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jiii rl j t wk v fj isjsajaaai the aqron free press imuitsiyy sbptwwthtb 15 193tt te home of member ciniin weekly newspaper associatio member ontarioquebec division c w ni a the acton fbek phess u published every thnrsda cterunn- jt the free press bofldiii sffsssevast ontario the price is ioo per year to adtarce charged additional to office in the states the date to- which subscriptions are paid is indicated on the address label advertising kates for small unclasal- fied advertisements and- in other columns tne rates will be found at head ol column dis play sdyertising rates on application g a dills- editor and proprietor telephones- edltorial and business oaks bcsidence m the local touch acton will feel the result of the policy of financ ing that has been adopted by the provincial hydro to the extent of approximately 1400 to 1600 the next year- rates have not been raised and neither have they been reduced to the consumer with this added amount necessary though the next thirteenth local power bill may have a different tory to tell the reason given for the added amount found necessary is the rate of exchange on hydro bonds payable in new york it has beetrra costly lesson and after this we will surely learn to sell orif bonds athome the issues that have been put on thevjnarket in canada have beenreadily subscribed by canadians and the vender seems tole why such a plan of selling at home was delayed trial until a tight place came while the exchange rate is undoubtedly responsible for this raise in power rates to toe municipalities there is a feeling abroad that the lavish purchase of private power developments and unexplained fees or gifts or something must be met from some funds two inquiries started to allay public feeling in this matter have regrettably been unfinished it is to be sincerely hoped that the one now under way may be ableto give a full and understandable explanation in order th this great public eritecpirise may not go down in the publics estimate irurease in canadian farms there were 17574 more farms in canada at the time of the 1931 census than in 1921 according to figures issued by the dominion bureau of statistics the total for 1931 was 728664 and for 1921 it was 711090 there were decreases in the eastern prp- vinces from ontario to the sea but increases in all the other proyincksaskajchewan showed ah in crease of 17021 in the decade alberta 14454 british columbia 4106 and manitoba 947 there were 4 fitrms in the yukon prince edward island had a decrease of 836 nova scotia 7988new brunswick 2630 quebec 1 662 and ontario 5879 there was a totalof 586229 farms owned by their occupiers 74- 382 tenanted and 67942 partially owned full owner ship of farms decreased 4 per cent in the decade while tenant farmers increased 32 per cent no famine at least the 1932 canadian wheat crop is estimated as 467150000 bushels the fourth largest in canadian history too often we are prone tp bemoan the fact that a bigger price is not obtainable for this immense volume of food and forget that plenty has been pro- viaed by nature and that any fault which may be laid in the distribution is that of man there is no famine plenty of all the necessities of life are tob found on every side prices for farm products are not as high as they should be to give to the producer a fair return for his labor but nature has done her parti there is plenty for all and no one need starve a willingness to assist in the garnering of all that nature hasproyided is necessary on the part of every one possibly payment for labor will be needed to be taken in produce but for all there is enough famine does not face us and for this all are truly thankful another step backward premier henry announces a new planfor allowing the drinking of government purchases of intoxicat ing liquor to be consumed in hotel dining rooms of course the hptelkeepers are not satisfied and never will be satisfied until the- open bar returns even then they would not be content to abide by the rules governing barroom sales- the greed for revenue from the sale of intoxicating liquor it seems is like some appetites for it never satisfied but most folks can see just another step toward the open bar in this move the liquor contrpl act was supposed by its advocates to promote temperance and sobriety but such has not been the case and we have the boot legger and moonshine in the midst of community life yet now another step is being taken in this measure toward hotelsale the hotelkeepers are not satisfied because they expected- something more but at the present rate of changes in the government attitude a more modern adaption of the old nursery song might be made to run hushbaby do not cry youll be a bartender by and by the example of the united states and its lack of enforcement of prohibition is often held up but is any law held in respect by the f 7 citizens of the republic to4hesouth of us its gang- fefitjr methods laws against murder and all crime are vsatly treated with the same flippancy as its pro- mi laws and yet there is no strong advocacy of jg them the more stringent prohibitory laws put on- the liquor business the sooner it will it is no time for a loosening up of the ing its sale will we continue to grow next week will witness again the annual fair that acton has become famous for each year director and officers haverbeen busy ever since the event of last year preparing for the fair of 1932 plans have been made to keep the standard of the event even higher if possible- than that which has characterized past years one may ask what is all the effort worth it is just such events that keep a community alive and in its place with other centres once let these events die out and the interest of the people of the centre is soonlqst and they go foother centres where attractions are provided froni a small beginning acton fair has developed in a few years to be recog- nized as one of the best in the smaller centres like other fairs it will this year undoubtedly feel the same circumstances that other events have met loyalty of the residents of acton and the district has always been high no doubt the thought of lowered wages and prices was in the directors minds when a deci sion was made to lower the admission charges this year the directors have made an effort to meet the circumstances this year as inthepast they neecl the encouragement and support- of everyone in main taining acton fair as an institution in the commun ity- lets see thatwe allgive ourstamp of approval o their work by attending in larger numbers than ever this year acton fair needs an increased attend ance of 2000 this year come and bring your friends chronicles of r farm written specially for the free press bj gwendoline f clarke peter the pup has a new name or perhaps i should say a new addition to his old name whats in a name personally- i think there should be a lot whats the good of a name if it doesnt convey some meaning denote certain characteristics of course there are many misnomers among the human species trouble- is that when our parents or our godfathers and god mothers in our baptism wished our name upon ids it was generally to conciliate a doting aunt or uncle or maybe grand- parents opalllng such obligations idoliz ing parents think of their infant child as something entirely different in the way of babies arid think he should have something very special as a name that being so what better name could be given to a girl baby than