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onlif a jeer apart it js encouraging to hear there is a glimmer of hope in the dispute between the former ha iton public health nurses and the county one of the most exas perating experiences was last tuesday when the nurses were present to hear discussion of county council on the sub ject the desire for negotiations was spelled out by the county while the nur ses remained silent when they left the chambers they were plied with questions by reporters they indicated the same desire to meet as the county had and that they had advised officials of this desire so here on one side of the- door is one story while on the other side another story frustrated by the dispute and yet the closeness of positions one reporter stormed in to urge the councillors to meet the nurses here and now council was in recess and by the time they had reconvened and passed a resolution to permit the nurses to speak the nurses had left the building a meeting did result however and now both sides seem to be talking op timistically the aiuni mahif silence is golden someone once said and the extent to which many peo ple have adopted this outlook becomes frightening as each new inroad of free dom on morals and on everyday living is carved deeper speaking but requires involvement it requires formation of anopiniqn it requires some thought process that de mands involvement but no one wants to become involved citizens today pay their taxes at arms length many are paid through a mortgage company that collects monthly payments from the homeowner this way it doesnt even take a trip to the municipal office to pay the taxes citizens today are willing and able to speak about civic affairs on the street corner at the club meeting or in a two way discussion but such conversations rarely get to the forum of government locally at the town hall because that would require involvement andiheold adage about silence being golden leaps to the fore at what point do we quit rationaliz ing quit being passively quiet quit whispering on the street corner and get involved democracy cannot long sur vive where laws are challenged almost weekly in every phase of life from the injunctions of the courts to the speed limits on the highways at some point sonieone with enough strength will get involved and that individual may be in terested enough to make a career out of directing other people until we all find ourselves being directed even more ex tensively than we presently are the end of the trail dictatorship we say could never happen here couldnt it silence is golden 9jt hall at alliafa4 tkouaht built by templar j miss beatrice hilts continues writing of the history of this district with an account of the first hall in ballinafad a society known as the tcmn- jars i- huilt that hall or h to pet it built this was on the land of mr nathaniel roszclls farm this hall was situated just west of the methodist church with a driveway between there was a low stone founda tion on which the frame work of the building rested with the hall above the shed the double doors leading to the steps were on the east corner facing the town line there was a small hall upstairs with another door to get inside for a number of years this was the only exit until in the 1940s when a door was put on the upper side with steps to go down i do not know what year the hall was built but have the names of the early trustees messrs joseph henry thomp son george beswick and george yemen some years later mr eb beswick was nppoinied in place of his father and ro- bert henderson in place of joseph h thompson george yemen went west to j live with some of his family after the death of his wife around 1890 or later i with some o t her children be a member of a party held a meeting in this hall on voting day it was a busy place usually in december the methodists served a supper these were then called teameetings a good program followed in rtwrxhnrch7mos b the sun school elasses the presbyterians also had a number of teameetings there and sunday school entertainments a literary society was organized and meetings held in the hall on winter eve nings for a few years there was a short program followed by a good debate rev milne wouldgive a bit of advice to those taking part good crowds attended and reallv enjoved it this would be around 1905 to 1915 the two public schools had a number of entertainments there during the years usually before christmas a number of igood plays were put on in that hall mostly by home talent quite frequently dances were held there down through the years several dozen chairs were bought a new roof put on and a hardwood floor put in i a wood stove provided heat and oil lamps gave light till hydro power was available in later years more conveniences were added but water still had to be carried there numerous showers were held in the hall for newlvwcds or those to be wed juvenile temperance society meetings were held in this hall every two weeks our leader being miss jennie yemen at that time there was also an adult society about twice a year both groups would meet in an evening and put on a good program there was an adult group earlier than that i know each one signed a pledge never to drink any intoxicating liquor it may be that is the reason two hotels in or near the fad closed up leaving one which con tinued for some years this hall was called the temperance hall this shed had an open front so in 1907 a bit of mason work was done and on top ol that boarded upvvhich keplsnovy fmnturfftiiig thahd hiadetr