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paobtwo the acton free press acton ontario thursday december 18 195z christmas on 30 cents recently we read an article on christmas buy ing in which it was estimated that four hundred million dollars would bi spent by canadians this yuletlde it claimed that canadians would drink 50 million dollars worth of liquor and would flo in debt a hundred million traffic deaths would likely be double for december torlhoeof jan uary there were many items in that article which were shocking and commendable for bringing to shentlovil ressinfl end it recalled a boy- had 30 cents to spend on christmas presentstht year it took us hearty two weeks to make thit 30 cents spread over the gift list weve had mariy christmases since that that have very pleasant memories but some way or other that christmas with only 30 cents stands out in our recollections we suppose we should tell you that incident must have happened nearly 50 years ago when wages were about 150 for a 10hour day aneva nickel was a big price for shovelling a long stretch of sidewalk we suppose if we hadnt had 30 cents we would havemade the amount stretch over the gift list because there was no provision for going in 3e1it7 merry christmas today if canadians want to make it such its not the amount you spend that brings the greatest happiness the life of every man is a diary in trhleh in means to write we story and urrite an other and his humblest hour if when he compare the volume as tf is with what he hoped to make it james m barrie good year 1952 canadas gross national product the total value of goods and services produced is going through the roof again in 1952 and well through it too estimates put it at over 23 billionssome 8 above 1951s record of 212 billions reports the financial post the canadian family photograph should show most business and consumers smiling this year firsthalf woes in many lines of producing manu facturing and selling have given away to better days in the past six months important in 1952s figures is the fact that prices are only a few points above last years averages hence in reatterms of goods and ser vices canadians are producing and selling a lot more than they ever did before and even after tax bites they are left with more to spend or save looking ahead into 1953 the elements of growth will still be with us heavy investment strong consumer desires for more and better things of course there are some soft spots shifts within the totals some worries over export markets plus manmade restrictions on immigra tion bui if we can successfully counter these fac- tors theres the prospect for a broad basis of prosperity for 1953 it is ufith our judgments as with our udtches no two go just alike net each be- lielcs his own pope giving only joy shopping for christmas thinking of things to make other folks happy these are the pre-christ- mas days that can bring sx much pleasure leave such pleasant memories then again they can be made days of sadness when we do the selfish things try to please only ourselves and forget our obligations and joys to those we cherish christmas plans are being made there are so many opportunities to bring joys to others and they are really very simple in planning your christmas just trymaking the other fellow better or brighter of late years drunkenness and motor fatalities and injuries have been bringing sorrow to many a home at chrjmmas there have been regrets that lasted down through the years and were brought to view for many years after the kind father and the considerate husband will keep christmas in a way that will leave nothing but joy for his family and his wife and loveel ones may everyone ir making plans for a joyous christmas- tide make only those plans vvhich will bring oy and respect to all our homes before and after rather interesting when one is interested in such matters to learn of educational expondluire in other places for instance the town of walker- ton within the past few years built a new high school at a cost of over 30d000 an addition to the public school costing 125000 and an addi- ion to the separate school costing 200000 population of the town is listed in 1951 as 3264 in smiths falls a home owners association pas sed a reiolutlorrcertsurlng the extravagance of th board in building a new collegiate the meeting was held after the municipal nominations at which not a word of ptrotott wm raised in fergus recently the electors turned down a plan to spend 85000 on an addition to the pub lic school which is a new building opened only a few years ago it seems the fergus tchoolkis pro viding accommodation for some rural pupils at a cost below that levied on the town taxpayers in view of all these educational costs else where the very modest program advanced by the department of education for north halton high school district should make the ratepayers of this district feel very satisfied the gymnasiums and socalled frills which are considered a part of all buildingserectedinthepastfewyearshavebeerr eliminated in north halton we may feel a bit slighted at the moment but there will not likely be the criticism levelled when jm amounts have to be paid the further expansion of our schools will come jn due course because undoubtedly the expansion of this district will prove the need for more accommodation in