Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 11, 1968, p. 10

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q the acton free preta wednetday september ii 1968 the cyc zip zip hooray young volunteers for building a better canada would you be willing to give up a year or two of your life for canada at si 80 a month last year 225 volunteers worked in cqrnmunitiet acton the provlncei with an organization called the company of young- canadians there was b- great deal of criticism of the cpmpahydurini jait year tome of it justified some of it riot many people read about david depoe and his activities inyorkvilleand wrote the whole group of volunteers off as publiclysupported hippies i without question the conipahy has 4eeit bogged down- the- organization waa indefinite and according to tome volunteer who resigned nobody nally knew whaf wav going un fundi were poorly allocated and volunteers were often left too much on their own hbwever the cyc has survived and appears to be expanding inlo a permanent canadian fixture it was established by an act of parliament two years ago more than just u piece of legislation the formation of the company was an act of faith in the ability and the willingness of young canadians to build a belter canada activities are financed by a federal grant the volunteers are generally around 23 years old the majority are high school or university graduates from middle- data homes to be a good one they must be idealistic but at the tame time practical and above all openminded more than 90 per cent of the volunteers are now working on team projects in four areas housing and related urban m ffi pfq ottawa montreal predericton and saint john nb volunteer work on public housing projects i others help local people fight j3l expropriation and present briefs to urban renewal authorities in the urban areas volunteers have set up centres to help bridge the gap between exlillitg social institutions and -the- verihcreaalng number of alienated teonagert in the more isolated towns and villages tlyjy have established social and recreational centres for young people perhaps their greatest aervico is in isolated communities nthe northwest territories northern alberta southern sqskachewan and northwest- ontario here they have helped 16- establish a cominunily paper organized meetings with government officials for local demands encouraged the formation of community groups and began adult education classes working with indian und metis is a much needed project volunteers do not go in with the idea of turning indians into white men neither do they attempt to restrict them to their reservations theptime uitii is to show them opportunities give- them a sense of pride in their identity and help hem to choose what they want 10 do with their lives the cyc diicsiit- expect u change things overnight and they do expect controversy and criticism in the lw years since fheir- formation they have experienced setbacks but they luve had their succesaes as well in the future they have the potential to perform a valuable aiid necessary role problems sural and isolated communities youth and education and projects involving indians and metis they do not attempt to replace urban experts sociologists or other professionals and they do not go into a community with any defined policies or plant rather they offer their time and abilities to the community leaders to complement existing resources in vancouver calgary winnipeg toronto kingston verily it is the beatles in the beginning there was silence and behold in the city of coal that was called liverpool there were four men out of the tribe of scouce and they were paul the son of mccartney and qeorge the ion of harrison john the son of lennon and richard the ton of starkley this last one did hereafter change his name to ringo son of starr now three of these did take up the instrument of music that it called the guitar but alas he that changeth his name to ringo could not play the guitar and did begin to pound upon drums thereafter the young men did shout artvl scream and nuke all manner of weird sounds upon their instruments but alas the elders of great britain were exceedingly wrathful and did drive the four youths over the sea to the land of the germans and here the youths did let the hair on their heads grow long about their ears and they did look exceedingly odd and they changeth their name to beatles that they might be known as the beatles it came to pass that the people of hamburg did like the sounds of the beatles and a great noise as of the wailing of women did arise across the land now tilth paul unto his fellows verily i say unto you let us go unto the land of our fathers that we may work in the ttudiot of recording in london and john answered saying unto him yeah and george said yeah and ringo said yeah and they did all say together yeah yeah yeah and lo and behold the young people that did dwell in the land of britain also loved the beatles and did scream and shout and do all manner of strange things and the beatles did prosper and were called unto the court of the queen of britain and the young people were glad all over quality ba products save ycu money gasolines motor oils diesel fuel fuel oils steve oiu seimtj5 oil turner litanra wan 10 veart le pay small carrying chattel oepeimlable service thompson fuels ltd 44 vouno st acton phoni sss3174 24 hour towing service tires and batteries service and repairs gasoline and oil richs bp service on hwy 7 at slh line of queaing penny and dick voskamp 8532940 carol whartons dancing school classes h tap mocum jaii and acrobatic rott kbvs and oims or ah aor special classes in modem jail tor teen registration sept 16 st albans parish hall tram 5 to 7 pm for information call 18241329 madk entirely of blue orange and yellow zippers this zany mills number hat el astic sides and unzlps at the waist to make a twopiece or anywhore olte for that matter too much zip zest could leave you with zero zoundsl the dross was designed by paris ian painter poucello and ap peared in the british magazine queen fresh tracks by barbara mcintosh to be hip somebody ought to invent a dictionary especially for adults because todays generation has a whole new language that cant be found in any of the standardtype volumes words just dont mean what they used to there was a time when hippie meant someone slightly overweight in the posterior a trip was a visit to another city or a foreign country not a mind excursion with the aid of drugs grass used to be something that you walked on not smoked and acid was a chemical that could rot your shirt in chemistry class remember when high was the opposite of low and usually applied to mountains rock was a stone in a held and roll was eaten with dinner way back beetlet were bugs and rolling stones gathered no moss instead of making moneyand the mamas and papas were married homo wasa kind of milk and fairy was a respectable name for a lake people got sloshed only on rainy days and soup got canned one used to turn on the radio or the television not people and cool described the weather not a mental condition in the old days a dog was mans best friend and a hunk was a piece of cheese a pad was a soft thick filler not a home and a dish was a plate not a girl in addition to the complete change in meaning of words there is an entirely new collection created to meet the special needs of our times such at ipat crud creep crap and fink it is not surprising that many adultt and they dont have a clue what is being said around them some are still taking trips to niagara falls with a hunk of cheese not to mention turning on the fan to keep their cool to be with it they could endure chum wade through seventeen or attempt to fake it it would be fairer to create a hip dictionary supplement 1 brownies register thursday prospective brownies can register with the acton pack thursday september 12 ut the scout hall all girls 710 years are eligible to join leaders urge that girls be accompanied by a parent who can supply the information needed the fee is 275 for the benefit of children on the shift system at m z bennett school leaders will be on hand at the scout hall from 54s to 7 guides register wednesday registration for girl guides will be in the scout hall on wednesday september ii beginning at 630 a parent is asked to accompany the girls for registration and the fee is 275 all girls between 1014 years are welcome in the troop and leaders stress that brownie experience is not necessary to join ggaaeaeawttetieaiaitteitbabllieia training youth in the truth 3 service physical spiritual mental training for your sthoolaee hey and olrla we offer our facilities and trained leaden to help develop youth of today into better citizens of tomorrow club nights oiws miohim grades 3 6 tuesday 630 800 icolonisv gradet 7 o wedneiday 7 830 ovj syockade arjet 8 11 monday 7 830 battalion ages 12 thursday 7 830 15 for information call ctmas maple avenue baptist church these days they say when a girl turns eighteen she doesnt know whether to get married or go out and see an 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