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another delay on tax levy appeal council to investigate delay in pumper delivery delivery of the new fire truck was discunsod at the regular meet ing on friday evening of inst week a letter from c e hickcy snid the delivery would be delayed because of high priority government trucks fire chief dnwkins was present at the meeting and council asked if he would consider going to owen sound to investigate the delay in delivery mr dnwkinn war prepared to go but felt lie should receive n days pay council panned n resolution authorizing the fire chief to go to owen sound on mondny and investigate the trucks progress expenses were to be paid at the rate councillors receive on tour business fire chief dnwkins declined to make the trip nnd councillor fryer made the visit to c e hickcy co in owen sound ft bruce stainton of the coxe ins urnnce agencies ltd presented an analysis of nil town insurance and recommendations each item wns ktudied nnd the brochure turned over to councillor wood for rec ommendntinns nt the next meet- ing fire chief dnwkins discussed the school to be held in onkville in september council nutnnrired ttu5 cxporuics for two firemen st school a report was to be presented nt the next meetin after spection of sidewnlk rnnd and work on queen st w foreman kirkncss reported that tile and catch basins on victoria st had been put in and acnes st nnd been tiled members of the road committee were to check n tree in front of edgar dnwkins residence on agnes st foreman kirkness was instruct ed to hnve the town men cut the weeds on jown property nnd ad just the catch bnsins nt h hef- wigs nnd c lnndsboroughs clerk mcgenchtc rend letter wrom mie municipal bonrd sug gesting council pass on nmend- ment to the 7oning bylaw lifting the restrictions on numbered halt lots a hranng would hnve to be held the matter wns referred in the planning board for recom mendations counril was advised thai dr dunham of the ontario medical association was on holidays nnd a reply to council s letter pointing out medical assistance was neces sary in town would be sent on his- return a claim for damages amounting to 7j was received from hugh graham a ropy of the claim was to he forwarded to spnruin con tracting co permission wns granted to the duke or devonshire chapter i o d e to hold a tag day on acton i streets on fall fair day k a doyle co advised cuumil thnt the claim of matt tyler for damages to his cur hnd been re- fumkl the annual subsidy of 2127 17 was received under the polie act clerk mrgenehie presented th blueprint of the survey made of i mill st between main nnd john i streets council informed the clerk that requests to purchnse blue j prints ot the survey be refused sewerage accounts amounting to 1001 25 were authorized for pa ment payment was authorized following accounts hell telephone co serv watsons dairy bar lunch- tv acton ptrc hydro bills mr e tyler trip to kit chener hillentine motors towing h w palmer sau lug wood ors taxi trip to glielph and brampton i indig ent ptiiiemi k w crump expenses re indigent patient elliott sand and gravel whithums garage gas and oil nonkid pavement ltd webbs and sons concrete pipe ltd gvpsum lime alabast- ine cin ltd stone geo komerville cutting grass hilwig motors ltd gar- bige truck acton fnv press nv tennis court scene of dance program despite nn ominous starless sk and a brink wind thnt wns certainly unscasonil for wednesday augu t aa oljnut2flflnlhorodiathatop nis courts last evening for the court fest sponsored by the beanlrn rpctpnttrm clnb he fest begnn with a short concert by acton citizens band playing on the porch of the club house until the prog bcgnn nntmntcrr as a part of the entertninment clnppirfg both for warmth and appreciation of the program the audience heard songs by les duby oldtime music by lcs duby ond george fountain piano nccompan- imen s by ted hansen songs by george mussel le and by vince mountford the mnstcr of ceremon ies nnd his son from brampton the nmusing mr mountford has his eye on television he says the program begnn with a few words of welcome from r bean bouquets of dale roses cu presented to barbara turner with the nearest birthdnv mrs joyce buchanan the most recent bride and mrs r l davidson as th idet ladv in the audience jack greer guelph st wil- the holder of theluck ticket for a inrable radio after the program the chan iven taken from the tennis court for dancing to the debonaires orchestra a square dance wanned up the dancers who apparently immune to the wind hv then staved to the last to enjoy the nnvi 1 court fest decoration repair program nears end the chimney nnd butments of acton baptist church will be pointed nnd repairs made to the foundation outside the church as soon as possible the house nnd property committee decided nt n meeting held on mondny evening this further improvement adds to the list of i thorns on the churchs redecoratlon list the ceiling has been oiled nnd the walls recently painted two shades of green the floor is newly painted tile red the seats will be cleaned nnd waxed according to reports some of the church hnd never been repainted since the