The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

page two the acton free press acton ontario thursday november 24 1955 2hr artntt 9te jitphh the only paper ever published in acton founded in 1875 and published evfery thurs day at 56 mill st e acton ont member of the audit bureau of circulations the cw na and the ontarioquebec division of the cwna advertising rates on request sub- 1iphnim paynhlf in advance 8250 in canada 3 50 in the united states six months 1 50 single copies 6c authorized as second class mail post office department ottawa published by the dills printing and publishing co limited g a dills editorinchief david r dills production manager l james dills john black associate editors business and editorial office ph 174 acton w 1956 is important to you tomorrow night is citizens night in acfon you wont be asked for any admission charge there wont be any reception committee to greet you at the town hall and you can stay as long as the audience finds the meeting of interest the fellow citizens you choose to guide the affairs elf our town are going to be your choice if you do not see that they are placed in nomination to morrow night there is no other opportunity until 1956 it is well to remember that while there is no limit to trie number of nominees for office the persons nominated must have certain quaifica tions and there must be consent of the nominee to allow his or her name to be placed on the nomination slate if the candidate is not able to be present at the meeting if you are not sure of the simple rules it might be well to contact the muni cipal office for clarification prior to the meeting and not after nomination night is the public forum for all citizens of our town its the place to get in formation regarding municipal affairs you may think that your particular section or yourself has been badly treated go with an open mind to hear the problems of civic administration which must be considered as a whole and not individ ually its well to remember too that those who serve you do not take these duties for gain their action in filling office is motivated by a willing ness to serve in this capacity lack of citizens to serve means a breakdown of our democratic form of selfgovernment we have through the years talked with many who have served in municipal affairs and we have never heard one say that they regre the experience and understanding gained true we have met many who after seve ral years have been adamant in refusal to again serve but none who have admitted regret for the service rendered and the understanding gained we urge every citizen of acton to go to nomination meeting tomorrow night and go with en inquiring and an open mind it is no place for personal grievances or abuse but an opportunity for securing information and understanding of the town as a whole and of joining those folks who yearly do their utmost for community ad vancement remember that while the annual report of the past year is important the problems to be faced in 1 956 are of far greater importance the experience of fhe past can serve its best purpose by being a guide for the future tomorrow night the call for 195 goes out to the citizens of acton it takes no prophet to see the problems of the ominq year are many and complex in a town that is having such rapid expansion no lack here the lachjjte watchman complains of the lack of organized social activity for youth and says that some blame if for evidence of uvemle law lessness in acton it would seem that any youth o the town has plenty of organized activity per haps this factor can be credited for the recent sane observance of halloweevi here on that particular night however there wasnt any organ ized activity but then of course one would not expect one night of organization to cure years of disorganization we have often wondered if the young people of thistcom fully realize the facilities they have for social activity we think they do but it wont do any harm to enumerate them theres the y aa c a with a full program for boys and girls and church groups with a full pro gram the scouts cubs and guides have their own quarters there are bowling greens and ten nis courts and ball diamonds and football fields in summer in winter theres the arena for skat- ng and hockey weather permuting there are mght classes at the school arid added to this all the social groups for games dances and smaller social functions theres the band and other musical groups we didnh know ourselves this was such a- busy town and well bet we missed many others in this enumeration actonians cannot complain however of lack of opportunity fdrsqcial activity a full program is available for all groups seasonal change that if irst snowfalj and foretaste of winter last weekend was a reminder that the filling of the radiator with antifreeze was not the most import ant duty of every motorist roads with snow and ice require a great change in driving habit chains and tire treads are helpful in keeping motor cars moving none of the devices however are going to be effective if we do not cut down on driving speeds to meet winter conditions even the snow plowing and sanding of our highways leave some treacherous road condi tions