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i chtrfe to ftkone utiitcn news report close acton station perhaps you read in the newt col umns wherw milton will be included in the free callina area for georgetown telephone users and vke vena were surprised the same servioa isnt supplied to acton telephone sub scribers so the north helton area would be blanketed i users of the acton exchange can to either georgetown or rockwood nownfrea of charge but calls to milton where many of the countys services are situated still carry a long distance charge perhaps the telephone company has steered away from any changes in the acton free calling area because of the effect a proposal to include guelpti in it had a few years ago subscribers here generally opposed it because the number of calls from here to guelph did not merit a large increase in rates there was also some feeling about the influence on town businesses however milton with so many county services such as halton manor agricultural and welfare offices county administration etc is a horse of a different color a free calling area for all three north helton towns would complete the free calling triangle a change in rates for a free calling area between acton and milton would surely only be minimal when compar ed with a similar setup between acton and guelph cleanup en the credit the ontario water resources com mission reports that the credit river once one of the dirtiest is now one of the cleanest rivers running through the major industrial centres of southern on tario this report from the source of the movement to cleanup pollution in on tario is a light pat on the back for the commissions efforts to restore the pris tine purity of this provinces streams it is one success story in many yet to the cleanup still improving the riv er was attributed to new sewage plants and cooperation in not dumping waste there is still some trouble spots in the credit and its tributaries indust rial and municipal pinpointed they belong to acton and orangeville chlor ide from hidesalting which discharges into the black creek from beardmore and co is still polluting hopefully the problem is being solved by adding dil ution water at the point of discharge ofangevillesj trouble stems from overloading at the owrcowned sewageplant bigger and better facili ties are being built to correct the situa tion a tenyear study by the owrc shows the pollution level has fallen drastically in that time it does not yet however indicate the credit has been restored to the same condition it was in when mother nature and a few indians tended it the credit was named according to folklore because indians met along its banks to barter with the white man this often meant receiving credit for their pelts or salmon which made the river a fishermans dream one day perhaps it will again be the sparkling stream that cascaded from the caledon hills to the rich clay and loam of the vast dairyland below be fore emptying into lake ontario it will take much vigilance as popu lation pressures increase but what has been done indicates the battle against pollution and indifference to its fate is being won stop stop youre supposed to stop sugar and spice by bill smiley jm jitter t police the following appeared in the ys guys noos the newsy bulletin pub lished by the acton ys men and edited by g w par mckenzie it needs no explanation once there was a small boy who at three weeks of age was turned over to a baby sitter on his second birthday his parents dressed him as a cowboy and gave him a gun at age three visitors thought he was cute when he could repeat the tv beer commercials at age six his dad occasionally dropped him off at sunday school on his way to the golf course at age eight his folks bought him a bb gun and taught him to shoot sparrows he teamed how to shoot windshields by himself at age 10 he spent after school time squatting at the corner news stand reading comic books partly because mother wasnt home when he was 13 he told his folks that other boys stayed out late so his parents said he could too it se easier that way at age 15 the police called his home one night to say that they had their boy and he was in very serious trouble in trouble screamed his father it cant be our boy and the mother cried out how could her little boy have gone wrong but it was and he had oh boy i know every man leads a life of quiet desperation according to thoreau id settle for that if mine were even quiet this has been one of those days that make me wonder how the heck i can be the sweet gentle person i am underneath it started at five am when the old ladys alarm clock failed to go off she had checked it four times between 11 pm and 5 am switching on the light and wak ing me up each time at 445 she settled into a sound steep and woke with a great lurch and a scream of dismay at 530 she takes off for the city at 6 scrambling tea and toast eyes like rubbed sandpaper turned on the outside light six inches of fresh snow first of the year more scrambling for winter boots long laid away in some hideyhole shoved her into the snow and tottered about from 6 until 830 having cups of tea shaves and anything else that was reviving off into the blizzard with kim no snow tires naturally was