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artoit n frphb the by cr ever pabuthed in acun founded in 1875 and published every thurs day at 56 mill st e acton ont member ot the audit bureau of circulaunos the cw na and the ontarioquebec division of the cwjta advertising rates on request sub scriptions payable in advance 300 in canada m00 in the united states six mnoths 175 single copies 7c aufttorized as second class nail post office department ottawa pabushed by the dills rrinunr ud fablismnc co limited g a dills editorinchief david r dills production manager james a dills managing editor business and editorial office ph 600 acton a welcome visit its been a good many years since anyone bothered to arrange a prechristmas visit to acton from old santa clans no doubt this time table has been pretty well crowded with the visits to many neighboring towns that businessmen have been arranging but with his jolly red face dignified white whiskers and infectious laughter he will no doubt be made quite welcome here following an absence of years his planned arrival supported by one local businessman rnay be a boon to the busi ness section as a whole and introduce the christmas shopping spirit it seems that reindeer are scarce this year and the modernised conveyance is to be a helicopter we hope the event is a success and that it may be continued in the years fol lowing so acton will not be without its pre- christmas visit from santa a year of fulfillment with municipal affairs all settled for an other year citizens can give all their atten tion to the christmastide season and the many and varied pleasures it involves be fore we move from the municipal scene per haps we might look back on 1956 as a year of fulfilment for acton there were many plans that have been on council agendas for years that saw completion the past year to such as mayor ted tyler and reeve jack hargrave who have worked for fulfil- vment of these aims that have extended over many sessions must come a great measure of relief and a renewal of faith in their ideals we mention these men because they are the only ones left on the 1957 council who were also on council back in days when the editor attended all sessions and shared in burning the midnight oil theres been plenty of it burned with good results in the years that have followed apd that must also bring satis faction to those who have served to focus attention on these problems that have loomed large and are now completed theres that fine maria street bridge that has been a contentious problem for nearly 40 years the allinclusive paving program on ac ton streets and the indication of bringing in a water supply adequate forforseeabe needs of the district are two of the maor problems that have come into being most recently we almost neglected to mention the piping or natural gas to acton going back past the present year have been the development of four new subdivi sions and their many problems the annexa tion proceedings which prove today that the original proposals out to the fourth line were reasonable and sound the past and present extensions of actons educational facilities are keeping pace with acton s growth and the services ot hydro water and sewers are meeting the needs in a community that is growing the ful filment of plans and the need for new plan ning never ceases looking back we see many plans completed we have onl touch ed on a few from our memory many citizens will recall others we have omitted te future holds a multitude of opportunities some of which we all can see and many are cb scure looking back citizens have cause for gratitude to those who have served and ac complished much 1956 has been a good yejrtne years ahead can well be equal and progressive tor this community if the thinking of our citizens is constructive and inclusive of all parts of the town it s no time to stop but we can pause to express gratitude there is a friendliness in our town so dif ferent from the cold unconcern of the big city people in the metropolis ones friends are relatively few and certainly far between here everyones a potential friend virden man empireadvance just the same in a magazine loaded with liquor act vertising we recently perused an article that attempted to point out that bootlegging in canada is big business we were amused because it was a gfat point in the arguments that were used to defeat the ontario tem perance act they said in those days that a supply readily available through government control would wipe out the bootlegger well it didnt newspapers and magazines are full of stories of bootlegging activities a great many of the murders suicides and crimes of today can be traced to liquor not always bootleg liquor but cases of intoxicants which have been procured in a perfectly legal man ner are often found where the crimes are committed the real purpose back of many of these stories which belittle our present liquor laws is to get wider sale of intoxicants the pur pose of liquor advertising is to get more alteinpl to make more popular the drinking habit you- never see colored pictures of the downandouts the end pro duct of the harsit forming drinking of intoxi cating beverages the broken homes they treat the subject with great social respect