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M Tin Acton April helplessly Nothing can give a footing of hopelessness more than the sight of a home burning down while spectators stand by powerless to help It happened last weak In this district when a country home burned to the foundations A family stood by helplessly and their possessions being consumed by fire Strong winds fed the flames Firefighters were helpless to provide any more than further prevention It happened quickly Within an hour of the will for help the trim home was almost completely levelled Home owners can have more than adequate insurance protection There is more than interest on the part some people in the hearing held in Guetph of passenger train service between Toronto If the railway fc with its application to oft trains So and the town will be completely without tvkxu The claims it is losing on the service and apparently has son of figures to show Inks of in Travel of Canadians are air travelling more and more t higimav and airline and less and less rail The National Transportation Act of 1967 recognized that railways cannot in a competitive while bearing the financial burden of uneconomic passenger tram services Unfortunate the National Transportation Act only recognizes the plight of the railways It does not outline reasons for the in passenger service but there and memento in tiny home never be rented Tire is a tragedy I ho only positive way of fighting by prevention Be especially If you did lighting trans l Ills year Often firefighters are further hampered by fighting these fast by the luck of water within pumping distance Grass fires blown by heavy winds sweep across dry Holds rapidly and tltrcaten buildings beyond point where flumes started Nothing cm bring this message home more vividly than the sight of a family watching their homo go up in fljmcs For instance Southampton mayor Bill Todd told the first public hearing in Owen Sound last week that passengers on the three and a half hour train trip between Walkerton and Toronto have had to ride in baggage cars and stand M Bruce told the hearing that many of the passengers on the train last week had to stand from Toronto to Guelph These are circumstances which do little to attract passengers for the railways Judging by the outcry across western Ontario following notice of hearings to discontinue services it is general The railways have made no real effort to modernize travel between the small centres of Ontario Timetables are not set up to correspond to needs Trains are almost the same today as they were before the war outside of a pulling now instead of a steam engine Can you picture any private business making money serving the same facilities today had years ago in Winchester Closing the familiar doors of Winchester CJR Station was a severe blow to local residents but the impact was somewhat softened by assurance that the community would contiue to a freight and express depot With a local man in charge everyone was assured prompt service for both out going and incoming freight This we were told by a group of overly friendly officials was all in the name of progress Unfortunately progress has taken another tune the express office has been moved to Smith Falls Realizing this would be another blow to the community an attempt is being made to once again pad it just a little Our local agent has been requested to maintain an on hand department Possibly the next step strictly in the interests of progress wdl be to transfer this on hand department to nearby BrockviUe Winchester Ont Press The automobile like the atomic bomb must be controlled The worlds problem does not lie in the discoveries of the physicist or the engineer The problem is man behaviour the mechanical age Dr Wilder quoted by Ontario Safety League TEACHER MISS Armstrongs class in 1920 included tint raw Carney Byrnes John Melton Mel Lambert Ctwrlle Bill Little Bob Hall second row Dorothy Campbell Irene Cross Florence Cross Ruth Gibson Violet Currle Phyllis Tyler Byrnes Bill Wilson third row Dorothy Hazel Coxe Mann Renetti Waller Kathleen Kelly Violet Woods Margaret Baurer fourth row unknown Mary Nteklin unknown May Elliott Annie Smith Rita unknown fifth row unknown Gordon Currie Gordon Rtid Gordon Cooper Neil Patrick unknown back row Glen Ryder Miss Armstrong later married George Somerville Hazel Coxe Mario lent the picture and Pepper by hartley coles IF SUCCESS IS measured in numbers the annual festival was a resounding shoulder to crowd accomplishment on a rocont weekend called a grimy industrial town In a mogszlno hardly looked the part as colorful throngs took in event Photo by Don Hlts Sugar and Spice by bill There nothing like a little change at this time of year lo pull you out of the doldrums That what my wife said when the school holidays were coming up And she was Most of our friends were going somewhere Skiing Florida Jamaica Mexico South Carolina Family obligations and lack of cash vetoed anything like that but she had a wonderful plan My brother in law and family going to They Jive in the city We go to the city stay at their if place saving big hold bill take in a few if shows and step out to dinner a couple of times It be just like home fur you says she You can take your exam papers and mark them you won