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the acton free press thursday october 5th mm published every thursday at acton ontario g akxof dills bdltor and propria tor office phone residence phone 174 131 veteran admiral winsbartodso london cf a 73yearom ad- mlral too old to serve in the royal navy this war joined the commandos and for his gallantry determination and undaunted devotion to duty as a liaison officer has been awarded o bar to the dso lie is admiral sir walter h cowan known as tich when ho was in the navy because he is only five feet two inches tall ho gained the first dec oration 46 years ago at the nile britain probably has no more color- j woodwork ami plastics hobby courses ate popular with girls in uniform 17m inn una in cm er- pett imtraetio hi haaeu- crafts at uttfvtnfly nt britfah ciileoslil cut your roses late in the day increased sov content vengttt- ens life of blooaii cut in by katbuekn suex cassfla press staff wrtter vancouver cp long winter evenings can bans heavily on your hands when youre an airman or a wd stauoned at mme lonely post in the heart of british columbia you can spend a good deal of the time writing letters and reading book and sometimes having a hobby helps m lot at least it keeps you busy and a- mused royal canadian air force officials at western air comraan realized this when they asked to have an instruc tors school in handicraft opened in vancouver twentyelsht girls in air force blue and three wearing the khaki- of the canadian womens army are taking the 10day hobby course nt the university of british columbia thoy arc being taught how to make some thing from nothing a necklace or an ashtray from n scrap of plastic an horti doevro dish or coat hanger from a bit of leftover wood and theyre weaving brilliant scarves and belts on homemade looms w iris from military stations throughout the province are attending i classen in hoodlocraft leathorwork when school ful a figure than this soldlorsallor who complained when he came home on leave recently that the war isnt over yet and x should be on the bat tlefield ills comment when ho learned of his latest decoration was please for give me x dont want to talk x dont want to be made a hero the deeds which won admiral cowan his bar were preformed at mount omlto italy and on the island of solta at mount ornlto he went out on a reconnaissance of forward positions found a wounded colonel in an exposed condition and helped him oved 1000 yards of rock hillside in full view of enemy observation posts and under heavy artillery fire he accompanied the leading assault on solta was one of- the first two men in the town and showed complete disregard for street fighting encour aging his men by his example and fearlessness on another occasion when a town being attacked by com mandos was dlvebombed by the en emy the admiral went out in the midst of the bombing to disperse shipping in the port veteran of many campaigns and possessor of five rows of ribbons ad miral cowan was taken prisoner at tobruk in 1043 was repatriated and promptly went back to flgh fighting adbk becomes army v after years in arm y winnipeg cp ilust to prove that- anything can happen in the army here ishe case of george a1- asulr kemlo gunner one day and a captain the next kemlo a clergyman at herchel and bethunc bask for four years en- utted in the army a year ago and had been a gunner in the artillery re cently he was appointed a captain in the chaplain services of canada a real soldier the exgunner is c qualified signalman in the royal can adian artllury and has been through the mill from scouring greasy pots to mopping the barrack room floor hes even been awol but for a axjdreason ttie home where i was staying had an alarm clock which didnt bother to ring so i missed my train the day before he received his np- polntment kemlo was called for kitchen fatigue he explained to the sergeantmajor that he wouldnt mind going to the kitchen but that he had to appear at the payoffice thats the closest weve ever come to having a captain scrubbing floors or washing pots and pans the non- con said later capt kemlo chose the ranks be cause i believed it was the fastest way to get overseas now hes hoping to get over there as a padre his parents are rev and mrs alex ander kemlo of limerick sask capt kemlo graduated in arts at the university of saskatchewan and took theology for three years at st an drews college anyone who has cleaned army web bing and rifle as capt kemlo did for 12 months will understand what he means when he says t threw them away without a single regret over seas here i come sydney cp a b macdonald prominent member of he extension department of st francis xavler university will leave soon for ottawa where he will work with the cooper ative union of canada 8afcty sucoord fun fuon man cp employ ees of sherrltt gordon mines won the john t rysa regional safety trophy for the bast metahauiing