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ttn acton fm proa wetjrteacwy hovmbf 18 9w di tori a i page jcrefer ine aluai we were beginning to think that this newspaper u a voice in the wilderness when it insisted that the job of the railway a in canada was to provide passenger service that tied the town vitiate and cirie of canada together it wa reassuring to tee an editorial in the toronto globe and mail recently which tied in with our thought on the subject although it touched more on the canadian pacific railway than on the canadian nat but both railway teem to feel that the historic commitment and vast turn of money and land which came the way through a people anxious to cement tie acrot the country are no longer valid reasons for their continuance of passenger aervice we are strongly of the opinion that as the highway of the country continue to become congested that passenger traffic on the rails will increase rather than diminish as both railways seem to contend however this depends largely on the efforts of both railways to provide the necessary service which would mean timing train to coincide with working hour for instance two trains stop at acton each day one going to toronto at 6 so am tnd the other going west early in the evening acton commuter we suspect would no doubt appreciate a train leaving later and another earlier as a result only about a dozen people take advantage of the service each day the globe takes the railways to task for their inability to recognize that not only are they supposed to show a profit but honor their commitments for the enormous concessions granted it in 1881 when an act of parliament assured the future of the cpr the railway promised to forever efficiently maintain work and run the canadian pacific railway last week the railway showed a short memory when it asked the canadian transport committee if they could end all passenger service except short run commuter trip later the cn asked the committee if they could eliminate several line from their passenger service including the toronto to guelph run like the globe uys at least two factors from the cpr record should weigh in the minds of the transport corhmlstlontrs before they decide if the request is to be granted first if the cpr lines are unprofitable it is not because the company itself ha been unprofitable the cpr has not had a history of economic illness very early it diverslfiedfor it could not survive on railway line aloneinto mining and imelrmg and its relationship with cominco has prospered handsomely in later year it extended itself further into everything from logging to a famous airline any suggestion therefore that the cpr has been crippled through providing rail service is historically untenable had it really desired it might have shored up its losses on the passenger lines from it gain in other highly lucrative fieldsmany of which could not have been developed without those original land grants the railway was given s2s million and 25 million acres of land and any public land required for stations shops and yards in return for these enormous concessions the cpr was to forever maintain work and run the railway at a time when canadas bonds need strengthening and commerce is booming the request from the railways is a strange one indeed catty 0h jetfye you will have to excuse us if we stoat get too excited about the revolutionary new process which the ontario water resources commission has developed to remove algaenourishing nutrients from sewage the new method which is relatively cheap and can be adapted to most sewage plants in the province especially actons new tertiary system uses what the owrc calls a time precipitation process the technique consists of the addition of ittne to a conventional treatment system at an early settling stage now we could be wrong but this sounds very much like the treatment that grandpa used to use on the family privy only he did it with less fanfare the only trumpet he blew was his nose the people from the owrc mutt have grown up in the more affluent sections of ontario and cant quite remember days before the advent of inside plumbing nevertheless they are to be congratulated for reintroducing a treatment which the sewage disposal plants of the old days made full use of in every back yard scientists tell us that only a grass roots movementprotest from the general public can save us from extinction from pollution it looks like it may be a grass roots treatment which has won the first battle against pollution it is a very real battle and it must be won if we are going to stay on this planet clean fresh air water and food are the fundamental rights of man anyone who would poison our environment can expect to be prosecuted we give full marks to energy and resources minister george kerr for the prominence and publicity he has given to the fight against pollution although he has been accused of being too lenient in some matter like the phosphates in detergent we suspect he has gone further in other cases then most people thought he would we would hope that the government has given mr kerr full power to deal with infractions as he sees fit and is not hampered by petty restrictions imposed by pressure groups within the governments pkcua frw the paat nutcracker sweets photo by don hilt sugar and spice b y s m i i y i jtmcm was dancing on the streets years aoo it doetnl require a high 10 to realize that the world ii going to hell in a hurry all you have to do ii read look and linen vietnam that great canker continue to tuppurate there it an explosion imminent in the middle east china and russia are marling at each other in outer