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O Canada was sung with special fervor at the official opening of the Legion Editorial Page Crowd of 300 entered the Legion after ceremonies to hear speeches and applaud The fair is for everybody How I love September IN were a young fellow starting nil over again I would try lo finagle myself Into loli where I could take my holidays in September stretching them to the middle of October These the golden months In this lountry I know I vc lived here longer than core lo remember October Is beautiful I September is bountiful beneficent and blessed by Higher Power And I don mean the Hydro The socalled summer months arc a pain In the arm June Is hot and humid and mosquitoes July and August arc possible stifling when you re trying to sleep or raining when you re trying to camp November Is fit only for Remembrance Day when even the birds weep because the overhead clouds is so low they can t fly December is a hectic commercial lied mess when you don know whether you re going to have a green Christmas meaning and sloppy and slushy or a white Christmis meaning up to your In snow January is a long forbidding month something like a lona forbidding school teacher with drip on his nose frozen It promises nothing threatens mucn February Is shorter but sneakier It and snows and it gets colder and colder And you get the flu and you get sickening cords from friends who hove gone for winter January and February unmarried March which is like something Illegitimate borne by a drab in a ditch Occasionally It turns out to be a beautiful child but nine times out of ten It retarded April Browning writing from Italy said Oh to be In England now that Aprils there Maybe England But another poet S Ftlot must nave been referring to Canada when he said April is the cruellest month There s not much snow left except In the woods and shadowed corner but thai about all you can about it Then Ah tender shoots coming out on the trees the Girls who have been named May must be very capricious May be glorious warm thawing of the fnwen i amnion soul a realization tint me got through a Canadian winter committing suicide the trout were running alright Right un demcath the Ice There is no evidence that any of them smashed up through the ice to snatch at a lure This j ear even the trows had a phlcgmy rasp in their throath when they cawed Well that about takes of the Canadian calendar 1 ve already dealt with the socalled summer months Tourists and mosquitoes In about equal proportions The tourists get their blood sucked and the mosquitoes suck out blood If I had to choose between tourist who kicked sand in my face the That leaves only September and October No tourists no mosquitoes no snow Just yellow sunshine i of the harvest worm days cool nights when sleep is deep and sweet Everything is green still in September lean visualize a fishing camp good food a chilly swim a fire and sweaters good conversation with good a game of chess early to bed and up early for a try at the fish some books no telephone no wife no kids If sounds like male chauvinism it is This Is perhaps one of the things the more strident feminists in our midst ab sorbed Once In a while he must get away from his woman He s not trying to proec his manhood or anything psychological like that lies merely trying to save his sanity He sick right to the heart of hearing what Mabel said and what Marjorie is going to do ibout Jack who Maybe I a male chauvinist but I not a pig I vc changed diapers done dishes scrubbed floors fed babies long before Women I lb became fashionable Hut once in while I have to get away frommywomnn with the other braves and exchange male fopperies foolishness and far out stones Today we take a sauna bath I bet that a hundred years ago Bull With The Buffalo s Bum and Sneaky With The Beaver took off for a month a hunting and and fishing when they could no longer stand Myrtle WhiteFather and Mary Six Babies gossiping about their babies And 1 1 bet they took it In September Others say what on earth does it mean Well accord ing to Terry of Halton Region Conservation Authority it describes money formerly alloc aled by the province which now to Regional Government The Region now determines its distribution Perhaps it makes sense when you think about it We had all become conditioned to our municipalities and the Region has deconditioned us money and all A tribute to Susie I m cleaning up our Suse She going lo the fair Her smiting face in the porker s place She II be ihe cleanest there Her sides are chemical bacon From the scientific store With every bite the price is right What could you ask for more Her manners at the table Arc now improved a lot She feeds the brood on chemical food With hormones from the pot But when It comes to feeding people She has always done her share She made good of farm produce And licked her bare That why 1 proud of Susie Come see her at the 1 ve washed her feet ind trimmed thorn neat I even fixed her hair I want you folk to set her All decked up in the rig Just say a thai she is then For GOD gave u Ihe PIG Victor Smith THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Business and Editorial Office Acton