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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 31, 1957, p. 2

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it artott sftt tt pounded la ittj and aubutkad erery thurt- dey at m u1u t e acton oat member of the audit bureau of clnuutkna tb cw n a and tht oaurtoquatlk dlrtlion of tha c wnjl adwrtlainf ralaa on request sub- teriptlons payable in advanea 13m9 tn canada jm la tha unltad statas six tnantka it 79 unit eoclas te authorized es g claaa mall poet ottlee department ottawa maaatm lr ike bois ft satan hd pamaikaw oe uashad o a dilu bdltorlnchfef derld r dtlu production manager jamaa a di1u managing editor buatnaaa and editorial office ph too acton tuesday december 31r 1 057 the year just past whdra doas ona start to ravlaw a yaar historians look at parlodt dacadas latar and can traca davalopmants giving tham sultablo tltlas but to glva a sultabla nama to a year hardly finished wo find difficult evan without a nama tha year has been ona of changes in aclon as it would in any municipality tha town constructed a new fire hall the problem of water has been un dar discussion and now construction it under way to augment tha towifs supply the town hat experienced tome lotset tha wool combing plant closed and baxters moved lo their new location but there have baan soma gains with announcement of completion of sale ef industrial land to the h k porter firm and sale of the wool comb ing plant to tha canada packers tha first soap box darby wat ttaged in acton and attracted a lot of local interett there wat a community night that taw many participating fn an event of folk dancing and ipaclal eventt a new fire area agreement wat tuccett fully negotiated and the protection it to be augmented with a new truck a publtc meet ing on the toning by law netted no serious complaints and the legillation under study for many montht appeart dettlned for ap proval eerjy next year the st johnt ambulance corpt received lit tttavter tha possibility of artificial lea in the arena has been discussed the united church is to build a new church and the national film board picked acton at the tite for a movie them have been many more highlights tn the year the maor ittue of the town t con struction of an industrial sewage treatment plant has stilt not reached the final ttaget with tha town agreed to the conttruction but negotiation w industries still ahead where does one conclude a year end review there have bean many other high lights in 1957 there have bean moments of achievement and ditappointment in the life of every citizen while only the maor eventt are chronicled the smaller more personal events still form a part of the fabric from which a townt year it woven 25 years from now the little plastic palace people were dreaming about a faw years ago will still ba a dream in 1983 it tha prediction of jeennlne locke in january magazine article after consulting experts in the scientific in dustrial educational food and architectural fields the paints a fascinating picture of life in 35 years time miss locke visualizes a closedcircuit televitlon service that will not only let you sea in color tha roast yourre ordering from your butcher but will act as baby titt er will than ba as common in canadian homes as a washing machine 11 now houtewlvet will only need to ipsmdjen minutes per day on cooking chores and total time spent in doing the weakly wash should ba no mora than two mlnutet in supermarkets conveyor belts will bring food to tha customer and an electronic com puter will add up the bill as purchases are made tha canadian city of tha future will be a greener and mora pleasant place for fam ilies than tha ona you live in now she continues there will be hightpeed trains and helicopters enabling people to commute distances as far apart as two hundred miles in 1983 our children will be healthier wealthier and lass hardworking than their parents they will spend weekends in cey lon or sweden as easily at we take a trip to tha states now many farm organizations are now holding meetings and banquets these groups are tha voice of thosa engaged in agriculture and that voice is only atirong at the support the farmers glva tha