Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 8, 1939, p. 4

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nrojusaay run tth km the acton free ipress stye jtrer ferae fchnrt targ an hour of victory kartl rked siiatcng he ulndowa of thfuor 01d stone i room on the top floor of uie enltrneerintf buudlntf were three wrorc yrfiw liht otherwise the bulldlrtfr vu jut a drk blob fcfialnst the woe dome of the ky sitting on the porch of his home directly across the street from the campus nell doutf- ob regarded the windows with open an tagonism rll be ukino my exam in aurveyina up there tomorrow he thought mlser- abu the door behind him opened attd hu father joined him on the porch u hat about studying a bit neup hr tugeeted i m corns upstair in a few minutes but tt on t do me any eood dad rra afraid uiat im not cut out to bo an engineer nucoulh feel rather than are his father wince it a little loo earlj in our coubi to decide that lint if 1 suppose so nell anxcrtd but he knr in hla heart or hearts that he had no aptitude for enalnerlnb mauie bihffli flirt tinf wypitn titrg ifflrt nvi in his p ypar he found the more technical subjects lncreaamsly dif ficult he was in fact in imminent dan 0r or flunking his course in aurveyimj ofllj a miracle would rive him a paxi lruj trade in the final examlnatl6tt kvu knew that his f stiver was worried por the past two cars the eontrtlruj busfneas had been u a standstill had broofiht in no revenue oradually his surplus had been exhausted until now he wju faelnff crisis unless he re ceived the contract for the new munlcl pal hall which u about to be erected wup the old of jvderal funds he would be compelled to close his office and dismiss his force do you think you ve rot anj charter for the big job dad nell eked impul sively x dont know weve etaimalcd ai cloael as possible but other firms have dune the iam thins i m not rspoclallv opumuuc i tl hen will the bids u e opened to morrow momlnt at nine o cloci the some time as m surveying com starts nell said and smiled wrl a rather important hour for both of us dad- oa they lanced into silence the sound of mens voices came u them from one of the dormitories down the ttrcel a of men were hinging on oie stcju of the porch something about plodclnk to auna uaur their loyal tj and faith nell stirred uruasllj as long as he could remember he had lived on the border of the campus as a small bo k had heard seniors singing tn the early summer rvrnlnes had looked foi ward confidently to the tune when he too would gradual from tils lalhers collect ht coud not gradual hounrr unit he pascd his rxumliuukm in suviung 1 italluu 1m wtnild shatur a dtum uluch his lather had cherished fir w in thu he would u n his tnvimirmg drii and take lus pluoe ux a nirmtxr of uu firm i of douglu a comiwiij hiul alttajs btei i undrukl pecm ij una his mothers death our cars ago it had been t tancitili objective- toward which he hod ttnvi i hit fallun w uld break his fa tht heart krcoctujtful his own in adtq a in rosoived to d i his bosl 1 1 irieuttl 11 o uitotutri and do ne stud e uiini anrrd 1 u gne it a hat lie dud j cmmd liu hi lather aid nr c imbed t siuiirs tt huj dm on thr t fm ftxr antltseaul himself at lu wk ii uir wliulw on the wall li ju nt nt him hung u picture of ttic prphi an football leujn wifh himself m uie c lre holding the ba 1 he had beer cu atn uf thul tram and lad njtu hi letlt as a sophomore two ktri oj rtirs ol jiwuiall lay before him unli 1 urnsamatvnplacedhtnr m probation he shut his up gnmlj ini not gi ing to fall he said aloud the text of the book which he opened serred onl u cdnfuse htm hoeit he oa wvlullj ignorant of the lunda i nitnuu of the subject and after a mln j ute he puhml it aside hopclsl lean wrltlrttf at hla desk as neil watched the profasor walked oyer to the black board facing the window picked tip a pleoe of chalk and bn writing aen- ten on the board nellvi heart misled a beat they were he decided the que tlona for the examination in surveying the next ttay t wish x could read them from here he thought wistfully he remembered the transit which lie used in his field practice was on the table in one corner of his room he had brought it home late tn the afternoon intending to take it bock to the laborator the next mom lng xmpuluvcl he went oer to the table and picked up the transit examining it with impersonal curloalt the transit of course magnified objects at dts tance by making use of it he could read the questions which professor