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kii i m i i i i j pace two the acton free press acton ontario r thursday february 9th 19w t p acton jffm jrpbh the only paper ever published in aetna founded in 1875 and published every thurs- gay at 56 mill stj acton ont member of the audit bureau of circulations the cw na and the ontarioquebec division of the cwna advertising rates on request sub- scripttens payable in advance slwfcti canada 400 in ahe united states six months 175 single copies 7c authorised as second class mail post office department ottawa j paburimd by the dills rribtfcmt and pabuahtng co united g a dills editorin chief fcv oavid r dills production manager james duis john black associate editors business and editorial office ph 174 acton i wrecfeers and builders so acton is going to have another open for um on the maria street bridge the same plat form that many an individual aspiring for mun icipal office in acton has used in desperation when all other issues failed to attain his election for the past 40 years after listening to council proceedings for over 35 years we hope that the hearing on february 21st will finish the argy ment and get rid of an item which in the minds of some looms bigger than the bridges over the niagara river or the skyway at burlington our only regret is that a previous engage ment in ottawa will not permit us to hear the final phase of a question which so few under stand and many have no cause for concern however weve heard plenty over the years this gigantic wooden structure carries traffic over a single line of railway track it is built on a street allowance belonging to the town and serves several hundred ratepayers of acton who pay taxes for all services here just as any other ratepayer if it collapsed these ratepay ers would be isolated from the rest of the town as far as fire fighting purposes garbage collect ion snow clearing etc it is quite feasible that the railway company would in that event clear away the debris and continue its usual service on the spur line those citizens on the crescent wont be able to shop downtown or get to the town roads it is quite true the structure was built in the first instance by what was jthen known as the acton tanning co and beardmore co for those of us who have lived in acton many years this is not unusual the beardmore co supplied ac ton with its tennis courts lawn bowling greens ictub house they sand the town street in winter leading from their plant to mill street if memory serves us correctly they assisted in lay ing stone road on church street when traffic was horse drawn from the railway to the plant they provided land for actons sewage disposal the tanneryjias been here long before acton became an incorporated village we couldnt begin to enumerate the assistance this industry which is still today actons largest has played in the towns growth if when we return after the hearing we learn this local political football has been kicked out to dolly varden we will be just as happy as we were when the last truck load of asphalt was dumped and jolled andnct from a to milton was a paved roadway lets quit our bickering and assume our rightful responsibilit ies the wrecking crew is overworked and there is a crying need for builders if acton is to con tinue to progress i ontario drinks more too there are many interesting statistics being given out these days as federal and provincial governments are in session ontarios liquor sales during the year end ing march 3 1955 hit 258750000 a 603- 000 increase over the previous year drinkers consumed 82000000 gallons of beer compared to 4315000 gallons of spirits and 2000000 gallons of wine the figures contained in the annual report of the liquor control board of ontario showed 40 suspensions and 1 1 cancellations of liquor outlet licenses twentythree suspensions were for such in fractions of the liquor license act as selling to minors nonobservance of hours of sale or days of safe overcrowding and permitting intoxic ated persons on the premises twelve suspensions were for unsatisfactory operation four for serving liquor without food in a dining lounge and another for serving spirits in an unlicensed room there is apparently no record of the number of bootleggers caught and stilj at large or of the crime that followed in the wake of this con sumption and expenditure on alcoholic beverag es it would seem however that a traffic with an increase in the year of 603000 needed no assistance by advertising to spread its path of destruction haltons place in industry while the latest report on manufacturing in dustries in canada gives the figures for 1952- it has always been found of interest to our readers especially the figures in our own county of hal- ton there are in those years between 1952 and 1956 many cnarfges in halton county as a man ufacturing centre the figures the most recent of the dominion bureauof statistics will be found enlightening and if you happen totiave the fig ures we gave for 1951 it will reflect something of the industrial expansion