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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 22, 1951, p. 5

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thursday jtobuary 3a usi theilrv cton fbeeeress paob irvx lobmen expect to end league on top julathernatlcally certain of firs ilace spot n the georgetown ind ustrial league m the semlflnoli atari ujhe baxter labs team last mondays 32 win over provincial flinched theft hope of top billing second in the league hi the smith and stono tamm althou bafc- iers is clearly ahead the ftnol sfatiics which baffln march sthwlll tlll be eloe and exciting lobmen scoring nlayers mon day were jack stewart and ben marshall lloyd roblnsortjpoiicd i clean seasons slate with hl first penalty when his high stick n found disfavor with the offlc- talt there wrw nnif a dozen minor penalties during the game three regular player lome wasalea mel jordnn and bob anderson were unable to play due to the flu a- xast friday night baxters rornp- d away with the honor in a same a fa inst georgetown alliance team yinal score was baxters 13 al liance 7 several members of both tenmx were 111 with that rlght- the flu second series of volleyball begins last thursday evening the hit and miss volleyball- league drew the curtains back to open the sec ond of a series ot games to dolcr mint morjof our outstanding vol- leyballers i on the night- play the peanuts ran wild vei ihe -unoripanixed- walmjt tpam and bagged nine points for each member of oieir team by winning all three games by scores of 150 154 and 159 several speakers numerous donations part of lakeside chapters program in the opener the play was very even for the first half but the wal- nuts lost their smoothness before the end to be overcome the second was onesided and the peanuts held the upper hand all the way and the third was the same as the- first tonight thursday the trophies will ibo presented to the top three players of the first series the win ners wore tom nlcol bob bruce and fred euringor red grass assisted in more than 500 disasters both great and small across canada in 1050 the following is the annual re port of the lakeside chapter of looking back over the records of the lakeside chap tori imperial order daughters of tho empire for the year iftw it is with gratitude and pride that we realize what n successful year it has been in every woy p may we ovtend here a hearty thank you to our regent and each member who has generously given jftlmcadd ialentla mnkr mils art last 7 another gentleman who has fceen resting for quite a few years in o cardboard box re served for pictures of our urt identified orphans was brought out this week in hopes that a reader might supply a ieierence for him then cioj- sifled wfth a name and history lie could be filed with others whose background i certain anyone who recognizes this tnan either definitely or only pcrhapsis requested kh leave word at the free press office or else write a short note with the information he must have had a certain importance tn town affairs or else the picture of him would not have appear ed in the free press at all the last picture for which help was asked that of a very serious gentleman with frizzled whiskers was identified by w g- gamble of park ave he thinks that the picture is of joe fyfe who owned a tailor shop across from where bradleys butcher of our leaders will be rewarded iy loyalty earnestness and devot- 4ontothpwoinhheartrfhrr higher pwces members may we never loio sight of that loyalty which inspir es us to say when we bohold our fing behold oijr emblem three crosses on one field throe colon for us to cherish the rod for zeal the white for purity and the blue for love this tij the flag of our 0firtpl re and may our motto hover die one flng one throne oneemp- shop is now this mr fyfe lived in a house on the now empty bcardmorc lot on church st just the foundation remains of this house poem well misj can the bumps as best we to take you where youre going but if we happen to smash ap another car well be phoning and frank and bob pan theres jack loutitt theres ham and albert too those boys can drive the cars you bet or maybe roy will do the roads ore rough the driving slow we w asked to brave the ice and snow so make on appointment we31 do our beat we want you to be- safe and at rest h the cars are warm as toast cat be theres never need to fright and comfort youre assured you sec with prices that are always riijht so if its taxi service you need and you dont want- to be late be sure tocall roys taxi indeed trie number is one two eign roys taxi phone 128 acton month report of the childrens aid do you know already we are starting to pay for tna tawart ba ready when it goes into operation keep the work in acton by hiring local contractors we have- al ready done soma of tha toughest jobs so let us have that easy on of yours wall start any time you say 335 pet foot je mcmullen contractor isa bower ave owing to the icy condition of the roads there was a small at tendance of members at the regu lar society board meeting held in the office at milton on the evening of february 13th mr e d mohon the president presided and the meeting was op ened with repeating the lords pray eh i the accounts- for the month of january 1951 amounting to 1420 88 were passed for payment in cluded in this amount were sa8740 board and 18143 clothing and supplies for children in paid hoarding care the purchase of dictatlncj equipment for use in the society office was discussed the superintendent g f thom- psorv reported on the workshop fr superintendents held in tor onto on january 29 30 and 31 this meeting was attended by 15 superintendents representing soc ieties as far west as fort frances and east