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two he acton free press acton ontario thursday august 30th 1986 sip artntt 3xi flrrbh the only paper ever pabtlabed in aeten rounded in 1875 mid published every thurs day at 86 miu st b actbn ont member of the audit bureau of circulations the cw la and the ontarioquebec division of the cwna advertising rates oil request sub scriptions payable in advance 300 in canada 400 in the united states six souths 175 single copies 7c authorized as second class mail post office departmant ttawa pablaaed by the imua prtdttng a4 jpabltahiac c uaalam g a dula editoris chief david r dills production manager james a dills john black associateledltors business and editorial office ph 900 acton shifting the load top no stopping place naturally we are very much pleased in the results achieved in canada wide competitions with the papers published by the dills printing end publishing company limited to in one year have our two papers take six of the nine awards of merit and all three trophies in our circulation group may be one of the things hoped for but not often accomplished in the years we have been competing let us assure our readers there were many in which our achievements were far below the year 1956 the years of failure served as times of urging to give acton and milton papersatkofewere in the top brackets v we want our readers to know too that in the newspaper field any achievements are due to a fair sized team and the cooperation of the staff of the company is essential to any accomplish ment its necessary to have cooperation as well from correspondents advertisers readers and those many friends who tip us off on news stor ies a prize winning paper is indicative of one element of a prize winning town and district the honors are widely shared from past experience we know full well that the present is no time to rest on the laurels of the past the present would therefore be a good time to tell thai even before the awards were announced arrangements had been staited f or j further improvements in the free press this month your home town paper will become a big ger paper the page size will be the standard eight columns and a longer column on each page by opening up the type spacing you will in the hew format find the text easier to read we hope yoo will like the new format now in the develop ment stage which will be- presented during sep tember we plan to go right on in our efforts to supply for acton and district a prizewinning weekly newspaper from sea to sea this week down in quebec province cana das biggest family party is being held it first got that name when it was staged in toronto in 1954 and the label has stuck attending the party are close to 500 per sons mostly members and their wives of the worlds biggest press association the canadian weekly newspapers association canada has close to 800 nonmetropolitan weekly twiceweekly and triweekly papers and the large majority of them pay dues ranging up to 75 per year to support their national news paper association in ontario alone there are oyer 200 weeklies it is true that the canadian weekly news papers association has a few economic objectives and is concerned to some extent with the over 25 mil lion of advertising and printing jts mem bers produce each year but primarily it lives simply for the promotion of canadianism although its head offices are in toronto the associations annual convention is held each year in a different part of canada this year it is quebec in 1 957 it will be banff alberta- in 1958 halifax and to these conventions come the publishers and editors of not only the bigger journals but the little ones too the fundy fisher men of blacks harbour the fort saskatchewan record the altona red river valley echo the fort quappelle valley legend the osoyoos times and the similkameen spotlight names as pictur esque and as canadian as canada- itself at their conference tables and their afterhour discussions editors of french english and foreign language papers menand women from rugged newfoundland fishing villages from prairie grain lands and from industrial centrestn ontario each year rediscover the commonties that bind them arid their communities into a canada that is truly one dorr in ion from sea to sea unsubsidized by government little heralded in the masiey reports onci seldom probed by sociologists we wonder if there is any single fac tor which looms larger in the development of a canadian culture than the annual getttogether of the weekly newspapers of this land thts years wo can not agree with the proposal of an official of the mayors association to attempt to take a bigger slice of what ontario may get from any change in the new dominionprovincial tax split theres altogether too much interest being sh6wn in this easy way of shifting the load surely by now everyone knowsjbat governments at any level have only one source of money and the power forget it from the taxpayer by enact- ing laws to meet the need surely everyone knowsjhat governments at any level are not very efficient in the spendingof that money commenting on recent statements by political leaders on dominionprovincial taxsharing pro- posals the vancouver sun observes