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Acton Octobw TOE END OF SUMMER Picnic tables are were cooling off in refreshing waters The summer todinthewadincpoolatthepark and leaves begin was one of the best in history for fine weather in to nil the pool where just a month ago toddlers the Acton area Gibbons photo List week I wis talking of the fun of meeting people when you are travelling not that your friends at home are dull Theyre probably more interesting than some of the types with whom you become bosom buddies on short acquaintance But the people you meet on holiday ore a refreshing affirmation that the earth con tains an Infinite variety of creatures of the human species This week Id like to finish these thoughts by introducing you to three greatly different people we met in England a Bob a Barmaid and a Brig adier Hurtling from Edinburgh to Chester on a train we picked up at the ancient and bloody old city of Carlisle near the Scottish border an addition to our compartment I didnt mean that Carlisle is bloody in the sense of awful But it did change hands several times in the bloody border wan And It there that William Wallace the great Scots rebel was put on public view In a cage before he was hanged drawn and quartered and his parts affixed on various about the city as a lesson to the Scots rebels in the fourteenth century Anyway Bob Mitchell proved an agree able travelling companion He was in terested interesting and affable Wed been In the same war he on corvettes in the navy I In the air force We nattered about taxes housing costs comparative incomes Aa we rattled through the Lakes District he went to pains to point out things and sights of Interest He suggested a good restaurant in London A veritable gentle man In this age of boors He proved this when we stopped to change lor Chester I started wrestling with our luggage and an incipient coronary say Bob Mitchell he had whipped the two big suitcases off the over head nek nipped out and put them on the platform You have to be a bosket case lor to happen to you in Canada During our earlier he told mchchadacousininNecpawaMan I told him my column was in the Neepawa Press Ask If Fred Crook remembers his visit to the Roman Wall area of Cumberland and Northumberland and his walks along the beach at Southbourne There you are Fred Crook The Barmaid Id been telling my wife for years about the barmaids of Britain They arc NOT the busty barmaids of fiction But they are breed of their own with their Wotll It be ducks and means thanks But they seemed to be a vanishing breed supplanted by young women with loo much make up wearing slacks and a bored expression 1 was beginning to despair of finding a real English barmaid Hut wc did She was Heather in the Tudor Westminster Hotel Chester She was 100 per cent proof of everything Id been telling Ihc Old Lady She ran that bar like the ringmaster of a threering circus Excellent service a Joke or a persona word for all Ihe regulars No play for lips Peanuts or potato chips for anyone who looked as though he needed It And all the time humming a song pirouetting behind the bar actually enjoy life A delightful person And nobody but nobody got out of line in that pub It was not a matter of rules or threats but of personality Then there was the Brigadier He was another kettle of fish horse of a different color or rather of a number of different colors like a chameleon He was cither a Scottish lord or the biggest liar in London and I lean toward the had a casual drink together and he was friendly I swiftly learned that he was Ihe looked had been in the Cameron Highlanders was a retired Brigadier had been with British intelligence But we mustnt talk about that of course began to suspect When he told me he spoke Hungarian Roumanian and Polish without an accent my sus picions deepened When I said In my Canadian way How come he answered airily Part of the Job old boy When I asked his name he said Just call me Cameron It seemed he was the of Lochiel and he muttered about the and their feuds with the Mc Donalds and others He had an unnerving habit of drinking six while I was worrying through two half pints Then hed gel stoned and mumble on and on drunk I say Im drunk Im as drunk as a lard Hut of tourho I am lord ho Its nil right parted after several encounters and I asked for his address He wrote down Cameron and an address in Then he thought belter and above Cameron he wrote lrd of loiter thai week in Edinburgh I was tempted to check at the address hed en but decided against Didnt want to spoil a beautiful myth Back Issues of The Free Press 20 years ago TafcM the Press they celebrated their wedding Ttobl has resigned from the Public Utilities Commission on which he He leaves bis position with the Free Press after years to become a member of the staff of the Expositor In Utile Current champions wen decided at field meet in Erin with Erin George town and Acton competing Among the trophy winners were Peter Hunt Jun ior champion Emmersoo Baiter bantam champion- DonDawkint senior champion Wayne Artie Intermediate champion Ac- ton won the school trophy A crowd of well over overflowed the eats to St pariah ball Sunday evening when the Bible Society presented a flnioe of mus ical numbers and a film M Coke pre sided Musical numbers were given by Mrs Miss Dorothy Simmons Us Duby and Vic Bristow young tota registered for Nursery School Monday They sat around tables in the Y saunas banging on table tops in rhythm with lira Dick Working on different days are Mrs Mooney Mrs J Mrs Cairns Mrs Paul and Mrs Gcrvafa The third annual Ya Mens auction was bald Saturday with over items sold Volunteer auctioneers were Hoy and Jack Very little was left In the a at end of the day a- at Rockwood by well over- Newest among young is making bracelets and other articles of plastic thongs Micro Plastics has been rushed with sales 50 years ago Taken from the Issue of be Free Press of Thursday October II Ac Ion has been fortunate indeed In the manufactories which