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indeed a milestone bleak outlook completion of the installation of artific ial ice in actont arena is indeed milestone the early completion of the community cen tre can now be awaited with eager evpecta- tlon and some big community night planned for the official opening- of the project mat is truly a conimunlty proet with a hockey team and an interesting hockey league shaping op a predictable ice season ahead in wrest in curling developing and an enthusiasm unmatched for some years the centre is bound to be a busy spot the effect of the work bees has been beneficial in improving and refurbishing the tfroha interior from th beginning the pro ject has been a community one it was ust six months ago after several rnonthx of in tensive work that the 60000 objective was reached the activity since then of building art ice machine building of consolidating plans of a pledge to freedom i am a canadian a free canadian free to speak without fear free to worship god in my own way free to stand for what i think right free to choose those who shall govern my country this heritage of freedom i pledge to uphold for myself and all man kind perhaps its a little idealistic but that is part of the canadian bill of rights signed by the prime minister of canada not too long ago wed like to see it repeated in school rooms across the country because it is a lit tle icjealutlc nd it does provide a challenge even though we may think this heritage of freedohilsnt in eopardy at any currentgiven moment the statement of freedom has two par ticular points that are applicable now it says we are free to stand for what we think is right so often what we think is right is somehow rationalized with what others think is right without the benefit of sound reasoning we must not be afraid to stand for what we think is right the second statement with which we are concerned now is that freedom to choose those who shall govern the country per haps we dont attach the significance to mun icipal eeclions that we do to provincial and federal elections but we should every el ection is important indeed vital every time an eligible voter decides the issues are not important enough to wade through a snow bank or brave a breeze to cast a ballot dem ocracy is losing there are examples that an electorate can be roused in nassagaweya voters rec ently set a shining example by getting about 80 percent to the polls to vote on liquor questions there surely it is essential to get an equal am ount of interest in the elections where stew ards or representatives are to be chosen for a full year of municipal administration if we are to pledge to uphold our free doms for ousetves and all mankind let us set an example at the polls that willbe worthy of a democracy little accidents tpvrtar itttfe acctdenrs which sel dom make the headlines cost canadian more than 4003000 it is estimated many of these accidents occur during the winter and most could be avoided through care and attention these recommendations for winter safe ty around the home are offered as a remind er 1 keep sidewalks shovelled and clear of ice and snow at all times 2 check exterior stairways and entranc es for loose boards nails and other dis-re- pair which might cause inury 3 cleat large icicles from the eaves they can cause serious mury when they fall 4 make sure that snow shovels gard en rakes childrens toys and similar items ere kept clear of walks and not hidden under a deceptive layer of snow 5 cover accessible steam and hot water pipes which might cause burns to the un wary 6 keep children away from portable heaters stoves and fire places 7 keep hot ashes in ametal container never in cardboard or wooden boxes 8 dont let children play hockey or other winter games on or near the street ability to pay when the average person comes to buy insurance on his life his house his car as a safeguard against possible illness or ac cident to provide for his children s educa tion or to save for his own retirement he doesnt use as yardstick what someone else it doing the individual has to weigh what he personally needs against what he person ally can afford if he doesnt he can end up in trouble strangely while that is perfect ly obvious to the individual when he ts act ing on his own it is much less obvious when he acts with his fellows as a member of the public that is wjhen he permits a govern ment to act for him that was one of the points made in a re cent talk to the canadian conference by rein- hard hohaus a new york insurance expert and chief actuary of the metropolitan life in turanre company governments said mr hohaus should take tnto account the fact that social welfare plans that work well m one country may be unsuitable for another and governments should be farsighted en ough to make sure that the cost of social insurance programs they start does not ex ceed the ability of the public to pay for them regarding government pensions for the aged mr hohaus made the pertinentol servation that the financial condition of the aged changes sometimes from