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jufiui ii ii ii uaijiwamaipijgteqagiati j5 fy 4aoe two a rv t i the actqn free press acton ontario thursday april 21st h the importance of the actoft milton george- ttoww area is evidently reairzed by those with ser vice to sufspiy the three expanding communi ties recently application was made to all of them for the ights to supply gs bytwo companies undoubtedly with the rising costs of electrlcloiow- er especiaily whens used in heating processes the use of gas can fill many needs in these com munities in irjcfustry as well as in horne us the probleru wifl of course be to brfnfr gas lij pricing with ojher forms ithbwevef stems inevitable that the field will be operhetjl in this section and make this part an even more desirable location for industry and homes whether the gas we use will come from across canada or be devetcfped right in our own district in sufficient quantities to serve the needs has yet to be determined of only one thing are we sure that in this day many discoveries of our natural resources are being unearthed which a few years back were deemed impossible there used to be talk of city conveniences making every day life more pleasant these con veniences are no longer confined to the cities as towns have water services sewers garbage col lection paved roadways and- with the addition of gas every convenience that is available for mod e living truly th la 3 y h seer towns make great strides and the end is not yet in sight beware the stranger these spring days bring to the towns the usual crop of doorfodoor solicitors for subscript tions to a great variety of publications theres so-4he- goopa4iowrtobereimbursed4ofa winter in the south by a quick return profit for slick schemes its a time to investigate before you invest and to deal with those whom you knew to be reliable there are no bargains offered you in any deal out of control down in- houston texas when council refus ed to raise the municipal tax rate the maywlald off 70 street employees arid public services are to be curtailed unless the money is forthcoming- to meftt the costs of services in chicago the city fathers are considering ajsales tax to augment the municipal levy we quote these instances merely to show that the problem of municipal levies knows no boundary limits there are plenty metre instances that could be given on both sides of the border one of the largest uncontrollable expenditur es in municipalities in ontario appears to be the levy for education- a report of a survey by the canadian teachers federation recently issued is most interesting according to the report estimates indicate that the proportion of provincial tax dollars allocated to education has shown virtually no change since 1946 but that the proportion of municipal ex penditures oh education has jumped to 35 per cent from 29 george c croskery secretary of the teach- ers federation said in commenting on the report it becomes increasingly clear that education costs on the municipal levy are reaching a point where gi eater assistance must be obtained from the sen- ht cannot be duplicated or bettered right in your own community these fast deals are like grass fires in spring too plentiful and much too costly evey rnerehant every businessman and every hoiseholder will need to be on the alert for the springtime invasion of the local field you can get satisfaction and a guarantee that sticks when you dee with folks iha you know give the stranger trtat goes from joor to door the brushoff before he starts his sales talk weltinformed citizens if citizens of acton remain in ignorance of the financial end other affairs of ts town it is cer tainly he fault of actons mayor and town coun cil when the mill rate for 1955 was struck a full lor administrations the provincial nd federal governments the parttime job i feel that providing more parttime job op portunities for school children is something that should be studied very seriously by industry and commerce in cooperation with all three levels of government more james n allan onfario min ister of highways declared in lauding what daily and weekly newspapers are already doing in that regard our ontario daily and weekly newspapers are setting a firf example hp mci in helping to provide boys and girls too with character- building parttime jfebs they earn pocket money and at the same time take some of the financial pressure off their parents hon mr allan