Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 10, 1955, p. 11

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hh r v uc l y trtronsday wuary 10 1mb the acton free presbbactonotuafelfi i i i r t i -v- vagjeerml 2016 2760 post offtccr dpjpjthhwhi actonr ontaftlq 2- iplicants must be british subjects at least five years residence canada two years high school desirable age may be a determining factor in making selections in the absence of a suf ficient number of candidates over 18 years of age applications may be considered from candidates 1 years of age application forms available at the post office should be filed with the service commission c iaiibsijrsiiwttb not latck than kmtuary 19 1955 unanimous return of auxiliary heads st albans womens auxiliary hejd their january meeting in lux- ton memorial han with ii members present- rev e jones opened the meeting with prayer a short business session followed with 4he president mrs thomas jones presiding the secretary mts h jolley read the minutes of the mast meeting and- mrs william denny treasurer gave the financial report it was decidedto hold a tea towel grower for the kitchen- at the neit njting the election of officers followed wijh heyjines occupying the chair last years officers were uni ahmvously returned to their offic es the rector closed the meeting with prayer and munch was served m rmmiiu delicious ideas for feb 14 a box of tasty chocolates ieartshapecltqojeoiyauc valentine in assorted wsfcinds an p drop in now dont wait til monday 7c millst dairy bar phone 41 cechacarr optometrist 8 douglas sf tel 1091 6uelph jtatmnr sprnraltnn for expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy waterfast wallpapers call old timer at hotel notes big chanqes toronto cp ah 80yeatold cashier at a toronto hotel has miem- ories-of- choice historical tidbits thomas randall after 4 year service his desfcsjn4be kng edward hotel he came to the hotel when u opened in 1903 he figures on completing 50 years ser vice before retiring a half century ago he says there- wasna separate ehtrahceand elevator for womenj the weaker ser had to be spared the embarrass ment of being stared at by strang ers the hotels most colorful era was the period 190711 when the newly- discovered mines at cobalt brought the average jdaily registration to sssl church association sees demonstration a t brown had the womans association cjf the j i do v r pest be prepared- cut scout yaaaiab r apt presentation of a first profic iency star wag made to qrian batrbeau at last thursdays cubisent to hospital and homes for ill- meeting also in the spotlight was ness several calls had been made gordon hufnagel he was pres- on the new people in town ented writh his first proficiency twter business was disposed t badge the house orderly mrfl mcgillvary of guelph gave a following the presentations jlhe demonstration on homer products pactwent to theirvlairs for nhbhtch quite spection by baloo a wide game modern articles ijkfireon djgplay and a test game exercised the boys each lady jfectivetacute gift mrs united church met- at the home of jc rama i if a mrs hr -burns- on tuesday with du9w li iv the president mrs h iburnsrpresi- ding the meeting opened with the ode and prayer the devotional period was taken by miss je hawthorne and mrs g ingles roljl call was answered by power several pieces jof mail had been before theysettled down for their i instruction toy baloojchil and ak- colorful personalities like harry ea oakes noah timmins joseph sea- i at camp fire the white six gram and simon dymenticame and presented a short skitafter which went a the hotels special guests i s and stor wer enjoyed by mr randall remembers the special the rack throughout the eventng bath tub the hotel had built for one i 1 cubs father was present and guest with a 300 pound frame took colored moving pictures of menus v elaborate anchovy the pack in action getting pictures on toast montreal melon planked of cubbifig activities as they car- whitefish parisienne potatoes j ri on during a regular meeting french peas and turkish coffee mr barbeau stated that he would were popular in 1910 the tea dance came into vogue and mr randall recalls the first world war when gay young officers and their girls flirted madly on nothing stronger than tea night clubs were unknown in that era mr randall says he never owned a car and until be took up garden ings walked six miles a day for his health for the faqt that hes cashed only one bad cheque in 49 yegjs jjc thanks experience not instinct esquesing clerk has broken arm falling on an icy- street a few days ago k c lindsay who is clerktreasurer dfesquesing town ship is carrying a cast a broken arm in better a patient pedestrian than a pedestrian patient bw3nbniubu9tayunbrmnkmrantmbvntiiannibtmabriiribhttatnu return at some future date- and show these pictures to the boys six competition results are red 121 blue 110 yellow 104 green 98 tawny 79r white 75 b pack completion of tenderpad tests was the main interest of all the boys of b pack last tuesday night only three of the new chums have yet some tests to pass before completing this phase pf their cub bing s inspection fpun many of the boys absent- because of an early commitment but the deductibility ofpointsfor the latecomers seem ed tp make the six competition a much closer race only four points separate the three sixes the red six is leading with 58 but close be hind is the yellow with 55 and the tawny with 54 next week two boys will be in vested and welcomed into the pack by akela akela murray scoyne cleave having a birthday liearest the first of february was the lucky winner of a doll mrs burns assisted by mrs- wal ker mrs masales mrs f lambert mrs- d lindsay served refresh ments and a social time was spent together a vote of thanks was given to mrs burns for her home and lunch committee violating laws cause of accidents in most traffic accidents some one concerned has been- violating one or more traffic laws there is a definite relationship between traffic law vio ations and traffic accidents out of every 10 drivers in fatal accidents three were violating a speed law other violations includ ed neg ect of rightofway im proper passing failure to keep to rightof centerline disfegardfor a traffic sign signal or officer an drivinga yehjrje in un mech anical condition t a good many pedestrian accid ents are provoked by the pedest rian crossing between intersect ions chi dren playing in roadway crossing against signals cornng from behind parked