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ssfl the alton f ree pru wednesday february 14 1968 canadian at olympic we are in the midst of the quad rennial groaning season when canadian athletes participate in the olympic canadians don t as a rule expect too much from the summer games but the winter olympics in grenoble france is a horse of a different color since we are a land of see and snow sveexpett our athletes will dcwell n the frozen sports arid they do buf youd never lyiow it frern jha criticism we direcj at our represedletrvek since 1900 when expatriate can uik or george orton won the steeple chase at the paris olympic fames albeit weifnk me colofs qf the lls canada has often well represented at wqry summer and winte olympiad but wrote historian henry ton borough canadians often refuse to glamorize thefr own echievments our successes have beeofar greater than we realize seventytwo athletes represent can- adz at grenoble in six sports at the summer games in mexico city over 140 canucks will compete in 13 sports cost of the program underwritten by the canadian olympic association is s500 000 compare this with the estl mated 2 2 billion the- russians spend each year on sports facilities and devel opmenl 6f athletes we are pikers mqney for our olympic budget comes froas voluntary orurlbutiorb whjch untik government grants showthe support of th country rigots of utelsnitional competition i calufor sacrifice in sccme ases norma sociallife for dedicated athletes is over for months you can show your monetary sup port which is both tax deductible and worthy with a contribution to the cen- adlan olympic association if every canadian contributes ust two and a half cents the obetive will be reached- srtt press editorial page utij pcurer line ours is called tho most technically advanced civilization ever known but even to we teem more vulnerable to the weathers vagaries than our grand fathsrt were this was painfully brought to mind by the ice storm that struck canada s most densely populated section in mid january the interruption of electrical service across much of southern ontario left thousands dv families withouj heat ligbt cooking facilities hot water some for several days fallen power lines are serious en ough for housekeepers but there is also the shutdown of schools stores factories and offices the hazard of con tact with live wires the cost of repair ing wires and poles in ontario s jan uiy storm the cost of hydro repairs was estimated at several million dollars toronto mayor bill denmson re quested the ontario government to share this expense with the municipal ties concerned the suggestion was hardly reasonable it would be inequit able to tax farmers and townsmen far removed from the scene or those in affected areas who use gas or oil for most of their energy needs for the ben efit of a particular group of industrial and residential hydro customers another more reasonable suggestion fter the storm was that all hydro lines should b put underground of course this is desirable for esthetic tsaons streets are more attractive when not cluttered with poles and wires there are instances of course whore electric service lines arm being put underground but they are usually restricted to newer parts of cities and towns perhaps some day a crash program of burying unsightly wires will reduce the fear ice storms create now until then well have to put up with the in convenience they can cause 0ff the eu i can state emphatically there ts no better beef than canadian the next time you hear the manager of a hotel or restaurant say he imports beef from the united states because t is better tell htm his statement s bologna thomas d burgess professor of animal science at the university of guelph i know now why they made feb the shortest month in the cal endar its the dullest the duke of devonshire when ask ed what was the best thing about being one of the 26 dukes of england replied the best thing is that you can always get ajeod table at arestaurant i m glad i like sports otherwise it would be pretty dull in front of a tv set these weekends cheer up indies you get the soap operas all week playoffs are here for some local hockey teams and others stand on the threshold of the annual elimination con tests good luck to all a car driving along with windows fogged up on the inside through con densation adds unnecessary danger to the streets says the ontario safety league it may indicate that the driver is also a little fogged up mentally if he opened the window a arrack the misted glass would clear teacher johnny what are the great canadian parties john liberal conservative and cocktail she i don t think i look 30 dear do you he no pet but you used to pketea frw the paat ptsst of juiv firemens parade comes west on mill st in 1904 is spectators watch from the wooden sidewalks the head of the parade it pasting mrs seoorcfs garden where a b stirmrmar- kt la now mr end mrs george mus- selle who own the old picture think the man riding the horse might be ed die gamble tangled weeds and fallen logs be como lacy fringe in tho aftermath of a winter ice storm the black creek rionr tho sewage plant glistens as tho suns rays softon tho snow and turn treos inlo glistening necklaces hung on the valley staff photo sugar and spice by bill smiley well tho old flu bug or something equally vlrulont hit mo on tho weekend trls column comes to you via cobs of aspirin hot toddlos and shoer willpower sunday morning i woke up fooling ilko a mackerel not just out ol tho sea fresh and ojulvoring