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x faaoitwo the acton frefe press acton ontario thursday uay 2bth bs2 thank you fwat a bit meaty on th streets in acton jut prior to the holiday with th freshly applied oil and there may have been some audible corj- plaining until the surface became blended with the gravel in view of this a word of commen dation may not be out of place before the roads- could be surfaced it was necessary to have them scarified and graded so that a reasonably smooth road would be the te- sult many days and some nights and early morn ing hours the road maintainor went chugging up and down the streets the bright- yellow machine was much in evidence on every street about town many of us felt the dust nuisance became worse instead of better with each trip of that yel low machine we refrain from any mention of names but to municipal workmen and officials we think a word of thanks is duo for a job well done and we dont hesitate a moment to publicly ec- icowledge our appreciation of the improvement in acton streets looking back to a year ago when every citizen was making apologies to all visitors for our roads well if sure does compensate for the feeling of high costs when a tax instalrnent becomes due and so we say thank you to those who are responsible for the road conditions in acton this year and we make our appreciation all inclusive priced beyond reach thanks to a high degree of organization and of a leadership almost totally unconcerned with the public interest the building trades hove virtually priced themselves out of the housing market as a consequence of high wages and a very low order of productivity housing costs have skyrockerted with the result that only about half as many houses will be started this year as were started in 1951 moreover few of such houses as are built this year will be built for rent since their high cost would necessitate an economic rental far in excess of what the average worker would should or in many cases could pay because the wage and work policies of the construction mechanics have put housing beyond the reach of the average citizen there arises periodically a demand that lowcost rental hous ing units be provided by the state one won ders what the term lowcost means in this con nection at current prices of labour and of hous ing materials the construction of any housing units cannot possibly be described as lowcost presumably ihen the term lowcost is designed to describe the level of rents in other words the state is expected to put up housing units which must be costly under to days conditions and then to rent them to the people but what people how in the current climate of opinion can a means test be develop ed how without a means test can the high- cost lowrent housing be honestly distributed or will political pull or bribery or other favouri tism become the basis for selection bowman- ville statesman something more tangible recently we wrote about the dollar rate being used in speaking of tax rate instead of the term mills now in current use in ontario on a visit to new york state this week we picked up a local paper of one of the small cities and were further interested to note the attendance of citizens at a public meeting at which the school board present ed its budget it seems that in this state councils and boards hold public meetings before the bud get is finally approved there were two citizens who attended the meeting at which the gross expenditure of the board is estimated at 2293355 an increase of 367263 over last year and meaning an increas ed rate of taxation of 2 82 ptv thousand of as sessed valuation rather inteiested to note that receipts includ ing state aid on school expenditures were esti mated al 135831 i and the amount left to be levied by municipal taxation was v35177 might find it rather interesting to look in the local auditors statement and make comparison of pro vincial aid and local taxation and we might then know why local taxes are so high in the munici palities of ontario we noted the budget of another village pas sed in avorca the rats was 13 per thousand of assessment the water rate was 500 for ihm first faucet and so cents for each additional cold water faucet and the only bonded indebtedness of the village was for 6000 for bonds on a new fire truck which will be retired in three years its quite evident that the municipalities in new york state get their finances from somo other source than the local property owners and its quifi-cb- vious that it is up to ontario to come to tho aid of its municipalities more liberally if thore is to bo more building and local improvements in pro perty we need more than a revised assessment and more tangible assistance from tho provincial government uniformity desirable many of us can recall when store hours wore so long that retail merchants had no loisure like workers in industry their hours have improved over the years in the changing period