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a- eden mills the acton free press wednesday august 16 1967 m irtfrjffiiffmb return to dieppe for anniversary they whl then take handfuls of the wild flowers marching solemnly up to the cenotaph and place them there a sin cere gesture of sympathy and respect these simple little tri butes are in touching contrast to the large and sophisticated format wreath other groups amdalx such as die town council and once ante i am n toy way tlw royal regiment tojwl tosmbtaeiwin vwh cw frnwarf and place te a by my charm ing wife and wffl not be met y tracer bullets flares and explo sions the english channel win be its usual ornery self mat fam ine wih be seasick bat be wblf recover in time to stand at the ram and watch w me as we approach the french cliffs so steep and so fun of memories we wil each snently otter a prayer of fhank giving on tta docks our french friends frantically waving their while handkerchiefs wffl be eagerly waiting to give us loving welcome there wfll be g tod paul brunei the florist who has put flowers on the canadian graves these past 20 years with mem wfb be their two lovely daughters fraacine and josette all of mem including paul will smack us on both cheeks now 1 must say the first time this happened i was a hit taken aback since men from my countr do not greet each other in tliia man ner than utare wfll be madame sonnet and her daughter yv onne it was to their hotel us ed as a german headquarters at puys i was first taken as a prisoner of war for one whole day j lay on the floor of their reception room smoking my last cigarettes the hole which i burned in the floor is srjh there madame bonnet wml bring out her best vintage wine and we wfll go to look at the spot again the night of august 18 is an important one for the french citizens of the dieppe area as well as for ourselves through the kindness of the mayor and his willing helpers a bus will transport us from the hotel de vihe city hall to the cana dian cemetery about six miles out of town here the graves are marked with white marble headstones and a red rosebush grows on each grave the altar is also of while marble ap4 eternal light wih lie burning as always altogether it is a beautiful sight and one not to parade jn mlltofl be soon forgotten r there wffl be a religious ser vice and then the old french veterans will take over they begin their allnight vigil ta king turns standing at atten tion until the dawn of the 19th sometimes there will be a nurse amongst them but for the most part they are old sol diers some of whom remind one of the chelsea pensioners in london england on the morning of august 19 religious services- take place at the cenotaphs in neighbor ing villages where the differ ent regiments landed 25 years before at puys where my reg iment landed a service will be conducted in both french and english than from the top of the cliff the french ladies wffl re lease hundreds of doves which wih fly over us and away the children of puys know this day very well they whl spend the entire morning picking wild flowers then hurry home to be scrubbed and dressed in their sunday best their wreaths when the ceremony is over we wih ail be invited to a large tent to enjoy a lunch given to us by the people of puys now if you have never had a french lunch you can believe me when i say that you win have no need to eat or drinkagain for a day or two the afternoon wih be spent greeting old friends what a time we will have 1 wonder what friends i will see from the south saskatchewan regi ment the fusiliers de mont real and the others possibly some germans wfll be there if so i will shake their hands and give them a welcome forgiving and forget ting is a necessity in our world and striving for peace ahead is our salvation having to return to dieppe france for 25th anniversary of world war ii battle there lieut robert s stewart centre met two men from his platoon chester brooks and sam lyanas at mai ton airport before the charter flight special observance is august 19 mr stewart retired toronto school principal is a son of former acton continuation school prin cipal the late w h stewart and mrs stewart he this week concludes his series of wartime reminiscences written especially for the free press staff photo ertj i i centennial salute hilton firefighters report a good response to their request for floats and entries lor their august 26 centennial salute parade to date acton firemen have promised a 10man inarching group oakvllle is bringing a similar amount of men and per haps a band georgetown has promised to help and burlington firemen are bringing an antique hose pullcart for the parade the hilton brigade will be ful ly represented and will have its four trucks ranging from the an tique 1922 model to the newest a 1960 van in the parade streetsvtlle firemen are bringing some men and a 1934 pumper car fire friday afternoon at 130 fire fighters were called to a car fire on brock st paul s starr co ltd realtor af proud to announce that murray c smith 96 mill st e phone 8530315 jfc acton ontario j has successfully passed the ontario real estate exarnina- tions to fully qualify him as a salesman he will b at- waociated with our brampton office and will represent w ut in the acton district as a member of the brampton office he will be a member of the brampton real e tate board and will be able to offer you all the facilities of their photo multilisting system as a member of our w team he will be associated with and receive the assist- y area of one of ontarios most successful real estate w firms we feel confident that our future relations with the people of acton and district will be a long andfc- m pleasant one please feel free to call murray or any g member of our trained staff at any time for confiden- tial assistance on any real estate problem paul s starr fc co ltd bell lines 142b queen st e hampton 45m510 toronto 077-4230- by l g denby your telephone manager you could call this little yarn handwriting on the wall it seems