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t ti 1agetwo the acton free press acton ontario j thursday february 2nd 195 t- lie arlnti jurw jrraa the only paper ever published in acton r founded in 1875 rind published every thurs day at 56 mill st e acton ont member of the audit bureau of elucidations the cw na and the ontarioquebec division of the cwna advertising rates on request siib- scriptions payable in advance 300 in canada- 40 in the united states six months 175 single copies 7c authorized as second class mail post office department ottawa published by the dills printing and publishing co umlted g a dills editorin chief david r dills production manager james dills john black associate editors business and editorial office ph 174 acton unified study of problems the preliminaries in the negotiations for sup plying gas in the north halton towns of milton acton and georgetown seem to be rearing the end with the ultimate report in sight for next month with the decision given by the fuel board it should not be many months before the actual work is taken in hand and this source of heat is made available for the first time in this district already the pipe lines are in brampton and that town has an added choice in heating arrangements it would be unwise to make any predictions on the ultimate source of supply of gas but we have en to present to qyr jreaders the v findings and presentations of the problem of arriving at the decision and the study of the evidence which is being presented the latest of the hearings in toronto the past week appears in this issue we have felt that in such a step our readers should be wellinformed and aware of the evidence which will guide the final decision the fact that all three towns have united un der the north halton urban board in making joint studyofthe proposals has been another justif ica tion of the forming and working of this body for unified advancement of this industrial district it is only sensible that one franchise forgas could serve the three towns better than three separate agreements andi that the field shobld be studied most advantageously as an entire unit in this re spect and in others which have been undertaken the north halton group has proven aworthwhjle organization the expansion taking place in the district is making the borders closer in the three towns developments have a common bearing that can best be solved by unified study as a whole agreement may not always be unanimous but the urban board study of problems can in most cases be of benefit to all how much toll for traffic all across ontario and particularly in this sec tion of the province and of halton county traffic problems are of vital concern already five pro- yjncial highways have routes in the county the latest which will go from windsor to the quebec border will be the sixth to be included in this county the new skyway to make better traffic conditions on the queen elizabeth way is another of the gigantic highway proposals that will soon be taking shape naturally the current topic of ton roacki is of interest in this much travelled section lojjcanada many canadians have travelled the toll roads now in operation across the border and been favorably impressed with the ease of travel and the prob lems that are minimized by these thruways and turnpikes for long trips and fast haulages they have distinct advantages it must also be taken into consideration that they also add quite a cost to motoring and are not frequently used for short trips every mile that is now travelled in ontario or elsewhere has quite a toll collected arpresent license fees and gasoline taxes now amount to quite an item in motor travel- as a matter of fact many find that if all costs are added up travel by motor car for long distances is not the most eco nomical means of transportation fvvatter of fact when parking costs are paid in large centres it is found that other means of travel are morei eco nomical and less worrisome summer weekends for three months in the yea find conditions far from soothing to the nerves for approximately 50 days of the 365 days of the year many highways have seemingly unbearable conditions like the 14 days of un- r usual hot weather last summer our troubles seem insufferable we wonder however how many are willing to pay the price for the whole year to get relief that toll roads will require there may come a daywhen costs will need to have more serious consideration parents can help recent sex stoyings of two young girls in toronto and london ont have aroused public opinion in ontario particularly but in other parts of canada as well there has been vocal reaction from persons in high andjow office questions have been asked in parliament organizations have expressed theiir views- advice so varied as to be completely con flicting has been given with the honest inten tion of seeking action to deduce the nu7ttberbf these crimes v that public opinion should be so enraged is good an alert audible public is the best- assur ance of action and it is apparent from- the large number of sex