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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 30, 1955, p. 9

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i junk the acton free press acton ontario page nxnk 10 out mastbl cmarrammemt a hornby ball clubs 8th annual garden party thursday july 14th held on some grounds as last year opposite ball park hornby watch fob sighs 9emmg capacity 3000 yes folks aim1 at 715 pjnl sharp national torcffis vs ckxonis astage program of professional artists aasbnsast lawsa ana ssaibjbsnr aaavry mm ivc roasta ana wb ctuokmoaiuitt the escafek jsai atlf other atstaariung acts a aoasattwnj act dokoiht sicadhan supr aersbaue p laity dancer a rod da unr trass the leafing ersbo tea ah is tsss h- mckbkown i obituary moved to guelph four years ago mrs h mcleod who lived in ac ton for about six years died at the home of her daughter mrs james mcpherson guelph on thursday june 16 she was in her 84th year she had had a lengthy illness and had been bedridden for some time lottie kate mcleod was born in cajsfor township the daughter of the late william jackson and isa bella wilson in 1889 she was mar ried to henry anderson mcleod in nassagaweya township he prede ceased her she moved from acton toguelph four y ag ma letter to thf editor jack 3hgsicai rhythm melsdles ta wd eajay them f oss bektkam and cot af mystery who f is yon sec the great trmnk act yao tom hamilton mastek af ckkkmontes stories m a new start to grand finale fireworks display greater than ever home made country pies more than five hours of entertainment come and enjoy yourself at the party of the adults 75c children under 12 free 1216 years 25c good parhng hicbiiasuns of northern and southern entrances jhe watthour meter that the electricity you use is made with the same p as a fine watch- sealed to withstand dost and moisture its sapphirejewelled bearings never need ofl it is designed to operate eff and accuratejy at all temperatures and is periodically checked by dominion government inspectors elec is metered in kilowatthours 1 1000 watts used for one hour the smab hal at the bottom of the meter unstated ineas 1 10th of a knowanhour on completion of one revolution the dial at the right moves one unit to anow one ldlowathour smmarhj the three other amis ikf faai wight to left units of ten andonethoosan your meter at afl tmm bcordofi cofhnro her home with her daughter she was a member of nassaga weya presbyterian church rev r armstrong conducted the funeral service at the rumley tune ral home on saturday june 18 pallbearers were grandsons ross and bill campbell doug and angus mcpherson gerald and mervm mc leod carrying the flowers were granddaughter eileen mcpherson lottie woods ruby armstrong isobel yabsley katherine young and marion campbell interment was in fairview ceme tery as well as mrs mcpherson mrs mcleod was the mother of mrs marion campbell burlington mrs ada johnson medina new york harry rr 1 acton and william acton a sister mrs frank de yoe scotland ontario also remains capital punishment peterborough out cp the optimist club here which pro motes pr jiesigned to aid outh recently supported a prop osal calling for institution of capital punishment for convicted narcotics pedlars who sell drugs to young people 3utrrtnr sernrattttg for expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy waterfast wallpapers call fflgrtt il sfat decorator rockwood 51 ring s tfiird party needed for protest vote rr 1 pushnch ont june 27 1955 the editor the acton free press acton ont dear sir may i comment on your editorial of june 23 two is sufficient i feel that the ccf is the safety valve of ourmlernocracy tie greap est threat to our democratic system at the present tune is the practise of both liberals and conservatives accepting and using election cam paign funds fro vested interests thereby putting themselves under obligation to return favorsto their benefactors there would be many thousands more voters who would fail to cast their ballot if there were not a third party for which they can register a protest vote yours truly mrs s trousdale 38 dublin institute ladies enjoy tour thirtyeight dublin womens in stitute members and their friends enjoyed their annual bus trjp on tuesday june 21 leaving acton at 8 30 a m they travelled through orangeville flesherton visited eugenia falls and throtrgh beaver valley on to thornbury meaford and owen sound the country was at its bedt and in most districts crops were abundant picnic lunch was served at tables in harrison park owen sound the afternoon wds spent- m a tour of the suntirnes building where the group nas taken and shown the intracacies of publish ing a daily newspaper from the time copy is taken in at the front office until the completed edition of 24 pages comes off the large press and is ready for the mailing clerks the group enjoyed this tour very much the rest of the afternoon was spent in shopping tours around the city following which supper was served in the park an arrangement had been made to go to the cpos broadcasting studio later this was very inter esting also and gave an insight into the procedure of getting things on the air a brief visit to the modern multisided collegiate was enjoyed too the party returned by prov incial highway no 6 and the hap py and tired ladies laden w ith their shopping arrived home about 1 1 30 p m the day had been a per fect sunshiny day just warm enough to be comfortable and the trip had been especially enjoyable due to the courtesy and careful driving of the bus driver j can