The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

jl i i c virt fdi u iitjtttvaftaii j i jf vj 1 ht f jjpmrcwb sasssib wl yj t i the goob old days back in 1940 a year for nv c back in 1910 taken ran the laaue ofiha trc tnkrnjrom the lame at the free praaa thursday january 9 1941 pm or rhuraday january 191 1m xm iw dim ol atoni bt yart ufa tj it nolkig th metropolitan to giom ti i outdo tew coiwinc ol the kwii alt rh practical facilillat r hi alwd iwi tl toiilliuction oj haw- wktvr raarvo4f that will proved ll jvat ill that itvduilrv ttkulrl end lltla wilt auo mem tlf jvlhtlaimnl wator tifpply but piolvshly wlvvt th town ieiri ai much i an ih cfau rroi a nw year i ih biflo mo nthuiiataf group ol jalaimi the town vr produced there wiiralwayt be plenty of town knockers but wlnl wi all reall need in thu age of com petition for new industry and new com merce are enthusiastic ciluent who double as town salesmen everyone has a chance at sorymj pdlnt to talk to others about their tqw enthutl asm is cofttaglerui and if you refer to your town m snrsruig lone what caayju hkpect the reaction lo be not many people these days are not enthusiastic about their own community aid lliit s ut how tough the coinpclitiojis a new council largely changed from l year is now grappling with the problems of municipal administration tluy like councils before and alter thorn liuiw lull well the importance ol new industry anil new torn marce gelling h is ot thou ub iloiw in a task lo b shiiied an jnrjmiiiil commission appointed last yttr has been- quietly working on jim cs blishftrtrhetvl iuw 4nfutnor pro- vlding informalion and resistance to oldpnis thuy invert i mads many headlines but ihe woik they do is of necpssily quiw school boards haie boon preparing ade quale accommodation the planning board grappling with intelligent plans and olber organisations with blher aspects ol com muhity life this year it t op to ihe talesman and that should include ust about everyoife lei s hope hat 19a1 sees more salesmen oul for aclonjmore everyday citizens aclivoly inter ested in promoting the town lhantnockers thervs-only- two sides to thojence and the apathetic is ust another knock r sulduid make your choice wit- dtirlnit ihe- hl ixmirtl intel- kthurwjey evening inmleo p low wn named thtilrmun for ihryeor wllh irnnrnlitin nil up an followlnv nnimcc- nirmnlllu v b fcumlcy nd o a diluz-ivu- perty corrtmrltee- r s blow oiul dr f o oukca bupplliu torn mlltee i 11 buvd und or a j buchanan it wan tlnluvd tlur iiiiiiiikj huk k miming in mpldly now for ihe innnerv nnc- un new ycur v buy v mi lo uu wire in lite vuid ready lu be tin liuiltd lte vviirknun me huv tinluiidiiitr th mis now lluy uie liundiintt ahuul 34 un a d iv i lie likl duv of llie yiur u k ihe toliltut nl thi veiimin with iho menuiv huirilnu immiltl 10 hi 1 a decade ago perhaps its the sparkle of the christmas lights or perhaps il s the final arrival of the new year at this season there seemvto be a nostalgia that makes editorial writer look backand a confidence that makes them look ahead last year when the free press published lis decade of progress issue covering the 10 years from 1950 to 1960 we were amazed with the real picture of progress that could be traced to that period historical writers wilf wa feel agree with the term given the era as we start 1961 it is interesting to look back at the acton of 1951 the things thai were happening then are things that set the town ornts way to that decade of progress the dommipn census showed acton with a 50 per cent increase in population during