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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 01, 1950

Page

6

Halton Farmers Plan Ohio Bus Trip And Local Shows

Halton Crop Improvement Ass n plans a four day bus tour to Ohio via Buffalo and Detroit with stops at Muskingum Conservancy farms of Coamon Blubaugh and Louis Bromfield and a large breeding unit at Tiffin. A joint 70 person group with Haldiman is expected. OAC Day at Halton and Peel Breeders to attract about 1000 to 1200 attendees on June 10 with W. Robeck to speak after lunch. The Swine Club organizes a youth project with Yorkshires judged at Clayton May farm Trafalgar Township. officers include Herb Wilson president and Clayton May club leader.

Halton Orlo Halton Crop Improvement Ass Vern McArthur Halton Association Ohio Buffalo Detroit Muskingum Conservancy Coa Fidsters Jerary Hreedersa OAC Peel Jersey W. Robeck Was & Boys and Girls Swine Club Clayton May Trafalgar Township Herb Wilson Ashgrove Far! Wilson Treas John Currie Georgetown Milton

Beaver Beavers Demonstrate Dams In Ontario Township

Late last summer the Department of Gate and Fisheries with the Hallow Sportsmen's Association released beavers on Lot 13 14 Con 7 Nas nagaweya Township. The animals built a winter dam and home swiftly, then a spring flood caused damage but they rebuilt, backing water over Warden Van Sickle s road. The display of dam building is remarkable and draws visitors despite no complaints from locals.

Department of Gate and Fisheries Hallow Sportsmen's Association Nasnagaweya Township Warden van Sickle Namsagaweya

Leaving School This Year The Bank of Montreal Career

If you are leaving school this year you can join Bank of Montreal as a promising career. No university needed beyond junior matriculation. Earn good wages, merit-based promotion, travel across Canada, pension and group life health benefits, job security, growing salaries. William Clayton at Acton will discuss the idea. drop in soon.

Bank of Montreal Canada Iife B of M William Clayton BD of Acton

Erin Ray Death Report and Village Water Plan Update

The report by Consulting Engineer W M Veitch revises Erin village water supply plans focusing on Main Street mains. On Empire Day, ECS students staged a school grounds programme with pupils and teachers present, along with local residents.

Ray Erin Johnny W. M Veitch ECS

Cup That Cheers Costs More End In Sight

The Financial Post reports tea and coffee costs rising as demand remains strong and production areas hit by war damage. Britain tightens tea rations, Canadian prices may adjust, and chain coffees rise 2c per pound amid Brazilian conditions while U.S. firms cut 2c per pound on vacuum packed coffee.

Amartly Financial Post Britain U.S

Descriptive exchange on laundry ticket Chinese characters

A customer asks if Chinese characters on his laundry ticket spell his name. The Chinaman replies that the inscription means little man with loss eyes and no teeth. The dialogue reflects miscommunication and racialized language from a historical perspective.

Former Scout Outstanding Athlete Par nell Named Canada’s Top Athlete 1949

A former Boy Scout Bill Parnell from North Vancouver is named Canada’s outstanding athlete for 1949. He was a Wolf Cub and Scout Patrol leader in the 7th North Vancouver group and remains active in scouting. The Mackenzie River is noted as Canada’s longest at 2514 miles.

Bill Parnell North Vancouver Canada Will

Milton and District Horticultural Effort and Empire Day Events

A Milton and Lowville gathering at Limestone School aimed to revive a Milton district Horticultural Society under Mountain Union Women’s Institute auspices. Milton Telephone Operators hosted a party at the Town Hall for employees and friends. Milton Public School staged an Empire Day program at the Princess Theatre with a large audience of pupils, parents, Home and School Association members, and LODE enjoying musical numbers and plays.

Lowville Milton Limestone School Mountain Union Women's Institute Milton and District Town Hall Milton Public School Princess Theatre Home and School Association LODE

Clearing Auction Sale in Nassageaweys Township

Auction advertised by W. Burrows listing Holstein cows, sows, horses, implements, grain, tractor and farm equipment, household items, and farm land. Sale at Cun 2 on June 3 at 9 o'clock, with 10 percent down day of sale and balance by mortgage terms. Auctioneer WM. A. Gibson, Guelph.

A W. Burrows Second Ling Vande Eden Mills Haturday Haulsteins York GHAIN McCormick Deering WM. A. Gibson Guelph

Ontario Farmers Preview U.S. Tour Sponsored by Salada Tea

Five young Ontario farmers led by Earl Bacher Cayuga and joined by Robert Nixon Hagersville Eugene Timbers Milliken Norman Watson Woodbridge and A G Skinner Cayuga depart May 7 on a 3000 mile inspection tour of U S projects from the Tennessee Valley to Malabar Farm and major universities. The Salada Tea Company sponsors the goodwill trip focusing on soil conservation cattle breeding and farming in general.

