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the acton free press acton ontario thursday june 3rd 1954 a good day to remember this is a very active interesting kind of world j most of us have so many things to do and great j many more things that we are planning to do i when we have the time and opportunity our very activity keeps us o busy that we tend to overlook the fact that there are a great many people who are shut out from the normal type of life by being shut in to remind us of these folk and to urge us to do something for them the first sunday of june is set aside annually as shut ins day who are the shut ins there is little need to ask for every community has them folk who are shut in through age disability and various types of illness not only are they confined to the house hospitals or other institutions but many cannot even leave their beds they all are com pelled to lead a restricted life and some of them readily admit that only the kindness of friends and the consideration of visitors enable them to remain normal in their thinking and attitude to life in his name who said i was sick and ye visited me let us unite in making june 6th a rare unforgettable day for the shut in and ourselves men come and go it seems that the business life of acton has the past year had more changes than any other year we can recall this week sees two more changes with w d talbot retiring after 28 years in busi ness and e e barr closing his store after serving actonians for 22 years during the year we also recorded such business changes as wm cooper elliott bros aa pallant and b d rachhn and the closing of the storey glove co ask anyone who has been in business the greatest number of years and they would never guess it was harold wiles we had a chat the other night with harold and his sister miss laura wiles and in the recollections harold told us that it was 1909 when he purchased the confectionery business from miss laura ryder next oldest in years of business life we learned was george ed wards who has been harness making here since 1910 we were glad to learn that harold had no plans for retirement or selling out his business because we went to school with him and we didn t think we had reached the retirement age yet but it does seem that the past 12 months have seen more folks in business in acton finding the pace a bit too strenuous or perhaps it s ust the fed that we ve known them for so long and have aged at the same time we wsh them many years of more leisure but we cannot help feeling lone some sometimes and perhaps that s why we diopped in to see harold wles when minutes count what would you do if it was your decision whether aid should be given a country home by the acton fire brigade that is the question that mayors and fire chiefs have faced in acton for a period of years when a report was received there was a fire beyond the boundaries of acton understandably it is not a simple decision and one that still must be made on the spur of the moment tt is therefore gratifying to see that an agreement for fire protection has been reached between acton and the two townships of nassa aaweya and esquesing it will be extremely unfortunate if erin town ship when approached does not choose to oin the area fire can occur in erin township as easily as in other municipalities and it seems reasonable protection should be obtained from the nearest point at present protection for the whole town ship comes from erin village which in miles is far distant from protection acton could offer according to the plan equipment will be ar ranged on the old fire truck to serve in the emer gency of a fire in the township and one in the town at the same time firemen will be on call in tcwn with a limited number of the men attending the township fire should such a situation occur the town of acton itself has nothing to gain from having erin township oin the area but the cuestion of whether to save a man s barn is a weighty one indeed when seconds are precious l ndoubtedly a general ruling will be passed by council that the brigade and truck will not leave the town to answer fire calls out of the area it seems only fair to expect that erin township will join the other townships of nassagaweya and esquesing in providing fire protection with the j latest equipment from acton holidays lack local events is community spirit waning br jim dtlla pnttri the last straw every once in a wh le we run across a maaa r ne article that makes us want to write the aethor we suppose our readers feel the same way when we hit on a controversial subiect we do get letters to the ed tor and they are in both categories for and aga nsi but ve never v r te the authors of these magaz ne art cles which go aqainst our th nkmg the one we have in m nd al the moment wa headed teach your v fe tc be a do we read t and ve th nk that