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the acton free praia wednesday august 7 1968 churchill 4frec jlriess district pag exchange visitor at swackhamers many local residents holidaying ospringe two portable classrooms for overflow at school by mrs d g robertson david leltch- accompanied by iris uncle ken bayne of goelph pen a weak nglidav at man- ltonlin island mrs c plnapn3rd tine re turned homefollowldgefwoweek malt with her daughter and son- lnbiw at penucton c mr and lira a fenton and children of ruddlp n s are matting with lira fentons parents mr and mrs jjcurran 2nd line and other members of the family mr and mrs l faulkner and family spent a few days camping at threemile lake mr and mrs vernon stewart and family spent the holiday week end at their cottage at lake bel- wood mrs t fines and doris ac companied by the formers dau ghter and soninlaw mr and mrs wm henderson of betwood returned home on wednesday ev ening following a three week visit to belfast ireland they report a pleasant trip by air and good weather during their stay mrs j wits accompanied her daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs brace mcultoh and family a nashville ontario on a motor trip through the north friends are sorry to learn robert clarke is a patient at ouejph genera hospital re ceiving treatment for pneumonia mr and mra don dakln enjoyed a holiday with relatives in pennsylvania a number of ladies attended a tea given by mra l 3 buck in honor of her daughter shar- ron whose marriage to silvio valiriote takes plaoe aug 10 mr and mrs c rodenburg hary and nico of wageblngen gelderuhd holland visited last week with the biters aunt and uncle mr and mrs icklooster mr and mrs aleck stewart rickey and perry enjoyed sev eral days vacations grand bend mr and mra sherlock altken spent a few days at the home of the formers parents mr and mrs gordon altfcen sherlock has enrolled in the fall class at waterloo university working to wards his masters degree his wife will be teaching at the high school near badan and they will he taking up residence at new hamburg friends are pleased to know bob bruce was able to leave the ouelpb hospital on saturday after receiving a skin graft to his leg which is now in a cast all hope for a speedy recovery work is progressing on the two portable classrooms being built at the local school extra room was needed to accommo date the new kindergarten class starting in september and the everincreasing enrolment intho other grades mr and mrs don dakln who recently sold their home on 25 highway at the river have pur chased a place close to belwood and get possession aug 3l mr and mrs b coyle and son spent a few days at balm beach and the weekend with the tatters parents mr and mrs william ma ut at trenton due to the illness of robert clarke the presentation for he and his bride scheduled for last week has been postponed to a later date by mrs marthur mr and mrs don anderson donald and david spent a week at their cottage atfonelonfallsand enjoyed a nice boat trip to kirk- field llfllocks with mr and mrs jack vanatter and family mr and mrs harold reldand- tamily of bracebridge called on mr and mrs r l davidson on sunday mr and mrs r u dsridson attended ttio smith and bel re union on saturday si mr and mrs james robinsons near- milton alan uunoy arid friend of wind sor visited on sunday with mr andlfrs bobkrr mr and mrs bob korr visited obituary on sunday afternoon with bob rowo of curries ken knox and miss margaret kltchlng of woodstock called at tho home of mr and mrj bob kerr monday evening bringing pats sister miss nancy knox who stayed for a holiday with her sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs wallace swack- hamer vil janice enjoyed a holiday last week with dr and mrs c w iyers and mrs cp sightseeing quiz i fa swackhamer al ottawa and then travelled north through algonquin park and spent the weekend with mr and mrs william thompson at their cottage at bracebridge miss gxorgina dambbrowltsof maine son is visiting with miss carol s- khamer this week carol will return home in her nost woik in a northern and southern exchange wall spon- sorad by be junior farmers association of of tsrluv sightseeing quiz hope workshop expanding trainees busy on projects sailor artist writer lames gibbons dies umehouse visits son in germany uncles grave vimy ridge mrs john glynn is home after five weeks in europe and the british isles in germany sho visited son peter and his wife near cologne peter 1st lieuten ant with the canadian forces stationed there in france she visited the grave of her uncle buried at vimy ridge and visit ed relatives and friends in scot land and ireland mr michael noble spent a week holidaying on manltoulln island air and mrs fred plehl and family spent holidays at naugh- ton and on manltoulln island re- cenlely jim plahl remaining with his grandfather lone noble at naughtoa meadames james noble kirk- patrick and glsby and george and stephen visited mr and mrs stewart wright at quuans- vlue one day last week the wl ladles catered for the reception supper following the malnstubercurke wedding on saturday visitors major m h and mrs watson of ottawa mr and mrs alan graham and family of weston and his mother mrs edith graham of bolton lanca shire england with mr and mrs a c patterson mr and mrs gys den bokand two little sons of colllngwood with mr and mrs bert benton mr and mrs kempt of es- allngen holland parents of mrs frank holtman with mr and mrs f holtman and eddie for a couple of months mr and mrs charles agnew and son sandy of woodbridge and mr agnews cousin miss margaret agnew of port stew art n ireland with mr and mrs john glynn mrs roy mcquellan of tor onto with her aunt mrs w mit chell congratulations to mr and mrs robert klelnstuber two