ihe 1941 iff 1951 decade md the town court- cilslruck a tax rate of 43 mills street light ing impcovements were being arranged and acton fair drew half its usual attendance be ing nearly rained out perhaps one of the most significant events was the street dance arranged to celebrate completion of the main st paving program after the upheaval for he installation of sewers other towrtstreets were oiled calher than applying calcium and this practise was carried on until the later town wide street paving pa nn h s hptwwn artnn and milton wn completed and it was an ing the meeting l hnldtnnnlhlv low km in jille il llu uilil meeting on ihe vecond thuruduy kii the jiniuury ihuw wuu iliw of each monlh in nrjlcr mil to iv im rliuujidiiuivulvillilli cuofllciwllh iilhvr tfmupk meet jlril itiiimuilh nl tin new ycir- ing laal siinilny mr arid mint v i hewanj uuletly obncrved their sih wadding artrilvertoty on ortdoy high a group oi enteem- j friend called at their home during urprle vtuli uml pre- tenled them with a beaut if ut nil ver flower honket a miclnl evuk trig wuu xpent inil n irrmip plinlu- graph taken during the inaugural mceilrfu of the at km puhllc uiiihilu com rrilnslon tuenday evening c ii llnnen wih chiken an ihalrman for mother viir miinlrs n vlewid a njwirt ircim the aipii inlendtnl lliil irnnuljr iitnsiimn- tion of wadr hail appeaird in neviril pliieev hul nuuil llii probtem was niiiliiilh worn iliminalid last trlil iv tunlnp j ininrv about 10 ininds mil iiuhhhois palliiitil ai ihi hfiini- ol mr imj mrs j i- fiatubk id spinil i sixial ttiiii wuh mr anil mrs j m gnu on thin loih wnltlinu il ivmulrxnlfoi 41 itiuiis anil mi llmtcul in retime llti imoiiitt ul minw mr- ii s llnllnn afjinl of ihe citr lieiv iliwiil up ihi vc ii s huitlne mi suttinlav wltnh tu- greaulid at aiuin slulliin meipii orji200l or fuliilil anil nallii kervlce ttils is the i irijet bust nes in tin hislnjv nl ailnh ii aveiaiils mir 1411 pr il iv mil ilmm mil iniudi an ivpress htisi olss alton oimteil lis itmkiv ii win heri last 1 ltiirsda ttuiinif in tit fi iiina a u mi limn uaitiiitmi h 1 ailiin pi ii in ills 11 ul llu liml frnin jlu si nl htil in die lisl si ipi s itiiinlotmi nikimd up i link nit lulpitl in iki tin ptav muri lilti lislni on niw ye ii s alliiiiiioii l hi iir il u mi hyl r ii uh lln in si u nil 1 1 fun finiriii limn nut i iiiu mil ulli i 4 1 hloi i in n wis iuir inv tjotihl il tin limi whu llu bem i im w is in spili ul srl in whuh sliiwnl pi i itiiwn inn sukr ihl m iloiu ol ihe ai tun wintervblanket photo hf tatlur twur annimrsiry ljlile joyulaadjawlilb hwit-jhjejwhvuimr- suyz izttd sfuae bybill smiley fn lui u- jti inli anolhti 12 mtmiths ol ihil lascin ilin ti nttiui luirriblr lu nililul ti i u uut ttillv puklss kimwii is li nit- i- sun 40 ol ttuil boi il lliks oul ill us opt ik j t tht itluf ioiis nu iilli misstil 11 uk ll rtnumblr ntv ifllujunil aisn t -ytmrs- llllfv of an jim grtr jmciuiki the diwjr iiul utkomltl tht ttuesis tht lcij my was speni in pluvinp cards and thinlse thtxklrs ifur whith ihl couplt ulit pitstnltd vilh iiffand slinwtinl with toiler ilu ritions sctril onus of machines lnc httn put inlo operation m ihe wm1 comhinu plant ctvuini llu past wit it ind a number of neu mploees hive been tnyitjtd saturday storm and hhaird nearl piralv7edtratil on s itir ia but constant uoilc orctbe part of the htplmas plows kept 1 imp i ill iw autl tiw s iiiu lo mill a 5uluu building program was car ied out in actondurmg 1951 and acton school board awarhed its contracts for the nouncftd the route of fhepropbsed 401 high