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jja itn rtiii iww r iwbi r t s if thursday movbmbgr 3 i9m the acton free press pao mnr the communitys social side of life visitors to and from town datum the past week as gleaned by the free press sites ruby clark was borne from tor onto over the weekend mrs august anderson spent the week end visiting frjendsat stratford mr and mrs john wood attended the warrenpalmer wedding in toronto on saturday r miss ettle dills spent the weekend visiting at the homes of her sister and brother here e thompson of london is at the home of her mother mrs j o nelson mrs w visiting miss doris maddock of toronto spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs j g matthews mr o h harrison returned this week from business trip to the western provinces and british columbia mr james mills attended the funeral- of his sister mrs john waterton of sydenham township this week mr and mrs fred babcock and miss euniceof milton visited at the home of mr and mrs win landsborough on sunday misses helen ostrander and dot outerbrldge and kay strutters of tor onto university spent the weekend at the formers home here mr j mooney of montreal que visited at thei rectory with rev fr mcbrlde mr mooney had been at tending the rugby game in toronto on saturday mrs george woods announces the en gagement of her daughter ella may to frank s gibbons son of mr and mrs t gibbons marriage to take place the latter part df november mrs r h wansbrough attended the wedding o her son harold in toronto last saturday october 22 jn the centen nial united church mr and mrs allan smith of acton and mr and mrs frank day of rockwood were also present mrs a e nicklln returned home on monday from a very pleasant visit to the weatwith her daughters and their families mr and mrs f 6 selwood of c and mr and mrs t k mc- callum of saskatoon also dr and mrs mercer of edmonton mr and mrsroyswackhamer mr and mrs w e wallis and master rae mr and mrs robt brownlee george and frances mr and mrs james wilson will and mary and mrs w h craw ford of toronto spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs frank swack- hamer bower avenue symbols of good luck pretzels were religious symbols of good- luck in their earliest teutonic slgnficance it was revealed by recent researches in the form of armrings -and- neck bands they were warn on feast days a wish would come true if made while pulling a pretzef apart another early belief was that pretzels strung on cords or willow switches and fastened to fruit trees would ensure suooessful crops in some places they were sup- posed to ward off demons and witches on baking day in switzerland an early tradition awarded eight pretzels to each male retainer but only five to each female and they were lnvarlbaly given to scho children on ceremonialoc- ombltion they were used in this country chiefly as an lifebuoy shot from ship a new french transatlantic liner the colombia is equipped with novel life buoy projectors should a passenger fall into the sea anyone may run to the nearest of these devices and pull a re lease handle this electrically fires a cartridge which hurls a life preserver into the water the device may also be operated electrically from distantstations along the fl deck by the ships officer light for a night rescue is provided by the life preserver itself for a capsule attached to it ignites and produces a brilliant calcium flare upon striking the wtpr return n llfpbuo projec h been operated an electric light bulb lights and an alarm bell sounds on the electric deck control nearest the pro- jectoi warning the ships officers of an emergency if they have not already re sponded to the call of man overboard i the device is the invention of a french engineer tramp rides with governor accompaniment to beer curiously enough their consumption has increased since beer disappeared men still reach for the pretzel bowl whenever a refresh- lng beverage is at hand but they have really caught on in a social way and are to be found in slim stick style beside the bouillon cup or the salad serving at luncheon in fact they are even being served with ice cream courses and not merely at soda fountains the dietitians are partly responsible the salt was found to act as an appe tizer and also to aid digestion by stimu lating the flow of natural digestive juices the anal seal of approval was given when one laboratory savant discovered that the simple pretzel was a benefactor of the teeth and gums by giving them vigorous exercise how a swagman or tramp had sir philip game governor of new south wales as a chauffeur is a story that is speeding to all parts of australia at a railway crossing in the country the governor slowed down to await the pass- injrof a train he was a stranger to two swagmen standing nearby as a j a resident pointed to the vice regal car and said to one of them that man might give you a lift the swagman hurried across the road excuse me he said to sir philip would you give me a lift certainly said the governor hop in and make yourself comfortable the railway gates were opening and sir philip prepared to start walt a minute until f get my swag said the sundowner he dashed to the side and picked up hls bundle of blankets and food rlghto he said and