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s w write if cat remtoticencea with just two months to canadas centennial year we wantto invite local citizens to reminisce there are many older residents who have interesting and informative stories to tell about canadas first century they should be recorded before they are lost forever miss beatrice hilts current series on trie history of ballinafad is a perfect ex ample of the kind of thing we have in mind even if we havent the space to publish all the submissions we can as sure any amateur writers they will be kept end treasured our invitation goes to those citizens who can remember events that have fashioned the community and the area write the reminiscences as clearly and as interesting as possible i we will do our best to edit and publish the material during the centen nial year it will then become part of the towns record and will serve in fu ture years as guideposts for historians and researchers it is virtually impossible for our staff to seek out interview and write all the recollections of the many interesting people in the area while we have en deavored to do this in some instances the list grows longer and our efforts become more frustrating each year we see some names drop from the list of potential subjects as death takes a toll in researching the town history of the past we often come across an article that has been written by some citizen whose memory stretches back to pre vious decades the record thus provided often gives clues to missing points in a derailed study of some aspect of com munity life or progress our invitation to older citizens to record their recollections on community life and progress and the people who dotted the picture may be taken as an individuals own centennial project canadians have been urged individually as well as collectively to develop cen tennial projects this writing of recollec tions could well be the centennial pro ject of many individuals naturally the inclusion of dates in any of the writings will add to its future value but in many cases the dating of events can be difficult and tedious this can be the work of future researchers the colorful anecdotes the description of the life and times these will be the things that will add value to the record and be within the capabilities of almost everyone we are not seeking family histories although in some cases biographies of noted local individuals whose contribu tion to the area was significant v be considered basically were after some of the colorful items that will provide an interesting framework on which to show the growth and progress of the town and area the invitation is extended are there any takers icifttlim uilts family settled in 4emse caqueainq 6ua ih iszi miss beatrice hilts recollections this week include a very personal event her 85th birthday party again she gives a clear picture of what ttfe was uke in this district many years ago on friday october 21 1966 the hilts families gathered at the home of miss beatrice hilts for dinner to celebrate her 85th birthday those present were henry and viola hilts mrs will hilts of toronto sarah allan of erin and phebc and robert warne of acton phebc made the birthday cake and placed the candles on it to represent 85 years during the afternoon a few near neighbors and a number of old time neighbors called on miss hilts to con gratulate her and extend best wishes and were served cake and ice cream their great grandfather joseph hilts and his wife sarah johnson who were united empire loyalists settled in a log cabin in the bush on lot 32 8th conces sion esqucsing township haiton county in the spring of 1821 the log cabin was built the previous year one mile east oi what is now the village of ballinafad their son joseph p hilts was born in this cabin on nov 23 1821 just two weeks later than nathaniel roszclls son benjamin the first white child born in erin township two children were older than joseph and there were younger sisters and brothers joseph p hilts married hannah vurr- nalter their oldest son ira hilts married martha beswick their family consisted of etta beatrice george sarah henry will and phebc bea sarah henry and phoboarestill living some time through the years a frame house was built with an upstairs then in 1876 a twostorey brick house all seven children were born in this house the frame building was moved across the outer yard and used to store farm implements beatrice started to school at the age of five years her sister etta was seven but was not allowed to walk alone one mile to the fad where they could join other children going down to blue moun tain school bea took the eight grades and passed but after that remained home to help with the work when ira hilts and martha beswick were married the house was divided the young couple given one part and the parents the other the grandfather pass ed away in dec 1900 his son ira in may 1902 after a short illness leaving his wife and seven children but by hard work and hiring some help in the summer thev managed to make a success of farming the grandmother passed away in 1903 mrs ira hilts lived to sec most of her family married and settled in good homes she passed away in 1939 in this home but had seen some of her grandchildren henry hilts married viola kentner their two girls muriel and helen are the fifth generation on this farm the hilts families were methodist so naturally the children attended that sun day school and church and became mem bers beatrice became a teacher of a sun