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the acton free press acton ontario thursday december hh ism its the season in communities all about us we note that various organizations plan each year to have a prechristmas visit of santa claus some of them have very elaborate parades and prechristmas parties for the children for some reason a com munity reception for the children of acton and district has just never become a part of the pre- christmas season true there are parties for various groups and entertainment and no child seems to suffer from an insufficiency of christmas festivities but we have often wondered as we read our exchanges and see so many towns with this community ar rival of santa claus just why it has never been a part of our community life we realize fully that whenever a parade is held it costs money and is a lot of work for someone or several groups we wouldnt wish the job on any group in particular but surely now it is time for putting the christmas decorations on our streets and provid ing ah air of the season in town the colored lights the tree at the post office and stores bright with christmas decorations all make the spirit of christmas more in the minds of not only folks of acton and district but visitors who pass through ready for 1955 municipal affairs are arranged for another year the people have made their choice and now it behooves all of us to give our assistance to those in municipal office so that our town may be the best town there will be differences of opinion during the year ahead it is well that all do not think alike but be as generous with your praise as you are with adverse criticism no one can forsee the problems that lie ahead in municipal affairs in 1955 they will have to be met as they occur by those whom you have elected to do that work every year has its problems the future is different only from the past in its variety of issues which must be made it is well that the municipal affairs are over before and the way cleared for the christmas and new year festivities 1955 will be another year and may it be characterized by municipal guid ance for the greatest good for the greatest num- canadians and adapt themselves to the develop ment of this great country the thickly populated sections of canada al ready have problems but there certainly is room and opportunity for those who want to pioneer in the new fields and development of cshscja we are on the second half of the 20th century and it certainly belongs to canada our century it is quite noticeable in recent days how much silver change is in circulation of united states coinage while at a discount it passes quite free ly and is seldom challenged or refused in trade we hope such will continue to be the case be cause we well remember the embarrassment we were caused in other years when tendering can adian money for payment across the border in noting the change in rate of exchange be tween the two countries over the past years one cannot help but realize the selfsufficiency that canada is getting by the development of its natu ral resources for many years all our hard coal and most of our oil came from the united states coal as a heating materia is rapidly being dis placed by the use of oil now canada is produc ing in spite of increased use more than half of the oil used in this country and it is forseen that in a few years canada wilt be looking for ex port markets for its oil tn spite of our wide coast to coast boundaries and our relatively small population oil pipe lines and gas pipe lines are bringing their natural pro ducts to service all or canada lands that seem ed barren and worthless a few years ago are ad ding iron ore and other minerals to our wealth and our wafer power is being harnessed to de velop these great resources here m canada when we read of the density of population in other continents of the world t would seem that much of world suffering could be alleviated if more of these people came to canada to become part of thu growing and expanding country we have wheat surpluses butter surpluses and plen ty on every side for those who are willing to work for it most logical solution to- world prob lems would seem to be greater density of popuia tion in canada for people who want to become take your choice from now until year end there will be the usual deluge of predictions on what business will be like in 1955 such a period inevitably comes just as in late summer the prognosticators turn their attention to the kind of winter that is ahead of us in late winter the predictions refer to sum mer fortunately there are always enough pre dictions to assure that some of them will be right and the wrong ones are soon forgotten but to get back to this yearend forecast of business in 1955 it is notable thai those who thrive best on more difficult times are pointing to a downtrend it is notable too that the leaders in business point to a trend in the opposite direc tion t is ike the weather you can take your choice we prefer to take the optimistic view be cause there is nothing to be gained from the blue ruin and pessimism which some groups are spreading in taking this view we are mindful of changes that are taking place in many districts and varied industries these changes have always occurred as our way of life changes direct drives on motors have eliminated a lot of belting and the coming of tractors has put a lot of horses off the farms the abundance of fuel oil has played havoc with the coal business one could go on at length and enumerate new businesses which have eliminated old established institutions so as you read the predictions for the new year that comes so close when the month decem ber rolls around just take your choice of the pre dictions and for the sake of your happiness and well being look on the sunny side lorne scots change of command ltcol john r barber left of georgetown relinquishes com mand of the lome scots peel halton and dufferin regiment on december 12 at the annual general inspection of the regiment in brafripton he turns over the regiment which he has commanded for the past six years to ltcol s r charters right of brampton the incoming commanding officer served overseas with the regi ment in world war ii maj a kemp burlington presently com manding b company at