we should like to remind these gentlemen- once again-that- there is only one taxpayer he is the- canadian taxpayer and he pays for everything all the poli ticians do whether theyre at ottawa the pro vincial capital or the city hall despite what poli ticians may think it wont be easy in 1957 or any other election year to arouse the taxpayers in terest in the details of the carveup its ihe total they take from his hide that interests him if any shifting is required in this present day it should be off the shoulders 6f the taxpayers the load will be shifted only when the people fully realize that governments are inadept ad ministrators of your funds and we do more for ourselves without government aid unfortunately the shift and drift is in the wrong direction and few are pulling against the tide so what the recent provfnciat election in quebec has apparently lowered again the standing of chosen leadership in that part of canada leaders in church and other circles have been outspoken in condemnation of the conduct of quebec politic ians rev louis oneill said that some politicians in the province seem to think a political campaign is something like a hockey game or a wrestling match in an interview published in the quebec daily newspaper le soleil father oneill said do we for example think of the con sequences of certain attitudes taken in the opera tion of the electoral process during which youths witness reprehensible methods or hear barefaced lies spoken by men who officially constitute our elite how will these youths conduct themselves in 1 5 or 20 years we must not forget that it is very easy to lower the civic conscience level and that it is an extremely long task to raise it the political history of nations demonstrates this quebec is a very large and important part of canada and we in ontario and other parts of the dominion have no reason to feel smug and say il cannot happen here it is all very well to deplore the conduct of our youth of today but what are we as their leaders doing to set an example the present plight of quebec is something that did not happen just in the past year its common knowledge that here in ontario a hockey star will draw a greater vote than men who are good legislators and of leadership material in forming sound governing legislation there isnt a province in canada that can claim superiority over another in its leadership choices after listening to the conduct of two political con ventions in the united states it might even be said that the statement made by rev oneill is applicable to thewhole north american conti nent maybe other continents might also be in cluded if one is to be guided by world new of today deplorable as it may be admitted the ques tion to be faced is what are we doing about it the answer lies not with groups or other people but with pucselves brief comment common attraction for many folk with many interests is the exhibition in toronto these days opening daysset some new attendance records this year this week the editor and mrs dills are attend ing the annual convention of canadian weekly newspapers at murray bay ip quebec next week we may have more comment on this event which takes in such a wide field next week is the trek back to school and the end of the long summer vacation education is the privilege of every child rich or poor those who miss their opportunities have only them selves to blame removal of three stalwart maples along mill street last week made quite an altered appear ance on actons main thoroughfare there yvere many comments of regret but when the new street lighting is erected therell also be acclaim in the wjder appearance to the business section i x the erection of fine new signs at the highway approaches to acton are mitrh o the credit of ac ton chamber of commerce who gave leadership to completing a project which has been discussed for sometime the chamber will deserve the sup- ilrat1 liy eattlrr tilo ever walk a path that you didnt know where it led to heres a smaller enjoyment of life that can unfodmany cur ious often fascinating discoveries a simple exploration often but sometimes leading to a wealth of natural wonders who knows a path of such enticing charm could be a stones throw from your own back yard the bible rev g p parson district secretary 7 upper canada bible society todays rapid spread of islam is concerning morn than statesmen and politicians the church is be ginning to realize that a revival of religion is taking place around the world mohammedanism like hin duism confucianism buddhism and other religions that have a strong association with natioiiilist traditions has taken serious strides forward in recent years a rapiijlv changing africa and middle kast which are historically tiie cultural seats of islam are en tering upon a new era measures used hy western missions for de cades no longer apply for this rea son the hihlc societies an facing the facls of current events and changing rticir tactics in bible dis tribution hev w j piatt has recommend ed to the london committee of the british and foreign bible society a momentous plan which has been accepted in principle it is that in consultation with the missionary societies in west africa the bible