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ife artott jffwr flrpbb the aaly aaper ever aabllased la aetaa r founded in 1875 and published every thurs day at 38 mill st e acton ont member of the audit bureau of circulations the cw wa and the ontarioquebec division of the wjja advertising rates- on request sub scriptions payable in advance 300 in canada 400 in the united states six v alonthsj 175 single copies 7c authorized as ol clajs mall pott office department rabusawl by the rriattaf and rabuauag c uaalm g a dills editorla chief david r dills production manager james a dills john black associate- editors business and editorial office ph 600 acton thursday octob 25 1956 growth forces change the sounds and sight of power shovels hammers and saws are sensed around acton again these days as new construction pushes the community growth more and more this time unlike the past few building seasons it is not residential construction that is dominat ing building progress but commercial con struction in lakeview houses are still going up but not with the rapidity of a few months ago home building in glenlea nearly completed has seen little activity recently it is a result of this residential construction however that the commercial building activity is now as vigorous as it is acton s population has increased 600 in little more than two years this is an arrest ing fact in itself but even more noteworthy is the changing print of the towns economy with more consumers to be served more family units and homes to be catered to the economy must reflect in business and retail facilities the demands created by this grow ing marketthat is the population increase in downtown acton the bank of montreal is constructing a modern enlarged banking house on actoivs eastern edge two new service stations are abuilding a third is to be built a local transport firm is putting up a big new depot construction tn this section is not all commercial planned to rise soon is a place of worship for the large christian reform church congregation in this district elsewhere established businesses in ac ton are expanding to meet and compete for the bigger market on the municipal side these new businesses and extensions mean increased assessment broader spread of the tax burden it may well follow that new industrial growing will be predicated by this commerc ial growth just as the latter was predicated by residential growth after the urban board this month has seen a renewal after summer recess of meetings of the north halton urban board the tritown experiment in municipal cooperation which after two years has proven itself a valuable body to have around looking back the board has operated best as a troubleshooter it has not nor is it likely to have legislative powers it can only pass on collective decisions to the separate councils as suggestions for enactment but as troubleshooters the urban board repre sentatives have tackjed many knotty prob lems smoothed out some common difficulties and proposed worthwhile projects some of the achievements employment of an engineer at first jointly serving three towns- now serving two full time common industrial promotion of the north halton area trade fairteeth promotional literature etc arrangement to serve the three tow us by the oakville humane society some of the less visible functions co- ordination of natural gas policy through earlier negotiations with rival companies to the level of final negotiations with the fran chisewinning firm- comparison of problems and trading of ideas on garbage disposal policy to subdividers administrative and em ployment considerations f spjrne of the ideas in ferment achieve ment of an extended area telephone service to include acton milton georgetown- and the two townships- most recent proposal is for an 18 to 20man police force which could serve from a central location all north halton municipalities during the short life of the urban board the reportorial staff of this newspaperhas halloween old festival halloween one of our oldest festive days that will be celebrated next wednesday dates back to long before the christian era the ancient priests of the druids are often credited with having founded the irst harvest festival this was held on what is now the last day of october the eve of all saints day giant fires were lit in honor of the sun god whose spirit so they believed deserved recognition and honor for the role in growing crops centuries later the christian church lead ers established a day in honor of the saints which became all saints day about the same time as druids were celebrating their harvest festival the romans had a similar autumn feast perjod in honor of pomona goddess of the orchard in the middle ages ghosts and witches were introduced this was taken as reason for performanrp of strange and mischi antics and pranks by the celebrants the pranksters continued their mysterious ghostly deeds until midnight when the midnight church bells would ring ushering in the holy day the halloween celebrations would cease black cats witches on brooms dancing skeletons plain and fancy ghosts soaping windows ticktacks and beggars night have all been introduced along the way the addition of community parties for the children as