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wmwm fags xhoht itu ssiiaegmkgiiras- vi sa the 2ccton free press cuds 30c no per marriages and peahta ai s at the iouftwtea- rates births 1 maths spcj m ri line extra far fffrt kcp r- married kinamorton at the home of mr and mr james thorn oshawa on saturday may 7 1933 by rev mr munroe clarice amy youngest daugh- ter of thomas morton and the lata mrs morton of acton to william s king son of mrs olara king of georgetown in hehobiah jmlls in loving memory of our father george dills who passed away on may 10 1930 in our hearts your meraory lingers the family atidhai 2l efe w- the rriapjes are commencing to bud wt vlctorla day is just a week from next tuesday wha brand o bacca are yo smok- in sandy i dlnna ask him halton baseball league opening tames are a week from saturday mothers day saw many home-oom- fngs and was a day of much joy to many not many exciting stories of out standing catehes of trout are being re lated oils year yet school pupils can now divert their attention wholly to reading writing and arithme and fo exams the road drag has been doing splen did work on many- of the gravel road ways about town the past week the showers have been very plenti ful the past week a little warm dry weather now would be in order the cemetery is now showing the results of the many improvements that were carried out by the commission the rains of he past week have been a real benefit to the growth and assisted the farmers in their spring work t warehouse of the beardmore leathers ltd is operating on daylight saving time which commenced there this week the contractors nave commenced their alterations to the arena to allow for a practice room for acton citizens band there the churchill orchestra was enter tained at b social evening at the home of miss k beckett pusllnch- on satur day evening nationalization of canadas radio broadcasting is now assured and it is hoped will in due course nave the effect o improving the progra re ceived the transient guests that are- des cending on acton these days axe all out of proportion jn numbers to the size of the community and the benefactors are getting woary in their whlrining afraid of new ideas do not be afraid of new ideas there are people to whom a new idea seems a sort of bogie man they are unwilling to give it a hearing they would rather run away than face it there is some thing both amusing and tragic in the records which show how in the first few years of this century the people who re the conqu of the air as a possnuity were snubbeotandscolded no less a periodical than the scientific american took professor langley of the smithsonian institution severely to task for venturing a prophecy along this line foroneofthesymptomsotbelng afraid of new ideas is a savage attitude toward those who accept them the commonplace ideas which every body accepts nowadays were once new and startling and many a new idea that startles- this generation will be ah accepted commonplace before the century ends other ideas of course will be tested disproved and forgotten to be in a hurry to accept new ideas is as foolish as to dodge them only do not be afraid of them a seleetjbji of news items lad knocked down by car wor- fulton an eightyearold lad of burlington beadh was knocked down by a car on the highway as he was rushing across the road after a pup which bad broken away ftoip u held bythe child fortunately the driver had been watching- the boyand the dog and had slowed dpwp considerably though hot able to avoid the collision the boy was hot seriously hurt- georgetown lacrosse- clob officers the following officers were elected at th annual meeting of the georgetown lacrosse club president drl f watson vicepresident emowhlrtr secre- tary a tost treasurer wjh kefitner executive- charles watson nelson- tuck angus duncan- george cleave t irwin r isley transportation committee v king r isley t irwin manager don ald molntyre coach angus duncan referees angus duncan and percy warr the team will play in the central oa- tario- box lacrosse league i missed the corner mr john saulter who is employed mr harold sargent erin had the misfortune to upset his star touring car into a deep ditch av the intersection of the beuountaih road and the ninth line early wednesday morning it was very foggy and before he realized it be was at the corner and travelling too fast to make the turn the car going into the deep ditch and being badly wrecked fortunately foe young man escaped with but a few bruises this corner is extremely dangerous as the approach is down hfll and the road is graded to wards the ditch annual bill for flowers it costs canadians a substantial amount annually to express their thoughtfulness or appreciation in flow ers or as the florists advertise say it with flowers for the year ended may 31 1931 the total sales of cut flowers by growers amounted to 1337383 al most another 520000 was spent on rose bushesi lomamental trees perennial and annual plants for outdoor planting flowering bulbs and indoor plantstsales of nursery fruit stock appleand other fruit trees fruit bushes and plants such as raspberries currants gooseberries strawberries etc totalled hi value in the year under review 269906 of which the principal amount was 91663 for 244966 apple trees labor educationists to meet in guelph with 150 d from all parts of the province expected to attend pre parations are pelng made by guelph labor officials for the annual convention of the ontario labor educational as sociation which will- take place in gelphhmay2iraniong1etniln ent speakers billed to address- the con vention are tom moore of ottawa president of the trades and labor congress of canada and humphrey mit chell m p 6f hamilton while the gathering will be presided 6 by latfy oconnel of toronto the guelph t and l council