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b y t thursday march 31 1955 tm the actqn free press acton ontario ssi pa09 thrbb f f i picture of a man improving fiis community waltons paffjbb of thm past dr anson buck known as beloved physician who was born lived and died near palermo ds whether hes working or playing eating or sleeping this man helps to develop canadian communities in many important ways how can he do this simply by owning life insurance you see every time he mates a payment on his polity the money is invested for him in sound securities and these securi ties in turn finance the building of many new homes utilities publpc works and industrial plants even the security his family enjoys with life insurance also bene fits the communijyvjimwjrf anything happens to him his loved ones will not have to depend upon others for thetrsupport in all of these ways millions of life insurance policyholders are helping to make canada a better land to live in ps from your ute insurance man mm ttwm in arm iotorott that makoa it pot- fl ibu far yea and yoor family to joy tho bamflti of i by owen clabkb u during kis lifetime there was probably no one better known for miles around or more esteemed than anson buck md mrcs eng i he was born near palermo in 183 and served that district as medical practitioner for 54 years he was a direct descendant of a united empire loyalist family philip buck his grandfather was a soldier in butlers rangers he along with many of his comrades was captured and held prisoner in philadelphia their property was confiscated leaving their wives and children in desperate straits the women de cided to seek refuge in canada hop ing that by some miracle they could get there their names aie well known in history paitieularly to trafalgar township the party consist of mrs nelles mrs young mrsse- cord latei motherinlaw of laura secord mrs bowman mrs philip buck and their 31 children it was wintertime and they were complete ly destitute the commander of the british forces heard of their tin jiappy plight and sent soldiers and indian guides to take charge of them rer they reached montreal mrs bucks seventh child philip junior was born he later became the father of dr anson buck a doctor at 21 the government assumed respon sibility for the refugees until by an exchange of prisoners some of the soldiers were once more united with their families eventually set tling on crown land in upper capada incidentally among the early settlers we find the name of hager and in one account the set tlement at palermo is referred to as hagertown anson buck attended school in palermo later -he- was a graduate of the rolph school of medicine toronto jefferson medical college philadelphia and the royal college nf phvsirmn- and sjhrponns lymrinn mont about how to alio life iraoranco rk yoar own pedal mod ajvo rue a tor ii bo glad to help yon the life insurance companies in canada coiaprrurta mora than 50 canadian ritrth and united states companies it is good citizenship rq own life insurance treats for 3prw i angeles phnqtemnsa miami after spending ten months in guys hospital london- he returned yto canada and was practising medicine rn palermo before he was 21 a country doctor in those days had anything but an easy time tak ing the oath of hippocrates meant a life of selfsacrifice financial re turns provided little more than a meagre living dr bucks fee was noaeri oldtim miuutm mum than iwu dolla how- ever serious the cast or how far dis tant the call yet he was proud of his record of never having refused a call or sued a man in court dr buclr w reco surgeon even though a farmhouse kitchen was often ins only operating theatre he was in great demand as an obstetrician and many boy babies w railed anson pji hnn vancouver 9165 6185 875 5btr tickets and information at harold wiles agent phone 26 or of the worthy doctor was a hard driver the doctor kept a stable of ten horsessand always drove a team changing horses frequently in rough weather he was a hard driver never sparing his horses if human life was at stake to the village folk the sound of flying hooves indicated that old doc had received an urgent call no one else drove that fast j someone must be awful bad each dav before the doctor left on his roondsof d 40 to 60 miles he mapped out his route and left it with his wife came an urgent call a messenger sent fiom his office would know exactly where he might be intercepted his dispensai was well filled with drugs solids were ground to aftno powde wi and mor- tai jj4jdough was rolled out on a marble slab cut into strips- each way and each small portion rolled into a pill by hand the pills how ever were never sugarcoated or encased with gelatine dr buck specialized in the surgi cal treatment of clubfeet for which he had a large clinic at times he was known to be successful where betterknown men had failed a case in point was that or judge jo seph mcdougald of toronto who as boy or nine was brought to dr buck after specialists from buffalo and new york had failed- in the civil war j once his practice was well-estab- lished dr buck always