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0 j mf the acton free press wednesday november 29 1967 a direct fan for education the ontario governments plan to establish a county board of education by january 1 1969 and abolish all the present school boards gets a warm re caption hare it is now over a year since the plun- kett report suggested two boards of education for the north and south mun icipalities he would have created out of peel and halton just exactly a year ago county school boards and boards of education were dlscuislng the mer its of this proposal the county consultative committee of education reported subsequently in favor of a singletier county board of education the proposal however got no support from the large municipali ties to the south who already operate under boards of education they press ed for a twotier system and appeared unwilling to alter any of their current organization the province is to be credited for finally taking some initiative and pro viding some direction the impractical- ity of some of the current arrangement is best reflected to us in the fact that students living within walking distance of the milton high school must travel by bus a number of miles south to an oakville or burlington school because they reside in that municipality there are other glaring problems magnified by the costly equipment re quired for the increasing number of specialised courses being offered at the high school level maximum use of such equipment is desirable and may much more readily be possible if the existing boundary lines are removed and no longer obstruct the interchange of ttudenti to those students who live in the less populous areas of the north of the county it may be possible for them to benefit from some of the special lied services which would net otherwise be available to them because of the small er number of them requiring this kind of help i we can foresee difficulties too those elected to the county board of education will have to be exceedingly competent end avoid parochialtype thinking the board will require an ex tremely competent staff to administer the system that will involve so many thousands of children they will have to be constantly mindful of the need to equalize educational opportunities throughout the county we think there ar people in halton who are big enough for the task residents will have to be realistic too representatives on the board will reflect the population of the areas and while those in the north may cringe a little at the small number of represen tatives they will be eble to have on the board they will have to understand the ratio is realistic it would be unrealistic to suggest there will be any saving in taxes edu cation is expensive and will become more so the one hope for the system is that its efficiency may permit the ut most value from every dollar spent antique aijtem we like a columnist in the aailton canadian champion wonder why the township of esquesing allows only one wee from nomination toetectionday tt hardly gives a new candidate for office time o shake hands with his neighbors before hes farced to stand the scrutiny of people who may have heard of him but certainly wouldnt vote for birrs without some form of personal contact for the professional politician who has a campaign set up prior to nomina tion day and can simply turn it on when he wills the antique system would be fully exploited we doubt however if esquesing ratepayers get sufficient time to know their candidates under the cir cumstances the system gives a decided advant age to the incumbent council and school board members who are already 7r rejjtchaibititif jkitftj well known by dint of activities through the preceding year a newcomer un less hes extremely gregarious doesnt have much of a chance the township could be the loser under the system downgrading talent ed public spirited citizens before they are well acquainted with- so many people moving info the township from outside the system perpetuates the old guard mentality of some since esquesing is one of the few places to have an election this year there is much interest in what they do both here and in neighboring town ships wed like to congratulate council lor tom hill on his acclamation as dep utyreeve and wish the candidates for reeve council and school board the best for 68 the new county boards of educa tion proposed for 1969 will be requir ed to issue their own tax bills accord ing to premier john roberts this is a valid step providing it is possible to arrange the mechanics of this in the most efficient manner for too long the provision of funds for education has been a source of con flict and confusion between municipal councils and school boards the total tax bill has been blamed on the coun cils and educations percentage of the total has increased dramatically now boards of education and school boards will be publicly responsible for their expenditures and the citizens will have recourse if they are unhappy it also makes it possible for the boards to offer substantiating evidence on expenditures directly to the people without running into the roadblocks the municipal councillors more politically oriented can erect the premier has indicated the gov ernment will increase school grants to help set up the new units but if these are to be the carrotonastick type of inducements for the purposes of organ ization only the people of the province will be unhappy vkiebssssbsbessbsveei ffix centennial picture jatlem ifeji tilw4w v halumfnn was more trick than treat about 19051 the morning of november 1 showed these articles piled neatly in front of the free press office on mill st liquor bottles were rlud for the special benefit of strict teetotalllng edi tor h p moore the lads at the left should they be identified an no doubt innocent herb ritchie lent the nirfurej cwjeffekys samuel hearne on his journey to the coppermine 1 770 he was the first man to reach the arctic overland from hudson bay after working for three years as a mate on the ships of the hudsons bay company young hearne was given command of the companys exploring expeditions inland from hud son bay it was from fort prince of wales at the mouth of the churchill river on hudson