Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 9, 1956, p. 7

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n thursday february ttfa ubs the act6n free press acton ontario page seven skating gboboktown adults mo chixjmtbn fee no more jokes please mike coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing pressure systems water softeners 251 25 mason blvd acton owners of 55 head of goats say ewpeplee exacts qlspqtlight on district the news items of interest gleaned from hie newspapers of the district km top rats fuel oils and service call 69 fuel service prompt delivery by merer pump deal at hem and save goats ugh people say theyre dirty people say they smell they make jokes about goats but thats simply because tew people really know the facte about goats says mrs mac alexander of rr 1 norval she dees know the facts because the mac alexander farm has 55 head of g goats two of them have just arrived from england doe- and her six month old son that there is such a large herd of goats in the district is a surprise to many although keeping goats is a very very old practice it is now becoming regarded in this modern age as the goat industry many more people than are real ized keep one or two goats the poor goat has been the- planning to build sordini strain kka if mlroli markers monuments cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phone milton tr 16532 laughing stock of ignorant people for years mrs alexander regrets she explains that only to under standing them does ode know tehat is right they are the cleanest aninuds on the farm she asserts if their feed gets dirty they will not eat it pigs and cattle relish what the goats re fuse the goat world has its own aris tocracy just as the cattle world has the alexanders newest saan- en goat is ss54 jorinda of detainer raised by miss parker of chester england for those who do not understand the pedigree mrs alexander ex plains that 54 means 5500 pounds or more of milk on the sires side and 4500 pounds of milk on the dams side in 10 months she must freshen within a year her sire was exported to the argentine l the championship fair at an- astertnistastrfallrthere were 145 goats goats milk is an hrti milk it cures many cases of arthritis ex- zema and ulcers of the stomach mrs alexander says it also has natural fluorine that helps bones and teeth it is very easily digested since it is naturally homogenized babies that do not ao well on cows milk may thrive on goats milk uz i clerk returns william deans halton county clerk was able to return to work in milton last week he had been ab sent for several weeks recuperating after an operation which he under went before christmas i y e t2l no1 y formerly in acton pfenning to build a home bulk whether your need for building now at georgetown sup is big or small you can h3 arrixtad refreshed by bus rely od getting the best and for your money at aden wood crafts with us selecting mater- tab is no problem acton v he be u lumber i bulging works from milton milton opp constable howard gunn his wife and son billy are now living near georgetown the family moved a few weeks ago to the william cromar farm house on the 8th lone on south main st the gunns formerly lived at rjl acton constable gunn makes headquarters at milton aad his lu parts of the northern section of halton sees family unit losing functions wamnupbg cp dr l m brown director of curriculum cor manitoba schools has expressed fears that ja welfare state is upon us the protective function of the family like the economic recreat ional educational and religious njnebons has come under the in fluence of urbanism he wrote in the mamtobasctinol journal- of- hctal publication of the manitoba education department title state has taken over a large share of responsibility soar public health and personal safety the family does not perform its pro tectrve function to the degree that it once did therefore a welfare state is upon us accompanying the transition from the rural agrarian society to a highly industrialized one is a tremendously increased tempo of social life characterized by speed the borne is still a place td eat and sleep hut the members of the family are so busily engaged in so many activities that they are spending less and less time to gether as a family group or brown said the recreational function has also disappeared from the home and there hi a family separation in recreational activit ies children and parents are spending less and less tune togeth er the consequence of this is that both child and adolescent tend to acquire their moral concepts and ratepayers protest shell land rezoning both traf and ne town ship officesare being hooded with calls from ratepayers- in the area surrounding the 600acre shell oil purchase west of bronte wanting notice of any attempt to rezone the land for industrial use the droperty now mainly farm land is presently zoned for resi dential purposes it is expected that shell oil will eventually build a refinery on the site area resi dents are flooding the municipal centers with complaints about loca tion of such a plant in the area trafalgar township building in spector angus gregg said he is re ceiving more than one dozen calls a day in that regard trafalgar council has decided that all letters received would be held in abeyance until such time as off icial notification of any move is received from shell bronte disapproves of joint planning board budget hike groups rather parents than from their kinsmen sell bulbs help retarded kids in their drive to raise funds for their major project assistance for retarded children the burlington kinsmen will begin calling on citi zens with bags of electric light bulbs for operation light bulb the members of the newly formed service club hope to visit every home in burlington between feb ruary 6 and 17 and are nvirg pub lic assistance m putting across the project every cent of profit from the sale of bulbs will be used in assisting the recentlyformed burlington and district association for retarded children in operation of the new school located in the legion halt the bags will sell for 2 the regular retail price and each contains four 100- watt bulbs four 60watt and one 40watt the kinsmens club recently un dertook to raise j150 a month to- five complain pf dogs biting georgetown police are concerned over a