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the acton free prsu wednesday november 13 1968 sttt fjrfcss editorial page a foid marijuana the hon john munro minister of national health and welfare made a few comments about the use of hallucinogenic drug particularly marijuana by young people recently the response staggered him the press referred to his mpruujnii speech although it dealt mainly with pharmaceutical prices he wa called- everything from a voice of reason to an ov6rage hippy what did he say he questioned the efficacy of the traditional way of dealing with the problem he feels the problem of drug abuse is a social one of great magnitude and complexity and must be treated as such communications media have tended to focus on the conditional aspects of the use of specific drugs such as marijuana lsd and hobby glue much heat is generated but little light is shed a growing volume of overstatement and contradiction makes it difficult for anyone to reach a reasoned rational conclusion the minister rightly feels it is not a phenomenon of drugs but of people in a society reacting to pressures of society last month in ottawa two teenagers died one had sniffed airplane glue the other nail polish remover naturally people are alarmedespecially those with children they dont want their children exposed to this dangerous practice how widespread is if no one really knows in 1967 the number of cases involving marijuana exceeded the total of all the previous years combined the 1967 figure was more than 100 times the figure of 1961 sales of amphetamines and barbiturates continue to escalate drugs no longer just appear on college campuses its a high school problem too and has even reached the public schools laval university in oubec is doing the most comprehensive study their studies indicate 10 per cent of high school and university age students had used hallucinogens at least once there is every reason to believe the figure in such centres as vancouver or ottawa is much higher drug use and abuse is as old as civilization itself an egyptian papyrus mentions opium various cultures developed rules prescribing the social situations in which drugs could be used and rules governing their use once use of drugs was limited to a select group now however rapid communication and affluence makes it more readily available to everyone there appears to be a growing inclination to turn to the use of chemicals for temporary escape from the strains of living we have come to feel there is h pill for every ill we are more concerned at present with the effects of marijuana and glue sniffing since they are the- most easily accessible most of the problems associated with the occasional moderate use of marijuana arise not from its pharmacological actions but from the fact that possession of the drug is illegal however the important question is not what proportion of narcotic addicts have used marijuana but what proportion of marijuana users go on to use narcotics studies performed in other countries or 30 years ago in north america suggesting few marijuana users progress to the use of narcotics are useless now professional drug vendors will be doing all in their power to popularize marijuana and the other drugs such as lsd which without question are very dangerous indeed until the actual facts are known about marijuana and all the questions answered it would be foolish for anyone to use it fatej you cant say drinkers and smokers dont contribute a hefty portion to the in nntcnance of government federal tax revenue in 1967 from the sale of tobacco products was 5461266414 93 the drinkers pipped up s 2965746 1 3 in taxes on their brew it adds up to about 35 per man woman and child in canada and still the government estimates that the premature deaths of 15000 10 18000 canadians every year are from smokingaggravated diseases this combined with the working time lost because of illness from such diseases costs the economy an estimated 5500000000 jjjjp pketej frm the pam back issues mizewinnino photographs from the free press fell fair competitions include he top ranking shot above taken by ray saltz and ono of the honorable mentions below taken by r j jen nings the kissing couple and the snow bent trees both drew praise from the contest ludge sugar and spice by bill smiley ul0ian motooslaimmt took these blank pictures of mint during world war i albums depleting me scenes of cwtolahon in europe tueh m these are included in the box of personal effect of one of actons soldiers from the great war its deerhunting time again and though ive never been known as the deerslaycr f have been under attack the worst deer hunter in the whole entire world has come out in print charging that i am the worst deer hunter in the world ill go for second worst but ill not be slandered like that all i can say is that skinny wyonci mmt have the gout again as ive pointed out before this was the greatest one line filler ever used in the newspaper business a filler is a little item used in newspapers to plug a hole they can run up to ten lines but they cant be any shorter than one when we were desperate for a one liner to fill a hole on the front page one time we stuck it in skinny wyonch has the gout and he did me couldnt even sue us next time we were frantic for a one liner we inserted skinny wyonch has the gout again and he did now probably suffering from gout he has written a scurrilous article in which he beats around every conceivable bush including the mulberry and i wouldnt be surprised if hed been into the mulberry which would give him the gout trying to suggest that i am a worse deer hunter than he this is not only like the pot calling the kettle black it is like one politician claiming that his opponent is a bigger liar than he is skinny now sits in my old editorial chair once occupied by the second