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2utoklp9 county treasure house stories of ttk treasures coming to light fter years in hiding always have a little touch to them but right here in ration we feel sure the number of such stories could approach the unbelievable tr suppose a county museum was develop ed county council actually gave serious nought to the subject for the fint time in our recollection last week surely such an establishment would provide the key to unlock many historical attic treasures that ere now only gathering duit in their separate ways we have a copy of the first issue of the wilton reformer and some early copies of the helton journal that we accumulated m our historical research 17 we have a series of glass negatives priceless in historical values that portray jjfe in acton at the turn of the century j why do we have them usually because fthey were on their way to the unk pile and someone fortunately inquired ftrst if we would care to keep them this friday is dominion day in a few short years at this anniversary we will be marking the centennial of the confederation jn other areas plans are already underway jto fittingly mark the centennial of this great ioung nation to begin now on halton s plans for the nations centennial is not at all ridiculous it seems to us thai no more fitting way could be found than to plan and develop a county museum that would adequately portray the eerly life of this section of ontario the early history of halton is interesting and significant from the early days of the indian villages that dotted the county through the times of early white ex plorfrs who buffeted extensive forest pulled salmon from the streams end built their log cabins through the land clearing the de velopment of mills and the building of roach to the present day of air travel de velopment of canades natural waterway th st lawrence and our talk of inter plane tary travel the history is romantic and significant school children today may learn of the history of ontario from a generalized text book but how much more the imagination could be stimulated if they could see an early horse power a candle mould a flat iron a spinning wheel an arrowhead a tomahawk knowing that such articles came from this area would indeed bring the history lesson home halton s one attempt at preserving county historical items was made by the women s institutes today the items are gathered in a display counter in the mam lobby of the county building they have accumulated their share of dust but they have been pre served the display s inadequacies are evi dent to those who have looked in their continuing work the women of the institutes have been compiling tweeds muir histories of their specific areas it would seem to us a dramatic and op portune time for the women s institutes of the county to rally to the cause of a county museum insurmountable though the odds might appear the proect is one in which there is an attainable and worthwhile goal it should not be expected that elected officials would not share interest in it every assistance possible should be extended in a cooperative effort towards a county museum location is only one of the considerations ncessary but it should not be allowed to overshadow the others or impede the pro gress of the proiect the ladies of the halton institutes can make a county museum a real ty w th t they could make a rich contr but op to the county through its educational and cultural development stories of attic treasures coming to i ght might indeed be the order of the day a place to keep the treasures is what is needed and were glad to hear county counc i even discussing it the challenge of dominion day friday is dominion day and most of us are familiar with the problems which con fronted the fetnerdtxoilfederatibn the frrtftgtet at diplomatic meetings political msfilltia petty feakmsies and seifiitwwv ttftsfs we know the factual history which brought about confederation in short we can say that lrrl864 delegates from the maritime provinces assembled to discuss a maritime union the union of 1841 having been frus trated by recurrent instability prompted the two canada to send delegates to this con ference to propose a wider union for ali of british north america a conference was con vened at quebec after that year to discuss this proposal and to make recommendations to the colonial office under the bna act of 1867 which re sulted upper and lower canada later ontar to end quebec nova scotia and new bruns wick were united in the dominion of can da with provisions for the entry of other provinces but what did the general public of eng land and the colonies think before all this come about people hod to realize the prob lems involved the london times early in i bo 7 tried to show the british people that 1 they would lose an army of 14 000 an army the general public was told that was inade quate to the pretensions to be maintained and the work to be done 2 they would be separ ted by an ocean and most of the colonial peoples were in the heart of the continent 3 perpetually they thought they would have to keep watch and fortify a then hostile border which stretched from ocean to ocean most of the royal navy would have to be detach ed for this ob 4 perpetual weakness of england in comparison