Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 10, 1955, p. 8

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mmmw y v r lj page eight the acton free press acton ontario thuhsoay march 10th ibm airborne wardens quebec cp armond arthur iavoie steeleyed quebec game warden might be described as a mooses best friend tavoie 55 founded the provinces flyingwarden system to cut down on the indiscriminate slaughter pf moose and deer during the winter months and is the only quebec game warden to have ajjilots li cense he makes regular flights over his 12000squaremile territory the chjbougarnau and mistassinl game reserves in a skiequipped plane ahd in other parts of the province other wardens rajjke irregular sur prise flights poaching is big business lavoie says in some small villages pac- tlcalfy the whole population lives by illegally killing moose and ecr many poachers do a booming busi ness supplying lumber camps with meat j it was such big business- that five years ago the moose in his territory were near extinction lavoie says desperate measures were ne h presented the idea of an air pat- eol tocarnillg pon minister of katherine merry urges clubs consider worlds food need game and fisheries the months of february and march are poachers favorites thick soggy snow bogs down the animals atid makes them easy targets many poachers kill them with spears ax es and clubs because a gun makes noise they tiee to strike during snowstorms because the air patrol cant fly and land patrols have a rmra time loltowmg traclcs tnat the snow rapidly covers up the air patrols are up right after snow- storms looking for human tracl which though invisible from the ground make queer shadows under the fresh now when seen from the air once an air patrol spots a poacher it radios their position to ground patrols and the poachers either give up and go home if they know they- have been spotted or get arrested u theyve already killed game clearing auction sale of uveatock farm machinery poultry equipment fnrnltare ete the undersigned- have received instructions from frank- cartwright to sell by public auction at his farm con 1 lot 11 township of trafalgar 2 miles south of milton on delegates to the 24th convention of the canadian council on 4h clubs sat up a little straighter in their chairs monday as a 17 year did dlub member from halton couriy-in- ontario warned of the dangers facing canadian agricul ture katherine merry a member of the hahibn 4h beef calf club and 4954 winner- of the queens guineas class at the royal -agri- culturail winter fair irr a twelve minute address bluntly pointed out that there are more people than food in the world tpday and this situation must be faced now the reasbh that a balanced- dis tribution of food and people np longer exists according to miss mefcry is the serious error in land usage and the uncontrollable popu- lation growth slnceit isimpossible and perhaps not advisable to stop the tremendous population growth more food must be found and the first and most importantstep is to have widespread improvement and deyelopmeit of our agricultural pr while canada is by no means food poor miss merry pointed out that onefifth of the original crop land in this country has al ready been destroyed by improper agricultural methods and more is being injured every day the big job of feeding this hungry world miu be laid upon the shoulders of thp ynimg ppnpv h a id anil it is the 4h organization which is helping to train these young ped- pie katherine expressed her grati tude at the privileges and oppor tunities she has had because of club workbut emphasized that 4h members must prepare in other ways for the great task ahead the farmer of today needs brains and skill of klgh order said miss metry advising young people to stay injschpol to go on to agricul tural colieges and become as skill ful as possible to meet the chal- lengeof a changing agriculture preparation she said is always the secret to success this is- the first h in the- club pledge the head the second r stands for heart and in order to face the future without fear with courage and con fidence miss mercy urged all young people to have faith in god in themselves in their fellbw men and in their job the third h is for hands which means work and nothing pan take the place of work in the formula of success the fourth h stands for health and sums up the whole aim of a 4h club ifeaflth of body of mind and of the spirit when young peopje have all the 4hh they will be able to make the greatest possible contribution to their country and the word miss merry sees that contribution n hplp to fftt a hungry ivnrlh orders for phones keep bell co busy more telephones were added in the bell telephone company of canadas ontarioquebec territory last year the companys 75th yepr in business than in any jprivlous year according to the companys annual report for 1954 during the 12 months the increase in telephones was 167002 bringing the total in service to 2294458 a million of these have been added in the past seven years alone demand- for servtcp continued at a highj rate at the years end there were still 49 84 orders for main service unfilled and 34367 unfilled orders for individual service in place ofparty lines i in view of the high