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i v 4j v- page eight the acton free press tiiuusday beqembeit 3rd 1943 nttfeea el butka msrrlttm u ih latutad la tfcb uiuau wluutfit la umurllu motlma tm w4 toe addltlwial it poetry i iwka etas par ua4 born reid at st josephs hospital guelph on wednesday november 2sth 1m3 to mr am mrs mervln raid acton nee dorti mcmullen the gift ol a daughter brenda louise maskikd neidtdarby on saturday no vember 38th 1042 at the united church acton by rev a w for bury muriel evelyn younges daughter of mr and mr robert darby acton to pte telford george ileldt ion of mrs and the late george reldt of toronto dud v wiluams at the general hospital toronto on tuesday december 1st 1942 heber wesley eon of the late wm williams formerly of acton t allacclamalion reeve and council returned in acton continued from page one retirement repairs hatlheen male at the arena ai material waa avail able and could be completed when weather permitted school expendi ture had been higher and yet council had carried on with a lower rate he expressed appreciation of the oppor tunity of giving him an opportunity to be reeve again thli year councillor a mason chairman of the finance committee thanked the citizens for continued confidence in having him in municipal office for bver fifteen yean the paat year had been one of hli happleat in coun ell work and he appreciated the ef ficient and frank leadership given by mcdonald all the council business had been conducted at the council table and not on the street mr mason waa proud of the finan cial abatement so well covered by reeve mcdonalds explanations tho balance the part two years was n change from the usual owrdraft councillor mnson said the council under reeve mcdonald had ionc whnt no other council in twenty years had tnckled they had found that the responsibility for the maria street bridge belonged to the rail way co talked of agreements had never existed the party who asked for the bridge was the c n r or whnt was then tho g t r in the interests of acton and the ratepayers the present reeve and council should be returned to sec that the work started was completed the case mny go before the board 1043 auto plates will not go on of transport commissioners and a lot sale until march youll get your of money can be spent in legal costs so this is december three weeks from tomorrow christmas avoid travel inconveniences do your christmas shopping in acton acton stores are open wednes day afternoons from now until christ mas well it was a nice fall anyway evcnlf the plunge to winter was a bit rdbusl go right ahead for christmas now municipal elections wont inter fere this yenr new ration book then too the overseas parcels are away but dont forget that local christmas mall needs early attention too many ftss pstss subscriptions lcomc due this month please check your label now to avoid uninterrupt ed service if you want to have a gift that pleases send tire fsss pstss for a yenr to those awny from home iv a gift fiftytwo times a year pilot officer lloyd h kcnncyof the rcaf has successfully passed his examinations at trenton and is now stationed at victoria b c uttw iox iui no 1 thornlm out dnr fin paitsa over two mo nt hi hav gone since 1 came home from camp and fire ron cl tie our waion was ihovter thli year due chiefly to curtailed expenditure our dept waa only al lotted to much and unlets lire haxard absolutely demanded that we bo kept on a fire we v were laid off to curb expenses as continued to mention in tatters during the summer the drought continued all fall rimd still prevails in sple of there bring thousands of acres of tlmbtffed country ex tremely inflamable sufficient mois ture came to keep the surface damp and great care was exercised and no fires broke out any place in this whole section of temlskamtng the drought hasnt seemed to affect crop production to the same extent as the water levels wells gradually ijjiplped with oe stored in a goollnnd crenled n condition generally root hbuse for winter jm and the hnrd jo cox with urphi for sale hunters have been particularly suc cessful this year there seems to have been an abundance of doer hear moose and small game -t- we liadnt tlmtv to go far enough for tlte larger variety but have had lot of partridge and rabbit the boys go about once a week for a few hours and are always successful get ting enough for a good stew roast borne war work is lmlng carried on nt tho milieu who lintl shop ojiikitln- rhlno facilities to undertake it and this helps keep tho men who were fortunate enough to be employed in steady work llumhe mining proper is at a minimum evelyns husband is one of these fortunate employees nt macassn as first i voile r fireman the road to ktskland from our jiome is all paveiaent except 46 or pot pie or two we enjoy the mllesothe tripthere and back was chant ttf diet and they have tome n p on unt quickly made sport too th balance of the fall has been used preparing for winter getting the garden prepared