Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 5, 1955, p. 9

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i r i thursday may 5th 1955 the acton free press acton ontario page 22 congratulations to prize winners y of first prize 15 merchandise voucher second prize 10 merchandise voucher third prize 5 merchahdisvoucher miss dean gibbons 94 main st acton michael hetzel rr 2 rockwood mrstc aitken rr 3 acton ladies anp childrens wear miusv acton to delight mother on her special day choose something from our wide selection of lingerie hosiery sleepwear blouses house frocks aprons gloves kerchiefs handkerchiefs linens umbrellas toasters irons dishes scatter rugs etc for the ideal gift for mother see our potted plants and cut flowers hin tons dept store oakville asks review costs share ere approving 1100000 school farmers successful on irrigated lands roltlng hills alta cp industry is allied with agriculture in this tiny irrigation farming community 60 miles northeast of jlethbridgc rolling hills has albertas only factory making towshredded flax straw for upholstery packing the community 15 niiles from a tailway is an example of modern pioneering it was settled in 1939 by 150 farm families moved from thettrought area in southwestern saskatchewan rolling hills has the usual bus iness associated with a small farm ing community and it has become industrialized in a small way with the tow factory which also makes alfalfa meal for feed and a coal mine which serves the farmers the tow factory is operated by oar brown who came to rolling hills as an irrigation instructor to the saskatchewan farmers when they were settled in the area he gets his raw material flax straw from an area which stretches about 15 miles around the settlement there is no use for tow other than its present use as upholstery packing during the war there was a heavy demand for this product oakville council will endeavor to arrange a meeting with trafalgar and bronte councils to review ap portionment of high school area costs where the three tnunicipali- ties arc concerned it was decided recently y decision to seek readjustment of the present 6040 arrangement in which oakville pays 40 percent and trafalgar collects brontes share- after paying the remaining 60 percent wae reached when ana board chairman gordon perdue soughv approval or a debenture isu to p asmhmk0 nigh tchool on radial rd 1 dont feel this 6040 basis tf fair declared reeve dr fred hal- denby i submit that the only pro per way to finance our high school area stup would be under an ar rangement based on assessment i think wc should get together with the other two municipalities before we take any action on this new school thomas blnkelock chairman of the boards planning committee agreed a review was in- orders but- ftarcd the resulting delay could drag formojiths he suggested ap proval al the debentures immedi ately school board cuts levy by 19922 after being requested by council to do so brampton public school board informed council they hud boon able to reduce their 1955 levy by 19922 to 228 211 reductions vvere accmitttgdfur hyposlpnninn- the installation of fire escapes at mchugh and glnodale which uld have been an experiment if i swfioor simm cut off expenditures i for general maintenance and re ceipt of 922 more than had bien expected in provincial giants of the 19922 reduction mayor horwood declared she was happy to soc the cut but at the same time was sorry it could not have i been more the reduction will mean a drop of approximately two mills on the tax rate if you have an eye for a bargain read the want ads admiral tv for mothers day 21 admiral console a free fi0 00 electric floor polisher goes with this deal we have one or two new and beautiful console tvs this combination t v and floor polisher is worth new 42000 for mothers daywe offer it to you complete for aqa aa ory two left over from only f7wiwv our big selling campaign payments as low as tt95 per week phone tr 72522 the canadian heads west w a mather president of the- canadian pacific railway right in- set pulls the switch that sends the canadian c p rs ne wtranscontinehtal 6cenic dome train on her way across the nation as mayor jean drapeou of montreal looks on the gleaming all stainless steel streamliner streaked through the 2881 miles from montreal to vancouver in 71 hours and 10 minutesjas compared with the former transcontinental time of 87 hours 10 minutes eastboundthe schedule has been reduced by 12 hours ard 30 minutes tovoiours 20 minutes thousands of persons lined the right of way as the canadian made her inaugural- ry na that s her arrive at vancouver destination right on schedule in the above photo the canadian is shown leaving- windsor station which appears in thebackground upon arriving at sudbury seven cars were added to the twin to make it a 15 car train for the westward journey next fly treatment scheduled for may the second treatment under the warble fly control act now ia frcc in 244 onlaria township inut be applied in may ontario