series of incidents during the past few weeks in which children have been bitten by dogs five complaints have been in vestigated though luckily none of the five children have been serious- 1 injured w bronte disapproves of joint planp bronte council held up approval of the decreased budget for the oakville trafalgar bronte plan ning board until it could meet with village solicitor richard jones controversy hinges on the fact i that while the boards budget has beert cut drastically for 1956t bron tes share of the cost has been in- creased on a percentage basis in 19v bronte paid seven per cent of the boards 14 000 expens es the joint board has asked to hnve brontes proportion of the 5 000 budget raised to 10 per cent this year reeve tom millward reminded council that the seven per cent figure had been adopted by resolu- tinn in 1952 and that figure could only be changed by rescinding that resolution councillor charles livingstone councils representative on the planning board recommended that council approve the change from seven per cent to 19 a letter was read from d w brown assistant secretary of the joint board stating that prior to this year the boards budget hid been shared among the three municipalities in proportion to the work done in the three areas mr brown reminded council that since oakville and trafalgar town- rof the- school and mganada theol members have been planning operation light bulb for some time solve burlingtons mysterious siren a solution to burlingtons mys terious fire siren has been found town council last thursday ap proved a motion by councillor f g darton authorizing the fire chief to purchase a timing device for the siren at a cost of 95 plus 25 for installation councillor darton said a test had been successfully carried out on wednesday evening the siren had been operated manually and per sons who had not heard it before said it could be heard quite plain ly this timing apparatus explained councillor darton would have the ships nffve se up their own plan- effect of making the siren rise and nin boards the joint boards work fall much faster thereby elirrunat- nas been reduced drastically the trafalgar board in return for 1 000 from the joint boards budget has agreed to provide of fice space and staff for the joint board councillor frank wright wanted to know what would happen if brontes proportion was raised now and then the boards budget for 19v7 or a subsequent year was in creased i cant see why the budget ing a highpitched crescendo that made it impossible for people to hear porcupine tartan timm1ns ont cp the cham ber of commerce at porcupine near here is planning to have a locally designed tartan registered and pat ented the tartan in nine colors would be the third such registered rcaf and the scotia province of nova r-the- shotili ful smoggle stone said aw- living- the appointment of even without climbing flag poles plenty of energy is required to see all the lights of the big cities you will arrive refreshed ef you go by bus john a puncheon new york package tour 7 days 3491 rroni toronto return fare sightseeing and hotel room double 4 nights grants motors acton 252 queen street east me s search new site for skyscraper the group of financiers whose proposal to build a 10storcy sky scraper in brampton on main st s was turned down by town council arp negotiating for another site in brampton it was learned last week harold s han- brampton realtor representing the group said that ttu plan hasn t been abandoned in spite of the refusal we are negotiating for another site in the town he said we are anxious to proceed with the build ing as soon as possible as soon as wt get a uorkable proposition we will bring it before council again the proposed office building was rejected by council because the sug gested location was too near the cenotaph chrysler and plymouth cars and fargo trucks low round tim fajms chicago 2315 pittsburgh r g35- dnew york 2470 tickets and information et harqu wies phone 207 acton public acceptance of the forward look as expressed in the glamorous exciting new chrysler the spirited beautiful plymouth and the rugged new fargo trucks has captured the imagination of forwardlooking businessmen everywhere mr john a puncheon is typical of these forwardlooking businessmen for several years he has been successfully associated with the automotive industry and has a wellearned reputation as a progressive businessman as such mr puncheoyjias been impressed with the forward look of chrysler and plymouth can and fargo trucks the forward look is a concept of stylingand engineering that is progressive a conc with which mr puncheon wanj tree trimmer busy irr vancouver parle vastcouver cp reg t bailey 31 climbs trees in stanloj pirk for a in inj he is emplovtd as i hikh rigger bv thi vancouer parks board md the job kcups him bus topping a douglas fir whiuh may be 220 feet high or any other tall timber is ill in a day s work trom suoh a height the view is terrific he said ferent from high rigging in lumber ing operations in nark topping only dead limbs are removed leav inj all green limbs intact so the trets beauty is not spoiled he ie spurs caulk boot and rope for climbing the rope circles his waist as well as the tree and keeps bun in proper position for cltmfomg and chopping che branch es or the top of the tree when he comes to a large limb that he can t get his rope around ho takes another length of rope from- his belt and uses it above- the big lirrsb daymond home furnishings gueiph to become ass njw mr puncheon has qualified for a chryslerplymouth dealership aad grants motors has been appointed your direct dealer in acton idengi nted u arplyn chryslerplymouthfargo div so come in to grants motors see and drive the great cars of the forward look the superbchrysler xhe flightstyled new plymouth the cars that offer much thatnew sxmuchtimtsfiteejiacewitbdunatic styling and truly automatic pushbutton driving come in soon theres a warm welcome awaiting youaom mr puncheon and his staff analan enthusiasm for the great ears ami trucks of the forward look that you are sure to share chrysler corporation op canada limited furniture sale con tfrnro amazing bargains km au daymomd home furnishings next to the bos depot 7o00 w a- i ig lj i hisinr re5- jgjltfft- j r -4-

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