have a care in the world we II have some fun and it will be a nice change for you It was Our daughter was home for the weekend but was going back to the city to stay in the grubby hole her friends rent She wanted to take buck her cat and kitten She was prevailed upon to wail until we were going the animals sake Fust mistake Word got around among her friends Second mistake To cut it short we left for the city with two cats four teenagers two big boxes of grub for Kim enough clothes to go to and inc in a surly mood Arrived at Kim abode and carried up the food only to discover that three teenyboppers had beat her to it and there wasn room for her Took her back with us to brother inlaws house a handsome place indeed Picked up the key Irom a neighbor as arranged Turned key in lock It bent Played with lock Stomped on key with heel to straighten it out Finally door swung open Great relief Fumbled for lights all located in wrong place Phew This place stinks said Kim She was right Dopey sister in law had not turned refrigerator off properly Freezer was unfrozen water all over floor meat putrid Off the cuff Would Senator be happy if Canadas newspapers were as accurate and as honest as Canadas politicians City dwellers tend to forget that in many smaller communities fire fighting is done by volunteers They are authorized to display an amber light on their cars with the letters VFF The Ontario Safety League reminds drivers that VFF cars and all other emergency vehicles on duty should be given the right of way The law requires that if you hear a car siren or see an emergency vehicle approaching with red light flashing you should stop as near the right hand curb as possible Solid hour of mopping up scrubbing our frit All hope of hamburger gone out in garbage rotten Eventually I made a mess of crumbled buns in a large tin of spaghetti sauce It tasted like spaghetti sauce which is pretty strong without spaghetti House was cold Turned heat well up Nothing happened Steam heat An hour later it was Turned heat way down Nothing happened Steam Tried Washing dishes No hot water Afraid to go out to show or anything because of faulty key Might never get in again Suggested Let get the heck out of here and check in at a hotel No takers Too tired Watched TV and vcnt to bed Next day same thing Hot water came on for no reason but wife and daughter bickered most of day also for no reason Had company Sent out for food Stayed up too late Fell asleep Awoke to great squabble and daughter leaving with her cats Persuaded her to settle down Three a and no buses running She not so dumb and agreed Third day worse Freezing rain and snow outside no food and raw nerves inside My wife was right the start It was just like home And my exam papers wore still the suitcase Finally took bull by horns and went out on town Downtown packed with solid mob barely moving traffic Had beautiful dinner in crowded joint after standing in line for half hour Hamburg for me coffee for the girls who wcrcn t hungry from feminine perversity At last saw a onehour revue at 1 1 Home at 12 Next day took Kim down to her house with cats All food we brought for her was eaten Back to house Wife slaving to clean up 1 said 1 going home Period For once no argument Home through Lizard Stopped by cop But ah that home sweet home No cats no kid There nothing like a little change THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE nets and Ed tor Office tern Si Bum CWN me MHfllHKrMigniWM to often we active at Journal wild to print them wild no At various other limes we are to outline the requirement for Sometime we ate quizzed about type of article wo want haven I changed much A hundred yam ago newspaper were receiving the same sort of on he of he day Recently we ran an article which appeared in The Wetfern World July IK70 which a valid today at when if printed ft to written for this by suit ether who want hand at writing In the hope at it will he clipped at d pfrtfed on the f every budding ft veteran writer we reprint It again I Do not write a correct all mittaket Von have ten timet the opportunity do this than the editor hat Hit it m fifty cent to fen an and he likely to correct error by fire and then they will never any one any more You mutt do tr work if you want it done It it that Newton wrrte hit logy vtt fifteen timet re he with it and re Ins memoir nine time re tending it to the No beginner night tr for leu than learned men Do not write poetry who fry do what poetry and they cannot be old till they have a great deal more than they know now Ninetynine one hundredth chyme written it good for three things I To to friends who prize it for the giver jke 2 It makes will bring about three a pound at he paper mill to irk up with old rags Write prose poetic far better titan prosaic poetry Do not write long sentences Write as you would a where each word a dune r an advertisement which costs a dollar a line 4 Do not an editor to return your Keep a copy With a hundred letten a day to read be has something to betide hunting up bit year rnanutcrlpt received rejected and buried or burned ago Do not get angry because your article it rejected Quite likely if it is printed yru wll live to with it had fawn burned Jnt to he paper null The first pa a make are not to tell very readily and it takes skill