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tiaoetwo the acton free press acton ontario wednesday december 31 itaz goodbye 1952 1952 which was so now just 366 days ago is rearing its close it has been a good year in most respects and we would be remiss indeed if wo dldnot toko tho opportunity to say our thank you to so many who havo mado its days and each is- ue of tho free pross so pleasant and helpful liko every year and like every individual the road has not always boon clearbut thb brighter times sur passed the strenuous passages by many times ast952cioses wo want to thank all who have helped make the free press a greater service to the community thoro are so many who partici pate in so many ways in getting out the homo town paper that tho family can hardly bo countod and then there is always the danger of omis sions and so to one and all our appreciation of your support not only during the past year but down through the years it has been our privilege to servo acton and district good resolutions are a pleasant crop to taw the teed tprinqt up so readily and the blossoms open to toon with such a brave thow especially at first but when the time of flowert have pasted what at to the fruit u violet welcome 1953 tomorrow w be another year with its new and greater opportunities and it would appear that this district is bound to share in the greater canada which is predicted in the next year and the years to come its great to have lived and witnessed the progress of the years past indica tions are that the years of the future will see even greater progress the industrial development which is taking place now in the county of halton will have far reaching effects on the present farm lands and communities of this county some of the changes and the growth we will rejoice in and some may be distasteful and make for radical changes in the things to which we have become accustomed three busy highways now cross the southern por tion of the county linking big industrial centres another is on the planning boards and occupying the attention of surveyors and gradually making its way in this direction pipelines carry oils and other products through this district this upheaval end changing pattern brings many problems in maintaining services which are so essential the villages have gone many of the towns are near- ing city status and townships that were once farm land are building up and becoming factory de velopment it would be interesting indeed to be able to gaze in a crystal ball and see our town and coun ty in the next five years but such is not possible and perhaps not so desirable we carvhgwever wish one and all happiness and health for the new year and the best of everything for 1953 as we each m our own way welcome it both sidles agree wo woro roliovod on sunday morning when don fairbairn on his noighborly news timo gave tho assurance that he would wrilo our editorial columns for some wook up until ihon ho had nover given any indication that his part of the ox change plans would carry on ho didnt givo a date but any dato will bo agreoablo to us our chief cortetfrn boliovo it or not was that our readers wouldget a chango of editorial opinion for ono issue and we know you will all anticipate keenly the week that don fairbairn takps over these columns of course wo fool wc should be componsatod for some holiday when on tho wook of january 25th we aro called on for double duty wo dont know that we anticipate tho broadcast too keenly and we arent expecting any deluge of fan mail after our work at the broadcasting station its one thing to write and another kind of something or ether to speak we havent any dosiro to chango our lifetime habits at this stage of the gameor forsake tho rerifor the air but for better or worse tho exchange is on and on january 25th the neighborly news will be broadcast by one who comes from those im portant places that lie outside the cities of ontario and quebec and in the no toqdistanlfuturcone who lives in the city will editorialize in a town weekly newspaper the block of granite whwi it an obstacle m the pathway of the weak becomct a steppingstone in the pathway of tlie ttrong carlyle money ii as made not to command ottr will hut ail our lawful pleasures to fulfill shame and woe to us 1 uv our wealth obey the htirte doth with tlie horseman run atrau coirley how was your christmas news headlines of over 90 fatalities over the holiday in canada and over 500 in the united states may convey the wrong impressions of our holiday celebrating on the north american con- tinent arrests for drinking and dangerous driv ing are too often in the headlines it seems driv ing and drinking are on the increase and they dont mix well but the headlines and the news stories dont tell all the story of our christmas in thousands of homes there was a joyous christmas that was not marred by the stories which make the head lines there oyous and pleasant christmas home gatherings were so commonplace that they do not make the news and are often overlooked news is often defined as the things which are unusual so when you read the headlines and the news of the day or week remember all the good things all the delightful family gatherings that were marked only with oy the balance is largely in favor of the kind of time christmas is supposed to be we hope yours was a