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Acton Free Wednesday December US decisions do affect our lives The disclosure by Labor Minister Guindon that the United States DISC program Influenced a decision to clow the Georgetown plant of General la more ammunition for those who oppose US control In Canada The labor minister has said that there no question that the US legislation waa Involved In the decision to close the Georgetown plant March affecting the Jobs of close to employees many of them from Acton and district The DISC program la designed to encourage manufacturers to produce goods at home rather than In Canada or abroad Financial benefits written Into the legislation to stop the flow of capital from the United States and create more Jobs for the American people Unfortunately what Is good for the people of the United States Is not necessarily good for the people of Canada The Gcorgotown plants closure will no doubt create more Jobs In lnlnd Mil AM will I out mm u in Mint rf fire prwHi fifsmlss mud ml of as I nil binding I it tlm warn your doomtep Dial an Nhould mow of at Mini iunui of who tontrols industry In It Is absurd Mama he for situation which exists Canadians have lot it happen with of all if anyone Is to blame for foreign domination Canadian Industry which In turn could lead to financial domination of country it In themselves We loo accept American branch plant into the lounlry and and Jobs We wi loomed it without any thought of In consequence If the Americana decided to pull out there is no doubt that this is only the Mow industry In this part of Ontario ant washing the auto pact with vma trepidation tow Him stagtt is mi for something to happen Many tho In ere sold in the Wales fat lower price and it may mum profitable to have these totally made In the US mar program would more people of this t It con noted to the minister Into Ontario so goods could be sold to markets in the Wffiiicastirn United State The Indusiry a similar setup In the past we have been inclined to of the outcry about foreign domination of Industry In was political aimed at votes In the Mil clow look at any party which is fully aware of all the which can result from foreign control of Canadian industry Editorial is on its last legs Christmas has passed and is on Its last legs tottering around a few more days until the new year arrives with its bag of surprises Despite occasional moans and groans from this page we would be remiss if we did not recognize that old has been a pretty good year around this family Journal We have had splendid cooperation support Wc have had results In other cases apathy or lack of support has won the day Wc have tried through the year to broaden the scope of the Free Press extending boundaries into areas where we feel there are common interests or should be This has resulted in a increase in circulation which we feel is some indication of how the tipsters who have regularly supplied us with material to supplement what the full time members of the editorial staff j j produce We made our share of for toSEtXJ it 2 Photographs loaned by Esther Taylor taken in mistakc which we have tried to patch views on some matters but we have tried to print both sides of every h is some indication oi now me iont be surprised if jou a card from mi this jcar Just and it ma roll in sometime lutHttn and Easter i wish could blame it on tnt postal who are the latest in unld piece but must be honest it on and just plain jr that could b- applied to And even relish if tastes lie that I can see from the corner of exam papers to be marked Have nights As K from the opposite other I can see a on for sit hours Neither is inclined to make one o high is the life as m itaurfiier remarked at the of and its motto I m not sun it mians but there is that simple ail wife fault that Christmas is not up and read to be sliced into itn around of tear But this ihi a sitting jround about wf Jbout blame the poor kid a not the has teaching position ou and ihirp isn tune to worn It a tremendous load up at the crack of about Then has to the snow or snowplowwl to Ret to work lor Most of the Bill Smiley uurnoon is spent daj Most of the is spent in uV to the horrors and delights of th classroom Who lias tunc to aiXHit Christmas decorations cards and made our annual ocmls no no umink sill decorahoiw tun just us now i ii up all nitlopes On be dashing around town pa win leftoven for If Is And on I the name of lord and most biological unctions in vain topropupjskmip tree with a Th tree story We seem to be getting more letters from our readers on a variety of sub jects letters we always welcome providing they are signed and contain lbel We are also glad to hear from mt hat up in the our readers who have ideas to brighten on terms nnd w up the paper or wish to submit articles interest borne changes have been made We have been on the white horse a couple of times aiming the editorial lance at or for causes with which we disagree or halt a pound of butter melted Toss in ground chicken or turkey gizzard mtii tht it been boiled in And every urn a shot of rye give the turkey morning on equal terms and after the bird lus ot over his hangover have a ii bird with a personality oil his own on our It dots for the ill too ood tettotaiers say utter tin it of my dressing Wow one mort thost and I could fly It s most when they it Keep a firm hand on boat when this occurs must of be temperate in making this One I had a so high he ot up and tried to fly off platter as I was carrying him in from the within wife anyway t it the turkey that it wound up on kitchen floor in a pool with twelve starving people watting a wide district For this wc can also thank correspondents Mrs Fred MacArthur Churchill news Mrs Art Benton news Mrs Shortill Sr news Dons Fines news Mrs Eden Mills news Mrs Ron McLean news and Mrs George Burt news who keep readers on top of happenings in those very important places outside the towns and villages Lorraine Root our Rock wood reporter is keen on the Rockwood scene with her articles and comments on the village and district which includes large parts of Eramosa township Wendy Thomson has been reporting Erin township council news in addition to her well read column The Painted Box and Jennifer Ban- has added another dimension to the Free Press with articles and columns on horses Denis Gibbons has the sports world at his fingertips He created a stir when he correctly predicted that the Russian national hockey team would be much stronger than Canadians realized and could jolt us a bit Kay Dills keeps her finger on the pulse of many local with special emphasis on the world of women and she has helpers