the meantime we have a very modest start on our problem of school ac commodation theres a very simple answer to those people who want to keep their names out of police coxirt news points out the orillia qnf poc f side of the lair dont blame the reporters and the newspapers blame yourself accidents cost money recently it was announced that accidentfree drivers of motor cars may receive a better in surance rate it comes as good news to learn that virtue may have its reward for too long the rates have been raised and levied on the whole experience of costs for all without attention to the individual out in saskatchewan where they have com pulsory insurance of all cars premiums will likely be increased next year between 10 and 100 depending on the vehicle category they have been enjdying some very cheap insurance in this province that all of us have looked upon with some envy but experience has shown that the rates just do not meet the costs proposed in crease for new vehicles will be 100 and present rate is i0 an increase that will effect every driver comes into effect in ontario when you apply foryour new permit in 1953 manitoba motorists are also due for an increase to meet the cost of paying un satisfied judgments the fee in ontario for meet ing the cost will be a dollar instead of the 50 cents engaged at present unsatisfied judgment funds were established in both provinces some years ago to indemnity victims of traffic accidents in cases where they couldnt collect damages awarded by the courts if on obtaining judgment they satisfied the court the defendant had no assets to pay they could apply to be paid from the fund later its application was extended to include victims of hit- andrun accidents in these cases where identity of the car driver was unknown the victim had no one to sue a procedure was set up whereby he could sue the registrar of motor vehicles as a nominal defendant the amount of damages awarded by the court was paid from the fund in ontario the fund has paid out more than 3 millions since it was established in july 1947 the fund s staled to have been running at a defi cit for the last two years the good old days may have seemed better back in 1902 a upeclal from daw mi nay that much excitement nh nrrrmlm prevails at white how and vari ous olnts along the line of the new us government trail over the report that a band of hluakb indians have takenthe war path in the real on between the little sal mon and petty ttivers it is stated that about iso to 200 indians are in the hostile party the motive for the outbreak is furnished by the hanging of three of their num ber at dawson barracks in ltwk for the murder of a prospector on the lhucpsalmon a nbcrnwest correspondent calls attention to the need for school teachers in the northwest terri tories the average salary paid lt 45 a month a territorial normnl school u to be held at uejiina the west must look to ontario and the eastern provinces to supply the in- creasinr demand the report of the postmaster general issued recently for the year ending june 30 1002 rives the following interesting particu lars respecting business trnnsnrted in acton stamp revenue 218303 money orders 2206025 postal rates 119280 the amount ro- coivodbythopofllmaflterforsalnryr commission and allowance in acton was 85711 christmas gift suggestions from the- advertisements hemstitch an 1 draw work kerchiefs from 5c up beautiful fine china decorated and gold embroidered cups and saucers loc a pair worth more than double the money ties in all the newest designs at 25c 50c and 75c china dinner sets 5 unbrelln mercerized austria covering stem rod and patent runner handles of dresden and ivorine also conrn oak crook very special value 1 womens wrappers neatly made in different colors 35c trimmed with braid frills over shoulder bishop sleeves and flounced skirt 1 back in 1932 tyom the imti trf ike w fcveatf tof thursday twctnber is ims this year should be a good one for the sale of meaxon skating ticket for the arena the deatli of catherine beloved wlfe of mr arthur partridge of brook ville occurred kuddenly on thursday december 8 at their home in her 68th year total bhlpmenu of canadian choc through the port of mont real to the elrituh files during the iftttkeobon of navigation amounted to 634501 boxes the largest in three year on monday mrhiram walker who reside in guelph observed hu 102nd birthday a natfve of naasa- gaweya township mr- wausc waft born where the village of moffat now stands in spite of his advanced years he is enjoying a fair measure of good health mrs thomas statham who is at present staying with her daughter in milwaukee wis celebrated her bflth birthday yesterday mr j s davidson who has been the courteous and efficient manager of the bank of montreal is moving to sl marys his successor will be mr h i g frascr of strathroy the firemen were summoned on sunday morning to a fire at no 33 crescent the home of mr and mrs jfucvcrs and family thowoathcr was around zero and with a stiff east wind the fire had gained con siderable headway the dwelling and furnishings were destroyed mr and mrs levers and family were able to move into an unoccupied house next door but their loss is complete a christmas tree is to be erected on the corner of mill and main streets and will be illuminated born anderson in acton op wed nesday december 