waitnerfolf horses a door was placed in the centre ol the tront before elections look place each the acton fft free press phone 8532010 business and editorial office kounded in ujs and published ccry thursday at s willow st acton on tario nlmnbrr of the audit burrau or circulation the cwn a d ow j a advrrllmm ratrs on request subunp- tlona payable in advance hoo tn canada t0o in all countries other than canada alnglr copies iftc authorized second class malt post orfue department ot tawa advertising la accepted on the condition that in the eent of lyooormph- hal error thjt portion ol the advertlmtis pirr ocrnnloel by the erroneous item toartthrr with reasonable allowance for atsnature will not be charged tor but the balance of the advertisement will be paid tor at the applicable tate tn the- event of a typographical error adyertistiat vooda or services at a wrong price roods or aervlcea may not be sold advarttslnat is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time pvkluaad by dills rrlotla- an faalublaf ca ltd david r pills managing editor copyright x969 presentations also took place there for people moving from our community as 1 staled once before sunday school and services were held there from sepl tembcr till december- while our church was being redecorated and a basement put in in 1954 v fowl suppers had- been served in that hall for a number of years before there was a basement in our church a fevy times we served 400 people other times 300 or more it was much more conven- ient serving at the church it made much less running in the past our uvea were centred in our homes in our church and in the many good times we had in the hall when there were no carst avi made most of our own amusement or entertainment those were the good old davs we did not need to worn about bombs or going to the moon and tensions were unheard ol each group using the hall paid a ccr- tain amount for rent which went for im- provenvnts the work usually was done by the trustees free of charge some years ago the hall was consider ed unsafe so stood idle arrangements were made to have it sold by auction it was supposed to have been there lor nearlv 100 vears the sale took place on the evening ol august 21 10f the man who bought it bad it taken down and got out what lie wanted then anyone could pick up shing les lath boards etc thev were glad to get rid ol is much is possible some parts of it were in ra ther had condition we wonder it stood as long as it did the womens institute here thought ballnafad should have a new hall o de cided to raise money for that purpose they worked hard to raise funds and were promised assistance by erin and esques- ing councils so a lot wtis bought back ol where the methodist chutvh stood and the work got started in 19v2 the rubbish trom the old hall was disposed of and the land where it and the former methodist church stood was lev- efod and used as a parking space for the new- hall a large crowd gathered for the open ing of the new hall on fridav evening march 8 1963 i have been writing ancient history of this district lately so will leave- that subiect for someone who knows more about it than i do tasting and testing for quality is judge mrs aa h mckenna from wood- bridge es she samples jam at the acton fair lady members left to right assisting her are mrs r l davidson mrs morgan stall photo madill and aars william thompson en tries were many and mrs mckenna had her share of tasting jam before choosing final winners jtjc ptiess edttorialpage sugar and spice by bill smiley a chap called richard j needham writes a daily newspaper column in tor- onto quality and content range from highclass to hogwash but it is eminently readable needham is not a irue humorist but has a sharp satiric sense a wild imagina tion and a clear view ot he ridiculosity ol manv ol our moral social political and economic fairy tales despite the clear view lie is aifiii corrigible romantic a lo model don quixote who tilts at windmills with a typewriter forces flowers on strange la dies and thinks of life and love in capit al letters hes a literary burglar and a bellowing nunconformist interesting fel low but he has a couple of blind spots he hates the educational system and has a blatant contempt for todays young people sounds psychological perhaps he was turfed out of school or dropped out or had some rotten teachers but he despises the whole business for liim the educational system is a vad soulless monolith whose sole aim is to crush the spirit of voutli indoctrin ate it with ali the is rong ideas and fail to leach il anvthing about life hes great on 11 1 e for lii in teachers are a hunch ol dull clods whose inlv desire is to mull kids with useless inloi inilion and -proiiipl- sure the educational system is a vast monolith what do you do with 6000000 kids shove them into the streets to learn about life but its far from soulless on the contrary its composed ol men and women with intelligence goodwill and understanding who work tirelessly to im prove the system for the benefit of the students sure teachers are dull clods some ol them ju4 as sonic ductorslaav re is ministers ancf columnists are dull clods but the great majority work their heads to the hone shoving urging exhorting encouraging and leading the youngsters to adulthood and the students are they u sad beaten crowd cowed by authority eager lor security afraid to think for them selves that is what mr needham with his victorian view of schools would have us believe hah a lew are but the majority are just the opposite they are rebellious daring