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ptwwspiwij jk p bean abitm from ma local gm lor pmt vrmk lo attend the arv tvuel meating of me canadian waekly nesvapapert association parhapi well ba nisgrl if our thought turn on a personal note and to another province quebec was tha convention provrrtce thii yar and tha oedwortd charm for which the prw to famous was ecaadad only by she beauty of iti seen s lawtenje from montraal w tailed the st law ay say whe the manotr- ridsatteu was the convention un perhaps rt it sufficient to my that it beauty dedet prtoogrephic exaggeration tha nhiarratinni that crowd upon ut for mention are many after tuch a meetmo in tuch a aattmg vying for space are uch things at tha difference between the buttling newness of montreal at compared with the oldworld atmotphere of quebec the timi- lrlty in the problem of weekly publishers n british columbia and nova scotia the fellowthip and free exchange of opinions iimlted by any actional differences the rutioni of travelling compamont from oklahoma boston and connecticut and their thought on canada the beauty of the roundtopped rolling laurentlam set m a purplish haze and accented with the patch work fields of varying greent the growing evidence of a quebec emerging and seek ing statu in thi canadian confederacy the thoughts are many travel and as toclation with such a cross section of can diant hat a way of lifting one s thinking to the wkmers gnle the ttaff at the free press would be less than human this week if they didn t feel a sense of pride after this newspaper placed in the winning circle of canada s weekly newspapers its i not a new experience for tie free pratt but it is an experience that never teems to lack in lustre from the frequency of repetition judged the best all lound weakly in its circulation class and claiming further honors in the best fiont page com petition add irnmeasurebly to the satislac lion the editors and tail get from the u kly publication the free pratt ha been winning awards in the canadian weekly newspaper com petitions far mora than 25 yean they have provided an incentive and challenge this of court it the true purpose of the contest were not looking forward to a ife of leisure now that itrvl the obiect m striving for pritat i the winning of award alien increase the load at the striving con tinue ivory week is a new one gvery a broader and mora national plane indeed one american speaker prominent in the field of ournalism charged weekly news papers to lift their thinking from the local level to the national and international sphere but always the cry was where to find the time for the necessary research as the days roll by the events of the past week will undoubtedly be recurring and contributing to the weekly budget of editorials perhaps uppermost in our think- ngis the role quebec is insisting on playing and the general canadian apsthy to a situa tion that may well prove one of the most dramatic in this our first century as a na tion one member of the provincial cabinet set out to give us the answer to the prob lem but after 45 minutes we felt only more aware of the problem and less of the solu lion one other thought of a more practical nature that developed from our meetings and talks with fellow publishers is the tre mendous technological changes which are affecting weekly as well as daily newspapers across the country changes are sweeping through the industry at a tremendous rate in fact at a frightening rate when one con siders the tremendous investments in equip ment that are necessary to keep pace it was a rewarding week it was a re freshing week away from the press of rou tine and deadlines but now its back lo the routine for another 52 weeks and we look forward to it thursday we begin a completely new news package and the deadlines and pursuit of news and advertising maietial for that ney package are never ending of course no one person is ever respon sible tor a newspaper w nning awards t v eryone m acton and district has directly or indirectly assisted the free piess staff in producing a nawpaper worthy ol the com munity it represents those who read tne paper thote who advertise in it those who serve at district correspondents those who supply news leads and those who boost the paper oin the editorial and pioduct oi staff m producing every issue there is no magic formula for produ nq weekly newspapers it takes haid ork n1 long hour but more than anytti ng euc- t takes the kind of cooperation thar the pro pie of this town and j itrit g ve the r home town paper the publisher and statf are proud to share the free press s honor with the town and district that m ikes it poss ble -old-days- i 1 7 i i 20 years ago taken from the bene of she pre rreea thoraday sep 2 141 jut week the local ration board of mr 1 c matthew mrs r p arnold and reeve i m mcdonald arranged and dis tributed 3300 no 3 ration book with about 30 volunteer worker the group at the town hall had a pretty buv time tight through the four day with saturday night htihv till 10 oclock in the evening acton second blood donor clink wa held tuesday morning at the ymcjt and there were 7 blood tlonori it is readily realbvd that there arc not iuf- flcient male donor in acton to maintain ihew donation and the way the resident of the arm ing community turned out and helped wan indeed gratifying trie donors all men were llt- edj mrs h o bovc wa were tart and mulcting her in the cler leal work were mr r hadley mr j adamuin