and l glamorize its use they like to emphasize that 70 per cent of the public drink alcoholic beverages they like to point out that the remaining 30 per cent are fan atics they dont tell of the growth of alco holics anonymous of people who have learned by bitter experience it is the same old story of wanting wider sale of a product that has been found useless but very profitable for those who make it and those who sell it yes we have bootleggihg today but who are the bootleggers what stimulates the crop of fresh subjects a good foundation the awards night held by haltons 4h clubscontinues each year to grow in size and in quantity of awards being as it is a culmination of a year s activity it provides a fitting climax that packs the auditorium in which it is held each year we attend we cant help but feel agriculture runs little risk of extinction in this country besides the regular awards for the individual club achievements there always seems to be some special awards for outstanding achievement this year the county fittingly honored two halton teams that won provincial honors in livestock judging and in debating the presentation of gold engraved watches serv es as a welldeserved remembrance of a very special achievement perhaps the greatest evidence of accomp lishment apparent to the onlooker was the ability of the members of the clubs who were called on to express themselves to many of them speaking seemed almost to be second nature to them they spoke without any in dication of fear and trembling and this in it self is one of the great achievements of one of the small phases of their club work as a reporter it is necessary to cover a great many talks and in many cases were sure a iramlng similar to that offered in club work would have put many a speaker at greater ease it is to be hoped the parents leaders and agricultural representative n can eorrtinue to encourage and assist in 4h club wotk whether the member chooses a carer on the farm or in other work the ground work laid cannot help but be beneficial two way benefit canadians are eating a lot more fish now than before the war but they are still con suming less than onequarter of canada s an nual catch of some 2000000000 pounds the other 75 per cent has to be exported that is why federal fisheries officials would be happier if they could get canadians to eat still more fish there is a continuous campaign to make the housewife fish-consc- ious when she is considering he family- menu aside trem rhe fact thar fish is cjood for cu as a highly nutritious protein food there s the future of one of canada s biggest basic industries to consider federal authorities sav that with the help of better packaging the marketing of quick- trozen fish and wider use of the home deep treezer they are making progress can adians who ate about 1 1 poundsef fish per capita before the war now are consuming about 1 4 pounds a head per year the japanese consume about 90 pounds of fish per capita a year and with 90000000 people that is a lot of fish the scandinavians eat about 60 pounds each a year and in britain the consumption is around 40 pounds a head when even the meteorological services can hardly tell us what is coming for sure from one day to the next why do we always take such faith in other forecasters indians old settlers etc humboldt sask journal the good old days t-isanwf- mi2iwuv9eism2kfc i striate photo by emiht tin- winter wonderland chronicles of gin farm only cows fully contented by gwendoline p clarke all hist week the telephone re pair men were busy stringing ex tra wires from pole to pole along side the cable now wasnt it nice ot the bell telephone company to adopt our suggestions so quickly of rnurse we dont know exactly hat is being done or why we can onl hope it is one more step to wards kecpmi the telephones in gottd working order years ago the telephone was more or less a lux my now it is a necessity for one reason because we rlcpend on this one necessity to keep our luxuries in order or do we have luxuries any more have all our luxuries be come necessities i wonder hydro for instance in the populated areas of ontario the percentage of hom es without hydro must be very small even with hydro there hvc been many changes at first farm folk were well satisfied if all they had was electric lighting in the home but eventually with power easily available there came a grad nil increase m conveniences both at the house and the barn now ou can go into many farm homes and besides the usual electrical ap phmces and gadgets you find home frecrs auloieatic washers oil burning furnit s and air con ditioning at the barn of course there is a motor fnr this and a motor for that for chopping milking and separating yes it is a far cry from the days when hydro was first in stalled which brings us back to the telephone the more electrical appliances we have the more this sundays chances thrrv n of something tid ing out of order and the mn we are likely to ned the telephone perhaps the milking machine re fuses to function the telv imoii blacks out the controls on th- el eclric stove top control him 01 may be a had storm hits a li m- formei whatever the irouhl- wt run to the telephone if the hnr i- out of ordrr v- fit iinplftfh lost and