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sia fouquet 4 nothing to do in a small town the person or persons who uttered those sentiments could never have spent much time in a small community especially in the winter last week acton was a virtual beehive with an operetta winter carnival dances hockey playoffs bingo annual meetings and the usual activities going on simultaneously it was a hurrying time for the news staff at this newspaper trying to cover all the events and we must admit there wasnt enough staff or hours to go around tjieopcrptta at theroberf little school attracted 1 soo over two night to we a colorful production on sunny mexico a highlight of the school year the high schools winter carnival phonetically swelled phuture phreceexceeded all expectations enthusiasm generated by students and teachers enveloped the town and district and spectators flocked to all the events in large numbers hockey playoffs at the community centre were another magnet for spectators acton teams did very well and at least two will continue along the playoff trail the eliminated teams were fine representatives from the towns minor hockey system js well as the winners congratulations are in order to all who contributed in any wjy to making acton jiui district a mote lively and cultured centre in which to live their efforts are appreciated by all wlu hjd the privilege of attending the various events ejitorial page iitfisffi when the mei fee the average housewife thinks ccntsoff deals are a gyp according to a report on a recent panel discussion with 10 housewives on consumer problems women object to cents off deals because they know the manufacturer has to make money somehow wluts the point in cutting the price four cents for a week when they bounce it back six cents for the next three months they asked this growing skepticism ahout food marketing was balanced by some positive statements the avcrugc housewife likes the cleanliness and efficiency of most supermarkets thinks staff members arc friendly and helpful and is impressed with the freshness and variety of meat cuts the only way for ftiod prices to go apparently is up hut consumers would like to know why the farmer complains he is hardly getting any more money for his produce now than he did 10 years ago the retailer has to cell in volume before he can make money the wholesaler complains he can hardly get by on a slim profit margin the average housewife naturally wonders where the extra money does go it is difficult to lay the entire blame on packaging which has borne the burden for higher food costs for some time she knows it is becoming more difficult each pay day to find the money for food from its contests gate j at neu ktyk borrowers have been turning up their noses at mortgages in the last few weeks mainly because interest rates are so high reports the financial post lenders and other firms active in mortgages report o lessening demand among private purchasers of both existing und new homes as well as among developers planning apartment projects hut it is occurring haphazardly in some cities demand for apartment mortgages is down llscwhere the oft tli cuff ontario is putting its shoulder to the job ol eliminating pollution of its streams at a cost the premier says which will be six times that of the st lawrence seaway an example of good farmersportsmen relations involved a party ol lake lne rorest district hunters who ut the end of heir pressure for singlefamily dwelling mortgages has eased another factor slowing the market is the possibility of legislation stemming from the llellycr task force on housing that night improve the national housing act mortgage regulations 1 lie i manual post says that interest rates seem to have reached a high plateau rates on conventional mortgages lay between l per cent and 9 per cent with the bulk of house mortgages at j per cent hunting presented the two property turkey day purchases and a small turkey to each of landowners on whose lies had hunted talking the thermometer has dipped below the zero mark this winter but our coldest snaps have not lasted long enough to complain of a cold winter k pktte tcm the paat at the town hall door member of acton band posed for thalr photopitth in 1 909 ttu picture mm lent for this strict by roy brown bower ave in tha front row left to right ar billy coleman roy brown and harry ball in tha middle row john hill herbert brown charlla mason in tha third row jimmy bowie and george agnew and at the back an unknown player bill kennay unknown harry jeans anson thurston bert smith and nelson moor home can take many forms for many species of birds but e woodpeckers is easily recoanliabl or maybe it belong t a squirrel photographer jim jennings wasnt scire when he took this photo belt the peeling lurch bark sirjnifiot the tree it on ekfer statesman in the forest sugar and spice ley i chiuary i find you very hairy not to mention contrary weather wise driving is warcy in i ehruary one must be wary i ven more than in january milk in buttles i rom the dairy i reezeson the porch in i ebruary and its not a very merry uusmcs cleaning up the ruddy mess when the bottle cracks and the milk leaks all over the refngi dairy sorry chaps hut ive been conducting poetry writing classes this