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thursday november 26 1863 the acton free press acton ontario acton ys mens club bingo town hall fri dec 11 admission good for 15 games 25c 5 only 10c specials ys mens turkey draw will be made 1954 television at ballentines from 24900 up come in today for a demonstration used cars for sale ballentines murray dearing dies in 22nd year the sudden passing of a young man in the person of murray dear fng early sunday morning novcm bcr 15 in his 22nd year was a great shock to many friends and relatives he was the youngest son of mr and mrs harvey dearing and attended school at no 2 orton and fergus high school until two years ago when a heart condition made it im possible for him to continue with his studies murray realizing his condition v is always cheerful and made many friends during his short life the funeral service took place tuesday afternoon november 17 from his late residence with rev erla currey officiating assisted by the choir who sang two hymns sat m the arms of jesus and shall we gather at the river the pall bearers all chums wil george wheeler ross bessey an drew king la verne watson creighton leitch and howard nod well all of orton the beautiful floral tributes bore mute testimony of the esteem of the deceased and were carried by mrs snelling detroit miss marion goldnck stratnroy miss shirley turner orton k c ballenllne brampton jack mccutcheon ac ton t goldrlck strathroy ian mc phail hamilton and reginald shaw newmarket those sending flowers included pillow mother and father wreaths nd sprays brothers mclba and alan grandma and grandad the mccutcheon family the ballenllne family uncle ed and aunt jessie uncle harold and aunt vera the boycc family mrs davie and aunt nell mr and mrs w j nokes ken and jessie watson mr and mrs evart bessey mrs john huntley harold and ella ml and mrs john king and clarence school bus chums mr ross mckay and miss akitt baskets uncle ian and aunt gladie school board area fergus high school and staff mr and mrs arnold bessey and family interment took place in huxsley s metery hillsburgh deepest sym pathy is extended to the sorrowing parents brother jack guelph mrs alan divie melon toronto and cliixnce at home la their deep loss they have devoted loving care to murray these past years phone book copies top 1000 in acton the latest edition of an ever popu lir book the telephone directory his been mailed to subscribers in acton c s keith bell manager for this region announced this week unlike some best sellers vhose popularity fades the new director is in even gmter demand as 7 749 copies are bung distributed through the irea it sines is compared with r 300 hst year the directory lihs to subscribers in gilt guelph kitchcnir witer loo and surrounding urrilorv in acton alone i 013 copies ire be ing distributed initially as compar cd with 940 last yiar i because the new directory con tains 19 928 new and changed list ings mr kutb urges subscribers to throw away the old book as soon as the new one is delivered and thus avoid em harassment annoyance and lost time by calling wrong numbers to distinguish it from last years buff bound edition the new direc tory has a green cover mr keith adds a tip on long djs tanci calling to get speedier ser vice he suggests the subscriber should call by number so that the local operator does not hie to ask inforrrrition at the distant point for the number of the person call ed distribution of thi new telephone book in this region ts a relatively small vet important part of the immense publishing feat being per formed by bell this yeir two bil lion pages are required for the to la or 2 667 mx of all the companys direc t or r issued throughout its onlannuibec t rrrton all direc tones to be distributed this year will use up 2 786 tons of paper storage space if ourc planning to remodel jour kitchen or to build a new one see that storage space is arranged so tint supplies and equipment stored al the phce whire first used those used most frequently should im in the most new sille locations thiim seldom used in the leist ac cessible doctor lal dwni patients bed side i hnt ou in list wish youd like to tc ii me piticnl yes i wish i d called an othe r doctor report from your partner in helping canada grow chronicles of ginger farm written specially for jhe acton free press by gwendoline p clarke al ihe moment of writing thei is a threeday conference taking place in ottawa between the row ersthat be and farmer delegates we wonder what if anything will be the result of thai conference certainly it is pat time for an in quiry to be made regarding rtmng prices to consumers at a time wl farm prices an leidilv deelm ii just doesn t mike sense- ind yet i can 1 sie that a price supporl program is the nnwer that seems too much ike robbing peter paj ho- i ojh m should throw a little light on the subject and we hupe brin worthwhile remit if onl it could be fully realized that the biggest problem i not s much what the firmer ji as in whil he his ii pi ah me who cm supply ihe answer well we had high winds and j thunderstorm last night which n suited in the hjdro power hcim off tor a tew minutes then when we listened to ihi weither fore cast we heard lhat snouflurre were predicted for todi vinoty is the spice of life so w are told in tint ckc wi should hive no jwnmpliints for 1in weather gives us mey with a vengcintc bui kts g on lo i more inter est ing subject one da list week i was visiting it a hou c i few mills from here where 1 iiv big mi tnwlernes m ihi mrdon bill unfortunitel he frost had m it in m f r ntipjt tin lirij of thi t hi r lim pit kit j woman herself and a really pro fessional job at that not a bit of furniture in the main bedroom ex cept the bed and a boudoir bench everything else was builtin fur- nitun dresser