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sdttotilp4 qpcoration days growth t it is good to see the growth that the annual decoration day event ii experiencing and if this years event n an indication it will be continuing for many years the parade service at the cenotaph and j cemetery very fitt ngly led to the placing of beautiful geraniums on the graves honor ing the fallen of the wars and the veterans who had died since we particularly like too the idea of mvit ing others to decorate the graves of their relatives many of whom were life long residents of the town or who called the town their home it seems particularly fitting that the beautiful setting that is fairview should be further enhanced by the annual remem brance that is decorat on day the event has grown from early be ginnings vien flowers were placed on graves we believe by ihe i o d e and this was expanded to include the many other local organizations that now participate in making the day important and meaningful it is fortunate too that there is such an event to remind us of the pioneer cemetery behind knox church we don t know lust how possible it might be but it would be nice if some part of the mam service could be conducted at the pioneer cemetery some year although we realize ihe parade route is already a tiring one decoration day is prov ng to be a rather successful old home day too with many re turning to town for the event feeling sure they will meet some of their friends that m grit not otherwise be seen decoration day 1960 was d gnified and impressive it evidenced the work of the committee n its smooth running operation and it was successful in fttmgly paying trib ute where tr bute 6 due tied for twelfth presumably in the hope of br ngtng to the polls a higher proportion of el gible vot ers in this us presidential election year a reprint of an article from that useful annual the information please almanac is be ng circulated south of the border some copies have strayed into canada and the facts pre sented are not without interest in a comparison of the percentages of votes cast by those eligible to vote n elec tions in 16 countries canada s ranked 15th putting up a better show only than the united states actually the informal on please editor is a bit behind the times as far as the canadian record is concerned he gives 67 per cent for canada as his listing of 1 the percentage of- voters who turned out in recent elections abroad that figure is cor rect for canada s 1953 national election but in the 1958 election the proportion had im proved to 79 per cent however even if that most recent figure had been used in the table canada would only move from 15th place m the list to a 12 place t e w th norway and britain the turnout of voters in u s presidential elections seems very low unt i certa n domestic factors are taken into consideration ln the 10 ejections from 1920 to 1956 the 1 vote varied from a low of 43 6 entenrof the potential in 1920 to a high of 62 7 per cent in 1952 in the second eisenhower elec tion 1956 the percentage was 60 4 part of the reason for this poor record is obvious in the statist cs of the vot ng by ind vidual stales in the south the negro s virtually denied h s vote in 1956 only 22 1 per cent of el gible votes in miss ssippi got to the polls mississippi the article expla ns re quires two years residence n the state makes payment of a poll tax a condition for c v lian voting and does not allov reg stra tion after the first week of july it also im poses a literacy test that requires voters to read wr te and interpret reasonably any sect on of the state constilut on a requ re ment susceptible to discr minat on on the part of the examiners a s gn fkant point in the nternational comparison s that austr a ranks frst in pro port on of eligible voters exercis ng their franch se 95 per cent then come italy france turkey west germany greece in donesia and israel and all are well ahead of canada s best election record w thin the memory of the vot ng age c tizens n most of these countr es there have been times when they had not yet ach eved or had lost the right to vote no doubt that is why they now value that right so h ghly overflow market in what was certainty an unrigged tele vision quiz fifteen students at the university of manitoba caused a furor by seeming to know more about american than canadian i affairs- the interviewed students were m their first second third and fourth years at the university and while all knew that geo rge washington was the first president of the united stales more than half could not name canada s first prime minister every student identified davy crockett as an amer can frontiersman but not one of the fifteen could place all four of la verendrye hearne champlam and doilard more than half fa led to name any american poet writer or novel ist but more than threequarters could not call to mind any canadian n those categor les asked to ident fy any canad an maga zrne the answers included the saturday evening post time newsweek and the times none of the fifteen could name four canadian political part es