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thursday september 6 1956 me acton free press acton ontario page ncnk take a good look i yes sir takaagoodloofcat tha sound examples of ovr work then tat fltwr experts work for you when yoo want to improvo your for efficiency boauty or econotwy call u tor expert workmanship luvsec i budding materials haltons assessors picnic at lowville assessors of halton county with their wives and families to the number of 60 all told gathered at lowville park recently for the first annual picnic of the assessors association of halton county as sessment commissioner frank mc- niven milton president of the as sociation was in charge of the pro gram which included baseball volleyball and races and swimming for the youngsters sitin color ly on a pigment called melanin dark skin usually has moretnelan- in only about onetwentyfifth of an ounce of melanin separates the blackest human skin from that of an albino which lacks pigment en tirely chemicals now available in hibit melanin production eventual ly people may be able to select the color of skin they desire the famed actress mary pick- ford was born in toronto in 1893 9 mill street acto s hjcvp friday nights till 9 pm free 5 mi famous applianceontest you can win simply fill in the contest blank at your nearest grand union store nothing else to do nothing to buy enter today sugar granulated 79 10 lb bag niblets corn fancy whole kernel 349 14 oz cans evaporated milk fresh pak or carnation 16 oz cans 3 2 35c pineapple le juice 29c 48 oz tan allinonermeal kraft dinner 21 27 rockwood narrow escape girl is swept over dam fa photo bj hazel mack proposed alterations to historic old eden mills united church are explained by wilk wilson to george hampson mrs alice den nett mr hampsons sister and mrs wilson are watching all have been members of this hisloricchorch for years the hundredth anniversary of its founding is being observed on sunday television and radio service by r w grant phone acton 594 collect located at music store raise oakville hospital rates increased rates for accommodat ion went into effect at oakville- trafalkar memorial hospital on august 1 it was announced in the report of the management commit tee presented to the board of gover nors the price of private rooms was raised from 13 and 14 to 15 and 17 a day semiprivate iwobed from 10 to 11 standard ward from 7 to 8 nursery from 350 to 450 premature from 4 to 5 op era ing room minor 20 to 25 ma jor 30 to 38 delivery room 20 to caesarian 30 to 38 these rates compare quite fav orably with rates charged by tor onto and hamilton hospitals said d sinclair who presented the re port during saturday ottornoon while swimming in hortops mill dam jean day younger daughter of mr and mrs george day got too close to swift water in the sluiceway and was carried down over the falls down through the narrow gorge and was rescued by her father and frank schneider she was takch to guelph general hospital for ex amination jnd though no bones were broken suffered several bruis es also losing two teeth the com munity is very thankful she escaped as well as she did and hope for her a speedy recovery congratulations to mr and mrs herb bolton on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary recently they were recipients of gifts flow ers and good wishes from relalives and friends sympathy of the community is extended to mrs a m titt and sons desmond and ralph in the sudden passing of mr titt august 30 in his 73rd year other survivors are brothers cyril rockwood eustace montreal ronald percy mrs s alexander england including his father funeral was held monday with service at st georges church guelph and interment in johnsons cemetery barrie hill as a result of heavy rains last veek the river rose to a high condi tion the park adjoinhir the high way flooded shutting two families in off main st as well as nearly overflowing the mill dam alone por tions of valley road since returning home from vaca tion rev j dilts occupied his pul pit at the united church sunday some of the holiday visitors mr and mrs maurice kurd wes ton mr and mrs roy kirvan and family hamilton mr and mrs harry mcphcdran and family new jersey rev c gordon harris nanticoke mr and mrs a e groocuck and family former residents of rock- wood now guelph were in town on the holiday dr and mrs kl b waller are home from their vacation at king ston also mr and mrs ieter sim fr their motor trill austi west acton fair attracts many with variety new pumpkin contest a gala parade through acton will start acton fall fair on its second day saturday september 15 this is followed by an afternoons pro gram highlighting the official open ing by w d black agricultural representativeof wellington county livestock exhibits midway rides contests road races stock parade and hall exhibits the fair culmi nates with a dance in acton town hall saturday evening friday evening september 14 sees a sparkling variety show in the arena highlighting the popular nicklings of hamilton acton citizens band will be play ing both days of this popular dis trict fair which attracts crowds from a wide radius unique feature this year will be the naming of the central canada junior pumpkin grower pumpkins are expected from all parts of on tario over 90 are entered courteous lunching at a drug store ind pacific coast mrs j hamilton and miss pearl hamilton who left two weeks ago for the pacific coast by train nrriv- i was lunching at a drug slotc counter when a prettyvgirl follow ed by a handsome young man came in and took the only vacant stools which happened to be on either side of me i turned to the young man and offered to change seats so they might sit together oli that isnt necessary he protested but i waved him to silence after we had exchanged seats he turned to the young lady and in a loud voire announced well now that the seating arrangements suit this polite gentleman we might as well make him real happy and get acquainted ed home monday morning by air plane from vancouver 0 pm sun day evening arrived nt million nir- p after some 14 hours air travel i work is going ahead tit ltfcnjw telephone exchange building elec tric wiring is pretty well completed walls and ceiling covered with mas- unite painters are on the job at present preparations for telephone cables underground are well under way schools opened tuesday during the holidays the public school building was given a fresh coat of paint on exterior woodwork miss bessie gardiner returned last week from a holiday in