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t -r- thursday march 13th 1053 the acton free press acton ontario pasi pollock and campbell manufecturart of high grade memorials memorial engraving 63 watw st north oait telktbonb ims cecil l carr optometrist guelph 8 dougla si tl 1091 record interest attendance reported to ymca directors a full uuettdu viui dealt with at the ymca board ot ivracton moating on march 4th- it wmt re ported that record interest and at tendance was evident in most of the varied program activities opcr- nt ntf in the bulldlnff including woodworking with nbout 25 active fanjj under tom ware and lloyd buhner nnd lenthereraft featuring 11 or no active members unocr mrs p holme plaster mouldng woj also mentioned as belntf pop ular a lengthy dbcouno prnlslnji the activity lendoni followed thh tern eport qenernl attendance in u iym clalicii van reported an betvk very rood and iwlmmlnk ot tlie guelph y under the yn men s club auiplccfi was reported as a vera b no the attendance of m boys and rlrli each week john calder plumbing heating eavestroughing tinsmithing prompt courteous service free estimates church street phone 319w salmon sardines 26e 0lover leaf hjbk bltjebaok ib sim hw bovtbesx oeosb light meat solid tuna tsrxse orange juice ftoz tiw 26e blended juice 26c tomato juice 32 20oz op aylmbe tomato catsup 19c beans pork fancy corn carrotss 20 oz tin 1vc aylmeb m- 20 oz tin av 2 ttnb 21 g pure lard 2pi 25e shortening ss 25c a j pko pancake flour 21c old fashioned lemon pie made the new fashioned way with monarch pie crust mix 33c jello lemon pie filling 3 29c 8ave money on carrolls own dog meal 2 lb bao zlc fresh barkers fig bars 29c peas ss 2 sss 25c wax beans sssssr i7c green beans 18c tomatoes grapefruit morlllv jus oranges 111 ad lb lettuce pkg 23c 5 for 29c doz 27c 2 for 25c kltlhll daill grren onion cauliflower beeu outfit cwry pabhay the nursery school attendance and interest wan reported to he at a hlifh pitch and that dancing leason on saturday mkmlntf were programing wol rhe phalanx club recently org- anled by the young men was in formed that their application for a club ehnrtcr was approved at meowing in hnmilton lail sunday and that it w ii be presented to the local group by the guelph club in reremonlal fnnhlon later this month the badminton club wiui re ported to have rvernl tournamentii w th other cubt nrranged nnd that intorcit n general was very jiatliifaetory plana for n soed course this nprlng wore reported progrwurfnff and thnt inmo definite action would be deeded upon at the- next meeting of the planning body thin monday oottuafty war widow dies suddenly at home mrs norn sweeney who died suddenly ot her home main st acton on monday february 25 would have been 34 years of age on the day of her funeral mrs sweeney was the widow of gunner john sweeney who was killed in action ovcneni in 1014 she had two children duint 10 nnd bryan nine mrs swcene who was born in guelph enme to acton eight years fo rev it h armstrong conducted the funirnl servict it the victor b rumlty runernl home on thurs day tebruurv interment fol lowed in fairview c meteiy ac ton pallbearers were william ander son ray agnew charles spires mike bennett norm morton and john wilson flowers bearers were ed huf- nngel lome master ed lands- borough and snm tennant the daughter of the late mr nnd mn harry snyder of guelph mrs sweeney also leaves four sisters mrs j kapsh mnrpnrct detroit mrs andy wilson winnie ac ton mrs andy buch man jennie acton and mrs a tames eli7i- belh atherhv nnd thret bi others howard snvder london terry snvder guelph and sam snyder actim floral offi rings w i re sent bj the lhljldren the fimilv ch ck and e rth i ind fimih lizyie aubrov ind lorrum mr and mrs irving mr ind mrs how rd mlsaks micuhnt vera ind chirks spur t nnn guelph d nl mt rcur gilson mfg co ho theatre stiff unmd churth cg j t t itlurs ind pupils grides a nnd r acton public school mrs bill hollow i mrs ernlst ingle fit ighburs jtov ind griee bill and uli gtoigt ind nell in i john ind jinul t iltnn bnw i ng u ini mr md mrs h irold didills mr md mrs hut h gi in im and f im il implmtt biwr libontor ll s chronicles ginger form written specially for the acton free ptemi h cutve owttiulolln k how wrongs enn oncbc to my uny of reasoning everything point to nn early spring in fnct we neem trt bo halfway tkewalroady only a few patches of snow here nnd there plenty of mud das iengthening crown flying and nk unks on the prowl it is too enrlv yet to even gues as to how the wheat nnd clover hns survived the winter a lot enn happen to the fields nnd the weather during the next few weeks it is on nnxious time for farmers as fnr ni the weather is concerned what time isn t for thnt matter another sign of spring is the in creased number of auction sales in the country one farmer selling out another tnking over al though it isn t always a farmer who takes over sometimes the new owner is one who just hopes to be a farmer and everyone in the dis trict wnits nnd watches for de- vt lopmcnus judging by past history in a little while the neu owner wjll reveal by his actions whether he is a practi cal or a theoretical farmer the practical farmer takes his time in stocking a farm and buing implo mi nts he doesn t tr to get every thine at once the inexpenenctd min w ho has probably spent months stud ing farming from books can giw ou the list word on modern method in d iling with cattle ind fertilisers and the most efficient wnj of handling pastures grain nnd hay crops som times this type of farmer after n period of trnl nnd error m ikes good in other cases