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

v thursday august 23rd 1966 the acton free press acton ontario page thbkk m m 1v1 ivl m 1 m m m m m m m vi m m m lyi complete lines of master feeds master mixes for ouitrrhogsdairy seep cleaning twine salt dog food howards fly controls 1 acme stock mineral john n black miller ballinafad and district i m i clansmann has more booths several mil st businesses have been improving the appearance of their stores lately just one dny of qiuck work has completely changed about half of the clansmnnn restaurant work men took over the towns newest restaurant to install new booths and modernize the counter now inside the front window are three booths the seats covered in smart turquoise nylon plastic bam boo drapes are to come a new snack bar features dark green panelling and a central mir ror with shelves for dishes and glasses thei e ls a new display case and a new cigarette bar each of the older booths is feel ing the change too eaaconp has an individual record selector the front of acton home furnish ings has some redecorating under- a new fat ing will be placed above and below their large show window george hollowas barber shop has had a facelifting with new brick facing along the front 1 f tf j w jliwt e fc mow 4 i i joan kucharski arct rmt rockwooo ont piano and vocal toadm will be in acton tues aug 28 at trie home of mrs r h elliott 76 bower ave phono 6 hi sm tllf staff pluito the four sturdy maples in front of the rumley funeral home gave way to progress this week little more than a day after this photo was taken all that remained was four dismembered trunks as the need for wider sidewalks gas line installations and metal light standards dictated this noticeable change in the appearance of downtown mill st town employees axes and sawvare starting work fl l t tn3bmflwrbg3p33w3lsirtw a want ads provide you with group of interested prospects choice business location in the heart of the business section of acton close to banks and post office is cooperatively listed this commercial property is on a 100 per cent traffic route for further particulars consult f l wright realtor appraisor insuror phono 95 acton at the ross stores company limited milto wabasso sheets family quality doublebed size reg value 795 acton fridaysaturday matinee 2 pm saturday monday tuesday wednesday three magnificent days a tale that will warm any highland heart the quiet man of the mountain see scotland in all her glory in magnificent color in geordie with bill travers and alustair sim extra edinburgh in color next thursday for one day only an all laugh show englands best coaaeqian george formby in let george do it 6 pillow cases 1 99 choose from wabasso family or texmade homestead reg value 179 37 texmade sheets homestead quality doublebed size and singlebed size reg value 795 6 99 circular pillow tubing 42 wide reg value98cr yd bath towels white grounds with colored stripe designs size 20x40 shop early for this item as quantity is limited reg value 79c v 49 ea pillows well filled with sterilized select chicken feathers good quality ticking 49 ea others at 198 each and 225 each 1 tablecloths ideal for kitchen use floraldesigns reg value 169 ea 99 pillow cases full standard size type 128 reg value 139 98 c tablecloths 267 many designs to choose from size 52x52i reg value 2 98 flannelette sheets doublebed size size 70x90 checked design 497t embroidered pillow cases ideal for gifts made of fine quality cotton with attractive designs 1971 obituary mrs mary langford interred at fairview funeral was hi id from the rum- lev funeral home in alton for mrs miuv ljingfoi d who tied sud denly at her holm in itockwnod titer ii prologncd illness iter hus band lliomas langford prde teased lirr in 1912 after their marring the maple niovid to days villi- following tin death of hei tins hand mis langford relumed i n assnga v cy a township shu was 1 devoted and faithful member of the united 1 hutch hid the worn ins mission iry nix lety siivkms win toiiduttcd by riv j uills nf hot k wood assisted by hev d black of the prisbyleriaii t hint h pnllbcaiers were f day and a mt ihedrait of hock wood k wilson or kden mills c wilson i moffit nut v svnotl of nissi- gawi vi interment was 111 fan view c 111 etery acton chronicles vc of ginger farm written specialty for the attorn free press tv gwendoline p clark irish unen tea towelling attractive stripe design reg value 69c 59 c yd irish linen tea towels large generous size highly absorbent reg value 69c 49 c a floral pillow cases made of good quality cot ton with colored border and lovely all over floral designs reg value 159 1 39 1 the ross stores co ltd 228 main st milton tr 86021 the ladies auxiliary of the legion are sponsoring a tag day in acton on the 2425 august in aid of the georgetown hospital fund why risk aspemih houday sm us for saf dpndabki goodveai tires thompson if we hndnt