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t vaqbtwo the acton free press actolsh ontario thursday july 21 at 195s unknown power following a recent inquest in ontario the jury brought in a recommendation which was long overdue arid should have ummediate attention the jury recommended that an age should be established under which chjdxenwere allowed to operate farm tractors the jury- was making inquiry into the death of a three yearold child who had been run over and killed by a tractor a five yearold was at the controls of the tractor at the time there will be doubt in the minds of many that death could be termed accidental in this instance we presume that tractors like cars have equipment for starting that can be locked perhaps we are wrong in as suming this since we have never examined one of these farm machines very closely the fact re mains however that a tractor is a very powerful piece of machinery too powerful to be available for any child five year old to have access to its operation many of us are looking too lightly on the power that is packed into tractors and cars aaany are overestimating the ability of our children it is to be hoped some thought will be given to the jury rec o a min age ibrjhe operation of farm tractors better still and more effective than any law will be the recognition by parents of the danger that tractors can be to children the corrrrcls are built and arranged for the use of adults putting children in the drivers seat is inviting disaster a law embodying a minimum age for should be endorsed by every parent operators last issue for july next week there will be no issue cf the free press as the entire staff enjoy a weeks vaca tion the office will be closed from tomorrow night until the day after civic holiday we hope you will miss the regularity of your home town newspaper for many years we tried to maintain issues every one of the 52 weeks of the year we found however that always some members of the staff were without vacation in such a scheme more and more the custom has developed in industry to close down plants for a given period so that vacations can be had by all its a common trend in industry this will be the last issue for this month next issue will be august 4th when well be back again with a full budget of the local news for every week until next summer your editor plans tc make a trip into new york state to revisit localities where he worked in newspaper and printing establishments over 35 years ago and has not visited since those days we are not ex pecting to find many if any of tfappse we worked with in those years and- like those who revisit acton after years of absence we anticipate see ing many changes in the cities which we knew quite well in other years blue but not pink down through the years it appeared that bluje was the color for boys and pink for the girls it started right at the cradle and was pretty rigidly adhered to right into the adult years something has happened we dont know whether it is the urge of the male to be different or the influence of the female to switch colors perhaps its the in dependence of man asserting that like women he shall have perfect freedom in the choice of all colors at any rate pink has come into male attire with a crash that made it the accepted thing in such things as shirts ties and socks from a recog nized color for bathrooms pink has now become common on the highways in motor car color corhbinations and the one color car is the con- spicious one pink has not yet been used as the color for road or building machinery or trucks but iriy day we may see the road graders and bulldozers shed their yellow coats for mauve or pink in the trend to the effeminate christmas is still six months distant and father s day has been safey passed this year with an eye to the future it might be well for the men to register very carefully their likes and dis likes for the common trend towards pink for men a friendly centre in a news article last week attention was call ed to the acts which were foolish and dangerous to those who use the facilities at acton park broken glass is always a hazard in any spot in the water it is a i double hazard to hundreds i j sunday we visited acton park hundreds were enjoying the cooling waters in fairy lake and the small children had their own protected cooling place in the juvenile pobl picnic tables were all taken and many more had picnic lunches spread out in shady spots fishermen lined the banks and across the water at the breezes there was another crowd of equal proportions it is in deed fortunate that the water seems to have beejj largely cleared from pollution iri fairy lake and thus far this summer bathing here has been pos sible to top off the enjoyment here on sunday afternoon acton citizens band provided a fine concert from the crandstand many of those en joying the park facilities were