as rrvscott and russell by resolution it was decided to dispense with the march meet ins the accounts for the month of february to be passed by the finance committee the following information wa submitted for the month of jan uary child protection cases open at the first of the month 54 new cases- during the month 7 case closed during the montk 0 cases open at the end of the month 52 children involved in new case 21 visits and office interviews 92 children in care at the first af the month 128 children tn care a the end of the month ls4bomr vvts made to children in care 116 two legal adoptions were comp eted through the county cou rt i during the month of january- danish cattle for greece a greek cattle purchasing cofn- mlsarion- in denmark has booght over 800 head of red danish dairy cattle according to a recent foreign trade report l outstanding season in our organ ization t during the past yeatvthe lake side chapter iode has fulfilled its many obligations generously aside from education there were numerous donations from the chapter funds as follows second war memorijil fund canodlnn national institute for the blind commonwealth and empire fund vlllamlnn gordon scholarship british and european relief fund seamans amenities fimd nation al shipping fund provincial workroom fund provincial htfep- resentatlve fund provincial brit ish food pajcel fund film fund save the children fund acton branch canadian legion mary mcculloch memorial fund sal vation army poppy fund ladles auxiliary of thc legion welfare fund in education work the chapter continued its former program of aiding the advancement of educ- atlon this included- donations to thn jaimtr- ufvmtwrkfi memorl al fund bursary acton continuation school neverlate neverabsent awards rings acton continuation school 3 albums for kindergarten class llbratyboaklhalton mus ical festival boy scout fund during the year the chapter hold ten regular meetings with n membership of 81 the roll call av eraged 40 five new members were welcomed into the chapter and two members moved from ac ton wc had the honor of having throughout the chapter year as guest speakers mrs r armstrong who gave an interesting and in- sthjctlve talk on- the peace river district mr rife and mr hansen of boxed wallpaper col presented a very interesting demnstpaton entitled whats now in wallpap er mrs m 3 somers gave a very worthwhile address oh chapter work and how study of the unit ed nations with its similar alms would help in work with the chapter miss c fellows gave a full outline on cosmetics manuf actured by elizabeth arden nnd how to apply them properly mrs wm- gowdy gave a talk on her recent trip to europe miss esther taylor gave a very enlightening talk on her photography misad ventures mr orland robbing principal of acton high school showed films on his recent tour of europe at different meetings through- out the year it was a pleasure to have as our guests the duke of devonshire chapter also miss lynda stewart music teacher for the public school who favore1 the chapter with two vocnl solos and an instrumental elva pear en one of our own members chose as her topic for current events queen marys carpet which was on display at the canadian nation al exhibition and emily wallace gave a talk on the first three terms of the declaration of human rights miss denise coles and mrs helen pickett played instni- mentals at two of our meetings in june the chapter held its annual picnic in acton park and later journeyed to the acton school to tee films on the royal wedding- and bonnie prince charlie in december wc put aside all but the necessary business and en joyed a social evening of cuirt whist and exchange of christmas rifts the sick received flowers and cards or a personal visit and rard and flowers wrre sent to he he aved silver spoons were given each newlyborn babe of chap ter mothers our money making projects for the year were as follows royal birthday tea and baking se cur annual bazaar and the sale of christmas cards which all prov ed very worthwhile on remembrance day the mem bers paraded attended services anj placed a wreath on the cenotaph and flags on the graves of veter ans on june 25th the members also took part in a parade and at tended the service commemorating the raising of acton to the statu- of a town in january- our chapter wis represented at a meeting of all town organizations todlscuss civ il defence a token of appreciation was sent to mr salt fprhls assistance to thr chapter in connection with the certificates for the veverlut neverabsent club lour hope for 151 is thai we may grow in power and strength thj itetn otterbelri secretary business outlook heros the business picture for ftkilfttjc indicated in a special new year survey of the financial past in raw materlalssteel will continue very short due to defense building there may be less lumb for other bulldinc base metals rubber oil etc in fair to good supply in consumer and durable goads like nutomo- biles radios refrigerators textile etc there could be considerable shortages if defense work is stepped up sharply demand and prices for agricultural prwluctn nre expected to be mnlntarted or increased em ployment is expected to continue nt record l 1 buy graded chicks poultrymen advice under a system of grading and inspection the cnnndlnn consumer for years has been assured of get ting the quality he has paid for canadian poultrymen can now do the some by selecting chicks graded and sold under the authority of the livestock and livestock products act officials of the department of agricultures poultrjy production service at ottawa point out that there are special grades for chicks nnd poults produced under the reg ulations of the act nnd consist of breeders