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h the acton free press thursday july 7 1966 i i in farm hazard knit first aid highlights 4h safety night sg mt wlfvvmlwfimw cr w eg 4h c1aj members fought off mosquitoes tuesday of last week during a farm safety night at the farm home of mr and mrs lloyd mc- enery rr- 2 actonaejmbers toured the farm looking for safety hazards which had been set up and later gathered in a field to see a film 2t3fc is staff photo and discuss farm safety on the left larrv gardhouse of milton points out potential haz ards on a farm baler to cathy lasby rockwood laura henderson and edward bird both of georgetown area brother doug gardhouse and bob lasby rockwood tour botanical gardens county honors weed poster contestants over 70 halton public school grades 7 and 8 students enjoyed a day touring the royal botani- ical gardens properties in ithe hamilton district june 23 all were contestants and win ners in the annual halton coun ty council agricultuial commit tees weed control ipostor con test and they represented 20 schools in hal tons seven muni cipalities halton weed inspector ver non mcarthur of lowville orga nized the day which included mon and afte tourx-ot- the botanical gardens proper ties and a noon luncheon at the gardensheadquarters building along eor the trip were several teachers halton warden h h hinton and county agricultural committee members reeve hero merry or oakville deputyreeve william hoey ol nassagaweya and chairman reeve w f hun ter ol georgetown the county winner in the 1966 poster contest was jack wins- low of 11252 devon rd oak- ville a student at e j james school in oakville unlortunate- jack and his tamilv have mo ved to the united states since the contest and he was unable to be piesent to accept his s25 piize otleied b the niagara brand chemicals co his teacher mr palmer of e j james school accepted the cheque on behall ol the s inner at conference mayors ironi milton and ac ton were among 650 delegates attending the 1966 annual con ference ol the association ol ontario mavors and reeves in sarnia lor tour das lam week milton mayor s g cliilds and alton mayor les dubv s ere the onl north halton olticials in attendance several piovin- cial ministers and piemicr john roberts were among the speak ers pollock and campbell at unit u inters of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait telephone 6217580 make us your headquarters for 0 harding carpets 9 armstrong corlon 9 congoleum 9 and 12 foot lengths vinyl stair carpet 9 dominion tilos free estimates given 4 home furnishings 127 woolwich st guclph phone i222420 and will forward it mr palmer also received a gitt from the county council oflered to the teacher ol the winning student presented by warden hinton others who spoke at the din ner included halton agricultur al representative henry stanlev w k armstrong superintendent ol public schools for the town ol oakville and ken fallis as sistant director of the soils and crops branch ontario depart ment of agriculture mr fallis told the children hatron has a forward thinking county and praised its war on weeds i think you are most lortunate your county does help vou bv extending the scope ot vour education to the field of weeds and weed control he noted adding that each student was a winner in more ways than one for their selfeducat ion about weeds would always be helpful to them deputyreeve hoev appeared at the dinner with two bandag- i- ting he explained to the students weed control was im portant and pointing to the ban dages admitted he had injured the lingers- the da belore irv ing lo get rid ol some weeds at m place leslie laking diiccloi ol the botanical gardens conducted the toui s winners from the anous ar eas were acton jim mckeow n olive marshall and mark nielsen all ol m z bennett school bmlington east ot brant st linda kenned ol ascension chool john polkinghomc ot rolling meadows donna marie susiol st johns west ot btant st diane dugas of fairfield brad mason ol glcm icw kathie hughes ot kings rd esquesing robert south- cott and susan ismond both ol pmeview georgetown carson thom pson ol harrison mollv hendei- son ot chapel st daniel car ney of holy cross milton mike svilans of martin st dannv jones of holy rosary susan peaice ol martin st nassagaweva micaela von richtholen angela pries and denise paxton all ol brook- ville oakville- east ol 16 mile creek jack winslow and mar tin pollock of e j james marv sousa ol st vincents west ol 16 mile cieek ted de wildl and diane lalorest of st jos ephs rodert pritchard of westwood the annual 441 safety and parents night for the acton atva was held on tuesday june 28 at the esquesing township tarm of r l mcenery rr 1 limehouse the acton 4h members weie joined by a number from othei halton clubs and a fine repre sentation ol parents extension fieldman geolfrey taylor was chairman of 1he evening and in- traduced those who took part in the program the opening feature was the popular hazard hunt duiing which the members in groups of six toured the i aim build ings and machinery sheds to lo cate salxmy hazards many ol which had been previously set up upon reconvening the lead ers reported on the findings ol their groups the conditions which ihey looked for were faulty electrical installations unsafe bam ladders and floors unshielded motor pulleys and pto shalls and the general tidiness of the premises tayle introduced don- miller and doug coulson ol the milton st john ambulance corps who conducted an excel lent instruction period and de monstration on mouth4omouth artificial respiration mr coul son opened his talk by listing the causes of respiration fail ures with emphasis on near- drownings by using a lifesize dummy equipped with lungs and bieath- ing passages to simulate the hu man body mr miller demon strated the procedure for ad ministering the mouthtomouth lilesaving methods the steps which he followed were to raise the victims shoulders lower the head