building was first erect ed as well as the decoration and repairs of the last few weeks a new piano was purchased nt christ mas and new doors inst spring the outside of the church wns on inst years committees agenda n i pr mt g all he completed by september 2 wjieuthcdca cons board isplnn ning a special sprvicc of dedicat ion a second hope of the bap tist congregntion is thnt there will sojinljearriini5tcrfqrthe-actun- church obituary municipal oarcl hearing delayed the secretary reported to the north halton high school district board on monday night that the hearing by the municipal bonrd on assessment dlgtrlbutlon had ngnin been postponed the hearing wns now scheduled for september 11th in georgetown this appenl to the- board for settlement ofi the levy necessary in municipalities for the operation of the board was made necessary when georgetown re fused to accept the ffgures ar ranged by the bonrd of arbitrat ion theboaid accepted n cheque for fllfil 71 in settlement of a claim against burlington nelson district for pupils fees nnd agreed no claim for fees of pupils woum be mrde fojjhe first six months of this year by motion the board denied res- ponsihilitv for th c payment of fee on thef 30 05 16 so 30u 19 3 20 100 np8 17s0 halton health unit notes polio cases two further cases of poliomyel- ls were reported to the halton county health unit in the week ending august 19 this makes i total of five cases one of whom was a toronto resident all report ed since the first of the month the latest cases were reported from acton and onkville the acton boy age nine shows sorn bulbar involvement the oakvillc girl age fourteen is reported to have some paralysis the ages of the five cases re ported ls good evidence tf hou misleading the term infantile par alysis is officials of the health lnit sate the youngest patient lp and the cases range upwards to 33 years mrs alfred soper dies august- 18th resident of acton and district nearly nil her life mrs alfred soper passed a way suddenly on saturday august lfith at the home of mrs nelson lambert main st acton her husband predeceased her hi years ago born at rockside mrs soper wt- j before marriage barbara mccal- lum she was the last surviving member of a family of six in eailiei ears mrs soprr was an nclnr worker m chinch and tom- ir unity kor min eai s she w as a leicher in kno chinch sund school m active nil nibi i of 1 jn indus aid and was always legulu in her attendance at the worship sei v iee each sunday while she was usident at bd- linafad she was coriespondent fen tlu free press and u here er she lesidcd she took a helpful com munis inteicst man friends will miss her in the absence of rev armstrong on hohdas rev foreman wns in charge of the funeral service on morula august 0th pallbearers were john ltishman ed ryder tt masnles george mntlhews william evans and henry hilts rtvrrrtrrrnniivn r not received permission to attend schuulsoutsid euiedistri clandwill deny entry to pupils whodo not have such permission by novem ber 1st ap was g ei y ht pupils to attend guelph vocational institute to take technical courses not available in any district school permission vvas denied three pup ils who could secure identical ed ucation in schools of the district secretary g brown reported contracts for bus routes had been signed by the present drivers fo- the school year accounts passed for payment amounted to 210450 members present at the weting on monday were t messrs bell milne cleave schenk bichn twls pickett martin and beau mont and chairman carbert pres- idd in spotless white the recently purchased garbage truck is seen here in operation on bower ave foreman kirkness is the driver and seen at the loading bucket are babe allen and george mar grave town workmen they are dressed in white only for the picture faking and did not pomise to continue wearing the white smocks the truck was painted white and corporation nano olatesj at tached at the end of last weew ready for operation this week council purchased the truc for 45 recently v staff photo ftfllfuary john williamson dies in 74th year rverouowir brings our readers uptodate 3 70 m 511 hi 70 li 00 55 7bx 10 so 15 00 5 00 9 is jl flotm farm rqulpmim stored for th winter shinild be cleaned and lubri cated thorouilhly rlacirtg machln- ry in moras so that thr first plecej nreded in thf spring will be handiaat is a big labour saver pair have polio caution is urged two ws of polio ucrr n-por- ki in acton this week bi tnknk the touil m town to thrif bud kintnit ind jinus gibson of at ton wire both rilhfdlo hannuon gfiiral hospitnl wdnwdi mornuik jipi ciitt 11 1 i 01 fmplovff of thf hii combing cocprition of cihnda thr niptoiiis cf poliomvolitt vnry oru of the afton doctors rt- portfd to thf frof pns urumi riutton dunnj thf polio season thf affliction mtv commencf with flu a bid hoadichf and a slight tf iip ratun it i advlsiblf to ait the doctor if thfst mptonu ocvur the latest nport of thf hilton county hiylth unit totillfd fic fimn in th- county at h- end of iom ft k this two acton ca- make 1 known total of srvm ir halton the third cast in acton i billy churchill church st he is in sick childrens hospital