ami plowed wood hauled home from the bush by truck then cut with sawing wilfred during the summer wo had so many fish that no one about this home cares much about it the ed itors son can vouch that fish were plentiful while he was with ua and took pictures to prove it up to the present time i have not had the privilege of seeing pictures david took maybe this reference will jog his memory and promise right after the harvesting was tin- uhed and before we started atuie well i was privileged and able to went dry crocks and streams lowered have a few holidays and took trips which in turn affected both rivers i to places i had never visited the and lakes hundreds of people all first in to gowgandn a distance of over the country hnve had to draw nlwut 60 miles from home the road sydney nsw cp in ono of water from lakes rivers and artesian surface is good and hard but oh my 7 71 wells nhere available for distances uh a crooked winding r ln of as niuch as 10 to 12 miles we wen through solid bunh for 38 miles up obliged to haul 2s miles j ml und curves near w i cloth our location is a very fnxofcd one k j d across mrnm and game r j cort the least shower of rain would cause kinda plentiful it interferes with traffic occasionally machine into stove length thinks now with the stone experience he has he can use stone for some walls we want to build so he is now planning on getting more quarried to haul when anow cornea now once again i must conclude or space wont permit for printing cordlnlly younc r w johnson rradv for iiarikarit sydney harbor was a razorlike 27 inch blnde sword in a metal scabbard no christmas cards available this year at the free press contrnr to usual custom tms firs passu this enr hns not stocked any christmas grcotfrtr cards we do ap preciate the splendid patronage that uns accorded this department for many years and in nil probability af ter the war we will again give apec- l a to t part of the print ing department in the meantime wo suggest that post office and banks tiuvtf some very fine christmas greet ings in connection with war savings stamps and certificates you may find something ery appropriate for this war year in these dlsplas once again we say thank you to those we had the privilege of serving in other cars wo are sorr to break our er pleasant relationship in supplying you cards get soybean seed without anv delav reeve mcdonald was the logical man to see this matter through with the council elected stated mr mason councillor j fdavlson was not present councillor w j o oakem thanked the council chief harrop and all the officers for the cooperation given him on the streets and walks ap proximately 4ot yards of sidewalk had been laid and 650 feet of drainage z to yards of gravel and 10 tons of calcium had been put on the roads and the roads graded five different times he had enjoyed work in coun cil the past cnr councillor chat klrkness said he was one of the newest members of council but had enjoyed his ear in council wi men of experience if chosen for next ear h council he would do his best to fulfill his duties chalrmon m smon of the public- imiitits commission gave n line re port of the comntsslon s work power lond had increased from 1500 to 1620 horsepower the past gears revenue was 543 000 compared with 39 000 the er previous 1000 had been used to purchase victory bonds there was n total of 644 consumers on the hydro lists chairman symon snld the water works department was in good con- dltton a pump that had not been in use for tw enty ears had been re paired und put in sendee and was working 22 lours n day now rfor vices had been installed where er- m i usable the gross revenue front the waterworks hod been 7553 thl vear in comparison with 6 847 last vear ue thanked the officers and fellow commissioners for the tine sup port given him during the enr commissioner hansen also expres sed appreciation of the faithful and efficient cervices of tho staff the some to filter through a gravvl de posit and the rock with which the well is cribbed and we would have a supply for a few days again this occurred a number of times even the oldest settlers can never remem ber a drought lasting so long with wells and springs dry thnt had never dried up before and kept looking for fall rains to commence but these hnve never come and now dozens are faced with a job of drawing water for home and stock all winter we- talked and thought about this very situation shortly after i came home war conditions made it necessary to change our system of production and it was on this road the cdc an nouncer told about the moose attack ing the car andy clark also men tioned it in one of his broadcasts i know both men mentioned also know the road now it is certainly one of tcenlc beauty i enjoyed my visit too in gowganda with friends who lived there during the summer and were employed by forestry wc visited the headquarters tower and had two or three jaunts around the different roads through tyrcll obrien mine etc but right now