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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 7, 1968, p. 2

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the acton free pm wednesday fbrury 7 1968 i i mrs gordon cunningham is a patient in goelpb general hos pital mr and mrs gordon johnston visited sunday with friends at hamilton and fniltland mr and mrs n grlsehow of van nuys california visited on sunday here with his brother mr and mrs e grlsehow the united church hlc grota enjoyed a tobogganing party sun day afternoon at tho johnston farm with ibelr daughtsf and family t mr and mts evorltt jones of u and mrs ctaudb hume prince ajbsri sasiu are visit ing wih mr and hrawajnes mr and mrs james ralston mr and mrs george ware visited in parry sound last week and family and mrs john allan aitendpdtha eonfjjrmatlonofdav- id nf tommy ware id st david ralstbn mr and mrs j towond of montreal visited with mrs phllllpsrredrieksttsondv mis r- f johnstone mw ea synder and miss haxel campbell of toronto visited wlffi mrs marguerite taylor and mrs m sym00 mr harry bruce of wesfpnl university london spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs gordon johnston rr 3 acton mr and mr murdbrlttoo bare been enjoying a two week houkylh fort worth texasy wlththslr friends mr and mrs alfred wlulanison who wer former residents of the dub district representiiigtne acton liber al association mr bill coats will be attehdlnc ttxf provincial convention in toronto his week end leadership hopefuls are expected to address the meet ings mr coats will also be north heltons only delegate to tee national leadership convent ion in ottawa april 4 5 and g idal csquesing grants 200 toward rehabilitating wonka cemetery the pioneer burying ground at the corner of the fifth uneandno t highway familiarly known as wordens cemetery will be awarded a 206 grant towards further rehabilitation esqueslng council welded monday olghl missionary trials described to circle adon baptist mission circle heard of the work of the mis sionaries in bolivia india and the congo at their february meeting hosted by mrs orvllle darby john st mrs w davidson brought tho devotional based on psalm 67 showing the necessity of the en- largemehi of gods kingdom that all people may bow in praise to their creator mrs helwig gave an account of the trials of the new missionaries going to india and bolivia in learning the lang uage and of the sacrifice the natives made to contribute to the work of the lord from their meagre wages she touched on a great number of conversions of the ovangsllstic projects in the congo prayers for these fields were given by mrs harrap mrs felt- ham and mrs landsborough during tho business session plans were made for a white cross work meeting and the easter thankofforlng a date was set for a youth group of five young peoukirom oshawa to come to this church sunday evening april 28 this group spent two months in bol ivia last year helping the mis sionaries in doing repair work to tho buildings and assisting in the hospital at the close of tho meeting a delicious lunch was served by mrs brian harris and miss alice pllklngtou courtosy con venor was marjorle landsbor- ough bannockburn wi has been looking atterlmprovomentslnthe cemetery erecting stone gate post and planning for a fence walter unham and r l davidson approached township council to ask for the same support other cemeteries in the township have received under the act mr ltnham acting as spokesman informed council the clerk was of the opinion they had already received the money reeve george currle told the deputation he hevor thought so mr lindsay admitted he looked the records up hack to 1956 and he could find no record of it so he now assumed ho was mistaken i was sure all along you never got that grant said the reeve i move a resolution these gentlemen got the same grant as the others got proposed deputy reeve t hill two hundred dollars to stop a cemetery from being a charge on the township is money well spent declared the reeve ho revlowed tho recent improve ments in the cemetery atstewart- town and reminded it was com pulsory to keep old cemeterlos up a resolutions passed unanim ously to grant 200 for plonoor cemetery wordens to bannock burn w l to rehabilitate it and s patricks anglican church guelpb sunday morning a family dinner foltowedf at the boy parents mr andmrsjohrt ware 19 casino ave guelph foruiety of acionj also attend- jng re moand mrs cordon flewehint and family rr 5 belwood i mf and mrs albert ware crescent t celebrated their 33th wedding anniversary onsat- tlrday january 27 at a surprlso dinner and party at the home of mr and mrs george ware tyr lor ave also attending were mr and mrs tom ware mill st mr and mrs john hutnagel and family mlsslssauga jessie ware bob donnis mr and mrs john ware and family guelph acton firefighters held their annual stagdlnnersaturdayeven- lng whon brigade members and their guests enjoyed a delicious hot venison dinner films on the stanley cup playoff and on fishing followed and cards con- eluded the evening special guests included former chief jack newton of toronto former chief bill chisholm nassaga- weya representatives cal mc- intyro and john milne esques- lng representative tom h1u and various others who assisted dur ing the year the dinner was considered one of the most suc cessful and enjoyable yet bursary fond suimybrook get legion ladies donation the legion ladles auxiliary branch 197 held their february meeting in the legion hall pres ident mrs g james inthe chair two new members will be wel comed at the next meeting mrs w mcmuluri and mrs george lbckrey the zone commander will make her annual vlst to acton an march 1 and all members are requested to attend this meeting the new sports officer for 1948 is com mrs robert ang el 1 and com mrs j mcknlgfct port credit february 24 the euchre tournament wlu be in acton on march 2 anyone wishing to participate in these sports is asked to get in touch with sports officer mrs r angell a motion was passed to spend 1125 towards the bursary fund for