that a subscribers voice was tkcomhur very familiar to the information operator the nunc wo man kept calling fairly often asking for a different num ber each time sensing that she was being recognized the lady apologized and explained to the operator im sorry to keep calling you so often but they just papered my room and covered up all my numbers 1 the lady had the right idea to save time and avoid number erron its a good idea to jot down frequently called numbers but we think a personal directory for such numbers is much handler and much less likely to be wallpapered if you would like a personal directory for your frequently called numbers just give us a call at dial o and well be happy tq send you one free of charge its easier for jour friends and associates to contact you when your printed business cards and letterheads or personal stationery give your complete name and address that includes our complete telephone address not just your telephone number but your area code as well more and more bus men and women are finding it valuable to havi their area codes printed on letterheads and business cards it makes it so much easier lor busi ness associates to reach them quickly by telephone when necessary even if all vour correspondence is personal and you dont use printed stationery its still a good idea to let xour friends know vour area code along with your phone number and to know the complete telephone ad dress of your distant friends of course using the area code is a must if ou are able to dial your own long dis tance calls and ou are phoning to a place outside your own area where one of our operators must place the call for you giving her the area code helps her to speed your call along its way now heres a unique experience in telephoning call ing porpoisetoporpoise i heard recently of a porpoise- toporpolae ions distance telephone call which combined communications technology with marine biology partici pants in the conversation were speedy a trained por poise at marineland of the pacific and splash tils coun terpart at marineland of florida the two porpoises squeaked chirped and whistled to one another over the 250 miles of telephone lines that separated them each appeared to listen intently to the other with only occasion al interruptions fortunately a porpoise is a mammal so no one should accuse me of telling a fish story czk sdl large crowd at fun fair at eden mills ball park z by mrs r wright the annual fun fair at eden mills ball park got off to a good start saturday evening when urge crowds started to gather at 630 to witch the ball games between eden mms old timers and ar- fceu ajkell younger fry were a little too much for the oldsters and finished with a win the fish pond did a roaring business to say nothing about the bingo where weary ones sat to rest their legs other games of chance were well patronized the refreshment booth with a large staff were kept on their toes all evening serving borne made pies hot dogs coffee soft drinks et c and were sold out near midnight prise winner for door prise was hiss joanne smith george town and kathy tomlinson was check free gift carefully police youve just won its the most used and abused dooropener or telephone call in the pitch mans repertoire ac cording to milton police chief ray andress you just dont get something for nothing he warned residents with the first flow of a new rash of complaints developing locally in connection with magazines he emphasized the importance of residents checking thoroughly before accepting any kind of a deal in which you just pay the postage or on which the prize youve just won is coupled with the necessity to make additional purchases investigate before you invest is still sound advice chief and ress declared the lucky winner of fifty dollars and second prite went to beverly vandyk rr 2 guelph guests of mr and mrs ralph thompson were mr and mrs ivan fleweiling of goldstone we welcome new residents to the village mr and mrs gw stronguharm and family from ottawa mr and mrs mitchell from liverpool england are visiting here with their son and family mr mitchell is a magician and put on a fine act at the local fun fair recently the executive of the commun ity- club met monday evening in the hall to finish plans for the fun fair other improvements will be made in the ball park at a later date for which this mon ey will be used many comments have been received about their latest project the cairn in toe ballpark confined to hospital at present are mrs arte y roy and mr bob drysdale of eden mills mrs h macintosh is in orill- ia for a tew days visiting her son and family mr and mrs george sunn paul marta and susie francis of london are visiting their grandparents for a few days mr and mrs w mclean sr miss annie land of oakvllle was a recent visitor of mr and mrs herb gllbertson rev russell finley preached his first sermon sunday in eden mills united church mr finley comes from desoronto and his induction took place thursday evening at ebenezer united church the lutheran camp at edge- wood park has been a busy place this summer as different groups have taken advantage of the cam ping facilities groups have been there from waterloo kitchener peterborough windsor owen sound wetland toronto and many other areas letters editor something wrong i would like to congratulate mr p woods on his letter to the free press concerning the sew erage backing up on mr van normans property i don t agree with what mr woods says and i quote mr john shadbolt should just sit down quietly and mind us own business of course it is my business when i as a tax payer am asked to believe that it is right for this tax money to be spent on solving one individ uals problem there is obviously something wrong when a statement is made that one cannot get a contractor over a period of six years to do a job the only reason i pointed out in my letter to the free press that the chamber of com merce would be wining to supply names and addresses of 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