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the acton free press acton ontario thtmsday september 23 1954 jmpfr- farm news chronicles from haltons farm lands good entry of dairy cattle for milton fair all that is needed to ensure another ureal show at the halton countj fair in milton ia favorable weather conditions on saturday september kth a lotal of some 250 head- of halton entile have been entered for the holsteln jersev and guernsey rings where b s beer brampton norman bagg edgelev ind harold clapp of fraerdale farm will be the off c atink judges a h calf club show in the calf club ring some 75 halton 4 h catf club members will parade their cakes tr fred campbell managei of the toronto stock yards who will be the of ficinl judge for this sect on of the shove hich ilonr with the hoi ste n show will commend sharp il 11 00 am new hall for junior farmer section th jim or farmer section which include- separate classes for educa tional d splavs for junior farmer clubs junior institutes 4 h home garden clubs and h h agricutural clubs will this j ear toe housed in a new hall reccntlj erected on the ground b the agricultural society in all some 27 different junior onfian ti ons will be represented in this section c d graham to open fjr halton farm folk will fee delight ed t lorn that in old friend in the person of c d grahim de putv m nister of agriculture for ontario w ill officially open the i fair on salurav afternoon frankly we think mr graham is going o jie surprised to note the progress which has been made bv thi countv jtricultural society since his lat ms t here nearly ten yi ago it goes w ithout saving that the man hill will be filled with attrarlve wimei s inst lute die plavs fragnnl flowers ippetirna baking not forgetting the arts enfts etc fir minv the highlignt is alwas bhe horse show and the race ind we have been assured bv prtd nt rov curne lhat this end of the programme will keep noi n the grandstind but the fences along the tnck packed thr ubhoul the afternoon brucellosis programme making satisfactory progress dr hirold worton provinc al vetcr nar an who attended meet ing it tnfalgar nelson esque injj ard vasigiw eva township halls oi tutsdav and wednesdav of la- eeek where he met the respectiv t low nship inspectors ap pointed under the brucellosis pro gramme expres d himmlf is well pleased with the n the pro gramme n hilton is going along true some problems have been en countered b tht to nsh p inpec tors ind also bv he practicing veter narians who do the actual vaccina t itm or inoculating of the onlvts in general anv difficulties cnooun errd ire lirgelv due to mis undirstinding on the pari of a few cattle owners in order to clarify the tuit n wi would make the follow ng nbserv ations 1 as a result of ihe petitions signed bi w of halton s cittle owir s all four township counc is pa d b hus miking calfhood nc nati i obligators 2 bv calf hmd accnitnn s man f inoculat on of nil heifr cihi between 6 and 9 months of ige tie enh except m under the act l n the rase of herds listel unde ie fedenl g vernmenls police f brucellosis free herds in hoi in the litler cise calf ho d ice nation is optional 1 ti fr f 100 fr ach calf vaccinal d w as s t b halton veter narians 4 k township inspector is paid in ih bals of 20 cents f eh calf i mated in h e terntorv th m rv i paid out of the pro vine a reasuri and in he major tv f case the nspect r d e not reci m re ihin pni ugh t re imbure i ni f r gisv n u d m hi inspect i n trips 5 ttm k si miltd h it 80 to 85 f hilln ik e e beinj vavniled pr or lie pa s i j t t wi h t t i hws i sh vi d b a id thi he cm m it r l r is whir- rt t pit 100 fi t senior chimpionship 1st prize mature dry cow 1st prize 3 r old in milk 2nd prize yr old cow 2nd and 3rd prize senior yearlings halton was alo well and worthi ij represented in the hereford show by the herd of c f patter son of norval according to our informant pit got blue ribbons on both his aged herd sir and mature cow with fifth in both bus junior bull calf and junior heifer calf our congnlulations are ixttnded ti both breeders on the r oulstand ing achiev oments w hich are all the more n teworth when it is realized that bolh ire comparative h iuw exh bitirs in the show ring runs streetcar for 10 years winnipeg cp mrs helen mckinnon hopes she will be given a chance to operate one of win nipeg s big trolle buses when the street cars become obsolete on city runs at present mrs mckinnon is one of three women operators left from the 83 emploed during the second world war by the greater transit commission then known is the winnipeg electric company her steady route is along portape avenue and main street winni peg two main thoroughfare and one of the few runs where street cars haven t given way to the modern trolley bus a strapping six footer mrs mc kinnon who didnt reveal her age but admits she supports an 18ear old son is a familiar figure lo thousands of downtown workes ii d shoppers mrs mckinnon said i certainlj hope thej 11 gie me i chance o l eel one of those big buses when the get rid of ill ihe streetcars i defmitelj think i could handle th m is well as men be ng a woman sh dwsn t gtt im special favours she belongs o tht union and dots shift work the iame is the men her son is old enough to get his own meils when us nit home operator 10 yean how did she get started in this ii itsinl