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wrv pjl fr4 seventyseventh year no 5 acton ontariq thursday august 9lh 1951 eight homo print pages six cents paving to start monday leisurely examining one of the flowers in their lovely garden are mr and mrs a t brown who celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary last monday at their home on the corner of mill and john sts mr brown who for half a century operated a drug store on mill st is now retired many friends and neighbours called with congratulations for the couple stafj photo uk mrs a t brown celebrate golden wedding anniversary a couple who have lived many full yean as esteemed residents of acton celebrated their golden wedchrrg nnniversnrv on monday august oth mr and mrs a t brown received about 125 guests at their home on the corner of john and mill sjis all weekend as friends culled to bring congratul ations mni wish the couple still more years of happiness together mnny others sent flowers cards and gifts to the wellknown pair mr and mrs brown were mar ried in 1001 by rev hugnr at the home of the brides father w h walker bower ave and spent their honeymoon in muskokn they lived over their drug store on mill st until 1044 when the busmen was sold to earl cooper mr brown spent four years learn ing his trade in tees water and then attended college of phanu- ae in toronto in lbi3 and 1h94 after a eur in eetei hebegiin business here in 181m lloth mr and mrs brown weie very aetive m town and ehureh if- i flirr in earliej eafs mr brown i was the president of the wms of i aeton intted chui eh for man eais and is a life member a well as mlicing in tlie chou she taught suiuia school and worked with the epwoith leagu and mini people s societies mi b l tht mi pel intend ent of the sunday schnbl for about aq years and is now an honorary member of the session a collector of stamps he has belonged for many years to a stamp club which has members all over the world from these exchanges of stamps developed correspondences- with people in several countries as an amateur photographer mr brown won many contests with his shots he was vicepresident of the world wide photographic exchange for some years he was ako on acton council for four years joining walker lodge in 1h08 he has his 50ycar jewel and is now a life member the couple had one son who died in infancy tin- kindly pair are both fairly active and are still making friends presentation highlights evening at r l davidsons home a very pleasant time was held at the hospitable home of mr and mrs it l davidson 3w5- line lam thursday evening when about 35 friends of mr and mrs charles w makon fathered at a btnrprlwe party to honor them upon ihelr recent marriage euchre wan played during the evening with the prizes going to mrs a m mcpherson and mr c leishman messrs joe whltham and neil mcnnbb spoke a few words of congratulations to mr and mrs mason and welcomed the latter back again to acton then mrs it l dnvidion and mrs s sinclair presented them with a satin cushion and hassock on be half of the gathering both gave very fitting replies a delicious lunch was served by thr ladies and all left for home after enjoying a very pleasant ev- enink1njmrhnr t dublin community attends shower aug 3 for mr mrs tom corner over 75 from the dublin com munity attended a miscellaneous shower at the home of mr and mri a ross r r 4 acton on friday august 3rd for mr and mrs tom corner who were mar ried recently after euchre and games a del icious lunch was served to the friends and neighbors of the young couple who were present hockey team softball club present young couple with gifts pc peter kreklewich transferred to brantford pc wylie replaces him here players of tho limehousc ball club and the ballinafad hockey team with other fnendt held a dance in limehousc memorial hall recently to honor recently wed max bradbury and his wife the former marg mccnllum george burt presented the couple with a cheque on behalf of the hall elub and the ballinafad team gave them a table and table lamp the second presentation was made by lloyd marshall prior to the dancr ltmrhthisc defeated ballinafad in a softball name with the final score 1310 stanley parjt at erin scene of recent dance presentation ladies hold picnic at country home the hospitable home of mr and mrs r l davidson was enjoyed by the members of knox ladies aid with their children grand children and friends on tuenday afternoon july 31st when they gatheredxjljere for their annual picnic an afternoon of sports was ar ranged by the committee of mm e mcdowell and mrs jos smith as sisted by mrs f anderson and mrs davidson in conducting the various contests the winners were as follows little tot race tommy mccutcheon david armstrong stephen towns- ley beans in the jar mrs g som- eivillc mrs e mcdowell kicking the shoe mrs davidson mrs mat thews spot race mrs a buchanan miss sharon mccutcheon carrying beans mrs a mcphorson lime c aitken oats top competition list w j schneller is judge ian clothes pin iace mrs r h armstrong mrs- w mcdonald iinnei calling margaret aim- strong marjone mcdonald grandmothers special mrs mc- lelliin mrs a- m mcpherson musical game mrs mcdowell mrs soper- birthday gift mrs r h armstrong oldest lady present mrs barbara soper lucky chair mrs geo somerville the winners were rewarded with little gifts following the sports program tables were set on the lawn where a bountiful supper was enjoyed rev r h armstrong was a wel come visitor for supper a vote ot thanks was tendered mr and mrs davidson for their friendly hospitality mis stan matthews extended an invitation lo hold the next meeting at her home no 7 highway