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wednesday december 91 1m3 the acton free press acton ontario padx thb1 wassattawcya sjt no 7 road to peace is farm forum topic tfre farm forum member met in the lwtji of mr und mr t jtilenderaon on monday evening it vm decided to cancel the review night owing to the chrutmu wut- n the next meeting will be in january- the two a roups dlscuased tho qucetlom on which road to ieace mm d henderson entertained r cecil a carr optometrist guelph 8 douflu si ti 1091 ute the busy bee institutes for their chrlstma meeting last week the president mrs s coxe presided the roll call was answered by giving a girt for n hamper for a nedy family donations of money are to be given to the ontario hospital at woodstock and the sal vation artny in guelph to help with their christmas work gifts of fruit and cards were to be aent to sick and shutins of the district mrs coxe read an address to mrs tuck and mrs allan pres ented her with two cups and sauc ers mrs tuck thanked tha ladles in a few well chosen words she ex pects to soon move from this dis trict to crcwsons corners the bnlnnce or matcrlnl from the bn- xaar wnjt auctioned off and a nice sum of money added to the treas ury flnnl plans were made for the ruff ranking course that ls to be held early in january mrs mctenneon ducted o couple of contests alter closing the meet ing with a christmas hymn while shepherds watched their nocks and the lords prayer a pot luck lunch was served seasons greetings to all the worlds largest asbestos mine in quebec is an open pit a mile wide and as deep as a lofty sky scraper is tall were wishing you all the good things you want for yourself and your loved ones in 1953 wm bracken 10 mill st w phone 260r 24 hour taxi service our cars are radio dispatched out of town trip a spatially phone 360r for prompt ceuriaaua mrvica harold mike coxe plumbing heating warm air furnaces paate guraay batch radiant baseboard hot water heating iac time payment plan phone 370r acton chronicles of ginger form vrttten specially or the ado frei preu bv gwcndnuno p cutlu acton taxi and snack bar doorstep house to and look manning electric if this column seems a little dis connected the reason is not far to seek yoblerdny we were a fam ily of seven and here ik what hap pened about 730 am bab took our two visitors to the train ns they were spending the day in toronto that of course was after nmhd scramble for early mornin break f as tantl going awayprcpnr- ations then hob came back finished his own last minute pack ing which consisted of piling all hu possessions into his car and then he was ready for a long trip north while this was going on daughter and arthur came down hunting breakfast antl partner came in from the barn where he had been wrestling with a fresh cow with a hard quarter almost immediately afterwards bob set off on his trip and it is quite pos sible we may not sec him again for six months the rest of the day was compar atively quiet partner daughter arthur and myself just talking family talk over this thing and that after supper deo nnd art set out for toronto and then the whole house was very very quiet i sat down with my thoughts and n needle and thread to mend a pair of pyjamas that partner had fallen through i wondered as i worked how soon partner would be up from the barn and whether our friends would be late getting back from toronto and then the tele phone rang a friend that i thought was a hundred miles away asked if i would like a couple of tramps for the night but why where are you i asked in surprise my friend laughed well as a matter of fact we have taken a house down hero only just nt present we are here and the furn iture isnt of course i said to come right along so inside of fif teen minutes lillian and her daughter were on our leaving the man of the wait for the furniture after things of course wchad to do a bit of hustling beds to make and the furnace given an extra stoking against the cold north wjnds a nice hot cup of tea com pletcd our welcome in the mid die of things partner came in from the barn our other friends return ed from toronto all of them wond ering at the sudden flurry of activity and who the newest ar rivals might be now it is the morning after and we are still busy getting ourselvej sorted out and of course attend inc the baker the dairy man the egg man and the vet all of whom seemed to arrive one after another it is really a great life if you dont weaken and if your supply of sheets doesnt give out and if you can keep awake long enough to bo properly polite tho trouble li what am i going to do after every one is gone getting back to cook ing for two after having been used 1 to five or seven isnt going to be so coay one new arrival i havent ment ioned and it has given us mora fun than a picnic this now arriv al is in the form of a little clock work bear wind it up and it ambles slowly across the floor its head keeping paca with its heavy foot movements honoy tip and mitchie white think it is a won derful plaything but their react ions are very different mitchie ev idently thought it was some sort of kitten and was quite ready to play wih it but when its little motor ran down and it showed ho more sign of movement mitchie lost interest although he did try licking it back to life tippy want ed to grab it and shake it like a gfoundhoe and we had to rescue the poor little bear it was honey that caused the greatest fun she whimpered at the noise of the motor then greatly daring shr pawed the little bear with her