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s the acton free press acton ontario- thursday august 25thv 1865 i fosei ti you t in the midst of summer heat it seems hard to realize that this week the canadian national ex hibition starts off the annual season of fall fairs next month september wrll see our local fairs the centre of attraction for local activities the prize lists give promise of makingit wprrfh while for local exhibitors to plamrheir entries and pre pare to makesur fair on september i 17 one of the best in a long history of very successful events officers and directors have put many months of planning since the fair of last year into- mak ing improvements in the fair of 1955 experience of other years has been used to make each fair in keeping with the times and a modern show win dow of agriculture it is always a task for the fellow who makes christmas cards in the hot days of summer to be enthusiastic about his work but always christ mas comes and the product must be ready to meet the season just as sure the fall season is just ahead and fall fair time is closer than you think get your prize itst and plan your entries now for the big event in a few weeks idand new canadians greater visitors canadians hear so much about united states tourists bringing a flow of dollars into canada that they seldom think about the traffic south ward across the international boundary thats why a recent canadian press story from washington was particularly startling it quoted the us chamber of commerce as saying can adian tourists spend more money annually in the us than americans spend in canada the figures for 1954 placed canadian spend ing in the us at 311000000 while american visitors left 284000000 canadas bureau of statistics estimated american spending in canada as jsomewhat less 273000000 last year was the third successive year during which canadians outspent americans in travel between the two countries when one cbnsidefnhanhe populationof the us is roughly 10 times that of canada canadi- ians shape up as freespenders with pockets full of cash perhaps we have been overrating our tourist trade from the south as neighborly visitors can adians are apparently much better at visiting and spending than americans wed be glad to have ten times more of them come up and see us any time small town background articles which delve into statistics come up with some rather interesting stories as an ex ample of this liberty magazine has found that the majofityof canadas 330 millionaires got their start in small towns while having your birth place in a small town may give the background for a top flight moneymaking life it appears that other requirements are necessary to reaching the millionaire category among the requisites to millionaire status hard work and enthusiasm seem to be principal points and count for more than ones birthplace lord beaverbrook points out that its the first 50000 that counts whether that amount can be acquired in a small town he doesnt specify but while visiting vyith friends in another section of ontario the conversation turned to changes in ontario brought about by the influx of new carv adians from other lands we were greatly sur- prisedtchearn that in that district not only had this group established their own church ut they were now in the early stages of building their own school it would we understood be main tained solely by this one group who would havje- this extra financial burden in addition to being taxed for our present school systefn in ontario it was refreshing to learn that many of these folk who were being solicited for help in estab lishing this new school were strongly objecting it was regrettable to learn that the objectors were being snubbed by their fellow countrymen for wanting to become canadians and have their children educated in canadian ways in the schools already established here canadians who have been born in this coun try welcome newcomers to canada there are opportunities and room for all in the develop ment of this vast country but if new canadians are to team up with older canadians in this de velopment there must be unity of effort segrega tion of various groups which come to our shores and clinging to customs from the land which they have left behind will not bring unity and under standing there customs are difficult for adults to drop surely however the children of school age the citizens of the future should not be com pelled to attend schools arranged by the parents who have brought them to this new land we do not know what- the attitude of the governments will be in the establishment of schools for various groups from other lands but we hope it will be such that will stop the idea from fulfilment and lend to make all who reside in canada real canadians the schools are the place to start in blending new and old canadians into one common group of good citizens taken from theusae of the free press of thiradaytaugust 4 1905 one of the most important ses sions of the municipal council for the year was held on monday ev ening when the tax rate was fixed at 19 mills on the dollar the by- law t a the portion of land infront of43eorge sopers tore- canadian bacon for severalyears the quality of canadian hogs has been declining according to the current an nual report of canada packers since 1950 the drop has been particularly sharp until then the proportion of a hpgs- in total canadian market ings had been running well over 30 per cent to day it is down almost to 25 per cent a quality hogs are those which produce the lean type bacon for which both the export and domestic marketjefte long paid a premium price it was this qujfty which built up an enviable in ternational reputation jforcanadian bac and it photo by esther taylor getting the goat is no trouble at ontarios old fort henry kingston where royal military college cadets have trained mascot billie to a low point of docility for a goat here billie bows to the camera just to show how civilized he really is old fort henry is a favorite summer touring spot for canadians and americans alike north w cast est south manv ofus whochoselifein smalltnwns r whi will permit us to comp on the a stillworktngon theinitial amount- not everyone puts the acquisition of great amounts of money as the goal of life some folks like to live a life that has other features that are equally