rebuked to nrwri a better way of frving- oll dipt ii tjmll jm nntt hm bass are bitin again in ontario season is july 1 to oct 15 except st clair river lake st uair and detroit rrvertjune 25 to dec 15 and lake ene and niagara river between lake erie and niagara falls july 1 to dec 15 rr k i ugnydufferin forum has annual strawberry supper intended for last week ligny farm forum held their an nual strawberry supper and picnic on tuesday fevening after supper was over the sports committee had a good list of races for both young and not so young plans were made for a corn and wiener roast in early fall anniversary services were held on sunday at boston church there were many friends and relatives at many of the homes in the commun ity mr and mrs ted neil and family brantford mr and mrs art wilson milton with mr and mrs john irv ing and family mr and mrs lloyd mclntyre and mr and mrs o brown acton mr and mrs c brown and carol bur lington with mr and mrs cliff brown and family with mr and mr- r dredge were mr and mrs c peacock and mrs james peacock omagh mr and mrs bud galbraith and mary hornby mr kenneth mckenzie visited with mrs a mckenzie keith and nancy dr john brown david and ricky vineland with mr and mrs s j brown mr and mrs chris burton mil ton mrs alldav england mr and mrs c e melmer toronto with mr and mrs c e davenport mr roy sutton spent several days last week with mr and mrs s j brown and edward several farmers in the district are silo filling this week with grass sil age pleased to report mrs ernie wil son is much unproved this week mrs mcnabb of windsor has been with mr and mrs wilson for the past week taking care of mrs wil son mrs l clarke left by plane for overseas a week ago along with a number of press personnel we w ish her a pleasant trip girls dance fling for heather club the monthly meeting of knox church heather club was held on wednesday ewning june 22 at the home of mae dumarch with dorothy calder preidmg mary mann read the scripture and dor othy calder offered prayer after the secretarys and treas urers reports business at hand was discussed renee wafcon read an- other chapter in the study book fire upon the earth this part of the meeting closed with the miz- pah benediction four little girls mary grischow barbara norton geraldine calder and susanne crump entertained tle group by dancing the highland fling under the instruction ot dorothy calder this was very- much enjoyed tjy everyone a delightful evening was brought to a clo e by a luscious lunch serv ed by the hostess assisted by helen dawkins helen mason and hazel marzo busy shipyard amherst ns cp noise of production at the shipard- at port greville is nearly as loud now as when the yard produced many wooden ships in the old days a 60 foot dragger the clisse eldora was launched for capt william matthews of halifax and two more are on the blocks used carstrucks hmmonilrch traffic deaths third to heart with traffic deaths standing third only to heart disease arid cancer as cause of death in canada the highway accident outlook for the dominion day weekend ifl causing great concern whether canada 88th birthday is a safe holiday or a disastrous one rests with the motoring public in those words w b g reyv nolds general manager ontario safety league today squarely pin ned responsibility in advance for the toll of vacation traffic deaths it is my firm belief that the greater number of holiday auto accidents can be laid at the door of impatient and discourteous driv ers said colonel reynolds these hurry bugs are so intent on cramming their july first holi day full of activity and pleasure that they don t take time to drive safely he strongly recommended a more relaxed attitude as a safeguard for the driver on ontarios highways there s very little fun in making an over ambitious schedule and trying to kepp up with it no matter what happens he advised motor ists to observe five simple rules for a safer july 1st holiday 1 start early before traffic is heavy you can cover a lot of miles in relatively light traffic early in the day 2 keep a safe distance behind the car ahead double check before passing or changing lanes 3 avoid driving at night when ever posstbt danger increases af ter dark and you are likely to be fatigued 4 adjust your speed to condit ions losing a little time is better than losing your life 5 observe all of the traffic rules and especially the golden rule of the highway let the other fellow go first saskatchewan has nearly twice quebec s total of railway track every used car and truck that rates the a- 1 sign has ken racaasmomsd by rsr ssasnmca wm stsrrsfsmmca a incpscsmi ww chtcaaa ffof saraty tnrtmalty mud ccwartafy rjr jfouv rvtv a backs ay ms we offer this as a latin label for a brandnew type of barn- yard fowl a seating rooster buster is reported to be a nonchalant performer on a pair of 5inch roller skates taped to his feet need we add that theyre of jejihenxtghi aluminum no less impressive than that fowls spirit of derrmgdots the resourcefulness of the designer and engineers who dream up new uses for aluminum from gadgets we above to furni ture id minesweepers it keeps alcan researchers busy wort h with customer cooapamca with new ideas on hdw to aw jummum to create lighter mora lasting products aluminum company of canada ltdt alcan mayfair restaurant acton east on no 7 highway open daily 00 ajm to 300 ajm breakfasts 4 lunches dinners pish and chips- a specialty good food at reasonable prices vye deliver rjjiert4 armssxim jl w

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