Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 28, 1932, p. 5

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whibhhbbbbjww3ffztit- c m- i lv5 1hukbdaxt apftx 28 1932 the actqn free press packs ktvs llie communitys social side pf life visitors to and from town during the past weas gleaned by the free press 1 mr john smith of orlllla visited acton friends this week miss gladys huffman was home from toronto pverrfhe week-end- mry3eorge soper of gait spent the weekend at his home here j mr eugene mcbhersbn was home from toronto for the weekend 1- l- miss ruby clark of toronto was a weekend visitor at her home here mr harold wansbrough of toronto spent the weekend at his home bert miss kathleen craddock of toronto pent the weekend at the home of m5s r wansbrough mr george r poole is home from queens university kingston- for the summer months t mr and mrs alex jack and son peter of orontd spent sunday with friends in town t mr and mrs m c ovfshoft of tor- onto spent the weekend withmr and i mrs p a mclean of chesley spem various interesting items of news the weekend at the home of her mother mrs wm johnstone miss margaret maedonald b a of the toronto teaching staff spent the weekend at her home here misa marjorle reld nurseintraining at the hospital for sick children thlstletown ontario visited at her home here on saturday dr t d j parmer who has been spending the winter in california re turned last evening to spend the summer months in acton mr and mrs a maedonald and mr and mrs kannawin attended the or dination and induction service of mr boss k cameron tuesday evening at streetsville acpidental shooting at inxlirood mrs michael walsh aged 506 of inglewood is in the toronto western i hospital as a result of being shot through the face on thursdaytevening a bullet in the hands of isobel nunn aged 15 also of ingiewood the bullet pene trated the cheek the victim is reported not m a dangerous condition according to t3i j p thomas of caledon the shootings was purely accidental the girl was coming out ofherhpme carrying the gun it accidentally discharged the bullet striking mrs walsh who was sitting in- a chair outside if was a 32 rifle and the bullet went in the ear and out- the cheek it could have been a lot worse it is not dangerous but bad enough it is understood that mrs walsh was visiting at the nunn home when the incident happened it was about 6 oclock thursday evening after giving her first aid mrs walsh was taken to the western hospital lit tor onto back to the land decision of the federal government to apply a portion of relief expenditures now being used in supporting unemploy ed families in enabling such families to a subsistence on the land was an nounced today to homwjai gordon hillburg horse show 56th annual event held last week the just of priie winners juador subject to equal con tributions by the province and the mun icipality concerned it is proposed to assist families physically fit and other wise qualified to undertake settlement to put themselves on a selfsupporting basis the joint contribution will be suf ficient to cover the cost of modest es tablishment in the way of live stock and equlpmeht in addition to necessary sub sistence while the families are getting a start this is in no sene a govern mentaided land settlement scheme said mr gordon but an application of relief expenditure to enable families receiving relief to contribute to their own main- the township of erin 56th annual spring horse show was held at hillsburg on wednesday april 20 the day was beautiful and warm for the time of year the attendance was fair although neither the entries nor the attendance was up to the usual high standard but altogether a very good show the prize awards were as follows peyoheron stallion- wm brerman deorgetown hackney stallion robert kerr acton standard bred stallion r hughes grand valley thoroughbred stalliphgd scotty erinbroodmare general purpose 1st morgan graham 2nd melvln mccutcheon brood mare agriculture 3pbert kowan wm7 mc- kenzle brodd draft w j taylor sons brood mare oaitlagejohn pinkney brood mare troadster gjask- son yeld mare or gelding geo over land w j taylor general purpose 1 year m mccutoheon agricutural 2 years w j taylor wm mckenzie agricultural 1 year wilfred burt draft 2 yeans n e mokhinon 1st and 2nd draft 1 year n e mcklnnon roadster 2 years geo ellen ton carriage 1 year r overland l a white general pur pose team w h barden agricultural team barbour bros 1st and 2nd draft team james duncan and sons carri age team r kerr single roadster g a cameron h w taylor pelivery or express horse thna tnrlrnmv nnrrtrv market reports dairy products quotations