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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 26, 1937, p. 3

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2sl l the acton free press tect medal score 4m htttthstt mm mr fltaveni and went away wtji a troubled hurt dal walkm home through the warm uty miuhlno aehmtd tho aqueal of tive bailde him but did not t up dftto he heard a ta wuitu udl mftarncd tottoe tioiua oarwrtuhtr hjphijl not men her to apeak with line the aumhier jfcfott ojuub wohtom retted hi putter behind hi ball a expeetant hueh eame over the callery as the tall crupfooking jwifitt men lined up hie putt the grata of the beaver- ton municipal oourse were very tricky and the eighteenth ho no excep tion the up lay on an irregular mound and two elmtlar tnoundtlay be tween cup and ball uorton opponent doctor shnmone had laid hie ball bare foot from the tele on his approach putt to win the medal soorq morton had to gink this shot his putter swung baek in a cnoooi aro jt ame forward struck the ball neatly and the blade followed the jphere as it started on its perilous journey it waaved over the slopes of the two minia ture hills it straightened and travel- led directly for the cup its speed de- ereaslnff it appear to hang motion less on the rim of the ho and then alter tfiat6roatwtsi pause dropped witn a satisfactory plop t guess thats canning them cried dale morton jubilantly that let a me out with a seventy and i don t think anyone is going to beat that he walk ed to tho cupj picked up his ball find made for a break in the gallery he did not wait for his opponentto hole oufti- ahoit putt nor did he see the reereo gase after him with a perplexed expres sion dale morton was heading for the club house a seventy 1 that coon coupled with his three previous round would put him in the lead he woe net now to go to seattle to represent the beaverton municipal course in the northwest hihllo links championship as the low tvnrer he would he argued to hlmseir no doubt captain the team back on the green doctor simmons a man of thirty sank his putt and smiled genially at the referee a rather ego tistical young man dale morton he suggmted ah yes replied the referee his forehead was tinged with red and there was an angry glint in his eyes he took out his pencil and wrote a very definite se cc the soorecard headed dale morton at the porch or the clubhouse dole encountered cecilia cartwrlght in golf- i tog costume she held out her hand congratulation dale i hear you took the medal play he grinned at her sure he said i heartily 1 told you i was set for it i you wait until i get to seattle ril enow them some stuff he turned and beckoned to a passing- caddy hey son he said brustfuely authority ailing jus tones run in and get ua a couple of lemonades but rm going j never mind you run and get the i lemonades the boy grumbling com piled dale turned bock to the girl just too late to see a frown that had wjme and gone upon her face i didn t want tttomoimde dale she protested besides the boy was running an errand or mr davidson whatj a mere secretary on a day like this answered dale with a confident laugh this- is my day un t it perhaps she replied slowly yjh n pretty confident of yourself ami t you just simply bubbling over tu ouur ed her she smiled fleetlnl i hear ou hod a utue trouble on tox twelfth hok she said quietly a slow coat of red covered hli features the mrmorlen of hla difficultly uun were not pleasant stymied by a tret t w o l eba hd- trtet adherence to the ruler and spirit of golf rank equally with wellplayed strokes dale morton by numerous exhibitions of bod temper his soom of thtf rules and his utter tack of golf etiquette lost his chance bis walking from the green on theelghteentn bole before his oppon ent hadjioled out was but one example of the young mans bad manners therefore the committee who feels that the team should do honor to tho club decided that the best interests of the club would bo served by eliminating morton until such tune as his deport- prqent on tho course is on a par with his medal play a little later breakfastless because food was impossible this morning he made jusway toward the offices of the stevens pipe si tank co here he was junior salesman with of course the least lucrative territory through the office was ft nipinr that misrd tiw ire he had given vent to hla temper by a few fiery words and following the words ho threw hla nuuhie tu far as he could well anyway i came in low he defended himself ah yes agreed orclua well i must run father is waiting i say cede but the caddie appeared with the lemon ades and thrust them into dales hands you mean the lemonades cecilia said sweetly after coming out medal- 1st you ought to be uble to us both of them he stared after her disappearing nure for a moment as- ho turned he aiwruy dashed both glasses tu the ground lund d the boy a quarter and strode irrit ably into the lockers to the a iniimiii- ment of chuckles from the assembugo onlhc cjubporl at the thud of the morning parxr on the potvh the