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page two the acton free press acton ontario thursday january 3rd what of 1952 there are many forecasts these days and many comparisons with the past as we launch into a new year every years end brings this in quisitive turn to mens minds the desire to pre dict what is aheadthe eagerness to show some- ihlngiieuer in the newyeariflocllaurpass tbfc recordof the past year too often that urge is motivated artd translated into- terms of finances too often tho business outlook predominates our thinking many times our comparisons stop with the figures on the balance sheet weve just scanned at a paper that devoted four or five pages to opinions from business loaders on the business outlook for 1952 and more pages to summaries of different commodi ties they cant all bo right and a complete digest would leave one confused and bewilder ed one thing seems to be sure all opinions are hopeful canada appears on the verge of great development of its vast natural resources in fact that era of expansion has already been entered butwhat of the other great things which are more vital than finances to the development of canada what if we gain great wealth and in the gaining lose our young manhood in wars or in living that is easy and irresponsible and does not perform its duty in strong and desirable foundations for those who follow each in his own community can do his share in- unselfish ness and the common good world affairs are but the combined reflection of all of us what of 1952 diminishing supplies when we were a lad the family fuel supply was wood for winter burning good beech or maple was processed and for summer wood the load of limbs or slabs from the sawmill made the heat required for cooking as the woodlots were depleted we often heard the worry expressed that juvo wondered what we were going to do whon farmer smiths good bush was afl cut down before the bush was depleted along came coal at a price that competed with wood and did e more satisfactory job against keeping the cana dian cold out of the homes it made it possible to have a house above freezing to welcome the dawn of a new day coal as we remember it in those days was about 6 per ton and in plenti ful supply and we were better served that with wood for fuel purposes just as the statisticians were beginning to estimatejheworld for a certain number of years the ash cans that were in front of every home have disappeared the same as the woodpiles and the sound of coa tattling into bins is not as prevalent as it was a few years ago many homes are burning oil for heat and of course for- cooking the old coal or wood range has practically had its day in town and country as electricity and bottled gas and oil stoves push such methods into the discard judging by the rate at which oil discoveries are being made it will be some years before we will be confronted with the diminishing supply of this fuel looking- back over the years we think of the anxiety that might have been spared if our faith had been firm in the bounteous sup plies of this earth and mans determination to put them into use it can be done the safe driving record of the christmas season in the city and throughout ontario proves that if citizens realize the law is going to be en forced they will not mix their drinking with their driving having proven this why cant we have law enforcement with the same effective ness ihvoughout the whole year in toronto over christmas police picked up 228 persons 173 on charges of drunkenness and 53 on other offen- ces 37 were charged with their ability impaired which meant that they werent sober our traffic toll of dead and injured can be improved all through the year but it will take rigid enforcement of the law to maintain the record it will require the backing of police by the courts once the fact has been established that drinking drivers will not be tolerated on pur highways the toll from this cause will drop the whole matter can be settled by trie attorney- generstj office and the instructions that are is sued therefrom they will have the backing of every good citizen a drinking driver is not an accident but an abuse of citizenship privilege retail price minimum cannot be set by the manufacturer any longer at least we have a new law banning such practice what effect it- will have on all of us only time will tell we still have government levies which add much to the prices charged for all goods careful driver penalized the careful driver it penalized when it comet to buying automobile insurance tuggetlt tha montreal star one of the weaknesses of motor insurance as it is usually written it that the care ful driver who seldom tiat a claim payt through high and always higher insurance ratet for the mah whoisvepeatedly in trouble and costt hit insurance company more offen a lot moreirian his premiums amount to whatever may be domr to correct this urfajmess will help to reconcile a sense of injury which many careful drivers have it bears repeating we have read time and again how to reduce the cost of living but too many of us wait for the other fellow to put if into practice while we go on our complacont way hoping for the best wherever thorp is an increase in the supply of money without a corresponding increase in the supply of goods and services prices go up in order to reduce prices either production must catch up with the money supply or the money supply must be cut down to thesupply of goods and services since 1933 the money supply in north america has been increased five times while production has not increased significantly here are facts that must bo faced first the cost of living is not going to go down very much or very fast second the cost of living will decrease only as production increases third if wages continue to spiral without cor responding production increases prices will go higher and so will the cost of living fourth wages are the determining factor in the cost of living for everyone fifth government controls and restrictions are incapable of reducing the cost of living but are capable as in england of reducing the whole population to the level of bare subsis tence s i iadn ftvf wcks a wkk after witt and taxes beware carbon monoxide the season is here when reports are publish ed that soandso was found unconscious or dead in his car or garage an unsuspecting vic tim of carbon monoxide poisoning such hap pens many times each winter regardless of the fact that warnings are made in the press an nually carbon m