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iim v p artnit tit jrpsa the only paper ever pabuahe la aetna founded in 1875 and published everir thurs day at 58 mm st il acton ont member of the audit bureau of circulations the cw wa and the ontwioquebec division of the cwifea 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 second class hail post office department ottawa pnnllsncd by he bub mating and rnhusanur co uaaltoa g a dills editorla chief wsw david r dills production manager tsy james a dills john black associate e business and editorial office ph 000 acton thursday october 18th 1956 time now for action its an uncomplimenfarynrrark for a town when a report such as last weeks council committee findings on the town hall and arena is published when bublic buildings fall to such a sorry state of disrepair as is ap parently the case here it would suggest the community is either broke or doesnt care neither is the case back of the present unhappy days of the areha and hall how ever circumstances that brought last weeks critical report to light are many and hard to trace this council is no more to blame than previous councils just as the users or mis- usersof the arena and hall of today are no more to blame than those of a generation ago what is important now is that action be taken to bring these buildings out of the debit side and into the credit of the town true the town hall has numbered days its served for more than 70 years but at least as the report pleads it should be maintained only where safety and preservation are necessary the arena is somethihgagain this build ing it not old and should be in condition and improved to serve the youth and adults of acton for many more years the most oft- heard reason that it is not in condition is lack of money certainly this is no watery ex cuse with actons tax dollar fractioned many many times to pay for all the necessary and worthwhile expenses and undertakings the community owns to bring the arena up to par or betl one year would be at once too costly but if a depreciation reserve existed or were creat ed it would eliminate major repair costs on public buildings and would preclude reports such as last weeks a municipality cannot of course levy for money and hold it the re serve would have to be in effect planned gradual maintenance and improvements made from year to year onesided advertising some time ago a series of liquor adver tisements pictured an open dictionary with four lovely flowers lying across the pages the words listed included delectable delicate delightful distinguished all in tended to refer to the liquor being advertised the caption of the advertisement invited the reader look under d so we followed the printed advice and r looked under d in our small dictionary on the sane page and in the same columns with delectable delicate delightful we found such words as decrepit defeat defraud de grade delinquency delirium tremens delu sion dementia demoralize derangement and others on the pages with discriminating differ- ent discerning we found such words as dip somaniac disaster dire discomfort discount discord on the pages with discriminating distinc tion distinguished we found listed for ex ample disease dishonor dissipate distress disturb divorce the advertisement concluded with the ad vice that if you havent tried this brand of liquor recently d stands for do however not far from the word dotn our dictionary we found in our search- that d also stands for dont adapted from christian science monitor by listen brief comment researchers think that discarded news paper being largely made of cellulose will make cheap animal feeds we may find at long last that our editorials will really be digested nanton alta news one of the unhappy features of any housing shortage is that families who dont particularly want to live together are often forced to do so the case of a newlymarried couple who want a home of their own but have to live with inlaws is probably all too familiar to many canadians humboldt soak journal the cart before the hdrse the search for new industry continues to be a heady preoccupation for every progres sive community in ha i ton and elsewhere its a search thats well justified however it may become frantic at times just such an inference came out of last weeks joint meeting of county council plan ning committee members and representatives of planning boards and councils from halton municipalities even though it came invan oblique way the criticism could show a caflfi beforerhehorse tendency in some of this countys towns it was suggested industrial promotion or expansion programs were being pushed in front of general local planning this is hardly common sense if it is being done both acton and milton individually retain a planning consultant who happens to be the same man who stresses that longrange planning should nevev be sacrificed- for short- range industrial promotion expediency he is not the only responsible planner who holds this advice by thjs it does not mean an industry should be turned away from the towns doors because particular needs in location and servicing have not been anticipated or pro vided form a rhadetoorder town plan not at all but it does mean that no planning board or council should make motions to zone a town or frame a general plan then hack the thing up piecemeal or wholesale to suit whichever industrial query may sound good obviously that wouldnt be common sense or sound planning a