14 1032 to mr and mrs fred anderson a daugh ter an old man once said when i was touna u03 poor uhm old j tecvme rich but in each condition found disappointment when 1 had the larulties for enjoyment 1 had noi xhc means when thr mean ramr the 1arultes irerr oone mad gasparin ttlft artnn ttt tvb thr only paper ever published in acta founded in 1875 and published every thursday at smill si e acton ont member of the audit bureau of circula- liorui thr cwna and the ontarioquebec division of the c w n a advertising rates on request subscriptions pay able in advance 250 in canada 350 in the united states sx months 150 single copies 6c authoriied as second class mail post office department ottawa g a dills editor and publisher business and edjtorial office telephone 1 7 4 leather purses up to 2 cambric covered comforter 1 the berliner gramophone it talks sings comic sacred and sentimental songs plays like a full band or orchestra you can understand every word it speak it is the greatest entertainer vr made prices 15 to 40 soli on easy monthly payments if desired if the people will only keep cool says a coal dealer we can tide over the pnesent short keep cool oh yes theyre doing it sealskin sacks and automobiles steam yachts and orange plant ations are among the trifles that arc always acceptable as christmas presents ioit a revivalist said to his congre gation there is a man among us who is flirting with anoiner man wife unless he puts a pound in the collection box his name will be read from the pulpit when the collection box came in there were six pound notes in it and one for ten shillings with a note pinned to is saying this is all the cash i have hut will send the other ten shillings wednesday wed in acton oyears ago mark wedding anniversary friends and relatives from acton rock wood branlford kitchener simcoe and stayner visited at the georgetown home of mr and mrs ed holmes who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on saturday december fi ed holmes and mabel cripps were married in acton on december 10 1002 at the home of the brides parents mrs holmes was born in erin township and mr holmes is a nat ive of tumbridgc wells england and came to this country when a young lad they moved to george town in 1904 and for many years mr holmes had a shoe repair shop on the highway they have one married daughter hazel mrs elwyn locker of brant- ford a daughter helen and son wil liam who live at home also two grandchildren victor and marie locker antistatic cleaner an antistatic cleaning solution for acrylic plastics and glass can be applied by brush spray dip or cloth it is noninllnmmable and is told to prevent surface attraction or dust and dirt which causes scratches at thz united church of canada aetoa oatrt a friendly church rev e a carrey b bd minister parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 60 uim o m uroui a ttxm orcanut and choir leader christmas sunday sunday december 21st 1952 10 00 am sunday school tftit 1 christ may prevail 1100 am morning worship sub ject christ kept ofit 700 pm evening worship christmas carbl and candlelight service the friendly circle thouqht for thr week light of the world so clear and bright enter qur homes this christmas night relight our souls so tenderly that we may grow to be like thee anonyrrnut presbyterian church in canada knox chitbcti acton kev horkkt ii akmhtron ma bj minister sunday december 21st 1052 chrutt7uu seriices 1000 am church school 1100 am divine worship 1215 pm bible class 700 p m a christmas patam by the church school they that wait upon h lord shall renew their ilrennth a warm welcome awaits you east west south at rockwoe and ftfllun from the monthly rock wood bulletin we see that there are lfl men on the ore department there and tlyjro were s2 fire runs during the year just past one of these was n mutual ore aid call to acton and the years one false alarm in volved the same fire the false alarm was someone calling for in formation about the run to acton fourteen men stopped what they wore doing and responded to the call the article said calling tb fire number automatically sets off the alarm a spirited parade was held r milton saturday whensrclhus ar rived with storybook characters music and lots of candy many from the district were there at frj in trmfalmr how would you like to plan the lighting and color scheme for a 32 acre room ask the oakvllle papers that of course is the challenge given the decorator of the ford assembly plant in tra falgar the objectives are the very same as a home decorators to create bright attractive surround ings the aluminum celling and over head steel work act as a giant re flector for more than 8 000 double size eight foot fluorescent fixtures painters at work now will sprav 3500000 feet of structural steel enough to reach from toronto to montrcnlandjrio3tofthcwnybnc a rain all of the walls and the big steel columns will be painted soft itreen with staircases and safety rails yellow even the cranes have their own complementary color scheme grey with yellow and black stripes at georgetown mrs a e dawson of glen wil liams won a prize with- this true story repeated in last weeks georgetown herald she tells of a toronto businessman who ws invited to join some friends at a country home a few miles outside the city for a game of brldrf although he had never been then