occupation well t wis tbout 10 i ears ago last april i had been riming i ris truck but was laid off i went it the selecn e service office ind xsked f he were inj openings on the streetcir two or three dus liter i wa at work said mrs mckinnon during her ser ice w ith the companv she has naturalh run across mans problems drunks and othir obnoxious characters but m other fires gencrallj lake oarp of them on the whole blacksmithjs 89 and going strong stonewall mao opl they re m durable as any anvil these lit lage blackusmlths steve fell of stonewill has ben blacksm thing for 74 of his 89 yeas but ask him about retiring and lie says not for me i may be a tiltlc tired but i like to work fiftj e ght ears ago when ne started his business in this village 21 miles north of winnipeg there was competition to worry about but not my more the machinery fellows tried to put us out of business he says there wore six blacksmiths in town when i started somehow i maniged to last out since he settled in stonewall the only time mr fell has been away from his anvil was a brief spell in 1934 w hen he rot kicked w hile shoeing a horse i was only in hospital three weeks he says i have wonderful vitality mr fell in his youth did plentv of travelling in following his tndc now i never even go to win nrpeg there are too many cars im liable to get run over i used to walk to the city often during the horse and buggy days ire uiet able she aid mrs mckinnon also w as w ell known in the sports field being a oft ball pitcher with the ramblers and dan dav dson s of the w omen sci lor league she also plaved for the w nnipeg electric learn in the commercial league her phj ng dive ended when she brike her left arm her pitch ing arm in an exhibition contest at s oux lookout ont in 1944 salesman has way with fish animals montreal cp howard lees an insurance salesman had collected 2500 tropical fish before his doctor decided the hobbj was getting out if hand follow ine doctor s orders lees old the fish last year but he plot tod a slj comback now he col lected 250 budgie bird two mon kevs a macaw a mini bird and a chow dog i hne a w iy with animals he irtmits there ls no word ibout what the doctor thinks of the new hobby and w ith good reison the last lime he gave an opinion i ee- pud hm with i sootv manga be v or ihite eved monkej aboul 30 vears ago tees bought the first goldfish of what was to grow into one of montreal s larg est tropical fish collections the fish kept me out half the th lioking for bug- on rvers ind likes he sav i bred witerbuis ind salt water shrimp in the base ment then there were ilso mv fhimpion chow dogs to tike care of the doctor said it wis killing me ind i knew it was after the fish came the budgies thev really aren t any iroube i order i bushel of birdseed and ihe rest is just a mitter of cleaning cages he sells his surplus budgies to local pet shops but keeps a prize breeding stock the birds and animals are kept m ihe roomy loft of his apartment workshop recent h lees donated a valuable pair of monkevs to the up and coming zoo it gr mbv que of ginger farm written specially for the acton t re prew by gwendoline p clarke horse disease pinch r creek alia cpt threi ci es of sleeping sickness monk hores havt occurred in tli dslr ct of southwestern alta vogue patterns first in style now availabla in teenage sixes see vogues new catalogue of patterns for youth for a i vely new group of patterns specially tuned to the teen years proport oned to f t teens to a t styled to please their tastes for gay young clothes w th the vogue look in teen sues of 10121416 see our new fall varieties of buttons and buckles hintons dept store if watched the birds more elisth iu might get a utle warn ing of a weather wise nature two wteks ago our clothes line was just alive with twittering barn iw illow- tht j lung bird- perch ed m a row while mother swal hw flew back ind forth with eh nee morsels to tied them nevr a day passed that thee piettv h tie birds were there and then sudden h they were gone almost immediately came lhat long spell if i ild w i w ather wt have ju t experienced had the swallows sensed it coming and do they sense the coming of spring in just ihe same way one day next april or early mi the swallows will appear again as suddenly as they left and we shall know its spring the canaries have vinished too so now instead of swallows and canaries we have the noisy hann some bluejay his plumage so out of keeping with his unlovely voice and oh my are the squirrt lb ever busy it is fun to watch them perhaps you may have noticed fie grey quirrels definitely boss it over the black and the brown at least it is always the grey squir rel that does the chasing i have never yet seen a black squirrel turn iround and chase his aggre iive grey cousin besides squirrels up in the birn we have bal quite a few of them so partner says but im not going up to see for tin very sight of i bil gives me the jitters horrible thing i asl night a hoot owl vhich i like was in a tree outside our bedroom window and the fir t mou e of ihe season has invaded ihe pintry so one way and anither il look is if summer may be n the wine and the bird and beasts preparing f r thi- w nter either by mrgralion or by gather ing in a harvest of nuts ind it takes an awful lot of nuts to kep ihe squirrel satisfied one farmi r m know has quite a big woodlot