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t9 ninetythird year no 19 acton ontario wednesday november 8 1967 autliorlid na second claw mail by the pod offk dapt ottawa for poilaat paid in cih at acton ontario sixteen pageston cants agent operator itill there cmr station partially closed of the edelweiss ball at the high school saturday night was pretty susan allan shown above with escort jim lee five girls were finalis in the contest with the final selection made by ballot more pictures of the ball inside staff photo reported by opp here daafsie halloween being incl uded la tba week oetobar 88 to i november 4 1067 the acton a pp la paused to report a week o apparent calm twelve occarranoea tba maj ority of a minor nature were dealt with only am of tba com plaints resulted in charges that being one of vagrancy the ramalader of the occurrencesln- ended several domestic squab bles and three minor disturb ances one motor vehicle accident six traffic charges and eight traffic warnings were the other activities encountered onrlngho work hours and s61 patrol miles magistrates court at milton was la step with the rest of the weak as one conviction although u eases ware presented was registered the remaining 11 charges ware all remanded to be dsslt with at a later date civic pride what is it row do you get it who deserves to have it one might guess it to include nany things s clean street a green part a good school and a law abiding citizenry must too be included and these are only taw of the ingredients to obtain these things and thereby be proud of them there must be a desire for them a will to maintain them and a wish to cooperate with the persons directly responsible or them and only the persons who ex hibit the desire wlu and co operation necessary can honestly he possessors of civic pride we the members of the acton opp try to measure up to the requirements and implore you me people of acton to take stock of your attitudes its nice to know when you do your share let us all be happy pleased and proud to live work and play in acton bearlmore and cos whistle will sound as usual on saturday november 11 at two minutes to 11 am and then at 11 am to mark the traditional two minutes silence for remembrance day actons cnr station is a forlorn deserted looking place this week orders came through monday that neither the agent or the op erator could sell tickets money orders or handle freight as the first stage of the new master agency plan is being implement ed consequently commerce la wiped out at acton station only a tew things were remov ed from the station monday but gradual change in p s system todtoboanf acton public schools are mov ing into a phase of continuous progress which leads toungrao d claasetvprlnclpalsrtportedto school board tueaday evening on december 1 new report forms will go out to parents which are very different and will reflect the gradual change teachera arabslngencouiaged to become accustomed to handle several groupings in one class room the grouping is a first part of the gradual transition promotions will be regarded differently eliminating the strict passorfalllnjune concent while accelerating of students has been done for years by skipping a grade under the new system children will not be cos- clous of accelerating they will proceed to another group the new report cards will not mentionrades teachera win be primary junior intermediate or subject teachers not grade teachers mr mckenzle potntedoutmost students transferring here have been on this progresslvesystem the changes wont come all at once he said we want it to be easy and gradual parents problems with the new system can be dtscuassed with the individual teacher continued on pag 7 its expected auditors will be in sometime this week to take out the books then agent charlie perry will have nothing to do but twiddle his thumbs as the mast er agency takes over complete control operator jean marcoux will stay until november 19 his only duties are to report trains passing through nextweekafter 35 years with the cnr hell be out of a job unless he decides to take a bottom position with a condderable cut in wages jean marcoux is confused he aid it baa always bees the duty of the operator to keep time blocks on trains which ia in formation about their position and time severe discipline could result if this wasnt carried out properly its a mystery to him how it can be done now both he and gent c perry are waiting or instructions meanwhile they sit and wait whan i came to acton in 1950 there were 10 to is freight cars every day coming to acton and six going out five men were employed and they were so busy there wis no spare time said mr marcoui now theres one car every three days thats the extent of the business in spite of large industrial growth the progressive conservative member or huron mr mokin- ley announced the agent would be returned to brussels sugges ting he had worked to keep it open brussels station