thru- nii be othi nini- mncies we need a doctor in 1 hurry or a vet or the fire reel it could be a matter of life or death so isnt it only reasonable t want and expect that our rural im s shall ik- maintained with maximum efficient of rout s we rrili- that overy effort is rven now beiiu made to keep them that way then- is also a tremendous v program in progress i am nierrly referring to ih- r importance of the telephone as a reason for emphasiz ing that eff icierit service is an ah solute mu well there hasii i been m drast ic change m the wealhtr foi over a week driving conditions on the highways have been gmmi hi ft on ttie s idr roads ver bat sime- x mes i w onder whether it i reall an advantage to live close t o a mam highwa it makes you f rgct that all roads are no equally goov and thus yii get caught napping iam veekl had to make a call about 2t miles aw ay to cut dow n on the mileage i drove across country it was a grim drive where it wasnt slippery it was slusly at one point i met a truck it was going so fast that as it pass- church calendar united church of canada aetna ontart rev gordon adams ma b d minister pantonagr 29 bo rr avrnur phon 60 mr george elliott organist and choir leader 76 bovor ave acton phore 6 slnilay december 9th 9it 9 00 am morning prayer 1000 am junior church and church school 11 15 a m- morning worship the angucan church of canada st albans chorea acton ont kev evar h jores 8 a uth sector sunday december 9th 95fi advent id 900 am holv- communion 9 45 amchurch school 1000 am senior bible class il00ani berinners class 1100 a m matins too pm bible society service in kmr presbyterian church fridav december 14 too pm church school christmas part bemnners and primary le- partments mondav december it t 30 p m church school christmas pan junior and senior xdi merits presbyterian church in canada knox church acton riv andrew h mckenzie ba bd sunday december 9th- hwrt universal bible sunday 9 45 am church shool no a in mornmi worship t m pm bible society srviti fr v all acton protest lilt cinirrhes altnxiy b i sviclwe film will be shown monciav deeemoer 10th at 5 p n church sehtiol christmas parti baptist church acton rev ray h coster us papr parsonage 115 bovfer avt pane 206 w sunday december 9th lt5 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 7 00 pmbibk sorut rall knox church wcdnesdav 8 pm privor moot ing acton pentecostal assembly meeting in iol hall crewsons i corners ptor rev k j reid- 81 cook st telephone 6t9w sunday december 9h 1956 1000 am sunday school 11 pofcm morning worship 7 30 pnv evangelistic service wednesday 3 p m cottage praver mooting anl riblo study ihr windows mcl winds hiold if my rir vi r- complrtoly plittortl with sluvh i couldnt mv i yirci ahead of inc why i didnt into on ditch ill ncvtt know jum niir mt wr t list arid of imw fimly an accident could have hap- pciul ihuuilt the larrlrru of a thoughtless tnr brluv inc 1 didnt take any more chancer on i ross count r 1 1 tads that da 1 cnne hack h the hivhw the count k looking drears and tileak thcx days and yet here and there still see farms whej vtuuij cattle arid horses are nu ii the fiell tlicv dont seem t mind it at ill i suppose they an conditioned to til kinds of wcathei with the imlkmi cows it is a dif ferent slor the ue the farilhl- ikiiuc- for the cas winter- time is a likjy time iml dont the make the most of it the have n worries wllitsoevtt no flies it bother them no hot sun to drive them from the seorchmn pastures all the can eat oid drink is plae 1 iiht in front of them they take their fill and then contentedly chew their end or go to sleep they are distur bed only at milking tune and win n the tables are cleaned under nurmil conditions cv res pond by bemu the most contented cidiires on this earth poultry too musl rmtly prefer the winter eather most birds cin strand cold better than heat any wiy unfortunately hens can b killed with kindness left to thtir ewn devices they soon become fat and lazy so younj birds ire en courasod to be active to net up early and go to bed late older birds if they are held over are allowed a little more leeway to net over the moult but if there is no sinn of them joining the production line its the slevpot for them we killed one such hen the other day 1 got a pound and i half of rendered fat from it the fat made excellent cikes and cookies which incident ally disappeared in a hurry yester div is we had all the family here du id was looking a little wute and tired too much santa ci jus and too many parades edward contented a ever never a whim per the whole time he was here he is ix motiths old now and the yrourt owmr ll two teeth historic fortress byproduct of suez halifax tp frl rrih rivonm frntv the sir ttnal ht p cd u buiid k rt mcnib a jiinul iir lmrimirk itc in 1rrs the fyrrfsv uri an islind it the muth of halifax tmr rtt an osinavi s2ii it wi paid for hv urnft fr-in- brirki s harr in ht- ia thf island firs rallrd c aii1is ami latrr mtxabs as firs fortififd in 1914 iiir fr mcn was built around a wmrtirv a ip of oni- of the httlf islands hill- onr i historian ialhd it probhl one of thr worlds btvstguarilrd ieniittrios thr fort with 1 commradin view of the harbor approaches tiok five years to buid durini the two world wars the