miss bovle and mr c f leatherland mr w i bout iv had charge of the com mltter arranging refreshments and had a assistant mrs h helwig mr p ferry mils finn ul mm j ingli mrs c heard mn c nelles mr w mlddlelon and mr harvey wul ler the reception committee were mr a mason mrs a b mclean and mr w h clayton the y s men club had a usual charge of arranging and receiv ing ihc donor sat jim mcgvachlc formcrlv of ac i on is rcporleitwounded in silik pie frank jone write hi mother from england on our list lease frank barber and i siw peaches for five shillings si 2 apiece grapes are worth v shillings a pound or 16 50 virtualh a prisoner in france for the pnsi three vears mis el i7ibcth grace nadinc beard more of toronto finally ha- found rt lease in death she was the dauphter or mrs bearclmore and iht laic w w bcardmore and for manv near uas a rcsl dent ol aclon efforts through neutral and diplomatic channc s or htr return had prosed fruit less aeton is m the bottle in ih front line the aeton mosquiio bomber was ihe firm canadian built machine uf this tvpj to sue erssfulh ik ihe atlantic and gu into operations in england i nut nursing sister nora kcnniv is home on leave from niufoiimlliml iyh1 where in the tsaryold mue- eved world did that summer get to it aeenu like threeouarlera of an boar since it we the mid dle of june and i warn bujjdlng a picnic table this wa the aummer in which i wa determined to make something of myself or butt mv posterior in the ef fort i planned to flh golf or twins every day get myself in perfect trim write book lay ahead of the weed in the flowerbed and prepare all mv course outline fur septcmber i havent been fishing ince trout season opened in may i doubt if i could find mv wav around ihe golf course its so long since i aw it i gave up swimming early in july when i nearly drowned while trying to ret out to a raft 12 feet away iv stomach ha gone from a solid x to a pudgv 32 i havent written anything expect tny name on thote government lore up the weed wave like sapling and i didnt even know what wa on the course when school start cd oh well 1 like september heller anywav ii s easier to go to work everv day an uf k whal- to do than it is to be home evcrv day and have your wile telling you what to do like mow hint lawn get off vour big fat tail get a loal of bread take the kid for a swim and slop smok ing so much ii probably a jollv good muv thing that ud have to go hack to school another month uf their kid eating purple pop- iele and green apple falling olf bicycle and in love and parent would begin si ream ing and running rapidly in everdecreasing circle mother heave a vast toft sigh of pure jov when they hoye the kid out of door on opening day or chool and lt down in that beautiful quiet kitchen for that flrt cup uf coffee theyve had in peucc tor two monlhs rennenlng ot school i thrill ing lor teacher loo their ego are hadlv flattened from being treated jiil like everv hotly else theyre weary of glv ing order to kid their own who ignore them thevre on luge onee more with all those eager face turned toward them they can t wall to take that firl deep breath of school room air composed uf the be loved odor of chalk dust floor wax and warm humans its hard lo tell what the kids tlicmsclvcs think ol going bock to hchool they profc lo be lisgmted but i met one ot my student who ha gone to woik in u hank asked him how he fell about not going back thi fall and almol wept at ihe look of i h hu slip tvanr e by email fa- mar when hes alsvay aoing place on the dead run alwey doing thlpgt girl arent allow ed to do and nearly alwav dlrtv and rather smelly but itj a different lory when he gel him silling behind bo front or belde her in the clo- room he not only stationary but fairly clean and she tan mile ol him nub him make him talk when he shouldnt tell the teacher when he plnche her and generally pursue ihe art of i everybody lhfihawr abttut achoot atartlssg mot e- actly check the old man gone with the aummer la thai peace ful hour when he could get up in the cool of the morning and enioy a solitary leisurely breakfast paper propped up against the coffee pot- while the old girt and the kid loaf ed in bed during the school term break fast hour if our house i ans indication i like saturday night at the corner saloon one kid wander in in underwear looking for the pant and shoe he look off last nighl another i getting heck from her mother because she lust splashed orange lulce all over her only clean blouse dad is irving lo feed the dog find lunch monev eat hi burn ed lilal and make thou hlsated kid get a move on sanaieash am r gardhous winner strong competition in cn shorthorns strong shorthorn herd from thi area battled it out for top honor at ihe canadian national fshihllion out of a possible lolul of 42 points ihe herd of reford gardhouse milton scor cd 42 polnls to win the premier breeder award 111 herd scored a similar number f point lo also win live premier exhibitor across hi face i think most youngster are delighted to return to school especially ihe utile girls after all its pretty awkward try ing to strike up a romance with a small male type in the sum w behind- uward jnn a with 40 points was the herd of s g bennett georgetown ihe runner up for both awards the championship were esen iv divided bctueen these herd bennett exhibited the senior and grand champion bull scolsdal royalist the tumor champion hull scoltdalr tilan ihe n serve senior and reserve grand champion lemalc