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l- ditorial pa jhufiah jummer- one of tha nicer things that hap pens every yaerie indian summer a short period of especially fair weather and mild days it comes in late october or early november when the leaves are turning color and falling from the trees it has no definite date to begin or end the mild pleasant weather of in dian summsr follows the autumns first period of cold wintry days says world book encyclopedia the days become noticeably warmer but the nights re main chilly throughout indian summer the sun shines dimly and softly the sky rums a rich blue and always appears gentle and hazy near the horizon the air remains smoky and still with almost no wind an indiansummer moon of- ten has a soft yellow or orange hue indian summer lasts from a week to 1 0 dayi and sometimes for two weeks then winter begini the american indians enjoyed in dian summer and looked forward to it they considered it the special gift of god the origin of the name of indian summer is uncertain one story styt that american settlers named the period after the american indians who told the settlers thet this period would come another story says the name evolved because this period of good weather gave warlike indians another chance to make more attacks on the settlers other parts of the world also have a short period of fine weather similar to indian summer europeans generally call it old wives summer or st martins summer 9cdatin future futile tt is interesting to note that when nyorten the past has attempted to predict the longterm future his fore cast has turned out to be hopelessly shortsighted end pessimistic many forecasters have said that expo would not live up to expectations mat it would not be completed on time that it would be no different from other fairs and that it would attract a much smaller attendance than anticipated all of these prognostications have proved to be incorrect not long ago sir william crooks a distinguished scientist predicted early extinction of the race through diminish ing supplies of nitrates what he did not foresee was that chemistry would by synthesis within a generation or so prove his error not long ago many of our leading economists pointed darkly to dwindling reserves of oil and fuel now the split ting of the atom and the fissioning of thorium uranium and putonium have completely altered the situation it seems to me therefore that those who became unduly alarmed at short- term prospects are suffering from ec onomic myopia they forget that our economic orbit is shaped not by inven tories or business indicators or by government pumppriming but by hu man courage desires and incentive there has been much speculation as to the reasons for the spectacular advance of the canadian economy some have ascribed it to the size of our continent some to our raw material resources some to the strength and vigor of our people the answer is a simple one it is nothing more than humarivinaenuity operating in an atmosphere of individ ual freedom and incentive chttaltif in the city we small townsmen sometimes look to our city cousins with jaundiced eye you city people we tell them are cold heartless devoid of all hum an feelings your aloofness comes from living in the big smoke dont you wish you lived down in the boon docks with your country cousins one acton lady a frequent visitor to toronto is inclined to dispute this widelyheld theory now after a hat- raising experience on yonge st maybe shes saying these stories about heart less torontonians are grossly exagger ated e she and e relative shopping amidst the concrete canyons emerged from a large department store just as office workers and tradesmen were hurrying home during rush hour recently a bleak wind elbowed its way down the crowded street lifting skirts jostling shoppers and rudely blowing fine dust on them at busy intersections a polite policewoman directed traffic her whistle assurance of safe conduct through endless lines of traffic suddenly the rude wind became a maverick it lifted the acton ladys hat from her headl a futile swipe at the chapeau miss ed it parachuted to the middle of the busy street hundreds looked on apparently in different maybe sympathizing secretly then suddenly from out of the throng dashed five or six young men intent on rescuing the hat before it was crushed under city traffic brakes squealed cars swerved as the gallants pursued the hat oblivious of the risk the chapeau lit in front s a car just out of the grasp of one and kept going merrily up the street finally one young man grabbed it before the wheels of a bus crushed it and him he carried it triumphantly like an offering to the em harassed lady people smiled they relaxed the lady smiled her thanks surely chivalry is not dead in the city centennial picture fahetif f araot of teilryear was pictured t ffca comar of mill and main st where the- kanoes the years have trought are apparent the board side- walk muddy rutted road horses and buggies are all things of the past the picture is lent by johnny smith mfiwi v 1r part op the huge automated plant at acton limestone quarries this huge rock conveyor transports the stone from the rock crusher to a large pile over looking the esquesing countryside the stone goes from there to a line of equipment an an underground belt emerging as