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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 23, 1955, p. 3

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w v f thursday june 23rd 1963 y the acton pree press acton ontario page thhor youre missing something letter to the editor truth about busy little beavers in nassagaweya has second side if you havent triad our expert dry cleaning that extra touch of care assures you of satisfaction i mfom uhfu main street acton about the year 1949 a colony of beavers in a municipality to the north of us were causing damage to roads and bridges we under stand these same animals were moved ftr nassagaweya township and dumped on our lap with no questions being asked of the town ship officials j s or they were up t their old tricks of building dams and jlooding roads so the people of our township afters having suf fered many privations and much persprim fatlguerom driving alt through water several feet deep de manded that some action be taken with the result that the council spent the sum of 945 to try and correct the situation which only lasted over winter and another por- titm of the same road was flooded this time through some of the efforts of the writer this pprtion of the road was paid for by county council to the amount of around 1600 of which nassagaweya paid its share in 1954 the trouble again arose several miles from the first dam and county council spent the sum of nearly five thousand dollars 500000 to build a trail through this water which will need another five thousand dollars spent on it to m a sa road for people to- chronicles of ginger farm edinburgh first stop travelling with the wdmens press club tfefex in oool comfort- leave all your cares behind go by bus for a really rest ful vacation in ontarios lake land beaverton 650 orillio 735 owen sound 580 round trip by bus tickets and information at harold wiles agent phone 207 travel this time the money did not come from county council as be fore each municipality paid its own share the cost to nassagaweya thistimewa abou et and eightyeight dollars 118800 out of our own road budget now if these anlmalsare going to increase at the rate of 100 in a few short years as stated in last weeks press by the year 1960 the people in a small township like nassagaweya will not have enough soney to ttwhd roads for our busy ttle beavers one more expense in 1954 county council paid out 80 to one of its members foi beaver traps lost in the pond conseivatlon and reforestation is a veiy worthwhile project but if only a part of thts seven to eight thousand dollars had been spent on planting mole tiees on some of our less pioductive land areas we would consei ve much more watel and at the same time beautify oui coun- ti at much less expense to our people nassagaweya resident to visit england and scotland after 36 years in canada is a thrill that can hardly be described how ever i will try to give you a few of the highlights of our ttlp week good advice on golden wedding vancouver cp a couple ho celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary here have this ad vice for newly weds keep from nagging each othei the advice came from mr and mrs james edge who have lived here for nine years since moving fiom winnipeg where thej had re sided for 35 years you must try to pull together all the time they said on the anniversary if either of you start nagging there will be trouble and you will never get along mrs edge 12 and his wife sar ah 73 also had some advice for parents more religion is what children need they said by week- we are a group of 72 press vtfom- en from right across canada strictly a hen party by var means of- travelling we assembled in montreal on tues day june 14 at 5 30 p m we went by bus to porval airport after some delay we boarded a chartered plane a b ojac stratocruiser the speedibird there wasnt a vacant seat on the plane even the lounge was occupied it was mv first flight so naturally i watched with excitement every move ve made as the giant bird took to the air the farms- and houses below looked like miniature models shortly afte taking off a five- course dinner was served and the food was excellent the head stew ard and the stewardess- were mod els of efficiency it was not until after we had left the plane that i learned they had flown with princess margaret and the chief steward had bpen in the queens roundtheworld tour the captain had on several occasions flown british prime ministers coach to edinburgh most of the way we flew at 19 0o0 feet stopping at gander airport for about an hour we landed at prestwick scotland about 9am wednesday we were piped from the plane to the cus toms office in the hotel dining room at the airport we were given a welcoming and welcome lunch by the scottish tourist association we were then transported by mot or coach to edinburgh we couldnt have had a better day for landing or sightseeing the scottish hills so often shroud ed in mist were as clear as day it was a beautiful drive and we weie all impressed with the well-kept- appearances of the small towns and villages through which we passed i cant remember seeing a tumbledown barn or a poorly kept house on any of the farms that we passed the road although not one of the- busiest highways was in excellent condition and the gardens lupins of every shade and hue and with giant spikes in almost every garden the hydrang ea was lovely too in shades of pink and mauve the banks ank hills were bright with yellow gore and to my delight i saw in sev eral gardens a laburnum tree in full bloom arriving at edinburgh we cheee- ed in at the hotels allotted to us i was at the caledonia that night we were invited to a recepten given by the edinburgh press club mens club apparently ti wom ans club has not yet been organ ized the 1ord provost of edin burgh and his wife were also there to greet us me was placed at my disposal free of charge and also a juiet room in which to work next week i hope to write to vou from mirtswhwc in rnglanri for halton county the honorable t s thomas his announced the appointment of rt douglas kerr bjsa- as fieldman- with the field crops branch or the