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a decade of development truly the fabulous fifties have frisain treftwndous growth and expansion for the towtt of acton at no comparable period in the history of the town has growth de velopment slid expansion equalled that of the 1950a indeed the towji of acton had its birth in 1950 120 years after its origin ea e aettte a- c unt 1 vyo iiirwni wcm of tipvv b7imp wvent iuw induilne a new h gfi lml n nplolely new public school tfli illttpi pipnn imi churches and incut nd imnitiwii 111 mrll m ip hut a few of hip nifli ol pi gip llml a re ev dent in ihp i iwn ol a lim in hy truly the fdwlom liftlp hivn iippii good in af mil nnn nltlm praifp hn tnnn the municipality was officially a village through progressive action of earlier couii cfls the municipality sought town status in the 10 succeeding years this confidence has been more than justified because acton has continued to grow and prosper m its v tal position on the fringe of the golden horse hoe progress is a vague term through this weeks supplement to the acton free press we are attempting to outline m concrete terms the v sible and real forms that pro gross has taken in tins municipality modern munic pal services paved accomplished alnnq in my mid tim towns finance have bwn iipav ly tlmiypd in mippi ing the nepdi of ibis glowing lonlro iho puce of progress has not ijppii ihtjnp ll does howevpi seem filling ihil as iho old decade become history wp tike one final glance ftl the 10 year wnod lhillm seen ihp greatest giowlh development in i progress expen enced by this munmpility in its 08 yeirs of formal existence the editors of the free press hope the material compiled miy be of some help in presenting the picture of progress as il has been recoided each week room for small investors you ve heard it and so have we all the hue- and cry about the great quantities of american capital that are being used to de velop and thus to control the country of canada put before we complain too bitterly per vise to conslderout own ap proach and often our own quite evident lack of confidence in our country somebody summed it all up m another regard when he penned the lines about a poet being without honor in his own country many look wanly at the big business interests and quite longingly at multi figure profits in fact the very word profit has been given an unfavorable connotation even though it is an essential of our system and available to those who risk their capital the point of all this is that there is a great deal of capital available in a multitude of small amounts this had led one fore oaster to predict an increase of activity on the part of the small investor this makes sense in two ways ll provides more capital for canadian expansion from canadian sources and it ties in with advice from james coyne of the bank of canada that we should pre pare to live more wilhin our means in 1954 25 of canadians earning un der 5 000 reported some dividends and 18 of canadians earning between 5 000 and 9 999 reported dividends this indie ates there is some interest in common stocks as a form of saving at all levels of income saving by investing small amounts of capital is not difficult it has been made quite simple through trust companies for inslance with quite remuneralive interest returns it does too do something about get ting more canadian capital in canadian en herpnse and development there must be more thought too to saving on our own behalf rather than the continued expectation that government can continue to support in creasing numbers at an increasing standard of living prn mbm the good old days ifw ttoj1 back in 1940 back in t910 taken from the issue bf the free taken from ihe issue of the free press thursday feb 13 1940 press thursday feb 17 1910 thomas stony wnittiiown tail satutdavns-mr-j-9-mat- thews was assisting to adjust farmer who resides about four miks from at tun was heattn by a lont rubber on wednesday night of ijm week and bound and lefl in his home in nnssigaweva township his plight was not dis covered until thiirsdiv afternoon wheli i neighbor edward wall found the m bound bleak outlook suyar and sficce prtolu by enlher taylor by bill smiley the assailant who is described as a eumparilivelv young man opnarenlly knew that mr slorev had received some money 1 ittlv however the larger p irt of the amount rueiutl hid been pud out and mr stnrev hid only ji7 lefl which wis liken rtprtseniiiiives ot bolh the kitchener ind toronto west fnd ywca wreslling tlubs isiied the at ion y lis thursthv even ing jnd tnie rlamcd t i irge trowd with ihttr mil prowess wes wolfe of ihe uhii t grippl ed with f miles of aoa with miles gaining j decision uur the local m in atton tanntrs timtinikd to clitk on fnd iv nifchl when lhe met ihe wiihuh tigers ind stni the hovs hjtk home wild a 101 trimming the tinners were ihe best ill ihe w iy ind led he us hois fiorn i hi tr stut ol the game ll wis not tin hi the third per lod ihat ihe wileilih icain ill islered on ihe