gospel beginning with verse 27 mr orsborn then preached a very impressive sermon on the subject of lent after explaining how ash wednesday the firstday at lent derived its name he went on to dis cuss what the season of lent can do in our own lives lent is a time for taking thought and these lenten thoughts should centre upon three things at least vcjkssas campbellville baseball club holds annual r carbert pres the annual meeting of the carop- bellville baseball club was held on wednesday evening with the pres ident h e purdy in the chair the financial statement was pres ented and approved it showed a net profit for 1955 of 49369 against a loss of 28805 in 1954 and a loss of 17592 in 1953 ross carbert was elected president for 1956 with charles mitchell as vicepresident and frank quintan secretarytreas ure- for his third term the meet ing passed an annual membership fee of 50c plans were made for the baseball club banquet at hawthorne lodge early in march the regular progressive euchre party was held in st johns angli can parishbau with mrs ross car bert and mrs james deforest in charge prizes were awarded to miss j patterson mrs a deere miss annie blacklock henry dav enport r peacock and c mccor- mick of a tray from mr darau of ffie royal bank community saddened the community was saddened to learn of the sudden death of mrs james copeland last wednesday in st josephs hospital guelph as the result of a stroke monday fol lowing the death of her husband in the west she returned to rock wood where she has resided since the late mrs copeland was in her 64th year surviving are her sisters mrs wm s gordon and mrs charles h harris both of rockwood and a brother arthur chapman of hawkstone ont willi seivtee at the kumley funeral home acton with rev j dilts in you can save 45 if you order nfiw for summer booking reg 39500 350 get your coupons for cjoy ivtrfastlliraifst tv sot given away evory sat nioht skating georgetown arena every saturday afternoon and evening monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in stock wm c allan prop 68 quoon st w brampton shop phono 1410j rot 313 rep tom nicol phone brampton 603w charge a number of floral wreaths bore silent tribute to her memory one wreath from the horticultural society pallbearers were messrs ross gordon lloyd marsden mil ton swanston harold oakes john freeman and alex stewart of guelphl interment in johnsons ce metery barrie hill attend leaders coarse during the weekend mr martin bauer accompanied five of the rockwood boy scouts to elora to attend a patrol leader course those attending were jim funk- david bacon john heyden dave bauer and john carney there are 18 scouts in rock- wood patrol with three leaders charles petty bob forbes and jim funk late s d mcdongall sympathy is extended to mr stanley stewart in the passing of his brotherinlaw stanley d mc- dougall of guleph last sunday following an illness of some durat ion the late mr mcdougall leaves to mourn his loss his wife belle stewart three daughters mrs d w barnett of torval que mrs c a winn of cooksville and marjorie at home interment took place in everton cemetery rev arnold lea and wife of singapore malaya have been guests of rev and mrs james neave rev a lea is overseas director of overseas mission fel lowship and on a 10 week tour of canada and usa rev and mrs lea were for many years with the china inland mission thursday afternoon a meeting was held in the town hall in the interests of the farmers union mr j shultz chairman of interprov incial farm union council is from manitoba and on route toottawa- where council will present a brief to the federal govejnraent the many friends of mr henry maud will regret his illness as a result of a stroke last saturday he jwas removed to hospital in guelph at the afternoon service at st i johns church on sunday holy i communion was odservedt with the rector rev e h jones officiating i church attendance was somewhat i affe sun as a result of the weekend snow storm in the ab- sence of mrs j freeman organist at the presbyterian church mr suit photo halton drama trophies were presented last friday evening at oakvilfe following the halton junior farmers fourth annual drama festival left to right are howson ruddell director of the norval play who received the w i dick award on behalf of norval for the best of four plays- mild red johnson rr 3 georgetown who holds the margaret alice elliott trophy for her part as the act ress dave wilson rr 6 milton who received the j e whitelock trophy for the best actor nearly ftqo attended the festival whwi two rnmvmit a ftrama anrla jnalnhram j wtrf ptwpntoh iimehouse kt5t ssstsitstt friri 3 s wms hears address ori british guiana the february meeting of the w ms was held at the home of mrs a c patterson on thursday even ing mrs w wilson gave a talk on- mission work in british guiana gleaned from a recent address by- miss ellen anderson home on fur lough from the mission field there world day of prayer service was the funeral took place satuklayjmlawed- text word day was an- huge buck hit another deer of t speyside dis trict has been put out of circula tion reported constable george moore of the opp a car driven by paul pi 1 worth of toronto struck a huge buck on no 25 highway near speyside on saturday campbellville swered by a verse of scripture the hostess served refreshments after wards we extend sympathy to mrs james noble and mrs charles meredith in the death of their sis ter mrs ruby orr at toronto