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12 ttw aclon ft prau wednesday april 16 1969 jfaee fltfrss editorial page tretckihf 4arj in view of the 94s mill rise in education costs ratepayers will have to agree with acton council that the budget they struck on friday night was realistic an eight mill jump in taxes u more than enough for ratepayers to handle this year withshji causing a stampede to real estate agents to unload houses it also points out however the weakness tit paring 96ht mill rate down to keep it only a will above that of 1967 problems which could have been solved with two or three extra mills last year are still with us the sock in the eye from education leaves little hope they can be done this year without a debentured program next year they could be further compounded lets face it an eight null jump in taxes which works out to about 40 for a house assessed at 5000 is not going to cause much misery it works out to about 76 cents a week and the average wage earner lias in many cases received increases in wages exceeding this figure many times the increase in taxes by itself is not meaningful but when it is added to the spiralling cost of living and all the other costs which accompany it the figures become menacing for those on fixed incomes like pensioners it can spell disaster many people with fixed incomes are facing real hardship this- year already on tight budgets they are being asked to stretch a dollar still further when all the elasticity is gone perhaps the shock of education costs and increasing cost of living will cause us to take stock whervoi it all going to end meanwhile we add our trihute to the mayor und council for the budget tltey hammered out under great difficulties the slice of the tux melon they are able to work with is becoming smaller percentagewise each year education costs now jbsorb 63 per cent of your tux dollar an increase of 1 3 per cent over last year when it took about half council took the only alternative left them pay off the education deficit in 196 and work for a more equitable distribution of tax money for 1970 concern etiet wad a tip of the editorial hat to the town works crew who have been busy cleaning acton streets during the last couple of weeks the streets look clean und tidy most of the dust nuisance is removed outside of areas like lakevlew subdivision where streets are still broken up councillor earl masjlcs made a point of informing the press at fridays budget meeting that improvements will be nude on the town streets under a capital works program council felt the additional tax burden created by education wa enough for taxpayers to handle this year ratepayers in lakeview subdivision are concerned that the titwial hrtej tender loving care is what your chicken needs these days if you want him to be juicy and tender when he hits your dinner table if a chicken is sometimes tough and chewy to eat its likely because it got all tense and nervous just before it went to the guillotine biochemists of the national research council of canada carried out extensive chicken tests for two roads program deferred last year because of budget chops would suffer the same fate again bower avenue and church st need rebuilding a fact of which council is fully aware there are also other roads in town which need major repairs like all other items there has to be money to do the job and the taxpayer will foot the bill however road repairs left unattended often lead to costly jobs later we would hope us councillor bllt coats so aptly expressed himself diiring the budget meeting that the educational tail does not wag the whole dog years and found during stress that the chickens body produces lactic acid if an overamount of the acid accumulates the result is toughness dr a w khan of the national research councils division of biology says there is a need for a more humane slaughtering method lull the bird into a false sense of security until its relaxed and happy then j plictcj front the part v ij blooming crocuses appev in it rip pytftmu for their spring dftbut in high school flower bed froo pros staffer barb mcintosh took this photo to assure redert april ihowtvt will alto bnno f lower sugar and spice b y ii smiley a glass negative 14 by 17 inch product thbcwphototyph of a trem in eaqunlng township tlw photograph was ukwi vwn oowjcob bauer does anyone woogwi tha location for years the mother in law lus been the butt of jokes with a touch of hittcrnes in them they have been pictured at domineering interfering women ruining the grandchildren breaking up marriages they have been caricatured as unwelcome visitors who criticized made trouble and generally were a great big pain in the arm and often with good reason ive never been able to write sarcastically about mv mother in law in the first place shed have had mylndc for a door mat in the second she was one of the sweetest and most gentle persons i have ever known now dont get me wrong she was no saint she was no little old whichaired lad handing out cookies and bcncvolency all over the place i ar from it she was bom jnd raised in county antrim ireland and she had most of the traits of that peculiar race fqually quick to tears and laughter witty and stubborn quick tongue and quick temper warm and fiercely loyal to her own and with a wonderful capacity for giving loyc her children loved her and her grandchildren adored her and her husband worshipped her like so many grannies die had spanked her own children when they needed it hut grew furious and tearful when they spanked theirs she came out to canada as a young woman beautiful