seoiehoird ilur ihe t uius ui it ulmg 90 ttliv outskited and oulplivtd jic w iter loo it i imtoiilv dunlin hit visilors h mi woods in i mi jt im luintd in i some sttim pipes dverheid in ihe miehine shop at the works ol the acton tinning compan he bet ime overbalanced on the staffold and fill heivily io hit eemenl floor seven or tight feel hi low in falling he struck his head m a h yarn p iinful contusions owjnt to the bad ueilher on tuesd iv cuning there was i nthcr slim illcndlnit at iht hotkivmiuh between br irripton anil acton on ihe new rink htn the iniisi put ol ihe game not lasl or cltan hul btcamt txtiling spetltilnrs on hind two of the aeton pltuis were iccidenlallv stnitk wiih tht putk and rtquir ed snidit il illinium when the game tomludid bi implon hul i store of seven while acton lilluil fivt times tht i irptnttrs h ivir completed ikrn- ihe ion ol iht iit lilt in liii i ptrlo link on iht power house lot mil iht young people are loud in iheir prust of mr walter beard more in his gotftl of fieesof icsloi ing io ihtm iht winter pisiium thev eiiov so lullv in ihe retr etlion ihe wailing rooms wuc made nunc commodious and tomforl ihle ind the premises ne iltogillui belli r thin win n ihe diraolrtlon look phit id th xls i hi cn wson s o onlv in i piss ib a compound problem ontario weekly newspaper editors had af convention look at hamilton last weekend when the association met for its annual con- tntion we like everyone else have heard a lot about the stee company of canada to see tpe magnitude ot the operation in hamilton ajlone however is to more fully appreciate tne industrial giant that is so close to us while statistics can be monotonous we flound it interesting to learn the hamilton works cover over 500 acres employ about 10000 and have some of the most modern equipment on the continent j crossing track after track we earned there are 80 miles of railway track on the company grounds and jhe firm operates rnore diesel locomotives than the t h b railway it s a fantastic operation too to see a r ine ton glowing red ingot rolled from its cube shape to a sheet of steel perhaps four hches thick and 30 feet long by a machine 1 lat is fully a block long and controlled by ijfvo men our guide pointed fo jhe site ot more construction he explained that a new build ing to house some new process was being luilt at a cost of 28 million dollars probably this coupled with a slalement by steico presicftnt v w scully impressed us most he noted in his address to ontario editors later that steico was not and is not controlled by foreign mteresls tremendous expansion is taking place and has taken place in the company s 50 years and yet canadians have met the growing demands for capital to keep the company canadian controlled like any industry large or small there are undoubtedly problems indeed one of those problems was outlined by the president when he said thai in western canada today canadian made steel products are being dis placed by products of japanese plants operat ed by workers whose wages are about one sixth of ours this sounds bad enough but it is not all our government is subsidizing the export to japan of canadian coal to make the steel to make the products to be sold in brit sh columbia and alberta to pay for the coal this is one of the compound problems that we must all face if our economy is to be maintained in the face of mports thai can compete quile effect vely wth our home made products for an mmed ale obect lesson we have only io look at our own town for examples n the tel le ndustry read in one of ihe gossip col umns the olhti d i lh u cuv di ml die motit utoi mult i speiiil hip in it 6000 mites io hoiiiain to sn liisuloi the hi m went on c ir thinks ihis puliuihr oiieulil suilm ikci is tin best in ihe woild ind is in li id loiiil l ii tenc wilh lu n i me m id urn consult i int ihil hi in i ilrnh 1 could onl u nu lo the contlusi m that c u mil i h m i lot dil leiuil limits oi out minds alul i don i sa ihil in envy 1 have a perfectly good suit as fir as im concerned us tusl as good tht dil th n loi ico f0i e ir ibout tins nmt the i e s i newspiper comelitum ind i ii mil il t ikes me ibout thitt weeks lo 1 ilk mj wife into ioiiil slit tan t go bttause she h isii t nullum l vvl sj bn ninill i diess 1 s i tuins iu i slu hi i duss hul she iloisn hive a tin coil that hunts ihil eonvusition lo in ibinpi hill thin she tins lo mike me fill like a heel with the old nurse psiholng i tan i possihh isk mother to keep ihe children igun and miu know how worn oul we lie il le i i convention i invent a slikh lo wear txttpl ihit old hi uk thint mv ironing is thin weiks behind i simph i in i j i in i itl i don i cun w itu i to win don l ou t il ni viu d eno giltine from us ill for a touplc am in ill i in not asluimid to be sten in in tonip m mil i liivui l bun tiiintd iw i horn un pi in suite iht lime till w ill u in ihe pub asktd im il i w is ik ind i soil sute i in 19 iml lit sud will ttl tlu lull nul ol 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wolfi