following morning dale morton leaped from his bed wmw the paper and turned tmmediatcl to the sport section his eyes plckrt up the headline selections for oolf tm pi made a shocked look crossed til eti- ftires ills mouth dropped open invouu- taruy his name was not amon i the chosen four l although dale morton the article had read was the low scorer he was not included in the team for reasons obvious to those who gaikrted the young esjasman in hie tour rounds according to the tradition of the dub a low score what valuable wag only to be part of tho rating daportmeot and cole morton was the next man to gpj up tho old man st jilmsclf had his eye on dale when stevens took fin interest in a young follow around the plant it generally evolved to that person s good f dale was a good salesman his inter est in his work his gcnallty made some types of sales extremely easy for him ho sat down at his desk sorting out his prospect list planning the day s work he avoided the oyes of his fel lows who he know would have read that ominous report a stout shadow darkened bis desk he looked up and nodded it was stevens himself ah morton he said slowly l was er sorry to hear that you failed to make the beaverton team he passed on and dale felt himself redden mr stevens had been one of the original directors of the club and tho short sen tence contained volumes of meaning to dale it was arebuke coming from the old mart himself it was like a stiff body blow that ends it dale told himself angrily til never play golf in this town again a sullen resistance grew within him the evanescent sparkle of the better portion of his personality vanished from him doje was a disgruntled embitter ed young jnan when he threw his empty order book on the desk that evening ho called cecilia cartwrlght im sorry dole she said rm engaged tomorrow evening he insisted im afraid 111 be busy then too dale r he hung up a choke in his throat he was forced to swallow the bitter pill of his own creating the months passed autumn greu into winter winter gave place to spring dale morton passed the days in a defiant mood dust gathered on his golf clubs in the closet where he had thrown them on that fateful day he had koot solemnly to his vow to novcr play agiin more hurtful u himself however ft a- the xact that he was still junior iak man a series of promotions nt th plant had been effected but dale hill occupied the desk that had tui first assumed to hhu toward tlu tnd of m it u ls an nounced that thu pubhc unjcs rouu would pt hud uffath thto- tin t the would bt in the nklddlt of july mr stocrui ugnln ptiuatd u dale morton s desk wlig u try iu iln fo ttu north wmt public links mortuut i dun think ao sir wh n nv 1 i b l i dale are you going in for the try- out he flushed afttef what they said last year do you thlnj rm an idiot yta she snapped her bright eyes sparkling with anger you are an idiot a vain egotistical idiot they want you need you for the mam but what they sold was true you were that way and you deserved it a fellow with i keen head on him with a backbone would have studied that coll down and made good on it vou didnt youve sulks ever since but he faltered i think youre a quitter she trent i if youwere tr fellow i thought you were once ypud go out and show them the gears oloshed and ner car sped away thoughtfully slowly dab went dh that evening he sat n his room staring at the wall for a long time he slept little that night yet in the early morning he was out in the yard making practice shots with his clubs tho elimination round of the tryouts ended dale morton had just slipped through his long layoff had allowed his gome to suffer but he faced the coming rchlrrounds with a brave twarv people loft him alone he knew an they knew that this was his acid test this was a different dale morton who sought with quiet skill to circle the difficult elghteenholo course with the least possible strokes his manner was none the less genlsj par golf was his game and he was happ when ho played it his controlled cheer fulness won him the admiration of his opponents and the friendship of the referees to tho surprise of those who knew him dale morton was asking advice of his coddle wheuhe got into a tight fix the caddy appreciated that confidence dale fought quietly hut his whole heart and soul were in it often his whole spirit revolted he wanted to throw his clubs to rant and rave and cast the blame upon the shoulders or hli coddles f he fought those feelings back kept them subdued under bis calm smiling demeanor oradually those ruinous moments came farther and farther apart by- the last day of the tournament they had vanished altogether the last day saw six players lighting for the first four positions dales game though not at its best had improved vastly in the crucible of tournament play by the haaards of the draw dole was to play again with doctor simmons again one of the low six the older players keen eyes judged dale he had not seen the young man a play during the first gruelling days of the tournament dale held out his hand in good form