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ct tha acton ft press wednesday dacambar 10 1969 we agree with the st marys jcurnalargut that few thing are more frustrating in the news these days than references to accidents occurring on county road 24 or county road 25 and so on the first question the man on the street does ask is where in the blazes is county road 26 how much easier it would be if the roads had a designated name recognition would come much this has been done in halton in the case of the seventh line which is now known as trafalgar road at least from hornby on down through oakvttle why not similar names for all the main arteries in the county and especially in the townships where concession and tot numbers are very confusing except to those who are very familiar with a map of the county this can be confusing when people are trying to direct someone somewhere and they both call the tame road by different names for instance the other day we referred to s sideroad in erin township as the rock wood road since we often use that route from 25 highway to reach rockwood but the person we talked with knew the road only as s sideroad the third line nassagaweya is more commonly known as the guelph line why not name it the guelph line from the eden mills road down to burlington often naming roads in townships and counties can abo commemorate famous native sons many of actons streets are named after the progeny of the adams brother who founded the town streets like wilbur frederick and agnes will keep their name fresh for all generations both nassagaweya andesquesing have famous sons and daughters to honor esqueslng for instance could name a road after the present reeve who is also probably the oldest warden halton ever had he could alio be one of the last if regional government takes over at soon at forecast the third line of eaquesing it known as churchill road when it traverses actons boundaries why not churchill road all the way to its southern extremity not only would the new identification aid recognition it would alio add some class to the sterile number system presently in use ditorial page3 cat the tell safe driving week focuses the attention of the individual in the hopes that he or she will exercise extra thought and skill in avoiding accidents the book of averages cay that over 100 canadians die every seven days on the roads at this time of year while thousands are injured avoidance of this impending disaster lies within the control of lndividualtboth drivers and pedestrians the sault te marie star points out the extra safety assured the automobile user who straps on his teat belt should be clearly apparent statistics prove the value of seat belt use including the one which shows persons ejected from a car in an accident are five times more likely to suffer death or injury than those strapped in however even motorists and passengers who are smart enough to use seat belts to avoid injury leave themselves vulnerable to injury or death in another way that could easily be eliminated with or without a teat belt injury or death can be prevented if car doors are locked from the inside it hat been pointed out by the ontario safety league that even when a person is wearing a lap belt he can be ejected part way frorr the vehicle and can be badly hurt because of this for instance if a door jumps open in a sideswipe accident the driver or passenger may fall partly out of the car and then be crushed if the door is forced back in a second collision or if the car flips of course there are other good reasons for motorists making it a regular practice to lock car doors inside for one thing any time there are young people in a vehicle especially if they are in the rear seat it is less likely the doors will somehow fly open and their lives be endangered if doors are locked from the inside for another when driving in any lonely section of a ha ail especially if the driver is a woman the car doors should be locked from the inside to prevent any intruder from jumping uninvited into the vehicle at some time when the vehicle is stationary motorists would be well advised to lock their car at all times locking the doors from outside when they are outside the vehicle and locking them from inside when they are inside the vehicle oft the eug hot water on the knee the best thing to do is give the baby back to its mother what about housemaids knee a person who has everything should be quarantined a a modem girl looks like a vision at night and a real sight in the morning lj pkctca from the pam contented country sugar and spice by bill tmiley why does t nun stagger out lo work when hes unable lo do it properly li a threat to everyone around him and li probably shortening his own life by three or four years thii it the tort of rationalizing 1 wai doing this week when i took not one but two dayi tick leave that makes lix dayi in tan years id been couching like a kangaroo with oontumptlon blowing my note wai like trying to stop niagara falle with kleenex i wai dirtier than s bat at high noon i ached from item to gudgeon and i couldnt decide which wai aching more itt boring i know but the flu li always boring except when you have it yourself then its fatclnating when you have it you know that nobody has ever been ai hi ai you especially thote phonies on tv who stay in bed