time to review with machinery being reviewed and set in motion for the annual municipal elections and nominations thoughts of ratepayers should be turned in review of the actions of elected representatives who work on their behalf for a 12month period its a well known fact that no elected group in any municipality anywhere has achieved the ultimate by pleasing everyone all of the time or indeed everyone even part of the time the problems of municipal government whether it be regarding schools electricity or general administration are many especial ly at a time when towns and townships are growing while some of the problems are not new ones many of them are and the ad dition of the two often makes a heavy bur den but despite problems of municipal govern ment those who are elected to public office there to serve to the best of their ability the interests of the town ui township citizens if the picture in our municipality is a satisfy ing one then your job of citizenship should not be replaced with a feeling of complac ency it should instead provide new enthus iasm to support those who have served well if on the other hand you are not satisfied with the municipal machinery put into action after the last election you have a responsibil ity to do something about it perhaps it does not need to be pointed out but after elections are over is no time to begin 12 months of complaining actions willspeak louderthan words in any community if that action is tak en before nominations and elections the usual election time slogan of vote as you like but vote has been under some study in the united states during the hectic election year these the study has changed the slogan to suggest a study of the candidates and is sues and then vote this change would seem quite sound along with the privilege of voting should go the accompanying responsi bility of knowing what youre voting for it is to be hoped this years nominations in all the owns and townships in halton will reflect a healthy vigor of an informed elector ate if this is the case elections will be a true reflection of the town or township ratepayers where credit is due this week smooth black layers of hard- topping are stretching out over acton streets preparation work that has been continuing for weeks by the town crews and paving contractor is culminating in an achievement by this years council that is going to add greatly to the appearance of acton to say nothing of the utility for local rnotorists the job is a big one and an expensive project council has shown the ratepayers however that the annual cost to pay off the debenture is no more than the yearly main tenance bill the secondbest roads of oil and gravel incur arid in the end acton will have paved roads credit is certainly due for the realization of the project to the council who undertook its instigation and to the community of tax payers who although not asked in a man date largely indicated their endorsation through less official means of expression of public opinion credit will certainly come to this corn- munity from outside its borders as well there are few towns in the province the size of acton that can boast a fully paved network of streets the gooct old days hmk3issr photo by ksther taylor color against the autumn sky chronicles of ginger farm all in the name of progress another beautiful week gone by that is weatherwise wasnt it rrnad for the international plow ing match wc would like to have spent a day there but at the mom ent we have too many things to keep us at home ah now as i write i hear the fire siren a frightening sound its walling voice carried by the wind for miles through the country air apparently the fire truck is not coming this way at least there is no sign of it nor of the steady stream of traffic that usually fol lows in its wake which reminds me last year when i was in england my neph ew and i were driving through the fen district and came to a detour in the road for a few minutes we wondered why it was there no construction work going on and then desmond saw smoke oh so thats the reason he ex claimed theres a fire over there so the police are not letting the traffic through there you have a solution for avoiding traffic problems created by curious spect ators just as simple ns that only the fire reel firefighters and people living in the lrpmediatc vic inity were allowed near the scene of the blaze no traffic tieup no curious crowds hampeprig the ef forts of the firemen if such a solution works in one district why not in another including ontario however i must confess i do not know whether it is a custom that prevails throughout england i should have inquired but i didnt our little family is still with us the last two weekends it has also been increased still more by the addition of the toronto folk arid believe mewhcn david carol and nancy start chasing each other through this house the dust reallv flies next week we may have an other niece and her two children here but only for a couple of days partner and i just smile when people say to us you would be far better off in a smaller house so much less work maybe but i wonder how could we ever handle a sudden influx of young married couples and their children if we had only five or six rooms to accommodate them where would we put them why some of the ranch type bungalows dont even have a basement well i imagine a lot ofc6unry people whose farms lie in the path of highway 401 will be interested perhaps alarmed at