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thursday hay 7 ism the acton free press acton ontario bhoeteft wfltftk week average work week in fnanufac hiring in canada in the past bo yean has fallen about 10 hours ac cording to department ol labor climates reports the financial post in 1900 ft averaged 60 hours to 1951 43 6 hours pouy wants wise crackbts he bid high for the parrot and finally ja was knocked down to him paying his 50 he asked docs this parrot talk who do you think was bidding against you the parrot inquired in tbe seven years from ima 1062 in the canadian pulp and paper industry about 800 million was invested and an additional 360 million was spent on maintenance and repairs jntrrtnr srrnnitirtn or expvtt color mhmam watarfast wahpapsn call sugrtt ie sat decorator ioocwooo 51 uno 5 fashion hint stoles have been popular all winter long and now their popu larity is extending right on into the summer months very few ol us had the beautiful mink stoles we saw every once and a while and even stoles of matching winter fabrics or special woolen weaves were by no means inexpensive now come summer time though we can all have stoles to foil even ing breezes and for very little money illustrated above is the type of summer skirt and stole we mean buy the material for both at the same time and make up the set in a few hours there will be pat terns easily found if you arcn t i good sewer by guess work stoles look especially well on tall slim girls who can best wear the smart and splashy colors cot tons are plentiful in soft toned pastels too that will flatter an older and perhaps larger figure hake sure the stole is not skimpy it could be trimmed with fringe or nckraclj salada tea coffee wallpapers of bargain prices save money by selecting your papers from our special mail order wallpaper catalogue e universal paint wallpaper i512v4 yonge street toronto i k asphalt roofings and sidings dent wail until tho outua ol your horn is too woothofwocn to bo oasih ropoirod got busy nght way and patch up thoso bad sport yoab and lusco asphalt roofings and sidings idoal hour pujmkng and heating jmcmutun mkm66 halton juniors active at ontario conference hnftoti cuunlv junior farmers are an especially active group of joutir people taking part in local county and provincial activities david pelletterio past president of the ontario organization is a resident of ash and has devoted much time to junior farmer work in halton the halton juniors debating team iif eleanor mckiown and earl snow hove won the province wide debating contest defeating lnmbton county iti the finals sunday miy 3 the halton junior farmers choir again proved its mus ability singing at a church s in m the same group was honored by being asked to sing at tht provincial conference giving a comprehensive picture of work done by junior farmer groups i a report of the province 9 d l conterer written b the coohty i z zz press reporter jean peterson hal p mr s he w ton juniors were active at the con chamzed farming tmhtacts lkanfrom the 1b1i census to back trtmr argument they declared thaf tilling ith depopulation goes u highr ilandard of living and better v elfarc services at tht conclusion of the debate in three judges all staft members tl the oac gave their decision in favor of the halton team dave pelletterio presented cheques to the member of both teams the halton debaters eliminated went worth haldimand south simcoc and hastings counties before meet ing and defeating the lambton county representatives in the fin all sincere congratulations arc extended to eleanor and earl on their excellent efforts and success an enjoyable program of round ind square dancing completed mondays program fcrence as they have been all year in their home groups the junior farmers association of ontario staged their provincial conference and annual meeting on april 26 27 and 28 at the ontario agricultural college in guelph the theme of the conference thl year was yesterday to day and to morrow the conference opened on a note of inspiration and challenge with the junior farmers church ser vice held in wir memorial hall on sunday evening april 20 from this sen ice the junior farmer ent into their conference sessions with a new and larger perspectivi of their plee in tht ihinginfi scenes of life yesterdny to day end to morrow in his address entitled the un changing god mac logan of ox iford county spoke first of the great changes even in our own shortl if c tl m all wc have to doisuve or the one3ay ata lime slateff speaker since yesterday happy to have been the one to move the motion ln 1944 that tht junior farmers association of on tario be set up he was pleased to