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wjs j ft rf tjforf rr for canadas centennial year halton county councillors named one of the youngest wardens ever to occupy the senior position this is a direct contra diction of the freq reference 4hat only those who are senior enough have retired are able to take positions of leadership in this form of govern ment at 35 bill coulter has already ac cumulated seven years of municipal and council experience that fitted him to tackle the ppsiribh warden the un animous election indicated toot the re spect he has earned in some of the countys toughest committee positions we likftjousoe youthful participants in municipal politics it can be a real testing ground but the vigor and op timism that youth can bring to govern ment is certainly needed too often such work and responsibility is left to older individuals while youthful po tential candidates shrug off the contri bution they can and should be making we wish warden coulter every suc cess in his senior post in canadas cen tennial year and in a year in which many farreaching decisions must be made by the local administration juh fir a meeting e a new year has now advanced through the barrage of inaugural meet ings that adorn a municipal calendar and it may fairly be assumed that local government business is back on the rails again when you study the municipal cal endar you might be surprised at the number ofboards and commissions that are actually involved in the conduct of local government each group meets on a regular basis for specific business and to formulate policies- affecting a particular specialty every year we cover umpteen meet ings as a reporterobserver and each year we grow more concerned about the amount of time valuable time that is uselessly squandered decision making doesnt always come easily issues are not always clearly defined in black and white terms those grey areas have a tend ency to fog even the most penetrating minds if anyone asked and no one has for our guidelines theyre popular things now too on presiding and par ticipating in meetings wed offer the following start the meeting on time tr- there- isnt a quorum youre beat but make su the lat com dont get off too lightly one of the worst offenders in this is the county council which con sistently started 15 to 30 minutes late last year avoid conversational tangents the subject at hand may remind you of an other instance not exactly the same but interesting spare the meeting your ex perience maybe it will fit again at a later meeting think before you speak not many are capable of translating thoughts into clearly understood phrases without some prior thought dont rush in with poorly constructed ideas nothing kills good ideas faster than muddled com munication say what you think it wont win you any popularity contest and it may cost you the next election or appoint ment but your thoughts are the reason ior your appointment parroting some one elses doesnt hold much of a future in terms of personal satisfaction do your homework if you are to add anything to your group youll have to give it betweenmeetings thought time read the minutes of the last meet ing when you get a copy check for unsettled issues plan areas for reform or improvement if you are a crisis-to- cnsis member of a board or commission you are not contributing to the elimina- tion of problems before they develop avoid- selfish personal vendettas nothing looks worse than seizing an opportunity to overemphasize your own problems while sitting back when the problems of others are considered you are there to serve all the people not lust yourself speak of a policy rather than an individual it is not necessary to abuse another member or another individual in opposinga plan nothing is gained and much is lost if discussion deterior- ates to personalities rather than policies newly invested cubs admire the canadian flag at the scout hall tues day evening left to right are ronnie grant edwin cripps glenn lee and staff flute gerard vanopstal district commission er norman hubert from georgetown was present for the investiture cere mony f sugar and spice by bill smiley avvo afl remember your respon sibility to those who named or elected you it would be impossible to achieve if every citizen was required to express an opinion on every topic realizing this they have- entrusted you with a power and thus a responsibility dont forget it jf you make a mistake admit it no one is perfect but youll gain a tot more understanding by admitting an error than trying to pass the buck or refusing to acknowledge it there are probably a dozen other points worth mentioning but if youve already thought of them your thoughts are in the right direction lets keep local government business on the rails by evidencing an ability to pilot it on the main line aucna4a affair i theres no doubt about which can adian city is moat tothliycommitled to celebration of canadas centennial year has invested most in it and will benefit most