that even four years ago was taking shape in halton total selling value of factory shipments was 52722633 there are listed 148 establish ments with 4913 salaried employees and wage earners earning 12975502 acton had in that year 19 establishments turning out shipments with a selling value of 9717743 there were 902 on 4he payrolls earning a total of 2082617 milton listed 1 5 establishme with prndiirts of a selling value of 6403769 there were 667 receiving salaries and wagesamounting in total to 1765479 georgetown had 16 establishments with a selling value of products of 8691236 there were 833 persons employed receiving a total of 2522729 in salaries and wages- there has been a big change in the industrial aspect of halton county with the towns of oak- ville and burlington leading in growth in this phase oakville led the halton municipalities with 14991388 in value of factory shipments from 54 establishments there were 1760 in industry earning a total of 3859124 burlington had 24 establishments producing a total of 1098644477 there were 870 salar ied employees and wage earners earning a total of 23895277 it will be interesting to watch the figures for succeeding years in this rapidly developing in dustrial county the 1952 figures are the latest published we find this booklet giving the in dustrial standing of most municipalities very in formative and have had numerous enquiries from time to time seeking this information if you desire copies they are very reasonably priced and procurable from the dominion bur eau of statistics it will be noted by the enquir ing mind that the totals may not correspond this is accounted for by the fact that the figures for rural halton are not included in any totaj for the county but in haltons case are given in the booklet ptioto tt kathrr t utr valentines day it is said has no actual connection with st valentine a third century christian martyr whether it has or not next tuesday as february 14 will see all kinds of love tak- ens from mushy cards to blooming roses exchanged between the sexes even the young get the idea young as the above picture suggests itcuuf upper canada bible society the same old source last week was national health week and the problem that appears to be of vital interest to canadians this week is what will emerge as the much heralded national health insurance plan after it comes from the federal government and the many viewpoints of the provincial gov ernment its liable to be different in all ten provinces there is one thing that is sure whatever you get you will pay for if the federal govern ment makes grants the one source of money is taxes if ontario contributes it can only give from a levy extracted from its citizens the pay ment of health insurance will be compulsory if the coverage is allinclusive the method of pay ment may be different but also compulsory out in british columbia we found last fall that five per centwas added on retail purchases in this way the visitor to the province paid but secured nothing in return down in quebec for m meals-served-in-restaurantsand- hotels have had a hospital tax its rather interesting to note that in saskat chewan where the ccf leads the way the cit izens were given a vdte in two districts on an overall insurance both districts voted over whelmingly against the plan offered the refer endumwas to determine whether the residents there wanted to enlarge their program along the lines now in effect in swift current they didnt chief reason given in the defeat is in the extra the letters to editors column of weekly newspapers often offer interestipk sidelights on life in rural communities problems of people are often presented a re cent letter to a muskoka weekly revealed he difficulty of securing a bible in outoftheway places this difficulty is experienced even to day around the world to help solve this problem hand- tohand distribution of scriptures by 1000 colporteurs throughout the world is undertaken by the british and foreign bible society of which the upper canada bible society is the local auxiliary the purpose of the society is to place a bible without note or com ment within reach of everyone at a price he can pay and in his own language this purpose has been adhered to throughout its 150 years of christian service to almost all denominations from home to home where bibles are not readily available colpor teurs call carrying the book of books thus people who need it and desi it may secure it most eaiuons are sold at or be low cost price and all missionary translations are heavily subsidized canada has required the bible in over 100 different languages on tario in over 45 colporteurs can provide it in most of these languag es four colporteurs enrique ba- zan in bobvia raul campos in ecuador po tun in burma and philip wambua in kenya are sup ported by funds raised through stamp corner a department in the bible house london many hundreds of pounds are provided each year through the sale of stamps sent in from around the world one girls school bromley high recently contributed 