oakville will become secondin com mand of the regiment n w top position in canada the news recently of the retirement of gra ham towers from his high office as governor of the bank of canada came to most canadians as a severance of an institution and a man which ap peared as but one in the public eye it was in 1934 that prime minister bennett asked mr tow ers to organize a central bank in canada and become its first governor he has in these 20 years made a major contribution to the financial strength of canadas financial structure in his approach to financial problems mr towers has consistently thought in terms of the underlying human and material factors involved as well as their financial ramifications james elliott coyne has been named to suc ceed mr towers and john robert beatty as de puty governor for the past five years he first joined the bank in 1938 in the research depart ment and has held a succession of posts in var ious fields including deputy secretary of the cen tral mortgage bank secretary of the foreign exchange control board financial attache at the canadian embassy in washington and deputy chairman of the wartime prices and trade board fiom which position he resigned in 1942 to en list in the r c af returning to the bank in 1944 he was appointed executive assistant to the governors and from 1946 to 1949 also served a securities advisor mr coyne was born in winnipeg in 1910 he graduated from the university of manitoba with a rhodes scholarship m 1931 and studied law al oxford university and lincoln s inn london he practised law m winnipeg from 1934 to 1938 lrttle did ve realize when a few months ago the executive of the canadian weekly news papers association had luncheon with officers of the bank of canada that our companion at the luncheon james coyne would now be occupy ing the top position in canada at 44 he seemed a comparatively young man for such an import ant post but then graham towers was seven ears younger when he took the post from which he is now retiring sunt council in erin in erin last week the villages of fices of municipal government were elected by acclamation when a large representation of citizens turned out for the nomination meeting full council returned for 1955 is as follows reeve d s leitch councillors c carney p j sinclair fred stecn james robert son bleak christmas t in oakville says the record star it looks like a bleak christmas for 8700 striking ford workers after 10 days of talks of exploration failed to find any now ground for agreement to end the near two- month old strike it has been sug gested by local united automotive workers that the company is try ing to break them no attention in nelson in burlington it was learned that after nelson township councillors had agreed to sell a chunk municipally owned land to an un named british meat packing firm the department of municipal af fairs turned thumbs down on the whole deal and summarily inform ed the township therell be no ab bntoir or meat processing plant there no facts no money in milton last week when public school board asked council for some 10000 to buy a site for school in the north end of the town members turned the re quest down until they were told just exactly where the school site hen its required and how long is the option to be valid call for young men in erin the advocate urges some of the younger men to come along and do your bit after one nomina tion meeting failed to fill the school trustee offices sa the same paper it is essential that the younger men take their rcsponsibil- f as the occasion arises hectic in oakville in oakville some 24 names stayed i the blackboard last week to con test the various municipal posts following the town nomination meeting campaigning in opposi tion to mayor lachlan mcarthur is reeve wm anderson a 12 years veteran it was the journal says an unusally hectic nomination the good old days may have seemed better back in 1904 back in 1934 bronte skimps alone in bronte when pressed by a citi zen for stop signs on a village cor ner councillors insisted that was just one more thing that couldnt be afforded the citizen persisted and the reeve a trifle exasperated re minded the petitioner that the people of bronte have had to skimp along and are going to have skimp along for a few more years yet mishaps in georgetown in georgetown damages totalling some 1400 occurred to three cars last week in early morning acci dents on slippery roads near the town earlier in the week county clerk wm deans was turning into a driveway at silvcrcrcek when his car was in collision with one driven by a bradford man total damage to the cars was 400 industry and ihommauon in bronte some 60 persons went to school last week for the annual nomination night proceedings and saw veteran reeve ted jennings step down after 10 years service also listened to audience spokesmen call for a vigorous policy to ac quire more industry and voices speak up for among other things better street lights from the lane of the free prcoi of tnaraday december 8 ibm the 219 train on monday brought a lively group of 40 young men the members of the victoria college glee club and mandolin club after a walk about town the boys visited the storey and co glove factory gave a couple of brief num bers for the edification of the young ladies employed there in the even ing they appeared in full force at the town hall for a concert since the first of april the home of actons popular local journal has been in the hands of the builders architects masons brick layers ca- penters plasterers metal workers tinsmiths engineers steamfitter and electricians have in turn been in charge of the premises and the result is a transformation every vestige of the original building where the free press stood for years has been obliterated the exterior now presents a very handsome appearance the design which represents massive cut stone has pilaster columns between plate glass windows heavy cornices and pediment inside the effect is al once clean cozy and restful parties requiring beef by tht quarter will be supplied at patter sons butcher shop the christmas term is rapidly drawing to a close the scholars have been working faithfully the honor roll for november for both public and high schools includes the names of m bennett h nickling v folster