from it it is to montreal the big and glam orous portity air terminal and conven tion centre visitors from around the world as well as the rest of the country will be flocking in their hundreds of thousands this year the centre of at traction of course will be expo 67 which with more than 70 nations par ticipating will easily be the greatest and most truly universal world exhibi- montreal one of the great cities of the world worked hard for the honor of being host city and every canadian can take pride in the energy and im agination which have characterised its preparations for expo against what at one time were really long odds this said it must not be forgotten that while expo will undoubtedly be the moat dazzling single jewel in can adas centennial crown it is not the crown itself tt will indeed be the most international and spectacular of our centennial year events yet it will still be but one of many c centennial commission in ottawa established by parliament in 1963 and supported by ten provincial commissions has over the past three yean d aa exciting meaningful and nationwide a birthday celebration program aa any country ha i not only ottawa and the ten pro vincial capitals but many other centres of population and historical significance will also be the scene of several out standing events any of which would ordinarily be a major attraction in itself the confederation train and cara vans which will traverse the land from ocean to ocean with their vivid tableaux of canadas story from earliest days up to the present the dramatic voyageur canoe pageant in which 12 canoes will race each other from the rockies to jha st lawrence following the perilous 3800mile route of the early explorer- pioneers the series of armed forces searchlight tattoos which will be held in eight or nine cities across the country these are a few of the glittering pro tects by which canadians will commem orate confederation in short the celebration of centen nial year is a canadawide affair involv ing canadians everywhere for them 1967 will be the year to tour and travel across canada and get to know it bet ter the incentives to do so will never be stronger the same is true of all those non- canadians who will be coming here for expo every possible enticement should be employed to persuade them to see as much of canada as time permits we will never have a better opportunity to sell them on canada as a vacation- land its up to us and to the tourist industry in particular to make the most of it i wouldnt it be fun if we could con jure up from their neglected graves sir john a and the other fathers of con federation and take them on a tour of the nation they tied together 100 years ago with string and sealingwax would they think they had builded well would they swell with pride over i the nation that has emerged would they look with awe on what has been accomplished or would they cry as with one voice lemme outa here what have you done to our glorious domin ion the physical changes in those it tmy decade a fleabite in th huma spatirvwhia surely impress themtthe ent people proudly proving that the 20th century belongs to canada one look would reveal a material prosperity and comfort beyond their dreams but it would show that a lot of other things they were familiar with had not changed or improved in 100 i veers fear of the vs corruption in high places french and english cana dians wrangling dirty fighting at otta wa the taxpayers being bribed with their own money the rich getting rich er and the poor getting children a fam iliar world to the fathers but the sorrow might change to horror when they ifwsvh- hyi cast towers of steel and concrete in our cities the ribbons of road and rail that span the continent the st lawrence seaway and surely they would be thrilled by the vast technological leap made since they stood together for that stiff portrait in charlottetown they would be dazzled by the simple facts of electric light and power flight by jetliner radio televis ion the telephone the automobile oil- heating airconditioning and a thous and other things we take for granted but how would they feel about the country they created after the fancy wrapping came off the toys after they had seen the toronto city hall and had flown across the countryin a few hours and plunged into the bowels of a mod ern mine and gone up in a chairlift at jasper and faced annihilation in a mont real cab and groped for their drink in a gloomy cocktail lounge behind the glittering playthings would they really find much change in the country not at this time of year anywav it would still be a shambling geographical monster buried in white tail turned to the north wind only a sprinkling of lights a few curls of smoke and a few ants crawling about would suggest it was not straight out of the ice ages and if sir john a and his fellows lifted that familiar blanket of white and peered under it would thev be surprised and delighted bv wha they saw would they perceive a mature