the car started ajfay the governordriving and the swagman sitting comfortably behind international peace garden magic trick performed woman recovers purse when her baby hurled her purse with money railway transportation and other- valuables out of the train window a few miles west of a prairie village called eden a woman a a- na- if p an international garden to commem orate m4 perpetuate the peace which has so khy existed between canada and the united states has just been opened in southern manitoba and the adjoining district in north dakota it la located in the heart of the turtle mountains which are divided toy the international boundary line and was orened with im pressive dedicatory services in the pres ence of a vast number of people drawn about equally from the united states and canada touching and rich in future promise were the words used by president hoover to describe the garden idea in a message from the white house an equally fer vent wish for the success of the garden was received from lord bessborough governor general of canada and an international choir of 300 voices sang the national anthems of the two countries the garden itself consists of 1500 eras in manitoba and 1600 acres in norm dakota it is proposed to raise by popular subscription tne sum of 6000000 for its improvement and perpetual maintenance tlonal train gave up all hope of her trip abroad and appealed to the kindness of the conductor to get her as far as win nipeg today she is in europe and there is a station agent and a section foreman mentioned in despatches within a few hours of her loss the purse had been found the train on which she rode had been caught by a speeding automobile and the woman was again in possession of her purse and all that it contained they worked the magic trick very simply no sooner had the woman reported her loss to conductor abbott a mile or two west of eden then he got in- touch with the agent a clark mr clark sent out a section gang to hunt for the purse and wired jieepawa to hold the train a few minutes in case the purse was found j w lee a sec tion foreman found the purse lying open by the track two miles west ofeden he hunted about picked up the stuff that had neen scattered about and tore back to eden aboard a handcar mr clark unlimbered his car and started his race to neepawa where he caught the train which was being held only ten minutes overtime presentation at dublin to m and mrs john roddick and family prior to their removal to weston ji lost friday evening friends of the dublin district gathered at their home to spend an evening lth mr and mrs john ruddlck and family prior to then- departure for their new home jn weston after the gathering had been called to order by chairman j f robertson the following address was read and mrs h sayers on behalf of the community presented mr and mrs ruddick with wellfilled purse dublin ontario october 28 1932 to mr and mrs john ruddick and family we would indeed have been remiss if we had allowed you to move from this community of dear old dublin to your new home in weston without assembling to spend a social evening together this is our purpose here tonight both of you mr and mrs ruddick have lived practically all your lives in this community your family will proudly claim dublin as their birthplace through all your years tesiding amofig us you have been worthy citizens and good neighbors and after all are these not attributes of life worthy of attainment we will miss you all in our community but we wish you every success in your new home as a remembrance of the days of your life spent in dublin we ask you to accept this gift from your friends of this district and accompanying it goes the best wishes of everyone for joy and good fortune in weston and the assurance that a welcome will always await you when you come to visit friends in dublin at any time signed on behalf of the commun ity mrs g somerville mrs h sayers j f robertson john d black little doreen ruddick was also the recipient of- a parting gift which was presented by margaret somerville and kathleen robertson following the pre- sentatlon a social time time was spent and later in the evening lunch was served antiquity of dog racing greyhound racing is one of the oldest sports in the world although the pursuit of the electric hare is of course a recent innovation writes a contributor in tit- bits the opening of a new training centre is only repeating what happened ln egypt nearly five thousand years ago on ancient egyptian monuments- there is mention of raising dogs and the grey hounds once known as gazehounds since it hunted not by bcent but by sight has retained its original shape throughout the ages this is borne out by egyptian mural description in britain the greyhound has been known since the time of king canute who by statutes confined its use to the nobility until comparatively modern times only landowners were permitted to keep greyhounds and it was only when the game laws were relaxed that cours ing became open to all canadianmade fertilizers production of fertilizers in canada increased in 1931 by 65 per cent in value compared with 1930 there are now 18 establishments in the dominion engaged in the manufactur of fertilizers with a combined capital of 15365829 