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rob two the acton free press 3 tilfmflpay january m1 fefillrlk the 1iomr whr artnn jflrer firsts meotber oatrioouabe dmlou c w n a tiie actom puee ikess i nulilll vry thutwuy f at t pre- pteaa biilloln kill sirml acton oniaito tli tilc ration fhtad vwllloi lo in lb- ulli statu- tha date to wlilh subscript ona are pia te indicated od tli bjmicbh ubl advertising hatesfor mall unuaal 6d dtllanjw and in hr til rlea will be found mt head o column uia play advartlalntf alee on application 1 a i1kis editor ami proorleu teleihonks- eutlal am tfiiain municipal statistics tho municipal statistics for 1020 have been just recently issued by tho ontario government depart ment and they as usual carry some interesting figures the total population or helton county is giveif as 2442 acton has 1003 burlington 3108 georgetown 1002 milton 1775 oakvillc 3548 esqucsing 3 km nassagawcya 1707 nelson 3258 and trafalgar 3732 the assessed acreage of tho municipalities is given as acton 304 acres burling ton 583 georgetown 1031 mluon 400 uqakvijls oho esqucsing 108g4 nossngaweyn 44707 nelson 2738105 trufulgqr ug785 the population of hnlton shows a decrease of nearly hye hundred as in tho previous statistics it is given as 24823 tho little volume is complete with the usual informational figures concerning tho province and is kept as reference by all who rcccivo a copy jaegsw- optimism but not without effort tho depression which has becnso widespread for months past hai naturally engendered u varied spirit of pessimism which must be overcome before normal conditions return an intelligent spirit ofioptimism is worthy ot cultivation it is a pity however to assume hat type of optimism in which there is a blind confidence that everything wjll turn out all right even when shirking neglect carelessness and indifference characterize our conduct it is a pity nevertheless not to be an optimist at this stage of our countrys and all other countries as a matter of fact present material conditions our optimism to be reasonable and helpful must be bused upon the sense of believing that integrity ability and hard work are a combination that cannot long be beaten a sane intelligent optimism is an essential part of every loyal widcawukc canadians equipment and an honest determination to put it into commission chronicles of ginger farm written bpeolatty far the svwi rin by uwknixjline p claru accidents and compenalion during 1930 tho summary of figures for the workmens com pensation board of ontario tor the year 1030 shows a total of u0207 accidents reported during the year a decrease of 17830 from the prior year the fatal accidents numbered 520 as compared with 510 during 1020 and the accidents reported during december numbered 4004 compared with 0288 in december 1020 the total benefits awarded in the past year amounted to 742301882 as compared with 8012- 15778 during 1029 the 1030 hfeures being made up of 008007277 compensation and 133004005 medical aid taking a basis of 300 working days this would show average daily benefits awarded of 24743 requiring an average of 805 cheques per day there was a decrease in tho average number of new claims reported daily from 200 in 1020 to 231 in 1030 chain storch in canada tho growth of chain stores in canada is nn economic problem of keen interest there are 350 different systems of chain stores in the dominion according to u survey recently made by the canadian government bureau of statistics but only 210 have made returns to the government of the 210 there were 42 grocery chnins operating 1000 stores 18 general department and variety qhains with 354 stores 20 drug chains with 200 stores nine meat chains with 180 stores four tobacco chains with 173 stores 17 boot and shoe chains with 157 stores 11 restaurant chains with 131 stores 12 bakery chains with 121 stores other chain systems varied from 12 to 108 stores total sales in 1020 for the 210 chifin systems amounted to 250120074 this was equiva lent to 080880 per store which works out at over 20 per capita of the- population of the dominion sales by provinces were largest in ontario where they reach 137082600 or more than 50 per cent of the total for all 210 chain systems the great bulk of the nations retail merchandizing is still done by inde pendent stores emphasized thia year the announcement recently in the milton cham pion that reeve harris of burlington if elected would aspire for the halton wardenship and tho fact of his election by acclamation and the added fact also that reeve mason of acton hus many claims to that honor will bring about a decision to a great extent of the contention between the man and tho municipality for tho honor and wc do not mean by that statement to make any unwarranted personal comparisons botwecn the aspirants for the office in the turn of municipalities it is we arc told burling tons opportunity on the other hand mr harris wc believe has been a member of the cuinty council fdr only one year while mr mason has served at the county scat for six years for the past two years reeve mason has been honored with the chairman ship of the finance committee which is considered next in importance to the wardenship reeve harris is a young man and judging by his popularity securing acclamations in burlington will have further opportunities for having the honor of being warden of halton reeve mason is the member of the county