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cck ahead tc 67 as actons 53rd annual fall fair en tered hifory lasvsaturday evening the most successful event ever held direct ors were looking forward and pjanning for the 54th edition already plans are being laid to make next years centen nial fair one of the key activities of actons centenniaryear program blessed with perfect fall fair weather crowds of spectators swarmedte the park friday evening and saturday to take part in the event with the excel lent participation of exhibitors and local participants the fair program encom passes a growing number of citizens it is only through the addition of new mem bers to the society and an involvement of wider representation of the popula- tion of the community jn the program that the full benefit of the experienced and faithful longtime directors and of ficers can be realized one of the greatest assets the fair enjoys is the large and loyal groups of volunteer workers the fair is organized in such a manner that there is no overall professional boss but only the dedica ted group who give freely and volun tarily of their time effort and interest that each year produces a fair superior to those that preceded it is to them that all accolades and encouragement are due in the planning of next years cen tennial fair the board will require the assistance of many more local citizens and the help of all local organizations to make the fair a fitting tribute to cana das birthday the fair can only be as good as all of us make it we expect the directors can anticipate every coop eration from every citizen of acton and district as plans proceed for another re cord breaking- fan- in 1967 editorial page j welccw dhhcuncemeht the announcement by cameron aac- nab deputy minister of highways as he opened acton fall fair saturday that some reliefcan be anticipated by the installation of traffic signals at the mill and main street corner was welcome news the approval of the installation of traffic lights by the department will re lieve the congestion and the indecision that every driver experiences each time tie approaches the intersection jcth the parddc the announcement that the report of commissioner tom plunkett on munici pal government in halton and peel will be released to the public september 29 is welcome news when the study was first undertaken it was suggested the report would be issued in midaugust it is encouraging that its publication is hardly late at all it maybe anticipated farreaching changes in municipal government will be recommended it can also be hoped but not necessarily expected that any imple- mentation of the proposals can be ac complished the biggest and perhaps only obstacle to the implementation of tccommendations to improve municipal government will come from the twobit smalltime local politicians satisfied with the status quo the remuneration the dubious honor who is unable to move with the rapid pace of progress in ontario it will be shown as time progresses that the taxpayers are prepared to accept the suggestion that an extensive re building of highways 7 and 25 in ihe acton area will be soon announced is encouraging with any improvement of highway 25 north of acton we can an ticipate greater communication with that part of qntario northof acton with its location at the junction of two important highways once again actons strategic location in ontarios- golden horseshoe becomes evident regional government if it can be denion- stratoctan improvement in efficiency and cost the foot dragging will come from the politicians who have to wait until the parade is well underway before they can join in atthe rear to lead it briefs the sickly character in drama who is trying to find himself never seems to think of finding himself some work to do f having examined pictures of the latest styles a local resident is looking around to see who wears them in real life disputes over schools rouse the pas sions of many who havent been inside a school building in 25 years for a commodity said to be shaky the dollar nevertheless maintains a high velocity a really fancy sandwich is one which has to be eaten with knife fork and bib harlpy to halton by harry barley m p the mouse of commons has been debating the large transportation bill bolorc sending it to committee lor detail ed study this bill proposes to gradually remove the subsidies ol the height opera tions of the railways and make these operations sell paying with no debts to be paid by the taxpayers of canada it should allow the railways to make their rates competitive with other types of transport the bill will also ereate a transport board to oversee the regula tion ot all lypes ol transportation in can ada to replace the main individual boards now regulating ihcanirlous forms ol trans portation it was finally carried and sent to committee without formal vote being called only an on division being ealled out to express token opposition to ihe bill without forcing an actual vote parliament then moved on to a debate on inllaton with an opening nstaemeiit by the minister of finance the honorable mitchell sharp the minister described two tnaior problems in canada lodav 1 lducatioil ol tlie flowing labor force 2 prevention of exjfeessive costs and prices s in canada over some years consum er prices have risen 14 per cent on the average yearly while earnings in the same period