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the acton free press acton ontario imntsitay ih nwnm ii n 19531954 ai the old year dmws lo lose nm a bntjlil new year is um before us we would be remiss indeed il we did not voice our appro lation of tlie thinqs which have made the past year pleflsrinl its always nue to o1 divul a few moim nts on year ends and anniversaries and think ot the ploasanl thinqs lhal have oxuned duniui iln year the incidcnls whuh may liwt b en boihei some are les1 forqollen tri the pasl the tree press like every othei town news paper which records fiom week to week the events of the conimumiy while fln enteipnse in dividually owned is in reality a pail of the lives of everyone in town and distiut it reaches many fields provides many services and has many helpers beside those ai tually enqaqed in ms pro duchon there are not only ttie requlat i or res pondents and adveiliseis bul the fnends who qive leads on stones of loil mleiesl n ihose who help supply mformalion ot lopus ol local interest we would he afraid to slnl emmieia tion lest some lie overlooked so al this year end we want to thank all ihose who issisi in making the free press ihe mirror of out communily may we in 1954 have your continued loyally and we in turn promise you crurtresi to make the home town paper one of which you may all be pr way happiness and helln be yours in the vwrrattearitsthrrnsh p v a t o tire slaff prosperity too every year end as we add up the score for he 12 monlhs closing we all like to gae in the uys lat bflli and endeavor lo determine what the year ahead will bring this looking inlo the fulurc is always a favorite pastime no matter how often our guesses fail i never seems tiring so this week we are reading along with thousands of other folks what business men see m the years ahead as a gauge of louise the standard for comparison is usually the year ust losed the most popular foitune teller are always those who predict a rosy future ihe trend fol lews so often the ame lines when business lead ets predict the fulme it is w ii thai sm h is iln case if luismess isn i noma to be so brisk who wants to be the pessimist in pitdui blue nm the hnqht future is the tin vs iu w ml so wl hould m t usiness lox islei iiki lumshf b 1 1 lonesome ind impopiiii like the ui iltetmin t as wv lool ovtr im ton isk tin busm s hononsfor ws i do k si m t h n ans ae 1 torm jouds miu ot ih i t s in u fulu pin ised wi i lve m i n ssl i n foieisimq lufun t is s m t s is ue look back over tin sm tni n ui ion i tins jass bul as a nt w ev dissns i still n to s sh that 1 w ii bt no pi 1 folks s e methods change in many towns m ontario the new assess ml thai hasbm in s ol be omncj used sev i il years is i mq i h effei i tin hiher ass ssmnl in n ind w m they rn li1 wlul in m reidy i n ugh to idnul ihi n- w need lor new slandinl of assessni nl mlo 1 lion of the thanqi does nul imm di ilely ki ihe pitihli ui born limes we wondi r it any sy lem would be 1 solution lo equitable hist iln hon of the mum pal tin load as the demand for more services and epati ion ol ihe fown tomes from the ciliens the neeo h hows lor more hiends lo meel ihe rising ex pendilure nobody wants to pay more the crln method ol assessment when 0 mills was sul 4uu ui to p tor municipal teivnes s iw the mill i ale tluiih three inl lour times the amount so now assessment values are being biouqhl irii line with present si values in real esl he ii lesull is tor a lew years lhal ihe mill iale drops then because more thinqs are required lo i provided tor the municipality the rate shuts lo creep up again and so often citiens are apt to look n mill tales rather than the amount of lax lunds ihat each piopeiiyts requifed lo pay if ihe presenl hends keeps up il is quite probable a new measure ol assessment will bo required a few years hence 1 g at f pr cipal level have nothing to give whu h is nol pr vided by ms citizens m some form of taxahon the methods of collection change with the limes more expenditure means the need for more re venue the day of balancing may be postponed but never evaded ffoodlng bo wn th linoa new year bouncing in as old leaves time for reflections h l jim n1 ih itlll 1 1 1 hi h ii iiohliv wnik in 1 mo in 4 1 s 1 itn auu hut u iiiki hi iilhil 11 s il 1 1 1 ins l 11 ii 111 nit re 1 ins sini ri 1 ntin i mi n t is ii mi ill 1111s lk nth tin i il ii1i11 i 1 tmllls of gu- ii 1 1 tllml ii iii 1 ll itl iln ai 1 hi tl nl ill lk ikl s lis h ll l iii i ih til hlk liir liclv1 f ik ui f11 il li ti i 11 i ii i1 lullk iium