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a mu pf mt a malt goundllor ted tyler jrs proposal to turn mill st from main to john into a shopping mall merits serious consid eration from not only the towns elect ed representatives but also from every one concerned with the future of acton certainly residents of acton and surrounding area are aware of short comings in the buiiness section of the town it reflects in the number who travel to nearby cities and towns to do their shopping this is a situation which can and should be corrected and we are glad fvr tyler brought it to councils atten tion whether anything concrete is done or not before any solution can be achieved it must first be recognized a problem exists since there has been little dispute over the need we would aisume there is almost unanimous rec ognition that acton has not the shop ping services to offer nearby towns and cities have whether the proposal to turn the two mill st blocks into a mall is the solution to boosting the prosperity of local merchants to the point where they can sell goods more attractively in a climate more suitable for customers is a point we dont care to debate cnuncjuotjrylerhasjnadea noocl cese for it we cant help but agree with the reeve when he said mr tyler has done something no other councillor has done in the way of original thought in this field malls are fast becoming the most popular way of merchandising princi pally because they give buyers a more relaxed milieu in which to shop the absence of automobile traffic and its attendant noise also gives patrons a chance to escape from the confusion of everyday living in comparative safety unfortunately the main business section in acton is built along number seven highway a fact bound to discour age the most avid planner from figur ing too far ahead no one here knows what the department of highways has in store for the stretches of highway through acton although there were rumblings not too long ago about by passing towns along its route especially where bottlenecks exist nevertheless mr tyler has worked out a solution to bypassing the towns main business section and it remains in the hands of council to implement or reject any suggestions from committees chamber of commerce or the new plan ning board on his suggestions who of the merchants or shoppers in town can say they are satisfied with present conditions even if the mall suggestion is turned down we hope it initiates discussions which eventually will solve many of the present prob- lemsplaguing both buyer-end-sellerr- all it requires is some initiative a desire to cooperate and acton could become like councillor tyler envisages an attractive and enticing place to shop and meet your friends cxtc faahj bate ball an4 srian for the past two weeks the job of putting this journal to bed has fallen on anothers shoulders while the editor and his family took a vacation first week was a return to expo and the second was partly spent in the state of massachusetts near boston back again on expos isles after be ing initiated into the marvels of the big fair with the choraliers was an attempt to see many of the things missed on the first trip we were partly success ful but even another four days in jhe montreal area still left much to be seen the immense crowds attracted to expo from every part of the north am erican continent and visitors from eur ope and asia crowded pavilions to the point where a two or three hour line up was not uncommon big hits are the czech british russian american and telephone pavilions but there are many others attracting much attention in our desire to see the british pav ilion we left unusually early one morn ing to avoid the rush we took one of the first two editions of the expo ex press only to be greeted with a lineup about an eighth of a mile long in front of the pavilion before the building opened the line stretched all the way to the pavilion from india at least a quarter of a mile away someone facetiously labelled the lineup the last line britain has to india or see britain by way of india an hour and a half later the queue took us into the british pavilion we werent disappointed the british un like some countries presented them selves as they really are without any pretentions to grandeur although we were unable to get in the czech pavil ion or labyrinth they couldnt possibly surpass the british for humor it is britain which projects images on rocks and other surfaces in a fascinating historical display which takes you back to the time of the dru- contxnued on page bti centennial picture jallety jm- efrwmw0 srsr umbioust was a bustling village years ago with sawmill and limekiln operations old photographs of the vil lage above were lent by neil benton the gentlemen standing with the piles of wood are identified as dick marsh all bob laine tom marshall jack mc- gill jas oneill with darkey the horse and harry lepoidieri foreman from about 1903 to 1906 the steam saw mill with the very high chimney was owned by t gowdy to the right mr and mrs richard s marshall of lime- house in a portrait believed taken in 1879 and lent for this series by the family they were the parents of ollie earl and alfred mrs e fenn and the late william john and robert closing program of the summer playground recently included covered wagon races after a parade through town streets mule skinners terry holmes jim mcnabb tod mclnlyre and randy mclntyre were all part of the theme which spanned canadas history from past to present staff photo sugar and spice by bill i e y 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday august 28 1947 just before going to press we have re ceived word from the c jie that tbe acton boys and girls band under the direction of bandmaster cw mason has won top honors in the music day competitions in toronto tbey were competing