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the acton free press nronaday mahoh nth miff ulty actdtt mtttfytim imimleltej ivery ttuhreiay aetoa oalarlo subscription batksu per ta unuxl sum tee add lleeel stalle tc o fcddree 1 reaueeud cahcellationswe 4 ikal j fat um ihey fail to reaalt baler ehlra4um wmi aub acrleuoae will net be cariud 1 eireare ovev an eatewuy lb eubicrlbar wlihll th aerelce eeajlieued advjltttlsing hattson application ej aa el in various column haadlnga alibouih eveer precaution will be irrtb free mil kswl advarielne in i ku mine uuleretandbi ibel ii will not be llbu lo ey error in any advertieenenl nubllebed bereuader ueleee i pvooj ol uck edrerlleeneiff utimuuilm wrlilaa by ihe intlur end returned to tbe rw preee bueeaeee okce cjlj elaned br the derller nil wllb aufb ertee m correction tumlnly noted in writlna tbreou end to tkm eaae ii any error an noled la m corrected by tb free preee ila liability hall nmnemj aocb preporuea ol iba enllr coal ol auch advertiaement aa tba apaca oocuplad by tha noted error beara to ibe whole epace occuplad by euch advertieaeaeat g arlop dills editor telephones- edltorlel and buaineia offlce 174 sealdance just two in halton nominations are over and the electorate in halton now are assured that the election here is for only tvo candidates liberal and national knowing both mr cleaver and mr aitkins personally we were not surprised that their addresses on nomination day were confined to election issues and devoid of all personalities we would be surprised indeed if either of the halton candidates would bring person alities into the election in that respect we arc for tunate meetings arc being held and the last few weeks and days tho campaign seems to be warming up n little tin flux prlss has ns indicated at the out sot carried the messages of both parties we will continue to do so for this or any other election wc have warned voters to make sure the names are on the lists now we urge every voter to go and use your franchise don t wait at home for u enr to drive you to the polling both it is your duty to vote it is your duty to consider seriously how you can cast that ballot in the best interests of canada never was there n time when you should give more consideration to that vote than now canada is nt war regular plan of clearing the snow from this street becomes more necessary each year and it must be started from the first snow fall other sections of the highway through here have sufficient width and boulevard to not make this necessary yet actons main street has not enjoyed an enviablo reputation for many years on the manner in which it is kept just now as in other years it is danger ous having enjoyed too for many years the bene fits of a wading pool in front of the office we are quite in accord with those many citizens who urge a program of rarsing the sidewalks on certain blocks on mill street where they arc below tho street level perhaps a block a year would not be too big a pro gram to pay for out of current revenue revenue and spending up total ordinary revenue of the dominion govern ment in the first eleven months of the current llscal year amounted to 478 082 057 compared with 456 020 418 in the corresponding period the previous llscal year the comptroller of the treasury reported this week special receipts brought the grand total 10 478 707 032 compared with 457 454 0s5 total ordinary expenditures amounted ta 330 502b4 compared with 347 020 005 when capital special and other expenditures are added the grand total of expenditures amounted to 518017 440 com pared with 445080 405 in the corresponding period the previous fiscal year there was 85 480 701 cxptnded from the 100 nnnfinn cprqnl war appropriation plus 0571818 listed as ordinary expenditure of the national lie fensc department theordinary expenditure of the deparnrrerrtwas 281 10213 in the pr year editorial notes not an acclamation in the present election over 000 candidates will seek the 245 seats available it looks as if the majority will be disappointed ontario news of the week by muwua ifedauau willie uberali parade figure to how that oonadm wr job u beinff carried on efficiently owl comervatlvei trot out claim and inatancea to prove otherwise last week it was ontario which lareated urface rlpplm on thb current of public opinion pcwonmed by it premier mitchell llepbum true to tho predoton mode in thl column two week ado tho flahtlna premier of thl province is asraln very actiio in the political picture of the country iumost any other man would hve been stumped by the predleanwot mr hopkim nllppod into with hb cab lnet ministers and followtora in the home otitic for his resolution of censure against the kind covemment one day and out an tho busting supporting king candlitates a fow days later but not mr hepburn dismissing tho awkward situation with the laconic words no comment ho slips into the shadow of private life for a week or o and then diverts attention with two sensational moves pint he bans the showing of the march of time in all ontario theatres on the grounds that it uvcm an unfair lmpres sion of canada s war effort to date and might be considered political propaganda in behalf of mackenzie king and while tho public is still in animated discussion nviit mrnhlp hnn mr hepburn velopment for the malntananc of can ad profitable tourist trade the miiatsuar sold the roads must be kept in good shape and free from dust if the pomlnttjn hoped to attract tha eream of the tourist traffic from acrou the border there has been a heavy increase in hie number of marriages since the declara tion of war but if as to keep pace the divorce toll has also been quit bltf