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The Acton Press Wednesday Jan 2 1980 Don McDonald Publisher Founded In Co popu Tic A jx Now Tie Burl Post Gijctto Tie Geo o II an I Sun Tl Iton an Champ a Oakv Tl Weekend and Tho Sloullv It T The on of not I I cabin Ir goods ndmavbowthd own at Tho Audi Bureau EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Go Murray SportsWomen Contributor He ray Darkroom Kon in ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT B I Cook Snlos Jen BUSINESSACCOUNTING OFFICE I SI A rem Mary CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE 2010 Editorial Office Au revoir This is my last editorial as editor of The Acton Free Press Next week new editor Gordon Murray will take over the reins of this community newspaper and this person will be full time editor with The Georgetown ent a sister newspaper in the In land Publishing Co Limited chain has been sports editor of The Independent for the past year and a half Prior to that he served a rigorous apprenticeship as a reporter with the Independent covering all facets of the job which community journalism entails Hard working conscientious and interested in all areas of the community my instincts tell me he will bring much energy into his new position I ve known him for five years as his editor I have every confidence in his ability to produce a first class newspaper Hes a person with strong views but one who also listens to all sides of a story and writes object I would like to take this tunity to thank all the people I have been associated with over the past year especially pub usher Don McDonald news editor Helen Murray senior reporter Eric Elstone and sports editor Robin for their encourage ment and help over the past year Also the staff of the composing room and press room for their skills There have been changes and the staff been able to adapt to them and to me and meet the challenges head on I wish I could be around to help shape the style and content of Actons community newspaper in years to come Publisher Donald has kindly told me he will keep a place for me in the news of to help whenever they feel it might be needed This community has always had a first class newspaper often described as the dandy of the business for its excellent typography both under the late H Moore late G A Dills and sons David and Jim and later Kay Dills Inland Publishing Co Limited has continued that trad ition and added new wrinkles of its own to keep the Free Press in the forefront of the newspaper business The newspaper is well equipped to meet the challenges of the 80s and Acton should be proud to have a voice to keep that community spirit alive Of course a newspaper is a community affair and needs the cooperatton of all the people in the community to keep it solvent and pertinent During my latest stmt and in the years from to when I first served as editor I have always found the people of Acton and district supportive of and interested in their weekly visit from the Free Press There have been criticisms some constructive some destructive but they usually were meant to improve the product The numerous awards over the years testifies that there has been some measure of success but there is always room for improve ment The publisher and staff work long and hard to keep abreast of the latest technology and publish a community news paper that brings news and tides of this community and for this community They take a interest in all community affairs and endeavor to serve and stimulate all worthwhile com projects So it is with the fullest con fidence I relinquish the editorial reins to Murray and his staff and wish the publisher and staff continued success in the years ahead 1 11 miss them Hartley Coles Festival out of step Is the North Music Festival out of step with the times That is particular rephrasing of the more general question is there room for competition in the arts There has been in Halton for 51 years Schools have trained choirs and sent them to compete for that many years in the festival There was much excitment and honor in winning one of the North Halton trophies Choirs from all over the north gather at a host school for the days singing recent years that is the way it was Attendance has slowly dropped off Last May only eight of 25 schools competed As competition has become less popular other forms of music such as operettas have gained And there are good reasons Some school officials do not like competition while operettas offer pupils both music and theatrical experiences Operettas cater to each schools audience the Golden Agers enjoy Tree The I iving Christmas Tree at the People Church Toronto was thoroughly enjoyed by a busload of Acton Golden Arch on Sunday Dec A piece orchestra 100 voice mixed choir in cnor sized Christmas tree a men choir children choir a dozen bell ringers along with several soloists In eluding Knight who Is a superb soloist in the church and Barbara Law of Texas as guest soloist As this church holds over people were very fortunate to have excellent front seals due In the efforts of our transportation convener