oyous christmas this year and will continue to be down through the years so thai none will ever want to change it it can be done it is quite evident that with strict enforcement of our present laws the drinking driver of auto mobiles can be eliminated from our highways tho enforcement of the law is strictly in the hands of the provincial authorities local enforcement has practically been taken out of the hands of the municipalities provincial police are placed and governed from queens park in a great number of ontarios municipalities magistrates and court officials are the appointees and under the jurisdic tion of the ontario government it should be a comparatively simple matter to issue the necessary instructions to a group so cen tralized that would make the driver who drinks very willing to swear off we know it may seem difficult for the one hand to dispense the stuff and the other hand to administer punishment for consuming alcoholic beverages but folks who obey the law have some privileges too and one of them should be our highways free- of drinking drivers if can be done and its up to the ontario government to see that it is done warnings must be backed up by fearless prosecution of those who break the law we dont need more laws but we do need more enforcement of our laws in this province we do not think the worst emergency with iwurh ur might be faced has approoch- ed any nearer to us prime minister churchill m announcing defense cuts what you thinks important there are too many shy people in our com munity every week when the paper hits the street a number of readers sidle up to the editor or other members of the staff and express a few different views pro and con on various subjects the trouble is they fail to sit down and pen a let ter to the newspaper where other readers may have the benefit of their views v many of our friends in this community have exceptional stores of knowledge on certain sub lets which would be highly educational and in formative to others their suggestions and advice would be of great benefit and mock modesty should not prevent publication in our view a newspaper a truly community affair the more people who participate actively in the dissemination of news and views the greater the service to the community our letters tc the editor column could be akin to a forum for an exchange of ideas and thoughts and we invite our readers to take wide advantage of its facili ties we welcome discussion of public affairs and especially when they are concise and varied on the good old days may have seemed better back in 1903 from lhi tfjuuie of th vr vrtn of thurwday morning january 1 19o3 if tho interest of tho ratopnycrs in actona municipal matters in o bo judged by the number vmio at tended the annual nominnllonn it in certainly meagre hardly a ba kers dozen of tie electors attend ed the nomination meeting in the town hall monday evening reeve williams ndhered to hli resolution of resinning and councillors hiram swackhamer and j a hender son were nominated for the reevc- ship nominated for councillors were robert holmes james brown john ajmew goorjio hynds a t brown h swackhamer and t ii rolston nominated for school trustees were henry grlndell s a mr- kentfue md john clarke r b johnson wm johrtktanc and wb konney n tho vacancy caused by the rcs- iffnation of electrician f milatz has been filled n resportsc to councils advertisement ib npplic- ationi were received at a special mooting of council the application of h n carruthers of millbrook at a salary of 600 per annum was accepted for many years the methodiit sunday school has provided special entertainment on christmas night the probtom including the cantata mine hast santa claus and the fancy flag drill last thursday ev ening was in every respect enjoy able the first section of the pro gram included choruses prayer a brief address and the annual re port the report showed a total sunday school enrolment of 330 the parts in the cantata were well taken mr c mason and miss ed ith wilson making a splendid mr and mrs claus mr lawrence williams was the ideal master of ceremonies the piece de resistance of the whole evening was the fancy flag drill by misjm edith nicklin ber tha williams j oslo stevenson an nie oram lottie moore bertha speight myrtle matthews teno mcarthur pearl stewart ethel thomas maggie holdcn mary goodeve bertie smith lillian frankum clara ebbage and blanche dills at a meeting monday it was de cided to form an esquesing liter ary society george leslie was el ected president john leslie first vicepresident miss gertrude leslie second vicepresident and t a arthurs secretary treasurer the firstmeeting will be held in water loo school house with the subject resolved that a clean illnatured woman is bettor than a dirty good natured ono the affirmative will be upheld by miss mary campbell and mr wm hampshire and the nesntive by mlss lillie mcdowell and mr t a arthurs the kood sloinhmk will nuke- new yiais hvelv back in 1932 lrotii lh tu of the frr krr of thurttday 29ub 1bj2 it won a decidedly green christ mas after all ploughing was the occupation noted on several farms in this dis trict on monday the community chrlslmjk trer with its bright itghli has been real attractive during the christ mas aoason nominations wrre held in many municipalities last friday irt the neighboring