from out of town it was a friendly and enjoyable spot there was no charge for the facilities the music the picnic tables and the bathing facilities all that was atlgft ia that folk i who ikp them he thoughtful the goord old days may have seemed better north west cast s for others that they keep the place clean and tidy that they use it in such a way that it will be safe and clean for everyone many of the visitors come from a distance where no such facilities are to be found they know the value of having them in their commun ity acton park and acton people can do much to create a favorable impression of a friendly town to a wide circle the park and its surround- having trouble betting land tor a new school so much m that it fore- ings is an area we should all cherish and we liked that added touch on sunday that in spite of the heat the band boys provided music to add to the welcome to acton photo by esther taylor photographers models come in all shapes ages textur es and colors in act almost anything that might appeal to the picture lakers fancy as interesting or amusing but still the alj- time favorite even outranking the muchtouted cheesecake are babies as photographic subjects above is graphic evi dence why this is so 1 4www quth i a matter of price in bronte the local school board is reform what periodically we hear the argument set forth for senate reform in canada in other circles oc casionally theres the cry for abolition of county councils and provincial governments nobody however does anything about any of them be cause there just doesnt seem anyone so proficient in the field in which he or she is serving who can give the necessary solution we suppose senate reform would have to be instigated by the house of commons after an oc casional perusal of the debates there and the fili buster of the past few weeks one would hardly hepettrexpect reform to start from this source theres one thing about the senate thats at least in its favor the debates are brief and the reports of the proceedings are not nearly so voluminous su whos trnvellinc about offrin reducegl renewals for cash to the as those of the house of commons whatever sees the need to set up a board of arbitration to obtain land on the west side of the villaijf the board it seems hasnt been able to get the land at the price its willing to pay und is netting desperate for a means of settlement now gas in georgetown in georgetown its reported the council has signed over franchise rights for natural gas in the town to the halton natural gas co an off- shoot of a large toronto company the herald headlines the idea that gas could be in town in six months the same paper also reports milton to have gone and granted a fran chise to the same company the brighter side i in burlington speaking before council on civil defense the director of the hamilton area warned that a third world war would be won or ujst in 30 days he later added op timistically that the urea wouldnt likely be a primary target spot for at leavt a week should atmic r hydrogen warfare come to this land no dishonest dollars in enn the local paper is up in arms understandably over a fake- they are or are not accomplishing in the seriate is ai least done with a minimum of effort sometime when you run short of reading matter get a copy of the daily debate in the house of commons youll find it amusing even if ir- relevent in many instances to the subject under discussion youll understand why many of the members are away from ottawa so many days during the session when youve digested it you will perhaps wonder as we have who is going to reform the senate or any other of our administrative bodies we are a very talkative people and the subjects pf debate may run the gamut from roads and bridg es to world affairs of other nations and their mode of life all of which is of course much in ferior to the speakers own conception of how things should be done freedorn of speech and expfesstdrt is a wonderful part of our land arid one of the wonders of it is that so much of it can be used with such little effect the lost is found in oakville theres one man who is well convinced of the usefulness of the war amps tags sent out to thousands of ontario motorists each year after new license plates are is sued while on trip to yugoslavia peter keltic lost his key chain in france recently had the keys re turned through the war amp ser vice after they were forwarded by a frenchman pay-as- yousqnlrt in bronte where apparently the villages 350 water customers turn a deaf ear on pleas to stop wasting water public utilities officials have decided that enough is enough and theyll consider putting in water meters to make the hosehappy re sidents pay as lhev squirt saves drowning boy in georgetown but for the quirk work of bob mcmaster mr and mrs hayes would be without their litue son tommy who got into diffi culty while swimming