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the acton free press acton ontario thursday march 18th 16 loraimfws sunday is the first day of pring officially plana for peanut day in acton were discussed by rotarians at their regular supper meeting on tuesday last month the highest total ever f 149 08 was forwarded to the junior red cross from acton public mbool a group from acton baptist church attended the annual skat ing party of the guelph assochu ion in hespeler last night- thunder and lightning accom parried last friday evenings hail storm its considered to be a sign of mild weather on the way firemen question actions on budget continued from five owe struck made is impossible for all departments to be consulted mr holmes replied that the f ire men did not disagree so much with the amount of money they were allotted as with the manner it was done after mayor tyler remarked that perhaps there was fault on both sides in the matter of inter relations citing the fire deport ments failure to present regular reports as an example fire chief tennant asked for a breakdown of yearly expenses charged to the de partments allotment clerk hcgea elite supplied these figures with necessary explanations free to rearrange iteams a minor disagreement over use of fire department boots and- coats by members when not fighting fires preceded questions about a bill for mileage submitted to council after a mutual aid meeting in oakville mayor tylers queries were an swered by mr tennant and mem bers agreed the explanation for the mileage total was satisfactory the fire chief later asked for assurance that the brigade could meet the fire committee whenever necessary i want an understand ing about this he emphasized here councillor j hargrove ask ed about an instance when the fire chief could not be located mr tennant replied that if the whistle were blown all the firemen needed to fight a fire would appear he assured councillor hargrave ar rangements were always made within the brigade when the chief or deputy or any member was out of town j newton supported the fire chiefs information to councillor hargrave adding that some brigade officer was always notified if a member was to be away as the delegation and members of council closed the gap of mis understanding councillor lindsay replied to a question that the fire department was actually free to rearrange the items budgeted for providing the total figure was re tained this was confirmed by scv era other councillors prior to withdrawal of the fire department s representatives who were the chief d vanfleet b van fleet m holmes o masales and j newton b vanfleet rose o complain of the unsatisfactory lock arrangement on the fire hall door it should be looked after right away mr vanfleet concluded the delegation left with assur ance a meeting with the fire com m it tee would be arranged shortly the st patrick s bingo at st josephs church on tuesday even ing was well attended the wm ner of the door prize was mrs e johnson although red cross collections from all the public schools in hal ton are not complete yet over 2000 has already been collected by the children the lome soots band gave a concert in the odeon theatre brampton on sunday evening six acton members of the band play ed with the group two port credit men have purchased lots on the check line east of highway 25 south of ac ton and it is reported tht they plan to build houses there the public school operetta snow white and the seven dwarfs grossed over 300 and after expenses were paid 24220 remains for some useful project at the school wednesday was st patrick day the day for the wearing of the green most welcome green m the locality was winter wear grass now showing through after two days of sunshine friday evening members of the ys mens club with their wives and friends enjoyed an evening of dancing at the highlands gait about so travelled by bus and car for the special group event a car driven by russell arbfc acton hit a deer crossing the road near glenspey farms on no 25 highway about 1230 wednesday morning damage amounting to ap proximately 125 resulted as arbic swerved missing one deer but falhng to miss the second rev john r waldie minister of st georges presbyterian church london has been nominated by the london presbytery of the pres byterian church of canada moderator of the general assembly for 1954 rev waldie a former resident of the acton district has served the london congregation for 13 years and is clerk of the presbytery sub photo gear trouble in the large newspaper press last week caused long hours of work worry to the staff and a slightly late newspaper readers may get an idea of the complexity of the 1 1 ton metal giant of gears rollers cams and bearings from this photograph seat of the trouble was an ink roller controlling gear notice acton tv soles and service now under the ownership of h arbic and sons euctrohome halucrafter admiral tv for immediate delivery complete television and radio service- births marriages deaths etc forest mr nnd mrs bill for est r r 4 acton are very hap py to announce the birth of their daughter kathleen frances at the nursmg home on march 10 mother nnd baby just fine phone 572 coming events this office cannot be responsible tor conflicting dates of jl leaking sale new ferguson tractors and implements used tractors and equipment