accord ing to the canadian government bureau of statistics which has just issued a report on the chemical and allied pro ducts industries for the year 1931 this report states that the fertilizer group of industries had a production valued at 4147315 against 2104573 in 1930 three other groups recorded advances toilet preparations at 5172039 com paring with 4206513 polishes and dressings 1475058 compared to 1341 899 and flavoring extracts 1609501 against 1544092 the chemical industry of canada is divided into 14 main groups of plants arranged in order oft value the groups and their total production in 1931 were as follows the figures being from the pre liminary report focthe yeari paints pig ments and varnishes 19182327 mis cellaneous chemical industries 16927 350 soaps and washing compounds 16- 822000 medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations 15206176 acids alkalies and salts 10767219 toilet preparations 5172 fertili 414731 com- pressed gases 2752558 coal tar distil lation 2576102 inks 2300153 flavor ing extracts 1609501 abheslves 1- 498774 polishes and dressings 1475- 058 wood distillation 70037 the latest statistics for the allied in dustries show the total investment in chemical plants at 161063565 the number cf establishments is 592 gregory theatre friday november 4 double feature bill the gay caballero romantic western starring geo obrien devil on deck adventures on the high seas starring molly oday saturday november 5 jewel robbery witty saucy snappy entertain ment costarring kay francis and wilham powell slim summer- vllle comedy bless the ladles cartoon hiccough the champ fox news use your guest tic kets on saturday night monday november 7 the first year a beautiful adaptation of trie ge play costarring janet gay- aorandgharllefarreh gomedyr tspeed in gay nineties chapter 2 of the mystery tnooper din- nerware night coming rebecca of sunny- brook farm market reports dairy products qaouuana to shippers these are toronto quotations butters- creamery no 1 pasteurized 20 to 00 do seond 19 to 00 above prices for goods delivered tor onto quotations to retail trade better creamery prints no 1 24 to 00 do second 23 to 00 churning cream f ob country points special j 00 to 21 no 1 00 to 20 no 2 00 to 17 poultry and eggs quotations to country shippers deliv ered eggs fresh extras 34 to 35 do firsts 29 to 30 do seconds 18 to 19 quotations to retail trade carton fresh extras 40 to 00 fresh extras loose 38 to 00 do firsts loose 33 to 00 do seconds 22 to 00 quotations to shippers poultry alive dressed spring chickens over 4 lbs each 14 to 20 over 3 lbs each 11 to 17 others 9 to 15 hens over 5 lbs 11 to 14 do 4 to 5 lbs 10 to 13 do 3 to 4 lbs 9 to 11 spring ducklings over 5 lbs each 10 to 00 over 4 to 5 lbs each 8 to 00 colored ducks 2 cents less quotations above indicate the general market range in value to eggs and poultry on delivery basis dressed meats wholesale dealers in dressed meats quote the following prices to the beef forequarters 700 to 800 carcasses choice 1000 to 1100 do medium j 950 to 1000 calves choice veal 1000 to 1200 heavy hogs cwt 450 to 500 light hogs cwt tx 700 tb 750 abattoir hogs 800 to 850 lambs cwt 800 to 1000 mutton 4u0to 700 bides and wool toronto dealers in hide and wool quoting the following prices to shippers city hides green 3c bulls and brands lmc country hides green 2c do cur ed 2c calf green 3c country calf cured 4 vc cltyveal kip 3c country veal kip 2c do cured 4 country grasser kip lc horse hides no 1 130 no 2 100 tallowi solid barrels no 1 lc to 2c cakes 2c pound bay and straw no 2 timothy in baled ton 1000 to 1050 no 3 timothy new crop 800 to 900 straw wheat 600 to 0000 do oats 600 to 0000 all straw must be good length potatoes ontario new 50c to 55c 90 lbs prices on car lot delivered on track and via truck respectively toronto grain quotations grain dealers on the toronto board of trade are making the following quota tions cif bay ports no 1 northern 49 c no 2 northern 48 he ontario grain approximate prices track shipping point wheat 40c to 42c icats 20c t 22c barley 38c to 4lc rye slats diary by boss parqublar 30c to 32c buckwheat 30c to 32c wholesale fruit prices fruit on sale at toronto wholesale houses are quoted as follows apples bushel 7i to 150 do b c mcintosh box 200 to 250 grapes 6 quarts 10 to 15 pears 11 quarts 25 to 35 current live stock prices steers up to 1050 lbs good and choice 375 450 medium 325 375 common 200 300 steers over 1050 lbs good and choice 400 450 medium 350 400 common 275 325 heifers good and choice 375 425 medium 325 375 common 200 300 fed calves friday ant emmy was reading in the noose paper that a pedestrane gets hit by a otto in new york evry 12 hors ant emmy sed if be had enny seats a tall he wood move to sum quite place in the rooral dlstrlcks saterday pa told ma to by a cupple tubes today when she was down town him f and me was a go ing out in the country- tomorro to gether wall nuts and tonite when he was lok- ing threw his car to see was evry thing there for the trip why he found 2 radio tubes witch ma had boughten and put in the car sunday well they got a good oak on ray tait witch is the plummer witch lives acrost the crick he went over to jackson county to get marryed on he sly and when