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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 1, 1960, p. 5

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rosfeoatt mnft always do well at ideal fairs and exhibt tlons mrs alexander displays the ribbons which prove the point y coin mhis wi visits wellington home name church groups officers intended forlast week hour pfograrn twelve members of eden mill women s institute journeyed to fergus visiting the wellington county home for the aged and staging an hours program mrs james hamer m her capable way brought rounds of applause with her two lumii readings dressed for the occasion mrs william eaily gave on array of scotch and i mh melodies on the piano and on wne serious side samd ducts by mrs wallace jisby ind mrs r wright and a solo by mrs fred cowell were enjoyed a tour of the buildings followed a social cup of tea out of 80 residents it were told 12 range in age between 90 and 100 and 40 between 80 and 90 the annual meeting of eden mills presbyterian church ladies aid and wms were held on tuesday afternoon at mrs mac dougatl s home mrs rov gor don in charge of w m s and mrs r wright wms after the old business the chairs were vacated an election of officers took place mrs kavc stevenson was appoin ted chaitman pftiecis for wms follows president mrs rov gordon fir st vice president mrs herb gil bcrthon secretary mrs will gil bertson treasurer mrs chan lasby officers for ladies aid pres ident mrs robt roy first vice president mrs wallace lasby secretary mrs harold buchan treasurer mrs j macdonald press reporter mrs r wright meet at thomas home united church wms and wa ladies met at the thomas home tuesday evening for their monthly meeting mrs ralph thompson in charge of w a and mrs h james the w m s nominating committee was form ed for the annual meeting con ststing of mrs parker and mrs thomlinson recent visitors of mr and mrs norman thomas were mr and mrs walsh toronto and mr and mrs norm thomas and family of hamilton mr and mrs harrj macintosh attended the royal winter fair wednesday mr and mrs d simpson and familv of niagara falls were sunday visitors of mr and mrs h macintosh mrs lottie hevink is al prcs cnt confined to guelph general huspiiul wi meeting the eden mills women s in slilulc met at i he gilbert son home with ihc president mrt h buchan in the chair after the usual business the meeting was turned over to mrs w las by program convener a contest wav won by mrs j gilbcrtson alno jo lhe wellington county homeffof the aged was arrang cd ind a social half hour follow cd sharon gervais victor watts married in knox manse nov 4 a double ring cert mom in knox prcsbvlciun church manse on november 4 united in mar riage sharon lynnc gcnais and victor edward watts rev an drew mckcnzie of flatted the bride is the duighicr of mr and mrs aubrcv gervais acton and the groom the son of mr and mrs fi tncis walls of acton the bride wort a btige wool walking sun with mauve accev sories ind n ioragi of rmuvc mums her attendant rosealcc higgins wort i brown wool suit trimmed with lur green uus sories and corsage of yellow mums brian gervais tht bride s brother was gnximsm in the evening reception was hild at tht bride s parents home the grooms grandpartnis armed from fngland for the wedding tht couple took t tup to the united states and are living in wiltowdalc several shower before the wedding miss rosc alec higgins held a miscellaneous shower at her home main st mrs mane shadbolt ind mrs nan reed of tide ave gave a kitchen shower miss ruth web ber held a miscellaneous shower at her home in toronto bannockburn wi has monthly euchre bannockburn w 1 held their monthly euchre last saturday evening in bannockburn school sixteen tables of euchre were played prizes were as follows ladies first mrs clant wilson ladies second mrs upshalt nuns first mm ballcntinc mens sttond george pivka average of the average impact speed of cars involved in fatal accidents is about 40 m p h slow down and live the ontario safety league asks all drivers they by gary smith in ontario hydro new tint of all lei s knock one widely held belief on ihc head and put it in the trash can where it belongs goats or al least wellcaredfdr goals do not smell neither apparently do they eat tin cans ladies hats or paper bags in fact the 75 purewhile swiss saanen goats which occupy an important place in the affections of the alexander family of rose- gate farm near norval ont are as wetl behaved a herd of animals as youd ever want to meet to mrs louisa alexander ac tive mistress of rosegate farm the herd represents a pleasant sideline to her main job of run ping the pleasant rosegate farm home it means also an increasingly important source of income for the family