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i i t 1 1 l j the acton frefypresft acton ontario thursday december lat 1 architects perspective of the proposed ciyic centre is shown in for thrs contemplated project at the sarne time the taxpayers will this reprint of a line drawing monday actons ratepayers will majrk be askrfd to approve allowance of a halfmill annual grant to the yes or no on a ballot questioning provision of some 200000 acton citizens band forums agree 97 per cent local government is the most useful local governments in ontario communities are serving a useful purpose judging 1y the opinions of vi per cent of the 38 forums re porting on the forum discussion on thequestion is local govern ment effective indeed the mast of them seemed to feci like little jersey creek forum in elgin who said we do not think we could get along without our local gov ernments today there were a iew however who thought like kimberloy forum in grey that the present system of local government should be abol ished or changed to give more ef ficient service along with several others they think the township council might be done away with and the county council do the job on the other hand about 10 forums origin of wreaths the holly wreath like many favorite christmas customs came as a result of the early christian practice of enhancing druid cus toms with christian significance thus the holly wreath became the crown of thorns the red berries the drops of christs blood exchange of gifts the custom of exchanging gifts at the christmas season goes far back to the time of ancient rome when the citizenry package gifts of sweet pastry lamp or precious stones according to their wealth the worlds only flock of greater snow geese which summers in canadas north and which once was down to 3000 birds now num bers about 90000 thought the township level of gov ernment was good but the county council was not heeded for their second question the forums were asked for reasons why they thought local govern ment served or did not serve a useful purpose answers were many and varied however haf the groups said like deanorestvillc in prince edward that the local bov- erjonunt knows local conditions and is thus in a position to administer to better advantage for the people in their community than a government controlling a wider area then about 20 per cent of the forums agreed iwith munros mills in glengarry who said they believed a local government was most econom ical and was more effective because of the contact with the people sun- nytorook forum in wellington put it another way when they say local governments spend less money and do more work than any other gov ernment valleyhill forum in lambton point out with about is per cent of the groups that local go is a good training ground for anyone to participate an the work of gov erning they add that this also makes for closer contact because the local government is more inter ested in local problems and will try to satisfy the needs of the people where possible friendly corners in wellington sum up the thoughts on the matter nicely when they say that local government is democ racy at work in the community where the local citizen can most easily participate and make his wishes known it gives him a chance to help decide on matters which are of direct concern to him onions in the stew by betty macdonald remember the egg and i betty macdonald always manages to do something different and in this book she lhas a different husband to do it with she still has her two teenage daughters tlhough of course its betty macdonalds wit and vivacity that make this book so much fun she and her family after murh hunting buy a house on the island of vashon in puget sound where they can see the lights of seattle in the distance naturally their troubles are many and ridiculous it is estimated that in the cur rent year 128000 newdwelling un its will be built in canada for the year 1939 the total was 51700 popcorn ball christmas day was not recogniz ed in america until the second half of the 19th century and in parts of the u s was even outlawed un til then coming from kenya finds canada cool vancouver cp carol sue tur ner 17 yearold university of brit ish columbia coed arrived here from kenya wearing winter gar ments and complained of cold feet carol said it was hot the year round in nairobi kenya even with out tbemau mau her parents mr and mrs john turner of vancouver who travelled the world these last 19 years live in kabete residential area eight miles from nairobi pro per our house in kabete is right on the- edge of the kikiyu- reserve said carol there is a mau mau chief living right back of our gar den i didnt know it till the police came and burned down his hut i dont know what happened to him carpi was born in london and reared in shanghai hong kong and singapore r pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north oalt telephone 2048 indian education we think it is impossible for the indian race under our present ind ian laws which are basically un changed since the first treaty was signed with the great white queen victoria ever to become a i full fledged part of canadian life 1 the new generations must be educ- ated to a greater degree ponoka alta herald first canadian carol in huron perhaps the first truly canadian carol considered by some students to be the first new world carol is a fine example of ujr triple her itage the huron carol as it is now simply called or jesus ah- atonhia is credited to a j father jean de brobeuf he was a jesuit missionary who between 1626 and 1949 iworked among oiur huron in dians in that part of ontario lying between lake