on wednesday evening july 25 a crowd gathered at stanley park enn to honor recently married mr and mrs r j mcenery enn master of ceremonies was reeve d s leitch who presented the couple with an electric washer from all those present on behalf of his bride and himself mr mc enery thanked their friends for the gift the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing mrs mcenery is the former loan holmes of acton provinnal const bl goidon i umie fmmerl of brnitinrd has leplaeed constable peter krekle- null on the locil detachment constable kicklevuch goes to ibmtfoid with his- family where lie i unied duties on angus 2 ontable wmie and his fmnil ii living in the apartment vacated h constable kiemeuuh on mill s east of ague- st new brunswick trip follows marriage of pearl paynter j foster fc halton juniors complete tour see highlights in five states ti n h mac sprvwl vice- spent at conn 11 ciucimi th ami to a tin haltou junior i wilimot k h count achii e- hae jum been the im ted church parsonage i acton was tho scene of the wed- ding of pearl christ ma paynter aeton daughter of mrs alma piwitet new hiunsw ick to james fiedenek foster noi al the son of mr and mis russell foster noi vil last saturda afternoon i re k a currey officiated 1 tht bnde chose a dress of pah blue nxlon maiquisettt- with white i headdress and shoulder length veil white gloves and slide- her j flow is were u d loses mis hem wedge acton was malion of honor wearing pink ny- h n mat ipitseltu with white aeees- cultuial majoi ei ol n aiul olleg p ithaca lhh iv ed appi oxilwy bus through of new york yngna vu land the bos annutl lincoln chi th i ipor onu of the other i the new hav drying i ie demonstrated n rig tu te popular mc co tr men ted v 1v cattle piesiden fanneis i mlto men i m in completed the two bo- atev 1 00 mile the amerim si pennsyvana v guua id m toued on count bii i ip tours aveiagid about six a day on the eight day trip in penm-yl- vama the boys visited the stat- pemtttliary and the hershey cho colate piant that cover 64 acres of floor space and emplos 4000 of the towns 4 500 population grand canyon with its 1000 feet of emptiness was included in the j tows of corn up u mounta tour and the luxt evening was uud tones and a eors of eilow is i 13th reunion held at stanley park the 13th la she leliniott wa held at stanley park knn or saturday july 8th then w ls ai atendance of ms and everyone enjoed the gettogether after dinner the president wil frid leshe conducted a briel bus iness nieting minutes of the last reunion were iead by the sec retary mrs p a dick a mom ents silence was observed fr those who had passed on followed by prayer by george leslie of guetph a new book of the family tree had been prepared and each family present received a copy it was moved that the p officers remain for another and that the next reunion be he at woodstock in two years those coming from the greatest distance were mrs e neff of california and mr and mrs stanton and family of detroit the oldest lady was mrs c shook 85 of toronto and the oldest gentleman j ii reed iu of acton the largest family present was mr and mrs calvir a it ken and their five children of acton keith aitken h months was the oungest child the family of mrs chailes shook hait irmr gen et alious present after a progiam of spun- at ranged and oiuhicted b mis geoige h ieshe of coigetown and gunge s iesln of guelph the happ gather tig cos d those attetlduig from acton were mi and mis itichud johnston mr and mrs orwell lohtuston mi ami mi- james m mis wm gamble mr clarenc gamble mis a moore mr 1 ii levle mis 1 wardlaw mr ami mis fied johnston miss malessa johnston mr and mrs j e pi a- en klva pearen mr and m- call n aitken mr basil john the nats of c aitken placed first in the recent field crop competition held in connection with the acton fall fair his cropvn7awarded 78 mnrks other remits are as follows c w swackhamer 7fl e pnnsmore 75 gordon leslie 74 mhirr hmi 72 george wallace 71 hugh held 70 and j allen 00 the judge was w j schneller or haden to build cupboards for library books mg to the holiday season the regular meeling of the ianiehoiis w i was nnt as well attended as usual the meeting w as held at tht home of mrs ji kllei bv with the president mis k smford in jbirhnir t tni iw nu tn mai stewart collect the roll was called to be answered bv an exchange f plant slips itepoit of school gaidons was given and it was announced thit the garden club achievement day will he held in august at milton the report of the hall and lib rary boards meeting held in july was given it was decided to hav cupboards built in the memorial hall in which to keep the library books mrs nelson stark of ashgrov gnjro a most interesting talk on the african violet puzzling and popular miss charlotte mccul- lough also addressed the ladles on fall fairs their organization the meeting closed with god save the king after which a de lightful lunch wis served street changes dealt with b council friday clenmup detnlln ns the aftermath of newer installation and street improvementh occupied much attentat of acton council at the regulnr session on friday night solicitor leatherland gave council details of easements for water and sewer mains on east main street a bylaw was passed to authorize the mayor and clerk to sign the agreement the clerk lead a lepoit of the meeting of the sewer committer- nild a harris and his solicitor geo e elliott ceitam specific improve ments were nsked lo n pair damages claimed from sewer installations at his pi opei ly the mallei was left in abeyance imtil the engineers report was received and the contractors had made n report mr n d rachlin