Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 21, 1953, p. 2

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the acton frk press acton ontario no 2794525 last week when we saw the production lines at the new ford plant in trafalgar township we couldnt help recalling the first visit we made to a motor car plant it was back in the days before steel bodies and car manufacturing was a wood working plant as well as a steel fabricating in dustry on the upper floors the bodies were built and when finished went through an opening in the floor on to the chassis- the plant was mak ing durant carsa quite popular line with tops that were raised only in case of rain couldn t help the recollection especially when no 21 of the ford make came in to the plant to meet no 2 794 525 that came off the assembly line last week in the new ford plant perhaps it might be well to record that no 2 794 525 was the first motor car ever produced in halton coun ty because entry of the motor car industry into this part of ontario is going to make many chang es in those fine farm and market garden lands that border the shores of lake ontario and the changes aren t going to be confined to the lake front alone for years halton has had the busy highways which link hamilton and toronto and it was in evitable that expansion would require the build- been rwtedrftsfinejkrrwamjtatt tt place where the well todo found an easy es cape from the cities now it would seem that it is to be encompassed into the city bustle in 1904 ford manufactured 117 vehtcles the new plant will turn out about one a minute add to this the products of other automobile manufacturers and the highway system appears to have lagged behind the production and use of the motor car side the btg sprawling plant there are now four miles of road nine miles of railway line and acres of parking area on the trafalgar site we ve toured many of the big automobile production plants in the province but they seem ed far away in windsor oshawa or other cities this new modern plant that is ust next door is something that is going to make changes in our immediate locality orangtvilles tax rate is 64 mills on 4n crease of 8 mills this year the trend gen emlly is for hioh mill rate and the mum npalilies which have been able to hold the same rates or make reductions are indeed in the minority bp thursday may hit utt roilg bwn thum tv antenna hloft acton sky influence cant be ignored by hartley coles home manners there s nothing wrong with the idea of tele vision but people should learn where the switch is thinks the financial post after all the congenial host doesn t expect to whistle sing play solitaire listen to his radio spend the evening talking on the telephone or reading the newspaper and still think he s enter taming his guests yet the same person will pull the drapes douse the lights turn on the television set de mand silence utter and complete except during irtg 6f issecliwr rwrstftetefrwr r6xjrs5rictfhtriv heventertatning yfiu we- wish our hosts would realize that no mechanical device can relieve them of their social obligations in entertainment production traffic the new trafalgar plant in many ways resem bles our highways the assembly lines follow a prescribed route aisles are really broad single line roadways down which truck loads of mater lals can be hauled and placed as required along the supply line of parts at various points we noted the assembly lines went down bejow the aisles or above ust as our clover leaf arrangement works on our highways there will be no stops in the production lines when the plant goes into full operation the on ly obstructions in this whole expanse of 32 acres are the painting and drying compartments which are of necessity enclosed one could stop at most places along the route and see the cars in various stages on the huge assembly lines the ford plant parallels the queen elizabeth highway entrance is at the ninth line corner at the present there is no traffic signal at this corner by mid summer or early fall there will be a traffic stgnal or a lot of accidents it s quite possible that by the time production is in full swing a clover leaf construction will be required to handle the traffic to and from a plant that will employ four thousand workmen these highway travellers may reside in near by oakville or in places 50 miles away distance seems no handicap in getting on the ob but it does make our highways more congested and motor cars a necessity of most every workman robert c edwards city pop the farmer but not to ntch an extent that they take advantage of the continuous opportunity to be one where a year ago a lone tv aerial stood fn stark relief against the blue canadian sky the same area today is probably bristling with antennae the opening of cblt toronto s television outlet has pulled back the curtain on a new influence in our lives it s an influence that can t be ignored be cause ii is affecting more people in acton dolly what about the t v craze that s sweeping our town is it