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thursday hat hth 1h the acton free press acton ontario salada tea umuiohi iano sales service op hamilton new and used pianos haftos tunaaj un and rabuln for service and eitimatet phone 15 acton carrolls romar homogenized peanut butter 16oz q heres real value in powdered milk numilk99c quaker sparkies potted wheat lie 16c 22 z 29c bpeotal metcalfes ohoioe tomatoes asf 29c atjht jemima tnl tjxotjs hoe salt pepper shakers r only 2so when too bur atjht jemima silver care mix a 54c heres seal value from england liquorice aixsorts baby food x 19c pablum ist 23 sff 43c helnx orange jdcexl9c pkhal paok or tbhder leap tea bags vr 69c tnmuiwfbn mustard ft 13c 17c corned beef 55 41c heinz ketchup 25c crlo tomatoes 15c lfltua 17c pei potatoes 10 lbs 25c oranges 288s doi27c celery stalks 2 for 25c watermeion 175 chronicles of ginger farm writtm specially for flu ac ftcc press 09 kisttreeltdterw0troibmiljiwl extra pies cakes wd cookies for their families to feed on wd then the 800 loosened their plncurls pressed their prettiest dresses and bj train bus or car beaded for the oac in quelph it was the occasion of the fifth womens in stitute officers conference for ontario delegate came from points as far distant as the borders of manitoba quebec and the united states and from northerly district of cochrane it was a twoday af fair so there were many from dis tant points who stayed in residence at the college from wednesday night to saturday morning now for some of the highlights dr j d maclachlan president of the oac welcomed the delegates and outlined the work and op portunities of the students coming from farms two interesting and interested visitors throughout the session were the reverend mother mary alicia and sister marie adele social welfare workers from the dominican republic bw i touring canada for the purpose of studying rural social and educa tional work in this country mother mary alicia told the con ference that two years ago a women s league had been organiz ed in dominica patterned afterthc wj in canada nie need tor social work in that country- was shown to be very great and so as a practical gesture of goodwill 1 collection was taken up at the con ference amounting to 211 which was given to and gratefully re ceived by the two dominican wcl fare workers the oftichl delegates from the various wi bnnches were the con veners of home economics md health and the conveners of hcio lutlons so thi addresses throughout the conference were si in ted to wirds thosi subjects there were minv ic1nt nddnsses dr mac kinnon phillips minister if ikilth spoke on thi hi ilth of ontario outlining tht progrt ss tint hid al reidv been mnrie for thi nn 1 f psychntric 110 nnd the subject alreidy undirwiy to provide hos pitil cire ind treitment for mm tall retarded cnildren another sneiktr mr mcvittie inspictor for auxiliary classts for the guelph district outlined a plan to help pupils in rural schools who need special tnininc the same business in easy going jog trot cottitnued from poos two two weeks later the editor had an article that was very all in elusive no elections no legls lature no bribery trials no poli tical squabbles no news hot weather business rat money ugh- farmers busy haying good spring crops splendid cherries ripe bug numerous grasshoppers lively rain wel come items scarce parenuy always been the boon for which municipalities craved an advertisement in the early free press was headlined bonus to manufacturers reading fur ther we find that the village of acton is prepared to grant a bonus to parties esta any kind of manufacturing business employing skilled hands and up wards and where said business does not conflict with any busi ness already established within the corporation acton possesses good railway facilities being on the grand trunk railways thirty five miles west of toronto is in a beautiful and healthy location is free from municipal debt and property can be obtained on reasonable terms in the first issue joseph hack ing analyzed acton for a number of years this village ex hibited but comparatively slow progress in growth and its busi ness was done in an easy going jogtrot sort of style of late however a decided improvement in every way has been percep tible two years ago it was in corporated with barely sufficient number of inhabitants since then it has continued to grow and pros per in a ratio more in keeping with modernized ideas of younger mushroom- villages indeed acton is no longer an infant he has thrown off her swaddling clothes commenced to walk alone very little coaxing and but few sugar plums are now required to assist htr onward march concluded thi editor there docsn l seem to be any partu ulir moral or individual thought in thls weeks column but th t 1875 comment dots have a vrucly fimihar rin md nir haps t present diy ipnlicition the value of farm forums in rural communities was the topic of w m gemmen manager of the royal bank of canada when he spoke at the luncheon session of