from distance a large quantity of lhe chalky white highly alkaline milk is dis penscd daily at the farm to regu lar customers who come from all over the greater toronto area lo buy says mrs alexander i ve had people from as far away as texas come out here for milk i sup pose theyvc been visiting locally and heard aboul lhe farm and the fact we keep goals what s the attraction mrs alexander attributes some remarkable powers to goats milk some of her customers say they buy it because cows milk doesn t agree with ihcm still others re port that it gives them relief from such conditions as eczema arthritis ulcers hay tever and various nervous conditions there appears to be no sound medical evidence why this should be so but at the same time goats milk is undoubtedly dif ferenl from cows milk and mrs alexander points out that one chemist told her there could be some undiscovered propertv in the milk which might it count for lhe effect it appears to have in some cases started in 1953 the alexanders experience with goats dates back to 1953 when mr alexander and his two sons bill and ernie presented mrs alexander with a milk gnu i guess theyd just heard me sny h would be nice to have a goat on the farm she recalls tall spare mac alexander siys he had no idea at the time whal the outcome of ihis birthdav gift would be a man who knows dairy cattle like the back of his hand mr alexander owns one of the finest herds of jersey tittle in central ontario wi hrghlighl goats at rosegate he and his iwantenag sons operate the 250ocre rosegate farm themselves besides the big jersey herd ihcv market a lurge number of hogs each year electricity gels good use on rosegate farm one noteworthy item is the electricallyoperated stable cleaner which does in 10 minutes according lo mae alex ander whal once look two hours ul bock breaking work the tidy rosegate milkhoust boasts two bulk coolers one for cows milk and one for goals milk in lhe alexandct tiome there s a deep freeze electric range and refrigerator in add lion to numerous other electrical appliances a recent innovation is the 12 hp standby generator which still hasn i been used but which mac alexander points out is there and available in the rare event rosegate farm does experience a power outage use of such modern electrical fam appliances means mr alex ander bill and ernie have lime lo help mrs alexander with her while saanens aiid hut is u fob which is coniianlly growing in terms of lis economic important to rovegnte farm the wellbnd swiss saanen is a handsome crcniurc indeed a fullgruvvn female generally wil ghs 140 lo 200 lbs and is pure while in color horns aic an hcrtdiiarv ftalurc but the ales anders make eertiin thai no goil in thtir herd will hive hums bv treating the kids shortly fur birth a good dam w ii give an im posing quantity of milk mrs m exajider savs a guat will yield about 10 lbs or a gallon of milk a day some do even ktter her prize dirti is rosegate jorina an animal which in the past year took first prize at the royal winter fair nnel first pni and grand champion ribbon at lhe c n e tha acton frae prtu thursday december i i960 many print the alexander living room is replete with silverware ribbons ind other lokcns of the quality and prowess of both their jer seys and their saanen goals rosegate jorina like other swiss saanens is a mildmanner td creature with a mischievous expression and an overwhelming curiouslty during winter mon ihs when shes penned inside with her sisters her favorite past line sums to be the occasional bulling lontesl she ii hold with i friend two animals will eve each oi her quietly then us if al n sign il both uill spring up dnint il v ind bash heads in what ap pears lo be some sort of afft donate dumb show il makers your head ache to watch im comments freckle- faced 14 year old bill bill who ippears to be a son of second mcommand lo his mo ther so far as the rosegate goal biraarssksragrss hatmaking demonstration the highlight of the novem ber meeting of the nassagaweya women s institute held at the home of mrs h price was the demonstration by mrs c l young on how tp make a hat the colorful display of hats made by mrs young drew ad miring comments from a fascin ated audience mrs m mahon opened the meeting with a poem the el eventh month of wonder as roll call was a sample of handwork many fine pieces of handicraft were shown by the members mrs a frank dealt with the minutes and correspondence mrs m mahon and mrs j hen rv reported on the convention held at the oac it was decided to donate 50 to be used for equipment in the new brook vi he school handiwork oa show the meeting was then turned over to thi stitch and snip chat ter time conveners mrs h price and mrs m moffal who provid ed many pieces of fancy work