the news in a recent broadcast that the propos ed 401 is to be widened from a fourlane to a sixlane highway at least in the congested areas more land to be taken away from the farmers morej farm families that will have to be evacuated and forced to find or to build another home for themselves elsewhere but where that is always the big question we were driving through a country district one day last week and were told all the farm land we were passing had been bought for subdividing at that moment i noticed a very nice ly planned modern house standing in its own grounds which com pelled me to exclaim that house this sundays church calendar united church of canada acton ontario rev gordon adams mabd minister parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 60 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 76 bower ave acton phone 8 presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckcnzie b a bd evidently belongs to someone who thought he was building a nice home for his family out in the country what a hope by next year he will find himself on the edge of a subdivision in that same district there is a lovely ooded section along the highway it is a spot that i have always loved ever since 1 first siv it well over 30 years ago now the beautiful maples and soft woods are being slaughtered by huue un gainly bulldozers as we rounded a corner and saw this unpleasant sight i could have wept with vex ation to me trees are among the love liest things that god created and bulldozers the ugliest most des tructive things man ever made ev en though i know they are a nec essary evil that we cannot do with out i i hate to think that in a year or two they will be working even here at ginger farm levelling trees that we planted the first year we were here as well as older trees that were full grown long before we came however we do know that the department of highways does not destroy trees if it can be ivofdcd no it isnt the govern ment that is the worst culprit the kreatest destruction takes place on land bought for subdividing for industrial projects and for com munity shopping centres all this we have to accept m the name of progress perhaps if vvr didnt know the before and after pictures so well it wouldnt hurt so much perhaps ton we might be thaifkful for small mercies if we take the time to look around and see the number of trees that are still left to gladden our hearts some of the small towns in ontar io have beautiful treeshaded streets of course the houses on such streets have a tendency to be a little dark but then you cant have everything bright houses and treeless surroundings go to- rether and vice versa sunday october 21st 1956 900 am morning prayjer 1000 am junior church and church school 1115 am morning worship thursday 8 pm choir practice the anglican church of canada st albans church acton out rev evan h jones ba lth ecter sunday october 21st 1956 945 am church school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening worship mr douglas black ba min ister of rockwoodeden mills charge preaching at both ser vices 8 20 pm young peopies meet- ing baptist church acton rev ray h costerus pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone 206w sunday october 21st 1956 trinity xxi 830 am corporate communion and breakfast for the men and bovs of the parish 945 am church school and senior bible class 1100 am beginners class 1100 am choral communion and sermon 100 um holy baptism 7 00 pnv evening prayer sunday october 21st 1956 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening worship wednesday 8 pmpray er meet- ing acton pentecostal assembly meeting in uol hall crewsonj corners ptor rev k j reid 81 cook st telephone 649w russian delegation or timber workers visits burlington burlington eight members of the russian delegation of tim ber industry workers headed by g m orlov minister of the u s sr timber industry were guests recently of a s nicholson lumber co of burlington arriving around noon me dele- kates were first conducted on a tour of the nicholson plant then the halliday plant and later went to the estaminet for luncheon the russians are making a three week tour covering the canadian lumber industry andarc in this country at the invitation of the canadian lumbermens associat ion they wero welcomed to the nicholson plant bv mr a s nich olson and were later given a sur vey of business methods and or ganization by mr w a nicholson sunday october 21st 1956 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service i wednesday 8 pm cottage prayer meeting and bible study stranqe catch sudbury ont icpi con stable don fatterson was fishing on maniloulin island when he found an arrowhead lying in six inches of waterhe had the indian relic mihintejijijd presented it to a tourisri back in 1936 taken from the issue of the free press thursday october 22 1936 the mejts club of the acton y mca will be launched next wednesday october 28 at a sup per in the gynrof the v it is planned to have all the activities for the men of the association to be carried out through this new club plans for the season will be presented at the opening meeting all men of acton who are interest ed in the new venture are ctirdial- iy invited to come to the supper on wednesday the speaker will be mr j w cairns manager of the bell telephone co in toronto the anniversary fowl supper of knox church was held monday evening a program followed the chtckert supper the attendance was one of the