he found it easily and had a thor- oughly vnjoyablegamc however as he had farther to ri rive than the others he excused himself at midnight leaving the game still in progress saying quietly to his host please dont get up ill let myself out me knew exactly where his car wa parked and strode briskly ucrojt the dark lawn the next moment aplash he found himself over hi head ira cold water and swimming for dear life he had come out the wrong uoor and walked into the family swimming pool which had hot been drained for the winter it wait two minutes past 12- oclock on mm birthday morning at bchml the correspondent from thr georgetown high school has sotntf interesting news she tells that many of the grade 11 students havr french pen pals writing li both interesting and instructive ah says the art classes there are maktnif christmas tree decorations under the direction of miss dorothy stone out of crepe paper wire cardboard and tin cans no les new cakbidc a new carbide is reported to be completely nonmpgnfctic half a dense as tungsten carbide with double its thermal expansion co efficient extremely resistant to k- -corrosion- racion and hightomp era hi re oxidation and even more abrasion resistant than hardened steel it is made by a powder metallurgy process and is composed of b3 per cent chrome carbide 2 per cent tungsten carbide 15 per cent nickel some of the new ap plications of the alloy appear to- be making ifhear blades for molten glass coreplns for baking ceramic- parts flslmig rod guides centri fuge nozzles in separating equip ment bearings where corrosives are present textile guides nozzles and valves for processing soaps fats oils foods and the like and core pins in diecaslintf processes and wherever else stainless steel is considered not sufficiently abra sion refiifitnnt professional directory and travellers guide medical dr w g c kenney rhysleian and sorccon office in symon block mill st acton office pkone 7g reildenee church st pfasne lo dr d a garrett physician and surgeon comer of willow and river sis entrance river street acton ontario phone z38 pr a i armstrong puyalrun and surgeon office 105 mill st east phone 574 dental dr a j buchanan dental saixeon office lcishmon dlock mill st office hours 0 am to 6 pm xray telephone n48 dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 pm telephone 19 acton heal estate and in8ubanc1 st albans church iaaileam rev ralph e price ba b rector baptist chubch aoton dwight l patterson pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone 208r thursday december 18 8 00 choir rehearsal 8 30 bible study and prayer sunday december 21st 1952 1000 a m the regular sunday school with classes for all aces 1 1 00 am the moraine worship service how christ came 700 pm evening worship 8 45 pm youn peoples union weekly meeting ler ui remember especially the birth of our saviour and let us see jow at church on sunday fourth sunday in advent december 21st 1952 830 am holy communion 1000 am church school 1100 am beginners class 1100 am anlecommunuon wright real estate and insurance f l wright n b wright 20 wilbur st 09 macdonnell si acton ont guelph ont phone 95 phone 4915w valuators realurs insurora member appraisal institute of canada members guelph and dlrstict real esate board members guelph and district insurace agents association wm r bracken seal estate general insurance phone 19 actot miscellaneous and sermon la preparation foi christmas 7 00 pjn candlellghtlng and carol service the story of the birth of jesus in word and song amid soft candlelight sptcia choir music christmas services 1130 pm christmas eve decem ber 24 festival choral com munion 9 00 am christmas day h 1 communion joy to the world the lord is come o come let us adore fim a jovful and blessed christmas to all the victor b rumley funeral home funeral home heated aaibuuuue phone 30 night or day serving the community for 45 years olive m lampard at cm rmt organist and choir leader united church teacher of plana studio united church thursdays studio 14 park ave guelph telephone 20 legal c f leatherland barrister a solicitor notary pnblu office 22 phone rea 1s1 acton lever hoskin chartered accountants successors to jenkins andiiaboy 1305 mrtropolllonxbltu 44 victoria st toronto els d131 a j crandell chartered accountant main street georgetown telephone c54 chiropractor d j armstrong doctor of cblropraetle i5 frederick st n acton phone 550 veterinary b d young bvsc c l young dvm veterinary surgeons office brookvllle ontario lhone mlltun luarll f g oakes vs bv sc veterinary surgeon office and residence knox ave acton phone 130 travellers guide gray coach lines coaches leave acton eaatbound 038 am 853 am 1133 ajn 208 p m 5 08 pm 633 pm b33 p m bd58 pm westbound 1027 am 1232 pm 257 run 127 pm 7 27 pm 0 12 pm 11m pm 112 am sun to kitchener only a dally except sunday and noil days b saturday sunday and holi days canadian national railways standard time riithmiml dally a 40 a m daly except sun days 954 am 710 pm sunday- only 818 p m dally except sun day flyer at georgetown d03 am dally flyer at georgetown 1011 p m westbound dully except sunday and mon day 222 am sunday and monday only 1238 am dally except sun day 848 am 850 pm flagstop 7 44 pm dally except saturday and sunday 810 pm saturday on ly 2w pm sunday only b43 a m flagstop sunday only flyer at guelph 709 pm n