Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 18, 1970, p. 14

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The Acton Free Proas Wednesday November 1970 Re f Bright lights cant replace harmony with nature ALTHOUGH THE Sunday November Remembrance Day was warm and sunshiny or Rockwood citizens a week later two cubs Joey Carter and Tlmmy Kingsbury of Main Street find the commemoration wreaths with snow Photo by Lorraine Large crowd of at Remembrance service November the day set aside by Act of Parliament as the one In which Canadian citizens in unison honor those persons who jnve their lives for their country during the last two wars Cities across the nation celebrated with Remembrance clay services and the traditional popples were worn as a further commemoration of those who Rave their greatest Rift so valiantly Many smaller communities in the provinces celebrated their particular services on the Sunday before the established November 11 date and parade was con ducted as it has been for ap proximately years at the Village Cenotaph on Main Street Veterans fell In at the old S S No school grounds and with comrade Joints Milne as Parade Marshal veterans and cubs garbed in their new grey uniforms and under the leadership of Mac and Lou paraded down Don Hilts was the flog raiser as Comrade Milne gave the Charge Honey Peart read the names up an corse Smith ami it was triumphant occasion Peter Tucker of the United Church was the master of of Uil Honour toll veterans and ceremonies with rather I several wreaths were laid in their honor The Province of Ontario wreath was laid with solemnity by Comrade Margaret from Acton Comrade Fred Wright of Acton the wreath Cam I ush laid the I ramosa Township wreath and Ixniis Hilts laid a family one in honor of his brother John Rev Ken then gave a short prayer Ian Johnston of played the Last Post and Reveille The parade then marched buck alone Street to the Centennial Public School where in the auditorium approximately people lammed to participate in the service of four denominational congregation Joint choirs of the four churches combined under the leadership of Hear candidates for school board The Town Hall will be the November scene of nominations for Wellington County School Board trustees who will represent Guelph Township Township Township and Erin Village The Public School Home and School Association has set aside as part of its Wed program at the Public School Auditorium allotted tune for the candidates for the School board to speak after which a question and answer period will follow Alfred Ed Director of for the Wellington County Board of Education will speak about the administrative side of our educational system Election date for the school board trustees will be that of December from a to 8 p m at the various polling booths as designated by each municipality of Sacral Heart and Rev Don Sinclair rending from the bible Hie honour of Remembrance Day and the poppy for Its com the St Johns Anglican rector Mr as he gave his short sermon Young people today tend to think that we glorify wars and that is what Remembrance Is nil about said the young minister as he wore a mammoth poppy However Mr pointed out Remembrance Day Is to honor those who gave their supreme sacrifice not to glorify a services which have ilurwa the past years fallen off with fewer people attending hove suddenly been rejuvenated and this week series of com services have seen larger crowds than ever Rock wood innovation of having congregations from the combined churches in the Village is probably partly responsible for the Increased number of local participants The original cenotaph was unveiled by residents op proximately years ago and since that time new wings have been added names inscribed of the last war for addition to the Honour Roll A group of fourth University of Toronto hove during tin past tew lib rally Invaded Village gelling fresh and to unuVrntiuiil thn true meaning of life In a rural community Under tht guidance of their university n Dick Strong the students of have a point of visiting about he vlllam absorbing at talking with wllli tin intent utilizing In a project to be to tin Univi rally ore also planning and ore In fact working on movie of whin It loiiiplitiit will bo turned over to tin Village fur posterity One of the students who hod impressions about Hock wood Was one Hod Ki who In his grout i and delight wrote his thesis tumid on comparisons between llu up lilted imclumiiinis of city living the tranquility of lid Hod Is a 1 who tore his Introduction lo wood was motlvoted by city and s Hod ore faced with a serious problem the vahu of life vh of Should the rural life be preserved In split of the world or technology In which oil live Hi ere Is a confusion whlih stems from being human We of illy backgrounds dislre the shiny now con of life without whot they represent hundred ogo there were no electricity no televisions or radios anil I should like to discuss life to now represents or for not only place but a time a pace of thinking a way of relating to other people nature My feelings for the post ore reaction to the life industrial represents Although we are all spoiled by tin conveniences of technology and by the lure of money most city dwellers lack spiritual contentment tin most one eon possess flic city dishonestly entertains us with movies bright lights moss produced Instead of people entertaining themselves with natural tivlties honest materials simple pleasures It is much easier to be entertained than to entertain oneself Hie city plays upon human weakness of human he North American dream was a dream with materials and idealistic goals and came closer to fulfillment In the small towns of preiml us trial American than it may ever again flic Inhabitants of these small towns had a real lust for life a full appreciation of the senses the use of ones hands a spiritual unity a belief a dream and not the fantastic need or desire for money which exists today destroys man respect for him If as spiritual being Another quality of the early town was the penio and qulut quality that does not exist In the city today No human inn stand constant noise for over for it ixilsons nervous the mind TOWING RICHS SERVICE CENTRE It seems evident that the bright lights of modern llfu cannot replace what has been lost In destroying or altering tho small town own won reasonably life and to pure honest place In Home extent possess with nature naturalness closeness to earth Industrialism to it fit ling for a him spread has made us a weed knowledge of natural expanding rapidly at expense motcrlals wood of all other living things Irnlhir ami horn and pride to iroduic products of quality in inly today moss production foils to y this prim quantity Is more Important than quality It used to hi that life thing flic path tlic city is following will turn us Into termites nature and always struggling to keep from smothering In our rapidly in cruising waste As man becomes more Bowling education where dependent on tho products lUikiiigofslioisandliiirnoBflcsor him the more he will making of slioi and harnesses or tin shooing of horses Ihe forging of gate hinge veil the slaughter of mil inn In wen on In front of all and could he luirned from Work ploy learning wire nit lomblncil into word life to use Imn garbage dumps rivers and forests their not only physical and spiritual pollution hut the Inability to to real llilngs Inhabitants of the no longer what is real no longir know the meaning of lrogrcHS In Its Intended positive It Is tin refwe your duty to hi city by preserving the of discovery is real restoring that which was lost as signs and artificial play mil equipment tt children whore the position of teams of tht Rowling league foiling Into plnce lust pads show from the Howl In ream 1 flippers tho are numbtr It points third team Is our Ulnars points fourth shows the WhitcwnnhPrs with points titrations arc number with the numtur limn is tho ludphites with points no Is with no ft is the Norton llhiiblriiH wltti no I Alliy ills wltli ii no 10 the 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