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t i thursday uay 17th 1945 the acton free press 1age aavew business connections a fotinoroe had gathered for brtdf in th oburvatlon car and were inlro- doelng themaelv to each ouwr im joe tuppr laid one travel for the peerleu furniture co im tom jon with the mammoth con- tniction co fcaid th second h a sampson with the ivpartment of highways the third there wu noticeable pause before the fourth poke tfcan he tald 1 m john smith run ray own utile butt new smith kleet lie shop 1tee waa no oviou reaun for h mbarravnent but after the fame he explained i was really proud when i first opened he uiri dad had alwas told me about tie fiellng of lnditnd nee you have when uu put out your own shingle and i e dune pretty well started off on my own and now ive two chap hoiking fur me and could use tun more if national sele ctiveservice uould let me have them what i e found though is that folks aren t muin impressed by the fait that ou run our ou n show my neighbor w ho s n shlpuintf clerk in a bik rorapanx tux a standing hecausr of his con njyon i d rather work for royulx on da but my wife feels- that id sound mtrrn import ant if i worked for a bik txmpn ierhaiw the fault is in ihlng in the nty he continued ia k in my home town the nun w ho had their ow n buiint een tf small were looked uxn as the ta khone of the rommunll sometimes i think 1 ought to un hat k and e if ihtny nr will the wtm i dn t fcu4iia i will hut it semi to nit that the young hap omink out of thr mti lo timhan life hukii to look or the small town- in f ife lln htnrt to n ettatllsh thtnwlw in a hlc i in iiih not makp hi mu h titoiu- hut th ii 1 moo fun out of life ipentance is the way to national re demption what a tragedy that israel refused to turn from their evil wa j into the way of the iord enturiet i of suffering and shame have followed i on the adoption of such a course io iwe not need to take it to our own seues as canadian people l vi f i e turn away from our national toldrn lest -ton- and let u n- he 1m the sunday school lesion kl sua may imss ims urn unto thr ionl llos 6 1 lesion lest jr ik 110 isa ji t uk make it more personal if it im true uf nations that od u ens rvljin it is also true that the indl slduals are likewise under ills tule hio starnldk and lite hofe of this lesson are then fore to be ajiliit individually he that dues the will piinii i thln vshlrh m flr jno hme 1 ii c ilui ji rusalm i- sfoslllon hie iotlrt house ut ii i ih wod ot 1 ml loss that the 71 anj ihr w n l htl w truth is lnipaiinl throukh human 111iir jivj voallons rot inst am e iii ivd m knm in i sain us ins 1 me lonl is m ihi k kn 7 hi ivnd mrejrm in love with all oil i fills horn w 1 l nulhnr i las id had i a hhphit hand snvs in his ihr in nl r i- nsihlllll i i ilk n ss to lh i nl ht would or k iil wii h would i lor h ssuii 1 lot him jesu rtlul 1 kl i iitliml ihls in 11 pntntle of th i tiii iiim oininon- khl ml i i i ih imitenti isritiah llnuur ihartwsm jlrrttx uf halr mrat for human fnithiimplion i 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wntwlrt qaautjr touu eaoy iialiaiia kp0vm0 rz v t in m us ht mi w he i iin ili ntioiihiik i jm nn1 i lie t ln 1 niollt 1 to ht will he it ilkvntis th s i ii fnshloik in th hi pur i onlini u i in nth i mlouli 1k ih sirou t irvini h loohl ih fni inor t 11 nt in lux wiik hi in itilv ht lis ii s ii i uidiwuk ril hmi ii m r in un h im ml i i w et hint wbalr nlli r hi ind ih iiik uut to george drew mmd4 mas jui h10 im i lit nn- rv if tmtniii miium im h croc llaiiiilltn mihntscluv mas ilrd l10 im s ml uk ik if tlnliulo mnliins i tim toronto ami un miturdav mas join 1010 im john bracken the man john rtiiclvfn tho mn of 1 fn mri kihriim hi ickon mii his wife albittt is loi n in 1 loi cibm in kill x illt loids tountv ont11 10 on tin- 22ml of him ins hiic in it ll x tin onulttl ire tho mun oints in t hi ll ft- of john liriukrn 1910 1s studtnt it brock ilk- colk-giitt- ontu 10 19023 tiiknt it tho ontario atrridiltiuil collt-trt- liiiilpli hi- won foui sihol11 in p tho low 1 noi-vk-ni-iiij- mitlil sit to honuuis itntltnt ind clis nudilit lieu- loo ho nnt