ml istul itlitio ii ii nu v 11 f noith e a a t west south the good old days j may have seemed better 1 back in 1903 i 1 mi willi i back in 1933 mmkhlv 11 1111 it 1 s hi 111 p k a hi liillit is 1k1111m ii last m i nf mlhit r ihit ciiuninaid aa lul more editor change another of our friends in ihe weekly news paper field has rehred from active service the past week b c smith fot the past 30 years edrtoi of ihe reemore slar has announced the sale ol lhal paper bul gives assurance thai he will lemain with ihe new owner 01 i short time to assist in qitlntmq tht news there have been 111 my ihmges m tin ukly m wspipei held the pasl mr mi smlh ins liken i leading part den i i ih oiii in nvsioii f wna lh 1 v d l is mr kt iiild h we throele as tin us roll ttong we see more and more honor touplm al 111 iisl uhimil m svlhi f ih wti 111 uiunh tin- luuiilii lionoi ui ihuc ctiiii s viho hivi li on iiiimi so us 01 mini- srills mil kifls vi piomtilnl to mi ind mrs kiuik ibvii7 mi ind mis aitii iatli iui uul m 1 mis i a ch nu m mi pillimin his uoikil rn ih tivmliili in r m ns ni mi pill 1 11 his h n 1 w a iis 1 1 iii 1 llllu 111 iisih hi k i lkl i iiim kh vmlli inothl 1 f 1 lis fni 1 hh hindi til illk ii is ms hi ml tl wn 1 iliiht it ck uul n- llinieiii win di tin hiunsiy s t viilh ih- frk ki- w h 1 h i mmik t it tin 111 in hi nc calutdlatm omparr w ikii sm ofl 11 1 tl it hlistni s 111 iiikii is iimmotiiiliid ii t 1 i llkmll l 1 ii lllllsl ill s cd ti ii111 m mi i i m ii ah it unsluiu mil isi v 1 111 shitmii ills m w iln am it m m ihiill i r i w wiimhi 0111111 s s iln h t l 1 it i ii si ii fl p tutus tirr 111 i an li k hi a s ti liisl nlklit im- njj1 xt wiiis ui 1 amlir professional directory and travellers guide mmik al 1 wkh i imd while news i 1 iw w r r krnnry lhllall and hurgrun 1 i orrin in su1n11 iufk 4a mill si p a tin 1 ofhir rimirr 7 itrsllrtirr ii tuir li st imxinr i i ow j a fappf ii 1 t rlivli i in ami surgeon i r uill 1 i el st i mai mt a j il hrnlil si wlic lt good leadership it used to he that the wages pa d n ompan son with the cost ot li ng was the poml lint had to be settled t strike aclion now it appears that imon officials consider thee own security ot areatest importance all are qlac to learn that the strike mthe gold tnmmq srcticn of onlnrro 1 qet ting settled it is rather interesting to read m the peter borouqh eiammer the follow nq arnle oi the comparison of vqes m the mm nq lufushv ot the province the wage males o noiu 0a o mmers ate alreadv the ki pl v e oar o dustr on the aeage so s v the gold miners demand oe h 1 an s i s ia five figures to tht iontt o sei uii in me nckel range area iwht t e pper gel t ond s ke- ae ud ie nrni veekl rdus fss s fal wage an i siv si v t te- v as 6 o lx l so the averaqe tor the w holt of l ti is sc 1 rso fin f sponj nq ring hul ih 1 prospeel on tlu ne lk an oil he tortl commg leqarding changes on our news i ape hut do not 1 ontemplate retirement tor a ft w years et the same ihmg that urged us on j thiough 40 yeas ot newspaper work makes it fui 1 ih 1 rnikn t f m necessary ha wt continue our ldllmcj the need u- t w r j- to pi o vide funds 1 01 a livelihood ks 1 1 n 1 i hanan crini lk mill neighbor visits manv of us have come to th nt tint amernan icui sfs spend a ot o eionev n carnda they do int n sp ie of the nt hat c in ti has ilioiit a t nth ot the pope i oi d the lin it t states the canadan tourists spend more on mi nq e qhbo nq toe ni nn i v s v me pen n canada np at the hav ih i i ih t u h imp dental suijron offic mi r mill ind hnttikk sir is offic iimis am lt 11 pin ih hiion la a ton ttfkinarv 1 ib l 1 took n fi leading onta s m nes v m the pa vols to september es e the strk ing area paid h m es an e ieaae v t s5 a week th s a as fie sev on i hghs aveage 1 weekly wage pad bv the mm ng industry of on tano the highest was pad he sat t eq o iron a weeks averaot waoe v sepemlvei o 79 5s the average wage a d b a otar o minmq mdust es vs as f gap was s35 m om for tt i s vear our spend ng dowt pc cem he s hee p egt iiie wo great iouiies on he nor amcr n con r m de qood neighbors when t comes v s s ng noweve t looks as i canadians ae 1 111 beter n becoi ng acquainted w th the ted sues an our american cous ns n rpt l ng the v s t a the ncidental spending united church of canada rton ontario a riiirti t m i m rr r urrr ba bd min v r iltminu js biwri awnuo itiin fin st m t m r i im i s iv s c s 1 p- f f presbyterian church in canada kr lltrf 11 aton rt robirt ii armstrong m nil 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