have risen 4 per cent at the prcs- entthe economic situation is unstable and cannot continue we must moderate our pace it was pointed out that we cannot expect tii have at this time the same living standards as the united states tanage- lucut wwkers and government must cooperate to make our position stable price and wage control is unworkable except in xva lime the minister said thai in these should be 4 percent to 5 per cent the wage increase iiuisl he balanced bv increased productivity the i increase per ear lately ihe wage increase have been in excess of this but we must even tually return to this industry must be encouraged to reduce prices lo consumer as well as increase wages and profit as productivity increases labor demands should be realistic the budget of 194 was antiinflation ary bul did not go tar enough we must encourage avings and in the near inline the government will introduce special centennial savings bonds the planned delicti in- the last budget as st 50 million hut with necessary increases to come in more inonev for our senior citizens ibis miinl be done and the government vonimiltcd to ill our war veterans and our aiircii services thv delicit would ineiease to probablv s30il million lo counteract this the overnment will re duce government spending bv discontinu ing the winter built housing bonus elimin ating the acceleration deductions for re search deferring the scholarship pro gram deferring medicare for one year and postponement of other government pro grams the warning is given that it these measures do not curb inflation the next step may be increased taxes inter estingly enough president johtison has just announced similar measures for the control of intlation in the united suits sugar and spice by bilh smiley this month my wire and i will ob- serve with the customary stunned in credulity our 20th wedding anniversary its a long lime to live with a strange woman especially when she becomes stranger every year at lime of writing i dont know just what rrm the celebration will take a fatted calf wouldnt be appropriate be sides we dont have a fatted calf only a prodigal son none of our mortgages are anywhere near the burning stage for the occasion and we are definitely not going to celebrate the event by starting a new family but ill think of something a friend of mine has an old dog hes a boxer about 1 1 years of age my friend sometimes when he feels like being de pressed begins figuring out how much lh mul has cos i him over the years its now running about 51400 i develop a flutter in my left eyelid and a twitch in my cheek every time i flirt with l lie thought of what thai woman has cost me in ihe last two decades take my word its over 1400 the first couple of years werent so bad i was a veteran going lo university and our total income was 80 a month we didnt sae much but we staggered through with the help of vacation jobs when the first baby arrived we were in clover as the government- jumped our allowances to an opulant 88 alter graduation life became rosier i reeled into ihe wccklv newspaper busi ness with a takehome pay of 35 a week bill the old girl managed lo squander everv cent of it she blew it on loud and liiinitliic and similar irippciics and i rills about six years later when i w as up lo s50 a week and could see with satisfac tion the possibility ol building up a nice little estate she sabotaged mc again said we needed a car and weve never been out ol debt since froir there on it was down hill all ihe way she began thinking money grew on hi and as ihe income mounted slowly the debts mounted swillly it was gim me gimme gimme all the wav wed been married only about 10 years when she began agitating for a house the cosy little two rooms with shared bath werent good enough any more oh no not for her just because a lo of other fool people lives in houses we had to and i was fool enough or weak enough to go along with it eventually i reached that plateau of success which had once seemed onlv a dream 100 a week do you think that satisfied her not on your jiavel she kept right on hurling money in all direc tions out went the scrubboard- anil in came one of thuc big white washing machines ojit went the icebox and in came that other big thing that makes ice cubes out went the nice quiet carpet sweeper and in came one of those bel lowing swollen vacuum things by this time it was too late to put a linger in the dyke besides i needed all my fingers for counting up our payments no the only solution was nose to the grindstone and turn the wheel faster i once had a huge hooked roman nose you should see it now eskimo size now i dont wantj you to get the wrong idea dont think for a moment that mv partner of 20 years is extravagant shes never once pressed for a cadillac she doesnt cwn any mink not even ear- muffs she hasnt whined for a trip to europe thar little trip to vancouver this summer was merely a soft mothers heart she had to see her firstborn no shes not demanding shell wear a dress as often as twice shes perfectly willing to be seen in a vearold car month- old shoes or last weeks coat she didnt even want her children to go lo private schools just have their leelh straighten ed and take music lessons at si3 a whack and i bear no malice im like the guv in the carloon a big business success who told the interviewer everything 1 have 1 owe to the sheer greed of my wife its been a great honor and