with other powers by the notoriety of this necessary deduction from britain s disposable power the times said the colonies would suffer more although britain would bear the brunt may become the occasion of an attack which if not fatal to their independence would have to be resisted at fearful odds or bought off by intolerable penalties if they had to fight the us britain as the big partner may have the victory but their weaker partner would not be compensated for the actual injuries these considerations would have hardly been applicable in the days of imperial unity and colonial depend ence said the times but they are every thing now it was for the colonies to de cide responsibility goes with power and the colonies now being powerful are also responsible the newspaper said the eng lish people were forced to consider what is natural and spontaneous and therefore in evitable it felt the colon es were more 1 ke friendly allies rather than partakers of a fed eral tie the states are better known in england than canada the latter being seen through the veil of the former socially eng land is connected w th the states poltcally with canada the canadian champion halton s only paper at that time said no one need to mis take the position of england s great organ of public opinion canadian v sitors to eng land said public and pr vate opinion was strongly m favor of our independence the champioh hoped the imper al government would not even hint at the m staken pol cy as indicated by the times we today as canadians look back on a history filled with pioneers of startling cour age and determination idea logical and physical barriers were overcome by these attributes and today canada with a relatively small population is one of the middle pow ers but as one peers over this pest history one can see similar problems confronting us today for example defence political and economic dependence and the lack of a dis tinctive canadian culture we can achieve the good old days becalmed photo by buwr taylor suycvi atd sfuce by bill smiley we old air force tvpes an testing c isicr these nights set ure in the knowledge lhat the great t radii kins we helped to es tablish are in safe hinds 1 e felt this u iv smee 1 read in the pipers the other il i about the new pimphlet lor air force per sunncl entitled a guide to social recreation in the roal cana dian air foree it is a llspii doeument the quoted onl a lew passages from it in the newspaper itluuwk but these were enough le convince mc that lffe m the atr force these das is just as exciting as ever and a whole lot more fun the pamphlet is designed to help the urman get acquainted be accepted socially uid lose his feeling of person tl insignific anee to bnnfc this lboul and help him feel tint he is one of the canc the booklet suggests some f iscimting times hit tin be ptaed at rcaf station pirtics most of these tcebreakcrs seem to be plavcd on our knees that s as good a method is inv ef abolishing stiffness inel reserve and levelling dif fcrcnccs in rank here s one of hem it s called rabbit all kneel on the floor in a ureli the leader asks eiih one in turn if he knows how to pi ribbit when the iilmit ltn do not he rises nd savs will i fcuess we tint pla it then no one knows how thvt would urtunlv tstibhsh in infi rmal frundlv attitude it in pnrtv here s another all are asked to tneel in a cirele to be tnit nled into the order of siam the are requested to repeat liter the leader the oith ot al letjanee owa tagoo siam tle sa it slovlv it first then rapidly one bv one the reilic tint thev ire saving 0 whit i toose 1 am hev vvoukln t their be red just one more sample all plaveis ire told to get in a cruuch position on the floor with their heads down they are- told lo lepcat after the leider line bv line with all mv heart with all mv mind i know that i stick out be hind imagine the roars of laugh u r the ga camaraderie ihti one would produce all i can sav is that it makes mi siek with cmv wi sure didn t hive nv tun like th it when 1 was in the air foree night nfter night m d iust sit iround the mess nd drink beer and argue heek sometimes we felt m ioeiallv insecure we d have lo get right out of thi mess and evele five miles through the blickout to i pub so we could gtt into a hvelv time of shove hi pennv oh we did true n fivv old c lines th it might crop up on e in i whik it i station putv but thev were prettv i td mm lti b idl orginied 1 1 torts compirtd to rabbit for example we did have one though that was plnved on hinds ind knees like these mw ones two large preferably thiek he ided young pilots were chob en eieh wis given a weapon consisting of newspapers or magazines tightlv rolled the were blindfolded then on hands and knees they stalked each olh er idea was lo find vour oppon ml and club him unconscious first to drnv blood was the winner and the loser had lo huv a round tor all hands then there was boomerang this was played only when most of the players were leav ing first thing in the morning for a new station first you gathered all the plates and saucers from the dining room two teams were picked and each retired hastily behind a ban icade consisting of the piano or a large table turned on its side then you skimmed i plate every time one of the opposing team stuck his held up youd get one nght