organlzationpicton ont gawha- 100 years from now eight foremost scientists predicted that science will create these thrills during the next 100 years you will be able to control the size shape and function of your body you will talk with your mind never moving your lips you will never get mentally or emotion ally tick emotions and impulses will be con trolled by drops or pills there wilt be lavith excursion hotels at scenic spots on the moon the surface of which will be subdivided among nations and you will be working a four toeight hour week you will also be able to pick the tex of your child and decide whether you want twint tnptett or utt one your food will be made out of tunthine raw materials and drinking water from the sea mott of the food will be vegetable and synthetic but it will fatte at well at natural food there will be more than 7 000000000 people in the world but none of them will go hungry mail will come in the form of radio signals carried by satellites high above the earth these were ust tome of the remarkable development for the future dreamed up l eight scientific experts but what of 1958 what are the prospect for canadian butinet in 1956 results of the lateif financial post bull ness survey reveal a sturdy element of op timism nearly 75 of senior executives ask ed for their forecast expect that 1950 sales will be better than 1957 or as good half of those replying predict a gain in sjles by their companies next year nearly one quarter expect 1958 to be about the tame sort of year as 1957 a minority of slightly more than one quarter loof for a decline financial post outlook survey have re vealed some decline in business expect a tions over the past half year of those execu lives who in mid 1957 predicted 1958 sales 23 look for mor gains 50 tor modest increases 18 for no change and 9 for decreases mostly modest current fortcsts by these executives modify the optimism of midsummer when in fact the boom was ust cresting today of these same executives flhty about half as many look for major gams fewer look for modest gains and most pre diet little change or lower sales books of remembrance two wars of the late 19th century ore re called by the announcement that the names of canadians who died in egypt and the sudan and in south africa are to be recorded in a book of remembrance another will re cord the names of 425 canadians who died in korea the announcement came within a fori night of the dedication by governor general matsey of a book of remembrance for canada t dead of the second wo id war a total of 275 men died in the nile ex pedltlon ot1884 85 that went to the relief of general charles gordon and in the south african war of 1899 1902 the troops who went to egypt formed the first canadian contingent to take pari in an imperial war overseas both books will be prepared by alan b beddoe federal heraldic expert and his stffff of calligraphy rs who made the first two books like the present ones they will be of calfskin vellum illuminated with heraldic designs and unit insignia the second world war book which con tains 44910 names was dedicated last nov 1 1 in the memorial chamber of the paria ment buildings which it shares with the first world war book that however is only a temporary repository for the second volume eventually it it to be place in the nef national memorial shrine to be erected at nearby nepean point overlooking the ottawa river the first world war volume records the names of the 66451 canadians who died in the 191418 fighting daily a new page is turned in each book anda cataloguecalender of names and dates enable i relatives to time their visits on days whenthe names of their loved ones are honored at this time of looking ahead as well as back it is gratifying to realize the contnbu tion of those in the past wilt be remembered for their part in our future w the good old days thi i whemt i turn off oooo lock w gad about off with the old on with the new them mid wirk holidays huvi mt ronfuird fspcclnlly when hoy lire sinnok in ut middle of ihr wrrk to im i our publishintf vhkllllp i was inform d th it mv i ipy for tht iftsut bt fort n y ir i had to bt uvmlublr ixfore c tn truii whs ovir and my iirluu fur hmttn ia w js jut