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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Sepi The Mon Don McDonald Publisher Founded in 1875 Tl cm is one of Ihe Inland Publisl Co I n led of news I News Ion juj Tie Ing on Posl Thn Indcpendeni khan Thoi I II Economn an I Sun TJ Hon Canadian Champion a Oaku lo Beaver Th Week Tl Weekend and in is accepted on the lion ha he advertising Occupied by v I not be at the cable In event of goods or son ices m and may bo v awn at any I me the event tut the balance of the will be er or goods EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Hartley Coles News Editor ray EBtono Editor ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Manager Bill Cook ClaMlfied Advertising- Maryt McArlhur BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE Of Ilea Manager F an Gibson Tho Shuley Caiohn CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Manager Ma TELEPHONE Business and Editorial Office One of the best Glorious end of summer weather which descended on Ont ario Friday afternoon got progressively better as the week end advanced and ensured the success of Action s annual Tall Fair Last year s experience where rain completely wiped out the Sunday program was paramount in directors minds but when the weatherman promised fine sunny days with a bright blue sky they saw plans made last year into one of the best if not the bestFall Fair in Acton Entries in most classes were be expectations Like Topsy the Fair keeps growing and now it seems too small for Prospect Park and its environs There were wall to wall crowds on both Saturday and Sunday and the day night area show always a feature looked forward to drew a capacity audience The parade Saturday was another fine fea Fair directors this year moved the midway across the width of the park infield This seemed to help the flow of traffic which surges from arena to livestock horses and events The midway was a surging mass of children parents and all others who enjoy rides and games of chance hot dogs hamburgers french fries and those sticky pink confections for three days Although attendance figures were not known as this section went to press we are sure they at least parallelled or exceeded that of any other fair in any othe year So to the president and directors of Acton Fall Fair we say a thank you from the people of Acton and area May you be back next year even bigger and better and again have the right of ther events and co operation Ive got a secret As anyone who lives a small town knows it hard to keep anything secret In cities that natural How of communication breaks down Information may never get around unless people make an effort when so many live and work in different worlds And when you get to the biggest organizations of peopleto in ternational corporations and national governments secrecy turns into a fetish Information get around at all It stays in double locked filing cabinets on documents marked Private Confidential and Secret out of bounds to everyone without proper authorization Information that does get out such as press releases or annual reports is caiefully checked by corporate vice presidents and public re lations officers to insure it says nothing more than it should The former federal govern ment s mama for secrecy even kept it from telling an engineer working on defence contracts that his security clearance had been lifted So he didn t know he supposed to see the documents that he was eventually arrested for possessing Some of them he had written himself Others had been sent to him by different departments which had not been informed of his revised status either And cabinet ministers in that same government to give them the benefit of the doubt were apparently kept in the dark about the activities of their own forces Those are extreme examples but they reveal a pervasive pat tern of thinking in which secrecy becomes a basic principle Befoie it was elected the pre sent Canadian government proclaimed the need for a Free It is to be hoped they will not succumb to the malaise of bigness and power and will introduce legislation to cut secrecy down to size For secrecy in the end always works against its owner If you have no secrets to hide you never need fear that they may be discovered and used against you Thanks from Princess Meg Mrs Jayne Telford Group Chairman I Society Br Mrs Telford friends Acton have certainly had a very productive winter have sen on to us lor our patients just leaves us speech lev in to express our deep ap preciation lo each and who Is involved in this worthwhile pro ject II tin we begin thank II boggles tilt mind to think of ill tlu lime material and organizing has gone into luetics work When we paw on this beautiful work man spirit- Kill be lotted perhaps at particular turn when it lb hard going with Iheir disease extend our most sincere Ihnnks Yours ncerely Princess Margaret Hospital VIA COME TO PHONE NOW HE WASH BEEN ABLE To OUT OF 1H6 WEEKEND KNOWN AS THE what others say The banking miracle ItoMrttorlh I ike on Hie road in bankers h suddenly seen light producing must be if not the dthinj I- inker senior in dun binder his in iw reidv to com agencies t was possible ice in basis t credit union in ink- had been dome Hi inkers swore it w is loft 11 Briefs from I he prestigious powerful in in Duikers in which represents t chime I updating their facilitate the would It too and month though Liink of Mi d its tune offering impossible by pi duly interest customers rather than on m hopped on the Suddenly al stroke of pen all the expensive briefs and malcml outlining the t inks position were relegated lo the ne wistc It I the first time the banks hive been changing mid stream bankers strongly that interest rites on loans most consumer loans lo be similar for til the cost of was the same Then little more than after the rust companies invaded Ihe banks territory with lower term rales Ihe bankers produced another minor miracle After more than 10 years of term loan rates banks started for the business even to the point of offering prizes and other inducements important to note is hat In both inccs the bankers were able lo achieve overnight it had pre claimed impossible can now shop from bank lo bank for lower lending rates and daily interest on