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th acton free preti wdntday june 4 1969 jfrte jurfcss editorial page srity hack jertticej we think one of the most ludicrous tituationi in the country is being played out in railway stations in acton rockwood and other station the cn proposes to close there are men posted in these stations with absolutely nothing to do but wrille away the hounttre best way they can the railway ha taken away all the facilities uy that absolutely no business can b transacted- even the telephone has been whisked away the reason for the removal of railway business in acton oiniourse u to prove that the town and district can do without the station and the entire service can be run from the matter agency in guelph after a period of time a hearing is supposed to be held unless the community can prove there is a reason for keeping the station open it us usually only a formality to close it acton people reacted to this kind of treatment with a stubborn determination that the country should know what the railway was really doing removing services and then claiming there was no demand for them mp hud whiting brough the- situation to the attention of the entire country of the floor of the house of commons last wdrd from the canadian transport committee wj that another hearing would be held to review the whole matter of the master agency- according to the information the llalton mp received the onus is now on the railway to prove that they neud to close the acton sijiioii presumably the railway is now working on the case meanwhile the agent is sitting tight without any duties to perform and awaiting the decision it is time a decision was made lets have the full facilities of the station returned to acton the same services cannot be supplied from guelph weather cchtrcllefa whether or not you like the weather you are stuck with it unless you have some occult powers that no one else seems to have it is not going to change to suit your whims when last weeks weather came in warm and humid though we wished there was some way we could control it this writer prefers the weather to be between 70 and 7s degrees with just a hint of humidity in the airand that controlled by a lovely breeze now i realize there are probably all kinds of other weather watchers who like the hot sticky weather and if everyone had their own way that the weather controller would have a hard job pleasing all the different shades of opinion some like it hot this gives them a chance to don their briefest attire and adopt a casual attitude that is common in many of the tropical countries muny of these people have better than average figures but for reasons of my own ill call them the thin blooders others like it cool verging on cold this way you are never forced to expose the person to more than a y 4aij the sight of a dog trotting into the lobby with an arriving guest disturbs some hotel managers but not lyle p brown of the norwich hotel in columbus ohio dogs arc warmly welcomed there brown a member of the local beagle club explains why on the hack of his calling cord i have been in the hotel business so years and never trifling dalliance with the elements many of the real intellectuals come from this group cool weather helps them keep their mind active and their is nothing they enjoy more than exercising the mind well call them the thick blooders last but not least arc the biggest group of all those who wish the weather would be moderate at all times not too hot not too cold some times they like to exercise their minds sometimes they prefer a little bodily exercise but they dont wunt an excess of anything when we get a real change in the weather like we did last week where the thermometer nose dived one day and then climbs for the clouds the next they complain and indeed they should for they build their entire lives around moderation but the moderate person is going to have a hard timet all h lite- the thick blooded pern can always move to the arctic or the cold northern wastes the thin bloodcr has the tropics at his disposal and a variety of desert islands moderation is an attribute you can adopt in your attitudes and habits hut it is sure hard to find in the weather called the police to eject a disorderly dog we have never seen u fire started by a smoking dog we have never found a hotel towel an ashtray or a blanket in a dogs travel bag never has a dog tried to sneak another dog into his room certainly your dog may stay at my hotej and if hell vouch for your character and credit you too can stay here jjf pkctca frw the jtajt friday nights full moon illuminated faitfcike at the point in proipwt pork providing a leafy tllhouolto for tho free prow camarastatf photo sugar and spice b y smiley dedication of additions to the cenotaph brought the ueutenantgowemor to acton for remembrance day november 1949 pictured are boer war veteran wljfred coles reeve theron jonas major john stratton lieutenantgovernor ray lawson end max storey after the unveiling a chile banquet was held in the ymc a it take a micklc to nuke j rnuckle whatever that means and it takes a lot of nncklcs and mucklcs to make up that peculiar agglomeration of mammals known as modern kocicly including a quantity of crackpots and a welter of weirdos present company excepted four different glimpses of modern society the human rate m the last few days have baffled mc completely how did we get as far as weve come and how come we havent got farther first of these was a big protect at the big shoe factory i work in teachers and students have been slaving for months making canoes and planning trips they wound