dctrl mental or advantageous to the family the time is coming when like radio no home will be com pletc without a sol is that good or bad parents in acton might well ask that question speaking from observation we arc inclined neither to dismiss its detractors or back its supporters t v does something that has been lacking in the average can adian home in the last few de cades it brings the family to gethcr in their own living room however the circumstances aren t favourable for promoting under standing or family amenity con vcrsation is discouraged in the darkened room except perhaps when a commcrical interrupts a program or the set needs adjust ing educators have their qualms about the good influence of tv one toronto survey revealed that children were spending more hours in a week watching their favourite progams than they spent at school as an educational medium television has no peer but again too often the catalogue of programs for a station includes few educational features people in this part of ontario are fortun ate thty have at least two sta tions within reach of their set and in somi instances three ur four from which to pick out interesting and educational features a ftw people mikht sav that s all well and good but the want to be entertained not educated we don t share the views of some who criticize the american ita tions for their over indulgence in soap operas and slap stick comedy and want culture only on their screens however again if one kept a day long vigil in front of his set there is a real danger of losing one s mental faculties over the sordi dress and lack of taste displayed in some pr ogams our view is that some pro grams and a minority originating even from toronto the good are not fit for adults let alone child ren there is a real danger here to children in their formative years the canadian station warns you when adult fare is coming up but we cant say the same for the american channels and according to a recent survey more canad tans are watching buffalo than toronto continued on page eight the 900p old days may have seemed better back in 1903 fran the brae of the free pre at tharaday may slat 1m3 the question of sewers and drain age which has been a vexed one for jears is again a live isuc with the council th- question his always been a troublesome om and will ever be if continued on the basis of past operations the 13th annual cf mention of esquesmg township sunday school association held at balhnafad last day was a crowning success in respects the attendance c rkcrs from throughout the town ship was large and representative speyside sundav school wa reopened on mav 10 with gilbert mckechine and t a arthurs a soctate superintendents monday 25th may is gazetted public holida ntth e ast wst s outh halton veto halton county veteran lands act representative jack crank of bronte says war veterans have done excellent work building their showoff instincts we know there are busy times in oakville but i own homest any county veterans it seems difficult for us to understand the editor ho re up on their crpenterlni it hut down on their cash and who of the journal of that town writing an editorial in quality can borrow money provid which he denounced the executive of the canad g they act as their own contrac right next door we met and chaffed with many of our ac quamtances from trafalgar oakville and other parts of halton county this marking of produc tion in the new trafalgar plant brought together a btg group of newspaper folk and the weekly press was well represented from many parts of the province no one can forsee the changes and conditions that will have to be faced by the inclusion of big production in one enormous plant in a section which up to a few years ago was not highly in dustrielized its getting careful consideration by municipal officials in the district of oakville and trafalgar but to most of them its so new that many of the problems will have to be faced as they materialize just a year and five months before the first car came off the assembly line the ninth line corner of trafalgar below the queen elizabeth highway was just a big farm land property be- lan weekly newspapers association and parttcu larly the chairman of the parliamentary committee in the same article he admits he has not seen the actual wording of the presentation and that his knowledge of the presentation is gained from the daily press reports it is even more difficult to understand his re liance for knowledge on the daily press reports when he could have picked up the complete pre sentation from his mail and read it word for word the brief was sent to every member of the as social ion concerning cbc and public ownership we wrote about it in last week s issue and gave our editorial opinion as we said before these are busy days in oakville we know the presentation required more than five m nutes to read and understand but editors do have responsibilities when opinions are expressed those who have had experience usually give consideration to