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the litter nuuance editorially the editor of the george town herald agrees with a recent letter from a reader complaining about the litter on georgetown streets although he stopped short in naming georgetown as perhaps the dirtiest town west of toronto he agreed the debris certain ly puts us in the running for top hon ors anyone who has seen actons busi ness section early in the morning before lownworkrnen have swept up- will agree our own streets put us up with the front runners too wrappers cig arette packets kleenex banana peel orange skins and tin cans are thrown willynilly into gutters and on sidewalks creating an impression of untidiness whicrj can only leave a bad taste in the eyes of visitors littering is not a problem confined to georgetown and acton its almost universal in countries where packaging material is made of paper the coun tryside suffers almost as much with garbage cluttering natural beauty spots and being dumped on the roadside what can be done about this pig like practice which is befouling both town and country alike asks the oril- lia packet and times the worst lirterbugs are children and teenagers principally because they consume mst of the packaged confec tions canned pop and gum wrappers which make up much of the carelessly thrown litter they are inclined to be heedless and untidy they are not the only offenders by any means we have seen men and women toss cigarette boxes beer bot tles and other types of garbage out car windows ol merely drop them right where they ate standing one policeman of our acquaintance thinks every town should have a bylaw officer to curb littering and enforce it with stiff fines he suggests a few fines would curb much of the indiffer ence exhibited now others see education as the chief means of stopping the litterbugs with special emphasis on the problem in the elementary schools in acton the littering could be cut down considerably with a few attrac tive looking trash bins located in strate gic points along the business section this would be a worthwhile project for a service club interested in improv ing the towns appearance editorial page on the jcath jftcte continuing the travelogue we start ed last week of a vacation trip to expo and massachusetts well begin where we left off what is known as the south shore of the state one of the oldest settled places in north america the south shore includes to town of plymouth reputed to be and marked by a large rock the place where the pilgrim fathers landed it is still easy to trace their influence in the quaint houses picturesque towns and winding country lanes massachusetts is alive with history almost every crossroads has some sig nificance in the settlement indian or revolutionary wars of the infant united states theres where john alden lived a house built in 1655 at duxbury theres the miles standish monument john adams one of the first presidents lived here indians made their last attack on weymouth there king philips path is the route used by an indian chief with that name to attack the settlements theres a house built in 1632 we could go on indefinitely all the roads in that part of the state are paved often the country roads are lined on either side by hed ges almost like a part of england trans planted in the new world if you like sea food you are in a gourmets paradise you havent really tasted products from the sea until you have had thero freshly caught and cook ed harbors often covered with fishing and pleasure craft still retain their at traction for the inlander we found them fascinating with the added spec tacle of outgoing and incoming tides aauch of the areas recreation is fash ioned around the sea 1 massachusetts has been the spawn ing grounds for many poets and writ ers theyve left literature appreciated all over the world it is a milieu meant for the artist the rocky coast and inland ponds leading to the beautiful berk shire mountains i although the south shore below boston retains much of the past it is very much alive to the future with ex pressways and modern shopping cen tres testifying to the areas prosperity the natives if you have the temeri ty to call these new englanders such are friendly very much like their sur roundings many portugese and italian families live where once only anglo- saxon settled they adapt to their new countrys customs and tranquility add ing a dimension of their own within a few miles of one another peculiarly are acton milton and georgetown while oakville isnt too far off in connecticut cditoriat wte those from this district fortunate enough to see the canadian armed forces military tattoo came away im pressed at its splendour and puzzled by the governments decision forbid ding presentations in the united states or europe surely this spectacle could only impress those in other lands the official reason given is that the cast of 1700 would seriously reduce the strength of the armed forces in cana da are we expecting an indian attack aa centennial picture alletif hfth uni crossing from old metho dist church now the community hall in limehouse before the bridge over the railway was built this picture was taken looking towards no 7 highway and shows the house owned by the railroad which was torr wn 20 the old wheeler store and kirk- patricks blacksmith shop are on the left on the right corner is the home of the late mr and mrs richard mar shall whose picture appeared in the free press last week tt pttss 20 years ago 75 years acjjo lock ness monster no its out of faifywakeescapiriqfc the dr ng which disturbed its resting place in the mud actually this denizen of the deep is a log which cummins construction pulled out of the yvayof its dredge taken from the issue of the free press of thursday september 4 1947 in so far as georgetown was concern ed it was morjicniest4oaof how many runs the acton intermediate nine would chalk up before nine frames were complet ed last saturday the triple a club launch ed an allout offensive on hapless scot- tie patterson which bloomed into a 17 hit effort and swept into the ontario