level of un filled jbrders for service the very large construction programs pre viously projected for 1955 and 1956 will be increased considerably- 1 the report states expenditure on new construction last year was 105300000 almost 20000000 more than in any pre vious year additional central of fice equipment was installed in 261 exchanges the number of rural households with telephone service increased by five per cent to 64 per cent several isolated villages and mining communities were brought into the telephone network and ex changes were opened in a group of northern centres previously served by single telephones only long dis tance circuits were increased by flsooomiles -i- jlghwaymtr announced by highways minister in address saturday march 12 commencing at 130 oclock the follo cattle 1 holstein cow fresh 1st calf with heifer oalf at side 1 holstein cow fresh 1st calf bull calf at side 1 holstein cow close springer 1 holstein cow in full flow bred in jan rhogs 1 york sow with 5 pigs 6 weeks old time of sale 1 york sow with 8 pigs 6 weeks old time n lp 1 vnrlr r tyj fl pj j weeks old time of sale 10 fat hogs farm implements etc ford tractor 53 model tires load- ed and lights int grain binder dearborn 2furrow tractor plow dearborn 6 tractor mower sliding draw board for ford tractor pulley for ford tra jnt side- raket frrguson2ib plate tractor disc m h 17tooth power lift cultivator new holland baler like new hay fork int cutting box on rubber with full equipment irit hay load- er electric motor onequarter hp hew roof pulper 10 mh grain grnider brooder housedump rake rubber tired farm wagon 11hoe peeri se drill turnip drill m h no 11 power cream separator steel wheel manure spreader steel land roller fence stretcher 16 ft flat hay rack with sliding rack low truck wagon sloop sleighs 40 ft extension ladder cutter el ectric fencer- block and tackle chicken shelter pulleys hog crate poultry feeders fountains nests and brooder large quantity of rope 14 ft stock rack scalescir- cular saw fanning mill 200 gal gas tank and hose oil barrels oil pump sleigh bells 3 oak timbers by 10 toy 20ft blacksmith tools anvil and vise extra- good set of hoof nippers post hole aug er woollen horse blanket quan- tity of steel water plpe forks sho vels chains and numerous other small articles furniture bell upright pi ano and bench odd table guerney cook stove coal or wood 6 lids with warming closet ahd reservoir white enamel finish divanette oak buffet and chalrs to match lib rary table small buffet large cup board large extension table odd kitchen chairs threequarter sim mons bed double wood bed with springs and mattress 1 extra large venetian blind wash stand stan dard venetian blind lawn mower 2 dressers quantity of fruit jars and other small articles terms rcsh with clerk on day j of- sale nothing to be removed until set- tied for no reserve as the farm is sold and the proprietor is giving up farming bindley and elliott f auctioneers fred harbottle clerk b402 an address last week by the minister of highways for ontario j nauan at the annual meeting of the good roads convention con tained some important highlights dealing with road construction in halton county comments dealt with highway 401 portions of the queen elizabeth in halton bur lington beach skyway and con struction of the freeman cutoff mr allan said plans for link ing up toronto byipass portion of highway 401 and the woodstock- london section are well underway a line has been surveyed from a point where highway 27 merges into the bypass through the out skirts of brampton and the gait preston guelph and kitchener ar- eas this would indicate construction north of milton crossing no 25 highway passing through nassag- aweya esqucslng and trafalgar townships in this linking program mr allan also declared the department is moving to remove dangerous intersections on the queen elizabeth way between hamilton and toronto three new trjiffip intrrrhangpn arr in hr bttitv in trafalgar township near the new ford plant others required ire being designed freeman cutoff when the burlington skyway is well underway we propose 13 tjtttttatrnvi controlled access h ifih way section to be known per haps as the freeman cutoff it will extend for some five miles about onehalf mile north of high way no 2 from a point just east of burlington to the wolfe island intersection of highways no 2 and 6 it will relievo traffic difficulties on the present fourlane though undivided portion of highway 2 between campbells corners and hamiltons western entrance suggested mr allan also reported his dept of highways hoped to complete an agreement shortly with the dept of public works at ottawa which will enable the- dept of highways in the right of 4he province of ontario to initiate the projected burlington beach skyway i may say that our plans for an early start have been completed he in dicated one of worlds largest maurice bburget parliamentary asstetant to works minister win ters told the commons many may feel that there is something quite appropriate in the erection of the burlington skyway at this time that is in a few years we will be marking 150 years of fraternal peace between canada and the united states the min ister concluded fonr lane bridg our bridge engineers tell