felloe s push ng men folk too far it takes a man a i fe me to qet soc cessfulv launched tea o t wen iter ei found out h ch one d d trie eac ig i isl a ice folks meet ou at every turn uni i you are past 50 urging protect on for w fe ana fai eer da you are confronted w rh newspaper items wh ch are grim rem nders of he u ce a n pf s fe and more anc iore ofei l iear the funeral serv ces of those you have k ow tor ia vear- then along comes a e low c ec- n our short span of me the dea that ou shot id take t me to tra n our w fe tc v ocw iood that article s the last straw its time for rebell on when such tfam ng s eipeced cf am r an iere just sn t t me for such vcrk to be added n h lifetime of the average man ani e aor be ee the average a fe warns such ci aw inter liuiik up thi rd tho cnmliik band tutu ir biibl llnl will b the- onh mijor rimril it t traction exclu vim of tinrdcn parlies prcenud in acton this summer tin annual mn 24 hoi id a hv slipped by and no orjiinua tun ha found the effort to pro duct entertainment worth hlli julj 1 is cominjt civic holktij and 1abor di are nlo on ttu rnli ndnr again this ynr hut ni in other recent jcirs it is not expected local celibntnii will be held evidently the automobile tin factor train serwee and mi proed bus wrvice have utken iwav the individual drive and enthusiasm that made celebri lion on specinl dis a rekiilir i do i t th nk it tint tlu hmd astic i n urh to pn loc hit will irobnlil hi tlit otil m i j r fund raising tenl inks um mi r of touri mien will be ill kinds of utck dns tvi diilllh gambling instinct is slroik r than it used to be checking bnk 1 find th ins- bill club bind hockey ttnm ind other s inilnr clubs provided tin biiekuik md plan limit for the special celcbra inns of course all tin bl imt docs not in w hi or- in tuitions who fall to expend the nrces tnry effort obviouslj tht pub lie di minds more in the va of entertainni nt than formerl the ifncert efforts or local citl zens to add to the entertain ment art mil appreciated as much as thej used to be the unprecedented success of compnntivtlj recent iltrac t ons sueh is thi minstrelshim and s nip stock win aftvir time pn ductions whin i laiikh w i i welcome thing ind the funds win ft i worthy caue it dot on hi it tin c mi the good old days may have seemed better sptr a lukidiisicil it v north e ast west s outh pushing back those of us who recall the days when the lands along the lakefront were the garden lands of this province wonder sometimes what is going tc be the outcome of the race to gobble up this land for industry and new housing subdivisions is been happening so fast in the past five years that few have had time to consider the impact what is happening in the outlying district from toronto is also happening in other metro politan areas of canada there are few farms or even market gardens left on montreal island once the most intensely cultivated tract in quebec there are few farms left along queen elizabeth highway in ontario and here again the production per acre was among the highest n all canada and the same is true of the amazingly rich lower fraser valley in british columba new housing factories ser vice stations airfields and super highways are push ng farming and commerc al gardening farther and farther back and most of this new encroachment unfortunately takes the choicest gr cutural so i because both farmer and bu ider have s m lar preferences many of us can recall when the dundas h gh way was best known for ts market gardens and its fresh fruit and veaetable stands there are still some of them but no lonqer are a shopping centre for c ty folks v ho ook a i tile drive out nto tt e country how many years will it be before tl e- d sappear ent re perhaps there s caise for alarm but a dr ve off the i ahwavs and o the county oads reveals ti ere s st i pie u o aood fert land to feed aiaidi cuo ng ptpijat oi w th the methods ct travel and tra isc tat c o toda t sn t much 1 r- ore c s a e e me ma cade s cf a cecade aao provide water and sewers in gihinaumn council list witk promisid to providi watir and sew us for a pi inntd 12 luiust subdui sion in the park district contractor willnm mcnallv who riwtwed plans for the subdivison with the council entr would be off chirks on i continuation of joseph street enviable community spirit in fnn the slorv is told of an en nbk communin spirit last week whtn somt 15 nnfihbors converged on thi firm of jack glass rr 1 orton to plint 42 acres of lind in oni mammoth operation with trac tors ind other machiner glass w is unable to do the seeding be ciusc of further surrcr on in arm iftir losing the hand in in accident in acton list ear more space more members in burlington irchitects hae put tht finishing touches on plins for a new curling rink at the same limi prist nt numbers an in tht throes if i campnn to ncruit 200 addi tional