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wktt nwt clcft two day with tho chorallers at expo the big show on tho st lawrence river hardly qualifies the editor as an authority on international exposition however weve been receiving many inquiries from people interested in tra velling to montreal for the fair on our opinion of it to it might be in order to answer a few questions is ii worthwhile travelling the 400 or so miles to attend in my opinion it is not only worth while but anyone would be foolish to pats up the chance to attend this is something like no other fair youve ever teen the atmosphere the colors its cosmopolitan aura must make expo the biggest and perhaps the best thing that ever happened to canada as a nation if youre not interested in enter tainment music dancing international relationships travel broadening your mind or ust plain fun well then stay home by all means is it impsntlvat travelling any distance can be quite expensive but you can gauge spending by the thickness of your pocketbook there is wide range of prices for ac commodation and food starting at rea sonable nd going to the exhorbitant you could spend weeks at expo with no other expense than your pass port entry fee food and lodging the buildings are jammed with things to see end at no cost and if you have an historical or a jetage view of man your dayjmwill be filled what pavilion did you like best my favorite of those 1 was able to enter was the bell telephone pavilion not because of the display but princi pally for the unusual and colorful film on canada it aroused patriotic pas sions i never knew existed end gave a new insight into this country which even visitors from other countries sensed the film in itself is almost worth the trip to montreal i also liked the mexican pavilion nwchrutlan pavilion fhe sovtevpavv lion and the canadian pacific pavilion the latter again for its excellent film there was not enough time to see outstanding pavilions from the united states czechoslovakia great britain france italy and other countries there were large lineups at all of them and we werent able to squeeze them into the itinerary hew about transportation transport to and from the apart ments where we stayed was unreliable on the return trip but once on the expo grounds you had your choice of the expo express the minirail auto traint pedal carts hovercraft boats and plain old shanks mare the first and last cost nothing to we used them most es pecially the latter what did you find most frustrating the inability to cover enough ground in the short space of two days i was not able to visit the amusement centre la ronde or anything just as you entered the gate it would take at least a week to cover the grounds alone completely without being discriminat ing you cant imagine all the things there are to see until you are right in the middle of it howd you get along with the french canadians i found them most hospitable and helpful i saw no separatists or bomb throwers and everyone i ran into but one was bilingual and he did his trans lating through his wife americans at expo were enchanted by the gallic atmosphere which at least one choralier told me he found less stifling than ontarios this of course is a matter of choice did you vish montreal no unfortunately i wasnt able to see the modern metropolis and it has been at least 18 years since i visited the city last some of the chorallers did howeverandiheir- reports were alike- in praising its progress modern free ways bisect the city where once narrow roads made travel difficult the older parts are full of history like any large city montreal has its seamy side but much is being done by an imaginative administration when is the best time to go to expo if the weekend we were there is any indication of the crowds try and visit the fair during the week if this is impossible arrive early with a plan- rtedlttnerary and get going washroom facilities are adequate and clean and easy to find these few questions and answers might give the impression the writer is an expo public relations man it is quite possible someone could go and not like this canadian production so far weve met no one with a poor opinion of it centennial picture jalte 4w 2cl years ago 75 years ago philemon wrioht taking first raft down the ottawa river 1806 in 1800 he came to the district that is now hull quebec and settled there wright born in massachusetts brought with him 25 men ample capital livestock and tools the settlement became known as wrights village or wrightstown by 1804 wright had set up a grist mill sawmill smithy taller shop bakery ard tannery he took the first raft of square timber from the ottawa valley to mon treal the journey took 35 days through the unknown rapids and the rafts safe arrival at montreal signalled the inauguration of the ottawa valley lum ber trade later he had a steamboat built for him the union of ottawa which became the first steamboat on the ottawa wright and his associates were granted one quarter of the town ship of hull and for his efforts in cul tivating hemp he was granted an addi tional 1200 acres hull grew into a strong community in the space of a few years and wright became known as the father of the ottawa taken from the uaua of the free of thursday july if 147 council promptly dealt with another problem in the wartime housing plant at a special meeting friday tony seyuk had refused money offered him for a right uf way council felt the building of these houses could not be delayed and in structed the clerk to have prepared a by law to expropriate a quantity of securities and an unde termined amount of cash was taken by three armed robbers who held up the campbcllvlllc bank mr and mrs michelle of toronto and mr alf long gave demonstration