safety r-jc- ord in manitoba s and the northwest ta closes they will return to their r poctlve bases to teach the men and women there how to make both use ful and frivolous knickknacks for themselves and for their friends the canadian legion educational services in cooperation with the ex tension department of u b c instl- tiied the course at the request of fit lt w h hardle command educa tional officer western air command rcaf headquarters at ottawa had previously recommended that such in struction schools be opened across learn three isssttuerafts each of the girls is learning three handicrafts said miss hilda l cry- derman education counsellor to pa- flc command womens forces for the cxej3 who is in charge of the school at ubc instructors at the school include mrs a rees formerly of the hart- man fashion academy of new york who is in charge of needlecraft in the woodworking class the girls are making everything from buttons to handles for the shopping bags for which cloth is being woven by those in the weaving class ive always found that women are good at light carpen try work and these girls are no ex ception said j e ridley manual training teacher at n vancouver high school who is in charge of the wood working the hobby course in plastics is the only one of its kind given by the clejs said miss cryderman in this class the girls are shown how to turn bits of discarded plastic probably from damaged playing parts into lockets lapel pins coat hangers etc unlike the other girls at the school irene falrchlld of winnipeg hospital assistant at colwood rcjlf con- valescenthonie near victoria- will not return to her base merely to teach hobbles to her buddies what she learns of needlecraft leatherwork and plastics the three courses she is taking she will teach the patients at colwood thus helping them on the road to recovery v ithaca cp the time honored rule vut your roses in the morning when the dew is on them has been disputed through scientific experiment in the horticultural department at the cornell university joseph e howland assistant in the department has shown that roses cut in the afternootitast longer than those cut in the morning as much as 10 hours life is added his studies indic ate the reason given is that the leaves make sugar when the sun shines the later in the day the stems are cut the longer they should keep because of the increased sugar content which is highest around 430 pjn howland discovered also that snort- stemmed roses with only a few leaves keep just as well as longstemmed ones with many leaves and there goes another old rule rugar neeeeeasy the history of roses is said to sup port the new evidence howland pointed out that as early as 1908 french investigators discovered that the keeping quality of cut flowers was not improved by any chemical used in the water unless it was used in com bination with sugar florists now sell sugar powder to prolong the life of roses without knowing it worked sugar alone cannot be used in the water because bacterial growth would bo increased the cornell experiments hiiow and possibly plug water conduc ting elements in the stem of the cut flower a chemical which prevents bacterial growth in the water must be used with it a largo supply of sugar in the leaves and petals is one factor in preventing premature falling of the petals whether other flowers will respond the same as the rose is not yet known continued to thecntzkns of h alton oaf mfcn have fought for freedom and the right o j busy useful life those who live will ask for nothing more because they have in service learned he profits mobt who serves best many who remained at home have not had the privilege of learning that lesson ami these will die then years hence our leaders will be men who have served best we who remained at home can at our best only prepare the way for them and that way must be built on the coos we have had in the past developing into the better we demand for the future harder prob lems lie before us and greater leadership will be needed issued by tfce pimtkjsi conservativw amnththm ilahoa county continued next week accs father moves vancouver cp gustav beur- ung father of canadas air ace george buzz beurllng former member of the r c a f has come here to work a commercial artist beurllng said he would send to verdun quebec for his family as soon as he found suitable accommodation forestry work for disabled veterans washington cp in cooper ation with the veterans administrat ion the u s forest service is mak ing a survey to determine job oppor tunities and possibilities for training disabled wor veterans although forestry work generally requires ablebodied men the service believes there are many jobs which even men with one arm or one leg or men who have lost one oye can bo trained to perform the services activities include sui- crvlftlon protection and administrat ion of the notions 160 national for ests of