largest which has favored this popular annual event acton hockey team has all the boys in town except norm morton who went north to play in kirk- lnnd lake ilio marzo of last years oakville seniors is back home two new chaps came into town just before the deadline and established residence the 104th anniversary of eben- ozer church will be held next sun day with rev george s cass- morjiavtrnt pastor as guest j th younn peoples league of the eden mills- community met at the home of mr and mrs ross argo mjrs w bridle delivered an interesting address barrs 10 cent list cauliflowers 10c carrots six lbs- 10c otwuimbers a for 10c silverwood milk mk ptiffed rice 10c tin spaghetti 10c salmon 10c lux or rinso 10c tom ato juice 2 for 10c vegetable mar row 10c fresh peanuts lb 10c big feature at the gregory theatre tnts week is san fransls- co a picture brimming with ro mance love and comedy starring clark gable jeanette mncdonald and spencer tracy walker lodge and visiting bre thren paraded from the lodge hall and held their service in the united church sunday evening the sermon was by rev dr morrow members of the duke of devon shire chapter i o d e held a hard times party prizes were won for costumes by mrs w g cullcn miss f hurst and miss m jackson back in 1906 taken from the issue of the free prentharsday october ib ims a number of young ladies n town have organized a shakes peare etub they wilt read canad ian poets until christmas and then one of shakespeares plays the toronto normal school is in receipt of a handsome silver medal presented by the jovernor-gener- al earl igray and the countess gray to be given to the pupil who took the highest standing in gener al proficiency the fortunate win ner is miss daisy nicklin of tor onto a most bloody and brutal fight took place in the drill shed last saturday evening it was pre-ar- rjngd andwas wit by se eral professional and other citiz ens who desire to b recognized in tewn as respectable citizens the whole affair is disgraceful and criminal the bachelors ten given in the town hall at rockwortd last friday evening undei the auspices of the yoing men of st johns church was a splendid event and a gratify ing success rev 1r wilson of acton was chairman the ladies were forbidden to use their right hand alo pass any remarks about the tea or to arrange a headdress a fine of five cents being charged for each offense halton county fair was a good show despite wet ground and pre mature snow in evidence the show of horses was very fine in deed ind proved very fully that the county will continue toleacnn horse flesh mr j ii denny is building a pew brick residence- on his prop erty at the corner of queen and wellington streets a waterworks system for ac- ion is one of the public works we must soon consider said dr gray at a meeting of council rrampton has vowd 32000 for a sewage system thanksgiving turkeys are scarce and dear today is thanksgiving union services are being held in the methodist church the ontario bank has failed and has been taken over by the bank of montreal other banks have guaranteed full payment to the depositors -jam- professional directory and travellers guide j ismreu medical optical dr w g c kenney physician and surreon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence iis church st e phone iso f dr d a garrett physician and surreon corner of willow and river sts entrance river street acton ontario phone 238 dr robert d buckler physician and surgeon t wellington st acton ont phone 679 office lunirs fih p in dental dr a j buchanan rental surgeon olfice leishman block mill st office hours 9 am to 6 p m xray e l buchner ro optometrist 4k mill st e phone 115 office hours wednesdays 130 800 pm evenings by appointment legal 1 c f leatherland qc barrister a solicitor notary pwblla- office hours 1000 am 1200 ajn i 1x1 pm- 500 pm saturdays by appointment only office 22 phone res 151 acton lever hoskin chartered accountants main st n brimpton phones 24711 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 miscelia nkocs telephone 14a dr h leib v dental surgeon office- corner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 pm telephone 19 acton real estate and insurance f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 95 appraiser real estate and insurance wm r bracken insurance agency 8 mill street phone 26 res 555r general insurance j bert wood general and life insnrmae phone 585 77 mill st veterinary f g oakes bv sc veterinarian office and pesidence 24 knox ave s acton phone 130 b d young bv- sc c l young dvaa veterinary sorgeora office brookville ontario phone milton tr 8m healed ambulance rumley funeral hoae phone 699 night or day bruce e shoemaker mgr olive m lampard atcm rmt teacher at piano acton studio st albans parish hall 14 park ave guelph phone 2s6 traveuers guide cray coach lines coaches leave acton standard tune eastbonnd 633 am i daily except sun nnd hoi 858 am 1133 am 2u8om 518 pm 633 pm bbs pm 1008 pm sun and hoi wrmtboond 10 27 am 1252 pm 257 pjn 5 27 pm 727 pm 912 pjn 1133 pm 1 12 am fri sat and hoi canadian national railways standard tlnw eutboud dailv 6 40 am daily except sun days 10 00 am 713 pm sunday only 801 pm daily except sun day flyer at georgetown 902 am 637 pm daily flyer at george town 1011 pjn westbound daily 1144 pm dally except sunday sjo am ls5 pm flag- stop 749 pjn saturday onlysjs pjnf sunday only b4j am flng- xtopi sunday only flyer m cuelph tjoo pjn dally except set and sun 610 pjn v vilii