way would definitely take it between acton and milton towns firs public school building in many yean the public utilities commission began to rebuild the water tank bought a new truck and the town bought a srtow blower new fire equipnent was also purchased fhat was a glimpse drt9sl just 10 ypgrft ago lp some aspects tt seems incient wmte in otfvers it seems like yesterday but the changes since are evident can t help wonder what the picture will be in 1971 i don t itiiumlui imith ah out ins misrnuwytmi sin w2i it is spun in i small nil iei it i v-tn-suivtni-vritl- rvtttfl w tillui the germ ins had oer inn fm mpi euylanltand che commnnutallh lontihl on baxk tu ihe wtill my parent h ul three sons ripe and ready jobepuillllduvuibv ihi itugaw- the hair it a hltle thinner ihe glasses a little linker and the day after a new ycaiv ee party something to be eon lemplalcd with real horror hut then s plenty of life in the nldboyyetiundleiiffhardlv lhimnmuunb in i s w wait lj see what s going to h lp- pivto4he wurld 1 us before somebody hollers hap py ntu year und i realize that weie about to tqtler into 1971 jfter irroktn sfinulder 111 ule ulun he collidci unh tht fetur he was attended on thi spot hv or holmes who u is attcndini tht v i me ptmupil sku nl utiil lo p ii r sound on ruesdi h put in i month on tht si iff iluu p iuhni the engagement of inoilur k ith ir duung his ibstntt mi wtv aid bllek of the toronto i murs- it v will ici is pi im ip il n the acton school the tw yt ir ttlthntions in town wore tntiinh souuihing not tfiic desired tiid it is itilv hoped litis pnttict will diston mm m du future professional directory in the crystal ball ahead lies a year a whole 365 days all shll bright and new perhaps it is the lustre of their newness that produces in each one a desire to look nhead perhaps just to make resolutions and plans perhaps ust to savor in anticipation the events and developments that may fill those days we pol shed up the crystal ball and tried to get the next decade into focus it s always a safe practise for ed tonal writers since no one can claim them in error and the words are usually forgotten long befdre they need to be proven perhaps you too would care to stare awhilp into- the next 10 years and see if any of our trtiages come out the same we notice there s a new grands tanjijj the park incorporating the existing wash rpom fac lit es and add ng greatly to the facilities ul the park ifin t that no 7 highway that has been re routed ust south of town with anover pass and cloverleaf at highway 25 that quite an improvement and no doubt it has made possible the small shopping area near thjjeart of the town those offtreet park mg areas near the mall are indeed convenient too and what is that that is operating in the old wool combing plant looks like a num lu r of industries using the spacious building on the incubator plant concept the parking lot s fuu too way out theie north of where the old town boundary was ishtlhat an ihduttrial pvkj sure enough and those sparkling new factories with acres for park ng and expin sion have been reflected in considerable growth in the town itself say there have been some little improve ments too that add to the d gmty of the town those new gates at the pionetr ceme tery are really attractive and the pjaque at the entrance tells quite adequately the story of the town s pioneer fathers buried there the cairn built about 1939 is m surprisingly good condition too must hive been re paired is that the old post off ce yes s r it seems to be accommoditmg the mun c pit offices and