have been established from time to time within her borders Until now our manufactories have been confined to the work of producing wearing materials or the products required in the manu facture of the materials Messrs Beard- more and Co The Acton Tanning Com pany Messrs Storey and Son Ryder and Mowat Ha I ton Glove Works Messrs and Co the Mason Knitting Works the Lindsay Electric Flour and Chopping Mill the Acton Machine Shop J fasti manufacturing plants Is the Thomson Motor Supplies Limited Mr A B Eve the mechanical superintendent of the new fac tory has been engaged for several weeks In the Installation of equipment Mr Roy Thomson now Lord Thomson the manag ing director of the company greatly pleased with the factory building erected for the business by Councillor Belt It Is conveniently located on a fivelot section of Maplehurst the new Robert Wallace subdivision near the railway station within two blocks of MiU St The editor of the Free Press had the of setting the machinery in motion t Wednesday afternoon and under the instructions of the superintendent put through the first commutator and brushes of Thomson Motor supplies bonds covering the construction of the new fac tory the property and the machinery which are guaranteed by the town of Acton arc already In demand by local They are considered a giltedged invest ment The number of employees while low at outsit be increased lis the vol of production increases The people of Acton will wish the enter prise every success 75 years ago from lie of Ihr Free Press of Thuraday October The first national prohibition battle ever Fought at the polls took place Inst Thursday The result mown the electors of our fair dominion are In favor of the an the liquor traffic so far as the importation manufacture and sate of In toxicants for beverage purposes In can Every gave a majority or prohibition except Quebec Majorities were largely in the rural regions while ihc cities voted against it In Acton no could be made regarding the slue of the vote polled Here were cast at the town hall and Speights Shop This was nine more than In the plebiscite vole in when women cast their votes The majority in favor of prohibition was In the was In countys reputation was sustained It is generally conceded that the lotal majority Is so small that the govern will not feel warranted In enacting a prohibitory measure The tow n had a good taste of prohibition election day The hotels were closed up tight and everybody was sober and good no lured Contractor Williams has completed the street watering operations for the season The sprinkling was not only beneficial to those on the streets who contributed to the fund but was of much value to the newly- built roadbed on Mill St during the dry weather Police proposals need study Like out- sister It we the Iiavo originated from He foil steering committee The committee Hi old and established of Acton find Milton he law by telephone a new for people who have customed to the presence of local policemen At points where they fieri appreciated both by who within and without ho law Under the propound which will to the pollen from the committer temporary regional will bo located In with district offices In find Burlington and possibly a staff office In Milton All calls will go directly to police headquarters In and will be despatched from there to the for ftfilftff ft Mi Ontario in iMw ri ft ft pirMWIon tw Inlud At nd he township at We not only Aftin will tow a which a good oven the but also the recommendations augment we will lose all and hi- surrounding area will serviced by from In a manner hardly conducive to creating a better police Image The personalized policeman is on his out In Acton if the are accepted Wo are not suggesting we should go bark to the days when the village constable patrolled the main stm and hig presence was enough stem the tide of disorder tit wo are suggesting that this ingredient is an important part of work in smaller muni ties Ah wo sec it the recommendations from the police steering committee will eliminate human touch from those communities where detachments have been stationed in the post replacing them with law by telephone an unsatisfactory substitute We doubt very much it could he more efficient These proposals need careful study before they are accepted by police commissioners in especially as they concern Acton and Milton The Nassagaweya warrior The Milton Champion last week carried an editorial called Irony of Politics which commented on the election of Mrs Anne MacArthur as mayor of the central region Politics is studded with ironies Monday electors of the new Milton elected as their mayor Anne MacArthur who at one time was the strongest opponent to creation of the Central Halton government she will head for the next three years Electors defeated the present mayor Brian Best who spearheaded the battle to preserve Milton as a unit in the provincially- regional government It was not this issue of course which played such a major part in the election The undercurrent which has been growing over Mayor Bests involvement in real estate while at the same time heading the council was converted to important votes There is no question though thai Mrs MacArthur and her supporters waged one of the most extensive mayoralty campaigns ever mounted in Milton She indeed proved to be a hardy campaigner The voter rejection of Mayor Best on the basis of his real estate involvement adds further irony No one ever proved a conflict of interest on his part yet his experience was often used to the towns advantage in negotiating with developers for concessions on behalf of the town History reflects a further irony in Mondays election outcome Not many years ago every candidate at every nomination meeting it seemed stressed the importance of obtaining new industry and housing of seeking a conclusion to the annexation proceedings that would provide the required land for expansion Ironically more industry has located here more houses have been built annexation