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10000 mile trif texan dog in covered wagon team in the fastmoving jet age when attempts are being made to reach the moon who would ever dream i of seeing a covered wagon rolling througrr town pulled by- a mule team believe it or not this hap pened wednesday ofl last week when pioneer jim a native of amarillo lexas hit town jim williams a tall leathery texan with a sunny smile and firm handshake hitched up his mule team april 27 1963 and head- ed out for the new york worlds eair accompanying him t his pet wolf dog friendly and sad dle horse faithful the covered wagon which was actually used on roundups and cattle drives in texas and okla homa was built during the indian wars by general springfield the wagon and equipment weigh about 3000 pounds pulling the wagon are two ze bra mules patience and trib ulation which are 12 years old and twin brothcrstheirniother was half zebra and the father a buckskin stallion pioneer jim is his own black smith cook and ambassador of goodwill his dog friendly is a prairie wolf half coyote and half wom he was found in a den when a pup and joined the wagon train when one and a half months old the main purpose of the 10000 mile trip is to awajcen the spirit of pioneering america by challenging the men women and youth to pioneer in vocational and spiritual work jim williams spent more than 10 years working with youth groups and was a boy scout leader for many years on wednesday of last week the pioneer attracted much attention when he stopped at mae and andys restaurant to water and feed his animals and catch a bite to eat himself that night he headed to rockwood where he set up camp ifor the night in a lot owned by lou hiltz beside the river as he left town he was followed by ihany excited children riding bicycles or running alongside on the highway he was stopped many times by curious motorists who rubbed their eyes in amaze ment at a mulepulled covered wagon loping along the highway no doubt the tall texan will do much to cement friendship throughout north america before he arrives back at amarillo tex as to complete his trip open meeting on retardation hears hamilton clink head vr v staff photo pioneer jim headed for the longest roundup of his career april 27 1963 when he started out on a 10000 mile trip in a covered wagon pulled by two mules texan jim williams arriv ed in acton wednesday of last week with his two muies patience and tribulation saddle horse faithful and pet wolf dog friendly he attracted plenty of attention when he made a brief stop before continuing his long trek to amarillo texas rr r 4h agricultural clubs formed for acton area two 4ih agricultural clubs were formed lor the acton area when 22 farm boys and girls gathered at the community centre for their annual organization meeting in his introductory remarks 4h chairman nino braida wel comed the members on behalf of the sponsoring organization and outlined to them the 4h structure from national to local level he told the members that as young people they lace the greatest chal lenge ol all time because thev ate growing up in a lapidlv changing world ii vou arc to become suc- cesstul men and women in our chosen field he emphasized you must start now lo keep pace with the changes that aic taking place around you olub leader russell murray was introduced as a former acton member who had chalked up a remarkable record during his eight ears in h russell extend ed a special welcome to a num ber of new menibjfts and urged them to help maintain the stand ards set b former acton clubs he pointed out lo the gathering the high ideals behind the 4h motto and pledge halton court t extension held man jeffrcn tavlor had charge ol the meelinu and explained m de tail the pioiects which were being olfered in this aiea presentation following a motion to loini the acton 4h call club and the ac- ton 4ii giain olub pioiect ma i tonal was distributed to the mem- i bers i bob lasbx ls winnci ol the rcingswav kiwains awaid was presented with a hook b mi lax- lor and biolhei bill icccincd praise for being the lust iloiit member lo qtiahlx lor the ouecns guineas competition at the royal winter fair in which he took part last november a color film entitled a new name for farming was shown lo the members and a number of parents present mr tavlor show ed color slides ol the award winninggate signs and announced that the farm entrance competi tion would again be sponsored by the kingswav kiwanis in 1966 new executive jell icy taylor conducted the election of officers which resulted in the following executives being elected the acton 4h calf club with 22 members president wal ter trvssenaar vicepresident marjorie johnston secretaix cai- olvn speai and press reporter keith aitken the acton 4h grain club with 12 members president bill las- b viccjprosidcnt bob leslie sccretarx walter trvsenaar and press icporter bob lasby the two acton 4h agricultural clubs are being sponsored bv the acton agricultural sociel and tie organized under the policies ol the ontario department of ag riculture the local volunteer leaders will again be