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C16 The Acton Free Press Wed Dec What makes a good citizen The autumn edition of the I D magazine Echoes contained an article on Ctiiienihlp At their last meeting members the Duke of Devonshire chapter here heard the report and felt they should share It with parents teachers and students at the local schools What makes a good the article asked Citizenship means the state or right of a citizen but what Is a We read the word we hear it we apeak It but how often do we really look at it- examine II Native bom or being a citizen Is a continuous process a responsibility and to be a flood citizen we must work at Lot a tear the word apart and find out what good citizens we can be Seven It begins with the letter our country Canada C Is for the many cultures and customs brought to this land for several centuries until these cultures and customs arc Canada C Is compassion concern for others C is citizenship courts and C is also the challenge of the future The first I is the Individual you I But I an Individual word cannot be a good citizen locked up in a self world of my own living only for myself Indifferent to the problems of others Thereforo the means togetherness Ian Individual must take my talents and work together with you to make our community better one Touching other lives wherever we can teaching training Now that we are working together it naturally follows that the second I is in with Indian friendship centres safety instruction We are Interested in anti V programs drug addiction and we are Involved with services In hospitals and senior citizen homes We Indent If ourselves with current Issues The fifth letter Is a zany one but when with zest and zeal we zero In on problems the letter then becomes an important one The letter encompasses so much Is for en vlronmental programs We put our energy towards beautifying our community We are concerned with education In all its forms and on all levels We believe In equal rights for all citizens Now we have reached the end or the word the last our nation of course But we cannot stop there What about the vast amount of work by our members with newcomers of all nationalities as well the neighbor next door Convention policy Ilalton Regional cillors will be presetting a new policy concerning con ventlon attendance some time in the near future Until now guidelines concerning who and how many cillors should attend these events have been loose The regional Finance and Administration Committee discussed a report by county treasurer Jim McQueen In his report McQueen suggested councillors should forego the per diem payment they now receive for attending conventions He out councillors are to be paid an annua salary and their actual expenses at conventions are Burlington Mayor George Harrington said con vention expenses incurred regional councillors should be chanted back to their local municipalities and that way you need to get approval back home The practice that everyone goes to conventions serve the region well We reached a point In time where we should get away from the idea that con entlons three day parties and it nice to have friends along he said Waite councillor Mac Anderson said there was a big difference between a con and a convention Conventions in Andersons opinion arc excuse for a holiday and a waste of time mono All regional councillors will be nuked toiuhm to the Administration and Finance Commit lee That committer to incorporate those into an aural Churches grace greeting cards fcaafclag taw holiday ever we been eeive Thanks Management and Staff BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA As jubilant bells ring out the good news of Christmas churches of this community stand as symbols of the true spirit of the season Landmarks In the history of Christendom these churches arc the living centre of current activities especially at Christmas when choral programs pageants and other special services ex press holiday Joy Across the country in other lands soaring steeples and ringing bells beckon to Come to Church on Christmas Small wonder then that churches are a favorite subject for Christmas greeting cards This year the anniversary of Christ mas cards in North America is no exception A look nto the past shows three well known churches which were favorite Christmas card features The ttle Church around the Corner and Trin ty Church THIS MASON house is ready for two occasions Christmas and New Years There a Santa in the window and an Acton centennial flag flying above Scots Richard Henry VII and St Edward whose shrine is the most sacred spot in the Abbey In September IKS a tablet both In Now York City and was crowned Westminster Wcstmlnsler Abbey in buried there Newton London pictured on cards Darwin Keats Tennyson dated around Browning and royal per The oldest of these church such as Queen buildings is Westminster Elizabeth and her rival for w09 added in memory of Abbey a notional shrine and lne throne Mary Queen or Winston Churchill the Mother Church of the Commonwealth of Great Britain In the Abbey celebrated its an and thousands of people from all the world ted the church where both commoners and royalty ha worshipped for In commemoration of the event Westminster a 10year program of cleaning and repairs that cost SI 120000 It was an Christmas day that William the Conqueror its The world bright gaily Christmas has come Spend it in joy and in peace THE 0LYMPIA DRIVEIN Queen St fatal of the Season send good wishes and thanks for letting us serve you NT 8 STAFF Fashion Trend West Mill St Acton