simcoe and georg ian bay he sang it in the huron language set toan old 16th century french carol tune the carol only becoming widely known after its translation into english in 1926 it is thought that it was sung among the hurons about 16142 jesus being referred to as the great spirit and the three wise men as the three chiefs in 1649 when the iroquois in vaded huronia brebeuf and lalem- ont were tortured to death at the stake huron indians driven away some escaped and settled at lor- ette a village near quebec city where a hundred years later an other jesuit priest father de vil- leneuve heard their descendants sing the carol and set it down under the title jesus est ne in which form it was sung for years in that province until 1926 when a canad ian poet j e middleton wrote the english words which catch the mood of the original song although it is not an exact translation the huron carol is included in folk songs of canada recently published and beautifully ed toy elizabeth wilkes textile designer from bronte illustrat hoey a nearby only in 1952 did canadas exports exceed iher imports in value yes for the band bylaw on dec 5 if you are in favor of having a citizens band continue operation in acton it having a band available and willing to play for any local orgnizations or civic functions having musical training provided for the youth who are interested in learning to play a band instrument do you know acton has had a citizens band serving this community for 83 years if some bandsmen had not purchased instru ments for themselves the present band would not be equipped with instruments in addition to devoting approximately 100 hours each year to the band the members have had to run projects to raise about 800 annually to keep the band in operation many of the bandsmen have no uniform to wear the uniforms were made for the former boys band and many are too small to be of any use receive cash awards attend cash award every saturday absolutely no obligation get your free coupon from the merchants listed below note these features coupons are left to accumulate week after week the treasure chest in creases in amount each week hence your cou pons increase in value each week only stipulation you must be present at draw ing to win coupons free on re quest at office of spon sor initeton on saturday december 10 and every saturday for 52 weeks opening fund 70 it builds up every week draw at 3 pm at post office corner those names appear betew have the progressive local merchants whewr noum opai now nave set aside a weekly appreciation day as a meatis of shew ing their genuine appreciation for your patronage this is their way of saying thank you for trddng and buying in our town in addition to the special appreciation day values they will be announcing from time to time these merchants through this sponsoring organisation have created for their customers a community treasure chest as a further tokertot theirrgrajitude for your continued patronage the amount in this treasure chest will grow from week to week and from it a weekly cash award will be made you may secure coupons upon request at any time from any of the appreciation day merchants or at the office of the sponsor coupons will be offered to all present at the weekly appreciation day program they are free you must be present to win an additional coupon will be offered to you every time you make a purchase from one of the participating firms in these instances the per centage punched on the coupon will bear a direct relation to the- amount of the total purchase in order that community surveys may be conducted from time to time to determin the sie of the averageunit purchases the expansion of the trade territory etc c- with purchase of 0 25 to 099 you get 5 coupon with purrhsr of 100 to 499 you get w coupon with purchase of 500 to 939 you gel 20 coupon with purchase of 1000 to 1499 you set 30 coupon with purchase of 1500 to 2499 you get 40v coupon with purchase of 2500 to 4999 you jc 50 coupon limit two coupons on any one purchaser all you do is write your name and address on the back of each coupon and drop it in the box of seme participating firm all coupons are collecled each appreciation day and deposited in the community container at the weekly appreciation day program a coupon bear ing a persons name will be selected from the container by the same method used in selecting the members of a ury -alvyfays- an award if the person whosenamjjvqrvthe coupon is rot present another and another will be selected until somebody receives the award it may be 5 1020 30 40 or 50 per cent of the chest but someone always receives theward each week the remaining fund will then be carried to the following appreciation day and to it will be added the next weeks treasure chest subscription tell your neighbors about appreciation day coupons and where they are obtainable ledger ig a food store gordon mccutchoom mens wear acton homo furaislufigs furniture family outfitters general clothing mildred bolls udits and childrens wear sy hardware hardware e braid shoe store eson clothing store- clothing mens and boys wear clothing hintons stores ovenette bakery bakery coopers drug store druggist don s be ton jeweller h wbaxter druggist watson dairy bar mohmmfl 5nop mi ports trtel gifts gordon ylfenffwoir hardwaro lome garner gjac dealer acton creamery loveji bros meats grand union carrolls svpermarkot custom cleaners bradleys moat market meat manning electric- appliances thompson motors ford sales and service watsons music stojre records mimic sponsored acton tr- sabjobshessbssssesssissshki v- t r jfiif- j v 1 hhhk3i i m i- i yvissj fcsji qa sii ijj hsfijstbesanj