russell mui- lav and nino braida green thumbs start gardening seasons v the first meeting of the green ock garden club was held at the home of mrs laura spence on apnl 1 with mrs elva winters and ii girls present the olticers of the club were chosen- president marjorie john ston press repoiter marian gat es phone committee laura trvs- senaar secretary and name of the cluh were to be chosen at the next meeting members pamphlets were hand ed out and thev were advised to use adien dust when planting cariots and radishes to prevent wnc and cut worms the second meeting was held at the home ol marjorie johnston due to the absence of linda cole the meeting opened with the 4h pledge and the roll call win do ou plan to grow a garden was answered bv ii girls minutes ol the last meeting were read bv marian gates the name chosen for the club was the greenock gieen thumbs mrs winter explained proper loc ations lor gardens and told that fertilizer should be sown 10 das beliue the seeds are planted i the next meeting is to be held at the home of marian and bar bara gates on june 17 refreshments were served bv mariorie and mrs molly john ston jack ridley cartage limited concrete blocks cinder blocks sand livestock and fertilizer farm service and supplies dump trucks for hire concrete brick clay brick stone fully insured pcv clan fs f acton phone 8530730 just arrived 7 a large shipment of nursery stock including ever blooming perennial plants peonies bleeding hearts flowering shrubs 2year rose bushes shade and flowering trees fruit trees dwarf fruit trees raspberry canes rhubarb asparagus grapes black currants also upright type evergreen trees and spreading type evergreens hintons 5c to 100 store the open meeting on mental retardation at st pauls united church milton opened with a taltrijybalrkimetva chairman of the north halton association for the mentally retarded mr kanerva enlightened the audience of 45 on several points concerning the extent to which mental retardation affects the country as a whole and the need for additional training centres in the north halton area he said that while the sunshine school at hornby was doing an excellent service to the public and high school age group the pre school and adult groups should be given morcattention new workshop s mr kanerva stressed that al though a workshop has opened in a former schoolhouse near hornbv the association has hop es ol having one built within a year another muchneeded training centre would be a residence which would provide a type ol homelile for the homeless and those retarded adults who require more attention than can be given them at their own home this home wh he suggest wou 6e a verv practical centenjnat project would service burling ton oatcville and milton and re move some ol the burden now resting on parents and teachers of retarded adults hope halton opportunity product enterprises which is the name ot the worship is under the management of mis winni- ired isham and will repair lawn chairs hook rugs and eventually compete lor conliacts lrom in- dusliv in the area vflowers of hope on mothers day there will be a flowers ol hope campaign which will assist in raising a part ol the money lor the expenses of hop e and other association projects it is hoped that it will receive strong support in this area mr kanerva said mr kanerva then turned the meeting over to di stuart ol the halton countv health unit who expressed his agreement with the speaker and introduced dr k kafato director of the mental health clinic in hamilton and guest speaker of the evening dr kalato spoke on the pio- blems ol the retarded or disturb ed child and explained how some of this emotional disturbance is created in the home wool realize the highest returns for your wool by patronizing your own organization ship collect to our registered warehouse no 1 weston ontario obtain sacks and twine without charge from archie kerr son rr 2 acton cam fraser shearer rr 3 acton or by writing to canadian cooperative wool growers limited 40 st clair avenue east toronto 7 ontario he said that in the case of the child who is not adjusting well to the school enviionment or is ex periencing some difficulty at home there often comes to light a tension between parents and child or between the two parents because of the child hestatedthartheremustbea distinct line drawn between child ren with brain damage and those who are emotionally disturbed he attempted to remove some ol the misgivings people have about going to the clinic and stressed that children sometimes are there for behaviour problems which il checked in time do not really materialize into serious mental disturbance dr kafato stated that there must be full cooperation from raceway opens for spring meet mohawk raceway the subur ban trotting park where fans en joy big league harness racing in teachers parents family and the clinic in assisting the retarded child the talk was followed bv a short period which included a question on how the retarded child should be treated with regard to the rest of his bi others and sisters dr kalato said that where pos sible the child should be heated