the ontario farm forum in the royal york hotel last month he told the group that this is the time for ideas and ideas use seeds cannot grow and develop unless inv fertile- grand deed m n not fetter the living he stated that the primary pur pose of life is to grow and that m fans fonnn discussion groups there is an opportunity of receiving and considering ideas although education is costly to day schooling is merely the begin ning he told the session in forums with 23 weeks of one hour periods there is an opportunity for self- tfom he urged groups to leave behind some tangible evidence of work grace was said by rev j a dun lop of froutenac county jim pow era honorary chairman presided and introduced head table guests c d grabam deputy minister of agri culture and president clarence mil ligan brought greetings from the ontario federation of agriculture those present watched the craig family radio broadcast bob gra ham of the cbc spoke briefly george martin was re elected the ne chairman for zone three the spccnl course already available in urbin centres anyone interested ind no doubt there will be many can obtain full information from their ownlocal inspector of schools a panel discussion on htalth was most interesting those participat ing were dr elizabeth chant ro bertson dr gordon bates director health league of canada and dr w e blatz psychiatrist the main purpose of the discussion was to promote better understanding of the importance of good eating habits particularly in regard to children resolutions as a topic for discus sion could be uninteresting at the guelph conference it was far from being that byrne hope sanders well known to the public is one time editor of chatelaine gave an inspiring address emphasizing the strength and effectiveness of re solutions if properly used these two points were proved beyond question by the next speaker mrs w o walton never vote for a resolution unless you are prt pared to back it up always send supporting data with the re solution make it sound and convincing and send the re solution not only to the govern ment but to the opposition mrs walton reported that the cca had been working on a reso lution which came from the w 1 to have sues for children s clothes standardized a plan on which the manufacturers are now working progress was also reported on a request for screw tops for jam jars and for the discontinuance of red and white wrappers for bacon the hon dana porter assured the delegates that sending resolut ions to the government was not a waste of time that most legislation was the direct result of resolutions from various groups referring to the brief on edfele oils this reso lution said mr porter was st reasonable and constructive that it could be accepted practically its entirety it showed members of other industries that the dairy industry is basic to agriculture and if it falls other industries will suffer there you have the highlights of the conference if your branch of the wj sent delegates they will bring vou a full report but i suppose not all branches were rep resented cven at that it was a full house every seat in the hall end gaihnr nnita and aloud speaker system installed in thi basement to take care of the over bow it an enthusiastic aud lence the weather was perfect and so was the conference and i haven t heard of any m effects to the families left at home no sports model mathilda a spinster lady rushed into the house and exclaimed ex dtedly to her old maid sister oh agatha pm going out tonight ith a used car salesman whats the d if ference agatha assured her so long as hs healthy pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 63 water st north gait telephone m48 savings vlmrlrlerm aatmntk fnl od furnace ltntwry heat lawpriced i pbotaarms noncaeehanlcal lunar and precision controls gfeayoo arejfltltm rssspsr- aars omtnl youd normally as pact to pay up to ism snore or tab kbtd of eomfortl speaker stresses farm forum value you c ofavity rwchaco wmi a nsw osl burning ovotharm installed complete lor as fatrle as 39 00 all installations are guaranteed and serviced for one year free of charge act now for service when you want it root hardware rockwood 16 mike coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing phone 25 acton acton txi and snack bar 10 mm st w phone 260r 24 hour taxi service our cars are radio dispatched out of town trips specialty phone 260 for prompt how long does an oil well last the average well goes dry in 20 to 30 years tb keep your car rolling and your home warm a new weo must be found to take its place that why the search for oil never ends why imperial for instance spent almost 50 ouuioni to find and develop new oil in western canada last year oil has become one of canadas important industnea how many of these questions about it can you answer which of the following contain petroleum dtmmtt ftoossr boot spray rprtuk piwtuig mi in 1946 canada produced less than 10 of the oil she used tew much of her needs 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