townships ace lama t ions have been accorded the hockey season didnt get away to the early start that was expected this year due to n change in the weather fanswerc disap pointed on tuesday evening when the ice was classed as unfit for play tlie same condition applied on every arena in the loop tlie many friends of mrs wii ham ramshaw were sorry to jearn of her sudden death jait week at the home of her daugh tor mrs robert johnston whore she made her home for some years died huffmanat pontiac michigan on monday december 2fl 1032 john edward huffman eldest son of elisabeth and the late la fayettc huffman in hls 20th year paptirmkkink- in into four the canadian d us try has developed main branches each making a var iety of papers under the general heading of newsprint fin papers wrapping papers and boards we 1 1- known editor dies at midland stock marker a new hihspeed rrumunl mark ing device pnnl letters or code names- on stock of any kind in far ievs time than u required to paint or stencil the material the mark er automatically reinks the t pe on the die v heel at each revolution with a uniform inking system durable type held to the die wheel on a grooved base can be quickly and easily removed to change the copy or legend up to eight inches in length it is easily rolled onto metal plastic glass wood rubber or composition the device comes in a xeadytouse kit including a supply of type and inks veteran of 56 years in canadian journalism in the daily weekend nd weekly fields james herbert cranston died at midland last thursday he was 72 starting as a printers devil with the gait reformer in 18m mr cranston became sports editor of the woodstock daily sentinelre view prior to entering memaster university in 1001 after gradua tion he served as parliamentary cor respondent at ottawa for the to ronto daily star became its assist ant managing editor in 1000 and from 1011 to 1033 was editor of the toronto star weekly in 1035 mr cranston and his eld est son bill acquired the midland free press with which they later merged the midland argus and the penetanguishcne herald under the editorship of herbert cranston the free press herald was recognized as canadas leading weekly news paper by the award of the mason trophy mr cranston in 1047 sold w h cranston his interests in the ex panding pubishing company which now prints six newspapers and magazines he continued however to contribute weekly columns to the free press herald and the county herald up until a short time before his death he lcaes his wife the former eva wilkins two sons william of midland and thomas of r ri markham four brothers don and fred of toronto and harry and russell of ajmeda california k last year the approximate aer- age spending of every man woman and child in canada for personal and medical care was 50 for shel ter 10s for clothing and personal furnishing 118 for food 245 for tax payments 430 40 at me s north e ast west south laicrom veuran samuel mcclure ii veteran of the famous excelsior lacrosse tenm of the kloot celebrated ills with birthday at his home in brampton recently the georgetown herald recalls thai mr mccluro partic ipated in all liranchei of athletic in his youth his first game of lacrosse under the excelsior ban ner was played in 1h00 with the implon juniors in milton h played senior in the early 00s and was a member of the champion ship team of 11104 which was sprinkled wilh famous loerosse names such as the peaker broth- ers j h folhsalurwrh kelly hazardous hobby in the georgetown paper we read that two of uvk yellow jacket motorcycle clubc rtiembers injured in motorcycle accidents last fall are back at home in brampton each with one leg amputated the other injured club member ian hill of georgetown died in peel memorial hospital two weeks ago loat one industry no truth in report headline- the burlington gazette quclchfng a rumor of another huge plant n halton last week nn nrticle ap peared in a toronto evening paper that a large industrial concern had purchased 1500 acres of land just north and east of tho town for in dustrial purposes and would erect ono of the largest plants in canada the report was entirely without foundation and mayor e w smith was just as much at a loss regard ing the report as was the chairman of the chamber of commerce in dustrial committee e w lucas the gazette states a few weeks ago it was reported a toronto real estate firm was tak ing option on 150 acres that story must have grown and taken on an extra zero mark the mayor says girl pnckstem burlington has a girls hockey team a number of girls of high school age are practicing faithfully twice a week and will be in formal action in s3 lata hint a little loo late to be useful this year but a good christmas hint for the young folk is this item from thv oakvllletrafalgar journal from hli lint of christmas wants young george read a drum a pnir of roller skates a loud tin horn and a cap pistol his friend willie asked whats the idea of miking for all that junk to make monev george re plied with that tufp willie scoffed sure thing replied george mother will pay me not to beat the drum and dad not to leave the- skates on the upstairs landing sls- teri beau will bribe me not to blow thehornhphlndlhn tlvlnll room sofa and grandmother will make it worth my while not to shoot off the cap pistol what do von think of