alice v lie bruce 1 190fi younj bracuen went to winniiuj is ivpie- mntitie of the seeds binuh of the nonun ion ivpirtnietit of agricukure 1907 intlu- neitrlihouiinir puimiut of saskajfci- win john bracken ivecaiih- supci mteiumit of kurs and farmers institutes and seciv- tary of the provincial livestock association john bracken was appointed piofesor of field husbandry at the new iniversity of siskatchewan he took the first truii to liuilph ontario married alice vhe bruce four son- wort- born throe of whom an now on active service with the nivv ainu and air force already the author of two books on airi 1- culture john blacken- iveame piomilont of the manitoba agricultural college john bracken accepted the leadership of the protsivmitve farmer tiovcrnmentwn ui n in sis prime minister of manitoba ivdll vj uh tllth j lift- of win iiuimunmis iinitisjul jilili- i j lujtr th i mpiu ui produced in ti i titm snucthjt jv iiu to 1141 lohn lluckni iv ii ir id ii dijutid 1932 the liberals joined john brackens farmers govornmort 910 all the other political parties including thi ccf and social creditors throw in theii fortunes with a great leader forming wartime coalition manitoba government 1942 the year of john brackens great decision john bnickenrthtrprogresgive accepted thi national leadersh o n grpnt rpsnritfn people s party the progressive conserva tives 1 ti v vv r i im mi s 1111 1 f ii is f ulh to nil n ill ns il ut tt 1 if tin 1 fihid vn in th n fnlliir ii v should ii w itn sloth w i m ll il tl i v in i l i i i ut i in uudient ttlvt sosm i i i ssed hut n r i ih 1 t i is ill 1 juim1 i i i i ill v s 1 uttiuisink ll nl in i mi ill vi ikiitv i i i mi 1 ii kl f mi i in nil ur in s ii i i it t is i old nuf ill i i ii ii s ki i i soitrelkn ii n i ii if ih p tl r v i is i t r inlui ins th hnir t lliivv ivv v i intrr1 v ss i nnd iasluon v m w ti shnll not i il who 1- ii lliltnl i st ivv iv thus who in utililhliil 1 ills 1 lion in ill 1 1 1 nvi r into 1 1 m i ll m s nsit htv is to nil mil i 11 i r f 1920 1922 i ur s mil i ih v i 1 1 r nil t jl v si ills i is i 1 11 vs ot l i 111 lh u in siii human tif rtn tu the it uftj un s is 1 ut x matt r i wh lh r it 1h iii osr nu n iillui il it on utu i tl vim ts- iv lis ill i 1 11 f th s iv r tin ul f r r hi n i r ill f tint h sw ml ill ill si i i i bkl puhlulus ht tlu rnstrasslsa caaatrsattiss assoeiauu otuw t know john bracken the progressive conservative t iltnn s lis in t i ill 1 i i m itt v it ti him tun i ti ul ik s i i 1 wr m 11 i mm ili in our 1 niik th xii i mt if ih tjunk ll it ltnu is ui l mitter il thru vsn itinmv unl nhtwor sti nhl u iviiilir hut uf xi nis xo tmpli 01 h h 1 utmh our ounc tunipu in 11 ix wf oupht lh it tlu ir iii nu not tluir nun tlu iuniar en ic d to plan tht ir urn fi uithnut evor mention- mft iioti it ix our chrlxitm lut lo the ret1 one ho hat never failed to kuldtf u ips v s ot 1 iita 5h 11 1nm s im dimne crac is revealed in cod prumhte to change hi erdlct that he thouuht to do unto- them i 8 t the urnejltu repnted and tupp ed frorft their evil wny nfcttonal iv ii it time to be glad oarmany ha cotlapttkl h it at if w had bean in a lurjofwor with lifs jttelf at lh priie now suddenly lh line tavsmt loota in our handt we niuat brae ourelv last the pant up force of our own power tend ut plunging backward jhlo disorder joy it natural lo ut al ihls lime but lei ut be glad wisely much remains lo be done much sacrifice must yet be endured if we are to establish on thu world lhat peace and order which is and hat been our real goat thankaulwe thould be proud we may well be oohe courageous fidelity of our fighting men and the women who have backed them up and of the proven quality of our technical minds and industrialworkers let ut face the future with confident deter mination that canadat new wardeveloped abilitiet shall be applied to assure better living p for all our people at hydro hat expanded to power ihe mightyjcvar industries of ontario to in building for peace your hydro stands ready loohsfull portin providing a depe lowcost electrical service to hornet industries and farms 1 the hydroelectric power commission or ontahio m in il