wardrobes cup boards shelves behind the bed complete with concealed lighting and the floors all alike all laid with linoleum tilekitchen living room and bedrooms you could go over all the floors with a mop in side of 20 minute the kitchen of course was the last word in convenience but added to convenience was charm and simplicity s a small snack table w edged in between two corner picture windows one looked nut upon a view of soul- satisfying beauty- beauty of space and promise at this time of the year there is only rolling land and thi bush beyond but looking at it one can easily imagine what it had bun in the fall and what il will be in ihe spring and then thire was the garden flower beds a ter raced pitio and a roik garden the glory of the garden was faded but again imagination eisily completed ihe picture and all this the work of one wnmin no doubt she had some help from time to time but i know she did the greater part of the work herself i had a friend from the cilj with me lhat day and she also was enthntled with the house the setting and the amount of work dial hid been ac complished as for mr i e hi appreciate what other folk do but i seem to have neithi r the lime nor thi energy lo iccomplish much in tin fiirdening line imsilf as fur c irpi ntry i do hive a few ideas but when it cornea ls doing anything well i cant taw i strnghl line through a board to sire rm lfe however i sh mid idd tint while this latlv uirpent- ergirdenir lives in the country she does not live on a farm may be ihil explnns i lot in oti bee 20 nm mnwb rn uh f i t inps sh iking if things tn cln l iks t 1 spl i wi n itr hov v many pi p k b ilk mil f rth to to- 11 lo with i lit ms tug 1 mtifil hiui f irk ii i t ml m just i turn j ff hi u st re et ind ou n thin ph f r 1 t itl r we f i tl in to t t t 111 m r ik in il brother ii 1 11v ti k us t ir uili ii i ih pirk i w ik mi r ilil 1 i t w t i i id k hit 1 t ll wis i went then ihi treat yourself for christmas to a new room or two at 10 discount on all yopr decorating painting paper hanging general repairs david cohen 280 peel st acton phone 394w rind j di ind arthur live tint dst in pk wis ilil t i lrin sme t ihi things i w ulnt lo kn v ind 111 in illi in i n in v ii th pirk irs til rrs with in it 1 d round i colborne i odgi hi risiddici iho late john howird who domtcd iq ac res f ve odhnd to the nu the todu us ope n to the publ c in it ire furnitun ind viluchs just as ihi w re in john how ird s life time ncirby is the bur il plice of mr ind mrs john upward sir- rounded h in iron fence that for 110 ir nclfised pirt of st piuls cathidnl m iondnn pirt of the pirk is 7 ological girdin where inimih birds ind walcrfowl live midir eeudihins similir o their mtm liiunls1 diught 1i child- j rcn of course d you high pi hour t i tn xt t i mt j isit an juin ir mint tin founding f lie hank of vn i niitn in 11 u the pulilii alion uf the itinl 6 nniial matcninit haf pro lelcel more than a finiinnal pie turr nf thi prtiwth of tin bmk it has n irrletl thi growth of anada llim rnr apam the futi itrhmd thi lipiire- of the ha inner ihret uffi r new rtitf tli it i hi hank of nna selia is uiur partner iiihrlpin nnatl i rt ihtmihinil- of nidilian in ill w ile ef life rail upon i hi hank of no i nlia to help with their prrou il anil luiine affair dailv tn uv the it ink mtmit to nar munci liu menc onirr ifuirl tin ir iluahlet obtain forrin e han lunu hn eho i m i1m i hr hank make fund arailahlr to ihimik v niunnipahtift farmrr and filirrmen lumlntinen manufai turem for the hundred and one oration thai go iqo mak an the lie monn which huiidred- of thousands of can uliaiift jr at hie fi ink of o i s poea to nrk in tin form of introlm nl and loin much of it glm to in ip build hipliwj hopiiau airport wilfire ccntrrn ami i hool- fur h dro elei trie te heme f4irtihr rrrarh ind the dtclopment of intural rexint it alo in ip- pn itr indutr and romiarrrr to rjtand lending to more cmploment and i higher standard of in ing ilien tin rr are the thouindu of little enter- pnv that are thi ha kbonr of anada economy loan to ail thme mean increased pniductioa and pronxnt in lhi wai avina lmme an investment in inir nun rsmnln jnxi mark tn help iniiit pant of the north grow the baxk of xova scotia lour partner in helping canada irow our bns manager is i good man to know la avion he is vt a oodhuxn the bank of nova scotia fxtabluhfj jw cimil tltimruld r ooaooo irntt runi r rfuxti jiiooa000 tl ooa000 o iidriisnl ccncral statancnt u l ii october 1953 ladies wear ladies snuggy vests p nk i i no il r g r spfcial 39t snuggy vests and bloomers nl 15 v l sm snd l rtq 8c spkial 59c 50 cotton and wool snuggy vests and bloomers white 1nw mil 1 49 cotton rib vests i cotton bloomers plj s re l 98c si 35 turnbuus cotton vests short u vos sc 44 jl 40 sie xi 1 65 shoulckr strap s e m and l 1 15 built up shoulder sie 40 ind 1 1 25 s7e xi 1 45 i sleevi s wel jders s e 44 i s rs 3 o 44 cenfrm orn7 torontu da rm ou h ft j mrj lady bird english mde cotton vests b i it up shoulder si e m and l 11 15 s c o s 139 cotton bloomers sue m 1 15 ladies cotton and wool vests si pb s e xi s60 bu it m 1 79 s ie xi il 25 si ou i r 1 85 cotton and wool bloomers i and rr s e m and 1 98 s e xi 2 59 50 cotton and wool pantie bloomers s 9 kroy wool and nylon vests s ntstvis woloi 44 3 98 shoulder strap s e 4 2 69 kroy wool and nylon bloomers la d le 2 69 i 1 m and 1 2 98 ladies flannelette pyjamas and 3 95 ladies flannelette nightgowns co nter so led siet s v i eg s 59 special 1 39 s e o s reg si 1 spfciai t- laoies crinkle crepe pyjamas s la m i special reg 2 98 2 29 ladies chepi nightgowns m ad i s2 29 spec iai 1 79 s e o s reg 2 79 special 1 98 ladies silk jersey pyjamas s e s and m special 2 98 1 91 ladies silk jersey nightgowns s m and l reg s2 59 special 1 98 hintons dept store