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tjfl the acton fr prett wedn day sept 23 1968 ed far wh4 planning events of the past few weeks revealing plans for new subdivisions and land speculation in this area points out the need for sound planning in acton the recent meeting between government planners employed by cordc and town bodies although it elicited some tar out opinions on the extent of actons growth served noticethat eiparision was coming whether we warit it or not we could turn out llketopsy and just grow and grow without any eye teethe future then we would pay in years to come it seems evident that the government is going to take an active part in promoting the type of community residents want rather than imposing unwanted measures for control of land use first requisite then is for us to know what we want for acton then we can let the provincial government know one question which stands out locally for instance although perhaps it would be of no interest to government is where do acton people want to shop do they want one central downtown district where all services are available with plenty of offstreet parkingor would we prefer a large plaza to complement the downtown section we could get helterskelter commercial development like some nearby communities and end up with no central place to shop arc we going a let people from large development companies come to us wjth their suggestions on how we ought to ckpandxr are we going to meet them with our plan fojr the towns future we shouldbe the ones to choose would we accept any type of industry in acton of would we prefer the light cleaner manufacturer to locate here there arc any amount of questions jmd you could multiply the answers they only serve to point out the nned for wise leadership with emphasis on planning the future needs of the community lack of planning in the past has been the cause of many of the towns present problems sttt jntss editorial page hitylace jeal for readers who may have enquired why the free press no longer carries professional listings from doctors and barristers the only reply we can give is the one we receive neither the legal or medical professions considers advertising ethical their respective associations forbid them to advertise listings jn this newspaper could not really be called advertising they were merely a card giving the name address and helpful information rates charged for the space were fixed so they would not be a burden in a program aimed at service professional cards have been looked upon as a community service in the past local doctors and lawyers reluctantly ordered the removal of their cards they had no choice ec04 career has a man in his sixties passed the point when he can embark on a second career not by any means retired canadian businessmen are proving every day that they welcome the opportunity to tackle a new challenge even one that takes them overseas and is far from being highly remunerative since it was established a year ago canadian executive service overseas a private nonprofit montrealbased organization has enlisted the volunteer services of growing numbers of seasoned executives in helping develop countries- in africa and the middle and far eastbuild their economies ceso pronounced kayso helps have you ever needed a doctor in a hurry for instance in a situation where your own doctor is on vacation it is difficult to know where to turn the free press professional column was a handy place to turn for information and apparently often consulted we think the dictums from the professional card does not harm the professional image it enhances yes you could turn to the yellow pages of the telephone directory for information but it is brief and lacks essential information and it too may be abolished if the ethics committee of varicfuv professional organizations goes on another purge then the only way you will be able to find a professional man may be to ask the town gossip small or mediumsized commercial concerns engaged in a wide variety of marketing manufacturing and service activities skills most in demand are broad managerial experience in production cost control marketing and financial administration supervisory experience as machine shop or construction foremen is also needed although volunteers receive no payment for their services they are reimbursed for transportation living expenses and other necessary costs for themselves and their wives aid of this kind certainly adds lustre to canadas name abroad it is also likely to be as good for those individuals who give it as for those countries which receive it pkctca from the paat thiym lookino ovir a our leaf clover found by speyslde student jo seph patrick mccarron on the school grounds last week viewing the un usual good luck symbol are joes tea cher miss k bowman and speyslde principal gary dawkins lls the first our leaf clover found at the school grounds staff photo sugar and spice by bill smiley ive never raised pigs but there cant be too much to it according to what ive seen in the past week you merely give them all they can eat and then clean up after them and theres no trouble at ill in preparing their food one of the great advantages is that theres no garbage apparently the only thing pigs wont eat is returnable bottles this is a fine way to talk about my son jjwh and his friend alex but its the solemn truth its not meant in a disparaging way im not j full of disparagement but of despair when i was their age i was a pretty fair trencherman on one occasion as i recall i set a new family record for com on the cob i ate 13 cobs on another i ate 12 baked