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toursday july jilt 1955 the acton free press acton ontario paojb wavm more than one ingredient into really good dry cuanlng or expert pressing try er modern recipe for clothes care totfeyl acton fall fair dates acton september 16 17 aberfoyleseptember 20 21 ancaster september 27 28 beamaville september 8lu belleville august 1518 iboltonseptember 30 october 1 brampton september 1517 caledonia september 20october i collingwood september 2224 v september 2 a and 5 erinoctober 7 h hd 10 fergus september 0 10 georgetown september 30 oct ober 1 grand vttllry september 23 24 tm1ili fwesterm september 12- n milton september 23 24 iwk ton october 8 and iii shelburne september 2 21 teeawater october 4 ft waterdown september 13 14 woodbridge october 7 8 10 cne- august 2flseptember 1u royal winter pair november 1110 canadas electrical manufactur ing industry has an annual ayrol of around 2500110 ihhi chronicles of ginger farm three cornered bridge odd bath childhood home on itinerary vvbl9xeee in oool oofrrfbrf leova all your cares behind qo b but f o r rasf tvl vacation in ontarios lake land beaverton 650 orillia 735 owen sound 580 round trip by bus tickets and information at harold wiles agent phone 207 by owen clarke journey jienn this column is in bits and pieces during the last week of my enjoy able stay in old england every time i make a move i am convinced ho place could be as in teresting as the one i am leaving but it always is now i am staying at quaint little slone cottage at wymondham in leicestershire the walls are 20 inches thick and the floors are also of atnrie some of the rooms are oakpanelled and with overhead beams there arc tricky little steps here and there and you have to duck your head going up arid down the stairs the cottage has been mod ernized to the eklenujifinstauing light and a modified water system tile quaintest liathroom if you could hut see it no room for a full length bath so a hipbath complete with running waler was installed in a cupboard with a mounllngstool built in behind the hath next door is a similar cottage which is also thr village post office here there is an outside- staircase to an upstair loft effigy of knight the village church dales back in llif kith century it contains the effigy it a knight in armor sir j h a c iisadci dill llig the reign henry ii there is a small opening to llx- chancel in one ot the inner slone walla which is j known as the lepers squint naturally the unfortunate vicluus j tr leprosy ivcic not allowed to mix wall the congregation mil were per monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in stock wm c allan prop 68 queen st w brampton shop phone 141 0j res 313 rep tom nicol phone brampton 603w for outdoor living at its brightest take along icecold coke the sparkling goodness of icecold cocacola brightens every outing taste the extrahright tang of coke the zest it adds to fine food serve icecold cocacola with meals to make them brighter and better discover the extrabright fun it brings to indoor or outdoor eating so easy to serve in- its own frosty bottle so easy to take along in its own handy cooler either plastic or portable get a plentiful supply of gokeandbeteady for outdoor fun carton 36 jm the orangeville bottling works oranoevk1e ont phone 174 m untied to watch proceeitfiiga of the services through this small aperture in the wall behind the church remains of a roman road were discovered a few years ago also many pieces of brok en pottery and other roman relics in this village there was once an ancient priory founded by francis can monks nearby is a building formerly a grammar school 1030- built entirely of atone with very few windows nearby in one of the cot tages fives an elderly man who un til a few years apo did very well for himself by driving people around in an ancient phaeton relic of the coaching days the phaeton which 1 saw is still in usable condi tion but- has given way to the faster moving vehicles of our present time one day i was taken for a drive through the country and visited iijany mediaeval buildings includ ing tin abbey al hrowliiiid this village formerly known as cmy- laint la first mentioned in domes day llok under the dale lillft iart fill- abbey is in ruins but the main part has been lestoictl and is used hir church services three cornered itrldfr mole unusual mill is tile three- i m nl l i the mi uf ule village street this defies descrip tion ll