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s pagx two v the acton freepress acton ontario thursday way 24th 195 slifp artntt flm prraiv the nly paper aver grounded in 1875 and published every thurs day at 56 mill st el acton ont member of the audit bureau of circulations the cv na and the ontarioquebec division of the cwna advertising rates oa request sab- bcriptions payable in advance 300 in canada 400 in the united states aix months 175 single copies 7c authorized as second class wail post office department ottawa rabuaaetfbt the mils priattaa- and rbltaahag oa inaliaa c a dills edltorla chief david r dills production manatr james a dills john black associate editors business and editorial office ph 600 acton on or off schedule it doesnt matter how unusual the weather is there are always those with long memories who can recall other years that were not usual we ourselves can recall a victoria day that had a heavy snowfall and cold weather and a dominion day when a fire in the kitchen range was very much appreciated going back we always remember that father told us in the year 1859 there was such a heavy frost on the 13th of june that the spring wheat was frozen and families in that district had noth ing but buckwheat flour the following winter well in this day we dont have that worry crops this year are late getting planted but from the surplus carried over from other years there is not likely to be a shortage of wheat and in 1956 we are not likely to subsist on buckwheat flour matter of fact most of us dont evenjmcw the taste of buckwheat flour thats one thing about recollections you can talk about the good old days but they are a re markable background on which to courit your blessings of today about this time of year the winter heating was always dismantled today spring housecleaning can go on without this spring inconvenience of doing without any heat in the home we agree this spring is late and unusual but its the unusual that makes the news and weve had lots of springs down through the years that have run pretty welfon schedule there has been much ado about tha closure that is being invoked by- the government at ot tawa in getting a gas pipe line started from al berta markets to the east some of the raports would have one believe that freedom of speech was being lost by canadians by this method of limiting debate in the house of commons there comes to our desk each day an official report of the debate of trie house so we started looking through them from tuesday to last weekend tuesdays report took in 82 pages of debate on the pipeline and the house adjourned at 442 am at one section of the debate which oc cupied nearly three pages the main considera tion seemed to be everyone rising on a point pf order with members saying sit down and the chairman calling for order reading it one would deduce it was best for all to sit down and on any point except one of order wednesdays official report deajk with many things except the pipeline and the whole days procedings were contained in about 31 pages on thursday about 44 pages of debate were record ed on the pipe line question and on friday abbot 35 pages of matter was recorded one hundred and f pwqnr nf rer p in three more helpers to help 7p5sjt 148 pages of gas line the twentieth century is the century of the repairman declares the financial post as house hold equipment grows more complicated as tv sets join electronic organs in the living room as the wellrun home emits an everlouder chorus of hums gurgles throbs clicks and hisses the re pair man is taking over when a strange car is parked in front of his home each night as he returns the suburban hus band doesnt fret he knows its the tv repair man when a manicured lawn turns into a waving hayfield the neighbors dont suspect that old joe is hitting the bottle they know his power mower is in for repairs the repair man and the repair shop have be come the characteristic feature of our society the man who knows how to clean the dead cowboys pur of the bottom of the tv set is the big medi- cine man without whom our way of life cannot exist yes we become more and more dependent on an army of experts to keep going the conven iences of the modern home another problem most of us are overfed and overweight says an article in the rural scene our doctors admon ish us to watch our calories but our governments have given our economic rights to privileged pro d wliu uunf u with the alternative of days on one matter and the end is not yet in sight we read part of it maybe we missed the best parts but it didnt seem to us that this lerrible thing called closure wassuch a vicious threat to democracy as some would have us believe the wonder to us is that it isnt used more often on some of the questions that come before the house of commons anyone want to read this curtailment of free dom of discussion we saved last weeks copies indications are that there will be another equally lengthy line of gamanating from the east this week counting this year generally the