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Acton New Year new town centennial Mild isnt it Bill SMILEY When no kids around Christ loses lot of lis excitement At the It scorns around our this year fnmilv the form of grandparents re old festivities dime to tlu form toft the car lit Ihe through llio snow i up the lane to loaded with Rills In Ihi noses wen fairly hysterical by entered the Mil form kitchen There wo wore by the en scents of roast I turkey mid pint needles a wonderful combination Then come portents with everybody cm kids Thoy would rip off the wrappings scarcely glance con ten In anil start looking under the tree Tor anolhor package with their on It A lot of love thought went Into the and sometimes there were tears of The women talked a blue streak off each other as they charged the kitchen The men around drooling And the children were the funnj delightful they loved It Then came the great at the table with everyone from the littlest lo Grand dad lucking into the turkev and trimmings until their eyes were bulging Thin sum sort or tin illniux of llki iHmitx It had It mill elininx it minks of to ho nihil Ik lllm kids In itH It wan a pagan celebration Hut In evening wiik ilea red up dig would Ik gin again and I lien enrol and quiet In Ik general holing warmth and Thin wan culmination af several weeks of mid Christ parties Hall far Ihi kids and writing to old friends and scrambling around for gifts and putting tip the thrice lilnstcri tree and protending there going to he a lot of presents thin Tiny were timet miss them hut I don know whether I could stand lURi any more I was working about twelve hours a and there seemed to be a eat something night Thin win a couple of that 1 in though thi time then marker hick of Christian spirit One was the time we bought the tele vision set for the grandparents It was In the days of TV nil chipped In to the set None of us could one for ourselves There was tremendous secrecy It was to be the surprise of the century brother- In law and I dragged lit brute of a box tin In in a and It Into It In Ik imdir Kim was about mid full of Hint wild thai Hut klilit I brim ban ly tin big In tin Whin piped I Nipt you tiki tlu tit tin Sunn Smut Andtliun was hi Id at our pint Ihi tin My two In night the flour nt hours turkey We were going to tin in Tin Old to tin out Hit I did skidded on tlu wax awl rousting pan lurkiy and all nt flying through the air Wall to wall am I d In floor wax It was out of the less In a happy marring And I a long ago In tin when a child oik present might hi unit of long underwear or a hundkiill sweater rinsing wan tlu Pi prcHslnn Of recent years our kids tune straggling in from university wllhafrlcnd forfhrlstmas And we music and good food fun year we alone If I mbtr correctly dined on frozen meat pics I had bought the usual two trees I got little one up The big spruce wok leaned in a corner I threw It out on Honing flay So Wc rt thinking of closing up the Joint and going to the city My wife can Is the I can write cheques We stay in a hotel where somebody had to with the tree old way for on Monthly night It double of Acton It marks tho of town municipality nd Into it now union with nnd town Itonictilly It in your community colohuttoH of In that of Acton In tho hut t until Ill7 vllhige with novo Storey of the flovo Co In homo now homo I ho oy Ok Hit now hy Allen IittN Alton I pout hi will ho tlio of who would hitvo llkod to di I to run of w town of In 117 hut hi lined in of hooking Will MO Wild with former clerk J Ion who will the on now man tunnel of It boon Acton community tips and down and it numbflr of In those of who born lived In Acton of our lives or live adoption the liansltlon to regional fjovei hardly deemed nee The to nod a minimum of As country grew fiiow along with It and went local people who a doyroo of It JKItfHJhlo r oiivc deputy count in of liny I Kim on tho on a first name find dine your if any talk them in ft loudly If you want limy an Malum first mayor Tom Hill he will upend one diiy a wick in Acton on a when ii74 lorn no in community Hie Importance of hand and direct to turn hope HHU always placet men In office who the ordinary taxpayer an an part of community now town from to Highway In length and from to In width proportions which It Into this over people probamy timeH who resided in three municipalities at tlio time of rectangular i at Ion runs the Niagara a diagonal course In the Is iH pits and quarries In other spots it is wooded and ling Spectacular lock formations also contribute to some on alios finest scenery rollovcd by tin in a bio farm both above and below Credit and Us inbuilt dndns a great deal of the hind Hie two urban municipalities a variety of manufacturing mill which diminish tho risk dope ndlng on one large Industry foi employment and support tlttre is no reason really why tin in town work well union all the natural and other fat tors to lend it support And now It is up to all of us to tut it Editorial Page tmsmtsmiss Lowering drinking age no help Lowering the drinking in On tut and across country has Ix en big bust if the measuri was designed to bring under di Inking into the open Mum effect of tho legislation has been a lower illegal drinking age Teenagers three to four years younger than the legal age can puss as old enough to buy And those of legul age are consuming more alcohol All Hi provinces and the two territories in Canada have lowered the legal imbibing age within the oust four years and there no significant pressure to rescind the Studies available make sobering reading The Journal official publication of the Addiction Research ion notes In Metropolitan Toronto in fori the age was reduced from 21 Hi charges of impaired wore laid against drivers aged lit to Mi In only the second half of after the change this hud soared and in 1972 it hud almost doubled to same picture focuses for personal injury accidents in which the was to There were in in the tast half of and in While there much hard there arc lots of empirical observations about the brought about by the lowered age are consistent coast to coast border to Arctic Drinking driving offences among the young increasing other alcohol offences like minor consuming and illegal possession are decreasing The public has accepted he new laws Since in most cases the red drinking age coincided with a lowered voting age it would be political suicide for politician to back any movement for a return to People are getting