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the acton free press nxtmbdki dbtuajbiaf nth iwo- si artflti 3tfr flw0 rublhhtd fvery ttiuriiliy t acion ontario sunscaidtion rates- w p mr i unlldsltm sac additional slnau copli sc jolta om oni new addressee eliauld ue lven svhcn nanne ol address is requested- cancellations w e find tlist moil ot our sub scrtjer prefer not to hv ihu ul wrlplion i in ciii tliy fml to remit before expiration whit aun script will not be carried in over n tended period yd nltiiw re notified to cancel e the ulicriwr wishes the service continue i advertising itatlson aipli illon and bln in vuri column 1 eadinpa altlin mh every precaiili n will be taken to avoi i error vie pre pri accepts advrtlln in ttf column on tie nnderaundln that it will not e liable lor any error in hny nllvertiiemenl p ibliahnl htrcundtr u nrooi l audi advertisement la requeued in writlnp by h n crtiser an i returned to tl i ree i rrse bus heat office cily aiitncd y i he advertiaer and with such error or correction plainly noted in writing lhm an i in that case i any error ao note 1 ia not correcte i i y the free press it hal ility si i h ol eitceed sucli a proportion oi it c entire c t ol audi a ivertlncment a the spate occupte i i y tl e n t 1 err t i e i lo lie whole puce occupied by auch n ivertliement c ar1 of dili s i lit i tmcinonls editorial ni 1 u was started in tim fmm prfss mr tempi in goes on with his inside page but we have seen bt to- drop the historical column the one has subject matter thnt is inexhaustible the other had limitations ftrtwetrtydtrthirthitsidehpage by the now editor of the rcrgua news record has grown to be n feature page of this newspaper and known over a wide area for its excellence during these twentyono years it has won prizes on several occasions perhaps there rs another part that finds common ground with tnr frce press editor we and in his comment inst week that the two editors are close in age v this reminds us of n recent incident while we have no reason to hide our age still ns a rule one does not publicize the figure when tho first motor vehicle licenses and permits were issued in acton wodtspaycd them injtur tncr press window there seemed to be quite n lot of interest and wc have often wondered if tt wns nil in tho plates or part of it in some of the information displayed for nil to see on our driver s permit ontario news i of the week by murdlci meoousid cfljnadlan who rub tholr hand in alee at thin umo gloating over tho real ization thnt prosperity id boxlc wllh us aenln because or a war in murope ex hibit bod taste but that urat all they arctbrolia in fact business men taut itateammi of uiu country arc taklntr toecn satisfaction in ox am mine statistics from the deport ment of trade and commerce which ahow conclusively that tho main foun dation from the increase in sales and a bin jump in tlfo total of men and wflwen employed wns laid before the outbreak of war on september lnt in other words had unr been averted we would even now bo enjoyiue better times than tin dominion una experienced for ycuj true wnr ordt rn now on hand have hi von an ndded impetus to tho trend mar pyachoumy too his served the pur pose of bltllns people bock into tin ikndlnu habit which in n hood thhiu tor prosperity di matuls uiat moniy bt r turned over often in tho nnmo way tlmt for seventeen years the longer we use tho earlier date for municipal elections the greater the wonder grows thnt more municipalities do not adppt it in the townships there is ground for reasonable objection but in the towns and villages and cities we can sec no reason for continuance of the dates at the close of the year the holiday season can be better enjoyed with these municipal contests over it gives the elected bodies due notice and the retiring officers time to complete any mntters that mny be desired we find indeed few citizens in acton who express nny desire to return now to the old election dates since the dntes in november nnd enrty december hnve been in vogue here for seventeen years it wns in december 1 922 thnt acton first adopted these enrlier ejection dntes mm obvious tlmt the hound policy o i tunned eumotny udopunl by cunadiiin nuth irtllts brought on tin marked im proveminl chrtmifhout tin country umm m si use has it habit of rislim to the oerushin vuilually und obllter aliiik nitkpot idi aa in the realm ol if making ood progrcflh roitliosc who nrc under the impression that cnn ndn is not receiving nny wnr orders it will be ilium i r ii tlimml over uiuii m wre ntnnu wwj inntink to lnrn thnt in the week ending dcclinblr utnvu iltl ihe storekeeper iiucccai dependa on ll s the wnr supply board nwnrdtd ordlrs totalling turn ov r of thiir block built 2 800 000 this brings to almost 18 000 000 the sum nllotted for wnr purchases by the government since the outbreak of hostilities in september nnd does not include 25 000 000 designated tor rnilrond equipment i aliiih fratkpot idi n in the