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the actokl free press thursday may 2ith 1b5i planning board last wetcs edition of this paper carried the announcement of a 1500 expenditure for corn- plung of an acton plan some confusion seems to have resulted in the minds of local citizens who do not fully understand the expenditure the town planning board was established by bylaw of acton council to deal with items in town planning set out under an ontario act covering the subject council at the request of the planning board added to these duties those of sidewalks roads boulevards parks town en trances comer view obstructions and industrial development power to carry out these items still rests with eounctcthe planning board can only make re commendations and the council must approve the final decisions at the first of the year the planning board in asking for their annual grant included a sum of 1500 for the specified purposo of securing a new town plan this was approved by council and granted thus giving the planning board authority to proceed for the registering of lots within the munici pality it is necessary in the deed to refer to the town plan since the last plan was registered in 1920 it was thought advisable to secure a new plan which would include recently added sec tions of the town and remove such confusing things as the toronto suburban railway some streets have been added to the town some open ed and some sections were not included in the original plan all of which would be incorporated in the new plan canadas stocktaking on june 1st canada will start a compilation of its people industry merchandising etc its a regular stocktaking of our country compiled every ten years and known as taking the cen sus to put forth the true picture it requires the assistance of every citizen when your enume rator makes his call be as helpful as you can there is no desire for him to personally learn about you or your business and he is sworn to secrecy on the information he secures the fig ures given him will not be used in any way other than for the purpose of canadas census re member too thaf every other resident of canada is being asked the very same questions be help ful when he calls and give him the facts that are required on the form to be filled out when complete the information will take a dozen volumes at least that was the size of the 1941 census and not any individual names can be found in any of the pages according to the 1941 figures halton had a population of 28515 there were 394 stores in the county and sales amounted to 8071500 salaries paid the 563 employed in the retail trade amounted to 513700 therell certainly be a big change when the 1951 figures are compiled for halton county we could go on and give many other interest ing local figures of 1941 but then these are 10 years old and not a true picture let s make the 1951 census the best mirror we can in our town and county it s up to you to show what we as a people have been doing in the past decade this is 1951 if you are well over fifty years old you ii remember the reign of good queen victoria and 1he reason for twenty fourth of may observance it always was a popular holiday in canada be cause it provided the opportunity for the first spring outing nowadays folks with summer cot tages like to pay their first visit to their fair- weather homes and those of us with only qne home like the opportunity for a trip in the countryside or a motor trip to friends with all the enjoyment of the first summer scenery queen victoria died january 22 1901 but the queens birthday observance has never lost its popularity the birthdays of four kings who have followed her reign have never been widely observed times have changed since 1901 and we have a shorter work week saturday holidays are quite common in industry and the desire felt that holidays provide greatest enjoyment when they can be observed in conjunction with the weekend we feel that in the observance of victoria day the monday observance would be only logical this year victoria day falls on thursday and we find a divided observance with a distinct ten dency to mark victoria day on may 25th we hope before another year rolls around our lead en will arrange our annual may holiday to meet the needs of the present day and not those of 18191901 lets be sensible j blaming the dumb no doubt there ere folks as old as we are who can recall tha when the cows went out to pasture in may thaf the production of milk was greatly increased and milk products which were then perishable were in cheaper and bettor sup ply now it appears that somolhlng has changed tho schedule and we find bultor pricos on the rise maybe the cows dont eat grass and dande lions any moro but one is inclined to be more sensible and agroo that tho appetite of cows is the same as always but the ways of man havo mado tho alteration we are not inclined to disagroo with tho price of dairy products paid tho producer in rela tion to other items of tho family budget but wo do think those who mako up tho reasons for price increases aro very stupid thoro is no shortage of milk in the prosent season of the year why not give tho real roasons for tho in crease dairy products are not the only ones camo- flauged for price adjustments either paper pro ducts have been having some unreasonable and too