Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 8, 1955, p. 3

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1 thursday sbpxbm5er 8 1905 the acton free press acton ontario paok eim1 acton j ey dairy in dairy products j farm fresh anmmm daily delivery phone 242 set iemaeey t z h- acton dancing school underthe direction of sylvia train member cdta announces its opening with lois allen teacher preparing students for royal academy of dancing exams ballet tap highland and military dancing registration date september 13th 3 pm to 730 pm st albany parish hau on the h6t and dusty train jog ging away up into the canadian north two welldressed women realize they are going to the same place mud creek slim young paula hoode is to be the new pu lie health nurse there and witty agnes millerbreakin away fro j her city rut is to be the new teach er in the village the arrival of the two new people is a special event among the first people they meet are the area doctor philip jer ome on the verge of collapse from- overworlc and frustration his wid owed brother david whose out ward calnfhides much deeper em otions and carl gundersen a straightforward lumber mill owner who comes to call and to let agnes know right away that he intends to marry her love of their work and for the people of the district mingle dur ing blizzards deaths and forest fires in this engrossing novel haltons pages of the past ends pages of the pas with this chapter trior reviews hi storica uwe by owen ci this chapter brings to a close our resume of local events from hal- tons pages of the past i we like to think it brought a little pleasure to those who take pride in remembering the indomitable spirit of their forbears we hope too fresh interest has been aroused in those want ad page where old friends meet soup tureens are news these days the real oldfashioned kind chafing dishes serve well top or use an electric cooker the deep fryer type to get a buffet supper off to a good start p- 25psi reduced fares to the iijj in i t ii v i caiu1ian rutiipul exhwttton august 27th to september 10th except sunday direct into the grounds reduced return fere 270 includes exhibition admission who hitherto may have been little concerned with local background history perhaps in these pages they have discovered something of inter est to remember through the years as an historical record we realize all too well that our attempt to chronicle haltons past leaves much to be desired and we are well aware it is not a literary achieve ment but we hope we have done something in a small way to pre serve a few of the facts about hal ton even so much has been left unsaid in this type of writing er rors and omissions are inevitable inasmuch as every village church every school section and every lit tle country churchyard deserves its own particular recognition in local history seek historians but where we have failed we hope the task will be carried on by local historians for there should be an historian for every pioneer fam ily for every village school every church and every local organization during the summer and fall there are many reunions it would b a fitting time to appoint a family church or school historian if such a person has not already been ap pointed too much history has al ready been lost would it not be possible to salvage what is left fol lowing the death of an uged person in a family old papers tetters and photographs have frequently been destroyed because no one cared enough to take charge of them a family historian might possibly pre vent this irreparable loss our re fur these co grandfather vwhocar say who ever he was hemost certainly play ed some part in shaping the destiny of hal ton identify pfcoua so if you have an elderly relative in your family wouldnt it be a good idea to get hirtv or h to identify what photographs yotftsave around umns time and again we have run across cases where there was a won derful collection of family photo graphs but yet quite frequently no one knew who they were not a name not a date to identify the per sons in the photographs a sweet winsome face looks out from ajglic- ture you realize she must be some bodys greataunt or grandmother yet none can claim her or perhaps it is a rather austere bewhiskered gentleman who appears to regard you with stern misgiving there is plenty of character and lines of suf fering etched into his wrinkled fattr grandfather uncle or great and then inscribe the name and ap proximate date on the back of the photograph bring down the shoe box from the attic containing the family photographs the next reun ion might be a good place to take the unknown pictures for identifi cation lest we forget is generally us ed in- connection with our war dead to the boys who left comfort able homes and happy families who stepped forward gallantly into the unknown but who failed toretum in our history of the various locali ties we did not attempt to include the honor roll knowing that the names of those who died are indel ibly inscribed in the hearts and memories of their f rierrdst there is also a suitable record in every church and school to perpetuate their memory but in this our final chapter we would like to add our tribute to the officers and men from every part of the country who made the supreme sacrifice but for them the passing scene might now be very different lest we forget but we would also like to use those words lest we forget in another way we feel the words and the sentiment should apply equally well to our regard for the pioneers of this county to the known and the unknown to men and women of every creed and nationality including the native indian tribes who fought with and for the immigrants and to those early settlers who because of the rigors of pioneer life gave their lives for their home and country as surely as the men on the battlefield try -whatever- its- geographical loca- tion