of face jnd figure with long black curly hair a haughty tine boned irish look jnd a warm and lively spirit she sang like an angel she was thrown into a sober puritan community and married a shy young farmer who loved her deeply for 4o years and still does perhaps she was not cut out to be a farm wife but she pulled her weight she worked and how she worked milking gardening scrubbing clothes and floors by hand she was indefatigable in her pursuit of the demon dirt and her house was always spotless but it was never sterile as some spicand span houses can he it was never a house but a home filled with the warmth and love and life that only an unusuil person can provide there was singing and laughier and chatter and a complete lack of teniion it wasnt roses all the way she went through the depression and the mortgages and those rending decisions about whether the last so cents available was going for a the reason a dog has so many friends is that his tail wags instead of his tongue miniskirts may be too short but they are not here for long they are very apeeling music lesson or dress material for the gjrli or feed for the hens and she didnt go through it patiently and submissively she was too insh she complained but she didnt whine her complaints and common sense this is one thing that is seldom attributed to the inui and should be producctncsulls despite her fire she liatla wonderful way of coming to terms with meiluation whether it was emotional or matettator spiritual she bore three handsome children she was pregnant and terribly sick with one of them when she got word that her young husband had lost an arm in a threshing machine she learned that one of her daughters was going to marry a brokendown fighter pilot with a total income of 60 a month jnd no prospects most mothers would have fought like a tigress to avert or at least postpone the marriage she gave encouragement though her heart must have been sore and it was hen that i fell in love with her my instinct was right when my wife attacked me she attacked my wife when i wrote a bum column she told me when there was sickness or trouble site was right there with ancient charms and cures that worked she was not a pious woman thank god site was a virtuous woman and a real christian she fed tramps gave strength when it was needed and love without stmt dying she didnt whimper to god most of her thoughts and words were about those she loved she didnt want to leave and fought to the last breath life is going to be different without granny but i have a feeling she wont be far away she couldnt stand it shell be around as long as those who loved her are the acton free press phone 8533010 business and edtvul ohlca fouiajuitnwjwiiitrtfcvut iihm sowtmft aw 0farid uiaw t tf bcmu 6l cimuwam tf cwu j otttu admrtmii rtm tui suatwtmtaw p i tttmlcmkk wu bbjut is ttpw zttd deaal letaiet tljefchlb mtjieaba 061 s- atwfasbsaj to m6ud 0j ticomm wtm in ta wutm of tvasagowaal jtf ttail flfaflilftllha by ma wliliwalh uawi iy tujl mmbbae lhrtw klgmium tout tambatchwjwhatf wi tli ttliin nlhiit rtiit1rtit a u th mm of tviwaykkl kud or wvitt fcev ml uu m irthlm mnwy to 0w t tau totd mv be tammtiawi u hfcv aab im ilia mha co ul dtwtdkduu publkkw ibrtuy gj4 kdhor dm 20 years ago taken from the luua of i hi tree pies thundiy april 21 1949 the tint outplitg long daurt call through the new lwilchbonl wu elated by rte t jonet who phoned a umllyr friend in vancouver to liuucurau local mivl mr a t brown nude the ikil local cau lo hit wife the fjnt conneclloiu were made by mix mafy redmuchlet operator among vullort al the ehchinje lo wibieia the oilovrt were reeve and uu theron lonei deputyhtevc and mm ted tyler clerk 1 ucgeachk mr a t brown mr and mri ted lumen and mr and mr c a dill mr biown recalled the little i84tch iwitchboavd ihit war irolaued when he became local manager for the company in hhi the tyitem hat 682 phonectoday and ihe twitchboiijxan accommodate 800 phonw andy nlchol who la with the canadian navy wat one of tha corttettanli in the button marathon race lie flnlihcd among the tint so mr and mri chulet w maion celebrated their golden wedding anruverury woik hai ttarled on an addition to the wool combing plant new rotary club officer are alf long ai pretldent with amoa maion jack roliton art lljydon harold baxttr vic rumky len loved over si 000 wai presented to mr and mm ftc brown and their three children who lort their large farm at umehoute by fire edna jacouei the famoui poeteu k eimled a deuthtful recital of tome of r woika under ihe auplcea of the friendly click 50 years ago taken from the luue of the free preu thurtdiy april 171919 at the but epworlh league meeting the cltizenthip committee put on a unique program in the form of a board of trade banquet and tubiequent reorganization into a chamber of commerce the theme of the addreuet wai the betterment of acton mr j cheiter matthewi waa the pirlt of lils laudable organization excellent addreuet were given on publicity and advertising by n f moore waterworks and civic improvements by frank kennedy public library and town hall improvements by chas parker salt and pepper dont you ever have a serious thought in that ovalthiped cranium asked an inquisitive friend the other day all you talk about in that column you run every week is the state of domestic affairs at your house how about something that takes a little thought for us eggheads the remark cut me to the quick indeed i had been in a frivolous mood lately in fact downright silly if you believe my other half what could i do to erase that imige and regain the awe of the astute the