to shippers these are toronto quotations butter v creamery no i pasteurized 22 to 20 do sacaria 17v4 to 00 above prices for goods delivered tor onto 1 i quotations to retail trade butter creamery no 1 pasteurized 19 to 20 do second 2 j4 to19 churning cream fpb country points special 20 to 21 three uses for leisure no 1 1fo2 19- 16 to 20 to 17- poultry and eggs bggs quotations to countryshjppers deliv ered f sinclair single dray horse james dun can fc sdns barbour bros high step ping horse robert kerr championship in classes 1 2 and 3 wm brerinan championship in classes 4 5 and 6 r kerr sweepstakes in draft class w j taylor sons sweepstakes in agricul tural class barbour bros sweepstakes in general purpose class morgan graham sweetstakes in carriage class robert kerr sweepstakes in roadster class g a oamerorc erin advocate fresh extras do first do second i kl2ljfo 00 10 to 00 8 to 00 quotations to retail trade carton fresh extrala 19 to 00 do firsts 15 to op i quotations to shippers ponltry chickens qyer 5 jbs under 5 lbs hens over 5 lbs do 4 to 5 lbs do 3 to 4- lbs do 3 to 3a lbs roosters over 4 lbs guinea fowl over 2 lbs 16 ducklings over 4 lbs alive dressed 12 to 16 io to 14 12 to 14 ii to 13 10 to 12 11 to 16 06 to 10 16- to 00 12 urlt quotations abovemdicate the general market range in value to eggso and are new use fo fruits the current issue of the cold storage mr thomas jprtoh ahraujacsuic engagement of his youngest daughter clarice amy to mr william king of georgetown- the marriage to take place early in may v mr and mrs g a dills were in montreal for a couple of days last week where the editor of the free press was attending the convention of the on tarioquebec division of the canadian weekly newspapers association knox players play oh may find the mystery seat sit on it a prize oh kay 5th win awful my husbandsso jealous tstwr- tfrbirprnbartasstng yes isnt yours jealous lnota blti li xerence to an entirely new type of market outlet for fruit by pulping the fruit adding a sugar syrup mixing it thoroughly and then freezing it at ver low temperatures a product is secured which has a remarkable smooth texture and what is more important appear fully to retain the orlginitl fruit flavor rock garden is popular tehance by labor on the land where news letter carries- an interesting re- they may eventually establish themselves on a selfsupporting basis administra tion of the scheme will be under pro vincial jurisdiction with respect to the selection of families location of suitable fanffitand settlement off5mui thert on while responsibility for adihlnistra- uon wiu rest uponuthe provinces itts intended that advisory committees con sisting of representatives of province municipality federal land settlement branch canadian pacific and canadian- national railway will cooperate adop- tiontoftinr scheme in any locality will be be dependent upon the approval and co operation of theproyince and municipal ity concerned an interesting opinion an interesting discussion according to newspaper reports is going on at bur lington the opinions on overdrafts and council methods of financing are pf interest inlevery municipality and we quote this item concerning burlington findings in the -controversy- there is tlll som dls regarding tlv isnt that humiliating old custom perpetuated ftofoiklrrt8ampshire once a year plays and costumes dating back 800 years are reproduced by a party of mum mers very little change jias been made for traditions have been handed down faithfully from father to son drama in various forms became popular during the medieval years the productions us ually being of a religious or mystical nature sometimes they were presented wandering minstrels in many cases however the townspeople themselves were the actors and each community develpped its own miracle play the plays were usually a part of religious festivals tax rate set at last weeks meeting of burlington council councillor ryekman still maintaining that the rate of iff mills is too low to take care of the necessary expenditure of the year he claims that the rate since 1924 has been kept too low and as a consequence ttu in the quai little english t of council each year has been- getting if you must find fault never pride yourself on your ability to find fault everyone can do that it takes very little insight to discover somethings to be criticized the one who finds fault loses more than he finds however he loses friends for one thing the faultfinder is an uncom- fprtable person he is a dismal com panlon a disappointing friend he takes the sunshine out of the brightest day the savor out of the bestcooked meal the joy out of