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thursday august slh 19m the acton free press acton ontario paqe thro thurtm aug 54 doubt featura montana territory ton mccalhster wanda hendnx hoid that line bowery boys satmon aug 79 stars and stripes forever j clifton webb debra paget technicolor towwad aug 1011 shark river technicolor steve cochran carole mathews jfc rs j n newton wi life member th officers and life members of limchuu women s institute spent a delightful eveninit at the home of miss w c ivens and mrs newton recently the ladles enjoyed an hours chat and then mnt j eller by in a few well choaen words spoke of the number of years mrs j n newpon had been e member of the w i of her willingness to help any project when possible and that even now ns an invalid her cheerfulness and encourage ment is enjoyed by all who com in contact with her mrs e san ford on behalf of the w i ladles presented mrs newton with a lire membership pin and mrs j aoughley presented the certificate mrs newton though greatly surprised thanked the indies and asked that her appreciation be passed on to the other members after the presentation miss ivens served refreshments mrs a j smethurst nnd mn william mit chell are tht other charter nnd lift members of this organization itipsontouringl hahont pagat of tfc part f the next timi only about one owner in 10realliea the blazinf hot sun of july and aug damage his iuch as the sub zero freezes of january and febru iry the next time that you burn your self on the sun exposed parts of your car remember thee points 1 1 check tires carefully for worn and weak spots and be careful not to over inflate since heat causes air to expand that expansion might en use a blow out 2i in hot weather keep a con i stant check on tht cooling system i temperature and make certain that i the water is checked every time you fill the gasoline tank 3 take the advice of your ser vice station operator on what grade of oil to use f4 its a good safety precaution to hne your car inspected and in bricated every 1 000 miles always park in the shade if you have a choice and summertime is no excuse to leave the car expos ed overnight if you have a garage as m winter driving the best guarantee for pleasurable summer driving is a combination of common sinse and mechanically well kept fighting council no curon needs to worry when the council is a fighting council whether his pit interests are mil or not he can be assured that the juice will be drained from all measures before they are put into effect napnnee ont post express pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water si north oait telephone zmi asphalt paving driveways parking lots and grading phone brampton 2051 j for free estimates almas hard drives with free modern combines far cry from sfythe flail wielded by halton harvesters a century ago by gwen claeke now it is harvest time drive ilong the country roads in halton county and in many fields a com bine may be seen at work it may be one of three types self propel led power takeoff or pull type in any case one man operates the machine and as he does so the grain cut threshed and in some cases the straw thrown out in bundles sometimes a baling machine fol lows the combine and the straw is baled almost as fast as it leaves the combine in fact barring accidents grain can be cut threshed grain taken to tht bam and straw baled in matter of hours men required three a far cry indeed from pioneer days when grain was cut with a scythe or cradle and threshed with a hail threshed with 1111 cradling wis an art slow going for an amateur but an expert could do from two to four acres a day de pending on the crop another per son some times his wife would fol low ihe cndlir and tie the sheaves by hand threshing was generally left until winter then the sheaves would lie sprnd oil the barn floor tnri threshed with a flail which possibly kic rise to the word threshing as we understand it to day right after threshing came the winnowing this was done by shaking the gnm back and forth in a scoop until the chaff was blown awij by the wind next came the first mechanical contrivance a reaper this was fol lowed h the first crude threshing m ichini by i860 threshing machin s were thought to have reached perfection until 1880 power for the thnsher wis supplied by horses tome in a continuous circle five teams were attached to five long pole which fitted into a cylinder haing large cog wheels a long iron rod connected the cylinder and scpjralor and gave the necessary spied to thresh the grain threshing match joseph brothers of milton was a will known rrnnufactur r of horse power separators a mr mcdonald of aclon acted as his agent after being with brothers for