mary mary a name symbolic throughout the ages f r everything that a woman should be but as we all know there are marys and marys and if the baby be a boy why there are so many striking and inspiring ex amples to choose from all the way from david to- horatio but thenagain there ire all kinds of efavids and horatio be longs unfortunately to a certain- re nowned gentleman called bottomley as well as to lord nelson so there you are but i started out to tell you about peter peter is now about six months old d during his short life he has been the ruin of good many things both anim ate and inanimate once in a while he manages to get into the house and his joy knows no bounds particularly- if he manages to push cpen a door when no one is in the house such a time as he has my wooden mixing spoon is treated as a bone shoes are bitten and chewed overalls a cap or a teatowel if any where within reach were certainly meant to be carried outside and if a bathing suit should be left flapping on the line in the breeze it was assuredly meant for a puppy to play with and then again if hens and chickens werent meant to be chased why- should they grow stch inviting tail feathers that can be snapped up so easily by a doggies mouth and- surely-upsetting- thepigeon box and chasing the childrens pet pigeons should be looked upon as legiti mate sport even if they do get a trifle mauled as fcr cats why a cats only excuse for existence is to make sport for a dog if only they couldnt climb trees i am sure the foregoing sentiments are exactly what peter feels because when he is scolded he looks so pathetic and bewildered and his tail what there is of it wags so vigorously- and his big brown eyes are so appealing mat it is really very hard to be as stern as the occasion demands so far he has hot learned in what a stick can be used the other day i threw a short stick at him because he was chasing a hen he turned round as quick as a shot left the hen and played with the stick instead the only thing that has power t strike terror to his doggie heart is the sound of the trains oh dear how he does howl sometimes we wake lin thi middle of the night to hear his long mournful bloodcurdling wail until i become almost afraid that a chorus of spooks will take up the cry in unison but the terrors of the night are lost hi the light of day and peter because of his many scrapes and capers has had added ta his name that of buiner but because ruiner doesnt run with any great ease off the tongue we have altered it to rooner peter rooner who deserved his name long before he got it this has been our first week without a man the children also being away at neon partner and i sit down to our midday meal like a regular old darby and joan it seems so strange to be alone after having a fulltable allsummer but i suppose we shall get used bo it such glorious weather we have had just lately i simply revel in the cool mornings and evenings and the warm sunshine during the day but partner scans the sky anxiously each day lor some sign of rain the wheat ground is so hard and dry to plough that partner finds it practically impossible to make any headway at all and warns me i may be without wheat for my chickens next fad apparently we may expect a ate autumn this year as the leaves as i write have not started to turn color and so far we have not had any frost at all fiut yet there is a subtle change a difference in the light and shade the shadpws are softer and move more swift ly and there is a sharper outline to buildings and trees all this i have had time to observe this week as i have had a very bad cold and niy best cure for a cold in warm weather is riot any kind of drug tout sunshinerroods wonder ful health giving sunshine and so i have been doing as little work as possible in the house inf act some of the inside work i have managed to do outside and each day i have sewed arii read- and written somewhere in the garden have sftrnnorrtario it always seems to me like a compensa tion for solitude and what a tonic into the wilderness the policyof gettin residents of communities back tothe farms and establishing them in rural life and agricultural activities seems to4e coming popu lar for the cities to help unload their surplus popula tion just why they should be sent into the northern wilds for a start seems hard to understand acres of good tillable land are available in the older settled parts of ontario and being unworkedbecause of lack of help or low prices many a farm- in this district of a hundred acres or more might well be broken up into smaller parcels and provide a means of liveli hood for one or two families fifty acres intensively cultivated and close to a ready market would be a much greater incentive toward giving these people a good reception into farm activities than placing them on land that has to be cleared and broken up for the first time true it is one method of developing new farming areas but untii the areas in these parts of ontario are more populous and worked to a greater extent is there- any need of developing new farm lands many a farm in this section could be bought today forthe price of the buildings that are erected thereon it is somewhat like the other power policy of the government buyjngjjower from private con cerns while we arc still unable to use that which we already own just how long will the- public pocket- book stand the strain of such uncalled for expendi ture editorial notes and now before hibernating for the winter we have yet the fall fairs as an outdoor attraction and an opportunity of visiting actons is next week now the exhibits of the big products and phenom enal examples ofvegetables will give place to the big fish stories unlike the fish though the proof is never lacking i an inquiry for a crew of local men to go to work on monday morning was so unusual a thing thai one was lead to believe that conditions had actually taken an upward trend- remarkable coincidence that hon it is rather mr f v henry announced his new proposal for serving in toxicating liquors in hotel dining rooms a total of 3222000 bushels of wheat has been bought this season in saskatchewan for shipment via churchill the seaport terminus of thehudson bay railway which was opened for business lastjrear worms in children if jbey be not at tended to cause convulsions and often death mother groves worm exter minator will protect the children from these distressing- afflictions permanent character there is iron and rock in the veins of canada as well as gold and silver the stern and heroic qualities that con- quered a wilderness and built a dominion united from ocean to ocean still predominate n canadian charactert there is a permanency in this country that grows out of that character ic is expressed in institutions as well as individual crafesmanship and frugal industry the bank of mondial was the first permanent bank in canada having successfully cooperated with this country people and business through the ups and downs of 113 years the bank today faces the future firm in its faith in the permanency of canadas progress and the character and resourcefulness of the canadian people bank of montreal established l8l7 l assets in excess of 700 000000 acton branch j s davidson manager i vsvincs save tha little nnniri- save the liuta dime become a carroll shopper i and save money every time youve i perhaps somebody gets the best of every transaction usually our great buying power gives usa decided 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