pointed out that democracy in ontario- is based on freedom of the press which help to bulwark such values as tolerance con cern for the unfortunate and partnership in car rying out of the duties of citizenship he warned however that such blessings can be lost through taking them too much for granted and he ufged more appreciation of community newspapers and the splendidservice they contin- i ually render as amatter of duty the high stand ards of jpurhalisrnin ontario he declared are i due to newspaper people operating under self- ftmposedeo of ethics which perhhegoldeirtale into daily practice u page announcement m joe free press gave com- pete oeais r rvot oniy the current yers require ment dii snowed comparisons of rhe rate and increases to seera yeas dae arore unc oesec tc make an analysis an- ieere of municipal finances r ooa6revery year as yo as we can recall tr iwidw i- report for the past year has been oariot for ai ratepayers on request thereport for i95- s no r the hands of the printers and viifc aaiable shortly ipi h roads come into evidencesince the snow has anorrr feature carried out for the first time as veewas a panel discussion or civic night at brief comment these are the days when the winter ravages aie in evidence on every roadway and therroad oraders are much in demand on the sideroads photo by esther taylor curious calves get a kick out of the camera but not enough to joggle their calm as they gaze balefully toward the photographer who snapped the two youngsters as they were quietly minding their own business may have seemed better y y v n ast oi h w o u t m est village father in fracaa tn bronte a charge of assault j brought by a local council member against the chairman of the public utilities commission boomeranjjed in court when t ma orderj ed the councillor to pay 20 court costs and found the puc man in nocent the charge arose oui of a fracas in the pujc office after the councillor was reportedly accused of giving false information to news papers hospital plansqprokre i in milton first membership mtrt- acfl back in 1905 frtwn mia issue of the rreefreaa of thursday april m 185 mr wm y gray of crewsons corner is the first to complete seeding in the neighborhood he finished on friday thel4th inst thomis e price wals chosen by council as municipal officer to suc ceed ft p orirtiam he has lieen a resident of actor for several yeai tjie salary i 45fl- j tiie ttiinuij meeting of acth branch of the lords day- aiiumc was held in the town hall- lati thursday evening the elecltor of trfficeni resulted as iiautwt presi dent w h stel wepret lot local wttnismre bt tei rved jlank rev jc wlisn uituu hi apical to all noi v wiu- irc rlabtiath by rosktrig it t iy t ui veoierice itev t alrtt sarsjt delivered a wytful owet in field the hhihtnic rsi with his tuislirt rjate owing lii tiirilai ihtni rrade lo uik iiaun li4i h iii ntt being iised tii iig l other iiilailul fmtsurt ui fc isi afterrirs sleor lki- deulied i i r ve ligijt tc j ttztt v tuttici4i v ur raoture of trt dz jhi hi if a itaf rlt 6 ft his leg h7t x fjrni nrrrrri rrrrfi furl eisur- j i cjc t urnrij t- urr rr tifotri- i r a rfj- t- ici back in 1935 from the ftasue of the free prasa of thunday april tt 1915 another employee of the beard- more co with a long service record has retired from active work mr william mainprise he has been in the employ of the company far oxr 90 years and recently retired to o wellearned rest mr maihprlzehas been machmiat and engineer jl- itu- plant- ill acton and in tetinngboth employee and employer look back on many years of frjgrisly and intl- rnaterelallonshici estirlishmni of a minimum tauy of jj tf rural tchoot ursrtwt 4j mnuufti bydxihictin ufrartttut uiily rtriturr tit edu- ati m uim rimaun a trj iiixititj hi jitlrf akwicuitin ji fsrvlirj hl ctjfv ttt r- tirfi ev iji tiiljr if v tjij cji ji lyjki riti j-t- its t lsstsj jiitaf tv jtfji lji jt jzss3 tajisif f s s i j am v turta mf t xf sy i4t it r tiv tfj tva t n wjt i fss ni t- jit- mt sjrsa tyrr nx- nm r i v vrtt ti rfuitj y v iiil f iiii rt fiv ntu t w as if rtsitf j -qleoit-in-4hepast-ofne- in oakville last week a skunk tried to enter the post office via a back window fell into the window well and expressed resentment in odoriferous terms humane society workers failed to release the animal left a ladder for the polecat and left shortly after the skunk did likewise but his intangible calling card hung around for several days smelt on