in hii firm one year he was ask ed b tht depirtmmt of lands and fort u ti avt acorns for them that fall h igreed but he was unabli o fulfl his promist it wis nol loo good i viir for nut and sted anywav bul ther still would have bun plentv hid it n it be n fo the squirrels the stripped evtry tru in the woodlot in fact it n three years before the awn hariest was mort thin enough o silisfj the squirrels another friend of mine has had a mud turtle for a pet for the la three years he lives in a glass tank with a mound of flat stones the top of which is above the watt all summer the turtle enjoys his food swimming around in the water and slithering over the stones now he has stopped eating his climbed on top of the b gge- flatlest stone gnd there ht w ill staj until spring hl life in a state of suspended animation to our pullet pen we have juit imported ixty good strong hybrid pullots pi mouth and new hamp slur crossed thtv are laving well ii tireid i suppise we sh itild 11 tli m but il seems a pity be i hi t thtv ire still 1 iy ng well and hi nl v n uihighl if moultinj but ifours thev 1 o i dark she 1 d i gg and so mnny pcopte hive in idn a w h ti egg is the only knl fit t tat quite ridiculous i ilion if nurse ii is what is in de the hell i l the shell itselt that ounts bul we find there is a difference between ihe shells of hens ind pullets the latter are always of a l id thickness smooth and well firmed as hens r t near tn moult ing he occasioml egg is rough shelled porous or his a thick waist and often cracks when boiud but there is a way to fix thit dr ip i good teaspoonful r f salt into the boiling water and unles the egg is very badly crick ed the while will not boil out you can use v iur culls thi wiv f r dowlled eggs well now wouldnl you know i the foregoing was written satu dav the last cold day of a cold wet week summer seemed to have vanished for g lod then cime sun diy hot ind humid todiy is pleisanlly warm and bnghl what s mr canadian climate coming to it may even puzzle the birds to keep their w either wise wisdom mibe the swallows are only n temporary hiding but not the flies they are with us yet we haven t got such an awful lot but what have stick closer than a brother we cm be thankful the housefly doesn t bite you don t believe thit well its true the housefly hasn t got the sort of anatomy to mike biting passible its his cousin ihe barnyard thai has the cannibal instinct so if you hive biting flies they are just visitors probably c ime into the house with the men the dogs or ihe children by com- pirison the housefly is a nice iciaible sort of creature don t you think afime tae plumbing heating eavestroughing pressure systems water softeners phono 25 251 mason blvd acton elbuchner optometrist in acton every wednesday afternoon office at h mainprize barber shop hours 1 306 00 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 115 hot acks cold coke n build youp future income and independence by raising the nation s top luxury fur chinchilla ranching is more than fascinating its profitable we reached 175 00 per peu this june at the new york auction co thus making chinchilla a sounder than ever investment a stabil zed industry recognized by the department of agriculture and leading fur buyers across canada usa england and france for an investment that grows on you make it chinchilla and make profit inspections any time ken whytes bluesilk chinchilla ranch goorge st waterdown on show at the flamboro and waterdown fair sept 21 22 and milton fair sepl 24 25 dkk mwsm official opening the official opening of the new nassagaweya townsh p garage at brookville will be held on friday evening sept 24th ilspm ratepayers and municipal officials from adjo n ng municipal i es are cordially inv ted to part c pate and attend this opening ladies are asked to prov de lunch and danc ng w i take place dur ng the evening a r service reeve nassagaweya townsh p aw i tty thtsi pasty snacks delicious with coki a cood hostess serves what guests like best and everywhere that s coca cola with its can 1 be- matched flavor coke adds to the life of the part and there s nothing as dcliaous to go with a hot snack so easy to serve too ice cold tn the bottle i t i s f h um rui i rviding the t inbp br bv w r fa ng c oj ni th n ipect r nppti nt ed n i i wnv p h hw ii b n i e f th v sole fo f re rntjnt of tre ac to piv f ndt r r it t c patrd ia thi will bo nrce once inv t sunderstand ft which rniv t m ni ci h wevr a word ke wise sh iud be s ficir additional awards wen ity hajtq uvk men at cve when writing up he c v e shorth n show a eek ajjo w e inadve tontlv overlooked the prifj wr bv the rexo vtllev dual pu- pot shorthorn herd of w h stan ton of milton here ire a few of the more prominent awards won br the rexo valley herd 1st prize ifed bull and reserve to winnipeg jasper vancouver vou ii find smart ne travel eomion and convenience on canadian national tmtinenul limited aitraemedar coat he relaxing lounges vpjeious drawing room and compartment revttul btdroenw popular prieed duplex roomettes and berth here is pleasant travelling with a wide range of mora modationv fur cverv budget for example look at these low eoaeh fares between loreinto and inuiuur one j6 11 roundinp107 25 proportionately luwfarcs apply for tourut ana other rvpes of sleeping car travel a about ubanw tovinft 6hmra by naw fmmlty far la