generation to generation because of social and economic conditions that existed in their youth those persons now in seventies and eighties he pointed out went through a depression late in their working life and had little to save then they went through a pertod of inflation that eroded what little savings- they had in contrast persons now approaching retirement age have spent theirtate productive years in a period of prosperity and have had an op portunity to save we in the field of private insurance said mr hohaus have learned that it is highly undesirable from the viewpoint of the company no less than the insured to expand insurance programs for individuals beyond their ability to afford them be cause the individual realizes that he can end up insurance poor he takes into account changing conditions measures his present and future ability to pay and contracts for a proposition that suits his own and not some one else s circumstances he must realize that governments too can make him insurance poor the acton free press published by the dills printing and putriuhlnf co ltd founded tn 1875 and published everv thursday at 59 willow st at ton ontario member of the audit bureau of circulations the c w na and the ontanoooebec division of the cwna advertising rates on request subscriptions payable in adunce 3 00 in panada j4 00 in england and other commonwealth countries 5 00 in the united states and other foreign countries single copies 7c authorized as second class mail post office department ottaua the only paper ever published in aetata g a dius editohncalcf davis r dili maneglhf editor businiss and editor i al office phone 60 0 acton 4 turvirtf comers to get the best possible cert- fclructldn price of building the community centre building of laying 37500 feet of plas tic pipe of installing the icemaking equip ment arid countless other details many un anticipated has reached a climax with the first sheet of artificial ice if the enthusiasm that initiated campaign ed and constructed the community centre can be nourished and fostered there will need to be no particular concern for the con tinued growth of the towns community cen tre this however is a tall order and it can only be hoped that those who contributed will continue to keepian interest in the pro ject that all helped to build if it is to continue as a true community centre the arena and centre building will find many varied uses and thus be an im portant stimulant for the growth of the com- munity spirit that built it e the good old days photo by crthar tartar ttyacwdsfitee wiat m the name or all hit s hstencal is going on m canada these davs you can t pick up a paper or a magazine utihout the word fallout hitting like a big black bludgeon after years of wrtui indil lnncc to the threat ol nutluir wir suddenlv the whole ol north amlhlt ins gone hog wild for shelters is aidh d vouring cer bit of garbige published about radioauiit- and is hotl ai piling such qius turns as whether htnil be 7s ptr cent or 8s pti ttnl ot our population wiped out in a mis silt alt itk i had noticed the rnpid build up ot pinic uy our public ihuns but hadn t paid too much atttnt ion to u one buomcs a bit cn itul about i he tonst int state ol apoplexs of our datl press this ueek hwveer m kids at school were delitnng ihtir annual or il compositions those who dirti hiv e nert to skip school th it di did ou know wh it thtir t i onte topic wis t illout shtl iris this w is too much when cute lit tit gnls ol lo who should be dtslussing such lubitcts is d incts and hnirdos stand up then in tiont ot tht tl is and sa mr smilt ft how students the lopn i havt ehocn to speak on todas is what will vm do when the bomb tdk its time somebod tailed a h ill to the in stein th it s hid iiumh bui these p lllli puleiis hit etll got m wile i ii tele sled i h it s wh it won its me things must bt st nous for ears 1st been trv lllg to cct he i mtelesled iii woi id ill hi s some ot the se ite mpts h t ilmum diixen nu straight up the w ill leinss iju tilling ind d iwn tht oilur sidt do mm re tllt we le t it ll tot ll aiuilllll ilum i would ask hei cs she would an swti but wlun tie u g mit to stop smoking so much she netr knew the pi evident ol ghana tmm the president ot the uhal rot in club htr ide i of a big international chms ut when princess m irgaret married tonv or when liz talor biggtd a new husband sou she s talking fallout shelter ot that she s changed her mind about whits import ant in the world she still thinks nuclear itsmon is something agutl uruomfortubk like trout 1 1 shin oni more so she is firmh eonsyiced thai war is a lot of ridiculous non irnw indulged in b men cer so often to bolster their egos no she hasnt become in by bill smiley ttrnatiomlu minded its just th it she doesn t like to he out ol stvle and these das inllout is the fashion she still thinks i idiation is something to do with where ou put unlet in i ear but she s nol going lo miss the show big worn at the moment is where were going to put tpe piano in lbe shelter she tfbesn t want it to get damp afftets the lone she s