thought it before we would certainly realise now that tthvimon u 1 krtit medium for eduialion mow else could we have received stich 1 clear picture of what takes plui at the jjreit part com 1 lit urns in the usa lhcir sstiin of pi paring for tlie citation of a k eminent is so dtf- iiiriit from our own tliil it is minn linn s t little diffiiult to 1111- deistuid but now i for one tt-r- timlv knew ihiiic ihoitt it than i did lief om i might vei offir little rlfic- ism lull wl bol hi r v ii it onr mends ihioss hie hoi il 1 do is en- uri then own iffnr so at cinier fat in we f nt just sit link uid re in 1 in intirestid onlookt rs of mtrst we kt a little tired of some of the satieties but v we conldfi t drut oursilven 1w1v fiom therv pirllrulirh on friday niklit of course we would tiive to hive ilono so ii id we beiii etttii up with the dawn as we used to do from now mi nuinv of those at the dcmorratit tnnventlon will be to lis not merely mitnes in the news hut definite personalities aiidthjilof course will apply to publican candidates too whoso tonventlnn we shall witcli with equal interest but we nre filnd we dont have to vote for either one side or the oth er president eisenhower has such a wonderful personality but then we found ourshvcs equally im- prssel with mr stevenson arid mr kefimver but we dont have to mko inv docision hi wre call straddle the fence in comfort if struldlinj a fui e can ever lie ds- crilmd us rontfortnhle aiuik ther newswise lust week wts unite ex minn the suez cin- fereiu e and if it isn t mi oniruoiis to mention it in th simo pnri- kriph cliff iiiinsdon s conquest of lh- sir lit of jiiin de fuci ami 1 hid 1 speinl little nulini of inv own just inotlicr intcrc-sl- 111k wimun s institute affair trns tune it wis a tea and the exhibit of prize wiiinini eiitrns in connection with tin uiriiiil iimipetition sprtn- sored by the salada tea company llure wire three tweedsmulr llislorv siraptiimiks shown all of tinin kimmi but that of bridgeport w i in tin kitchener waterloo ilistrwt was deservedly awarded thi- first prie such beautiful il lustrations fcilirinn pioneer scon- is i hey appeared to be three dirn- i nsioiiil thi re w re also wimder- rul black ajqcj whiti sketches by mrs idessa zimmerman the ent ire- book was well arranged and tabulated another sph ndid prizewinning entry was frum haystack bay wl the distinguishing feature 111 this book was the remarkable attractive handwritten entries i have been wunderink since whether it was it alic handwriting the third prize history was in two volumes it too was a careful ly arranged and attractive piece of work there were also three beau tiful oil paintings of rural scenes and three prize winning hope chests wlni h included very fine sp nmi ns of crochi t cross stitch work and other types of embroid ery all these entries were conclusive evident 1 of the taknt that exists imwii hit women s institutes of ontario of tourse we were wel comed by officials of the slilnna tea compiny after which we wore served piping hot tea dainty sand wiches and fancy cakes i expect this tea was probably the last func tion at uluch the provincial offic ers of the w i will appear before leaving canada on their way to -eerlon-and-thtrtyi-ennnnijonveiit- lon of the associated countrywom en of the world taking place this fall well wc hear on the radio that harvest operations in ontario are pretty well over wc wonder where in this district most of the wheat has certainly been threshed or combined but spring crops are still standing and i expect most of the farmers with spring crop are praying that no big storm comes along and knocks them flat before they are ready for the binder in fact we know of some farms where the crops have already suffered that fate we gel such freakish storms these days saturday we had just a sprinkle of rain later when bob came up from oakville he report ed the heaviest rainstorm of the summer with a terrific electrical storm at the construction plant lightning ran along steel pipes jumped from one machine to an other gave all the employees a scare and yet no damage was re ported anywhere today the weather is delightfully cool in fact there is a feeling of fall in the air the wind has a mournful sighing sound bluejays are sounding forth with loud un musical notes and last night there was a gorgeous sunset unusual tor summer evenings i suppose we might learn more about what the weather has in store for us le had a greater knowledge concerning plants and trees for instance we have a hickory tree down by the creek that is loaded with nuts this year we wonder why because we havent had hickory nuts around here for years and years there are also quite a lot of wild grapes on vine where i have never seen grapes before 1 there are plenty of cfioke-cber- ries too last year there wasnt one to be seen anywhere- why wo doubtnative indians could tell us 1 1111 jtnv iid cwjifferi log 1 ac