Agricultural Society expects to add its successful fair to its long history this weekend And for the first time It will be a threeday fair including Sunday events This will make It even more popular The first issues of the Free Press almost years ago reported on monthly fairs but they were primarily for livestock Todays fairs are for everybody The emphasis on entertainment as well as exhibits add new dim en to the whole concept of rural fairs Fairs have actually been in existence in Ontario since when the governor of Upper Canada John Graves was a patron of the first fair at on theLoke Now there arc over 240 fairs in Ontario and they seem to be getting better all the time appeal to farm people of course and these people enjoy a little friendly competition Ana to those who have leu the farm But the Acton fair will also be a delight to people who have only Been a farm from their car windows The mini farm particularly fills a gap in children education and eyes will be shining as they reach out and pat the live animals Local talent will be enjoyed and Miss Acton Fair wilt get everyone applause Flowers sewing and Sickles from town and country will be lined up in luscious array Horses grow more popular each year Booths and trailers are going to take this perfect opportunity of meeting many Acton and district people lite Sheridan trailer for in stance will be conducting a survey with on eye to starting an Acton tarn pus If you re interested look for it A fledging group will be ready to talk to Interested people And friends will meet friends See you there The match is impressive This weeks special section on the International Plowing Match will we hope interest local people in a unique happening thats very close to home It will be one of the most interesting events in Ontario and right here in Hills just south of Georgetown As well as the largest display of farm machinery there will be cars homo supplies cooking and fashion shows com petitions and parades every day at noon region and Hills are planning special areas that will likely interest us even more than outsiders Many people this district have driven miles to attend other matches Now it right here a great opportunity to see something that really impressive Should Acton double A housing proposal which could double Acton size was a mind boggier at Halton Hills council last week Each of the towns three schools already has two portable classrooms In how many other ways would we have to cope with so many people But a more serious problem than that is the long range goal Should Acton grow much Can the Black Creek handle the sewage effluent Should we be a town In years past the I ree would have been attending phi board meetings to our members opinions on this vital but meetings of the new Hills planning advisory sub committee are closed to the press their thoughts go on to council though via minutes and we 11 be hearing plenty more about this huge project Observation on Renaissance mid tin Since lost March I have been fallowing In the Acton ree Press Ihe campaign of the Renaissance Commute to descrcdlt the administrative if the Board of Education I am prompted to write this teller in an attempt to a dimension on behalf of officials because are profesHiomls cannot themselves engage in smeir tactic Any cilfrcn organization has right to be heard on public education concerns and many such groups have participated in programme development on the invitation of the Halton Board and Its staff but when a person or persons carry on a campaign of denunciation buck snot fashion using invective and Innuendo to effect their own subjective aims their project should be exposed for what It is My suspicions In regard to he ethics or the Renaissance Committee were first aroused by the Illchosen adjectives used to describe Mr Singleton Director of Education for Any contacts hat I have had with Mr Singleton left me Im pressed wllh his integrity and competence as opposed to Mr Campbell opinion who chooses to describe him as ruthless In sensitive cowardly Intimidating lyran Acton Free Press These epithets have had to go umnswered since the of Education could not possibly stoop to engage in this kind of The Ren Com has based much of its caw on an every householder opinion survey as indicated by their brief to the Board of Education presented Aug For this reason I will confine my observations In an evaluation of lhat document In general and some of Its recommendations in particular In general the tactic of the campaign appears to be one where the end justifies the means the end being the highly biased point of view of a small but loud minority lung up i credibility Id examine some f lit In tie siirvi if nil if isiirvev is us n honest hash fur it must have ei m se Men In r the thicks in I s minimize built in bias I vet novlilrn fsijchinri mils ill in funked in m is miik in tins respect so thai I in villi tv liability tin situ pi i 11 rise ii lung arc some whit l The brief ids lit nit s with rt split d rt starch d Hi is I is foil one must the is of the question must be added Wen responding motivated to reply win with th hiatus quo than who I reply another point is thit IFmy emphasis tin is nidi in there