euwfletlorui and com mercial classifications under the breeders classification there ore two grades available dir ect from rop breeders the canadian rop pedigreed chicks are wingbanded chicks produced from qualified roj parent stock and are particularly recommended to head hatchery supply flocks canodlnn rop female chicks are also wing banded and are in tended as a source of female re- plncemcnkj for hatchery supply flocks commercial classification offers m choice of three grades and arc available from breeder or commer cial hatcheries these are produced either as purobreds or crossbreds nnd are intended primarily for the commercial production of eggs or meat the highest grade of chicks available in commercial quantities are the cnnndlnn rqp bred chicks which have rop breed ing on both sides of- the family those possessing rop breeding on the sire side only go into canadian rop sired chicks grade the last commercial classification or grade of chicks is termed canadian approved chicks nnd is produced by henlthy parent stock selected on physical basis only birds cannot produce beyond their inherited ability and officials in the department stress the fart that the breeding behind the chicks has an important bearing on fin uncial returns historical facts told hornby ladies the february meeting of hornby wi was held at the home of mrs ken ella president mrs roy wil son presided over the meeting which opened in the usual manner the roll call the house i live in proved quite interesting a number of houses in the district are 100 years old or more a donation was made to the music festival and arrangements made to attend the institute pro ject brighten your home with color to be held early in march mrs merry presided over the program part of the meeting which was devoted to historical research mrs m j brown gave a few ideas about georgetown mrs guy bussel gave mnny interesting fncts about milton and mrs percy mer ry told the early history of oak- vllle and read nn drticle on horn by taken from an early atlas of hnlton county a valentine contest followed and the meeting closed with the nat ional anthem after which lunch was served and a social time en joyed throughout th year and that faith fulness and sacrifice on the part most popular movies biggost uk office successes ir 1050 were the blue lamp brit ish semidocumentary about lon dons metropolitan police disneys treasure island and annie get your gun in that order six of the top films were british and six american they were in addition to the above the happiest days of our life morning departure odette they were not divid ed and the wooden british and fancy father of the bride- sings again and three bick american horse pants jolson came us cheese for it it it a in ngdo people in the united kingdonoi are now assured of getting their present ration of two ounces of cheese a week the minjstry of food having recently bought 50 mlhirmpoimds at a reported price of 15 cents per pound fob nejv york from the united states com modity credit corporation right to vote in canadas fed eral elections is conferred on alf jjriunh subjects 21 yennr of age or older who have resided in can ada- for 12 months prior to polling day announcing the new g s farm stable feed truck i i featuring rubber tires sealed roller bearings a tire to fir your tlabla sll faction juarantead supply mmltad aluminum wheels light draft lor full informilion phono orwrlte to graysnyder ltd phona erin 741 hlluburgh orjt prices cut for of surplus mercfiatndise i we find oor tore if over stocked in tome line in order to clear this merchandise qulcklv we cut some of tha prices in half and soma mora than half bargains ilka thasa are not offared a savings wmk- com pallanrs mday tsaljrday andshare7rth ladies suits ladies 2piace suit these suits are tailored from wool worsteds wool tweeds and twills when you see these suits youll admit that you cant make the jacket alone for the price of 995 995 mens overcoats made in sizes 36 ro 44 reg 28 50 to 3500 priced to clear each 1995 boys tweed coats sizes 28 to 34 reg 1295 to 1495 priced to clear each 895 boys parkas sizes30 to 36 reg 1050 each priced to clear 75 dresses to be sold at only 100 each these are not houso dros- ses and are mado- of crepe we are not going to teir you the regular price ji thgso dresses as you maythink wo are exag gerating come in i see for yourself how much a dollar will buy for you this week at pallants ladies skirts sizes 1 2 to 20 made of wool and gabardine mater ials many colors and styles to choose from reg 495 to 595 priced to clear each 395 ladies hats 36 ladies straw and felt hats reg sold af 298 to 395 priced to clear each 99c 50 misses and ladies dresses made of crepe jerseys and faille material reg price 950 to 1295 just the kind of a dress you would- be proud to wear anyplace anytime size 12 to 20 and 38 to 50 priced to clear each 645 boys rubbers boys laced rubbecs size 1113 and i to 5 reg 100 a pair priced to clear 75c a pair misses and womens blouses to clear sizes 1 2 to 42 reg 29s ict395 priced to clear each 198 all weather coats misses all weather coats mado of gabardine cloth some full length and some vi length reg sold 1150 to 1450 priced to clear each 645 one lot of ladies coats to clear some are winter coats and some are spring coats reg price 1950 to 2450 priced to clear each 995 695 ladies rubber overshoes medium heels rag 198 a pair priced to clear per pair 99c mens footwear mans two and four buckle overshoes reg sold at 395 a pair priced to clear 298 per pair mens plain over rubbers sizes 6 to 1 1 reg price per pair 125 to 145 priced to clear 100 a fair pallants clothing store 29 mill st acton ont v-

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