a number of years mcdonald decided to take up an agency for the climax thresh ers of fingal this immediately ousteam engines are shown tn these equally old photos taken this area over 50 years ago below the gentleman in the bowler proudly poses beside an engine of early vintage while above is a larger engine drawing water and wood supply tender and wagon ath an j- ail wool mtttowkf int blank if pillow cams motdwdsottt j 00 value stainless steel double tub washer gcauufrd w 7ux fyft sumsu tu jift includn two caldwdl bo towdi two cakmi go tmrlt two foe ooionetmxlho lw4 sw two pill com oad one ay hoamwwauwool bloabm plus 50 trade- it no money down 175 weekly all this with the most popular washer in canada for nor than so yman th uoow mont told bcoftodo ovwy ywtu0t 0ur mow matty washes cleaner fu aasiba dow- i m mnil ha hmm rh barh qwoaih h so yon twy hatty wrings drier biy gkm p wrfatflw hat nw b ht i wttm owt of clonw hat boooom roth atymf urrm and bu m contooi beattt lasts longer stmt tpl bofluomn tnl cwicwn o ufa om mwtu m qmtj au fv patricia ann beauty salon hair stylist all lines of beauty culture clomd ml day monday for appointment phone 341 81 mill st e acton ltd to gnat rivalry a test match for the tuo machines was arranged for august 1871 on tht farm of wm moore lot 12 concession 3 esqursing each machine threshed v heat for one hour with rout shortreed and john mcdougal as timekeepers and meisurers a crowd gathered equal to that of milton fur the climax machine came through in great style tht n time was called and the crowd just moved in and carried awiy the whole outfit like a toy the milton separator was immed lately set up with john bailey jim my downs and george brownndge as feeders andv brownndge was five splendid teams had been selected and andy knew each horse by name the teams belonged to the following farmers andrew hen r henderson from the mountain tom brownndge from omagh wil ham elliott and malcolm mcpher son from the scotch block andy cracked his whip just once after the cylinder began to hum from then on he held tht teams in check for point a room in yz the time tfjjh 5pbep nit ribwondkpmnt urn b faffmu km drar w 7 is 1t toi ori 20 gal budnte 120 ot bnuhmirks caflbavulwd again anil i kehtedf4 ib06 stone 125 wyndham st ftar tht spirited horsts would tear it machine lo plects well known threshers afttr both machines had eomplet i the test it was found so much ain hid bein wnsti d by acli ichine the referee called it a draw ind the wiflii wis given biek among tin wu known thtesl f halton emiiily fur three and in mc cases four generations were hi nnmis of downs neilson and blickkxk tluy moved with the ts and threshed with machines all the wny from horse power to diesel tnclor in between came steam powi r and whit a time tint wis for the farmer and his wife the huge hungry firebox of the steim tngiru had to bi kepi con stantly supplied with wood gener ally chunks hewn from pine stump fences tht cumbersome machine came belching along the road draw ing behind it a wooden water tank with a flat top the top being used to carry as much wood as was likely to be needed for firing along the road then came the horses pulling the separator which was finally housed on the barn floor where the next threshing w s to be from then on there was work for every one and not a minute to spare many hinds needed thrtshmj gnin was naturally the thrtshtrs job but keeping the water lank filltd nnd th fire box supplied v ith wood was up to the farmer and his help mi hinds were needed for threshing in those diys two men were kt pt busy cirring grain boxes ai there were no elevators tw others were in tht stnw mow as blowers hid not been invented th farmers wife hid tht threshers for bed ind bnakfast ind any where from 12 to 15 hinds from neighboring farms f r dinner and upper thire wis ilways more thin one threshinj during the sea s in first thi w heit and then a re uirn trip to thrish tht spring crop m ntng trim oni firm to another was not without its hnuirds to the thrtsher one time dan neilson ind hu sun bill wtr turning along no f sidiroad in esqiiislng at the mouse wood cnr crossing dan drove the stiam engine while son bill gol down and ltd the horses ovtr tht crossing thi men neither saw nor lit nrd the approach of ft train it caught tht separator and smashi d it to pleet s anoint r haurd to tin thrishtrs was slippery barn dumps uir which mirtt than one separator inndtd on its side weak entd bain floors also resulted in many an ncritltnt steam rnjrlne appears the i wni family wi r the first uin shi rs in tlnlton first there was jam s thtn his hint s ns albert fdward and oscar in tnch family thrishing wis enrritd on from fntht r to stin dan nt list n