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pack two the acton fref press acton ontario thursday february 23rd 15 flljp artmt jffrrr pirns ike only paper ever pufcllnfcrj nu acton founded in 1875 and published every thurs day at 58 mill st e acton ont member of the audit bureau of circulations the cw nla and the ontarioquebec division of the cwjja advertising rates on request sub scriptions payable in advance- 300 in canada 400 in the united states six months 175 single copies 7c authorized as s oass mail post office department ottawa pumarikeubytsm duls rribtta and pumarfdatt co uaaltod g a dills editorla chief david r dills production manager james dills john black associate bdttnrs business and editorial office ph 174 acton now is the time it isnt a morbid thought nor is it a sudden fear of the future that prompts us to write on the subject of civil defense rather it is a thought of the important role people trained might play in natural as well as manmade disasters the term civil defense is by no means a new one for there has been squabbling between the various levels of government regarding whose responsibility it is the value of a civil population organized to care for itself when disaster stirkes was never more clear than during the second world war as we understand it civil defense must be built through a network of organizations the services required are similar to those presently required such as police fire health and medical welfare ambulance warden engineer and public utility transportation communications and in formation halton county has made initial starts on at least two of these essential services in the fire departments brigades in several parts of the county have participated in civil defense exercis es in other parts of ontario over 80 volunteers are presently taking a series of courses which will prepare them to serve as auxiliary police in the event of natural or manmade disaster living in small towns away from what would be more likely target areas the big cities we might be inclined to scrap any thought of civil defense it does seem difficult to attach any urg ency to its consideration but the fact we are away from target areas makes it more important that we be prepared to take care of whose who would be evacuated from -such- d the first point in canadas civil cjefence pol icy as outlinecmo this weeks article is evacuat ion of nonessential persons to outlying towns end villages when intelligence reports indicate an impending attack this likely would be about 1 2 hours before the bombers were expected to arrive and would involve about 35 per cent of a citys population federal civil defence coordinator f e worth- ington says the ultimate aim of civil defense is to reduce the effects of enemy attack in order that people maintairftreir will to win public utilities are restored essential production can continue and the government can cbfitiriue to govern a trained population able to understand and work in the huge effort wars and disasters re quired is everyones responsibility lets investigate this one magistrate k ml langdon made the daily headlines the other day when he proposed that young people wanting to get married should be given 5000 to starfupa home we have to ad mit that we didnt read the article to its cbnclus- jjonio f ind out where the 5000 per couple was going to corne from we did read that it was proposed to be a 20- year debenture procedure at low interest rate whether payments start after the instalments on household equipment are met will be decided we presume in due course by the experts who arrange the taxes and pay deductions but with out a doubt the proposal coupled with the baby bonus and other government helps is a sure way to populate canada having lived through the days when one had to manage without so much government assist ance in living and forced to pay a radio license fee for government entertainment we might add to the worthy magistrates suggestion that his proposed endowment be considered geographic- ally in canada the far north of canada requires population and is denied government subsidized television and radio the marriage proposal might be up graded to assist colonization where population is needed if we as a nation require 5000 to help start a home in southern ontario the folks in labrador and the far north now unsettled parts of canada ought to be given more to build their igloo and equip their ice hut the subject does open up a great field for teaparty discussion public forums and a means of raiding the public treasury and increasing the need for collection of more from the payrolls looks like another investigation is needed iliol iv fllirr taylor snowy vantage point is provided for this young collie who seems to have dashed up the snowy knoll for the better to see whats going on the patch of grass broken through does not necessarily mean springs on the way although at this time of year its a hopeful thought small print or big print there was a time when people were warn ed to read all the small