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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb 05, 1948

Page

6

Mil ton crop show and short courses in farming

The Halton Crop Improvement Association reports on the Milton area Long Term Pasture competition with demonstration and check plots, dairy herd results, and hay yields. It also covers the annual short courses in agriculture and home economies at Milton, with lectures by Geo Elliott and other experts, plus farm shop demonstrations and milking machine care tips.

We Booth Booth Trafalgar Nalton Halton Miltanoan Kentucky Timo Iha Acre Elo Ree SRIAG Toronto Ncme Milton St Pauls United Church Geo ED Elliott Elibett Hays Ltd Trafalgars Hoste Ns Ned Thomas Sails Dept. Qac Ken McNaughton Wade

Walton Agricultural Society Installs New President

Milton Jao Emott, vice-president for TOT, was elected president of the Walton Agricultural Society at WHS during the annual meeting held at the Court Alouse last week. A small gathering at the Chisholm home celebrated a fiftieth wedding anniversary with about 25 relatives present. Toronto Philharmonie Chote, formerly Toronto Victory Choirs, with a special orchestra, performed at Massey Hall on February 12 under conductor Robert S. Hately, highlighting Toronto’s outstanding musical scene.

Joa Emott Walton Agricultural Society WHS Court Alouse Thos Chisholm Court Street Mileton Toronto Philharmonie Chote Toronto Vietory

Georgetown School Weighs Classrooms and Hockey Team

The report by Inspector Skuce discussed Georgetown School plans including a new classroom and collaboration, noting the hockey squad and discipline standards. Secretary P. TRO Harrinsen read the report at the recent school board meeting with new board members welcomed.

Skuce P. Tro Harrinsen Countess of Strathmore T.ol.d.e Gerald MecCallum J. S. Hughes Ray Whitmee Ro Wicks Frank Benner Har- Late Grose Herald

Erin Ban hurt by slipping cross arm during wiring

Erin Leslie Ban, also employed with Graham Matthews, received a nasty head gash when a cross arm slipped and struck him while wiring at Belfountain. A report notes local infrastructure and public works plans amid provincial notices.

Leslie Ban Aiso Graham Matthews Belfountain Messrs Mundell WF. McEnery Earl Scott Echo Lake Ontario Erin Henry Rutherford Peel David Wilson Grenville Davis Erin Agricultural Society Donald Matheson Istvier Elmer McKinnon Indview FL McEmery Sec -Treas George C. Burt Ernie Teeter Advocate

Public School Board Chooses 1948 Chairman in Burlington

At the first Public School Board meeting in Central School Warren A. Nicholson was elected chairman for 1948. Saturday evening the town bell system resumed operations after citizen interest and the appointment of NJ Turcotte. A science show from the Macady Institute at Los Angeles was presented to students by Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. A gas outage due to a break on Burlington Street disrupted meals and heating, with local households affected.

Central School Warren A. Ncholson NJ Turcotte Elizabeth Stross God Macady Science Institute Los Angeles Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Burlington Opus Wentworth Gas Co Marin Burlington St Hamilton Gazatte

Canada Boy Scouts set new membership record in 1939 era

Canada reports 103,759 Scouts with 9,954 volunteers, surpassing the 102,872 figure reached in 1939. The movement shows 94.80 percent of boys in the country involved in scouting under strong leadership.

Canada ING Canadian Boy Senate

The Bread of Life And Faith In Christ Exposition

A Sunday School lesson discusses Jesus as the bread of life from John 6 and the Father’s will. It emphasizes coming to Christ for eternal life, purification by faith, and growing in knowledge through prayer and Christian obedience.

Christ Tielden Tle Eadh Jesus Viana Hom Hind Tim God Paul Hlad Willng

Think you of Chit Here Is the Answer

Aguirrelly knowledge and within the Unt Chie 1s dd 54.

Dirty eggs washing penalties reduce Irish dirty egg production

Canadian farmers argue washing dirty eggs is ineffective and harms egg grading, while the Irish Department of Agriculture imposes penalties up to 400 for first offences and 80 fines with possible imprisonment for second offences, cutting dirty egg production to under two percent.

Hoek Irish Department of Agriculture

Export drive swells UK factory workforce

Nearly 2,000,000 men and women in United Kingdom industry are now engaged in manufacture for export. Ministry of Labor figures show the labor force rose in November by 77,000 to 1,911,000, more than double the prewar level.

United Kingdom Ministry of Labor

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