has passed three resolutions which will be offered for approval one is a protest against deportation by the government of men only because such persons object to- the present conditions a second asks- that the federal govern ment take steps to form a cooperative commonwealth similar to that proposed by j s woodsworth in the house of commons arid the third is that the bennett government put into effect con- scriptionofwealthinthe dominion ienforri jntn iat a recent magazine describing the early struggles of successful woman writer says that for many years hier manu scripts were turned down by the editors to whom she offered them and when at last a leading periodical- accepted one it was the thirtysixth that had fred early brampton fred earlyjsuperlntendent of tha brampton aw erfui qftfaai submitted to it not only- did this cently appomted secretary of theater nersevere but she went through commission died suddenly on sunday in his 56th- year he was a former town assessor he was born in esquesing a son of the late james early and went to brampton 30 years c ago besides bis widow two brothers james and philip and two sons martin and eric all of brampton survive aubton pastor to remove to milton rev a b irwin b a of knox unit ed church alllston has received and accepted subject to conference authori ties a call from the united church milton transfer to take effect july 1 a good citizen ff you are a church member your citizenship should show it you should take a deep and intelligent interefp in the varied religious business political and social activities of the nation you should never tolerate lawbreaking in any form pledge yourself to defend the countrys institutions against ag gression and wrong jftevere her past take thought for her future the church is bound up with en phase o the- peoples life the church- always must be a- defender strong and tried and true sometimes the christian citizen needs to give firm expression to his convic tions the church is ever a militant organization in the warfare against wrong when tyrant feet are trampling upon the common weal thou dost not bid us bend and writhe beneath the iron heeu- li thy name we assert our right by sword or tongue or pen i and oft a peoples wrath may flash thy message unto men william boyd macodrumi woman persevere but she went through all sorts of experience to know at first hand the life she wished to depict work- tog 1 a sweat shop acting as a waitress in a cheap restaurant and even crossing the atlantic in the steerage now it is true that thjssqrt of train ing would hot be enough of ltsell to make a writer but without question many talented people would have given lip in the face of the discouragement this plucky girl faced so dauntlessly whatever goal you are stalvlngto reach remember that mere ability is not enough you must be ready to go to any pains to develop it and wait any length of time to prove it thoroughness and persistence are frequently as necessary to success as talent hard knocks some one has said that the school of hard knocks the university of experi ence is the best teacher many grains of truth are contained therein the man or woman who wantonly seeks hard knocks and bitter experiences merely for what they may teach is choosing not only a dangerous path but the slowest and the hardest many hard knocks will come despite all and they should be welcomed rather than allowed to discourage life is made up of the incidents that enter in to it we enjoy the pleasant even as we detest the disagreeable yet there is nought of joy in too much sunshine it burns the faces makes the body perspire and becomes unpleasant cold is welcomed yet too much of it freezes and kills either one lsflne to a certain extent and the change from onetothe otherglvesusthbcapaclty to enjoy contrast is needed tnere is no appreciation of good fortune if every thing always goes well hard knocks balance up the menu pleasantly hard knocks are fine for teaching for th hnrrlen tvip nn- whrt ropiypg talent not enough fast work the couple were married and travelled to the lakes for their honeymoon as soqn as they arrived they took a boat out upon the lake the following morning the brides mother got a post card which read urand row before- girl guide ooooooooooopcoooooooooooo safely arrived supper my shemutteredii dldnt think theyd beghl- quarrelllrg so poo a test where many fail some men and women who p triumphantly through the ordeal of failure are unequal to the ordeal of success in fact this is not at 1 all un common many of the great nations of the past began to decline when they became rich and powerful hard work is excellent for keeping up the morale many who achieve- an outstanding suc cess are very likely to think that now their struggles are over when perhaps the most important struggles of all are ahead with younger men and women too success is a crisis for which they are very frequently unprepared my u meow soprano did you nptljx how voice filled the hall last night contralto yes dear in fact i notic ed several people left to make room for if- 1 go to it head librarian young man we ate about to close the desk is there any- thing you would like to lake out eblekhweu yes how about the tall ta m the 4 dress them to successfully withstand more of the same he grows in strength ami ability physically knocks are harden ers mentally they may warp or expand the character those who can receive them and laugh determined to go ahead and without bitterness fight just a little harder- and keep on unafraid until victory at last- is grasped that man or woman has profited more by hard knocks than he ever could if fortune had smiled from the first he m she wil have at a outlook on life which will always be plealaiftdespite tbb momentary flashes of bitter pain and success will come as surely as patient persistence