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2 the acton free press wednesday june 5 cchjfujhg tc tfeterj 1968 redistribution of ridings for tho next federal election a much needed reform is causing some confusion smong somb sections of the electorato voters used to ihe traditional coun ty lines as political boundaries sudden ly find themselves thrust into another riding adjacent perhaps but foreign to them unless they are vary active poll- neatly lf i likely candidates in therid ingwh be rolatlvely junkbbwrf their neck of the woocfs tjhe liberal party for irvstance is avjaro residents of frln township and- erinvillaoeaddbcilolhaiton ln dlsiribullon tuuue er bevrllaved by- the candidates stamping the fielghbor- hood wheres alf mds7 theyre asfe- ing rudwhlllng ai ho tour village and country ernbarasjlng perhaps to mr- whiting since mr hales sails under an other parly banner tho average voter very likely does not pay much heed to political issues until it comes time for him to mark his x on a ballot thon ho wants to know whero hes to vote holl ask who the candidates represent slnco all three helton candidates cbmo i from the ridings sduthorrt- end thoy niustbe rejatlye unknowns ipthe s area even peoplein the nprih end 6 the county aro unfamijlar with them voori will have to fasf their -bel- lot dn straight political lines knowing illie about lhe candidates virtues- or weaknesses perhaps there will be more ihforma lion available for those new to the rid ding before electlqn day rolls around but- meanwhile rnany people are confused saocc jfttt jms editorial page iiww v hcu ue jfa tc keep em this is tho time of the year whan malo gradualos pour out of universities and colleges on a course set or tho stars job opportunities aro good if you have tho qualifications the fuluro looks rosy the girls look yummy and tho wholo world is waiting to bo conquor- ed for somo thore is the lltllo mattor of loans to pay back most wont amount to any more than a fow hund red dollars perhaps some are in hock for a fow thousand compared to tho number of pro ductive years ahead of thorn the amount is insignificant fow will fail to return tho money whothor thoy borrowod it from a relative spongod from doar old dad or maybo borrowed frdm the stu dent loan fund tho student loan fund has enabled many intolligont studonls to go on to university when funds wero unavail able from tho family treasury somo tall tales about usos somo of tho studont loans aro put to makos ono wonder about tho systems success howovor ono tolo concornod gambling in tho dormitories said to havo boen flourish ing on studont loans tho other is based on a story about a studont who- is re- puled to have got a studont loan and thon reinvoslod the monoy at a high rate of interest a tribute somo said ingenuity both slorios could bo comptoto fab rications for tho tales omanating from dormilorios ore ofton fanciful on tho othor hand thoy are boing circulated and rocoiving wide credonco the most constructive knock against the system of studont loans wc think is a patriotic ono it is difficult to soo why canadians should pay for a stud ont to attond univorsity thon allow him to hoad for the united states with his knowlodgo thore should bo o stipulation with tho loan that the studont must remain in canada for several years following graduation plug up the brain drain in other words by kooping graduatos at home canadjans cannot afford to subsidize thoir richor american cousins wo need all the brains we can mus- tor right horo pkettj frw the paat two vmws of acton station ware taken by mr teld solman of toronto when he honeymooned here wilhyhis wife the former merle frick of acton in one picture mrs solman posed at the end of a train near the highway crossing in the background is the water tower a ball rose on the pole to indicate the level of water alf bauer ran the pump in those days the other picture shows the travellers of a bygone era wait ing for a passenger train the pictures developed from glass negatives were taken in 1913 seven newly ordained priests con- celebratod mass with bishop j f ryan at ordination ceremonies where father michael bennett of acton took holy orders at the cathedral of christ the king hamilton saturday morning the largo gothic cathedral provided a beau tiful sotting for the age old ceremonies staff photo sugar and spice b y e v did you evor sit down and make a ust of tho things you uko and dlsliko love and hate its good therapy and if you try it youll loarn somothlng about yourself i like sleeping and can sloop 14 hours without a twinge of guilt but i dont like going to bed seems such a waste of time and i hate getting up but i like being alive and part of tho human race once ive gropod through that first foarsome fog of reality i like sports but not tho spectator var- loty i love to fish for speckles all alone in a vast swamp to dollvor a curling stone right on the nose to sink tho black ball in the corner pocket to make one crisp golf shot out of three but i wouldnt give 20 cents for a ticket to the world scries or tho grey cup final i uke parados any idnd trcos any kind grass greon water rough or calm green or blue babies either sex i dislike italian food chinese food and most other foreign foods yet when we go out to eat im