back at vou hence the name boom i rang this was a jollv cheer ful game designed not only to break down the traditional re serve of the fighter pilot but also every window in the place and of course there was mess rugger this was a high spirited game m which any number euuld take pirt having to gal lop over the chesterfields and iround the tables made it more interesting the smallest pilot in the mess was used as a hall and the game ended when somebody was successful in dropkicking him over the bar back in 1910 token ran the issue of the free press thursday july 7 1919 following a despatch which appeared in a toronto newspap er announcing that beardmorc and company were moving their aclon plant to broccbrulge the free press interviewed mr w d beardmorc the head of the beardmorc interests here mr beardmorc characterized the re port as most absurd and said does anyone think we are fool ish enough to sacrifice our large interests hereuwjiy instead of removing we are busily engaged in enlarging our present facilities at the cost of thousands of dol lars mr beardmorc noted that bravcbridge council appreciated the business value of the tannery in brecebndge but no thought had erer been given to moving the works away from acton the mercury descended 30 de grees in two hours on sunday ev ening after a sweltering fort night the change was a most agreeable one the royal city lawn bowling chib held their anneal tourna itient beginning monday and l rfnks ere taking part includutg two from acton mr lehman and mr gold from acton are skipping the two entries from here and reports of the first games played have been favor able ahhough near the end of the tournament they fell behind somewhat the local bowlers put up a good show and provided plenty of competition for other bowlers mr thomas papp brough to the free press on monday a very fine sample of red clawson full wheat which he picked at ran dom in a 20 acre field of mr james dobbie on the fourth line the stalks measure 56 inches the field throughout is an c eeptionally fine crop during the meeting of the board of education monday ev ening in the town hall rcsignut ions were received from misses kite kennedy ind edith nick hn the boaid expressed their regret in losing these two ilued le ichers it was also agreed lo accept the apphcition ol miss cm pearson for the etching staff al i salary of 400 per an num and would have to rake up thequarrel and their connection would be the political weak ness through which the colonies could be invaded any question in which the colonies may happen to have absolutely no concern tnesefutry if we take for 6urtvi ihecour age and determination of our forefathers we are overshadowed by an even greater need to burst free and become leaden not just followers our birthday too dominion div his a speeiil mnifnnn for ihi free puss bt nisi ii vi is on dominion d iv is s ih it j siph hi kinc tolled thi firsi issues from his puss in mmhcvvs hilt tomoirow is the completion of 8 vi us next weeks is ui will hunch inothir mw enr our can nl imiginr whit ehinces hivi taken plin ii the tiih and i hilt dec ulo thu hive heyn reeordiii hv the columns ot ihe ai ton free prv what community tlvtnccrmnts thite hive been no i ne person lan even us ill ill ihi ihingc ihn hivi t ik n pi i c wiihm the free pun tis4lt at annivnsirics though there is a- iftndencv lo ink f iwirl lnkt i inl ii ihinces thi are ineunbk in the r u ot i weiklv mwspapir ihanges in the technical prodin n n ij pages ihanges not for the sake ot change but changes tovviriis improved siandirds i know that sounds like jreit incmic stufl compared to the red blooded viriluv of owa tagoo sum but it vvasn t our fault that we were born 20 vears too soon back in 1940 taken from the istua of the free frees thursday july 4 imtv t hughes cleaver m p was guest speaker during the lome school reunion on monday when over 1000 attended the affair this was the first get together since the school was erected in 1882 and some of the pupils who attended the school the first year were present to join with friends and reminisce over days gone by the afternoon program consisted of games and races for everyone and a picnic lunch topped off the days activ ities knox church sunday school held their annual picnic at stan lev pork erin on wednesday last and in spite of the unccr tain weather a lurge turnout enjoyed the program quite a number of youngsters and grownups participated in the races and games and sat down to a picnic lunch everyone is ready for the first draw in the war savings stamp contest being sponsored by ac ton merchants and this saturday a large crowd is expected to at tend as coupons are dropped in to a large drum and numbers picked out announcing the pric winners winners must be prcs ent to receive their war savings stamps and are allowed jus i two minutes after their name is call txl to collect the prize miss margaret arnold duugh ter of mr and mrs r r arn old and mr jack graham son of w k graham acton are among the successfulstudents of western university london this year both have passed their third year in the arts course june talbot daughter of mr and mrs w d talbot success fullv passed her grade iii piano examination with honors june is a pupil of mrs l a worden g a dills editor ul the free puss received the iwards