satisfying anh are found in small towns if is noted in the article that most of the millionaires did not remain in the towns in which they were born there is the thought too that in this present day jaxes take abigbitefrornihe millionaires garfield weston one of the millionaires was once required to pay 6000000 in taxes alone to those who havent the first 50000 gathered in yet consolation may be taken in the less strenu ous life that has been enjoyed ones birthplace however is certainly no deterrent to financial ess neither is it an assurance of lifes success orthe aim of life is the only kind we can ever hope to sell in com petition with denmark or holland on the british market it is true that we are not selling to great britain just now unfortunately we have priced ourselves out of the market all our current bacon export is going to the united states the average american hog is fed on corn and is bigger and fatter than the best type of cana dian the bacon from these bigger and fatter american animals fries away to almost nothing when put in the pan if we follow the us pat tern we are only going to get the average us price less duty and riigher freight on the other hand if we give the american consumers lean high quality bacon we get a premium price skyrockets in georgetown in georgetown the herald takes a look at the unprecedented building boom which the town is now un dergoing decides construction is skyrocketing and quotes figures of over a million and a half dollars in building permits issued in the past two months at the present rate the paper adds building in 1955 will be twice as high as in 1954 bigger and better in oakville irr a front page not ice the new publishers of the oak- viletrafalgar journal look to a bright future in the expanding area they the thompson newspapers believe the papers best interests will be served by continuing the policy adopted by the founder but the notice allows in the matter of growth there may later be desire to give a bigger and better fam ily newspaper schools cost money in burlington despite trouble with quicksand which is going to mean an added 14000 to 20000 cost public school trustees have de cided to go ahead with a new school increasethe size and the cost marketevenwith -duty-and- higherfreight it took canadian farmers 2550 years to de velop and produce in volume the long lean type thogsvvhirh prohurp the highest quality nf to 280000 the need for more class room space is so great there is thought of renting the basement of a parish hall to hold the pupils childish and illegal in bronte where a member of council was ejected last week after fellow members refused to accept an apology for unruly conduct at the meeting an oakville paper edi torializes that the attitude adopted by the council is childish and il legal the paper says it holds no brief for the councillor but figures if the fellow apologized in good faith he should be allowed back in too much trouble in oakville its reported that the tail of hurricane connie felled limbs and trees over power lines disrupting service to scores of horn es in the area not only was there trouble from falling timber but several washouts occurred due to sewerton n ect i ons- settling accord- ing to a puc official there was too much trouble the laws mouthwash in georgetown a news item in the local paper shows that the law still has a hand over people who cannot control their speech in public two local young men were convicted and fined in magistrates court in milton for using obscene language in a public place the item noted the charge laid by local police occur- ing out qf an incident on the main street approves sewer extension in milton last week council ap proved the principle of an extension to the present sewage treatment plant at an estimated cost of 100- 951 and notified the engineering firm that the pumping station and force main at the huge fallingbrook estates subdivision could be pro ceeded with the matter has been under debate for some time a holeinone in milton a town businessman has got something to talk about these days ivan cryderman manager of a garage was playing golf at the brampton club last week teeing off to the fifth green what he got is what every garden golfer hopes to make in a lifetime the often talked about but seldom accomplished holeinone bacory- we would be shortsighted if we let that foundation work crumble the tijnancial post brief comment surely the heat of the present summer is not entirely to blame for the crop of young peopte- who want to swim across lake ontario fl these hurricanes that are now becoming more commonplace seem to follow a very unpredict able course result has been that weather fore casting has become very unreliable fisjsu lj artan iter xbb the only paper brer pafcua- t acton founded in 1875 and published every thursday at 5 mill st e acton ont member of the audit bureau ofcircula- uons the cwna and the ontarioquebec division of the cwnx advertising rates on request subscriptions pay able in advance 10 in canada s30 in the united state six months 150 single copies 0c authorised as second clss mall pact amee department ottawa rabusha by the dub matte ramutfg cai lfajattoa v cva dills eutorlncblet david r dills production manager jamea di john black associate editors business and editorial office telephone 174 uneasy indians duncan bc icp comiakan reserve indians are opposing plans to reconstruct an historic stone church on the reserve a chamber of commerce spokesman said ef forts to obtain cooperation failed because the indians felt the white men would act as spies regarding the consumption of beer on the re serve costly vandalism calgary cp an intruder frederick- ahlorns room ruined 200 worth of clothing by spreading it on the floor and then covering itwithoxbloodshoepolish at me united church of acton ont jordon adams ma minister parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 60 mr george elliotu organist and choir leader 76 bower ave acton phone 6 sunday august 28th 1955 955 am sunday school 1115 am morning worship rev mr hayward of ospringe no evening service st albany church angucaso rev evan h jones ba lth sector sunday august 28th 1955 trinity xh 830 am holy communion 1100 am morning prayer and sermon t v evening service in the presbyter- ian church baptist church acton- ray h costerus pastor parsoham lurbower ave