The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

thursday may 19th 1955 the acton free press acton ontario pagknintt cut yw waxing mi m half with x hawes one coat floor gloss thli is an entirely new type of selfpolishing floor wax a new formula for linoleum rubber and mastic tile floors spreads- easily and dries in a matter of minutes to a hard bright finish that resists wear and water spotting oc3 9 mill street acton 11 ginger ale oatasao dkt and assorted flavour beverages 2 25c plu dapoatt miracle whip salad dressing kraft 16 oz i rose brand sweet wafer pickles obituary was born raised in rockwood area funeral service was held on may s at the rurnley funeral home ac ton for the late william gordon nelson of st andrews east que bec mr nelson passed away in guelph general hospital on may 2 after an illness of six months rev dilts of rockwood united church officiated pallbearers were fred moore charles mcnabb george wingate harvey bayne ed maude and tho mas maude interment- was at rockwood cemetery t mr nelson was born and raised at rockwood re was a son of the campbeuviue t latettexsetr nortetjelspn and mary annie grieve fn ttm8hewh5nrrlwlsr rock wood to margaret m ingle who survives him they moved fou years ago to st andrews east quebec- he was noted as a horse trainer remaining as well as his wife ere four children carol clifford billy and leslie and a brother norton nelson of georgetown every week more than 1500000 eggs arc received at the warehouse cf just one supermarket chain in montreal a ay1mer stuffed olives bbmfaroh sweet mixed h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st guelph spedal service for mothers day intended for last week on sundaytkothers day service was observed in st davids church at the regular hour of worship with the minister rev g baulch irtchawje a childrens choir with msjmrley chester as accomp anist had charge of the music margaret mcphail 10 years of ace sang a solo when mothers of sal em this was very well done the young choir also rendered a spec ial number the theme of the service was god speaks through christian homes- mrv baulch used a flanhel- graph which made the story of the ldifferent christian homes in bibl times very interesting there was a good attendance at the service which was appreciated by everyone mr murray mcphail superintendent of the church school and mr wilfred greenlees assisted with the scripture readings girls groups the st davids girls group held iheir may meeting at the home of mrs a t moore on monday even ing the presjdentopened the meeting with the call to worship marilyn moore led in prayer len- nie chester read an article which led up to the scripture lesson which was read by joan black the secretary and treasurer gave their respective reports which were ad opted arrangements were made for the june meeting mrs black gave an interesting talk from the study book a hymnwas sung and the meeting was closed with the lords prayer in unison after- which some games dnd a treat followed obituary funoral in acton for mrs c austin after an illness of five months mrs margaret neilson austin of r r i rockwood passed away at her home on may 10 funeral service was held at the rurnley funeral home in acton on may 13with rev j w boyd in charge interment followed in everton cemetery pallbearers were c q heath ken murray andrew richardson of guelph cameron lush of rock wood john wilson and nelson stark of milton nw grandsons were flower bearers mrs austin was born in eaques- ing township uyisso daughter of the late mr and mrsj andrew ait- ken her husband charles austin predeceased her remaining are ier sons and daughters mrs w e mclennan matilda oakvllle mrs melvin mcdougall mary rock wood james levack alex sud bury charles of georgetown a sis ter mrs sarah erkhardt of clarkson and a brother tom aitken of guelph ckroniclts giftfer ferw writtm atctally for the aetom tea prow by owmiuut v qint w a honors mrs h burns fact about employment main function of any industry in can ada or elsewhere is to provide jjoqids and services at a p ac ceptable to consumers if price and product are right the result j s employment if wrong the result is unemployment the diesel locomotive of todays canadian railroads is capable of more than 5000 miles of continuous operation without attention beyond servicing and inspection ubb7 8 deep brown beans with roxtx del monte tomato sauce 2l spaghetti oatelltb cooked 2 tihb 25c 2 ties 45c pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait telephone 2048 motors phone 69 ford sales 8 service kennedys bookstore your headquarters for office supplies wallpaper paints books i stationery 125 wyndham st guelph ont each week toe country seems more lovely than the preceding week now it is lilac tune and such a profusion of blossom to say nothing of the p b miss the laburnum in england puerile lilac and yello laburnum come into bloom irt the same time and the coloring is just perfect i remember my brother set the laburnum on his birthday the tree is living yet my brother didnt set it but there was a laburnum in our garden and great clusters of delicate yellow flowers hung suspended from its boughs will laburnum grow in canada i wonder seems to me i have seen rt atime or two and i cant sec why it shouldnt but you never can tell plant life 8 very temper amental take wallflowers for instance those lovely brown bld and bronze wallflowers that grow so easily in england but where in canada can you find them appar ently the climate is too hot for them and primroses cowslips and bluebells none of them likes our canadian winters however wr have plenty of flowers in canada that wont grow in england our lovely trilhum for instance and the birds old country folk miss the skylark nightingale cuckoo and the little red robin remember walking through the woods in spring and how thrilled wed be the first time we heard the cuckoo we knew it was a lazy goodfornothing bird laying iu eggs in another birds nest enjoy ing the pleasures of parenthood without taking over its responsibil ities but yet