won b ihe papef during the annual convention in cilgarx albcrla iccenllv first prize for best front pagi third lor cdiion il ind hflh loi all round newspap er a bombing pi uic made a fore cd landing near ospnnge satur dav many arc viewing ihe plane professional directory and travellers guide wmmiwwiw medical funebal directors d8wgc kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence us church st e phone iso dr da garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and r ver sts entrance river st acton ont phone 239 or robert u buckner physician and surneon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 97fl office hours 0 8 pm afternoons by appointment real estate and insurance phone 000 night or dav bruce e shoemaker mgr chiropractor a d moore pc palmer specific chiropractor 17 mill stnwt phone 40 or 68 summer party held on lawn mrs ro brown of west bower avenue was hostess to a delight ful summer euchre partv last thursday aflermton the event vms held on the back lawn shad- id vtith tovelv tno md sur i nindcil with pretty flower mr brown had added i color fill touch with red and white and hluc streamers floating in ihe breezes and also with insect vprav made sore no mosquitoes or bugs f l wright 20 w ibur st acton ontario phone 95 or h leib denut surgeon office corner mill and frederick street office hours by appi intment telephone 19 optical and hearing aids e l buchneir ro optomutri and hear in aids w mill si f phone 113 off ee hours wednesdays only 2 006q0 pm ewnni by appointment or a j buchanan dental surgri office 5a mill street office hour 9 am to t pm closed wednesday afternoon telephone 148 legal c f ieatherland qc barrister robert r hamilton optometrist eyes examined glasses fttted 10 mn n st n georgetown ont office hours 10 a m to s pjn more to fri fvenimts by appomkmenl closed saturday f r appointment please phone tr 7w71 auditing accopnt1no lever hoskin chartered accountants 3 mi in st n 212 king st w brampton toronto t ihnne gl 1424 em 4tlil travftms oup gray coach lines the acton free press i by the dtaai frsjrttet and pwhbimng co ltd t ul t awl p evew ttwra al s vrtltow st acton ontario member of the audit bureau of ctrculatkmb the cwama and the ontanooiebec divljonortrxwjita dwnttrartes on teqoet subscriptions payable in advance 1300 m canada 400 in the united states six months 1 73 uncle copies 7c authorized as second class mail post office depart rnent ottawa the only paper etr pubuabed tn acton g a dilte editorinoiief david r dilk managing editor ljltru and editorial office phone 600 acton ifhtitahk ii innncrsarv i reassess the rule of a vvixklv newspaper in i lommunttv we might even wonder it it is messjiv lo a omnmnttv if u series i used i fuiicfnm tl it fills i mvel we miuervh think mmmunin with ml j wccklv wuld n i w e immim is lis ntiuial tiius i milium atn n w ukl be ii si ii rixe rd ot xnmumtv lili would he ml iff protubk thai s whs al inmvtisar lime each vc ir we ft tip to nassess and appiaisc the rok of a weellv like anv humihxv ihe puhh iti n l i wetfclv is often a diseouraliny ask poop 1 1 have stroiic likes and dislikes in what lht re el jdveiusrs don t ilw ivs find tin napes wee krt iit sdriulemm value ii nulll uw n cdiloiials are net alvvavs appreciated like anv business r a t b the yucn prize winners there were ecven tables and j mcs were presented the follow ing lone hands mrs ale hugh sr high scores to mr mil ion and mrs george frvcr consolation to mrs lome dunn and mrs ceo lazenbv tuckv draw to mrs b drew and mrs c maplesdcn the guests included members of the acton w 1 and several ril and ne 1 l 1iw p o tt in pm 500pm saturda by appointment only office 22 phone res 111 acton a braida ba barrister solicitor notary public its mam st s acton onl pbone s7i office hours 6pm 6pm lpm ipm saturday 13 cork st k ouelph ta 42243 1 o h am 3 pm coaches leavk actow dai light isavtrar tunc east bound daily except sun and sun and hoi 1017 am usi pro 2j7 pm 327 pm 727 pm til pm 11j2 pm 1 12 am pn sat sun and h i i ii ean be discouraging but then too like anv business it has its comprnsa- ttnm the ottaslnnat wont of apptcebtrim trir frrrmg of satisfaction at seeing a communilv proieel completed the thrill in anmiunung neve industries and often the oppor tunnv lo he htlptul in sm tiler waes to the life and pro- gress ot the eetminunitv with is vears behind it we smcereh hope it will continue tor another ik at least with the much appreciated help of correspondents who faithfully record the news of iheir districts ihe readers who find the free press a good paper lo read and the advertisers who feel their message can hst he arneel in the towns weekh the free press can loeik fnnvard to a long lik e4 acrvur ratiirdati am 1 i mrs brown avsisted by some of the ladtes served a dehctous lunch and said she was really celebrating the sixth anniversary of her return to the old town where she and her husband had- spent the early vears of their life on behalf of the guests mrs f anderson expressed he pleasure of everyone for such a delightful afternoon and all were pleated tbe had come back to acton to enjoj their retirement hastings 4 payne banister and souerton notaries pubiie 1a kill st acton for appointment call nl acxtloneeaunq c h tufrn licensed auctioneer eden mill phone roeksenod utter 43tt