t7g000000 acres one of tho biggest jobs is fire protection which requires lookout men mechanics rad io men dispatchers tool handlers truck and bulldozer and drivers another phase is the growing and planting of nursery stock some of this can be done by disabled men and so can clerical bookkeeping and oth er office work kitchener ont cp for the third time this season twin calves have been born on the farm of d m davidson noar newton all of dur ham stock dark rod with white upotk on their foreheads they are named after movie stars business directory dr w g c kenney successor to dr j a mcniven or flee in symon bloik mill street acton 15 dr wm g cullen lmcc mil at ih ii0mkt eight hundred replies came to a london magazine which afkd the question what u home these an swer were written by perfcons rep- rewntlng all clakxet seven were sel ected and puhllkhcd home a world of strife xhut out a world of love tliut in ilome tho place were tho small and tlm greiit kmnll homo the fathers kingdom the molhcrv world und the childrens paradise homo the plncc where wo grum ble tho most and are treated tho best home the center of our affection round which our hearts best wishes twine home the place where our stom achs get three square meals a day and our hearts a thousand home the only place on earth whore the faults and fallings of hum anity are hidden under the sweet mantle of charity provide cheaper power halifax cp premier a s me- mhjjm says the provincial government wttl take steps to improve and devel op rural electrification to ensure lower rates to rural electrical users it will even take over power develop ments abaita shot fruit exceedingly rare in wartime britain is consequently very expens ive when it u to be had at all in this connection tom clarke told a story in his broadcast letter from london to overseas listeners a few days ago a typical london cockney went in to a swell west end shop and bought three peaches he was charged five shillings each he tendered a one pound note in payment and turned to leave walt for your change sir the attendant called after him the man looked back at him in astonish ment oh he answered thats all right x trod on a grape as i came in hoppers plague cattle verdun b c cp ranchers in this district report that grasshoppers are devouring pasture land through out the okanogan and leaving cattle little green vegetation on which to feed as a result of the grasshopper plague milk production has decreased 20 per cent 8awfubs severe lethbridge alta cp-saw- tly infestation in alberta and sask atchewan is as severe this year as in 1941 and 1043 says dr s w fars- ead of the dominion government an- tomologlcol laboratory he warned that losses would amount to millions of bushels of wheat jsrtbww lk aasssssfj the hyoso- electric power commission of ontario quebec s the department of public instruction eatlmata thara win be 723000 children in primary and ae- condary schools in the province this tall an increase of about 5000 over last years period office hours 24 and 7a pjn except wednewtayand sunday mill street near frederick street phone its dental dr t h wylie taking charge of dr buchanan practice for the duration for the present office hear bjk to pja every thursday friday and saturday office telephone 148 dr hugh s austin dtttrial hurstn mill street corner frederick acton office hours 030 am to b30pm evenings by appointment telephone 19 rudual c f leatherland ba barrfater and houeltor notary futile issuer of marriage licenses registrar of births marriages deaths acton office ii kenneth m langdon barrister solicitor notary publle j offices georgetown gregory theatre bullda acton over t seynucks csle for appointments phone acton g or georgetown 88 office hours acton tuesday and thursday 130 p m to 400 p 1m evenings on request vetebinakv batj b b young vs b veterinary surgeon office brookvllle ontario phone muton 146 r 4 sc f g oakes vs bvsc veterinary surgeon office and residence knox avenue acton phone 130 real estate willoughby farm agency largestand oldest agency in canada head office kent bldg toronto georgetown representative tens hewsoa phone georgetown tat time tables canadian national railways oetng west dally except sunday 001 i saturday only 239 dally except sunday 7481 monday only 1208 i dally except sunday 114 i flyer at georgetawn dally except sat and sun 639 i flyer at guelph dally ex cept sat and sun t13 dally except sunday 649 aa dally except sunday 9s6 aja dally except sunday eso pra sunday only flyer dally georgetown flyer dally at guelph gray coach linesl coaches leave acton raslhonnd 646 aln 916 am 206pjn 626 pm 916 pm b9jsl pm westbound ylo51 om y238 pm as08 z733 pm b838 pm xll28 pr a to london ij suodays and holidays only x to guelph dally to kitchener sunday and holidays y to kitchener fcto stratford 18 l trusses sl ti nasi b expebtlv vrituf alex stewart ltd wt panbbsom boi esme to onanwtsst wnammw mm ovssunm