everything if you must find fault get all the satisfaction possible out of it for there will not be much else for you to enjoy the habit of faultfinding means losing most of the worthwhile things in life deeper into deb he points out that the 10000 overdraft and the 26000 arrears in taxes were not con sidered and states that council of last year was laying itself open to action for expending 10000 over estimates in the latter case hughes cleaver town solicitor explained that all expenditures must be included in the estimates for the year and the rate struck on that basis and that ho expenses can be made during the year except those included in the estimates if however exta ex penses are found necessary the matter must be placed before the ratepayers to vote upon furthermore mr cleaver stated that any ratepayer has the right to obtain an injunction to stop such expenditure and if council persists the members are personally liable regard ing the overdraft mr cleaver explained that so long as that is an equal amount in tax arrears it is not necessary jo consider it whep making the estimates what is it thdt makes rock gardens so attractive asks dr w t macoun dominion horticulturist and his an- swer to this question is one- importr ant reason is that the greatest amount of bloom is early lh the spring when enthusiasm for gardening is at its high est and when flowers in the garden are most appreciated another attraction of the rock garden is that more depends on individual effort than perhaps with any other type of gardening the rocks may be arranged so that they give a very unnatural effect not to be desired or they may be placed in such a way that the setting for th plants seems vjuy iiuluial iphere are three important ways in which leisure can be used itican be given to recreation it can offer a chance i for development and it cm be utilized in service notonlyare these three usesimportant but all are so important that it is not safe to leave out any i one of them some of you young people think of leisure in ternis of a good time when you finish your work you want fun nosensible person doubts the value of recreation the young man who holds down a job eight hours a day and spends all his leisure in study sp as to fit himself for a better position will make a onesided man if he lives through such an ordeal play is necessary to health of mind and body and part of your leisure should be spent in having a good time sometimes your pleasures contribute to your self development h you play tennis you develop yourself physically and learn some valuable lessons about poise and selfcontrol besides you should spend part pt your leisure with- the definite aim of self development however not merely securlrlg it as a byproduct there should always be a worthwhile book of good solid reading on hand for your perusal an you sho give to such reading ah average of at least fifteen minutes a day if you be long to a debating club or a current events club meeting once a week or once jn two we you show the right rning notice is given that in order to comply with the ontario commission regulations the local commission have found it necessary to erifpree the collection of all arrears all arrears thatjgre outstandingon may 2ndwilllhflve the service discontinued on that day no further warning or notice will be given tp- consumers jn arrears and after that date thesa services will be discontinued- the public utilities commission acton april 19 1932- bargains bargains at i- 1 fog bell still active i grading pop milk a necessary food at the present time when in many homes food budgets must be irastlcally reduced the importance of knowing the value of foods and their relation tov the needs of the body cannot be over- emphaslzed in addition to satisfying the pangs of hunger food must supply energy maintain health build up re sistance to disease and in the case of the child furnish the materials for building a sound body milk should be given a prominent place in the low cost diet as it is the most perfect of all foods supplying a valuable form of pro tein for body building energy from its sugar and fats calcium and phosphorus o vital in bone and tooth structure vltamlnes which render it one of the protective foods butter has no sub stitute among the fats while cheese is highly concentrated v which jhjo- yides splendnouflshrnerit atlow cost is your boy josh anjbltiaus yes replied farmer corritossel he is planriin to be so rich an successful that already hes beglnnin to look on me as a sort o poor relation when life is one long loaf first- tramp yknowhennery spike mulllns isde luckiest guy oh dls road second college boy thows dat