operated or some months under a master agency plan conducted through if ihe board of transport com- the stratford office mlsaloners decides the acton station should remain open when the case is reviewed theyll op erate with one man the oper ator la expendable the agent now has no duties but when the oase comes up be fore the board one of the first questions liable to be asked is what he is doing this bothers cnr agent perry hed like to have aome official function but the railway is building up a case to close the acton station after over 100 years brussels a small village with a population of 844 recently raised auch a fuss over the clos ing of their station that it was reopened the brussels station has less than half the acton re venue a member of the board of railway commissioners attended a protest meeting in brussels during the summer at that time it was shown brussels had increasing revenue from cattle shipments and revenue came to more than 147000 in a year despite a severe falloff due to the railways lots of buslnesv acton revenue is much mora than that figure while the free press report er was at the station here tues day one man dropped in to be reassured the morning train still stopped although no arm decision will be taken about the closing of the station until the oase is review ed by the board of transport commissioners people hers generally feel the cnr intends to close it some industries in particular are quite oonoerned fearing freight service will foll ow the same pith u express when it was moved to a central depot in ouelph boosters of the town are par ticularly upset because of the ef fect closing of the station could have on new industry interested in locating hen the railway however says their stuck indleate the job can be done bitter operating out of ouelph an onhand represent ative from acton has been ep- pointed and a travelling custom er service representative ap pointed to maintain personal con tact detractors of the chr scheme are dubious how hiring two new men and needing trucks to transport freight back and forth from ouelph is mora eco nomical meanwhile the future of acton industry could hang in the bal ance rules rate set for renting lis gym board queries evaluation of grade 13 the question of how grade 13 students will be evaluated since there are to be no more provin cewide examinations wasaaked of principal ted hansen and vlceiirlncipal joe bray at the high school board meeting mon- day evening university entrance meats will still be the same seven credits and 0 per cent but principal hansen explained more weight will be put on apt itude tests now which judge abil ity not just facts these will return some of the lost uniform ity be celt mr hansen and mr bray stat ed their confidence in the teach ers each has changes end plans in his own subjects were in drat rate shape im confident were going to do much better said mr bray mr bray indicated bow he could make bis own course more intonating and effective by not require- having to adhere to possible ex am material he admitted he was happy to delete some things on the currlculnra which lave fallen into disuse in practice grade is students are excep tionally interested this year he enthused he admitted teachers au over the province are making their own changes and students are j parade to cenotaph church service mark remembrance day on sunday choralhrs an film next two car crash t rp i useus jim niggms inis weex n no 25 highway ststiss the director of public relations for the canadian legion mr shannon phoned chorallerspres- ldeut jim hlgglns this week to a car driven byrlnkvlietstra 110 cbnrchiu rd acton had dasvage estimated at 800 when it collided with another vehicle at 755 aan mcoday morning on no ss highway sooth of tz sloe- road driver of the second vehicle was george brown of st cath arines police estimated dam age to ate car at 900 north helton omachment of w ovpjp investigated ttclpate in a film being made to publicise legion activities coast to coast while the songsters dont know much more than this they are going to be prepared when they go to tllsooburg this sunday as previously arranged to take part in a soneconunandmeetlng they will king for the film crews and perhaps their numbers win be used as background music for part of the movie leooooooee after the traditional solemn ceremony at the cenotaph sunday morning the annual rememb- ranceday service was held in trinity united church the parade which formed in front of the cenotaph after a parade from the legion included over 30 leglonalres legion ladies auxiliary acton fire fighters in uniform scouts five members of council and clerk jack hfcgeachie the color par ty with seven large flags was accompanied by an army guard of boner acton cltitens band led the parade legloa president gordon jam es gave the legion charge and john mchugh called aloud the names of the acton servicemen on the cenotaph bill atiddleton lowered and then raised the two