recent growth of canadas urban population is regarded as something re markable actually the urban proportion of canadas population has increased every ten years since the first census in 1871 practically since confederation further the rate of increase in each of the first four decades from 1871 was greater than any of the latter four in 1871 there were about four rural dwellers to one urban by 1921 the numbers were near ly equal with 495 urban and 505 rural in 1951 the urban population reached 62 per cent of the total five provinces newfound land prince edward island new brunswick saskatche wan- and alberta still had a larger rural than trban population in that year in the other five the urban population ranged upward from nearly 54 of the total in nova scotia to nearly 71 in ontario during the ten years from 1941 to 1951 while the population of canada excluding new foundland increased 186 the urban popula tionincluding as urban all communities of 1 000 end over rose about 30 at the same time the total rural population grew about 3 but this in crease was due to a rise of nearly a third in the nonfarm population the farm population drop ping about 9v the 1956 census will supply greatly needed uptodate information on the extent of the change es in the distribution of the people nhrough these aevelopments it is only by the complete count of a census which obtains data for local areas that information of this kind can be obtained brief comment the reason the ten commandments are short and clear is possibly that they were handed down directly not through several committees stratford beaconherald alrnbst invariably municipal tax increases in ontarios municipalities are blamed on education al costs maybe we need to read the hope com mission report that was issued a few years ago it seems the only hope iaaaaaaaaaaaaayaav re member those vwvvvwwwwvl away jom it all is a place just about every one of us wish we were at one time or another especially on those days when nothing gttes right and everything goes wrong these creatures rocky mountain goats are just about as far away as they can get on this lofty hillside along jasper national parks athabasca valley in alberta photo is by canadian government travel bureau the bible rev g p parson district secretary eating our way through mountains of food sur pluses or of ransoming our stomachs and our health by surrendering taxes for subsidies and paying part of our pensions through inflation to maintain domestic tprices for foods that our com pulsory marketeers refuse to sell at prices that potental british and other outside customers are able and willing to pay while our doctors are warning us to diet dis creetly the rrlarketeers of food surpluses are be- guiling us tp eat more apples butter red meat white meat cheese and a hundred and one pre pared products made from them it is obvious that w might destroy our health by stuffing our selves with delicious foods in an altruistic attempt to sustain stability in a political price system that threatens the solvency of millions of producers and consumers particularly that of selfproviders with fixed incomes the simple remedy for deleterious food flatu lence is a bitter one that our politicians and their marketeers refuse to swallow because it involves swallowing themselves and the ensuing political indigestion it is orderlyliquidation by sale in the fre world market l after all thats been printed written and said j on care courtesy and common sense in driving j and all the examples of results in death injury and loss why are there so many people who simply refuse to let it sink in gananoque ont reporter j acton has been featured in special articles in the blue bell monthly publication of the bell telephone co and in the hamilton spectator both articles in word and picture werequite in- i formative and gave a boost to this town they cost acton or acton businessmen nothing but were goodwill gestures from both these periodi cals had a letter trie other day from a man in new jersey who started his printing trade in the free press office well over 50 years ago he sys tell old timers they got a four page paper for a dollar years ago now they get 10 12 or more with modern pictures etc and he enclosed his renewal money for another year hes still an ex pert linotype operator in the states we say thanks for the kind words charlier- it is still the book of which the greatest number of copies are sold and perhaps the smallest proport ion of copies read in relation to sales these were the words of a cynic in referring to the bible perhaps no one knows what the social influence of trie bible has been in the world no one knows what it could be if it were a more- read book the bible is responsible fur much of the disturbance in the world today these were the words of a bible society represent ative from england speaking rec ently in toronto those who read it for the first time ret ideas and ideals never held before he con tinued after reading it they know- there is something goxid