had a partf nei there were four all told dr william street dr isaac burkhold- er dr milton mccrimraon for 30 years and last but not least dr f s mowbrav a brilliant surgeon who later located in hamilton there worn a numbor of int ing highlights in dr bucks career during the american civil war dr buck and dr clarkson freeman of milton volunteered for service in the northern armv medical corps and spent nearly four years as as sistant surgeons they visited the arm of the eotemac they saw the surrender of petersburg richmond and general lee s army they were piesent on the parapet 51 a tort from which president xincoln generals grant mead sherjdan and warren reviewed 12 000 sold iers and they had the privile of meeting mrs lincoln and mrs grant in england dr buck was present at the funeral of the duke of wel lington he stood all night in line and jtt the morning marched into westminster hall where the iron duke laysin state then he waited at trafalgar square for the solemn procession to pass on its way to st pauls cathedral this was said to be the greatest funeral in england until that of queen victoria leader in the county apart from his medical service dr buck was activein many fields he was loader of the temperance movement deputvrecve of trafal gar foi seven jears reeve for 17 yea is and warden of the county in 1891 he was a liberal in politics opposed lt col wm kerns in pne fedeial election but was defeated he was 1 crickt t enthusiast and not ed for his fist bowling at one time he was on the milton eleven he was married ind had two one became mrs colin mephet minnu tht voungii one dr anson buck beloved sur geon and popular figure in hal- ton before the tu of the ce tury is shown in tlys reproduc tion of a photograph taken on his i golden wedding anniversary i owtt4c ww be chrome had thcr whammy on eamhous and took all games rolling did ditto to upper leather and curry gave the business to specialty so positions remain un changed with the three leaders mauling the maples for the triples were j tyer 602 j turkosz 681 l masales 639 m lafcrnere 694 p lesueur- 6l7and j robson 696 league standing march 21 chrpme103 rolling room 99 cur ry 71 beamhouse 64 specialty 39 upper leather 45 letion ladles places i the legion ladies re main the same but the league race tightened up as dim wits downed fireflies 52 and doodle bugs took a like score from half wits top trundler for tho night was joyce buchanan 619 on the single track it was s turkosz 216 p angoil 223 l gordon 219 k james 261 d fowke 231 j buchanan 241 league standing march 21 dim wits 70v4 half wits 64 fireflies 60i doodle bugs 57 mason knti alley- knri uilh til winer posting a 613 took a 52 break from weenies hepkats made it two and totals from bluebirds to gain on the leaders jazzy joes after a hot mrs colin campbell wife of the attorney general of manitoba there was also an adopted daughter miss may mathieson compared wltrnrai modem em toms dr buck s wedding was qulfe a unique occasion and is worth des cribing i winning streak have gone into re- verse and dropped nine games in a row their latest defeat came from the cardinals who grabbed a g best triple score was on december 27 1854 dr buck married jceturah howell second daughter of captain john triller howell dundas street the bride was gowned in a fawn and blue brocaded silk frock and a large blue velvet bonnet the groom was al tired in a black broadcloth prince albert coat and trousers lavender kerchief tied in a large bow at the reck white gloves and boutpn- niere there were no bridesmaids a cold turkey supper was served v ith the usual toasts mark golden anniversary the bride and groom remained under th family roof that night nixt dav thev arrived at the buck homi st ad where an mfarc i re- ctptioni was held in their honor at- ti ndi d only by relatives and close fmnds th next mornfng the miun coupli pnuiided to their own horrti at pbtfimo where the doctor bid alreidv established pricticv tht homi was beautifully fuinishfri with handmade walnut furniture of colonial design manu- facturd in the village bv a mrr stitt the palermo community hall stands up on the site of dr brick s fust homi di and mis buck celebrated i their goldm wedding at palermo in 1904 two years later mrs buck died in 1908 dr buck suffered a stroke the worthy doctor who had led such an active life and done so much to relieve the sufferings of others was left a speechless and helpless invalid for 11 years until death released him in 1919 he is still remembered and spok en of in terms of endearment by the older citizens in the community in which he was born livid and died reproduction right reierved fu dilts priiifinfi putitishink corrrpany payments as low as 195 a week gigantic clearance payments as low as 195 a week- of household appliances at mcclures home furnishings georgetown remember you can buy as low as 195 a week jessie prices 821 for the singles it was l woods 216 marg rowles 206 d townsley j price 250 j tayfor 215 a mclaughlin 206 m papillon 221 f oakes 200 katz 104 bluebirds 95 hepkats 94 card trials 94 jazzy joes 78 ween ies 63 v acton major