gowgnrtda district is almost forgotten due to war conditions and a great many cmrity to dog fareham england cp at wo man who allegedly kept a dog tied to a 12inch chain was fined the equiva lent of 90 at this hampshire town and disqualified from keeping n dog for life we had oil the cultivated ground places vacant the owners some- seeded to grass except garden and place rise in a more essentinl war ln- root ground so we decided to sacrl- j dustry the only industry in thnt ice fall plowing for this year and whole territory now is pollocks saw take advantage or drought comtitl mill and lumber camps located nt ions to try and get a good well we mozlnr bn 13 miles farther west before th countries in the ssoutk pacific w ere ot cupied b the jap anese thom countries were among the principal fcnnrces of supplj of veg etable oil for canada as lonn as the war lusts vegetable oil supplies for the dominion will have to be lar 1 maintained h the produition or oil htnring tiops sut h as sovcans in 1942 sovtuans win sownao ntarlv so 000 a res in nnada an im re s of between 200 and 300 pr cent over pr ceding ears an even greater ntrtage will be required ih 194t tin re wouul have been even more so beans sown in im j yaxilure im en more seed of the tuilv maturing var wins vns di i 1 m sieve nson dominion krostologlst c ntral r ptrtmtntttl arm ottawa lhee v aru it s at o pagoda kahhot t sov n nd miitulum i rowir had heard lots about witching for water and to be truthful wc were all a bit skeptical but decided it was worth n try so wilfred wife and i each took a crotch we had three kinds wnterwillow wild cherry and hazelnut we trampped back an 1 fourth over ground where we felt we wanted a permanent well to he but the sticks never budged we then and sawing and hauling lumber by trucks to elk lake and loaded there in box cars for shipment all for war orders i mj second trip win nwny up through charlton tillage now onl a farming district and rnpidlv being no gh i ted also through what is more essential industry i took wife and hlrhv on ths trip nnd u took the hhaea for i oihm- comfortable and rossnnsmy prltml maa b d rachlin acton royal j falace gueutrs leading theatres today ut hatihtday seven days leave lucille bill victor mature r monday to wkdnkflday the flyingfortress villi richard greene carla lehman fresh meats cooked meats and fish sorry we cant always rive you just the particular cu you may want but you enn always be assured our counters show the best the market affords its remarkable too the variety that is stillobtninoblc to vary the meals dont forget oar special iccbnxoffcrs an as sortment of fish at all times kept under idcatcondinons quality meats and fish always at lovell bros phone 178 meat market acton ontario came ajpund near where we knew outboard motor alone nnd drove nwa water was and down went wires and hack through all new countrj to long wilfreds stick mine was stationa ijike borrowed n hont there nnd took guess m skepticism was too pro- n n trip up the lnkt 8 er ill milts nounced i gave up but continued toj ihnuliful fall snner watch theirs carefullj the contin ued tramping around until llnnllv locating a spot where both willow nnd cherrj vv ould turn rlrhrtlow n and neither could prevent it altho still somewhat skeptical we were obliged to see this peculiarity before our eves and knowing our need for a water supplv we flnoll decided to start and dig there got material hunted up and built a derrick with a swing arm used hayfork for rope and pullies cut an iron barrel in two nnd had the blacksmith iron it nnd put a handle on it and wilfred did all the digging nnd errtptvlng nnd 1 drove the borsle back nnd forth to elevate him nnd the earth and lower back into the hole after getting a tremendous hole openes round eight feet in diameter i h h nv t s w ere manv olnred at thnt time and still on the trees nnil we nil enjoed the trip immcnsel anil had dinner and n visit with one of mv tower mates whose home we v isited his big job after coming home from camp was building a new peeled and hewed log house the walls were over half up with window and door frames installed a son i nnd soninlaw were helping nnd such perfect ne work would be hard to and dovetailed corners nnd every i corner a perfect tit i he locntion too was almost perfect built right on thtf lake shore fnclng west its only dis- advantage was its distance from t wn railroad nnd sthool with hmr roads hut thev secrmd contented having lhe lake for transportation during the ojkn season with two sizes of motors i people he was willing to continue and do lils best rruitttc t a dills of tin hoaid also spoki hrieflv i ould ih no promise of ixmiiu nt lhe st hool this iar in present irt imstance s hut th was niw in cnx repair whith would old- not rttiuiri atiitttion igain for soun i miitutiun t rowrs who turn want sjisjljjf tlies earlv maturing messis 1 h chalmers 1 en mi varittles should make pi ins to do so hon eld pouj s piwkins ml mas at oint utts lr stivisnn 1 lu v leisuid