cars a mis placed confidence which presumes that the motorist a can see them by is ready to stop c can stop a man whose friends were myr iad- whose integrity was an ex ample for all and whose work and interest were always for the good of his home community alexander thurtell brown passed away on wednesday of last week in his eighryitrrtetyeaft- a tr brown wa the son qt the late alexander brown and- mary thurteh vho were early settlers of thjs district he was born in ac- r and spent nearly all fiis life interesupjgylhere for over 50 years he ws in business on milijst until he sold his business- to ej s cooper eleven t years ago and reft t i red to the frame house atv mill and john streets that oc- cupied the lot mahnings new i block occupies in a life so fulll as that of a t browns it is diffi cult to sketch it even briefly as far back as our recollection goes he was an usher in the united church for over 25 years he was superintendent of the sunday school he was a leader in the old epworth league a church elder and in fact assumed any task his hand found to do he gave the salvation army a hand in their financial collections the lords iay alliance and headed the local branch of the bible society for years tn the community he was inter- es a activ in th fall fairs and all the various activities no r n 1 t ul ij i- new canadian bandsmen interested in joining acton citizens band will be welcome bc gulf islands paradise for deer port -washington- pender island bc cp on the british colum bia gulf islands there are more deer than people and tall fences are needed to keep them out of gar dens thpy can soar easily ovc a se venfoot fence and wriggle through any small gap the deer swim from island to island as the mood strikes them few hunters visit pender island due to lack of accommodation 50 the animals find they can lead a relatively carefree existence hci-f- another census lethbridge afberta icp an of ficial civic census will be held this year second year in a row to back up the citys claim for a full share of funds pa td out annually by the alberta government under uie municipal act home in acton extended a warmer welcome to the returning native than that of mr and mrs a t brown it was in his store that the tele phone exchange was first set up and for years ie operated and managed the bell system in acton in earlier years his drug store was a meeting place second only to the post office many of our younger readers will not recall these activ ities but many of our older sub scribers will recall more than we chronicle and it was always for goodness that a t brown stood four square in hisbusy life he had the un failing support of a loyal helpmate and in his passing his- wife the former miss carmina walker has the warm sympathy of friends not only here but in a wide circle inr which his life touched and had an influence this sympathy goes also to the sister miss alberta brown of acton and his brother r n brown acton- john kerr brown of winnipeg and rev j jr brown of turner valley alberta on thursday evening a masonic funeral service was held at the rumley funeral home in acton and was largely attended a t brown had joined walker lodge af and ajm jn jtfijb and been master of the lodge in 1903 and active all through the 57 years of his mem bership he was revered by his brethren and had many masonic honors besto wed upon him during the years n on friday afternoon the rumley- funeral home was filled with friends not only from acton but from many parts who came to pay tribute to the life of a t brown the service was conducted by rev e a currey and rev r hi armstrong many floral tributes also bore testimony of sympathy and esteem pallbearers were r f bean e j hassard orville johnston e s cooper john lam- bert and g a dills flower bear ers were j mcgcachie and herb cook interment was in fairview cernetery 8tait yourmw pioneer kitchen with this moaeyaaviiuj big 54 eink now while thia wonderful offer last doubledrainboard natural birch doors drawer front copper umii ttmamtltlli latt tmt cottl inttovavl plumbing keating 251 mson blvd phone acton 25 v low round trip fares subject to change v- new jorleans 4890 los angeles 91 miami y tickets and information at harold wiles mrafm207 h andithe emergency services of the fire auto andomualty insurancebusiness go into action within minutes in the past insurance companies have helped speed recovery of many disasterstricken communities by making onthespot settlement of thousands of claims within a matter of hours 1 in canada the insurance business and its thousands of adjusters v all cam ada insurance fsderatiom v- v ivkvtrwiiv i v wr little government on downing sf number 10 downing street tra- j ditional home of englands hrime ministers for jivor two centuries i has- bcen called a gentlemans i home in which a little government j takes place from time to time this description says an article in the j readers digest- is a wonderful in- stance of british understatement although a great deal of govern- j mtnt has- taken place in this hub of 7 j the empire it is a house where do- mesticity and affairs of state end- lessly ovcrlapk says the digest article- the limousint of a visiting president of france may behildup in narrow downing street by the butchers truck foreign secretary anthony eden hastening tb report the latest international incidents may encounter lady churchill aet- ting out on a shopping expedition the unassuming doorway leads to a surprisingly large house of 60 rooms the prime ministers top- floor apartment however is mod- est not until 1916 did it boast a ii bathroom ancthen only because mrs david lloyd george wife of the world war i premier refused to lve there otherwise number 10s cabinet room legis lative heart of the british empire is a chamber 40 by 20 feet carefully designed to insure privacy for the ministers here prime minister churchill occupies the only arm chair at a huge table- at his right is the most important telephone in england with an automatic scram bler for topsecret conversation and a direct line to uie- quccn whrpver in the world sh may 11 since sir robert walptolerfrrst to assume tiiej title of prime minister moved into number 4 jtnore than 200 years ago 4q of hist su have crossed its threshhold food and- beverage products ranked first among canadian manqfacturiing- industries in 1903 wth a gross vlalue of w44t million second werrf iron and steel prch- aucts at s2134 rnjllion baasiigsisiajasfilssi v

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