general hospital on friday follow ing a lengthy illness they with their families attended the funeral at gravenhurst on tuesday i mrs smcthurst returned home on saturday after some two months with mr and mrs harry smethurst and family at barrie a w i group sponsored a euchre at the home of mr and mrs paul spitzer on saturday evening the stormy weather made for a small crowd first prizes went to pat patterson and mrs j crichton sec onds to miss marjorie hall and cliff mcdonald consolations to w mcdonald and mrs a c patterson and lucky chair prize to mrs lane mr douglas scott returned home on sick leave sunday after some three months at goose bay labradaj the secretarys report mrs wilfrid or greenlces gave the treasurers re- teachers and pupils at ss no 9 enjoyed the usual party and ex change of valentines on tuesday afternoon gloria purdy hostess to st davids girls miss gloria purdy was hostess to the february meeting of st davids presbyterian girls group when lois inglis presided sandra turn er had charge of the devotional period assisted by joyce chester gloria purdy gave the secretarys report ami jxryce chester the treasurers report roll call was answered by the payment of fees hand work was brought in for new canadians com ing to canada mrs a t moore presented the seals and certificates for perfect at tendance and led in discussion on the topic ideas for today joan black closed the meeting with pray er and a social half hour followed mrs lloyd crawford was hostess to the february meeting of the the ladies aid of st davids pres byterian church when she also presided and opened with a poem the faithful few mrs calvin churchill young people visit georgetown tuesday the churchill and ballinafad young people enjoyed an evening with georgetown young people on tuesday evening mrs cordon agncw ma of to- mntii and mr don mr call of wes ton visited with the archie kerrs on sunday mrs e denney brampton spent the weekend visiting with her sons clarence and ralph and fam ilies the snow plows are a welcome sight on the country roads these days the ditches have been a popular stopping place this past week mr- and mrs f freeman have been under the weather with a touch of flu and it was necessary for ted to he home from the oac for a week another quilt is in the process of iuilting at mrs herb mceach- erns this week silverwood ospringe mental health appeal deferred by institute mrs douglas peck was hostess to the silverwood w 1 for the feb- evansyadchargvof thedevottonai r thu w period mrs murray mcphail gave gvc a canada wood rule as the port and mrs robert menzies the cheer report mrs robert elliot gave the topic on psalm 23 and explained each verse after the meeting was clos ed with the lords prayer a social half hour followed the sympathy of this community is extended to mrs ernest walton and family during the recent be reavement of mr walton srr to ronto who passed away last week mrs frank wheelihand has been- timein the fall mrs gave the report- of the nominating committee in which the slate of officers are as follows president mrs g aitken vice- president mrs ward bruce secret- george day kindly supplied in that j arytreasurer mrs g suntcr pian- capacity i ls mrs b bruce program commit- mr charles hcffernan of the red te mrs bruce mrs mckenzie and white store held a successful mrs ward bruce and mrs grundy opening the latter part of last week auditors mrs h howard a new electric sign was hung up in bulloch special lunch i front of the store last week ladies aid holds valentine social mrs howard was hostess for the february meeting of the ladies aid on wednesday evening febru ary 8 with the president presiding the devotional was taken by mrs suntcr the theme being the light of the world this brought forth many worth while thoughts all beauty all love and goodness are the reflection of christ he is the light of the world and we all need him v the roll call name one mark of a birthday christian was well responded to enjoyed the secretary mrs sunter ead thej teachers at ss no 10 schoolmr minutes and financial report plans kenneth trowbridge mrs gordon were made for a social evening in baulch and mrs james watson en- the basement of the church- in4 tertaincd their pupils to a valentine march also to have a bazaar some visiting at the home of mr and mrs daniel hunter in hamilton since new years the campbellville womens insti tute held a successful valentine supper and bake sale in the mason ic hall campbellville on tuesday with mrs sid hartley and mrs reginald austin convening a few relatives and friends sur prised mr walter inglis on monday evening on the occasion of his 76th progressive euchre was lignydufferin mra a committee i mrs e fisher mrs sinclair mrs mcewan mrs party on tuesday afternoon mrs audrey early of hamilton spent thr wrekicnilwlth her pa tr ents mr and mrs james early campbellville three men mourned by district families roll call an appeal from the canadian mental health association was dis cussed and deferred until hearing one of the speakers at a meeting in the near future an application is to be sent to enrol the secretary mrs george henderson at the secretaries con ference at the oac in guelph plans were made to enter the sal- ada tea contest with 10 articles suitable for a hope chest to be ready for the district annual in mrs d williamson convener of home economics and health had charge of the program mrs burt corbutt gave current events and mrs clare wilson read a paper on