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thurtsoay odcbhbkr i iim the acton free press acton ontario all mail for local delivery should be pouted by december 17th mail earlur for out of town points ank your postmaster for date unsealed greeting canls 2c address securely wrapped parcels fully and arefull not read cover to cover but still important book in every house bootu which will occupy an im portnnt place in each acton home and office but which no one will read from rover to cover are be- mrs s morrison hostess to wi the regular monthly meeting of bannockburn women s init hut i was held on wednesday november 17 at the horn of mrs s mor nwn the meeting opened with the institute ode and prayer the minutes of the inst meeting were rcid and adopted plins wore modi for a china dt monstntlon and a euchre the im ual christmas party wds ir ranged when tht re will be a pin ti silt ind draw tht miet ng closed with the qunn afltr w h t h a social hilf pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 63 water st north gait telephone 248 ing distributed here ihia wee they are copies of the new tele phone directory fresh oft the presses nd with but coven to distinguish them from hut years edition because the new directory con tains 19 801 new and chan fed list ings c 5 keith dell manager for this region urged subscribers to throw away the old book as noon as the new one has arrived those who continue to uae ld directory will inevitably call wrong numbers which results in loss of time and inconveniencr warned mr keith a good plan is ti jot down in the blue book telephont numbers the listings for friend and business associates frc 0u ntl called keeping a person nl i lit up to date helps u eliminate unnt cessnr calls to information the blut book is hrlprul in i 1 t ng loiif distance calls the tt li n nt trtr b listing out of t wn numb rs ht eills frequently it ri plicing calls by number can r dm tht turn required to comp tl thi connection by as much iti a hilf inndentallj both ihe regular ndinkt 17 t ti ns of the blue book ire aiailible nt bell tele phone business offices ri fleeting the development in the region served by the directory is ih mcreisc in the number of copies to be distributed initially 59 304 as compared to 57 749 last year the book goes to customers tn the arcn including gait kltch encr and waterloo 1 d annual sta 1 he bank of nova scotia established 1832 capital authorized s3s0oo0o0 capital paidup rest acc0ujv7 f 15000 000 s35000000 condensed statement as at 3 1st october 1954 assets qaldmrmfmddattnmbmak tin 1kjs1 u cimnmm kama hi nrrwani wttfth hsjm436 otar indt ud mocftm m oaw and tncoiatidtm a njtowj ciam babditr nia imanaf endu upacoatn contmlkd comfvr olhaumi 47s71549 pttbcm aad 17 60876 ft457944 sjoxobs 11019113337 liabilities dcpami w57 755jb6 aactpnnco nd hum j cradm wufcariag 17 60s4w s9739944 ciptttl pad- itaomwi 115000000 35000000 s tiats12337 general offices toronto canada jamaica cu8a puexto uco domvncdx uruaac tkixwad yo this has been a busy booming year in canada the bavk of nova scotias 123rd annual statement shows it the state ment shows the banks assets soanng over the billiondollar mark for the first time a proud new record achieved because canada too has had a record year in so many ways this mile stone is just one more reflection of the contribution the bank of nova scotia is making towards canadian progress your progress behind the figures of the statement you can read how the bank has been called upon to help you save borrow build businesses expand or modernize factories drill for oil mine for metals lay new roadways set up new airways the thousand and one enterprises that strengthen and ennch our canadian way of life our partner the billiondollar mark hospitals welfare centres schook in commerce both export and import m industry both large and small wherever the bank can help you to greater employ ment more extensive productivity and an everhigh standard of living the bank of nova scotia is your partner in helping canada grow yesterday today and tomorrow you can obtain your free copy of the banks annual report from your nearest branch of the bank the bank is there with funds with expert counsel wherever men are at work releasing the wealth of canadas natural resources in hydroelectric schemes in scientific research in the construction of the bank of nova scotia rbur bns manager is a good man to know in acton he is w a woodburn three weeks till christmas not many o us nre utting comfortably nading these evening and as the big day draws closer and closer all well be reading is the names tin the christm13 cards and course the ntwspaper not even christmas can brink the habit of reading the p per the mncannes wc