the subject under discussion and abstain from using extravagant adjectives in an attempt to describe persons with whom they disagree it is to be regretted that haste and ignorance of a subect should be given prominence by an editor especially when he has had an opportunity to have first hand knowledge an apology is due from the journal editor but we doubt if it will be forthcoming everyone has a right to disagree ment but in expression of difference of opinon it is not necessary to besmear your opponent back in 1933 fimo the bane of the free preaa af tharaday may 18 ism baseball and the race for county honors will now be occupv ng the attention of the sports fans that the work or acton welfare- board was able lo cease a this date bespeaks an improvement in local rendition over last year the phenomenon of larg circles about the sun on monday morning was vie a mi by many and the most distinc that have been seen in the lan boahng and tennis season will open on mondav even tng there is a large membership this year and thev are looking forward to a good season from unknown origin on friday afternoon mr norman lee near acton frbrgade has arranged mill horrified to dis- excursion to niagara falls on cov his tarn m nam a the 12th of june the fare 125 a number of the men who went to stratford to take work in the railway shops are already back again and at work in the tanneries the annual meeting of the halton women s institute will be held in milton on the 3rd of june any ladies of acton who desire to attend will please leave their names with mrs a t brown the executive of acton lords day alliance met in the disciples church on monday evening to re- cetvetne annual reportot tfaesec- retary- treasurer and to elect new officers for the current year the following officers were elected for the coming year john cameron president the ministers of the town vice presidents john m warren secretary treasurer ill be bucket brigade succeeded in keep ing the fire from the house im plement and poultry houses but the barn was totally burned six hundred masons of welling ton district honored he grand master of their order at a gather ing in guelph last thursday even ing acton public school choir now retain the trophy of the halton music festival having won t years in succession and four years since the festival was organised five years ago acton secured 60 pothqtcttnn the festival cttnp- lorship died ferryman at st josephs hos pital guelph on sunday may 14 1933 agnes perryman daugh ter of the late thomas and kttza perryman in her 82nd year crank says that vets have proven so successful at budding that the government has changed its mind and now agrees to such a plan vla does an inspection job and makes sure the former fighters know what the re doing more safety tape oakville lions and optimists will join forces in a campaign to put safetv tape on bicycles in bronte oikville and trafalgar this summer actons rotary club has already completed the project m acton revolver account when the hilton county police association mtt last week in milton thtv decided to organize a roolvtr club constable al terrell is to seek an indoor range where the guardians of the lav mav practice membership mav not be limited to aforementioned guardians civilians in plain clothes mav be eligible too beany teams before the opening game of the baseball season between campbell ville and oakville oakville coach norm carter reported confidentlv in rns home town that he wuuldnt make anv predictions but his ttam was voung and beam the first game was saturdav in campbell ville results ire not vet available when this column is written but we bet cimpbellv ilk is beanv too it that s good le towne or el or there was a big das in elora in 1878 and an old old four page folder was printed to announce the old fashioned flour in an effort to put back into wheat flour what the modem milling processes have been taking cut the government sponsored programme of ad ding vii tarn ins to all flour used in bread making was commenced a few months ago in canada now it appears the resultant bread has an un desirable effect on a small percentage of people these people are allergic to some of the b vita mirts it is thought just how many more persons will be affected with this allergy is hard to dis cem at this surly date but it might well be found that this socalled superbread is not so beneficial as the scientific people hoped it would be good old wholesome stone ground flour with most of the ingredients of the whatitfnl writ may be a mighty hard kind of food to beat after all bowmanville statesman 3jl arimt 3xtt lrbb festivities the rare old document reads in part ye committeemen of ye publiek library in ye towne of elora having bethought yourselves to diverts and edify e goode peple of sd towne and vicinage with a concerte of voyces fyddles and ye lyke in pieces such as were sung and plaied in all places of genteel resort and in all ye lodges and societies of ve choice spirits in e olden time have got ve helpe of a moste