the province of the month saskat chewan mrs marchingtnn gave a short poem entitled little things mrs mrclure and mrs t apple- yard assisted the hostess in serving tea in the limelight we are not a little proud these days in having several of our members in the limelight mrs bat- kin and mrs corbctt in competit ion with entrants from seven prov inces at the annual exhibit at lon- dim won awards for their beauti ful weaving mrsdonald -lindsay- is the new- head of the womens division of the fsuucsing agricultural society and miss charlotte mcculliiugh at their convention in toronto last week was elected president of the wom ens division of the ontario as sociation of agricultural societies an honor indeed plan junior girls for achievement day nancy mckenzie was hostess to scotch block lassies sewing club at making plans than plan with daalar who iwwi lw phone 1 i t i rockwood and um than to giva yoo raw most satisfaction call us wa koap costs down and ojvo you ina imy a reading was given by mrs mc ewan followed by the scripture lesson in unison the meeting closed with prayer by mrs howard after which luncheon was served by the hostess with mrs jackson and mrs sunter assisting the her home on saturdy february x jl is heid nt mrs there were seven girls and two mccutcheon s erin leaders present and on saturday j slices at the local februarv 11 miss charlotte turner nave changed with one of the leaders held the last now a 2 cl pfceded meeting of this class when the girls j bv sunday school at 11 o clock finished sewng their blouses and dr barr perntang was guest george jacksonrj weston passed away on october 27 card convener mrs howard wi- are sorry to report that miss redmond has been ill and also that whi hirbie wilson son of mr and mrs charles a graham of clare wilson had nn appendectomy on saturday we hope for a quick recovery for both of them after a month in humber memor ial hospital mr and mrs recently with and mr and mrs s baldwin baby at ancaster mr and mrs george cruickstunk of hillsburg visited on sunday with mrs martha jackson surviving to mourn his loss- are his wife helen taylor a daughter eva- leen i mrs robert scott of van couver three sisters mrs evange line menzies campbellville mrs violet davidson hamilton mrs ethel burdou toronto two broth ers matthew l graham of weston and william ii graham of grimsby on january 30 matthew l grai ham a brotrier after several weeks illness passed away at his home in weston leaving to mourn his loss his wife gljiria ions and the same sisters and brother william on january 12 a brotherinlaw john burdou who with his wife had been visiting at the home of his i daughter mrs lyle oneil in guelph bcriime suddenly ill passed away leaving to everton community visitors to many homes mr and mrs lloyd cutting and raymond acton were sunday vis itors with imr and mrs ted jestin and family mr albert royce hillsburg vis ited one day last week vvithmr and mrs john alton arid miss jennie tovell mr and mrs robert mccutcheon and dianne kitchener visited last arid i wednesday with mr and mrs har- mourn his vty jfpsl and bobby and mr and mccutcheon rles bye and ters parents benhan mr and mrs j p made fjnal plans for achievement speaker on sunday and was preach dav at milton the end of the month i n for a call the pulpit being vac- mr and mrs robert dredge were j ar sinco mr vnant let in nvem- in guelph recently attending the tmr s as a missionary to afghan- wedding of their cousin at st lsx georges anglican church i mrs gordon aitken spent the we are pleased to report that i weekend in lo ndon where she vis- ioss his ehef graham three j t david irving is able to be home 1 wh her father rcv daughters and two sons alma mr f mr j m cha r from milton private hospital who confined to hospital friends turonto gladys mrs h family burlington visited thg lat- mrs mckenzie and miss nancy w p to learn his condfr- h tn 1 vfrli nickeruuc taiiied at a iur km improving party on saturday night- for mr keith mckenzies birthday the february meeung of scotch block wl was held at the home of mrs robert dredge on thursday february 9th the junior girls pre sented a difpay of their work mr and harry davis enter tained ljgny farm forum on mon day night the topic government or producer marketing boards was well discussed with the help of mr and mrs r s heatherington euchre was played for a short time and a lovely lunch was- served ml i d sfewart visited c lorne weston and jack nenham and willa last week mr georce rennlck wh one sister margaret mrs mr jlm mooney fergui v irs s baldwin isa l manning of guelph and the the home of mr visited graham family mr donald martin m yf family of campbellville is a nephew i we j home of these three men highest esteem by umurw e w edwards paula and i wer held in the ilr alben ware were the ladies aid sponsored a -val- tnm as was evidenced by the g enune crokinole social in the church numeujbesutjfuinoral offerings i harn rocitvooa basement on friday evening with and tundneaes shown in their fair attendance prizes for high charles and matthew gra- scores were awarded to mrs at hbm were scin5 i the late mr and jackson and glen jackson sand- alexander graham mrbur- wiches and cookies were served at dous parent who predeceased him the close several years ago lived in puslinch there arc estimted to be one and onehalf million acres of arable land in the mackenzie valley of tb northwest territorial a fs 1 j 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