day school class in that church many mars ago- and continued to teach after union of the two churches in the fad in 1925 and only a vear ago gave up teaching a class she also believes in contributing to missions for jesus said go and teach allnations if people cant go surely they can help to send others and help to make the world a better place in which to live says miss hilts fharley to haiton by harry harley m p since our last column the medicare legislation has been approved in principle next week it is expected the detailed clause bv clause examination will begin ot the medicare bill during the debate on medicare manv speeches were made which were quite critical however when the vote was called most members of the house of commons voted in faor of the bill there were about 20 members who voted against the bill and thev were conservatives and social credit members it is likclv that during the detailed debate on medicare manv attemptssxhangv the bill will be made- these will include at tempted changes in the proposjed date ol beginning of the plan changes in ser vices rendered manv non physician groups wish to be included such as chiro- pi actors and optometrists and the ques tion ol compulsorv or universal coverage at present the house of commons is discussing some proposed changes in the national housing act the major im provement will be the extension of nation al housing act mortgages to older homes this will allow purchasers to purchase and improve older homes which was not possible prior to this time the exact details have not been discussed but it appears that such loans will be available through the conventional- lenders or if these are not available then through direct loans from the central mortgage and housing corporation for the veteran w lu w ishes to buv a homo i would like to review the vcteians land act as it is coming to an orderly end the size of lot must be one half acre 21780 square ft the only exception to this ic is 1hc case of a pensioner who niav be allowed to have a smaller lot the veterans land ollice is extremely buy piobablv due to the amendments of ls loans to commcrciil farmers have a maximum of 40000 small tamilv tarm ers have a maximum of 18000 and monev can be reborrjweu up to the maximum after a reasonable portion of the principal has been repaid small holders who are partfine tanners have the same 18000 maximum the veterans land act bcncfitsuv dravving to a close this is being accomp lished in three stages 1 31st october i8 the veteran must have issued bv this date a qualitica tion certificate which protects his cligibil itv for assistance 2 3tstmarch 1974 bv this date an- phcaions must be made for financial as sistance for new establishments 3 31st march 1974 after this date no applications for any loans will be re ceived if there are any veterans in haiton who are interested they should enquire now at the veterans land act office national revenue building hamilton on tario rf 6cifj dream for many boys selfeducation in- cudes visits to factories ddeks construc tion sites railway yards and automobile showrooms any place where machines are in evidence machines that such boys romantically see themselves operating with all the prestige that goes with the role when such dreams of glory are in full flood little thought is given to ob stacles that might lie in the way of am bition this is true even for boys who to the outside world seem too handi capped to ever oin the ranks of future heroes this story is about two boys who have dreamed such dreams they have sat in the drivers seat of a 300-horse- power fire truck and have held the steer ing wheel scanned the instrument panel and listened in their imaginations to the scream of the siren the boys are bro thers kirk and richard clouthier they are also victims of muscular dystrophy perhaps the full significance of their plight is everpresent to kirk and richard perhaps on the other hand they banish r the deadly implications of their plight to some forgetful corner of the mind if they have been able to do the lat ter it is with the help of their friends among canadas fire fighters the fire fighters have taken it upon themselves to help rid the world of muscular dystro phy and to bring what aid and comfort they can to the victims of this mysteri ous disease thus a visit to the fire hall by kirk and richard clouthier lets- the two boys dream the dream of npmial boys if only for a little while canadas fire fighters and thousands of other voluntary workers for the mus cular dystrophy association of canada will be making the round of practically every community in this country during the week of november 6 13 helping to raise money for research into muscu lar dystrophy called by many child hoods cruellest disease you can oin the march for md in your community by contributing acton firefighters have placed canis ters in many locations in town for our contributions counting pennies can be a tedious lob normally but when it means helping needy children in other countries this group enoys it some of the children who toted unlcef boxes around hallow een night seeking pennies brought them to the y where the above group counted staff photo and rolled them left to right are sally wilson brian smith ed leatherland rick coe mrs william wilson and garry bateman many others also assisted at the y and other centres where boxes were turned in under the direction of ys men sugar and spice by bill smiley another remembrance dav is in the offing as i write two things evoke the particular