toronto traffic violations charges in court a warrant wu issiud for the arrist of chirence johnston acton when he failed to appear in police cum t here yeterdav he wh harmed w ith crtatink 1 dimurb- irie earl saturday morning and during the tracts the gndw of hie hoai cafe was broken he 1- due o appear 111 court rn milton next w eek gordon ctrr js sentenced to ti month definite and i months in definite 111 the itffonnatory on charm- arlsms fnm theft of jrw 1 ller mm mrs parnell the clse was heard last week and res titution of the articles xtolen had bfen ma fall fair exhibits discussed by wi the ailuum meetitu f the dub lin omens xntluile wis held it tll jwmie of mis william frank u ith mii lindsay ferguson the president in charge tin- opentn niunheis wcu- the insljuitc ode nd smiles- the roll call uis answered by a sunnestion for an improvement in our institute nnd our commurutv or a place i wnild like to visit a lengthy discussion took place rejmrdmj the exhibits for milton georgetown and acton fall fairs and members were asked to brmtf samples of canned food to the next meeting suitable for the exhibit at the georgetown fair mrs c j vangooren was op- pointed delegate to the wi area convention at the oac guelph mrs calvin mclntyre spoke on the motto waste no time looking up the lull climb it mrs george r sonu rville convenor of-commun- ity activities and public relations gave a wry timely address on the subject mrs somerville also conducted a contest and the winners were mrs c j vangoozen and miss minnie somcr 11 le mrs frank assisted by mrs c mclntyre mrs william mclhedran and mrs a lioss serv ed a delicious lunch and a social time u as spent over the tea cups in hi- 74ih year joriti edward williamson died sudtlenly on fri day august 17 at his hfime on guelph st acton born in nassagaweya township mr wii- hmnn spent most of his life work ing on a farm there he was a member of the united chruch ii ls fir- 1 wife t price died in 19ib and he later married berniece price who survives him hi only son james david of georgetown r it 1 also survives one brother fred williamson stiei tsville and one si mrs al- b 1 1 young acton ijev foreman and rev luxton rnndncttd the service at thevi ir ii ruml- y funeral hume a or n monday align 20 pilhitiers wen vn d and 1 snn george ritchie bob wlllton iu gilmoiii w iliisell and h j ha nd all of acton flower 1 t re hilliild pure iuuj in inir not man price bir ramisii n co nge wdlrr lit iherl pki all of alton and noimii knni dublin interment was in fjirview cni t actor ffids ind relative githiel fifp tiinmlo burliiigtoii sirat- fold h million georgetown -dub- s lin milton ind actoh for the ti vice misses pedestrian hits another car of aclun- uwagc dit iosii system being tn operation in septembei 1 promised seem qui it bright the worst construction problem was surmounted when the bigcemeirl tanks were completed there is still some cement work to be done but this is all well above the water level and is making good progress the brick control house has the walls well advanced and the machine v is being installed in tin- building and the pipe fitting and other connections are bein made othr tank ballinafad man wed to guelph nurse in salem united church atthjipuhl it- school buildinfl the walls of all the outride struct ure are finished with the except ion of hose on the gymnasium- auditorium and a force of hrick- liiyexiworkinj- hen will have these walls up within a short time the building is then ready for the roof and enclosing and completion of the chimney much of tin- heating nd plumb ing is already installed no the public school defuilteu wont bi ready fm occupancy h the op- aming of the school term wils of the st alban paruh hall ire neirlv fmislid uid the buifding will xinm be readv for thr of thi 1 ill volunt- t iibor but when a car driven by john bacon rock wood swerved to miss a pedi stnan in guelph last satur day it collided into the rear of an other car rejeiving about 35 damage the accident occurred on macdonnell st in front of the a and p store there the second car driven by chas young of krin was stopped at the tune and n coned an estimated 10 damage acton girls count 21 to losers 3 two charge- of speeding brought fine- of 15 and 3 costs in each case illegal jxvssession of liquor 111 two cases brought fine of 10 and cosls of 10 and confiscation of the lumor in each case alex j ed monds of hamilton und kenneth hurren were those charged and a careless driving charge oitanst the latter was withdrawn when he pleaded guilty to the two- otht r charges glass front displays products of biiton and perry ltd bilon and perry this week an- tuuinced the openinji of their neu show room and sheet metal plant the modern cement block building with brick front is- locat ed ot main st the modern largt filaxs front in the showroom- displays products mondiv evening saw the act on girl- miftball team beat the rock- i ootl group b a huig long shot v ith the final score a woefully oierudaruetl lm3 there wen eight runs- in acton second m-or- ing frune luu in the third seven in the fourb and four in the fifth total 21 kkkwood was not able to keep up tn the rhvthmic scoring