alwaysthe guy who orders somothlng exotic like jugged hare or bocuf sauvage or chicken moulln rouge only to find that im oatlng baked bunny raw ham- burg or fried chickon with paprika sprink led on it and yet i love swill thats what you get whop you decide to have something differ ent like the othernight things were not marching in the cuisine in tact the stove hadnt oven been turned on so i pitched in literally i pitched in a can of salmon one of mushroom soup one of vegetable soup one of wieners and beans then i pitched in all the leftovers in the refriger ator a chunk of corned beef a glob of cheese half a tomato some olives two hardboiled eggs and four llmplsh sardines it was delicious in fact it was so good that the rest of the family couldnt bear to desecrate my masterpiece by eating it and i had it three times a day for three days on toast i even gave it a name then burning belch i like women and men in that order women because theyre not uke men and men because theyre not like women 3 i uke ires everything from bonfire to barnfire though im bonelazy i actu ally uke work i love loafing in the back yard with a cold beer and the black squir rels and the cocky robins i uke shaving but despite electric razors i uke peace and order but my study is a model of confusion and my ufe is a masterpiece of strife internal and external i uke to be alone but i hate looeuness i uko mooey but it apparently doesnt uke me i uke people especially those with cour age and humor but i dislike mobs i de- tost violence but i love western movlos in which 10 people bite the dust i could write a book about tho things i uke a few paragraphs about those i dont but as you have craftily surmised all this is leading up to something i hate pajnting and decorating sorry to shoul like that but its true i mildly dislike dogs and cats bores and hypochondriacs but i can put up with them however when my wife starts saying- which do you uke the turquoise or the aqua that is a house of adifferont color and i begin to see red sites in one of her annual spring frenzies and the house is uttered with wallpaper books color charts and carpet swatches normally i snort why the hell didnt you marry a painter and the battle is on but shes been low physically and i let my principles droop i painted and painted and swore and grouched i stood up to ease my aching back and caught a cupboard door corner right in the ear and the blood spurted and i vented a most mighty oath which i havent heard since world war ii she didnt even squeak for 20 minutes knowing that one word would have sent her paint brush and can out the door oh well i guess one cant be perfect now make your ust the acton free press phone 853 20t0 buimrsi and ecmona ohice irw luna jnj 4j i iii ji iiu jpfilu ji 11 in th j iji jhi 41 i rim 4iirrtiwfif guild ji 4 urir prut- il tw ultufi u vkl ad m i mivu 4 ullff i huiutf mui ruuuuftj cev li uiwd it dth pubhthr cuifi dun rdt cuthryhi iu7 j uftfr back issues 20 years ago taken from thelssue of the free press of thursday june 3 1948 the community varletyconcertpresent- ed by all local artists was able to turn over 1130 to the save the children fund as a result vjf their effort two concerts were presented in the town hall and greatly en joyed the effort of this group of artists is purely on a volunteer basis and is indeed appreciated for aucn a worthy cause thope id charge are to he commended for their splendid work acton f brigade answered two calls on the veekond on saturday- evening a five in i wished el ihe carnerof ualhstreet arid bower avenue wag extinguished by bucket brigade- on sunday afternoons pink car of tar developed a hot bos the erwsleft on the siding by a passing freight the oily waste later broke out ih flame and the brigade was called to extinguish the maie because a london ontario mans method of annoying his inlaws was ruining post idller in their butler the law annoyed him with a ninemonth tall sentence miss joan sornervllle was the golden girl of tho 1948 penguin prom and re ceived a gold compact miss clair hillock of toronto visited over tho wookend with mrs sayers and miss gibbons rov and mrs ok fundall of balunafad attended the graduation exerclsesof toron to general hospital last thursday night at which miss wanda rutledgc was one of the graduating nurses 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday june 13 1918 the germans renewed their assults on the west front during he week the plan slnco the beginning of the campaign in march has been to drive wedges orsauents into the allied lines and hen to exert force as in the closing of tho blades of a scissors to force a withdrawal of their opponents tho scissors operation is now being tried dont lot any strangers into your house to inspect your stock of flour and sugar unless he shows his authority as a govern ment official it is said that boguslnspeet- ors aro going all through the county confis cating and carrying off alleged excess stocks hand such gentry over tothepouce another evidence of local honesty was manifested last week mr henry goldham found a ladys purse containing 10 on the street and turned it over to tho custody of tho free press the bannockburn wi will hold their first public function in the form of a gard- on party at the home of mr a g clarrldge