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3 riri- y r rronfrefe press acton ontario u- thursday october 13th 1955 for the good of everyone throughout canada this week of october 9th to 15th is known as fire prevention week it is a week in which all canadians can participate when one looks at theltaggering losses caused by fire totjirhurnan lives and in property dam age tlje figures are enormous let us look at the latest available annual fire loss record in pur country the total property loss by fire was 8427089600 representing a loss per person of 570 these losses represent an in crease of about 400000000 over the previous year when the total loss was 8090220500 with a loss per person of 561 the record shows 67519 fires an increase of 3416 over the pre vious year the loss of life by fire was 477 as compared to 562 in the previous year it is indeed tragic to note the record shows that more than half of all the fires in canada occur in homes this fact alone should emphasize be yond any doubt the need for fire prevention fire prevention week should not be regarded just as a sevenday period for projecting fire pre vention programs displaying posters all over the community school drills and civic group meet ings rather it should be regarded as the week cf initiation of a yearround activity promoted to make our country a safer place in which to live in spite of all the modern fire fighting equip ment in use today everyone should be well aware that the best place to stop a fire is by pre vention of the causes at this time of year before heating equipment is put into operation it will be well to take preventative measures for cutting hrvu the losses fire prevention wee demands in our own interests the most cooperative and helpful support of every canadian dont by all means give fire a place to start which is the whole point to fire prevention ob servance conference at another level from time to time the need for traffic lights is discussed in town curbing of those who think they ought to use all the horsepower in their ve hicles to beat the traffic and violate speed regula tions is a problem that is common to every com munity the need for these regulations is not of course caused by the machine but rather by the selfish rush to get ahead by the operator of the car or truck stoplights for the regulation of traffic auto matically controlled cost from 1500 to 2000 we know of some smaller cities where they have su for the amount -of-tr-affie- and of course there are other centres where these lights could oe used to advantage the point we want to make is thai this regulation of traffic all costs expsyers a lot of money we believe that those wnc make enforcement pf these laws so neces- iey should be the ones to pay there isnt much fcentve for towns tc provide all the enforcement wren sc- iirtle of the revenue comes back to their cchers there isnt much encouragement for toilet officials to crack down when they run up oooinst some ofthe silly and inadequate punish ment given put by the courts a conference of municipalities with the on tario government might well be held as soon as the premiers get through getting a greater share of the tax dollars fromottawa ratepayers would be surprised if the facts were brbiight out on what little revenue is left to municipal coffers and the cost of enforcing traffic regulations such a conference might have very beneficial results in making for better protection of the pub lic againsmhe selfish drivers provincial and federal governments have delegated so many of their constitutional duties to boards and commissions that valid criti cism is the work of a chartered accountant or a- fulltime student pf political economy prince george bc citizen a present day contribution the cleanup at the school creek and of the stream that feeds fairy lake and the work of im provement in this 85 acre body of water is a great source of satisfaction to all citizens down through lihe years there tiave beerf hrnany actvocatesof such work but it is to the credit of the 1955 coun cil that the program has been finally inaugurated for the past quarter century we have heard dele gations make pleas for such work many of those who made the urgent requests passed way with out seeing the fulfilment of their desires acton is indeed fortunate in having such a fine body of water so close at hand it serves many purposes and the cooperation of messrs beardmore and co fn the present cleanup and the use of fairy lake is now as always most en couraging now that such work is being under taken it is possible that other facilities may be worked out in a community way toward park improvement and enjoyment for residents of town and countryside the park and fairy lake location are a tribute to those early settlers who foresaw the possibili ties the present day and generation can make a real contribution in the embellishment of these facilities t s a glasgow