no ono of those that have been gutted packaged frozen and thon cooked over a hot fire and rofrozon and re cooked my wife had several thoorlos as usual first i had a hangover plain and simple theres no such tiling but i reminded her that wed spent tho previous evening quiet- ly watching television and fighting as usual proof posltlvo came when sho offered mo a hair of tho dog and i recoiled in horror next sho doclded i was going through the change of life with those hot and cold flushes i pointed out that my breasts hadnt grown and that i wasnt growing any more hair on head face or logs which have always boon like an airedales she was dlscombobulatod finally she proclaimed it was food pois oning because kim and i are always thaw ing fish and stuff and then rofroozlng it for somo reason obviously id had bad fish turned out wed had stoak all fresh couldnt convince her that i might have the flu which has been knocking people on their kolstors for weeks at a time around here tjn winter thats becauso i never get sick or rather im halfsick all tho time but never take a day off when i do about every throe yoars she panics and starts demanding to know where the insurance policies are i never have a clue so i just groan and say loom moo lone which increases her anxiety prob lems which are already grade a whatever it was i tike back all my pub lic and private utterance about people whove had the flu this winter in public pampering yourself take somo whiskey and an aspirin or to myself what a slacker do anything for a few days off work i dldnt have a headache i wasnt sick at the stomach i dldnt have a sore throat or the snuffles or the sneezes but i havent felt like that since october 1944 when five burly germans set about me with fists boots and riflebutts for some trifling crime which i cant even recall and i took the same escape this urn thai i did thai time i read that time alter they cooled off the get mans brought n a couple of books but i lay than in a boxcar on a aiding la the utrecht stationyard la holland and rad upton sinclair since i was a clangor ous criminal mv wrists wore wlrod to- iuiras wore i ankles thoro tforo no handcuffs it took somo physical manoov- orlng and i could soo out of only ono eye but i read and tho pain floated away about the third night tho feldwobol in charge actually brought mo a tin of pois onous coffe and wo talked in a garblo of english german fronch wo had only the most rudimentary ideas of what tho other chap was talking about but it bucked me up i think be felt bettor too it was about tho samo last wookond i road i c hild road for only about ton min utes at a shot without halffainting but amidst the fover and tho cups of coffeo proffered by my personal local foldwobol i roread tho last enemy by richard hillary and tho new and now horos uax by uax ferguson cb and free lance radio comedian hillary was a young englishman oxford upperclass egotistical solfcontrod who realized through his own suffering he was shot down and torrlbly burned mans in humanity to man tho unlvorslty of suffer ing it was his only book ho was killed later in a nlghtflghter it took me back into a world of training and nlghtftylng and spitfires that was like rouvlng an epoch fergusons book is consciously funny but it is funny and both wrltors aro in dividualists who offer somo hope to all tho rest of us who fear we are holng ground between the upper and nether millstones of tho twontloth century got tho flu read simple the acton free press phone s53 2010 bui neis and ed or a i oh ce cws4 nj t whs v jnijj dc tfiiph spjit upuj h hi r i momi rtf i ft rur taub- i ja4 w jdiuk u 11 nut b mdj i j but tk bjvate- uf ih evlivmuwwni udl h tj itsr u ttw applhtbu- rat in th tlfl j j t put jph l t i lit iiiiiiii u samu jl 4 ui ui i gdi m rfukli nut ha- w j ajttfi g ik turivly in alley to wll hj ny lv w ihttfaun i anv i mt uua fvulbasj uitku cv u4 bmf dili puulalwr utftuy col rm atjjr 20 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday february 1z 1948 a very pretty wedding was solomnlsed in st josephs church when bertha shirley daughter of mr juid mrs wotiley msrch- jnenf became the brfdeof bernard drew m milton i th ys mens club jfkailng carnival program n the arena was art intreslog ooe but actons population must haveboep home keeping tarm winners in the speed skating contest warp carol- tyler may spiera grant withers gregory uejr wens raco frsdkartner wiinurs in fancy ostumoc youngest girt ruth landsborough helot landsbor- ough marjorlo winter elaine arbtc bb landsborottght warten wagner john cam eron rodney force a game of broom ball was played be- tspun hie vi men and high school girls when the girls led by one goal tho referee had to fire the gen to keep the wild ys men under control we are very fortunate that mrs may dumarsh has takon over tho junior girls class at tho y aj she had a great deal of experience in this kind of work in kit chener 50 years ago taken from tho lssuo of tho frou pross of thursday february 21 1018 ajlvortlsomont when you own a ford you can do away with many articles that aro a source of continuous ovpenso for instance not only your drlvlnghorse and buggy but slnglo harness blankots whips currycombs brushos horseshoos pitch forks food bins etc in their place you have a spoody dependable dignified roomy ford car it is vastly superior to tho narrow crampod buggy and whon it is standing ldlo it does not eat threo meals a day prices from 495 to 970 tho drama of tho doostrick skulo prosontod tn tho town hall under tho sup ervision of tho