the ron in bronte around this season of the year local and district fisher men are congregating on the piers to get in on the smelt run in this sport most fishermen use a net strung from a pole and moveable on a pulley on the end of the pole it takes long hours of thje night to get a good catch of the wriggling delicacies which usually average about six inches in length m toe meeting of aclon chamber of commerce lit gives promise of becoming an annual event on the chambers program and gaveinformation that i not shown in any set of finances participating tn trie discission were not only mayortyler but also councillors hargrave and lindsay clerk j wcgchi and planning board chairman frank crump of course there has always been nomination night every yar in which actons position could be thoroughly discussed but our municipal inter est should be a yearround concern of all arid we commend council and all other bodies whb are mission of income tax forms making this extra sacrifice to maintain a well-in- formed electorate here there is no excuse for idle rumor or any conjecture when so much trouble is taken to dispel ignorance and set forth the facts i there is evidence of some very dirty tricks when piles of trash put indiscriminately on the gone spring this year brings a new rush to building activity not only in town but out on the highways and roads- between towns of course youll remember that for prompti tude you will need to advance all clocks and time pieces an hour on this weekend there are at least two things which the end of aprh brings to the forethe opening of the trout fishing season and the close of the period for re in ontario the provincial election preparations seem to be taking on acceleration even if official announcement of the exact day is lacking m ie oauy paper brer rabllak4 ta aetaa pounded in 1875 and published every thursday at m mill st kt acton ont member of the audit bureau of circula- tions the cwna and the ontarioquebec division of the cwjja advertising rates on request subacriruonlipv able in advance t30 in canada 3 jff in t vnitefgtafes- sbt months 150 single copies 6cl authorized sis second class mall post office department ottr pablisked by the dom priattsw am mbtwaftbc c o a dills ttdltorinchfef david it dills production manager james dills john black associate editor and editorial offtce telephone r i 7 4 baby beats thieves in georgetown one night last week n baby started lo cry abolit 4 am the mother got up switched on a light and below the apartment in a local garage thieves bent n stealing a truck took to their heels and away the intruders had bro ken a lock t ente found the truck battery dead but toox some odds and ends before the baby scared them off toy rocket explode lit burlington a 16yearold boy who had ambitious to be a chemist was seriously injured when a homemade rocket exploded and a steel splinter shattered his vocal chords doctors feared the boy may never talk- again after tihelarnyx was operated on it is also feared the esophagus may be damaged j inrating kijf i reaairg rjt m- carla in yi- ilruirity irin7 id i tt1tiixir tt aryone avg r arvr ing of the local hospital drive com- -tt- riifs ir r mr mittee was hailed lust week a dealer i liab rsviv directoratewiis named lo suptrviie nnt fund raising its rumored srne 500000 is neededi and to catt in an architect and conduct other plans toward the hospital build ing representatives of local or ganizations were prcsen day nights meeting prts w girls dlaeover cache o v1 3jj rt tjv k c -fe- c jr x mr -ir- a i n r r it juas tjrghr ztti la ve following -vffice-s- h o beardtrjre pre- 1 ptj f-a- r local or- v a w at tb sherwar 3 vu xx lf- rr u- r- i it vi cin- i- hix irtit nznrf ft 1fiilr u- -fn- rwrj teenage sibli i discovered a secreted arsenal on the lakeshore near the town and reported their find to local police the cache behind rocks produced 350 rounds of nin millimeter cart ridges and three boxes of 22 call- j bre ammunition last novemebr ammunition fitting this description j vas reported stolen from the ar mories a lone lone job in georgetown last week mem bers of town council spent an hour and a half reading applications for an advertised opening in town then decided to leave the rest unul the meeting this week only 60 letter were waded through the first night and theres 29 to go the town had received 89 applications for trie position of police ehief blue goose on top in milto the b won the ontario