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thaacion fras prau wexsnasdey may 14 1949 mttt fjrtss editorial pag lhake it a happy holiday g jfttt jdtiegg back is sues if you plan to join the thousands of canadian on the highway for the victoria day celebration make sure your weekend u aafe one a high percentage of accident whether on the highway or on water re caused by careletaneu the first long holiday weekend of the season could be turned into tragedy by not observing ordinary precaution the driver who lack consideration for other on the highway the boat owner who fall to check his equipment after it ha been in dry dock the person who engage in vigorous activity after month of little or no exercise the are the people whose thoughtless act frequently retull in death for themtelve and other the old proverb an ounce of prevention li worth a pound of cure i a sound philosophy to obterve at any time of- the year but it take on added significance on a holiday weekend when we are prone to let care evaporate since the 24th of may i alto associated with fire cracker and- firework there are added danger when people dont take the proper precautiontovith them moke hire there i udequate supervision when children are present for fireworks displays there are too many children with blind eyes and scar of burns from the misuse of fireworks now without adding to the total happy holiday weed teyhnal plan one of the alarming aspects of the central ontario regional development council cordc survey of the region which include acton and the two adjoining townships 1 the prediction that agriculture cannot survive in this area the study which was undertaken to pinpoint some of the regions major problems deduced that agriculture would inevitably disappear because farmers could no longer operate economically in an urban milieu the consensu of opinion among most of the expert the cordc survey team interviewed was that bnd costs were beyond the reach of the ordinary farmer and labor ajid equipment cost together with the low prices of farm products are making the operation increasingly uneconomical agricultural problems were judged to be acutely aggravated by the urban competition for land and labor most of those engaged in agricultural pursuits could sec no way where a farmer could compete as a user of land in an urban development there was one exceptionthe highly productive 3 1 360 acres in the holland marsh area because of its unique terrain and soil it was felt the area could continue in agricultural production it is not under the same development pressures as farmland and to the south because of its distance from toronto i44le4e4e we cant help jumping on the bandwagon for a plea to keep the don messer show on tv if there is enough interest in the program to warramthe hulabaloo that ensued when the cbc announced they had plans to cancel it then theres adequate grounds to keep don messer and his case on tv there are other shows of limited audience for those with intellectual tastes that the cbc has no intention of dropping why cut off a program which has such a large following for the remainder of the region however the survey concluded that agriculture was doomed a prominent king township resident declared that a farmer would be better off investing his money in canada savings bonds than ploughing it back into his own land within a 75 mile radius or toronto he said farming does not pay these are startling statements by men who know the farming picture well both from a practical and theoretical point of view and should be treated with respect if the land was rocky unarablc or worn out there would not be so much cause for alarm but some of canadas finest farm land is included in the central ontario region it would be a tragedy for it to be turned over to housing projects and industrial plants especially when the production of food is again assuming tht flrgt priority in a world bedevilled by starvation tills information emphasizes the dire necessity for a regional plan for interrelation integration and preservation of farm land as stated by the acton chamber of commerce in its brief to cordc and this or course can only be carried out by some form of reglorul government it may be that the regional government which some rural municipalities arc fighting tooth and nail right now may turn out to be the instrument which saves agriculture from extinction in this part or the province we are not going to pretend to be a critic but the fact that some people have labelled the program corny has nothing to do with it there arc many other tv programs which could hove far worse labels attached to them far less entertaining than the maritime troupe which could easily be scrapped it seems that the messer program appeals in a particular way to many or our senior citizens