week and at the same time wading through drifts trying to get my car started in the good old sub zero battling my way through 40mile per hour blizzards and helping bury an old male not conducive to a lyric column about the longest shortest month in the year right as you tan sec from the above the poetry classes have been going very badly imagine having a teacher who writes such garbage trying to breathe life imagination t xpenence into your creative poetic soul its enough to turn a kid off poetry for life normally february is a month in which nobody in his right mind can be found north of the 4th parallel unless he hasnt the money to escape thats why there are so many of us lurching through snowbanks noses dripping eyes watering toughs racking wtxc ciiierout ot our minds or poor and in many cases both and if were not out of our skulls when the month begins were ready for the straitiacket and total sedation by the jhth thank the gods its not leap year all i needed this year to garnish inv february complex was to help bury an old mate he wasnt old in years and he wasnt a life long friend but i ii misvlum our path crossed and recrossed since we both made middle age is that time of life when you meet so many people that every new person reminds you of someone else the only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary the ridiculous decision to become teachers about nine years ago iirmg our teacher training summer courses surrihindcd by hotcyed panting youth just out ot university and happy in the knowledge that the world was theirs for the asking we sort of drifted together in a mutualdefcntt pact of gentle cynicism id been through a war and a period of carving a living out of a pretty lough roast of j world hed been through a terrible accident broken neck and ihe works years of pain filled convalescence wed both emerged battle scarred hut banners still lying from a decade or so of marriage and children we wcrtnt exactly student militants but we shared a hearty scorn for and a tjuiti amusement at the establishment the keen types the pushers the scramblers the sparrows trying to make like eagles so we gravitated and the friendship sporadic and casual lasted after some years we wound up in the same town teaching in the same school we golfed together quite a lot because we enjoyed the pace it was leisurely good naturcd and we both practised one upmenship without scruple you know the loud scratch of a match at the top of the others backswmg the coughing fit when the other was making a delicate putt the gazing into the sky when the other hit a grounder the gently raised eyebrow when the other missed the ball completely and almost broke his back in the process and we kept a fairly giuwl eye on the yardarm if the sun was over it we marked the occasion in the usual manner and many i late summer afternoon we sat under the oaks and discussed without rancour the foibles and lollies of the world while our wives and the squirrels tli ittcrcd in the background ill miss the old hoy and so much for february back issues nothing is impossible who doesnt have to do it himself y to the maty the acton free press phonc b53mi0 buunms nd editai offtc fotuuisl u iih wd tuitvliiinj wiry vitaiiliir i w uilkm si futum grtlvk uiwkw of tfct aujt hunu ol cirtuulio iki okjna utd otna ajtrtiuaj ru a r4ul luburt tuju msw evlltmc iw 1 ceuuda tw ut evil suuftirwt tmkf cudj liu tiplm itv auikunmd broad cti ueul pou offset dwtufretwftl osuu eut1ltlnj u ucfuj m ik cunditum ileal tit llw of vrtrsrfif rnv ikai tunu of ik t3ttmiutj oc- cufwij ttt lw hm ium meyhktf tbiili rvauuusu llouw lot utmiuiw n111 km to tkarsjavd 10 kill ikf bavuauet af ittf i i frllllmtall lll tw vmj o avt umf i rl i u hswl i tlmlifelukl ftd fthriiuc itsaysa w unim ti uraetf htia toad of wtk nut kui tw iau advwiltin u mttv w altw la ull svnd huv kw deiikdtattn l euttr ium wit mjii j mmiij cm ua fetid it dtllt vuuuwr mimuy colt do w twho copvfcl 1m7 r 2qn years ago taken from ihe tuue of ihe i ree press thurulay f ebruary 21 194 i irst robins reported to the freeress this year were the pair spotted by mr william benton on monday morning signs c of spring are certainly early this year man i campbell of moffat wii known tattle breeda it w perth scotland lhif week attending a big caltl mile there lie went auost by plane a few days ago mary hunter daughter of mr amf miji a fred hunter sustained a deep and severe laceration oi her thigh when the fell on tome hroke glass on church st near iter home ihe wound required uliout so tiilihet to tlote and wat u deep cut we agree with those folki who uy tlm k tiv fine it and most unusual wmler they have ever experienced m this part of qntario jls certajuly been a mild winter and fanu iry ami in i of letnnry n gone f 50 years ago taken from the issue of the i ree press thursday i ebruary 27 the people of acton proved they are just at ready to welcome home cold ten reluming home from overseas now ut when they first started he i tig invalided home the town hall wat crowded and the tpinl of welcome home was in the air when the italwarlt seated on the ttage were la nee cm p i m soper pte william wells pte alliert kudman pie harry loldham pie john jcnmngt pte hubert macphcrson luncccorp a algeoandpte philip holmes ir cray made