worst deer hunter in the world now by the worst in a recent article goutinspired obviously he recalled the tune wed gone hunting together as far as it was in his nature he told the truth about me he said i had no sense of direction in the bush well any damn fool can get lost in the bush and thousands do every year that proves nothing he said i didnt know how to chop wtod so what i didnt hire on as a wjodchopper he said i fell in the lake every time we climbed into the skiff to cross the bight to the island some of those pansies along were afraid to get their feet wet just because it was november and he suggested that i put 3 ss nfle shells in john desjardins 32 rifle thats a he it was teemy wrights 30 30 but it is incredible how feeble his memory has become possibly goutinduced about the important things he didnt mention that he never once fired his gun at a moving target he shot at a tree his voice is flat from trying to get a word in edgewise arnold gusow every event that a man would muter must be mounted on the run and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as helped put himoliver wendell once and very nearly hit it hut i actually fired twice at a deer about 40 seconds after he had disappeared into the cedars i think it was a deer it has not seeped back into his consciousness how i solved the food problem v we were stormbound for four extra days on a desert island the others eating like hogs wanted to cook that last roast of beef but 1 was in charge of food rationing when 1 finally decided to unwrap it it turned out to be five pounds of cheese rather than beef but nobody starved some of us have foresight some hindsight and hes completely forgotten that trip home from the island after ten days of 40milean hour wind and snow my wifell kill me was the plaintive whimper i knew it was too late for that i knew mine would boil me in oil but at their urging these manly hunters we took off into the pitchdark in a snowstorm 12foot waves a leaking boat five deer on the top deck and the electric pump on the bummer they lay in their bunks green and groaning while the old fighter pilot the welldriller and the middle aged guide saved their skins no sense of direction indeed you should have seen me steering through that black snowstorm while john got up on the peedeck no poopdeck on this boat to take a look into the nothing and teemy manned the pumps i dont mind him goutoppressed trying to bolster his ego but i resent it when he shows no gratitude for the people who saved his life the acton free press phone 8533010 buttntu nd editorial ohtc trf m imh uj tiltliitl awry itrliiitin tl h wditmr la acum oauiu httntatt of tfcj atull mufmu uf cucuuuoa i cwma m owul adltmiuuf run a wuhi lyhirrla umu aau m lbun fitt m cu4 7t i jj iwlmtwl olauf lm cu4j imejrf ytft he 4iuwuttj a iroa cum auu kail orf w daitwi otiatta mtefmug u rrfii a lk cltfduaua tltm hi tw fs of ttmjmhlril km ikm ftofttta of leaf 4atmi4taj jtt ac cutmaf h lw wfosmuim lltni lojatllfw with ftll ii thumape fas utauutm u4jj am a kvf itaf but ik iiliash af la t lylfll iii 1 ill itttt w m 1 aaa r nu la uw ai of itaavnafctuj hw ajxtkuj or wnuvi i a uraaj am fcuiii or mrvirti mj aej w told auvwtweha u an win a offer u ull aj aw w wukdfwa al v ilaw 1mb pajlaaaj uj kjmiiaaj l- dattd ft hti jkluaw boa ftj coavncbi ltt irtwy col iuif i 20 years ago taken from the issue of the l press thursday november ih lj4h major ii newman recreation director ol the town of georgetown addressed the bl monthly business nice i inn of the v mefis bib and appealed strongly to patent to make companions of llelr school age children its u boy and most everyone sterns pleased that ull prodlctitiis were astray and lie royal birth will provide a king for real britain some time in the distant future a new cjiiiintcrclur clunujioni will he orlened in attou high siiionl within the next few week as the room is ready and the equipment just hus to he installed i orman ijiwrence has been elected r resident of the badminton club at the y ina siihpson is secretary and mury bradley is treasurer there was a skiff of snow on the weekend which went as far south us hpeytlde miss joan somervllle won the acton junior i aimers public speaking competition und also won the district competition held in wulerdown monday evening she will represent llalton in the 7iiue competitions in hamilton a drivers bright if he dims his light more hours of darkness now mean more danger from blinding headlights knox presbyterian church held their annual meeting at the home of mrs j jany miss kuhy clark led the devotional period and mrs huchanui gave a prayer 50 years ago taken from the issue of the tree press thursday november 21 10 ih november 1 1 or the monday nearest that date should forever he observed as canadas thanksgiving day in memory and honor of this immortal second monday in november that brought its dawn of pejee and glory of the greatest morning that has lit the darkness of the world since first the morning stars sang together and all the sons of cod shouted for joy the entertainment under the auspices of knox church ladies aid which was postponed from october 14 will be held on monday evening 25th inst the talent includes mrs mckay soprano toronto miss may robertson contralto acton miss lrma pattison violinist toronto mrs robertson elocutionist acton miss dutton pianist guelph and l r guild and master frank rockwood david ii lindsay son of s ii lindsay sixth line esquesing has purchased from r ii lasby ins chopping mill business here mr lindsay is a bright young man has spent two years with r noble ltd at norval and should understand well the requirements ol the farmers in the matter of feed hour und other commodities the mill is oirated by an electric motor and has given good service mr james lackoy of georgetown has disposed of his house mi c liiirch