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the acton free press wednesday may 8 1966 charitable concern walking for worthy causes li be coming a major preoccupation for carv adiens last weekend tens of thous- and participated in hikes for oxfam and the weekend before acton and district teenagers raised over 1300 for the cancer society weve heard some criticism of the acton marathon by people who said trie teens would be better occupied do- hg choes at home vvetjiirik theseaopta have mlssetf the pplnt of the whole thing sure iherev a spirit of adventure and compefltlpn which dresys many to participate n these events who wouldnt otherwise walk around a block how ever there is also a desire to help a worthy cause which shows through all the enthusiasm for athletic endeavors todays teenager is struggling for identity in a society which threatens to enguif him or her in an endless merry- goround of pursuits which do little to encourage thoughlfulrvess for others or personal charily- thats why it was good to see the teenagers of arton and concern for the cancer society perhaps the mdrjey they raised will help fihd- a cure for a clisoase which has struck many families in trtlsjtlistrjct t editorial pagei whif cum station the success of ontarios go transit commuter service is being measured in dollars and cents but perhaps the ser vice it performs for commuters is for- gotten four million people will have ridden on the go trains in its first year of operation heavy construction news re ports public acceptance was shown so early that 14 additional cars were or dered last summer to expand the fleet to 63 units the service was expected to carry 15060 riders a day but peak traffic excooded 18000 daily now equipmont will boost capacity to 20000 ridors the success of the operation indi cates thore is a readymade answer to highway congestion right on the door step of most towns in the metro area any wondor why ratepayers want to know why the cn wants to close stations whon the railways may be in for their biggest passenger boom since the west was colonized people not hamper j how many times have you quoted statistics to prove a point more often than you remember theres something weighty and impressive about reeling off figures but how many of us stop to think that behind most numbers there are people its the people we want to talk about today the almost 600000 men women and children in this country who are mentally retarded some of these people live right here there are about 40 of them enrolled in sunshine school or actively engaged at hope adult workshop theyre members of a family you may know or know about every year 17000 babies are born who will be mentally retarded thats another large number so think bout it this way one baby every 45 minutes three out of every hundred too close for comfort yes but closing your eyes and your mind to it wont help what will help is learning as much as you can about mental retardation what causos it how it can be prevent ed how thcuxfilarded c be helped sunday marks the beginning of canadian retarded childrens week mothers day a family day- we urge our readers to contact the north halton association for the mentally re tarded to find out what is being done for the retarded and what needs to be done only one in 10 is getting help you can reduce those odds with your interest and support in the mail this week youll receive flowers of hope soeds be sure to plant these flower seeds in your gar den and dont forget to mail your donation to ensure the continued pro gram for the mentally retardod in the north halton aroa nack kdftpij canuck canadians are becoming as snack- happy as americans according to a canadian grocer survey of snack food manufacturers this market is heading for the biggest year in its history the boom in munch crunch and dip shack foods has drawn major com panies into the field and more are ex pected to jump on the bandwagon in 1966 canadians munched scrunched and chewed their way through 66 per cent more snacks in eluding potato chips than they did 10 years ago in 196566 they spent 20 million on potato chips alone impulse buying plays an important role in supermarket sales of snack foods jjf pkctc from the ftaat hmos ottmttttti bible class pictured early in the first world war are not all identified vet in this old picture can anyone fill in the blanks top row jack nelson jimmy louttit frank kennedy george murray bob brown william evans orwell johnston sec ond row spialvogal bert caldwell nell mcnabb henry denny earl vincent joe watson third row arthur watson john i moore martin moffitt rev charles draper victor coleman nelson moore william h stewart fourth row william brown ernest brown william mc nabb george elliott richard brown front row harvey rath jack watson victor gunton ross burt h p moore a t brown lam bert which came first the tree on the right or the one ori the loft tho con junction on tho former duncan mac- dougall farm rescmblos nothing as much as a piece of modern sculpture well call it monkey bars staff photo sugar and spice by bill smiley dont bo surprised if you hear of chas whlpp turning up in rio do janeiro under an assumed name uke horace n buggie whlpp