privilege to spend 20 vears wrapped around a lovc- iv ladvs linger 1 wouldnt ice comfort able in am other polure so happy xxliacldayacallil darling a lgtta bull think david and steven lasby as they admire their grandfathers grand champion which won the e braida siirr phiiiu and son trophy at the fair charles las- hy and son copped quite a number of ribbons during the saturday judging centennial report i 18671967 by i o h n vy fisher i 1 1 icntu a i cot nmissioiior youth liavil piogiuiis and ciilliuil exchange visits ivtweeu communities and cilinic iniiis tic ot giiucil and iiiaiicd h ihe tciileniual cm omission to help pro- ui ic viiiiiniiuiiciiiiiii and understanding between canadians separated bv our voiin li s greil diaihcs th idea behind mk h programs ol ciiure is thai nf7 is good time tor eiryoue to get to know canada better and to learn nunc about its peoples iis varied geogiaphv and history bul govern ment puigruns as in most other cases act nicrclx as catalysts the idea will be come i complete success only it tina dian- motivated ironi within themselves and in their own initiative get em the move in o7 to cv morenl canada aifsl to learn more about it main ot us dont lake the opportunity lodi hi ilc alialcut icseai ch on canada even a t shoi i dlstauces 1 met a middle aged man lor example who lived most olhis me ml miles 1 1 m niagara falls and had never seen thai great wonder ol the world even though he had toured the united kingdom and halt ot europe dur ing the last vrar for the affluent a trip across canada could well replace a european holiday with savings to iiimii though the dis tance is as grcal ihe tare is less for those ol us who cant altord such a trip nel ear we need onlv choose a travel radius ol one ni lew hundred miles lo til the pockctbouk jjid pick an inlejcstm spin weve uywi visited helore wc have no shortage ol fascinating v oiumiinilics hisloi icalsjci and nilinal wonders lo be seen ill wager that manv nova scolians md other marilimeis have not et visited the old french fortress ol i otiisbourg now being restored on cape thvlon island whose historx on the mere printed page stirs excitement anil wonder how many bc maiiilandcrs have real h explored the beauties ot vancouver island ui met the interesting personal- iliswljo live aroiuulmlie island poll s and towns i imagine 1 could pick atixone at ran dom on ihe main sireel ol am ontario tovvn and lind that he had not explored unbeaten path- around the tubacro coun try- and iricl loxalist communities along lake fiics north shore the old german canadian settlement- in the kitchener area and studied the ihuonia museum on ieorgian hav it i were mlvrtan i would see those japanese gaidcns letli- hi idges oxxn centinniil projci t and per haps meet some ol the enthusiiastic lap anese canadians who were right behind that community ellort lots of people in la belle province have neither vet roamed the narrow- streets ol the old town ol quebec nor taken a motor trip through the wild country around the end of the oaspe lets make centennial year the junc tor a real canadian holiday xvith atpur- pose to know more about our amntry and our countrymen 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday september 19 194 tomorrow mr and mrs george chap man mark their sixtieth wedding anniver sary at their home on main st and will be at home to friends they were married in sunnidale in simcoe county in lf8 and came to acton in 1898 mr chapman was until retirement a faithful employee of beardmore and co one son mr john chapman and one daughter madge reside in acton present at the council meeting to dis cuss plans for servicemens recognition day were johnny gray ft- bean c l landsborough george mussellc f daw- kins overcoats for night policemen were ordered they are surplus stock of navy issue now being sold at 18 each another old established business changed bands when mr a b mclean disposed of his barber business to mr fred ross of toronto mr mclean has been in business for 40 years and some of us young chaps recall having our first barber shop cut from him he purchased the business of the late h h warden which was then in the frame building on the site of the b d rachlin store then he moved lo a building which stood be tween the present bank of nova scotia and baxteis drug store many friends will wish him many happy years to enjoy more leisure samples of service rings- shown by mr ii h hinlon were approved and ord ered purchased for presentation the compacts shown by b d rachlin were ordered the number of presentations now numbers 250 i 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday september 1 1916 the annual field day of games and spoils was held at the school grounds last friday the pupils of both high and public schools participated and there were a number of guests winners of races were- clarence hen derson harold wildgust lucy goldham oliver precious wilrose reid willie lit tle thelma strasser mary stewart cal vin wilson harold reid marie mowat jean barber david henderson johnnie robertson edna henderson jessie ander min fi ed warren will robertson alice james fjsie lappin elsie stewart sabra nelson bessie woodhall stella mclam boys threelegged robert stewart and donald kennedy jack bristow and ken neth martin girls threelegged alice- james and margaret mcnahb elsie lap pin and ethel starkman peanut race claude precious dobbie lappin mary siniiolko