Is a pi r tent probability tint Hit on any given ran Minn are valid Mr Hemic Is quiti tut hi is not Hiving indi net lo research per but pointing out ills lie torn mittee however ine answer to his qucstie is unknown blindly proceeds on tin issumpttein the is a random one thin fore did within five percent 11 is is if scripture quint stile must be Asa mot tor of fact it is tin luck of proper sampling which the survey dangerous bins and ikes the conclusions drawn from it to be spurious 11 Is my opinion that hcedii of Mr s warning ihe committee succumbed to temptation of phrasing the questions manner likely to elicit emotional rather than rational responses Those who were generally satisfied with iducitiimal system would lend Ins I did dismiss it as rchtorlc would lie opt to use a vehicle for his dissatisfaction To test the simple randomness i pilot study to determine the pitlern of response is necessary lh tin 1 1 rs re spi tiding is us Impressive as one is In In The is lie on nisi holder opinion III number of responses prise nts about i per tent of tola In us holds iwlkil therefore when 1 urn is Hindi it o the question In your pinion in the elementary schools id idling the It I in No per cent one ii it j is ii x ml households observation supports my criticism the number game bung played Whin well advertised forum was con ducted by ihe Hen Com In Acton on May 1st less than were present tree Press This represents something less than a ground sell of protest port of the brief in qui in which deals with surprising ignorance of policies practices and of the system i recommends that i committee be appointed to evaluate the county system while in fact such a group w is Ml up In 1971 It Included citizens responded an advertisement for Another recommendation is equally redundant we recommend thai wherever the open concept approach to education is being followed an optional program along more conventional lines must be provided by the Board Since the policy on optional attendance has been in effect And so the brief goes on from rhetorical and innuendo to redundant commendations all Justified by a opinion survey At the risk of putting myself In the sunt ring with Mr Campbell I resist mischievous comment that the term Iteunalssancc is certainly an ap propriate one for 15th century thinking back issues 20 years ago Taken from the Issue of the Free September 19S4 Despite a continuously threatening day which concluded with a disheartening shower of rain about flocked through the exhibits the midway and the allotted to judging at Acton s annual fall fair last Saturday This years event was twoday fair with the midway in full swing Fnday evening the show which crowded the arena Friday evening Saturday afternoon crammed with events and both a donkey baseball game and dance on Saturday evening Recipients were slightly below last Both days had chilly ana damp weather The arena was filled with many standing for the acts or the Friday performance After president Bay welcomed the group R Parker look over as master of ceremonies for evening Winners of the freckled face contest were Jamie Ironside William Yvonne and June Those who won the prizes for attending fair from the greatest distance were Mrs Wilson of Crieff Perthshire Scotland and Mrs Crump London Three girls students at Acton high school last year have been awarded Dominion Provincial bursaries The three work merited the award are Nancy Lambert Mary Bra Ida and Jennings 50 years ago Taken the Issue of the Free of September Hi 1921 It has it list been decided lint tw questions and two only be submittal to the electors of the Province of it the Vile the question in liquors it the lection lobe held on ncl good crowd turned out on Thursday evening to tin Band the Town Hill The services the Church will be hi Id on Sunday November Rev Mr been successful in securing the Metro Church Toronto as for this occasion The business men if the of Itoar I Trade or Chamber of and will meet In hall it eight clock to 1 ike the first steps the of such an institution The purpose is to intfl nut ten interest for the town welfare perale the council in ele Improve ments investigate proposals for id manufacturing any other milters ileel to the best interests municipality 75 years ago Taken Ihe iiiuc of the of September It 1899 Mr llortop Mills recently put in new in the mill I for the time since illiniums re Naturally were interested and wen present in lonsiderabli numbers to inspect the mill Pontons civil suit against ihe Dominion Bank came to again in the Divisional yesterday Last March the is dismissed by Judge Street at the the plaintiff refusing to go on liter judge had refused to postpone ihe Tin Divisional Court Judge held lhe could not interfere with ihe by the trial judge In refusing the application The bona fides of the the fad that whin the first application was made was said about these witnesses who were then absent The appeal was dismissed with costs The induction of Rev How late of into the pastorate of Knox Church Gut Iph lakes place Ihis afternoon at three RJM Moderator of Ihe Presbytery will preside Rev Mr 1 will preach the sermon Rev A Itlair A will address the Minister andTlev H A Macpherson