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thursday september 6 1954 v the acton free press acton ontario page thbe monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in stock wm c allan prop quean st w shop phone 1410a rw aia rep tom nicol phone brampton 437 bronte building boom predicted a building boom for brontewas given the initial goahead at a special session of village council when construction of 78 homes im mediately west of the bryers sub division was approved william campbell whose comp any will build the bungalows said minimum selling price would be 13500 arid that he would build along hixon jones and radial road before tackling a subdivision road structure reeve thomas millward said he expected the subdivision wouldnt be completed for three or four years the plan now goes to the joint planning board for approval attention farmers for your tractor gas and fuel needs grease and lubricat ing oil contact thompson fueisto phone 69 acton prompt delivery from meter pump yes wo have tanks available september 10 to 15 mum roil foras fare and one half for the round trip good going saturday sept 8 to saturday sept 1 5 inclusive return limit sept 17 fc23 t645 canadian national burlington editor made life member eighty year old former editor and publisher of the burlington 3az- ette elgin a harris and adam l sellar president and editor of the huntingdon que gleaner were made life members ot the canad ian weekly newspapers association at its annual meeting last week former mayor of burlington mr harris is wellknown in canadian newspaper circles he joined the canadian press association in 1902 and is one of the 11 living foundat ion members of the cwna he has served as a director of both organizations during his turbulent newspaper career he was served with six libel suits although- none reached court proceedings active in public affairs he was elected reeve of burlington from 192123 warden of halton county in 1922 and became mayor in 1923 in earlier days mr harris fought through the editorial columns for establishment of secondary educat ion and various public works for his community editor adam l sellar was born in huntingdon quebec where he has published the gleaner since 1922 the wellknown canad ne paperman and publisher is past- president of cwna he establish ed la gazette valleyfield bcau- harnois in 1936 and became owner and publisher of canadawest ind ies magazine in 1951 mr sellar is honorary secretary of huntingdon county hospital honorary vicepresident canadian legion huntingdon branch bes l no 81 and governor of mackay institute for the deaf montreal editors i nfofmed weeklies should be proud of their role in the development of canada weekly newspaper editors have every reason to be proud of the role they play in canadas develop ment this was the keynote of canadian weekly newspaper association president john a vopnis opening address before the nearly 500 edit ors and publishers who assernbled at the manoir richelieu quebec last week to deliberate the prob lems and significance bf weekly newspaperes on the canadian scene the nonmetropolitan newspap ers contribute in great measure to the stability of this nation the davidson sask leader editor said we must not overlook the tremendous significance of our combined efforts in both reflecting and moulding public opinion and public attitudes from coast to coast at the same time the group was urged to guard vigilantly the high respect and recognition won during the past half century several of the speakers at the 37th annual convention complim ented the delegates on their ac complishments in building the pres tige of the weekly press but they warned that weekly editors have grave responsibilities in their home towns family party the convention held this year at quebecs luxury summer resort members of a canadian legion branch have designed and built a portable outdoor stage and donated it to a veterans hos pital mounted on a trailer it can be assembled in a few min utes into a 20 x 27 stage and moved to any part of the hos pital grounds light casytohandle alumi num was the legion members obvious choice of material and in case of sudden thunderstorms it would be a simple matter to roll the performers stage and all under the nearest shelter a typical example of how alu minum often provides not just one but several advantages on i a single job aluminum company of canada ltd alcan look tow gasoline price have stayed down in these days of high and rising prices whats happened to the price of gasoline lets compare wholesale gasoline prices with the governments general wholesale price index since 19351939 prices in general have risen 120 canadas wieklv newspapers are constantly growing in impact to the point where they now go into over 1j4 million canadian homes here win allison and bill telfer look- oyer the revised num ber of member papers at last weeks canadian weekly newspapers association annual convention at manoir richelieu murray bay que s5ssssssssssssgsjs33 manoir richelieu at murray bay has become known as canadas biggest family party although the three day convention had its share of serious business sessions the general atmosphere was one of con geniality many of the 400 delegates arrived wearing gay alouette stocking caps they found bellhops waitresses and elevator operators similarly at tired as the hotel staff joined in the spirit of the gettogether william draaer popular editor of reliable taxi wwwvwtvvwwwwi 24 hours a day phone 430 wwwvvwvwv passengers are fully insured when riding in our cabs just one more service coffee and snacks to take out we deliver fish and chips our specialty mvmmmmmmmtmm 9 main st acton the wetaskiwin altak times was chosen to succeed his fellow west erner john vopni as president while g c day liverpool ns advance and h e mccormick montreal monitor were chosen as j first and second vicepresidents res- pectively directors chosen at the annual j meeting were l e barber chilli- wack rc progress g c hack er abbotsford bc news k pat- 1 rige camrose altal booster b i p knowles fort saskatchewan altai fort record walter p tel fer humboldt tsask journal clifford ashfield grcnfcll sask sun john pinckney rosotown saskl eagle j r mclachlan virden man empire advance g c kroft selkirk man enter prise werden leavens bolton ont enterprise r g shearer blenheim ontl newstribune w h cranston midland lonti free press herald c h nolan slouff- ville ont tribune lucien guer- tin shawinigan falls que lecho du st maurice lawrence gage st johns que news j louis mc- kenna sussex nb kings coun ty record g- c murray pictou ns advocate c j allbon springhill nsk record mr vopni in his address noted the many changes he had seen in the mechanical departments of weekly newspapers across canada the use of pictures modern- auto matic presses and mailing machin es all demonstrated this mechanical transformation he said role the same but despite these changes the basic role of the weekly newspaper has ben retained he said our traditional functison remain to chronicle the happenings in our i own communities and to give editj orial leadership and inspiration in the matter of community upbuild ing he commended delegates for their support of the cwna and their loyalty to each other these are the reasons that the association is the largest press as sociation in the world at the same meeting w h bill i crantston editor of the mid land free press herald delivered a strong rebuke to weekly editors who do not live up to the strong responsibilities which they owe their readers although most of the delegates guests and hosts arrived tuesday evening the only official business carried on before the next morning was a short directors meeting the remainder of the delegates circul ated through the manoir richelieu meeting associates whom they had not seen since the previous con vention in vancouver attendance at wednesday s meet ings was spurred by the offer of door prizes to the first delegates to arrive however the hotels noted golf course the swimming pool and other lessathletic endeavors lured many delegates away from the bus iness sessions canada steamship lines owners of the manoir were hosts for tues day evenings dinner massey har ris- ferguson hosted the wednes day breakfast and various mem bers of the printing trade were hosts at the wednesday lunch the acquisition of three new members during the cbnvcntion came when managing director wil liam telfer received applications from the bruno isask times the north renfrew ont news and la voix des mille isles la voix is published by lionel bertrand m p secretary of the french canad ian weeklies association your new telephone book will be pbmeb soon i in the same period gasoline hat gone up only 38 gasoline prices have gone up less than envritirt as nticlfk j fieet in fentral vmwlwl limited thi bell telephone company of canada extra ustmgs or krffe for people to find yew in business uae extra listings to show other firm names for your business to associate your name and residence telephone number with your firm name or to show afterhour numbers for you and your key employees at home other rnembers of the family and telatives roomers or boarders would benefit from having their names listed in the telephone directory vhta be sure thedt your diractory right away for changes and additions in jrhe white page secfiear call business office without delay