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paob too the acton prbe press thursday december 33 ims slit artim 3frrr jimni wiblltt fvry ttnir- lay l actm ivnurlo i ixmth i tui hiail lvtvltitiit otuw wi okir vint ifwiul mai j i llhmtal hnu mila fcr hull ivij mi ntw aiulraaa bhntilj m tvn ii hi atui hillnb althruuh evry rcautl will t tab in nvol4 tfor lit m lfri arrpta fcrlvrtaitia in in tl timita ah ill urtlruh hrtg ttimt ll will toot b mam lor kmy rnw h any advlftlavmtnt pumuitj hriimtrr nnlris a unwil vf auch alvrtiam4hl la rwaaw id wrilltim hy lh alvrtlr hnl v t imt1 lit yrt iv huibitaa nlfir tluly feign m y tin- alvrtur art with iirrt rrr or cthf rtcltmia pulnly ttalihl 1m writlnw thrit awl m lliat rair i ay rror a ual0 la hot trrwtl by th tr iv a tia liability ah all ha hcj auch a rrhtl ik thlira st nf auih tlvrtlamrnt th apac aceiipif hy h nrmd arrtvr ura 1a ifi wheu apae occupied hy inch tlvrlltmtriit c amoy d11 11 ellw tti fmionkr- wilorui a i rualntaa chtc uj merry christmas evtryone there have been many vays of saying it and many a novel verse and greeting has been used to express that wish that is on everyones ton gue these days but summing them all up ft al ways means that all friends are saying in these days merry christmas we havent any new or novel phraseology for that old wish it may be altered or elabor ated but with true sincerity we find the same delight this year as we have had down through the years of using these editorial columns to express our wish to one and all a merry christ mas we wont attempt to make the classification readers etf at this festive season we want all to be included in this old christmas wish of the editor and the staff of the home town paper merry christmas everyone dians are going to defend their own institu tions against the inroads ot socialist doctrines they must have a knowledge of how such insti in h mil operate of how they contribute to our economic and social welfare the financial post ikon and up ottawa may well need the money argues the winnipeg tree press which pnlnf to what in happening in the united states ill round figures the congress reduced income taxes by 5 billions last spring in the fiscal year be- ginninjj july i next the government will re quire lust about this additional amount to covei the enormous budget now being swelled by the cost of american power throughout the world it will have to undo the work of last spring and put raxes hack approximately on their old level the only alternative is to run the treasury into huge deficits during an unexcelled boom the very time when the government should be pil ing up surpluses to reduce debt already at an alarming high level newfoundland entry completes the picture in welcoming newfoundland into confede tion the financial post states barring some extraordinary and unforsecn event next march will witness the fulfillment of the plan of the group of statesmen that gathered in the old provincial building in charlottetown in 1804 the objective was a confederation of alt the british provinces of north america their hope- a strong prosperous and united country embracing the northern half of this continent newfoundlands entry into confederation next spring will complete their work with approval of the terms of union it will be up to every citizen in newfoundand and can ada to make the new partnership work and we can make it work if we look forward and not backward if vve regard ourselves as full part- ners in a joint enterprise if we recognize this as permanent and inevitable union substitutes no competition not that wc anticipate with anv great rejish the addition of margarine to our menu we arc glad to sic thi question settled b the courts we believe that good butter such as vve get n these parts will nlvvavs be consumed in prefer ence to the no legal margarine or uhatevr substitute the btitttr substitute will be called we do betievt however that the consuming public should have the ehoice to purchase the gdods the v desire so long as the goods complv with the pure foods regulations it is regret table that it took d2 venrs to diseover that the ban on the produet should nevtr have bee l imposed peoplt uill not soon forgtt the faet that the uin feireed to ei i without butter is a wartime rtstr etien when the butter substitute should have been available to meet the shortag it is to be hoped there