into trouble With alcohol and seeking help for It at a younger age The data available is disturbing Perhaps the Government never realized what a Pandora Box they opened when they passed legislation to towering the drinking age It ih increasingly clear no effort made to project the of the As a one known iixxa it A AW OUR READERS WRITE Back Issues of The Free Press 20 years ago On a ion of mad was taken from the stanon to the post office by Jick said thai the bags mail constituted the heaviest load he lias mail were piled comer of the post office on the of the Christmas rush her stamps had been sold in tun or Ihret Some of the staff worked Sun da as and each On the regular waff are postmaster Frank Terr and Helen Jocque Cam part lime help i full time these da Mrs Irene Tern and Mrs Wallers full lime while Mrs and Mrs Wilma Chapman it pal of Acton esteemed citizens JenminhBollpa5sedaa Inetlin the house on Church St for O St Joseph s church basement una filled for Ihe Christmas part of the parish their parents numbered recitations were Bern Benton Bennett Helen Benton Fall Bra Ida Adrian Vos played a solo and Jo on accordion solo rilher Morgan acted as master of gold matches for ill Baxter Labs were presented to Mrs Harold Miss Margaret Sam Smder Dave ami Dinner and program for in Ihe Clarence master of ceremonies Gerry Candler Johnny Graham and Bra I da formed orchestra In charge were Bob Marshall Mrs J and Miss Vlrcnn Johnson Santa 50 years ago The annual high Home was one The A folk pinnoduct Miss Gray Boss from Henry Ihummond Hurst I- song the high school present it ions to Mrs Moore Mrs the school pnper The programme was closed with onenet piny with Arthur Wilrose Held Marguerite Ryder Inking the a nous roles After series of dances wtre indulceti in and intermission delightful lunch wns served pupils The I lectnc is demon our receivers homt of J John St opening parlours in the next to J Mill for the Spark 1 Concert This set has recened concerts over l miles mi receiver complete SO complete MIS for interested voung men Build your own set ports for one tube receiver three tube receiver loud spenker Free on mil wiring Precious manager Coles sales manager landlord of the Sunderland madt quite a hit among citizens and visitors when he turned on the scores of electric I which Illuminate lawns on evening The effect was quite appearance the hundreds of citizens passing church ippreciate vxr much the spectacle The Christmas displays in the shop windows were creditable lo our merchants 75 years ago The count court sessions were very dull There was no business before the courts Thepelit jurymen to their names received their and went home The examined the county buildings made their presentment received their pay went Home A company between and 40 of our businessmen and wit down to a splendid supper at Clnrk Hotel Monday They to say a kindly farewell to Mr Collins who is moving to Buffalo new imperial penny postage comes into effect on Day Then vou cm write to India Tor two cents but It ill cost you three cents to write to your girl at Comers Cringle s you cm think of Christmas Times are Here Rings We have an extra stock in prices from but our prettiest ones run Opals still the fashionable stones Photo cameras from up We will be instruct as to their use I censes a splendid thing to if vou just ready lor one Rubber stamps for marking your linen from up The Right House Ladies leather purses with chains from Ladies calling cases to Muff guards made of the best jet men white shirts linen bosoms to men dogskin gloves handkerchiefs 10c Windsor ties and bows Czarina two- clasp ladies gloves D Mac Donald and The nobbiest and most useful suits and over coats stylish ties and caps For the mother and daughter set of furs fur cape kid loves jewelled belt or daintily cm rotdered HO 5001b of candies at and Co Chocolate drops bars and slicks creams mixtures But terscotch Asks snowmobilers- consideration Dear Sir Like a great many other people indulge in favorite sport as the seasons permit I own tram and my own horse for both personal pleasure and competition Once again winter is upon us and so are the snowmobiles noisier faster with each coming year I have learned two things from my time with horses Firstly the slower the horse the more control you have over it and secondly be a good credit your sport I don t race my horse up and down this street and I thank the bide by the same courtesy The speed limit here is I have young children and vou re scaring the living hell out of me my boys and my neighbors If local restrictions befall you it will be because of a careless inconsiderate few You could maim or kill a child won you think before you rev Hup next lime Mrs Pat Disputes points with letter writer I would like to respond to the letter from old school which appeared in last week paper am a teacher and feel that the person who wrote Ihe letter does not understand the school system as it exists today know many are of concern that many teachers show for their children I also know from listening to the radio during the past couple of weeks that there are many people who do not understand what teaching involves I feel strongly that a greater lie is needed be tween home and school so that we may all work in the best interests of the children concerned There were three points in the letter which I would like to dispute First of alt teachers are not allowed to strike a child across the knuckles today Secondly the da picked for the walkout was chosen by the federation not the teachers I along with aU of my colleagues went to school Tuesday evening and babysat children for three hours while iheirparents watched our Christmas concert Thirdly I attend Wilfrid University and have spent hours attending lectures and studying Therefore I can truthfully say that I have earned every credit I have received J fed an apology in hand for all teachers who attend the university the person who wrote the letter has bad any easy courser please feel free to contact me and let roe know who your professors were s I t mind an easy course this summer Perhaps I to bosk in the sun on the grassy campus No name Another letter ha been received in reply to last eek s on the subject of the tea However since was not signed it cannot be used letters to the editor must be signed although the name need not be used in the Press when the letter is published THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Business and Editorial Office