Dennis and her issishnls in securing group selling Dinner the Swiss Chalet Bnmpton completed i most en joy able afternoon has now a for to sec Irish Rovers on Wednesday Jin at pm A luck dinner was enjoyed the regular evening night December by the Golden Agcrs SI Albins Mall which wis decorated in the Chnsl mas theme All partook of well laden table An impromptu program of readings story telling carols etc ending with We wish you a Merry by the choir brought the Christmas evening to close We were saddened to heir of Ihc sudden death of one of our members Smileys brimming with good will parents so more people see the stage production than the com petition The organizing committee of the festival has decided to suspend competition for a year Committee members are to meet Halton Board of Education of ficials in order to get some direction What is needed for the festival to survive is encourage ment to music teachers to tram the choirs If competition is still a useful way of attracting children to music Maybe a one year interruption in the competition would be worthwhile Then perhaps it would make us more aware of how much the annual festival has meant for so many students and teacher s for If the North Halton Music Festival is on the block hopefully every avenue to keep it func will be explored before it is consigned to oblivion Hung to the exigencies of the Canadian winter llu deerepitude of the Canad posh I service winch taut handle the mill in the height of summer let alone the is rush and various other facti too miscellaneous to mention this nut reach you unlil after the holiday wlen ill you of Christmas is Hi colors red nose tnd i little rcen around the Mils find I do his only about every I going extend lint hoary old cliche of the oih century Mirry and a Hippy New to the whole world irst to llu editors publishers wli have stuck by me for more than years even when this column was puerile per nicious petty or political ion what thought was the wrong side Bless you chips eils for into Ihc homes of so many Canadians Were I w ritint for only one paper I would be in i fury of frustration that these Great 1 1 oughts of mine were being read by only paltry couple of thousand Second and more Important to readers who scold me admonish weep for me pray for me and laugh for me as proceed together through this vile of And bird to my wife who has borne the slinks arrows of outrageous Bill Smiley longer thin she enrcs to think about and with rem irkable equanimity She Ins never responded In kind when I was less thin kind to her and through her to all women Oh she has responded Yes she has responded And I have a broken nose and lump over my right car where she hit me with plate of roast beef potatoes and from a of eight feel some years ago Ah those real old days when you could sling roast beef around Today it would be i plastic plate and and I even have a lump rinally to my children and grand children Just by being so rotten they have column ind brought mi into touch with hundreds of p equally kids Last and ibsolutclv I isi to the members if I iifJish Diparlminl You 1 I don t own 1 servi is surrogate uncle f ilhcr psychi Inst ill for the odd assort meiil of hum in hems in our department Hut stand by me like reeds in the winds like in an lee storm like snow in a they ilso stand behind mc well behind when someone is my scilp But I depend on them I slimier me mock my parti plate and hoary Inir I think that covers fur issorlnunt of the people I want to i in my friends indthey both who they are Now I don I wish lo be anything less Hi in benign on tins Bui il may he more of a hairy Christmas and linn other if what our new lory governmenl Ins produced so fir is my indie if future Not mother word I II to Hut in new year I spoil this jovial mood vc built up Must stick to Christmas Well there been some and some stinkers I ike most people the stinkers ire the ones 1 remember One wis when my mother hid prepared t ejiit dinner for about five clock workuif from Cam My older brother ind sister went off with a friend My kid broil I went off to the matinee Wed all jir be home by four He all liomi six the dinner ruined A in mother would have he d ijliglils out of us My mother just looked s hurl il hurt tin tieorl w is when my loot under he e I is Iree wis one suit of long wiih the bitkfhp so id We knew there is a depress on in whatever tint is Mime mil ind muling flit dher kids some of whose fillers were workinc ind wispunful llu- do you describe to cuy who has i pair of Ihc joy of receiving lonejohns Hut there hive been some ises too they linger llie tree with liny kids looking on then out lo a Lac the most stupid in our home it i m doing up the kids stockings and hinging them up tiling one hours sleep I tiny ire at your bur eyes nose and treble voices Diddv CI ins brought veh Another Cbristmis strangely enough was in prison for months Ihe choice Hems from our diminishing Red Cross parcels from ihc crackers chocolate milk other stuff wednndc i munificent Christmas cake rom the prunes and sugar we made i potent Christmas brew enough for about quart each Dinner