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-k- u testing pwrwrfini congratulations aclonj mill rt h ba struck with sale 41 lha stma fo 1960 with no increase we foel w mu4t command the council and various municipal bodies who have pulled the reins on their spending in all the municipalities of ontario of which we have heard no municipal council has been able to reduce their rale indeed it is very few who have managed to hold the rate and it is by far the- great maorlly who have found it necessary to increase their rates wilh a deficit op 1940 operations of al most three mills it is really amazing that the council feels it can operate for 1961 on the same budget of course the school requisi tions presented to council are reduced this year through increased provincial grants paring of budgets and requests of all munici pal bodies has made it possiblo to holdjhe una a budget such as wo have for 1961 leaves little hope for any additional request that come up through the yoar if these horns are not in the budget now it would appear they have little chance of anything but a sympathetic hearing by council it is encouraging to note that ovon with the tight budget cburicithas included some badly needed municipal equipment for the municipal works department if maintaining the budgot had meant decrease in the main tenance of the town and services during the years the budget would not be very accept able however this is not the case and acton can look forward to 1961 as a year of steady progress and growth growth problems growth produces its share of problems ust as it produces its share of benefits this is the situation a municipality county or an organization faces such is the case in halton while we talk glowingly of the increase in population that places the figure at 111867 we are some times not aware of othor corresponding in creases there was some plain talk at the annual meeting of the childrens aid society of hal- ton the revelation that 25 per cent of the un- marrie mothers assisted in the last six months were 15 years of age at the time they got into difficulty was only one of the unvarnishedjrulhs halfof the girls werej6 or under and three quarters were 18 or un der there was concern at the annual meeting too of producing the necessary growth with in the organization to cope with the tangled problems that have multiplied with the in creasing population just how closely are the two related we wondered we yncovared report of 1955 and compared it with the i960 report the figures were revoaling ivu unmarried mot hers assistedin 1955 were 42 in 1960 85 the children protected in their homes in 1955 were 393 in 149 families in 1960 the figures were 750 children in 250 homos the population n 1960 is set at 111000 whie the comparable 1955 figure is 62000 the budget of the years has also shown a comparisonithasmorejhandoubedfr6m 38000 in 1955 to 88000 in 1960 as the population multiplies so do the problems and so doss the cost ofcoping with those problems the childrens aid society is just one of the organizations that is facing increasing challenges in the county while the population spirals the good old days back in 1941 manifold occupation the spring of the year is a time of refresh ed energy when people of all walks of life approach their tasks with a hopefulness and renewed vigor perhaps rightfully though the springtime reailly belongs to the farmer and it is a time when those in other occupations could thoughtfully reflect on the farmers contribu tion to our daily life in our modern society the farmer is con sidered so often only in the materialistic con text in terms of agricultural prices sub- ttaes d supports surpluses legislative vh t- advent of the new season we mig rrnembef that farming is perhaps the most pvpiold and complex of all arts the fr occipaton unique in that it is the ov occiptoo that j productive in the real sete of ne iem the earth is made to yield ec ease nd flocks and herds to repro- oce w tna ne stces of rie world are d- oec c as by no oher means there are other evcve ds tres but ms- one is essentially o tratve to ence gifts from nature is the farmer s occupation others may tax her steves or change the form and place of nature a ready existent but the farmers task is to make nature bring forth a new product mechanisation may have changed the basic techniques of farming but the tribute of a nineteenth century agronomist is as worthy today as it was then or the century before that and back century and century into history an ancient occupation pursued by count- less generations accumulates a vast fund of wisdom and skill much of which escapes the pages of the written book being trans mitted from father to son on the thin air of oral iradition or of living example such an occupation is agriculture in consequence of its antiquity and its universality there has developed a body of rural lore and technique which has no counterpart anywhere else but which is entirely underestimated by if not absolutely unknown to the urbanite but be cause so much of it isi learned outside of schools by the actual process of doing rural work father and son working together gen eration after generation it does not com monly go under the name of learning