foot and rolled it ov- i it the legs still keptmoving and honey sat back in surprise part- itt si4 fetch it here honey waggud rer stump of a tail in de- 1 light nvid the bear his way ami i that finally found that its tail wv imsut to irab than any part of is mechanical body so she picked up the hvar by its tail and bare it in triumph to partner later on tired of playing honey sal dowi bcsuii the bear on the rug prcs- tn ly mitchie- white came in and honey growled as loudly and fierc- ly as if she were guarding a nice fresh juicy bone maybe come tuesday i shall be glad to have honey and the bear to amuse me as after that day partner and i will be all alone that being the time when our friend will leave us as they are crossing the border over to the unied states on the other hand 1 may not have time for amusement you know how sewing and nrwndnj has a way of piling up when one has company around what with christmas and every thing i have got so hat i look the other way whenever i pass my mending bas ket canadian per capita consumption of buter remain fairly steady at between 19 and 20 pounds per year during the present year there are indications that the amount is increasing united states consump tion ls considerably leas per person yearend business at council meeting erin township council met at hlllsburgh on duccmb is with nil members present rind ileeve albert wheeler presiding a bylaw for the purpose of ad opting the assessment roll ns re vised for the year 1053 was intro duced read the necessary times and passed james leltch was appointed to the erin district high school board for the coming term the treasurer was nuthorlzed to make adjustments of receipts nnd charges between the township and the police villages of hillsburgh nnd orton interest payments nnd interest receipts between the town ship nnd the telephone commission to pay the county- tax account of tmjm1u an als any t ac counts that may be presented on or before december 31 1032 the clerk was instructed to write the secretary of the erin high school board re the erection of n new high school that this council would take no action at the present time the contract submitted by man- sell ncllls for plowing snow for tho present season 10521051 was j cepted the sum of 2505 was struck from the collectors roll the same being errors in assessment friday december 20 boxing day was doclnrcd a public holiday in erin township the erint advocate was paid 250 on printing contract plus 25 sales tax the following accounts were paid general nccuonts 813 relief accounts 14512 livestock accounts 170 road accounts 2011 ib road commissioners 400 salaries and allowances 1435 a j lindsay collector tendered his resignation to be effective at the end of the current year council placed this resignation on file to be considered at january 1053 meeting a recent study of canadas 50 laigest companies showed that 143 top executives started their careers at an average weekly pay of 1340 nnd that but seven of them got n paycheque of more than 25 a weokon their first job one start ed at only 150 a week and the highest starting pay was 0023 a week your cheque is a doublecheck every time you pay n bill through a bank of montreal chequ ing account you begin an auto matic doublecheck 6n the ex penditure many b of m customers finding the cait of living too high for comfort think this assistance in opotting financial leaks ls the best feature of paying by cheque the first checkup li n before each transaction comes up for a lastmlnutc review as n matter of course when you are making out tho cheque for it the second check up is an after the flllcdln stubs in your chequebook ns welt as the statements which the b of m provides you with once a month a so help you to rocxomlne your spending paying bills by cheque i s nnd more cqnverjientchan doing it by cash every cheqfic you send off comes back to you with proof positive that payment has notpnly been made but accepted and the postman mokes the round of your creditors for you when you mall your cheques gordon odor managar of the b of ms acton branch invites you to open your own chequing ac count drop into the branch to morrow youll find as tens of thousand 4 of b of m customers have found that a chequing ac count is n timesaver a footsavor nnd through its automatic doublecheck a money saver loo pollock and campbell manufacturer of high grade memorials memorial engraving a3 water north oatt telerhone tw jiu4mrfoh4 piano sales service of hamilton new and used pianos pianos tuned repaired and rebuilt for service and estirviatos phone 138 acton a windy city interlude chicago li a city of contrasts beautiful drives dnd parks modem bulldlngt and many centres of cultural activity an dote neighbours to mysterious chinatown the mexican russian and japanese section creating a metropolis of absorbing interest to the discerning traveller youll add pleasure to your trip by going the friendly way by bus adr your age tar mare dstas of iu amf memy otiar pleasure psaaaaj ifacef jom 95 round trip pare fstom toronto sutftti to dbaase avcluotts hortl boo km 3 moots ofesroem harold wiles agent phone 207 look pont i ac see it at lome garner motors w on tuesday january 6th 1953 come in and look aroundstay a as long as you can coffee will be served from 3 to 10 pm 4 different movie sound films will be shown at intervals after 3 pm there will be tmell gift for ech lady who brings her hutband to ee the new pontiac i make it a date see thenew pontiac and spend a social time together at lorne garner motors acton ont