however the hours have become a little mixed with each community establishing different hours and sometimes various retailers in the community having a different understanding of the hours for business in their own community in a neighboring town where tho merchants are having difficulty in finding agreement among themselves the newspaper suggests that the cus tomers be given a chance to decide perhaps a properly conducted plebiscite on these questions might serve as a guide on which to base action on this cantankerousquestion to be really repre sentative the nearby rural residents who look upon acton as their market and shopping town should be given an opportunity of voting too perhaps the issue would be only more con fused by such a plebiscite of the customers but certainly every business realizes that customers must be taken into consideration in establishing hours of business these are changing times and sometimes it is difficult to keep up with the changes all will agree that uniformity is desir able however in the shop hours in every com munity the good old days may have seemed better wo would have had you ever sooner but it took us tlxmontht to save up money for the ihsaltil north e ast west s outh editorial notes with the introduction of a plastic automobile that has dentless fenders we suspect there will be an immediate increase in woman drivers june the month of roses and brides is just ahead but if you have other tastes it might be mentioned that strawberries anc green peas are also due in june victoria day was not exactly the best kind of weather for a holiday and most of the fireworks purchased for display were so dampened that their explosion was postponed until after satur day time to write for vacation folders if you havent already and start planning for the annual awayfromworkweek or two it always seems that there are plenty of places that look nice at this time of year and particularly in the folders an increasing number of metal washers or slugs have lately been finding their way into pay telephones and coinoperated vending mach ines in the eastern division alone last year tele phone companies found 131360 washers and slugs in 25c receptacles a loss of 32840 looks as if the old steam locomotive of the railways is on its way out on a recent motor trip across the border ve saw nothing but diesels on the railways both on freight and passenger ser vice and cnr president donald gordon has fated that no more steam locomotives will be f urchased for that railway ms nice to walk along the street and say hello to those you meet and maybe fake the time to stand and chat a while or shake 4 hand of someone that has been away or just remark nice day today tho cities merit much renown it s nice to live in a small town uw artnn x2t prrah thv only paprr eiir pumuhfj m acton tmnni in 1h7s ami publihfil i crv thursday at 50 mill r wun ont mrmlxr f the audit burrau of circula- u i f v x and the onunoqiubec division uf th a n a adw riisirt ratrs on rvqiivst subscriptions pay- ablin advance 2 iso in canada 3 50 in th t rutin stalls month- 150 mnjk copies tic aiithorird as scond cla mad tost office department ottawa c a dills eiiuor and publisher business and editorial office telephone 174 yipcw snipes are being prepared in oakvillc onr of the town two papers blithely reports snipes ylpcs what ls it its the yacht club doinfl it rettinb their snipes in shape gossip has it thnt some of the snipes have new owners this year but not as many snipes hpve appeared as expected due to a sail shortage guess he open season on snipes must have started well out with the dictionary to shoot from cover as if shoot ing snipe wont do small shorebird having a long beak and esteemed as a- game bird thats all next line in the dictionary is snivel which has nothing to do with their yacht club just whats up in south hnlton we wonder putting sails on poor defenseless esteemed shorebirds georgetowns gold ham georgetowns pretty enthusiastic about town son bob goldham de troit red wings defenseman the paper last week editorializes goldham at last gets credit due him is the catch heading on a sports item in the detroit times which s pen its of georgetowns own bob goldham and the letters which have poured into the paper in praise of him bob is the glory boy with the people who pay the freight says the item the fans caught on to goldham and they really like him they feel he was the man who got the least credit for a ter rific job lew walter of the newspaper says theyve got something there he was a great great team player this year edna jacques up top ranking with queen elizabeth the queen mother and mrs roose velt in a survey to determine what women in canada england and the united states were considered out standing in their field was edna jacques canadian poetess who by the way lives not far from here at all on the lake shore highway near clarkson headliners on the lisl were those mentioned at the first plus kate