available and they want it the book has made its mark wherever it has gone- to the ex tent it has been permitted to do so it has colored western civilization ever since augustine and his friends packed it in their duffle- bags to take its message to the then culturally desert island of england 7m upper canada bible society review the view from pompeys head by hamilton basso t disliked wife of a famous wrifervrotc hlspubtisheis i ler- ter that necessitated an immediate emergency conference in the dovn- town new york office she declar ed that philip greene a very pop ular editor who had recently died had embezzled her husband of thousands of dollars i young lawyer anson page was i assigned to defend the publishers j not long go in a special supple ment to the times hondoni basil wittey professor nf english iitcratur- cambridge writing on the social influence- of the bible cited matthew arnolds complaint m 1b70 that the bible was being less read willey claimed that arnold would have even great er cause fnr complaint now he writes the great majority of the young of today have not been taught the bible at then mothers knee nor heard it rend aloud at family priiyers or in church they know as little about it as they do about horner or virgil this he continues is a disturbing thought for the combined heritage of clas sical and biblical antiquity have hitherto given our western civiliz ation whatever ideal meaning and purpose it has ever had suggested readings for the week sunday proverbs 31 131 mon day galatians 2 121 tuesday galatians 3 129 wednesday gal atians 4 131 thursday galatians 5 126 friday galatians fi 118 saturday acts 1 126 irrrv defenders ready oshawa ont cp k police mans revolver scared sheepkilling dogs from the flock of clifton al len other policemen and neighbors with rifles had awaited the usual daybreak raid by the dogs which had killed more than 30 sheep and lambs in recent weeks partly because the writer and his wife were living in mysterious sec lusion on an island not far from pompeys head anson hacl grown up there but had left 15 years be fore as he returns his memories and his meeting with one girl in par ticular mingle with the problems of his assignment dinah blackford had been a brat when he left now she was lovely woman and married to well the book in ac ton library is full of surprises back in 136 taken from the barae of the free preaa of thnraday may st 1936 kenncy bros actons oldest es tablished retail business hhs been sqld and the stock acquired by a local merchant mr m pnllnnt for oyer 60 years messrs wlllinm and john kenney have conducted n boot and shoe business in acton with all the flares and thrills of the opening game the ball season opened on saturday the acton nine played one of the poorest games possible and took a lst trimming from milton there was a rfnrade with the citizens band officials school crfldrcn and play ers the first annual meeting of ac ton ymca was an outstanding event in the annals of the newest organization in the community the report of the ifuditors showed the organization t have completed its first year with a balance on hand elected to the board of dir ectors were dr a j buchanan h i o frnser a mason d a mir- rao v b rumley c a dills j c matthews dr e j nelson w k graham charles kirkness al lan marshall rev dr e m mor row dr p w pearen and jack iteid tin- annual rmpirc day concert arrnnged by the duke of devon shire chapter of the ioik was gecetod by an audience thit filled the hall elrh year the wlti offfrs prizes l school pupils for essnys posters and health hooks mrs james svmri president nf the acton branch delegated mrs m paid well past president of the eon nt v organization to mike the awards winners were tom watson dorothy arnold annie tlosie dorothy bayliss pollv portv ieo hard lambert mary marzn hua dynw marion flcrard kenneth fryer annie marshall mirlciv mc millan wnnnetta smith and jirk rriicf- awards h pupils who made highest grades were made by mrs k s blow regent to rctrv rnuer auhrey irwin jimmie gihsnn lean giles may dynw i eon torque june talbot ethel franklin mirv ritchie dora hansen john mr- hugh lean fraser mahel harris beverley arnold and olive rogers the tulip bloom is about over back in 1906 taken from the tame of the free preaa of thnraday may m 1946 compulsory voting would tend to eliminate one great cause of cor ruption in government that of a voter hanging around tlje polls andt declaring he will not vote until paid the construction of the james bay rajlway between beaverton and toronto is now completed amhng the missionaries who mill leave shortly for the foreign fiekt are w e sibley who minis born at erin and charles jolliffe who was born near the village of paisley and lived for years at rockwood general sympathy is felt for mr and mrs w c waller main st in the death of their babe their little daughter died just two weehrs be fore steel is rapidly replacing wood and mortar as a material for the interior of homes as well as for the structural part of skyscrapers metal walls