hes taking a terrlblo beating on the polls all the way from chlluwack bc and north battloford sask right down to the east coast maybe charlie has received tho same amount of mall on his poll but i doubt it and thanks all of you kind warm people who took tho time to encourage me to go on telling it as it is and tolling charlie that wollnibvormlnctr lots drop it hes probably a nice guy who has to snarl at somebody every so often to retain his sanity i do like right now my wife who has been away at college for six months is lying on the chestorfleld after half a year of cook ing im still doing it she had an opera tion but it wasnt on her mind or her tongue theyre as active as ever my idd who has about 20 days to avoid being a grade 12 failure and at tho same time is supposed to be preparing for her artc piano exam is lying in tho sack groaning with a swollen gland and fovur my son left monday for the wilds of northern quebec to make his fortune for the fourth time with little stake from dad just to get him started the acton free press phone 853 oio bunnii jnd edionl otc kuhbj i ousa rn willwblly ik ls mj uit u ruit subttrip nun ptn jn uoi cwij s7fe t ji uunliw uihcr 1 t uj tuijt iui ifl 4ulkwd wiuaj cut uil fu1 ohw opjtmu u 4jvhwn t pit u tk ujikia th ltw u upofikl flu lh1 miu ul ik j t4 uwj fc itw rfldwi im lulkr teilk lfcuuh iluu u u4uiu mill iui h kwj iu bui nw fcji ul is jumiuwj t llw ljii ihl ri i ih bucaehw ttw jrttuttf uud l mimif n niuj l ul j l of trrti nu nu w u wll nj slv t ulli t w ttiikj i ui bw m j ca us dij b qui futlujwr hwb u b tytt cufwvjfc imt aj mminir oh well thoros always something to cheer you uptivo boon in stltchos uke surgical since my wife docldod to do my income tax this year and savo tho cost of an auditor right at the moment were thousands of dollars ahoad of tho game its a deurlous fooling but i dont think it will last thero are a couple of clauses shes not sure of by the way did you over try as an ordinary layman to read ono of those dandy uttle booklets your friendly revonuo department is putting out to holp you in tho first place as an old printer i swear it cost a million dollars to print in the second who needs it tho booklet is written in auditors language which is second only to that of lawyers incompre- henslbiuty if it takes you 30 pages to tell you how to till out your income tax form theres something rotten in the state of canada especially if you dont have a clue when youve finished reading it i have a suggestion for tho government the booklet could bo cut to hau the die and written in plain english by any rea sonably competont writer with an auditor at his shoulder and i can tell you something right now the handly uttle booklot is not designed to help you its deuborately cloaked in language that the ordinary man does not understand for the guy on a salary its compara tively simple his tax deductions howevar they hurt are made at source but for tho small businessman the farmer the contractor its a maie of pitfalls and pratfalls heres a sample of the sparkling proas of tho revenuera its entitled balance payable or refund it says as in dicated on the tl general form your bal ance is to be determined by subtracting from your total payable tax andor can ada pension plan contribution payable on soliemployed earnings the total credits tix deducted per t4 and t4a slips amounts paid by instalments and canada pension plan overpayment what does that mean and why the brackets and why the capitals its not enguah its not comprehensible itapura gobbleyfook ah i guess i shouldnt get so annoyed i can take it im stlu working but my heart goes out to all those on the fjrlnge whove worked uke dogs all thelruvea and wind up with dog food 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free prase of thursday may 6 184 on wednesday morning of tiki week mr clarence h1u caught an it 1linch brown trout in the sitae n mile creak the royal cafe which has been owned and operated the past three years by bill lee has bean sold lo george wong of port hods v a miss 1 runrteyvnuraettitralnlng at guelph general hospital la nanefor the noudays gala opening toe new rosy theatre v opening presentation mother wore tights stairrlng betty arable t stanley hall wa unanlnioualy chosen progressive conserratlve candidate for hauon couny lp the provincial tuctlon injune the monthly prescuool immnrasatioo clinic will be bald at the town hall on fri day everyone interested in a new wfmmlng feool for acton should attend the meeting in she town hall wednesday may 1 a pleasant evening was apanl at the botne of mr and mrs cherts blmttv foardi line whan old neighbor and frlanda gath ered to bid farewell to mr and mrs h swilaer prior to their leaving for their new home near hlusburg where they have bought the mcklnnon farm bob martins orchestra popular dance band is to appear again during the coming summer program at the acton park pav- luon the dancing floor is in excellent shape hi 13 of the united states of america women cannot alt on juries 50 years ao taken from the issue of the free press of thursday may 16 1018 an amendment to the ontario temper ance act provides that grocers and drtf gists may not in future seu flavoring