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sdhtouaipfc election smoke clears with acton council now elected for 1961 and decisions made in most other helton county centres municipal life can carry on without too many big surprises in acton there has been some change in ihe personnel that will continue to ad minister ihe affairs of the community probably the most disturbing thing about tuesdays election is the surprisingly few people who consider ihe expenditure of their taxes important that only 45 per cont of the electors should take the lime to vole is appalling it seems to us that too many people do their complaining about what that council is doing through the year and not enough are sufficiently interested when the annua opportunity for electing council school trustees and hydro commission comes around actons 1960 council has undoubtedly done things on which there was not town- wide support theres nothing unusual about that we have disagreed with them ourselves thoros nothing unusual about thai either their qualify or effectiveness cannot however bo udged on single tstues the whole year ond maze of decisions must be taken into consideration we re glad to see john goy heading ihe 1961 council because of his ability and sincerity its good too that some new faces will ba joining the ranks of council to provide perhaps some new ideas and to help m shouldering the ob of town ad ministration ll s not on easy job to serve as coun cillor or public official accophng the abuse lovellod and withstanding ihe pressures thai are exerlod we re happy there are individuals willing to serve congratula tions to the winners and thanks to the losers for offering your services getting the steam up again ottawa is still fighting inflation when it should be far more concerned about getting canada growing again that charge comes from walter i gor don who points out that far from advanc ing the canadian economy has slipped back to where it was in 1952 real output per canadian after price increases have been removed increased 13 in the four years between 1948 and 1952 it increased by a further 7o between 1952 and 1956 it will have declined by the same 7 durng the four years 1957 1958 1959 and 1960 this is a sad story and even worse when we realize that this trend is still m a decline what disturbs gordon and disturbs all responsible canadians is the effect of no growth on canada s work force in the good years between 1947 and 1956 we had vir tually no real unemployment it edged up to 4 m 1957 climbed to 7 m 1958 drop ped back to 6o last yearand is now pro bably close to a record 8 seasonal factors considered these very uncomfortable facts of life have stnred up a great debate outside of parliament about what is necessary to hoist this country out of the economic doldrums governor of the bank of canada james e coyne for instance says greater national self sufficiency is the road to survival ot tawa so far has devised only measures to increase employment on the construction frontmeasures which appear unlikely to get fast results here is what gordon suggests 1 easier money and lower interest rates which would cul the premium on the cana dian dollar to the advantage of all canadian producers whether they supply domestic or foreign markets 2 encoutage canada s manufacturing in dusnes in order to provide more new obs but do so by money and tax policies rather than by higher tariffs which invite retalia tion 3 embark on an extensive program of urban renewal giving this a practical assist by creating a municipal development bank designed to help the municipalities raise money cheaply and at home 4 give the economy a quick boost by reducing income taxes a tax holiday for a few months by adding to consumer spend ing right now some of the worst of winter unemployment would be averted he says the gordon suggestions merit thought fu consideration we can i afford another decade where qrowth averages only a little more than 1 a year this is the way to economic political and social disaster the financial posl guard seasonal happiness christmas traditionally the season of fes tivity and happiness will be marred for many if seasonal fires and accidents are allowed to take their usual toll christmas tragedies could be averted by greater care m choosing of toys and decora tions safety experts advised that chemistry sets fire arms and toys requ ring alcohol kerosene or other inflammable liquids should not be qiven to mall children as a final safeguard use of such toys by