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y thursday june 2nd ims the acton free press acton ontario paqb nunncit competition is tough v competition is tough in the oil busihestoo while we believe imperial is the best oil comparry in canada fer from the only one were beset on all sides by healthy competitors fromthemaritimesto british columbia more than 240 companies are competing 4n theeaietebr crude oil in 45 refineries from halifax to vancouver companies itfihe this crude oil into hundreds of useful oirpidcfccts inahofcanadascoresof companies compete for the motorists and horneowneristlollar wmr in all its operations from ooast to coast imperial oil faces competition yvhichis vigorous and resourceful benefiting both the industry and the consumer lglon lathes dim wits in a three same total pintail to count took fireflies measure in the finale of the league to win the championship dim wits game series of 923857719 total 2499 against fireflies 74- 650821 total 2215 rave dim wits a 284 pin victory best single games for dim wits were p amt ell 230 k johnson 203 andl gor don 203 forrrtrcf it vvna kr james 250 and e roach 200 teams were dim witstpstwrkosi p angefl e johnston guritett g agnew fireflies e roach k james i hall i huuter mkar- graves a wheeler to the champ we say well done dlssa and data knocking tiff the iga urocerles lasr vfeek along with thp vatricte aim hairdo was midge fox with s29 and 731 for the last time this season phil liesueur- took the govd mocutehvon haberdashery award with a flfi trieount that sudden surge of business noticed by the acton merchants was caus ed by the arrival of the waterloo bow ling tournament cheques the iovjf from avion who competed picked up fair amount of that beautiful groensluff i lenvol well my friendlies last saturday at vz pm the lights were turned out for the last time this season i the actortlaies its beci jttterinr for expert color scheme suggestions superior workmanship and the latest sunworthy waterfast wallpapers call cyril e silt decorator rockwood 51 ring 5 great seasoic aineagues had rou ng finishes for their champion sh and the saturday night trumilers all had good and bad misfortunes while trundling dowi the maples the headplns were cursed the corner pins berate but all in all everyone had a gotfd season the one thing everyone is to be commended orf the j sportsmanship shown and if ny- j thing is to be desired in bowling 1 sportsmanship ranks first to the following congratulations dot j earle dot foavke and fay andrew for posting records for high aver- age high triple and high single i respectively likewise the same to i john turkosz jack hickey and phil losuour for the same chore as they say in cricket well bowl- i ed and so until september the secartd this is yours truly k c ii signing off at this season adias amigos combats mud summers1de p e 1 icp edgar cannon of sunimersido has obtained patents on a device for tractors he calls a mud lug the invention weighing about 70 pounds is adjustable to variouus widths of tractor pads and is designed to- give good traction in mud advkrtiskment1 prairielife in nejv disney nature film at roxy acton the vast array of life on the plains is brought to the screen in valt disneys the vanishing prairie second truelite advent lire feature compiled called scor- id and presented in a wealth of detail by the man wluvse first tiuellfe feature the living de sert received the academy aw ard it will play at the roxy mon day and tuesday with a special matinee for children monday af ternoon after school ranging frotj the adventures ul n bison calf from births to eatly buffalo to th activities of the savage badger tile film 151 lures the dramatic life of all prair ie creatures the coyote shares screen credit with the aloof big horn while griiilles black bears cougars and prairie dogs all give up their secrets for the benefit of soreen audiences whose enthusiasm for these intensely humajiwildbfo dramas knows no bounds v three years in the filminff the vanishing jrairie is perhaps the itlst of its kind ever to be made the many breeds and species of animals seen hang on to a precar ious existence the- advent of vast farms inroads of towns cities niil- roads- bus routes and all the act ivities of a modern world threat ened extinction with a bow to the primeval splendor of an untouched world disney has captured on film the basic drama of wildlife as it was before tfie- first settler trudged westward presented in glorious technico lor the vanishing prairie ha been awarded six oscars as the best in walt disneys truelife adventure series imperial oh umited 9 mill street acto clover leaf sockets wua tin salmon beans 2 tomato juice 15oz tins ubbvs 48oz tin 27c 29c grand union coffee 93c new low price 1lb bag toilet tissue loc quix or maple leafr 7c a 26c light bulb jreejnjbacblekodouble 8iz yusav25conmotsi7smmljb80ap new marble cake mix or robin hood white pkq margarine oolden dew lb sandwich biscuits 33c chocolate creams raspberry creams or mixed inegar tbt 16c 25c chili sauce 39c heinz ketchup 27c 33c frozen foods green beans bbabbook 2 45c orange juice sit 2 29c watermelons florida whole melon 18lb average 1 1 9 half malon 65 qwartar mulen 35c head lettuce tztkk 17c radish sssst 3 bchs 15c beets 2 bunches 19c grapefruit 5jor29c georgetown student signs with midland a georgetown high schoole- dave hart has signed as- a ball player with midlands oba inter mediate a indfans for the season dave a georgetown resident 15 years ago when his father was bank of commerce accountant re turned to town a year ago when his father jack hart was transferred from richmond hill as manager he will be reporting at midland when the school term ends ihe played last year in the north york juvenile baseball league and vas tabbed as top prospect in camp by new york giant scon tony ravish when the giants stag ed a baseball school in oijllia last year dave a lefnirander is a pitcher who can also double as an cur- ficlder when called upon chronicles of ginger farm written specially far the acfon kree bu gwvndalln r clarke seems to