bay that hearne set out in 1770 on one of the most re markable journeys ever made from the indians hearne had heard of hills composed of copper all in handy lumps like heaps of pebbles accompanied by chief matonabee and a group of pnm lb impirui oil callttlhm chipewyans he reached the mouth of the coppermine river on the arctic ocean after an eightmonth trek the company had hoped to establish a per manent shipping port on the arctic but this idea was quashed when hearne saw the great icepacks stretching from shore to horizon he found no hills of copper but only one recognizable piece of ore in an area that is now being re- explored by modern methods hearne discovered great slave lake on the re turn journey in all he covered 1700 miles of some of the bleakest territory in canada parts of his trail have yet to be trodden by any other white men sugar and spice by bill smiley just a few observations on life in gener al this week i have no particular theme in mind but it will probably have emerged by the time weve finished this chore me writing you reading its fashionable to attack the yanks so here goes i think theyre giving us a bum deal in merchandise if i were a politician my platform would be lets fortify the borderl every year we send them about 80 per cent of our best people artists of all kinds university professors engineers better known as the brain drain and every win ter we send them our rlchpeople hundreds of thousands to bolster the sagging econo mies of florida and california and what do they send us draft dodgers deer hunting a lot of people are against it not me in fact if i werent a teacher id take a week off every fall and join the great slaughter of the deer slaughter there are 10 times as many people killed on the highways as there are deer in the bush if i thought the species would be wiped out deer not people id light it but the deer populations is in creasing chiefly because there are so many lousy hunters r i admit that no completely sane mangoes deer hunting why would anybody go into the woods in the worst weather of the year wind and snow rain and blow to wander through miles of swamp and stash swale and burn dragging a dirty great musket and straining bis heart when he could be sitting at home watching a football game ontv why ill tell you because its the only place in the world where he can escape from committee meetings a nagging wife a shrilling telephone and rotten kids with personality defects its the only place in the world where be can get back to the primitive pleasures of man rude jokes around the fire a sense of companionship that has nothing to do with money or position the feeling of battle against the elements the absence of all stress except the physical the eating of halfburned meat the belching and break ing of wind the dreamless sleep of an an imal after a day of exhaustion the killing of the deer is unimportant be has proved to himself by george that theres a little juice in the old carcass yet that he can take it without whining and that hes liked for himself not because he can do something for somebody this brings as by a logical assodsuon of ideas to modern theatre itsconcern- ad with the very same thug a man trying to prove himself the deer hojsr would laugh at the playwright and the playwright would laugh at the deer hunter each would think the other was emotionally crippled i saw a play last weekend that would have made my little old mothers hair stand on end even though she wouldnt have under stood it it is called fortune and mens eyes some of the language was straight off the walls of a public lavatory its a play that will shock and sicken some people and perhaps this is not a bad idea it has pathos and a macabre humor but lavatory walls are a part of life there is no sand to put your head in only the toilet bowl and while this is one way of washing your hair it is not hlght recom mended this again by a logical association of ideas brings us to hair hair on hejwl is good well agree to that the battling man suffers the balding woman dies a thousand deaths hair on legs is good if youre a man bad if youre a girl same with arms chest no question how about armpits armpits take us back to deer hunters and deer hunters to draft dodgers so the circle is almost complete and my students when i give them an essay to write say but sir what can i write about answer if you want to be a writer write the reason im a bit misanthropic this week is that its snowing i hate snow the- acton free press phone 8532010 business and editorial office founded in h7s mm published ctcry vfedneituy ai 5 millom st acton omano member of tbt atml bureau of circuuiton i be cwna sad crvna advertising rate on rtquesi sobscrip- imii pablc in advance 4fl0 m ciuada 700 an m1 ounirvr other san caaatsu aisaglet copse oc auihorwj a second class mas loa4 offsca oepartmenl oiiawta aahvrtisjasj is accept on the cuoditson thai in the ectti of typographical error thai portion of the adsiilug space oc- cupaed in the erroneous item tonrtber with reaaonable allowance for signatur will tkm be charyeii for but the balance of the mi t01 be paad for at the applicable r in tbt rteetl of a rtpofraphacal error adstrswfiaj foods or rrcrt at a sarong prior teodn or at risen ma imm be sold akeniitr h i so aril and maw bsr arfthavnsvn at j dab mshtn sasi i tcav mjb datkf dill pwfemiliir hartley coin don rjacttr editor frspisttbi rt7 r 20 years ago taken from tho issue of the pros press of thursday november 87 1047 the nomlnstlon masting was well-attend- d but there were not as many nominations as usual and all offices wsra filled by ac climation reeve fj mccutcheon wis returned and w j coon will be actons first doputy- reeve councillors will bo fred davison alsx mclssac william j mcuod public utilities commission c m hansen school board john chapman 8r norman balrd and rf dean on monday the vote will be taken on the bud tax bylaw at the town hall and ym ca many it the meeting spoke to en dorse the byliw mr amos mison who has been coun cillor reeve and warden of the county was chairman for the meeting reeve mccutcheon said the past year had shown the greatest growth of any year in the history of acton over 6000 feat of witermaln had been laid 27 services