Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 5, 1961, p. 5

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limehouse overflow congregations fill church hear guest speakers special music starr phaio special services at limohouso presbyterian church were observed sunday when 4he 100th anniversary was marlfod pictured above front row left to ncjht at the conclusion of the morn ing service are harding price church elder and guest soloist tom trouten back row left to right rev norman young b a church minister and guest minister rev h f davidson b a d d largo congregations attended both morning and evening services iir rr j pay tribute to formervmissionary at knoxvevening auxiliary meet mn john l davidson prcsul ad nt the alert evening auxil jury meeting hutt it the home or mrs robert turner crescent si on wednesday tuning the worship service intluckd two lovely hymns christ for hc woild we sinw and whit n friend we hu in jesus the scripture hssofjivn re id bv l mrs turner anumrs l mai shnlmctftn pravu the offering was presented and ckdiciltd by mis davidson mrs r r parker was present iron the alteniuon auxihan and gave a most intttesilnp pu i view ol ijil mlvv studv lor the year explaining the work ol ht lhurch m bntish cmina praise work of missionary the speakei paid tribute to the excellent vvotk done hv the kile miss nellie andeistin who was a missionary there lor minv years the spuikci lelt the ladies wnitkl have n deepti tnii resi in this stud ihiough then memory of miss anderson mis george young pave a reading to conclude the studv peiiod during the business tu mil call wis ansvcrtdbv n immg an elder or mimgei ol the church mis r masttis had the pits for the bile on displav mis georgl young olteicd htr home lor the next meeting vvhii1i is the thankollci ing stmv the day is over was sung and the mi7pah benediction closed the meeting the hostess served lunch as sistcd bv mis maishall and mrs dividson and a social time was ciiovcd mrs 1 ivennorc and mis cw i mil were welcomed to the meeting a vote ol apprecia lion wis given the hostess mis piikci and all who assisted acton teen town presents little caesar and his consuls saturday october 7th in the robert little auditorium admission 75c per person umolioum preibytcrlim church celebrated the centennial anni versary on oct 1 with an over- flow congregations bolh mornlbrg and evening rev hugh f davidson m a dd of toronto secretary of ihe bourcl of stewardship and bud get of the presbyterian church in canada spoke on the eternal and the temporal mr tom trouten or georgetown sang two splendid solos at the morning service evening service in the tnening rev rcm k cameron m a dd minister of dovercourt presbyterian church toronto who as the son of a former mnlstcr at georgetown and limehouse spent his boyhood in georgetown spoke on making religion real acton ouariette the acton quartette of geo musellc victor brlstow john creasy and leslie dump accom panicd bv george hall rendered iwo splendid vocal selections the church choir under the direction ol mis bert benton and mrs raughlcv the organist sang 1 number it cicli sciicl ladies of the church sei ved lunch after both scmccs rc t nonnin young b a the presid ing minister uas present to con duet hoth sen ices historical booklet a lustoncjl booklet largely due to the work of mr k c luulsav uas available on sundav and copies are still tor sale many inteiesting facts and pictures as well as amusing stones of the pasi century are contained in it the w a ladies had tile plaques enamelled with the picture or the church tor sale also quite a number of pictures of former times were pinned on the entry walls recalling former pll lam ur the congregation remodel church during the ummer munths considerable work has been done at the church whn a basement was cxcualcd a new foundation built and a large tcstihulc added rev young rededicaled the build inu at the morning sen ice mrs glvnn of st catherines is usiting her son mi john glvnn and mrs glynn mr and mis ben kurd and family of pairv sound visited mr and mrs thus hamilton 1 week ago sunday last sundav mr and mis vcmlc padllch of panv sound were with them mi and mis guidon quinlon mr and mrs caison mutiav and gail and mi caimcn mumi all of mcufoid and mi and mis lohu ouinton ol geoigelown wic wflli mi and mis beit bfntcin on fccpl 24 roy mcdonald spent a few class in georueloun and