linda clarke who were married on saturday mr and mrs david batten spent the weekend at port elgin rov gordon beaton dabd of orangeville conducted serv ices at llmnhxise presbyterian church on august 4 and will again next sunday luring rev f n youngs vacation mrs edward sanford is spend ing two weeks visiting her sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs james evans edmonton travel ling by air mrs charles w hayes has returned from a plane trip to israel greece and rome after an active full life brlm- ful of momorlos and allvo with the traditional english lovo of books art and tho sea james gibbons passed away at guolph general hospital thursday july 25 in his 03rd year a veteran of tho ore whon tall masted sailing ships and the clippers made englands globe- girdling morchantmon known over the seven seas jim gibbons never lost his enthusiasm and energy until tho last month of an illness which lasted two years immorsed in reading painting canvasses with emphasis on sea scapes and a lively interest in current events he also found time after rotiremont in 1040 to write a log nook of his exper iences born in england he attended school on iho training ship hms arothusl a vessel which took an actlvo part in lord nelsons flout at the battle of trafalgar his first job was on tho old sailing vessel tho norwhal which took 70 davs to sail from england to lima pom with railway tlos his lovo for the- sea stayod with him all his life and ho was fond of recording his impressions on canvass ho emigrated to canada in 1907 settling in tho coldwator aroa bofore moving to hreco- bridgo ho served overseas with the i22nd batalion in tho first world war employed by boardtnoro and co in bracobrldgo mr gibbons and his family moved to acton in 1u22 whon the company consoli dated oporatlons mrs gibbons emily thomas predeceased him 18 years ago after tho couple colebrated their golden woddlng anniversary on camoron avo whoro thoy lived for many years he spent his iitor years at the homo of his daughter mary and husband mr and mrs colin maccoll where ho became an enthusiastic gardener mr gibbons loavosthroo sons james hanovor charlos god- orich cell markdalo flvt daughters mrs floronco now- bory and mrs margarot colos both of guolph mrs nellie crlpps funt michigan mrs nora papillon and mrs mary maccoll both of acton brother george glbuns halton manor and mrs sophie walsoy in eng land a son john of detroit michigan prodeeoasod him new director of halton oppor tunity product enterpriseswork- viop hornby henry ishanr returned from a sixweh stay in hospital to find almost unrec ognisable premises recently an addition to tho rear of the building to he used as tho wood working department has been completed with tho trainees do ing much of he painting them selves tho kinsmen clubandkineltes of georgetown laid a new tile floor and have boon hulplng with delivery of rewebbed lawn chairs in georgetown while mil ton lions club has assisted with collodion and redistribtitlon of chairs in ihe milton area one of tho reeonl contracts the workshop made was with northern electric for the as sembly and sorting of 30000 he also loaves 27 grandchild ren s3 groal grandchildren and throo greatgroat grandchildren tho funoral was held from the rumloyshoomakor funeral homo with requiem mass sung by his pastor rov father v j mor gan al st josophs church sat urday morning july 27 flvo grandsons dennis pap illon william maccoll john gibbons paul coles hartley colos and ken cotfoy actod as pallboarers burial was in st josephs comotory whoro father morgan was assisted by rov father j noonan of tho church of our lady guolph mgotmtolu uotcl ttnav mr iwt skism admsm spring bajanca parts for lelej phone systems which must last 40 years given three weeks to com plete the work tho trainees ac complished it in fair daysearn- ing awelde served holiday whicji began july 20 and will end august 20 wis mwumtttrharkswk uve of wf w mnouv iupiam srrix ut aneiitam mixonv id vnv1how jw1wohow ivnoiwi nliujuivil iuvp ctij jy t frltitt kit hfyti nj fjt in y v vt aw careful mr kelly saw hit son returning from an evening with ids girlfriend i wah wondering haw tnuch the trvunlng bod you lie said son no more yum rva dol lars dail rallutr thais not too ud son it was all she hail antiquing is a writh tfi fflmtet discount lakeview gsse main st n i attention natural gas is pw p mm p if you aro locatod on the exciting on kelso lake must wear life jackets the wearing of life jackets is mandatory not optional while boating in glen eden lake at kalao conservation area members of the halton region conservation authority decided to enforce a ruling on life jackets last week afterabrlsf discussion during their july meeting at present life jackets must by provincial law be carried in boats rented to the public at a private cones aglon at the lake but the authority decided they have to be worn or else authority members noted glen eden is a deep lake 35 feet in places and the water is so dark it might be difficult to find a person in trouble there mem ber allan wright said the boat rental agency was enforcing the rule about life jackets being car ried in the boats but they were not much use unless the boaters wore them members agreed to invoke the ruling that life preservers must be worn 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total bit tor total com if you aro locatod on the same side of the slroot as a gas line which was installed prior to april 1 v967 you may qualify fora 25 aliowajke if you change to automolic gas water hooting now vou may also receive an addilmmial a110wance of up to 50 if you convert to a natural gas central heating system at the same time you convert to automatic gas water heating see your plumbingconlrac- tor department store or call unt m