400000 stamps to their department for colportage work su reading for the week novel tells story of sailor lafitte montreal cp mrs madel eine fabiola kent has written a i novel defending a controversial marine figure of tho american revolution mrs kent member of a well known montreal family and spare- t time author of magazine articles and detective stories wrote the i corsair after five years researcli j into the life of haitianbom jean lafitte lafitte earned a place in americ an history by hblping defeat the i british in the battle of new orl eans but history has tended to de pict him as a nearpirate who j fought for the bestpaying side i mrs kent 45 sees the privateer- smuggler more as a robin hood the corsair was published in the united states and earned favorable newspaper reviews she became interested in lafittea life while living in new orleans several years ago with her late hus band member of the cuban diplo matic service she is descended on her mothers side from abraham martin after whom quebec citys historic plains of abraham are named she is best known here as a for mer swimming and diving star remember those q te i back in 1906 from the issue of the free press of thursday february 8 1908 at a meeting of the trustee board of the methodist church last friday evening a resolution was unani mously passed instructing the treasurer to pay the mortgage in debtedness on the church 52680 and secure a discharge the board then rose and unanimously sang vpraisegod from whom all bless ings flow the bonds of holy wedlock were entered into in st albans church by miss mary abraham oldest daughter of mr james abraham and mr joseph b lake foreman of the free press the bride was pretty as a picture in her wedding gown of white organdie trimmed with chiffon and ribbons she wore a white chiffon hat and carried white carnations the young couple left by the evening train for a short honeymoon to toronto and other points the business at the gtr depot here for the first month of 1908 broke all previous records it is the largest in the history of acton agent holmes informs us that dur ing january he handled 500 cars of freight including hemlock bark hid es leather live stock turnips and general merchandise the cash re ceipts for the month exceed 500 per day beardmore and co have put on two new wid tired waggons and will proceed at once to have eight or ten supplied with wide tires this will be of great benefit to the roadways people generally have stopped fretting about their supply of ice for the summer and are now turning anxious glances at the coal bin the young gentlemen of acton have sent out notices for an assemb ly to be held on st valentines night a little more snow would give muchneeded sleighing r b scott sale ladles tweed skirts 1 95 4stnng brooms 20c mervs tweed pants 60c long lace curtains 95c pair bedrooms lengths of japanese matting 10c our cel lar is full of potatoes which you may now have for 70c per bag back in 1936 ru the issue of the free press t thursday february 13 ibm superintendent wilson has in formed the public utilities com mission that 90000 gallons of water was pumped for the fire at the ken nedy block on wednesday night of last week that equals one and a half times the quantity in the over head tank at the time of going to press it would seem the roads are so block ed with the storm that the trip to the hockey game in oakville to night would be impossible from all directions the report is the same the snow plow has been partly through on the second line reports are that the roads are filling in as quickly as they are plowed it shows no sign of abating when keith scott star defense player of the acton intermediate hockey team collided with another player on saturday he suffered a fractured jaw and bad cut damage estimated at over 4000 resulted on friday when fire broke out in the large frame house owned by fred packer near limchouse exwarden a mason and 0 a dills were chosen to represent ac ton v mc a on the national coun cil or the y m c a seven players were injured in the i ural hockey game friday night was blood and thunder at acton arena when three games were play ed the keeping of the lobby of the post office open until eightthirty or later is appreciated by all the ice crop has been harvested on fairy lake and is of good qual ity three more acton scouts tom watson gilbert itompfh and bov- erlry arnold have completed their second clas tests a superb achicviment in motion pictures mutiny on the bounty comes to the gregory theatre on monday it stars charles laughton clark gable and franchot tone and is incomparable the formal opening of george towns splendid new post office and customs buikling took place thete hist week h professional directory and travellers guide medical legal f dp 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 d a garrett physician and surgeon corne of willow and river sts entrance river street acton ontario phone 238 edmonton cp the fire de partment answered three false al arms on the same day all three came from the same alarm box