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pack four the acton free press acton ontario thursday dbcembeu it msi puoial alotea of actoniens visiting ootofyown point and of visitors in acton homes mr roy kirknfcs was home for a visit from rmcebrldgtf mr andy nlcol u sounding the chrutmas holidays in acton mrf and mrs gordon rawn lrent christmas at hr home here miss mary slrrs un has been wiu st her h in acton mr ray arblc is home from london for the christmas holi days mr and mrs tom corner visited with mr and mrs a ross this week miss joan somcrvillc a teacher at kapuskasina is home for the holidays mr ron hemsley and mr john asar are on holidays from ovc in guelph home from woodstock uhere she has been teaching school is miss joan coles mrs m creasej and mr c g elliott arc visiting with mr and mrs r h elliott mr and mrs roy johnston and vbena spent the holidays with the dyers in roekwood mr jack mainprise demonstrator at the university of toronto has been home this weak mr aldo braids and mr leno bra ids are home for the chrutrnas holidays from toronto mr and mrs stan bradimore of toronto visited with her mother mrs ida ritchie this week mr and mrs geo murraj spent christmas with miss m j mac- donald at her home m toronto home during the christmas holi- bud kentncr still a patient in hamilton general hospital was able to spend christmas in acton ron mason was able to leave hospital for a month and spent christmas at his home in acton miss laura k reld of hamilton spent christmas with mr and tmrs chattas lattdsboyough ami family mr harold kennedy of detroit mich visited acton friends and also his father and sister in tor onto miss bertha brown miss zella mccartney and mr ern brown have been visiting with miss fern brown mr and mrs r l johnston and mr and mrs l o johnston spent the holiday with the ovcrholts in toronto mr leslie lechanu from jersey channel islands is spending christ mas and new years with mr and mr if g turner bob bums of the rcaf trani port service who has been flying the korean air lift visited this week with the george somervllle s rr 2 acton mr and mrs f browning and miss etta dills of toronto and miss anne maephcrson of hamilton spent christmas at the home of mr and mrs o a dills mr and mrs wm meleod mr and mrs t wood toronto mrs h scott and patsy mr and mrs a williams georgetown sgt and mrs earl ryder judith and jane kingston were with miss e haw thorne for the holiday mr and mrs h e brignall mr h m reed of toronto and mr and mrs d l brignall of hamilton and son james were christmas isi- tors at the home of mr and mr don fairbaini at acton broadcast cdc nelgborly nws comment torddnfntrbaitm would probably be a runner now it he wuxn t a vic tim of hay fever he allergic to everything from horses to plant and tre pollen with the blleve-lt-or- not exception of ragweed nevertheless in spile of his exile from the farm don a csrr is bound up with life in those im portant centre outside the cities successor to beloved andy clarke mha ewnm th title fwavor nf the jiockwooo moffat days from toronto are mr george i james h reed making a family elliott and miss shirlc elliott company of four fenerations 63 million lent to farmers in 1950 canadian farmers borrowed b3 421 163 through 58 060 individual loans under the farm improxcment loans act during 1050 the act w hich ha boon in operation six i ars w as recently extended b parliament for another three years f wn mirch 1 1051 over the six nr ptnod of opt rations 170 054 03 has been borrowed ond the sum of 96 081408 had been repaid at december 11 1050 which is equlv- ilcnt t s6 a per ccnt of the total mount unt during this period mly lf rhinu amounting to 10000 were modi under the government luarantce farm implements and trucks a in iht previous fl e ars loans for the purchase of farm imple ments and farm trucks represented the creotrs alume of lending undir the ct during 1010 and am ounted to 58 wl 635 about 45 per nt uf all tractor 64 per cent of all combines and 0 per cent of alt thrraht rs punhised in canndi list year wtr financed under the act farm bu iding farm building loan armnmttii to 2- million for the war construction of 511 new farm homt- was dom with assist ance of ktuns amounting to 707 648 an amount f 7s4 83s wiu borrow d for th re t ton of tvso new farm building mh as tyirns and sheds in addition t lo it v amounting to 840 82f wr m idi during thi esr f r th ilt ration ind repair of firm honi v md buildings this includes the installation of plumb ing systems and central heating equipment purcha3e of livestock loans numbering 1 805 and totalling 1 483 474 were made for the purchase of livestock most of these were made to operator of small farms purchasing milch cow s ind regis ttred breeding stock cuanng and breaking land since the inception of the act in lhs 6 864 loans hive been made to ihi imount of 2 833 180 for clear- ing and broking niw lind for cultn ition tht majontv of these loans wen concentrated in the northern sections of alberta and saskatchewan where settlers arc d lopmg new