finnhtd will um column will of course nrvd to deul wtlh year end thoughts nnd x h of rrmrt im- mirlanri a furw ird look into 1158 unit of ibv7 in acton it wm n k hki yrnr for tht most pnrt true- t hut hi mt industry but tht ye ir uimj saw nt jcot hit loni flninht 1 ttml will mart tluin replica m tin yt iir flhttid tint which vt hmt unci tht put y ii nvt u ilirt on tht fulfil mint f thu un km ind mtittl pit tu t fi r the t iwn thott h i fllov in iradirthip of acton i in duijriil wilfirt vi1i ncrd l m i thiir ikhli hifch to kn p iviii irwih hi nciud ut 11ts7 s inn uf mi rend r ma u nnd r wh i nm continually intrrimtd in acton mdutriiil wrlf in the n nmin is slmpu when 1 rnmi to act m with mv pn 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his httn rittht so it is willi sonu htsitunci thit i hunch into mi forecast but wt will go this fir and pndicl that if tht li ns m ide in hw ure allow td to loim into hein mttti wi 1 sic a good mi of industnnl and olht r progress in acton to this sundays btar this out ms just look at whnt tha yeur end rt vt als in n- othrr column wi could t bnk ovtr ttit pint 30 or 40 tins and p t k up ivulimi of actons dt vt lupint nt toward in- dtntrml growth and it sums t mt that finrt itt ps can d its fiom tin inatalliitlon of j watriwo ks sis vm m alton otht i dt 1 1 ipim m nd extension h u i fimowtit n doe coursi w hki thist ilvs btlwitn hrlstmns and nt w y ar s run if their timing in hit wttjk i- not alwuvs tin most ndvinlutioiis this yi mr ifuvt us iinfl ihr st iff tin longi nt chrlstnims si ivm wt h ii ivtr i xjierienttd v th tin hi ist m is grit ting ismit iiwiii t tt i subscribers n monday wi i nl not only boxing day hut tht dv a fit r nlso and running ot r inlo tht usual week ind w from llu offut or etiurst thlit meant w ik ing two saturdays hcuhik1 to gain this long h hda for t m i one but it vorirt ont un never full nppn ti ile the good w is hen and frjtndli grtfttngs that pour in from f lends scattered and close to home in thi dnsr fort christmas hut atti i thi hollda is it grand timt to t through thtm at leisu t ru nds mil mav ntitr ht ir from l ni otht r time of the yt ar mini ini k in your circle bringing with thtm recollections all of their own it is nlct to go ovei t utts that friends have given th uikhtfu consideration to bring i tasure and emt mbr incc yts tht s dav s following chriilma and tin du liefore t ntt ring tht nt w i ir cm hi very pit usun ihli oni s wednesd ii will lw lfl8 mn it hi ing good hi ilth and happint s t i mv rt tdt rs and w ittl thi st u h iv t tht n ttost vv cilth j on enn possibls entiv a brikht and hnppv nt w ir ft evervone rockwood resident celebrates birthday a foimir risidtnt of liumkvilli ii ii in nassngaweva township 1 tvi hsiy who now liw n hmkwod is tltbriting tils wlh birthdyn lol ituisdn i m im r 11 hi nnkis his home with i n d nighti r sti ii i mrs c miff i mini un1 slill finds lit my pit situ his pip tin daily mwispip t ts mid u ti ip 1 tin st fm t v r wi k d is in 1 h n in e tn neighboring brigades to assist youngsters scttm mid gutlph st john am- bulunce nrlgudts as ont of tht n manv projects for the coming n nr will plai host to the cuba scouts urownua and guidt s of actotv in st alban s pariah hall in junuuri jht two tlngadts will show films and uimwt r qu stions on piurlical iipplicution of t irst aid to the kioups in nrdi r to usmsi tht acton hoys and girls in pusslri tt sts for scouting und guiding work church calendar h iko 1 ik if ild li s ml t ilu tu i vt nt r t ti r ll k w n t i i wht n r vi h s ti hio k v i hi wtii burned in nihht mr hsli i hid n i tn tm tt 1 m th nikh it t ivi i vi i 40 viirs ti mn tin n r il si i and the posl oflict 1fir witt n i lilt j h ni s n ih iv dnjs and to kt help n horst wis suit with a mt ssiigt filtmt u him to camptiellv llle thi nun est pi ice it w is n lr mttnkkr1s h s nnd hid just ik i n punhassd fnm thin lit lp t m hut un h ins s wi re lost mi rlsh i w is horn ni ni w n til bourne where hi livid until he was 21 hi niiirud hair tt anm s ork hi has four childnn sill lvmg ifi g nndihildiin nnd 2 kt t kramtthildrtfi mr klslei rnjoved n fair shire of trui i in his i nrln r leir whin he went to the canadian wi si he ii is his i nnrti