potpourri the bell telephone companys under ground cable program with the advent of dial installation is commendable with yke increasing use of the service it is encouraging to note the company attempting to give more reliable service in the event of winter ice problems the plan to disturb as few trees and tree roots as possible is commendable in view of the diminishing number of trees lining our streets during the easter school vacation this year hockey teams from acton hove played m tournaments in milton and georgetown figure skaters have been practicing in guelph for their tests at the end of this week the only way we can bring them bck to acton is to provide the facilities in acton its now or never principal mckenies efforts to conduct morning classes at the public school during easier vacation are a real public spirited effort attendance is strictly voluntary and the opportunity to attend for additional instruc tion we are sure will be appreciated therotaryeaster5eat campaign is still short of its objective the local cancer societys fund raising will get under way this month both theio campaigns are or worthy objectives and should be supported toronto newspapers say the gas war started in toronto and spread to the outlying areas seems to us we had reduced gas prices ell winter but then toronto the good starts everything the acton free press fuutahed by the dill printing and publishing co lid founded in 1875 and published everv thursday at 59 willow st acton onlariumcmbcr uf the audit bureau of circulations the cwna and the ontarioquebec division oftthe cwna advertising rales on request subscription payable in advance 300 in canada 14q0 in the united stale six month j17v single copies 7c authorised as second class mail post office depart ment ottawa the only paper ever published in acton g a dills editorinchief david r dills managing editor editorial of f ice phone 600 acton raw irrjrzvwnsssertsterrr suaafi futd sftice for the past six or seven months ive been thrown per force into the company or large gobs of teenagers it was the one thing about leaching ol which 1 was leery- likl msl other people i was fed up to the ears with talk about teenagers it seemed as though they had almost taken over our society we read lurid accounts of vicious delinquents and teenage mothers we listened to the crude heal of their fav orite music and watched oily punks wilh sickening hairdos sob it into microphones and even on the more wholesome side it became monotonous wilh the constant emphasis on teentowns and teenclubs and teenfashions and hinews mind i had nothing personal against them though they seem ed more than necessarily insol ent unkempt and unlovable 1 was just bored by all the fuss made over them pcrhapsl i was a mule envious nobody had been very enthusiastic about us when we were leenagers 1 mused al any rale 1 was somewhat less ihan enthralled at the prospect ol being thrown into the pit wilh them every wink ing day in i nt 1 was down right aghast at the idea i know what you think you think im leading up to the con- lession that ive changed mv mind completely that ive swal lowed the teenage mvlh whole thai 1 think theyre just a swell bunch of youngsters a little mixed up and criy but pretty ihuti woudcilul iiiiileniellll it not al all no mich pap hut when you cope wilh a couple ol hundred ol ihcm every day and then reef home lo try tt- handleone of your own youre hound to develop some read ini lii ihcm a lillle hunger 111 in nieie annoy iih e mv own responses vuv be tween qu iking iige when i can kirch keep mv ii mils iwiv lioni their cms and waves ol warm heuciulciiic when i tind them absolutely lovable and would do dividing in inv power to make llleill happy in help jheil nol strangely its when they aie ailing most like adults that they are must niibeii- ahle and ils when thev are ninsl like cllildell that ihev are most delighllul il figures eh when i hey try in build a wall like that hehind which most ol us i i aiv setlish cruel vain sneering pompous perfidious sneukv and cold but when theyre not try ing to keep from being hurt theyre like a different species loyal com teous honest gener ous eager lair highprincipled parents even the mbl calni and nunc u them can never quite adjust lo ibis utt that their teenagers are tjiic-jek- by bill smiley vntiydcs as a result thcyilo all tile wrong things they roar nt them when ihe kids want lo act like adulls they spoil them when the kids act like angels they throw up their hands when ihev should he throwing down the gaunt let and even teachers after years of exposure are not immune just the other dav one of them strode into ihe staff t puiple in the face anil roared either thai kid bygod goes or i go and five minifies later when several had agreed that young joe was a veritable monsler same teacher was hotly defend ing young joe as not a bad kiil really underneath these views on teenagers of arc only generalities- based on a few months observ ation there are some teenag ers who are plain slobs mental ly and physically and like it thai way there arc others who aiv asloundingly mature the lirsl class wili becojne ihe ilones of our society the sec ond will make our leaders on early and in between- comes