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the acton free press wednesday december 13 1967 foectetj preset cities doctors according to a recent re port are much like their patients they prefer city life to living in small towns or practicing in the country more than half of canadas 23000 registered medical practitioners are lo cated in centres of 100000 and over specialists are even more inclined to practice in larger centres according to a canadian medical association census 85 per cent of specialists practice in towns of over 25000 people over half the doctors 12000 are rated as specialists onethird of all general practition ers in the 25 to 34 age group practice in towns under 5000 population this would seem to indicate it takes a lot of intestinal fortitude for a gp to locate in a small community most of the at traction is for young mds anxious to get experience and able to work with out modern medical aids common to the city twentyfive per cent- of the doctors reporting to the survey work from 50 to 59 hours a week another 25 per cent put in from 60 to 69 hours on the job obviously this age of affluence and computers has dona nothing for the working hours of doctors theyre expected to be ready for duty 24 hours a day seven days a week although theres much grumbling about the high incomes of the medical profession it surely can bo tempered by long hours and high expenses aver age expenses of a doctor alone in prac tice are about thesame as a twodoctor or group practice this accounts for the increase in medical groups as well as being more convenient for doctors most medical men see between 100 and 125 patients in a week on the average which means almost 20 a day some no doubt would be house calls others office calls and hospital cases a doctors diploma it is obvious is an introduction to a life with little leis ure but many rewards however can adians are not flocking to medical schools in spite of increased popula tion and education there may not be enough students to fill canadas new medical schools a fact which is causing some concern editorial page tleflected relawea general charles de gaulle doesnt cavil at attacking all at once the fin ancial post comments the canadian confederation the us dollar and bri tains economy while busily muddying the alreadytroubled waters of the mid dle east and vietnam the way he tells it the financial post notes you would think that mairt- 1aticfrtance havtieer depy3rteerriea about its frenchspeaking canadian bro thers for the past 204 years it was only that long ago that the treaty of paris effectively ended the french reign in north america except for the tiny islands of st pierre and miquelon i the remaining french colonists had to work out their own destiny under a different colonial power and later as active partners in an independent na tion looking over the situation a few centuries later de gaulle obviously thinks that frenchspeaking canadians have performed well and that they wehos-rrteke- an impressive addition to his dream of a powerful new france so impressive thinks the general that france is once more ready to lend a helping hand about those 200 years of neglect the financial post makes this com ment nobody is perfect fftae better cfttter it has long been argued that wo men are better drivers than men be cause they have fewer accidents opponents of the theory point out there is a big difference between the amount of driving and the kind of dri ving as between men and women this is now supported by the detailed brit ish survey which related the miles tra velled by drivers and passengers of accidents it finds that per mile travelled the casualty rate for women drivers is be tween 65 and 70 per cent higher than the rate for men drivers the survey indicated that women have less driving experience than men their weekly mileage is only about 40 per cent of the mileage driven by men surprisingly the survey found a significant difference in the casualty rate for passengers the rate for men passengers was 24 per cent higher than for women pedestrians and motorists have few good words for an ice storm which makes walking and driving hazardous breaks branches off trees and valuable bushes when the storm leaves and a brilliant sun returns to highlight winter scenes the same complainers often stand in awe at the beauty of the scene this country road post card near acton is a picture staff photo sugar and spiee by bill smiley maybe it was the approach of christmas that got me thinking about money maybe it was kim asking me what collateral was in trying to explain i got into gold reserves and depreciation of the pound and inflation and we both wound up refreshing ly bewildered only thing of any value that came out of it was the ridiculous nature of modern money money or some form of it is as old as man whether it be wampum bits of ele phant tusk or fancy seashells gold early became the favorite because it was heavy malleable decorative and hard to get hold of silver and copper made up the unholy trinity and we were in business but from early times and even into the last century money was real you could feel it bite it smell it heft it look at it shine and listen to it ring it had weight substance you could put it in a sock and feel like a banker you could bury it in the ground when you heard the tax collector was com ing try that with modern currency what fun it must have been to go into a tavern with friends spin a gold guinea on the table and shout landlord three game pies a haunch of venison and three of your best brandy and get ten fugling shillings in change mine host stirs the fire cooks bustle happily offstage and waiters scurry tug ging at their forelocks and brimming up the tankards compare today you go into a tavern with friends half an hour later when your eyes have adjusted to the gloom a waiter either surly or insolent hands you a