body with the longest term of years who has not been honored with the position these and other itetns that have apparently been injected wilt come in for consideration when tho county council chooses its warden for 1031 with these facts in view tho choice this year on the man or municipality is cm- phitsifed very much why not l there are prizes offered for the best flowers in the summer time the best live stock and produce of the farm is proudly displayed at the fall fairs mast citizens take quite a pride in a neat lawn and sur roundings in tho summer athletic achievement is lauded and awarded with cups medals and many prues and the best hockey team or baseball team usually gets a pretty fair sendoff at the close of a successful season every time there is u big sijow storm we feel there is one activity that doesnt receive recognition enough the uiishovelled side walk after a snow storm is n nuisance to pedestrians and a menace to safety and yet to date no one has ever offered a prize to the citizen who throughout the winter has the neatest and cleanest shovelled sidewalk some citizens take just as much pride in doing this duty as in lowers and well kept lawns and then the fellow next door will often allow the winters accumulation to lay there until reminded of his obligation and the necessary fulfilment or option of a hue may wc make the suggestion that u contest for the best shovelled sidewalk be innuguratcd with rules for promptness neatness etc the municipal officers as the judges and the prizes to be secured by tho fines collected from the fellow who doesnt do his duty it would add some interest there might be some big prize money to award and without a doubt it would greatly improve the appearance and safety of all tho sidewalks editoiual notes in municipal political life this year of 1031 will bo noted as a year of acclamntions they seem to be quite general throughout the province monday was a bad day to get out the country vote the storm was the worst of the present winter season and undoubtedly kept many from registering their vote with all tie city and rural elections now over for the year the successful candidates may now settle down and face the tasks which the ratepayers have cnrrustcdtothclrtate tho now year wnui to bo quite strung mid violent for one of such tender agu the wind lithnwitnflr and whtnlmr nnd tho temperature of tho room la making cold ithlvnrk run up and down my spine i cant ay wo exactly enjoy thlfl exhibi tion of hli young strength no juut u help thlngn along i quote at frequent inurvalii oh wind ablowlng all day long oh wind that iilngn iw nwect a nong x have mot pooplc who lovo tho wind but i am afraid 1 dont belong to that fraternity except a regards tho jioft fantyr brut fewi that belong to tho good old uuiniirr time but tlll if counie wo muni lake what eomeii and perhaps the new year lit w pulled up with pride at getting here at all tliat his boisterous welwmt h only meant to tw ft hall- fellow- wuumut kind ot greeting from which he may be expected to recover in duo course of tune thin lout week has been most exciting and eventful one most important thing ban been putu birthday and as every body knows a birthday really hi a maiit hntwrtant thing whim one gels to bo tight of course it is a little unfor tunate that it comes ho neur to christ- mai even ones own family has an annoying habit of trying to kill two birds with one fitnno wo gave our young win u real football for ills birth day prcient to his huge delight wo always feel that money is well spoilt that contributes in any way to a child natural love of uport and bculdo that if children are provided with the mean- ui give thorn an outlet for their youthful energy mother has a much quieter tlmr when they do happen to he playing in tho hnusti another pleasant experli lire was an evening spent at a real oldtime party to yet there we had a llvo mile drive in the buggy and onco we were nettled down we could nonu of us move either left foot or right foot until wo got out ugaln thats what come of having big feet and no car when hartner had llnluhcd his smoke it was i who had to put his pipe bwiiy an there wasnt enough room for lilm to find his own pocket however we got there at the long lajt without any of us having to be thrown out as ballast ouch a large number of gurfttn had been mked that the dinners were put on in relays of caun there was feast of good thlngi and the men at any rate teem to feel it an oppor tunity for every man to do hui duty during the evening i found an ex cellent opportunity to cugugo our hosteui in conyjrsatton alio was an old lady of eighty active versatile and shrewd personally i always find if one will only take the trouble to uet the ball rolling thcbu old people of n nast generation are far more interesting can vernation n1- ista than the young fry of today this denr old lady was no exception tw took mo back to tho times which wore not far removed from tho old pioneer days and site told mo liow she and her husband had often driven to toronto in a lumber wagon a matter of over thirty miles a neighbor of hers had onco walked to toronto with d churn of butter weighing about ten pounds she had taken it that way to keep the butter in good condition on her return trip she brought with her a logging chain if any of you are in ignorance as to tho weight of a logging chaliu ask to kco one the next time you are in tho hard ware store