he dec odes to cut his losses figuring thnt if he is going to lose money there are less laborious wns of doing it than by farming so there is another auction sale by which time our theoretical far mer has developed a certain amount of respect for his farmer neighbours who succeeded wheie he hnd failed fortunatck for agriculture tii a whole some of tluse book farmers in tht past had the rifcht idea in ion ringc pi inninu but they did not last long enough to see the rt suits eitht r they were too impa tient or tht v otild not afford to wait so if i practical farm r is the nt t owner of the farm ht bt nt f its from his prtdicessors expensive t pt nmt nting lv finding some of his fit ids have a ood stand of pt rm im nt p t st ui i to tin d in farmi r ptrmmtnt p isture is mom v in tin b ink j anotht r sign ipprn iching i spi ini rs tn i 1 k hnil f 1 1 1 mi in ii tht sinu cumpl unt ti win it i ch ii i know uh it to do with m f 1 1 1 tin bum ind ache ii tlu turn will don t bl mu i voui ft i t bl unt tin wi itlu i 1 m tlu last it w months tin it ii is in i ii i t oi i inj of snow on tin j lound w hub u ti d is i s rt of shock abfjorbcr for your feet now the nhock nhsorber is gone tho weather is also milder rubber booti and overshoes arc too hot for comfort but yet in the country you definitely cnnt do without them so for the present it ih a case of what cant be cured must be endured however any kind of good hkin cream applied gewrouily to the solds of the feet nlkht and morning will relieve the burning quite a hit it also helps overtired dogs after a spot of houseclcnning and npeaking of remedies i v ondor how many people keep tannic acid jelly in the house if you don t you should it acts like magic for burns or scalds and i should know one morninu last ijiai v uek bob left the toaster burning w all make tvety day an hour later i grabbed it by the metal part the thumb and fingers of my right hnnd were badly burnt while dnncink with pnin i dnnc ed towards the medicine cupboard got out a lube of tnnnlcncld jelly and sprend it thickly over the blis tcred art a the pain was quickly relieved but every time it started up aain i put on more jelly the blisters disappeared leaving pat ches of hard dry akin which will eventually peel off by mid after- roon that day i wnn able to use my hand without too much discomfort and without bandnges which was another distinct advantage since i had n lot of typing to do hnd 1 not used tht jtlu i am sure a verv pninful hand would have n suit d with tirt some ban dagos adding to the miserv it is a far cry to days of sunburn but if you buy a tube of jelly now it will do for present needs and be read for tht days when old sol makes life unpleasant by fring jour skin like a piece of cusp bacon and of course ns jou can readily understand tannic acid jel h is wondeiful for childrtn be cause of its soothing qmlitits jxual siurt kmaoinu for norne mull change perhapi to py for a cup of coffee mtne candy or iter favorite magaxinc lt the kind of caiual purdiaic mrs helwig host to mission circle the ftbnnry meeting of the bnptist church mission circle was held nt the home of mrs h helwig recently mrs charles lands- boroufih was in charge of the meet ing which opened with a hjmn and prayer mrs gordon wagner read the scripture nnd the devotional read inp a season of prayer for the various missions followed mrs llovd bulmcr read a poem andthc business w as conducted by the president mrs stan cnpps plans were made to have misi may brooks of the rural life mls sion of northern ontario at the march muting in tht church tht topic tiktn from tlu study book activities of th canadian baptisls in bolivia was read by mrs lnnclsborourh a hymn nnd pi iir lost d tht nu i line md a si ti il h ilf bom w is spt nt i you may not think of your telephone bill in jmt the tame way vet the daily cott of telephone nervicc it a imall change purchate too the most anybody pays for a home telephone is 18 a day most people pay considerably leu measure this cott against the value of your telephones round the clock convenience the way it saves you stcpt time money think too how its use fulness has grown ou can reach twice as many people as ten years ago and more telephones arc going in ill the time few home ticret itics mean a much is our telephone or m itch it lor ill round value the bell telephone company op canada that mature earlier vvkw0 wwl twwilk 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ift s vigoro for ommerei il rowers is a complete pi ini food tesictl hv seicntihc rcse irth provetl by expenenec iljnro imnuni il dnmir goes to work immtttutely ou iniroduee it io our soil ii gives to vour soil everv si il nutrient tssenti il to crop growth antl development i he resiilis ippt ir in your it irvest c irl in hunt higher vieltls tup tju iluy tint in vour profits so pi in for i bunt per crop this ye ir order vigoro for onimercit troutr from jour authoried swift de tier tod ty swift canadian co limited plant food division 9 o loi 39 nw toronto ont get your vigoro cg at acton flour mills ideal for regularity because it contains all the bran of whole wheat miss mildred burnado stiff nurst of the ontario society for crippled children makes a home vil dccornp in td by i local public health nurse a check is being made on the fitting of the patients loq brace the 152 easter seal campaiqn is being con ducted by the local rotary club which will continue these services to crippled children that are so important in shaping their life con tributions may be left at the bank of nova scotia with a haydon do your shore by buying easter seals oyipwttttrlm