in the credit river he was pulled otit by mc- master who applied artificial r piration rind revived the boy a momentous change in milton the champion notes that a momentous change will take place in the towns telephone- system sunday when the local ex change is cimverled to dial opera tion in two minutes or less a des- back in 1905 from the bane of the free press of thursday july 27 ism of ore thing i am already satis fied lbm canada has enough pulp wood tosnipply the world forever was the statement made one morn- hifi last week- by heir a sehenk a commissioner pf the german gov ernment who arrived at the king edward hotel that day lie expects wood will be shipped to germany rulers of the fatherland are look ing for new sources of supply he said work vviir commence this week on 12 more houses for messrs jleard- more and fcv on their property south of queen st mr jb mack enzie has secured the contract it is a question if any other coun try in this province has as fine bank barns as halton mr george lastly lately raised a new barn on his farm hit 1h con 1 esquesing anil last week mr jas scott of lot 23 con 33 raised another mr w w scott of the sixth line at limehouse is also building a commodious new barn it is expected that prince louis of ballenburg who will be at halifax thp latter part of the coming month will visit the canadian national ex hibition expressman harvey not to be be hind anyonet drove up to the new station on opening day with his dray resplendent in glowing colors the entire outfit being in keeping with the new surroundings what dainty group pictures one might procure if he had a kodak when the berry pickers are leaving town the hint given in the free press a month or so ago that the new sta tion warranted a new bus has borne fruit with the opening of the new depot mr williams drove up in o new omnibus which will seat eight inside and two with the driver the vehicle is artistically painted the gearing being buff the body ma roon and the window frames ash the upholstery is brown leather this is actons growing time back in 1935 from the issue of ihe freepresa of f thursday july 23 1935 the lightning storm that passed over acton and district oil tuesday left death in its strlde and when it subsided john f robertson and his helper reg keiliiir were fotind deul beneath a clump of cedars where theyhad sought shelter thus gibbons has constrircted quite n creditable craft that is ply- ing the waters of fairy lake these evenings a big black bear seems to be ter rorizing the district about fishers corners the last such scare we re call was the famous bear at the old gore halton junior farmers 400 strong held their annual picnic and field day at stanley park kiln on wed nesday last the extreme heat of ihe past wek has been hard to bear at limehouse the men in the iiiarries were obliged to quit work at noon fur a few days fanners were oblig ed to us- extreme cart to protect both themselves and horses from overheating while harvesting and haying the kdin mills ball team held a garden paity at edgewood park on friday evening the local team navid a 1 1 vtuy-gawe- will mifhslnb and won by 43 the londdn cow boys furnished the program the holiday spirit seems to be taking hold for the big event in ac ton next week which will occupy three days get out the rwelcome signs and let the humeconjera know were on the job in the sweltering heat acton nine won a decision from brampton boys by the score of 7 to 1 there it look ed as if acton had more supporters than the home team last thursday evening the frame home on the esquesingerin line just three miles north of acton was completely destroyed by fire along with the household effects of mr crofts and those of harry gordon that had been stored there the house has been unoccupied for some months professional directory and travellers guide medical samr local paper the advocate warns its subscrilwrs lo tav wary of cripticm of the rulovit operation is unauthorized strangers trying to make a shady buck in this manner and ulyes them to ask for proper identification snafu in ottawa in oakville the kecordstar chnrpes that ottawa has snafued the verbal agreement between the town and postal department over a swap to enable the town to put a public library in the old post fiffice building the mayor is reported to have demanded the omission as i oakville sees it rectified and j there are more than 4000 uses of brought back into acceptable form j wood today civen up to and after the actual switchover is made a frantic five- hours in milt on members had n frnntu- fjvr hour council session last week to make provision for further sew- age uxatintnt fticjlil rol natural ga- franchise c insider in- j stallation of a water main trunk i i line on martin strict and study ex- j tension of services tutide th- i municipality at thc brief comments it is a good thing for some people remarks the