mongolia or somewhere there are a down or more brushwars in progress then theres pollution and inflation and discrimination andhigh taxes and shortage of housing and student riots and sexual freedom and drugs among the kids just to mention a few other jollies top this off with coronanes and constipation lung cancer and livers turning to stone abortions and acne and its hard to believe the ragged old human race can keep its finger in the dyke much longer as if that isnt enough its november in canada a thought to chill the spirit curdla the blood make the bones ache and turn ones thoughts to hamlet to be or not to be that is the question personally id prefer not to be in november but i havent the guts to commit suicide however anyone whod care to finish me off is welcome november is a month that should be deleted from the calendar by act of parliament if necessary its given a perfect tendoff by the horror of halloween this is kind of fun when your kids are little theyre excited and youre delighted but when theyve grown up and you have an entire evening of answering the doorbell and smiling heartily at surly urchins who sneer at your mcintosh apples and snarl havent ya got any chocolate bars its charm fades a little then theres everything else that november brings snow tires neglected until too late storm windows ditto freezing winds rain that turns to snow last years rubbers leaking dirt tracked in the glories of autumn have vanished the pleasures of winter are not yet all you have is a grey ulcerous dirty sodden spiritless thirty days of gloom in which the sun seems to have disappeared from the universe its a time for huddling by the fire cept that youve forgotten to get your winter wood in a time for reading depressing poetry a time for grouching and grumbling a time for watching thirdrate tv and despising yourself for oft the cutf a thought is an idea in transit its a happy marriage when the wife knows whos boss and the husband doesnt the acton free press w pfrone 053 2010 buiinass and editornlofftc owhstsjsi lm m pfablssfrtrl wv s m a vtrjit st atoa oaufttv u ft i ausm uruu t coosuaiok tkt cvttwa xj omk a4v4rt mm on mtjutmt siabttum p fsfcwsl uumcwatttttfcsvjmiwlf tfcvcasta tttn to caw- btwd tlim mhi reatfmttvt ujimsw tttlv asmrtuvfti it m on tw 61sma u t m trw hn twitty at u ifartsssi ip e taaflsshfif fur ngu mh m b tfcsvftid far 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the morning paper and coffee with a substitute for cream doorbell rang dam paperboy collecting i muttered but answered four freshfaced students equipped with rakes wanted to know if id like my lawn raked they were raising money to take the local retarded children on a couple of jaunts somehow that little nole of warmth in a cold world did wonders for me they raked the law nafter a fashion rant the doorbell every five minutes to cut for a drink or the time and it cost me len bucks but it was worth it somebody was doing something for somebody it gave me enough strength to hang on for that most welcome day of the year nov 30 and the end of the annual nightmare im ruj uu hull u4 nun iim occmumi wiiaw 1 1 aw- wi j u on tin uu tin imutuu im lia liu mi atow tv kwi umi i m fu truck my ut tin ttm4i 1 compulaly capovtlad mnijuw iuiiusaj a vu witt r fcl ii nil a lilt ww i a ijj wkind uffrf usl wtr i kuklmi i- tnbvms to as tnhtii dy my m u4 u uul liflguig fn ljjriittttl iiluni1 storlis willi llly itlhitiii uuyj ii i fall umtiiim tlu lijium vww iki ihens dimi tupiil klli umm ojui crilicitnl liifa hill wmi uii tvih flrfj w very much uuiuxa will hj vbungar jp mitt ii j i smiudit ro life my ciuacm m iu two uaa u conditioned byl my aga im pui m which i uruiarsiaiul puis n uit lm category of thjs yrj caji iruu well thats a lira hal sji bil the old fnclixjurtil where oilan llury tat seav kuun strapped to the railroad tracks while an onrujung train lean aitu itti tiiem with smoke uremig tnn ill slack so thick thai ceuga ictn would turn cartwheels and slip a rturairir order on them loday fust film was ilia controversial fcaty rider a highly acclaimed dope epic which portrays ihs fictional but what could easily be true uory of a pair of cleancut american youths in need of haircuis but exuding a chrishike charity and love for everyone they come acrou they peddle dope acrou the american border from mexico from the proceeds they buy two handsome motorcycles and travel acrou the southern united states the photography is superb and the scenes in the mountains and plaint of the us give you wanderlust the girls are pretty and theres some odd looking ones thrown in to provide contrast very next day we headed for ihe big i smoke to see the batile of britain a glimpse into the lime machine for a period where heroics were as common as hippies are today the film almost completely captures the era when ihe royal air force and its allies particularly the poliih polished off the german luftwaffe over the skies of england truly never in the hutory of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few both pictures take you envelop you in their message for an old trooper it is disconcerting to see the difference in attitude of todays youth compared to tkjj im jaoi tir 4c4i ago kmi is unwilling makas you ny imi you pmjudices and altitudes tm lii ummnt todays society and iis owtioofc but at iha tune lima doesnt give ii m in uing ii is hard to believe that ia of ih people encountered in the smxji u allium vs towns could be as sjjtikt ia violent as the story would haw yoj l1mv tmhi om scene which provides the key for all the action and dialogue the two bke riders pick up an catylivlng booirg lawyer and thay discuu why they kit