different size stone as it progresses down the line staff photo sugar and spice by b i ii s m i i you think youre tired ive been home for three days from my second trip to expo and im still whimpering with fatigue any expo trip is a tackbreaker but when you are shepherding a gaggle of teen agers its gruelling you wind up a three- day trip with blistered feet hollow eye sand the stunning realization that you are really at last over the hill picture your faithful correspondent lurching out of bed at 6 sum to catch the bus at seven repulsive isnt it but you should have seen the same body some 21 hours latet after a ninehour bus trip hours of trudging the asphalt of expo and more hours of getting the kiddles to bed and to sleep some of those kiddles are 20 years old it was past the repulsive state by then and was merely pitiable we averaged 19 hours a day in action five in bed it wasnt all that bad though it seldom is as usual 97 percent aftthe kids came through with flying colors we didnt lose a single body and they were punctual at the buses which floored me completely it was the other three percent of course who made the jaunt somewhat less than a picnic one bird on my bus barfed all aver the back seat and floor he did it so quietly that we didnt find out about it until morning he was torn into small strips and given the job of cleaning out all the buses he was a lamb for the rest of the trip three little guys in grade nine went to the tunisian restaurant or a meal it cost them 21 vhat surprised me was the calibre of the culprits on my bus i had a pretty tough crew mostly grade 12 tech boys i had along my rhinoceroshide whip my brass knuckles sandbag and the special re volver which shoots tranquillizer darts didnt need anything they were angels seal troublemakers were the socalled leaders of the school whether it was sheer giddiness from exhaustion or a de sire to show off i dont know but i told one- of them in my most ferocious manner they were acting like old maids who have had their first martini we got the 75 boys settled down in one huge dormitory about 130 am the first night at three i was awakened nipped out and caught two seniors mpamng in the back door pointed a trembling with rage fore finger at one and said kelly do you want a oneway ticket home tomorrow with a i phone call preceding it nossir well thats what youre going to get and that goes for anybody else who even peeps like a little bird miracle they went off to sleep it wasnt exactly visions of sugarplums dan cing in their heads it was visions of en raged parents and an irate principal second night boys were bushed and it was the girls who goofed around half the night giggling singing and talldng my own daughter was right in the thick of it and looked like a ghost at breakfast but it was a good trip all in all a kink here and there to be ironed out we learn ed a lot one thing keep them starved stop for food and it doesnt matter whether theyre on their last legs youd swear gabriel had just blown the trumpet they come to life with a vengeance and yack sing and horse about as though theyd been given speed pills about expo its losing its gloss with the season nearing its end the staff is growing steadily more surly and sloppy cant blame them the excitement has worn off the big show is losing its momen tum and most of them are bored silly with their jobs found my son anyway appropriately enough hes working in a building where they have monkey cages we spent a happy half hour watching the monkeys as usual he was broke as usual i was took the agon free press phone 853 2010 qusiness and editorial office founded in ut and puwvhem ernr fltcu jil willo si viui 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plant with messrs iroastds and souther of plas- tonlcs ltd and are removing their mach- lntry and equipment from toronto to acton or uw prsmot plastonlcs will occupy part of the plant of micro pusuci it took 14 thrlllpackad innings but acton hammered across the clinching run to win the gams 34 from sunderland tigers at viaduct park yesterday afternoon the tanners hiving won the semifinals now will meet delhi in a bestiof three series iron man don ryder went the full 14 innings for acton and really deserves a lot of credit for the victory in he sundorland series he has pitched 32 of the 34 innings which no doubt sets some kind of record young danes homo run in the ninth that tied it up and watfrhouses double gave the acton supporters something to think about r 50 years ago taken from the issue of the froe press of thursday october 18 1017 a branch of the junior chapter of the iode was formed at the home of mrs george edwards oct 6 by mrs che smith regent of the duke of devonshire chapter the following offlcerswereelect- ed hon regent mrs che smith re gent miss emerald cooper 1st vicere gent miss lucy edwards secretary miss marguerite symon treasurer miss stella mclam standard bearer miss isabel ell iott it is to be known as lakeside chap ter in honor of acton from the weekly military notes col umn a letter from bugler bobby stewart from wltley camp said pte kipling puffer is now in france and is a bomb thrower pte augustus large who has been over seas since the spring of 191 5 has been in valided home mrs thomas marsh received a letter from her brother pte george green who is in hospital in england he was gassed