realm oi u iiomujul it oul the week ending december 5 hnvc hcun given cnn rt tlnun in ixilitlcti acliaa two exceptions 500 000 order dutiat curly in nnvrmbcr of uuiilim o the british government for purchase or ce m ohio f urn lnh nun indlcallon that types of ordnance required tor conndinn defenses monllftry mn h definiuiy wonlntr nnd 280 000 spent with manufacturers in tho united on thi continent and that economic and states for special avintion and optical supplies not pmm banlt arc an moro ln lho l oicendunt obtainable in canada r incllltnuy a ob mwlt every canadian province shares in the contracts be made in rcapcet to the recent quebec awarded by the board under the chairmanship of elections wherein not one candidate ran wallace campbell president of the tord motor m l reformer and not one who eonoused company ot canndn lho doctr but rim under the aholter sometimes we nre prone to judge war contracts of some other political label naved hla nnd business on the basis of the activity in the late dr i in california ohio and quebec the years of the former world wnr when it is consider elcctlonh urt rr a havin fur ed thnt it is only three months since war was de nuhed u vital tat of democratic com clnred it will be generally admitted thnt canada mon belult and a trilim mpruaunta l 1 tlve iiovernmcnt at the iolla has mnd rcmendous pro in meeting the situ c ttnd ohto ar0 tipiolul ntion it is nlso lo be commended thnt there is not muma u canadionh becaune tho fan the evidence of a great nmount of wnr profiteering tantic economic proposal vero oimuui thnt occurred in the preparation of the inst win editorial notes diidencc of succctw it is n source of renl sntisfnetion to those in acton and the districts of niissngnweyn and esqutsinl townships which comprise the acton red v crosb society to reach their objecme in tht hrst ir np pcnl chile the nmount reported inst ueek wns n little short of the objective wt hne no doubt thnt the bnlnnce will be mnde up when the tmnl itturns are nil in looking over the amounts raised in oihei eentres wc tetl thnt acton nnd the district hns done remark nbl well i he amount u as well over the dollar per capita aimed at we find mnu municipalities nre below this figure while others hne grentl e ceedtd thnt nmount this has not been necomplish td without effort and to all those uho are so splen didly directing the wed cross work in this district we offer congratulations on the evidence of success thnt is being achieved tin pot tpe as ue rend frequently the outburst of political leaders ue feel the need to rise up nnd spenk for the abolition of the tin pot tpe in these dub when 11 should be eoncentrnted on the winning of the unr nnd nre willing to work under restrictions thnt me bothersome we fail to understand why irtdmdunu who nre supposed to be in responsible pltiees are permitted to go up nnd down the countn with the destructive criticism that they spread the need to day is not how man faults we can discover under our democratic sitem but how to correct these faults the tin pot tpe of politician l tlpporently not so concerned in the constructive methods and readily sees the failures of others which calls to mind a quotation thnt while not in the best of form is at least expressne hindsight is always better than foresight newspapers receive every week regulations re garding what may be printed and what ma not most journals are glad to comply with regulations considered for the common good surely leadership today demands a reasonable attitude but if there are those who have not yet learned to speak with the common good in mind it will be no hardship if they come under the censorshtp regulatiorts not all by an means of the anti british statements are made by those of foreign birth and examination of suchjnduvduals is as much needed as those of alien residents and censorship of the printed word hristmns comes within ten tlav iif ihein are shopping days 1 1 y eghi if ui hiistmns would he merr don t put that hnmimis shopping for anotlui dry hockcv ts all ready to start in the smaller centies hut lie ariilicnil ice surface ue iiil mh oik u see any action itecl to the alberto promise of jj5 m r mouth dividendi in cullfomri tiic iviry thurmluy in n unions wot defeated hum unci urun proimsul lo i uy j by two to oui a much moie tmphutle rtjectlon than liuit yiurn uidlcatin a krowhib tmpoteluei uirilnttt maalc ros ixrlty ohio vou rs n n letl u dlmilui i bui mon nikliht leiknn the llbjt i w pliui f pr m utli y a vou of i i llttoiiy v- swastika even mr chamberlain unbrelta honwirl repreaentatlvo of tli 30 000 000 aamna which exuh n great nrjtain bt helping to fight the nruta on the- front wtiotrfcconomlc warfare i bclnj wobce a lame increase during tlifi pant year ln orders for ohamtjerlalnfl or umbrellas- have now been nlaxnamed lias been attributed by manufacturers to the prime mlnlfltcrn influence now tho umbrellas increased popu larity is brlnclng material as well as moral support to