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the acton free press acton ontario thursday june 10th ibm these things alone among our mail the other day came a copy of trillium which we found on reading was a magazine devoted to the interests of the civil ser vants and has nothing to do with canada s wild flowers or bush life one of theartkles was head ed the problem comer and it invited readers to write in and have experts solve their problem here were the problems that it was suggested might be of general interest to the membership the association the civil service the joint ad visory council the departmental councils branch committees the board of review the public ser vice act and the regulations thereto the super annuatlon fund the retirement fund depart mental regulations salaries vacation accumulat ed credits statutory holidays group insurance in fact any matter of general interest we wondered if these problems were the only ones of interest to the membership not one of them referred to better service to the public or the problem of doing their obs more efficiently if these things listed above and these only are the problems of our civil servants it is small wonder that public service is on the decline with costs steadily advancing must be realistic a few months ago says the financial poft we heard of a man asking 20000 for a piece of lakefront property on the great lakes it was located a long way from nowhere since hes been reading about the st lawrence seaway hes up- ped his dreams to 1000000 seaway or no his plot of blow sand clam shells and driftwood is still a long distance from nowhere the seaway will be a spark for industrial and commercial expansion but all these dreams of tomorrow for every little nook along the route re mind us of the old timers reminiscences as to why his village didnt grow it was doomed when the railway went through beanblossom and what did the iron horse do for luckless beanblossom the train has been snorting its way through the village for 100 years and the population is still only 98 the same philosophy is applicable to many properties some high prices for strategic loca tions have given many owners of land false ideas of values which are a long distance from no where canada is a vast country with plenty of land available industries seeking a location have vast expanses to choose from it s splendid to have dreams of great value but we must be realistic in our land values if we are to grow by encouraging others to settle in our midst canadas 10 top industries we hear a great deal about new oil develop ments in canada these days and of the big place that mining and manufacturing is assuming in our growth the automobile industry has become a little giant and of course our farming and dairy industries are often termed the backbone of our country we were interested the other day in a table which gave the 10 top industries of canada by gross value of product as they entered 1953 and here they are with pulp and paper well in the lead of them all pulp and paper meatpacking non ferrous metals motor vehicle petroleum products sawmills primary ferrous butter and cheese aviation railway roll stock i 157887 000 849337000 837074000 767355000 634736000 560668000 506594000 377 673000 342280 000 332137000 faodbng twwn tl uwi expenditure high to curb red activity in nearby townships br barter colea the land of the maple in the march of the growth of towns the trees that have lined our streets seem to be losing out in the days of kerosene street lighting and the more leisurely way of day life and limited night life their shade and protection were things that were sought by those of an earlier generation we dont know whether they still have arbor day in the town school or not but tree planting was certainly one of the requisites of every home own er they took years to come to maturity and in the interval have taken a lot of pruning purely for the benefit of public services some of them served their day and died and others especially the hard maples have stood un til their removal in the modern trend found them still solid we know full well that wider streets and improvements necessitate removal of many of these stately trees we would not argue where trees in general safety and improvement have to be removed but we are back of councils who take the stand of saving trees in town where ever possible sometimes a brace to support the branches gives many years of usefulness and is y less expensive than removal sometimes we get flunking in such expansive terms of our land values that even the space that trees occupy looms too large canada is the land of the maple there is no more stately shade tree anywhere lets be sure like senator mccarthy town ship councils in this district bit bothered by reds cunning conniving specimens unmistakably red they go under ground at the first hint of trouble each year legislative bodies pay out a small fortune in bounties for their capture but they con tinue to increase against the heaviest odds wi refer of course to the red fox considered one of the slyest slickest creatures in creation civilization has chased the wolves bears and bobcats to the wilderness but the fox remains thriving multiplying and enjoy ing a higher standard of living than ever before a boon to hunters from the dii tricl who enjoy nothing better than pitting their wits against his the fox has cost farmers money poultry livestock and a heap of headaches theyvc tried just about ivcry device known to man to rid themselves of reddy but he continues to prosper biologists explain why crop fields pasture lands and orchards they say have spawned swarms of rabbits and mice the