lonj- vacated fortress was again put to me when submarine nets and minefields wore laid off 1 he islands shun to prite- hlfix harbor back in 1936 taken from the haae ot the free preaa thundmy december 1 1m kink edward viii alxlicatos the crisis in the british empire which rested on- kins edward vlits de cision came at ii oclock when in the british parliament a bill for abdication was read the abdicat ion is without precedent in history the kin renounces ill riulits to the throne for himsmf and his heirs at one oclock today prime minister mackenzie king address ed the canadian people over the radio and outlined the position canada will take it has been ar ranged that effect of the bill to provide for abdication wil come into effect in canada at the same time as in the unite kingdom action to approve of this will be taken into consideration at the ses sion of parliament in january the curlers are getting brooms and scotch caps all ready for the season legionnaires and several other quests enjotyed a vcnisin dinner at the legion hall as tht guests of zone commander jm mcdonald santa claus has very carefully read over all the letters in the santa clams letters contest and mrs santa had to help decide the winners we finally decided el eanor allen should win that big doll other winners will all re ceive ikixis of chocoltts for ttu- tioys tho first pine ami the three ceil ftmusmng flashlight goes to howard kl auk of h it hickwockl five oltor txjys y ill get chocolates hctuon iii and ion llalton jim oris participated in tin- itoyal win tei fair on opening dy th- hal ton judging team w inch plartii ninth was composed if waltei iin- liam claucie mclatiitlilin arthoi mckenwn ind mclvin storey at the provincial winter kan iiielph htlton was represented 111 the mterclut judging competition by craig ail bruce ueid hugh iteattv anil jo- pcllcttcrio clroupingis for hhky have ten iuiiounced tin lnterinedialis ire in a group which comprises acton cuclph liorgitown and milton in the junior grouping are acton iiielph ceorgelown and orange- ville the areni has had o-i- a wek steady operation and is well pat 1 omcd back in 1906 tmkcn from the issue of the free treas thursday december ims si nee their organization last week the yciuni mens association has busily encased m kttinr theu tiall on elrin si in order for the apeninj on monday niht about 40 youn men were in attendance on the first evening and enjoyed themselves very nianiftstljr in reading writing recreation etc ai nine oclmk a jjenuine snrpris was sprung upon the vciuiik men by the youm ladies of the kfiwortli league to the number of 35 under the leadership of misfe berti speifiht and miss bertie smith conveners of the literary and social committee tliey marchiii in with baskets of dainty refresh ments which were thoroughly en joyed by all delightful responses were made oil behalf of trie ladies by nirs a t hrown and mi- clara moore st albans mens institux- meet- fur the present in matthews hall and there are between 40 and 60 members an orchestra hris been formed at the church to assim in providing musical evenings it his just leaked out thnt ralph connors new story the doctor has been securinl fr publication by the family herald and weekly star f fjoodeve and h rtl mer4t ijfore deeidmj on ohrisi mas presents you should vamiii ttiir iriirtietii stiek of far- v chin the cushion tp lid li on nif f the iiieem ni t njr t send 1i 1 friril is one tl th auto i ah old aitjuaintaiii t top spaee iif left fur your friends tiiriie w hirh an then ni timed a ar itl some det i atini itr tii itniriue se it j rents advertisement why ua atari work at s25 to t rnonrh aftei shtti tmand or hoik keeping dip loma ettin se with rritish anaiiaii hvisiness olleie torot1t yen eiti do it wilh pitman ho thard kev c w buker preaehtd th iiimvtsiry sermons at thr meth odrl amiivrrsil artori first meihixlim ehureh was fir 1 open eil ftir li vine worship on the lasl sunday in febiiary 1hs- tliete u as a ittwra ftv will f f m the rink roiiimiitet is eiimil tn t ink it tin nvt 1 imusi ha pf professional directory and travellers guide mkiwai oitmwi dr w g c kenney rtiyvarian and surcrnn offlr- in svmon lloik 43a mill st k arton otrirr ihonr 78 krsidmrr 115 hurrh st f ihonr 150 dr d a garrett ihwirian aid surjeron oi nil rf willow niift ilivir sts kntritii hn r strict acton ontario ihonr 23k dr robfrt d btjckner lhyviraan and surgron wllircton st aih ont phonr s79 f flr moms 1b 1 1 itkntal dr a j buchanan ikrntal snrgron i f fii i unman blok mill st offin- inuirs 9 n in to 6 p m xray t phorn- ltrt dr h leib irntal surcrcill offic- coinrr mill mil fi tirick strmts if flit- iiiurs 9 a rn ti 6 p m tkkirloxk 19 acton rkal estate avn instrance f f l wright 20 wilwiir st artnn ontario ihonr si appraimr rral fstalr and inxurancr ww r bracken insurance agency i s mill strtt phone 26 kos 55sr fiexf hai insikanck j bert wood insurance agency life and tirnrral insnraare 1hor- 58s t7 mill st aftr lioir- t 4150 guloph vtrterinary i f g cakes b v sc yrtrrinarian tfft ind prsidfhct24 kmx a actm ihor 130 5 d young b v sc c i young dvaa vrtrrinary suricvnns offic- itri-x-kvill- ontario v-phi-rit- iii tit 9 e l buchnfr r o optollk tllt 4 mill 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