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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
2
The guidance urges every person to maintain 14 days of emergency supplies including food water battery radio first aid and medical items. It lists equipment bedding clothing and personal hygiene items with next week to conclude the suggested supply list.
Ontario Agricultural College hosts two discussion programs as part of the Winter Short Courses. On January 2 panel topic Research for Ontario Farmers led by D N Huntley. January 3 Economic Outlook led by D R Campbell. Sessions begin at 6 PM in the Physical Education Building at Guelph.
The Church of Sy Alban the Martyr and Knox Church and others schedule Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. Advent and festival themes include Holy Eucharist Chau. Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols and choir programs listed. Additional junior and Sunday School schedules noted for children.
Sunday School party at Presbyterian Church featured games, a donkey tail game, peanut guessing, and a Santa gift distribution. Pageant “Behold He Comes” at United Church drew large attendance with singing and costumes. Euchre and social gatherings hosted by local families, with prize given to Albert Shultis. Community notes mention hospital visits, visitors, and holiday decorations in Rockwood.
Halton Soil and Crop Improve ment Association president Sam Finnie announced this year’s annual meeting will focus on Crop Rotation and Crop Management. The meeting will be at Union Hall Milton Wednesday January 10 at 10 30 am with a panel on Are Crop Rotations Obsolete featuring soils crops and agricultural engineering specialists. Guest speaker W Snow head of the Department of Field Husbandry Western Ontario Agricultural School Ridgetown attends.
The exterior holiday lighting tradition reflects the Christmas spirit as families share happiness with neighbors and passersby. Americans compete to create new effects each year, with new equipment like weatherproof wiring mood lights color bulbs stars wreaths illuminated Santas and more on display.
The Christmas tree likely began in Germany with roots in ancient heathen practice and medieval guest greeting customs. It arrived in England a century after Queen Victoria wed Prince Albert, and German immigrants introduced it to America earlier.
The head of a cow moose with a single oddly shaped antler cluster has been received by the Ontario Lands and Forests District Office. The antler bends above the left eye socket and appears to have pressed on the eye, leaving the moose with a freakish velvet-covered growth.
John L. Davidson of Young Street won 60 vouchers for Christmas shopping in the second last merchants' draw held Saturday. The drawing took place at the post office at 3 PM, conducted by Mann of the Cameo Style Shoppe, and Davidson’s name was the first drawn. A separate note mentions Teer Coper eee white moose killed in the same area.
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