everything must be sold no reasonable offer refused lome garner motors hton 452 ado acton citirens band concert roxy theatre sunday march 28 830 pm a w i euchre balhnafad hall tuesday march 23 at 845 admis sion 40c a high school parents association regular meeting town hall to night s pm a ch id health centre will be held at st albans parish hall friday march 19 130 to 330 pm a executive meeting of lakeside chapter iode friday march 26 legion hall 815 pjn a a reminder father and son banquet thursday april 22 in the y tickets available from ys men members a 37 3 legion members st patrick s dance saturday march 20 acton legion hall les duby orchestra admission 50c each door prizes a 362 halton jersey club annual social evening stewarttown hall wed nesday march 24 8 15 pm pro grcssive euchre and dance ad mission 50c lunch provided good prizes b special bingo town hall ac ton march 24 830 pm auspices branch 197 ladies auxiliary o canadian legion bxsj admi sion 25c for 15 games 2 special 2 share the- wealth proceeds to help defray part cost of the recent don a i ion of a television set to sunny brook hospital a 34383 wmcsmw our curtain rises every night on the grandest entertainment in the world i acton phone 110 frisat mar 1920 flaming arrows smoking guns j and c ij x bfjert sound gleiidi farrell kabert hostmbattoa ruickgtst lockhart sixiinmw added feature attraction wanted acton d we require properties in your district we have clients for fa and acreages phone he mills son real estate 8rampton 267m2 r r no 3 srrmfsvill ton t th on who givs kts car car to kooping with the dot- formanc ha axpict from rh m you want 100 operating of- fkf your car win noad i 100v capabw tpooaktra forsale 51 dodge club coupe 51 che coach dodge sedan 46 international w ton 1m flymoulbs and chryslers display mac swain motors lwifcttlustauiibtldyipfbtwulwiiq extra plenty below zero tadinicoior ctrtoon montues mar 222 lll dntllif delightful wed thuds mar 2425 here come the girls tfechnioolcr wuar0 mt0e1 wu11mi kmwest for your added pleasure gon fishing th turbor tnwweight champ wantads latest time for insertion pm wednesday rates no charge- for announcements of births marriages deaths t f and engagements in mcmornjfcjjoc plus 10c per line for verses articles for sale rent etc 2c a word minimum cash s5c box no to this office 15c additional cuming events 10c per count line 50c minimum cards of thanks 50c billing charge of 15c added to all account if not paid until afttr insertion and added for each bill rendered jennings at his late residence 116 hazciton ave toronto ed win jennings in his 83rd year beloved husband of emma leith fornierly of ijondon england dear father of edwin g of ac ton and fred of toronto resting at bates and maddocks funeral home on avenue road to ronto watkins on march 16 ibm at woodstock after a long illness isabel ruth daughter of the late john and jane watkins norval and sister of j b c wat kins moscow ussr private funeral from mcclure funeral home georgetown thurs day at 3 pjn interment at hill crest cemetery norval hitchen suddenly at her resid ence moffat ont on tuesday march 16 19m daisy pilsworth beloved wife of harry hitchen resting at her late residence from thursday until friday noon then to st john s anglican church nassagaweya where funeral serv ice will be held at 250 o clock in terment in the church cemetery heatley at her residence 68 nottingham st guelph on thur sday march 18 1954 ruth bran don beloved wife of john heat ley formerly of nassagaweya township and dear mother of el canor mrs u cartwright resting at her residence from friday until saturday noon then to the victor rumley and son funeral home aoton where funeral will be held on saturday at 200 o clock interment fadrview ceme- tary acton head at the guelph general hospital on sunday march 14 1954 colonel w m head of everton beloved husband of margaret dryden miller dear father of charles of weston kit chener of toronto and mrs fred murray mary of guelph funeral service w as held n guelph wednesday march 17 in 4rment eden mills cemetery keenan a dyers nxirslng home fergus on wednesday march 17 1954 mary smith be loved wife of the late john kecnan and dear mother of mr ros ballentine peggy in her 73rd year retong at the victor rumley and son funeral home until friday where funeral service will be held at 3 30 pm interment at fatrview ci meter wells sudd en 1 at the home f her daughter mrs g shunk por erry on sunday march 7 1954 mabel m buh beloved wife of the late charles wells in her 74th yeir beloved mother of mrs roy goode mrs g shunk of port perrj mrs h mills enniskillen mrs c mill bowmanvillc mr- ed jennings acton and bob of bamc funeral was on wednesday march 10 from the a l mcdcrm ott chapel at 2 00 pm interment pine grove cemeterj pnnce al bcrt for sale for sale 1946 mercurj 135 60 young st a for sale quantity of baled oat straw ken mcdoi aid crew son s corners a for sale 1941 plymouth coach 1200 highway garage phone 154 acton a for sale force rangelte two months old perfect conditu n freida perkins phone 164w a for sale helnhunan grand upright piano small size modern like new phone 3314 after 6 a for sale 1 registered ho stein cow fresh 6 weanling pigs ross bntton rr 4 acton 31w3 for sale viking 5 h p out board motor also babys crib with spring filled mattress phono 378w new low cost term