jawn first tramp hcs a somnambulist and walks in his sleep dat leavps him all day ter rest in i the fog signal bell on barrs potnt isltinglnagee northern ireland has been taken down and isj r b a signal gun but trie old bell above the sands at the east corner of browns bay still remains commanding the path leading to the famous rocking stone on kernahans point visitors often as sume the bell is for summoning the lifeboat there is no lifeboatatbrowns bay the bell is used for summoning the workers scattered over the 300 acre farm belonging to messrs smith and is rung four times a day in summer and three times in winter and summonses all hamis to mork and to meals it has beenunctloning for 100 years without a break poultry on delivery basis wholesale vegetables vegetables at wholesale houses quoted domestic potatoes per bag 30 to 35 dressed meats wholesale dealers in dressed meats quote the following prices to the trade beef forequartersf 700 to ijjoo v carcasses choice 1100 to lsotpt cilurc do medium 950 to 1050 calves choice veal loooto 1200 heavy hogs cwt v 400to 500 light hogs cwt 700 to 700 abattoir hogs 700 to 800 lambs 1500 to 1600 mutton cwt 600 to 800 hides and wool toronto dealers in hide and wool quoting the following prices to shippers city hides green 3c hulls nd brahds lc country hides green lc do cured lic to 2c calf green 3c country calf cured 3c city val kip 3c country veal kip 2c do cured 2v6 to 3c country grasser kip 3c to 4c horsehlde no 1 75c no 2 60c tallow solid barrels no 1 114 to lkc cakes 1 to 2c pound grain quotations grain dealers on the toronto board of trade are making the following quota tions oit baypori- no 1 northern 68yc no 2 northern 65ic no 3 northern 614c ontario grain wheat 52c to 54c barley 35c to 40c oats 25c to 27c rye 45c tluckwheat 43c to 45c corn 36c hay and straw extra no 2 timothy in car loads 1200 to 0000 no 3 timothy 1000 to 1100 oat straw 650 to 75q wheat straw 650 to 0001 ah straw must be good length pot idea of the proper use of leisure you should hear as oftenas possible lectures that give valuable information if the pill is coated with sugar in the shape of pictures well and good but do not consider that essential you must be intellectually flabby to be unable to listen to an informative lecture not en livenedby pictures and funny stories part of your leisure should be spent in service and the chances are many the sunday school the yodng peoples socfetyi the boy scouts the girl guides innumerable organlza- tlons need- the help and the coopera tion of christian young people unless i you are giving part of your leisure to service you are failing miserably a hundred million liquor bill for ontario that the revenues from liquor of the ontario government would be increased by an extra 3500000 if the proposals of the moderation league were adopted is the statement as reported in the press of mr home smith it is greatly to be desired that mr smith be a little more specific and de tailed in his references to the financial aspects of the beer problem one scarce ly knows whether to take this statement as the careful calculation of the shrewd business man possessed of special in formation or as the hopeful estimate natural to a successful real estate pro moter we understand that the province of ontario makes a profit of about 5 on the retail price en the beer sold under the liquor control board if the 3- 500000 extra reven is to be obtained froih sale at similar prices and mr ontario potatoes in bags 25c to 27c prices are carlot dellveredon trackand via truck respectively toronto current live stock price heavy beef steers 600 650 butcher steers choice 525 540 btut one owns what he uses the newspapers recently told the story of a beggar who was found dying in a forlorn shack after hs death it was discovered that concealed in the wretch ed room and under his- rags was money enough to have supported him in luxury technically he was the owner of many thousands of dollars but since his money did not give him a single comfort you can hardly accept the view it has been said that you own that which you use and no more a few hundred dollars put into an education means more than a hoarded fortune that multiplies but does nothing for its owner or for others i your real title to your possessions is knowing how to use them scrasto get the most out of them 35 talr to good a50 r do common 375 heifers choice 7rrr 500 do fair to gopd 450 butcher cows good 325 do medium 200 canners and cutters 50 baby beef 700 bulls good 300 do bolognas 225 feeders good 400 stockers r 300 springers 3000 calves good and choice 550 do medlpm 450 do grassers sheep lambs choice do