aitken and sister kenny heads out lilies the milton boird of trade be came active llst week with c got land as presidnt the treasurer wls irustiucted to affiliate with lu canadian chamber of commerce gardeners will be interested in the report of a talk given to the milton horticulture society by conon rigby on lilies the champ- ion reportedr canon rigby com pared lilies with other garden plants he pointed out that they occupy very little space compared to iris for instance that the dif ferent varieties bloom from spring to fall that the plants and flowers come in a great many interesting forms and that they do not have to be planted every year or divided very often he classified lilies according to the way they hold their heads upward downward or outward the madonna lily which belongs to the latter group is considered one of the finest extensive hybridizing has been done some of the best ro- ulbi hnving been achieved by canadians notably miss preston of ottawa dr palmer of vincland and mr skinner ot dropmore manitoba t canon rigby has given his own collection to the royal botanicnl gardens at hamilton where they may been seen in the new part dandy weed dandelions have to be pretty speciol before theyre anything but pests dont they an edcnmuls dandelion raised above the status of its muchsnecredat brothers by bearing 12 heads the stalk which supported the dozen yellow heads was reported over half and inch in diameter anita jennings found the aristocrat or weeds aristo cratic and all lets hope she picked it stalk root and all sleek in snow a former watchmaker and ciock repair man who can really make things tick is william scanlon who lives near rock wood ills pride and joy ls his sleek 1024 model car which just purrs along like a high topped kitten and the owner of the model ford coupe asserts that the old auto is at its best in deep snow so thats how they built them in the old days the canadian blend a neat blending or bntih and american that always labels things as typically canadian was wittily urged by one of hose lrttoose actors in spring thaw at the museum theatre in toronto victoria day ls one thing thats typically canadian and not much mention was made or it in any of the local newspapers flags w didnt see many and of course we didnt see many fireworks on the 24th either bock in 1902 from the iiu 0 the kr prtm 0 thuytdav mav d0 victoria day wan quietly ipnt fn acton hundred of ciukmu wmt out of town monday and runny vuritor came here to visit friends a large share of the population wervt to georgetown where a large demonstration wan held the funeral of the late jooph a speight was held from moore- croft the home of his brother-in- law mr ii p moore last friday afternoon mr speight was on upright straight forward plai spoken citizen and 0 general fav orite in the community during the post week both con- didutes for the suffrages of the el ectors of halton held public meet ings in acton whether the pro- imlty of the holidays to the even ings of the meetings were respons ible for any lack of cnthusiam it is difficult to say but the attendance and spirit of 4bc crowd did not manifest the oldtime political vim a terrific wind and rain storm passed over town last monday afternoon awnings aigns and fences were blown down and for a half hour the storm was furious and now the oldest inhabitant will tell posterity of the snow storm on 27th may 1002 mr john williams has just added a fine threeseated surrey to his stock of livery rigs it ls hrfnd- somely painted and grained with yellow gearing and oak body with canopy top and is a very attractive carnage mr joseph boyd who made ap plication last winter for a place on toronto police force was called to the city last week to undergo his entrance examinations he was suc cessful and in a squad of fifty ap plicants stood seventh and wll enter his duties in the middle of june joe is a young man of splendid physique of good judge ment ond manly in all things we are sorry to lose him from town but feel confident he will make his mark in his new sphere the demand for plots in fairview cemetery this spring is unprece dented rarely is there a funeral that lots are not sold to friends who attend it hp at me united church of canada aeton ontario a kr1endly church rev e a currry ha hd minister parsonage 2 ilowir avenue phone 00 mi o m launpsud atcm organist und choir leader sunday junk ii 1052 1101 1111 sunili si ho ii 00 a in miriimjj iirhp 7 00 pin kwnmn uoihlp st albans church lanklicaiti 1u uilph k ino ii a 111 hil r ularsiiruliii sunday jlnk im 1 10 01 1 in church school 1100 am hikinileli cilii 1 15 am hol communion 7 00 pm kwiwmn and simoi and rhii ii-t- tiled ntih ibc hiu oir acu presbyterian church in canada knox rniuii acton ukv ititllkkt ii akmmtroni ma nil mlnliter slfnoay junk it im kioo i m sllikliv s ilnol 11 hi 1 ml vi vshp 1l ii i ni ililil- l 7ik1 p in hum wirlnji nij imnf mill upon fli- ir 1 wul rrtieir llirir t rnurli a vrni wli