dominion hotel with j robson 671 n morton 614 and c leish- man 810 deked the young married men for all games to strengthen their hol on first place yi the second seties tiger cats moved in to contention with a two and to win from firemen a p lesueur 769 s snyder 639 and h earlc 615 offset the effort of m coxe 620 and m holmes 613 despite a 647 from j turkosz plus 653 and 624 from p turkosz and c spires respect ively force eleeti ic upet the ac ton woodcraft for two games the woodchoppeis sihgle was big en ough for totals league standing march 24 dom inion hotel 45 tiger cats 41 aeton woodcrart 40 firemen a 28 force electric 22 young married men 13 industrialcommercial ink spots still hang on to first place in spite of blowing the duke to firemen b for all games doddj demons perch om the second rung oi the ladder along with ramblers as demons took goy cartage for two and totals while pin tumblers handed the ramblers the old skunkeroo top triple trundlers were a gordon 603 and h coles 621 league standing march 24 tnk spots 31 ramblers 28h dodds demons 28 pin tumblers 27 firemen b 25 goy cartage 21 firemen b 25 aeton ladles liberals took the league leading democrats for two games but tv sits most of this stock is not more than tcj months old over 30 admiral sets to choose horn with two or three tradeins our tv ser vice department has checked ovei all used sets we have priced some of these tv sets as low as 8900 brand new tv set 17 manufacturers full wai rant- regular 195 00 yourstfor only 21 admiral tv this set goes on sale at 24 t v follow the new sw ing in t v to the 24 of these beautiful sets regular price 359 00 going on sale at 15950 16950 wc have three 29500 clearing electric ranges electric washers shop for tv anv where you wish and thencome in 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ontario make an offer with or without your tradein no reasonable offer refused on these four cleanout wash ers payments as low asl 95 a week aitomatic washer dryer hen is what sou have bem wait ing for onourfloor wehave -a- demonstrator automatic washer and dier of frijgtdairt best deluxe qualitv out appliance dipartment has permission tct replace these three month old units with a new set for no reason than to replace all demonstrators after nominal usage fully guaranteed easilv financed see them work on our floor phone us and bring in oui washing and get a live demonstration and then you will want to bus them at the bargain price this sale makes possible individual care and delivery and service to all local and out of town buyers we have an uptodate service department a big investment has boon invested in equipment for our new tv ser- vice dept if you are having tv trouble just phone we have s1 1950 woruferful tv servicemen at your disposal between the hours of 9 am and 6 pm snap bcy apt range as shown in our window regular 229 50 on sale at onlv idvdu 3 range tiere is what you have always wanteti simi lar toone pictured above complete with oven heat control and all well equipped but without electric clock get yours now at as low as 1 95 a week the sale price is only just phone triangle 72522 couldn t trundle enough pins for totals o had to be content with a 43 split republicans fared better when they tackled conservatives they made it two and totals hitting the triple track were dot earle 664 and avelina rocher 601 for singles it was g agnew 200 g plester 250 b creighton 210 p jordan 213 l bradshaw 222 e gibbons 211 v blanch 200 league standing march 25 dem ocrats 66 republicans 60 conserv atives 56 liberals 56 teenagers tigeccats still kept the winhmg edge by taking pne and totals from lucky strikers falcons made the same count against hot shots while dodgers went througfrv j routine with king pins tectjcn- nings 456 double and bill skilhngs 437 likewise was the big score far the trundling teenagers b dedels 232 w spires 213 g oakes 208 b skidgmore 208 were tops in singles league standing march 26 tiger cats 84 lucky strikers 69 falcons 60 hot shots 31 dodgers 51 king pins 50 dbn and data it was a repent order for phil lesueur on the gord mccutcheon haberdashery award last week phils 811 picked up- the marbles gayle hulfords 279 and 701 picked uplhe lga groceries and the pat- ucia ann hairdo awards picking up the reinhart cocacola and 7- up hidden score awards were teenagers edna jennings sharon gervais george oakes bob skidg more and ken dodds the storm postponed the intercounty match between oakville and acton it goes this saturday afternoon at 2 pip emrna acton legionnaires ouest for further honors in the legion district tournament came to a halt last saturday at welland fe 17950 vacuum cleaners ge 3 only to be n sold as demonstrators regular 119 50 clearing f ot3u th lewyt vacuum this machine is all the go mounted on wheels no lifting no tugging follows you wherever you clean one demonstrator almost new see it in our window and make us any reasonable offer these vacuums can be bought as low as 1 95 a week home furnishings store we believe in selling satisfaction -r- cecil a carr optometrist l 8 douglas st trl 1091 guelch rr n isria t