sunday august 28th 1955 1000 an tjunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pmrc6mbined evening ser vice at knox church in canada knox caurch acton rev robert h armstrong ma bd- minister sunday august 28th 945 am church school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm union service 1955 a warm welcome awaits you they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength acton pentecostal assembly crewsons fleeting in lol hall corners 81 pastor- rev k j reid cook st telephone 649w i ju sunday august 28th 1955 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service wednesday 8 pm cottage pray- er meeting and bible sfudy i iaat the good old days amy have sefcaaed better is if 3ack in 190i to widen mil st was finally pass ed- the sum of 76 was paid for the land being- 10 feet six inches wide and 22feet long councillor warren asked if it would be possible to have the drill shed wired for the coming exhib ition nearly all the people who live or have lived at churchill or its vicinity are related by more or less remote ties of blood and marriage therefore when a family gathering is arranged nearly the entire com munity must of necessity be par ticipants it ws so last friday on which day mr j f marton of vancouver bc had arranged for all the members of his fathers family to meet and spend a day together and have a group photo graph taken a good percentage of acton high school pupils passed the acton departmental examinations junior teachers harold nicklin with hon ors robena clark j mcmurchy m mcmurchy margaret johnston junior matriculation harold nick lin robena clark h frankum about half past eleven last thursday night the barn at the clark house was discovered to be on fire the most strenuous efforts of the brigade were insufficient to prevent the flames spreading to the hotel the roof and upper storey of the clark house were burned out much damage to the ground floor was done by water the building was erected in 1853 three cheers for chief gamble and his noble brigade they fought the flames like heroes the 11th and 12th of the beard- more houses are up and being en closed the electric lights will be turned on at the new station this evening for the first time- the 20th regiment band will give a huge garden party in george town tomorrow misses jennie and minnie stalker scotch dancers from acton will take part k in 19 taken from the free thursday august 29 1935 rev gr easter whcphaa been pastor of the baptist congregation has resigned and accepted a call to yorkton sask r work is advancing well on the new symon block plans have been completed try- reeve harrison and council for the resurfacing of mill street j duncan campbell of moffat wast among the leaders in shorthorn prize winners at the central can ada exhibition held in ottawa charles landsborough won the gold medal for the cornet solo at the toronto exhibition today acton friends were indeed griev ed to learn of the death last thurs day of n h gbrdeh who was tor over 25 years an esteemed resident of acton the calgary albertaon of friday august 9 carried te obituary of mr f s selwood according to the voters lists- compiled for the dominion elect ions there were 1189 voters qualif ied to cast their vote in acton the scout winners at the miltono jamboree from the acton troop were jack van goozen tom wat son and gordon bilton on sunday mrs agnes young of ballinafad will observe her lobrd birthday mr b d rachlin is having his store front redecorated the boy scouts returned from their camp at alton last week workmen have completed their contract on the shingling of knox presbyterian manse last thursday evening mixed rinks of acton and georgetown bowlers played a tournament at the greens here dr pearens and a buchanans rinks being the win ners dr pearens- rink miss log an mrs- mcdowelkwwchisholin two wins plus 20 a buchanans- rink mrs ford w burton h l g fraser two wins plus nine died cooney suddenly at the home church st acton ont on sun day august 18 1935 james j cooney dcm beloved husband of marie kennedy in his 60th year professional directory and travellers i guide medical dr w g c kenney physician and snrgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence 115 church st e phone is dr d a garrett physician and sargean corner of willow and river stt entrance river street acton ontario phone 238 dr robert d buckner physician and snrgeon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 619 office hours 68 pm dental dr a j buchanan dental snrgeon office eeishman block mill st office hours 9ajnr to 6 pjn xray telephone 148 dr h leib dental 8nrgn office corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 pan telephone 19 acton optical ejbuchner ro optometrist 48 mill st e phone 115 office hours wednesdays only 130 600 p-m- wednesday evenings by appoint- ment s legal c f leatherland barrister ev solicitor notary office hours 1000 ajn1200 aj 100 pm500 pjn saturdays by appointment only office 22 phone res 131 acton lever hoskin chartered am isata successors to jenkins and hard 1305 metropolitan bide 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 me manderson ba barrister solicitor and notary public 77 mill st phono st tuesday 18 pun thursday l- pja georgetown office by appointbboat 4 main st sphone trjaneto veterinary f g oakes bv sc veterinarian office and residence 24 knox ai acton phone 136 b d young bvsc c l young dvm veterinary surgeons office brookville ontario phone milton 16sr21 real estate and in8uranc f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 99 appraiser real estate sal insarsnce w rbracken real estate phone 26 acton list your farms business or with us we invite you to use facilities in securing a purchase youipropertyr r f bean limited real estate and tasuraaeo 83 mill st acton phone 585 miscellaneous rumley funfcral home heated ambulance phone 699 night or day serving the community for 46 years travellers guide oray coach lines coaches leave acton eastboand 638 am 858 am 1133 208 pm 508 pm 633 pjn pm bi013 pjn westbeaad 1027 ajn 1252 pm 257 527 pjn 727 pm 912 1132 pm 112 am sun to chener only a daily except sunday and days b saturday sunday days canadian national raeways daily 540 axo daily excel days 1000 ajn 7j only 801 pjn dally scopt day flyer at georgetown fjor 637 pjn daily fiysr at of town 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