pajment d rect billing automob 1c insurance r f bean limited phone 585 a 35 3 for sale motor bike 1950 francis barnet good tires and motor 100 cash trade or terms 60 young st t for sale 1947 plymouth sed an special deluxe apply ed mc gilloway 50 brock st or phone 557 m aoton for sale grey sunshine baby carriage good condition ap ply mrs ray everdell 31 brock sl phone 469w wanted wanted 3 or 4 room apart ment or small house phone 69 a wanted work for chain saw evert ridder rr 3 acton phone wanted to mind children m their own homes while mother works monday until friday phone 165w m each for your dead or disabled cows or horses 24 hour eervke george gibson call collect 23rll a tf wanted to rent a farm with option of buying with house and barn from 50 to 100 acres in district or rockwood or acton write box 90 free press or phone rockwood ri6r2 a deadstock removed from your farm promptly for sanitary disposal telephone collect georgetown 11 or guelph 3334 gordon youno t lost and found lost silver watch around the bell telephone corner reward to finder call 96w2 f holmes j miscellaneous automobile and commercial loans aranged phone 585 a35 3 for sale portable under wood typewriters easy terms con tact robinson business college phone 559 milton b403 for sale beaver seed oats reg no 1 treated and sealed stan robinson rjt 2 rockwood phone milton 164rl2 b for sale oil burner torrid heat conversion unit complete with all controls and fuel sav ng baffle phone 561 a for sale fngidalre 74 cu f ge perfect condition white enam el wingham bruce kitchen stove organ phone 173m a for quick north for gnc v electric condit 76 sale 1 electric rangette good condition priced for sale applj 251 ma n street upsti rs after 6pm a sale used gasoline en ashing machine also used ash ng machines in good talbot hardw ire phone in memor1am mills in loving memory of a dear friend albert mils who paled away march 17 1952 art and joan ford and bojs card of thanks i wish to express my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to my manj friends for the beautiful flowers cards and gifts so kindly sent me following my recent ac cident and stay n st joseph s ho pital also special thanks to our neighbors for the kindesscs shown my wife during this period your kindness and thoughtful nets will always be remembered by cyril e tilt for sale for sale apples quantity of well sprayed spjs greenings de iictous ontanos and jonatnons bring your own conta nor james laidlaw lot 9 5th line west nor val a tf for sale wh le blossom sweet clover seed government grade no 2 6 bus also a quan titv or roxton oats suitable for seed 80c bus allan clements phone milton 483rl2 b4i 2 for sale 2 good upholstered couches one 5 d oak with mitch tng chair both extend to full sized beds 1 cream painted dresser and bed 1 portable electr c ovenctte hardly used 2 39 venetian blind cults 1 m 1c outh of ac on nn 25 h ghway phone 196wm a if you are looking for a good used tractor call thompson mot ors phone 69 acton a cress wart remover- real ly does it your druggist mils cress corn salve for sure relief 4tf housewives address advert ng post cards must have good handwriting undo 904 water n mass a 354 adequate fire insurance could be your btsl nvoslment invcstig ate new low rates today phone 585 a35 3 address and mail postals at home make 50 weekly send si for instructions j chiricosta box 305 n y 19 n y a kitchener upholstery have your chesterfield suite re up holstcrcd for as utile as 99 kv finishing and slip cover work for prompt and efficient service call 103 acton one weeks service tf commercial and domest ic upholstering add looks and comfort with skilled re styling your furniture can be handsome as new again low cost call us one wtek service phone 88 acton a tf 1953 chev coach 1152 dodge sedan 19s1 ford sedan 1951 meteor coach 1950 ford coach 1950 rtustin sedan 1949 austin sedan 1949 meteor coach 1447 austin sedan 1947 mercurv coach 1947 hudson coach 1946 hudson sedan j 946 ford coach 1942 pljmouth coach 1939 dodge sedan 1938 dodge coach you can deal with confidence at early motors used trucks and tractor 1950 ford 3 ton dump 1948 ford one ton express 1948 studebaker 2 ton stake used ford tractors from 1942 19v 6 motors thompson chicks make sure of poultry profits for 1954 by ordering your chicks early r0 p s red wh te leghorn ai d canadian approved red x wh te leghorn leghorn x red warw ck strain rhode island red will give you the ery tops in egg product ion and feed conversion popular heavy breeds bred for both meit and eggs light sussex red x sussex sussex x hampshire hampshire x red and rop sired barred rock and r0 p sired new hampsh re dayolds and started chicks available weekly wr te to day thompsons poultry farm and hatchery phone georgetown tr 7 2121 b f an hour given to my agercy pays more than an hour to any other occupation says mr p if interested in door todoor sell ing in a business of your own join now a 25 year old canadian firm with 1 000 dealers catalogues for all customers available and promote your sales between calls openings in your surroundings write for free uiformation to fa m lex 1600 delorimier depl a montreal for sale 1951 plymouth sedan 1950 meteor 1950 monarch ed 1950 prefect trucks i 5951 ford p ck up i960 che sedan del er 1948 ddge 3 on w 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