britain and at the expense of tho nails rile disappearance from tho drltlnh market of rayon umbrella cloths mnde in germany under subsidy from the derman aovernmcrft has given lan canhlro a chance which is being eagerly fatten already lacanhlre producrd colored woven umbrella cloths are on the market and celllnn in quantity fir the first time for several yearn a north of england textile exp rt eayn the tlrltlsh cloth is vastly sup crlor to that n cently obtained from th- continent and mi value for monty it is much ahead of the ocrnmn gooiln llipre is n parallel case with ccrtnin high class novelty furnishing fabric n mali in vat dyed ran n yarns- uiey uru i not only boltrr in design and r neral apm nraticf tluin tin nood i f rim rly imported but tluj hiivi an ixeilltnt di grif tf fast ties to liklit gorman kkhis f uli in mi n than on nrnm f the knn vemmmetme jbusimcbs directory old a heu fruit juice ipple ure is being develop ed in canida foi tnclusioitin the finnl diet pm tieiihil on the breakfast table it st icults lncluate that voleih u i mini muih man rt iiihmc tluui win i ili i abei hut t eaiiml ill e m albert i llu ire itppittl itliik tint money doe not itw on trti lliul muiiey tun unit t bi i iirned i rutsed by prndm ii n f k mui and rn s itmewltih ml i mi hou who vtd away u c in id is out het nl siles of gasoline in canada during first eight months of 10 vi totalled soo 240 000 gallons compared with 187 7 ho 000 gallons m the correspond mg penod of h8 we appreciate the mane kindly eomments on i in ritu piuss christmas number it was made possible through the co operation of acton merchants uho invite your christmas trade hon t believe there ever has been since the building uns erected a season when the arena ua bam h mu ion tit lust nluuduik eurtooiiint hi urieiiuli l- 1 i mir lohu v muetlouiild cm lw right and tlhib beluk works ot urt fauna em loons und dllly miieu in s thumb n ill editorials provided teuhirts that mudt the little toronli world famo i throughouv the country it wiei sam hunter who produced the ilgure that us i jack ciuiuek is now sjmbl he of canada is llu drawing ot untie um and john ftiii mng suitable conditions for making a surface plans lor simpwvlng wid retjiieing hie tiwt of the administration of justice in ontario are het forth ui the recom i mtudutu ns ol commissi mtr i red ii uarlow it c who has submitted hb 1 nim report ut the ontario government moie ready for ice and the weather uns so late in u monueror mvistigoium he udvista the uuilltion of the c ronei a jury tend the olllte of the court crier consolidation of the county couii tlu court of ocnemj aessions of the pence tin coun y judges criminal court und the surrogute court into one court the dividing of the province into judttial districts each comiwmd of u number i counties imd the replacing of the divj slon court nvhttm by a amall ctulnis court sjstem he also believea in the setting up of u policy of defending mk r pinions charged with crime oiu thing uvnu sure if the ifoicm- mmt wire lo accept these recommend i uons tliere would he a large number ef court officials deprived of a job and the uovemrncnt might find it easier to make the change uhen uorlc u getting plentiful utah to delay action until an other period of retrenchment i fsruhlishmtiu of u central plnce in ontario for lurrying jqi oil death sentences has been recom mended that isom government estnblishment for which there will not be n clamoring from every miin leipality bnnk debits or the amount of cheques coshtd nt clearing house centres throughout canada nmounted to 25 630 000 000 in tho first ten months of the current year a gam of 2 per cent over the same period last year the years roll on that very interesting inside page of the fergus newsrecord observed its twenty first birthday inst week we well recall its inception since it uns about the same time thnt the old man column industrial employment in canndu showed a marked gain at the beginning of november when 11014 establishments reported i 20685 men nnd women nt work o november first of last year ii mh employers reported staffs aggregating i 100 2b3 workers abraham lincoln said a lot of wise things mclud mg the following i ke to see n man proud of the place in winch he lives i like to see n man live so that his place will be prbud of him be honest hut hate no one overturn a mans wrong doing but do not overturn him unless it must be done in over turning the wrong stand with anybody who stand right stand with him while he right but part with him uhen be is wrong iinncrriii i it was a smart little cpumry hotel and the slier was smart too although his hair was trty tlu visitor found him wry arable and willing what pint of the country do you i unit rom and how loiifi have jou been ht n he asked i m fro oruhln tlu ostler told him and ive bun hireilxtren veui heally i exclaimed the visitor 1m iiirprl ed that such a amon man aou has not become master of tlu hotel in thau4ime j a rald the ostler