can win anything sought for iron until rt is tempered is worth- and tried is worthless after- the tem pering it shows as it is and if the stuff is good to start with it is a worthy product as fire tempers iron so dj hard knocks and nought else temper humanity canadas 20 largest cities the latest official bulletin giving the population of the urban centres of can ada as compiled- from the census flgurcsjiess character rmtii u ig tmptd taken in june 1931 shows several changes in the- relative importance of cities as compared with 1921 the larg est city in canada is montreal with a population within the corporate limits of the city of 818577- an increase in ten years of just over 200000 the popula tion of montreal island which covers a comparatively small area is well over 1000000 for on it are such substantial cities as verdun which adjoins the city of montreal with a population of 60745 ary increase of 35744 since 1921 outre- mont with 28841 westmount with 24- 235 lachine with 18630 and st lam bert on the south side of the hiver st lawrence with 6075 toronto the capital of ontario situated on a bay of lake ontario is the second largest city ii canada and has a population of 631- 207 a gain of 109314 in the last decade vancouver british columbia is the third largest city in the dominion the place formerly held by winnipeg manitoba with 246593 residents an increase hi ten years of 80373 winnipeg now takes fourth place with 218785 compared with 179087 in 1921 a gain of 39698 then follow the 16 next largest cities in theq order named hamilton ontario with 155547 quebec city with 130594 ot tawa the capital of canada with 126- 872 calgary alberta with 83761 ed monton alberta the capital of the pro vince with 79197 london ontario with 71148 windsor ontario on the detroit river opposite the city of detroit with 63108 verdun quebec with 60745 haaifax the capital pf nova scotia with 59275 reglna the capital of saskatche wan with 53209 st john the principal port of new brunswick with 47514 saskatoon saskatchewan with 43291 victoria the capital of british colum bia with 39062 three rivers quebec with 35450 kitchener ontario with 30793 and brantford ontario with 80107 from miles around since 1898 people needing glasses have gone to taits at montreal- hamilton galt london sarnia- and guelph for good glasses at v reasonable prices there must be a reason why taits dosuch a big business fob better glasses come tq p taitsat guelph 110 wyndham street next to loblaws there was a meeting tonight wed nesday a planful meeting we dis cussed every sort of plan about every sort of thing best of all camp since captain- has no lieutenant we are not camping under canvas were going again to bur beloved camp in bockwood cap tain has solemnly declared oiat no one can go to camp who ha wbamed her second class badge so all the little guides who have hot this badge are flapping their wings if they are birds waving their leaves if they are flowers and they are setting to work theres another reason for getting down to work theres a silver cup to be in the corner of the patrol who obtain the highest number of badges the chaffinches are walking on air for the cup will reside first in their corner but that does not mean foreveivflot when a guide company possesses biueblrds- poppies and orchids captain informed us that she in common with all the- other guide cap tains has been invited to a dinner at the roval york on may 211 she hopes to go so the week after that event we will have interesting news meanwhile we feel as if we had jjone up in the world the dinner by the way is to celebrate the 21st birthday of the guides on saturday the patrol of honor may don their guide thinking- caps and think of some way in which we can celebrate this stirring event in guidehlstesf well tell you our plan next week warning our attention has been drawn to the fact that a collection firm located in montreal is going about the country claiming endorsation from the free press no such recommendation or endorsation either written or verbal was given by the acton free press we would advise any parties who may receive communications from this firm to pay absolutely no attention as no list of ac- ooonts from this office was sanc tioned for their attention we would indeed be very grate ful if any of our friends who re ceive communications from this firm jwhlch jwjiiuletstandls termed the national clearing co of montreal woold forward the co to ua in u that proper steps may be taken qihe acton 3frre flrehb g a dills publisher this weeks specials at pattersons beef cots choice rib boasts per lb 16c thick rib roasts per lb 14c round shoulder roasts per lb 13c and 14c stewing beef per lb 10c to lc rib boil per lb 8c to 9o pork cuts loin roasts of pork trimmed per lb 15c fresh side pork by the piece per lb 10c shoulder roast per lb 12c to 13c smoked and cubed meats side bacon by the piece lb 14o smoked cottage rolls whole or half per lb l4c smoked hams whole or half i per lb 16c extla special heinz tomato catsup 14 oz bottles for lard tt pails for salada tea half pound for 3 19c 33c 23c fattersos meat shop we deliver proltltr m- phone 178 the white eeephant and the cab whether the sight or the- smell of the small motor car standing inoffen sively by the roadside enraged the royal white elephant or whether the huge creature had some vague idea that here was a competitor in the carrying trade no one knows but one of the king of slams elephants took a sudden fancy to smash the mechanical thing to small bits and after turning it upside down with its trunk battered its sides in with its powerful front foot foodsellers and rickshaw runners scattered in all directions leaving tha elephant plenty of room in which to break up its toy the mahout seatecjlon the big animal w half asleep when it all beganhis feet braced