virile independ- familiar things and saw that the healthylooking body was riddled wfch disease the pollution of air and wafer would make them furious the soaring rate of divorce drug addiction homosex ualism alcoholism would appall them the number of dead on the highways each year would sicken them the pow er of huge monopolies would frighten them and the apathy of the average wellfed canadian would disgust them no wed have to divert their atten tion quickly and turn it to other things that would dazzle them perhaps theyd be impressed by some of our great cul tural traditions developed since their time like the grey cup game when the punks and the drunks take over or ho- ckey night in canada one of our great national customs when this entire sprawling nation is linked together into a warm friendly group of idiots rising as one man to fetch anothexjbeer when the commercial comes on maybe theyd enjoy a tour of one of our new atomic energy plants but i wonder what theyd think of the pictures of hiroshima we could tell them what we did in the two great wars but one look at the tax bill for defense would give them apoplexy and so it would go personally i think hat after the initial novelty wore off sir jihn a and the fathers more in sorrow than in anger would return to where they came from without ever taking a look back mf special stamp commemorates sfso queens 67 visit to canada pommaster general jean- picrry cote today announced the canada post office will release a special stamp to commemorate a centen nial year royal visit to can ada b her majesty queen el izabeth his royal highness the duke of edinburgh and other members of the royal familv mr cote also indicated it has been decided to revise the issue date for the forthcoming expo 67 stamp originally scheduled for april 26 w67 the dare has been changed to april 28 to coincide with the opening fo the world fair in montreal the royal vwt stamp of the five cent denomination and scheduled for june 30 1967 will increase to eight the number of commemorative de signs to be produced during centennial year the revised program for 1967 consists of centennial stamp january 11 expo 67 april 28 50th an niversary- of womens fran chise mav 24 royal visit june 30 panamerican games july 19 50th anniversary of canadian press august 31 centennial of toronto as cap ital of the province of ont ario september 20 christmas stamps 5c and 3c october 11 the current announcements do not affect the special cen tennial year souvenir box be ing made available as part of the post office centennial year celebration a complete set of the new- iv designed regular issues ranging from lc to d0 are to be embedded in the box lid face value of the stamps will be the only cost to the pur chaser february 8 is schedul ed as the date of release for the 12 new regular ttsue de signs 2tyears ago taken from iba issue of the free press of thursday january la 147 micro plastics limited actons youngest industry has added another unit to the factory the new extruding machine is being set up alongside the first machineput in the plant the inaugural meeting of acton public utilities commission for 1947 was held on monday evening commis- doners c m hansen and j r macar- thur and reeve f j mccutcheon were present the usual declaration of office was subscribed to the brick work on mr mac symons new residence on west bower avenue is well underway the regular monthly business meet- ing of the womens association of the united church was held at the home of mr earl lambert with the president mrs l agar presiding the devotional period was taken by mrs r l johnston the group system will again be organ- izcd mrs lambert assisted by mrs thetford and mrs harris served lunch friends will be pleased to learn that mr- les hotchen has improved in health and was able to return from tor onto hospitaplast week the january meeting of the duke of devonshire chapter ix de was held at the home of mrs james symon with the regent mrs matthews presiding during the prognun mrs wolfe read the article from the christmas issue of echoes written by dr charlottle whit- ton mrs ban occupied the chair in charge of nominations for the officers for 194748 the nomination committee was chosen as follows mrs mainprize mrs stewart and mrs whitham 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday january 11 1917 the colors for the 164th halton and dufferin battalion cef which have been subscribed for by the ladies of the two counties are completed and the ceremony of consecration and presenta tion will take place at hamilton on fri day the 19th inst at 230 oclock the presentation being made bv ladies sel ected to represent the two counties the first meeting of acton womens institute for the year was held last fri day afternoon at the home of mrs geprge havijl president the memberselect of the municipal council met on monday morning at 11 oclock for organization all were present and took their declaration of office as follows reeve george hynds council lors