Ontario United States Internat Skinner Nessee Valley Ohio Breeders Co-ops Association Muskingum Watershed Cornell Ohio State Kentucky Washington New York City Earl Bacher Cayuga Robert Nixon Hagersville Eugene Timbers Milliken Norman Watson Woodbridge A. G. Skinner Ontario Agricultural

Georgetown vows vote on new school and debentures

Georgetown property owners head to the polls on Monday June 19 to approve a 190 debenture for a new public school to ease overcrowding and rising enrolment. Campaigns support flood relief with Town Council backing and donations via Charles Wilson to banks or the Hecatt Office Interval. Weather notes fresh opening ball action as Fergus visits Georgetown Park and local teams clash in a muddled recap.

Georgetown William Kelly Bir John D. Kelly University of Toronto Manitoba Charles Wilson Fergus Georgetown Park Ant

Pricing Ourselves Into Trouble

Joseph Lister Rutledge argues that persistent low consumer prices harm producers, urging recognition that many goods must be sold abroad at market-based prices. He warns against government price supports as they lower national income and risk losing markets, noting even the United States cannot sustain high prices through interference without costly consequences.

Joseph Lister Rutledge Pees United States

Airborne Uranium Prospecting With New Detection Planes

Uranium prospecting expands to aerial surveys using specially equipped airplanes that carry devices reacting to radioactivity to locate ore deposits from the air. The approach promises faster scanning over large regions and may accelerate discovery efforts.

Ends Drudgery Propane Becomes Rural Kitchen Word

The Financial Post notes propane is replacing old stoves in rural homes, making cooking easier with clean burning liquid gas in tall cylinders. It revives vacation spirit for housewives beyond the farm, while Alberta becomes the dominant domestic supplier as imports decline.

Financial Post Alberta

Lions Club grants to Scouts and Guides arena event held

The Burlington Lions Club at Brant Inn voted 1 275 600 for the Boy Scouts and Guides funds. Trinity United Church Sunday School marked its 67th anniversary with services. A man was found hanging from a tree on a farm near Appleby along the Queen Elizabeth Way. Nelson High School received a campus visit from Arena Committee and Legion Day planners with remarks by Jorden Watt and NR Vinton.

Lions Club Brant Inn Boy Scouts Tren Amd Grrn-Guides Trinity United Church Geo. Manshard Hamilton Hanshard Queen Elizabeth Way Appleby Ao Man Burlington Nelson High School Arena Committee Canadian Legion Planut General Assembly Jorden Bwatt NR Vinton Arena Fund Gazette

Oakville hosts grand opening of enlarged high school

Corporal Stephen Dalton of Canada’s Mounted Police discusses efforts to curb juvenile delinquency. Oakville Trafalgar High School reopened after extensive improvements with a cadet inspection attended by town officials, teachers, and hundreds of citizens. A townwide blitz linked to a Manitoba flood relief drive will gain momentum next week as house-to-house calls begin. Donations to the flood fund reached 644.48 dollars by Tuesday night before Victoria Day holidays.

Oakville Manitoba

A Rare Dining Bar Confession Digest

A dining bar exchange ends with a comic miscommunication about eggs ham coffee and toast. A waiter reports a late warning about a bed accident before departure, joking about a broken handle on an eliminator device and the fried items ordered.

George

Empress for Scotland Sets Trans Atlantic Run Record

The reconditioned Canadian Pacific liner Empress for Scotland passed Father Point on the St Lawrence River 120 hours 36 minutes out of Greenock on its maiden postwar voyage to set a trans Atlantic record. The three funnel speedster carried the All England Football Team including Stan Matthews on a Canada and U S tour, visiting cities from Montreal to Detroit. Captain E A Shergold led the Scotland, formerly Empress of Japan, with a long wartime service history totaling over 713 000 miles.

Canadian Pacific Scotland Father Point St Lawrence River Greenock Liverpool Quebec City Jlett Stan Matthews Britain Canada U.S Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Calgary Regina Vancouver Victoria Detroit Shergold Japan Pacific Ocean

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Hoys Mackenzie QU Dave Mlock Nassageaweys Earl Dacher E. Timbers Norm Watson Milliken Woodbridge Burlington Yasaa J.B. Wilson & Son Georgetown Rhone Evaraga Gisaus Jack V. Armstrong Georontown, Ont Brampton, Ont Odie Ewe Coe Pha
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