and ceilings are dur able and sanitary are fireproof and come in many designs there will he r large program of sports in rockwood today a patriotic entertainment is be ing put on tonight by the method- ist sunday school under h p moore superintendent w h speight secretary and miss ethel rvilernin acompanivt on the pro gram are choruses hy 100 scholars address of welcome gordon rice recitations symbol marches illns- tniled hvmns and exercises ladies please remove hats mrs r d grihnm is the new librarian of the free iihrnrv reeve swirk hamer favors a ce ment walk down main st to eair- viru- ave leading to the cemetery siime effort should be made to con stnut some kind of a walk to the cemeterv the need has long been felt the peel license commissioners have issued new regulations and no drinks miv be served in stalls this will mean the pulling down of numerous pvrtitions in the town drinking rooms the total number of casualties of the fire and earthquake at san fransisco is now set at 375 buster brown and russian hlnuse suite 2 2ft to s6 so for boys the boys come here every time ryans guelph f- fmeiaeiaham professional directory 9 and travellers guide medical ieo a i dr w g c kenney physician and sargeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence 115 charch st e phone 150 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon rner of willow and river sts entrance river street acton ontario phone 238 co dr robert d buckmer physician and snrfron 33 wellington st acton ont phone 679 office hours 6x p m desttal c f leatherland qc barrmtrr a solicitor notary ftibtle office hours 10 00 am 1200 am 1 00 pm- 500 pm saturdays hy appointment only office j2 phone res 13 acton lever hoskln chartered arepuntajita n 11 main st brampton phones lm7h 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 m f manderson ba barrister solicitor and notary public 4 main st s phone triingle 7l4im united church of canada acta oth rev- gordon adams ma bd mnmer prcsftttertan church in canada knox citimch acton rev kenneth g mcmillan da parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 60 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 76 bower ave acton phone 8 sunday may 27th 1956 900 am morrfing prayer 1000 am junior church and church school m1s am morning worship bd interim moderator sunday may 27th 1956 945 am church school 1100 am morning worship too pm evening worship a warm welcome awaits you baptist church acton rrrkcites pastor parsonage 115 boer ave phone 208w dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours 9 am to 6 p m xray telephone 148 dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and i frederjck streets office hourss am to 6 pm j telephone 19 acton j miscellaneous rumley funeral home heated ambulance phone 699 night or day serving the community for 46 years optical e l buchner ro optometrist 48 mill st e phono 115 office hours- vedhesda i 30 6 pm e nungs uv appointment- veterinary olive mriaaapard at cmtimt teacher of plan acton sttjdio st albans parish hall 11 park ave guelph phone 296 traveuers guide acmmnts coaches leave actov f g oakes bv sc veterinarian office and residence 24 knox acton thonc 130 i ave the angiican church of canada st aldans charch acton ont rev evan h jones ba lth rector sunday may 2tth 1956 trinity sunday 830 am holy communion 945 am church school 1100 am beginners class 1100 am morning prayer 700 pm evening prayer sunday may 27th 1956 10 00 am sunday sehoo 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening- worships j 8 15 pm bypu i wednesday 8 pm midweek ser vice pioneer memorial medicine hat alta icpl a fieldstpne cairn will acton pentecostal assembly meeting in lol hall crewons corner ptor rev k j reld 81 cook st telephone m9w sunday may 27th 1936 1000 am sunday school 00 am morning worship a fieldstpne cairn will be builtj 11 here to honor district prsneers it v 730 pm evangelistic service by t i wednesday 8 pmcotta prayer boulder about four feet in height meeting and bible study b d young bv sc c l young d v av veterinary sargrons office brookville ontario phone milton tr 89177 daylight saving time eastbound 6 38 am 858am 1133 am 208 p m 508 pm 633 pm pm 100h pm isvin and hoi i westbound in 27 am 1212 pm 257 127 p m 7 27 pm 912 1132 pm 1 12 a m fh sat and hoi los 83s pm pan sun real estate and insurance i canadian national f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario v phone 9 appraiser real estate and insurance w r bracked real estate insurance phone 26 acton list jour farms business or house with us we invite you to uie our facilities in securing a purchaser for your property j bert- wood general ui ltf 77 miu st i il phone 385 railways standard tune eatbasd daily 5 40 am daily except sun days 1000 am 713 pm sunday only 8 01pn daily except sun day flyer at georgetown btt awn 67 p ni daily flyer at george town 1011 pm daily 1144 pjn daily except sunday 848 am css axav flta- stop t4r pin s only- lar pjp sunday only mt 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