it takes only a few feet of icy pavement to turn a car into a wreck and send folks to thetaps- pital t i me was a few years back when traffic was lighter that with a spin out of control you had the whole road or a soft snowbank to get things righted with heavier traffic there ust isnt even a few feet to regain control you bring not only damage to yourself but to other motor ists there are conditions during winter when even 20 miles per hour is not a safe driving limit another winter hazard for motorists is carbon monoxide it is as odorless and colorless as it is deadly doubtless those who fall victims of the gas meet a painless death but it is nonethe less permanent despite warnings and listed deaths there are many who will continue to ig nore safety precautions against the gas until it is too late people will continue to parkj leav ing their motors running and their heaters on in some cases the gas will seep in and the occupants ol the car become drowsy until they are unable to do anything to help themselves by the time they realize what has happened other people will run the m6tor of their car inside the garage too long and lulled into the sleep of death they will be found too late even with the garage door open there is a strong chance of the fumes being blown back in or of the doors swinging closed carbon monoxide gas is too deadly to be fooled vith winter driving conditions are here forced changes another town has omed the ranks of those communities in which the operation of two news papers has been found to be unprofitable and unnecessary the bracebridge gazette after 85 years of service to that town and district has ceas ed publication the paper will hereafter be known as the herald gazette the plant news paper and- goodwill avebeen sold to the pub lishers of the aauskoka herald in making the announcements and regrets last week mr c e bond president of the brace- bndge gazette co made this significant state ment under the combined newspapers the edi tors will have sufficient scope to present an en larged newspaper to the district businessmen will also benefit in a lower advertising rate than was possible when they used bofh the gazette and theherald to bring their messages to the readers of both papers it will take a little time to combine th two mailing lists ahd the two plants but we feel sure that when all is complete the readers will like the new setup another part of the statement is also signifi cant it is not easy to part with a medium with which one has been associated for years present day costs of operation along with the extreme shortage of skilled help were the main reasons behind the move to amalgamate the two news papers gone are the days when a few dollars would start a newspaper and printing plarrt modern machinery has changed the scene but its not cleap machinery and the skill of the worker mgst be greater to operate the new equipment wages and hours of working increased cost of paper and materials have made the publishing of a newspaper for any community an operation whtehcsnorhowenpttcafion of earner years folks in bracebridge will miss the gazette after 85 years well miss it in the newspaper exchange list but there is no doubt the piping of the newspapers in the community will give ad ded strength and opportunity for wider service to the town it serves brief comment in pembroke as in numerous other places it has been customary for some years to observe the day after christmas as boxing day but this year december 25 falling on sunday christmas will be observed the following day what then is to be done about boxing daypembroke ont observer we regret the passing of the old molasses hogshead from the general store buying a gallon of molasses in the wintertime was a leisurely pro- cesspart df the enioyable fabric of rural life so time marches on and we now buy our molas ses in packages neat antiseptic and uninterest ing st croix n b courier imloln liy h tlllrr 1 l li november snows linger on the ground this week after the season s first snowfall of any amount officially winter is only a month away christmas only a month from tomorrow be fore too many more frosty nights thesnow will be pilled high er and scenes like this one won i be at all unusual in the town and district the bible rev o p parson district secretary if the bible evei suffeicd ncfilect it did uboul i gem latum ngo today homever it has re turned to front nnd centre in the stage of things befoie wol id wu i in halycon d ivs of penie int prosperity the idea rhit the wo id was steadily getting better uis prevalent religion was inelevmt or at least of no special signtfu iiue excopt as a particular pittein uf life one writer went so fir ai i say the bible lost its foinin place in the pulpit the classiomn and the home soon after th it n imuivii i new trt nd in biblitnl si holaiip took hold the tide begin to turn nnd it was realized th it to lead tin bible in a merely histoi ical mii ner as one would load any otliu book was to miss the point alto gether now it began to road as in urgent message to individual mrn and women this changed attitude to the bible came in the nick of tune no 7odaf upper canada itltile society one knows what would haw hip pcned