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thursday may lfth 1w the acton free press acton ontario pagb ntn1 wilson bros oeqkoetown optosto golf course nursery and landscaping trees shrubs roses evergreens topschl rocky stone sodding bedding plants for fr ert phono totmok 73931 want ads provide you with group of interested prospects read acton article wants to live here the article in the bcu telephone companys magazine on acton ev inced more than interest one reader m maxvilie read the story in the blue bell and wants to lire here he wrote i am a bell telephone f pensioner front montreal now re- tiding in maxwell where i own rny home i would like some information as to the tsrices of small homes and rents as i am interested in that rpart of ontarle woki appreciate bearing from you in the near future just as promptly as he wrote to the ire preat after reading about aetoh the free press has tent to him folders and information aboat the town the magazine article was reprint ed in this paper last week population growth in ims through increase excess of births over deaths is estimated at 313000 immigration totalled maxms and emigration about 40000 oliday values iga miod or wafer 9ar an sweet pickles 2 for 35c iga 3 lb 4ox tin whole chicken 149 miracle whip 16oz jar salad dressing 43c ocean kino or royal glory 2 lb tin s0ckeye salmon 43c salmon flesh cantaloupe bursting with juice florida oranges meal for salads red ripe tomatoes now is the time to preserve cuban pin e apples new crop solid green heads c a b b a g e good size 45s 25c size 176 s doz 39c cello tube 19c large size 12s ea 25c lb 7c maple leaf pear shape i ttt tin i ham 139 round swifts prem 12oz tin 33c iga serviettes pkcjs of 70 2 for 29c skim milk new instant numilk 1lb tin 29c hamburger or hot dog heinz relish 12oz jar 33c popular brands cigarettes cartons of 200s 2 niblets vacuum pak corn kernels 14oz tins mor33c carnation evaporated milk tall tins 2 for 25c n- meats schneiders readytoeat picnic style smoked pork shoulders lb iga tablerite combination offer i 1 lb tablerite sausage 1 lb tablerite franks 1 ft lb tablerite side bacon tender pork tenderloin lb 83c lb 61c lb 29c rib loin narrow meaty pork back ribs lean minced beef th1 twkmp today is qmoyt qoad 4avte minvte maid 6oz tins orange juice 2 for 41 pictsweet mixed lloz pfcg vegetables 23c tastyt fillets per lb haddock 39c ledgers iga poets corner i iiii songs of spring the songs of spring upon us creep across the boundaries of sleep and haltingly from little throats comes once again the first dear thoughts up- of aprils day and leap to greet the dawn oh let us keep this m that we might reap the joy to which each bird de- the songs ot spring let us be still let magic sweep our souls and let the peace be deep as cool wells while the music floats more strongly as the sunlight smotes our rooms god grant that none out- the songs of spring mary ellen varley boosts languaoe kitchener ont cp to encoui- age germanlanguage stud in local high schools the canadian society for german belief here is offering two annual prizes of 50 and 25 rorulaft ttur niagara falls ont c sight seers will have another chance this year to make the trip to the foot of the falls two new maid of the mist steamers are being launched to replace the two damage by fire last spring rathek long name many have heard ot moose jaw saskatchewan but never knew the reason for such a name it comes from the indian word that means the place where the white man mended his cart w ith the jaw of the moose f housecleaning f phone 128 and let us help you v clean rugs drapes cur tains or aiv wearing apparel also it s time to use our cold stor- ago vaults to keep jour valu able clothes safe from moths phone ixo ac gas or oil heating inquire now about our gas fired heating installations and i water heater units forest fire season hundreds of canadians burned to death in firey tragedies of last 50 years lest ontario forget as it enters another forest fire season the wholesale tragedy such conflagrat ions hare brought to this province in the past half century or so some ot the worst are recalled by offic ers of the ontario department of lands and forest firefighting facilities are better now buv- the need for constant caution in the woods is not diminished the 10th century was not very old when in 1901 a forest fire swept 1000 square miles not acres of the southern coastal plain reg ion in northeastern ontario and one man lost his life a fire in 1010 