see that the junior farmers had taken those tools given them ind used them speaking for the department ht said wc are interested in you bt canst of who you are and what you represent you have great respon sibilitics and will accept them c s moket manager of tht royal winttr fair in a few brief words mentioned how happy tht fair boird was to have three jun mrs on tht boird of directors and two working with each committer dr j d maclachlan president of tht oac presented davt pel itttino with his past presidents pin ind mentioned his pleasure n ht irinjs tint dat was planning ni take the four year decree courst al thi college resolved thnt rural dipopulv ton threitins the prosperity and welfire of ontario was the topic tht dtbate held in war mcmor wall following the banquet affirmative side was upheld b gone and tomorrow is not yet fred fcancher and ray dobbyn within our grasp wc should make good use of to day macs closing prayer was that every junior farmer might see and purpose to god s work to day the halton county farmer chor as highly honored by an invit ation to ung at the annual provinc lal church service under the capable direction dj tom allen choir leader and mrs george new ell organist the 45 voice choir gave beautiful renditions of bless thou the lord and bless this house nearly all of the 750 juniors in attendance remained for tht fireside hour which followed the service following a rousing sing song eleanor saracuse past presi dent introduced guests from scot land australia and albert this friendly group of visitors briefly described their work and interests on their home farms somi of the first impressions thtv reported in eluded the stnight rotds the miow and the five o clock rush hour traf ic in toronto one of the scottish delegates who visited hilton county list weti stayed at the home nf county past president mic sprowl while dnve ptllctteno wis host to mother f the scottish visitors ind tht tw alberti delegates the halton choir igun tntei tamed with two numbers out of the night ind now ut etr tongue adore thci tht splen did performance of he cho r throughout the evt ning pro grim aroused minj favonble cm mi ms among the listeners ind brt iilhl i gnat deil of credit to hilton county several numbers from the oac mens quartette brought iht firt side hour to a pleisant ciost s monday s program opened with i few words of wtlcomt to the college from dr j d maclachlan president of the oac in his presidential address dave pelletterio retiring president of the ontario junior farmers and pas president of the halton juniors stated we are living in a wor 1 of transition the industrv in which we arc engaged agriculture is changing likew is- we the farm youth of ontario must equip ourselves with knowledge and ex penence toda to meet the changes tomorrow our forefathers as pioneers faced the future with faith ind optimism he pointed out we too arc pioneers in new fit id and we sh utd retain th same faith ind optimism t f ur lambton county while eleanor mckeown ind earl snow of halton county supported the negative side the affirmative asserted that de population caused a definite lower ing of the issessment value in farmlinds a definite lowering in the standard of living for peoplt who continued to live in the de p ipulated arm a despondent pupu intiew threatening the welfare of the people and a weakened edu citional church and social life the negative team declared that only as i result of depopulation wis minpowtr made avulable to manufitturc modern aids to living they pointed out the increase n production despite the decrease in population and the fact that farm er- moving to jobs in industry hid increased the tendency to moi middlemen macs wife was ill and mni wis running for the undertaker but remonstrated a friend who met him its no undertaker you want its a doctor nay nay was macs reply i canin afford lo deal wi midd t difficulties mama asked little mary if 1 gel married will i have a husband like daddy yes dear and if i don t get married will i hove to live alone yes dear mama its very difficult for us women isn t it riftflxmxt tfittou pretend tohave judgment ns 1 have exclaimed t n raged wife to her husband well no ht replied softly our choice of partners for life shows that my judgment is not tii bt com pared with vours ilnied the nd i man you re most dollar l0rne garner motors ltd 45 main si n acton ont phono 452 t0th service station 12 no 7 highway w acton ont phone 326r vkttch the pr tgress if j farim r orginizatnn during past foth ears ht rn c ice mplishmcnls f tht juni r mtrs association of ontir i has been in existence f r of educoti m and lead r hip ers o ir prtirim hi bit will pro