the evenings program has been quite popular with many municipalities and seems to have relieved some of the young sters energy and directed it from destructive forms it sometimes takes of course all the children and notably the ones a little older than party going age dont attend and so find their outlet in costly pranks it is to be hoped that this years event will be marked in a safe and sane way with destruction being left out of the pranks of everyone united nations week as we mark united nations week this week we can reflect that more than a decade measures the history of the united nations organization to date but the ideals which the un seeks to change from aspiration into fact are as old as the heart of humanity itself these ideals are as ancient as discrimination which it wishes to remove as immemorial as poverty which it toils to diminish as old as war which it would ban forever the united nations organization is not or does it wish to be a world government its ultimate objective of course is the happiness of the individual but it is through nations through governments retaining its full sov ereignty that it operates the charter sub scribed to at san francisco on june 26 1945 was accepted by delegates of 50 nations representing 1700000000 people what purpose has the un hammered out at 400 preliminary sessions the charter sets forth the purposes these are among other things the maintenance of international peace and security the development on the basis of respect for the principles of self- determination and equal rights of friendly relations between peoples the achievement of cooperation in the solving of international problems economic social cultural and humanitarian- the promotion of respect for human rights and freedoms for all without distinction and the general fostering of har mony between peoples these principles are high and it is good that during at least one week we should re flect on them and on our part in their suc cess our representatives in these higher fields of international service are the govern ments we elect through them the higher purposes can be carried out only as we en courage the representatives to act ouj understanding of the international organiza tion and its enect can better be used vvhen we are equipped with knowledge to under stand it for that reason united nations week can serve a very itigh purpose the wellladen tables time inevitably serves changes mnearly ali our customs and folkways sometimes it fakes a century or more sometimes- fust a generation or even a decade in any event theres one good custom that s stood up altered only a little from the times of the pilgrim landing the harvest feast or as we know it fowl supper of course in the autumns of over two centuries ago the harvest feast was a part of the religions celebration of thanksgiving weve retainectfhanksgiving and the feast but managed to untie the two still today in canada and the northern united states church groups and societies find a fowl supper attracts ardent attention the good old days 3 photo by esther taylor on all hallows eve sjsssasessbi2essiissiksse2e- tjbej chronicles of ginger farm chestnuts leaves bring warning by gwendoline p clarke it looks as if we shall have a little rain over the weekend rain that will be very welcome after i rather ions dry spell not but what we have enjoyed the warm sunny days ideal for our little- visitors playing outside with their dolls and burries rusty or what- ovor else takes tlictr tarscyr tvrrer you never know this mornink partner found the two of them in the don kennel with rusty outside chewing a bone yesterday nancy- crawled through a rail fence and was discovered heading for the cows there is never a dull mom ent around here these days the rainless days have resulted in our cistern going dry that is rainless days plus the normal re quirements of our households plus daily baths for two small children and big washings every other day not that it matters when the soft water gives out we connect the hard water to the pressure system and take it from there that was the way partner had it arranged when we put the bath room in 1 remember the plumber saying he had never put in a pres sure system that way before and wasnt sure whether it would work however he did as partner direcfed and it has worked out very well never yet have we been short of water and in a farm home that is savins a lot since oiir wat er supply has to be shared with the livestock we know of cases in old farm nouses whore pressure systems have been installed without due regard to tho water supply ami in some oases the water cave tint this sundays few people realize what a thirsty piece of equipment a bathroom can be especially if there is much en- tretaining city viistors alas in variably imagine the farm water supply to be unlimited which can result in an embarrassing situation there is a lovely thick carixt of leaves on our front lawn nico erunehy crackly- lea t jiiisllc as we kick our way through pop lar chestnut and elm all mixed up together by drifting winds and of course there are chestnuts hun dreds of them chestnuts that somehow get carried into the house and are found under kit chen chairs and living room furn iture if they stayed under the furniture