numbers which it is under si mid an ni tried to proide pirt of tht binding funds necisiar to be gin tht project ridiculous tod in oikwlle a protest lette thi lords da alliance igainst thi oikvilli arem having skaters on thi ict sundivs brought this com mil fur mavnr lachlan mcarth ir that might hive been all right 11h1 vnrs ato but such i comphml is ridiculous todav to plan zone bronte in bronte council has been in vmd b col a l s nash of thi plinning and development p irtment planning need more imonev i in oikvilli rilepivtrs wire told in idditinml 140215 would be re i quirid this inr to run thi town as j i new mill rate f 45 was set the four mill increase will bring ibout i totil of 611414 into the towns cof fers bronle soccer dispute in bronte hoth lamenting a dis plav of rtfireeing thev claimtd t the worst ever seen here the local united football club last week registered formal protest igainst a 3 1 decision thai went to italo can idtans at bronte a a t rounds m a soccer contest rejects police request in oikville a board of irbitration will likelv sit sometime in june to deil with the applicition of local police for i w iti incrtase which wis rejected bv touncil thi police ivsocntion iskid for i 300 annual piv incnasi md a 40 hour week milton planners burcest in milton it is reported the milton north trifaliir plinning board re commended th it milton hire a plin ninj consultint immediately on a part time bisis ind tiat a full time tnginetr be utilized for locil work from c rtun building b law changes if fecting size of sinple dwellings were ilso ipprotd bv thi board one dies three hurt in georgetown it was reported f ur ladies were injured one fatal back in 1934 train the issue of the free press of thursday may si ibm the w ork or re m wing and repair tug the bridge on maria st over the lltardmon co railway siding wn computed on saturday new top timbe rs hnv bee n put in and a com pit t new floor and sidewalk the railing has been rebuilt and strenglhened and ihii structure is nkiun in an excellent state of repair on sunday night a large congre gallon attended the opening of st jose ph s church it has been under going redecoralions during the post n weeks and is now all com pleted rev father o brien of the bisihci of christ the king hamil ton offered lo thi pistor the rev j l mcbride and the people of st josiphs church his h artiest pnisc on thi work they have accomplish id he said it wis one of tlu most beautiful smill chiirchi s hi hid t vi r i n tired the fmpire div id bv tin duke of 1 wi of tht io df in tvtnl of keen interest thin wis i splendid ludience it the event list wnlntsdiv tvtnint ind j m mcdnnild chairmin of the school boird presided the 80 voice choir tint smg in toronto it fasurtime sing md the orchestra wis hd by mr c mason uung peple and choirs fiv tht selections they hid sunk and plivd it tlu music fes tiv il mrs m r moon was in ihirji with mrs w gowdv it iht pnno net rt spoikor vonshirt elnp lias comi to bt back in 1904 from the issue of the free press c thursday june z 1904 the dog uutslion is a vexed one in this community this was evi denced at tht session of the court of revision on monday evening it was thi re alleged that a number of dogs absent from town during the time of tht assessors peregrinations havi slnct appeared the tag sys tem would certainly be more satis factory at tht meeting of the board of tducitlon the work of the principal mr w ii stewart was referred to rn very complimentary terms and he was n engaged as principal of the high school for another year at i salary of 625 mr george statham baker now dnvis th must handsomi delivery nj ivir driven by an acton mer eh ml with the weeklv pmjer metting on tiusdiy ivening the pislorate of mr w s mcalpmc who for six vi irs h is betn tht populir pistor of atton itiplist church his come to in ind pnvirs and eood wishis follow him to brimpton tlu jinantsi continue to ndv ince upi n it rntorv ht n toforc held by tlu huvsi ins in in t ngagement list wnk th v lost 3 500 men but ciplunri 70 russian ns ln drove tht ititvstins in rapid rt treat from tht ir intrtnched positions i tin i pie books lion of prits for work is t tc were made bv cooper regent of the iode on behilf of the lakeside chipler iode miss vidi ram regent mide presenta tions lo mirjone ni ir and ted hansen as the best all round high school girl ind boy a life that has been spent entirely in this district and has witnessed the development of this section from pioneer divs was closed on frday when mrs thomas statham passed away at her home on church st in her ninetieth yeir the young couple started m the baking busi ess in georgetown later moving acton mosquitoes in ont crop that hi- l bun winter killed fiv id thi ikair immimii ltijm on siturda- hn w is actons opponent ind i 1 irei concourse of citi7tns greeted tlu contestints acton