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the acton free press tllujisday may 3ti ibs pedestrian rights springlimo and iwim bkyclej or vert old bicycles which have been in winter stohigtraro things thai go together 10 oyously that it seems loo bad to put in any discordanf thought bforo any serious accident occurs it mightjibowcll however to drop reminder that sidewalksjire built for pedestrians only and this might also bo a hintjo motorists as well who park negligently or without regard to rights of pedestrians wa know that roads in town are not the best we havo a general idea that its much easier and bettor riding on the sidewalks for bicyclists but surely overyone will ajgree thai such a practice is dangerous to both pedestrian and cyclist be sides it s against tho law to ride bicycles on side walks every day there are near accidents a uord 6f2sution should stop tho practice and if not the strict application of the law will be found costly to those who persist slaves in halton whether it s a claim to fame or not the last slaves to be freed in ontario probably lived in i t halton counlyl there is mention in a book called tho slave in canada thai probably the last slaves to become free were two who were men tioned by the late sir adam wilson hank and sukoy whom he met at th residence of mrs ctrelily molhcrcfftho venerable miles o reilly qc in halton county about 1830 they took froodom under tho act of 1833 andwcrepor haps the last slaves in tho province canada was acting with britain in outlawing the practice some 30 years before the united states slavery was outlawed in the british em piro in 1833 but not declared illegal in tho united slates until 1863 in russia a czars de cree declared all serfs free in 1861 actually the sale of slaves in canada dimin shed some years before the actual abolition and thore were no sales at all after 1806 as far as any records show investigation of education in the mail this week we received a bound copy of the report of the royal comnussion on education on a subiect over which thofe has been so much controversy wfgfaxr have the report for ready reference although we do not plan to read its 933 pages through the book has thirty chapters and lists 475 witnesses that were heard it cs a report that will perhaps not have immediate effect on our educational system buts its findings will have a bearing over many years the work done on investigation certainly oeserves to be preserved from time to time every system requires some timeand study in order that it may give a service to the community and its citcens wo hear a great deal these days about educational costs it s usually the major item of every muni cipal tax bill andin addition large funds are sop plied from the prov ncial treasury theies a big investment m bu idmgs and equipment for our educational system every service or every bust ness requires an analys s from time to time and such has deert th s very thorough report on edu cat en one hears quite often complaints of the sys tem that rakes so many young folks away from the farms and leaves them under staffed we hdve sympathy for the aging tiller of the soil whose sons have through his efforts been educated and found more lucrative positions in other vocations and left the parents to carry on the very essential ob of supplying the essentials of life we can understand there may be some bitterness attached to the culmination of this life time of effort it s not the parents fault or the ambition of the young folks cannot be criticized perhaps the fault lies beyond the realm of our educational system but perhaps part of the cure may be found here at any rate it does no harm to occasionally stop and investigate our trends of life and cer tainly the training of our young people is an im pewtant phase of our life therefore ve welcome this report and its availability to the public it s recommendations may not all be acceptable or desirable but we at least have the result of in sestgation upon uhch to base judgment new processes and machines many now was of do ng thugs develop these days of pirtiular nttrejt o is was j machine reitntly dimonstr ittd that modistly jams to elim natt all type all typesetters all linotype mach nts and all usi n j f ipe it s operated bv electr c n pulses ue have heard already and been mtihnes uhch use photo graphy instead of metal type