idt a s r nd bickg fr fiming ind farm rmnii in the future in iclusit dr chal the oung people to look to past as a heritage on the present as a day of opportunit and at the future as our responsibility wheth er we succeed or fail depends on ou and me this is a challengt to junior fanners evenwherc if you accept this challenge and work with the knowledre vou have gained the result will be success in addressing the detrpiuon dr norman h high director of the diploma course oac dwelt on the theme esteda to dav and tomorrow the great problem facing the world dr high stated is the improving tn the exchange of ideas which will bring about better understanding among the peoples of the world understanding one another was the topic chosen for the panel discussion held at the afternoon session the annual banquet was held on monday evening c d graham deputy minister of agriculture re gretted the sudden illness of the clearing auction sale of i arm stock john deere tractor tractor implements farm imple ments furniture etc i received hugh warmington to sell by public auction at his farm lot 12 con 2 township ol nissagaweya 3 miles north of cimpbellvillc on school line on saturday may 9th 1953 at 2 o clock d st the followuig cows and young cattll 1 durham cow fresh 2 weeks 1 durham cow due june 16 1 dur ham heifer due in aug 1 durham cow milking not bred 3 baby i beefs 1 durham steer about 900 lbs 6 durham steers about 800 lbs 1 durham heifer about 700 lbs 1 heifer calf hogs 1 mature york sow due june 1 6 york chunks about 180 lbs farm implementsjd trae tor model m hydraulic lift in ex cellent condition j d 2furrow tractor plow h l j d power mower hl j d front end loader h l tractor chain saw hydrce flex j d manure spreader tractor hitch on rubber jx hay loader mh binder 7 ft jd side rake cockshutt double disc 6 ft- hl mower 5 ft cut 4 section seed harrows 3 section spring tooth cultivator rubber tired farm wag on w ith flat hay rack cream sep an tor sloop sleighs mm gram drill electric clippers electric fencer steel land roller hand cut ting box wagon box root pulper 40 ft extension ladder garden scuffle r quantity of red clover seed power emerv circular saw and tab e bag truck large iron kettle chain block and tackle frks hovels bars chains and othtr numerous small articles also qmntitv of stoe wood trictor tractor implements and iv mg equipment practicallj all new furniture dinette suite wal nut finish d nmg room chur double couch buffet kitchen cup board woexl bed and springs i child s crib kitchen stove new i finli cindor coleman lantern hinging lamp hand painted shade odd chairs tables etc- terms cash settlement with clerk day of sale no reserve as the proprietor has sold his farm and is giving up possession immediately after sale hindley and elliott auctioneer l mcmillan clerk b47 2 d tht hich dancing every friday nigh stanley park erin moobtnawes band admission 75 upwalls ltd mhltom how many canadians keep warm with oil more than 4 millions oil is used in the furnaces or heaters of more than a million canadian homes better than one m four oil plays a large and growic how many of these questions lpart in our everyday living 3ut it can you answer how does canada rank among the nations in known oil reserves 17th 2ht how many barrels of oil 35 gal- loos to a barrel do you think canadians use in a year miliums 16 miliums 300 millions id the past 10 yean die average wholesale prices of all commodi ties have risen 85 per cent have prices of esso gasolines risen mort less about the same energy produced at niagara falls each day is equal to that in 9000 barrels of crude oil prairie oil nelds now produce energy equal to how many niagaras 2 i if taxes take a big pan of a com panys income hou would you say imperial s 1952 tax bill com pared ith its di idends was it jnafrr uss about the same far down the list a ftw years si ommdm now ranks eighth except for a group of middle east autntrm iran iraq kuwmit and samtt arabia only the us ventxmeu and russia have larger reserves last year 165 million barrels about one gallon each day for every man woman and child canada uses twice as much otl as she did sxx years ago much less the average wholesau prtc of esso gasolines across canada is uf about onethird as much at tht aver age for all commodities the energy of the oil produced im the western otl fields each day is mhout 18 times that generated at niagara taxes were 1 5 5 millions about 2vs timet dividends to shareholders for each dollar of income imperial paid li tn taxes and 44 n divi dends tax figures do not tnclmda gasolme salts tax paid ut the pump imperial oil limited ii 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