will be no appeals or further attempted restrictions b either domn on or prouncial governments good butter has nothing to fear from the competition of a submitute ind the subsitiute will give house wives an option in their bu ng i nsuryuissed itanling st stem the simple sira ghtforwirj review of cin ada s banking smem and operati ns given the domini n h ink hireholjer h h carl sle in his tmal address as r jcnt is an effeet v pui if i m nil n t n t u titer ccr pr pa lltldi f r nat nil i n f b inks a s unj un nik il inj limpet r m b ink mil sstetl hi c t it s ikelt ll t the st it t ill h i l 1 w th the st ie t ill hi v ues til llj t the tellt lis u ill lr 1s le- el llllislvl i i ink il s v ni lis n it m it it v hie t 1 iks lle v ulll 1 hllk il snlih r i hj s ill it t n tlte u unt i i i t b ii 1 eonti uii ted ii undermine 1 b in le e i lonarv ide is of tite ontrol put f tv t cv1 mr cirlisle insists however th it il c in i canadvn birthrate at peak the good times are having an effect on canadas birthrate which we are told stands at the highestpoint in the history of the domin ion the hrgh prices that have prevailed during the postwar period coupled with the high level of employment have undoubtedly mode it pos sible for matiy young people to marry who would have found it difficult to do so under less favourable conditions any person who has followed the social col umns of the newspapers during the last few years must have been impressed by the unusual ly large number of marriage notices and wed ding reports these have nof been confined to any one district or any one province they have been general across canada with marriages on the increosc it is only natural that there should be an increase in the birthrate figures for 1047 released by the bureau of statistics show that there were no fewer than 159 303 births during the year putting the not lonal birthrate up to 28 0 per 1000 population the previous record was 27 4 which was reached in the years immediately following the first great war ontario and british columbia icid in the percentage advances nova scotia is in first place with a rate of 362 per thousand new brunswick follows and quebec rather surprisingly is in third place with a rate of 31 2 which is still higher than the rate for the dom inion ontario had a rate of 25 it is interest ing to learn that in the matter of infant mo- tahtv ontario and british columbia had the best records the mortality rate for children under one year of age was 36 per thousand births in these two provinces new brunswick had the most unfavorable showing with a death rate of 59 per thousand and was closely followed by que bec where the rate was 57 the death rate across canada was 4c ii is gratifving to learn that fewer mothers are now losing their lives during childbirth the maternal mortality rale in l47 was i 5 per thousand live births and this too is the best showing in the history of canada this mav be attributed to the rise in educational ind living standards ind to the improvement in pre natal e ire jhe 1047 statistics are encour aging and give reason for the hope that mortal itv figures mav show further decreases in com ing ve irs editorial notes me r christmas fvervone from this eorne just mother week of old i04s left and time for the new resolutions and aims for u new i ml the snow anie in plentv of time in this dis tnct and it did add a needed spirit ind impetus to the hristmas se ison the chnstrms greeting eards are showering their mevsiges of friendship ind good wishes and renewing these friendships that hive lap se j from 1 1st ve lr the e ire bi v dns it the post oftie mj with the i- press imp 1 1 i- if voti th nk trui jele es ir mow tike intl onsi je r itu n the iiii i i f m iter il 1 1 be del v ere j th s week l ii i t r dr v ing hihs e jh k 1 j i id it v i j ik n i d vi l d ve t h i lk ur 11 e 111 ell in i w id i ird i hele ii ll l tell e t i i e 1 iii i e i 1 i is iti il a 1 h hli n t hij i uri lie els ttsei hlweverlheltteil i f i n il dsfv ire numerous en i ei to e v ill iii ep rti n tv for e irlv winte sk itllle ll d llokev if burlington the executive of the burunffton llrntich of ihc canadian ued crom society at specially railed tneet- ihtf hold last thutsday evening in the council chamber decided to undohnke n nurvey in the burling ton kind nelson area with n view to tihccitnlnlhg the need tor a vis it ing