iscolorlossodorlessr the- first warning if there is a warning is an over powering sleepiness which means that oily seconds remain for safety there are a couple of dos and an important dont the first do is always have a car window open a little whether driving or waiting with motor running to keep warm the second do is to make sure that all exhaust fittings on the car are tight to prevent leakage above all dont run a car or truck motor in a closed garage under freak conditions even these rules will not guarantee safety but will allow a chance to reduce the average number of deaths each win ter again we warn motorists beware of carbon monoxide the good old days may have seemed better editorial notes happy new year may 1952 be bright for you throughout its 366 days the fresh new calendars are in place and the days of 1952 are before us and this year has one extra day we enjoyed like many others the between holidays period to once again go over the many unique and fine christmas greetings which came at this joyous season predictions are that january will again see a bargain rush as stocks are turned into cash and the customers with the cash will be more sought than for many years past the midwtnter thaw was even a bit previous and the settling of snowbanks came in late december instead of january however there is plenty left for the january thaw to work on in sharp contrast to its sister provinces sas katchewan has lost population since 1941 points out the regina leaderpost which adds we are confronted with the blunt fact that saskatchewan is primarily an agricultural province and it may continue to be such for many decades that be ing so as long as our rural population continues to shrink it is hard to see a way out of our dilemmaunless this driff away from the and can be halted bock in 1902 tajten ttm ut at tin fit pre new yv hmnua jumry i ins next monday acton public school will reopen under new and greatly enhanced conditions by the employment of a teacher solely engaged in high school work those who have passed the entrance ex animations will now receive all the advantages of the first two years of a hifih school course the neces sity of daily travel on the train or of leaving home to board is now removed the new teacher is miss hnnnah j starr of newmarket the attendance of ratepayers at the nomination at noon on monday was as usual very meagre during the hour the following nominations were handed in to the clerk for the offices of reeve councillors and public school trustees for reeve john williams harry jeans for councillors john agnew h swackhamcr john a henderson george hynds j h matthews for school trustees robert holmes john agnew rev j k godden w h denny rev h a macpherson a financial statement was circu lated showing the following ab stractreceipts for year 1801977 expenditures 1848752 streets and walks paid for labour team ing nails and supplies lumber and sewer pipe 47000 received from the sale of drain pipe etc 42068 it is gratifying to notice that the balance is on the right side of the ledger and that there is no floating debt to interfere with the satisfac tory financing of municipal mat ters every scholar who goes t school on monday must present- a certifi cate of vaccination bright new year what bringest thou is a question all thoughtful lenders are asking for more than a quarter of a century a feature of the christmas festivities in town has been the m- n u al entertai of t mctho dist sunday school on christmas night among those taking part in the program were rev j m fla- gar h p moore dallas dcmpsey willie melyin ethel barr ruthie nelson nora kenney annie mel- vin robin agnew beatty arnold freeman coleman mary goodeve ed j moore lottie and- hazel mason mildred matthews mabel scott bertha williams eva mat thews harry byles bertie smith and rev mr gillette aawiaal-1t- 111 hi back in 1932 frt u iu f the fr pmi l tlturwsy iwftwliir si 1m1 it was a ern and dusty christ mas just barely freezing seems to be the position of the mercury these days the christmas tree at the corner has been a bright spot with its strinr of illuminated lights on tuesday evening the legion invited the children of all veterans in the district to an evening at their quarters whore a christmas tree and entertainment was provided nassagaweya councillors and reeve were returned by acclama tion at the nomination meeting wardlaw and mccaig announce the opening of n butcher shop in the store at the corner of mill and main streets this is the last day of 1031 and a new year with its joys and sorrows is before us born musselle on saturday decem ber 2c 1931 to mr and mrs george h mussclle a daughter railway bridge shortly after noon one swelter ing august day the aircondition ed train in which i was crossing the midwest slopped at a little town where eight buxom matrons came aboard they found seat opposite each other efficiently set out lapboards and playing cards and settled down to bridge many hands later they packed up got off the train and the last i saw of them they were entering an air- conditioned station restaurant i had noticed that each woman gave the conductor a pass slip indicat ing that her husband was r rail way employee so i asked him about the group thats a weekly performance in summer he said they eat lunch at that restaurant and catch the next train back goes through t h e re in about 45 minutes ond gets em home at 530 what you saw was the thursday bridge club keepin cool readers digest fewett bikes fewer bicycles were made in 1050 than the year before reports the financial post but more than most postwar years supply for use in canada after imports exports down steadily for three years 1050 13 below 1048 jn units the acton free press the onlv paper ever published t acton published each thursday at m mill st actun ontario authorised aa second clan mall peel office department ottawa g a dills publisher member audit burean circulation cwna and ontarioquebec division cwnjt advertising rates on racjueat subscription in advance 250 in canada 350 in united states 6 monlhj j 50 single copies 6c telephones busineu and editorial office 174 residence 131 xtittrb cbijurrr of oattaba aeton ontejrfo a friendly church rev k a currey ba bb minister parsonage 20 baumravetyue phone 60 mix o ml lampajet atclm organist and choir leader sunday january tllh 1652 1000 am sunday school 11 wirn vmnmlng w orx h i p- 700 pm evening worship jrbbnthttm flfiurrlf h cflartabu ttnox vmnuat acton 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