print before signing doc uments often there was a clause inserted in ty that was overlooked and nullified what the signer felt was the intent of the agreement times haveni changed a great deal folks lead the headings and often overlook the text of dn article but big print can be misleading too fake for instance the recent strike of general motors the headlines invariably conveyed the impression that great benefits had resulteddir ectly from strike action down in the text of the articles it was found that the great majority of the socalled strike gains had been available to the workers before the strike was called down in the text qr small print the gains were found to be very meagre in relation to strike demands the biggest issue of the company paying full cost of hospital services remained the same and was not settled it i alw i n also iim- building for the future this week time is set apart to remember the work of the founders and leaders in the world brotherhood known as the scouting movement and embracing girl guides boy scouts wolf cubs and brownies lord badenpowell of gilwell founder of the j scout and guide movement was born in england j on february 22 1857 and died january 8 1941 he conducted the first experimental scout camp of 25 boys in england in 1907 today there are some 6500000 members of this world brotherhood of scouts it always seems a time too to offer con gratulations and continued support to the lead ers who each week meet with the local groups go to camp with them and work on paper drives cookie days apple days and generally guide the lunior citizens to many good turns the effect of this great movement can never be truly measured for its results are spread over dozens of different walks of life in which men and women are working in the interests of their tellow m a mot- the bible eev g p parson district secretary muf upper canada bible society good scouting mediately officials arrange terru they are accept ed in due formality by the works it works both ways in calling a strike or calling it off all of which leads one to ponder if we have as much freedom of action and free thinking in our dwn- ocracy as we think we have l twentyfive years from now tne canadian automobile industry hopes fo sell a million veh icles a year hand me down my walking cane planning for what planning in municipalities the end result of which is usually zoning has had a rough ride in many ontario centres it is a difficult thing to provide overall plans of any given area that will be satisfactory to everyone we noticed recently the account of deliber ations of georgetown council on the pros and cons of establishing a planning board a field laison officer for the department of planning and pevelopmenj explained the process involved in setting up the board from the report of the meeting we quote a planning area must be defined he said and it can be either a town or a combination of town and surrounding township he considers that a strictly local board would be best for george town at the present time with informal discuss ions on mutual questions with township officials when the need arises in all planning of urban municipalities it would ieem impossible not to have joint boards with the surrounding townships if the planning done by these boards is to be effective in the northern municipalities acton has a town planning board as has milton but the de partment of planning and development agreed to aljowing formation of a town planning board n aailtdn only if that municipality would agree it would not preclude the possibility of a joint board now georgetown is getting advice on the establishment of a planning board and is told iti should only be a town board we have wondered after many planning board meetings what the boards are planning they indicate decisions on the use of some areas and if council approves this designation it is not fifty million adults have learned to read since 1945 through the world literacy movement this is an un precedented opportunity for the bible society each year 15 million more liter ates arc added to this number they look to us arc asking us for the word of god the communists are grasping at this obvious opportunity and are attempting to flood the world with their literature more of the works of marx engels lenin and stalin have been circulated since 1917 ttian all the bibles by the bible societies backed by all the churches and all the christians in all the world a shortage of missionaries and a change in concept of missionary work rives emphasis to the import ance of the native church to speak with authority to his own people the national christian must have the bible in his own language and copies available for distribution in places where missionaries may not be able to remain lone the bible must be published in the language of the people that it might be the backbone and basic tool of the indigenous church and the holy spirit as in china today hosts of refugees all over the world whose only help is coming from the church are asking tor the