doctor says that present retirement ages are too early he thinks that employment should be found where elderly people would be hired exclusively and the tempo of work would be slower hpurs shorter and pay proportionately smaller this would seem the end of despond ency in old agecampbellton nb tribune who and why liquor commissioner william codings recently announced the provinces regulations on liquor advertising would be reviewed he did not say whether the review would be with a view to re laxing or tightening these regulations in view of the liemendous pressure the very liquor interests exert upon governments and those in other high places there is reason to suspect that the review will be with the thought of relaxation in mind states the owen sound suntimes wie recall that when ontarios liquor laws were altered after a world war had enforced prohibition of the sale of intoxicating beverages the provincial premier of that time made the state ment that if more liquor was distributed under the new system he would consider the change a failure that was when 44 beer came on the market what is the record the people of ontario spent 285 million for wine beer and liquor in 1954 five per cent more than the already huge sales total for 1953 and nearly 60 per capita those in the business are piling up great fortun es from these sales while the public treasury is paying heavily for rehabilitation centres which are very limited in their scope due to lack of funds high law enforcement costs and other simi lar expenditures the function of advertising is to sell more goods and services the consumption of more liquor in view of the figures is surely not desir able or of service to the people of ontario today periodicals which must have the advertising sup port of the brewers and distillers to maintain publication must be in a pretty low category of reader interest ontario does not need to lower the restrictions on liquor advertising but rather to spend some of the vast revenues to educate the citizens of this fair province on the evils attendant on jhe exces sive indulgence of intoxicating beverages lets look at the record rather than the desire for more pofits who wants more liquor advertising in ontario and why we hope the liquor commis- ijonerwilucpnsiderthesequestipnsinhis review thlgood old days vmay have seemed better photo by esther taylor just whats so funny about a kitten in a glass bowl as you can see by the serious mien on this furry friends face theres nothing to laugh about at the moment and should the mistress of the house catch kitty on top of the fruit there might even be plenty to cry about before long the bible rev g p parson district secretary dcuf upper canada bible society brief comment another holiday has left its toll of violent deaths throughout canada the turkeys that escaped the thanksgiving festive board will now be called up for the church dinners and fall social suppers reprieves on turk- fys will most all be cancelled in the present three months benefits from unemployment insurance have been raised for those who get out of work for those who work steadily the rates have been in- cieased things have always worked in that order since the story ofthe prodigal son was first told m the only papa ever pabuabeil tn acton founded in 1875 and published every thursday at 86 m0j st e acton ont member of the audit bureau of circula tions the c wna and the ontarioquebec division of the cwna advertising rates on request subscriptions pay able in advance 230 in canada 4 m in the- united states six months um single copies be authorized as second class mail poat office department ottawa s pabllahed by the dills rrinans and fabusainc ca ililtsa g a dilte editorinchief david r dulv production manager f jamea dilte john black associate editors bus iness and edi t o rla l of f ice telep ho n e 1 7 4 the worlds largest bibles ore the braille and moon bibles for blind read in d 3 volume op cupy seven feet of shelf space and weigh nearly 150 pounds they contain 5356 pages 14 x 12 inches a moon bible requires 12 feet of space and consists of 58 books braille is a system of raised dots and moon has embossed partial lettering for people with less sen sitive fingers even blind people without arms have learned to read with their tongues parts of the bible in braille have been made available in over 100 languages by bible societies al though only about 40 of these are in current use they ace co-opera- ing with the united nations to perfect an international system publishing costs of an ordinary braille bible run to nearly 10000 or about 250 per volume birt are sold at 1000 complete or 25c per volume anywhere in the world moon costs more to produce but is sold at the same low price in canada 136 people in 100000 are blind usa has 250000 sight less citizens india and pakistan have 2000000 totally blind upper canada bible society is planning to present a