rura hockey league isemon 4at j wejtk with a 153 victory over ttet j lome in trje last game in a best- offive series it was 13 years ago i that a team from milton last cop- ped this cup next- the team will klayuff with the orha inter- j mediate winners fo an allontario i pennant 0srit iairafrz committee v mace p eti and h c adti rrgrr hyrds treasurer o bri- pa committee p wilnr o cxhc professional direq0ry and travellers guide medical legal dr w g c kenney phyateun sad sarfna office in symon block 43a miu st e- acton office phaoc tt residence 115 chorea 8t b 15 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon rlllow and kiversts entrance rivar street acton ontario phone 23s dental public taste an large audience better taste i just as moviemakers have found that they need nojt play down to j nd have discovered iences for good quality films so we are sure a good market will be found for better reading material the home is of course he best place to nurture this taste for better literature rouynnoranda que press atthc united church of canada aeton ontario a friendly chlrch kev b a currey tlz bd minister parsonage 20 bower avenue phone 00 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 7 bower ave acton phone 8 sunday april 24th 1955 955 am sunday school be- member now thy creator in the days of thy youth 1115 ajn morning worship 700 pm evening worship thought for the week no cloud csn overshadow a true christian but his faith will discvrn a rainbow init bishop horne janal chutcm acton ray h- costerus pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone30bw sunday april 24th 1955 1000 an sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 00 pjn evening service pjnayju wednesday 8 pm prayer meet- 9- presbyterian church in canada knox chdkcb acton kbv kobekt b akmstbono ma bd mhifatir sunday april 24th 1955 95 amf church school 1100 am divine worship and cub church parade 700 pm evening worship they that waif upon the lord shall rvnew their strength a warm welcome awaits you dr a j buchanarxl dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours9 a m to 6 pjn xray telephove 148 dr- h leib dental surgeen officecorner mill and frederick streets office hours 9 am to s pin telephone 19 acton c f leatherland barrister a solicitor notary pal office hours 10 00 amllho 1 00 pm500 pjol saturdays by appointment only office 22 phone res 151 j acton lever hoskin chartered accountants t successors to j jenkins and hardt 1305 metropolitan bldg 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 arv manderson ba j barrister solicitor and notary public j tt mill st phone 585 office hours j tuesday 15 pm thursday 15 pm j georgetown office by appointment 4 main st s phone triahge 72464 i vetestlnaby f g oakes bv sc veterlnartaa office and residence 24 knox av acton phone 130 b d young bviz c l young dvm veterinary snrgeaaa office brookville ontario phone milton l5r21 beal estate and inbobamo f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 95 appraiser bead estate and miscellaneous ruvuey funeral home heated ambulance phone 699 night or day serving the community for 48 years olive m lampard atcm bjct teacher of ptasss acton studio st albans parish hall 14 park ave guelph phone 298 or i lii u 1- jlulrtt -ri- w- it j ui y- v tuutrw tii- iua t i traveufrs ouidf oray coach lines st atbants church anghoasr rev evan h jones b lth atcussi sunday april 24th 1955 second sunday after easter 1000 jn church school 1100 ajn beginners class 1100ajn morning prayer- and scout and cub- church parade 415 pjn holy baptism too pjn evensong ind sermon ai1e times daylight saving ttme w r bracken seal estate phone 26 acton list your farms business or hou with us we invite you to use ou facilities in securing a purchase fc your property r f beanlianlted 83 mill st acton phone 58s o r h auon kcl estate 78 bower avenue phone representing g w goldstraw broker mltton phone s49 complete real estate service 1 covering balton county use our faclllttes y coache8 leave acton eastbeaad 838 am 858 am l3 208 pm 5 08 pm 833 pm pm bl013 pmv wastbeubd 1027 ajn viso pm 257 pjst 527 pm 727 pm 912 pjss 1132 pm 111 im sun to kit chener onlyi daily except sunday and holi days b saturday sunday anil holi days canadian national railways daily 840 am daily days 1000 ajn 711 pjn only801 w dr ezefot sutk day flyer at homhnntjm jst j7pjn daily flyer at o jgyft 1 j 1m mjmbtm asffko- only ulm ajn daily exc m 8j8 pja ilp iis3s