there s the newpct off ce way over there my things do seem different i whit the crystal ball conjures up goodness gac ous s tint the da l ne s paper they re publ sh ng n actoh no and that property thit w is once v it fish pond looksis if ts n v eoui lub and that onginil n ne hole golf coue his been expanded but the picture is clou i nq over ind the visions in tffc ervsml 1 ill seem to be ds appearing it 3 t me to ck t h ict to acto 1 january f96l meet ng the chalk iq that all those new dre inns of p o cts mohr n volve any new dtvelopmtots new imprest menu or new projects thit m iy le ilu id will come only w trrjhe work of c tiens in i those improvements ire tr ut 1 reflect on of the interest cit ens iold jn the r emmu t perhaps the hope for cbnti iu ng and expanding cooperation soun h hi krted but it really is the key sn t t nn piieiils tl the lime is 1 us si mijiritcmh 4fwt i h icy lfert o or ftir ttsrc tlfln hl l irs the post wai in 1 111 was sdll on ind m dad hul bought his inst eai 1 tk with suit tint mis he tie lit il thllt ll hid cel oik atltl nllke 1 p ll lie lit ii l lllltl lei ihle luhst which mllld ttspond oilh ll still ell id h lid tnotigh ailtl swoie it tl w llh einuiell lee llll 1 1 rf veils i lie 1 we steppe ll lilt 1 hi ith the sentiments ul 1 in in ihoul lo lump into t hit nl nl hioktii gl iss in his vine let lle dlt it depitssion hid lkj1111 business v is leillbu 1 ik ihoi le it plow ltd tfe 1 lit u ik is si ieiing when m did looked oel ills sluuilile i m p irents jk lil long i ne- n nuht t ni isinnns mil lo the sm ill h i king h ill iw iki tine is iik h ul 111 1st 1 1 untie t lone s 1 lu hune1 1 ol 111 be ls v llld i if le ek die il iful 111 ill ellil ihe iluilljili s 1ii11u e el eul tlllll 1 m u mle ll ii 1 v il ulh id woikul s li uel tut ul le iii in 2d e us wlnl i pm pi i lli it inn i h ni he n 0 ns t i im ihil h n 1 h d uul efothe home nll hitsnu ss i si ill ih us mils il im i iik n i uubluu i i i e i t h 111 silii v hill lilt le ll ixpit ssion ll id i llle el i i lukiitl witlr m motlu i shi w is i 1 m i iehu i with i i hlll lllil jjlut i llll v pi i t ii ih llet del ilk slic i kk oi1 ill 11 n oeptissi m uul ik kiil it sme ll hleled mv illd u i kt 1 it ulmlime lu tnilld jil 1 111 jllu i s i honu hikinv loik in h miiu i s ind in i hi tl n i ii urns mi h t i th siris is si mm i luu i i suu is it u i ii i tu is si nu h iw i st illiu i llu u h di it pu s hi k pt i tl at w ii thiec times the were t tf the first re ul critically in lined t but ijdest brother fought i h trd i ight had 1 tremendous consiiumun and pulled through with the hiss of one eve the steoiul read missing in act iorr biy a ennnon shell missed ouriyer himther s head bv an null mil attei two dis dnfl injiin a lubbti dinth oil ihe to ist er fumee rje was picked uj rn air st 1 restue the third ie ul missing in lelion but nuddlcl biother climbed sileu out ol t ti ish i inding in holland uul a lew rrtbnths later the word nukkd through th it ik was ihe ind a prisoner whir did new years of 19si bifhg- othine spttlaculat for otns trufv the cold v ir was on hut ihe important things in tilt here 1 wde 1 small son ukj h imiieqcj oul lo be a sill ill dlliehu i well on tile w i 1 lie it wasajso a mort iei ki mount unous proporl 1 ns n en iw it we eniwcd tor the ikxt dee ult and tllew etl it ueji o 1 hummock los inc i1i lyelh in llu pimtss smkculy its i96i bnh m pireitis hrft dud slowk anil p iintulu in the 1 1st 10 ears hul llle pltktss goes on alwis ehui ileis txellini llle 1 1 s 1 lit w ol 111 ikw soi uhinillmps ihile is 1 ln whose vol e is