which originated in the area of bsudette minn and swept through a large part otthe adjoining rainy river section of western ontario in early october destroyed so million board feet of lumber and is said to have taken 42 lives engulfed in helecanst south porcupine was only two years old when on july 11 1911 it was engulfed in a forest holocaust by noon says sault ste marie district forester a- j herridge a rolling black cloud lifted itself above the western horizon in al most no time the whole western sky was ablaze with a ruddy glow a wall of fire 20 miles wide ad vanced on the community throw ing tongues of flame 150 feet above the forest and sweeping nil before it the wind it is recalled whipped into a swirling tornado tossing tree tops as firebrands miles ahead it was like a delude of fires from the heavens terror stricken beings sought refuge in root houses creek culverts ravines mine shafts as live cmdors and blading tree tops dropped on them in their flight tlie trv reached ilollinger and the neighboring timnims homes ind other buildings were swallow ed up hike matchwood the vie tims blinded by the dense smoke rin not out of but into the devour mg flames dome was wiped out the fire shifted to west dome mine robert weiss the manikcr and his w ife and child took shol tor with 20 others in the mine shift all were found suffocated fled like animals then the wind shifted mil the flames leaped across the intrcxcn mg ssnace and fell upon south for cupine men women and children fled like hunted things down main st silhouetted against the bsnrk ground of smoke uid flame huddl ed in masses tiev made for tin- lake plunged in but this one h i en became their place of doom thev floundered in the sodden reeds and the ooze of the lake bod acton welding and repair expert welding at reasonable rates i des 0rourke rr 4 acton to drown or burn they chose to drown but the horses panic- stricken rushed back from the lake into the wall oi fire a few had been tied to the wagons hur riedly backed into the lake as pos sible shelters for humans the heat from the seething furnace blasted them man and animal with scorch ing breath unable to wade further exhausted trying to find a footing in the ooty lake bottom they fought until they sank fire caught a car of dynamite 480 cases of concentrated deaui on a lakeshore railway siding it went oft with a deafening roar gouged a hoteoo feet in the earth and sent a tidalwave across the lake that lifted men logs and caaoes high in the air and dashed them back in deadly confusion then came dark ness and the anguish of the long night cochrane wiped oat pottsville and the famous gol den city fell next and on swept the flames across the clay belt catchmg goldlands and porquis junction and engulfing scores of settlers homes not sparing schools and all else in their path 30 miles on the fire raced in as many min utes and now the gate of coch rane too was scaled the fire de mon leaped the gap and wiped cochrane out when finally on july 19 heavy ram quenched the conflagration 73 persons had lost their lives the mntheson fire of july 29 1910 occasioned the heaviest uss of life due to forest fires in the recorded historv of the province of ontario this disaster resulted in the death of 223 persons and burn ed nearly 1 o00 square miles of for est farm and mining lands this fire wtcd ut every little ur bc bush settler likeslonelyspot llolhtrg b kli arter living m thi hush north of b re for 58 w us aiwlv andirsiin figures the pi o mri il gu i mm it should not quthhli- ibout r piirini thi llmilt l o id to his isiil iti rl firm a tikmr luki cl out of the hush uiiiitl to this v inrmivi r island n ntn vv i tli i l tti r from th 7fi- at old ri t lust in his i iti i he suggests that the govt rnrm lit build i highway or p k k in ill bis supptit s lb ri calh ri hi sittlid in tin bush in iii9h and at oui turn tin ri was a ruiid of sorts tin provincial lugrmijs d part- mi nt asked tin it af hrrt for aid and fit lt itov anderson sgt hal 1ittigitm and tiiixi hob field w i nt in on snow slim s w ith food and m dicil supplit s it took us 18 hours said fit lt audi rsou hi was pleased to see us hut not vtr excited he had food u ft for about a wet k wi asked him why he didnt mm out to tin t lty at his agt he said he rouldn t lit u ould be too loni iv tin old man w is quitt co opera- tivi hi said he would sure come out met s a doctor if the rcaf si nt a hi licoptir for hirn hi has livid alunt ki eping a roupu if tows glowing a f w vcgi