ontario department of agric ulture mr kerr will make his head- quarters at brantford and will bet as fieldman and district weed inspector in the niagara peninsula and the adjoining counties of brant norfolk oxford peel and halton he wtll fill the position vacated by glenn anderson who has transferred to guelph to take post graduate work in the field husbandry department of the ont ario agricultural college mr kerr is a member of the 1955 graduating class of theoac his home is near alllston before going to college he was a 4h club member for six years and was president of his local junior farm ers association obituary civic lunch and sightseeing the next morning we were driv- a p i i en by motorcoach to the monro apdqint rlciclltldn spun knitting mills taken all over the big plant and saw how the beautiful scarves sweaters and sock are made that can be bought in many of our canadian stores we each came away with a woven plaid scarf as a memento from there we were taken to the city chambers high on the hill overlooking the city close by the old castle where we were given a civic lunch welcomed by the- lord provost and his wife the lady provost and some of the chief magistrates the afterlunch speeches were short witty and few in number our only toast was to the queen the meal was ex cellent in the afternoon we were free to visit fhe shops or do a little sight seeing most of us were too tiied to go very far that same evening we were entertained by the victor ia league an association to pro mote good fellowship among nat ions the entertainment took tie form of old time scottish reels and folk dances by a- group of joung gfrls from the edinburgh university gentlemen in kilts ano took part in the dances sometimes with the girls sometimes without entrain for london after the dancers had gone through their scheduled program impromptu dances but still in the old style were the order of the night in which many of our can adian girls joined and acquitted themselves well the young folk had plenty of fun including t young man in kilts 65 or over who dinccd with such ease and grace that one followed the swift move merit of his nimble feet without realizing he was greyheaded and partly bald in fact it came 8- somewhat of a shock to look from his feet to his head such was our two days in scot land two days that have gone by with incredible swiftness much to our dismay tomorrow we entrain for london carrying with us hap py memories of the scottish hospit ality accorded us in this ancient and beautiful city of edinburgn canadians have every reason to be proud if their ancestors came from this land of the heather as a sample of this same hospitality 1 dropped into a place where thev sell office equipment and asked to hire a typewriter for an hour and to use it on the premises a new typewriter of a make strange to j q the dron farmed 50 years in esquesing twp mrs duncan macarthur former hannah elizabeth died suddenly in toronto on sat urday june 11 she wias born in erin township rb years ago daurh- ter of robert and hannah lam bert dron she and her husband who died in im farmed for 50 years on the second line esques ing she leaves a family of ive children edna mcarthur mrs e e green fred of acton clare of welland ind mrs vern archer of georgetown a daughter mrs jean bolton died in 1963 also surviving are brother and sisters george dron moorcfield mrs jenny carter and mrs george guscott toronto and mrs will young guelph another brother robert dron died several year ago a brother john died tw days after mrs macarthur dr w j johnson of eglinton united church conducted the fun eral service wednesday june 15 in toronto with interment following in acton cemetery pallbearers were e e green art bolton vern archer barry archer ernest reid and leroy macarthur ever want to oo to a a omrai motors vaum mtatrattd pontiac laumntian sport coupe theres no mistaking this beauty youll find many a boy scout who does lies longing to join thousands of fellow scouts at the 8th world jamboree to be held in august at niagaraonthelake but he may he disap transport out of the medley of modern motor pus we car stands out whether ou see it a quarter of a mile down the highway or watch it flashing past in the line of traffic there is absolutely no mistaking the beautiful new pontiac coming passing or going its the one car that carries the great stamp of individuality and this wonderful difference in favor of pontiac goes far beyond appearance theres the same superiority in performance put the stratastreak v8 the stratoflash v8 or the big 6 through their paces on the getaway just emce tad youll see that you never need do aaain heres spirit to lift anybodys spirits steering is s easy and steady that you almost drive with your mind the ride is as level as a level itself this is a great car its new frqm the ground up and naturally this gives it a big advantage over all other carsfrom every conceivable standpoint wh dont yon get a pontiac come in toda drive a pontiac away once you take the wheel and get our deal its an irresistible combinatipn lorne main at bower garner acton motors phoner52 ac tion for instance may be just too great an expense it is to help such a scout that the bank of nova scotia is cooperating with the boy scout association to set up 50 all- expensepaid jamboree journeys for deserv ing scouts scouts are invited to write a short essay on the theme what it means to be a scout on the basis of these essays a total of 50 winners will be selected in cooperation wth the boy scout association the bank of nova scotia will meet the costs of travel and of ten glorious days at the jamboree for these 50lads the bank of noa scotias jamboree journey essay contest is another example of the banks policy of working with young canada the bank is their partner as it is ymirs in the great and manjsided enterprise of helping canada grow the bank off nova scotia i ycur partner in helping canada ci entry farms are available to scouts eligible to go m the jamboree from th v boy scouts association or your nearest branch of the bonk of nova scotia j wsnawssswsessaeissie

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