ihuiliug to th it ot 1 111 111 lllel whost ittl lie the s line st js ills i ltui s thlll is 111 uli luhuiu hiu uul 1 1 h 1 k i ti 1 s ii tojijxtl the hoil i i ii 111 el uk lle 1 lit le lie 111 luili lousiiis spnnelne up ill 1 jlu e illllll i 111 1 1 is i lt 111 i iii t luh u i mope uul hi ill i illsl lollllill hlek illllll s mh ann 1 u 1 dodging round the district the acton free press rubufthttl by tbe duu mb j ing and lohuhln co lid founded in lt5 nd publktud ecr thojsd i it w willow st acton ontario mtmber of the audit bun ju of ctrcuution the cwna and tin onimnoiidxe dlilart of the c w n jl advrriisinit rales on n quest smbftcli pttort pavublr in advaner l w in c in ida 4 00 in th untied state i mnnth si 7s smgk toon 7 jluthorixed at second clavi mail post ollut iv ran to only papar evr publuhed in acton v a dills editor tnthitf david r dills managing tditor business and editoriat office phone 600 acioj t r mil 1pn- 1 in pi imis i u id hi istm is v st tjui pi k d y roy d0 w n s 1 u is the btst ihi mm is uk miltimi post otlite ihiieluiel 111 ii ulmtks i lulllost ullo 111 ill ds e uh up n i p sunasm hill kind ii hit mil jllpstp kll is illllll ikxollllhi uel soil j1d 1 nl st mips bkwiptos tht hrsi r mihu r t b pdiieid in brimpton s ikw viiu 1 tt t iojs plant e un oil th luu- inst wtsk just simii 111 tilths uul n d its at lei gmu ul hu ikllle 11 lajmonit s tl tlu new mtlruw pi uk ploitlktloil lllis ull tu m lull swuijj stmilllllt piis month- ttiiuing uin about 32 s lllfc a jv i bl ruro rolluuma in t uruktf tnp thntiili tin i nittil kuigdoiti miss mane hudson thin101 vl fluting inlhi new jostph bi nit minminl hospiuil mnnuiieut sh bas huidhi ik nurses loi woik a tht new hospit d wtun if ipcu jalei this munlh sunn tome imm i nglind stolint1 ind luluul ind iluir n itht count its iiuliuk spun uyosliii ausii iti 1 ew ailaml and jam ue 1 omjrcjltows light moiun unt so mrtit ihnt bank crriplo eis e in 1 gel toiihei unit 111 a thile in 1101 gelown emplocr ot itie ihti bmks mi a irtw pus uk nt in lotulmrieiidtv rilitious bv itklfcing llit11 uuistuus panics into out- buj cvlal r camppeilvioe skin diving popular at crawford lake lxeittment run high at cnw ford lake on new years day when the tiafalyar fire and pol ice depts were lepresenled at the like bvpelei guen roikti mank ficlef art ramsa getirge green joe gia and george sineluli nil lormcr members ot diving clubs in tlie ir wel and di swim suit to dcinumiratc rescue husaving ind skin diving in the ic waters ihtv firsl cut a hole four feet squaie in the 10 inch deep ice then lied a roek on the end ol a long rope and id it down 10 ihe bottom at which point ihe water was about 18 eel deep and about 2ss feet from short thc had owgen tanks tied on their backs wink exploung the bottom ol the lake and at one point then gauges lirglsutcd the kike lo be 7s ltd deep one dner emu up willi 1 goll ball and another with li s il unindtr othei members oi the hit depart mint weu ihen uilh movie e line 1 as uul ibout s0 spcl 1 uois men vvoinen mil children luu anxious tn stt ihe divtis tome hick lo the top for an ll vis the liisi trine im rruinv ulu wtit then to like 1 w dk old the let loht western up ol the tuiuloul i ike and view the iwo toll iges 1 10111 a diltdtiu ingle 1 1 ie is in e xpei 11 net 1 01 all who melt i he it paper drive sat tht c tmpht hi ik bov stout mil sponsor 1 ptpei dnie on s uulai j nut irv 7 ut hope all ill i il1 itsteltims mil coiin nte and htu ihn pipers u utv uul lied hid it file lionl ol linn homes eji il ikll ot thinks lots o iiuike doltish iw nho with his