england she spent a short visit t mr and mrs frank moore and also spent some time in denmark swed en and holland and other places i tide 69 giant pkg salada tea bags pkg of 60 69 anormti jelly jello 3125 new crop is in yesl the delicious now crop of fresh fruits and vegetable it in stock up now i green cabbage juwiha 7 c ahead super six baby carrots swae crop b9s i young we reserve the right to limit quantity on any item prices effective sept 678 chronicles df 22mtfflf ginger farm written specialty for the acton ree pre by gwendoline p clarke and still the weather makes the news rain thunderstorms ruin and still more rain it really makes your heart ache to drive through the country and see field after field of spring crop standing in water the heads almost certainly sprout ing and matted together our flats were flooded and only a miracle kept the bridge from- floating away now the weather appears to have cleared although thunderstorms are forecast again for tonight we hope the weatherman is wrung riot only on the farmers account hut for the exhibition too this was the dyy we should have fimc tiut we just couldnt face the trip with so niuh humidity in the air so we regretfully stayed at home for me it was not too great a hard ship as i had had a wonderful out ing ovr the weekend an outing that was most unexpected a trip to the lake huron district where i had never been before some months ago friends of ours mentioned having been in kincard ine for the weekend kincardine i exclaimed i have an old school friend in kincardine by compar ing notes we discovered that mrs e actually knew nellie because she lived almost exactly opposite mrs es kincardine friends al- thoii it was quite a coincidence i did not think anything more about it until last week when mrs k phoned me said they were gei- 4ng to kincardine again- and wmrld i like to gn with them would there was only one answer to that question i had looked at the place so of ten on the map and wisljcd rould tackle the 125 mile trip but i knew my eyes wouldnt appreciate driv ing that far but with someone else driving that was another story we left here about seven in the morn ing and got to kincardine about 10 the weather was perfect actually and there was hardly any l end of a perfect day i resty tar tat iw nat the iatn opn snd this gmc just sirs ttxre sturdy tnd solid uh tons ol limntont is heavy load but this w 9900 was built to take it meet george rusanov one of many independent truck oper ators helpingto build new docks for canadas st lawrence seaway the slip he holds in his hand represents more than just another load delivered it tells how his gmc w9900 carries this 14 virion load for 25 miles over the roughest toughest of roads and does it six seven eight times a day but it doesnt cell how that load pounded down into his truck from the hopper above gave it a real workout george doesnt worry about that he has cbnfidence in his truck its a gmc built to take the toughest kind of punishment and deliver the goods when and where you want them you can have this easy kind of confidence too with a customcreated gmc built for the job you have to do see your gmc dealer now the mat itfrfsra baits gmc w9900 is ctmdrt ani mpma to push thn4oc out into tnt uk lit vary my gmc aw outdo tl the choice of amy wise trucker a general motors vaiui omcm franklin prouse motors queentreet acton phonf 16 we passed good farms and poor farms crops cut and crops still standing one thing we noticed particularly was the absence- of weeds above guelph it was ob vious that few farms were being sold for subdivisions industrial sites or superhighways as they are down here it was heartening to know there are still miny acres in ontario where fields ore plowed and crops sown and harvested of course there are still plenty of good farms in halton county but they certainly are getting fewer in number all the time kincardine is a very nice little town clean tidy good stores and a very fin residential area and of course there is the lake and a wonderful freshness in the air i noticed this particularly on the monday nellie and i walked down town leaving the kitchen stove alight when we got back the house was stifling had it been here the house wouldnt have cool ed off until night but there with the doors and windows thrown op en the house was fresh and col in no time it was wonderful one thing hampered our activit ies neither nellie nor i had car to get around with so we couldnt go any further than our two feet would take us one more instance of mrr dependence upon four wheels to tnke us around during the night i even toyed with the idea of hiring a car next morning hut it didnt seem worthwhile as we were leaving about one oclock my friendship with nellie fnl lows a rather unusual pattern we sat side by side during our last yeir it school we both married canrtim servicemen and we both- cim- to canada fn lfl9 kor some years we were out of touch with each other and then one cfay i was reading the homeinakcr pagr in the old olobe one letter was signed iittle mother and by its contents j had a hunch it was written by my friend nellie i wrte to tittle mother care of the homcmaker and found my hunch was right we corresponded for several year but dropped it again during the de pression nf the tls probably be cause we jnd our families were both going through a- period ttiit we didnt want to write about 1 wonder how much othcr corres pondence was dropped around that time neither of us knew what happen ed to the other until we met again at a w i meeting in guelph liist year no i guess it was early this year nellie has never been back to the old country but she knew that i had as my visit was mtntinri in our home town paper to whicfi she still subscribes so she had new of me but i still had no idea what had happened to her not until 5hc inquired for me at gufflph all of which is a good illustrat ion of th farreaching influence of a local paper nd lo of the womens institute as n medium for renewing friendships and couairi ances moral keep up jour subscription to your home town weekly and never lose touch with the w i never underestimate the power of either their influence is greater than you think havent t just proved it iukd chaser w a chemical hotfoot has been added to the arsenal of weapons designed to drive bird pests away from city window sills reports tha financial post i the material is a yellow grltin like- substance is sprayed on places where birds roost frequent ly and one application is said to ba good tor ayeari v y ii cn j