to th churclus trt kuiope mid europe itself otherwise it hid taken a fum hold of the minds of men in germany in lime to iliold the line against ewn mem kampf and its public iidirule b tho nais appreciation of the tlible toil ly increase sometimes it appens in strange plues refugees in d camps around the wot id rrtoirnir llu fact that most of then help comes from the chill lies although many tome jrom nont hi i tiao backgrounds thev rt cognize the bible to be the inspuation of thir hencf ictors anil are asking the bible societies for copies for tlhem- selves suggested bible reidrngs for the week sunday dent to 1520 lhondaj mark 0 1 29 tucsd i mark 0 2050 wednesday mark 10 127 thursday mark 10 2h 52 friday 1 cor 4 121 saturday 1 cor 11 1734 ttw wn-jir- vs- ansasft cssessmcsssisusisxsra ways of avoiding farm fires ed byhalton forums fire on the farm a very timely topic was the subject discussed in fanm radio forrurnn lat monday evening november 7 j probably no other word in the leave children alone in the house there should be no smoking in barns and all smokers should be very careful of matches cigarette butts etc english language fills one with hor- i all groups recommended having ror and apprehension as much as fire extinguishers handy in case of the call fire the halton farm fire dont get panicky fast ac- forum groups all reported some tion coupled with intelligence is re- farm fires in their locality during quired salt or baking soda is the past vear i sometimes effective in controlling a in many cases farm fires are the fire around the kitchen range a rosuttef carelessness many means rood supply of water near the of preventing them were suggested buildings is great protection and namely more and better inpection j welli may be supplemented with of electrical wiring and equipment i water from farm ponds be sure hay is properly dried before most groups reporting felt the storing store gasoline away fram rural people of halton were very main buildings and never fill the fortunate to have the services of tractor while it is running keep different fire brigades operated by chimneys stoves and furnaces mown firemen be prepared keep clean store matches in a safe place their telephone number beside your out of reach of children and never telephone the good old days may have seemed better t back in 1905 taken from the issue of the free press thursday november 23 1005 the event of the fall term of the high school is the annual contd t and each succeeding yeni seems to add to the interest the program is elevating and instructive thuie wad ample manifestation that the large audience fully appreciated the efforts of principal stewart anil those associated wltli hltn rev barker was a skillful presiding of ficer mr h ip moore secretary of the board of education present ed the diplomas to the students who were successful in the ent rance and departmental examinat ions miss jessie nicklln sang with more than her usual sweet ness and volume bandmaster mason and his twin sisters playeltm piano duet with cornet accompaniment the glee club executed a difflcul round and patriotic chorus misses nicklln holmes graham and mc- kinnon ang a quartette theres peace in tile dep the exhibition of club swinging iby nine young ladies showed grate miss liuiu gray was the talented accompan ist of uie evening rev matthew wilson ma the lew rectoi of st albim s ehurih arived in town last week anil pre iclied his inaugural si rmon n sunday he is a native of scotland and received his degree fioin glasgow unlveisity in llllll the fust public uluimie in tho campaign for local option in ai ton was the sei mon pieithid in thi methodist ihuicli last sunday iv tiling by rev fringe hukii tin discourse was a spu lied inaln ment 4f thi lu instil lupini ti if fie and a powiiful pica for tin ilosingof the hiri and saving of the boys of thi romrminity tin it us a large longregation miss lcxie clark sang mrs j e curry has disposed of her splendid residence on young st con hall to mish hi lla goi don imiss gordon takes possi ssi n in a short time and no doubt w ii eventually change the nume to th it formerly o familiar when the fim- ly resided at bannotkburn gordon hall back in 1935 taken from the issue of the free press thursday november 28 1935 nominations in acton uiis year were the quietest in jmn and el ections will he a minus quantity for all odfices the nomination mooting on friday night had an a ttendance of 25 to 10 and w nominations closed at 810 the fol lowing hnd been entered for mun icipal offices reeve c h harris on council a imbmih f j moctrtw cheon dr ie j nelson j e mc millan public utilities commission john mcclure r j kerr c m hansen school trustees dr p w pearen dr a j buchanan j m mcdonald commissioner b g arnold was chosen to act as chair man ifor the meeting a capacity house was on hand on thursday for the finals in the hockey clubs amateur nights in fact it was beyond iapifcity and after packing all possible in many were turned away winner was the hlg biondcmt with gordon cook jack rolil urn charles kirkness setond mrs j j stewart elocut ionary number and third francos chisholm vocal solo in th special prize t lasses mrs win hall won the first in the class