as- one of the group and that at tempts bv some parents to make up for the necessary extra help the child lequires by lavishing at tention on the rest of the family sometimes results in emotional disturbance in the other children harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestroughing sales and service rep to all makes of furnaces custom sheet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burners main street n 8569934 24 hour service rockwood uiwmm acton 10 main st n bowl for pleasure bowl for health well guarantee youll enjoy yourself bowling lanes member obpa 8530170 milton ltaixjyj lhursfrisat april 212223 country music on broadway in color hank snow ferlin husky hank williams jr audrey williams bronco fury matinee saturday at 2 pm montuesrwedt april 252627 the war lord in color charlton heston richard boone cartoon woody riding hood adult entertainment april 282930 in color thursfrisat harum scarum elvis presley ustin judge summer pageantry cartoon quiet please t show times monday through thursday 8 pm friday and saturday at 7 and 9 pm mothers again its baby bonus contest time at milton department store articipate in our summer 1966 parti baby bonus contest starting with the april baby bonus just pay for any purchase small or large with your baby bonus at milton dlpartment store fill in a draw ticket with your name address and amount of cheque and drop it in the lucky draw container in our store do likewise with may and june s baby bonus on june 25th a draw ticket will be pulled from the box and the winner will receive the amount of her baby bonus in cash the acton free press thursday april 21 1966 glassedin air conditioned com fort kicked off a 36night spring meeting on monday mohawks 728 stalls were filled lo capacity and to date 1500 ap plications lor stall space have been submitted by horsemen from ontario name outfits such as the her bert bill and jack from lond brantfords max webster and ed arthur from otterville will make their seasonal debut during the meeting on the fastest liveeights mile limestone racing strip in western ontario spring 200 main st save cash 8789261 use our basy budget plan target sale continues to april 30 greatly reduced harding carpets hard surface floor coverings scatter mats free installation on broadloom until april 23 includes acton 4alkers home furnishings 127 woolwich st guclph phone 8222420 put on your headlights not side lights when visibility is bad asks the ontario safety lea gue and remember when the slush is flying even if you can see perfectly well another man who does not have a windshield washer may be driving in what is virtually a thick fog use your headlights to see and to be seen guaranteed investment certificates 6 interest for 15 years amounts from 1005100000 interest paid halfyearly by cheque investors include insurance companies societies municipalities estates legal for trust funds ask for folder your local trust company halton peel trust savings company 252 main st milton lorne skuce manager tr 82834 acton farm supply closing ulii i i lends fins week vie ale closing i he thiols ol acton i aim supplv 1 hac been ofleied a good ob and have decided to lake u we will continue to i un the laundiv which has usl lecently beui expanded the number ol laiins that have gone out ol livestock and poultry pioduction phis the lacl that im gelling olclei and sometimes have double with a soie back hae made us decide lo close the feed business ai langemenls have been made lo continue providing vou with the sen ices xvc have been giving teed and laim supplies will be deliveied on a weekly basis bv edgai llowden soils reed seivice liom milton see edgais nole below i am lonlidenl lhit how clen s will give excellent scivice and do a good job ol looking altei the nianv customcis and 1 1 lends ol acton taini supplv max 1 take tills oppoi luinlv lo smceielv lliank vou loi the puionagc acton lnm supplv has cnovcd ov ei i lie veais v palionage ind voui liienclslnp have been giealk apprcci- i you alcd doug rogers acton farm supply will be open saturdays only until june 1 for the sale of all garden and lawn seeds onions and seed potatoes both in bulk and packages lawn and garden fertilizer clearance sale of miscellaneous items 25b to 50b off edgar howden sons to provide feed service lo ll c loll lci 1 11 ill people lllcdivc pul i wc will lake ovel the iced business of uion i aim supplv we will dchvci cvciv week on ihuis- davs hci pnl 21 oidcis in in be phoned lo lnilh 64120 at no toll cliugc in the meantime please call collect o milton 878 os wc plan lo look allei all vlmi deliveiics on ihuisdans but please do not hcsitilc loeall il tun i in slun i etc ii will he appicc latccl il oleic is ale iccdvcd be monday evening each nveck wc delinei both hag and hulk with 0111 blowei tiiiek and handle- pinnia c how s hec k r mix ice ds and w hole gi ams oiu mobile niinci is available loi gi incling and mixing on unit lai ill wc all looking iihnviiii to muting nopi w intend to give goo i si i vice and wc hopi lhit wc in in continue to suppiv voll willi voui lecel lllcl llllll nlipplv hcclls vouis tiulv edgar howden