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tmi ocokorrown hhuud mnakr april ml 1ts paige 1 dohyoerself ttbmhthia hutchs smoke mhbt mop 1 main it sea open dautf to 11 pa travel notes lowest trans atlantic fares to england and scotland pay later plan available for all flights john r barber travel advisor john r barber agency insurance travel tk u214 mill sheer sugar and spice x got a nasty jolt the other day i i was skimming through the news paper when attunluar name jump ed out at me i stopped to read the story r sure enough it waa m t bacjthouse dso dpc and bar two tours ot operations for- mer squadron leader hod just been appointed a director of some company in montreal the story said old empty a we used to call htm had a bad time off ft in the war he was utterly fearless ho would through rah as casually as though he wet strolling to the pub he was km afraid of gw- man fighters than he was of hts bicycle which he could naffer quite master but he had that name and it was quite a cross to bear imagine being known to everyone from barmaids to brigadiers as empty backhouse he was a flight lieutenant when i knew htm and a good one quiet keen respected and admired by all he was a born leader hed have nsen to high rank in the service had it not been for two things his name and a quick tem per he could take any amount of razzing as long as it had nothing to do with his name but every so often some wit who didnt know the background would be introduc ed to him and inspired by a few drinks would suggest that he change his name from m t back house to unoccupied closet or something of the sort the sequel never varied the stranger would wind up on his hack with a fat lip and empty would wind up with a couple of types holding his arms while he stuttered td rather be a back house than a bl basket only he didnt say basket next day hed be on the mat get a rocket from the c o and have another black mark against his promotion but all this has nothing with what i started to say what rocked me when i read the news paper account of his new obwas this mr backhouse 50 has been ngaged in i looked again yes it said so must ba graphical error old empty was in the second world war not the first couldnt be a day over 40 slowly it seeped in by george old empty was quite a bit older than the rest of us but he could nt be 50 wait a mtnute now a little simple arithmetic that was in this to 80 thats uh holy smokes 16 years ago he was only 34 then and he seemed so old its true then tho line of thought dkmt how in smoothly it came m short chilling burst if empty is 50 lieaged eleven yqars from hits june 111 be 50 young hugh ii eleven and was born only ng to y vh billgarbutt buy your trucks from a truck specialist maveal motor sales when the bitter reality anally got through and td checked the figures twice i just sat there feeling every one of my practical ly so years its an awful belt in the eeth to a man who has been merrily pounding on the portals of life to have that halfcentury door suddenly yawning in his face of course the signs have been there but ive been too blind too fyigrossed in my picture of myself as a young blade to admit their presence but now that ive seen writing on the backhouse wall 111 admit frankly that im no flaming youth any more theres more smoke than fire in the old chap nowadays for example i ant sit up and play poker all night and be on the job next day the way i used to i find that i have to quit about 4am if im losing or 5 am if rm winning nowadays i cant dance the way i used to either why i used to be able to wring a quart of perspiration out of my long underwear after a good evenings dancing t can barely squeeze a cupful nowa days v and as for the girls theres i where your age really shows 1 1 used to make a round trip of 30 mites on a 4thour pass hitch hiking to see a girl when i was a young dog of an airman the only girl id go more than 300 yards to see nowadays would be my daughter if she were getting mar ried and by ginger that reminds me shes 8 now and in only 10 or 11 years ill be a grandfather the way these younguns carry on nowadays its cruel but 1 ve faced up to it ive made my peace with old age and the simpler things of life but dont be surprised to read some pretty strong editorials in the near future on the advlsabili ty of lowering the age limit and increasing the amount of the old- age pension second car crash is fatal for bramptonite j a brampton man who escaped death a year ago when his ear collided bead on with a george town car driven by wuf brubots 31 hdntyre- crest near norval died violently on wednedasy march 25th in a cartruck smash six miles east of brampton david kieth huson age 33 was driving east on no 7 hwy when his car collided with a truck and somersaulted 200 feet into a far mers field he was thrown from the car the driver of the west bound truck james houston of palmerston was treated at peel memorial hospital for shock mr huson was planning to be married at the time of last years accident and leaves his bride of a few months carol anne murray who is employed in the brampton bell telephone office he was tho son of mr andmrs william huson and brother of wilda huson woodbridge a pri vate service was held at the w r scott funeral home woodbridge with interment in brampton cem ctery cnt microwave system harassed by one of the coueat snowiest winters m newfoundland history canadian national telegraph crews are doggedly pushing ahead with utotallauon of a so million microwave system across the province this map shows the location of repeater stations over which cbc television programs will be brought live into newfoundland in time for ceremonies mark ing the stj lawrence seaway opening by queen elisabeth in june harmon to be linked with the system is a united states air force base progress has continued despite storms which dosed tower entry roads to all vehicles except snowmobiles winds