qlad stone oi writing on the blackboard across the street hu hands tumbled sllghtlj as he carried the injtrument to his desk and in the engineering building he found mjr backin his swx rtcialr h clasped hu hand behind hu head and took honest slock ef himself tru uiuig f jr him u do he re flue ted was to take his failure tn surveying and transfer to another course h xuld make up his deficiency in sunnier school the writing on the board as clearly dis tlngulshable as if lie had been standlmj beside the professor his face lighted in a relieved smile as he drew pencil and paper from a drawer in his deax and deliberately copied the questions when he finished professor oladatone was sitting at his own deak in the class room neil watched with varied emo- tlona as lie stood up picked a straw hat from a hook on the wall switched out the lights and departed 1 was just in time nell thought happily nesting his elbows upon the desk he read the question critically without advance information he could neer have possedthe examination he admitted now with ires than in h uir s i ork he could pass w 1th an honor mark it was aim t too good to be tru he heard a car drle up and slop tn front of the hous and he looked down curiouslj a mnn whom lu ntotnlzed as the city cl rk not out of tin machine and joined hu father on the porch nelled frowned forgetting for the moment his own concerns tlic city t it rk w us uil person w ho v ould open the scaled bids for the munlcijkil hall uu i rxt miming wluit business could lie hac with his lutlier at tills umi of night nell had heard rumors of illicit prac tices in citj oflalrs according to re port the party which controlled the common council was not abotc accept ing remuneration for favors received the city clerk was a member or the controlling jwrtj could it be that he us going to make it passible for daug- kl t cominj to secure the big con trucf if so his fntliira worries would 1 1 dod municlul hall would ghe wi rk to the firm for uu next two jiars an hour ot thtj luid both raced i- bibu failure now bj a strokt of 111 f rtunt tht prispeel had cliant d had it though cil ukokod duuu at the t winmauon q ubuons which he had nruun in h uil h md ile km w n hi c lpied lliem that he was dis homsl hui ht had slim liu thought frt m lis mil d n a ht i need it mua 1 1 wtli u ftijun to brand him m f a ctk it stmplj i pass i i i urn- j- ill n in sunt nry he uiuiwrred tilt qucwui n d l uitlj i fur as in w oa en n rned hi i uld n consider michjfl reception bill ht wo- duiru it not rr hlravir bit for hu dad ii was vukipu to dish hi ir ii t nlrr iiia hti fi lir m thl cnriunut to htruh a d tan i owe that much a last t him nell cot eluded he u not witiatkd lnwllluitl lir ren embered the slogan i tile a aii of lie locker rot in pair pia li more to be desnied vtctort he had subscribed u that senlinunt as a preshman on the gndirvn and u a sojhomorr he had discussed it wiui hu rallter after all dad he had said s victory doesnt mean an thing unless its falrlj won of oallaluut the elty oltrk cut thrailftb tlwt darknesa id be the lsat man to urge you to do something unethical mr douglas but if you dont do it some one else will its common practice tn the city hall kw1 thrilled at his fathers answer ive neier condoned suoh practices callahan but this is as easy as falling on a log mr douglas trie bids are supposed to lie sealed but tve seen them you- are only a couple of hundred dollars higher than the loweat bidder you can peel two thousand off your estim ate and still make money we w on t hold you too close to specifications 1 get the- two thousand as a a campaign contribution and you 11 make ten times tlwt amount on tlie contract tljats a fair deal un t it its a deal but not fair mr doug las said im only making tills offer because i know you re up against it callahan arffued and im thinking some or that boy of yours if you go broke he can t stay in college and if he un t tn college he cant play football it will break his heart if he lias to quit now in another yeardie 11 be an all american half back have you thought of that no mr douglas said all you haie to do is to change a couple of ngurea on your bid and i con attend to that for you it means that you 11 be sitting on eoiy street for the next two eam and that nell can stick in college and play football just one word to me means the difference be tween success and failure neil heard his father push back his chair weekly gardengraph wrliuw by dkan iialltday or centra jvk