and longer to write articles limn make and ending an the practice do ami if I arill oil But stand criticism and and fault II make a a and ma at wall at r frit an l at fed he ie it the piper and ftcnwmher an editor may haw pick Hun or he yet do them He illdo he He more good mi ten ire in rlie Do tn ip readnit p wwl in I or thnvt it iher in Jut Ifce mailer cur in erf 1 en winder I pint lie fir vc by nk pi Mr J j ring finctv r ise three ill he II SO tunc- a much money ate to blunder- I ir ab Do Jitiue are rqcLted I urn an art the in hall the time correct inc and I have re rather than a nh Ikgible years ago Taken from the issue of the Free Press Thursday 13 Canadian baritone John formerly of the American Opera Company presented a varied program an exceptionally enthusiastic audience in the United Church Friday The program sponsored by the church choir featured choir numbers elocution by Mrs Moffat of Ebcnczcr and organ solos by Miss Lampard Chairman for the evening was H Soloists in the choir numbers were Miss Betty Gibson Randall Miss Simmons and Mr Ken Allen Knox is looking resplendent in a new carpel in rich wine shade On Tuesday the Ladies Aid catered for a congregational supper and arranged a concert following Davidson was assisted by Mrs A M Mis McLellan and Mrs John Allison Rev R H Armstrong introduced numbers by Mrs Byron Bruce Mr Scotly Burton male quartette of Messrs George Musscllc H Baxter B Rumlcy and E A Hansen readings by Mrs Ward Bruce and a skit with Mr and Mrs Ward Bruce and Miss Joan Aikens taking part An interesting composition was a poem by Miss Isabel Anderson paying tribute to those who had laboured to get the new carpet The community was shocked to learn of the sudden death of Miss Lottie V Mason the younger of twin daughters of Mr and Mrs William Mason Her sister Hazel also died suddenly a few years ago while giving a number at a musical program Both were accomplished musicians and gave freely of their time and talent They are survived by brothers Bert Charles and Amos Elmer Denny has sold his taxi business to Orville Brown 50 years ago Taken from the issue of the Free Press Thursday April At the Easter thankoffering service of the W M S a mission circle was organized for the senior Officers were elected as follows president Helen Anderson vice president Minnie Blair secretary Laura Scott treasurer Beatrice Blair The home of Mr and Mrs Frank Brydon first line Erin was tragically bereft when Max the eldest son of the home was tragically shot with his brother James Mr Charlie Symon who has been taking a course at Ottawa Business College aimed home Thursday for a visit At a meeting in the town hall on the Acton Musical Society was organized with the following officers leader of Orchestra A Leishman assistant leader A M Shand chairman management committee O Plant secretary treasurer J C Matthews leader choral society Robertson assistant leader Worden Those desirous of joining orchestra or Chorus may attend a practice in the town hall evening Miss Mary has completed her training as a nurse in General Hospital and is spending a few holidays here A couple of reckless drivers speeded a horse up and down Mill St yesterday morning Constable has summoned them to appear to answer this violation of the law One of Acton esteemed life long residents passed away rather suddenly when Mrs Anthony Stephenson succumbed to an attack of She was born in Scotland in 1851 and to as a child of 18 months Acton will surely receive a pretty healthy rebate from the Hydro Commission for the six weeks or so there have been no street lights owing to the failure of the transformer 75 years ago Taken from the issue of the Free Press Thursday April The annual report of the Inspector of prisons and public charities gives some interesting data respecting our county gaol the past year The number of commitments was 344 of these were for vagrancy The total number of prisoners sentenced in was male 1 female of these were Canadians English Irish Scotch from United States and five from other countries Denominationally they claimed as follows Church of England Roman Catholic Presbyterian Methodist others 1 1 Eight could neither read nor write and were of intemperate habits The gaol for the year was The average cost per day per prisoner was cents The average cost per prisoner throughout the province was cents Hal ton is the second lowest cost in the list of gaols Messrs Henderson and Co millinery display shows that radical changes prevail Crowns have been introduced again and flowers in profusion are used in trimming Bluette and various shades of green are in favor Bonnets are small again The warm weather of the past week reminds us of a little duty which each citizen is required to performthat of cleaning up the accumulation of the past winter dirt ashes refuse etc in the back yard The sooner this is attended to the better for the health of your family The members of the Board of Health are anxious to secure the best possible sanitary conditions for Acton The public school system has become altogether too complex Some modem text books contain intricate and abstruse problems that abuse the mental faculties of children of tender age A ten year old girl was If one pound of sugar costs of find the value of 062 of 16 barrels of pounds each