jessie morton hoys walking race robert stewart donald kennedy girls walking race madge rothwell nel lie hall boys backward race robert stewart fred warren boys sack race willie huffman angus kennedy boys ap ple race robert stewart jimmie ross bovs shoe race sidney smith jack bris tow xyheelbarrow race roberl stewart- and tel corel kenney sidney smith and jack bristow lady visitors race mrs waller mrs stewart teachers race miss wilson miss fleury 75 years ago taken from the issue ot the free press of thursday september 24 1891 there was an amusing practical joke played on three of our young men out on the still hunt for plums they had just scaled the fence and were gathering in the fruit when bang bang went a revolver from someone concealed in the wood shed there was no scoring for a start or dispute as to who should have the inside track one young man who no doubt had been reading ten cent indian literature ran zigzag so the marksman would not have a chance to perforate his light sum mer suit it is needless to say he reached church st unhurt a show struck town on thursday viz uncle toms cabin they exhibited under canvas in the park attendance was slight messrs w h storey arid son of the canadian glove works ire beins favored xvith one ot the most successful seasons in the history of the establishment or ders for gloves and moccasins afe pour ing in twenty experienced glovemakcrs are wanted immediately several rockwood young men import ed a keg of beer with which they repaired to a vacant lot and proceeded to make the night hideous with their disgraceful pro ceedings profanity obscenity and ribald songs made up their program a rc- occurance will be attended to by the police if a very joyous event was solemnized at the residence of our esteemed towns man councillor j b pearson it was the wedding of miss ina pearson and mr fred h smyth of toronto miss pearson is one of the most beloved young ladies in toxin they launched upon the sea of matrimonial realities with heartiest con gratulations and best wishes the acton free press phone 8532010 business and editorial office lounrlrv in 7r p cvrry tluirsdhv hi 50 willow si aitoi oll- ihiio member ol the- audit burr ill of circulations the cwma iinrt own a advertlslnr rates on rcqunst subscrip tions payable fn udvancc moo in canada 700 in all countries other thun canada olngle copies 10c authorized ua second cluwi mhii post orrlee department ot tawa advertising ik accepted on the condition that in the event of typosraph- icitl error that portion of the advertlslnff antcr ocrnpled by the criniieou item totfelhcr with reasonable allowance for aifinalure will not be cluirijed lor but the balance of ihe advert isnnent will he paid for at ihe applicable laic in the even of a typocraplnril error adverllsllib coods or frvires at u wroiic price hood or services may nnt be sold advertising is mrrelv an nffrr to sell and mny be withdrawn at any lunc ruhlihel br ibr illlls rrlntlnc and publishing cn i id david it dills minimnc kdlkir civrilil iimih jtrtt ftsz church notices trinity church the united church of canada minister rev dwight i engel bjv bd organist mr george elliott ma phd sunday september 25 1966 church school huh am nursery class k hade 4 llli aiiirade 5 to grade 8 r skrviciis or worship huh aim trinitx united 1115 am churchill ltd line sermon 1 believe in a look at the creeds authority nursery provided- 81m vm teen aye members ot title congregation meet at the manse 2j bower acton baptist church loundcd 1842 pastor rev stanlcv gammon res 144 tidev ave ph 8531615 slnday slptlmhlr 25 45 am church school adult class rally day slrv1ci- parents conic and hear your child take part 10 ml am morning service 7 xi pm evening service temple and s nagoguc wednesday praxer and hible study 730 tluusdav choir 730 priday bhf 700 y xisitors welcome toour services doctrines xve preach and bedieve the virgin birth the diely ot christ his bodily resurrection the second comirm presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckenzie ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday september 25 1966 l am church school for ages 3 to 15 1100 am sermon theme beliefs that give us courage sunday october 2 fall celebratiort of holy communion at 1 1 am exeijone most welcome bethel christian reformed church acton ontario rev wiebc van dijk phone 8531585 sunday seimiimber 25 ijmi 1000 am knglish service 230 pm dutch service 345 pm sunday school the church of st alban the martyr anglican corner willow and st alhans drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma stb iiinilv xvi sunday srittmihr 25 iw 00 a til holy eucharist 10 w iiu church scjvmi 1030 am matins ember days eridiy sept 23 10 a in ilolv liuharist saturday sept 24 10 am ilolv i uchai 1st evangel pentecostal tabernacle paoc 33 thun hill road rev s m thoman pastor 8532715 sunday slit i mher 25 lo6 1000 djn sunday school lor all ages 1100 am morning worship service 700 pm exangclistic service tuesday 8 prji prayer and bible study thursday 8 p m c a service september 1 6 lo 23 max solbrckketi sahalion healing crusade praver loi i lit- si kjiini blind jnd deaf i no i barge lxtrv night sept i to 2v 3 p m maple avenue baptist church georgetown sunday september 2 945 aro- sunday school 1100 am morning service 700 pjn evening service wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting aclon 8531956 georgetown 877666s