surely the cbc docs not want to take awuy their enjoyment jjfe phttca frw the paat 9 fir i fc miss nellie anderson ctaa in 1026 poaad for thla picture lant by mr ron robertson grata unit identifications include a few blank front row rlgby croat 7 shea or oshea manny hodalns hector lambert ed footltt second row george swltzw herb price rlgbv crot cousin 7 vic white nail mcnabb jack smith rolll anderson marvin raid third row gertie kerr helen campbell 7 dorothy babcock jessie trotter ruth jennings marguerite cuttle grace lent dorothy coxa back row may waterhouse dorothy macarthur margery patrick ellen dunn lorraine wllaon three unknown frank jones bert crewaon 7 spring in the woods taaluret ihouundt of onlariot emblem lh lovely while trlllium which carpet the oretl floor atona with other early wild f lowrssteff pholo sugar and spice smiley willi the income lax icluin safety offal the usual eiglil minutes bcfoie midnight on the last day and my wife who figured out mine ncaring normal a couple of weeks later i llunk 1 have cooled out enough lo pay a deepfelt and dcplydcscrvcd tribute oil not lo her as i told her fioni u safe distance any dunimy can do ilial i didnt realty mean it it was only in retaliation for her applying lo me the epithet stupid twelve times during one sunday afternoon when i was helping her we got a diffeiem total on cveiy cplujnnpl figures patiently i pointed out to her that women didnt have the panache to deal wilh income lax forms they want everything lo come out even just as tliey do when wallpapering men would much rather grin fiendishly and say lets see what the computer cjn do with that finally in disgust i left it to her shes so ridiculously honest that i probably wont even be fined this year as is the custom but ilia takes a i ol of the fun am excitement out of it theres no joy in doing your income tax foim unless you think youve gotten away with something no the tribute i want to pay is to a modern writer hes anonymous or id ttumpet his name from the housetops hes the chap who produces that annyal bestseller called tl general tax guide dont let the title fool you thats just a front for one of the most baffling mystery stones of the year its wildly unfair that ins publishers a stodgy old firm called department of national revenue willi hcadquailers in taxation canada do not give this author the glory and pubhoy which is his due not since nicolo machiavell wrote the prince back in the sixteenth century has such a brilliantly diabolically clever piece of prose been produced and this guy does it eveiy year the i9dil edition of this work tan to only 30 pages but it was a little masterpiece it had the usual combination of complication suspense mystery irony and horror while it smacks of machuvelh there ore undertones of edgar allen poe mind you its not for the average reader who likes a plot with beginning middle and end this is for the more sophisticated leader who likes jumping backwards forwards and sideways in an effort to keep up with the subtle involved mind of the writer nor is it a thrilling encounter for the fellow working tor a salary paid by cheque with all deductions at source but for the citizen who has more than one source of income the books combination of backtracing leapfrogging equivocation and gobbledegook are sheer delight my wife enjoys this toil of thing in fact her favorite indoor sport is reading aloud to me excerpts which prove that i am going to wind up in the penitentiary for life if i ignore item 36 of this gem which the author with typical itony calls a guide with a guide like this who needs a compass it a all tlier perfectly clear for instance she was delighted to find that because we live in one of the ten provinces of canada we get something an abatement for provincial taxes this can amount jo 28 per cent just like money in the bank pretty dam decent of ihc federal government it is ailually called a reduction of course you dunl gel this reduction if you live in the yukon you have lo pay he whole shot pretty darn mean of the federal government and of course if you do live in one of ihe provinces your reduction is added back somewhere and you pay the whole shot anyway but this is just one of ihe charming illogical little peccadilloes that make this book a must for anyone anyone that is who is being skinned alive by a trapper who smiles and smiles while your pelt is being removed zditcrial httej a speeding molonst was stopped near sahna kansas by an officer who was told by ihe driver that he forgot his glasses and was hurrying home to gel them because he couldnt see a thing without them someday somethings got to give according to the ontario safety league the number of new cars budt each year in north america is nearly double the number of babies born tills sign greets motorists entering a