more than half d d not know the date of confederal on while the student lack of knowledge about canada u regrettable and rather as tonishing their famil anty w in th ngs am encan is hardly surpr sing we are influenced l slates and not by chance in every field of communication popular music magazines books motion pictures jadio and television programs in all these fields the americans produce more than can be sold n their 180 000 000popuiatton market and the 17 600 00population canadian market is a handy place to dispose of the surplus the brief comments ame situation applies to a mult plic ty of manufactured articles but white the factor of canada s limited population presents the americans w th few problems as an overflow market it g ves the the acton free press puttlbhnil vt th 1m1u priti a p founded in 1875 and published evcrv thursda at 5 willow si acton ontario member of the audit bureau of circulations the cwna and th ontanivqucbec division of ihe cwna advert isingratcs on request subscriptions pas able m advance 3 00 in canada 400 in the lmtcd stales sis months 1 75 single copies 7c authorized as second class mail post office depart mem ottawa tbc only paper ever published to acton g a dills editor inchief v daid r dilk managing editor business and epltorial office phone 600 acton the good old days photo by either taylor a is so rare 3zrsvsrki83rf sctycvi atd sjtice by bill smiley canad ans many problems as a ma n market book publ shing is a ready example on even a really well known canadian book about say sir john a macdonald the typesetter is i kely to make more money than the author wh te the publ sher and his shareholders would count themselves fortunate if the ven ture recovered ts cost with ten t mes lis tmany potent al buyers as in the un ted states many more such volumes could be wr ten at some t me n the r schooling the f f teen man toba students must have known the answers to the canad an quest ons they flun ked perhaps they should have learned the r- lessons better and perhaps those lessons should have been better taught but if most canad ans don t know enough about canada one reason is the country s relflt vely small w dely scattered populat on tins is the time of vcir when hundnds of thousands ol young people ict oss ira lain have one loot in the air re idv to l ike bit- step thev ire the feiaduates lis i lillle sad tor os older lolks in june is the lrnduation pictures flower and ihe vcar books spiout ii means the old mlluiie uilll the scvlhc has put another noteh in out pai titular post bul il is comforting to know thai the resents fresh strong and well equipped are being rushed up to support the tat tered weary front line troops in the bittle of life we need them finishing public school and just busting lo gel into high school and be real teen agers is ihe tndc iiehl ant no nostal lii fni them tlu liked puhl t school but llut s kid stuff now ind the soonei lhc ie out the hippie r lhe ii be for hie bovs it means thev wilt no loncer be ircaled as children which is the bine of thin exislencc now thev ii he students it means thev can si irt sne iking into the pool loom sha ing gi ing their p ire ills a little more lip ind lcllinl their h nr cut ihe wav tlu unit it ll llso means pimples pmng girls wav to the sh i and ihe first and w list experience utli ioe bui ihcv dim know that so the ie h ipp is turnips its nen more exciting for the puis icivmg public school for nu ic ison eirls in giadc eight lie i i nit ulkr thin hos in ti ule elcjit this makes loe if fins in which gnls ire interest oren arnold do you th nk we are i kely to have any nflat on i read where a man recently was pad two dollars an hour to demol sh a house he had bull m 1930 for three dollars a day hon samuel petteng ii in recent years soc ety has gone nuts on the cull of secur ty guaranteed by government in short a nation of paraitet the llus on of the age is that people can vote themselves r ch that soc al id e r iw kw u ihcs ii urns i he i in el ule eight rather i m iing on mcins be mixine wilh re il ihtir own sie who treit s memhets nf ihe oppos and not with stunled tie minis who wrestle them push tliem- tnpthem p t a mock them hifch school graduates ire not so ecstaiic about leaxinu in facl lhe re almost reluct jnt in minv easts the d never admit il to iheir pai cuts bul they vc hid a ball for tht last four or live ears now the cord must be cut friends must be lelt the familiar ind comforting dependence on pirents and teachers is al in end life looms ahead laitc and faceless wuntn theni lurks a delicious fear mingled with ihe excitement of know ing they are almost men or women and will have the freedom and responsibility this entails for many of those leaving high school graduation is sur roundtd by a special rosv aura because thev are in love it mav not be deep and lasting ihe sluff thai will earn them through so vcus of domestic tv bul it s just is real ptst is painful ust as blissful as inv thev h evet experience within i vear the high school sweetheart may be lust a pleisint memorj but right now us true love and they burn with it languish