Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 7, 1955, p. 7

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jii v 7 v j- thursday july tth 1955 the acton free press acton ontario page seven 55- 9 mill street acton orous blue gold tins tuna iimsra 332 65c but how fob jam and canning ar white 10lb bag now available in canada u betty crocker homogenized pie crust mix j pkg 29c tbla 1 the pie crust mix which can be handled endlessly without toughening it a real buy gtbsoits f ancy apple sauce buy a dozen for only 148 2 15oz tins tinb cor for 8ummer heals spaghetti 5x 2 deavlklc helm 15ot chuckwagon dinner burns a complete quick heal 15oz tin waxed paper dog food rapbxte 100ft boll masters 15oz tin loc delsey serviettes coloured or white toilet ti88tje bolls kleenex dinner size pko 37c 33c ginger ale oatabac db7 also orange line orape or boot beer 2 25c contents only extra special frozen green peas aylmer vkqb 35c frozen pink lemonade rxalsmonase n 6oz qa or reaumeade1 l tots a7 georgia waterme l o 24 cb average ea 89c new potatoes 10 lbs 39c beets carr0ts 4for25c radish h grown 3 beds 14c celery hearts txbcli 19c oranges california valencia 220s doz 39c national defense photos tom simpson of lomes bcoy was surprised by the camera as heemerged from cover to assault the rhu positions it simpson was a platoon commander with the famed rpyal canadian regiment in korea extra quality kitchener ont cp wil liam henderson of nearby belwood has developed a flock of hens which specialize in three yolk eggs he says he has had a dozen triple yolk eggs from ihe present six months old flock and once had a four yolk egg canadas first electric generat r was installed at the carrier i f king and yonge sts in toronto by john josph wright in 1881 m 2v brownridge clan gathers friday mrs robert biggar the ormrr minerva brownridge now 97 and mary brownridge 94 both of mil ton were the oldest among th gathering of 207 members of the brownridge clan one of the oldest families in peel and hilton conn- ties when the brownridge reunio was held at the junior farmers building in brampton last satur day it is 136 years since the fir t brownridge arrived in canada from england and settled in malton town ship relatives came jrom every prov ince in canada from quebec wesij ward and from many statis in th i us there are fix generations of r canadians in the family malton township does not exist now but the original brownridge homestead is still workiubv ward brownridge a fourth generation on the tth concession hornby the homestead was established by thomas brownridge who came from england and his bride eliza ward of islington when they were married in 1822 three years after thomas arrival both of them are buried on the homestead they raised six sons and two daughters mrs eliza brownridge died at the age of 39 at the birth of hvr ninth child which also died rhlis major john rumball and lome scots captain lionel pellerin are shown avrfhey brief newsmen and visitors on the aim of the somefarmersirrthe picturesque lowlying suffolk broads district of england bring in the hay by water so it was logical for a british boat buildcrto use light weight aluminum to produce a 650pound punt capable of car rying a load of hay more than six times its own weight in canada aluminum is better known among farmers as a non- rusting heatreflecting easily handled material for barns and roofs and silos though of course it has many other farm uses from milk cans to windmill blades no hayboats though aluminum company of canada ltd alcan war exercises achieve realism it was a rigorous weekend when the men of c coy from george town acton and milton concenf trated at oakville to help in the lome scots exercise with the rh- li the men took blankets and ground slieets and bivouacked un yerthetreeshithe training ares- near waterdfiwn sunday morning the exercise be gan in earnest b coy were awake and had a standto from first light breakfast was served bed rolls packed pnd battle order carefully checked fo comfortable fit water bottles were filled blank ammun ition issued and camouflage cream applied to face and arms by 1000 hours the men wer ready to cross their start line and move toward the enemy tim taken for careful preparation paid off when the defenders irhli were finally sure of the direction of main effort taken by the enemy it was too late make vse of cover the lome scots had made good use of cover and were careful to avoi4 noise when the attackers swarmed from the thicket only 50 yards away it came as a surprise but rhli defenders were welt placed and the dogfight stage of i the battle swayed baek and forth with the outcome undeter- mined for a few minutes rhli and lornes then stopped fo a hardearned dinner they were tired and sunburned and i perspiring freely from the exert ion of the battle lome scots had pawled a i good 3oo yards through afrra hemy j3avies of the rwl1 shqwshjsson very tough country to get to the r ta objective during the assault the douglas how a twoinch mortar is tired rileys had an aerial observation post in a tiger cub aircraft this made progress painfully slow for the scots because they had to con- ceal their movement when the assault finally devel oped smoke was used to cover their advance rhlis countered with such surprises as blank firing of brens fitted with tin can covers over the muzzle which created a terrific din trip wires and a coun terattack supported by carriers training value assured much time and effort was ex- penned by both sides to ensure realism and consequent training value to the troops the defensive position was held by a platoon- j siz d force who were well dug in in the regulation sized weapon slits platoon headquarters command post and rifle ecjton firo trenche were perfect irtsiting and camou- oagc and if the action had been for real tt would have been an extremely vital position for the attackers to take both sides were ready for the cessation of hostilities at the end of the day- and appetites were keen by exercising both battal ions together the exercise was of i much value both for the training i th rhl qutpost held up the attack for some time during the experience gamed and the oppor- tuhity of meeting the men on the i naming s battle because the men were so carefully camouflaged inner side they were hard to spot it is this beginning the brown ridge reunion honored last friday tinstone tv the big ones that got away last yaar are still there if hotkiy to cjx after them by bus north bay 1535 parry sound 1220 huntsville 1065 round trip by bus tickets and information at harold wiles ageat the all nylon tubeless tire that is has all the advantages of tubeless tires j plus nylon construction 91 strong race tire construction endures 40 hotter pavement torne garner motors ltd frank toih scrambling up the steep slope these members of the lome scots close on the objective under cover of a smoke screen htom deeihy duo fim trenches such as this one rhli defenders fought the action duringfhe room ing later in the afternoon the two units reversed roles and the rhli attacked their former 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