of more than 100 miles sn hour which toppled scaffolding freeung ram which within 15 minutes formed ice conditions hazardewfor frostnipped riggers and technicians and at times forced temporary suspension of work buildings have been completed at 18 of the sites towers erected si 15 in addition to providing television in and out of newfoundland in the latter direction by the end of the year the cnt project will mean greatly in creased communications facilities to and from the istand with its completion canadian national will be able to hanale a much heavier flow of all types of traffio telephone teletype radio telex be tween newfoundland and other parts of canada and united states certificate important in hospital insurance plan main st til 73611 ontario hospital insurance is now three months old and approx imately 5 500000 ontafians are under its protection already its benefits have been received by more than 200000 residents of the province for whose hospital bills the ontario hospital services com mission has accepted responsibil ity many hospitals it is true have overflowing wards and lengthy waiting lists but this is a regular occurrence during the winter months when demand for hospital care has always been heaviest thanks in large measure to the co operation of doctors hospitals em ployers and the general public the advent of ontario hospital insurance has not produced the chaos and the hospital queues which some who were fearful pre dicted many of the early admunnstra live problems have already been overcome but there are one or two basic features of the plan which apparently are not fully understood many hospitals report that some patients are still requesting ad mission as insured persons with out producing their hospital insur ance certificates this greatly complicates the work of the hosni tals and could result in the patient being held responsible for paying the account at least until his in shred status is confirmed as fa milies are issued only one certifi cate it is realized that this may not always be available if hospital care is needed suddenly there fore the commission feels it is a good idea to keep a separate note of the hospital insurance number for the ready reference of any member of the family m case of sudden illness or accident some residents are not fully aware of the reason why the com mission requires prepayment of premiums prepa that is payment of premiums m advance of- thebenef it period is an advan tage to theinsured person as it provides a paidup period during which protection will continue if tt ever became impossible to keep op premium payments com mission regulatiims call for preut- tokkfuttjnonlh -to- advance of the benefit period cov ered by each payment farm news 4h club leaders have social evening j a f the halton 4h club leaders council under the chairmanship of a r coulter campbellville held an annual social evening on tues day march 31st in the fairview school lowville the evening was laged to focus attention to the 4h programme for 1959 m hal ton approximately 200 parents leaders 4h club members and potential members attended the annual social night program was started by the council four years ago mrs mabel borgstrom home economist for halton outlined the 4h homemaking club programme being earned on in halton the present club project is the club girl entertains this project has eleven clubs operating and the clubs have all had instructional meetings on the project- the achievement day programme is scheduled for saturday may 30 the 4h agricultural club pro gramme was outlined byj allen fvancis agricultural representat ive following the introductory program information desks were kept busy answering individual questions on 4h homemaking and agricultural club work the meeting concluded with films dancing euchre and lunch school party ending a season of square danc ing an after four activity for a group of the senior students at wrigglesworth public school par ents were invited to a party on a recent monday night at which they demonstrated their skill there was dancing for every one at thep arty wtthl unch ser- vde afterwards the square dancing classes were organized under the direction of mr and mrs george gussford and mr and mrs earl mepbe- son who supplied music for the classes andfor the special even- to friday april 10th from 800 am to 900 pm saturday apr 11th from 800 am to 500 pjn at halton cooperative supplies georgetown branch you and your family are cordially invited to help us celebrate the opening of your uptodare coop store on april 10th end 1 1th the newly renovated store has been modernized to serve you better with more complete assortment of merchandise attractively displayed and reasonably priced to save you money make your coop store your headquarters for lawn and garden supplies we have everything for the home gardener the professional landscaper the market gardener end the farmer large or small free draw for ladies men sunbeam electric frying pan and philishave electric shaver cash in on these open house specials clipper tractor battery fcoo0 t s reo y 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batteries on sale for this event take advantage of savings special ea 339 18 rotary power mower rfari7 cut 2v hp 2 cycle engine cast alum- quu3 inum housing heavy duty wheels special ea 3997 coop save on manure forks 3 93 strong steel tines and durable len handle special ea 339 50 plastic garden hose rq reg 1 95 coupled and ready to use buy now and save special ea 139 sturdy lawn rakes coopj reg 1 29 20 spring steel teeth long jp smooth wooden handle special ea 88c 15 reduction on coop quality paint c3wij the coop paint line is manufactured to our ngid specifications by one of the largest most progress ive producers in north america this top quality paint is offered at a 1 5 saving for this event only halton cooperative supplies georgetown branch phone tr 72271