fox s basic food he uses the farmers produce to supplement his diet in addition to being a nuisance the fox is often a carrier of rabies a scourge which can destroy a farmers entire herds of livestock if ajloued to go unchecked in late summer and early aut umn perhaps the fox is not so much trouble that s when the tastier and less experienced young groundhogs are on their own foxes prefer groundhog meat to the finest of poultry and he is a big factor in keeping down the number of groundhogs during the winter months hci hunted almost continuously and not a month goes by that eaques ing and erin townships especially dont have a lengthy list of fox bounties to pay hunters each pell h worth 3 00 and when you have a huge fox population you can imagine what it costs the tax payer in bounties the worst feature of this system however is that despite the numbers killed many times that number are too smart for the ingenuity of a sea soned hunter the fox is a hunter himself he runs across creeks through fields and pastures where the smell of livestock smothers his scent and over ridges where hi scent dis solves with the sunscorched frosts he displays some of his most acute cunning on snow some townships have extended the season on foxes to the year around whether this will make any difference in their numbers remains to be seen experienced naturalists claim the fox popula hon travels in cycles and when game is plentiful they arc at their densest some illustration of what the firmer is up against can be ob tamed by watching the roads you can see dozens of rabbits skunks squirrels deer and birds which have been killed b cars but ou will never see t fox reynard is not the sort of creature to be caught napping despite his cunning the thous ands of dollars of damages hes responsible for you must respect the fox it s the use he makes of what hes endowed with in the way of brains that makes him the scourge he is perhaps some of us could take a lesson the good old days may have seemed better t4al noith e ast west s outh t5j7- 52 058 school addition in georgetown tendering a bid of 52 058 a battngha construction guelph vas chosen contractor of the four room addition to the wrig jjeswurth public school which the herald savs should be rcadj b earlv fall onh one local firm tin dered third vote for local option in erin the local newspaper jn forms its renders on june 23 a vote will be taken on local op tion this is the third time such a dti has been taken in the village on two previous occasions the vote favored licensed sale of beverages to date there his been little open activity but both the so called wets and drs are taking advantage of everv opportunitv to influence the no motorcycles in park in georgetown council wf that we preserve as long as possible as many of luctant last week td allow a gypsy them as we can it takes years to replace them lour in the p as dart of a motor ivcle met ting sponsored by a local but only a short time to remove them these big profits we alt have a tendency to talk in big money terms these days and so often the enormous gross profits of corporations are held up as a terrible example of the capitalistic system research organizations have shown that the average person thinks that manufacturers make a profit of be tween 25 and 30 cents on each dollar spent by the consumer this same average person suggested tc researchers that 10 to 15 cents would be fair a national survey just completed by the can adian manufacturers association has established the further fact that of the 5 2 cents declared as profits the sum of 2 3 cents was distributed to shareholders as dividends and 2 cents retained in the business for future development rtir purposes of comparison the same survey for 1952 showed profits of 5 0 cents divided to give 2 2 cents as dividends and 2 8 cents plough eo back into the business the results of the survey for 1953 were an nounced by the chairman of the education com miftee mr w e weaver of toronto that they may be relied upon to give an accurate picture of the profit situation may be udged from the fact that they cover returns from over i 000 com parties with sales totalling more than 7 350 000 000 employing 450 0o0 people and hav ng 4 70 000 shareholders a more than satisfactory cross section of canadian industry by any yardstick other papers say just as municipalities must work out better financing methods within the province the pro vinces and the dominion government must con sider anew their financial problems government in canada is becoming too expensive fort fiances ont times business is slowing in western caanda be cause we are not selling wheat complains the vancouver news herald some day the western grower will come to his senses as have the people of britain and call for the abolition of socialist marketing schemes with difficulties being encountered over ac ceptance of an official town pian due to objections being raised by individuals and municipal organ nations the important thing to remember is that town plannma is a necessity m any mumc pal ty that hopes to build for the future carleton place ont canadian midland ont free press herald canadians who have been wondering if cbc isn t a better spender than it is a producer wonder no more- it is the reason because its ready access to the public purse robs t of much sense of financial re sponsibilty private enterprise which must pay it own way makes sure that expenses are kept to an efficient minimum back in 1934 ftmi the lam w um ft trim af thursday jm 1 ltm acton pioneer cemetery which for year has been a neglected spot was seen on sunday afternoon in a renovated state that has been the dream of many of