ac cording to the dominion bureau of sta tistics over 3 000 divorces were granted in 1030 as compared with 1 rs5 in 1038 and 1 1170 in 1037 mllflkltath rlentifuli in point pfiutk national pafik with the marshes of point polee na tional park and adjoining district liter ally covered with muskrato house local trappers nro looki fo to a good catch tills year a recent survey of the marshes in the park indicates that there are two muskrat houses this year for every one last year the marshes which extend far beyond the park boundaries are outstanding as natural breeding grounds for muskrats extensive trapping operations are car rlcd on each year in squex county on tarlo outside tho park boundaries while in the park a restricted amount of musk rat trapping has been permitted as a park conservation mcasuro under the oupetivslon of the park superintendent last year more than 3 000 muskrats were taken in the park marshes without injury to the colony a navy is rokn britain uullds ireland vuu watmhlp a navy born on the silver thorn when a pennant was hoisted in a coastal motor torpedo boat alongside a pier at chelsea two mllea above london bridge it was the first warship ever to belong to eire the irish free fitato and mr j dufanty the jhgh commissioner took delivery of it on behalf of the site gov eminent by sending the pennant flutter ing to the masthead the historic little ceremony took place in tho presence of commander dunphy rn kttval adviser to the eire defence minister and sir john thornycruft head of tho worldfamous firm of warship con xtructon which built the craft at their i lam ptonron thames shipyard a fow miles further up the river the voiuiqi to be known as m 1 is the first of six which have been ordered by the eire government to mako their neu trallty effective by patrolling their coasts the torpedo boats will have a spted of to miles an hour and will carry depth charge aa well as torpedoes the la no record that the irish nl though islanders ever possessed any sort of national fleet though it is possible that jo me of the ancient warships known as curraghs which cartled raiders to britain thirteen centuries ago were own rd by the kings of that turbulent period and now britain 1a making warships for the irtih they are never alone that are accom panied by noble thoughts fllr philip sidney kltail siiils of gnsolmc in cnnada during the rrsr eleven months of 1030 amounted to 752 241 000 gallons compared with 714 220 000 gallons in tho corresponding period of 1138 v congratulations council passed n resolution nt lost meeting authorizing purchnsc of chairs for the town hnll auditorium they were in the hall before the end of the week nnd in use a splendid start during the first four weeks of 1040 cnnadu s ten sugnr rehnenes manufactured 5172838 pounds of lehncd sugnr of which 47 700 0s9 pounds were granulated nnd 6 038 328 pounds yellow and brown many here thought the new four payment plan of tax pnying was quite n change but in amherst burg taxes are payable in twelve monthly instal ments not much difference these between owning nnd renting the municipality is the big landlord ontarios encyclopedia that very informational and interesting volume of municipal statistics as compiled by the depart ment of municipal affairs came to hand last week of course all the figures arc for the year 1038 ac cording to this compilation acton s population de creased by about 40 in the year under survey the tax arrears may be a problem to council heru but it is worthy of note tht at 4 10 per capitn it is tho lowest in towns in the county with miltpn hit ting the highest at 1841 milton however has the lowest debt of any of the towns with oakville the highest and our own municipality the second lowest perhaps you may wonder too how taxes com pare throughout the county and here e hnd that acton ratepayers have nothing about which to com plain the rate in actonis 21 10 per capita the high for the county it in oakville at iwoopbur lington is 37 s georgetown 27 07 and milton 22 27 taken in proportion to population acton therefore enjoys the lowest rate of uny of the urban centres in i03s milton had 5 0 per cent of its papula tion on rchct burlington was next with 4 4 acton thiri with 4 i georgetown fourth with 1 jind oakville with 0 turning to the townships we hud trnfalguis population is 4 3b7 nelson fifto esquisinj 22l and nassagawcyn 1 810 the eighty cven pogei of this book with inserts gives about all the answers to the affairs of munici palities of the pr every time i receive a copy we do not wonder that it ii nearh a car in pre paration the pne for lw8l is complete again we could go on at length giving figures from it hht it is referred to many times m each year as the occasion arises and proves almost ai necewaty as an cneyclo podia u what others sav a mon doesn t realize how much credit he has until his children grow up and stnrt charging things to him niagara fnlls review ii the loronto star con lick mitch hepburrt and the fin maul post can get inn mackenzie beaten these two journals apparently will be ready to con sider the wur ended globe and mull tiros another broadside achargo that- several hundred it c a p men at tho st thomas school walked out of the ostati- luhmcnt-ditgusted- becaiflcthcy were getting no training thb merit of the ontario premier claims may be left for others to judge where several hundred mon are involved in the allegations made about the bt thomas training school the truth must come out sooner or later the claim that the march of time constitutes a bit of propaganda far tho king government may bo right may be wrong dut there is one important point that mr hepburn has overlooked he