going to put them on this week aaa miltm centennial picture jailer the acton fik free press phone 8532010 business and editorial ohtc foaaaai to iflts mid pawaata vcry m wilts st actaa oauno m n at u arn cuwawwa ik cwna aai own dmiim ram o i i m t mi patakto m aitaatx r ia c tm m all chmiw otatr tsai chmi im cop i mc aammimi scaaa oui mad tau orfira dipiumul oiun a t i a tat nmlli uatt la lbt cwm of l airttoa at ik m u camata for hi riv atfd lor at ib m rati- hi ma anal of i ml anor i a aiaaf arte i a iuinlilaj fa uammouse 0 years aoo is recalled by these pictures from the nejl benton collection the general view shows bentons store to the right the home of the moore family on the third line was built by thos gowdy about 1871 john moore lived there for some 30 years before wrn gowdy moved in july 1906 he bought the house in 1929 and sold it to g a france toledo in 1942 the gowdy s moved to acton sept 1943 taught all day committee meeting at 315 department heads meeting at 330 until 430 column to write but went around to the garage to get the snow tires on three hundred other people had the same idea home at six two kids that useless hughs home sitting listening to records with the breakfast dishes in the sink blew up got tbe dinner organized and a few home truths off my chest but no rest out into the bleak night for another meeting at 730 lasted until 10 accomplished zaro j home at last for peace quiet relaxation kim hit me the minute i got in a proposi tion shes been asked to play the organ with a rock group it seems the in thing for groups these days is to have a girt- in them shed also sing no catches whatever except that shed have to buy an organ for 150 and spend about 20 hours a week practising nothing to it she has a hundred in the bank from summer earnings she could easily borrow the other 50 from the bank brief lesson in economics what do you have for security she wanted to know what that was i explained that if you have 5000 in government bonds the bank will lend you 50 maybe tbe only assets she could think of were her bicycle leaning against a tree in the snow in the backyard unridden for three years a portable recordplayer with a broken arm a guitar that was worth 40 in its heyday ten years ago and her piano which i pointed out was owned by her mother but do you know how much this means to me dad yes and now get to bed lip stuck out about three inches she re membered to inform me that her momer- had called while i was out and wanted to talk to me it was 16 hours since id seen her since my wife went back to college my phone bill looks like the national debt of egypt but i called her fortunately she was in a terse taciturn mood talked for only 20 minutes went off at 11 pm to attack the column while hugh was brewing up a little snack for himself consisting of onions cheese beans and salami all in tbe same pot got a couple of hundred words of soggy prose down and he came up and interrupt ed me for a chat about his prospects which are nil worked until two and i might just as well have been watching television or sleeping because it turned out to be a lousy column as you have just discovered just to top off the day checked the clos et and found i dldnt have a clean shirt for tomorrow said gosh darn it and hit the sack editorial ttrtej a small questknis now friendly a friendly village remains after it has been plastered by friendly bombs in a real dry spell even a big black cloud may be lyina 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday november 20 1947 seldom do so many friends gather as did on tuesday at the johnstone and burnley funeral home to pay tribute to those bright young people mr and mrs howard nort- on who died from exposure near sioux lookout saw louie pickering of the un ited church was in charge of the funeral service and was assisted by rev cant john anderson of knox church floral tri butes filled every space around the two caskets her parents and brother are en route from england trophies of tbe huntlne season are com ing back with tbe hunters but wllmer wat- kins is tbe first to bring back a fine black bear he and ed jennings ware hunting at llaynooth in hastings county the bear has been much admired as it hong in front of acton garage dr wgc kenney is making favourable progress in hospital following an operation his office is regretfully closed miss frances dills received her ba degree at convocation hall toronto election in acton on dec 1 and voting on the band bylaw if s your turn to help a little with public recognition andthe amount is small moving pictures were shown thursday evening in bockwood joan fontaine in the duke of west point and trail of the royal mounted mr gc amos of moffat is in the un ited states attending fairs and sales in the capacity of judge and evaluator blighty incapacitated pte williams still has a piece of shrap nel in his anatomy splendid addresses followed by rev se large james lind say esq of the exemption tribunal end j r kennedy esq of the victory loan can vassing committee the lode will sew for the soldiers at mrs wv colliers on monday mr john b mackenzles little daughter who was struck by an airplane at george town and rendered unconscious is all right again 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday november 24 1892 during the past year or so some three electric light companies have sought and obtained permission from council to erect poles for electric lighting purposes on our streets as yet however none of the com panies have taken advantage of tbe privilege granted and acton continues to struggle along with her coal oil lamps tberewoald sorely be satisfactory return for tbe capit alists from such an investment wh speight has purchased from hh worden his pretty terra cotta residence on the corner of park and lake ave the con sideration was 1100 this is one of the neatest and most comfortable houses in town thomas perryman sr has secured tbe property on mill st occupied by alex grant for 825 end will put it in better re pair and improvise a shop for miss perry- mans fancy goods huntress 50 years ago 100 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday november 22 1917 the torontohamilton cement highway through this county will be officially open ed saturday premier hearst will officiate action was taken during the week on the various applications which came before the exemption tribunal there followed a column and a half of the names of the men who were exempt from service a splendidly hearty reception was tend ered two of our returned heroes last fri day evening by our citizens lancecorp oral aw large and pte fred williams had both arrived home during the week and a joint welcome was accorded them they were escorted by automobiles and the band to the town hall where they were accorded a salvo of ringing cheers gold watches were presented to them on behalf of our citizens by hp moore jp and rev mr wilson both gave interesting incidents of their experiences before they were sent to taken from the issue of the canadian champion november 21 1867 a young man with a german accent came to milton on monday and although poorly dressed seems to have plenty of green backs which he gave away freely for cloth ing revolvers fancy pocketbooks whiskey straights etc buying a loaded cane be proceeded to smash windows about town among others 16 large panes at the town hall he was therefore lodged in jail and is to be tried before his worship mayor smith today at 10 pm an attempt to form a farmers club in esqneslng is being made the preliminary meeting was held yesterday wa trust that it will be well supported and would like to see these clubs for mutual improvement formed in every municipality after all the loud talking the 14 days of grace after the opening of tbe session nave bean allowed to expire and mr white holds his seat without dispute church notices the church of st alban the martyr anglican comer willow st and st albans drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma stb sunday november 26 1967 sunday next before advent 900 ajn the holy eucharist cocoa and rolls will be served fol lowing the eucharist and a movie of in terest to teenagers will be shown all teenagers are welcome 1030 jlhv church school 10 jo am matins and sung litan 1000 am wed nov 29 holv eucharist for mothers with voung children and shift workers followed bv corfee and a movie trinity church the united church of caaaada minister rev gordon b turner ba bj organist dr george elliott ma ph d sunday november 26 1967 sermons on subject- the kingdom of god present and future i0o0 am trinity united nursery pro vided 1130 am churchill united churchill rd north sunday school 10 00 am junior school to gr 4 ii is am senior school gr s togrs bethjb christian reformed church minister rev p brouwer acton ontario evanor pentecostal tarjjrnactl paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 8533713 sunday november 26 1967 1000 am english service 1110 ajn sunday school 2j0 pjn alternating dutch and english service saturday bible classes 1012 am everyone welcome mapie avenue taftlst church 81 maple ave georgetown pastor rev robert c lohnes sunday november 26 1967 here is our sincere invitation to the whole family to attend church 9 45 a m sunday school all ages 1100 am morning service the com pleted man 7 00 pm evening evangel 7 45 pm wednesday prayer meeting acton 8531936 georgetown 8776665 sunday november 26 1967 10 00 am sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 700 pjn evangelistic worship tuesday 8 pjn prayer servioa and bible study thursday at 8 pjn christ ambaaaav dora prcsryterian church in canada knox csumch acton rev andrew el mokamrla ba bj mbdatar mr el a hansen ba organist and choir master acton iaptist church founded 1m2 pastor rev stanley oemmoti res 144 tidey ave fh 1531615 sunday november 26 1967 1115 ajn morning worship thy word is sure evening service cancelled in order to at tend knox anniversary service wednesday 7 jo prayer a bible study thursday jo explorer thursday gflo 43oir practice friday 7joo txeu b h f aaaets sunday november 26 1967 945 aun church school for ages 3 to 15 years 945 ajn membership class withdrawn this sunday 1100 am and 7 jo pjn 122nd anniver sary services guest preacher rev david r nicholson ba bd of campbellville special music by choir guest soloist mrs lois klein guelph friends from other churches invited to evening service everyone most welcome this is an invitation to attend the church of your choice on sunday