of archery on the tennis courts mr long scored a perfect end i a galaxy of summer flowers decked knox church for the marriage of dora jovcc hansen to howard dixon coles the brides brother presided at the or- kiii and her sister mrs clarence coles wits matron of honor miss inez mclel- lan was bridesmaid and little carol han sen flower girl st josephs church formed the set ting for a lovely summer wedding when tunc isabel daughter of mr and mrs w d talbot became the bride of john mc- hugh son of mr and mrs g mchugh miss shirley marchmcnt was bridesmaid rev father morgan officiated with rut- sell arbic and edward mcgilloway serv ing as altar boys the misses elma rena and evelecn braida olga dyriw and marie pamcnt sang yjmca officers elected hon pret a mason w j beatty president john greer vice thos jones treasurer r bean secretary j f royston committee chairmen e s force f terry e s cooper henry arbic dr d garrett 50 years ago sag a rand 5 pice by b i i i s mi le y dont tell me there arent any crea tive writers in canada the country is crawling with them more than 100 en tries for the smileystoexpo guest col umn have arrived and theyre still pour ing in mv wife thought all along it was ra ther an illconceived project or as she put it a dumb idea and im beginning to agree with her one of the chief hitch es is that i forgot to organize some judges so im it so first of all i must read them all some vice some thrice this is going to absorb about 100 hours and the whole idea in the first place was that id get a holidav something wrong there some where secondly all those who dont win along with their families and friends are going to hate me for life its easy enough to make enemies without delib erately alienating about 2000 people and thirdly ijs costing me 25 to acquire 100 hours of work and 2000 hos tile natives sort of silly isnt it however i dunnlt and i m glad the toronto telegram news service has kicked in another 25 and a lot of people have had a lot of fun taking a whack at writing a column and i shouldnt complain about it being work its fun especially delight ful is the f intastic varietv of both writers and subject matter the writers are of all sexes and all ages from 16 to 76 and they wax eloquent on everything from pheasants to families from taxes to toe nails thanks too tor the manv warm and friendly personal messages enclosed its kind and thoughtful even though it wont win a prize what the columns have have proved to me once again is that theres a great deal of good humor good spirit and good intelligence in our country the entries vary in many other ways some are quietly humorous others are sardonic or ironic some are dead seri ous some angrv some passionate not in that way mum some were written on ordinary rul ed paper while the breakfast dishes rot ted in the sink others were immaculate ly typed submitted flat in manuscript form with return envelopes enclosed some writers want a pen name used others want their names n big bold type- i they come from office workers farm wives students and grandmothers csome people submitted as many as three columns some are ungrammatical and hilarious others use impeccable eng lish but are dull some are religious others ribald one gentleman writes amusingly of his two pheasants named john and les ter because he didnt think theyd be around long jim keer of red deer vents his dislike of teachers in no uncertain way a former student pf mine hi there mary graham tells what a char- acter her grandpa is one entry consists of his first letter home from a lad serv ing in viet nam and theycame from all over the country which makes this thing a real centennial kick put them all together and youd have a book it would be raggedy and uneven but interesting and would present a pretty good idea of what canada and canadians are really lue trouble is so many of the columns are so good that im in a quandary right up to my navel i started to make two piles the good ones anil the rejects the pile of rejects is two inches high the other one two feet perhaps the sensible thing to do would be to write a guest column my self under a pseudonym submit it to me and declare it the winner it wouldnt be cricket but it would save a lot of agoniz ing over the final decision not too men tion 50 bucks dont worry chaps ill find a solu tion perhaps what i do with my exam papers take an armful to the top of the stairs and hurl them the one that lands on the highest step gets top mark bear with me while i peruse hope to an nounce he winner next week taken from the lamie of the free fleas of thursday july 12 117 the situation in china is fast grow ing more warlike another british air raid was made over belgian towns mr thos rogersons mare foaled twin coalts which are in splendid health visit to his esquesing farm to see the sprightly youngsters are numerous the candidates who wrote entrance examinations at acton were all success ful with the exception of one with maxy bell heading the list miss minnie ben nett s successful pupils were maxwell bell agnes bobbie charles mann and willie stewart all with honors charles anderson elmer henderson willie fcaley and hazel mcdonald miss olla armstrong brussels has been engaged as teacher of thgsenlor primary room miss florence astcbetdn will teach third book and boys high school physical culture for 600 and miss gladys keeling will teach junior prim ary for 550 there were 29 applications new lines of panama hats in today 5 nelsons guelph c c speight acton you dont have to wait to get the money together make a small first payment and have a grafonola delivered to your home at once you will wonder how you could have been without a grafonola record player before the new verandahs add to mr w r kenneys residence on church st taken from