society should select and train a number of africans in the art of prescnlinfithc gospel to moslems the aim of the program says dr piatt would lie to prepare a new approach for the presentation of the gospel to moslems in a natural and friendly spirit those chosen would live amonjj their own tiiben and work among their own people till problem cfmnectcd with this proposed plan is a shortage of sup ply of thi- hible in arabic scrip for generations translations have been made prcdom inantly in the human script which is used by the churches few outside arje able to read this script since there is tittle literature that is not too difficult for the average reader available in the arabic script and because of the arabs naturil thirst for know ledge it is believed that the new method will work to be tested however millions of volumes ui this script must lie made available for distribution below cost or free of charge suggested readings for tin- week sunday isaiah i 114 monday is aiah 9 121 tuesday isaiah 11 1- 16 wednesday isaiah 26- 121 thursday isaiah 42 125 friday isaiah 51 116 saturday deuter onomy 24 1422 vvvaviavav remember thos e back in 1936 taken from the issue of the free irem thumday september 3 1030 school rooms that have been vacant since june last ufaiiin re echoed to munching feet andf illcd seats when the scholars went imek to school on tuesday of this week- caretaker mann had the premises in excellent condition there are no changes on the iul- lic school staff this year the staff is misvm z bennett principal miss d pointer miss m orr mlas i anderson miss w mcmillan miss m young miss i bruce miss t f hunt there is a registration of 201 in the public school and the primary department has 41 begin ners the registration in the high school is 1m the first form is somewhat smaller thai usual with 28 in the class there isbut one change in the staff here mr l a macltac ba is principal and miss ii 1 hell an i miss m jackson b a are the assistants mrs agnes young ballinafads rrand old lady on tuesday celeb rated iick 104th birthday her iiumuries uo as fat buck as the days of the mackenzie rebellion when her father hid his rifle lest t lie seized by the rebels at the canadian national kjduh- ition today the lornc hiflcs scottish hand of georgetown wun first place mr charles iandsbor- oueh of acton is a member of this pi wowliiiiine baud the championship scries was drawn to a fifth game when acton lost a heartbreaker to milton on saturday by the score of 71 lefty morton did the throwing for acton and deserved to win the game there was a bigger crowd on hand than ever and they made lots of noise back to standard time monday at the first meeting of the school board the secretary was instructed to write to the department of ed ucation requesting permission to teach four upper school sublets in the continuation school championship winners in grain sheaf competitions at the cne on tuesday were s e griffin and son acton in wheat s e griffin and son in barley tin- 1cgiou 7oiiocliiirh parade will lie held in acton on sunday afternoon september 13 unfavorable weather made cijn- cellatioll of the iulfoor- service at the park necessary sunday pkrmankvt licence watekioo out ici city council is considering issuing per manent licences for bicycles back in 1906 taken from the issue of the free iremm thursday august 30 1106 mr j b mackenzie contractor and builder has- purchased the property at the southeast corner of chinch and jtliiin sts for 11 number of yiiirsjpowhcd by mi samuel meliilik vtiiiti property is historic ground i l in purl of the estate of the atlurim actons first settlers the house on the property was the home of hev zcnau ad ams one cif the original family here mr mackenzie will divide up the lot and perhaps build on sumo of them one of the chief events of the season at the bulllmifud district took place lust friduy evening at mr and mrs stafford bennetts home when 11 number of friends and aciiulntiinces met together to wish godspeed to mr and mrs bennett who are leaving for the west j advertisement 1 harvest help 13 wanted in manitoba and saskat chewan 12 goiiik trip 18 for re turn canadian pacific giielph is to have a lady doctor dr ucaltie mr it ii scott who has conduct ed the busy store in the warren- illnck for the past few years with gratifying success has disposed of the business to mr ii it unswurth of fergus as is well known this is actons growing time and the new proprietor has an excellent oppor tunity for doing a u of liable busin ess if he maintains the good reput ation earned by his predecessor the members of the fire brigade and their luilies gave councillor mcintosh a very enjoyable social evening prior to his departure for the west mr adam cook has gone into ihe cement walk- ndri3lern business he is laying walk south of the actof 1 vuse the music of the school bell will be heard again next tuesday nam ing these are busy days for the llucshcrnien the barn of thomas sutton on lot 12 concession 4 kramosa was struck by lightning during last thursdays storm and burned lo the grnunrl the seasons crop a mare and cult and nearly all the farm implements were also tieslroyed the loss is about 2000 at council meeting monday 11 was reported 