drink plenty of fluids and huff thenuelvei with atplrin my wife li a great comfort at ruch timet she invariably uys youre going to die with that cheit cold and then the till back and ttarti counting on her fingers the term insurance the life inturance when the beglm to look a bit naity i realize i havent enough inmrance to keep her in affluence thats about when the calls the doctor to 111 get better to i can take out more insurance the doctor of course alwayi tellies everything he says hmmm got the flu eh naturally ive got the flu or my wife wouldnt have called him if i had merely a broken leg thed probably tet it herself but you can die with the flu and the doctor tayi take plenty of bed stay in aspirin and drink lots thii alwayi brightent me up and i pull out of the dump within a week provided i dont drink too much but therei a moral question involved with the flu should one go to church school or butineti and hack sneeze cough and spit sll over i lie congregation the dauroom or colleague the aruwer i think li an unequivocal yei provided we have the strength thats the only way in which we can maintain one of our few great old canadian triditioni tweaking the flu we have spread two things in uui country since pioneer dayi flu and fertilizer and we mustnt hop now spreading the flu li not without iti merits provided it li done with tact and tuning as witness on friday night we were supposed to go to the annual ball of the year you know the tort of thing every town lias one five per cent of the men want to go and 100 per cent of the women its a chance for them to wear their wigs nuke the old man spring for a tnutlung new dress and discuss for the next week what ridiculous tlungs the other women were wearing after wheezing and sneezing for about three dayi i was looking forward to it ai one might look forward to hli own funeral so tick was i that even the thought of having to thine my shoes made me feel faint that wai bad enough but somehow wed been finessed into having an after theball party with 30 people guzzling food and drink 1 didnt tee how i could get through it alive yes virginia there ii a santa cuui to my delight and her horror my wife woke up friday morning hacking and gasping and ai feverish ai 1 id spread her the flu she hung on till afternoon hoping for a miracle recovery but then had to throw in the towel and cancel everything that probably saved my life and about 100 so the flu cant be all bad soli and pepper complete staff of maton kruttlnrj company was pictured in 1836 and than are aawsarntiav feces in the back row left to right are bob parklnaon john wool art la and albert mills in the middle row are bill ramadan chertee kiiiutees ray t uttlemaaon kay huard audraes weaver prlacina paleee flora severs jeaaie llamfea laatham millie rowles irene flowers helen cook may bruce rka families can live together proeper and be happy under an extraordinary variety of conditions to long at they observe a few simple virtues chief of which u the eictlee of diplomacy uyi a monthly ter from the royal bank cloaked in sweetly flowing rhetoric it appears to me that the writer is really saying that if your wife mars an alflltlng dreti dont growl at her get that thing off it only lili where it touches or some other such remark instead you mention sweetly tliat the must be losing weight because where formerly the dreu she had on dung to her like the wool on sheep now there was a distinct bagglneu you think that u still a bit harsh well peihape w- could revise it to did you know that your attire this evening will create a splash at lite party but maybe you were not aware that two other ladies i taw today had almost the same dreu on think that would do it so do i therei nothing lhat will change a woman t outlook at fait as an identical dreu going to the tame party what if the goes to the parly and doesnt see any dresses like the one the had on youll have to figure that one out yourself in the institution of marriage there are moments when only the two participants can untangle their own troubles there are of course different modes of diplomacy ai the letter points out the formalized diplomacy that a man uses in his office or shop for instance would fall on deaf eari in the family circle yet this striped pants diplomacy hat its plsce in certain well timed moments consider for instance a queue outside the bathroom on a morning when you are due at the job 10 minutes early you are the last man in the lineupln fact you may be the only one what do you do seller loudly and long that you want in there pretty quick or theres going to be oleo margarine to pay slip unobtrusively through the lineup until you are at the head of the parade brooking no interference nothing to rude ai lhat mutter that you are sick snd if everyone doesnt get out of the way in a pretty big hurry theyll be sotrybolh for themselves and for what they have to clean up thii u striped pyjama pants diplomacy at hi most effective when all in the family practice diplomacy every person benefits by the elimination of obstacle that are likely to interfera with the attainment of bb best detlrei in attempting to put diplomacy into use in the home it la abo desirable to let everyone know who you think la bou the firs requirement it honesty another word for sincerity again for instance if you tell the number one ton