scuudalc naomi ttosrhud and ilie junior champion female scotsda tulip oueen gardhouse shewed the srtilr and grand champion etiul ahcrfcldv clipper alice 2nd tin reserve junior champion fernal ahcrfeldy golden shnd trd ihe reserve senior and rcsene grand champion hull aherlrldv rvatun last year grand at this shoes i and ihe reserve iuneor champion hull ahcrfeldy txccliior h he millo two eccurul place animals a third and a fifth mrs j c binnie pushnch a nesv exhibitor show ing one animal only placed fourth in a strong class in a special class open lo boss and girls under 2i douglas gard house milton was the winner the acton free presrs hbamagj ttileaatm co legs aad gaaamabatl aaatn thursday at 3 ibetkb eggs 105 ggggggfl affaeuigabfjfa gggggf4ga willow st aetna ontario agasakarof the audit geareau of orcuutton tjw cwjma aad tha ontajouebec dlvwaw of the cmlmjl aaysonktea rate oa niainl sttbacrtpieaa payam ijwbgjgtjfll ka caaaoa am ia ba aad other coa in i ooaanlm fsj lo the ualaad staaaa aad other poresaa cooatrlea tttsaie popjatv atbnrbj4 aa tmmmj oaaa taau poet tbeealy gea o a dhui mub utlxfmrt0ttqhat oppici noni is13010 ottaaa 50 years ago taken from iht luue of ihc fre preu tlturmdby spc 4 1911 slate bljclsboards uiu be intro dirlil in ihc new rooms of the school bmldiny which will be n ul soon the sweet ones of the school bells ailed teachers and pupils to rtsume work again on tticvdav morainj mr p m barrv i nhippins hi first car of turnips from acton his wetk the price is 20 ctnts pr bushel tlu new pews will be placed jn iht methodist church this wit k tlu brick lor the new school tht post oft in and mr john c anurous risidenic on church si has been dilivtrid during the wttk a qukt weddtng was solemmt id in toronto when mi htrben ro burling ol tht metropolitan bank taf toronto formerls o atton and mks gertmde fthcl stat ham ouniist dautfhttr tf thomas stathum eq mcrchanr uiri jontnl in hol wedltnk ik has a new position tn chttago matters were bus in the lum b r nummss and tht seems on ihi street and at th g t r aids reminded old remittent j ilu host in lumber das il 4 viars igt mr i f sjvm the nassau ut va lumh rman was shipping his si ison s vol from the p rt abu null opcrtlrd on the farm ol mi william frank fsquotny on mttiulns 1 1 loads urr bimijiht u toun on tursdas 24 und on vcdncda and thuiwlav 1 tiash das thi truant th moiik tyl 120 xx tret ot elm and baaituotid to thr maswrs im comtsaih rtrunto in addition v0x1 t wtn shipped a i mot tat on mondas at the rrjjular meeting of ion ittdge i oof ihc following off ict rs were inlalwd junnn lai giand lames agnrsk fcobh grml thum mtbcrl vkv grand charles moore recording scvrriarv j cole finaivul v rrurs s c gun too tswurr r m mcdooajd wardri r uu ptwraun conductor t shep- prd ctupuin neil ikdunaud other olfiorr uxkwlrd l wu hm j dubbic e j hurv1 t ucctuf w colflan vu ucnftbki a smith nd j mjir ihur special message to all parents of boys and girls 1 now in high school you can guarantee your youngsters college education in partnership with hy bahif bank of montreal university education programme a comprehensive hfriniuroi plnn fnr financing a roll rk rrfiirnrioti for bri and firla now in aiff irhoat if vou nrr like moat parent with i luiilren in high acliool you ure probilily hoiulering ho you are troiiib tomect the coats of financ ing our ountrtera colleffe edu- ition to help pnrvnt solve thi pnhlrn the rank of montreal ha introducer it univerlt educa tion proframme- the firat life- murvd plan of its kind in canada under thia comprehensive pro- jrrnmme parent suurdian and ponnor of highschool student can spread thecont of n uniseraity education over periods of up to nine year thus keeping monthly payments to amount they i an af ford without hurdahip and far east to tkr parint it only a fi nftuym of tntitrit pntd on a it might loan programme how tmi nkmumhi woks indar tha baaic plan tha parrnt a to nvssr monthly payment te the bank aurtmf say two year be fore the atudent rntrr uaisrrklty and terminatina one year after erao- uation in return the parrnt receivea an annual sum from thr bank at the atart of each ef the four university year variant of thi pian sevrral optional plana are availahlr uniw thr proarammr and these vary aa to thr number of year in which th parent wishes to mikr monthly juirmrnts aa well as to thr jimnunt rrquiml annually for unirrit r- prues plans arv based on objrrtisra ranvina from fl noo to fllooti rva able to thr parent in four annual instalments hrr i aa oxasaef of aosr oar ef ik tmbie avesu eaa iw wirir to mil your rd mow to join the moorammi see the people at your neighbour hood b of m branch you will re ceive a warm welcome from a taff is ho will be pleased to give ou further detail and to help you select a plan auited to your needs ath for your copy of the bank ot uontrenl tlniirrttly sduentton programmt folder vbjl 9 if you need help in flnencine a student already in lnlreraity or planning te reeiater thia year talk te your baf u maaasrr chance are he can arrange a tuition lean with attended payasenta adapted te yosir circumstances um inbuaancts matum if the parent concerned should die after the start of th program the funda for education peri- aed in the a anant wil be advanced by the bank each year without aay far ther payments being asade by the family ar use estate bank of montreal awslafes wsaeas misses ptorence and amy pesghi wul teach la toronto w te at t at with eanaaiama in avaav walk op itl 1j i i n r