can still read brisk l for they seem partculirly nttnetive at christmas t me but books not many again this jenr some of tie irt k i v ix find lim to r id r nc lling tht perennial philosophy w di n 1 go about lhrustmas in th r khi sp rit wi ijy ihi surfi littir ind oitrlook the funda unit i it 1 list ni fid- bt m ith ihi ct it brations r thi column there i ttmch i irill 1 in k visily wlun you ti b oks for gifts tie i vcls tint ir mil j t id once and then f r ri tti i can tasih te had in tie lib nr bwkswewanllo keep art i diffirtnt kroup altogther ptrhip ou 11 winl to ghe as gift a book jou yourself enjojed mding ihls p ist year for a nal gift look carefullj over the racks of small pocket book- in th 1 cil slores a lot of them are shocking from a literary point of viewwith screwy plots fantastic situations people with de rddlj qunr nounni but tbe ir inexpensive entertainment as long as wc reotue they usually aren t good books as the saying goes actuilly he worst thing about most of them is the cover they can be attractively wrapped by making a book cover a we learned in school out of chn- mas w ripping paper tie a ribbon iround it so there s n peekii g the pocket books make fine stocking st u tiers too christmas cheques to foster mothers from childrens aid it was decided to send cheques to the foster mothers to assist in tnak ing a happy christmas for tha children in thei care at the reg ular meeting of the board of hr tcton of the ilalton chudreni aid society held in the society of fice milton on n ivember lfl mr w o mckeni e robinson presided and members in attendance were mm m j brown mrs a j on mm v norrm mrs c mcfmyre mrs j e whltham mrs h a shemff murray mihon dr h v cranheld rr a j calder and the super ntendenl g f thomp the meet ng w is opened w ih a pnver bv the r a j ildir of ntlng i c- irmtn mi tli 1 m nth f oct h r i r tb fi3 w rt in th board irrep ed the offer of ff c pict i ach tuesdiv after iron it th muniripil offices col ti me s w oikmlle instruct n tre iwuid ihii a it tter of ipprec nt i n be sent io the official of si i d ns in led churrh oakml thir k ng thtm for the r kindness in prn iding ffice space for the tatty during the pist enr ind i i hdf in accordince w ith the new th 11 welfire act which comes in to effect on jinuirv 1 1955 it wis decidf d bv rest hit on tt hive the stcietv books audited for the vear t rd ng dectmber 11 1954 bonk of nova scotia assets over billion the annual statement of the bink of novi scotia shows that the bat k insets have reached a record high of tver i billion dollars the ncroato of neirl srltiooooo over inst vrir briniri the total aiets of the bink to 1029 123 000 as at october 31 14 this record re flecls tht bmks igorous growth s net the wir dur ng which time it h us opened im hrinches mrreased its cipilil mrt rest iccount by 14 ni 1 on ind its shareholder bv ntirlv 3 000 the enr billion lindmark has win niched during i period f r pd devt 1 ment which has seen tl iwit k s lolit isst ls tripled nee 191 nt nly hive oans increiscd ft ur i mrs over ind deposits more linn three t mes since then but the hki t ifr has more lhan d mblcd the bink s deposits showed a s ih ti till increise during the ir they mw suind it 957755- r2fi in ncreise of 82 334741 over list yeirs figure profit for the year heore the ded ucl on of deprec atinn ind taxes imouned to 7 030773 taxes were estimated it 2760000 net profit for the yeir wis 3161186 dividends of 1 60 i sharp and provision for in exn distribution of 20 cents a shire amounted to 2 700 000 the bihnco nf undivided profit stood at 524 493 ifter transfernng 1000- 000 to the rest iccount this amount together with 1000 000 from ux- p3id reserves brought the rest ac count to 35 000000 ontario with about 40 per cent of the total ranks as the premier manufacturing province of canada l04d doll convcrtible no 3032 yes every kirl hill llinll io a 1 1 o i dll cairuke ii built with the same rare i lie same fine material that make mother i i 01 i he hen rr rimte in the world such thin a roil ipnnjc tuipcn ion bakelon enamel bright chrome plating and i lonitle roverinits put the i i 0 i doll carriage in a rla by itelf tliere are site and pnret io nil all ages all nwtl- see ihe romplele range of 4oyi doll carnage at acton home furnishings mill si acton monuments brampton monumont work designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in slock wm c allan prop 68 oimm st wast brampton shop phono 1410j rot 313 rep tom nicol phono brampton 603w christmastime a pageant of smart gift suggestions from baxters perfumes fountain pens lighters boxed candv bill folds cosmetics plaving cards cameras smokers supplies hair brushes razors etc bath powder pipes cigars baby needs h wbaxter