proper bande of e best performers bo the vocalc and instrumental arraied in ye garments of v e last centune who will synge and plaie in ve meeting house in elora in e building which has been built for ve militiamen and divers others to put through their facings in on wednesdav ve 13th dave of ve monthe of novem ber in ve vtar of our lord mdccc lxxviii al ve monev wha shall be paide in for ve hearing of this svnginge id plavinge shall goe for ve buj g of more bookes for ve publicke librae in ve towm of elora printer made sure his credit missed on the bottom of the back pnge he announced imprvnted bv nabor john mar tin shaw at his printing shoppe where he doeth verv cheapc prvnt ing at ve sign of ve lightnvng ex presse about a stone throw from ye post office where ve goe for let ters gardeners note at freelton a series of denton stration lectures on gardening have just concluded we note that the lecturers were mr and mrs leslie laking of the roval botanical gar dens at hamilton mr and mrs laking also instructed classes in home gardening at the halton night school in milton the horticul tural socittv at freelton is planning outings during the summer months professional directory and travellers guide medical dr w g c kenney physician and surgeaa office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phane 78 residence 115 church st e phone 15 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river entrance river street legal c f leatherland barrister a soliclur notary 1 office hours 10 00 am 1200 ajav 1 0q pjn 5 00 pjn saturdajs bv appointment only office 22 phone res 151 acton veterinary b d young bvsc c l young dvm eterlnary surgeons office brookville ontario phone milton 165r2i f g oakes bv sc etertnarian office and residence 24 knox ave acton phone 130 lever hoskin chartered accountants successors to jenkins and hardy 13ta metropolitan bldg 44 ictona st toronto gerald a candler chartered acceonuitt miscellaneous ihp at tme united church of canada actan ontario a friendly church rev c a carrey ra- bj minister parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 60 the only paper ever published in acton founded in 187v and published every thursday at 56 mill st e acton ont if ember of the audit bureau of qrcula tions the c wjna and the ontarioquebec division of the c w na advertising rates on request subscriptions pay able in advance 150 in canada 350 in the united states six months 150 single copies 6c authorized as second class mail post office department ottawa g a dtllt edttor and pubtuher business and editorial office telephone i 7 a sunday may 24th 1953 10 00 a m sunday school no finer influence 1100 am morning worship ser mon our work and witness moral issues 7 00 p m evening worship ser monette encourage one an other 8 30 pm inter congregational fireside in the baptist church moving pictures good fellow ship thought for the week let the wools of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight o lord mv strength and my redeemer psalm 19 m eaptist church acton dwight l patterson pastor 19 wilbur st phone b2j thursday may 21 630 pm praj er meeting sunda may 24th 1953 10 00 am sundav school 1100 ajn morning service 7 jo pjn evening service 8j0 pan bible society fireside chiropractor r d j araastrong doctor of chiropractic 15 frederick st n acton phone 550 denial dr a j buchanan dental sargean office leishman block mill st office hours 8 am to 8 pjn xray telephone 148 dr h leib dental sarfeab off ice corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 pjn telephone ib acton real estate and insurance wright real estate and insurance l wright n a wright jo wilbur st acton ont phone 95 49 macdonneu st guelph ont phone 4915w presbytbtlan cu in canada knox church acton rev robert h armstrong la bj mhatetcr sunday may 24th 1953 9 45 am church school 1100 an morning worship t2l5 pm bible class 7 00 pm evening worship a warm welcome awaits yoo st allans church aaiikaa rev ralph e price ba bd rector whitsunday marmtb m 900 am holy communion 10 00 ajn church school lino am beginners class 11j ajn matins sacrament o baptism 7 00 pjn evensong and sermon a welcome to all soaring payrolls industrial pavrolls are running 10 above a ear ago reports thp financial post while pavrolls in manufacturing alone are up 13 member appraisal institute of canada members guelph afidtjsutct real estate board members guelph and district insurance agents association w r bracken aealcatate aaaataa phone 26 actao list your farms business or boos with us we invite you to use our facilities in securing a purchase tor vour property utyd e aallffe rjl no a guelph phone heapeler 701 r f bean general tnsaraaca 260 mill st acton phone 58s office hours 9 am 3 pm 530 pm 9 pjn the victor b rumley funeral home funeral home heated ambulaaa phone 30 night or day serving the community for 46 years olive m laaapard atcm rmt organist and choir leadet united church teacher f rtaaa studio united church thursdays studio 14 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