up with jbout 30 canoes maps compasses and no brains with just a little less fanfare than the spanish armada they set off on a sunny friday afternoon holiday weekend to conquer the wilderness and make bticnnc brule look like a sunday tripper it rained all day saturday sunday and monday in the great national park they chose for their insanity the temperature was a little above freezing they came back exhausted soaked to the skin and froen to the marrow about so people were about as miserable as they ever have been or ever will be in their lives and already theyre planning the next trip already its a great adventure in retrospect i know the leehng i wjs a prisoner ot war and there wa little oy in the aunt hut looking back 1 wouldnt base missed it for anything picttv stupid eh the same week end since the rain ruled out anything intelligent i took two little nieces out to the beach to see the motorcycle gang we saw them in all their glory hlack jackets beards lung hair and frightening the kids werent i was frightened that is when we arrived these young adults and i emphasize that theyre not teenagers were grooving on fireworks hortunately the were so beeredup and it was so damp that the whole thing was a lizzie they were trying to light roman candles and such on the floor ol a restaurant adults playing with firecrackers what males these people wander about the country in wolf packs they gel their licks from noise speed and violence bui theyre poeple and certainly some of- them have brains feelings decency yet theyre capable of actions that recall hitlers brownshtrts and i dont think theres any off the attf nothing makes a womans clothes go out of fashion faster than her husbands getting a raise chiropractor to patient its going to rain today i can feel it in your bones need to go ml dcuil i was glad the iwu police cars were llierc the next night ihcic was a big inc about four htocks from our house when a lumber yard went up in a dazzling display and who wjs llicre liottodding ii from all over fown lo get a ringside scat good j honest responsible taxpayers including yours truly i was so pleased ive always loved a good fire especially at night that i left my wife standing in her dressinggown and pyjamas about a block from the blaze while i pressed closer for a chcckbyjowl i view with the other sensible citizens aint she a dandy and tliatsa real ripper we grinned into each others orange faces a little disappointed because there was no wind and the firemen were preventing it from spreading my wife walked three blocks home in her night attire id forgotten her completely what kind of monsters are we and then i went back to school after the weekend and here are these grade 12 students in panel discussions sane serious and sensible grappling intelligently with the problems theyre going to have lo face shortly theyre not doing it to impress me some ot their opinions would curl their mothers hair but they dont like society much the way it is andlhcy want to do something about it they get angry with each other disagree grow red in the lace and shout at each oilier he well like a group of adults crazy world hut its the one i want lo stay in lor a while at least todays world in addition lo the cold binoculars ol the historians needs sonic minor chioiuclcrs like your humble servant to tell it as it uas the acton free press v phone 853 2010 busmen 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miyucaland lleallh hdocafiihi lof t mr lohn ami lilt first year at o ac messrs kay aibic and aruutid uraidj their second year at oac and jack miwiprhse hit hind ycjr in mechanical engineering u of t avnidtt aulliw of hildal wreath and irll in the aden united ihurch kathleen annella lvim dauglitei of mr aisd mrs wm lvam acton became the bride of donald wilbert vanrieet son of mr and mrs j vanfleet acton rev louis pickering officiated with miss lthel franklin ol the organ and mr norman bird ungj tte brides attendants were her lister mrs j wilkini and mm irene i vans they went to ottawa on their honeymoon following ihe resignations of miti slianl and mist mccoll lire high school staff is now complete mr orland b kohhins of richmond hill has been engaged as principal al simm miss isabel gammic at j26o0 mr c a stewart mr d mclean and mr b a hansen former teachers remain on hie staff the dry weather has affected the source of watu supply and the public utilities commission lias found it necessary to cut off the use of lawn hose until such time as the drought has ended bert woods new garage is a very attractive addition lo the town v 50 years ago taken from ihe issue of the free press thursday june 5 1919 the junior ball team was rcorganied wilh hon prcs w a storey president w arnold vicepres robt scott secretarytreasurer roy brown manageri neil mcnab frank mcintosh and geo ilynds jr troop leader leslie martin bugler robert stewart and scout stanley mackie went to toronto to attend the review held by chief scout sir badenpowell nassagaweya folks want the hydro a petition requesting estimates from the hydro electric power commission for light and power in connection with a similar f salt and pepper remember back to your school days when the teacher picked on you to give an oral composition you were expected to prepare a two minute talkthen deliver it to your fellow classmates and delinquents who gloried in your discomfort fearful only that they might be the next one lingered to address the class when the long dreaded day arrived you elected it willi dry throat wet palms and a frog as big as charlie degaulle in your craw then with halting voice and a slight trembling at the