the issue of the free press of thursday july 14 lfn the terrible destruction of st johns newfoundland by fire is a calamity the overcautious and conservative opposers to the enfranchisement for wo men say the right of sufferage would pervert and corrupt womans instincts and purposes would cause division and discomfort in the home and would result in the neglect of children in iceland where women have the vote it is to be noted every child can read these voting mothers educate their own children the presence of safety bicycles on our streets it becoming lets rare w stark now rides a fine english juno ed guthrie at the gtr it putting daily practice on a gencron h ramshaw is looking for a brantford every day h p moore rides an english machine and mattel eddie accompanies him with ms neat little victor safety there are sev eral vitltors in town with wheels among them is w p brown of toronto who mounts his pneumatic comet with con siderable pride mr miller the enthusiastic superin tendent of otprlnge sabbath schools has introduced the total abstinence pledge a bylaw exempting from taxation the business and property or arnold bro thers glove manufacturers corner mill and willow stt for ten years wat pasted by council the corner stone of the new school was laid by members of the board in a quiet ceremony copies of the free press mail globe and empire and cur rent coins were placed in a glass jar and deposited in the stone the front of the stone bears the date of its erection the glorious twelfth was very in differently observed in acton 100 years ago taken from the issue of the canadian champion milton july 4 1m7 confederation day was quietly but loyally kept in the good town of milton the volunteers assembled and fired a feu d joie in honor of the natal day of confederated canada and about 1 pm the pupils of bells school accompanied by their relatives entered town in ve hicles with flags flying milton school children arrived on the picnic ground in collins bush shortly afer most of the townspeople wended their way thither and spent a very pleasant afternoon the young people enjoyed the swing and games and on the platform there was a loyal speech from mr dewar and sing ing and dialogues by the school children the committee desire to express their thanks to mr white for the lumber used n the platform and the use of his teams in drawing it flags were flying in differ ent parts ol the town among others over the residences of dr carter mr white and mr racey whose place was bril liantly illuminated in the evening after this followed a bonfire in market square and the midnight performance of the swiss bellringers closed the day mr d d christie sails today from quebec for great britain whence he will return in a few weeks with a large and ittrartive stock of millinery dry goods etc church news tmnity church the united church of canada minister rev gordon b turner ba bj organist mr george elliott ma phj ptbavtbuan church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mcjcemde ba bj minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday july 16 1967 combined summer services in trinity united church preacher rev gor don b turner 1000 ajn morning worship 1115 ajn churchill united church churchill rdn morning worship sermon subject towards an under standing of prayer uki today acton band played a pro minent part in the towns celebrations in actons early days dusty streets and dirt roads didnt deter them from head ing all kinds of parados including the one top down bower avenue walks the camera caught them on the town hall steps middle and below it looks like the start of- a march on mill st know anyone the acton free press phone 8532010 bustnass and editorial office founded in 1175 and pubuinrd cwry wedneadaj at m willow si acton ontario member of ihe audil bureau of circulation the cwna and owna advertiunf ralet on ttouetl subwrip- liont payable in advance moo in canada s7j0 to all coumrvn other san canada tingle copert be aulhoriatd a second claaa mall fun office drportmrni otma adsenuana it accepted on ike condition ihal in ihe mil of lypofrapmcal error ikaa portion f tha admrtiaina tpaca oc cupied in the emmeoui im lonrthtr willi r allowance for ufnalum will not ba ckarard for but ihe balance of ihn adurrttatment ib be paid for al rhe tnalarthte rate in dm vent of a unogranhical error adverrtalnn good or arnlcet al a wrong price panda or at rna not be told adrermlnj h merely an offer to tell and nan be withdrawn al awe time umta christian ratormed church acton ontario acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley garnmnn res 144 tldey ave ph 8331613 sunday july 16 1967 1000 am english service 1110 ajn sunday school 230 pjxi alttanating dutch and llsh service- saturday bible classes 1012j0 everyone welcome mapuf avrnuf baptist church georgetown sunday july 16 1967 945 ajn sunday school 1100 ajn morning service 700 pjn evening service w 8 pjn prayer morning acton 8531936 georgetown 8776665 bvanoa pahticostai tarrrnacu pjlojc 33 oattrclim road rev s m thoman pastor 8534715 sunday july 16 1967 1000 ajn sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 700 pjn evangelistic service tuesday 8 pjn prayer and bible study thursday 8 pjm christ ambassa dor sunday july 16 1967 1000 ajiichurch school and class 1115 ajn morning worship can we be sure no evening service during july and aug wednesday 7 jo pjn prayer and bible study thursday 7j0 pjn choir prac thought for the week your fadkh should show in your face st thr church op airan tor martyr anojcan comer willow st and st aabans drive rev ritchie mcmfnrray ma st3 sunday july 16 1967 trinity vih mtoo ajn the holy eucharist the rev eric c mills is this ironings cele brant and preacher attend the church of your choke sunday