mi- aiils yu back inj932 from th immur of the jvmj of thurmdav may 26th 1932 ttlaunm time hu bn boautlful throughout the countryilde thl week mr rudolph kowaukl li in thtv state this week making hli fcbut u a prnfeulonal wrestler tt itr reported he won his first bout presentations were made by h uro clubs to mi ethul 4rafif and mr fred anthtlny prior to their marriage reservations have been made for some 2000000 buhhels of western canada wheat to lie handled by the government elevator at churchill the new seaport on hud son ray the movement will con stat of about eight cargoes mr and mrs c franklin and phlldren who have moved her- from port dover were honored ly the fellowship class of grace un ited church in port dover prior to their rniovol and presented with tokens of esteem the baseball club have plans n hand to stage a day of sports in acton on dominion day a wedding of local interest took place at st albans church aoton on saturday when alberta the oldest daughter of mr e a- hoar- of toronto becante the bride of mr william elliott eldest son of mr and mrs n elliott of acton acton citizens were shocked to hear on wednesday that reeve george barber had passed away suddenly at his home on mill st mr barber had not enjoyed robust health for the past year but had been about until the past week he attended the session of council on monday evening and presided at the meeting he had been reeve of acton for over eight years maehied anthonygraff at the par sonage umehoiise on may 2tth 1032 by rev coldwell ethel esthek daughter of mr and mrs john graff churchill to fred erick ernest youngest son of mr and mrs w h anthony lime- house according to atatbttlcs women live four yean longer than men so you might as well give up fellers the wife will get in the last word anywoy professional directory and travellers guide medical dr w g c kenney phyilclan and surgeon office in syman block mill st acton orflee phone 78 residence church bt phone 150 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river sts entrance river street- acton ontario phone 238 dental dr a j buchanan dental tiurreon oitlce lcishman block mill st ollice houra 0 am to 0 p m xray telephone mb veterinary t b d young bvsc c l young dvm veterinary surgeon ohku bniiikville onlaui ihoni milton losrjl f g oakes v s bv sc veterinary surgeon olllie and it leiu-i- knix av acton ihimf lu legal c f leatherland barruter a solicitor notary pumi office 22 phone rea 151 acton lever hoskin chartered aceountanla successor to jenkins and hardy 1305 metropolitan lildg 44 victoria st toronto elg 0131 a j crandeu chartrred arrountanl main street georgetown telephone ft54 chiropractor d j armstrong doctor of chlropraeuo l frederick st n acton ihonk 150 real estate and insurance bethh baptist mission john junks inistoi vm cv illilding 1 siil- kiirraniv j hum i in hib- sehuol i hiut mi lliiil ii ixuiiiiil u lu-r- -in- of ill ur- to cuiiii ami ui1 gulls word uih il i it oo in mom in woti st- 7i0 pm a w1 anil ni isiry decimiin i jesus sold ye must be born aomn i baptist church acton mr da kll intcnoii lr urn ii- t thuns11 liill 4 prner mvl n and ilibli- siuk 11 lit eplstlc of john kinl i 710 jin r ilih fvllim ship slndav jlnk 10 1913 10i0 1 in sindn shiol ii 10 1 in m on 11 worlnp 7 00 p 1 en line woihip ii 15 p 111 yoiiik ivopli wcttnsdit 4 00 moii hand travellers guide gray coach lines dillliuhr sdt ini 7inir- coaches leave acton itttxiund i flto a in h 511 am 1 i 11 111 i i iu1 pm 5 ok p 111 ilt p 111 ii 1 i pm lill all p 111 i westbound 10 27 a m 1252 p 111 2 57 p in j 5 27 pm 7 27 pm 1112 pm 1 1 12 pm i 12 am sun lo kit h iiit wright real estate and insurance f 1 wiugiit n n wiiight 21 wiltnn st l macdiinneil st- ai tun out oilelph onl ihine 115 phone 4015w valuator realtors insurer mtiulr apmaial institute of canada moi co pii and illrsllit ileal el ate hoard mnib r- flu iph and district in uiiii- akiit- assoclatl n liil pt sun simdi 11 1 hull- id huh- wm r bracken real estate iknkkai insurance ill in- 21 acton mist nlaneoih ninetfimr p r cent of canadia 1 h umliolds have radio a govern- in nt mircv militate the numb of radio reeeiwne sot- made avail able incanada through production and imports hl- averaged about 700 000 per vear mure the end of world war 11 do llol pm i11 li lipt tirdi i14j kjve canadian national railways srinlird tiie easthonnd allv 5 40 a in doll pi s- ii 54 a m 7 10 p ill m lay h 111 p m ii o ex epl sun- kh er 1 georgetown 102 am 1 klur at c orutiwn 10 11 westbound iiv except siiiidav and man 2 24 am s1md1v and tond 1 121m1 a m dnilv except sln- 1141 am 744 pm dally ex- sat and sun 5 4fl pm sat- v only 1 3i p m sunda only am iflaitstopl sundny only r al ciiiiiph 70s pm the victor b rumley runeral home iunrral home heated anabulaaa ib me io muht or day s rwnv the rouimunlty for 45 years eve care hy appointment wm c miuigan r o optometrist ltt and 3rd wednesdays or th- month 2 pm to 0 pm at i mill st residence of a t brown