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o the acton free pre wednesday november 20 1968 dfrct press youth fresh tracks by barbara mcintosh the professional way ive concluded that the best way to learn to drive is through an impartial driving ichool with an umnvolved instructor in the first place it is hardly fair to attack an unsuspecting public in anything but a clearly marked learners model but aside from practical considerations the psychological repercussions of learning to drive with someone you know can spell disaster somehow a car becomes a prized persona friend when it is being driven by someone else- especially someone who doesnt understand the first thing about it quiet obliging fatheis become abrupt and impatient mothers who have never displayed nervous problems before suddenly become shrieking wrecks onoe adorable considerate boy friends become domineering insulting fiends nothing can ruin a relationship quicker than a hasty i said stop you stupid broad not to mention a mutilated bumper or stripped gear shift i almost became a volunteer orphan when my father attempted to teach my mother he claimed she was impossible and she accused him of being insensitive as a result we ate margarine and powdered milk for a month because she insisted on using part of the grocery money to go to drivers school it was hard on everyone in most cases the professional instructor has the diplomacy the emotional stability and the insurance to cope with the beginner he is an employer in a company car and that air of competent indifference can give the new driver the confidence he needs even people who have been driving for years dont always know all the rules or remember to tell you about them with a qualified instructor your chances of passing that test the first time are better driver training programs in schools should be available to all young people who want o drive if it isnt possible to get professional help the only other alternatives arc a brother or a boy friend youve been trying to get rid of then it doesnt matter what you say to each other in the face of a shattered windshield in the case of a brother nothing will be jjtken seriously on either side anyway and njfi ttfat ease of the unwanted boy friend it can be more effective than a dear john letter i havent included sisters or girl friends as alternatives because due to popular ungrounded folklore there are few who wdl condescend to be taught by a woman driver police statistics show that the majority of drivers can expect to have an accident of some kind in their first year behind the wheel if youve been to drivers school at least you can pin the blame on a professional and still have friends to bring you flowers readers write las vegas night in a d h s gym friday night brought in 176 00 minus deductions for soft drinks staff photo baa stage las vegas night 1000 worth of simulated sin even healthy true blue b aa types are not above a little simulated sin last friday night tjjeboys athletic association converted the high school gym into a gamblers ghetto students were invited to trade a so cent admission fee for 1000 in funny money printed mysteriously by mr andrews then ait and counted by the baa once inside gamblers were free to match wits with various games of chance and enjoy 1 000 worth of fun fifty prizes donated by local merchants were offered at the end of the evening to those with the most money in hand the baa pooled canadian tire money for the two top prizes a radio and golf clubs ba a president fred fhsnik reports a total nights income of 17600 before deductions for soft drinks this was the second fund raising project by the b a a a few weeks ago they collected about si7 worth ol beer bottles along the highway teacher have you ever rcjd websters dictionary student no im wailing until they make it into j movie mi llutvey goodman li in hii first year tcuelutig math and phytlci to rradis 10 11 and 13 he comei liom toronto unit took his d sc uoiii the university of toionto hi hvrs in aelew pedagogues are people three acton schools plan gift sharein with indian children the kids are a lot better than i expected claims mr goodnun in his first year teaching the hardest thing is trying to nuke them think they all basically knou how but they take the ease way if they tan they like to be spoonled as an undergiaduate mr goodman look an aetive interest in the student power movement and even demonstrated on occasion hiw views luvent changed since he became a teacher students deserve the right to certain basic freedoms but they must be responsible he doesnt condone demonstrations anymore they give you what you want but you dont really get anywhere because they clamp down on you afterwards he concludes he now serves on the university of toronto senate which is a body of graduates elected by fellow graduates to choose the curriculum and allow admissions in the various courses hippies arent all that bad says mr goodman but he feels that a lot of them are wasting their lives in order to nuke something of life you have to strive to better yourself his musical tastes tend towards blues and modern rockif he isnt too close to it he is a dean martin fan this year students in actons three schools will have the opportunity of sharing the christmas spirit with indian children in sandy lake ontario the project which is sponsored by red cross youth clubs in ontario arranges each year for cartons lo be sent by parcel post from schools in southern ontario to isolated indian and tskimo communities sandy lake is a lonely reservation approximately 260 miles north of sioux lookout there are 201 children attending a united church indian day school and a roman catholic school although the school board lus approved the project it is being left on a voluntary basis lor students who want to help it is hoped that acton will be able to send something for each child in the sandy lake schools gifts may range from toys books puzzles games puiii sets and coloring books to woollen mitts scarves toques and socks naturally christmas candy is always welcome used skates are much in demand by indian and lskunu children as well letters are being sent home to parents this week because it is essential that parcels be mailed as soon as possible a city sportsman thought hed take advantage of i simplelooking farmer by the road did you happen to see i wagonload of monkeys go hs he asked nope replied the tanner did you lall off the i ditor die aelon i ice i acton miss mcltltool ha- her troubles long