mood that dav always holds for me or lalhei the combination moods outside its a gloomy tall day the lowenng cloud weeps a desolate dnie a handful ol oak leaves cling to the stalk branches and no bud sings a tvpiuil remembrance day atmosphue but on mv desk is a luu i liom an old friend and the vvaimth coinage and indomitable spun ioiitiuiiil in it dclv the leel ol death and sadness outside ills name is aleindei loihis cm nington onluio weve ncui mot but have coiicspondcd we aie both loveis ol the pi illicit vvoul and about once a veal lu- wulos a long letlci lilleil with leniiii licences wit and goodwill his lctteis always give me a lift he has been in poi health in iccciit cmis like so many ol his old lomiailo but thsjiis not dimmed ins spint his writing becomes incieasmglv ilittieult to lead not because of mliiinuv but be cause he is going blind cataracts are folium on his eves and he will ontei st losephs hospital peterborough aftet mew yiai s toi an operation does he complain not on jour life he can even oke about it the reason he wrote is tlitt he had promised to end nie a hook anil wanted to gel it oil hetoie his sight tailed com pletely it is based on a yank s expeiiciue in world war i and typically he adds i believe it to be authentic and not a lot ot yankee bull when vou have lead it vou might lend it to some old sweat at the i egion hall partieulailv il he seiv ed in the pb1 short toi poor bloody infantry each year mv mood on remcm brance dav is a nnxtuie ol sadness and admiration theres a reason tor sadness twenty xcais ago remembrance dav was a vital and cilorlul atlair woild war ii was an immediate memory the legion par aoe was striking the world war i vets were barclv middleaged and their ranks- were swelled by the joutiiful swinging viteians ol llic second wat young lit and lull o beans but the gnel yvas leal there vvcie hiolheis uncles sons and latheis missing liom hie i lies ol legionnaires and when the last post sounded the bell tolled in the hush the fiais ran fiee and theic yvas a communal lump in the throat time passed gnel eased things changed a whole new gcnciation grew up to which even woi id wai ii yvas iist something in the histoiv hooks the vet cians of that wt aie middleaged now and iveiv viir the tanks ul old sweats ot the inst ual wai glow tlunnel i ik i e is souk thing almost peiluni toiv about t tic occasion now the vet ei ins icniciiihii mil t lie women who lost thou men icmcmhii but it doesnt mean much to he- kids and foi manv oiikis us usl a il iv to go hunting or put on hc last ot the stonn windows hut loi mi the second emotion ol that da admualiun does not dim as tin talk in leinniiils ol canada s gal lam lads ol 191418 tuin out loi the p u uli mv in ait is with them thei e isn t much spun in the step anvinoie and hacks au not is stiavht but there is still a pi icli in their bearing and there should be their war vv is no charge of the light hi igade there vv is not hm dashing about it it was cold wet mud liec- loiun giub anil ulciilless pounding it was a brutal stu pid war hut thev lought mil thev ilnln t nm anil ihcv c line home those who weie ictt nd thev weie shabbily tieated nl ihcv sullcicd their milted lungs and tluii ciipphng ai thrills nd thev didnt complain much llure arm t main ol them lclt but i hope i m theie to drink a toast to them on rum mbiaiiee day afiei the parade as thev swap lies at the legion hall alexander forbes is one ot them mav he b- leading his beloved books 10 years f i om now and i hope shine of mv other ft tends among the old sweats will drop him a line its lonely ivlien vou cant see 20 yearago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday october 31 1944 the regular bimonthly meeting of ac ton public utilities commission was held on monday evening reeve c l kirkncss and commissioner j r mcarthur were present and chairman c m hansen pre sided chairman hansen presented a cheque from the insurance company for the bcardmore and co in payment of the damages claimed by the public utilities and corporation of acton when the filter bed broke away last march the amount of damages were 60328 and a release was ordered signed for them on the fourth anniversary the mem bers of the boys and girls band showed appieciation to their leaders and helpers when mr and mrs mason and mr tom ware were presented with gifts on behalf of the band by mr donald lamb presi dent of the band rev forbes thompson of the presby terian church here has accepted a call to the macnabb street church in hamilton he will preach his farewell sermon at knox church on nov 10 it can be recorded that the october of 1946 was one whole month of indian summer seldom do we get as fine an october in these parts mr william allison of nassagaweya held a verv successful sale of farm stock and implements last friday there was a good crowd and bidding was brisk and fair prices were realized the acton continuation school soccer team defeated guclph soccer team at lvons park field in guelph on wednes day the game yvas keenly contested throughout and ended in a score of 31 in favor of the actqn bovs lome arbic got two of the goals and ronald salt scored the third the following bovs composed the acs eleven mcb blow j spielvogcl armand braida g e elliott r hemslcv l arbic ron salt j zions d matthews 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday november 16 191 the following shows the results of the examinations at acton high school last month middle school class ii olive mowat marguerite stewart leslie scott rov brown