he got to the preacheis house why he found out he had fergot to bring his girl a long with him munday tonite wile we was at the supper table mr gage the banker called up pa and told him the peace he rote in the noose paper was very very fine when pa hung up he sed he wlsht mr gage wood say that about sum of the checks he rites a cashionally ensday well they finely cot ike philbottom witch is the biggest boot legger in town today he has ben getting by for the pass ten yrs but got cot for spitting up on thei side walk and they have got him locked up in jale for spitting upon the sidewalk pa says mebby they will put a nother charge agenst him becuz sum fokes says he parked clost to a fire plug last sunday afternoon from november to may citizens of this community have to burn fuel as fuel merchants we strive to provide heat units at reasonable cost by selling for cash we are able to do business with less margin between cost price and delivered price by selling for oash before we place it hi your bin we are only asking what the postal system asks when theyt- demand that you place a postage stamp on ycur letter before they undertake to deliver it or the railway or bus who demand that you pay transportation charges in advance the successful merchandisers of the day are the chain stores who sell for cash and at a small margin as we want to be classed as successful merchant we are applying this principle to our business cash prices for fuel per ton nut size 1400 stove si2e 1425 pea size 1100 nut size 1050 range see 1000 pocahontas 1000 r i j b mackenzie son william roszell manager phone 48 evan jones delivery per ton per ton 725 375 740 385 575 300 550 300 525 275 525 a 215 thirsday pa let a nother bone head add run in the paper today and mebby he wont half bo wlrk no more if the boss sees it in mr flitches add it was sapposed to be sined the pure food grocery and pa let it go threw the paper the poor food grocery special thursday friday saturday monday i tuesday 10 lb granulated sugar for malted mttk 1 tin for quaker corn flakes packets for oxydol 1 large packet for castile soap bars for 8 3 peas tins for turrist cake 1 lb for 52c 8c 23c 22c 25c 25c 15c vitone 1 small tin for sliced corned beef 1 lb for rinso 1 large packet for 2 choice lard lbs for st charles milk 1 large tin for choice rice lbs for 4 string brooms 1 for 26c 16c 22c 24c 10c 25c 24c 2 lbs valencia raisins very choice for 23c nelson go mill street acton phone 37 madame housewife 4 you read the re 750 650 more k now the thrill of passing every car on the hill of instant response to the slightest pressure on your accelerator of sure safe powerwhen power is needed get a thorough tuning up at alex bruhtbns garage expert repairs to all makes of cars good and choice 700 medium 550 cows good 250 medium 223 common 175 canners and cutters 100 bulls good 200 common 150 stacker and feeder steers good 325 common 175 milkers and springers 2000 veal calves good and choice 550 common and medium 300 grassers 200 hogs ff car basis selects 100 prem bacons 400 butchers 100 dls heavies 250 dls lights and feeders t100 dis sows 200 lambs no quotations light sheep good j t 200 heavies 150 culls 100 275 250 200 150 250 175 350 300 4500 600 525 250 250 200 taught too late cipes in this paper the news of interest to women in the free pjjess each week is by no means confined to any one page as a matter of fact these items of interest to worrien are scattered throughout the whole paper each week however the free press has two regular features which every jvoman should read one is the recipes and the i other chronicles of ginger farm written for the free press by mrs gwendoline p clarke a farmers wjfe who knows all the practical things about farming and writes most interestingly each week as only one who understands can in addltlont womens activities parti cularly in this district and country but also those of note anywhere in the dominion or the world are bold about especially do we endeavor to cover thoroughly the news events of our own particular district the newsy gossipy friendly little items about what our friends your friends and their friends are doing in the societies in the homes in the churches in public positions of trust in sport industrially academibally and socially the store news ahonld be of particular moment to you madame housewife the stores in acton offer real service goods are displayed for the seasons in the seasons newest creations before the season opens giving you opportunity to select and be ready in plenty of time and the first place the goods are dis played is in the free press columns with illustrations and full descriptions and prices you can save dollars by shopping through the free press first and jotting down your items and prices petty troubles make a fine showing until real trouble makes its appearance a girl who had been grumbling and complaining that everything was wrong was made an orphan overnight when her mother was instantly killed in an automobile accident her father sus taining such serious injuries that he died next day the girl then wrote a friend i have been trying to think why i was so unhappy last month and the month before that but i cant- seem to 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