with her travels in her article nation il pride she rel ties how on a recent tram p lo windsor she met with mild disisler comfortable in ihc iruii and desirous ol a good read genuine readers will understand she is soon accosted hy a strahger a portly jiul not iinfriuiilly man who lnres the seal wild miss mcintosh and uninvited tries lo bend her ear togelher they make an incongruous md comic opera pair in this tomer the a o n e ycdif fined lile rale iiilrnvcftcd midlweiuyisu el a s s i c a i i y p r e lt y gcnlleoffigiirc seunphohic and wary miss mcliiiosh versus the grcpirioiis humbling lalky elderly fjt man set lo mush ahead due horizontally his true and devious role in the direction ol miss mcintosh at the first sign of a clunk in her annul he is hcnl on conversition she would prefer lo read the nun spools quasi truths about canada and things canadian while miss mclnlosh obviously perplexed hut not wishing lo he rude ycl hi icuging his conlenlionsal every turn at las gives in ind allows linn a tenuous and polite association but the tragic irony of her discourse comes when having relumed from shopping in detroit she chooses in a fitful retrospect to belabor americans in so doing she sounds visavis canadians who berate america and things aineiican while enjoying ihc amenities of thai grcal land painfully typical her attempt at one point in a show of hravuracuminfcriorily lo forsl on the american canadian currency knowing full well they want no part of our i unity money is inane exhibitionism a desperate and amateurish ploy to gam a sign ol recognition and to prove to americans once and lor all thai most thankfully she is not one of them americans arc reputedly loud mouthcdi but this gifl tries to top lhit in a display of chauvinism she fairly sings out on the bus for all lo heai that canadas land mass is greater 111 in lliit ol the iniled stales dig deal would she this aficionado of the canadian land mass prefer to live in china whose land rn iss is greater still in a detroit restaurant because 1 knew il would contuse the waitiess she ordcis chips with vinejy ir bellei had she been served instead a one way pass ige hack towhc resheeaiiiefroin with the proviso that she never again dirken the us doorstep in a final dig they loved her in detroit she intentionally puts hoots on presidential runnerup hubert humphrey no wonder the poot gin didnt make it to the white mouse lo whom she retcrs in the presence ol the deiunl hackie as hubert multiplies study we as c inadians have moie going lot us more to he pioud ol thin just the hugeness ol land mass and the triteness of chips with vinegar it mlss mcintosh is wont to engage in a kind ot kikes piroclnal and blighted anadtanism and would ot luccssilv brum about fred a hoffman optometrist 58 st georges sq guelph ont teuphon iliwi discount shoe store 23 main st n brampton for quality and low prices shoes for eyery foot in the house especially helm when he plays matt harvey goodman coming from the city mr goodnun has had to make certain adjustments in the smaller school he concludes one of the advantages ts that you get to know everyone when i see jessie and hudd i know who carved it on that desk school vvojk keeps him busy but for a change of pace he has joined the local vs men as for his philosophy of life it youre going to do itdo h all the way your vote and influence to elect cyril bishop for acton council monday december 2 1968 will be sincerely appreciated independent of course hut it is an independence specious jnd t rsat we h ivc in anadj such venerable institutions as royal c idiau mounted police royal canadian legion royal winter lair royal canadian sea cadets and countless more can anything he entirely canadian in hue country and not have the royal designation firmly and obsequiously affixed to il again fhe town of acton continues lo fly ihc old red lnsign ihc reactionaries in our mldsf thing with the maple leaf which action in the tontejif of official public flag display protocol is in poor taste at the local high school during moimng ominencenicnl when the antlijrn is played il conves out is the queen not as o canada ontario c trlicense pi itcs bear the imprint of the crown why not the maple leaf or ihc canadian beaver the crown is emblazoned in color on all ontario provincial police cruisers the management at maple 1 caf gardens cant decide which flag lo fly at their arena until a mess ige is conveyed lo them thai they should fly the flag of ihc country there is no disgrace or fear ol censure in tins they get the message royal assent must he given to legislation passed ill inadas parliament before il can become law this nations innards were ruptured in the acrimony ol the canadian i lag debate of 1961 when after nearly one hundred years of independence we were able finally to gel a in her life a spiritual metamorphosis she must first of all seemingly assemble juxtapose and sublimate the into and dreary cliches of canadian life lo form the new structure ofacanadiin ideal miss mcintosh it seems suggests of being the penurious mans ideal jn enfant terrible cumpollyanna gone pilsy anada is independent she postulates the bliss of naivete aglow in her face the garrulous at man siill nestling i her side as if trying 5 prove thui- cinidas alleged independence is 1 fact of hfe anil not nxre ambiguity canada li 111t10n1l flag for can ida a flag distinctly uniquely and unniislakenly canadian i flag that lelt j large segment of the population angry and aheualed and wondering as to its merit and esthetic quality one could go on with this ud infinitum ad nauseam but who needs it it is enough too much ilready thai we have fjllen heir in our lifetime to this monstrous national sycophancy to end this 11 irralive 1 thin dose of schmaltz c anada todiy in 1 physical and spiritual sense or in any rational sense is a great country and at this particular time in human history with much of the world and us peoples in a critical hallmad and perhaps demented slate 11 is probably the best place on earth to live joseph hurst 48 mill st e acton guaranteed products and service from imperial furnace and stove oils greases gasoline diesel fuel motor oils oil ltd ultimatic furnaces no down payment 10 years to pay power humidifiers jerry skirr0w 853 2340 central auto body rr 4 acton 25 hwy s behind reids ba specialists in all types of body repairs and refinishing 34 hour towing courtesy car no job too big or too small 8530701 for gas appliances jfcfc 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