ex tracts or essences containing alcohol ex cept in bottles containing no more than two and onehalf ounces the law alto requires that a record of all sales be kept the addresses of the purchaser the date and the quantity sold last saturday afternoon when 3 d burt was leaving the sole leather tannery to enter the mlutary service his fallowem ployees presented him with a fine wrist watch thf chuircm of st aiiun thi mjurrvt angucan corner willow st and st alberts drive rev h j dawson ba bth sunday may 12th 1961 easter iv 900 am the holy eucharist i0j0 am church school 1030 am morning prayer mthh chmtf ian ritoraac0 chuuch minister rev p brouwer ba bd acton ontario sunday may 12th 1968 1000 am english service 1110 am sunday school 230 pm alternating dutch and english service saturday bible classes 10 12 a everyone welcome ivanoil mntfcostal tasummacu paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 1531715 sunday may 12th 19aj 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evangelistic service tuesday 8 pm prayer service and bible study thursday 8 pm christ ambassadors friday 7 pm crusaders bleated is he whose transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered psalm 32 1 mapi avinui apttsv ommch 1 mapl ave oeortetowa pastor rev robert- c loans as i think now of my mother am i what i ought to be does she really know the love for iter that dwells inside of me do i really do her bidding like the christ of long ago well my fervent prayer is this that my actions show it soj mothers day is a special day at maple ave baptist church to mother in our sunday morning service will be shown special honors make this truly a spiritual day by alteadina church with the whole family sunday may 12th imi 945 am sunday dsooi all services 1 1 am and 7 um pastor rev robert c lekasj acton 8531956 georgetown 1776445 a draftee coanplalas of cold feet a young man who appeared before the ex mp- uoa trlbaaal la milton about a week ago jihad exemption on the ground that h was troataed with cotd toet he intended this to d taken utarady bat his pleae caused esmmmeat champion miss myrtle mils of toronto spent the weekend at her home here mr oeorig hynttjl jr inspector of ssussucolphsencnfortheweelrfril w jw cash for eggs at patterson meat shop rib roast pf choice heavy steer j w lb round ataafc f 30v lb loins of pori s5 back bacon i-85flhi- v mr jeremiah beu ts erecting nest wtage his proptrty on chdrch st w u isw maxwell a merchant can get along without adver- using and io can a wagon without grease but it go hard thii bonilnlonga cd baistsit off brant- ford npply of natural ga by taking up the pip 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday may 11 1893 the station hotel has been leased by a mr hamilton of delph the law reratlre that a bicycle be given half the road at hamilton a short time ago g farmer named cbenler was fined 25 for falling to give way and running over mr cattria of the hamluon bicycle ebb the betrothal of the nuke of york and princes may of teck was celebrated with- tamlty dlnnsr at buckingham palace jjfplltttc6 of oesarontohas receiv ed an order tor 8000 doors from england and shipment are frequently made lo africa and australia the provident bounty association of london england i prepared to insure married couple against twin and triplets parents who desire this kind of insurance pay in 25 and in the case of twins they will receive 250 triplets 375 the of ficers of the association are confident the idea will bring enormous profit since the number of twins and triplets in any com munity is comparatively small testimonial i have used mlnardsuni- mtnt freely on my head and now have a rl head of hair alter having been bald several years it 1 the only hair re storer i have ever found mrs c and erson j lurch notices m mmmmmmmmmb tmmity church the united church of ceded minister the rev gordon 8 turner ba bx director of music dr george elliott ma phd christian family sundaymay 12th 1948 1000 am morning worship nursery provided sacrament of infant baptism for eign university students of univer sity of guelph mcmaster university and the university of toronto will be guests of the church and com munity this weekend churchill united church 1130 am morning worship sunday school 1000 am junior school to gr 4 litis am senior school gr 5 to gr 8 acton aptrst church founded 1m2 pastor rav stanley gammon res 144 tiday ave phone 8531613 sunday may 12th 1968 mothers day 945 aju church school and adult bible class 1100 am morning worship 700 pm cvenlng worship wednesday 730 prayer meeting and bible study thursday 6j0 pm explorers thursday i pm choir practice friday 7 pm bhf my son hear the instruction of thy lather and forsake not the law of thy mother prov 1 8 mhtttvimian church in canada knox ctnmch acton rev andrew h mflfenile bit bj3 mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master christian family sunday may 12th 168 ms ajn church school and confirm ation class withdrawn this sunday only iijw sus- christian family service serukatt theme the unbroken and undivided christian home christian baptlaifl of chudren chlldren and their parents are in vited lo attend and worship toge ther everyone most welcome f