manv hufiting ti i t tin iarrv sound district hi lik is lo rccill an txcting tnlr whin hi cunit up n a hilt nnd was so curious ti know whit wis ins de th it hr went in ii hid hern mn ing and no tracks wen vtilbli it wiasn t long bt fnre he rlied he was a most face to race with a btnr lit got out quickly aimed tin rifli ind fired th it tvrning he and his fi how cimpers hnd bear ste iks f r suppt r he skinned tin bt it ind brought b ick thr heid which hi still has a hoi hi i odd 7 isjessinn that is si idnin sien tod ly la a long slindir tin horn m llslry found n whtn doing sumi repairs on the roof of thr store in ilroikville it i id somehow got into the upper pai t of thi house no one knows how it mill milts n might blast und is much valued h its uwntr in miillint health txcip for a hip injurs mr fclshi insists he could w ilk to guilph but for the injurs hi feels that good ht dots walk somt and t vt ry mav 1 finds him down ut tht iver as good a fisht rnuin ns am tr ing his tutk back in 1908 tkn fron th laav f the pr r thvndar juiatmry 2nd 19m births in acton on saturdaj 4 sltt decrmbcr to mr and mm j b mackenzie a daughter in ac ton on saturday 14th docrtnbt r lo mr and mrs f swukhimt a son married storry brown at the m dence of the brides pan nt main st aclon on thursd iy mih 131cembtr by kev i c wlo jul thxuuiu stum waiiajui jvtsof itolmtt stony arton ti niljir oungitvt daughtt r of junes brown arton sunday last was ivliw d iv in the methodist sunday si h id 1 ftnturt of tin stiviit whs tht p tentation if diplomas to tin pi n ry graduatts the graduuti s wt mistrs jessir thompson 1 scott violet thomas r thrl ik and islft tltvlnr nnd mtstt r 1 don bauer william t horn vs ut ford hire and jam s t iiutk 1 the diplomas nt atly framed win presented by messrs ii i 1 uperintt rvh nl and w ii s 1 sci retary sild m inditd if vt r hi r has a compni of inli ilun is 1 in sesund for u 1 teal luruti ti w h t the audit net w is so unnusi u di lighted as with tin llo 1 s ts com erl givi n undi thi iui of ihr mtthtxl t sunday si ii i 1 ttutrj on clinstmus n ghl on chiistmas n ght a 1 n f ailm hnkiists win ti run ant w in itirlt first gami b 1 m i 1 1 f i in 1 wnrm runtt st wilh th 1 n sink hindti rs impitisivi w itclinight s v n win hi id 111 tht mtlhodist ind s alb in s t iiiik hi s lot il tilips of tin sun on t 1 day finnimii thi annu il nomin it otis tin 1 dm for the munuipilily ht id it n 1 ti monday rssultiil as foil w rttvt if swnikhnmti tirnnril u ati x bill thorn is in h 1 jt ins wm m kinnidv 1 1 s 1 prict has s w ight w t willinmi sho i ttuste s i 1 it akit j hn s 1 h ti ni 1 i i 11 a mi w it mori mink kikki avi i akr out v t ipptrs in hi s distiu 1 f s th t in onthilo i- tt th it 111 tiki m on thi inrn im l s t s raptijt church acton rev bay h easterns pastor parsonage us bower av phone 300w sunday january jmtu u8 10 00 am sunday school 1100 am morning worahid 700 pm evening worship brief comment could tha present trend in delinquency have some connection with too much tv and too few good books it would be interesting to know how many of the leather jacket bays have read the opd classics that were sought aftdr in the days before radio and tv slanstead que journal ptesbytmian church in canada knox cnubcnacton rev andrew h mckencit ba bd sunday january 5th itkb 0 43 am church school 1100 am morninx worship 7 00 pm evening worship acton pentecostal assembly pastor rev k j reid 81 cook st telephone 840w sunday janvjary 5th ims 1000 am sunday school 1100 a m smornlnjt worth ip 7jm p m vvenclatc8ervicfl wednesday b p m cotuao pray er meeting and bible itudy- axvwraoavrllsje littwaurjcsl 1 united church op canada aetaa ontario rev gordon adams ma bd minister parsonage 30 bower avenue phone 60 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 71 bower ave acton phone fl sunday january 5th 1w8 9 00 0 m morning prayer 1000 am junior church and church school 1115 am morning worship the anglican church jo canada st albas fi j2- revevan l jones barln rectory 185 jeffrey st tel 365 sunday january 5th loofl und sunday after christmas 8 50 amrholy communion 0 45 am church school and bible cluas uoo am rbeglnners classes 11 oh anv0haral communion monday aryh 1m 000 otaholy