j and m mcmurchy earle vincent lavelle smith ariof dills gladstone husband ernie brown victor coleman ernest barr bertha brown fred ander son m chapman f havill h frankum annie r harvey nora kenney jessie kennedy fred bell bessie coon and others men your poll tax is due the collector warns you to liquidate promising future in an atomic age- there is almost daily new openings for capable men and women and for this reason the school graduates of today can look forward to their future with confid ence added to that confidence the ability to think and work the grad uate of 1954 need have no fear of hat lies ahead hanna altai her ald i st francis made first crib in cave st francis of assist is believed to have originated the custom of displaying the christ child in crib at christmas time he is reported once to have said to one of his followers i wsh to celebrate holy christmas night v you in the woods near the cloister you will find a cave where we shall arrange a manger filled with ha we shall have an ox and an adjust at bethlehem i wish to see how poor and miserable the infant savious became for us so at midnight in the small ital- an village of garcia in the yeai 1200 st francis and his followers celebrated mass at the cave and sang hvmns in honor of the christ child an ageold story retold she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger from the brae of the free from of thnnday december 8 ism in the showing of hackney horses at the royal winter fair breeders from acton literally sweptthf boards among the winners were robert kerr and son w o moffat and mark given the honor roll for november of pupils who took the highest marks in examinations includes the names of nino braida frank holmes marie brunei le norman wright elmer mainprise olga dyriw mar garet somerville helen mann ethej franklin peter turkosa george hoi linger margaret blow betty gibson hartley coles june talbot clayton fryer warren wood victor patrick jean harris jack stewart anetta evans george- elliott may dynw and arm and braida the acton public school concert was held last week when the pupils presented the playlet the fairies frolic and pied piper of hame- lin mac honey gave the prologue and introduced norman wright as mayor of hamelin and albert loj- titt and douglas smith as the cor poration donald ryder made m good pled piper groups of schol ars engaged in dances dressed in costumes of rats citizens and hap py children mr george mason be hind the scenes furnished the flute- like music over two- thirds of the possible voters attended the polls monday over 700 cast their vote out of a possible 950 reeve e thetford was returned by a majority of 35 the ladies aid of the united church met on tuesday at the par sonage miss e hawthorne was elected president mrs j symon first vicepresident mrs j k gar diner second vicepresident mrs a fryer secretary and mrs f- cleave treasurer mr d a kingsbury a native of nassagaweya and wellknown in the district passed away at rou leau saskatchewan relief work is being started on the second line the constitution of canada 1 based on the british north ameri can act of 1807 and its ments professional directory and travellers guide medical dr w g ckenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 18 residence iis church st e phone im dr d a garrett physician and surgeon comer of willow and river sts entrance rivor street acton ontario phone z38 dental bags hungry bear mountain view alberta lcp- from red to black in milton all 13 municipal posts were filled by acclamation last week when only 11 ndults attend ed a brief nomination meeting in lyle caldwell a rancher the town hall it was noted by southern alberta foothills shot a major c h heslop that the town two yearnd black bear that was started the mar s3 000 in the red reaching through a broken window and wound up with some 2000 in for food it had deoiired two slabs the black of pork before meeting its fate or a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours 9 am to 6 pm xray telephone 148 dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 p m telephone 19 acton miscellaneous legal c f leatherland barrister solicitor notary pamh office hours- 10 00 am- 1200 amu 1 00 p m500 pin- saturdays by appointment only office 22 phone res 131 acton lever hoskin chartered accoontanla successors to jenkins and hardy 1305 metropolitan bldg 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 gerald a candler chartered accoantaat monday to friday 79 p m saturday from 9am 27 acton blvd phone 561 acton veterinary f g oakes b v sc veterinarian office and residence 24 knox ar acton phone 130 rumley funeral home healed ambulance phone 699 night or day serving the community for 46 years travellers guide presbyterian church in canada knox church acton ev robert h armstrong ma bd minister the only paper ew published hi acton founded in 1875 and published every thursday at 56 mill st e acton ont mwnber of the audit bureau of circula tions the cwsamd the ontarioquebec division of the c w n a advertising rates on request subscriptions pay able in adxance 2 50 in canada 350 in the united states six months 1 50 single copies 6c authonred as second class mall post office department ottawa published bj the dllb prlnttng and publishing co limited g a dills editorinchief david r dills production manager james dills john black associate editors business and editorial office telephone 174 sunday december 12 9 45 a m church school i 1 00 a m d ire worship 7 00 pm cgit sen ice 19m united church of canada acton ontario a friendly church rev e a carrey ba bd minister parsonagf 29 bower avenue phone 60 mbs o m lampard atom organist and choir leader sunday december 12ti 1954 11 00 am wh te gift sen ice s s scholar and parents paricpat- ik junior cho r chimii rmtic everyone cordially i vited to attend 7 00 pm even n wo- ship christmas mutic picture mu- ic of our own choir previomly recorded will be plaved back thought for the week to eek the truth wherever lead to live the life of love what ever it costs this if to be the friend and herper of god baptist church acton ra h cte-ii- pa parsonage 115 borr ave phi 206w sundvy decemwr 12- 1m 10 00 if sundi scn- 1 1100 am morn nc ser ce 7 00 pm evening worship 8 15 pm 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