adventurous and just busting to have a whirl at life as youngsters have been since the time of socrates right now my son who is 19 is either hitchhiking across canada on his wav home or heading lor mexico were not sure right now my daughter who is 15 is belling out tolk songs which she wrote herself to keep her mind off her sore ears she had them pierced yesterday for earrings lv squelch any signs ol initiative or crea- livity for him modern students are a sorrv lol imadventiirous inarticulate security- minded and materialistic well im here to tell brother need ham itstinie he got into the twentieth century his ideas arc pure poppycock and right now all over town 12h kids from our high school are ignoring their homework and watching tv or shooting pool or gassing on thephone or tailing in love or tilling motorcycles thevre certainly not cowed by authority or squelched bv the system or indoctrin ated by anything except human nature dont be naive mr needham centennial report 18w1967 li y john w fisher centennial commissioner 1 wish the centennial commission could bin a ticket and the travel tare for eerv person in canada to see ipo f7 next viir hut 1 lust dont have the budget to do thit millions ol canadians u out sec expo hut most t those w ijo cant make it to montreal will be able to see some cen tennial spectacular in the nearest citv canadas leading event are shared by all parts ot the country it could he a pel ioriuancc ol the can adian armed forces tattoo one ol the largest spectacles ol its kind ever to be presented in oith uuiica it could he the touring centennial air show with thrilling i king b the forces formation acrobatic team ol pilots specially picked tor the l celebrations those living on or near lie coasts and watervvavs will be able to see impressive naval assemblies ot the majestic ships ot canadas torces and the navies ot a num ber ol other countries in major cities there will be dazzling performances on ctage by top artists rom canada ami abroad there will be art shows and there will be sporting events such as the pan american panics at win nipeg and the winter games in quebec proposed international events in can ada next year include a balloon race across the prairies world snovvshoe championships a orth american ski championship meet and international ski jumping competitions near ottawa an r international air show a abbotsford bc international motor cycle mics near tor onto world hydroplane championship races at vallcvlield po and a water ski ing world championship meet at sber- brooke pq to mention a lew the point 1 make is that no one who cant afford that trip to montreal should be disappointed about centennial year in the realm ol spectacular events there will be something to see in every major canadian city- the small towns as well with visits hv the touring centennial caravans carry ing fascinating exhibits of canadiana and their own community centennial events will be gav attractions during l7 for those unable to leave- their own homes even shutins l the year lsv7 will he a special one with our coast to coast ruio and television communica tions of today all will be able to witness or listen to i lie ureal sporting events see or hear centennial performers follow the 4000 mile canoe race in fact thev will be able to en iov manv of the events i mentioned above bv electronic means the canadian broadcast iihg corporation his grcit plans tor centennial coverage ami so have the magazines and news papers of canada its going to be a big birthdav celebra- lion and noone is going to be left out of the party there will be something for everyone young or old to do to see and to be happy about not the least important event to be happy about is that this young vigorous country is moving into its second century of confederation with a bright future ahead 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday september 26 1946 oldest established church in acton the baptist congregation marked their i04th anniversary on sunday with special services the second wage increase this year for employees of wool combing corpor ation of canada ltd was announced last week the minimum wages will noy stand at 50 cents an hour foriexperienccd women operators and 60 cents for men the nearly 300 honored by citizens of acton t the towns recognition day ceremony last saturday were overseas casualties buck k h elwood wm r gibbons john gordon wilson molozi g a mcnabb n l mur phy w near f smethurst bert simp son harold taylor george womens division bayliss pat buchanan daisy clayton dorothy dills frances lamb helen nicol t wood dora mens division allen burl allen c e anderson robert arnold beverley atkinson tom blackwell steven bauer m g bayliss g h beatty gordon beirnes geo biggin r e binnie p blanche w e boulton geoffrey bradley h ie braicla n j braida r j brown o r brunelle samuel bruce john a buchanan a j byrne c buchanan w barber john carnochan w h chapman john chisholm jutuvchisholm rov clements n clifford e a close d leo coles e w coleman w s cook gordon cook ii o cooney j corless ben courtney m f cripps henry cripps l a cripps leonard cross r a cutting melvin cutting llovd dale clifford davidson earle deforest harold dron h v dron herb drysdale john dills david duby les dumarsh w dunk j elliott e c elliott p a elliott vic tor emerson r f evans don elliott w r fields bill fields s p finlav w j fisher w f ford a r ford jim freuler ii fryer kenneth gamble a gervais aubrey gibbins gordon gibbons cecil gibbons t gibbons w j gordon allen goy j h graham c j graham h gray johnny