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The Acton Free Press Wednesday February Watch your language It used to be that anyone addicted to cursing earned a reputation of swearing like a trooper That comparison wouldnt hold today for just about everyone swears from preachers to politicians Perhaps the odd damn or bell doesnt do anyone harm but pro- which the Oxford Dictionary defines as outside the temple irreverent and blasphemous is offensive to many Many people today sprinke their conversations with God and Jesus Christ but in contexts one would never hear in prayers or at religious services Last fall the Presbyterian Synod of Toronto and Kingston sent a statement to Prime Minister Tru protesting the use of profanity by public leaders We feel a need to express our concern about the increasing lack of restraint on the part of public fig in regard to the use of the name of God often coupled with expressions that infringe upon the exclusive prerogative of Al mighty God to judge and con demn the resolution said The churchmen entreated the prime minister to refrain from the use of such expressions in order that you may set before this nation an example of good taste respect for the Christian faith and rever ence for what is sacred to millions of citizens of Canada It is to be hoped the prime mm and Canadians in general will take the Presbyterian appeal to heart A lot of the swearing and bias engaged in by nice people is due to thoughlessness and sloppy speech habits but all would all do well to remind our selves that Christ was explicit on the subject and said it was far more important to watch what came out of the mouth than what went into it Matthew 17 20 Suga Churches launch campaign Given up anything for Lent That used to be a favourite question in the recent past But church goers today are much more serious about self discipline and sharing with the less fortunate Five Canadian religious denominations for example are embarking upon their seventh an nual joint campaign for World Development and Relief Two the Anglican and Roman Catholic are focusing on Lent but the other three while observing the same starting date of February ex pect some congregations will campaign at other times during the year The other three are the Lutherans Presbyterians and United Church members This financial campaign follows immediately after the educational program called Ten Days for World Development supported by the same denominations Spon sors estimate that a total of bet ween eight and nine million dollars will be raised for the varied pro jects of each denomination Theme of the interchurch effort is Let the hungry feed them selves which at first glance seems cynical and callous Its a reminder however that feeding the hungry of the world is a much more complex task than sending them some surplus food or a few contributions in cash Emphasis is also given to the need for teaching skills in agn culture and a wide range of voca Money given in response to the campaign will enable participating denominations to send trained personnel as well as money and materials Acton and district congregations are of course involved Monarch to be proud of Despite the changes in govern ment our country is fortunate to have a monarch who stands above politics a steadfast model of all that is good in personal and public life The Queen this month marks the 25th anniversary of her reign providing us an opportunity to ap praise our lands fine history and her position as Queen of Canada and other countries She rules but does not govern A constitutional monarchy is an asset to democracy and we in Canada pay little for it The only expenses are when she is in residence here- all too seldom The monarch holds power on be half of all the people and she is a living symbol of authority The pomp and ceremony absoci ated with the monarchy are a lightandboon In Toronto in 1973 Queen Eliza beth stated It is as Queen of Canada that I am here Queen of Canada and all Canadians not just of oneortwoancestralstrains People of all ancestral strains benefit from living under our system of government which in eludes a monarch to be proud of Of this and that AH the little ironies of life Had letter from son Hugh the other day complaining gently about the heat in Paraguay Said it was between and In the shade every day and only decently teat night Last night it was below around tins burg And that s real temperature Today it was about below all day and is heading for another below as I write As of today we had of snow that just short of feel and winter just begun wcaren I a hardy race Or are we just stupid At Ihe moment I a little short of breath and temper I vejust eomeinfrom wrestling two cars to life shovelling enough driveway to get them off the street and hitting the side of the garage another belt when I slipped sideways My garage is one of those ancient wooden In which those realistic the up their Fords and and McLaughlin and leave them sensibly suspended for the A modern car even an old battlewagon like my 19G7 Dodge has about inch and a half clearance on each side if you want to put it in the garage And 1 do In the summer Ihe birds deposit over Ihe wind shield if I leave her out In the winter Winter poops all over the whole thing with ice and snow if I leave her out So put her But that clearance is pretty skinny The twoby four that supports the roof of my garage is no longer a twoby four My wife and daughter have no idea whether the car is four feel wide or six Accordingly that four is now about the thickness of six toothpicks any day the whole structure wllltavc in If oranges are going to be in short supply and expensive due to the frosts in Florida how about that Vitamin were all supposed to have Food specialists tell some other to get that good vitamin apple juice tomato juice turnips spinach frozen or canned strawberries canned tomatoes liver and believe it or not potatoes Kelso conservation area is a perfect location for a winter car nival and a huge crowd enjoyed the events at the region s first carnival there Sunday But Acton park is beautiful too and it be great to have an Acton car nival February is Heart Month in Canada Ontarios objective is r and Spice by