and the members spent a pleas ant half hour chatting over the facing each other on different sides of the table and opposing each other in the coming nassagaweya elections are the i960 deputy reeve a r service and councillor john robert son actmq as mediator is reeve j a mitne who was acclaimed as mr service declined to run against htm deciding to contest his former offtce nominations were held monday needles an amusing poem per winkle blue read bv mrs mol fat concerning ihc confusion caused by lhe new names given to the colors caused much mtr riment mrs moffat cxtendid the ap preciation of the members to ihc hostess and all those who con tnbutcd lo an instructive and entertaining meeting the tea committee mrs b young mrs de blauw and mrs h pnee served refreshment form scout cub groups name group committee alvey gordon lodge master on tuesday november 22 election of officers of orange lodgt ass no 467 for the com ing year was the highlight ol i he evening with a good turnout of members brother aley gordon was elected to the misters ehni tor the coming year elected to hold other t hairs were lhe following brolhers james higgins deputy master charks hubble recording sec rttarv norman frer chapl mi bert rennick manual seetetar harry gordon ire isurcr h irl lev dtforest marsh ill fit gut que first ktturer jimes iek erv second leituru com n lice i brothers geoi ge holmes j imes vicktrv h deforest si in m ees i fergus quec james higgins ii ir r turner alan qrcen j visiting past master bi iherl ralph barlow of cimpbellulk took the masters eh nr lor lhe evening and eondueied tlu iki lions of offieers and re un i a tine vote ol lhanks trom til irum ben of lhe lodge no 47 altn the new officers were insialled the evening ended with spetihis from the ingoing and outgoing oftieers and the singing o ihk naiiuml anihem a meeting wis held in bilhn apul united churjjr vvhin many interested p irenls decided to form cub ind si ml etiups it icr hearing lhe jctnilies o tired bv olher district org im ilions represent hives vuie piescnl to cxpl nn the benefits derived b such groups in i community ret trench was ejected chair m in f lhe new ijour commit ice mrs el wood snow snnl irv fddic smith lie isurcr don smith icider lc jimison md john ilinitik issistanls for lh scouls mike norton assisted by mis woods for the cubs other ex mp assist ints uc c e snow duk shorlill ind lome millar a mcclint will be held on thursd iv nifchl when parents and bovs ne lo hu nd lor lhe pur pose ol enrolling this vvorlhv oic in nation polvihme rope has manv uses stipled in ihc side ol a wall it ni i be usul fur irimne ihmb- ne plants i respectfully solicit your support and vote for councillor at the municipal election tuesday dae 6 1960 h c joe callan ho ho ho agate tbb year santa claus u coming to town the recall ecikxi of the chamber of com merce sent the invitation he arrives at lb park by helicop ter december 17 and will take time out to make ihc merch ants draw at the post office traffic through low n on highway 25 has been lighter since highwav 401 opened thurs day deep breath whales can hold their breath for as long as so minuter storm damage your home is insured against fire but how about windstorm and ice load falling objects t v ant enna etc our homeowner policy covers all these pltis theft and personal liability no deduct bles except glass good insurance is cheaper in the long run consult us todayi no obugtion phone 455 arc concerned is currently train ing iwo wethers lo pull n cart the result this lummer was n- handsome 0 pair of meeds us were ever hitched to a chanut ammtf largest m canada records show that here fire some 2000 registered biinm stock in canada mrs ah und or feels her rotegatc s mnen herd ranks among the largest and lis likely lo get tftrgvr be fore it gets smaller demand for goals milk is grow ing and ihc a iixluki already owners of a fine herd ptgfi on he ing readv to help take care of this ihriving new canadian mark el for commodity as old as the rible young bill alexander gets an affectionate bussing from one of the latest crop of kids at rosegate farm norval vote to elect george currie or reeve 1961 esquesing township 25 years municipal experience monday december 5 1960 polls open 9am lo 7 p m time for a change in nassagaweya vote for john robertson nassagaweya deputyreeve for 1961 hktemi wedthunfrisal nov joooc 123 aduits 74c children 15 kb no matinee sat dec 3 bocaine ol sarta claua parana feature at 6j0 pjn and m3 pjn each evening mon toe doc 34 murder incorporated adult lamng ma britt stuart whitman alto tweive houks to kiu iih barbara tdem wad thine dae 7- north west passage in super technicolor spencer trac robert 10ung ruth itussgy

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