but niauti r s fro yorkshire tooe she says here shell be home tonight a in tlu re attylliing inure worry inn than waitftifl onrwi- itihlde ytui may dont he lly ulira nil rintit and nnollier voice wiiikihtb terlmpn oltev liad an acfiilnii oil irur what ihall i du i would have staged up all night hot wlun iiu in ir tier voire on ill l i nl r p li nil r mi 1 know ill in well you ihunk lirnicn for i ong dihlnnn crvice you rcnlisi how rnv il la lo kn p in hindi untl will itkc people ttha iiit 4 didnt realize that i couldnt get away sometimes you lb ink olilrr people are foollih to wtrry but lomeliow you feel better vvlien youve brought ralm sntl peace lo anxious minds by long distance and it to aty too lour rait it o its vy in a few tuconth your dgmtinaiion rmach im ia tudnjihng of an y vts low night ual9 applying m ry tming a fur itn and all day sunday at ttmu and plac anyon calls yet new an sp appreciated 8 gift ffii perhaps on are puz 5fl zled to know what to give wf n friend vou want some kf thing different they nre wd hard to select christmas wp gifts for been use they tp h a ve ui an v t h i n gs we p have a sugegsiion or two w ii ml l i f t s thnt will bring jth buck uvti h period deep l ip ree latum f f your j ihuiihtrulness suggestion 1 r if nur relative or friend ever lived in acton they will appreciate relcivmgn copy of pr i a mcniven thyalelait and 8urc6ii office and nldence ocrnts boww avenue and klffln street dr e j nelson physician and surgen rlectrb therapy phone m dr wm g cullen l m c c rhyalelan and surtu office hours 14 and 70 pm sundays by appointment mill street near frederick street telephone 130 drs freed and stevenson oamimxiviuje phone milton 23rr3 after 10 pm milton 2w otflco hours fl 0 am 13 pjm 7 r rj- sundays by appointment only uqai c f leatherland b a nnrruter and sollctlor noury puhlis irsuer of marriage license rjblstrnr of nirths marriages deaths acton office 22 p1mne reslilenoa 1si actons early days through nil their life it is n volume they will trea sure a book tbnt brings up recollections of boy hood or girlhood dnys a hook thnt gives stories which you hnvc heard about but perhaps do not remember clearly its a hook that will settle mnny a question you have had n friendly argument about interesting nnd voluablc tor reference purposes indexed so you can find i he he en on of the com munity you are pnrticuliu pjjj iv interested in a vol j nine to be h inded down ftj thmtiilh the generations 3 i eiv actonnui will want l eiip i price 250 i or 2 as m ap leeiatmn of jix those whu lie icluitu suh jx sefibcrs t i mi 1 id l lm ss fft year after v uar i offer r the volume complimentary jq with three years siihscnp pft hon to tin i ui i im ss rfq hut please remember tin ff5 i ui i im ss subscription jfl must be three cars in ad 5 vancc from the present date suggestion 2 a ift sulwcrlption to the oton free irew for a ear we forward a christmas caid telling you are send mg the gift it s a ki ft that keeps on giing plea sure through s2 weeks of the car its a weekly reminder from a friend of thuughtfulnesb the cost is 2 m j kenneth m i angdon i narrlnter solicitor notary pilhlla oltlcn cleorctownarebory theatre building j aoton over t seynucks cafe j fvir appointments phone acxon ail o oeoraetown all iniijpimfliipnil qfllooilfiuxs- thiirsoay 130 pm to 4 00 pm jcven- iniis on request dental a j buchanan d d s dental burgeen office in irishman block hours dam until 8pm flfvenlncr by appointment oas for extraction xkay closed wednesday afteraoon pkoaw 140 p w pearen dd s l d s dental hurffeeai office in the symon dlock phone 30 mill street acton rock wood office open every thursday aftrrnoon and evenlna veterinary r d ujung v s r v sc rt erlnnry nurffeon jioire flrookvllle ontarl i phi ne- milton 14flr4 f oakes vs b v sc veterlnury sursenn mil m ni 1 fetnulrtie kn in avin art n pb ne 1 ti al i iionfl its i rank petch m tliuirrr 4nd itcnrrneiitutlve nrnnvr- rljl i if n ahktirunre o llim t lr i oi- r u wi khuhdwn p o timk tableg mian nationalgrailway at acton aiandakd tlmk fining faal d ily mi ii bunditv 4 ft ni duly pi siinduv 1140 am dailj t xei i a iiul ii ii f p m iiu cl iv nlv l 10 pm llr ul on ru i low i 0 41 pm oliie went d ul i xi pi a indiiy ii 10 n m dully t xli pi fa nut ij 7 00 p m siitiiriluv nlv j 0 pm iiurdiiv uli i- ja am smdiv nly m 32 pm hver at cht rut tm n fl 00 p m ihir m ouiiih am pm vou can have dirt magalnea i orunrded from this of dec for nny magazine you want ue have an nttrnc tivt offer thot solves many lifts easily and economic nllv dray coch lines coaghuj leave acton stunilanl tims lastdound to toronto u il im hit mi 101 p m c2 oo pm 41 pin ul pm hflpm hrstroiml to london 10 j im x113ji a m 3 33 p m 0x3 is pm n aoj pir in fin bolfl pm t i i 3 p m ex 12 oa v m i except faun iiud llol b- sun and ihl t fam only d except oat bun i id hoi t sal faun nnd hoi k to kl chimr y u atralf id vuirs sauies mnkc it a chrbttman that in remembered sj the acton 4 ffree press