the- descendants and friends for year a crowd of about mo assembled to pay tribute 10 he pioneers interred here mr n f moore secretary ol the board of trustees who has been very active in the work since its ineep uon and to whom a great deal of credit for the initial promotion of the project can be given gave a iynop- sis of the work the resignation of principal a d herbert from the continuation school staff was received and the school board secretary was in structed to advertise for applications on this vacancy miss frances ball tendered her resignation from the public school staff several applications viewed and miss m b young was engaged for the position at a saliry of 800 per year on sundny evening acton branch of the canadian legion with i di i tachment from the lome itifhs scottish paraded from their club rooms on frederick st to service in the acton baptist church the parade was led bv acton omens band under the leadership of mr c w mason the church at cnwsons corners has been redecorated and will be opened on sunday with special ser iccs on thursday june 7th at the an nual convocation of the university of toronto the degree of master of surgery is being conferred on dr harold mowat he is also being presented with the lister award for surgery the annual basket picnic of the halton old timers association was held at brandon manitoba the first open air concert of the season by the acton citizens band was held sunday evening in the park among the s lections the band rendered was the test piece that will be used at the waterloo music festival competition in july oh well the liwn mower won iituir much pushing if the drv 1 weat club it was decided to offer the club use of another town owned property near the sewege disposal plant onginalh the town granted permission to use the park but changed its mind when informed the meet was to be on a sunday voj4 call to bronte bronte council last week gae the district doctors project to have the victorian order of nurses in the area its blessing it was pointed newest oakllte indnstry oakville construction w start list week on the town s newest weather conlini inaustml unit an 86 400 square foot but not quite so hot automobile ridntor plant for long minufirtiiring co i td the build ing to be put up b anglin norcrossl ontario i td is oiled for comple turn bv december 1 commissioner lo court in bronte appointed member f the public utilities commission in februarv herb rolhnson last week was summoned to court for failure i to pa a 25 license fee on mstr ic j tions from the same council that appointed him to office rii three month igo veto lights out proposal i in bur tn ton last week town council blocked in attempt to make all stores factories and public places put out their lights and advertising signs bv 9 pm everv night there was so much opposition that the movers of the motion acceeded ti requests to withdraw the idea i back in 1904 tnm um ink at um free proa mg thursday jane t km the railway committee of the house of common haa thrown out the bill limiting the rate of speed of trains crowing thoroughfares in towns or incorporated villages to s than ten miles an hour the bowling club has commenced operations and franklin square t now an attractive resort for the leas active among local iporta basketball la much enjoyed by young ladles at he public school results of monthly examination at the high school and public school are pubti tried this week raliton brown was highest in ancient his tory in arithmetic frank lfavlll in euclid ralston brown in french authors myrtle matthews in chem istry bartlett mullln in french tjr ruby clark in penmanship fna in nrson in feigraphy maggie be nne tt the ladles of aetiiu women s in- ntitute eount tin milting here last thursday as the most practical helpful and suggf stive of anv held under their a imp ice s mrs dr ro bertsun county presidmt presided miss gertrude graj of toronto gave di monstratfons on cream soups and ted dishes etc she showed conclu sive lv thit htr methods were not theoretical but practical the an nual election of officers resulted as- follows president mrs drgray vice- president mrs john camcran and mrs a stephenson sec treas mrs h p moore representative to county xrcutivc mrs john r ken nedy isaac francis has been elected ar member of the public school board r b scott tha busy store mui st acton garden seeds 2c fresh broke n crackers 4c pork and beans ic ginger snaps per lb 5c serge suits 4 71 fancy vests for men swell niw york vest high cut six buttons 2 c r goeideve and co mill st 36 pair corsets some as high as 1 the ize is too small bill we must sell them anv lady hjrtdy with a needle could easily put in a piece and make them larger and then they would be just as gewd as an expensive one fur rough or morning weir 25c a pair prints for quick professional directory and travellers guide medical rfal estate and insurance dp w g c kenncy physician and surgeon 0ire m symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 7r residence 115 church 8t e phane 15 trafalgar disposal plant in oakville is is reported location of the proposed trafalgar township sewage disposal plant on the lake front east of bronte will have the approval of the ontario department j of health bronte council learned in rcpk to a protest from the coun cil dr a e berry stated the de partment had given careful con out that no call was ever refused bv isideration to the proposal and had von and several councillors indicated approval hp at uraftanes dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river entrance rivnr street acton ontario phone 218 dental dr a j buchanan dental 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