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-c- 4 ifh acton free press wednesday dolyjlsu 1967 guards vtty early to mm morning all pr had to report to tan yard for appel ro call the guards went froth room to room shouting uaus raus out out appet we uned up in companies with me majors in front of heir groups and the sbo at the head of the parade if every se was c in numbers the gennaneoninion- dant would be informed that nil were present then this motley group would head back indoors some to get properly dressed others to have a shave or do their household duties before breakfast we would make up our beds this was not a very difficulr task it just meant spreading your blanket or two over your pah- aste i had a very good look ing setup because in one par cel from my wife i had re served a blue hudson bay blanket which now is being used as the sleeping quarters of our little toy terrier on various occasions i was offered many times its value by less fortunate officers who had o bank accounts in england but i never parted win my treasured possession after breakfast consisting of one or two slices of bread thinly covered with jam and a cup of evo tasting tea or good coffee if you had amy we con sulted our timetables it was very important to have your day well organized or boredom would soon set in these time tables were largely in your head they were not written down for obvious reasons you certainly did not want a guard to read that you were helping n few of your pals to escape my llnss labia often went as follows 0830 stooging protecting other pows who were doing something which they did not wish the about 0900 study german class 1000 ball game kibitz ers vs hawks 1130 bridge game 1200 lunch duty day 1230 reading 1400 2 pjn stooging 1500 teaching mathema tics 1600 rolling dice 1730 supper 1900 listening to news 2000 the new arrival nar rates his experiences 2100 poker game 2200 10 pm lights out often one needed a match have no complaints if their ap ples and cherries were picked half as fast as we obtained the ingredients for a stew or cake at other times we would be paraded to a local forest where the call of timber would resound through the woods- as we felled trees- to obtain wood to keep us warm excursions such as these en abled us to contact french and polish prisoners as well as german civilians we often s from such an expedition to the bush toad- edjfflthtools radio tubes compasses etc some bf the officers had lit- ttur plans were often inter rupted vy appel which might occur at any time while we were assembled in the yard the sleeping quarters end oth er areas would be given a thor ough search for radios maps or smokeless heaters qngani- ous gadgets for brewtof cefv fee hut strictly forbidden when as sometimes happened the numbers on parade were not correct the count would go on for a long time the second and even the third count of the companies would not agree with tte first one because some of the fellows had quietly moved to a differ ent group when the germans were completely confused and frus trated the sbo would an nounce that six members of our group had escaped from the camp then the count would begin again this time il would be correct six offi cers short on occasions like these we could be wet cold hungry or tired but we would be excited and happy because some of the gang had done it again prisoners of war p f u h in a play greenock wi osprinoe canadian food industry explosive as population the writer in white heeds for the perk after lights out at any time during the night someone would be smoking and supply a light of course these timetables seldom worked because each day was quite different oc casionally in the summer we were allowed outside the camp to have a swim in a nearby river this was a real outing and in spite of the guards we were able to obtain greens sprouts fruit and nuts ontario fruit farmers would lining a home for the swedish repreaentahvs acton 4h club member to leadership week by geoff taylor keith aitken son of mr and mrs calvin aitken r 3 ac ton has been chosen to repre sent halton county 4hers at the provincial 4h leadership week to be held art the uni versity of guelph juty 1721 keith has been very active in acton 4h clubs has parti cipated in numerous judging and showmanship contests and ties won many awards be sides holding several executive offices in his local 4h clubs he has managed to complete seven 4h projects and is pres ently enrolled in two more keiths home is a 350acre farm north of acton where a 91 herd of shorthorn cattle and a flock of sheep are maintain ed keiths ambitions at pres ent are to complete high school and attend the univer sity of guelph taking either hie degree or diploma course in agriculture after which he plans to return to the home farm the leadership week pro gram is designed to help dele gates observe and understand the principles of effective lead ership to allow them to parti cipate in leadership experien ces and to challenge them to consider their role in the fu ture of canada and the agri cultural industry tie gardens on the common- danrs property here they managed to grow some veget ables which certainly added to the diet softball games took up much of our time when equip ment reached our camp we or ganized an eight team league playing games daily special gameswould be played for the benefit of the whole camp for instance one afternoon the canadians played a team com posed of the best nine players the other fellows could muster in the winter we played ice hockev skates sticks and pucks finally reached us through the help of the toron to hockey league god bless frank smith fred waghome connie smythe and the maple leaf gardens we flooded a large area in the centre of the compound surrounded it with banks of snow and the games were on i must admit that when the big day arrived for canada to play the rest we fared no bet ter than our national team did against the swedes those boys from south af rica australia new zealand and the british isles took to softball and hockey like ducks to water we simply swallow ed our pride and paid off our bets some officers spent their spare time at band practice we all enjoyed listening to their efforts at various times another group under the dir ection of michael langham devoted their time to prepar ing plays those of us who were in the same camp as michael had quite a reunion when he arrived in canada to direct plays for the stratford festival drivers hse umthnnow iomenlew by mrs d c mr end mrs gordon tarvd of morristown tenn spent a few days with the tatters sis ter and brotherinlaw mr and mrs ten buck mrs barry clarke accompan ied by her sister miss annie wiley of georgetown flew to ireland for a six week visit with relatives mr howard black returned home from the states where he attended a registered pony show and sale mr and mrs david stewart visited with mr and mrs george wijleys at honey har bor mr and mrs sherlock aitken of bugotville que spent sever al days with the formers par ents mr