and see- how far you would like to carry it hho wont on to tell mo how shu used to spin and weave and showed mr the matt wonderful quilts she had pieced and mats she had made and spoke of tho good times they uned to have at tlu quilting bees 1 wns nil very interesting to me en peclally as x had juit recently read i iwmik called pioneer days in old on urlo if anyone in at all anxious to know how much wo owo to tho first settlers around this district and how llttlp wu qf pur generati know of the opinion of hon justice ilodgins that auto insurance rates are too high will coincide with tho opinion of the majority of car owners the big ques tion that arises is what will the reduction be the death of marshall joffre terminated the career of a man who was held in admiration in many lands outside his native country all will mourn with france the loss that has been felt at his death acton seems to be taking its hockey just in seriously this year as last but of course the con tinuance will be guaged just the same as in othei municipalities by the ability to produce a winning the presentation of the play by the young people last week with rho funds diverted to charity showed a very commendible spirit no matter what the amount raised the willingness to help in any way was true citizenship the carleton place canadian with its issue of lust week entered upon its fiftysixth year tluit this splendid weekly may continue to be an influence in moulding opinion in canada and carleton place in p and t its era of pro may russ be maintained is the wish of tib f it he old dugout rests from world cruise cgg cfeg- e jm p4 ejgte m h ie gac the out llhltmm bettered and stormtorn but silll gallant under its new coat of paint wan hrought from u murine graveyard on tho bunks or the thames ijmdon recently and placed on public inspection in front of the famous ittli cmiinhih capital the old dug out canoo was built by indlumi near vic toria more than 121 yearn ago nd a etntnry later carried captuin j cj voss and n ic luxton ilimu nnwipaper- cryital oiirdenu victoria li o where man on a roundtheworld trip in 10o1 it is becoming one of the lights of tlui of 41000 mlleii weathering tvphoons in llui iocino and hurricane in tho at lantic the ciuioo was bronirht to vic toria through the efforts of oeorgo i wamn rommbislnner and other officials of the victoria uiid vancouver hdajid publicity liurcfiu picture shows clooe- up of uie old dugout new oueen salutes former sovereign during which shu hard times then thh is n book which for one can thoroughly recommend tho foregoing in what i wrote last nluht but to llnhh it was more than x could do for one thing x nearly fell asleep over tho typewriter and then partner came in and instead ot rowing mo up a bit ho started worrying about it being time to go to bed so wn have both como to the conclusion that muxes don of late nights do not exactly greo with us it miuitjjj that we are getting old x quite look forwurd next week when thing i will bo more or leiii ro ijored to normal tho children returned to school christmas decora loin nut away for another year ami nothing ieft to do but get on with tho job t why it will ho finite a holiday to get buck to work that h the ordinary every hay work liiclduital to ordinary oviry day life x jcp at the beginning f thii npeel i wui maligning the weather thb moinlng x take back every word i raid it is juit a bcuutirul new year in fact he weather thii morning in more like a oprlng day if this is a fore ruiniiir of whit 1131 his in store for us we shall all he ready to receive him with open ami i when the new timpnisn of japan intuit fiom hu to pride of tho canadian pacific ctcamships cniincdn total of aqooao miles in 611 fleet and holder or three now trans- round voyagei fnm vancouver and vlc- pucillc speed records nteamed into van- toru to manila bay tlje gallant old couvcr harb r fron tho far unt recently dilp on which mcwt of tho senior oh leers she dipped her ensign in llbmagc to the of tu mw llmjircii of japan including dragoncurved ilgurehead of the old dipt samuel hablnioii cbe ud empress of japan queen of thft pacific h n ft once served was broken up and crupped in vuncouvcr right years ago i n din it the career of a ship which mailo history on the pocinc public spirited elforui by the vancouver daily province resulted in tin figurehead right being preserved in otunley park vancouver b tween prospect point and brockton light puf it back4 you cam save it at carrolls lltmiif your m 5r on 4 ium of pai 7c on marmalade loc o 2 tin of pcathct 1 ot raspberry jan- on right down your grocery l- you rcalorr now how tk extra dollar got u your pure your duty to mw lkt way every wnb buy u at carroll i special guiico pur orange special cream mj jell marmalade austr sliced peaches 3pl bimow tfwwj emtly fuh rolud caxiiv oatmeal i7 lu 23 peas 4 25 jtxrsnsrs special borxwa eagu c lira tic llb plig ijvil smyrna table aus rowitirvfc old tngluh cocoa spcial llruniwick hulltl saines5 crroui ov fk mua bread tiu i1j uj pitted cherries 2 no n 29c avlmr red raspberries 2 mii un 29c crroll lur baking powder 1 pound iii 23c 3fam bordana l milk smlayln chicken cibu a nw samlwlcl iii paste special smgapom sliced plnealmle 2 keep douglas tcgyptlan tlnlnitmt handy a mire apeedy remedy for burns prabia fnont blood poisoning soft ttorni warts itcaldcd feet invaluablo f hi n hi rh 4ju mill street acton ontario if- eeosellujkiiad