that willie tore up his ilit and loaded it away exclaiming lend me your pencil another halton mp hallnns member of parliament at the ontario older boys parliament is clayton mcduffie of oakville the 32nd session opened at whitby on boxing day gla kh drills a tool for drilling holes in glaj and plastic is on the market it can either be manually operated by itself or without the handle used in powerdrilling machines tb drulcomciiinallsizes from-132- of an inch to ono inch in manusl operation it is held in the hand and rotated back and fortlkjm the glaaa until the hole is drilled the drill li said to be excellent for drilling glass ceramics masonry and slate as well as house partitions for in stalling telephones and the like the fine paper industry occupie an important place in the economy of canada prior to the turn of the century much fine paper was im ported from england and the us today canadas fine paper mills export to almost all parts of th wrld professional directory and travellers guide medical legal dr w g c kenney physician andsnrfeon office in symon block mill st acton office phone 78 residence church st phone 150 c f leatherland barrister solicitor notary pahua oftlce 22 phone res 1s1 acton lever hoskin chartered accountants sucteviora to jenkins and hardy 1305 metropolitan bldg 44 victoria st toronto ele 0131 dr d a garrett physician and tiurceon corner of willow and uivcr entrance river street acton ontario phone 218 st dr a 1 armstrong physician and surgeon office 105 mill st east phone 574 a j crandell chartered accountant main street georgetown telephone 854 clubopbacton d j araastrong doctor of cfalroprajctlo 15 frederick st n acton phone 550 dr a j buchanan dental surgeon oflicc lcishman block mill office hours 0 am to 6 p xray st n telephone 148 vetvbinabv dr h leib j dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick street office hours 0 a m to 6 p m telephone 1 acton real estate and inhubancf topics of general interest ftbr artnn step preus the only paper ever pumuhrd in acton i founded ln 1b75 and publuhd every thursday at 58 mill member of the audit bureau of circula- r m c ontarioquebec division otx 11 adv r on request subscriptions nay- able in advance 1150 in canada m50 in the united states s months 1 50 single ccipies c authorized class mall post office department ottawa g a dills editor and publisher as second business and editorial office telephone 17 united church of canada acton ontawa a friendly church ke e a currey bs bd minister paronugc 29 bower avenue phone 60 mlu o m lunnmrd atom- organist and choir leader sunday january 4th 10 00 im sundit school michv igencv fur cool enshp 11 00 a m lil communion insi presbyterian church in canada knox intrcil acton rev robert ii armstron ma kd mlniatar wright real estate and insurance fnda 8pm preparatory service sunday january 4th 19m r ik chi su m klnj rd cmti thiiiiuhr 11151 lo 1 in i 10 ik i m 1 1 00 a m 1 i p m 7 00 p m chirch school the lords supp bible clco kfnmi worship f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ont phone 85 valuators realtors insurers member appraual institute of canada s members guehph and dirstict real estate board member guclph and district lnurace agents association n b wright 60 macdonnell si guelph ont phone 4915w 7liey thilf irmt upon the i or reneu- their strenoth a ujrm welcome jwjiti baptist church ton wm r bracken real estate general insurance phone 26 actot miscellaneous b 0 young bvsc c l young dvm veterinary surgeons office brookville ontalio phone milton 165r21 f g oakes vs bv sc veterinary surgeon office and residence knox avt acton phone 130 travellers guide gray coach lines coaches leave acton eaatbound 6 38 a m 8 58 a m 11 33 i m 2 08 pm 5 08 p m 6 33 pm 1 31 p m bl 58 p m v westbound 10 27 am 1252 pm 257 pm s 27 pm 7 27 pm i 12 pm 11m pm 1 12 am sun to kitchener only i i duilj tkiifit sunday and holi day 5 b saturday sunday and holl- das st albans church i angliesuil v ralph e price h a m d hector punch piron ph lis ho c me 20tr iv imlxr 11 sc li second sunday after christmas january 4 1953 8 30 a m holy communion- 10 00 am church school 11 00 a m beginner clav 1100 am holy eucharut 7 00 pm evensong and serfnorr all welcome a happy and peaceful veie year 11 p ml i wi 1 m i w lh us sunday january 4th tftlxl am sundo school bible claw 1100 a m mornrin worship pitor will speak on the jeet the uplifted chrlit 7 00 pm- evening worship nich hear jon 1 v the victor b kumley funeral home funeral home heated ambolanee night or day community for years phone 30 serving the 45 d 3live m lampard a1cm rmt organist ond choir leader united church teacher f plana to all n ginning with a ong service ind i studio united church thursdays stiuliei in the book of genesii studio 14 pork ave guelph 8 15 pm regular woeklv meeting telephoot 20ft of the young peoples union i ttusl hone hw canadian national railways sranilard time eastbaund diii illlljm daily except sun days 9 54 am 710 pm sunday- only 8 16 pm dally except sua- day filer at georgetown 9 02 am dally flyer at georgetown 10 11 p m weslbannd daily except sunday and mon day 2 22 am sunday and monday only 12 38 am dally except sun day 8 48 am 0 50 p m iflagstop 7 44 p m daily except saturday and sunday 10 pm saturday on ly 330 pm sunday only io a m iflagstop sunday only flyar at guelph 7 03 pm