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rr r i s the apon free pros thursday february is i5i h6p4 or hofteless judging by the report of a spetch of premier fwwt in the legislature the government does not plan to adopt the major proposal of the hope ojawrnwkrribrrecfuciorvcrryisror system into three leyels with resulting tftirtall- roent of sepvateschoof authority the liberal house leader farquhar oliver says the government might as well have put the 500000 if spent on the hope report in the waste basket he said the present government has no intention of- implemeni neither have we so there you have the hope report it was the peoples half million that went into it but all politicians for the sate of their own safety stud iously avoid it there is one thing hopeful in the whoe thing and that is the fecmhat answers from the department of education can no longor be qualified with that depends of course on the hope report it will require invention of a new phrase to indicate evasion there is however one part of premier frosts speech that will meet with approval he is reported as saying that in considering changes in the education system the government must remember there isalimit to the taxpaying capa- city of our citizens itwould a thegovernrsetnhsadoptecl a r liberal policy of grants it has been brought home that there are budget limitations within which desires must be contained local municipal bodies nave realised this for some tlms ontario is growing and expanding rapidly its educational plaris must keep pace wlth this growth the hope commission reportcannot logically be commended or condemned in the growth of the province it could servo as a valu able guide in formulating our educational policy we do believe however that one of its recom mendations could well be implemented and a minister of education be appointed whose duties would not be divided with the equally important ones of another cabinet position ontario does require one man as minister of education sure ly all parties can agree on that point and the whole of the half million should not be wasted unusual and commonplace are vft i v- l r 1 judging by recent news reports the railways are taking a toll of lives that hardly makes it feel re secure over the aeroplane or the automo- bile as a means of travel we have had the rail ways with us for well ov a hundred years and yet in spite of all kinds of mechanical devices for safety the human element is still a big factor in keeping down the death toll the big train wreck in the united states last week is described as the worst it appears that speed was a contributing factor in spite of cros sing warnings and precautions we find the level crossing accidents taking a heavy toll with eight last week in a trainbuscrash at sudbury the train was 35- minutes late and the weather was terrible the fact remains eight died andlwen- tytwo were injured there is no safe means of travel if all factors are not carefully balanced by the huogans who are in control and compensate for the mechanical deficiencies and yet it is7ernarkabethe nuftl- ber of persons who travel safely by all these means and it becomes commonplace and accept ed it is a hopeful signsoretythat accidents are still news the children suffer a lijtle threeyearold girl was crushed to deaths at elrnbank the other day under the wheels of a tractor she had been riding with her father while he cleared the snow from the drtvoway her little fiveyearold brother was waiting his turn for a ride the other day when it was well below zero we met a man on a tractor on the highway be tween acton ancl milton he had a lad who looked under ten on his vnee apparently steer ing the machine both were very cold on the opei machine they must have reached their detinatiogi safely since no accident was report ed they were lucky there are too many owners of tractors these day who are altowinchildren to operate and ride these machines tractors are heavy and powerful machines there is no provision made tor anyone but the operator to ride on them they are motor vehicles v why is it that the same regulations do not a hem that are on everyothe7 mafor vehicle you cant crowd the drivers seat of a motor car wirfeiextra passengers and you cant allow anyone ujer sixteen years of age to op erate a motor vehicle these are sane regulations and should need no enforcement but they are being violated every day by tractor owners- in the interests of the children of ontario it is time the matter was taken u by the highway depart ment which apparently jbst winks at the danger st valentines iay although some of our observances have rather shaky foundation in historical facts st valentine was certainly real in fact there are iwool thernbolh real men as a basis for the observance doubling the authenticity of si valentinss day feb 14 as analionnl special cti the first st valentine was a bishop of the early church who died as a martyr in 271 ad emperor claudius had issued a decree that no marriages were to be performed since tho married men evidently quite satisfied will their status refosed to leave home and were pot good soldiers when they were drafted the lovers patron st valentino continued marrying couples but was detected and execut ed- he was canonized as a martyr by the church and the dale set aside in his memory then during roman feasts roman youths woulddiaw tablets from an urn which would toll the name of the roman maiden to whom they were to devoto iheir special attentions for the next year this cercrnony gradually merged withlho observation of st valentines death the second popular st valontino is a german jnonkwtahoved to vitit the sick and needy when he was unable to see thorn he would send kindly messages the exact observance has changed in both c7ses tho old monks friendly notes have be come either romantical funny or else even crushingly insulting and the modern age has also elaborated on the roman cuslom- the more names the modern youths could draw the better and it wouldnt be surprising if a modern maiden would try to stack the polls by slipping in a doz en or so tablets with her own name the original significance of st valentines day is lost in flip pancy ontarios record ontario citizens established a new record of which neither they nor the ontario liquor com mission need be proud cash registers in beer wine and liquor stores rang up sales of 198- 79017400 from april 1 1949 to march 31 1950 ontarios liquor bill was 48 per cent higher than the previous year and the money spent on alcohol averaged 49 for every man woman and child in the province most of the revenue 102800000 was funnelled off in taxes into federal provincial and municipal treasuries the federal govern ments share was 62000000 for liquor alone ontario laid out 88816- 669 an increase of 71 per cent over the pre vious fiscal year saje of beer in breweries and brewers warehouses up by more than three per cent accounted for most of the money spent on alcohol with a total of 103590232- only in the case