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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 6, 1950, 75th Anniversary 8

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local buildings portray it was the wish of l i n- j a muixylh ii rvny vrdiuii ol ali tml hiiiiki ilil i ilr use ol llii liumni s iit1 liu nmvi c w muny m lay mi ll- iini 1i1 i li y m a ihjm j 0iki 1 v34 a t i 1 i bury aauictfl office tlb vivcik ill fnl i- imrs in lln liuilil 11 j james matthews operates post office town centre over 75 years jago act ll ih public huil 1 tht li iv v low m j- tmml mi minn fl n v tin m ill t 11 h i i t ohf 1 hit- i nntli f m imp -it- tii luiulii 4i i dlllnti th liu t s pi op i iv ll thtl ht nffirs th fi iiulm 1 i- mhl 1 t it lunk n nj s 14 ami i m a go w h n it was thr lot of ts ut kullhlll i h i j j nlll i t h i simp 1 tu tl p vim st i jhiuii mat hi r- nl s buildings ih ws h1 h fun ffic an 1 it vl mv tiiuv v 1 nifih in t irjf jph ijuatti r in thr i ar and a 111 n i hi tin hnt k structure is mmmotlmu km t rockery i nuikiini lliti mi i thr mill itir id ft nit min oth i thriving mm i sinus i muni in m iiinrt rs ami iliutinn un tl i ulding at ih milt i low ihll wiv mon in mt mound riml arlun t il l i nf the it i burner c thi s th it md1 on ifcinnninn tin it li k knm i mti th ml- unlil it wt troughl dix 7 on tin mwiiii floor the 1iim m m m it 1 1 i th c ivi mmrnl fur the post r res press f ii vt uiw the light t dn jam m 1th r vi f 11 th limn iivilird around is tin fnsl edition tolled from th ii uk 1 1 in ttn p in- ii mini ilnmst sevrnts five pnwt of jnvph llmkini pioneer cemetery becomes crowded beautiful fairview established in acton in rmltv the- tautlfui itv of the dead oik onl ovii futt years ti and iikik nirml- rs of th old famlir miinnt pint and th lyntiln of iiuuim i s of 1 ar one v hi u bad i n in a ton f i si ftxtil un rtmowt tml i ni nl in ii- n w plt- u fan f th ilh i it un i ii i it l- v ii k pt ih v i is 1 n inl lr v it ni1ifl mt natni in- 1i i for it- k ii ial itntoiir willi illmt 1 t i m n 1 it kj i in i ml ih uoimii inmuul iul nun il t ii liuin in utiiiik the fin inliaik in tin iiinliix hi- pillu s mippti t an iniii mil 11 th mllls lli w t in i hi it ttu- rut ituiii- all iii tlm fmntagr ui main sir ft iil ih lar n aimnint uf land in front nf thr buitul ground insurrs ihr uw nf thr nmuiiil primrty for nun year to comr anmi ih nm inlrifhrfitl in th riimir r in iuf was that nf hv alulh ftr of ttir fimndrfl f th m ttl nl mt wai aflrr xw mdlinl that tlf artltrmn l ihl lir niiiiln lathrr i ha int nit lnl t inl irai1 ih 1 1 t in innr h v iir ii orlgina i 1t im4 mui f ii- i 1 i it inn lrnlni ii- i win li llirt i t f hi agitation ff i in it v uy in i rl i v11 1 ii f rrv i i i fn i ih ii in t rv ji flllllll i i pi 4lll uo ii ami lln1- f hui irh t lln u n ii mmiir h at1 ii r illilli tluit urn ilk to put 1 into pit m nuhl iiililiun lira t i win jsm ii hi ant huilt in to a ihiiiiihiul i iii in thr rrnlr of tin- r in iri tin arlv hfi ut ttw rofitfihinifr 1 truly tom in ih hrdltnnr o thrar rarly sittlrik and ihrlr work t irrwrvnl and their drsd r- inimlhiiil tiv lliosr thoughtful mn lliat pi i thr rttlon of th- c urn many new improvements necessary acton schools keep pace with times at ton v fust rhonl vah crrcted tm th rn r uf itivr strrt and m iin slril and th huilrimjt still uintlk although it ha born ini i n vili ik iiur ihtfi fnr many xiirs ait n m mill srhwil stno ii th m n mi thi north enst ror in r in fiont of the old knnx ihurth erected in 1913 the presen mer j e of the building that to mae way for tne nea and in pae when m s p pari i jommunitv lite government buidmg occupies ttie fo nov hotchen s bakery it jj n oea odern post office the cock vas not tjet bu it rov pays an ioegra as actons first post ofke tt is building served a number ot vears on completion of the new government build ngs it housed other stores finally be ing removed to make way for te oresent bank of nova scot a atxxit iflfio thr mime scho il mildinc a as in ld mi thr titf i iniv occuph s and around whlth h pn m nt school buildings haw n rrrcttd willi t mi mrlihosh wi ih- fm tu for ihc mono work nnrt it r fnr ihr carirntry win s tt hm in nml t inn- to tin ih li m- lutd in ll- i nliuii hi y i of ihl ii n imn miin ji thr iiiimimi f ihr sthihil nimt at ttnv tun nut tin sitr foi th m iihii us puithivd ftnin sidm smith jii 1m1 ttn puri ii isi prtn of thr 11 i tnr tin ullchlll ml ml rv i 1 ntb his h7 tht s htxil w it rt ii htl in thr fnl ttaf tix i hint uhirh ran pnt th houstt wher sutdr uclnx now rvildaa ovar punk bhdt crocslrqt tha lltti creak pact tba ahlnsle mill and yard up through thr new mction acquired about 45 year ago to enlarffa tha achool r minds and thrn with a turn at nrit illicit s entrance u at madr pjit thr nchool pump into the grounds aftrr mr sidny smith built hi fin nru jiohh- which 11 now ihi actm hikh school hr draircd a driwvaa to main st tin newly op nrd sl foot strtt t uas namrd edtuitmn ijino and wik planted on both mdrs vvith sugar maplrs and wa- one nf the prettiest avenues in thr v ilia mr smith erected statrlv entrance cjtea ahd turn- this was thr- old school br-fo- 1 1 if brick addihoni vvrri mfl ind mtny pfoplf will rec hippy chool jy in this bu d ifk tv th sdlhll itll 1 win n the wtmol nai tmljt about ll tn rd tin lliut uis prniiirt- mv uit d cut t tn heat it fioni a hi k k fni n in m excavation tin- liirmith it umil i not lumrn- a i itiiplish it int ruled purpose hut tin ixtivited section under- iii ith the rrdinters made a fine re- vurt for nusthievmu boyi thay unild i i down tin re hv the out- sub entrjincr it iiirss and atav th n when li siin were resumed ttuit wmild come fmin the lower itliionii chnstlv ciuiiix mv the time the nuisti i int dim n ift r the prankatoix thr had made uianv mtlvi sranr through the nuuid dixru h or bv qmrtlv hiding in the dirkix st hick of thr furnace ther n no flashlights nor even mat i tn a in those da s th fimt buck addition was ma 1- to the old tone school in 1k0 mil thi n in im another addition h inn mipi i itie us acton popua- lion uit vv ind thr setond bru k il- ditmn tiae us thr present school akmin officnils hat distoverei thit the pi is in school is not larg i nuiih ti acioi unotlnte the pop- lation of this iinm mi townani plins hive bet n prepared for 4 new- school and so acton goes on con tributing well educated outh i i mi et the unlimited opportunities of democrutic ijh 1 ii

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