agricultural areas the lending b provinces m 1950 w is british columbia 1 603 loans si 00 004 alberta 17 161 loans lks0fl7ib saskatchewan 20 000 loins 22v7 44 manltobi 7 71 loins 8 263 081 ontario 7 014 loins 8 041 r39 quebec 3 003 loans and 3 007 204 vew brunswick 184 loins 318 755 nova scotia m0 loans 274u0 prince edward island 70s loins 605 mr new foundland 2 1 nns 066 lo ins under fila are made for i aru tv of purposes around the f irm and m v be obtained for varj in e periods depending upon the im mnt borrowed and the purpose foi w hich the loin w is obtained thi nnximum of an indiv lduil loin is 3 000 and it is repaid at fl per c nt simple interest mi f1i a loans are made through th chirterd binks of canada n w brunmwick has a dr igge r flee t the largest k nd in canada rrship of- iu little places as neighborly news original broadcaster don is becom ing almost as much an institution in the rural areas and smaller cen ters of ontario and quebec as the general store he will be in acton w th other radio celebrities on mon day night to broadcast to all can ada tho new years party of acton and since he eomes to acton it a time when this town will be with out a mayor perhaps he could be persuaded to become mayor of ac ton along with his other communi ties don fairbairn will be in charge at acton town hall when 1052 is ushered in don was brought up on his fam ily s fruit farm at beamsville on- ano and attended hamilton normal school and the ontario agricultural college ills activities during his years at school seem to have fore cast the course he was to follow when his hay fevir chased him from the field and stable during those years he spent almost as much time editing school magazines writing articles taking pirt in de bates and directing and acting in plays as he did with hut studies so when he left the oac in 1035 it was only nitunl that he should look for a cirecr in which he could combine his abilities as a writer and talker with his know ledge of agriculture radio was the circt r he chose from oac don moved to tor onto and shortly afterwards w as working with rex frost on the canidnn co operative wool grow ers livestock discussion club of the air during thi next four enrs he leirned the tricks of the ndio tndc ind cime to the conclusion thi o put in idea icross keep it simple keep repenting it don t worrv ibout the kings english jus sav it then in 10j0 less thin six weeks ift r cbc had set up its farm broidcist serv ice rjon joined the pronto is commcntitor and made i lot of listener friends who follow him now on neirhborlv new in fict ilthough nine eirs hiv pis sid jnee don did firm bronlcists min people still re membe r hick nd n mind him of his d i is i cbc firmcistcr he joined the rcaf in 1042 wii tr lined is a ridir technienn and served in cimdi ind englind be fore being tnnsfirnd to the public je 1 itinns brinch of the air force as i ndio correspondent from d di onwinds he folio iv ed the mhed troops throufth fnnc belgium and into gcrminv dur ing this period he w is mainn en gitd in recording descriptions of tht pirt plived bv cimdian ar mm for broadcist to their fimilu s b irk home his work won him i british empire me dil which was iwirdexl in june 1045 i fter w di he becnme in of ficii wir correspondent ind dur i ing thi summi r ind fill of 1045 i tnvelled throuph furope with a cbc n cording unit l shortlv ifte r his n turn to cm id i tn vov ember 104s i mijor dt vt loprm nt occurt d in th tlir burn career don got mimed and wed to his present home it is linton just outsidt toronto which h d senbt s xs mastlv w et d- i f w fruit trees ome stnwbtnie nd mor hi f t r the fair bairns h ivi two childrt nanni e irs ind mirt 1 months don first alignment on hus re turn t vcbctornt wt t hepro iuct on of crc nhibihtition h m th vt t nn show this ilunkrv world th 1 ihnn horn sh w ind oth rs vs thu leries r in out dm wis ls ign d to othi r tririm om f th m n lghh irk v w in h ir pirt of 1047 whin an lv clirk w w 11 dm pinch hit f r hi mi ir of h i itt plices n1 since nd m ith dirihi i mttniuel th rogrim oth r pnehnu thit d i n is b n inc rm d lth during th pi f w ir ir beit the churns si urelav migizme ind cbi s d u know vour biblt in h lit mimmi r f th s r d i jined the adv r sing igen nf f v rtvnold tiwn i fo h m h pniiuis th th ird if im m program dnn dair annual program in new parish hall the annual chhimuitrec t- terutlnment of st john church sunday school wax held friday evening in tho new paruh hall with th parent and friends of the young folk present mm john lloyd had charge of the program in the ubtteno of rev w g lux ton the program was of a wide and varied nature with numerous chorus and short piece at the conclusion of the program santa clung nemtf wftllert rnme in and distributed the presents with the assistance of some of the young folks mr don hiltx was present with projection machine and showed a few films such as woody wood- pocker abbott and costello in kit chen mechanics and night before christmas to the delight of the youngsters refreshments were served