students and 3po is tobe sent to sunnybrook hospital to be used for bus trips afwr the business a lorh lunch and social hour was en- mvi joseph hurst a rviotkrfrnd gttfndmo ihv of 294 arthur si acton wit ono qf ihe il graduetevsfi the university of guolph to rceiu horcjegroe of bachelor rf arli at th recent winter coqvdtaiion sh hi thoun with hec feriiily frorn left son michaeli m hurst former acton resident sandra fields marries son mark mr hunt sort jon daujmjnlv marine- fmn jon and daugher jill son polerji in nigeria vylh the oefjarrrnenf of exlcrrtyil afars sttiarkod n lspjol uriivjtrsitv of guelpfy photof v j courtney mrs wlu m membership dohvensr h crtpps mrs g dave there is to bo s social in airs ft bronte march 21 and bowling id lunch gordon convened a former acton resident sandra anne holds of 70 birch hill lane oalcvllle was mar ried on saturday february 3 to terence david finn of ridge drive oalcvllle the bride lived on arthur st formerly with her parents mr and mrs william s fields she attendedtho robert little school and st allans church the grooms parents are mr and mrs david finn of oakvllle father r j flahorty officiated at the nupltal mass in st and rews church white mums and white gladioli decorated the church the bride wore a white cut velvet allne full length gown with a detachable panel train roll collar and boll sleeves she carried a white fur muff with ladies fair delegates for board names convention mrs a robinson was hostess thursday evening feb i for the monthly meeting of the acton ladles fair board nineteen members were present the president mrs w llnham was in the chair secretary uxa don mathews read the minutes of the previous meeting and gave the treasurers report advance prize lists wore given to the members conveners are asked to chock the prize lists and give reports at the next meeting the agricultural societys convention will be held in the king edward hotel toronto fob 21 and 22 dologates are mrs alex near and mrs c storey alternates mrs w unham and mrs w thompson mrs elmer smith was elected second vicepresident judges for 1968 fair were dis cussed the president brought the meeting to a close with a contest do you know ontario winners were mrs c aitken and mrs mcnaugbton tho hostoss and lunch eom- mlttoo mrs l mcenory elva pearen and mrs don mathews served a douclous lunch mrs alex near was courtesy con venor the next meotlng will be at mrs don matheus lunch com mittee mrs geo wallace mrs j mcenery mrs elmer smith a cascado of tangorlno car nations a liillo shoulder length veil was gathered to a small pill box hat of cut velvet matron of honor was hoaihor brentnall slstor of tho bride and the maid of honor lyndls fields a cousin they wore palo green full length gowns of crepe with lace bodlco and matching bolero jackets greon tullo veiling was gathered to velvet bows they carried cascades of yellow mums and talisman roses intertwined with ribbon the bride was given in mar riage by her father groomsman was the grooms brother aldan finn- and tho ushors were gary rawson a friend nd robbie fields brother of the bride the reception was held in the queen elizabeth motor hotel when the brides mother received wearing a fuschla pink wool dress with black accessories and a corsage of pink carnations cent red with a rose she was asslstod by the grooms mother wearing pale pink carnations the couplo left on a trip to the british isles and after their return in three wooks they wlu live in burlington the bride wore for travelling a coppor colored coat and dress ensemble with beige accessories and corsage of talisman roses guests wore present fro acton ancestor oalcvllle pick oring toronto agincourt and scarborough tho bride was entertained at a bathroom shower glvonbymrs donald grloso oalcvllle a teflon shower given by mrs des todd oalcvllle miscellaneous shower by mrs aldan finn oakviuo and a linen sliowor by the board of education administrative staff day of prayer plans made representatives from six churches met tuesday after noon at the home of mrs fred anderson to make plans for this years world day of prayer ser vice the service will be later than usual this year on frlda march 1 in the presbyterian church it has been decided to always hold the day of prayer on the first friday in march from now annual meeting presbyterial ucw the sixth annual meeting of halton presbyterial united church women is to be bald thursday february 15 at well ington square united church caroline st burlington the morning program which begins at 930 is unique in the wealth of celebrltlos and valu able information which will be presented in a mock tv pro gram the way it is featur ing miss beatrice wilson as moderator starring miss helen mack fred victor mission mrs jean parker church schools and vocations rev maccarson de linquent boys work les wood- ley bold park lodge dr n k campbell indian affairs and a large cast of mwortiog charact ers c free shoes monique 1 giving away free shoes here are the amazing facts you buy one pair of shoes at the regular price and we will give you absolutely free a second pair of shoes up to the value of the first pair your choice of special grouping of stacks mid and high heels fantastic yes5rut all true light and dark colors included all stack illusion high heel and satin campus flatties 10 9 79 second pair second pair free free snoboots reduced save 4 to 6 each pair reg to 1999 now 1299 reg to 1599 now 1099 reg to 1099 while now they last 699 all sales final nojexchanges or refunds 73 macdonrtflll st guelph on open friday til 9 pm corrfeci paragraph a paragraph itr last weeks account of the annual vestry mooting of si allans church was incorrect it should havo roach t special thanks woro extended to john turkosz for work orftho parish hall stops john rol ex pressed thanks to tho rev and mr r mcmurray for tho use of tholr homo for tho advisory board mootlngs with mrs hoy andrew tho host oss mrs david plnnentortalned tho bridal party aftor tho re hearsal wig show monday feb 12at 730 pm alsci holiday magic 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