offences so widely publicized in recent weeks that some action is needed whether medical or police treatment is the answer is being debated in the press and on the public platform both points of view have their earnest supporters and it is the responsibility of qualified authorities to decide one of the problems in preventing sex offenc- es wa outli b dr fr no neurological services director for ontario reform institutions in an address to apublic meeting intorontb dr van nostrand said sex deviates are found in all walks of life the vast majority are only exposed when charged and arraigned in court there are no generally accepted tests to determine such tendencies accepting this fact it is apparent that there always will be sex offences although incarcera tion in prison or hospital of known deviates should reduce the number pdrentscan help too by a program of home education dr kenneth gray a toronto psychia trist has warned parents against rushing into a radical plan of education until they know enough about sextdevfatfon robe able to answer all the childs questions but children can be warned against accepting rides from strangers going for walks with men they do not know whether under the guise of friendship or in response to an offer of candy parents too can keep a closer tab on the afterdark activities of their children especially teenagers suggestions for a curfew for children have been advanced but the best curfew is stronglyenforced parental discipline this will not prevent all sex crimes but it may help to reduce the number an exemplary service we envy the record that t f e claridge edi tor of the shelburne free press and economist had fitting tribute paid to by the community fast saturday night into his 80 years he has cram med 65 years of the printing business with 53 of those years as editorxe has played in the band and been bandmaster for 54 years hes been 23 years on the library board and 1 5 years its secre tary for 15 years he has been choirmaster for 48 years he has belonged to the masonic lodge and been treasurer for 41 years it is said that in shelburne he is known to all by the title the chief we have known mr claridge for many years but we didnt know until this honoring occasion that he was borh at horn by and lived in the scotch block for a year and a half herwenrto shelburne in 1882 apparently however those early years of his life in the scotch block inculcated a will for achievement for which the hardy pioneers of that district are known and respected down through the years we ioin with other haltonians in congratula tion in a life ofcommunity achievement to this native son and the wish that his years may be long his community service is exemplary for any citizen of any town few editors will be able to come anywhere close to it rlioto tjy esther taylor the groundhog comes into his own today february 2 to days the day he pops an eye about to find his shadow so the story has it and if he fails to see the shade back he goes into his lair until a late springs warmth arouses him looks like this fellow found no shadow and has posted notice above of the fact the bible rev g p takson district secretary edeuf upper canada bible society even if we do have some heavy winter weather we should not forget that january set a record for syinshin brief comment those clean new license plates are gaining in prominence on the highways the first extension of time for securing them has been granted but get them early and avoid the rush i a 30 yearold industry in kitchener which manufactured rubber footwear has been closed reason given is competition of cheaper imported shoes from japan world markets can make ser ious changes in the conditions at home most of the victims of house fires this winter have been innocent children points out thejsyd ney postrecord try as one may one cannot reason away a conviction of a large amount of blame on parents f5r this flaming sacrifice of the innocents the government subsidizes television radio the railroad atomic energy development trade negotiations and numerous other things why does everyone holler when the agricultural in- dustry asks for a little help lachute que watchman xitirriat and kernano were only places on paper five years ago it would be miraculous if they were not still in their frontier periods now but kitimat is marching steadily towards no 3 place amongst communities of british columbia kitimat bc northexnsentinel the search for a lost goat by some bedouins near the dead sea un covered some of the rarest of early bible manuscripts in 1947 portions of these dead sea scrolls are soon to be in the care of mcdill university at montreal considered- by biblical scholars and scientists alike to be treasures greater than the richest museums nnd universities of the world pos sess they will be made available for study in canada through a birks foundation gift these precious parchments are believed to have been written by essenes some time before 68 ad they are probably 500 years older than any former known manuscripts and are the only originals written in