apples but these were individual feats they pale alongside the stuff hugh and his mate put away they start off slowly just a cup of tea mrs smiley if you like oh well maybe ill have a fresh peach if theyre turning bad and you want to get rid of them half i basket of peaches later they might succumb to a few cobs of com its noon by now because they never get up until it before the corn theyve had i can or two of cold beans and a hslfloif of toast just to be sociable when the com is gone they look up with their little beady eyes glittering and absolutely refuse dessert unless you have some old cake and icecream thats maybe going bad there always seems to be some old cake or pie thats on its last legs and some icecream thats going bad unleu you eat it the day its bought they manage to get through the afternoon with the odd hamburger and a few bags of chips and a couple of beers but by dinner time their snouts are prying the lids off pots and their little feverish paws are stirring the gravy and the saliva is running so fast you have to wear rubber boots in the diningroom its not the food i mind ive bought moose pastures in northern ontario that were guaranteed gold mines ive dropped 5000 bombs in holland a slaughtering of 10000 turnips ive tried for 20 years to make my wife base her arguments on reason not emotion i know what it is to lose no i dont expect any return its just pure jascination where in the name of the holy old jumpin jehosophat do they put it theyre not big fat fellas theyre young and slim i give them a plate of steak or turkey and spuds and vegetables and salad that would make a lumberjack ill and i start to eat my own and i look up and there they are twiddling their hoofs plates licked clean eyes fixed on the main platter thats not the worst thing if i eat too much maybe at christmas or new year i have enough sense to subside in a corner and belch amiably as i watch television not these piggies one hour after a meal that would put the fat lady in the circus oo her back for a week they can be seen peering into the refrigerator they eat from six to eight and when they get in at three a m they have to have a little nitecap half a pound of cheese and a pound of bacon and a halfloaf of bread and two cans of soup to wash it down perhaps its explainable when they tell you that they often go for days weeks living on bologna sandwiches and coffee chips and milk hot dogs and pop sometimes nothing ever try that nothing i haveive gone for three days with nothing and then eaten so much cabbage soup it was coming out of my ears and my belly was touching my chin its not that i dont like to see young people eat heartily its just that if i want to raise pigs id like to have some pork 3 1c m m w mtts m- jl mhiiot nd ml daby nldtlln w tmchtrt wliaon stmn0 i oantra on th third ttao am mlw thoaa iwoartmd in tha bottom row ar harold kannady indudad in tha fourth full row art wilms johrutovx bjwtmowit pare ayt tom morton roy brown hub kannady marfluarlt symon uttta scoff haul aanawvat madrpn and earl vlncjnt kjantlflad on tha taoond atop tha bade wlfh tha two taaehart ar baatrka graham and at tha laft ar jo swackhamar and at tha- rloht hand aid linton kannay marguarlt stewart alicia obrian phyllis clark the acton free press phne 8532010 butinmi tnd editorul off t um i t w wolst ti via oauwhk siviwir of lit auxi bunuu of cucuuum uw jxwtu twtl 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convention this week winner in the georgetown lulr baby show under fi months class linda jeanne rrjiida daughter of mr and mrs norman uraida acton mile for trifle if year old drivers cause nine times us mjinv accidents as drivers in the tlio year old age group the driving habits of all age groups need to be uipioved if hir accident toll is to be reduced l sale 31 thev coupe with rumble seat george odonahue of toronto was the instructor engaged by the ymca board ul the meeting monday night the acton boys and girls bund under the direction of bundmuster c w muson gave one of the finest concerts of the seuson in the park on sunday evening 50 years ago taken from the issue of die free press thursday october 1 i1h one afternoon last week a couple of men were in mr john walters kitchen negotiating for the purchase of some bed clothing while mrs walters went upstairs for a moment for other articles they went through her hand satchel which was lying on a table and stole about 200 therefrom when site noticed the loss the thieves had gotten out of town the regular monthly meeting of the womens institute will be held in the council chambers on friday october 4 will all who have socks belonging to the institute bring them to the meeting as next week we will pock christmas stockings for our boys overseas mr j p worden the new janitor at the schools commenced his duties on monday mis experience in handling steam boilers will be valuable there was quite a snowstorm last thursday afternoon rather unique for september mr john watson is excavating for a new house to be erected on his lot at the corner of church and john streets mr isaac bennett has purchased the robert cole farm on the seventh line sale was made by e a benham georgetown dr and mrs t albert moore and miss dorothy of toronto were guests at moorecroft from saturday to monday miss rachael secord of guelph spent friday with acton friends miss secord went to toronto on monday to take a course in the faculty of education taken from the issue of the free press thursday september 28 1893 householders are laying in their stock or winter coal peter gibbons new bank bam at speyslde has just been completed it it now ii