play- downs with their 126 victory out of a possible five games it took tour to squelch thepapertown outfit now the locals have a utle 1947 intermediate c champions of halton county dang kent- ner jr with a triple and duet of two sackers norm morton with three singles and evans with a double and a couple of singles were bothersome to say nothing of bob footitt in a blasting mood odeon theatres of canada ltd announce the acquisition ot the gregory theatres in oakville georgetown and acton from tlussel h gregory effective sept 15 an aspect of the deal is a convenant by gregory to erect a new theatre in acton on the lot he owns opposite his present theatre mr gregory who is retiring started in the motion picture business at what was known as the wonderland theatre in acton there was no rush for school books staff photo sugar and spice bill smiley well i scarcely know where to start expo 67 is surely the greatest display of human ingenuity imagination and organiza tion that has ever been assembled on the face of the earth its absolutely magnifi cent in almost every respect all you need to enjoy the big fair thor oughly is about three weeks 3000 and a pair of legs made of steel springs we did it in three days on150 with legs that rapidly turned to putty if it is possible for putty to ache like a bad tooth we took off right after church last sun day as usual rightafterchurch grad ually turned into 3 pm drove iso miles stayed with sisterinlaw long time no see big palaver until 3 am bogged another 20o through the heat to alexandria near montreal where old bud dy the man from glengarry generous joyous gene macdonald had offered free two motel rooms for as long as we wanted swift tour of ancient interesting town drink at golf club dinner at the macdonalds same story longumenosee etc over flowing hospitality even to tall dark and handsome 16yearold son neil to enter tain our kim estimated departure time 10 pm actual departing time 230 am up bright and early and off at the crack of noon fortunately as gene had prom ised it was only an hours drive from ex po became biggest joke of trip he ob viously meant by jet or straight across- country my car goes better on highways just follow the expo signs it sail we did we completely surrounded the city of montreal and wound up in a parking lot which was a 30mlnute ferry ride from ex po the regular lots are five to ten min utes from the grounds the ferry cost 150 a person the other lots provide a free bus the ferry dumped us at the wrong end of expo just ten miles from where we wanted to be at 330 pm we were at expo never mind we finally picked up my press pass the press building was a little bit of heaven airconditioned food and drink reasonable slightly relieved and just about the time i had thought wed be heading tor home we started out to do expo off the cuff actons grand old lady miss m 2 bennett has moved from town after a soiourn here of over 60 years many in town and district will remember her influence in their lives even though she is not here to personify the high ideals she set over a longiand disting uished teaching career softball fans werent particularly surprised to see the station hotel team win the town league championship for the second straight seaspn but there was some eyelid lifting when they did it in four straight games congratula tions both to the winners and runners up as always with our family there were no plans no organization we went into the first building we saw it was the internat ional broadcasting building fascinating perhaps for an engineer for us it was slightly less absorbing than a visit to the local library the fighting began here kim is at the age whenrhe abhors being dragged around by her parents her first proposal was lets split and meet somewhere would you turn loose your 16yearold chick in a crowd of 300000 in an area the size of a large city when none of us had a clue about how to get back to the ferry so we sulked our way through the tele phone building its a dandy show and it w he that i first discovered that my press pass made aladdins lamp look like an old candle butt i just took it out and kissed it as i write see there are these 7000 people lined up about four abreast for a quartermile with a press pass you walk to the head of the line flash the pass and your party is admitted at the reserved entrance imm ediately along with people in wheelchairs and comas and other conditions the first time we did it we felt like real skunks i expected the enraged types in the lineup to scream and rave or threaten to tear us to pieces nothing happened the second time i felt like charles de gaulle after that i lost all compunction for the standees and began looking for pavilions with the longest lineups for the sheer pleasure of gatecrashing such is man russian pavilion next beautiful lineup pavilion was rather like a vast department store specializing in spacetravel equip ment my wife collapsed into a chair on the third floor and a number of people thought she was having a stroke by sheer good luck we found oas way home and hurtled that one hour from expo in only 2 12 hours after missing the turnoff to alex and wandering about the wilds of eastern ontario for an hour bed at 2 am the acton free press phone 8532010 business and editorial office fuunjj m 117 jnd ptiblivhcd cen molnndij it w wllow s a u orinrtu mdnvr ol th aojit burrju cruution itxr c n and oaa 4jiiin rjtr on rrquol sitvnr ln pjjm i jjjrxr 14 00 in taidj 7 00 in ill uuntu other in cartel vinal coper igv 4utrvnl jx sriimkl cu vuil pxmi office vpjiirnni oijmi 1 rrtixmf it accepted oo irw njiiki inil in ise ctent of lpocrplucal rrrur thai purion of the jertivin4 vpcr oc- lpxi hv irw errorwuu item lufciscr with rrutiirumv jlltnjrkt tor iftvurc mtll no be t fur tvuiihr tvftlifkce of the- ajvrrtiwmrnl uill be paid iw ii rttr pplkblc rale in the cxenl of j iipuyraphiaf error drrminf gootr or t uc at a wrong prvt yowli or etvcr m not he told aditliirtf t merely an offer lo kii nl rniv be withdrawn at anv time duh mart mm r mil oft lai did it dill publisher hartley coles editor copyncht 1w7 don ftydcr