texas freeway smile you ate on radar unlike lightning injuryproducing accidents always strike twice says ihe onlatio safety league first ihc person then hit purse a tactless person is one who says what everyone else is thinking city dwellers tend to forget that in many smaller communities fire fighting is done by volunteers they are authorized to display an amber light on their cart with the lettert vff the ontario safety league reminds driven that vff cars and all other emergency vehicles on duty should be given the right of way the law requires that when you are aware of the approach of an emergency vehicle you should stop as near the right hand curb as possible the acton zffi free press phone 85j2010 butlnatt and editorial office founu 17 and pubmwj v wodnoolov 01 s wuioi st alton oftufu- tiwwtrtr si audit bummi ol groulmlon cwn on ouwa admflmiai rout o roouou subowleuo pwfab ut amm ssoomcmiiutetjeutkheaaawmmmr thmcaaidiilaulaiaiiusuaeuuua ruturwiori nunbv mis aimttuna otoootod on t eoojilloa hut u wufl trior potion ol m 0dtue w mtuou w tuonntu tor so- milimm thwwro lor tltnoturo wia not b crurtod tor but im ulamo si numkmtm will bo pold tor u 4 llttfcsl rou in th mnl of tvttttrtohkil ww fcfcortltlai eat w torwk u ota rwoj aood or mtviimo w wn bi tou admhwae k rnmtt y olfcr u ml bi u mi tku baiitvuu njt e io otvld a duit rvjbluhor tlartlov oam oon ryow tstot arvturiwr cbpylom late 20 years ago taken from the issue of ihe free pieu thursday may 1 1949 cttlmed in be the tinctl since lit inception 25 years afju llalton music festival conducted a two day competition at milton latt thursday and friday during the first day the bolk of the pnhfet went to the lower port rod of the county nassagawcya towntiup wat high in contestants and donna mcmillan and martin davenport won first and second in their teipeclive classes they were choujn ktsrst soloists a the hilton counly council luncheon oilier local winner included aline cliaielle grant surbey joyce farmer forbes cole anna mclaughlin marjorie cutting helen landibxough lddie mcmulleit raymond braida loali oakley leona sagatki billy skllhng bob coon frances oakes joan itodge bobby wahlman djvld cullen joyce palmer peggy oaket bill somervillc russell albic mart madden marcte vyw raul lawson nearly 1100 ludents from all parts of the county took part in the festival in knox presbyterian church at milton 50 years ago taken from the luue of the free press thursday may 151919 a tplindid meeting was held in the town hall wlien the need for and aims of ihe great war veterans association were presented in sane interesting and effective statements the large audience was deeply impressed and support and cooperation was assured capt torrance beardmore occupied ihe chair splendid selections were played by the orchestra and mrs harold nickhn sang soldier of the empire before ihe meeting local veterans to ihe number of 40 paraded with the scout band mr a ii can who has been appointed pastor of the baptist church commenced his ministry last sunday rev j c wilson has been engaged to occupy the pulpit of one of tlie leading presbyterian churches in new york for the next two sundays friends there who know mr wilson and his abilities well salt and pepper a young friend the matrimonial knot lied a scant three years or so took me aside one day recently and announced he was going to teach his wife lo drive the family car i blanched visibly waua matter he asked didnt you teach your cup of tea to steer that jalopy you drive i whitened more the memones flooding back like it was only yesteryear felt a bit sick at my stomach dont bring it up i said sadly i vividly remember the year b d before drive i96s it was the year our marriage almost landed in a wrecking yard if youre asking my advice about whether you should teach your wife to drive i can only utter one word dont unless youre a man in a million it wont work you might even end up not talking to each other he looked slightly insulted that i should have such a base opinion of hit teaching ability but he listened it started out i said like a big lark wife behind the wheel beginners licence in her purse and a pleased smirk because she had answered 19 of the 20 questions on the form perfectly i had only got by on my test a few years before by the proverbial skin of my teeth and she knew she backed out of the driveway perfectly aligned the car with the ditch and rammed the gas pedal to the floor if youre familiar with passing gears youll have some idea of how we took off like a jet gravel flew tires spun and we started down the road as if there was a squadron of dragoons chasing ut with long stickpins and we were the pin cushions i hung on for dear life clutching my seat belt and saying in the same breath slow down a little willya it was an automatic response five miles further