of wine did ontario thirst slacken wine sales slipped 28 per cent to 4383273 the ontario liquor commission showed a tjotal income of 39780787 of which 11416- 780 was derived from permit fees and taxes on wine and beer for the 225 municipalities con cerned it meant a total take of 788984 its interesting to note also that nine more liquor stores were built and put into operation and apparently ontario is out to break its own records in making its people more intoxicated tleven brewers retait stores were also opened in that time the report shows 814566 persons in ontario or about onesixth of the population held liquor jsermits and 95590 permits were issued to non residents in addition 2600 special permits were issued to druggists doctors and hospitals during the year 4116 persons had their per mits cancelled 20 by judges order 1218 for drunk driving 806 for breaches of the liquor control act and 2077 for other- reasons there is ontarios record and there are still folks who will tell you and expect you to be lieve it that under temperance laws and restric tions the consumption of intoxicating beverages was worsethan in this present day not baxter you dont drain her lite you do the tractor the good old days- may have seemed 4 better backjn 1901 taken rom the fuur of the ftev prexa of thursday feb 14 199 acton hns no vacant house a now in kfvfrnl instances fnmillrs have doubled in one house a parlor social under the aus pices of st albans church will be held nt the home of mr t stnt- hnm tonight messrs r j gur- ney harry jeans and others will render solos and an evening of pleasure is anticipated twentyfive of the intitnnt friends of dr j p cnghlnn tend ered him an oyster supper nt the dominion hotel last thursday ev ening on the eve of his removal tom acton mine host agnew pro vided a niokt appetizing mcmi which all enjoyed a very pleasant evening was spent after the cloh was revnoved esccouncillor frnnris was appointed toastmaster and the usual list of patriotic and other toasts were drunk in cold water mrs j l warren and mrs a t mann acton were elected dir ectors of the halton womens in stitute at a meeting in the town hall milton the firm of cooper and aklns who have been doing a profitable merchant tailoring business for nearly four years here have dis solved partnership by jmitual con sent mr cooper will continue the business and mr a kins removed this week to midland where he has purchased and taken possession of a tailoring business the appointment of dr john m macdonold acton as associate coroner for the county of halton has been gazetted back in 1931 from lie jitur o the free press 4ituundnv february imi saturday a storm nave the worst tieup of the year but it wan soon cleared nwny with the big snow plows messrs george oowie thos watson w ii graham and lr shoney attended the curling bon piel at georgetown from artori curling club mr cowan shortill of edmon ton alberta is visiting his friends in acton and bollinnfad clmdantutgovororgneril wilt be the eatl of hessbornugh- he will receive a royal welcome when he assumes his duties in the dominion the acton chnutatigua is pro viding programmes of rare excel lence the 7ittendance hns been of- fected by oher attractions which hns made a busy week mr r j kerr wa10r1in elected fair director for this district at the annual convention of the ont ario fairs association held in tor onto although burlington won the final game of the group playoffs acton maintained the group by a one goal lead there won a cap acity house for this game acton played with caledonia tuesday night and won by a score of 42 died lhcfso at the general hospital guclph on wednesday febru ary 11 1031 annie moe crawford beloved wife of lloyd uefso and daughter of alex and the late sarah crawford in her 27th year north east west south news from all directions editorial notes how the temperature has skidded around in a week from 20 below- to 40 above gives real variety in canadian winters your local municipal tax rate hasnt been announced yet your new levies are still unsure by provincial and dominion governments and youdont have to file your 1950 returns for over two months enjoy it while you can grand valley council has asked for tenders ipr the collection of garbage a progressive move that some larger towns seem hesitant in taking regular collections have proved a real municipal convergence here incognito the editor of the bowmanvilu statesman tells a joke on himself wiilkinn down the street he met one of the nurses he recognized from- when he was in the hospital last summer he said hello but she just looked blank finally her face brightened and she said oh i didnt recognize you at first this l the first time ive seen you with our clothes on between the two of them it was a joke but two ladies of the town happened to overhear the remark as they passed and gave a money look at the pair there wai prob ably spicey conversation over the tea ctlps after that to the editor ibid the complete story to clear hi imputation birtluuy party usually those vho attain a grand old age will drop hints of advice for longevity that indicate that good clean living pays mr ann parish of london england cele brated her loeth birthday not long ago she ate thre hearty meols smoked had a nip of whisky and ended up with a little dance al though she doesnt sound like the perfect older generation type her self she thinks that the younger generation is even worse asked tibout the modern girl the said dreadful and the boys are just u bad shadowy groundhog the dundalk herald tells in the rather painedtone that is reserved for practical jokers of a shelburne man who kept a dead groundhog in cold storage so he could bring it ollt on groundhog day people who noticed the animal on his lawn were perhaps too startled to notice whether he cast a shadow or not for there is no mention of the fore cast as shelburnites saw it the man had shot thegroundhog some time before and considering the possibilities saved it squirrelmice the erin advocate tells of a spexries of mice there that have caught onto squirrels tricks two men were sawing down a tree near erin when one said this tree is full of mice and it was mice reported in the advocate aa charm ing little animals with furry ears brown back and white underbody marked a little like a deer cu wave anyone who has not had a cold this winter is almost a freak its not often that the common cold is so in the limelght that it is men tioned in the papers several however have mentioned the wide spreadeffects of colds the flu and the in between stages last week east elgin high school was closed since so many ofthe pupils were away with colds mnttrfr ql hit rrb at olariaha aotom oatlsunw a friendly cimntii parsonage s bower avenue phontt wl aw k x ijty ha hi mlnwer wn0 a lotpaihl ajtjtm organist and choir iador sunday fkimuaily ihth ibm lofto om sunday krhool 1ia6 urn morning worship sil- jectthe lllble vsermmi i fn pm kvenihg worship 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