children of all ages should be supervised by adus christmas trees and decorations symbols of festivity are potential fire hazards ohi ctals warned to help minimize the dangers they recommend the following precautions 1 choose a small tree it is less harad ous than a large one 2 keep trees out ofdoor is long m pos sible remove them as soon as needles start to fall 3 never place tree near fireplaces heaters doorways or staircases brief comment a always turn out electrn when room is unoccupied tree lights the acton free press published by ihe dtlli printing and publishing co ltd founded tn 1875 and published evers thiirsclas at 59 willow st alton ontario member of the audit bureau of emulations the tna and the cmikinoquebcc dmsion of the cwna advertising ratei on request subscription pas able in advance 3 00 in canada 14 00 in the cnitcci slates six months si 7s single coprc 7c authorized as second class mail post of rite depart menl ottawa the only paper ever published in acton g a dills editor mhicf daid r dills managing editor business and editorial office phone- 60 0 acton the good old days tuning up thou by ntbtr taylor uxt iwcftrr sccyzt and sfuce 5 use a pail of witer as the foundation for ihe tree 6 presents should not be placed undr tree until ok slmas eve wrappings should be safely disposed ol as soon as possible 7 candles are hazardous use electric decorations but check that they do not over lod electrical circuits b choose electrical gifts of approved mikes bearing reliable seals of mspec an 9 avoid grease accumulation in o ns and burners keep cli idren out of the ki chen while stove is m use 10 don t use gaue like cloth for child i en s paty dresses 1 1 make sure that toys and sports equip ment are not lefi on the floors especially near staircises this is i lr ny time of ycir aliuss ihe land a lot ol people ue tn a slew about suinc tinny merchjnls hi- gone to oil lull on the mcidiull u i big stock no sweating out the pa chnsliikis ituldiums students who hic hid i ball all tall ate jjiecti as ihcv face christmas c ams wiih nothing in the bclfry housew cs look lorwjril tc ihe chiislmas chaos whti sheei dtcad bui i m not wonying too much about any ol them the merchants will wind up a few dollars ahead of last yeai the students will loltor through un n tniturc of luck and nerve the housewives will emerge on boxing dav bloody but unbow ed the people who have mv deep svmpulhv this time ol cir an- ihe men and women in hundreds of munieipalilies who are standing heroic a jim ror irving to look f rm mlell iginl and able as thc seek in muster enough courage to run lot public uiiicl the annual nomination rmel ing is the be si show in town it ptoduccs enough high di una low comedv and suspense m make some of ihe socalled mas tupicics ol w shakespeare look ptctlv 1hms lot ten veais 1 attended ect nomination meet tug is a mwspipeiman and on a conpk ol occasions as a carul itlalc 1 wiiuldiit liadc i li season- tukl to the sliallord lisliwil before the meeting gets really warmed up there s lots ol fun ihe mayor and the rece have their heads togeth ei liguring out how to skate oer ihe thin lee ol lhal sub- slanital clcficil the cxpcil needleis in ihe crowd aie shaipeiung ihe points on their questions the piaet eal ok eis are nominating the local idiol dead people and ihe towns loose woman the inc liable d t unk is on hand nl quite tipsy enough to be thiown out and silting ihcrc stili ab the grae staring wildly into space are ihe brand new candidates who have thrown eaut on to the winds and decided to go out foi a seal on the council or school board it s a pretty tense business fur them 1 can tell ou don i talk lo me about your kennedy and nixon those big fellows have slaffs of advis ots and consultants and public iclaliutis men and proxies and moguls and campaign managers and cxpetls and parl machines and ward heelers and all sorls ol ihmgs on nomination nrghl tlu ic mil alone bui lhal determined look ng litilc woman in the fourth row who lui ns alternately red and white like a neon sign is as lunch as a deal mule on a rail in the sahua she has keved he i self to i frightening peak uf this sundays church calendar yapeuwc at f rsi they s8d they d write under water now they have them so they do a good ob on grease buet cellophane and so forth perhaps some day they might even make a ball point pen that writes well on paper gait reporter the church of st alban the martyr anglican riclr the hv h b stokrcef lth stb 185 jcrfrpy st phone 265 th third sunday in