it- iuitlmr ill nommateml stuuild ipph to t in nt arest pomln- for off u w ri not pre s nt 1 h liyi v p time nt el y irirt en m iiieu or meeting aitjoiiintet sliortlv ifter nine to the plstrut office ef th peunlnioii clth k plant proehuts puisum or to the iollowini the nominations tin fo pisttiet n iiltural he pre sentntiv lowing hive eiinlitlxt for offirv an i and about nine feet deep we bad to increased revenue from he commls- 1 nake plans for crivxhing and decided and plentv of boats and always ar sion was all a help to the rati paver on rock so went to an outcrop range to irtive sufficient supplies on crmlrni v b rttmlevof ttvoj and nnnrried n hauled a big pile to hand school board said the incrensed am- hnve on hand then continued digging i hnf whol counttv i siiil li hs ount n cvssnrv fer theschool was j we worked fnitbfull 16 das trying primitive rumi si ite est tr le partlv due to the shortnge of teacher- the witth each dnv whlih kejt work- mtnmona clt a inu mil has l e due nnd consequent higher salaries nnd ing faster and faster but still no nm t pablished bv pioneers the repnliing nnd painting thnt- were water till tlnnllv on the morning of p f r iniitncss and living ill neeevsarv nt the school he told of the isth h a hole we had left the a i an n nn punti mw tnih t installed and other repairs night before was full of watei hie t n tlt j i i mail there were gewd memlxrs tin fnst liver thnt morning ve ran into j not 4 v 4 t tel pi lie the board nnd all had been willing vvns a gravel laver and for the net n without meat but folk ilk at all times to mint whenever re thne feet it b iim pure gravel ftndi i t slnughtei wnntonp i qulresl if it was the desire of the water was starting to run in and the it ns n de i nnd prestivt it ill lhe vai le ties piuoda and kabbott an in jrown siuiessfulk m pirl of the miiitinn vrviniv outhiin manltebi soiittuvn ahniti imt the ciestln r gum of butish t elurnbtn flokkov anil mnndirtn are h st siuted to central nnd r astern ont eru and soulhwesrte rn que bei at present there s n fiseel price for the 1mj sob an e rop of t 1 pe r buthel fob 1 onmto lrkkt fifth x1umns will in the eteetel h keem ceut li oftuiis ror wn m lani ltlml m mcponnld mnson i p n ison in t clnrl 1 k ness nehpol b ard b ruml v www i m m u publle i tihtie s commivsioh mm arthur iam tnk damtif i kfps rngland ycv mca stockhoi m wcp uevliton of tea ear appnrentlv got the better or swisluh armv regulations through this argument a t divs ifter the vehlch undependable defence person- tea car colluvd with the tank armt nell la rendered harmless has been authorities rectlveei a cheou fur tlv wnil commencing to enve in the grnvel clnv remain el hard ami llrm sthool we w ate heel enre fullv nnd me asured iheie h w iter and were llnnlh convinced d eosts we d gone tie e p notion then 2f fm t lew of stnrteel the i ribbing with roe k st ho1 neither of us had env esperiiiui is stone iu inins but neitssitv is the mot he r of invention o we wt nt riglit it if anei nil who lii looke el it tho job sim i marvel mimetvhit it our jirmmcin e we win i whole tin nth e i inr hour in 1 we re uil 1 imi rd with j mil ill showers 1111 i tve t e t 11 i itete i with fi e f i lht ft e t elf w ite f til it h is r se n fumi the lotteuii wi hi sin jut i tauiti top en tnd institled jump in i tn sitisfie i with our effttrt other in still h iuiuik mid now the itithini i- fri en with eerv tndnn tu n of winter setting in son felk ttl klle w ot totleiltions in the ell 11 j ine pistrut i winttr prevnk tliei new i ikes and ners ell tui en over ull it ollt seell in ties f new suffuttnt forti ni shiuhlng h iirl woti e t but w li iv e n v sntw but ire null s south of there t was home in time to 1 elp hardest a l untiul crop of nnrlj evr al 1 eif vgetihle for some inrs now through seeel selection nnd enrlv plnnting we have grown oi n cu- cu1nbers tomntoes etc suecevsfullv ml o olkes i krk for use i did a little huntin u i dnv nnd get two nice pirtridg and we hnd t jhit pie a few da s liter the third trip was a hohdnv end tup f am of us to kuklintl i akt there is not hint pirtuularlv new thirj but we visiud fxelxn and th fnniilv in i i ilhnn whti tioth make tllell h ulles ie le ailil e njo e 1 din nr lojethei lilliin ttuild not le with us fei eluine i 1 ut i mil aft i kihn- f mill itu r ist e it ni r t tl te t tee 111 ell ftfli with it birlh tf i m ml tm ju we k mg ih li s lis ii 1 i- mdnii i te kl ml l n iw ei ti 1 her u w s quite pi iul tel hav nmst i wit t s tnst m h i ib in 1 v iil i willi im for nil 1 m i ielts it r e i bush i i us nimi w ill n il l vir a i i k i n niinin t i ns t the li k i hi t i h iv e is mi ilk ill mg tl nuit eif work rs lit s to moie e ss n an 1 othe r war ip announced by gen olaf thorhell chief of swedetgarmed force t idt fi mi from the- k im i tinl me t it m1ne dustnes peiens nnd dozens of honv and a attmints empt some whole apartment build ngs wtuiout a te n and4d this vear again most of 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