tlie- have visl majority even as vou auil thev i these are the kids who are a right little liiy but work enough to like gel hv who are a lillle crooked he s bill wouldnt lake ihe pennies lirsl oil a blind mans eves who are is re soft as eggyolk inside but lough lions gad about a little tin box on the surface who arc basically kind hut can be cruel as broken lkiss rccuynic them these are ihe irate taxpayers the grumbl ing workers the confused par ents the harassed citizens uf a lew years rum now im ylad im not a psychol ogist trying iu analvzc them ici excuse them for their faults to find a reason for everything they do its far more fun just watching ihcm changing your mind about them every two days having them catch you flatfooted pet ting sore at them teasing them praising them and roar ing at them then of course theres the tremendous accolade one gets once in a white im sure it is the thing that keeps most teachers going long alter the flesh is laint just last week i got sort of warm and soft all over when 1 overheard one of my students tell another ah s mi leys not a bad old type got some temper though back in 1911 taken from the issue of the free press thursday april 111 a number of young nttiu have been indulging in playing fool- bull on sunday afternoons lately in u field south of the tannery these players evidently were- nol aware- of ihe fact that this is a violation of the sunday laws of canada the penalties for in fraction are hdavy and it is not likely the practice will continue once ihe provisions of the laws are understood a new post office has been op ened at the toronto pressed brick works near milton to be known an milton heights john appleyurd was appointed posl- musler ihls week at the- new place mr r e griggs ihe new munoger or the metropolitan bunk unturned his duties here on monday he has been manau- er at sutton for a number of years and comes to this locality with considerable experience the school inspector visited ihe schools here last week and voiced pleasure with ihe results of his investigation lo principal stewurl it was noted thai in both ihe high school and public schoul there are 236 pupils un the rolls last month the exam inations were completed arid the honor roll will be released ibis week j p wordens barber shop and contents will be sold under chat tel mortgage by bailiff lawson pcxt saturday the people uf guelph are en thusiastically projecting their campaign to raise j50000 in 10 days tor the erection and equip ment of a ymca building in thai city the campaign opened on monday and already over j10000 has been realised electrician snoddy who has been working on a months trial basis was engaged by council permanently monday evening during their meeting alter a discussion his starting salary will be jss a month the entire council voiced their approval ol mr snodilys work during the pasl month and the necessary agreement outlining his duties was prepared for his signature rnm so this is april as usual it stalled oil with april lools dae bill il will biing back oilier ini- pollanl events in iis ihirtv days ihe eiul ol ihe month will see lhil income tax pavineiifs in due we will likelv see some op- plluull tor pu liiipitiim in i loiniiiuiiitv piojecl to reibien- pivc- ii jiii- tier use hul nunc ahoil lhu is ihe pi ins uillolil- i he weuhei genei allv shows a gteilei inclination low nil more nl ihe summer uiel ami ih il is snnelhiiig we hie been wailing loi siikc 4ast dcicnilvr llien the end ol ihe month will see the change ol lime in this sec tion lo diilighl sniilg time keiliiinlvr iwlil 1 lui ore dial used io cie lie when il was lirsl intioiliiicd we usually had lien kinds ol lime each year lor a peiinl 1 m recall when lac tones wcicon lasl lime and the s iihis mil some ol the chinches weic on slow lime most eierv town huhls own lime and whal a nuieloinciuhin that was lor llic liiiellcrs lhit travelled i runt loiin lo lown iv was the opening ol ccr sales call il has taken l i reach ihe present slue whereby most folks adopt dav liglil saving lime and the rail- loads stick tojstandard timc every summer well april is the month now for the changeover 1 1 now seems lo be aii accepted lact one dav this week i got out a little tin box i have had since my boyhood davs naturally il cunlaincd quite an assortment of taken from the issue ol ihe free press thursday april 10iml on frlduycvenlng april 4 a social was held n lome school the function was quite a success v and well uttended the tint parl of ihe evening was taken up wlffi crokinole games which included 40 rounds after ihe scores had been totalled it was found thai lirwt prize for ladies was wun by mrs hugh mccutcheon gems first prize was won by john al lan and consolation piyc went to hugh orourke after ihe social a bounteous lunch was served the remainder of the evening was spent dancing to ihe music supplied hy fishers urchesira congratulations were in order on saturday for mr and mrs duncan mcarlhur who celebrat ed their sjrtl wedding anniverv ary all members or ihe family were present when the gel-fo- gclhcr was held at the humtnr iheir daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs vein acher friii- dale monday night was the big an nual night in walker lodge