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thubsday hay hth un the acton frk press acton ontario outua1t smrar resident win winnipeg a former resident of mqtao and wenknown in tbi district archie ttcglbbon died to the winnipeg hospital on sunday may 24 follow in short lunessin his 64th year bom in the township of naasa gaweya mr mcglbbon was the son of the late archie mcglbbon governor of the jail for many year educated at kelso and hamilton be graduated from normal school at 1 and entered the bank at mil ton several years ago he retired ai manager of foreign exchange at the royal bank winnipeg besides his wife the former ina alton of burlington he is survived by a son robert of winnipeg and two grandchildren a brother wll uam to bc and two sister mrs at j carton of milton and mrs bert hutcheon of ayr skip it ufe must be a mosiac know a pattern blending weal and woe part of bitter part of it sweet o fqra life thats incomplete thomas us new boarder when i left m last place the landlady wept landlav i wont you 11 pa in advance sftllinatonwls ear visiting scot the 49th district annual for centre wellington wi was held on thursday may 31 in belwood united church with mrs john mcfee hlllsburgh the president in the chair 135 registered during the day mrs with norris secre tary treasurer gave a splendid re port of the finances for the year with a larger balance on hand than in previous years rev mrs trosk welcomed the members to belwood and to st john a united church the concncrs of standing com mittees presented their reports mrs james tafcot belwood reported many demonstrations travelogues pictures and a splendid talk on the care of plants mrs win oir humburgh rcpor ing for mrs harry burt received ten reports on home economies and health thirteen renorts on citizenship and education were received bv mrs e root mimosa red crow films were shown needy families were helped food parcels sent overseas miss doris fines ospringc n ported on community activities and public relations at homes were held b several institutes i mrs htnry cirur fergus in reporting for historical research i inked that new original roll calls be presented there were 10 reports sent in nine tweedsmutr history book have been made and six in stitutes have current events quite often at their meetings nine county women responded to jury duty and one member from living spring won the essay at the historical research society s annual meeting she stated living spring was drat on their tweedsmuir book with mimosa and fergus close seconds displays old old jewellery dishes and heirlooms were many and histories of farms cemeteries schools and churches were given seven reports on temperance were received by mr tom cook belwood included guest speakers contests donations of money to wctu a letter oak inn for con tet for school children on posters for temperance was sent in and reartby the convener mrs c roche cum mock in re porting on the federation of agri culture stated their project at pre cnt is the warble fly campaign miss mildred parkinson hills burfjh reported on the two junior institutes bcih ood having dis banded the ratification of the district directors by the provincial board i dlnctor mrs a durrock presi dent of belwood w i welcomed th guests and mrs ciannce brynn huuburgh auxiliary invited the ladies to hold the next annual meet i ing at hillsburgh the meeting ad journcd to the church basement for a luncheon pripired by thi bel wood memoirs ian middleton fim belli kettle tests moisture seals for bearing protection to deliver the power and per formance exported arid demanded of them combines tractors and power machines are precision manufactured from high quality materials but this carefully made ma chinery must work in heat in cold in dry conditions in wet conditions in gritty dust and clinging mud on the masaey- harns test track these trying conditions are provided so that engineers may test massey- harris machines to check then abafity to meet presentday re quirements in field operation in engineering design and con- structien masseyharns ma chines offer features and ad vantages developed to help get work done easier quicker and at less cost masseyharris company limited makers of high quality farm implement since 1847 kincardineshire scotland who is one of four boys here on exchange to learn canadian ways in farming spoke to the ladles and compared scotland with ontario he stated the institutes at home were carried on much as here miss e collins from the depart ment of agriculture stressed tht preservation of minute and record books for future use also preser vatlon of district history the resolutions read by mrs earl moore were voted on and three were posed 1st be it resolved that the method of tendering for rural mall routes be changed in such a way as to secure the man best fitted to the job and to assume his obtain ing a proper wage carried 2nd be it resolved that the women a institutes ask for thi establishment of a preferential tariff on british goods carried 3rd be it resolved that all farmers be compelled to print their name plainly on null boxes amid lettering to be not less than 3h inches high carried at this point there was a con test on instrumental music with flvi entries first prize went to osprlnge to mrs gordon attkcn for vnrlntions of the day is dying in the west stcond prize went to elora to mrs mcdonald for hymn variations the judges were mrs ewart sunter ospringe mls e anderson fcrnus nnd mr wm i oulitt belwood mrs wm bnlkntlm prtsented the following slate of officers for ibw 1954 nnd mrs a dirrock conducted the election honorary president mrs wm ballcnline acton president mrs john mcfee hillsburgh first vice pnsldinl mrs a woods fergus second vice president mrs w b rettlc fergus third vice president mrs n jnmicson elora secretary treasurer mrs mercer jackson hlllsburgh federal representative mrs wm ballcntine acton alter mte representnlive mrs d g robertson r r 1 guelph district dilcgiti mrs w b ratio fergus juni r institute mlss joan sin clair georgetown auditors mrs e awny ortnn rr i mte wm norris belwood stinding conveners- agriculture and canadian indus tries mrs james talbot belwood home economics and health mrs ell wood johnston rr 3 acton citizenship and education mrs e root hillsburgh community activities and public relations miss doris fines rr 3 acton historical research mrs watt elora federation of agriculture mrs c roche fergus temperance mrs lancey cheync hlllsburgh resolutions mrs wm norris bel wood mrs earl moore thanked mrs wm norris for her untiring efforts as secretary treasurer for the past six years and a vote of apprecia uon was tendered her by all pre sent her mistake i went over to see betty last night and i no sooner stepped into the house than her mother deman ded to know what were my inten tions toward betty well gee whiz were you em harassed i woulda been but just then bet ty yelled down and says ma thats not the one in 1951 the canadian railways re tired 180 locomotives and put 240 new ones in service fioil fi akamjio optometrist 58 si georges square gueiph formerly occupied by mr e p head complete eyesight service 100000 1600000 how much does a wildcat a wildcat is a well drilled in an area where oil has never been found drilling costs vary but the average wildcat in western canada runs to more than 100000 one well cost 1600000 and bund no oil oil ts making an increasingly important contribution to our standard of living how many of these questions about it can you answer how many wildcat wells find a new i field lm3 i ml lx2l save 1939 the coat of bring index km risen by 85 dunn that time has the price yon pay tor gasoline gone up by zrv m a lot of oil has been discovered m the weft since 1946 in that tune hare canadas od r increased 4 touts 23 times 37 times how many oompamca would yon aay are engaged m the oil business go canada 23 174 7s0 canadas growing oil industry means orders for many businesses fobs for many canadians last year imperial s purchasing department bought equip ment and supplies from canadian firms amounting to 12 mllumihmtliwuv10 mtuma the long term average in wester canada is i m 23 only m87sst found a field capable of prodnrmg m mmcb as 2000 barrels a day the overage retail price of is euty 44 higher thsm prewar v with higher read taxes im mm reserves have increased 23jm he tht post six years canadian jieuk mew supply oil tht protrtes ami prnrt of ac and ontario about 750 companies im which th pmbtsc has an investment interest m well as several hundred private firms and partnerships and this doesnt include tht thousands of frhmttlj oftrsttd strvtct stations nnd other retail nnd wholesale oatlets for oil products 56 miliums abomt 4500 censdlmm companies sold imperial mppltes rang ing from heavy steel plates to paperclips imperial oil limited ii mokti csaatry tra join in actons coronation service sun may 31 1953 swik zttaluef facuf a uade in seuing ouaiity groceries fruits vegetables for over twenty years offers a 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