tiblis nd hunting for ins miit his onlv nt ighbor is a nun who drops in iiiiw md tin h fioiri a cabin five mill s auav mage blotted out mathtsoo the norths most thriving little farming town and the communities of cochrane monteith iroquois falls porquis junction val gagne and mew liakeard even the road bridges and culverts were burned tfc baoeyttarr after two such disastrous fires in the general cochrane porcup ine newldskeard area one would be inclined to think that such con flagrations must have pretty well wiped out everything combustible and reduced to near lero the chances of other fires mr her- ridge comments but not so un fortunately the haileybury fire was to coma on october 4 1022 in this 44 per sons lost their lives and the fol lowing towns and villages were wholly or partially destroyed charlton earlton thoroloe uno park heaslip englehart hailey bury north cobalt and the north ern part of new liskeard one es timate placed the area burned at 2000 square miles and the value of property destroyed at 2000000 the largest recorded acreage burned in any single fire season in the forest lands of ontario was in 1923 when more than two million acres of forests were burned much of it in the area around franz white river and oba where much oftht umber was mature or near ing maturity more recently a dis astrous fire occurred in the fort frances district of northwestern ontario where in tssus 17 people were burned to death in more recent years the missis- sigi area fire of 1948 will not be forgotten either eternal vigilance by every individual has been shown to be the best preventive of repetition holiday midnight dance 1205 am may 21 1956 stanley park erin modernaires orchestra v dancing every friday night tips on touring by carol lan i t ftf interair conditioninc an ample tapply of dean huand6ed keahmal on cowectly fcao oad circalated thtoajhoat vow ho and with mattamton from yool tkeao beairahij clare ante or cowpletely automatic and amatinjly low in price check the odontas listed then com in to lor yonui no ashn no dutt no attention ndd automatic thermostatically controlled hot assures vn tempwatur healtfiui air filtd fcuaudi- ned vnly wormed and circu lated economical to operat s aparanc lor tnodem fmnhtd basement natural gas heating is coming to acton women j travel authority ti ivel gadgets ire sold in fill the stores now for a price rut the rt solireeflll tr ivi mi r i m devise ingi ntous w lys to savi himself trouble ind i xm nse t iki for instance tlu hmlv spring type clothespin one driver i know fistins it to his dishno ird ish triy mil p irks his cigintte snugly bitwom the two tipper pronijs i vi ilso tn it used to cl imp a roid imp to the sun visor very handy kvi r try to jim ire into your old not loo fwd proof thermos bot tle a fntnd once showed me how sh midi triangular piicis of ico ti doubling i piect of wax paper folding it into phots and plating it into 1 witir fillnl refrigerator trav thi next morning the ice triangles slid effortlessly into the tht rums a trivtlling family i know takts ilong in ordinary metil cookie sheet to si rvi as i driwing board or game t ibli for their restless childnn thi v also kea p a small footstool m the t irk it so the sm ill frv in r ov tin vh w it c in doiihli is in irmrest for the idults tix my prii stnr on this subject is the coupli i ihsirvid pitnicking n thi roof of their r tine sunny sundn the re ison thi- explain ed wis to noid the ints i says newer stamps not best products moncton ib icii charles wtbhtr pitsident of the mnncton i stamp colltcuirs club isn t too pleased v ith canada s most recent i stamp issues the background scents compared with those of other cimjntnes are terrible he sns wvvxtwtvvtvs mackenzie news keys made while you wait hirvtons 5cl store vsvaatv it will save you money to call us collect root hardware contact bob leslie phone 16 evenings 182 rockwood for 2100 par month you can have a garage to keep that new car looking new as well as space to keep your garden tools handy a garaqe size 12x20 with berry allsteel overhead door erected would cost you 21 oft for 23 payments and 1 120 for the 24th for material only it would be 1680 for 23 months and 1064 for the 24th announcement both our office and mill will now be closing at 530 pm reliable taxi 24 hours a day phone vtijj 430 courteol s sfrv1cf is fjcrectfd nd practisfd by olr drivers t all times coffee and snacks to take out we delivek crr- fish and chips our specialty ivjviv 9 main st acton t- a