we couldnt help lov ing the cuckoos song cuckoo cuckoo and somewhere in th distance would come an echo cuckoo cuckoo as for the nightingale there isnt any other birdsong that can possibly compare with the nightin gale for sweetness it belongs to moonlight nights a bench in a park beside a lilypond two in a canoe idling downstream and loves young dream by contrast during world war i i heard zeps zoom ing and a nightingale singing all at one and the same time the skylark who can forget the skylark a he soars aloft in a burst of song i wonder how many people read that lovely little piece in the globe and mail a week ago about the skylark sent to canada with an immigrant boy to cheer hi lonelines the sprightly song pf the little bird proved to be the greatest ambassador of goodwill that could possibly be imagined the story reminded me very thewomans association of the united church met at the home of mrs l agar with the president mrs h burns presiding the meeting opened with the ode and prayer and the devotional period was taken by mrs wilderspin roll call vyas answered by mother mrs wilderspin conducted a con test what would you find in a boys pocket winner was mrs d lindsay mrs b veldhuis sang a solo j cards and letters were sent out to the sick and those in hospital new member is mrs armstrong on the occasion pf the 25th wed ding anniversary of very much toved presldehcmrsrtiturns an address on behalf of the members signe by th tn say andthe secretary miss e hawthorne was read by mrs lind say and the presentation of a silver cream and sugar and tray and card was made by mrs f cleave best wishes are extended to mr and mrs- h burns for many years of happiness they are both very faithful workers in church activit ies mrs burns was very surprised jbut very fittingly xcplied to the appreciation shown on the occasion mrs agar assisted by the lunch committee of the month served a lunch and wedding cake and a soc ial time was enjoyed by those in attendance a vote of thanks was given to mrs agar far her home and to the lunch committee corned beef heford 12ot tin 41c paramount fancy sockets salmon 37c davids tmix biscuits 1lb bag 35c handewrap waxed paper j00ft boll imgebboll new cheese spread t 37c 63c ave 20c a package on tide giant peg frozen food strawberries st 35c orange juice 2 msk 29c a t e r m e l 0 n s 139 charlsto gray 18 lb average i melon 75c melon 40c winesap 3 lb cello bag florida cello tube 39c 21c apples tomatoes carrots 2002 t bags 2 f or 25c 2 for 19c 3fachsl9c ce i btbtvx florida stalks clicr i large size r ad i sh homeg or green onions rown much of wordsworths poem about a thrush that i loved so much in my youth stifl do for that matter at the corner of wood street hangs a thrush that sings loud poor susan has passed by the spot and has heard in the silence of morning the song of the bird and in the song of the bird susan re members so much of the home she had loved well it hasnt been all birds ringing and flowers bloomimt around here there has been some work done too john and his hir ed man were over to put in a field of oats and there were two tractors going most of the time the men were here for dinner and went home for chores and supper friday night johnny came back again and worked in the field until after 12 that night for himself not for us saturday morning he came along with a team for the drill and a girl to drive the tract or maybe so much ambition should be commended but i dont know rushing a job like that must bo very exhausting anyway it makes pawner and i feci tired just to sec them at it we can still put in a fair days work ourselves but not at that pace we sent some cattle out earlier in the week a cow and two veal calves poor old jane she finally went to the stockyards after part ner threatening to send her out for several years- but there waj always sjmo holdup might as well wait until after the calf is born or id like to get a little more meat on her first now jane has gone and she tipped the scales at 1190 lb so for an old cow she wasnt exactly skin and bone our few remaining hen are do ing fine partner said the other day they were laying 98 per cent why 98 i asked partner wasnt ure whether it was always 96 but it wouldnt sound right to say you got 16 eggs from 18 hens every thing hs to be worked out in per centages those days ontario victoria day may 23rd your cooperation is requested over the weekend of may 20 to 23 i s commencing on friday evening and continuing to monday evening hundreds of thousands of ontario motorists as well as thousands from the other provinces and from the states will be taking to the rood the exercise of care courtesy and common sense will p most accidents or collisions which result in fatalities human su and financial loss even though you are a careful driver keep your mind on the job of driving this is no time for sightseeing while driving dont huttv remember hurry kills do your part to make this our first holiday accident free i long summer weekend i minister ontario department of highways maybe partntr listens to too many farm broadcasts at the barn or gets more information than he can make ue of this struck us as lunny partner had been very interested lealherbarrow s idea of gold in the grass when he knew the author was to address the local seed fair last spring he wanted to hear bim but we had a friend staying here at the time partner tried to get our friend interested enough to go to the meeting with him but it wa useless a few weeks later this same man was back again and quite by ac cident jiad ume scrois gold in the grass and had read it he was terribly enthused best book i ever read apparently he did not connect the author with the speak er partner had wanted to hear but told him all about the book as suming no doubt that it was all news to partner and thats the way it was left partner can act awfully dumb when he feels like it mayfair restaurant acton east on no 7 highway open darv 00 ajw to 300 am breakfasts iuncmes fish and chips a spec1a4iy good food at reasonable prices we deliver i-