ctmntuu tirfwiti bc uw dropplus nell thought lutfehe aeemed- lncapoble of nvnement his left hand gripped the banister of the stalrwny and his right hand groped for support against the wall he rcaluted that his father was facing a situation practically parallel totils own before each of them lay the opportunity of soiling a trob lem through the simple expedient of cheating he himself had practically made hut decision but his father had not yet decided the city clerk spoke again after all mr douglas what does n little irregularity matu r whin compar ed with your own future and that if your on and nobody will ter know abou i tills except y ou and me you moat borers attack trees and shruha which are sickly or low in vitality as a rt suit of uu shiekof transplanting new ly transplanted trees or shrubs therefore flhould be watched closely for a year or two to mike stiro they are not victim of bortrs this is especially liable to hap pen to young apple treee dogwood and lilac art r transplanting wrapping the trunk of a mwly traiifl planted tree with strips of burlap pr heavy trapping lxipor is one method of guarding against tile attacks of borers the wrapiiigji on the tree trunk help to keep the moisture in ilio sapwow aiut therefore safe from the attacks of borers since these pests prefer to tart their operations in dry wood if signs of borers arc discovered in a newly transplanted tree or shrub mea surea should at once be taken to rout them out flaw dust droppings found neur the base of a tree indicates that borers are at work locate the tunnel and then grapple for tlie pest by means or a piece or wire with a slightly hookod did tills 1a inserted into tho tunnel in which uu bonr is lurking as shown in ill o ird n oral h other iikiuis of tmdinttlng bourn li eiudi squlrtltu a feu drops of carbon riimilphldt inu thi hole after which tht oh ning b r ul d with grafting wax or hum if the boy ha to quit college h we can make a go of it i think cal lahan i nope so a brief twrlod of silence followed ooodnlght ur douglas kel1waltel until the city clerk had driven off in his car he wan utrongly tempted to unlk out to the porch and tell his father thn he imui overheard and to try lo oxpreas to him some of his own affectoln and admiration first he had a job tp finish turning ho tiptoe noiselessly up the stair ills den wns just as tie had left it tho textbook face down upon uie deak and beside it tlie copied examfn atlon quetlons nell walked over to tlie window and looked out tlie campus waa deserted but a group of men at the dormitory had resumed their singing they sang of faith loyalty and honor while nell thought of the man down stairs hla father who had risked rallure so that he might leave tlioae qualities on a heritage to his son nell knew now that loyalty could never be expressed through a dishonest act reaching down he picked up tlie ex am lnatlon questions tore the sheet or paper into bits thrusting his hnnds into the pockets of tibi flannel trouaeni he turned to the window again he would not tuki ills tent in surveying tin luxt morning it was probable he redected that ho would hove to leave college but he hnd just a chance by transferring u tin arts course to carry on it would moan hard work and nacrlflce but what did that mutter ht had learned a more vital truth in the post hour uan any lie could hope to leirrrinthe cnmtnu years now what t h f l he bi i f n thor w ould rtiakrtqgauir in peefeefc- mnderntandlng ami hug lie turned off the light and with shoulders back and head held high made is way down to tho porch where his fother was waiting explained grandma what are yon crying for willie cause uncle john ddropped a bbig box op his t toe orandma oh that a nothing to cry about why dldn t you just laugh willie that a what i ddtd try it the sala ia ii way infute a tieiping usipoom ol sslsds blscd tas in plnl of fith boiling wslsr aftsr 6 minute tliiln liquid into 5 qustl conlslner while hot add 1 to 1 i cup of tugsr and uk of q umom tlrslnadi ii until iugf is dinolvsd fill contsiner wllh cold wslsr do not sllow us to cool befoie sddlng cold wsler or liquid will become cloudy serve with chipped ice the above mehni 7 fell tlsiti salada esmw canadian major leaguer hoiuued performing in tlie beat ntylo of canada s rour major league ball players on the figures put into the records thus for thul season oeirue b iklrk above bom in hiintsvllle out 31 yuirn ago wa honoreii by homo town friends and fans wiicn tlie new york yankees with whom