large piece of paper this eventually produces a very small drink at a very large price jg centennial picture jauety cjitcrial ttrtej wa of the methodist church pos ed for this group picture years ago there are a few blanks in the identifica tions front row left to right are un known mrs frank kennedy mrs isaac wedge miss lottie speight mrs alec mcdonald mrs william blair mrs richard johnston mrs a t brown centre mrs william lar mrs mcintosh unknown miss emma hawthorne mrs nelson moore mrs agnew mrs spielvogel unknown i mrs herb brown back row mrs albert mckeown mrs john scarrow mrs henry denny mrs charlotte johnson unknown mrs jim ramshaw mrs r h wansbrough miss alice elliott un- when reversing in the dark if you do not have backup lights on your car put on a turn indicator the flash ing red glow increases visibility con siderably the tip is courtesy of the ontario safety league bill middleton thought this was a topical quote- todays citizen is defin ed as the guy who wears last years suit and drives this years car on next years salary the best safety device on any car is a rear vision mirror with a policeman in it christmas lighting certainly makes the holiday season the most colorful time of the year with snow to accom pany it town and district scenes make greeting cards pale by comparison modern printing techniques pro duce beautiful christmas cards but somehow a small childs first efforts with a crayon tug at the heart strings more a nickel is not as good as a dollar but it goes to church more often after a suitably lengthy period of an- aesthetlsation in preparation for the com ing shock another waiter this one morose or bellicose hands you another large piece of paper eventually this produces a plat ter of something which youre lucky ips too dark to see later he brings another very small piece of paper with a figure on it which youre also lucky its too dark to see in turn you show him a piece of plastic call ed a credit card and sign a paper or if youre just a peasant you hand over a num ber of pieces of colored paper he takes it away and comes back promp tly this time with a little tray all your paper is gone and there is a quarter and four pennies on the tray he stands glow ering until you put another piece of paper on the tray he grunts snatches it and departs on the way out you fork over the quarter to ransom your overcoat you are left with four pennies they dont exactly jingle point is no real money has changed hands there is no personal contact and therefore no satisfaction in it every month i receive a piece of paper with figures on it the figure at the ex treme left is fairly substantial then there are a lot of other figures the figure at the extreme right bears no relation to the first one it is one jump ahead of the oldage pension this is known as a pay cheque i take it to a large building write some figures on another piece of paper present both to a nice lady and she gives me back some other papers green blue and brown with figures on them my wife gives them to another nice lady in exchange for a big basket of groceries and maybe three pieces of real money coins once a month we sit down and write things on some different paper put the pa per in envelopes and send them to all sorts of people who have previously send us piec es of paper with figures and the words please or last warning on them its all very logical of course and the crowning piece of logic is that the whole thing is based on digging gold out of a hole in the ground in northern ontario and bury ing it in another hole in the ground at fort knox kentucky the agon h free press phone 8532010 busini and editorial office fournjnj in 18 and published nrrv ulreuy at 9 willot si ton omar to member of the auui burcju u cumuli ion i he ofcm ark ovw jt tiding rate on rcqunl subru ton rvatablf in ijtkc moo in canada 1740 in all outirio other iwn can unflc copan 1gv uihurirvj second clat mail pru olftce rxpjrimcm ottawa jtdvertivuig it accepted on irv ion3iiton thai in irv rrnt of ivpotrraphacaj error jvt portion of the ad vermin ipace oc ixiptcd b the crronrou item lufetharr with rratorlabk allow arke oc ugnatuns vill not bc tharffd for but the bataftcc of the advrrtnrment il be patd or ii the applicable me in the etcnl of a ixpofraphtal error adxermin goodi or icrvcfc at a tun price foods or erac ma no be void adiertiinf t merely offer to ell and nu br iihdriun at arrw lime dosa frtmfa a4 milliaj co uml davn it oil publither ryder hartaew coles edbtar cbpvnahi 1m don adx 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday december 11 1947 acton junior farmers elected their new officers president kerwin mcphall vice- president ken allen secretary molly cutts treasurer ray everdell sports committee bob marshall betty brltton education donalda switaer cluaenshlp gordon leslie recreation hwood johnston music hansel nellls pianist mrs early assistant ralph mckeown some folks are getting anxious to get ice in the arena these days skating on the pond was not for long all the bouses in wartime housing have the outside structures completed now acton will have an intermediate hockey team this season new officers are pres ident j royston vicepresident dr slrrs secretary treasurer h jolley executive committee iran harris frank terry harry holmes fred dawktns robt anderson r mason new rulings have made the entry possible tuesday night was parents night at the school the rooms were well decorated and a credit to the 300 pupils who attend the school 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday december 13 1917 the hydroelectric service continues to make most annoying breaks sometimes it is only for a few minutes on monday how ever the current was non est tor six hours and came on at a quarter to 11 when most orderly people were preparing for bed mr arthur swacknamers fine new brick residence at churchill is almost completed