hebrew they exceed the fam ous codex sinaiticus of the british museum and the codex vatincanus nftho vatican museum in import ance the first found documents of the group from the original cave near the dead sea were purchased by the israeli government after they had been brought to america by the syrian archbishop samuel the price paid was 25000000 because he had taken them out of the coun try he is now banned from return ing to jerusalem many of the later discovered manuscripts however are more valuable than the original group many canadians have had part in the search for and study of these documents described as one of the most fascinating detective stories of all time now portions of these parchments will be available for study at mcgill by secural scholars as well as protestant jewish and catholic scholars who agree that they are genuine and the oldest found in recorded history suggested readings for the week sunday matthew 27 131 monday matthew 27 3266 tuesday mat thew 28 120 wednesday psalms 1 16 thursday psalms 15 15 fridav psalms 23 16 saturday psalms 24 110 the good old days may have seemed better t wvww poets corner winter scene by mary ellen varley the snow has heaped a fluff of beauty high upon these restive boughs how like etchings they are against the grey back drop of sky that holds one breathless for a little while i i like the newness of n winters day i that is thrust deep beneath the nights wild storm on 1- would ask the sun not take away too soon this still and crystal loveliness so many diamonds sparkle every where and blades of meadowgrass are tipped with stars while the chatter of sparrows fill the air easing the silence as they wait for crumbs back in 1906 from the issue of the free press of thursday february 1 mm the seating capacity of the coun- ell chamber was taxed for the bi weekly meeting by the number of citizens attending everything pas sed off quietly however until the bylaw for the appointment of a municipal officer was introduced then the dozing visitors became fully awakened and alert and all ears were pricked up it was under stood that there would be several applications for the onerous posi tion and perhaps there may be but the bylaw was read but twice no appointment was made the tug- ofwar will therefore be postponed to the next meeting the bachelors tea given by the men of st albans church was a grand succ the hall was com pieieiy nllea ana tne tea and enter- tainment fulfilled the most sanguine expectations painters are finishing this week the clark house renamed by the new proprietor the acton the renewed premises are a vast im provement on what the hotel was before the fire it was rather unique on saturday afternoon to witness a baseball game in the park and a hockey match on corporation pond after nearly a year and a half of continuous illhealth death came to the relief of r d graham on fri day morning at his residence on willow st he was formerly the busy municipal officer he was born in esqucsing in 1864 the funeral on monday was largely at tended the fire brigade ot which body mr graham was a member attended in a body as also did the members of the aouw the reeve and council attended and had the town bell tolled at the meeting of the county council mr j s deacon the in spector of public schols presented his annual report ho emphasized the need of shade trees and suggest ed devoting a corner to the planting of wild flowers the desirability of inculcating a more patriotic spirit in all the schools was impressed the annual meeting of the halton insurance co was held in the town hall tuesday 5jm back in 1936 from the issue of the free press t thursday february 6 1938 fire last night completely demo lished the kennedy block on main st and threatened to spread to the entire business section only the good work of the fire brigade kept the fire confined to the one struc ture the sore is at present unoccu pied mr fred davison occupied the barbershop and w r e blair had his plumbing shop at the rear mr and mrs allan kirkness and mr and mrs matt tyler occupied the apartments some of the con tents of the building were removed but water damage will be heavy at the monthly session of the school board on tuesday evening trustees dr a j buchanan dr p megle and i i g frasef xvere present and chair man j m mcdonald presided acton finished their intermediate group hockey games friday night with a win of 61 over georgetown the boys this year played the id games without a loss finishing with 19 points out of 20 r j kerr of acton was elected 2nd vicepresident of the ontario- fairs association at the annual con vention in toronto this week elmer lasby of acton was winnei- of the prize for reference books ir dominion contest conducted by the- national womens christian tem perance union the duke of devonshire chapter iode held its annual meeting at the home of mrs peter smith or tuesday on sunday night some person or persons forced entry at one of the rear doors of the public school and apparently spent the night in the- tcachcrs room panthers lo08e fredericton cp panthers are- again