savings iccounls gives consumers a fairer break Canadians dont shoot if they disagree with govt Dear t ditor Ibis letter is in to Mr him s of I Mr Graham and I quote The news quotes Ixird luutbattcn death as a shock to the whole world Mr Graham finds thai loo foolish for words May I ask why the whole world he shocked Ml right thinking persons are shocked also the hundreds of other deaths in Ireland during last ten are shocked especially by Ihe deaths of the innocent WhvdoesMr persist in call the population of Ulster aliens with i loaded gun Does not the loaded guns and bombs as well According Fir Grahams con of an ilicn person anyone in born here as an Indian should be called in Where would thai leave Mr Graham If I remember Mr Graham emigrate from Ireland Canada Ireland was divided in 19 the south gilt mi the bigger part The southern part became a self governing Dominion called The Irish Free Slate and had lis own Parliament so why aren I the people of Ihe South satisfied If the Catholics in Ulster do not care 1 be governed by Ulster Government why sell out and moe down south Here in if we do not government policy we do not Lo out and shoot people Yours Sin Trying lobe fair Uncle Bills got out the still Tilt bless our blue eyed Arabs With their store of liquid go Ihe mighty Tax upon our backs tor every drop lhats sold vow Aunt Mary making quite fuss Over the price of gasoline She says We don I need this kind of greed in our Canadian scene So lo help our fuel crisis So we won peddle and push Uncle Dill got out Still headed for the bush He took a sack or later grinding Moll LDC mind change So nuw he back in business Making Fuel Alcohol He supplying some to neighbors Just so they will tell And they re thankful for a So they don mind Ihe Smell Grandma got the shotgun Since she the project Guard To keep out blue eyed Arabs picketing the yard Our situation serious Were sliding in the We must by pass this price of gas It affects our bread and butter In traditional rrd Jackets the Vet on I Band Mas the first of main band in this air A rural chouse beekeeper may be able to fulfill his five year plan since Ihe region Land Division reversed a previous decision George Moore I imehouse received a severance from the commute which turned down his bid two months ago Mr Moore ap plication changed slightly and so has the membership on the committee The property access to the Sixth Line Mr Moore settled for a threeacre split though the new application was calling for five acres to be The trim came at the com suggestion Mr Moore previously tried to sever 1 acres from his holding of about acres but the com turned down the application Back issues 10 years ago Taken from the of tree September I fair broke all previous gate records with another gala two day event Fnda and Saturday President Fryer and his directors were delighted Highlight this was the visit of Lieutenant Governor Ross Mac dona Id with his honor guard night people saw Cathy Smith hill area claim the Miss Acton crown Finalists were Anita Rosemary Bird KrisHouporandMargaretShven After the parade crowds thronged Into the park Over invited guests were in to the Lieutenant Governor in a marquee Vince kept the pro gram moving from the stand In a booth Anna Arnold showed the famous art masterpieces now available Acton School of Dance and the uls won for best floats Jim won the steer 20 years ago Taken from the tssup of the September 19jS A splendid crowd of over Acton fair School children parading lo both bands stepped smartly this year for they were competing for places Winners were classes of Mrs Norm Turner Mrs Ken Allen and Mrs Griec Held Stan Darling opened the fair Classed by many is was the Central Ontario Aberdeen Angus Club regional show with 1 10 entries The Chamber of Commerce dis play met with success President I MeEnery especially thanked the There were over GOO poultry exhibits Women s Institute Junior Pipe Band Mothers and WAhadboothsiandwasps J and family have moved to town Ht the new minister of the Christian Reformed church Doug Munning has repl iced Monty Hoot on public school board Mr Hoot moved to Rock wood SO years ago Taken from Issue of the tree Press of Thursday September 1921 Another bigger year was recorded by Acton hair again this year On Tuesday night the largest crowd that ever attended the first evening was present Acton Citizen s Band rendered numbers Dr F ceremonies The harmonica contest had as winners John Jas and Hall Jr Champion banana were Norman Searrow Geo Switierand McGeachic Orators of ability were Dorothy Mary Tone and Johnston An im presslve speech given by Principal Christie of Gutlph The exhibits radio furniture and pnnos in Ihe hall by merchants was good The parade was heided by ihe igneul float of Mr Duncan MaeDougall with the band and the school children paridmg into the grounds where they gave their school yell On platform Jack and Mnna M danced Robert Perkins was first rank second The prettiest babies were Donald Parker JeanMassey Jean and Gloria The midway was the largest in many years Horses from the Toronto Hunt Club gave a djsplay arranged by Mr G There were races displays of cars and a dance in the evening years ago Taken ram the of Press Thursday IK79 was in holiday attire to greet the royal visitors the Marquis of Lome and Princess Louise His Excellency opened Ihe Central Exhibition Between 300 and 400 tickets were sold on the railway from Acton to On Friday last the horses attached to ihe soda water wagon of Mr Connor became frightened near the GTR depot and ran a very lively rate down Mill St and up Mam St The wagon was ihe meat shop of Mr Story The driver was thrown off and sustained bruises The vehicle was completely wrecked and the soda water and pop was freely distributed along the road The boys who were along the route con they had a big treat Several of ihem consumed so much of the gaseous com modify they have fell like flying ever since and their parents are seriously of the opinion they will have to tie them down Several of our c linens took advantage of the cheap tram rates from Georgetown to Tuesday Mr John of Eden Mills who has been prospecting in Manitoba has relumed home He has taken up a quantity of land near Emerson The brickwork of Mr Storey new res id is gradually advancing