flags the red maple leaf and the legion poppy flag as the last post and reveille were sounded by chuck wright wreaths were laid at the base of the monument for the prov ince of ontario by gerry parget- er town of acton by mayor les duby branch 197 of the legion by hugh crourke legion lad les auxiliary by mrs gordon james duke of devonshire chap ter of the lode by mrs c nelles acton wl by mrs r lindsay firefighters by jack pink acton citlxena band by bill buchanan chamber of com merce by telford reldt lions club by vic bristow rotary club by gary dawuns ysmensclub by walter dubois lcbc by sam brunelle boy scout and guides by steven van fleet loc al 479 by herb woods local 603 by paddy dick local 23650 by len mitchell and lol by ralph barlow alter a verse of abide with ate played by the band legion padre the rev ah mckenzle pronounced the benediction many of the panders church members and visitors filled the united church for the special service the church choir sang directed by bandmaster george elliott the minister the bev gordon turner posed the everrecurr ing question has their sacrifice been worthwhile remembrance day focusses attention on the sacrifice of the youths remembered thankfully in the homeland and on the memory of atrocities of war the travesty of war goes on remembrance day reminds us of the successes and continulngj failure of efforts for peace the past has taught us the futility of arma continue their battle he urged quoting the famous lines take up the quarrel with the foe from in flanders fields recently the service has been changed from nov 11 to the pre ceding sunday this saturday nov 11 gov ernment offices will be closed including the post office and brewers retail stores banks will be closed monday nov is to give employees a holiday since nov 11 tell on a saturday jjefwtfttw eemes to comeff an addition for the mz bennett public school will be on the agenda at the next council meeting nov 14 on llonday school board members met with no 1 committee of council and made a detailed proposal with sketches and pictures prepared by principal el mer smith no 1 committees re commendation will be learned at council meeting when the matter wiu be up for discussion the boards request was previously stalled by no t committee before it reach ed council going to vary considerably but there were wide variations in the old system too those who tost in the old system will lose in the present system staff and board members ag reed that evaluating grade 11 would be one of the subjects of discussion at the next mswnag of the boardstaff joint cnrrattse on quality education nov is the teachers on tjavcomthltlm bad also requested discussion en guidance and counselling a letter was read from pro ject action requesting the use of the gym for dances possibly ev ery three weeks the request was granted after board mem bers undertook a lengthy review of past school dances which bad been cancelled when students did not comply with regulatlona members agreed on a set of rules no smoking assume mil responsibility or damage no alcoholic beverages the prem ises to be left in good conoltlon free of pop containers ate nd vacated by 1110 turn on week bights and ut4s pm en mar days the rented area is llinuad to the gym and adjacent waafe- projact aetten pointed oat in their letter tt they woald pro- mopolltan security sarvlot in brampton aa they have la oh past the board requires the service to supply a report to them after each dance the project action letter of application reviewed thtir pro jects and tanattoas and other dances thtir previous use of the arena before the hockey awason land their present eohwe house arrangements is the yatca their proceeds would be for fcontinufd on pag acton box company sold to f unternahrer gordon j ralston announced this week he has sold the acton box manufacturing co to prank unternahrer of ouelph formerly of this district purchase price was not disclosed mr ralston started the box company on a part time basis but went into the business nd time at the present locattoa oa rage- way 7 at actons extreme llavjts in january ism he one parson at the start there are 19 employees mr raliton atjd hi into ssndretlrebmat aetfag as consultant tor the i a few hoars a week bogus 10 bills passed in area to be oa the look oat for bogus 10 bills fau- of a rtwntoiwlt sea tkto week in the acton law bin woud easts pass tar a bonaflde one without dose a them were very tew endects wamabtttolnwatilyuasea were ee were faded and colors with a real hta ia a lw near ce before attheaxtaal acton cmzbtv iand led sundays re membrance day parade from the legion hall to the cenotaph where the first traces of m snow wave gradually being oblitereted by e aatmon rvaneavavft gord james aahrtsw aw ewjviea cavwiwxsof bright but thin november sunlight parade last post end reveille are sounded by bugler the lome acorn marshal bill nkolek leads staff photo chock wright at sundays leavnernbraoce dai t a x