problem occupied me for several days with no solution in sight i was almost ready to give up then one sunny spring day last week i was driving through the countryside wife al side soaking up nature when we patted a solid old stone house of the type scottish masons made famoui it was being renovated and enlarged to embellish the clean lines and accent the solid appeal of these old farm houses nudged my wife didja tee that i asked yes the answered but i hope they are going to get lid of that old privy theyve got out on the front lawn well i had noticed that null outbuilding out in front of the house but i thought it was a tool shed abo figured it looked kind of picturesque a sudden flash of intuition atkedwhy not write a stirring defense of the old fashioned outhouse literary masterpiece that would take its place with other well known apologetic essay eulogizing the pioneer why not reason one is i found out someone eba has already written itback la the 50a published to i960 it u appropriately titled ttean and decent e couldnt go wrong there could he who could knock anything that wai clean and decent lawrence wright who u known at an architectural painter was the author he got the idea for the book after he had ilrsitriftd an exhibition on the bjttoty of the bathroom he poked ma note into badrjiotutt and bathrooms from the time when the ancient britons were hammering each other on the skulls with axes up to the appearance of such exotic gadgets as tiu bidet if you dont know what a bidet la youll have to find out for youraelf it cant be described here lactorice and housing problem by ax brown the public park by jc matthews public baths and swimming place for children by jack kennedy fhhtag dubs and improvement to faky lake and corporation pond by neil mcnabb public market and farmer test loom by george kulolt hj moore who elected president of the chamber of commerce occupied the chair lxreeve and mr james mahod celebrated their goldm wedding in naiitgaweya since the vdnptlon of summer time by the railways poif office and tanneries there his bwn considerable confusion and inconvenience in ihe home the board of education decided to adopt daylight saving time for the tchoob here with a vie to simplifying matters many molhcra will bless the board for their action put up your welcome home signs the boys are coming home from the war every week a few flocks of chicken are still running arlare and annoy irlg the neighbor who have begun gardening thomas harris who was born at the harris homestead in kockwood in 1102 and was one of the founders of the woollen mills lus died 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free preu thursday april 191894 david swackhamer died at the home of hit son in lsquetlng on tuesday at the ripe old age of h7 years he was one of the oldest settlers in this section mr swackhamer came from beamtvllle nearly sixty years ago and settled on the first line erin on lite farm now owned by lxcouncillor limond here he lived for many years enduring the lurdihips of the pioneer two sons and three daughters survive him many canadians who foolishly removed lo the united states are returning again mr clinton falkner writes from silks town nwt that the winter was pleasant and ihe average depth of snow is inches dr cook dentist toronto will be at agnews hotel on saturday ratepayers in guelph will pay 22h mills this year city airs come high beardmores closed down yesterday morning for a few days new flues are being put into one of the boilers a magnificent aurora display was seen in the northern heavens thursday about ten oclock the tinted lights changed from green to yellow and red by hartltj y colas the results of wrights extensive research adds much to the social picture of the various ages did you know for instance that the monks at the famed tintern abbey in england immortalized by wordsworth arranged a system where the severn river flushed out their privies there was a peril connected with the convenience however seems they were in danger of being swept off their seats at timet of high tide early english monks wright points out because of the delicacy of their stations gentility of the timet and the prevalence of latin referred to the privy at a neceturium these boys could turn a neat pun when the occasion warranted it think you are clean nowadays in a examination of the roman baths wright gives tome rare insights into how fussy they were in the dayf of the caesars at its height he estimates rome wo supplying an average of 300 gallons of water per day per citizen present day waterworks tenerally bate their rate of supply at about 60 gallons per day per person take a bow julius we generally associate pollution control with the introduction of the industrial revolution and the subsequent polluting of streams but its an ancient problem back in midl4lh century london edicts were patted restricting the construction of privies over the fleet river after a targe portion of the population had been wiped out by a plague didnt know there wai such a long and colorful history attached to that little old shack did you highest honor it was ever accorded to my day was repository for catalogue sometime known is the reading room it came to a variety of ttzet from the cheap one person type to the multips dwelling it u rapidly di from the contemporary scene but thank gnodimw someone has taken the time and effort to record the passing parade alaejietakofcoiirteayuniifhtnotbe inappropriate to remove your hat the next time you paaa one after all it tin been tha prelude to the amaxlng assortment of mtitiiranfea wo bars today in tha