ilso a lit tic troubled about the exact shade of the drapes there won i be an windows in lie thing of course but lack ot windows neer stopped a wo rn in liom fretting otr cur t uns the kids are getting orginitd too tht re quite prielieal about tht whole thing told lhe might tinng their most thenshed pos session kim oted for piper the tat and hugh for plavbo tht pup i agreed as we might hat to eil them there won t be room for much food you set m wife needs her se wing m ichmt her ste im iron her h ur drtr and of course going lo tit like pigs she claims so the dining room table must go in and she doesn t want any dirty boot til rescue workers t romping aiound on her good rug so that has to go inside along with all the good china sil er and glissware we re not going lo trv to get the ear inside because it s insur eel but ill be hanged if i lcac the lawnmower out it s a second hand power mower i bought ihis lah for 20 and i netcr was able to get the motor started so i m not going to just let that go up tn smoke without getting some back in 1941 taken rrom he uaue of ihe free pre thursday dec 4 l4l mr jnnil ros who hnt been vllh johnstone- rurrfley funeral ilireuor tor ihe pnt nine yelri lett acton last woek lo uin ins partner mr r milanibliin in gutflplv where thev will open the mclunaghnn and ross fun oral home mr untile mikersie formerly of the trull funeral home staff succeeds mr ross with johnstone and rumlev here in acton he varied his duties hea- this week word was received this week from detroit tellinu of tin dciul of a former actomtn william ebbape who lied here a few years ago with his parents mr ebliage was kilkd in a street accident in detroit he was struck bv a dsr bus at an intersection and died shortly af terward in hosptlal tour escapees from the gucjph reformatory who were at large for twu days were recaptured in windsor guards were on ihe lookout here at acton during the weekend in the event the pris oners might appear plowing has been carried on at district farms nghi to llic present lime the farmers re port there has been no frosl in the ground so far this vcar the snow has not been sulficieni lo last a clav holmes who is bowl ing his firsl season this vear willi the mccutcheon team was high man during a game in the guclph commercial league with a three game score of 662 the team took oer first spot tues dav when thcyj defeated federal wire the ymca badminton club were busts to ihe dundas club last wcecnd and like true hosls allowed tbe visitors to depart uth a iiclorv a relurn match has been scheduled for next week and ihe acton plrvers are looking forward lo ecning the score back in 1911 taken from ihe issue of ihe free pw thuraday nov 30 1911 on monday evening the aclon junior hockey club was organ ied and hie following officer were elected honorary presid ent fc j hhssard president a j lehman manager j c clark captain and secretary c 6 claik on mondav aflernoon the edi tor of the acton tree press met n in lie girl from the cresrent who was crving when asked her trouble she stated she- had lost a two dollar hill while on the wav to the store lo- do shopping for her mother within an hour charlie gold ham the scenjyear- old son or hairy goldjiam bow tr avenue brought the lost mo ney to ihe free press and it was returned lo the hide rirls mo- thtr thtrlfofieslv ov ttic voting lad has hrought ov to the loser and admiration for the tinder at this office permission was granted beard- more and compinv during coun cil meeting monti iv night to erect poles on certain streets leading to their property and at their warehouse on gticlph st as well in granting the permission lo tree tlectnt light poles council stipulated that where thev txtend on town property tht poles must be removed upon request a scheme for t hospiial for mil ton is under consideration a suitable building is a variable furnished ii the owners lerms are satisfactory and ihe financ ing can be arringtd il can he opened ai short notice manv of the fanners have been sirinded for a day or two following the weekends heavy snowstorm drifts were so high in manv phtcs n was utterly impossible for the teams to drag sleighs and cullers through cer tain sections of the country re eeied this storm while others stem to h vt hid only a minor snowstorm professional directory and travellers guide medvcal ppmwtal inmrctobb use out of it tcnu nu tit incr ft keep tile plate tld she insists we pu in the hili so we can rot to r lehmanmoft were not kim isnt any trouble except tint she savs she won i go into ihe thing unless ue take the ttltwhion set hugh is bound his bike is not going lo be left out in all that radioactive dust though it doesnt seem to bo ther him that its been sitting out in the snow for the past two weeks it s taken a lot of planning but i think i ve found the solu non ii will be a lot cheaper lo hire a flecilobllllp rv r dr w g c kenney physician and surircon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 76 residence 115 church st e phone 150 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river sti entrance river st