against dundas woodstock and ingersoll boys and girls bands the score obtained by the hand was 88 points dundas 83 woodstock 78 and ingersoll 74 this is tbe second vic tory tor mr mason and the boys and girls this year they won first at the waterloo musis festival and have now captured the coveted cne award first prize money is 225 and medals for the bandsmen george day rockwood world war rivet- eran has been awarded a permanent ap pointment as postmaster there it was an nounced mr day is also clerk treasurer and tax collector for eramosa township he succeeds his father frank day to an four positions at the regular monthly meeting of the lakeside chapter of the lode members decided to establish a bursary of 25 for the pupils of highest standing going on the high er education from fourth form notices are being displayed at the bank of montreal announcing a change in banking hours on saturday mornings and customers are requested to do their business from 9 to 11 oclock instead of from 930 to noon the change becomeseoectlvethissaturday 50 yearsago well expo is all they say it is its fan tastic and fabulous exhausting and expen sive its got everything from saturday night in hayfork centre to a round-the- world cruise in your private yacht its true tbe lineups are long at some of the pavilions but you can easily get around this some people put on a walking cast and are ushered to the head of the line others use a wheelchair or you can buy a sailor suit visiting sailors march straight to the head of the line wink at the girl and walk in one chap i know spent two hours in a lineup with no strain at all he was organ ized he set up his folding stool sat down put on dark glasses to make him think be was in a bar and opened the quartsize thermos of icecold martinis which he had prudently brought along all about him people were cursing fainting and wishing they were home in bed he killed the quart and never did make the pavilion but he made a lot of lifelong friends when be shared his potion and still claims it was the best party he was ever at another middleaged friend whose only normal exercise is walking out to the car went to expo with his son fifteen tbe boy is a fiend for organization and had a series of plans and timecharts worked out they covered 57 pavilions in two days thor oughly three weeks later the old man is still limping clutching hlschest in tbe re gion of his beart and you can make him jump two feet straight up by merely utter ing the wordkpaviuon one way of getting around smartly saving time and giving your dags a rest is to hire aped cab this is a rickshaw type vehic le propelled by a youth on a bicycle holds two and its only 25 cents a minute come now donl be so cheap normally it costs you forty cents to climb into a taxi and tbe surly driver cowes you into tipping him for not helping you with your luggage one thing you can say about expo is that nowhere in the world can you get so much for so little and so little for so much the first applies to all the wonderful free entertainment the sights and sounds the second applies to liquid refreshment many people feel its a great pity that these magnificent buildings should simply be deomollshed when the fair ends some think it would make a fine university oth ers believe it could become a great inter national centre for the exchange of ideas and cultures something like tjhe united nations without the scabpicking and back- stabbing montreal which had the imagination and guts to create the thing will probably sal vage something toronto would solve the problem with dispatch the whole thing would be knocked down smartly to make a super parking lot whatever happens i hope they dont take it away until we get there whats that you thought wed been oh no were just getting packed at the moment you dont have to go to expo to write a column about it i could write a book the country is full of expo experts whoare only too ready to fiu you in on everything about it after spending two bewildered days there weve been hearing about eipo from friends relatives neighbours and casual acquaintances until we have czech blown glass coming out our ears taken from the issue of tbe free press of thursday august 30 1917 major torrance beardmore has been ap pointed officer in command of a draft of 350 men with orders to proceed eastward this week on monday afternoon with mrs beardmore be came up from toronto to ook over the works and the farm and say oodbye to as many acton friendsasposs- ble learning of bis departure overseas the men of tbe tanneries and tbeir families assembled at the gth depot to show their goodwill and wish their soldier employer godspeed in his important duties three cheers and a tiger were vocifer ously given by the hundreds of citizens and as the train pulled out major beardmore shook hands with as many as could reach him the winners in the various contests were given bats and balls stationery and games vases and perfumes books and pennants oranges and peaches winners were isabel lantz lillie tyler stewart malcolm jcam- eron mckinnon dora lambert madeline masales herbert fryer robert stewart alice james margaret mcnabb stella mclam clara brown edwin landsborough willie stewart elsie stewart alice james grenviue masales and ray agnew tbe first annual picnic of the wh storey and sons ltd was held in macdonalds grove on the first line saturday employees and their families assembled at tbe canada glove works and proceeded to the grove headed by their own comet hand winners in competjtiops were k savage r mcnabb a malcolm w kaley j mcnabb mr j savage jr robert scott william hunter jessie thompson wm hunter frankspie- lyogel c kaley c precious gibbons a price j robinson l masales haul mason flo lee mrs w arnold lottie mason a tugof war contest between teams headed by frank splehogel and wm mc nabb was fouowed by