threshed ftu many tius in hsoutsing and dd in son william 1 the hlacklock ainih thrtslnri mostly in 4agawtti j bheklick was firsl and was sine ided by his willlnm and hav winn oil ling tracli rs took the place of in willlnm ditl nt l tnk very kmdlv to hum at 11 farm he had tr iiitdi in starting his trnctor so he wtrll himt to get the old 1 ne ne find up if h was t lliitsh in wniitid 11 n injun thai would stail thirr were nf rnirse other thnshus thniifch tin yt ars we find on rteoul that in 1h8 thomas ihnshd 1210 buslnls of wheat ami barhy in nint hours on the r jihn spnmt and in 18fl9 difoi si llinsheti 701 imshels of gram for sum mtijowtll nnssaga wtyii as time passed the nliam engine was rephcid by gas nn i oil burning ti iclois ind finally llu dusel typt tiaetor straw cutttrs are a part of tviiy separator itnil mtchanical 1 it v it u s ini ry tht grain straight to tlu bin movable blowers blow the show wluriii the former wants it ia ss h iritis me now n quired for d bun tlutshlng but today there ait very ft w barn threshings most faimtrs 1 ltl r hirt a combine or thrtsh straight from hie fitld and so for tin pusmt ends our story of harvesting and threshing from cradle lo combine next wtek our featurt will bo the town of acton kprolurti n ki rccrve1 il 1ii itiilni a iuhlillnn compinr gordons hardware l phone 76 acton ont tax notice- 1954 municipality of acton third instalment now due tunti n i- draxn t ihi pa n pa ab n 1 r in a r ents munic pal trtasurer at the aable to the acton public utilities office instalments are dle as follows third instalment august 16th fourth instalment according to the tax collection pr ont per month will be added oi pa d alter the mlti nlh dav f a igu- october 15th ijw a penalty of 4 of i tte anojn remaining un th pnalt app to each instalrreri n a similar manner the attention of ratepayers is directed to the penalt es and other clauses as printed on the reerse de of e en tax notice and explained in detail on even tax bill make payment now nd take ovk tx notice with lol when making payment j mcoeachie co ector errcivia lcnup loattniftht in full armour in a recent tilm about joan of an the rrnnw makers gol oer this e khty problem b drcvsing he avtrcss who puved the title pan in a suit of armour made of aluminum result shooung including vtnes showing joan mourning her horve proiedcd on vjkjuic canadian manufacturers use a lot of weight at ing aluminum noi onh hcijuse ii rrukn ihings lighier to handle and lheaper 10 ship bui betause u maken up into more prodmii per pound helps incm market iheii pr xl ueis for less aluminum onv pany ofcanda lid akin the sojourner by mwjorie ktrnun rawllng marjone kinnan rawlings is a pulitzer prize winner you ii likely remember her novel the yearling which vtas made into a moving pic ture several years ago this is hi first novel in more than it jenrs ind il again dells with a simple family whose every d ij iccurrintes bu id up slowly shift ng senses f happiness and tragi d the tiro of the bok ajahel 1 1 den is j firmer and he li a hen betdilsi he is a thoroughly joud in j n the bork f how him ihi uehoui his lift he is haled by tils mother yet c ires fjr her in hu horn his brother leavi s him all ihi w rk ind w rr lo go west to si k i s f iiim aiahel marries iu irt one of br 1 1 r n jl dl irftcl v fe nd sh ahile riot simply s a k d manager derful cook even f hor meals are di licit is she always has lots of ii itt r n fresh buns and rasp b tr tarts in the cupboird and d ir kn whit all in the bae ment tht have children who qu ckly b ip only one seems to have c mpltte understand ng of her n itm father and of course her ful ir u astly different from that f h r brothers and sisters who are inflinctd by their materialistic mother a ah i has diff cult tilk ng and i trj little indeed for a hero ma j pih his houghts art recorded d niv f mi f irm to his charac jnijf thing about aahel i 3 h cl sr t real u h eat ng f d d ii fid for a her he j m tin ir lh ng of a dolt sees bright future for yukon territory i whtehrv yt cp de b sck f rme- member of pari a mt 1 sw the uture hods br ht i- m e for the yakon w th rew m r s f lungon and tner ref j mater als n bl and retired fr m active p- t c h engaged n a buy a a 1 inre ht r in august h- and ns b8 sear old life martha i j c ebrate the g ider wedding m black w as member for the yuk r f m 1k1 to 1w5 and aga n jit i ml im9 he as fpeaker n the house of commons for fiv e a durrg the t e leas when wband was 11 mar ha black i rtfd and ered at ottaaa m buck 1 p ta ppoted to ip yukor be lei a if- the to thern pr v nc- b- 1 r c umb a loaded w ith a pul c dbt h e the yukor has f k d lnidn t i r is rces oud b- ng a i if iff ce seekers tlat tr pop e cif the ukon ou d have to