in stalled wsrren grove wss making prog ress the county health unit took 10000 to get started but is now doing the work of the local medical officer of health he urged everyone to support the band tax by law alter conserving metal for war purpos es there are now to be two license plates issued again for each vehicle five of the newest type of knitting msch- inos have been installed at mason knitting co they have greater speed and automat ic attachments 50 years ago taken from the issue of thejpree press of thursday november 20 1017 acton marked the big victory at the front when the british and canadian troopspush- ed back the strongly fortified hindenburg line for miles last friday at noon vocifer ously the ringing of bells blowing of whistles tooting of horns shouting of school children create quite a noisy ex- huberance many who were unaware of the cause of the outburst were rather alarmed until explanations were volunteered mr w woodcok who has conducted the bakery business on church st and who has been drafted for overseas service has dis posed of his business to m edwards and co mrs edwards was connected with the business of her father mr thomas stat- ham for years and is well qualified to superintend it the knox church choir were very hosp itably entertained at the home of mr and mrs james symon willow st the happy event was in honor of miss wilma john stone whom they presented with a silver nut bowl lined with gold the church of st alban the martyr anglican corner willow st and st albans drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma stb sunday december 3 1967 advent sunday 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 10 jo ajn church school 1030 am advent carol service and holy eucharist 4 pm the ordination of the reverend laurence gene duby to the order of the priesthood at the church of st columba st catharines bethfl christian reformed church minister rev p brouwer acton ontario sunday december 3 1967 1000 ajn english service 1110 am sunday school 230 p jn alternating dutch and english service saturday bible classes 1012 ajn everyone welcome mapie avenue baptist church 81 maple ave georgetown pastor rev robert c lotme sunday december 3 1967 here is our sincere invitation o the whole family to attend church 945 am sunday school all ages 1100 am morning service 700 pm evening evangel 745 pm wednesday prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 8776665 acton baptist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gauamon res 144 tidey aveh 8531615 sunday december 3 1967 1000 ajn sunday school classes for all ages 1115 am morning worship our great high priest 7 pjra evening service sound film missionary at watsons garage wednesday 7 jo prayer a bible study- thursday 630 explo thursday 800choir practice friday 700 p jdl 8 h f the king frost put corporation pond in shape for skating after dec 10 the millinery parlors of misses cooper will be open wednesday and saturday afternoons only at a box social at the home of mr james sprowl 4170 was raised for the redcross mr oliver hilts had a successful sale at balllnafsd mr hilts intends going west msssrs hp moore snd sgt w gould wore in toronto to hear expresident roosevelts big victory loan address at the armouries 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday december 1 1802 an interesting checker match was played monday evening the sides were captained by john hsrvey snd james matthews with 14 seta of plsyers and six games played mslthews side won the laurels the new public school nears completion the porch and belfry are just about con cluded mr william hampshire tax collector reports esquesing taxes coming in fairly well we hope he will be able to show a fully receipted roll to township council william is a hustler the canada clove works is about to put in steam power to run their sewing mach ines this should render the work much lighter for the operatives ersmosa township has nine places li censed to sell intoxicating liquors while in the adjoining township of ngssagaweya there is only one and in erin only four hs mcdonald has secured the drill shed for a skating rink this winter jie will pay 20 for the season and leave thevoremlses as he found them 100 years ago rakon from the issue of the canadian champion milton november 28 1867 berrys minstrels performed to crowded houses on tuesday and wednesday evenings at the orange hall milton the perform ance was very good and free from the ob jectionable features to be seen in many of these shows the bouse was kept in roars of laughter by the eccentricities of the collided pussens the eccentric man whose window break ing feats we related in our last issue was brought in before the mayor on tbursaay last and lined 20 which merely paid tat damage be has done he seems to be in sane for we have since learned that be has been arrested in toronto for drawing a re volver at a saloon keeper he gave ins police a great deal of trouble he had 40 when he commenced his spree in milton and in toronto the police found but 60 on him church notices tunitv chuich the united church of minister rev gordon b turner ba bj organist dr george elliott ma ph d sunday december 3 1967 a series of sermons on the lords pray er the prayer that spans the world and the wordly no ill give us this day 1000 am trinity united nursery pro vided 1130 am churchill united churchill rd north sunday school 1000 am junior school to gr 4 1115 am senior school gr 5 togrs 730 pm hi c for teenagers under the leadership of mr and mrs bill coats evangfl pinticostal tab8xnac1i paoc 33 churchill koad rev s m thoman pastor 8552715 sunday december 3 1967 10x0 am sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship too pjn evangelistic worship tuesday 8 pjn prayer service and bible study thursday at 8 pjn- christ ambassa dors ptbbythuan chuftcm km canada knox anmol acvom rev andrew h aa jbjl bj mr b a ilsnssn b4 oganist and choir sunday december 3 1967 945 jdl church school for ages 3 to 15 years 945 am ministers church member ship class for teenagers 11x0 am divine worship advent ser mon whats ahead 8j0 pjn adult worship and bible study at 42 alice street everyone most welcome this is an invitation to attend the church of your choice on sunday