class iii george anderson george agnew torm ii class i annie snvdei class ii gladvs mclaughlin mabel ro binson adam orr violet smith class iii harold kennedy ida crawford alice johnstone willie ross l mcdonald stcl la mclam annie martin herbic ritchie deliene gibbens lucna campbell ethel starkman form i class i elsie stewart alice stewart class ii jessie mowat clara lantz ray agnew kenneth henderson mary moevoy edna johnston isobel el liot margaret brit ton gladys huffman jack waldie hugh williams duff wilson class iii bessie woodhall lucy ed- waids mae moffat neil gibbons flor ence robertson bettv lowrie w h stewart principal pearl z baker assis tant letters received here last week state that lieut t d henderson son of hon d h henderson has gone over to france with his corps of engineers 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday november s 1891 the monthly examinations at the school were held in several departments with the following results- first department rollie smith chas moore william lonvry arthur pear son fred smith and john mcgill inter bella lavvson w a lawson edna thurston jun john mcdonald madie mo nabb ella stauffcr teacher thos t moore second department sen roy mc- intoshrminnic holmes arthur moore inter nellie fortune ella anderson joe stewart jun nellie holmes maud ryder jacob bauer teacher -i- c m mcphail third department sen john moore jennie smith mary tovell daisy nicklin inter clara cobban eva pcrryman mary harvey jun harry lovevs john mcdougal laura plctch mabel mann teacher j k cleveland fourth department jun james fortune albert mckcc grace chambers inter bertie speight willie hard ing jennie lennan edith warwick sen robina wallace mabel moore minnie arthurs liiie mcdonald teach er minnie nelson the council met on monday evening the reeve was in the chair and all the members were present the only matter of business before the council was the 21st report of the committee on finance and it contained but one recommendation the payment of an invoice for coal oil pre sented on behall of mrs read guelph 9 85 the amount was pissed and the council adjourned the acton igfc free press phone 8532010 business and editorial office foiindul in ibis and published ei err thursday at 39 willow st acton on tario member of the audit bureau of circulations the c w na and ow w a advertising rates on request subscrip tions payable in advance 4 00 in canada st 00 in all countries other than canada single copies 10c authorized as second class mall post office department ot tawa advertising la accepted on the condition that in the ei ent of typograph ical error that portion of the advertising spce occupied bv the erroneous item together with reasonable allowance for signature will not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the ippllcable rate xn the eient of a tpognphicjl error advertising roods or bervlces at a wroiuc price goods or services may not be sold advertising is merelv an offer to sell and may be witrdiawn at any time pabllihed by dills printing n publishing c lid ddvid r dllla managing editor copyright 1m6 church notices the church of st alban the marty anglican corner willow and st albans drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma stj3 bethel christian reformed church actorr ontario rev wiebc van dijk phone 8531585 trinity xxii sunday november 6 1966 9 00 am holy euchaiisl 1030 im c hutch school 10 10 a in i lol luclui ist x sunday november 6 1966 10 00 a m english service 230 p m dutch service 345 p m sunday school trinity church the united church of canada minister rev dwight i engel ba b d oiganist mr george elliott ma phd sunday novlmber 6 1966 churcfischool chuich school juniois up to or 4 at 10 a in seniors or 5 gr 8 at 11 15 am dimnx services 10 ix a m trinity church nuivrv ser vice provided 1115 am churchill churchill rd n sei moil subject passing the buck acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave ph 8531615 sunday november 6 1966 9 45 am church school adult class ii 00 am morning woiship reniem hi ancc dedication ot infants and commun ion service 7 00pm evening service an evening of music bv the combined choirs of acton churches tho life of christ in music monday mission circle at 8 00 pm wednesday praver and bible study 730 friday b h f 700 all visitors welcome to our services doctrines we preach and believe the virgin birth the diety of christ hi bodily resurrection the second coming presbyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckenzie b a bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday novlmblr 6 196 9 45 a m church school for ages 3 to 15 9 45 a in teenage chuich membership class 11 15 a in community scivice of re membrance following cenotaph sec- vice parade will attend worship and legion chorahers will lead praise and render special anthems sermon theme the anatomv of ficcdom everyone most welcome mapie avenue baptist church georgetown sunday novlmbi r 6 1966 9 45 a m sunday school 1 1 00 a m morning service 7 00 pm evening service wednesday 8 pm prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown s776ms evanget pentecostal tabernaclg paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thorium pastor 8532715 sunday novlmblr 6 1966 10 00 a m sunday school for all ages 1 1 00 a m morning worship service 7 00 pni guest speaker mr truman spencc of acton hear his outstand ing testimony of deliverance and hope by the power or god tuesday 8 pm prayer and bible study thursday 8 pm ca service friday 645 pjn crusaders uaj 5 w i i i 3