reported in central new- brunswick hunter thomas hlcsey said he fired at a sixfoot panther but missed tracks of a second ani mal were found nearby motor vehicle registrations inr canada jumped nine per cent inr 1953 to an alltime high of 3430872 professional directory and travellers guide medical an artist touched the hills and made them white with shining silver marked the streamlets course and in his constant striving to de light touched all the window panes with scenes of spring profitable cake stettler alta cp a baker in this central alberta town donated a fruit cake to a community auction sale for a swimming pool fund bids reached 900 before the cake was sold the buyer donated the cake for sale again the process i was repeated several times until in all the cake brought 90 for the j swimming pool fund dr w g c kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st acton office phone 78 residence 115 church si e phone 150 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river sts entrance river street acton ontario phone 238 dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 39 wellington stt acton ont phone 679 office hours 68 pm legal c f leatherland qc barrister a solicitor notary public office hours 10 10 am 1200 am i 00 pm- 5 00 pm sitm lays by appointment only i office 22 phone res 151 acton- lever hoskin chartered accountants 51 main st n 44 victoria st brampton phones 247r toronto em 49131 dental at the dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block will st office hurs 9 am lmpm xray telephone 148 dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to pm telephone 19- acton optical united church of canada acton ontario i rev gordon adams ma b d minister j parsonage29 boer avenue i phone 60 i mr george ehiott i organist ard choir leader 76 bower ave actor phone 6 j v i sunday february 5th 1956 j 050 am junior church 9i- am church school 1115 am morning worship j 700 pm evening prayer presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev robert h armstrong ma bd minister e l buchner ro optometrist 4s mill st f phone 115 office hours wednesdays 130- coo p m evrungs by amntmint sunday february 5th 1956 1100 am morning service 9 45 a in church school 700 pm evening service a wirm welcome awaits- you they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength veterinary the anglican church of canada st albans church acton ont rev evan h jones ba lth rector baptist church acton ray h costerus pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone 206w sunday february 5th 1956 sexagesima sunday 9x1 am holy communion 1qo6 am churctuschool 1100 am beginners class 11 00 am choral communion 700 pm evening prayer confirmation classes monday febnuary fjth i 415 pm juniors 800 pm adults classes will be held in st albans parish hall sunday february 5th 1956 1000 am sunday school- 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service weidnesdayz8 pm mid- week ser vice r acton pentecostal assembly meeting in lol hall creyvsons corners pastor revk j reld 81 cook st telephone 649 w opened to commercial fishing on ly 16 years ago great slave lake irt the northwest territories now provides the continents largest an nual fatch rfyrnit nnrl whjtefigh i sunday february 5th 1956 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service wednesday 8 pmfottage pray- ex meeting abbulestudy f g qakes bv sc veterinarian office and residence 24 knix a acton phone 13 b d young bv sc c l young dvaa veterinary surgeons office brookville ontario phone milton tr 89177 aa e manderson ba barrister solicitor and notary public 77 mill st phone 505 office hours i tuesday 15 pm -thursday- 15 pmr georgetown office by appointment 4 main st s phone trianglc i 72464 miscellaneous ruaaley funeral home heated ambulance phone 699 night or day serving tho community for 4fi years olive aa laaapard at cm rmt trarher of piano acton studio st albans parish hall 14 park ave ouelph phoiu- 3 travellers guide gray coach lines cowiiks leave acton easllmund h3 am fcsham 1133 am 208 2 ok pni 5 hi run 6 33 pm k 33 p m 1008 p m sun andholi westbound 10 27 am- 1252 pm 2 57 pm 5 27 pm 1 1 pm 912 pm i 1132 pm i 12 am fri sat sun j and hoi real estate and insurance f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario- phone 95 appraiser real estate and insurance w r bracken heal estate iunnnm phone 26 acton list your farms business or house with us we invite you to use our facilities in securing a purchaser tor your property r f bean limited real estate and insurance 83 mill st acton phone 585 canadian national railways standard time eastbaund daily 6 40 am daily except sun days 1000 am 713 pm sunday only 801 pm daily except sun day flyer at georgetown 002 ajnu 6 37 pm daily flyer at george town 1011 pm westbound daily 1144 pm daily except sunday 848 am 655 pjn fla- stop 749 pjn saturday only z3- pm sunday only 943 ajn flas- stop sunday only flyer at guelph 705 pjn daily except sat and sun to detrain passenger from west toronto and beyond 610 pjn daily except sat and sun flyer at guelph 8j38 pm 1 2sa