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thursday may 7th 1953 the acton- free press acton ontario paob threb thirsty missions a minister addressing a womens missionary meeting said that thou- snnds of gallons of rum go into africa for every missionary who is sent there one of the sisters whispered to her neighbor rather ji large allowance for those mis sionaries dont you think misunderstanding a policeman in a southern town entered the lodge hall occupied by the dark town strutters confront ed the portly secretary and said whats this hear about you threatening to carve rastus jack son up with a knife itastmr jackson echoed the gawfefng secretary why all i don tole him was dat effn he didnt pay hb lodge dues i was going to dismem him over 11000 donated in seal campaign association told with over 11000 donated th current christmas seal fund- raising campaign achieved the greatest success in the history of the campaigns undertaken in this county stated donald stev ens president of the halton coun ty tuberculosis and health as sociation at the annual meeting in milton town hall on april 27 the total showed an increase of 37 h per cent over the previous year and added mr stevens it is quite natural that our association is recognized as the leading assoc iation in the province the countywide xray camp aign was another project for the association the salvation army rep shield appeal may 4 to 23 the annual appeal for the work of the salvation armygive 4 liberally donations will be received by bank of montreal acton and receipts will be issued by the bank c moms of oakville was el ected to succeed mr stevens as president at the meeting other officers are vicepresident gor don gowland milton treasurer derrick hamilton- wright oak ville executive secretary mrs m e lunau oakville directors dr a f bull milton a mclaren georgetown mrs j l ellerby w r 4 acton mrs mary s petut burlington r s heatherlngton milton d h stevens oakville and richard f bean acton referring to the christmas se3l campaign mr stevens revealed that 1090 letters were sent out and the amount received per letter sent was l 14 the total number xrayed in tht survey was 17549 he stated o these 96 5 per cent showed n evidence of disease or abnormal ity the survey led to the discovery of 24 cases of active tuberculosis and five suspects a secondary benefit of the clinic was the dls covery of 524 cases of other ab normalities including heart shad ows and tumors during the year the assoc 1 at on assumed the cost of xrays hospitalized county residents donation of 2 000 was made to the mountain sanatorium at hamilton since the associations financial position is now on a sound and co ui table basis it is quite evident that the activities of the associat ion can be expanded considerabl during the coming year mr ste vens declared tentative plans in clude preemployment chest xrays for industry and business county- wide educational program for tub erculosis prevention and control rehabilitation program tor dis charged patients and expansion of the xray clinic this year concludes the second year of activities of the associat ion which -was- formed in 1961 weather report magistrate driving through the red light will cost you 10 and costs and the next time you 11 go to jail understand culprit yes your honor just like a weather report iln today cooler to morrow no down payment 3000 allowed on your old range regardless of condition when yon purchase this empire 5545 gas range featuring aatmklk tp ughtag aitwotic ovm tmptratan central sporiws mmht iraifer maxiara top hmr that itstarriy at lb tm rf a swftdi gimwii snkvnshtart wmtt pmttmft mmsml cmshlily wtlwbu bergen instahtd in your honw complete wtrh bfmoximarly ix months supply of m fasnstcuahlst moil nana rva automatic mstauation h muvht 1xkri aovici ooy per day tf l on terms no ftmc company hvofvoa we service everything we sew superior propane limited 565 woolwich street guelph ontario rvino ovr 13000 customers throughout southern ontario mail this coupon of rflllrri1iwoeit toy to sopbuot ntopani limited i 565 wootwfch strt j guelph ontario i mm lnttwmtad in yottr thwkbi offer i the saracen blade by frank yerby whether you have read them or not you have likely heard of the novels by frank yerby the foxes of harrow floodtidc the golden hawk or prides castle recently acquired by acton library is the saracen blade by this author it is popular historical action with apparently authentic details cush ioned in a tale of love and valor the saracen blade is set in med iaeval europe and all the attri butes of mediaeval that come u mind are included readers will find the clank of chain armor trum pets impoverished beggars tr hovels brilliant courts serfs lad ies of noble birth monks and oc casional heroes born on the same day in the same town were pietro dl donati a poor blacksmith s son and fred erick ii of hohenstaufen the holy roman emperor it is their story plus that of elaine and lolanthe a background of history gives unsuspected interest for instance pietros father considering mar riage didnt know how old marias parents were but he guessed they were both over 40 he must marry her soon because they couldnt be expected to live many more years and so fair a maiden needed pro tection hed once heard of a vassal on a neighboring fief whod reached 50 years and he didnt believe it only nobles and priests lived that long plenty or action including the most popular activities in any novel lovemaking and murder ensure the books popularity poervconter gone the dream by mary ellen varley once i deamed of flaming words with which to scar the printed page my thoughts like flight of myriad birds soared beyond their mental cage what is it sweef tie dollys bon net on now that the houseworks done ill say some of the things i think about it only they 11 stay out and play tor just an hour ah there s i shout what now my son blow goofy up again there is hush in small rooms now as i scribble on my pad but then my man with troubled brow roars in and he is really mad the hammer some nails and screw driver too now in the quiet a song on love i can write in the cool moonlight of kisses sweet and the stars t bove a soft crying disturbs the night- earache hot bottle tummy sick basin the snow ill write a poem in pink and grry my thoughts will have a chinco to grow sav wake up hon that infants soaking wet good reason he was pretty annoyed with icr over something or other v h- i d like to know is one thing id barkod why god rmde women so be in ti fill and so dumb its like thus dear she sak sweetb god made us bcautifu so miu could love us and dumb sr we could love you macearm fra wuit to the bank and ksltad for the loan of one dollar he paid the six per ctnt irtcrcst for a year idvonce to the bankers sur prise ezra gave him a 5 000 gov- nent bond as security ezra wed the loan each year after e years the perplexed banker asktd him just what the big idea was well replied ezra its a lot cheaper than renting a safe de posit box for 10 a year dangerous look 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