home mnkisrm kervlce this m rviry u one of the fine poace time hi mile of the hod criit nml ih growing rapidly in ontario prlmnrlly it n designed to place n chinllflod and trained hnutiekeepei li the honve when the mother is laid nnlde by llhiewt and where there h family to be cared for st john church held its first nnntial silver ten and otihntmn iwwinr on friday afternoon under the general oonvenorshlp of mrs ti maynnrd assisted by mrs w carroll mm a w mlllignn president or the w i presented the annual prlxe for spelling to the winner darrell trorvhde at the east end achool last monday morning at a double ring cctvmony in st tuden anglican church oakvllle last saturday afternoon grac irene french daughter of mr nnd mn howard w french oakvlu ivecamo the bride of robert austin stalner aon of mr stalnor bur lington and the jivte k m stalnrr clnzette wanted deadstock iiiciiekt cash 1hlces cnlile each horteefl 500 each hogs j1b0 per cw all according to sure and condition am ixhjlxor oait miw darling co ltd wt patterson ro hiwtalikt in ky kxajttltiatlbti ohhaptut 10s uvnih1am st oukull khsue 2 1 oft completely equipped offleca below maher shoe store allow us to extend to you our best wishes for your happiness at chnstmnstidc and through out the coming new year iiealtty good wishes jw talbot hardware cloned monday dec 27 rtntlng day announcing v tlio appointment of bert wood motor sales as authorized dealer for pontiac buick and gmcl trucks in acton tht appointment f bhit wood is luthontu dt ikr for contiac anj rintk c rb ind ciwc trucks is tnnnunud uith pkisurt bv gtruril motors the nm diukrship st mds pudjld to hnnj the motoring puhlfi f aton ind jistrkt tht ir hihlbt si indard of gt scrvi a ftaturl of the ntu dtikrship is its vull equipped experth staffed vnia depirttirmt i uubk to the uunersof ijl ni ikes of iirs and trucks an eftuint 1 irts dep irtnu nt is ilsn innntutnld eirrtnk i u idt r mji ot e mi i iu ut r nujgm purts md auismins h ir ninuinna mj i ik siriu v lk ir el i uk mu ittent i l dr ve in t hi iu wood mo ok 1 1 i s u i i i i m ih ih ir itirud ik i ir general motors products of canada limited mi dm hlo vv business directory uk w g c kenney ihymietaa mid hurffim siiesikmir to dr j a mcnlvef offlee- in symnn ulock mill st- acton olflro lhn 1 hcldmie ckonk ht lboii is ll d a tiarrett ihyblouui ml huraa kredeerick stniet acton korini rly dr nolson a oftlc off i phono uh koalilonc ms dkntak dh a j buchanan lnta rorkteau office lelnhmon dlock mill mc office houra 9 im lot pjta xray pelepiione 148 dr george a sirrs dbmiju hurgn mill st comer frederick acua office hours 0 00 a m to 530 plm tfcllpiione 19 l wclsoff ijftcloir t mnwneu uell telephone building acton phone 303 houra 10 a m to 8 pjl ueoai c f leatherland b acton luerrulrr tl ssllflur notary huw olflae 22 rbonm koa mx lever hoskin cluirtctnl aeeountaiiu sjucceiuiortt to jknkinh 1iahdv vetkrinaky uos metropolitan tilde 44 victoria si toronto hle 9131 b d young vsb vsc veterinary hurt office brookvillc ontario phone milton 14grt f g office oakes v s veterinary sura and hcwdenco acton ihonc bvsc mn knox am 130 misceuuaneou3 johnstone rumley victor b rumley funeral home ifeated amwuuam- serving the community for 45 years phone 30 night or day willoughby farm agency largest oldest agency in fnn1 head office kent bhig toronto gorgetown kepresoitallvb tom ilewmon phone georgetown ss2w travellehs guide gray coach lines i coaciif ihave acton euthouml nfi 11 am b7 ll a m b36 ajb 1 1 l n m il pm 4 41 p-m- li ii pm 8j6 pm tllo 58 pjn vlefttbound lo mintford 10 44 am u44 j ni j 01 p m 5 jo p m 734 pja m i p m yll 14 p m lo iximlon 10 44 am za m a5j pm 7if4 pm b4u4 p a ixupt seintlus nnd lloudaya l seiniliv nrul llollelns suluritii sunday and holktayi in km ti n r daily lo strattors minil u nnd llolldas kill he ncr onl rvilwas i vndin wtionvl standard tlnu i juttkiuiut i mh t i m dully except uifns am 7 ht pm sun- i u nj hill m dally ekcept sun i i mir t ctiorutowtl 617 in 1iilj hir nt reorgetowa li 11 n rttnuiil i i pt m n i iy 1 17 a m m r 1 x nl lf nrn dally ex- i i t survl i s vi n m 6 50 pja- 11 i m saturday onlv j 38 p un ln nl i 11 om hagitop h vir f utlph except st- wid min u t m ephead optometrist hvn fxamiiied scientifically iu wtlsi aid iiatteiues uk k km mks to lasis ilinoculara i ulh dlilises elc sk mt ororfpl hq piiom 15j0 nun im eat to year