a baseball match with the teams headed br the misses maixuj the price of milk will increase to 10 cents saturday a fleet of tour aeroplanes flaw over town in a southwesterly direction mr motoristl if you mast go on that trip next sunday secure your necessary supply of gasoline the day before its not fair of you to expect your gasoline dealer to break the sabbath 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday september 1 actons first band tournament under the auspices of acton cornet band was thor oughly successful the morning was fine and clear and hundreds of visitors came to see the sports the band marched to all trains to meet the visitors for tbe bicycle and foot races the prizes were silver medals goldheaded canes silver pitchers plush shaving aits collar and cuff box cigar case gladstone bag ebony clock and cash the band competition was the event of the day there was much speculation as to who would secure first money rata teu in torrents before the judge mad his decision 1st milton 75 2nd gait 150 the concert which took place in the town hall in the evening was a decided success the artists were mrs jf thompson sop rano mrs we ramsay pianist we ramsey the popular comlque and master bert thompson club swinger all of tor onto cape colony south africa has been very seriously bothered for some time over the threatened danger of negro domination in the state and the colonial department has just resorted to very radical measures in its efforts to cope with the question and obviate tbe danger measures to abolish the illiterate voter have been introduced by the premier mr cecil rhodes who la known as an advanced liberal in all his views tbe english papers call this set ting a good example to some other countries the longtalked temperance picnic at rockwood will take place on thursday only those specially invited will be permit ted to hob nob with the royal brotherhood several of our citizens have complained of noise and racket on the streets almost every night and if it is continued intend seeing what can be dona la the matter one of the visitors to tbe tournament in dulged in fluid delight to such an extent that be slept in the station yard and when he awoke in the morning be found that soma unkown persons had treated him to a coat of tar and machine oil if s rather amusing to have people who have never seen an county fair dismissing the russian pavilion as brittle or ponderous orpralslngthe british pavilion as subtle or wonderful ly understated theyve picked up these expressions from the critics and are going to use them even if it makes you throw up everything weve heard about it has been contradictory from tbe availability of lav atories to tbe price of meals however thats life thats people and thats prob ably expo today we leave were all set my wife hasnt slept or two nights and has a blister on her beel kim has a fallen arch i have a vicious corn on the ball of my foot but never mind that its the spirit thaicounts and ours are very low trinity church tbe united church of canada minister rev gordon b turner ba bjx organist mr george elliott ma pbj pri uyterian church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckenzte ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday september 3 1967 combined summer services in knox presbyterian church preacher rev gordon b turner 10 00 am morning worship 11 is ajn churchill united church churchill rcln morning worship the acton free press phone 8532010 business rd editorial office foundrd in ll and published crr writana i j ay al 5 milk si a ion ontario mrmbrr ol tb auj i burcui of crmiu ion the ouna aasd ovwa aitriitnj rjtn on rrqurtl sucaarrap- imtii pijrl in dantr 430 in canada 700 m all tuunirkt otrwr ivn canada uajic opae lov auisonwj a sond cu mail fill offac dvparimcrti otia adrrtinng ta actrpaard on the tuodiiko thai in thr nrni of npojraanbicaj error thai portion at the ad rn itfj tpnc or- cupard b trw erronrout item lofrthrr with rombv alloxan fur uftuturr will aaot b ikargvd lor but the valatkr of the advmranrmrn ll b paid for at the apptacablc rate ta ilk rxrni of a ipographai error adhertiung fooda or tcniin ai a ttrona pner food or irtcc mn not be 4d adicrminn menrffy an offer to wll and raav b aiihdran at rrw lime i dnu dill rublufccr doe kyakr cnrlm iw7 m christtalv rftormcd church acton ontario sunday september 3 1 967 1000 am english service 1110 am sunday schooi 2j0 put alternating dutch and baa lish service saturday bible classes 1o12j0 everyone wclc acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave ph 853115 mapi avenui rarttst church si maple ave georgetown pastor robert c sunday september 3 1967 9 45 ajn sunday school 11 00 am morning service 700 pm evening service wednesday 7 45 p m prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 1776605 rvanofl pentecostal tarrrnacu paoc 33 churchill bond rv s m thoman pastor 1037715 su day september 3 1967 10 00 a m sunday school 1 1 00 a m morning worship hear evangelist e martin in coming re vival services beginning sunday sep tember 3 at ii am and 7 pjn also each weekday evening monday thru friday at 8 pm with special music and singing monday night sept 4 youth rally fea turing gospel songs by the martin family come and enjoy these gospel services sunday september 3 1967 the pastor will preach 1000 ajn church school and adult class 1115a m morning worship christ our passover no evening service holiday weekend wednesday 7 jo pjn prawtr and imbw study in charge of deacon thursday 7 jo pjn choir practice thought for the week i was glad when they said let us go unto the honaa of the lord pa 1221 thr church of st aujan thr martyr anglican corner willow st and st albana drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma st3 sunday september 3 1967 trinity xv 900 ajn the holy eucharist iojoo ajn the holy eucharist i