in the family that he cant have lite family limousine that night clench your fiits snd deliver the negative in a very positive manner then after he has wheedled the car out of you for three or four houri promising to be home before dawn you can tell your wife that you didnt give in easily and that it is unlikely very many of the neighbors will be up at lhat hour to see him anyway if love li the foundation of a happy marriage good manner are the walls and diplomacy 1 the roof member of the family give proof of their high regard for one another by the delicacy with which they frame their requests or instructions this is especially applicable at the table when the children exercise their boarding house reach for the ketchup or elbow their teatmale to get at the uit it u time this is brought to their attention instead of dapping them or roaring ilka a famished ant at a picnic why not phrase a delicate question like i say old chap your uit will taste much better if it i sprinkled with a little courtesy cant you see the amazed looks you would slay them absolutely and completely perhaps they would even go for thii diplomacy kick thenuelvei spread it tround snd then no one would know what anyone else is talking about no doubt by lids time you are agreed that the person who applies diplomacy successfully will not only strew benefits but will reap flowers and this u the reason i took the course a uusflad diplomat has a look about tin hat rbfam description so in order to preserve the look for posterity 1 had it preserved on film so you can recognize a diplomat the next time you see one mcnaob front row laura ucmultan grace johnston charlie meson george mason ul daisy fottar ethel harris doris kelly annie moonay lane meerey erase davis i dewklnt phyllis tylar oral chelmera dot cordlnar dorothy macphereon mary 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press thursday december 8 1949 with 60 per cent of the eligible voten exercising their franchise on monday and the polls so crowded that at closing time many more could not get inside acton voters chose amos mason si the first mayor of the town of acton with s majority of 259 reeve e tyler and deputyreeve wm mcleod were accorded acclamation lo their teats on the first town council and member of the council chosen were john greer raymond thompson john hargrtve thoi nlcol l hotchen and wm roszell ctjhese wdl nuke up the nine man council which replaces the former five man board the band bylaw wsi given overwhelming support for an annus fixed grant of 500 rather than the present hall mill on the tax rate relatives and friends in the home community were shocked to learn of the sudden death last friday of willialh mcnabb at the home of his daughter mil alfred delong in ottawa he wss an employee of storey clove co until 1920 when lie moved to toronto lie alto leaves daughter mrs margaret hayes london england and ton cameron mcnabb toronto theres a fine surface on the ice in acton arena and skating wit soon be available a delicious venison dinner wsi enjoyed by the rotary dub and the roast was from a fine buck brought home horn the north byvicrumley the annual bazaar of st joseph altai society was held in the church hall last friday and saturday large crowds attended the event eiqueiing council paid bounty on 23 foxes idlled at their last meeting 50 years ago taken trots the issue of the free prest thursday december ii 1919 the new selection of books tor the public library have arrived with 150 volumes carefully selected with a view to wellbalanced reading lnformttioti and reference the selection excels in the variety of books for juvenile readers the bazaar under the auspices of tin duke of devonshire chapter of the ijojxe held in the town hau on friday and saturday of last week was a marked success financially and socially it wis indeed a fitting culmination to months of keparatlon the hall was lined with booths which were displayed fancywork childrens clothing aprons towels and handkerchiefs and various other articles lunch counters and candy snd ice cream booths were well patronised the fish pond and orange tree and the guessing contest added considerable amusement on saturday the few remaining articles were sold for fair prices by auctioneer kerr whose persuasive eloquence wsi almost metmeriitlc it wai amusing to see the young men bidding against each other for the leftover baby togs the total proceeds of this function which will amount to 600 will be handed over to the acton soldiers memorial fund committee the chicken thieves who were operating in georgetown have evidently come westward several hen houses have bean robbed here lately wed be sorry to think candidates for the penitentiary are residents of thii vicinity at the congregational meeting of knox church an unanimous call wss extended to rev william flndlsy late of selkirk man the stipend ii 1800 with free manse and holiday rev john johnston commenced hii nilnlslry at acton baptist church sunday the acton free press phone b5330io business and editorial office iu tail ana cufcii mv li u seviswsi owo- siii aiwsseauen euiwu 6i cwuuu e awi tmi am mmmh hwmwwii r n uw m6awfmdianumiiiniiiiiiiei vmcma twehuiejae is must seme ekalmttf iuiih ik wit mi i wme tmcamswa lhmuuwmatvranpimt vol rutwtmiietfpaaaas v wmuu um 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