of the low 11 girls but saved themcetvci fmit blowing in the fourth when thrt e pomla were marked dovui or them lint ups acton jain somcr- vlu c jean harris cf may laing lb grace cros ss mav spires 3b 1 ritchie p eleadj brttton 2b norma marzo doris townsley if betty mclntyrv if junedunne rf nockwood may hilts 3b shirl ey battll rf mara mclajrrry p florence nightinnau lb vois mor ton cmoru tnmblv 2b alleda bacon if shirley mcdonald cf georgina ktflao as three bands give sunday concert bindsmeii from tlu streetsvtlle lome scols and the acon band gnuiped m the local grandirtand for a sunday afternoon concert mofe than im pemle in ovt 50 car parked in the area in front if jht grandstand heard thr var- u n oiinctt selvuusyon the program rang ed fnim the march colonel bog- 1 to the noveltv numbr ttddy beiiy pi nic more than 50 bandsmen contributed to the con cert under the baton o a perrott this w as another of the band concerts arranged by thr executive of the artnn ciji7ens band under president charlcskingimill acton bowlers place second in line for banks annual trophy georgetown again lhi vcar cjr- rii off the bank of cummere tnphv for the halton couni boulmg competition four teans from acton georgetown oakvillc and milton played suturda in mtlon for the annual trophy a total of 17 point was george- tou n total with atrton ctmlnrc noind with 13 oakvillc third wjth 11 and mdton trading with 7 bask l- widioh and siiimut 1 i low s dotorated salem united chinch last suliiidi win n fiui life i thel lelll tll-mih- dauihtt 1 tf mi and mi uimtan thompson tieswitei 111 inn 1 to donald aitiui wilhtts mii uf mr and mts j a willnts ballmafid rev gilbert chimin pi 1 tot rind thi ceitiiiomc with mis ah in th ilhier of formica plav- mg the veddmg milsic and ken mckague a- th snliiist the blldi is a gladllate tf gin iph genet al hospital and th 1 oorn 1 studi n at the ontario veterinary college guelph the bride chose a gown of white frored lace and satin fash ioned with a iatin cape over a strapless lace bodice the full skirt swept into a slight tram and her veil ws caught to i head- thess of lilyofthevalley mlss olive thomiisun was maid of honor in blue and miss jmt mckague and mus iris yakeif welland were bridesmaids in sim ilar gowns at yellow biuce mcclure of weston wns 1m s mat and ushers were ken hamilton oshawa and mac thomp- min teeswater a reception followol at the home of the brides parents guests at tended the wedding from welland brampton wmgharn toronto hamilton pinkerton and wroxeter ls well as from guelph and bal lmafid after a wedding rrip to-srinit- ouhn island and sault sic mane the couple will live m guelph 1 mo mill bloc will g tat s corn st idewalk- hav one 1 td from john to 1 hie u ith ill- id and h ie is h od on pavugmf th 7rne minor m falf n the othm side road lotiatio xplatlatlot chd p it of the conracloi- aeii mdimduul the d 1 unreasonable we doi i the lowers but we do kl hi1s of council are i i btst to get the joiigoing ed block 1 l hiltsp ud u by c- rith 01 tin to th f- la acms t know all metn- jhir east meets west the hard way here an easterner and westerner met in acton for aar accident walter p wall windsor was travelling cutt when he was in collision with alex mckay of hull quebec on tuesday morning at 1130 at the corner of young st and no 7 hghuiy near ajnx engineering mr mckav thought thrrc waii a detour at the corner and pljnned to go straight through when he as in collision with thr east bound car damage to the mrkoy car wai etimated at 100 and to the wall car at jl0 corpora b mann investigated in the great laltevalonc is one- half of the fresh water supply of the entire world wi ladiesguests hold annual picnic despite unfavorable w tat her a successful panic was held on aug ust 15 when greenock womens institute entertained the members nd their fannies of 0prmg wo men institute at grceriok school mrs thus hemsley president of greenock w i welcomed the guests and presided for a ihort business meeting everyone pres ent answered the roll call with i my favorite desmrt the sports program was in i charge of mrs chester allan mrs i ralph mckeown and mrs elliott patterson prize winner in the various rates and contests acre a fed lows girls andbos 5 ear and und er dorothy johnston and shrlla henderson rirli und boys 0 and 7 years june wngglcsuorth kent graham g 1 rls and boys 8 and 9 years maureen henderson john aitken girls and bos 10 ani ii in lawrence johrnton joyce johnston girls and bo 12 and 13 ears helen allan mary theaker young ladies race doris allan married ladies race mrs elwood johnston kicking the shoe mrs kenstubbington luck spot mary theaker call to dinner mr gor don alt ken mrs fred johnston blindfolded shoe race dons allan nwircst birthday date dorn fines nearest ueddlng anni ersiry dite mrs howard grandmrthers ball throwing contes mm bxsii johniton moil button on drrx mrs gordon ad- ken candy gueunng contest mrs fred johnston peanut st ramble alfreda wlntrr muiical arms ida archibald xancv aitken clothes pin group contest following the sports activities a delicious lunch of sandwiches cakfi and ice creim was sened to hring a very enjoyable ofternatin to a close