comfortably against the great floppyears the bellow s the lad to his senses and he did his best by prodding the creatures thick skin to remind it of its manners but it was no good the elephant did not like the car intended to put an end to it and was not to be stopped by pokes or prods when the car was thoroughly wrecked the elephant snorted abandoned it and strolled on in a lordly way to the royal stockade elephants have been most useful help ers in slam but their education is a lengthy process taking nearly five years and th a arc enormou pr svasti- uncle of king prajadhlpok has experimented with tractors to take the place of his working elephants and it will soon be possible to use machines instead in the teak industry losing your nerve losing your nerve means losing every thing it does not matter how much is in your favors what talent you have or what backers you have if you lose your nerve these other aids amount to nothing now there are different explanations for losing your nerve but the- most common is losing it through disuse that princi is const illustrated in nature the fish in the darkness of the mammoth cave are sightless barnyard fowls since they do not use their wings have lost the power of flight anyone can cripple himself by going- to toed and staying there if you never take chances if you never rely on your own judgment if you never make a start unless you have assurance that you will succeed your nerve is bound to weaken little by little and finally die altogether if you lose your nerve you have lost everything but the only way you can keep from losing it is to keep using it if you find you are afraid to speak your mind afraid to face somebody afraid- to undertake some difficult task lose no time in doing it keep your nerve by giving it plenty to do wit and dynamite thursday may 1x1b2 1 heres what you have been waiting for ality ani p brays chicks from government approved flocks blood tested by utelr bacterjologist how offered at the fouowlng prices v effective may 23rd bocks and reds 1095 per 100 white wyandottca- and white bocks 1195 leghorns 995 ten day old chicks 1495 three week old chicks 1995 r attractive quantity prices after june 1st lo per chick leas t send 1 per 100 balance on safe arrival free brooder box with each order 50 or mort phone for prices for immediate delivery turkey- eggs 40c young turkeys 75c bralf chick hatchery opposite post office phone 723w brampton ontario j other bray hatcheries at wetland dunnvuie harersvuie s lindsay and peterboro- gp head officfst catharines ontario ihquirles by mall should be addressed to st catharines local agenugeo cv brown norval phone georgetown 382r21 7 si 1 fvm special thursday friday saturday 1 a lbs redpath r m flu granulated sugar for 04c catsup b d smiths io 1 bottle regular 20c for ioc toddy m 1 large tin with shaker for dtcc premium tea co 1 lb with tea plate for doc corn flakes packages for 2c picktiesj- one 43 oz bottle mr toit 4frulto jelly powders 1 packages for 24c 3 dutch setts lbs for 3 tomatoes tins for 6 pearl white soap bars for 3 extra choice rice lbs for -prlricesssoap-lakes- 1 package for 25c 25c 23c 25c 19c gladioli mixed bulbs i dozen bulbs for 12c nelson co mill street acton phone 37 wit and dynadlte are a lot alike both are useful in their place and both are dangerous when handled carelessly witty people can help makethis world a more cheerful place too often how ever instead of patterning itself after the benignant warmth of the sun wit beomes a conflagration that blackens and destroys wit that makes nine people laugh and hurts the tenth- is cruelty what a language 5 l brown was an interested visitor to wilsons carpenter shop by the- way wilson he said pick ing up a plank what are these holes in this woi5d- those are knot holes wilson ex plained brown threw- the piece of wood on the floor v they are holes he insisted lionet ycu think i know a hole when i see st i i i- would you like to he blind i magine yourself to be blind and beingasked to buy a motor car or silverware or clothing or a pair of shoesr or a clock or a refrigeratorror a suite of furniture imagine yourself to be set dotfn in a main street with stores on both sides of it and being bidden to purchase tne thing of things on your shoping list being blind you would not know what store or stores to enter and even if you did find yourself in the right class of store you wouldnt be able to select intelligently what you were bidden buy you wouldnt know anything about values m it would be cruel to send a blind person to do selective buying you would be like a blind person when you start out to buy something if there were no adver tisements in the newspapers and magazines which you read advertisements are like radlovlsion they enable you to see in your home what is in stores what stores have what you plan to- buy also they give descriptions tell you prices and answer many of your questions prelnformed in your home about goods of desire you can go shopping confidently to known places of supply and you know how to examine the wanted articleand whatto pay forlt l advertisements save your time and safeguard you against the danger of mischoice i what is advertised regularly ls trustworthy and is good value jl 1 b e guided by advertisements when you plan to spend mohey for things to wear to eat to give your home easements and- comforts to save your time to increase the output of your own iabbr or of your soil or flocks or herds or orchards or to protect your life your health your property or morieyv 1 what advertisers do and spend in this and in other newspapers to get your attention and favor j should have your warm approval for what may be expenseto them represents economy for you r this advt u sponsored by the canadian weekly newspaper association 1 hl m m t larsr fnilfrfiip aathbginaiiaafc mjz