bill smiley I have for the moment two cars They are located in one garage and directly behind it one driveway just as long as a This morning car in garage the ioyearod blurted like a rocket heading for Mars The new one the fiveyear old groaned twice grunted once There I am with one perky car humming munly in the garage and one treat lump of cold dead metal sitting right behind it It s enough to make a saint swear Audi din But then I think of lucky I am compared to our ancestors I have an oil that is practically supporting the entire province of Alberta but at least I don have to cut wood all summer to stay warm all winter I have a wife who wants to drive the ear that is working the one in the giragt when the one behind it won t start but at least I don have to hang her washing out in this weather and have it turn into instant white boards as 1 used to have to do for my mother luck around ought I teacher in my spare time Bui I don I have to trudge two miles to the school with snow to navel light the fire In the old box stove anil sit there shuddering with until the students I just get to as best can and the students don arrive at all Hall of them eome by bus and the buses can t get through the storm Half of the remaining hall look out the window say to hell with it tell their mothers they have the flu and roll over and go to sleep Oh she was rugged in those old days in a winter like this with homemade in sulation and red hot stovepipes No wonder of the never got out of their long Johns from to May That why we moderns feel the cold so much We don have a half inch of pe rsonal insulation made up sweat and 4 and the campaign is underway in Acton now Heart and blood vessel disease is North America s number one health enemy An Acton District man just back from working in Thunder Bay re ports little snow up north Could the birds still be up there What really baffles me is why the very first settlers of Canada stayed here after experiencing one winter Things must have been pretty raj ten back in France and England and Ireland to make them tough it out In this few of snow as Voltaire dismissed it And what stymies me is that the first found anybody alive in this country when they first arrived simply cannot understand how the Indians survived a winter like this You think your arthritis is bad Aunt Mabel How would you like to live on corn and sex in a tepee or a longhouse for five months with a tittle smoky fire burning on the floor and 12 feet of snow outside And no television Do you realize your great grandfather when grub got low probably had to walk eight or miles to the nearest store and home with a sack of flour on his shoulder and a package of tea in his pockef On the worst of days I can battle my way four blocks to the supermarket and home with grapes and oranges andifl had a big day on the stock market coffee Oh we have it soft soft compared with them Tomorrow morning I may be as surly as my grandfather was If the car wont start But tonight I going to eat a gourmet dinner stew I In the pot and sit in my warm house watching In living color a movie about the South Seas What a rotten spoiled lot are THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Editorial Office Copyright 1977 The Free Press Back Issues 20 years ago Taken from issue of the Free Pros of Thursday February 1957 A new country and a new home have brought happiness to Mr and Mrs Sandor and their two sons Sandorka and Janoska now known as Sandy and Johnny They walked nine hours to cross the Hungarian border Dr Paul Beer vicepresident and man Beardmore died suddenly In the plant Sandy Best has been choosen as the Hal ton ProgressiveConservative candidate Tony Seynuck claims he has located his biggest natural gas well yet About 150 donated blood at the Legion The building at the corner of Mill and Elgin is being demolished A nearcapacity crowd attended Booster Night Old timers playing hockey were Kerwin Mike Coxe John Sonny Townsley the three Mario brothers Ben Bayliss Duke Arbic Porgc Herb wood Frank Gibbons Bobby son Bill and Dude Lindsay 50 years ago Taken from Issue of the Free Press Thursday February 17 1927 The war veterans of and vicinity held a thoroughly enjoyable organization dinner in the Town Hall here The object of the function was to form an Acton branch of the Canadian Legion S About or sat down to the well laden tables and were served with the following menu Soup Royal Baked Fish a la Roast Beef Potatoes Peas deep apple pie Victoria pudding whipped cream vanilla sauce Welsh rarebit biscuits celery fruit cheese salted almonds coffee Ten Boy Scouts under the leadership of Scout master George Mason waited upon the tables The toast to The King and Our Fallen Comrades was responded to by Rev Sawyer The Legion by Col McKay of Toronto Acton branch by Mr J Press by Mr A Dills Miss Clark whohasforanumber of been on the teaching staff of Toronto schools is scheduled to go to teach overseas for a year Council decided to donate to the funds of the Acton branch of the Canadian Legion to help with their organization Mrs V B was elected regent of the Lakeside chapter of the I O D 100 years ago Taken from the Issue of the Free Press of Thursday 1877 So little has Acton manufacturing busi been paraded before the world that few people have idea of the extent and importance of the operation The growth of Aclon has not been of the mushroom var but it has progressed steadily The place was first settled something more than years ago the Adamses and the small hamlet was for a long lime known as Adamsville About the year IMS a post office was established and the place was christened Acton but it was not until the Grand Trunk Railway was being built that the Ullage began to assume any commercial import About four years ago people agitated and separated from the township becoming Incorporated as a distinct municipality More and better buildings have erected the past four years than during any previous period in Its history and the volume of general business has been vastly increased The municipality is entirely free from municipal debt The population Is about 1 and Mr W H Storey is reeve Glimpse of the past Baxter Laboratories annual picnic at Waterloo park in August 1948