it wouldnt be so bad but occasionally they arc left in the middle of the floor and a chestnut isnt the most comfortable thing to step on in a hurry of course chestnuts and falling leaves bring with them a note of warning a warning that if we have not already done so the time has come to replenish the oil tanks or fill up the coal bin even on bright sunny days when night clouds gather there is a bite in the air that makes us welcome the comfort of a warm home plus if we have a set the entertainment offered by television but even tv provides us with problems friday nights for in stance boxing bouts and per son to person conflict for part of the time partner of course wants one and i the other we generally roach compromise in some way depending on what each program has to offer we havent yet reach ed the saue of thinking two sets church calendar united church of canada acton ontarla rev gordon adams m a b d minister parsonage 29 boer avenue phone 60 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 76 bower ave acton phore 6 brought readers full and accurate accpynts of the basic foodfowlis still the same and no all deliberations and decisions this is done to shed as much attention on this body as on our own town council for it can well be that the north halton urban board is a shape of a bigger metrolike council soon to come at the rate the municipalities of north halton are growing with the miles between urban boundaries dwindling this could be nearer than we think doubt the tables strain as mightily under the weight of the other tasty condiments and staples as they did 200 years ago once again the fowl supper season is here theres sumptuous dishes to be enjoyed in scores of church halls and basements and there is much conviviality and goodnatured neighbor i iness to be found around these well laden tables sfniiay october 28th 1956 900 am morning prater the minister 1000 am junior church anst church school 11 15 am morning worship rev w harold young m a bd d d lld seoretary board of college and students united church of canada 700 pm- dr v h young the anglican church of canada st ainus church acton ont rev evan h jones ba uth rector sunday october 28th 1956 laymens sunday 900 am holv communion 9 45 am4church school and senior bible class 1100 am beginners class 1100 am service will be i ducted by members of presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckenzlc bv bd sunday october 28th 1956 reformation sunday 945 am church school 1100 am mornins worship thome the dawning of a new day evening service withdrawn for acton united church anniv ersary service 83pm young peoples society meeting baptist church acton rev ray h costerus pastor parsonage 115 bomer ave phone 206 ccin- the anglican brotherhood of churchmen 700 pm evening service in the united church sunday october 28th 1956 1000 a m sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm united church anniv ersary wednesday 8 pm prayer meet ing acton pentecostal assembly meeting ir lol hal crewsons corners y ptor rev kj reid 81 cook st telephone 69w i sunday october 28th 1956 1000 arrt sunday school 1 100 am morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service wednesday 8 pom cottage prayer meeting and bible study arc necessary in fact we think ourselves lucky to have even ont and there are times when one is more than enough if the choice of program is between an inferior play or a variety show we are glad omnibus perspect ive fighting words and graphic- arc- back on the screen of iours vo always en the buffalo un- ivorsitypaiicl discussion also to- runtos tabloid and to think thiit this time last year we stoutly maintained that we had no desire for television at all now we wouldnt be without it for any thing and it certainly comes in handy with small children if used in moderation when the small fry have reached the stage of bcinj overtired and cantankerous las sie walt disney or clarabell in- xariably save the day tomorrow is going to be another big day in our family edward is- to be christened and we are all go ing down for the ceremony bob is to be one of the godfathers later in the week it will be dav ids third birthday how time flies first a wedding and then i christening another weddinit an other christening and so it goes then come birthdays and annivers aries extra onew each year and you catch yourself wondering about the dales have we forgotten this one or that there seem to so mrny to remember and none that we would like to foret and at christinas tunc th- fitn- ily gatherum gets a little hier tvory year so th it it i ro oii v who re ier thinking i- m d- ptnse wrth 1 christmas tree nev er a ihuci- once ilii ht fmi mil elves m the midile of it ill iii- with atliel rrrr7i ion h h ik liiivri t is i g iert ri we oi en u a ithu sv rii iv- iix clii t r ve til ir pi- ir the h ill- but it i- v f 1 n u- r w beautify georgetown by shrub planting georgetown a p prrm uhuh b v sprinc will see ltiivt shrubs uui 1 stui ntimbi r of perehnls r vini parts of titiitiumi it uruirra 1 last weekend a joint effort of tc h- rtuultu i society and town count- 1 scv some 2x shrubs planted at varmus lvations in the town park 1 v- is the initial step in a plmtini pro- cram winch will also iruhide m swimming