and a short social time en joyed by all present also friday evening the annual christmas tree entertainment of the united church sunday school was held with a good attendance saturday preparations were made for the usual candlelight service at st johns church to be held christ mas eve when a number of chan del era were hung up in the audi torium also wall brackets and stands for holders for those who carry lighted candles in the proces sional at the commencement of services sunday evening at the united church following a brief devo tional service a religious film deal ing with an old testament charac ter queen esther was shown on the screen which portrayed condi tions in the life of her people at that time the film was very im prcssive throughout there was a good attendance a few holiday visitors in town mr roy day of toronto mr and mrs milton greer ond famtl of hamilton mr and mrs fred dav hamil ton much regret is felt in town and communit of the sudden death of mr chester plank owing to tht continued illness of rev fred williamson rev w a young of the oac guelph con ducted s rv ice in the presbj ternn church sunda morning some interest w as manifest in town monday morning with mr w nn dunbir in charge of th snow blower clcining awa snow on tht cast side of main st hippy ntw year to the editor and staff of the acton frtc press ind to ill rtidtrs of tht paper community honors mr mrs j early finiended for last week on tuesday evening a presenta tion was held in broolcvule hall to honor mr and mrs j a early who have moved to milton on be half of the community they were presented with a chest of silver and a smoking stand mr and mrs john karly enter tained about iso guests on satur day evening in brookvllle hall to celebratctheirjhwrridlnsj an niversary t the mossagaweya presbyterian sunday school christmas concert was held friday evening with good crowd and santa arrived in his usual good way the children were all pleased the nasaagaweya w i met f o their regular meeting at the horn- of mrt walter freeman the president presided after the meeting mrs morton conducted a contest which wu won by mrs fvaser and mrs robertson demonstrated table decorations for christmas the hostess served a aalnty lunch mrt verna campbell was the guest of mr and mrs g forten of guelph and attended the carol concert put on by the loretta ac ademy choir under the direction of mus bennett mrs irene lamb spent a few days with her daughter mrs mickies qf georgetown first white mm of english stock to v lsit huronia w as alexander henr who in 1764 passed through on his wa from sault ste marie to niagara as a prisoner of the siult indians wiring completed at disposal plant continued from pag on jas r kearney corp 170 northern electric i 5 town of acton f crump salary 360 0 ellis howard 81 5 g r muckart 330 masco electric 46 3 macdonald electric 50 3 j e holdcrort co poles 14262 station htttl supper 23 5 hepc of ont power bill 8154 02 ross peart n photos r macarthur tickets anderson welding melting lead bell ttltphone services highway giragt servicer pe ttv c lsh txp and trans waterworks thorn pmin finn service oil j lvimht rt giragt re nt tow n of acton f crump salirv whit ham s giraeje gis sjmon hirdwire mencan water works membership dues canadun briss co cnne ltd thompson motors acton puc 2061 750 for 1952ft wish for nil of yoofor happiness in tho months ahead wm r bracken wi may we lake this opportunity of wishing our many patrons and friends the very best of good health and prosperity throughout the whole of 1952 so as tho old but ever new we wish you and yours a happy new year kennedys book shop angus kennedy prop is wyxdham s gutlph ont wtw let our small voice join all the rest happy new year to our many wonderful friends elliott bros acton note our store will bo closed wednesday afternoon january 2nd bse i in trin h ird it 1 ii on th cbc c in ida n tw ok canadian newsprint in u k h look pow no hands the london englind exprit vewspape rs group daily exprrtt etrniruj standard sunday erprvssj ijie 75 000 ton of canadian news print a yesr more than 430 000 acres of tlmberlot amqtbi- 1 classified advertising is the power of classifieds is strong with a rxord of years behind them classified advertisement those little pieces of dynamite are still proving their ability to sell trade rent and do any number of things successfully each week more than 5000 readers have an opportunity to sea your small selling message and answer its call classified advertisements often start a telephone or door bell ring ing shortly after the advertisement has appeared in the paper the classified columns that appear weekly on the back page of the paper are a meeting place for buyers and sailers dont wait- sell those unnecessary items now and use the money for other requirements phone your classified advertisement to our office by wednesday of the week you want it to appear and your little message will greet a large potential market on thursday for results its classifieds in the acton free press phone 174 56 mil st 3e 3e uffi