clear away all obstruc tions such as mucus or foreign matter pinch the nostrils to seal ofl the escape of air and exhale into the victims mouth making sure that his lungs are completey inflated this he said should be continued 1 2 times per minute until the victim re vives or is pronounced dead by a doctor immediate action he stiessed is the kev to lifesaving since even moment of delav gieatlv icduces the victims chances loi suivival club membeis cai o- ivn spear and bob lasbv also demonstrated successfully larry gardhouse of milton a relax about your boat safecos boatowiterss policy pulls you out of troubles like this because preferred risk skippers are cover against all risht except for a few standard extrusion on land or water call or visit us today for fud detail and you free 40page safe boating quidit dennys insurance agency 54 mill st e phone 8530150 acton ont residences bill 8532645 harold 8532565 afeco niuraimca if you cant afford one of these 1966 plymouth 2 4 door sedan loaded lie h8968 1966 plymouth sport fury 2door hdtp lie h9804 1966 belaire chevrolet 4door lie 70785 1965 plymouth fury 4door lie 9339h 1963 valiant 4door sedan lie 38610k then buy the allnew solex motor bike as low as 169 00 up to 300 miles per gall frank toth motors 12 guelph st 8531 840 acton senior 4h member gave a very inlormative talk on larm ma chinery sulcty and listed the practices which account tor the largest number of farm acci dents club leader nino braida briel- ly addressed the gathering and stated that the rapid advances in machinery design and the widespread use ol luels and ag ricultural chemicals without the necessary etpeiience to maslei them have made todays larm- hery vulnerable to accidents he said that the present popu larity ol fairri ponds has greatly inci eased the incidence ol drow ning and has contributed to the- fact that the larm accident rale has reached slaggeiing propor tions he concluded bv saxing that fanning can be a gieat lite il ou live long enough to enjoy it the membeis answeied a wnt ten qui which was lalei discussed bv mr taylor in a diaw which followed bob- las bv wtm-t- v sign ted bud a lire extinguish ei and lanv gardliouse a firsl- aid kit to conclude the piogiam mi taylor showed a colored movie- pioduced by general motois ol canada it portrayed what hap pens when an accidentfree com munity is suddenlv struck by a i ash of misloitune refreshments and prizes were piovided through the courtesy ol the hallon safety council and the appreciation was ex pressed to ihe hosts by wayne aitken t obituary mrs w harding buried saturday funeral service was held at trie rumley shoemaker funer al home on saturday june 25 lor mrs wmfiid harding of limehouse who died at st jo sephs hospital chionic wing on june 23 she had been ill lor the past four months she was 66 cars of age eva lindsay was the daughter of elia and john lindsay and w as born in erin she was mai- ried in 1923 surviving as well as her hus band are a daughlei doris mis don lindsay sister ola mis j stewart toronto and bro ther rav lindsav delhi a sis ter ina mrs shortill pic-de- ceased her rev n young ol geoigetown conducted ihe i uncial seivice and interment was at lime- bouse mrs harding was active in the wa ol limehouse pres byterian church pallbeaiers weie char lie thompson morgan madill fred short ill lloyd me-ener-v- ro police check actun opp detachment have ccently been notifying seveial business people about iijsccuic pieniises the last few weeks po lice while on patio rficcklng pi emies riavc found several business phices with doors or windows open owners are noti fied and asked tochcck the pre mises belt miller and jim cnpps jar- rabies warning rabies a fatal infectious dis ease of animals may also be transmitted to bumans through a virus spread in the animals saliva it can affect any warm blooded animal and owners of dogs who plan to take their pets on long trips or to the country are advised to have the inimals inoculated against rab ies and to keep them under con trol at all times tax notice 1966 municipality of acton second instalment now due addition is li a n lo the pawnenl ol 1966 latc which arc uftw jaable in him instalments taxes ale payable to the municipal lieasiuei at the town of acton municipal office ymca building tuxes for the period jan 1 1966 to dec 31 196 were due on may 16th artel penalties will be imposed if instalments of same are not paid as follows first instalment may 16th second instalment july 15th third instalment september 15th fourth instalment november 15th accoiding to the tax collection bvlaw a penally of i per cent per month oi liaction ol a month will be added on the amount remaining unpaid after the 16th dv ol may this penal tv applies lo each instalment in a similar mannci the attention ol ratepavers is directed lo the penalties and othei clauses is piinled and explained in detail on every tik bill make paymemt mow amd take y0uf tax notice with you when making payment j mcgeachie collector at hot prices save loc iga canned 10oz tins soft drinks 12 for 85c save 22c allens 5 flavors 48oz tins fruit drinks 3 for 89c save 24c sun rypc clear 48oz tins apple juice 4 for 1 salada ljoz pkgs iced tea mix 3 for 29c save 9c freshie drink mixes 10 pkgs 49c ncstles keen powdered 12oz jar drink mix 49c sunkist reg or pink frozen 6oz tins lemonade 5 for 59c shirrlffs frozen 6oz tins fruit drinks 5 for 59c swifts ready to eat smoked pork picnic shoulder 53 swifts premium or maple leaf smoked ham lb 69c tablerite kind i ess sliced lib vac pak side bacon 95c tablerite skinless pure pork lib ctns sausage 2 for 99c olmstcads cooked cod 1lb tray pak fish cakes 57c golden ripe chiquita bananas prices effective julv 6 7 8 9 13 produce of usa can no 1 grddc freestone qt peaches 35c ideal for summer drinksbeautiful s0ren0 pattern se tumblers 2 plus pitcher v for 0n1y one folder 00108 outright cash saie wc rcsene the right to limit quantities ledgers iga royal cioi v gal containers 79