began with d i piece of cheese sue of a dime on a piece of sour German bread the sieof i Then the entree Conned and spuds Then the coup de race the like lead but full of calories And all down with a wine that was neither red nor white but sort of mud colored A memorable I enough Think back about your dandies your stinkers and mike this Hie best holiday season you ve ever In I w ill a sober thought about the rcison for it ill and what it means to you Letters Still no understanding after 2000 years Dear Sir Gloom doom or boom Christmas 1979 seem to tic over The remains of the presents boxes tinsels and lay as rubble it the roids for the town to be picked up for the dump and Saturday The Toronto Star tomes out and you could read in Canadian Weekend about Doom or Boom for 1980 and If you read It about The pest and The Worst Then the future looks quite bleak Oh come all ye faithful Where is the Joy to the world is it already gone after one day of seeing great light of Bethlehem Instead of having faith and tint another year Is downing Dear bather let it be another year of service for Thee as we sing wc predict ind worry is comical Hint God comes to us as a hide baby in a manger Take a second look but if we are intending to leave Him there and lurn our back from and say that was nice we have very little understanding of Ihc message because our same kid Jesus later on says I mc Is given nil power In heaven and on If we do not live out of that know ledje yes then our future looks grim Where is the Christian contribution for Ihe news media Don t we hove spiritual leaders anymore Is there still no room in he Inn after years There always was and a futui for them that rely on God Blessed is nation whose God is Jehovah Then we still predict and ore con but not as if we must do it alone Have i happy prosperous New Year John Back Issues 10 years ago from llielshiicoftlicl Press 1DK itc of the Acton railway will on the result of long awaited public hearing in council next luesdiy Officials of Porter declined torn ment aboul the of the Acton Ihcrmotd division new club hid its first New Years I ve Legion had their first New vague proposil by Hydro lo i hydro line through the north wesl corner of has left councillors puzzled and Deputy reeve Gordon thought the plan could be i cover up for i super Inghw connect million i new jetport Mr Mrs Harry look over store while Mr and Mrs Smith moved to the Hume Mr and Mrs Jack Smith celebrated their olden weddint zip around the school rounds night after one deer is been seen il ire I lamed Ihe snowmobile operators ire lis snapping off trees 20 years ago iktnlromtlH Issue Ire Press J mourns the loss of former mun councillor red I who died in his year Newly appointed members of the Acton School district held their Monday Col G Brown secretary treasurer i f the now North school district board administered if office to the first chairman J Coles Moffat Force and Win Coon Win w is selected is secretary treasurer Acton will be initiated for the first time this year when the children will enjoy free ititif lus is rrtspondenl for the roc Judy wis the youngest in to win perfect mirks in her me theory steps were taken to form a I ions club in Acton Alex Johnson was chosen president and J treasurer 50 years ago I the Issui of lliursitu limurv IJH On Monday the annul Sunda Sell ml entertainment ind tre it of Sundiy School was I eld in the lown Hill Ihe schol who merited prizes for reguhr attendance were Bella Helen Main prize McDowell Doris McDonald ice Stew Jack Smith JickGrahim Roderick Domld Ryder Norman Wright Hansen Ilurvcy Has sard Martin Ihssard Billy Mouipnze highly respected citizen if tins Com munity from IBT2 to 1B1T Samuel died it Point I Mr Mrs Mclam were the second couple to be married in whit is now United Church With the trade of carpenter he joined the in bridge and construction work or a number of years Acli Clumber of has worked to secure desirable changes in the irrival of trains and delivery of mail in Acton One of these changes would enable the public lo receive their mail in the evening r than wait until the following morning Mr and Mrs Williams celebrated their anniversary For many years he conducted i boot and show business on Mill St and he was a member of council for sevenl ycirs years ago taken from the issue or the Press Thursday J I IHKil The council for 1080 wis elected by at Monday reeve Henderson councillors I Storey Smith Christie Mr Christie ex reeve reported that nothing of importance had happened at County Council but he had attended every meeting He thought future generations would be thankful to the retiring council for purchase of property for i cemetery A meetlnj of the singers of is icquested lo meet with Prof Harrington of Guclph to consider bringing out an open or oratorio This week the Free Press carrier boys present annual address and best bow to our patrons In town whom they hope to find as flush and full of benevolences as befits the season Die annual Installation i Officers of Walker Lodge was held on St John December The excellent sleighing has done a lot to improve business