communion school group journey by bus on sunday december is a i roup of 53 adults and children trnellrd to toronto by bui from roctcviuod to tee the lovely prci- tntatitm of the chrntmoi stary at hol trinity church moil of tht children wire pupils of mi mur- 1 armstrong who nrrunjied he trip there is a cast of 93 persons in the pageant that has been present ed each christmas seasons for 32 sears costumes were destined by a londonnew yorjl firm o-igln- a 1 lynndn rernngnjf icenl familiar chararteri from th biblt aeemed to come alive o the atn old story of the nativ ty is is adted out expert lighting tech niques as well as the fine mujlc made the pageant something that u ut always be remembered carol singing was enjoyed on the trip to and ijom toronto emphas izing the ilgnificonce or the jour ney back in 1938 taken from the tm ol um ft prraa ttaundat january f th itsg thrrt yuuthi arrested by pro vincial police altrr fred meadow tt rv ire stit ion u broken into m t r f und guilty on chargrs of ihipbn iking jnd theft and ssere 1 h t ntt net d to three to six months in tht ontario itt formit- or v h n tht y mpri d n p ilire i it in gutlph tin it hihan ind tlit alorm thsst ttt nn tfldj 1 nd ire c jntributot fid rs u a numbs r of hikhw iy 11s ip in thi d t let lituntsk mm 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iv tunsl into flunit thut wi rs nt nm 1 t ut i f ti nliil tht hi ir vs is rh uly disst ihl fi un atton mid m wrnl ir m in vst tt ittrji tr 1 in th n n n hmii ii it vi r ould hi d u i- isi tin h iildnil ih t k iian huh i ia out k m it- vunl ii tht ut of i iki ooihirhtrim 1 i u i 11 t v doik hs bstn llttt t ii is dinks ut sjinngw it- i k professional directory and travellers guide mix ri lavfiiih dr w g c kenney phmilcinn nnd surinon off rr in symnn niikk 4sa mill si f aclun off rr nmnr 1 rrswrncp 11 church st f phnnr iso dr d a garrett phmlclan and suraron corner of willow and klvrr sli lntrnce hlvrr street arton ontario phone 138 dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon is wellington st acton ont phone 670 office hours 68 pm rfal thtatk and inhikan k f i wright 20 wilbur st arton ontario phone os apprnucr real estate and lnaurance wm r bracken insurance agency i mill street phone 38 hen 53 n general insurance j bert wood insurance agency v life and general tnur ic phone 583 13t mill st after hours ta 43050 guelnh dr h leib dental suraeon office corner mill and frederick streela office hours 0 am to 8 n m telephone 1 acton dr a j buchanan dental surgeon offlceaa mill street office hours 0 am to 8 p m closed wednesday attemoon talephona li8 uoal- c f leatherland q c barrister a solicitor notary public office hours 1000 am12 00 am 100 pm- boo pm saturdayi by appointment only office 23 phone res 131 acton a braida ba barrister solicitor notarx public is cork st e gualph ont phone ta s333 office hours oam s p m monday to saturday its main st south acton ont phone 576 office hours j pm too a m rumlty funeral home plinn too nlitht or day it un 1 sjhm tnaki r mar opticai e i buchntr ro optometrist acton hoc i closfo nfxt wtdnfsday aimrrino accou nit no tever hoskin chart red accountanta m main st n 213 kln st w llrnmpton toronto 1 phones ci 14833 fm 4 0131 neville stoller 1 co public accountants and auditors truirtrra in itankruincy commis sioners for oaths ftc nrtnch office opening snn cor- m r mill and main sts tironln hr impton georgetown lf ivim 1 i448s tr 74711 hi ut offin vio nnrst srett toronto earl g black ii comni ri a ca chartered accountant lurnuri uldaf 183 main st milton ont tr j43 travcllers ouidi gray coach lines oa ueil leave acton standard time eastbuund 6 33 a m i daily except sun and hoi i 838 am 1133 am 208 um 5 08 p m 6 33 p m t b33 p m 10 06 pjn isun and hoi wntuound 10 27 am 13 57 pm 157 pm 927 pm 7 37pmoi2pm 1u3 pm 112 am ifrl sut sun and llul i canadian national railways standard time 1 east bound daily 6 40 am daily except sundays 1000 am 713 pjn j sun day only 8 01 pm dally ascent sunday flyer at georgttown 0os a m 6 s7 p m dally flyer mi georgetown 1011 pjn waatuuund sunday 8 so am jaftteirjsmwjhjtj iiimjl iil hv1fit sfggmfmmwps t-r-r- t ttsl 1 lujstsar

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