c e bailev w r kenney w h smith and d a henderson hahoihcoi tou p members oufof 13 elected burlington reeve g t nicholson acton reeve tjeorge hynds georgetown reeve hu h heartwelf milton reeve j f little oakville reeve a s forster deputy reeve stanley tync trafalgar reeve c h turner deputy reeve w h mor- den natsagaweva reeve ajex joe dep uty reeve joseph standlsh 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday january 14 1892 dr webster reeve of esqueslng well known for many years as a lover of good horses- has settled down to the actualities of domestic life and has ta ken in a partner to share his joys and sorrow s on wednesday evening 6th inst he was- united in marriage to miss bel la gollop of norval in the church of england after the ceremony a short reception was held at the parental home messrs w h storey and son are putting a new corrugated iron ceiling in the basement of the factory one of the busiest men in town during the cold snap was mr h grin- dell whose ability hi steam fitting hd ample opportunity of being proven steam pipes required his attention in several quarters and he worked all night at mr storeys boiler when it went wrong last weeje messrs james brown james cobban george hynds a ford and robert brown were the delegates from acton and vicinity to the conservative con vention at milton on tuesday the acton free press phone 8532010 business and editorial offic founded in 1175 and published every wednesday i 39 willow st ac loci ontario member of the audit bureau of circulation the cwna and own a advertising rates on request subscrip tion payable in advance 400 in canada 700 in all countries other than canada tingle copies 10c auehortsed at second claim mall pott office department ottawa advertising u accepted on the condi hurt ihat in the event of typographical error hat portion f thfc advertising apace oc cupied by the erroneous item together with reasonable allowance for signature will not be charged for but the balance of the advert laemenl will be paid fur al the applicable rate in the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services al a wrung price goods or services may not be sold advertising it merely an offer to sell and mav h withdrawn j pwtlhhij by taw dot rmatlssg andl rwhllahlm co lm da id r dills managing editor cupytighf 1967 trinity church the united church off canada minister rev dwight i engel ba bd organist mr george elliott ma phj acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave ph 8531615 sunday january 22 1967 sunday school 1000 am junior school to gr 4 tl15 am senior school gr 5 to gr 8 services 1000 a jn trinity church acton nujv sery provided 11 15 am churchill church churchill rd n sermon subject when virtue is a sin 800 pjn adult class how the church grew up all welcome evangel pentecostal tabernacle poa c 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 8532715 sunday january 22 1967 1000 am sunday school special fea ture by rev w h moody paoc sunday school director for west ern ontario 1 1 00 a m morning worship 7 00 pjn evangelistic service rev w h moody speaker at both ser vices i tuesday 8 pjn prayer and bible study thursday 8 pjn christ ambassa dors friday 6 45 p jn crusaders the church op st alban the martyr anglican corner willow st and st ajbans drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma stb sunday january 22 1967 945 am church school and adult class 11 00 am morning worship gods man gods work 700 pm evening service stocking stuffers tuesday jan 24 annual meeting sup per 630 meeting 730 all welcome wednesday prayer and bible study 730 thursday explorers at 630 thursday choir practice 730 friday b h f at 700 pm text neither is there salvation in any other for there is no other name but jesus whereby we must be saved acts 412 presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckenzie ba bj minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday january 22 1967 945 ajn church school for ages 3 to 15 945 am church membership class for teenagers 1 1 00 a m divine worship sermon theme t3od in the narrow places 730 pjn t- youth fellowship meeting- saturday jan 28 all day young peoples winter conference in knox church milton everyone most welcome betha christian reformed church actoor ontario j- sunday january 22 1967 septuageslma 900 ajn holy eucharist 1030 ajn church school 1030 ajn matins guest speaker the rev edward b g heaven assist ant to the dean of graduate stud- tes mcmaster university hamil ton the week of jan 1825 is annually devot ed to prayer for christian unity the congregation of st ajbans are asked to observe the intentions of each day printed in the church bulletin sunday january 22 1967 10 00 am english service 230 pjn dutch service 345 pjn sunday school a maple avenue baptist church georgetown sunday january 22 1967 945 ajn sunday school 1100 ajn morning service 700 pjn evening service wednesday 8 pjn prayer acton 8531956 georgetown r 3tc- f 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