next tuesday evening 18th inst mr and mrs norman masales and mr earl garvin of toronto visited acton rela tives this wook twonty years ago today advertisers did not tell tho truth nobody swatted the fly no one hoard of tin lizzies butch ers threw in a chunk of uver nobody ustened in on the telephone creamwas 5 a pint rfrce press the church of st alban the ma1tvr anglican corner willow st and st albani drive rev h j dawson ba btli 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday june 8 1b93 while mr adam brown exmp was in town last week he in company with mr cooke visited our chief manufacturing in dustries and expressed himself as being highly pleased with the enterprises that are being carried on in acton on visiting mr storeys glove factory be was madetne recipient of a handsome talfr of rnlcbo gloveao i a counterfeit half dollar is said to be circulating quite freely in ontario and the pubuo should be- on heir guard against it the date it- bears- is vtl- and if js very ught lnelght inrirarangandrlnistylt fa an excellent imitation and will easily l escape detectlorij j- the otber whll the fasf ekpress due bite about ffs was passtrjg through at a high rate of speed a farmer thinking the train was going td stop at ihe station drove over -the- crossing the engine grazing the end of the wagon rack the farmer has no desire to repeat the act carpenters- have commenced work on mr thos ferrymans store now in course of erection on ihe corner of john and mill streets canada has now 14819 miles of railway 100 years ago taken from the issue of tho canadian champion milton june 4 1868 the acton robber is supposed to be nabbed at last on friday morning last between one and two oclock an attempt was made to rob clarks hotel the burg lar was detected in the act of climbing through tho window and was caught and sent to milton to stand his trial here he residos near clarks and is called clifford an old crimean veteran with his good con duct modal he boasts of being ono of ihe noble six hundrod many of our residents will be astonished to learn that there aro wolves in esqueslng but we are credibly informed such is the case many sheep havo been destroyed by them as can easily be seen by tho pecul iar manner in which they are bitten mes srs s mcnaughton turner fisher stew art and others aro losors in this way they ought to have boen killed in the winter when thoy could have been tracked saturday ihe halton battalion had orders to be ready to move out and in the evening tho acton company was called out to get their haversacks etc ready the members urine in ihe country were all brought into the village fully accoutred and thore lie in wait for tho signal to starf for the front the greatest excitement has existed there since saturday and men poured forward to the captain beseeching him to enroll their names and give them arms several took the oath after tho company was filled pre paratory to being handed over to any other company that may havo room for them a subscription was set on foot by mr sharpe to provide the volunteers with suitable underclothing and 50 was raised in a few moments sunday june 9th 1968 trinity i 900 am the holy eucharist 1030 am church school 1030 am mattins rcthel christian reformed church minister rev p brouwer ba bd acton ontario sunday june 9th 1968 1000 am english service 1110 am sunday school 2j0 pm alternating dutch and english service saturday bible classes 10 12 am everyone welcome evangel pentecostal tabernacle p aoc 33 churchill road rev s m thomon pastor 8532713 sunday june 9th 1968 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evangelistic service e jnljist dale hussey will speak at both services remember the areawide tent crusade a l gcurtetown plaza beginning fri- dav june 7 at 8 pm with evange lic franklin waldcn romans 623 for the wages of sin is death but the gift of god is eternal life thru jesui christ our lord maple avenue baptist church 81 maple ave georgetown pastor rev robert c lohliu sunday june 9th 1968 here it our sincere invitation to the whole family to attend church 945 am sunday school all agej 1100 am morning service 700 pm evening evarsgel 745 pm wednesday prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 8776665 church notices m i trinity church the united church of l minister the rev gordon b turner ba bd director of music dr george elliott ma phd sunday june 9th 1968 trinity united 1000 am moming worship nursery provided churchill united church 1130 am moming worship sunday school 1000 am junior school to gr 4 1115 am senior school gr 5 to or i acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave phone 85j1615 sunday june 9lh 1968 945 am church school and adult bible class 1100 am morning worship no evening service wednesday 730 prayer meeting and bible study thursday 8 pm choir practice he that hath the son hath life and he that hath not the son of god hath nut life i john 5 12 presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckenxle ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday 9th 1968 945 am church school for ages 3 to 15 years 1100 am divine warship and confirm- iutioh of teenagers sermon theme va manifesto of helpfulness everyone most welcome this la an invitation to attend the church of your eholc on sunday-