is the only one of its kind in kogland now it is over tivy land hut al on- time iwn rivets met heie anil lhrir course was diverted under this threeway bridge near by is a stone hlnrk to which boats coming inlo the islandvillage were anchored on my way hack to cambridge i bioke my journey for the express purpose of visiting peterborough how glad i am hint i did lull i caul possibly describe it aflei slaying overnight al cainbi idgc i weill by train to suffolk tin native comity of my husband and myself here i found tin- small lowns and villages unchanged to a very great extent was married here 1 sat foi a while in the church where i was hrlatened confirmed and mniried and i attended morn ing service at the present church of ihe parish which dates back to the 12th century joining in the servic es at this ancient but familiar church revived memories that can hardly be shared i went all over my childhood home which is a part of gainsboroughs birthplace and there were old familiar walks obituary mrs george oakes dies in 93rd year mrs mary ann oakes a ivm- rfent uf ttockvaoort for lht past 40 y tiara pubeu away u i lifer home there tin july 12 born on may i itltfc she wita over t2 tyars if ttger cihe lived uv many year at oustu uttftht moving to horkiaimhi lei huahand gfortje oakea iv- 1ctiiatt1 hr four f hn rhlmitm survive alul font pasaitt uvvuy hi- fne their mother rteiititmt art franks sojfcem arnhnorv jmopotf suiejw lwreiirt- oitll atid irtmtr imra nltk weiaaiibuh huffuh new ytirh thrt-c- mns thailr wilftfl stanley ami oiir ilonhlr r kath leen predeceased hel a slsut josephine mi iltttjlti of iv- litili muhlfaii ulao am vlvtta mia idkri ia llilti raleil ill mu- latiik r hit- rttukwuihi iinitii oi- dual sialcly fiw many yruia ititiilin m13 wua a sit i t haj i ltii i ii hk u 1 in ki i- tluy july 10 it ifiuiilrtl liy hv kalliti iilhthiiii inlfi nitlit ril f t1 lti oiitu 4ll y silverwood 92 degree heat for wi picnic the july meeting of the silver- wood wl took the form of a pi ine lunch id the mil eenes park lit acton after lunch there waa a sluirt business meeting svll call being answered by each giving a ilike in rent events were also given by each member and mrs ilerl corhett gave a paper on the province ot the month new bruns wick telling of her visit there at the close of the meeting the pres ident mrs ii mnichingum suj- gesled lhal the children enjoy jlu water and so a pleasant afternoon was enjoyed visiting among the members and ill spite of the ty degree teinierature the shade he- side the water was most comfort able mr geo coyne o toronto is visiting ibis week with his daugh ter mrs geo henderson mrs jean thompson of dundee is vlsiling mi utui mis elllle mil ler itilitf alei s w getlge laveity illll llil slei le ilerl ii i rill ii y mr and mia hert corhett rickiu and terry tti trip to detroit for a few days last week mr jack davis mr w ft nor tons nepliew pacsei awuy sud- deiily and mr ami mrs norton jplteiidcd his tuiieiul in markdule on satillitay mbs itiith liiifsay is home after in leielil sliy iii llillal mls i lleiidei son st is visiting relatives j in toiinlo ii i mf a mecliire is vislmllg 111 vllllloovel hi miss i kcay la iii iii with hel sltel ii 11 ii i i v h has moved to normandy sauiidei u e uu t iii toronto staying villi is lil mrs 1 ml cluleli i mi i if oiollli ieople lillv ihe hid leit ihe kit ilcus i lis i i alllniiilli nfci liiilliiie i canadas must linpnrtaul iiiduslry only in per cent total labui fou e now is employed on ii- f 11 ins back in and trips by bus to nearby villages invitations to accept from the few who ale left hut who were warm in then welcome tomorrow begins the last stage of my holiday sudbury to cambridge and then in iorulnii airport this column is being scribbled at sud bury suffolk r but will be re-wrlt- teu and sent on us way from lon- don where 1 shall bid farewell to kugland ll has been a wonderful experience jt j forwaid to getting ifqmk 1905 th- 0 and 50 yean ajxo i lid iii 1 1 fl ih- xl a il i ll if iii a iiifi a iillluy an- iitlllahrl this atrk fi i hi- h ii it y funs of 1 jlt- sjjrlal fcalurci from thr luur uf llir lrrr vrra tit ttujrkdny july 20 1006 only thtits t lllfit who hav- boni in fi out uf llu ttlut h ayr- lit iht- miit liiinta liinirt tin a kilriuy viniri unit wiitihrfl th payihent of th fmjhiyita uf thr tannery can firiii ill tiiiilr iih tp f 11k- iiliiiilil of miiliev ilutl ihtltid in waf hy thoac and olhir mtanofat- lui mu aiiiicim in