a long letter was published from corp fred wright in hospital in england my whole bodyinsfde and out was fearfully burned it was the new mustard gas the huns gave us one of its ingredients is prusslc acid which is used for burning through steel i was blind for weeks and my right lung has a ole burned right through it i expected to have leave to go to canada but the blockheads at ottawa stopped us they said they would not let us leave for home until conscription was in force that is all tommy rot dr anderson the unionist candidate had two meetings here tuesday in the af- ternoon at the town hall the ladles were carefully instructed in marking the ballot the terrible tragedy that occurred at halifax is the worst that ever befell the country there are 11000 casualties acton is sending a relief shipment today s j stauffer fish dealer kippers pair 15 fresh caught sea herring 3 for 10 sea salmon steak 30 the church of st alban the martyr anglican corner willow st and st albans drive rev ritchie mcmurray ma st3 sunday december 17 1967 advent iii 900 am the holy eucharist 1030 ajn- church school 10 jo am apostolic rite of confirmation administered by the right reverend w e bagnah bishop of the diocese of the diocese of niagara 7 00 pjn christmas carol service sung by the choir of st albans under the direction of mrs f oaaes organist and choir master betha christian reformeu church minister rev p brouwer acton ontario 1967 sunday december 17 1000 am english service 1110 ajn sunday school ljfi pjn- alternating dutch and english service saturday bible classes 1012 ajn everyone welcome mapi avenue baptist church si maple ave g pastor rev robert c i oh net 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday december 15 1892 at the invitation of a number of young ladles in town miss colvln of st marys late of london eng has organised a class in instrumental music and win visit acton weekly a piano recital was held in dr urens parlors tuesday afternoon and evening and quite a number of our citizens had the pleasure of hearing this talented planlste during the recital several solos were creditably given by miss lottie hen- street and miss jessie nlckun rockwood now has telephone connection with the outside world the central office is in messrs pasmores store rockwoods new constable samuel soper is having his hands full just now it is hoped that his appointment will have a salutory effect on the morals of the village the doors of the law society of ontario have now been opened to women mr h ramshaw photo artist has just- added several new backgrounds and ac cessories the following have passed the pro fessional examinations for third class teachers and will receive their certificates when they have complied with the law re specting certificates of age character etc euphemla mcphall campbellvllle annie magee rockwood jennie hutcheon nas- sagaweya 100 years ago taken from the issue of the canadian champion milton december 12 1867 there wlli be a concert given by the pu pils of the milton common school in the new town hall on monday evening the 23rd inst admission 15 cents proceeds to be applied for the purpose of purchasing school apparatus doors open at 7 oclock per formance to commence at half past seven prru we regret to learn that mr john black an old and much respected farmer of nass- agaweya was choked by a piece of beef sticking in his throat at coleleughs hotel kilbride an inquest was held by dr mc gregor mr tl white of kilbride wishes to in form the public that though he is presently unwell and unable to attend to business mr cooper the managing clerk of the firm will conduct the great clearing sale atpre- sent going on and that the unprecedented bargains may be obtained by calling at one pay up your taxes before monday and you will secure your vote and save the discount by paying in sliver church notices trinity church the united church of minister rev gordon b turner ba bj organist dr george elliott ma ph d sunday december 17 1967 1000 am morning worship h nursery provided sermon series the prayer that spans the world and the worldly no vi lead us not into tempenon but deliver us from evil sunday school 1000 am junior school to gr 4 1115 a m senior school gr 5 togrs 700 pjn cgit candlelight service white gift service for sunday school 8 00 pmjlic for teenagers evangel pentecostal tabernacle paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 832715 sunday december 17 1967 here is our sincere invitation to the whole family to attend church 9 45 am sunday school all ages 1100 ajn morning service 7 00 pjn evening evangel 745 pjn wednesday praver meeting acton 8551956 georgetown 8776665 acton avapttst church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave ph 8931615 sunday school christmas program fri day december 15 at 730 pjn sunday december 17 1967 1000 ajn sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 7 00 pjn evangelistic worship tuesday 8 pjn prayer service and bible study thursday at 8 pjn christ ambassa dors presryterian church in canada knox cbutcftl acton rev andrew h mnkemrw ba bj sunday december 17 1967 1000 ajn sunday school classes for ah ages 1115 am morning worship his name is john 700 pjn evening special rev ar- mond wright chaplain of gudph re formatory will tell how some sire reached with the gospel special in vitation to young people 1 wednesday 7j0 pjn prayer bible study thursday 630 pjn explorers thursday 8jo0 pjn choir practice friday b3ijf meet at 700 pjn mr e a hanats bx organist and cboir malta sunday december 17 1967 945 ajn church school for ages 3 to 15 years 9 45 am ministers church member ship class for teenagers 1 1 00 ajn advent worship sermon theme celebrating the divine breakthrough 230 pjn juniorintermediate depart ments christmas program parents are invited everyone most welcome this is an invitation to attend the church of your choice on sunday