with it and hive their hearts broken bv it thev don t remember that tht heart is merely a very tough pump which goes right on pumping after it has hten allege dlv fnctured split in twain or torn to ribbons b love then wt come lo the univcrs ity graduates scircelv can thev be recognized is the gaw kv smill tuwn adolescents who went off to college four vears igo thev e blase well dress cd opinionated ind sophisin it cd on ihe cm i side it mv rite these are the people whi are going to make a treat deal of monc write hit phvs ind successful novels tind a eurc fin i ineei huiltl mtghiv hridl i hope nobody tells them but thev re probahlv feoing to have to settle foi making a hvint win ing letters to the editor finding a ture for their hemorrhoids building a house with a mart cigc ind fithtint i runnine int inclusive battle in the hoi or domestic wai ciiduiles we who ire ib- out readv to cr salule vou m iv the roses alone vour path way hive ftwci thorns thin did ours keep a stiff upper thin look lift squarely be tween the eves and if it first vou don t succeed remember what w c fields said trv trv agun and then quit bt fore vou make a damn fool of vourself back in 1910 taken from the issue of the free press thursday june 16 1910 on thursday evening about 620 the imokc stack al bender sons saw mill was found to be on fire red hot tinders flew out in all directions alighting on ihe roof lumber piles jnd dry slabs a bucket brigade ol rtear by citizens held these in cheek until the fire brigade arrived and their powerful stream averted all further danger nearly a year ago the barber shop of dan van norman of roekwood was burglarized and nearly everything portable was carried off including an un known amount ol money ut week tht stolen properly which included razors cigars tobaeeo and six cents was found in a farmers hay loft in the village where the thief had deposited it and failed to recover it again the annual tournament of the central lawn bowling assoeiat ion will be held in ac ion on tuesday and wednesday and in view of tht tournament the grttns have been improved and enlarged and a sulfitienl num btr of rink tan bt laid out in order to complete ihe games in lw i dies the acion club will welcome i he visitors but wain llicill ihev ire lit to w n during ihe council niccl ng monefav cvcnine the immbcis renewed once at jin the unsafe c indili ns if thi bridge in main si near river st and it was de eided to hu id a new stone and tcincnl bndte i rcpla c the picstni one two resignations in ihe school si iff wcie iteeivcd hv the ixwrd if tdu ilion monday evening it w is decided to rccncagc w h stewart as principal al a salarv of 80 applie itions for the two vacancies will be received sh jrt mr robert eltic who has hcen ticket acent and dav oper itor at ihe gtr station here the past three vears has been promoted to the peisition ot a cnt at dunnullc all wish him success in his new position thursdav of last week was the 25lh anniversarv ol the induction ot rev a blur ba as pastor of ihe presbvtcnan churches in nassaeaweva and his eongag h on presented him with a purse containing 300 in gold mv jskjrjvbubbmib back in 1940 taken from the issue or ihe free press thursday june is imf during a meeting of interest cd citizens tuesday evening a juvenile ball club was formed and he following officers elect ed to head the organization president jack chapman t vice president f mat donald secret ary treasurer c masalcs the following committee will assist the officers f terry e mav icrs r anderson h walters and a while another meeting will be called ntxi wednesday and il is hoped to bt able to promote midget and juvenile ball in acton and endeavor to bring on players right here in aelon to give a good ball team to the commun ity amos mason acton was chov en president friday evening at the annual meeting o ihe hal tun conservative association held in milton c f lea her land was also chosen to act as treas urer on monday the regular met ing ol the scout mothers aux ill irv was held at the home of mis f h mcdonald when r u tint business was e mdueted a s kial evening toll ucd a u n lesi e indented hv mrs somer writ was win bv mrs j adarn son and mrs johnson suite adon hasn t jnv bast hall entries this sear the hos who want to plav ball are plav me in olhet centres n irm m r t in is on the pit hmg staff f the cielph maple leafs he is at credited with a win iver brant lord in the guclph juni irs don rv lir and j hnnv gov arc pr ing a batters of help to the al erts don turned in a one hit no- run game when guelph trimmed brant ird 120 there arc other aeton plavers m boih guelph t arm whi are delighting ihn fans f the rival cnv th nwntht boss and girls answered tht rull call at tht in itial karn t swim lampaign whieh began this wetl at fairs 1 ake the campaign under the auspices of the mca and i an ettirt t have evcrv bos and girl between the ages jf eight and 1 a gcxxj swimmer bceause of the sue of the cu- es it is almost tmposs btc to ivc individual instruction professional directory and travellers guide vmsi y muskai mm by acb meet hugh hugh orourke was