OUR iMimrttwwnTf February Picture of early Ballinafad hotel stirs Miss Bea Hilts keen memory Mm Hilts writes from Georgetown I was pleased and surprised to sec in your February Press a picture of the hotel m Ballinafad I did not know a picture had ever been taken It looks as I remember it in 1886 when I began going lo Blue Mountain school I passed that cast coiner building every school day till 1 paswd out ot Sitter fSy Just I BALLINAFAD OF the lent by Miss Bea Hilts which looks north up the seventh lino of township On the loft ore Mr and Mrs John house and Dan Roid blacksmith shop On the right are a small corner of Jim Bmnios house the United formerly the Presbyterian church built in 18781 Miss Youngs house all with white picket fencing in front The vacant space Is the hotel stood Across the town line on the Erin is the store built by the brothers William Jim and Alfred in 1905 after the other one burned down that summer Corrects Dead Sea scroll dates i Out 1970 Dear Sir I would like correct slight error re date in a report of in address 1 give recently on the finding of tin scrolls in the area the Dead Sea Palestine The hiding ol ihc mucin liter is believed to have taken during do 70 AD when an unsuccessful revolt the occupying Rom ins look At least been discovered am pans The search sill continue My souicc information his been Ihc Untold by ll I who ilicipliued ind phnlognphed the first scrolls discovered The throwing stone hole in dill a discovery til it hjs Kent experts in script busy for over years the search Thanking you Yours truly I Trousdale Rock wood I Defends labors meeting boycott As a rank and lite the I I of I leaders who have and puce be me big business and Mr done poor job the lor u in were it for labor own portions the public could i labor had no meet me noble Prices and Income I liKidcuiilt if the had m a name it should line called A NVHONU IT M I business con dim thine lok it Nickel covered in lour bounds now th it ilia persu INC post Hi I but I si idvis two tint ii order he hid controls i copper tint will illim 1NCO to sill on he world m at cents THIS IS When lair genuine ire heme considered both lab will participale lulls but tin md I he news will I to in inflation per ecu imported grade eight Mr and Mrs Archie Thompson owned They had one Maggie who became a music teacher Around they sold Mr and Mrs Wiuship They remained a couple of years sold tu Mr and Mrs McLcud who bid Iwo children Neil and Kate and another later After i few ye sold to Mr They were there only few years when one evening in August a fire started As waler was sc nothing could be dune so the house shed and bam burned ihc ground It up the district for miles around It had rained ill day and continued to rain so everything wis soaked The was the which blew the llama to over cemetery Mr house shop were dircclly cross the Seventh line so had to be witched lesl a spark somewhere Ihc land wis cleaned up and kit unused nil Mi James fs irk wood goi the idea he would like to build i chopping mill on Improperly In August t he bought the from Mr McCarthy begin building in September his brother Donald helping so in December tint year had it What wonderful convenience this was for the farmers is they would nol have lone drives to surrounding towns to gel chopped lor heir stock In 19 Jim building house on lower pail land moved into it from Miss A home in November year In IM I an extension was built on the south end of the mill fur and t retting seed gram against the smut germ After so many years in the mill Mr decided to sell it Mr John Black bought it and in June 1955 look over Ihc work Mr continued to live in house nil January when he and his wife Jim and moved to Then Mr Mrs Bobbie and moved the bouse Some years later a sign appeared on the mill for Sale hi May l7 the Ford Brothers took over the mill in the had and continued the good work helping Ihc farmers They did not want house so Mr and Mrs Matthews and moved in there Now tint I have a picture ol the hold in ye I ad I shall place il in my scrap book along with the history which I wrote the Press a couple of years ago Mrs Ufa Harding attended Peacock school in her younger days so knew many people around II halt an made defeated on the lead Whether it Que not certainty opening Icidi ire very important for remn there are many with refinl to from ice top of a rquence fourth from an honour top card a doublet on and on The ud one meaning a on a lead on the foDonuu rcinJ North J oil I nh both vulnerable NORTH S 10964 WEST tAST t SOUTH VVOID DA EAST SOUTH WEST 1C id 111 Pan 3D 3 NT Past Paw Fan AUPau ftamtd fteO looked around for an active lead There are two leads aclrc and trade are ate ted ijic hat to and have for hit An active lead it called for re A heart lead be a lead North no tic