v manager ims year all public scissor booksare supplied to students now quite a relief on the pocket books of parents in acton 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday september 6 1917 the schools reopened on tuesday and teachers are in charge of the various de partments as follows wh stewart prin cipal miss pearl z baker assistant- principal miss minnie z bennett entran ce miss jean mcleod third book miss muriel fleury second book miss daisy folster first book miss olla armstrong sr primary miss bessie elliott junior primary beefless and porkless days do not mean much in the winning of the war if lamb and veal are substituted many households have already put beef- less and baconless days into effect without any fear of bodily calamity an interesting letter from mrs brown nee bliss ethel coleman whopresldesaver the parsonage of rev j r brown at bar ons alberta gives the following informa tion the trip around the circuit is 40 miles we start at 930 in our little ford i teach in the sunday schools and act as or ganist ral of course preaches we cover four services and arrive home for the ev ening service at barons at 730 pm rev brown writes also of the growth of the crops and the harvest from early to late with changing teams the rattle of the binder goes on almost incessantly jtcc 3rcss trinity church the united church of canada minister rev gordon b turner ba bd organist mr george elliott ma phd sunday september 10 1967 sunday school rally day service sermon subject this house is yours you must live in it joint service sunday school and con gregation 1000 am trinity united acton nursery provided 1115 am churchill united churchill road north 230 pm trinity congregational pic nic t shields larm beth4b christian reformed church acton ontario sunday september 10 1967 1000 am english service 1 110 am sunday school j 30 pm alternating dutch and eng lish service saturday bible classes 10i2jo ajn everyone welcome mapu avenue baptist church 81 maple ave georgetown pastor robert c lohnes sunday september 10 1967 945 am sunday school 1 1 00 a jn morning service 700 pm evening senrlc wednesday 745 pm prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 1776663 evanoh pentecostal tabfrmacu paoc 33 omrohlu road rev s m thoman pastor 1532715 special services tuesday through friday september 58 at 8 pm with rev edwin martin evangelist sunday september 10 1967 1000 am sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 700 pjn evangelistic worship rev martin speaking at both services everyone welcome taken from the issue of the free press of thursday september 8 1892 the harvest home festival held at the home of mr j adamson nassaga- weya under the auspices of the ladles aid society of ebenezer church was a grand success between four and five hundred people wore present an enjoyable hour was spent in supplying the wants of the inner man and every person was busy and goodnatured aftertea a choice program was rendered addresses were delivered by revs boyle a blair and g willoughby the salvation array band from guelph enlivened the proceedings proceeds 98 sunday evening some evilminded per son placed shingles between the planks in the sidewalk on mill st several per sons who did not notice the obstruction in the darkness got a severe fall a lady agent has for two weeks been selling a book entitled bible readings for the home circle it is a fraud and should not be purchased the cholers scourge is marching west ward very rapidly and there is no telling how soon it may be reported as having crossed the atlantic it therefore be hooves all our citizens to look to the cleanliness of their premises especially cellars to see that no decayed vegetables are allowed to remain there also to fre quently cttsiniect all outbuildings a number fo representative farmers mer at the town hall for the purpose of devising ways and means to erect a full roller process flower mill in acton win campbell who may be described as a travelling tailor ended his itinerancy in brampton jail he is described as an hon est and inoffensive man whose only fault was a too frequent indulgence in strong drink which was the cause of his ruin 100 years ago taken from the issue of the canadian champion milton september 5 1867 at an early hour on friday last mr william moore found the body of a man on the grand trunk railway about a mile west of acton on enquiry it was found to be the body of william it in the em ploy of mr w hemstreet crewsons corners on the previous evening the deceased got a small sum of money from his employer to purchase a pair of shoes it appears from the evidence at bis in quest that while in the village two others were drinking for a considerable time at wards tavern and that the deceased had been run over by one of the night trains both of his legs were severed from his body the inquest was adjourned- till friday next no the mammoth picnic which was to come off after mr chlsholm was elected is indefinitely postponed and the fat oaten that were to have been roasted whole have been sold to the butcher and the pro ceeds applied towards mr bawtinimers election expenses church news presbyterian church in canada knox church acton andrew h mckenzie ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master rev sunday september 10 1967 945 am church school for all ages resumes 1 1 00 am divine worship sermon theme god before and be- hind us 730 pm youth meeting at manse everyone most welcome acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave ph 8531615 sunday september 10 1967 1000 zm church school and adult class 1115 am morning worship what is salvation 700 pm evening service monday 8 pm mission circle tuesday 8 pm deacons wednesday 7j0 pm prayer and bible study thursday 7j0 pjn choir practice text he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully jer 23 28 thi chimcm op st a1ban thi marty ancucan corner willow st and st albans drhre rev ritchie mcmurray ma st3 sunday september 10 1067 trinity xvi 900 avm the holy eucharut 1000 ajn matins followed by the annu al parish picnic at kelso park bus leaves church 11 ajn