livestock commissioner w 1 watson has announced the first treatment period wa- from april 1 to april 18 not le- than 21 nor more than 31 days may elapse between the two treatments under an amendment to the act i passed at the last session of the legislature calves less than six months old and cattle over three years that are free from kruhs are exempt from provisions of the con trol bylaws mr watson said it wa reuret- fcrbt clearing at payments as low as 195 per week free floor polisher goes with this outstanding buy that the hun the second treatment was not always convenient for livestock wners but the incunveniencc would pay ofi grubs he said start appearing in the backs of cattle in late marcii and continue well into may they soon start making a hole in the hide through which to escape and treatment must be riven at a time when the mixture used will pass through the hole in the hide and kill the grub if caftls were treated before may 1 a lot of grubs would survive and become adult flies to pester cattle during the summer and continue the life cycle ofjthe warble fly thfeetnjured neatealeimo three people were injured sun day night in a eartruck collusion n no 25 highway two guiles north u palermo mrs nichola rirattoni of hamil ton n passenger in a pickup truck driven by her husband was treated at oakville trafalgar memorial hospital for head injuries and later transferred to hopitnl in hamilton the driver of the car frank par- meter of riverside vnd a pa sender neil jones of windsor were treated at hospital for cuts and bruises police said the car collided with the rear of the truck wa 1 1 re sen bed mr i a ft option land case of the wayward wheel a transport thr a wheyt across a sarnla street in to a cia insur ed car cia comprehensive paid 232 damages comprehensive pays for fire theft glass breakage damage from falling objects flying misfiiles hail wind flood ex plosion vandalism and a host of other causes cooperators insurance association george robertson rr 1 acton phone 90j2 for supermarket the g relit atlantic and pacific tea cympany has optioned miss jean brady- twit acres of land at 17h colborne street west and wil erect n fnirth oakville supermar- ket there the land lies immedi- l ately west of thi dr chase medi cine company plant there is 2637 fronting on colborne street west and the lot is 4774 deep running through from colborne to rebecca street mr hurst of a v p confirmed t that the company had taken the option on miss bradys land and said that a formal announcement could be expected as soon as the executive committee blessed thi transaction this is expected to be within two weeks too apply for throe police of ficer job- oakville police chief len brown sorted out the most likely applica tions from more thin 100 received for three oakville police jobs among the letters received was iw from a man in likeview who admitted he was overage and hi- son underage and a mite under weight but both of us cm outrun a cruiser parking turn issue remains undecided plans of burlingtons traffic com mittee for installation of lighted no left turn signs on ontario and james skl at brantr and the ban- monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in stock wm c allan prop 68 queen st wt brampton shop phone 1410j res 313 rep tom nicol phone brampton 603w t7tnjj ot parking along the north side of pine st were given a tem porary hoist when both matters came before council further in formation is tobe regarded on both issues before council will make a decision cr william hewitt showed a sketch of a proposed neoni sign which would be operated by a policeman when required much along the lines of a traffic light with letters 4 4 inches high it would be a small box with the letters visible only when lighted he and cr frank darton agreed to withdrawal of a motion that would provide for the purchase of twi signs at 102 apiece front e l ruddy co after some debate rush addition for class in september the georgetown public school board discussed alvther 2room addition with a representative of j b parkin associates who will i be architects at a meeting recently j the add it ion second tu b matie i on wriggleworth school will be j speeded to be ready in september if j at all possible f the parkin firm witt jttend a i meeting to present their sketches and it is expected that tenders wll be called ston after town council has already giver the green light to the addition frigidatre30 range slightly marked where not noticeable we offer it to you fully automatic with free 60 cy cle floor polisher for payments as low as 1 95 a week the halton and peel trust and savings company common shares price 11 per share circular will be forwarded upon request applications for shares of this company will be received immediately subject to allotment at any of our offices free electric floor polisher on tv range or refrigerator sales 388 queer street niagara falls ont 39 queen street st catharines ont 90 ontatfo street stratford ort 42 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