frequent price boosts judging by the earn ings reported by the companies these increases are not entirely necessary ifjncreosed prices arc necessary lets put tho issue in true light and not put the blame on those who have no way of denial like the cow keep your garbage warm sunshine and bright blue skies are ad ding the annual spring summer attraction to the countryside a pleasant walk drive or hike re veals all of natures beauty at the opening of the warm season leaves aro out and their variety of green adds a delightfully fresh appearance to the rol ling hills and freshly plowed fields wild flowers of the early type aro dotting the bush and every where nature is resplendonf but driving through the country sometimes necessitates a lunch and that lunch is usually wrapped in wax paper and encased in a brown paper bag the more ardent travellers carry foods and cook by the roadside these things do not add to the attractiveness of the countrysidel left behind they clutter up natures handiwork and present a sort of tarnish on the green country everyone likes to see beautiful things ust as much as they like to eat if something were to stop our eating we would violently obect lets apply the same fervour to the cause of protecting the beautiful things we all like to see think before you wind down the car window and lei the empty brown paper bag banana peelings and wax paper fly ott blotting the at tractive fields canada is beautiful in the spring and summer do your part to keep if that way m hw ui b sohityt strvlca kutlon if the craw kd is walk tad cayv gwotlm can the good old days j jmayjjaveseemed better at tmr bnluh cdlfurrh of datuiini aetota oaiotfio a rhiendly church parsonage 30 bower avenuo phone 01 kiv k b a crvy tt a unlarter mim o m lonri atxlm organlat and chair urkdcr sunday may 27111 1011 10 00 i m sunday school 1100 nm mornlnir si rvli f 7 00 p m evcnln strvltt llanttbt ilhrmh i aoton sunday may 27th 1011 10 10 n m sunday school 1110 nm itov w n mcdonald gnlt ont ihpu hpeelal kvenlnagervuet hpeoker mr glldatonr zim merman and the how alalera marimba and piano artlula all at preatoti bautlal church wtdnoiday 0 30 p m prayi r mimulnif friday 15ypu cancrdlotl con vention in hamilton ont trabrtrlan qujlirrh h knox church acton kkv korkrt ii armhtbono m a u mbdaur sunday may s7th 1011 ioo0 nm sunday school 1100 jirri dlvlno worahln 7 00 pm dlvlno worahlp all a1u5 welcome 81 juuhhb tjrjukij lanalloau llmler iuv w q 1uauu kuk sunday may 27lh 1011 trinity i tl 00 n m holy communion 1 1 00 ii m confirmation service tonduettd by the illght kev i w k llnunnll ii u illahopi of nlauura sunda school scholar will attend thf be- blnni m clnflt will mctt in ha- iirlnh hull 100 pm dodkntlon of mn par ish hall in itockwnod by dlab- op dajinull st alban t con- krrkntlon nr invited the ev- rnlnff lender in acton hn no n withdrawn a welcome await you back in t931 tnjwn from the issue of ffu frt prtss of rhuriilnv may 21 1011 just revenue collectors a news release this week informs us that ontario government officials three members of the ontario cabinet and leaders of the wtne growing industry attended the opening cere roony and inspectod new equipment at a winery in the niagara district the new product is being marketed in many government retail outlets and wine stores in the province thus another addition to the liquor trade is foisted on ontario people with the blessing of the ontario government and the crop of drinkers will be increased by a new attraction in drinking the head of the winery describes it as an all- purpose wine that is ideal as a meal time or par ty beverage apparently it will do everything that alcoholic beverages are supposed to ac complish we see plenty of evidence at all times of the wilhngnessof the government to accele rate the drinking habits of the people but little showing of the government in promoting tem perance education for the people of the pro vince there was a day we are told when govern ments were leaders and not merely collectors of revenue new cars ire becoming cjult common on the streets these day some wry fine models have lately been delivered quite a number of the locnl boys have enjoyed swimming in fairy lake during the post week and re port the water as being fairly warm miss laura hall attended the third annual conference for the junior girls of halton at milton on saturday ns a delegate of the aeton women s institute mrs g u agnew mrs m h moore and mrs george havill at tended jhc annual meeting of the halton public schools musical fes tival association at bells school alterations are neanng complet ion in the williamson block at the corner of mill and main streets preparatory to the mowng of the acton creamery into these mw and iirge r quarters the duke of deonshir chiptir of the iode held i delightful sociil iftemoon and pn sintation last fndn to mirk the esteem in which mrs l b shorty is held prior to lu r removal to bobcnv- on the event was lu id at the home of mrs wm arnold a boxing trnteh eonttst ar ringed b the acton athk ic club v us held in tht mm but did not tppirt nth appt il to actoni ins onl a smill nunibi r wis piimnl horn black at the well su hospti il toronto on mi 1 0il to mr ii id mrs e g bl irk toronto i son doodles for bigpipt tllorjunl name editorial notes getting back to near normal again in regard to roads about