nd bound hive the oe A club lead It too dantetout If later hat club will ret away Alio North opened the balding one club Thli the tpade tuit The normal lead from kingqueen u king But hat about a double Ion king queen When you hare do ubic ton king or king queen you renrc the normal opening lead Ace from and queen from When Wait kadi the queen not know where king Howcvtr he mull play to keep from Kiting up any of dummy Now when West wins the lock and produce the king of East knowi that hit partner with exactly two Therefore declarer have three partner lung with the ace and Ihc tpadejack Declare meets with a one trick defeat on a hand that would normally make with Declarer hai diamonds one heart and Are you protected against the unex pected Like a car crashing into your living room An explosion Extreme storm damage Safeco expects the unexpected We II write your Safeco Homeowner s policy to cover the obvious plus the unexpected DENNYS INSURANCE AGENCY Mill SI ACTON Phone OFFICE HOURS Monday a to to AFTER HOURS It Ball INSURANCE Danny Joint parking authority Chamber committee meeting to discuss traffic offstreet parking Thirteen citizens including nine merchants met Wednesday of week wilh ihc Parking Authority Committee to again talk over off street parking and problems The called by the council committee which deals with parking and letters invitations had been mailed to merchants other parlies I ail Masalci presided for the meeting with Harking Authority members present Major Lcs Jack Greer Jr and Orval Ihey ire the No 1 council Agreement was general the shortish meeting it Acton has king problems Mr produced lis tentative recommendations drawn up by the We be premature but we ve got to get going he his smalt audience the end the evening it was agreed representatives from the Chamber Commerce would be asked to nice with the to lalk over the proposals by the eh mm in merchant former Chamber Commerce president Paul Nielsen said must belong to the Chamber and would thus be represented when a further mccimg is held Different merchants spoke of parking problems had encountered but Dave of the of concluded the discussion by saying mess should be cleaned tip whether il more business to town Mr Nielsen explained an attempt had been made not lung agii by five merchants to provide nil street but it had failed Mi outlined some proposals Special problem spots were outlined with some suggestions On Willow SI bj Hardware pirallel poking wis suggested No left turns it the Mill Willow corner were proposed One streets on John more cornel to improve visibility downtown cm nets restricted parking new mukings were all mentioned briefly Id asserted Mr Nil I sen that we m I alford to lose one single space unless it a repeated hazard to life and limb Councillor Fed Tyler remarked a and aerial photos showed present parking facilities were seldom used to their fullest capacity How can we justify council providing off street parking Would the merchants contribute Mr Nielsen promptly replied he thought merchants would contribute He recalled hearing about the parking problem for the past ten years and suggested Hie two hour pn limit is not being enforced He foresaw pa meters eventually Greer wondered if he Chamber would investigate the purch or lease of property behind stores Council could work on traffic and Die Chamber on parking he thought Don Lindsay felt off street parking would definitely benefit merchants and in ton agreed We have a town con mused Miyor We want to park right In front of the store They walk farther in after parking there our problem is people not parking As the meeting drew adjournment Mr Masales pointed anyone interested could gel copies of the proposals it lie town office We inherited he problem concluded Mayor and we need all the help we can get Occasions Flowers Potted Plants Funeral Arrangements I 0rwijei Kte JUST ARRIVED HANGING TUHLtt BEGONIAS TOP SIZED BULBS Open 7 Days Week Bom Til Dark Phono 2B80 WE WIRE Caroline flower Garden Shop TWO MILES WEST OF ACTON SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY A B SUPERMARKET 9 MILL ST ACTON 8530075 RID BRAND Round Steak Round Steak Roast Sirloin Tip Roast SCHNEIDER S OZ RED HOTS 59 CHRISTIES 2402 LOAF SAVE WHITE SLICED BREAD 5 1 DELMONTE TINS SAVE PEACHES 3 HENLEY OZ POLSKI DILLS 49 TINS Fruit Drinks 3 1 FT I Wax Paper GREEN GIANT TINS 35cl BEANS 1 GOLD SEAL- TINS Flaked TUNA 39 JELLIES MARMALADES SCHNEIDERS 601 COOKED MEATS 3 MAC CHEESE BOLOGNA MEAT PICKLE PIMENTO HEADCHEESE MEAT CHICKEN PORK LOAF LUNCHEON MEAT DUTCH LOAF PRODUCE ARRIVES PAIL No I LARGE HEADS LETTUCE 2i39 ONT NO 1 LB BAG CARROTS FLORIDA SEEDLESS- NO GRAPEFRUITS FROM FFB AUNT JEMIMA Id FROZEN COUNTRY WAFFLES 3 1 NESTLES TINS PUDDINGS 1 LYONS 15 TEA BAGS PANTHY SHELF TINS SAVE TOMATOES 4 1