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thc1s8ay april kb w8s the acton free press acton ontario page seven buying or selling your home land or farm take advantage of a e lepage ltd for prompt courteous service drawing clients from our five offices your nearest representative mrs a m cow1e georeetown s04r the polisher with the features hoover no other floor polisher offers you such lasting value because only a hoover has so many value features compare hoover with others then youll see why if s built to give you years and yean of better performance compare for creat 5 t vhiu seetraotar manning electric phone 230 acton ont be sure coop label seed it if your guarantm of highest quality hardiness vitality plant with confidence harvest with pride seed grain ffnce slwnes fertiuzeb ioop quallly feeds purina feeds halton cooperative supplies head offic free delivery route days branch offiw milton 1 17 -phono- georgetown if yeu have an eye for a bargain read the want ads ford is only plant ng i win is winy iuhi of sp howers of kind in canada a very pretty but quiet wedding to6k place at the home of mrs a g blow bower ave- on saturday 2 f afternoon april 4 at mo oclock iiroi at lha svirrl mntnt- vr nlnnt when her sister mrs amy rapp was united in marriage with roy w parker of woodstock they were attended by their cou- mr nnd mrs arthur knill of duced at the ford motor co plant in trafalgar township next may 11 j m mike cochrane vicepres ident and general manager of the oakville assembly plant said rec- rally addressing the uons club ol parls rcv c w dow 0 g oakvule it was the tlrst time he trlmd lhc amn ma s hz f rfd rcmo the the effect the ford plant would have on this locality so farnebatcv about 78 ford bride suit sage pretty gray tailored ith red accessories and a cor- hlte carnations mrs knlll people had come to halton to form wore navy and white with navy ac- the nucleus of the organization to ccssories and a corsage of pink date more than 4000 applications carnations have been received for positions in the home was very pretty with the plant at the end of the first spring bouquets and easter lilies a week of receiving applications large bowl of pink snapdragons and personnel men had interviewed tall pink candles centred the tea 1600 thousands of men are pre- table a dainty lunch was served pared to commute daily from their 1 by mrs blow assisted by her two homes 20 to 30 miles away from the daughters mrs doris graham and factory he told i miss margaret blow onjjf six per cent of the applic- 1 later the bride and groom lett for ations came from those whose parts unknown showered with con- homes were already in trafalgar fetti township 15 applications have j been received from workers who obituary live north of the plant as far north as brantford it is probable that about 90 per cent of the 2500 employees we will take on by the end of 1953 will be people who now live in cities or towns outside this area and who will commute to work daily mr cochrane stated later on as these individuals become settled in their jobs and get a feeling of perman ency they will want to move near er to their work they will look for homes in an area within a 10- mile radius and i expect a good many of them will build you can look for a steady swelling of pop ulation in this district over the xeaj5tq mo one eyer built a planjtrrfe this in canada with 32 acres of declared we feel that it has been a great achievement to create such a great productive facility in bo short a time just a year from first steel to first production and the plant stands as a tribute to the architects and engineers who planned it and to all those who had a part in building it the minimum hiring rate for hourlyrated workers at fork oak ville is 139 after 16 hours of satisfactory service the employee receives an automatic increase of five cents per hour and another five cents after a further 100 hours he revealed our schedules call for only a few scores of men when initial pro duction begins on april 27 by the end of july we should have a total payroll of about 1000 at the end of th year there will be about 2500 aftvr that the working force 11 increase gradually to around c 3500 which will be our normal complement there will be an ad ditional 300 to 100 salaried employ ees in the offices he explained that il was no the intention of thc company to under take a housing program of ay kind one in every five cars- made t the oakville plant will go to a cus tomer within 23 miles of the plant he revealed about 38 in each 100 go to buyers within a 200 miu circle of toronto the exterior of the huge plait concerns officials too when we have had a chance to plant lawn- put up fences and make our pi im spic and span you will agree lhat it is mi ugly blot on the landsr but as much a thing of beauty a factory can be mr cochr assured his audience clearing auction sale in the twp of eramosa of rrfistrrrd and grade guernsey cattle tractor implements dairy equipment etc the und signed has rece struiuons from u be hill to sell by auction at th i 5 eramumi li siiuaud o 1 the 5th line mile tioiiti ui i ockwood on llllrboay april 6 1953 comtiui ng 1 1 o hi k llk luliuwuui cows- iteg gucrni a bun jm m uui- m i r ri ltuei li jin ji- m miiiti j w li iiuii i lt iii hv tin iix v n- ui ik il 411 olv j jj 1 ln -uu- joih the reserve army 11th field ambulance rcamc guelph ont transportation provided every tuesday acton to guelph and return make summer camp this year name address age occupation fill out and mail to 11th field ambulance guelph armouries was last member of pioneer family thomas may the last member of one of the oldest pioneer families of east garafraxa township pass ed away at the home of his son george lot 7 concession 10 on monday march 23 in his 87th year born on april 13 1866 on the farm where he spent tils entire life he the son of thomas may fmdy- agnes gibson in 1896 he was married to harriet jane mcbride who predeceased hinlwyearajlittixq4mwere born ove sons of whom four stjll smxtye o son arthun died the highway fo color his loss are sons percy of east ga afraxa lawrence of fergus les lie of east garafraxa and george homestead also seven grand children funeral services were held on thursday march 26 at bethel pres- bytcrial church at prices comers of which he was a lifelong mem ber with the minister rev t blakely conducting the service the pallbearers were six neph ews frank hanna thomas berry leslie zimmerman garfield mc bride john moftatt and kenneth nevills the flower bearers were four neighbors charles and wilfred duncan harold woods and william black be prepared for hospitality 8 the orangeville bottling works orangovihe ont phon 137vv for tfie most beautittit modarn colon we recommend rubberized point beautiful modem colers rkh velvety finish that it ie easy to keep clean goes over most anything wallpaper eld paint wallboard cement and to clean up roller in water g auon 695 color satisfaction through th betty moore service let us put you on th right road to 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