st acton to alex mcdonald the sale was made by i a lleuham of georgetown lirisliims is just four weeks uway from next wednesday 75 years ago taken from the itsue ol the iree press thursday november 16 ikh inspector deacon was in town this week paying his final visit for the year to the schiuus in acton and vicinity through the generosity of the rev mr si puhnas of the baptist hurch the pupils and teacher of all departments of acton public school had the privilege ol attending his oil region inleitalnmeiil on tuesday uflernooii without charge models of all oil machinery tools wells and specimens ol the raw materials und their products were shown and lucidly explained the 4jlh anniversary services will he held in the methodist church next sunday and monday rev dr c jniun general superintendent of the methodist church in t jnada will preach morning and evening on monday evening he will deliver his celebrated lecture trade and get rich 100 years ago taken from the issue of the canadian champion milton november 13 ih6h a brute entered the office of the western union telegraph company a few days ago and offered a despatch addressed to a lady couched in language so profane as to raise the question of the proprietory of its reception are we supposed to know or recognize the language or despatch must we not accept everything offered to u are we to be the judges of the morality of messages such are the questions winch sometimes puzzle receivers in the performance of their duty in the case referred to an appeal was made to the chief executive officer who promptly endorsed upon it as follows this message must be refused no matter what the consequences may be this was formerly and we trust now will be the understood rule no brute should be allowed to use the wires for the conveyance of his vulgarity and messages of tins character essentially profane or obscene may with safety be refused in the reception of messages leaving in view the commuaioti of crime the law rejects the idea of an obligation on the part of telegraph companies to receive whatever is handed to them salt and pepper by hart lay cola every so often you hear someone disgusted with the weather ask why we dont give the country back to the indians they could whomp up summer in the fall because they had some pull with marutou thats how we got indian summer the old indian legend says marutou decreed there should be several days of warm tunny weather after the first flakes of snow fell the flakes were a warning of impending winter warm weather was to give the indians a chance to make final preparations for the frigid cold winter months for the indiana were hard they depended on com women of the tribe planted harvested and pounded into meal for their winter food this was supplemented by smoked fish and game when it was available his winter abode despite scene of peaceful teepees in the snow was usually made of bark and poles several families lived in the long houses which had fires burning on the floor and bunks built along the walls smoke found its way out between draughty cracks dun interiors were smoky too the indian people in this neck of the woods were nomads when the village filled up with garbage they simply moved to a new location and started fresh they had no garbage men the stench and rubbish finally forced them to move the menial jobs in an indian village went to the women the men hunted ale picked their teeth and occasionally went oi the war oath nawtina their bodies shaving hair in fetlocks and singing song about how brave they were the absence of indian village around acton and the northern part of llalton suggest the first canadian did not think too highly of this area too thickly wooded perhaps ideal for hunting deer bear and rabbits most of them stayed down below the escarpment where the weather 1 milder the stream broader the earth more fertile you can still find trace of indian villages around aahgrove oakvdle milton and streetsvtue some farm in the athgrove district have many signs indicative of indian encampmenu other have conical mound which are thought by tome to be buna mound the indian had a novel way of disposing of their dead they placed the bodie on platform in the trees and left them there for the elements to pick the bones bare every few year they had a big feast for the dead families gathered up the bones of dead relatives they all came together and buried the bone in huge pit there they were left for the archaeologitt to discover and marvel over moumen earned on a if death had just arrived perish those thoughts of a big orgy however this arrived with the white manand alcohol the indians danced tang rent their buckskins and covered themselves with ashes to honor the departed although few traces remain of the countrys first inhabitants they left us a legacy in place names tike esquetuig natugaweya cmnguacousy eramota and toronto etcjuetuigland of tall pine m the mittitsauga dialect is aptly named the township was once densely forested with tall fragrant pine there are still tome which survived the pioneer axe in the more remote area of the township naatagaweyadividing of the water- a name which the historians still debate a far a i can make out it refer to the creek which rue in the township and flow in different directionstome emptying into lake ontario other into lake erie we have a similar watershed just outside acton fairy lake fed by the creek from beaver meadow flow into black creek into the credit river and then into lake ontario over the ridge which we call the breetts the headwater of blue spring creek run through the gore and join the eramota river below guelph the water flow into the grand which empties into lake erie howd we get talking about water we started out dlscuaiing indian and me weather give the country back to the indians it obvious they wouldnt want it i