complete bible to the canadian national institute for the blind for it new library soon to be opened in toronto for the blind who cannot read any embpssed system the complete bible is available- on 169 talking book records while very costly to produce these are available at 25c per disc helen keller has highly com mended the bible societies for bringing the light of faith ti those who dwell in physical dark ness suggested bible readings for the week sun matt 27 3366 mon acts 26 119 tues phil 125 wed heb 11 116 thurs 1 john 1 110 fn 1 john 3 124 sat 1 john 5 121 captured blue grouse at port port arthur twentyone blue grouse have just covered moe air miles in a short time than they probably will again for the rest of their lives captured by members of the british columbia game commission they were placed on a tca aircrcaft and flown to the fort william airport changing planes at winnipeg the release of these birds in this district is a cooperative project between the local game and fish association and the ontario de partment of lands and forests the birds were released in sibley pro vincial pnrk near here on lake superior and around gardner ai- dison and rita lakes sibley park was chosen as most closely re sembling their natural habitat in british columbi sibley a is a provincial game preserved the blue grouse are much larger than the ruffed grouse of this area prior to hcir release the birds were banded with a brass les band the band is quite conspicuous and all persons seeing one of the birds are asked to notify the dis trict lands and forests office it is hoped that under protect ion here they will multiply and offer a re3l game bird for sports men within a few years says district forester r s hyslop so hunters if ypu see a partridge with a bras band on its leg during the hunting season dont shoot it but let us know youve seen it really ancient halifax cp in the current nova scotia pastime of digging up old coins rev william rippon came up with the oldest at the time he has a roman bronze coin of 284305 ad one he found in egypt back in 1905 from the issue of the free press of thursday october 12 1905- the esquesing show was held this year in action there was an attendance of about 4000 people president brownridge is being con gratulated by his friends for the great success of the fair rockwood show had the misfor tune to have wet weather the fair board president j hamilton vice president norris black sectreas colin cameron directors william argo charles mcnabb john r watson w a lasby james gray g t wilson e copeland george kitching joseph croft thomas lush john gibbons j glendenning john gibbons robert talbot john taylor g t thorp w hortop john mcnabb n black james hamilton the turnip buyers are receiving large quantities at the gtr sta tion the report of the county model school at milton issued last week gives the names of the students suc cessful in their examinations john mcmurchy kathleen langan nel lie sherman james henderson sus an jartiine marie goodeve mary barbaree edith fleming lulu cal vert w m mcmurchy flo e moore emma campbell wm mul- lin fred f lounds engineers were in town on satur day taking levels for the new eight- foot pavement opposite henderson and cos and sopers store on mill st last thursday was a red letter day at campbellville the occasion of the annual fair for the township of nassagaweya inspector j s deacon is visiting the schools in this vicinity this week the population of oakville is re ported to be4786 acton has now in back in 1935 from the issue of the free press ot thursday october 17 1935 in the dominion election aa mon day halton elected hughes cleaver of burlington as their representa tive mr cleaver is the first fede ral liberal member from halton elected in 40 years all probability a laigei population than any other town in the county while out shooting last thursday mjp william sayers shot a pileated woodpecker a bird very rarely found outside the southern and at lantic states mr t perryman jr who recent ly returned to acton from toronto has opened a new grocery and pro vision store in mrs morisons block which he recently purchased scout apple day on saturday last night october 16 1935 wast a red letter night in the annals of walker lodge af am when the new masonic hall with its new furnishings was officially dedicat- ed this impressive ceremony ot dedication was carried out by of ficers jf grand lodge under the direction of grand master copus and his grand lodge officers w m dargy presided at the head table for the banquet the town hall has undergone a thorough housecleaning and scrub bing the past week harold pickett of hornby won the m f hepburn trophy at the provincial plowing match at cale donia yesterday last thursday evening was the first event in connection with acton ymca program when mr mc- vicar physical instructor of to ronto central ymca and dr cook one of the leaders with a group of 15 young