sudbury star that the government doesnt make them pay income tax on what they think theyre worth united church of canada acton ontario rev gordon adams ma b d minister parsonage 29 bower avenue phone 60 presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev robert ii armstrong ma bd minister dr w g c kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence 115 cfanrcb st e phone 15 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river sta entrance rivar street acton ontario phone 238 dr robert d buckner physician and surgeon 39 wellington st actun on phone 679 offci- hours 68 f m dental dr a j buchanan dental surgeon office leishman block mill st office hours 9 am to 6 pjn xray telephone 148 dr h leib dental surgeon off ice corner mili and frederick streets office hours 9 am to 6 pm telephone 19 acton veterinary f g oakes bv sc veterinarian office and residence 24 knox atol acton phone 130 b d young bv sc c l young dvaa veterinary surgeons office brookville ontario phone milton 165r21 legal c f leatherland barrister a solicitor notary office hours 10 00 am 12 00 1 00 pm 500 pjn saturday by appointment only office 22 phone res 131 acton lever hoskin chartered accountants successors to jenkins and hardt 1305 metropolitan bldg 44 victoria st toronto em 49131 bar e manderson ba tr solicitor and notary public 77 mill s phone 5 office hours tdtsday 15 pm thursday 15 pjn giorgeoari office by appontmentr 4 main st s phone trianglo 72464 miscellaneous optical mr organist 76 bower george elliott and choif leader ave acton phprj 6 i the weather this summer has been sufficient- ly torrid to drive the southern residents of ontario to the more northern parts in a few months the j tiiend will be reversed i sunday july 24h 1955 9 55 am sunday school 115 am morrmg worship 00 p m evening worship united church 11 00 am july 24 31 mr william be aupuf 7 revaltx caldcr august 14rrv t g m bryan aiigut 21 the mir iter i st albans church anglican rev evan h jones ba lth rector 7 ocl p m- jury 17 24 31 tie l n ted churc august 7 14 21 t e baiiti st church a warm welcome awaits you they that wait upon the lord i shall renew their strength e l buchner ro optometrist 4 mill st e rhone 115 office hours wednesdays only 130- 600 pjn wednesday evenings by appoint ment real estate and in8uranct f l wright 20 wlbur st l aeon ontario phone 95 x appraiser real estate and insurance wftatim xtt rp00 the only paper ever pnbuahcd la ac founded in 1875 and published every thursday at 56 btfl st e acton ont member of the audit bureau of circula tions the c wna and the ontarioquebec division of the cw ja advertising rates on request subscriptions pay able in advance 250 in canada ss0 in the united states six months 150 single copies 6c authorized as second class mall post office department ottrwa pab ike dub priatsag and pnbuaanjgvc i iiln d o a dills editorinchief david r dills production manager j p j black associa edit business and editor i a l office telephone 174 sunday july 1100 am morning sermon sunday july 1100 am morning seatnon evening services in church f 24h 1955 prayer and jlst 1955 prayer and the tjwited baptist church acton ray rl costerus pastor parsonage 115 bower ave phone 206w acton pentecostal assembly meeting in lox hall ctev- sons corner- pastor rev k j reid 81 cook st telephone 649- sunday july 24th 1955 1 am sund school sunday july 24th 1955 1000 am sunday school 1100 a jn morning worship in charge of bypu 700 pm evenirif service in un- ited church 1100 pm morning worship 730 pm evangelistic service wednesday 8pm cottage pray er meeting and bible study sunday july 31 st 1956 1000 ajn sunday school 1100-a-m- morning worship- ic- charge of womens mission circle 7 00 p m ei ening serv ice at the umted church t w r bracken real estate phone 26 acton list your farms business or bous with us we invite you to use on facilities in securing a purchase to your property r f bean limited s3 mill st acton phone sag h elliott representing g g b muton phone mp complete real estate serfc covering halton county use ou facilities rumley funeral home heated ambulance phore 099 night or day serving the community for 46 years tr a veuers guide gray coach lines coaches leave acton eastbonnd 6 38 am 8 m am 1133 anx 208 pm 5 08pm 633 pm r p mj bl0 13 p m westbeand 10 27 am 1252 p m 257 pjn 5 27 pm 7 27 pm 9 12 pjn 1132 pm r 12 am sun to kit chener only i a daily except sunday and bott- day b saturday sunday and holi days canadian national railways- da- 5 40aro daily except son- days jooo sm 713 pjn sunday only 801 pnu daily excepv sua- day flyer at georgetown 903 anv 637 pma flyer at george town 1011 pjn j peilj mm pm pjujj jqietsfc sunday 84a jn c5s pm qaf- stop 74 pjn saturday only 3ct pin sunday only 903 ajh flag- stop sunday only flyer a- and son to detrain uaiiiiisnjs from west toronto and b 53upjnoair er sun fjjrir gael i erph 3w pjn f