won bv a considerable mirgin making it thn e tr light wins m the nee for the canadian amateur baseball leago pi nmnl yi sterdiv ifti rnton thi n was laid to re t m tht ctmeter at bal linifid one of the firstborn re si dents of this vicinitv in the person of mr jeremiah ktntnir wh died on monday morning after i luigiriiii illmss mr kenlener i i nitivi of the batlinafid vicinitj hiving betn born here 80 jears ago butttr ind eggs were both quoted at 13 cents this week practical hint before emptying the v clciner sprinkle water n in paper or bit to kitp down professional directory and travellers guide medical r n i al thi cir thtv vert driving left the highwav ind plummeted through a shillow gullev into i lirji tret dead is mrs willnm div idson glen i willnms injurtd in mrs cecil quefh s park to discuss smith hor motht r mrs mirv wil i ing the villige for ku nnd mrs mirk clirk george i dr w g c kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence 115 church st e phone 150 s me reison it is up to councillor town rtbert mason to promote the trip burlingtons count rate in burlington reevi robert shin run prist nted to council i copv of tit hilton countv assessor s tpurt in i i inttd out thn the towns 1q13 i ssmtnt wis up 1000 000 for i urpt s f countv lew acti how mr w ill be down m lil veai s 55 000 to thrash out problems i in milton tht nttpivirs assocn tion is working ti irrinre i public met ting with citiztns council ind ichoi i board lo thrish out problems ind misundt windings connected with iht rough courst thi proposed icmtlv in instruction dr d a garrett phjslclan and surgeon corntr of willow and rivir sis entrance rivar strict aclon ontario phone 238 dental i i hid thi hp at the a j buchanan dental surgeon ltishman block mill st dr h leib dental surgeon offici c orner mill and fredt rick streets office hours 9 am to 6 p m tflfphonf 19 acton real fstate and insurance f i wright w r bracken real fsute phoni 6 i 1st vour firms wth us wt inv ficilitits in mcui vour pn 1 1 rlv insurance acton iiness or house ui i to use our a purchase for baptist church acton other papers say united church of canada i acton ontario a friend1 y chlrch rev e a carrey ba bd minister pirsinake 29 bower avenue misc rllanfous salesman r f bean limited omptete iiunranre serv let hi mil i st acton phone w5 etfrinary b d young bvsc c l young dvm urinary burgeon offir hi kville ontario victor rumley son funeral home funeral home healed ambuuv i h i miini 6sr21 phti go i i miss o m jo r f cht i v 1 p robab i qo hql it 1 adv a nee t mes but c pdv or sjci lux ur es bers taes are h a savs trie v nqham on coss p en noaadavs rabv bonuses and bom rev v a of consefa ve party quebec s j ch c be des red savs the victoria t mes but suppo ng the a enc si and rac ast forret t c quebec wr dre o w n shor run ga ns ap parent v s i ng c si q ja4qe c e in ty cf tne nat on i std jl nf fit st johns church ex khood ont r r- p- e p r b r t whit st d olive m iampard a tc m r mt teacher or piano studio tnlted churrh tbnrdari i c f ieatheriand rarruirr a sllrltor soury pabu artnn 3xvv prphb saturday bv k 10 fl m 1200 an i 00 p m 300 pm irnt onl i tun res 131 actos tbe onlv f dd r a s f c ont i-f- -t- t w n a i atif i advarcr- 2 w i nth si st sincle o p fie u h cw mail pt offce departrr- rt ottaw published bv the dill printing and pabttsluni- cm umlted g a di is edaior in chief david r d lis product or manager jaies dil s john blaclc asjociate editors paper ever published in ac urn i pub ished et th ivla at w mil lrhrnftht dtb aunlc rrula rairtn twa cjitehtj v sion of the subscription pav n the tnned staei f n i b i canada 3 vi presbyterian church m canxba knot chrkcr aton rf robfrt h armstrong m ed mtniaur st alban s church anclkan ralth f ivire ba b rector uurr slmm itvft hoskin hartared arrountanla irnssiiri to jinkins and hardt lli miimk iiun bld u irit ria st t r into fm 4 9131 business and editorial office telephone 1 7 a slnd jt e fi 1954 15 ar c c scho o no r d v w h r 00 rm eve rg wor p v lt jper te ird a rere the r terfth k wa ir we ccrre a a l you nth god p all r v si or gerald a candler hart red acroufajb i pm blvd f g oakes bv sc eterlnarlan n rtnrt it d net 2i kn x ave act n i htine 131 travellers guide gray coach lines 1m his lff aton ftt bound tmam k5kam 1133 jn 20h m 1ft pm su pm tw p m t9 sb p m welbund ii 27 a m 12 s2 p m 2 57 pa stl pm 27 pm 9 12 p m 11 32 pm 1 12 a m sun to kjl- rh rr nh a llaik txrril sunda and boll ftks t sat irdav s inday and holl canadian national railways sundard time eaaltwmd s 411 a r da j i xcei 5 tflui rt 7 13 m s rday r il l m da 1 txtip sun 9 fc m da al i r r daih 1228 r ffrtbmd fit sui d sun nru lli j m da ly encep sunday 8 m 653 pm infopl 7 49 pm siturdav orly 1 t pm sundly only 903 am flag top sundar onl flyer at guelph 7 0s pm dailj except sat and sun fljrtr at guelph 801 ptn