men from cen tral y came to aclon and gave a program of physical drills rockwood the young peoples society of the united church held their first meeting on monday ev ening the program was in charge of miss doris watson thoset tak ing part were miss helen bayne jean gordon elsie gordon marg aret pasmore edward pasrnore and george day congratulations to ivan milor who is attending the guelph col- legiate on his securing the john mccrae scholarship amounting to 550 including a bursary of 75 a year by victoria university born robertson on sunday october 13 1935 at alexandra wing west ern hospital toronto to mr and mrs w d robertson nee jessie anderson i of 80 eileen ave toronto a son david william professional directory and travellers guide medical dr w g c kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence 115 church st e phone 150 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river sta entrance river street acton ontario phone z38 legal c f leatherland barrister a sollclto notary p office hours 106r7a7m7l200 100 pm 500 pjn saturdays by appointment only office 22 phone res 151 acton dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 679 office hours 68 pm dental t at the united church of canada acton ontario rev gordon adams ma bd- minister parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 80 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 76 bower ave acton phone 6 v sunday october 16th 1955 9 55 am church school 950 am junior church 1115 am guest preacher rev j a dilte ba rockwood ont 7 00 pm the minister explorers october 19 at 630 friendly circle october 19 at 800 i men club october 19 at 7 00 presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev robert h armstrong rla bj sunday october 16th 1955 945 am church school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm jevening worship hoo pm- young peoples society rev waluer mccleary ba of gntjs valley will be guest minister at both services x warm welcome awaits yog they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength v the anglican church of canada st albans church acton ont rev evan h jones ba lth rector sunday october 16th 1955 i trinity xix j 900 am holy communion 1000 am church school 1100 am beginners class 1100 am choral communion and sermon 700 pm evensong and sermon dr 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 qliicfezcorner imill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 pm telephone 19 acton optical baptist church acton ray h costerus pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone 206w 195s sunday october 16th 1000 am esunday school 1100 am morning worship v 700 pm evening service 8 15 pmbypu i wednesdny 8 pm midweek ser vice acton pentecostal assembly meeting in 1 0l hall crewionj 81 corners pastor rev k j reid cook st telephone 649 w- sunday october 16th 1955 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service wednesday 8 prhottafe pray er meeting and bible study e l buchner ro optometrist 48 mill st e phone 115 offjce hours wednesdays only 130 600 pm wednesday evenings by appoint ment veterinary f g oakes bv sc veterinarian office and residence 24 knox av acton phone iso b d young bvsc c l young dvaa vetertaary sargeaaa office brookville ontario phone milton lfttrtl real estate and pj8tjranci f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 05 appraiser real estate acton wtr bracken real betate phone 28 list your farms business or with us we invite you touae otn facilities in securing a purchase to your property r p bean limited teal eatte am hwne 83 mill st acton phone 885 lever hoskin chartered accountant successors to jenkins and hardt 1305 metropolitan bldg 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 m e aaanderson ba barrister solicitor and notary public 77 mill st phone 585 office hours tuesday 15 pm thursday 15 pjn georgetown office by appointment 4 main st s phone triangle 72464 miscellaneous rumley funeral home heated ambulance phone 899 night or day serving the community for 46 years olive m lampard atcm rmt teacher of piano acton studio st albans parirh hall 14 park ave guelpht phone 298 travellers guide gray coach lines coaches leave acton eartboond 638 am 898 am 1133 ajsli 208 pm 5 08 pm fl33 pm ut pm bl013 pm weitboana 1027 am 1252 pm 197 pjbj 527 pm 727 pm 912 pj 1132 pm 112 am sun to chener only a daily except sunday and bolt- days b saturday sunday and holi days canadian national railways 8tanari tibm daily 640 am 10 daily except sun days 1000 im 713 pm sunday only 801 pjn daily except son- day flyer it georgetown 902 am 6 37 pm daily flyer at oeorsnv tbwn 1011 pm daily 1144 pm daily except sunday 848 am 655 pm flnf stop 74s pm saturday only x2 pjn sunday only 943 am flag- stop sunday only flyer at guelph 708 pjn dally except 8at and sun to detrain paasengnra from west toronto and- beyond 610 pjn dally except sat a sun flyer at guelph 636 pjn lrji riis 5