we hive reid ot printing presses where the paper doesn t loush the type but the nk umps for the short space bt tween type and paper to put the impression on the sheet there isn t a month goes by in which some new improvement in the process of print mg is in tho trade papers ono needs to keep fieri in a business these day andrtavorto ro- gard anything as impossible it s not only tho printing industry that is fac ed willi slkii changes which reminds us that they come slowly wtt recall that at tho begin mng oflhu century thotlrtotype was ousting tho hand ml method of- typesetting nd ihera wero dire predictions llvat the days of tho printer wore numberod and it was foolish to loam tho tradoc sometimes we think its woll thai mans use ful span of llfo isn t usually moro than fifty years because really thats about all tho changes that eim be absorbed and thero is no cause for ono to worry overly much beyond litis cycle allages are ages of change and improvement its a mat ter of keeping adaptablo and willing to accept changes and not a subect to worry about thore is another point worthy of consldera lion in these changes no man or group of tiadesmen have a monopoly on any methods when the process or trade becomes loo costly new methods are bound lo be developed to meet the situation there is no guarantee of ecufily in any line of business despite what may bo wiitlon into union or oilier agreements yery industry lias its examples the wood burning locomotives were replaced by coal burners and coming more and more we have the diesels re placmq steam engines what the future holds will be accepted according to the needs of tho people rather than by the rules of various labor organisations or the wishes of any groups holiday sound for some unexplained reason the move to have national holidays celebrated on the nearest monday has been described as unwise business organizations and others which have advocated the change are on sound ground they should continue to push for this long overdue reform when these holidays fall in the middle of the week as may 24 does this year there is a costly and unnecessary interruption for industry and the average citizen gets little benefit from his day off this matter is serious enough at any lime but more so now with irufcountry concentrating on production for defense victoria day is only a few weeks away ii appears nothing can be expected to meet the situation this year as a result many places either will not observe the dayorelse will close on friday instead of thursday upon which the 24th falls this year noi noi dont enlarge me just the fisrv the good old days may have seemed better back in 1901 tut i i from th ss n liursiiui mill in 2iid villi a newspaper is on its own a newspaper unlike a hospital a church or a benevolent organization cannot make a public appeal to meet ms operating costs a newspaper unlike a school is not financed todooioboiedocelton out of the taxpayers pockets a newspaper to perform a community service must interest and entertain its readers sufficiently that they will pay for it at so much per copy and must serve its advertisers well enough that they get good value for the space thty buy thus the final judge of what is printed in a newspaper must be the editorial staff because it is their money and their jobs which are at stake anyone may ensure that a certain bit of news or prcpoganda is published by paying for adver tinng space anyhing else that is printed or not printed must be at the discretion solely of the people who own and work on the paper it may sound harsh but it is one of those facts of irfe m journalism setting every line of type costs money printing each page costs a lot more every news item m the free press costs the news paper an average of one and one half cents per word th n i n tin in 1 bo tint tin ii first u im r i i on s ittnri i tuliiks in lilimiimnt iiki i ii i mt i oldi mil to th in ii tints tf si iiij ih mid f m i will li i ft i bi knout is- vntuni iiv iml will in i pultlil hulitl l th pinlrit c ill i siki il uv mi liv thi tlmmth i ifiit in tin mithmlist siinii i s html himhu monet n i nini u i i hiktik n joviblo iffur tin 210 port rut i xhibiti il win t nt full ii i inii l on b it k j mil n nf unit cotton unit tin uiiip titiuii u is in n unine r r ctl thi f u s shuu n tin prit w is won b miss tiii cuirii u i tht r of th fomth d