disiiui llospii il due to a lit minis ixcckcd fiom a fall plan fowl supper projects during knox ladies aid meet a few more items- wtic knox ladies aid met in the ehuixh parlor recently for their sepitmber rncpling mrs a m mejticrson presided her good thought for the day was no one is useless in this woild who lightens the bin den uf others the opening hvmn wonder ful woids or litl was ung dnd the devotions were in charge ol mrs j dennis and mrs v ati del son dining the business the annu al turkev supper was discussed ind it was decided he usual sup per would be held at the anni veisarv season cater for wedding an october wedding to be cat eivd tor was arranged and re putts on the kitchen weie given short ll sheet metal plummng and heating contractors car wood oil and gas furnaces sheetmetal fabricating of all kinds rnvtstioiirhing all the necessary pipe and fittings for the heat ing tude oil burner service pumps- pressure lai dry and sump hot water heaters water softeneis complete stock or pi and fittings septic tanks and beds shop 184 churchill rd n phone 464 acton ont m to b pu ix based the meeting was closed with n hvmn and the louls piavci members gnlhcred in ihc kit chen foi a cup ol lea and i peiiod ol sol 11 1 lellowship w is enioved mis w mcailhui ex picsseil hanks to the lunch eoiumillce c ltckssne enemv iriui neeel greatest gle ikst the acton free presi thursday october 5th 19ol sky high half a cupful ol gasoline va ponding in the bilge of a boat en bluwytl sltv high so cnni das file seiviees believe thai saletv lessons icaincd in the home help to make boating a nunc delightful adventuic ihetc are now iuiiiiv a million small craft plying the witeis of he nation increasing al the lale ol so 000 vcailv you don t e isdv gel a second i limit lo live in i ho 1 1 fire a great calamity one single fire in which 566 persons died and 130 million of properly wns waited n wo mu total joll in i960 would he easily one uf tfltiudaitgreolest disasitis and indeed one of the woild s worst calamities only si hvej lor example were lost in the great london fire ttm6 christmas safety s a chrrsimas tree will not flare up il kept standing in water your credit is good at junior modes take advantage of our convenient lay away or budget plans for a small down payment you may purchase any item in our store v best quality merchandise at budgetsaving prices your childrens specialty shop 14 mill st e phone 1031 milton chamber of commerce trade fair mil ton arena thurs fri sat oct 5 6 7 hours 2 to 530 pm 7 to 10 pm daily door prizes exhibits demonstrations admission free children must be accompaniod by parents we need your help urgently during 1960 the acton volunteer fire department answered 39 fire calls in acton and the surround ing townships representing a loss of property totalling 15000 in the townships and 1000 in the town of acton no persons were left homeless and no persons killed for emergency only call acton 300 you can prevent fire next week october 814 has been proclaimed fire prevention week in canada during this week and throughout the entiie year we piead for your cooperation to help us keep acton and district fire safe wont you help this mnugt sponsored by the members of only you can help us in our constant fight against fire by observing the theme of fire prevention week d0nt give fire a place to start today tomorrow t any day my pledge for fire safety i pledge to rttnovt fire hazard from my hem daily i will not kill by smoking in bed or being caraleu when i do smoke i will not clean clothes or start fires with gasoline or other flammable liquids i will not throw away matches without first being sure they i are out i will check my heating appliances and chimneys at regular intervals i will not place hot ashes and coals in anything but a metal container and will not leave these containers sitting on a wooden floor i will protect all woodwork clot to smoke pipes with as bestos and metal leaving an air space of at least two inches between this protection and the pipe i will riot do electrical wiring repairs unless i am a qualified electrician i will not use pennies hairpins foil and such at electric fuse i pledge to make rre prevention a yearround obligation by participating actively in the fight te reduce canadas annual death tall by fir t the acton volunteer fire department if

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