me 1 have mute lot of catchitig up to do in this column sinnc ofit good some bad retnerhirer i was lolling you aboilt mac the dogwe got from the wumnsoeletv-woll-afwr- giving hlrii a five weeks trial we decided there was only one thing to do take him bikek to the kennelsr we hated to do it he was ii friendly and affectionate dogbut lie had bad habits which seemed impos sible to cure not only that but he would not eat properly and som times his eyes looked as if he were suffering who knows he may have been hurt or illtreated n a puppy after our experience with mir we gave up the idea of getting enothev dog fu- the time iteiiig anyway anil then i saw a welsh corgi advertised fir sale remem ber 1 have been wanting a cor gi for years now i have one ijmg body short legs fox- red hair anil a pedigree almost us long as hin- self he is nearly ty years old quiet wellmannered and friendly hut to people who dont know the breed h looks odd one farmer who had not approved of macujookod at our corgi and cx- clatmvd well things are gettiiv worse arent they his registered name is prince robert of green- sleeves and we call him robbie for short t it was tuesday when we got robbie thursday i was babysit ting in toronto as dee and art were moving dave was either sleeping playing n the verandah o out walking with me dee got home about 515 dave was on the verandah and i looked at him ev ery five minutes to make mire he was all right the last time was at sts i hulk ed and i looked but there wasnt a sign of dave i railed ti dee dave isnt here then i ni down the steps thinking he might have taken a header over the ver andah railiiik not a chance but a young fellow rooming next door heard what i aid and called oiij 1 knowwjierp he is ill get hun and off he went ho had seen on he rue- cecil a carr optometrist 8 douglas st tel 1091 guelph giiing down the street crossing the road rounding the corner an i heading up queen street- why h- uatit run over was a miracle we carried him home siilhim down on the vcrandah and waited taking ro notice of him av we talked with th neighbor next door presently what we were waiting fo happen ed dave pushed his way under the folding gate and was ready to ig again his shortlived freedom ft nded with a spanking it was cetrjainly a frightening experience anl made one realize how easy it is for children to get i killed on city streets and hov impossible to gaiess what a yininii- sters next move will lie i was gladit didnt happen while i w is euchre bridge welj attended the euchre and bridge held in mlltoiuhlgh school by die llalton chnpler nid 2110 order of the kastern star was wellattendedon wodncn- day may ii an exceent lunch followed the evenings piny winners were brldfte mrs y- cooke h c cunningham euchre mrs h hush mr hnbcock win ners of the lucky draws were mrg k ostrassir nrohte mrs m john son and mrs i needhnin alone as grandma would have earned a poor reputation as a baby sitter maybe davcirthcrits hla-de- slre to jjee the wtfrui from his mother us not h she was five years old ihe was the worlds worst for running away hut we didnt live ii the city the wide open prairie and latr ou ontario farm fields limited the area of daughters escapades bar- ring a tumble into the creek or a nnxup with the cows she was cumparauvlyittj and the weather around here just lately just about every thing including that gram rain we xcere needing so badly things were looking much better but now the weathe has turned cold again tirniidoi57ii slafes and in ontario we are just wondering late saturday night just as i was dropping off to sleep i heard a newscaster mention bad storms at wellanifrtnd st catharines power off and the lift bridge halfway down for forty minutes with a long line of cars waiting on either side it sounded piito serious and yrt on sunday it wasnt even mention ed on the main radio stations at all had it been a horrible murder or a bank robbery it would hiave been mentioned on every broad cast naturally anyone with friends in that locality would want to know more about that storm if he had once heard it mentioned freak storms are sometimes heard of only in the most casual way for instance all saturd ly afternoon the sky had been very black in this district but we got only n few rumbles of thunder then a young fellow came in the driig sforr iyihile j was there said there had been a bad storm ten miles fnrthe north but yet when hi got to milton there was no sign if a storm at all 9 we are uondering about that one too seems as if the weatherman is determined not tu let hi left hand kniv wlvat his righl hand is do ing w are pai lirularly interested in the weather jul now as we have n nieee on her way over to europe and this will he he first voyage ier th atlantie i imagine it is an educational project as she is one of a group all nf whom are in their second year at university thats vlul 1 call getting education the painless way or is it i suppose someone us having to foot the bill monday pioriung cold windy and overcast and yet a little humming bird is flitting around the sweet rocket in the garden dear optimistic little bird we will tike a leaf from your book sml hope for brighter days to come and in the meantime get on with- jobs that are much better done in cool weather suiting ones work to the weather is sometimes better policy than the iisual wash-on- monday cleanonfriday schedule that allows n margin at all how valuable is your drivers licence does your job or business depend on it do you really need to drive does that vacation you are planning include the operation of your car think dortttaltctyour- licence jorgranted the operation of a motor car or motor truck is a privilege which can be suspended your drivers licence will be suspended if jou are convicted of a criminal ottence or of any offence arising out of an accident 21000 licences were suspended in 1954 many of those whose licences were suspended lost their jobsothers had to find a new line of business what would you do without a drivers licence think and keep your licence vi ov minister on t a r i o d paktmen t 6 f h i6hwa y