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www- j ywywi vi m marshall l gettlal 7iyapold ttore- ktfjr m postmaster in eden i hbk wires at the end e march k will be years to the day since he bought the during that time whch b eludes tha great depression and thesecond world war nor has newr lost his faith in human nature wy aainrtaace has been in the past 42 years that nearly very person is honest with the odd exception of course when the free press visited him norm was out cleaning the sldewallt in front of his general store and post office it is a tone building situated on tlte nul overlooking the saw mill and bridges which connect the main road in eden mills he greeted yil thay passed with a hearty for evi at general stone word everyone he swapped stories with mr ana mrs allan ackerman be- jfore he continued with an in terview and consented to let us ukebis picture the nicest thing about country storekeeplng compar ed to a city store is that you know everybody who comes in that door he averred you know them you know their amines their troubles their friends and all the nice things about them i bought this busin ess from william m milne hes living in rockwood now eden mins had no street lights no paved roads and was the centre of a large farming area nearly all the people in the village were retired now its a commuter village mostly all young people going out to work in guelph and acton there have been some un believable changes living con ditions are so much better to day than they were then theres no such thing as the good old days to me ahmet an institution in eden mills where he sat on the board of trustees when the hamlet was first organized in to a police village in 1929 norm served 30 years as secre tary for the village board hes held every office in eden mills united church but preacher and ive done some preaching too in my time he remarks facetiously ivaial- does lie consider a one of the most remarkable periods of his years in busin ess the depression he says nobody wanted anything no body had any money bank rupt i was bankrupt 25 times over i guess i was just too stub- bom to quit mwpplng habits have chang ed since norm first started in business the toronto subur ban electric railway ran through eden mills in those days and his general store served people all along the line farmers would come in in the old days and purchase 300 pounds of flour and 100 pounds of sugar this would do them all winter they assagaweya ebenezer women hold semlce on friday february 10 at 2 pan the women of nassaga weya- and ebenezer churches joined in a service of prayer and commitment prepared by a south pacific queen who died two years ago the service prepared in a different country each y was led by mrs mullen presi dent of nassagaweya wmjs and mrs moffat assisted by mrs mclean osmdnoi au organ prelude was play ed by mrs oonna manes who also accompanied mrs nichol son and mrs mahbn in a duet mrs hayward spoke on the world theme and of his kingdom there shall be no end she said that the king dom of god differs from other kingdoms in that there must be an inner change mrs hayward said selfin terest must be eliminated to new citizens mnmdimrshenjrydevries received their canadian citiz enship papers last week at a ceremony in hamilton mr de vries is scoutmaster here enter this kingdom man still battles the same problems ov er and over but jesus redeems human nature and human fail ure mrs nicholson closed the service with a benediction and a social hour over lunch and tea followed the acton free press wednesday february 22 1967 3 oartelkteiwrite two birthdays valentines day 4h project in weeks events grew everything else them selves didnt you see them again until spring no theyd come in weekly for their oatmeal it was five cents a pound or six pounds for a quarter some times theyd buy some canned peas com tomatoes or sal mon when i started here i never thought of selling canned soup it was unheard of finally i loosened up bought half a case was i surprised when it sold there are few farmers ar ound the village now most of the people living on the farms are factory workers who keep a few cows- andchickens and rent their land norm marshall was bom on the west half of lot 26 3rd concession nassagaweya he farmed in his early years be fore he joined the 164th hal- ton peel and dufferin regim ent and was shipped overseas in 1918 he was in hospital in england when the armistice was signed i returning to canada he farmed three more years just below the west half of lot 31 in the 3rd concession of nas sagaweya he married mrs marshall after buying the store in 1928 he has two boys r norman a high school teach er in guelph and donald who works at sutherland insurance in guelph and nine grand children seven boys and two girls what win you do when you have retired well i told the new own ers mr and mrs j w turn er both old eden millers that they could expect me in here plenty after they take over but they were one ahead of me of course norm they said we have it all figured out that youll take over for us when we go away weekends and on holidays residents of eden mills ac customed to his pleasant dis position will be glad to know norm marshall doesnt intend to sit back and fade away theyll miss him in the store but you can depend on it hell be back in his familiar post as often ashe can mrs i sunter visited with her sister miss emma baldic at the mcpherson nursing home in hillsburgh mr stewart mcdonald of rochester ny was a week end visitor with his uncle and aunt mr and mrs david ste wart and family on sunday mr and mrs ross ferguson entertained at dinner to celebrate double birthdays mrs fergusons mother mrs thos fines was 1 on valentines day and their daughter linda was 20 on the same date guests included mrs thomas fines and doris mr and mrs wm henderson