a f and a m when district depiuv grand master ltt woi bio h f cosford paid his olljcial visil to the lodge the work put on in the lodge was the subject ol much lavorable comment it was quite unique too inlhe lad that w- hro e j ilassard look an im portant pari in the ceremony ol coilleiring a device in masonry when his son llarvev ilassard became a member ot ihe lirder the regular meeting ol ihe knox yps was in- eharee ol marguerite rosell on monday in the church sunilav school room mrs r ollara lead the scripture lesson and ada thomp son led in praver the sludv book was given bv wanella smith during the showing ol a very inlcrcstinu number of sliil- es tin manchuria the explanation was eiven by jean bcnnie and inez mclellan durini the recenl mecline ol the liniehouse womens instit ute the ladies turned over iis22 lor war woik this amount hail been realized bv various projects during the monlh ol march professional directory and travellers guid medical v titvr funeral dmectoma e wise teacher told me in the game all you to do is remember thai re just people he was of course but il was saying lo clyde bealtie as lepped into the cage the time all vou have to do member that theyre just itoius manv of them personal ileitis but none of them of any iilue 1 used lo have a collection ol coins among them a two dol lar and hall american gold piece one evening when we were all out of the house lor a lew hours the house was ransacked from cellar to attic and the little box ii rmptv now -some- of the things the thieves discarded were later tounit under be old cres cent bridge so the other day i ituviv oul the lillle box but ihere were olher things i kept there was a failed photo graph ol mv great grandmother on un mothers side there was an old tintype ol a frame house a picture ol mv father in il sokliers uniloiin a pictuiv of my giiniilather and grandmother on m lathers side a wide assort ment ol newspaper clippings mostly only of family interest and a few funeral cards relating lo the family most of it went back in a box and back for stor age ih a closet shelf it niade an interesting half hour for my wife and myself perhaps some of my readers may have a little box stored away some place which will have some interest for ihe hrouuhl to light in a ici- sure halt hour you may not hiie as many leisure moments as i happen to have at present inn ihe day may come when you will seek sumething that brings hack memories of olherdavs sometime i plan in gel out a group of old photographs i know is around and housecleaning is a time wheh everything is gone through pretty thoroughly any way dr w g c kenney physician and surgeon olflea in symou block 43a mill st e acton office phone 78 residence 115 church st e phone 150 dr d a garrett physician and surgeon corner of willow and river sts i entrance river st s acton ont phone 238 dr robert l buckner physician and surgeon 30 wellington st acton ont phone b70 office hours 68 pm afternoons by appointment appkvi3ino and insurance f i wright 20 wilbur st acton ontario phone 05 appraiser and insurance over 50 years in acton dental or h ieib dental surgeon officejrcomer mill and frederick street olflee hours by appointment teleph 10 dr a j buchanan dental surgeon omcs a mill street office flours 6 am to i pm closed wednesday afternoon telephone 148 lbqal c f leatherland qc barrister solicitor notary public office hours 1000 am 12 00 pm 100 pan- 5 00 p m saturdays by appointment only otfice il phone res 151 acton a braida ba barrister solicitor notary publle fw msln st s acton ont phone 570 office hours pm pm 1 pm pm saturdays is cork st ouelph ta 4jjsl office hours m- 5 pm saturda am it am hastings pavnt barristers end solicitors phone 600 night or day bruce e shoemaker mgr optical and hearing a1d3 e 1 buchner ro optometrist contact lenses hearing aids 48 mill st e acton in acton wednesdays only 2 00 pm 0 00 pm for appointment phoni 1 robert r hamilton optomrtrint eyes examined glasftfs fitted 60 main st n georgetown ont office hours 10 som to 6 pm mon to frl evenings by appointment closed saturday for appointment pleuse phone tr 73071 auditing accountinq lever hoskin charterid accountants 51 main st n 212ting st w brampton toronto 1 phones gl 14824 em 48131 podiatrist fuot specialist 1 edmund g morgan dsc 14 green st guelph ont tamncjazyho monday wtslnesday friday by appoinunent traviueis ouioe gray coach lines coaches leavc acton standard time easbound 6 33 am i daily except sun and hl i 58 aan 1133 am 10 pin sob pm 6 33 pm 813 pm 10 08 pm isun and hulj westbound 1027 am 12 s7 pm js7 p mj 3 27 pm 7 27 pm 012 pm 1132 pm 112 am ifri sat sun and hoi i canadian national railways standard time eajtbound dally except sunday 844 mi nit nroj sundays i h- a notaries public 1a mtui st aetoa of appointment call ml i cmmorractor w roy riddell dc palmer sneeisie ohtopelor 17 mill sleet phone 40 office haura tue ttiurs pm pm sat 10 am 1 pan y m reajj sut u deily oss iflsmtopu iwily excepl sat and sundey 707 pm sat only 5 57 inn sunday only ml pm dally xeeptsusm riyer at oeorj- town 8 10 pm dally flyer at georgetown 1008 pm westbound dslly 1129 am daily eieypl sunday 707 pm sat onwl onr fget auelsji v0 imfs dally sxcept sat anji sua mo aun isi pja