churchs book regardless of a per sons language education race or nation the bible speaks hope to him this need of refugees and of new literates presents to christians everywhere the greatest challenge in history suggested readings for the week sunday isaiah 53 112 monday isaiah 58 114 tuesday isaiah 60 122 wednesday isaiah 65ujl25 thursday 1 thessalonians 5 128 friday 2 thessalonians 3 118 sat urday james 1 127 sitting marksman greenwood bc cp bob sed- don confined to a wheelchair by injuries suffered in a car accident shot and killed a running deer while his companions were scouring the woods unsuccessfully for game marjorie morn1ngstar by herman wonk the book that is one of the coun trys very best sellers marjorie morningslar by herman wuuk has just arrived at acton library in the latest shipment of bonks a thick heavy valunie it will surely be read by many here this winter herman wouk you will recall is the author of the caine mutiny tliat story is known to millions due to the book a movie and even a television play while the book lacks the depth nf the caine mutiny it is an ab sorbing story of the youth of a typ ical young american woman what great ambitions teenagers have j marjorie marginstern anglicized her t name to morningstar and determin- ed to set her sites beyond the young men who kept the phone busy and i to become an actress i noet airman a semibohemian he would resent that and want to be called a full fledged bohemian is the most attractive of her loves what becomes of her loves and her ambitions youve 500 thorough ly entertaining pages to read before you find out v iaaat r em ember those qood old sbayi tmwvmwwwwlwwwwtmvtwwww twenty year age from the issue of the free press of thursday february 27 1936 final details were completed dur ing the week and ajax engineers limited will occupy the factory building erected by creber bros and remove their plant from to ronto to acton by april i it is the intention of the company to have the superintendent and iffihe of his assistants move from toonto the remainder of the help wfll bo hired in acton v chris swackhamer had the mis fortune to have his nose broken in a hockey game in the arena on satur day afternoon the grand oldtyme carnival presented by acton legion in the arena was a colorful affair upon which all but the weatherman smil ed the arena was gay with colors snd the citizens band was on hand so keen were the entries in the rac es some of them had to be run in groups the legion old sweats and the town- i never sweats broom ball teams look the ice the legion won perhaps because they had santa claus on their side both teams showed lack of coaching and poor condition playing were w middleton r p watson f roney dr p w pearen j alger george benton george musselle r agar a robinson j morton h i g fraser ben bay- liss e j hassard t seynuck j chalmers j m mcdonald j c matthews and one last entry dr e j nelson bud mcdonald got the only pen alty at least he was the only one who took what referee joe kentner handed out the shortage of water on the farms was partially amended when the thaw came on monday it had been quite serious the walls of the burned kennedy block got free of their coating of ice and fell down this week only the rear is now left standing at the base line and near hornby drifts at the sides of the roads are higher than the cars at lowvillc it was reported the drifts were over 15 feet in height main roads were plowed out but others were barely passable fifty years ago from the issue of the free press of thursday february 22 196 the eckardt family of swiss bell ringers have always been a favorite with acton audiences and each suc ceeding appearance brings more at tractive features their concert in the town hall on tuesday evening was one of the most chaste meri torious and enjoyable ever given in atton and the audience was delight ed every member of the company is a genius inhis or her own sphere they produced the sweetest music not only with the swiss bells alumi num chimes violin guitars musical glasses but also with tomato cans rattles etc milton council has appointed mr g a hemstreet assessor and collec tor and bookkeeper of electric light- accounts at a salary of 215 per an num referring to the trades and labor congress in guelph last week the mercury says the misses stalker two delightful litue ladies from acton gave a pretty and fin ished exhibition of highland danc ing and piper ross stirred the scottish sensibilities with stirring martial strains at the meeting of nassagaweya township council a petition was presented requesting the council to erect horse sheds near the town hall the old pupils throughout the country are enquiring every week concerning a reunion this coming summer a game of hockey was played in the acton rink last friday night be tween junior teams of acton and georgetown the game was hot throughout hindered a little by soft ice the georgetown combination wouldnt work the unty goal was scored by malone for acton acton players were goal m mc- eactiern point j saunders cover