luu not realised apparently the temper of the canadian reaction against measures which deprive them of their aelfdetet mlnbd right of freedom true citizens and business organizations have submit bed to government action by which ccr tain public information u hidden from them through which they have surrend erctl authority to government depart men lb dut all this has bem accepted on the distinct understand in lg that this is a temporary provision carried out for the sole purpose of ben linn the enemy which would take such rights away fn m them permanently bo that mr hepburn would have been better advlned to withhold his bun on tin moving picture because his action smacks of this regimentation which docsn t sit well with the people unless they see it is absolutely necessary his position would have been much stronger today if he hod released the march of time under protest pointing out vehemently if he liked all the unfairness he believed the picture contained don t let the highways down is a slogan appearing on the canadian nor iron as the huge oast of the war suggests economy lp ordinary peace time activi ties in the forerront with those who see that tourist traffic from tho united states must bb sought with renewed vigor in these days when tourist revenue la so badly needed to oftet that war cost is hon t d mcquesten ontario minister of highways addressing mem bers of the ontario motor league last week he asked the league to press upon the fvdcrfil authorities the absolute need of moderate expenditures on highway de r doctors say that a cold bnth every morning is the best way to preserve health and the editor of quebec chronicle wants to know what is the next best way wclland port colborne tribune apparently march of times him canada it war ltin be shown tery where throughout the world etpt in russia nazi germany and the pro tncc of ontario louis de rothtmnnt producer an elaborate plan b which a man may keup his den trom being turned into a sewing room is sug gestcd b the trenton courier adocate the sim plest way of keeping n den a den is to may m it nnd growl toronto star for farming m say john have you got your seed and firtilizer yet sure thing borrowed 4200 from the bank of montrcil for hem and 1 saved money on the deal by paying cash the bink of montrcil is ilw lys glad to con sider loans for productive purposes ask for our booklet the tanner md his rink bank of montreal e0tabli8hed 1017 v7 lotjt wiiaf imatl account of utdcamm acton branch w h clayton manaucr river platte heroes decorated by the king jatyh sim mul slrt nefamorattctitlm school ttachtrs who an anxious about their ot inu muni in the coming federal election will be pleased to know they may otc where their parents ic or in the district where they teach provided of course their names are on tho voters list it must be pointej out naturally in coses of teachers not far away from home that they are expected to cast only one vevre hanover post it we are still of the opinion that the streets and roadway on mill street are due for more attention and that there is room for improvement n winter conditions just as idnr as a high nde of snow is accumulated on each side of the road and passage to the atch basins is thereby stopped we will always have icy conditions for a longer period in the late winter and spring than prevail in most centres a a man is no hero to his nfe or to his valet apparently hitler is none to his dentist for dr mar tin buechler who died recently hax described him as the most cowardly patient i ever had on one occasion says dr buechler he actually fainted with fright and vigorous man as he is the very sight of a pair of forceps would make him behave like a nervous wreck london despatch the victory or three knauh crutaera over the mal pocket battleehl admiral graf etpee ftl december or uniauay vh retold and cbeered in london when kins oeorae deeorftted orleer and men whod floured in the enaaaement xn thu radio photo kftlff beorae at left prcienti a dutbuniuhed sarvlce ctau to ueut h k todd or the cruller a pnmlriht to left are wln- atrin churnlll pint lord of the aanilrahr prime mln later cramber eln admiral sir alfred dudley pound flrat sea loro and chler of the naval star and capt f s nelliholdlni paper of the exeter business directory wkdioax dr j a mcniven kiiyevduii au4 karaeea office and naeldence oomer avenue and saetn street boirer ch e j nelson pbyeleuui aitd sisrreet electro tnurapy phoae ui dr wm g cullen l m c c htrelslan and sttrfeen orrloe noun 14 and 70 pm sundays by appointment mill street near prederiofc street telephone las drs fkeed and stevenson oaupbcllvuxb phone milton 33r3 after 10 pjn ulllon 3w office houra 80am 13pm tb pj 8undoya by appointment only legal c f leatherland b a benlaur and selleitsr ineury raklle xmuer of uarrlaffe licensee tteelatrar of dlrtha marriage death acton obiee 21 fhenea realdene 111 kenneth m langdon bairtaler 8elleltw notary pahu offlcee georgetown clreaory theatre duudlnaj aoton over t 8eynuok cafe for appointment phone acton 85 oe georgetown aa offla uoure acton tuesday anal thumuay 130 pm totoopm kveav inga on request dental a j buchanan d d s denial surgeen office in letahman diock houra dam until 8pm evening by appointment qae for extraction xba encaed wedneeday afleraoon ptuaaa leg d s p w pearen d d s l dental sargeea office in the symon block phone 20 mui street aalota veteiunatty b d voung vs bvsc veterinary margeon orlce drookvtlle ontario phone mulon mflr f oakes v s b v be veterinary surgeon oitue end keatdrnc icn x aven e acini phnne 111 j auction i- rh thank fetch aurtloneft and itrpiwrntatlva cow 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