born ind educated in aelon and will be v5 vears old on julv 16 hugh re t sides on cu ujttgk elph si with 1 his wife marg medical drwgc kenney physician and surgeon office in symon block a mill st e aeton office phone 78 residence 115 church st k phone 150 de da garrett physician and surgeon corner of wdlow and r ver sts entrance river st acton ont phone 238 fwekal ddtbctom chuopractoe unthc old i oiiee n s ow n rifles and did i tour of n europe ind enghnd irom im to 1946 he still his 19 ve ns of service in the cuiiv depmnieni ol bimlmore ind co bisulis being i conscientious bind num be i he is in the per ilission section mil e in pi iv the tenor snirc or b iss diums he is i sports intliusiisi mil m iuvs ilhttl ol tin 1 k ll blscl ill linus in ihe winter time huth i in i nind u the it til i c khmg it ihe milur sports liikkrv dr robert u buckner phsjcnn and surrcon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 679 off ee hours 6 8 pm afternoons by appointment real estate and insurance f l wright 20 wilbur si afton ontario phone 9s dr h ieib dental surgeon a d moore dc m specif c chiropractor 1 mill street phone 40 or 66 office hours wed 2 7 sat 2 5 pali optical and heakino a1p e l buchner ro 01 metrin and hearing aid 48 i 1 st f phone 1 15 oftee hour wednesday only 200600 pm lvennjt b appointment robert r hamilton optometrist eyes examined glow fitted 1 ma n st n georgetown ont office hours l to 6 pjn m n to fri appointment plew th 7 371 ml ll in ignik t irm lint ihe iiihis hi in ihill u un in mnsiiis how lo f rner m ii i frederick street off ce h i ira bv appi ntment telephone 19 auditfno accounting dodging round the district by roy downs secur iy depends on the prom ses of pol l c ans not on the character competence and courage of men it s a fable and a fraud that the output of soc ety can be greater than the npot of nd v duals cforgetown rsdoo mk is lomuu ind the whole t iwn is upside down mavor tennessee frnu raw i hvde issued i pnv ilimation staling a 100 fine wuuld be imposed n iwners i hrses lhal mess up ihe maui street police cruel shenll matt hiuv ind- dcputv chester scott will team up with the mavor tor a horseback rule in a gala parade along with an impossihle posse ol lions hih numbers who are sponsoring the rodeo lixilites in slated lo drop buttons and bows and dress in wcstirn guh burlington within two vears the chedoke fspresswav highwav 4031 from dcmnluwn hamilton to ccnlri burlingn n should be completed planni director no pearsun sjij lasi wexk he rtntl m lllll rti yi h f hrhk jnd mtwkspuuk dr a j buchanan dental sufffeon off ce sa mill street office hours 9 am totpit lever hoskin chartered accountants si main st n- 212 r nf st w brmpum toronto i ihnu oli4r24 em 4 91x1 travcutm ouidi closed wediieway anetnoofl telephone 148 its completion would probabls mean a populition cxplosu n in the large is vacant areas of central town streetsville toronto township rvc bob speck savs hell have to sta on dulv 24 hours a dav tu receive coded messages on air raid warnings rum ihe oakville emergencs mcisures ctnm but he doesn t know what to do with them i understand the coded messages bul no one ever told mc what to do when and it i gut one nc told township council brampton chmguacousv township residents had happs news of a one mill decrease in the general purpose tax lew but bad news followed shortly behind because of varsing school costs throughout the township most of which are increased due to new construction the avciage luwnship taxpayer will have slightlv higher tax bills lou cant win em all mv lirsi in snap and ilso m shlfd mv nexi nil in living but alwivs in deid mv third is in mightv vou wool find it m reat v thi fourth is m siueer and in evcrv plale the filth in a mount un but never in hill mv sixth not in account but al leoal c f leatherland qc bamatcr solicitor notary public office hour 10 00 m 12 00 p rr 100 pjn 5 00 prr saturdays by appointment onl off ce 22 phone res 151 acton gray coach lines coachf8 leave acton dalnfrt saving t me east bound 6 33 am daily except sun and hl sssam duam 206 pjn 506pm 633 pm a33 p m 10 08 p m sun and hoi westbound 1027 am 1257 pm 2j7 pm- 527pm 727pm 912 pjn 11 jj pm i 12 jtl trt sat sun and hoi fur mv seventh look at rabbit or again at a hare and then look at a rat and find mv eighth there in a corner vou ii lind the ninth quite secure and the tenth is in music be it good or be it poor mv hst in the weather if it s drv or if it s wet mv whole is a thing wo should never forget answer next week answer to fast weeks timely puzzle fireworks a ma i da ba barrister solicitor notary public 173 main st s acton ont phone 578 office hours 8 pjn 9 pjn 1 p ro 9pm saturdays 15 cork st e guelph ta 42243 ofttee hours t ajn saturdays 9 am 12 am hastings 4 pavnt barristers and sotlehora motaries p utacirsc aeton for appointment call 981 carottxrtrwlonai raflways standard tfane a dauy except sunday s44 no daily exceot sundays 913 ajn flatatop 714 pjn sunday only 801 pm nail i sundavtw- fltmop 7 14 pjn sunoay omy 101 pjn daily except sunday fly er at oeo 837 pjn daflr flyer af oeorfmown 1011 pjn