intermediate rod cross girls was a highly gtatlfylng success mr dan ritchie impersonated tho oldtlmo teacher and in tho cast of scholars visit- orsandxommittoomon woro boyd clark nell mcnabb mrs a g clarrldgo miss martha graham miss olla armstrong miss laura atkins miss e graham miss mary mccluro wm laird miss myrtle sopor mrs w v colllor miss dora clarke miss daisy folstor mr and mrs w h stewart miss joan mclood miss e ronwicl mrs wm laird miss alva harvey miss madge chapman miss bos- slo mullin mls margery hope william coopor w v colllor a g clarrldgo gordon mclood tom savage adam orr harry harwood miss l m royce miss bertie smith miss poarl baker harold wlldgust thos mccluro alex mann jam es smith miss m z bennott h swack- hamor jamos mcintosh back issues 75 years ago token from the issue of the free press of thursday february 16 1893 on friday last the store at moffatt was destroyed by fire caused by a lamp which the proprietor accidentally let fall the mill was saved but everything else includ ing 300 was lost lalng bros will ivo cw of jhelr faailar phonographic concerts lnglen williams tbls evening and in lden mills vonday acton horticultural andrttrleuliuralsoo- lety will now receive governmeot aidmee- r srsjohn duff president and james kirk- wood mlp waited upon the itbllsfar of agriculture to present thin base now the deslced recognition has boen secured anb the society is on art equal basis financially with similar exhibitions the society enters its new era under very favorable auspices through the ex ertions of its management and the liberality of its friends it is out of debt prosldent is john duff vicepresident a- j curds see treasurer george hynds directors messrs j ii matthews john williams john harvey t h harding and william hemstroot honorary directors are g c clarke r agnow i g matthews w h storey and j e corry quito a nu inlier of boys are having jolly times with their harnessed dogs and sleds st valontlnos day passed almost total- ly unobsorvod mr james matthews who recently pur chased from mr a b wright the property known as tho goro has a number of men taking wood olf it 100 years ago taken from tho issue of the canadian champion milton fobruary 13 18c8 during tho past wook a new and fatal ms- v oase has appeared in east flamboro amongst horses which entirely baffles the skill of tho most oxport vols alter being attacked by tho dlsoaso tho horses tongue becomes swollen and apparantly paralyzed and death follows in a very few hours from suffocation mr reuben sparks of the sovonth concession has lost four valuable animals during tho past week and as the dlsoaso appears contagious too much care cannot bo taken to provent the spreading tho roof the post offlco of lothian in the county of halton las boon suspended benjamin jones fostor streot near the post office roturns thanks for past favors and begs to inform tho public that he is proparod to furnish any artlclo in his busi ness as cabinetmaker and undertaker and now has on hand a largo stock of bedsteads chairs mirrors tables etc and has also on hand copps patent spring mattresses which he will soli choap for cash he can now supply along with coffins in oak and cloth and an elegant hearse which can be hired for reasonable charge to any part of the county 4tree jjress the church of st alban the martyr anglican corntr willow st end si albin s drive rci riiliiil mcmurray ma stb suvday ftbruary 18th 1968 9 00 im thl holy eucharist 10 30 i m church school 10 10 i m morning prayer bethih christian reformed church minister rev p brouucr acton ontario sunday february 18ih 1968 10 00 im english service 11 10 am sundav school 2 30 pm altcrn itini dutch ind english service sittirdi bible clisses 10 12 am ecrone welcomc maple avenue baptist church 81 miple al georgetown pastor rei robert c lohnes slmday itbriary 18th 1968 here is our sincere invitatien to the whole tarniu to attend ehurch 9 45 im sundav school all ages 1 1 00 a m morning service 7 0011 evening eangcl 7 45 pm wednesda pravcr meeting aeion 853 1956 georgetown 8t7am5 presbyterian church in canada knox church acton iui andrew h mckenzie ba bd minister mr e a hansen ba organic and choir master slnday tlbrlary 18th 1968 9 45 am chureh school for ages 3 to 15 years 9 45 a m minister s church member ship class for teenagers withdrawn this sunday only 1 1 00 a mpublii worship of cod sermon theme why attend church v everyone mot welcome church notices trinity church the united church of canada minister rev gordon b turner ba bd organist dr george- elliott ma phd sunday tebruary 18th 1968 10 00 am momma worship nursery provided sunday school 1000 im junior school to gr 4 11 15 am senior school gr 5 to or 8 acton baptist church tounded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave phone 85j16i3 sunday itbruary i8lh 1968 9 4s i ni chureh sliiooi jnd adult dibit class murnine worship reverts to 1 1 00 a m the inescapable christ 7 00 pm evening service i ir- i t pails missionary jour nies vwdmsdav 7 00 p m prayer and bible study wednesday 8 00pm teachers meet thursdas 6 30 p m explorers thursday 8pm choir practice fridas 7 pm dll f where shall i bo from thy spirit or where sh ill i lire from thy pres ence psalm 139 7 sote eh mye of morning time sundav february 18 evanoel pentecostal tabmnacu paoc 33 churchill road rev s m thuman pastor 8532715 sunday february 18th 1948 10 00 a in sunday school 1 1 00 a m morning worship 7w pm evangelistic service tuesday 8 pm prayer service and bible study thursday 8pm christ ambusadort friday 7 p m crusader