imiuuti and haled by ihe ujuaies ly encoutiur along the way lo new oruas the miailhptece and ihais an spl word for ilj cfiaacser tells ihe two riders lint il isnt thant people hate bul what they itohuit ctxhplitt freedom it is much ijiid sty ail in ihe lift he uyi but very liotiuil contpfele freedom it is muc ijiid styxil in i seldis practiced they speak of another type of freedoms in liie tiatru of bnlain when ihe youth of tiu cainlry diuipimed themulves to defeat the nari conquerors with spitfire souadrons the youth responded nobly an ill word iheu days and the narit were slopped in their llcinkels and mesterschraidis ii was ihe turning point in the war motr surprising part of ihe picture is the honesty of the producers wtu show that the fust german bombs on bniiih cities were dropped by mutake a plan which lost its bearings dumped its load willy nilly over london and fled hitter was going o discipline ihe flyers bul ihe bnlish retaliated on berlin before he had a dunce and the naris replied with erocily on british cities if the nans had kepi hammering away at british airfields where they were cauung untold damage and confuuon they might have won ihe battle of britain and the war thai proved to be the first of hitlers bad mistakes i heartily recommend you see ihe battle of britain to get an insight into a time when ihe world was in a much worse state than it is today but seemed to have more courage and conviction to fall back on kasy rider it is a disquieting movie but certainly another younger people will want to see but life is noi as simple as they tee it would that it weic and that ends my career as a movu critic 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday november 10 1949 chuck kingsmill was chosen last friday evening to head actons teenagers as they elected him president of the penquin club the usual campaign and election speeches were the highlight of the yvening and a band led the candidates around the town ron salt alto a contender for the position was nosed out by a small margin ron will serve at vicepresident and these two leaders will be assisted by the other two members of the executive patsy duval and joann veldhuis the fine new garage at main si and west bower ave hat been sold by mr beri woods to mr lome garner of toronto who will come to acton soon and pul the new premises in operation firtt tatte of winter came last week but the snow didnt slay long w k randell who was formerly attached to the brigden branch of the bank of nova scotia has been transferred to the acton branch the soldiers memorial in acton with the new sections in recognition of the acton boys who paid the supreme sacrifice in the war or 193945 will be unveiled by the lieutenintgovernor ray lawson tomorrow rooming resident of acton for many yean mrt harry goldhara passed away monday in her 81 tt year the community was shocked to learn of the sudden death of william blair who was calling at ihe home of his daughter mrt rae west when he was suddenly stricken 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free preu of thursday november 13 1919 the first meeting or the high school literary society was held on monday for the purpose of appointing officers president maxwell bell vice president annie snyder skreisrytreaiurer elsie stewart editor isabel mcniven critic miss baker sporting editor neil gibbons current events james talman reporter to the free press isabel elliott class representative fred warren esther starktnatt clara lantz following are the officers of the great war veterans association president com w j gould lat vice president com a 11 smith com j j cooney d c m was elected to the elective to take the place of n stuckey who removed to grand valley over so applicaiions have been received by the officials of klnox church for permission to preach with a view to a call mrt roy arnolds reception at the residence corner mill and frederick stt was a very enjoyable function about 60 ladies in town attended mrs william arnold assisted to receive mrt dr bell attended the guests mrs rev i m moyer and mrs g ii brown poured tea and miss muriel thompson and miss bertie speight served with mrs thompson mrt arnolds mother having general oversight miss doris lanti attended at the door advertisement as a winter panacea for coughs and colds algonquin park cannot be equalled 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free preu of thursday november 15 1894 council met in regular session monday evening all the members were present there was very little business demanded then attention the finance committees report had but two items viz james ftrstbrook for lamp chimneys s3 and james brown for lumber j26873 upon motion of councillors williams and anderson these accounts were pasted adjournment took place at an early hour bread is down to eight cents in acton the merry jingle of sleigh bells is heard on the street again three inches of mow hti fallen mr and mrt james conboy of brandon man who have been visiting at the home of mr j h matthews bower ave have been sadly bereaved this week their dear little ton leyton age seven was suddenly taken ill last wednesday with trouble in the bowels he died on monday night after much suffering the remains were taken to erin village the fomwr home of the parents and interred there miss bella gordon has been iwgaged teacher of bannockbura school for 1895 due to the snow the plowing match at the farm of mr peter mann had to ba postponed by acton plowuig society master fred storey who ha been attending the phonometrle institute at petrolia the past couple of months 1 reported completely cured of trtamsnering he la ejrpected hnmntoday vf