he holds down an outfield post vlsiunl toronto for un exhibition name george currently well up in the anurkan uague homt run rat is sei n lure with harry ktlly mpp for muaxoka iett and mayor ito r hiiiilsvlllt on they mad tht pnstnutlon tn irhnir of tht northern ontarui uiwn 43 uurr about gettllll mr the perfect tribute to those wexovcd n thmit i qmli to ba ll ll indvl 1 rnnl ll al b ul l all u rj 141 numouily r th lha lanilmap ktmnttan flrolnvra ha n i t bianunnnll i vtv u tl bnf by an artot snj i tmkfri for your pinovil a auatch for yv rr ta 1 n a ij j u 1 da tiiir m mv c 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r mr douglas j i y u rt tl niu an umils huiir and y i nut hilp hindliu it to ai i guess lour tht reiimih wh ni 11 s known all otr uwn iu i squirt shooltr n tilt fvtliall ih id h h siuited a piomtnt ihtn eh i red hn throat ou wont b vimiik i ut him atx it this i m o iiitlc t rinj it i enntl i i u il mat i r bt tuit ii irs lts tli ink u mr mr i 11 t hit r sale of iayliviri m caylmejr canned foods truftst ii noticed tilt i 11 bt irry delicious aylmth i runs ind vendibles the finest quiluy your money tin buy slock up ji these special prices special aylmer tomato or vegetable soup 10ox tint 13 special aylmer peas sieve 4 3z3 and quality for the arts college in sep tember that was where he belonged lie could major in psychology or englah and receive hi bachelor of art degree am would be clear uullngtftcn this change would mean howeer ifw ahatterlng of his father dream the br haired man dowrutain had exneri enced trouble enough during the post two yar that wa as much a hi father could bear just now one other disappointment might be boa much of hock nell reached for uie textbodk and forced himself u study but after a time he leaned back again and glaneed idly out of the window the engineering building wa directly weroaa the streel through the lighted windows op the top floor he could aee trofgasor oladatone i in we as well as in football ht fauier liad aded nell remembered these incident against his will uiat slogan forced iuelf into his thought all his former argu ment seemed feeble by comparison he told hjr yrtmly tbut t w ry o much a question of ethic as of loyalty cheating or no cheating he decided he was going to stand four quare behind hi dad with sudden reaolution he turned to tlie examination paper and readthe first question lie wet dry lip with his tongue and opened uie tektbook the answer was clear before him but he pushed uie book aside and stood up ills face was lined a if in pain and a feeling of nausea gripped him lie had never cheated before he decided that lie would to downstairs for a pitcher or ice waler til be needing it if im gotitff to stay up here a couple of hours he reasoned he descended quietly not wishing to disturb his father but at the bottom i or tlie stairway he halted as the voice aylmer tomatoes choice aylmer tomato juice aylmer pork and beans ayjlmer red cherries aylmer grape juice domestic shortening first grade butter carrolls creamery butter special till saturday night only special aylmer sweet white corn 3 r xo 3 n 2v4 tin 3c 10ox tin 4c 3 13 tim 130 no 2 tin 236 lmox btu x9e lib pu 11c z3e sherbetcream biscuits sandwiches as toon as it has completed its assignment haulms the royal train the 6400 pant locomotive of tlie canadian national raflwat be tent t new york lo be placed on exhibition at tne worm tair this locomotive wai one of five cvr etiflinea specially overhauled and prepared to haul the train carr vouy klnff georrc vi and queen 1 lua netl and the member of their retinue ior a distance of 4212 tmles tn canada it is one of the largest streamlined locomotive in the world finished in royal blue and silver to harmonize with the exterior decorations of the royal train and bearinc the royal coat of rms in frontami on the sides of the fender the 6400 is a striking and beautiful example of a modern queen of the rails tic picture nhovv the royal eiline and above tlie royal coat- vif arms as it appears on the skc of the tender ibi 27 w specialrpatry rttruit silver star 24ib b 39 special queenand pickles sweet mixed 27oi bll 18 carrolls soapflake8 kibbox7c1 lux wltb new 1939 knitting book 4e qql hi bananas per tb 4c tomatoes ci lbs zjc juicy lemons plurt lv tloen 1fc i veetable and fruit price till saturday night only carrolls mill street store closed wednesday afternoon im oclock free delivefy puonb 158 pmmwmwffwif

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