the presentations of gold watches and there were various speeches the community choir and orchestra interspersed with patriotic tongs at the meeting which followed h was decided to provide a memorial in honor of the soldier heroes named to a committee are kcv j wilson w h stewart mrs ceo havill mrs k m macdonald kev i m moycrdcorgc hynds dr dray a o t lleardmore dtforge itarher c henderson john larke w a storey mrs hp moore mrs william arnold mrs j i warren miss minnie z bennett mrs a t brown mrs cordon beardmorc mrs alexander bell and mrs s smith the f ree press has pleasure in presenting an enlarged and improved paper thii week there were six pjacl up from the usual four and for ihe fin i tiind the local newt was on the front page re piscina advertising a short story poetry and jokes high school entrance examinations will be written ihe 2nd 3rd and 4th july the diminutive shetland pony and kussian culler thai mr a 6 t btjrdmofe mjvs i ranch and matter krvov drive about town are greatly admired by hv little folk 75 years ago taken from ihe issue of ihe i ree preu thursday i ebruary 22 1h4 hilton teacher met thursday ant i riday at otkville with an immense audience assembled inspector deacon read a ptper on harocler building ihe sudden deaih of i dna may i rippt in her 1mb yeaf wjvj shock lo the community at limes die was troubled with an affection of the heart a yeit ago in special services she gave her iwarl to cod and united with the mtthodisl church on tuesday two of the long haired disciples of prince michael arrived in town and detlarcd their peculiar doctrine to a doen or so in mrs secord hall they said they are the elect of cod and heaven will be established in i lorida they said all i lying hollers would live forever their appearance with long hicks and flowinr beards caused people to regard them at dim museum freaks the new hook and i udder truck will be ready for shipment the fint of march samuel iird t famous st bernard bitch stella died suddenly on sunday afternoon slie leaves a family of four youngsters lg fanciers valued stella at 50 a nun named walters who appeared lo be tramping his way eastward was taken ill at the c t k station he was lodged in the cells and received medical treatment and several young fellows remained with him during the night he had been drinking heavily for some time mr william jeans has gone into ihe manufacture of gloves and mitts he it nuking a specialty of fur mitts for driving church notices bfthit christian reformed church miniskr riv p bruiiwcr da dd acton ontario ioal churchiil community church churchill rend north minister mr robert g w hyde b a phone 85v22w sunday rrbruary 23rd l9 1000 i in rnglish service 1110 am sunday school 2 30 pm alternating dutch and ngllsh service saturday bible classes 10 12 a l everyone welcome sunday 1 ebruary 23rd 199 1100 am mornintf worship and sundav school all arc welcome at the church on the hill the church oc st a18an the martyr anglican corner willow st and st albanj drive rev 11 j dawson ba bth acton baptist church founded 1842 pistor rev stanley gammon res 144 tulcy ave phone 8531613 sumday tebruary 23rd 1969 lent i 9 00 im holy eucharist 10 30 am church school and nursery 10 30 a m choral eucharist 1st 3rd and 5th sundays matt ins 2nd and 4th sundavs 2 30 pm confirmation class or yountf people 7 00 p m confirmation class for adults wednesdas tib 26 10 a m mid week holv communion followed bv cof fee hour nurserv provided trinity united church minister the rev gordon b turner ba bd director of music dr george elliott ma phd sunday rrbruary 23rd i9m 9 45 a m church school and adult bible- class 1 1 00 am momintf worship be prvpared scouts guides cubs brosvnlea will attend morning service no evening service wednesday 6 30 explorers 8 00 prayer and bible study thursday 8pm choir practice fndny 700 pm bhf all welcome evanoel pentecostal tabernac1i paoc 33 churchill road rn s m thoman pastor 8532715 sunday february 23rd 1969 10 00 a m morning worship 1100 am talk back adults in dialogue on the sermon and related subjects sunday school 10 00 a m nursery to grade 4 1 1 00 am grades 5 to 8 we welcome you and your family to take part in the life and worship- of trinity mapie avenue baptist church 81 maple ave georgetown pastor rev robert c lohnet sunday february 23rd 1969 hera is our sincere invitation lo the whole family to attend church 945 am sunday school all ages 1100 am morning service 700 pm evening evangel georgetown 877666s sundav february 2jrd i960 10 00 am sunday school 1 1 00 am morning worship 7 00 pm evangelistic service don i all lo hear rev r taitinger general superintenndcnt paoc 9l boh and rene holden norwegian musicians and singers singing at both scrvicei rev r taitinger speaker tuesday 8 pm prayer service and bible study thursday 8 00 p m christs ambassadors friday 6 45 pm crusaders rev 22 14 blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city presbyterian church in canada knox clltmch acton rev andrew h mckeiuie ba bj minister mr e a hansen ba organist and choir matter sunday february urd i9 945 aan church school for ages 3 to 15 years 945 aan ministers church member ship class for teenager 1100 aan divine worship sermon theme the four living creatures of revelation everyone most welcome