and mrs goron ait ken sympathy is extended to the family of the late mrs andrew aitken who- passed away on friday she and her late hus band farmed for years on the second line on the farm now owned by mr and mrs william johnstone mr and mrs vern stewart and family spent sunday at lake belwood perry youngest son qfmr and mrs aleck stewart enter tained some chums at a birth day party mr and mrs william mann and family of toronto are holi daying at their farm on the second line miss linda strandholt spent last week with friends bernice and janette klooster in ar thur this week the the kloos ter girls are holidaying with linda during the forty years this writer lived at the corner of highway 24 and the second line now 25 highway there were few accidents at this con cealed corner nothing of a ser ious nature now the build- in3s on both corners have been demolished providing a clear mrs jkn mccullock was hostess for the june meeting of the greenock w i agricul ture and canadian industries was the theme for the pro gram presented by conveners mrs t hemsley and mrs a winter roll call was answer ed by a bible verse pertaining to agriculture scripture pas sage was read by mrs a gates the canadian rood industry was described as being one of the biggest and most dynamic businesses of our time in the topic prepared by mrs hems- ley its growth is almost as explosive as the population in 1919 about 450 items of food were on sale at a gro cers in 1928 a good supermar ket handled some 900 items by 1952 4000 by 1965 8000 and it is increasing at such a rate that in the forseeable future could pass the 13000 mark refrigeration and quick- freeze have transformed the meat and produce industry consumers are buying more meat and poultry frozen veg etables and semiprepared foods and for these they pay extra for convenience and ser vice as well as nutrition looking into the futur of the food industry in canada it is clear that we will have to sow bigger crops and raise bigger herds to keep pace with our own increasing domestic demands if we are to share in supplying pyramiding world requirements canadas food output will have to be stepped up enormously mrs winter read an article telling of the massive buildup of ddt spray which is pol luting our marshes and is a matter of concern to agricul turalists the motto small things make big friendships was giv- view corner and on friday and saturday there were two very close calls and sunday a col lision occured fortunately in- juiies were very minor both cars had some damage names of the occupants are not known makes one wonder if motorists are cautious enough at stop signs before entering a highway how much is missing from the profile of protection on your boat r you dont have to go over board to pet complete insurance protection for your boat at safeco with safeco policy a oood skippaf gats varythirhi ha nads to hasp things thipahapa insurancawiaa in ona packaga wall inaufs you tot boat motor aquipmanl liability and madical inianaea on land at aaa 12 months a yaar you hay full sacaaotioniwwd automatically too as long as premiums an paid whan dua saa us today strawberries pick your own 30 quart db4nys insurance agency 17 mat st e aden bsm150 residences inuancti bill 8532645 harold 8532565 milt 8532243 you tmeated li kb a cemsonn0t a numscn al day saturday july august how to gerttftih hi acton ot x 4 speyside i no 10 sideroad brobar farm carnpbellville sideroed r x in d hwv401 pfj milton mondays wednesdays and fridays 7 ajm to 12 noon 5 pm to 8 pm saturdays all day 7 ajm to 5 m- quart pickin boxes only ming vout ownoft pukchase at patch mess ne cmmren under 13 brobar farm john p mtown f i ttawlieatliili eem ronttemly rtnmawmtm wawm rr 3 milton exactly 3 mile n fiem 401 en hwy 25 en by mrs hemsley if you walk as a friend you will find a friend there is no man so poor that he is not rich if he has a friend and no man so rich that he is not poor without a friend a contest of fruits and veg etables for all the letters of the alphabet proved quite en tertaining each member displayed some canadian product and told where it was made sev eral of these articles were made in acton ontario mrs george wallace vice- president was in the chair for the business in the absence of the president new programs for 67-68- which contain those of all cen tre wellington branches were distributed to the members the treasurer reported a sat isfactory amount received for the paper collection which was larger than in recent years tike picnic tables have arriv ed which are to be placed at the site of the greenock bell cairn and there was discus sion concerning signs to be erected there also mrs gates distributed col ourful wall plaques with pro- vincial floral emblems an en velope is attached to the back for small change collections and this will be returned at the end of the year as cen tennial donations to the in stitute treasury a centennial quilt top pieced by mrs gates was also displayed and she asked for volunteers to help quilt it in july the greenock ladles plan to visit the wellington county museum followed by livestock is judged by geoff taylor on monday june 26 most of the 4h livestock club members attended the prac tice livestock judging night held at the farms of joe and john wulmott and maurice beaty at 715 pjn members com menced judging a class of ab erdeen angus heifers follow ed by a class of sheep at the second stop maurice 86818 farm members judged two classes of jersey cows follow ing the judging reasons were given in the agricultural hall at milton fair grounds with the 4h club leaders in charge this practice evening is held annually in preparation for the county livestock judging competition to be held on wednesday jury 19 at the uni versity of guelph at this com petition members are divided into groups according to prev ious participation in such art event novice junior and senior novices are those who have not previously competed juniors are under 16 years oi age and seniors are 16 and over prize money is awarded as well as challenge trophies for beef dairy swine and sheep judging in addition a cham pion livestock judging trophy js awarded for the overall county champion this com petition is compulsory to all senior 4h club members of the 4h calf and sheep clubs some car owners paint the inside cover of the car trunk a bright fluorescent orange in the event of a breakdown on by meeting at the home of a the highway by lifting the former member in fergus trunk lid a conspicuous warn- delicious refreshments were ing of trouble is given to on- served by the hostess assisted coming drivers it is particul- by mrs tryssenaar ar effective at night p90w t c all os kmallyou plumbing and heating installations a mvams business location 17 mm ft w d ffdjl a l rimw equiprrnmit an electric air conditioner keeps active families comfortable an electric air conditioner can help your family feel belter all day sleep better all night but an electric air conditioner 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