acton ont ptionc 138 dr robert d buckner phyjlcian and suneon 30 wellington st acton ont phone 070 office hour 6 8 pm afternoons by appointment our house with earth thin t wnl be to build a shelter big enough to hold everything mv i imil in sists is essential to survival jean britton gives account of trip to dublin institute afrpttaisi and in8toancs f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone tvs appraiser and insurance over 50 years in acton phone 800 nlirtit or day bruce e shoemaker mgr optical and hearing aids e l buchner ro optometrist contact lens heaiinff aidj 48 mill st e acton in acton wednesdays only 2 00 pm 800 pm for appointment phone 115 robt r hamilton optometrist 7jlsljjti4iuijbauaxt mrs alex me ir tilth line lssagawev l w is hostess lo the dublin women s institute for the thursd i tvtning lor thtir monthlv mttiing the institute odt was sung followed h the repeating of the mar stewart collect and the loids pi ner mrs call in melntvie the pies ide in pre suit d lot tilt btlsmtss tin toll tall wis answtitd bv a pieparation 1 hue mule in wlntti uul wis tailed hv mrs c britton the stett t ir mtinhi i s wtu le minded ot summit v d iv whuh will b held in the i mud chuuh ii ill milton on dtti ruber 7 it 2 pm as the result ot i i ik bu pirn held itttntlv it the hoiiu ol mr uul mis dun in mot i u 1s wi 1 iv i rw udtd foi the woik ot h i uded hi dun in h il i i m v illi mi mi inivrt ind mis l mtllltmt will tiund the in i i nit on dtttmbtr 14 in a tt n 1 s rdm elhs reported tn ai iiieinents being m ide for a cut h rt and pt n n v si k to be held in at ton on j mu ir ft men lion was made of the next regu i ir meeting being held on dee unber 14 and will be in the lorm ol a christ m is paitv it the home of mrs ii blvth representatives from tvh in stitute in the tounu gathered retenilv at milton for diseiission about forming a women s aux ihar to ork in conjunction with the officials or ihe tenttn mal manor mrs- c mclntre had attended from dufblln wo men institute and noted that there was a population of 236 elderts folk in the manor at present she also mentioned th it there wtil 107 homes for the aged in the province and there were 9a women s auxiliaries working with the boards ol management mrs pearl kennidv and mrs george robertson offeied their assistance il an auxiliary uas formed tb dinks will be held in biookville and c impbtllville ibis month and representatives ot the bianeh will assist st inding committee reports wert piwn hv mis moiman ii liott visiting mis akv njtar qui lis uul mis p remit dv his tot teal rtstireh bin to ibstrue lrom the its nuctu mis george robertson g ivt i repttrt tit the 1 convention held in uelph she hid ilso titendtd a i convention in oil iwa rtc tntlv and bi might gleanings lrom there mrs tdwartl ilson intrinluc el the guesi spcaktr miss je in britton who wis the fortunate winnner of a 44 trip to wash ington and new virk last month she gave i vers mtti tsting resume of her tup along with about 40 other ving people mrs wilson thanked je in for her splendid talk the annu il auction s ile was held and a lrgt number of art itk were auctioned off h mrs george robertson and ihe pro ceeds added to the treasury lunch was served by the host ess mrs near assisted b mn mdvn mcctillouth mrs m ncllis ami mrs wilson mrs willard bntlon was courtesy convener dr h leib dental surgeon office corner mill and frederick street office hours by appointment guclph for appointment phone ta 46180 hours daih except wed 60 main st north ceorgitown tor appointment phone tr 7 3971 wednesday 9 a m 9 p m mun and fn 7 pm 9 pm auditing accounting lever hoskin chartered accountanu m maui st n 212 king st w brampton toronto 1 phonos gl 1 4b24 em 40131 telephone 10 travtui rs guidi dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office 6a mill street off ct hftur 0 am lo pm closed wednesday afternoon telephone mfl gray coach lines coaciieh leave acton stand ird timil fastbound 6 11 i m dmh unpl sun legal c f leatherlano qc barrister solicitor notary public office hour 10 00 a m 12 00 p m 10 00 pm 5 oo pjn saturday by appointment only oaflce 22 phtuiv lira 151 acton jml llul 8 jtn ii u j m 2 08 p in s08 p m til p in 8 11 pin 10 u8 pin sun and hul 1 wtstbiiund 10 27 i in 12 s7 pm 2 57 p m s 27 p m 7 21 p in 9 12 v m nu pm 1 02 4 m fn abraida ba sat sun and hul barrtitar solicitor notary public 171 main st s acton ont prion ft76 office houn 6pm 9 p m 1pm 0 pm saturdays 15 cork st e guelph ta 4 au offica iconri t am 5 p in satvrdayi 0 in is am chiropractor david w gohn dc 25 mill st e phone 1053 entrance em wulow st office houn mon wed fh 1 lo 9 fm tuc thur 9am to 6 p m saturday 9 ajn w i pm railways canadian national lasitrn standjrd time fastbuunu 6 44 am to toronto dally ex cept sundav 913 jm to to ronto except sunda 7 07 pm to toronto dailv except sat and sun 8 01 pm lo toronto sun day only wcithound 8 30 am to stafford daily ex cept sun 626 p m to stratford daily except sat anjl sun 707 bid lo stafford daily except sun 1229 am to stratford 7 doyi a week 222 pm to stratford saturday only