me that the new skyway will be very impressive whether viewed from a distance or close at hand tentative figures show that it will be over 8000 feet in length the width will be 5 feet providing for four traf- f la tw i e d men women old at 40 506 want pep 1 th ha j old waattofml hfeartnmbfm separated by meshed median strip five feet wide there will be three foot sidewalks on- either side mod ern fluorescent lighting will be employed along the entire grade rising at the rate of three per cent too few people realize that the vexatious and dangerous bottle neck for traffic which- now exists on burlnigton baach is not- on- arios respnnsihilit it ild ever from horse and buggy days which this province began to out grow in 1894 anyhow but the new skyway will be a credit to all the people of this province and those having to do with its design and construction thousands anutmsd what ithe pepping up with jitrex nai done for body old after 40 hut became low in iron introductory or setacquainted lie onlv 60 try oilm tonfo tablets lor new pep vigor and younger feeling this very day at all drug storei rlimbiiiiiallllliaillllaflllliallllllblinfllllllaflllll acton i square dance march red cross month in canada march is red cross month in canada every year red cross helps all kinds of people an accident victim right in your community and a veteran lying on a bed in a vete rans hospital both are given the gift of life through the red cross national free bldod transfusion sejitlce theres a disaster victim- burned out flooded out who needs food cldtmrig and help there are people relocated through the red cross enquiry bureau r families who need the- red cross home- maker- servicetconvalescents who heed crutches or a- hospital bed or wheel chair there are veterans given a more pleasant jife through red crosssryvmmers who are sav ed because they learned water stifety through retr cross swim ming and water safety andjroung canadians who are learning to be better canadians through junior red cross red cross is people- helping peo ple across the street across the na tion across the world and red cross depends on you new association receives charter jfche wellington county associa tion for retarded children officially received tlieir charter from- the-on- tario associatiorfat the organiza tional meeting held in norfolk st united church hall guelph on fri day evening mrs e v hunt and mjs g holmes of toronto conduct ed the election of officers and offer ed suggestions for the operation of the association accommodation supplies and tegchers were three of the problems discussed at the meeting following the election of j fciers pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water s north- gait telephone 2048 diunkv r for health delivered daily 3 to your farrnfesh whole milk sljtirn milk cream chocolate milk buttermilk dairy quality service p hone 2 42 dbn timmings prop v map a- ilj 1ju club final dance of second series fri mar 11 830 pm sharp j luxton memorial hall f -mrv-eart-greer- old tyme fiddler special guest formerly of wsm nashville tennessee a irblf to motor vehicle owners and drivers tuesday march 15th i the last day upon which 1954 motor vehicle and tr date of expiration of all 1954 chauffeurs and operators licences secure yours at once ii ontario department of highways l that great structure is er- ected it will stand as one of the worlds largest bridges it should prove of tremendous value to traf fic plying between toronto ham ilton the entire niagara peninsula and the united states mr bourget was askea by sybil bennett cpc halton for a state ment on the positions of negotiat ions between the ontario and fed eral governments regarding ot tawas share in the skyway when they conlario are pre pared to proceed there would seem to be no reason why an early agreement cannot be reached he added- meanwhile irr ottawa announce ment has been made that the basis and extent of federal government participation in the burlington beach skyway are clearly under stood by the ontario government the cooperators insurance association announces the appointment of mr george robertson as agent in halton county the halton coontyfederation oif agripoltore insurance com- mittee has endorsed mr robertsons appointment and are pleased that he is now in a position to service the people of halton with the best value in aotb insurance service that is provided by thes cooperative rnoverrjent in ontario for care ful drivers for fulmifr information cali acton 9012 i during jhe past 20 years automobile accidents hav taken tbi lives oi 37000 canadians the eiitfre population of a iairsissd city a haumillkm i have been injured to meet the staggering cost of traffic accidents the automobile insurance business this year will paj out more than 80000000 beyond thi insurance cmmnieswiil do everytking possible to tem the rising toll of automobile accidents by offering the safe driving incenbye of lower insurance premiums for accidentfree car owners and through safety work and public education aimed at maldngidrivers more aware of the perils of modernday motoring r all canada insurance federation on bmhlf ornor thmmjoo eertiparintf minjnutim whug firm automabifm mtf c u iitmuimom t v

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