poil site public hbrn ctu rchis and schools nursery stock has bvcn present ed to the horticultural society tile local dominion seei house 1 generous gesttictvwhich will aid u georgetowns beauty with a mini mum of cost a further d nation of eouipment made by murt allison and tom beer aided the beuutfu ation work five generations montreal cv star pci formers at a musicale were mrs bessie shapiro 95 and her great great granddaughter karen winer 2 iwhen five generations of a mon treal family got together an in mate of the jewish old peoples home here mrs shapiro has 21 grcat great grandchildren back in 1936 taken from the tawie of tne free prcm tharadmy october 29 936 the mens club of aclonym ca at its inaugural meeting inst nighty had a splendid attendance of oo men and an outstanding speaker mr j w cairns of tor onto it was held in the gymnasium or the y and the ladies auxiliary ercd boy scouts served the sunderland house owned by mr john clarke toronto was sold during last week to mr v b rumlcy of johnstone and rumlcy funeral directors acton mr ilumlcy of johnstone and rumlcy funeral directors acton plans to convert this fine old home into a modern funeral home and resid ence it was originally the rcsid- ence of the late mr w h slorey- and family but for several years has been unoccupied it will not be occupied until next year although the records show that acton was among the first munic ipalities to have a boy scout troop there has never been a kings scout until this year the first boy to attain this signal hon or is jack vangoozcn on tuesday afternoon the duke of devonshire chapter of the i o de met to honor a former reg ent and honorary regent mrs f e mclcary who is moving this week to brampton the seventh annual girls con ference under the direction of the womens institutes of the county was held in milton high jschool auditorium last saturday little aurel joliat the mighty atom of hockey has been signed up for his 15th straight season with the montreal canadiens monday night 20 denrces above zero and residents of erin claim ed it was 12 frozen radiators and oil er articles standout- out of doors were common the plant of ajax engineering is now working overtime on the large orders with which the plant is now favored the contract for the international nickel works at port colborne requires many car loads of import lumber among the lucky sportsmen was harold mclntyro who bagged a wild gpose from a flock on the farm of mr hugh mccutchcon it is not often that flocks stop in this district but they settled ill the field for an hour back jn 1906 taken from the lamae of the preaa thursday october ib vm our teachers arc appreciated the board of education has volun tarily increased salaries of theia4y teachcrs who were up for reast- gagemcht at this weeks mectiag miss annie king 2nd idepartmeat was reengaged at 450 miss mat- tie smith 3rd department maw minnie holmes 4th departmeat miss kate kennedy 5u depart ment at s350 five of the young scotchnaaa who came to acton this sumroar have left for british columbia mr c f goodeve sent to the free press on tuesday a sample mt very creditable peanuts grown iai lus garden on main st tt u1c youtietncn who tractate sncedjng their saddle banes mill st would go to the course at the park they would run less rsk of serious injury to pedestruahs and to possible arrest for illegal conduct the ideal minstrels will be at the town hall next monday niafct lovers of good music should nat fail to take this in all rush scats 25c adv after a long and tedious illness death came to mr peter mcdoa- ald yeomnn who has lived on the lasby farm from the time he pur chased it 14 years ago mr mcdoa- ald was a man of sterling charact er and enjoyed universal csteoan he came to canada in 1850 he was married to miss eliza mann waa survives him with five of thair seven children mr and mrs d henderson af p arrived home on tuesday morning after a very enjoyable 12 week trip to great britain they toured england and scotland hy easy stages and also took a trip over to dublin and paid their res pects to lord aberdeen one of the most pleasing evea- ings to which the acton public have been treated for some tune was given in knox church last thursday night the ladies of fhe church are widely known as sup erior cooks and at the tea provided in the basement after the thanks giving concert they more thaa sustained their good reputation a photo of a threshing outfit at indian llfad is in the free press window and has been viewed by professional directory and travellers guide mkokwl optical dr w g c kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office rhone 71 residence iis church st e phonr lst dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river sts entrance river street acton ontario rhonr 231 dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 19 wellington st arton ont phonr 679 office hours tk pm ikntai dr a j buchanan dental surgron office ieishmiti block mil st office hours t a in to fi p in xhay troo ms dr h if 13 drntal surftrnn omicc corn- mil ra rldllek streets i i re liir i i n to l i rikiikjnk i acton e l buchner ro optometrist 4k mill st e phase us office houra wednesdays 130 floj pm kvenings by 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