knees you started out with mrs pohttte and fellow students the subject i have chosen to speak on today your presentiment of disaster is never fully realized as you stumble through the first few lines of introduction then you launched into the gist of ihe matter knowing full well you knew little or nothing about the subject if you did you werent going to admit it thats almost like i feel this week the subject i chose to speak on today is beds yes beds before you go off the deep end and accuse me of knowing little or nothing about them let me uy you are probably right i found out by mischance that after decades of sleeping in them that i know no more about beds than the day my mother kicked me out of a crib to make way for a sister the realization i was an absolute nincompoop about beds only came this week however thumbing through a book about england i came to a picture of an old elizabethan bed you know the kind with curtains all the way around i had always thought the curtains were meant to hide occupants of the bed from prying eyes since every time i w henry viii hit the hay in the late movie it was in this particular model if youll recall your history old henry had a habit of hiding someone different in hit bed every now and then it turns out i was dead wrong if old henry was alive he would have my apologies tor being misinformed these curtains werent to hide behind they were meant to keep out the drafts in the cold old houses you could have knocked me aver with a back issues petition from erantoti was approved by council while letting out to drive lo guelph mr cliarux davidson was thrown out of his democrat and painfully shaken up mrs william shortill it having a home built for her in rallmafad ii was refreshing to see rev j c wilson ba in ids pulpit in a palm beach iuit there may hive ber a digression from the formalities but tho was comfort and freedom mrs andrew crte wdlow s died suddenly of an affection of ihe brain ii a coxe acton ad pord touring cars can now be supplied with electric tarting and lighting systems as optional euuipyuent ford runabout sa6d touring ptcmc parlies in the wudwood are now in order watch for ihe potato bug 75 years ago taken from the issue of live free prest thursday june 7 ih94 the congregational meeting of knox church was well attended when the vote upon the erection of ihe proposed new church was taken less than a dozen members voted lo repair the old ediface in preference a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions and if they are successful the erection of live new building will proceed wild at once the new church will cost ki000 the site chosen u the vacant properly of mr john kennedy opposite west bower ave the present church building will be utilized for shedi the home of mr and mrs r b johnson was the chief centre of attraction friday evening when the members of knox church choir resorted thillier for the purpose of expressing to the newlymarried couple ihe lugli esteem in which they were lield by the members of the young people of church as a recognition of mr johnsons service as a bass singer he was made the recipient of a beautiful ebonywood mantle clock accompanied by a ncally worded address mrs johnson prepared a sumptuous repast the viands of which would tempt ihe appetites of an epicurean the rest of the evening wai devoted lo social amusements in which all heartily engaged in view of the fact that smallpox has again invaded this continent would it not be a good idea to have ihe pupils of the schools undergo the ordeal of vaccination there is no guarantee of being spared a stitch in lime saves rune bv hartley colas feather bed somewliere along the line there had been a big gap in my education teachers had instilled some knowledge about important tlungs like ulysses chailng the golden fleece how far it ii from here to tibet but they neglected beds entirely an oversight i presume but one which may have had a direct bearing on my life for instance what if i had ended up deeping on a hard mattress would i have a tore back or a sore disposition what if i had been consigned to a tleeping bag and never had the chance lo feel a soft mattress underneath would i have been a rover moot questions and 111 never know unless i experiment with different types of beds waste of lime good gosh gerald you spend almost onethird of your life under the sheets surely iti worth a bit of research one fellow tells me you should always have your bed pointing in ihe direction water flows in your neighborhood no it wasnt darcy mckeough either this gentleman has experimented with various t bed situations and concluded following nature was ihe only way im prone lo question his decision because i remember letting nature takes its course in ihe dim distant past and all i got out of il was a lecture and a slap on the eat but the more lime spent investigating the fascinating subject of beds and the more interesting il becomev there are twin beds bunk beds trundle beds round beds square beds hospital beds queenttzed beds brass beds continental beds inflated beds rocker beds truckle beds and flower beds and each one has a story of its own to tall there are other variations of the bed such as the sailors hammock and of course the sleeping bag which comes in a variety of izes and styles the sublect could go off into to many different directions i think perhaps it would be discreet to forest about the whole thing and plant the pansies my wife bought in our flower beds i may never get very informative or the other types of beds but 111 sure get a lot ol flowers ps a colleague wonders what that wfll do for my disposition h