complained re- 4 11 i i gurding the placing of a light scouts hold camp at national park nine scivuts fioin the filt ae- lnn ll imp w uunr scout inatci dav dillsand his aimant llart- coles sjielit lasl week at scout cittip on ileausoleil i latnl near honev haibot sleeping it two tents the scoiih conked their own meals and enjoyed a ptogiam whu h included swin lining ineo- ing and camp crafts some of the scouts passed rejul- ii tests during the teh day camp supplies were brought daily from money- harbor under the dilution tif the quartermaster for the day visitors to the camp site m the national park were several coons scouts attending were david cooke hill bruce hewitt sirrs iton sinclair bob coon john creasey jack davidson iv or hurst and john hufnagel the group left on satinday julw hi and returned last monday staudaid on his lot on mill stieet near mam street lie nsk d that it be removed and placed in an other location which he ousidered better he had udeid and survey that the land wa his h fu on- placing of the pole vv a i t ittw h faith j- the clerk lead the in lespond- enc fiom solicitor leatherland and other coi respondent e in con nection with the placing of thin pole detail- were also given re garding the survey made for the town of acton which showed the standard lo be on town property mr ftachhn also gave information regarding his deed of land that the property was owned by him ho wanted the standard moved to what hi considered a better loca tion in front of the pdlar on mr coopers building on the assurance from council that it would be moved at hm request and the towns expense and he be the judge of whether it interfered with the building he might erect the clerk was instructed write a letter to mr kachlm draft of which was apptoved at the meeting an account from ilea co foi n surfacing th then property wliuh f i sewei irtstallatiqt etl the amount w a this was to be paid a against the spartan co mr john wilhamsor a ieishman would house on bis lot on stieet if it was sold t was applymgagain for peripit to build on th leishman was present he was contemplating i diniiit and i oadway on kis dug up wn appruu si i f7 and mi charged stated mr build a wellington j him he budding lot mr and stated building two houses he was prepared to abide by building regulations now in effect and proposed a house of 34x20 feet for this lot ciujicll agreed to submit the plans to the ontario planning board and lend their support the mayor reported that mnr cement had been pui chased at 155 per bag to finish the curbs on mill street and the repairs to sidewalk another supply at a btter price was also available the rnavor also icported that th beamish construction co had ad- vised him that thev planned to start paving on mill and main streets on monday august 11th the work on agnes street woj inikujg ptogress on nh riding and mayor tyler hoisted the cornersfcne into place and chairman odkt spread the mortar us school board officials watched the corner stone laying en the site of the 227000 addition lo acton public school shown in front iit- dr oakes louis thompson brick layer c heard in the back are w wolfe t watsnn o cruicjhton scnool board secretary treasurer w middle ton and mayor tyler staff jhofo inst 7 from ih best man w at ttott i the john bi other the i he ill of the tely also sien heui i onsets of ml in kmg tnd the fa ti cov ers ippre 4lmt acrvs we onl saw two fields tif oat all the time we were away the lest was corn and hay arid a little obacco m wesi vrgmta jjac sprowl reported the funniest thing we saw was u mule pulling a stuffier between mac gl oom a leception at the home of mr and mis morris gordon acton followed the ceiemonx kit living tin guests were mrs morris gar- lion the aunt of th briue wearing i nav sheer tin ss with white ac cessories and a corsage of fiwect p as and mrs hussell foster the n other of the groom in a navy ond white sheer dxris with mauve sweet peas for u hjjnevmoon trip to gage- town new brunswick the bride changed to a navy and white drees wkth a large picture- hat of novy and white and a corsage of red st hd hon mi ilab i si lliol iss ceor gran fred cunt an hope janet aitken su iesop nanc a ken kvelvi tenv iesl kelth isl id corn- i she wirdlaw i w mm rs n the vinon- ng ruces irioi ielie and karl ssop da sndi r uu tomiin i won the tlegged rat- hal- laie wilfnti ieshe ear p potato roe 1 uies m ge s ushe mrs knc leslie idmothers tossing ball mr- johnston peanut guessing st mrs fred johnstgn r0gnvalds0n brothers rescue woman from death in niagara his iik tinn cli uhll ll hi u ilks hi ll til in tin- ii ll i nth llttl uis t ilriiniti is iissi siwcr i t inn i co it f it sti i mill liil if t 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the ivlrlint i d to ti ir di ilh the hrother- did not lejve their nimes and rejiorts in daily papers at flrt referred only to two un identified men of the cnm of new lks on the i lock- finn lohn to vn sirht ii mil i di cut i t t nitlnii if llu ork cin he doi this yeir fouikil hijoiii ii ii i iiouch iii llisp i ihls ulllk ll i ll i ill 1 to put an l ii il stieet llht at tin- iirni i- f mill and mnn sti ls if tin s ii snffi- i ii nt inotlu r stand- d may bo plu- it on mam sin f a h 11 i fioin mi it v 11 an s lr of the ii -u- o fiii- plim s it i i atoua s hon told oincil of then i u s inso i nls lid ask i ol thr ttol i- the monthlv i p iolu- stum d total t i 111 collected of s1h1 there wan one criminal cane 0 hlisa traf- in 1 iiiioi initio and 11 liylaw lolatlons consiuhlv ietei k msiwtch haj been tisinsferrid to mrintford and conmable wyjle of bruntford re- pluctb linn m the acton detach ment fcontmurd on pajje titrj