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i * * “Be rather wise than witty. tor much wit hatg commonly much froth, and it is hard to last .alilc not sometimes jeer too, which many times 5113.15 deeper than was intended or expected, and w at was designed for mirth ends in sadness. â€"Tren- child. it * ‘k Adelaide Hoodless secured the names of the elderly folk in the County Home and each memâ€" ber provided two presents, Christmas wrapped and personally addressed to one of the restden s of the Home. The report says: “No one was for‘ gotten and the personle touch was greatly ap- preciated." Ilinbrook sent jam to the Sun and at Christmas time members visiied and took gifts to patients in need of friends. Community Beach helped a new Cub and Brownic pack. Saltfleet makes a great many quilts in both large and small sizes. This year they gave i8 quilts to the Children's Aid and 22 to the Red Cross. Stoney Creek had a shower of toys for the Children‘s Aid. Some of the members drove pa- tients to and from the cancer clinic. And this year the Institute completed a $2000 bursary to assist a girl in a Home Economics course at Macdonald Institute. King gave prizes for a posicr competition for Young Canada Book Week. Nobleton hired a bus to take children with their parents for polio shots. and helped pay for a bus to take children to swim- ming classes. Glen Elm in a new community is Val-5mg money to put playground equipment in the new park. Victoria Square sponsors a safety campaign in three local schools. At Newmarltet’s family night. the girls of the Junior Farmers' Association presented the pro» gramme. Elder‘s Mills held a shower of paper, pencils and educational toys for the nearby school for re- tarded children. As the result of a talk on Succession Duties and Wills at Richview several Wills were made and a resolution was passed to be sent on through dis- trict and area to the F.W.l.0. Board, asking the Government to allow exemption from succession duties on all cs‘utcs not exceeding fifty thousand dollars. McGillivray entertained the mothers and chil- dren of the community at a picnic and a Christ- mas party and entertained Council members. rccve, warden and other municipal ofiicials and their wives at a turkey dinner on family nigh'. Mt. Ilrydges “succeeded in persuading the town- ship council that the library should be kept going." Ufiord bought material and made stage cur- tains “for our little country school." Windcrmere gave a “senior citizens‘ supper" at Christmas time for the older members of the community and neighboring communities Bala. raising funds through catering mostly. con- tributed $600 to the Community Hall Building Fund. 34 Phelps sponsored "Teens and Twenties mm“. with dances and games for the young pegpkt m the district; also sponsored a Girl Guide com Marburg was very pleased with their m and daughter banquet. Port Ryerse helped with transportation lot if,“ pupils of the School for Retarded Childrt-n Cold Springs sponsored a bus trip to ling 1 Capades and made it open to anyone in tin. munity. At Claremont when a local boy wem m HR Scout Jamboree the Institute gave him a sunrh ni colour films for his camera and when lit trump back he showed shdes at an Institute lTch'lh _- Myrtle supplied fuel to a widow with fun. thi dren. Braemar contributed to the North (1 W“ donation to the Stratford Festival and a p in m- members and their families attended the I (ital Most of the Institutes of North Oxford Spit “ml a litter bug poster competition for school cit-25m. Browns gave a silver dollar to each CiIIi in. mitting a poster. Culloden made a layette for a local familt LAnn. ridge helped to outfit newborn twins. Salford gave Canadian Nature Magazim , m Punt. (llhff L‘c cums public schools in the district. The lnstittn tie care of a small park in the village and :u m7 mas time decorates a tree in the park as u ! 'flsir mas tree. Golden Gate is trying to get a doctor ri ch. in Callandcr as their nearest doctor is elevw Wilt“ away and too busy to be reached who: it needed. Golden Valley tries to help their teacli- mi! children by supplying extras for the SChOI i ivtr as a radio for each class room and indmn «Flux for the junior rooms. Emsdale Scofia gives fine support to it Furl Guides Association. Last year they served I In“ to 1055 girls from all over the world all lint- camp in the district. Orville in Parry Sound reports: “We mtil «gun» iar visits to our elderly citizens who live i ; Ir- see that they get necessary medical trc. snI“ This branch also arranged several social I. uni.“ with games for the young people. They r em Ltsed woollens from people in the commti‘ r'w a group shipment to be made into blanli; South Christie “contributed $25 to hell in." the expenses when a child in the commun tllnl of burns: and they ‘had the name of ill pioneer engraved on tombstone‘." South River canvassed and donated to u. mu drive to send a local citizen to a hospii on“: distance away for special treatment. air it * "The sunshine of life is made up of \- inn: beams that are bright all the time. Tu l x: M‘ something when giving up will prevent n M‘Fl‘“ ness; to yield when persisting will chate . “1 '7“ others; to go a little around rather than w Wt “l; against another; [0 take an ill look or a U“ “W quietly, rather than resent or return i. rlilr‘i‘ are the ways in which clouds and storms M 1‘51“ off, and a pleasant and steady sunshine scout-ti. '- Aikin. * * 'k HOME AND COUN'“