adunt fcmbu wick slnday december ltth i wo h10 im holy euchirnt 910 imhily eurhirm md chinch sellout ii 0 i m aiatlm mii1wffk cfifiuiation lnidi 14 d nibi 1ww tnbi r di 10 m h il ltirliir si fr tn ifi rwimhor iw 31 pit ohuivh s i pun 1 1 ti in h hall all arc wlcomo presbyterian church in canada knox church acton r v andrew h mckenwc ba rd mnntrr mr f a hansen ba orannt and choir master sunday dfcbmber 11th iw 9 45 a m church school 1100 am mormn w o r t h i p thcrie december in fi r oii urfi juni ir congreitation a mph dunna erm n pre- ntrsery children cared fir at mati5c christian reformed church rev j nutma ba bd minister 301 queen st box 46 phon 698 sotow december 11th two 10 00 am emluh 2 30 p m dutch the church of the back to god hour baptist church acton ptntnr junes m rudd 8fl nelson court phone 206 sunday december 1 1 th i90 fl 4fi i m sunday school 11 ix m prepnrc ye the wa of the lord 700 pfii a decisive viion tutsriav 6 45 explorers widnendtv 7x0 praer meelinfi women missionary circle in ci hkc fndnv 600 annual chrktmi supper and program all arv welcom acton pemtecostal tabeknaoe 33 churchill road paoc rev kenneth j retd paitor 75 cook st phone ew sitvdw december iltti i960 10 00 am sunday school 1100 am moraine worhip 7 00 pm fvankcliitic tmday 8 pm prtyer and bible study thiirdav 8 pm chnit ambas sadors you are alw welcome united church of canada aetm mark rev dwuht enifl ba ilinister mr george elliott organist and choir matter sunday december llh 1980 930 a m early service 930 im senior sunday school erade 4 and up 100 am morning worship 1 1 00 am junior sunday school up to grade 3 with nursery 610 pm white gift smice for children of all aw and fnm- il e ai1 welcome 730 pm young peoples meet- by bill smiley ntrc she has necr spoken in public hetore and she is going to run lui j sejt on the school board and iry lo ginger up that all male inert hodv which is all talk and no ael un she is fierce hut tnghlened and look oct here young punkiss is gumg out for council and he looks it there s a fine film of sweat on his face and he grips ihe back of the chair tn ironl of him with the same expression as a kid on a roller coaster you can 1 blame him hes going up aga nst doc soeum and even body in town oweb the doe punkiss has only been in own for 12 cars and has a lot of ncnc to tn for a seat there s some prett raggcd matenal going on ihe ballot this ear there he speeches are start ing listen to old george gmng it to the mavor about the side ealks old george knows a thing or two about those sidewalks he helped build them 52 cars ago iheiesjoc slosh with a sk n tul going alter the rcttc about l lie laxcs on his place savs he wont pav a cent till the pje the sireet pu in a stwer and install a mreel light in front of his house his total laus are 18 and lies two ears in arrears there the chief is ushering him out same as last ear and so it goes don t tell me about ihe roman senate or the house ol commons hoi mid clash or personal ties fut the rapier thrust of wit give tnc a nomina i ton meet ing e en time the chairman of the se hool board defends himself like n tiger when some prett sharp questions conu up about leathers salaries the chau man of the librin board paints a sweeping picture of the lowns cultural progress w th w0 more btxiks borrowed than 1 isi mar and iwo new shelves added to the 1 1 bran but it s 1 1 jo and a lot of the specljlurs have dtifted out afler all tomorrow s the dav the mag istrate holds court and there are some prettv interesting cases ll s a pits hul b the- lime there s a chance lor the new candidates to speak thercs no bodv lei t bul iht c hairmnn looking blue and the caretaker who has to sweep up after the meeting looking black little mrs bantam the candidate or school board rises anvwav its understood thai she has pre pared a prettv savage attack on the other members of the board and has a bold new platform lo propose she looks ar ihe chairman who is nodd ing at the caretaker who s muttering and at voung pun- ktvs w ho has fallen sound asleep while waiting his urn she bursts into tears and stamps out awakened abrupt k punkiss leaps to his feet his chance has come now is the lime for that brief wim and gracious speech he has prepared he blurts mr chairman fellow ratcpavcrs i wanna thank im nominator and seconder and f elected i will do mv besta lo the besta mv abihtv and from such gallant souk as punkiss come our local leg- islalurc and that spark of fire that keeps democracy burning bright back in 1910 taken from