culls spring lambs choice western lambs choice hogs fojj 300 150 700 500 300 700 375 490 525 500 375 300 150 725 375 250 450 400 6000 600 550 350 350 725 966 775 540 economy before competence is mean ness after it therefore economy is for the poor the rich may dispense with it bovee unique mine hoist longeared mules were put into the pasture out in nevada when electrical engineers recently installed the most per fect system of automaticallycontrolled mine hoisting as yet put into use six hundred and fortysix feet beneath the surface of the ground a miner sees the twelveton bucket loaded with copper ore v when it- u ready to be carried upward he pushes a little button and tlie great jbucket nsshes upward at a speed of 900 feet a minute from the moment the silner presses the button down in the mine the holst- lng machine is under no-human- truld- ancient custom prevails before a new bishop is enthroned in winchester cathedral he has to have an interview with william the conqueror on his way to the cathedral ho goes into a small church in the high street and there remains alone for a few minutes the origin of- the custom is this in- the days of the great norman new bishops went to his palace as an act of loyalty before going to the cath edral so strong was the hold he had on mens minds that even after he was dead they rcpntlmied fhecustorff the little church of st lawrence stands on the site of the conquerors palace and so for centuries the bishops have been visiting- the- church there to commune with the spirit of the conqueror there can be few other men remarks an eng- glish writer who have so set thelr mark on the world that people pay them state visitsmore than 800 years after ther death gregory theatr friday april 29 hatchet man starring edward o robinson one of the screens greatest char acter actors dogville comedy two barks brothers mickey mouse cartoon moose hunt saturday atril 30 matinee at 300 p m unholy garden a stirring romance of desert out lawry starring ronald colmah comedy twisted tales fox movietone news silverware nighf monday may 2 the man who played god starring george arllss chap ter 11 of galloping ghost com edy chris crossed dinner- ware night tuesday and wednesday may 3 and 4 going wild i comedy drama starring joe e brown jazz novelty big house party comedyr smart set up on the stage marjah worlds most famous mystic he will tell yojir future smith as jthe friend and benefactor of hegoor man is surely not thinking of raising the cost it would require the sale of beer in the province to be in creased by an additional 70000000 we hayp ypt to find a case whei the introduction or enlargement of beer saleshas caused the sale of spirits and nines to fall off in trying to forecast the meaning of the proposal of the brewers through the moderation league it is legitimate therefore to add to the present liquor bill of the province 1 e 45000000 the 70000000 retail sales necessary to realize the 3500000 this would make a prospective liquor bill in these days of distress of 115000000 some slght deductions could be made if we consider moneys received from liquor licenses etc whether as a temperance measure or as a means- of financing a needy govern ment any one who seriously proposes a liquor blll of 100000000 or more in these days ought to see a psychiatrist at once a j irwin toronto april 14 1933 closeout sale entire stock must be cleared except mens clothing and furnishings price reductions are drastic savings are enormous this great closeout sale of guelphs oldest and largest department store is creating a sensation with the bargain- loving people of guelph aijsurrpunding district no pre- vtoussale qan compare with it for crowds and valuegiving its a stupendous ev fvprythjng jyi he sold- i- f exdept mens clothing and furnishings thousands and thousands of dollars worthofbrand new springmer- chandise will be sacrificed its the opportunity of a life time dont miss it come get your share of the bargains now the time is limited d e maedonald bros ltd guelph ontario our motto quality and service for better business in 1932 advertise more gregory theatre extra tues wed in addition to our regular high class picture programme extra extra this may be xour opportunity of a lifetime worlds greatest mystic marvel marjah sensation of two continents you heard him pn the air sees knows tells now in person are you in doubt love or trouble ask marjah what does 1932 mold for you sjecialladjes only matinee wednesday may 4 jajl2j30 lp m first 100 ladles wui be given personal interview coj early i usual trices i t i v v iiiisfcaiiaw icir j- iw

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