sunday psalms 95 111 monday psalms 115 118 tuesday jere miah 1 419 wednesday jonah 1 117 thursday jonah 2 110 fri day jonah 3 110 saturday jonah 4111 atthe cost vyhich the beneficiaries would have to bear the swift current medical program costs about half a million dollars a year the districts share is raised on a 22 mill property tax plus a direct tax of 18 a year for a sjngle rjerson 29 a year for a family of two 37 for a family of three and 44 for a family of four or more in addition there is a payment to doctors of one 0 dollar for an office visit and 2 for a house call with the latter raised to 3 after 8 pm and on weekends no doubt we are going to have national health insurance in time well know whether it is an improvement but you can rest assured the money will not be a handout but just another way of handling your- money brief comment jwentyf ive years from now the canadian automobile industry hopes to sell a million veh icles a year hand me down my walking cane a 1 i w j fleuty once publisher of the oakville record died last week at his home in wingham in tys 91st year many haltonians will remember this veteran publisher and learn with regret of his passing united church of canada acton ontario rev gordon adams ma bd minister parsonage 29 boer avenue phone 60 mr george elliott orgartist and choir leader 76 bower aye acton phone 6 sunday february 12th 9 50 am junior church 9 55 am church school 11 15 am morning worship 7 00 pm evening prayer 1956 the anglican chimch of canada st albans church acton ont rev evan h jones ba lth sunday february 12th 1956 quinquagesima sunday 900 ajn hbly communion 9 45 am church school 1100 ambeginners class 11 60 a m morning prayer install ation of church wardens no evening service on second sun day of the month wednesday february 15th 1956 ash wednesday i 900 am holy communion presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev robert h armstrong ma bd minister sunday february 12th 1956 11 00 a m morning service 9 45 am church school 7 00 p m evening service 8 15 pm inter church young peoples fireside a warm welcome awaits you they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength baptist church acton ray h costerus pastor parsonage lis bower ave it phone 106 ai sunday february 12th ims 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 780 pjn evening service wednesday 8 pm midweek ser vice acton pentecostal assembly meeting in lol hall crewsona corners pastor rev k j reid 61 cook st telephone 648w sunday february 12th 1956 safe shooting 1000 am sunday schoo moose jaw sask cp ahx am morning worship safeshooting course for teenage 7 30 pm evangelistic service boys will be held here by the sask- wednesday 8 pm cottage pray- atchewanfish and game league ermeeting and bible study dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 679 office hours 66 p m dental dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours 9 am tod pjm xray telephone 148 dr h ieib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 p m telephone 19 acton optical c f leatherland qc barrister a solicitor notary public office hours 10 00 am12 00ajn i 00 p m 5 00 prn saturdays by appointment only office 22 phone res 151 acton- lever hoskin chartered accountants 51 main st n brampton phones 2478 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 avi e aaanderson ba barhster solicitor and notary public 77 millst phone 585 office hours tuesday 15 pm thursday 15 pjn georgetown office by appointment 4 mam st s phone triangle 72464 miscellaneous e l buchner ro optometrist 48 mill st e phone 115 office hours wednesdays i 30 6 00 p m evenings by appointment rumtft funeral home heatedlajnbulanee phorte 699nightor day serving the community for 46 years olive m lampard atcm rm t tracher of piano acton studio st albans parish hall 14 park ave guelph phone 29g travellers guide veterinary f g oakes bv sc 7 veterinarian office and residence 24 knox ave acton phone 130 b 6 young bv sci c l young dvm veterinary surgeons office brookville ontario phone muton tr 88177 seal estate amd insurance f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 95 appraiser w r bracken phone 26 acton jlist your farms business or house withuijyejnyiteyoutousepur facilities n securing a purchaser for your property r f bean limited real estate and insurance 83 mill st acton phone588 gray coach lines coaches leave acton eastbound 638 am 8 58 am 1133 am 206 208 pm 508 pm 633 pm 8 s3 pm 1008 pm sunaand hoi westbound 1027 am 12 52 pm 2 57 pm 527 p m 727 p m 912 pjnu 1132 pm 112 am fri sat sun and hoi 1 canadian national rahimays daily 40 am daily except sun days 1000 ajn 713 pm sunday only 801 pm daily except sun day flyer at georgetown 002 ain 6 37 pm daily flyer at george town 1011 pjn westbound daily 1144 pm daily except sunday8j8 ajni 6i5pjii tflak stop 749 pm saturday only 123 pm sunday only 943 am flag- stop sunday only flyer at guelph705 pjn daily except sat and sun to detrain passenger from west toronto and beyond 610 pm daily except sat and -sun- flyer at guelphtwepjnjr r-