belwood and mr and mrs bryon redman of fergus mrs t fines and doris at tended the funeral of the for mers brotherinlaw howard mcarthur at erin last week rev russell legge minister of everton christian church visited with members of his congregation in the village on monday mr and mrs bert sinclair of kitchener spent saturday with his mother mrs a sin clair and other members of the family mr and mrs murd mccut- cheon and muriel of acton vis ited with friends in the village the first meeting of the 4h cluo for their project a world of food in canada was held at the home of mrs r ellis with six girls present officers elected were presi dent june upshall vicepresi dent judy ellis secretary- treasurer debbie stewart the leaders are mrs r ellis and mrs r sinclair mrs ellis showed how to make blue berry buckle and june up shall madesuccotash meetings are being held on mondays after school george devrlea returned home on friday evening fol lowing a is day holiday in mexico and southern states sympathy is extended to the sinnott family in the untimely death of barry sinnott in a car accident on the erin-era- mosa town line he was quite wellknown around the village congratulation to mr and mrs brian cook nee sandra mcewan who were married friday evening at the presby terian manse erin by rev werbison followed by a recep tion at the home of the brides a hardtwist 2 parents mr and mrs ross mcewan second line ed stewart was a partici pant in the skidoo races at riverside park guelph on sun- day nursery school dear editor a nursery school in this town is a good idea and a worthwhile project for the ci tizens of acton to be behind the working mothers and fa thers of town should be inter ested in the best care that can be available for their children and support thlsv chance for their children u this nursery rsgiven a chance it will prove itself in many ways- mothers and fa thers will leave their children in the care of a nursery of un questionable character and standing all nurseries must be inspected by the government therefore are uptodate in all ways no longer will children be placed in homes where they sometimes cant receive the special care consideration un derstanding and good surroun dings every child deserves needless to say a nursery would lessen the hardships of good hearted mothers who take in these youngsters when theyhive three or four of their own to cart for a child who is left in the care of another family some times feels neglected and oftan jealous around children whose mothers dont work and are with them through the day a child who goes to a nur sery school is surrounded by children whose mothers also work so therefore they feel more secure and will tend to adjust better to the surroun- tbe children will have youngsters their own age to play and learn with it will be a place for a child to go where there is no prejudice and they will receive a good start in life acton would surely be a bet ter place to raise our children yours sincerely mrs marg louttet if i were running the world i would have it rain only be tween 2 and 5 vm anyone who was out then ought to get wet canadian weekly newspapers association announces ct rnfigktvs hr jvmu fire in a television set at the home of mr and mrs reg hoare 291 arthur st was doused before firefighters ar rived last wednesday night in pouring rain and sleet fire chief mick holmes said smoke in the living room was so thick smoke ejectors were used to clear it out the fire was confined to the tv set umehousi two boys baptized at church on sunday we extend sympathy to mrs gordon thompson and daugh ters in the sudden death of her husband in an accident last week rev f n young baptized kevin glen son of mr and mrs sorren persson and ger ald ross son of mr and mrs george herrington at the ser vice at limehouse presbyterian church on sunday congratulations to mrs d robertson who won an award as a weekly newspaper corres pondent 9 width j 80 wool 20 nylon turquoise and sandalwood sj reg 1498 sq yd sale 1150 sq yd also j stair carpet 27 width reg 1198 lineal yd sale 898 uneal yd in turquoise 2 rose beige cameo beigej centennia essay contest i second ry schcx ilvty fessri responsibility home furnishings 127 woolwich stouetpha phone 8222420 a o a is aj a acton centennial jfe beard growing contest canadian attention secondary school students you can win prizes 25 15 and 10 l every citizen of a nation bears a responsibility for the conduct and welfare of his country there is no more important group to whom the nation should listen than to its youth it is her young people who will decide what kind of country this canada of ours will be in the years to come as a prominent statesman fold the people not long ago as citizens of this democracy you are the rulers and the ruled the lawgivers and the lawabiding the beginning and the end because of your importance to the nations future we feel it is ap propriate in this centennial year that you have the opportunity to express your views on what you think your responsibilities are to your country and so it is with pleasure we announce the the acton free press cntmmiial saay contest so start today to write your assay on my responsibility as a canadian the people who win will write because they have some ideas and want to express them but for further motivation there er prims of 25 15 and 10 at the local level more prizes if you win the provincial competition and a trip to ottawa plus more prizes for the national winner well print the best essays judges decisions are final awaifeawr 1 you mutt ba a a high school at itia lima tna assay it submmsov 2 you may net ba a mam of a imw family of n a of your 3 your assay shouunl ba mora than 750 worch fang it wwm ba hatpm if it wara or at laaat wtittsn agsbly 4 essayi must ba racanmd by the acton fraa pratt not lamr than match 31 17