th imuc ol he tree prcn thursday dec f 1910 on thursday nlghl afler mid night as john dulfc jr whs driving across he gtr tracks on mill sireet an appruaehng freight train caught the rear of hu ouggv and hurled it with its driver some distance mr dufte was not seriously hurt nor was his horse hut the buggv was badly wrecked and luv on the side of the street lor several duyii a silent evidence ol the nurrow escape of the owner on friday george- hllsem nav migawea appeared before just ice r j cumpbell and j h pcbtock charged by his brother jn law wlih housebreaking and stealing about 12 or 13 pounds ol ginseng the root is worth jhoul 7 per pound hilson was com milled for trial during ihe meeting ol the board of educulion monday the members received he official rcmgnatimi of principal stewart who is going to parry sound to accept a position at a ndlary ol f 1300 per annum his salary in ac l on is 900 it wjb decided to have the secretary submit an ad veriisemenl in ihe globe and the mail and empire lor a male principal at 3 starting salarv ol 900 per vear a feiter was alvi read mm miss humphries assistant in iht continuation department slat ng she had been offered a much more lucrative sal an to take a position at the school at mark ham she slated she would re main in acton if her salary was increased s0 per annum thc board decided not to make the increase at the preseni time after nine weeks of suffering from what was supposed to be a simple bruise ol the flesh and muscles of his right arm the result of be ng run over with the wheels of his carnage poslmav ter matthews went to toronto this week n hones of getting mime relief and restoration ut his arm r lamination proved i he shoulder lo be dislocated and a small bone fractured tht frac ture has been reduced and pr- gress toward recovers is being made back in 1940 taken from ihe luu ol dm prcu thursday dec 12 1vm during he public utilities meeting tuesdiiy evening it was decided to erect he annual christmas tree in front pf the post office rather than the mill and muln street corner it was deemed advisable in view of the fnit several lights hud been brok en lormcrlv and nccdenls nor- lowly averted at the busy inter section the tree will again be decorated with colored lights according lo a sports item from stratford ihe h l i stat ioned there will have a hockey team with mveral former acton boys on the lineup frank twit ter holmes will plify goal for the com and ben buyllss will be un defense manager ol the loam i corporal harry fair who ac ton boys recall on live par b team when they plaved i hem jimmy quinn blora is also a candidate lor the team the force bowling team ad vanced into first place in he guelph commercial league tuev day night b defeating the hat- ters s2 the win puts hem one point behind the hatters who led the league presiouvlv this week reeve j b chalm ers received a letter from mjsot birkcit of acton england who acknowledges the contr bulka irom acton canada of 222 pounds toward the porckavc a spitfire fighter in the letter i he people of acton wcrc thank cd for their generotis and wjj- port and it wav pointed ait that ihe plane would be named wx- eat aciona in the latest list of war cot- iraciv announced bs the depart ment of munitions and suppty an acton firm ha wcured an order for materia it beardmore and co have recti td an order amounting to 122 000 ac i on busiriosmcn v a tnjc nat ion during the r mfitins uort- clav night artd to hold a vxiral ening for the communn and a will probabls h hld rarly in the spring a let r it ti br km in ihe mciniupai jjutuii ttuoic ing thfrn for havrn the trrv cleared of most professional directory and travellers guide medical e rs giap i wf w ua j tmual dfkcctotu dr w g c kenney phiician and surceoo office in sjrami slock 43a mlust e acton office phooe 78 residence 115 church st e phone iso dr d a gafirett physician and surgeon corner of willow ind river stat ctrtrance river st acton oru phone 23s dr robert u buckner phvsician and surf eon 39 wellington st acton oot phone 879 office hours 6- pm afternoons by appointment rral estate and insvitancc mfcu ocmokcr 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone m dental dr h leib dental surgeon offic corner mill nd frederick street office hourt by appointment telephotfte ifl dr a j buchanan dental surgeoi otftee 5a hu1 strtet office hour 8 am to 6 pro closed wednesday afternoon telephone 148 c f leatherland qc barrister solicitor notary 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