for oldest contestant ri i orriini rnliii the quar tette of mesis g mnsales n g illison won t the clifford anil g simpson prize for quartettes early rlsters won the spiualty num i ri r pr ri r tty gibson anil hilli- vrni i nt i ar nod off tin honors for the youngest conti st inls tin- now shower baths for thi hinkiy dressing looms in the arena are now in nig installed intimation that r ulio licenses an to be abolished will tome as wcl- iome niws it wis just another of tho nuisance livns that prove i very unpopular mil rather difficult to collect with inli rmi iliati anil junior oh a hoi ki y sthoiluliil for acton arena this year it looks liki- him ki y for every faruy of every fan halton farmers wore prominent among the livestock xhlbitnrs it tin royal wrnti r fair with horses and fruit professional directory and travellers guide medical 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 dr 0 a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river su entrance river street acton ontario phone 238 dr robert d buckner physician and snrgeon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 619 office hours 68 p m legal c f leatherland harrlstrr solicitor notary office hours 1000 am 1200 i 00 p m 5 00 pjn saturdays by appointment only office 22 phone res rtf acton lever hoskin chartered accountants n 51 main st brampton phones 2478 44 victoria st toronto em 40131 dental dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours 0 am to 8 p m xray telephone 148 at the united church of canada acton ontario gordon adams m a b d rev parsonag minister 29 bower avenue phone 00 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 76 bower ave acton phone 0 1969 sunday november 27th 9 55 ajn church school 950 aon junior church 1115 jn morning worship 7 00 pjn we worship in the ang lican church v the amgucan xhurch c canada st albaos chnrch acton ont rev evan h jones ba lth rector presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev robert h armstrong ma bd minister sunday november 27th 1955 1100 am morning worship 7 00 pjn evening service in the anglican church baptist church acton ray h costerui pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone 208w sunday november 27th 1955 woo am sunday school ii 00 am morning worship 7 00 pm evening service in the anglican church wednesday 8 pm midweek ser vice sunday november 27h 195i first sunday in advent 8 30 am corporate communion and breakfast for men and bos bishop will broadcast to tho men of the diocese at 930 aan 10f0 am church school important canadiari news and official state ments ust dont get into american newspapers dtcldres the ottawa journaf which adds the truth is that the only way by which canadians can set noticed in the united states press or much u m beginners class noticed is to have more quintuplets a pretty j bst rugged regime speeches ust gel into waste- 7 00 pm annual masonic church baskets senice walker lodge no 321 i a f and a m acton pentecostal assembly meet ng in lol hv1 crew or s si lol hv1 correr- p-i- rev k j red coon st tilephone 9iv 1955 suxdy vovember 27th 10 10 am surdt svo 1100 am mmn worip 7 oo pm eaneel s c service wednesday 8 pm cottage pray- er meeting and bible stjj dr h leib dental surgeon otficecorner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 p m telephone 19 acton optical e l buchner r o optometrist 48 miu st e phone 115 office hours wednesdays only 130 6 00 pm wednesday evenings by appoint ment veterinary f g oakes b v sc veterinarian office and residence24 knox av acton phone 130 b d young b v sc c lyoung dvm veterinary soircmm office brookville ontario phpne milton 185r21 real estate and inbtjramci wright f l 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 95 appraiser real estate and insurance jr- w r bracken real estate insurance phone 26 actor list yotir farms business or hou with us we m ite yqpjvto use no facilitjes in securing raiwrchase fr our property r r r f bean cfaalted real estate and btsuraaos 83 mill st acton phone 585 m e manderson ba barrister solicitor and notary public 77 mill st phone 589 a offlcejiiours tuesday 15 pm thursday 15 pm georgetown office by appointment 4 main st s phone triarufl 72464 miscellaneous rumley funeral home heated ambulance phone 699 night or day serving the community for 46 y cars olive m lampard atcm rmt teacher of piano acton studio st albans panh hall 14 park ave guelph phone 296 travellers quid gray coach iincs i imf j coaches leave acton eastbasmd 638 am 858 am 1133 208 pm 5 06 p m 833 p m p m blo 13 pm westbosmd 10 27 am 12 52 p m 237 pjd4 5 27 pm 727 pm 912 pm 1132 pm 112 am sun to kit chener only a daily except sunday and holi days b saturday sunday and days canadian national railways standard time eastbarad raik 6 40 a m daily except sun- da 10 00 am 713 pm sunday r t 01 pm daily except stro- da fer at georgetown 9 02 a na 6 17 p m daily flyer at georg- to ir 1011 p m west b and diifv 1144 p m daily except sunday 8 48 a rn 655 pm flag- stopi 7 43 pm saturday only 223 pm sunday only 9 43 am flag- top sunday onlv flyer at guclph 7 05 p m daily except sat and sun to detrain passenger from west toronto and beyond 6 10 p m daily except sat nd sun fler at quelph 6 38 pm