acco i ng to presentday terminology but the word often was written avld pronounced valentm t by a natural conf us on of names the christian martyr vv establ shed as the pat ron sa nt of sweeihears and 1 name g ven to the roman fest val at wh 0 you g mei and womea chose parti ers foi the com ng yea some htsor ans atgue however that there is another explanat on io q v ig the name st valent ne s day to tne romjn hoi day the early ci r s in fathers often had d f fitfully wiping oul pagan fest vals somet mes 4hy stmpjy pprpfed the festivals and them a o st an mean ng th5 church fathers may b taken over the roman hoi day wh ch was celebrated on feb 15 and named t after three saints nam ed valent ne whose feast day fe i on feb 14 ul di this 1 ki tt luneh hour for t impk 1 mi supp ived u nplv n vv ii nu mi sweetie your m nhi i wont nimel hivtnjj iht kill ii lhs us yihlttuajjl t vl 1 ihal black diess looks urrjfit tjuuj wont about voirrlroning inn know i wouitln t t wiihout v u what i su is ok when 1 til h mit it si sht his a dns nph 1 ipul hir molhei lined up ind is dispcmch inminp 1 tins i t ihe wholi i imih ii 1 llu uiikelld this vi ir she hud t new timmuk lnsii ul ol lh it nnu- w mi antu about having noih mi to wiar she assured nu with mime tolilniis thai i w is n itrrhtrv she voutdn t be wra with mi it 1 ragpukirs ro lei tloni 1 lonvcnlion o urb- iih will jjiihimed newspiper survivors include district relatives the tit ith of mirioik ilitts iktiiritil suddinlv il her home in chitlev township on sunt iv j mu ir 17 th i he m c hat le v township ind w diughltr of the kite willi un md m 111 mcfulden bom on much 19 cfjs she rcieiud lu r tdutatuin at bntobritlpi she vi is married on novtmbir 11 l4 at bncibridte in wiskv herb hikes son til the new members for association thin mi membtrs oined tht si nl mil mult m hhtis ssk 1 111 n it lluir nuetiiit in llu si ot hill juiuirv 2f wilh is nu mht is present the ptesieknt garrett and surjjron dr robert d buckner it cm ind siiritwn 19 wtl intttn s acltn ont hiropbactor d moore dc r specif c hi ipr icuir 17 m i sin i optical and herin aids the acton free press rablfahcd by um dob prtnutv utd pablbhtnc co united ponnded m 1 md publ wi v th at yf-hrm- sl acton ontario mcmbrr of le audit burtsau ot circulationi the cwvx nd the ontario queb di- aion o ihe c w na advertising rates on request sub kriptions payble in ds ance s3 00 in canada h 00 m the united sutes six month tl7 tng1e rop 1c authoriz ed a second claat uail post office department ottawa the nly paper ever published in acton g a diua editor in chief dai id r dills managing ed tor ijlk editor i a i office phone 600 acton this u is unfair ind shi knew it 1 hue lhal timd t s 1 h im i genuine harris iuim litkei mull in montnjl ihil i n ill the same lime the vear we went to that eonventum il iwn 1 isi ah 111 1 sc and a t simit pur ol hlatle shoes resoktl a mupk of turns hut liking 1 nin shine ihil 1 bought tor ihe ianmrip mv tope oat i- a bit shabhv hut alter alit was scctmd hand when i boughl 11 three veirs ago from an old air forte sidikick whod gone a bit al cohtilit the two top huiion holes arc sloppv as a sov s car but the bottom ont stav bunoned and the lining is like new it s detachable and i nivcr seem to get it zipped in for the cold weather nrlsrin hipgstmd mnrtht higpr ol bdriu uni brother here lilt to mourn hir pissing ire three sons ralph t irl anil 1 e- vrrn tcrn ol huntsvilli one son ii vd pndietasul hu one hiothxr gat lie id meruklen 1 alton ind oni sisin titul d iv initiil ol h million is i minn 1 in addition iheit lie lour grand 1 hi id n n the lunejjal srvue held in trmits initnl ehuuh hunis ullujvas eunduued tn rt dt gordon barkvvill uul inurmini folliwtel in huuhison mem mil iymerrv palfbfdrirs vtln din hanes ruperi livs rente geinge row i ing frink ttxxl ml irtillio rosso anil eiklv c inn n obituaky funeral services af stratford acton the tkith of mrs law rente willet hiwiu of r cambria it st t a i ford ekutted ai the smit lord geniril hospital on jamnrv 26 the lale mrs hewitt wis the former eva lcishman daughter of the late mr and mrs william leishmnn in 9i4 she mimed lawremr hewitt in aeltm anil moved lo slratf rel in sht wis a member of si j hn s t nil eel churth in stntfonl besides her husband she is survived b one daufthter mrs 9 wehwibetfi mne appel bitvl siwli 11 okllid with the i oul s pr ivu llu minutes of tht lsl riieellllt vvili re ill il i f iplitl mil iht in isiiui s up tl lppn vlll thin new unmix is 1 mu thiv au 1 i uiu ruhirts n 111 willums uiel mm 1 jeiim rfal fstate and inslrancf f l wright 20 v ibur st e l buhner r o opt imi t si and hrsir n a dt ap 1 1 du welcome to join spin il mh 1 1 inn 1 1 11 in the se ml inil ciiiele mothu ill 1 lhi with ihilelnn in tin eubs bi us s nits anil tunlis mu tints in hi lei in the se in hill 11 the ii 1 luisiliv it thi m inih ll v is kuliel i buv 1 n vi ii pit the hill it w is ilie i i m is pi nti i i 1 hie p ei n i 1 lb s hi tn lt i 1 11 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