posted through the community to keep her posted have had a few tiffs with town and township councils but always endeavoured to keep remarks to within the bounds of air comment We have disagreed with decisions they have made through the year jnd have said so in turn have had reservations ibout some of our comment and have so The past year has also had its share tragedies Some of them had a profound effect on personalities and events through the town and district and saddened many But all in all 1972 was probably no worse than any other year and quite possibly a neck of a lot better than many of Us predecessors In any event we wish readers the best for the new year ahead and urge you to keep reading Back Issues of The Free Press 20 years ago itut in away from theme Jts t people art to itiurih or listening to or num 1 1 in kitchen up to lurkt I job I know why Nobody can turn out a lummjlik ourstrul nor sunt but moist and with a life of its standard ingredients fried and not and a ood dash of in cupboard from tabasco sauce lo chili poiukr Answers questions of Brethern lst week the Brethren Messiah tor Je answers to ten questions about have attempted to accom modate ibera of gins Why not It impossible to give to the Birthday Babe we veto each other lb a child outward agression of love takes the form of riving tortng patents give it food wain and stimulus in the form of Sire son people overdo it but why to because of Jv tree originated with the games tor birds and animals No one tree Decorations The Vii lebrauon at mWwinto Ares and bright decorations to con thTsun back It lwsys 0 so why not Mistletoe yule log etc ore left over from pagan days Why we several different customs and worship Christ do so in their way a the how they Live and let live Special foods and dishes See between Jesus and Santa None Except that they are both of people with a loving and giving spirit Again why not combine different Taken from the the Free Press 311952 About received gifts and candy from Santa at the Legion Christmas party Max Storey next years president acted as master of ceremonies was installed of Walker Lodge Art Benton was elected president of the Halton County Assessors AssodaUon Santa Clans had his throne and bags of gifts on the stage of the Theatre on Tuesday afternoon December for the annual Christmas party Between and WO children came to the stage as their names were called Parker acted as master of ceremonies Merchants taking ads to extend season greetings Included Pallants clothing Talbot hardware Earl Van Norman McEachems garage Harold Wiles bus depot Fred Wright real estate and insurance J K Gardiner watch repairs John Calder Craft Cleaners Coopers Men Wear Manning Electric MacSwain Motors hardware Thompson Motors Roy Electric Hotchen a Bakery Rachlins and Perry MasalesDairy Lome Gamer Motors Cooper a drug store clothing store Perfection Cleaners Victor B Ledger John Frank decorating William Bracken BaUentine Motors TV E Can it be proved that Jesus was born on Dec Does It matter a Chicago Heads my column in News Has taught school for is still alive Stout chap lb Mrs of Alia I with about welfari and bums but keep happy to John who said tht Paper t be without his column to tveryom else who reads this bless Keep fighting wit life is looking up The people are talking electric light High School At Home given In the town hall added another success to a long line of brilliant culminations that have attended the holding of this annual event The choruses by the entire school and the selected numbers and the singing tambourine dancing as well as the individual instrumental vocal and dancing numbers provided for enjoyment The play was an outstanding feature The orchestra added zest Mr Roy Brown a former pupil very ably conducted the proceedings as chairman The promenades at the close were a feature thai allowed of renewing of acquaintances A dainty lunch was served Much credit is due the principal Miss Knapp and her assistant Miss James Inspector formerly principal Stewart and Mrs Stewart Miss Marguerite and Miss Mary and Master George of Milton attended the At Home It is some time since there was such a hot contest in Col O Brown headed the poll for council with Leslie a good second W Gowdy manager of the Toronto Company at limehouse crowded out the two men who had previous experience T Bird and J Thompson Murray did well for a new man but was not elected and Mrs Farmer left Tuesday for St Petersburg Florida where they will spend the winter Merry Christmas means to me Alcoholic beverages and immorality On come on What is Immorality We all have to live by our own codes If we fallow Christian belief and Christmas Is then a religious ceremony we will automatically behave with Christian morals If not thati But we are free to make the choice Right 10 Where does the Christmas spirit go on Dee Mine stays with me all year where does yours go I may not have answered these Questions to your satisfaction Brethren have to mine Yours tnuy Cyril decorator Watson Dairy Bar Elliott Bros Acton Home Furnishings Van Cleaners A cloud of gloom was cast over Rock wood following the death of two young men in a car accident Trimble and John Bacon The top story of the past year waa the disastrous fire at A Green 50 years ago Taken from of the tree Pits December a Joy Cometh in the Morning sang ton But he northern climes and have to make the THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE 853 Business and Editorial Off Kb years ago Takea from he f the Free Press December Acton went back lo her first love and elected W H Storey as reeve by it admitted on all sides that Mr Storey Is the most able chief magistrate that our municipality has ever honored as its head He was the first reeve elected when the municipality was incorporated in and for years was a member of council We have an entirely new council James Clark J A Murray Alex Smith John dark and Isaac Francis School trustees are George Henry GrtndeQ R G Campbell Robert Holmes and Advertisement The New Woman now enters upon pursuits formerly by men But the feminine nerves an still here and she still suffers from toothache the most marvellous pain remedy known to science The cantata Christinas Chimes at the Methodist church taxed me capacity of thi budding all the Tnera were numbers on program The crowning success was the ckatng piece The Christian Gncsa by tea of mcm ladies of school In costumes pare white they to and posture the and Joy of cultivating the Chrtatiaa 1 farmer of- tfcw Sunday school who have not passed tt river were present Dwtag school has had sopor late Ales Brown the lata EH Snyder James Moore J Nelson nanus Moore They wee