342- feel of new cement pavements were in first class condition and entirely satis factory a total amount of 365058 was paid for laying the new walks u3ksrrssssssks3aabkssk asar-a-ffi- skunks dinner on long boarcl lures unwelcome visitor out at the oakville humane shelter they have come upon a new way of removing skunks from homes they wander into they lure the little fellows out with raw meat one little stinkier managed to find his way into the cellar of a sixth line home the humane soc- lely was called and it was decided to lure the animal out of the base ment with raw meat on a long board angled from the cellar floor to the outside of the home you just cant so down there and pick him up said ai macnab who is in charge of the shelter they like to sleep during the day but at night when hes hungry hell find the food placed along the board the idea is that the unwel- i professional directory and travellers gui baasmmm ry1 dej medical rte come visitor eats himself out of the i cellar by following the trail off meat i when he gets to the end of his i free dinner at the opposite end of the board from where hi- started j he finds himself in the wide open j spaces and will return to his natur al habitat the society has traps but doesnt think it would be wise to use them for skunks in a per- sorts home beeswarm galt ont 1cp1 a beekeeper made a nice haul when he was ask ed to remove a bee swarm which had lodged in a neighbors back yard he added the 10000 bees to his collection 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 d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and kiver sts entrance itiver street acton ontario phone 23h dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 39 wellington st acton ont phone g79 office hours 68 pm optical e i ro buchner optometrist 48 mill st e phone 115 office hours wednesdays 130 600 pm evenings by appointment legal dental at tme sdzsecssm united church of canada acton ontarta rev gordon adams ma bd minister parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 60 i mr george elliott organist and choir leader fa bower ave acton phone 6 sunday september 2nd 1956 1000- alrrkjunior church and j church school 1115 am mormrnj worship speaker mr lloyd white tor onto presbyterian church in canada knox church acton sunday september 2nd 1956 945 am church school 1100 am morning worship rev a j colder georgetown 700 dm evening worship 1 induction service for rev andrew h mackenzie will be held in j the church at 8 pm thursday september 6 dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office lcrshmah block mill st office hours 9 am to 6 pm xray telephone 148 dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick streets qhire hours 9 arn to 6 pm telephone 39 acton c f leatherland qc barrister a solicitor notary pablle office hours 10 00 am 1200 ajn 100 pm- 500 pm saturdays hy appointment only office 22 ihone j res 151 acton lever hoskin chartered accountants si main st n brampton phones 247b- i victoria st toronto em 49131 miscellaneous heated ambulance i rurvuey funeral home phone 699 night or day serving the community for 46 years travellers guide real estate and insurance baptist church acton rev ray h costerus pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone 206w the anglican church of canada st albaas chared acton ont revvan h jones ba lth kecta sunday september2nd 1956 looo am sunday school 1100 am morning worship mr wilfred murray toronto 700 pm evening worship in knox church alouette convention at murray bay will be their port of all citizens in the many things they ac 37th lcomplish for the good of the town sunday september 2nd 1956 trinity xtv 1100 ant choral communion and sermon tuesday september 4 8 pm chtirch school teachers meet ing 7 acton pentecostal assembly meeting in lox hall crewsons corners ptor rev k j1 reid 81 cook telephone 649w sunday september 2nd 195 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm- evangeosffc service wednesday 8 pin cottage prayer meeting and bible study f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 95 appraiser real estate and insurance wm r bracken insurance agency 8 mill street phone 26 res 555r general insurance j bert wood general and ufa phone 585 77 mill st vttehinakr f g sc oakes bv veterinarian office and residence 24 knox ave acton phone 130 b d young bv sc c l young dvm veterinary surgeons office brookville ontario phone imilton tr 8-9177- gray coach lines coaches leave acton dayllfht baying time eaatbound 633 am daily except sun and hol 858 am 1133 am 208 pm 508 pm 633 pm 8j9 pm 1008 pm scin and hoi westbound r 1027 am 1252 pm 257 pjn 527 pm 727 pm 012 pjn 1132 pm 112 ajn fri sat sun and hoi canadian national railways standard tunc eaatboond daily 540 tun daily except sun days 1000 a ita 713 pjn sunday only 801 pm daily except sun day flyer at georgetown 902 ajn 637 pjn dairy flyer at george town 1011 pjn westbaead daily 1144 pjn daily except- sunday 848 aun 6ju pjn flag- top 740 pxnt saturday only 1js pjn sunday only 903 am flag- stop sunday only flyer at 7 guelph 705 pjn dally except sat and sun to detrain from west toronto iyer 5j1 sun ijn paasengera id beyond daily except sat and at guelph sjsfl pjn 44y4ii