commihlioui and convenient farm structure mr chester matthews and hit mother mrs james matthews left on friday for chicago to visit the worlds fair and spend a week or so with relatives there the several disgraceful orgies at the svullon hotel tlie past week have disgusted respectuble cllient lau thursday the drunken revelry terminated in several fights and m a result at least three black eyes were curried the rest of the week another rumpui attracted attention mtfhday night it s a monstrous stale of affarrs that residents are- forced when walking past premises fo hear foul oaths and curses and cries for help and police the authorities should see that there is no 11100 of it the good reputation of the town demands that such places be quieted and the offenders pay the penalty every girl is a pretty one over a telephone acton cornet band played at esquesing fair yesterday in consequence of the tramp scare in milton the electric lights have been ordered to be kept going all night and a night watchman put on 100 years ago taken from the issue of the canadian champion milton september 24 ih68 messrs w d and r a lyon have almost completed the improvement on their new store next door to their present establishment and will soon have the best finished store in milton mr r a lyon lias just returned from toronto where he has bought a very large bankrupt stock of dry goods which they will be able to sell at the very lowest figures bob says he it determined to please the ladles and we know he will succeed in doing to the albion hotel has been moved to the corner of main and commercial streets from its old position opposite the foundry and is being thoroughly outfitted and renovated under the management of mr clarkton this hotel has been greatly improved and is getting at it deserves a liberal share of public patronage the traction engine which was recently put on the road from guelph to walkerton has proved an entire failure and it being tent down to hamilton to be disposed of while it lasted it did a smashing business but it was on the culverts and bridges on its way have you seen the new singer family sewing machine the best in the market w leslie meadowvale it prepared to fill any amount of cash ordert at 500 below toronto rates send for circulars of sewing machines and also for catalogues new illustrated ones of melodeont and pianos salt and pepper by hsrtlay colas the fall fair is changing isnt it its not dying like tome cynics have uidbut changing for the better john root mpp for wellington officially opening acton fair friday night remarked it was pretty hard to tell the rural people from the townspeople nowadays as a matter of act it it difficult to say who is the mote sophisticated at one time when a fellow lived in a rural area he was sure to be labelled a hick from the sticks nowadays he is more apt to be called a lucky stiff who lives on a country estate the old overalled rubberbooted farmer stained with the stuff that makes the crops grow hat disappeared in his place weve got a sod scientist with a degree in animal husbandry he runt a business enterprise with modern machinery and shows prue cattle and horses at the fair for a hobby some of his livestock have got pedigrees u long as your arm with names as hard to pronounce at a drug ttore prescription he used to get up before the sun rote milk the cows by hind laboriously feed them the same way hitch up the team and head for a hard dayt work in the fields plowing seeding spreading manure harvesting or threshing and then back to the bam for the night choret ma wot busy cooking feeding the chickens grading the eggs taming the kids and listening in on the party line they were ready for bed early their counterparts in town and village toiled long hours too but they had s few hourt tree in the evening to hoist a few ties or fight with the neighbors although they might be only t generation removed from the rural scene themselves they figured the town mice had it all over their country cousins life in town hasnt changed much weve got tome new fangled inventions to help ease the tension beat the air pollution and get us places fatter the rub lso have the farmers- and they havent got the none or the pollution the farmer still gets up early goet down to the bam hooks the cows up to a machine that drains their milk presses button to clean the stalls and feed them time was when the farm parlor was oft hmitsexcepl for vi p visits and sundays now even the cows have one dont get me wrong the farmer still works hard instead of a horse he hat a tractor to feed and het got expensive implements to buy and maintain he figures his kids have got at much right to a good education at the fella in town who works an eight hour day they took the one room rural schoolsonce a centre for social and political gatheringsand merged them all into one big modern school with all the amenities buses call at the family farm pick up well dressed childen for school instead of one teacher the rural child has several you cant tell him from his counterpart in town except sometimes he might exhibit bit more independence he might be more self reliant no wonder the fall fair is changing it hat to keep up with changing times on the farm the quality of the livestock improves as 4h dubs hand down information on breeding and showmanship to young farmers 441 homemaker clubs keep the freshfaced country gals up on food preparation and recipes as well as the fashionable ways to dress they alto teach proper etiquette for different occasions theres been a silent revolution on the farms in the last few years and we are beginning to see the results