lhue history history properly speaking is a record of events pertaining to peo ple sbuttldings are merely the con crete vjkdence of the willand am- hitionxcthe people bearingthis jn mlndand remembering iutwetiave there are some who claim that halton county has little history that canada as a whole is too young to have any worthwhile traditions and that compared with gufrk britain and europe it has no ancwnl buildings its churches and cat hid heard or read of the peril and hard ships that confronted the immi grants who crossed the atlantic n small sailing vessels a hundred or a hundred and fifty years ago can we truly say that halton has little his tory or consider the records of hose who fought on the side of the bri tish in the war of independence remember the united empire loy alists who faced loss of property and even death for the privilege of remaining under the british flag remember too the hardships the loyalists faced while attempting to establish- new homes for themselves in upper canada some of them in haltun county think of the infants that were born on the trail and of the mothers who for the sake of the living continued their heart breaking journey to an unknown territory leaving behind many a small grave hastily dug alongside a forest path turn back these pages of the past and read again the story of janet campbell although it is only one of the many tragedies in the annals of halton history dawn lb dark read too of the fortitude and courage yes and of the fun and merriment that the pioneers created fqr themselves remember the back breaking work of the men who from dawn to dark toiled with primitive weapons to clear the land and build shelters for their families and especially remember that in spite of all their hard work these men took lime to organize church meetings and arrange for schools many of th rough log building be ing tiuill by the settlers themselves bearing all these things in mind is it too much to expect that this generation shall make some effort amid the hurry and scurry of mod ern life to preserve the records of the past to care for pioneer ccme- r weil kind heart and gentle peoples greetings and hearty saluta tions the lanes opened up for tlje 195556 season last week and many of the local trundlers both male and shemale were in trying out their bowling arms- phil lesueur checked in 15 pounds overweight and maybe thats why he didnt cop the gord mccutcheon haberdash ery award that went to the old wheezer norm morton who rack ed up a 726 triple this burnt up son ross who was sitting pretty till pop decided youth wasnt going to be served this trip diminutive fay andrews last seasons high single winner was in form bowling that is the physical goes without saying l and posted a 250 single and 592 triple to win the ledgers iga and patricia ann awards respectively incidentally to you newcomers in town drop in and say hello we would be very glad to meet you and make you acquainted with the rest of the bowling fraternity adios for now rals being comparatively new we think in terms of buildings- brick mortar and stone true but canadas history this case halton in particular f teries to establish county museums jj and to keep local histories of fami- that is churches and schools all of and in i wncn ur necessary lest we for ts get those to whom the county of older than its buildings its tradi tions came with the pioneers the two cannot possibly be separated canadas traditions have sprung from the roots of the mother coun halton owes so much the pioneers who built far better than they knew k- tolii ijin wi wcicrvrd ii tlilli imiilnu a ruliliiliiiik ompan brief ceremony makes natural gas available with the turn of a valve and the burst into flame of six purge burners natural gas was made available to resid of brampton last thursday motrrmtr a brief for childrens ratals see your agent leave acton 836 am daylight time leave exhibition 1030 pm exhibition passengers travelling on regular buses willlransfer at toronto bus terminal to buses running into the grounds tickets and information at harold wiles phone 207 ita co a c h ttnts- collection saturday sept 10 please bundle paper secury or pack it in cartons treerplaxetst edge of sidewalk by 9 am i thank youscouts and cubs of acton ceremony at which mayor nance liorwood made the official turn- on was the culmination of many weeks of preparation and hard work i the consumers gas co of tor onto holders of the franchise fo- gas service in brampton had sev eral toplevel staff representatives there for the historic- turnlngon in front of the court houe on main st s parents object to palermo school mud trafalgar school board convened in kneehigh ragweed at palermo school grounds tuesday morning of last week to watch a bulldozer lev el the playground which parents had objected to remaining a mud pool for another term though no parents turned out n at of the playfield the tardy school yard cleanup followed a phone complaint to chairman e j james by mrs james adamson president of the palermo home and school association not only did the board watch as the bulldozer for the contractors rolmac construction co of ham ilton completed its contract and levelled the playground near the school but mr james said late- that another dozer hired by the board would finish evening the en tire field before school opened this week smashing values weekly payments as low as 195 on most purchases m get yours now 200 i iu ihw 1 for your 0dtv piano or radio 24 months to pay only 69c a day 1 loss than 500 per week his handsome piece of fumi- j and entertainment is yewrs- act now hold weekly payments as low as 495 on most purchases remember you get for your trade iy with no questions asked as to condition on our admiral tv offer tr 72 5 22 for all your appliances and best tv service cloaeav xttuwtms aft open frmay nlgkt

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