town which is more than toronto can boast with their underground construction vork grass fires have not been as prominent this year and it s a hopeful sign when a public be comes conscious of the damage caused and takes steps to eliminate thi6 loss queer how these predictions of new pro ducts to replace higher priced commodities get so quickly whipped into tho same price sale pf the commodity they replace wms takes work in india as topic on thursda afternoon ma w mr j e j hassard wis hostess to the members and fritnds of the senior auxihar wms of knox presbterian church with mrs h mainprise presiding group three with miss robma clarke as convenor was ip charge of the program which consisted of n special study of the churchs work in india particularly that of the ihansi field here miss margaret leash miss edith magee miss ha zel reauelev and miss beatrice scott serve the church and wms through the helen mucdonnld me morial school where miss scott is principal the topic was taken as a personal interview with miss laura gray interviewing miss clarke who im- ptrsonatiml miss reuuclej of india mrs b m mcdonald gave high lights of the recent presbyteno bally in fergus and mm r o ham gave her impressions mrs e w smith assisted with the devotional period announcement was made of a home helper meeting in june nt the home of mrs r l davidson when mrs bricker of elora home helper secretary of guelph free bvttriaj will be a gueit itlrs buchannn spoke of the im portance of the summer camp pro gram of the church for teen age girls mrs hassard told a very inspir ing storv of the work bmng carried on by the grenfell mission in la brador back in 1901 takt n from the issue of thv fri prcts of thursday may 2jrd wd1 a trip from acton to buffalo and u turn in one day with 11 hours and a half at the pan- amen tan exposition thrown in is one of tht marvellous accomplishments of the new century methods of transport ation mr george stovel wheeled up from weston last week he has ar ranged to return to acton and will occupy the shop just vacated by mr wm melvln bnrber mr mel vin who has for six years occup led the shop on mill street between hynds jewellery store and coop ers tailor shop has removed across to the larger premises lately vac- alid by t statham and son the g t r announces n trip to the panamerlcnn exposition it buff ilo next tuesday at verv low ntes acton to buffalo and return 2 10 leave acton at fl on am ar rive in buffalo at llllnm messrs frank mcintosh and ed bvdir hive signed with the mnn- chi ster licrosst club df gait foi he st ison thev pliyed with their team at paris list saturday fred rvder will act as catcher with the birliru base ball team tmmrrow chirlie erwm and willie gui- m v hive signt d with the berlin i ierosso club and will play for tint club in tin intermediate lea gue this season mr c f goodive list weik pun ihised the brick house ind lot on mini street belonging to mr john r kenmdv the price pud w is si 100 tht ci nsus rt turns for this county nvtils the fict thit oikvilh his tht i irgt st populition ind at on enmes next w 1th milton ind ge oift town clnsi m tht rice fo thirel pi ice professional directory and travellers guide dr w g c kenney iliyrlrlan anil nlirceon successor to dr j a mcnlwn offici in symon block mill si acton otllrr rhone 7h rpsldencr church ht phone 10 miscfuaneocb dr d a garrett physician ant surgeon corner of willow and river stt entrnnce river street acton ontnrlo phone 23b dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office lelshmnn block mill st office hours 0 am to 0 p m xray telephone ms dr george a sirrs dental surgeon mill st corner frederick acton ouicl hours 0 00 nm to 1 30 p m telephone ii good attendance at regular meet the woman s missionary socle tv of the united church met at the home of mrs l agar on tuesdav wi h a good attend ince tht pni- dt nt miss m 7 bennett presided tht devotional period was taken by mrs c l poole assisted by mrs b mow at mrs j lambert mrs j girdimr mis m z bennett and miss e hawthorne the library report was given b mrs selwood mrs r west gave a report on cgit work an af filiation meeting with the wms will be held at the home of mrs j svmon the bible chipter for june ii from the book of ruth the mis sionan for praver for 1951 is mis hilda m smith m d central india wishes wefe expressed for the lecovtrv of miss ruth nelson a missionar who his been ill in hos pital the book shelf was tiken by mrs selwood the meeting closed with praer b the president mrs agar si rved i cup of tea and cookies at the close of the meeting and a social time wib spt nt to itthir a vote of thanks was give n to mrs agar ftr her home and those who asslited on the program c f leatherland barrister a solicitor notary public office 22 phone lit s 1j1 acton the victor b rumley funeral home runrrul hamr ilratcd ambuluuw phone 30 night or day strving the community for 4 years eve care by appointment wm c milligan r o optometrist s and 3rd wednesdays of the month 2pm to 0 pm at mill st residence of a t brown please telephone 383j veterinary b d young bvsc c l young d v aa veterinary hurgtoni office brookville ontario phone milton mflm f g oakes v s b v sc veterinary burgeon office and reside nee knox av aeton phone 130 travellers guide gray coach lines lever hoskin 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