pirtmuit of atton public school th pn wis i portfolio of loc i md pi ovim i il vitus t ikt ii md irmnccd bv m a t linmn th pusiduit iiftfi ii i nil vi ho is wll known is m i xp 1 1 im it u photoii i oh editorial notes walkerton claims the lowest fire losses in any ontarto town m the past five years losses from 1944 48 are given as 2129 once again we issue the warning to be care tul with grass fires in spring and to use care in discarding cigarette butts and matches a trio nf toronto spoils obtuiud ihi town hill list fnd iv for in ostt nsihl t ilknik in it hint di mon ti ition in tht tvimni tht culle d ititvt willi mis to isk if i bnxin rontt t would h illow d ht r phut th it tin um w is in tin hinds of tht inlikti md if invthin ill ml oi tu nd th v would hut t t ik th hum tpit net s thi cum nt tpit stum on tin sti i ts nt t div u ls wt ri vou it tht pni fiht in tin town h ill 1 m nikht th iff ii r is s nd to h iv t b hi lis rm fill th fust in thill in itth of llx s i on i plivtd tin silurdiv b iw tt mis of juniors tin sh mi links md tin m ipl i ifs th s hi w is 21 to 22 in fivor of tht f inur thi sh inn oiks t mi win m mir itht in in s 1 sun d rs ii willi ims c ink p gnf fith w s hindi rs u crihini md 1- wnnli ii md tin m iplt i ifs wt r c r inish iw c b ni r f hildonbrmd f miinhim j wli ford d riuhi md hirold wilts tin rt hns bi t n i pn tt m r i intrttst m u iri s it tht tinmrit tht p ist month amntii thi inn ndmi nls o thi lords di act pxssid ittht it t ssion of tht i t rislituri uis nrw prohibiting stmdiv excursions this iht christiin ptoplt of tin prm uici rt j ird with much rr itificntion n importinci back in 1931 mi ii ii lull 1 iii h r i in 1 1 1 lu 1111 ii al nl mill il a miilii 1 iv v 11 ii ki tvmi 1 hi n lllln 111 1 iv in i rt i unit ls mil ii i n l mil ii i ii ii i ikl ii ai mi iii llll ii r ti i l in iii 1 1 i llll 1 iv nl twn ipliri 1 llll i klfl m w i ii ll jfllvi 1 sp likllli iii 1 ill hi th in i inoins md m ijiii c lilt f cjtii ji town i nt tin 1 ill i s ii il i tin hruii ii t st ut d ih millionth i oid t u niadi in m id i p nd its nffit i d visit l ai ton on indiy list nod w i inspi ct t tl bv m inv itii ns it noi ton motors show looms alios tin hoi di r thi twi ntit th milliunlh ir w i urn off th is t uibly inn just tht 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kllndav mavflthntftut siimlny nfter at i iwfon day 10 00 ii m sunday school 11 no ii ni ilnly tiuiiiminlril trut mi ilnm m clmni 7 00 i in kvonliitf rrnyp junlnr omflhfiftwvtrt wni- mi mlny n 7 pnt a welcome aualu you i nun i ii 1 y ace id ntl kill il il h il u id on thin il i apul i iip i un w i illn uf rt ii i his fillth ir khu suililinu nn tin ii n ri imiti fmm fliruh in tlnirdi april 21 1011 th ur if c h nil w k il cf fimlph pin trts nn i ss lik i tn bo struck b likh runt broils thi ir r sin int rf r s mth th ir enndue inn of i it ctncitv widows outlast widowers census we jo n vith other editors and friends m this o str ct n extending congrdtulot ons to editor and ws e hirns of burlington on the occasion of i w id tht r lift tth edd ng anniversary may they h ut man mote h ippy ears together n tfit rcinmjn ht hive 5trli so and vhtrt lit v hju i tut the r i ft cinndn how n i mlu r f tin i di tt thin low t i m i nn l tf t fu iss i i ntvvs has compltttd torf tti y c us of publ toton md has tht unique d s t c ci sf h j ng tf t rounder btll as td tpr j b i l ikt aio wt t from here founded the piper nd h tb tj ven eomniunity serw ee to pow issan that s eemplat aaay he weep in the ob for many more years is the wish of friends in the weekly newspaper field with which we are sure citizens of powassan will agree fv r ct nsus i nft di r ition hi sidt nbl trt lit r th in w idow i b n stum w h it to t r c iimis t ir i t t pt 1 i sinn lis i ih pn rt n ti hut t ntintu d to mi n j tl ninth nt nm il nst j t ikt n tn jun this ir w t h w i ub t mil d i is 1 st t n its i ifn irs ii u t r im llll ctrsus th i wr witl us ml l k1 w id n just i tw i t t in tin i t of widows o i r wul w i rs is t im n in ill pro mt s tin i it irvtiik slight oru i is in tht iuivi of widows otr with t rs is th it tht tuttiiu of lift ft mals is ki tttr thin tint male irh pill 1 i b m th th 1 imm doctor discusses infant mortality fuh ir 20000 cimdnns die bfin th rt ich thcirtsth birth di unhiding 111000 who du 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