titp uul lloi plough ek ills ott thi uid ror llu elulilnn to skait tuv uu it sniii this saves i lot ot tn inpnvit i and ill niiovtd i imhi skill olel tin hi istm is hill tie n irs holulis 1 1 u mu il mis i l mk v hech h in iv ill ih sinr to he u she lijii si jtsplis fiospu il in h imilion atttl sulk ling a he ll t ut lek on stiv n iin li tl 1 he hornt ol ik 1 dauhlei mis i r ink qinnlan si wish iki t spemtv rnovir several oeml sew t 11 s guists with mrs john ulmoiir andattria were mr and vlis chatles walsuu ol hani iluui mis mjr ft ink ol george lovyn mi uul mrs william an ikrson ol gutlph mr and mr william bull ud ol kilbndt and mr and mis ch irks weir ir c impht hi tilt mat walla s in si joseph hospital tn hamilton 10 have an oper itum on his hand and arm wf wuh him a peed recovers mr s j andrtw- of toronto and mn r bowlcn pat and tirtdv ol orillia wv holida vs hurt with mr- and mr leonard mfrmiwut thti vmotfc and travellers guide mvdical funeral dikectofts dr w o c kenney phisiclan and surgeon office in symtm block 43a miu st e acton office phrfne 78 residence 115 church st k pkone 150 dr d a garrftt physician and sdrueon corner of w llowjiod jliver su entrance jlive acton ont phone 238 dr robert u buckner physician and sura eon 39 wellington st acton ont phone 7p office hours 08 p m afternoons by appointment real fhtatf and ivhiiravce f l wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 05 appraiser- rnth estate and insurance or h leib dental surgeon office cornermill and frederick street offift hours by appointment telephone 10 phone 690 night or day bruce e shoemjker mar optical asp hfarino aidh e l buchner r o optometrist cont ict len s hennrb aids 48 mill st f acton in acton wednnidiii only 2 00 p in 0 00 p tn for appointment plmn ill robert r hamilton optninrtrnt lye iim r fj trd bo main st n o aftnwn ont offlcp hlk jo tn lo i p ill jw 1 in ft i lvtntnn tv bppntiunrt l 1 jm sutunkiy fur jppointnirut plrade phone th 737i airnirinti aciouvrinq lever hoskin chat it rd anjitmljnu 31 main st n 31j king sl w ilruinptim ihon n tl 14824 toronto i km 4 0131 pouivthpvr dr a j buchanan dtntal sur n office 3a mill strict offu hours 0 am to b pm clomd wednesday aftrrnoon tiuphune 148 i fcal 1 i i c f ieatheriand qc bamttor solicitor noury public 3ffi llaun 10 00 am uoom idopmioopm saturdays by appointment only otlict 22 ptiuni ri 131 acton i- it sh llllftll edmund morgan dsc n on n st i in ih out ln ni t j j74ii mindn uihliitln frutiy 11 1 in travillikt ouim t gray coat h uns 0hk lka atton st n1 ltd tmr cu tkiuiitl s 13 1 m uj iv rxiii hun and h 1 1 m ul in 1 1 13 m 111 z oh p di ijhi pin aj pm 111 p m 10 us p tn sun jrul hul 1 rtboiind 0t7 am ii t pm j7 pm dll pf 1im a braida ba barrliur solicitor notary public 5 if p in 7 17 p m 17 main st s arton ont m i 12 am iril sat sun and phone 376 ll i i offlcr hour p m f m 1pm 0pm saturdva 13 cork st t ciieuml ta 4 i54- offler hour tarn 3pm saturday bam is a m hastings payne barritn and solleituri notanra public 1a mill st acton for appuintmnpit call stl cbiatotatacto i gtf t i w 1w rlddai o c v qmte houra tua a titura 1 pm i pm sat 10 am i rat canadian naiional railways standard tim cujtbouiid t duly rxerpt sunday 8 44 am dally mcepl sunday a12 am ifaipti daily axevpt sal and un 7 14 pm sat only 4h4 pmbunday only soi pm dalv kcpt sunday river ai a lawn 6 37 p m pa ly flyar il gaorgatown 10 m pm waitbound dajlv 11m am dally axcapt sunday j7 pm sal only oil am til p m gutaday niy 041 am amt00 sunday ivulv riytr t oualpa t09 pja- dally axrapt sal and sua t30 a m 111 pm a