by the same shell that affected pte fred wright it is remarkable that both of these brave boys enlisted together in acton have been together in the same company over- seas and in the trenches and in all their experiences this is their first serious casualty mr hubert wann has purchased the fam ily homestead at the corner of the third line and acton crossroad the farm which his grandfather the late alexander mann settled on when he came from invernes- shire scotland about 80 years ago don ald mann father of the new owner died about five years ago and the past three years the property has been under lease to mr fred cleave taken from the issue of the free press of thursday october 20 1892 a sad fatal accident occurred in the gt r yards when a young lad named isaac russoll of fort huron mich who was go ing west to try his fortune and was stealing a ride on a freight was terribly mangled by the care 1 quito a number of our citizens attended erin fair wo are sorry to say a number of them were foolish enough to be raked in by the fakers which infested the place enqueuing council paid the following sums for road improvements james brown 075 feet plank 1873 jame mc millan filling breach in embankment 90 cents grading two hills 650 charles da vidson rilling up hollow 1750 robert klnnaird hauling gravel to swamp 12 adam cook 124 yds gravel at 8 cents per yard 99 peter gibbons check una 19 these improvements are appreciated by those who have occasion to travel there council met for but half an hoar coun cillor pearson in the chair and the btrve and councillor beardmor absent take ayers sarsaparllla at ajl seasons in the spring it removes that tired feeling cleanses and revitalizes the circulation and prepares one to successfully contend with the debilitation effects of the heated term in the summer it quickens the ap petite regulates the liver and makes the weak strong in the autumn it tones up the nerves and protects the system from mal arial influences in the winter it enriches the blood and invigorates every organ and tissue of the body 100 years ago taken from the issue of the ci champion jullton october 17 1867 mr john mccoll has been appointed to take the place of mr breckenbridge as head master of the georgetown common school the salary which has been reduc ed to 400 is in our opinion entirely too low for a firstclass school as that of georgetown should be when acton and wellington square give nearly 600 and milton 500 and several rural sections 400 georgetown to be in proportion should secure the permanent services of such a talented teacher as mr mccoll at five or six hundred dollars it is a false economy which would reduce a teachers salary es pecially at a prosporous time like the pre- sent the members of no 7 company acton intend to make a presentation to captain allan tonight captain allanis untiring per- serverance and energy in raising and drill ing his own company and his loan associa tion with the volunteer movement both in halton and peel fully entitle him to some substantial mark of their regard the men of no 7 in thus honoring their gallant cap tain are doing honor to themselves church news trinity church the united church of canada minister rev gordon b turner ba bd organist dr george elliott ma ph d the church op st alban the martyr anglican comer willow st and st albans drive rev riichic mcmurray ma stj sunday october 22 1967 1000 am trinity united nursery provided 11 jo am churchill united churchill rd n sunday school 1000 ajn junior school to gr 4 1 115 am senior school gr s to gr t bethn christian reformed church minister rev r brouwer acton ontario sunday october 22 1967 trinity xxii 900 am the holy eucharist 1030 am church school 1030 am matins acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave ph 8531615 sunday october 22 1967 1000 ajn english service 1110 aan sunday school 2 jo pm alternating dutch and english service saturday bible classes 1012 ajn everyone welcome maple avcnur artist church 81 maple ave georgetown pastor robert c looses sunday october 22 1967 945 am sunday school 1100 am morning service 700 pm evening service wednesday 745 pjn prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 8tm665 evanon rfmtkcostal tabernacle paoc a churchill road rev s m tinman pastor 8532715 sunday october 22 1967 1115 am morning worship above all be faithful dedication service of gifts to the church in mem ory of mr wilfred coles 700 pm evening service laymens service speaker mr ro bert dilly gait god is still writ in books tuesday october 24 8 jo pm quar terly business meeting wednesday 7 jo prayer a bible study thursday 630 explorers thursday 800 choir practice friday 700 pm b h f meet presryterian church in canada knox ohukch acton rev andrew h mokeoiict ba bj minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir master sunday october 22 1967 1000 ajn sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 700 pjn evangelistic worship tuesday 8 pjn prayer service and bible study thursday at 8 pjn christ ambassa dors sunday october 22 1967 945 ajn church school for ages i to 15 years 1100 am public worship of god an nual fall laymens service guest speaker mr ben mosgach fergus all male choir 1210 pjn joint session board meet ing to discuss national development fund 7 jo pjn youth fellowship for 13 to l 17 year olds j am most weciohv w