down the road the pulled up and in a terse voice answered if youre going to talk to me like that you can drive this thing yourself she got out of the cat and it looked like the wis going to march back into town on foot i managed to close my mouth utter a quick apology for my atrocious manner it took tome urging but the got back in behind the wheel and it wasnt long until we were once more merrily on our way i had virtually ceased trembling when the drove into the driveway at home she was as pleased as punch i was a shaken a judy howd i do the asked we got here didnt we i smiled back i felt at tint my compliment was overdone when i taw her uratitude but the recovered privately i arranged the supply prior to his leaving his board of manaajnt handed mm a substantial cheque to cover hit expenses pte fred creamer ton of mr and mi cllbcrt creamer passed away at camp dut new jersey or cerebral abcest while in elora last week we visited the public school grounds and there noticed that the board had txovlded half a dozen twins which afforded immense pleasure twoinch liaidwood plank about 10 inches wide and 12 or 14 feet long are bolted lo iron piping set in cedar posts at a meeting of canadian clliient viscount bryce declared providence hat ordained ihe british to be a race to do more for the svelfare of mankind than arty oilier people ut us not fail in- tint great task 75 years ago taken from the issue of ibe i ree press thursday may 17 ih94 we announced ihe visit of the kickapoo medicine co last week tlieir method of doing business it a strong contrast to the ordinary traveling salesmen in the first place no remedies were offered for sale the first night they refused to sell anything before convincing the most skeptical thai the kukapoo indian remedies do possess real merit and are worthy of trial they are introducing six specifics rlieumaliim is one of the illnesses that can be healed in a public manner a georgetown townsman who had been unable in work since december presented himself was taken to tlie dressing room and before a committee several hollies of indian oil were applied the man could stamp ins leg and in no way induce lite pain to return friday lie went to work after months of enforced idleness and monday he walked from georgetown to milton and back such work inspired confidence in many minds and many are trying the indian remedies with satisfactory results several of our deserving alliens too poor to purchase are being treated free of charge prof alfred bailey extracts teeth daily from 10 to 12 free of cliargc his object to illustrate tlie anaesthetic properties of kickapoo indian oil bv hartley cols was concerned and consulted two of my neighbors veterans who had survived similar episodes under more trying circumstances the first one thought he had all the answers i he said leaned out the window and cleared the way by announcing in a loud voice that my wife was at the wheel the road cleared miraculously being slightly introverted this type of advertising did not appeal to me later i learned his neighbor had to finish the job off the other less cocky but equally sure of himself merely said sent her to a driving school when i popped the question too expensive i answered well after several months and about three beginners licences 42 fights 1 10 argumentt and copioui amounts of tears i began to see another side of the picture i made peace with the wife and the agreed to so to driving school now shes a better river than me but for a few months i had a taste of what dante saw in his inferno my friend listened thoughtfully you could tell he didnt agree i think i can do it he said i hope he can meanwhile tome unsolicited advice for husbands came this way from the hamilton automobile cub your wife is an extremely sensitive and sophisticated mechanism theoretically the should last you a lifetime to get the most mileage you must be aware of the thlno that can go wrong whether shes a 1969 model or as old as a model t foreign or domestic new or used some wives suffer slow starts in the morning a battery recharge in the form of a good night sleep could put her in better condition is she irritable and peevish that sounds like crankcase trouble she is probably bored with household chores take her out for a surprise weekend at a hotel or resort shell be easier to handle after that if she develops a noisy muffler and you cannot get a word in edgewise your friendly mechanic will probably suggest a gift of flowers her overall improved performance will be noticed almost immediately to keep per purring smoothly toll her how nice she looks before the goes to the beauty parlor most men an satisfied with their wive however ome may think they got lemons when this occurs remember it s far better to give your wife a tuneup than to start tearchingforanewono