has been What others say Dominion Minister Thomas Wells soys thai 13 Is dying and wont need a legislative kick to end Us days In Ontario schools with that statement but we disagree with the next one he made that it Is foolish and archaic and unnecessarily restrictive to force every high school to lake certain diploma courses Ills reason for this statement was that he believed that those who say we should have a list of compulsory subjects for all high school students dont show enough confidence In the maturity or judgement of young people today Actually the credits required for an honors diploma which will admit him to University can hardly be crammed into four years with eight credits a year Then too students in spite of all Mr Wells says have proved that many of them are willing to settle Tor courses demanding the least work and find at the end of four years of high school without the credits to enter university While we do not go along with those who say has no for a we will agree that it may not be as necessary as French in Canada yet enrollments In both subjects are decreasing How can a OUR REAPERS WR L f gB Sings praises of Acton of Acton- superbly located access points by CNR Gray Coach Fine homes and schools churches banks and stores OK for lourlst trade Fairy Lake receatlon and sport fishing Annual fair deserves much praise Fine vspapcr coital to any anywhere Industry also Rood as any centre Acton Is conservative town but good loo but sturdy Highway access fine police and fire protection water finest anywhere an sewage system Nearly people all faiths creeds sex and color Fine old Canadian bom and citizens and also graced with fine new Canadians Our lawmen citizens businessmen and Industrialists rank with the best anywhere Our reeve mayor council and other servants deserve the 1 1 nest Same fine people served Acton earlier in the past and rest assured those of today will do the same This fine old girl will be In 1974 and come what may 1 hope she reaches or more Other events threatened her but Cod bless her She yours and mine too She weathered many a storm and came out on top Her Fighting men Africa to First IS ranked the best anywhere even Koreti they were tops Acton clergymen have ranked among the finest in the world No centre large or ever made it lying down Acton was God prcserv one in Acton whether old or new Shes town too and 1 am never ashamed to say I was born in Acton Trimmer Coleman Toronto completed and a further land extension achieved in regional government during Mayor Bests term than in any similar period of the towns history Having accomplished this though the ironies of politics prevailed and there is now a growing mood for slower growth and preservation of the small town atmosphere We commend Mrs MacArthur on a wellfought campaign and we wish her well in the mayors chair in 19747576 She has proven herself a formidable wamor in keeping her intact in regional government in her prolonged battles with quarries and in obtaining a diversion of part of the proposed hydro line north of Milton enlarged area over which she will preside including provincially imposed green belts and escarpment regulations will undoubtedly provide challenging scope for her worthy representations Canadian be a good citizen without a background of English and History yet both are facing dwindling enrollments We find University professors appalled at the lack of spelling and grammar in dicated In essays submitted While some professors still require essays others have opted for the simpler method of multiple choice or no examinations whatever Granted that all high school students arc not heading to University nor should they be required to take certain core subjects such as English History Mathematics before receiving a high school diploma Such a core of required subjects could be enriched by a variety of optional subjects In most other provinces students can qualify for entrance to unnersity at the end of years education Ontario could do the and save money on education at the same time if the necessary credits were compressed into four years and some of the easy useless subjects being taught a ban cloned With colleges admitting students from tirade 12 it was obvious that the enrollment at high school and university would suffer The universities are fighting back by ad mitting students from Grade Brock and Waterloo Lutheran for example With enrollment decreasing the Universities will probably moke further concessions to get the students for the grants that come with them The high schools want to keep them for the same reasons The taxpayers pay the bills Doctor comments on article Electric street Is now pretty decision was made a public meeting of ratepayers Tuesday Costs were presented an electrical engineer from Toronto Dear Mr Editor Recently an article appeared in your paper concerning an unfortunate accident which Injured Mr Hilton at Limited Sept In your article you state that doctors from both Medical Clinics were called and both doctors refused lo respond to the emer gency call I have had an opportunity since to speak with ihe lady who made these calls and wish to point out to you that when she phoned our clinic our telephone was un fortunately busy She naturally then tried somewhere else but did not again try our number a second time At the time p m on Sept there were two physicians available In the office either of whom would have gladly made the emer gency to Indusmln had we been called Personally I fee that the Acton Free Press should make every effort to verify information before printing such untruths which could conceivably give rise to a con tentious issue in the public mind Yours Truly J Hutchison M D Clinic As he lay unconscious Indusmln employees were unable to obtain the ices of a doctor In Acton after calling both medical centres The ambulance from took the Injured man to hospital THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Business and 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