ti wit mttara miailiikii t- iiitt cii and arton 7an- iuiil pay on ult-mat- nihta and fni tin- onvtfiitiirr tit the- -mpjoy- tlu- hank ra en from aix lo i tlall3 primary of old durrll ir back in 1935 from the lur of the irer prraa of tliursduy august i ihj5 e l buchner optometrist in acton ever wed afternoon office at 48 mill st e acton hours 1306 00 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 1 1 5 eight and hi- aggregate of wages luul 4hli- lr tile iai hiindl ed and ovl employees was between 10tkl and s4000 the pii nic and exclusion held to herlin mi tuesday by knox sunday school was a lecoil hreaker the presence of acton comet hand led new interest headed by the band with flags arid banners flying the school marched lo the depot where they wen- furnished with special nil s to superintendent hyrids and his eniijtic orps of workejs goes the credit foi the splcllilpl success of jhe exllislon of hki acton hoard of ti ad- has for some tune heeii iii vestlatllig till value of ii dairying industry to the community and finds that those sections of 11 vlie into the hlislr petent diiection hi on monday evening members of ihe rongi gallon the united ilioich and the young ieoples so- lety assembled in the church tut lion itv and mrs c i ioole and george who left yesterday after noon for the hew lunge al ride- way kr eight years rev mr lnoe has been the beloved pastor of this i of igi gallon and shared in ihe joys and sorrows of the flock about eight oldtimeis and their friends from halton arid ieel coun ties gathered in hrandon for their sixth annual basket reunion the following officers were elected piesldent n a mcllowell vice- president mrs w clarke secretary john sparrow treasurer vf p hfown laical ixpieseiitallves tra falgar mrs k if mcftill nelson john shanks nassagaweya william mcgregor kspieslng austin hrowmldge acloii mrs d koszall while hulking his fathers cor tlford mcdowell had his right mrm ifraliiied at the vrlst accoiding to soirie dully papers i the halton county black bear la on itusseil iv m- farm near acton the stoi y giovs but no one has caught tip with the bear yet hall games provided the greatest exitfnett at iiineloose this week ki iday evening last terra cotta aine ovr and a real exciting tline onlry which have by a ling- crowd the uic finishing 1010 on monday vening ci ewsons corners carne raperl lara ft earn j y h d 1 0000 iiur corri- jrivariabjy hvt tlie iarn d lt patrons and dlvld thern last el sioooo among thern last year i vrii arljimiri jfnr th- neigh- ll f ff in te jiorhood isin the increased output phiitl and a lar- crovd lurried out and i fheerd the local hoyo to a store tl lltfii flien on frieslay vnlnif rra iful igh ti a commodate th large crowd wishing to attend so a large truck was engaged and about 40 went and enjoyed the evenings m terra gotta ver- the win- riri vilh a sore of uti the annual garden parly in aid of the kvrton rerrvtery under the auapicet of tlie oxpriiigev and ywt-r- ton worrnn inatituua was a very gratulations are in order successful event in a fight in a kentucky church harvesting is progressing rapidly oriefnari vas killed and one wound- the season mrrm much earlier than d foi a number of years of hogs duc in part to the us- of the skim milk givn u return lo lis fralioris from the creamery mr w coles who ha resided in acton the jrasl yar or so vnt t i toronto on saturday to meet hie sweetheart upon her arrival from england the happy couple wcr- joined in wedlock and have taken up their residence iri town f-on- l i 1 jj oacrtarta hft is ruri 1 ir ii to iwia muliirl m toll mooinl the bourkesall work at the bell away back in 1922 a younft man by the name of arthur bourkcf joined our company little did he realize that hie children all six of them would follow in his footsteps to careers at the bell today mr bourke would be more than proud of his handsome family we know mraret the bourkes like all telephone people irnpw from their own experience that the bell is a good place to work they have found pleasant associates and f he ell telephone c interesting- work at goodwagee they have alaov found utiaf action and opportanity in serving the public jn an easential buainesa and this is as it should be for good tete- phone service depends up people who like their jobs and convey this feeling to ouir customers this is the feeling that is largely re for the spirit of tr service you find in bell employees om wherever yon nssst thesn wny of canada v- m