doc he asked voir and you none too gootl but 111 do my best dole did his best he fought as hard as he possibly could to beat the doctors score and to bring his own down this time he fought within the rules with perfect regard for the rights of his op ponent the treebordered twelfth scene of many of his previous disasters ran true to form for dale this time jte hooked hls drlvt into the trees found himself in ii n awkward spot and took two get ling batk to the frwily on tht four pur halt ik ilnlshtd v ith an eight thut wus lnouffh to destroy hla gumt but lie forgot it und went on cnlml on tin eighteenth he hud uuuthcr ion putt lit shot careful the bull ran to tin cup rimimd it htsimted and atnetl out dult u hiked up und nipped it in such an unluckj shot would huvi nuitlt him explode a ear btfort tht doclpr h ld out two sltokts lotttr than dole dul htld out hut hand irfirry ou nitsatd tht doctor said its art- xets giving him the opportunity to write that unhappy floeident off the books tho two players and the referee walk- 1 all rutht he agreed ill find you -toss- tag rub of the green doctor fgo over and aoo how we stand rtglit lalc ansa t red smil ed towardhe big board whlchhad erected at the first tee marking each players progress a stout man joined them dale turnedio flpd mr stevens smiling at him the last player had reported by the tunp tile th romhm the boflffl t committee stood in front of it talking the referee who hjd scored dales and the doctors play marked their figures on the board dale was in fifth place well morton the chairman of- the board sold were allowed to vmd five players this year but we have only money for four and i truro score has to count this year before dale could answer he heard the brisk voice of his employer 111 be glad to provide mortons expenses san ders a surge of happiness went through dale thanks rose to his lips but mr s was pushing him through the crowd um hand beneath dales arm vou better get all the fun you con out of that tournament young man because when you get back youre g ilng out on the coast territory that but do you think 111 be able to handle ltmr stevens hughl grunted stevens youtac- kled a pretty tough job getting hold of yourself morton you settled that plainly and so i don t think you u have any trouble mastering the coast on the steps fine ii in cartwrlght wall ed srje smiled up at him and held nut her hand oooojsotcucr she sold and am i forgiven tairglven exclaimed dale i don t know how 1 11 ever repay you right now at any rate she laughed you can start ahjhtttug cold lemon ade the unhappy incident of the year be faro flashed into his mind cecilia was shady spot on the porch get them myself twenty years ago prom the issue of the free press t a 1m dont treat your stockings carelessly put them on carefully and toe sure that feet and leg seams arc straight tht slightest twlst will alter the position of reinforced spuclngs and wrinkle always rub into holes i never- fasten suspenders below the re inforced hems wash with lukcwaici lather and squeeze out gently theyll ladder if they are wrung dont use any kind of artificial heat for drying hang stockings by the toes in an airy place to dry and dont fold away damp the dairymen here announce that the price of milk will be increased to ten cents on saturday rev mr melted of pittsburg p occupied the pulpit of knox church the last two sundays with much acceptance pte harold savlu was home on wed nesday to say goodbye to his family and friends he leaves toronto on saturday with thespeclal forestry draft under major beardmore for overseas much sorrow is felt in lfmehouse at the sad news that pus will osborne has paid the supreme sacrifice while in action in france the alton knitting mill was totally destroyed by fire on monday this mill is owned by johnttdedt andwul be rebuilt as soon as possible major beardmore will leave shortly for overseas with the forestry battalion at his last visit here the employees assem bled at the station to show their good will and wish hfm god speed the smith trophy bowling tourna ment was held on the acton green and it was won by erin rinks taking part were brampton georgetown erin and acton sfci albans church provided a hlh class musical treat last wednesday even ing when isolde mengee the eminent english violinist gave a concert lif the town hall paomthhjm canadas favourite tea nine m tasaui tea a payinq combination no merchant ever railed because of the money he spent for advertising but die business history of this country is filled with instances of men who have mode bri successes in business by means of advertising a wellwritten ad vertisement uithe columns of the local newspsjjj is an invitation to every read er of the paper to visit the store and see the merchandise displayed there a wellwritten advertisement attracts at tention interest and creates desire desire once created it is but a step until the purchase is made a weuwrlwri advertisement is the best employee any merchant can put bn his payroll 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