grischow e f graham jack hargravc george harris jack harris harold harris a harris t w heal lev robert henderson w j henderson w b henderson john a hepburn bcv ifiggins jahmronh ht hofhngcr george hollowav f holmes c ii holmes f j hurd j hubbell charles hufnagel eddie hurst jos hufnagel jas hollinger jack hansen ted hassard harvey hassard martin hassard ken neth harrop ted ingles geo f joeque j c johnson a jones w c jones frank jones jas karley gerald kelly f kenney p kirkncss t a lamb t r lamb james lamb w r lambert len lambert har vey lambert gordon lambert h n lambert roy landsborough e lang- glord r g lantz stuart lasbv elmer lasby joe lazenbv g jr lazenby g sr leishman allan loutitt bob lout i it al bert lovell r g lilly z j lindsay c ij marshall james marshall robert marshall bill martin ivan martin archie masales owen marzo ilio marzo l p massev a e masters lome mattocks bill massev jonas mcbride james mc- cutcheon harvey mccutcheon gordon mcdowell t mckcnzic garnet mckcrsic l r mckcown t h mc- lellan m s mcmillan m j mceachern w a mcnabb neil miller k e mills albert moore j morton bus mor ton norm mdvse e b mooney harold nichol j nichol t nicolak w nodwell j c norton howard ohara r crourke j orourke h otterbein h a papfllon francis patrick neil patrick emerson patrick bert patrick victor peal w h pearen p w perkins ted phenix a w plourde r j price n a price d c price h c price c h purdy p reid m j reidt t g ridley jt l ritchie james e robinson lloyd robson w l rogers w h rootc monty roszcii harold roszell elmer rowles calvert ryder d g ryder glen scriven j w shepherd j simpson g t sinclair a w skilling h w smith gordon sterritt clifford switzer george taylor h tay lor w j taylor f h terry frank toth f tournour f l turner f g turner w l turkosz p turkosz j turkosz g tyler c a tyler ma van wvck f a varev e c viekers w g wagner g waller e f waterhouse john waterhouse c waterhouse t e waterhouse james wedge clifford wheelr er v a williams g w wilson r c wilson andrew wright n b weaver a williams wm wjilson wm young j d youngblut lome mr and mrs norton have sold his garage business and ford sales and ser vice to mr ray thompson who has been associated with him as mechanic for some time 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press or thursday september 28 1916 acton fall fair is over and it was a gratifying success- the showing of horses was magnificent the showing of cattle was splendid acton fall fair have every reason to he proud ol its organization president havill and secretary llyiuls are a great combination and every director was at bis post to give service married butcherwhile on satur day sept 2i at st albans church by the rev c ii e smith erie elder daughter i mr and mrs wm white to alfred mtrchci of o 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday october i 1891 fall millinery opening miss stoddart who was with us last season will he pleas ed to show the ladies a large and fine assortment of hats and bonnets at reason able prices henderson merac and co considerable grain is coining in this week the following prices rule on the market here wheat 8790 bailey 3845 peas 58 oats 25 the carpenters arc just completing mr jos perkins new house on uower avenue acton union exhibition ncxt tuesday and wednesday the church of st alban the martyr anglican corner willow and st albans drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma stb trinity xvii sunday october 2 j6 9ih am holy eucharist 1030 am church school 1030 am llolv eucharist trinity church the united church of canada minister rev dwight i engcl ba bd organist mr george elliott ma phd sunday octqbkr 2 i6 church scijool 1000 am nursery class to grade 4 1115 am grade 5 to grade 8 services of worship 1000 am trinity inited ii 15 am churchill 3rd linet the sacrament of llolv communion will be administered at both services nursery provided 800 pm meeting ol teenage metnbeis ol the congregation at the manse 29 bower acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon reis 144 tiuev ave ph 853 1615 sunday october 2 ih 45 am church school adult class 1100 am morning worship more than these 700 p mkilvejiing service apostolic worship third of a series monday mission circle 8 pm wednesday prayer and bible study 730 thursday choir 730 friday bhf 700 adults 815 all visitors welcome to our services doctrines we preach and bedieve the virgin pirth the diety of christ his bodily resurrection the second coming bethel christian reformed church acton ontario rev wiebe van dijk phone 8531585 sunday october 2 iw 1000 am english service 230 pm dutch service 345 pm sunday school presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew ii mckenie ba bd minister mr v a hansen ba organist and choir master si nday october 2 dor world communion siindav 45 a m c bun h school loi ages 1 to 15 i 100 am divine worship and llolv com munion meditation theme focus ing trom the table tluircdav sept 2 at 8 pm pic-cotil- muiiion service ol preparation everyone most iwclcomc evanjpel pentecostal tabernacle paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 8532715 sunday 6c iorlr 2 1mv 1iv00 am sunday school lor all ages i i 00 a in morning worship service 700 ppi baptismal seivice in evangel tabernacle when a number ol candi dates will obey god in water baptism tuesday 8 pm praver and bible study thursday 8 pm ca service maple avenue baptist church georgetown slnday october 2 19oo 945 am sunday school 1100 am morning service t joo pm evening service wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 8776666 s-