point h nicklin rover p holmes forwards w saunders w malone c ramshaw r b scott sali three days only white quilts regular 1 25 6sc nutria seal or coney caps 1 boa and muff sets regular 25 jll we have slix coon coats pieced bought to sell at 25 we are marking them now at 1 1 65 but the first man to ret one thursday gets his for a ten dollar bill professional directory and travellers guide i medical personal design st catharines ont cp d s currie who calls himself a die hard britisher has submitted his ninth design for a canadian flag to the federal government and it doesnt include li union jack cur rie a patternmaking instructor at the collegiate here said his latest design consists of a green maple leaf and beaver in the centre on a red background 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 sts entrance river street acton ontario phone 238 dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 679 office hours 68 pm legal c f leatherlanid qc rarrlstrr solicitor notary publlr office hours 11 k am 1200 am 1 j0 m 500 pm saturdays by iippomtmenl only office 22 phone lies 151 acton lever h0skin chartered accountants 51 main st n brampton phones 2478 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 dental dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours 9 am to 6 pm xray telephone 148 atth5 united church of canada acton ontario rev gordon adams ma bd minister parsonage 29 boer avenue phone 60 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 76 bower ave acton phone 6 j j pefryi4nent since amendments can be made both to the land use map and the zoning it would seem if planning is to be effective must have access to the economic possibilities of the area and some indication of the best uses to which areas can be put rrtaprssrrie guidancefrbrn of- planning and development who of necessity fiave the entire province in focus would be an advantage to the laymen presented with the problems of planning sunday february 28th 1956 950 arn junior church 9 55 am church school 1115 am morning worship ad mission arid ordination of eld ers 700 pm evening prayer the anglican church of canada st albaa chtiarclfc acta ont rev evan h jones ba lth presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev robert h armstrong ma bd minister sunday february 26th 1956 945 am church school 1100 am morning worship 7 00 pm evening service they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength baptist church acton ray h costcrus pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone j06w sunday february 26th 1956 second sunday in lent 900 am holy communion 945 am church school 1100 am begmners class 1100 aim morning prayer hey nt p e jeffares ba lthi rec- tor st georges church low ville 700 pm evening prayer lenten service wednesday febru ary 29th 800 pm the lit any address envy aattils vyrf sunday february 26th 1956 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pmeveninj service wednesday 8 pm midweek ser- vice 7- pentecostal crewsons acton 1 assembly i meeting in loi hall corners pastor rev k j reid 81 cook st telephone 649 w 1 sunday february 26th 1956 1000 am sunday schoo 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service wednesday 8 pm cottage pray er meeting and bible study dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 p m telephone 19 acton optical e l buchner ro optometrist 48 mill st e phone 115 office hours wednesdays 130600 pm evenings by appointment aa e manderson fta barrister solicitor and notary public 4 main st s phone triangle 72464 miscellaneous ruaaley funeral home heated ambulance phone 699 night or day serving thi community for 46 years olive m laaapard atcm rmt teacher of piano acton studio st albans parish hall 14 park ave guelph phone 29ft travellers guide veterinary f g oakes bv sc veterinarian office and residence 24 knox avc acton phone 130 b d young bv sc c l young dvaa veterinary surgeons office brookville ontario phone milton tr 89177 gray coach lines coaches leave actov eastbound 6w am 858 am 1133 am 208 208 p m 5 or pm s33 pm 8 s3 pm 10 08 pm i sun and hoi westbound 1027 am 1252 pm 257 p m 5 27 pm 7 27 pm 12 pm 1132 pm 1 12 am fri sat suaf and holi real estate and insurance f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 95 appraiser real fcstate and insurance w r bracken real estate insurance phone 26 acton list your farms business or house with us we invite you to use bur facumies in- securing ajurchasen for your property rjf bean limited real estate and insurance 83 mill st acton 1 phone 585 canadian national railways standard ttauc eastbound d m a daily txetp sun days 10 ot arh 713 pm sunday only r 01 pm daily except sun day flyer at georgetown 902 am 6 37 pm daily flyer at george town 1011 pm westbound daily 1144 pm daily except sunday 848 am 655 pjn flag- 4topj749 pjn saturday only 2 22 pm sunday only- 943 anv flac- stop sunday only flyer at guelph 7tjs pm dally except sat and sun to detrain passengers from west toronto and beyond 810 pm daily except sat suri flyer at guelph j6 pm 41 jcjk